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Bulldogs vs Pirates should be a hard fought Bi-District contest
One of the best Bi-District playoff match ups in West Texas this weekend appears to be the 3A Division I battle between the Borger Bulldogs and the Lubbock Cooper Pirates.The two teams enter the game in similar fashion. Both struggled a little in non-district play, yet were able to rebound and go undefeated in winning district championships.The Pirates enter the playoffs coming off a big 20-14 win over a good Lubbock Estacado team in the regular season finale.The Pirates' offense will be the most balanced offense the Bulldogs have seen since September. The Pirates enter the playoffs racking up 1,900 yard rushing and 1,400 yards passing during the regular season.Pirate quarterback John Keane has thrown for 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns, while Nolan Savage has been a jack of all trades in the offense, including rushing for 1,269 yards and 17 touchdowns.Savage and the Pirate offense has impressed Borger Head Coach Rusty Purser, who commented, "Savage has been solid wherever he is needed. He has played running back, receiver, and quarterback on and off throughout the year, so obviously he is a special talent. They have been very successful running the ball throughout district play, so it will be critical for us to slow them down." Throughout the season, the Bulldogs' defense has been able to do a good job against the run. However, if the Pirates try to spread the field, they will have to contend with a Bulldog secondary that has come a long way throughout the season, including coming up with two interceptions last week against Perryton.In talking about his secondary, Purser said, "I have heard a lot of comments from our district coaches about how solid our secondary has been, and I would agree. The unit as a whole has played very well for the last three to four weeks, and that has allowed our forcing unit to play the run, and rush the passer."Through district play, senior Ty Brown has shown how dangerous he can be on the football field when he is healthy. However, credit needs to go to how well the Bulldogs' offensive line has continued to develop as well as the Bulldogs' play action passing game continuing to get better each week.On Friday, the Bulldog offensive line will have their work cut out for them against a good Pirate defense. "Their interior lineman (TNT) are very quick off of the ball, and are very physical," said Purser. "One of the biggest keys is the play of their corners has been good enough that they can play man coverage and free up a lot of other people to play the run."Even though the Pirates will bring in a solid defense onto the field, Purser said his offensive game plan will be to continue doing what the team does best, moving the ball down the field and controlling the clock. Purser said, "We are going to have to be able to control the time of possession, and put points on the board. It will be very difficult if we cannot finish our drives and stall without points of any kind."The winner of the Borger/Lubbock Cooper game will meet the winner of Fabens/Seminole next week.Kickoff between the Bulldogs and Pirates is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow evening at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon.


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Horn of Africa
2011: A year in pictures
From East Africa to Japan, from Ivory Coast to Pakistan, the year 2011 has been marked by tragic disasters and crises, which seriously hit the most vulnerable people. Oxfam has responded to these crises, with both emergency and long-term programs, and launched a new global campaign, GROW.
Oxfam Reaction to UN Mini-Summit on Horn of Africa
Kirsten Hagon, Oxfam's Head of Office in New York said:
Kenya to be first to endorse new Charter to End Extreme Hunger, launched by major aid agencies
Horn of Africa Drought: Climate change and future impacts on food security
East Africa is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century.

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Here's a last minute entry. I was telling my DH about the challenge and how I was stumped and in a scrapping rut and he jokingly came up with this suggestion. I was totally inspired! TFL!
Credits for layout:
Katie Pertiet
Between the Lines Alphabet No. 02
Button Rimmed Alphabet: Red
Classic Cardstock: Be Mine
Catana Solids Paper Pack
Freshly Worn Brushes and Overlays No. 03
Grunged Up Photo Blocks Brushes and Stamps
Lens Flares: Colors No. 01
Clean Stitched Circles: White No. 01
Blendable Blocks No. 02
Watery Photo Masks No. 03


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St. Lawrence Ranked Among Best Liberal Arts Colleges
CANTON — An annual ranking of hundreds of colleges and universities has once again placed St. Lawrence University among the best higher educational institutions in the country.
U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2014 ranked St. Lawrence number 56 in its list of "Best National Liberal Arts Colleges," the same spot held by the University last year. The rankings were released Tuesday.
St. Lawrence increased its scores in several key areas measured in the rankings, including graduation and student retention rates, and continued to perform well in comparison to the ranked national liberal arts colleges in other areas, including academic reputation, student selectivity and faculty resources.
The University was also once again included on the magazine's list of "A-plus Schools for B Students." The list includes colleges and universities that consider student engagement and individuality, as well as academic achievement, in admissions decisions.
"The perennially strong recognition of St. Lawrence by U.S. News speaks to the many shining characteristics of our record, particularly with our small class sizes and our excellent retention and graduation rates," said St. Lawrence President William L. Fox '75. "While rankings such as these don't necessarily tell the whole story about a university, it's gratifying to be consistently ranked among the country's best universities, in a very favorable comparison with our peers, and it reinforces the fact that we are providing our students with a superb education and a life-changing experience."
U.S. News includes 240 institutions in its "Best National Liberal Arts Colleges" list, placing St. Lawrence in the top 25 percent of this group. The publication categorizes national liberal arts colleges as institutions that focus almost exclusively on undergraduate education and award at least 50 percent of their degrees in the arts and sciences.
Fewer than half of the nation's higher educational institutions – about 1,400 colleges and universities – are ranked in any category by the magazine.
U.S. News looks at a variety of data to calculate their overall college rankings. The publication measures academic reputation – including input from high school guidance counselors – retention rates, faculty resources – including salaries and class sizes – student selectivity, per-student spending, financial resources and alumni giving.
The 2014 rankings are available at www.usnews.com/colleges.


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A little controversy about Colin Campbell's opinions on Marc Savard.
A little off topic, but does anyone know any bars in the Cincinnati area that have NHL Center Ice where I can watch non-Blue Jackets games?
After living near Denver the past five years, I'm having serious Avalanche withdrawal and miss watching their games. But it seems no bars here carry the Center Ice pack. I've asked at numerous Buffalo Wild Wings and none of them have anything more than the NHL Channel. In fact, I usually wierd them out ... "He's asking for WHAT game?"
Any help would be appreciated!
Djs sports bar 513-242-3293
Buffalo Wings -in Blue Ash- 513-563-9464
Willies sports cafe
(513) 891-2204 Kenwood
(513) 770-0333 Mason
(513) 860-4243 West Chester
(513) 922-3377 Western Hills
(859) 581-1500 Covington, KY
Islanders destined for Quebec City?
The Islanders and Thrashers are both ripe for the picking.
Its a shame Louisville couldn't support a team.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
I'm just wondering but how big are the Blue Jackets in Cincy? Do the TV ratings do well for them in Cincy?
I've got a good feeling about the Jackets right now. We're going to make the playoffs and win at least 2 games. That's my prediction, and you can take it to the bank.
Let's make some noise!
Six wins in a row for the BlackHawks!
Here they come...
Dont rule out the NHLs return to Winnipeg. The MTS Centre isnt big enough to meet league standards with just over 15,000 seats and theres concern about how much corporate support a team would attract, but better to have a full house in Winnipeg than crickets in Atlanta. The talk is the Phoenix situation will somehow work itself out, but the Thrashers problems are different and moving the franchise could be the only option .http://www.ottawasun.com/sports/hock.../17507741.htmlYou have to wonder about GM Scott Howsons future in Columbus if the club doesnt make the playoffs. That wasnt what Howson promised when he took over and the mistakes are starting to pile up on him. The signing of D Mike Commodore, currently playing in the AHL, could be the last straw for the people signing Howsons paycheques. Maybe they should bring back Doug MacLean.
It's been a really amazing season. Vancouver is really impressive, but can they do it in the playoffs? What if they match up with the Blackhawks who have been in their head the last couple post seasons? Can my 'hawks even hold on to the 8th seed? They've got games in hand in comparison to the those trailing them in the standings like Calgary. The Predators have just amazed me in goal this season and thats rare for one of those rust belt clubs. So many good teams and good stories....
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Looks like I'd be in trouble with the law for boucing checks....what abysmal play from the Jackets this last month....We were looking good, and then just completely lost it....Man it's tough being a Jackets fan, at least I've got the Redlegs to look to
Let's make some noise!
Joseph, the Blackhawks are really struggling to score right now.
I can't figure out why. Any ideas? I watched them last night, and every shot was weak, or not open to begin with. I know the officiating was questionable, but that doesn't take away from their scoring opportunities. Are there too many scorers and not enough passers? They just don't seem to get good shot attempts.
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"In Upshur County we are working to make sure our voters understand the new ID requirements and have all the information they need to cast their ballots," said Ms. Laminack.
A voter will be required to show one of the following forms of photo identification at the polling location before the voter will be permitted to cast a vote:
Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS),
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Election officials are encouraging voters to update their voter registrations to reflect the names on their IDs.
Voters may use IDs that do not exactly match the name on their IDs if the names are substantially similar, but will have to sign an affidavit stating they are the same person.
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One of THE voices of at least three generations, Don Pardo simply was the voice of Saturday Night live. May he rest in peace and SNL heaven.
A constant, continuity of professionalism and a keen understanding of the role SNL plays worldwide - but mainly it's the best we have got with politics, laughter, music and Don Pardo.
The New York Times reported on the loss this morning.
Mr. Pardo was with "S.N.L." from the show's first episode in October 1975, and performed the introductions for 38 seasons, missing only Season 7. For many viewers, the names of scores of stars — from Chevy Chase to Eddie Murphy to Tina Fey — were first heard in his sonorous baritone, which announced the cast each week at the end of the opening skit.
"Every year the new cast couldn't wait to hear their name said by him," said Lorne Michaels, the show's creator, who hired Mr. Pardo in 1975.
But for an older generation, Mr. Pardo was familiar long before Mr. Michaels started "Saturday Night Live." He was the announcer for an assortment of widely watched game shows, including two of the most popular television has ever seen, "The Price Is Right" and "Jeopardy!"
Mr. Pardo's decision to stay at NBC when "The Price Is Right" departed was fortuitous because that left him available to announce a new NBC show that made its debut in 1964, "Jeopardy!" A trivia show in which contestants tried to provide the questions after seeing the answers, it was hosted by Art Fleming, who made a point of thanking Mr. Pardo by name in each episode, helping to elevate him further out of the announcer anonymity of radio.
The original "Jeopardy!" ran until 1975, again a serendipitous endpoint because "Saturday Night Live" began the next year. The show's creator, Mr. Michaels, was born the year that Mr. Pardo started at NBC. He has said he liked Mr. Pardo for the job as a sort of counterpoint to the wackiness of the show.
"It couldn't have been a more different culture," Mr. Michaels said. "But it was perfect for us."
An earlier carnation, vintage Pardo at its best.
From NBC:
By 1975, NBC needed an announcer for a late-night sketch comedy show, "NBC's Saturday Night," later known as "Saturday Night Live." Pardo was selected, and he served in that role for all but one of the show's seasons, introducing generations of the show's cast and guests – from Chevy Chase and John Belushi to Gilda Radner and Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig.
And each week: "It's Saturday Night Live!"
Pardo retired from NBC in 2004 but continued with "SNL," which first aired in 1975, only missing a few weeks because of health problems such as a broken hip last year.
We lost a truly great man, who dedicated his life to making us laugh … a life well lived, and condolences to Don's family, friends and SNL family. Thank you for the bright moments since 1975, Mr. Pardo.
So many to treasure.


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Proceeds Benefit Monterey Jazz Festival Education Programs
and Big Sur Land Trust Youth Camps
August 22, 2013; Monterey, CA; 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival Showcase Artist, trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas and his Quintet will perform a benefit concert at the Glen Deven Ranch Center for Nature, Art and Inspiration in Big Sur on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
The Glen Deven Ranch is located at 37102 Garrapatos Road, Carmel, 93923.
Benefiting Monterey Jazz Festival's Jazz Education programs and the Big Sur Land Trust Youth Camps, the event is $100 per person and includes a pre-concert reception with offerings from the Carmel Cheese Shop paired with a variety of Scheid Vineyards wine; the concert by the Dave Douglas Quintet in the barn; and a full moon hike with the band to "The Point" overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The hike is an easy-to-moderate three-mile round trip, where concertgoers will be surrounded by the majesty of Big Sur.
This concert is part of Dave Douglas's 50th birthday celebration in 2013 and his DD50 Project, where in Douglas will perform music in all 50 states—in unlikely and outdoors locations for audiences who might not have the same kind of access to live, improvised music.
"We are excited to be working with Dave this year as our Showcase Artist," said Tim Jackson, Artistic Director for Monterey Jazz Festival. "His '50-state' project melds perfectly with our ongoing relationship with the Big Sur Land Trust, and this performance will pair the incredible geography of the Big Sur coastline with an innovative presenting model in addition to helping us raise funds for our joint education efforts."
"We are thrilled that Dave Douglas has agreed to celebrate with us through the inspiration of his music and his own personal commitment to the land. This is a great opportunity to support next season's summer programs for youth," said Bill Leahy, BSLT Executive Director.
DD50 has already journeyed through 13 states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming, mostly with Douglas' newly minted Quintet, supporting their two recent releases, Be Still and Time Travel. "There are wonderful communities of jazz and creative music all across this country," Douglas notes, "and it is inspiring and humbling to get to visit them."
Dave Douglas, the 2013 Monterey Jazz Festival Showcase Artist, is widely regarded as the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. He has released more than 30 recordings since 1993. His unique contributions to improvised music have earned prestigious awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Aaron Copland Award, two GRAMMY nominations, and Trumpeter, Composer and Jazz Artist of the Year Awards from the Jazz Journalists Association, DownBeat, JazzTimes, and many others.
Tickets for this benefit dinner are available through brownpapertickets.com/event/413296 or by calling the Big Sur Land Trust at 831-625-5523, ext. 103. Due to the nature of the event, there are a limited number of tickets. ADA seating is available.
About Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival is devoted to education by presenting year-round local, regional, national, and international programs. Schools in Monterey County have been the benefactors of the Festival's educational efforts through the Traveling Clinicians Program, Summer Jazz Camp, Monterey County All-Star Bands, Next Generation Jazz Festival, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and Artist-in-Residence program.
About Big Sur Land Trust
Celebrating its 35th Anniversary, the mission of Big Sur Land Trust is to inspire love of the land and conservation of our treasured landscapes. In collaboration with partners and the community, the Land Trust has protected more than 38,000 acres of land since its inception. The Land Trust is committed to pursuing land and water conservation work that strengthens our communities and inspires a stewardship ethic so that Monterey County can maintain its unique and special place in the world. The goal and commitment of the Land Trust is to pursue resource conservation that supports the well-being of land and people and sustains our region's unique quality of life for us all. For more information visit www.bigsurlandtrust.org
For more information please contact:
Timothy Orr, Marketing Associate, Monterey Jazz Festival
Direct Line: 510.652.1122
Monterey Office: 831.373.3366
Lana Weeks, Director of Community Stewardship, Big Sur Land Trust
Direct Line: 831.625.5523 ext. 102
Monterey Office: 831.625.5523


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Orzo Cheesecake Fruit Salad Recipe
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- 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant cheesecake or vanilla pudding mix
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 large banana, sliced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 cans (11 ounces each) mandarin oranges, drained
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 cup canned sliced peaches, drained and chopped
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, drained and quartered
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
- Cook orzo according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the pudding mix, sour cream and pineapple. Toss banana with lemon juice; stir into pudding mixture. Stir in the oranges, marshmallows, pecans, peaches, cherries and orzo. Fold in whipped topping. Sprinkle with coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled. Yield: 16 servings.
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"It was good but nothing spectacular. I made it as part of my Easter menu because it sounded yummy and a bit unique but slightly disappointed. Not saying it was bad, just not as good as I was expecting based on the reviews. It was well received by the guests, however!"
"The whole family loved this recipe as is :)"
"This is a good fruit dish and is great to take to pot luck dinners.@ cottey - you could sub clementines, tangerines or even oranges for the madarin oranges."
"I made this salad over the weekend for a Ladie's Brunch. Everyone loved it! My aunt even asked for the recipe so that she could take it to a church function the next day. At first the list of ingredients looks like a lot, but it's really not. I made it just as the recipe called for with the exception of adding the bananas. (A few of us cannot eat the bananas). It makes a lot, too, which was good since my husband liked the leftovers!"
"Made this for Easter dinner and got rave reviews. Everyone loved it and I am looking for another excuse to make it."
"It sounds good, but I have family alergic to mandarin oranges. Any suggestions on what I could substitute?"
"Loved the recipe~took it to a surprise party and was gone in a flash!!"
"My husband loves this recipe. I leave out the coconut but its fast and easy to make. Great for cookouts."
"Not huge with the kids who have texture issues, but the adults LOVED IT! I threw some blueberries in for extra color!"


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Duke Law offers great latitude to upper-class students to design their class schedules and focus on their areas of interest. Beyond the ethics, professional skills, and upper-class writing requirements, traditional JD students enjoy flexibility in picking classes.
Dual-degree students may choose from additional classes throughout the University and the Law School offers a variety of resources to assist students in navigating through the range of courses available.
Regularly Scheduled Courses
The following courses are offered every semester*:
- Business Associations
- Evidence
- Federal Income Tax
- Intellectual Property
- Most clinics
You also can expect the following courses to be offered every year*:
Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Comparative Law, Copyright, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Tax, Criminal Procedure (Formal and Police), Employment Discrimination, Environmental Law, Federal Courts, Immigration Law, International Business Transactions, International Law, International Trade, Labor Relations, Negotiation, Patent Law, Principles of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law, Poverty Law, Securities Regulation, Sports Law, Structuring Commercial and Financial Transactions, Trial Practice, Trusts and Estates. Many of our seminars are also scheduled every year.
* While the Law School makes every effort to offer classes in accordance with the above schedule, faculty leaves of absence and other unforeseen circumstances may affect the ability to offer these courses in any given semester. If you have questions about specific classes, please contact the Registrar's Office or the Office of Student Affairs.
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Please contact the Office of Student Affairs if you would like to schedule an appointment to discuss your academic plan. We also encourage you to ask questions of the faculty and watch the course selection advice videos.
The only upper-class requirements for the JD are that students must take a class that satisfies the ethics requirement, a class, clinic or externship that satisfies the professional responsibility requirement and complete the JD substantial research and writing project requirement, typically through a course or independent study. Students select the remaining courses to gain in-depth knowledge of their practice areas of interest, additional training in selected skill areas, and/or coverage of areas of particular personal interest. The following are words of advice from a number of faculty assembled for that purpose:
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Welch's Juice
Jack: Straight from the Gut
When Jack Welch became chief executive officer of General Electric in 1981, American business was more beleaguered than at any time since the Great Depression. Economic growth in the 1970s had slowed significantly on average from the pace of the 1950s and 1960s. Inflation appeared to be uncontrollable. Stock prices, after falling precipitously in the 1970s, had yet to climb back to the levels they first reached as early as 1966.
Global competition was also intensifying rapidly as Japanese, Chinese, other East Asian, and European products began to win customers from name-brand American companies. In succeeding years, the US consumer electronics business was more or less abandoned. The world market share of the US steel industry fell to less than half its former level. High wages in the US made some migration of businesses overseas inevitable, but even sophisticated manufacturing operations, in which American business should have excelled, often lost market share. Japan emerged as a major competitor in computers and semiconductors. European companies became market leaders in high-quality appliances and machinery. The Detroit auto companies were in difficulty, as both lower-priced Japanese cars and higher-priced European ones lured customers away. Most important, foreign competitors were learning how to make an adequate profit selling to smaller niche markets. American companies were locked into selling highly standardized products that required a huge mass market to make them profitable—a pattern from which they were slow to escape. The US trade deficit rose to record levels as a result—that is, Americans bought many more foreign goods than foreigners bought American goods.
Into this economic environment, Jack Welch injected his intelligence, energy, and ambition as the head of GE. It is not widely understood how much a product of his times he was. Welch's management philosophy was consistent with an increasingly common view that American business was encumbered by unmotivated and inefficient bureaucracy. It was a version of the theme Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means famously anticipated in their influential book The Modern Corporation and Private Property, published in 1932. Since managers, not owners, increasingly ran companies, such managers might become more concerned with maintaining the status quo and retaining their jobs than maximizing the profitability and competitiveness of their firms. As late as 1978, for example, Ford Motor defensively complained that Japanese companies could make high-quality cars at low prices only because their wages were so low. In fact, Toyota and other companies made better cars in far fewer hours because they adopted revolutionary new managerial practices such as assembly teams with different skills to work together and "just-in-time" inventory techniques. That Americans failed to do so was a classic example of the defensiveness of bureaucrats; American business did not seem able to make the realistic decisions necessary to change.
One of the responses to corporate torpor at the time was a wave of takeovers that got underway just as Jack Welch was rising to…
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Hi Guys,
Are you aware of any tool or plugin in Java for finding out possible race conditions by reviewing code ? I know its pretty hard to find out race conditions and even harder to reproduce so if there is any tool which work on some known principle and point out some obvious error that would be really gold.
Thanks in Advance.


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More than 50 U.S. and international rail industry leaders and outside experts in sustainability are attending the inaugural event to share insights into how sustainability can be incorporated into core business strategies and overall performance. The event is being held at GE's John F. Welch Learning Center in Ossining, N.Y.
Planned as an annual gathering, the symposium is designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices in sustainability.
"We all understand that rail transportation is the most environmentally friendly means to move freight and that we can reduce highway congestion and greenhouse gases by doing so," said Blair Wimbush, Norfolk Southern vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. "Given our use of diesel fuel for locomotive power, we also understand the need to improve our fuel economy. This symposium is a great opportunity to learn how to better measure and communicate the environmental impact of rail operations in order to take our sustainability efforts to an even higher level."
"With domestic and global railroads, industry influencers and sustainability thought leaders in attendance, this is an ideal forum to have a candid dialogue on where the industry is from a sustainability perspective, where it can be and what it takes to get there," said Pete Lawson, ecomagination leader at GE Transportation.
Speakers and panelists at the symposium are covering topics such as best practices in carbon, energy and water management; ways to leverage sustainability to increase profitability, efficiency and business value and how to effectively communicate the sustainability message to customers, employees and the public.


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Writer Rick Edgerton talks #MHFBeanie Round, the harrowing statistics behind Brain Cancer - and what...
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In a startling reversal of form, the Penrith Panthers have manhandled the Canterbury Bulldogs at CUA Stadium tonight, running out 40-10 victors in a dominant display of football.
After failing to register a single point last week the Panthers turned things around against a shabby Bulldogs outfit, obviously still struggling from playing a man short all game last week.
It was the visitors who took the early lead with two early goals to kicking genius Hazem El Masri in the 10th and 15th minutes. But Penrith rallied late in the half with tries to new five-eighth Peter Wallace and replacement winger Michael Jennings. Michael Gordon was solid with the boot all night, adding a penalty to his two conversions and upstaging El Masri at times with a faultless display.
After the break Penrith again took the initiative, adding two further tries to backrowers Trent Waterhouse and Frank Pritchard before the Dogs finally crossed the stripe in the 66th minute through captain Andrew Ryan.
But that was the last taste of enjoyment for Canterbury, with Penrith adding a further penalty goal and converted tries to Tony Puletua and fullback Rhys Wesser in the dying stages.
For Penrith, the victory will come as some relief to new coach Matt Elliott, who failed with his first assignment to Cronulla last week. They travel to Suncorp Stadium next week to face the Broncos in what


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I've tried gambas before but the recent articles in Linux Format put me on the right track. The program I'm developing allows the user to construct swedish style crosswords and it's becoming quite useful. Perhaps a good start for someone wanting to learn gambas at least?
It can be found at http://gmbcrossword.sourceforge.net
I'm open for suggestions and would be glad to know of any success/failures in using the program.


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Scientists have established the link between cribbing (also called windsucking) and colic, but a "causal" relationship between the two remains to be proven, say researchers from the University of California, Davis.
Colic is an important and often nerve-wracking event for horses and their owners. Cases can be mild or severe, and all too frequently, colic is fatal. Knowing what predisposes horses to colic is an essential part of preventing future episodes. Researchers previously reported an association between cribbing/windsucking and two different types of colic in 2002 and again in 2008.
To better define the link between colic and cribbing/windsucking, Rachel Malamed, DVM, and colleagues performed a retrospective study of horses admitted to the University's veterinary medical teaching hospital for colic between January 2006 and December 2008. Owners of these horses were then sent questionnaires to obtain information about their horse's behavior traits and repetitive behaviors.
Key findings were:
- A positive association between cribbing/windsucking and colic existed but was not associated with any particular category or severity of colic;
- No other repetitive behavior was associated with colic;
- Age was significantly associated with colic; however,
- Horses with an "anxious temperament" were not more likely to colic.
"These findings suggest that crib-biting does mean a horse has a higher risk of colicking than horses who do not exhibit this behavior, but the type or severity of colic cannot be predicted," relayed Malamed.
The research team added that these results do not mean that cribbing causes colic.
"A causal relationship between cribbing and colic needs to be established in order to develop effective and humane strategies to treat the behavior, improve equine welfare, and reduce the risk of colic," concluded Malamed.
The study, "Retrospective evaluation of crib-biting and windsucking behaviours and owner-perceived behavioural traits as risk factors for colic in horses," is scheduled to be published in an upcoming edition of the Equine Veterinary Journal. The abstract is currently available online.
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Mercury Information
The "Cultural Uses of Mercury" program provides local health departments (LHDs) with information and technical resources to assist in preventing mercury poisoning, with an emphasis on culturally specific uses of mercury.
Mercury is a toxic heavy metal. Exposure can cause serious health effects including respiratory problems (from short-term exposure) and neurological disorders and possibly death (from long-term exposure). Although efforts have reduced certain exposure routes—for example, thermometers no longer contain mercury—a segment of the population uses mercury regularly. In many urban areas in the U.S., mercury use is deeply embedded in the culture [level G – Cultural Competencies] of various Afro-Latin-Caribbean-Brazilian-based traditions, including Santeria, Palo, Voodoo, and Espiritismo, and it is available for purchase in stores known as botanicas. Mercury is reportedly used for attracting luck, love, or money and for protecting against evil. Practices include wearing amulets of mercury, sprinkling mercury on the floor (near doorways or around a baby's crib), or adding it to a candle or oil lamp. In addition, some members of the Hispanic community take mercuryinternally as a home remedy for gastro-intestinal disorders.
Cultural use of mercury can be challenging for the public health community to address, as it tends to be practiced privately among communities that are often resistant to government intervention. Consequently, mercury-poisoning cases are potentially underreported, and many LHDs are not aware that the practice is taking place in their communities. LHDs that have attempted to address culturally specific mercury use have found that education efforts have not necessarily been effective and, according to one study, could have the negative impact of further alienating the target audience (Riley et al. 2001).
A number of federal, state, and local agencies have acted over the past decade to gain a better understanding of the problem and to reduce mercury exposure from cultural practices. A few such actions have included information gathering, meetings with community groups, production and distribution of health alerts and outreach materials, and investigation of complaints.
In order to help LHDs address this emergent issue, NACCHO is developing a new program with funding provided by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry). The Cultural Uses of Mercury program provides LHDs with information and technical resources to assist in preventing mercury poisoning, with an emphasis on culturally specific uses of mercury. This project will enable LHDs to work with their community partners to research effective community collaboration and education approaches that will address culturally sensitive public health issues and, specifically, help prevent mercury poisoning.
For more information, download The Use of Mercury for Cultural and Religious Purposes FactSheet. This fact sheet provides an introduction to the issue of mercury as it is used in traditional practices, a summary of the agent''s health effects, and an overview of activities in which NACCHO and our partners are currently engaged regarding this topic.


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DETROIT (AP) — The former mistress and chief of staff to ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has doubled the amount of court-ordered restitution she pays to the city.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/12poKoU ) that Christine Beatty paid $1,000 Friday to April's $500 bill. She still owes about $81,000 of $100,000 she was ordered to pay.
Meanwhile, Kilpatrick has told state corrections officials he has no money. Kilpatrick agreed to repay the city $1 million as part of a 2008 plea deal to criminal charges. Sexually explicit text messages showed he and Beatty lied during a whistleblowers' trial about their relationship.
Kilpatrick still owes more than $850,000. The Detroit News reports his last payment was in February. He is awaiting sentencing in federal court after being found guilty in a public corruption case.


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Voters were still in line Wednesday morning in Miami Dade. Some votes in St. Lucie country were late being counted and submitted and did not count. Long lines and other problems plagued voters in Palm Beach, Broward and Lee counties.
"Sixty-two of the sixty-seven counties performed very well".
Secretary of State Ken Detzner told State Senators investigating the problems that voters are like customers and need to receive good service. "If you are in the burger business and you don't have enough cash registers or burger makers, and you don't appropriate the money for that type of service."
The committee was told more early voting hours would have solved some of the problems. And the number of early voting sites varied widely from as low as one site per thirty thousand residents to a high of one site per 210 thousand people.
"There may not have been enough sites. Where they were located may not have been strategically the best locations, but we're going to find out," said Detzner.
A long ballot and record absentee ballots also contributed to delays.
"There will be some legislation that will be out of this committee by the first part of session," said Senator Jack Latvala.
Fast food comparisons dominated the meeting and the point was made When the line gets too long, the franchisee needs to open another restaurant nearby or lose business.
It will be months before changes are proposed, but more early voting sites, more equipment, and better funding for elections are all items for consideration.
The committee chairman also suggested the Governor might want to consider removing some Elections Supervisors who did not perform on Election Day. Next week, the Secretary of State will take a team of experts to each of the counties that had problems and report to the Governor in January.


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IBM this week disclosed a deal to buy Fiberlink, a developer of cloud-based mobile device management and security software. The move specifically will help IBM expand its MobileFirst portfolio and the company's mobile, cloud and security strategic initiatives in general.
FiberLink's MaaS360 software is used to manage corporate applications running on employees' smartphones and other mobile devices, providing a solution to the growing bring-your-own-device dilemma faced by many IT managers.
The acquisition is in keeping with IBM's practice of acquiring multiple companies with complementary technologies that add up to more complete offerings, noted Technology Business Research. In this case, Fiberlink fits in with past acquisitions such as Worklight, Tealeaf and Tusteer, and can leverage the SoftLayer Technologies cloud computing infrastructure IBM acquired earlier this year, according to the research firm.


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2012 Football
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2012 Football Game-Day Visit Form
If you are interested in scheduling a game-day visit during one of Bluffton's five 2012 home contests, please fill out and submit the form below. A member of the Bluffton coaching staff will respond to your request to arrange the details of your visit. Options for a Bluffton football game-day visit include: Kenyon (Sept. 1), MSJ (Sept. 22), Manchester (Sept. 29), Hanover (Oct. 13) and Defiance (Nov. 10). If one of these dates is suitable for a visit, please complete the form below. If not, please e-mail Head Coach Tyson Veidt at email@example.com and let us know when you would like to visit campus and talk to a football coach.


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2010 Berkley Winter Giveaway
Last week we held our quarterly giveaway for the Ace/Roc winter 2010 books and this week, we are hosting the giveaway of the Berkley Jove books for winter 2010. Executive Editor, Cindy Hwang, provides these books for the giveaway. Take a look at the preview and then at the bottom of the post there will be instructions on how to enter for a free book.
Right in time for the holidays, it's the winter edition of the Berkley Jove giveaway! We have an awesome line-up of books that will keep you warm this winter, and as you can see from the number of titles we're giving away, it truly is better to give than to receive. So get ready to stuff your stockings with some great books. Thanks, as always, to Jane and Dear Author for hosting this fun event. Don't forget that we can only highlight a few titles–for a complete listing and more information about our titles, visit www.berkleyjoveauthors.com.
NO PLACE TO RUN, Maya Banks
NO PLACE TO RUN is the 2nd book in Maya's terrific KGI series, which got off to an outstanding start with the highly powerful and emotional THE DARKEST HOUR. This time, it's Sam Kelly's turn in the spotlight, as a woman who disappeared from his life after a brief, unforgettable affair returns with a vengeance–and with a promise of a future together. If they can survive the danger ahead first, of course. Maya has quickly become a must-read favorite of many readers, and NO PLACE TO RUN is truly romantic suspense at it's finest.
REAL VAMPIRES HAVE MORE TO LOVE, Gerry Bartlett
Glory St. Clair, the lovable big-boned vampire, is back, and her love life is as exciting as ever. Now, it's her erstwhile bodyguard Rafael who has moved back into her life–and her apartment too. There's plenty of love, laughter and sexual tension in this terrific book, guaranteed to heat up your holiday!
YOU DROPPED A BLONDE ON ME, Dakota Cassidy
National bestselling author Dakota Cassidy has wowed readers with her fun, irreverent humor and sexy romance for years. Now Dakota returns with an all new novel of contemporary romance, YOU DROPPED A BLONDE ON ME. You won't want to miss the story of Maxine Cambridge, ex-trophy wife extraordinaire who is ready to throw down some payback on her ex-life and battle for what's hers, and she's even more determined to do it standing on her own.
BLOOD CHALLENGE, Eileen Wilks
Eileen Wilks returns with the latest book in her Lupi series, and not only do Lily and Rule return, but Benedict, Rule's enigmatic and sexy older brother, takes center stage with his own romance–and a new mate. I've been asking Eileen for Benedict's story for years now, so I'm especially excited about BLOOD CHALLENGE, and I know there are a lot of readers out there who've been waiting for Benedict's story too.
CHASING THE SUN, Kaki Warner
This is the enthralling conclusion to the blazingly romantic "Blood Rose" western historical romance trilogy that has been praised by the Chicago Tribune as "emotionally compelling…[and] flawlessly written."
DARLING STRUMPET, Gillian Bagwell
For historical fiction readers out there, don't miss DARLING STRUMPET, which details the story of Nell Gwynn, probably the most famous courtesan of the Restoration period in England and perhaps the most beloved mistress of King Charles II. This story details her beginnings in the London slums to her rise in the world of the theater where she catches the eye of the king.
ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT, Nalini Singh
This is the highly anticipated third book in the Guild Hunter series, as Archangel Raphael and Guild Hunter Elena Deveraux return to New York City, and Elena's new status as an angel and Raphael's consort puts them in the unrelenting public eye. But they have a lot more than public opinion to worry about, as an Ancient is awakening–an Ancient who is Raphael's mother. This book is another major step forward in the utterly compelling relationship between Elena and Raphael, and fans won't be disappointed!
NIGHTSHADE, Michelle Rowen
NIGHTSHADE is the first in a new urban fantasy romance series that is as riveting and page-turning as it gets. Jillian Conrad is put in the ultimate wrong place/wrong time situation when she's injected with a serum that makes her a living, breathing weapon against vampires, but the poison also makes her blood nearly irresistible to vampire senses. Now sought after by both humans and vampires, her only protection is Declan Reyes, a half-vampire who can barely control his own urges around her. The sexual tension between Declan and Jillian just sizzles. It's edgy, dark and compulsively readable–perfect for fans of both urban fantasy and paranormal romance.
ANIMAL MAGNETISM, Jill Shalvis
Jill Shalvis consistently writes wonderful contemporary romances, and ANIMAL MAGNETISM is another winner. It features all the sparkle, humor and sensuality that Jill is known for, combined with a menagerie of adorable animals. Lilah, the heroine, owns the town's only kennel, and is distracted by several animals when she rear-ends the hero's truck. Sparks fly between the two, and you won't want to miss the resulting fireworks.
For the giveaway:
- 3 copies of NO PLACE TO RUN, Maya Banks (I'm really enjoying this series)
- 2 copies of YOU DROPPED A BLONDE ON ME, Dakota Cassidy
- 3 copies of DAY OF THE DRAGON, Rebecca York
- 2 copies of GODDESS OF CAMELOT, P.C. Cast
- 2 copies of EXPLOSIVE, Beth Kery (I liked this one and reviewed it here)
- 2 copies of REAL VAMPIRES HAVE MORE TO LOVE, Gerry Bartlett
- 2 copies of IN TOO DEEP, Jayne Ann Krentz
- 3 copies of RUTHLESS GAME, Christine Feehan
- 3 copies of THEN HE KISSED ME, Christie Ridgway
- 2 copies of BLOOD CHALLENGE, Eileen Wilks
- 3 copies of MASTER OF SMOKE, Angela Knight
- 3 copies of SKIN HEAT, Ava Gray
- 3 copies of ANGEL AT DAWN, Emma Holly
- 2 copies of IMMORTAL CHAMPION, Lisa Hendrix
- 2 copies of SPELLWEAVER, Lynn Kurland
- 2 copies of DARLING STRUMPET, Gillian Bagwell
- 2 copies of THE PERFECT PLAY, Jaci Burton (this is the one with this! cover)
- 3 copies of ICE BREAKER, Deirdre Martin (I enjoyed this one, reminded me a little of Body Check)
- 2 copies of ARCHANGEL'S CONSORT, Nalini Singh (loved it)
- 3 copies of NIGHTSHADE, Michelle Rowen
- 3 copies of CHASING THE SUN, Kaki Warner
- 3 copies of ANIMAL MAGNETISM, Jill Shalvis
- 3 copies of REAPER'S JUSTICE, Sarah McCarty
- 3 copies of BLOOD WYNE, Yasmine Galernorn
- 2 copies of CAPTIVE, Christina Phillips
- 3 copies of RAVEN'S QUEST, Anya Bast
and these additional titles from the DA Stash
- Demon Marked by Anna J. Evans
- Must Love Kilts by Allie Mackay
- Finding Destiny by Jean Johnson
- Siren's Surrender by Devyn Quinn
- The Irish Princess by Karen Harper
- Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
- Restless Heart by Wynona Judd
- A Werewolf in Manhattan by Vicki Lewis Thompson
- Surrender to Darkness by Annette McCleave
- Goddess of Legend by PC Cast
- Blood of the Rose by Kate Pearce
- Here to Stay by Catherine Anderson
- Reaper's Justice by Sarah McCarty
- Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings
- On the Hunt by Gena Showalter et al
- The Other Side by JD Robb
- Angel at Dawn by Emma Holly
- Then He Kissed Me by Christie Ridgeway
So here is how to enter. Simply leave a comment about what the gift you are most excited to GIVE as a present this holiday season AND the book that you would most like to receive out of the titles listed in the above giveaway. As an added treat, anyone who comments on this post (in addition to the commenters for the Ace/Roc giveaway will be entered to win a Kindle 3G wifi (est. retail value of $139) as a gift from Dear Author. We will close the comments on Friday at 7 pm CST and the winners of the book giveaway will be announced on Saturday. The Kindle winner will be announced on the 18th and hopefully the winner will receive it before Christmas (unless you live outside the US then I am shipping it the cheapest way possible. Good luck!)


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It's hot here. No problem as long as you keep moving, and stay off the highways. We get up early and hit the back roads, today's schedule is an easy one on roads made for enjoying – good pavement, gentle curves and light traffic with sunflower fields and ancient architecture to look at. I am riding along mentally house shopping – oh! look at that one! It's perfect! One perfect house after another every few minutes.
We are expected in Assisi and have been invited to park in the town center, in the shadow of a huge Botero sculpture. It's high season here in Italy and the town is busy but the sound and sight of more than 50 Ducati's pulling in to this peaceful place stops every one in their tracks....More here


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So I may have read it on this board, but I really liked the idea of 1 child per age of birthday kid idea for a party.The first two years we just a random party with people and the birthday part was incidental. We didn't even have a cake if I remember correctly.Then for her third birthday, she could pick three friends and it was all good. We have a small house and in December the parties need to be indoors so I wanted to limit the number of kids. This year, she picked her 4 friends, but I hadn't thought through what a pain this was. Because I want to have 4 kids attend, she can't just invite 4 kids to party that is 3 days before Christmas. That could end easily up with zero attendees. So instead I have this revolving list of kids and then I email to see if the kids are free and then I need to get some more names and then email those kid's parents and of course this starts to feel more A list/B list the more people I contact. So far, I contacted 3 of 4 kids from the original list and 1 can attend as the others are out of town. I have another 2 added to the list so I'll contact those next.Next year, I think I will rent a place and invite everyone and let the invites fall where they may or I might just go with a family party and she can have friend parties in the summer (but not birthday parties)Any other suggestions for the birthdays for the Christmas babies?
I guess I kind of interpreted your post as, you needed to have four warm bodies and when your DD's preferred guests couldn't make it, you just started calling other, less preferred kids to fill the slots. And to me that doesn't sound like much fun, to have to spend your birthday party with whoever was available, instead of your friends. I'm sorry if that's a mischaracterization, that's just how it sounded to me.
As a Christmas baby, I see two options:1) Have an early party (in October/early November) or a late party (late January/early February). Then have a special party with just immediate family on/near her birthday.or2) Do half-birthday parties in June.
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Need inspiration for the holidays? Metropolis presents two summer specials for real adventurers. We take you back to the craziest places our correspondents have visited in the past series. We go on a township tour in South Africa, visit the Dwarf empire in China and cuddle with crocodiles in Burkina Faso.
This season we'll dive into the world of weed, investigate the worldwide, (diminishing?) popularity of the condom, and we'll hook up with some ex-criminals.


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It's been a long time since the Scottish national team achieved very much; a win over the likes of the Faroe Islands and Macedonia seem to be classed as success nowadays.
Having just appointed Gordon Strachan as manager, there is a little bit of hope but the lack of top quality players for him to choose from is worrying.
Having qualified for eight major tournaments, Scotland have never made it past the first round and this year it looks like they won't come close to qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as they sit rock bottom of their group with just two points from five games.
When you look at the quality many other nations have at their disposal and managers that have too many to choose from, Scotland are the complete opposite.
Not that their players are bad but can we compare the squads of say Brazil, Spain, Italy or the Netherlands? At present, Scotland do not seem to have a natural goal scorer like Wayne Rooney of England or David Villa of Spain. They do not have a player that can dribble around defenders, attack the wings with blistering pace or a defender that can stand toe to toe with the best attackers.
The national squad sums up just how poor football is in Scotland at the moment. Apart from Celtic's recent success in the Champions League and Rangers making the final of the Europa League in 2008, there have been no real exciting, stand out moments or matches in Scottish football, both domestic and international. A lack of Scottish players being signed for big named clubs also signifies a lack of recognisable talent.
Having never got past the first round of an international tournament, Scotland have obviously never quite had the class required to challenge on the national front but with the quality of football rising all over the world you have to fear that Scotland will only drop further behind until they are considered minnows of the game. You can only wonder if the Scots will ever see their national side competing in the World Cup or Euro Championship again.
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Legend has it that early residents of SoCal were so inspired by a lovely holly-like bush that they were inspired to call their new digs Hollywood. The shrub that captured their imagination was the toyon, which is amazing to see this time of year.
In fact, the name Hollywood was coined by H. J. Whitley, the "Father of Hollywood." Whitely bought 500 acres from E. C. Hurd; Hurd's wife's friend (stay with me here), Daeida Wilcox, co-opted the name "Hollywood" from her neighbor, Ivar Weid, who lived in what was then called Holly Canyon.… Read more >>


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Sept. 5, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - In a nationally-televised match, the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team defeated previously unbeaten Kentucky, 1-0, on Friday night at Harder Stadium.
The No. 7 Gauchos won the game, part of the Loyola Marymount Invitational and broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel, on forward David Walker's header in the fifth minute of play as the two teams played to a stalemate the rest of the way. Walker knocked in Jon Curry's corner kick from about 10 yards out, beating goalkeeper Dan Williams. It was the first time the junior had allowed a goal in three games this season.
UCSB (2-0-0) outshot Kentucky 27-13 in the game, however the Gauchos had just five shots on goal while the Wildcats (2-1-0) tested Santa Barbara goalie Trond Helge Takset just twice.
Takset, though, made a gorgeous save on Tyler Burns' shot attempt at the 65-minute mark, knocking the ball with his left hand over the goal. The freshman from Norway was tested again, but didn't record a save as Marco dos Santos sent two shots toward UCSB's goal in a matter of seconds off of one of Kentucky's four corner kicks on the night. Dos Santos headed a ball into the left-side post at 52:17, then got his own rebound and shot again, although this time the kick was blocked.
Freshman Bryan Dominguez led the Gauchos in taking 10 shots while senior Chris Pontius took six and Walker and Curry each had three. UCSB controlled the ball for much of the first half, taking 18 shots in the first 45 minutes to the Wildcats' seven. However, Williams, who had posted shutouts over Central Arkansas and Detroit to open the season, had four saves in the first half.
Curry's corner kick, one of five UCSB had on the night, was beautifully placed into the goalie box and Walker squared it up perfectly, putting the ball under Williams' right arm for his first goal of the year at 4:52. It was Curry's first assist of the young season. Walker had just two goals last season. Pontius, who had both Gaucho goals in their win last week over Air Force, managed just one shot on goal.
In the second half, Kentucky took six shots and had two corner kicks, yet seemed to control the ball more. But the Gauchos played stout defense, limiting the Wildcats' opportunities. UCSB had nine shots in the second half, but many of them sailed high or wide.
The Gauchos will travel to Los Angeles to face LMU in a 4 p.m. game Sunday while Kentucky travels north to face Cal Poly.
Friday's game is the first of two televised games the Gauchos have this season with the other coming on October 17 in a Big West battle between UCSB and Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.


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Earlier this summer, a teaser image of a "Valentines Day" GS Air Jordan 6 surfaced which provided even more insight into what Jordan Brand has on the schedule for 2014. Today, we get a full look at the colorway courtesy of OregonSole who provides the first look at the overall design. The style sees a Metallic Silver-like upper with Pink accents appearing on the laces and in the form of a heart on the outer portion of the construction. This sneaker is set to release on February 8th. Check out a full look above and let us know what you think.
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Each week, we'll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below.
BLOGTABLE: Home sweet new home | Kobe and the Lakers | Is there a hot seat?
> With so many new coaches — all but two teams have had at least one new coach in the last six years — is there anyone out there in danger of getting canned this season?
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com: So you're suggesting Scott Brooks suddenly has job security and is free from speculation about his continued employment? Well, that would be a first. Look, no coach is entirely safe once a team gets to the point of needing to do … "something." If the roster and payroll are locked, people start to look to the sideline. Brooks and Kevin McHale both are working in environments of impatience, with the Thunder and the Rockets antsy for bigger prizes by now. Memphis' Dave Joerger already was out of his job once — on the brink of being hired by the Timberwolves — but he went back to what might not be the most stable gig under owner Robert Pera. And since no team is facing expectations more goosed than Washington, a slow or even middling start by the Wizards could have folks looking cross-eyed again at Randy Wittman.
Fran Blinebury, NBA.com: What if Jason Kidd quickly concludes that he doesn't like it in Milwaukee and decides to stick a knife in the back of another coach for a different job? But seriously, this is the modern NBA, where patience and reason are always in short supply. Frank Vogel won't get a totally free pass if he can't at least keep the Pacers battling and competitive in the absence of Paul George. If New Orleans can stay healthy, Monty Williams will be under the gun to at least get the Pelicans back into the playoff race. And keep an eye on Kevin McHale, in the final year of his contract in Houston, with a Rockets team that now has fewer weapons.
Jeff Caplan, NBA.com: Not only are there so many first- and second-year coaches out there, but coaches like Washington's Randy Wittman, Toronto's Dwane Casey and Portland's Terry Stotts all signed extensions so they're seemingly safe if their respective clubs were to take a step back. In the East, Indiana's Frank Vogel certainly seems vulnerable after last season's fade, but the loss of Lance Stephenson in free agency and Paul George to injury could alter thinking there. Orlando's Jacque Vaughn will be working with an extraordinarily young team so not sure what can be expected there. In Milwaukee, I suppose Jason Kidd will determine his own fate. Out West, most everything is either well-established or brand new. But there are a couple situations to keep an eye on. Monty Williams' future could get muddied if the Pelicans don't rise up, assuming good health, and Sacramento could lose patience with second-year man Mike Malone if the Kings stumble early.
Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com: The Bucks. Oh, you mean where the general manager fires the coach, not the other way around. Never mind. In that case, let's see how new best buddies Dave Joerger and Robert Pera get along in Memphis if the losses start to fly. Maybe it doesn't happen — the Grizzlies could be good. If not, though, how long before old tensions return?
John Schuhmann, NBA.com: I wouldn't put anyone's job in danger in this space, but Scott Brooks, Kevin McHale and Monty Williams need to deliver better results this season. Brooks has done a great job in Oklahoma City, but this is now his seventh season and Sam Presti needs to decide if he's the guy to get the Thunder over the hump. McHale lost some of his roster's depth this summer, but needs to coax a top-10 defense out of a team that features Trevor Ariza and Dwight Howard. And speaking of that end of the floor, Williams has a defensive rep and a beast of a franchise player, but New Orleans has ranked 28th and 25th defensively the last two seasons. With the development of Anthony Davis and the addition of Omer Asik, the Pelicans need to make a big leap on that end.
Sekou Smith, NBA.com: After the way Larry Drew was treated in Milwaukee, anyone not named Popovich, Rivers, Spoelstra, Van Gundy or Saunders has to at least be on alert that a change could be made under extreme circumstances. Coaches no longer have to be concerned only with external expectations impacting their job security. These days the perception from within (Mark Jackson in Golden State) can get you whacked suddenly. That's why both Randy Wittman in Washington and Monty Williams in New Orleans will operating under unique circumstances. Both teams will be expected to be considerably improved from last season, not only in the win-loss column, but in the larger context of the league hierarchy. Even with an extension signed, Wittman cannot afford for his team to take any steps back. The Pelicans will be led by one of the brightest young stars in the league in Anthony Davis and will expect to at least be a part of the Western Conference playoff picture, albeit at the bottom of that rugged top eight mix. If at any point it becomes clear that these guys cannot get their teams to the next stage of development, the coaching hot seat will have two prime candidates.
Lang Whitaker, NBA.com's All Ball blog: Even though so many coaches are still in that honeymoon period with their current teams, it seems like something crazy always happens. Who would have thought Jason Kidd would end up in Milwaukee, or that Dave Joerger would almost end up in Minnesota? Neither of those guys were fired, though, but I wouldn't say the hot seat has completely cooled off. All it takes is for one owner to be unhappy with his team's performance or placement in the conference — particularly in regard to wherever that owner believes they should be. I am not saying this will happen or should happen, but will ownership in Sacramento, where they are desperate to be competitive, be patient with Mike Malone? Will the Rockets continue to allow Kevin McHale to build what they're working toward? I hope so. It would be nice, for a change, to have a season without any firings/hirings. I'm just saying, don't bet on it.


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Restorative Justice from New Zealand to Vermont
- 10-21-2013
- By Jon Reidel
When inmates are released from prison in a traditional criminal justice system, it's primarily up to them to figure out how to navigate the obstacles involved with reintegration into society. While this lack of support has proven to contribute to recidivism, New Zealand and Vermont are among only a handful of places that use the principles of restorative justice in offender reintegration.
Kathy Fox, associate professor of sociology, traveled to New Zealand as a Fulbright Scholar in the spring of 2013 to compare the two systems and to find out why the island country's world-renowned restorative justice youth program hasn't fully translated into its adult corrections system. An exhaustive five-month research program that included in-depth, open-ended interviews with more than 60 staff members, case managers, psychologists, judges and prisoners provided some surprising revelations.
Fox, who conducted her research while at Victoria University in Wellington, will publish her findings in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology in an article titled "Trying to Restore Justice: Bureaucracies, Risk Management and Disciplinary Boundaries in New Zealand Criminal Justice."
"New Zealand is famous for restorative justice, so I assumed it would use aspects of restorative practice in reintegration, but for the most part they really don't," says Fox, adding that because its restorative justice youth system came about through child welfare legislation, New Zealand's adult criminal justice system has been slow to emerge and has little infrastructure in place. "In Vermont, we have a relatively progressive juvenile justice system, but we also apply it to our adult system. Our community justice infrastructure is unique in the U.S. and perhaps in the world. I came away thinking we were doing something pretty special here."
A new leader in restorative justice
Vermont's adult restorative reintegration starts with a case meeting upon release with relevant stakeholders like family and other advocates present to develop a plan of support. A victim representative to whom the offender is accountable is also present to discuss the impact of the crime. Community team members commit to specific support duties and check in at weekly meetings. Fox says the team also challenges the offender on behaviors that seem risky or inappropriate, but stresses that it's a strengths-based approach focusing on ways he or she can be a contributing member to society, rather than focusing on past mistakes.
"We're the only state in the union that has this level of community justice infrastructure," say Fox, who also studied a pilot project for sex offenders similar to one in Vermont called Circles of Support and Accountability, also used for other kinds of serious offenders as well. "I was surprised to hear leaders in New Zealand talking about the need to set up community justice centers and to run restorative justice programs. Vermont has had those for two decades and has a very robust community justice program. New Zealand is ahead in some respects, but in terms of having an infrastructure in place for taking small crimes away from the court system down to the community level, we're definitely one of the leaders."
Fox also looked at the history of restorative justice in New Zealand, where the concept was originated out of the values and practices of the Maori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. It wasn't until later that New Zealand defined the process as restorative justice, making the process more victim-centered and requiring offenders to take responsibility for their actions by completing tasks to repair the harm caused to victims, themselves and the community.
Fox says this history has contributed to an odd mix of restorative justice and punitive criminal justice, reflecting the "clash of indigenous practice and the importation of Anglo/western bureaucratic, adversarial justice." High incarceration rates and lengthy prison terms fueled by politicians wanting to look tough on crime and a rigid corrections system makes restorative justice more of an "add on" to a traditional criminal justice system, Fox says. Because it's used mostly in pre-sentencing when referred by judges, there is some suspicion about the sincerity of those willing to participate since they might be motivated by the prospect of a reduced sentence, she says.
"It hasn't been adopted wholesale through the criminal justice system because of bureaucratic silos and restraints, so although people tend to think it's worthwhile at some level, there is no consensus about what stage in the criminal justice process it is most appropriate to use," Fox says. "Vermont has a more robust system in part because of the fact that the administration of restorative justice has been decentralized, allowing for more community control. In New Zealand, the government has tried to implement quality control, which tends to stifle the local flavor and unique community needs and feel. I was surprised to hear people say 'We should create a community justice center infrastructure' without even realizing that we've literally had this in place in Vermont since the early 1990s."
A trend toward a more sociological approach
In a related second article to appear in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminology titled "Restoring the Social: Offender Reintegration in a Risky World," Fox explores a trend toward using a more sociological approach to offender needs. Traditionally, a more psychological approach was used that addressed specific mental health issues with little regard for preparing offenders for obstacles they may face upon release.
This trend could make it easier for New Zealand to incorporate a more comprehensive restorative justice program into its offender reintegration efforts. Criminal justice leaders there could look to Vermont's use of Community Justice Centers, which help with offender re-entry programs and "understand that there are a lot of social dimensions involved and that desisting from crime isn't just about a person's psychological problems," Fox says.
"For a long time the line of thinking was that criminals needed psychological intervention and that if you targeted their treatment properly based on their needs and risk factors, then you could open the door of the prison and let them out, and they'd be fine," Fox says. "Now there's a greater recognition that during the transition back to the community – even if you are psychologically repaired – you still need housing and employment, and you still have relationship and acclimation issues because you've been inside for a long time. All the psychological treatment in the world isn't necessarily going to ready you for these conditions, so by integrating restorative justice into community reintegration you would actively involve the community in helping them transition. Our community justice centers are a great example of how that can work."


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Hamilton County Schools encourages families struggling to afford meal prices to find out whether they're eligible to enroll in federal free and reduced-price lunch programs. Online applications will open July 13 at www.hamilton.schoollunchapp.com. Paper applications will be available at school registration on Aug. 7.
Only elementary and middle school students can charge.
Adults are not allowed to charge, with exceptions of principal approval, a special event or Teacher Appreciation Day.
A la carte items may not be charged.
A la carte items may not be purchased if a student has a negative account balance.*
Procedures for collecting overdue charges shall be designed and monitored by school nutrition department.
*Proposed policy addition for 2012-13
Source: Hamilton County Board of Education
The parent is charged for the full balance of charges owed with no additional fee.
The school district receives 75 percent of collected amount during the first year, 72 percent for future years.
School district receives reimbursement twice monthly.
No term of contract; school system can end agreement at any time.
Source: Hamilton County school nutrition department
Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch?
Hamilton County students charged a collective debt of more than $70,000 on school breakfasts and lunches last school year. That's the equivalent of nearly 30,000 lunches at last year's price of $2.50 for each meal.
Because state regulations don't allow school nutrition programs to carry debt, those student charges will be absolved this month with the school system's general fund picking up the tab.
To combat the growing pile of unpaid meals, officials are looking to a private collections agency to help recoup charges and bad checks. On Thursday, the school board approved the first reading of a measure to work with a third-party collections company.
Administrators recommended using the company Payliance, a Columbus, Ohio, firm that works with school districts, businesses and governments across the country. At its July meeting, the board must vote again for final approval, though some board members expressed interest in exploring options with other companies.
Local officials say their attempts at collecting the money internally are toothless because some parents know that there are no consequences for no-payment since the system pays the money at the end of each fiscal year, no matter what. The school system sent out more than 30,000 letters last year -- about 1,000 each week -- and made thousands more weekly automated phone calls seeking payment.
"This is a debt like any other debt," said Carolyn Childs, director of school nutrition for Hamilton County. "You wouldn't go to McDonald's and say, 'Put this on my ticket and someone else will pay for it at the end of the year.'"
The local issue highlights a problem that plagues school districts across the country: What to do when hungry students venture down the lunch line with no cash in hand. The strictest policies may turn students away with no food or with what's called an "alternative meal" such as a cheese or peanut butter sandwich. Others let them charge meals, even though there's a good chance that many will never repay the debt.
"This is an issue we have struggled with and encouraged [U.S. Department of Agriculture] to establish some guidelines for schools," said Diane Pratt-Heavner, spokeswoman for the School Nutrition Association, whose 55,000 members serve 60 percent of the nation's public schools.
In a February 2012 School Nutrition Association survey, more than half of respondents told the organization that their districts were experiencing an increase in the number of students showing up without means to pay for their meals. The association has lobbied Congress and the USDA, which oversees school meal programs, but has yet to receive guidance on how to handle the issue.
The local move to use a private company drew questions from some school board members over what kind of tactics the agency would use to collect debt.
"My concern is what are their methods. How do they go about doing this?" said school board member Greg Martin.
Board member David Testerman said the company had contacted him, trying to collect on an unwanted set of knives he received in the mail.
"I'm not saying we shouldn't use it. But I think we need to be careful that it doesn't become something that's harmful to our parents," he said.
Payliance officials didn't return messages asking for comment.
Childs said she will investigate exactly how the company plans to collect the money. By outsourcing the collection work, the school system is hoping to recoup more of its lost cash, while also relieving staff at schools and at the school nutrition office.
"We're not a collections agency. It takes away our time and money," Childs said. "It takes away from other things we need to do."
Some families genuinely struggle with affording meals. In those cases, the school system tries to work with them and see whether they qualify for federal free or reduced-price meal programs, said Sara Vidrine, who works with the local free and reduced-price meal program. In most cases, the unpaid charges come from students paying full price or from reduced-price meals.
"The ones who do call are kind of remorseful. They feel guilty they can't pay," Vidrine said.
But other families know there is no recourse for repeated charges, officials said. One student owes more than $600 for meals last year, while more than 600 students still owe more than $20. Workers often see the same names on charge lists over and over.
"I've had some parents tell me, 'You have to feed my child no matter what,'" Childs said. "That was never the intent of school nutrition. If it was, we'd be given money rather than having to be self-funded."
School nutrition receives no local funding, she said, and relies on free and reduced-price meal reimbursement and the purchase price of meals from students, teachers and visitors to cover food, utility and labor costs.


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Lion King opens in Bristol
An international cast of 52 performers from 17 different countries have been in rehearsal in Bristol for the past eight weeks in preparation. During that same period, the renowned Bristol Hippodrome Theatre has been closed to the public while it has been transformed in readiness for this full-scale production. This has included reconfiguration of the stalls seating to allow for some of the unique staging moments of the production.
"After years of planning and weeks of intensive rehearsals, we are thrilled that tonight the curtain will go up on our first performance in Bristol", said Thomas Schumacher, Producer and President of the Disney Theatrical Group. "Our company is loving their time in this beautiful city, and they cannot wait to share Julie Taymor's extraordinary production with Bristol audiences who have already welcomed them so warmly."
Excitement has been building across the region since this Bristol season was announced in February. The Lion King will welcome visitors from right across Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall – many of whom will be visiting the Hippodrome for the first time.
Four years in development, The Lion King will play a limited 11-week season in Bristol before moving to Manchester's Palace Theatre. Additional dates to be announced shortly, will see the production visit 10 cities in the UK and Ireland over the next two and a half years.
In advance of this season, theatregoers have had the opportunity to learn more about the production through the unique free exhibition "Exploring The Lion King" which continues to draw thousands of visitors at the Royal West of England Academy. It remains at the RWA until 16 September.
The touring company is led by 11 principals; Gugwana Dlamini as Rafiki, Cleveland Cathnott as Mufasa, Meilyr Sion as Zazu, Stephen Carlile as Scar, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Shenzi, Daniel Norford as Banzai, Philip Oakland as Ed, John Hasler as Timon, Mark Roper as Pumbaa, Nicholas Nkuna as Simba and Carole Stennett as Nala.
The acclaimed stage adaptation of Disney's 1994 animated film was first seen on Broadway in 1997 and has now been seen by over 65 million people across five continents. The London production recently welcomed its 10 millionth guest at London's Lyceum Theatre where it remains the West End's best-selling musical.
In addition to the record-breaking productions in London and New York, The Lion King can currently be seen in Tokyo, Hamburg, Madrid and on tour in the US and Japan. A new production will also open in Australia in 2013.


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PALS hosts first Wai'anae District Robotics Tournament on November 12University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Nov 8, 2011
The Wai'anae Program for Afterschool Literacy Support or PALS, a unit under the office of Student Equity Excellence and Diversity (SEED) at UH Mānoa, is hosting the first Wai'anae District First LegoLeague (FLL) Robotics tournament on Saturday, November 12. The tournament will be held at the Wai'anae High cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The robotics portion of program starts at 11 a.m.
Six Wai'anae robotics teams will be competing for a spot in the Hawai'i State Championship. FLL is open to students between the ages of 9-14, and is designed to get students excited about science and technology. The six teams competing at the Wai'anae District's first ever tournament will represent Kamaile Academy, Leihoku Elementary, Nanaikapono Elementary, Wai'anae Elementary and Wai'anae Intermediate. The students are learning and practicing skills in preparation for their own futures in research, technology and teamwork.
PALS is an afterschool program that engages students in project-based learning that is grounded in issues relevant to their community. It operates in elementary schools along the Wai'anae Coast. This is the first year PALS has teamed with First LegoLeague. The program's project objectives also include providing training on place-based curriculum, improving teaching skills for participating tutors, and fostering strong school and community partnerships.


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This panel was moderated by Jon Robinson of the Kauffman
Foundation. Panelists were Wendy Torrance, director of Entrepreneurship at the
Kauffman Foundation; Marc Nager, CEO and co-founder of UP Global and Start-up
Weekend; and Garrett Hinshaw, president of Catawba Valley Community College in
Hickory, NC.
You can listen to the audio recording of this session here.
The three panelists spoke about their work and then Jon
asked questions. Here first are the panelists presentations:
Wendy presented lessons learned from a decade of engagement
with four-year colleges via Kauffman. She said the big question people ask who
are starting down the path of creating an e-ship program is where should it be
located in the school; should it be located in the business department or
where? The answer is there is no one answer.
Finding the right answer depends on many factors, such as the economy in
which you operate, the existing entrepreneurship eco-system, etc.
One of the biggest challenges is how to think about the
balance between thinking and doing. Sometimes there is a tendency to emphasize
plodding thinking over doing. Seek to find a balance between those two – provide
students with the theoretical framework but also give them the opportunity to
do and to act and to try things about, including building their own venture.
How do you know how well you're doing in your programs? Use
caution in using metrics that are easy to quantify, but education can have an
impact much broader than the easy to measure things like jobs created,
financing obtained, etc. Measure what influence the education had on the student
cultivate champions
Marc talked about the value of experiential learning and
Start-up Weekend's experience so far. Here are his comments:
Think how you went through your own entrepreneurial journey.
Did someone teach you or did you learn things yourself? E-ship is easy to learn
but it's hard to teach. You need to target something that people are personally
invested in right there. This has a lot to do with the success of start-up
weekend over the last 4 years. People aren't there to learn things but that's
exactly what we're doing. Our whole model is about that experiential learning.
How do we drive integration between what's happening on the
grassroots level in a community and tie that to the efforts at a community
college? How can we take more nontraditional communities and integrate them
into the community of standard entrepreneurs. Artists, craftspeople, etc.
We have a new program called "Next," which is a 4 to 5 week
program that answers what happens after you've gone through Start-up Weekend.
What's in between start-up weekend and the accelerator or incubator experience.
That's what this program is for. You dive deeper into questions like who is
your customer and the actual business model, getting deeper into revenue models
and marketing, etc.
The most exciting thing for us with Startup Weekend is
taking what we're learning in the consumer web tech area and apply that to
other industries, like the maker market, the medical market.
Garrett talked about the importance of disruption and also
about the Innovation Fund that will soon be launching in North Carolina. Here
are his remarks:
I want you to think about disruption. A lot of times
disruption has a negative connotation, but let's think about disruption from a
different context. Think about a hospital operating room and the line showing
the patient's heart rate goes flat and the beeping stops. The doctors and nurses
have to deliver a shock to change the direction of that patient. Similarly, we
have to change the direction in which we as community colleges are headed. We have
built such a great history and we're not
devaluing the history at all because it has done so much for us in
democratizing higher education.
Example of disruption: Catawba Valley Community College has
a manufacturing solutions center; it has everything someone needs to bring a
product to market. We've worked with businesses in 48 states and from countries
around the world. That's disruption to the normal community college
Need to make sure the world outside our walls knows the
impact we can bring. Innovation Fund North Carolina is a statewide initiative
that is focused on lighting up the network of community colleges and
universities we have in this state. We have an opportunity to provide some glue
to bring forth the services and networks entrepreneurs looking to start
businesses in our state.
We'll provide pre-seed funding, those who have run out of
credit card and family/friends resources. That's a gap that exists here in NC
and it's been validated by every entrepreneurial person I've talked to.
Beginning December 17, a community college, doing investing, raising the resources
to create the change in the social economy to drive this state forward. Long
Beach doing the same thing in CA, and Johnson County CC in Kansas will be doing
the same thing. We have the opportunity to increase that pipeline and insure
that more of these new businesses get up to that angel investment level. It
includes education; we have to insure that we inject ourselves, whether they
like it or not, to be in their game room to help them create outstanding
results in the future.
Disruption does not mean we are tossing out the bath water.
How many of you here tack an e-ship certificate onto every diploma that you
give out at your institution? None. We don't either. My question to you is why
not? Every CEO I talk with says these are skills that they are looking for in
the people they hire. I challenge you to go back to your campus and ask that
question. Why haven't we placed the emphasis on the critical things that our
business and industry and the universities want to see in our graduates?
Jon: What have you learned about the coaching and mentorship
process and bringing guest speakers to provide context to your lessons?
Marc: I generally use the phrase "mentors are like mushrooms."
I've seen as many coaches or mentors kill companies; probably more do that than
there are ones that give great advice to entrepreneurs. We use the term coach
whiplash, getting opposing advice from coaches. We don't call anyone who comes
to Startup Weekend a mentor; we call them coaches. A mentor is someone you have
a personal relationship with. We try to get away from speakers; we think they
have little value beyond the marketing. We generally only have one per weekend.
We require that they stay for the whole two days.
Wendy: One of the challenges is that there are a lot of powerful
stories out there and there are probably people in your communities who can
come in and tell powerful story but there is a risk on basing decisions based
on parts of their stories. For example, someone who comes in and says they
founded the company with their best friends. Well, it turns out that this is
not a good thing; studies actually show founding a business with your best
friend is often a disaster. It's important for your students to be able to put
the speaker's story in context. Their pathway is not the pathway for everyone.
Make sure that people who want to coach or mentor are not
there trolling for investment opportunities but rather are there for the right
reasons, that they want to educate.
Jon: Where do you see the role of the community college in
the entrepreneurial ecosystem?
Marc: Community colleges are incredible feeders, even more
so in our world than standard four-year university programs. The entrepreneurs
who come from community colleges tend to have more work experience under their
belt and so they tend to have better solutions to problems. That demographic
has the ability to use the just-in-time learning.
Jon: Where do you see the community college being part of
the entrepreneurship ecosystem 10 years from now and what are some of the
things that are going to stop us from getting to be where we want to be and
what the workarounds are?
Garrett: The winners of the FastPitch competition represent
what community colleges do. The ability to access many, many different types of
individuals who have a history with us and have a comfort level with our
colleges, if we really deployed our efforts to focus on entrepreneurship we
don't know what our impact could be. Ten years is too late; we have to focus on
this now. People have to know there is a place for them and their ideas and
it's the community college right in their back yard. There are a lot of
individual traits to be successful as an entrepreneur but we can give them the
ability to realize those traits and be successful
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