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Monday, October 30, 2006
U-M Students: Fair-Weather Fans?
But apparently Michigan students can't.
The student section was only two-thirds full for the game.
WTF?! You're students, for cryin' out loud! Sack up. Your team is the #2 squad in the country. They're in the hunt for the national championship. Trust those of us who've graduated in saying this doesn't happen every year. Plus it was homecoming! So get your asses to the game and support your team!
What's that? It was cold? Rainy? Tough shit. Have you never heard of a hat, gloves or raincoat?
Hell, even coach Lloyd Carr noticed the no-shows.
"We had a pretty hearty crowd out there today," he said. "They hung around for a while, although we had some students who didn't show up -- and I want to know where they were. If it was too cold, they're not tough. They've got to toughen up."
Apparently those that didn't show wanted to be able to jangle their keys in the warmth of their dorms and apartments.
41 comments:
this was definitely not lost on production crew either - they kept commenting on how the stands were nearly 1/3 empty after halftime & panning the camera to NW fans 'sticking it out' for their team.
then they did the pan to key waving UM fans.
loved it - just classic!
- October 30, 2006 8:26 AM
One of my concerns with the new addtion to Michigan stadium. Everyone keeps saying it will make the stadium louder. Not unless people start cheering more. Otherwise the crickets will just seem louder.
- October 30, 2006 8:38 AM
It's too bad so many of the fans cleared out but it can be a bonus for those that remain. I observed the same phenomenon on a rainy day in 1978. Michigan was well on the way to blowing Duke out in the rain. As a result many left the game early. My party was able to move from the north end zone to mid field. We had great seats and managed to keep warm with cheese and cheap wine.
- October 30, 2006 8:38 AM
The fans who left weren't going to be loud anyway. Who cares? I'd rather have it be 2/3 full of people who care than stuffed with key-wavers and cell-phone-talkers.
When we beat MSU in 2004, this blog would not have posted about how great it was to be there. The post would've been insulting and mocking everyone who left.
Stop booing your own team.
- October 30, 2006 8:43 AM
- Q1Go said...
37 degrees and raining - I remember marching band practice in that weather - I got bronchitis and missed a week of classes. I can understand preferring to watch that particular game from the warmth of South Quad.
- October 30, 2006 8:57 AM
Thank God the band sits in the student section now or it would have been half full. Also I didn't hear them playing much. Must have been too cold ; )
- October 30, 2006 8:58 AM
Did you catch the alumni cheerleaders this weekend? They were showing more leg than the current ones.
- October 30, 2006 8:59 AM
I admit that when I was a student I would leave after the 3rd quarter on crappy days playing a crappy team with a lead. I lived within a 100 yards of the stadium on Brown street.
HOWEVER, having those days go long by, and living thousand of miles away, I realize how much i miss it and i would LOVE to sit in the Big House again even in crappy weather.
Students have no idea how magical this season is, especially with a defense like this. This is a very team.
- October 30, 2006 9:45 AM
- Yost said...
"Stop booing your own team?"
First of all, I'm not booing the team. I'm booing the fans. But silently. With my keys.
Second, why is it not fair to criticize something you think sucks? B/c I'm a Michigan fan, I can only say positive things?
Oh, I could make so many analogies but, alas, I won't.
- October 30, 2006 10:19 AM
I too, was disappointed with the student section being only 2/3 full. My brother and I drove up from Chicago Saturday morning for the game, and while we were completely wet and frozen, we stayed for the entire game. Kudos to those who did the same! Go Blue!
- October 30, 2006 10:24 AM
- Benny Friedman said...
Q1Go, people don't get sick from being in cold weather. If you caught bronchitis, it was from another source, not from being outside in 37 degree weather.
There's really no excuse for so many people leaving early on Saturday. The forecast was for crappy weather. It's Michigan - everyone has jackets and gloves. On a day when the weather is clearly going to be crappy, just dress warm.
- October 30, 2006 10:40 AM
uh actually people do get sick from cold weather, or at least feel like total crap. plus having your feet and hands freeze off is not a lot of fun...
- October 30, 2006 10:45 AM
I didn't say it wasn't fair. It's perfectly fair. I just wish this blog would find more celebrate ore be proud of in being 9-0 instead of the incessant complaints about the lackluster fanbase.
I'll say it again, though: we're 9-0.
Ahh that feels good. OK, carry on.
(But seriously: 9-0. Hot damn.)
- October 30, 2006 10:49 AM
so does that ruin any of the attendance records?
- October 30, 2006 10:58 AM
- srudoff said...
i'm sure they're counting "paid" attendance instead of actual attendance so your streak of games in which over 100,000 people paid to attend but possibly didn't actually attend is still intact
: )
- October 30, 2006 11:01 AM
I don't understand the point of antagonizing the only portion of the fan base that makes any fucking noise at all in the stadium. I've lived with you calling the Big House the "quiet house", I've lived with your personal crusade against the keys. But this time, you're over the line.
In my 4+ years here, I've never, not once, left any sporting event early. That includes Iowa in 2002, that includes any one of the numerous ass kickings we've recieved in basketball over the years. The kind of people who come to this blog aren't the kinds of people who leave games early, dipshit. So don't go and antagonize the heart and soul of the crowd. Get the fuck over yourself and enjoy the ride.
I don't get it, you're writing because people come here and read what you have to say. What's so wonderful about you? With all the negativity and insults you've hurled MY way, why the fuck should I come back and listen to you?
- October 30, 2006 11:46 AM
I have to say, the criticism of the team and fans on this blog is getting tiresome. No, the offense is not very imaginative but we're 9-0, and yes, the fans have their stupid keys and leave early, but that's been going on forever and Michigan still has one of the most dedicated fan bases in all of college football.
Please, MZone folks, stick to making us laugh and not to making us ashamed. Much like democracy ain't perfect but is the best system we have, Michigan fans ain't perfect but are the best out there. Let's not forget that.
- October 30, 2006 11:57 AM
it really is a chore to get through one of your posts these days. this place was fun over the summer and at the beginning of the fall, but everything on this site is so damn negative now.
i'm a student and that was the first game i've ever left early. my friends and i dressed up to support the team: a blue suit with a maize dress shirt for one, a maize and blue bathrobe for one, and a halloween costume for another. and i had on jeans and a michigan sweatshirt over my usual michigan shorts, maize and blue socks, maize t-shirt, countless wristbands, and the 200 dollar maize and blue shoes i had customized to wear to games. we're fans, you clown - along with everyone else reading this website.
so shut up with the criticizing.
- October 30, 2006 12:09 PM
Dude it was fricken NORTHWESTERN, arguably the worst team in the conference. The opponent had as much to do with people not showing up as the weather. If it was OSU or ND or MSU the stadium would've been full.
How are we not dedicated fans if we decide to skip one game because we don't want to freeze our nuts off to watch a team with a QB named C.J. Bacher???
- October 30, 2006 12:22 PM
Who was at the game this Saturday? Yeah, shitty weather, eh? It rained and poured throughout the entire tailgate AND the game ... it was freezing outside (literally-- we got some sleet too) and the wind was gusting up to 50mph. Our limbs were numb. IT SUCKED! It was miserable! We were SOAKED! and COLD! and now we're all sick ....
But I am proud that I suffered those few hours out at the Big House to watch our Big Blue continue their winning streak to make us proud fans who can brag about being the #2 team in the nation.... I was EMBARASSED by our fans. Everyone who stayed for the game sat bundled up "comfortably" in their 12-inch bench seat. At least 1/3 of the stadium left at half time. The student sectionwas half gone. Assholes. There's no excuse. We are watching a possible National Champion team and we're their support to go all the way and make us proud ... and we repay them by leaving at half time to go get warm and dry? Bullshit. Absolute CRAP! This is our year and all we have standing between us and a national championship is the Buckeyes. I will hand it to their fans-- they wouldnt leave the game like our shitty ass fans. Those of you who left SUCK!!!! And I am pissed off .... YOu dont deserve to be a fan of one of the greatest teams in America. You are a wimp. A class A pussy. ...
And its really sad when the coach leading our Wolverines to a title notices all the no-shows...
"We had a pretty hearty crowd out there today," he said. "They hung around for a while, although we had some students who didn't show up -- and I want to know where they were. If it was too cold, they're not tough. They've got to toughen up."
Think of the cheerleaders and players and coaches and staff who BUST THEIR ASSES for US!!! And we cant sit in a crowd and cheer them on... to thank them for their hard work. Ill say it again to all of those who left... YOU SUCK!
- October 30, 2006 12:33 PM
@ kate from ny
Of course NW fans do not want to leave.
- They already drove 200 miles.
- Their team plays in the Big House once every two years (if that)
- These are fans who actually travel
- Some (most) of them are friends and families of NW's players and coaches
Have you seen a Michigan game at NW? It is packed full by Michigan fans, and they stay until it was way over.
Some students are not as big a fan as other students. So what? That does not give you the right to call them out. Why don't you cheer for your team instead of worrying about other fans?
I'm sick and tired of people complaining about the fan behavior at the Big House. Just cheer your best. Who cares if it's not the loudest in the country or in the Big Ten? Who cares if it's not the tenth loudest in the Big Ten? Did not stop the team from winning Big Ten championships before. Did not stop them from winning NC before.
And no, it was NOT any louder in 1997. If anything, it was quieter.
- October 30, 2006 1:03 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
This season is MAGICAL! NINE and OOOOOO baby with 2 cream puffs and THE GAME to go!
We should be celebrating, but at the same time I do feel Yost's fustrations.
If we finish this season 12-0 none of the insessant whining by Yost will matter!
If we finish this season 10-2, then Yost might have had some valid points along the way!
I feel that the Offense has taken a couple of steps backward with injuries we have right now, but hey it is 9 weeks into a very tough schedule and people are bound to be a bit banged up.
That doesn't excuse the rest of us, those of us who come out to each and every home game or travel to games. We have a JOB to do, and THAT JOB is to show up and help our team get motivated week in and week out. THAT JOB is to give our team HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE!
I am an Alumnus who buys student seats when I can, because I do like to stand and make as much noise as possible. (side bennies: cute college girls)
This season I have sat in:
SW corner (CMU) where 20 something alumnis were telling me to sit down or go to the student section. "We are alumni we've earned the right to sit and watch a game" If that person who said that to me is reading this right now. I still say to you then GO HOME AND WATCH THE GAME!
MIDFIELD: Section 44 (Wisky) 9 rows behind the bench. I was pretty much the sole person getting section 43, Section 44 and Section 1 off their dead lame asses for a game that was tied 10-10 at the HALF. What needs to happen during a tight game, I ask? What influences are there that might help your team during a close game? hmmm...NOISE?!?! PSU fans made it difficult for Michigan to play in the 1st half because of noise. Several drives were killed because of FALSE STARTS. What caused those FALSE STARTS? NOISE!!!
Upper Deck Section NK (@ PSU) row 66 I along with the many die hard fans cheered in 34deg windy conditions at 8PM - 11PM in Beaver Stadium after the WIN the team showed their respect to us by coming over to our corner and cheering with US!
NE corner: Section 47 (MSU) row 95 (possibly the worst seats I've sat in 16 years of Michigan football). Thanks Aero Deptartment. The crowd was more worried about the tigers and cheering on their victory than watching and cheering on Michigan pummel sparty.
NW corner: Section 31 Row 32 (my student season tickets that I buy from current students). I was saddened by the lack of noise from the students during the IOWA game. Their attitude and noise level was irely similar to the Alumni sections with one exception STANDING!
As for the NU game this past weekend. The stands were nearly FULL during the 1st quarter, but once it started raining again they started to clear out. The day was just nasty and miserable, but I for one stuck it out and did my best to make up for the lack of voices in the stands. As Lloyd said THEY ARE NOT TOUGH! What I say is that they are NOT APPRECIATIVE for what this team is doing and will continue to do over the next 3 games!
I've paid and earned the right to stand on my bleacher seat, scream until my vocal chords no longer function for the entire week afterword and bang on my cow bell trying to motivate the team and the fans around me.
THAT BEING SAID WE ARE PLAYING BALL STATE THIS WEEKEND! SHOW UP, WEAR MAIZE, AND MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE! Show the seniors and the team that you care and appreciate the hard work they've done all season. Waive your keys around too, just make SOME NOISE!!
- October 30, 2006 1:04 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
sorry for the typos ... was writing in fustration and off the cuff!
- October 30, 2006 1:12 PM
As much as I hate to admit it, we had the exact same problem at Kinnick Stadium this weekend for Northern Illinois in the student section - Iowa student section was about 1/3 empty.
I bet Michigan and Iowa wasn't the only place this happened at and my theory for why this happened is that it was Halloween weekend, ie we all got slopppy drunk the entire weekend. I don't care who your team is playing the next day, if you have a chance to see hotties wearing French maid, nurse, and Eve outfits - the Eve one was really good ;) - you go out and party. My guess is that my roomate and I had the typical student experience for those that were at the game - stumble home at 2:30am Saturday morning, finish the pizza, wake up at 6:00am, down a RedBull, walk to the stadium and pick up a case on the way, start drinking again....ah, student life.
I wouldn't get too worried guys. Half of the students in student sections are the casual fan anyway. When you have Halloween weekend, shitty weather, and a shit opponent, your going to lose those fans. I'd wage the house that next week and senior day the student section will be its regular full self again.
- October 30, 2006 1:16 PM
- plooder said...
Don't worry. I'm sure that all of the UM fans that you have been deriding all season will find themselves screaming desperately and futilely at their televisions on Nov. 18th.
- October 30, 2006 1:38 PM
Please. I was a sophomore in '97, and I've been to several games this year. The stadium was DEAFENING in 1997. This year's it's OK-to-good, I'm not complaining, but it's not even in the same ballpark as 97.
- October 30, 2006 1:50 PM
- Colin said...
You stay classy, MZone.
- October 30, 2006 1:52 PM
- Yost said...
Matt K writes:
"I've lived with you calling the Big House the "quiet house", I've lived with your personal crusade against the keys. But this time, you're over the line."
Gee, didn't know you were carrying such a burden, "living" through that, "disphit."
And if you didn't leave the game early, then what are you so peeved about? "Get the fuck over yourself." ("You're so vain...I bet you thought this post was about you, you're so vain.")
Then there's the Anonymous "dipshit" below you who writes:
"...yes, the fans have their stupid keys and leave early, but that's been going on forever and Michigan still has one of the most dedicated fan bases in all of college football."
Uh...so they don't make noise and leave early. Gee, you're right. Very dedicated.
And to those who skipped the game because it was "just Northwestern," that is fucking weak. Period. Justify anyway you want but there are only six or seven home games A YEAR and this is the #2 team in the country. So bundle up. You'll live.
So JS, what gives me the right to call folks out for being shitty fans, uh...it's my blog. Don't like it? Fine. Don't read or start your own. See how easy that is?
As for the "negative" comments, it stuns me how some people only see what they want to see. We can put up 10 positive things, but some folks only notice the negative.
But, when we do point out something, why is it unfair to criticize that which needs improvement? I can say the D played great but the offense didn't and some folks react as if I insulted their mother.
Furthermore, when it seemed like the entire blogosphere was talking about firing Lloyd and dipshits were starting FireLloyd websites every other day, we never once wavered in our support.
This site always told folks to relax and stood up for Lloyd and the program. Doubt it? Look back over the site.
But I'm sure Matt, Rob, Watung and those few readers bitching never once complained about Lloyd or said he should be canned, right?
Finally, to fans such as Kate In NY who froze their asses off to cheer their team on. Props to you. Well done.
Apparently some understand that we were only calling out those who didn't show or who left at halftime of a close game.
- October 30, 2006 2:00 PM
- Howard21 said...
People, people,
breath in, breath out. Remember, it is their site, they can say what the hell they want to. If you don't leave games early then don't be offended, if you did, then be offended but deal with it. The best part of watching that game was in the 3rd qtr. (i think about 6 min left) they showed a younger lady standing up in a section where everyone was sitting down and she wass trying to get people fired up. two people behind her, one was a fat lady, looked so pissed and jsut kept shaking their heads and trying to look around. It was classic. Everyone looked her like she had a third arm out of her head and she just kept standing, props to you girl who stood up against the masses.
- October 30, 2006 2:45 PM
- Yost said...
Thanks, H21. And some of these folks are forgetting it wasn't just us -- the very idea for the post came from the fact that Michigan's coach called those that didn't show out as well!
- October 30, 2006 3:10 PM
- CrimeNotes said...
The MZone is in fact excessively critical, as am I, as well as all of my friends, Bo, some guy in the Fishbowl that I heard about, my sister's dog, and Don Canham's ghost. It's part of the Michigan football culture, the way big boobs and whiskey are part of SEC football culture. Lose the overcritical gestalt and you might as well go to Notre Dame.
- October 30, 2006 6:05 PM
This blog would not be interesting were it uncritically upbeat about every aspect of Meeechigan.
- October 30, 2006 6:52 PM
Anyone else see that State Farm commercial where one guy in the stands is trying to get the crowd fired up? Even the cheerleaders and mascot look at him oddly.
Yost, it could be worse....
- October 30, 2006 7:36 PM
Yost and Benny,
love your blog, check it out daily...keep it up...and I am very much looking forward to pics I can forward to my friends in the buckeye nation prior to and after November 18!
Go Blue!
season ticket holder since 1995
- October 30, 2006 7:49 PM
As much as all the bitching pisses me off, we need to remember the bottom line:
Fuck Ohio State.
- October 30, 2006 9:11 PM
- Howard21 said...
Does anyone else feel nervous about osu's efficiency. I keep mentioning it and will probably post on it too. They seem so well rounded on offense. Can we really expect Trent to lock down Ginn; Hall to lock down Gonzo; the front 7 to shut down Pittman and Smith on every drive. I think we really match up well but does their balance and efficiency become a problem. Emphasis on the Trent vs. Ginn thing. I know he beat him in a race but he ain't on a track no more.
- October 30, 2006 11:08 PM
I was responding to kate from ny who used the terms "class a pussy" and "wimp".
It's your blog, you can use it any way you want, but I presume there is a reason why you have a comment section.
Please, I was there too. It wasn't loud. Yeah, it was kinda loud in the student section, but it was not loud anywhere else. By no means was it deafening. The only games it was REALLY loud was during the OSU and Iowa games. I remember the crowd completely silent and even booing the team during much of the Iowa game. Yeah, that was great. Of course Johnny from RBUAS claims that the end of that game was the loudest single moment in the Big House history.
- October 31, 2006 1:23 AM
JS ... I hope you realize that you are alone in your "let the fans act as they want" piss-pore attitude. You're a bandwagoner Michigan fan who shows up to say he went to the game but my money is on the fact that you are that weirdo fan who sits the whole game and doesn't make a peep and then brags Monday morning how he was at the game... you suck and don't deserve to be Michigan Wolverine fan. Loser. You were that asshole who left at halftime because you are a pussy and now you have to justify what a big fan you are. You suck JS. Go become a buckeye because we don't need your kind on our side.
Mgoblue said it great ... "That doesn't excuse the rest of us, those of us who come out to each and every home game or travel to games. We have a JOB to do, and THAT JOB is to show up and help our team get motivated week in and week out. THAT JOB is to give our team HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE!"
So, maybe it was Northwestern-- but who would have thought that #3 USC would have lost to unranked Oregon State ... for example. The first loss in 27 games... is that what I read? These games happen all the time. So, go ahead and pre-judge... but let me guess, if Michigan lost that game-- the empty stand would be the first place you'd go to blame for a loss... and your lame ass wasn't there because you are a big pussy who can't deal with cold.
And not for nothing -- but there are some people who would DIE to go to a Michigan football game. Those of you who left because it was "cold" (pussies) or it was "Northwestern" (half-ass excuse) ... you can't appreciate what you have. And sadly, you take the privilege of having a seat in the Big House for granted. You're ungrateful assholes.
I apologize for those of you were either A) were there and STAYED there or B) those of you who didnt make it because you couldnt find an "extra" ticket to go ....
- October 31, 2006 1:28 AM
@kate from ny
Wow, you are really full of vitriol. Lighten up. You love to scream during games, I get it. I love to scream during games too. But I don't see how calling fans who don't scream or those who left early ungrateful assholes are going to make any difference.
Look, we have the same "noise" problem every year. Is it getting better? I don't think so. Is it getting worse? I'm not sure. Is calling the fans out the way to go? I don't think so. More importantly, I'm sure the readers of this blog are not the "fair-weather" fans. The fans who left early (or did not show up) probably don't make any difference in terms of noise anyway, so why are we persecuting them?
BTW, there are people who would DIE to go to Michigan game? Seriously? All they have to do is go to the Union and talk to some scalpers. I'm sure tickets for Ball State are not that expensive.
- October 31, 2006 2:36 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
I've been lurking silently but I cannot bite my tongue anymore; Kate is totally right... and js, et al., you are bunch of fucking losers... who cares if it's cold, you sound like the whiney parents on my youth soccer team. So what if it's NW... it's Michigan football for pete's sake!
Do you ingrates have any idea how special Michigan football is? And you take it for fucking granted because it's raining and it's NW? This isn't the freaking Wizard of Oz and you're not going to melt. If you were half your salt, you'd support the school.
When I was in the service and overseas, me and my fellow Michigan men and women would have given anything to be at any Michigan game. Often our passion led us find creative ways to show our support... like borrowing mobile satellite terminals and "borrowing" satellite signals to we could catch a glimpse of the game in some godforsaken 3rd world armpit of the world... but since the statute of limitations hasn't passed yet, I digress. And you douche bags are sitting pretty in A2 with your damn keys and leaving at halftime because it's cold!
I've been all over the world and met lots of different people and come to realize that Michigan is a special place because of the experience. Other schools have homer announcers... but nobody has Bob Ufer. Other schools have lots of social clubs and IM sports, but at Michigan, you've got to be a complete loser not to be involved in at least one campus activity. Other schools have alumni associations but Michigan has the largest -- it's just that most of us don't live in Michigan at all anymore. Last year when the Tigers played the Colorado Rockies, it was the only series sellout in Denver all year... one night practically the entire UM Club in Denver showed up and packed Coors field. Colorado idiots (read Avalanche and Bronco fans) finally shut the hell up about Detroit and Michigan for a change and were thoroughly impressed at the passion.
So js, Matt, Rob, Watung and all the other bandwagoneers, you absolutely have the 1st Amendment right to call out Yost and Kate; but your reasons are suspect at best. And by exercising your right to run your mouth, you make yourself a target for the people that can see through your self-righteous baloney. So you've got two options... support the damn team and quit taking everything for granted or go hang out with Colin Cowherd; I doubt you went to my beloved U of M but if you did, turn in your "Michigan Man" card now... you don't deserve the title!
- November 01, 2006 12:07 AM
You have/had your right/priviledge to go to games and support your team, and you rightly exercised it. Good for you. I wish there are more of us like that, but the fact of the matter is some students and alumni are not like that. If your point is to turn those people into "Michigan Men", calling them losers and douchebags will surely do the trick.
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MILLS RIVER — Work is expected to begin in mid-April on a rear multi-use trail for Mills River Park after Town Council members approved a local company's bid for the work Thursday.
Moore & Son, a Mills River site contracting firm, submitted the lowest bid of $134,755. Engineers had estimated the cost would be between $140,000 and $150.000.
The proposed trail begins at the edge of the Mills River Town Hall parking lot and runs down the back end of the park, with some of the trail winding along the Mills River and then parallel to Hooper Lane before turning back toward Town Hall. Local engineering firm Lapsley and Associates designed the trail.
The 10-foot-wide trail will accommodate walkers, runners and cyclists.
Council members agreed with a suggestion made by engineer Tom Jones that work on the trail not begin until weather conditions improve.
In other action relating to the park, council members agreed to put a contract out to bid for landscaping the park grounds and areas around Town Hall. Landscaping work will pertain to weed control and mowing, although it may include improving the mulched areas of the grounds, Town Manager Jaime Laughter said.
Town Council purchased a 51-acre tract between Hooper Lane, N.C. Highway 191 and the Mills River for $1.38 million in December 2007 for the park. The rear multi-use trail is the final piece of the site's Phase 1, which also included a dog park, tennis courts, playground, multi-use trail along the front section of the park, picnic shelter, and the Town Hall complex that includes the town's administrative offices and a library.
In other business, the council approved the adoption of a Memorandum of Understanding from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization after hearing a presentation from Josh King, regional planner and Rural Planning Organization coordinator.
The French Broad River MPO is housed within the Land-of-Sky Regional Council and is a federally mandated planning organization. The 2010 Census necessitated an update of the boundaries of the "urbanized area" within the five-county region of Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison and a small portion of Transylvania, King said. While the final boundary map did not change anything regarding Henderson County, a small portion of Transylvania County in the northern end along Boylston Highway near Etowah is now included on the map, he said.
The town of Mars Hill in Madison County and the greater Weaverville area and Jupiter Road areas of Buncombe County are also part of the map's revisions.
The memorandum doesn't have anything to do with funding of transportation projects since those decisions come from the state Department of Transportation in Raleigh and are part of the DOT's five-, 10- and 20-year transportation plans, King explained. There is no expenditure on the part of any local government to be part of an MPO.
"We are going around to all the governments affected to get approval (of the memorandum)," he said.
Being part of the MPO means a municipality has "a seat at the table" when it comes to transportation issues, Laughter said.
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However, we conservatives should not confuse family values with aesthetics. In the realm of art, our evangelical brethren have many crimes to answer for. When a church replaces Bach with Bacharach it has engaged in the aesthetic rape of the liturgy. Just because one has good intentions and approaches the numinous with 'sincerity' and 'authenticity' (the latter term ironically being a buzzword among the Marxist aestheticians of the Frankfurt School), that does not absolve one from aesthetic responsibility.
As far as I am concerned, those who advocate a dumbed-down liturgy and schlocky pop music substitutes for Bach, Handel and the masses of the Renaissance, are as offensive as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and his perverse sexual politics.
Part of the hard work of civilization is teaching young to be able to distinguish between the good and the bad in all aspects of life. If we teach our young children to obey the 10 Commandments and to obey the laws of the land, but don't teach them to realize that Johann Sebastian Bach is superior to Dimebag Abbott, we have failed as parents and mentors...
De gustibus non disputandem est. Matters of taste are not subject to argument. That has been a general principle of aesthetics for some time, and when we are talking about the visceral preference for Mozart or Haydn or Beethoven among civilized human beings we are on pretty safe ground. I do not understand exactly why I prefer Haydn to my good friend who prefers Beethoven. But we both agree (as do all civilized human beings) that both Messrs. Haydn and Beethoven are numerous steps further along the evolutionary trail than Dimebag Abbott.
Here is one area in which conservatives have failed and failed miserably. Whether it is out of a lack of interest or despair, conservatives for too long have ceded the entire field of aesthetics to the trust fund red babies of the blue states. And look at what this has brought us. So-called heavy metal music, so-called rap music, operas and stage plays in which modern 'stagings' reduce Verdi and Shakespeare to the condition of a schizophrenic's finger paintings. Leftist domination in the visual arts has made a mockery of the aesthetic greatness of modernism and replaced it with the turd encased in Lucite. And the grammatically-challenged racist rantings of Amiri Baraka now pass for poetry.
You've undoubtedly heard by now that a demented fan last week killed heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Abbott at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. While I am extremely happy to hear that the assassin was shot to death by a brave Columbus policeman and I in no way want to engage in a blaming the victim scenario, I cannot deny that there much in Mr. Abbott's demise of one being hoisted on one's petard. The squalor, inhumanity, filth (both in the metaphorical and hygienic senses), depravity, ugliness and ignorance of everything that heavy metal represents (Like rap, I cannot use the noble term music in a description of heavy metal) creates a mindset among its devotees in which Mr. Abbott's assassination was an event that was all but waiting to happen.
It was highly amusing, and also terribly sad, to watch on television fans conducting a 'vigil' for the slain Mr. Abbott outside of the Alrosa Villa. It was an assemblage of ignorant, semi-human barbarians who were filthy in attire and manner, intellectually incoherent and above all else, hideously ugly to the point of physical deformity. Here is a definite case in which the outer appearance of these 'fans' accurately represented the hideousness of their souls. That the physical deformity of their ugliness was self-inflicted makes the spiritual tragedy of their misspent lives all the more tragic.


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There are about 15,000 municipal police departments in the U.S., but the NYPD enjoys a special status among them. It boasts of over 40,000 regular officers in addition to around 13,000 special purpose officers in different police departments such as animal cruelty, beach, harbor, hospital, housing, port, railroad, sanitation, school, and transit and transportation departments. There may then be specialized units under specific departments' e.g. airborne, bomb, forensic, narcotic and sex crime units. There are numerous career opportunities in the police department with a number of vacancies being advertised regularly.
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The NYPD conducts a written examination for recruitment for which the candidate needs to be at least 17 ½ years of age at the minimum and 35 years at the maximum in order to appear for the exam. The hiring criteria is that the applicant should be at least 21 years on the date of hiring and should have successfully completed 60 college credits from an accredited college with a GPA of 2.0 or 2 years of full time military service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge and have a high school diploma or equivalent. The applicant has to be a US citizen on or before the date of hiring and must be residing within one of the five boroughs of the New York City or any of the surrounding counties on the day of hiring. He must have a driver's license and pass a drug /alcohol screening test.
Full pay and benefits are payable from the first day of training and today stand at around $25000 per annum. After completion of six months of Police Academy training this would increase to around $32000 and continue to increase with yearly rests. This is the base salary. After 5 ½ years the base salary goes up to approximately $60,000 per year. In addition to the base salary there are also various other allowances such as overtime earning, holiday pay, night differential and uniform allowance.
For career advancement, every two to three years there are promotional examinations conducted by the NYPD for police officers. On successfully qualifying in these exams, one can go up to the rank of Lieutenant. The average earnings of a Lieutenant today are above $100000 per annum.
Retirement Benefits
Retirement benefits after 20 years of service to an officer of the NYPD consists of an annual pension amounting to approximately $46,000, in addition to full medical benefits, an annuity fund and deferred compensation plan. If the retiree is of a rank higher than a police officer, the pension is proportionately higher.
In the Chicago police department, the norms of recruitment are more or less similar with some difference in the pay packet and other benefits. They offer a starting salary of over $42,000 per year to their officers, which are increased to over $54,000 per year after a year of service, and to over $57,000 per year after 18 months.
A career in the police force in Weston OR 97886 offers good compensation and benefits. It is a job that commands respect from the society at large. It raises the self-esteem of the individual and helps to develop a sense of responsibility in the community. Before making a concrete decision to join any one of them, it would be advisable to gather information with respect to the eligibility criteria as well as the salary and other benefits including prospects of internal promotions within the police department.
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- Work with your lender: Hills says that, time and time again, consumers don't pick up the phone and talk to a creditor they're struggling to pay money to. If the phone is ringing, he says, that's a golden opportunity to work out a deal -- maybe even for less money owed -- to pay off the debt and eliminate late fees and charges.
- Get counseling: It's perfectly OK to contact a credit counselor to discuss a plan to pay back your debts. In fact, Hills recommends it. But make sure the credit firm is a reputable one. After that, the process is fairly straightforward. "The agency negotiates with creditors for you to eliminate late fees, lower interest rates and extend terms," he says. "You, in turn, make a monthly lump sum payment to the agency, and they pay your creditors for you. Such a program generally lasts three to five years."
- Cut back: Maybe you've heard the term "living below your means"? Hills swears by it, and says you should, too. "Living beneath your means is the key to a stable financial life," he says. "When your debt is out of control, your best bet is to take a proactive approach and get rid of items before you lose them. For instance, if you have two cars and are struggling to make the payments, selling the most expensive car before it's repossessed gives you money to pay down debt and helps you avoid having a bad situation turn worse."
- Find more cash: This one isn't easy, but it may be needed to avoid bankruptcy. Hills advises taking a second job or working overtime to catch up on debt. If you can downsize your financial life and add some income, you'll go a long way toward reducing your long-term debt, he says.
- Create an emergency fund: Even if you "start small," building an emergency fund is still a great personal financial strategy. Part therapy and part financial firewall, an emergency fund is a big step in, well, sidestepping bankruptcy. "Once the balance starts to rise, you'll find yourself more optimistic about your financial future and more likely to save even more," Hills says.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There is good news for consumers and the economy on the personal bankruptcy front. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, bankruptcies were down 14% last year, to 1.185 million from 1.379 million in 2011. That's the lowest in five years, the ABI reports. It's also a trend that should continue. "The 2012 filings represent the lowest total since the financial crisis in 2008," ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano says. "With low interest rates, reduced consumer spending and continued deleveraging by households, bankruptcy filings will likely continue their decline in 2013." Even so, there are still well over 1 million bankruptcies expected this year, so the bottom line for debt-rattled consumers is to avoid joining that group any way they can. That's where Todd Hills, chief executive of Pawngo.com, an online pawnbroker, can help. Hills pawned his own horse saddle in the late 1980s and wound up working for the pawnbroker, ultimately making a career out of the business. He says there are valid ways to "keep the reality of bankruptcy at bay." Here are Hills' top five ways to avoid bankruptcy. Not coincidentally, they're also five good ways to get your financial life back on track:


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One of the most visited overlooks and recreational spots on the entire 469-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway is about to get a facelift, though because of Graveyard Fields' enormous popularity, work won't begin for another four and a half months.
One of the most visited overlooks and recreational spots on the entire 469-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway is about to get a facelift, though because of Graveyard Fields' enormous popularity, work won't begin for another four and a half months.
Thanks to a $261,336 National Scenic Byways Grant, a series of improvements are scheduled for the existing overlook and trail system at the Graveyard Fields area at milepost 418.
Designed to improve visitor safety and comfort, they include expansion of the crowded parking lot, construction of a convenience station, trail improvements and interpretive signs. The work will be carried out by a partnership of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service.
Signs with drawings and details of the new layout have been up at the overlook since last year, with plans to begin work this summer, but officials decided to hold off until Nov. 4 — after the crazy-popular summer season and then the parkway's busiest month, October — to minimize the impact on the throngs who enjoy playing at Graveyard Fields.
"Really, there's no safe way to implement the changes we need to implement without closing the overlook and creating some inconvenience to visitors while we're doing these improvements," said David Anderson, park landscape architect for the parkway.
The Parkway Foundation will oversee the project and is contributing a $65,334 cash match for the Graveyard Fields project. In addition, the foundation has funded $20,000 of design services and secured more than $10,000 in pro bono design work.
Without question, Graveyard Fields is the go-to place along the parkway in Western North Carolina for families, hikers and leaf peepers. Whether it's getting up close to one of two beautiful waterfalls, splashing around in a creek, camping, hiking, gazing at brilliant fall colors amid the unique landscape or picking blueberries in late summer, people from the region and beyond flock to the area.
"It's a great resource," longtime visitor Suzy Lawrence of Chapel Hill, who has a second home in the mountains, said Sunday as she celebrated Father's Day with family at a typically packed Graveyard Fields.
However, its popularity has caused deterioration of the trails, and sediment runoff threatens the water quality of the Yellowstone Prong Creek that runs along the main trail. Plus, visitor use often far exceeds the current parking capacity every day of the week throughout the summer and fall seasons.
To address these issues, the project includes:
--Expansion of the parking lot and new guardrail to eliminate unauthorized parking.
--A new convenience station for the comfort of visitors and the protection of water quality.
--Trail improvements that include installing boardwalks and improving drainage.
--A new trail map and interpretive signs on the Graveyard Fields Loop Trail.
"If it can improve the experience for people coming here, I think it's a good thing," said Jessica Barcafer of Asheville, upon returning to the parking lot with her 2-year-old daughter, Mia, who enjoys playing in the creek. "The popularity has definitely increased. When I started coming here (20 years ago), I don't think that many people knew about it. It's a lot different now."
Lawrence called the project an "awesome" endeavor, adding, "I think it will cut down a lot on trail damage."
Parkway officials also are hoping it reduces safety risks, with parking up and down both sides of the roadway as far as a quarter-mile out a common site on weekends because of limited parking at the overlook itself.
"Parking along the motor road has caused issues with shoulder degradation, safety — we're just afraid somebody is going to walk out between two cars and get hit," Anderson said.
He added that once the project is complete, parking will be limited to the expanded overlook lot itself — with no more parking on the roadway — and will be strictly enforced by law enforcement rangers.
"That's going to do two things," Anderson said. "It's going to increase the visitors' safety in that segment of road because the curves are fairly tight in there, and sight distances with people parking on either side of the road are limited.
"The other thing it's going to do is, by limiting the overlook to 40-something cars, it should increase people's enjoyment of the area in that it's not going to be over-run with people."
Work is scheduled to be completed by late May, 2014, winter weather pending.


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A new Congress takes office today, after a nail-biting end to the last term. There were reports of choice words from House Speaker John Boehner to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but Congress came together on a budget agreement. Guest host Celeste Headlee asks how congressional deals are made, and what to expect from the freshman class.
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There's only one way to top off your baseball uniform and that's with a crisp, custom baseball cap. The iconic baseball cap does more than just identify your team, and shield your eyes from the sun. The one with just the right look, fit, and feel can set your team apart from the rest. Hopefully this information covers the most important bases in helping you to find the right baseball cap for your league or club.
- What are the different styles of a baseball hat?
- Selecting a baseball hat?
- Fitting a baseball cap?
- Some general rules pertaining to baseball caps.
- What are the parts of a baseball cap?
- Caring for your baseball cap.
- Washing your baseball cap.
- How do I reshape the brim of a baseball cap?
- Who wore the first baseball caps and when?
What are the different styles of a baseball hat?
Baseball hats are available in many styles, from traditional to trendy. If you have one, it most likely falls into one of three general kinds: adjustable, flexible, and fitted baseball caps.
Adjustable baseball hats: The most common, one-size-fits-most cap for casual players and those who just like to throw a lid on when they head outdoors is the baseball hat featuring easy, adjustable straps. If you're one to wear your hair in a pony tail, you'll like how you can fit it through the hole in back. The adjustable baseball cap is affordable, yet contains all the features of your typical baseball cap such as curved bill, rounded crown, panels, and sweatband. They're made from a variety of materials from soft, 100-percent cotton, to crisp easy-care mesh. A great choice for leagues on a budget.
Flexible baseball hats: Flexible or "flex-fit" hats are baseball caps that stretch to fit the size of your head. They come in three general sizes, from extra small to extra large. Flexible baseball hats are comfortable, crisp-looking, and closure-free, providing the perfect fit without interrupting your game to re-adjust your cap. Flex-fit caps are typically constructed from six panels sewn together, and have many of the same features as an adjustable baseball cap, but without the strap in back. A little more expensive than the adjustable cap, but if you prefer a cap with a custom feel, you may find it worth it. We also carry a new type of flexible cap that has been very popular. It's called 'R-Flex' where the bill of the hat comes flat, and you shape it to your liking!
Fitted baseball hats: If you want a custom baseball cap tailored to your specific measurements, you might consider a fitted baseball cap. Such a cap consists of six to eight panels sewn together, and are available in a full range of sizes. Like the flexible cap, fitted baseball caps have all the features you love minus the adjustment straps.
There are a few things to consider when choosing the right baseball caps: style, function, purpose, quality, and care.
- Style - There are different styles of baseball caps for different team personalities. From classic baseball caps, to wide-brimmed caps, to cool visors. The right choice will depend on such things as climate, your team look, and your budget.
- Function - the brim of your cap isn't just a fashion statement, it's designed to protect your head and keep the sun out of your eyes. To maximize the hat's ability to do that, choose one that works for you. Some hats feature larger bills, others smaller. If you have team players who are prone to burning, you wouldn't want visors or caps with mesh crowns. A cap that offers maximum protection for the head and eyes will be a wise way to go.
- Purpose - Are you looking for baseball caps for games, or practice? Are they for your fans? Carefully considering what purpose your caps will serve will help you identify whether you need ones that are more durable and functional, or simply keep the sun out of your eyes.
- Quality - Decide what materials, style, and price range you prefer. Baseball caps are available in every kind of material, from polyester mesh to traditional wool, which will affect of course quality and therefore price.
- Care - Washing instructions and other information should be on the label - be sure to read them.
Even adjustable, one-size-fits-all baseball caps come in different sizes. But whatever kind of baseball cap you're in the market for, you'll need to follow some general guidelines for choosing a cap that fits you correctly.
Size charts
To measure your correct hat size, wrap a fabric measuring tape completely around your head, keeping the tape just above your eyebrows and your ears. This is your measurement in inches. Below is a chart converting your head measurement to your approximate hat size. For the perfect fit, know your measurement and match it with the size on the label. Manufacturers and styles may vary.
Fitted: Hat size Inches General size 6 1/2 to 7 20 3/8 to 22 Small to Medium 7 to 7 1/2 22 to 23 1/2 Medium to Large 7 1/2 to 8 23 1/2 to 25 Large to X-Large
Adjustable: Hat size General size 6 1/2 to 7 Small to Medium 7 to 7 7/8 Medium to Large
Flexible: Hat size General size 6 1/2 to 7 X-Small to Small 7 to 7 3/8 Small to Medium 7 3/8 to 7 3/4 Large to X-Large
Some general rules pertaining to baseball caps.
- The baseball cap is considered part of the uniform
- Players must wear identical hats
- The uniform, which includes the cap, cannot be altered with a colored material
- No part of the uniform, including the cap, can resemble the shape of a baseball
- Offense players must wear a double ear-flap batting helmet while the ball is in play
What are the parts of a baseball cap?
A baseball cap consists of a crown, bill, eyelets, panels, button, and closure strap.
- Crown - The "beanie" part of the cap that covers the top of the head. Crowns can be structured, meaning they contain stiff backings attached to the panels to help them hold their shape, or they can be soft.
- Bill - Brim or visor of the baseball cap. Cardboard, stiff fabric such as TimTex or Buckram, and plastic have been used to construct the bill.
- Eyelets - Small ventilation holes in the crown, reinforced by metal grommets or sewn edges.
- Panels - Six to eight sections sewn together to form the beanie part of the cap
- Button - The top point of the crown where the panels come together.
- Sweatband - An absorbent strip of fabric bordering the inside edge of the baseball cap.
- Closure - The strap in the back used for tightening and loosening an adjustable cap.
- Lightly soiled hats should be wiped off with a damp cloth
- Wipe the inside out after every game to remove sweat and dirt
- Store in a cool dry place on a shelf or hat tree to maintain shape
Part of taking good care of your baseball cap is keeping it clean. You may be concerned about it bleeding, shrinking, or losing its shape - with good reason. Many of us have ruined our favorite baseball caps when we threw them in the laundry, only to retrieve them from the drier a few sizes too small. Or maybe the colors had run. Our hats weren't the same, and so we pitched them. Chalk it up to experience. If you're the kind of person who learns best by doing, then you're already ahead of the game. If not, learn from others.
The first bit of advice, read the care instructions attached to your cap. Most vintage baseball hats lack instruction labels because they were not required to have them. That has changed, so please read instructions carefully. Caps contain different materials and features, so the instructions are going to be your best friend when it comes to safely retrieving your cap from the washer and drier.
Compared to baseball caps of yesteryear, most newer ones are made from durable, machine-wash-friendly, colorfast materials. So your chances of wearing a clean cap that's still in great shape after a good washing are very good. Whereas brims used to be made of stiff cardboard, many are now made of materials that help keep their shape in the washing machine.
- Heavily soiled caps can be pre-soaked in warm water and mild detergent
- Pre-treat using a laundry stain remover
- Wash with similar colors in cold water - do not bleach
- Let air dry. To avoid fading, do not dry in direct sunlight
- Wool caps are best hand-washed in cold water using mild detergent and air dried
How do I reshape the brim of a baseball cap?
There are fancy contraptions for shaping baseball cap bills, and there are cheap tricks that still work just as well. Here's one: moisten the bill. Place a softball under the rim of your cap and attach with a rubber binder to hold it in place. Others have used coffee cans and mason jars. Let it sit for a couple days. If your hat is new, you may have to repeat this procedure a few times. Some caps come with a flat bill that you can mold yourself.
Who wore the first baseball caps and when?
The first baseball caps were straw hats with wide brims, worn by the New York Knickerbockers in 1849. The first "traditional" baseball cap with a bill was worn by the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860.


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A Terrebonne Parish resident has been honored with a prestigious award for her years of commitment to volunteerism.
A Terrebonne Parish resident has been honored with a prestigious award for her years of commitment to volunteerism.
Houma native Pauline Dillie, 73, received the 2012 Louisiana AARP Andrus Award for Community Service Monday morning at St. Bernadette Church's Herbert Hall in Houma.
The Andrus Award is given annually by state AARP chapters to those within their ranks who devote countless hours to volunteer and community service work.
"It takes a person of confidence to impact the lives of others, and Pauline is undaunted by these challenges and possibly thrives on them," said Kathleen Cuneo, president of Terrebonne Parish's AARP Chapter 988. "When the calls come in, Pauline goes out."
Dillie has five children and 10 grandchildren. She said she has been volunteering for most of her life. Among the many organizations Dillie volunteers for are the American Red Cross, The Blue Star Mothers, Terrebonne Churches, United Good Samaritan Food Bank, the Terrebonne AARP and St. Bernadette Catholic Church.
The Andrus Award was created in honor of AARP founder Ethel Percy Andrus and stems from Andrus' motto, "to serve, not to be served," according to AARP's website.
"Ms. Pauline Dillie is one of Terrebonne Parish's true treasures," said Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet. "Her great work and selflessness is an inspiration to me and everyone in our great community."
Dillie, at first, was not interested in being selected for the award.
"I don't volunteer the way that I do for the publicity. I do this because I love to volunteer," she said. "But it was a wonderful presentation."
Dillie said she gets just as much out of volunteering as she puts in.
"I love helping other people because it gives you personal satisfaction."
Even in her later years, Dillie is stilling coming up with creative ways to impact others.
In Morgan City last summer, when the power went out for many residents after an electricity plant explosion, Dillie, along with the American Red Cross, gave out water to residents at the air-conditioned municipal auditorium to provide temporary relief from the heat, Dillie said.
"Pauline is quite a model of the volunteer," Cueno said. "(She) goes out for disasters in the area, whether it be floods, fire or hurricanes, and provides (people) with some of the basic necessities."
Dillie said volunteering takes discipline and dedication "because you can always say no."
Some people are leery about volunteering because they aren't sure how, she said.
"It's not going to knock on your door. You have to go seek it."
There are many community projects that need help all-year-round, she said.
"There is no reason for people to ever say, 'I'm bored and I don't have anything to do.'"
Dillie said she will continue her commitments as a volunteer for as long as she is able.
"As long as my health keeps up, I don't see myself stopping."
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CANCER patients are being given expensive drugs that extend their lives by just a few months or provide no benefit, risking a health budget blow-out. Cancer researcher Deme Karikios said the total cost to the federal government of subsidising cancer drugs had risen from $65 million to more than $500 million in the decade to 2010.
"We are seeing some drugs approved that extend median survival by only a few months, yet they add hundreds of millions of dollars to health system costs,'' Dr Karikios, from the University of Sydney, said.
''Many are asking whether that money could be better spent."
Much of the increase was due to the ''explosion'' of new cancer drugs in recent years.
Dr Karikios' research, conducted through the National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, found the average cost of a newly listed cancer drug through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in 2010 was $5000 per month.
''We need to rethink how drugs are approved in Australia, or hard decisions may need to be made in future about which drugs patients can access.''
It was important for researchers and clinicians to identify those patients for whom new treatments would be effective, Dr Karikios said.
''So if a study says 20 per cent of patients with a type of cancer will benefit from a particular drug, we need to try and pick out who that 20 per cent will be and get the drug to them.''
The over-prescribing of medicines likely extended to other rapidly-developing areas of medicine, he said.
Dr Karikios presented his findings at the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia's annual scientific conference on Wednesday. The Society's president, Bogda Koczwara, said Australian patients benefited from quick access to new cancer drugs, but it was important clinicians remained up-to-date with research and the response of their patients to drugs.
''Clinicians need to be responsible with how they are prescribing medicines and hopefully new technologies for molecular profiling of cancer treatments will help us with that,'' she said.
''Clinicians also need better access to patient data to see how they are responding to treatments in real time.''
The fast-moving nature of cancer research and steady stream of new drugs made it difficult for oncologists to be across everything, so education and access to information was important, Professor Koczwara said.
''In a way, we are victims of our own success. We have a wealth of new treatments now available to us, but we need to work very hard to make sure we keep up.''


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Big, beautiful displays.
21.5-inch and 27-inch displays. Today's iMac has come a long way from the first 15-inch iMac. Take one look and you'll see just how far. A 21.5-inch or 27-inch display with edge-to-edge glass covers nearly the entire front of the enclosure. When all you see is the display, nothing gets between you and what's onscreen. Movies, TV shows, websites, photos — everything looks stunning on the 16:9 widescreen iMac display.
LED backlighting. When a display has more pixels, you need to push more light through them to achieve the best picture possible. LED backlighting in iMac does exactly that, with remarkable brightness and efficiency. Because the LED backlight doesn't take up much space, the iMac enclosure stays thin — even with all the high-performance components inside.
High resolution. The 21.5-inch iMac features 1920-by-1080 HD resolution. Apple engineers could simply have stretched that resolution up and out for the 27-inch iMac. Instead, they took the display well beyond HD with 2560-by-1440 resolution. That's 78 percent more pixels than the 21.5-inch iMac.
IPS technology. The iMac display is designed to look great from almost any angle. A technology called in-plane switching (IPS) makes this possible. Whether you're sitting in front of the display or standing off to the side, you'll get a great picture with superb color. All-in-one simplicity.
Evolution of iMac. It was a great idea then, and it's a great idea now. The all-in-one design of the first flat-panel iMac cleaned up the desktop. It put everything you need — display, processor, graphics card, hard drive, optical drive, memory, and more — inside one simple enclosure. New technology on the inside makes the new iMac a worthy addition to the all-in-one dynasty.
Seamless enclosure. While you'll find a collection of ports on the back of iMac, you won't find much else. A seamless, precision-forged enclosure makes the back one continuous aluminum surface. And there's only one cord: the power cord.
Cool, quiet components. The widescreen iMac display allows more room to separate the two hottest components, the CPU and the GPU. This keeps things cool inside the iMac enclosure. Apple engineers also implemented an intelligent control system that monitors temperatures and delivers just the right amount of airflow to critical components. And the three fans inside iMac have been tuned to be ultraquiet. The result of all this tinkering with heat and sound? A system that operates at 18 decibels when idle — so quiet, you hardly know it's on.*
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Edge-to-edge glass. The glass that surrounds the LED-backlit display wraps around the edge of the aluminum enclosure.
Tapered pedestal. Another victory over clutter, the finely tapered aluminum pedestal practically disappears on the desktop.
Redesigned speakers. New speakers deliver louder, clearer sound with better bass response and less distortion.
A tidier desktop.
Wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse included. Wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse included. iMac embodies simple design that eliminates desktop clutter. So naturally, it comes standard with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and the wireless Magic Mouse. You can also add the new Magic Trackpad.
Magic Mouse with Multi-Touch. Magic Mouse is designed to do all the things a mouse should do — pointing, clicking, and scrolling — but with no scroll wheel, no trackball, and no visible button. Magic Mouse uses Multi-Touch technology to let you click, scroll, or swipe anywhere on its perfectly smooth, seamless top shell. But the real magic of Magic Mouse is how it knows what you want to do. A chip inside Magic Mouse acts as a brain, detecting the difference between a resting hand, a scrolling finger, a two-finger swipe, and a simple click. It's the smartest mouse we've ever made.
The new Magic Trackpad. Also available for your iMac, the new Magic Trackpad brings the full set of Multi-Touch gestures to the desktop for the first time. It features the same sculpted aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, and side by side the two sit flush at the same angle and height.
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