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A blog for Bottom Dog Press an its editor Larry Smith. Open to comments on writing and art today. We believe writing matters and should be shared.
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New Memoir Book from Bottom Dog Press
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Monday, April 06, 2015
Writing--The Path Less Traveled
Writing--The Path Less Traveled ~Larry Smith
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Perhaps America's most popular and often quoted poem, this one from Robert Frost was learned "by heart" by many of us in grade school. And that is where I wrote my first poems as well, in Mrs. Merzi's sixth grade English class. Some say Frost was writing about his choice to be a writer here, the less travelled path, but for many it comes across as any major life decision. And yet for me, being a writer may have come then as I looked out the window at my steel mill town where announcing that you were a poet was little recognized and might even get you ridiculed or punched. I recall one day later in high school English learning that a poet named James Wright from down river in Martins Ferry who had won some national award for writing poetry. It knocked me out, and gave me inspiration that those poems and stories of mine that I'd scribbled in notebooks and tucked away in a desk drawer at home might someday see the light of day.
Where I am headed with this recall of my writer's path is tracing where and how this less traveled path was chosen, or did it in fact choose me. Back in 1961 when I graduated from Mingo Central high school, going to college was a little traveled path. Out of a class of 61, only 6 went on to higher education. I was one, as I quickly followed my older brother David in being the first and second in the Smith family to ever go on to college. Both of us became teachers, the closest profession to our working-class youth, and I like to think, a way of paying back for the help we had received.
So what fires did Mrs. Merzi light for me back then? I recall with wonder sitting in sixth grade class behind Paula Rauch and staring at her long dark hair when Mrs. Merzi announced, "Okay, now let's close our books. That's it, just put them away, because I have a little present for you." Sorry to say that "cookies" was my first thought. I mean, what teacher ever gave all of us something! But what she unwrapped and handed one by one to each of us at our desk was a small booklet. It was printed on soft cream colored paper with small type and a single staple. "This is a gift of poetry from the Haldeman-Julius foundation." I'd never heard such a strange name. But as I turned the small pages, poem after poem came smiling back at me. "And these are just for you."
When Kenny called out, "To keep?" Mrs. Merzi just nodded yes, to keep.
"And we're going to read some of the poems." We weren't surprised at this, but when she added, "And, then we are going to write some of our own," I stared back at her in amazement as she nodded again. "Yes, you are going to learn to write poems as well."
As I remember it now, that first day we read Emily Dickinson's little poem:
I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell!
They'd banish -- you know!
How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell one's name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell!
They'd banish -- you know!
How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell one's name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
There was some laughter at this for those who got it, some stares of puzzlement. And then, we were given the challenge. "Now, boys and girls, we are going to memorize this poem." Sighs and groans went up. "Now, I know that you can do this. And we will each stand up and recite it in class on Monday." More groans. "Don't doubt yourself. You will learn it by heard and say it out for all of us. And next we will write our own small poems like this one." Again sighs.
The bell rang, and we each left the classroom with our little booklet of poems in our hands, to go to our lockers, put on our coats, stand in the hallway and be dismissed for the weekend and home.
I had the poem memorized by Sunday morning and recited it in the kitchen for my mom and dad before church. By Sunday evening I had also written one of my first ever poems. The words came out one by one as if dictated, though they needed a bit of arranging.
On Monday we each stood and recited, some better than others, but we knew from her belief in us that we were not nobodies. And I had found a path, one that would take me through endless self searching, risky assertion, and painful rejection, yet would teach me sensitive listening to others and to language, and reward with the satisfaction of deep connections and finished works. And that has made all of the difference.
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Monday, March 16, 2015
Jane Hirshfield is one of our finest poets writing today and also one of our best essayists on the act of writing and the art of poetry. - See more at: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/ten-windows#sthash.wqcu0pu5.dpuf
Jane Hirshfield is one of our finest poets writing today and also one of our best essayists on the act of writing and the art of poetry.
From Basho she quotes:
don't copy me
like the second half
of a cut melon!
And so tellingly she concludes, "Bashō's haiku are the record of what the world placed in the open begging bowl of his life and his perceptions."
Though this essay alone is worth the price of the book, it is literally surrounded by long, insightful, often demanding studies of other fine poems and poets, and in fact the very nature of Poetry. Just as Jane Hirshfield opened gates for us to see poetry's bond with life itself, here the windows are thrown open to a vision of poetry from the inside looking out.
Jane Hirshfield is one of our finest poets writing today and also one of our best essayists on the act of writing and the art of poetry. - See more at: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/ten-windows#sthash.wqcu0pu5.dpuf
Jane Hirshfield is one of our finest poets writing today and also one of our best essayists on the act of writing and the art of poetry. - See more at: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/ten-windows#sthash.wqcu0pu5.dpuf
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Saturday, March 14, 2015
The Writing Process
The Writing Process: Tension and Release…Holding on and Letting Go
"Don't tell your stories too soon," she said and walked away at the book party, leaving me in a quandary. Why not…I'm a writer? This from the same person who told me I need to share my work with others in workshops. When I tracked her down with a question and glass of wine for both of us, she explained, "Oh, honey, what I said was don't tell your stories too soon. That's the key to getting them written. Hold onto that tension of their seeking expression. If you talk it out with your partner, over coffee with friends, or in a classroom before it's written, it probably never will be finished."
It was beginning to dawn on me that there was a reason she wrote a book on teaching creative children. And she'd been right about sharing writing that had been labored over with others in workshops where you come to own it and sense how it is heard and shared.
"How do you think I finished my novel?" she added sipping her white wine and winking. "If I'd told it all before I'd hashed it out, it would be there in air. You have to sit with it, live with it till it blooms inside you and all you can do is write to out." Then she stroked my cheek with her free hand, "Oh, you men never get to know what it's like to carry a child. Let it gestate and something wonderful will develop."
Feeling a little like a puppy at her heels, I nevertheless allowed the sense of it to connect with my experience. There were countless times when I had an idea on the drive to school, then released it in the classroom as I taught. It all felt so natural, the story connecting in my head and heart with the lesson I was teaching. And yet, Jane was right. How many times had I sat down and written that poem or story? Almost never, unless it evolved and had a second life. Better had the idea come on the drive home from school, where I had time and space to scratch it out and turn it from talk in the air to words on the page. When the writing comes, go to a place where you can receive it…pull off the road or go to your room, or the corner of the coffeehouse. Receive it as a medium for it will carry you along.
You see, there is this creative tension no one talks much about, a large secret we artists and writers don't want to expose lest it disappear. Ask an artist about his or her art while they are at it, or after, and most will give you nothing in response. Silence before the inner muse. They don't want to analyze it away. Allen Ginsberg once warned against self-consciousness while creating, saying something like: "When you stop your writing to say, 'Hey, look at me writing,' you no longer are." Staying with the creative tension, the seeking and following what you've found, is the way in and out.
As an editor-publisher, I have sat at book fairs and listened to people tell me about their novel…spinning it out with endless unfathomable detail…and never buying a book. But when I ask how long is it? I typically hear, "Oh, I haven't written it yet." And pointing to their head, they add, "It's all up here."
And I just smile and nod, "Well, get back to me when it's written." But what I'm really sensing is that it never will.
Now, I know that no two writers or artists work the same, so this may or may not be true for you. But I whisper this secret of creating as a little riprap along the trail, and one of the many ways of the craft that may guide you on your way.
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The researchers also found evidence of evolutionary selection when they compared the regulatory sequences in people from different populations -- including those from Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, India, Italy and Papua New Guinea. Those analyses showed higher differences among the individual populations, but reduced variation within them. Such a pattern is a signature of evolutionary selection acting on the genetic sequence, said Wray.
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Wilsonville, OR) in December 2013.
This was thru a job fair at the the companies campus. After the application process, interviewed with 3 people. They try to steer you toward certain positions instead of what you specificly applying for. Alot of wait time between interviews.
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I applied online. The process took a week. I interviewed at Stream Global Services in September 2012.
Interview was a joke. Sent in my application on a whim, got a call back the next day. Had to come in on a specified day with a bunch of people, we all did a typing test. You got like 3 tries and if you couldn't type fast enough (something like 30-40 wpm) got kicked out (yes, there were people who couldn't get past this). Met with a manager (probably younger than me) for about 5 minutes, probably just to make sure I could speak English and wasn't going to actively sabotage the company. I had a resume and cover letter and was therefore way overprepared
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Watertown, NY) in September 2010.
I applied online through normal process. I was called to come in for a face to face interview. We were given a skills test and interviewed individually. The person the interviewed me discussed what I wanted to do with my career and why I thought this was the job for me.
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Phoenix, AZ) in May 2010.
If you make it past the phone interview, you are invited in for a tour and face to face interview with an HR associate. If HR likes you, you interview with a team manager. If the team manager likes you, you're hired.
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The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Tampa, FL) in February 2010.
The testing was okay if you have all the knowledge of A+ from CompTIA. They will train you for everything that you need to learn to acheive a DCSE certification.
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Not really able to negotiate. If you like talking and helping people this job is for you. They have a nice lab and you can play xbox on your lunch breaks.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Swords (Ireland)) in March 2012.
I had a phone call from the Manager and was asked what I did in my previous job, if I would work for their other teams with languages different from my native one. Why would I move to Ireland and who would I move together with? What is the most important skill to have in this job, how do you deal with an angry customer, did I play computer/video games and which ones? Before the interview I had a grammar, spelling and math test (where they could not spell correctly in their instruction text) as well as a technical test. A day after the interview I was offered the position and I accepted.
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No room to negotiate. It is accept it or leave it! Read what it says here in this community about the company and how people feel they are treated. I now really regret that I took the job and I am starting in less than a week!
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Mumbai (India)) in June 2011.
three rounds of interview is conducted.the first round is voice and accent round second is HR round and the last one is operational round .you need to clear all the round in order to be selected.
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I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stream Global Services in March 2011.
This was an internal opening. I stayed at my current position.
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The job required learning the phone system at the same time one learns the ticketing system, and while one helps the customer and gives stelar service. Struggling with the tool, and trying not to have gaps in conversation with the customer while you solve sometimes very complex problems seems difficult for the amount of pay offered.
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Stream Global Services (Dublin, Co. Dublin (Ireland)) in January 2011.
Interview process was pretty standard format.
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But hundreds of cement workers at One World Trade Center and its transit hub continued to refuse to work. They have no project labor agreement and their contract expired more than a month ago.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the job action for the first time Wednesday, saying the city wouldn't take a position and noting it would not affect the scheduled opening of the 9/11 memorial.
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An arbitrator issued a cease-and-desist order Tuesday in favor of the contractors at Two World Trade Center, Madison Square Garden, Atlantic Yards and the 57t Street development. The arbitrators instructed the workers to return to the job.
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"We are basically saying that in order to be competitive in residential development, we need to bring the cost down," Mr. Spinola said.
Louis Coletti, president of the Building Trades Employers' Association, said concrete workers shouldn't use the World Trade Center projects as bargaining chips. "No one on that job site was asked to take a 20% pay cut," he added.
It's unclear how long the standoff at the World Trade Center could last. If it goes into next week, up to 1,000 construction workers could be forced to stop work because no one will be there to pour concrete, Mr. Coletti said.
"These things have a life of their own. Sometimes you can resolve insurmountable differences pretty quickly. Other times no," Mr. Coletti said. "It's really hard to speculate."
—Lisa Fleisher contributed to this article.
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We sat and played scrabble on the futon in our "cozy" New York City apartment. She was a new bride, as was I. I was even more newly pregnant with our first child – just a few weeks and on bed rest. My husband was in his first year of residency and hers was interviewing for a residency position in the city, which was why she was spending the day with me. (Her husband's parents and mine were friends.) We had that in common, and so between new marriage talk and other chit-chat, we passed the day ple … [Read more...]
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As the kids grow, especially with A entering in her tween-coming-into-teen-middle-school-years, our stories, struggles, challenges and joyful moments take on a different flavor. And what I'm able to share with you about those stories changes as well. Because even though A is as eager as ever to see herself in my writing and know that this story isn't just her brother's story (which it isn't), I know there are things that she'd rather not have the whole world know.I've been thinking about non- … [Read more...]
#IllRideWithYou – The World I Want to Raise My Children In
Perhaps – no, I'm certain – that these are the images and these are the stories we need to remember.Christians joining hands to protect Muslims bowing down in prayer in Tahrir Square in February of 2011 while protests and fighting raged around them. Or in 1941 Sarajevo, when Zejneba Hardaga, a veiled Muslim woman, covered the yellow star on her Jewish friend Rivka Kalb's left arm as they walked through the streets.Or today when Australian Rachel Jacob tweeted that a Muslim woman sitting o … [Read more...]
Dear Pope Francis, Thanks for Bringing Love to Those with Autism
I was sitting with a group of newcomers, reverts, new and old friends yesterday at a luncheon our halaqa (Islamic study group) had put together to reach out to anyone new to our community. In speaking with our small group about why we need to reach out to each other and stay connected, a sister in the group made an important observation (paraphrasing):It can be hard for reverts (converts to Islam) in our community. They can feel lost or disconnection. Not welcomed. The Christian community … [Read more...]
I Plan, God Laughs
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." -- Corrie ten BoomA soft plush white ball. A small turquoise blue-striped oblong pillow. A puppy-dog pillow pet. A fuzzy throw that is supposed to be draped on our sofa. These are the four go-to's for D when he is feeling unwell or his anxiety is up, and he needs to stuff something up his shirt.Usually the signs are clear and indicative of the level of his anxiety or well-being. The arms go in the shirt. The hood goes up on his … [Read more...]
The Grinch Who Removed Christmas (and Rosh Hashanah and Easter)
The verdict is in.Neither shall there be Christmas, Easter, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur - written on the public school calendar in Montgomery County, Maryland, that is.Muslims in Montgomery County have been petitioning the school board for years to add Eid (Eid-al-Adha in this case, since Eid-al-Fitr, which comes at the end of Ramadan, is currently in the summertime) to the school calendar. Finally, the school board voted 7-1 Tuesday not make Eid-al-Adha a student holiday but rather ... … [Read more...]
No Matter How Hard the Living in Autism Land, We All Deserve to Live.
Let's start by saying this:Human life has value. It has worth and meaning. No matter how hard a struggle one's life may be, no matter how tough things get for the one living his life and secondly for others who are helping that person to live his life -- life is precious. We all have the right to live, a right that no one should ever take away.London McCabe deserved to live. As did Jude Mirra. Isabelle Stapleton, who survived a murder attempt by her mother, also deserves to live her lif … [Read more...]


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tinctures and nag champaPosted on 02 / 22 / 2015
so the people that work here are super nice and helpful and just great people all around. the store itself is super expensive for the groceries, but its the only place in winchester i can find tinctures and nag champa incense. thats pretty much all i get here, besides a snack or two if im hungry. they do carry the reeds kombucha which i cant find anywhere else in winchester either. so its good for some select things, but i would never do the bulk of my grocery or even vitamin shopping here. i go here prolly 1-2 times a month.
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COLLEGE STATION June 11, 2008 Understanding the way bacterial cells "talk" to each other could lead to more effective methods for fighting the often persistent and serious infections caused by the biofilms they form, says a Texas A&M University professor of chemical engineering who not only has deciphered their language but also discovered how to quell their conversation.
Examining Escherichia coli bacteria widely considered a model organism for microbiology studies Professor Thomas K. Wood of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M has succeeded in identifying, decoding and even modifying cell-to-cell signals so that biofilm formation is inhibited.
His findings are covered in a series of five published articles, two of which appear in The International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal a member of Nature Publishing Group's stable of scientific publications. In addition, his progress is detailed in The Public Library of Science ONE, Applied and Environmental Engineering and in BMC Microbiology.
Wood's work is important in addressing the widespread health issues resulting from bacteria in its biofilm form. Put simply, biofilm is a protective and adhesive slime excreted by bacteria that have joined together to form a community. The substance can grow on a variety of living and nonliving surfaces, including submerged rocks, food, teeth (as plaque) and biomedical implants such as knee and hip replacements.
And where there's an infection, there is usually biofilm.
The National Institutes of Health, Wood noted, estimate that about 90 percent of infections in humans are caused by biofilm. The Centers for Disease Control estimate biofilm to be present in 65 percent of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections. Biofilms have been linked to everything from gum diseases to cystic fibrosis. They typically are the cause for the fatal infections that develop post surgery.
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Also known as season 47, I guess? Yeah, that should be right. My goodness, in a few years, the good ol' NFL will be celebrating its fiftieth. I can still remember hearing the Steeler fight song over the intercom in elementary school back in the nineties when I lived in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, they didn't win the Super Bowl that season, but yeah.
Anyway, this thread is to talk about the new NFL season coming up soon. The pre-season starts in August, then things officially kick off (Not a bad pun, huh? hehe) in September. You can also pick which team or teams you root for in the poll. For me, it's the Steelers and Dolphins, but primarily the former. I'm from Pittsburgh and I love my home city (despite it being so cold up there in the winter), and the Steelers are clearly one of the better teams anyway (not to mention black and gold just plain rocks and they have an awesome theme song called "Steel Defense" that uses the tune of a Lady Gaga song). They have won more Super Bowls and AFC championships than any other team, having six of the former and eight of the latter. They've also been to more Super Bowls, I think. Though they unfortunately lost two. Miami's just an awesome place all around and dolphins are cool animals. I think I have to say I'm a bit of a Falcons fan too, cause I absolutely loved Atlanta when I visited it and falcons are cool. I know, if I like a city enough, I just gotta support their team, lol.
Oh, also, if I had to choose between the Giants and Jets, it's the Giants, no contest. I hate the Jets with a passion and Eli Manning is a cool guy. Kudos to him for winning last season's Super Bowl, especially after his brother, Peyton, couldn't play due to a neck injury. Oh, and I hate the Patriots too. So definitely Kudos to the Giants for defeating them in a Super Bowl not once, but TWICE, and in one decade.
So, from what I know now, the Steelers pretty much have a whole new team. A bunch of older players retired, such as good ol' Hines Ward. I'm gonna miss that guy. He'd been on the team for longer than I've watched NFL football. 14 years, yup yup. And he was always really good. Another thing I know is that Peyton Manning is back, but he's going to play for the Broncos now (I forgot, I like them too, especially now that that attention whore, Tim Tebow, is out of the picture). Sucks for the Colts though, I guess, cause I heard that the only reason they were good in the first place was Peyton's quarterback skills.
Oh, everyone can also talk about their favorite players (Troy Polamalu is the awesomest, imo. Some of those interceptions he makes are so wickedly awesome. I'm definitely glad he's sticking around!) and their favorite games and plays. My favorite game happens to be one that I don't remember Polamalu doing much in. It's Steelers vs Packers from a few years back. It was the end of the game that made it for me though. It's the final quarter, and three seconds are left on the clock. The Steelers are behind by exactly a touchdown (score was 30-36), and they had a good shot at getting one in this last play. And in those three seconds, Mike Wallace (my other favorite player. Guy is a speed demon!) caught the ball in the end zone, then Jeff Reed (he's gone now. Too bad, he was a great kicker. Made a 53 yarder some time ago!) sealed the deal with a field goal right after that, letting the Steelers win with 37-36! I could just imagine the Packers thinking "NOOOOO!" lol. I hate them too, actually, and not just cause they beat the Steelers in Super Bowl 45. Oh, and did I mention that Wallace was a rookie during that game where he saved the Steelers in the game I just described? It was his first year, yup.
My favorite play is either the one where Troy Polamalu sacked Joe Flacco in that one Steelers vs Ravens game (those games are almost always good though lol), leading the Steelers to a victory later, or the one where Troy intercepted a long pass with one hand near the end zone against the Titans. The guy is just that good. These awesome plays he pumps out are what made me like Troy so much. TROY'S OUR BOY! (kudos to you if you get the reference) A definite honorable mention has to be from last season in the Steelers vs Patriots game where Troy batted the ball into the end zone after Tom Brady fumbled it, leading the Steelers to finish the game with a safety (pun intended, yet again, cause Troy is a safety lol), since it was the last play. Ohhh, Troy made such FOOLS of those Patriots in that play. XD
EDIT: Oh, also, because I love North Carolina and the city I live in now, I cheer for the Panthers too. :)


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The numbers below correspond with the numbers indicated on the model 9000 satellite receiver and remote control, Exhibit A, and the model 6600 satellite receiver and remote control, Exhibit B.
1. Turn on POWER at the receiver or the remote control. Be sure the TV set is also turned on so you can see a picture.
2. Call up the key letter for the satellite desired; for example, S for Spacenet, T for Telstar, G for Galaxy, etc. See C Band Satellite Arc illustration, Exhibit C, for satellite locations. Push the TYPE button until the desired satellite appears in the window and on the TV screen.
3. Push the NUMBER button until the number of the satellite desired appears on the receiver and on the TV screen. Typical numbers might be 3, 4, or 6.
4. Push CALL and wait. The dish should rotate to the preprogrammed aiming position for this satellite. If the dish does not move, you have a problem. There is either a mechanical failure of the outside drive motor, or the satellite is not programmed into the memory. If the number display on the satellite receiver blinks twice and does not move the dish, that satellite is not in the memory. See the ISU Satellite Operations Manual for programming instructions.
5. Use the channel UP and DOWN arrow keys to get the receiver on the correct channel number. If there is no picture on the channel desired, press the polarity button once to see if a picture comes in. On the model 9000 receiver, this switch is labeled V/H, and is only on the receiver. On the model 6600 two piece receivers, the button is labeled POLARITY and appears on both the remote control and receiver.
6. If the channel desired is not broadcasting yet, find any active channel on the same satellite so you can fine tune while waiting for the broadcast. Be aware that some satellites have a large number of encoded channels that scramble the picture (usually not the audio) unless you pay a fee.
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8. Alternate the SKEW buttons with the PLUS and MINUS signs for best picture. You are making final polarity adjustments when you do this, and the buttons are sensitive to the touch. On the model 9000 receiver, this must be done at the front panel of the receiver. On the model 6600 two piece receiver, the buttons are on both receiver and remote control.
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Lacrosse: Laster's 8 goals lead Pine School girls to first win | Photo gallery
Laster's 8 goals help thwart John Carroll 12-7
Tiffany Laster scored eight goals Friday as Pine School's girls lacrosse team defeated John Carroll Catholic 12-7 in Fort Pierce.
Annelise Romero scored three goals with two draw controls for Pine School (1-2). Avery Camp had two goals and one draw control.
Dorcas Hsu scored one goal and Tiernan Van Suetendael finished with seven saves.
Niya Adlersberg had four draw controls.
Jenny DeNorio had two goals and two draw controls for John Carroll (2-3).
Meaghan Sherer scored two goals with one draw control.
Connie Madden scored two goals. Clare Santangelo added one goal and one draw control, and Emily Whitty made nine saves.
Emily Whitty finished with nine saves.
John Carroll hosts Jupiter at 7 p.m. Thursday. Pine School plays at Oxbridge Academy at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Cambridge (Ga.) 11, Jensen Beach 6: Kai Mildenberger had two goals and two assists in the Falcons' loss at Jensen Beach.
Hope Cotten scored three goals for Jensen Beach (6-2).
Aley Mark added one goal.
Annie Flanigan made seven saves.
Cambridge (3-0) is power-rated No. 3 in Georgia by LaxPower.com.
Jensen Beach hosts Pine Crest at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Satellite 6, Sebastian River 5: Kendall Holycross scored two goals in the Sharks' loss at Satellite Beach.
Jessie Storfer, Brandie Brooks and Ari Tucker added one goal apiece for Sebastian River (3-3). Kylie McCarty had one assist.
Gianna Arlotta and Hanna Knudsen had six ground balls each. Sabrina Beigel made six saves.
All three Sharks losses have been by one goal.
Sebastian River hosts Melbourne Central Catholic at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Jupiter 15, South Fork 11: Abbie Horchar scored four goals and Karly Brandenburg added two goals and three assists in the Bulldogs' loss at Tropical Farms.
Courtney Buonocore had two goals and Devin Becker had one goal and two assists for South Fork (3-3).
Katy Spindler and Tabitha Storey had one goal each. Katie Weiksnar made nine saves.
South Fork plays Camrbidge (Ga.) on Saturday at Jensen Beach.
Vero Beach 10, St. Edward's 5: Chris Britton scored four goals to lead the Fighting Indians to a District 19 win in Vero Beach.
Winton Roschach finished with three goals for Vero Beach (5-2, 3-0 district), which won its third consecutive game.
Bennett O'Brien scored two goals, Austin Dupuis added one goal, and Tyler Martin and Kevin Heckman had one assist each.
Dylan Carabia had five ground balls, Jacob Coleman finished with four and Brad Heckman had seven saves.
Austin Stazzulla scored three goals for St. Edward's (3-3, 1-1). Ross Pridemore and Mason Heim had one goal each and Josh Hurwitz had two assists.
Terrell Sands had 10 ground balls and Kevin Murphy made six saves.
Vero Beach hosts W.T. Dwyer at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Martin County 8, Jensen Beach 7: Eric Simon made five of his 18 saves in the third quarter as the Tigers won a District 19 game in Stuart.
Scott Beck had three goals and Luke Kendall had two goals and one assist for Martin County (3-2, 3-0 district).
Owen Anderson, Joey Estevez and Troy Fischer scored goals. Hunter Jones had three assists.
Andrew Muaer had six ground balls. Drew Ahal and Sam Meyerson had three apiece.
Jared Welsh scored three goals for Jensen Beach (3-3, 1-1).
Ryan Rupp added one goal and one assist.
Beau Ladwig, Liam Walls and Hunter East scored one goal apiece.
Ryan Gallaher had two assists, Cameron Wadsworth added one and Austin Brodie made seven saves.
Martin County hosts Palm Beach Gardens on Monday. Jensen Beach hosts Pine School at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
John Carroll Catholic 11, Pine School 6: Brendan Halleran scored five goals as the Golden Rams won in Fort Pierce.
Blaze Walsh added three goals, Caleb Mayhew had two goals and one assist, and Matt Suriano scored one goal for John Carroll (2-3).
Anthony Palmeri made six saves.
John Carroll plays at John I. Leonard on Tuesday.
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By Justin BoronDisposable incomes for blacks in Henry and Clayton counties continue to climb along with the state as a whole, according to this year's minority buying power report generated at the University of Georgia. The report, which compiles state by state, minority buying power projections, shows strengthening in local minorities' "economic clout" over the past 15 years. The increase in black buying power has made Georgia one of the most "vibrant African-American" markets, according to the study. Like its demographic makeup, Clayton County's black buying power is a stark contrast from where it was in the early 1990s when the report originated. In 1991, blacks spent about 20 cents out of every dollar in Clayton County. This past year, they spent about 57 cents out of every dollar. Since 1991, the buying power has grown by 482.2 percent. Market share for blacks in Henry County, which is predominantly white, has grown from 7 percent in 1991 to 21 percent. Since 1991, the net growth of black buying power is significantly less than Clayton County. But in terms of percentage, it grew by 1,422 percent. Part of the reason for the increase may be the demographic shift that has resulted in blacks making up almost 60 percent of the Clayton County, according the most recent U.S. Census estimates. Henry County also has seen demographic growth in blacks in recent years. But the population influx alone doesn't account for all of the buying power increase, according to Humphreys' report. Generally, the report says the number of blacks who are starting and expanding their own businesses also contributes to gains in buying power. Citing a Census Bureau survey entitled Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, the report says the number of black-owned firms grew four times faster than the number of all U.S. firms. Rising levels of educational attainment also have contributed, with the proportion of blacks with high school diplomas rising by 10 percent from 1993 to 2003. Jeff Humphreys, the director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth at UGA's Terry College of Business, said increases in buying power could ultimately mean better and cheaper goods for African Americans since the larger market share would be cheaper. But measuring whether those benefits had been realized would require a difficult and entirely separate study, he said. Emory Brock, Clayton County's director of economic development, said the provision higher-end goods is hit or miss. "I'm sure there are in some places, and some areas, there really aren't," he said. Brock said retailers may need to do a better job marketing to the black population. "They need to take a closer look at the market, studying it," he said. "It's a strong market still." At the same time, Brock said they shouldn't overreact. He said a balanced approach to all demographic markets is needed. Stronger buying power in minorities also could mean more diverse business ownership as well as a diversity in the types of business. In Henry County, Kay Pippin, the executive director of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce, said the increased buying powers to create a more diverse business community. "That's what makes communities exciting," she said. "I only see that as a positive."
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MOORE — A concrete slab encircled by a 10-foot tall metal fence is all that is left of the AMF Moore Lanes bowling center.
Looking over the site from the parking lot just off the Interstate 35 service road, former Moore Lanes general manager Jon Fisher recalls how the May 20 tornado peeled off the building's metal roof like a sardine can. He points out where his office and the bowling lanes once stood.
"I won't cry — I'm too much of a macho guy, but it's a sad feeling," Fisher said, noting that other businesses in the area have reopened or are in the process of rebuilding.
Construction is progressing at the nearby Tinker Federal Credit Union, which also was leveled in the storm. The tornado-damaged adjacent post office reopened this week.
While other surrounding businesses have reopened or are rebuilding after the May 20 tornado, bowlers and former bowling center employees have learned that AMF Moore Lanes will not be rebuilt. The bowling center had been open in Moore since the 1970s.
Blow to employees
It's a blow for former Moore Lanes employee Katie Stubblefield, who worked at the bowling center before the tornado. Her older brother and father had also worked there.
"To find out that it was gone for good was really sad for our family," said Stubblefield. "A lot of my friends worked there — it's where I met my boyfriend of two years. There were a lot of memories there," said Stubblefield, who began bowling at age 3.
Bowlmor AMF, which owned AMF Moore Lanes, sold the land where the bowling center once stood just northeast of Moore Warren Theatre in November for $1.2 million to a group of investors. The deed to the property stipulates that a bowling alley cannot be rebuilt on the land for at least 20 years after the sale — a common measure Bowlmor AMF takes to prevent creating new competition in the market.
Donald Kyte, manager for Apex Properties II LLC, which purchased the Moore Lanes property, said the investors would like to see the land — a valuable parcel given its location next to the popular Warren Theatre — redeveloped for some type of commercial use.
Bowlmor AMF declined to comment on the closure of Moore Lanes and would confirm only that the property had been sold.
The May 20 tornado destroyed the Moore Lanes site at a time of tumult for Bowlmor AMF. New York-based Bowlmor and Virginia-based AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. were in the process of merging last spring. The merger was completed in July to create the largest operator of bowling centers in the world.
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