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I have always enjoyed the role of being a mentor to others as they find their way in the world as guitarists and as musicians in general. After all, life is really tough enough, and lord knows you need all the breaks you can get when it comes to music for sure! So much of what we learn on the fretboard as well as out in the world is by "trial and error" that one must really be careful, and have the guidance hopefully, of others with more experience.
I have taken many a student from lessons to writing songs, to even then going into the studio, as well as some students who have entire bands as well. It's always a great feeling to help to push them, or shall I say nudge them in the right direction, because you never want to become a "dictator" who simply lays down the law in a heavy-handed manner. That only serves to create confusion as well as disdain for the process, and in the end, the very folks you are trying to help eventually want to rebel against you! And not that even rebellion is such a bad thing, for it can also spawn new, creative ideas musically, ad may be just what the doctor ordered for certain kinds of players!
I have always enjoyed mentoring new players into my band, making it a great way for them to eventually gain enough experience so they feel like they can move forward onto their own paths out into the mine-laden world of professional music.
But regardless of where you may be at in your career, your experience, no matter how brief, can't help but aid others in need of some mentoring. Mentors are needed in all professions and in all walks of life, and you never know where the best advice and encouragement may come from!
I suppose that besides the folks I know I've helped over the years by teaching and having them play in my band, I must've helped so many others "out there" through my lessons, books, videos, recordings and even these blogs on Gibson.com! Whatever it might be, I'm sure there was a lick here and there or a word of advice that I truly hope had helped someone along the way!
In the end, it's really the mentor themselves who truly benefits the most, since the giving is such an important part of learning what you are really all about, and what truly satisfies you as a player and more importantly, as a person! So, help wherever you can, an certainly whoever you can; it will all come back to give you nothing but good things in the future, and what a blessing it is to see your mentoring really pay off for others!
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Extension > Garden > Yard and Garden > Landscaping > Butterfly Gardening
Butterfly Gardening
Residential and commercial development is destroying natural wildlife habitat. Where ever possible, we need to encourage habitat restoration in order to encourage butterfly and songbird populations. Butterfly gardening can be one positive step in that direction.
Butterfly gardening can be easy. It can be as simple as providing the appropriate variety of host plants for larval growth and adult feeding. Plants used in butterfly gardening include native plants as well as horticultural cultivars of annuals and perennials. Different species of butterflies sip nectar from flowers on specific types of plants. They also search for specific species of plants upon which to lay their eggs. Caterpillars feed on these host plants for their entire life cycle.
By choosing certain plants for adult and larval feeding, we encourage the establishment of butterfly populations which return year after year. As we manage our urban landscapes, our efforts in environmental stewardship assure the presence of butterflies and the sharing of our personal backyard Edens with these beautiful, colorful, soaring insects.
About the author
Vera Krichik, Ph.D., is an assistant professor, Department of Entomology and an extension specialist, Minnesota Extension. She is also the director of the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability, University of Minnesota.
The author gratefully acknowledges a grant from University of Minnesota Extension, which has funded the production of this publication. Also acknowledged is the assistance of and contributions by numerous individuals in the creation of this publication. These include Whitney Cranshaw and Paul Opler, Colorado State University, for the use of slides from the Colorado State Extension slide set on butterfly gardening. Thanks are extended to Kevin Stroom, Robert Wawrzynski, and William Miller, Ph.D., all of the University of Minnesota, for assistance on the manuscript. Thanks also go out to all those who shared their slides of butterflies and plants.
Production of this publication was funded by a Minnesota Extension grant to the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability. Product manager and editor for the Minnesota Extension was Larry Etkin, senior editor, Educational Development System. Produced in the Educational Development System, Minnesota Extension.
Photo credits
Cover garden, Whitney Cranshaw/Paul Opler; insets top to bottom, John Kyhl, Karen Oberhauser, Jeff Hahn, Whitney Cranshaw/Paul Opler. Additional photographs: Karen Oberhauser, Whitney Cranshaw, Paul Opler.

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Washoe County has more than 7,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are learning disabled. In many Reno classroom's there is only one teacher for a dozen special needs children.
Today I met with one family who say their child's needs aren't being met because of the high student to teacher ratio.
This may look like a normal family event for the Potter's. But look closer - it's not.
Jennifer and Rick's son, Aaron, who has Down Syndrome should be in school. They decided to keep him at home until they meet with their attorney.
"The idea of him going back to a school that won't take care of his special needs and he gets killed, kidnapped, or lost and that scares me to death,." says Jennifer.
She is still upset after she picked her son up from Donner Springs School on Thursday and found him wondering around the parking lot by himself.
Aaron is 10-years-old, but Down Syndrome has left him with the mental capacity of a three year old. His parents say special needs are not being met and they blame lack of supervision. "When we drop our children off we are dropping them in their care,"
Jennifer says Aaron's class has 11 children with special needs, one teacher, and sometimes two aides.
But she wonders if that's really enough?
Administrators at the Washoe County School District say it is.
"State laws prescribes a certain number of students per classroom due to the disability involved,." says Doug Whitener, the Director of Student Support.
According to the law, Aaron's classroom situation is legal. Whitener says every year each student meets with a group of specialists to determine their individual education program.
But the Potter's say that's not enough if their son can leave school unnoticed all by himself. "I just want something done. My son is suffering from it," Jennifer says.
Administrators say they only want what's best for the students - just like the parents.
Administrators wouldn't comment about Aaron's specific situation, but the did say the matter is under investigation.


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Inauguration Day
I usually don't post many of the newspaper clippings I come across, they are rarely interesting enough to share. Today's find is a little more intriguing, and a lot larger than a clipping.
This is a four page supplement put out by the Washington Post on March 5, 1905 to celebrate the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt. The front page has a nice illustrated spread featuring all the past Presidents, the inside is a huge drawing of the Roosevelt inauguration party, last page short biographies along with some facts and trivia.
Apologies for the low quality photos. I've got to get myself a proper camera for those pieces that just don't fit in the scanner.
The newspaper was found in "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of The Holy Bible" published by A.J. Johnson, 1871.
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I just noticed.
He has no doubt faced many hurdles during his time, but he has cleared them all with a spring in his step, and is really a virile young stallion at heart, you know.
And the beach is fine Lefty - not as sandy as the ones back up north, but warmer.
If you're going back to the barn now, then may I accompany you?
*takes wing out and places gently in hoof*
*both walk slowly off into the distance*


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Pensacola Cartoonist Depicts Ala. Newspaper Job Cuts As Leading to Return (and Triumph) of Bull Connor's Fire Hoses
Recent job cuts at Alabama newspapers have been steep. The Birmingham Business Journal, which (ahem) apparently is not among the participants, reports that "Three of Alabama's largest daily newspapers, including the Birmingham News, will lay off about 400 employees as they cut back their printing schedules and increase their focus on digital." The other affected publications include the Huntsville Times and the Mobile Press Register. The job cuts are on the order of 50%-60%.
Across the Alabama border in Florida at the Pensacola News Journal, cartoonist Andy Marlette did not handle the layoff news well, as will be seen after the jump.
As published late last week:
Apparently volunteering to be the next publication which ends up shrinking because it could care less about readers' sensibilities, the News Journal and its cartoonist are defensively digging in:
(the News Journal) Richard A. Schneider, the PNJ's executive editor, said the cartoon was a historical metaphor that fits squarely with the mission of the editorial page, and the newspaper will not apologize.
The cartoon, by the paper's five-year editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette, depicts two cartoon firefighters hosing down two black cartoon characters. The caption reads: "Don't worry, since they laid off all the journalists in Alabama we can get away with this kind of stuff again."
… The illustration references famous 1960s-era photos from photographer Charles Moore, which showed firefighters turning fire hoses on black marchers during civil-rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Ala. The photos appeared in Life magazine and are widely credited with playing a role in swaying American public opinion in favor of the civil-rights movement.
(Marlette) Marlette said those photos demonstrated the watchdog power of journalism that today is threatened by newsroom cuts.
"In the context of the mass layoffs of Alabama's journalists, the cartoon is a dark comment on the fact that the most sinister things happen — in fact have always happened — when nobody is there to show and tell about them," he said.
Schneider said the paper has offered the firefighters — and all readers — the opportunity to submit letters to the editor in response.
"The News Journal has a long history of inviting and publishing viewpoints from people who take strong exception to editorials and editorial cartoons. We believe that to be the mission of our Opinions section," Schneider said. "The firefighters don't see it that way, and we offer them the chance to respond as sharply as they wish with a Viewpoint in our newspaper. We hope they take advantage of it."
Metaphor, schmetaphor. The cartoon literally communicates the idea that laying off journalists will lead to the return of the Bull Connor era (by the way, as a reminder, that would be Democrat Bull Connor).
Someone forgot to tell the News Journal and Marlette that it's not 1963, that "journalists" don't own the news, and that anyone observing such an offensive scene with a smartphone or tablet in their possession in 2012 could record it.
If "journalists" at so many local and regional papers hadn't spent the last 40 or so years whitewashing the news (e.g., refusing to identify violent criminals on the loose by race so they might, you know, get apprehended; refusing to call illegal aliens, you know, illegal aliens; and turning into apologists and boosters for virtually every urban big-government scheme imaginable), I might have more sympathy. But the fact is that the "journalists" have largely brought this on themselves by doing lousy work and having misplaced priorities. In the process, they have unfortunately dragged good people in other areas of their publications down with them.
Heckuva job, guys and gals.
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Discover, read, and experience something new at the library in 2014
Boston Public Library is the place for learners of all ages to discover, read, and experience something new in 2014. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can have a Boston Public Library (BPL) card because the BPL serves as Library for the Commonwealth and is free to all. In honor of the New Year, Boston Public Library staff put together a list of ten free things to try out at the library in 2014.
- Download e-books. Search for downloadable e-books and audiobooks in the Boston Public Library's catalog alongside printed books. Watch a brief tutorial about how to download the books to your computer or mobile device via www.bpl.org/collections/downloadable.htm.
- See an exhibition. Many BPL locations host and present exhibitions. Through March 14, the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center features Made in Boston, an exhibition that brings together a majority of maps made in Boston in the century before the American Revolution. Find more exhibitions via www.bpl.org/exhibitions.
- Learn about local and family history. The BPL's popular Local & Family History Lecture Series is in its eleventh season of sharing information about Boston's history and giving guidance to those interested in genealogy. Learn more via www.bpl.org/localhistory.
- Meet an author. Throughout the year, authors visit BPL locations to talk about their books. See who is on the schedule for 2014 by visiting www.bpl.org/authors.
- Take a class. Research, computer, and career classes are offered at the Central Library in Copley Square and throughout the branches. Learn how to operate an iPad, improve your budgeting skills, and search for a new job. Download a PDF of the Central Library's January class schedule or search the library's systemwide calendar via www.bpl.org/calendar.
- Experience an art and architecture tour. Hour-long tours of the Central Library in Copley Square are offered once each day. See the schedule via www.bpl.org/tours.
- View vintage photos, posters, and prints. Boston Public Library has published more than 89,000 images to its Flickr photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/.
- Discover the library's finest collections. Boston Public Library has so far designated a group of eighteen Collections of Distinction, which were chosen from its collection of 23 million holdings as the most extraordinary. Read about them via www.bpl.org/distinction.
- Learn a new language. Boston Public Library offers free access to online language learning tools like Mango and Powerspeak, which include instruction in Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, and more (even Pirate). Learn more via www.bpl.org/electronic/language.asp.
- Borrow a laptop. All twenty-four of Boston Public Library's branches lend laptops for two hours of in-library use. Find a location near you via www.bpl.org/branches.
About BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Boston Public Library has a Central Library, twenty-four branches, a literacy center, map center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children's room. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit www.bpl.org.
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Nadelen & Cassese To Coach South Team At USILA North-South Game
The Game Is Set For May 25 At Harvard University
TOWSON, Md. – Towson University head coach Shawn Nadelen will team up with Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese as co-head coaches for the South Team at the annual North-South Senior Lacrosse All-Star Game. Set for Friday, May 25 in Cambridge, Mass., the game will be a battle among the nation's top seniors. The contest will be played at Harvard Stadium the day before Championship Weekend kicks off at nearby Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
The Division III game is set for 3 p.m. before the Division I-II game at 5:30. Complete rosters for the games have yet to be announced.
"It's a terrific honor to be chosen to help coach the South team alongside Kevin Cassese," said Nadelen. "The North-South game has a long tradition of being a great showcase of lacrosse talent and allows excellent players from different programs to have the opportunity to play alongside each other. It will be an exciting event to be part of and I thank the USILA for offering me this opportunity."
Nadelen will coach the defense and Cassese the offense as the South vies for its second-straight victory. The South squares off against Army head coach Joe Alberici, who's leading the North Team.
Nadelen and Cassese also coached together in October, leading the U.S. National Team at the 2011 Stars and Stripes vs. Duke.
USILA North South Game History
The first North-South College All-Star Game was played in 1940 at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore, Md. The North squad, coached by Princeton's Bill Logan, won that inaugural event with a 6-5 victory over the South team coached by Maryland's Jack Faber.
In 1991, the USILA split the event and created two games. The Division I-II game and the Division III game. This two-game format was interrupted in 2006 when a special committee of the USILA recommended returning to one game but combining all divisions. The following year, 2007, saw the return to two separate games.


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Jeff and Chris Galvin have started a food movement in London. From garnering Michelin stars to opening up what has been noted as the best French restaurant in the UK, viewers get to cook and dine with the masters. Sumptuous meals are presented, such as Lasagna of Dorset Sole served with Veloute of Girolles and a main course of Poached Landaise Chicken with Summer Vegetables & Rosemary Butter Sauce. Don't forget dessert: Caramelized White Provence Peaches splashed with Lavender Ice Cream.
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Chamber music > Piano Trios
Ignaz Pleyel
Piano Trios - previously attributed to Joseph Haydn
Editor: Wolfgang Stockmeier
Fingering: Jörg Demus
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Pages: 61 (IV, 35, 11, 11), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
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An Inyokern Airport Board of Directors safety committee met Monday evening in an attempt to get all its ducks in a row amid recent concerns over a proposed pistachio orchard and potential bird strike hazards.
An Inyokern Airport Board of Directors safety committee met Monday evening in an attempt to get all its ducks in a row amid recent concerns over a proposed pistachio orchard and potential bird-strike hazards.
Directors Steve Morgan and Axel Alvarez discussed the options of possible avigation easements after Inyokern residents brought the presence of a pistachio farm that flew under the radar of the airport to the IYK board's attention at its February meeting.
"I believe there are some communication issues between us and the verbiage in the airport land use compatibility plan that need to be discussed with the county staff," Morgan said.
Morgan pointed out it was necessary the airport board and county go over the plan's language in context with certain zoning areas around the airport.
The proposed pistachio farm lies in a corridor approximately 8,000 feet south IYK's Runway 33, and in its path over its approach corridors.
Inyokern resident Steve Pennix brought it to the attention of the airport in February, contesting that if allowed to proceed it would present a potential bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH).
Pennix also indicated Kern County had failed to trigger a California Environmental Quality Act procedure and inform the public of the pistachio farm via a public hearing..
The pistachio farm falls in the county's A-1 zone, or limited agricultural area, allowing for large-scale agricultural activity growing orchards or similar actives without a permit from the county.
"There is no question in my mind that the zoning in the county is proper," Morgan said.
He said the county's airport land use compatibility plan should be altered so that the airport's board of directors was officially notified of any future activity in the area.
"When you look at the plan and see what is zoned out there, we could have some problems out there in the future for properties that are close and zoned agricultural that we would not even know about," Morgan said.
Scott Seymour, IYK's general manager, disagreed with Pennix's opinion of fruit trees drawing attention to flocks of indigenous birds.
"Most of the birds that are going to be playing around in that orchard are going to be on the ground in my opinion," Seymour said.
Director Alvarez said he had spoken with local pistachio orchard owners, including Don Quist, and disagreed it should be written off as not a problem.
"He (Quist) told me from June to March there were constant flocks of ravens were out there, to the point where he thought about closing up shop," Alvarez said.
Alvarez pointed out there could be discussions with grove owners over how to mitigate bird problems. He said that Mojave Pistachios, LLC had a wildlife depredation permit from the U.S. Department of Fish and Game to handle potential raven problems.
"That is something the land owner is going to do," Seymour said. "He said he was not going to grow pistachios to feed birds."
Alvarez suggestion the land owner, Mike McGee, offer up a way to inform the public of all his mitigation plans.
He said while McGee apparently done everything correctly, and the airport could do nothing, in the interest of transparency, the board could arrange something.
"He should at least try to offer up the plan on how he is going to mitigate these things and brief it to the public," Alvarez said.
Morgan asked about the plan itself and how it was set up.
"This B2 zone off the end of runway assumed that we would be extending that runway to 9,000 feet," Morgan said. "Where in the future of the plans of the airport is that feasible?"
Seymour indicated that it was not possible and the maximum expansion was 1,600 feet unless Caltrans signed off on a tunnel underneath Highway 395.
Morgan said the issue might need to be revisited as well, especially if the zone might shrink. He said that while the B2 zoning was off of Runway 33, the area of concern, there was no B2 zone for IYK's main approach, Runway 20.
When Morgan and Alvarez asked if it were possible to integrate a wildlife mitigation plan into an avigation easement agreement with McGee, IYK district counsel Scott Nave mentioned a draft update of the FAA's advisory circular.
He also said that avigation easements did not necessarily pertain to wildlife mitigation plans. Per FAA guidelines, they deal with height restrictions of buildings, aircraft noise, fumes and potential objects falling from aircraft.
Morgan offered up a potential solution to integrate mitigation into avigation easements, using Quist's orchard as an example.
"The Quist farm takes care of an issue they have with jack rabbits in a certain way, leaving carcasses around which will attract predators, including birds," Morgan said, indicating he would not want property owners in the area following the same procedure. "I don't care if they get rid of Fluffy but I want them disposing of that carcass to mitigate the presence of birds."
When Seymour mentioned the airport would be pursuing an wildlife management plan in 2013, the committee recommended killing two birds with one stone. Nave mentioned if FAA's advisory update went into effect, it would require an FAA-certified wildlife biologist to prepare the plan.
Nave recommended the airport district have its consultants prepare something so when it sat down with the county, the board would have a game plan.
Alvarez said that the only solution was to move forward in trying to prevent future contentions, with Morgan agreeing. Morgan said the McGee property was a dubious best-case scenario.
"I think we were all caught surprise by this, including the staff," Morgan said.


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Cheap Shot: PathPix
No timers. No power-ups. No RPG elements. Remember when puzzle games used to be simple like this? Start a puzzle, solve it, and move on to the next one.
Pathpix, a port of an independent PC game, is the epitome of simplicity. With 144 unique puzzles, though, this $1.99 puzzler will keep you entertained for hours on end.
After starting the game, you're provided with the choice to either read through some basic instructions or choose a puzzle (none are locked). You have to connect like-colored tiles of the same number to one another, using only a set number of spaces. Each puzzle has a different grid size (they grow massive), and no tile can be left unconnected.
As you draw zigzagging lines across the screen, you'll eventually reveal a hidden and rather adorable picture. Your only reward for completing a puzzle is to view these pint-size paintings (a castle, squirrel, frog, duck, and ladybug were among some of our pixelated treats) and a witty or historical quote that mentions the content of the image in some way ('A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.' -Irish proverb). That's it. No music, no fanfare, no nothing.
It looks like our math textbook just threw up.
And this is what makes Pathpix so grand. Despite playing this game late at night with heavy eyes, we couldn't put it down. The just-one-more mentality is pervasive in this game. It's easy enough that you'll plow through the first few puzzles but challenging enough to allow you to flex your mental muscles.
For a game so utterly basic, $1.99 might sound like a stretch, but believe us when we say that this is the most seriously addicting puzzler we've played in some time. With spot-on touch controls and a gross of puzzles, we guarantee you'll get your money's worth.
Editor's Note: Cheap Shot is a new review feature where we pick a game that costs $.99 or $1.99 and give it the quick review treatment. While you won't find a 1-4 score or our usual pros and cons, you will get a direct assessment of the game based on a one-hour playthrough. You'll still find our full-length, regular reviews for other games.


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Tim Robbins will direct and star in "Man Under," a film that about a Yonkers family whose life is forever altered when a photo of them appears in New York's Museum of Modern Art.
The film, which will also star Chloe Grace Moretz and Michelle Pfeiffer, marks Robbins' first feature directing gig since 1999's "Cradle Will Rock." He has directed a pair of episodes of HBO's "Treme."
As an actor, Robbins will next appear in Stuart Blumberg's "Thanks for Sharing," which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and should open in theaters in 2013.
The Oscar-winning actor was nominated for an Academy Award as a director in 1996 for "Dead Man Walking."
He'll be directing "Man Under" from a script by Ann Cherkis.
UTA will arrange financing for the film, which Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert and Aimee Peyronnet are producing.
As for Robbins' co-stars, Pfeiffer was last seen in Disney's "People Like Us" and 'Dark Shadows," which also featured Moretz. Moretz is currently at work on the sequel to "Kick-Ass."


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Illinois will receive about $362,000 from a multistate settlement with Google over its collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information transmitted on unprotected wireless networks.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Tuesday that Illinois has joined 37 other states and the District of Columbia in the $7 million settlement.
Google stopped collecting the data in May 2010, shortly before it revealed that cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also had been grabbing information transmitted over Wi-Fi networks set up in homes and businesses.
Under the agreement, Google also has agreed to destroy the personal data it collected. Google didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement.


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) _ Stefanie Dolson scored 24 points
to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a 81-50 romp of No. 16 Texas A&M on
The Huskies (2-0) hammered the Aggies (0-3) in the paint 42-12,
as A&M had no answer for the 6-foot-5 Dolson, a preseason All-Big
East first team selection, and forwards Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (16
points) and Breanna Stewart (11 points) down low.
Courtney Walker led A&M with 20 points, the only Aggie to score
in double figures.
The Huskies continually worked the ball around the perimeter and
inside, in tallying 27 assists to the Aggies' 14.
UConn is likely to slide into the top ranking after defending
national champion Baylor fell to No. 4 Stanford 71-69 in the first
game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii on Friday.
A&M had fewer turnovers (15 To UConn's 17), but the Huskies
outscored the Aggies 14-5 off turnovers. The Aggies shot a
season-low 30 percent (18 of 60), while UConn countered with 56.1
percent (32 of 57) from the field.
The youthful Aggies, the 2011 national champions, have lost to
three top-10 teams this season in Louisville, Penn State and now
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8. Data Loss Prevention For Control
The NSA revelations could renew interest in finding ways to gain better control over data management activities, solution providers say. It could spark interest in data loss prevention (DLP) technologies and deployments. Up until now, many firms are using DLP in a way that industry analysts say is not fully implemented. The focus is almost exclusively on compliance, experts say. For example, email is monitored to ensure Social Security Numbers and other sensitive customer data isn't sent out in plain text. Security experts have long advocated master data management activities, which start with a complete data assessment to identify and classify sensitive data, gain control over its storage, and eliminate duplicate and erroneous information. Some businesses may turn to consultants and solution providers for guidance.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Aug 2008 23:33 UTC, submitted by Charles Wilson
GoboLinux is a distribution which sports a different file system structure than 'ordinary' Linux distributions. In order to remain compatible with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, symbolic links are used to map the GoboLinux tree to standard UNIX directories. A post in the GoboLinux forums suggested that it might be better to turn the concept around: retain the FHS, and then use symbolic links to map the GoboLinux tree on top of it. This sparked some interesting discussion. Read on for more details.
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RE[2]: FHS creates complexity beyond naming conventions ..
by hobgoblin on Tue 19th Aug 2008 05:44 UTC in reply to "RE: FHS creates complexity beyond naming conventions .."
the filesystem is.
the structure is like this:
/Programs/bash/version-number/"bin and friends"
inside /Programs/bash there will be a symlink called Default that point to one of the version-number dirs.
that Default symlink again is the target for the symlinks found under /System/Links. (the subdirs of Links is the basis for the compatiblity symlinks btw)
note that at any given time you can specifically call on one of the bash versions by entering the full path, like say /Programs/bash/x.y.z/bin/bash.


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i finally pulled the trigger and landed a new spartan off flebay for 360.00.it should be here near the end of the week.what if any upgrades should i do?i will be using mainly 4s for now since that's all the batteries i have and plus it shouldn't break a lot of parts.are there any upgrades i should or need to do right out of the gate?if so what do i need to change part numbers if possible so i can get them ordered while its on its way here.thanks in advance for your help
Firstly and most important is the water jacket, change it to Aluminum then the dual water pick-up just add up a little more on the silicon tubes.
Sharing is the best thing to do on EARTH legally.
would you happen to have part numbers?what do you mean water jacket?should i switch to the can that the motor goes in?i saw on ose the dual rudder and a dual water outlet and that i need to add another line.what do you mean by add up on the tubes?make them longer?
This is the water jacket, the white aluminum
Dual rudder conversion
Add up a silicon hose is for extra outlet as well, you need at least 20' of extra hose
Lastly a part # 5723 for the additional outlet.
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Sharing is the best thing to do on EARTH legally.
You may wish to go with a metal prop... Octura X442 or Prather 215 copper or stainless steel.
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thats almost the exact kit i ordered only difference is i ordered blue.do the metal props come balanced and sharpened?
There is an option on the props if you want it sharpened and balanced. Around $25-30.
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I should have mentioned that as well, make sure to have the props sharpened and balanced prior to use. Most shops that sell props offer balanceing & sharpening for a small fee.
A little polishing for some bling is also nice.....
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should i get one of those or will the stock one be ok? i really only plan on running 4s and very rarely 5s or 6s.is the above dual water kit easy to install? i am pretty mechanical
4S is not an issue running with the stock plastic prop. But if you go on reliability go with the metal props.
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ok thank and thats what i want.which prop would you recommend? do you know if the lvd on the esc is adjustable? and is there anything else i need to upgrade? do i need to do anything to the hatch to help keep water out? can you give me the part number and where to get the prop from please
Props are Octura x442 or Prather 215 you can get it at OSE, the rubber motor jacket is the one which leaks water, try running with the aluminum jacket surely it will lessen the water. I'm not sure with the LVD I'm not using the stock ESC, Add up an additional trim tab as well to eliminate chine walking.
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ok thanks but is there any way you can explain adding a trim tab and chine.where do i put it and which 1 should i buy.sorry for so many questions but this is my 1st boat i've owned or do you mean buying the blue ones from ose?
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Here is the additional Trim Tabs image
Here is the exact item #
You need the item # 5730 as well.
(Chine walking) means the Spartan rocks side-to-side.
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ok cool thanks.in the pic i only see 3 is there really four?or you just add 1 more and not 2? what do you think about the ones on ose trim tabs?are they worth the money or just use traxxas?
There are 4 trim tabs there... His pic blocked the 4th trim tab, which is on the far right..
IMO the outer most trim tabs are not in use much and need not be adjustable in nature, at wot the prop is just about the only thing in the water other than the rudder.
Inner adjustable trim tabs will help with your chine walk issues and a slightly longer rudder also.
The Traxxas adjustable trim tabs work just fine. If you don't like the blue just soak them in some Drano & water mix...
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ok cool thanks.i dont have any issues yet since my spartan is in the mail and on the way.i'm just trying to get ahead of the game so to speak.is the dual water intlet rudder from ose longer then stock? thats the kit i also have on the way too.it comes with the dual inlet rudder,blue can that goes around the motor,dual outlet and the rear back splash for when in reverse.so i should order 2 adjustable trim tabs for in between the stock non adjustables?i like the blue since i ordered the blue spartan and the kit i ordered is also in blue.but thanks for the heads up on removing the color.i have some tie rods for my erevo thats red i wanted to be silver.i really do appreciate all of you guys being so helpful and patient with me
Your Welcome Enjoy your New Toy soon!
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i have been reading alot tonight and i have noticed alot of people talking about the caps swelling and popping.is there any easy mods to stop this from happening or should i just have fun with it til that happens.also have notice people talking about keeping the flex cable greased.what grease should i use?
Don't worry about the caps, if that happened your warranty last for a year from traxxas, be sure to keep your Receipt, flex cable should need to lubricated every 3runs, your spartan is supplied with included grease, you will see it in the package once you open the box.
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ok thank.guess what i was wondering is there a better grease to use like a wheel bearing grease or a marine grade bearing grease?
Any type of marine grease is fine.
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thank you very much for your help
still waiting on my spartan.i ordered it and paid for it last saturday off flebay and the guy waited til thursday to send it out.i was a little disappointed but at least i have gained lots of knowledge off you guys here.i was hoping to be taking it out today and test it out but guess not.
Well the important thing is you will receive it, rather than not.
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that is so true and thats how i'm looking at it but i figured since i had ordered it last saturday i would of had it by thursday and done the upgrades i have for it and been in the water today.but i guess good things come to those who wait.
Ya some times the private parties do not ship right away. But it will be worth the wait and have much enjoyment when you put it in the water.
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i almost had it yesterday.i had to have it shipped to my mothers since its coming fedex and has to be signed for.she stayed there all day waiting and of course when she had to run out for 5 mins they showed up.now for some reason they aren't going to redeliver it til tuesday instead of monday that part i dont get.
Finally it's here! i can't wait to get this thing out this weekend and see what it can do.going straight to 4s and then maybe 5s
finally got my hands on my boat and did the dual rudder upgrade.once i had my hands on the boat and took it apart everything makes sense on how things work and come apart and go back together.i also bought another set of trim tabs and adjusters.should i just but them up against the other ones and drill holes?can someone who has done this maybe give me a little more info be fore i go drilling more holes in my brand new boat
There is called a Ghost hole on the hull, you can clearly see when you do it in a dark place.
1. Put a flashlight inside the hull were the other trim tab that your planning to put. So by that shadow you can clearly see the ghost hole.
2. Then take a marker, mark the exact spot where you have to put the hole.
3. Get a drill then make a hole exact for the screws.
Caution : Don't drill too deep, you might go through inside the hull, it's not necessary to make a see thru hole, it had to be a blind hole.
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I have to make a couple comments here having done 5 hulls now. I do use the flashlight method to locate and then mark the hulls for the hole location. Then I use a sharp pointed awl to punch the outer skin of the hull. Then I take a drill bit just bigger than the screw and just turn the bit by hand to open the hull up. The inner hole is already the correct size for the screw. I do this because if you use a drill it can bite in to the plastic and the drill bit can be pulled in to the inner hole in an instant. This will open the hole up to big and you risk ruining the hull. The other option is to have a stop collar on the bit that will prevent it from going in to the hull more than 1/8 on an inch.
WOW i finally got this thing out on the water on 4s and this boat hauls butt.and it turns on a dime and sometimes it seems like it dips under the water on high speed turns.i have to admit since i don't have a rescue boat yet my heart skipped a beat the first time it did it.i did have my surf rod,huge bobber and a big treble hook just in case.i can't wait to get it out again on maybe 5s and then some 6s after i get used to it a little more.i have to say i know what chine is now lol and thank you guys for helping my figure out how to find those holes.thats the next mod since i already did the dual water inlet/outlet.i also have the .187 cable and octura x442 coming to and some nylon break away bolts.i read on a website that that should be the first thing to change.seys it saves the rudder and hull in case i hit something.what do you guys think about that?the only problem i had today was the boat kept wanting to go right and i forgot to bring the tool bag so i adjusted the turn knob almost all the way to the left.since being home i adjusted it on the servo and it seems straight but it also did when i put it back on after the rudder change.so my next question is,how do i know lvd is on?it never seemed to cut down to half speed like the cars and trucks do.
You didn't reach yet the LVD, it should slow down to 5o% the speed, be sure the esc light is Steady green not red.
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Couple of thoughts:
If the boat is "nosing in" on corners or coming over waves, your trim tabs may need adjusting (up), or try positioning your batteries further back in the tray (if not already fully to the rear)
Consider taping your hatch. Clear or colored electrical tape, or clear hockey tape works well. This will help keep water out if you submarine, or flip the boat. The rear tabs on the Spartan's hatch make it a bit more challenging to tape properly, but it can be done. It also helps prevent the hatch from ejecting in the event of a hard flip. It takes an extra minute or so getting ready, but can save considerable grief of you flip.
Prop torque will roll the hull to starboard causing it to turn to the right, the prop will also want to "walk" the stern of the boat to the left, also resulting in the bow heading to the right. you should be able to compensate with your steering trim adjustment, or a slight adjustment on the linkage may be required.
As Edge has already advised. The LVC will cut the power to 50% and leave enough charge in the batteries for a safe return to shore. It is easily recognized when the boats performance drops off.
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i learned after some more reading that i got VERY lucky when i stopped the boat on both sets of batteries.i never turned on the lvd.dumb mistake on my part thinking it was from castle that it did the same as the mamba monster.its on now tho!thanks for all your help.i would have to video it to actually see what it is doing it happens so fast.i just don't crank the wheel fast to one side and it doesn't do it.i put on the trim tab adjusters last night after i got back from the lake and set the tabs with a straight edge just so the tabs were touching.i didn't have the batteries all the way to the back but they were on the edge of the second black mat from the back
where can i get a cheap small waterproof gps so i'll know how fast my boats going?
Waterproof it by putting it inside a ziplock bag.
I tried a Qstarz sports GPS that was supposed to be waterproof to 3-4 ft. It got ejected in about 2 feet of water, it still works, but took forever to dry out. I always put it in a ziplock now.
I also ran an eagle tree setup with GPS for some time but I found it was a bit under rated for the amp draws on the Spartan.
ok thank you for your help
If you leave a bit of air in the bag, it will help float the GPS if ejected. (as long as it doesn't get ripped)
I prefer to try and strap mine in under a spare battery strap if there is room. Or secure it with a piece of pool noodle.


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A Boise State quarterback who was briefly suspended while the team was in Hawaii last month may be leaving the school.
Nick Patti's father requested that his son be allowed to contact the University of Central Florida.
That's according to BSU athletic spokesman Max Corbet.
Patti, a redshirt freshman from Florida, was initially suspended in December with starting quarterback Joe Southwick during the team's trip to the Hawaii Bowl.
Patti was reinstated, while Southwick was sent home.
Southwick has said he was falsely accused of urinating from the hotel balcony and that other players unfairly blamed him.
He hasn't named the person he says urinated from the balcony.
Corbet said Wednesday he was uncertain if Patti's departure was related to the incident in Hawaii.
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1b/2a Study Of ISIS-SMNRx In Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Ongoing Phase 1 Study Shows ISIS-SMNRx Well-Tolerated in Children with SMA
CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced the initiation of a Phase 1b/2a study evaluating ISIS-SMNRx in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a severe and rare genetic neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle atrophy and weakness and is the most common genetic cause of infant mortality.
"SMA is a devastating disease that leads to the premature loss of nerve cells in the spinal cord necessary for normal muscle function. Children with SMA generally appear normal at birth, with muscle wasting and atrophy developing as early as a few months after birth. In the most severe form of the disease, children never sit or walk and have a significantly shortened lifespan. Although the genetic cause of SMA is well understood, the identification of an effective drug that will halt or improve the disease process has not occurred," said Richard Finkel, M.D., chief, division of neurology, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida. "ISIS-SMNRx is specifically designed to intervene in the nerve cell's RNA machinery by improving splicing efficiency. This results in an increase in the production of a normal protein, SMN, which is deficient in children with SMA. This promising new approach could for the first time have a profound effect in children with SMA."
The Phase 1b/2a study of ISIS-SMNRx is a multiple-dose, dose-escalation study designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of the drug in children with SMA between the ages of 2-15 who are medically stable. In the ongoing Phase 1 study in children with SMA, all patients have completed dosing and ISIS-SMNRx was well tolerated as a single dose administered directly into the cerebral spinal fluid. In the Phase 1b/2a study, children with SMA will receive either two or three doses of ISIS-SMNRx during the course of the study. Data from this study will also provide information to aid in identifying the dose for the Phase 2/3 registration-directed program in patients with SMA.
"SMA represents a serious unmet medical need with no currently available treatments. Based on its mechanism of action, ISIS-SMNRx could be an effective treatment for these very sick children. The rapid advancement of this drug into a multiple-dose Phase 1b/2a study reflects the support from the SMA community and the success of the collaboration between Isis and Biogen Idec. Isis and Biogen Idec are committed to advancing the program for children with SMA," said C. Frank Bennett, Ph.D., senior vice president of research at Isis. "ISIS-SMNRx is our first drug to intervene in the splicing of RNA to increase the production of a normal protein, SMN. We believe that antisense drugs could offer novel new therapeutics for a number of neurodegenerative diseases where there are limited therapeutic options available. The encouraging safety data from this program and our preclinical and clinical experience in other neurodegenerative diseases support the broadening of our efforts to develop antisense drugs to treat a number of severe neurodegenerative diseases."
About ISIS-SMNRx
ISIS-SMNRx is designed to treat all types of childhood SMA by altering the splicing of a closely related gene (SMN2) to increase production of fully functional SMN protein. The United States Food and Drug Administration granted orphan drug status and fast track designation to ISIS-SMNRx for the treatment of patients with SMA. Isis is currently in collaboration with Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) to develop and potentially commercialize the investigational compound ISIS-SMNRx to treat all types of SMA. Under the terms of the January 2012 agreement, Isis is responsible for global development and Biogen Idec has the option to license the compound until completion of the first successful Phase 2/3 trial.
About SMA
SMA is a severe genetic disease that affects approximately 30,000-35,000 patients in the United States, Europe and Japan. One in 50 people, the equivalent of about 6 million people in the United States, are carriers of the SMA gene. Carriers experience no symptoms and do not develop the disease. However, when both parents are carriers, there is a one in four chance that their child will have SMA. SMA is caused by a loss of, or defect in, the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene leading to a decrease in the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. SMN is critical to the health and survival of nerve cells in the spinal cord responsible for neuromuscular growth and function. The severity of SMA correlates with the amount of SMN protein. Infants with Type 1 SMA, the most severe form of the disease, produce very little SMN protein and have a life expectancy of less than two years. Children with Type II have greater amounts of SMN protein but still have a shortened lifespan and are never able to stand independently. Children with Type III have a normal lifespan but accumulate life-long physical disabilities as they grow.
Isis acknowledges support from the following organizations for ISIS-SMNRx: Muscular Dystrophy Association, SMA Foundation, Families of SMA and intellectual property licensed from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Isis is exploiting its leadership position in antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs for its product pipeline and for its partners. Isis' broad pipeline consists of 25 drugs to treat a wide variety of diseases with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, severe and rare diseases, and cancer. Isis' partner, Genzyme, plans to commercialize Isis' lead product, KYNAMRO™, in the United States and Europe following regulatory approval. Isis' patents provide strong and extensive protection for its drugs and technology. Additional information about Isis is available at www.isispharm.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding Isis' strategic alliance with Biogen Idec, and the discovery, development, activity, therapeutic and commercial potential and safety of ISIS-SMNRx. Any statement describing Isis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs, including the planned commercialization of KYNAMRO, is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such drugs. Isis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Isis' forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Isis. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Isis' programs are described in additional detail in Isis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC. Copies of these and other documents are available from the Company.
In this press release, unless the context requires otherwise, "Isis," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refers to Isis Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries.
Isis Pharmaceuticals® is a registered trademark of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KYNAMRO™ is a trademark of Genzyme Corporation.
SOURCE Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


text: Tired of the same lame Green programming? Well you're not alone. Manatees and unemployed underachievers are sick of it too! Which is why we've created GREENER-SCHNITZELS - an ongoing series of webisodes that blends sketch comedy and documentary filmmaking to deliver funny truths about our warming planet. It's information that tastes better than hot dogs. Enjoy!


text: The New Kids on the Block went straight from their Boston album release party at the Orpheum to New York City where they met with fans at J & R Music World. Missing was multi-tasker Donnie Wahlberg, who wasn't finished filming scenes for his show "Blue Bloods" in time to make the event. Donnie did take to Twitter to promise fans who missed him that they'd get a "hug and signed CD" by the end of the summer. All five guys were back together on Wednesday morning to perform on "Today."


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MotoGP World Championship 2012
August, 19th 2012
Round 11: USA
Indianapolis, USA
MotoGP Race Results
Rank Rider (Team)
1 Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team)
2 Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha Factory Racing)
3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)
4 Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team)
5 Alvaro BAUTISTA (San Carlo Honda Gresini)
6 Stefan BRADL (LCR Honda Moto GP)
7 Valentino ROSSI (Ducati Team)
8 Karel ABRAHAM (Cardion AB Motoracing)
9 Yonny HERNANDEZ (Avintia Blusens)
10 Alex ESPARGARO (Power Electronics Aspar)
11 Toni ELIAS (Pramac Racing Team)
12 Ivan SILVA (Avintia Blusens)
13 Colin EDWARDS (NGM Mobile Forward Racing)
14 Steve RAPP (Attack Performance)
15 James ELLISON (Paul Bird Motorsport)
Dani Pedrosa and his Repsol Honda RC213V won a commanding victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix. The first-place finish was Pedrosa's second of the 2012 season.
The win was a sweet one for Pedrosa: "I'm extremely happy with this win and I really want to congratulate the whole team for the great job they've done this weekend. The bike worked perfectly."
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC213V) was injured in a qualifying crash, and rode with an injured right ankle. Still, he finished an impressive fourth.
Indy marked Pedrosa's 17th career win in the premier MotoGP class.
Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC213V) was involved in a tight battle for third early in the action.
Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) finished sixth for the day at Indy.


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Why Say "No" to Life??
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Struggling to control her tears, Jai's mother said, "I would love to know why... It's the only question I have because not knowing the reason is what is keeping me from getting over it. It's haunting. He meant everything to me and now I have no reason to live"... It was not just Jai's mother, who wanted to know the reason. In fact his family, friends and community had the same question, "WHY??? What could I have done to prevent this?" If only they would have given more time, given more attention and noticed his last Facebook update – "Going to Jesus tonight..."
Shock? – Doubt? – Denial? – Shame? – Guilt? – Fear? – Anger? – Blame? - Or an 'attention please' plea? - Was his last Facebook update a subtle element of a cry for help?
We can think of unfathomable number of reasons, but what could we possibly do to cripple it? It seems very easy to say, "When they have guts to face the pain of ending their lives for one moment, why aren't they having the same guts for a moment longer to face the battle?" It's all true but adolescents are incredibly fragile, in ways that many adults seem to forget. Anything that hurts is devastating. If we have forgotten, let me remind you the society has changed. If not for everyone, the youth lives in a decadent society, what can we expect? The New age, the Me and Now, No God, Drugs, Rock, alcohol, twisted values and so on. Everything that is happening to them is in the "here and now" and they don't think time heals all wounds. They have no ability to think about life in terms of broader perspective or "Big Picture".
Today, the so called "Youngistan" of India form one of those vulnerable groups who on one hand are expected to be the leaders, while on the other hand are baffled cluster and browbeaten. Due to the imbalance of youth population and limited opportunities in every field many are shattered with the thirst to have their dream life, urge to fulfil the expectation of the society, coping up with the competition. Not only these factors, but emotionally draining changes in family dynamics, bitter-relationship breakups, academic failures, being bullied, financial changes, parental separation etc. Yes, it's very hard to understand and the reasons are deep and long standing. The guy who committed suicide right after his girlfriend broke up or the girl that contemplated suicide after she lost her job probably had a history of low self-worth since ages that was magnified by the upsetting event.
Statistics show that every 40 seconds, someone, somewhere attempts suicide. In the last 45 years suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide. It's the second leading cause of death in the 10-24 years age group. This does not include suicide attempts which are up to 20 times more frequent than completed suicide. Suicidal teens romanticize death as an adventure and living on the edge. Kids think that this is a glamorous way to die, a way to get a lot of attention that they couldn't get in life. Recently, on Twitter, there was this "R.I.P Blake" trending topic. It turns out a teen named Blake tweeted all the way up till his death. He even tweeted his suicide note. Another over dramatic example, a Yale student made a trip to NYC just to jump off the Empire state building. Such acts are committed just to be noticed with a thought in mind, "Well, they didn't notice when I did all this, maybe they will notice me now".
Suicide is a difficult topic for the media to cover, as they fear creating copycats or a suicide cluster. But, silence kills. If it's not talked about, it will not be possible to reach out and convey the message to those suicidal victims that it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem. The nonstop media coverage often leads to more tragedy. When the media comes and does a graphic depiction of it - it doesn't work to scare kids away. Have you heard of the computer term, "Garbage in Garbage out?" Our minds work same way. If an already unstable person watches such documentary, it would be easy for such vulnerable mind to fixate on it. For example, 'the dying trend" when Marilyn Monroe took her life is August 1962, resulted in rise of suicide rate by 12% in USA, i.e. 197 additional suicides.
Dealing with the loss of loved ones, young souls, is always difficult, especially when their death could have been prevented. Suicide prevention is everyone's responsibility. It could be a friend, relative, teacher at school, colleague at work or anyone for that. Before we witness any further tragedies, it's good we wake up, hear the cry and take responsibility to tackle the suicide stigma. We just need to give a little more time, have a little more patience and give a little more attention to sense those warning signs coming from the suicidal victims. Often the youth considering suicide will give clues through their comments. If not through words, they might talk about suicide or death in general, give hints that they might not be around anymore... During this time it is important to restrict access to any items your teen might use to harm them.
The cause of suicides is always due to an inability of the person in communicating the inner scream of painful emotions. People who have survived suicide attempts have reported wanting not so much to die as to stop living; a strange dichotomy but a valid one nevertheless. If an individual can just be shown that they can change, their life can change, and their misery be relieved, the thought of suicide is gone. It is called HOPE.
It's my responsibility, your responsibility; it's the person down the street's responsibility to look out for those around us. The more we deal with these issues head-on instead of ignoring them, the easier it will be for people to seek help when they need it. This means more lives will be saved. A kind word at the right time could save a life. Just look around. We have a lot of people in pain. Be a friend, make a phone call, reach out, and hug someone. Sometimes, that is all it takes to save a life...


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I'm not going to much miss TV One's Close Up when it folds its tattered old tent and departs these screens at the end of the week, but I might miss its ringmaster, Mark Sainsbury.
As the weeknight show's frontman, Sainsbury sold his stories a bit like a ringmaster or a carnival barker. With his exuberant style, his exuberant moustache and his booming delivery, he cut a slightly bizarre figure on television.
But then there's a long and fine tradition of strange guys becoming local TV stars - going all the way back to Selwyn Toogood, a Kim Dotcom-sized frontman who was huge in Kiwi TV in the olden days.
And fast-forward to the irrepressible - and eventually inescapable - Paul Holmes, a tiny man bursting with so much energy and charismatic curiosity that a show could be hung loosely around him like an oversized overcoat and still work well.
Holmes and his self-titled show did work well at 7 o'clock five nights a week for TV One right up until 2004 when the star decided TVNZ needed him more than he needed them and disappeared over to Prime - where he promptly disappeared.
That's when Close Up was launched, at first starring Susan Wood and then, for the past six years, Mark Sainsbury, who had previously been the channel's political editor, and a good and entertaining one, too.
Close Up is to be replaced in the New Year by something bold and new, of course - possibly some sort of current affairs-styled panel show. God help us if it involves any attempts at humour or satire, which I fear it might.
It's hard to imagine crusty and conservative TV One coming up with something that wiggles when it walks, though it could be seen as some sort of progress and maybe even slightly exciting that they finally recognised Close Up wasn't living up to its title.
Last week's shows were cases in point, drifting through a miscellany of magazine-style stories, few of them having anything to do with the news of the day. The sheer shallowness of the news at six these days almost demands something a bit more in-depth to follow.
Though for that sort of thing there's Campbell Live over on TV3. John Campbell and his crew might never have whipped Close Up's ratings, but these days they're delivering a show that's boundingly better.
And Campbell himself is still bounding after all these years and, at the moment, connecting with the issues of the day in a way - and ways - that Close Up seems to have long since stopped caring about.
Right now, TV3 looks set to seriously outclass TVNZ in current affairs in 2013. Where TV3 has talent like Guyon Espiner, Duncan Garner, Rachel Smalley, Samantha Hayes and the remarkable Patrick Gower, TVNZ can't decide whether their flagship Sunday show should run 30 minutes or an hour.
But whatever TV One decides to replace Close Up with, here's hoping they don't fret the front person so much as they fret the content. The show failed, in the end, not because of the shortcomings of the presenter, but because of the lack of decent stories and sharp interviews.
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BREWSTER With the recent hiring of an occupational therapist, Three Rivers Hospital is ready to revive its swing bed program.
The hospital has contracted with Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak to hire for the part-time position, Three Rivers Chief Executive Officer Bud Hufnagel said.
An occupational therapist is one of the requirements for a swing bed program, which is for patients who have been in the hospital for surgery or illness and are recovering, but aren't ready to go home yet.
"It doesn't mean you have to have such acute care. You are able to function but not as well to be able to go home," he said. "It's a tremendous convenience for the patient and it's a great recognition on the part of CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to recognize that it's much better for the patient to stay in one location rather than shipping them around all over the place, and they're getting the same service."
Three Rivers, a critical access hospital, has 25 beds, and any of those can be used as a swing bed. In that status, patients are able to undergo rehabilitation or other needed services.
Patients can get post-surgical care for surgeries such as knee or hip replacement, rehabilitation after a stroke or heart attack, wound care, pain management medication and respiratory, speech and physical therapy, according to Mid-Valley Hospital's website.
The patient's billing also changes, meaning they pay less than someone on an inpatient status, Hufnagel said.
The hospital needs to finish reviewing policies and procedures and get caught up on regulations before the program can start up again. Hufnagel estimated it would be up and running in about two months.
Being a rural hospital gives Three Rivers the room to implement such a program, Hufnagel said, because the facility doesn't have access to the larger variety of rehabilitation options you'd see in a city.
"It allows people to get the necessary services they need… and it gives them the ability to then go to a location closer to home so they can start their rehab and start healing up.
"That's really the beauty of the swing bed (program)," he said.
"The patients absolutely love it," said Rebecca Christoph, Mid-Valley's director of nurses. "We've gotten good results and good feedback from the patients."
Mid-Valley has had a swing bed program in place for about five years, Christoph said, though the program has become more active over the past year.
It's especially useful to the facility's orthopedics patients, discharge planner Nicole Hamilton said.
An average stay for an orthopedics patient in the swing bed program is about one to two weeks.
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Last year, at this time, I wanted to pour Gatorade over my head.
And I felt that last night, too, once Jemile Weeks came up big in the eighth in Anaheim and David DeJesus followed suit in the ninth (prompting Elvis Andrus to circle the bases himself in front of 5,000 fans in Arlington) and Vernon Wells skied to Coco Crisp in center field to lock in Oakland 3, Los Angeles 1, Texas 162+.
I felt it during the televised on-field and clubhouse celebration, and I was geared up to get some sleep out of the way and wake up this morning and fire off an emotional Ginger Ale blast of words that said almost nothing of real substance.
But while I don't want to take any of this for granted, and don't think that I am – the Giants are a game away from elimination from the NL Wild Card chase – I'm not that charged with adrenaline this morning. I'm pumped up as I type this, but there's no urge to put goggles on or tarp the furniture.
And I'm feeling good about that.
The Rangers, with some key off-season adjustments, kept themselves in the position of being the team to beat over the six-month grind. The fact that, through 162, Texas has fended off the competition to earn the right to play on, once again, isn't lost on me. But, unlike last year, it feels completely like a hurdle, not like breaking through the finish line tape.
One day short of a year ago, from the moment Nelson Cruz squeezed a Chad Pennington fly in shallow left in Oakland in Game 154, until David Price's first pitch to Elvis Andrus 11 days later, it felt like one big walkoff inside-the-park grand slam, times 100.
This year, to my slight surprise, I wake up this morning feeling like last night was a diving two-out catch in the alley with a couple runners on base, and now we're coming up to bat in a tie game. Very different. I didn't expect that.
Last year, sports cry and adrenaline rush. This year, confidence and focus.
There's home field on the line now, and the opportunity to get the playoff rotation lined up and some key guys off the field for a few innings here and there until Game One on Friday. I can't wait to take King Felix on today in front of a full house.
I might buy one of those shirts for the kids today.
But for each one, I'm going to ask for three extra hangers.
Here we go.


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US Open champion Andy Murray withstood an early onslaught to beat Tomas Berdych in his first match on home soil since winning his maiden grand slam title and Novak Djokovic overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as the ATP World Tour Finals began on Monday.
Murray, greeted on court at the cavernous O2 Arena like a returning hero less than two months after beating Djokovic in Flushing Meadows epic to end Britain's 76-year wait for a male grand slam winner, wore down Berdych to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
World No. 1 Djokovic also had to contend with some blistering firepower from free-wheeling Frenchman Tsonga before registering a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory to move top of Group A.
Djokovic and Murray are set to face each other in the latest installment of their rivalry today when the winner will take a huge stride towards the semi-finals of the year-ender.
Neither had it all their own way with Murray admitting he had struggled to deal with Berdych's power.
"Some of the time in the first set he just completely overpowered me," Murray told reporters.
The Scot got a rapturous reception as he walked on court, but the crowd became subdued as Berdych took the opening set and threatened to seize control of the second before Murray responded to turn the match around.
Murray's inability to convert the numerous break points he engineered cost him the first set.
The Olympic champion was 40-15 ahead on Berdych's serve in the opening game and was 40-0 up in fifth, but was frustrated as Berdych produced brutal attacking tennis to stay on level terms.
A spurt of 13 points out of 15 midway through the first set, including a crucial service break in the sixth game when Murray yanked a forehand low into the net, enabled fifth seed Berdych to grab the opener in 45 minutes.
Things reached crisis point for Murray at 1-1, 15-40 in the second set, but his opponent let him off the hook.
At 30-40 Murray looped in a sluggish second serve and Berdych's eyes lit up as he lined up to club away an inviting forehand. The 27-year-old Czech could hardly believe it when he missed the court by the width of a ball.
"The match slipped out a little bit [after that]," Berdych, beaten by Murray in the US Open semi-finals, told reporters. "That was the biggest moment. That was a pretty good chance, but it didn't happen."
Murray carved out three more break points in the following game, but again Berdych recovered from 0-40, only to gift Murray the initiative with two forehand errors.
"Both of us I thought served pretty well and weren't losing too many points on our first serve, so it can hinge on a couple of points here or there," said Murray, who needed 11 break points before finally converting one. "That definitely gave me the advantage in the second set, but the third set was tight as well."
With the near 17,000 crowd coming to life and Murray firing himself up, the Scot leveled the match and gained a decisive break of serve in the third game of the decider on his way to only his fourth in eight matches against Berdych.
Djokovic admitted he was second-best during the first set against Tsonga when he saved break points at 3-3 and 5-5 and never threatened the Frenchman's delivery.
However, the Serb, guaranteed to end the year as No. 1 for the second time in a row, showed his usual doggedness to hang on before an immaculate tiebreak sealed the opening set and Tsonga's resistance quickly crumbled.


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NASA Appoints New Chief Scientist 66
SchrodingerZ writes "Planetary Geologist Ellen Stofan, expert in the terrains of Venus, Mars, and Titan, has recently been appointed the Chief Scientist for the space agency. Stofan will act as the top adviser for Charles Bolden, NASA's current administrator. Beginning August 25th, Stofan will be Bolden's head adviser for NASA's project planning and investments. She will replace former chief scientist Dr. Waleed Abdalati, who left his position to be the director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado. Stofan has both a masters and doctoral degree of geological sciences from Brown University, and is known for her involvement in the Applied Science Laboratory's project to put a boat on Saturn's moon Titan, as well as a member of the radar team for the Cassini spacecraft. Though she'll be joining in a time of large budget cuts, Bolden explains that '[Stofan's] breadth of experience and familiarity with the agency will allow her to hit the ground running. We're fortunate to have her on our team.'"


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Demens GIF!
Patrick stewart is so much win....nice
Thanks for posting. One for the archives indeed. Pretty sure there were a few people on here calling for Demens to benched after Air Force. Dont they feel silly now.
Nice job. Demens made 2 really good plays on that series.
I want a celebration gif of Denard and Devin's handshake after the first TD.
If you can link me the video I'll gif it.
Did it look like, after they knocked their arms together, that Denard winced heavily and then couldn't move his arm much?
Let's not do that again boys....please.
At first, I thought the same thing - but seeing the replay, Denard reached down to catch the microphone/headset thingy that was knocked loose in the celebration. Not injury-related.
Anyway, if that kind of contact is going to make Denard wince in pain, we might as well right him off for the season. But again, I don't think that's what happened. I did see Wellman come over to him right after that though, maybe telling him to lay off the shoulder bumps for a while.
I didn't even realize how badly Jake Ryan had his guy and would've come in for the clean-up if Demens hadn't tackled so flawlessly. Dayumn.
Jake got chopped and i think would've been a step late to prevent the first down if demens weren't there.
This is why I sit on a couch and not stand on a sideline.
If you're going to hand off to the back plunging up the middle -- don't, uh, -- don't you need to account for the MIKE? I mean, like, assign a blocker to him? As in, I don't know, you know, make sure he's not COMING UNBLOCKED TO BLOW THE PLAY UP.
These football geniuses who get paid billions of dollars to design these high-efficiency offensive plays, they obviously know what they're doing, because I have no clue.
(No, really, I have no clue -- was that a schematic problem for the Cats, or, was Demens just outrageously blowing that up.)
We RPS-ed the shit out of that play. Can't put it on coulter or NW. We did our job on a coaching and execution level.
Man, all I think of when I see that is a song by Metallica's called whiplash! "Slashing all around, whiplash!"
We had a really funky alignment on that down, with only three down linemen spread way out on the line. I think we confused Colter into checking into a run, as he probably thought we were dropping our LBs into coverage.
Can someone make one of Pat Fitzgerald running around and jumping like an idiot?
That pisses me off so much more seeing it again.
Honestly, seeing that made me feel like Northwestern deserved to lose. Completely inappropriate behavior by Fitzgerald, thinking they were going to win. Obviously God agrees with me, thus Roundtree magic catch and Demens smash.
I love how he comes out with the little no-kneed waddle, then he stops, sets his feet and PEWWWWWW!!! Straight up, and his feet and arms shoot out like he's in a 1996 Toyota Corolla commercial.
I always kinda, if not liked the guy, at least I respected him. This is just asinine.What a douche nozzle.
And his vertical is weak....reminds me of James "Buddha" Edwards vertical leap.
wouldn't celebrate that enthusiastically/prepubescently had their team just won the ncg
To be fair to Fitzgerald, he was doing it sarcastically because he felt he was getting jobbed on the calls all game, in particular the Hawthorne holding on the kick return TD.
Also to be fair to everyone other than Fitzgerald, every penalty NW got was legit and he acted like much more of a whingey little bitch than I ever would've imagined a middle linebacker would.
I bet Griese took a little joy in the booth on that ending after the clips they showed during the game..
The Hawthorne holding flag on that KR TD was the least holdingest of the 4 holds I saw when Griese and Pasch spent the entire replay looking for the hold. The holds started 25 yards or so earlier than the flag Hawthorne drew.
when her aunt invited her to Disney.
I normally like Fitzgerald, but that was incredibly douche. It wasn't happiness with a great play as much as a personal foul penalty on his QB. His team didn't "do" anything right other can get hit out of bounds.
I had the same exact thought. I'd like to request a gif of Fitzgerald putting two fists to the sky like a jackass as if he won the game after the Beyer penalty.
1) The penalty was Beyer's fault and he shouldn't have put himself in the situation to be called for a late hit.
2) As a HC, how do you celebrate your QB getting hit THAT quickly?
3) I love Greg Mattison but I felt that today's defense was the least dicplined I'd seen all year.
That was one of the most inappropriate and obnoxious things I've ever seen a CFB coach do on the sidelines. He jumped like Phil Mickleson did when he rolled in the winning putt at the Masters, not because NW won, or even scored, but because Michigan got called for a weak ass penalty.
Act your age Pat.
The guy next to me asked who was the jackass jumping up and down. I said it was their coach and he just shook his head in disbelief.
Not defending Fitzgerald here, but that was hardly a "weak ass penalty." Beyer deserved that flag.
late hit out of bounds penalties only get called based on how violently people fall over. When they don't trip, no flag. If you are pushed into them and they trip over some stray chair, 15 yard penalty for you
I know, it was a good call, I just don't like Fitz. He was a very good player, and is a great coach -- but he's a d bag, and I wanted to emphasize his douche baggery.
Beyer was stupid, and I hope the coaches got all over him as he nearly cost his team the game due to a lack of discipline.
More inappropriate than a head coach punching a kid in the neck ?
Or how about when he threw his hands in the air like his team just won the National Title after the late hit by Beyer. That did not sit well with me, I thought that was a bit immature.
That is just "gay".
Thank you! ask and ye shall receive!
I thought the Ross (was it Ross?) hit on Colter was similar but even better, though they got a first down on the play. Someone should GIF that.
The more I watch this the more I appreciate the confusion caused by the way Mattison lined up our guys. I'm sure the UFR will be better than my take, but it looks like the guy who went after JMFR really should have gone after Demens. There is another blocker inside who releases to take on a linebacker, but has this whoa moment when he doesn't see anyone to block.
Funny. This play happened right in front of me but I couldn't see it. All I saw was the D-line players. They completely blocked Demens from my view and only after hearing the crowd erupt did I know we came up with the stop.
"we landed on the moon" is all I think when saw the Fitzgerald gif
"Now that's what you call a de-cleater"
I have another gif.
half way across the goal line before it comes out.
Penn State fans are livid about this and rightfully so but we're the ones who're really getting screwed. If the referees in the last two Nebraska games were halfway good at their jobs, there would be a real chance that we'd be playing Iowa next week for a chance to clinch a trip to the championship game.
heartsick, that one.
I personally cannot wait for the flood of Fitzgerald gifs that come out of that obnoxiousness. I am not a gif creator, but I imagine him on a trampoline or wearing a cheerleader outfit with pom poms, pigtails & skirt.
As for Demens, my friend & I watching on TV were both saying before the play started "Why are they only putting 3 on the line? Why are the rest playing so far back? Oh boy...." and then as the play ended "OHHHH!, That's why so Demens could tee him up. THAT WAS AWESOME!" I really need to start trusting Mattison more. He really has earned it at this point.
Although, it was a terrible day for the defense. All Northwestern does all game is pitch the ball or not pitch the ball, and it looked like we had no idea how to defend this simple thing until the last drive. This is the first time the D looked ill-prepared under Mattison.
I know the stats won't look that great but this is a really hard offens to prepare for and adjust to. I don't think it's a case of being ill prepared. Up tempo/option offenses are just difficult to prepare for. Look at what Texas A&M's up tempo did to Alabama today.
See Air Force. It seems the option is Mattison's achilles heel.
All Northwestern does all game is pitch the ball or not pitch the ball
Well, that and also be hyper-efficient at passing the ball. Their two QBs combined to go 14-21 for 183 yards and 3 TDs. Only one of their four TDs actually came on the ground.
up the middle early on. The D had to pretty much anticipate the whole smorgasbord.
There's a reason why nobody stopped Nebraska doing this for two decades, and why Navy and Air Force run effectivelymdespite having no talent: the option is hard to defend.
Don't forget that NU had a bye so they had plenty of time to work on tweaks to the option.
This tackle reminds me a lot of the Brandon Graham hit against MSU in 2010(?) at the goaline.
Edit: Apparently I cannot embed video.
Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsG5qZsORLM
but that defensive alignment seemed like a straight up dare from Mattison. It's almost like he was trying to force the offense into handing off to the dive back by giving them a look they couldn't pass up... then LOL Demens.
One of the great things about this tackle, aside from its technical soundness, is that Tyris Jones, in his very limited time in the game for Northwestern, had 2 carries for 2 yards. This was not the 2-yard carry.
Sir ShockFX
Tackling +3!
Is there a way to make this my desktop background? I just can't stop watching it!
I'll have one, please. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8617394&startTime=01:40
Gibbons just looks like a nerd in the GIf...I can see him thinking 'What do I do now' alot...
I remember, during one of the (post-game?) pressers last year, that Hoke was asked what he likes most about the team, and he said "I like that they like each other". The random silliness between Roy and Gibbons couldn't be a better example of that, particularly one between a special teams player and one from the offense.
I am rock hard after watching this.
you are not required to share.
my god, perfect form in that situation.
Look at Roh getting upfield to force the give then hopping back the 2 yards to the LOS to remove the cutback. He defies physics with that move.
It's hypnotic. Can't stop watching.
No matter who had that ball, the qb, the RB on the dive, or the pitch man, it looded like we had that play defended and stopped
I saw this play once from the endzone camera. That would make a mighty fine gif. No skills or I would do it myself.
He keeps getting back up and trying to get that first down.
....but Demens...just keeps beasting the kid.


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University of Central Missouri
Administration 302
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-543-4640
Fax: 660-543-4943
Contact: Jeff Murphy
WARRENSBURG, MO (Oct. 28, 2013) – Furthering its commitment to enhance the value and quality of students' educational experience, the University of Central Missouri's Board of Governors has selected McCown Gordon Construction/Treanor Architects, Kansas City, to provide design-build contractor services for the university's first combined student housing –retail project. The board on Oct. 25 authorized a budget up to $42.15 million for the project, including possible upgrades to the facility.
"This is another major step for UCM in meeting the objectives of our Learning to a Greater Degree Contract for student completion," said Charles Ambrose, university president. "The new mixed-use facility is an essential element in UCM's student engagement and success efforts, and we look forward to working with our design-builder to construct a facility that offers unique residential and social amenities that our students will enjoy every day of the week. We are also excited about the opportunity to create a new special destination venue and new front door to the northwest side of the university campus aligning more closely with the community. "
The university plans to complete construction on the 185,000-square-foot mixed-use facility in time for the fall 2015 semester. It will be located at the current site of the General Services Building on the north side of Audrey J. Walton Stadium at Vernon Kennedy Field.
Once completed, the facility will include a living center consisting of 325 beds for students, two- and four-bedroom units, and retail offerings that include a new University Store, a convenience store, coffee café, and a destination restaurant. Other special features include a number of spaces for social interaction, including small window seats, two-story lounges, large community rooms, and an events plaza. Individuals who utilize these facilities will also enjoy them with a panoramic view of the university's football stadium and nearby campus landmarks.
The location of the mixed-use facility and its commercial enterprises will benefit both the campus and local communities, enabling the facility to serve as an anchor to the southern end of Warrensburg's downtown business district, according to Jim Schraeder, vice president of Gould Evans. The Kansas City area architectural and planning firm is serving as bridging designer and owner's representative for the mixed-use facility. The firm will work closely with the design-builder throughout the duration of the project.
Construction of the new student housing-retail complex is the second phase of a two-part project. The first phase includes renovation of the former South East Elementary School and construction of a metal building to accommodate the UCM Facilities, Planning and Operations unit, which is currently housed in the General Services Building. Select upgrades to the football stadium are also part of phase one. Both of these projects are in progress, and demolition of the GSB is expected to take place in March or April 2014 to make way for the new mixed-use facility.
"It's coming to fruition and it's wonderful," said Marvin "Bunky" Wright, board president from Columbia, after the meeting Oct. 25. "The board's decision represents significant progress at UCM. And we want to thank everyone who served on the design-builder evaluation team. Hiring a design-builder will give the university design and construction services for a project that is going to transform the campus with new housing, retail and dining opportunities that will benefit our students and the community for many years to come."
Construction of the mixed-use facility is expected to be financed with a combination of direct placement and the public offering of Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, which would be issued by the Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority (MOHEFA). Room rentals, added retail value, cash flow freed up from existing student housing debt as it matures, and a subsidy from the existing housing system will be used to service the debt. Bonds issued through MOHEFA would also finance renovations at the football stadium in the short term. In August 2013, the UCM Foundation launched a $6 million capital campaign, Mules for Life, to help fund the stadium work in the long term through donor contributions. Recommendations to use bond financing on these projects were also approved by the board during the meeting Oct. 25.