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WEST WHITELAND Greed can decimate any industry, even one that was originally meant to be fun.
Such has been the fate of sports cards in the United States.
The card companies overpriced the merchandise, said Mike Leon of S & B Promotions, which is putting on this weekends card and memorabilia show at Exton Mall. When I came into the business 25 years ago, I could sell a box of cards with 36 packs for $17 or $18. Now I have packs of cards that sell upwards of $800. As they made more product and more expensive product, it pushed the kids out of the hobby.
Multiple card shops used to be in towns both big and small. Leon said there were 11,000 at the hobbys peak two decades ago, but that they number less than 900 today.
The card show and convention circuit once blanketed the country. Leon said a big mall show used to include around 40 vendors, but now its around a dozen. This weekends show has seven.
Dealers like Leon are a rarity these days. His shop just outside of Reading remains open, and he puts on 39 shows a year throughout the region. During his time in the business, hes seen how bad decisions ruined an American pastime.
Leon, like most in the trade, trace the beginning of the end to Upper Decks inaugural 1989 baseball issue, which doubled the average pack price to $1. As prices went up, so did the number of products available, which topped out at around 500 in the early-1990s. That made it nearly impossible for someone to collect every card of their favorite player.
I think that killed the hobby, Leon said. When I was a kid, there was one card of each player every year, maybe another one if they won a home run title or something. Then all of the sudden there were hundreds.
Collectors were once able to piece together sets for around $25. Today it can cost thousands.
I used to build sets each year, said George Chamberlain, who was at the show Saturday going through boxes of individual cards. You just cant afford to do that today.
The marketplace changed, going from a kid-driven hobby to one now dominated by adults playing a new type of lottery, in the chase of high-end autographed or game-used relic cards.
I have guys who spend $1,500 a month who do it to gamble on whether they can get that insert card worth $5,000, Leon said. And even if they do get it, they put it back into product once they sell it.
While prices and overproduction did their share of damage to the brick-and-mortar dealers, online marketplace eBay virtually finished the job.
We have to pay rent, sales tax, utilities, maybe a cable bill, Leon said. The eBay guys can do it from their basement.
Leon said the personal experience provided at card shops cant be duplicated online.
The hobby store was a place where you could talk about sports, last nights game, if the Eagles suck or if theyre great, Leon said. You dont get that on eBay.
Many in the card business say the great crash came in 1994, the same year of baseballs strike that cancelled the World Series. As eBay came on and dropped prices to once-unfathomable lows, most of the cards from the 80s and 90s, once considered great investments, became almost worthless.
The impact was devastating.
A lot of good people who were in this business were forced to find other jobs and lower-paying jobs, Leon said. And in the end, there were two lost generations of collectors. Now anyone from around 40 to 8 years old doesnt have an interest in card collecting.
Leon has survived by adapting. While cards are still a part of his store, its now more focused on sports novelties and autographs. He has frequent Philly-area athlete signings, with the goal of keeping prices low for kids.
As long as sports exist, Leon said there will be an interest in memorabilia.
Theres always going to be someone collecting something, even if it isnt cards, Leon said. The only way cards come back is if they can bring the kids back in.
For collector Eric Perry, who was at Saturdays show, his approach is simple.
You have to buy what you like, and like what you buy, Perry said. It isnt about money.
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MCHA Hockey Expansion increases MSOE notoriety, rivalries.
On June 19, 2012 in De Pere, Wis. The Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association announced the addition of St. Norbert College and the College of St. Scholastica had both accepted invitations to become members of the league beginning in the 2013-14 campaign.
The movement of these two nationally touted programs from the NCHA to the MCHA will greatly enhance the popularity of the MCHA and will develop a great in-state rivalry that has been in the works for a few years now. Here are a few interesting hockey facts to look for as MSOE prepares for the addition of these two powers.
A natural rivalry is being built between the Raiders and the Green Knights
St. Norbert College, a perennial national champion, has consistently been the best in the nation, winning NCAA championships in2008, 2011, and 2012. MSOE has been nationally ranked each of the last eight years since moving into the Kern Center Ice Arena.
Fan popularity
One of the biggest games in the history of MSOE was the first meeting between St. Norbert College and MSOE on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006. Over 250 Green Knight Alumnus came into the Kern Center Arena and met the fans in the "Red Sea." They came away knowing the Raiders have a great fan base and great hockey atmosphere. The attendance was the highest in MSOE's history with 1,100 fans in the building.
Quality of hockey in the conference is the nation's best.
Both St. Norbert College and the College of St. Scholastica bring trips to the NCAA tournament to the table. Along with MSOE and Adrian, four teams have been in the NCAA Tournament. Mention MCHA powerhouses Marian University and Lawrence University in the conversation and now the conference has six teams that are in the picture of nationally ranked teams. With the addition of St. Norbert College and the College of St. Scholastica MCHA schools were ranked 1, 8, 11 and 19 in the nation, along with Marian and Lawrence receiving votes during the 2011-12 season.
Quality and Quantity combined
With 10 teams in the conference, the MCHA has one of the largest conferences in the nation and the strength of the conference schedule has just increased exponentially.
MCHA expands into a fourth state
With the width of the conference spanning over four states it raises student-athlete awareness of their surroundings and opportunity.
The move changes both the Midwest and national landscape: The NCHA will no longer have men's teams as WIAC schools have left to add hockey to their conference. The MIAC and the MCHA are the only conferences in the Midwest that will receive automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Tournament. From a national perspective, it means that the WIAC schools will have to wait for at-large bids to get into 11-team NCAA Tournament.
Can't stop at one
With six teams consistently in the hunt for a top twenty ranking, the possibility of two MCHA teams in the tournament looms.
Strong competitors help develop strong competition
Other teams in the conference such as Concordia-Wisconsin, Lake Forest College, Finlandia University and Northland College will be stepping up their programs to keep pace with the front runners. Barn burners night after night seem likely as fan excitement, enthusiasm and attendance are likely to grow along with the competitive spirit of the conference.
Playoffs, Showcase, highlight possible future changes
On the horizon are changes in the format of the MCHA tournament and also a mid season MCHA showcase. MSOE, with its big city location and beautiful Kern Center Arena appears in good position for its student body and fans to reap the benefits of this exciting expansion. The MCHA will now take its place among the premier D3 hockey conferences in the country.


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Elpida leverage pales compared to ASML leverage.
The main reasons are that Elpida paid full price to build and equip their fabs. ...
Elpida bondholders to propose alternative to Micron takeover
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The bondholders, who did not identify themselves other than to say they were multi-billion dollar international funds investing on behalf of clients, said they planned to present an alternative proposal to Micron's offer, according to a report Tuesday (July 10) by the Reuters news service.
According to the Reuters report, the alternative plan would require court approval before it could be put to a vote by all Elpida creditors. It is unclear if the bondholder group has enough votes to void the Micron deal, which was announced last week.
Micron (Boise, Idaho) confirmed last week that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire and support Elpida for $2.5 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Micron would pay $750 million to acquire Elpida's assets, then pay another $1.75 billion cumulatively to Elpida's secured and unsecured bondholders in annual payments spread out over seven years. That money will be taken from cash flow generated from Micron's payment for foundry services provided by Elpida, as a Micron subsidiary.
In a report circulated Tuesday, C.J. Muse, an analyst with Barclays Capital Inc., said it is not surprising that some Elpida bondholders are unhappy with the deal, given that they will not recover most of the money that they are owed. But Muse said Barclays sees little risk of unsecured debt holders influencing the outcome of the deal.
Muse noted that Micron's stock price dipped about 6 percent Tuesday on the news, down to $6.09 per share. "We believe concerns are overblown," Muse wrote.
"We believe this type of action by unsecured bondholders is fairly standard," Muse said. He added that Micron said the bondholders involved are a subset of unsecured bondholders who purchased the bonds after Elpida filed for bankruptcy in February.
A spokesman for Micron did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Maybe. I would say no more than a possible wrench in the works. As CJ Muse says, I think these kinds of moves are pretty standard. It should come as no surprise that some unsecured bondholders are not thrilled about the deal, but it sounds like it's unlikely that they will be able to hold it up.
It's a screaming deal. But that's not the whole deal. Micron still must pay $1.75 billion to Elpdia's debt holders. That's a lot of money, though not nearly as much as Elpida owed them. It's a fire sale deal, and a very good deal for Micron right now, but the final evaluation will probably have to wait a few months or years.
Micron will be really unhappy if they can't get this deal done. Its very hard to compete with samsung.
If the deal goes through then Micron gets extra capacity at a knock down price (and hasn't Apple indicated that it might move more memory sourcing to Elpida from Samsung??). If the deal does not go through then the Elpida capacity leaves the memory market - good for all DRAM players. I see Micron as a winner in either scenario?
micron is better off going to support much higher data-rates via multi-gigabit differential interfaces,
look ahead, forge, the market will be there, people are more and more into content, videos, social networking, and you don't need to rely on older technologies, build faster, better cheaper ones
good question,
I bet the below,
1. high cost, japan's labor cost is twice of korea / singapore(where most micron's fab located).
2. f..ed up culture, that's what happened with late qimonda, ie. cheating , stealing everywhere.
3. others,
can microns fix these two problems? very hard.
The main reasons are that Elpida paid full price to build and equip their fabs. Micron is buying them for pennies on the dollar. So Micron can afford smaller profit margins to get a return on their investment.
Also, with Elpidas capacity Micron will gain economies of scale, spreading out R & D and other fixed costs over more wafers, leading to lower net manufacturing cost per wafer.


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Dr Graham J Brewer is an Associate Professor in Construction Management at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he was first appointed at the end of 1999. He is currently Deputy Head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment, and was previously Head of Discipline, Building. During this time he has undertaken various administrative roles at School, Faculty, and University level, and is currently a member of Academic Senate.
Graham Brewer graduated with his Doctorate in 2008. This work embodied the characteristics of his research, which fall broadly into three categories:
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Innovation across project teams. The key output in this regard was a series of four Best Practice guides and a fifth companion volume published as e-books by the CRC-CI. This work attracted the attention of "Constructing Excellence" in the UK, who negotiated with the CRC-CI for inclusion of its metrics in their own benchmarking mechanism.
Sociological influences on Innovation. In the wake of completing the previous two bodies of research it was apparent that there was a gulf between the stated preferences and intentions of enterprise leaders in relation to ICT and their subsequent actions. This spawned Dr Brewer's doctoral research, which looked at the attitudes and behaviours of ICT decision-makers in the AEC sector, revealing a raft of boundedly rational influences on decision-making, resulting in the first comprehensive map of the ICT decision domain. his dissertation subsequently received three research awards: Australian Institute of Building NSW President's Award for Excellence in Research; The Chartered Institute of Building Australasia Excellent Building Postgraduate (Research) Award (PhD), and; Post Graduate Research Award: School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle.
The previous three areas of excellence in research have led him to be sought out by industry leaders in order to advise on issues related to the advent of disruptive technologies such as building information modelling. Over the last two years he has undertaken commissioned research for the Tasmanian Building and Construction Industry Training Board and others in relation to disruptive innovation.
As an educator the quality of Graham Brewer's teaching has been recognised with multiple nominations and awards, culminating in an Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning in 2008.
Dr Brewer's ongoing community-based commitments include: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building, its Professional Excellence and University Accreditation Panels;external examiner for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors: Oceania; New South Wales Board of Studies Curriculum Review Panel for the Built Environment (University Sector representative). He has participated in external reviews for multiple university departments and research centres, as well as Cooperative Research Centres.
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 2008
- Master of Science (Engineering, Design of Build), University of Paisley - Scotland
- Certificate in Further Education, Jordanhill College of Education, Scotland
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Dr Graham Brewer's research is largely characterised by leadership of, or participation in collaborative research teams. During the life of the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation (CRC-CI) he led two projects worth nearly $300,000, investigating issues associated with the uptake of ICT in the construction sector, and a further four projects worth over $160,000 also connected with the sociology of ICT uptake and knowledge management. Concurrently he led two taskforces funded by the Construction Industry Institute of Australia (CIIA), yet again investigating the softer issues associated with new technology in the sector.
Graham Brewer was a Chief Investigator in a multidisciplinary team on a successful ARC Linkage Grant ($220,000) that utilised his sociological methodology expertise to investigate attitudes and behaviours in consumer spaces, with a view to quantifying the benefits of sustainable retail environments. He has also received upwards of $50,000 to develop a multimedia teaching module in collaboration with the members of his Discipline group.
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Published Nov. 11, 2012
GLENVILLE — Iraq War veteran Lt. Col. Andrew Caliendo recently took command of the New York Army National Guard Explosives Ordnance Disposal Battalion during recent ceremonies at Stratton Air National Guard Base.
The battalion is a headquarters unit that controls up to five explosive ordnance disposal companies, which are key to countering improvised explosive devices, the enemy's primary weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Caliendo takes over from outgoing commander Lt. Col. Robert Mitchell of Ballston Lake.
Ceremonies featured a traditional Army change-of-command in which the battalion's flag was transferred from Mitchell to Col. Jim Pabis, the higher headquarters commander, and then to Caliendo.
Pabis, a Saratoga Springs businessman, commands the 153rd Troop Command.
This was one of three recent major leadership changes for the New York National Guard.
Iraq War veteran Col. Albert Ricci of Ballston Lake recently took command of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, the aviation element of the 42nd Infantry Division.
Ricci deployed to Iraq in 2004 to 2005 as the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade operations officer. In 2008 to 2009, he deployed to Iraq once again as commander of the 3rd 142 Assault Helicopter Battalion. He was one of the thousands of New York National Guard members who were ordered to duty to assist in the New York state response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.
In another leadership change, New York Army National Guard Col. James Coleman, a military flight surgeon with four deployments over the past decade, has taken command of the New York National Guard Medical Command from Col. Greg Meinking, who retires after more than 32 years of military service.
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Letter To The Editor Feb. 4: Optimist Club very active
I am replying to your Jan. 13 editorial regarding dwindling service club memberships. Forty-one years ago, when West Bloomfield Township was a one traffic light semi-rural community, a group of 40 civic minded friends of mine formed the Optimist Club of West Bloomfield. We were sponsored by the Optimist Club of Birmingham and admired the civic works of the Pontiac Optimist Club.
Despite the recent trends you wrote about, I'm proud to report that our club has grown to 96 members, most of whom are very active upholding the Optimist Creed and honoring Optimist International's purpose of being "Friend of Youth."
Some of our many activities we undertake -- with personal involvement and not just cash -- include annual oratorical contests, essay contests, respect for police and fire first responders, bike safety programs, and a holiday party where we entertain more than 250 kids each year for lunch, an experience with Santa Claus and bags of beautifully gift wrapped, age-appropriate gifts. In addition, our membership pairs up to anonymously visit families who need help and cash gifts for the holidays and other treats.
While some service clubs are facing dwindling memberships, the Optimist Club of West Bloomfield is alive, well, engaged in the community and bursting with energy to help others. In fact, we just officially organized and chartered a Junior Optimist Club at West Bloomfield High School, our first such undertaking.
I am proud to have served our club as its first president and, along with several other charter members, continue to enjoy being involved in being a Friend of Youth.
All service clubs stand for important values, and their members enjoy the satisfaction that comes from being involved in their communities. Hopefully, your editorial will invigorate them with new vitality and the knowledge that their involvement means something to others.
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Mail It Today Vol. 1 No. 3 March 18 , 1954 Page 1 There's still time to enter contest Don't forget you have till midnight March 19, to mail your entry to our name contest. At the present time we have over one hundred entries and more coming in every day. Helen and I have enjoyed reading the many comments which you folks have written along with your entries. Time does not permit our answering all of them personally but we want you to know that they are being read and appreciated. Let us hear from all of you. If you have any suggestions that you think will improve our little paper we would like to know about them, too. The only way we will know that any one is reading it is from the letters you write or from your phone calls, lets have lots of them. Sit down right now, write your suggestion on a card or letter and mail it today. The rules are very few. Anyone receiving a copy of this publication is eligible to enter. You may send in as many entries as you wish. In case of duplicate entries the one bearing the earliest post mark will win. Just write your suggestion on a post card or letter together with your name, address and phone number and mail to The Monarch Press, 920 East 17th Avenue, Denver 18, Colorado. All entries will become the property of the Monarch Press. We reserve the right to use the name as you suggest it or to change it or combine it with ideas of others or our own. BUT REGARDLESS SOMEONE NOT CONNECTED WITH THE MONARCH PRESS . WILL RECEIVE THE SAVINGS BOND. We will be the sole judges, i The Contest will end on midnight of the 19th day of March 1954. A picture of the winner and their name and address will appear | in the following issue. Put on your thinking cap, send in your ideas, you may be the one to name our j "baby". 1*" z < DC o < d 0 I< * < > Z z la. j I20TH J tc < ui tL_ AVE o 1- o h2 — II 1(0 < 9 ■|S\ - <«— -i o |i m K >UJV z 111 a o o a z z < 1 7 HI r- h UJ > < — < _ A O 5. Z -J * z < 19TH 18TH AVE. AVE IU > Q 1 I or iff H I A\/P li XV L -?X [16TH | AVE 1 i iflHBP' lHH / EAST f | COL FAX Sfc^ji i i |l4T<H AVE. [13TI- AVE < 12TH AVE. » o o a diowdi^ yioiqhb&v Meet Charles R. Patch. Charles is probably one of the oldest neighbors in terms of the time he has lived here. His father helped plat part of this neighborhood, and built the first house on Emerson back in 1886. Four years later Charles was born and grew up at 1938 Emerson. He attended the old Corona grade school, Manual Training High School and is a graduate of the University of Colorado. Spent twenty-five years in banking circles, going into the insurance business in 1931, and three years ago came back to our neighborhood to establish The Denver Insurance Agency at 1579 Emerson, writing general insurance. One of the companies he represents is Safeco, who makes it pos sible for careful drivers to make a substantial saving on their auto insurance. It will pay you to call Charles and get full details. Col. Billy Thompson Dies Col. Billy Thompson, of 921 E. 17th Ave. died March 9, at the age of 90. Thompson was born September 14, 1863 at Monomouth, 111. He came to Denver in 1873. He counted many of the men prominent in Denver's early history among his friends. He is survived by two daughters, Edith J. Thompson and Maude McGillin, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were ill charge of Stevens Mortuary. INSIDE INN CAFE 524 E. 17th Ave. Fine food served in pleasant surroundings UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT NORM and EVE SOUCY Pick up and delivery Phone Dll. 0303 17th Avenue RADIO & TELEVISION SALES & REPAIR TONY BOMARETO, Owner We Reoalr Any Household Appliance CAR RADIOS REPAIRED 1600 East 17th Ave. Denver ^ADVANCE fiXf ill RE-WEAVERS REPAIR SPECIALISTS DAMAGED CLOTHING UPHOLSTERY — RUGS Guaranteed Workmanship 1034 E. Colfax AL. 6745
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Title | Hilltopper, Volume 1 Number 3 |
Creator(s) | The Monarch Press |
Summary | Neighborhood newsletter highlighting Capitol Hill businesses and interests. |
Date | 1954 March 18 |
Physical Description | 8 p. |
Subject (topic) | Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver. |
Subject (geographic) | Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood) |
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Cloud, Ashley Prim and Chatilla van Grinsven combined for 36 of the Hawks' points.
Cloud's fadeaway jump shot with eight seconds left in the second half knotted the score. Cloud and Prim netted a team-high 13 points apiece. van Grinsven posted her 11th double-double of the season.
Erin Shields (Archbishop Carroll, Daily Times Player of the Year) made a layup in overtime to give the Hawks the lead for good. They outscored the Owls in the extra session, 10-2.
Virginia Commonwealth 69, La Salle 50
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Shanel Harrison led La Salle in defeat by posting her eighth consecutive double-double. She had a game-high 20 points to go with 10 rebounds for the Explorers.
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Untitled Capital Ship WIPGiven my username you can tell I am an avid Star Wars fan so of course it is only logical that I would attempt to make my own starship in SketchUp. Well, this would be my second ship. My first ship served as a proof of concept that I was actually capable of designing a ship. This one is proving to be a monster and SketchUp is struggling a bit alrready. The hull has taken shape recently after a long time creating the interior layout. It is lacking a lot of detail but the main structure needs to be finished before I get there.
You can see the progress on ship from the beginning on my blog at http://jedicharles.com/ Front View: Rear View: Top and Bottom Views: Front and Rear Parallel Projection: Escape Pods: Observation Tower and Hangar Entrance: Starboard Docking Ring (no ring yet):
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPawesome... the Force is strong with this one...
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Thanks, that's the plan. Live long and prosper... I mean, use the Schwartz, Lone Star! Wrong again...
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPCharles,
It is such a kick to be gone from the forums for a couple of months and come back and find something so great like your ship. It is wonderful for sooooo many reasons...the complexity is so exciting, the anticipation for the detail you will accomplish is intense, and the joy, I am LOL, because it is so great that someone has the time and the deep inspiration and appreciation of a sci fi story to do that model. Hurray!! and I look forward to more posts of progress. Oh... and your blog is also great. It is such a pleasure to be able to follow the development of projects like yours. You go guy!!!! Lloyd
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPThat's pretty awesome! The blog showed the interior but can we get some close ups here? Seeing your skill I would assume you know but if you have everything in groups/components you can and should put stuff in layers. It'll help you keep your frame rate up and make it easier to model. I have a model with over 274000 polys and with everything properly layered I run like I was modeling with only a few thousand. Nice job!
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPThat's pretty awesome! The blog showed the interior but can we get some close ups here? Seeing your skill I would assume you know but if you have everything in groups/components you can and should put stuff in layers. It'll help you keep your frame rate up and make it easier to model. I have a model with over 274000 polys and with everything properly layered I run like I was modeling with only a few thousand. Nice job!
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Thank you Lloyd, I better get to work on it then!
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Most of the interior is still set to default material but this will give you an idea of what it looks like. You will noticed that everything is aligned to a grid of 4'x4' squares 6 inches apart. I did this to make the ship completely modular in the interior. Entry: Corner Detail: Landing Bay/Hangar: Bulkhead Section Doors: Corridor:
Yep, everything is component-ized but not in layers. Now when you say put stuff in layers, do you do it so only the part of model you are currently working on is active? I always have the rest of the model hidden when working on components, is that not enough? I have 1,084,145 faces, is that a lot?
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPYeah thats a lot by SU standards. What I normally do is group the similar thing together. My first one I almost always do is Deco. I throw everything that isn't needed and is just to make things look nice into that. It's sorta hard to explain but you can "layer" everything into the layers (sorry if I just confused you). I mean that you can make the outside one group and then within that group have the interior. You could then make a layer that hides only the exterior. This way when you move the exterior the inside will come with you. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the best way to explain it but... Layers are just a fast way to hide stuff and it still comes with the computational benefits of just running a normal hide command.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPOkay, I understand what you mean, it's what I thought but I didn't want to assume. I do have a pretty fast CPU and 12GB of RAM so maybe that's why it is only beginning to slow down. I do have a lot of geometry that isn't shown that could be removed. Every component and group are solid shapes so I guess removing the back sides of the objects that are not seen could help. I'll have to test it out to see if there is any benefit.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPRemoving the back faces could help but it may not be the most efficient use of your time. Layers are the way to go however, the benefits are far greater then going around deleting back faces. Thats not to say that you shouldn't do it, just pick the right thing to spend your time on. Oh and 12gb of RAM is absurd so you should be fine.
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Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPCool stuff, if you want to get a space look you can try an Image Based Lighting environment using a star HDR or EXR image -- or for a quick and dirty approach I like to use a Sky Dome Environment set to nearly black (for horizon and zenith) and enable the sun... this will mimic space in direct sunlight (which is pretty harsh).
I've used a star HDR for this project: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=304138 Which I got from here (it's not the greatest, but it is free): http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html However if you are looking for more variety to choose from you could buy this: http://www.doschdesign.com/products/hdri/Space.html Maxwell uses the "Spherical Map (Latitude-Longitude)" format, so make sure any HDR/EXR images you use are in that format. Best, Jason. I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPYou might also find this Substance to be useful:
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/561105 It can generate thousands of variations of a spaceship hull very quickly to get exactly the look you want. To use it you will need to download the free player here: http://www.allegorithmic.com/products/player This will allow you to create and output any variations you may want for use in SketchUp or Maxwell (or both). Best, Jason. I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPThanks for the information Jason, that will help me a lot.
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Careful, Charles. According to a well-known little green Jedi master, one shouldn't judge by size! The model is looking good. Please, register (free) to access all the attachments on the forums. What I lack in depth I make up for in shallowness. Gomez Adams
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Correct, you are, correct, you are! But, the gun did look silly considering, the main weapon for a 280 meter ship, is it. Yes, hmmm.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPI decided to change the engine layout and the way they are mounted to the ship to make it more consistent with Star Wars style ships.
Re: Untitled Capital Ship WIPYoung Mr. Jedi,
Do I have this right? The change in engines is to put them on a level position and make them both the same size (they looked different in size to me on the original configuration)? Just curious if I understand you. Another small question – if I come straight down on the turbolazer cannon will it be able to elevate to meet my attack? It looks like about a 10% blank spot in the barrel elevation angle. Wouldn't want you discover that AFTER launch. It is good to note (Daniel) that in this case big means "bigger projectile, or beam or whatever" which I would prefer in armed conflict, not having the mental powers of the Yoda. Side note: I'm making different titles for my Dummies Manual to put on and sit around where people can see me. Toooo… funny. The ship looks better, and more formidable. all the time Lloyd Thinking about ship weaponry, have you ever read David Weber's Honor Harrington series? Possibly the most unbelievable deep space fleet battles in Science Fiction. I will never forget the unfortunate and awesome destructive power of "bomb pumped lasers", yeow!
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Yes, I decided they should be level with each other. The reason for the change is to make the "wings" flat because the old ones looked too Romulan and I though I also like Star Trek, that's not what I am going for. I also wanted a trench on the leading edge that would match the rest of the ship. Before, the two innermost engines had an additional segment which made them 20 feet longer than the other two. I decided to make theme all the same now because the ship doesn't need to be so long.
Good point... I'll fix it.
I haven't heard of that but sounds cool. I have a lot of Star Wars audiobooks but they seem to deal mostly with planet side battles.
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My parents saw Julie Andrews filming a Christmas show in Austria years back and said she was rude. I've met tony Blair and Lord Coe both briefly.
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My dad met Ted Heath in the nineties outside his home in Salisbury. Seemed pleasant enough as the brief encounter was apolitical, but I wonder how Ted would have reacted if my dad asked him about his nemesis?
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Interestingly, it seems hard to find anyone, regardless of their politics, who liked Ted Heath. I read a review of a new biography of him a year or two ago; the reviewer said that the author had obviously gone to great pains to write as sympathetic an account as possible and he still came over as obnoxious.
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I met Margaret Rutherford when I was a teenager. She was appearing at the Liverpool Playhouse with John Neville,Anna and Raymond Massey,Ralph Richardson. They were all charming and prepared to sign autogrpahs in the pouring rain for 2 sodden schoolgirls but Margaret came out last and insisted we went back inside the stage door with her as "You two little girls are getting soaked" She flung her tapestry wrap over her shoulder ( just like Miss Marple) and hugged us. What a gem!
Jimmy Tarbuck I met when he was very young comic when he had almost rock star status in Liverpool and he was lovely and patient with a gang of screaming girls. Ton O'Connor is another nice man.I've seen Steve Gerrrard a few times and he always seems to have time for his young fans allowing them to take photos.A member of my family has met him regualry and says he is always pleasant ( despite the rucus he was involved in a few years back) . Same member of the family has met Jordan ( say no more..tiny though) but said James Hewitt is truly a charmer and David Guest ( who another friend has met and agrees) may look weird but was absolutely lovely. |
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My sister met Maggie Thatcher who thrust her handbag at her to carry and Princess Margaret who stubbed out her ciggie in the saucer of the bone china tea cup specially provided for her. |
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A few years back I was in a music video with The Coral , a Merseyside group who were very successful at the time. We had a great day, totally mad and they were gorgeous young men. When my exploits got back to the students in our Sixth Form , there wasa lot of knocking on my clasroom door asking if it was truly me on that video LOL
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I believe my mum met Ted Heath when she was trying to get a housing transfer to where we currently live. He was our local MP and took up her case personally with the local authorities to ensure she got the move she needed ( she was really ill and wanted to be closer to her parents).
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I have met and drunk with most of The Stranglers and they are all really nice people despite their image/reputation!!
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A friend of mine works as a volunteer for her local conservation trust. A few years ago Kate Humble and Ellie Harrison (Countryfile) visited them with a camera crew. Ellie Harrison was extremely nice, chatted with everyone and really got stuck into the work, but Kate Humble certainly didn't live up to her name, very aloof and unfriendly, all smiles whilst the cameras were rolling, but as soon as they stopped, tools down and back to her van without so much as a word to the volunteers.
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Dermot O'Leary Xander Armstrong Richard Osman Seb Coe Mary Peters Pat Crerand (Man Utd. legend) All absolutely lovely...without exception A friend of mine also speaks very highly of Roger Black and Neil Pearson |
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My uncle met Richard Todd while he was filming The Dambusters a very very long time ago. He waved him away with a cry of 'I cant work with these distractions' - every time that film comes on now its met with a chorus of that phrase!
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Met McFly back in about 2004, so they must have been about 17 or 18ish? Really nice guys, very friendly. As were the boys from D-Side, another pop band from back then.
A mention for Jimmy Carr also. Didn't actually meet him, but went to see him on Saturday and he stayed behind after the gig to go out into the foyer, do signings and have some drinks. My brother says he generally does it, and he came across as a very nice guy. |
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Keith lemon. Came into my local and bought drinks for everyone all evening. Even did his russian dancing on the bar. Top bloke.
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Matt Baker at a country show, what a tool and will forever be known as the guy who is the C*** in the country.
Helen Skelton, for those who have not heard of her then you are very fortunate, dim blue Peter presenter once upon a time, not very articulate away from cameras and is very dense and ignorant. She farts like a horse that has had something crawl up its ass and die. Cilla Black, eaten in the same restaurant as her, vile nasty disgusting woman, the way she treated the waitress was not acceptable, if I was her and had that attitude then I'd never ever eat out again. Joan Collins, very nice made sure we were treated to a free meal after we graciously gave away our table for her and her guest, and ensured a note expressing her thanks was sent round to the hotel. Cherrie Blair, vile excuse for a woman, saw her spit on the back of a young girls head at a charity function back in 2008, again if I was her I'd never eat/have drink out ever again. Sir Roger Moore, don't give respect to those that have titles normally but for this gent I do, saw his one man show, witty, charming and attentive to all. |
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Brooks on Beer: Betsey's BelgiansSan Jose Mercury NewsThe final beer is perhaps the most unusual — and it's sure to be a hit at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Jessenhofke is a bottle-conditioned strong strawberry ...and more »
10 cool ways to spend your summer job moneyWalletPop (blog)Gilroy, Calif. holds a special celebration for garlic lovers at the Gilroy Garlic Festival over the weekend of July 23. Most have free or low-priced entry, ...
$142 minimum fine and a reservoir filled with respectGilroy DispatchCongrats to two Gilroyans, Peggy Dean and JoAnne Perez Robinson, who finished one-two in the Garlic Festival Art Poster Contest. Peggy's classy photo of a ...
Gilroy DispatchHonoring gravity-defying women pilotsGilroy Dispatch"We used to meet people at the San Martin Airport when they flew in from Southern California and take them to the Garlic Festival," said Verna West, ...and more »
Summer Guide: Fairs and festivalsSan Jose Mercury NewsGilroy Garlic Festival. With food, cooking demonstrations, wine, beer, more than 100 art vendors, music and entertainment. 10 am-6 pm July 23-25. ...and more »
Gilroy DispatchGilroyans snag top two spots in Garlic Fest poster contestGilroy DispatchThis year's winner of the Gilroy Garlic Festival Art Poster Contest searched high and low for the perfect specimen. "The most important thing ...
A virtuous and generous spirit passes from our midstGilroy DispatchThe place is a mess and it's the showcase venue for all the visitors who come to Gilroy for the Garlic Festival which is right around the corner. ...
Silicon Valley's MetroFestivals, Fairs and FunSilicon Valley's MetroGilroy Garlic Festival A salute to all things garlic. With food, music, cook-offs and more. July 23–25, 10am–7pm; $8–$17; children under 6 free. ...
Gilroy DispatchCrab Feed is turning 30, bring an extra bib for meGilroy DispatchAlong with the major monetary vitality of the event, next to the Garlic Festival, the Crab Feed is the largest gathering of Gilroyans in one place. ...
Centerplate's Hospitality Operations Support AT&T Park's LEED Silver CertificationPR Newswire (press release)... paint and refrigeration equipment, have worked to convert the Park's most popular concessions stands, Gilroy Garlic Fries, into sustainable concepts of ...and more »
Scrapbook: Engagements and honorsHollister Free LanceCharles is vice president of operations and finance at Garlic Festival Foods, Hollister and Gilroy. He has a PhD. in biology from the University of ...and more »
The AtlanticWhat to Do: Drama at the Dinner PartyThe AtlanticShrimp Diablo with more garlic than the Gilroy Garlic Festival and overcooked pork roasts with painfully sweet, usually burnt sauces. ...
Senior centers news: Frank Ray and the Smoothies provide Saturday night dance ...OCRegisterRUSSIAN RIVER RAMBLE JULY 22-27 – Enjoy the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Armstrong Redwoods State Park, and Jack London Cottage and Museum. ...
'Gahlic' Challenge and an unbelievably tasty SyrahGilroy DispatchDon't know who the mysterious Italian Stallion is that's going to give Dave Bozzo and Donny DeLorenzo a beat down on the Gilroy Garlic Festival Cook-off ...
Asparagus Festival was a hit from startStockton RecordIt wasn't until he climbed into a van with other community leaders that he learned they'd be checking out the Gilroy Garlic Festival to see if such a ...and more »
Festival celebrates with a collection of recipes from the past 25 yearsStockton RecordThe beginning, as well as original cookbook chairwoman Glenda Hushaw can recall, was a bus trip to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy by those orchestrating the ...and more »
Go-cart track at former Wal-Mart? [The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.]TMCnetThe race track could join other unique tourism draws such as Gilroy Gardens, local wineries, Premium Outlets and the Garlic Festival, he said. ...and more »
Firm sniffs out good deal on garlic buildingGilroy DispatchThe former Gilroy Garlic Festival building may finally be getting a new owner after falling to the housing slump and becoming a ...
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Keith explains attending the Gilroy Garlic festival in summer of 2006, and some other stuff.
This is a short clip of Casino Avenue from the Gilroy Garlic Festival. July 2009.
Summer "funnage" at the Gilroy Garlic Festival [2009] with friends. Music: Music: Duke Ellington - "Cotton Club Stomp #1" Special thanks to Chris for shooting some footage.
Recorded on July 25, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Recorded on July 25, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Recorded on July 25, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Scenes from the 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival, California. Taken July 27 2009. Food, cooking, and garlic ice cream.
At the Gilroy Garlic Festival, I get to watch people cook. The best part is the flame!
Gilroy Garlic Festival 2009
The annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, July 26, 2009 in Gilroy, California USA
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These guys do most of the cooking for the festival. Looks like a fun gig.
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Our interns designed, created and staffed our booth at the 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival with help from our dedicated CMAP staff, board members, and CMAP's community producers. Thanks for a great festival everyone! Check out our live coverage of Garlic Festival at our web site, www.cmap.tv.
Announcement of the winner of the great Recipe Cook-off on July 25th, 2009. Part of CMAP's coverage of the 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival! www.cmap.tv
CMAP's coverage of the 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival!
CMAP's coverage of the 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival!
Gilroy Garlic Festival 2009!
CMAP's clips from our booth at the Garlic Festival! People from everywhere around the world!
Cook-off Stage Garlic City harmony opens 2009 Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy Garlic Festival Song Garlic Song
The open cooking sessions are the most interesting happenings during the garlic festival
Music during the Gilroy Garlic Festival
Stephen and Kate go to the Garlic Festival and end up scaring people
This was the far field of the festival. It was already hot when we arrived, and got hotter as the day went on. We managed to have a great time, despite the heat.
Festivalgoers speak as the "Clove Family"
Oh, your breath stinks! That is certainly a popular phrase at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival that is held in Gilroy, California every summer. This amazing festival ranks as one of the top ten food festivals in the United States. Don't miss out on
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...twice, and won both times. He and his wife Sylvie have won a trip to the Mother of All Garlic Festivals this summer, in the garlic growing and distribution town of Gilroy, California, about an hour out of San Francisco. Tom was kind enough to share his recipe. Ingredients: Garlic,...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House is drafting a backup immigration reform plan in case a bipartisan congressional committee working on a bill fails, an Obama Administration official said on Sunday, though a key Republican said the president's plan would be "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill.
White House Chief of staff Denis McDonough said the administration hoped that bipartisan efforts would deliver a broadly acceptable package, but wanted a plan B.
"We're doing exactly what the president said we would do last month ... which is we're preparing. We're going to be ready," he said on ABC's "This Week' program, confirming a published report on Saturday disclosing the White House effort.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are anxious to tackle immigration reform, after the increasingly influential Latino vote turned out heavily in favor of President Barack Obama and his Democrats in the November 2012 election.
USA Today said on Saturday that a draft of a White House immigration proposal would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years.
The plan, obtained by the newspaper, also would provide for more security funding and require businesses to check the immigration status of new hires within four years.
McDonough gave no details of White House's plan, but said it was important that immigration reform passed this year and made clear the administration hoped bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill bore fruit.
"So let's make sure they get this thing done, and they're up there working on it right now. We have to make progress on immigration reform, we should enact it this year and the president will continue to work with the team to make sure that happens."
Obama emphasized in last week's State of the Union address the importance of creating a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants who are in the United States illegally. Many Republicans stress that the nation's borders must be secured first.
Latinos favored Obama over Republican Mitt Romney in the November 6 election by 71 percent to 27 percent, helping tilt politically divided states to the Democratic incumbent. Continued...
Republicans want to show Latinos they understand their concerns on immigration, but must also be mindful of conservative members of their own party who worry about encouraging even more illegal immigration in the future.
Senator Marco Rubio, the key Republican on the issue and one of the eight senators on the committee crafting the legislation, dismissed the White House draft as a seriously flawed rehash of failed immigration policies that would make the country's immigration problems worse.
"If actually proposed, the president's bill would be dead on arrival in Congress, leaving us with unsecured borders and a broken legal immigration system for years to come," Rubio, who is a Cuban-American from Florida, said in a statement on Saturday.
According to USA Today, illegal immigrants could also apply for a newly created "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa, under the White House's draft bill. If approved, they could apply for the same provisional legal status for spouses or children living outside the country, according to the draft.
Conservative Republicans like Senator Rand Paul want borders to be first secured before they can endorse any immigration reform.
"I will support it on one condition: That we have a report that says the borders are being secured ... (it has to be) a report and comes back and is voted on in Congress," Paul said on "Fox News Sunday."
"I won't do it on a promise from President Obama, that he will secure the borders," Paul, from Kentucky, added.
Paul Ryan, the Republican vice president candidate in last year's elections, suggested the White House plan was leaked intentionally.
"By putting these details out ... that tells us he is looking for partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution. This particular move is counter productive," Ryan said on ABC's "This Week" program. Continued...
A White House official denied it was leaked.
"This was not the administration floating anything. ... We were surprised to learn what appeared to be draft language had been given to the press, thought it was unfortunate, and reached out to senate offices on both sides of the aisle on Saturday evening to make that clear."
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Logan County home confinement officer said that a woman accused him of repeatedly forcing her to have oral sex with him as part of a conspiracy to get a cash award in a civil lawsuit.
John Phillip Reed, 73, is on trial this week in federal court in Charleston on allegations that he coerced April Tomblin Chafin to have oral sex with him in his office and threatened to take steps to send her to jail if she refused.
Chafin sued Reed and the Logan County Commission last year. She alleged that the county's failure to properly train Reed contributed to her being assaulted.
"This case is a case about clearing the name of a good man," Reed's lawyer, Billie Jo Streyle, said Wednesday. "Justice in this case is to give this man his name back."
In April 2009, while she was on home confinement on charges of attempted grand larceny, Chafin reportedly stepped out of range of her ankle monitor to drink beer with a neighbor, according to court records.
The next morning, Reed called Chafin into his office and told her to close and lock his office door. No other employees were at the office at the time, said Chafin's lawyer, Kerry Nessle.
Reed questioned Chafin about stepping out of range and then told her that "if you would give me [oral sex], then I won't send you to jail," court records state.
Chafin reluctantly complied. Afterward, she did not report the incident to police because she had a pending charge against her and she believed she would go to jail for leaving her home. Reed, who wore a badge and a service weapon, also intimidated her, Nessle said.
The next month, Reed helped Chafin get a job at a local market and asked her to come back to the office to fill out paperwork. Reed told her that she "owed" him, Nessle said, and again forced her to perform oral sex.
Once again, the following month, Reed called Chafin to the home confinement office for a drug screening, and allegedly told the woman that he had control over whether she went to jail or not.
"This is all up to me," Reed said, according to court records. "I can get you released on home confinement [or], you know, I can give you a bad report and have you sent to jail."
He beckoned Chafin behind the table with him, unzipped his pants and once again forced her to have oral sex, court records state.
Reed, the first witness to take the stand Wednesday, repeatedly denied having inappropriate sexual contact with any enrollee on home confinement. He said that Chafin's lawsuit is part of a conspiracy that she, Jeananne Gilco and Sherry Frye came up with while they were housed together in a regional jail.
Streyle pointed out that Gilco and Frye also hired Nessle to target Reed in sexual assault lawsuits. Gilco's case is awaiting trial. Frye's lawsuit would not stick because the statute of limitations ran out, Streyle said.
Reed, after Nessle pointed out that Chafin and Frye had met each other just a few days ago, admitted that he did not have any evidence that the women conspired while in jail.
"If I could prove it, I wouldn't be here," he said.
In April 2009, the same month when Reed allegedly assaulted Chafin, Gilco was placed on home confinement on charges stemming from the death of a woman who was stabbed while in her home, court records state.
The next month, she drove to the home confinement office and parked her car in the garage. Reed saw her exit the vehicle and questioned her about whether she had a license. When she said that she did not, Reed led her back to her vehicle and told her to give him oral sex, court records state.
Marie Belcher, who works in the home confinement office, described Reed as a father figure to her and said that she never saw him close his door with a client in the room, or make sexually inappropriate advances or comments toward anyone.
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Belcher also pointed out that the walls in the office are paper-thin and the staffers would have overheard any sexual activity through Reed's door.
"I really feel they are all just false accusations," she said. "I really hate that we're here today."
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Partnership development: Using its knowledge base of partners and contacts, the Center creates opportunities for rural stakeholders to develop collaborative projects with the University's students and faculty or with other regional partners.
Community-level applied research: The Center for Rural Partnerships is a catalyst for the development of engaged, community-driven rural scholarship. We help community partners develop research questions, identify funding sources, and partner with student and faculty researchers at both Plymouth State and other institutions.
Educational programming and workshop development: The Center works with community partners to create and present faculty-led workshops, civic engagement sessions, and educational programming across all disciplines and areas of expertise.
Since emerging from the Rural Matters Summit in 2006, the Center for Rural Partnerships has developed an innovative community engagement model that specifically supports the work of our partners while aligning with the outreach and engagement priorities of Plymouth State University. We welcome you to explore these pages, learn more about what we do, and contact us!


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