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January 25, 2013 · Updated 2:09 PM
Friends of Youth has announced a valuable re-addition to the youth service agency's team in Howard (Terry) Hall.
Hall, a Sammamish resident, is rejoining the Friends of Youth Board after a year hiatus. He practices litigation, toxic tort and employment law at Wolfstone, Panchot and Bloch in downtown Seattle.
Hall is a past trustee of the Washington Defense Lawyers and serves on the King County Superior Court Panel of Arbitrators.
"We are excited that Terry has decided to rejoin our Board of Directors," said Terry Pottmeyer, President and CEO of Friends of Youth. "His leadership and talents will continue to be valuable assets to Friends of Youth."
Friends of Youth provides programs which encourage individual growth and promote constructive relationships. These programs focus on the following main areas: Residential Services, Homeless Youth Services and Youth and Family Services. In 2012, more than 5146 young people and their families have been helped by Friends of Youth.
With 60 years of experience, national accreditation and 21 sites in 17 cities, the agency provides safe places to live and emotional support for youth and families in challenging circumstances. For more information, please visit www.friendsofyouth.org.
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Thomas "Tom" Jefferson Montgomery, 84, of Crown City, died on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at Abbyshire Place.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, October 22, 2012, at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. There will be full military graveside services by the Gallia County Funeral Detail.

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If a full season is lost, then maybe Gonchar heads back to Pittsburgh as a UFA but that's further down the road.
So if the Pens want to bring back the veteran before next season, they'll have to pay a surprisingly high price and the Sens management will have to feel confident they can replace Gonchar's minutes.
Patrick Wiercioch, Andre Benoit and Mark Borowiecki are all going to push for a spot but I'm just not convinced any of them are ready to assume full time duties at the NHL level just yet.
Worth keeping an eye on but it's premature to assume this is a sure thing.
While I remain confident the NHL will be back at sometime in January, I'll admit I've completely lost interest in all things CBA related.
In fact, having taken a few days off Twitter during the holidays, there were times I completely forgot about the NHL altogether. And I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
In the meantime, we have an exciting team in Binghamton, a Canadian Junior team expected to battle for the Gold and a Spengler Cup team that features a whole host of NHL stars including Jason Spezza of our Ottawa Senators.
While I'll do my best to keep the site up to date over the next few days, it's safe to assume there will be some significant downtime until the NHL is back in session. On Saturday, I'll be flying to the Dominican Republic with Lady Chirp and it's unlikely blogging will be my top priority.
During this time, I have the web design guy working on a new layout that should help freshen things up around here. As always, I know I can count on the loyal readers to keep the discussion going during the quiet times.
Thanks so much for your patience and ongoing support of this website. I really hope everyone has enjoyed the holiday season and that we'll have some NHL hockey to talk about in the not too distant future.


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JONESVILLE — Mr. James Edwin "Bucky" Ward, Jr, 64, husband of Jennifer Holley Abee, 126 Ashley Katie Drive, Jonesville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 at Wallace Thomson Hospital.
Mr. Ward was born in Union, Aug. 5, 1948, a son of the late James E. Ward Sr. and Clara Bobo Ward. He was a graduate of Union High School and attended Surry Community College and Gilford Technical in North Carolina. Mr. Ward was retired as supervisor from Union County 911 and had previously served as an instructor for 911 Communications for North Carolina community colleges. He was a member of Padgett's Creek Baptist Church where he was a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Mr. Ward was also a member of Union Masonic Lodge #75, Union York Rites Bodies, Scottish Temple of Columbia, Hejaz Shrine Temple in Greenville and the Woodruff Shrine Club. Bucky always tried to give back to his community by serving in Law Enforcement, Fire and Rescue and with EMS for over 25 years.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a stepdaughter, Jesse Abee; two step-sons, C.J. Abee and Trey Newton and wife Amanda, all of Union; two grandchildren, Delaney Newton and Colton Abee; special cousin, Cheri Harris; and special friends Marshall and Gail Adams.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Robert Branch. Burial will be at Padgett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Roger Gregory, Paul Edwards, Dan Burnett, Trey Newton, Mark Fore, Wayne Harris, John Bobo and Steve Bobo.
The following are asked to assemble at the chapel at 1:45 p.m. Sunday to form the Honorary Escort: Marshall Adams, Kenneth Adams, John Adams, Frank Bobo Jr., Mike and Beth Lancaster, Celeste West and Crystal Smith.
Visitation will be held 1 p.m. to -2 p.m. Sunday at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, S.C. 29605 or to the Union Co. Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 951, Union, SC 29379.
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The hyperlink is a copy of http://dematerialism.wikispaces.com/ which has never been edited or commented upon. It begins with formal definitions from dematerialism; continues by presenting the salient features of my idea of a natural economy, a regrettable choice of terms; and ends up by discussing briefly the possibility or impossibility of achieving a society with no resource hierarchies and no possibility of ever establishing one. The basis of my solution is the elimination of resource dominance from human society or some subset of human society either isolated from the rest of society or distributed about within it as a sort of open conspiracy. The epigraph that appears at the top of http://dematerialism.net/ reads as follows:
The prevention of competition for wealth and power is a necessary and sufficient condition for Universal Sustainable Happiness. Any method whatever for achieving this is dematerialism. (This change in the Fundamental Principle was inspired by the possible necessity for one or two hard-and-fast laws to subvert the most maladaptive aspects of human nature*.)
* Footnote to epigraph: On February 4th, 2006, I wrote, "My critics believe that evolutionary psychology provides irrefragable evidence that, regardless of any moral consideration, our propensity to acquire resources in as great excess as possible - which is a hard-wired adaptation that arose during the Pleistocene, our Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness, due to its usefulness for survival - cannot be suppressed in any manner whatever. I believe that it can be transcended through persuasion, education, indoctrination, diversion, and/or coercion. It would not be important except that the fate of the human race (extinction or not) depends upon who is right". Formerly, I wrote the Fundamental Principle in terms of voluntary abandonment of the pursuit of wealth, as many people, myself included, abhor the activity in themselves and others; however, initially, at least, there will be a large residuum of people who must be required by law to desist from competition for material wealth. Why should they not be so restrained, as the practice is just as harmful to its victims as murder, which is unlawful in every society; and, the class of victims includes every living thing!
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"Universal Sustainable Happiness"?
I think that defining "Universal Sustainable Happiness" into as small a detail as possible would be a good starting point. And, of course, making sure that everyone agrees with the definition in order to prevent unhappiness.


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Tosca Reno is defying the odds. At 53, the author and fitness expert refuses to subscribe to the stereotypes that accompany her age.
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Reno, the author of 13 clean eating books, says the secret to being healthy and happy is eating clean. Her popular "Eat-Clean Diet" encourages individuals to drink plenty of water and eat six small meals daily, including a combination of lean protein and complex carbohydrates.
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Noob needs help battling IE
Every site I build looks like a train wreck in IE :twisted: .
Is there some kind of list of things not to do or fixes I can place into my code?
IE :twisted: is killing SOOOO much of my time, I don't know how to fix all the problems.
Thanksthe only advice I can give without seeing anything is make your code better.
IE7 isnt too bad to work around, you can pretty much make it all work without hacks - IE6 is something else though.
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But the first and main solution is make sure you code is accurate. If you are using margin or padding to position your block elements (like divs) then that is going to cause you problems cross browser. Making sure you attach a unit of measure to the end of your defined numers (height:100px for example) and that kind of thing.
Do you have any problems specifically?It's hard to recommend fixes without knowing what problems you're actually having...
That said, as a general recommendation, make sure your code is valid. If it is, then when you encounter an issue in IE you can be sure it's because of IE itself, and not something wrong with your code.
In my experience, IE6/7 has its own set of problems, while Firefox, Safari, and basically every other browser out there renders things exactly the same almost 100% of the time. So, I code for Firefox/Safari first, then go back and fix whatever issues come up with IE. It's much easier to do that than to code for IE first (which often relies on doing a lot of wonky/non-standard/invalid stuff) and then try to get the other browsers to play along.
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Try using a doc type that gets your browser into standards or near standards compliance mode.
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starting in August 2012 but the prospects require more seismic so that the company may pinpoint the best locations. The 2011 and 2012 work programs of seismic and passive seismic allowed the delineation from scratch of 17 prospects
to Seabird Exploration FZ-LLC for the seismic recording vessel Voyager Explorer to undertake a 75 sq mile 3D and an 84 mile 2D seismic survey on Magellan's NT/P82 exploration ..... Darwin. Under license terms and pending seismic results, Magellan is required to drill
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Kula > Gato?
Slapper Joe wrote:
Sadly just too much blatantly wrong info comes out of SRK to take any of it at face value (unless the person posting it is legit).
Noisetank Crew wrote:HOW is gai A classin Japan?? I really dont see it. He really doesnt have an anti air and he has very bad vs match ups such as eiji, clark and tizoc. Anyone have any matches (new) showing Gai beasting, dont see him around much anymore.
Seems that only people who use Ramon are taiwanese players??
Perfect Stranger wrote:The thing with tier lists is that (I think) true experts at any game will always have a different opinion that the generally accepted tier rankings. Things begin to look different when you account for the fact that the experts will be able and willing to put in any amount of effort needed to master some particular difficult, nasty little trick that utterly blows away anything else possible in the game. The best example I have right now to describe this is Roll Cancelling in CvS2. With it, A-groove Blanka is an absolute beast. Without it, he's just really good.
So while yes, LDM Duolon might be insanely overpowered, the average player is going to be looking at Duolon and thinking "Hmm, low damage, pokes are quite good but Gato's looking so much better...".
Another thing I want to mention is this: Has anyone won large tournaments (or just placed really highly) with Duolon as leader? I know frionel (spelling?) went to SBO with his Duolon, K' and... was it Shen? team, but SBO was when the game was still in its infancy, and when the time release characters weren't allowed to be played. If the answer to "Has anyone won tournaments with Duolon leader?" is a no, however, then that's pretty strong evidence to show that Duolon leader might not be that high tier - after all, a *lot* of top players in the game use Kula and Gato to win tournaments, right? That should show that even at the highest level of play people think they give the best chances of winning, i.e. are higher tiers.
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yah, it's true no one won any major tourney with Duolon as leader, that's because of the heavy command input required of the player when they use DL's LDM. But we should also note this: More chance to stuff up doesnt neccesary equate to crap LDM. There arent that many DL users because tourney players tend to go with the flow. high Damage with easy inputs and high priority. Think of it this way, Kula/Gato/Duck/any char Vs Duolon, if both players are down to 1 char each, both with 5 stocks and 2 skill bars, it's hard to say who would win. Chances of one of DL's down attacks hitting is very very high. U can have tick health for all I care, 1 down A, and it's GG. Now, surely that is worth more than a C tier.
sure there are hard combos to master, it just requires training, once perfected, it's very very nasty. Flashback SF3 Comp: Who would have thought that Daigo's Ken would parry every hit of Chunli's Kick Special? Hard to do, yes, impossible? no way.
Invincible Duo wrote:as much as i like DL, hes nowhere near S class unlike in kof2k3.
he just have some really bad matchups and doesnt do enough damage without getting really close to the opponent. highest i'd rank him is B.
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[SS] Gato, Kula
【S】Oswald, Eiji, Duck (2P), Kim, Clark
【A】Ralf, Duck, Kyo, Maxima, Ryo, Gai
【B】Jenet, K', Ash, Terry, Shen, Jyazu, Silber, Vanessa, Kensou
【C】Malin, Iori, Duolon, Adelheid, Benimaru, Elisabeth
【D】Yuri, Ramon, Mary, Shingo, King, Griffon
【E】Hayate(?), Kasumi, Momoko, Athena, Whip
【S】Kula, Gato
【A】Oswald, Eiji, Duck (2P), Kim, Clark, Ralf, Kyo
【B】Jyazu, Maxima, Ryo, Jenet, K', Terry, Adelheid, Vanessa (infinite), Gai, Malin, Silber
【C】Ash, Shen, King, Griffon, Ramon, Benimaru, Iori, Duolon, Yuri, Elisabeth, Mary
【D】Kasumi, Whip, Shingo, Hayate, Athena, Momoko
【S】Kula, Gato
【A】Oswald (Leader), Ralf, Clark, Eiji, Kim, Kyo, Duck
【B】Terry, Kensou, Jenet, Adelheid, K', Ryo, Silber, Jyazu
【C】Gai, Malin, King, Ramon, Benimaru, Griffon, Ash, Maxima, Iori, Elisabeth (Leader)
【D】Shen, Duolon, Yuri, Mary, Kasumi, Shingo, Whip
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A new report has revealed that 7 out of 10 Australian businesses are using social media to deliver customer service, but only 3 in 10 customers are looking to interact via these platforms.
The adoption of social media by businesses is not new, in fact having an online presence is now the norm with even small businesses jumping on board, but a new study highlights that there is quite a large disconnect in Australia between how consumers use social media and what businesses expect from them.
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If you're a marketer trying to target and engage the younger generation it looks like interactive mobile and tablet apps are the way to go, as Australian children are using apps more than game consoles these days, with figures doubling in the past 18 months.
The latest 2013 Cartoon Network survey, which looked at the media habits of 1800 children, has revealed that almost 7 in 10 children between the ages of four and 14 now use apps, which is two times the figure from the 2011 survey.
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A recent report has found that 96% of Australian marketers use content marketing - which is higher than figures seen in North America and the UK - yet only 29% consider themselves to be "very effective" or "effective" at doing so.
The first ever content marketing in Australia report, compiled by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and ADMA, has finally been released and it sheds some interesting light on how this particular marketing tool is used in Australia.
by Claire Brinkley 16 April 2013 23:30pm 4 comments
Almost three-quarters of Australian companies are planning to increase digital spend this year, with digital marketing budgets expected to increase an average of 28%.
Search engine optimisation and email marketing for engagement/retention will be the top digital priorities, with 65% increasing investment in these areas.
Lead generation, video advertising, paid search and webinars/virtual events will also be a focus.
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Posting images to Facebook, answering customer queries on Twitter and blogging industry articles has become a regular part of life for many Australian businesses and it looks like this year will see the time spent on social media grow even further.
Bibby Financial Services Australia conducted their bi-annual study of over 200 small businesses in February 2013 and found that a huge 78% are planning to up their time spent on social media in the coming 12 months, highlighting just how important the channel has become.
The study also found that those most likely to use social media are entrepreneurs aged between 18 - 39, with a 66% take up, while just 39% of leaders aged 40 - 64 use the medium.
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Australian car consumers utilise online resources at all stages of the buyer journey, but offline sources still play an influential role, according to a new automotive study.
The Nielsen Australian Automotive Report 2012 found that when it comes to awareness and discovery, traditional media is still particularly popular with 65% of car buyers using print resources at this stage.
But when car buyers begin the research stage of shopping, they invariably turn online - something Econsultancy has long highlighted. In fact, 73% of new and used car buyers use online media as part of their car buying research process.
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Digital advertising is thriving in the Asia-Pacific region, outshining North America and Europe in some categories, according to a new global benchmark report by DG MediaMind.
The Viewability: A New Lens for Engagement report compares the digital advertising behaviours from 47 countries around the world, analysing more than 600 billion display advertising impressions during last year.
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Australian consumers are shying away from international online retailers if the recent NAB Online Retail Sales Index is anything to go by.
Domestic retail accounted for almost three-quarters (73%) of total online sales in Australia in January 2013, and domestic online retail sales saw a higher year-on-year growth than international, rising 28% vs 25%.
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The popularity of digital radio is on the rise in Australia with a new report finding that sales figures have reached record highs, exceeding industry expectations.
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has released their 2013 Digital Radio Industry Report, which shows that around 1.5 million people are listening to digital radio on DAB+ devices each week.
While this figure represents only 11.6% of total radio listeners, it is an increase of almost 300,000 people on the year prior.
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It seems China has some of the keenest online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region, with Chinese consumers more likely purchase online than any other APAC country.
A new Mastercard study measured consumers' tendencies to shop online between November and December 2012 and found that Chinese internet users shop online the most, registering a score of 102 on Mastercard's Index for 2012, a figure that is up four points on the year prior.
According to the report, one of the main reasons for this rise in online shopping popularity in China is due to increased consumer confidence. Of those surveyed, only 21.4% felt unsecure when shopping online, down from 32.8% in 2011 and 35.3% in 2010.
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Interactive Editor
Department: Communications
Reports to: Director, Interactive
The interactive editor oversees and participates in editorial content production and process for all ITVS digital properties. The editor is responsible for producing accurate, compelling copy that clearly conveys required messaging to targeted audiences. He/she will have a creative writing style that is in line with the ITVS and Independent Lens brands, and structured for online presentation. This role informs and provides oversight for all digital content, including editorial workflow, and is the primary writer for ITVS.org and PBS.org/independentlens.
- Establish and maintain editorial voice and standards across ITVS web presences
- Work closely with the web team and marketing and communications team to inform and implement digital content on various properties
- Drive editorial calendar for simultaneous, multiple projects, and oversee daily workflow
- Create product and promotional copy for websites and other online marketing efforts, including both repurposed content and original writing
- Work with team to create new and unique digital products and content to draw and retain viewers throughout ITVS web properties
- Write film pages, film companion sites, film blog, promo blurbs, video descriptions, metadata, and other short content
- Act as primary contact with Independent Lens filmmakers for web team
- Post and update content daily via HTML, WordPress, and CMS tools
- Provide editing and copy editing support for marketing and communications collateral
- Collaborate cross-departmentally to align strategies and support series and institutional promotion
- Lead development of institutional press releases for department as needed
- Help manage brand voice across various platforms
- Other responsibilities as assigned
- Three to five years deadline-driven editorial experience with an online publication
- Experience in editorial content development for a general audience website
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Excellent attention to detail and project management skills; ability to multi-task
- Experience working with web production and marketing teams
- Strong journalistic background and integrity; ability to maintain a balanced editorial voice on controversial subjects and remain culturally sensitive
- Familiarity with HTML, WordPress, CMS, and project management software
- Familiarity with web metrics and reporting a plus
- Background in nonprofit sector, film and/or media a plus
ITVS is an equal opportunity employer.
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Social Media Manager
Department: Communications
Reports to: Managing Director, Marketing & Communications
JOB SUMMARY: ITVS is seeking a social media manager to help manage, engage, and grow its social media audiences and platforms. The social media manager will help develop strategy on how to reach new audiences in an ever-changing media space. The manager will provide oversight and direction for social media strategy, including development of digital initiatives, and online audience engagement for ITVS and its various programming initiatives. As a source of deep knowledge in a dynamic social media environment and its trends, the manager is responsible for producing digital and engagement campaigns using compelling content for activating audiences, aligning strategies and resources both internally and with external partners.
In addition to leading the strategy to engage our various ITVS digital communities, the manager will own, strategize, implement, and analyze ITVS's five-time Emmy Award-winning series, Independent Lens social media presence.
- Oversee strategy and workflow for social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr, Google+, and others
- Maintain a consistent brand voice in your multi-media story-telling
- Manage and monitor social media advertising campaigns to ensure campaign delivery goals are achieved, including making optimization recommendations
- Generate compelling community-building editorial content, and manage a schedule of online events and contests
- Inform and support digital projects from inception to promotion with staff and filmmakers
- Monitor trends in social media tools, applications, and new technology developments, making recommendations to grow online audience
- Form new relationships with premier and niche websites and other key influencers to enhance digital marketing outreach
- Prepare regular analytical reports on social media activity and its effectiveness and assist senior management in analyzing results
- Develop benchmark criteria to measure the effectiveness of social media programs and implement improvements as required
- Convene and lead regular social media meetings to develop marketing and engagement strategies
- Create and enforce a social media policy for ITVS staff and provide social media best practices for key partners, and ITVS funded filmmakers
- Listen and participate in online conversations and comments and escalate issues as necessary
- A killer social media network, thrive in the Bay Area/Silicon Valley tech scene, and a love for the energy that this field brings
- Strategic development experience
- Equal parts creativity and discipline
- Excellent writing and communication skills, going far beyond 140-characters
- Ability to bring innovative ideas and creative solutions but also have a love for organization and attention to detail
- Deadline driven, not get scared of multiple deliverables and can juggle many responsibilities at once
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- Excellent research and organizational skills
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- Knowledge and passion for the ever-changing digital marketing landscape
- 3-5 years experience as a social media marketer creating digital promotional plans including "hands on" tactical experience
- 4 years experience in marketing, public relations, journalism, communications, or related field
- Preferred experience working in a creative ad agency, in-house agency, or entertainment industry
- A proven strategic and creative thinker who is focused on results
- Experience organizing and implementing new processes and procedures
- A strong interest in public media and independent film
ITVS is an equal opportunity employer.
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Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Department: Communications
Reports to: Managing Director
JOB SUMMARY: The marketing and communications coordinator will provide a wide range of administrative and office support for the managing director and the department.
- Support the daily workflow of the managing director, handling confidential information, maintaining the calendar, scheduling meetings, and coordinating travel
- Prepare meeting agendas, presentations, and materials
- Anticipate, plan, and prepare for department activities
- Maintain inventory of marketing materials and swags
- Assist with event planning, media monitoring, invoices, and special projects
- Serve as department liaison and provide administrative support as needed
- Minimum of two years' administrative experience
- Professional, mature, and ability to handle confidential matters with absolute discretion
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, high-performing environment
- Excellent judgment and problem solving skills
- Smart, hard-working, and adaptable
- Proactive, highly organized, and detailed
- Strong interpersonal skills and positive attitude
- Strong computer skills, including MS office
ITVS is an equal opportunity employer.
Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.
TO APPLY: Please e-mail resume and cover letter to firstname.lastname@example.com with Marketing and Communications Coordinator/NAME in the subject line.
Semester or Summer Internship (college credit or unpaid)
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Reports to: Department Manager
JOB SUMMARY: ITVS is seeking interns to support activities in the programming, production, communications and business affairs departments. In addition to gaining hands-on work experiences, the interns will attend organizational and community engagement events, view producer rough cuts, and participate in staff activities. The intern will observe how programs are evaluated, managed, and distributed to reach the widest audience. The ideal student intern is passionate about documentaries, engagement, outreach, social media technology trends and other facets of public television and media. Depending on needs and student interest, student intern will be assigned to a department.
- Support the program proposal process (Programming)
- Assist in organizing files, media, and updating electronic information (All departments)
- Help with outreach and community engagement events (Communications)
- Draft web content and social media posts (Communications)
- Electronic research of copyrights and intellectual property matters (Business affairs)
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- Detailed, organized, curious, and self-directed
- Computer, software, and social media skills as they relate to job responsibilities
- Eager to learn and contribute to a nonprofit media organization
ITVS is an equal opportunity employer.
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There have been a great number of Lunch Rides going on around the country and lucky for us the Rapha Mobile Cycle Club has been on hand to participate. Just this afternoon we headed out into the steamy sunshine of Boulder, Colorado with our friends from VeloNews Magazine for their take on the mid-afternoon jaunt we have aptly named - the Lunch Ride. But, we may be getting ahead of ourselves. A few weeks ago Patagonia opened their doors to Ben and Ryan from the MCC and took them on their version of the rides that we all do when we are trying to put off just a few more minutes of work. We do not say you have to do this, but we certainly do recommend it. Patagonia is a company that we look to for a good number of things in the business of sport and adventure, so it was with immense pleasure that they welcomed us (and stepped in to pull a few shots) onto their Lunch Ride.
Lunch Ride
Patagonia Headquarters - Ventura, California
Tuesdays (26 miles) - Noon, with a 5 minute buffer.
There are a few, the sign on 150, top of a short climb, casitas pass Rd intersection, end of the ride. KOM: There is one at "the Tree"
Who founded the ride, who is the ride's Patron, or Godfather?
Kenny Harbaugh
Ride Motto?
We have an internal motto, "Let my people go surfing." Although we're not surfing, it does apply to all sports.
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Otto Miller & Oakley
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Houston Cougars offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt resigned, the school announced Monday.
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The move comes two days after Houston lost its season opener against Texas State, 30-13. The loss snapped a streak of six straight home opener victories for the program.
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Levin announced that assistant coach Travis Bush will take over the play calling for the team.
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Everything you never wanted to know about the world of temporary attorneys. And maybe more.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time to realize what you voted for. Update: Instalanche!
It's been hashed out in the comments on this blog before -- contract attorneys in Washington are, by and large, liberals. Usually, very liberal. By this of course, we mean the old-school, early 1900s Progressives, not the classic, Thomas Jefferson liberals. We're talking about the far leftists who changed their label from Progressive to Liberal when Progressive became a pejorative, then back to Progressive when Liberal became a pejorative and people had forgotten that Progressive used to be a pejorative.
Philosophy aside, it is important to realize that elections have consequences. One of the consequences of this election is that Obamacare is here to stay, at least for a while. It is too inherently unworkable to stay for long, but it isn't going away in the next few years. Live with it.
Liberal contract attorneys might want to consider what "live with it" means. Under Obamacare, companies with 50 or more full-time employees either have to provide them with government-approved health insurance policies, or pay a per-employee fine. Further, the fine kicks in at the 31st employee, not the 51st, and it starts at $2,000 per year per employee. It goes up later. Companies, therefore, are discouraged from having full-time employees, or at least 50 or more of them. Hello, part-time employment. Think I'm fucking with you? Think again.
While you're thinking again, start thinking about the industry in which you work. Obamacare, unlike other government regulations, defines a full-time employee as one working 30 hours a week. Every temp agency in town worth a shit has 50 people working "full-time" in any given year under that definition. If you think that temp agencies will give you employer-funded health insurance that meets Obamacare standards (hint: lots of mandates make insurance less affordable), you are delusional. They already didn't offer comprehensive insurance, which was cheaper before Obamacare started affecting rates, so they won't start now. They also are not going to pay the penalty. Margins are too thin. What will the agencies do?
There are only two choices. First, nobody works 30 hours a week for an agency ever again. That probably is an unworkable solution, but it is not unthinkable, given the trend in the industry toward a 40-hour cap on projects. A 30-hour cap would mean more bodies, staggered, but would not be a dramatic departure from the no-OT policy that already governs so many projects. Given the staggering costs of forced health coverage (or penalties), agencies won't consider this option unworkable. They'll think about it, and you'll have to start finding two projects at a time to make a living wage. Assuming, of course, that agencies and the firms that hire them stop enforcing their concurrent employment policies that ban working two projects at a time.
The second choice is, your taxes just got harder. Agencies could deem contract attorneys to be independent contractors and start issuing 1099s instead of W-2s. That means you'll have to make quarterly estimated tax payments for withholding, Social Security and Medicare taxes. Oh, and by the way, it also means you'll be responsible for the employer's half of those Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, as you will now be self employed. Of course agencies will raise your rates to make up for the fact that your share of the payroll taxes doubled while their share disappeared. Don't doubt it for a second. Yeah, you're fucked.
One way or another, you're fucked. Temporary employment as we know it is unlikely to survive Obamacare, at least as it is currently structured. That's not my opinion, that's what temp agency heads said to Congress. I suggest you read the entire transcript. These guys have a pretty good idea of how Obamacare will fuck their industry and, by extension, you.
But don't worry about them. Maybe they're full of shit. Maybe you'll be fine. Or maybe you're fucked. but hey, that's what you voted for.
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Great Article! I hope you don't mind, I re-posted it on my site: redinknews.org
Check out my blog. In between posting news articles, I tend to go off on a vile rant or two.We should do everything that we can do to make sure that America gets what they voted for, good and hard, as Mencken put it. The only way that we can prove, with no doubt, to Americans that Democrats policies will fail, is to let them fail. It won't be fun if the dollar collapses but maybe that's the only way to clean out Washington. I think the Republican leadership should publicly state that against their best judgement they will support any and all Democratic legislation. Make sure that the Democrats get their way and make sure that the American people know exactly who is driving the fiscal buss off of the cliff.
ReplyDeleteRepliesQuoting autothreads: "I think the Republican leadership should publicly state that against their best judgement they will support any and all Democratic legislation"
I disagree with you. If the Republicans go with anything the Dims want, they'll get the blame for the failures and NONE of the credit for the successes. The fact that most Dims' solutions are basically more regulatory control and tax increases, their attempts at fixing problems are going to fail anyway. Republicans should fight tooth and nail on EVERYTHING, I say."The only way that we can prove, with no doubt, to Americans that Democrats policies will fail, is to let them fail. "
That's what's been happening in California for a decade now, and it doesn't seem to phase Democratic voters at all. Once the tax eaters outnumber the tax payers, there's no going back. They don't care - either they work for the state and have great benefits or they don't have jobs.Eric, not ALL tax-leaches have the California mindset, though I'll admit a fair number do.
The fact is, while a sizeable chunk of the electorate will still vote for the hand that feeds, another chunk will recognize the source of the policies that are failing them. That only works, though, if Republicans get out of the way and let it happen, as even among those who may be persuaded, there are far too many that are eager to swallow any excuse Dems give them. While it's true that for many on the left and "in the middle" (I'd even say most), logic won't play a factor, there ARE those who will see that there's no way to blame Republicans for the results of policies which they had nothing to do with.
As it is, Republicans under Boehner haven't done a whole lot, and Boehner seems almost to enjoy caving on the big issues. What little resistance they show, though, is all the ammo Dems need to convince the weak minded that all their woes are caused by Republican obstructionism.
Lawyers working contracts aren't the only ones who'll be hurting. Others making far less will too.
I sometimes do contract work at a major art museum. There, many of the staff are kept below 35 hours a week so the museum doesn't have to provide the pricey benefits of full-time employees. Most are young, healthy, and working there because they love art, so it's been no great hardship for them, apart from the smaller paycheck those less-than-35 hours brings in.
Now with Obamacare coming online those less-than-35 hour weeks will become less-than-30 hours. Since some are only making $10/hour before taxes, that $350/week paycheck drops to less than $300 or a mere $1200/month.
Where I live, that'll cover a hole-in-the-wall apartment and Ramen noodles but not much else.Ernst, it better go down by six...no more than 49 employees, 50 is the magic number. Does the owner count as well as they are getting the same coverage?
Autothreads, been arguing your point with someone today. I hope the Republicans put up their bills so they say they have done something but let the Dem bills pass by voting present. Obama should respect them, that's how he voted in the Illinois senate most of the time.Republicans in the House will author a teensy, tiny little change in some minor regulation on page 89,546 of Obamacare. That will be their "giveback" for massive tax hikes. Then in 2014 and beyond, people will hate how the Republicans COMPLETELY FUCKED UP HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!
Dollars to donuts Nancy already has that little poison pill/magic bean ready to sell to Boehner...At first I thought the "think I'm f^$#@ing with you?" was going to go to the Alec Baldwin scene of Glengarry Glen Ross
ReplyDeleteIn IT there's the Microsoft rule. Microsoft used to pay a lot of its employees by 1099 rather than W2. The employees got pissed ... seems they did all their work for Microsoft on-site at Microsoft. They thought they were employees. The courts agreed. So no, I don't think placement agencies will have the option of going the 1099 route, unless they take steps to meet the guidelines that the courts defined ... No single clients, no working on-site, etc.
So now what?RepliesSo now what?
You will be unemployed, plain and simple. I do hope agencies and corporations will make it very clear that your termination is due to the costs of ObamacareThose 1099ers were very happy to be paid by the hour, working 80 hours a week. Then their salaried W2 coworkers started cashing out stock options, and the 1099ers screamed "We wuz robbed!" i.o.w. my horse lost, so I want to change my bet.
As Glen Reynolds might say, being unworkable is not a flaw of Obamacare, it a feature. The more we hate it, the more every election is a bidding contest about how to fix it. The public, like a drug addict, knows it doesn't have to live like this but will lack the will because it just feels so good.
ReplyDeleteIsn't the purpose of the law to force everyone into National Health Care anyway? If its just a $2000 a year penalty watch how fast every company dumps their health insurance and just pays the fine. That is what the Govt WANTS employers to do anyway. To further encourage that result they will manipulate the private health industry into higher rates to accelerate the transition.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that most "Prossives"/Liberals just don't understand economics. It's "right" to provide health insurance to those that don't have it...but when that mandated insurance begins to cost more and more (already the case. Mine has gone up 50% every year since this obamanation--pun intended--was passed), then those "part-timers" will be forced to buy their own...which will cost even more than if they had been able to get employer based insurance. That's the kicker of this.
The entire bill was intended to fuel the push for "single-payer", government provided health insurance. That intrudes upon the 10th Amendment. The only state that hasen't screwed the Consitution is massachusetts. The State, not the federal government, has the power to require you to purchase insurance, wehther auto or health.Re: Atlas Shrugged
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In the name of the general welfare, to protect the people's security, to achieve full equality and total stability, it is decreed for the duration of the national emergency that:
Point One. All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board, such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.
Point Two. All industrial, commercial, manufacturing and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit nor leave nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business, under penalty of the nationalization of their establishment and of any and all of their property.
Point Three. All patents and copyrights, pertaining to any devices, inventions, formulas, processes and works of any nature whatsoever, shall be turned over to the nation as a patriotic emergency gift by means of Gift Certificates to be signed voluntarily by the owners of all such patents and copyrights. The Unification Board shall then license the use of such patents and copyrights to all applicants, equally and without discrimination, for the purpose of eliminating monopolistic practices, discarding obsolete products and making the best available to the whole nation. No trademarks, brand names or copyrighted titles shall be used. Every formerly patented product shall be known by a new name and sold by all manufacturers under the same name, such name to be selected by the Unification Board. All private trademarks and brand names are hereby abolished.
Point Four. No new devices, inventions, products, or goods of any nature whatsoever, not now on the market, shall be produced, invented, manufactured or sold after the date of this directive. The Office of Patents and Copyrights is hereby suspended.
Point Five. Every establishment, concern, corporation or person engaged in production of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth produce the same amount of goods per year as it, they or he produced during the Basic Year, no more and no less. The year to be known as the Basic or Yardstick Year is to be the year ending on the date of this directive. Over or under production shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Board.
Point Six. Every person of any age, sex, class or income, shall henceforth spend the same amount of money on the purchase of goods per year as he or she spent during the Basic Year, no more and no less. Over or under purchasing shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Board.
Point Seven. All wages, prices, salaries, dividends, profits, interest rates and forms of income of any nature whatsoever, shall be frozen at their present figures, as of the date of this directive.
Point Eight. All cases arising from and rules not specifically provided for in this directive, shall be settled and determined by the Unification Board, whose decisions will be final.The major problem in writing the healtcare bills has been how to hide the massive tax increases by making them taxes on business and insurers, or merely claiming savings that will pay for the bills. All of these "business taxes" will and must be passed on to the employees, in all income categories.
This (fake but true) memo has surfaced [excerpt]:
Memo - Health Plan Deficit Reduction
The estimated deficit for our health reorganization plan is causing us trouble in the press. President Obama has promised not to raise taxes on the middle class, and not to increase the deficit. Unfortunately, we have to live with this until the plan passes Congress.
After passage, we will spend what it takes, just like the last times.
Now, this is how we will "pay for it". Assign whatever fees (not taxes!) you want against insurance companies, big businesses, and "private" doctors. Make the fees big enough to cover the entire added cost of the plan. Yes, even if you think we can't raise that much money from those fees.
So, we will have a plan that does not increase the deficit, and there are no taxes on the middle class, only fees on evil companies and rich doctors.
To Fred: Yes, the fees will be passed through, and effectively would be a tax on employees and patients. I appreciate your insight. Forget about it. We will be rearranging everything in any event, after the bill is in effect for a while.
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O+ Festival highlights local talent in Kingston
NEVER ONE to eschew local talent, the O+ Festival Music Committee aims to bring the best musical experience to attendees while fostering home-grown bands.
"The festival originally was just a glimmer in our eyes," said Jeff Mercel, director of the music committee. Mercel did not plan to hold the directorship three years ago, he said. "We all said, 'Oh, sure,' when we were asked to volunteer. And, here we are three years later," Mercel recalled with amusement. Regardless, "The festival is a labor of love," he said. And, every year, for the past three years, "serendipitous happens and something wonderful ends up in our laps," Mercel said.
This year's "something wonderful" is the pairing of The Felice Brothers and Richard Buckner, the festival headliners on Friday. Both are local performers.
"We already had started a conversation with The Felice Brothers, who share the same booking agent with Richard," Mercel said, noting that some committee members had seen the two brothers in performance.
The Felice Brothers, Ian and James, grew up in Palenville (Greene County), have always lived locally and now work out of New Paltz. Buckner, originally from California, settled recently in Kingston, Mercel said.
Mercel, who grew up in Rochester, moved to the Hudson Valley in 2000 and settled in Saugerties.
On drums, keyboard and piano, Mercel performed with Mercury Rev for 12 years. He relocated to Brooklyn 2 ½ years ago to compose for television and film, as well as performing in short movies and TV pilots and commercials.
"I still have ties to the area and the O+ Festival is one of them," Mercel said. Continued...
Although he is a musician, not every one of the seven-member committee is, but each has a local connection and is connected to music in some way, Mercel said.
Five members are local; two live in Brooklyn, Mercel said. Five are working musicians, two have music experience in bands or other facet of music, he said.
"All of us share a passion for and are invested in music," Mercel said.
The selection of performers runs in two directions: through an open submission process, that opens online in the spring and closes in July, as well as a curated process, he said. From 125 applicants, the committee chose 42 bands.
The bands "absolutely get" the underlying concept of the festival: bartering the art of medicine for the medicine of art (and music), Mercel said.
"Almost every applicant who comes to us is uninsured or underinsured," Mercel said.
That fact is a consideration, Mercel said, but the committee's focus is representing and presenting the local music community. He was pleased about the almost 50/50 split of local/outside performers.
"Out of about 42 acts, 24 of them are local," Mercel said. "It's really important to us to articulate that message."
The O+ Festival will feature 42 bands and DJ's in total, performing in Uptown Kingston venues over the three days. Of those 42: 24 are Hudson Valley local, five are from the capital district and extended Hudson Valley area, and 13 are from New York City, Brooklyn or Connecticut, Mercel said.
One of the pleasures is uncovering or discovering new or unknown local bands, he said. Continued...
"These may be folks new to the scene or their names are just unknown in the area," Mercel said.
Several new-to-the-festival scene performers are from Hudson, which has a growing reputation as a music and performance venue.
"We had a nice showing from Hudson this year," Mercel said.
The music committee also aims to present a wide range of music styles, Mercel said.
"We want to make the festival an entertainment 'experience,'" Mercel said.
"Rock. Jazz. Improv. Folk. Appalachian folk. Heavy rock. Pensive singer/songwriters," Mercel said.
"We present musicians across the spectrum," he said.
New this year is music just for children, Mercel said.
"Instead of tagging along with mom and dad, parents can tag along with their kids. We're offering music to delight children, that will happen Saturday at BSP Lounge at noon. And, it's free," Mercel said.
Ratboy Jr. is a rocking duo for all ages, a band for the whole family, Mercel said. They perform energetic, catchy, and sometimes improvised tunes with hooks and stories that will get stuck in your head- songs about robots, emus, and garbage men. They seemed to have found the formula for a super fun show, a perfect mix of audience participation, hilarious onstage banter, and a slide whistle. Continued...
"Kids at O+ will totally love this," Mercel said..
The performance is free and open to the public. No wristbands are required for admission.
Even though the number of bands has grown to more than 40 this year, the venues have remained the same: : Keegan Ales, BSP Lounge, The Old Dutch Church, Stockade Tavern, Elephant and Boitson's.
"Forty bands are about tops. We have to be cautious we don't get too big," Mercel said.
"We don't want to lose the reason we're putting on the festival. We want people to have the best music experience possible. And, 42 bands is a lot of live music!" he said.
The O+ Festival kicks off today with the Hungry March Band, which will lead the annual parade, stepping off at the former Kirkland Hotel on John Street at 5 p.m.
The band will play its own rock music, adapted for marching, and lead parade goers, like the Pied Piper, through the streets of Uptown, picking up marchers as they go along.
The Hungry March Band will conclude at BSP Lounge on Wall Street at 7:45 p.m. where they will march onto the stage and continue playing.
The full festival music schedule is available at www.freemanonline.com.
If you go
What: 2012 O+ Festival with headliners The Felice Brothers and Richard Buckner
Where: Uptown Kingston
When: Tonight, Saturday, Sunday
How much: $25 donation, wristband admission to all events. Many are free.
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By Ilene Raymond Rush
With a January A1C reading of 6.2, and my type 2 diabetes appearing to stabilize over these past two wintry months, I planned to pen a column about my dog Noodle and her on again, off again diet plan. Not because Noodle (yes, I named her after my favorite carbohydrate) has diabetes, but because having control over a fellow creature's food intake is a thankless and surprisingly difficult task. Monitoring Noodle's diet reminds me of my mother, who worked unsuccessfully to monitor my late father's type 2 diabetes food plans. It's frustrating enough to have to constantly think about balancing your own portions with your energy expenditures, without taking on the responsibility of another's.
But before wrote that column, diabetes beat me to the punch. My yearly visit to my retina specialist revealed that while my eyes showed no signs of diabetic retinopathy, my diabetes-influenced cataracts -- spoke-like cataracts that indicate fluctuating sugar levels -- had worsened. Without an operation, the cataracts can't get better, but my doctor – a fellow type 2 – once again recommended that I call a sharp halt to carbohydrates in general and white flour in specific to keep any further progression at bay.
Readers of this column will know that thanks to hard work and Byetta, I've lost about 18 pounds in the past year. Eating a diet of no carbs stripped off five more pounds in the past few weeks. But the super low carbohydrate diet popped me straight back into the same conundrum I encountered the last time I considered my eye-doctor's Spartan recommendations: how not to become insanely bored by the choices of meat, eggs, fish, chicken – rinse and repeat.
All of which leads me back to Noodle. A miniature schnauzer who has never lived up to the "mini" in her name, Noodle has always been rather large for her breed. We like to say she's 'big-boned' but chances are it's one or three too many Milk Bones a day. Like many of us, it's not that Noodle eats unhealthily, but that she likes to eat a lot of whatever is put before her. And she's not adverse to human food as well.
The frustration of a dieting Noodle is seen in the constant wet path on the side of my thigh as she salivates over whatever I'm eating at breakfast, lunch and dinner, not to mention eyes that challenge the pathos of Oliver Twist begging for beautiful gruel.
Our problems collide in a basic decision – do we choose good health and long life? Or go for the cannolis and pork rinds?
As Noodle's owner, I know the answer: an overweight dog is an unhealthy dog. It's my duty to cut down on her treats and to refuse to mainline her table scraps. The tough truth is that while I can rationalize slipping Noodle a bit of chicken as easily as I can justify sliding half of a Rocky Road brownie into my mouth – it isn't a whole brownie after all – Noodle and my metabolisms remain blind to such delicate rationalizations. Noodle tends towards the dumpling side of dog, while I have cataracts to prove that while I am managing my type 2 diabetes, I could be doing it a bit better.
This is what makes type 2 diabetes so frustrating. My doctor has recommended that I test my blood sugar an hour after each meal to see if my medications – Byetta and Glucophage and Amryl – are doing their job. Noodle's vet has advised breaking up her meals into two smaller servings and doling out her kibble with a measuring cup.
Let's be honest: Neither Noodle or I are thrilled with the new plans, but with luck and math, we'll emerge healthier. And, we'll have more control over how many years we have to frolic at the dog park and snuffle into the bed pillows at night.
Woman's best friend, indeed.
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A $3.5 million fundraising campaign to install snowmaking equipment, build a new surface lift and expand terrain at Cannon Mountain's Mittersill area began Wednesday.
The governor and Executive Council voted Wednesday to ink a 20-year contract with the Franconia Ski Club that would allow the club to continue to partner with the mountain for trail and race venues.
Together with the Holderness School, FSC will begin a fundraising effort to build snowmaking and surface lifts on the Mittersill slopes.
The effort might take two years, but FSC's Ryan Bissoneault said the club is optimistic about the prospect of raising the funds privately and donating the improvements to the state parks.
For the public, it will mean that more terrain is open at Mittersill during the season because of the snowmaking.
General Manager John DeVivo said the potential gift has been warmly received by the public at hearings held in the fall and is part of a long-range plan. He said the FSC needed the governor and Executive Council to approve the agreement before it could begin fundraising.
"Now, the real work of permitting and fundraising begins," he said.
After the improvements, Mittersill could be used for international competition in giant slalom, Super G and slalom ski racing. Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller, of Easton, who learned at Cannon, called the campaign "a game changer" for ski racing at Cannon.
FSC and Holderness share coaching staff and use Ernie's Haus at the base of Rocket and Gary's runs at Cannon as its center. Eventually, FSC would move its headquarters around the corner to the Mittersill slopes, which have been, for the most part, without lift-accessed skiing since the 1980s.
The area has been enjoyed by backcountry enthusiasts because it is one of the only places in New England without grooming or snowmaking.


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'In The Night Sky' author Linda Zimmerman seeks Ulster County residents
Orange County author Linda Zimmerman doesn't mind admitting she was skeptical at first when it came to the local stories she'd heard about unidentified flying objects in the Hudson Valley.
In the 20 years she's been writing about the history of the region, Zimmerman would listen politely when people would tell her about their sightings, but given her scientific mind, she'd brush them aside.
"Sorry, I don't do UFOs," Zimmerman would often retort.
Until now, that is.
Zimmerman, who's written 29 books about ghost sightings and other such lore, decided it was time to really listen and investigate.
"Someone who seemed credible came up to me and said they've had these UFO experiences since the 1950s," said Zimmerman, a resident of Blooming Grove.
"I've had so many people tell me about their sightings that I thought maybe I should start looking into this. Maybe there's a story to be told here."
That's the long and short of how her upcoming book, "In The Night Sky" and the accompanying documentary "In The Night Sky: I Recall a UFO" are evolving.
Zimmerman has teamed up with Rosendale couple Felix and Sarah Olivieri of Big Guy Media for the film, which will include the eyewitness accounts featured in her book.
The book is expected to be released by Eagle Press at the end of the year. Continued...
Right now, Zimmerman is looking for people in Ulster County who believe they've experienced a close encounter with a UFO.
One of the areas she's particularly interested in is the stretch of road along Route 32 just south of Saugerties, where she's heard of several reported sightings.
"I did speak to one woman who was driving that road one night, and these strange three lights flew above her and then sped away," Zimmerman said.
"There's something about that stretch of road, and I need some people who are willing to talk to me."
Zimmerman said if people prefer to keep their names out of print, she'll gladly oblige.
"I am perfectly willing to keep it anonymous, so they don't have to worry about being ridiculed."
The stories she's compiled so far have been relayed by area teachers, doctors, a former U.S. Army soldier and a retired New York City police detective.
Others are just ordinary people going about their everyday business when they claim they came face-to-face with strange and spectacular alien spacecraft.
Zimmerman said one of the more striking stories she's included in her book is told by three teachers on their way home to Putnam County from New York University 30 years ago.
"They saw these lights on the Taconic State Parkway, and hundreds of people had stopped, so they also stopped, got out and said there was a massive, dark triangular craft hanging silently for about 20 minutes," Zimmerman said. Continued...
"They said nobody spoke. They said it was like something out of a movie scene. It finally moved away silently."
Zimmerman said the teachers, who were taking graduate classes in the city, had never before spoken publicly about it, and two of them have since retired.
"They have no agenda, so it was just fascinating, hearing how each recollected it," Zimmerman said.
"For them, it really was a life-altering thing. Their attitude now is that there is other life in this vast universe. This is something they've never forgotten."
Another account Zimmerman includes in her book is by a former Army soldier from northern Ulster County.
She said the man who was stationed in Fort Drum in Watertown, N.Y., had been waiting since 1947 to tell his story.
"He saw this brilliant light hovering in the sky, and he said he thought about it and went to his commanding officer and asked for a mental discharge," Zimmerman said.
"The commanding officer told him that he wasn't crazy and not to worry about it and that all the guards on duty saw the same thing."
The man reported a second sighting in 1963—a strange light moving erratically in the sky—while he was in Albany, she said.
"Nobody had ever listened to him before, so he was waiting a long time to get this off his chest," Zimmerman said. Continued...
The story she regards as one of the more plausible is told by the retired police detective from Suffern.
"He said, 'I dare anyone to challenge my credibility,'" Zimmerman recalled of her conversation with him.
He told her that he was visiting his sister in Congers when he saw this large, wedge-shaped thing suddenly come right over their house and make a sharp right turn."
She said he described every detail as a cop would from the exact time it appeared to the speed it was traveling.
"It was the description of a veteran detective," she said. "He said, 'I'm, not telling you what it was, but this is what I saw.'"
The man immediately called the Westchester County Airport and asked if they saw anything unusual on their radar, Zimmerman said.
"He also called the local police, and they said they had all kinds of crazy people reporting they saw the same thing," she said.
Other stories are equally gripping such as the sighting from the man and his friends who were sitting on their car one night at the Dutchess County Airport in the late 1970s.
"This light came streaking down toward them," Zimmerman said.
"The man said it was an odd-shaped craft with these spinning lights."
She said he described it as a Norelco razor.
"There's apparently a radar installation for the airport, and this thing came down very low, hung there for a few moments and then sped away," Zimmerman said.
And the group of men was not alone in the experience, she said.
"On the radio, someone said we're having reports of people seeing this strange object in the sky."
Not all of the eyewitnesses in her book reported benign sightings.
One woman, who was coming home from the gym with her mother in Fishkill one night, told Zimmerman she actually felt threatened by the mammoth spacecraft.
"They turned into their street, and there's this object so huge and right at tree level. It filled the sky. It moved over their house and just hovered over the electrical towers," Zimmerman said.
"The mother was absolutely hysterical when her daughter wanted to get out to communicate with them, and the mother shook her and said, 'No.' She started crying, and she's still shaken every night she goes out. She said she is still scared to take out the garbage at night. It was that traumatic."
Zimmerman said her research has shown that the Hudson Valley ranks third in the country in the number of reported UFO sightings.
Many of those date back to the late 1980s in Pine Bush, often called the UFO capital of New York and the East Coast.
"Hundreds of people used to gather on the farm roads to see these strange sights," Zimmerman said of her research.
As recently as last week, she interviewed a man who claims he has seen UFOs a few years ago.
In fact, Zimmerman said hundreds of people have reported seeing bright lights emerge out of the woods, zigzagging over the treetops or smaller triangular or saucer-like craft over the years—some sightings going back to the 1920s in this small town in northern Orange County.
Over the years, other equally gripping reports have come out of Putnam and Westchester counties, Zimmerman said.
Twenty-five years ago, close to 10,000 people reported seeing V-shaped craft the size of one or two football fields, she said.
"They were silent and hovering, and many times, cars on Interstate 84 were stopped in both directions with hundreds of people out of their cars, watching these things."
Zimmerman has thoroughly investigated all these claims and said she's mesmerized by her findings.
In her upcoming book, she even features some eyewitness sketches of the alien vessels they've described.
"I am thrilled and a little enthusiastic," she said. "I thought this would be an academic process…but when you sit next to someone…whose voice trembles and you see how it's emotionally charged them, you can't help but get swept up in this."
The goal at the moment is to finish the book. Zimmerman said she's already written about 200 pages and is just looking to fill in the Ulster County gap.
She's asking people to contact her by email at email@example.com or by writing her at P.O. Box 192, Blooming Grove, N.Y. 10914.
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