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PHILADELPHIA -- Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 brings audiences Mark Brown's adaptation of Jules Verne's masterpiece "Around the World in 80 Days" through Feb. 3.
Philadelphia audiences will be the first to experience this wild adventure before it travels as the third national tour of a Walnut Street Theatre production.
It's 1872 in London and Phileas Fogg believes that, with modern transportation, it's now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a challenge of proving it can be done at the local Reform Club. The race against time begins and it's a whirlwind journey filled with exotic locales, daring adventures, narrow escapes and great fun. Beware! There's villainy, secret plots, a damsel in distress and narrow escapes that will keep audiences on the edge of their seat — at least until they begin to roll in the aisle with laughter.
Fascinated by the rapid circumnavigation that the technological advances of the 19th century created, French writer Jules Verne completed his popular classic adventure novel in 1873. Verne was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and is the second most translated author in the world, following Agatha Christie. His work, "Around the World in 80 Days," has been adapted several times, including the 1956 Oscar Award-winning film and the 1989 Emmy nominated three-part TV mini-series. Award-winning writer and actor, Mark Brown's adaptation of the novel premiered in 2001 at the Utah Shakespearean Festival.
The cast of"Around the World in 80 Days" features an impressive array of talent. Anthony Lawton (Buddy – "The Buddy Holly Story," "Of Mice and Men") plays the well-traveled Phileas Fogg. His French valet Passaportout will be played by Damon Bonetti. Sarah Gliko joins the cast as the beautiful Aouda. Fix, the detective from Scotland Yard, will be John Zak. Bill Van Horn rounds out the cast as the actors bring to life a variety of 30 characters with speedy quick changes that add to hilarity throughout the travels of the play.
Following the success of the first two national tours of Walnut Street Theatre productions, "The Glass Menagerie" and last season's "Proof,""Around the World in 80 Days" is the third Walnut production to embark on a tour. The Walnut celebrates Philadelphia's finest talents and is proud to share them with America. The tradition continues next season when the Walnut tours the award-winning "Driving Miss Daisy." For more information about Walnut Street Theatre national tours, visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org.
Tickets are $30 - $40 and are now available at 215-574-3550 or 215-336-1234. Tickets are also available at WalnutStreetTheatre.org or Ticketmaster.com.
If you go:
"Around the World
in 80 Days"
Walnut Street Theatre's
Independence Studio
Philadelphia, PA 19106,
Jan. 17 – Feb. 3.
Tickets: $30 - $40. Info: 215-574-3550 or


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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston's hot start has catapulted him into third place in the latest HeismanPundit Heisman Straw Poll released on Tuesday.
The redshirt freshman has 17 touchdown passes in his first five games, including a 5-TD effort against Maryland this past Saturday. As a result, he collected 11 points and one first-place vote from the weekly panel of Heisman voters.
Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M leads the poll for the fourth week in a row. He tallied 20 points and six first-place votes to beat out Oregon's Marcus Mariota, who had 15 points and two first-place votes.
Aaron Murray of Georgia was fourth with seven points while Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater collected the other first-place vote to place fifth.
Now in its eighth season, the HeismanPundit.com Heisman Straw Poll is the college football world's most trusted gauge of Heisman voter sentiment. It has been the most accurate Heisman poll in the country during the past seven seasons, with the final 2012 poll correctly picking the top five finishers and the final 2011 poll picking the top seven. This year's poll is made up of 10 anonymous Heisman voters from across the country. Each week during the season they will pick three players. Tabulations for the preseason poll are tabulated like a real Heisman ballot, with three points awarded for a first-place vote, two points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote.
Each week's poll is released on Tuesdays throughout the season at HeismanPundit.com. It's best seen as a snapshot of the current race, not necessarily a prediction of how it will end up.
The HeismanPundit.com Heisman Straw Poll, 10/8/2013
Total Points (with first place votes in parentheses)
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M — 20 (6)
2. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon — 15 (2)
3. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State — 11 (1)
4. Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia — 7
5. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville — 3 (1)
6. Duke Johnson, RB, Miami — 2
7. (tie) Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor — 1
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson — 1

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jira issue
Read this jira issue for some details.
current location of harness
what it is and isn't
The harness provides an abstract base class for testing plugins and an increasing collection of stub implementations of key maven classes. Many of your plugins contain plexus components which should be populated by the container so in your test cases you will be 'looking up' a mojo and then either using getters and setters on it to setup the mojo or make use of the PlexusConfiguration step that lets an xml snippet on disk configuration everything for you.
This plugin harness is not the be all end all solution to mojo testing. It does not do integration testing and the primary scope of the harness is to provide a way for plugin authors to create a fully populated instance of their mojo only with stubs in the place of critical maven classes. This is an attempt to all for some level of mojo testing without needing a full fledged maven execution environment.
how to basically use it
The first step is to make a test case in src/test/java and extend the AbstractMojoTestCase class. You must make sure that your setUp() method called the super.setUp() otherwise looking up your components will fail. Then to get your mojo it is a simple matter of looking up the mojo and passing in the configuration plugin pom.
This a sample plugin configuration file. If custom expressions are needed then we can add them to the StubResolverExpressionEvaluator class in the plugin harness so things like the
above are taken care of. Notice the projectArtifact element above with the implementation="" attribute. This is how you will inject the StubArtifact implementation into that projectArtifact private variable on the mojo. Additional elements can be inserted as child elements and they will in turn be assigned to the variables inside that object. An example would be setting the groupId variable on the StubMavenProject. Note: these internal variable might also need implementation="" attributes.
another way to use the harness
There is another way to use the harness if the above solution isn't desired, but it is a bit more dangerous perhaps and requires pretty good legwork to make sure it doesn't blow up, but in some circumstances it might just make life easier.
The AsbtractMojoTestCase has another utility method on it for setting a value of variables in an object that might not have a setter.
This should allow you to populate most, if not all of the mojo as you need, depending on the depth to which it needs to be configured. Here is an example on how it could be used.
Or I would even be used in conjuction with the above mechanism to tweak a value.
Great care should be taken in the writing of tests using the approach since there are none of the safeguards in place that plexus provides for this sort of variable injection. However, this should help us in sticky situations were we need to change/set the value of a variable in an object that might not have a setter. Note: this setVariableValueToObject is generic and can work in all sort of objects that you might need. Also, whereas plexus will use the objects setter for the variable if it exists, this will not.
useful things to know
There are a couple of utility methods on the AbstractMojoTestCase that should make the asserts easier to work with.
These two methods wrap functionality in the ReflectionUtils class in plexus utils that will let you retrieve the value of variable on the mojo. Since most of the mojo's variables are private scope and most mojo's don't make use of getters and setters this will let you assert things about the internal state of the mojo. Both methods return objects that need to be casted to what you want to look at, and as testers of the mojo in question it should be perfectly fine to just cast away based on your knowledge of the mojo internals.
For example if I needed to check the value of the groupId in the project instance in a given mojo this is what I would do.
things to watch out for
I have noticed that since the declaration of the patchs are not directly in the same location as the verification (one being with the plugin configuration and the other in the assert clauses) that it is very easy to get them mixed up. And if you are validating that the file doesn't exist at the end of the operation as with the clean plugin, if you are not testing the absolute right thing then your assert will be working when the test itself might have failed. So make sure you check these conditions, perhaps even asserting something is there before the mojo execution and then asserting it isn't there at the end.
this might actually be made easier with the addition of the ability to set and get variables in the instantiated mojo from the java side of the fence
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Unknown User (email@example.com)
was the plugin moved so another svn repository?
I think it is here now: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/sandbox/maven-plugin-testing-harness/
and not in mojo-sandbox anymore.
Unknown User (firstname.lastname@example.com)
there's a lacking slash on the pom file path of the CompilerMojo Test example.
see underlined slash with red font....
Unknown User (email@example.com)
ooppss..the first slash in the path is the missing slash..
Unknown User (karel1980)
I'm having problems finding the correct url for svn, I had a look at the following two locations, but they're both wrong at the time of writing:
http://svn.codehaus.org/mojo/trunk/mojo/mojo-sandbox/maven-plugin-testing/ (contains a simple example for using the harness)
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/sandbox/plugins/ (nothing relevant here)
What am I missing?
Unknown User (karel1980)
Replying to my previous comment:
According to revision 400387 [0] the plugin was moved to a new location [1]
[0] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=400387
[1] http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/shared/trunk/maven-plugin-testing-harness/
Unknown User (stevencummings)
Does anybody know if this harness can test behavior? In other words, can I run the mojo (perhaps via a custom mvn command), and then make assertions about the project object model in memory?
Plugin test harness now appears to be located at: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-testing/trunk/maven-plugin-testing-harness/


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The Yale men's swimming and diving team may have been bested by Harvard and Princeton at this weekend's H-Y-P meet, but a strong showing from many Bulldog swimmers has first-year coach Tim Wise's squad optimistic about their chances as they head to Storrs, Conn., for a matchup with UConn Saturday.
The Bulldogs (1-6) saw their freshman class step up in a big way against the Crimson and Tigers, led by Mikey Bogese who took first overall in the 400-yard IM AND third overall in the 1650-yard freestyle. Classmate Pat Killian also had a big weekend in the sprint events, while West Cuthbert took fourth overall in the 200-yard freestyle. Also strong for Yale was senior captain Kyle Veatch, taking fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard race.
UConn (6-1) is coming off a win against Bucknell at the Bison Invitational this weekend. The Huskies were led by sophomore Karim Zayed, who won both the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM, and by freshman Keith Piper, who took the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke against the Bison. UConn's senior Adam Guenario won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions.
The dogfight begins Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Storrs.
Report filed by Chelsea Janes '12, Yale Sports Publicity.


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The Nikolaevsk girls put up a big second half against Tok to win 66-43 in their first-round matchup in the Class 2A girls state tournament Monday at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
"I knew Tok was tired, and so I told the girls to run," head coach Bea Klaich said. "By running, I think that made the difference in the game, because they were able to beat Tok to the hole and the girls were able to play more aggressively."
Kilina Klaich led Nikolaevsk with 18 points, and teammates Nianiella Dorvall and Kayla Stafford had 16 and 14 points, respectively.
Nikolaevsk held a 29-26 lead at halftime, but was able to open the third quarter with a 13-0 run and outscore Tok 20-6 in the third quarter, and 17-11 in the fourth.
"We can usually make those comebacks in our games because we have that energy, and we can do better, and we know that," sophomore Sophia Kalugin said after the game. Kalugin had nine points and 23 rebounds.
The validity of the win increases when age is taken into account, as all of Nikolaevsk's players are sophomores or younger, and six of them are eighth-graders.
"It's really exciting, because most of our players scored, and most everyone contributed in some way," Klaich said. "All the eighth-graders played a significant role because they gave the starters rest, and by resting our starters, they were able to refresh and keep pushing it."
With the victory, Nikolaevsk advances to semifinal round Tuesday, as the Warriors face Tikigaq at 3:15 p.m.
"We're going to watch this game because we've never seen (Tikigaq) play, and we just need to come out with confidence tomorrow and hopefully we'll have a good game," Klaich said.
The Tok squad was paced by Desiree Demit with 17 points, while teammate Tori Wilson-Cronk had 12 points.
Kalugin said Nikolaevsk has what it takes to win because the players are close.
"We're all nervous, but if one of us says that we can do it, then we all feel like we can do it."
Monday girls
Warriors 66, Wolverines 43
Nikolaevsk 18 11 20 17 -66
Tok 17 9 6 11 -43
NIKOLAEVSK (66) – Klaich 6 0-0 18, Stafford 5 1-2 14, Tipikin 1 0-0 2, So. Kalugin 4 1-3 9, Kulikov 0 0-0 0, Mametieff 1 0-0 3, Se. Kalugin 2 0-0 4, Dorvall 8 0-0 16, Gordeev 0 0-0 0, Hickman 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 2-5 66.
TOK (43) – Thurneau 3 3-4 9, Boulanger 0 0-0 0, Demit 8 1-4 17, Peet 0 0-0 0, Wilson-Cronk 5 1-2 12, Ewan 2 1-2 5. Totals 18 6-12 43.
3-point goals – Nikolaevsk 10 (Klaich 6, Stafford 3, Mametieff 1); Tok 1 (Wilson-Cronk 1).
Team fouls – Nikolaevsk 9, Tok 6. Fouled out – none.
The Nikolaevsk girls put up a big second half against Tok to win 66-43 in their first-round matchup in the Class 2A girls state tournament Monday at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.


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We've known Tom Hardy would play a key role in The Dark Knight Rises for quite some time, but it was only recently when it was confirmed that he would be playing the villainous Bane character alongside Anne Hathaway who is also joining Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise as Selina Kyle. If two hot Hollywood actors joining an already powerful cast for the sequel to the biggest comic book movie of all time wasn't enough, it might soon become three….
In what seems to be becoming a full-on Inception reunion for director Christopher Nolan, growing star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is next in line to join the star-studded cast of The Dark Knight Rises.
Deadline has the exclusive on a big update to previous rumors about Levitt being a candidate to join the cast of Nolan's third and supposedly final Batman film. While there are no specifics on what character he would play, JGL is currently in talks to join the cast of The Dark Knight Rises and speculation immediately points towards JGL playing another villain in the film.
While Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a busy schedule going forward, it turns out that he has enough of an opening to participate in the filming of The Dark Knight Rises, and will be good to go when production begins this Spring.
If you've been following the development of Batman 3, and the obligatory rumor mill associated with it, a fake (but maybe not all fake) casting grid made its way online back in July and on it was Joseph Gordon-Levitt's name along with the character he was being looked at for: The Riddler.
Any fanboy who knows Joseph Gordon-Levitt's talent, growing popularity and how positive the Inception experience was for him and Nolan, can piece together the obvious that he'd be a good match for Nolan's next Batman outing, but now it's becoming a reality and we're excited at that fact. Levitt was also connected to the Spider-Man reboot as a potential lead due to his connection with director Marc Webb, but that didn't pan out and we'd really like to see him work again with Nolan and better yet, to once again share the screen with fellow Inception star Tom Hardy.
With the rumored possibility of The Riddler being a villain for Christian Bale's Batman to oppose being debunked, is there still a chance that character is in the movie? If not, who should Joseph Gordon-Levitt play in The Dark Knight Rises?
Let us know your thoughts on Twitter @rob_keyes and @screenrant.
The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled to hit theaters on July 20, 2012.
Source: Deadline


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Request for Public Comment on Additional NCLB Waiver Opportunity The NJDOE is requesting the following two additional ESEA flexibility waivers: The NJDOE is asking for your comments regarding these two additional waiver requests. A Web page has been set up on the NJDOE Web site to accept your comments at: http://www.state.nj.us/education/grants/nclb/waiver/ or, if you prefer, you may mail a letter to:
Office of Title I,
New Jersey Department of Education,
P. O. Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500.
Comments will be accepted for approximately two weeks from today.
Please comment on each waiver separately using the comment box at the bottom of each of the waivers. All public comments submitted during the comment period will be promptly read, taken into consideration and submitted to the USDE. On February 9, 2012, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) received notification that the United States Department of Education (USDE) approved the state's application to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Subsequent to this approval, the USDE issued notice of two additional ESEA flexibilities available to states with approved applications. Prior to submitting its request to the USDE, the state must provide notice and information regarding the waiver request to the public in the manner in which the state customarily provides such notice and information to the public (ESEA section 9401(b)(3)(A)(iii)), such as through a public website.
Specifically, the NJDOE is requesting the following additional ESEA flexibility waivers:
1. Waiver of Requirements to Determine Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Sections 1116(a)(1)(A)-(B) and 1116(c)(1)(A) and the corresponding regulations require the NJDOE to determine AYP for all schools and districts.
The NJDOE is seeking to waive this requirement. The NJDOE believes that continuing to determine AYP would be inconsistent with the state-developed differentiated recognition, accountability, and support system described in New Jersey's ESEA flexibility request. In particular, New Jersey's approved flexibility request created differentiated categories of schools, identified as Priority, Focus, and Reward schools, based on total school-wide and subgroup academic performance, measures of student growth, and graduation rate. Additionally, New Jersey's model includes the provision of a wide variety of data including school and subgroup-based Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) that must be analyzed in all schools for identification of areas of need and the development of improvement plans. This holistic performance assessment is counter to the concept of adequate yearly progress, which viewed student performance on the state assessment as the primary indicator of a school and district's success and did not look at the actual college and career readiness indicators across the school.
2. Waiver of Requirements to Serve and Allocate Funds to Title I Schools in Rank Order of Poverty Sections 1113(a)(3)-(4) and 1113(c)(1) of the ESEA and the corresponding regulations require a district to serve eligible schools under Title I in rank order of poverty and to allocate Title I, Part A funds based on that rank ordering.
The NJDOE is seeking to waive this requirement. Under a waiver, districts would be able to use their Title I, Part A funds to serve a Title I-eligible high school with a graduation rate below 60 percent that the NJDOE has identified as a priority school, even if that school does not rank sufficiently high to be served in accordance with section 1113(a)(3)-(4). This waiver would benefit those high schools identified as the lowest performing in the state even though their poverty percentage may not be as high as other Title I schools that are eligible to be served. The infusion of Title I, Part A funds would enable these high schools to better increase the quality of their instruction and improve the academic achievement of all their students, concurrently increasing their graduation rates.


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Social Security for Dummies
Thorndike Press, 2012 - Business & Economics - 498 pages
The easy way to get a handle on Social Security
Are you or a loved one looking to understand how Social Security benefits work? "Social Security For Dummies" helps you better understand and navigate the U.S. Social Security Administration, covering important topics such as how benefits are funded and distributed, the various Social Security options and how to qualify, and deciding when to start accepting Social Security benefits.
Additionally, it explains the history, regulations, and significant changes to U.S. Social Security, as well as considerations for the future of the program.Advice for ensuring you're receiving your maximum benefitsGives you a thorough breakdown of how benefits are determined and what programs are sponsored by the Social Security AdministrationCovers challenges and considerations for those with special circumstances
Whether you're receiving Social Security benefits, helping someone who is, or thinking about beginning to accept benefits yourself, "Social Security For Dummies" is a must-have resource for navigating this complicated (and sometimes confusing) landscape.


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October 29, 2013
All event times are Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified.
Tuesday Chapel: Center Hall Tuttle Chapel, 9:25AM
During the academic year, each Tuesday morning that classes are in session, a brief Christian service is held in Tuttle Chapel, second floor of Center Hall. It runs from 9:25 a.m. until 9:35. All are welcome.
IFC Meeting: Student Senate Room, 11:10AM
Citing Sources: Lilly Library Reference Computer Lab, 11:15AM - 11:45AM
In this seventh Research Reworked session, you will learn how to use RefWorks to create an annotated bibliography to help you evaluate, synthesize and cite your sources. This session will be repeated at 7:30 PM.
RA Meeting: 11:45AM
Kelley School of Business Talk: Baxter Hall Rogge Lounge, 12:00PM
Interested in a career in accounting? Come hear about the pipleline to a masters in accounting at the Kelley School of Business. Gretchen Handlos and Mike Tiller (and possibly Nick Smith '12) will visit on Tuesday, October 29. Enjoy a light lunch and talk to them about the program from noon to 1:00 in Rogge lounge. Hosted by the Economics Department.
Lecture: Robin Nagle: Baxter Hall 101 (Lovell Lecture Room), 12:00PM
Dr. Robin Nagle, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought at New York University will give a talk on ""Labors of Waste and the Value of Knowledge."
Dr. Nagle is an anthropologist whose research focuses on the category of material culture known variously as garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, or waste. She is particularly interested in its labor and infrastructural requirements in urban contexts. She is the author of the new book, Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City. See more of her biographical information at http://draper.fas.nyu.edu/object/RobinNagle.html
Moot Court Inn of Court Dinner: Trippet Hall Dining Room, 6:00PM
Student Senate: 7:00PM
Figure Drawing Sessions: Fine Arts Center A133, 7:00PM
The Art Department invites anyone interested in drawing the human form to come participate!
The Figure Drawing Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7-10 pm in the Fine Arts Center, room A133.
Sessions are free and open to everyone; you do not need to be enrolled in a class to partake! Participants work at their own pace, in their own style, without formal instruction.
Newsprint and charcoal will be provided; if you would like to use other materials, please feel free to bring your own.
Moot Court Finals Round: Fine Arts Center Salter Hall, 7:30PM
Citing Sources: Lilly Library Reference Computer Lab, 7:30PM - 8:00PM
In this seventh Research Reworked session, you will learn how to use RefWorks to create an annotated bibliography to help you evaluate and synthesize your sources.
Halloween Makeup Workshop: Fine Arts Center Costume Shop, lower level, 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Halloween is just around the corner! Would you like to terrify your friends and family. The Theater Department's costume designer, Andrea Bear, will guide you in techniques of stage makeup for the undead and grotesque. Not suitable for children under 12.
AMC Classic Cinema 8 Show Schedule: 205 Dry Branch Drive


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Déjà vu all over again: Denialism of climate change and of evolution
Déjà vu all over again: Denialism of climate change and of evolution
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
17 Gauss Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-5070
Both evolution and global warming are "controversial issues" in education, but are not controversial in the world of science. There is remarkable similarity in the techniques that are used by both camps to promote their views. The scientific issues are presented as "not being settled", or that there is considerable debate among scientists over the validity of claims. Both camps practice "anomaly mongering", in which a small detail seemingly incompatible with either evolution or global warming is held up as dispositive of either evolution or of climate science. Although in both cases, reputable, established science is under attack for ideological reasons, the underlying ideology differs: for denying evolution, the ideology of course is religious; for denying global warming, the ideology is political and/or economic.
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute


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Your User Name is your email address, minus @albion.edu and use your Network password (not your email password).
It is your responsibility to verify your time entry by the specified date each pay period so that we can approve your time and send it to payroll in a timely fashion.
To Punch-In:
1. At the beginning of your shift select the position your are currently working.
If you only have one campus job you must select that position.
If you have more than one campus job each will be available for selection.
2. Click SAVE if the Actual Time In reflects the time you are reporting to work.
*Enter an Override Time In ONLY if the Actual Time In is not correct.
Override Time must be entered as mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM or PM.
If an override time is entered, you must provide an explanation to your supervisor.
After successfully Punching In you will receive a message: Punch-in recorded
To Punch-Out:
1. Click on the punch out button.
2. Click SAVE if the Actual Time Out reflects the time you end your shift.
*Enter an Override Time Out ONLY if the Actual Time Out is not correct.
Override Time must be entered as mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM or PM.
If an override time is entered, you must provide an explanation to your supervisor.
NOTE: If what appears is not the position you are currently working you failed to punch out earlier. You MUST punch out for the position displayed using the Override to record the correct time out. Then you must go back and punch in for the correct position. Direct questions to Angie Konkle extension 0203.
After successfully Punching Out you will receive a message: Punch-out recorded
You are advised to periodically view your timesheet during a pay period for accuracy.
To View/Verify your timesheet:
There are two purposes of this function.
One is to be able to look at your current timesheet(s). They are displayed here until you have verified them. There is an option for you to save a copy of your timesheet to your computer to have for your records.
The second purpose is for you to verify, for your supervisor, that the hours you are reporting for the time period just completed are correct. We will use this information to approve your timesheet and send it to payroll to be processed for payment.
The verification process must be completed at the end of every pay period.
In order to receive your paycheck, we will need the verification by 4:00 PM on the day after the pay period ends.
1. Select the position you wish to view or verify.
2. Select the pay period you wish to view or verify
3. The timesheet for the selected position and pay period will display.
To edit a shift click Edit.
Make necessary changes as well as support comments to your supervisor. Click Save.
To enter a missing shift click ADD.
Enter correct Punch IN and Punch Out information as well as support comments to your supervisor. Click Save.
4. Optional Step. Click on the button "Save a copy of the times" to save a copy of your timesheet for your records.
Optional - This save is for your records only.
After working the final shift of a pay period, click on the "Verify timesheet ... " button. If you unexpectedly work additional time during this pay period, please verify the additional shift(s) separately. You must verify your timesheets with your supervisor so we can turn your hours in to Payroll.
For additional information go to the Online Time Clock training site.
Please direct any questions to Angie Konkle extension 0203.


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Pebble Hill Plantation
Thomasville, GA 31792
Pebble Hill Plantation beckons you to visit, explore and remember Southern hospitality on a grand scale. Tour the magnificent neo-classical home (built in1936) and the breathtaking grounds. Enjoy the natural beauty of the Southern landscape, elegant interiors and antique furniture, a world-class sporting art collection, and delightful early 20th century gardens.
The plantation, which covers 3,000 acres and dates to 1826, changed from working farm to shooting plantation in 1896 when it was purchased by Cleveland industrialist Howard Melville Hanna. Pebble Hill is the perfect spot for both family fun and adult excursions. Visit www.pebblehill.com to learn about having your special event at the plantation or see what beautiful accommodations are available.
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Sunday: 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Tuesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Admission & Fees
7% GA Sales Tax will be added to all fees. --
Adult - Main House Tour (includes admission fee) $16.00
Adult - Plantation Admission $5.50
Child (2-12 yrs.) - Plantation Admission $2.00
Child Under 2 yrs. - Plantation Admission Free
Children (6-12 yrs.) - Main House Tour (includes admission fee) $6.50
Children must be 6 years of age to tour Main House. --
Group Discount
Facility Amenities
Bus / Motorcoach Parking on Site
Free Parking
Guided Tours / Guide Available
Maps & Brochures Available
Meeting Facilities
Parking on Site
Public Restrooms
Self-guided Tours
General Information
Handicapped Accessible
Open Year 'Round
Group Amenities
Group Rates Available
Group Reservations Required
Near Interstate Highway
Payment Options
American Express
Suitable for Ages
All Ages


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The mortgage market is starting to get interesting, in a manner of speaking. Earlier this month, interest rates for mortgages rose in what was described as the largest one-day jump in at least 10 years, according to Mortgage News Daily. That in large part stemmed from the Federal Reserve, which has been snatching up $85 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities a month.
When that stops – even when the program is perceived to be only slowing down – mortgage rates are expected to rise. What all that means is that mortgage market officials have been and continue to urge potential buyers to seize the day – and in Shelby County, buyers certainly are heeding that advice.
Banks and mortgage lenders made 2,233 purchase mortgages in Shelby County during the second quarter, a 3.7 percent improvement from the 2,150 mortgages during the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.
Data for this report included purchase mortgages only, not refinances.
Mortgages averaged $169,247 during the quarter, up 7 percent from $156,933 during the same period in 2012, and the total volume held steady.
The second quarter's nearly $378 million volume marked a small gain over the $337.4 million volume in the second quarter of 2012.
"Due to historically low interest rates, home purchases have dramatically picked up locally and in every major market across the country in which Evolve does business," said Evolve Bank & Trust president and CEO Scott Stafford. "Current rates on 30-year fixed mortgages are around 4.5 percent and 3.5 percent on 15-year fixed mortgages. At Evolve, roughly 70 percent of our mortgage business is now new purchases and 30 percent (is) home refinance."
Just two months ago, in contrast, about 60 percent of Evolve's business involved refinances, underscoring the major shift in the market.
"We expect that rates will begin to level off once the Federal Reserve concludes its discussions regarding quantitative easing," Stafford said, referring to the Fed's bond-buying activity that's expected to begin to ease by the end of this year.
The Fed's intentions are not only front and center for the mortgage market, they're also a matter of perspective. BankTennessee CEO Jim Rout, for example, said his bank hopes that rates drop even lower, though they're currently at historic lows.
That hope springs from the fact that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the central bank's intent to keep supporting the economy with monetary stimulus, never mind that an end to that program now appears to be in sight.
"But my advice is that this exceptionally low rate environment won't last forever, so I wouldn't wait too long to purchase or refinance a home," Rout said.
Not only will the current situation not last forever, but it's almost becoming hard to get a read on where things will be from one week to the next. Here's how a recent Salon.com article put it: "Rates in the mid-to-high 4's are some of the best ever before mid-2011. But since then, not only are those rates on the highest end of the spectrum, but we were fairly close to all-time lows at the end of April. That makes the past two months incredibly abrupt."
Regarding mortgage activity for the largest banks based in Memphis during the second quarter, First Tennessee Bank was down 52 percent (from 29 mortgages in the second quarter of 2012 to 14 mortgages during the second quarter of 2013). Over the same period, Independent Bank was down 30 percent, from 10 mortgages to seven mortgages.
Magna Bank, however, went the other way. Over the two second quarter periods, Magna's total number of mortgages climbed from 153 to 182.
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$1.5 million gift to UH Hilo to fund scholarships and student successUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642
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Posted: May 15, 2009"As an institution committed to access and opportunity, UH Hilo is proud to be recognized with this wonderful vote of confidence in our ability to transform the lives of our students. UH Hilo serves as an economic engine for our state and region, and we will repay this investment many times over as our students graduate and take their place in the professional workforce."
- Rose Tseng, Chancellor UH Hilo
HILO - Current and future students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo stand to benefit from a recent $1.5 million gift from an anonymous donor, pending acceptance of the gift by the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents at its meeting May 29. At the donor's request, $1 million has been designated for financial assistance and scholarships to all eligible students. An additional $500,000 has been designated for unrestricted purposes, enabling the university to advance its goals.
UH Hilo will use this groundbreaking gift to recruit and retain the students from Hawaiʻi and elsewhere, to remove barriers to student access and achievement, and to enhance programs and services that support student success.
Additionally, UH Hilo plans to leverage the impact of this donation through a matching gift program. Details of a matching gift opportunity will be announced shortly. "It is our belief that this incredibly generous gift will inspire others in our community to join the Centennial Campaign effort and support UH Hilo priorities," commented Chancellor Rose Tseng. "This gift could not have come at a more opportune time as our students and their families face profound economic challenges and myriad barriers to higher education." UH Hilo currently has the highest percentage of students receiving financial aid of any of the ten University of Hawaiʻi campuses.
"Alumni, faculty, corporations and foundations have long understood that the ability of public universities to achieve their mission is strengthened when state support is augmented by private funds," said Donna Vuchinich, president, University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. "Through leveraging this generous gift, students today and in the future, can receive student aid and get the education they need to fulfill their personal potential."
To date UH Hilo has raised over $14 million toward a $15 million goal for the Centennial Campaign, a highly inclusive development effort underway in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of public higher education in Hawaiʻi.
The University of Hawaiʻi Hilo is a comprehensive university with 36 bachelor's degree program, six master's programs and two doctoral programs. UH Hilo strives to integrate culture and science, offer hands-on learning opportunities to its students and use the Island of Hawaiʻi as a natural learning laboratory. Enrollment has doubled since 1980 to nearly 3,800 students coming from all 50 states and 40 countries. Please visit www.uhh.hawaii.edu.
The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawaiʻi System. Our mission is to unite our donors' passions with the University of Hawaiʻi's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawaiʻi and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. Please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.


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Attorney General Lockyer Obtains Sentence in Massive Medi-Cal Fraud Crime Ring Case
Total Punishment for Multiple Defendants Now Stands at 63 Years in Prison
(SANTA ANA) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced a co-defendant in one of the state's largest Medi-Cal fraud cases was sentenced to eight years in prison by Orange County Superior Court Judge Kazuhiru Makino. Ron Martin, 46, of New York, also was ordered to pay $2.5 million to the California Medi-Cal program and $17,212 to the California Franchise Tax Board.
"My office will continue to aggressively prosecute those who cheat the system that 6.8 million Californians depend on as their only source of critical health care," Lockyer said.
With Martin's sentencing, the Attorney General's Office has obtained prison sentences of 63 years and four months and restitution to Medi-Cal of more than $8.28 million for 10 co-defendants in the massive, multi-state Medi-Cal and Medicare fraud case.
The Attorney General's Bureau of Medi-cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (BMFEA) in 1999 began an investigation into a complex scheme suspected of defrauding the state Medi-Cal system of more than $20 million.
The crime ring used more than 15 clinical labs in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties to illegally bill government health programs for tests that were never authorized by doctors, and not performed. Medical clinic employees were paid to draw excess blood from unsuspecting patients, and other blood was purchased from runaway children, homeless individuals and drug addicts. The blood was tested at the labs controlled by Surinder Singh Panshi, the ringleader, who billed Medi-Cal using confidential patient information he stole and shared with sister labs his syndicate controlled. The scheme involved the theft of doctors' identities to create false records showing the physicians authorized the labs to perform the tests. Panshi's ring also fostered a black market for blood and stolen identities he obtained.
Panshi was sentenced in September 2003 to 16 years in California prison. Co-defendant Tahi Sherani was sentenced in May 2004 to 18 years and eight months, a record sentence for Medi-Cal fraud in California. In all, 29 defendants were charged, including Muhammad Yasin, sentenced to eight years; Yasin's brother, Shazad Ahmed, 22, sentenced to three years; and a cousin, Saeed Ahmed, 35, sentenced to 16 months. Martin's nephew Raymond Gutierrez is scheduled for sentencing in December.
The scheme was uncovered through investigations begun independently in 1999 by BMFEA and the New Jersey Attorney General's Money Laundering Unit. The two state attorneys general worked closely for five years. Other agencies that assisted include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, which investigates Medicare fraud; and the California Franchise Tax Board, which has uncovered widespread tax evasion by the defendants.
Also assisting were: the Federal Bureau of Investigations, former Immigration and Naturalization Service,
U.S. State Department, California Department of Justice's Bureau of Investigations, California Department of Health Services' Laboratory Field Services and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
Also sentenced with Martin today were four corporations he oversaw. The corporations, all clinical laboratories, plead guilty to tax evasion and were ordered dissolved. They also were ordered to pay restitution to the Franchise Tax Board as follows:

SGV Family Medical Laboratory Inc., $103,621;

California Lab Access Inc., $111,359;

New Era Medical Laboratory Inc., $163,391;

Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. $92,634.


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The wizards, warlords, Winter Orbs and Whippoorwhills of Magic: The Gathering are returning once again this year in a new downloadable Duels of the Planeswalkers game. This year's instalment, Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers, is adding a new platform to its hand, coming to Android as well as PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
The 2014 iteration will bring 10 new decks, 15 new encounters, 10 new puzzles, and one mysterious new game mode. It'll have a sampling of the cardboard game's 2014 'Core Set' too.
Duels of the Planeswalkers, if you've missed it, is an adaptation of the immensely successful and staggeringly long-running collectible card game. It's faithful and provides enough Magic to scratch the itch of recovering addicts, but doesn't let you create your own decks from scratch. Instead, you unlock decks and extra cards to customise them by beating opponents.
The announcement trailer introduces Chandra Nalaar, one of the five planeswalkers who'll appear in the 2014 Core Set. It's fair to guess we'll see her and the others in DotP, then.
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DENISON, TEXAS -- The wind put a damper on day one of the World Aerobatic Championships today.
The world's best aerobatic pilots, from 17 countries, were supposed to take off and compete today, but their planes didn't leave the runway due to high winds.
It wasn't until around 3 this afternoon that the aerobatic pilots got to fly.
It's estimated that the 10-day championships will bring in a million dollars to the local economy. The delays could mean at least one more night in local hotel rooms.
The pilots compete every day from now through the finals on October 19th, beginning around 8 a.m. each day.


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Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed Dutch midfielder Ferrie Bodde is to train with the Latics.
Bodde, signed by Martinez for Swansea in 2007, has been without a club since he was released by the Welsh outfit over the summer. The 30-year-old has been blighted by knee problems and last played first-team football in the 2009/10 season.
He has been training with his first club ADO Den Haag back in his homeland and will now be reunited at Wigan with Martinez, who was giving little away about the prospect of the player signing a deal at the DW Stadium.
"It is just having him training, for him to see how he feels and how the knee reacts," said Martinez, speaking ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at Norwich.
"It is just to see how he gets back into shape, nothing else.
"I'm sure he wants to work in a group. He has been working with ADO Den Haag for a few months and I think it will be great just to see where he is and how his situation is after a long spell with injuries."
Asked if it was too early to say about the possibility of Bodde joining Wigan, Martinez, who left Swansea to take charge at Athletic in 2009, said: "Yes. It is going to be great to see him.
"I always said he was the best player in his generation and it has been a real shame that out of the players that started something special at Swansea, he is the only one who has not played in the Premier League (Swansea won promotion to the top flight in 2011).
"That is a real shame and I hope that one day he can get that reward. But that is a long way off.
"It is important that he gets himself fully fit and sees how he feels. We are going to try to help him in that respect and see if he is fully recovered."
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George W. Bush Steals Music
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Interestingly enough, it turns out that some of the music on President Bush's iPod is pirated if you go by RIAA standards. You see, George made it public knowledge that a friend of his loaded some of his music onto his iPod. That would be like you syncing your iTunes library to your friends iPod. That would be a no-no, no matter how ridiculous it sounds. So the folks at Downhill Battle want to make an example. They have registered the domain name SueThePresident.com in the spirit of showing the RIAA how stupid all these lawsuits are. If they were so concerned about piracy, why not sue George Bush? After all, he admitted it. If you want to run SueThePresident.com, Downhill Battle is giving the domain away. They will even host it for you if your content is deemed worthy.
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Gear Live Playlist: Hot Hot Heat and Ben Folds Album Reviews
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Another edition, another change to the Playlist format. From now on, we're going to be reviewing discs weekly, with two releases reviewed in each edition. This week we have a disc from indie rockers Hot Hot Heat, and another solo release from singer/songwriter Ben Folds, enjoy.
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DVD Release List: 4/19/05
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Movies,
This week's release list is filled with action and comedy – genres sure to appeal to the majority. Topping this week's list is Meet The Fockers. This hilarious sequel to the hit Meet The Parents will keep you entertained from beginning to end. This time we meet Gaylord's (Ben Stiller) parents whom live in Florida and live a completely different lifestyle than Jack's (Robert De Niro). Be sure to pick this one up this week. If action is what you are looking for then House of Flying Daggers is for you. This one comes loaded with great choreography and sharp flying weapons. If you enjoy martial arts films with great directing and visual eye candy, you'll love this one.
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Microsoft and Warner brothers have announced that they will be teaming up to streamline the retail release of high definition movies and TV shows. Warner Brothers will be producing HD-DVDs using Microsoft's VC-1 Standard - Windows Media Player 9. VC-1 is the mandatory codec for HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Blair Westlake, the corporate vice president for Microsoft Media, says, "Warner Brothers plan to use VC-1 for the release of HD DVDs presents consumers with exciting new options for watching high-definition content."
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Electric Blue Nintendo DS To Hit the States
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After 2 million Nintendo DS units have been moved through retail, Nintendo has finally decided it was time to mix things up here in the US. Set to drop in June, he Electric Blue Nintendo DS will become a permanent fixture in the Nintendo DS line. For those wondering, this isn't the same shade of blue used for the Japanese Pepsi Twist Nintendo DS promotion. The Electric Blue DS gives US gamers a choice between two colors, with the other being the original Titanium, while in Japan they will soon have a choice of five.
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SECOM School Security Robots
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Over in Japan, they have no problems slapping RFID tags on the kids. Using these tags, the SECOM Security System can track a child's whereabouts on, and off, school property. Parents can receive updates on their cell phones via SMS if they so prefer. These robots patrol school grounds, and can even scare
kids who are doing wrong with smoke, sudden movements, and lights. Check out the frightening video.
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GreenZap PayPal's Competition? Get $25 Free
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A new online payment service is set to launch this summer, and from what I am hearing, GreenZap has some big plans for their debut. While many have soured over how Paypal has treated them, there hasn't really been an online payment service that has stepped up the the plate and become virtually universally accepted. This is what GreenZap aims to change. They state that they are here to take on Paypal, and lead the way for electronic payments. They will be accepted by eBay, Yahoo! Auctions, and many other online entities. Signing up for GreenZap is free, and if you sign up now, when you log in to your account on their June 15, 2005 launch date - you will find $25 deposited for your use. Take that, Paypal.
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Intel's Dual Core Era Begins
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Intel has announced today that their dual core chips have shipped to computer manufactures Alienware, Dell and Velocity Micro to be sold in their new computers. The new systems are powered by the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 running at 3.2 GHZ and the Intel 955X Express Chipset.
"With dual-core processor-based system availability, today is a historic date for the computer industry as PCs begin having "two brains" instead of one," said Don MacDonald, vice president of Intel's Digital Home Group.
The new dual core processor includes two full cores in a single processor and allows a system to process four software threads at the same time by using Intel's Hyper-Threading technology. Granted, all this power does not come cheap – each processor is priced at $999 and the chipset is priced at $50 in 1,000 unit quantities. Prices will probably drop when AMD joins the dual core game. Check out the full press release after the jump.
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2013 British & Irish Lions
Gatland plays down selection furore
ESPN Staff
February 13, 2013
Warren Gatland insists he will not make the same mistakes as Sir Clive Woodward when he leads the Lions this summer © Getty Images
British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has dismissed reports suggesting he is wary of picking too many England players for this year's tour to Australia because of the intense scrutiny that will bring.
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Gatland, who is set to announce a 37-man squad in April, has vehemently denied that nationality will be a key factor in the selection process and insists he will pick the best men for the job - regardless of what country they come from.
England are dominating this year's Six Nations with many of Stuart Lancaster's players expected to be rewarded for their strong run of form. But speaking in the Evening Standard, Gatland highlighted the extra pressure such a scenario would put on the squad.
"If they do well in the Six Nations, there will be a reasonable contingent of English players," he said. "But that brings a certain element of -- how do I say it -- other pressures that come with selecting a lot of English players. It becomes a much greater media focus from the English papers; potentially a negative focus from the Australian papers. And English players are targeted by other countries. [They are] not always the most popular with other countries because of the history. People like having a pop at them."
Those comments were seen by some as a hint that Gatland may tailor his squad accordingly but the New Zealand coach has since rubbished those reports. "I am extremely disappointed that anybody should try to misinterpret what I said and try to say that will count against English players, that's absolute b-------," Gatland told The Daily Telegraph. "The last thing I would ever do is limit the number of English players. There is absolutely no limit to the number of any players from any nation we will pick if they are worthy of a place on the tour. And I would happily pick 15 English players in the first Test at Brisbane if I thought they were the best 15 players for the job.
"The only consideration for a Lions coach is to get the best 15 on the park to do the job. That's paramount, I'm not remotely bothered which country they come from. When I first started at Wales I remember I once picked 13 Ospreys for one of my early Tests in charge.
"Hand on heart I would never be able to look myself in the mirror if we didn't pick a player who deserved to go on Tour because he was English. I just couldn't do that to any individual. Morally it is just wrong.
"I have been hugely impressed with the professionalism of the England boys under Stuart Lancaster and the way they conduct themselves on and off the pitch, but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't point out that certain other pressures come into play. I think we are all aware there are certain outlets who at some stage will try and wind up the English. I thought I was only really stating the obvious, what everybody has known from the past."
RFU chairman Bill Beaumont has also spoken out to highlight the change in culture adopted by Lancaster. "English players have always represented the Lions with enormous pride," Beaumont said.
"Wearing the Lions shirt, whether captain or player, is something that all English players take very seriously. This will undoubtedly continue for those that get picked this time. It is well documented the strong culture and sense of responsibility on and off the pitch that this England team possesses. Those fortunate enough to get picked will of course take those attributes down under."
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A Hickory man safely escaped his tractor-trailer truck after it hit an Interstate 40 guardrail and burst into flames.
The Wednesday morning accident stopped interstate traffic traveling in both directions, and it was one of two serious accidents in Catawba and Iredell counties during the morning.
"I heard something pop, and it pulled like hell to the left," said Ed Banghart, a Salem National Leasing driver who was transporting truck parts from Hickory to Statesville. "It was on fire before I stopped."
N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper R.E. Sales said Banghart was traveling east on I-40 between mile marker 135 and 136 about 7:20 a.m. when he swerved into the center median and struck a metal barrier.
"It ruptured one of the fuel tanks," Sales said.
As the truck skidded to a stop along almost 700 feet of the metal guardrail, sparks ignited leaking fuel and a fire started, said Claremont Fire Chief Gary Sigmon.
When firefighters from Claremont and Catawba fire departments arrived at the scene, the cab was "fully engulfed in flames," he said.
"As we were pulling up on the scene, a second fuel tank exploded," Sigmon said.
Banghart said that at first, he tried to fight the fire.
"I tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher," he said, "but I just left it. I backed away from it. There was nothing I could do."
The truck was carrying about 150 gallons of diesel fuel at the time of the wreck, but Banghart was not hurt. No other vehicles were involved, even though Banghart said he was surrounded by traffic when the truck swerved into the median.
This was the first time Banghart has been involved in an accident like this, the driver said.
"And I don't want to do it again," he said.
In addition to Claremont and Catawba fire departments responding to the scene, Oxford and Conover fire departments provided mutual aid.
Firefighters used water and foam to extinguish the blaze and contain additional fuel spill, Sigmon said.
After the accident, both directions of I-40 were closed, and westbound traffic was detoured at Exit 138, and diverted along U.S. 70. Highway Patrol, Catawba and Claremont police provided traffic control along alternate routes, before both interstate lanes fully reopened at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Highway Patrol said the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
The wreck during the Wednesday commute came after a fatal wreck on I-40 in Statesville about 12:30 a.m. Ronnie Greer, of Valdese, died after N.C. Highway Patrol said he wrecked his tractor-trailer into a crash barrier truck that was part of a construction crew working on I-40.
Greer's truck caught fire after the collision. The driver of the barrier truck was transported to an area hospital. Greer was traveling from Greensboro to Hickory when the crash occurred.


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Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he thought it was not going to be Manchester United's day before Robin van Persie came off the bench to score a last-minute equaliser and rescue a 2-2 draw at West Ham in a thrilling FA Cup third-round tie.
Irons midfielder Joe Cole had delivered a vintage display on his return to his boyhood club, setting up a double for defender James Collins with superb crosses from the left flank in each half to turn the tie around after Tom Cleverley had fired United into the lead on 23 minutes. However, as the clocked ticked into stoppage time, Dutchman Van Persie ghosted into the right side of the penalty area and drilled a low shot into the bottom corner to force a replay.
Ferguson said on MUTV: "We missed some good chances, with headers over the bar and (Shinji) Kagawa had one blocked on the line, I thought it was not going to be our day."
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These days, as I've also been continuing to teach privately in addition to my online lessons at Gibson.com, I have found a great and wonderfully diverse group of very gifted students! It seems that right now, I have more than usual, and they certainly give me a great challenge! One thing is for sure, they seem to be making them younger and younger these days, and it's not uncommon for me to see incredibly gifted players even at the age of 8 to 14, for example!
The challenge for me is to find that special moment when the student must shift gears with me, and go from just learning things by rote, to a point where they start to become artists at what they do. This is a very individual thing, and some players are seemingly creative right from the start, which is really how I was, and always remained. I guess it's part of someone's nature to be that way, and of course for me it was also how I was raised….to be creative at every juncture. Sure, I wanted to sound like my heroes here and there, but rather than trying to be them musically, I was able to take their styles and techniques in "snapshots" where I was able to apply it to my own style. In this way, I was always able to satisfy and "feed" my creative drive. I try to instill this in my students as much as possible, and whenever I get the chance, I try to move them in the direction of self-teaching and self-realization about their own abilities. There has to come a point where the security of the teacher becomes something that a student must break away from. For some this must be a "clean break" such as what I did, or for many of whom I have taught, it's more of a gradual break.
Again, it depends on the individual student, but it's important to feed that independent "streak" in them, so they eventually feel much more comfortable with themselves as players, and therefore as people, too. I know I have many gifted students the world over, and I wish I could hear and meet them all, but I certainly know it's an incredible blessing to see it right in front of me, when a student is truly gifted, and has fallen in love with the guitar….and also that the guitar loves them!
So here's to all you gifted players and students out there….I'm glad to be a continued part of your musical lives and development, and I hope someday in my travels I get to hear you, and that you get to really impress me, too!


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Bully is a third-person action adventure title that tells the story of a 15-year-old boy attending a fictional boarding school. Players take part in minigames and various challenges, as well as story-based missions that advance the surprisingly deep tale.
Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, the game was initially met with a spate of controversy due to the publisher's history of violent content and the then-recent Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hot Coffee mod/fiasco. Bully was eventually rated T for Teen by the ESRB.
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For about the same price as renting a one-bedroom luxury apartment off Martin Luther King Boulevard, a New Orleans-based real estate development company could lease the former Houma Elementary School property — including the two-story, historic building onsite.
For about the same price as renting a one-bedroom luxury apartment off Martin Luther King Boulevard, a New Orleans-based real estate development company could lease the former Houma Elementary School property — including the two-story, historic building onsite.
HRI Properties, known for renovating historic structures, submitted a bid to lease the downtown property, at Grinage and Academy streets, for $1,000 a month for 12 months.
The board will decide whether to approve the bid at its meeting July 2.
HRI Properties, the company that built Bonne Terre Village and Barataria Station apartments in Houma, was the only party to submit a bid for the lease.
That price tag includes the school building on site, which now hosts the school district's special education and federal offices. About 80 employees work there now, but they will be moved to the former West Park Elementary School in the next few months.
Superintendent Philip Martin did not ask for the building to be appraised, according to a proposal letter sent to five local appraisers in May. He asked only for an appraisal of the "school board property."
Logan Babin Real Estate and Appraisals stated the 3.43-acres of land are worth $882,000, or $5.90 per square foot.
Martin did not seek any additional appraisals.
When Martin presented the rate to the School Board, he told members the building was not appraised because it wasn't worth anything. He said it would have "negative value" because of its old age and condition.
Asked if the monthly leasing price was acceptable, Martin said he was just happy to have an offer.
"We had two choices," Martin said Tuesday. "It could sit there and we could collect, or it could sit there and we could get nothing."
Bids for the lease closed at 2 p.m. Tuesday, but bids for the sale of the property will be received until 2 p.m. July 1, said Lydia Alleman, purchasing agent and grant specialist for the school district.
Bids must be forwarded through the U.S. mail and cannot be hand delivered or sent by FedEx or UPS, she said.
Martin said HRI has also expressed interest in purchasing the property. He could not say why the company would lease the property and turn around days later to purchase it.
For now, he said, the School Board will move forward with the lease. Martin will recommend the board accept the bid July 2.
"I anticipate the board will say 'Thank God someone wants to do something with it,' " Martin said.
Roger DeHart, board president, said the lease would begin following board approval. But a sale could possibly come up, he added.
There's a certain amount of time where a lease can be discontinued and offered for sale instead, he said. If that happens, "we would go through the proper process."


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Uncovering ancient history in the laboratory
The world of archaeology has changed considerably since the days when wealthy enthusiasts such as Heinrich Schliemann excavated the site he believed was ancient Troy while Arthur Evans unearthed the spectacular Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete. While the shovel and the trowel are still important tools for finding ancient structures and artefacts, many of the exciting discoveries and breakthroughs are today being made in laboratories - a long way from the ancient remains.
To support today's high-tech archaeology, a new generation of scientific researchers is emerging who are knowledgeable in archaeo-metallurgy, materials science, ceramic technology, DNA analysis etc. - to name but a few of the advanced techniques now available to throw light on the dating and usage of ancient sites hidden from view for hundreds or thousands of years.
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Friday, December 29, 2006
How you can tell you're in a shitty bowl game...
Uh, is that a foul pole in the background?
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...or one of the teams is wearing powder blue.
- December 29, 2006 9:54 AM
This post has nothing to do with this subject, but I had to put it somewhere. You'll be happy to know that Desmond Howard isn't the only one screwing up their analysis on ESPN. I just watched the halftime of Kentucky - Clemson and Lou Holtz is talking about the Buckeye rushing attack.
Q: What's the caption on the screen say?
A: "Michigan running attack key to Wolverine win"
And no, they weren't talking about Michigan prior to mentioning OSU. I can understand screwing up Texas and Texas A&M, but never confuse the Buckeyes and Wolverines, it just ain't right.
- December 29, 2006 3:26 PM
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Ripe for plenty of gags...
Humour aside, this is a good use of technology, and much needed. I've seen what happens when deforestation is left un-policed (it doesn't take long for a developing nation to clear one, given the amount of money that it can generate). Seeing what's left of the 'Amazon of the southern hemisphere' as they call it in Borneo, was very sad. Less than 2% is left, and you can imagine the natural habit that's also gone. Not to mention the global impact on climate. The next 30 years will be
Until you realize all the illegal loggers have to do is carry a micro-cell with them that can fake authorized cell tower access, and then when the device activates, they can triangulate it back to the source, remove the tracking device and continue on with impunity.
Seems like a good idea, but it'll only catch the stupid criminals and only until they learn better.
Seeing what's left of the 'Amazon of the southern hemisphere' as they call it in Borneo, was very sad.
If you would like to see an extreme representation of different forestry practices, zoom in on Haiti and Dominican Republic. No, that is not a "taken at different times" picture artifact. One half of the island is indeed utterly deforested. Just wow. Haitians should be ashamed.
Life Alert Bracelets have unlimited uses !!
Nice try, but if you've wired it for sound, that's no different from someone actually being there to here it.
Nice try, but if you've wired it for sound, that's no different from someone actually being there to here it.
No, it is different. We wont be there. We'll be hear hereing it.
Also, don't humanize small electronics.
They hate that.
No, it still won't make a sound, it'll make a call.
This is the Medic Alert equivalent for trees! "Help! I'm felled, and I can't get up!"
http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/how-to-for-emp-weapon-stunningly-accessible/ [wnd.com]
What makes RF weapons so dangerous is their compactness and ability to be powered by hand-carried energy sources. Experts say that their range of intensity is from 200 meters to 1,000 meters, or from some 656 feet to 3,281 feet.
Anything that raises the hassle level to untracably do illegal/harmful activity will probably either catch or deter a reasonable chunk of the would-be criminals. We live with knowing that the locks we use in our homes could be picked, and if someone *really* wanted to take the time and the risk or spend the money, they could probably get in in various ways, just like we never achieve 100% safety from other crimes. That doesn't mean our safety measures are worthless though.
True. But the question is, how expensive is such an EMP device really? How much profit is in an illegally felled tree? The risk of being caught using such a device in a rainforest is probably pretty low. And I suppose felling, transporting and selling trees is nothing some 3rd rate would be criminal can easily do. It is a business, which probably has enough money and manpower to pull something like that trough. If there isn't even a cheaper methods to get around the tracking devices.
I would imagine a device disrupting cellular communications would somehow attract some attention, especially if the authorities were on the lookout for such a thing.
Somewhere deep in a rainforest? Really?
That makes it so much easier to triangulate. Better brush up on your forensics, pal.
BTW: How would one use an EMP without also frying the electronics in the trucks and bulldozers?
Setup EMP charge. Bulldozers wait outside 'blast range'. Clean area. Move bulldozers in. Profit.
Of course everything depends on how feasible such an EMP device really is. Probably some sort of cell phone jammer would be totally sufficient.
Or maybe just make your own cellular signal near where you want to cut the tree (it's not as if anyone else in the middle of the rain forest will notice), and look for the signal of the device trying to phone home in order to find and remove it. Bonus: It even helps with finding the valuable trees, because those will be the ones equipped with the device.
Setup EMP charge. Bulldozers wait outside 'blast range'. Clean area. Move bulldozers in. Profit.
This isn't an attempt to stop industrial-scale illegal logging. There are much easier ways to track and trace activity on that scale.
This is an attempt to stop "sustinance" logging. Literally poor individuals poaching timber.
Because loggers are greedy SOBs with absolutely zero business acumen and only want to cut everything now for a quick buck, not make many times more revenue and garuntee profitability for years to come by only cutting certain trees, and maintaining a healthy forest to keep themselves in business for years and years to come. No sir, neither they nor the many forestry departments charged with overseeing logging ever think like that. They know nothing about running a business and just want to kill some trees.
No - unless you're using satellite communications (and they specifically say they're not) the trees will be well outside the range of any communication network unless/until they've been logged and brought into civilization. There's no way to send an "all's well" signal.
The whole device is kind of ridiculous to begin with, you operate an illegal radio jammer off your truck and after taking the tree down actively look for the tracking device. If a tree is worth tens of thousands then obviously its worth the time to fish it out.
The whole device is kind of ridiculous to begin with, you operate an illegal radio jammer off your truck and after taking the tree down actively look for the tracking device. If a tree is worth tens of thousands then obviously its worth the time to fish it out.
Of course, given cheap enough technology the authorities could keep making the game more difficult -- hide multiple transmitters on each tree, and have each transmitter only activate at random intervals. The cost of verifying that a tree is "clean" would rise proportionally, hopefully to the point where it was no longer worth the poacher's time to deal with it.
Of course that would likely get pretty expensive, and we'd end up with forests full of electronics, which probably isn't what we want either...
"you operate an illegal radio jammer off your truck "
And the sudden loss of signal would be a dead fucking giveaway.
I've done this sort of work for local authorities. The only way to bypass this is with a stronger signal, and with that, I can track your ass.
Try again when you pass basic radio operations and get a HAM license.
Cops in Canada can't even stop a stolen pick up with OnStar from getting disassembled, I have greater doubts for them to track tree poachers in Brazil when they can't keep up with the crime in Rio.
Remember this is a rain forest. You would need quite a lot of energy as the water absorbs the EMP and a big tree will act as grounded antenna
External antennas will also absorb EMP energy and the larger
the antenna the more it will absorb. Any large metal structure will collect or absorb EMP energy; if it is
grounded such as a water tower might be, then the energy will dissipate into the earth
They won't use an EMP or anything, they will just buy and install a GPS jammer on their trucks. The Tracck will call home but it will have no idea where it is. Truckers already use them in various parts of the world to bypass rules about how many miles they can drive in a day. This came to
We live with knowing that the locks we use in our homes could be picked, and if someone *really* wanted to take the time and the risk or spend the money, they could probably get in in various ways, just like we never achieve 100% safety from other crimes. That doesn't mean our safety measures are worthless though.
Well said. Often when there is a story about some security solution in
1) wingnut daily, really?
Just one result, which popped up when I googled for 'EMP device'. I heard more than once, that it isn't too difficult to build a small one. Might be a legend or not. If my multi million (billion?) business would depend on it, I'd seriously research it.
2) if true, setting up a few EMP detectors would provide real time info on where illegal loggers are operating
So now it is tracking devices AND EMP detectors? Somewhere deep inside the Brazilian rainforest? What possibly could go
And if you had three or four detectors in the whole country, how fast could you pinpoint the location of the EMP and react to it? The devices are added to track the felled trees on the transporting truck. So there is no real pressure to react fast. When you detect an EMP you have to be there before the truck and the tree is gone. I am really not convinced of this solution.
Why use EMP ? Aluminium foil will do the job.
From your link:
For $32,000, a would-be lone wolf or terrorist group can get the "Electromagnetic EMP Blaster Gun, Gen II," capable of "shutting down a computer at a distance of 15 meters," or almost 50 feet, and can "ignite highly explosive fuels in case of proximity or contact."
Do you have any idea of the size of things on a rain florest? Even that 1000 meters maximum radius (for no known price) is ridicuslously small. And those numbers don't take into consideration the
Chop trees, stack. Before transporting stack into cellular range hit it with a tightly-focused EMP blast. If you can focus it tightly enough you could likely even blast them while on the truck.
Of course it might be cheaper and easier to just set up your own isolated cellular "tower" to provoke any transmitters and simply bore them out. Then again all of that is outside the budget of the army of low income tree poachers, so it could still be valuable. Then again if you're making a living selling illegal l
Why do they need to be recharged in a year? Simply checking orientation with a microcontroller in deep sleep the rest of the time shouldn't take that much power.
Why do they need to be recharged in a year?
Your worst case scenarios for a battery are:
really high temperatures
really low temperatures
cycling between really high and really low temperatures.
The Amazon rainforest happens to be one of those three worst case scenarios.
Elegant solution to a complex and difficult situation, made possible by technological advance. This is progress (and what slashdot is all about)
It's a technical solution, but IMHO a brittle one.
...and gets his hundred bucks to ignore it.
...and gets his hundred bucks to ignore it.
Which is why property ownership is the only way the stated goals can actually be achieved. Allow a private owner to own n acres of rain forest, have him hire security to protect the resource, and then the economics becomes that of whether the bribe is worth losing the contract. The security company can be measured with success metrics, which the constable never will be. It's working for the elephants in Africa.
Allow a private owner to own n acres of rain forest, have him hire security to protect the resource, and then the economics becomes that of whether the bribe is worth losing the contract.
So the private owner will get money for 'protecting' the trees, as well as money for cutting them down and selling them. Win/win!
Seriously, who is supplying the money that is to motivate the private owner to protect the trees, and can they afford to keep doing that indefinitely, even as the amount of money the owner could get from logging them rises?
So the private owner will get money for 'protecting' the trees, as well as money for cutting them down and selling them. Win/win!
Right, they're his property so he can do with the trees as he pleases, within the bounds of the land grant. Clearcutting the forest wipes out his asset so he doesn't do that. If somebody else tries to poach his trees, he defends them. Again, this model has been proven to work for elephant conservation.
Seriously, who is supplying the money that is to motivate the private owner t
Why do you guys keep applying your economic religion to these problems when time and time again they just make things worse.... The root of the problem in the Amazon is precisely large property owners doing as they please with impunity, and laying claim to huge tracks of land they don't own. They hire mercenaries to enforce their will, bribe the local police and anyone who tries to stop them ends up getting shot, this includes local native populations who have been displaced, environmentalists, rangers and
Or they just use some sort of EM device tracker to find the bugs and remove them.
Perhaps they should use satellite images to locate these fellers. When the images between today and yesterday are significantly different in an area, you know that something is going on, and you might want to have a look there. This way, you force fellers to be quick and to operate in larger areas, which may make their business unprofitable, or at least less attractive.
Clearly you have not watched practically every cop/law TV show ever made. Good guys set up scheme to catch small fry goombas. After intense interrogation where said goomba seems to have either waived rights or just is stupid they get he or she to flip on a big guy. Good guys then set up sting using goomba to lead them to big fish. After a quick gun battle or other dramatic scene big fish is caught, end of show...or is it. Just as they take Big Fish away he or she says "I can give your even Bigger Fish
Clearly you have not watched practically every cop/law TV show ever made.
Clearly, you have been watching to much TV based on (a misinterpretation of) US law enforcement. What happens when the Big Guy has the ethics of the Zetas? 20 years in prison for a stinkin' tree is nothing compared to what they'll do to you if you talk.
And its not much better in the USA (of course, your intestines don't end up hanging out). But corporations don't go to prison. They live forever. And they never forget.
then the middleman has to get the chainsaw out.
and how likely is that?
the problem is that they have to ramp up the punishment for the little guy.
fines and arrest haven't worked.
shoot them dead, summary justice.
if that doesn't work, throw the families (profiting from the crime) out of their homes.
if that doesn't work, then don't let logs get sold.
Usually the "business model change" involves bribing politicians and the police.
well, it's better than "First Post!"
... trees illegally fell you?
Apparently the people proposing this sort of thing lack the imagination to understand how many trees are in the forest.
Even if they only tagged a few trees like this figuring to seed the forest with trackers there is still the problem that this is easily hacked against. Anyone who's spending the money to cut illegal trees and haul them away (very expensive) will simply hire a good hacker to hack the trackers before the loggers hack the trees out.
It's over two million square miles, does all of it have to remain pristine?
It's not an all-or-nothing question, but rather how much needs to remain pristine, and which areas in particular are the ones whose health are vital to the ecosystem?
I don't think anyone has argued that the entire Amazon can be or will be preserved indefinitely. But presumably the areas marked as off-limits to logging are so marked because they are the ones that are important to preserve, and it is those areas in particular where illegal logging needs to be stopped.
This seems like a technical solution to a non-technical problem. Why not just pay people to hunt these guys down? Set high fines for illegal logging and use some of that money to pay rewards. That would provide small rewards to people who turn in the sustenance level loggers, and big rewards for large operations. A few reports of people getting $50k for reporting a big logging operation would create a lot of interest in stopping these people. Statistically, which approach is more likely to generate use
There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.
-- Rush
If a tree is felled in the forrest, and no one is at the office to hear it, does it still call for help?
This has been a big problem for decades. I often thought those governments didn't give a damn. Maybe there is hope for us as a race after all.
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing viability of FORTRAN. -- Alan Perlis


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LONGMONT -- Big changes will be coming soon to Vance Brand Municipal Airport. But so far, in the 10 weeks since Elite Aviation took over as the sole fixed-base operator at the airport, the changes have been relatively subtle.
New furniture in the pilot's lounge, in what used to be the Air West Flight Center. The inventory of parts is now kept digitally, rather than by hand. And a motorized cart is now used for moving planes around, rather than the old-fashioned hand cart.
The changes may be subtle, but they're not going unnoticed by those who frequent the airport. And more are on the way, according to Julie Myers, president of the Chippewa Aerospace Group, Elite's parent company.
Fixed-base operators, or FBOs, as they're called in the aviation world, are commercial businesses licensed to operate at general aviation airports such as Vance Brand. Up until this year Longmont's airport had two FBOs: Air West and Twin Peaks Aviation. Elite submitted the winning bid to take over the task of providing service to pilots and planes.
"We were looking west of the Mississippi," said Myers, whose company is headquartered in Conway, S.C. It also operates an FBO in Hopkinsville, Ky.
"We were looking for an airport that preferably had one FBO on the field," she said. "This one had two, so we decided to go ahead and buy them both."
Chippewa is actually a three-pronged company, Myers said. Aside from operating FBOs, it also has a manufacturing arm and a repair and maintenance arm.
Its arrival in Longmont is huge for Vance Brand, according to airport manager Tim Barth, because it will bring in some things that the airport wasn't able to offer before. Most noteworthy will be Elite's avionics equipment installation and repair facility.
"Right now if you need avionics done you can get some at Rocky Mountain (in Broomfield)," Barth said. "But most are done in Grand Junction."
Myers also said that she plans to add jet fuel storage tanks. Currently, maximum capacity for storage at the airport is 1,500 gallons, meaning many weekends that, by Sunday afternoons, the airport has run out of fuel. Plans are for about five times that amount of storage on-site.
The biggest physical addition to the airport will be a new terminal and hangar building Elite plans to build in the next year-and-a-half. The new 15,000- to 20,000-square-foot building will be in addition to the three hangars the company has now: two on the former Air West property and one that used to belong to Twin Peaks.
The terminal will feature a pilot's lounge, classroom space, a conference room and a kitchen, Myers said. All of those, Barth added, will be welcome additions.
"This will bring us right up into the 1990s," he joked.
Myers said she's still weighing what's to become of the former Twin Peaks building, which sits a couple hundred yards to the east of the former Air West building. She said one of the things being considered is the addition of a pilot's store, a mini version of which is in the current terminal.
So far Elite has hired five additional people since it took over in August, Myers said, and plans are to hire another 10 or so. More will be added after the new terminal is built.
Ultimately, Chippewa will be moving some of its manufacturing to Vance Brand, which should create some more jobs, she said.
Myers and her husband, Chuck -- Chippewa's vice president -- are both pilots and for the moment, they're splitting their time between South Carolina and Longmont. The couple plans to move here, however, in the not-too-distant future, she said.
Barth said Elite coming to Vance Brand is the biggest business change to the airport in decades.
"It changes everything that we do here in terms of customer service, from the general aviation pilot to the business user," he said.
Myers said one of the things she and her team investigated when they were doing their due diligence on Longmont was whether the community was welcoming of the airport and supportive of the economic benefits that it brings. She said she's aware of the controversy surrounding the skydiving operations at the airport, but overall she has found the City Council and the airport advisory board supportive. In turn, she hopes to find ways to get the nonflying public interested and involved in what goes on at the airport. She hopes to start, she said, by showing kids' movies inside the hangars on certain nights this winter.
"This is about service," Myers said. "In all of our divisions, that's always our top priority -- service, from engineering, to manufacturing, to maintenance."
Tony Kindelspire can be reached at 303-684-5291 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The four men in yellow vests stand out in the Golden Corral restaurant, where about 30 U.S. military veterans are gathered on a recent Saturday to eat and talk about submarines.
Their hair is a little grayer. They move slower. And the younger men there don't hesitate to remind anyone talking to the United States Submarine Veterans Inc. Cowtown Base to speak up so these fellows can hear.
They are World War II veterans, a small but treasured generation of submariners now in their 80s and 90s. Nationally, their numbers have dwindled as the men have grown old and died. Reunions have gotten scarce. Organizations have dissolved.
But Dallas-Fort Worth remains home to a handful of World War II submariners whose sea stories hold an irreplaceable spot in U.S military history.
"It's only a pretty small group of us left," said Joe H. Allison, 89, of Fort Worth, who served two years on the USS Silversides. "We had a pretty good crew here for a long time. But like all World War II veterans, we got old and lost a lot of people."
Allison and other World War II submarine veterans had a national organization for decades, the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II. However, the group established in 1955 finally disbanded at its convention in September.
In its heyday, between 1,500 and 2,000 veterans came together for the organization's annual meetings. But as veterans died, got ill or lost the energy for travel and the required administrative duties, turnout dropped until only 64 appeared at the last convention.
At meetings, veterans always voted on whether to keep the organization together. Two years ago, about 60 percent of attendees voted to stay until the last man was standing, said Walter "Gus" Kraus, the last president of the organization. Last year, the vote was closer to 50-50.
This year, 75 percent voted to give it up, he said.
"We had mixed emotions," Kraus said. "Time caught up to us, and that's just the way it goes."
The local United States Submarine Veterans group has always welcomed the World War II vets. The organization is open to veterans of all eras as long as they earned their "dolphins."
Of the World War II veterans, Cowtown Base Commander James A Fox says: "These guys really are a national treasure."
Close calls
Allison and Les Hewett, 92, of Arlington served more than half a century ago but they can still recall with detail sea stories, the names of fellow submariners, dates and islands.
Both men served as a chief yeoman, Hewett on the USS Pargo and Allison on the Silversides. Hewett tells a story about the worst day of his life: Nov. 26, 1944, in Brunei Bay, near the coast of Borneo in the Pacific Theater.
The Pargo had just blasted a Japanese tanker in half with torpedoes when it endured the most frightening barrage of depth charges from a Japanese frigate that Hewett had ever experienced. The Pargo usually evaded at 300 feet of water but was caught in only about 180 feet.
The submarine survived at least 24 depth charges, he said.
"We were really rocked around," Hewett said. "I can tell you, I gave up. I thought we were gone for sure. My prayers were for my folks."
But the boat survived. Hewett and his shipmates waited for another string of depth charges, sure to be fatal, but it never happened.
"I have surmised that they ran out," Hewett said. "They just didn't have any more, and we managed to get away."
One of Allison's most memorable stories was also a close call. The Silversides was running silent -- the engines completely shut down -- while under attack from the air near Honshu.
The Japanese lowered sonar buoys so, if the submarine rose, they would hear the propellers and locate the ship. The Silversides was stuck deep below for about 30 hours without surfacing for fresh air, he said.
"At one particular point, we just about ran out of oxygen," he said. "The air got so thin that you couldn't even light a match. That was one time I thought, 'I don't know if we're going to make it or not.'"
Good times
But not all memories are of near death. Funny things happen on submarines. Hewett recalls that, even on war patrol, American submarines traded the movies they kept on the boat to entertain the crew.
To exchange, two submarines got close enough that some men could ride a rubber boat carrying a movie to the other submarine and trade it for whatever that vessel had on board.
But the Pargo had one movie the crew would never trade -- Somewhere I'll Find You featuring Clark Gable and Lana Turner.
For its time, the movie had a "few risque passages," though nothing like you see in movies these days, Hewett said.
"We would never give that one up," Hewett said. "I can still remember lines from it."
Friendships from shared experiences mean a lot to the men. Allison woke up Wednesday morning and found an e-mail from an old Silversides submariner. The two men have been in touch over the years.
"He's just like me and the rest of the World War II veterans: getting too old," Allison said.
On Nov. 26, the anniversary of Brunei Bay, Hewett will reach out to his shipmates who survived battle. Of the 70 enlisted men and nine officers on the Pargo, only six are still living, he said.
He'll either call them or send an e-mail with his usual message.
"I'll tell them "Happy Brunei Bay Day,'" Hewett said. "Then I congratulate them on still being alive."
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