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The Schedule
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 7 p.m.
No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (11-14, 8-11) at No. 4 Cal State Northridge (18-7, 13-6)
at the Matadome
Series record vs. the Matadors - 42-35
Streak - Lost 8
2009 Series - UCSB lost 0-3
Last time out vs. the Matadors - L, 3-0, (3/10/10)
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 7 p.m.
No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (11-14, 8-11 MPSF) vs. No 9 Penn State (20-5, 9-0 EIVA)
at Rob Gym (2,000)
Series record vs. the Nittany Lions - 7-5
Streak - Lost 1
2009 Series - none
Last time out vs. the Nittany Lions - L, 3-2 (3/12/07)
Can't Make it to the Court?
UCSB men's volleyball matches can be followed live online for no charge with Gametracker. Log on to UCSBgauchos.com, go to the men's volleyball schedule, and click on the Gametracker link for the match you're interested in. You can follow each point and see player statistics and bios.
On the Air
KCSB 91.9 FM, UC Santa Barbara's student station, will broadcast Friday's match vs. Penn State. The match will be streamed on KCSB.org and on KCSB 91.9 FM.
Faculty Free Friday for Match-up vs. Nittany Lions
Friday's match against Penn State is a Faculty Free Friday match. All UCSB faculty and staff will be admitted free when they show their UCSB Employee ID Card. Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of Faculty Free Fridays at Gaucho baseball and softball games as well!
MPSF Madness
With three conference matches remaining, the Gauchos are currently in ninth place in the MPSF, one-half game behind eighth place Long Beach State. The top eight teams in the conference standings after the final regular season matches on April 17 qualify for the MPSF postseason tournament. Five slots have already been taken by Stanford, Pepperdine, Hawaii, BYU, and Cal State Northridge. USC and UCLA are currently seeded sixth and seventh, respectively, with four conference matches remaining. USC needs a single win to secure a playoff bid. The Bruins need to win three of their last four matches to guarantee a spot. LBSU also has four MPSF matches remaining, but that fact may be an advantage for the Gauchos.The 49ers play UC Irvine on Wednesday before hosting a critical match-up against UCLA on Friday. If the Gauchos can beat CSUN on Wednesday and LBSU splits their pair of MPSF matches this week, UCSB and LBSU would be tied for eighth place in league standings going into the final weekend of play.
Is That a New Tie?
If Long Beach State and UCSB were to finish tied for eighth place at the end of the season with identical conference records, the Gauchos would hold the tiebreak advantage over the 49ers and wouls secure a spot in the postseason tournament. In order for that to happen - to put it simply - LBSU would have to lose one more match than UCSB does the rest of the season for the Gauchos to qualify. There are a number of procedures to determine the winner of a tiebreaker. The first is head-to-head competition in MPSF between the tied teams. LBSU and UCSB split their MPSF matches this season, with the 49ers breaking down the Gauchos, 3-2, on January 13 at Rob Gym (23-30, 30-24,24-30, 30-26, 15-9) and then UCSB returning the favor on February 12 at Walter Pyramid, 3-2 (30-24, 26-30, 31-33, 30-22, 15-13). The next step is determining the highest percentage of MPSF sets won between the tied teams, but UCSB and LBSU has the same winning percentage as each has won five sets apiece. Where UCSB has the advantage is the next step, where points scored in MPSF matches between the tied teams is divided by points allowed in those same matches. The 49ers have scored 244 total points while UCSB has scored 251 points in those same matches. UCSB's percentage would be 1.03 (251/244) as compared with LBSU's .97 (244/251), giving the Gauchos a slight advantage. UCSB has not been to the MPSF postseason tournament since 2007, where it advanced to the semifinals.
Gee-Golly Goswiller
Redshirt freshman Grant Goswiller is improving every time he steps on the court as of late. After setting career highs on March 27 against BYU in kills (6), assists (1), digs (6) and points (5.0), Goswiller recorded seven kills, one block, and 7.5 total points in the loss to Stanford on April 3, all career-bests. In 31 sets played this season, Goswiller is hitting .229.
Good Ratings for this Nielsen
Blaine Nielsen opened up the Pacific match hitting a blistering .750 (7-1-8) through the first two frames, scooping 14 digs within that timeframe. Nielsen finished the night with seven kills and a .250 average, but his 15 digs set a career high and doubled his previous season high of seven (2/13/10 vs. UC San Diego).
See You at the Matadome
UCSB has dropped two matches to Cal State Northridge so far this season, falling to the Matadors twice at Rob Gym. On January 7, UCSB opened the year by dropping a 3-1 decision to CSUN. The Matadors followed that performance with a 3-0 sweep of the Gauchos on March 10. UCSB hasn't beaten CSUN since April 6, 2007.
Taming a Nittany Lion
No. 9 Penn State is currently atop the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Associate (EIVA) standings with a 9-0 conference record and 20-5 overall record. The Nittany Lions have won six of their last eight contests and are lead by Max Lipsitz, who's . 534 hitting percentage is tops in the country, thirtytwo percentage points better than second place's Kevin McKniff of Cal State Northridge (.502). The last time UCSB and Penn State met was on March 12, 2007, when the Nittany Lions won 30-24, 30-28, 28-30, 19-30, and 19-17. Opposite hitter Evan Patak led the Gauchos with 30 kills, while middle Theo Brunner totaled 20 kills, hit .760, and had five blocks.
Tickets For All Matches This Season Are Available
Tickets for all matches this season are available by calling 805.893.UCSB, visiting the Ticket Office located inside the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, or buy online and print at home. The Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office now has two parking spaces adjacent to the building and is open on Saturdays, making it easier than ever for fans to purchase tickets. The two parking spots, designated specifically for the Ticket Office, are available during weekday hours, which are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BE Great
In 2009, UCSB Athletics unveiled the BE Great initiative. BE Great is dedicated to maximizing leadership ability, strong on-campus interaction, and general welfare for all 450 student-athletes and Intercollegiate Athletics staff at UC Santa Barbara. BE Great also focuses on personal and career development, diversity and social awareness, and ensuring academic success.


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Tolkien's Middle-earth:
Lesson Plans for Secondary School Educators
Unit Nine: "The Quest Is Achieved"
Content Focus: The Lord of the Rings, Book Six
Thematic Focus: What Makes a Hero?
As befits its vast scope and extraordinary ambition, The Lord of the Rings boasts three major heroes Frodo, Aragorn, and Sam plus many secondary characters whose deeds are manifestly noble and courageous. In Unit Nine students consider the meaning of heroism and look back on the other thematic threads that make the novel a unified whole.
Learning Goals
By the end of Unit Nine, the student should be able to:
Contrast Aragorn's obvious valor with Frodo's concealed heroism.
Give some possible reasons Tolkien regarded Sam as the "chief hero" of The Lord of the Rings.
Account for the "joy-in-sorrow atmosphere" of Tolkien's epic fantasy.
Indicate which of Tolkien's characters might be considered archetypes.
Trace the development of the novel's themes, including corruption, free will, destiny, despair, and heroism, from Book One through Book Six.
Unit Nine Content
Comments for Teachers
Preliminary Quiz
Key Terms
Discussion Topics
Suggested Activities
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South Atlantic League All-Star Game
The BlueClaws are proud to bring the 2013 South Atlantic League All-Star Game, presented by Barnabas Health's Community and Kimball Medical Centers, OceanFirst Bank, and Shore Point Distributing Company, to FirstEnergy Park and the Jersey Shore on June 17th and 18th of 2013.
Ticket Information
Individual tickets to the 2013 SAL All-Star Game and Celebrity Hitting Challenge are now on sale to the general public. To order, call 732-901-7000 option 2 or click here to order online (All-Star Game, Celebrity Hitting Challenge).
South Atlantic League All-Star Game rosters were announced by league president Eric Krupa on June 4th. Click here to see the full rosters for both sides or click for downloadable rosters (Northern Division, Southern Division).
All-Star Game News
June 20th, 2012: BlueClaws to Host 2013 South Atlantic League All-Star Game
June 29th, 2012: Season Ticket Holders Can Now Reserve All-Star Game Tickets
July 30th, 2012: Mini-Plan Holders Can Now Reserve All-Star Game Tickets
October 11th, 2012: Save 40% on All-Star Game Tickets With BlueClaws Ticket Package
October 25th, 2012: Mitch Williams, Doc Gooden in Celebrity Hitting Challenge
December 11th, 2012: Artie Lange, Tito Santana in Celebrity Hitting Challenge
February 4th, 2013: All-Star Game, Celebrity Hitting Challenge Tickets On Sale to General Public at FanFest
February 7th, 2013: Jim Florentine Added to Celebrity Hitting Challenge
March 4th, 2013: BlueClaws Invidual Game Tickets Now On Sale - Including Those For All-Star Game, Celebrity Hitting Challenge
March 13th, 2013: 95.9WRAT's Carl Craft, Jimmy Steal Added to Celebrity Hitting Challenge
March 18th, 2013: All-Star Game Golden Ticket Promotion Underway
April 18th, 2013: Giant, Jet Legends Johnson, Harper Added to Hitting Challenge
April 22nd, 2013: Morandini, Stairs Added to Hitting Challenge
May 2nd, 2013: SAL Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Class
May 7th, 2013: BlueClaws to Have Ferris Wheel For Fans at ClawStar Spectacular
May 16th, 2013: Justin Pugh, Randy Foye Added to Celebrity Hitting Challenge
June 4th, 2013: League Announces 2013 All-Star Game Rosters
June 5th, 2013: High School Home Run Derby to Bring Two Starters to Hitting Challenge
June 5th, 2013: Jersey Auction a Part of ClawStar Spectacular
This will be the second time the South Atlantic League All-Star Game comes to Lakewood. In 2002, Ryan Howard and David Wright led a group of All-Stars that played in front of a league-record 8,571 fans at FirstEnergy Park.
Celebrity Hitting Contest
On June 17th, the night before the 2013 All-Star Game, the BlueClaws will host the first Celebrity Hitting Contest at FirstEnergy Park (click here for more information).
The event will feature two teams of local celebrities, musicians, professional athletes, SAL All-Stars, and others, competing in a hitting contest on the field at FirstEnergy Park. Additional details of what will be a unique and exciting event will be released as the game approaches.
A Who's Who of Former Players
From 1964 Rock Hill Cardinal Steve Carlton to 1966 Greenville Met Nolan Ryan, to 1979 Spartanburg Phillie Ryne Sandberg, to 2002 BlueClaw Ryan Howard, to 2011 Hagerstown Sun Bryce Harper, the South Atlantic League All-Star Game has produced stars at the Major League level for the last half-century.
For more on the former players that have played in this game, click here.
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I spent my first year of college at a second-degree separatist school that was founded by the Bible Presbyterian Church. The men who founded the college were colleagues of Carl MacIntyre, Allan MacRae, J. Gresham Machen, and Bob Jones Jr. …Read More
Is the Enemy of My Enemy My Friend?
We are not living in a season of peace. Thinking Christians must surely be aware that a great moral and spiritual conflict is taking shape all around us, with multiple fronts of battle and issues of great importance at stake. …Read More
Castles in the Sand
There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are …Read More
Why Do We Draw the Line?
In recent years, talk of uniting around the center has been very popular in conservative evangelical quarters. One obvious reason for this is that many regard such a center as reflecting the fact that there is a solid core of …Read More
Consider the Glory of God
John Newton (1725–1807) is best known today for his great hymns (including "Amazing Grace" and "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"). But in his own day, he was perhaps more highly prized as a letter writer — "the great director …Read More
Consider the Public
Unbelievers, even though their hearts and minds are opposed to God's truth, sometimes have more spiritual insight than we give them credit for. At least that is what I learned as a junior in college. As a religion major at …Read More
Consider Your Opponent
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Through Many Toils
John Newton (1725–1807) is perhaps best known for his hymn "Amazing Grace," but what many do not know is that Newton was also a faithful churchman who served as a pastor in England from 1764 until a month before his …Read More
Why Controversy is Sometimes Necessary
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JB Sweeney needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
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We are a broker for discount electric. So, we help people and businesses save money on their electric bill. For this venture we are specifically selling to non-profit organizations so they can sell it to their donor base and membership etc. Every time they sell this discount power to their donors or members, they receive a percentage the will go towards their cause.
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The East Central University men's basketball team dropped a 52-65 decision to Arkansas-Monticello at Steelman Fieldhouse in Great American Conference action.
The Tigers (7-14, 4-11 GAC) were led by junior Colby Carr, who tallied his eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Jason Williams added 10 points and three boards.
"You can't win on the road if you get outhustled and outplayed," said head coach Mac McConnell. "We have to find a solution to our lack of energy if we want to win."
In the opening half the Boll Weevils (13-8, 8-7 GAC) used a 9-1 run in the opening eight minutes to take a 3-11 advantage. UAM was up 9-19, with nine minutes left on the clock when ECU used an 8-6 run in the final nine minutes of the half to take a 27-25 lead into the locker room.
The second half started out close, with The Tigers holding a three-to-seven point advantage until just less than 11 minutes remained in the game. ECU was up 47-41, but the Boll Weevils held the Tigers without a field goal for the rest of the game and used a 15-5 run to earn the 52-65 win.
The Tigers were out-shot 34.5% (19-of-55) to 52.1% (25-of-48) from the field, but did earn a slight 36-32 rebounding advantage.
ECU will return home for the final three games of the season at the Kerr Activities Center, starting Thursday, Feb. 14 with a 7:30 p.m. tip against Southwestern Oklahoma State. The game is the PinkOut/Date Night at the Kerr Activities Center. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness and the first 200 fans will receive a free PinkOut shirt, courtesy of Patriot Ford and Valley View Regional Hospital.


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Whoa, have you guys seen Matthew McConaughey lately?! The dude who's just as famous his super-buff bod and chilled-out stoner/cowboy drawl as he is for his many starring roles in big movies? Well, I don't know about the drawl, but the super-buff bod is gone. Gone! Like so many dedicated thespians before him (Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway), the 42-year-old actor reportedly dropped at least 30 pounds to play the lead in his upcoming film The Dallas Buyers Club; indeed, in recent pics taken on the movie's set in New Orleans, McConaughey looks downright skeletal. Yikes!!
Now, if you're like me, your first reaction to these shocking photos might be something like, "Jeez, Matt, eat a bucket of fried chicken, will ya?! It's just a movie, man!" But unlike some of the aforementioned stars' dangerous crash diets, I actually respect McConaughey's commitment to representing his character accurately. That's because this particular character truly deserves the effort.
The Dallas Buyers Club is the true story of Ron Woodruff, a drug user who contracted HIV in the '80s and was forced to smuggle life-saving medications from Mexico. Sad and tragic, yes, but ultimately an inspiring tale: Woodruff starts out as a "drug taking, women loving, homophobic man" with just 30 days to live and ends up a sort of folk hero famous for bringing non-toxic and anti-viral medications to other AIDS patients in this country (when AZT was the only FDA-approved option).
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Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson Jr.'s ruling on Aug. 15 upholding Pennsylvania's controversial voter ID law, which requires Pennsylvania residents to show state-issued photo IDs to vote, generated a variety of responses from area residents and political leaders.
Supporters of the voter ID law claim that it will reduce voter fraud while opponents of the law argue that it puts up unconstitutional barrier to the fundamental right to vote and threatens to disenfranchise as many as a million registered voters in November unless the Supreme Court blocks its implementation.
Public Interest Law Center Attorney Ben Geffen said his group was "disappointed by the ruling" but noted that it would file an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He said the lawyers for the plaintiffs were optimistic that the Supreme Court would hear the appeal and decide to block enforcement of the law in time for November's election.
He pointed out that the state acknowledged during the litigation that it could not offer any examples of in-person voter fraud.
"It's important to remember that this law is a solution to a non-existing problem," Geffen said. "Voter fraud in-person simply doesn't happen."
In Simpson 's 68-page ruling, he called the requirement to show state-approved identification "a minor change" to the election code. He said if a voter is rejected for not having the proper ID, the voter still has the option of casting a provisional ballot. For their vote to be counted they must provide an approved ID within six days.
In making his opinion, he wrote that the plaintiffs'' lawyers "did an excellent job of 'putting a face'" on those disenfranchised by the law, but that he didn't have the "luxury of deciding the issue based on my sympathy for the witnesses."
Reaction to the ruling
"The right to vote is our most precious right, and it trumps all others," said U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa) in a statement on Aug. 15. "That should be self-evident at this time in our history. But today's ruling in the Commonwealth Court places this pre-eminent right at the mercy of unreasonable burdens on our senior citizens, our college students, on minorities, on those who don't have driver's licenses, and those who may have been born in another state where life-cycle record-keeping is, or was, unreliable. The plaintiffs, who recognize all these failings, will rightly and promptly appeal.
"The bottom line is that we have 85 days left to make sure that every eligible voter is prepared to vote in November, said Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, director of outreach and program evaluation at the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians in a statement. "We want every eligible Pennsylvania to be able to cast a vote – that means each person must have a valid photo ID."
Karen Buck, executive director of the Senior Law Center, a senior advocacy group, said her organization is holding free clinics to assist voters who need help in getting an acceptable photo ID and urged voters to act now.
"It will be an unpleasant surprise to learn that you can't use the voting machines to vote for the president because you don't have the right type of ID," Buck said.
"This is a very sad day for the registered voters in my district whose votes are at risk because they lack the required identification," said Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-4th Dist.). "The courts are supposed to be non-partisan and protect the rights of the citizens, yet this was a partisan decision made without proof of voter fraud in Pennsylvania.
Washington encouraged her constituents not to get discouraged by this ruling. Instead, she urged them to "take action as soon as possible" to ensure that they can vote in November. Washington, who helped to launch a Voter Identification Education Initiative, said she and her staff "have been working tirelessly" to help residents obtain the forms they need to get a state-approved ID.
"It is imperative that the public is aware of the new law and that no voter is turned away on Election Day," she said.
"Until there is a final ruling, we can not stop urging voters to get the photo ID they will need to vote," said John Jordan, director of civic engagement for the Pennsylvania NAACP.
Governor Tom Corbett released the following response to the Commonwealth Court ruling on voter identification on August 15:
"Now that the court has upheld the constitutionality of the law, we can continue to focus our attention on ensuring that every Pennsylvania citizen who wants to vote has the identification necessary to make sure their vote counts."
Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele, whose department oversees the elections in Pennsylvania, said she was pleased that "Judge Simpson affirmed the constitutionality of the voter ID law."
"This law will enforce the principle of one person, one vote," Aichele said. "By giving us a reliable way to verify the identity of each voter, the voter ID law will enhance confidence in our elections."
She added that the state would continue its outreach efforts to guarantee that "all legal Pennsylvania voters know about the law and how to get a free ID to vote if needed."
Chestnut Hill resident Bob Previdi, a volunteer for the Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition, said the ruling was a "very big disappointment."
"There is a huge assumption that the state's outreach efforts are going to work and they have barely begun," Previdi said. "The state went to court and clearly stated that there is no evidence of fraud. So, what's the hurry? Why don't we make sure every voter who is already registered gets the opportunity to vote?"
Previdi said one of the difficulties of educating the public about the Voter ID law is that the state keeps "changing the rules." He added that the law was particularly "tough on the elderly."
"The determined men and women who came to court to describe their love of this country because we can all participate through the ballot box, will simply have to wait for another day and another court to vindicate this most cherished of all rights," said Jennifer Clarke, executive director of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.
"This is a huge setback for the right to vote," said Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project. "It's contrary to core American values and sadly takes us back to a dark place in our country's history. We hope the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will see through this and affirm that all Pennsylvania voters have a right to be heard at the ballot box."
Zack Stalberg, president of the Committee of Seventy, which champions fair elections and greater voter access, said the ruling didn't surprise him.
"In a perverse way, Simpson helped us out because the ruling helped drive more attention to the problem," Stalberg said.
He said his organization has received more calls since the ruling.
"The biggest problem is being aware you have a problem," Stalberg said.
Stalberg said he believed that part of what drove the decision was the judge's statement that education efforts continue. He said he believed that the judge didn't want "education efforts to stop and restart again" and that he wanted people to be "educated on the law so they could comply with the law."
He said educating the public was difficult because "the state keeps changing the rules." The handbook the organization uses to educate its speakers has been updated nine times.
"The practical reality is that what I say to you today can be wrong tomorrow," Stalberg said.
Stalberg urged all voters who have questions about the voter ID law to call 1-866-Our-Vote or to go to www.seventy.org/voterID.
Chestnut Hill resident Joe Trinacria, 22, a student at La Salle University, said he doesn't have an issue with the new law, adding that requiring an ID to vote "doesn't seem like that big a hassle."
Trinacria, who has a current driver's license, which is a state-approved form of identification, said it made him "feel comfortable knowing that the state is taking the initiative to make sure I am who I say I am, which protects the importance of my vote."
He said that for his generation, being required to bring an ID to vote "wouldn't be that big a deal."
Rebecca Dhondt, 36, of Mt. Airy called the law "a travesty" and said the ruling didn't surprise her.
"Imagine nearly one in five voters, taxpaying, law-abiding citizens, being turned away at the polls," said Dhondt, a volunteer. "This is what we are headed for, and anyone who doesn't see this as modern day Jim Crow is simply not paying attention."
Dhondt added that she thinks the law will be upheld and "utter chaos will ensue on election day."


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Captain's Report
Mission of the Tiara 3100 Open
The Tiara 3100 is designed for multiple uses including fishing, scuba diving, over night cruising and day-boat entertaining. She comes standard with a composite hardtop which allows her raised bridge deck to be buttoned up aft with optional cruising canvas so she can effectively be a three-season boat. She comes standard with twin 375-hp Crusader 6.0 L gas engines and conventional drives. Diesel engines are an option.
Tiara has long been respected by both consumers and people working in the boating industry as one of the leading exponents for quality fit-and-finish. And while much of the industry has caught up on this score, Tiara remains very much at the top. It's glass work, joiner, upholstery and even the wiring runs and plumbing which can't be readily seen, is first rate. Virtually without exception, the components that Tiara uses are tops in their category and the builder's installations are without exception by-the-book and generally faultless.
Designed with Personality
Tiara designs have always had their own unique look and it is easy for veteran boaters to recognize a Tiara profile literally a mile away. One of the neat tricks that Tiara's designers have been able to pull off is to keep the exterior lines of the 3100 Open modern, with a slightly reversed transom, rounded stern quarters, and generally softer lines -- yet still recognizable as a Tiara.The 3100 is usually the most popular in the company's line, and certainly it is the oldest. That is a testament to the functionality and utility of the basic boat and its reputation along the docks of the world. It has stood the test of time, but Tiara has not stood still. Each year or so, the model is tweaked to keep her fresh.
Distinguishing Features
Standard Hardtop and High Windshield.
The composite hardtop is integrated with the fiberglass windshield frame to eliminate the need for a strip of isinglass between the windshield and the hardtop which is annoying, and, frankly, less than optimum boat building. The skipper is able to stand at the helm and look through clear glass as he should.●
Standard Swim Platform.
The fiberglass swim platform is 40" (1.01 m) fore and aft and is rounded on the sides in order to blend harmoniously with the reverse transom and rounded tumble home stern. At the same time, the rounding keeps it from dragging in sharp turns which Tiara says she can make at WOT speeds. ●
Standard Cockpit Seating.
A fold-away transom bench seat comes as standard or an in-transom livewell with wing hatches can be fitted instead for an extra $1,760. There is also a double-wide mezzanine seat behind the helm seat facing the cockpit. ●
14-Degree Deadrise Bottom.
At the transom the bottom's deadrise is 14-degrees. This is a development that we have seen in larger boats the last number of years as designers make the bow sections finer to slice through waves and the aft section 14 or 15-degrees to be more fuel-efficient, allow the boat to go faster, and add stability at rest.
Propeller Pockets/Shallow Draft.
By molding-in tunnels for the running gear Tiara is able to reduce the down angle of the drive shaft and have a draft of only 2'8" (0.82 m). The combination of a shallow down angle for the drive shafts and the tunnel effect on forward thrust gives the 3100 improved performance over a standard inboard design.●
Fiberglass Fuel Tank.
The 3100 has a fiberglass fuel tank which is the safest, most durable material to use on a boat, particularly for gasoline. See the "Fuel Tank Story" below. ●
Tiara's Reputation.
Tiara is one of America's most respected family-owned recreational boat builders in this size range. Now run by the third generation of Slikkers in Holland, Michigan, the founder (Leon Slikkers) and the second generation still keep an oar in. The Slikkers' know that one of the keys to their success is customer satisfaction, and over the years they have done what it takes to keep their owners happy.
The Tiara 3100 Open has been one of the builder's most popular models since it was first introduced in 1979. Today's model is several iterations removed from the original and the only thing that is the same as the '79 model is the name. Today, the Tiara 3100 is a completely different boat which has modern styling with a reverse transom, rounded quarters and a slight tumble home, and even a different bottom. Forward she has a moderate amount of bow flare to help keep her dry.
Truth in Advertising.
Her on-deck hull length – from transom to stem -- is 30'6" (9.29 m), thus Tiara calls her a 3100. With her standard bow pulpit, which is part of the deck molding, she is 33'1" (10.1 m) long to the transom. Add the 40" (1.01 m) standard swim platform and she is 36'4" (11.07 m) long. In other words, most other builders these days would call her a "36." Tiara is one of the few builders that holds to the traditional nomenclature, which makes an obvious statement in itself since it is more descriptive to what the actual boat is.Her beam is 12'6" (3.81 m) and she displaces 13,225 lbs. (5,999 kg) dry. Her cockpit is 64 square feet and her bridge deck is 55 square feet. Below she has accommodations for four people, including one in a Pullman berth above the settee.
The cockpit can seat four or five people on the fold-down transom bench seat and the double mezzanine seat facing aft. There is storage under the mez seat and an optional refrigerator can be installed in the console under the bridge deck seating to port and accessed from the cockpit. The transom seat can be traded for a standard bait well (add $1,760). There are two longitudinal storage bins in the cockpit sole, port and starboard, that can be used as fish boxes. Padded coamings are standard.To starboard is a standard transom door that permits access to the huge swim platform. Hawes pipes port and starboard keep the gunwale clean and large cleats are mounted on the bulwarks below. Four rod holders are standard and are mounted in the fiberglass covering boards. The cockpit is self bailing.There is not enough room in the cockpit to mount a conventional swivel fighting chair with foot rest. Portable fighting chairs can be accommodated.
Bridge Deck
The extra-wide helm seat can handle two people and adjusts 6" fore and aft. There is storage underneath. The instrument panel has plenty of real estate for two large screens and other gauges and electronics. The panel is hinged for easy access behind the panel.
On the port side is an L-shaped settee large enough for three people with storage underneath. The standard fiberglass table has two pedestals for support. A third person can sit here facing forward in addition to the two people on the helm seat. The table is removable which improves access to the seating.
High Windscreen.
The windshield frame is fiberglass, not aluminum, which is commonly used. The safety glass is encapsulated which reduces maintenance and eliminates leaks. Small isinglass side curtains above the glass on the side is standard. With this isinglass in place the bridge deck is effectively enclosed on three sides to make the bridge deck a cozy place to be on cool mornings.
The standard hardtop is affixed to the fiberglass windshield frame forward and is supported aft by a fiberglass arch. The hardtop is composite and has both red and white LED lights overhead, a Bomar hatch on the centerline, and pads on the top for equipment including out swivel-type riggers. To access the engine room, which is below the bridge deck, there is a hydraulic ram which is electrically actuated from the cockpit.
Below Decks
An island berth is forward and has a foam mattress and storage below. Two steps up to port and starboard ease getting into the bed and changing linens. To starboard is a L-shaped settee which can be made into a sleeper. The seat back makes into a Pullman supported by chains from the overhead, allowing the boat to sleep four. Natural light comes in from an overhead hatch and three oval-shaped, stainless steel opening portlights. A sound system comes standard and there are speakers in both the cabin and in the cockpit. To port at the bottom of the companionway is a small wet head with Corian counter, VacuFlush head, exhaust fan and opening port light. Forward of that is a cedar-lined hanging locker and what Tiara calls a "pocket galley." The galley has sink, pressure hot and cold water, a one burner stove top, microwave, and a 2.3 cubic feet / 46 Liter drawer-type refrigerator. The counter top is Corian. The cabin sole is dark walnut Amtico. A solid teak cabin sole is available ($1,640) as is teak and holly ($1,940). Headroom in the cabin is 6'4"(1.93 m).
Engine Room
The Tiara 3100 comes powered with the 6.0 L 375-hp Crusader gasoline engine and twin 330-hp Cummins QSB 5.9 diesels are optional. The drive is a conventional inboard system. Twin 1-1/2" stainless steel shafts go through bronze struts and are fitted with Nibral props. The axe-head rudders are also made of bronze.The engine room is completely gel coated which makes keeping it clean a dream. The 3100 has bronze seacocks below the waterline, raw water sea strainers, and auxiliary fuel filters. Specially molded fiberglass air intake vents are affixed to the hull, port and starboard. There is an automatic/manual fire extinguishing system as standard. We would recommend installing the optional oil changing system ($1,840). Other options depend on how the boat will be used. Folks wanting A/C will opt for the 10,000 BTU system ($5,020) and the 5kW Westerbeke generator which will power it ($17,220).
We have not tested the 3100 Open, so we can not pass on any first-hand information about her ride, handling, running angle or any of the rest of it. The folks at Tiara have posted some performance numbers on their website so we are passing a few key figures along. According to Tiara when powered by twin 6.0 375-hp Crusader gas engines—
Speed – 40.7 mph.
Best Cruise Speed and MPG
– 30. 4 mph/1.0 smpg
Range at Best Cruise
– 189 statute miles (90% of fuel capacity)
When powered by twin Cummins 330-hp QSB 5.9 diesels, Tiara reported—
WOT Speed
– 38.3 mph
Best Cruise Speed and MPG
– 30.5 mph/1.35 smpg
Range at Best Cruise
– 255 statute miles (90% of fuel capacity)
The "Fuel Tank" Story
In 2000 Tiara discovered that several of the aluminum fuel tanks in some of its boats built from 1983 to 1993, including the 3100 Open, were vulnerable to bilge, water. In cases where saltwater could get into the bilge this water could corrode the aluminum fuel tank eventually causing a fuel leak. Tiara tracked down over 450 of the involved models, inspected them and changed the fuel tanks to correct the problem. This corrective work was done entirely at Tiara's expense even though the boats were out of warranty. The owner of one of the effected boats with whom we spoke with at the time told us that the work was done quickly, the deck was restored perfectly, and it was done at no cost to him. We know of only one other case of a boat builder in the last 45 years taking such wide-ranging preventive action when a defect was found.
Tank Solution.
Typically boat builders use aluminum fuel tanks because they are less expensive and easier to fabricate than are fiberglass fuel tanks. However, aluminum tanks are susceptible to corrosion which can be particularly rapid if salts are in the water. The tops of the tanks are vulnerable if water puddles there, and the bottoms are at risk if they sit in water or sit on padding that holds moisture. The best solution to this potential problem is to build fiberglass fuel tanks which is what Tiara has done in the case of the 3100 Open.
The 3100 Open has an MSRP of $293,470 when powered by the standard twin 375-hp gas engines. The boat is well-equipped and not many options are necessary. We have mentioned the cost of most of the major optional components in the report above, the most expensive of which is the generator ($17,220) and the A/C system ($5,020). When we look over the options list we see only three others which we would consider adding to the boat. The first one is the optional three-piece cruising canvas that buttons up the aft end of the bridge deck, which effectively turns the 3100 into a three season vessel. It costs $1,940.The second is the cockpit refrigerator that installs on the port side --$1,460.The third option is purely aesthetic: we would seriously consider having Tiara cover the hull in polyurethane paint. We feel the tremendous improvement in looks of any boat from gel coat white to a beautiful color is worth the cost. Polyurethane paint, when properly applied, also greatly reduces the required maintenance of a boat. Gel coat oxidizes rapidly and should be compounded regularly, particularly in the south where UV degradation is the worst. Polyurethane paint usually keeps its luster for as long as ten years. The cost savings in maintenance should greatly ameliorate the added cost of the paint for those keeping the boat five or ten years. Tiara charges $9,800 for the hull to be painted in a non-metallic color and $12,700 for a metallic paint.
No Tiara boat comes cheap and the company has never been apologetic for its prices. It is only interested in building good, strong boats and to do that means that corners can't be cut with materials, construction processes, and the infrastructure to support a first-class operation. Tiara is a family-owned business now being run by the third generation of boat builders. Its success over the years has been not only because of its popular product line, but also of the family's passionate protection of their brand's reputation. And that means making sure that customer satisfaction is high and problems are solved quickly when they occur. Also, importantly, Tiara has survived the last three major recessions without missing a beat, something that tells us that the Slikkers not only know how to build boats, but also how to run a business.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|Battery Charger/Converter
|CD Stereo
|Dripless Shaft Seals
|Head: Fixed
|Shore Power
|Trim Tabs
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
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|Carpet: Cockpit
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Door
|Transom Shower
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|Oil Change System
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Five years
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England gaffer Fabio Capello lost it with a small group of photographers before this morning's World Cup training session (of which there are a few pics above).
Capello was pissed off when his players were filmed inside the top-secret England training complex: "Why do you take photos of the rooms? No excuses," the Italian said.
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"You really all do God's work," Assemblyman David Weprin said of the QCP. "It's great to see so many friends here."
Following his testimony of the organization, Weprin announced the honorees at this year's event and presented them with proclamations from the Assembly.
Anthony J. Franco, chief financial officer at United Plan and Production Works Local 175, was presented the 2013 Distinguished Honoree award.
"If anybody has a hard day during their work week, go stop by the Queens Center Progress and see what these people do," Franco said. He added that if more people dedicated their time to helping others as much as this organization does, "The world would be a better place."
Gerald J. Caliendo, principal of Gerald J. Caliendo Architecture P.C., was also among the honorees, receiving the honor of 2013 Distinguished Architect of the Year.
When accepting his award, Caliendo thanked the QCP board, but especially thanked his wife Barbara.
"This year is about kids, special kids," Caliendo said. "Many things in life we choose to ignore." However, Caliendo told the attendees of the gala that ignoring the issues related to developmental disabilities was impossible for his family.
He has an 18-year-old son named Justin who was faced with developmental problems when he was just 3 years old, to which Calinedo said the QCP was there for his son and family along the way.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WCSC) - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has won South Carolina's Republican party outright, defeating six challengers and avoiding a runoff.
The 58-year-old Graham had about 59 percent of the vote in early returns Tuesday, far more than what was needed to avoid the runoff.
Graham's challengers had argued he was not conservative enough. But Graham, who has been in office since 2002, had a hefty fundraising advantage. He has raised more than $12 million since his last re-election bid in 2008, while none of his opponents passed the $1 million mark.
Graham faces Democratic State Sen. Brad Hutto, as well as Libertarian Victor Kocher, in the November general election.
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SuperBot, the developers behind PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, have just laid off a currently-unknown number of their employees.
IGN has reported on a statement provided by Sony, confirming the lay offs.
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SCEA can confirm that SuperBot Entertainment did make a reduction in their workforce today. The studio and SCEA remain committed to supporting PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale post launch, including developing the title's forthcoming DLC releases in the coming months. The first character pack (including Kat from Gravity Rush and Emmett Graves from Starhawk) will be available for download on February 12 and will be free for the first two weeks. We'll be sharing news of additional upcoming content soon.
We'll update you on this story once further details are revealed. It's been a rough week for folks in the industry, with a major company like THQ shutting down and the fate of Gas Powered Games hinging on their Wildman Kickstarter project. Our regards go out to all of these people that have been affected by bad news this week.


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MONTPELIER — Vermont is one step closer to becoming the first state to put mandatory labels on genetically modified food products.
On Friday, the House Agriculture Committee, after weeks of testimony, passed H.112, or the "GMO labeling bill," by an 8-3 vote. H.112 requires producers to put labels on raw agricultural and processed, packaged food products that are genetically engineered. The bill will go to the House Judiciary Committee for review, then to the floor for a vote.
MIDDLEBURY — Addison Central Supervisory Union officials got two doses of good news last week: Formal ratification of a new one-year contract with local teachers, and settlement of a longstanding lawsuit that had been filed against the district by former ACSU Superintendent Lee Sease.
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MIDDLEBURY — After serving more than three decades as Middlebury's town planner, Fred Dunnington will literally sail into retirement come July 1.
Dunnington, 59, and his longtime partner, Dorothy Mammen plan to set sail this summer for adventures on the high seas — though they promised that Middlebury will remain their home port.
RIPTON / HANCOCK — The best collegiate skiers in the country will receive the red-carpet treatment this week when they arrive in Middlebury for the NCAA men's and women's Alpine and Nordic skiing championships, March 6-9.
MIDDLEBURY — The Better Middlebury Partnership announces the fifth annual Vermont Chili Festival, taking place on Saturday, March 9, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Named one of the Top 10 Winter Events for the past four years by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the event includes street jugglers, face painting, entertainment for kids, live music, a beverage tent, and award-winning chili, all located on the streets of historic downtown Middlebury.
BRISTOL — The Lawrence Memorial Library is celebrating its eighth year of the "Books for Babies" program, in which a new picture book is dedicated to each baby/toddler born to a family in Bristol in the previous year. Thanks to joint funding support from the (now retired) Bristol Outlook Club and Wells Mountain Foundation, the library was able to purchase books for all 39 babies born during 2012. Families may come in and select one of the 39 books to receive a bookplate bearing their child's name.
MIDDLEBURY — The Better Middlebury Partnership (BMP) has extra reason to celebrate as it prepares to stage this Saturday one of its most popular annual events, the Vermont Chili Festival, which will bring thousands of people to Addison County's shire town.
BRISTOL — Pete Sutherland is well known as a folk musician and songwriter, but he is gaining recognition for his artwork in the genre of cut-paper collage. The WalkOver Gallery in Bristol will exhibit his collages from March 1-29, with an opening reception on Friday, March 8, from 5-7 p.m.
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I need a design and I am open to all suggestions. I want a logo to brand the business. We are a growing company and we own several websites that are related to wedding, corporate gifting and promotional products.
We want to use the logo on many print ads and business cards. We would also like to use the logo on our company website.
We are looking for a simple, crisp and clear logo. For color choices, I do want black and red to be present, but please explore with additional colors.
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SUGAR COATED: Hubert de Givenchy is testing his sweet tooth. The retired
couturier will design the traditional Christmas cake or bûche de Noel —
to be offered by Paris's Lenôtre catering and restaurant chain. Givenchy
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text: Dow Introduces Herbicide-Tolerant Soybeans December 8, 2012 04:52 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Davis Michaelsen Pro Farmer Inputs Monitor Editor Email Twitter Dow AgroSciences LLC, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), and M.S. Technologies LLC have unveiled Enlist E3™ soybeans as the industry's first-ever, three-gene herbicide-tolerant soybean. This advanced technology was submitted for U.S. regulatory approval in August 2011 and is anticipated to be launched in 2015 pending U.S. and import country approvals. Enlist E3 soybeans will be brought to market in high-yielding varieties, widely available in multiple brands for farmers who want improved weed control and high yields. The Enlist E3 soybean includes, for the first time, three herbicide-tolerance genes stacked together as part of a single genetic event in the soybean genome. These genes provide tolerance to Dow AgroSciences' new 2,4-D product, glyphosate and glufosinate. Enlist E3 soybeans will be another product offering in the Enlist™ Weed Control System. "Enlist E3 soybeans will set the new standard for weed control and yield performance in soybeans," said Lauren August, M.S. Technologies. "This first-ever three-gene stack event has been packaged in high-yielding elite germplasm from M.S. Technologies which, when combined, will allow growers to maximize per acre profits." "Farmers need solutions for ever-increasing weed challenges, and Enlist E3 soybeans will enable exceptional weed control delivered from the Enlist system, combined with the latest advancement in soybean technology," said Tom Wiltrout, Seeds and Traits Strategy Leader, Dow AgroSciences. "Enlist E3 soybeans will be offered throughout the industry, providing seed companies and soybean growers another choice to advance their weed control and deliver improved yields." Photo credit: nixter / Foter / CC BY-NC Back to news


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AC Schnitzer BMW 4-Series Details:
- World premiere at the Essen Motor Show from November 30th to December 8th, 2013
- Upgrades include engine, suspension, bodywork, wheels and interior
- A few exterior modifications include: twin sports rear silencers in stainless steel and two chrome exhaust pipes
- A few interior modifications include: gear knob with digital gear display and aluminum pedal set
The new BMW 4-Series is now the subject of AC Schnitzer's 'Tuning Crown,' striving for the perfect level of modification on an already desirable car. AC Schnitzer is presenting the world premiere of the modified 4-Series at the Essen Motor Show from November 30th to December 8th, 2013. Upgrades include engine, suspension, bodywork, wheels and interior on the following models with corresponding horsepower upgrades: 420i (to 245hp export version), 428i (to 294hp), 435i (to 360hp), 420d (to 218hp), 430d (to 309hp), and the 435d (to 360hp) all with AC engine optics included.
On the exterior, AC has given the 4-Series a slightly more aggressive edge adding twin sports rear silencers in stainless steel, two chrome exhaust pipes in both "Racing Evo" and "Sport" styles, chrome front grille (M-Technik vehicles), rear roof spoiler, rear spoiler and skirt protection foil. Finishing off the look are Type VIII BiColor rims in black or silver, Type VIII forged alloys and forged racing rims in BiColor, Type IV rims in silver or BiColor black, and Type VI rims in BiColor.
For the interior AC Schnitzer has added a gear knob with digital gear display and illumination in leather or as "Black Line" aluminum gear knob, "Black Line" aluminum handbrake handle, aluminum pedal set, AC foot rest, key holder and velour mats.
Finally for the suspension upgrades, AC had lowered the car by .98in for improved driving dynamics.


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The Tau Beta Pi Association, national engineering honor society, was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 by Dr. Edward Higginson Williams, Jr.,, "to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering cultures." - Preamble to the Constitution.
An honor society is an association of primarily collegiate members and chapters whose purposes are to encourage and recognizes superior scholarship and/or leadership achievement either in broad fields of education or in departmental fields at either undergraduate of graduate levels.
The honor society has followed the expansion and specialization of higher education in America. When Phi Beta Kappa was organized in 1776 no thought was given to its proper "field", since all colleges then in existence were for "the training of men for "the service of the church and the state." With the expansion of education into new fields, a choice had to be made, and the society elected to operate in the field of the liberal arts and sciences. Although this was not finally voted until 1898, the trend was evident years earlier, and 1885 saw the establishment of Tau Beta Pi .
Founder Edward H. Williams, Jr., was born at Proctorsville, Vermont, on September 30, 1849; he died at Woodstock, Vermont, on November 2, 1933. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, he was head of the mining department of Lehigh University when he determined to offer technical men as good a chance of recognition for superior scholarship in their field as that afforded by the other society in the liberal arts and sciences.
Working alone, he conceived an organization, gave it a name, designed its governmental structure, drew up its constitution, prepared its badge and certificate, established its membership requirements, and planned all the necessary details for its operation including the granting of chapters and the holding of conventions.
Thus, with only a paper organization, he offered membership to qualified graduates of Lehigh and received their acceptances and enthusiastic endorsement. Late in the spring of 1885 he invited the valedictorian of the senior class, Irving Andrew Heikes, to membership and he accepted, becoming the first student member of Tau Beta Pi ; but their was no time to initiate the rest of the eligible men from the class of 1885.
Mr. Heikes returned for graduate work, however, and in the fall of 1885, he, Dr. Williams, and two alumni who had earlier accepted membership, initiated the eligible men from the class of 1886 and organized the chapter. The parent chapter, Alpha of Pennsylvania, existed alone until 1892 when Alpha of Michigan was founded at Michigan State University.
A detailed account of the founding and the early history of Tau Beta Pi was written by Edward S. Stackhouse, Pennsylvania Alpha '86, after years of painstaking research work (THE BENT, April 1941). Records of essential dates were lost, but Mr. Stackhouse deduced that June 15, 1885, was the day on which the first undergraduate student was initiated. Subsequent evidence, in the form of Mr. Heike's original invitation to membership, discovered in 1943, confirmed this date.
Since the founding of the Michigan Alpha chapter, Tau Beta Pi has grown steadily; there are now collegiate chapters at 220 institutions, chartered alumnus chapters in 59 cities, and a total initiated membership of 423,324[+].
The Association was incorporated under the laws of Tennessee on December 1, 1947. The official name of the society is The Tau Beta Pi Association, Incorporated. It is a not-for-profit, educational organization with no stock-issuing power. Its assets are held in its corporate name or in trust. The Association is classified under Section 501 (c) (3) (not private) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and gifts and bequests to it are tax deductible.
Tau Beta Pi is a founding member of the Association of College Honor Societies, an association member of the American Society for Engineering Education, an associate member of the American Association of Engineering Societies, and an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Junior Engineering Technical Society.
The official badge of the Association is a watch key in the form of a bent of a trestle, engraved on the reverse side with the member's name, chapter, and class. The colors of the Association are seal brown and white. The official quarterly magazine is THE BENT of Tau Beta Pi . The name of the Association, its badge, and the title of its magazine are registered in the United States Patent Office.
The word key describes the insignia of many organizations. It comes from the fact that it was first designed, in the late eighteenth century, to include a pocket watch winding feature, hence key. The bottom stem, added to the basic insignia, had a tapered square hole fitting the common sizes of watch-winding shafts. The top stem and ring were added so that the key could be worn as a pendant from a chain, rather than as a pin of badge, this easily used to wind watches. When the "stem-winder" watch was introduced in the late nineteenth century, it replaced the key- winder. But the insignia key remained, although with a vestigial hole now round for manufacturing ease and economy.
The national headquarters of Tau Beta Pi are located on the campus of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, and have been there since R.C. Matthews went to the University as a young instructor in 1907. R.C. Matthews served as Tau Beta Pi's Secretary from 1905 to 1912 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1912 until his retirement in 1947. Before he assumed office in 1905 the headquarter offices had been moved to wherever the offices of the Secretary were located. Professor Matthew's long service to Tau Beta Pi and the University of Tennessee has made the University the permanent headquarters of the Association. In 1963, the headquarters staff moved into a suite of offices designed specifically for Tau Beta Pi in the then-now Nathan W. Dougherty Engineering Building.
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PhuEk's 5 inch commissioned custom
MadL for a private vinyl collector.
This MadL custom comes with its own raygun and jetpack/oxygen system.
Enjoy yall while InfraRed...gears up for it's next space odyssey.
Monday, October 23, 2006
PhuEk! x MadL = InfraRed
Monday, October 16, 2006
Next-in-line project
Sunday, October 15, 2006
PhuEk! x Tetsujin 28 = Maximus 77
Friday, October 13, 2006
Teddy Troops
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
PhuEk! x Skumbo = Red Gore Assault
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Next-in-line project
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
Displacementary - The Exhibition
The name Phu in short is a self-created lingo. Entirely imaginative and not based upon adherence to actuality.
3D art is his pursuit, especially in vinyl customizing. Phu's Phuturistic concept is a manifestation through his artistic form of thought and personalized treatment in which he exercises the habit of recycling.
And it's with this Phuturistic niche, Phu's customed vinyls have been commissioned and showcased in various international exhibitions and shows worldwide.
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If the folks at Merriam-Webster were to declare a word of the year for the book publishing industry in 2011, it would have been discoverability. The closing of Borders, the declining number of subscribers to print periodicals, and the increase in precise keyword search to find titles had everyone wondering how readers would now find all the books published.
Publicly available data suggest unneeded worry and the overuse of a horribly awkward word. The AAP/BISG BookStats report that came out in July 2012 shows readers are still buying $27 billion worth of books each year, roughly the same level as 2010. Independent bookstores, the entryway into a world beyond the bestsellers, have just as many storefronts as they did last year and the year before, according to the American Booksellers Association. And as for new tools, the social networking site Goodreads has passed 10 million members and announced that 360 million books had been catalogued on its site.
The word discoverability frames the problem incorrectly. As the data indicate, and confirmed by the piles of books on nightstands around the world, readers are not having a problem discovering books. Publishers and authors are concerned about something very different from discovery. When publishers say, "We need to improve the discoverability of books," it sounds like there is a new problem, when there is not.
Book publishing has more new product introductions in a year than any other industry on the planet, and the challenge of creating awareness for a single title among the millions of active titles has always been difficult. All the hard work publishers do in packaging and promoting (and purchasing of endcaps) is meant to bring readers in contact with books. We all know these tools are becoming less and less effective. Maybe that's why we are searching for a new word to describe an old problem.
This shift of attention to a more ill-defined problem keeps us from the real work of finding new solutions. In the 10 years that I have been working with publishers, I have always been amazed at the openness to new ideas for how books might be marketed and promoted, which leaves me confused as to why, in the vast majority of cases, publishers leave the most obvious and most powerful mechanism to promote books untried: talking to readers directly.
I know all about the history. I remember the complaints from booksellers when Simon & Schuster made its 40% off Groupon offer to readers during the 2009 holiday season and the questions about the valued relationship between publisher and bookseller. What that better shows is the fear everyone feels about how much the industry has changed in the past five years. Publishers can ill afford to continue to only promote via proxy, giving this precious power to outside parties.
When we talk about direct contact with readers, the discussion quickly turns to who should be having that conversation. Publishers feel very comfortable deferring to authors, who do possess privileged relationships with their readers. But readers being blind to publishers' brands comes from too many imprints that provide no consistency of product.
We could imagine another world where publishers are a part of the direct discussion with readers. Or we could look to companies like Hay House and O'Reilly, which illustrate what brand equity looks like. It's no surprise that these same publishers are held up as ones that have built strong connections directly with their readers.
During a panel at the IDPF conference before BEA, Random House's Madeline McIntosh supported the old model of the publisher-agonistic reader and the desire not to compete against booksellers, but she did say, according to Publisher's Lunch, "We do have authors who have a vital interest in maintaining information about their own customers/readers. Some of our most innovative authors in the business category are asking us to help them sell directly to consumers because they want to retain data." To these authors, McIntosh described this lack of data as "a lost asset."
Building direct relationships creates an asset that can be used repeatedly to make readers aware of information and entertainment they want. Harlequin, at the top of its home page, is building a "permission asset" by enabling readers to subscribe to an e-mail newsletter. Imagine a Kickstarter-like "Remind Me" button on publishers' Web pages, so that if I am not sure about ordering a book while on their sites I might leave my e-mail and get another nudge along with a summary of the early press when the book is released. Tor.com may be the best example of a publisher initiative to build community and create an asset by both promoting its titles and titles from a wide variety of other sources including competitors.
It's time for us to see building connections to readers as the same work we have always done.
Todd Sattersten is the founder of BizBookLab, a consultancy that helps experts develop and publish books. He is the author of Every Book Is a Startup: The New Business of Publishing (oreil.ly/everybookis); you can sign up for his biweekly newsletter at toddsattersten.com.


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Is Nokia Demanding The Right To Spy On Its Employees?
from the or-it-will-leave-Finland? deptThere's quite a story making the rounds, suggesting that Nokia is putting significant pressure on the Finnish government, demanding that it pass a law allowing it to spy on its employees, or the company will leave Finland. Nokia is quickly denying the claim, which does seem pretty extreme. However, that doesn't mean that Nokia hasn't put political pressure on the government to pass this law. Apparently, the company has been caught multiple times illegally spying on employees, and has worked hard to get this law passed, which would legalize its actions. Despite legal experts all insisting that the law is unconstitutional, apparently the Finnish Parliament's Constitutional Law Committee has decided to move forward with it anyway -- which is what resulted in the speculation about the threat to leave Finland.
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Carl LaBove
Mar 25th 2018 @ Windows at Bally's Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
I Was There
Sunday, March 25th, 2018
Windows at Bally's Las Vegas
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The Windows Theater presents Solid Gold Soul, the Magic of Motown, our show headliners are the top soul impersonators in the world; James Brown, The 4 Tops, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Sam Cooke, & Ray Charles! These unique performers not only sound like the originals, they look like the originals! This fast locomotive takes you on a ride down memory lane of the greatest hits from Motown. Featured in the production is Pete Peterkin, from Americas Got Talent. Petes impersonation of Ray Charles is second to none! Also, Grady Harrell is superb as Jackie Wilson. He played Jackie in the movie Michael Jacksons Life and had many appearances on Soul Train. Backing up our stars is a very talented group of singers & dancers staged and choreographed by Las Vegas veteran Nannette Barbera. Our show features one of the best bands assembled, and our musicians have toured with the biggest stars in the world.View All Carl LaBove Tour Dates


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February 04, 2013 06:15 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 4, 2013) - Far Resources Ltd. (CNSX:FAT) ("Far" or "the Company"), has received results from 55 rock samples collected during the fall exploration program on the Silver Switchback Property located south of Terrace, British Columbia. These results augment the soil geochemical results reported in the news release of December 11, 2012.
The sampling, while not systematic due to lack of outcrop, covers most of the exposed outcrops of altered and/or mineralized bedrock and talus on the grid area and to the southeast along access trails. Results for silver range from less than 0.1 g/t to 627 g/t, and for copper from 4 ppm to 4.39%. The peak values and range of anomalous results are comparable to the Silver Quest sampling results from 2006 (refer news release dated August 20, 2012). The peak values are associated with massive or semi-massive sulphide veinlets which cut volcanic rocks of the Hazelton Group, which hosts many of the known ore deposits in northwestern British Columbia.
When combined together, the soil geochemistry and rock sampling define a NNW-trending target zone measuring approximately 1 kilometre long by 400 metres wide. The Company is currently evaluating geophysical techniques that may be most applicable to further exploration on the property, which is largely covered by talus and overburden.
About the Company
Far Resources Ltd. is an exploration company, publicly traded on the Canadian National Stock Exchange, focused on the identification and development of high potential mineral opportunities. To date, the Company has acquired two attractive projects in Northern British Columbia: the Silver Switchback and the Tchentlo. Both have returned excellent gold, silver, and copper values.
This News Release was reviewed and approved by William LeBarge, MSc., PGeo, a Qualified Person in accordance with regulations under National Instrument 43-101.
On Behalf Of The Board Of Directors Of Far Resources Ltd.
Keith C. Anderson, President
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. All of the forward-looking statements made in this news release and the accompanying graphic links are qualified by these cautionary statements and those in our continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances save as required under applicable securities legislation. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell securities and the Company is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
The Canadian National Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release and accepts no responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy hereof.
Far Resources Ltd.302-1620 West 8th AvenueVancouver, BC V6J 1V4
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