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Louisville Receives City Livability AwardMayor Jerry E. Abramson leaves today for Los Angeles to participate in the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. Abramson will spend the majority of his time meeting with experts about public safety and homeland security.
"This is a tremendous opportunity to meet with other mayors from cities across the country to share best practices and develop new ideas for strategies to keep citizens safe," Abramson said.
Later this afternoon, Abramson will attend the Homeland Security Task Force meeting. This session focuses on a new federal grant program for cities to achieve interoperability between first responders. Abramson is investigating whether these dollars are available to help complete Phase III of MetroSafe – the city's new communications network.
"These grants provide one-time funding for cities," Abramson said. "Louisville is ahead of the game when it comes to connecting all of our first responders in the field, but we want to ensure our application has all the information needed to garner maximum funding for MetroSafe."
Louisville is being honored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors for outstanding achievement in city livability. The city received the award for the Louisville Metro Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). The CIT program is a collaborative effort between local law enforcement and the mental health community to help officers deal more safely and effectively with mentally-ill residents. Louisville is a national model for CIT programs.
"Instead of simply arresting residents and taking them to jail, the CIT program trains our officers to identify signs of mental illness in the field and to ensure these residents are now taken to a mental-health facility for treatment," Abramson said.
Abramson will also concentrate on environmental issues, attending the Climate Protection Task Force Meeting. Abramson will share local environmental initiatives with the task force, including efforts to construct "green" buildings when the new arena, fire stations and Metro Animal Services adoption center are built.
Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry and Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker are both attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting for the first time. Abramson will introduce the mayors at various meetings.
"For this first time, Kentucky will have a contingent of mayors at the meeting," Abramson said. "We will be able to focus our efforts on things that are important to all of our cities."
On Sunday, Abramson will be recognized as a past president of the organization at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 75th Anniversary Celebration.
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Chesterfield County students learn healthy recipes for American Heart Month
CHESTERFIELD - Every parent knows that there is frequently a fight involved when getting kids to eat their vegetables. So most parents might be surprised that in a class of 29 fifth-graders at Elizabeth Scott Elementary, 27 tried kale for the first time and said they would love to eat it again.
For all those that don't know, kale is a green leafy vegetable that is known to fight cancer, and is high in vitamin K. Not exactly something kids say "yum" about.
Ann Butler, head of Edible Education, is working to change these perceptions by introducing local children to healthy food by teaching them recipes. In support of American Heart Month, she taught three fifth-grade classes at Elizabeth Scott on Friday afternoon how to make healthy heart themed foods. Students made kale chips, whipped cream, and strawberries and bananas with dark chocolate.
Emily Smith, an Elizabeth Scott fifth-grader, was skeptical at first.
"I was thinking I don't like green vegetables ... but when I started it was fun."
Butler started Edible Education to promote healthy eating. As a former high school culinary arts teacher, she realized that her students were eating Doritos and Red Bulls for breakfast. After teaching high school, she decided that working with elementary school children would give her the chance to make healthy habits stick.
"Studies show that you can make a bigger difference with younger kids," Butler said.
Since starting the initiative in 2010, she has taught cooking classes in 38 schools in Central Virginia, and at the Boys and Girls Club of Richmond. She hopes to expand to another school in March.
Edible Education reaches four elementary schools in the area, including Elizabeth Scott, through a partnership with Fit4Kids. Fit4Kids is a nonprofit that aims to combat childhood obesity. Funding for these four programs comes from a grant provided by the Wellpoint/Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Foundation.
Butler also works with the American Heart Association for some events.
"We want to support what she does in the community because she supports our goal of fighting childhood obesity," said Michelle McLees, a representative of the association. The Heart Association's mascot Heart Man made an appearance at Elizabeth Scott as well on Friday.
Butler's goal is to ensure that young students master 18 healthy recipes before they reach middle school.
"We're hoping that it trickles up," she said about her hopes that the children will take these recipes home to share with parents.
Elizabeth Scott Elementary had kids continue their healthy habits by planting a garden with support from Back Yard Farmer, which is an organization that works to teach locals about sustainable farming. All of the construction and planting was done by children at Elizabeth Scott.
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Jackson has shot the movies using 48 frames per second, rather than the usual 24 frames per second, which has been the standard rate of images projected since 1927. Critics who have reviewed the film have dismissed the increased number of frames as "kitch" and "fake", but Jackson is adamant filmmaking has to move forward to prevent movies from looking outdated.
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He tells the BBC, "24 frames is jarring to me now. It looks primitive. Change is good, it takes people some time to get used to it. Ultimately, it's not critics who are going to decide if this (the new format) is going to be adopted or not, it's the audience. (There will always be) people who have a particular strong feeling that film should be unchanged and that we got it right in 1927, just like there are people who play vinyl records still, whereas most of the world has moved to CDs and we got used to that."
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"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is out in theaters Friday, Dec. 14.
Higher frame rate means truer to life. Classic cinema wonks will complain because it's different than what they're used to, but in reality, 24 fps is more "fake" because the human eye can perceive a "frame rate" in excess of 150 fps when viewing the world around us.
I say it's about time cameras are getting rid of some chop. 24 fps jerkiness drives me nuts, especially in panning scenes.
Ok, I can understand the "looking dated" rationale if EVERYONE was doing this, but it sounds more to me like he's creating the need, not fulfilling it. So what if a movie looks "dated "- you only have to worry about that if the story and acting and direction were sub-par. People still love "Gone with the WInd," The Godfather," "Citizen Cane," oh, hell, even a chick flick like "DIrty Dancing." No one is going to stop watching these movies just because we've made advances in filming techniques.
Too Fast for comfort! It makes you nauseus along with a headache!
How about 28 frames per second instead so that people can watch and follow the actual story.
Being too fast as well as causing the deaths of too many animals adds up to poor directorial choices and a poor movie------they ruined a tremendous story through lack of respect, lack of professionalism and greed!
To make a comparison between frame rate and the transition to sound and color is silly. It isn't groundbreaking at all - we've experienced higher frame rates from television since it's inception (29.97 fps).
I think a more adequate comparison would be aspect ratio (widescreen vs 4:3, etc). In the end, it's another tool the artists can use or not use depending on the effect they are trying to create. Just as 3D doesn't always translate to a better storytelling experience, the same will be true of higher frame rates. Heck, if we learn the lesson from "The Artist" or "Schindler's List" - we find that color isn't always necessary either.
Just like how "The Wizard of Oz" made creative use of both black and white and color - I think we'll find hybrid production that utilize high frame rates when it makes sense, and lower when it serves the creative needs of the production.
I think what the critics don't like about high frame rates, is that it reminds them of television - especially pre-digital television (with 29.97 frames interlaced, you had an effective frame rate close to 60fps) - and most lower-budget television shows pre-2000 shot at the native 29.97fps interlaced (soap operas, game shows) - while bigger budget shows utilized a film frame rate and upconverted. So when a critic (or general audience member) sees that type of smooth motion, it reminds them of lower budget productions). The trick will be to break that mindset.
I'm not really sure what 48 frames per second looks like, so I couldn't specifically comment on it just yet. What I can say is that I think watching High Def TV (Movies or sitcoms) suck. It's so clear, it makes it look like watching a live "on the set" version. I want to watch a movie, not imagine I'm on the set or watching a play. (I wonder if anyone gets what I'm saying?) It doesn't have the right feel for me.
On the other hand, High Def TV (sports and live events) are awesome because it makes you feel like you are watching them live, like it's supposed to be. So if 48 frames per second make the movie "feel" like it's High Def at home, then it's going to suck....in my opinion.


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December 18, 2013, 5:46 PM — As people have moved to Windows 8.1 in the past two months, the drumbeat of reports that the OS update has affected the SkyDrive cloud storage service has grown louder.
Frustrated users have started more than 120 unique discussion threads on the SkyDrive section of Microsoft's Community site. There are other threads dealing with this topic in other sections of the site, and in third-party discussion forums.
Most of the threads on the company's Community site are active, and few have received a satisfying answer from Microsoft forum moderators.
The problems for the affected users began after installing Windows 8.1, the update to Windows 8 that started shipping in mid-October. The complaints include nagging and persistent error messages, slow performance, difficulty uploading files, lost and corrupted folders and documents, and sync troubles, including duplicate files and processes caught in a loop.
Asked for comment, a Microsoft spokesman said via email that the company is "aware of a small number of people discussing these issues on forums" and that it tries to work with them individually, often by phone, to solve their issues.
"Most people using Windows 8.1 and SkyDrive, however, are having a good experience," the spokesman wrote.
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Developer Brett Wynkoop has written the code for a simple web server called Simple/Small/Shell Web Server (SWS) in the form of a shell script.
SWS is ideal to serve static content on the web; however, the open source program lacks a CGI-Interface. The script works with Bourne-compatible shells and requires the standard Unix programs dirname, cat, and date. According to Wynkoop, installation consists of putting the program somewhere, making it executable, creating the document directory, and creating an entry in inetd.conf. He has tested his small server in FreeBSD, Solaris, and Linux.
SWS 1.0 creates index pages for directory listings on the fly and includes a "404 Page" for the "File not found" error message. The server is available for download as a stand-alone script and as a tarball, and includes a man page on the SWS-powered project home page.
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How will travel change local places in the future?
We travel to discover the different and new. Different people, cultures, environments and places. But as globalization connects isolated and populated places in new ways, how is it changing what we discover and explore?
In an ideally interconnected world, the tension between local and global can be a positive force that protects what is uniquely local but celebrates what is globally common. Can we find that balance? What does that balance look like to you?
"The Future of Local" is our quest to understand how complex interdependencies between people, countries and global brands are changing destinations -- including those that we call home. This conversation is created by InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, which has 170 hotels in over 60 countries. Explore this topic with Daniel Raven-Ellison, guerrilla geographer and National Geographic Explorer.
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Thank you TED community for taking the time to join our conversation. I have been fascinated by the diverse range of contributions that have been made. The stories that have been shared are particularly powerful, with examples of how globalisation is impacting on the communities that we live in, visit and influence.
What is clear is that many of us are working from very different definitions of what 'local' means. Ronald Estrada describes local as "minimal, ecological, and symbiotic" while Iain Ellwood says it is more of "a state of mind not a geographic destination". This idea links well to Dustin Smith's suggestion that technology "changes who we spend time with, and allows us to choose "our own local".
The diversity of definitions of 'local' goes a long way to explain why we have so many different predictions about the future. Steve Knight had the most radical prediction, suggesting that personal air travel "will allow people to re-populate currently remote and unpopulated areas of the world". Pabitra Mukhopadhyay, Dorian Knus and many others share our concern that global forces are damaging local places and raise valid concerns for the future. These worries are met by many points that express the advantages of globalisation, including one by David Rogers who asks "Is the advantage of globalisation the ability to start a conversation anywhere in the world around common experiences?"
There have been a number of engaging solutions, including ways for tourists, travel companies and host communities to act more responsibly and sustainably. The common areas here appear to be high quality research, learning, education, empowerment and participation. Scan through to find some real gems.
Finally, thank you to InterContinental Hotels & Resorts for sponsoring this conversation. This specific discussion is closed, but you can follow the "Future of Local" project via Twitter on #FutureOfLocal. And we'll begin a new conversation on TED.com in the coming weeks.
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Leo TaylorFeb 22 2013: Great answers so far, and I would like to take this question in two parts.
How will travel change local in the future? That will depend on how the "local people" choose to interact with it. Some cultures encourage tourism and trade while others do not. The ability and ease of today's travel will allow us, as individuals and families, to interact with communities as we wish. (and as those communities that allow it) Most of us have the ability to experience various cultures within a short distance of our home and we may decide to live in this "local" neighborhood because we like the houses or close proximity of natural food stores. Others may like the fast pace of a city and high-rises.
Personally, my wife and I enjoy the urban life of Seattle, but live in a neighborhood that is outside the limits. It is very quiet and peaceful, but close enough that we may enter the city to enjoy the hustle and bustle. Just 100 miles east individuals live the farm life. Slow and quiet, but no easy access to the hustle and bustle. And if that is their choice then great.
Travel today will allow people from around the world to interact with this concept on a grander scale. We may travel to France and see Paris, or choose smaller out of the way towns. As the world wide travel systems expand and money flows to develop them, communities will have the ability to decide how much they would like to interact. Does this village want to have roads built to them? Do they want a train stop? Or, hotels, restaurants, etc.
2nd part
How does this change what we explore? Information such as Google maps, public transportation information, along with our ability to email or facebook local people, all help us decide "Do I want to visit this area?" "What is is like?" AND "Will I like the people?"
Feb 23 2013: I would see it as more organic in nature. Or perhaps symbiotic would be another term. Many places like Paris, Rome, Seattle (great city). Have a balance with tourism, visitors etc. Some places do not have a balance and when the balance shifts so does the position of power. Vegas comes to mind. That place is very geared towards tourism and the power there in many ways is in the hands of the city. On the other side of the spectrum. Think of a little town that suddenly gets media attention and can be overrun with tourism. If that town is not ready for it, then there will be a lot of problems.
Hmm. but that makes me wonder what you might have meant by power?
I see power in the information. Try this as an experiment, if you have not already.
Find a city you want to visit and the place you would like to stay. Since this thread is in collaboration with Intercontinental then one of their hotels would be ideal. Make it a city you have never visited.
Then take the address and plug it into Google maps and do a virtual walk of the surrounding area on the street view. This is so great that you can read street signs, business signs, see people eating in cafes. And then ask yourself. Do I want to visit this place? My last visit to Munich came down to renting 1 of 2 flats. I chose the one with the better walk. (Better= better for me and my personal tastes) Nice clean streets, grocery store nearby as well as a beer garden easy walk to the U-Bahn. (oh and that is a neat trick. When we arrived I knew how to get to the flat because I recognized all the streets)
I believe that ability is power. some places may choose to embrace that technology. Some may not. Intercontinental, I am sure, could somehow create virtual tours in collaboration with Google Maps.
LOL. I could have made this shorter by asking you, "What do you mean by power?" Please let me know if I misinterpreted.
Remi LEFEVREFeb 24 2013: I really like your first take on the matter at hands Leo, and the distinction you make between those who are interested in living "local" and those who prefer the global side of things. As with most of the polarities, the reality is probably in a savant alchemy of both for most of us: although I would almost always prefer a local and proudly independent coffee shop to a chain-led one, there is no denying that the latter option, in an almost ironical way, can help people to experience another culture, and another taste of "local", almost, without necessarily having to travel.
I distinctly remember going to this American mermaid-led coffee shop when its first branch opened in my hometown of Lyon, France, for it was a way to reconnect with my past experiences of New York. As Daniel hints at in the video presenting this conversation, it might be then than one of the solutions to the on-going tension between global and local could solved by seeing the emergence of more global brands allowing locals to travel through their offering of small pieces of foreign experience.
At the end of the day though it all comes down to the choice you underline between different lifestyles, and whether one opts for being a local and thus, probably, travelling to explore other ways of being one. One thing I wonder about is if that is something that is influenced by one's education and/or the place we grew up in.
David Rogers in his comment above for instance hints at its Welsh heritage and how it has influenced the way he lives and defines himself, and I think that's critically important. I grew up in different regions of France, each with its own interpretation of "local", and they contributed to define who I am as a local, and who I am as a traveller in quest of other sorts of local. I presume that almost makes the notion of local merge with that of culture, but then again, isn't it that quite the case already?
Leo TaylorFeb 24 2013: I like your idea that it merges local with culture. IF we can define a culture of "local" travel, then we might be able to see a segment of the worlds population with similar views as you and I. Imagine millions of people that travel to France or Italy, Or Hawaii that, instead of heading to the tourist areas, immerse themselves with a local flat rental, local shopping at the marts, etc.
When I mentioned "local" travel I meant travelling abroad but with a "local" mindset. Visiting France but avoiding the mermaid coffee shops. Instead we would travel to Europe and live like a local. I myself prefer this method by renting a flat in a neighborhood I like and then shopping locally at the grocery stores and corner marts. That is why I need a flat so that I may have a kitchen to cook the local cuisine.
An interesting idea occurred to me yesterday. I am a businessman and while I do like to shy away from large corporations when I travel this idea occurred. IF travel moves to a local mindset, a large corporation could build or purchase small rental units. Rather than 10 floors of rooms in a downtown hub, it could be 4 apartments in a nice neighborhood. Automate the check in and give travelers the safety of an expected room and checkin process with a local neighborhood feel.
At the moment this is being done on a small scale with individuals that rent out spare houses or flats. It is fine, but can be a laborious process and uncertain process. OR, a local community that wishes to promote visitors could do it on their own by providing incentives to build such apartments.
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Marriage equality is currently being discussed at our nation's capitol, and the outcry from the public has been deafening. As with any major cultural movement, celebrities from across the board are doing whatever they can to be involved, and this morning Beyonce joined the mix.
Posting a handwritten note online earlier today, the woman behind "Bow Down" wrote "If you like it you should be able to put a ring on it," and followed with "#wewill unite 4 marriage equality!" You can view the note at the end of this post.
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It's been 20 years since a Georgia high school football team has won a national championship. Grayson, a returning state champion in Georgia's highest classification, is poised to make a run.
This week, the Rams were ranked No. 2 in preseason by MaxPreps in the first major national poll. Grayson was 15-0 last season and finished in the top five of several national rankings. This season, 10 of 11 defensive starters return, including defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, the 2011 all-classification player of the year.
''Grayson should have the country's best defense, and their offense, with the amount of skill it returns, will be just fine,'' said Stephen Spiewak, editor of MaxPreps' national football rankings. "I do expect them to return to a more run-based offense to which the program has been more accustomed. Not to mention, no matter which team Grayson plays, it will always have the single best player on the field [in Nkemdiche].''
Ranked No. 1 is Manatee of Bradenton, Fla. Grayson and Manatee will have one common opponent – Central of Miami. Grayson plays Central on Aug. 31 at Grayson.
Another Georgia team is in MaxPreps' top 25. That's Colquitt County at No. 18.
''Colquitt seems to have a good blend of veteran leadership and talented youth,'' Spiewak said. "I really think Cole Segraves is going to have a huge senior season. It came extremely close to beating Grayson last year and would give them a game this season as well. Overall, I think it's going to be a very good year for high school football in Georgia.
The most recent Georgia team to win a national title was Valdosta, which was selected in 1992 by the National Prep Poll and the National Sports News Service.
June 2nd, 2012
4:13 pm
Talent in Georgia says they are overdue for NC
June 2nd, 2012
6:29 pm
Georgia has always had great football talent! Now, it has the Coaching talent to match……..Go Camden County Wildcats!
June 2nd, 2012
10:51 pm
go north gwinnett bulldogs
June 2nd, 2012
11:07 pm
When should we be seeing your preseason polls?
June 3rd, 2012
12:31 am
Camden County will finally get to see what it's like to play a "real" schedule for a full season.
June 3rd, 2012
2:44 am
Lowndes won back- to- back State Titles in "04″ and "05″
Camden won back- to- back State Titles in "08″ and "09″
Can Grayson win back-to- back State Titles to join an elite group??
I don't know, but this is what I do know….I don't like Grayson!! Not
one bit!! But, Grayson is representing Georgia High School Football!!
June 3rd, 2012
5:08 am
I must be getting old. I can remember when Wright Bazemore and Nick Hyder led the Valdosta Wildcats to 23 state titles and 6, count em, 6 NATIONAL TITLES. Great coaching is what makes a good team a great team. Those Wildcat teams were truly great teams.
June 3rd, 2012
12:08 pm
Georgia has the best teams in the nation hands down. Grayson, Colquitt,Burke County, Camden, and Buford could play with anybody in the nation period.
June 3rd, 2012
5:32 pm
Best high school football in the country.
1.) Texas
2.) California
3.) Georgia
4.) Pennsylvania
5.) Alabama
June 3rd, 2012
6:06 pm
IMO….. In NO particular order: Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois……..etc. With Texas, California and Florida having more good athletes and teams because of population………The top five for producing college football players are as follows: Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and Alabama. Top five for producing NFL players are: California, Texas, Florida, Ohio and Georgia…..
June 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
Tucker should be ranked in the nation..Went15-0 last season..won state and they are returning there 2 leading rushers..there QB who is ranked in the nation and alot of talent..This is stupid!!
June 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
How in the hell do you actually rank High School teams across the country?
June 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
According to one publication, best high school football last season was in Georgia: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1290345
June 4th, 2012
7:13 am
Region 1AAAAA or excuse me Region1AAAAAA must be a really tough region, because every year Colquitt is ranked nationally but hasn't won the region title since 1994!!!!!
June 4th, 2012
11:53 am
June 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
How in the hell do you actually rank High School teams across the country?
It gives football geeks like me something to read and talk about.
June 4th, 2012
12:57 pm
Brunswick Ga. is going to be in trouble the nest 2 yrs…….having moved to saint simons ga from Fitz. it is going to be a big transition…….still curious to how Coach Pruitt is going to fare at Coffee High…I guess I will be going to Brunswick and Camden games this year……..Calhoun will be the team to beat this year in AA…….I wish Fitzgerald all the luck in the world with their new coach…. I just hope their following backs him and not go to coffee games………
June 4th, 2012
2:33 pm
Please everyone don't forget the mighty sandy creek.
June 4th, 2012
2:56 pm
@tidbit78… Have you ever been outside of Georgia to watch a high school game
June 4th, 2012
6:48 pm
region 1-AAAAAA is the SEC of Ga highschool football period!!!!! Camden Co,Valdosta,Lowndes and This years region champs Colquitt Co Packers!!!! And in a couple of years don't sleep on Coffee Co with their new head coach.Yeah Grayson is the class of Ga right now but to get a national championship they are without a dought going to have to go thru at least two 1-aaaaaa teams in the playoffs again and their defense is a year older and will be very tough but Colquitt's offense is a year older too. And this offense scored 31 points on Grayson including 17 straight at one point!!! As a matter of fact we have scored 31 points the last two times we have played them. Well i can't wait it will be fun.
June 4th, 2012
10:36 pm
I for one am looking forward to all the out of state games to show the rest of the country how great Georgia HS football is again.
@WarEagle – I remember reading that when it came out. Lets do it again this year!!!
June 5th, 2012
7:51 am
I was fortunate to attend VHS 1984-87, when 2 state and 2 national title were won by the 'Cats. The 86 version has to be ranked as one of the most dominant high school teams in history: after dismantling every team they played – including crushing a smack-talking Bradwell Institute team by 40 in the playoffs – they won the state championship with a 28-0 beat down of a good Clarke Central team. Love knowing that high school football in south Georgia is still being played at such a high level.
June 5th, 2012
9:05 am
That is so true. I think that "71″ squad was the best Valdosta Wildcat's team ever. They averaged 40+ points a game, and defeated Avondale-Atlanta 62-12 in the title game. Valdosta Wildcat's put Georgia High School Football on the map!!
June 5th, 2012
10:45 am
yes georgia won back to back national tiles…1991 usa today national champs lagrange high school…next year valdosta
June 5th, 2012
11:46 am
So @5- Time, why do you hate Grayson so much?
June 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
Honestly,because the 5-Time champs are 0-2 against the 2011 champs. And Valdosta is 0-1 against the 2011 champs. Hopefully, the 5-Time champs will finally defeat the 2011 champs one of these days. I may dislike them at the moment, but they are Representing Georgia High School Football!! That doesn't mean I don't favor ya'll to win against out of state opponents either.
June 5th, 2012
7:11 pm
I will admit Grayson is good, but they do have a game on August 25. IJS!!!
June 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
Tucker should have never beat Northisde It took a fumble recovery in the endzone Northside shut them down
June 5th, 2012
11:00 pm
There is a lot of talk of Colquit County and their chances of winning it all this year. Even the author of this blog will call it that way, depending on who's asking. If a Grayson fan is the questionaire, then the answer would be the Ram's. If you are from Moultrie, the answer is the Packers. It will be very interesting to see who stands where when it counts. Many teams do not have room for failure as they will face stiff competition early in the season. The C.K.Classic will put some teams in the hole early in their class races and some will face non-region games in the early going that will give measure to just what they are made of. Do not make any mistakes or be off your game at any point this year with the reclassification as there are sure to be some surprises. Back to Colquit, they have a week 2 date with the runner-up in AAAA from last year in Lovejoy. This game will go a long way in determining much on the entire season for both teams. Both had excellent seasons a year ago and return a nucleus of talent that should take them both far. On Sept. 7th, in Moultrie, this one should give the picture a little clarity as far as two of the contenders for the State Crown. Other than those games at the Classic, this is a very big early regular season game, with heavy implications for later in the year. 87 days until it begins and all will be back to normal.
June 6th, 2012
10:33 am
Big games for AAAAAA contenders
Grayson-Only have Central Miami on schedule. Schedule favors them to get to state
Camden-Colquitt,Valdosta,Lowndes, PTR
Lowndes-Colquitt, Valdosta,Camden
Colquitt-Lowndes,Valdosta,Camden,Carver,Lovejoy,TCC, North Gwinnett(Formidable schedule)
Valdosta-Lowndes,Colquitt,Camden,North Augusta
I know that it looks crazy, but based on schedules these are the schools with a hill to climb during the season. Grayson gets the nod as the favorite by schedule. If they get by Central, they will win out in the region and if the playoff schedule favors them, they could win state. But there is an "IF" that is their offense has to produce, the defense may carry them through the regular season, but come playoff time, the offense has to give them something. Region 1 AAAAAA as good as it looks, there can be only one. Hard to say at this point, the nod has to go to Colquitt based on accomplishments last year. There is an "IF" there, same as Grayson, the offense has to give them something. Lowndes and Valdosta can make some noise. Don't see anyone from this region going undefeated. That leaves Camden, they will face challenges this year, not because they are in a new region, but the talent may not be what it has been. Yes they have talent,but they lack size as in the past. In fact they are opposite of the others, the offense will be there, the defense has to give them something. Lovejoy,Brunswick will be interesting to see how they adjust to bigger programs. Looking forward to another spectacular year of high school football in Ga.
June 6th, 2012
1:38 pm
It's just AMAZING how SOME NSWR fans live in the past. Please, if memory serve me right, NSWR had 3 opportunities, following the Tiger fumble recovery for TD, to win the 2011 Tucker/NSWR match up and what happen?…GOOSE EGG and let's not forget a couple TD called back on the Tigers. Let's move on, there is about to be another GREAT year of GA HS football. Since, some Eagle fans want to live in the past, then let it be known…"NSWR shouldn't have beaten Tucker in 2007 (period)!" The series is tied 1-1 and based on the history of both of these 5A POWERHOUSE programs, there will be collusion and as history goes, it will be played with MUCH at stake. Good Luck to all the NSWR Eagle fans for a very successful 2012 season…DeKalb will be waiting.
Also, noticing a couple of post around 6A region 1 being the SEC of GA HS football, well there is a region in 5A, that showcase SEC like talent and play, as well, with just as many spectacular Friday Night highlights . If you don't know, then look at the last line of my post.
REGION 6, the best in GA 2012 5A Football……
June 6th, 2012
2:11 pm
Oh, forgot to mention, much success to the Grayson Rams on their upcoming season, at this moment in time, they are the team that is carrying the torch for ALL of GA HS football and their success will mean success thru out the state…I hope they beat the brakes off of Central of Miami!
GA was #1 last year and will be #1 in 2012…How you like us FLA, Texas, Cali, Ohio, bama HS fans. (LOL)
Thanks WarEagle, my old region and rival buddy, for the link.
REGION 6, the best in GA 2012 5A Football……
June 6th, 2012
2:46 pm
you are right about sec talent in 5a but its the little sec..6a is where the real sec at and where the big boys play.at the highest level. Dont get it confused. 5a is more like d2 level lol.you want to be considered sec then move up. 6a is the sec..
June 6th, 2012
3:45 pm
@sec? – Dang, you just throw 5A region 6 under the bus…D2 level? (LOL) At least you could have given us top level FCS, or even the Big 12…can we get the Big 10. I'm sure you are meaning 6A region 1 and not all of 6A…Right?
Since it's impossible to settle this comparison on the field, maybe we can use an off field approach? Let's compare the number of student/athletes that sign D1 scholarships in February 2013? That at least provide us bloggers the high degree of talent that both regions have to offer to MAJOR programs at the next level. Because I would bet, there will be the same number of D1 college representatives at our little D2 HS football games as there will be at the mighty 6A region 1 SEC games. (LOL)
REGION 6, the best in GA 2012 5A Football……
June 6th, 2012
4:35 pm
Lol. i didnt mean it in a bad way i just think that you have to play at the highest level to be considered sec football. 5a has really good talent. just look at wr vs colquitt last year. okay maybe not d2 but you know what i mean..
June 6th, 2012
5:56 pm
What other region in 6A can say they have 4 elite prograns that could win the region title? All of which has won state titles. Some, multiple titles. That sounds like SEC football to me!! The finishing order in the region at the end of 2012….
1. 94 state champ Colquitt Co.
2. 5-Time champ Lowndes
3. 23-Time champ Valdosta
4. 3-Time champ Camden Co.
June 6th, 2012
6:05 pm
And this all based on who left due to graduation, and who is returning….
June 6th, 2012
7:22 pm
Camden graduated 36 seniors, but I still believe they will finish better than 4th in Region 1. They'll be able to score points, just not quite sure about the defense. If memory serves, the only Region 1 team to consistently slow/stop Camden in the past is Lowndes. Don't see any other team doing the same!
June 6th, 2012
8:37 pm
I think Valdosta could slow Camden down. They want pay-back!! They really didn't like the way you guys stole their 24th state title from them. Valdosta slowed Colquitt Co. down enroute to a region title last year, while Colquitt Co. stunned Camden Co. in the playoffs. So….that's the game I'm waiting for. Battle of the Wildcats. Hard hitting, and good tackling is what I'm looking for in that game.
June 6th, 2012
9:21 pm
I have that 2003 State Title Game on DVD, Camden didn't steal it, they TOOK it, in full view of everyone! It was one of the hardest hitting games I've ever seen! I'm looking forward to the coming season, it's going to be WILD!
June 6th, 2012
9:57 pm
Lol….Yeah, y'all took it, I'll give you that. That was a good one. Before I go for the night, you stated earlier that Camden would score points, but you wasn't sure about the defense?? Well, you know what they say, offense wins you games, but defense wins you CHAMPIONSHIPS..!!
June 7th, 2012
7:31 am
I have really gotten a thrill out of reading about our football again the past few days.
Here is what I see.. Yes Grayson is one heck of a ball club, they deserved and earned last year's state title. However I believe the final game would have been a lot different had the playoff brackets been set up better. You had (4) teams on the same side of the bracket that were state contenders.
North Gwinnett, Colquitt, Camden, & Grayson.
Unfortunately for us (Colquitt Fans) we had to play them all. Beating out N.G., & Camden "on the road" and nearly taking Grayson. I hope this year's playoff brackets are set up to where the top teams can somehow make their way to play each other in the final game. Would make for a much more exciting state championship game. No disrespect to the Walton fans, but I do not believe they would have been able to do any better than they did against any of the teams I listed above.
June 7th, 2012
12:15 pm
@5-Time…region 6 in 5AAAAA has 3 powerhouses in Tucker, MLK, Stephenson and they have to very good programs in Southwest Dekalb and Mays so I would say this is the SEC of high school football
June 7th, 2012
3:31 pm
Grayson is over rated. Their championship from last year is a fluke and this fact will be evident when they lose at least 2 in their region alone. Not a 8-5A fan nor a Brookwood fan, but I predict Brookwood will win that region.
June 7th, 2012
3:52 pm
Not sure how one can say Grayson's championship was a fluke last year. If I had to bet, my money would be for them to win it again this year. They were and still are a solid team.
June 7th, 2012
4:13 pm
5-Time……The only reason I didn't pick Camden straight out to win the region is because of not being sure about the defense. But who knows, sometimes teams get lucky!
June 7th, 2012
4:33 pm
I continually hear/read people say that the brackets were set up all wrong last year and I just don't get it. The brackets were established before the season started and anyone had any idea of who might wind up where. The brackets weren't slanted to favor anyone because who knew? Brookwood was defending state champs. Would anyone at the start of the season predict they would be #2 in the region? Likewise, had Colquitt won their region, they would have been in a totally different place in the brackets and the outcome might have been different or it might have been the same. The only guarantee is that a #1 will be playing a #4 and a #2 will be playing a #3 in the first round and that if a #1 wins they get at least the first 2 games at home. After that, all bets are off! Look at the number of 3 or 4 ranked teams that have done quite well in the past couple of years.
June 7th, 2012
7:20 pm
Whatever you say man. You're entitled to your own opinion. I think you guys are the little SEC, and that's my opinion. Have a good one….
June 7th, 2012
7:26 pm
The 3-Time Champs "DEFENSE" is questionable this year. I kinda figured that's why you said that. We'll find out real soon.
June 7th, 2012
9:25 pm
As long as Camden scores 40 and the opponent scores 39, they'll be fine!
June 8th, 2012
7:33 am
Valdosta will have one of the most diverse offenses in Region1AAAAA. They return 9 starters of offense and can run/pass. The defense will be a work in progress as they lost 7 starters.
Valdosta High sports had a great 2011. The CATS won the region title in 2 of the 3 major sports. FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL. To all the region1AAAAAA teams for 2012- "To be the man, you will have to beats them CATS!!!"


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Randy Simpkins, like any good coach who discovers a quality recruiting source, is happy to mine the vein for all it's worth. So far, Simpkins has struck it rich at Tooele High.
The latest find for the Dixie State women's softball coach has been sophomore pitcher Mattie Snow. She followed senior pitcher Lauren Folta and senior third baseman Kelsey Mendenhall — who is hitting .370 with a .707 slugging percentage — to Southern Utah. They have helped place the Red Storm in contention for a Division II national championship.
Former Buffs light up Dixie State
Dixie State sophomore pitcher Mattie Snow has gone 9-4 this season, winning her past three starts. Snow was the 4A MVP at Tooele High School in 2010 as well as an honor roll student. She is one of three former Tooele High students who play softball for Dixie State.
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"They've always had good kids," Simpkins said. "They play a lot of softball out there. They're good kids, good students and excellent teammates."
Simpkins raved over Snow, who has compiled a 9-4 record with a 2.44 earned-run average. In fact, as the season winds down to its conclusion and the race for the Pacific West Conference championship, the entire Dixie State pitching staff has stepped up its game.
Folta and Snow earned weekly conference honors, combing for a 7-1 record with eight complete games and three shutouts.
"We have high goals," said Snow, who was coached in high school by her father, Steve, now retired. "We want to be national champions this year. We have so much potential."
The season may come down to a final weekend series with Grand Canyon, which currently owns a two-game margin over Dixie (23-10, 13-5).
"We feel pretty good," Simpkins said. "This might be the deepest-hitting team we've ever had at Dixie."
Snow has the potential to join the Red Storm's wrecking crew of a lineup — she could start at either short or second — but she best serves Dixie State on the mound.
"A lot of things go into making Mattie how good she is," Simpkins said. "She's an excellent student. It's that kind of discipline and dedication that helps translate to the field, where she is one of the hardest-working kids we have. She never has a bad practice or workout."
This drive to succeed isn't new.
Snow was the 2010 Wendy's Heisman High School Winner as well as The Salt Lake Tribune's 2010 Class 4A MVP.
The 5-foot-6 right-hander helped pitch and hit the Buffaloes to a state title as well as runner-up another season.
Snow, continually refining her rise and drop pitches, finished her senior season with a 0.66 ERA. For good measure, she hit .429.
She also made the honor roll all four years at Tooele.
"I've always been like that," said Snow, who is studying psychology and incorporates her major into her pitching. "I've always been competitive and a good worker. My parents taught us to work for what we get in life."
The Red Storm are working for high honors in 2012. Last season they couldn't get out of NCAA West Regionals, losing both games to end a promising season at 34-14.
Dixie State has its sights set on being in Louisville, Ky., on May 18 for the start of the national championship tournament.
"We're really strong right now," Snow said. "We're all pitching well and we are on the same page with our catchers. We're closer this season and I feel like I have the experience to know what to do."
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Mailbag: What a difference a lane makesPosted on October 23rd, 2008 – 9:23 AM
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I came back from vacation to face a new laptop, a new e-mail system and a new, more particular server for this blog, so the past few days have been all about catching up with the "upgrades." To start emptying my mailbox, here's a little something I received last week from my pal Andy, who finds himself in a new bottleneck on I-94:
Holy cow, my commute was a bear this morning. That's what taking away one little lane on 94 can do, I guess. But who'd have thought –- a 15-20 minute drive would more than double? I left home at 8:40 and got to [work] around 9:25. (In media terms, I'm usually here as Marketplace Morning Report is ending; today I was well into the first hour of Midmorning!)
I've been hearing similar tales of unhappiness from other drivers, but bus commuters have a different view. If the lane shift affects you, please offer some thoughts below.
(I, meanwhile, will be trying to get this blog's photo function to work again — I've got transportation vacation pictures to share.)


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Is Apple about to get a big boost in China?
You might want to check in on this stock pick after its September 11 announcement.
Now here's Apple (AAPL) speculation that's worth getting excited about: Apple has announced that it will hold a product event in China on Sept. 11, just hours after the Sept. 10 event in California that is almost certain to introduce the new iPhone.
That timing and location has sent Apple watchers into a fury of speculation -- that has focused on the possibility that Apple will finally announce the long-awaited partnership with China Mobile (CHL).That's a far bigger potential catalyst for the stock than introduction of multiple colors for a new iPhone.
Apple and China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, have been in discussion for months about the terms of any partnership. China Mobil, with 745 million subscribers as of June, could use the iPhone to help it speed up its push into the 4G LTE network market. Less than one-third of China's mobile subscribers use 3G phones, and getting more of them to move up to that technology and to 4G is a key to selling more of lucrative services such as video downloads and games.
But as much as China Mobile might want a partnership with Apple to drive its penetration of that market, Apple needs China Mobile more. Apple's iPhone sales in China fell by 14% in the June quarter, thanks to relentless attacks from Chinese makers of lower priced smartphones.
China isn't a market that Apple can afford to lose. Sales of smartphones doubled in China in the first half of 2013, according to Gartner. That's far ahead of the itself impressive 46.5% growth rate for global smartphone sales in the second quarter.
That dynamic has given China Mobile leverage in negotiations to push for a cheaper iPhone that's more competitive in the Chinese market -- it looks like the company will get that with a low-cost model with a plastic case, that is rumored to be part of the Sept. 10 product introduction -- and for as lower subsidy by the network operator than Apple has traditionally negotiated in deals with, say AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ).
Analysts at UBS forecast that Apple could sell 17 million iPhones through China Mobile in 2014. How profitable those sales might be will depend on the deal, if any, that Apple strikes with China Mobile.
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Apple makes small devices that monopolize the time and attention of the users- mainly younger people who rely on it and don't know any manual processes.
China is a massive nation undermining global competence with devices that monopolize the time and attention of the users- mainly younger people who rely on it and don't know any manual processes.
China also told Obama NOT to taper off QE. They have been the primary recipient of those funds by buying into stocks and taking when fund groups follow. Notably, China has also been found guilty of hacking our services.
Does it really take rocket science to figure this one out. See if there's room in jobs' grave plot for Apple and save us from obliteration by the Chinese.
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Library Board Budget & Finance Committee
April 5, 2010
Meeting Summary
|Library Board Members
Therese VanBlarcom, President
Claudia Kelly, Vice President
John Pacheco, Secretary
Brandi Brown
Caitlin Cahill
John Gibbs
Holly Guncheon
Sandy Johnson
Jill Joseph
Kathleen Lamb
Gary Thaden
Library Director
Lois Langer Thompson
Attendees: Library Board Committee members: Committee Chair Jill Joseph, Brandi Brown and Kathleen Lamb; Library Board Member Gary Thaden; Staff: Nancy Palmer
Welcome and Approvals
Jill Joseph called the
meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. Ms. Joseph made a motion to amend the agenda,
adding Options for the Future and placed before "Proposed 2010 Committee
meeting dates"; seconded by Brandi Brown.
Ms. Joseph made a motion to approve the agenda as amended; seconded by Ms.
Brown. Motion passed. Ms. Joseph made a motion to approve the
meeting summary of
Capital Budget Update
Ms. Lamb made a motion that the signage at Minneapolis Central be fixed to align with the agreement of the merger documents. Further, that staff be requested to come back to the committee with recommendations on how to fund the changes; seconded by Ms. Joseph. The motion passed. In further discussion, the Committee requested the following:
1. Information on the signage audit which was performed at the Minneapolis Community Libraries;
2. The status of the signage changes going on at those locations;
3. The naming convention intended for use at those locations.
Operating Budget Update
The Library Director, along with the Division
Managers attended the
Options for the Future Budget & Finance Committee
Ms. Joseph outlined several questions regarding the
future of the Budget & Finance Committee.
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current budget environment; the charter of the Budget and Finance Committee and
whether its work is duplicated by the Executive Committee; number of members of
the Committee; and, establishing a process for the succession of leadership for
the committee. After discussion, the
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It is like sleeping on a cloud, I can barely drag myself out of bed. But it's so important to sleep good, so comfort is a must. I just try to go to bed earlier to enjoy it longer.
We bought this mattress topper to put on a bed in our camper and it really made a difference!!! No more back ache for me when we spend the weekend at the lake! We thought about replacing the mattress, but that would have cost 10 times more and we didn't want to invest that amount for a camper mattress. This was the perfect solution!
I'm disabled; I have bursitis in both hips & shoulders; severe degenerative osteoarthritis that effects both feet, both knees, both hips, & 7 disc in my back, Fibromyalgia, & bruise very easy from thrombocytopenia;; this makes my nights more than I can bare 95% of the time. I've gained 100 pounds because of all these things; so there's a lot weighing this topper down & it doesn't phase it.. With that said; THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION !! I ordered one of these on 8-28-2009; it was thicker & a better quality on anywhere I looked. I ordered 2 more on 5-11-2011. I got the largest measurements , cut it to fit my bed & had enough to make a cushion for my reclincer that supports my hips & back (I just folded & inserted it in a king size pillow shame). I used the other one on my hospital bed & still have a clean one in case I need it, by cutting that one in half. My advice is to get a waterproof bed padding to place over it. These foam toppers are to comfortable to worry about spills. You can't wash or dry them; washer will tear them up & when drying in sun they darken; it's best to protect it.. The last one I bought in 5-11 looks & feels brand new; and holding there shape. They are WELL WORTH the money & will last a long time. As the years go by I'll update this.
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