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CHICAGO -- When C.J. Brown was growing up, his house had a green Michigan State banner on the door on college football Saturdays.
But on Nov. 15, the Brown family will be rooting for the Spartans' opponent.
That's because Brown will be wearing red and white under center for Maryland during the Spartans visit to Byrd Stadium.
And Brown says his father -- who spent his college career in green and white -- will be on the Maryland sideline, wearing red as well.
Brown, the Terrapins senior signal-caller, is the son of former Michigan State quarterback Clark Brown. The elder Brown was Michigan State's starter in 1983, completing 58 percent of his passes for 837 yards and four touchdowns. His career completion percentage is 10th best in school history.
Even after the family moved from Troy, Michigan to Pennsylvania when Brown was young, he was raised in a Michigan State household.
"I'm not unknown to the territory of 'Go Green'," Brown said this week at Big Ten media days.
That's made the Nov. 15 game between the Spartans and Terrapins -- the first meeting between the program since 1950 -- one that is circled on the schedule.
"I know he's talked to a lot of his former teammates, so they're all trying to make the trip down," Brown said of his father. "So we'll have a pretty large crowd for that game."
Brown said his father didn't initially push him to become a football player or a quarterback. But once the son chose that path on his own, he found his father all of a sudden becoming harder on him. If he was going to be a quarterback, he was going to go about it the right way.
Since then, Brown said his father has become a strong resource for him as a college player.
"He's definitely a crutch I can lean on, especially when I first came in as a true freshman with questions on plays and coverages and just things like that that I wasn't sure of," Brown said. "He's someone I could go to and talk to about, and then of course gameday, just understanding what you're going to go through in terms of the atmosphere and the fans."
Brown still being in a Maryland uniform in 2014 for the Terrapins' move to the Big Ten has been the result of a long journey through his college football career.
After redshirting in 2009, Brown played just one game in 2010 before going down with a season-ending shoulder injury. He came back to earn five starts in 2011 before losing the entire next season with a preseason ACL tear.
In in his return to health and first year as the Terrapins' starter in 2013, he became the first Maryland player in school history to pass for more than 2,000 yards and run for more than 500.
"There were definitely some low moments throughout my career having two season-ending injuries with the collarbone and the knee," Brown said. "But through the team and my family and coach Edsall, I was able to bounce back. I'm just really thankful that I'm still in the position today to be able to go out here and perform."
And the upside of his two season-ending injuries: he'll have a chance to play his father's old team at home and spend a season in his father's old conference.
"This is kind of a blessing in disguise," Brown said. "I get the best of both worlds, being in the ACC for the majority of it and now coming over and getting to get a taste of the Big Ten and play in these different venues and experience this different culture and these teams here. It's definitely exciting. I'm looking forward to it."
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the 2014 OHSAA state track and field championships complete, it is time to take a look at how Ohio's best stack up against the top times and distances reported nationally on MileSplit.com.
Below is a list of the top marks in Ohio this season according to MileSplit.com and where they rank in the national top 50.
100-meter dash
Top Ohio times: 1. Kay-El Floyd, Firestone, 10.34; 2. Parris Campbell Jr. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 10.47; 3. Nick Gray, Pickerington North, 10.50.
Top national time: Trentavis Friday, Cherryville, NC, 10.17.
Ohioans in top 50: 14. Floyd.
Comment: Ohio boys division champions included Brandon Bolden of Solon at 10.53 (Division I), Dakari Carter of Streetsboro at 10.71 (Division II) and Jamir Coleman of Lima Central Catholic at 10.94 (Division III). Bolden and Carter's winning times were personal bests, while Coleman's 10.86 in Friday's preliminary race was his career best mark. Reggie Thomas of John Adams was fourth in the Division I final at 10.61 after qualifying third overall with a personal-best 10.59 in the prelims.
200-meter dash
Top Ohio times: 1. Nick Gray, Pickerington North, 21.00; 2. Casey Lenfest, Granville, 21.13; 3. Brandon Bolden, Solon, 21.19.
Top national time: Trentavis Friday, Cherryville, NC, 20.33.
Ohioans in top 50: 21. Gray; 37. Lenfest; 48. Bolden.
Comment: Ohio boys division champions were Lenfest in Division I, Marquee Montgomery of Benedictine (21.77) in Division II and Jamir Coleman of Lima Central Catholic (21.88) in Division III. Montgomery's personal record of 21.39 came in the Division II semifinals.
400-meter dash
Top Ohio times: 1. Nick Gray, Pickerington North, 47.41; 2. Tyler Neff, Fairless, 47.88; 3. Trevahn Beery, Norwayne, 47.95.
Top national time: Devante Lacy, Klein Oak, TX, 46.10.
Ohioans in top 50: 40. Gray.
Comment: Gray won the Division I title in 47.69. Neff's time won the DIvision II title while Lane White of Covington captured the gold in Division III (48.24).
800-meter run
Top Ohio times: 1. Stephen Sparks, Lancaster, 1:51.23; 2. Tyler Otterstedt, Granville, 1:52.24; 3. Ryan Adams, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, 1:52.59.
Top national time: Ricky Faure, Rock Springs, WY, 1:48.14.
Ohioans in top 50: 19. Sparks; 48. Otterstedt.
Comment: Ohio Division champions included Sparks (Division I), Adams (Division II) and Alex Clapacs of Gilmour in Division III (1:53.05). Clapacs ran a personal-best time after dropping out of the 1,600 meters to conserve his energy for the 800 final.
1,600-meter run
Top Ohio times: 1. Michael Vitucci, St. Xavier, 4:07.96; 2. Michael Hall, St. Xavier, 4:08.52; 3. Garrett Crichlow, Twinsburg, 4:09.26.
Top national time: Julian Oakley, Providence, RI, 3:57.50.
Ohioans in top 50: 22. Vitucci; 27. Hall; 33. Crichlow; Kevin Blank, Solon, 4:10.09.
Comment: Vitucci and Hall finished ahead of three Northeast Ohio Runners (Crichlow, Kevin Blank of Solon and Luke Wagner of St. Ignatius) in the Division I state final. Ryan Adams grabbed the gold in Division II in 4:18.44 ahead of Joe Bistritz of Chagrin Falls (4:18.80) and Trinity's James Nedrich was second in Division III (4:20.22).
3,200-meter run
Top Ohio times: 1. Nicholas Elswick, Chardon, 8:57.93; 2. Kyle Mau, Hudson, 9:03.07; 3. Toby Hardwick, Newark, 9:04.47.
Top national time: Blake Haney, Stockdale, CA, 8:46.80.
Ohioans in top 50: 31. Elswick.
Comment: After posting a personal best 8:57.93 at the Amherst regional meet, Elswick was expected to challenge the Division I record of 8:55.04 set by Tsehaye Hiluf of Reynoldsburg in 2012. Elswick came up short of that mark, winning in 9:02.41, but not getting the record did nothing to take the shine off his gold medal. Mau, meanwhile, ran a personal-best as he finished second to Elswick and should be a top contender in the race next season.
110-meter hurdles
Top Ohio times: 1. Davon Anderson, Glenville, 13.64; 2. Chad Zallow, Warren JFK, 13.93; 3. Steele Wasik, St. Edward, 13.94.
Top national time: Misana Viltz, Millikan, CA, 13.47.
Ohioans in top 50: 3. Anderson, 24. Zallow; 27. Wasik; 35. Richard Floyd, Strongsville, 13.97.
Comment: Anderson captured the first of two classic showdowns in the hurdle events against Wasik at the state meet. Floyd, meanwhile, finished third in the Division I final and could be next season's favorite in the event.
300-meter hurdles
Top Ohio times: 1. Steele Wasik, St. Edward, 36.31; 2. John Lint, Columbus Academy, 36.32; 3. Davon Anderson, Glenville, 36.39.
Top national time: Robert Grant, Brophy College Prep, AZ, 36.24.
Ohioans in top 50: 2. Wasik; 3. Lint; 5. Anderson; 23. Kaleb Harris, Norwayne, 37.25; 33. Dominic Lombardi, Bishop Watterson, 37.43; 43. Ashton Dulin, Reynoldsburg, 37.58; 48. DJ Hickman, Northmont, 37.62; 49. Chad Zallow, Warren JFK, 37.62.
Comment: With about 150 meters to go in the Division I final, Anderson surged past Wasik and headed toward the straightaway. With one final hurdle to clear, Anderson crashed and Wasik remained on stride, edging the Glenville star at the finish line for his first individual state title. The time put Wasik No. 2 in the nation according to MileSplit.com. Had Anderson finished the race cleanly, he clearly would have challenged Brophy's top national mark.
4x100-meter relay
Top Ohio times: 1. Glenville, 41.47; 2. Nordonia, 41.58; 3. Austintown-Fitch, 41.90.
Top national time: Texas High, TX, 40.41.
Ohioans in top 50: None.
Comment: An astounding 22 of the nation's top 50 4x100 relay teams reside in the state of Texas with Texas High's narrow victory over Lancaster in the University Interscholastic League championships reigning as the nation's top time of the season.
4x200-meter relay
Top Ohio times: 1. Nordonia, 1:26.40; 2. Berea-Midpark, 1:26.63; 3. Austintown-Fitch, 1:26.75.
Top national time: Desoto, TX, 1:24.24.
Ohioans in top 50: 29. Nordonia; 33. Berea-Midpark; 38. Austintown-Fitch; 41. Glenville, 1:26.93.
Comment: Texas teams again dominate the top ranks in the 4x200 sprint relay. Of the top 13 teams on MileSplit.com's list, 12 are from the Lone Star State. The highest ranked midwest schools is Schaumburg High in Illinois (1:26.08). Nordonia's crew of Dylan Mabin, Brandon Truett, Sterling Brabson and Jordan Nobles ran a near-perfect race in capturing their first state title in the event.
4x400-meter relay
Top Ohio times: 1. Glenville, 3:13.75; 2. Pickerington North, 3:15.65; 3. Sylvania Southview, 3;17.03.
Top national time: Long Beach Poly, CA, 3:11.86.
Ohioans in top 50: 6. Glenville; 26. Pickerington North; 49. Sylvania Southview.
Comment: The event that sealed the boys Division I team title for Glenville was over as soon as Darrien Hickman handed the baton to Davon Anderson for the anchor leg. Already staked to a comfortable lead, Anderson pushed ahead and finished in 3:13.75, just 0.70 off the Division I record established by Trotwood Madison in 2010.
4x800-meter relay
Top Ohio times: 1. St. Xavier, 7:36.33; 2. Norwalk, 7:43.64; 3. Mason, 7:44.63.
Top national time: St. Xavier.
Ohioans in top 50: 1. St. Xavier; 16. Norwalk; 22. Mason; 24. Dublin Jerome, 7:44.87; 43. Olentangy Liberty, 7:47.62.
Comment: The only Ohio team or individual with a top national time, St. Xavier's crew of Michael Hall, Brad Egan, Evan Stifel and Michael Vitucci shattered the Ohio Division I record by more than three seconds.
Shot put
Top Ohio distances: 1. Nick Demaline, Liberty Center, 68-10(1/2); 2. John Maurins, Mentor, 67-4(1/4); 3. Ligan Bryer, Geona Area, 61-7.
Top national distance: Demaline.
Ohioans in top 50: 1. Demaline, 3. Maurins; 33. Bryer; 37. Robert Landers, Wayne, 61-4(3/4); 41. Mike Hierholzer, Medina, 61-2(3/4); 45. Ballenger, Fremont Ross, 61-1.
Comment: Demaline came on strong at the end of the season after Maurins had held the top distance in Ohio for much of 2014. His distance of 66-3(1/2) in the Division III finals was more than seven inches better than his next closest competitor, Connor Booth of Smithville. Maurins was second to Landers in the Division I final after recording a distance of 61-03 and fouling three times.
Top Ohio distances: 1. Jared Ballenger, Fremont Ross, 190-5; 2. Noah Castle, Wauseon, 189-1; 3. Trevor Detillion, Unioto, 185-9.
Top national distance: Carlos Davis, Blue Springs, MO, 212-5.
Ohioans in top 50: 14. Ballenger; 18. Castle; 34. Detillion.
Comment: Ballenger finished ahead of Avon Lake's Max Seipel (179-06) while Jonathan Zedella of St. Edward was fourth (166-07) and Hierholzer fifth (166-07).
Long jump
Top Ohio distances: 1. Mykale Rogers, Lima Central Catholic, 24-4(1/2); 2. Herman Brunis, Fairfield, 24-3(3/4); 3. Jordan Latimer, Wayne, 24-1(1/4).
Top national distance: Nate Moore, Castro Valley, CA, 25-10.
Ohioans in top 50: 12. Rogers; 17. Brunis; 36. Latimer; 46. Tim Bell, LaSalle, 23-11(3/4).
Comment: Rogers saved his best jump for the final attempt of his high school career, winning the state title with a new Division III record.
High jump
Top Ohio heights: 1. Jeffery Floyd, Linden McKinley, 6-10; 2. Manny Durden, Springfield-Holland, 6-10; 3. Zach Robbins, West Branch, 6-9.
Top national height: Bryant O'Georgia, North Canyon, AZ, 7-2(1/4).
Ohioans in top 50: 47. Floyd.
Comment: Floyd bested Robbins in the Division II state final, clearing consecutive heights of 6-9 and 6-10 while Robbins could only clear 6-9. Durden's height of 6-10 won him the Division I title, while Brandon Adkins of Dawson-Bryant went 6-8 to claim the Division III crown.
Pole vault
Top Ohio heights: 1. Cole Gorski, Otsego, 16-2; 2. Eric Fox, Cambridge, 15-10; 3. Lucas Kelley, Massillon Perry, 15-10.
Top national height: Brandon Bray, China Spring, TX, 17-8(1/2).
Ohioans in top 50: 30. Gorski.
Comment: Gorski and Fox dueled in the Division II final before Gorski separated from a pack of three jumpers at 15-10. The honors student fell short in his final three attempts at breaking the Division II state meet record of 16-4 established by John Coyne of Medina Buckeye in 1986.

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This just in from Jeanine Jablonski, owner of the art gallery, Fourteen30 Contemporary. "After over two years, Fourteen30 Contemporary is closing the doors of its current location. Devon Oder, Ashen Glow, marks our final exhibition at 1430 SE 3rd Avenue."
Jablonski's email continues: "In the coming months, Fourteen30 Contemporary will host numerous projects and private events, beginning with two events this December (information below,) and will re-open in the spring of 2011."
I'll have more on this in the days to come.


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Skip to comments.White House State Dinner Party Crashers
Posted on 11/25/2009 8:06:39 PM PST by khnyny
Its one of the most secure places on earth, but two Washington area socialites and reality TV wannabes were apparently able to get behind the gates at the White House and mingle with the crowd at the State Dinner in honor of India last night.
The Washington Post has the dish on Tareq and Michaele Salahi, below:
The First Ladys office told ABC they would have no comment on the crashers and referred all inquiries to the Secret Service.
Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan confirms that the agency is looking into a report that two individuals not on the guest list were in the event.
They sure were. The Post has pictures from Michaele Salahis Facebook page that clearly show the two in pictures with attendees at the state dinner and there is video of the two on the red carpet inside the White House grounds.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
Wonderful, just wonderful.
Oh gee Thanks a lot homeland security
Where are Balloon Boy's parents?
Political correctness allowed this to happen. The USSS wouldn't push it on the Muzzie for fear of being branded as racists.
Facebook page
huh? What "muzzie"?
You think Tareq Salahi is Amish?
In what is the height of irony, the more you look like Islamic terrorists the less likely you are to be challenged at the White House.
Major Hasan probably could have led the color guard.
There's no indication that anyone even checked his name. How could PC have played a role here if it's unlikely anyone even knew he's (possibly) Muslim?
Well hopefully this shook them all up enough that the next time security will be a bit tighter. With American's so angry over being unemployed I'd hate to think that someone unbalanced enough would try to harm them if given the opportunity. I do not want to live though another 40 years of a martyred President like we still have to with JFK!
Several someones on the Secret Service have some serious 'splainin' to do about this one....
Heads are gonna roll...
Doe you honestly believe nobody asked for a name? And check out his photo from last night. He looked the part.
BTW, Obama claims to be a Christian. He and Reverend Wright say so.
These days, who cares? I think that today, right now, anyone and everyone should have absolutely free access to the President. / s
He did say his administration would be the most transparent ever...
1) If you can look at this picture, and immediately think, "he's a Muslim," then... well, I don't know what you're looking at...
2) If he's such a devout Muslim, how do you explain the Catholic wedding?
If Obama's such a devout Christian, how do you explain his utterances over the past several years, more specifically since he took office?
BTW, as a Catholic, I've known many non-Catholics who have married in the Church because it was the wish, and duty, of the Catholic party.
Has Obama hired NOI to run security?
Look at her chummy photo with the VP: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2806771&id=101907941877#/photo.php?pid=2806770&id=101907941877&fbid=183864396877
and his name is enough for me. Sorry, but I'm sick of the PC.
Were they wearing bow ties?
This may serve as pretext for doing so.
Joey Biden FTW!!
Rove, you magnificent bastard!
Michaele can't spell, for sure. Calls the guy "Ron" Emanuel.
Ditzy blonde?
India's last few Prime Ministers have been "taken down" by some crazy people who "got into the inner perimeter", so I would imagine they are rather sensitive about this breach when Manmohan Singh was there. I would imagine the Obama WH, being such dolts and amateurs on the international diplomacy and security scene as it is, will have either no excuse or will just laugh it off. I sense a SNL skit in the making.
Could be a Palestinian Christian. There are a few of those around. And some of them are in fact anti-Israeli. Who knows? The guy was born in the D.C. area apparantly. Not so sure about her.
When I was in college, I had a part time job in Century City, CA, and the night Ronald Reagan was elected, I walked down the steps of my building and told the first stranger I saw that night that we had a new President. He was also a young person and said, "Yeah, I'm going to go see him right now. Wanna come?"
We walked across the boulevard and went into the bowels of the Century Plaza Hotel, where, in front of the Grand Ballroom, security men were checking people's tickets. My new companion saw that one needed tickets to go in, and got creative. We went over to the side a few feet, he took out a couple of pieces of notebook paper out of his backpack and folded them to look like tickets. He put these into his front pocket and we attempted to go in through the ballroom door, with him gesturing briefly to his "tickets" as we passed "security."
We were very early for the election night party, so we moved to the front of the standing room only area, only a few feet from the stage, and were later able to see Ronald Reagan accept his win. We were just students carrying big, bulky backpacks filled with books, but I'd like to think they would not have let us through if we had been terrorists with bags full of explosives.
Such BS.
No one can just "crash" a party the Obamas set up.
There is something they're not telling us.
For anyone to get into the White House these days, you have to be on a list. To get on the list you have to have someone who works on the inside of the White House complex clear you in with your social security number and date of birth. The secret service then runs a background check on you, puts you on the list, and you go through a heavy security process to even access the White House compound.
What obviously happened here was someone from inside the White House (friend? client? ambassador?) cleared them onto the list, and they snuck into the party probably pretending to have lost their invitations.
Now think of all the other goofballs that are going to try this to see if they can get away with it.
But their names were not on the list.
In a way, mortifying. In a way, hilarious.
Whoa! Cool, but all the same ...whoa!
I think they are going to be on a reality show Wives of DC or some such show like the ones from New Jersey, New York, Atlanta, etc. Means it was a set up by the network. They had to be on the list and approved by the Secret Service before they even got out of their cars or on to the grounds even if they came in with some network honco.
...um, because the Obamas keep the media on a really tight leash? Nothing gets out of this White House unless Obama wants it too - be it because of media love or media fear.
Besides - these guys are ARROGANT. Sure - they love playing "funny" jokes on people in other nations. But here at a party they set up? Doubtful.
That sounds very plausible.
Well it will be interesting. Salahi in those photos has on his left lapel (below) the crossed flags of the United States and India, but then above it is some other kind of pin. If that was a security access pin on him just for that event, then that would tell a very interesting story. Something stinks here, either way you look at it. The Japanese press infers that the Secret Service were being set up to take the blame over it.
You are right, it gives Zero a chance for his 'private army' that he wants to be funded as well as the military. You are a genius.
You are right, it gives Zero a chance for his 'private army' that he wants to be funded as well as the military. You are a genius.
There's about 10 minutes of Saturday Night Live right there. Just have a succession of folks more obviously terrorist than the last, and the security gets laxer and laxer as they shuffle through. Show them beating up an elderly white woman in a wheelchair at the head of the line, first thing. The have Osama bin Laden and a donkey with a ton of explosives strapped to it just waltz through, yucking it up with the guards at the end of the skit.
"Whatcha got there, chief?" says a uniformed guard.
"Main course!" roars Osama as he passes through.
"Say howdy-do to the President! Ah-ha-ha!"
Looks like a Middle Eastern pattern on the Gummy Bore's shroud, or whatever the hell that is......if she had to wear a hijab, maybe there's an upside to all this
And two days before the anniversary of the Mumbai attacks!
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Notices to proceed are being issued and the U.S. Forest Service is looking to future drilling operations.
A recent announcement from the U.S. Forest Service requested notices of intent from those who own or lease subsurface mineral rights on the Allegheny National Forest.
A settlement agreement between the Forest Service and three environmental groups that had sued the agency stipulates that the Forest Service will apply the National Environmental Policy Act to proposed drilling operations on the forest.
The settlement and subsequent filings are under consideration in federal court.
Another part of the settlement allows 54 pending development packages to move forward.
Other than those, no subsurface mineral development will take place on the ANF for at least a year, if the terms of the agreement are approved.
During that year, the Forest Service will develop a baseline for making environmental decisions.
"The first step in allowing the Forest to move forward under the terms of the settlement will be the completion of a forest-wide environmental analysis," ANF Spokesperson Kathy Mohney said. "According to Forest Supervisor Leanne Marten, the Forest Service will be initiating a forest-wide site-specific environmental analysis for proposals not included in the settlement, as well as any other proposed activity anticipated between now and December 31, 2013."
Those interested in developing subsurface mineral rights on the forest before that date are asked to submit proposals.
Each plan should include "a map showing where you are proposing future development activities, and locations for proposed wells, access roads, tank batteries, pipelines and utility lines," Mohney wrote in the release. "Please be as specific as possible, and submit the information in digital format if available."
The deadline for those is May 8.
Proposals will be used in the creation of the forest-wide environmental analysis.
Proposals should be sent to the attention of Paul Weese at the Allegheny National Forest, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren. Weese is the ANF Oil and Gas Administration Team Leader.


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Check out how some Hudson County residents decorated their homes for the holidays!
With the holidays fast approaching, homes all over the county are lighting up with Christmas trees, menorahs and the modern front-yard standard, the inflatable snowman.
We asked residents from several municipalities to hand in pictures of their decked-out abodes in our Hudson County Holiday House Decoration Photo Challenge which ended Saturday.
We got submissions from places like photographer Caryn La Greca's colorful home in Bayonne to former Hoboken Mayor David Robert's domain, decorated with classic Christmas garlands and lights.
Our photographer Michael T. Dempsey also took some great shots of festive homes in North Hudson.
How did you decorate your home? The challenge may be over, but you can still share your holiday pictures with us on NJ.com.
You also have until Thursday to submit your photo to NJ.com's statewide search for holiday decoration photos and until Friday to enter the "HOME Decoration Smackdown: Jersey City vs. Newark vs. Roselle" contest. The winning town's libraries will receive $3,000.


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By STEPHANIE BARRY
SPRINGFIELD - Help wanted: exceptional candidate sought for daunting job.
The Springfield Business Improvement District, popularly known as the BID, will look for an executive director on the heels of director Jeffrey K. Keck's abrupt resignation last week.
Officials hope a new administrator can help heal an ailing downtown during an economic nose-dive. However, leaders also said the dismal employment picture may help draw a more intriguing field of candidates to apply.
Board members said Keck, who had worked for the downtown boosting agency since its inception, quit last week with plans to return to California.
"I don't think it was totally expected, but we always knew he was a West Coast guy," said Joseph E. Carvahlo III, a board member and president of the Springfield Museums Association. "He gave us a lot of years ... It was only a matter of time before he drifted back. I guess he felt it was time to move on."
Keck could not be reached for comment. He started nearly 10 years ago as operations manager and was later promoted to executive director after Robert L. Turin retired in 2006.
Business Improvement Districts were created by state legislation in the late-1990s. They are designed to mobilize urban business owners to join a partnership and contribute fees to a common fund that pays for marketing, upkeep, public safety and special events in a given district.
This city's alliance was proposed by former Mayor Michael J. Albano and approved by the City Council in 1998. The borders are Bliss and State streets on the south, Eliot and Chestnut on the east, Lyman and Gridiron on the north and the Connecticut River on the west.
It is run by a small staff and an independent board of directors. Most of its $1 million annual budget comes from member fees, along with limited public funding.
Francis J. Cataldo Jr., president of the board, said the BID provides critical services to the city's business district including beautification and cleanup, snow removal and special events.
Its flagship promotion is the annual Stearns Square CityBlock concert series, a weekly outdoor happening during the summer that Cataldo said draws some 50,000 visitors to the downtown area.
"People have perceptions about downtown that just aren't accurate," said Cataldo, president of C&W Realty. "It's clean, it's well-lit."
But the once-thriving club quarter has taken its share of lumps lately. A cluster of shootings and brawls in and around downtown bars in recent weeks has marred local nightlife.
Cataldo credited Keck for his dedication and service, adding that the ideal candidate for his replacement should have several key qualities.
"We are looking for someone with vision, someone who's creative and hands-on, with economic development or real estate experience and strong communication skills," he said.
No salary range has been set for the job, according to Cataldo.


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SINCLAIRVILLE - Sinclairville is paving the way for winter parking just in time for Christmas in the Park and Hospice Street, which both take place in December.
Hospice Street will take place Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. Several communities take part in this event and all the trees are lighted at the same time in support for Hospice.
"We want a well-shaped tree this year," Mayor Ken France said.
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Left to right, Trustees Tami Berg and Brian Bullard go over the water plans still in effect.
The tree will be placed on the bandstand and people can purchase Hospice bows for $5 to place on the Hospice Tree of Life in honor of lost loved ones.
Christmas in the Park will take place Dec. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Commons.
Library Board Member Jeff Embury announced his plans for the Sinclairville Library. He requested donations and fund drives be held for the library.
"We truly have a gem we can be proud of," Embury said about the library.
Embury was appointed to fill the trustee position until the March 18 election.
The ballots began Nov. 18 for the upcoming election.
When mentioning the water system, France said, "There are many other issues holding things up," and, "We are moving forward with the project."
Superintendent of Streets and Water Mike Livermore said, "The bridge project is looking good," and he has been working on fixing the streetlights.
The village offices will be closed for Thanksgiving week and open again Dec. 3.
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Some may call it a rumor. If we're seeking accuracy, it should be referred to as a recurring pipe dream.
And it only took about a week of hibernation for visions of Larry Fitzgerald to start dancing through the minds of New England Patriots fans. This time, however, it isn't completely without merit.
Like the flocks of fans that fill Gillette Stadium each week, those who run the Patriots are also smitten with the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver. According to a CSNNE.com report, the New England front office had interest in prying Fitzgerald from the Cardinals last season, though it never went anywhere.
This report could mean something or it could mean nothing. The Patriots likely put out feelers on several players to gauge their availability, and it wouldn't be shocking to find out the team inquired about Cleveland wide receiver Josh Gordon early in the season when it appeared the Browns were unloading parts. Sometimes a phone call is just a phone call, as the CSNNE.com report indicates.
But that hasn't stopped the story from growing into something more, and Fitzgerald, 30, was asked about the possibility of coming to New England during an appearance on WEEI radio Thursday.
"You do know that I have no control over that," Fitzgerald said. "My rights are owned by the Arizona Cardinals. I enjoy playing there; they've been good to me. But, like I said, it's out of my hands."
Fitzgerald then threw the necessary platitudes toward Tom Brady, calling him one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game.
It's a fun situation to speculate about. The idea of Brady throwing passes to Fitzgerald immediately rekindles images of Brady throwing passes to Randy Moss during back in 2007. Fitzgerald may have had a down season (82 catches for 954 yards), but there's no question that he would immediately reclaim his spot of one of the NFL's best receivers with Brady getting him the ball.
The question is about the fit and possibilities; it's whether or not those possibilities could realistically come to fruition. While still unlikely, it's at least more plausible now than it was a year ago.
If the Cardinals would have traded Fitzgerald a year ago it would have cost the team at least $10 million in cap space, and maybe as much as $15 million, according to reports. But if Fitzgerald were traded this year, Arizona would save $8 million against the cap, according to overthecap.com.
But the Patriots would still have to take on the $66.5 million still owed to Fitzgerald if a deal were made, though none of the money would be guaranteed, meaning he could be cut by a new team at any point. His current includes a base salary of $12.75 million in 2014, $8 million in 2015, $15 million in 2016 and $14.75 million in both 2017 and 18.
With numbers that large, a trading team would likely look to restructure his deal to lower to his cap number. The fact that he will count $18 million against the cap for Arizona next season would be the driving force behind any trade, though Fitzgerald said Thursday that he would be willing restructure his deal.
"If that's what needs to be done, that's what needs to be done," he said.
That doesn't necessarily mean he's willing to take a pay cut, which could still motivate Arizona to make a deal. But considering that the Cardinals finished 10-6, placing them just outside of the playoff picture, it's hard to envision a trade happening.


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In the past few decades, three major worldwide trends have emerged in livestock production:
These trends exist both in Asia and the U.S. and have created enormous environmental pollution concerns in water and land ecosystems. The present livestock waste treatment systems, however, are not adequate to keep pace in the 21st century in land-short regions of Asia and the United States. New, innovative, cost-effective livestock waste treatment systems are required to address public and industry concerns and constraints on livestock production.
Under the umbrella of the U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership (U.S.-AEP), a team of U.S. technical experts from five U.S. universities (Purdue, Oregon State, North Carolina State, Iowa State, Illinois Institute of Technology) and the USDA are cooperating with the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) in Taiwan to design and establish the "Environmental Center for Livestock Waste Management" (ECLWM). The equipment for the innovative new system and facility has been contributed by U.S. equipment manufacturers, thus providing an opportunity for U.S. industry, as well as U.S. universities and USDA, to be key players in technology development and transfer. The Equipment Manufacturer's Institute (EMI) in Chicago, Illinois has hosted several meetings of the core technical team and provided significant support and coordination in obtaining the equipment donations.
The Center is based at NPUST, which is located in Taiwan's Southern Pingtung County. It is owned and operated by NPUST to benefit Asia via the demonstration of innovative 21st century U.S. technologies in livestock waste handling, treatment, and disposal both in Asia and the United States. It will become a recognized leader in the transfer of realistic environmental protection practices and cost effective solutions for the future of sustainable agriculture. Although the initial focus of the project will be on swine waste systems, eventual expansion into poultry and cattle waste systems is envisioned in future years.
In April 1997, in Taipei, the U.S. core technical team and Taiwan swine waste experts, including representatives from NPUST, met to present scientific papers and engage in technical discussions to engineer innovative swine waste treatment systems which are efficient, cost-effective, and recover nutrients for reuse. That session was followed by a second international symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii. In addition to those who participated in the first symposium, experts from Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand attended to share their perspectives on the growing livestock waste problem, focus on solutions that the Center can bring to their economies, and explore opportunities to host a livestock waste management satellite demonstration system in their respective countries/regions.
On May 25, 1998, in a ceremony held at NPUST, a Memorandum of Understanding with NPUST was signed by representatives of the five universities involved in the project. Several dignitaries from Taiwan, including Paul M.H. Sun, National Policy Adviser and Shian-Numg Lin, Vice Chairman, Council of Agriculture, attended and made presentations. Following the ceremony, a working session was held for the core technical team and NPUST faculty to finalize the details of the treatment system.
The purpose of the ECLWM is to demonstrate new and/or enhanced process technologies to yield secondary products, i.e., energy, feeds, fertilizer, custom composts and bio-solids, and to provide system recycle water or discharge water that meets or surpasses regulatory standards. This is to be accomplished with process system design and equipment that is economic within given operational-sized and site-specific parameters.
The overall process schematic is based on wastes produced from an equivalent 240 sow farrow to finish unit estimated at 8,000 gallons per day at approximately 2.2% total solids. In addition, a 500-head grower-finisher building will be added to the pig production training center. About 25% of the waste flow will be directed through the existing waste treatment system. Daily storage volume will be incorporated to allow for recycle water and secondary treatment and product recovery. Dairy, beef and poultry wastes from other sites at the Center will be utilized in later stages, as other process technologies become available.
Also, off-Center sites may be utilized for specific processes and equipment. Primary treatment processes involve use of a high-rate fixed film reactor with solids recycle for increased solids retention time in a sequencing mode with a downstream sequential batch reactor (SBR). The anaerobically digested effluent will be received into a sequential batch reactor for aerobic processing. The decant liquid will flow to a storage for recycle and other uses. Activated sludge will be wasted periodically back to the anaerobic system or to secondary product recovery. Process flow will allow for variable loadings or by-pass of either anaerobic or aerobic systems to a storage tank which will be equipped with a floating prop aerator unit for added recycle water treatment, if needed. Solids composting, processing and utilization to develop value-added products will be added in a second phase.
Construction of the ECLWM is currently underway. A start up date is anticipated in August 1999. Plans are being made to hold a third International Symposium at NPUST in September 1999 to demonstrate the initial operation of the system. It is anticipated that annual symposia will be held to continue dissemination of the information gained by operating the system. In addition, an introductory training course on the importance of developing effective swine and livestock waste management techniques will be conducted four times during the Center's first year of operation. All activities of the Center will be guided by recommendations by an International Advisory Committee (ITC), which will meet on an annual basis. The ITC will be multilateral in nature, but the majority of its members will come from the U.S. and Taiwan to reflect the two biggest equity holders in the Center.
USDA participation in the development and future operation of the ECLWM will allow refinement of technology that could serve to address many of the issues related to livestock production and associated animal waste management that are currently being raised here. Animal waste issues currently faced by Asian countries are not significantly different than those that are evolving in the U.S. By working together, associated environmental concerns can be addressed on a global basis -- which is the purpose of the U.S.-AEP.
Author: Barry Kintzer (retired), National Environmental Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Washington, D.C.
Editor: Gail C. Roane (retired), International Programs Division
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Eight years ago, the longtime paper mill along downtown Plainwell's portion of the Kalamazoo River closed suddenly, putting many out of work and taking a chunk out of the city's tax rolls. Since then, environmental and financial issues have stymied redevelopment of the Plainwell Paper Mill, which includes several outbuildings.
But changes to Michigan's brownfield redevelopment act at the end of December bring positive expectations for such projects in this region's non-urban communities, said Jeffrey Hawkins, president of Envirologic Technologies Inc. in Kalamazoo.
"These are really the first substantive changes" to Public Act 381, created in 1996 and setting Michigan apart in its brownfield tools, Hawkins said.
The tax incentive tools included in that original legislation, however, stopped short in some cases of including outlying areas, not deemed to be so-called core communities. Core communities -- which include Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Muskegon, Holland and Grand Haven -- received additional benefits under the legislation.
"We were putting more focus on urban centers," explained Envirologic's Sarah Rainero.
That effort, in part to stem urban sprawl, meant those core communities could extend their tax-capture tools, which basically allow a city or developer to borrow against the future taxable value of the project after redevelopment. Now included were such things as demolishing buildings or asbestos abatement.
Non-core communities, such as Plainwell, Parchment or Vicksburg, did not have those options.
"In the past in non-core communities, we had to have a reason to demolish that building, meaning contamination under it we had to get to," Hawkins said. "It can be very costly ..., especially if you're looking at a building containing certain contamination issues, such as asbestos."
That one obstacle could, and does, block entire redevelopments, he noted.
For the Plainwell Paper Mill, which has been the focus of redevelopment efforts by the city of Plainwell for several years, demolition could cost more than $1 million, while asbestos abatement on the property could reach half that amount, said city manager Erik Wilson.
"However demolition occurs, whether a developer does it or the city does, it's nice to know you can pay yourselves back through the tax increment financing dollars," Wilson said.
Wilson and others at the city helped write some of the changes to the legislation, in fact, using very specific language to allow smaller communities to have a chance at redeveloping their idle elephants. The goal was to allow some projects, without opening up the legislation so broadly that core communities would no longer receive significant benefit, he said.
The legislation also redefined "blighted" to include buried debris, noted Steven Kimm, site assessment and brownfield services manager at Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Inc. in Kalamazoo.
"A lot of times historically when they demolished a building, they knocked it down to the basement and covered it up," Kimm said.
"That didn't meet the definition of a blighted property. When you go to do development on a site, you have to remove all the demolition debris to start construction."
Now that and demolition and asbestos abatement have become "eligible activities" for tax recovery. Also, brownfield authority fund limits have been increased, the school tax-capture tool extended to 2013 and the amount of credits available from the state increased from $30 million to $40 million a year, Hawkins said.
Also, the pace has quickened, noted David Stegink, associate vice president of Envirologic. A city's public notice period dropped from 20 days to 10 days.
"It's intended to be quick," Stegink said. "This whole process of approvals ... is now going to be quicker."
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We used thermochemical equilibrium calculations to model the chemistry of silicate vapor and steam-rich atmospheres formed during accretion of Earth-like exoplanets. Accretion models that show temperatures of several thousand degrees during accretion of the Earth motivated this work. These models also predict the formation of a steam-rich atmosphere during the later stages of Earth's accretion. Our results show that silicon monoxide (SiO) gas is the major species in silicate vapor atmospheres for T > 3080 K, and monatomic Na gas is the major species for T < 3080 K (see figure). During later, cooler stages of accretion (1500 K), the major gases (abundances >1%) in a steam-rich atmosphere are H2O, H2, CO2, CO, H2S, and N2. CO converts to CH4 as the steam atmosphere cools. The dependence of gas chemistry on T and P over wide ranges was computed. The NASA Astrobiology Institute and Origins Program supported this work.
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Please, ladies. I am BEGGING you. Keep the Giggles a happy place! It is so simple to do. Scroll to a funny. Find it funny? "like" it and move to the next. Don't find it funny? Then just move on to the next one. It isn't that hard! And no more analyzing every little detail of the wording and background. We are here to get our laugh on. Not for school lessons! Plus there is nothing more annoying then a post being taken over by quote trees! Now, it's time to get our laugh on! TGIF!
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"What we need now, more than anything, is a democratization of opportunity," says Chuck Slaughter, founder and CEO of the non-profit organization Living Goods in the USA.
In this video, Slaughter explains how something as simple as access to micro-finance has empowered half a billion new entrepreneurs in some of the world's poorest places. From social media to direct selling, he explores the tools that help to create opportunities and lift people out of poverty in emerging economies.


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August 8th, 2013: Tweets of the Day
In Minnesota, @OFA organizers are turning up the heat on lawmakers this summer, says the Star Tribune: http://t.co/2wY3G3o2Qp
"Warmest greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr here in the United States & around the world" —President Obama: http://t.co/K7fk0R2Hek
— The White House (@whitehouse) August 8, 2013
President Obama Thanks Troops and Military Families at Camp Pendleton
— The White House Blog (@blog44) August 8, 2013
MT @Energy: YOU'RE INVITED: Today at 3pm we're hosting a Google + Hangout on #windenergy. Join in: http://t.co/MopacWE8kz #askenergy
— The White House (@whitehouse) August 8, 2013
Yesterday, President Obama traveled to Camp Pendleton to visit with troops and their families, and to thank them for their extraordinary service to our nation.
"I'm here because, for more than a decade, you — and all our men and women in uniform — have borne the burden in this time of war," President Obama said.
Click here to see more from the President's visit.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with troops at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 7, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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President Obama thanks troops and their families for their extraordinary service to our nation.
President Obama Answers Your Questions About Housing
In Los Angeles, President Obama sat down with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff to answer questions about housing from Americans all over the country.
Join us on Friday, August 9th, at 2:00 pm EDT for a "We the Geeks" Google+ Hangout on "Robots" – where pioneering scientists will discuss how robots can help transform everything from school classrooms to the factory floor and operating rooms to the way we explore the Solar System.
The American Dream, Aided By Open Government Data
Making government data resources publicly available in machine-readable form as fuel for new private-sector products and businesses is one example of how the President is working to make government smarter and more innovative for the American people.
White House Schedule – August 8, 2013
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
In the afternoon, President will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of Greece. The meeting will highlight the strength of the U.S.-Greek relationship and underscore our ongoing support for Greece's efforts to reform its economy and promote a return to prosperity, as well as our cooperation on a broad array of mutual interests and challenges, including defense, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, counterterrorism, prospects for a settlement in Cyprus, and developments in the region, North Africa, and Syria. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of the meeting.
The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will be in Long Island, New York. There are no public events scheduled.
10:15 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing.
12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney WATCH LIVE
2:55 PM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of Greece.
Statements and Releases August 08, 2013
Readout of the President's Call with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
Karen Mills
Karen Mills is the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Across the United States, immigrants are starting and building successful businesses that create good American jobs and promote our country's economic growth. These businesses form the fabric of our communities, and are part of our uniquely American heritage as a nation of immigrants and innovators.
To accelerate our nation's economic momentum, we need an immigration system that works for America's entrepreneurs and small business owners–a system that allows us to leverage the creativity and diversity of immigrant entrepreneurs to better compete in the global economy.
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to meet with local business owners and leaders from the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce to discuss how commonsense immigration reform will help foster entrepreneurship and create jobs for workers, not only in New York, but across America.
Commonsense immigration reform has three pillars: smarter enforcement and continued border security; a path to citizenship for those who work hard and play by the rules; and an updated legal system that allows us to attract and retain entrepreneurs from around the world.
We know that immigrants over-index in entrepreneurship. In 2011 alone, immigrants started 28 percent of all new U.S. businesses, despite accounting for only 13 percent of the U.S. population. And between 2006 and 2012, 44 percent of new tech startups in Silicon Valley had at least one immigrant founder.
Immigrant-owned businesses foster vitality, creativity and diversity in our entrepreneurial ecosystem. And, in addition to creating jobs here at home, they are helping to increase America's global competitiveness by exporting and opening up markets around the world. Immigrants or their children also founded more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies, which collectively employ over 10 million people and generate annual revenue of $4.2 trillion.
Commonsense immigration reform expands on the successes of the business leaders who came to our country to build a better life and encourages the type of high-growth entrepreneurship that contributes to our long-term economic strength.
The bipartisan Senate immigration reform bill, which New York's Senator Schumer championed along with Arizona Senator John McCain and others Democrats, Republicans and Independents in the Senate, makes meaningful improvements to the existing employment-based green card system and creates a new "startup visa" for immigrant entrepreneurs. This important tool would allow entrepreneurs like these who meet a threshold level of financing from U.S. investors or revenue from U.S. customers to start businesses in the United States, and remain permanently if their companies grow and create jobs for American workers.
America is a nation of immigrants and a nation of entrepreneurs, and the Obama Administration is committed to honoring the legacy of innovation and competitiveness that has helped to make our country great. Passage by the House of Representatives of a balanced, comprehensive immigration reform bill is the next step forward in ensuring that America continues to attract the world's best and brightest to start new businesses, create good jobs and help grow America's middle class.
To learn more about the economic benefits of immigration reform in your state, click here.
Learn about the plan to continue helping responsible homeowners
Here's one of the best things about immigration reform: It's going to make the economy a lot better.
We have a moral obligation to lead the fight against carbon pollution.
An Instagram Video Message from President Obama
Nutrition: Michelle Obama vs. Obesity & Republicans
Published on Aug 7, 2013
Watch "Serve" highlighting the incredible story of Alejandro Morales, a young undocumented immigrant who was brought to the United States when he was only seven months old. Alejandro was the highest ranking cadet in Chicago JROTC and his biggest dream is to serve his county in the U.S. Marines. He is an American; this is the only country he's ever known. He wants to serve and protect his country, but our broken immigration system prevents him from doing so because he is an undocumented immigrant.
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Dean Atta's controversial poem, 'I Am Nobody's Nigger', gets a visual from SBTV's production arm, Sudden|Black. Featuring prominent figures within the uk music scene, Scorcher, Clement Marfo, Random Impulse, Mic Righteous, Roxxane and Jamal Edwards.
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Israel Lifts BBC Ban
Israel said it would resume ties with the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), which recently named an ombudsman to oversee its Middle East coverage. Israeli officials long have charged pro-Palestinian bias in the BBC's coverage. Israel stopped cooperating with the BBC last summer after it repeatedly aired a TV show about Israel's nuclear program that implied Israel was a rogue state.
Pollard Loses Again
A U.S. judge rejected a claim by convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. On Nov. 13, Judge Thomas Hogan dismissed a claim by Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel, that his previous lawyers did not do all they could to free him. Hogan also denied a request by Pollard's lawyers to gain access to classified documents that could help his release. Pollard, a former U.S. Navy analyst, is serving a life sentence in a U.S. jail.
AMIA Extradition Denied
A former Iranian diplomat accused of helping bomb an Argentine Jewish center will not be extradited to stand trial. A British judge ruled last week that there was not enough evidence to extradite Hadi Soleimanpour to Argentina.
The Iranian diplomat was arrested earlier this year in Britain for suspected involved in the 1994 car bombing of the AMIA center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Soleimanpour was Iran's ambassador to Argentina at the time of the attack.
Meanwhile, Argentina's Justice Ministry confirmed that suspicious Swiss bank accounts connected to former Argentine President Carlos Menem have been found, but none that connect Menem to a multimillion-dollar bribe he allegedly received from Iran to hinder a probe into the bombing.
Orthodox to Meet on Singles 'Crisis'
The National Council of Young Israel will hold its third annual "Shidduch Emergency Conference" in New York. The annual event will address issues related to finding a mate, such as overcoming obstacles to commitment, medical and genetic issues to consider, developing empathy between singles and married people, Internet matchmaking and coping with the emotional strain of break-ups, divorce and broken engagements. The conference will be held Nov. 23 at Manhattan's Lincoln Square Synagogue.
Aliyah Infomercials Set
TV infomercials touting immigration to Israel will run across North America. Nefesh B'Nefesh, or "Jewish Souls United," which seeks to boost North American immigration to Israel, said it plans to buy spots on family and religious cable and satellite networks to run a 30-minute advertisement called "Israel: Homeward Bound," touting a "bold new wave" of aliyah. Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, the group's executive director, said the ads will begin airing next week and will run for several months. The group claims to have brought 1,500 people to Israel this year and last, and is hoping to form a "significant partnership" with Israeli agencies.
Yarmulkes Out in France
French Jewish children should wear regular hats, instead of yarmulkes, to avoid anti-Semites, France's chief rabbi said. On Tuesday, Joseph Sitruk told Radio Shalom, a Jewish community radio station, that he didn't want young people "isolated in the metro or on suburban trains to risk becoming a target for aggressors any more than I want our young Jews to respond and become the aggressors themselves."
Sitruk's comments followed a new outbreak of anti-Semitic incidents in France.
Security Council Endorses 'Road Map'
The U.N. Security Council endorsed the "road map" peace plan, with U.S. backing. Some Jewish leaders fear the resolution will make Israel vulnerable to diplomatic sanctions if the peace process falters. The resolution passed Wednesday and calls on the parties to "fulfill their obligations under the road map in cooperation with the Quartet," the United States, European Union, Russia and the United Nations. Those four drafted the road map. The resolution also demands "an immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including acts of terrorism, provocation, incitement and destruction." Security Council resolutions have the force of international law, and Jewish leaders worry that Arab nations will claim Israeli actions violate the new resolution.
"When you have Syria and other unfriendly and hostile countries, you can see the potential for mischief and abuse," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
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About the Series
The Paul and Louise Miller Lecture series is one of several initiatives that are part of the School of Media Sciences engagement in the news publishing industry. This series is comprised of lectures on the current business, technology, and audience trends in news publishing and is sponsored by the Paul & Louise Miller Endowed Professorship and the School of Media Sciences.
About Paul Miller
From traditional American roots Paul Miller rose to a position of international influence in both the Gannett Corporation and Associated Press. His world-wide acquaintances, newspaper knowledge, and communication skills were acknowledged by many newspapermen in 1957 when he became president of the Gannett Corporation, and again in 1963 when he was also elected president of Associated Press. His decades of leadership have provided a legacy in the realms of journalism that will endure for generations.
2013-2014 Academic Year
Emerging Opportunities for Commercial Digital Printing Processes in the Fine Arts, May 7, 2014
Professor Frank Cost's presentation explored the potential for high-speed commercial processes, such as dry and liquid toner electrophotography and industrial inkjet printing, to enable artists to exhibit and distribute their work with far greater ease and at significantly lower cost than before. Also discussed: processes to deliver uniform color and image quality across a range of related work, from exhibition prints to books to promotional materials.
2011-2012 Academic Year
Portrayal of Women in News and other Media, March 29, 2012
Actress and New York Times best-selling author Victoria Rowell discussed the portrayal of women in the media, both positively and negatively. As a woman in the media spotlight, Ms. Rowell has firsthand experience with how women are portrayed across various mediums.
9/11: Reflections and Remembrances, September 9 through October 17, 2011
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, RIT's School of Photographic Arts and Sciences presented the exhibition 9/11: Reflections and Remembrances. This exhibition featured the photojournalistic work of eight alumni, who documented in the hours immediately following hijacked plane crashes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
2010-2011 Academic Year
Journalism: Does It Have a Future, December 8, 2010
Joshua Benton, Director of the Nieman Lab of Journalism at Harvard University, addressed the topic of journalism future. Benton discussed how traditional news organizations have been wary of aggregation, but journalists have been active aggregators for years as they are the ones who are "aggregating" the brains of their sources for stories.
2009-2010 Academic Year
Finding News Media Jobs When the Future of Media is Unknow, October 28, 2009
Good journalism has not changed—it's the platforms upon which journalism is delivered that are changed. This was the resounding theme from Virgil Smith, VP of talent management at Gannett Co. Inc.
2008-2009 Academic Year
News Media Today: A look at emerging career opportunities, April 15, 2009
Experts from newspaper, radio and TV outlets gathered to discuss transformation. The panel discussed issues such as who is the current news audience, how people will get their news in the future, and increasing readership/viewership utilizing various multimedia platforms.
News Media Transformed, But Who's the Audience?, October 21, 2008
With more and more major newspapers in the United States downsizing their print operations and moving toward publishing online, the future of the news media industry is uncertain. Experts discussed this and the types of jobs and skills needed as the industry shifts focus.
2007-2008 Academic Year
Sprinting a Marathon: The newspaper transformation today, April 30, 2008
Michael G. Kane, President & Publisher, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, focused on the changing business model that is emerging within the news publishing industry. The successful future of this industry depends on the acceptance and appreciation of new technology and methods for how news content is now distributed.


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The 36-credit MS-IST program is designed around a set of five building blocks. The courses in the IS Foundations and Business Foundations blocks are prerequisites for the program. Students with inadequate backgrounds in these areas are required to take additional courses and will, therefore, require additional credits to complete their degrees. The IS Core block defines the minimal knowledge required of all MS-IST students. This knowledge is both technical and managerial in scope. The core represents a standard that defines the MS-IST program and differentiates it from traditional computer science programs. The five building blocks are:
- IS Foundations
- Business Foundations
- IS Core
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Information Systems Foundations and Business Foundations Courses (MS-IST Prerequisites)
A minimum foundation of essential prerequisite knowledge is needed to prepare students for the remainder of the curriculum.
Information Systems Foundations
Most students entering the MS-IST program already have work or academic experience sufficient to undertake the MS-IST core described below. Students who have an insufficient level of experience to enter the program will be identified during their initial interview with the Program Chair/Advisor and appropriate measures will be prescribed to prepare the student to enter the program.
Business Foundations
The minimum area requirements are three courses on the basics of business: one on internal organizational considerations, one on external organizational considerations, and a third course in one area of business.
A graduate with an MS in IST needs to know a number of business-related topics if he/she is to function well in an IS job, particularly if that job involves managing in a private or a public organization. Students can sometimes satisfy the business foundation courses by taking equivalent courses in departments other than business. For example, psychology or sociology programs often cover organizational behavior. Furthermore, foundation courses can be taken at a senior undergraduate level. Three business courses are a minimal set of knowledge for MS-IST graduates. The program is conceived as being a two-culture program, including both the IS and business cultures. Given that IS graduates will work in firms and will interact with business-educated people, they will need to be able to communicate with many people who have a business background. Since many of these people are not likely to know the IS field, it becomes the responsibility of IS professionals to become culturally bilingual in computing and business. The ability to understand financial accounting, particularly costs, and the ability to understand how companies are organized and how people behave in organizations are required of IS graduates. In addition, an alternate business prerequisite course (other than marketing) can be tailored by the student and his/her advisor to an area compatible with the career concentration chosen by the student.
MS-IST Core Course Requirements
The six core courses listed below are required for program completion.
IST 7000 Data Management
IST 7020 Analysis, Modeling and Design
IST 7040 Data Communications and Networking
IST 7060 Project and Change Management
IST 7100 IT Policy and Strategy
IST 8100 Integrating the Enterprise, IS Function, & IS Technologies—Integration Capstone Component
The process of "integration" constitutes the capstone emphasis of the MS-IST program. After students complete the core, they need to synthesize what they have learned. Furthermore, system integration is a pervasive aspect of IS practice. Integration can be viewed from three perspectives: a) Integrating the Enterprise; b) Integrating the IS Function; and c) Integrating IS Technologies. The capstone course IST 8100 is required for program completion.
A concentration consists of five or more related courses that prepare a student for a specialization in their chosen major.
Information Assurance Concentration:
Five courses from the following list of possible options must be completed in order to satisfy the concentration.
MAJ 6610 White Collar Crime
MAJ 7000 Contemporary Issues in Homeland Security
SEC 6010 Planning for Information Security
SEC 6025 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Applied Systems
SEC 6030 Operating System and Computer Systems Security
SEC 6040 Web and Data Security
SEC 6050 Business Intelligence
SEC 6060 Incident Handling and Response
SEC 6070 Penetration Testing
SEC 6080 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
SEC 6090 Topics in Information Assurance
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Concentration:
Five courses from the following list of possible options must be completed in order to satisfy the concentration.
GIS 6000 Geographic Information Systems Science & Technology
GIS 6010 Applied Geographic Information Systems
GIS 6020 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
GIS 6030 Remote Sensing
GIS 6040 Geographic Information Systems Design, Development & Implementation
GIS 6050 Geographic Information Systems in Spatial Security
Internet/Web Design Concentration:
Five courses from the following list of possible options must be completed in order to satisfy the concentration.
DSN 6010 Streaming Media
DSN 6020 Human Computer Interaction
DSN 6030 Advanced Multimedia and Animation
DSN 6050 Markup Languages Advanced Authoring
DSN 6060 Database/Web Design Integration
DSN 6080 Internet Development/Design for Competitive Advantage
DSN 6090 Topics in Internet/Web Design
Management and Management Information Systems Concentration:
Five courses from the following list of possible options must be completed in order to satisfy the concentration.
MBA 7594 Creativity in Management
MGT 6501 Organization Theory and Design
MGT 6503 Leadership Development and Change Management
MGT 7400 Analysis of Decision Making
MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
MGT 7591 Leadership and Communication
MGT 7710 Integrative Independent Study Project A
MGT 7900 Topics in Management
MHR 7830 Finance and Accounting for Managers
Supervised Field Experience/Internship
Students in the final year of the program who have completed the majority of the program requirements will be required to enroll in a three-credit hour supervised field experience/internship. Students must have completed IST 8100 before registering for IST 8101 .
There are three possible options for students at this juncture in the program:
- The first option provides students following the Internet/Web Design Concentration or the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Concentration an opportunity to develop an electronic portfolio or a GIS project.
- Option two primarily applies to students following the Information Assurance Concentration and the Management and Management Information Systems Concentration and affords students an opportunity to complete an Action Research Methodology, establishing an improvement to their business or personal environment.
- Option three applies to students that wish to pursue an internship (internships must be completed as a semester course).
The Complete MS-IST Curriculum
The MS-IST program can be completed in a minimum of 36 credits by students with considerable preparation.
Such students would take:
- 15 credits of core courses
- 3 credits of integration
- 15 credits in a concentration
- 3 credits of Field Experience/Internship
Qualifications for Degree
To qualify for the Master of Science degree in Information Systems Technologies, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 36 credit hours (12 courses), including an Integration Capstone Component and a Field Experience/Internship. Both are intended to enhance a student's occupational interest through the correlation of theory and practice. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. The program must be completed within five years.
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2016-2017 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2016 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.


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LEONI TWP., MI — Leoni Township voters elected current township Supervisor Todd Brittain Tuesday in the primary. He will now go up against former Jackson County Board of Commissioner Jeff Kruse who is running as an independent in the November election. Kruse is currently on the county road commission as well as the Leoni Township Planning Commission.
Brittain earned 556 votes (44 percent) to defeat small-business owner Joe Trolz with 416 (33 percent) and Leoni Township Board of Trustee Dan Hunt with 284 (23 percent), according to unofficial results from the Jackson County clerk's office.
Brittain was not available for comment Tuesday evening.
Leoni voters also overwhelmingly re-elected township Clerk Michele Manke, who received 834 votes (67 percent) to defeat Kasey Altenbernt, who received 415 votes (33 percent).
"I appreciate all of the support by the community, and I won't let them down," Manke said.
Manke, 39, has served as clerk for the past eight years, and said she has five areas of focus now that she has been re-elected: public safety, a safer community, economic development, a solution to the sewer rate issue and improving the township parks.
Township Deputy Clerk Lori Stack earned a spot in the November general election for the treasurer position held by Brenda Vreeland. Stack earned 599 votes (49 votes) to defeat Kevin Cromley with 338 votes (28 percent) and incumbent Vreeland with 279 votes (23 percent).
Stack will face Republican Debbie Branham in the general election.
Stack, 52, ran for the position four years ago and lost to Vreeland by a handful of votes. Although not elected at the time, Stack said she took the opportunity to learn as much as she could about the township.
There are four seats open on the township board of trustees. Democrats Judy Southworth (715 votes), Jerry Ambs (684 votes), John Spencer (596 votes) and Todd Pickett (571) will head to the general election as well as Republican Robert Sutherby.
There are three trustee candidates running as independents in November. They are Steve Sawicki, Jason Chelfant and Theresa Zaborny.


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Please help me find a dojo in Melbourne!
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Re: Please help me find a dojo in Melbourne!
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Joe Sensei is well deserving of all the paise he receives. I still don't like your quote as it reads a certain way. I also do not believe that you respect the hakama in the same way as O'Sensei, as you would need to walk in his shoes through his life to do so.
I hope you can lose you fixation about the hakama, as you can find yourself receiving a wonderful gift in your studies, but to turn away from that gift because of the uniform... well.
I have spent my entire career with the military, but your example seems to point that those who practice without hakama (and I have) are losing the tradition and disipline. "A pair of old shorts and a t-shirt and a stroll in the park with a beer!" You should look further in to the Yoshinkan.
The post reads like it reads mate, if you want to read more into it than what's there than that's your problem. I'm sorry if it bothers you, but if it does, it's because you're reading something I didn't type.
Once again, context is being removed. When I said that I respect the hakama as OSensei does I was referring to the need for it being worn in the dojo, and the reasons for doing so. To state that I know and concur with ALL of OSensei's feelings towards the hakama would surely be foolish as I did not know him personally and did not live his life, but as I have said, by all publically available information which I have been able to obtain, we do concur.
I should also point out that you are negating the possibility of my feeling as OSensei did regarding hakama due to the impossibility of my knowing all of what those feelings are, while yourself being in the same position. If you have not walked in those shoes either, then how can you know that there is a difference between my feelings and OSensei's on the matter? You don;t know my feelings, and you don;t know his, and yet you see fit to draw comparison....
I'm almost positive that OSensei had feelings toward the hakama which few if any others had or will ever have, and I would hesitate to suggest otherwise - However as I said, I was referring to the wearing of the hakama in the dojo and the reasons for doing so being of such importance. If that isn't clear to you then perhaps you'd like to read the thread again.
If you had bothered to read the thread in it's entirety you would be fully aware that I do not have a fixation on tha hakama, or anything to do with a uniform, but on the representation of values or lack thereof depicted by the exclusion of hakama in the dojo.
Also if you care to scroll up a few posts, you will also be aware that I do not plan on turning away from the gift as some more helpful posters have shown me a positive way to blend my own spirit with that of the dojo I am forced to choose from. Nor am I choosing to do anything as a result of the uniform, but am having moral and ethical dilemmas resulting from the fact that the uniform is being toyed with.
You say that "your example seems to point that those who practice without hakama (and I have) are losing the tradition and disipline."
Precisely. That's why I keep talking about it! One point you seemed to miss is that it is not only the hakama but also it's spirtual value that I am concerned with.
And once again, scroll up and you'll find that I am making plans to chat with Thambu Sensei and others, which I believe would constitute "looking further into the yoshinkan"
Hope this clears things up
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Eric Velez: Chameleon Conguero To The Stars
Branching Out
Despite his success with Marc Anthony, Velez still had time to freelance. He did two "hardcore, in-your-face" salsa albums with Jimmy Bosch, Avión De La Salsa in 2004 and Million in 2009, and was in the Bosch band for their Salsa Vivaldi tour of 2003. "We did shows with the Chicago Symphony, the Arizona Symphony, and the San Diego Symphony. They'd play the classical version, then we'd play our salsa version. Sometimes we'd collaborate and all play together."
After years of playing in other people's bands, Velez decided to step out on his own in 2005. With his brother, Jose "Juicy" Jusino, the man who first taught him how to play drums, he put together Juicy And Eric – Huracan, along with Isidro Infante and Nelson Hernandez producing. "Isidro and Nelson encouraged us to be creative and even let us sit in on the mixing. Juicy played timbal and I played bongos and conga, although we switched around on some tracks.
"The only problem we had was trying to find a singer. Every singer we auditioned was singing like Marc. My brother finally decided to make a demo with his vocals on it. The song was 'Por Si Vuelves' by the Venezuelan band Guaco. It's a hard tune to sing. I let him do it in the studio alone and when I heard it, I said, 'You don't sound bad at all.' He became the singer on our record. We put our names on it because we couldn't think of a band name." The album was released on Diamond, a small label started by Velez and Jusino, and it did well commercially. The brothers want to do a follow-up when their busy schedules permit (Jusino plays regularly with India and Conjunto Clásico), and Velez is planning a solo outing. "I still don't know which road to take: jazz, salsa, or something nobody's ever heard me do. I'm still brainstorming."
Meanwhile, Velez keeps busy with his regular gigs with Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. "I mainly play congas, bongos, and timbales, but I'm a diverse percussionist. When I'm playing with Jennifer, she gives me some room to experiment, as long as I make it sound like the CD, but you always have that little gap between notes that you can improvise around, especially on the ballads. There are no accents in the CD versions, so that's when you can drop coloring in here and there. She gives me some space to do that. I like to use the minor percussion and cymbals, to make it sound pretty – little effects like chimes, rainstick, African gourds, small cymbals that you play with your mallets. It's all about filling the spaces between the notes. It's not an easy thing to do. The smallest things are often the ones that are the most challenging."
Velez' J-Lo Setup
Drums: Toca Eric Velez Signature Series Congas
1 11.75" Conga
2 11" Quinto
3 12.5" Tumba
4 14" Pro Line Timbale
5 15" Pro Line Timbale
6 12" Synergy Mechanically Tuned Djembe
7 7", 9" Eric Velez Signature Series Bongos
8 8" Mini Timbale Effects Snare
Cymbals: Paiste
A 14" Alpha Medium Crash
B 10" Alpha Thin Splash
C 17" Alpha Thin Crash
D 18" Alpha Rock China
Percussion: Toca
E Pro Line Bells
F Percussion Table includes: Professional Shekere, Double Bar Chimes, Half Moon Tambourine, Triangle, Graphix Tube Shakers, Woodblock, Seed Shell Shakers, Casaba/Afuche, Sleigh Bells, Rattler, Fusion Bells, and Caixixi
G Roland SPD-S Sample Pad


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A visibly stunned Lisa Rinna watched Wednesday night as the dance ended for her husband, Harry Hamlin, and his tear-stricken partner Ashley.
But the hardest part for Harry has yet to come. "It's going to be heartbreaking to tell my kids," he admitted. "That's going to be the toughest part of all."
Harry did manage to show a little humor when he talked to "Dancing with the Stars" cast-off and our special correspondent Shanna Moakler. Harry revealed he'd be taking many things away from this experience, most notably is new eight-pack.
Meanwhile, Joey Lawrence and Mario Lopez will dance on for another week, as America forgave the dancing renegades for rule breaking moves that angered the judges.
Carrie Ann told us she's confident that Tuesday night's tough scolding should put both guys back in line for next week's show.
"Mario's dimples disappeared because he was so upset," she recalled. "I was like, 'Where did his dimples go?'"
Jerry Springer became the night's other dancer in bottom two. Backstage, Shanna sprung the Springer with questions about rumors of romance on the set.
"Yes, I've asked them all to be on my show," he insisted.
Willa Ford, who last week joined Shanna in the bottom two, was just happy to see Shanna outside that "Dancing" death box.
"The blondes are back girl," Willa promised. "The blondes are back!"
Monique Coleman revealed she had her own "moment" Tuesday night, admitting, "I accidentally stepped on my skirt. It was a little big, and it came down."
Watch next week as the stars bring the house down once again.


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