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Back in May, members of the Super Chevy crew were sent on assignment to Atlanta to witness the amazing amalgam of car-related activates that comprises the Year One Experience. Year One, a well-known aftermarket provider for just about anything that can be bolted-on to a classic American automobile, puts the show on at two locations over three days: Road Atlanta, North Georgia's hallowed road racing circuit, and Atlanta Dragway, which is just a short hop north of Road Atlanta, in Commerce, Georgia.
The big news on Friday happened at the Year One headquarters building in Braselton, Georgia, when the parts company introduced the highly anticipated Burt Reynolds Edition Trans Am. Year One is now accepting orders for its newest creation, based on original Trans Am bodies. The $120,000-plus car that was revealed to the media comes in three stages, Ban 1, Ban 2, and Ban 3 (the ultimate) was absolutely stunning. It has the classic lines of a T/A, coupled with updated features and running gear. This first cousin-derivative of the Bow Tie family, which is available with Chevy LS7 power, will surely be a hit with rabid "Smokey and the Bandit" aficionados (though die-hard Pontiac aficionados will probably seize up at the thought of Bow Tie power in a Firebird.
Attendees had the opportunity to purchase parade laps around the fabled Road Atlanta racing surface. This was money well spent and was an incredibly popular feature, with hundreds of cars lapping the 2.54-mile circuit over the course of the event. This is where many a late-model Camaro shined, but there were plenty of C5 and C6 Corvettes and muscle car g-machines burning it up out there as well. We also partook of these festivities, as each editor was bequeathed with a pass that would give them a couple of laps around the track. Amazingly, some of the sessions weren't far off from true "hot laps," complete with some high g-forces and squealing tires, all while in the confines of our massive rental SUV.
Saturday was by far the biggest day for the car show portion of the event. Packing in the Road Atlanta paddock, all sorts of customs, g-machines, numbers-matching classics, and new-technology marvels were all shining and waiting to be judged for the coveted Year One Cup. Once you had enough of the car show, you could participate in the Air Ride Technologies-sponsored autocross competition. Which is exactly what we did. Set up on a very short and twisty track, the competition brought out all sorts of interesting entrants-there was even an LS1-powered Nissan flying around the track with a respectable time. Each member of the staff had a go in Air Ride's cars, with your author coming out on top with the fastest time.
If turning left and right isn't your thing, you could have headed to Atlanta Dragway on Saturday, where cars were flying down the strip all day.
Sunday morning dawned a bit melancholy-everyone was excited to get back to the action, but word had gotten around that a few cars had been stolen from area hotels, including the awesome 1967 Air Ride Camaro that we had driven just hours previously at the autocross. However, in an extreme gesture of kindness, we heard that Year One offered to help those who lost automobiles "recreate" the stolen goods, with parts sourced from its massive catalogs. The car show awards were announced on this day, and it was Lew and Wanda Winters of Georgetown, Tennessee whose flawless '55 Chevy took the coveted Year One Cup.
The weekend was, on the whole, a great success. It would be hard to find another event with such attention to detail, and with such great people at the helm of the show. We look forward to getting "experienced" again next year.


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Dietary Soy After Breast Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I had an ER+ breast cancer that was treated 2 years ago. Is there any danger to eating soy products or other plant estrogens, like flax?
Karen Wagner MS, RD, LDN, Clinical dietitian specialist for the Abramson Cancer Center, responds:
The issue of soy and ER+ breast cancer is certainly confusing and we don't have all the information yet. At this time, the American Cancer Society and American Institute for Cancer Research have issued guidelines that say that about 2 servings of whole soy foods, one serving is equal to 3 ounces of tofu or tempeh, or 1/2 cup of soybeans, is safe. They do not recommend soy protein powders, or products with soy protein isolate. There are also many products that have soy oil, soy sauce, or soy lecithin, all of which are safe. At this time, flax is considered safe, as it does not have the same plant chemical as soy.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series, Understanding Breast Cancer Supportive Care Issues View the entire transcript.

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While Mother Nature may not agree, spring is less than a week away.
Bristol Mountain is celebrating the start of the new season early with its annual Spring Carnival this weekend.
Kids 12 and under can ski for free on Saturday and Sunday (rentals and lessons are extra). For non-skiers there are other activities — live music in Rocket Lodge, arts and crafts, a scavenger hunt, an Easter egg hunt and more.
The celebrations will take place Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bristol Mountain, 5662 Route 64.
Bristol Mountain's spring carnival is this weekend
Mar 14, 2014 at 10:43 AM
While Mother Nature may not agree, spring is less than a week away.


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cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 11:47 AM
H just called. He has been talking a lot with his sister who lives in another state, about 8 hours away.
This is good, he needs this, it is good for both of them.
They are making plans to meet, just the two of them halfway, 4 hours away, maybe overnight.
Over weekend, weekend after h's birthday. Weekend that last year he was luring me back in, right before Thanksgiving.
I am not feeling good with this. Not over night, not right now, not when I feel so trigger, not when I feel like this, I am not ready.
I feel foolish. I do not want to stay in that house alone at night at this time of year on these days. I don't want tot bew panicking and I am.
I feel that I am being selfish if I tell him don't go. I know it will be hard on me. Especially right now.
I am fighting that last year this year shit. It just pops into my head.
I feel like I am getting ill.
Why tell me at work he talked to her 2 days agol.
heforgotme posted 11/2/2013 11:49 AM
Can you go with him???
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 12:05 PM
I have to work and his sister wants it to be just the two of them.
I don;'t think she has a clue as to how this would affect me.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 12:08 PM
I guess I just need to talk to h. it's just these weeks ahead are so hard.
I just don't want to do this yet. It was hard the other night when he went out for a few hours, brought those feelings, tooo familiar. the nights spent screaming.
I hate that being in my own house does not feel safe anymore.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 12:10 PM
I know, grow up right? get over it. I am not a child.
It will hurt but I will survive.
I am having an anxiety attack. just thinking about this.
AFrayedKnot posted 11/2/2013 12:12 PM
Talk to him. Express your feelings. Its OK to be selfish if you are honest why. See if you can come to a compromise of another weekend or have her come all the way to your house.
Both Broevil and I had to come to a place where both of us agreed and committed to our relationship being our primary relationship. Any other relationship was secondary, extended family included.
ETA: we crossed posted. Over come this together. This is not only yours to shoulder. WORK TOGETHER.
[This message edited by Chicho at 12:14 PM, November 2nd (Saturday)]
PrincessPeach06 posted 11/2/2013 12:25 PM
I agree you need to talk to him and tell him exactly how you are feeling. My H had to go 90 miles away for 4 days next week for work and they offered him a hotel. I told him I would be a mess if he was gone all night - too soon and such a major trigger due to my last night home alone. :(. He agreed to drive every day - of course the $100 he will get per day for mileage doesn't hurt. :)
ladies_first posted 11/2/2013 12:39 PM
Did he often have solo visits with his sister before A?
If no, then bro & sis can pool their gas & hotel monies and buy her a plane ticket to come stay at your house as long as she cares to stay. You can make yourself scare for bonding time.
If yes, then consider letting him go if he messages back lots and lots and lots of joint photos of the 2 of them.
In return for quality solo time, what is he also planning for quality wifey time?
Seems like his priorities are skewed.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 12:47 PM
The timing of this is just terrible.
We are only beginning to begin.
This is the time last year, he had just left me, his 50th birthday was when he was gone, Nov 5th, that tortured me, it still hurts, a milestone that he shared with her , not me. these days around now the first time he had sex with her, I don't know what day because he cant remember so to me it could be any day.
This time last year he lied to me, it was my 2nd dday, November 21st. I just don't feel ready.
They have never done this before. why now, why this year?
I just don't want to go through these nights alone. Just not these nights.
I was just telling him this morning how hard these dates are for me right now. How I was hoping that next year would be easier.
I just wish that I didn't have to tell him. I just wish that he would know and put me first, consider me first, consider that I would not be this way if not for his choices.
Now no matter what I do I am going to pay a price.
If I say please don't go. Sister will be upset, h will feel like he is sacrificing.
If I say go, I will have to go through the intensified feelings, alone.
It just shouldn't be like this.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 12:52 PM
Boy that struck a chord. Priorities, I still do not feel like the first priority.
This has come up a few times.
He has not had a day off from work for 2 weeks. He is self employed. Thursday he decided to stay home and watch tv all day. I was at work.
I found out he was home at 1:30. It upset me so much because if he could afford to take a day off why didn't he take one on my day off?
Also, no texts, no phone calls until 1"30. I told myself he is working, too busy. Not true, watching tv.
Not a good way to feel.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 13:11 PM
Now the emotional roller coaster.
Fine, go.
I am feeling angry that he would even consider this at this time.
Yes bonding with your sister is great but how about rebonding with the wife that you betrayed and abandoned???
I guess his actions will show me. How important am I???
AFrayedKnot posted 11/2/2013 13:17 PM
Please communicate all of this to him. Don't waste it. Please let him see the his actions (even innocent ones) have a profound effect on you. Let him see the battle that is going in in your head.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 13:28 PM
It is such a battle. Now I feel like crying.
I wish he had told me this last night at home. Not on the phone at work. I have a hard enough time trying to focus without this.
I just wish he would think of this himself. Think of how it would make me feel and choose me first.
AFrayedKnot posted 11/2/2013 13:35 PM
I just wish he would think of this himself
That is a process that can take years. Trying to completely change patterns of thinking that he has probably had since childhood doesn't happen overnight. You are each other eyes and ears. He probably doesn't even no he is doing it. If it is pointed out over and over hopefully he will start to get it.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 13:41 PM
I need so badly to feel like I am the most important to him, above everyone.
His actions have hurt me so badly. I am still shocked at times that he really left me, left me for a stranger, a woman he texted with mattered more, a stranger mattered more.
I am not close to being healed from this. He has only begun to reassure me.
I just don't know, this all hurts so much.
Sometimes I just want to scream, show me, prove to me, do for me if you love me so much, if not please just leave me alone.
heforgotme posted 11/2/2013 13:45 PM
I think you need to ask him not to go. Tell him how you really feel about it and that you don't want to be alone for those days.
Yes, it would be great if he had the sensitivity to figure this out on his own, but since he's apparently not there yet, I think you should tell him.
There is nothing for you to feel bad about. His sister should be able to understand. They CAN get together, just not then. And he should certainly be able to understand your feelings. And frankly, should be happy that you WANT to be with him during that time.
Good luck and hang in there.
Undone1 posted 11/2/2013 14:02 PM
I agree with the others, you need to talk to him about what you need and what you can handle right now, given the triggers of this time of year. I am totally with you, my D-Day was last year at this time and it sometimes comes back like a bat to your head when you don't expect it.
You and your H need to discuss what he can do to make you feel safe...it that's not going, or if that's face timing all night while he is at the hotel so you can see him in his bed alone, or if that's having his sister check on him sometime during the night at a random time, or you calling at random times. My H and I use face time so that we can see each other, see the face and then I face time him during the night if I feel I need to. Traveling is NOT EASY!
Cantaccept, you are so hard on yourself for having these feelings. Allow yourself to have them, recognize them, sit with them for awhile. You don't have to apologize for being "selfish". This is far from selfishness.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 14:23 PM
I will talk to him. First I will calm down and see what he has really planned.
How firmed up are these plans. I will tell him how I feel. Again it is his choice on what to do.
I was never like this before, I was okay staying alone, it's not that.
Maybe when more time has passed and we are in a better place together. Just not at this time of year on the first anniversaries of all these dates and there are many.
For some reason the dates are so etched in my brain.
While he was gone, I constantly checked his phone, his bank records, to see what he was doing. I tortured myself.
Today, one year ago he took her to "our" restaurant on a date. The one he took me to on a very special date. He was there with her and I was home, checking the computer, I saw the charge, I knew where he had been with her and what he was probably doing after. I was sitting at the computer, screaming, crying, no,no,no. Please stop, please don't do this.
This is torture.
I remember it all so clearly. I remember more than he does.
This still cuts like a knife.
Maybe, if he is receptive, I will show him this thread, let him see how my mind works now.
I really don't want to think like this. I don't want to remember, I just do.
I just hold on to the hope that in the future it won't hurt so much, but for now it does.
cantaccept posted 11/2/2013 18:59 PM
H decided to stay home!
We need to talk more about how and when to approach me. Not at work, not when we can't talk. He needs to learn how such ordinary things affect me now because these are not ordinary times.
I have to try to control my emotions, not let them rule me.
I think what hurt is that he would think of leaving me alone during these days. I made me feel like he isn't really understanding me.
He said he didn't have to go if I did not want him to. A perfect response in normal times. I wanted to hear of course I'm not going to leave you during these dates when I see you struggling.
Okay not the perfect response but the action of staying with me is more important than the words.
Also, I expressed my concern of him feeling resentful, like he was sacrificing for me, he said of course not. He also said I am terrible at these words. I was thinking but not saying, I'm not going to leave her.
I look at my emotional roller coaster today, it makes me wonder who am I. How did I come to this point of hypersensitivity, I used to be so easy going, now it seems as if I look at everything as a potential threat.
I don't like this part of the new me.
Something else to work on, add to the list.
heforgotme posted 11/3/2013 13:43 PM
H decided to stay home!
Omgosh, just yay, yay, yay!
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The initiative wisely invites debate about whether the drinking age should be lowered instead of calling outright for legislative change. Let's be scientific about this. It's one thing to say alcohol abuse and drunk driving are terrible, but it's another thing to figure out the causal connection to the legal drinking age. There's nothing wrong with responsible, moderate drinking. What's the best way to encourage young people who are inclined to drink to do it the right way? I doubt that prohibition is best, and I'm enough of a libertarian to want to resolve doubts in favor of freedom. But sure, let's debate. I'd like to see the evidence analyzed.Hey, I was a lot more moderate 3 years ago! I wonder what happened. Has Meade infused me with right-wingitude? On that topic, just this morning, by chance, I ran into an old George S. Kaufman joke, which I don't remember ever seeing before: "One man's Mede is another man's Persian." Does that even work as a joke anymore? You need to know the saying "One man's meat is another man's poison." I don' think a joke writer today could assume the background knowledge.
Let me tell you the story of how I arrived at that George S. Kaufman joke. This is another way to pass the time we can't spend reading the WSJ op-ed, since we don't have a subscription. Meade was just quoting the diary of Samuel Pepys: "I was with my main in her cunny." I said it was a shame we don't still use that word "cunny." We do say "cunt" and "cunnilingus," it was observed, and that led to a search for the etymology of "cunt." Is it related to "cunnilingus"? The answer is no, I learned, along with some detail about Latin- and Germanic- derived English words that begin with the letter "c" and how they trace back to Indo-European. (Words that were "c" in Latin will begin with "h" in German if they come from the same Indo-European word. And English words that come from German words that begin with "k" will begin with "g" in Latin if they have the same Indo-European source.)
I ended up reading this Wikipedia article on Latin profanity:
Cunnus was the basic Latin word for the vulva.... Cunnus has a distinguished Indo-European lineage. It is cognate with Persian kun "anus" and kos "vulva"....Kos?! Has anyone told The Daily Kos? Did Markos Moulitsas deliberately chose the second syllable of his first name as his blog name because of the Persian meaning? He got that nickname in the Army, where perhaps jokes that require knowledge of Persian are understood. I Googled "'daily kos' vulva persian," and the first thing that came up, a link to Daily Kos, didn't answer my question, but had that line "One man's Mede is another man's Persian." I Googled the line and got to a 1961 Time Magazine article about George S. Kaufman titled "One Man's Mede":
Kaufman's quirks—he despised airplanes, wore stiff collars well into the 20th century, fueled himself with sickening fudge that he made himself—never interrupted his enormous output of hit plays...Fueled himself with sickening fudge... Why does that amuse me so much? Is it the humor magic of 3? 1. Despised airplanes, 2. Wore stiff collars, and 3. Fueled himself with sickening fudge. 3 related-unrelated things. All 3 are precise details about George S. Kaufman, but 1 is something he hated, 2 is something he wore, and 3 is something he ate. Comment/blog meme of the day: Write 3 things about yourself (or someone else) that follow that pattern of 3 related-unrelated things and seem equally amusing. Make very specific details, and have one thing hated, one thing worn, and one thing eaten.
Oh, good lord, where am I going with this? Well, the next thing that happened was, I decided to write this post. I couldn't get into the Wall Street Journal, so I Googled "althouse drinking age federalism" to find my old post on the subject to get things started. The search also turned up a law review article I published in 2001, which had this:
There are some policies that do not work unless they are adopted by all... [W]ithout a national drinking age of twenty-one, a state that chose a lower drinking age than its neighbors would tempt younger drinkers to drive across state borders, creating hazards beyond its borders....Hey, I was a lot more moderate 10 years ago!
ADDED: My son John, who apparently subscribes to the Wall Street Journal, has a post this morning with a fair amount of text from the aforementioned op-ed. AND: John emails to say he doesn't subscribe, he just has a method to get to the full text. (Commenters to my post explain the method.)


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Macomb Township could become a dog-meet-dog world.
Township officials recently directed Parks and Recreation Director Sal DiCaro to look into the possibility of turning a small section of township-owned land into a dog park.
The township Board of Trustees allocated as much as $5,000 to pay engineering fees and other expenses associated with possible construction of a dog park near Fire Station No. 2 on 21 Mile Road west of Romeo Plank Road. The land is located south of the fire station.
�We�ve had some requests,� said DiCaro, who oversees all township parks and recreation programs. �We already own the land, and we probably wouldn�t be able to do much else with it.�
DiCaro said officials would keep the park relatively small because of the proximity of homes in the area. The township would fence off a section of the land and install a gate that would require a card-swipe or key-fob entry system. DiCaro said the park also would provide access to water for the four-legged visitors.
Dog owners who desire to use the park would be required to register their pets and demonstrate the animals� shots are up to date.
DiCaro said residents would pay about $10 annually for access to the dog park. The rate for non-residents would be double.
Several Macomb County communities built similar parks for residents and their pets, including Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, St. Clair Shores and Warren. In speaking with officials in some of those communities, DiCaro said, he learned dog owners who frequent the facilities tend to �police themselves� and clean up after their pets.
DiCaro expects to return with a recommendation for the Board of Trustees within the next few weeks. A target date for the park opening is the spring of 2004.
�We should be able to do that,� he said.
Macomb Township Trustee Roger Krzeminski said he believes many residents will welcome the idea.
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PRD Logic Example
From RIF
Back to PRD Discussions Page
This page shows an example of interchange of a Prolog program to PRD.
The Prolog programs deals with parent relationships. It asserts some direct parent relationships, and provides rules to infer derived relationships such as uncle or aunt.
- The initial Prolog Example
- The translated ILOG JRules Example (written manually)
In terms of pipeline, the Prolog example is first translated into RIF, then the PRD consumer (for example ILOG JRules) will read the RIF document. For this reason, we have to write this example in RIF to see the real issues.
While writing the JRules program, I have encountered the following issues:
- It is extremely difficult and error prone to infer and create an object model while reading the RIF document. The names of the relations give indications to the class names, but the field names and types are undefined. If the Prolog program deals mainly with symbols, there are several ways to implement symbols in Java (as string, as enums or as ints). Each way will give arise to slightly different rules, and performance is not the same.
- All the classes are supposed to have simple-valued fields. This is because the data are relation oriented, they are not clustered as frames. The same example with frames will provide a more complete understanding.
- Some uniqueness tests need to be inserted. See "sibling" rule, I have inserted this test (?X != ?Y). This fordids the same object to match both conditions. This could be a difficulity in the translation pipeline.
- There is a difficulty to translate the Prolog query into production rule. The query needs to be turned into some way that conforms to the production rule.
- The RIF consumer cannot create the object model by analyzing the rules and guessing the structure and types. Such an approach is extremely limited and error-prone. PRD must provide a way to indicate the data or object model which supports the rules. This can be achieved by providing a reference to the model and leave the RIF document rule centric. The RIF document consumer will first prepare the hosting model using the reference to the model, prior to reading the rules.


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Panorama, S.E. View of Portland in 1832Item 18697 info
Maine Historical Society
Arts Flourish in Portland
Portland was the first state capital, from 1820 to 1832, and supported a diverse array of political businesses and civic activities.
The local economy thrived on fishing, shipping, and mercantile trade.
In 1832, nearly 13,000 people lived in the city, the largest community north of Boston.
Portland's business leaders, befitting their confidence and status, sought new homes and places of business designed by trained architects and furnished by the best artisans.


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Beavers place 19 on HCAC All-Academic
Beavers place 19 spring athletes on HCAC All-Academic
May 14, 2013
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the spring honorees of the HCAC All-Academic awards for the 2012-13 school year. Bluffton University had 19 spring athletes recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Baseball along with track and field led the way for the Beavers with seven and five honorees, respectively.
Seniors Matt Calhoun (Bonita Springs, Fla./South Fort Myers) and Mark Hadaya (Beavercreek) were both recognized for the third straight year. Juniors Tim Webb (Delaware/Worthington Christian) Ben Roeschley (Graymont, Ill./Flanagan) and Todd Stover (Tipp City/Tippecanoe) all secured Academic All-HCAC for the second straight year. The three juniors were also named honorable mention All-Heartland Conference for their play on the field this spring. Earning HCAC All-Academic honors in their first year of eligibility were sophomores Jeff Roth (Bellevue) and Brad Schlabach (Fredericksburg/Hiland).
Five members from outdoor track and field received Academic All-Conference honors for 2012-13. Senior Chris Arnold (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury) from the men's team walked away with his third straight All-Academic honor. Seniors Alison Janzen (Whitewater, Kan.) and 2012-13 Kathryn E. Little Award Winner Maddie Moore (Linn Grove, Ind./South Adams) were both honored as well as juniors Kayla Mullenhour (Delphos/Jefferson) and Julie Court (Galion) from the women's squad. Mullenhour and Court both notched the honor for the second straight season. Moore and Janzen were also recognized following their respective soccer and cross country seasons.
The men's tennis team was just shy of placing half of its squad on the HCAC All-Academic team for the 2013 spring season as three members showed off on the court and in the classroom. John Oyer (Hesston, Kan./Hesston), a repeat honoree, was joined by fellow senior Lucas Fullenkamp (Botkins) and sophomore Matt McCoy (Archbold).
Junior Natalie Nikitas (Jeffersonville, Ind.) from the softball team earned HCAC All-Academic honors for the second straight season. Also recognized in their first year of eligibility were sophomores Brittany Baker (Springboro), Jessica Kuzara (Flat Rock, Mich./Huron) and Emily Kolezynski (Strongsville). Baker was an honorable mention All-HCAC selection this spring as well.
To be named All-Academic HCAC, a student-athlete must have completed a full year at the institution, be a varsity athlete and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 through the semester preceding the end of the season.
Bluffton University is a liberal arts residential campus with 39 undergraduate programs, adult degree completion programs in organizational management and human resource management and master's degree programs in education, organizational management and business administration. Founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, Bluffton is located in northwest Ohio. The institution has a growing enrollment of more than 1,100 students and 16 NCAA Division III athletics teams. Bluffton's hundred-year legacy is expressed today in its enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service that are woven into the academic program and campus life. Bluffton students go into the world prepared for life as well as for their chosen vocation.


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And it was Ickes who introduced her: "Genius draws no color lines," he said.
Ickes made mud pies, and a lot more, during his tenure at the Department of Interior.
On July 8, 1933, Ickes was named to the post of Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works.
Of the $3.3 billion authorized, Ickes had invested only $110 million in the first year.


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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sky's the Limit in Belmont Feature
Today's Belmont feature, the overnight Bowl Game Stakes for veteran turf runners going 10 furlongs is a beauty--meaning it's difficult to accept a short price under the circumstances.
Any number of these in this full field is getting class relief dropping from graded stakes and there are several that are horses for courses or distances. The thinking is that Sky Blazer (8-1) fits the bill nicely.
The class, distance and course all suit well and, further, he's been victimized by either trips or dynamics in recent starts. Working purposefully off a brief freshening, he's drawn nicely inside and gets a switch to Irad Ortiz, who's riding the Belmont course very well these days. The price should be square as well.
Taking Sky Blazer to win at early line odds or greater, and key boxing him in multiples with well spotted Imagining (5-2), class dropping Exclusive Strike (4-1), scratched Saturday awaiting this, and London Lane (10-1), who's been racing in tough luck of late.
Number of Selections since May, 2007: 1408
Number of Win-Place-Show Finishers: 429-266-213
Amount Wagered: $2,816 [to win only]
Total Dollar Return on Investment: $2,919.00
Profit to Date: $103.00
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Updated: Day 7 Clue for Pottermore's Magical Quill Challenge
Aug 05, 2011
J.K. Rowling
Update: Early access to Pottermore is now closed. Congratulations to everyone who found the Magical Quill, and for those who didn't Pottermore will be open for everyone to register in October.
The seventh and final clue, from Deathly Hallows, for the Magical Quill Challenge is now live:
How many Deathly Hallows are there?
Multiply this number by 7.
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Oh knitting. You and I are having a
second fifth another honeymoon, a rebirth of our love. Sometimes you just need to take a little time alone together to rekindle the spark, and I'm sure glad we did.
I remember all the reasons that I love you. Mostly it's the wonderful purpose and distraction you offer from the slog of daily life, like a hot and secret affair you light up the corners of my mind during the dingy tasks of diaper changing or dish washing, both seemingly endless, yet you are my reward to finish the cleaning, the folding, the chores… you are waiting for me in the quiet moments of the day, offering the promise of something beautiful all to myself.
Let me introduce you to my first Rhinebeck sweater (not for my first Rhinebeck, just the first time I've ever been able to knit a sweater for it).
Knit from the gorgeous and luxurious Sundara Sport Merino, in the limited edition colorway Bold Intentions:
She is raveled here.
Manise #
Hi there! You're starts of your Gathered Pullover are great. Nice colorway and congrats on the scoring enough for a sweater. How did your swatch fair post wash?September 23, 2009
benedetta #
Hey Jackie, I made that sweater too, for my sister, and I've been thinking i need one for myself, it is a great pattern! and I love your color choice.
Sorry I will miss seeing you at Rhinebeck this year…September 30, 2009


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TOPKEA, Kan. (WIBW)-It's a new year and many have made their New Year's resolution to lose weight.
"Jab, Power, Hook!" is what you hear during a class in what they call a "Power Hour." It has become the hottest fitness craze to sweep the nation and has just hit the streets in Topeka. It's Title Boxing Club.
"You can expect to come in here and have fun most definitely, but you're going to have to work hard also," said trainer, Matthew Foster.
"You have your own bag and your own gloves. You wrap your hands. You're going to expect a warm welcome. We're a smaller gym so everyone's friendly and personable. And then, as soon as class time starts you are ready for stretching, warm up at the bag," said General Manager and trainer, Lacy Seim.
Power Hour classes burn up to 1,000 calories. Trainers are former professional boxers and MMA fighters. The class is fun and energetic as member's follow the trainer's lead.
Not only does it help burn calories, it helps you with self-defense too. Women and men of all ages can participate. Members have already seen results.
"Since I have started here, I have lost 17 pounds," said Title Boxing Club member, Nick Leach.
Title Boxing Club is worth the shot. If you're interested in checking it out and becoming a member, it's located off of 15th and Wanamaker in Topeka.


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Bournemouth Christmas Sequence Competition 2013
27 February 2014
Michael West reports on a successful seasonal Sequence event from the South Coast
Bournemouth was pleased to start the festive season for South Coast Sequence dancers when Terry Hunt and Barbara Harvey hosted a Christmas competition at the Hotel Piccadilly on behalf of the Sequence Facility.
Together with Bournemouth schools Adeline, MLC Dance and Nice & Easy, dancers from Hove, London and Julie Cosh schools had a fiercely fought contest using a selection of very enjoyable Classical, Ballroom and Latin sequence dances.
All ages and experience levels were represented and the competitors' efforts were expertly (and empathetically) adjudicated by Joanne Blackshaw.
A sparkling selection and variety of music was once again provided by our fabulous Nigel Bradshaw.
Being Christmas and with the emphasis on fun, the serious business of dance battle was relieved by engaging the entire assembly in plenty of festive social dancing, orchestrated and led with gusto (and the patience of a saint) by our hostess Barbara.
And finally, a most enjoyable adult/child competition was enthusiastically received by all dancers and the assembled families and supporters.
It rounded off a perfect and happy South Coast seasonal Sequence Faculty event.
Michael West


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How to get your emails read
As a business etiquette consultant, I get a lot of email from strangers inquiring about my coaching or training services, wanting etiquette advice or trying to sell me something. It's interesting seeing the variations in how people address me and how they write their emails.
We are all inundated with too many emails, so, if you want your emails read without offending anyone heed these four points.
First name, last name?
You might wonder how you should address a stranger in an email. When addressing someone who has more authority or who is older than you, use their last name, i.e.: "Hello Ms. Clise". While it can seem very formal in the laid back Northwest, it is appropriate and more respectful than using their first name. Other parts of the United States, and most definitely other countries, are more formal, so addressing a stranger by his or her first name would be considered rude.
In the business world, use Ms. to address women rather than Mrs., which avoids denoting whether a woman is married or not.
When responding to an email addressed to your last name, it's proper to respond by using the sender's last name as well unless he doesn't list his surname in his signature. In that case just address him by his first name.
For those senders who address me by my last name, I usually respond by using her last name one time. After that I address her by her first name. I also invite the sender to use my first name.
Hey you, include a greeting!
This brings me to appropriate greetings. First of all, have a greeting. Think of email like a letter. Would you send a letter to someone without a greeting and their name? I should hope not. Most recipients would assume it was junk mail and would toss it without reading it.
You can forgo a greeting once you have used one in a few back and forth emails to someone. But always, use a greeting when addressing strangers or people you don't know well.
"Hey" is not an appropriate greeting in the business world. It is fine for your friends, but it's too casual and a little cheeky for the workplace. "Hello" and "Dear" are appropriate greetings. "Hi" is fine once you know someone; but it's a bit informal for a first email.
Always use the person's name in the greeting. It really bothers me when people send me emails without a greeting or my name, especially when they want free etiquette advice. I'm usually happy to give quick advice if folks take the time to address me by my name.
If you're not sure of the person's gender, do an internet search. It would be pretty rare to not find something online that states the person's gender or that has a photo of him or her.
Say goodbye
Let's talk about closings. Back to the concept of email being like a letter, a closing lets someone know the letter is finished and who it's coming from. You might argue that your signature does that. It's not enough. You need a deliberate ending – Sincerely, Best Regards, Best, Kind Regards, Regards – they're all appropriate goodbyes for the business world.
I know this has been said a million times in a million ways, but it bears repeating. Proof your email before you send it out. Nine times out of 10 when I don't proof my message I have some error I overlooked. And, as much as we hope and pray the email recall function will work, it usually doesn't. Save your rear end and proofread.
What's in it for me?
Another error prone area is the subject line. It's important to have a clear subject line so the recipient knows what the email is about. Include something that is both compelling and accurate. Here's a perfect example, "Pop up office space." A friend sent me an email with a link to an article about the Hotel 1000 offering daily office space. The subject line was intriguing yet accurate for the message.
Here's an example of a bad subject line – "FYI". It gives no clue what the message is going to be about. Also avoid a subject line that has your name in it. Someone I know does this for every email he sends. Help me help you. If you want your email read, give me an idea of the email content in the subject line!
Despite the proliferation of social media and texting, email is here to stay. Follow these tips and your emails are much more likely to get read.


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I need help figuring something out. I am trying to display data on a page that was gotten from a database and I am almost there but I am having trouble figuring out JSTL and the forEach tag
Nothing I have tried works. I am sure data is being returned to the productList because I can loop through it in the servlet and get the expected data.
//In product Servlet
List<Product> productList = new ArrayList<Product>();
ProductList = obj.productSearch(price, size, color);
request.setAttribute("productList", productList);
request.getRequestDispatcher("Results.jsp").forward(request, response);
//In JSP page
<c:forEach var="products" items="${productList}">
<td${product.ProductID}	//Does not work
<td${product}	//Does not work
<td${product.getProductID()}	//Does not work
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Quarry rehabilitation re-frames nature
By Gretchen Lyons, Manager of Conservation Communications at WWF International.
A restoration project for the Matasaru-Fusea quarry has brought together building materials company Lafarge with WWF Romania to find a way to maintain ecosystems and help nature find its way.
In 2011–2012, more than 500 local schoolchildren toured the Matasaru-Fusea quarry.
"In Romania, people think they have to go to the Danube Delta to see birds. They are so surprised to see the same birds in their own place", says Andreia Petcu, Environment & Rehabilitation Manager, Lafarge-Romania.
You can almost forget you're in a quarry. Yes, from a certain vantage you can see piles of sand. And over there is a grading machine at work. But there's a butterfly, and a heron. There's a man fishing for his supper. This isn't an ordinary quarry.
In the 1980s this site, located on the floodplains of the Arges River, was the biggest sand and gravel operation in Romania, providing materials for what is now the Romanian Parliament building (People's House), the second-largest building in the world after the Pentagon. Rehabilitation work on the quarry started in 2009 on the first section; the company plans to replicate this pattern of quarry and nature restoration, section by section over several decades.
Lafarge has worked with WWF Romania on the restoration – just one activity within a global partnership that began in 2000 between the construction materials company and the conservation organisation.
Working for nature and societyThe first goal of the rehabilitation was to improve water quality, which in turn created more attractive habitats and nesting areas for birds, fish, frogs and other native species. The second goal was to educate surrounding communities and generate enthusiasm for the natural beauty and biodiversity in their midst.
Enhancing the social value of the landscapeA Bucharest-based landscape architecture team was asked to create installations and objects to enhance the restored site's appeal. Architect Ioana Tudora described their work during a recent tour of Matasaru-Fusea:
"As a landscape architect instead of an ecologist, I have a different perspective. Sometimes, while quarrying, you create absolutely gorgeous landscapes – even more beautiful than before. A quarry can be a plus because it exposes geological strata and structure, often showing astonishing beauty that we don't want to cover again in the rehabilitation process. Reconstructing what was, might not be the best solution if it means destroying something new that has come into being. It takes a lot of consideration.
"Our aim here was to enhance the social value of the landscape. We want to show it in an understandable and relevant way.
"People work here. You can't chase people and villages away to put nature in their place – it doesn't work like that. People need to live with an ecosystem if they are going to respect it. I discussed with WWF both the ecological and social perspectives. We acknowledged and agreed that this is an active area. The site is crossed by a main road; it won't be wilderness.
"These objects are here to invite people, to welcome people, to make them part of the site. Because if they respect it, they will protect it.
"Originally, everyone thought we must do something rustic, made of wood; you know wood is considered the 'ecological' construction material. But it doesn't fit this situation. It would totally disappear in the landscape. I said, concrete won't harm the landscape. It's stone, part of nature, and it's made right here. So we tried to do something ecological out of concrete, and worked on different concrete options with Lafarge to create the installations.
"Lafarge really cares about rehabilitation of nature. Others plant a tree and think they can call it 'nature restoration'. Lafarge wanted to create a landscape that worked for nature, yes, but for people, too."
"The history of landscapes begins with painting; the idea was to frame nature. So, if it's not human, it's not a landscape. Someone has to look. Foxes and wolves aren't seeing beauty – they're too pragmatic.
"Landscapes should touch diverse audiences. We all live in landscapes every day, we just don't see them. We look at landscapes during our holidays – only then we take the time to admire. But our daily environments, whether urban or rural, can be admired every day. An attractive environment invites contemplation; that's a social service today, to take that quiet moment and just contemplate things."
The value of restoration for businessJim Rushworth, Lafarge VP Environment and Public Affairs, Quarries, Aggregates & Concrete, talks about why quarry restoration makes business sense:
"The projects we support aim to help communities, whether it's through education, providing employment, using local services or turning a quarry into a place of beauty for recreation.
"The business value is that, for the majority of our operations we need water in addition to raw materials. Any operation near a watercourse must be managed correctly to avoid negative impacts on the ecosystem or surrounding communities. A comprehensive restoration project does more than mitigate harm, it adds value.
"The good thing about restoring a sand and gravel pit or a quarry is that quite often it doesn't require a significant amount of money. By working with an NGO that understands the local biodiversity, you can create significant improvements just using the equipment on site.
"It also really boosts the morale of the people at the quarry, because they can see that the area that was extracted has now become a beautiful place, with forests or wetlands. As we get more examples of what can be done and the benefits it creates, I believe Lafarge can encourage greater interest in the environment within our industry.
"When industry, NGOs and governments come together, you quite often find that the goals are aligned. Industry can provide land and resources, NGOs provide expertise and governments can create legislation or policy that encourages others to replicate the success."


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Last year I made the mistake of placing my faith in the savior apparent of the Detroit Tigers, a man I lovingly referred to as my big, black baby Jesus. He rewarded my faith by issuing more free passes than a scalper outside a Washington Nationals game. But after some time in the minors and a stint on the DL for an "anxiety disorder," Dontrelle Willis finally made it back to the big leagues last night. And didn't do a whole lot to allay our fears.
It's rare that we see our heroes crumble into dust and then reemerge as a better version of themselves. Al Gore and Andre Agassi are good examples of how that works out at it's best but, unfortunately, the Dontrelle Willis route is much more common. Something happens, something disappears and suddenly the person is a shell of their former self. It's like the final episode of Seinfeld. We recognize it as being Seinfeld but its essential Seinfeldness wasn't there.
That's why I especially appreciate it, though, when heroes of my childhood reemerge in a better if not stronger form. Sergei Fedorov leads the Red Wings for years and then plays his heart out for the Washington Capitals. Kirk Gibson lays it on the line for the '84 Tigers and then comes back and provides the spark for the '88 Dodgers as well. But if I have to choose only one hero who has come back better, stronger and faster, well, I think this video will explain:
Willie Tanner: a poor man's Eraserhead.


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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Council is offering a Night Hike on Wednesday, Nov. 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham.
Get Going. Explore the sights and sounds of the woods at night.
Who can see what, in the dark?
Find out what you can really sense when the Sun has set!
Leaders & adults are expected to help.
The event is for Brownie & Junior scouts and or Juliette Scouts in grades 2-3-4-5.
The cost is $8 per Scout and is free for leaders and chaperones.
The event will be held Camp Cedar Hill at 265 Beaver Street in Waltham.
Registration is about to close.
Registration can be completed online at the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Council Web Site.


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This week we are in 2 Zones:
Zone 5: The Living Room
Zone 1: The Entrance, Front Porch and Dining Room
February Habit: Decluttering for 15 Minutes a Day
March Habit: Getting Dressed to Shoes
Zone 5: Mission #1 Monday
Dear Friends:
Let's have a Fire Drill on the flat surfaces of the Living/Family room!!!! Do you have a hotspot in there that is burning? Get out the trash bag and an empty laundry basket. Toss the trash and put the things that need to be put away in other rooms in the laundry basket. Once you have cleared the hotspots, deliver the other items to the proper rooms.
This might take a little longer than 15 minutes if so than work for 15 minutes, take a break for 15 and go do another 15. Let's put out those fires!


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A Doncaster man who has devoted a lifetime of service to the Air Training Corps has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen's birthday honours list today.
Brian Wood, aged 76, who lives in High Road, Warmsworth, with his wife, Janice, said: "I am flabbergasted - it is a bolt out of the blue. I feel humbled and honoured."
Brian joined 1053 Armthorpe Squadron of the ATC as a cadet in 1951 and has hardly been away since.
He wne on to become adult Warrant Officer, Squadron Commander, Wing Sports Officer and later a civilian instructor.
Brian is still heavily involved in the selection, training and supervision of the Wing football teams, and managing a squadron shooting team to national standard.
An ATC spokesman said: "The Squadron has flourished and cadet numbers have increased substantially. His commitment to the young people of Armthorpe is unwavering."


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(CNN) Republicans quickly pounced on some controversial details from former Defense Secretary Bob Gates' new book in which he highlights an admission from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that he found "dismaying" and fiercely lambasts Vice President Joe Biden.
Gates, who led the Pentagon under two presidents from 2006 to 2011, also offered scathing critiques of President Barack Obama and Congress in the memoir, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," which is set to hit bookshelves next week.
According to longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, who reviewed the book Gates said Clinton told Obama that she opposed the 2007 troop surge in Iraq for political reasons, as she was running against Obama in the Iowa presidential caucuses at the time.
"The president conceded vaguely that opposition to the Iraq surge had been political," Gates writes. "To hear the two of them making these admissions, and in front of me, was as surprising as it was dismaying."
In early 2007, Washington was split on whether to increase the number of troops in Iraq or to start bringing them home. Clinton was among Senate Democrats, including Biden and Obama, who opposed boosting troop levels.
"I am not in favor of sending more troops to continue doing what our young men and women have been told to do, with the government of Iraq pulling the rug out from under them when they actually go after some of the bad guys. I am not in favor of doing that unless it's part of a larger plan," she said in December 2006 on NBC's "Today."
"Everyone knows there is no military solution to the difficulties we face in Iraq," she continued, saying there needed to be a broader plan that "includes resolving some of the political issues."
According to CNN/ORC International polling in March 2007, 83% of Democrats opposed President George W. Bush's plan to send about 20,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq.
For Republicans eager to get a head start on defining Clinton in anticipation of her possible 2016 presidential run, Gates' book became quick fodder for negative attacks, even though Gates also complimented in his memoir.
America Rising PAC, an independent conservative group, e-mailed reporters Tuesday afternoon, claiming her admission as quoted in Gates' book "is sure to undermine her attempt to position herself as 'serious' on foreign policy issues ahead of a likely 2016 run."
The Republican National Committee soon followed with its own e-mail containing a satirical question: "We're hearing Hillary Clinton made a decision based on politics. Which one of her Super PACs will respond?"
"Hillary Clinton has a history of making decisions based on politics instead of principle," RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski said in a separate comment. "It will be interesting to see how she addresses this with voters who have a long memory of the Clinton ways."
Garrett Marquis, a spokesman for another anti-Clinton group, Stop Hillary Clinton, argued the book excerpt proved Clinton is "disingenuous and deceitful."
"She will do anything, including mislead the country, by putting her political ambitions ahead of the safety of Americans at home and abroad," he said.
David Brock, founder of Correct The Record, a project the frequently defends Clinton, pointed out Gates' admiration for Clinton in the book.
"Gates's trust in her seems to be epitomized by the high praise he reserved for her," Brock said.
"The President, the Vice President, Secretary Clinton all took office on a promise to end the war in Iraq and defeat al Qaeda so that we could end the war in Afghanistan. That's what they've done," DNC Communications Director Mo Elleithee said, adding "that's what people will remember."
In his book, Gates otherwise praised Clinton in a way that "might be used in a political endorsement," Woodward wrote in his review.
Gates wrote: "I found her smart, idealistic but pragmatic, tough-minded, indefatigable, funny, a very valuable colleague, and a superb representative of the United States all over the world."
And at Gates' farewell ceremony in 2011, he had high praise for Clinton, saying she's become a cherished colleague and a good friend.
He was not as complimentary about the Vice President, however, according to Woodward and Thom Shanker of the New York Times, who also reviewed the book.
While Gates calls Biden "a man of integrity," he reportedly writes, "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," according to Shanker's review.
Biden was tapped to be Obama's running mate in 2008 largely because of his foreign policy experience. Biden was serving as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the time and had been in the Senate for six terms.
According to Woodward's review, Gates expresses "outright contempt" for the Vice President and "Biden is accused of 'poisoning the well' against the military leadership."
Gates named a specific example of what he considered Biden's poor judgment in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. He said Biden preferred a "strategy of reducing our presence in Afghanistan to rely on counterterrorist strikes from afar."
Gates said such "'Whac-A-Mole' hits on Taliban leaders weren't a long-term strategy."
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden defended Biden in response to the book.
"The President disagrees with Secretary Gates' assessment - from his leadership on the Balkans in the Senate, to his efforts to end the war in Iraq, Joe Biden has been one of the leading statesmen of his time, and has helped advance America's leadership in the world. President Obama relies on his good counsel every day," she said.
Asked about Gates' opinion of Biden, Sen. John McCain told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, host of The Situation Room, that he has the "greatest affection" for Biden ... and he's one of the finest men that I've known."
"But he has been wrong on a lot of these issues, there's very little doubt about that, going back to Desert Storm," the Arizona Republican said.
McCain was pressed on whether it's fair to say Biden has been wrong on every issue over the past four decades.
"I don't want to recount them," McCain said, laughing. "But he has been wrong on a number of occasions, and he was one of the factors in the whole removal of all of our troops from Iraq."
Here's a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
-Personal: Birth date: September 25, 1943
-Birth place: Wichita, Kansas
-Birth name: Robert Michael Gates
-Father: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salesman
-Mother: Isabel V. Gates
-Marriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present)
-Children: Eleanor; Bradley
-Education: College of William and Mary, B.A., History,1965; Indiana University, M.A., History, 1966; Georgetown University, PhD, Russian and Soviet history, 1974
-Military Service: U.S. Air Force - 2nd Lieutenant
-Other Facts: At the time of his appointment, Gates was the youngest person ever to assume the role of CIA director. And he is the only CIA director to rise from an entry level position to lead the agency.
-He is the ninth naval officer to lead the Central Intelligence.
-Gates has served every U.S. president from Richard Nixon through Barack Obama.
-Timeline: 1966 - Is recruited as an analyst for the CIA.
-1971 - As an intelligence analyst specializing in Soviet affairs, Gates is assigned to the CIA's support staff at the initial negotiations between the U.S. and Soviet Union on reducing strategic arms.
-1974-1979 - Member of the National Security Council staff.
-January 1980 - Is reassigned to the CIA as national intelligence officer on the Soviet Union and executive assistant to the director, Stansfield Turner.
-January 1981 - Becomes executive assistant to new CIA director William J. Casey. Gates is also director of the Office of Policy and Plans and chairman of the Executive Career Service.
-January 1982 - Promoted to Deputy Director for Intelligence and is in charge of the analytical branch of the agency.
-September 1983 - Is appointed Chairman of the National Intelligence Council.
-April 18, 1986 - Promoted to Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
-December 1986-March 1987 - Is acting director during CIA director William J. Casey's surgery for a brain tumor.
-January 29, 1987 - Casey resigns as director of the CIA.
-February 2, 1987 - President Ronald Reagan nominates Gates to be Casey's successor.
-March 2, 1987 - Gates withdraws his nomination due to continued questioning about his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. He stays on as deputy director under William H. Webster.
-January 1989 - National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft appoints Gates as his deputy.
-May 14, 1991 - President George H. W. Bush nominates Gates to succeed Webster as director of the CIA.
-November 5, 1991 - The Senate confirms Gates, 64-31. At the time, the 31 "nay" votes represented the strongest Senate opposition ever received by a CIA director nominee.
-November 12, 1991 - Gates is sworn in as the nation's 15th director of Central Intelligence.
-January 20, 1993 - Steps down as CIA director.
-December 1996 - At the request of the administration of President Bill Clinton, Gates chairs an independent panel reviewing the possibility of missile threats to North America over the next 15 years.
-1999-2001 - Interim Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
-August 1, 2002-December 16, 2006 - President of Texas A&M University.
-February 2005 - Is offered the position of Director of National Intelligence by President George W. Bush but turns it down.
-November 8, 2006 - Is nominated by President Bush to be the new Secretary of Defense to replace Donald Rumsfeld.
-December 6, 2006 - The Senate confirms Gates, 95-2.
-December 18, 2006 - Is sworn in as the 22nd Secretary of Defense.
-December 1, 2008 - President-elect Barack Obama announces that Gates will stay on as Defense Secretary for at least the first year of Obama's presidency.
-June 30, 2011 - Resigns as Secretary of Defense, to be replaced by Leon Panetta. President Obama awards Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his retirement ceremony.
-February 3, 2012 - Gates is invested as the 24th Chancellor of the College of William and Mary.
-October 30, 2013 - The Boy Scouts of America announces that Gates has been nominated to head the organization for a two-year term. If approved, his term will begin in May 2014.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch)-- Morgan Stanley MS, -1.83% Chief Executive and Chairman James Gorman is likely to take a pay cut for 2012, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. This will be the second consecutive year Gorman will receive a reduction in his pay package. In 2011, he received $10.5 million for compensation, down from $14 million the year before. Gorman's pay cut won't be as big as that of J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon's, according to reports. Dimon's cut in compensation was close to 50% from last year. Gorman's pay cut reflects losses in revenues for Morgan Stanley in 2012 from the year earlier.
Read the full story: Morgan Stanley shaves CEO Gorman's pay


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How To Index and Search a Video By Emotion 76
robotsrule writes "Here's a a demonstration video of EmoRate, a software program that uses the Emotiv 14-electrode EEG headset to record your emotions via your facial expressions. In the video you'll see EmoRate record my emotions while I watch a YouTube video, then index that video by emotion, and then navigate that video by simply by remembering a feeling. The web page for EmoRate explains how I used Emotiv's SDK to build the software program, and how I trained the system by watching emotionally evocative videos on YouTube while wearing the headset."


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 28th Jul 2012 10:10 UTC
In case you were still doubting whether or not Apple's lawsuits against Samsung were a case of 'if you can't compete, litigate', Samsung's financial results should seal the deal. The company shipped round and about 50 million smartphones, twice as many smartphones as Apple shipped. So, not only is Android doing better on smartphones than iOS, there's now also a single manufacturer outselling Apple. Oh, the next avenue for de-emphasizing this achievement has already reared its head: Samsung has a wider portfolio, and as such, the comparison isn't fair. Nonsense, of course - Volkswagen sells lots more models than, say, Mazda, but that doesn't mean you can't compare them. Maybe, just maybe, having a wide portfolio of devices to meet the various different needs of the market is simply a very good strategy. It'll be interesting to see just how much Apple can take back with the next iPhone, especially since the full potential of the Galaxy SIII hasn't been realised yet and will be accounted for in Samsung's next quarter as well. Fun, such a fight between titans. Just too bad one of the two titans plays dirty by opting for the courtroom.
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RE[6]: Apple isn't Mazda.
by kristoph on Tue 31st Jul 2012 04:28 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: Apple isn't Mazda. "
Reading comprehension 101. You're tripping over your own fanboy threads you've spun.
Randomly accusing people of fanboyism to support your own arguments - which, let's be honest, are usually sort of like Michael Bay movies: lot's of screaming and shouting and virtually no substance - is pretty lame, don't you think?
You could at least make an effort when someone challenges your pet theories.


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Orrin Gross is state wrestling champion
Four Raiders place at state
Dominant all season, Raider wrestler Orrin Gross seized the state championship at 138 pounds at the Mat Classic in Tacoma last weekend to lead the team to sixth place in the state "B" championship tournament.
In his first match, Gross pinned Oscar Roa of Brewster in the third round to move on to a semifinal match against Jon Walling of Kittitas.
Walling continued to be a tough opponent for Gross, but Gross put the moves on Walling and defeated him 10-5.
Gross took on Daniel Stauffer of Davenport in the hard-fought championship match, coming out on top 10-4 to take home the gold medal.
Gross was joined in the medaling and placing by three other Raider wrestlers to give LR the sixth-place team finish in the all-B classification.
"It was the culmination of a season, or for some, years of hard work and preparation paying off at the right time," Raider Head Coach Steve Hood said.
At 126 pounds, Kodie Horn defeated Elijah Towery of North Beach in his first match by first-round pin. Then Horn was tripped up by J. P. Martinez of Warden, the eventual state champ at 126. After defeating Mason Mackey of Wahkiakum, Horn had to wrestle for third or fourth place against another similar opponent, Noel Espinoza of Kittitas. It was an even fight until the very end when Espinoza came out the victor by just one point, 10-9. Horn took home fourth at 126.
Sean Waters started his state tournament off with a first-round pin of Cody Corn of Concrete, then got pinned in the first round by Tony Knebel of Pomeroy in the semifinal match for 170 pounds. Knebel went on to take the championship.
Waters moved on to pin Gus Randall of Winlock in the second round.
In the placing match for 170, Waters faced a league foe in Garet Sax of Selkirk, prevailing in a three-round match 5-3 to earn the bronze.
The final placer for LR was Levi Seylor at 182 pounds. Seylor won his first-round match 8-2 over Matthew Boyes of Raymond, then moved on to face Niko Knezovich of Reardan. Seylor put up a hard fight, but Knezovich defeated him in a second-round pin, eventually taking the state championship.
Seylor didn't let himself remain frustrated long. He mauled Cameron Wischhausen of Liberty (Spangle) 14-2. In the third/fourth match against Ike Martinez of Reardan, Seylor overcame the challenges Martinez threw at him to win 9-7 and take home the bronze medal at 182.
Coltin Williams did not place at 120 pounds, but he gained great experience for next year, Coach Hood noted, pleased with the way Williams wrestled in the tough matches.
All the Raiders at the Mat Classic last weekend will likely return next year, forming a strong base to challenge Reardan and Kittitas for dominance of State "B" wrestling.
Hood said the Raider success this season also came from the large amount of volunteer coaching from former LR wrestlers and from community members who took time out of their day to help for two hours making the current LR wrestling better.


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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued the below statement following a visit to the Bear Run coal mine operated by Peabody Energy in Carlisle, Indiana.
"Indiana is a pro-coal state. Hoosiers know that coal means jobs and coal means low-cost energy. Today, I was privileged to meet with men and women who work day in and day out to supply Indiana with an affordable and reliable source of electricity. I commend their hard work, and I am committed to stand with them against the Obama Administration's war on coal. The EPA's latest proposed carbon dioxide emissions regulations, together with regulations that have preceded it and proposed regulations for new power plant emissions, are bad for Indiana. They will cost Hoosier workers and families in higher electricity rates, lost jobs, and lost business growth due to a lack of affordable, reliable electricity. I will continue to fight against any regulation from Washington, D.C., that makes it more difficult for Indiana to continue to be the state that works."


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This is Not a Folk Song
This is Not a Folk Song
By Chris Chandler
Most of my stories start out with the phrase my car broke down.
Only the time I'm thinking of the car didn't exactly break down —the engine fell out of the vehicle. I don't know if you've ever had the engine fall out of your vehicle, but trust me it is a sight to behold. I wasn't sure what I was gonna do so I called up my oldest friend in the world and he said he'd be glad to drive the three hours down from Atlanta to get to La Grange.
I sat on a milk crate and pan handled change.
I don't know if you've ever tried to pan handle change when you're wearing a t shirt that says "Just Say No To a Real Job."
The folks of La Grange all seemed annoyed
as I purchased a Schlitz Malt Liquor Tall-boy
and went back to my milk crate,
where I had to wait.
I shared my last cigarette
with another vagrant
who was peddling flowers.
We swapped stories and wasted the hours.
His story had it that - these two guys got really drunk on Night train or MD 20/20. They were riding on a box car and got caught, were thrown from the moving vehicle and subsequently killed. His story has it that their bodies were so polluted with Night train and MD 20/20 that since they were buried in a shallow grave out side of Green Bay Wisconsin - nothing will grow there to this day. I had to tell my friend that I did not believe his story, but I thought it was somehow beautiful.
But this is not a folk song
It is about the way I feel
And whether that's universal,
Who am I to tell, it's not a folk song
But you are welcome to sing along
But it ain't got no harmony and I think that that's OK
Because I'm not feelin harmonious anyway.
This story is about my friend Frank. Frank is my oldest friend in the world. Our buildings faced each other down in Stone Mountain, GA and we had rock wars against each other. We went to kindergarten together. We went through puberty together. We went through juvenile delinquency together. We even detoxed together. When Frank got there he did what he always does - he didn't say a word - he just handed me a bottle of tequila and we took off - past those shotgun distilleries and I started laying it on thick and heavy to my friend Frank about how I didn't think the last five years of my life amounted to a damn thing - traveling around the country, living in the back of a pickup truck - maybe staying in homeless shelters - writing songs about the people that I meet. As I was getting deep into my self pity rap I looked over to Frank for some sort of a response and he still hadn't said anything - he just looked up - which made me look up. I noticed for the first time these giant iron butterflies ejecting and rejecting their landing gear - which could only mean one thing - that we were headed towards the Atlanta airport - the world's largest airport.
Frank exited at the last remaining exit in Hapeville, GA, and we were on this little dirt road. We were fish tailing along it until we came up to a chain link fence. Frank he nudged that chain link fence with the front bumper of his car and that gate slung open. We were no longer near the Atlanta airport but we were in it. And I don't mean in the parking lot. We were between the runways.
I mean we were now drag racing a 727. I thought for a minute we were going to win - that is until we saw this other chain link fence coming up on us real fast - so Frank, he locked them down and we doughnuted around. Frank hopped out of the car, pulled out a little white piece of paper, and undid the combination lock and pulled the pickup truck inside. We were in about a twenty yard fenced off area that sits between the runways of the Atlanta airport.
But this is not a folk song It is about the way I feel
And whether that's universal,
Who am I to tell, it's not a folk song
But you are welcome to sing along
But it ain't got no melody and I think that that's OK
Because I'm not feelin melodious anyway.
Now the reason that twenty yard fenced off area is there is because it is a graveyard. Now in the state of Georgia you have to ask a family's permission to move a graveyard and my friend Frank's family did not give the Atlanta Airport permission to move that tiny plot. I looked down at some of the dates and they were all there from before the civil war - and to find anything in the city of Atlanta from before the civil war is relatively significant. The date that caught my eye read, "Emanual, age seven, House servant."
I went to ask Frank about that. He had climbed up on top of the tallest monument. So I climbed up there with him. Drinking Tequila with my oldest friend in the world. Watching the planes take off so close that we could actually make out figures in the window. So close that if I had a flat stone, like in the good old days, I could've taken out one of those windows. I noticed from that height that the planes have to jog left and then dart right to avoid this tiny graveyard,
I started thinking about my measly five years of living on the road and how that might not ever amount to a damn thing. But here was the life of one seven year old slave who could change or at least slow down the steamroller of progress, one hundred and fifty years after his death. That, I thought, was beautiful.
But this is not a folk song
it is about the way I feel
and whether that's universal,
who am I to tell, it's not a folk song
But you are welcome to sing along
but it's played out of tune and I think that that's OK
Because the whole damn world's out of tune, anyway.


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This move has been a while in the making, and I think will be extremely beneficial to this community.
and we have a wonderful working search engine woohoo.
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I also want to give a big thanks to all the people involved in getting things running. Nobody is getting paid to spend long hours setting everything up nor for server overhead and bandwidth costs. Without their generousity this place wouldn't exist right now.
Great job! I'd list names but I tend to forget names within 10 seconds of being introduced... so could you people who've spent alot of time on this project please step forward? Post here so we know who you are and can give sufficient praise.
Also, how come Josh has his old post count but I'm at 3? This is a serious oversight that must be corrected!
Actually I could care less, no bigge. Post counts should be hidden anyway to prevent post-count-related issues.
Posted 15 August 2003 - 09:15 PM
Cool stuff so far. Seems like a great change for the better!
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On the forum page that lists the topics, if you click the little down arrow on the left of the thread it will take you to the last read post.
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Tickets for Toby Keith's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert in Norman, OK sold out quickly after going on sale Friday morning. Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Ronnie Dunn and rocker Sammy Hagar are among the stars on the bill for the show which is set for July 6 at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Central Oklahoma's May Tornadoes Relief Fund.
Even though tickets for the concert are gone, fans can still make a $10 donation to the cause by texting the keyword REBUILD to 52000. Toby teamed up with Verizon Wireless for the text-to-donate campaign, and customers on any wireless network can participate.
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It can be pretty amazing what happens when students work together with their community to reach a goal.
For the eighth year, students recently at Fort Morgan Middle School raised money for the Make A Wish Foundation. On Monday, they gathered for an assembly to learn how much they raised and to see the child they helped.
Conner Libsack, of Greeley, is 5 years old and suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects boys and causes muscle weakness, beginning in the legs and pelvis.
Conner's wish, which the FMMS fundraiser granted, was to go to Disney World.
"If it weren't for them we wouldn't have been able to go on this magical trip," said Conner's mother Brieanna Libsack, after the assembly. "We are thankful for each and every one of you."
During the assembly, student leadership teacher Amy Bauer revealed how much the school raised through their various efforts. They raised $3,600 through sales of T-shirts and stars within the school; $2,400 through sales of community stars; $800 through the first movie night; and $3,400 through the school's first ever Wish Wednesday Night Out, with the help of various local restaurants.
After a bit of misdirection, Bauer revealed that the students were able to raise $10,000 for Conner, double their goal of $5,001. This made FMMS the top fundraising middle school in the state for Make A Wish.
"It's because of the community," Bauer said.
The foundation partners with Elitch Gardens in Denver and provides free tickets for the students at the top fundraising elementary, middle and high schools to go to the park on June 11.
"I'm getting a bus," Bauer said. She will be able to take 50 students on the bus.
During the assembly, the students were also able to view photos of Conner's trip to Disney World. He told the Times his favorite parts of the trip were Jurassic Park and meeting Spider-Man.
"We had a lot of fun," Brieanna Libsack said. "I'm so thankful for it. I wasn't motivated in middle school like these kids are."
She said right now, Conner seems fairly healthy, he looks and acts like a normal 5 year old.
Bauer said selecting an individual kid to help allows the students to connect with the project. The family was able to attend the opening assembly as well.
"I couldn't be prouder of the work at Fort Morgan Middle School and to live in this awesome community," Bauer said.
Principal Jason Frasco said the project is about teaching students to give back and to understand the reasons why they give back. He added that Bauer is a big part of why the project has been so successful.
"I'm really proud of what our kids do," Frasco said.
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Highest viewership in "Cruise In"'s history...
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
no post game for me but the game was great!
We only live in patches. - H. G. Wells
Hurry up post game
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Old cars are cool but geez!
"Why are those Dodger pitchers in the Reds bullpen?"-GAC August 28, 2009
Come on FSOhio. Let's go.
Is there somewhere to watch the celebration without cable?
In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either. - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field"
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This is getting annoying now.
LOL. If anybody was watching me in my living room they would've laughed their butts off. Jumping up and down, pumping my fists, grinning from ear to ear, and still...not making a peep.
Reds clinch, and the baby's still sound asleep. *sigh* A dad's job well done. :O)
They're showing locker room footage on the MLB network.
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
Err...they were.
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
yes turn on MLB network since FSN is missing everything.
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Prince Albert of Monaco and his statuesque bride, Princess Charlene, brought a dash of royal glamour to our shores Monday night.
The couple, in New York for the 30th Anniversary Princess Grace Awards Gala hosted by the Princess Grace Foundation-USA and Dom Perignon at Cipriani 42nd Street, mingled with celebs, including Oscar winner Geena Davis and TV personality Paula Zahn.
Albert, whose mother Princess Grace died in a car crash 30 years ago, put his arm around Charlene's waist as they posed for photos, and the pair held hands as they entered the event just after 6:30 p.m.
The prince is vice chairman of the foundation, which provides scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to assist artists at the start of their careers.
Charlene, a towering blonde with slicked-back hair and a floor length backless white dress, has grown more comfortable in her role as a royal, a close friend of the family tells PEOPLE.
"She's really come into her own," Lynn Wyatt, a trustee of the foundation and an honoree Monday night, told PEOPLE. "I'm really proud of her and how she handles things. She's beautiful."'
Wyatt added, "Princess Grace would be so proud [of the foundation's success]."
While at the event, Charlene – who is a former Olympic swimmer – also offered some insight into her routine back home. Event emcee and TV personality Paula Zahn told PEOPLE after meeting with Charlene, "I got to talk to the princess! She's stunning."
Adding that she was also very sweet, Zahn revealed, "We talked about competitive swimming. … I was a serious swimmer. Never an Olympian, like she was. She was talking about how much she's in the water."


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Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have devised a new way to combine information from two different kinds of MRI scans, allowing drug developers to map which regions of the brain are affected by certain neurological disorders.
Neurological diseases, such as schizophrenia, are known to affect certain regions of the brain. Likewise, most drugs made to treat such diseases are made to act upon certain regions. The complication comes because those regions connect to other regions in way that no single brain scan can easily show. Polina Golland, an associate professor of computer science at MIT, has come up with an algorithm, or formula, which uses the information on the connections between them to map those regions. The algorithm is applied to two types of MRIs, both of which have been in use for at least 20 years: Diffusion MRIs, which look at the substance of the brain, as compared to functional MRIs, which look at brain activity. Golland said both types of scans are "very noisy," and traditional analysis of them has focused on comparing hundreds of scans from different patients, rather than on extracting more information from different views of a single brain.. Click on the image or title to learn more.


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Red velvet cake is a beloved Southern classic that appears on many holiday tables. It takes its name from both its color and its delicate texture. This recipe delivers the flavors of the traditional layer cake in the form of tiny cupcakes. They are perfect for when you need to serve just a bite of something sweet.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Set aside until needed.
Combine the sugar, oil, egg, vinegar and vanilla in the work bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Reduce the speed to low, then add 1/2 of the flour mixture; beat until just combined. Add the buttermilk and food coloring; increase the speed to medium, and mix to incorporate. During the mixing process, turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
Reduce the speed to low, then add the remaining flour mixture. Mix on low speed for a few seconds, then raise the speed to medium. Continue mixing until the batter is smooth.
With a small scoop,* scoop an even amount of batter into each muffin cup, filling almost all the way to the top. Bake until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Pipe or spread frosting onto the cooled cupcakes, then decorate with your favorite sprinkles and decoratifs, if desired.
Tips and Techniques
* Spray the inside of the scoop lightly with vegetable oil spray before scooping the cupcake batter. The batter will slide out easily, and the scoop will be a breeze to clean!
Make It Ahead: The baked, completely cooled, unfrosted cupcakes will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
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Apr 08, 2009
Kevin Curtis Named ECAC Metro Region Co-Player of the Week
Cape Cod, Mass. - Sophomore first basemen Kevin Curtis (Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead) was named the ECAC Division III Metro Region Co-Player of the Week on Tuesday, April 8th.
Curtis recorded at least one hit and one run in each game, helping the Rams to a 6-1 week. In two games against Polytechnic, Curtis went 5-for-7 with five RBI and four runs scored. He was 14-for-23 for the week and scored 10 runs, while driving in eight.
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December 24, 2010 > Hayward Unified School District Board meeting report
Outgoing board members celebrated; election of officers a surprising upset
Although the December 8 Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) Board meeting was brief, it still contained plenty of drama. Everyone stood when the meeting began with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem, performed by the elegantly dressed Mount Eden Chamber Choir, whose voices filled the hall with power and grace. After well deserved thunderous applause, the Choir left the chambers and the meeting began. Superintendent Janis Duran reported out in closed session that the board made the following appointments: George Mitsopoalos, Interim Assistant Principal, Mount Eden High School; and Irene Preciado, Principal, Cherryland Elementary School.This meeting signaled the end of service by outgoing officers Clerk Sheila Sims and President Paul Frumkin III. Clerk Sims made her comments first, saying, "It has been a pleasure to serve on the board, although I must admit that I was a little disappointed." She made the audience laugh when she said she now understands what it feels like to be on "Dancing with the Stars," "but it is the best thing for me." She thanked her fellow board members and wished the new members well.President Frumkin, who served on the board for ten years, spoke with deep affection for all his fellow board members and the many staff members he has worked with through the years, reading a long list of names he wanted to thank. "I am a proud product of Hayward schools," he said, "a graduate of Tennyson High School." He spoke of how once Hayward Unified was considered one of the best districts in the state and expressed his faith that "we can achieve this again." He welcomed new board members Lisa Brunner and Will McGee, and ended with a call to action for everyone in the district and community to "Keep On Keepin' On."Trustee Jesus Armas said that Mr. Frumkin was a veteran "motivated for all the right reasons," and spoke of their long association in working on behalf of the community in various ways. Of Ms. Sims he said that she was an individual "with the least amount of ego, or need for personal attention." He described her efforts on behalf of students behind the scenes and how she never sought credit for her work, adding "I am impressed by her quiet strength." These sentiments for both Mr. Frumkin and Ms. Sims were echoed by Vice President Heredia, who spoke with respect and gratitude for their service to the students.On behalf of Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, Judge Dennis Hayashi administered the oath to re-elected Trustee Armas and newly-elected Trustee Lisa Brunner. Hayward City Council member Marvin Peixoto administered the oath for William McGee. At the invitation of Vice President Heredia, the new board members were invited to the dais and the election of new officers began. In a surprising turn of events, Trustee Heredia, who was nominated for president by Trustee Armas, lost to newcomer Lisa Brunner. This was repeated in the election for vice-president, with Trustee Heredia nominating Armas, who lost to Will McGee. Trustee Luis Reynoso served as tie-breaker in both elections, and was rewarded for his actions by being elected clerk.Clearly, new alliances were being formed, and there was speculation in the audience that this action was decided before the board meeting began. Brunner's first action as President was to request that Superintendent Janis Duran move to the far right of the room (seating for student board members had changed to the left of the room before the meeting began), a suggestion that Trustee Reynoso has repeatedly brought up time and again in past meetings. A statement made by Reynoso during board member comments seems to give some credence to this speculation, when he said we must reject "the poison of myth" referring to electing officers with experience.Trustee Armas in his own comments thanked the voters and said that when one believes in democracy, one must honor the process. He described knocking on doors during the campaign, saying, "What was clear is that everyone wants the district to get better."Two items were pulled from the agenda: the Interim Budget, at the request of Superintendent Duran who wanted to move it to a special meeting, and the K-3 Class Size Reduction Application, at the request of newly elected Vice President McGee. Each of these items will be presented at the special board meeting on December 15 at the District Office, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. A summary of the board meeting is available on the District website at www.husd.12.ca.us.