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WASHINGTON -- New polling numbers released Tuesday show Mitt Romney's debate bounce has brought him even, or in some cases, carried him past President Obama – shifts that reiterated what has been the one constant through the 2012 election: The race is one of the closest in history.
For the first time since last October — when a head-to-head Romney-Obama matchup was just a hypothetical — Romney is leading Obama in the RealClear Politics average of national polls. The advantage: a slim 0.7 percentage points.
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns said they expected the polls to shift and the race to tighten in the final weeks before Election Day but pointed to their respective party's enthusiasm as proof their candidate had the upper hand.
"I know that a week ago; when polls were showing a different result, we were being questioned about the state of the race," Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told NBC News. "Our advice was to simply caution everybody to be patient, that there's going to be a lot of ups and downs in this campaign, but it's going to be tight right up until the end."
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Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, "We're going to run like we're five points down, no matter what the polls say."
Romney's improvement in the polls has as much to do with changes in methodology as news events. As the campaign enters the final month, Gallup's daily tracking poll switches from counting registered voters to those most likely to show up on or before Election Day, based on a seven-question screen Gallup has used, in some version, since 1952.
Among those likely voters, Romney leads 49% to 46%, with a margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points, Gallup says.
Republicans always have a cultural advantage in likely voters, said Gallup pollster Frank Newport. "That's why we say rain is the Republican's best friend," because it is more likely to keep Democratic voters away on Election Day. Looking at registered voters, the fundamentals of the race haven't changed much from a week ago: It was close before, and it's close now.
"There was definitely momentum or gains by Romney coming out of the debate, and the question now is whether it lasts or dissipates," Newport said. "It's a little early to know definitively. We need a few more days."
"The upward trend is always a good sign for Gov. Romney," said Republican National Committee Political Director Rick Wiley.
Wiley said while the daily tracking polls tend to be "all over the place," the current set showed Americans liked what they saw during Wednesday night's debate.
"Following his decisive debate win last week," Wiley said in an e-mail, "the American people saw a man who is ready to become president on Day One, and the polling shows that."
The polls that matter most are in battleground states with electoral votes up for grabs, and a CNN/ORC International poll showed the race tightening in the critical battleground of Ohio. Obama still leads Romney 51% to 47% among likely voters in the poll, conducted Oct. 5-8 and released Tuesday -- but it's now within the margin of error. Prior to the debate, polls showed Obama leading Romney by seven to 10 points in the Buckeye State.
Ohio isn't the only state where the race is tightening.
A recent poll in Michigan showed Obama led Romney 48% to 45%, to the poll of 600 likely voters conducted by EPIC-MRA, a far cry from the president's previous lead of 10 points. Obama held a 49%-46% lead in a Fox News 2 Detroit poll published Tuesday that was conducted two days after his dismal performance in the first debate.
Saul Anuzis, a former Michigan GOP chairman, said the race would be close until Nov. 6 and said the positive polling in swing states "play into the narrative that's important to activists and volunteers."
"The first debate has energized the base and our ground game is breaking records daily, not only in Michigan but in other battleground states," he said.
The University of Cincinnati's Eric Rademacher, co-director of the Ohio Poll, said the Buckeye state is still close — as evidenced by the continued candidate visits there.
"Ohio is closely divided along partisan lines. Both campaigns understand that a strong turnout push — both by absentee ballot and at the polls on Election Day — could tip Ohio's electoral votes in their favor," he said.
To that end, Obama has been touring Ohio's universities in the past month, hitting Kent State, Bowling Green, Cleveland State and — Tuesday afternoon — the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
Tuesday was the last day to register to vote in Ohio.
Romney, meanwhile, went into heavily Democratic northeast Ohio this week, appearing with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Cuyahoga Falls on Tuesday.
"The Romney campaign is testing whether its current momentum might help diminish the president's margin of victory in that Democratic stronghold," Rademacher said. Romney will visit more GOP-friendly towns Wednesday
on a bus tour of central and western Ohio.
When asked whether Romney would move more resources to Michigan and Pennsylvania as a result of the narrowing polls, Romney political director Rich Beeson said: "I don't want to pull back the curtain on what our strategy would be, but it looks like the Obama campaign has even more real estate to defend than they did a week ago."


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You mentioned peripheral neuropathy...my breast cancer treatment called for two rounds of chemo (12 weeks each)followed by surgery and then radiation.
My chemo team had me start taking 100mg of vitamin B6 every day from the beginning, even though the second round of chemo is the one that causes peripheral neuropathy. I am now a little over halfway thru the second round and neuropathy has not been a problem yet!
I love my chemo team!!
An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write extra on this topic, it won't be a taboo topic but generally individuals are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers
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I am researching quality of life in cancer patients during and after treatment for a FNP program project. Do you have resources on where I can find actual statistics of the number of cancer patients that experience a decrease in quality of life during and after treatment?
I finished treatment for stage 3 rectal cancer about 12 weeks ago. I recovered much of my energy. My feet and hands have healed and my brain fog is lifting. I still have very irregular bowel habits and hope I can get some sort of predictability in this department. I'm trying probiotics, fiber, anything to get the random diarrhea and gas under control! Whenever I feel angry or sorry for myself, I remember my loved ones I have lost to cancer and think how beautiful it is to be alive.
It made me feel good to hear from all of you. My lifef has never been the same and probably won,t. I had stage 4 non-hodgkins 2 different kinds along with a lot of other life threatening conditions. People think since you look good on the outside that nothing is wrong, it,s over there is no more pain or worry. That could not be farther from the truth. Without God I would have not made it or still would,t make it has me here I have to be here for a reason to help someone or do something even though I can,t do much. I have become unreliable because I never know when I will get bad again and can,t do anything. I am in remission but the pain is almost as severe as it was before. I try and keep a positive attitude and with God,s help most times I do.
Could you expand on the newer treatments for partial neuropathy ,, Please..... Thank you
In December 2012, my husband started chemo for multiple myeloma and was doing very well. In March w/addition of Revlimid he started going downhill fast. He has lost ~ 70 lb, has chronic diarrhea, low potassium (despite K supplement), very low blood pressures (despite meds to raise it), can't eat - everything goes straight through, needs IV hydration every 3-4 days. He is so weak, has no muscle strength and has severe peripheral neuropathy in lower legs and feet. He has been off all chemo for 7 weeks and there is no improvement. Doctors are all puzzled as to what is happening. A colonoscopy, CAT scan, swallowing study were normal and except for potassium his chemistries are in normal range. Has anybody ever heard of these symptoms and what could be going on with him? We are running out of questions to ask the doctors and I feel he may be running out of time.
Emma has melanoma and was supposed to already be gone. Tumors are all over her body, yet with radation she looks good while the tumors continue to grow. Dr says any day...
I am in the middle of strong chemo for stage 3 ovarian cancer. I had just come home from Sri Lanka and India and looked so healthy that people were saying to me "you can't have cancer, you look too healthy".
My attitude is "I have cancer but cancer doesn't have me". If my life changes dramatically after my chemo ends, I will look back on the good time I had before cancer and do as many of the things I love to do after cancer treatment. Ovarian cancer has a low cure rate, but the remission rate has gone up. I will take remission even though I am likely to have a return of the cancer down the road.
I'm finding living with cancer (bowel) difficult, and I can't find the support I need. At present one of my concerns is depression.
I am in my third year of treatment for multipy meloma. with several chemo's I am now on a pill I take at home. My prognosise is bleak but someone once told me believe in the diagnostis but not in the prognosise! Never give up there is also hope.
I have BAC lung cancer ex in oct 2010 and given 3-6 months. I am still here on chemo (Alimta) every 3 weeks. I have no pain but a cough sometimes w/phlegm but recently without. I attribute my quality of live to quite vigorous exercise 3xweek. Weights for arms legs. 200+ sit-ups mixed with elements of Tai Chi and yoga. Daily swim and walks. All on oxygen 24/7 level 2 which gives me oxy sat levels of 92-95. Morale is good, I travel, love life, every day is a gift. I don't see myself with a terminal disease. Carpe diem ! Would love to hear from other BAC sufferers and what they do to say as fit as possible. Thanks
Well, here I am again. Third bout with breast cancer. There is a great decrease in quality of life. A few being less socialization due to fatique, Less get togethers with family, do not feel like cooking or eating, I am doing less at church, and not to embarrass anyone but what about sex. I feel guilty about all of them but just do not have the energy to be excited about. Of course, there are many more decreases in daily activities. I am not just sitting but I am not enjoying the way I used to do because it is such an effort. I used to call on the nursing home folks, volunteer in the hospital auxillary but I am no longer dependable. Those are real losses of quality of life. I do not mean to be negative just telling it the way it is. Yet people look at me and say if we did not know you had cancer we would never know. How does one answer that. I feel it is expected of me to wear a smile all the time.Pain is present almost every day. I have pain pills to take but I do not want to get addicted so infrequently take them. Yet, quality of life is what I have and make of it. Apparently, this is my life now and I must learn to overcome my losses and replace them with something else like calling the people, cook simple meals, read a book. Hope you are all handling it better than I am. God Bless
I just completed a year of treatment for mesothelioma. I have made a good recovery from surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Realistically I know I will never be the same and have the energy level I once had. When I completed radiation and gave myself a month to feel better, I joined a local Y. I take part in all activities offered to the senior population. I resumed the practice of yoga and recently Feldenkrais as well. I started doing I Rest meditation for relaxation. I have gone on some nice trips since joining. When I am there I can purchase a nutritious lunch which I eat wit with others. This Y fulfills my physical, social and mental needs.
all in one place. For this I am very grateful. I know mesothelioma is not curable and has a poor prognosis but I am trying to enjoy and add quality to whatever viable life remains for me.
"Life is God's banquet. Taste every bite!"
Been living with breast cancer for 20 years, have been on & off various chemos for many of those years. Have exercised, eaten well, tried all the " healthy alternative " things over the years but the fatigue has never lifted. Now that I'm stage 4 & it has metastasized all over, I said " screw it ". I now take 10 mg. of adderall daily and it's wonderful. I finally have energy to do the things I love & spend time with friends before my time runs out. I am sharing this info. with the hope that it may be of help to someone else.
For me all life is precious, I do not have a "quality of life measurement" I want to live as long as I can no matter how painful
linda,your reactions are like mine. Cancer changes your body and your worldview. There is no pill for that and people do not get that. Cancer is a 'mind disease'.
It's really confusing when you don't have a bunch of time but you feel fine. Very confusing to others.......and to myself as well.
I agree with all of you and wish you all well ..my family does not understand ...and as a physician people think that for me then things should be easier ...and I was the most disappointed by the lack of support from my physicians ..and I told them that hoping that they will better understand their patients ...
I have the same problem with family members. I have Carcinoid Syndrome, it is a chronic cancer. I am getting my symptoms treated only. Since I look ok on the outside, they think that nothing is wrong with me.
I am post two years from chemo and seven years from diagnosis. I think my biggest stress is finacial and health insurance. Health care should be an afforable right, to everyone, not just those that are healthy. I am hoping that the health care exchange will be something that is finally sensible for someone like me!
I think that the family doesn't understand how, even after "treatment" is over, the cancer patient is just that, a cancer patient, for the rest of their lives. Now that I am a 3rd time "cancer patient", I have learned a different strategy. Before, I had a "woe is me" attitude and suffered from horrible depression. A few years back I was finally prescribed anti-depresents. After I recently completed 1 year of chemo, along with major surgery, for stage 4 ovarian cancer, I wanted to "cleanse my system", stop all the drugs. Well, I did, and it was a bad idea. I do not take "happy pills" (as people referred to them as) but it prevents me from spiraling out of control, focusing ONLY on my cancer and the weak statistics for myself. I am back to being "normal" and live life as I can. Yes, I suffer from fatigue & stress, but I live my life on MY schedule.......I read a lot, clean when I feel like it, am not afraid to say NO if I am not up to it......I also have a journal book, it is my release without whining to anyone else. My sense of humor is back, the journal was bought at the zoo, made of recycled panda poo.............so it is my book of Sh@#$y thoughts! Stress relief!
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(We're counting down to the first Saturday of college football, now 35 days away)
Let's look at the most crucial early stretches in the schedule for the SEC Eastern Division. We can do the same for the Western Division on Sunday.
Florida: Sept. 8 at Texas A&M, Sept. 15 at Tennessee. The Gators were generally a strong road team for Urban Meyer – 14-2 between 2006 and 2009 – but they're just 3-5 as a true road team in the past two seasons. Wins in both of these should have Florida 4-0 when LSU visits on Oct. 6.
Georgia: September sets up nicely for the Bulldogs, with only a Sept. 8 visit to Missouri meriting real preseason concern. It could be an emotional day at Columbia as the Tigers play their first SEC game, but this is a veteran Georgia team that has generally played well on the road for Mark Richt.
Kentucky: Sept. 2 at Louisville, Sept. 8 vs. Kent State, Sept. 15 vs. Western Kentucky. The Wildcats must get off to a good start, because they walk into a buzz saw of seven SEC games in seven weeks after these three non-league games. Joker Phillips teams are 1-8 on the road, with the only win in the 2010 season opener at Louisville. The Cardinals are projected to win the Big East, so this will be a tough opener. Phillips is 11-14 in two seasons, and the only obvious path to a .500 season involves winning all three of these, beating Samford on Nov. 17 and stealing a couple of SEC games – but there's not an obvious league win on the schedule.
Missouri: Sept. 22 at South Carolina, Sept. 29 at Central Florida. The Tigers' first SEC road game comes in the context of a 1-4 road mark last season, and they gave up 37 or more points in three of those. You'd like to say that a "real" SEC team wouldn't risk a road trip to UCF, which appears like the favorite in the Conference USA East, but it should be a good test.
South Carolina: Aug. 30 at Vanderbilt, Sept. 8 vs. East Carolina. The loser of the first league game of 2012 will be in a hole even before the sun comes up on the first Saturday. The Gamecocks have won 10 non-league home openers in a row, but have had some problems with East Carolina teams in the past.
Tennessee: Sept. 31 vs. N.C. State (at Atlanta). As with South Carolina, this is a game that could set the tone for the Vols right from the start. By the end of September, they will also have played Florida (Sept. 15) and at Georgia (Sept. 29), so we should have a good handle on Derek Dooley's squad – and, perhaps, his future – by then.
Vanderbilt: Aug. 30 vs. South Carolina, Sept. 8 at Northwestern. It's a challenging early stretch for Vandy, even though the team only plays three September games (Sept. 29 open week). There's all sorts of historical evidence pointing to a 1-3 start, when you include a Sept. 22 visit to Georgia, but a big part of James Franklin's challenge is to continue to fight against a long history of failure. There's no sample of games in the past 10 years that compares to the Commodores' 5-2 home mark last season, so it's impossible to figure if this was a fluke or a new thing.


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|Posted by Richard on December 30, 2003 at 15:50:57:
Twice in the last week my gas fired baseboard hot water boiler's pressure relief valve has discharged during the night with steam and hot water, mostly steam.
This has happened before, last season I replaced the house water supply pressure regulator valve and the problem seem to go away at that time.
When the pressure relief valve blows and I get down there to look at it the burner is off and there are no zones open. Also, the circulator pump is not running. I have three zones on a 100k btu boiler with a zone valve control box. What are the possible causes?
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Wednesday 26 November 2008: Virgin Blue today announced it has boosted its new Premium Economy product to provide even more value for travellers seeking to maximise their travel spend.
The airline introduced its Premium Economy option on 15th March this year following feedback from an increasing number of business Guests enthusiastic for an enhanced business friendly fare that incorporated additional benefits.
Premium Economy has proven a successful addition to Virgin Blue's product range attracting an increasing take up by frequent flyers and corporate clients.
From tomorrow, 27 November 2008, Premium Economy additions will include complimentary on board food and beverages (including alcohol) as well as complimentary use of Virgin Blue's individual seat back in-flight entertainment system so flyers can catch the latest breaking news, market wrap or latest Hollywood movie.*
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Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire
A travelling retrospective of Australia's first home-grown artist
Robert Dowling was Australia's first major colonial-trained professional artist. Within Australian art historical terms, this was a milestone of great significance. It may seem surprising, then, that the National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire is the first retrospective of the artist's comprehensive body of work. This exhibition shows his portraits, including his portraits of pastoralists and their properties, portraits and compositions of Indigenous people, biblical subjects, social history subjects and his Oriental subjects. The exhibition opens on 6 March at the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery in Launceston, Tasmania, where Dowling arrived in Australia in 1834 at the age of seven.
Dowling gave up his saddlery trade to launch himself as a professional portrait painter in Launceston in 1850. It was still pre-gold rush Australia, and our first locally formed professional painter emerged at the age of 23. Dowling made claims of being self-taught but, despite the fact that the colonies had no academies of art for formal training or public art collections to study, the young artist had opportunities to learn from other colonial artists, including Frederick Strange and Thomas Bock, and from the work of Henry Mundy.
In Tasmania, a balanced colonial microcosm of late-Georgian English culture supported sophisticated architecture, furniture makers, silversmiths, frame makers and, importantly for Dowling, a surprising number of portrait painters—as well as still-life, marine and landscape painters. Indeed, Tasmanian art from the 1830s to the early 1850s was richer and more diverse than that of any other Australian colony.
'The Reverend Henry Dowling' and 'Mrs Elizabeth Dowling' 1851–52 oil on board National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Dowling's interesting early portrait oils and miniatures executed in Tasmania appear superficially sophisticated, yet their often oversized heads and undersized hands betray the fact that he was deprived of the benefits of academic training and life drawing. Even so, his understanding of modelling and use of colour at this early stage of his professional career and his grasp on the character of his subjects was already more advanced than that of many of his colonial forebears and contemporaries.
John Jones curated the exhibition and is the author of the accompanying book published by the National Gallery of Australia. The book is the first dedicated to the work of this central and critical figure in late colonial art. Jones delves into Dowling's early career in Tasmania (1850–54), his time in Victoria (1854–57), his London years (1857–84), and his return to Victoria (Melbourne) (1884–86) before he died back in London in 1886. He is now placed highly as Australia's major portrait and figure painter of the late colonial period of around 1850–85.
Robert Dowling with the painting
'Miss Robertson of Colac (Dolly)'
This photograph was taken at The Hill near Colac in 1855 and shows Dolly wearing a white summer dress which the artist changed to brown at her request. Private collection
The exhibition has been sponsored by the National Gallery of Australia Council Exhibitions Fund, which is based upon generous personal donations from members of the Gallery Council made for the particular purpose of sponsoring special exhibitions. The publication has been generously sponsored by the American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia Inc, New York, with the special support of Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards.
The exhibition also has generous support from the Federal Government's Visions of Australia and the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program. I sincerely thank these funding bodies.
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Agilent Technologies Licenses acticom Robust Header Compression Technology for Verifying VoIP Functionality on 1xEV-DO Wireless Devices
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and BERLIN, June 17, 2008
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and acticom announced today that Agilent has licensed acticom's Robust Header Compression (RoHC) protocol stack, further expanding Agilent's VoIP test capabilities in 1xEV-DO. Integrating acticom's protocol stack gives Agilent customers early RoHC test capability, enabling them to test designs in the earliest development stages.
The stack is now part of Agilent's Enhanced Multi-Flow Packet Application functionality and is available in the 1xEV-DO Lab Application running on the 8690 Wireless Communications Test Set. With this capability, the test set can emulate a network that supports efficient VoIP transmission using the RoHC stack -- a capability that is important for R&D engineers verifying VoIP performance or testing battery life during VoIP connections.
RoHC is a standardized (RFC 3095) method of compressing the IP, UDP, RTP and TCP protocol headers of Internet packets. It compresses header information in data packets from 40 bytes to 1-3 bytes, greatly increasing the efficiency of VoIP packet transportation through packet data networks. RoHC is now a mandatory feature in 3G networks and may also one day be included in WiMAX(tm).
"As a leader in the measurement industry, Agilent is fully committed to supporting the needs of engineers working on advanced wireless communication networks like 1xEV-DO," said Niels Faché, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Mobile Broadband Division. "Providing early test solutions for enhancements such as RoHC provides engineers with the tools they need to ensure quality in the early phases of design -- reducing time-consuming re-work and overall design time."
"Being allowed to work with Agilent is a breakthrough for acticom and our Robust Header Compression technology," said Gerrit Schulte, managing director at acticom. "We are pleased to have been chosen by such a reputable partner and are thankful to add Agilent to our customer list. The Agilent and acticom teams worked tightly together, finishing the integration of the RoHC stack in just a couple of weeks, with minimum support incidents, making this project a success for both Agilent and acticom."
The Agilent 1xEV-DO Lab Applications work with Agilent's 8960 Wireless Communications Test Set to create a cost-effective, desktop test solution for real-world throughput analysis and network emulation. The lab application supports test of Multi-Flow Packet Application and Enhanced Multi-Flow Packet Application with multiple, simultaneous IP flows (16 forward and 16 reverse), each with their own quality of service parameters. These flows can be low-latency flows, which are required for near real-time applications such as video telephony and gaming. The 8960 Test Set can be used for wireless device development, manufacturing and repair of all major 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 3.5G wireless technologies. It provides test solutions for mobile devices across the entire lifecycle on a single platform.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent E6706B/U 1xEV-DO Lab Application with the acticom RoHC protocol stack is currently available via subscription to the E6720A 1xEV-DO Lab Application Annual Contract. This contract, priced at $10,400 for a one-year subscription, offers existing customers early access to the newest product enhancements and is available at www.agilent.com/find/E6720A.
More information about Agilent's 1xEV-DO Lab Applications is available at www.agilent.com/find/E6706A. A photo of the new RoHC test capability is available at www.agilent.com/find/RoHC_images.
About acticom
Acticom is a leading supplier of protocol stack software for mobile communications, located in Berlin, Germany. Acticom licenses its software protocol stacks and products to a wide range of customers, including the leading handset vendors, infrastructure device manufacturers, and semiconductor companies. Please visit www.acticom.de for more information.
More information about acticom's Robust Header Compression is available at http://acticom.de/en/products/header.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2007. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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Thousands of concerned citizens paraded all types of off-road vehicles, coal trucks, jeeps, mountain bikes, and other vehicles from Liberty Park to State Street and arrived at the front steps of the Utah capitol building. A rally followed on the south lawn and steps featuring speakers Gov. Gary Herbert and Rep. Rob Bishop. Last August crowds of approximately 3,500-4,000 people attended this same event.
The event and movement is called, "Take Back Utah!" some have subtitled it the Sagebrush Rebellion II. The purpose of the event was to call attention to the importance of access to public land in Utah and engage concerned citizens. It is also to encourage political leaders at all levels of government to take action on protecting such access.
A broad range of user groups will be represented from off-roaders to cattlemen, oil and gas companies to mountain bikers.
Notable speakers included, Gov. Herbert, Rep. Bishop, via video Rep. Chaffetz, U.S. senate candidate Mike Lee, and state legislator Mike Noel. 50 or more state legislators attended as well as local activist leaders and land use organizations.
Take Back Utah is a grass roots event and movement organized and sponsored by a coalition of organizations, individual, businesses, and government leaders that want to protect and preserve responsible motorized access to public land in Utah.
Take Back Utah has three areas of focus they are:
1. They are focused on enacting public policy change at the federal government level to protect access to our public lands for all.
2. They serve as an inclusive and unifying voice to diverse groups of American's who want to access and experience America's Wild Places for themselves, regardless of age, ability or other factors that may be limiting.
3. They are a loud voice of truth about public land access issues - they speak with veracity to educate our fellow citizens and government officials about how today's "Wilderness" policies exclude most American's from having the ability to personally experience America's most wild places, as well as how these policies weaken the ability of America's small towns to survive.


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MMORPG.com's Jon Wood spends some time this week talking about the future for Sony Online Entertainment in a post-PSN hack world.
The question burning in my mind, and the minds of many others these last few days is a simple one: Can SOE make it in a post-PSN hack environment.
I'm not going to spend time re-hashing the ins and outs and specifics of the incident. it suffices enough to say that security issues forced Sony to close down its PlayStation Network and that later, as a result of the same security breach, Sony Online Entertainment was forced to shut its servers down on May 2nd, and kept them down until May 14th, denying their players access to their games.
Check out the whole article, here.
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Btw whole article link appears to be broken
"They essentially want to say 'Correlation proves Causation' when it's just not true." - Sovrath
Looks like even an article about SOE can't make it.
"Gypsies, tramps, and thieves, we were called by the Admin of the site . . . "
Yeah, link's broken, but I'll bite anyways.
I think "Maybe".
SOE are busily performing damage control right now....they've opened up their games for free to all former players for 30+ days to try to bring back some old subs.
The question is weather this will be enough.
Many people I know who were still playing SOE games were basically zombies......they didn't realise their game died a long time ago, and were just going through their daily motions because they didn't know any better, or anything else.
Hell, I know some SWG players that would probably shatter if they tried to get out of their chairs after all these years
I'm thinking that some of these people may have actually tried other games during the down time, and discovered life all over again, so to speak.
And most of the vets will likely log into their old games and realise why they left to begin with. I know I always do, during the free time SOE likes to give out.
I have a hard time imagining that this isn't the beginning of the end for the current incarnation of SOE. But then, I never figured they'd be around THIS long with their record, so go figure, I guess.
I think their future was in danger even before the hack.
DCUO dramatically underwhelmed. Their flagship MMO, EQ, has been on life support for quite some time, and its successor EQ2 probably doesn't even have twice the subs that EQ currently does.
Take a look at any of those game's forums, and there are some pretty old threads on the first page. Any unbiased MMO vet knows that forum activity is an indication of population.
Speaking of biased - I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the only people who even played SOE games before the hack were pretty staunch supporters of SOE. So a little thing like having their personal information stolen will not stop those players. However, this certainly can't help an already battered reputation.
I don't think it's a question of IF SoE can survive.. but rather SHOULD they?
And honestly, I don't have that answer yet. If the end result is a more customer driven company then I think they SHOULD survive. If not, then Darwinism will take over.
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Starvault's reponse to criticism related to having a handful of players as the official "test" team for a supposed MMO: "We've just have another 10ish folk kind enough to voulenteer added tot the test team" (SIC) This explains much about the state of the game :-)
Sony was re hacked already for game point's in japan.
Its going to be tough.
One point you have forgotten is the fortune its costing them in credit management company fees also. Even bulk buys for 27m customers then they still wont come cheap lets guesstimate SOE manages to get these services for £2 a pop then thats still £50+m.
There may well be insurance for this type of thing I honestly have no idea but at the same time insurance premiums would sureley take a massive hike.
Throw in the numerous lawsuits that will happen as America is just that way inclined and I feel it could bury them.
PSN will be fine Sony give a crap about that I can't see SOE being afforded that same courtosey of backing from its parent.
They are in trouble, that much is clear. And I think we will see a few of their less popular game closing down or more games joining VG in the no update club.
SOE can still make it, but they need a success soon. If EQ Next do badly as well the whole company can go under if Sony themselves doesn't put in money.
A gamecompany needs a large game now and then. SOE needs desperate a few good programmers, EQ2 is not really more or less fun than Wow but it's crappy coding assured that people picked Wow late 2004 and early 2005.
SOE need EQ NEXT to release in good shape, being enough different so the players wont get the same Dejah vu Rift gave them and still be true enough to the original game. If SOE pull that off they will grow again, if not I don't see how they can last.
SOE is not the only MMO company that need a hit soon, but this entire affair made things a lot more urgent.
I think SOE is in dire straights but I don't hope they fail. I hope they adapt and start doing good things for the MMORPG scene. With the economy slumping I fear that failing developers will scare away the investors needed to keep this expensive genre alive. One of my best friends finally broke into the dev industry after years and years of hard work and no money when he landed a job at Sony. I want to see people like him employed and successful. As MMORPG gamers we need two things: good games and successful companies.
Will SOE fail? I agree with you, OP, if they don't turn the boat around now this trip isn't gonna last forever. This was a major milestone for them. Part of me hopes they go the meaner/leaner route. I'd love to see some of those station pass games sold off to smaller companies for revival while SOE as a whole re-focuses on the EQ franchise.
Can SOE make it? Wish I was in a position to know, that's for sure.
Noone isn't a word; It's "no one". On a side note, you can guess where the word "none" came from.
Their, There, and They're are not interchangeable.
I don't really have an opinion right now about SOE. The "security" breach just highlights what is going on in the world these days. Not long ago the FBI released a very public notice to banks about cash transfers to paticular cities in China. Because hackers have been getting into business accounts regardless of how secure (as in besides account access there are multiple other requirements to transfer the money including phone approval) and transferring money out of the accounts.
World wide they say over a billion dollars has been stolen this way. So its not an excuse its just that in my view anything connected to the net is not secure. (even closed systems can have data stolen on site, employee or other wise).
Anyway as far as SOE making it... What would help is if they released a really good game. Pretty much the same answer for any other company out there in the MMO market.
I sure hope not! I have Everquest for screwing up the Warrior class! It was the worst game ever and SOE deserves to go away for their utter incompetance.
If you have any questions please ask. I have moved on to WoW from eq and no longer have any desire to play a dead game. Thank you. (posted by another selling his account in EQ1)
I have been a SoE customer since the EQ1 days, but really, you are very much right. SoE has to really do a LOT of work to get its customers back. When the free 45 days expires I think my account will as well. The real problem is when you are down for a few weeks, me, as a customer expet the game to come back up with a game update, or to have the game update very quickly. When the newest producter letter came out and announced that there would be 0 real new content with the update, and no new raid, what is the point. it is hard to really put in the effort to raid every week when I have finished my T2 set. Sure I could try and get the PVP T2 set, and I might after the super server merger, but really, what is the point, the T2 set is bearly better than the T1 PVP gear, which is VERY easy to get.
I might come back for EQ Next, only because I am an EQ addict, yes I admist it, I am addicted to EverQuest.
Has the security breach changed my opinion on SOE? No. Why? Because years before the security breach I had already formulated the opinion that SOE was an arrogant, chiseling totally "bleep" company I wanted nothing to do with.
Honestly Jon, I think the question you should be asking is whether it would be a good or bad thing for the industry if SOE did go under.
"Gypsies, tramps, and thieves, we were called by the Admin of the site . . . "
Well, it can be pretty hard to stomp a cockroach. Even then, you can't be sure of killing it. And the blasted thing just keeps running on the slimist of pickings....
They can survive. But this might be a better oppurtunity to shutdown, trim away all the fat from the division, and attempt relaunching their core online brands with new ideas, new people, new software, and a new strategy. It would mean the end of most of their current underpreforming mmo games. But they need a drastic act to rebuild their reputation and cast away the slime coating their image from over the years to start "growing again" anyway.
Sustaining itself just isn't good enough. And it's not like they can't make a good game.
Originally posted by Antarious
I don't really have an opinion right now about SOE. The "security" breach just highlights what is going on in the world these days. Not long ago the FBI released a very public notice to banks about cash transfers to paticular cities in China. Because hackers have been getting into business accounts regardless of how secure (as in besides account access there are multiple other requirements to transfer the money including phone approval) and transferring money out of the accounts.
World wide they say over a billion dollars has been stolen this way. So its not an excuse its just that in my view anything connected to the net is not secure. (even closed systems can have data stolen on site, employee or other wise).
Anyway as far as SOE making it... What would help is if they released a really good game. Pretty much the same answer for any other company out there in the MMO market.
I agree and have been saying the same thing in regards to the security issue. It happens and could happen to anyone ..no matter how secure . SOE just gets all the hate because of some poor gaming decisions...for the record..I still think the SWG changes were mostly on the Lucas side...because frankly..he's a greedy fuck and wanted all the cash he could get after hearing WOW go..cha-CHING!!!.
Will SOE make it ? Despite what others may desire... I hope so. Even having a fraud issue with my info..likely caused by the breach but easily rectified on my end... I still play their games from time to time and would like to retain that option. Many others still play their games and enjoy their beloved worlds that other companies would have scrapped by now...e.g. Vanguard and possibly SWG. Also..i don't want anyone to lose their jobs..especially with the current state of the global economy and the woes in Japan post earthquake that are also affecting the company. There are plenty of normal Jack and Jills working on these properties who would suffer just because someone wants Smedley's head (among others) on a pike for poor decisions made years ago.
Originally posted by Wharg0ul
Many people I know who were still playing SOE games were basically zombies......they didn't realise their game died a long time ago, and were just going through their daily motions because they didn't know any better, or anything else.
Some statements make me embarrassed to have read them.
I'm a Pre-CU SWG Vet and I absolutely loathe SOE. But I also loathe filthy basement dwellers who decide to dabble into International Crime, so in this one I'm actually rooting for SOE. I hope they shut down some shitty games, close some servers, and release something playable (not by me, though) to get back in the game, at least enough to not have to fire all of their employees. Except anyone involved with SWG. That whole Dev team, Community team, and SOE's management team can all get hit by the same bus. But everyone else is okay in my book
EQ2 is a solid game but it's not enough to keep SOE afloat long term. All their other games are crap and they don't have much in the pipeline. The few Everquest Next screenshots we saw were not impressive.
Sony has to be willing to make some major changes and shake things up and then re-invest in the MMO market by hiring some quality game designers.
After 4+ years of leadership from John Smedley it's clear he's part of the problem because he hasn't been part of the solution. First things first, Smed needs to go.
Can I also suggest to SOE that an excellent way to make a start on getting rid of the 'old SOE' for a fresh slate would be to sell Vanguard to a company that would care for it and actually develop it?
Let something good come of it all
To answer your question, no the security breach does not change my view of SOE. It is just another step in the misadventures of this company. It isn't something that on its own would cause me to walk away from a company, but this is just another straw on the camels back.
SOE is in a very tough spot right now. Dwindling player base for many years, 3 consecutive years of layoffs, studio/game cancelations, massive turn over in their senior level leadership and now the loss of 45 days worth of subscription revenue and customer confidence over security.
Sure SOE needs to make some massive changes, but honestly the time for change was years ago. What we are seeing now is just the results of the decision not to make much needed changes some years ago.
EQ3 is going to require a lot of cash, time and developers to make something that will be a big success in the current market. Unfortunate for SOE time, money and developers does not seem to be resources they have an abundance of at the moment.
[quote]Finally, I wanted to talk about games that are left to languish with the Station Pass. Instead of getting the developer attention that they deserve, with a full team to pull some of them up by their bootstraps, games just seem to wither and die on the vine, and no one wants to see that happen to a game that they've invested time and money into.[/quote]
My thoughts exactly. Vanguard ( i don't and havn't played it) is probably an example of a game that could have been saved and turned into a very profitable game. There are thousands of people that don't play this game for this one reason alone. Why get attached to something you are destined to lose very shortly.
Unfortunately for all of you, SOE will be around for a long time to come.
Originally posted by vesavius
Can I also suggest to SOE that an excellent way to make a start on getting rid of the 'old SOE' for a fresh slate would be to sell Vanguard to a company that would care for it and actually develop it?
Let something good come of it all
Why would they do that? This way they can stifle their competition by letting the game languish, actually make a bit of money off its slow demise, and if they ever want to, use the license for their own sequel. Selling the game to some other company who would actually put effort into improving it, would set it up as direct competiton, and SOE is nothing if not Byzantine.
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Edward Ruben McEwen
Edward Ruben McEwen, 53 of Tucson, Ariz., passed away April 6, 2014, in Tucson. He was born Oct. 24, 1960, to Ruben and Florence McEwen in Cortez, Colo.
Ed grew up in Dolores, Colo., and was known as little Ruben to his family. He graduated from Dolores High School in 1980.
After high school, he moved to Tucson, Ariz., and it became his home.
He worked as a manager of Campbell Hardware for around 23 years.
Ed loved to reminisce of growing up and reflect on family.
Ed loved the hard rock band KISS and collected a lot of their memorabilia.
Ed is survived by his mother, Florence McEwen of Cortez; brother, John McEwen of Dolores; sisters Coline Lovett of Cortez, and Melonee Pettis of Winchester, Calif.; nephews Kelen Lovett of Dolores, Keenen Lovett and family of Cortez, Elijah and Nicolas Pettis of Winchester, Calif.; niece Dawn Dorn and family of Merkel, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ruben McEwen and brother, Scotty McEwen.
Ed had many other extended family members and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made at the Dolores State Bank and will be donated to Peppi's House, located in the Tucson Medical Center, a beautiful facility where caring angels took care of him during the last part of his life.
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Team Canada Disabled Volleyball General History
In 1986 the Canadian Amputee Sports Association launched the first, formal, national disabled volleyball program. The purpose of the program was to provide athletes with a disability an opportunity to represent their country on the international stage, in the sport of volleyball. Prior to this Canada had participated in the sport by forming teams made up of athletes who were active in other sports and were able to spare the time, at a multi-sport event, to play some volleyball. Although this was Canada's inaugural season, the sport of disabled volleyball had been played for many years. Teams that have been very successful internationally include Poland, Germany and Israel.
In December of 1996 the Canadian Amputee Sports Association appointed one of their Vice-Presidents to act as the director of the volleyball program, giving him the responsibility to build a winning team and to integrate the disabled program into the able body sport group. The recruitment of athletes with a disability, already active in the able body volleyball community, was the first success achieved through the integration process. In August of 1997 Canada hosted an international competition and defeated the defending World Champions (Poland), the Paralympic Silver Medallists (Slovakia), and the United States. With these victories, Team Canada finished the competition with the best overall record and earned a top world ranking.
After the ratification of a memorandum of understanding between the Canadian Amputee Sports Assn. and Volleyball Canada in June of 1998 the formal integration process was complete. Volleyball Canada put in place a standing committee for disabled volleyball with the same rights and responsibilities as their other working groups such as the Beach Volleyball Committee.
On the competitive front Canada continued to open eyes with a strong performance at the 1998 World Championship in Olsztyn and by qualifying at the 1999 Pan-Am Open competition in Laval, to compete for gold at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
In Sydney, Team Canada's standing disabled volleyball team made Canadian volleyball history on October 27th, 2000, winning the silver medal at the Paralympic Games. Facing perennial Paralympic champions Germany in the final Team Canada lost a well-fought match in three straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) -- the German team's experience and consistency proved too much for the dynamic Canadian squad.
2001 was a difficult year for Team Canada Standing Disabled. The Team spent the post-Paralympic year preparing for the 2001 World Cup in Puchov, Slovakia, and looked very good leading up to the competition. Due to the unfortunate events of September 11, 2001, Team Canada was forced to withdraw from the tournament, which was scheduled to take place from September 14-24, 2001.
In December 2001, the team suffered another blow. The International Paralympic Committee rejected the WOVD's appeal to re-instate Men's Standing Disabled Volleyball to the slate of events for the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
In 2002, the Team shifted its focus to the 2002 Standing Disabled World Championships in Wisla, Poland. A couple of eager and promising new recruits helped the Team Canada veterans pave the way to the finals, beating Germany in the Semi-final match in the process. Team Canada pulled out an exciting 3-1 victory (25-17, 18-25, 25-28, 25-15) against Poland in the Gold Medal Match to be crowned World Champions for 2002.
Since 2002, The Men's Standing Team has been ranked #1 in the world, defending their 2002 World Championship title in not only 2004, but also in 2006 – a rare 3-peat. In that time, they have also won a Silver Medal in at the 2003 World Cup, and Gold on home soil in Regina , SK, at the 2005 World Cup. The players have continued to rack up the individual awards as well in that time, impressing the world with their skills.
The team has also garnered recognition on the domestic side, being a 4-time finalist for Male Team of the Year at the Canadian Sport Awards (2002-2005), as well as a finalist in the Spirit of Sport Story of the Year Category in 2005 for their work in assisting the Cambodian National Volleyball League (Disabled) with player and coach development.
Volleyball Canada has very recently begun to set in place a grassroots and high-performance Sitting Volleyball program. With the help of several partners across the country, we're confident that in due time, the popularity of Sitting Volleyball will be significantly increased. We will be running workshops and visibility sessions in various cities throughout 2007-08, with the ultimate goal of partnering with local organizations to implement Sitting Volleyball activities into their regular programming schedules. Our initiation on the competitive front will be our participation in the Pan Am Zone championships in 2007.
Competition History Team Canada Standing Volleyball:
2006 World Championships, Roermond, Netherlands – 1st place (GOLD)
2005 World Cup, Regina, Canada – 1st place (GOLD)
2005 Asia-Oceania Zonal Championship, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Winner, Developmental Cup
2004 World Championships, Mettmann, Germany – 1st place (GOLD)
2003 World Cup, Rhodos, Greece – 2nd place (SILVER)
2002 World Championships, Wisla, Poland -- 1st place (GOLD)
2001 World Cup, Puchov, Slovakia -- did not attend due to events of 9/11
2000 Paralympics, Sydney, Australia -- 2nd place (SILVER)
2000 European Invitational, Wisla, Poland -- 3rd
1999 Pan American Championship, Laval, Canada -- 3rd
1998 World Championships, Olsztyn, Poland -- 5th
1997 Canada Cup, Montreal, Canada -- 2nd
1996 Canada Cup, Toronto, Canada -- 4th
1995 European Cup, Poland -- 6th
1991 World Championships, St-Etienne, France -- 8th
1989 World Championships, Las Vegas, USA -- 7th


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Seymour, August 11 – To say that the 2016 season at Seymour Raceway Park has been a difficult one, would be an understatement.
Following the program this past Sunday, there was a great deal of discussion on the rest of the season. Following a very busy week and a meeting with the fair association on Thursday, a difficult decision was made to cancel the remaining four races this season, starting with this Sunday, August 14.
The financial responsibilities of running a weekly racing program are hefty. From insurance to staff, maintenance- facility and equipment, and drivers payoff, force every track to be very aware of all situations surrounding their operations.
I had also taken on all of the past issues of the club, some of which are still not settled, which also added to the pressures of re-opening the track.
The weather has been a problem from the start, losing the opener and allowing only 6 races to be run this season, forcing 7 to be canceled. There was no consistency to build a routine for Sunday nights.
This decision was defiantly NOT an easy one to make, but was a mutual decision between myself and the Fair Association.
I can now concentrate on settling the past issues and focus on moving forward.
One is to open the track for 2017, which the Fair Association strongly supports.
I tried to personally contact as many as I could after the meeting Thursday to make the announcement before an official posting was made. I apologize to any I may have missed.
I wish to THANK all of those people that supported Seymour Raceway Park this season.
The Fair Association for their support to take over the facility and willingness to help re-build the racing program here.
The drivers and crews for their loyalty. I know those that are chasing points are disappointed, and I appreciate the understanding of those I spoke to, as to why this had to happen, and encouragement to move ahead to next season.
Sponsors, for their continued backing of the weekly program at Seymour.
The fantastic staff, that worked so hard to make the programs the best in the area. Those that do not get paid enough and those that chose to donate not only their time, but equipment and services as well.
I need to acknowledge the people that made the decision to come back to the track and work with me.
Tom Schmidt
Bobby Wanner
Bonnie Neshek
Jon Ploecklemann
I cannot express my sincere THANKS enough for your experience and support to move forward.
My family and friends for their encouragement and support is priceless.
The drivers payoff and staff wages, from this last race, will be done and sent out, or delivered, next week. Any other issues will be settled shortly.
Once again, I truly regret having to make this decision.
Now the work begins, to re-asses everything at the track and plan for the future.
Thank You
Dave Panske, promoter
Seymour Raceway Park
Seymour, August 7- Racing returned to Seymour Raceway Park for the first time in almost a month due to rain outs and the fair, and for a change, the day was perfect for racing in Northeastern Wisconsin.
Kelsey Coatings and 1st Choice Auto Sales were the title sponsors for the night including the Kids Club Coin Toss at intermission.
The Street Stocks opened feature action with 23 cars taking the green flag with Logan Schmeck leading the way with Trevor Van Straten, Lexii Ashcraft, Matt Warner and Harley Diedrick behind. The leaders stayed bunched behind Schmeck until the lone caution of the race appeared on lap 8. Schmeck had Ashcraft, Warner, Van Straten, point leader Jeff Jungwirth and Allan Schlueter lined up behind for the restart.
Jungwirth went to work on the pack after the restart and by lap 11 had taken over the lead. He was able to pull away a bit over the last half of the race and picked up his second feature win of the season. Warner passed Schmeck for the runner up spot with a pair of laps left but could not challenge Jungwirth. Ashcraft took fourth with Schlueter in fifth and Mike Carter coming through to round out the top six.
The IMCA Sport Mods were up next and after an opening lap incident caused complete restart, the race went non stop. JR Hansen took the initial lead with Chase Randerson, Kevin Bethke, Chris Budzban, Jason Vandenberg and Travis Arenz behind. Bethke used the inside line to take the lead on lap 4 and was able to open a slight lead as Arenz and point leader, Lucas Lamberies, worked to the front. By lap 11, Arenz was in second and started to work on the lead Bethke had. Lamberies moved into third and layed chase as well. The gap slowly closed and on lap 18, Arenz was able to take over the point and open a lead of his own running to his second feature win of the season. Lamberies took second on lap 20 but ran out of laps and finished second. With three laps left, Budzban was able to move by Bethke to secure third with Vandenberg and Scott Besaw rounding out the top six.
The Coor's Light IMCA Stock Cars put a strong 21 cars field on the grids with Steve Hiles taking the lead for the first 2 circuits when the caution bunched the pack. On the restart, Rod Snellenberger powered into the top spot with Travis Van Straten, Aaron Stolp, Kyle Frederick, Jeremy Wiitala and Travis Springstroh behind. Van Straten was able to used the inside line to perfection and stole the lead from Snellenberger on lap 8, and started to pull away from the battle for second. The field spread out with Van Straten opening a large gap ahead of Snellenberger. Frederick, Stolp and Springstroh followed. The field stayed the same until debris on the track caused the second caution with 4 laps left. VanStraten was up to the challenge and held the lead to collect his third feature win of the season. Snellenberger ran to his best finish so far taking second , holding off Frederick. Springstroh ended up in the top four with Chas Van Ooyen, making a solid run after restarting in the back after the lap 2 caution, to finish fifth and Stolp rounded out the top six spots.
30 Lap Feature l. Travis Van Straten, Hortonville 2. Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski 3. Kyle Frederick, Oconto 4. Travis Springstroh, Freedom 5, Chas Van Ooyen, Freedom 6. Aaron Stolp, Milwaukee
8 Lap Consy First l. Chase Parker, Hortonville 2. Bryan Techmeier 3. Aaron Karcz
Second l. Harley Simon, Seymour 2. Larry Karcz, Jr 3. Barry Van Straten, Shiocton
8 Lap Heats First l. Snellenberger 2. Van Ooyen
Second l. Jamie Van Ooyen, Appleton 2. Bill Kelsey, Luxemburg
Third l. Steve Hiles, Hortonville 2. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay
25 Lap Feature l. Travis Arenz, Sheboygan 2. Lucas Lamberies, Clintonville 3. Chris Budzban, Luxemburg 4. Kevin Bethke, Neenah 5. Jason Vandenberg, Kimberly 6. Scott Besaw, Omrow
8 Lap Heats First l. Arenz, 2. Budzban
Second l. Bethke 2. JR Hansen
20 Lap Feature l. Jeff Jungwirth, Oshkosh 2. Matt Warner, Green Bay 3. Logasn Schmeck 4. Lexii Ashcraft, Oshkosh 5. Allan Schlueter, Oconto 6. Mike Carter
8 Lap Heats First l. Harley Diedrick, Freedom 2. Jungwirth
Second l.Ian Waino 2. Schlueter
Third l. Paul Ambrosius, Seymour 2. Dylan Stedjee, Shawano
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October 8, 2012
WEST HAVEN, CONN. – The University of New Haven for the second year in a row has been ranked in the top 15 percent of more than 12,000 colleges and universities that recruit military personnel by "G.I. Jobs" magazine.
"Inclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools shows UNH's commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students," said Sean Collins, director of G.I. Jobs. "As interest in education grows we're thrilled to provide the military community with transparent, world-class resources to assist in their search for schools," said Collins.
The colleges and universities on this year's list exhibit leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military experience. These schools have world-class programs and policies for student support on campus, academic accreditation, credit policies, flexibility and other services to those who served, according to Collins.
"UNH should take great pride in this honor. The competition for our 2013 Military Friendly Schools list was fierce and as a result, we raised the already stringent criteria to a higher benchmark," he said. "The University of New Haven is among the elite."
Collins said the ranking is based on the policies, efforts and results UNH has attained in recruiting and retaining military personnel and veterans.
University of New Haven has displayed commitment for the growing population of military students, said Joseph Frederick, coordinator of Veteran Student Outreach at UNH. New programs have been launched to help veteran students connect with one another, excel in the classroom and provide them with support services and resources.
"There is a dedicated staff on campus to provide support for students," Frederick said. "We are delighted that our efforts have been recognized."
The UNH staff provides support for students from the admission process through graduation. A new program launched this fall, the Veteran Ambassador Program, provides new students with a peer mentor to assist with the transition. The Military Veterans of UNH (MVUNH) student club is a member of the Student Veterans Association (SVA) and has continued to grow in recent years.
The Veteran Success Center in Maxcy Hall also provides a dedicated lounge area with two computers and space for students to do homework or relax in-between classes.
The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education. Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, UNH moved to its current West Haven campus in 1960. The University provides its students with a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities. UNH enrolls approximately 6,400, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates – the majority of whom reside in University housing. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Tagliatela College of Engineering, and College of Lifelong & eLearning, UNH offers 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UNH students have access to more than 50 study abroad programs worldwide and its student-athletes compete in 16 varsity sports in the NCAA Division II's highly competitive Northeast-10 Conference.


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Emery County is now requesting proposals for the regular cleaning and
care of the vault toilet restrooms located at the Buckhorn Information
Center west of Castle Dale. Proposals should also include interior
cleaning of the adjacent Information Center Building; however this
building will be used infrequently and will require minimal care. A
small storage room is attached to the restrooms to hold necessary
Proposals should be provided as a monthly cost to perform the
following duties and it is anticipated that there will be a two year
contract with the possibility of an extension:
1. Weekly cleaning of the men's and women's restrooms.
2. Monthly deep cleaning including a wash down of restrooms using
water and disinfectant or similar cleaning solution.
3. Deliver and install toilet paper in restrooms during weekly
(toilet paper to be provided by Emery County Travel Bureau).
4.Dusting and cleaning inside the Information center building as
5. General trash cleanup and care of the area around the facility.
Pumping of the pit toilets is not included in this Request for
Proposal. This will be done through a separate process.
Proposals must be delivered or received by the Emery County
Clerk/Auditor Office at 75 East Main Street, Castle Dale or faxed to
435 381-5183 by 5:00 P.M. on April 3, 2012. Bids will be opened and
considered for approval in regular Commission meeting on April 10 at
9:00 am.
Emery County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. For
more information please contact Tina Carter or Mike McCandless at
(435) 381-2600.
Published in the Emery County Progress March 20 and 27, 2012.


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|Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Newswire July 25, 2001 Wednesday
WASHINGTON, DC – The innovative partnership that the Moscow Police Department, Idaho developed with their local business community is highlighted in a new Justice Department publication on community policing. The partnership was developed to engage Moscow's business community in preventing theft. Police – community partnerships are a core component of community policing.
A new report entitled, "Problem-Solving Partnerships: Including the Community for a Change," was recently released by the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. In this publication, seven police agencies – including Moscow Police Department - were highlighted from more than 400 projects evaluated. The Justice Department report identifies this successful partnership as a model for other police departments across the nation.
Moscow police received high marks for engaging the local business community in analyzing the causes of theft and for developing an effective response. The report also summarizes their responses which included performing business security analyses, forming a watch program and hiring a crime prevention specialist to serve as a liaison between the business community and the police department. The end result is that merchants are more satisfied with the police department and feel more secure
Promising law enforcement practices of the top seven model cities are posted on the COPS home page at www.cops.usdoj.gov. For more information, please call the COPS office at 202-616-1728.