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Information and communications technology
CSIR research on cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access gains momentum
Internet access can make a difference and yet stumbling blocks remain. How can this be overcome? Research and development (R&D) to address broadband connectivity for communities can make a difference. The CSIRĺs wireless computing and networking research group has taken up this challenge through its focus on enabling wireless broadband network technologies such as cognitive radio and green networks.
Dr Fisseha Mekuria, who leads this group of researchers at the CSIR Meraka Institute, explains, "We need to work towards achieving access to efficient communications for South African communities. According to the South African Communications Forum (SACF) 2011 report, less than 10% of South Africans have broadband Internet access.
"A large percentage of the population in Africa is expected to get Internet connectivity through mobile and wireless data networks. Hence R&D on next generation radio technologies with efficient energy and spectrum utilisation have the potential to promote reliable wireless broadband connectivity and access to Internet-based services.
"This will help to create a knowledge-based service industry to improve the education and health care sector with new technologies and information and communications technology-based content and services."
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 2011 ICT Index, there is a clear link between Internet access, educational standards and enabling wealth-creation. Mekuria confirms, "Wireless information access and delivery is continuously generating new industries with significant revenue. Sectors such as mining, power-generation, agricultural and process industries are benefitting from wireless information and communications technology (ICT) and sensor integration, for improved safety, control and operational efficiency."
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Mekuria and his group are moving fast to establish a critical R&D mass in terms of cognitive radio and green networks (CR & GN) which are enablers for dynamic spectrum access (DSA). An MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) sets out the terms and agreed possible areas of research collaboration and test-bed development with industrial partners.
A cognitive radio network is a wireless communication network, which is aware of its ambient radio environment and utilises the awareness to perform spectrum-efficient wireless networking to provide sufficient bandwidth for rural wireless communication and a minimum of interference to other users in the vicinity. A cognitive radio network operates in such a way that interference to primary or unlicensed co-users is kept to a minimum. Similarly, GNs are intelligent networks utilising the ambient information to minimise energy consumption of the wireless network.
Dr Thomas Olwal, a member of the research group who was recently awarded a PhD on the topic of energy-efficient networking, is poised to make this possible. The research group plans to implement CR & GN systems in the television white spaces (TVWS) spectrum area (temporarily unused portions of TV spectrum) to test and implement spectrum and energy-efficient algorithms for wireless mesh networks.
While systems are being tested and deployed, there is already a move to build geo-location spectrum databases, with ICASA providing wireless devices with location-based primary spectrum user information. This is the first phase of testing cognitive radio networks and is being undertaken in both Europe and the US.
"Working closely with ICASA will ensure that our R&D outcomes are aligned to and can support government regulatory requirements and developments," Mekuria confirms. Spectrum areas in the TV band spectrum (100MHz – 1 GHz) are being considered as the first phase cognitive radio network test-bed with the TVWS technology. Studies will be carried out in collaboration with ICASA, on the state and use of the TV radio spectrum, including efficiency of utilisation, re-farming, DSA-licensing regimes, economic considerations and dynamic spectrum management techniques.
"Through our activities, we intend to propel R&D on cognitive radio technologies and dynamic spectrum access to the forefront of the national research agenda and that of regional African operators," he states.
The ICASA MoU encourages collaborative work groups to be formed with tertiary institutes for the study of CRN, DSA and SWS research areas. Mekuria has been awarded seed funding for research and human capital development (HCD) in the area of smart radio technology by the CSIR R&D office for a university collaboration project with the University of Johannesburg (where he is also an Adjunct Professor) and the Tshwane University of Technology.
"In the long term, it is the desire of both the CSIR and ICASA that such a collaborative research project be extended to include the universities of Pretoria and Witwatersrand, as well as other higher educational institutions. The collaboration aims to accelerate research test-bed and HCD in next generation smart radio technologies, with applications to improve bandwidth capacity, energy efficiency and range of existing wireless mesh network deployments for wireless broadband connectivity in rural communities."
International influence
Mekuria plans to do much more than influence the local agenda. He states, "We have set our sights on influencing the outcomes of world radio conferences by becoming part of the ITU Radio study groups and putting forward issues for considerations as agenda items to promote CR and DSA technologies relevant for improved wireless broadband access in emerging economies."
Internationally, the wireless computing and networking research group collaborates with the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Botswana and Wireless@KTH, a Centre at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.
The research group participates in the European Union (EU)'s European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) standardisation activities in the technology and socio-economic aspects of cognitive radio networks and dynamic spectrum access. It is also participating in the EU future networks, the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) and wireless research infrastructure projects.
Research group members Dr Albert Lysko, Moshe Masonta and David Johnson took the lead internationally by initiating and organising a full-day special session on cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access at Africon 2011 held in Zambia in September 2011. This was the first African research forum on cognitive radio.
To accelerate research and HCD in CR and smart radio technologies, a workshop on 18 April 2012 is being organised by the CSIR, in collaboration with universities and industrial stakeholders. It takes place at the CSIR Knowledge Commons and will explore the R&D and HCD requirements to achieve the goal of maximum broadband penetration in South Africa and the region by 2020.


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Schumaker has Reds deal
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that the Reds and free agent IF/OF Skip Schumaker have agreed on a two-year contract, pending a physical. I am working to confirm that myself.
Schumaker, 33, played for the Dodgers last season and batted .263/.332/.322 in 125 games. From 2005-12, he played for the Cardinals. He would be reunited with his old Cardinals GM, Walt Jocketty, in Cincinnati.
A left-handed hitter, Schumaker is a career .300 hitter with a .357 on-base percentage against right-handed pitching and a .211 hitter with a .280 OBP vs. lefties. Defensively, he can play second base and all three outfield spots.
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Kirsten Palz
News International women's day 2016
Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Berlin.
Dear friends and colleagues,
On coming Tuesday (8th March 2016) – on the International Women's Day -Kirsten Palz and Susanne Kohler will host this year's Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Berlin.
We will together on our laptops develop Wikipedia entries for women to be found on Wikipedia.
The idea is that we teach you how to be an editor of Wikipedia and that we all finish an entry on the night of the International Women's Day.
The aim is to finish the entry that far that it can be published. Additional information can obviously be added later. For the ones of you who can find time beforehand, it would be great that you are already having an own account and editor-name. We are also encouraging participants to work in pairs on this evening and help each other.
Please come and join us on Tuesday, 8th March, 18.00 hours, at Sonntags-Club e. V., Greifenhagener Str. 28, 10437 Berlin
There are only 15 places – so please RSVP to email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Please bring with you a laptop, charger and ideas or even better a contribution to WIKI that you would like to load up to the web.
Drinks are avaible at the bar and we will serve soup.
Kirsten and Susanne
Art+Feminism is a rhizomatic campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, and to encourage female editorship. Last year, over 1,500 participants joined Art+Feminism's second annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and more than 75 satellite events around the world, resulting in the creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 articles on Wikipedia—including articles about female artists, feminist artistic movements, and feminist scholarship.
New book out now: Kirsten Palz, 100 works
Files from the archive
Sculpture as Writing 2007-2014. Read by Erik Steinbrecher
a rakete.co publication /Distributed by Motto
Sculpture as Writing has been shown and performed since 2010. Sculpture as Writing 2007-2015 holds approximately 380 works including objects, prints on paper and drawings.
This website is written in more languages, as I live everyday with at least three spoken languages. To jump in between languages is routine of urban life lived in the 21. century. I write and speak with mistakes- if this leads to misunderstanding, I do apologize.
The publication 'Berlin artists' has been distributed by Kerber Verlag. Till Cremers photography document his visit to my studio in 2011. Till made 500 portraits of artist working in Berlin between 2009-2014.
My latest works (2014-2015) include:
Sculpture in four parts; 13 building specifications, 5 protocols and seven calenders. Grimmuseum, Berlin.
Choreography for One. Performance with 26 readings for dancers. Eden, Berlin.
Manuals MvdR collection; 100 readings performed in Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.
Edition with rakete.co at Friends with books, Berlin.
Dance 001 in Tete, Berlin. 12 prints of script and stage-setup.
IWF Mördertreff. New monetary unit. Spor Klübü, Berlin.
Sculpture for closed space. Studiolo, Kunstwerke, Berlin.
Manuals on surveillance.
Manuals on computer programming.
Tekst after Text. Haus112. Den Frie, Copenhagen.
To do;
Upcoming works will be on computerprogramming and surveillance.
Jeg er kommet til den konklusion, at mit arbejde skal underlægges flere selvdeterminerede systemer og mere afgrænsning. Jeg dropper videodokumentation, - det er en misforståelse at en performance optaget med videokamera udsiger noget om det givne rum, det narrative forløb og mødet der skabtes under en performance. En dokumentation af en eksisterende performance er i mine øjne intet kunstnerisk værk. Jeg ønsker af denne grund ikke videomateriale til at cirkulere, hverken på nettet, i samlinger eller i private hænder. Det er forbandet svært at sikre sig et niveau i de sociale medier. Overvejer at droppe performance af samme grund, men muligvis fortryder jeg det om tyve år.
The show in Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, will continue to Bejing.
observation 2014
Unfinished US fieldtrip
Ann forslår, at jeg rejser til Getty Research center og skaber et nyt arbejde, fordi jeg har gjort mig afhængig af andre rum/arkiver. Det der overskrider min egen fantasi !
2015, four days residency in the Foundation Vaserely, Aix-en-Provence, France.
2015 Residency with Paul Polaris.
Sculpture for closed space. (Performance).
Invited by Erik Steinbrecher.
Studiolo, KW, Berlin.
New artist edition.
Presented at Friends with books.
Festival of Future Nows.
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Invited by Institut für Raumexperimente.
3 days residency in the Foundation Vaserely.
Aix-en-Provence, France.
observation sort sol
Die Aesthetic des Wiederstands Teil II.
Galerie im Turm, Berlin.
Die Aesthetic des Wiederstands Teil I.
IG Bildende Kunst, Wien
Initiert by Julia Lazarus und Moira Zoitl
3D Soirée
Lesung I +II/ Manuale von Kirsten Palz
mit Erik Steinbrecher
Lesung I :17.3.2014 ab 18h
Lesung II : 9.4.2014 ab 18h
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.
Bør understøttes;
Kampagne der Koalition der Freien Szene
Thresholds/Trafo : crossing boarders between video, performance and the visual arts. (2013)
Momentum Archive of Performance.
Trafo Kunsthalle, Szczecin, Poland.
Ernst in der Sache (2013) with Paul Polaris. 'Invisible Zurich'.
Invited by ZURBS sozial-artistisches Stadtlabor für Zürich.
Manuskript in 12 Seiten; ERNST IN DER SACHE
Materialien & Personen:
Banane, Bodybuilder, Eimer mit Buttermilch und Pinsel, Fahnenschwinger mit Fahne, Feige, Gedicht auf Papier, Meringue, lange Paprika, Schild aus Aluminium, Schubkarre, Tonbandgerät, diverse Tomaten wie Cherrytomaten, Pelati und Strauchtomaten, Walnüsse, Zeitung
The Oracle, (2013) invited by ff
presents new works
The Wand, Berlin
F******* -Towards New Perspectives on Feminism. (2013). Neue Berliner Kunstverein (nbk).
The series include eight manuals on feminism (only four is shown in the window).
Detail Installation view, 2013. nbk / neue berliner kunstverein
Kirsten Palz with Rakete.co at Miss Read at the abc (art berlin contemporary) 2013.
Kirsten Palz with Rakete.co at Miss Read at the abc (art berlin contemporary) 2012 .
Ozean, Berlin. Installation night #03, 2012.
Sculpture for friends, Ozean, Berlin
Unfair Poetry & Other Art Things:(2012) readings and performances by Shane Anderson, Sharmila Cohen, Eric Ellingsen, Christian Hawkey, Martina Hefter, Karl Holmqvist, Gaëlle Kreens, Kirsten Palz, Andreas Töpfer, Uljana Wolf.
Invited by Institut für Raumexperimente.
The World Is Not Fair – Die Grosse Weltausstellung 2012.
Presence /Absence (2012). A group show with
Elly Clark / Adrian Lee / Kirsten Palz / Laure Prouvost.
Invited by //hotelparavent.info/Performance in the hotel with sculptures from Antonia Low. The manuals for hotelparavent by Kirsten Palz was read by British actor Robin Arthur.
2013 ff collective, Berlin.
MOLTO, (2011) is set up in a launderette in Turin and exploits an original curatorial modality. The idea, developed by Christian Frosi, Renato Leotta and Diego Perrone, is to "mount" a two-dimensional exhibition, entirely printed on a sheet, an exhibition where the works are paged by a software, according to the criteria formulated by the curators, but leaving plenty of room to the programme work and, necessarily, to chance. The chosen works by
Rivane Neuenschwander, Knut Henrik Henriksen and Kirsten Palz is proposed by curator Caroline Eggel.
MOLTO was shown 2011 at Artissima, Turin.
MOLTO with Rivane Neuenschwander, Knut Henrik Henriksen and Kirsten Palz. Curated by Caroline Eggel, 2011. Artissima, Turin.


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ISU announced the practice schedule. You can find it on:
ISU announced the practice schedule. You can find it on:
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Hey, thanks! Now I can finally do some planning....hope they put up the practice groups soon....chris
Awesome...thanks! These forums are such a great resource. SO much helpful info
Just FYI... On practice groups, early in the week they are done by country alphabetically. Once the event has started - i.e., after compulsories or the short programs - then the practice groups are ordered based on results groupings, with 'higher ranked/placed skaters' in the same groups.
Wow...that is important! Am I right in assuming that when practice groups for Dance take the ice on Sunday morning at 6am at the main arena, in the order of practice group 1 through 6, that I take the 30 dance pairs, divide them by 6 and come up with the numbers for group one? In this case, group one would be AUS1 ,AZE2, BLR3,BUL4 CAN5?
That would put the Americans in Group 6 and I could get some more sleep!
Ummm... potentially a reasonable assumption EXCEPT... that I don't know for sure that they keep it so that the FIRST session is necessarily alphabetical from "A"... in other words, so that the same countries wouldn't get penalized from a schedule standpoint (either with too early practices ALL THE TIME for the AZER... and very late practices for the end of the alphabet) if I recall correctly (and I am definitely fuzzy on this) they may pick some middle of the alphabet group, and move from there. They might also alternate days.... Bottom line - I don't know that you can make that assumption. Better to check the actual schedule.
One other thing to try not to get too disappointed over is the fact that not necessarily all of the athletes show up on the "Sunday" for practices. Especially skaters who are in the same time zone as the event. It is a long week, and you often hear about athletes taking the strategy that it is more important for them to either rest at home longer or train in more familiar, less scrutinized settings than the "official practices."
Oh yeah, I go to many events and "no shows" are not uncommom at early (or even late) practices....as far as who skates when, I guess we shall see what we shall see. Out of the 108 hours I would LIKE to see, I think I will have to cut back to 94 or so...old age isnt for sissies!


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Richland Chambers Lake, also called Richland Chambers Reservoir, is located in Navarro and Freestone counties and is approximately 45,000 surface acres in size, making it Texas 3rd largest inland lake. The reservoir is fed by Chambers Creek to the north and Richland Creek to the southwest. This Texas Lake was constructed in the early 1980s by Tarrant Regional Water District as a Fort Worth area water supply. It is also notably the youngest lake in Texas. Richland Chambers Lake has an average water depth of 25 feet and a maximum depth of 85 feet with 330 miles of shoreline. The Texas Legislature adopted a planning and zoning commission to help with development plans in and around the lake, which makes Richland Chambers Lake the only lake to have a distinction that allows for controlled development of communities along the shoreline. All waterfront communities must follow deed restrictions and Homeowners Association guidelines, additionally most waterfront property owners are allowed to have their own boathouse if desired. An architectural control committee ensures that the community continues with the same high standards it established just over 20 years ago.
Cities located closest in proximity to Richland Chambers Lake include Corsicana, Kerens, Mildred, Eureka, Richland, Streetman and Fairfield.
Numerous recreational opportunities exist at Richland Chambers Lake including water skiing, boating, fishing, sailing, and bird watching. Public boat ramps and public camping are available at several locations around Richland Chambers Lake, along with live bait shops and marinas.
Fishing at Richland Chambers Lake is excellent for catfish, crappie, white bass, and hybrid striped bass. Largemouth bass and sunfish are also bountiful. Most anglers look for vegetation and clear water for catches of largemouth bass. The lake produces abundant crappie (both black and white), and is considered one of the best lakes for this type of fish. Crappie catches are most productive near bridge crossings and in the woodsy areas in the upper Richland and Chambers creek arms.
Located near the Trinity River, which itself is a natural flyway for wintering water fowl, Richland Chambers Lake is an excellent place for bird watching. One can expect to see ducks, geese, teal, pelicans, Bald Eagles, and more during late fall and winter months.
Richland Chambers Lake, admittedly one of Texas "Best Kept Secrets", is still widely unknown and uniquely underdeveloped in relation to other lakes of the same caliber. That being a factor, purchasing property on Richland Chambers Lake during this very early phase of construction is a great investment opportunity. Don't miss out!!
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... after he reads this report rating New Jersey as tied for No.2 among states that could default on debt?
The article cites a study by respected economic analyst Meredith Whitney that puts only California in worse shape than New Jersey. Christie has already broken a key campaign promise by borrowing $750 million without voter approval to build unneeded schools in the Abbott school districts.Those districts, which are losing student population, have already gotten almost $6 billion in construction dollars, much of which was wasted by the corrupt and incompetent Schools Construction Corp.
After promising during the campaign to stop the borrowing, Christie instead put his own people in charge of the pork barrel now known as the Schools Development Authority. And the SDA is on schedule to borrow close to $4 billion more.
Buying those bonds may not be a good idea, says Fortune Magazine in assessing the study:
Put simply, the study warns that the giant gap between states' spending and their tax revenues, estimated at $192 billion or 27% of their total budgets for the 2010 fiscal year, presents two dangers that investors are seriously underestimating. First, municipalities could start defaulting on their bonds guaranteed by the cities and towns themselves, an exceedingly rare event over the past three, mostly prosperous, decades.
"People keep saying it can't happen, just as they said national housing prices could never go down," says Whitney. "Now, it's a real danger."
It is indeed. And it's a danger Christie should address by staying in Trenton and keeping his promises instead of running around the country in his non-campaign for the presidency.
If you want to learn more about this particular broken promise, read this entry of mine on his bonding policies.The Education Law Center argues the most recently borrowed money will not be going to the urban schools.


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President Barack Obama and vanquished GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a private lunch on Thursday in the White House.
The White House said that the much-anticipated meeting, their first since the election, lasted for an hour over a lunch that include white turkey chili and Southwestern grill chicken salad.
The two former rivals ate in the private dining room adjacent to the Oval Office.
Romney congratulated Obama on the success of his campaign and wished him well over the coming four years, the White House said. Obama defeated Romney by 126 electoral votes, and carried Staten Island in the race.
The focus of their discussion was on America's leadership in the world and the importance of maintaining that leadership position in the future, according to the White House said.
The two men pledged to stay in touch, particularly if opportunities to work together on shared interests arise in the future.
Published reports said that Romney also met with former running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) while in Washington.
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Brian Franke is an independent award-winning singer-songwriter residing in the Washington, D.C. area. An up-and-coming artist with dynamic vocals, his music provides subtle commentary on life events, social issues and politics, spanning such genres as rock, pop and indie folk.
Franke's music appeals to fans of Elliott Smith, Stone Temple Pilots, Great Lake Swimmers, Blind Pilot, Vertical Horizon and Toad the Wet Sprocket. If see any of your favorite bands on that list, you'll want to head to The Whole Cannoli in Camp Hill on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Listen for his song "Six Blocks Down," which was featured on Millennium Music Conference's 2011 compilation CD.
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Marty Seifert undoubtedly felt right at home at Farmfest on Tuesday and by all accounts excelled in the GOP gubernatorial debate with his clear homefield advantage, and it's his true rural roots and small-town values that make him our candidate of choice in next week's primary.
Here's why: We want a rural voice leading the way in St. Paul because we want rural Minnesota to be treated the same as the metro area, especially when it comes to the allocation of funding throughout the state. We realize there are more heavily-populated areas in the state where services are stretched thinner, but the distribution of funding needs to be leveled out, shared equally, no matter what the money is targeted for.
We think Seifert, who went to college in Marshall, taught high school in Marshall, worked in Marshall and has raised a family in Marshall, is greater Minnesota's best chance at gaining lasting relevancy in the eyes of all our elected officials. Seifert grew up on a farm; he shares our values, and cares about our rural areas and our agricultural leaders - not just here in the southwest corner of the state, but up north as well.
As a recent post on Seifert's Facebook page read: "Nothing like having a farm boy as our next Governor."
Just like it's nice to see our local people excel on a larger stage in sports or in other areas, we would like to see Seifert bounce his ideas of the Capitol walls. We're behind him, not only because he's from here, but because we do like those ideas. We agree with many of the things Seifert wants to accomplish as governor, like his intention of easing government regulations and his goal of giving the schools their due consistently - not just when the state's back is against the wall and needs to pay off IOUs.
We like the fact that Seifert has experience as a legislator but that he's not a typical career politician. That's a nice blend that's hard to find.
We certainly applaud the efforts our local representatives and senators make at the Capitol every session, but when it comes to being a voice for rural Minnesota, we like the thought of it coming - not just from the House and Senate floor - but from the governor's office as well.
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Three Day Rule - SF's newest and best dating site - is proud to host its second monthly mixer in the city!
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Taxicab drivers charged with or convicted of a wide-ranging list of criminal offenses, from possession of drugs to murder, can have their permits suspended or revoked or their applications denied after the New Orleans City Council on Thursday unanimously approved two ordinances introduced by the Landrieu administration.
Malachi Hull, deputy director of the Department of Safety and Permits and head of the Taxicab Bureau, urged the council to support the proposals, pointing to high-profile cases involving cab drivers Sohail Khan and Thayer "Tiger" Hamdalla.
Khan allegedly raped a woman who fell asleep in the back of his cab on May 2. The Yellow Cab driver was booked on charges of simple rape and second-degree kidnapping.
One year earlier, a jury convicted Hamdalla, a driver for United Cabs, of rape for a 2009 incident in which he forced a 26-year-old woman to perform oral sex.
Under the old rules, the city did not have the power to suspend the owner's permit -- known as a certificate of public necessity and convenience, or CPNC -- or driver's permit of cab drivers charged with such serious offenses.
"Today, if (Khan) is not in jail, he can still get behind the wheel of a cab and transport our visitors and guests," Hull said.
The city also didn't have the ability to deny a driver's permit application based on that person's criminal history. In Hamdalla's case, he had a long rap sheet that included charges for aggravated rape, attempted manslaughter, aggravated assault, the unauthorized use of a credit card, possession of a prohibited weapon, simple battery and cruelty to juveniles, Hull said.
The Taxicab Bureau denied Hamdalla's application for a new permit in 2008 based on his history of arrests, but the decision was reversed based on his lack of felony convictions.
The new ordinance gives the city the authority to suspend the permits of drivers charged with felony crimes, and to revoke a permit or deny an application based on a felony conviction.
"Keep in mind that these operators are transporting our kids, our families and our friends in our districts," Hull said. "Equally important is that (the ordinance) protects the image of the many professional men and women that operate for-hire vehicles."
Councilman James Gray added an amendment, unanimously approved by the council, that would end the suspension of a driver's permit if a judge finds there was no probable cause for the arrest.
The second ordinance approved by the council permits the city to deny the issuance or renewal of a CPNC to an individual convicted within the previous five years of less serious crimes including pandering, prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, and the illegal possession or use of a controlled dangerous substance.
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Asked Friday if he's considered tinkering with his rotation after the Wolverines' 75-52 loss at Michigan State on Tuesday, Wolverines' coach John Beilein responded with a resounding no.
He's dancing with who brought him, so to speak.
"Every day, everybody gets a chance to show us what they can do," Beilein said. "We, all of a sudden, have played some really good teams. Four really good teams in a row. We could have split that 2-2, and if one shot doesn't go in from halfcourt, we're not even having this conversation.
"We're sticking with (our rotation) unless something really sticks out to me. We're sticking with them. There's going to be ups and downs, and Tuesday was one of those times."
Beilein's club did not seem to be at its best during the aforementioned four game stretch at Indiana, vs. Ohio State, at Wisconsin and at Michigan State.
Quite the opposite, in fact. The Wolverines seemed to be more or less at their worst.
Michigan's rotation currently features five freshmen: Starters Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary, and reserves Caris LeVert and Spike Albrecht.
Stauskas has gone through his ups and downs as a shooter during Big Ten play, McGary wasn't great during his first start against Michigan State, and both LeVert and Albrecht have shown flashes of progress and struggle off the bench.
Robinson, meanwhile, seems to be the topic of the hour -- as his recent downswing has completely paralleled the team's funk.
The 6-foot-6 freshman forward is averaging 4 points and 2.5 rebounds in Michigan's four losses this season.
Is Beilein thinking about removing him from the starting lineup to go bigger? Bumping him down in the rotation to get him rest? Sitting him completely?
No, no and no.
"The only struggles that are happening right now is that people are defending (Robinson) differently," Beilein said. "He plays off the residual stuff that we do as he works at his own skill level and what he does really, really well. People are playing him differently and he's not had the same opportunities.
"It's not like, all of a sudden, he's having lots of wide open shots. He's just playing, he's learning how to play when it's really physical. I don't see struggles. I see lack of opportunities for him right now that people are taking away that people are working. We're trying to dial up five guys every game, that's not easy either. ... What is he comfortable with? That's what we have to find. Right now, he's comfortable being an athlete, a slasher, an offensive rebounder and he's been playing against 22-year-old men every night."
Michigan rose to No. 1 in the nation this season by complimenting Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr.'s talents with five freshmen -- five players who Beilein has confidence in, and five players he trusts.
The Wolverines suffered one bad loss, but it was just one bad loss.
And he's not about to abandon ship.
"We're committed to these young guys, or we wouldn't have (played them) so early," Beilein said. "There's always opportunity every day in practice for the veterans (on the bench) to come in there and show us (something).
"But right now, I haven't seen anything from anybody who is in that much of a funk that we have to make any type of changes."
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2014 Volleyball News
July 17, 2015
Making the grade
McDaniel College has announced its Dean's List from the Spring 2015 semester and 110 Green Terror student-athletes.
March 5, 2015
Making the grade
McDaniel College has announced its Dean's List from the Fall 2014 semester and 125 Green Terror student-athletes, including 36 first-semester students, qualified for the honors.
December 12, 2014
McDaniel places 23 on Fall Academic Honor Roll
Twenty-three McDaniel College student-athletes have been named to the 2014 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.
November 15, 2014
Martin records 22 kills
Kloe Martin led the Green Terror with 22 kills and 20 digs on the day. McDaniel dropped a pair of matches to finish fourth at the 2014 ECAC Southwest tournament.
November 12, 2014
Martin posts double-double in quarterfinal win
Kloe Martin helped the sixth-seeded Green Terror, recording 12 kills and team-high 17 digs. McDaniel raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first set en route to a 3-1 victory over Catholic in the quarterfinals of the 2014 ECAC Southwest tournament.
November 11, 2014
Rose tabbed All-CC
Madeline Rose, a sophomore, has been named to the All-Centennial Conference second team.
November 10, 2014
McDaniel to host ECAC match
McDaniel will host Catholic for the first round of the 2014 ECAC Southwest volleyball tournament on Wednesday. Match time is 7 p.m.
November 1, 2014
Rose notches 17 kills
Madeline Rose led the Green Terror with 17 kills, hitting .517 in the process. She also added four total blocks. Washington (Md.) scored seven of the match's final 10 points to record a 15-12 victory in the deciding set to top McDaniel, 3-2.
October 29, 2014
Weger records 15 digs
Genna Weger led a 75-dig effort from the Green Terror with a team-best 15 digs. Johns Hopkins pulled away late in the final two sets to rally for a 3-2 victory over McDaniel.
October 22, 2014
Rose notches 17 kills, seven blocks
Madeline Rose led the Green Terror with season highs of 17 kills and seven block assists. Gettysburg scored four straight points midway through the fifth set en route to a 15-12 win and 3-2 victory over McDaniel.
October 18, 2014
Rose records 17 kills, eight blocks
Madeline Rose recorded 17 kills and eight total blocks. The Green Terror dropped a 3-1 decision to Mary Washington before falling by an identical 3-1 score to host St. Mary's.
October 16, 2014
Volleyball digs for a cure
Once again this season, McDaniel will be joining the 10 other Centennial Conference volleyball teams and help raise cancer awareness during the month of October. The Green Terror will be hosting a free kids' clinic on Thursday, Oct. 23 in the Gill Center from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to spread the word about Tanner's Touch.
October 15, 2014
Rose, Folaron notch seven kills each
Madeline Rose and Reagan Folaron led the attack for the Green Terror, recording seven kills apiece. Franklin & Marshall scored the final six points of the third set to wrap up a 3-0 win over McDaniel.
October 11, 2014
Corral notches career-high 15 kills in win
Lexi Corral led the Green Terror with 22 kills over the two matches, including her first double-digit effort with 13 against the Lions in the nightcap win. McDaniel rebounded for a 3-1 victory over Penn State-Berks after dropping a 3-1 match to Swarthmore.
October 8, 2014
Martin records 19 kills in win
Kloe Martin led the Green Terror with 19 kills while hitting .429. Colette Kellen added 23 assists and eight digs. McDaniel hit .279 and recorded eight blocks as a team to defeat Dickinson, 3-1.
October 4, 2014
Rose notches 10 kills, 10 blocks in 2-0 day
Madeline Rose led the Green Terror with 10 kills and 10 total blocks over the two matches. McDaniel ran its current winning streak to six matches with a pair of victories that included a 3-1 win over Ursinus.
October 1, 2014
Corral hits .700 with eight kills in sweep
Lexi Corral hit .700 for the Green Terror, recording eight kills against just one error on 10 attempts. McDaniel opened up a 12-4 lead in the third set en route to a 3-0 win over Goucher.
September 27, 2014
Martin notches 32 kills in 2-0 day
Kloe Martin recorded 32 kills to lead McDaniel to a 2-0 day. The Green Terror downed the Owls 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 before knocking off Penn State-Mont Alto in three sets, 25-18, 25-7, 25-8.
September 25, 2014
Rose records eight kills in sweep
Madeline Rose led the Green Terror on attack with eight kills while hitting .400. She also added five digs and a pair of blocks defensively. An 11-0 run early in the third set keyed a 25-15 win that allowed McDaniel to record a 3-0 win over Notre Dame (Md.).
September 24, 2014
Folaron records 14 kills
Reagan Folaron led the Green Terror with 14 kills and 14 digs. Haverford scored the final two points of the deciding set to secure a 3-2 win over McDaniel.
September 20, 2014
Corral records 17 kills, seven blocks in split
Lexi Corral recorded 17 kills and seven total blocks to lead McDaniel to a volleyball split, including dropping the Centennial Conference opener to Muhlenberg 3-2. The Green Terror forged the split on the day with a 3-0 win over Cedar Crest.
September 17, 2014
Martin records 15 kills
Kloe Martin led the Green Terror with 15 kills and eight digs. Catholic took the first two sets before needing a fifth-set victory to defeat McDaniel, 3-2.
September 13, 2014
Corral notches 12 kills, seven blocks in 2-0 day
Lexi Corral recorded 12 kills and seven total blocks in a 2-0 day for McDaniel, contributing to wins over Goucher and Penn State-Abington.
September 10, 2014
Weger tallies 14 digs in sweep
Genna Weger led the Green Terror with 14 digs and added six assists. McDaniel used late runs in each of the first two sets to key a 3-0 win over York (Pa.).
September 6, 2014
Folaron notches 13 kills in split
Reagan Folaron recorded 13 kills in a 1-1 day for McDaniel at the Rumble in the Valley hosted by Lebanon Valley. The Green Terror opened the day, dropping a 3-0 decision to the host Flying Dutchwomen before rebounding with a 3-0 win over Penn State-Altoona
September 3, 2014
Kellen notches 19 assists in sweep
Colette Kellen led the Green Terror to its first 5-0 start to a season since 1994, registering 19 assists and a pair of aces. McDaniel won each set by a larger margin to defeat Notre Dame (Md.), 3-0.
August 30, 2014
Martin tallies 27 and 24 to wrap up perfect weekend
Kloe Martin recorded 27 kills and 24 digs to lead McDaniel to a 2-0 second day at the Battlefield Classic. The Green Terror wrapped up an undefeated weekend at the tournament with a 3-1 win over Marietta and a 3-0 victory over Messiah.
August 29, 2014
Rose records 19 kills in 2-0 opening day
Madeline Rose recorded 19 kills and seven blocks to lead McDaniel to a 2-0 start to the Battlefield Classic.
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Event: The Courtyard Gallery, an art exhibition space in the ATandT Executive Education and Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin, will host an opening reception to celebrate its fall exhibition "Kenneth J. Hale: New works from Carmel, CA," featuring digital and collage works on paper by College of Fine Arts Professor and Senior Associate Dean Kenneth Hale.
When: Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 24, 4-6 p.m.
Exhibition runs from Tuesday, Sept. 1 - Friday, Jan. 29
Where: The Courtyard Gallery is on the 2nd level of the ATandT Executive Education and Conference Center, 1900 University Ave. A campus map is available online. The exhibition space is adjacent to the courtyard.
Background: This exhibition of new work produced in summer 2009 showcases Hale's pursuits with digital and collage works on paper evolving from his series, "Now and Then" and "The Same Only Different." There will be an essay about Hale's work provided by Department of Art and Art History doctoral candidate Laura Lindenberger Wellen.
All of the works in the Courtyard Gallery exhibitions are for sale through the gift shop. The artist will donate a portion of funds from purchases to underwrite an undergraduate travel scholarship for a student in printmaking to attend the Southern Graphics Conference in honor of his friend and former colleague, artist Robert Anderson.
Hale's paintings, prints and drawings have been widely exhibited and collected. His prints are represented in collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, The National Museum of American Art, the McNay Art Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, among many other highly recognized museums and institutes.
The Courtyard Gallery is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Vice President for University Operations, which is a liaison between the university and the Conference Center, and the College of Fine Arts. There will be three faculty and alumni exhibitions a year in this space curated by Creative Research Laboratory Gallery Director Jade Walker. The Courtyard Gallery features the artwork of faculty and alumni of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Arts.


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Permalink 01/10/12 08:52:31 pm
Grooming (Health, fitness, etc.)
So today, I can tell, the weather will change soon. How do I know? Not because my cell phone told me, or the TV weatherman, or even my faithful, trusty friend, the National Weather Service website. No. I know because I woke up with a faint, but definite ache in my fingers, and my toes.
I think about my Grandma, a wonderful piano player, and church organist practically from the time she was married until her physical and mental deterioration finally rendered her unable to play. Even from when I was a small child, I remember her big, swollen knuckles on her otherwise slender fingers. I'm no pianist, not at all, not even on days when my fingers are in such fine fettle they could dance a jig, but I wonder if the same fate my be in store for me.
Of course, one thing to take into account is that it isn't really that painful, and I'm really just kind of whining here. I should look at the bright side, and my future as a human barometer!
Merry Christmas
Permalink 12/24/11 09:22:07 pm
Adventures of the Pride
As has been my family tradition in years past, we opened presents on Christmas Eve. Kids made out pretty well this year.
However, now the carnage is over, and it's time for a little reason for the season, as we're about to head to the 11 pm services at church.
There's just something about Christmas Eve that is so magical, with all the candles, and the lights down low. Standing in the dark, holding a candle, singing "Silent Night," with the people I love all around me, ushering in the celebration of Christ's birth, is one of my favorite things of the year.
My friends, may this Christmas, and many more, see you hand in hand with the ones you love, surrounded by the joy of the season.
Merry Christmas.
Down the rabbit hole...
Permalink 12/04/11 09:01:41 pm
I'm a Leo, of course it's all about me!
Time again for some intense naval gazing!
I'm supposed to be doing homework right now. I still have a couple of tests to take before the end of the semester, which is looming in a most fearsome fashion.
But to be honest, I'm just not feeling the square roots right now.
We watched Rudolph with the kids tonight. Had forgotten just how sad Rudolph, Hermy and those poor little misfit toys sounded. And how much I can sympathize with them.
You know who I don't spend enough time with? Me. Between work, church, school, organizations, kids, home, etc., I rarely even have what could be called down time. So starting now, I'll be spending more time with me. Finding out what I like, what's on my mind, getting to know me.
I'm kind of excited about this.
I might even start writing more.
7 Reasons Winter Must End
Permalink 02/10/11 09:18:14 pm
Roaring (rants)
The forecast for next week is in the 50s.
I can't lie. I'm excited.
Actually, mentally, I'm doing triple backflips in a swimming pool of full of dolphins on prozac. I'm that kind of happy.
It's that time of year when I'm just ready for winter to be over, and here is why:
1. Our coats are all dirty. Yes. I know I have a washing machine. And no, I'm not going to use it right now to wash the coats. Why? Because it's been so cold, we all wear more clothes, which makes more laundry, which leaves less time for laundry. Plus, the time and effort that it takes to empty everyone's pockets and run the darn things through one at a time becomes a little prohibitive when it seems like we're wearing them half of our waking hours.
2. I want to look out the windows. Our house is old, the windows are leaky. So, every winter, we put up window plastic that we might try and save a little bit on heat, and not be able to fly a kite in the living room when the wind is from the north. This is a task that is surprisingly harder than you'd think. Waking up the next morning to find out that the cat has, with surgical precision, cut himself a hole in said carefully applied plastic that he might have better windowsill access is one of those things that explains why cats have nine lives. In short, after patching that hole, I may or may not have gone just a little crazy with the packing tape, taping all the curtains to the wall so the cats couldn't even approach the windowsills. Which means I can't open the windows either.
3. I'd like to wear just one shirt, please. Seriously. I'm getting a little tired of wearing half my wardrobe just to go to work.
4. My feet scare small children. No open toed shoes=very little in the way of foot maintenance. It's a pedicure emergency.
5. All the snow has turned grey. In fact, the very brief spate of warm weather we had last week, combined with an active dog romping around the back yard, followed by more below zero temps means that things have melted and refrozen until our back yard resembles the surface of the moon. That is, if dogs do their business on the moon.
6. The kids are going insane. Or maybe that's me.... Anyhow, not being able to go outside makes them stir crazy, which, in turn, just makes me crazy.
7. I need sunlight. Not just the awareness that it's sunny, either. I need it to stay sunny long enough after I leave work that I can absorb a little bit of it. I'd make a terrible mushroom.
There's more, but that's enough to go on with.
Now I must go. The seed catalogs are beckoning.
Permalink 02/10/11 08:51:46 pm
Adventures of the Pride
A year and a half. Good grief. If anyone read this, they'd think I was dead.
So this is a new year. 2011, to be specific, since the date stamp on that last post insists on mocking me.
I make no promises. Life is busy.
So I'm not going to say, "Oh, I swear and the tender pink bits of my wee little heart that I'll blog every day/week/month/year."
But if you read this, check in every once in a while.
You might be surprised.
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Mather named team president, Aylward also promoted
Kevin Mather, the Mariners vice president of finance and ballpark administration for the past 18 years, has been named the club's new president and chief operating officer, the team announced Thursday.
The club also promoted Bob Aylward to chairman of the board of NW Sports Net, which is the club's new regional sports network formerly known as ROOT Sports Northwest. Aylward will also retain his previous duties as the club's executive vice president of business operations.
Chuck Armstrong, who handled both those roles, will retire from the club on Jan. 31 after 28 years with the franchise. Mather and Aylward will begin their new jobs on Feb. 1.
Armstrong was the Mariners president and chief operating officer from 1983-1989 and 1992 to the present, and has chaired the board of directors of NW Sports Net since the Mariners acquired majority interest in the regional sports network last April.
Both Mather and Aylward will report to Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln. General manager Jack Zduriencik continues to oversee baseball operations.
"Kevin and Bob have been very valuable executives of the Mariners," Lincoln said. "They are both extremely talented, experienced and well-qualified to lead our organization into the future. There will be a seamless transition as Chuck begins his retirement one week from today."
Mather, 51, has been overseeing the club's accounting and financial reporting, ticket services, concessions and day-to-day operations of Safeco Field. He was vice president of finance of the Minnesota Twins from 1989 to 1996 before being hired by the Mariners.
"Our fans, first and foremost, are our focus, and we understand what they want most – a championship team," Mather said. "I am looking forward to supporting Jack Zduriencik, as he continues to lead the baseball operation and builds the Mariners both for 2014 and for future seasons. At the same time, our commitment to this community and this region will remain a top priority. This is a tremendous opportunity, and I'm excited about the Mariners future."
A native of Madison, Wisc., Mather is a 1984 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he received a degree in accounting and risk/insurance prior to taking a job with an accounting firm for four years.
Mather was hired by the Mariners as vice president of finance and administration on July 31, 1996, then promoted to an executive vice president's position in December, 1999.
"Kevin's experience in the game of baseball has prepared him well for this position," Lincoln said. "He is highly thought of around Major League Baseball and in this community. He will work closely with me to make sure Jack Zduriencik has the resources he needs to build winning teams. Jack remains the leader of the baseball side of our organization."
Aylward, 60, joined the Mariners in 1997 as vice president of business and sales. After overseeing all business aspects of the transition from the Kingdome to Safeco Field, he was promoted to executive vice president of business operations in December 1999. He has been a driving force in the Mariners efforts in corporate sponsorships, advertising and ticket sales, marketing, broadcasting and communications.
We'll have more coming on Mariners.com.


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Patricia Lynch Associates government affairs and media relations firm announced that Cicero native KALEIGH ZIOBRO has been promoted to client services coordinator in the Albany office. Ziobro joined the firm last fall as an office assistant. Ziobro also has interned at PLA's Western New York office in Buffalo. She graduated in May 2011 summa cum laude from Canisius College with a degree in political science and a minor in business economics.
Research & Marketing Strategies has hired MICHELE TREININ, of Syracuse, as a health care analyst. She has a bachelor of science in innovation and entrepreneurship with a minor in project management from Clarkson University. She also has a master of science in information and communication technology with a concentration on organizational performance, leadership and technology.
MAUREEN LUSCHINI has been named medical director of the Veterinary Medical Center of CNY. Luschini is the area's only veterinary criticalist. She completed her one-year small animal rotating internship and her three-year emergency and critical care residency at Cornell University. She received her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated cum laude. She was named a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2010. Luschini has been the director of VMC's emergency and critical care services since joining the practice in 2010.
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency has added ANDREW MAXWELL, of Syracuse, to its board of directors. Maxwell currently serves the City of Syracuse as the director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
LaSHUNDA CAMPBELL, of Atlanta, Ga., has joined Home Aides of Central New York as a social media intern. She is a graduate of Fort Valley State University in Georgia, and is currently attending graduate school at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Doug Mapstone Inc., a HVAC installation and service company that also does electric service, is moving from 603 E. Seneca St., Manlius, to 8195 Cazenovia Road, Manlius.
The Navy Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center, in Norfolk, Va., has awarded SRC Inc., a firm-fixed-price multiple-award contract for professional, technical and analytical support in the mission areas of information assurance and information operations. SRC will provide technical and analytical services to the Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC), Fleet Cyber Command and Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command. This contract vehicle establishes a short-list of companies eligible to bid on individual tasks as they become available.
Carousel Center has been recognized as an OCRRA Blue Ribbon Recycler for its efforts in waste management and effective recycling measures. The center achieved all 14 general criteria in addition to purchasing recycled furniture and participation in a battery recycling program.
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Chris Dufresne, the Los Angeles Times' respected national college football writer, has tabbed Oregon No. 6 in his preseason Top 25.
Dufresne suggests if the Ducks start 4-0, they're in the national title hunt.
I agree, especially since a 4-0 start would mean victories over Boise State and California, with USC, Arizona State and Oregon State still having to come play in the madhouse that is Autzen Stadium.
The opener at Boise State, obviously, is huge if the Ducks expect to wade into the BCS championship picture.
Don't forget, though, the Broncos are favored. BSU is 61-1 in regular season home games in the past 10 years, 64-2 if you count bowl games. The losses were to Washington State in a regular-season game, and to Boston College in the Humanitarian Bowl.
The game looms large for both teams. If Boise State loses, the Broncos can kiss goodbye any hope of appearing in a BCS bowl game. There is no practical way they can overcome a loss in this one, even if they breeze undefeated through the Western Athletic Conference.
Oh boy, buckle your seatbelts.
Here is Dufresne's story, in which he sings the praises of UO coach Chip Kelly.
The Oregonian's John Hunt thinks the Ducks will hammer Boise State, and here is video evidence.
Ducks' inexperienced receivers have to grow up in a hurry.
Oregon's Tim Taylor will do whatever he's asked to do.
Boise State coach Chris Petersen pays personal attention to the Broncos' kick returners.
Boise State squares off with Fred Meyer.
Rob Moseley's UO football blog.
The verdict on Oregon State's young Beavers -- they're good to go.
OSU hones the "BeaverCat" formation, and Danny Langsdorf says the Beavers will use it.
Beavers' new-look secondary is bracing for Portland State's run-and-shoot.
Bruce Read is back in charge of OSU's special teams.
Same song, eighth verse. USC figures to be the Pac-10's team to beat.
Trojans won't dumb down the playbook for freshman quarterback Matt Barkley.
Scott M. Reid of the OC Register: Pete Carroll has been high on Barkley from Day 1.
Joe McKnight wants to be USC's featured back.
WSU's quarterbacks both make a case for the job.
Cougs still haven't picked a starter.
Vince Grippi's WSU football blog.
Hyper, intense Nick Holt is trying to put his stamp on Washington's defense.
Huskies pick their captains.
Bob Condotta's UW football blog.
Cal notes from the Contra Costa Times.
UCLA's offense shows it still isn't game ready.
UCLA notes from the LA Daily News.
Nick Daschel of BusterSports: Predicting a big step forward for Arizona State.
Brock Osweiler, ASU's freshman QB, won't redshirt.
Arizona notes from the Arizona Daily Star; low in the story is reference to Matt Scott apparently winning the team's starting role at QB.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New street signs are popping up across Staten Island, with at least 4,000 already in place.
But with a price tag of more than $100 each and a new style for the letters in the signs, they're getting mixed reviews from Island motorists.
If you live on Margaretta Court, West Fingerboard Road or Slosson Avenue, the letters on your street signs are still all capitals, or uppercase. But if you live on Llewellyn Place, Sycamore Street or Endor Avenue, only the first letter of each word is uppercase.
New York City is currently working on a project to change the typography of street signs citywide, from the traditional all-capital letters written in the type style or font called "Highway Gothic," to upper case and lower case letters in a font called "Clearview."
The signs are made with a new, prismatic material that better reflects light from street lights and car headlights, especially during night hours, when visibility is at its worst.
"I think it's a good idea. There will be less accidents, and that'd be better. I'm a new driver," said Jessica Boccio of Great Kills.
But not all Islanders are sold on the idea.
"There's really nothing wrong with the old ones," said Jimmy Martin, who lives in Dongan Hills. "And it seems to be that they're changing the signs without any rhyme or reason to it."
The initiative began two years ago, after a mandate from the Federal Highway Administration, which called for new designs to improve driver safety and increase sign legibility.
The Department of Transportation is spearheading the effort. Spokeswoman Nicole Garcia said the signs cost $105 each, but stressed there will be no additional cost to taxpayers -- the changes are part of routine sign maintenance from ordinary wear and tear.
The state doesn't fare so well -- it's looking at a bill of well over $26 million.
The Advance reported on the mandate in September 2010. At that time, the DOT hoped to have 11,000 of the city's more than 250,000 signs changed by the end of the fiscal year.


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We spent three days in Seattle, relying only on foot and rail for transport. Just getting ready to board the train to the airport. We probably walked fifteen miles this weekend.
Somebody in another thread said, why not start an activity thread?
For people who are ramping into activity, not for people who are jumping off small cliffs. A way of checking in and saying, Lookit! Look what I can do (even though I have been a slug for the past twelve years). And getting feedback.
I think it's a great idea.
I think that, by nature and by nurture, this kind of thing is more of an encouragement for women. (These days, I am trying really hard to get in touch with my Primal, womanly "tend and befriend" tendencies because I think a lot of my non-Primal lifestyle is due to a distinct lack of that.)
Anyway, here is the activity update part: I think I initially posted in this forum about a week and a half ago, and I think I have succeeded in being active since then. I am doing my "no-impact aerobics" each day at a relaxed pace. I am throwing in a minute or two of brisk activity here and there. I am trying to end each day by climbing in bed, relaxing, and drifting off to a CD of serene music.
I am very proud of myself for having done TEN wall push-ups yesterday.
In some ways it seems ridiculous to write about a week and a half of doing nothing--at least in comparison to other fitness programs. But by golly, I feel for the first time since I was six that I am really functioning in a way that God made me to function.
I am mostly Scotch-Irish on both sides of my family. In my case, that has produced a love of thinking outside the box, a conviction that it is actually easy to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, a cranky egalitarianism, and an inability to sit still. Life without movement, exploration, touching, feeling, making, and doing is a sad life.
Whatever problematic historical/political craziness has been part of Scotch-Irish culture, in the early days of this country, that culture was all about: go out in the woods, go till you drop, rest until you can get up and walk and see straight, and then do it again.
The Primal way of doing things is obviously less strenuous than what explorers and hunters and trappers and pioneers experienced back then. Thinking about what women did, I doubt that any modern American woman, certainly not me, could go out in a wild place, without family or friends for hundreds of miles, and keep a homestead together (including small children) while her husband went off for weeks or months in search of food.
Nevertheless, Primal-ness really speaks to my inner pioneer (so to speak) about how people should function.
I know there's still a tough, scrappy core in me. I have real hope that I can find it.
We spent three days in Seattle, relying only on foot and rail for transport. Just getting ready to board the train to the airport. We probably walked fifteen miles this weekend.
I am experiencing one of the things that has ALWAYS happened to me when I have worked to make lifestyle changes, especially in terms of activity.
I am five days into what I think used to be called croup. A horrible head cold, a feeling of drowning in snot (very pale celery green), a cough like a barking dog, a sense that my brain has turned to cooked cauliflower, the energy of a wilted piece of lettuce. It came on slowly, packed a punch, and is now, I think, on the way out.
I am up to the gills with green tea with ginger and with soup (hamburger, onions, cabbage, carrots, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce).
Is it coincidental, or has anyone else experienced this "no, I don't want to get better" response from your body? I swear to you, EVERY time I've made a commitment to better health, especially improved activity, something like this happens.
Well, today, because I am sick, my activity has been mostly walking around the kitchen, making green tea (with slices of ginger and a dash of vanilla flavoring) and heating up soup. Very hunter-gathery. Actually, the soup is chopped-up sardines, collard greens and spinach, onions, garlic, HOT chili powder,a touch of sesame oil and soy sauce, and half a stick of butter, simply because it's what I had available. (My shopping skills some days are as good as my spear-tossing skills.)
I did do twenty wall pushups. Make you stand up straight, don't they?
I am blowing the dust off an exercise machine I bought from someone a couple of years ago. It has a seat like a bike, handles and "pedals." You pull on the handles, push on the pedals and go from sitting to standing in one fell swoop.
Now I think I will go stand in the shower for twenty minutes and see if I can clear things out enough to stop mouth-breathing.
Thanks for starting this thread, Edith. I appreciate it, and I intend to use it! I hope you feel better soon. Your soup sounds very healing. I'm making soup for dinner, too: bone broth base with some onions, kale, potatoes, chorizo sausage. Everything is local, organic, pastured, homemade. I'm proud of myself!
I did a deep stretch yoga class today and walked around a lot. I am feeling more energy these days and tending it carefully. I'm going to lie down for a while this afternoon with a cup of tea and some good books. After total adrenal fatigue/burnout--whatever you wanna call it----I pay careful attention to my energy levels. I have a tendency to overdo it!
Tea sounds so good! What kind?
I think I officially burned out in February of 2008. Unfortunately, I thought the answer to that would be some combination of coffee and aerobics.
Enjoy your afternoon.
I drink all kinds of tea----green tea, chai tea, licorice tea, chamomile tea, sleepytime tea with valerian, ginger tea, etc. I gave up coffee (caffeine) a few weeks ago in desperation for some relief from my racing heart and insomnia. I am doing much better since going coffee-less and adding Mark's Damage Control Master Formula and Primal Calm.
Today I am just going to get up from this computer after I finish my tea, and take my glorious female body to the Y to work out in the pool by myself. I'm going to do a little bit of water walking, some strength training---they have "weights" you can use in the water---and then do a ballet barre at the side of the shallow pool.
How bout you?
Today, I went back to work. Only had to be there until 2. Left to go home for the window repair guy.
Stopped at the grocery store to get some distilled water for my CPAP humidifier. Walked home--fifteen minutes--carrying my "heavy" gallon jug and my heavy tote bag (eight pounds and six pounds respectively).
Passed by neighborhood church that I don't often pass by, saw a sign for a program that includes ESL tutoring, and ended up volunteering. (That's exercise of the mind, certainly.)
At home, made some more "soup" with sardines, greens, onions, garlic while window repair guy did a good job. Did five wall pushups. Will go to see if soup is ready, have some, and then go down and test the exercise "bike" I have not used for some time.
I'm hoping that tomorrow will bring more improvement regarding my nasal issues, including a bit more energy. Could sardine soup replace chicken soup?
Went down in the basement an hour and a half ago, got on my exercise "bike," a machine that has a bike seat, a handle bar of sorts, and pedals of sorts. You sit on the seat, pull on the handle, push on the pedals, and go from sitting to standing. I did this thirty times as quickly as I could, ignoring the voice in my head that said, "How about stopping now? How about now?" Then I sat quietly until my heartbeat was normal and pushed/pulled another fifteen times. Done.
(Just a few minutes ago, I weighed myself. Back on November 3, when I started posting, I weighed 246. Now I weigh 242. Neat. It's probably four pounds of nose drippings from my cold. But hey, it's something.)


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HOLLAND, MI — New Holland Brewing Co. is poised to begin a $1 million renovation at its downtown Holland brewpub.
Assuming the city planning commission approves the company's plans on Feb. 12, the brewery will soon begin overhauling the tap system, redoing the kitchen, installing new restrooms and expanding a rear porch space into a beer garden.
The brewpub, at 66 E. 8th Street, will remain open during the renovation, possibly closing only for one Sunday or Monday, said Brett VanderKamp, New Holland's president.
"We'll really be able to raise the level of our game with this," said VanderKamp. "We'll be able to offer more (food menu) variety and work with local producers by focusing on more farm-to-table offerings."
Brewpub general manager Dave White said the kitchen overhaul includes splitting the menu into lunch and dinner versions, and that more entrees will be made from scratch.
"The things people have grown to like — pizza, salad and sandwiches — we'll still have those, but now we'll have some more eclectic things to offer," White said.
The largest portion of the project is the kitchen overhaul, with prep and storage space being converted into several thousand square feet of new cooking and prep space.
"We're basically building the kitchen that will take care of us for the next 20 years."
At the main bar, White said the pub is increasing the tap handles from 28 to 42 in an effort to create some redundant lines that will help cut down the wait for beer during peak hours.
Out back, the brewery will lose 7 parking spots and expand the porch area into a beer garden with seating for 100 people, up from a current capacity of 50. There will also be a new outdoor bar and music stage.
Two new family restrooms will also be installed near the rear entrance.
The expanded kitchen will result in hiring about six more full-time employees, and several more part-time workers, said White.
Pending city approval, White said the brewpub hopes to have the kitchen project finished by mid-March, the bar work finished by St. Patrick's Day, and the beer garden completed by May 1 in time for the Tulip Time festival.
On the brewery production side, VanderKamp said the company, which is currently Michigan's third largest microbrewery, recently switched to a new wholesaler network in Chicago that should result in "much more market penetration and distribution."
New Holland undertook a $3 million expansion of their Holland Township production facility in 2012, adding five new large, outdoor fermentation tanks due to "exponentially" increasing demand for their high-gravity stout, Dragon's Milk. The new tanks will allow the company to reach 50,000 barrels of beer per year.
The brewery is planning a pub crawl on Saturday, Feb 16 to celebrate the re-release of the brewery's first beer, Paleooza, first brewed in 1997 and retired for the last eight years. The beer is now made entirely with Michigan-grown Cascade hops.
VanderKamp declined to elaborate on previously reported plans to open a second New Holland brewpub location in "greater downtown" Grand Rapids.
"We're still pursuing our options in Grand Rapids," he said.
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(Evansville, IN) - Atlas Van Lines recently announced the appointment of I. Ray West to the position of vice president, information technology (IT) development. West will lead IT development, including the expansion of the use of external sources for software packages and development resources, at Atlas corporate headquarters in Evansville.
West brings to Atlas 20 years' experience in the field of information technology, including his role as owner and consultant for The Computer Applications Co. in Brandenburg, KY, and as president of Thoroughbred Systems, Inc. in Clarksville, IN. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and the GMI Engineering and Management Institute in Flint, MI, where he earned a master's degree in manufacturing management.
A native of Seymour, IN, West served in the United States Marine Corps for 13 years, and was involved in the Toys for Tots program.
Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Atlas Van Lines is a major transporter of household goods and special products through some 600 agents across the U.S. and Canada and nearly 800 worldwide. Atlas is the nation's fourth-largest van line and ranks as third-largest carrier of household goods.