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WTF is up with the APA not reserving rooms at the group rate for the 26th of December? The meeting is from the 27th to the 30th. Those lucky enough to have interviews on the 27th should probably arrive on the night of the 26th. Of course, there is no special rate (student or otherwise) for that night. If a candidate wants to avoid traveling to NY the morning of their interview, they will have to pay an extra $300+ dollars for the privledge.-- Mr. Zero
Seriously: WTF was the APA thinking? Can we have a post about this? Who do I complain to?
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APA Eastern Meeting Group Rate S.N.A.F.U.
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It is uncommon for interviews on the 27th to occur in the morning.
This is not going to be a great job market year. It will not be hard to have all of one's interviews on the 28th and 29th.
No SNAFU!
- September 16, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
I wouldn't want to fly from my current undisclosed location in the morning if I had a job interview that same day in the afternoon. But I suppose it would be possible to schedule stuff around it.
Anyways, I don't stay at the conference hotel. Especially when it's the Times Square Hilton (SNAFU!!!1!).
When do they normally start the group rates? They really should schedule them for the night before the conference, not the day the conference starts.
- September 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Well, the program doesn't really begin until the evening of the 27th, that's why they don't negotiate a group rate for the night of the 26th. I wonder how hard it would be, though, to get the hotel to add a few rooms at the convention rate for the 26th. I don't see why they'd balk -- presumably they're happy with selling a bunch of rooms at that rate.
Zero, isn't it going to be tough to find a cheaper hotel in NY than the Marriott (not Hilton) at the convention rate? Even a hotel with fewer stars. Maybe a flea bag. Or are you going to stay with friends? I did stay with relatives once in NYC, and I was interviewing. It was a mistake. I should have ponied up the money.
- September 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- Inside the Philosophy Factory said...
It is possible that the hotel wouldn't give the lower rate for the 26th, as it's a Saturday night and they may be thinking that they'll have guests in NYC for Christmas over the weekend.
- September 17, 2009 at 3:15 AM
- Justin Sytsma said...
I was able to get the group rate for the 26th when I booked my room a little over a week ago. I wasn't able to get the student rate for any of the nights, though.
Maybe they reserved fewer rooms for the 26th and those rooms are now filled?
- September 17, 2009 at 5:30 AM
Justin - That's strange that you couldn't get the student rate at all, but you could get the group rate for the 26th. I would try calling them again. One of the people I spoke with when trying to sort this out didn't know about the group rate. I had to insist and make her look up the access code before she found the special rate. It's probably worth trying again.
- September 17, 2009 at 6:43 AM
Just a quick "heads up" for all those strapped for cash: I am positive that a quick search on hotwire/expedia/priceline would produce at least half a dozen decent hotels located within 10 city blocks from the conference offering rates lower than $150 a night.
- September 17, 2009 at 7:02 AM
How about this for a sub-thread: is it worth paying for the conference hotel vs staying with friends or relatives when you're interviewing? On the one hand, you're right there and can always run up to the room to collect yourself, on the other, the possibility of outside world interaction and saving big $$. Thoughts?
- September 17, 2009 at 7:19 AM
what are the exact pros and cons of staying with friends vs. staying at the hotel, btw? is it really so bad to not get a room there?
- September 17, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Aristophanes Hiccups said...
Inside the Philosophy Factory is probably right. The real problem isn't group rates for the day before, the real problem is that its scheduled (as always) right after Christmas. Not only are hotels (especially in NYC) incredibly pricey during that time of year but airfare is jacked up as well. What the APA has to do is move the conference a week or two later to a more sensible time of year like every other professional conference.
Btw, look in Newark near the Airport or even bed and breakfasts in Brooklyn. Commuting into NY from those two locations is not really that difficult since you can catch a free bus from the hotel to the airport and then a train to New York from there (or even another bus to Newark Penn and then the Path).
- September 17, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Checking in 12/26, checking out 12/30. Hotel Alexander, 2.5 miles north of the conference hotel, has a summer vacation sale of $108/night. Otherwise it looks like you're facing at least $180 in Manhattan (Holiday Inn at 57th St, $200 at the 30-30 near Penn Station, etc. $110 for the Sleep Inn in Brooklyn. It looks like there are a lot of options that aren't materially worse than using the conference discount. Plus, you can do one night at one of these places, then move to the conference hotel on the 27th.
Don't get me wrong, I feel your pain. Seems to me that the APA should have the conference in Brooklyn or Newark to begin with, then staying at the conference hotel with discount would be $80 a night. But if you're going to pony up for airfare and a hotel, what's fifty more bucks? Other than lunch for a month, that is.
- September 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM
As someone who has been on the other side of the table interviewing people, I can say that we, at least, are willing to accommodate the people we interview, and try to schedule around their travel plans. If you are offered an interview, and you do not want to interview on the 27th, then ask if they can reschedule.
- September 17, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Reasons to stay at the conference hotel: You can easily retreat to your hotel room during the day if you want to be alone, or regroup, or take a nap (job candidates can have trouble sleeping well during the night) or fix a wardrobe malfunction (perhaps more of an issue for women with e.g. pantyhose)
Otherwise one is forced to either be at the conference in public all day (which is exhausting) or actually leave the conference, travel through the city, and then come back for the evening receptions each night (the "smokers", which job candidates should attend)
- September 18, 2009 at 3:49 AM
- Mr. Zero said...
No one is suggesting that it wouldn't be more convenient to stay in the conference hotel. The problem is, it's deeply, horribly, overridingly economically inconvenient.
- September 18, 2009 at 6:02 AM
Mr. Zero, no need to be a dick. 9/18 3:49 was just responding to questions from 9/17 7:19 and 7:37.
Also, given the difference it might make (at least if you have 3+ interviews) to getting a job, isn't it worth $1000? Lots of other careers require much more in the way of job 'search' costs. And this is a prototypical 'high leverage situation' as the baseball statheads would say. You bring in your best pitcher when the game is on the line--even if it isn't a save situation. I'd fork over 5% of my yearly earnings if it improves my chance of getting a job by 10 or even 5%. What the hell. Game on. All that.
Now, there's no way I would stay in the expensive hotel if I had say, zero or one or even two interviews. Not a very hectic several days in that case. Show up for your interviews; show up for the smoker, and don't sweat the rest.
- September 18, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- Mr. Zero said...
I didn't mean to be a dick. I apologize.
However, I don't have $1,000. And, in order to stay in the conference hotel, I have to make arrangements way before I know how many interviews I'll get.
- September 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM
The problem (as Xenophon documented) is that in NY right after Christmas it's going to be very hard to find something substantially cheaper than the convention hotel.
By contrast, it's really easy to find something within easy walking distance of the Palmer House for quite a bit less in February. (Huh, I wonder why that would be...? /irony)
I do think it's a lot better not to give yourself a trek from Newark (Orchard Park?) if you can help it. A couple of blocks is one thing, but there's going to be substantial stress, I think, if you are in effect commuting. Of course, if you don't have the money, you don't have it.
- September 18, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
in NY right after Christmas it's going to be very hard to find something substantially cheaper than the convention hotel.
Obviously, if it's worth it to you to stay in the conference hotel, by all means. Maybe you and I just have different philosophies of what counts as wasting money. But the way I look at it is, if I can find a room for even $20 or $30 less a night, over the course of 3 or four nights, that's not insubstantial. Then I can feel a lot more comfortable about eating food and drinking beer.
- September 18, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Jaded Dissertator said...
Anon. 11:02,
The issue isn't whether or not I would spend $1,000 to get a job; it's if I should have to in the first place.
I mean, I can rationalize all kinds of crazy or stupid or onerous shit if I want to, but that doesn't mean the shit I'm rationalizing is thereby made any less crazy or stupid or onerous.
This is just to say: the Eastern APA is broken. Option 1: accept it and make excuses for it and impose unnecessary burdens on ourselves because after all we're only graduate students or low-rankers Option 2: complain and maybe get it changed.
Option 2 involves complaining. I'll take it.
- September 18, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Well, your choice, obviously, but saving $20 or $30 per night isn't what's suggested by your remark that staying at the convention hotel is "deeply, horribly, overridingly economically inconvenient." If I could save $30/night by staying a block away, I'd do that. If I could save it by staying in Brooklyn, forget it.
Xenophon, I don't think they could hold the convention in Newark, because there aren't any hotels that could host it. That's a significant problem for the Easterns.
I think someone suggested Dallas a couple of years ago. That's not a bad idea. And after all, the Cowboys are in the NFC East.
- September 18, 2009 at 7:05 PM
- BunnyHugger said...
I'd do anything I could to get Eastern to change its meeting to sometime other than right smack in the middle of the holidays. Unfortunately I'm registered as a Central member.
- September 18, 2009 at 9:19 PM
My understanding is that the Eastern APA is when it is for two reasons: 1) I'm told it's actually _cheaper_ to book a bunch of rooms at that time than most other times of the year. Individual rooms might not be cheaper, but my understanding is that it's a cheap time for conference booking. 2) No schools have classes at that time, which would not be the case if it was earlier or very much later. A fair number of schools start classes again very soon after new years.
For what it's worth I was recently talking to a sociologist who is married to a philosopher. She's been around the eastern APA many times, as well as her own hiring conference. She said that she thought the APA was much better run and worked much better for everyone involved than the Sociology process seemed to. Others might disagree, of course, and I do think the APA does a worse job than some other disciplines, but those disciplines also charge considerably more money to join and to take part in the hiring process.
- September 19, 2009 at 7:11 AM
The APA sucks. Why won't they just give me a good dissertation, pedigree and haircut? It's all so unfair. How will people recognize me for the creative, well educated and attractive person I am, when the APA is so sucky? The only bright light in this whole fiasco is that complaining about the APA allows me to avoid doing philosophy, which is hard - hey, what's up with that? Why doesn't the APA make philosophy easy? The APA sucks.
P.S. I'm not a troll, just someone who finds it hard to express without sarcasm their admiration, affection and camaraderie. Because of something wrong with me. For which I blame the APA.
- September 19, 2009 at 8:26 AM
- Mr. Zero said...
anon 7:11,
1. I heard that too. Although I heard there's a big party right around that time in New York, which might serve to counteract that effect. This may count against having the meeting there.
2. Yes. That's why it is when it is.
- September 19, 2009 at 8:48 AM
The reason why the APA conferences are always in a small handful of cities is partly because these cities have the hotels big enough for them, but also because these cities are fun. The Eastern could be in Baltimore, or Stamford CT, or the Western in Sacramento or something, and the hotels _might_ be cheaper. But the majority of the people on the programs want to go to fun places, not marginally cheaper ones. (They might not be much cheaper once you figure in higher priced flights, etc.) The process is expensive. It's hard for Grad students. People enjoy complaining. I understand all of that. But it's not as if these things were for no good reason at all, as seems to be suggested by much of the complaining.
- September 19, 2009 at 9:48 AM
I'm all for having the APA in fun places. However, I don't think that you maximize fun by having the APA on the 27th in the Northeast. It's expensive. It's a pain in the ass for most people to get there. Last year, I had to leave at 4 a.m. on the 26th to have my one interview with a school that happened to be an hour's drive from where I was spending X-mas vacation. It cost me an f-load of money. At the time, it cost me all of my money and then some room on the credit cards. (Yes, I did get to eat delicious Philly delicacies like that loaf made out of left over pig parts and for that I'm grateful.)
At any rate, if we're going to keep having the Eastern APA in hard to reach and expensive places, fine. I think that what's troubling a lot of people is having the APA that you need to be at to interview for a job at an expensive and hard to reach place. Given that we can do initial interviews by skype or phone, it just doesn't make much sense to put young philosophers who are tight financial straights through this every year. Let's just make the Eastern about the philosophy and give all of us a break. Now that I have a job, I sure as hell don't want to keep heading cross country to interview in person miserable job candidates at significant cost to both of us. (Now that I have a grown up job, I've discovered that we have a very small part of our travel budget covered. Now if we interview at the APA, it is almost certainly coming out of my pocket.)
- September 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Mr. Zero said...
the majority of the people on the programs want to go to fun places, not marginally cheaper ones.
The Eastern APA is not a philosophy conference. It's a job fair, with a philosophy conference on the side. The "program" is the parsley, not the steak. The majority of the people who attend the E-APA want someplace cheaper.
Furthermore, although these competing goals are in tension, they are not contradictory. You can shoot for fun cities that are affordable. I thought Baltimore was a pretty good place to have it. New York is a fun city, but it's a terrible, terrible place to hold a job fair.
And even furthermore, the people who present in the program aren't paying their own way. Neither are the people who conduct the interviews. Their departments pay for them. If they were on their own nickel, maybe they wouldn't be stoked about the Times Square Marriott, neither.
it's not as if these things were for no good reason at all...
I guess I just don't see what the good reason is. I don't see why the first step in a philosophy career is to fly to New York and stay in a $150-dollar-a-night hotel in Midtown, so that the job interviews can take place in a fun city with no regard to cost. I guess I don't think that's a very good reason.
I guess I think that the idea of people who make a lot of money and who aren't paying their own way insisting on holding a job fair in a extremely expensive city because it's more fun while disregarding the fact that all of the job candidates are broke is pretty fucking insensitive, totally fucked up, and not cool at all.
- September 19, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Mr Z
The Eastern APA is not a philosophy conference. It's a job fair, with a philosophy conference on the side. The "program" is the parsley, not the steak. The majority of the people who attend the E-APA want someplace cheaper.
No, that is absolutely false. The majority of people who go to the APA very strongly prefer it to be in NY than to… anywhere else. Job-seekers form a small(ish) minority of the philosophers attending the conference. You can argue that this small minority should be given special consideration -- I'd agree with that, in fact. But the APA is in fact catering to the majority of its members when it holds the Easterns in NYC.
- September 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Anon 9:48 and Mr. Zero,
When the convention was in Baltimore, it was cheaper and easier to get to. But in fact the hotel wasn't big enough. Many job interviews were conducted in the overflow hotels. That wasn't good; people complained a lot. So it's unlikely it will be there again soon.
- September 19, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
No, [the view that the conference is the parsley, not the steak] is absolutely false... Job-seekers form a small(ish) minority of the philosophers attending the conference.
I find this picture hard to reconcile with my experience of the various APA conferences I have attended. For example, I went to the Baltimore E-APA in spite of the fact that I got no interviews, because I thought there would be a fun philosophy conference there.* I was wrong. It was hard to find interesting talks to attend, and I spent a lot of time wandering around Baltimore or helping my friends prep for their interviews. Not only was I the only person I knew who wasn't involved in interviewing, I was the only person any of my friends knew who wasn't involved in interviewing. Of course, I'm aware that this doesn't mean that there weren't a lot more like me, but I find it hard to believe that the majority of those in attendance were there for the papers, and not the job market.
I've been to a few Pacifics, and the contrast couldn't be more striking. There, no one is interviewing, and it is hard to determine which of several simultaneous interesting talks to attend. I realize that this is not an ironclad case. If you've got some recent survey data that contradicts my assessment, I'm all ears.
And another thing: we totally allow the job market to dictate the timing of the E-APA. There's no way that the APA is catering to the majority of its (non-job-market) members when it puts the meeting two days after xmas. It is when it is because that's the best time for the job fair. Why not allow the fact that it's a job fair to influence its location, too?
(Just to be clear, I have said before and still believe that it should be on the east coast. My only point is that some effort should be made to make it affordable to the many, many under-employed philosophers who are compelled by the profession to attend.)
You can argue that this small minority should be given special consideration -- I'd agree with that, in fact.
Then we're in agreement.
*I also thought it would be worth witnessing the horror in advance of the stress of interviews. For this reason, I don't regret the trip.
- September 19, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
I forgot about that. That's a pretty serious strike against Baltimore. Oh well. It's a fucked-up hellhole anyway.
- September 19, 2009 at 2:22 PM
I don't agree with you, Mr Zero, about the average quality or interest of the papers. I have found the papers at the Easterns to be good, though there often aren't enough in areas that interest me especially. The Pacifics have far more papers on their program, so I do think it's easier to find something you're interested in.
The Easterns get 2000 philosophers in attendance. There are only a few hundred job-seekers. That's my evidence that the job-seekers form a small minority! Seems like good evidence.
The comment tentatively suggesting that hotels are cheaper in the Christmas-New Year gap was right on, and the guess that New York is the exception is correct. Hotels in other cities would love to get the APA contract. On the other hand, about 18 months ago Marriott approached the Eastern Division and asked if they'd accept a substantial sum to break the contract and go to Philly instead. The APA-ED declined. Marriott Times Square now expects to lose a whole lot of money on us (compared to what they'd have made without us, I mean). Hm, since I'm remaining anonymous many readers may be wondering whether I have any idea what I'm talking about or maybe I'm just making it all up. I do know, I have insider info, but I guess I'll remain anonymous since that's how it goes around here.
If you're looking for a cheaper place, easy to get to, willing to sacrifice fun, I think Atlanta is the place you want. Attendance will fall off by several hundred, but maybe it's worth it. And we know Atlanta has big enough hotels.
- September 19, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
I don't agree with you, Mr Zero, about the average quality or interest of the papers. I have found the papers at the Easterns to be good...
I didn't say the papers weren't good; I said there weren't a lot of them.
though there often aren't enough in areas that interest me especially. The Pacifics have far more papers on their program, so I do think it's easier to find something you're interested in.
Yes. We are in agreement.
The Easterns get 2000 philosophers in attendance. There are only a few hundred job-seekers. That's my evidence that the job-seekers form a small minority! Seems like good evidence.
Hold the phone. I was careful not to say that the majority of E-APA attendees were job seekers, though re-reading my comments, I can see that I wasn't clear enough about this point. When I say that the point of the E-APA is the job fair, I mean that most of the people there are either seeking jobs or seeking job-seekers. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation using numbers I pulled out of my ass confirms this suspicion. Suppose there are 300 applicants for 200 jobs, and that an average interviewing department sends 5 people. That's a solid majority who aren't there for the papers.
And in any case, the numbers are somewhat irrelevant. The E-APA is the job fair. The job seekers deserve to be treated humanely by the profession.
- September 19, 2009 at 3:04 PM
I find the idea that it's hard to get to NY very hard to believe- it has 3 major airports, train, buses from all over the NY for nominal sums, etc. It's quite a bit easier to get to than almost any other city in the East. It's usually cheaper to get to, too, for those same reasons. I spend a lot of time looking at flights in and out of various airports in the NE, and NY is almost always cheaper. So, I'm pretty sure that the claim that it's easier to get to Baltimore is false. (It might have been on your particular occasion, but usually this will be wrong.) The difference in flight costs will often make up the difference in hotel costs. Even though many people go to NY for New Years, most don't go and stay in the big conference hotels until after the APA would be over, so that's not driving up prices. Given this, I think most of the complaining here is misguided.
- September 19, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Just goes to show that philosophers eat their own kind. We are somehow unable to organize and play well together. If we could, we'd have boycotted the APA-ED years ago. Don't just complain; DO something about it!
- September 19, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Even though many people go to NY for New Years, most don't go and stay in the big conference hotels until after the APA would be over, so that's not driving up prices.
It's just an observable fact that hotel prices in NYC don't drop in that period, whereas they do in other cities. Maybe what happens is that enough of the New Year (it's tempting to abbreviate both "New York" and "New Year" as "NY", just to be maximally confusing) revelers come early to offset what would otherwise be a lull in the hotel room market.
- September 19, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Not much to add here, but it's also true that there are a lot of graduate programs in the NYC area -- arguably more than anywhere else in the country. For these people, the costs of a NYC event are probably not prohibitive at all.
- September 20, 2009 at 4:37 AM
Anon 2:40, aka, Anon-with-inside-info: the conference hotels in Atlanta are in an area where they razed all the houses for what looks like square miles. It's actually a good place for a conference if you don't want to leave the hotel, but there's no place to eat in the area other than hotel restaurants. Delta's being in Atlanta is a mixed blessing: higher prices for a hub, but good service.
I liked Bawmur. I can't but think that the space problem could have been fixed. Even got a good lunch in Little Italy. But other than the Inner Harbor, it is a hell hole. So the same problem as Atlanta: you go there just to stay in the hotels.
Anon 5:57: getting flights to NYC city is easy, but air congestion there is terrible, so flights tend to be delayed more than other places. Not good when trying to get to an interview and get out. BWI is better, and you've also got the option of Reagan National.
I also liked Philly and Washington. Both now have Southwest, so fares should be good. Any complaints about DC as a location?
Also, Amtrak is a great way to get between DC/Philly/NYC. That's an argument for one of those cities, since a hell of a lot of colleges are along that general corridor. If you're in California, you're screwed, but only part of that is the APA. And given the problems with NYC, this implies that Philly, Baltimore, or DC are probably the best options (this re: Asstro's comment favoring NYC).
I wonder if there's a good conference hotel in Wilmington. As hell holes go, that could be an option.
- September 21, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Okay, good point about Atlanta. (I didn't know that -- I've stayed in a part of Atlanta that was pretty cool, but it was in a small hotel.) But I did say "if you're willing to sacrifice fun", so Atlanta still makes sense on that condition.
I liked Baltimore a lot, myself, but I wasn't interviewing. Note that the secretary of the Eastern Division is a prof. at Johns Hopkins, so he is also apt to be favorably inclined toward Baltimore. But there really aren't hotels with the needed capacity.
DC and Phila. are great choices, as far as I'm concerned. Boston also has SW Air, in Manchester and Providence but I believe now even in Logan. I think DC has been my favorite, actually, even though I find it kind of a pain to get there from BWI (which saves me so much money my conscience requires it, even though my employers pay my way).
- September 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Last time I went to an APA Eastern Meeting in New York, a friend and I saved a lot of money by sharing a room at a hotel called the Larchmont in Greenwich Village. Neither of us got a job though.
- September 28, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Do not bag on scrapple, motherfucker! Philly rules, and so does scrapple with Karo syrup!
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- (verb) (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity; "people who sublimate sexuality into activities which help to build up and preserve civilization"
- (verb) transform (something) into a purer or idealized form; "attractive rhythms are sublimated into a much larger context"
- (noun) the product of vaporization of a solid.
Sublimate meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- परिशोधन करना
Sublimate Origin
- late Middle English (in the sense 'raise to a higher status'): from Latin sublimat- 'raised up', from the verb sublimare .
Sublimate in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu Newspaper)
- They're taught to sublimate self and think about the team instead of themselves.
- Sublimate the ego.
- That is, they sublimate their sexual energies toward another purpose than sexual intercourse and procreation.
- The heat seeped into the interior through the cracks, causing the ice to sublimate and widen the fractures.
- Sport can sublimate many emotions.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of sublimate
- lime juice refines us…
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The Choral Arts are alive at Belhaven University! We are seeking a choral experience at Belhaven University that is unparalleled in its artistic excellence, uncompromising in its Christian ideals, and unsurpassed in rich relationships. Scholarships are available at all levels of choral participation as well as for solo performance. Audition early for best chances at scholarships.
If you have never participated in a choir before, you are one of the people we most want to audition. Our Concert Choir is designed to open the door for beginners to the joy of choral music making. We believe the God has endowed ordinary people with the gift of singing as a normal part of being human. Don't worry, there are very talented singers that will encourage and lead you as you "learn the ropes" of choral singing. The audition is brief and painless. Don't count yourself out without even trying. We want you to have a life changing experience in the Concert Choir.
The Belhaven choirs have performed with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the publication of six new construction management documents, a project checklist, and a construction classification worksheet via the Documents-on-Demand website, which for nearly four years has offered PC, MAC, and tablet users easy access to AIA contract documents' cost-effective contracts anytime and anywhere they have Internet access. These additions complete the conversion of paper AIA contract documents to the web-based service, bringing the total number of documents available through Documents-on-Demand to 106.
"Only the AIA's contract documents provide the time-tested legal protection that has been the industry standard for over 120 years. The latest additions to our documents-on-demand contracts and forms have completed our ultimate goal of providing a comprehensive, quick, and easy alternative to paper documents with the added benefit of anywhere, anytime online access," said Maan Hashem, managing director, AIA contract documents software and services.
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The following documents and forms have been added to AIA Documents-on-Demand:
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Take a stroll down memory lane with the pop sounds of this concert special. This reunion brings together the greatest recording artists from the 50s pop era. Taped in Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal, it is hosted by Mary Lou Metzger, Phyllis McGuire and Pat Boone, and features a cavalcade of 1950s pop music recording legends, reuniting and performing their biggest hits. The McGuire Sisters (who reunite for the first time since 1967), Debbie Reynolds, Patti Page, the Chordettes, the Crew Cuts, the Four Lads, the Four Aces, the Four Coins, Don Cherry, Gogi Grant and more take the stage and share the good times.
This nostalgia-fest features a mix of new performances and short archival footage transitions of the fads, fashions, news stories and pop cultural events of the 50s decade. Tribute montages also highlight the superstar 50s pop icons who have died in recent years (Dean Martin, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Ray and more). Special guest presenters include Wink Martindale, Rip Taylor, Brett Somers, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Nick Clooney, Fess parker and Joni James.
Songs included:
"26 Miles"; "Big Man" (Four Preps); "April Love" (Pat Boone); "Band of Gold" (Don Cherry); "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight" (Ensemble); Greatest Hits Medley (McGuire Sisters); "Istanbul"; "Standing on the Corner" (Four Lads); "Little Darlin'" (Diamonds); "Lollipop" (Chordettes); "Shangri-la" (Four Coins); "Sh-Boom" (Crew Cuts); "Sit Right Down and Write a Letter"; "All in the Game" (Mel Carter); "Tammy" (Debbie Reynolds); "Tennessee Waltz"; "Old Cape Cod" (Patti Page); "The Wayward Wind" (Gogi Grant); "Three Coins in the Fountain"; "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Four Aces).
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –UMBC women's lacrosse's red-shirt sophomore Anna Barnett (Midland, Texas/Midland) captured her first America East Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Barnett helped the Retrievers to their second straight victory in a 7-6 win against La Salle on Saturday. Barnett held off the charging Explorers by tying a career-high with nine stops on 15 shots. The red-shirt sophomore made two stops on free position attempts in the final 1:30 of the contest to preserve the Retrievers' one-goal lead. Barnett added three ground balls in the victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Board of Curators today appointed Thomas "Tom" F. Richards as treasurer of the University of Missouri System, effective Jan. 31.
Richards has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector, including work at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and as chief financial officer and senior vice president for Landmark Bank N.A. in Columbia.
Richards replaces John Miller, who this month accepted the position of treasurer and chief investment officer for the Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, N.C. During Miller's tenure, the university successfully issued $250 million in debt financing at historically low interest rates, improved the university's credit ratings to Aa1 and AA+, implemented new asset allocation policies for the endowment and retirement trust funds, outsourced several treasury functions and improved financial reporting.
Richards will provide operating leadership and strategic direction for the university's cash management, debt, banking relationships across all four campuses and the health system, investment portfolios including management of the university's retirement and endowment funds and operating capital.
Most recently, Richards served as assistant controller for the University of Missouri System.
"Tom brings a wealth of experience in the financial industry and first-hand knowledge of the university and its financial needs, priorities and challenges," said Steve Owens, interim president of the University of Missouri System.
Richards earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and is a certified public accountant. As an active member of the Columbia community, Richards serves on the board of trustees for the Columbia Public Library and the Daniel Boone Regional Library. He also is the treasurer of the Columbia Northwest Rotary Foundation.
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^^^I cant imagine what goes thru some "nutcase's" mind like the woman who did the "special adoption". Alot of crimes? We can sorta reason and understand the criminals motivation and get it. But this? All of a sudden she says to herself..."Jeez...Id sure like to have a baby. Maybe Ill strangle this woman and carve it out of her after coffee and burgers"
Nuts. No other way to describe her.


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Cedar Rapids Flood Update
The flood waters long ago receded, but the damage remains.
A recent article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette puts the actual number of flood victims in Cedar Rapids at about 12,000, of whom 3,000 were children. A study by the non-profit Iowa Fiscal Partnership found that, "The population hit by the June floods was vastly poorer, more likely to be minorities and renters, and occupied property worth less than three-fourths of the city's median home value when compared with other Cedar Rapids residents," according to the Gazette.
Several web sites have sprung up where you can send money.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation has started a Flood 2008 fund. Click on the home page link to make a donation by credit card.
CorridorRecovery.org is a not-for-profit partnership between government, civic, business and faith-based organizations. Click on the Donations link for a list of worthwhile organizations where you can send financial help.
RebuildDowntownCR.org is a web site dedicated to resurrection of the Cedar Rapids Downtown District. You'll find information about downtown businesses recovering from the flood, and photos of the flood.
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The Senna director, Mr Asif Kapadia, whose previous credits include The Warrior and Far North, explains the challenges he faced when making the film, and why Mr Senna was a driver like no other
Senna is the most exciting, and moving, film you'll see this summer. A feature-length documentary about the life of Brazilian Formula 1 driver, Mr Senna, it has more speed, aggression, danger and tension than most blockbusters can dream of. The combination of Mr Senna's extraordinary story, and the inspired film making of director Mr Kapadia, has produced a movie that won an award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
How did you convince Mr Senna's family to work with you and allow you exclusive use of family footage from his early days?
Manish Pandey, the writer, is a big Senna fan and he pitched our idea to the family. At the end everyone was in tears and Ayrton's sister, Viviane, just stood up and hugged him and said, "You really knew my brother." The big thing was that we weren't getting an actor to play him; this was always going to be a documentary."
How long did it take to make the film?
Four or five years from the initial conversation, and then a good two-and-a-half years of full-time editing and putting it together.
Was it difficult to distil an entire career into 100 minutes of film?
The biggest problem was knowing what to drop. We had a seven-hour cut, a five-hour cut and a very good three-hour cut. It was always a question of what to take out and how to keep the story working so that you are watching a drama with a classic three-act structure.
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To what extent did you create a story from the facts of Mr Senna's career?
All we had to do was show what happened. We knew what the ending was, although it was only when we looked at the footage that we realised how epic the closure was going to be. We also knew the middle section would be about his great rivalry, so the thing that took the longest to work out was where we should start the story.
It's unusual for a documentary not to feature any "talking heads". Was this hard to achieve?
We were working with TV footage so we had to do something creative to stop it feeling like a television show. Early on when I looked at the footage I felt I was looking at amazing rushes from a film that I hadn't shot, and it became clear that we didn't need talking heads. The whole idea was to make Senna tell his own story.
Did you get a sense of what he was like as a man?
He put everything towards his career - from the age of three that was all he ever wanted to do, drive fast and beat everyone; that was his answer to every problem in life. Maybe his personal life was sacrificed for his professional life, but he had to win. Even if he was on pole position he went out to drive even faster, because he needed to beat himself. He had an amazing desire to be number one, that's all he lived for, and anything that stopped him drove him nuts.
Has Mr Alain Prost, Mr Senna's great competitor, got over their historical rivalry?
I think it's still going. We went to Prost's house to meet him, and he started by saying, "Everything's fine, we made it up at the end." But the fact was, we went to Paris to interview the four-times world champion [Prost] to make a film about the three-times world champion [Senna]. From the outside it feels like that tension may still be there.
How would Mr Senna be remembered if his career hadn't been cut short?
He would have won the title in 1994 if he hadn't had the accident. His teammate, Damon Hill, was one point away from winning it that season and the only reason Schumacher won is that he crashed into Hill to stop him. And at the end of the season Benetton, Schumacher's team, admitted their car carried illegal technology.
How did you treat 1994's unforgettable San Marino Grand Prix weekend?
There is a change of focus in the film's third act, when, having been talking about years in Senna's life, suddenly we're talking about Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Straight away the audience realises something serious is about to happen.
Finally, what separates the era recorded in the film from today's Formula 1 scene?
Senna was famous at a time when television cameras were everywhere, but before PR kicked in and the guys started to watch themselves. Another important element is that they were men. Senna was 26 when he got into F1 and Prost was older, so they weren't young kids. But it's an exciting time right now in F1, with five world champions competing this season. The last few years have been compelling, whether or not it's down to Bernie [Ecclestone] I don't know, but it always goes down to the wire.
Senna is released on 3rd June in the UK. sennamovie.co.uk


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Network Working Group M. Lasserre, Ed. Request for Comments: 4762 V. Kompella, Ed. Category: Standards Track Alcatel-Lucent January 2007 Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). IESG Note The L2VPN Working Group produced two separate documents, RFC 4761 and this document, that perform similar functions using different signaling protocols. Be aware that each method is commonly referred to as "VPLS" even though they are distinct and incompatible with one another. Abstract This document describes a Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) solution using pseudowires, a service previously implemented over other tunneling technologies and known as Transparent LAN Services (TLS). A VPLS creates an emulated LAN segment for a given set of users; i.e., it creates a Layer 2 broadcast domain that is fully capable of learning and forwarding on Ethernet MAC addresses and that is closed to a given set of users. Multiple VPLS services can be supported from a single Provider Edge (PE) node. This document describes the control plane functions of signaling pseudowire labels using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), extending RFC 4447. It is agnostic to discovery protocols. The data plane functions of forwarding are also described, focusing in particular on the learning of MAC addresses. The encapsulation of VPLS packets is described by RFC 4448. Lasserre & Kompella Standards Track [Page 1] RFC 4762 Virtual Private LAN Service over LDP January 2007 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................3 2. Terminology .....................................................3 2.1. Conventions ................................................4 3. Acronyms ........................................................4 4. Topological Model for VPLS ......................................5 4.1. Flooding and Forwarding ....................................6 4.2. Address Learning ...........................................6 4.3. Tunnel Topology ............................................7 4.4. Loop free VPLS .............................................7 5. Discovery .......................................................7 6. Control Plane ...................................................7 6.1. LDP-Based Signaling of Demultiplexers ......................8 6.1.1. Using the Generalized PWid FEC Element ..............8 6.2. MAC Address Withdrawal .....................................9 6.2.1. MAC List TLV ........................................9 6.2.2. Address Withdraw Message Containing MAC List TLV ...11 7. Data Forwarding on an Ethernet PW ..............................11 7.1. VPLS Encapsulation Actions ................................11 7.2. VPLS Learning Actions .....................................12 8. Data Forwarding on an Ethernet VLAN PW .........................13 8.1. VPLS Encapsulation Actions ................................13 9. Operation of a VPLS ............................................14 9.1. MAC Address Aging .........................................15 10. A Hierarchical VPLS Model .....................................16 10.1. Hierarchical Connectivity ................................16 10.1.1. Spoke Connectivity for Bridging-Capable Devices ...17 10.1.2. Advantages of Spoke Connectivity ..................18 10.1.3. Spoke Connectivity for Non-Bridging Devices .......19 10.2. Redundant Spoke Connections ..............................21 10.2.1. Dual-Homed MTU-s ..................................21 10.2.2. Failure Detection and Recovery ....................22 10.3. Multi-domain VPLS Service ................................23 11. Hierarchical VPLS Model Using Ethernet Access Network .........23 11.1. Scalability ..............................................24 11.2. Dual Homing and Failure Recovery .........................24 12. Contributors ..................................................25 13. Acknowledgements ..............................................25 14. Security Considerations .......................................26Show full document text


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NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan on Saturday seeking to capitalise on his affinity with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to strengthen security and business ties on his first major foreign visit since his landslide election victory in May.
Modi is one of only three people that Abe follows on Twitter, while the Indian leader admires the Japanese premier's brand of nationalist politics.
"We will explore how Japan can associate itself productively with my vision of inclusive development in India," Modi said before departing on Saturday for the five-day visit.
He listed manufacturing, infrastructure and energy as key areas for cooperation. In his previous role as chief minister of India's fast-growing western state of Gujarat Modi had actively courted Japanese investment.
Modi, 63, is embarking on an intense month of diplomacy in which he will receive Chinese President Xi Jinping before meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington as he seeks to carve out a stronger role for India as a global player.
In Japan, he will lobby for Abe to back a nuclear energy pact, although hopes of striking a similar accord to one reached with the United States in 2008 had faded in the run-up to the visit.
Japan wants explicit guarantees from India, which has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, to limit atomic tests and allow closer inspection of its facilities to ensure that spent fuel is not used to make bombs.
Speaking to Japanese reporters, Modi addressed those concerns: "Our track record of non-proliferation is impeccable," he said, adding that India would uphold a "unilateral and voluntary" moratorium on explosive nuclear weapons testing.
Also under discussion will be a proposal to formalize a 'Two Plus Two' format for talks bringing together the foreign and defence ministers of both countries, reflecting shared concerns about an increasingly assertive China.
Modi was due to attend a dinner with Abe on Saturday evening in Kyoto, a city the Indian leader associates with a Buddhist heritage shared by both Japan and India.
Modi also hopes that Kyoto will serve as a template for his vision of building 100 'smart' cities in India - and to develop the ancient Indian holy city of Varanasi on the river Ganges that he represents in parliament.
At his next stop in Tokyo, Modi will seek to drum up the inward investment he needs to bring to life the appeal to "Come, make in India" he made in a speech this month to mark India's independence day.
India, Asia's third-largest economy after China and Japan, needs faster economic growth to create work for the one million young people who enter the workforce every month.
In early steps, Modi has allowed foreign investors to own 100 per cent of railway projects with an eye to drumming up interest in building India's answer to Japan's high-speed 'bullet' trains. He is also courting Japanese investment in an ambitious industrial "corridor" to run between Delhi and Mumbai.
Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd, Suzuki Co Ltd, Sony Corp and Toyota Motor Corp are household names in India. Yet, India accounts for only 1.2 per cent of Japan's total outward foreign direct investment.
"Companies in Japan have been considering India over the last two, three years very actively, but probably the political environment was a little tricky," said Harish H.V., a partner and head of corporate finance at advisory firm Grant Thornton.
"Now that we have a new government which is considered pro-investment, ideally it's a good time."


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Long Beach GRAND SLAM | 22 - 27 July 2013
Long Beach, Calif., USA, July 24, 2013—With the women's field being narrowed down to 16 teams out of the original 32 that started the main draw following Wednesday's final pool play match and first round of the single elimination bracket, action will become even more heated Thursday when the women's round of 16 and nationally televised quarterfinals are held at the $440,000 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam double-gender tournament. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is back in the USA for the first time in a decade. While the men's teams played the second of three pool play matches on Wednesday, the women reduced their field to 16 teams as the second and third place teams from the eight pools baked and battled under the warm California sunshine.
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is back in the USA for the first time since 2003. With the event being held for the first time in Long Beach the purpose-built site is located on the expansive glistening sands of Marina Green Park on East Lakeshore Drive. Matches at the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam, presented by ASICS, are scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. Thursday. The women's round of 16 will start at noon. General admission is free to the event and VIP tickets are on sale through the event website at www.wsobv.com. The last matches Thursday will be the women's quarterfinals with two at 4 p.m. and one each at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The men meantime will play their last of three pool play matches starting at 8 a.m. and come back to play their first round of elimination matches starting at 2 p.m.
In the first elimination round that capped Wednesday's schedule, Germany's No. 7-seeded Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler defeated Canada's No. 31-seeded Melisa Humana-Paredes/Taylor Pischke, 21-18, 21-15 in 35 minutes; USA's No. 12-seeded Jennifer Fopma/Brooke Sweat stopped Czech Republic's No. 23-seeded Martina Bonnerova/Barbora Hermannova, 21-8, 21-11 in 28 minutes; USA's No.1-seeded April Ross/Jennifer Kessy held on to beat Germany's No. 14-seeded Victoria Bieneck/Julia Grossner, 21-11, 14-21, 16-14 in 54 minutes and Switzerland's No. 9-seeded Nadine Zumkehr/Joana Heidrich beat Australia's No. 11-seeded Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy, 21-13, 21-15 in 34 minutes.
In the final four first round elimination matches late Wednesday afternoon, Slovak Republic's No. 13-seeded Natalia Dubovcova/Dominika Nextarcova beat Canada's No. 21-seeded Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas, 21-14, 21-17 in 36 minutes; USA's No. 15-seeded Emily Day/Summer Ross surprised Finland's No. 16-seed Erika Nystrom/Emilia Nystrom, 21-10, 21-15 in 30 minutes; Canada's No. 24-seeded Sarah Pavan/Heather Bansley eliminated Italy's No. 22-seeded Daniela Gioria/Laura Giombini, 21-14, 13-21, 15-12 in 50 minutes and Germany's No. 20-seeded Jana Kohler/Anni Schumacher knocked off Austria's No. 19-seeded Barbara Hansel/Katharina Schutzenhofer, 17-21, 13-21, 15-11 in 50 minutes.
The first round winners advanced to meet the eight pool winners on Thursday as the winners all earned a first round bye.
In Thursday's round of 16 matchups, Germany's Holtwick/Semmler will meet Switzerland's No. 17-seeded Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Depre; USA's Fopma/Sweat will challenge USA's No. 8-seeded Lauren Fendrick/Brittany Hochevar; USA's Ross/Kessy will line up against Brazil's No. 5-seeded Agatha Bednarczuk/Maria Antonelli and Switzerland's Zumehr/Heidrich will go against Brazil's No. 4-seeded Maria Claira Salgado/Carolina Salgado.
The second group of matches will seeSlovak Republic's Dubovcova/Nextarcova play against Brazil's No. 3-seeded, Barbara Seixas/Liliane Maestrini; USA's Day/Ross meet Spain's No. 6-seeded Liliana Fernandez/Elsa Baquerizo; Canada's Pavan/Bansley will play Czech Republic's No. 10-seeded Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova and Germany's Kohler/Schumacher will tangle with No. 2-seeded Taiana Lima/Talita Antunes.
The FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam, presented by ASICS, is the showcase part of the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball, a SoCal beach festival that includes 4-person and 6-person recreational events, a youth tournament and nightly music concerts. Also part of the event is the inaugural ASICS World Series Cup featuring two teams in each gender from the USA against two international teams with the finals on Sunday. In addition to the international live FIVB telecasts, the event also includes 23 hours of live or same-day telecasts split between NBC Sports Network, Universal Network and NBC TV Network.
The women's semifinals and medal matches of the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam will be held on Friday with the men's semifinals also on Friday and men's medal matches closing the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam on Saturday. Play Wednesday through Friday will start at 8 a.m. and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for the men's medal matches.
The gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900. The women's medal matches will be held on Friday and the men's medal matches on Saturday. The FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam is the 291st FIVB international men's event since the FIVB began play in 1987 and the 253rd FIVB women's tournament since women started international competition in 1992.
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is comprised of 10 Grand Slam events and the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Not part of the World Tour but still counting towards the FIVB World Rankings, the FIVB yearly calendar also includes seven Open events, five double-gender and two women-only. There is a double-gender FIVB Open event being playing this week as well in Anapa, Russia.
After another week off next week, the 10-Grand Slam 2013 FIVB World Tour will continue in two weeks in Germany at the $440,000 FIVB Berlin Grand Slam. The season finale of the tour will be in Brazil in mid-October at the $440,000 FIVB Sao Paulo Grand Slam.
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USA takes men's gold, Spain silver, Italy bronze at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
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Spain, USA win men's semis at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Long Beach, Calif., USA, July 26, 2013—Surprise, surprise, a funny thing happened on the way to the men's medal matches Friday as beach volleyball duo... More...
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Brazil earns women's gold and silver, Germany bronze at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
Long Beach, Calif., USA, July 26, 2013—Proving once again their overall superiority in the blossoming sport of beach volleyball, women's tandems from ... More...
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Men's competition into single elims at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
26.07.2013 05:41:05
Brazil with two, Germany, USA, in women's semis at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
25.07.2013 05:05:06
14 Men's teams 2-0 in Pool Play at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
24.07.2013 23:14:12
Women end Pool Play, start eliminations this afternoon at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
23.07.2013 08:10:00
Lower seeds win twice Tuesday in Women's Pool Play at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
23.07.2013 03:32:22
Men's Pool Play at FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam starts with upset
22.07.2013 22:58:59
Main draw field finalized from FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam qualifying
22.07.2013 19:58:52
Kerri Walsh out of debut US tournament
21.07.2013 18:32:53
USA hosting FIVB World Tour at $440,000 FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam
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Long Beach Grand Slam confirmed for July
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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that the Lincoln Cares program will help fund 10 projects and programs across the community in 2010. Lincoln Cares is a community donation program, which allows Lincoln Electric System (LES) customers to voluntarily add one dollar to their bill payments each month for projects not included in the City budget.
The Mayor made the announcement at the Prairie Building at Pioneers Park Nature Center, the new home of Heritage School and the proposed new home for the Hudson Cabin. Endowments for the two buildings that were part of Heritage Village at State Fair Park are on the new Lincoln Cares funding list. The 2010 projects also include an endowment for animal care at Pioneers Park.
Other new projects are Sherman Field support facilities; the Great Plains Trails Center at Union Plaza; the Trago Park Shelter; the Belmont Park Natural Play Area; solar lighting for Lewis Field and Tierra Park; and park and playground improvements at Elliott School, Antelope Park and Antelope Valley Trail.
(A list of new and former Lincoln Cares projects follows this release.)
The Lincoln Parks Foundation and Time Warner Cable (TWC) will continue to provide a 50-cent match for every dollar contributed to the Lincoln Cares program. In its third year of sponsorship, TWC will provide $30,000 in matching dollars and another $30,000 for on-air promotion of Lincoln Cares. The Lincoln Parks Foundation will contribute up to $25,000 with its cash match.
Mayor Beutler also announced a new category for media sponsorship for Lincoln Cares. He welcomed KOLN/KGIN-TV, KLKN-TV; Three Eagles Communications; NRG Media - Broadcast House; and the Lincoln Journal Star. Each will provide $30,000 of in-kind advertising and promotion of Lincoln Cares. With TWC's contribution, local media will provide a total of $180,000 in promotion during 2010.
With this generous local media support, we hope more residents will be inspired to donate to the outstanding Lincoln Cares program," Mayor Beutler said. "I want to thank our new media sponsors as well as the Lincoln Parks Foundation and Time Warner Cable who will continue to provide matching dollars. Lincoln Cares has grown to become a significant community effort that gives everyone in Lincoln the opportunity to support our great parks system.
"Our 300 local employees and our customers take great pride in Lincoln's parks and programs, and we're very happy to support Lincoln Cares and bring more awareness to our community's needs," said Ann Shrewsbury, Vice President of Communications for Time Warner Cable.
From its inception in February 2003 through January 2010, Lincoln Cares has collected $493,020 from
LES customers adding a dollar to their bill payments. An average of 4,786 LES customers donate to the program every month. Another $8,791 has been contributed through direct donations to the Lincoln Parks Foundation and through partnerships with Pepsi, Lincoln Benefit Life, Olsson Associates and Culver's Restaurants. To date, the corporate contribution to Lincoln Cares totals $435,000. The total for all collections since Lincoln Cares began is $936,811.
Lincoln Cares is a shining example of the kind of successful public-private partnerships the Lincoln Parks Foundation wholeheartedly supports," said Christie Dionisopoulos, President of Lincoln Parks Foundation. "The Parks Foundation's mission is to enhance our Parks and Recreation programs beyond what the City budget can provide. This partnership helps leverage and stretch those private investments even further to make our neighborhoods and community a better place to live.
We greatly appreciate everyone who continues to put the 'cares' in the Lincoln Cares program," said Lynn Johnson, Director of the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department. "Our generous corporate and community sponsors, media sponsors and those people who add the extra dollar to their LES payment every month are making a visible and meaningful difference in our community.
To donate to Lincoln Cares, LES customers can add one dollar to their bill payments each month. Those who pay LES through automatic bank billing can add Lincoln Cares to their payments each month by calling LES at 475-4211. Donations also can be mailed directly to the Lincoln Parks Foundation, 2740 "A" Street, Box 201, Lincoln, NE 68502. More information on Lincoln Cares is available by calling 441-8264 or visiting the Parks and Recreation Web site at parks.lincoln.ne.gov
The Lincoln Cares Advisory Board approved the following projects to be funded in 2010:
Trago Park Shelter - $15,000
Recent renovations to Trago Park, including the new interactive water playground, have increased demand for the existing picnic shelter. Lincoln Cares funds will be used to construct a new open-air shelter near the playground/sprayground that will remain available to the public even when the existing shelter has been reserved for private functions. The new shelter will be built of durable materials and will fit with the appearance of existing park facilities.
Sherman Field Support Facilities - $20,000
Sherman Field is a 52-year-old historic baseball facility owned by the City. Many of its support facilities (restrooms, parking and areas for ticket collection, concessions, maintenance and storage) are in need of renovation, replacement and/or expansion to better serve users and visitors and to more efficiently operate the facilities. The improvements have been designed to recognize and celebrate the historic significance of the ballpark.
Great Plains Trail Center at Union Plaza - $10,000
The Antelope Valley Project links downtown, the Haymarket the UNL campus and the new Union Plaza park with major trails and bike routes. A new Great Plains Trail Center building in Union Plaza's festival plaza and amphitheater area will provide space for public restrooms, the display of trail and visitor information, meetings and social gathering. It is anticipated that private businesses will add space for concessions, retail, bicycle repair and rental and other uses.
Hudson Cabin and Heritage School Endowment - $3,000
The Hudson Cabin, constructed by Edward Thomas Hudson in 1863, is reported to be the oldest existing residence built within the present City of Lincoln. For more than 30 years, the historic cabin and the Heritage School were part of the Heritage Village at the Nebraska State Fair Park. Heritage School has been relocated to the Pioneers Park Nature Center, and there is a proposal to move Hudson Cabin to a location surrounded by native prairie grasses at the Nature Center. The two buildings would provide opportunities for students and visitors to learn about Euro-American settlement of Nebraska. An endowment fund will provide for ongoing care and maintenance of the historic buildings.
Pioneers Park Nature Center Endowment for Animal Care - $10,000
For 46 years, the Pioneers Park Nature Center has provided outdoor education for all ages, and nearly 300,000 people visit each year. The Nature Center has grown from 40 acres to 668 acres of woodland, wetland and prairie habitat with eight miles of trails; two interpretive buildings; outdoor animal exhibits; bird, herb and prairie gardens; and a natural play area. An endowment fund will provide ongoing care and food for the small animals exhibited in the buildings and the herds of bison, elk and deer on the grounds.
Belmont Park Natural Play Area - $10,000
With Belmont Park's location near Belmont Elementary and the Belmont Recreation Center, it has a wide variety of uses. In cooperation with the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District and the Healthy Families Play Outside Partners, a natural play area is being planned to expose children to nature while challenging them both physically and mentally. The area would combine plants and trees with creative land forms, rock structures and perhaps natural water features.
Lewis Field Parking Lot Lighting - $7,000
In conjunction with the Antelope Valley Project, a new parking facility was recently built at Lewis Field. The new lot uses rain-garden islands and porous pavement to reduce the amount of rainwater runoff and improve water quality. Area lighting is needed to improve public safety, and to fit with the "green" parking lot, Lincoln Cares funding will be used to install solar-powered lighting to lower utility costs.
Tierra Park Playground Area Lighting - $7,000
As part of recent water quality and drainage improvements, the Tierra Park playground was replaced with one that provides increased accessibility and improved safety. A solar-powered area light will be installed to further improve safety and eliminate the need for a utility feed.
Elliott School/Antelope Park/Antelope Valley Trail - $4,700
The Antelope Valley Project has changed the landscape of Antelope Park near Elliott School and has resulted in the Antelope Valley Trail running close to the school's drop-off/pick-up zone. In partnership with Lincoln Public Schools, a master plan has been developed to improve to the school's west entrance, play area and connection to the park and trail. To celebrate its 100-year history, Rotary 14 has pledge $100,000 gift towards the project. Lincoln Cares will help fund the replacement of a parking lot with one to serve the school and trail users. This also will create more land on the school grounds for play area improvements. The new lot will include features to reduce storm water runoff, improve water quality and enhance the area environs.
Parker Pals Scholarships - $9,500
Funds are used to provide scholarships to children from low-income families for swimming lessons through a partnership with the Red Cross and Lincoln Parks and Recreation. In 2009, Lincoln Cares provided 386 free pool admissions, 690 reduced pool admissions, 30 scholarships for swim lessons, 19 scholarships for swimming and diving team and swimsuits for one local service agency. Lincoln Cares also funded one scholarship for the Nature Center preschool program; 36 scholarships for girls and boys basketball programs; 18 before- and after-school program scholarships; and give scholarships for summer day camps.
Projects funded in the first seven years of the Lincoln Cares program include:


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With all the time The Walking Dead has spent milling around the prison, or in the streets of Woodbury, it's nice to see the series get out of those settings and away from the immediacy of the various conflicts (life threatening and otherwise), and really concentrate on telling a story that is temporarily removed from the main thrust of the season, but still remains deeply rooted in the story at hand.
To that end, 'Clear' winds up being a good episode that gives Rick, Carl and Michonne a chance to move around and exist (however briefly) in an adventure that seems to really show them off as more complicated characters.
From the opening scene on, there's the feeling that the supply run will offer more than the chance to simply grab a few extra guns, supplies and rounds of ammunition. It seems everywhere they look, there is some sort of sign that shows just how desperately some past survivors attempted to get information out to one another, to tell their loved ones (or anyone, really) which direction they were headed. But there's nothing to indicate any of these messages did any good – only a brief confirmation that an intended recipient had turned into a zombie.
The closer they get to their destination, the communication becomes more focused, but less optimistic; the words are harsh and sharp, warning of the unfortunate things that will befall those who continue down the path. The messages suggest it's best for those reading to just turn around and go back to where they came. And that's just what Rick's plan is: to go back to where he started, and to loot his old armory so that his people can better defend themselves against the pending conflict against the Governor and Woodbury.
But that's a far as the episode delves into the main narrative of the season. 'Clear' is more concerned with digging up a bit of Rick's past, in order for him to get a glimpse at his possible future. And in order to do that, the episode brings Rick Grimes face-to-face with Morgan Jones (played by the fantastic Lennie James), the man who saved his life during the series premiere.
Initially, it's not much of a reunion, as the group stumbles upon Morgan's zombie traps and increasingly threatening signage and is then set upon by a man with a high-powered rifle and a motorcycle helmet. The scuffle is brief, but it disperses the group to such a degree that Carl winds up saving his father's life by shooting the assailant point blank in the chest. Inspecting the body, Rick finds that not only was the man's life spared by a bulletproof vest, but that the face underneath the helmet is one he distinctly remembers.
After dragging the unconscious Morgan back inside his cleverly booby-trapped house, they discover where all the weapons and ammunition of the armory (and then some) wound up. Michonne considers dragging someone who shot at them into relative safety to be the extent of her good intentions and votes to grab and go (guns and snacks, that is), while Rick once again goes against the desires of group – but this time for an understandable reason.
At this point, the storyline splits into Carl and Michonne on a mission to find a crib for Judith, while Rick tries to find out what's left of a man he once knew. When he regains consciousness, however, Morgan shows little indication he's looking to reminisce with Rick, choosing instead to stab him in the shoulder with a knife before being subdued once more. Between the weapons cache, the scribbling on the walls and Morgan's hyper violent attitude toward anyone stopping by his neighborhood, it doesn't take Rick long to figure out just what's gone wrong.
'Clear' offers more than just an update on where Morgan has been, and what has been going on with him. It is apparent very early on that his son Duane is no longer with him – a fact that is confirmed not long after – and due to the awful circumstances in which Duane was killed, Morgan has become a completely different man whose only concern now is to hole up in his house and kill anything or anyone that stumbles across his walker kill zone. But most importantly, Morgan's journey and his state of mind serves to mirror Rick's; it is a clearer warning than any of the signs spray painted on the walls of the town or written in the street. And while Rick realizes he can't save Morgan right now, there's a feeling the message has certainly been received.
As much as 'Clear' affords Rick the opportunity to, if not answer his questions, at least become more aware of them, it also has several nice moments that give Carl a chance to take a break from his new role as the (rather loathsome sounding) "child soldier" and let him be the somewhat selfish, pigheaded Carl Grimes of old. After all the displeasure that fans expressed at some of Carl's antics back in season 2, it would seem his story here might be seen as an unfortunate setback. However, his determination to fetch a picture of his family from the King County Café actually comes off as understandable (reckless and foolhardy, but still understandable) and winds up working to the advantage of not only Carl's characterization, but that of Michonne as well.
Earlier in the episode, Rick and Carl have a conversation about why Michonne is along for the ride, and perhaps purposely, Rick says within earshot that he simply didn't want her in the prison with Merle. It's not exactly a statement glowing with praise, but then again, Michonne hasn't really had much of a chance to do anything but scowl and silently chop walkers down with her sword. Here, though, 'Clear' offers her plenty of opportunity to prove herself within the framework of the team, but also within the larger world of The Walking Dead as an actual character.
If anything, 'Clear' gives Rick, Michonne and Carl a chance to step away from the immediate narrative and better demonstrate why the audience should be so invested in whether or not they survive from one episode to the next. As it stands, this is certainly the best offering since The Walking Dead returned from hiatus, and it may just wind up being the highlight of season 3.
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- With Lennie James appearing on the upcoming AMC drama Low Winter Sun, perhaps that means The Walking Dead can ask to borrow him from time to time.
- Morgan tells Rick, "You will be torn apart by teeth or bullets," which is probably what the producers say to actors looking to get a part on the show.
- While she's snacking away on something in Morgan's place, Rick asks "We're eating his food now?" To which Michonne responds, "The mat said 'Welcome.'" Giving Michonne a personality helps to round out one-woman-army routine and all it took was a few snarky lines.
- Additionally, we find out Michonne has a thing for brightly colored cat statues. Somehow, this works in her favor.
- Finally, the frantic guy they twice ignored only warrants a stop when he has no further use for his backpack – or their help for that matter.
The Walking Dead returns next Sunday with 'Arrow on the Doorpost' @9pm on AMC. Check out a preview below: