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ALPENA – As a rash of water main breaks in Alpena continues, it is clear work needs to be done to improve the current water delivery system in the city. The price tag for the needed work on the piping system alone exceeds $40 million and because of the city's current economic condition, it is unlikely a complete overhaul will take place any time soon.
The age of the current pipes are not all to blame for the string of leaks over the last several weeks. City Engineer Rich Sullenger said the system's age, condition of the pipes and the weather all determine when breaks occur. Sullenger said in many cases there is not one clear reason why the pipes are bursting.
"We do have an old infrastructure and I have documented water mains out there from 1905 and they do very well. Those aren't the ones that are breaking," Sullenger said. "We also have some pipe that was purchased in the 1950s and 1960s and it seems to be more susceptible to breaking. Some was low priced and some foreign and it has not held up. We know where it is at, but it is not cost effective to replace it, because of the volumes we have in the ground."
Sullenger said he estimates 40 percent of the city's water pipes are made from the steel of that era. He said it is not only the type of pipe that factors into the leaks, but the size of the pipes. Sullenger said much of the piping is four inches in diameter or smaller. He said the current standard is about six inches.
"There is a lot of undersized pipe. Four inch water main is substandard. If you put water main in now it is usually six inches, sometimes eight," Sullenger said. "We have a lot of four inch."
In a report Sullenger did for Alpena Municipal Council it was estimated to change out the city's pipes four inches in diameter or smaller it would cost $2.7 million and to swap out the pipe 4-6 inches it would cost $36.2 million. To have water pipes removed it would cost an additional $2.09 million.
"That is not all the pipe that has aged," Sullenger said. "That is just the undersized piping. Right now what we do is when we do have an issue we do the swap out when we are doing the repairs."
Sullenger said there has been an increase in the amount of broken water pipes or fittings this winter, but stressed it is not uncommon for pipes to burst when weather temperatures fluxuate up and down greatly.
"Is the amount of breaks uncommon? Not with the weather swings we have seen," Sullenger said. "Usually spring and fall are the worst, but with the weather we have had this winter it really doesn't surprise me. I am surprised by some of the locations in which they have occurred though."
One area that has been a problem this winter has been a stretch of Lockwood Street. Sullenger said the pipes there have really never been an issue, but for some reason it has been a problem area this year.
"Some of these locations we have never had problems before," Sullenger said. "Sometimes there is just no rhyme or reason why there is a break. I think really there are a lot of variables playing into this. You can't blame it all on the age of the system."
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Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council reached a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Secretary Rice said, "It is obviously a very serious situation in Gaza. And while our goal must be the stabilization and normalization of Gaza through the implementation of a durable and fully respected cease-fire and an end to all terrorist activities, I think that this resolution shows that the Council and the United Nations is indeed seized of the matter. This resolution is a step toward our goals. It reflects the international community's concern about the circumstances in Gaza and its desire for a sustainable peace in Gaza."
You may read the Secretary's full statement here.
Leila in Israel writes:
The genocide being perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza, with the tacit support of the United States, will be recalled in the future as one of the most shameful episodes in human history. It also marks the end of U.S. dominance in the region and in the world. A country unwillling to intervene to protect the lives of people who have been brutalized, occupied, and dispossesed for more than 60 years, can claim any kind of moral leadership.
The fury and deep anguish these events have provoked in the hearts of millions of people will not soon be extinguished. The American weaponry slicing innocent children to bits and pieces, and the continued political support for this slaughter are a matter of historical record. Hopefully, all complicit parties will face war crimes tribunals in the not so distant future.
Peace remains as elusive as ever and perhaps all hope for it is no gone.
Mack in the Netherlands writes:
When will the USA admit achieving peace is the only way that Israel will achieve is desire security. What does Israel realy wants? It uses every chance not to achieve fair peace. The USA ae not helping. The USA is supporting Israel although it knows that Israel is at the wrong path. Power was and will never be the way to pressure the palestinians to give up their minimum right. I hope that the faild policy of the USA in the last 8 years will be a clear message that you are doing more harm than good. Common sense is needed.
Mack in the Netherlands writes:
Israel and the support of the USA to its actions is destroing all what we have achieved regarding the war on terror. Israel and the USA just don't care. This is unacceptable. Shame on them. How will they ever dare to talk about human rights and theit way of living. If this is your way of living, your democracy, and freedom, then we are living in different worlds. My way of living prevent me from accepting killing the childeren under the war on terror. USA is no longer the leader of the free world. The USA and Israel think that they are better than the rest. The same idea Hitler put his nation above the rest.
Diane in New York writes:
If Hamas recognizes the right of Israel to exist, stops using Gaza as a staging ground to lob rockets at Israeli civilians, and stops using Palestinians as human shields by hiding weapons and terrorists in residences, schools and hsopitals, a cease-fire might have a chance of working. Hamas has very sophisticated PR tactics -- and is responsible for the deaths of Palestinians of all ages. The Israeli Army tries wherever possible to warn residents that houses filled with munitions will be blown up, so they have time to evacuate, and then Hamas prevents them from doing so.
Joe in Tennessee writes:
What difference does it make in a family if someone from the outside who has no direct involvement or suffering from the actions of the principles, much less any authority, to come to an accord?
Israel said OK and Hamas throws a few....
This is not about just Israel by a long shot...and the US and Israel have been the leading makers of peace, along with Egypt, since President Carter in the area...
Learn first, listen to the press latter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas simple place to start.
Feliche in New Jersey writes:
This is my outrage to the one sided news I've been watching and reading during these past days. I'm referring to the never ending Israeli Palestinian conflict. In particular I am responding to the article in this weeks Newsweek, called The Plan of Attack for Peace by Daniel Klaidman. I don't know who this man is. I'm sure he is some distinguished and accomplished and highly educated and so on. But surely his desire to be seem "progressive" and peace loving and all knowing must be preventing him from thinking straight. I mean just his audacious cover title. "Will it ever end? It could-Here's how". No one has been able to solve the problem in 50 years. But Klaidman knows. WOW. I was intrigued.
First he began by citing an anonymous source who is "intimate with Olmert's thinking". Everyone knows that that is ludicrous. No one is "intimate" with any ones thinking.
Second the started to mislead his readers on the Camp David Accord of 2000. He states that the talks failed because time had simply ran out on Clinton's term and also because politically both sides did not have political power to agree. In fact everyone knows that the Peace Accord failed because (Yessir Iamfat) at the very last moment refused to negotiate after he was offered 91% of the land. This is according to The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. Now I'm sure that our very accomplished Klaidman is most likely partly right in his statements. However, I believe, he purposely omits that other little fact.
Then this sentence which is now used in every liberal article. "George W. Bushes war on terror". Listen, I get it. It's hard to argue that the war in Iraq was most likely a huge mistake. Or that Bush is illiterate, and looks very dumb and all that... . But the War on Terror is not Bushes and it should not be written in quotes.
It is a real war. Many countries are involved in it and many young men and women have died fighting it. Have a little respect Klaidman.
And now we come to the most amazing sentence in his "solution" to the Middle East Conflict.
"The suspicion of many Israelis-sometimes-justified-that Palestinian leaders are interested not in peace but in Israel's destruction...."
Sometimes justified???
What is that supposed to mean? Sometimes the Palestine leaders are not interested in Israel's destruction? Oh I get it. The Israelis are sometimes not justified in believing so.
Mr. Klaidman. The Palestinian leaders are always interested in Israel's distruction. They dream of it. It's what they teach their population. It's written in their charter. And everyone knows about it.
I could not read to the end of the article. I'm sure it's full of crap. In fact I have already canceled my subscription to Newsweek a long time ago and don't know why they still send it to me.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I suppose a resolution may help build consensus to a way forward, even as the obstacles to peace are buried under the rubble of their illusions of grandure...terrorists without a clue. Yet Hammas claims to have the best interests of the people at heart...I doubt the Palestinians can be fooled again by petty power plays and elect those that could give a damn whether they had a moment's peace or not..
I mean to be fair, I believe the Palestinian people capable of realizing the truth, picking themselves up, and building a nation.
Which would be a little more hopeful than this.,,dismal state of affairs.
So, there is a choice to be had I think, but Hamas isn't one of them.
If I read tea leaves with any accuracy that is...
Chickens will come home to roost in Iran.
Found Tony Blair's comments to be worthy of being classified as the Reality Check of the Day.
Or the daily "Get a Grip" if one prefers...
I have a resolution that's guarranteed to get results, if the powers that be are so willing. That's to be siezed with resolve and give notice to Hamas to get out of town, get busted, or get buried, in no uncertain terms.
I'm sure there will be a kindly Ayatollah to offer them safe haven.
Let the meak inherit Gaza.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Joe in Tennessee writes: What difference does it make in a family if someone from the outside who has no direct involvement or suffering from the actions of the principles, much less any authority, to come to an accord?
Ask a cop Joe..
Domestic disputes are their least favorite call to get, and it's self evident why it makes a dfference if they show up or not. Lives are saved.
Mahdad in Iran writes:
In response to a recent question posted on Dipnote (where should the Secretary make her final official visit?)
(I Said Palestine and Israel )due to possibilities that the previous Ceasefire would have ceased to be respected, So that the Secretary Rice's visit with both sides would extend and secure peace in the region.
Shortly after my comment posted on the Department of State official Blog the hostilities began between Hamas and Israel.
I'm so happy for what I said in that period : the Honorable Secretary Rice should make her final official Visit to the region regarding the commitment under her leadership to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Above all although I'm so happy that the UNSC passed the Resolution 1860 and called for Immediate Ceasefire , after I became informed of the Both sides rejection of the Resolution , I wondered as to whether the SC Resolution 1860 was acted under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter or not?
while there isn't any absolute necessity for the SC to expressly mention the Chapter VII when adopting a Ceasefire Resolution, it has been the usual practice of the SC since 1990 to expressly mention Chapter VII whenever It decided to adopt a binding Resolution.
Regarding the nature and Importance of the ceasefire and other paragraphs of the resolution it seems that the Resolution was Binding on both parties to the conflict without expressly resorting to Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
Thus in case the parties continue failing to comply with that Resolution It is probable that the Security Council adopts another Resolution with imposing further and tougher obligations on both parties to the conflict with regards to the paragraph 10 of the Resolution which envisaged the SC: (Decides to remain seized of the matter).
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Mahdad in Iran -- Mahdad, Welcome to the blog! If any personality could go to Gaza and make a difference, I would suggest that Aminidijad go have a chat with Hamas and tell them they are "cut off" from any and all Iranian support, military and otherwise.
I don't know how you feel about the Iranian government recruiting suicide bombers via adds published in state run daily newspapers, or the 70,000 some odd wannabe martyrs who have recently petitioned to beome the tools for the destruction of peace at the hands of the idiots that run your country, but you seem like a reasonable and rational individual, so I just had to ask what you think about the role Iran has played in this conflict over the years, if you would be so inclined to offer your thoughts.
If there is one thing about people that's a given, it's that they can only change themselves. You can try to understand them, change their circumstances, try to point the roads to peace, but in the end, they must want it for themselves, knowing what the alternatives are.
We shall indeed see who is "a man of peace", and who is not. Who will break from the past, and who remain stuck there, who will seek peaceful resolution, and who will seek revenge. Who will choose nonviolence, and who will seek non-existence, and who would choose life, rather than propagate the alternative.
Mahdad in Iran writes:
@ Eric in New Mexico-- Thanks alot for your courtesy in addressing me as a reasonable and rational individual. Thats your kindness.
In response to your question about the role Iran has played in the Arab-Israeli conflict over the years, I should tell you that I have always been thinking about the role played by the Iranian regime and I do believe that It played a destructive Role in the peace process. Although it pretends that It supports the peace process in the Arab-Israeli conflict But Actually It doesn't support any peace Process that leads to two state solution living side by side in peace and security as envisaged in the Road Map.
The reason is that it's about 30 years that the Iranian State-run TV shows negative scenes and advertise against any mediation efforts made by U.S., EU and other regional and International organizations towards a permanent and durable peace.
The cause for this approach by the Iranian regime in the Arab-Israeli conflict is obvious: If the Iranian Regime change it's destructive role and plays a positive role in the peace process and the two state solution turn into being , then there won't be any strong pretext for Iran to apply daily negative propaganda against the western states specially the U.S.
Brad writes:
Israel's pullout from Gaza provided a test for all parties involved.
The Gazans failed by firing rockets the day after.
Israel failed by not responding properly for 3 years.
The "powers that try to be," EU, UN etc congratulated Israel at first but as usual, when there was no peace, blamed it. They failed the most.
The U.S. has run hot and cold but has now decided to fail by abstaining from this resolution instead of vetoing it.
There was simply no good reason for those rockets other than as a part of Hamas' and the other terror groups desire for Israel's destruction. Allowing Hamas -- essentially the closest organization to the Nazis in existence -- to run for elections was a serious error in the first place. (I suspect the State Dept. was responsible for caving in to EU demands.)
Israel should be encouraged to finish Hamas as best they can without impediment, to correct the mistakes of others. Then maybe peace can start.
Jordan in South Dakota writes:
I think that any resolution that falls short of the point of trying to change the minds and ideological beliefs of the people in the region is a waste of time.
Dr./Congressman Ron Paul brings up very valid points before Congress, concerning the idea that is was the United States' C.I.A. that funded the madrasa schools in Afghanistan and in other parts of the world. It was the United States and Israel that encouraged the formation of Hamas to counter Yassar Arafats actions in the area. This is a war on ideas. This is a war over the minds and beliefs of the people.
Just like we radicalized the Muslim world through the use of schools and other social institutions, so too can we reverse these extremely negative effects. However, it may be that Dr. Paul is correct in the assumption that we should leave these areas of the world alone as they do not concern us directly.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Mahdad in Iran, I see you recognize the gaping hole in the carpet of rhetoric the leadership of your country is sitting upon.
After almost 30 years, what has political Islam given you? Khomeni's "Utopia"?
A hemoraging stock market, the flight of capital and the "brain drain" of intellectuals and the highly educated, the continued repression of centers of higher learning, teachers, students, and anyone else that is in any way seen as non-conformist to the mindset in power.
All the promise of the future traded for a plastic key to paradise, given to the children ( not even adults) of Iran that the leaders of your nation used to penetrate minefields in the Iran/Iraq war.
Not to mention attempting to be "more Palestinian than the Palestinians" in using that tragic conflict as an excuse to distract from the regim's own failures at home and in international relations.
The incitement , inducement, rational, however you wish to characterize Amadinajad's advocacy of Martyrdom in the context of this video... is in and of itself, evidence of, and grounds for inditement on charges of intent to commit mass murder, in an international court of law.
My answer to Ahmadinejad's wrong thinking-ness is that raising a family, growing old and watching your kids thrive and prosper in peace, and knowing the joy of this over time, having contributed to its manifestation , having created one's reality , a new generation, ....is the ultimate artistic endeavor.
You and the Iranian people have my complete sympathy and support for the choice that you must now make in favor of freedom....as individuals, to preserve your families, nation and the umma itself from those who lead a great nation and people over oblivion's cliff.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Sorry 'bout the broken video link in my last post folks, It was this following quote in that video that I was referencing in my remarks:
"Is there art that is more beautiful, more divine, and more eternal than the art of martyrdom? A nation with martyrdom knows no captivity."
-- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
For those who might not believe Iran is recruiting martyrs via publications, seeing is believing. So here's proof, complete with source.
Iran weekly advertises "application form" for suicide operations
Friday, 22 July 2005
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Jul. 23 -- The following is the translation of the text of an advertisement that appears regularly in the hard-line weekly Parto Sokhan as part of a recruitment drive for suicide operation volunteers.
English translation below:
In the Name of God, the Most High
"Martyrdom-seeking operations embody the pinnacle of a nation's greatness and the apex of its epics"
His Eminence the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Statement for Recruitment of Martyrdom-seeking Forces
In order to achieve all-round readiness against the enemies of Islam and the sacred Islamic Republic and to protect the foundations of Islam, the Lovers of Martyrdom Garrison plans to organise "a martyrdom-seeking division" for each province in the country from the martyrdom-seeking and brave popular forces of that province and give them specific and specialised training. We therefore request all our pious brothers and sisters, who are committed and determined to defend Islam, if willing, to submit two photographs of themselves, a copy of their identity cards, and the filled-in application form below to the following address, so that preparations for their organisation and training could begin:
P.O. BOX 16535-664, Tehran
It should be noted that for the forces of the martyrdom-seeking division from each province, the training and preparations for martyrdom-seeking operations will be implemented in that province.
Membership request application
I, ?????, son/daughter of ???? ID number???? Date of Birth ????
Address: ????????????????? Telephone: ????????
Request membership in the Martyrdom-seeking Division in the province of ????..
Signature: ?????
I'm curious about something here, and perhaps the Dipnote staff will be so kind as to pass my post on up and find out for me just how many UN resolutions this public call for martyrs violates, including the prevention of genocide protocols and a nation's responsibility to protect populations.
Would Dipnote consider devoting a topic thread to the issue?
Could we invite Steve Hadley -- (national security advisor) and a few folks at the Iran desk to opine?
I'd love to know what folks think about this on an official level.


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Last month Chip Wright posed a hypothetical situation involving a possibly intoxicated airline pilot and solicited your comments on how you would handle the situation. Here's his response to your answers.–Ed.
There are two ways to approach answers to this question: the new-to-the-airlines pilot, and the regional pilot interviewing for the majors. Further, there are two very broad ways to actually answer the question: Throw the offender to the wolves and let him or her deal with the consequences, or help the offender gracefully bow out.
I checked the responses on both the blog and on Flight Training's Facebook page. A couple of readers answered as though the scenario was designed with the eight-hour rule in mind. I had intended it to be under a typical airline's 12-hour rule, and Steve's response on Facebook was that as long as the eight-hour rule was observed, then no harm, no foul, and that it depended on how strong the drinks are and how well the pilot holds his liquor. That answer, I can assure you, will get you a one-way ticket home.
Every airline has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to having alcohol in your system when you report for work. The FAA has always backed up the zero-tolerance policy when airlines implement it. Zero means just that: When you take a Breathalyzer or blood test, you need to be totally clear of alcohol.
EJ, Dave, Corey, and Mark work toward the answer of addressing the captain and giving him the option to call in sick. This is a common answer, and it is not necessarily wrong. But the logical follow-up to you, the applicant, is this: Will that stop this from happening again? And what if the next FO isn't so willing to stand up to a pilot who may be tipsy, or even belligerent?
What I really like are the answers in which folks asked for more information. In an interview, you may or may not get more information. But asking is good, as you don't want to jump to conclusions. One question that was missed is an obvious one, and will allow you to possibly choose how you answer: Does this pilot have a known drinking problem that might be full-blown alcoholism? Again, the interviewer may not tell you, but I will address this angle later.
Taking a photo of the pilot drinking, as Mark suggested, isn't a bad idea. The company can also ask for copies of the pilot's receipt if he paid with a credit or debit card (after an accident, so will every government agency), and they will ask the hotel to use the pilot's key to determine when he went to his room. There are loads of potential legal and ethical problems with these two tracks, but the pilot may still be forced to answer some uncomfortable questions.
There is that reality–and several of you touched on this–that your ticket and your career are both on the line as well. The cold, hard truth is that as soon as that pilot made the decision to either drink inside the allowable 12-hour rule, and/or decided to put on his uniform and step into the hallway while sick, he or she has made a decision to sacrifice both of you. The effect on you is of no concern to this individual. Your career's gone? Because of me? Sorry, dude. Let me buy you a drink while we commiserate!
Does that person deserve you helping him or her avoid trouble?
There are two choices here. Choice A is to get the pilot to make a phone call, and this is where the issue of interviewing as a new airline pilot versus one as a regional pilot going to a major matters. As a new-to-the-industry pilot, it is perfectly fair and acceptable that you might get the pilot to call in sick. Give the individual a chance to make the right decision. If he won't, you will have to make a call to the chief pilot and explain the situation. They will then make the decision on how to handle it. A seasoned regional pilot, however, is aware of resources within the union that can help. Every union has a committee or group that specializes in dealing with unprofessional behavior, and in this case, they can contact the pilot and explain the severity of the situation. The company is still going to get involved, and the flight will in all probability cancel (assuming another person in the hotel is not available), but the pilot—if he cooperates, which is the key—will be offered the opportunity to seek medical help. It may cost him a year or more away from the job as he sobers up, but he will be given the opportunity to redeem himself. Called the HIMS program, it has been wildly successful in getting sick pilots back to work. It has saved careers, and more importantly, it has saved lives.
Choice B is more harsh, and personally, it's the one that I tend to lean toward. As I said, the pilot has already made the decision to risk life and limb and your own future as well as his. You could go ahead and skip the niceties and call the chief and, in no uncertain terms, explain you have a co-worker who needs a Breathalyzer test. Don't offer an analysis of how drunk or sober you may think the person is. Just request the test. The rest will take care of itself. I come to this from personal experience: A family friend was killed in a rather grotesque fashion in a car accident involving a drunk driver. The effect it had on my parents is something I have never forgotten.
What you cannot allow to happen is for the pilot to leave the hotel for the airport. If that means you stay behind, so be it. Going to the airport opens up all kinds of questions about your intent to prevent him from getting in the cockpit. Just recall the America West crew in Miami that was actually taxiing the airplane when they were called back to the gate. A few minutes later, and they would have been airborne. Just letting that individual go the airport could get you fired if he is found to be drunk. At the very least, your judgment will be severely questioned.
It's a tough situation, and if you don't personally deal with it, you will eventually know or hear of someone who has. It's also an interview question that you should count on in some form. The scenario here is just one possibility. It may be posed such that you first meet the pilot at the airplane within minutes of departure time.
Things aren't always black and white; sometimes there is a gray area. The important thing in a case like this is to develop a reasonable answer and stick to your guns. Be able to defend it, and be able to sleep at night. Do that, and you will indeed live to fly another day.–Chip Wright


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On Tuesday Paul McCartney Wants to Play Final Concert At Candlestick Park was a top story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) In 1966, San Francisco's Candlestick Park hosted The Beatles' final show. Now Paul McCartney is offering to return the favor by headlining the stadium's final show before it gets knocked down in 2014.
The city's mayor Ed Lee told the San Francisco Chronicle that McCartney threw out the idea a half hour before taking the stage at this year's Outside Lands Festival. "And it was him who made the suggestion," Lee said. "Believe me, it wasn't something I, or anyone else, was expecting."
The two talked about Candlestick and how the city was collecting photos and videos to honor the Beatles' final concert. McCartney then compared the Candlestick tribute to what they did at Shea Stadium in New York, where the Beatles played two of their most famous show. McCartney played Shea Stadium just before it was demolished in 2009 and then, along with Billy Joel, helped christen Citi Field where the Mets now play.
According to Lee, McCartney then said, "Well, if you are going to tear down the stadium next year, we should think about us doing the last concert there."
While Lee stood there speechless, McCartney added, "You know my agent. Why don't we follow-up with him?"
The stadium is set to be demolished in early 2014.
If McCartney does play the stadium he can play old favorites that he played in 1966 like "I Wanna Be Your Man"and "Paperback Writer", along with new songs of his just announced 16th studio album, due out sometime this fall.


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During a World Health Assembly side meeting on May 20, I joined U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and leaders from across Africa to highlight the contributions the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is making in meeting the priorities of national ministries of health.
In 2010, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) embarked on this bold new initiative -- MEPI -- to build sustainability through funding commitments, support, and integration with national health efforts including national Human Resources for Health Strategies and Implementation Plans. There is a critical need for improved human resources for health capacities, both in terms of absolute numbers of those delivering services and the quality of their preparation to do so. Therefore, in collaboration with partner governments, PEPFAR, the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health, and the Health Resources Services Administration committed to investing $130 million to strengthen medical educational capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Our goal was simple -- as PEPFAR-supported HIV efforts continue to evolve from an emergency response to a more sustainable effort, we needed to help strengthen the in-country expertise and capacity for evidence-based decision making and service delivery. We saw a shortage of the number and distribution of qualified health workers who are able to respond to the needs of the population. We strongly believe that building this expertise will empower countries to lead their own health programs and better meet the health needs of their own people.
The acute shortage of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most significant constraints to the region's achievement of key health and development goals, including those related to HIV. Africa has the world's lowest health workforce density of approximately 2.17 per 1,000 people (WHO 2006). These shortages contribute directly to the region's poor health outcomes, including the highest rates of maternal, infant, and under-five mortality -- and the lowest life expectancy rate -- in the world. The heavy burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa has placed an additional and overwhelming strain on already overstretched health systems throughout the region.
While efforts have been, and will continue to be, harnessed on enhancing the skills of existing personnel, the gap in human resources for health will not be solved without sustained training of additional health care workers. MEPI, along with the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), help effectively address that need and support a long-term solution to improve the quantity, quality, and relevance of doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel.
Through a competitive evaluation and award process, 12 countries were awarded five-year MEPI grants allowing them to partner with U.S. universities to strengthen the country's health system. This will enable countries to increase the number of quality healthcare workers trained where they are most needed, and invest in regionally relevant research. These programs are using innovative educational models, including e-learning, to improve quality and increase the numbers of graduates.
The benefits of MEPI across Africa have been extraordinary. For example, at the Addis Ababa University's College of Health Sciences in Ethiopia, MEPI funding provided more than 1,800 critical medical text books to the medical schools of Addis Ababa, Haramaya, and Hawassa Universities. Additionally, doctoral students across Mozambique are also realizing the benefits of MEPI as a result of revamped curriculum. Through collaborative efforts with the government and a PEPFAR implementing partner, a new package was recently rolled out that included new syllabi, lesson plans and handouts, rotation guides, and orientation manuals for both the clinical rotations and a rural internship. The content of these tools are high quality, current, and adapted for the specific context and epidemiology of Mozambique, in addition to being easily understandable by students. The hard work in development of the curriculum is now paying off—the first three cohorts of clinical students trained with these tools graduated in December 2012.
The demonstrated success of the MEPI program is an essential ingredient to our shared goal of an AIDS-free generation, but we still have more to accomplish. Investing time and resources in strengthening health systems will continue to help us make a significant impact on the AIDS epidemic and save even more lives. As Secretary Kerry has stated, "The great progress we have already made has transformed an AIDS-free generation from a distant dream to an ever closer reality. With an end on the horizon, now is the time to resolve to push even harder, both at home and abroad, to see the fight to eradicate HIV/AIDS cross the finish line."
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Hunt. Fish. Feed. …Three activities that Camp Chef loves to be engaged in. So when we were asked by our friends at the Sportsman Channel to be involved with a Hunt.Fish.Feed in our neck of the woods, we jumped at the opportunity to help give back.
Hunt.Fish.Feed is a unique outreach program aimed at bringing awareness in the fight against hunger. Using an underutilized food source – game meat and fish donated by sportsmen – the Sportsman Channel annually tours around cities to help serve.
We teamed up with dozens of volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen to help prepare a hot meal for displaced individuals in the heart of Salt Lake City.
It was a busy night
Creating the Venison Tacos
Delicious venison tacos, fruit, dessert, and punch (all kindly donated) were prepared and served to several hundreds of individuals in need. It was humbling as we watched the line wrap around the kitchen and out the door, but also heartening to see so much given to help those people in need in these difficult times.
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Food prep
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Scott browning 300 lbs. of venison!
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The Lieutenant Governor even got in on the action!
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Binary Boy by Data Fidelity
Play across distinct colorful levels to help Binary Boy walk on a line, pass hordes of enemies as well as boss battles by flipping up and down. Play the game
Neptune's Pride by Iron Helmet Games
Neptune's Pride is a multiplayer game of Strategy, Intrigue and Galactic Conquest! The object of the game is to be the first to capture half of all stars in the galaxy. Diplomacy and trade are your keys to victory but who are your allies and how far can you trust them? Play the game
Conclave by Derek Bruneau & Nick Branstator
Conclave is a tabletop-inspired roleplaying game you can play with your friends, at any pace, from any browser. Conclave has all our favorite aspects of multiplayer roleplaying games: Customizable character archetypes , Party-based cooperative play & Tactical turn-based combat. Play the game
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Multipede is a silly local multiplayer game, where 3 – 50 playerscontrol their individual leg in a huge centipede, trying to make it walk. The controls are simple, so It's basically a game about yelling at each other to get people to move in the right order. Jump over obstacles, climb polygons and slide down hills. Play the game
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Playtin is a web platform for everyone who loves to play microgames and who wishes to create their own. Create your own browser games, no coding skills are required and bring your game ideas to life.
Kartyy by Matthijn Dijkstra & Nils Wiersema
Slugjam by Sam Sharp
Sling & Win
Sling&Win is a multiplayer game. The goal is simply to bash in your opponents structure using a slingshot, before they bash in yours. Play against random people or invite your friends. In order to play, you can either choose an existing world or create your own! Play the game.
The Lab by 4lbertoC
Card Stories by Farsides
Fight Code by Time Home
Code the best robot you can using our JRA(Javascript Robotic API)® and kick everyone's robot's asses (not sure if they have those). Play the game.
Germiz by Ezelia
You are a micro organism and your days are numbered. In order to survive you have to duplicate and infect other cells in order to find new strategies to spread. Play the game.


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Sweetener that I can use in about everything. A little bit bitter taste if I add too much, but with the right amount I only get the sweet calorie free taste.
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by Anton Shilov
Micron Technology, a leading maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash memory, said on Thursday that it would restructure its memory operations. The company plans to reduce workforce by about 15% and will also reduce production of flash memory.
"Operation shutdowns and related workforce reductions are always painful, but we are pursuing these actions to maintain the competitiveness of the company," said Steve Appleton, Micron chairman and chief executive officer.
The combination of declining customer demand and product oversupply in the marketplace has driven selling prices for NAND flash memory significantly below manufacturing costs, particularly for 200mm manufacturing lines, the company said. As a result, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT), a joint venture between Micron and Intel Corp., will discontinue the supply of NAND flash memory from Micron's Boise facility. The NAND operation shutdown will reduce IMFT's NAND flash production by approximately 35 thousand wafers (200mm) per month.
As part of the restructuring, Micron plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15% during the next two years. The majority of the workforce reductions, which will begin with a voluntary program, will occur in Boise as a result of the NAND operation shutdown. Micron is committed to assisting employees affected by the workforce reductions and is providing severance and outplacement services.
It is interesting to note that Micron is rumoured to be looking at Qimonda, a DRAM maker that is controlled by Infineon AG. Micron reportedly wants to acquire Qimonda, which would effectively boost its workforce, amid bad situation on the market at a very low cost, but Infineon refuses to sell its DRAM unit.
"Micron is in a strong position relative to our competitors, as evidenced by our balance sheet and cash flow, but we are not immune to the difficult global market conditions that are affecting us all," Mr. Appleton added.
Cash restructuring and other related expenses are anticipated to be approximately $60 million, and the next year's cash operating margin benefit is expected to exceed $175 million.


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County Home Vote Was Too Political
To The Reader's Forum:
I was flabbergasted when I learned that our County Legislature had turned down the sale of the county home by one vote! Even was more confused when I read the objections the opponents to the sale offered for their actions. Of course "politics" was one. Another was "concern about the purchaser."
My understanding is the purchaser guaranteed that physically nothing about the property or staff would change. No jobs would be lost and employees would continue to offer the same quality service and care to their patients. Perhaps even more services would be available. But, most importantly he guaranteed with a cash (million dollar) deposit to pay the county, in cash, for the home. His credentials and operations of his facilities exceeded that of most Nursing Homes.
So what is the concern? All of the legislators at one time, or now, were "political" candidates for the office. What did they guarantee the voter? They can offer only word and promises, backed up by delays of any action, talk … and more talk … and criticism of their political opponents.
As a taxpayer and voter "my concern" is more about "political" candidates who want to legislate or aspire to a permanent office in county government. I am afraid the failure to sell the home will become an economic disaster in the near future for our county and taxpayers.
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Professors Marie-Magdeleine Chirol and Jake Carbine have recently been appointed as the Hazel Cooper Jordan Chair in Arts and Humanities and the C. Milo Connick Professor of Religious Studies Chair, respectively.These appointments recognize the professors' outstanding accomplishments in teaching and scholarship, and it is intended to support future scholarly growth.
Chirol, Professor of Modern Languages, is an accomplished scholar of French and African Francophone film and literature. She has written three books, the most recent on Francophone African Cinema with a focus on filmmaker Gaston Kaboré from Burkina Faso. Chirol's two other books are on the motif of ruins in 20th-century French literature and imaginary ruins in Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past.
Chirol was recognized by the French government last year as a Knight in the Order of Academic Palms, and in 2006 by the American Association of Teachers of French-Southern California as a Distinguished French Educator.
Carbine, Professor of Religious Studies, has extensive research experience in the history and culture of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia. He is the author of two published books, How Theravada is Theravada? Exploring Buddhist Identities and Sons of the Buddha: Continuities and Ruptures in a Burmese Monastic Tradition. Carbine is also a regular presenter at national conferences and serves in leadership positions in several scholarly societies related to religious studies, Buddhist studies, and Asian studies.
During his time at Whittier, he has hosted ten internationally oriented events at the College, several of which have focused on Myanmar. Currently, Carbine is bringing his expertise to Whittier's Luce Foundation planning project designed to enhance the College's curriculum on sustainable development in China and East Asia.
The Hazel Cooper Jordan Chair in Arts and Humanities was established in 2007 with a gift from Dr. Chester "Chet" McCloskey '40, and his wife, Olive (Jordan) McCloskey '44, in memory of Olive's mother, an alumna in the Class of 1912. Its purpose is to maintain and enhance Whittier College's contribution to the languages and the humanities.
Named in honor of C. Milo Connick, Professor Emeritus of Religion and College Trustee, this endowed chair provides funds for support of distinguished faculty in the field of Religion. Funding for the chair was made possible through the support of C. Milo Connick, Richard and Sharon Ettinger, Jr. and Ray and Joanie Dezember.


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Brocton Village Board approves budget with increase
BROCTON – Village of Brocton trustees resolved to adopt Brocton's 2013/2014 budget, which was presented with a 9 cent increase for this budget year.
Members of the board approved the village's general budget in the amount of $643,568, calling for an increased tax rate that has been set as $11.15/$1,000 of assessed valuation. Expected revenues are estimated at $298,147; $50,800 still remains in the unreserved fund balance from the previous budget year; and $294,621 is expected to be raised from taxes. The village's fiscal year will commence on June 1 and end on May 31, 2014.
The village's trustees also unanimously approved utility budgets for the expected budget year during their April meeting. Brocton's electric budget was approved in the amount of $719,293; expected revenues total $663,225 and $56,068 remains in the unreserved fund balance. The water budget was authorized in the amount of $470,583 with anticipated revenues of $436,100 and $34,483 in the department's unreserved fund balance. The wastewater budget was authorized in the amount of $496,072. Expected revenues for wastewater treatment services amount to $372,525 and $123,546 exists in the unreserved fund balance for this budget year.
In other matters, Village Clerk Karen Ardillo commended all members of the Brocton and Portland Fire Departments on an "excellent job providing fire police protection during the reconstruction of our arch on April 6 and 7."
Brocton Fire Chief Brian Woleben reported to the board that an open house at the fire department Saturday has been slated for the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the village's fire hall on Lake Avenue. All paid and volunteer fire companies are being encouraged to host open houses by Chautauqua County emergency management and fire protection officials, according to Woleben, and the fire chief added that this would be an opportune time for anyone interested in volunteering to meet with members. Refreshments will be served and Woleben encourages anyone interested from the general public to stop by.
He also reported that motorists and active responding fire department members take note that Stockton's bridge on Route 380 will be closed for a time.
Members of the board also resolved to schedule a May 1 public hearing at 6:30 p.m., just prior to the start of their next regular meeting for proposed Local Law 1 of 2013 dealing with dumpster use in the village.
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Research FocusMolecular Mechanisms of Poxvirus Envelope FormationResearch OverviewThe Poxviridae family includes some of the largest DNA viruses known. While variola (the causative agent of smallpox) remains the most deadly member of the family, several other members, including monkeypox, tanapox, cowpox, vaccinia, Yaba-like disease virus and molluscum contagiosum, are capable of causing disease in humans. Orthopoxviruses, which include variola, monkeypox and vaccinia, have a double stranded genome of about 200 kb and are predicted to encode for approximately 200 functional open reading frames making them some the most complex animal viruses known.
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good work Steve! that is looking really nice. are you planning a patio or some hard surface around your oven?
One thing about the Metalbest that I really liked is that in addition to the twist-lock, they also include a collar you tighten down over the joint between pipe sections. The connection is very rigid.How tall will the chimney be?CL
Thanks Steve. In reply #87, pictures 3 & 4, you show 2 different materials. Some tan colored material and then a sandy grayish material. Just wondering what the tan colored stuff is. Is that the vermicrete or the grayish stuff?It looks like you have the grayish material sandwiched between a top and bottom layer of the tan stuff. Is that correct? Apologies for being so clueless here.
I can't afford a new 'Vette, so I guess this will be my "mid-life crisis" project.


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A journalist describes an assignment in the mountains of Alabama which led to his spiritual journey into the world of holiness snake handling, a faith whose followers characteristically place themselves in life-threatening situations. Reprint. Tour. NYT.
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Salvation on Sand Mountain is a story of snake handling and strychnine drinking, of faith healing and speaking in tongues. It is also the story of one man's search for his roots--and, in the end, of his spiritual renewal. Writer Dennis Covington came to this ecstatic form of Christianity as a reporter covering a sensational murder case; Glen Summerford, pastor of the Church of Jesus with Signs Following, had been accused of attempting to kill his wife with rattlesnakes. There, in a courtroom filled with journalists and gawking spectators, Covington felt the pull of a spirituality that was to dominate his life for the next several years. Attending Summerford's church out of curiosity, he soon forged close friendships with some of the worshippers, began attending snake-handling services throughout the South, and eventually took up snakes himself.
With subject matter this lurid, Salvation on Sand Mountain could have been a Southern-fried curiosity and little more. Covington goes far deeper. Tracing the snake handlers' roots in regional history, in the deep spiritual alienation of mountain people from the secular modern world they have so recently joined, Covington is more than just sympathetic to the snake handlers; in a profound way, he considers himself one of them. His reasoning is sometimes flawed--when he attempts to find snake handlers in his own family's past, for instance, the result is belabored and unconvincing--but there's no doubt that Covington's heart is in the right place. He's also not without his own brand of sly gallows humor, as in this conversation with the elderly Gracie McAllister: "She'd swore she'd never handle rattlesnakes in July again. She'd been bit the previous two Julys. 'I decided I'd just handle fire and drink strychnine that night,' she said. Good idea, I thought. It always pays to be on the safe side."
Covington eventually breaks with the snake handlers, but comes away from the experience a changed man. "Knowing where you come from is one thing, but it's suicide to stay there," he writes. An American Book Award winner and finalist for the National Book Award, Salvation on Sand Mountain is a nuanced, compassionate portrait of an unforgettable spiritual journey. --Mary ParkAbout the Author:
Dennis Covington is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Lizard and Lasso the Moon. He teaches creative writing at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
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Mile-High Motivation
A journey into the minds of top Boulder area trail runners
Each morning, the sun lifts above the high plains of eastern Colorado, illuminating the Rocky Mountain Front Range ...
All photos by David Clifford
Each morning, the sun lifts above the high plains of eastern Colorado, illuminating the Rocky Mountain Front Range, beginning with pinpricks of orange on the conifer-covered, rocky peaks above Boulder. Minutes pass, the sunrise's glow sweeps down Boulder's iconic Flatirons, the tilted, maroon-hued sandstone fins that flank the Front Range, revealing its uplifting geologic history. Then the town itself is awash in dawn.
As sunrise lights the day, dozens of runners patrol Boulder's trails. Darcy Africa might already be home from her workout, kissing her husband and child good morning. Anton Krupicka sometimes beats the sunrise to the top of Green Mountain. Susan Nuzum and her yellow lab, Elsa, may be pattering along the Mesa Trail.
Buzz Burrell, longtime trail runner and Boulder resident, says, "This is the land of the uber-jock." Indeed, the city's roads and trails are training grounds for professional triathletes, runners, cyclocross-ers, adventure racers and, of course, trail runners.
That trail runners flock to Boulder comes as no surprise to anyone who knows the town well. Boulder boasts 144 miles of trails and almost two-dozen trailheads inside city limits. When civilization yields to the wilds of the Rocky Mountains west of town, private, state and federal lands proffer enough trails for a lifetime of running.


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Costa Verde (Green Coast)
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Torre Noriega tower, Ribadesella
Cudillero harbour
Maritime towns and villages steeped in charm, endless beaches set amid verdant nature, secluded coves, spectacular cliffs… there are almost 350 kilometres of coastline in Asturias.
The tourist options for the Costa Verde feature a combination of nature, sport, and gastronomy in the region of Asturias in northern Spain.
The green of the meadows reach practically all the way down to the beach. You'll find beaches beside spectacular cliffs, with long seafront promenades overlooking the sea, broad stretches of sand, secluded coves with golden sands... Some of the best-known beaches are those of Rodiles in Villaviciosa; Lastres in Colunga; Torimbia in Llanes; Arnao in Castropol; and San Lorenzo in the city of Gijón, among many others. Maritime tradition Visiting a fishing harbour, experiencing the fish auctions at the fish market, enjoying first-rate cuisine beside the sea… these are just a few of the options awaiting you in the maritime towns and villages of Asturias. These include Cudillero, Gijón, Llanes, Ribadesella, Luarca, Luanco and Candás, examples of communities whose lives revolve around the sea. Surfing vocation A large number of surfing enthusiasts visit the Costa Verde to enjoy sports such as surfing and windsurfing. One of the most popular spots is Tapia de Casariego, although you can surf and take classes from experts along practically the whole coast.


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Conference: "Global Commodities: The Material Culture of Early Modern Connections, 1400-1800"
Global History and Culture Centre – University of Warwick – 12-14 December 2012. This International conference held at the Global History and Culture Centre of the University of Warwick seeks to explore how our understanding of early modern global connections changes if we consider the role material culture played in shaping such connections. In what ways did material objects participate in the development of the multiple processes often referred to as 'globalisation'? How did objects contribute to the construction of such notions as hybridism and cosmopolitanism? What was their role in trade and migration, gifts and diplomacy, encounters and conflict? What kind of geographies did they create in the early modern world? What was their cultural value vis-à-vis their economic value? In short, this conference seeks to explore the ways in which commodities and connections intersected in the early modern world.


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Friday, November 9, 2012
White Eagle
The Sumner Brothers
Mike Coykendall
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Mike Coykendall
Mike Coykendall was raised near the dead center of the contiguous 48 states of America in rural Norwich, Kansas. He began playing drums in junior high at the age of 12 and shortly thereafter learned how to play guitar. An older brother showed him how to play songs like "Day Tripper," "Johnny B. Goode," and "Interstellar Overdrive."
In 1984 Mike started a band in Wichita, Kansas named Klyde Konnor. Not long afterwards Mike bought a used Tascam 144 four-track tape machine from an ad out of the Penny Power (the local used goods resource). As Mike stated "I'd already read about this thing and I knew in my heart if I had one of these I could really get some of this creativity I was feeling out." Shortly thereafter he became obsessed with recording, using all his free time to record in the basement performing and recording all the instruments. This was the first incarnation of multi-tracked, solo, multi-instrumental Mike Coykendall recordings. This technique would later resurface on his solo records Hello, Hello, Hello and The Unbearable Being of Likeness.
Wichita's KMUW radio station had a late night underground music program entitled "After Midnight." Mike submitted a Klyde Konnor demo cassette and not long afterward the recording was being played on the air. The band was asked to play a fundraiser for the radio show with five other local bands. This was his first window into being a part of a scene of musicians who played all original material. Klyde continued to gig and make records between 1984 and 1991.
During this time, Mike also experienced a re-connection with traditional country music. He got a paying gig as a drummer in a local country band. It was there he learned to bend and break many of his rock habits to adapt to country music forms and styles. As he puts it "I learned to slow down the beat, play a loping rhythm or a country waltz." It was in this setting that Mike came to understand the cross-generational appeal of certain songs and styles.
In 1990 Mike married his wife Jill who would become a consistent musical collaborator for the years to come. After receiving a severance package from a job layoff, Mike and Jill decided to leave the heartland for San Francisco. They arrived in SF in 1991 and right away he began recruiting for his next band that would become the Old Joe Clarks. During this time in SF Mike struck up a friendship with Richard Buckner, who would have the Old Joe Clarks open for some of his shows and who came to be a champion of the band. As a three piece with Kurt Stevenson, the bands' first CD Town of Ten was recorded in 1996. Chicago label Checkered Past Records released the record in 1997. The record went to number 16 on the Americana charts and was well received by critics. In 1999, the band (now a six-piece) recorded and released Metal Shed Blues which was also released on Checkered Past Records.
While in San Francisco, Coykendall bought a ½-inch 8 track tape machine and began recording "quiet" records for friends in the his one bedroom apartment. Around this time he first heard a hushed six-song tape from a solo artist named Matt Ward. Later to be abbreviated to M. Ward. In 1999 the Coykendalls decided to move to Portland, Oregon where Ward had moved a few months earlier. Before leaving, a mutual friend told Mike he should call Matt when he got to Portland. He followed up on that friendly rejoinder and the two artists began playing shows in Portland and recording together.
By 2000 the Coykendalls had established themselves in Portland and it was during this time that the Old Joe Clarks recorded their third studio record November. He opened up his home studio (Blue Rooms) for business, working as an engineer, producer, and musician-for-hire. It was then he came to realize that he was a skilled and creative musical facilitator. It was in this studio that he came to record and perform on such records as Richmond Fontaine's Fitzgerald and Post to Wire, Tin Hat Trio's Book of Silk, M. Ward's seminal record Transfiguration of Vincent, Transistor Radio, POST-WAR, and Hold Time, ... to name a few.
In 2004-2005 Coykendall recorded his first solo record entitled Hello, Hello, Hello. His years of creating unique songs and recordings playing all instruments himself came together in the time that now could be spent in his own studio. After the finish of this record he needed to recruit a band to play all of his original compositions. So, out of a fertile field of Portland musicians he recruited Matt Brown, Scott Hampton, Scott DeMay, and Nathan Anderson Jr. This band would serve as the foundation for Mike Coykendall and the Golden Shag. From this band Nathan would be tapped to tour with M. Ward and Matt Brown for She & Him. Nathan Anderson Jr. has since left the band to be replaced by Jill Coykendall on bass. The scope of composition which Mike writes from ranges from elements of Beatlesque Brit-pop to full-blown psychedelic romps, plaintive heartland ballads to hard-driving four-to-the-floor rock 'n' roll. Streaks of John Lennon, Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd rest comfortably beside rootsy acoustic elements that point more to Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zandt.
During 2005-2006 Mike began steadily touring with the M. Ward band, putting on outstanding live shows where he would switch the bass and rhythm guitar duties (plus his outstanding whistling!). From these tours Coykendall began to connect and collaborate with a national and international world of recording artists and performers such as Gillian Welch, Bright Eyes, Jim James, and Victoria Williams. Many of these artists were people that M. Ward brought into the studio to produce himself, including Zooey Deschanel with She & Him. Mike went on to play multiple instruments on and engineer both She & Him records Volume One and Volume Two and he currently plays acoustic guitar in the touring band.
Meanwhile, he continued to record local Portland artists Blitzen Trapper who would come to break wide open with the 2008 release of their record Furr on which Coykendall recorded "Black River Killer" and "Lady On the Water." He would then go on to record all of 2010's Destroyer of the Void with Blitzen Trapper.
Since recording and touring with the M. Ward and She & Him bands, Mike Coykendall has been on Late Night with David Letterman three times, Conan O' Brien twice, Craig Ferguson three times, and an episode of Austin City Limits. It is a rare thing for an artist to share in so many circles great and small and to take it all in stride. Firmly transcending the title of journeyman or sideman, Mike Coykendall is a multi-dimensional artist and a sharing and thoughtful creative force. Bandleader, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, and producer... It seems that the Great Spirit put the talents of many into the body of one man and he happens to be from the plains of Kansas to keep him humble.
Mike Coykendall and the Golden Shag have released 2010's The Unbearable Being of Likeness on Field Hymns records. They have consistently played exceptional live shows throughout the Portland area and have henceforth toured California and Washington to support the record. Mike is currently wrapping up work on a double-length record to be released sometime in 2011. After that he plans to continue touring on his own or with accomplices. So...stay tuned.


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SHENYANG, China (AP) North Korea beat Nigeria 1-0 in women's soccer Wednesday, getting a 27-minute goal from Kim Kyong Hwa on the opening day of Olympic competition.
The victory puts North Korea atop Group F after title contenders Germany and Brazil drew 0-0 in the first match of the day at Shenyang Olympic Stadium. The North Koreans have three points, while Germany and Brazil have one each and Nigeria none.
Olympic soccer began two days before Friday's opening ceremony in Beijing to accommodate its long schedule.
Kim scored with a powerful shot from near the penalty spot after the Nigerian defense failed to clear a cross inside the area.
The North Koreans had a chance to add to the lead with a penalty kick in the 43rd, but captain Ri Kum Suk missed wide. She had been pulled down inside the area by a Nigerian defender.
"The tournament just started, and this was a good result," North Korea coach Kim Kwang Min said. "Now we need to have a good preparation to play against Brazil and Germany."
The North Koreans controlled play and created most of the scoring opportunities at the 60,000-seat stadium, which was not packed.
Ri Kum Suk missed with headers in the 26th and 59th minutes, and Ri Un Suk also came close with a header that was saved by Nigerian goalkeeper Precious Dede in the 51st.
The Nigerians attacked sporadically and posed no significant threat. One of the team's best chances came in the 71st when Cynthia Uwak's shot from inside the area was blocked by a defender. The Nigerians complained of a hand ball.
"Our game plan was to match them speed for speed and skill for skill," Nigerian coach Joseph Ladipo said. "But unfortunately that didn't happen. Our game plan didn't work today."
North Korea reached the quarterfinals of last year's World Cup and qualified for the Olympics unbeaten in six matches, scoring a record 51 goals and not allowing any.
Nigeria, Africa's top-ranked team, has participated in the last two Olympics and was eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinals in Athens four years ago. It failed to advance from the group stage of last year's World Cup in China.
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Delores Geiger
NEW?ULM – Delores Geiger, 90, of New Ulm, joined her husband Louis and son LeRoy in paradise on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, April 6, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Timothy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH CHAPEL in New Ulm and will continue for one hour prior to the time of service at church on Saturday.
To leave an online condolence for her family or to sign the guest book, go to www.mvfh.org.
Delores is survived by her daughters, Sharon (Jack) Brush, Linda (Gary) Watson, Diane Vonderharr, all of New Ulm, Betty (Mike Sr.) Meinhardt of Friendship, Wisconsin; sons, Leon (Shirley) Geiger of New Ulm, Lester Sr. (Dee) Geiger of Ocala, Florida; daughters-in-law, Lori Geiger and Mary Geiger both of New Ulm; 27 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Bernice Brey of Janesville, Wisconsin; special cousin, Sylvia Reinhart of Lafayette; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Louis Geiger; son, LeRoy Geiger; great-grandson, Bryan Geiger; great-great-granddaughter, Maddison Gunderson; son-in-law, Ron Vanderharr Sr.; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy (Emmery) Roth; brother, Vernon Brey; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Robert (Jo) Geiger, Violet (Melvin) Nelson; Walter (Dora) Geiger, Peter (Vegina) Geiger.
Delores Olga Brey was born February 1, 1923 in New Ulm to Louis and Pauline (Janish) Brey and grew up in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to Louis Geiger on March 14, 1940 at the St. Paul's parsonage in New Ulm. After marriage they lived in Sleepy Eye where she was employed at Del Monte. They moved to New Ulm in 1952 where she worked at Ida's Caf, and also she and Louis worked at the Maid-Rite Caf.
Delores was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great- grandmother. She was always willing to help others and give all she had. While she was able, Delores loved to volunteer at the Senior Citizens Center in New Ulm and spent much of her time there. She has taught us many things, but most important, was to always have faith and trust in God. She will be sadly missed, but remain in our hearts and our thoughts until we may join her in eternity.


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