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High of 59 shatters previous record of 64 set in 1969.
Wednesday weather appeared set to break a second consecutive temperature record. The warmest it has gotten at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport today, unofficially, is 59 degrees. That is well below the 64-degree record for the lowest maximum temperature for March 27, set in 1969.
Tonight's low is also expected to approach record-breaking levels. The National Weather Service forecasts that the low in Sarasota will drop to 41 degrees – one degree above the record set in 1979.
Areas inland and to the north will be colder A frost advisory has been posted for Manatee, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough and several other counties.
In response, Sarasota County Emergency Management have coordinated with the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and community faith-based partners to provide cold-weather sheltering. The following shelters will open at 8 p.m.: Salvation Army Center of Hope, 1400 10th St., Sarasota; Center of Hope Church, 1216 E. Venice Ave., Venice;
Opening at 8 p.m.: New Hope Community Church, 5600 South Biscayne Drive, North Port/Charlotte County.
A gradual warm-up is expected to begin Thursday.
Sarasota appears to have missed setting a record this morning for the overnight low temperature – barely.
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature was 43 degrees at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport just before 6 a.m.
The record low for the date is 40 degrees, set in 1979.
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies with the mercury reaching just 64 degrees, a mark that would tie the coldest "high" temperature ever for March 27, set in 1969. It will feel chillier than that, too, with steady winds about 10 mph and gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday is expected to be slightly warmer, a trend that is forecast to continue into next week, when the highs will finally reach the low 80s.
It looked like a beautiful spring day outside Tuesday, with dazzling sunshine and steady breeze. But beachgoers did not need a thermometer to tell them it felt more like January than a week into spring.
Record-setting cold settled over Florida on Tuesday, setting a record low for the maximum temperature in the high 50s — about 20 degrees below normal. The chill is set to continue through Wednesday night before warming a little on Thursday.
Some areas north of Tampa expected freezing temperatures Tuesday night and frost is possible in inland areas Wednesday night, as the state remains under the influence of a weather pattern that is pumping Arctic air far to the south.
"It is pretty far out in the season to see near-freezing into the central zone" of Florida, said National Weather Service meteorologist John McMichael. "Tonight is going to be a cold night by Florida standards."
Afternoon highs reached an unofficial 59 degrees at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Tuesday. The previous record for March 26 was 65 degrees, set in 1983.
The normal high for a late March day is 77 degrees, with a low about 62.
But Tuesday's overnight low was forecast to reach about 38 degrees, which would be under the 41-degree record low for the date set in 1956.
Forecasters say Wednesday's high will be only 65 degrees, near the record of 64 set in 1969.
Overnight lows Wednesday night will again be around 40, before the area finally is forecast to warm up a bit to about 70 degrees on Thursday.
Strong winds are expected to reduce the threat of frost here Tuesday, but they could settle down Wednesday night. Forecasters were considering issuing a wind-chill advisory.
In response, Sarasota County Emergency Management officials, working with the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and community faith-based partners, were going to open cold-weather shelters at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Sarasota and Venice.
A cold front moved through the area over the weekend, and a strong high pressure pattern has been in place for a while that has dragged air down the eastern seaboard and into Florida. That pattern, called the Arctic Oscillation, was also in place in 2009 and 2010, causing record cold temperatures during those winters.
This time it is causing record cold during the spring. McMichael said forecasters expect the pattern to break down in early April, meaning temperatures could return to normal by early next week.
March's cooler-than-normal temperatures contrast with January, which broke several records with high temperatures.


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SARASOTA, Fla. (March, 2013) -- In an effort to promote Sarasota County as a global sports destination and bolster the local economy, Visit Sarasota County (VSC) and the Baltimore Orioles are continuing to cultivate a successful marketing partnership that is boosting visitor impact from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Together, the visitor information organization and the Major League Baseball team have spread the "Go Beyond the Beaches" message to scores of potential visitors worldwide. The estimated value of the partnership exceeds $1-million.
"We are thrilled to see the growing impact of the marketing partnership between VSC and the Orioles," said Greg Bader, vice president of communications and marketing for the Orioles. "To our knowledge, this is the most robust effort of its kind in Major League Baseball, demonstrating the Orioles' commitment to energizing Sarasota County's economy."
Since the Orioles arrived in Sarasota just before the 2010 spring training season, the partnership has resulted in significant increases in Maryland-based visitors. The total number of visitors from Maryland to Sarasota more than doubled from 5,000 in 2009 to 10,300 in 2012. Sarasota inquiries from Maryland more than quadrupled, rising from 365 in 2009 to 1,569 in 2012.
"It is exciting to see so many new visitors from the Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C. area visiting Sarasota County," said Virginia Haley, president of VSC. "Once they discover our beautiful landscape, they are likely to return not only for spring training games but also for vacations throughout the year. This influx is wonderful for our local economy."
Many strategic factors contributed to this spike. For one, the Orioles provide a visitor welcome center in Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium concourse, where VSC staff and volunteers continually interact with spring training baseball fans seeking information about Sarasota County tourism. A nearby partner wall, first established in 2011, also touts local, cultural offerings for fans visiting the area.
Millions of households are hearing and reading about Sarasota County because of the Orioles-VSC partnership, too. MASN, the Orioles' TV rights holder, will air six spring training games this season from Ed Smith Stadium to homes throughout the mid-Atlantic region. MASN's exclusive TV territory covers more than 7-million households in six states, and VSC advertising is featured year-round on MASNsports.com.
The MLB Network, which reaches more than 70-million households, will air five MASN-produced spring training games from Sarasota, as well as two additional spring training road games to a national audience. Visiting teams, including the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, may also air games from Sarasota to their respective TV markets. The Orioles' radio flagship, WBAL on 1090 AM (a 50,000-watt station covering Maryland and neighboring states), will broadcast 16 spring training games, 10 of which will be played in Sarasota.
Each year, the Orioles hold a FanFest celebration in Baltimore, Md., drawing about 18,500 people who seize the opportunity to interact with players, coaches and front office personnel. VSC serves as the presenting sponsor of this event, and the staff helps book spring training trips for visitors seeking February or March getaways to Sarasota. In early April, Visit Sarasota County will host the annual Greater Baltimore Committee's "Lunch with the Orioles." It is the perfect platform for VSC to reinforce Sarasota's "sister city" and the Orioles' "home away from home" status in front of about 1,000 influential attendees.
For two months in the fall, VSC is featured for a half inning on high-profile signage behind home plate at Oriole Park, which is broadcast on MASN, as well as on all visiting team TV broadcasts into markets such as New York and Boston.
VSC print advertising is featured as part of all Orioles Publications, including four issues of the game program (one in Sarasota and three in Baltimore) as well as the Orioles Team Yearbook. Each edition is distributed to more than 15,000 readers. A VSC advertisement is printed on the back of more than 200,000 regular season pocket schedules that are distributed throughout the Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C. areas.
All Oriole Park at Camden Yards season plan holders receive a special offer for free spring training tickets a promotion designed to encourage mid-Atlantic-based fans to travel to Sarasota County.
As Haley put it, "The exposure Sarasota County has experienced from the Orioles partnership has been invaluable."
About the Baltimore Orioles
Established in 1954, the Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles have been a part of the Sarasota community for more than two decades, operating an athletic training center at Twin Lakes Park since 1991. In 2009, the Orioles and Sarasota County began a 30-month construction project to renovate the training center at Twin Lakes Park and the ballpark and training center at Ed Smith Stadium to consolidate the Orioles' Major and Minor League year round operations. Whether hosting youth activities, participating in charitable causes or partnering in efforts to boost the local economy, the Orioles are active in Sarasota County all year long, proving that their commitment to the club's southern home goes far beyond baseball. For details, visit www.orioles.com/Sarasota.
About Sarasota County
Located on Southwest Florida's Gulf Coast, Sarasota County offers a vibrant arts and cultural scene, a diverse array of culinary experiences and a variety of opportunities to take advantage of the clear waters and the great outdoors. Sarasota County provides the quintessential, laid-back beach getaway with numerous sprawling, white-sand beaches, including Siesta Key Beach, named "America's Best Beach" in 2011 by Stephen Leatherman, aka, Dr. Beach. Dubbed "Home of the American Circus," Sarasota County served as the headquarters for the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus for 75 years, and visitors can experience its unique circus heritage first-hand by following the circus trail or catching a performance by one of two local circus companies. For more information on visiting Sarasota County, visit www.visitsarasota.org or call (800) 522-9799.

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A New Orleans-based government watchdog group has filed a complaint against the state Fire Marshal's Office over how it responded to safety concerns at a Grand Isle apartment complex months before two of its residents died in a fire.
A New Orleans-based government watchdog group has filed a complaint against the state Fire Marshal's Office over how it responded to safety concerns at a Grand Isle apartment complex months before two of its residents died in a fire.
The Metropolitan Crime Commission alleges the Fire Marshal's Office improperly handled concerns of a neighbor to the Willow Creek Apartments, which caught fire Sept. 27. The fire claimed the lives of Timothy Foret, 46, and Belle Christin Brandl, 60, who lived in separate apartments there.
Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche, who filed the complaint with the state Inspector General's Office, said the Fire Marshal's Office didn't follow its own protocol investigating those safety concerns six months before the fire, leaving them unresolved.
The Fire Marshal's Office was the subject of a November report by the Inspector General's Office that detailed improper inspections and other mismanagement. That report also stemmed from a complaint by the Metropolitan Crime Commission.
Inspectors from the Fire Marshal's Office failed to detect mechanical problems with a carnival ride seven hours before the ride malfunctioned, injuring two teens in Greensburg in May 2011, the report says.
"Is the Fire Marshal's Office capable of performing to its own internal policies and procedures acting on public safety complaints?" Goyeneche asked.
The latest inquiry centers around a complaint addressed to the Fire Marshal's Office from Grand Isle resident Milton Bourgeois, who lives near Willow Creek Apartments, and another resident in May.
Bourgeois said he felt the structure hadn't been adequately repaired since Hurricane Katrina, and he added the building was a fire and health hazard.
Bourgeois' complaint references missing doors, missing window air-conditioners and missing windows. He called the building an "extreme fire hazard."
His letter requests a formal inspection.
In the months following, the complex came under different ownership that did make attempts to fix the place, Bourgeois said.
Fire Marshal's Office correspondence initially obtained through a public-records request shows there were two visits by an inspector to the complex following the initial complaint.
The inspector was unable to contact management at the complex, according to the correspondence. He made brief contact with a resident and verbally confirmed he had a smoke detector. No formal inspection was conducted on the visits. Bourgeois also said he was never contacted by the Fire Marshal's Office about the complaint.
The office correspondence between the inspector and his supervisors suggest the inspector was waiting to do a joint inspection with Jefferson Parish Code Enforcement and Grand Isle Fire Department that never happened.
Goyeneche contends governing documents for the Fire Marshal's Office require a thorough investigation in response to such a complaint.
Officials with the Fire Marshal's Office couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday.
"I can't say if (the inspection) had occurred the fire wouldn't have happened and those two people wouldn't have died," Goyeneche said.
Investigators never determined exactly what caused the fire. They suspect it began when plastic storage containers right outside the building caught fire, Deputy Chief Brant Thompson of the state Fire Marshal's Office said in the weeks following the fire.
Those containers were below the balcony that serves as the only exit to the victims' apartments. The balcony and the victims' apartments burned in the fire.
The investigation also found both victims tried to use fire extinguishers to quell the flames.
Nancy Butzlaff, Brandl's sister, said the victim had complained previously about the apartment having only one exit.
"She was just afraid that she would be trapped because there was no exit out of the place," Butzlaff said Wednesday.
Closure has been hard to come by for Butzlaff, who lives in Green Bay, Wis. She was unaware of the initial investigation's results and said she is waiting for the Fire Marshal's Office to explain the results since interviewing her two months ago.
The State Inspector General's Office would not comment on the complaint.


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"The Shield" actor Michael Jace on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of killing his wife last month, according to TMZ.
The 51-year-old actor allegedly shot and killed 40-year-old wife April on May 19 in their Los Angeles home. Jace was the one who called 911 and reportedly told authorities he just shot his wife.
His lawyers must love that.
Authorities have not publicly discussed motive, though TMZ has reported that the couple was having money problems.
The actor, who has appeared mostly in supporting roles on television the past two decades, is being held in lieu of $2 million bail. His next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 1.
Jace faces a minimum sentence of 50 years and a maximum life sentence in state prison.
The couple's two children -- both under 10 -- are staying with relatives. Both reportedly were home when the shooting occurred.
Jace is best known for playing the sexually conflicted Christian cop Julien Lowe on the FX drama "The Shield" between 2002 and 2008. He also had small roles in the movies "Forrest Gump," "Boogie Nights" and "Planet of the Apes," among others.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Many religious traditions stress the importance of charity. But Mormons are remarkable for the amount and the precision with which they give to their church.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that each Mormon in good standing should tithe 10 percent of his or her income. The money goes right to church headquarters in Salt Lake City and then is distributed back to congregations around the world.
"That's written in stone, and preached from the pulpit," says Gordon Dahl, an economist at the University of California, San Diego, who is Mormon.
But while the church is very precise about that figure — 10 percent of income — it does not tell its members what income means.
"Which is really interesting to us economists, because we want to know how people define income," says Dahl.
As anyone who has ever done their taxes knows, figuring out what counts as income is harder than it sounds.
The IRS has hundreds of pages of rules about these things, but Dahl wanted to know how people think about money when only God is watching. He thought the IRS could actually learn from how Mormons make these decisions.
Studies have shown that people are more willing to pay taxes if they think taxes are fair. People who think someone else is getting special treatment are more likely to cheat.
Dahl theorized that if you know how people naturally think of income, you can craft the tax laws to better match people's motivations.
But first he had to get Mormons to tell their stories.
Tithing is a very personal act, and Dahl says people were unwilling to talk about how much money they sent in. So Dahl and his colleague Michael Ransom surveyed 1,200 Mormons and presented them with hypothetical questions about giving.
"Suppose your parents gave you $500 for Christmas," he told them. "Would you pay tithing on that money?"
That was a resounding yes among Mormons. Gifts of cash are definitely considered income.
What about a gift of a sofa worth $500? Not so much. Few Mormons said they would tithe on that.
What if you got a cash gift from someone you knew had already paid tithes on the money? The majority of Mormons in the study said they were happy to tithe on it again.
The concept of double tithing doesn't seem to upset Mormons the same way double taxation does. In fact, Dahl found that Mormons were willing to tithe on money that came out of a retirement account — even if they had already tithed 10 percent of it before they invested.
David Shapiro, a financial adviser in Littleton, Colo., says there is often a difference of opinion on these issues within Mormonism. In fact, Shapiro and his wife had different tithing styles when he got married.
He tithed on his gross, pretax income. His wife tithed on her net income — she took out taxes first, then tithed on the rest.
"Her logic was [that the] money I pay to the government isn't money in my pocket," Shapiro says. "So I shouldn't have to pay tithing on that"
Shapiro eventually convinced his wife to pay on the larger amount.
Dahl says he found that Mormons, in general, tended to adopt the more simple and generous definitions of income.
They would pay a full tithe on the profit when they sold a stock. Yet, if they dumped a stock for a loss, they wouldn't use the loss to offset and lower the income they tithed on. Unlike taxpayers, the Mormons in the study weren't big fans of taking deductions so they could send less money to the church.
"They're worried about being petty with God," Dahl says.
I asked a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City if a few more rules defining income might make tithing easier on Mormons or bring in more money for the church. He said all this soul-searching about what you owe God is kind of the point.
Most religions encourage some form of charity or giving. The Mormon Church is very specific about the amount they ask for. Here's Mitt Romney speaking on Fox News.
MONTAGNE: Such dedication to giving is not unusual among Mormons. They have a very high rate of tithing, as it's called - so high, in fact, that it sparked the interest of economists. Robert Smith from NPR's Planet Money team says the Mormons teach a surprising lesson about how people relate to money.
ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Gordon Dahl is a Mormon. When he was growing up, he learned the simple rules of tithing.
GORDON DAHL: It's very clear that you're supposed to donate 10 percent of your income to the church. That's written in stone. Everyone knows that, and that's preached from the pulpit.
SMITH: Ah, but once Dahl became an economist - he works at UC San Diego now - he noticed something complex about tithing.
DAHL: They don't tell you what to donate 10 percent on. In other words, there is no definition of what income is. Which is really interesting to us as economists, because we want to know: How do people define income?
SMITH: It's a trickier question than you might think. Sure, your paycheck is income. But is a gift from a loved one income? What if the value of your home goes up?
The IRS has hundreds of pages of rules about these kind of things. But Professor Dahl wanted to know if people, in their hearts, had such a complicated view of money.
The Mormons were the perfect test subjects. They take tithing very seriously. And they have an incentive to be honest. After all, God is watching. So Dahl started to survey church members with hypothetical questions.
DAHL: We might ask: Suppose your parents gave you $500 for Christmas, would you pay tithing on that money?
SMITH: Most Mormons said yeah. Gifts of cash were definitely considered income. So Dahl changed it up? What about a gift of furniture?
DAHL: If your parents gave you, for example, a sofa worth $500, people wouldn't tithe the value of the gift. So, in other words, we got our first glimpse of the way people think about income is, as I'd like to say it, when they see green.
SMITH: Cash. So far, the Mormon mind isn't too different from the rules of the IRS. But the questions get trickier. We put some of the dilemmas to David Shapiro, a Mormon and a financial advisor in Littleton, Colorado.
If you find a 20 dollar bill would you kick back $2 to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
DAVID SHAPIRO: Yeah, I would.
SMITH: If you have a garage sale, would you tithe your results of the garage sale?
SHAPIRO: Umm. All of the stuff that we sold at the garage sale has already been tithed because we tithe on gross, so probably not.
MONTAGNE: It's not unusual for Mormons to have these kind of discussions. In fact, Shapiro had to have this talk with his wife when they got married. He tithes on his gross income - meaning before taxes. His wife...
SHAPIRO: She paid tithing on the net of her income.
SMITH: After taxes?
SHAPIRO: After taxes. Her logic was money that I pay to the government isn't money in my pocket, so I shouldn't have to pay tithing on that.
SMITH: Shapiro eventually convinced her to pay on the larger amount.
Gordon Dahl, the economist, says that he found that Mormons, when in doubt, tended to adopt the more simple and generous definitions of income. So, for instance in his survey, Mormons would generally say that they tithe 10 percent on the profit that they make from selling a stock.
DAHL: If you ask them a separate question and say, suppose your stock loses value, would you deduct this from your income before paying tithing? Kind of surprising to me, most people said no.
SMITH: See, when people deal with the IRS they take every deduction. When Mormons approach tithing...
DAHL: They 're worried about being petty with God. I don't want to be petty with God.
SMITH: There is a serious reason to look at all this stuff. It goes back again to the IRS. Dahl says that studies have shown that people are more willing to pay taxes if they feel that it's fair.
SHAPIRO: When people think a certain aspect of the tax code is not fair, they're more likely to try to cheat, right? And so it's important to know what people think of as fair. And when you have to define it yourself for religion, you get to decide for yourself what you think is fair.
SMITH: Of course, as Dahl found out, this deciding for yourself can get complicated. I asked a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake if a few more rules might make tithing easier on Mormons. He said all this soul-searching about what you owe God is, kind of, the point.
Robert Smith, NPR News.
MONTAGNE: You're listening to MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Posted on December 18, 2009
Dear Santa Blogs:
I followed your advice and bought a bunch of cookbooks off that rack at the Newberry, and I think people will love them. But I'm feeling a little intimidated: everybody else is talking about buying cell phones and game systems and DVDs and CDs and other technological wonders. Should I be concerned?
Hey-ho, Timid:
I blogged recently about the tradition of complaining about Christmas. There's another tradition nearly as old, and that's worrying, especially worrying that your presents will look stupid, obsolete, and inadequate to express a year's worth of feeling for the recipient. Be a little easier on yourself and your friends; you're not as stupid and they're not so judgemental as you think.
Not to knock technological presents (I may get that ice cream topping machine with maraschino cherry dispenser this year) I would remind you that books fill an important spot in the holiday season. It may not feel like it, but there are long quiet stretches, especially on Christmas Day, when people look around at each other and think "Now what?" There's only so much you can do with a new cell phone, and playing a new computer game may well not appeal in a household where everyone was wakened at 4 A.M. by an excited four year-old. Does EVERYBODY in the room want to watch that augmented DVD of "The Sweetest Thing" that your sister-in-law gave you? Maybe not.
But you can sit and read a book. If you have a crew of family visiting, some of whom will be leaving soon, it can be "Let me read that book you got before I leave and you can read the one I got." You don't need batteries, you don't make much noise, and you MIGHT actually get the thing read while the four year-old is napping. It is also a low-impact activity if you are stuffed with turkey, potatoes, and pie.
Timid, you and all the other bleary-eyed blog readers have yourselves a few good holidays each. I am off to a place where I can sit down for a few days and hope not all of Chicago decides to drop off books on December 31 to get the tax write-off. I expect to be back whining about this life of donors, volunteers, and customers in 2010 as we build to our second annual 25th Book Fair. L'chaim!


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Huskers Defeat the Hawkeyes
Lincoln, Neb.- The No. 58 mens tennis team (10-8) beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 6-1 at the 17th and Vine St. courts. This was their second conference win. Their first was on March 31, against Penn State.
Nebraska began play with wins at the 2 and 3 doubles. The Huskers pair of Bradford Zitsch and Dusty Boyer beat the Hawkeyes Mike Swank and Joey White 8-4. Next NU's Scott Elsass and Brandon Videtich defeated Iowa's Matt Hagan and Chase Tomlins 8-4. At No 1 doubles Andre Stenger and Eric Sock fell to Jonas Dierckx and Juan Estenssoro 8-6.
The Huskers were 5-1 for Singles wins. The first win was Tom Blackwells at No. 4 singles. He defeated the Hawkeyes Matt Hagan 6-3, 6-3. Next at No. 5 singles Sebastian Florczyk knocked off Dominic Patrick 6-2, 6-3. Dusty Boyer defeated Garret Dunn in 3 sets. Boyer lost the first set 3-6 before winning in the second 6-2. Boyer clinched the match in the third set 6-2. Marc Herrmann fell short at No. 3 singles, losing in a tie breaker to Juan Estenssoro. The final score for the match was 4-6, 6-4, 1-0. The last finish was at No. 6 singles, where Ford Zitsch defeated Andres Estenssoro 2-6, 6-1, 6-5 (4).
"Solid team effort and as coaches we are proud of the way our guys performed today", said Coach Kerry McDermott. "We played a complete match starting with winning the doubles point and finishing strong in the singles. It was a lot tougher score than 6-1 and we were fortunate to win the majority of the 3 set matches. Hopefully we can keep up some momentum, and carry this into this weekends matches against Purdue and Indiana."
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April 3
17th and Vine st Courts
1. (Iowa) Dierckx/ Estenssoro def. (NU) Stenger/ Sock 8-6
2. (NU) Zitsch/ Boyer def. (Iowa) Swank/ White 8-4
3. (NU) Elsass/ Videtich def. (Iowa) Hagan/ Tomlins 8-4
Order of Finish 2,3,1
1. (NU) Andre Stenger def. (Iowa) Jonas Dierckx 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
2. (NU) Dusty Boyer def. (Iowa) Garret Dunn 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. (Iowa) Juan Estenssoro def. (NU) Marc Herrmann 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
4. (NU) Tom Blackwell def. (Iowa) Matt Hagan 6-3, 6-3
5. (NU) Sebastian Florczyk def. (Iowa) Dominic Patrick 6-2, 6-3
6. (NU) Bradford Zitsch def. (Iowa) Andres Estenssoro 2-6, 6-1, 7-6
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 6


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Donation Request Form
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*Please be sure to read the information above, prior to submitting a Donation Request Form.


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Our Best Showhouse Kitchens
We admire every feature of these showhouse kitchens
Slide 1 Of Our Best Showhouse Kitchens
Showhouses give designers a chance to exhibit their most ambitious ideas with the best materials and resources available, which is why we love to marvel at the rooms they create. As the hub of the home, kitchens are uniquely equipped to showcase the most high-tech and stylish modern appliances. From cabinets and countertops to light fixtures and backsplashes, we admire every feature of these showhouse kitchens.
Designed by Julia Kleyman for the Designer Showhouse of New Jersey, this kitchen remodel affords the space and style for a growing family. "We took out everything—cabinets and flooring—but didn't move or build walls," she says. A large new island offers seating for six, with "Amsterdam Bar Stools" in blue from the Suzanne Kasler Collection for Hickory Chair. The vaulted breakfast room ceiling was painted blue with white beams and trim, visually lowering it and making the room feel more intimate.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
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Spacious Blue and White Showhouse Kitchen Remodel
The side-by-side built-in stainless-steel refrigerator and freezer, dishwashers, and the 48-inch dual-fuel range are Electrolux appliances. Three nickel-banded pendants from Lauren by Ralph Lauren for Circa illuminate the kitchen and visually fill spatial volume above the island.
Design: Julia Kleyman
See more of this redesigned kitchen from the Designer Showhouse of New Jersey here [4].
Slide 3 Of Our Best Showhouse Kitchens [7]
Clean-Lined and Comfortable Showhouse Kitchen
"The classic white kitchen," says designer Bob Bakes of Bakes and Company, "is an enduring testament to style–as current today as it will be in ten years." Subtle yet striking, bright white yet inviting, the kitchen Bakes designed is as classic as it is functional, as interesting in its mix of materials as it is as a whole.
Details on the following slide.
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Clean-Lined and Comfortable Showhouse Kitchen
An apron-front sink below windows featuring a distinct diamond pattern lend a touch of farmhouse charm, while solid Calacatta marble countertops and backsplash retain the kitchen's understated elegance.
"This kitchen is clean, unassuming, and perfectly balanced, both within itself and within its environment," says Bakes. "It flows effortlessly into the adjoining breakfast area–designed as a complement to the complete project."
Design: Bob Bakes
Explore the rest of the 2010 Hampton Designer Showhouse here [11].
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Warm and Intimate Showhouse Kitchen
This kitchen from the 2011 Kips Bay Showhouse in New York City glows with burnished copper and shimmering surfaces. Stainless steel appliances, glittering backsplash tiles, and metallic paints add to the room's light-reflecting elements, while the warmth of the copper, marble, and cherry paneling creates a unique and inviting atmosphere. A glass-front wine cooler, side-by-side ranges, and twin warming drawers, dishwashers, and refrigerator drawers provide the perfect environment for large-scale entertaining. Glass light fixtures are equipped with dimmers for more intimate occasions.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Regina Bilotta
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Warm and Intimate Showhouse Kitchen
In the banquette area, a copper-hued paint from Benjamin Moore was thickened to create a textured metallic wall finish. Klismos chairs and the banquette cushions are covered in a graphic fabric for a contemporary twist on traditional. A chrome cage-style base supports a custom-made concrete tabletop with a crackled, iridescent finish.
Design: Regina Bilotta
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Fresh and Bright Showhouse Kitchen
Designer Melody Smith refreshed this kitchen for the 2013 Red Cross Designer Showhouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. Antique furnishings like a Belgian butcher block that shows cuts from years of use offset the modern, white-on-white tile backsplash and brushed-nickel hardware. "Straw" wall covering from Thibaut provides a sunny backdrop for the clean white cabinetry.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Melody Smith
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Fresh and Bright Showhouse Kitchen
White appliances, cabinetry, and countertops contrast with sunny yellow vinyl grass-cloth wall covering. "My challenge was to refresh the room while keeping it consistent with the age of the home," Smith explains. The back of the china cabinet was painted fresh apple green to help the white plates pop.
Design: Melody Smith
See the rest of the 2013 Red Cross Designer Showhouse here [25].
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Golden Showhouse Kitchen
For the Traditional Home Built for Women Showhouse in New York City, Mary Douglas Drysdale designed a kitchen with vibrant hues, eclectic art, and custom-designed comforts. We liked it so much we put it on the cover of the magazine.
The hues of an adjoining sitting room's Oushak rug inspired the goldenrod shade for the kitchen's walls, a color that comes from the marriage of a yellow base coat with coats of tinted glaze. What's in the glaze? "Burnt sienna, a few drops of red, burnt umber, just about everything but the kitchen sink," says Drysdale, who always mixes her own colors.
Drysdale may joke about her blankets of glaze, but they make the color more mellow. "To be truthful," she says, "I was worried about the intensity. If you overstimulate visually, you are no longer providing comfort."
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Mary Douglas Drysdale
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Golden Showhouse Kitchen
The paneled cabinetry is as serious as the room's Corinthian columns, but rather than employ the expected granite or marble on the countertops, Drysdale took a left turn and chose the favorite wood of antique lovers—mahogany. In lieu of tile, she used beadboard for the backsplash. "It conveys a traditional feeling without being precious," she explains.
Drysdale designed the five-foot-long pot rack of iron, copper, and brass where antique pots and molds dangle like charms on a bracelet. The cubbies display vintage crockery.
Design: Mary Douglas Drysdale
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Simple and Stylish Showhouse Kitchen
This stunning, storage-packed kitchen was designed by Bob Bakes for the 2011 Hampton Designer Showhouse. Walnut serving trays tucked into the vertical niches of the center island add dark contrast to the otherwise all-white kitchen. Other noteworthy accents include sleek hardware, functional cabinetry, and simple lighting.
Details on the following slide.
Design: Bob Bakes
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Simple and Stylish Showhouse Kitchen
Simple wicker baskets tucked under the stark white counters bring texture to the cooking space. "There's nothing worse than an overdone space, or one that's too contrived," says designer Bob Bakes.
Design: Bob Bakes
See the rest of the 2011 Hampton Designer Showhouse here [39].
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Cool and Contemporary Showhouse Kitchen
Expert kitchen designer Mick De Giulio created this lusciously modern kitchen for interior designer Doug Atherly's residence in the Ritz-Carlton Showcase Apartments in Chicago. Mick expertly mixes materials, proportions, and textures in the contemporary kitchen. "We coordinated the finish of this kitchen with everything [Doug Atherly] was doing. This is our BeauxArts.02 line, which includes high-gloss finishes in truffle brown, so it's a darker taupe-gray color along with high-gloss ebonized walnut. All of the tall pieces, the refrigeration, and the pantry unit have this finish." The breakfast area is subtle and muted, letting the city view command attention. Mick designed the handsome bar in ebony walnut.
See more of this apartment's kitchen on the following slides.
Design: Mick De Guilio
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Cool and Contemporary Showhouse Kitchen
Mick's custom cabinetry in a truffle gray and glossy lacquer gives this sophisticated city space. It's part of his BeauxArts.02 Collection for SieMatic. Mick's composition in this kitchen is a rich mix of lacquer, ebony walnut gloss, polished stainless steel, clear glass, nickel gloss, crystal, and natural stone.
Design: Mick De Guilio
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Cool and Contemporary Showhouse Kitchen
Mick designed this handsome bar in ebony walnut with a gloss finish. The stainless steel wall cabinet doors have clear glass inserts and the knobs are made of crystal.
Design: Mick De Guilio
Click here to see the rest of this Ritz-Carlton Showcase apartment, designed by Doug Atherly. [49]
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Sophisticated Blue and White Showhouse Kitchen
This kitchen designed by Mary McDonald for the Santa Barbara Design Showhouse incorporates sophisticated design with state-of-the-art appliances. A mantel-style range hood with a backsplash of Calcutta marble tiles from AKDO sets off the stainless steel GE Monogram range. Other GE appliances, including dishwashers, large refrigerator and freezer, and refrigerator drawers are fit with cabinet-style panel fronts to integrate them into the kitchen cabinetry.
McDonald repeated the blue theme on the base of the large kitchen island. The deep color highlights the veining in the Calcutta marble island top. Ivory-colored Wood-Mode cabinets were given a slightly distressed finish to keep the mood relaxed and warm.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Mary McDonald
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Sophisticated Blue and White Showhouse Kitchen
Other furniture-style details include a plate rack and glass-front cabinets that allow for the display of pretty dishes and serving pieces. Two high-arch Waterstone Faucets make food prep and clean-up stylish chores.
Design: Mary McDonald
Take a look at the rest of the Santa Barbara Design House here [56].
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Elegant Kitchen in Neutral Tones
Designed by Holly Floyd Shipman for the Cultural Arts Alliance Showhouse in Alys Beach, Florida, this kitchen's color cues come from the blue tile backsplash that was installed. The light blue color was used throughout the kitchen to accent the space. Shipman warmed the room with textures and tones from nature.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Holly Floyd Shipman
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Elegant Kitchen in Neutral Tones
Continuing with the natural theme in the kitchen, the limed oak breakfast table pays homage to driftwood that would be found on the beach. "A beach home should be a place where you can relax. Incorporating age and nature automatically makes it more serene," says Shipman.
Design: Holly Floyd Shipman
See the rest of the Cultural Arts Alliance Showhouse here [63].
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Showhouse Kitchen Remodel with Unique Charm
Virginia designer John K. George remodeled the kitchen of a 1913 Tudor-style home for the Richmond Symphony Showhouse. A coffered ceiling made of salvaged antique wood from Richmond reclaimed-lumber business E.T. Moore was installed for a stunning visual effect. Antique Gothic porch posts and brackets that George found at Caravati's—one of his favorite Richmond salvage dealers—flank the new range and are a nod to the house's Tudor styling.
Vintage light fixtures recycled from a church were encircled with hand-forged bands to create a one-of-a-kind pot rack and light fixture above the wood-topped island. The table-style island is also a study in recycling—made of old, wormy pine beams wrapped with hobnailed iron banding.
Details on the following slide.
Design: John K. George
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Showhouse Kitchen Remodel with Unique Charm
The designer preserved most of the kitchen's cabinets but bumped up their historic charm by adding moldings on door fronts, vintage-looking bronze hardware, and fresh coats of paint in a muted green.
Design: John K. George
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Stunning Showhouse Kitchen Dressed in White
Although white is often used as a background to allow other elements to shine–colorful food on a white plate or a brilliant painting on a white wall–that isn't always the case. In Beverly Balk's all-white kitchen/dining area in Long Island's Mansions & Millionaires Showhouse, her dramatic fittings created a bit of a paradox–by making the absence of color into a presence.
"White doesn't have to be antiseptic," says Beverly. "It can adapt to whatever accent color is pleasing to you at the time."
See the rest of this kitchen on the following slides.
Design: Beverly Balk
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Stunning Showhouse Kitchen Dressed in White
Here, the designer drapes the room in scene-stealing white, using red as an accomplice rather than giving it a starring role. The bright primary hue doesn't attempt to compete, making only cameo appearances. Stripes on a bench cushion, piping on table linens, and tiebacks for white curtains framing a shelving display of shapely serving pieces all demonstrate that the mostly monochromatic scheme can handle jolts of intensity. An artful Andy Warhol-like arrangement of Campbell's soup cans on higher shelves peeks through the top, uncurtained windowpanes.
Design: Beverly Balk
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Stunning Showhouse Kitchen Dressed in White
Soft fabric tempers the striking white-red scheme. Gathered skirts adorn a stool at the painted table as well as the sink surround in front of the window. Beverly added a strong graphic effect in the glass-fronted upper cupboards, where shirred sheer fabric covers the bottom two rows of panes.
Design: Beverly Balk
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Two-in-One Showhouse Kitchen
A kitchen remodel was in the works for designer Rosalia M. Kallivokas for the 2010 D.C. Design House, but she had more creative plans for the small kitchen and adjoining sitting room. Rather than retaining the spaces the way they were configured, Kallivokas commandeered all the square footage and created two companion kitchens, with the armoire serving as a subtle divider.
The more casual space has a center table/island convenient for family dining and caterers. An island can be as simple as a substantial table topped with granite or other hard surface. Stools can be easily pulled up for family meals.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Rosalia M. Kallivokas
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Two-in-One Showhouse Kitchen
The other half of the kitchen area includes a spacious, marble-topped stationary island for parties or company cocktails. A flat-panel Aquos television was mounted behind heat-resistant glass in the tile backsplash above the range. The TV can be accessed for servicing from an adjacent porch that backs the range wall. The island has a thick slab top of Arctic Cream granite finished with double-rolled edges. Two oak corbels with burl inlays support each of the four corners.
Design: Rosalia M. Kallivokas
See more of this double-duty kitchen here. [86]
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Refined Showhouse Kitchen
Philip Gorrivan designed this sophisticated vacation home kitchen for the Oceans 3 Showhouse in Montauk, New York. Foregoing a dining table, he added ample seating at the kitchen's islands for a more casual (and space-saving) effect. "I also wanted to convey a sense of age," the designer says. "I wanted the finishes to play off the ocean, but also to create a patina with a European feel." A Smallbone kitchen is just the ticket. The British company's bespoke cabinetry features the exquisite attention to detail that's generally associated with old-world craftsmanship. "The cabinets introduce the high level of quality that I wanted to bring to the design."
The pale-colored kitchen cabinets contrast with darker design elements. "I finished the floors in a dark walnut as a very grounding element," Gorrivan explains.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Philip Gorrivan
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Refined Showhouse Kitchen
"I lowered the counter on the island and gave it a walnut surface for a little more elegance," Gorrivan says of his custom dining solution. "This walnut-top island is a very special dining element–fun and informal. With chairs pulled up, it's where the family will have breakfast and other meals every day, when they're not entertaining."
Design: Philip Gorrivan
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Showhouse Kitchen Perfect for Casual Entertaining
This kitchen designed by Scott Laslie for Traditional Home's Built for Women III Showhouse was created for a young, single sophisticate who enjoys casual entertaining in a stylish environment. An interior window above the sink allows for light flow and lets our hostess see (and be seen by) arriving guests when she's in the compact galley kitchen. Upper cabinets and walls are painted the same neutral ivory to keep the room feeling clean and uncluttered. "Bottom cabinets are a darker finish, and that grounds the room," Laslie says. Matte finishes and honed quartz countertops contrast with the high-gloss finishes on the ceiling and the light fixture above the sink.
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Design: Scott Laslie
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Showhouse Kitchen Perfect for Casual Entertaining
Artisan wall tiles from Ann Sacks accent the stainless-steel, dual-fuel Jenn-Air range and chimney hood.
Design: Scott Laslie
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Inviting Showhouse Kitchen
The image of the kitchen as the entertaining hub of the home was what inspired designer Denyse Rinfret to create this space for the Hampton Designer Showhouse in Bridgehampton, New York. "I wanted a kitchen where people would gather and stay, not just a place to grab a bite and leave," says the Manhasset, New York, designer. "I like the kitchen to be a communal room where people sit with family and friends to eat, converse, read, or just relax."
Giving the island focal-point status is a pair of 17th-century antique English lanterns. Not just pretty faces, the lanterns were electrified and provide task and mood lighting. In addition, recessed ceiling fixtures can be dialed up or down. "I always use versatile lighting in a kitchen. That way you can change the mood from industrial lighting for cooking to romantic light in the evening," Denyse says.
See more of this kitchen on the following slides.
Design: Denyse Rinfret
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Inviting Showhouse Kitchen
A decorative plate rack, pilasters flanking the farmhouse sink, brushed nickel fixtures, and marble tops and mosaic backsplash give the new kitchen vintage character.
Design: Denyse Rinfret
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Inviting Showhouse Kitchen
To create an inviting eating area, Denyse brought in a large wood table–inspired by an English antique–that can extend to seat 12 people. The table also works as a serving area for buffets or as a place for children to do homework, she says.
A pair of upholstered wing chairs bookend the table, adding a touch of casual comfort. "The armchairs give the kitchen more of a family-room feeling," Denyse says. A reproduction of an antique chandelier hangs above the table, and a striped cotton area rug provides warmth and softness underfoot while helping to define the dining area.
Design: Denyse Rinfret
See the rest of this gorgeous kitchen designed for the Hampton Designer Showhouse here. [110]
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Rich, Brown Showhouse Kitchen
This beautiful kitchen was created by Atlanta designers Linda Pittam and Robert Brown for Traditional Home's Built for Women III Showhouse in Woodstock, Georgia. Mocha-colored quartz stone tops a large island that separates the family room from the kitchen's work zone. A blend of mosaic tiles in warm earth tones adds muted color and pattern to the backsplash wall, made up of tiles by Ann Sacks. Distinctive pendant lights were Brown's creation: An electrician drilled holes in the bases of inexpensive glass vases and wired them to hold decorative bulbs.
Quartersawn red-oak Plain & Fancy cabinets in two different finishes—natural with black glaze and ebony—give the kitchen a traditional artisan look, while the top row of cabinets with frosted glass doors in aluminum frames lightens the mood. The glass-front cabinets have interior lights on dimmers, so they can be illuminated at various intensities.
Design: Linda Pittam and Robert Brown
See the rest of the Built for Women III Showhouse here [114].
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Old-World Showhouse Kitchen with Modern Amenities
A former fraternity house at the University of Maryland is revived by designer Blue Arnold for the 2009 Baltimore Symphony Showhouse. "My approach was to bring a modern sensibility without losing the look or feel of what was basically a traditional English cottage," says Blue, who's a certified kitchen and bath designer in Jarrettsville, Maryland.
A blend of contemporary details, modern technology, and Old World design gives the kitchen a refined elegance that makes it hard to believe it was once a frat hangout. Blue unified and grounded the room with Italian travertine floor tiles reminiscent of old European cobblestones.
An island with counter-height seating--ideal for modern family living--sits front and center and houses the cooktop. "I like the idea of cooking as theater, and having the cooktop in the island provides for that," says the designer. "Family and friends can interact with the cook."
See more of this kitchen remodel on the following slides.
Design: Blue Arnold
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Old-World Showhouse Kitchen with Modern Amenities
In the pantry area near the dining room door, Blue included a bar with a sink and wine and beverage refrigerators, providing a convivial place for guests to gather in the kitchen without intruding on the cook's work space. Refrigerator drawers for beverages are also located near an exterior door, keeping soft drinks handy for kids to grab when playing outdoors.
Design: Blue Arnold
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Old-World Showhouse Kitchen with Modern Amenities
Blue upped the island's function by adding a pop-up TV. A simple mechanism lifts and lowers the 19-inch flat-panel screen, allowing people to watch TV while preparing or eating meals. The island is wired so the screen can function as a computer monitor as well, making it easy to view family schedules online and search for recipes on Web sites. "The screen serves so many purposes. That, to me, is the essence of modern life in an antique setting," Blue says.
Design: Blue Arnold
See the rest of this before-and-after kitchen remodel here [124].
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Sleek Urban Showhouse Kitchen
In designer Frank Ponterio's apartment the Ritz-Carlton Showcase Apartments in Chicago, a kitchen created by Mick De Giulio combines modern convenience with urban attitude. "We used classic stainless steel for the oven hoods throughout the residences," Mick says. "The developers chose all the stone, and we coordinated the colors of the stone along with colors and finishes for the cabinets."
Detail on the following slide.
Design: Mick De Giulio
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Sleek Urban Showhouse Kitchen
Textured wall covering surrounding the Wolf microwave softens the kitchen's utilitarian look while maintaining the room's sleek personality.
Design: Mick De Giulio
See the rest of this Ritz-Carlton Showcase apartment by Frank Ponterio. [131]
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Loving these decorating ideas? Check out this home inspired by showhouse rooms. [135]


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The Wildcat golf team had their best day of the year not only for golf but the weather too winning their home invitational at Prairie Trails on Monday.
"The guys played well, it was the first time for me as a coach that all four counting scores were at or under the 80s," said El Dorado coach Pete Cisneros.
The Wildcats shot a team score of 330 that tied with Goddard but a tie breakingfifth player score was lower for El Dorado giving them the victory.
"I knew we were capable it just seemed like we always fell just short," said Cisneros
Travis House had a big day and put up a score of 73 to win the tournament individually for the Wildcats.
"With Travis playing well I hoped that somebody would do well to help support his score. The guys did just that, Connor Scanlon had his best day of the year with an 85, Wes Haines who has been the most consistant player of the year put up an 84, Isaac Johnson also had is best day when he put up an 88," said Cisneros.
The four low scores put the Wildcats in a tie with Goddard resulting in a 5th player score to break tie.
Tanner Clites brotke the tie with a 90, Goddard's 5th man shot an 94.
"I was very pleased with Tanner's performance 90 is not a great score but his front 9 was a 49 then he comes back on second nine to card a 41, that shows me that Tanner had some mental toughness that we all need as a team," said Cisneros, "This was a great confidence builder for the team it shows to them that if they come together good things are going to happen."
Wildcats place first at Prairie Trails
The Wildcat golf team had their best day of the year not only for golf but the weather too winning their home invitational at Prairie Trails on Monday.


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Yamhill woman killed in crash north of Yamhill
One-vehicle crash caused closure of highway over night
Jul 26, 2013
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YAMHILL -- Luisa Appell Proper, 58, of Yamhill was killed early this morning when her car veered off Highway 47 and struck a power pole near Cove Orchard Road, about six miles north of Yamhill.
Traffic was rerouted for part of the night as police investigated the 12:48 a.m. wreck. The highway is open again this morning.
Oregon State Police said Proper was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima four-door south on Highway 47 when she ran off the road. She was the only occupant of the vehicle.
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Matt Cain was already slated to get some extra rest after Wednesday's start due to next week's All-Star break.Just how long that rest will be is still undetermined.Click here for the latest MLB Player News, and follow @Nate_Grimm and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter while you're at it.After lasting just two-thirds of an inning in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday, there were some whispers in San Francisco that Cain's health may have played a role in his recent struggles. Cain denied any health issues after the game, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy said the opposite was actually true with regards to his workhorse."I didn't want it to become a health issue," Bochy told the San Jose Mercury News. "I was being cautious. He's fine. I just had some concern there. I thought he was a little bit off, and that's why I went to get him. I've got to make a call there. I thought we'd be cautious with him. I don't want this to become a health issue, so I pulled him."Cain's case is a curious one. He's been miserable in his past two starts, but nothing in his peripherals suggests he's playing through an injury. Per FanGraphs, his fastball velocity remains constant, and despite some bad luck in his ability to strand runners he has generally been the same pitcher this year that he's always been. Those numbers, paired with the team's insistence that Cain is alright physically, lead me to think it's not an injury that's at the heart of his issues.With the break approaching, the Giants don't need to make a move with Cain right now. A 10-day break might be all that's necessary to get Cain back on track -- prior to his last two starts Cain had thrown five straight quality starts, so it's not as though he's been hopelessly lost the entire year. Though it's rough sailing of late, Cain owners should hold tight and see what the second half brings for the Giants' ace.
The Captain Comes Home Derek Jeter couldn't wait another day to get back home.The Yankees' captain was supposed to play in back-to-back games at shortstop during his stay with Triple-A Scranton before being elevated to the big club, but Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported late Wednesday that Jeter would be activated by the club on Thursday instead.It's not completely unexpected -- a report earlier in the day noted that Jeter's equipment bypassed Scranton and went straight to Yankees Stadium, a sign that Jeter's stay would be short. Even so, nobody expected Jeter back before the weekend.Jeter isn't being recalled so quickly to ease back into the lineup. Rosenthal said the expectation is that Jeter will be immediately inserted into the lineup at either shortstop or designated hitter. The 39-year-old isn't the player he once was, but he still scored 99 runs while hitting .316 in 2012. A similar run total, prorated for half a season of course, shouldn't be expected -- this Yankees lineup doesn't pack nearly the same punch, and a surgically repaired ankle won't be Jeter's friend -- but it's fair to expect Jeter to hit for a respectable average and score enough runs to be useful.That said, he's still a mixed league commodity and should be owned as such.Disabled List For YuWhile speculation flies about a possible trip to the disabled list for one ace, another hit the DL with less confusion on Wednesday.The Rangers placed Yu Darvish on the disabled list on Wednesday, a move that is retroactive to July 7, with a slight strain of his right trapezius muscle. It was reported that he felt some fatigue in the muscle during his bullpen session Monday, and after throwing again Wednesday he and the team decided it would be best to skip his Thursday start.While DL stints are rarely viewed as a good thing, the Rangers don't seem too concerned about their stud."I think it's a move of prudence," Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine told the Dallas News. "It's a chance to get him some rest, have him miss only one start, catch his breath and be ready to hit the ground running in the second half."With the All-Star break approaching and Darvish only lined up for one more start before the break, it makes sense that the Rangers could use this as an opportunity to rest the 26-year-old. Darvish has thrown 119 1/3 innings this season after throwing 191 1/3 in his first MLB season last year.Owners should view this as nothing more than a skipped start, with Darvish likely to come off and start when first eligible on July 22.Mixed League Quick Hits: Chris Carpenter (shoulder, back) will make his first rehab start at Double-A Springfield on Monday. He could be back with the Cardinals by early-to-mid August ... Zach McAllister (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Akron on Friday. He's on pace to be activated after the All-Star break ... Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is considering playing Brett Lawrie at second base when Lawrie returns from the disabled list ... Salvador Perez missed Wednesday's game with tightness in his lower right leg. It's the second time in four games he's sat due to the injury ... Yankees Brett Gardner (leg) and Travis Hafner (foot) left Wednesday's game with lower body bruises. X-rays on both came back negative ... Jarred Cosart will make his major league debut Friday. The right-hander will start for the Astros against the Rays ... the Pirates may option Gerrit Cole to the minors over the All-Star break. He's a near certainty to return in time to start the second half, though ... Stephen Pryor (lat) will throw another simulated game on Saturday. He hasn't pitched since mid-April ... Tommy Hanson (forearm) pitched at full effort in a 35-pitch bullpen session. He could be looking at a rehab assignment soon ... Anthony Rendon hit his third home run in eight games. The 23-year-old is hitting .303/.354/.461 through 40 games ... Mariners outfielders Michael Morse (quad) and Franklin Gutierrez (hamstring) still aren't ready to begin rehab assignments ... Chris Dickerson sustained a left shoulder strain before Wednesday's game. No word yet on the severity of the injury ... Zack Wheeler held his former organization to one run on three hits over seven innings ... Ross Wolf has been tabbed to replace Yu Darvish for Thursday's start.


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Legislation passed by a unanimous vote in the House Human Service Committee Monday. The measure would stop the implementation of a plan to close the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid and the Southern Resource Center of Pauls Valley.
House Bill 2053, by House Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Jackson, directs the Department of Human Services to cease the implementation of the plan and to take no further action without approval of the Oklahoma Legislature.
The legislation requires that the agency develop a plan for the facilities that considers the concerns of the families and the state's need for safety net beds for citizens challenged with disabilities.
In November, just days before the agency's oversight board was voted out of existence, the board voted to close the Southern Oklahoma Resource Center of Pauls Valley and the Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid.
"This closure plan was voted in by a board that has been abolished by a vote of the people," said Jackson, R-Enid. "I think it is time for lawmakers to step in and address the concerns of these vulnerable citizens and their families."
The two facilities provide residential services for Oklahoma's most seriously developmentally challenged adults, most of whom also suffer from serious chronic medical conditions, such as epilepsy, have tracheotomies and use gastrostomy tubes for feedings. Most of the residents have lived most of their lives at the facilities.
Ninety percent of the residents of the facilities are classified as severe or profoundly disabled, compared to 19 percent in community settings.
"Closing these facilities disrupts the care of Oklahoma's most vulnerable citizens and has not been proven to save the state money," said Jackson. "I am willing to work with all parties to ensure the best care is given to these Oklahomans."
Contrary to information that has been circulated, other states have not closed their facilities. Across the nation 1,981 people were admitted into large state-operated facilities in 2009. In 2009, the average daily population of persons with disabilities living in state-operated facilities was 660. Oklahoma's average was 289 and in 2011 was 250.*
"The costs of these facilities are paid through Medicaid, and the funds are minimal when looking at the overall budget, yet they are critical to the residents and their families," said Jackson.
House Bill 2053 will now advance to the Calendar Committee for consideration.


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TOWNSEND -- The North Middlesex Regional School Committee has authorized Superintendent of Schools Joan Landers to enter into negotiations with Florida-based MASS PV1 to purchase net-metering credits generated on a large-scale solar facility.
Landers said Tuesday she will enlist the help of an independent attorney who has more experience dealing with net-metering credits.
JC Redero, a principal with MASS PV1, also doing business as Victus Solar, went before the School Committee on Monday night offering the committee the possible credits generated through a project it's developing off Chase Road in Lunenburg.
Initially, the credits produced were going to be sold to Lunenburg, but after the two sides failed to reach an agreement, MASS PV began shopping the credits around to other communities in the Unitil service area.
Net-metering credits are generated when the meter on the solar project spins in the opposite direction, generating energy credits. A community would purchase those credits from a project developer to apply to its own Unitil bill at a "substantial discount off of the retail rate charged by Unitil," Redero said Monday night.
The actual value of the credits and what the North Middlesex Regional School District would pay has yet to be nailed down, he said. But Redero said as an example, if the district purchased 2,355,600 net-metering credits at a face value of 19 cents for a price of 15 cents, the district could save $93,706 in the first year and $3,014,818 over the life of the project, which is scheduled to be 20 years.
When an agreement is finalized between both sides, it will come back to the full School Committee for approval.
Landers said she's always looking for ways to save the district money and is open to the idea.
"I'm always looking for ways to save the district money on an ongoing basis," she said. "I'll continue to explore opportunities for everyone involved."
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I spent my birthday being suburban. I woke up, drove my Camry to drop my wife at work in her office building, and then went to breakfast at IHOP where I sat Erin in a plastic high chair and watched her stain her dress with blueberries that had probably never seen a shady forest. We followed that up with a nap, because I tire easily at the corner of Maple and Chestnut.
.............In War and Peace, when asked why he is going to war, Prince Andrei replies: "I'm going because this life I am leading here--this life is--not to my taste." .......................
After naptime we went to Target, because I needed some cargo shorts. The shorts I was wearing had holes through both pockets and I carry a lot of the suburbs with me: car keys, a digital camera, a Blackberry, a leather wallet that I bought at the mall. I usually put my keys in my right pocket, close the doors and walk away while clicking the clicker that will either alert me that my vehicle is secure in the parking lot formerly known as paradise, or that my doors are open and need to be closed before being locked. I needed new cargo shorts because I was tired of putting my keys in my left pocket; they kept falling through the right one.
I bought three nearly identical pairs of shorts, the only difference between them being one of shade, not colour.
..................and they're all made out of ticky tacky................
Then we drove to the mall, because Target wasn't big enough for us to spread ourselves out in.
We dined at Beni Hana, where we made faces at Erin while the chef-ertainment put on a show in the toughest house around. She smiled at him a few times.
The most significant scene in Wall-E, I think, is the one where the floating indolents change their outfits from red to blue, with the push of a button and without hesitation. This false choice, so important to them, allows them to satisfy the human need to navigate forks without risking the consequences of a real choice, one with consequences. Their condition, and the condition of the planet they flee, is a result of these simulations of choice.
.........I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately.....
The human brain is a big prediction generator. Over time it develops archetypes, patterns of learned and created reality that it uses to see into the future. Our human curiosity is more than anything else a drive to feed the prediction machine. Because if we can feed the prediction machine it can help keep us safe, and keep our genes safe, to spread out and populate. Our brains run little simulations of the world and its events, micro-seconds ahead.
The suburbs are a simulation, and within this simulation we are safe, and our genes are safe, and we can make choices without consequences.
.....................Not with a______, but a whimper....................
Our sun is dying.
"When it gets too hot here," says the man on The National Geographic Channel, "we have two choices: to adapt to life here or to move on."
"Or die," says Emily.
"That's really morbid," says I.
"I've never thought that human beings would always be around," she explains.
"I have."
........................Soylent Green is people.............................
The suburbs, and the people living in the suburbs making their simulated choices, are a resource.
Technology, sufficiently advanced, looks like magic.
Technology, the manipulation of the pure stuff of the universe, can help us in our daily individual lives. It can also be the cause of our soul-death. What happens when we are constantly connected to everyone else through our Blue-tooth brainchips? Individuality dies, and there are no more creations from individual genius. Souls are individual expressions of the stuff of the universe. When people can communicate in the same way that the two hemispheres of our prediction-machine brains can, then there is just one person, made up of tiny little resources. People the size of neurons.
But will the technology inspired by, funded by, demanded by, the suburbanite help the population achieve escape velocity and carry on, out there? Or does it take individual genius to leap into space?
Does soul-death ensure the safety of our genes?
.............That's my daughter in the water, everything she owns I bought her.................
My genes are sleeping in the other room. She doesn't know that the sun is dying. But she loves Target, she smiled at the chef-ertainer, and she has blueberries all over her dress.
I will keep her safe, here in the simulation, and I will hope that doing so also helps us achieve escape velocity.
I will hold the soul death at bay through deliberate choices, wherever those choices are available to me in my simulation.
But my first choice has to be to embrace the simulation. Because if all I do is tolerate it, then I am one of the pseudo-humans in Wall-E, carried along on my hover chair and never noticing that I have no choices left.
I love the show Weeds. And The Olive Garden
.........You do the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around; that's what it's all about..........
As we left the Target and returned to our car, we saw that the driver's side door was open and there was a security guard standing near by. We approached, and he asked me if the grey Camry was mine. "Yes. How long has the door been open?"
"The whole time," he replied.
My shorts had a hole in the right pocket, so I put my keys in my left pocket when I got out of the car. I pulled Erin out of the back seat and she was so excited to see the Target logo that she practically hopped out of my arms to race over to the giant red concrete spheres. I let her lead me away.
Completely forgetting that I hadn't closed my door.
And because I had put my keys in my left pocket I hadn't felt them when I put my hand in my right pocket, my habit. And so I hadn't pressed the 'lock' button, and the car had not beeped at me to say that the doors weren't all closed.
It's a good thing I have new shorts from Target now, or else the next time this happened someone could have stolen my iPod.
Don't worry if this is confusing. I don't understand it myself. I'm just feeling very suburban today and trying to feel better about it.


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Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation says road construction or other projects affecting traffic are underway this week:
— U.S. 41 bridges over Roberts Bay, North Creek, South Creek, Hudson Bayou, Siesta Key Drive bridge over Hanson Bayou, State Road 789 bridges at St. Armands Key and Coon Key. Expect lane closures from 9 p.m. abd 6 a.m. while crews perform maintenance.
— Interstate 75 and Bee Ridge Road interchange. Crews working on drainage.
— I-75 from River Road to Venice Connector. Crews restriping lanes. Expect lane closures in both directions from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
— I-75 overpass at State Road 72. Southbound lanes partially closed from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. for maintenance.
— Crews are replacing traffic markings on parts of U.S. 41, State Road 776,, Bee Ridge Road, S.R. 72, Fruitville Road, U.S. 301 and Gulf of Mexico Drive. Expect delays.
— Tamiami Trail at Gulf Gate Drive, Bay Acres Avenue and General Spaatz Boulevard; State Road 789 (John Ringling Causeway and North Gulfstream Avenue) at Sunset Drive-Golden Gate Drive; Clark Road at Beneva Road and Sawyer Road; and Bee Ridge Road at Murdock Avenue and Honore Avenue. Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews replace mast arms and traffic control devices.
— U.S. 41 and River Road. Lane closures from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. while crews build turn lanes.
— U.S. 41 north of Constitution Boulevard. Crews are building a turn lane and median. Lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
— New Pass Bridge. Intermittent lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. while a contractor paints the bridge.
— Interstate 275 northbound ramp over I-75 in Parrish. Crews are painting the ramp. Expect lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
— Cortez Road from 51st Street to 26th Street. Crews inspecting and repairing drainage pipes. Expect lane closures from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
— Cortez Bridge. Lane closures from 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. during maintenance.
— Cortez Road from Catalina Drive to Independence Drive. Westbound lane closure from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Tuesday. Crews will trim trees away from streetlights.
— State Road 70 from Lorraine Road to County Road 675. Intermittent lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Crews are resurfacing the highway and working on guardrails, drainage, signs and pavement markings.
— S.R. 70 from west of Lockwood Ridge Road to west of 47th Street East. Intermittent lane closures from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews work on resurfacing, signals, curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
— S.R. 70 at I-75, S.R. 64 at I-75 and Moccasin Wallow Road at I-75. Crews removing and installing signs. Expect lane closures from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
— S.R. 64 from west of Carlton Arms Boulevard to Interstate 75. Crews are widening the highway and installing bike lanes, sidewalks and drainage swales.
— S.R. 64 from Wingate Road to the Hardee County line. Intermittent daytime and nightly lane closures during highway resurfacing and drainage work.
— Anna Maria Island drawbridge on Manatee Avenue. Intermittent lane closures from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. during bridge maintenance.
— Manatee Avenue from 75th Street West to Perico Bayou bridge. Expect intermittent lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews repair sidewalks.
— S.R. 37 from State Road 61 to the Polk County line. Crews clearing brush and removing trees between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Expect intermittent lane closures.
— Interstate 75 from the Tuckers Grade interchange to south of the North Jones Loop interchange. Watch for lane shifts as crews widen the highway to six lanes.
— I-75 from Jones Loop Road interchange to Kings Highway interchange. Crews installing overhead signs today. Possible lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
— U.S. 17 (East Olympia Avenue) at Taylor Street, Cross Street, Nesbit Street, Cooper Street and U.S. 41/Marion Avenue. Crews are installing mast arms for traffic signals. Expect lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
— U.S. 17 (Duncan Road) from east of Marlympia Way to west of Copley Drive. Crews are resurfacing the highway and adding a bike lane. Expect lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
— State Road 776 at San Casa Drive. Road widening, drainage improvements and other work. No lane closures expected this week.
— S. R. 776 (McCall Road) from Gillott Boulevard to Biscayne Drive. Charlotte County utility crews will install water and sewer pipelines. No lane closures expected.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Watch for closed lanes, road crews
Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation says road construction or other projects affecting traffic are underway this week:


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Ancestors with a criminal past
In an earlier post , I talked about my genealogy buddy Robyn and how I would sometimes get genealogy envy when she discussed her ancestor's many accomplishments. Robyn recently wrote a great post on Joseph Harbour, one of her ancestors with a criminal past. Since I had written about the many accomplishments of Robyn's ancestors, I thought I would share this story to remind everyone that almost every family has some ancestors with a shady past. When we are researching and preserving our family history we must document the good and the bad. One thing I love about Robyn is she always has an interesting story to tell.
Robyn also wrote a great post on Alabama Convict Records which gives great tips on using convict records to locate ancestors who seem to have disappeared for a few years.


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HILLSDALE Ś Each year, the Hillsdale Conservation District Board of Directors selects a landowner that has made the greatest effort to improve Hillsdale CountyÆs natural resources.
This year, the district will honor Hillsdale High School Environmental Science teacher Edward ōChipö Patterson with the Conservationist of the Year Award. The award will be presented at the districtÆs annual dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Lewis Emery Park Community Center, 2020 State Road, Hillsdale.
The event, open to the public, has a reservation deadline of Jan. 22 by calling 517-849-9890, ext. 3 or by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Patterson has lived in Hillsdale County his whole life. His family includes wife, Jo, and two sons, Mike and Jed.
He attended Reading Schools through ninth grade and graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1987. Undergraduate studies were conducted at Lake Superior State University, where he earned a bachelor of science in fisheries and wildlife management in 1995.
In 1999, he received his teaching certification from Spring Arbor University with an emphasis in chemistry. In 2008, he finished a masters degree in entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also a licensed contractor since 1990. Free time is spent hunting, fishing and gardening.
Patterson said he was surprised to be chosen, but at the same time, he has done a great deal of work with the Conservation District concerning his 80 acres of land in southern Hillsdale County.
ōIÆve done some work on the wetlands and plantings for wildlife on my property,ö he said. ōI really love the land and try to get across to my students that we live in a unique county with the watersheds and endangered species as compared to other counties. I like to expose them to what we have here.ö
District Conservationist Jason Wheeler said Patterson is an advocate for conservation and his efforts have left a lasting impact, not only on his own land, but also on the natural resources of the community.
ōHis enthusiasm for biology and natural resources management inspires young people to get more involved in the classroom and also in projects that benefit the land,ö Wheeler said.
Board member Bud Heinowski said the decision to honor Patterson was something he was glad to see since it veered from the norm where farmers are typically the choice.
ōThereÆs more to being a conservationist than feeding cows and growing corn,ö Heinowski said. ōPatterson goes above and beyond in what he does with teaching outdoor education.ö
A presentation will also be made by Brian Haynes of Cisco Farm Seed on cover crops in 2013.
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One in a series of stories on local manufacturing.
What started as a bathtub refinishing business on the side morphed into an online business that imports bathtubs from across the world and prepares them for sale to customers from coast to coast.
And at the same time as its international trade has picked up, the locally-based Tub Connection is also expanding its local wood bathroom products made and finished in the Midwest.
Housed in a pair of facilities in Kirksville, Tub Connection does business across the nation with its specially-imported cast-iron bathtubs and bathroom pieces. The eight-person company focuses on the import business, although it has started to sell locally-created cedar vanities as demand for locally-sourced products increases.
"Business has been very good, very strong for us," said Leland Allemang, business owner and founder.
The business started primarily as an after-market refinisher, but has expanded to include manufacturing and importing.
Since moving to Kirksville from Colorado in 1999, Allemang started by refinishing and refurbishing antique clawfoot tubs.
He found so many in the Midwest, in people's pastures, garages and backyards, that he bought as many as possible. From there, he would refinish the tubs and then sell them to primarily the West or East Coast markets.
"The thing about Kirksville is rent is cheap and since we sell everything we bring in, there are shipping costs no matter where we send and Missouri's central location helps a lot with that," Allemang said.
About half of the tubs the company sells go to the East Coast, about 30 percent go to the West Coast, 15 percent stay here in the Midwest and about 5 percent go to Canada and Europe.
Kirksville's location was helpful in starting up, Allemang said, and it's the educated, ambitious workforce that has kept him and Tub Connection here.
"There really is a good workforce," he said. "You've got the Midwestern work ethic. You work hard and work smart."


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Posted on September 4, 2009
There have always been those who deny the basic appeal of a Book Fair. "You can't get people to come to the Library just for books!" they cried, back in 1985, and so we had stilt walkers and balloons and a young lady dressed as Alice in Wonderland, which was wonderful because it was August and it rained that day. Don't you just hate it when you dress up as a girl in a fairy tale and it's hot and sticky and rainy? I know I always pout.
I once told one of these thinker-tinkers, "I really don't want to give up any space that could be used for selling books."
She shook a finger at me. "Ah, but not everyone comes to the Book Fair to buy books."
I am afraid, dear blog fan, that I told the good lady, "Well, verb the people who don't come to buy books." She was a bit taken aback, but she got my drift.
There have been others, though, who, over the years, have told me the customer deserves more bang for the buck, and that we should have:
Piped-in music (We had this at the Very Merry Bazaar; spent a lot of money on a sound system and spent a lot of time picking out music that couldn't possibly offend anybody. The problem is that piped-in music by itself offends some people.)
A Book Fair designed like a Monopoly Board (The idea was that customers would have to move to every square on the board in proper order to shop. I wonder why Macy's never thought of designing a store that way.)
All the volunteers in costume (It's July, friends. Besides, aren't the aprons enough?)
Decorations suitable to the subject (Bookman's Alley in Evanston did great work with this: vintage tennis and golf equipment in the sports section, nautical decorations near the travel books. Wouldn't cost us much more than the Book Fair makes in a year)
Prizes in Books (A scavenger hunt, see: at its most basic, we could just hide a hundred dollar bill in some book and the person who bought the book got to keep it. No, I was told, people would not just tear apart every book and throw it to the floor looking for the prize and then not buy the book. OUR customers aren't like that.)
A Celebrity Cutting a Ribbon to Open the Fair (Let's say we get Oprah. I can see the headlines next day: Winfrey Killed by Stampeding Book Lovers. I have nothing against celebrities, really. They can come and SHOP if they want to be part of the experience)
An Auction of the Really Good Books (Auction: where a hundred people stand around and watch two people bid on a book. Book Fair: where a hundred people rush around buying books. Have an auction, if you like that kind of thing. Just don't do it during the Book Fair)
Book Signings: (Again, I don't want customers becoming spectators, watching a Big Name write his Big Name in his latest Big Book when they could be running around shopping.)
I'm not against a little glitz; I just don't need anything that's going to a) cost money b) take up space, or c) use more of my limited storage space (where do I KEEP the costumes and decorations the rest of the year?) Most of these suggestions not only do one of those three things but also d) distract customers from doing their shopping. What I would do to jazz up the Book Fair a bit is put brighter lights in a couple of rooms, and add one lighted, beeping, jolly little R-2 D-2 style machine in the lobby.
It would be an ATM, so everyone could give us more cash. Now THAT'S entertainment!


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Graduating from Harvard in the thick of the Great Depression, Arvo A. Solander worked as a civil and sanitary engineer for a variety of state and federal agencies, including the Civil Works Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps. During the 1930s, as opportunity arose, he filled positions as a road engineer, in the design and construction of water and sewage plants, in pollution control, as a safety engineer in the shellfish industry, and in mosquito control, taking jobs throughout Massachusetts and as far away as Tennessee. After using his talents as an officer in the Sanitary Corps during the Second World War, based primarily in Arkansas, Solander returned home to Massachusetts and opened a private engineering office in South Hadley. He worked as a civil engineer and surveyor until his death in January 1976.
The Arvo Solander Papers consists of twenty-four bound volumes documenting thirty years of varied work as an engineer, including his contributions to the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir. Within the bound volumes are a wide range of reports, typescripts, sketches and diagrams, graphs, contracts and design specifications, photographs, and postcards.
- Civil engineers
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- Depressions--1929
- Fisheries--Massachusetts
- Mosquitoes--Control
- Quabbin Reservoir (Mass.)
- Roads--Design and construction
- Sanitary engineers
- Sewage disposal plants--Design and construction
- United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
- Water--Pollution--Tennessee
- Water-supply--Massachusetts
- Westfield State Sanatorium
- World War, 1939-1945
- Wrentham State School
- Solander, Arvo A
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- Photographs
- Scrapbooks


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[Update] This giveaway has now ended.
[Original Story] Over the past twelve years, Shacknews has been collecting codes to something that would eventually be Steam for a game that would eventually be Duke Nukem Forever.
Today, we've collected the last string of codes and have somehow managed to walk away with five digital copies of Duke's latest journey.
Entering the giveaway is simple, you just have to follow a few rules:
- Leave a comment below with your favorite Duke catchphrase
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Puerto Rico and Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person (Only your first comment will be counted)
The entry period ends at 12:00PM PT Monday, 06/20/2011This giveaway has now ended.
- At that time, we will randomly select five (5) winners to each receive one (1) Steam code for Duke Nukem Forever (MSRB $49.99 each)
Note: 2K Games is not affiliated with or sponsoring this giveaway.


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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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