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Gov. Jerry Brown sought Thursday to calm worries of local law enforcement agencies by pledging support for a future ballot measure guaranteeing them a new source of funding.
Brown made that promise as his administration prepares this weekend to launch what he called a "bold" new plan to reduce prison crowding by transferring thousands of inmates to county jails.
"There's no turning back. The only way is forward," Brown said at the state Capitol, noting that the U.S.Supreme Court has ordered the state to reduce its prison population by 30,000 inmates.
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"This is new..but we can't sit still and let the courts turn loose 30,000 inmates. We have to do something," Brown said.
Brown's solution is called realignment.
It transfers responsibility for some inmates, supervising parolees, mental health, and other programs from Sacramento to the local government level.
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Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin, who heads the California State Sheriffs Association, countered criticism that the plan will leave counties paying a bill they can't afford.
"I say to them, this is a golden opportunity to fix a system that's been broken for decades. We applaud the governor for his tenacity, Pazin said.
To pay for the shift, Brown expects to eventually provide the counties with a billion dollars a year. To come up with that money, the governor is drafting a constitutional guarantee and a funding measure to put before voters.
"We do need more funding at the state level, that's why I proposed certain tax extensions last year," Brown said. "Sooner or later, we'll have a chance to vote on some additional funding."
What form that would take, Brown wasn't prepared to say. But he indicated the measure would also seek to protect other important programs like public education. If voters reject the idea, Brown said the only alternative would be an "austere path" of cuts.
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States seeking to ban mandatory health insurance
Jefferson City, Mo, February 1st, 2010, (Reuters).- After a State of the Union Address, where president Barack Obama pushed for a health care reform, conservative politicians all over the country have responded with state constitutional amendments to ban mandatory health insurance.
"We are just defending the right of every American citizen to pay for their doctor and medicine bills from their own pockets," said Missouri Sen. Jane Cunningham. "This no-birth-certificate president seems to forget that this country is based on the patriotic principles of free market for corporations. If we allowed free or even cheap health benefits to society and poor communities the country would turn to socialism and communism, just like it happened in countries with cheap or free healthcare, like Canada and the United Kindgom."
These amendments, called "Freedom of Payment in Health Care Act" in most states could be contested in courts since they will go against federal law. However, since the Supreme Court ruled in late January that corporations can adopt as many lawyers as they can afford, states might be able to uphold these laws.
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That went nowhere fast.
President Obama laid out nearly two dozen proposals, promises, and calls for Congress to act Tuesday night in his fourth State of the Union address. But his speech was met by a brick wall of Republican opposition.
"An opportunity to bring the country together instead became another retread of lip service and liberalism," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said. "For a Democratic president entering his second term, it was simply unequal to the moment."
Despite President Obama's subtle reference to wanting to reform Medicare during the State of the Union address, McConnell accused Obama of catering to his base, and dismissed the speech as "pedestrian" and "liberal boilerplate."
"Following four years of this president's unwillingness to challenge liberal dogma, we got more of the same," McConnell said.
That echoed House Speaker John Boehner's charge yesterday that the president didn't have "the guts" to challenge his base and make spending cuts to fix the budget.
The president's speech started out focusing on the looming economic crisis, then proceeded to lay out a laundry list of domestic proposal and ended with a passionate plea to change the country's gun control laws. The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd recaps the address.
Asked if Democrats on the Hill would be willing to entertain cuts to Social Security and Medicare, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said on MSNBC Wednesday, "Absolutely not."
McConnell rejected Obama's call for increased infrastructure spending and his push on climate change, instead noting that Obama didn't mention the Keystone Pipeline or coal, which he called "proven and reliable."
"The president spoke about energy infrastructure but didn't mention the Keystone pipeline," McConnell said. "He chose the nation's biggest stage to promote something that's inefficient and costly, like solar panels, instead of something that's proven and reliable - and domestically produced - like coal."
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John Boehner answers questions at the Republican Party Headquarters on Capitol Hill February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC.
McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) also dismissed Obama's call to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour. It's something Obama said was necessary given that someone working full time at $7.25 an hour, the current minimum wage, would only make $14,500 a year. The minimum wage has been flat since 2009.
"He spoke of workers' minimum wages, instead of their maximum potential," McConnell said.
"When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it," Boehner told reporters Wednesday. "At a time when American people are asking, 'Where are the jobs?' why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people."
He added, "Our goal is to get people on that ladder and help them climb that ladder so they can live the American dream. And a lot of people who are being paid the minimum wage, are being paid that because they come to the workforce with no skills, and this makes it harder for them to acquire the skills they need in order to climb that ladder successfully."
NBC's Kelly O'Donnell and Frank Thorp contributed to this report.


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A state lawmaker has issued an apology and been stripped of his leadership title over what some perceived as a lewd remark to a 17-year-old girl on the House floor.
A state lawmaker has issued an apology and been stripped of his leadership title over what some perceived as a lewd remark to a 17-year-old girl on the House floor.
State Rep. Ernest Hewett made reference to "a snake" under his desk as he addressed the girl at a budget hearing last week. He has said his remark came out wrong and he understands how it could be misconstrued.
The girl, a high school senior, had been testifying in support of funding for the Connecticut Science Center's youth programs, which she said helped her to get over a fear of snakes. One lawmaker told her she was a good spokeswoman for the center and asked if there were any questions.
"If you're bashful I got a snake sitting under my desk here," Hewett then said. Laughter at his remark from those in the room is heard in an audio tape of the exchange.
Hewett, a five-term Democrat from New London, said his words did not come out as intended. He told The Day of New London, "What I meant to say was, if you are shy then I have an acre of land in the Everglades."
The remark was deemed to be sexually harassing by House Democrats, who on Thursday took away Hewett's title as deputy speaker. State Republican Party chairman Jerry Labriola on Friday called for Hewett to resign, calling the remark "a disgrace and an embarrassment."
The president of the science center, Matt Fleury, said Friday he had passed an apology from Hewett on to the girl and she had accepted it.
Fleury said he was in the audience for the hearing, along with the girl's mother and grandmother, but none of them heard Hewett clearly and were unaware he said anything that could be seen as offensive until reading news accounts.
Fleury said the center is honoring the girl's desire for privacy.


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Those attending Elayne Boosler's latest project and performance, Rescue- A True Story, have witnessed the birth of a modern classic. Boosler, an iconic comedienne and animal activist, combines her sharp wit along with her deep love and understanding of canines to create an experience both hilarious and tear-jerking. Its premiere took place in front of a sold-out crowd at the First Baptist Church of Glendale, in the opening night of the concert series Positive Motions of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra. Reminiscent of Peter and the Wolf, it is a narration with music. But in this case, it is the narration that was written first, and the music written to accompany it.
The original score was penned by the award-winning composer and painter Carol Worthey. Worthey is able to highlight and squeeze the juice out of every joke as well as each heart-stopping emotion with beauty, lyricism and passion. Her music is played to perfection by the Trio da Mare e Sole, a portion of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra. All masters of their craft, the musicians, Ruslan Biryukov, cellist, Julia Heinen, clarinetist, and Dmitry Rachmanov, Pianist, entertained the audience in the first half of the show with music from Ludwig van Beethoven and Max Bruch.
Of course the big draw was Elayne's piece, but I thorougly enjoyed the playing of these accomplished musicians and their choices of music in the first half. Biryukov is the founder of the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra, and is a bit of a cut-up himself who loves to play to the audience. In between the pieces of Bruch's opus, he would whisper to the audience how many there were left. He also was the originator of the idea of Elayne creating a piece for music. During her performance there were moments when the trio interacted with her and so became part of the fun.
After a carrot cake intermission (supplied free with ticket), it was time for Rescue-A True Story. This is the tale of a rescue dog of Elayne's, Annie, who she found when Annie was already at an advanced age. It is the saga of the dog's hard life before her rescue, as evidenced by her filed down teeth, her multiple scars and wounds, and also as imagined by Boosler.As Elayne playfully introduces us to wise-cracking raccoon friends serving hummus on one hand, she leads us to the all-too-real life possibilities of a dog getting stuck on a chain for years, or becoming a "bait" dog in a dog fighting ring, and reminds us to spay and neuter too.
The story has everything you could want, both delightful and thrilling, as well as political commentary on society. "I feel nothing lends itself to music better than the top notes of comedy, tempered by the depth of emotion we and animals experience every day in the world of rescue. Rescuers speak for those who cannot. We are their voices. To be lucky enough to also have their voices be soulful instruments played by some of the world's best musicians, opens the eyes and hearts of all who hear it," explains Boosler.
Elayne Boosler has many fans, going decades back to when she was the first female comic with her own hour long show on Showtime, and the first special on HBO. She still goes on the road and writes new funnies all the time. She is working on a book, Big Fun, which explores some of her early experiences and friends as a comic.
Her organization Tails of Joy, a nation-wide animal rescue and advocacy non-profit, has saved thousands of animals since she founded it in 2001. Through the organization, Elayne funds many small rescue groups with "Little Guy Grants." She performs 100% fundraising shows and donates all to them. The organization was a big winner at the premiere. There was a raffle of a framed and signed copy of some of the musical and narrative outtakes of Rescue after the performance. One of Elayne's many supporters and donors in the audience, Norm Jacobovitz, surprised the crowd by his early bid of $500.
Elayne's work is not limited to helping only canines. She has been known to help pacyderms many a time. She performed at Lily Tomlin's fundraiser to save Billy the elephant, Comedy Stars Give Their All For Elephants . She is also a big supporter of SOS Wiidlife India where elephants are rescued and given sanctuary, and most recently, was a keynote speaker at the International March for Elephants in Los Angeles.
Here's hoping this show is released as a recording, and that Elayne will continue to perform it around the country to delight more audiences while opening their hearts, and hopefully also their purses for animals in need.
This show is the first in this year's Positive Motions Concert Series with the Glendale Philharmonic Orchestra, all in the wonderful First Baptist Church of Glendale venue. In January, Emo Phillips will entertain along with the music of Camille Saint-Saens, Carnaval of the Animals.
Concert photos by Diane Acosta; last photo courtesy of Ellen Ericksen and Jerry Gentry
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I've been programming for a little under a year and have some experience writing systems applications, web apps, and scripts for businesses/organizations. However, one thing I've never really done is working with a framework like Django, Rails or Zend.
Looking over the Django framework, I'm a little frustrated with how much is abstracted away in frameworks. I understand the core goals of DRY and minimal code, but some of this over-reliance on different modules and heavy abstraction of core functions feels like it:
Makes programs get dated really fast because of the ever-changing nature of modules/frameworks,
Makes code hard to understand because of the plethora of frameworks and modules available and all of their idiosyncrasies,
Makes code less logical unless you've read all of the documentation; i.e., I can read through some list comprehensions and conditional logic and figure out what a program is doing, but when you see functions that require passing in arbitrary strings and dictionaries, things get a little hard to understand unless you're already a guru in a given module; and:
Makes it difficult and tedious to switch between frameworks. Switching between languages is already a challenge, but it's manageable if you have a strong enough understanding of their core functionality/philosophy. Switching between frameworks seems to be more a matter of rote memorization, which in some ways seems to encourage the very inefficiency these frameworks were designed to eliminate.
Do we really need to put like 50 layers of abstraction on top of something as simple as a MySQL query? Why not use something like PHP's PDO interface, where prepared statements/input testing is handled but the universally understandable SQL query is still a part of the function?
Are those abstractions really useful? Isn't feature bloat making them useless, making applications more difficult compared to similar applications written without using a framework?


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Boulder's Avery Brewing Company is probably the best argument in favor of Southwestern beer superiority. In terms of flavor, packaging and lunacy, their beers rank highly in our little pantheon of liquid love. Oak-aged barley wines? Fifteen percent alcohol by volume (ABV) stouts? Imperial Oktoberfest Lager? Every year this brewery churns out beautiful bombers that make our tender clutches quake when we spot them in reach-in refrigerators.
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Enjoying a smoky, saucy plate of barbecued meat is one of life's simple pleasures. Trying to categorize exactly what style of barbecue you're digging into, however, can spin your brain around worse than slamming a case of beer and hanging upside down from a tree. You have Kansas City-style sauce, which is thick with tomato and molasses. There's sweet and spicy St. Louis-style. People in Georgia like their sauce with bourbon and brown sugar, while Alabama natives prefer a dab of mustard and vinegar in theirs. The Carolinas have their own subsets of barbecue sauce by region, from tomato and vinegar in the north to lots of black pepper in the south.
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It's another week, and you know what that means! Time to tell you about more places to go order take out from. Keep supporting local is all I can say.


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Santino Fontana and Alexandra Silber charmed the audience as the pen-pal lovers, Georg and Amalia. Fontana — moonlighting from his regular job as the likable (and Tony-nominated) Prince in Cinderella — turns out to be a musical comedy natural, all but bubbling over in "Tonight at Eight" and the title song. Silber, recently heard opposite Fontana in Sperling's "Song of Norway" at Carnegie Hall, scored with her big solo, "Ice Cream."
Montego Glover, star of the 2009 musical Memphis, proved herself adept and funny as Ilona, bringing full value to Bock and Harnick's Bolero-infused "Trip to the Library." Ryan Silverman, who was highly impressive as Giorgio in the Classic Stage Company's Passion, showed his comic side as the scenery-chewing ham Kodaly. Two-time Tony winner John Cullum, with a customary glint in his eye, charmed the audience as parfumerie-owner Maraczek.
Also shining in their solos were Brad Oscar (The Producers) with "Perspective," and Etai BenShlomo (Wicked) with "Try Me." Jonathan Freeman, from the 1993 Roundabout revival, was on hand to reprise his performance as the imperious Headwaiter trying to preserve a romantic atmosphere. The concert was simply staged in front of the orchestra, with costumes and props.
A major highlight of the evening was the rare opportunity to hear the full score with a full orchestra playing Don Walker's original orchestrations. (The aforementioned revival, which transferred to the Atkinson, was marred by a cut-down orchestra reliant on synthesizers.) Sperling happily reverted to the 1963 charts, which feature accordion, violin and harp, and add a sacher-torte lushness to this romantic tale of 1934 Budapest.
She Loves Me was originally produced by Harold Prince, who used the occasion to make his Broadway directing debut. Well-received, with memorable performances from Barbara Cook, Daniel Massey, Barbara Baxley and Jack Cassidy, the show lasted a mere 301 performances. The Bock/Harnick/Prince team — which on their first outing had won the Pulitzer for Fiorello! — quickly rebounded with their next musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Many aficionados, nonetheless, rate She Loves Me as their finest score. Miklos Laszlo's original play also served Hollywood as source material for Ernst Lubitsch's "The Shop Around the Corner" (starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan), M-G-M's "In the Good Old Summertime" (starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson) and Nora Ephron's "You've Got Mail" (starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan). All of these adaptations are charming, but none quite so much as the original She Loves Me. The fine score was mated to an adept libretto by Joe Masteroff, who soon thereafter reunited with Prince for Cabaret.
The concert was produced as the gala opening attraction of the Caramoor Festival, on an historic estate just an hour's drive from midtown Manhattan. The performance was held in the site's Venetian Theatre, an open-sided tent that seats over 1,700. Now in its 68th season, this marks the first Broadway musical to be presented at the festival; hopefully, the success of the evening will result in more to come. She Loves Me played a second and final performance June 23) at 4 PM.


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The three night 'Fly Dive Cod Hole' expedition departs Cairns every Monday and offers prime Ribbon Reef dive sites which suit every type of diver. The four night 'Fly Dive Coral Sea' expedition departs Cairns every Thursday and is geared towards the more adventurous diver and offers great diving in the remote Coral Sea. Both departures include a spectacular low-level reef flight just 180 metres above the Great Barrier Reef. The seven night 'Coral Sea Safari' expedition provides a combination of both three and four night expeditions and offers you the best Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea diving with no repeat dive sites except the world famous Steve's Bommie.
Get spoilt onboard Spoilsport, a custom designed twin hulled live-a-board with spacious sundeck, al fresco deck, saloon and large fully equipped dive deck. Begin your adventure by exploring Steve's Bommie, Joani's Joy and Clam Beds. Overnight you venture 120 miles beyond the Great Barrier Reef to the crystal clear waters and plummeting walls in the Coral Sea. Includes two to three shark attraction dives with hundreds of sharks including the 'Amphitheatre', a spectacular big fish and shark dive.
Fair Weather Itinerary: Weather permitting, spend the full expedition at their best selection of Coral Sea dive sites. 80 miles beyond the Great Barrier Reef explore the offshore atolls of Holmes, Bougainville and Osprey Reefs. Experience big fish action in 40 metre visibility. Shark attraction dives at Holmes Reef plus the amazing Amphitheatre shark dive at Osprey reef. *This itinerary does not include the Great Barrier Reef.
Enjoy the luxurious motor yacht atmosphere and the attentive crew topped off by a spectacular low-level reef flight from Lizard Island to Cairns.
Experience: Not suitable for children, snorkelers and novice divers. Advanced Open Water certification required or 10 logged dives with five in the last 12 months.
You start with an incredible 250 kilometre low level scenic reef flight to Lizard Island, gliding just above the reefs you'll be diving. Soon you are swimming with diver size fish at the Cod Hole before exploring the exquisite Ribbon Reef sites north of Cooktown. Here you see the best concentrations of pristine corals, colourful tropical fish and fantastic Minke whale encounters in June/July. Enjoy comfortable cruising within sheltered waters aboard Spoilsport where space, comfort and stability are unmatched. Suitable for: novices to advanced divers, mad keen photographers and snorkellers.
Begin your adventure by diving Steve's Bommie, Joani's Joy and Clam Beds. Overnight you venture 120 miles beyond the Great Barrier Reef to the crystal clear waters and plummeting walls in the Coral Sea. Witness the Amphitheatre shark feed, you can photograph these sleek high order predators at close-range or not so close! The second half of this expedition is within the sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Here, you see the best concentrations of pristine corals, colourful tropical fish and rare critters.
Fair Weather Itinerary: Day one to three. Weather permitting, 80 mile cruise to our best selection of Coral Sea dive sites at Holmes, Bougainville and Osprey Reefs. Big fish action in 40 meter visibility. Shark attraction dives at Holmes Reef plus the amazing Amphitheatre shark dive at Osprey Reef. Days four to six are spent at the Ribbon Reef sites, as per the Standard Itinerary above.
Experience: Novice to advanced divers. It is best suited to the adventurous diver. They can accommodate one or two less experienced divers. This may mean sitting out the odd dive if conditions are beyond their ability.
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Graduate Council Meeting
April 28, 2008
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: G. Alter, G. Bernhardt, A. Chamberlain, D. Cole, J. Dombrowski, K. Engisch, B. Farmer, N. Klingbeil, P. Martin, M. Miller, S. Nelson, J. Petrick, L. Ream, T. Sudkamp, C. Sulentic, J. Thomas (Chair), D. Voss, D. Weber, A. Wendt, R. Williams, L. Winfrey, E. Wolf
Non-voting alternates and other attendees were: J. Bantle, J. Champagne, M. Cronenwett, B. Gray, J. Kimble, C. Ryan, W. Sellers, K. Wilhoite
II. Approval of Minutes
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the February 25, 2008 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
III. Report of the Dean (J. Thomas)
J. Thomas reported that although the head count for spring quarter 2008 was down by 53 from last year, there is an increase of 9 over a five-year period, indicating overall flat enrollment. Credit hours for this time period were down 2.7% over the last year, but show an overall increase of 12.7% over the five-year time period.
We host two Graduate Open Houses annually, with the most recent being held on March 13, 2008. 144 applications were submitted, which is more than half of the 283 who attended. Dean Thomas thanked all who represented the various Colleges and staffed the tables at these events for their hard work, which is necessary in order to make these events so successful.
A new Graduate Communication Center is being implemented for the purpose of recruiting new graduate students and increasing enrollment. Space has been allocated and computers and software have been purchased and installed. J. Champagne has the responsibility of the operation of this Center. Colleges will be asked to furnish letters, which will be sent to prospective students who inquire about the various graduate programs. This process will be an automatic mail and e-mail generator.
Several proposals are currently under review by the Chancellor's Office. The Master of Science in Leadership Development Full Proposal was approved by Faculty Senate and Board of Trustees and is now under review by RACGS. The target presentation and vote is expected May 30.
The MSE in Renewable and Clean Energy and the MS in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship PDP's are under review by RACGS. The Full Proposals were approved by the Faculty Senate in April and need to go to the Trustees and RACGS with a target approval date in July if RACGS meets,
The Master of Psychology (PsyM) in Clinical Psychology was approved by Faculty Senate and will go forward to the Trustees. This is a single step process which will then go to RACGS for approval.
Three master's title changes received final approval by RACGS on April 25, 2008: Geological Sciences to Earth and Environmental Sciences, Human Factors Engineering to Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, and Physiology and Biophysics to Physiology and Neuroscience. Students currently in these programs will be given the choice of which degree title they will receive. Future students in these programs will receive their degrees with the new titles.
A Graduate Dean's Student Advisory Board is in the planning stages, with assistance from Megan Cronenwett, SoGS Student Government representative. A breakfast will be hosted for graduate student representatives from each college who were nominated by their deans for the purpose of discussing composition, selection, and agenda for this Graduate Dean's Advisory Board. We plan to have this Advisory Board in place this fall.
A letter to the deans will be sent in early May, requesting the appointment of Graduate Council Members for 2008-09 by May 30. Deans also need to consider Policies, Membership, and Student Affairs Committee members, with those committee member appointments due by fall quarter. Research Council membership is not under consideration at this time due to that committee being reorganized by J. Bantle.
The Graduate Student Excellence Awards Program will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. in the Pathfinder Lounge. President Hopkins will greet the reception. All Graduate Council and Committee members are invited to attend as we recognize 43 graduate students who are considered to be outstanding in their respective programs.
J. Thomas expressed his appreciation to all Graduate Council and Committee members for all of the hard work that's gone into these programs this year. This was a very busy year, full of accomplishments.
IV. Committee Reports
* Policies Committee (L. Ream)
The Policies Committee met twice since the last Graduate Council meeting and discussed and acted on three items.
A proposal for a Certificate Program in Sports Management (SMP) was unanimously recommended by the Policies Committee. This program would allow students enrolled in the M.A. or M.Ed. Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate program, or in other master's degree programs, or enrolling in non-degree status for the certificate program only the opportunity to earn a 22 quarter hour graduate certificate in the sports management field. The implementation of the SMP program, which is based on the growth of sport and recreation related interests, will provide graduate certificate holders with a variety of professional options. Instructors will include faculty from the College of Education and Human Services, Raj Soin College of Business, and professionals from administrative departments and intercollegiate organizations.
A Global Health concentration proposal in the Master of Public Health Program was considered, but was returned to the department for clarification of elective course offerings and requirements. The Committee granted provisional approval to this new concentration, pending the department's response.
A Reading Committee for the proposed Ph.D. program in Sustaining Renewal in Organizations, comprised of L. VandeCreek, B. Baker and T. Hangartner, made recommendations to be considered by the proposal authors in regard to responding to the RACGS review of the PDP. The authors will consider revisions to the full proposal over the summer. The revised proposal should be returned to the Policies Committee by fall quarter for further consideration.
* Membership Committee (J. Petrick)
The Committee met and recommended three (3) nominations for full graduate faculty status and eleven (11) nominations for adjunct full graduate faculty status.
The full graduate faculty member nominees are:
Deborah Crusan Eng/CoLA
Barbara Hopkins Econ/RSCoB
Evan Osborne Econ/RSCoB
It was moved and seconded that the nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
The following nominees are recommended to the Graduate Council for adjunct full graduate faculty membership:
Peter Athanas EE/CECS
Kate Beard CSE/CECS
Ronny Blust ES PhD/CoSM
William Clements ES PhD/CoSM
Joseph Culp ES PhD/CoSM
Nicholas DelRaso CSE/CECS
Vasant Honavar CSE/CECS
Roger Kimmel MME/CECS
Rajesh Naik BMB/BSoM
Jeffrey Sanders MME/CECS
Andrey Voevodin MME/CECS
It was moved and seconded that these nominees be approved; the motion passed unanimously.
* Student Affairs (B. Gray)
We are pleased to announce that Gregory Logan Miller, our nominee for the Regents Graduate/Professional Fellowship Program, is a recipient of that award. The Ohio Board of Regents reviews applicants from Ohio's academically outstanding baccalaureate graduates who plan to continue their studies in Ohio, and selects about 70 scholars throughout the state to receive the Regents Fellowship.
Graduate Council Scholars selection is underway. We have a small pool of applicants to be considered this year. Thus far, six offers have been made with three accepting, two declining, and one outstanding at this point. Student Affairs will meet next week to discuss and rank the remaining Graduate Council Scholarship candidates.
* Research Committee (W. Sellers)
W. Sellers commented on the 2008-2017 University System of Ohio Strategic Plan for Higher Education. Performance in sponsored research is an important component of the plan. The National Science Foundation (NSF) ranks universities and, thereby, ranks states using metrics for university research and commercialization. Ohio is ranked in the top 30 in the nation in federally financed research spending per capita. The Chancellor wants the state to be in the top ten by 2017. Also, Ohio is ranked fifth in industry sponsored research with the goal to be number one by 2017.
A total of 397 invention disclosures were filed last year, with the 2017 goal to be determined. Also, University startups attract more than $1,000,000 annually.
According to NSF published figures on research expenditures, Wright States' total for FY2006 was $47.711M, an increase of 106.3% since FY 1999. This places us 3rd among public institutions in Ohio and 168th nationally. However, with the merger of the University of Toledo and the Medical University of Ohio, Wright State will rank 4th in state public university research funding. The seven year increase is also 4th among public institutions in the state. Wright State must not only maintain this funding, but also strive to increase it. One problem is an expected decrease of approximately $100,000 per year in Wright State's share of Ohio Research Challenge funding due to a change in the funding formula. Also, projections are that federal funding will be flat for the foreseeable future, so an aggressive stance in seeking sponsored research will be needed. A projection of total sponsored program funding (not just research) shows Wright State exceeding $100 M in 2010-2011.
It was announced that W. Sellers will be leaving Wright State in May to take a position at Loyola University in Chicago. Graduate Council thanked Bill for the wonderful leadership in his office and for all that he has contributed in his twelve years at Wright State.
B. Farmer moved that the Graduate Council minutes include a Resolution expressing thanks to Dr. Sellers for his many contributions to Wright State. This passed by acclamation.
Be it resolved that the Wright State University Graduate Council expresses its appreciation to and respect for the leadership of Dr. William Sellers in guiding the growth of sponsored research over the period 1996-2008.
V. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.


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St. Joseph's - 1, Farmingdale State - 0
Patchogue, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team fell, 1-0, in a road match at Skyline opponent St. Joseph's this afternoon in Patchogue, N.Y. The Rams dropped to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play, while the Golden Eagles improved to 7-2-2 and a perfect 2-0 in Skyline action.
St. Joe's struck early as freshman forward Jamianne Eden (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) scored off junior midfielder Samantha Garcia's (Central Islip, N.Y.) pass only 3:32 into the game. The Golden Eagles held a 6-5 shot advantage in the first half and took a 1-0 lead into the break.
In the second half, Farmingdale State took 12 shots, including seven on goal, but were unable to even the score. St. Joe's held the Rams scoreless and captured the Skyline match 1-0.
Farmingdale State next will travel to Mount Saint Vincent for a conference game on Saturday, September 29th at 5:00 p.m. The game will be played at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, N.Y.


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How to connect a Bluetooth device to a laptop / desktop
The following video is part of the Sony Bluetooth Series and talks about connecting a Bluetooth device with a Windows or Apple computer. For more information, check the article below.
Step 1: Put the device you want to connect into pairing mode
The first important step is to make the device you want to connect to your laptop or desktop discoverable. You do this by initiating pairing mode. The way to do this varies, depending on the device you want to use (headphones, speakers, smartphone, etc.). Check the manual of your product for more information on pairing mode.
- For Bluetooth speakers or headphones, there will be a pairing button available that you will need to press and hold for several seconds to activate pairing mode on Bluetooth speakers or headphones.
- If it's the very first time you are using your speakers or headphones, it's highly likely that they will automatically go into pairing mode when you turn them on.
- However, remember that the second and consecutive times you pair a device, pairing mode might differ with the first time you've paired it with a device when you unboxed it:
E.g. The MDR-1000X immediately goes into pairing mode when using it for the first time; the second time you want to pair these headphones you will have to press and hold the pairing mode button for 7 seconds.
- Ensure your device is not already connected to a previous device: Bluetooth devices often automatically connect with previously paired devices when they are nearby and Bluetooth is enabled.
Step 2: Enable Bluetooth on your laptop/desktop
Windows 10 & 8
- Go to [Settings]
- Click on [Devices]
- Click the [Bluetooth] tab and ensure Bluetooth is set to [ON]
- Otherwise, select [More Bluetooth options] / [Advanced Bluetooth settings] underneath Related Settings
- This will open the Bluetooth settings window. In the first tab [Options] you will see a [Discovery] section with the [Allow Bluetooth devices to find this PC] option
- Check the option, and don't forget to click the [Apply] button at the bottom
Windows 7
- Go to [Control Panel]
- Use the search function to search for [Bluetooth]
- Click on [Change Bluetooth settings] and ensure the necessary settings are enabled:
- Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer
- Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer
- Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect
- Don't forget to press [Apply]
iOS / Mac
- On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth.
Your Mac is now discoverable.
- Alternatively, go the top menu bar and click on the Bluetooth icon if it is available
Ensure Bluetooth is enabled.
Step 3: Pairing and setting up your device
Windows 10 & 8
- Click the [Start] button and select [Settings]
- Select [Devices]
- Click the [Bluetooth] tab, and then click the [Bluetooth] button to turn on the BLUETOOTH function.
- Select your device and click [Pair]
- Check your sound settings to make sure that sound is played via the correct output.
Windows 7
- Click [Start]
- Go to [Control Panel]
- Select [Devices and Printers] (sometimes located under [Hardware and Sound] )
- Under [Devices and Printers], click [Add a device]
- Make sure the Bluetooth headset has been set to "Pairing Mode"
- In the list, locate the device you want to connect (there might be many other devices around you, eager to connect).
In the following example, we are connecting the WH-H900 headphones, after putting them in pairing mode by pressing the ON button for 7 seconds.
- In the [Add a device] window, select the Bluetooth headset and you will see a [Connecting to device] notification
At this point, your computer might automatically install the required drivers, and this will prompt a notification near the taskbar area. Depending on your headphone or speaker model, you might have to enter the pairing code. The default code is 0000.
Once the device is added you will see the following screen:
When you click on the [Devices and Printers] button, it will take you to an overview of the devices connected to your laptop/desktop. If you double-click your device, you will see the following options screen:
If your headphones are equipped with a microphone, you will have the option to choose the operations you want to use your headphones for:
Listen to music
Forward VoIP Calls to Handsfree
Note that the second option will reduce your sound quality compared to the first option because it takes preference on signal strength over sound quality.
Finally, right-click on the sound icon in the taskbar to select [Playback devices] and make sure your headphones are selected as the Default Playback Device
iOS / Mac
- If you have successfully put your speakers or headphones into pairing mode, they should appear in the Bluetooth list. If you do not immediately see them, make sure to scroll down to see if they're not hidden further in the menu.
In the following example, we have paired both the MDR-1000X and the MDR-ZX330BT
- Select your device in the list and click the [Pair] button
You can connect multiple devices (but not necessarily play them at the same time, you will have to select the output source)
Don't forget to check your sound settings in system preferences to enable the correct output:
Additional troubleshooting tips
Turn Bluetooth OFF and ON again
Try switching Bluetooth OFF and ON again if you are certain your device is in pairing mode but is not showing in your device list on your computer.
Remember to turn OFF Airplane mode (Windows 10)
- Go to [Start]
- Select [Settings]
- Go to [Network & Internet]
- Change the option [Airplane Mode] to [OFF]
Check your Bluetooth drivers
- Click [Start] and search for [Device Manager] (This will prompt the window on the screenshot below to pop up)
- Look for all Bluetooth listings by opening the [Network Adapters category] and/or the [Bluetooth Radios category] (if available).
- Check if the driver has no yellow exclamation mark or down arrow sign
- Exclamation mark: update or reinstall your computer's Bluetooth drivers
- Down arrow: Bluetooth is disabled: right click and enable to activate Bluetooth


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MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF RECURRENT CHROMOSOMAL REARRANGEMENTS IN HUMAN LEUKEMIAS AND LYMPHOMAS by Albert G Tsai A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) August 2008 Copyright 2008 Albert G Tsai
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|The bcl-2 translocation, t(14;18)(q32;q21), is found in about 50% of all non-Hodgkin 's lymphomas, and the bcl-1 translocation, t(11;14)(q13;q32), in >90% of mantle cell lymphomas, making them the most common chromosomal rearrangements in human lymphoma. They occur when double-strand breaks on the bcl-2 region, 18q21, or the bcl-1 region, 11q13, are joined to those from an ongoing V(D)J recombination event on 14q32 via the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway. While the V(D)J and NHEJ processes have been extensively characterized, the nature of double-strand breakage at the bcl-1 and bcl-2 regions has remained a mystery since their discovery almost 25 years ago. Computational statistical analysis of more than 1,700 breakpoints from human lymphoid and myeloid chromosomal rearrangements yields an intriguing finding: Translocations occurring at the pro-B/pre-B stage, including the bcl-1 and bcl-2 translocations, are highly focused to the dinucleotide sequence CpG. In addition to the bcl-1 major translocation cluster (MTC), the bcl-2 major breakpoint region (MBR), the bcl-2 intermediate cluster region (icr), and the bcl-2 minor cluster region (mcr), CpG hotspots also occur at the E2A cluster region from t(1;19)(q23;p13) E2A-PBX1 translocations. We do not see such hotspots in rearrangements in lymphoid-myeloid progenitors, mature B cells, or T cells, including t(12;21)(p12;q22) TEL-AML1, t(8;21)(q22;q22) AML1-ETO, t(9;22)(q34;q11) BCR-ABL, t(8;14)(q24;q32), c-myc-IgH switch, and del(1)(p32) SCL-SIL, just to name a few. Furthermore, we demonstrate a unique breakpoint distribution around CpGs, consistent with the structure-specific endonuclease activity of the lymphoid-specific RAG complex acting on bubble, mismatch, and gap DNA substrates.; CpG is of special significance in vertebrates because of the tendency for cytosines in this context to be methylated at the C5 position, and deaminated to another endogenous base, thymine. Theresulting T:G mismatches are not always repaired, leading to a genome-wide CpG depletion over evolutionary time termed "CpG suppression" as well as high rates of mutations at CpGs in tumor suppressor genes in many cancers. However, CpG has not previously been described as a motif for chromosomal translocation. We propose a lesion-specific double-strand breakage mechanism involving the RAG complex acting at deaminated methyl-CpGs to explain the observed stage-specificity and unique breakpoint distributions at these cluster regions.
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the above is the 4-ch really long song thread.
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I'm interested to see how it would work if we were to try it.
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Discussion in 'Member Introductions' started by missmelyssa, Dec 17, 2008.
Huh? How could this possibly be a scam? She's not asking for any money.
You've got issues, kid.
True but at least I didn't forget the wheel lock key . OP vanished into thin air.
You can join the forums w/out being a 'CCA member; members get the club logo avatar.
Nope, I'm definitely still here. Work has been hectic and draining, so I haven't had a chance to get on the forums. Thanks for the awesome welcome and maintenance info. Oh I totally know that I'm no longer in Honda land. I am so excited about this new venture in my life.
People have told me about how important maintenance is, so I've got two shops somewhat in my area that I'm looking into. EdgeMotorWorks is one. But I'd like to learn and do as much as I can on my own. So far the oil change seems quite easy. I definitely don't mind getting my hands dirty.
A my friend introduced me to Zaino, so I've been using those products on my car. Keeping it clean is my new hobby, especially since I park it outside. And I commute on a windy road which goes around a mountain, so my car does collect a lot of dust and dirt. Do you guys still give it a quick wash when it's raining?
How do I get the avatar? I did join and paid my $40. But I'm still new to all of this, so maybe I need to edit something in my Profile.
I have driven both autos and sticks. I do enjoy sticks more tho, especially on my windy road commute. I found my car at an Acura dealership. I noticed they had bimmers as I drove by. I wanted a car with low miles. My '06 only had 21k on it. I got it for $24,880. Even after purchasing it, I looked around and couldn't find a better deal. I was so happy to finally get a bimmer that (at the time) either a stick or auto would do. I do miss driving a stick. I even test drove an '06 3301 6spd a week or so ago (in the rain). It was a good price - $21,900 with 70k on it. But there was no way they'd make an even swap with me, so I obviously didn't buy it.
I do like the look of the e30's and e46's. I really enjoy my car, but should I go with an older car with higher mileage if I really want a stick?
I feel like such a loser . Sorry new member . Its just that we just had an epic thread where a 18 yr old wanted to know what was the best BMW for him for college. After a reply or two, he vanished. You see, myself and alot of other members have no life and come up on here at least 10 times a day
I don't when its raining, but I do clean my rims like twice a day .
You can get an avatar by going to the User Profile link on the upper left hand corner and upload a picture from your computer. Your car is a great car, even if its a steptronic. If you really want a stick (like really really really bad) then you have two options:
1) Try to trade in your car (Don't know why the other dealer didn't want to swap cars with you) for a manual trans one. Or-
2) Keep your 06 and buy a used BMW, like a E30 or E36 to have fun with the 5-speed.
Well - I know there's a way to tie your club membership to your forum registration, but I can't tell you what to click where as I've totally forgotten whatever I had to do 9 months ago when they rolled out these new forums. You will want to do it though, as members are able to have more access to some parts of the site than non-members. If nobody else responds with what to do, call the national office, they'll be able to explain it.
Check the registration email you received when you joined the forums, there may be a link in it for linking membership & forum registration.
As Chris mentions, you can also have a custom avatar pic to show up w/ your posts as well, but you have to have your forum registration and membership linked for the 'CCA logo pic to show.
Oh! & Welcome to the club and congrats on your car!
As for opting for a stick - you'll have to decide how much you miss it to weigh whether it's worth opting for a different car.
If you like E46's particularly - lower mileage examples will only get harder to find as time goes by, so that might be one reason. But, there should still be plenty around, so I wouldn't think there would be any reason to panic and rush off to get another car, for the time being.
Just adding a 2nd vehicle to the stable might be an option, but that's extra maintenance & insurance expense, plus just driving both vehicles enough to keep them in running order.
The newer E90 3-series cars don't have dipsticks, which is a maintenance issue for some - stuff like that may or may not be important to you for longer-term considerations about what you prefer for your car and possible maintenance. Automatic transmissions seem to (very generally speaking) have a life span of 150k miles (or so) - if you're thinking of driving and maintaining your bimmer for as long as possible (although it sounds like you typically haven't done that with your other cars), you might find a manual transmission preferable for longevity. Flip-side though, if you do lots of stop-n-go traffic or traffic jams, you might find the manual tiresome over time.
With electronic monitoring systems being federally mandated for all vehicles in 2013, and stuff like no dipsticks and no spare tires - the more inclined I get towards wanting to drive cars that have the stuff that's been common to vehicles for the last hundred years! Never mind having electro-gizmo nanny's tracking every move. Change is only better sometimes!
uh, but... I digress
Enjoy your bimmer, whatever ya do!
I'm logged in at work! But can't be as attentive since it's the last day of work before Christmas!
But I understand about people hopping in and out of forums. I'm going to try and be active on here.
Yes, if I had the money I'd like an old e30. It has charm. But currently have no space to park it and don't have the money at the moment. Still keeping it in mind though.
Oh I had no idea about the 2013 rule. The fancy gagdets are nice for some, but it's not for everyone.
Hmmm....well I've decided to keep my car. I mean it has low miles, and this way I'll know its history since I'm the one putting all the miles on it. I've gone through many cars and trucks mainly because I didn't buy an e46 7 years ago when I wanted it.
There are many e30's around, so maybe in a year or two I can save up some money and get a fun stick to drive around.
Ah, an E30 lover. I like you already.
Marshall - are you serious about that federally mandated BS about electronic monitoring this and that? Why??? What is so wrong with a dipstick and a spare tire?
Do you have proof that this will be required?
Well when I was younger, my dad and his wife had identical ones. Both puter in color. Now my sister's boyfriend has a white convertible. They just have this nice look to them. And I'm a sucker for the simplicity of the older cars.
Lucky you. I have to show up tomorrow AND Friday for work. If you get a chance, post pics of your bimmer.
Joe Chamberlain mentions it in his December Roundel column - I'm sure you could google up some details on it, although I haven't gone that far yet. So, unfortunately, yes, it sounds serious to me!
I do have to come back on Friday as well. Maybe I'll have time this weekend to post pics of my car.
Everything is still stock.
I was just told that my job will be closed on Friday. 4-day weekend
Ah, that's why I haven't heard of this. I haven't gotten a chance to read December yet.
It's the look that grows on you. I never liked the E30 design at first, but when I first bought mine (out of reluctance - it was the only BMW I could afford, for $400!), I learned to love the looks, the placement of controls, and the overall simplicity. Don't get me wrong, it was a really advanced car for its time, but my golly is it one of the most simple yet fun cars to drive today.
$400 for your E dirty?
Yeah, almost sounds too good to be true.
Awesome deal though.
I hear that there are some bimmer owners that are super old school and don't like the new body style or what it has to offer.
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What better way to amp up your sex life than by giving each other an expert (at-home) massage? Here are seven steps to the best massage you'll ever give -- and receive. The best part: This couples spa treatment is totally free!
Step 1: With your partner lying on their stomach, warm your hands by rubbing them together. Place them on your partner -- one hand on the upper back, one on the lower. Leave your hands there for a long moment; this starts your spouse on the path to total relaxation.
Step 2: Rub a small amount of oil between your hands to make it warm. Slowly rub your hands up and down your partner's whole backside, first kneading down, and then all the way back up, and leading with the fleshy base of your hand. Repeat a few times until you feel their muscles relax.
Step 3: Continue down to the legs with long, slow strokes. Don't forget the feet! Spend time gently rubbing their soles, starting with the heels and moving downward and outward to the balls of the feet. Gently tug on the toes.
Step 4: Move up to the arms. Use some palm circling on their upper arm and forearm muscles; then use your thumbs to massage the heels of your spouse's hands. Gently rub the webbing between each finger to release stress.
Step 5: Ask your spouse to flip over, and standing behind their head, massage their shoulder muscles with a kneading motion. Once you feel them loosen up, go in a little deeper where you feel knots.
Step 6: You can't end a massage without a deluxe head-rub. Anyone who's gotten a scalp massage at a hair salon knows how great it feels. Using your fingertips, make small circles on the front of the scalp, moving outward behind the ears and down to the nape of the neck. To finish, gently scratch your partner's head from front to back.
Step 7: Bring your spouse a glass of water (to release toxins) and let them unwind for five minutes. But don't let them get too comfortable...it's your turn now!
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In Swedish some scientific theories are called law, and some simply theory. For instance the theory of gravity is called the law of gravity but theory of evolution is called, as in English, a theory.
How about changing the name from theory of evolution to the "law of evolution"? It sounds more powerful, unquestionable and I think that we have for a long time reached a level of certainty about the validity of the theory so that it is justifiable to call it a law of science.
I thought of this when watching a couple of years old lecture by Professor Dawkins where he speaks about consciousness raising and the importance of the correct use of language when speaking about a catholic child vs child of catholic parents where the latter would be the correct term since the child does not know what he/she prefers and thus is being labeled.
Although this move will not by any means win the battle I think when new people would come across the term it would give evolution a higher stature.
I think that psychologically it is easy to dismiss something like "just a theory" but to dismiss a law, at least in my mind seems a bit harder.
What do you think?
Greetings, Sanai.
Evolution may be adhered to as a principle and one in which specific laws of nature may be found, but I don't think the file folder itself should be called a law.
Evolution is a category of physical principles and laws.
From the perspective of theism, it must be maintained as a theory and possibly a big misunderstanding.
No, you are incorrect on some important fundamentals here.
Firstly, in science the difference between 'law' and 'theory' is well understood. A law refers to a universal principle, usually expressable as a logical syllogism, or a mathematical equation (such as the Law of Gravity, which is an equation). A theory is a unifying explanation that draws on several facts and laws.
Secondly, the law of gravity is not the theory of gravity. The law of gravity is the mathematical equation that describes the force felt between two objects. The theory of gravity is the idea that all matter is attracted to all other matter with a force equal to that expressed by the law.
Even Darwin who started Evolution theory say that the only problem his theory has is EVIDENCE. Yet his theory is projected and taught in schools as fact. All archeological evidences suggest that whenever there is a change in the skull shape of human through history it always show sudden change not gradual.
I recently learned, on this forum, about fallibilism which is the doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction.


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Have a beautiful curly maple plank that I was able to plane down to 5/8" to get rid of saw marks. However it was plain sawn so am concern about it bowing. It is 14" wide and I really would like to not cut the plank. So any suggestions?
Breadboard ends?
Is it bowed now? Was it kiln dried, and kiln dried by someone that knows what he is doing? Is it acclimated to your shop? What is the current moisture level of the wood? Top top? Table design? Are you shipping it across the country to some weather extreme? I don't know why everyone is so afraid of wood these days. Start out with good material, follow the rules of proper furniture construction and proper finishing techniques to balance moisture absorbtion, and go to the next peice.
Kiln dried by company that knows how to kiln dry wood. It is acclimated to my shop and all, does have a slit bow in it, do not have a moisture content meter. It will be a top without "aprons" for the top nor will it be shipped else where in the country. Do have good material and this is a great piece of wood.
Breadboard ends, had not thought about it but it would work due to having enough ot the same wood from the same board.
I'm no fan of bread board ends on a modern design. Are you just going to fasten the legs to a 5/8 thick top, or run the legs through the top and wedge them? You sure won't have much for screw engagement if you use them to fasten on the legs.
Well the big issue for me is keeping the 5/8" maple plank flat since it is sawn flat. Have any suggestions?
Battens on the underside, screwed near the center with tight pilot holes and near the edges with slotted holes and pan head screws.
Okay I know battens are strips of wood. So the middle batten would be tightly screwed while the end battens would have slots in the battens to allow movement in the curly maple plank if I understand you right?
Here's a hall table that is similar to what I am making. So tell me a little more about the battens
One of the hallmarks of a professional furniture maker is problem solving. One of the first tasks of problem solving is to determine the goals of a solution, and the parameters within which the solution will be workable.
All of this requires knowledge, much more so than can be acquired in a few paragraphs online.
If this knowledge is beyond your ability, then it is time to up your contribution to your efforts. Attend a class, do research, visit museums, look at furniture and develop strategies that will work for what you want to make. Or work with a professional that is willing to let you learn while you work.
Or, you may be better off shopping for plans.
Beyond that, here is your first question for you to answer: Why will the flat sawn board warp?
The flat sawn plank is similar to the attached pic and this would general mean some bowing at some point. Over the last few years I've attempted to learn new techniques here and there, but classes that would interest me are expensive. Am saving some funds for next year for a week long class in Philly that takes teaches Nakashima's work. Classes are expensive. So if the good wood workers would offer classes at a more reasonable rate I would be taking them. Am just a forester -- not the doctor that's into wood working or retired engineer or the successful businessman, etc. They have the professional Grizzlies, Delta Unisaws, etc. So if they would have the classes then I'd take more. The one in Philly is $1100.
I have a four week furlough that lasts from mid January to mid February and I do try to connect with a woodworker that building style I like. And ask if I can visit his workshop and learn from them while working free with them. Once almost ended up with a Master Japanese Woodworker during my furlough but his cancer came back so that did not work out. Other reasons involve insurance.
that table design in your picture would definitely look good with bread board ends.
Why will the flat sawn board warp?
Or should each person complete the school of hard knocks with little help ?
Or should we only give tips and advice to those who seem to know what they are doing ?
Part of the issue here is to be in business and call yourself a professional has little to do with ability or skills so the field , since no degrees are usually required is open to all .
I would do much better on a test now then 35 years ago , how bout you ?
The most simple method for milling a log into planks, plain sawing, involves making a series of parallel cuts through the log. This method is quick and leaves the least amount of waste. Because of the directional tension across the grain as the wood dries, ages and wears, flat sawn boards can be subject to cupping, twisting and bowing. Often, dry boards will absorb moisture from the atmosphere and will become distorted. Plain sawn lumber has a large variety of appearances based on the angle of the growth rings relative to the surface of the board. Often, these rings can be nearly parallel to the board, creating large, open patterns. When the angle of the growth rings nears perpendicular to the surface of the board, there are tighter stripes across the face of the plank.
As a forester one of the areas of my study was wood technology not the building of furniture.
Just out of curiosity, since I see that you're from PA, did you go to Penn State? I studied forestry at Penn State in the seventies.
Ken , a couple of things , were you a Silviculturist when you were with the forest service ? I did a kitchen for one , like you he told me he engineered the species geneticly to be the board he wanted .
When he looked at one of the large glued up drawer faces he asked me if that was one piece of wood .
It became obvious to me that he may know how to grow the trees but he did not know what he was looking at .
" Knowledge without experience is simply information "
No, did not go to Penn State, went to University of Tennessee and now work with the NPS at the Great Smoky Mountains national park.
D. Brown, this is just such a nice piece of wood and that was the reason to make a hall table out of it. Regular I would rip the boards and glue them together to make the top, but really did not want to do this. Besides I do not think I have the ability to slice a veneer out of this board. So was looking for a way to ensure good movement minus any bowing and such.
Oh the suspense is killing me. Will Ken ever ring in with the correct answer to Kilgore's question? Will seasonal or moisture swelling of wood ever get mentioned? Will anyone ever tell Ken the proper slotting of cleats? Will anyone ever suggest that Ken reads Hoadley's book Understanding Wood? Will anyone ever tell Ken that the wood must be finished top an bottom to allow equal moisture absorbtion? These questions and more on "As Wood Moves".
I'm not sure how many master craftsmen this website has on board, but there's no shortage of master wise asses.
I think Ken already knows that but is looking for an solution to his unforgiving design . Where the cleats going to go with the design as it is ?
After a degree and a career in forestry he knows little about wood movement or design but the table pictured looks nice .
It's called humor Dave.
Sorry, I haven't followed this thread since my earlier post, didn't think it needed elaboration. By battens I mean solid wood strips thick enough to restrain the panel's tendency to cup (say 3/4" to 1" in this case) screwed to the panel's underside with their grain direction at right angles to that of the panel in such a way that the screws do not restrict the panel's movement in width due to varying humidity levels. Thus the battens would be screwed tight at the panel's center, and the screws at the ends of the battens would run through slots, allowing the solid wood panel to grow and shrink while remaining flat. A breadboard end might accomplish the same thing, although if only as thick as the panel it's doubtful, and the relative movement of the two pieces would be apparent at various seasons. The panel could be restrained by a frame, but its movement would still have to be designed into the system. The most common system for harnessing table top cupping is to use metal s-clips or cabinetmaker's buttons (L-shaped wooden clips) screwed to the underside of the top and their tongues caught in a groove or pockets in the apron of a leg and apron frame, or the stretchers of a trestle frame. It's not clear how large your panel is, you may need intermediate cross stretchers between the ends of your frame depending on the length.
It would pay you to get a copy of Joyce's "Encyclopedia of Furnituremaking". It will answer most questions of this nature, as they have been dealt with for centuries.
Kevin I've gone with the cleat idea which sounds best and can add it to my design as some contrast to the maple and cherry. Just did get back from a week long backcountry trip at work. Enjoyed the humor and discussion guys,
"The most simple method for milling a log into planks, plain sawing, ..."
...not that this is an answer to Mr. Trout's question, but here's my best guess citation for you anyway.
Here's two more really easy questions to point you in the right direction:
I asked the question because the OP is concerned about the board 'bowing' - apparently since it was plain sawn. He continues by mentioning he does 'not want to cut the plank'. This confuses things, because he proposes that cutting the plank will somehow prevent bowing. Not a good linkage of cause and effect. His OP in fact has two statements that utilize defective cause and effect. This is the reason for all the confusion that follows. His statements presuppose conditions that are faulty, or at least unclear, and the conclusions are based on that, as well as many of the responses.
I asked why he is concerned about it bowing (whatever is meant by that could be another discussion...). Does plain sawing affect its proclivity to bow? -- as an attempt to explore the faulty (in my opinion) connection.
>> Answer: Why does wood move (assumed to include 'bowing')? Wood moves in response to changes in Moisture Content (MC). This is normally caused by changes in the Relative Humidity (RH) in the environment of the board. A reading of Hoadley or any basic book on wood technology, or even here on Woodweb, will get that basic bit of info.
So, is the piece going to be in an area where MC is likely to change from changes in RH? What will be the parameters of that change in RH > MC?
Then, how will that affect the board? "Bowing" is one response. Cupping, twisting, cracking, moving, winding, splitting, or more are other responses.
Battens, assumed to be cross grain, can prevent cupping. I'm unsure about preventing bowing since I don't know what is meant by that term. The battens (cleats, sticks, things) placed cross grain will do nothing to prevent most of the other defects that can happen.
Natural curiosity is good thing, but must be countered by logical and rational thought, generating a sound line of reasoning. Without those simple basics, we would have a planet full of religious wars and hatred.
There you go!
Well, technically bowing refers to curvature of a board throughout its length, i.e. "rocker", whereas cupping refers to rounding across its width and crook to a bend in the edge direction. I addressed the issue of cupping as that is the most common problem with a wide plainsawn board, and seemed to be what the O.P. was concerned with. Bowing would be addressed with the same technique for a tabletop, pulling the board down onto a frame with clips.
On the issue of free advice, it's worth every penny. If the questioner brings nothing to the fray but uninformed curiosity, perhaps he will exit with some useful information, and may actually be able to put it to good use. Perhaps he will be inspired to do some research before asking again, or maybe he will be sufficiently rebuked by the gadflies that he will never return. I am willing to share my experience, such as it is, with anyone who cares enough to ask,but it is only reasonable to expect an informed question on a "professional" forum.
One of the first tasks of problem solving is to determine the goals of a solution, and the parameters within which the solution will be workable.


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Well I always knew Kyle Drabek was going to be amazing and after his impressive 2011 season debut on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 against the Minnesota Twins I think I have been proven correct. Ok, so actually I was a bit rough on him in my Top Blue Jays prospects piece based on his so-so minor league resume and while one game doesn't make a season and certainly doesn't make a career his performance on Saturday was a step in the right direction.
The Minnesota Twins quite frankly looked lost against the relatively unknown major league commodity Kyle Drabek and Drabek took advantage carving up the Twins with a wide assortment of two and four seam fastballs and an effective cut fastball. The cut fastball was especially effective on the outside corner of the plate against left-handed batters as Drabek caught a few Twins looking for strike three – though it appeared the strike zone at times was slightly favouring the pitcher.
The Twins took feeble hacks most of the game during Drabek's seven strong innings and his final line was pretty impressive – 7 IPs, 1 hit, 1 earned, 3 walks and 7 strikeouts. It took him 101 pitches to get through seven innings and while his defense picked him up at times he was clearly in total command for most of the outing.
The seven strikeouts are extremely encouraging and although the league will adjust to Drabek as they learn his nuances a bit better an even better sign was the amount of worm burners he was inducing – 11 ground outs to only one fly out. A look at the pitch f/x data will give us a more complete picture and I was especially curious to see how the cutter would look in terms of movement, velocity and placement.
According to Brooks Baseball Drabek threw 14 cutters (9 for strikes, only 1 swinging) and the average horizontal break was 1.41 inches with an average speed of 90 MPH. For comparison the wicked cutter of Mariano Rivera can move 2.5+ inches away from a righty, but that isn't fair to any pitcher as he has made a living on one pitch and has obviously mastered it.
Here is another chart plotting horizontal movement with speed and pitch type.
Drabek changed speeds well, threw a variety of different fastballs to each side of the plate and flashed a pretty solid curveball at times as well. Have a look at the vertical movement and horizontal movement of each pitch as well.
We have to temper our excitement and expectations given his age, lack of experience and in my mind still a suspect minor league track record but to not come away totally impressed with Kyle Drabek's season debut is extremely imprudent. Drabek's next start should come Friday night (April 8th, 2011) against the L.A. Angels, I am sure a lot of eyes will be on that game to see just how he will follow up his stellar debut.
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David Smith "Smithy" Wine (or Wines) is a legend in the upper reaches of the Little Kanawha Watershed and he is the several-great grandfather of many who live or lived in the Oil Creek Watershed. David Smith Wine (1822-1909) and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Conrad) Wine (1830-1917) lived on Tripplets Run, just over the hill south of Oil Creek. Both David Smith and Elizabeth were from a long line of pioneers dating into the early 1700s and even the 1600s.
Preacher's Kid and Fiddler
One tells that "George Wine had a son named David Smith Wine. George was a preacher. He allowed both Indians and blacks to worship with him." Research by Nettie Gregory suggests there was a Dunkard church on Curry Ridge near Falls Mill and nearby were a cemetery for blacks and a cemetery for Indians. Joe Hacker, referring to page 99 of West Virginia The State and Its People by Otis K. Rice, explained ". . . The Dunkards were a German sect. . . Like the Quakers, the Dunkards refused to take oaths or bear arms. They believed that they must pay the Indians for lands which they took. . . "
Right: The kind of violin Smith would have had, this one was made by Clover Fork craftsman Charley Blake in the early 1900s.
And of course, any description of Smith should mention his fiddling. In the late 1900s Smith's great grandson Melvin Wine (probably the most celebrated fiddler from central West Virgina) said that Smith was known for his fiddling and his favorite tune was Soldier's Joy. Melvin also told the following story.
"(One time Smith) was over to Sutton to pay his taxes and he was walking back. There was paths all through the woods where you could take near cuts you know--get there quicker. He laid down to get him a drink of water and when he raised up he was stone blind. He said he had to crawl to try to get to where he could get some help. He never could see after then, but he never would play the fiddle after then either, just one or two tunes to my dad was all he'd play."
~ In one he joined the First Partisan Rangers with his brother John but was captured or deserted after a couple months.
~ In a second, he was a nonpartisan, easy-going fiddler who was caught in the maelstrom of the times.
~ In a third he was a bushwhacker: one of the old sharpshooters who would wait in the bushes overlooking the road where troops marched and couriers rode and then pick off a couple soldiers before fleeing into the dense woods.
What to believe? Who knows? Maybe a little of all three. Here they are for your consideration.
Records Show
D. S. Wines, John Wines and Wesley Williams, along with many others, enlisted in Braxton County in the First Regiment, Virginia Partisan Rangers, (later Capt. John Imboden's 62nd Virginia Infantry) on 20 Aug 1862. Smith, John and Wesley were listed as deserters on 4 Oct 1862, at Capon Bridge.
Were these our David Smith Wine, his brother John and his neighbor/future in-law S. Wesley Williams? Very likely. Confederate soldiers were taken prisoner that day and sent to Camp Chase in Columbus, OH, so maybe they had been captured and escaped in transport.
An Easy Going Fiddler
"During the War Between the States, Smithy was known for helping anyone who came to the house. All soldiers were welcome no matter what side they were on. When the Confederate Army found out what was going on, they arrested Smithy and marched him down to Richmond to sign the Oath of Allegiance to the south. On his way back to his house the Confederates found out he could play the fiddle. He then was called upon to play the fiddle for the Confederate troops. When the Yankee Army found out what was going on they sent a patrol from Bulltown, WV to his house. They order to shoot Smithy for helping out the south. When his children found out what was going on they piled on top of Smithy. Back then they were not allowing shooting someone if they had to shoot someone else first. When the soldiers saw what was going on they ordered for Smithy house to be burnt down. While Smithy was rebuilding the house they went to live in a cave. After they moved into the new house, the cave they were living in collapsed."
Right: Slim Qunitin: Marilyn (Cole) Posey and Charlie Cole
A Bushwhacker, Set to Music
Cousins Marilyn (Cole) Posey and Charlie Cole are Orlando based musicians (Slim Quinton duo) and folk historians. On a trip to the Blake Cemetery on Clover Fork they met a man who knew a man who. . . had on a transcription of a cassette tape made nearly twenty years ago. The sheet of paper said:
"This is Job, "Get the Wood" Conley, from the other side of the mountain. I was in the yard one day, when this little tune came flying around and I thought the little tune outta have some words put to it to make a little song~ So I went out behind the barn, got a turkey feather, some poke berry juice and a corn husk or two, stood nfly he fld and Wrote this song and called it 1862. Never did know where the tune came from, but it is a true song my grandmother told me many, many times. Goes a little something like this."
When Great-grandpa crossed the mountains over into Cumberland.
He joined the Yankee Amy back 1861.
They gave him a bright blue uniform and a long barreled rifle gun.
One day the captain said to him, I need twelve men to go
Way up it West Virginia where the Little Kanawha flows
Two hundred miles of wilderness you have to travel through
To stop the bloody killing, it was 1862.
My other Great-grandpa was at home when the Yankees called that day.
He was sitting in the back yard smoking his pipe away.
The Captain told the Sergent not to fool around
But kill bushwackin' "Smithy" and burn his cabin down.
Grandpa had a loving wife and 'Betsy" was her name
She was standing by Great-Grandpa when the Yankee soldiers came.
Nine children all began to cry and make so much ado
They couldn't shoot Great-grandpa lest they shoot some children too.
Twice they sent a soldier d.w4r Great-grandpas' reprieve
Captain finally told him to burn the house and leave.
They rode off down the mountain side in a column two by two0.
the twelfth day of October, it was 1862.
They moved in under a great big rock with no place to go
Piled it around with sticks and stones to keep out the wind and snow
They slept on leaves and branches the long cold winter through
That was how they made it back in 1862.
Amanda Jane was nine years old that fateful day
When the Yankees burned her cabin, tried to blow her dad away.
They had no bed to sleep in, not a pot to cook their stew.
They lived on squirrels and rabbits back in 1862.
Now many a year has passed since 5~great-grandpas' Yankee son
Married the Rebel's daughter and they lived on Tripplet run.
Thus is a truthful story cause any grandma told me too
Of how they lived in under a rock in 1862.
Now many a fight has broken out since the war was won
And many an eye was blackened up there on Old Long Run
Everything has turned out fine that was supposed to do
When they picked up the pieces back in 1862.
David Smith and Elizabeth (Conrad) Wine had as many as fourteen children. Their daughter Amanda married Tom Conley, the son of a veteran of the Union Army. Amanda would have been about ten years old in 1862, when their home was burned.
Job who apparently wrote and sang 1862 was a grandson of Tom and Amanda (Wine) Conley. His cousins Dink and Roy "John" Conley would have, of course, also been Tom and Amanda's grandsons.
Right: Two of their children who would have been present at the burning of their home and the winter in the cave are pictured to the left. Rebecca (left) would have been about three years old and Margaret (right) would have been about five years old.
Left: Their greatgreat grandson Roger Conrad with his wife Sandy (Burgett) Conrad. who live on Three Lick today.
Center, below: Smithy and Betsey's grandson, son of John Nelson and Isabel (Bragg) Wine, David Smith Wine with his wife Mary (Claypool) and their children. This photo is from Hughie Ratliff who is a greatgrandson of Smithy Wine by way of Armintie (Wine) Ratliff and a greatgreatgrandson of Smithy Wine by way of Sarah (Wine) Riffle. Armintie 's husband was John Russell Ratliff and Sarah's husband was Charles Riffle.