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August 8, 2006
Five members of The Wabash Commentary attended the 28th National Conservative Student Conference the week of Aug.1 in Washington D.C. hosted by the Young America's Foundation. According YAF's website, "The National Conservative Student Conference is the signature college conference of Young America's Foundation. The only event of its kind, the intensive six-day conference brings young people together with conservatism's biggest stars, and provides an entry point into the Conservative Movement."
Appearing at the week-long event were a number of big names in the conservative movement including Robert Novak, Newt Gingrich, Iraqi General Georges Sada, Star Parker, Walter Williams, former Secretary of State General Alexander Haig, John Stossel, and many others. Read more about the conference here.
The staffers were Brandon Stewart '08, Robert VanKirk '07, Kevin McLaughlin '09, Josh Bellis '08, and Sean Clerget '09.
The highlight of the trip for the Wabash men was a special trip to the White House arranged independently of the conference. The five travelers, including fellow staff member Josh Harris, who has been interning in D.C. this summer, were able to be among a select group permitted to watch a presidential departure from the South Lawn from Marine One.
All-in-all, everyone seemed to enjoy their time in D.C. and the opportunity to hear from lecturers representing a variety of thoughts present in the conservative movement. The staffers left energized about the upcoming year and their ability to spread a conservative message to the Wabash campus.
"The trip was a unique opportunity to hear the opinions of some of the big players in national politics. I hope to bring some of those perspectives back to Wabash," said Sean Clerget '09, "Also, being my first trip to Washington, I also appreciated being able to see all the national monuments that the city has to offer."
In photos: Above, the students watched President Bush depart on Marine One. On home page: The group, Sean Clerget, Robert Van Kirk, Brandon Stewart, Josh Harris, Josh Bellis, and Kevin Travis McLaughlin, pose for a shot at the White House.


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U.S. Retailers Grapple With Bangladesh Fire Safety
Foreign apparel makers have been grappling with how to improve fire-safety standards in Bangladesh's garments industry, an issue that's taken on greater urgency following last weekend's fire that killed over 100 people in a factory outside Dhaka.
Workers' groups say factory fires in Bangladesh have killed as many as 600 people over the last six years due to poor enforcement of laws. Labor activists have been pressing foreign companies that buy from those factories to back voluntary efforts to tighten controls.
A group of Bangladeshi and foreign nongovernment organizations have since a major factory fire in 2010 worked to set up a pilot fire-safety program for the country.
The program, which would be financed by participating companies, proposes an independent oversight committee, including representatives of unions and the apparel industry, would select a fire inspection chief. That person would inspect participating factories and make binding recommendations. Workers would get safety training.
But the program has yet to get off the ground, with some big foreign brands preferring to set up their own fire-safety initiatives with Bangladeshi suppliers.
PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, as well as several other well-known brands, agreed in March to join the fire-safety program.
Germany's Tchibo GmbH joined in September. According to labor groups, the agreements stipulate that at least four apparel firms must sign on to the program for it to begin.
US.-based Gap said in September that it would deepen its own fire safety program rather than join the workers' group-backed program. Gap's initiative includes $20 million in funding to help Bangladeshi factories make safety improvements.
"While we are disappointed that we have not been able to reach agreement with key stakeholders, we will move forward with additional factory inspections," said the company.
In October, Gap announced more details about its fire-safety plans, which incorporate some elements of the labor groups' proposals. Gap's latest plans include setting aside $2 million in funds to compensate workers for lost wages while fire safety work is carried out.
"In Bangladesh, we are implementing our Fire and Building Safety Action Plan, and working with our vendors to place the utmost priority on worker safety," said Gap spokeswoman Edie Kissko in an email.
Ms. Kissko declined to comment specifically on the labor-backed plan and referred India Real Time to the company's previous statements.
Judy Gearhart, executive director of the U.S.-based International Labor Rights Forum, one of the groups negotiating the agreements, said Gap's program was non-binding, which would reduce its effectiveness.
In recent years, Bangladesh's economic growth has been based on garment exports -- it is now the world's second-largest garment exporter after China. But tensions between workers and factory managers in Bangladesh are high over the largely female workforce's demands for higher wages and better working conditions.
Short circuits due to faulty wiring are blamed for many factory fires. But labor group say managers often force workers to break fire-safety guidelines. Industry-sponsored programs to monitor factories' compliance have so far failed to stop fires, making the case for independent inspectors more urgent, they add.
"The fix to what happens in factories in Bangladesh is not just about rebuilding the factories," said Ms. Gearhart. "Workers need to be able to say, 'Wait, you can't tell me to put the boxes there, that's our exit.'"
Presently, she said, workers may be loath to point out fire safety issues to management for fear of losing a job, or losing wages when factories are shut for safety repairs. They may be more likely to do so to an inspector who is also accountable to workers' groups, and particularly where financing is in place to make up for wages lost while safety work is carried out.
In the case of the fire this weekend, the factory, Tazreen Fashions Ltd., a subsidiary of Bangladesh's Tuba Group, supplied clothes for Hong Kong-based sourcing giant Li & Fung which is a buyer for retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Late Monday, Wal-Mart said the factory was no longer authorized to make clothes for the retailer, and that it had cut ties to a supplier that subcontracted with the factory without its authorization. The company declined to name the supplier.
Documents posted on Tuba Group's website included a letter purporting to be from Wal-Mart's ethical-sourcing department for the U.S. and Canada informing Tazreen Fashions that a May 2011 audit had found it to be a "high-risk" factory. The letter said that two more such findings within two years would lead to Wal-Mart suspending orders from the factory for at least a year.
"Our thoughts are with the families of the victims of this tragedy." Wal-Mart said in its statement emailed Monday. "The fact that this occurred is extremely troubling to us, and we will continue to work across the apparel industry to improve fire safety education and training in Bangladesh."
Wal-Mart declined to address whether it had sent the letter that was posted on the Tuba Group website.
The company said it was taking steps to improve fire safety in the Bangladesh apparel industry.
"As part of this effort, we partnered with several independent organizations to develop and roll out fire safety training tools for factory management and workers," it said in a separate statement Sunday. A Wal-Mart representative in the U.S. did not respond to an email query asking whether the giant retailer was considering joining the labor-backed safety program.
Other major retailers, including TargetAbercrombie & Fitch,
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., and Hennes & Mauritz, did not respond to queries sent Monday on their fire safety plans in Bangladesh.
UPDATE, Nov. 28, 6:38 p.m. IST: J.C. Penny Co. Inc. also did not address queries on whether it was in talks with labor groups to join the binding fire safety program. But in a statement received late Tuesday, the company said, "Fire safety is a serious issue for the entire Bangladesh textile and apparel manufacturing industry, which is why late last year jcpenney joined a broad coalition of international retailers and brands that funded and developed training materials to educate factory workers in Bangladesh on fire safety standards."
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*** (out of four)
Theoretically all movies are subjective, but I suspect feelings about Cannes' top prizewinner "Amour" will be a particular matter of taste.
No doubt, it's an intimate tale of devotion from Michael Haneke ("Funny Games," "Cache"), a filmmaker known for patience but not edge-less restraint. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife, Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), both retired music teachers in their 80s, live a comfortable life in Paris. Then all of a sudden, like the attempted burglary on their apartment, Anne's mind is invaded. She seems to black out, then snap out of it. Soon, after his wife officially has had a stroke and an operation has failed, Georges begins transitioning, with hired help, into continuous care of a woman who is paralyzed on her right side and frequently cannot speak coherently.
The performances—including Isabelle Huppert as Georges' and Anne's daughter, who claims hearing them making love when she was a kid was reassuring—are nothing short of heartbreaking. Riva very much deserves her Best Actress Oscar nod.
"Amour" often looks and hurts like seeing real lives in real time. Is that enough? Honesty gradually becomes simplicity as the film's reality outweighs its insight. Haneke refuses to look away from the truth and indignities of aging but doesn't quite uncover new ground. It's as agonizing as but less rewarding than "Away From Her."
He does capture a husband up for it all, be it feeding or diaper-changing, doing his best to suppress frustration and fear. The most chilling question of this slow drama might be whether, faced with the end, two people who have given their lives to each other ultimately act in the interest of themselves or their better halves.
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Fiscal cliff negotiations still in dark
President Barack Obama called closed-door negotiations a "mistake" after backroom wheeling and dealing almost sunk his health care bill.
But the fiscal cliff talks are playing out much the same way.
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The negotiations on the Hill have taken place in private. Obama has held closed-door sessions with CEOs, union leaders, liberal activists and small business owners. When congressional leaders were invited to the White House, cameras were allowed in for a brief statement — then ushered out. And GOP aides, not White House officials, leaked details of the administration's opening offer on the fiscal cliff to reporters.
( Also on POLITICO: The 37 percent solution?)
Of course, it's extremely difficult to reach compromise on major legislation in Washington with cameras present — and pretty tough even when they're not. Obama has learned that the hard way during his first term. But his 2008 pledge to open up the process — a commitment he repeated in 2010 — has provided a perennial attack line against him whenever there's a prickly issue that needs to be resolved.
Some on the right, chiefly Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, have embarked on a campaign to open the negotiations to the public. A few on the left agree. The desire for transparency seems to come largely from those at either end of the political spectrum who fear their allies will abandon them behind closed doors. And good-government groups believe closed-door talks almost always lead to special favors and deals that shortchange the public.
"The negotiations are dead until you get the cameras in there," Norquist told POLITICO. "The only way to stop posturing is to have the cameras there." He said Obama ran for president "saying he would have the cameras there" on health care, and "this is his opportunity to make up for that."
Sessions charged Monday on Fox News that "These secret talks violate the principle of American government that [it] would be open. Every city, county, school board has open meeting laws."
( Also on POLITICO: Obama to visit northern Virginia family)
Many Washington veterans dismiss talk of open budget negotiations as fantasy. Some degree of secrecy is essential, they say, especially with interest groups watching for the slightest wavering from their agendas.
"You're talking to a former journalist [who believes in] freedom of the press, transparency and open meetings, but you cannot have talks like this go public," said Tom Korologos, a longtime D.C. lobbyist who worked as a former Senate liaison for Presidents Nixon and Ford. "It thwarts and hampers the leaders in the meeting from expressing their opinions. They can't just say, 'That's bull****, Mr. Secretary, you know that,' and he can't say, 'God damn it, the president wants it.'… For these closed-door meetings — and I've been in hundreds of them in the Executive Branch and on the Hill — you get a lot more done behind closed doors than you certainly do with open doors."
Korologos said public talks would lead to showboating that could jeopardize the chances of resolving the issue before tax rates jump up on Jan. 1.
"If all of them need to take place in the open, we'll be here 'til the Fourth of July," he said.
Asked how to move the talks forward, former Clinton administration budget director Alice Rivlin had a simple solution this week during a briefing at the Bipartisan Policy Center: "Get off the Sunday shows."


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'Mary Poppins' ★★★
The flying nanny has returned - not to occupy Grant Park, despite her determination to get the banker patriarch of her family to invest in people - but to edify yet another generation of "Mary Poppins" lovers. The first 20 minutes of this long-touring production of the Disney/Cameron Mackintosh musical are performed at such break-neck speed that you can only catch about half of the expository lines, but once Rachel Wallace shows up and opens her umbrella, ¿Mary Poppins¿ reforms its initial bad behavior. Wallace's take on the good-but-inscrutable nanny is quite deliciously arch and complex. - CHRIS JONESThrough Nov. 6 at Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St.; $25-$90 at 800-775-2000 or broadwayinchicago.com
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Letter from J.M. Erbele
Lesterville, Dakota Territory (South Dakota)
February 12, 1889
Dear Parents!
Take note of this letter, and listen to it! It is urgent. Today, Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m., I received your letter of Jan 9 by mail train. I feel compelled, however, to reply this same evening because you do not seem aware of the urgency of the hour. Andreas was here from Sunday until the day before yesterday. We had our pictures taken, but they are not developed yet. Otherwise I would have enclosed one with this letter. Together with your letter, I also received one from August Stephan today. When I shall write to tell him about coming events here, I shall also enclose a photo for you. I intend to give you the rest of the pictures upon your arrival here. Now, to the more important matters.
Apparently, you do not want to discourage me in my plans to stake land claims here, which is right; but dear parents please take note that by next March 4, there will a change of Presidents here. It is possible that a Republican will take over the leadership, who will most certainly turn the territory of Dakota into a state of the United States Republic. It is also noised abroad that as soon as Dakota is a State, steps will be taken to reduce the number of claims to one person or family (160 acres equals 59 ¾ Desjatinen). Although we still have the privilege of staking three claims, I am not saying that each one should take three, but certainly two, that is father, Jacob, and Martin ought to claim two quarters each, which together would total 119 Desjatins in Russia. Then we three would own 358 ½ Desjatins. But if Dakota will be taken into the Union after March 4 of this year, which seems to be as certain as that two times two is four, then the Congress in Washington will pass a law, permitting each man to stake only one claim. That would be only half of what we can claim now, namely 179 ¼ Desjatins. Look, this is what you are missing with delaying and delaying
In ten to fifteen years, this land will be worth something and will increase in value with time. Why shouldn't you than take advantage of the opportunity while it is still free? Why wait until next year when you can only claim half that much while now you can have all of it? With this hesitation, you lose more than you gain. If you get here early enough this spring, you could get a flaxseed crop. If God sends a good harvest; this would reimburse you three times for the loss of your house. Naturally, with a poor crop, this would be less, but you would still be able to plant potatoes and all other vegetables for the next year. For all this, you would have to pay if you came too late for the planting season and too soon for the winter's rest. Buying everything in America makes a bigger hole in your wallet than it would in Russia.
You will probably say, "Well, potatoes and cabbage and other vegetables for the winter could be planted by Martin and Andreas if I stake some claim," But remember, when I stake claims, the sod has to be broken, ploughed, the soil built up, and heaven knows what more needs to be done. If Andreas and I had ten more hands, we would still have all we could do. Besides that, I don't want to stay more than six months on the land, then pay $200.00 for the preemption claim that I want to take, have some wood lots painted, and than return to the city where I can find easier work and earn twice as much. Because of that, I cannot settle down in the country, as you will have to do whenever you get here.
I am glad to give good advice to anyone who asks for it, but I do not obligate anyone to act on it or to follow someone else's trail. Wouldn't I be a donkey if things did not materialize exactly the way a certain Mr. Schaal is still dreaming in Gnadenthal? Then a Martin Erbele would be to blame for your misfortune; and if a hen lost a tail feather, then I would get it. Whoever does what I did, who works the way I did, who reads as many newspapers as I have read in America? In brief, whoever takes the pains that I have taken needs no one to tell him what it is like in America; he will discover that for himself.
To this day, I have had no one come to offer me his good advice. People think when a beggar comes to America, he can become a millionaire over night. I have to take care of myself, of my parents and my brother; I have not mastered the lucky strike and I am not almighty. Had I waited until someone gave me good advice, I would still be standing at the train depot in Menno. When I stepped off the train, it was my responsibility to go to work and try my best. I was fortunate. I have paid my debts and have more money at the moment than I need – not because of other people's advice nor pretending to have my packets full. No, only because I worked with my ten fingers and my five senses. Keep this about the imposing advice on others to yourselves; I wouldn't want friends to know anything about it; however, you can gather from it my attitude towards others.
You write in a little note that if I stake claims when you arrive, you would like to stay with me until Andreas is old enough and then move onto your own. Dear parents, that is impossible. Remember, that during this time all the land far and wide around me will be gone. Then I will have my property many miles away from you and yours will be far from me. I would like for us to be close together or at least close enough to cover the distance on foot, so that you can use mine the way you would like since I am planning to return to the city. But if we live ten or more miles apart you cannot use it; but how do you expect to stake a claim if you settle down in my little village. You have apparently forgotten, what I wrote you a year or two ago; remember that the train doesn't go where there are no people. And here, where there are people the land is all taken, and railways are laid only into settled areas. So first of all the land has to be settled and populated until railway companies consider it profitable to spread their network of railways through these areas, with stations every ten, eleven, or twelve miles. People who either cannot afford land or don't want it, settle around these stations. By and by some may open stores, repair shops, or other business places, where farmers and others can buy and sell. But this happens only after the land is claimed and settled. However, for someone to wait staking claims until all this has come to pass is like a stranger coming to Leiglitz and expecting to have a home or farmstead there without any effort. What would people say? Do you have money, for so much you can have it. And here people near villages or cites say, "For ten, 15, 20, or 25 dollars per acre, I will sell," depending on the prospects of city growth and development.
When I went to Eureka late last year, where I plan to go again this spring, with my friend C. Weber's horses, I was told that a man had sold two land claims, which three years ago were just lying there for anybody to claim. So three years ago, he claimed them and worked them for three years and improved them. Now he sold them for 1800 dollars that is 320 acres. From that, you can see that land here becomes valuable in time. But you must not think that this happens with every piece of land; not all of it has the same value for there are also worthless stretches here in America. But one is at liberty to leave the worthless and claim the better land. It is the same here with everything else. Therefore, the longer you wait and the longer you hesitate the more danger and the greater the loss for you. I know that over there you have no peace anymore; you feel drawn to both of us here. When I imagine myself in your situation, I fell that you want to be with us and we long to be with you. So if you decide to come, it is better to come earlier than later, better too early than too late.
Come as soon as you can make it, but listen, I do not want any blame in case you will not like it here. As much as I want to see you here, it would kill me and put me under the sod to listen to your reproaches. I know for a certainty that anyone who wants to work gets ahead here, and I have not the slightest doubt about your getting ahead here. I am sure that if we remain well and work together as we did in Russia, we will be farther ahead in three years here than in Russia after thirty. May God grant us good health and a desire to work, once we are together again, then everything will work out and we shall be helped.
It is, however, quite impossible to imagine America in Russia and to see yourself in it. One only has a concept of America after spending some time here. I really do not doubt in the least that you will like it here, but have not heard you say so yet. At the beginning of April, between the first and fifth, I plan to leave South Dakota and go by train to Eureka from where I want to get on the land. From this, you can figure that you will not find Andreas and me here if you arrive around April 10 to 15. If you figure on the 1st of April, remember that April 1 is March 19 in Russia; so we shall leave here March 19, your calendar. If you leave Russia around April 19, your time, and get to Bremen after that, buy your tickets through to Eureka, McPherson County, from Mr. Missler. But if you get to Bremen before we leave here, then it would be better to buy tickets to Scotland, Dakota, from Missler. It would be still better if you were here now so we could get you settled, but now I don't know what to do nor what to buy so that you will be satisfied when you get here.
After considering all of this last night, I decided to buy one team of oxen, a cow, a wagon, and a plow, if you don't get here before we leave. Since I would like to take my horse team along, I would naturally have to take a boxcar to Eureka, which would cost $53.00 from Lesterville. I wrote to tell you that we wanted to drive the team to Eureka, but people are advising against it. They say we would wear out the horses and not be able to use them when we arrive. By taking the freight train, we get to Eureka in 2 days. When I get there, I shall store my few belongings and drive the three miles to Peter Schott west from Eureka. He comes from Hoffnungsthal by Klostitz, therefore my countryman who must help me find land, and then the work will begin.
Should you arrive in Eureka before I have had a chance to write to you, go to Jacob Liedle who has a dry goods store and ask the way to Peter Schott. He will know where Andreas and I are at that time. P. Schott is the colleague of my C. Weber. I have been in Schott's home and discovered that his wife is the sister of Christoph Sunger with whose son Johannes I studied in Sarata. I calculated how much money I will have left after buying the bisons, the cow, plow and wagon, and have brought my team to Eureka. That would amount around 150 to 175 dollars. Andreas still has about 100 dollars more, so together we would have about 275 dollars to use for staking claims and setting up a home place. Look, dear parents, that's what we have earned in America. Isn't that enough?
Well then, your source of income, the mill, is sold; how do you want to make your living if you plan to stay another year in Russia? Live off your savings? That would soon be gone, and then? Sit there with nothing? You can see for yourselves that there is no longer a rosy future for you in Russia. Come rather to America where you can live off your savings, which may be doubled in a few years, if God sends His blessings. You will lead a better and more peaceful life, and we shall once more be together again. When you get here, I shall be free and hardly ever think of Russia.
Dear Parents! Sell everything as well as you can and leave as soon as possible, better earlier than later. I would really like to stake my claims next to yours, and when Andreas is old enough, we shall take care of that. In the meantime, I shall try the following trick to secure some land for Andreas near us; namely, we cut-up territory between us. Then after Andreas is of age, he can claim it and we will lay it out properly. But we can only do this now when we are all together.
This year the weather in Dakota is golden with hardly any snow until now. On January 8, people here as well as in Central Dakota were still ploughing [plowing]. I have never experienced a milder winter in my life. But we cannot predict for next winter. Last winter, 1887-88 was extremely cold; I can't remember ever experiencing a harder one. Today we have sunshine and a northwest wind, but it is thawing and reminds us of spring. Some trees are beginning to bud. According to the newspapers, there is an average winter with snow all around Dakota and Nebraska. Otherwise, we are both well and wish you the same. I am to send you greetings from C. Weber and his family and also from his father Heinrich Weber. My friend Weber also thinks it would be better for you and for us two if you were here too; then we could get on the land and start working.
Come as early as you can, in time to put in a crop so that we can get settled down. Cattle, horses, wagons etc. is much more expensive here than in Russia; but since one usually buys from other immigrants, the cost is less, and there is always an opportunity for selling.
It is two months and four days now, since I bought my yearlings; they were emaciated and miserable and one was goitrous. During this time, I fed them well and even groomed them. I paid 65 dollars for them and about three weeks ago someone considered them worth a 100 dollars; but I am not ready to let them go for that, because they will develop into large strong horses that in another two years will be able to do any work required of horses. Even now, they have the height of average horses, but not quite as muscular. However, they will only be a year at the beginning of May. I would price an ox team from 75 to 100 dollars, a cow 20 to 25, a wagon 55 to 65, a plow 25 dollars, etc. With the first opportunity, I shall send Andreas your last letter.
Dear Parents! I must write to you again, don't delay, if you want to come this year. If you arrive too late to plant anything, you will have to buy everything you will need, and on top of that live out of your pocket for a whole year. But if you would even have a small flax crop this year, you would have your bread for the coming year. By coming a month too late for seeding, you would lose all that and live on your savings. When you take that into consideration, you will see that I am right and time is more urgent than you think. Nobody works for us if we don't do it ourselves. On the bare land, like in the middle of a Russian steppe, we have to start a homestead at which we have to work with all of our energy. Otherwise we also remain bunglers here without land. So hurry up and get going. I know when you get here, you, like I, will not want to be without land.
Now I must close so that I get this letter with the first express train closer to you. You should receive it by February 19 or 20.
I am closing with the hope that you will realize the danger of hesitating and delaying and that the danger is constantly getting closer. I also hope that you will follow my best advice, so often expressed in this letter
Wishing you all that is best for you, I remain your son, J. M. Erbele
P.S. Don't delay any longer, for you will never find peace
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Future Little Giants Get An Early Startby Brent Harris • June 10, 2008 Share:
Future Wabash College freshmen Blake Harris and Andrew Swart got a head start on the rest of their incoming class Tuesday afternoon. The two members of the Crawfordsville High School baseball team joined the rest of their team in practice at Wabash's Mud Hollow Field in preparation for the Athenians' Saturday appearance in the state high school baseball 3A championship game.
The Athenians defeated West Vigo 3-1 in the first game of the Indiana High School Athletics Association semistate Saturday in Jasper before earning a berth in this Saturday's title contest with a 10-0 win over Greensburg. Harris' RBI double in sixth inning of the game against West Vigo proved to be the game-winner. The CHS left fielder is proud of what his team has accomplished as a group this year.
"We have all worked together," Harris said. "This is a special way to end your high school career. It's a great way to go out. Every team in the state sets this as their goal, but so few get a chance to try and accomplish it."
Harris plans to trade in his baseball glove for a basketball uniform when he heads to Wabash in the fall. The 5-10, 161-pound guard averaged 11.2 points and three assists a game for Crawfordsville this season.
"It's a little different realizing this is where I will be next year," Harris added. "But it already feels like home. The academics are so strong here, so I'm excited about the education I'll receive. And Coach (Mac) Petty is a great coach. I'm excited to be able to play for him at Wabash."
Swart, a winner of 40 games as pitcher for Crawfordsville over his high school career, spent some time Tuesday working on the same mound he'll pitch from in a Wabash uniform next season.
"I've played here at Mud Hollow before on summer league teams, but it's exciting to think about being here as a Wabash player.
"Wabash just felt right to me. I went on other college visits and they were good visits. They just didn't feel the same as my experience at Wabash and the things I learned about the school and the baseball program from (Wabash) Coach (Cory) Stevens during the recruiting period."
John Froedge, the head coach and long-time architect of Crawfordsville's successful baseball program, told his team they would not just be representing their team during their trip to state finals at Victory Field in Indianapolis this coming weekend.
"After we beat Greensburg Saturday I told the team they would be representing the entire Crawfordsville community this weekend, and Wabash is big part of that community," Froedge said. "I thought it was important to get some practice time on a field that provides some similar dimensions to Victory Field. Mud Hollow has a bigger outfield than our diamond at the high school, and we still have a lot of water on the field due to the recent weather.
"Coach Stevens and his staff welcomed the opportunity to share the field with us. We've had a lot folks on campus stop out to watch us practice and wish us luck. It's been fun to come over and share this with Wabash."
Swart and Harris won't be the only future Little Giants playing in the 3A championship game Saturday. Dan Ranschaert drove in the game-winning run in extra innings to send Mishawaka Marian to finals to play the Athenians Saturday. Ranschaert, who also hit a home run in the Knights' 7-6 win over Yorktown, will attend Wabash in the fall and plans to play baseball for the Little Giants, as well.
Crawfordsville and Mishawaka Marian play at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Photos - (top right) Blake Harris works on a base running drill during Tuesday's practice.
(Bottom left) Andrew Swart tosses the ball during warmups at Mud Hollow Field Tuesday.


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I wish I had learned earlier that the stories of peoples' lives were so much more important than filling in sheer facts of dates and places on a form. But I'm thankful that I did ask my Gramie about how she met my Grampa. I had been hesitant to ask, because he had passed away only a few years earlier and I had a strong sense that she still missed him very much, so I was hesitant to ask her for fear of bringing up painful feelings.
She seemed to enjoy talking about him and told me that she met him when she was at work at the shank shop.
Her job was to tape the metal shanks that became the arch supports for shoes. At that time (the 1930s) that area of Massachusetts was still a huge shoe-working center – think "Bostonian Shoe." It seemed ironic to me that they had met at the shank shop, since it was right up the street from their home and I had memories of hearing them talk about it all my life.
He was a truck driver, and delivered supplies to the factory.
She said he would always wink at her when he came in, until finally, the red-headed son of Irish immigrants asked the beautiful daughter of Italian immigrants for a date.
They were married at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Whitman on 27 November 1932 and remained together until his death in January of 1971.
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IainB wrote:BruceCrichton wrote:IainB wrote:
I agree - top class blends - about the best anywhere if you ask me. They could do better on the pure pot still though!
I don't know about that, Redbreast 12 is outstanding. I have a bottle waiting to be cracked open at the weekend.
I agree - Redbreast 12 if great and the 15yo a step above. What I was getting at is that they've a huge range of blends but really only one regularly available PPS, or 2 if you count Green Spot. Compare that to the range of single malts you get from Cooley, Bushmills and pretty much every Scottish distillery. And Midleton is a massive distillery!
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Tue, 1 January 2013
Happy New Year! 2012 had many ups and downs, and that counts in comedy podcasting, too. Some podcasts went off the rails — such as Affirmation Nation and The Gentlemens' Club — never to be heard from again. While at the same time, milestones were passed for others.
What did WTF, Nerdist, and Never Not Funny have in common? They all dropped their 300th episode this year! Congrats! And You Made It Weird, Who Charted?, Walking the Room, The Long Shot, and Sklarbo Country all turned the corner on their episode 100 in 2012. And the granddaddy of the comedy podcast ilk, Tom Scharpling's The Best Show On WFMU, actually rang up its 500th episode!
I came up with the idea of doing a Top 10 Comedy Podcasts of 2012 but, unfortunately, the concept hit me the day before I was going to record Epi45. I didn't have the time or even a methodology in mind to pull it off, so I did the next best thing. I borrowed a list from the AV Club. They had their panel of reviewers dole out 50 points a piece amongst the podcasts out there in the universe, did careful calculations and considerations before posting their list. I swear we'll do something like that…next year. In the meantime, here's how the AV Club's list shook out:
10. Walking The Room
This list was meant to be from ALL realms of podcasts but, as you can see, the majority are comedy-based in nature. Three of them have never been clipped on Succotash before, so we make up for that in this episode, with the exception of Savage Love, hosted by Dan Savage out of Seattle, Washington. The reason being that it is not a comedy p'cast but, instead, a very good and somewhat edgy relationship and sexual advice show. (It's currently #1 on Stitcher's Lifestyle & Health Top 100 list.)
Last episode was our Succotash Christmas Card episode to those podcasts in the Pod Mafia collective of internet shows. But there are also a group of shows that have been very supportive of not just our podcast but a number of the Pod Mafia shows as well, so I'm referring to them as the Pod Mafia Irregulars. And this episode we pay tribute to them by clipping some recent editions of The Brit & The American, The Clutch & Wiggle Experience, The Random Variety Show, Toggle The Switch and Bonn And Obo.
This episode's music break is furnished by the duo of Paul & Storm. It's their song Nugget Man, a salute to Robert C. Baker, inventor of the Chicken McNugget. Please click on their name to be linked to their most excellent website, which is festooned with their many musical selections! They also have a podcast you should check out, entitled Paul and Storm Talk About Some Stuff for Five to Ten Minutes (On Average).
This time around, our Ambassador to The Middle, political comedian Will Durst gives us is Ode to Twenty Twelve.
Pop Culture Happy Hour
The Best Show on WFMU
The Brit & The American
The Clutch & Wiggle Experience
Random Variety Show Podcast
Toggle the Switch
Epic Rant Radio
King Meany
In the coming year, I'm hoping to have more interesting interviews with podcasters, comedians and interesting people from the world of entertainment. I also hope to keep up a regular release schedule, which should be welcome news for those of you you enjoy a helping of Succotash you can depend on. And I'm going to feature a recipe for actual succotash at the tail end of every episode this year that I've found online. Why? Just to help you to pass the Succotash even more!
— Marc Hershon
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You guys are all doing great with this challenge! Keep 'em comin'!
No announcement yet.
October Challenge! Featuring Knzus!
new posts
Good Going Girls! All these layouts ROCK!!! I didnt forget, I just had a full plate lately and will get this done before the end of the month.
My Buddies: Jazz, Smile, Sue, Eng and Eye "CHILLS", Poppabob, PKdoll, Onie, Pickngrin
I don't usually get around to completing the challenges since life keeps me busy.... I haven't scraped a page of my own in about 3 months! LOL
BUT! I did manage to get this one in!! I was curious and looked into the 'holidays' this month and found myself rolling on the floor with laughter! This site I got them from won't post them unless they are sponsored so they really do exist... though I don't know who celebrates 'Haunted Refrigerator Night!' ROFL! Anyway.. here is my tribute to all the crazy holidays celebrated during National Sarcasm Month and all I can say is...."ARE THEY SERIOUS????"Attached FilesDon't procrastinate being happy!
And don't procrastinate checking out my store!
Orange Blossom- new release
My SBM store
OMG, I LOVE it, Tina! Way to go! Hard to believe what some people will celebrate huh? ROTFL!
But I'm tellin' ya...it would be VERY HARD for me to appreciate squirrels...they DESTROYED my corn plants this year! ROTFL!!
I may have a haunted fridge...will have to check....
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Be good to your favorite designer (I used to be one!) by LETTING THEM KNOW how much you appreciate their work!
oh! my God! Michelle, this and incredible girl! I can live next to you!
I made kung-fu, karate and taekow-do, I killed this that made this with you! I am rebelled! work in the police skill, and I see cases of these constantly, exist horrible things, that we cannot believe that the human being, has courage for makes it! my feelings Michelle, desire to it many happinesses and much peace ok
it knows that here in you we love ok
kisses one I hug pressed!
I am celebrating National Fire Week with my two entries. This really was a challenge to use the colors and embies as is and not change them. I think I only qualified on the "escape plan" layout, but I liked the composition of the "volunteer" one and had to include it also. I did that one before I really read the rules. Since my family is actively involved in the local fire company, I want to offer the posters for actual use.
Don't know why anyone would want my silly little house but I included it also. Thanks so much for the use of Eyes fire.
Don't know why I keep losing layouts once they are posted to the boards. I really would like the "escape plan" be visible since I used the 4 colors and 4 embellishments. Here is the link if it disappears again.
Pkdoll, what a wonderful page..and whats funny about it, is just yesterday I received one of these emails about my paypal account...But, it came to my email address that didn't have a paypal account, so I sent it to them so they knew about it..This is scary stuff..My cousin had someone hack into her bank account...and she lost alot of money...Cops finalyy found him and he only lived a mile away...We didn't know him either...But this guy did a 'key stroke' on her...so everytime she logged into her bank account he got the info...The bank repaid her of course, but still...You really must use caution when using a credit card and always make sure it has that little padlock on the bottom of the webpage or next to the search bar...and to delete browsing history everyday...It is the only true way to protect yourself...Great info for everyone doll...
Last call for pages!
We've had such a great response for our October Designer Challenge -- you've all come up with some wonderful layouts and awareness themes! I'm proud to know there are so many folks connected with Scrapbook MAX! who have such big and caring hearts -- and lots of humor, too!
You still have a couple days to post for this theme and then we will move on to November's Designer Challenge!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a layout and gave me such positive feedback on the theme! I appreciate your messages and emails.
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New Yorkers, tourists vow to not let terror attack affect their lives
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) —
Tuesday's terror attack in New York happened not too far from Stuyvesant High School, which operated on a normal schedule while officers stood outside its doors.
Meanwhile, the truck used by the suspect sat between crime scene tape.
A day after the deaths, New Yorkers want to send a strong message to the terror suspect.
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Is Philipp Meyer the Next William Faulkner?
Philipp Meyer's second novel, "The Son," is positioned to be the big literary read of the summer. Alexandra Alter joins Lunch Break with a look at how the author, whose first novel drew comparisons to works by Faulkner and Hemingway, painstakingly researched his epic western. Photo: Elizabeth Lippman for The Wall Street Journal.
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... I ... ok and on to the book world how you write critically acclaimed novel what you can drink buffalo plaid ... sign up for combat training and learn to shoot antique pistol that was by the recipe ... employed by author Philip Meyer for his second book the sun which debuts next week ... here discusses highlights a total immersion right processes WSJ's publishing reporter ... Alexander alter has been speaking with Myer this week while ... he takes research very very seriously and Ackman meaning ... not less in an eleven Aaron and me we tend to think that it ... meets the eye and imagination but the ones actually ... you know understand how this can add ... and year-end camera high and all these things on TV success but which takes place and check the ... assets in the early eighteen fifty eight cents in eighteen fifteen cents in the present there is ... an incredible ninety Tell about Comanche rituals and ... of the central character ... in the oven and NetEase pointed seeking like ING's and is the kind that I've been ... a lot of ah the expectations are very high for this book in part because his first work American rust ... and people were comparing him to to Faulkner and and Steinbeck as ... you know that's no small thing to live up to and handing landing is that how outrageous the mundane and and and and that if you dig in on lots of cards a lot of there's a lot faster for the fall of expectations are very high that ... there are your thing these out saying this is the best in class think of him in and people are saying that the button for ... making amazing ... here are a unifying thread it knew you not talk alot about these offers to make it big ... on the beach leave these multiple wives in the disc I met so many lies before he became ... this bestselling author who thinks the flat line it's true I mean he's he's only thirty nine now ... but he got to high school ... I got TT win back his first out of college ... when hasn't ridden Streeter conference was thinking about for a few years and certainly the highlight and then ... when calling in sick to write anyway let's really wasn't that kind of living up to what he wanted to be doing so he quit that job for an outlay move back home with his parents ... I'm trying to make money working construction cutting in on something he did a white variety of things before he finally had success of short stories and ... nest egg and publishing tell and dozens of rewrites later we'll see if the sun can match up to the first when R and I can alter think semester being with her thinking


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A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on parallel programming and multicore technology.
Parallel Computing: From Multicores and GPU's to Petascale
Edited by Barbara Chapman, Frederic Desprez, Gerhard R. Joubert, Alain Lichnewsky, Frans Peters, and Thierry Priol
Parallel computing technologies have brought dramatic changes to mainstream computing; the majority of todays PC's, laptops, and even notebooks incorporate multiprocessor chips with up to four processors. Standard components are increasingly combined with GPU's originally designed for high-speed graphics processing, and FPGA's to build parallel computers with a wide spectrum of high-speed processing functions. The scale of this powerful hardware is limited only by factors such as energy consumption and thermal control. However, in addition to hardware factors, the practical use of petascale and exascale machines is often hampered by the difficulty of developing software which will run effectively and efficiently on such architecture. This book includes selected and refereed papers, presented at the 2009 international Parallel Computing conference (ParCo2009), which set out to address these problems. It provides a snapshot of the state-of-the-art of parallel computing technologies in hardware, application, and software development.
Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing:
10th International Conference, ICA3PP 2010, Busan, Korea, May 21-23, 2010. Proceedings, Part I
Edited by Sang-Soo Yeo, Jong Hyuk Park, Laurence Tianruo Yang, and Ching-Hsien Hsu
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP. The 47 papers were carefully selected from 157 submissions and focus on topics for researchers and industry practioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of art and practice of IT-driven services and applications, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions of parallel processing.


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Disclaimer: This river is not in Addison County. Or Vermont, even. It's dirty, full of industrial debris, and you have to walk across busy streets to get back to the top. Out of five stars I give it half a star, and if it didn't have one truly fun rapid it would get even less.
Alex Toth falling down in town
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Some things are only good once.
Disclaimer: This description is for a river that is NOT Otter Creek. It's not even in Addison County, or the Champlain Basin, for that matter. It's on the other side of the mountains. However, its source is only about 15 miles from Otter Creek, and no matter how close Woodstock is to Massachusetts, it's still Vermont.
Breaking from tradition, I recently paddled somewhere other than Otter Creek. My sister, the illustrious raft guide, was visiting and we settled on the not-so-tame New Haven River.
Welcome back to another installment of "Otter Creek is the Best Creek," a serial tour of paddling on our backyard stream. This week, it's the Otter Creek Gorge, a class II-III section of whitewater between Belden Falls and Huntington Falls.
We're all a little hydro-phobic after Irene. If you live near a river, if your septic system erupted through the yard or if your satellite dish is on its way to the middle stratosphere, you know what I mean. You cringe when the toilet flushes, and sleep with an inflatable dolphin.
Editor's note: Please don't try this at home.
This week, another installment of paddling in our backyard: Otter Creek Falls.
Whenever we slide into the water behind the restaurant there are a few patrons who shout off the porch.
"Do you know there's a waterfall down there?" they say, gesticulating wildly.
"What?" I say. "Really? A waterfall? How tall?"
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Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition in which people do not tolerate the protein gluten found in wheat, rye, barley, spelt, kamut, and contaminated oats. Consumption of this protein damages the lining of the small intestines and can lead to a myriad of health problems.
The disease is more common than previously thought, affecting 1 in 133 Americans. Some believe it may even be more prevalent than that. It is hereditary, so if a close relative has the condition you are at an increased risk for the disease.
Celiac disease can elicit a wide range of symptoms that can vary in intensity making diagnosis a challenge. Some gastrointestinal symptoms include bloating, gas, indigestion, and heartburn. People may experience either diarrhea or constipation and there may be weight loss, but that is not always the case. There are many other symptoms which can include anemia, arthritis, depression, fatigue, osteoporosis, stunted growth in children, and skin disorders. Because many of these symptoms are also common in those without celiac disease, someone can suffer for years or decades and not know the reason behind their sub-optimal health.
Dan is one of those people. He suffered for years with various symptoms, some were GI related but other symptoms were not, such as his extreme itching. The itching was extreme and constant and nearly drove me crazy. I had ringing in my ears which I attributed to working in a loud environment. These symptoms went on for years. I went to many doctors over the years who never suggested celiac disease.
Dan also suffered from heartburn requiring a prescription medicine and chronic anemia and GI bleeding. It wasnt until Dan moved to a new state and under the care of a new physician did he receive the appropriate testing and diagnosis that would change his life.
After about four days on the gluten free diet, my itching stopped and my ears stopped ringing, said Dan. I also no longer suffer from heartburn.
Finding a healthcare professional who works to understand the cause of the symptoms, rather than just cover them up, is essential in diagnosing celiac disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, the average time it takes for diagnosis is ten years! Physicians will consider your history and symptoms and will often do blood work to check for antibodies and an intestinal biopsy for an accurate diagnosis. Genetic testing is also available to assess ones risk. It wont diagnose active celiac disease though.
It is important to know that you must be eating gluten for at least 4 to 6 weeks prior to antibody testing and the gut biopsy. If you go on a trial gluten free diet to see if symptoms improve before testing the results may show up as a false negative. You need gluten in your system for the test to be accurate. Some people choose to live gluten free even though tests show they dont have confirmed celiac disease. These individuals may have a gluten or wheat sensitivity or intolerance that is not true celiac disease.
Untreated celiac disease can increase the risk for certain intestinal cancers and other autoimmune disorders, not to mention the continuation of the symptoms of the disease. The only way to treat celiac disease is to follow a gluten free diet for life. Adhering to the diet can drastically reduce the risk of associated complications and relieve symptoms.
Fortunately for all those who must go gluten free there are now many wonderful gluten free products available, from pizza crusts to bagels and beyond, making life a little easier for the celiac sufferer.
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Arch Linux provides for several methods of kernel compilation. Using the Arch Build System is recommended.
Using the Arch Build System
For quite some time, various methods have been proposed to easily build a custom kernel from the -ARCH one. Search the Wiki for a few examples. All these were intelligent ideas, but suffered from [some drawbacks] and were not officially supported by the devs.
On the contrary, the method described in this article should be more solid and safe, and builds on the kernel26 official package. Therefore, quick reactions are expected from forum users and the devs.
Getting the Ingredients
First of all, you need a clean kernel to start your customization from. In this article I will assume that you use the official kernel26 -ARCH kernel. So create a folder you want to work in and get the kernel package files from ABS (after syncing):
Then, get any other file you need (e.g. custom configuration files, patches, etc.) from the respective sources.
Modifying the PKGBUILD
Modify the PKGBUILD of the official kernel26 package.
Changing pkgname
The first lines will look like this: Template:File
As you see, there is a commented line for building a kernel with a different name. All you need to do here is to uncomment that line, change the suffix '-custom' to your needs, and comment the standard line. For instance, your file could become: Template:File
Now, all the variables of your package will be changed according to the new name. For instance, after installing the package the modules will be located at Template:Filename.
Changing build()
You probably need a custom .config file for your kernel. You can uncomment one of the possibilities shown in the build() function of the PKGBUILD, e.g.: Template:File
If you have already a kernel config file, I suggest to uncomment one interactive config tool, such as nconfig, and load your config from there. This avoids problems with kernel naming I have met with other methods.
Changing the package_kernel26() function
Now, you have to write a custom function to tell your system how to install the package. This is most easily done by changing the name of the package_kernel26() function to package_kernel26-test(), and adapting the instructions to your needs. If you have no particular needs, your package_kernel26-test() should look like this: Template:File
Now you can proceed to compile you kernel by the usual command Template:Codeline If you have chosen an inteactive program for configuring the kernel parameters (like menuconfig), you need to be there during the compilation.
After the makepkg, you can have a look at the kernel26.install file. You will see that some variables have changed. Now, you only have to install the package as usual with pacman (or equivalent program): Template:Codeline
Boot Loader
Now, the folders and files for your custom kernel have been created, e.g. /boot/kernel26-test-img . To test your kernel, update your bootloader (/boot/grub/menu.lst for GRUB) and add new entries ('default' and 'fallback') for your custom kernel. That way, you can have both the stock kernel and the custom one in parallel.
Nvidia proprietary driver
See: NVIDIA#Alternate_install: custom kernel.
Using the AUR
There are in the AUR some packages for famous kernel flavors. You can install them 'as is', or use them as a basis for your custom kernel instead of the official -ARCH one.
The traditional way is simple and straightforward.
This method involves manually downloading a source tarball, and building in your home directory as normal user. Once configured, two compilation/installation methods are offered; the traditional manual method as well as makepkg/pacman.
If you are new to the process, the traditional way for new users may be appropriate.
- O'Reilly - Linux Kernel in a Nutshell (free and opensource ebook covering configuration, installation and many more about the kernel)


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The possibility of Delta returning to a pre-k through 12th grade school may be on the horizon within the next several years.
At Thursday night's Morehouse Parish School Board meeting, discussion was held regarding making the school into a fine arts school, raising the grade level from eighth grade to twelfth grade. A motion was placed before the board to turn Delta into Delta Magnet School for Fine and Performing Arts, but was recended and a second motion to table approval until more information regarding costs could be obtained carried.
District 2 school board member Louis Melton presented the original idea of changing the school at the March 19 committee meeting. In order for the school to change a cost analysis of transportation as well as staffing must be acquired. The concept for the school is that all students grades pre-k through ninth who reside in the East Morehouse Parish District are eligible to attend. Each year, a school grade would be added until twelfth grade. For students residing outside that school district but wanting to attend, they would have to have a 2.0 GPA, satisfactory disciplinary reports, and be willing to have student and parental participation.
The objective is for the school to offer a curriculum including fine and performing arts such as band, drama, journalism, choir, art and foreign languages. There are also classes slated in home economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship.
An interest survey was given out to all East Morehouse Parish stakeholders and the results of the survey were overwhelming for changing the school.
The matter will be brought back before the board at the May meeting.
MPSB Superintendent Dr. George Noflin addressed the board regarding the possibility of making the East Side Elementary school building into a sixth grade academy, removing those students from Morehouse Jr. High. He intends to create a structured school for those students with the initial monies received from a tax which is on the May 5 ballot.
"There are some obstacles that must be addressed, with the property as well as staffing, but I truly believe it would help those students who are thrust into a situation from being the 'big dog' to being a 'small pup,'" Noflin said. "It would be a better transition for them."
Other items on the agenda included recognizing high attendance for faculty and staff, with Oak Hill having the highest at 99.65 and high attendance for students, with the Bastrop Learning Academy having the highest at 96.76. Dr. Noflin also recognized Morehouse Magnet School student Ashten Morgan, who had a piece of his artwork displayed at the Louisiana School Board Association's home office in Baton Rouge.
The Employee of the Month honor went to bus driver Sandra Hughes and new employees William Johnson and Larrisa Bonnett were recognized.
Kathleen Blakeney, instructional technology specialist, Joni Echols, curriculum facilitator at Morehouse Magnet, Evelyn Laforge, bus driver and Dolly Martin, assistant principal, were all granted retirement.


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At Least 18 Dead in Egypt Balloon Crash
A hot-air balloon exploded and crashed 300 meters into a sugar-cane field near the town of Luxor in Egypt, killing at least 18 tourists. Two more tourists and the Egyptian operator were taken to hospital, according to the latest reports from Associated Press. Photo: Reuters
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OGDEN — After a multi-year effort, Weber State University's special collections department is ready to unveil a largely untold story of Northern Utah during World War II.
Stewart Library Special Collections at WSU spent the better part of two years gathering WWII photographs, diaries, letters and other personal items that will furnish a large-scale exhibit highlighting the impact of the war from Davis County to Box Elder County.
The exhibit, titled "All Out for Uncle Sam: WWII in Northern Utah," opens to the public on Saturday, March 17 at the Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden.
RELATED: Race against time: State begins World War II history project
The exhibit kicks off at noon with a lecture by award-winning documentary film director, producer and writer Tim Grey. According to the World War II Foundation, Grey has produced and directed 20 documentaries on the second world war, airing nationally on American Public Television stations.
In addition to gathering the artifacts, Special Collections Curator Sarah Singh said the project's research team also spent time conducting local interviews for oral histories — family and community stories that have never before been shared for a broad audience.
Singh said her team did over 60 oral history interviews and collected thousands of photographs to accompany them. More than 500 photos will be displayed at the exhibit.
RELATED: Ogden Union Stockyards online exhibit features historic photos, interviews, more
Harrowing stories from combat veterans will pique the interest of many, Singh said, but a large part of the exhibit will focus on the war's profound impact back home, in the greater Ogden area. Observers will learn about the food rationing practices of the day, clothing and canning drives and mandatory American Red Cross certifications that were required of all high school students.
"People can expect to see not only the stories of Northern Utahns who served during the war on the different fronts," she said. "But also stories of people from the home front and how the war impacted everyday life."
To that end, the exhibit will dive into the work of men and women who were employed at local military installations like Hill Air Force Base, the Ogden Arsenal, Defense Depot Ogden and the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot.
According to the Utah Division of State History, Utah had 14 military installations open during the war, combining for nearly 40,000 jobs. More than half of that workforce was employed at Hill Field, as the base was called back then.
At its war peak, Hill employed 15,000 civilians, 6,000 military personnel and several thousand prisoners of war.
The exhibit will be up until June 2.
You can reach reporter Mitch Shaw at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @mitchshaw23 or like him on Facebook at Facebook.com/MitchShaw.StandardExaminer.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
An observation already made on Flickr this morning in regards to Dick Stone's work: its a good example of how, in spite of its literalism, you can begin to see the influence of fine art movements on the commercial artists of the 50's and 60's. This comment confirms my own feelings that there was a lot of cross-pollenation occuring during that time.
Perhaps that's one reason I find Dick Stone's work so exciting: he was clearly interested in pushing the boundaries just a little so that his work was still accessible to the traditional viewer, while at the same time giving one pause to consider, "just what the heck is going on here?" That, to me, is the mark of a real professional illustrator: engage as broad an audience as possible, be thought-provoking without alienating the viewer.
Cosmopolitan magazine AD, Robert C. Atherton, must have been quite impressed with Dick Stone as well. He made a point of showcasing the artist when his work debuted in the July 1954 issue of the magazine:
We'll take a look at those 'eerie illustrations' tomorrow. For now, a final thought on the nature of fine and commercial art from the artist himself. Asked who his main influences are, Stone says, "Derain, Monet, early Mondrian, Hopper, Soulage." And regarding his philosophy on art, he answers, "my philosophy, if you want to call it that, is in the painting, and then it's up to the viewer. I detest the gibberish of "art speak"."
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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation is an independent, nonprofit institute headquartered in Ardmore, Okla. Founded in 1945, the Noble Foundation conducts direct operations, including assisting farmers and ranchers, and conducting plant science research and agricultural programs, to enhance agricultural productivity regionally, nationally and internationally. www.noble.org
Spring is the season when most begin thinking about controlling weeds and other pests. Producers who choose to control pests (weeds, insects or diseases) with chemicals are faced with deciding whether to hire a commercial custom applicator or to self-apply pesticides to their own property or crops (i.e., be a private applicator). The right choice depends on each producer's individual circumstances. This article will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each system.
First, determine if a reliable custom applicator is available for hire at a reasonable price. Custom applicators provide advantages of efficiency and convenience. Due to dedicated equipment and specialized personnel, they can treat more acres per day than most private applicators. A reliable custom applicator will apply the requested products, at the requested rate, to the requested pastures or fields in a timely manner. Their equipment should be calibrated and able to apply pesticides without streaking or excessive overspray. They should only spray under acceptable environmental conditions and do everything reasonable to avoid off-target spray drift. Many, if not most, custom applicators can supply the pesticides, thus eliminating the need for producers to maintain their own chemical inventories and dispose of empty pesticide containers. Custom application is not viable if there are no custom applicators available who meet these criteria.
A common disadvantage of relying on custom applicators is incorrect pesticide application timing. The efficacy of any pesticide depends on applying it at the correct time for the target pest; often, that time frame is very short. The same pest problems can develop for many clients at the same time since custom applicators typically serve a particular geographic region and producers in that region frequently grow the same crops. Having a large number of client requests at the same time, coupled with delays due to weather or equipment problems, can result in even the best custom applicators missing the optimum application timing.
Secondly, producers should evaluate their resources and management style prior to deciding to be a private applicator – especially if a reliable custom applicator is available. A major factor is whether or not a suitable sprayer is already owned or must be purchased. Another important and often overlooked factor is whether a producer is willing to commit to spraying in a timely manner. When investigating control failures, producers often say they did not have time to spray when application was needed. If other activities are going to preclude spraying at the right time, it is an easy decision to hire a reliable custom applicator.
There are many advantages to being a private applicator if a producer is willing to commit the necessary time. The greatest advantage is usually improved pest management due to timely application. Private applicators can closely monitor pests and treat at the optimum pest stage and under favorable weather conditions. Another benefit is the ability to treat only the areas of the field that have the target pest problem. This is often an option for post-emergence herbicide applications and can significantly save on pesticide costs. Private applicators can continue their financial savings by shopping around for the best pesticide prices.
If the decision to hire a custom applicator or be a private applicator is purely economic, other factors need to be considered. Economies of scale play a large role in determining if owning a sprayer is economically feasible. This means the more acres allocated to the sprayer decreases fixed costs per acre. However, remember to include all operating costs when comparing custom versus private application. These costs include fuel, oil and lube, maintenance and repairs, operating and tendering labor, and interest on operating expenses.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both custom and private application. Producers must make their own decisions about which system is the right choice for their operations. Custom pesticide application is often an easy decision for many small acreage or absentee landowners due to economies of scale or convenience. However, private application can provide advantages in flexibility of application timing, improved efficacy and reduced pesticide use. Producers should consider the advantages and disadvantages, including economic analyses, of each management system prior to making a decision.
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Start Your Engines!
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The BSA's STEM/Nova Awards program is designed to introduce and encourage further study of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts. Scouts may earn all Nova awards for their program. The Supernova awards are designed to inspire further study. It is recommended that you complete at least two Nova awards before starting the requirements for the Supernova award.
Scouts may complete any Nova award with a parent or unit leader's guidance. However, Supernova Awards mentors must be approved by the local council. (Note: Tiger Cubs are not eligible to participate in the STEM/Nova Awards program.)
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|English workshop
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|Brush up your english skills with friendly native speakers.
|Georg and Jay
|Beginners, intermediates, professionals, natives and non-natives willing to improve their english skills
|Study group that trying to improve their english speaking and writing skills by peer exchange and practicing together in a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere.
|Zuletzt aktualisiert:
- 1 English workshop
- 1.1 How?
- 1.2 Literature
- 1.3 Useful web links
- 1.4 Wordlist
- 1.5 Topics
- 1.6 When?
- 1.7 Who?
English workshop
Good English skills are considered self evident within the Hacker community (and in many other situations as well), but not everyone is as firm with the language as she/he would like to be. Especially when it comes to spoken English, some might appreciate more practicing.
If anyone is interested in improving his/her English skills, please attend the English workshop!
We plan to simply meet and talk about random topics in English, as well as reading some English literature. Participants with better knowledge of the language will support others or help to explain the texts read if necessary.
A list of literature we intend to read and discuss:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (by Douglas Adams)
- The cat in the hat (by Dr. Seuss)
- How to be an alien (by George Mikes)
A list of English Poems.
- P.G. Wodehouse
Useful web links
- BEOLINGUS dictionary
- Thesaurus
- http://www.englishforeveryone.org/
- Passive/Active voice:
- http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/mispron.html
Some word lists made during the English workshop
Ideas of other topics we might talk about:
- Talk about plans going further than a simple workshop (language barrier free-day, language diversity JF)
- Finding more literature and films for the English workshop
- Last year, I held a Git Workshop. It was a basic introduction and we stopped when a discussion about project management and work-flow started. If there is interest, a group discussion about software development work-flow best practices could fit here, too.
- Why is English currently the preferred language for international communication? Why are we all learning English, but not Esperanto?
See also log about past meetings
January 29, 2013
7pm/19:00 Metalab, Bibliothek
Planned exercises
Discuss the book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Homework due
Read at least the first chapter, which we will talk about during the meeting.
January 22, 2013
7pm/19:00 Metalab, Bibliothek
Planned exercises
Continuation of active and passive voice practice with "The Cat in the Hat".
Another round of the word game we played last time using the words of "The Cat in the Hat".
Pair exercises.
Homework due
Prepare an example each of correct and incorrect use of active and passive voice that you've encountered recently.
January 16, 2013
7pm/19:00 Metalab, Hauptraum
January 8, 2013
7pm/19:00 Metalab, Hauptraum


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The Toyota Previa represents the second minivan introduced by Toyota. The Previa made its debut in 1990 as a replacement for the aging Toyota Van. The reliable Previa sold fairly well, but the minivan itself went out of favor when SUV fever swept the U.S., and it ceased production in 1997.
First and foremost, the Toyota Previa is known for its reliability.
Acceleration of the Previa makes an average impression, but at high rpm the engine tends to rattle and shake the floor, creating an annoying noise in the cabin of the vehicle. Shifting between third and fourth remains fairly smooth, though, making for an easy transition between city and highway driving. Although the standard engine isn't exactly a racer (and who wants a minivan to race anyway), it does tend to pass easily without losing any power.
The interior of the vehicle offers a nice design. The unique, W-shaped dashboard appeals to buyers. It places controls within reach, making them easy to use. Climate controls are poorly marked however, making it difficult to manage the temperature while on the move. (The controls require taking your eyes off the road to figure them out.) The rear headrests for the passengers in the back tend to obstruct some of the view inside the vehicle; otherwise visibility remains pretty good for a van. Passengers get a lot of legroom, headroom, and shoulder space. Unfortunately the backbench does not truly fit the advertised three passengers.
Toyota offered several engines throughout the Previa run. The original model, introduced in 1991, only offers a 2.4-liter twin cam that produces 138 horsepower with 154 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed manual transmission comes standard, but a four-speed automatic provides an option. The engine mounts underneath the front seats, causing the excessive cabin noise the Previa experiences. A supercharged engine debuted in the 1994 model year. The 2.4-liter engine produces 161 horsepower with 201 lb-ft of torque. Toyota dropped the five-speed manual transmission with the introduction of the supercharged engine.
Gas mileage falls in an average range: 16/20 mpg city/highway.
Nevertheless, the Previa faced a few nagging issues throughout its run. The air-conditioner often dies on all model years. Toyota supplied a new refrigerant system to solve the problem. Look for vehicles that have this repair. A faulty expansion valve in the air-conditioner caused a problem in the 1992 and 1993 model years.
Between 1992 and 1994, the A-40 automatic transmission system proved faulty. The automatic transmission may shift improperly due to rubber check balls being too small, causing them to blow through the transmission plate—a very serious issue.
Coolant leaks occur with the 1991 edition of the Previa.
The models built between 1993 and 1995 have an oxygen sensor that needs to be replaced every 80,000 miles.
Toyota made a few recalls during the Previa run, including windshield wiper replacements in 1991, failure of the Fujitsu radio components that may cause sparks and a fire in 1991, and oil leaks that occur when the vehicle pushes above 75 mph.
The Previa did not have the greatest safety record until the driver-side airbag debuted, as well as the knee bolsters and passenger-side airbag. Government crash tests give the Previa a passing grade for front and side collisions, although side collisions put passengers at a greater risk of injury.
The Toyota Previa debuted in 1990. In 1992, the Previa received a driver's side airbag, knee bolsters underneath the front dash, and a rear light that mounts in the center of the liftgate. This represents the first minivan to meet all requirements for passenger safety set forth by the government.
The van received no major changes in 1993, but in 1994 the Previa got a passenger-side airbag as a standard feature and a supercharged engine. Toyota offered new trim lines as well, including the LE supercharged and LE supercharged All-Trac. The supercharged engine produces 161 horsepower and 201 lb-ft of torque. A new steering wheel, a strap on the liftgate, front bucket seats, and a new front bumper and spoiler also add to the Previa design.
The supercharged engine became available for the base DX trim line in 1995.
In 1996, the supercharged engine provided the only option. The trim lines reduced to the DX supercharged (S/C) two-wheel drive, the DX S/C All-Trac, the LE S/C two-wheel drive, and the LE S/C All-Trac.
In 1997, the noise produced in the cabin reduced significantly. Unfortunately, Toyota only resolved this major fault for the final year of the Previa line.
1997 Toyota Previa
First introduced to the market in 1990 as an MPV/minivan, Toyota stopped production of the Previa in 1997.
1996 Toyota Previa
The 1996 Toyota Previa is a unique entry into the competitive minivan market.
1995 Toyota Previa
The 1995 Toyota Previa minivan has a solid reputation for longevity and lots of comfort.


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Baking Barbecue Chicken Recipes
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Easy Barbecue Chicken Recipe for July 4th
07.01.10 by Jackie
I have been grilling a lot of poultry lately on the wonderful barbecue grill we purchased this past Memorial Day weekend. I've made tandoori chicken and soy sauce quail and they both turned out lovely. I thought it was time to experiment a bit and create a new recipe for the upcoming July 4th weekend. I had a jar of delicious chokecherry jelly that Daddy's friends from Minnesota gave us, and I decided to make a marinade and glaze out of it. The jelly imparts a tangy sweet flavor to the chicken that is perfect for a hot summer day.
If you're having a barbecue this July 4th weekend, give this grilled chicken recipe a try. It's to die for! For more grilling recipes, check out Mark Bittman's latest post, 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling.
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Watford striker Britt Assombalonga has extended his loan deal with Southend until the end of the season.
The 20-year-old has scored 12 goals in 25 starts since joining the Shrimpers, who are currently in the play-off places in League Two.
United boss Paul Sturrock told the club website: "We're delighted to be keeping Britt here with us until the end of thbalongae season, it's excellent news.
"We would like to thank everyone at Watford for allowing him to stay with us.
"The young lad is really enjoying his football and has bonded well with all the squad so it seemed right for him to remain with us considering how well he has done on the pitch.
"With us looking to get promoted it's important we can keep players like Britt who can win us matches, so we're thrilled he'll be here until May."


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TrineS needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Devil Wars
We are a company creating a text based mmorpg game and are currently looking for a great logo and background.
Our target audience is everyone over 10 year of age and up who enjoy mmorpg games and social communities online.
We are looking for:
1. A logo to http://www.devilwars.com, fitting the size 932x100.
2. A background image (where the grey area now is) that can be incorporated together with the logo.
* The colours need to match (in both logo and background).
* Need to fit the theme "devil-like/fantasy".
* Has to be creative and original.
* A catchy logo and background image.
Feel free to experiment with different colours.
We require:
.jpg and layered .psd files.
Please do not use stock images or clipart in the design, all design need to be 100% original.
Please also provide "preview" screenshot to give a better impression of the design.
Thank you.