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In 1965, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon starred in "The Great Race," a slapstick comedy movie, complete with an enormous pie fight. The plot involved an automobile competition that challenged drivers to get from New York to Paris. Complicating their plans was the time period in which the film took place: the early 20th century. That fictional contest was inspired by a real-life event. In 1908, drivers from four different nations revved their engines to travel westward from New York City to Paris - and part of their journey took them through southern Rensselaer County. The entrants in the 22,000-mile race (13,000 of them to be driven) came from Germany, France, Italy and the U.S., each convinced that their auto was the best. The American team, headed by George Schuster, drove a Thomas Flyer. On Lincoln's birthday, at 11:15 a.m., a gunshot sounded in Times Square in New York City to send the competitors on their way. Ahead of them lay very few paved roads, and the daunting challenge of getting across Siberia. First, however, the drivers had to contend with the Siberian-like winter in Rensselaer County. As reported by The New York Times, the German entry was "heavily freighted with camping paraphernalia for the long journey." That weight might have added to the difficulty the driver had with the snow. The car got stuck in drifts three times on its way from New York to Albany. Poughkeepsie and Hudson were the sites of the first snowy problems. "At East Schodack," the Times told its readers, "the heavy Protos [the car model manned by the Germans] sailed into a snow bank six feet high." Adding to their problem was the time of day when they got stuck: after darkness had fallen. The German team climbed out of the Protos and grabbed shovels. It took three men two hours to free their car from the grip of the snow. The head of the Protos team was Lt. Koeppen, who joked, "I expect Siberia will be a picnic compared with what we have experienced today." Many a resident of southern Rensselaer County has had the same thought. The other competitors reported that they, too, had a "hard journey" from Hudson through Schodack and into East Greenbush. Meanwhile, as often happens in February, the snow changed to rain. In East Greenbush, 14 cars, filled with enthusiasts for the new mode of transportation, greeted the cold and wet racers, and escorted them across the Hudson River to Albany, where a luncheon was held to fete the competitors. In 1908, as the age of the automobile was beginning, roads were like a magician's rabbit: sometimes there and sometimes not. Heading west, the cars in the contest hurried to Schenectady, where fire bells were sounded in greeting. As they disappeared into the sunset, the cross-country racers traversed trickier routes, if they existed at all. There were no highways and few paved surfaces. The cars often followed train tracks or even straddled them to keep to the quickest pathway to California. Ships then transported the autos to Alaska and across the Pacific to Siberia and Manchuria. The American entry got to Paris on July 30, more than five months after the contest began. Arriving ahead of them was the German Protos, but that team was penalized for cheating. They had skipped the Alaska leg and partly shipped their car by rail. As a result, first prize was awarded to the U.S. Ironically, the French car never got to Paris.
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West Africa's largest nation, landlocked Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, placing 186 out of 187 on the UNDP'S Human Development Index ( 2011). Oxfam works in Niger to secure livelihoods, basic social services, humanitarian emergency response, governance and gender justice.
The country's economy relies on agriculture, mainly millet, sorghum and beans, as well as on livestock. A culturally diverse society, Niger's population is concentrated in the South and Southeast of the country, where the climate is most suitable for agriculture. Fishing and market gardening happen along the 550 kilometers of the river Niger.
The private sector is critical to Niger's economy. The presence of extractive industries (mainly uranium and petroleum) creates an opportunity for the country to generate income. Nonetheless, being landlocked and lacking the transport infrastructure, Niger is a net importer as exporting and importing costs are so high.
Oxfam in Niger
Oxfam has been working in Niger since 1992, collaborating with a significant number of partner organizations in the following areas: livelihoods, basic social services, humanitarian emergency response, governance and gender.
- Right to sustainable livelihood resources and food security, by means of raising productive capacities to address crises and climate change, by putting in place community early warning systems, and an analysis of the capacities and vulnerabilities of men and women.
- Right to basic social services, by means of lobby and demanding accountability from the state, and by raising investments for access to quality education and in pastoral communities.
- Right to social and political participation through a strong civil society and an innovative use of media.
- Right to an identity by means of reducing gender-based violence, promoting women's leadership, solid waste management in the capital, and gender mainstreaming in all activities.
Our work reaches into these regions of Niger: Tillabéry, Dosso, Tahoua, Agadez, Maradi, Zinder and Niamey during the 2012 floods.
West Africa crisis
In Niger, we are installing water systems to make sure people have clean water to drink and distributing essential items such as cooking pots, buckets and water purifying tablets. We are providing food assistance and support to income generating activities for IDPs and refugees.

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I have already had to jump in and handle several maintenance repairs on the the house, and even some of the vehicles that sat quietly in the garage while we were gone. So either on the road, or at the homestead, there are chores to keep me busy. And yes, Diane has already started planning the 2017 travel season and making reservations. Not even a month at home and we are already looking forward to the next trip. But for now we are happy to make contact with all the friends and family we haven't had a chance to sit down with for a while. And I am sure that I will come up with another project to tackle here at the house. But getting the RV ready to roll is always in the back of my mind.........
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SANTA CRUZ — The suspect in the killing of two California police detectives was wearing body armor and had three guns when he died in a shootout with other officers, sheriff's officials said Wednesday.
Authorities say 35-year-old Jeremy Goulet shot and killed Sgt. Loran Butch Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler on Tuesday afternoon at the doorstep of Goulet's home.
The detectives wanted to question him regarding a report that he had made inappropriate sexual advances toward a co-worker.
Sheriff Phil Wowak said after shooting the two officers, Goulet disarmed them and made off in one of their vehicles before being killed.
"We don't know yet all that happened when they first came into contact with Jeremy Goulet," Wowak said. "What we do know is what was left in the aftermath and that these both detectives were killed at the doorstep of Goulet's home."
Meanwhile, the father of Goulet said his son was a ticking time bomb who had contempt for police and the justice system.
Jeremy Goulet, a coffee shop worker, had numerous run-ins with the law and swore he would never go back to jail, Ronald Goulet told The Associated Press.
He said he never thought his son would turn to such violence.
The shootout occurred about 60 miles south of San Francisco in the town with world-class surf spots, historic downtown with bookstores and coffee shops, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Its boardwalk is a major summer draw for tourists hoping to escape inland heat or enjoy a classic California experience.
Lately, the city of 60,000 people had seen a spike in assaults that community leaders had planned to address Tuesday during a downtown rally that was cancelled along with a City Council meeting by teary-eyed leaders after they learned of the deaths.
"There aren't words to describe this horrific tragedy," said Police Chief Kevin Vogel.
The mid-afternoon shooting about a mile from the boardwalk prompted the lockdown of two schools and an automated police call to nearby residents, warning them to stay locked inside. The ordinarily quiet neighborhood echoed with a brief barrage of gunfire that killed the suspect about a half-hour after the officers were shot.
In May 2008, Goulet was convicted in Portland, Ore., of peeping on a 22-year-old woman who was showering in her condominium, and of carrying a concealed weapon, according to The Oregonian newspaper.
The elder Goulet said his son constantly undermined any success he had in the military or college due to an insatiable desire to peep in the windows of women showering or getting dressed.
"He's got one problem, peeping in windows," his father said in a halting emotional voice. "I asked him, 'Why don't you just go to a strip club?' He said he wants a good girl that doesn't know she's being spied on, and said he couldn't stop doing it."
Goulet had been fired from his job at Kind Grind coffee shop on Saturday. A manager at the coffee shop said no one would speak to the media at this point.
Jeffery Goulet, the suspect's twin brother, released a statement Wednesday saying his family was deeply saddened by the events in Santa Cruz.
"We would also like to extend our deepest sympathies to the families of Sgt. Loran Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler," it said.
Desiree Salas-Murphy, whose husband owns Cole Coffee in Oakland, where Goulet worked for six or seven months last year, would not say why Goulet was let go in August, describing the firing only as work-related.
Goulet's coworkers had noticed him becoming withdrawn and anxious, enough so that Salas-Murphy and her husband wanted to make sure the parting was as amicable as possible, she said.
"We did feel like he was becoming increasingly tense. He made people uncomfortable," she said.
Baker, a 28-year veteran of the force, and Butler, a 10-year veteran, had been shot at and called for backup before arriving officers found Goulet, who was killed after opening fire on them, authorities said.
A concrete wall at the site was riddled with bullet holes and splattered with blood. The shots on the wall and a garage were marked with identifying letters placed by police that went from "A" to "K."
Baker's son, Adam Baker, served as a community service officer, and father and son had mailboxes side-by-side at the Police Department.
Loran Baker told the Santa Cruz Sentinel in 2010 that his son's choice to pursue a career in law enforcement surprised him, but he saw glimpses of himself in Adam.
Loran Baker said he told his son to work hard for the department.
"It's a great community to be a cop," he said. "You don't get bored."
Butler came to Santa Cruz to study at the university and stayed, the newspaper said.
"You have to be a people person down here," she told the newspaper in a 2005 interview. "I really do know people's names."
After the shootings, police went door-to-door in the neighborhood, searching homes, garages, even closets, to determine whether there might be additional suspects.
Law enforcement officers filled intersections, and helicopters and light aircraft patrolled the neighborhood.
The recent violence in Santa Cruz included the killing of a 32-year-old martial arts instructor who was shot outside a popular downtown bar and restaurant; the robbery of a student at UC Santa Cruz, who was shot in the head; a 21-year-old woman who was raped and beaten on the UC campus; and a couple who fought off two men during a home invasion.


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Residence Inn by Marriott Arlington has perfected the all suite hotel experience. Located in the heart of the North Texas Metroplex with easy access to many area attractions including Cowboys Stadium, Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Rangers Ballpark, Fort Worth Zoo and Lone Star Park. The hotel is a 15-minute drive from the DFW airport and close to the University of Texas at Arlington. Residence Inn Arlington offers spacious suites with separate living and sleeping areas plus fully equipped kitchens. Start every day with our complimentary, hot full breakfast in the Gatehouse. Then, enjoy shopping at Lincoln Square Shopping Mall or Traders Village Marketplace and visit nearby Fort Worth Stockyards, Cowtown Coliseum, Texas Motor Speedway and events at American Airlines Center. After a busy day, relax in our pool and retire on Marriott's luxury bedding. Make Residence Inn by Marriott Arlington your home away from home while visiting in Arlington.
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Finding wedding rings is an important part of wedding planning. Let The Knot help you find the perfect wedding rings that you and your partner will wear for the rest of your lives. The wedding ring gallery on The Knot is a collection of men's wedding rings and wedding rings for women of all different styles. Find wedding rings sets in white gold, rose gold, plantinum, silver, or other metals. You can search by stone shape to find a wedding band that perfectly matches your engagement ring.


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UPDATE: We are extending the deadline through the weekend. All entries must be received by 5:00 pm on Monday, October 1st. We will notify the winner on Monday night.
Who's ready to race?
If you've never participated in The North Face Endurance Challenge before, now is your chance. We are giving away a free entry to the October 13-14 Southeast Regional trail race in Atlanta, GA!
Overview of the Race
The North Face Endurance Challenge was born following ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes' monumental 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days . The first Endurance Challenge race was held in 2007, drawing together elite runners, ultramarathoners, and average athletes alike. The courses are all chosen to challenge the individual, as well as provide beautiful and breathtaking views along the way. What began as a single-day event with four race distances to choose from, evolved into a two-day event, with 8 different races (50-mile, 50K, Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and even a 1K Kid's Run), held in six different cities across the United States.
The Atlanta, GA Southeast Regional Race
Location: F.D. Roosevelt State Park – Pine Mountain, GA (I know – not quite Atlanta)
Located 1.5 hours southwest of Atlanta, the Pine Mountain Trail provides 23 miles of ideal trail running experience – water crossings, technical terrain, tough uphill and downhill sections, and plenty of exposed roots and loose rock to try and take you down.
How to Enter:
1) Comment below on this post and tell us your favorite place/route to run.
2) Like The Run Commuter on Facebook.
One lucky person will receive a registration code good for any distance. Winner will be chosen by random number generator based on post number. Contest will end
Friday, September 28, 2012 Monday, October 1, 2012 at 5:oo pm EST.
We will also follow-up on the winner's training progress and race experience if they will allow us to share (not a requirement for accepting the free registration).
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Visa Takes NFL, Fans, San Francisco 49ers On An Adventure Of Epic Proportions
By Barry Janoff
October 19, 2012: Visa has been maximizing its position as an official marketing partner of the NFL this season via a "Make It Epic" campaign.
The credit card and financial firm is giving fans the opportunity to get up-close and personal with players and also enable them to access places in NFL stadiums usually restricted to the general public.
In the campaign's first spot, released last month, Visa showed how card holders could be part of a post-game press conference and actually ask questions to players such as Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens.
In the second Visa NFL Epic commercial, released this week, we see what happens when an über-fan of the San Francisco 49ers gets the opportunity to join head coach Jim Harbaugh, quarterback Alex Smith, linebacker Patrick Willis and the team in their locker room to get them pumped up for a game.
According to Visa, the campaign uses "real-time communications to give enrolled card holders the chance to win exclusive experiences and receive access to NFL-themed discounts." Among the brands aligned with Visa are Papa John's, Virgin America, EA Sports, 24 Hour Fitness, DirecTV, Burger King, Bose and Lids.
In addition, NFLShop.com is providing discounts on authentic merchandise and Visa is offering NFL-autographed items and a trip to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in February 2014 as part of the activation. (Full details here.)
Support includes Internet and such social media destinations as Facebook and YouTube. Creative was headed by Visa's former lead agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles. This past September, Visa named a new lead agency, BBDO, which had held the Visa assignment for about 20 years prior to being replaced by TBWA in 2005.
The Niners' 30-second spot is a follow-up to one in which Ravens' linebacker Lewis is questioned by a young girl during a press conference ("What is your favorite color? Your favorite animal? Do you like home fries?"). (See the full spot here.)
The new spot, "Locker Room Speech," opens with a guy wearing a 49ers jacket giving a pep talk to the team in their locker room. "All eyes right here," he begins using in his best head coach attitude. But the first sign that something is askew comes when the guy then says, "This is our year. I thought it was last year. Turns out I was wrong," a reference to the 49ers being defeated in the NFC championship game by the New York Giants.
Then the guy gets riled up again, "None of us would walk in here and settle for that! That's how we are," he yells, knocking over a stack of cups.
He then stops for a second, looks around and says, "I forgot what I was going to say," drawing a quizzical and dubious stare from Alex Smith.
The guy is then back to his pep-talk rant, focusing on Patrick Willis. "Patrick, I want 100% commitment ," he yells as he repeatedly jabs his finger into the linebacker's chest.
But the guy has another mood swing. "Because I care, man," he gushes as he gives Willis a hug.
Then it's back again to yelling. "Who are we!!??" he screams. To which the team responds, "The 49ers!! " "Yeah!!! he yells. "Yeah!! " the team echoes yells in unison.
Just then, an annoyed Jim Harbaugh walks in. "What the heck is going on in here?" he asks, looking for the intruder who has taken over his locker room.
The guy fesses up, but knows he won't be sacked by the coach because his participation in the Visa campaign earned him permission to be there. "Sorry coach, I just got carried away."
"Alright," a calmer Harbaugh replies as he and the guy lead the team onto the field. "I think we're good."
Morgan Freeman's voiceover then explains, "For a chance to be in a locker room on game day and more, join 'Visa NFL Fans Offers' and make your season epic." (See the full spot here.)
Visa said the campaign and new spots would run through Super Bowl XLVII in February.
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Just a reminder that the deadline for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends is September 29th.
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
Summer Stipends support full-time continuous work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
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Today we learned that some very teens have started getting stupid wasted on hand sanitizer, and BearDownCBears has figured out who the real culprit is behind this dangerous trend:
As for the probable supplier of the substance, police have identified a prime suspect; adult male, white, burly, obsessive-compulsive, possible pirate.
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|College Administrative Offices
|Dean of the College
|Tomás Almaguer
|Associate Dean and College Graduate Coordinator
|Jim Okutsu
|College Directory
|American Indian Studies
|Clayton Dumont (Acting)
|Asian American Studies
|Marlon Hom
|Black Studies
|Theophile Obenga
|Raza Studies
|Velia Garcia
The College of Ethnic Studies offers undergraduate degrees1 in the following disciplines:
Asian American Studies 22996
Black Studies 22111
Raza Studies 22131
The college also offers the following minors which may be taken in conjunction with any major.
American Indian Studies
Asian American Studies
Black Studies
Raza Studies
The College of Ethnic Studies offers the following graduate degrees:1
Asian American Studies 22996
Ethnic Studies 22991
The College of Ethnic Studies was established in the Fall of 1969 through the efforts of many dedicated and concerned students, faculty, and community members. Faculty and students representing four major racial groups--African American, Latino American, Asian American, and American Indian--laid the conceptual institutional foundations for a unique educational program that redefined their particular cultures from their own perspectives for the first time in the United States. Not only were the first Black, Raza, American Indian, and Asian American Studies Departments in the country established, these departments were successfully united into an administrative unit within San Francisco State University that is, to date, the only College of Ethnic Studies in the nation.
The San Francisco State University reaccreditation report praised the status of the College of Ethnic Studies as among national leaders in the development of scholarship on race and ethnicity. It also recognized the important role that the college plays in the lack of significant racial turmoil on the campus.
The programs within the College of Ethnic Studies provide a unique educational experience by presenting a curriculum that places a strong emphasis on the historical and philosophical impact of the cultures of Black, Latino, Asian American, and American Indian peoples and their many varied contributions to the history and culture of the United States.
The American Indian Studies program offers course work leading to a minor designed to give students knowledge and understanding of the histories, cultures, and perspectives of traditional and contemporary Native American Indians. The Asian American Studies Department offers a major and minor for students who wish to pursue a comprehensive program of study on the Asian American experience. Requirements in Asian American history, literature and the arts, gender, and family and communities will provide students with a broad range of knowledge of the diverse Asian American population. Black Studies majors and minors are exposed through an integrated liberal arts course of study on the history and development of the African American and global community. By offering a balanced and multidisciplinary curriculum, students will develop self-knowledge and critical skills that will assist them to serve as agents of social change in their communities. Raza Studies majors and minors are exposed to classes that provide cultural, historical, and social knowledge relevant to the Latino experience. They provide students with a better understanding of Raza economic, cultural, and social heritage and prepares students for careers and professions requiring expertise on different aspects of the Raza experience.
In addition to the four programs of American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Black Studies, and Raza Studies, the college has recently developed a more extensive college-wide curriculum consisting of courses encompassing issues relevant to all four ethnic groups. These offerings are identified as course offerings designed to meet the needs of students who wish to complete their General Education; who will be teaching Ethnic Studies subjects in elementary, secondary, community, and college level institutions; or who wish to gain a comparative understanding of people of color and their communities and combine this with professional and vocational skills in such areas as business, social welfare, law, medicine, and the arts.
The Master of Arts in Asian American Studies is designed to provide students with an advanced, critical knowledge of the diverse Asian American population through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries and analyses of Asian American history, literature and the arts, gender, and family studies as well as community studies.
The Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies, established in 1988, is designed to increase a student's knowledge and understanding of the experiences of people of color. The program provides scholarly training in the analysis of historical and contemporary social issues which impact on these experiences. The program provides students with a sound capacity to plan and evaluate policies aimed at the resolution of these issues. The focus is upon Asian Americans, Blacks, Raza, and American Indian people, cultures, and societies.
The theoretical and conceptual tools of several disciplines are critically utilized to assess the Third World experience. The program applies this approach to instruction, research, and community involvement in the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area communities of color and with students throughout the program.
The program is designed to prepare individuals for advanced graduate work leading to the doctorate, for professional roles in teaching, research, and administration within both the public and private sectors. It is the only master's degree program in ethnic studies in the nation.
1The numbers following the degrees are used by this university to identify the programs indicated. These numbers must be used on the application for admission, registration forms, application for graduation, etc.


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Middle Player technical seminar in Khartoum
Khartoum, Sudan, October 2, 2013 – A five day technical seminar on the middle player was organised from September 15 to 19 at the Regional Volleyball Development Centre in Khartoum.
The main topics of the seminar were relating to the current block systems and strategy in the international game of volleyball, including middle blocker movements.
In total 25 men and eight women participated in the seminar. The Development Centre will organise their second FIVB activity on the calendar in November when it will host a Level II Coaching Course.


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KS Distribution supplies various equipment and spares from various well known brands within the Oil & Gas/Marine & Mining Industries. These equipment ranges from capital equipment such as offshore and marine cranes, flow control equipment such as valves to anchor chains, wire ropes, hoses and hand tools. KS Distribution also has strong procurement and trading expertise and can assist in sourcing any equipment associated with the industries that we serve.


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Vine Weeds of Missouri - Page 11
Morningglories, annual (Ipomoea spp.)
Entireleaf morningglory
There are at least five species of annual morningglories known to occur in Missouri, and three are considered regular pests. Bigroot is the only perennial.
The three annual morningglory species that cause economic loss are:
- Entireleaf
- Ivyleaf
- Pitted
The cotyledons of ivyleaf and entireleaf are butterfly-shaped and essentially identical. The cotyledons of pitted are cut more deeply, a 90-degree angle, and tips are pointed, not round. Leaves on all morningglories are alternate along the stems, but leafshape is variable. Pitted and entireleaf leaves are heart-shaped; however, the leaves of pitted come to a tapering point and often have a tinge of purple around their margins, whereas entireleaf leaves are more rounded and lack the purple color. Ivyleaf leaves are densely hairy and have the English-ivy shape. All morningglories have funnel-shaped flowers, but colors vary. Pitted has white flowers. Ivyleaf and entireleaf usually have pale blue flowers.
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob, June 03, 2008
Once you have your pool opened, taken care of your chemistry requirements, and got the equipment up and running, it's time for a Safety Scan. This is not one of those trademarked terms, just a phrase I use to describe looking at the entire pool area and adjoining areas, for possible, maybe probable, safety issues. There is a term that is trademarked, I think - called Layers of Protection. It would be helpful to the discussion of a Pool Safety Scan if I start by talking about the layers of protection surrounding a swimming pool.
Let me summarize this first by starting at the pool itself. A pool alarm can be a good final defense, or last layer of protection. At this point, you are protecting the actual water with a device that detects surface or sub-surface water disruption. Another layer of protection surrounding the body of water may be a safety cover or an automatic pool cover. If you have a mesh safety cover, consider using it during the week, or during vacations to keep the pool clean and safe. If you have an automatic pool cover, keep it closed also - for the same reasons. In fact, safety and auto pool covers are one of the strongest layers of protection around your pool.
Moving a bit further away from the actual water, other physical barriers, such as hedges, retaining walls, landscaping or outbuildings can serve as useful layers of protection. Be careful that such features around your pool don't block two way vision, even while blocking physical access. Finally, fencing - the grand daddy of them all when it comes to protective layers around the pool. It should have just one gate, if possible. This gate is a powerful layer of protection. Other layers of protection around a pool could be cameras, vicious dogs, maybe?
A good Safety Scan of the pool would also include Trip and Fall hazards and Slip and Fall hazards. Try to imagine someone running through the area or navigating the area in the dark. Are there chairs, or low lying deck equipment that could cause someone to trip and fall? Standing water can be a slip hazard. Look for low areas in the deck that collect water or don't drain effectively.
Gates should be inspected regularly. A proper gate should be Self-Closing and Self-Latching. Make adjustments to the latching mechanisms or fence posts to make sure that gates close by themselves. A Magna-Tek style latch, on top of the fence post is quite secure. Additional gates - that may not be used regularly, should be padlocked to prevent access to the pool area.
Remember that Drowning is Silent! Should an accident occur, you likely will not hear someone splashing and screaming in the pool. (or if you did, you may think they were having fun!). There is no substitute for proper supervision of the pool and it's use. Keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the Summer!


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Last year in April 2012, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created the first plastic solar cell (Forbes: New Technique Creates First Plastic Solar Cell) which they hope will help change requirements for manufacturing of organic printed electronics. That plastic solar cell was created through a special program at Georgia Tech called the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), which studies the use and development of printed electronics.
Today, the researchers from COPE and Purdue University say they've developed a new solar cell from natural substrates, in this case, trees.
Think of a solar cell like the leaf on a tree. They capture sunlight and can turn it into energy. And now, those solar cells have the possibility to do the same and be recyclable at the same time. Which means this technology takes us several steps farther along the path of creating sustainable, scalable and environmentally friendly energy production.
The researchers developed the solar cells using natural substrates derived from trees and fabricated them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates which means the solar cells can be quickly recycled in water at the end of their lifecycle.
The CNC substrates the solar cells are fabricated on are optically transparent (like a leaf) which lets light pass through before it's absorbed by a very thin layer of an organic semiconductor. During the recycling process, the solar cells are immersed in water at room temperature. Within minutes, the CNC substrate dissolves and the solar cell can be separated easily into its major components.
Currently, organic solar cells are fabricated on glass, plastic or paper. Each has its own limits: decreased recyclability, not eco-friendly, limited performance, etc. But this new technology - using cellulose nanomaterials made from wood are green, renewable and sustainable.
"The development and performance of organic substrates in solar technology continues to improve, providing engineers with a good indication of future applications," said Professor Bernard Kippelen, project leader and director of COPE. "But organic solar cells must be recyclable. Otherwise we are simply solving one problem, less dependence on fossil fuels, while creating another, a technology that produces energy from renewable sources but is not disposable at the end of its lifecycle."
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Australian dollar's short term lift above US90c won't last: analysts
The Australian dollar is likely to push back above US90¢ over the next three months, dashing the Reserve Bank of Australia's hopes of much lower levels, a senior Westpac strategist says.
In a note to clients on Monday, Westpac senior markets strategist in Auckland Imre Speizer said he believes that on a one to three month view, the Australian dollar, which is currently trading at US89.58¢, is vulnerable to higher levels.
The Australian dollar rose after it was reported on Friday that the US unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent from 6.7 per cent in January.
But some Japanese fund managers believe further weakness in the currency is inevitable, given China's appetite for commodities is much less than what it used to be during its infrastructure boom phase. As a consequence, weakness in commodity prices should weigh on the currency.
Mizuho Asset Management is predicting the Australian dollar will fall to US80¢ in a year after surging to US89.59¢ on February 7, according to Bloomberg.
Tokyo-based BNP Paribas Investment Partners Japan is also understood to be waiting for the currency to drop to lower levels before buying the nation's debt, even after RBA governor Glenn Stevens signalled an end to the central bank's easing bias and jawboning of the currency that helped drive the local dollar to a three and a half year low in January.
Nonfarm payrolls added 113,000 jobs in January – well shy of the forecast of 185,000. December payrolls were revised upward by only 1000 to 75,000. The US unemployment rate in January hit a five-year low of 6.6 per cent, slightly above the 6.5 per cent level that Fed officials have said would prompt them to consider raising benchmark interest rates from near-zero.
Last week, the Australian dollar jumped more than a full US cent after the Reserve Bank of Australia dropped its easing bias, signalling rates would remain on hold for a while, and toned down its rhetoric on the currency's strength.
Mr Speizer said he thought the RBA's recent shift in bias, plus net short speculative positioning, should support the AUD during the weeks ahead, and that a move to US91¢ was feasible.
"However, there remains a question mark around Australia's ability to rebalance its economy, which should be resolved later this year," he said.
The Australian dollar has been largely range-bound since the start of the year, trading in the high US80¢-range after the US Federal Reserve announced another $US10 billion ($11.16 billion) cut to its quantitative easing program in January.
The rapid drop in US unemployment will make re-crafting the Federal Reserve's easy-money promise a top priority for new chair Janet Yellen, who will probably avoid tying policy to specific targets in the labour market.


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As the first half of the year comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on the reality that benchmark interest rates are lower than where they started 2014, lowering all sorts of borrowing costs, from mortgages to corporate debt. And the market strategists at Nomura Securities have an interesting chart that explains one of the key underpinnings of this consensus-defying performance.
Most market participants from Wall Street to Main Street went into the year thinking Treasury yields would rise as the economy strengthened and its reliance on shots of stimulus from the Federal Reserve waned. Yet we sit here six months later with yields more than half a percentage point lower. The 10-year Treasury note yield, which falls as prices rise, is set to log its biggest first half drop since 2010. (Read more in the Bond Report.)
Global yields are down for a variety of reasons that don't amount to a particularly gratifying explanation. For one, central banks have remained more committed to their easy money policies than most imagined, with Yellen whispering sweet forward guidance into investors' ears, and the European Central Bank upping its easing measures. Economic growth also took a breather in the first quarter, with GDP contracting the most since 2009 amid a particularly cold winter. And investors set up big short positions to take advantage of rising rates, which exacerbated positive price moves as they had to close out their positions on the wrong side of the trade.
Read more: Why bond contrarians are beating the vigilantes
But with that backdrop in place, there was a consistent theme that guided where foreign investor dollars flowed, and accordingly, which markets were bolstered by additional demand, strategists say. With already-low developed market government bond yields falling even further, U.S. Treasurys emerged as the highest yielding of the bunch, and thus looked increasingly attractive to bond buyers.
That's evident when you compare U.S. 10-year yields, which are at 2.52%, to Japanese 10-year yields, which are at 0.563%, according to Tradeweb. U.S. government debt is also much higher yielding than German 10-year bunds, which are at 1.25% on Monday. Japanese investors looking to get the most yield in their government bond holdings intuitively turned their gaze to Treasurys.
The Nomura strategists, led by George Goncalves, were some of the few to say Treasury yields would fall in the first half, though they stick to the view that yields will eventually rise. They don't see this "relative attractiveness" theme going away:
"We have mentioned that foreign demand for USTs should return, especially now that the sell-off has stabilized and USTs are providing relatively attractive carry compared with other government securities (especially in Japan and the eurozone). We expect Japanese investors to remain buyers of foreign bonds and USTs ahead, even if it slows from the current pace.
And that may help contain yields. Ian Lyngen, senior rates strategist at CRT Capital Group, wrote in a note earlier this month: "As Japanese interest returns, we see the reemergence of a significant player that may serve to limit any backup in yields as UST are arguably attractive on a relative basis."
– Ben Eisen
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Bronco Men's and Women's Tennis Teams will host a free clinic for kids this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara University Tennis Center.
The clinic will focus on teaching kids the basics of tennis through instruction, games, snacks, speakers, and some fun prizes.
The idea for the clinic was spurred from a group project for Professor Doug Sweet's Writing for Business class. The group consists of Tamra Bidegary, Lindsay Back, Meghan Freeman and Women's Tennis senior team member Christine Limbers.
"We are excited to have the privilege to work with the kids," the group stated. "We are extremely thankful for the opportunity we have to be students and tennis players at Santa Clara. Our desire is to make these kids feel like part of the Santa Clara family by showing them how fun and rewarding it can to be involved in the sport of tennis."
There is still space available for interested kids. The Santa Clara Tennis Center is located directly south of the Leavey Center. To RSVP or for more information, call 408-554-6921 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Head coach Jerry Smith, on the game: "We played a different formation today that we only introduced to our team yesterday. When we started the game we were like deer in the headlights, but once we settled down it became an even game."
Smith, on Courtney Lewis returning to the field: "I thought that Courtney Lewis was a bright spot, she only just got cleared to play and she got to play in her first minutes today. I think she made a big difference, and it is not a coincidence that we started becoming a better team once she got on the field for us."
Smith, on traveling to California on Sunday: "The next few days will be light practices for us. We want to make sure everyone can recuperate. We will focus on the Cal team and their stats, and see what formation we will want to play and figure out our game plan going into Sunday."


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Over the past ten years, I have supervised over 100 interns. At times I have had as many as eleven interns at once! Their enthusiasm and intelligence are invigorating. Most interns commit to working 10-15 hours a week for a semester. Sometimes they intern for college credit, but just as often not. I have had interns stay and help me for years after their coursework is done—which is wonderful, because they can work on long-term projects and mentor new interns.Although most of the interns we have at the Milwaukee Art Museum are from Milwaukee-area schools such as UW-Milwaukee, Alverno College, Marquette University, Mount Mary College, and Carroll University, I have worked with interns from all over the country—and one from Poland. In fact, my interns represent 45 different schools. Here is just a sampling:
UW-Madison; UW-Parkside; UW-Stevens Point; UW-Whitewater; Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin); St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin); Boston University; Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan); Colorado College; Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Kent State University (Kent, Ohio); New York University; Princeton University; Tulane University (New Orleans); University of Colorado-Boulder; University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; University of Notre Dame; Virginia Tech; Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri).
Although most interns are art history majors, that is not always the case. We have seen students majoring in subjects such as English, History, Studio Art, and Marketing.
So what do interns do in the European department? A little bit of everything…
They help with administrative tasks such as mailings and copy documents for meetings.
They design flyers and make nametags for events. They help at lectures and parties by greeting guests and answering questions.
They sit at tables at summer festivals to promote upcoming exhibitions.
They do research on the collection, compile lists of objects for exhibitions, and fact check for publications.
Right now we are conducting a massive effort to enter search terms into our collection database so that when you type in "dog" you get works related to dogs. Who is working on this time-consuming project that requires knowledge of art history? Interns! We couldn't do half of what we do without their help.


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Rio Ferdinand has revealed his desire to manage England one day.
The 35-year-old won 81 caps for the Three Lions during his international career, and was named as captain for the 2010 World Cup before injury ruled him out.
His playing days are not yet over - he is currently with QPR - but when he does retire, the former Manchester United man wants to represent his country again.
"Everyone has dreams of playing for England and my dream after football is to manage England," he told the Daily Mail.
"I don't expect the chance now, but once I get the badges I am there. If I don't get a job in management I will wonder why.
"I will give myself the best opportunity of getting the job by getting all the badges.
"I don't think people should start shouting the odds about the opportunity to manage clubs until they have their badges. I am not sitting here saying 'give me a job' because I don't have them yet."
Ferdinand believes other countries have shown the way when it comes to selecting international managers.
"(Joachim) Low, (Jurgen) Klinsmann were young geezers when they started out with Germany," he said.
"Look at (Marco) Van Basten, (Jose) Mourinho, (Pep) Guardiola and Luis Enrique - they are not old fellas but they were given a chance. It is different in this country. We are 10 years behind in certain situations.
"We have to do what's best for English football."


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To be eligible for a protective order, you and the other
party must fit into at least one of the following categories:
For a protective order to work effectively, you must:
If you travel to another state, check to see whether your
protective order is valid in that state. Protective orders are valid across
some state lines. Protective orders remain in effect until they are removed by
the court, even if the victim consents to contact with the abuser.
Your local domestic violence program or a qualified attorney can help you
get a protective order. To find the nearest program offering legal support, see
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1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) can also provide you with contacts.
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Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by XFozzboute, Mar 24, 2011.
Finally rebuilt the sides of the primary hull and attached the warp engines. I just need to adjust the textures to get rid of that circle. I also tested a frosted glass texture on the back of the warp engines.
And I've started to block in the UES Torsk.
The Amarillo's anechoic, no-foul RCC nose blister--the black circle up front--is detailed enough to be a section 31 saucer hull all by itself. Stunning detail.
Thank you.
The ship now has it's name. Worked on the cutout for the lower cannon. I also made copies of the upper missile launchers and placed the new ones on the bottom. The still have the old textures and haven't been welded to the hull yet. A few changes need to be made and I'll be close to finished.
Wow, those are some sophisticated looking missile launchers. I wonder if Masao ever imagined that they could look like that?
Nope! A just drew some rectangular doors with no idea what's behind them.
Took me awhile to figure out something that might work.
Phallicism is apparently in the eye of the beholder. You see what you want to see...
I guess that's true. Me: I'm looking more at the weapons at this point, since I have an interest in a vessel's, err, tactical ability.
Besides, when I look at the Kretchet, to me, she looks like a dumbbell with uneven, rounded weights and a pair of nacelles than what has been suggested. Then again, the Little Nell has always reminded me more of a mushroom than anything else...
Lower missile bay doors are in place and textures need to be replaced. I need to adjust a few other textures and this ship will be done.
Now that the heat has let up a bit I've finally been able to do some renders to make an ortho for the UES Krechet.
And something I did just for fun.
Started to get more done on the Torsk. The Build for the secondary hull is finished so I've moved on to roughing the textures.
I finished the textures for the secondary hull.
I think I'll do a Romulan ship next.
On Halloween I got hit by a big migraine and had to rest for a few days. Those things can take the piss out me. I'm tryign to get back to work so I went back to something small. The modelling of the primary hull is almost done. Just need to do the missile launchers and some grid lines. I also resized the impulse engines because I thought my first ones were too small.
Hope you're feeling better, nice job on the ship.
Thank you.
Started to do a few of the textures on the primary hull.
I added another airlock to the top of the hull because I forgot to add it before. I also have added the missile launchers. One thing I did forget is another set of grid lines. I'll try to fix that if I can. Also more textures for the nose of the ship and blue glowy bits like I have on Little Nell & Little Nell 2.
Here I've opened the missile bay doors. I'm not currently very happy with them.
I've started to rough in the shapes for the next ship I'll work on after the Torsk. The Romulan Cabbage.
Here's what the front looks like.
Some really good designs here. They keep more in line with Spock's description of the Earth/Romulan war of using primitive space vessels with primitive weaponry (despite the fact that the Romulans had been in space for quite a while by this time).
A possible explanation as to why these existed alonside the NX class ships would be that these were hastily cobbled together to bolster Starfleet's numbers against the numerically superior Romulans, or these were orginally freighters or transport ships that were retrofitted with guns. These could be mass produced and sent to the front lines with the NX's kept in reserve in case the war dragged on, and because they were reluctant to risk these expensive capital ships against cheaper weaponry, such as remote hijacking or mines.
The designs predate Enterprise. They were created by Maseo Okazaki and can be found on his website here:
Yup, I called dibs on the Earth-Romulan War long before Enterprise.
And your work was superior. I won't claim it was TV ready, but Enterprise could have done far worse than looking to the museum as a start point.
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sry if i offend some Americans by saying this but wouldnt it be great to have a game called President evil where the president is Bush and he has a private millitia (which is actually a "public" secret army or commando) and then he reveals his evil plan.
i bet this game would be a bestseller of "non"-fiction or "reality" games.I want to seize control over the world. The only reason is that i wan to be rich.So troops u now what to do. Go and plunder, and if ur there get me some oil barrels will ya, in the name of the President. God Bless all of ya
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Thanks to Lorraine from MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting last week's Tale Weaver prompt on having a dark side or the dark side of life.
" . . .Don't get to close its dark inside. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide" – "Demons" by Imagine Dragon
They're people we meet,
In them darkness keeps.
A veil over haunted eyes,
Something telling weighs,
Light badly betrays;
Shadows lift, they're undisguised.
Putting on a face,
Something's hidden; pace —
Steadily, you're caught thinking.
Truth can be harmful,
Darkness it swarms.
Seeming ruse has us shrinking.
To start, talk awhile;
Some demons revile.
Other darkness isn't asked for it's,
Unfairly gifted,
Souls broken, shifted;
Waiting for light at home lit.
No one is so lost,
They can't be reformed.
Shadows hold tightly, a hand —
Gives hope in the dark,
Heals bruising black marks.
Keep helping, say: "Here's my hand."
Though darkness found can —
Be fearful, programmed,
In those with no conscience led;
Most people are sought,
It happens a lot;
We're trapped in nightmares dread.
But the light of hope,
In dawn always glows.
Derelict souls need help, change,
Is possible;
Not impossible.
Leave no one entrapped; estranged.
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FSU administrators are using recent gun talks as a teachable moment for students.
Thursday, public health experts discussed firearms issues that they say future the physicians at FSU's College of Medicine should be aware of.
They also discussed the relevance of firearms to their medical practices.
Marshall Kapp, director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at FSU, says, "The goal here is to keep the discussion going, help to focus the discussion, make it more informed; trying to civilly and intelligently, rather than just emotionally, discuss and deal with these questions."
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Reflections on a Book Sample
A very long time ago, I played the Smith-Morra Pawn Loss (as Danny Olim liked to call it), and then later on took up its safer brother the 2.c3 Sicilian. It has been over a decade since I've used either in a tournament, but I'm always at least curious to see when there are interesting new developments in those variations. It's therefore noteworthy that the king of 2.c3, Evgeny Sveshnikov, has just released a nearly 600-page tome on the variation.
There's a downloadable sample (see the link above), but I have to say that it makes the book seem less rather than more attractive to me, so I'm hoping that one of my readers has the book and can address the concerns.
(1) On page 6 of the sample (p. 58 of the book) he presents one of his games against Viktor Kupreichik (Kiev 1984), which starts like this: 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Qa5?! 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3!? and now instead of the game's 4...e6 he mentions and dismisses 4...d6 as follows: 5.b4 cxb4 6.cxb4 Nxb4 7.axb4 Qxa1 8.Bb5+ "with a strong attack". Well, maybe. It's clear that White has some attack, but he's also down the exchange and a pawn, and after 8...Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Kxd7 White's best approach isn't obvious. Should he play 10.Qb3, hitting f7 and aiming to castle and then play Bb2? Or maybe 10.Ba3 followed by Qa4+? 10.Nc3 looks natural too, but no approach looks obviously right and Black has plenty of resources in any case. The variations are interesting, but more should probably be said. So my question is, does he say more about this in an explicitly theoretical section, or is that it?
(2) A minor question: on p. 10 of the sample (p. 330 in the book) he offers some conclusions about the ...e6 and ...b6 setup in the ...Nf6 lines. One curious feature is that in recapitulating the moves, he gives 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 etc. Of course this move order is possible, but is there some special reason for it? (One obvious "problem" with 2.Nf3 is that after 2...d6 one can no longer get a traditional Sveshnikov. Whether or not that's a bad thing I'll leave to the readers to decide.) Is there some discussion of the pros and cons of that move order, or was this just an odd bit of carelessness?
(3) In the game Sveshnikov-Taimanov, Salekhard 2001 (starting on p. 330 and continuing to the end of the sample), after the moves 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 dxe5 8.dxe5 Bb4+?! 9.Bd2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.Nc3 Bc6 13.Rad1 Nd7 14.Nd4 Nc5 Sveshnikov looks at three moves: 15.b4, 15.Qh5 and 15.Qg4. The first move was suggested by Spassky after the game; Sveshnikov saw it but rejected it for a bad reason, but notes that Black has a reasonable way to meet it. The second move might be best, he says, and he gives his choice, 15.Qg4, as dubious. Black played 15...Kh8, which is more or less forced, as he notes, and then the game went on with 16.Nxc6 when White may have been slightly better. However, a consultation with the little fish (Rybka) suggests that White is clearly better after 16.Bxd5 followed by 17.Be3. (One example: 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Be3 Nd7 18.Nxd5 Nxe5 19.Nxe6 Nxg4 20.Nxd8 Bxd8 21.Bd4, when Black can either stay semi-paralyzed or head for an unpleasant rook ending after 21...Nf6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Rd7.) So this leads to a question: does Sveshnikov give any indication of using strong, recent software-hardware combos?
I'm sure the book will be valuable to 2.c3 fans in any case, but I am curious about the issues raised above.


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bull dog wrote:I hope that the School Board Considers locating the middle school somewhere other then downtown. A school will do nothing to spur economic growth in the downtown.
On Monday night, representatives from Michigan City-based Fanning and Howey, the school architects, presented the board with preliminary plans for the $38 million project.
While H. Steve Sprunger, school superintendent, and Karen Raab, School Board president, reminded those in attendance that the plans were still in the early stages, the future of the U.S. 231 project wasn?t looking too promising.
The plans showed the school sitting on the east side of the property next to the existing football field and track. When Raab inquired about shifting the building, Project Manager Michael Schipp said that moving the building would compromise the amenities the architects were trying to preserve, including utilities, parking and hickory trees that already exist.
The plans also showed a new soccer field on the west side of the property that would be sacrificed if the building were to move.
William Heidbreder, a local landscape designer, encouraged the board to preserve space on the site for civic green space. Heidbreder presented plans that kept the track and football field and included a memorial park and a botanic garden designed around the architects? site plans.
While the U.S. 231 plans rely on the school corporation giving up the northeast corner of the property, the corporation?s plans for the new school rely on approval by the city?s Plan Commission.
Anyone know who "Concerned Citizens for a Better Crown Point" is or if the school board is coming to this meeting?
Arclight wrote:You know the Planning Commission is going to ham-string the school corporation every chance they get for daring to think for themselves when is came to the decision to sell the land and the price they were willing to accept. I imagine it will be a bit of the old "give us what we want of we will never approve your building plans".
School Board President Karen Raab asked the architects if would be possible to shift the school building, either to the west or by making the building spread out across the property from north to south rather than east to west.
But Schipp (the architect) said the proposal shows the school in a way that's most sympathetic to the site's boundaries and utilities.
About 60 people turned out Wednesday to talk, and sometimes shout, about the impact of a decision by school officials to build a new middle school downtown.
While the meeting was organized to get people thinking about how a new school on the old high school site will affect the community and tax rates, the discussion also touched on topics ranging from the value of the site to the updating of the city's master plan.
Paul Keller, a member of the city's Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, organized the forum but stressed it wasn't sponsored by the city or any other organization. He opened with a 20-minute talk about the history of negotiations between the Crown Point Community School Corp. and the city over the old high school site.
One of Keller's main points was that if school officials already are planning to buy more land to build another middle school east of Crown Point in the next few years, that school should be built first. Then, in the next few years, the district could consider tearing down Robert Taft Middle School and building another school.
No tax dollars will be generated by building a middle school downtown, while the land could be used to develop moderate-income housing, creating a yearly tax flow of $250,000 to $750,000, Keller said. Of that money, the district could get $95,000 to $260,000 annually. By building a school east of Interstate 65, school officials also would spur new housing development in the area, creating additional income.
But some in the audience didn't buy that reasoning, questioning why developers didn't try to buy the land if it was so appropriate for housing. While the district has valued the land at $3.4 million, two appraisals done by firms hired by the city put the value at about $1.3 million.
Keller also said he didn't think there was enough promotion of the hearing the district had in January to vote on whether to build the new school and the remonstrance period that followed. Local businessman Alan Katz loudly disagreed.
Mary Klepsch, of Stewards of the Square, said she understands some people don't want the city to change. But, she said, the downtown is in trouble and needs some new housing nearby.
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Abstinence-only educators' days are numbered. Meet the Purity Ring 3000, a device so advanced, so adept at keep your mind clean and your hymen intact, you'll never need another shaming from an actual flesh and blood human again.
Purity Ring 3000 will detect the smell of pheromones and release a fart smell into the air (or maybe it's not a fart smell, but the kids in the commercial were making fart smell faces). It will use a laser to shoot the "nearest fuzzy animal" if you touch someone. And it will project an image of your mom making a disapproving face at you if you ever try to hook up. It's certainly no Purity Bear, but it would be hard to say that Purity Ring 3000 doesn't get the job done.
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I had some business at a courthouse the other day. Upon entering through the large double doors, I was greeted by a sheriffs deputy. He asked if he could help and directed me to the proper department. He was courteous and helpful. He was also vigilant. In effect, he was screening me to be certain I was not a threat in any way.
That experience led me to think about businesses and how they could benefit from a screening process for their prospective customers. Are you selective about who you allow to become your customer or will you let just anyone in the door? Im sure many readers are shaking their heads now and wondering what Im talking about. After all, customers are not a threat to a business. Or are they?
Think about this. Not everyone deserves to become a customer. I use the word deserves because I view your business as the key instrument enabling you to achieve satisfaction and happiness. If your business is to move you toward satisfaction and happiness, it must attract customers who will contribute toward your satisfaction and happiness. Of course, your customers dont approach your business concerned about your well-being. They are much more concerned about their own well-being.
Lets back up a bit and ask questions to provide some clarity. What is your vision for your business? By that, I mean, what is your business supposed to accomplish? What must your business do to help you achieve your ideal personal life? By ideal personal life, Im including family, passions, hobbies, values, free-time and anything else important to you. Now, lets return to those questions about customers.
What type of customer does your business need to move toward your vision? What does that customer look like? Customers should not only need your product or service, they should also want to obtain it from you because of your particular mode or style of operation.
Here is an acronym that may help you crystallize your picture of that customer. They must be a CAPP client. They must Cooperate with your business model. They must Appreciate your Product or service and the way you offer it. They must Pay on time and in full. They must be Profitable.
A customer who does not meet the CAPP requirement detracts from your ability to find and care for customers who do meet the requirements. Time spent working with difficult customers who dont cooperate with reasonable business guidelines, who dont appreciate the efforts your employees put forth, dont pay on time and take energy and resources away from the CAPP customer will almost certainly be less profitable.
Dont accept customers who dont measure up. It is difficult to pass up a prospect or to fire an existing customer. However, if you have a serious and realistic vision for your business, a business model that delivers value and an adequate pool of prospects, you cant afford to accept customers that fail to match your CAPP requirements. Think about your customers. You owe it to them and to yourself.
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