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Today Paula Abdul provided a quick update on the status of her contract negotiations to return for the ninth season of American Idol: "Hi everyone. I've been quiet as we are trying to work out details of how I can return to #Idol," she said on her Twitter. On July 21st she Tweeted that producers had still not been in touch.
With Abdul's return to Idol still in question, the show agreed to terms with fourth judge Kara DioGuardi to bring the songwriter back for a second season, a close source to negotiations told E!. "Her deal is done. There are no ifs, ands or buts," a source said of DioGuardi's return for Season Nine. "Done. She will be back." While terms of the contract weren't revealed, it's assumed that DioGuardi will cost significantly less than the other three judges, who have been with the program since its debut season, as well as host Ryan Seacrest, who recently re-upped his contract with a lucrative deal.
While neither DioGuardi's people nor Idol reps would confirm the report, the source said DioGuardi, who helped pen Season Eight's coronation song "No Boundaries," will be back at auditions next week. As Rock Daily previously reported, Abdul's manager said it was unlikely that Abdul would return to AI after failing thus far to agree to terms on a new contract. "Very sadly, it does not appear that she's going to be back on Idol," David Sonenberg said, adding that at that point he still hadn't even received a contract proposal. DioGuardi's addition to the judge's table last season had many whispering that it would lead to the departure of the occasionally-unstable Abdul, who later said she "can't be replaced" on the show.
Still, Abdul has publicly quarreled with AI producers in recent years, especially following the suicide of obsessed Abdul fan Paula Goodspeed, who overdosed outside Abdul's home in late-2008. Abdul criticized producers for allowing Goodspeed to audition in front of Abdul despite Abdul's concerns that Goodspeed had stalked her in the past. Plus, AI producers still have to negotiate a new deal with Simon Cowell after this season, so Abdul might be priced out of the budget. Randy Jackson is already under contract for several more seasons.
Following news of Abdul's contract standoff, both fans and former AI contestants took to Twitter in support of Abdul, starting the #KeepAbdul movement. "If it weren't for you, this specific time and situation would feel a whole lot worse," Abdul responded to the outpouring, "I'm actually moved 2 tears upon reading the enormous amount of tweets showing me your kindness, love,& undying support. God bless all of you!"
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Blackbox - the Installation
Blackbox is an interactive installation, which deals with the topic of the virtual space as a misinterpreted place of intimacy and of personal encounters. The Blackbox is a a cubic structure covered in gauze and big enough for one person to enter and move inside. It is equipped with various tools. One visitor can enter this room and send messages through movement and action to the other visitors outside the box. But not only the "sender" himself decides which information reaches the outside. Also the box seems to develop bit by bit life of it's own.
With the installation Blackbox the guinea pig collective creates a critical view on new media communication and poses the question in how far they are beneficial to us and wether we ascribe a disproportional importance in our social exchange with our surrounding to them.
Blackbox - the installation was considered with the Podium09 prize - support for emerging young artists and will serve as a point of departure for the performance Blackbox which is currently in creation and will premier within the festival Basics 2010 in the ARGEkultur in Salzburg / AT in March 2010.
Idea / concept / creation: Dietmar Suoch, Iris Heitzinger, Christine Hinterkörner
Year of production: 2009 © the guinea pig collective

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In our last group meeting, I talked about a recent paper which presents a vast amount of genetic interaction data as well as some spatial analysis of the created data. Constanzo et al. used temperature-sensitive mutant alleles to measure the interaction of ~6000 genes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae [1]. A typical way to analyse such data would be the use of community detection to find groups of genes with similar interaction pattern, see for example [2] for a review. Instead, the authors of this paper created a two-dimensional embedding of the network with a spring-layout, which places nodes close to each other if they show similar interaction pattern.
The network layout is then compared with Gene Ontology by applying a spatial analysis of functional enrichment (SAFE) [3]. Clusters enriched are associated for example with cell polarity, protein degradation, and ribosomal RNA. By filtering the network for different similarities they find a hierarchical organisation of genetic function with small dense modules of pathways or complexes at the bottom and sparse clusters representing different cell compartments at the top.
In this extensive paper, they then go further into detail to quantify gene pleiotropy, predict gene function, and how the interaction structure differs between essential and non-essential genes. They also provide that data online under http://thecellmap.org/costanzo2016/ .References:
[1] Costanzo, Michael, et al. "A global genetic interaction network maps a wiring diagram of cellular function." Science 353.6306 (2016): aaf1420.
[2] Fortunato, Santo. "Community detection in graphs." Physics Reports 486.3 (2010): 75-174.
[3] Baryshnikova, Anastasia. "Systematic Functional Annotation and Visualization of Biological Networks." Cell Systems (2016).


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Daniel Henninger is (Probably) Not a Cannibal
Mr. Henninger, I had the good fortune to review your column, in which you express, at length and in some detail, your extreme distaste for people publishing their own opinions on the Internet. I wanted to let you know that I am glad that you have published your own opinion on this matter. On the Internet.
Also, you ask, "At the risk of enabling, does the Internet mean that all the rest of us are being made unwitting participants in the personal and political life of, um, crazy people?" Your example aside, I think not. I fear you are the exception to the rule, though if I could ask your indulgence in reviewing some of my own past crazy ramblings, you might understand that I truly appreciate the intellectual dishonesty you exhibit when you mention that you "don't think the blogosphere is breeding cannibals. But..." How could you lower the legendarily high standards of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page by making such an accusation without factual evidence to back it up?
The truth is, it is still an open question whether the growth of cannibalism around the world is due to the blogosphere, or whether this growth is in fact due to instant messaging. Let's get some fact-checkers on this!
Referring to the growing trend towards "uninhibited speech", you lament, "On the Web and on the street, more people than not talk like this now." Truly, these outbreaks of free speech are a scourge and a disappointment. Your examples of this reckless tendency for people, even poor or uneducated ones, to say whatever they want serve an important purpose. The litany of transgressions helps call attention to how these cannibals-in-training are inflicting their "thoughts" on anyone without filtering, or indeed, without even asking you.
It's almost as if free expression for people who aren't editors at newspapers is a gateway to the consumption of human flesh, just as access to the postal service is a gateway to incest and bigamy. And who are the people treading this dangerous path of expressing themselves? It's not just young people on the Internet; It's exactly those whom you'd expect to hasten the end of civilization and our inexorable descent into savagery:
- Hip hop artists
- Actors on the Sopranos (curse that HBO!)
- Construction workers
- People who go to bars
And also, people who comment on the Huffington Post.
Most importantly, you've pointed out "the isolation of Web life" and the serious implications of unfettered communications. Indeed, those who would claim that bloggers, or even those who merely use email, are communicating with "other people" on the Internet have a grave misunderstanding of the medium. Unlike your own efforts to publish your opinions on the web, when any average people, or even a mere construction worker, publish our thoughts on the Internet, we have only one goal in reaching other people.
We want to eat them.


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1995 BFA Kansas City Art Institute
Solo Exhibitions
Small Stories. Matteawan Gallery, Beacon, NY
The Cave, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Rotation, Nha Minh, Brooklyn, NY
Hover, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY, NY
Ky Anderson, Look&Listen, Saint Chamas, France
Cloud Weight, Frosch&Portmann, New York, NY
Ky Anderson, Cabin Gallery, London, UK
New Work, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Works on Paper, Holiday, Brooklyn, NY
Red Chair Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Group Exhibitions & Fairs
The Idiosyncratic Pencil, Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina.
Nothing But Good Live II, PARK, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Utopias Constructed III, Republic Gallery, Vancouver, CA.
Elemental Abstractions, Mill Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
Summer Invitational, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Got it for Cheep, one night shows in various locations all over the world
Spring Fling, Bryant St Gallery, Palo Alto, CA. (two person show)
The Other Side, Atlas, 11 Spring St, Newburgh, NY.
At Home, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
PAPER GIANTS 3, Galleries at Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Celebrating 40 years, Highlights From the Collection, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY, NY
Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), touring show, various locations all over the world. Curated by Jeffery Cortland Jones.
The Black & White Project, Transmitter, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Yifat Gat.
PAPER GIANTS 2, with Vicki Sher and Meg Lipke, The Volland Store, Alma, KS
Pulse NY, two person booth with Vicki Sher, Uprise Art
FORMAT RAISIN, Galerie Martagon, Malaucène, France.
Humble Iterations, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY, NY
Art on Paper Fair, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, Miami, FL
Sluice Art Fair, London, UK
Peer Review, Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London, London, UK
Little Hands, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
Family Ties - Brooklyn | Dallas, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Momenta Art Spring Benefit, Brooklyn, NY
Art on Paper Fair, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY, NY
Roger Smith Hotel, NY, NY
South of No North East of No West, Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL
New Work City, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
Opening Group Show, Nha Minh, Brooklyn, NY
PAPER GIANTS, with Vicki Sher and Meg Lipke, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ
Family Style, Formerly Pocket Utopia, NY, NY
Full House (west), Saint Paul, MN
ART ON SKATEBOARDS, De Buck Gallery, New York, NY
What I like About You-curated by Julie Torres, Parallel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
The Big Show 8, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Thanks for the Warning, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
A Dialogue in Abstraction, Curating Contemporary, Online Gallery
Cannonball-curated by Vicki Sher, Frosch&Portmann, New York, NY
What's the Point?, Jen Bekman, New York, NY
Dream Continuum, Circuit12 Contemporary, Dallas, TX
'five', Gallerie 1/52, La Seyne sur Mer, France
Affordable Art Fair, Kathryn Markel Fine Art, NY, NY
2010 Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
No Plans for Today, Funtimes Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Show, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angles, CA
100 Records, Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA & Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Paper!Awesome!, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
Frest StART, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Swipple & Gold, Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ABCyz Benefit Exhibition, Silver Shed, New York, NY
Beyond Bounds, Nerman Museum, Overland Park, KS
Censor Approved, The Dolphin, Kansas City, MO
Works on Paper, Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
X Marks the Art, Jen Bekman, New York, NY
Landscape Portrait Pattern, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
For Art's Sake, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Ill Fitting (27 Sizes), Swipple group show, RC Art Gallery, Ann Harbor, MI
Pre 2006
Group Art Show Part II, Echo Curio, LA, CA
Group Show, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Two For The See-saw, Branch Gallery, Carrboro, NC. Curated by Bill Thelen
Paper!Awesome!, Pigman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ky Anderson, Rachell Sumpter & Megan Whitmarsh, Branch Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Targets and Trophies, Motel Gallery, Portland, OR.
Homecoming, The Bank, Kansas City, MO
Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Branch Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Anima/Botanica, Branch Gallery, NY, NY
Not Now, Ryman Gallery, Long Island City, NY. (Two person show with Matt Crane)
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Look&Listen, Saint Chamas, France
Artist-Run, Miami Beach, FL
Embossed, Gallery Molly Krom, NYC
Embossed, Look&Listen, Saint Chamas, France
Sound & Vision, conversation with Brian Alfred
Conor O'Driscoll, Running Towards, interview with Ky Anderson, Discourse
Jessica Meany, Artist Interview with Ky Anderson, Got a Girl Crush
Ahtcast, Artist Interview: Ky Anderson
Valerie Brennan, Interview with Ky Anderson, Studio Critical
Selected Bibliography
Barbara Gallo Farrell, Creative process is a constant drive for artist Ky Anderson, Poughkeepsie Journal
NEXT-Ky Anderson, Farmboy Fine Arts Blog
Edith Newhall, Women in the Abstract, Philadelphia Inquirer
A Conversation Between Artists At PULSE New York Art Fair, Art Report
The Art of Ky Anderson, Design Milk
Sharon Louden, Artist-run @ Satellite in Miami, Two Coats of Paint
Style Carrot, ARTmonday: Ky Anderson's Contemporary Artwork
Booooooom, Ky Anderson
The Artsy Forager – Lesley Frenz, A Careful Balance: Ky Anderson
Stephen B. MacInnis, Have you met…Ky Anderson?, Painter's Progress
Brown Paper Bag, Ky Anderson
Juxtapoz Magazine, Paintings by Ky Anderson
Booooooom, Ky Anderson
Elisabeth Kirch, Paintings set the right tone, Kansas City Star, print
Chris Packham, Ky Anderson's deceptively simple paintings at the Dolphin, The Pitch, print
Steve Brisendine, Spare and Intricate, Silent and Eloquent: Ky Anderson, eReview, print


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The University of Botswana, Disability Support Services Unit (DSSU) was established in 1982 to coordinate support services and academic accommodations for students with disabilities enrolled at the University of Botswana. DSSU has been mandated to create an environment that promotes access and participation of students with disabilities in the curricula and co-curricular activities. The University strives to provide an environment that not only enhances their inclusion in university activities, but also increases their chances of success in their studies. DSSU offers a wide range of programs and services which include but not limited to: educational and psycho-social support, academic accommodations, learner support, alternate examinations, and assistive technology devices.
Through the Disability Policy, the University is committed to promoting equal opportunities in campus life.
To be an excellent Disability Service provider in the region
DSSU is committed to providing wider access, high quality, and innovative services to students with disabilities
DSSU values diversity –
We believe that disability is an integral aspect of diversity. We encourage self-determination and work to ensure equal opportunity and provide tools for success for our students.
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|Manages staff and major program areas in the Engineering Division; performs professional engineering work, project management and coordination of a variety of public works and transportation.
|Coordinates, supervises and performs engineering work of moderate complexity for municipal construction and maintenance projects. This is the first supervisory level in the engineering series. The position is a full time, middle management position that requires considerable administrative, analytical and technical skills acquired by professional training and experience. Incumbents of this classification are expected to increase the breadth of their knowledge and experience by performing increasingly complex and more responsible work with considerable independence.
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US takes 2-0 lead over Slovakia in Davis Cup
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Sam Querrey gave the U.S. a commanding 2-0 lead Friday night in its Davis Cup World Group playoff against Slovakia with a 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-3 win over Martin Klizan.
In the opening match of the night, American John Isner hit 29 aces in a 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-2 win over Norbert Gombos.
The U.S. can ensure a trip to the 2015 World Group on Saturday by winning the doubles when it sends out U.S. Open champs Mike and Bob Bryan.
Querrey, ranked 51st, faced a set point in the first-set tiebreaker at 5-6, but responded with two straight aces. He captured the opening set when the 57th-ranked Klizan netted a backhand. Querrey finished with 20 aces on the hard court at the Sears Centre.
Gombos, ranked 126th, was a surprise choice as Slovakia's No. 2, but he showed his skills during a group quarterfinal in April when he made his Davis Cup debut and beat Austria's Dominic Thiem.
But this time he had to fight off the powerful serves of Isner and managed only two breakpoint opportunities.
"Going into a match like this, three-out-of-five match, it's not surprising I didn't lose my serve," Isner said. "I've done that before, for sure. Always going to be the biggest part of my game and it's going to be the part of my game that I lean on the most."
Isner trailed in the first-set tiebreaker 4-2 before pulling it out 7-5 when Gombos netted a volley and hit long after a strong serve.
Isner then broke Gombos in the opening game of the second set and his game improved steadily thereafter.
"I was a bit nervous in the beginning. I had to really dig deep to win that first set. But once I got that under my belt, I exhaled and then I started to play better," Isner said. "It's never easy. But that first set was very important."
Serving for the second set at 5-4, Isner double faulted twice but then won the next four points with an ace, a volley, an overhead and a service winner.
"I know that he's serving perfect, like from the Eiffel Tower, you know," Gombos said. "I never returned a serve like his because it's quite different from the other players because he is really tall. The ball is bouncing so high."
Isner said he was aware of how well Gombos, who has flat groundstrokes and good speed around the court, can play.
"It's a tough match for someone like me," Isner said. "We're at home. I'm ranked higher than him. I guess on paper I'm expected to win that match. There's a lot of pressure on me. It's not an easy situation."
The U.S., which lost to Great Britain earlier this year, hasn't missed competing in the World Group, the upper tier, since 1988.
Slovakia is trying to pull the upset and make it back to the World Group for the first time since 2006.
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July 14, 2006
US infrastructure expansion faces local opposition
By Nick Carey
ROCHESTER, Minnesota (Reuters) - Rochester doesn't mind
railroads -- unless there's a possibility that they could
disturb the southern Minnesota city's most important resident,
the Mayo Clinic.
center are fighting a $6 billion network expansion by Dakota,
Minnesota & Eastern Railroad to bring coal to the Midwest from
Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The project would include
upgrading DM&E's line through Rochester to accommodate heavy
coal trains.
"The clinic is the biggest private employer in Minnesota,
and we can't have that put at risk," said Dennis Hanson,
president of Rochester's city council.
The conflict is emblematic of tensions between U.S.
communities and transport companies.
"People want easy access to goods and services; they want
electricity," said Fitch Ratings analyst Stephen Brown. "But
they don't want the risk of noise or pollution that may
accompany that access."
Profits at transport companies have soared in recent years
along with demand for their services. They are benefiting from
two trends -- double-digit increases in U.S. imports as the
nation outsources its manufacturing base to developing
countries like China and soaring demand for coal as a cheap
alternative to increasingly expensive natural gas.
Both trends have led to a need for more trains and trucks
to haul goods.
But rail and trucking networks are strained as demand
outstrips capacity, requiring additional infrastructure. This
brings the companies up against people who live near the
proposed new sites -- spawning the catchphrase "Not in my back
Take Rochester. Continuing the work of their father, Dr.
William Worrall Mayo, Drs. William and Charles Mayo opened
their first hospital in Rochester in 1889 near the railroad
tracks so patients from across the United States could get
Today the Mayo Clinic employs 28,000 people in a city of
85,000 and takes up the entire downtown.
"Mayo is Rochester, plain and simple," said Hanson, the
city council president.
Although most of the sprawling clinic is a half-mile from
the railroad tracks operated by privately held DM&E, locals
have expressed concern about the proposed upgrade. The rumbling
from heavy coal trains, they said, could scare patients away.
Instead, they want the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based
company to put a 6-mile (9.7 kilometer) tunnel under the city,
a modification that transport analysts said could easily add
more than $100 million to the project's cost.
Rochester has fought DM&E's plans in and out of court for
eight years, and Hanson said the city would keep doing so
unless the tunnel is built.
It's not just DM&E. Other railroads, trucking companies and
even oil refineries face similar problems.
For instance, the California Department of Transport
decided in April to scrap a project to expand existing lines in
Fresno with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. railroad,
citing the community's concerns that the upgrade would affect a
residential area.
The Fresno City Council had opposed the project because it
feared residents would be exposed to noise and pollution.
U.S. railroads have come under fire from utilities for not
delivering enough coal to power plants, but efforts by Norfolk
Southern Corp. to put in new track are frequently unpopular
with nearby residents.
"Even when we have the land rights to new track it can take
years to overcome local opposition," said Donald Seale, chief
marketing officer of the Norfolk, Virginia-based railroad.
Trucking companies also face this problem.
"On the popularity scale, any trucking terminal is right
behind a crack house or a landfill," said Bill Zollars, chief
executive of YRC Worldwide Inc., the largest U.S.
less-than-truckload operator.
Less-than-truckload operators consolidate small loads into
a single truck and require multiple facilities across the
"Part of our challenge is to improve our image," Zollars
said. Overland Park, Kansas-based YRC has an outreach program
through which it tries to cooperate with local communities on
the best solution for a new facility.
Since the approval process for a new truck terminal can
take years, fellow less-than-truckload operator Con-way Inc.
factors in additional capacity beforehand to avoid opposition
further down the line, said Rick Trott, vice president for
"If we need to expand, we can do so without restarting the
whole process," he said.
The resistance to new infrastructure, however, is good for
some shippers, such as Aries Maritime Transport Ltd. and Teekay
Shipping Corp.
These companies, which transport refined oil products, have
benefited as opposition to new oil refineries in the United
States has driven up demand for imports from places like Russia
and Europe.
"If the refined product has to come from further away,"
said Aries CEO Mons Bolin, "this means more business for our
product tankers."


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Jesse Jackson proposes an outrageous plan to reduce out-of-control violence in Chicago
From Infowars:
Don't say we didn't warn ya, but now the long-anticipated plan for armed TSA agents to patrol U.S. cities has been invoked by none other than Jesse Jackson.
Today, he called on President Obama to unleash "Homeland Security" on the streets of Chicago, a city racked by murders and violence even though it has the strictest gun laws in the country.
The only group within DHS that has the manpower to "occupy" a U.S. city is the TSA, a widely hated government agency which has already begun running roadside checkpoints across the country.
Jackson's call is essentially a demand that DHS send in armed agents (TSA with guns) because the situation is so bad in Chicago that "something must be done."
But how did the situation in Chicago get so bad in the first place?
The city's leaders disarmed all law-abiding citizens by passing outrageous gun control laws that gave criminals the upper hand. By definition, criminals don't follow gun laws, so they remain armed and more confident than ever. Police are outgunned and citizens are outgunned, and the result is that Chicago has the highest murder rate of any city in the world. (This is called cause and effect.)
As even the mainstream media now admits, the murder rate in Chicago today is far worse than during the Al Capone "gangland" days. "The surprising stats show the city is worse off now in the category of murder than at the height of the era that has driven Chicago's reputation for almost a century, Capone's 'gangland' Chicago," reports ABC News…


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Multi-Day Hikes to Plan Now
by Lisa Bramen
Sometimes a day hike just isn't enough. If you're itching for a more extended foray in the forest, here are a few ideas:
The Seward Range
Peak-baggers hoping to knock a few 46ers off their list and explore the western High Peaks—less traveled and more remote than their eastern counterparts—may want to try the Seward Range. It's a steep climb to the 4,361-foot summit of Seward, the range's northernmost and highest peak, followed by a traverse over Mount Donaldson (4,140 feet) and Mount Emmons (4,040 feet). Just be prepared—if you're used to traveling on maintained trails, the going can be much slower on unmaintained paths, as Shaun Kittle reported in "Range Rovers," from the 2013 Annual Guide to the Great Outdoors.
To reach the trailhead, turn off Route 3 onto Coreys Road and proceed about 6 miles to the parking area on the right. From here, the easy-to-follow Ward Brook truck trail borders private property until Blueberry lean-to at 4.5 miles. A few more lean-tos and several campsites are available within the next 2 miles.
To get to Seward Mountain, the northernmost peak in the Seward Range, look for a cairn marking the path next to the first in a series of three brooks. If you reach the Ward Brook lean-to at 5.4 miles, you've gone too far. To hike to Seymour, continue past the lean-to and look for the cairn after the first brook crossing. Both paths are a right turn when walking from Coreys Road. The unmarked trails leading up these mountains can be difficult to follow. Come armed with a topographic map and compass, and know how to use them.
The Cranberry Lake 50
The Cranberry Lake 50 is a collection of trails that forms a 50-mile loop around the Adirondacks' third-largest body of water. The route, completed in 2009, was spearheaded by 5 Ponds Partners, a subcommittee of the Clifton-Fine Economic Development Corporation, with help from the Adirondack Park Agency, the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Adirondack Mountain Club and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
There are two principal trailheads, both on Route 3: a couple of miles west of Cranberry Lake village, at the start of the Peavine Swamp trail, and a couple of miles east at the Burntbridge Pond (also called Brandy Brook) trailhead. A third trailhead is the beginning of the High Falls trail in Wanakena.
Whether you go clockwise or counterclockwise, you need not do the loop in one outing. There are lean-tos and campsites, some quite lovely—Curtis and Cowhorn Ponds are exemplary—at decent intervals. Side trips add short distances to the aggregate, but also lots of scenery. Climb Bear Mountain (1.7 miles one way) for a splendid view of the lake or Cat Mountain (a little more than a mile round trip) to get a panoramic sense of just how far the forest spreads. High Falls, not quite a mile round trip off the loop, is a popular destination on its own merits, and High Rock is a beguiling rest stop with a sweeping view of broad Oswegatchie River wetlands and some of the best canoe country anywhere. A new offshoot, the Big Deer trail (2.2 miles one way), links the CL50 to Lows Lake.
To learn more go to www.cranberrylake50.org or pick up the excellent map/brochure published by 5 Ponds Partners, available at area businesses or by mail. Or read Neal Burdick's full article (from which this description was excerpted) from the 2011 Annual Guide to the Great Outdoors.
The Northville-Placid Trail
Fifty miles not enough for you? Try the ultimate Adirondack through-hike on the 133-mile Northville-Placid Trail, which celebrated its 90th anniversary this year. The trip takes about two weeks, depending on daily mileage, and requires a lot more planning information than can be provided in a blog. For the full scoop, check out the Adirondack Mountain Club's Northville-Placid Trail guide, edited by Jeffrey and Donna Case. For the latest trail information, visit www.nptrail.org. And for inspiration, read "Many Happy Returns," by Jeffrey Case, on why he and his wife hike this same trail every spring. Here are some of Case's favorite parts of the trip:
Best places along the NPT for…
A great view:
» Bridge across the outlet of South Lake (West Canada Lakes)
» Carry lean-to on the Cedar River
» Waterfall and deep pool 5.7 miles from Benson on the West Branch of the Sacandaga River
» Sandy beach on the north end of Tirrell Pond
» Suspension bridges across Moose Creek and Cold River
Easy hiking:
» Stretch from Lake Durant to Stephens Pond
Challenging hiking:
» Up and over Fishing Brook Range from Tirrell Pond to Long Lake
Tags: hiking, outdoor recreation


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Ah summer. It's a good time of year for contented sighs and wiggled toes, for afternoon siestas and cold slices of watermelon. Every year around this time a Wagenplatz in the region celebrates its birthday with a weekend-long festival. A good opportunity to open a little photographic window onto life on other Wagenplätze for Click […]Read More
Woot woot, peng peng, I'm in the running for "best of" over on DIY blog Love and Trash. Being a web editor myself, I'll be the first to point out that contests like these are usually more about the mutual linkage and the clicks than any sort of actual glory, but hell, I like to […]Read More
Oh! What trash-spawned treasures I have to show you! But sun and song have kept me from the computer (though while scavenging delicious trash on Sunday the heavens emptied out all their water buckets on our heads), so in their stead this Wednesday I offer a song for the simple livers and the travelers among […]Read More
A post I wrote quite a while ago to purge the demons… One of the downsides to where I live—not the community, but the particular spot on which my little trailer sits—is the noise. My bed is about five meters from our concert space, and when the weather starts to get warm and people start […]Read More
Does anyone know what these are? You see, I am a poor planner. Some of the seeds I planted I didn't label, assuming that I would remember what had gone where (ha!). Others I did label, and then the labels blew away. And the things that remained neatly labeled decided not to come out of […]Read More
I don't usually bother telling band tour stories because they're usually kind of boring. Not boring to be in, but boring to retell. We drove somewhere, we drank beer, we soundchecked, we drank some more beer, we ate a really good/really bad dinner, we played some music, people liked it, people didn't like it, we […]Read More
A cold, damp week has kept us from re-instituting the outdoor bed, and a new dining space has emerged in its place. Eating outside means you can be as big of a slob as you want without having the clean the floor afterwards (wohoo), but it also means that the little green bugs that live […]Read More
Despite frequent trips to The Trash Across the Street, I haven't found much in the way of memorable booty of late. (Though a particularly perfect blue metal pot does come to mind.) So instead I've focused on coaxing plants out of the ground, reading in the sun, and cleaning up the chaos that had sprouted […]Read More
Mmm. Good morning internet, hope you're well. I spent the entire weekend without you, and it was glorious the way time without the internet always is. The concerts we played at Ventil Verlag and der Bock were some of the best we've had in a while. Whiskey was consumed, songs were sung, smiles were exchanged, […]Read More
I have been excited about this weekend for months. Excited because tonight (Friday the THIRTEENTH, *insert spooky ghost noises here*) we (Black Diamond Express Train to Hell) are playing a show with the lovely Phoebe Kreutz at Ventil Verlag—Boppstraße 25 in the back courtyard. Phoebe gets down anti-folk style, usually just her, her guitar, and […]Read More


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The dragons : Dragonlance: Lost Histories Series, Book 6. / Doug Niles.
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Hi everyone. I am Pyro and I have been playing 40K for a few years now and also dabble a bit in 30K Emperors Children.
I have always collected Tyranids, because who doesn't love an ever hungry space bug.
But with the upcoming release of 8th edition I decided it was high time to start up a new army as my Hive Fleet has gotten to bursting point really.
So after much deliberation last week I finally made my choice going for a mechanised infantry Tau army over that of the Elysian Drop Troops (awesome army but expensive, plus FW might be cutting some of their models due to super low sales).
I thought this would be a good place to get to know other Tau players and learn how the army is going to adapt for 8th and most importantly learn how feasible a Tau Mech Inf list is seeing as I have popped plenty of transports in 7th leaving the poor troops to walk/get eaten.
(also some tips on building said list, I tend to charge angrily across a table with claws, jaws and wings)


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Prime Minister David Cameron says he shares British frustration at seeing empty seats in London Olympics venues but he believes organizers will soon improve the situation.
The empty-seats problem has lingered beyond the first weekend of competition, taking some shine off Friday's opening ceremony, which was hailed with lavish praise from most British. Locals have been outraged at the television images of empty stands, since many had spent months trying — and failing — to buy Olympic tickets online.
"We can do better," Cameron acknowledged Monday, after games organizers explained their range of tactics to fill the gaps with ordinary sports fans.
Organizers needed to "make sure more people get to see more games and also that there are fewer empty seats," Cameron told broadcaster ITV in an interview.
Speaking after a meeting of his government's Olympics panel, Cameron expressed confidence that the London organizing committee was "on track" to meet his challenge. Military personnel, local students and teachers have all been offered Olympic tickets to get more fans immediately into the arenas.
And this from the Telegraph:
A fresh ticketing row has enveloped London 2012 Olympic organisers as angry parents of athletes are turned away at Games venues.
This is all well and good, but how about an apology to Mitt Romney next? Sorry Dems: Mitt was correct in his criticism of London.


text: The bell rings and Aries and Ion get in each others faces. Ion slaps Aries. Aries charges, but Ion bails to the outside. Ion makes his way back into the ring, and stays in the ropes when Aries charges in. Ion grabs his hairspray can and gives himself a quick spritz. Ion catches Aries with a boot to the gut before floating over Aries in the corner repeatedly. Aries grabs Ion's hairspray and takes a break in the corner, to Ion's chagrin. Ion charges and Aries catches him in a roll up for two. Aries slaps Ion across the face and hits him with a couple clubbing blows, but Ion rolls to the apron. Ion heads up to the top turnbuckle, and Aries simply shoves him off to the floor.


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Away: Baltimore
Home: New England
Game Time:
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Recent Meetings:
Team Leaders:
Joe Flacco
Ray Rice
Anquan Boldin
New England:
Tom Brady
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Wes Welker
Live Odds
In-Depth Matchup Information
Consensus Betting Information
The Pats -9 is decieving as the juice is +118 and to get +9 , the juice is -128.
The reality is Pats -7.5 w/ Juice -104 and +7.5, the juice is -111.
i agree with what u guys are saying it looks like pats should roll over ravens. specially after seeing a 3rd string rookie qb pass on them easily. only INTs were his fault for throwing them up for grabs. and the one he threw where guy undercut it was just poor decision on tight coverage. take away the muffed punt and short field on the int and balt couldnt score and they woulda lost.
however. in the National Fixed League i think this is going to come down to a rematch of the coaching brothers Harbaughs. the rematch in the superbowl. the NFL will love this publicity.
i could be totally wrong as i was abt the steelers beating denver. but im just saying im taking any points ravens get and taking SF + or - points.
so even though pats should roll im leary abt the NFL.
good luck all
Baltimore - 29 New England - 23
Ravens +9 over 50
Ravens will find the going much easier this week facing a much softer Patriot defense. They will keep Brady in check enough to pull off the upset win in Mass.
Ravens - Over
Ravens +9, their front four will create enough pressure to disrupt the offense and keep this one close.
Rice has 150+ scrimage yds in this one too, GL
new england fan here! I totally agree with you breakabookie! I believe the the line is now at -7.5 at most places. Baltimore is a tough team and i'm a little skepitcal with New englands run defense. I believe ray rice will have a field day.
Defense wins championships
Ravens -7.5
This is the best post in this thread so far, the final score, the over, everything - - this game will be a "Masshole Stunner!"
Ravens and the over baby, and then get ready for
SuperHarbaugh Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I took balt to win the afc championship @ 5 to 1. $1000 to me if balt wins.
I like the +9, I'm hoping Balt D hold it to a low scoring game and Flack can still on the feild. Otherwise NE may get it, Bardy looked on fire last game, he was mad at lack of attention pai.d to him


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I spent several weeks of the summer of 1979 in Mauritius, with my good school friend Anil Biltoo and his dad, staying with many branches of their interesting family.
I want to write quite a lot about this trip, as it was the most amazing experience for a 16/17 year old youngster. It was hugely formative for me in many ways, not least sparking my lifelong interest in travel and cultures other than my own.
This posting is a quick summary and overview piece, linking to artefacts already available on-line:
- the photographs I took on that trip, which were transparencies but are all scanned and available here on Flickr for all to see;
- a standard 8 cine film I took in Mauritius – the only holiday movie I made myself in my youth. Nowhere near dad's high standards, but you get a feel and there are some good bits. For the Youtube, linked here, I have added the sound of sega (Mauritian dance music) records I bought while I was there and which still evoke the memories whenever I hear them.
I have started the process of scanning and uploading the letters I wrote home while I was there, which doubled up as my diary/travelogue. They make fascinating reading for me and I need to go through them carefully before I write up my stories and thoughts with the benefit of hindsight.
In the meantime, I shall upload the letters as I go. The brave might try to decipher them. The sensible might wait for my write-ups/stories.


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How Attractive Are Your Updates?
As social media matures, it becomes more generic and predictable. Which is not necessarily a good thing.
It's natural for any system to level out to a low-key commonality eventually. But predictability is the enemy of marketing. In that split second of recognition that tells me I've seen this before, I tune your message out.
How many of the updates on your Facebook stream do you gloss over because they fit a recognizable formula? How many posts from given people or organizations do you generally ignore because you know what they'll say? How many tweets do you skip because they're from certain people or they follow a formula?
I have noticed that tweets without links tend to pull my attention. If there's no link, it must be an original statement of some kind. This is refreshing and welcome. Your referrals are great, but I love reading your thoughts.
The increasingly sophisticated world of social media suggests that messages must become more attractive in one way or another. It's not good enough to suggest cool sites and link to your own. You must devise an overarching strategy that builds a compelling ubër message with every post.
And every post must tantalize.


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Hornets drop game to Wolves despite Rivers' 27
The Wolves were the worst shooting three-point team in the league, then they met the Hornets.
Grizzlies win in a game with a ton of subplots
For a game I didn't expect to hold a lot of significance, this game had a lot of fascinating subplots.
Stellar Second Half for Hornets leads to 102-81 Rout of Bucks
This game was entirely a tale of two halves. It really felt like the Hornets got outplayed in the first half, yet they took a three point lead into halftime purely...
Nuggets overmatch Hornets
The Nuggets took it to the Hornets to end the second and open the third and the game was over.
Milwaukee's Three-Point Shooting Sinks Hornets
Bucks shoot over 50% from deep to hold off a pesky Hornets squad
Hornets lose to Rockets and end trying season
The Hornets went flat in the fourth, relying on Lance Thomas, Al-Farouq Aminu and last minute heaves from Vasquez to provide their offense. It went as well as you'd expect. Hornets...
Hornets Pull Off a Last Second Win Over the Warriors and Crash the Tank.
It was a must lose game for the Hornets, but they actually pulled off a win at the end of the 4th quarter. That wasn't how this game was supposed to...
Hornets fall to Clippers
Hornets are unable to hold on to an 11-point lead against the Clippers and fall in Los Angeles. I have to agree with McNamara. The Clippers are a team I'd love...
Hornets play spoiler, defeat Rockets, tie for 3rd worst record
The Hornets earn their 20th win of the season as they defeat the Rockets in overtime. It was a damn good game, but the treads are off the tank now, and...
Hornets fall to Grizzlies in Memphis
In the third, the Grizzlies turned up the pressure, and the Hornets wilted.
The Bobcats out-lose the Hornets
The two teams combined to shoot 32% from the floor. In fact, according to Basketball-Reference.com, this game joins only 8 others where one team shot 34% or worse, and their opponent...
The Spurs dominate the Hornets
I'm not going to mouth platitudes to you like "That's what a real championship contender looks like" because that isn't. The Spurs are a contender, but for this game they combined...
Hornets get roasted by the Suns
From the moment the game started, you could tell the Hornets were flat, and things fell apart about 16 minutes in. Five road games in seven nights will do that to...
Hornets lead in 4th again, lose again
The woefully undermanned Hornets once again took on a superior foe – fought to the end, took a late lead, and then couldn't hold on to win it. New Orleans Hornets...
Thunder hold off Hornets in Fourth
New Orleans Hornets 93 Final Recap | Box Score 101 Oklahoma City Thunder The Hornets got down big in the first half, then roared back and made it interesting in the...
Hornets take down streaking New York, win 3rd Straight
New Orleans Hornets 89 Final Recap | Box Score 85 New York Knicks
Hornets can't hold on (again) against the Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers 94 Final Recap | Box Score 86 New Orleans Hornets
The Pistons beat the Hornets. Yay, ping pong balls?
New Orleans Hornets 87 Final Recap | Box Score 89 Detroit Pistons
The Hornets open strong, then fade against the Heat
New Orleans Hornets 95 Final Recap | Box Score 109 Miami Heat
Hornets surge falls short, Grizzlies win
New Orleans Hornets 99 FinalRecap | Box Score 108 Memphis Grizzlies


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On very rare occasions does one find a product or more specifically, a piece of art that not only is technologically sound, but is also simply marvelous to look at. This time we are talking about the all new Celsius X VI II Remontage Papillon, a mobile phone watch, where in a tourbillion design watch is literally embedded into the flap of a clamp shell designed mobile phone. It took Celsius three years of hardwork and extensive research & development to create a masterpiece of technological art, that runs on more than 547 hand finished mechanical components.
Whenever the flap of the Remontage Papillon is opened, it triggers the inset tourbillion watch to function with a distinct micromechanical sound and each opening of the flap adds up to three hours of power reserve, thus contributing to the total 120 hours of power. Furthermore, the micromechanics are not only intended for the tourbillion watch, the mobile phone itself has also benefited from micromechanics, as the Remontage Papillon has been given a unique mechanical battery-ejection system along with a set of spring-mounted ball bearings, that neatly cushion the screen flap closing action. This incredible new watch comes on the Sagem Wireless platform and is made entirely from a block of grade 5 titanium. The phone itself a 2.2 inch QVGA screen along with a 3.2 mega pixel camera, Bluetooth, music player and various Java based applications.
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For your Samsung Galaxy S7, specifically, the Protective Cover was engineered to provide basic protection without hiding the most revolutionary Galaxy design to date. The Galaxy S7 Protective Cover was re-engineered to protect not only the corners, but also the sides of your Samsung Galaxy S7 device.
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How safe is your life without EFT?
Do you just want to lurch from year to year, yet older yes, but not getting any closer to the things or people that you want?
Do you still get angry with people at work?
Do you still get bored at work?
Do you wish your life was life was more fulfilled?
Do you wish bank balance was in credit, let alone large?
Do you wish you didn't wake up in pain every day?
Do you wish you didn't wake up every morning worrying about money?
Do you wish you felt more fulfilled and complete as a human being?
Do you wish you were just happier?
Do you wish you could learn what you needed to learn so that your life didn't suck so much?
Do you wish you could learn what you needed to learn so that you weren't angry all the time?
Do you wish you weren't afraid of success?
Do you wish you weren't afraid of losing everything, maybe not for the first time?
Do you wish you were more like somebody else?
Do you wish you didn't get angry or jealous at the television?
Do you wish you didn't hate rich people?
Do you wish you didn't hate thin or fat people?
Do you wish you didn't hate scroungers?
Do you wish you got support like everybody else on benefit?
If you didn't have the wherewithal to change you wouldn't be reading this post? Do you want to be stuck for the rest of your life, wondering what if? Are you happy being stuck? Are you happy with your life?
I doubt it, that's why you're here right?
If you want to stay stuck, leave the page, now. Thanks for visiting I really appreciate it. Otherwise read on. So what to do now?
If you don't know what EFT tapping is start here with my blog post on What is EFT?
If you don't know how to fit tapping into your daily life. Read the following blog post on how to do EFT.
COMMIT to doing EFT on a daily basis in the beginning. Success with EFT takes a little practice. Read here how to do EFT everyday.
Then you need to get started and put tapping into practice.
Following a recent discovery I think your first week should be tapping on your own fears. In my experience, this perhaps has had the most bang for my buck in raising my overall happiness the quickest.
Commit to reading the following I'm too afraid EFT scripts. These are only examples which have worked for me: EFT-I'm Afraid and You Are Too and EFT – I'm Still Afraid. I suggest you tap on being afraid for the next 7 days daily. If you can which I know you can do more than one tapping on I'm Afraid in a day – do it. Isn't it about time your owed it to yourself and fully committed to changing your life, your thoughts, your feelings, your actions and ultimately:
That's it for now, Be sure to check back with this post as I'll be adding to it over the next few weeks.
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The price of one of Montreal's most treasured delicacies – the classic smoked meat sandwich – is increasing dramatically, and delis that make the sandwich famous are struggling to cope.
The problem is a steep rise in the price of brisket – the thin cut of meat that's the raw material for the smoked meat sandwich.
"It's been soaring. Every month for the last year we've been hit with an increase, usually a $1.50 a kilo per month," said Frank Silva, manager of Schwartz's Deli.
Silva says the price of brisket has more than doubled in the last two years.
That means a standard smoked meat sandwich which cost $5.25 at Schwartz's two years ago now costs $9.35.
It's the same story at Schwartz's rival, Dunn's Famous, where the price of a smoked meat sandwich has gone from $6.75 to $10.
Dunn's owner Elliot Kligman says even with that price increase, he's still not passing along the entire increase in his costs to customers, meaning his profit margins have been reduced.
"We should be selling the smoked meat sandwich for $13, $14 a sandwich in order for us to be in our ideal food cost," said Kligman.
Increased demand, decreased supply
The reason for the steep increase in the brisket price is a perfect storm of reduced supply coupled with dramatically increased demand.
Brenna Grant, manager of research services for Calgary-based CanFax, which tracks Canadian beef prices, said the price of brisket has increased 83 per cent over the last two years.
"It's a long story in the making and it's a global story," said Grant.
The story begins with low beef prices in Canada from 2003 to 2010, which eventually led to the size of the Canadian herd being reduced by a quarter.
At the same time, drought and a lack of feed in other countries led to major herd reductions globally.
Just as global beef production became stagnant, there was a sudden sharp increase in demand.
"We have emerging countries that have growing populations and growing disposable incomes that are interested in protein," said Grant.
"In 2013, China increased beef imports by 300 per cent."
Customers loyal despite price hike
The lean supply and fat demand mean delis such as Schwartz's and Dunn's are faced with a huge increase in costs.
While profit margins are down at both delis, one thing hasn't been affected so far: sales.
It seems customers are loyal to their smoked meat, in spite of the price of sandwiches nearly doubling.
"It hasn't affected sales. Honestly I'm surprised. I've had one customer complain, but that's it. I can't say we've gotten hurt," said Kligman.
Schwartz's also hasn't seen a dent in sales.
Friday customers crammed into the deli over the lunch hour as usual, with a lineup out the door.
As customer Joe Savoie cleaned up his plate, he said that the price increase would not deter him from returning to Schwartz's.
"Everything goes up. This is a special place to eat, a special sandwich right here in Montreal, so for me it would have to double again before I'd say no," said Savoie.
But both delis say if brisket prices continue to rise, they'll have to increase sandwich prices even further, and eventually loyal customers may start reducing their smoked meat intake.
Light at the end of the tunnel
Brenna Grant from CanFax said there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
"We're expecting brisket prices to stabilize in 2015, and prices will eventually drop down below the peak we saw in 2014," said Grant.
Grant says the drop is tied to an increase in pork production, which has led to a decrease in pork prices.
She says whenever the price of one protein such as pork drops, beef prices tend to follow.
Elliot Kligman from Dunn's said the price increase has made customers appreciate their smoked meat sandwiches just a little bit more.
"I think that the consumer has been educated recently to understand that the smoked meat sandwich is not a hotdog. It's not a hamburger. It's an upscale delicacy," said Kligman.
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Welcome to the Tesla Memorial Society of New York Website
In Tesla's Laboratory
Above: Poem written by Robert Underwood Johnson about Tesla's lab.
Above: A demonstration of the Tesla Coil at his Laboratory on Houston Street on August 1897.
Above: Apparatus in action illustrating the first step in the evolution of the Tesla coil. Laboratory at 35 South Fifth Avenue, New York, 1895.
Above: Mark Twain in Tesla's Laboratory at 35 South Fifth Avenue, 1895. Tesla was good friends with Mark Twain, famous American writer.
Above: Interior of the Long Island Laboratory, arranged as an exhibition of Tesla's numerous inventions.
Above: Oscillating apparatus for experiments in Colorado Springs, Tesla Coil at left, 51 feet in diameter. forms part of the magnifying transmitter.


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Robbery, home invasion trial begins
Published 6:00 pm, Monday, February 1, 2010
The trial of a 45-year-old Lubbock man accused in a series of local assaults and robberies last summer began Monday.
Malcom Dean Scott is thought to have been the driver of the vehicle involved in two robberies near Plainview Country Club on May 14, 2009.
According to police, a man entered the garage of a residence in the 3400 block of Kirchwood and removed a gold necklace from a 61-year-old woman from Alto, N.M., before hitting her in the head with a gun.
A few minutes later, the same man reportedly entered a residence in the 200 block of South Ennis by kicking in the front door then pried a wedding ring off the finger of a 90-year-old woman.
Chris Brown, who is prosecuting the case with fellow Hale County Assistant District Attorney Danah Zirpoli, told the jury in opening statements Monday afternoon that they would hear and see evidence that would prove that Scott was involved in the robberies as the driver of the vehicle.
In contrast, in the defense's opening statements, Sara Smitherman of the law firm Shackleford, Hawkins & Associates said that while the car described by witnesses was said to be a tan or light brown Cadillac, Scott's vehicle is a different color. Smitherman also said evidence would show that Scott cooperated with investigators and told them he loaned his vehicle to another person.
As its first witness for the prosecution, Brown called Plainview policeman Dustin Waters.
According to evidence, Brown and detective Cindy Vera were transporting a juvenile to Lubbock and were near Hale Center when they began to hear reports about the robberies. Waters testified that Vera contacted her supervisor, then Lt. Manuel Balderas, who has since been promoted to captain of criminal investigation.
Under cross examination by Smitherman, Waters acknowledged that the radio in his police car has a limited range, and eventually he and Vera were forced to communicate with the police department by cell phones.
Waters testified that Balderas told them to be on the lookout for the tan or light brown Cadillac because he believed it had left Plainview and was headed back to Lubbock, where Scott lives.
Waters testified that after dropping off the juvenile, he and Vera spotted a vehicle that met the description of the suspect vehicle just north of New Deal. He said he turned around in the median and began to follow the Cadillac, which he acknowledged under cross examination was traveling "just below the speed limit" and did not appear to be breaking any traffic laws.
He testified that he pulled up next to the Cadillac long enough for Vera to see the driver, who was identified as Scott. Waters then dropped back and continued to follow the car, which eventually turned off the interstate and began to travel through a neighborhood in an apparent attempt to get away.
Waters said he was not familiar with the neighborhood and eventually lost the suspect vehicle on a dirt road.
However, Vera was able to phone in the license plate number of the vehicle and also contact Lubbock law enforcement. Waters said they met up with a Lubbock police officer who told him the car had pulled up at Scott's house and two people had gone in the house, but then disappeared. Police then set up a perimeter around the house and an adjacent wooded area.
Eventually, Waters said, it was determined that they would not be able to find the suspects. Once the search was called off, Waters and Vera searched the suspect vehicle and found several pieces of jewelry, as well as a mask similar to what victims said their attacker was wearing.
Under cross examination, Waters was asked by Smitherman why he did not stop the suspect vehicle. He explained that he and Vera were told the suspects potentially were armed, and because Vera was not wearing her vest they did not stop the vehicle out of concern for "officer safety."
Smitherman then asked if the same concern should have prevented him from pulling along side the vehicle, and Waters said he and Vera had to try to identify the occupants.
Under redirect by Brown, Waters said that pulling up next to the vehicle rather than stopping it seemed to present the best option for identifying the suspects.
Brown then called Vera, Balderas and two forensic experts from Lubbock.
Much of the efforts of the defense team centered around questions to Waters and Vera about their relative training and inexperience related to conducting an investigation. Waters had only been a policeman for a few years, and Vera had only been a detective a short time when the incident occurred.
Smitherman also asked why Waters was transporting the juvenile to Lubbock after he was through with his regular shift, and he said it allowed him overtime. Brown objected to that line of questioning, and the objection was sustained by 242nd District Court Judge Ed Self.
Smitherman also asked why police did not search Scott's house, and Waters said the Lubbock district attorney declined to issue a warrant because of insufficient evidence. There also was not a warrant to search the vehicle, he said, and Smitherman asked why they searched the car without a warrant. Brown objected and, again, it was sustained.
Forensic experts testified that they checked molds of tire tracks found at the scene with the tires of the suspect vehicle and they did not match. Also, they were unable to extract enough DNA from the mask to determine who might or might not have worn it, because there were DNA traces from more than one individual.
Testimony was to continue today.
According to information provided by the Plainview Police Department at the time of his arrest, Scott was on parole for a burglary charge and has several other burglary charges on his record, including one in Plainview in 1984.
(Contact Richard Porter at 806-296-1361 or firstname.lastname@example.com)


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The statements, on their face, are utterly startling. "Blacks and Latinos lack the keyboard skills needed for this field." "I don't have to take this. Yes, my board is all white, and they are one of the most diverse boards of any organization – more than any arts organization at this table." It was implied that musical theory is too difficult for black and Latinos as an area of study.
These remarks were attributed to Michael Butera, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for Music Education, as being made by him at a National Endowment for the Arts meeting for service organizations, at which equity, diversity and inclusion were the primary topic. Butera's comments were reported by Keryl McCord, operations director of Alternate ROOTS, in a widely disseminated blog post dated May 4, entitled Why We Must Have Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity and in the Arts: A Response to the National Association for Music Education. It read, in part:
What most roiled my spirit was his belief that blacks and Latinos lack the keyboard skills and ability to grasp music theory needed for this field. If Mr. Butera had not left the room after making his remarks, this written response would not be necessary. But he did leave the room, depriving me and everyone else at the table a chance to respond, to try to engage in a dialog. What was said was said publicly, and was so deeply disturbing and has remained with me since our meeting, that I could not, not respond.
The late Dr. Maya Angelou tells us that when someone tells you who they are, you should believe them. I believe Mr. Butera said what he meant, and meant what he said. So I am not raising this issue publicly because I think he should apologize. No apology needed, not to me at least. The challenge is not that he said out loud what he believes to be true. But it is the substance of what he believes that is the central issue and that can't be resolved with an apology. No. The more critical challenge is that Mr. Butera leads an organization dedicated to music education in our schools, to being "resources for teachers, parents, administrators" and providing "opportunities for students and teachers nationwide."
In a phone interview with the Arts Integrity Initiative on May 8, Michael Butera flatly denied both of the statements about blacks and Latinos attributed to him. As to the issue of board diversity, Butera confirmed that the board of NAfME doesn't current have any board members of color. He pointed out, in reference to his recollection of the meeting, "I did indicate that the board is elected from the membership and that we have in the past had members of minority and ethnic groups. But the statement is, in my personal judgment, a total misrepresentation of the dialogue."
The situation was reported, based on McCord's post and social media response to it, on the Education Week site on May 9. The social media response was extremely negative towards Butera and the statements attributed to him, questioning whether he should or could continue in his role with NAfME.
The conversation in question took place on April 26 at the NEA was during what was essentially a breakout session during the main meeting, in which the attendees were divided into eight groups of eight for smaller conversations regarding EDI within their organizations. McCord and Butera were at the same table, as was a member of the NEA staff. Only those eight people were fully party to what transpired.
As of midday today, May 10, another one of the eight people at McCord and Butera's table has issued a statement about what happened and what was said. Jesse Rosen, President and CEO of the League of American Symphony Orchestras, wrote, in part:
I can attest to the accuracy of Keryl McCord's account of what was said and what took place. Mr. Butera indeed said that he could not take action to diversify his board, and that African Americans and Latinos lacked keyboard skills needed to advance in the music education profession — two statements which many of us around the table challenged. The group was unable to further pursue the meaning of his comments as Mr. Butera abruptly and angrily walked out of the room, well in advance of the meeting's scheduled end time.
One other person at the table, communicating to Arts Integrity through a third party, said that they did not wish to be publicly involved with the developing issue. The NEA staff member at the table, Jessamyn Sarmiento, Director of Public Affairs, told Arts Integrity that she would not share her recollection of the events, saying, in reference to the people at the table, "It is up to them. It is their conversation to be had."
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From the website of the National Association for Music Education:
National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world's largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century.
From the website of Alternate ROOTS:
Alternate ROOTS is an organization based in the Southern USA whose mission is to support the creation and presentation of original art, in all its forms, which is rooted in a particular community of place, tradition or spirit. As a coalition of cultural workers we strive to be allies in the elimination of all forms of oppression. ROOTS is committed to social and economic justice and the protection of the natural world and addresses these concerns through its programs and services.
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Speaking on May 6, Keryl McCord said that in the wake of her post, there has been no response to her or Alternate ROOTS regarding her assertions from Butera or NAfME. She said, "I haven't seen an e-mail, I haven't received a phone call, I haven't seen anything on our Facebook page."
Asked whether there was any additional conversation with Butera that took place at the NEA session which she had not reported, McCord said, "I remember him saying something about quotas when he was talking about his board being all white and I kind of raised my eyebrows. 'Well what do quotas have to do with it? We're not talking about quotas.' But that's the only other thing and I really don't remember where that came, early in the conversation."
Reiterating points made in her piece, McCord concluded by saying that among the things that really stood out for her was, "That the executive director and CEO of the National Association for Music Education literally got up and said, 'I don't have to take this,' and literally stormed out of the meeting. I'm still floored. We were at the National Endowment for the Arts because the discussion was about inclusion, diversity and equity in the arts. Before he left I tried to say to him, 'Michael, this is the work. It's hard, but this is the work, don't leave.' I don't know if he'll remember that, but that's what I said to him. As I said in my piece, it was as if he dropped this bomb on the table and then he left."
McCord does acknowledge that Butera had said something about a prior appointment that required him to leave early, and Butera is emphatic on that, saying "I had another commitment and had to leave at maybe 3:30, which I had advised the organizers of the meeting that I had no time. I had to leave at 3:30 no matter what and I did. Clearly that caused some consternation."
Asked whether she had any counsel for Butera or for NAfME in the wake of his statements, McCord said, "I'm not going to take a position that his board should let him go. I think it's a come to Jesus moment for the board to figure out, 'Does he represent them well at this point?' They're governance. It's their job to do. If you were to say, 'Keryl, what outcome would you like to see happen,' I think that they need to do some serious, serious training around issues of equity, diversity and inclusion."
Further, McCord said, "I think that bringing in an organization like The People's Institute who did great training with Grantmakers in the Arts, to really make a commitment to not trying to do this on their own, not trying to sit around the table and figure it out, but to really understand, to get a deeper understanding of the issues and how to address them and get some language, and some framework and context and understanding of what the issues are. If they would do that, that would be huge. My sense is that they are operating in kind of a vacuum, maybe, and I don't really know this organization. I responded as someone sitting at the table who was appalled at the behavior of this person. I think it's a learning opportunity, a huge learning opportunity for the board and for Mr. Butera."
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Having directly denied the statements made by McCord, but prior to Rosen's corroboration of her account, Michael Butera spoke about the conversation regarding board make-up as he recalled it.
Were there discussions about minorities, keyboard skills, theory and so forth in the broadest sense, not about minorities keyboard skills as a link? The answer to that is yes. Now let me follow up. What the conversation was about was whether or not minorities, particularly in the school systems of this nation, have sequential programs of music instruction that will enable them to have the same opportunity and the same chances that children who are not in those zip codes have. And the answer to that question is no, not currently.
Currently far too many of our urban centers do not have deep sequential programs of music instruction and where would it be more important to do that than in our urban centers. These are complicated and profoundly difficult conversations to have and we have to have them in an open, honest and direct manner. So when we talk about the skills that one needs to be admitted to a college or university in order to study to be a music educator, keyboard skills are important, as are theory skills. If you are in an educational system where it does not provide that opportunity then you are less likely to have the opportunity to be admitted.
It is not because of you or your ethnicity that that's the case, but that it's the direct problem that we face in multiple areas in American society. We have underfunded, under cared for, under thought through the ways in which multiple elements make it more difficult for minority people to have the same opportunities that majority people do. And they're really difficult conversations. So there's a big difference in terms of talking about the opportunities that people have and making a statement that is attributed to me that minorities do not have the skills. That's simply not true.
So how does that comport with what two people say Butera said at the NEA convening? "Clearly, I have to admit," said Butera, "I didn't do a good job or I wouldn't be seeing the blog. Obviously that's true, you can't be blind to what other people interpret. But it's an interpretation and it's not the fact. I am deeply and profoundly personally and organizationally committed to social justice in every way you can imagine."
The NAfME's five year strategic plan, slated to begin in 2017, shows efforts at equity, diversity and inclusion as one of its five core values (the subject was not part of the prior five year plan). In response to a question about any EDI initiatives or training to date, for staff, board or membership, Butera said:
This plan that you're looking at, this plan was only adopted in the last few months I believe. So you can see that in the newer plan to make a significant effort to make a statement of our belief that this is an area we have to work on. So now we are in the process of developing initiatives that will move us in that direction. You know these things don't happen – the plan passes and the next day you have 25 different plans. I'm not trying to be light about your question. So the answer is yes we're trying to build a series of initiatives that would be appropriate to each of the planks in our strategic plan, and of course this is one of them.
Asked to clarify his statement on the diversity of the board, Butera once again disagreed with McCord's portrayal, saying, "What I really said was not about my board at all, but a different part of the conversation saying the issue of diversity is not a matter of counting numbers and color and ethnicity on the board. The issue of diversity is whether or not there's a firm, solid, meaningful commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and in that context I believe our board is firmly committed or they would not have changed the strategic plan to move in that direction."
Butera went on to say that while the board doesn't have any members of color, he said that people of color were on subcomittees, task forces and research entities of the organization, and noted there would be a new board member of color come June. He remarked, "Yes, we would surely have a better conversation when minorities are sitting there, but you know it's not true that there aren't any minorities in the organization."
Butera said he could not provide any statistics on the diversity of his board or committees, or the racial or ethnic make-up of NAfME's members, saying the organization doesn't collect that data. He also said that he had no influence whatsoever over the election of board members, not even the ability to make suggestions, and that only a by-laws amendment would permit his participation.
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The board president of NAfME, Glenn Nierman, who is the Chair of Music (Music Education) at the University of Nebraska, responded to inquiries from Arts Integrity twice, briefly both times. In his first e-mailed response on May 6, he simply acknowledged that the board was aware of the situation and would be looking into it at an executive committee meeting on May 7. Following the meeting, he followed up on May 8, again by e-mail, writing, "The NAfME National Executive Board has been advised by legal counsel to proceed prudently and cautiously in gathering information about this matter. That is what we are doing. We have been advised not to comment about the situation at this time."
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At one point in conversation with Arts Integrity, Butera commented," The facilitator said we should consider this – and you've facilitated meetings yourself – see this as a safe environment. A safe environment to me means that we should all let our hair down and tell each other as best we can and as respectfully as we can that we think about, feel about, can do about these kind of issues.
On the subject of safe spaces, Sarmiento of the NEA noted, "We are a government agency. Every meeting, unless we were having a closed session with the National Council on the Arts, any time a government agency convenes a meeting, it's always open. When we have our meetings, they are always open to the public." That suggests that everything is 'on the record.'
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The irony in this situation is that all parties seem to agree on the necessity of music education and the lack of proper arts education in our schools. (A separate open letter about the state of music education, prompted by this situation at the NEA service organization meeting, has been jointly issued by Grantmakers in the Arts and The New School College for Performing Arts.) McCord, Rosen and Butera all speak to the need for equity, diversity and inclusion work as part of that effort. However, while Butera denies the specific statements attributed to him, two other professionals in the field directly contradict him, suggesting that his statements and behavior at the NEA convening are inconsistent with that mission.
Specifically in Butera's case, the implications for his role as the head of NAfME are serious. Can he continue to lead the organization if indeed he harbors the beliefs that McCord and Rosen say he voiced? Can he effectively function to initiate and pursue EDI work if he fundamentally believes – although he said in an interview that he does not – that blacks and Latinos lack skills that are central to music study, a statement that is absurd to anyone with a knowledge of music nationally or internationally? If his communication around these issues results in accounts like those of McCord and Rosen, can Butera be an effective advocate for music education for all, regardless of race? Will investigation by the board of NAfME include conversations with the people who are currently unwilling to go on the record about what took place, or the three who are as of yet unidentified to Arts Integrity?
The board and perhaps membership of NAfME will make the final decision as to whether Butera is the person to lead them forward on their new strategic plan and the implementation of EDI work for the organization overall. In the wake of McCord's post and Rosen's affirmation, they have a lot to consider. But even if one accepts Butera's assertion about that implementation requiring time and consideration before disseminating to their extensive membership, it seems there are two essential steps to be taken.
First, the staff of NAfME must go through its own EDI training immediately and must be held to account for it by the existing board, because even if Butera merely communicated poorly instead of actually making statements which can be construed as racist, he and the people working for him need to learn how to meaningfully discuss the issues of equity and diversity throughout the field of music education. Based on what has transpired, regardless of which account one accepts, there is essential, immediate work to be done.
Secondly, the board of NAfME and its executive staff cannot simply say that it would be helpful to have people of color in the room as decisions about diversity and inclusion are made. People of color must be present, they must be central to the planning, and one board member of color simply isn't enough in this day and age.
Equity, diversity and inclusion aren't, to use a loaded phrase from the days when these topics weren't even discussed, the white man's burden. They are the job of everyone and everyone has the capacity to do the work. But participants have to work towards believing in EDI as essential for music, for the arts, for society, if they do not already, and they have to give voice to it, truthfully and meaningfully, at every opportunity if that is truly part of their values.
Update, May 10, 2016, 8 pm: As of this evening, the following statement appears on the NAfME website, as "A Message From The National Executive Board":
Last week, we were made aware of a situation involving remarks made by NAfME's CEO, Michael Butera. We take this issue very seriously and, understandably, have heard from many in our community in recent days. Diversity, inclusion and equity in music and the arts are at the core of what we do at NAfME and we are committed to taking the appropriate actions to ensure that remains true. To that end, Mr. Butera has been placed on administrative leave while we conduct an objective investigation, which is nearing conclusion, into the matter. We have reached out to participants in last week's discussion, including Keryl McCord of Alternate ROOTS, to fully understand what happened and assess the situation. We appreciate the dialogue that has taken place over the course of the last week and look forward to continuing this important conversation.
Update, May 11, 4:00 pm: Michael Butera is no longer the leader of NAfME. A statement on the organization's website reads as follows:
After a thorough review process, the National Executive Board of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and Michael Butera have agreed that he will not be returning to the association. We wish him well and thank him for his service to our purpose and mission.
Additionally, we are announcing that Michael Blakeslee will serve as the new Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for NAfME, effective immediately. Mr. Blakeslee's vast experience and knowledge of our organization, fostered over nearly 30 years of dedicated service to NAfME and the music education profession, best position us to move forward and advocate for and provide opportunities to students and teachers.
These last few days highlight the need for real, substantive conversation about what must be done to provide access and opportunity to all students no matter where they live. This is an ongoing journey and we are ready to play an increasingly important role in convening and facilitating a dialogue and prompting action around how all of us can increase diversity, inclusion, and equity in music and the arts.
Update, May 11 7:30 pm: Members of NAfME received an e-mail with much the same message this afternoon, but with an additional final paragraph not on the organization's site:
While not in the manner we would have preferred, we believe this incident granted an opportunity to address an issue facing too many students and educators. Moving forward, we will be reaching out to a number of organizations, members, and partners to continue the much-needed dialogue regarding diversity, inclusion, and equity in the music and arts. We are committed to upholding our mission, achieving real solutions, and bringing about substantive change that impacts the future of our work and provides access to music for all Americans.
This post will be updated as warranted.
Note: There is a growing conversation around the term 'people of color,' with some entities advocating for the use of 'African, Arab and Native American (ALAANA),' in addition to white, Asian and Latin@. Because the remarks in question herein speak of 'black' and 'Latino,' and attributed quotes include the term 'minority,' Arts Integrity has elected to utilize the broad term 'people of color' for the purpose of this essay and will be taking the new language under advisement for the future.
Howard Sherman is director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School College for Performing Arts and interim director of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts.


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VC seeks contact information for alert system
Sept. 26, 2011 at 4:26 a.m.
Updated Sept. 27, 2011 at 4:27 a.m.
Victoria College is vamping up its campaign to collect and update contact information from its students, faculty and staff after shots were fired on the campus Sept. 21.
Within minutes of the shooting in the VC Sports and Fitness Center, the college activated its emergency alert system, which sent out notifications regarding the emergency.
On Oct. 12, VC will conduct a test of the emergency alert system. All students, faculty and staff who have up-to-date contact information in the Pirate Portal should receive a test notification similar to what they would receive during a campus emergency.
Of 4,969 employees and students, VC has access to contact information for 4,322 in its emergency alert database.
The college is encouraging students, faculty and staff to update their contact information to allow alerts to be sent to a cell phone, home phone, campus phone, preferred email address and via text. The alerts are sent repeatedly until the receiver confirms receipt of the notification.
Contact information can be updated in the Pirate Portal by going to www.victoriacollege.edu/emergencies.
Students and employees who need help updating their contact information are encouraged to stop by Room 123 of the Health Sciences Center between 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday


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Davies - Down to Concentration!
The appointment of Roy Hodgson took a lot of people by surprise. Indeed, Chris Baird admitted that he, personally, was expecting John Collins to take over.
However, first impressions suggest that the playing staff are right behind the new man. Indeed, our influential winger cum midfielder, Simon Davies, has stepped up to the podium and given his opinion on Hodgson remarking,
"Everyone has confidence in him. He knows what he`s talking about and we`re all eager to learn from him."
However, what is currently more worrying and something that Hodgson will need to address is our ongoing trend of poor second half performances and giving away leads that would, if we could have held on to them, seen us in the upper reaches of the Premier League.
It`s a point not lost on Davies who in a recent interview was quoted as saying,
"I think it`s becoming a psychological problem"
"We`ve got into so many good positions and let it slip away. It`s all down to concentration."
On the surface, it doesn`t seem as if it needs much correction then, so please let`s get it sorted urgently before the trap door slams shut and we find ourselves in the football abyss that is the Championship!