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A University of Northern Colorado senior is just one of 15 university students in the U.S. to receive a prestigious award recognizing academic excellence in the study of American history.
Owen Volzke, a history major with a secondary education emphasis, will accept a 2013 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award during activities at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History June 7-10 in New York City.
The award provides travel, lodging and meals, including a celebratory awards dinner. Winners will also participate in a program of special presentations, including meetings with eminent history scholars, and take tours of the historic Gilder Lehrman archives.
Volzke will be joined by peers from several Ivy League and private universities, which traditionally dominate the competition that requires students to submit a writing sample, letters of recommendation and transcripts.
Volzke, who has a 3.98 GPA, used his research paper for his capstone history seminar as his writing sample. In it he examined how the Oglala Lakota protestors during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, went about creating a new identity that drew upon a collective memory of Lakota culture in the 19th century, as well as an understanding and interpretation of Lakota-U.S. history during that period.
Last year Volzke won the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Student Scholar Award. He plans to use his history major with a teaching emphasis to teach American history at the high school level.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is devoted to the improvement of history education and has developed an array of programs for schools, teachers and students that now operate in all 50 states. Its website features more than 60,000 unique historical documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
If you're going to be taking classes or working on campus this summer, listen up. From May 20-June 2 there will be no pedestrian access to the lower level of the University Center, and except for the UNC Bookstore and Fan Shop, the businesses on that level will be closed while workers remove all the floor tiles, which are significantly deteriorated. The bookstore will observe normal summer operating hours, but access will be from an exterior entrance on the south side of the building. Please be aware of these other aspects of the anticipated two-week closure:
Please be aware that installation of the new floor tiles after June 2 will be an ongoing process and is likely to last through the end of July or early August. As you navigate the University Center this summer, please be mindful of signs and other identifying markers designating walkways and construction work areas.
UC staff apologize for the inconvenience this important upgrade to your student center will cause and appreciate your patience and understanding. After months of planning, it was determined that there wasn't any way to safely provide pedestrian access while the tiles are being removed.
The country's leading jazz magazine has once again recognized a UNC jazz band and the university's symphony orchestra among the world's best.
UNC's Jazz Lab Band I (Best College Big Band) and the University Symphony Orchestra (Best College Classical Ensemble) were winners of DownBeat magazine's 36th Annual Student Music Awards, "Setting the Pace, Raising the Bar."
UNC jazz ensembles have received more than 100 DownBeat awards. UNC Jazz Lab Band I, directed by Dana Landry, has won seven DownBeat awards in the past nine years — four of those awards were for "Best College Big Band." Landry said the following recorded performances were submitted as part of the application for the award:
For the University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Russell Guyver, the award marks the 10th time since 1999 the group has been named best college orchestra or classical ensemble. Guyver said they submitted recordings of live performances of excerpts from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz, and Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements.
"This is an international award, any college classical ensemble is eligible to enter, so this represents a significant achievement for the UNC School of Music," Guyver said.
The winners were announced in Downbeat's June issue available at http://www.downbeat.com/defaultl.asp?sect=magazine.
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Instead of selling your textbooks or packing them away and never using them again, consider donating them to UNC Veterans Services' Help Heroes Book Drive. Look for their table in the UC main level from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 through Friday, May 10 and help veteran- and military-connected students get books if they experience delays receiving VA book stipend benefits.
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With Shanghai still cleaning up after the heavy snowfall, at least 10 mainland airports were closed on the second day of the Lunar New Year transport crunch because of the cold weather.
Shanghai media reported that the city was recovering from days of snowstorms that were the strongest in two years.
On Thursday, more than 500 flights were delayed at Pudong and Hongqiao airports, stranding more than 10,000 passengers.
And 500 long-distance buses were prevented from leaving Shanghai after sections of the highway were covered by snow.
Low temperatures pushed electricity consumption in the city to a record high, Xinhua reported, while the media said the prices of vegetables increased by 50 to 100 per cent.
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Flights departing from Shanghai were gradually returning to normal after the snow stopped yesterday.
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The film was an an ambitious comedy spoof about the 007 character produced by Charles K. Feldman, who assembled a top-notch cast including Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, etc. The plot is a far cry from Ian Fleming's tense spy thriller – but it was never meant to be taken seriously… After the death of his boss, Sir James Bond (Niven) decides to battle its nefarious enemy SMERSH through confusing the heck out of them. By renaming all of its operatives to James Bond (including the girls), Sir James launches numerous parallel storylines with various characters dubbed as 007. Baccarat expert Evelyn Tremble (Sellers) is given the task to bankrupt the villainous Le Chiffre (Welles) – he is introduced to the world of espionage and love by the more experienced Vesper Lynd (Andress). In the meantime, Sir James' illegitimate daughter Mata Bond (Joanna Pettet) breaks off her sabbatical in an Indian temple to investigate a strange organization in East Berlin, discovering the most shocking auction ever. Another relative of Sir James named Jimmy (Allen) wrecks havoc as an incredibly incompetent agent, but he is ready to surprise his uncle when all the plotlines converge in Casino Royale for a huge brawl where cowboys, Indians, legionnaires and even monkeys participate in the largest slapstick scene ever filmed. The convoluted plot is the direct result of a nine month shooting period that ate up five (credited) directors, countless screenwriters and many changes in lead actors.
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and he WILL nail anyone that comes in that he doesnt know.
One of my nieces asked to name him when he was a puppy. We told her he was a Great Pyrenees, so she called him GP, which morphed into Jeep. Loves his family, doesn't like it when anyone, or anything, enters unannounced. Except, of course, for the mouse that got into the house yesterday.
I have two dogs. A Yorkshire Terrier and a Maltese. The yorky will bark at any noise with which he is unfamiliar. If anyone he doesn't know enters the house, he runs and hides under the futon and continues to bark until I tell him to shut up. At which point, he stays under the futon until that person leaves. My Maltese thinks that anyone who enters the house must surely have come there exclusively to see her and acts accordingly with wagging tail, licks and the obligatory little pee on the floor by their feet because she is sooooooo excited to see them.
Great looking dog...I love big dogs!
Nothing beats the companionship of a BIG lovable and protective canine.:hand2:
To the OP...
I have two dogs, a three year old Irish Wolfhound (Maggie) who is a lover, not sure about the watchdog part yet...no incidents.
The other is a 6 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback (Gunner) who WILL be a fine watchdog. He's afraid of nothing...:nono: He came from a breeder who has about 7-8 full grown RR at her place. She had two litters totaling 20 pups. When I got Gunner, she told me that the pups all stayed by the house, but one of the pups, yes Gunner, was going out on the property in the midst of the other full-grown adults to let them know that there was a new Sheriff in town. Yep, he's definitely got the personality to protect the home. He's very lovable with us and our little buddy (5 year old) from across the street, but he's very inquisitive, very bold, fears nothing. I even tried a tactic with the vacuum to see what he'd do. He was watching it and backed up a bit from it...when I went towards him, he backed up, waited a few seconds and attacked it...yep, he's going to watch the house.:hand9:
Here's the new sheriff at 8 weeks and 14lbs...he's now 6.5 months and 80+lbs
Attachment 67950 Doesn't he have that "new sheriff" look?
I agree with the OP 100%
I think it truly depends on a number of factors, most obvious being Breed, whether or not the owner/handler is there, and training/life experiences.
I am fully aware that my APBT will probably help a thief carry out the fridge if needed IF one of the family members is not home. I have seen and been notified of this in fact and action on multiple occassions. IF we are home, either myself at my home, or if the dog is staying with my immediate family while I'm away it's a different story. The dog is a whole different beast when the owner or immediate family members are involved.
She has according to my neighbors allowed meter readers, postal workers etc, approach her pen in the past when I used to pen her up outside on warm days while I was at work. Not only approach, but approach and pet her through the fence without so much as a growl. On the flip side, I have been around at my parents place for a weekend here or there and someone unknown to the dog attempted entry into the home unannounced. BIG MISTAKE. Same goes for people approaching the family outside. She immediately inserts herself and goes on the attack. And she has attacked aggressive trespassers(drunk/drugged up) on my property a few years ago. Young children are the only ones that can approach myself or the family and get away with it so far. She seems to think all kids exist to PLAY. Go figure.
The difference in my mind is clearly whenever people the dog perceives as part of her pack are in potential harm. Any other time, she'll lay back and accept the T-bone tossed to her.
edit: thinking about this more I would add one thing... Add a little yipper dog to a big dog and you have a nice system. My parents have a little yipper with radar dishes for ears. Whenever I'm over there that yipper hears things well before getting anywhere near the home and sets my bigger dog on alert.
My dogs don't give a rats behind about the property itself. If we aren't home they'll bark and such, but their main job is alarm system. I don't expect them to protect the tvs.
When they're with me, then it becomes personal.
Nobody's tried to come in the house, but there have been a few incidents that could have gone south - the dogs have passed all tests with flying colors. I'll keep 'em, and my faith in them. If ya wanna know for sure, come in unannounced some night ;)
I need to get hubby to order a new one. It got lost on the last move. Great Book.
This is my loudest barker, Cleopatra...Queen of De nile. (Hubby calls her Cleotus Jones.:rolleyes:) Attachment 67913
This is my Pom, Buddy Holly...dressed in his K9 outfit.Attachment 67914
Another pose.Attachment 67915
Buddy out of uniform. (Undercover??)Attachment 67916
Both of them are very observant. They don't like anything out of the usual and bark and carry on until goes away. They are alarm and siren dogs. The don't need to "attack". Hubby and I are the ones with "teeth", if ya get my drift. Their job is to let us know when something "isn't right" and they work overtime on that sometimes.
This is our sweet Sheba that passed away a few weeks ago. She had a great loud hound voice with is missed.Attachment 67912
The dog's job is to alert me. I would not tolerate an overly aggressive dog, as the owner is supposed to be the Alpha. These two are both Labrador-Rottweiler mixes. The 6-month old barks more than the older guy.
It depends on the nature of the dog whether or not they'll put up with someone breaking into their house. The number one thing to remember is dogs can be unpredictable. I'm fairly good at reading dogs (by no means an expert) but I've spent a long time around my dogs, reading about dogs, observing dogs, and around large numbers of other dogs and I know better than to fully trust a dog. Should a BG really count on their ability to read a dog? No, but we know how smart BGs can be.
I don't expect my (8 herding breed) dogs to actually protect me but they're excellent watch dogs who love to whip themselves into a hysterical barking frenzy and that's all I ask of them.
I think much would have to do with training. That being said, I would only use a dog for an alert. I love my animals too much to put them in harms way.


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We don't have natural gas at our house. We are replacing our electric kitchen stove with a propane stove. This will be our only propane appliance.
I've found an LP detector that has an automatic shutoff valve. It's quite pricey:
Is it worth it to invest in this or would just a regular LP detector alarm do it?
they want you to put one in each 400sqft room :)
I've never had any sort of gas shutoff device, never even seen one in friend's houses. Then again, I've always had natural gas. Is it some kind of code requirement?
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BANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho - Authorities are suspecting foul play in a fire that led to the death of a man.
Martin D. Anderton, 47, died May 7 in connection to a fire at 12474 Cherry Lane in Bannock County near Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Detectives said they believe the house fire was not accidental.
The landlord said Anderton did not live at the house.
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Since 1992, the Sunshine Coast Trail has offered a challenging 180km/111mi odyssey from Desolation Sound in the north to Jervis Inlet in the south. Admire waterfalls, watch out for deer and eagles, and traverse old railroad grades and bridges en route.
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silver mk4 jetta on 66 east only saw the rear and some wide ass wheels poking
White mk4 gti at Taco Bell on Rt 3 in crofton. Car was low and had a front mount.
Spotted a lowered brilliant red audi b6 a4 and gray b5 s4 on rt 28N
Exchanged V's with a red 1st gen TT on color matched wheels. Car looked amazing
Anyone spot our "cruise" tonight? We had an A3 GTG at AoA in Herdon, and cruised with the Product Manager of the A3, TT, and R8 to Dogfish Head Alehouse in Fairfax. There was like 6 A3s, an R8 V10, TT-S, R32, and a MK6 GTI.
On 100 East a Black MKIV GTI on black wheels with chrome lip..We were the White MKIV and MKV that were behind you then passed by you
2 people. a green mk3 with the bouncy-ist suspension ive seen, and a UG gti behind me honked on algonkian or whatever before we were sitting at a stop light for a bit. i turned in at the middle school. dont ask what i was doing at a middle school at 830 at night, but i was there.
When i was in NYC, i was eating at a restaurant with my friend when Bill Murray passed by, took a french fry from our basket, dipped it in ketchup, ate it and said:"No ones ever going to believe you" before walking out.
Spotted a dark grey mk6 GTI today on I495 south. Was lowered, badge less grille, two guys in the car. You took the on ramp to I395. Definantly my favorite mk6 I have seen in this area so far. **** was clean! I was in the grey mk4 in front of you.
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Saw a blue r32 on md 355 in gaithersberg around 9 am this morning. I was in a black rabbit with Hufs.
that bump is killer.
Just saw a silver mkv jetta in Tyson's. License plate was 08 MKV
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Almost every day I keep seeing a black R32 (possibly a MK4?) lowered with a minnie mouse on the antenna, BCP heading to 7100... it is damn nice looking and hauls when space allows
I'm just cruising along in the red B6, nothing fancy.... yet
DBP MKIV R32 at the Prince William Pkwy/Old Bridge Rd. light this morning. Looked stock but it's always nice to see something on your way to work.
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Ysterday Spotted a gray mkv GTI at Dulles town center , I was the one with the JB DE gti , also last night spotted a slammed black mk4 R32 at the shell gas station in landsdowne
When i was in NYC, i was eating at a restaurant with my friend when Bill Murray passed by, took a french fry from our basket, dipped it in ketchup, ate it and said:"No ones ever going to believe you" before walking out.
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good day today...i saw a golf r on the road for the first time at gmu, then saw a black mk4 r32 lowered which some wheels on braddock road, then saw a debadged 3.6 CC on burke lake that i tried to take a look at and he took off
I saw what a mk5 .:R on what presume were ccw's or something expensive and shiny. Exchanged deuces on the 28/willard overpass. It looked Uh-mazing...
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Spotted on RT 28S and followed him onto 66 W. Never saw him slower then 60 so never found out what kind of wheels he has but an overall clean s5
Had some fun with another mkv rabbit on 7100 the other day. Color blue, no perceivable mods. He got off at the Gambril exit. Fun to see another mkv driver that wasn't an old lady. What's up with that demographic anyway?!
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Following their promotion to the Premier League last May, Palace signed 16 players.
However, with Premier League teams only able to name 25-man squads it led to the embarrassment of two of Palace's signings, Florian Marange (above) and Stephen Dobbie, being left off the official list. An angry Marange left the club in September while Dobbie spent the first half of the season on loan at Blackpool.
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Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki (1/4/01):****
This was just one hell of a match. To be completely honest I don't watch a ton of puro and pretty much none of the much heralded stuff from the 90s so I know of Kawada and Sasaki but much in the same way I know of guys like Babe Ruth, Jim Brown, and Wilt Chamberlain. Kawada goes straight after Sasaki from the get go and pretty much sets the pace for the rest of the match. When less than 3 minutes into the match you have Kawada kicking Sasaki's face off and you have Sasaki coming right back at Kawada trying to take his head off with lariats things are going to be intense. This match was also only about 10 minutes long so it short, sweet, and to a brutal point.
Yuji Nagata vs. Keiji Muto (8/12/01):****3/4
I was really debating whether I thought this was a ****1/2 or ***** match but in the end I just couldn't give it the full five but decided to split it and give it ****3/4. It was a classic in every sense of the word though. Such a technical display put on by these two it was a complete treat to watch. Nagata took whatever submission was given to him. First he was working the arm, then at another point he was taken down but Muto left his head exposed so a guillotine choke it was, then Nagata came after the leg of Muto. Muto tried ripping off the leg of Nagata with dragon screws and break it with multiple figure-fours. And did I mention the dropkicks. SO many dropkicks to the leg of Nagata I thought the man was going to have trouble walking. The coolest thing though that I saw that made the crowd roar was when Nagata is getting ready for the exploder, the crowd is about to blow the roof off the place, he hits it, Muto no-sells it then hits the Shining Wizard and both men are down. The roof was officially off at that point. Watch this match, you won't regret it.
NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Jr. Heavyweight Champion Low Ki vs. AJ Styles (1/5/03):***3/4
Think if you would of an X-Division match in Japan and that's how it felt to me. Still really fun and awesome spots but not the best match you'll ever see since it is mostly cool stuff without much, IMO, to latch on to. This was back from the time where it Low Ki seemed to care and didn't think he was the greatest so he didn't have to try. That being said Low Ki wasn't going to pull back to make it any less than 95% real. AJ got dropped on his head quite a bit and got his lip busted open by what I guess would have been one of Ki's insanely stiff kicks. All I could think about during this was how I wish the X-Division could go back to this sort of match based heavily on athletic ability but no, we get Kenny King and Zioma Ion.
Kaz Hayashi & Jimmy Yang vs. Fuego (Amazing Red) & Super Dragon (1/13/03):***3/4
A junior tag match just how I like it. This match starts with Fuego and Dragon kicking Kaz and Yang out of the ring and hitting duel tope con hilos. Next thing you know Yang is getting an insane amount of air and flying to the outside. So that's all types of fun. The only thing I was a little disappointed in was that Super Dragon to go boss on Yang and beat him senseless. Instead he was actually the guy getting worked over. This match looked like this match was going well but nothing special until Yang and Kaz hitting some ridiculous double team moves that if they had led to the finish would have made the match even a little better in my eyes.
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http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...G%5D%5B/URL%5DZachary White 12yo takes his first buck with Remington 700 in 243 with 95Gr. Ballistic Tip Hand loads.:owned:
Congradulations!! he must be pumped after that! the first deer is always a trophy in their eyes. How big was it anyway? the pic didnt show up on my screen
tell him some guy he doesnt know, says crongradulations!
congrats to you and your grandson, your first deer is always a trophy.
Congratulations Zachary !!! Congrats to you too Grandpa !
A Young Hunters First Deer is so Awesome !!! :thumbup:
Have you got any pictures to post in the Gallery for us?? :biggrin:
Awesome Zach, the first of many to come. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND GRAMPA!!!!!!
congrats to all. thats got to be pretty cool.
the pic did not show up on mine either. id like to see that.
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carlos at colorado.edu wrote:
> I am building mesh plots that require concatenation of thousands of
> Graphics objects into one list for Show[]. This is done by appending
> objects as they are created, and there are several ways to do that.
> Tested 3 of them for speed using a simple object:
> p=Table[x,{50}]; n=10000;
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> Tests were run on version 5.2 on a G5 desktop Mac. I expected Join to
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This is much faster, but requires an extra flatten at the end. If
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Bend, Ore. (Sept. 4, 2012) — More than 900 riders are expected to vie for a Stars-and-Stripes jersey this week at the 2012 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships. The five-day event, which returns to Bend, Ore., for the second year in a row, will feature the race of truth on Wednesday in the city of Prineville, followed by the road races on Thursday and Friday in and around the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. Downtown Bend will be the place to be on Saturday for several criterium races, before more crits conclude the event in the Northwest Crossing district on Sunday.
More than 60 national championships will be earned in individual and tandem age-group categories, as well as a male and female Best All-Around Rider award for each age group and a single Best All-Around Team award, which last year went to Webcor/Alto Velo Racing Club.
Currently registered to race in Bend are the following 2011 Best All-Around Riders: Jason Walker - Men 40-44 (Reno, Nev./Team Specialized Racing Masters); Brendan Sullivan - Men 45-49 (Atlanta, Ga./Iron Data Racing); Kevin Metcalfe - Men 50-54 (Pleasant Hill, Calif./ Team Specialized Racing Masters); David Zimbelman - Men 55-59 (The Dalles, Ore.); Kenny Fuller - Men 60-64 (Corona Del Mar, Calif./ Cycles Veloce/ Team Simple Green/Bike Religion); John Elgart - Men 65-69 (Sacramento, Calif./ Webcor/Alto Velo Racing Club); William Meyers - Men 70-74 (Oak Creek, Colo./Schwab Cycles Racing Team); Paul Tetrick - Men 80+ (Evergreen, Colo.); Mindy Caruso - Women 35-39 (Albuquerque, N.M./ Olev Rapido/The Kickstand); Ruth Clemence - Women 50-54 (Newport Beach, Calif./ Southern California Velo/Empower Coaching); Linda Elgart - Women 55-59 (Sacramento, Calif./ Webcor/Alto Velo Racing Club); Patricia Baker - Women 70-74 (Laguna Hills, Calif./ Lightning Velo/ Cal-Pacific Export Packers).
On-site registration will be available at the Old Mill District in south Bend beginning today, Tuesday, September 4, from 2-6 p.m. Riders can pre-register for a race the day before at the start area of each day's racing. There is no day-of race registration. For registration and packet pick-up locations and times, please refer to the event schedule.
Visit the official event webpage of the 2012 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships for more information on the event, including a complete schedule, course maps, tech guide, results, photo gallery and more. Follow the event on Twitter via the USA Cycling account or using the hashtag #RoadNats. For more information on Bend and the surrounding area, go to www.visitbend.com.
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Now two rounds deep, Innersection.tv has spawned a number of sneaker stars — guys who've answered Taylor Steele's call for self-produced film segments with two-minute surprise blockbusters. Nate Tyler, Pete Devries, Flynn Novak and Luke Cederman are among the early Cinderellas. Another is Matt Meola, 20 years old from Maui, whose peer group includes the Clay/Barger/Dusty crew — but Matt's remained underground until now. He sat down to help us with a simple question: What's a Matt Meola?
SURFING Magazine: You grew up with Maui's crazy dream team kids, like Dusty Payne and Granger Larsen etc, but we barely know your name. Why?
Matt Meola: I was really into skateboarding when I was younger, but was always good friends with Dusty and Kai [Barger]. I would surf with them, just not nearly as much. So they were on the scene before I was — they were going full-throttle, while I wasn't really thinking about it at all. Then when I was 14, I got back into surfing again.
Do you still skate now?
Not really. I skateboarded for a few days straight last year on my buddy's half-pipe, and I couldn't surf for like a week afterward because my knees hurt so bad.
Has your Innersection part garnered a lot of interest? People calling you like this, promising to make you famous?
I've gotten way more attention. Definitely.
How have your sponsors reacted? Offering up more opportunities for you?
I went to my sponsors after I made [Innersection] and am trying to get them to pay for me and my filmer to go on some trips this summer, maybe to Indo or something. Hopefully they'll open up my budget a little more, but right now I'm still talking to them about it.
Do you work on Maui as well, or are you a student?
I pretty much just surf.
Do you travel much?
I stay on Maui a lot of the time, but last summer I got to go to the Mentawais, which was sick. I travel a little, but I'm not always on the road like my friends are. Kai, Granger and them, they're always gone, so…hopefully that'll happen for me.
So no interest in doing contests?
Not at all.
Then what's your ideal career situation — would you stick to Maui, take lots of trips, be a video guy, a Pipe guy? What?
I'd live on Maui but travel as much as possible, chasing swells, maybe doing a couple of contests here and there that I'd really want to do — kind of the route Ian Walsh has taken. I'm super over chasing the WQS. It's so stressful.
And your sponsors support that path?
Yeah. Two months ago I approached them with that question, and they were cool with it. O'Neill never really had any freesurfers — most of them are chasing the 'QS — and I told them I wanted to be that guy. They were cool with it, but I just need more of a budget because…it costs a lot of money to travel all the time to where the best waves are.
Do you post up on the North Shore during the winter?
I'm definitely going to be there a lot longer next year. I had planned to be there more this past season, but I ended up barely going at all because there were so many huge swells. When it gets really big, Maui's the spot to be because — once Oahu's closed out — we have so many good waves. Honolua Bay, Jaws…so I just ended up staying.
You like Jaws?
Yeah, I was out there almost every swell this year.
Whom do you tow with?
My tow partner is Albee Layer, and then Billy Kemper and Marlon Lewis go out together, so it's kind of the four of us. We all take turns whipping each other in.
How'd you get a Jet Ski?
Albee won the [VQS Championships] I think two years back, and he won ten grand and bought a Ski. That's how it all started.
Do you have any interest in other big waves, like Maverick's or Waimea?
For the most part, just Jaws, but I want to try Shipsterns one day. I'm more into the tow thing — I'm not that into going out at, like, Waimea. It's so crowded. In those huge waves, paddling is the biggest rush probably, but by towing you can surf the wave so much better. I'd rather do that, I think.
When do you start working to improve your Innersection for the later stages? Are you filming non-stop now?
Yeah, we're already trying to film. Yesterday we went over to this cool spot on the Southeast part of the island that almost never breaks and got some good footage. I definitely want to replace every clip from my section.
Our initial query — who is Matt? — has been thoroughly answered, but now we've stumbled upon another puzzler: Just how many brilliant young surfers has Maui been hiding?


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Italian businessman who dated Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, made a deal with supermarket mogul Ron Burkle and exaggerated ties to the Vatican, was sentenced on Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for fraud.
Raffaello Follieri, 30, pleaded guilty in September to fraudulently obtaining $2.4 million by leading investors to believe he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy the Roman Catholic Church's unwanted U.S. properties at a discount.
Hathaway, who starred in "The Devil Wears Prada," broke her silence last month, telling W magazine she felt like "a rug was pulled out from under me" when Follieri was arrested in June.
"I have dishonored my family name and embarrassed the church I love," Follieri told Judge John Koeltl in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in a statement in Italian that was translated into English. "I will never be able to wash away the stain.
"I hope that someday those hurt by my actions will forgive me," Follieri said before the judge handed down the sentence.
Koeltl sentenced Follieri to 4 years and 6 months in prison and ordered three years of supervision after his release. He will be deported to Italy once he completes his sentence.
Follieri, dressed in a dark blue prison uniform, looked up at the courtroom ceiling and then briefly lowered his head, rubbing his face with his left hand.
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Hahaha, I love the description! Attack of the 7 year olds! Really love the costume, photos are lovely too!
That's so cool. I love it :D
Awesome, I love the photo you titled "Euphemia li Britannia", it shows so much emotion.
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Troy Renck of the Denver Post believes the Rockies will attempt to make a big splash this off-season by obtaining a big bat at 3B. Renck has heard the Rockies may be aggressive in attends to trade for David Wright.
I could see three scenarios in which Wright would be available:
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2) They let Reyes go and decide to completely rebuild.
3) They get an offer they can't refuse.
Opposing executives expect the Rockies to be aggressive in their pursuit of the Mets' David Wright. The Mets have said he's not available, but that could change if they commit to re-sign free- agent shortstop Jose Reyes for big money. Wright, however, is not without his issues. Though just 28, he has dealt with a back injury that limited him to only 102 games last season. Wright is owed $15 million next year with a $16 million club option for 2013 that can be voided if the Mets trade him. Hitting anywhere but Citi Field would likely boost Wright's numbers. source Denver Post


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Pulling up behind my car today I noticed it is leaning. I took out a ruler and the left side sits 3/4" lower then the right. I know what your thinking lose 100 lbs. It has coils in front and leaf in back all are new. I was thing of using spacers under the front drivers side coil to level it out. What do you guys think?
Betcha, its a Nova or another GM of that body style...If it is, you are lucky it goes down the road straight, not dog legged....Have seen so many like that.
Most cars are not even all the way around, 3/4" isn't a whole lot.
Well it is a Camaro but that did not really help answer my question though. I guess 3/4 is not much but was thinking it would be nice if it were level.
67 Camaro and the whole drivers side is lower the front maybe 1/16 to 1/8 less than the back.
you mentioned that you put in new springs recently? how long ago and what springs were they?
the next thing you need to identify is it the front leaning down or is it the the other side in the rear pushing it up which will in turn cross load the opposite corner.
If you installed new rear leafs as well... I would lift the car up, loosen up the shackle bolts with the car in the air... then set it on the ground and tighten em back up. remember, especially with poly bushing hardware not to over tighten which causes it to bind up.
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by Steve Vickers, DCW publisher
This interview originally appeared in the April 2009 edition of Drum Corps World (Volume 38, Number 1).
Teal Sound has been Florida's lone representative on the DCI tour almost since the corps began in 1999. It has been fascinating watching the growth of the program, especially over the last two or three years as the organization had broken into the upper echelons of DCI's Open Class tier.
The 21st Century Drum & Bugle Corps Foundation, Inc. actually played a role in the corps' founding when some used G bugles were placed with the Jacksonville start-up. Teal Sound is the only drum and bugle corps that received assistance from the foundation that has lasted over the long-term and that fact is something the board of directors is quite proud of.
This past season was the corps' most successful to date, with nearly a full-size corps on the field, a sophisticated set of music from a relatively obscure European singing group and an incredibly strong and talented roster of young people who were working very hard to max-out their potential at the DCI Prelims in Michigan City and semifinals and finals in the IU Stadium at Bloomington, IN, last August.
The organization is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary this season and I thought it was time to let DCW readers know more about the corps.
Steve Vickers: Name some of the key players on your management and instructional staff, along with a few details about their background?
Randy Blackburn: First of all, Brian Fisher is the president of The Teal Sound, Inc. and his background stems from his dad having been the director of Suncoast Sound back in the early '80s. Brian was the DM at Suncoast and later went on to be the tour director and then worked for DCI for a couple of seasons.
He and I have known each other for years and when it came time to put this all together, there was no one else I could have wanted to be a partner in this venture. His background in business and in drum corps has been very valuable to the corps and its development.
Secondly, the other key player to all of this is Ron Ellis, our program coordinator, brass arranger, caption head and all-around person wherever I need him kind of guy. Ron was a former member of Suncoast back in the early '80s and has worked with various corps in both the U.S. and Japan.
He is also the Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and brings to this program a wealth of musical direction and value. His involvement with Teal Sound has helped to establish the brass as one of the best programs in DCI and one where students want to come and play their horns. Ron, like Brian, is part of the lifeblood of this program as we continue toward building a championship program here in Florida.
We have since added Brandon Clemons and Lainey Drummond to our administrative team.
Brandon is our operations director and Lainey is our tour director. Both of these individuals started with the program in 2007 as instructional staff, but have since moved into key positions as we found their skills were better utilized in other areas this has already paid off in the short run. Both Brandon and Lainey are key factors in the daily movement and operations that the corps was very much in need of.
Our volunteer organization is headed up by Debbie Swift and Cherie Starling. Both of these women do a wonderful job coordinating all the tasks and assigning the weekend duties of the parents at camps and on the road. Their services to the corps never go unnoticed, as they constantly are hard at work preparing our support staff for their next tasks.
We have also added Larry McCrobie as business manager this season. He has spent the past couple of seasons with the Madison Scouts in their business office and we feel he can bring the knowledge of being in and around a World Class corps to Teal this year and beyond.
In just the few short weeks he has been with us, our business structure has already taken a new shape and with his ideas we will continue to grow and develop better programs to make this organization stronger.
Finally, our wives, Jill Fisher, Kim Ellis and Susan Blackburn, who all have been so very supportive of the many late-night phone conversations, weekends away, and the time and effort that they have also given through countless hours helping to set this program up to be successful.
SV: Was Teal Sound the beneficiary of membership and/or staff from Magic of Orlando when that corps folded?
RB: Not really. We gained a few members, but mostly the corps was made up of new members from around the state. Staff-wise, we generated our own through building from our caption heads first. We started with Ron Ellis and continued to develop each section as we went along. The staff we had in 2007 played a crucial role in the development of Teal to where we are today.
SV: Many Florida young people are taking part in the activity beyond your own corps . . . for example, I know the Boston Crusaders derive a significant portion of their membership from the state and have most of their off-season camps in your region. Is there a particular radius you focus on to build your roster?
RB: The state of Florida has some of the best talent in band programs that we could ever ask for. Our members actually come from all over the state as well as the Southeast.
Approximately 60% of the corps is made up of Florida students. The balance comes from all over the Southeast, East, Midwest, West and Japan.
Last year, the corps saw membership from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Kentucky and Japan. We have also had potential members audition from India, South Africa and Thailand. It has been an interesting mix of talent since taking over the program in 2007.
SV: Retention is a constant challenge for all corps. Have you developed a program that keeps most of your members or do you have young people who are looking at your organization as a stepping stone to a higher level?
RB: We would always like to think that Teal is the home for all our members until the day they age out. However, that is somewhat unrealistic today. It wasn't like that when I marched and we stayed with the corps we started with to age out. When I aged out of Crossmen in 1982, I think most of that corps' age-outs had started with the corps or most of them had been there for at least a few years anyway.
Today kids like to move around and gain experience all over. They all have their favorites and we encourage all our members to look at others if they desire, but that they are still welcome here if they choose to return. Over the past couple of years we have lost members to other programs, but the cool thing is that when they leave us, they go to Cadets, Phantom, Crown, Cavies and other top-12 programs and they make it their first time auditioning. So, I guess that means we are training them pretty well!
Our retention rate is hovering right around 60% each year and so as we edge closer to the goal of World Class, I am happy we have that many wanting to be a part of Teal Sound year to year.
SV: Do you have general support from marching band directors in the Jacksonville area?
RB: That is something we have worked hard on the past couple of seasons. As the corps has grown, so has the support from the schools within the area. We have made more contacts with the directors and are very supportive of all their programs. We have several band directors on our staff and that has helped make a lot of the difference.
Being a former director, my philosophy has always been that without the band programs and the director's support, it would be very hard to exist. I saw how the development of Suncoast Sound worked back in the early '80s with their staff. While being a part of that staff, it made me realize the importance of having fellow directors on the educational team with the corps.
I would like to think that we have a great relationship with all the directors in the state and that we are always willing to help and support their programs whenever asked or needed. On the flip side, we have an open-door policy that any band director who would like to come in and observe, ask questions, help out on staff, etc. is always welcome here at Teal.
SV: Tell me about the musical group you've based your last two season's repertoires on?
RB: Rajaton, (pronounced Ra – Ya – Tahn). This is a funny story, actually. I was listening to some a cappella music one night at work on YouTube and came across this piece of music called Butterfly. It totally blew me away with all of the voicings. I played it about four times I think and each time I listened to it I kept seeing a drum corps playing this and it just kept sending goosebumps up and down my arms.
Well, I sent the link to Ron and I can't really repeat here what he initially said as this is a public forum . . . let me say that he was as taken aback by it as I was and from that point we knew we had found the appropriate music to build the new Teal Sound.
I sent some e-mails to all of the members of Rajaton and before we knew it, Ron and I were on a flight to Helsinki, Finland, meeting with the members and their managers. They were all as blown away as we were when they heard our music and thought it was really wild how we found them.
We have developed a great friendship with all the members and, in 2008, spent time over there working with Jussi Chedneyous (bass) and Hannu Lepola (tenor) in the development of our "Voices of the Seasons" production. Hannu even visited with the corps and could not believe what they sounded like up-close and live.
Needless to say, we are all very honored and proud to have been able to introduce their music to drum corps audiences across the U.S. I know they gained quite a new following of listeners through us and I hope the crowds loved hearing their music as much as we have enjoyed playing it. I would suggest that all your readers visit their Web site at www.rajaton.org to catch up with this great musical group.
SV: Does your organization have aspirations of eventually moving into the World Class arena?
RB: We are currently in our second year of evaluation for that move. We have several visits planned by the DCI Performance Review Committee this season and are in the final stages of our evaluation right now.
SV: When do you anticipate that happening?
RB: We would all like to hope that happens for next season, in 2010, and will make certain we have our complete house in order before making that jump. We feel that we have been working very hard toward building the type of program that can compete at that level year-in and year-out. We have a business plan in place that accommodates for the tour, sound business practices and solid financial backing and development.
As I said, we feel pretty positive about the fact that we are already very close to the next level. Now we just have to wait and see what the PRC recommendation is at the end of this season.
SV: Given the corps' geographic location, do you think it's any more difficult to participate in the DCI tour than if you were based in a more centralized part of the country?
RB: Compared to the way it has always been for programs in the South, I would have to say yes. Unfortunately, with the low number of corps that represent the southern states today, all of us in the South have to travel to get to the shows. We just build it into our tour, try to schedule a clinic or performance as we work our way to the East or Midwest and go.
To give our members the experience of a tour, we know what we must do so we do it and make the best of it. We all wish we could start out with a few shows down our way, but for now we will keep going wherever there is a show and get there the best way we know how. The kids don't seem to mind. Once they get on that bus and pull out of spring training, they are ready to go and get the show on the road.
SV: What are you planning for 2009 . . . an even bigger roster, continuing the musical direction?
RB: This year's show is titled "The Velvet Rope." It will be quite a departure from the last two seasons and will provide something that we think drum corps fans are really going to enjoy.
The music we are doing will be very recognizable by the crowd if they listen to any top 40 radio and I am sure will be quite a hit with the many band students who are in the stands.
We are also going to try and involve our host schools band kids up to about 20 or so who want to be a part of the show for the evening. It's something a bit off the wall, but we are thinking that everyone will want to get in the act.
The size of the corps is going to remain about the same as it has been. No need to push for the 150 level yet. We want to make sure we are consistent and continue to get better in some of our weaker areas, which I think can be accomplished this season with the staff we have now assembled.
We are also making the final transformation of the new look for the corps as we enter this 11th season. We have brought back gold from the original color scheme and have mixed that with a butter cream color that is absolutely dynamic in design. We are very excited about the ideas Brent Becker and the folks at Stanbury have come up with for us this year and I think the crowds will be as well.
We are also introducing a brand-new material, a dri-wicking fabric, that will hopefully keep the members cooler in the hot summer weather.
SV: Given the very challenging economic condition of the country, what are some of the important things you look at to sustain the longevity of Teal Sound?
RB: We continue to work and build a strong and obtainable budget each year. We don't overspend and we don't make irrational decisions. In order to be successful in any business, sound financial decisions must be made daily. That is our first priority. All of us work to meet goals.
Our members are absolutely in tune with this process, too. For the past two seasons, we have collected over 99% of all member fees and dues. We are very proud that the members take an avid part in the success of this organization. We also work very hard to maintain costs and control over our expenditures.
I have been involved in several very successful businesses outside of drum corps and have been in a position of management to make sure budgets are met and maintained. When operating a drum corps with the high-dollar budgets we have today, it is our objective to watch over this on a daily basis and to always look for better ways to achieve success through our organization.
Recruiting and marketing is another very valuable tool for us. We think the brand we have developed for the corps is one that is upscale and is becoming more and more recognizable in the state of Florida. When we do band shows now, kids expect to see us there. We see more and more of our members in attendance at guard and percussion shows wearing their corps jackets. The best advertising is visual and word of mouth by the corps members, and that has really been paying off for this organization.
SV: Has DCI establishing a semi-permanent venue for the season-ending championship been helpful to your corps in planning for the future?
RB: By all means, Steve. We now know what the tour is going to look like and how we can make it better each and every year leading up to Indy. Whether we go out West in the early-season or hang around the East, we know the final couple of weeks are going to work our way into Indy and be consistent each year. That is important when building housing relationships, performance opportunities in communities and for tour planning. It is almost a perfect scenario.
SV: Is there anything else you'd like to share about Teal Sound?
RB: If I might, one more thing I would like to mention about this program, is the reason I feel we have come so far in such a short period of time. My old corps director, Robbie Robinson from the Crossmen, really meant the world to me and is the main reason I am here with Teal today. He gave his time, energy and put everything he had into that corps. He did it for the love of the kids and giving all of us a place to grow up together.
He was never selfish or wanting anything in return except that we gave our all and understood what it was to be a part of the Crossmen.
This is something we have instilled in the program here at Teal. All of us are family and every one of these members are like my own kids. Each year we see new faces that start with us, but by the end of the season appear to have always been part of the Teal family.
One of the biggest things I want all of our members to learn is that they will always be able to depend on their family, at any time, whenever that may be, now and in the future.
There is nothing that should ever be more important than your family and whether you fight, cry, laugh or get tired of looking at each other every day, they will always be there for you. This is the way it was when I was in drum corps and the way we want our kids who pass through the doors at Teal Sound to remember their days and life in drum corps.
As our creed says, "Nothing else matters" . . . this is what it means to be a part of Teal Sound.
Thanks so much, Steve, for taking this time to let me tell you a little about Teal Sound. We want everyone out there this year — and in the years to come — to keep on the lookout for us as we make our climb up in the rankings of DCI.
SV: I appreciate your taking time to tell me about your corps. I hope to see continual progress up the competitive ladder for Teal Sound and I know my readers are looking forward to seeing what you have for them on the field this summer!


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Ether Ice Machine (perkins)
Carly Shanahan, Period 4, Drakeley
carly shanahanon 8 January 2013
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