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As Oak Ridge City Council members come together tonight to elect a new mayor, there may well be some additional tension in the air following a letter emailed to area media regarding Mayor Tom Beehan's candidacy.
As Oak Ridge City Council members come together tonight to elect a new mayor, there may well be some additional tension in the air following a letter emailed to area media regarding Mayor Tom Beehan's candidacy.
"Both before and after the election, thousands of you shared your thoughts with me about the upcoming vote for our next mayor," newly elected Council member Trina Baughn wrote. "And while preferences varied, there was one unifying thought about who should NOT be elected as mayor."
Baughn continued: "Many of you shared your concern that Tom Beehan's power far exceeds that which is allowed by charter. Rather than appoint various Council members to serve on over a dozen different political and economic associations, he keeps these roles (and his activities with them) primarily to himself. Among others, Mr. Beehan chairs the Energy Communities Alliance (a Department of Energy consortium headquartered in Washington, D.C.) as well as the controversial PlanET. He is also on the board of directors of the Transportation Planning Organization for the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. Many of these organizations are recipients of Oak Ridge property tax dollars and some are thought to have competing interests with the needs of our citizenry.
"Citizens and business owners alike are also disappointed in Mr. Beehan's handling of what will likely be the most expensive non-DOE project in our history. The EPA water/sewer mandates are only just beginning to take their toll in the form of large rate increases. There is no projected final cost as of yet, but despite his extensive connections in Washington and with DOE, Mr. Beehan has done nothing to advocate for the citizens of Oak Ridge on this problem. Rather, he has voted each time to approve the issuance of multi-million dollar bonds without any consideration for his constituency's ability to pay for them."Baughn lost to Chuck Hope earlier this year during a special Oak Ridge City Council race featuring only those two candidates, but was then one of three winners in a five-person race that wrapped up on Nov. 6, Election Day. Hope and fellow incumbent Charlie Hensley were the other two victors in that race.
Following the tabulation of ballots on Election Night, Baughn said she was looking forward to working with her other Council members. But, be that as it may, the Council's newest member had additional negative remarks for Mayor Beehan regarding what Baughn refers to as his "role" in the Oak Ridge school board's "high school mortgage fiasco" and his employment with a local Real Estate firm that has helped put together a $30 million Kroger Marketplace retail initiative generally considered an economic home run for The Secret City.
Regarding the high school mortgage, Baughn says Beehan "obfuscated the expressed will of the people in his actions with the Board of Education" and "publicly encouraged backroom meetings to develop resolutions that he claimed would 'uphold the terms of the referendum.' However, when said resolutions were made public, they did no such thing, which Council recognized and soundly rejected. Mr. Beehan's ability to remain objective would seem to be further compromised in that he works directly with the most outspoken member of the BOE on the matter, Ms. Angi Agle, in their joint employment at Betsy Coleman Realty."
Baughn further stated that "countless individuals" have expressed "outrage" that Mayor Beehan works for the firm "that has made up to $1 million from the Kroger project."
"Even if he did not directly profit from the deal, Mr. Beehan's role as a Realtor has long been perceived as a conflict of interest and there is no way that he did not benefit in some way," Baughn opined. (It should be pointed out that The Oak Ridger has reported Mayor Beehan has recused himself numerous times from discussion and the voting process relative to the Kroger Marketplace deal in order to avoid a perceived conflict of interest.)
In conclusion, Baughn writes that her political campaign "put a spotlight on our financial decline over the last decade. The buck stops with Council and Tom Beehan has led Council for that entire period as either vice mayor or mayor. In those roles and with his vote, he personally approved each and every budget, tax increase, bond issuance and rate hike every single year. The end result is a 33 percent increase in expenditures (from $135M to $179M) and a 79 percent increase in total debt (from $104M to $186M).
"An overwhelming percentage of Oak Ridgers have lost all confidence in Tom Beehan's leadership abilities," Baughn stated. "They elected me to be their voice and with this letter I am keeping the only campaign promise that I specifically made: I will not cast my vote for Tom Beehan as mayor. Furthermore, I am publicly calling on him to withdraw his request of Council to reappoint him as mayor and I ask that he give serious consideration to resigning from Council all together."
When The Oak Ridger spoke with Beehan about Baughn's letter, he said the emailed missive initially took him by surprise.
"I had congratulated Trina when she won in November and told her I would like to have coffee with her and talk," the Oak Ridge mayor said.
Regarding direct accusations, Beehan said the letter Baughn wrote has inaccuracies in it and he generally perceives the letter as a "pants on fire" attack.
That being said, Beehan said his initial post-election invitation to have coffee with Baughn and discuss the future of Oak Ridge still stands.
"I would love to do that," he told The Oak Ridger.
Council is expected to elect a mayor and mayor pro tem tonight (Dec. 10) during its 7 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Building courtroom. The public is invited and welcome to attend.
Darrell Richardson can be contacted at (865) 220-5510.


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Huskers Fall in First Round to Illini
Evanston, Ill. - The Nebraska women's tennis team (8-17, 0-11 Big Ten) had their 2014 spring campaign come to a close in their 4-0 loss to Illinois (14-9, 6-5 Big Ten) on Thursday in their first round match at the Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament, hosted by the Northwestern Wildcats. The Huskers dropped the doubles point before being ousted by the Illini in three straight singles matches.
In doubles, Illinois' Misia Kedzierski and Louise Kwong rolled past Nebraska's Hannah Sulz and Lisa Andersson 8-2 at the No. 3 position while fellow Illini Melissa Kopinski and Allison Falkin ousted the Huskers' Maggy Lehmicke and Mary Hanna 8-4 at the No. 1 spot. The match at the No. 2 court went unfinished once the point was decided.
In singles, Illinois' Kopinski toppled Nebraska's Hanna 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 3 while fellow Illini Jerricka Boone defeated the Huskers' Andersson 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 5 spot. The match was decided at the No. 2 court where UI's Alexis Casati emerged victorious over NU's Izabella Zgierska 6-0, 6-1 to win the match 4-0.
The Huskers completed their season in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament after not finding a conference win this spring. Nebraska will begin its 2014-15 campaign during the fall semester.
Nebraska - 0
No. 37 Illinois - 4
Evanston Ill.
1. Allison Falkin (UI) vs. Maggy Lehmicke (NU) DNF
2. Alexis Casati (UI) def. Izabella Zgierska (NU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Melissa Kopinski (UI) def. Mary Hanna (NU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Louise Kwong (UI) vs. Maike Zeppernick (NU) DNF
5. Jerricka Boone (UI) def. Lisa Andersson (NU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Misia Kedzierski (UI) vs. Hannah Sulz (NU) DNF
Order of finish (3, 5, 2)
1. Melissa Kopinski/Allison Falkin (UI) def. Maggy Lehmicke/Mary Hanna (NU) 8-4
2. Alexis Casati/Jerricka Boone (UI) vs. Maike Zeppernick/Izabella Zgierska (NU) DNF
3. Misia Kedzierski/Louise Kwong (UI) def. Lisa Andersson/Hannah Sulz (NU) 8-2
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The Rock Valley College softball team got off to a solid start on the first day of the NJCAA Division III national tournament, winning both games it played, including a battle with the defending champions.
RVC (40-9), seeded third in its third appearance at nationals, hung on for an 8-7 victory over the sixth seeds from Rochester (Minnesota), playing on their home field, to open the tourney. Then the Golden Eagles went out and put up a 2-0 win over second-seeded (and defending champs) Herkimer County (New York). Amanda Blankenship and Callina Rockey each got wins on the mound.
Last year RVC won its first game and then lost out. They were determined not to let that happen again.
"This was the big one for us; this was the day we needed to get it going right away," RVC coach Darin Monroe said in a telephone interview. "And that second one, that was the hump game, and we got it."
Today the Golden Eagles will take on the No. 1 seeds in the tournament, Brookdale (New Jersey), and a win would vault them into the finals of the double-elimination bracket. The championship game, as well as the place games, will take be Saturday.


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These sort of products are the most commonly asked for when it comes to reader requests, so I asked my pal Pete at J-list if he would send me a variety of the most popular flavours they are selling at the moment. As ever I with 'Bits n Bobs' posts I will try keep the words short and let the photographs and scoring charts do most of the informing. Your thoughts are always very welcome.
Glico Pocky Caramel Milk
Kcal 165 Fat 8.1g Carbs 21.0g (32.0g pack)
I thought it best I start off with the originators of the biscuit stick format - Glico's Pocky. A few months ago I did a pretty thorough Pocky Superpost looking at the tablestake flavours in the range (See HERE). At that time one of the flavours I wasn't able to get hold of were these Pocky Caramel Milk, which are another of the common bestsellers on J-List.
These Pocky came in a 32.0g single pack and were attractive both aesthetically and sensually registering a pleasant set of toffee and biscuit smells. When it came to the taste the caramel element wasn't the strongest influence ever, but there were minor suggestions of burnt sugar detectable amongst the predominantly sweet dairy focused white chocolate flavours. The thin shortbread sticks were as ever a good match for the coating, and as annoyingly moreish as ever. It was more of the same from Pocky here - great taste, but frustratingly unfulfilling.
8.0 out of 10
Nabisco Picola Green Tea
Kcal 141 Fat 5.1g Carbs 22.2g (29.4g pack)
I'm not 100.0% sure as to whether these are a totally new product from Nabisco, or just a product that J-List have started stocking in the last few weeks!? Suffice to say since they started appearing on the J-List website several readers have been in contact asking me to review these Nabisco Picola. Today I got the chance to sample their Green Tea flavour, which came in two packs containing 6 wafer pieces in each.
Had you told me I would be reviewing a green tea flavoured chocolate product a year ago I probably would have been shocked, but having eaten my fair share this year I'm almost starting to see it as a norm. Compared to Pocky, Picola are more of a European offering in that they comprise of wafer exteriors with flavoured inner coatings. Aesthetically they didn't look as impressive with the fillings hidden from eye, but when it came to the taste they were just as decent. Fundamentally they suffered from being every bit as unsubstantial, though the wafers were just as moreish with biscuity, honeycomb noted flavours. The inner coating was similarly delicious, and had creamy sweetness that took the partial bitterness off the herby, grassy flavours of the green tea. These were very nice and one of the better green tea flavoured products I have reviewed. I would recommend them as a decent alternative for Pocky lovers.
7.5 out of 10
Lotte Toppo Winter White Chocolate
Kcal 232 Fat 13.7g Carbs 24.8g (42.0g Pack)
You will have seen in my previous Toppo reviews that I have enjoyed other offerings from this brand before, so it was with great excitement that I received this Winter White Chocolate variant. As you can see from the package size (2 x 42.0g packs) and nutritional information, Toppo are a more indulgent, substantial biscuit stick product. The packaging and presentation did a good job of substantiating this with some attractive and tempting on-pack visuals and smells emanating from the packets upon their opening.
In terms of size, Toppo are longer and far thicker than Pocky sticks. The bamboo look alike biscuit outer portions were consistent from previous experiences in that they were buttery and brown sugar noted in taste - very nice. I was somewhat wary that the pairing of them with a sweet white chocolate filling might not work out, but I was pleased to find that the centre portion of the biscuits were more notable for their double cream, evaporated milk like taste than their sugar centric flavours. A single pack was vastly more fulfilling than the other two options showcased today, though this was always going to be the case given the size and weighting of each pack. Out of all three it would be the product I would recommend the most - where do you think your preferences would lie?
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With the intense part of free agency passing by, expect national reporters to start focusing on teams' interests in certain draft prospects. We will do our best to filter through the smoke screens and find worthwhile information connected with your favorite draftable players and teams.But in the meantime, Kay Adams (@heykayadams) and I (@JoshNorris) ran through my top offensive tackles and interior offensive linemen in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Rankings: Top Five Offensive Tackles and Guards/Centers
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Offensive Tackles:
1. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
Where he wins: Long left tackle that finds contact through his hands with quick extension. Flashes nastiness as a drive blocker or when finishing off blocks in pass protection. Still filling out frame, but doesn't have to.
2. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
Where he wins: Technically sound player with good knee bend and athletic footwork to mirror or halt his opposition's momentum. Punch and arm extension helps absorb power and he should be a quality left tackle for a long time.
3. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma
Where he wins: Athleticism to mirror is excellent. Despite lean frame, can handle physical play on first contact and resets well with footwork. Lands multiple punches if he can't gain the inside latch.
4. Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Where he wins: Extremely fluid mover when asked to work in space, lead block, and hit second level targets. Athletic feet to mirror laterally, bend at the knee, anchor and redirect. Showed same kind of skill against top competition as he did versus FCS.
5. D.J. Fluker, Alabama
Where he wins: Powerful, mauling run blocking right tackle. When his hands get on you in proper positioning, it is over. Long arms and solid build help engulf the opposition. Athletic forward mover for his size.
Interior Offensive Linemen:
1. Chance Warmack, Alabama
Where he wins: Everywhere. Crushing blocker with an attitude to finish. Fluid mover for his size and gets in correct body position to seal off lanes. Technically sound player that could likely play either guard spot.
2. Jonathan Cooper, UNC
Where he wins: Outstanding pulling or trapping guard. Moves so well in space and an extremely comfortable athlete. Shows good hand strength when getting inside punch. Would excel in an offense that requires mobile guards.
3. Larry Warford, Kentucky
Where he wins: A punishing, powerful blocker with a strong grip to control his opponent. Flashes proper posture but can win with brute strength and athleticism for his size when things break down. Projects to a power running team.
4. Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
Where he wins: Has experience and high level play at both left tackle and left guard. Great knee bend and posture to stay balanced. Strong grip to sustain his block against pass rushers that fire gaps. Consistently uses hands to punch on first contact.
5. Kyle Long, Oregon
Where he wins: Shows natural aggression from left tackle or guard. Obviously and athletic player for his size, moves laterally quite well. Uses opposition's momentum against them, rides shoulder to drive out of play in running game.


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Leavenworth, Lansing and Immaculata all suffer large defeats on Monday afternoon
Three area softball teams were in action Monday and none of them faired well.
At Lawrence, Leavenworth was brushed away by its hosts in two straight contests, 13-0 and 18-1. The Lady Pioneers will host Shawnee Mission North today at 4:15 p.m.
Immaculata welcomed Valley Falls, who dispatched the home team 19-0 and 19-2. The Lady Raiders will be at Maur Hill Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. contest.
"Execution is still the biggest issue for us," Imac coach George Johnson said.
Lansing hosted Basehor and was dropped 16-1. The Lady Lions will host Piper Thursday at 4 p.m.


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Four For Friday - She Stalked Her
It is Friday and thankfully I am inside in the air conditioning. Yesterday I had to go outside at one point and it was like an oven. I noticed yesterday that we like to complain in LA about weather. If it is not 75 and sunny then we aren't happy. When it is hot we like to complain about how hot it is even though in the rest of the country 99-100 in the summer is nothing. When it rains three days a year we complain about that to the point where you think Noah is going to knock on your door. The thing is, this is the only city I know of with the exception of maybe San Diego that no one actually watches the weather. What Steve Martin did in LA Story could happen and no one would notice. The only time we do watch is when it is really hot and when it is raining. I hope everyone has a great weekend and I will be here blogging away. If you would like to follow me on Twitter, I am @entylawyer
Most of the time you hear about men stalking women or women stalking men, but there is one fantastic story of a celebrity female stalking another celebrity female. It went on for years. It started innocently enough. A former A+ list mostly movie actress who is an Academy Award winner/nominee and probably is still A list just because of her name. She ran into this celebrity who is really well known, A+ list in her own world of the entertainment business. The celebrity immediately developed a crush on the actress and took her out to dinner and began sending expensive gifts to her. The actress was flattered but was not all that interested. The celebrity wouldn't stop though. At one point, the celebrity started flying to LA once or twice a month and would show up on the doorstep of our actress. Probably not the best idea when it comes to this particular actress. Even when our actress made it clear she wasn't interested in any kind of sexual relationship with the celebrity, and at this point not even interested in a friendship with the celebrity, it didn't end. It was only when our actress had her lawyer send the celebrity a letter advising the next step would be a restraining order that the celebrity finally gave in and quit stalking.


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The 29th Annual Ridgewater College Skills Fest is set for Thursday, February 14 on the Willmar campus.
The 29th Annual Ridgewater College Skills Fest is set for Thursday, February 14 on the Willmar campus.
From 9 to 11:30 a.m., 600-700 sophomores, juniors and seniors from several regional high schools will display their skills through numerous competitions, ranging from photography, accounting and veterinary technician skills to activities in agriculture, automotives and computer networking.
"It's one of my favorite events of the year," said event coordinator Sally Kerfeld of Ridgewater. "A lot of people come together to make it happen, and then to see the students cheering each other on and cheering for their schools - it's just such a unique event with lots of energy."
Although registrations are still coming in, Kerfeld expects more than 600 students to participate in about 20 different categories. High school students spend time with college students in the participating program areas and get to see a bit of what college life is like. Once competition is complete, students enjoy lunch, entertainment and a slideshow of the morning's activities.
At 12 p.m., winners are recognized at an awards ceremony in the gymnasium. First place winners receive $200 scholarships to either Ridgewater College campus in Willmar or Hutchinson.


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After working together on "The Devil Wears Prada," Anne Hathaway has reunited with first-time filmmaker Kate Barker-Froyland for her directorial debut "Song One."
Hathaway starred in the 2006 comedy "The Devil Wears Prada," which was directed by David Frankel. Barker-Froyland was Frankel's assistant on the film. "Song One" is the first feature Barker-Froyland has both written and directed.
Director Jonathan Demme ("Silence of the Lambs"), who Hathaway worked with on the 2008 drama "Rachel Getting Married," sent the actress Barker-Froyland's script. "When he says take a look at something, you take it very seriously," said Hathaway in a recent interview at the Sundance Film Festival, where "Song One" premiered.
"I was so delighted to find that it was written by Kate," Hathaway added. "We had met on 'The Devil Wears Prada' and I was just captivated by her story about the way tragedy can transform you into a better person."
"Song One" focuses on the romance between anthropology student Franny (Hathaway) and folk musician James Forester (Johnny Flynn) after Franny returns home following an accident that's left her brother, Henry, in a coma. James is Henry's musical hero and sparks fly between Franny and James when he visits Henry in the hospital.
The music of "Song One," composed by Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice, plays as much of a role in the film as stars Hathaway, Flynn and Mary Steenburgen. "I was really fascinated by the power of music to connect people," said Barker-Froyland in an interview at Sundance. "I wanted to explore how music could bring different characters together."
"Song One" adds to Hathaway's repertoire of music-related films following her Oscar-winning supporting role in 2012's "Les Miserables." Although she doesn't actually sing in "Song One," Hathaway had to get "really sad" as she did in "Les Miserables."
"It was a lot of emotional work in this movie," Hathaway explained. "A loved one being in a coma is just about the worst thing I can imagine happening. I had to go to that place a lot. The film is really about Franny's awakening into being a better person."
"Kate has done the most wonderful job with the film," Hathaway added. "It's really cool to have a new voice on the scene."


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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday: Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.


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Red Sox - 100 012 000 - 4 13 0Beckett (7-6-0-2-5, 107) and Kevin Youkilis (4-for-4, with a walk and dong) led the way to victory, with Josh Reddick collecting two doubles in his first major league start. Jason Bay and Jacoby Ellsbury each had two singles and LBJ stole his 48th base of the season.
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Victor Martinez went only 1-for-5, but his sixth inning single drove in a run, and he later scored.
Dustin Pedroia clubbed a first-inning home run to give the Red Sox a quick 1-0 lead. Boston squandered plenty of chances to add to that lead, leaving the bases loaded in the second and fifth innings, and leaving two men on in the third, sixth, and ninth. Total LOB: 15.
However, Baltimore was equally inept at bringing in runners -- or Beckett and Hideki Okajima slammed the door in their faces. It's a matter of perspective. The Orioles had the first two batters on base in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, but could not score. Boston got double plays in each frame to keep the whitewash intact.
Daniel Bard pitched the ninth, retiring the side and striking out the final two Orioles on flithy curveballs. In his last 12 appearances, Bard has pitched 14 scoreless innings (two unearned runs) and has allowed four hits and no walks, while striking out 23 batters.
Bay left the game after five innings with a right hamstring cramp.
The Yankees were routed by the White Sox this afternoon 14-4, so the red Sox are only 0.5 GB.
Both Victor Martinez and Casey Kotchman are expected to be with the Red Sox for tonight's game in Baltimore.
Theo Epstein likes Martinez's versatility:
He can catch and give 'Tek a little bit of a rest behind the plate, and he can play first base and get some at-bats there. He can DH a little bit ... He provides some offensive support and some depth at the same time.Terry Francona:
In getting Victor, we are getting a middle-of-the-order, switch-hitting bat that can catch, play first and DH. It's a very valuable piece.Martinez is 30 years old; he will turn 31 two days before Christmas. This season, his hitting line of .284/.368/.464, 115 OPS+, gives him the 4th-best on-base, 4th best slugging and 3rd-best OPS+ on the team. However, his numbers have slipped every month this year:
Clay Buchholz was happy to still be in a Red Sox uniform at the end of the day:PA AVG OBP SLG OPS
Mar-Apr 101 .386 .446 .636 1.082
May 126 .321 .413 .468 .881
June 115 .240 .322 .480 .802
July 93 .175 .280 .250 .530
I was a little nervous, because I wasn't getting any feedback from anybody. It's a helpless feeling knowing you have no say in whatever goes on, to get here today and walk around not knowing what's going on. ... The organization is awesome. They've treated me about as good as a person could be treated.Justin Masterson writes his final blog post for Comcast SportsNet.
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Thomas C. Graham
Are you tired of the endless election campaigning? Do you enjoy the dinnertime robocalls asking for contributions? Aside from pollsters, television pundits and newspapers, it is hard to see who benefits from two-year-long election campaigns. Of course, there is a lot of money spent--but it is certainly not spent productively. We would be well advised to legislate the permissible duration of campaigning, rather than focus on the money spent campaigning. The endless repetition of hackneyed political cliches does not change minds, despite what the experts apparently advise. OK, we all hate the rich and we are all in favor of the middle class. Now where do we go?
We are afflicted with a similar syndrome in the United Steelworkers union-represented steel industry. U.S. Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA Inc. just settled three-year labor contracts with the union. Should this be cause for jubilation, or is something more pernicious going on? With RG Steel LLC and its assets now offline due to bankruptcy, about 8 million tons per year of USW capacity just disappeared. This occurred after many years of continuous decline; unionized mills once accounted for essentially all of the 100 million tons of annual capacity. This has now slipped to about 40 million tons.
Almost simultaneously, about 5 million annual tons of union-free finishing capacity appeared on the market. The ultimate fate of ThyssenKrupp AGs facility in Calvert, Ala., is not yet determined, but it is unlikely it will ever become classified as USW capacity. The march of union-free steel continues unabated, to the obvious detriment of U.S. Steel, ArcelorMittal, AK Steel Corp., Cliffs Natural Resources and, particularly, the union.
Three-year contract incrementalism will assure the ultimate triumph of union-free steel production and, thus, the ultimate withering of both unionized companies and the USW unless something changes radically on both sides. Of course, radical change is sometimes best accomplished incrementally. But absent radical change, there is an inevitability to the march of events. Short-term labor contracts that are more of the same are an exercise in kicking the can down the road.
What is needed to change the inexorable procession we are watching? We need imaginative longer-term thinkers on both sides. U.S. Steel and the USW both have leaders who qualify. ArcelorMittal is an enigma; their bargaining tactics were inexplicable, maybe European. At any rate, they have now learned that major progress cannot occur under the searing lights and publicity of end-of-contract bargaining. It is amazing that such a sophisticated company can be so tone-deaf when it comes to their U.S. investments.
What should these imaginative leaders do? They should form a joint long-range committee comprising younger managers charged with producing recommendations to tackle the alarming loss of share occurring to their businesses.
The initial meetings of this group will yield predictable posturing. The failures of all failed companies were management failures. Of course they were--now what? The management of companies were grievously handicapped by restrictive union practices; of course they were.
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The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known...
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The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.
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A reimagining of the 2000 AD label comic book that inspired Judge Dredd, the 1994 Sylvester Stallone action flick that took sci-fi wackiness to new heights, Dredd scales back on the futuristic elements and puts an emphasis on the brutality in store for the Judge's criminal victims. In this not-so-distant world, a Judge has the power to decide your fate right upon capture — and usually, the sentence involves some type of ammunition being fired into the offender's skull. Dredd is a grimy, smoldering, relentless 90 minutes that manages to inject its in-your-face fight scenes with an unexpected bit of humanity. Shocking, considering the buckets of blood spilled during Judge Dredd's warpath, which begins from his very first appearance.
This time around, Dredd is played by Karl Urban, a chiseled beast of a dude who balances the machismo with a healthy dose of one-liner comedy. A great central hero. To investigate a series of murders connected to one of Mega City 1's most notorious crime figureheads, Dredd is partnered with an exact opposite: Cassandra (Olivia Thirlby), a new recruit who makes up for her lack of killer instinct with a mutant psychic power. She may not have the throat-ripping capabilities of Dredd, but once this girl gets in a baddie's head, it's over. Dredd is wary of his new sidekick potential — even more so when the challenge they face reveals itself. Cooped up at the top of a 120+ story building is Ma-Ma (Lena Hedley), whose operation will soon put a new drug — dubbed ''Slo-Mo'' — in the hands of every Mega City 1 citizen. To stop her, Dredd and Cassandra must slay her goons as they ascend the skyscraper. Simple premise, lots of bloodshed.
Unlike this year's The Raid, which took a similar approach to the non-stop antics of a martial arts film, Dredd opts for the slow burn approach. Director Pete Travis (Vantage Point) wants us to take a big whiff of every musky apartment in Ma-Ma's ''Peach Trees'' tower; he wants us to feel every drip of sweat that trickles down Dredd's stubble, while the law enforcer waits patiently to attack; he wants us to feel the complete stop of time when the Slo-Mo drug kicks in and even droplets of suddy bath water hang in the air from a splash; and he wants us to feel like we're in the front seat of a Gallagher show when Dredd fires an explosive bullet into the mouth of a henchman and watches the head explode into bits (all in clear and crisp 3D). Dredd is near-fetishistic in its approach to gore - I found myself mouth agape making audible ''EEEEEEEEAAAAH'' sounds throughout the film — but plays well to the lead character's ferocious nature.
The hyper-style doesn't end with Dredd's unique array of finishing moves either; Cassandra's telepathy is a weapon of the senses that Travis mines for every flashy montage sequence he can squeeze out of it. In one sequence, Cassandra uncovers an important clue by subjecting one of Ma-Ma's assailants to mental torture, a terrifying whirlwind of imagery of saturated nightmares (if you've ever watched Saw after scarfing down an undercooked burrito, you know what I mean). Travis amps ''MTV editing'' in these sequences, an assault to the senses that's just as purposefully grating as the gritty fight sequences.
What makes the whole thing worth watching are the film's two leads. Urban has the thankless task of playing Dredd under the Judge's signature mask — someone obviously forgot to tell the police force of the future that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Urban makes up for it with a spectrum of snarls and a voice that sends chills down the spine. He also knows his way around comedy timing (as evidenced by his equally-impressive performance as Bones in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek), delivering kitschy zingers that click with Dredd's rough and tough world. The yin to his yang, Cassandra could have been another helpless female costar
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When Noranda Aluminum was created, it boasted a fully integrated suite of upstream and downstream assets. It also had a melange of accounting, risk-management, supply chain and management software. The mix of mines and mills was a competitive advantage, but the patchwork of software was not. New leadership made the decision to replace the entire grab bag of legacy systems with a single enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. was formed in March 2007 when private-equity firm Apollo Management LP acquired a portion of Xstrata (Schweiz) AGs aluminum business. Today, the Franklin, Tenn.-based company is one of the top North American integrated producers of primary aluminum products and rolled aluminum coil. Its upstream business consists of an aluminum smelter near New Madrid, Mo., and supporting operations at its vertically integrated bauxite mine in St. Ann, Jamaica, and its alumina refinery in Gramercy, La., while its downstream business comprises four rolling mill facilities in Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Cash flow considerations dictated that the implementation be done in phases. That process is about half complete, with Noranda selecting Microsoft Dynamics AX as the ERP system, and engaging accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP as project coordinator and facilitator. Crowe was already working for Noranda in other capacities, and the aluminum company was already operating a wide array of Microsoft systems, so there was an organic element to the commissions. Still, Ethan Lane, chief information officer for Noranda, said his firm did its due diligence and requested proposals from several ERP vendors and installation support firms.
We wanted our ERP system to be a catalyst for company change, Lane said. We went from being part of a larger company to being owned by private equity, and with the ultimate goal of going public. Our different systems had operated as silos, but we wanted to roll them into a more integrated system. Also, with the goal of going public, we needed extremely high financial integrity.
In the middle of the planning, the recession hit. By the time of the recession in 2008 we were already reviewing our systems, he said. When it was clear that a major recession was upon us, that led to our choice in late 2008. We did some downsizing and cost controls, but we also made a commitment to coming out of the recession strong, retaining the goal of going public. We had a lot to fix, and we needed a catalyst.
Josh Cole, principal for manufacturing consulting services at Crowe, who operates out of Grand Rapids, Mich., adds that another significant challenge was the big freeze that swept through Missouri and Kentucky, taking out power to the Noranda Smelter operations, severely hampering Norandas operating capacity. Despite all of that, Kip Smith, the CEO, and Ethan remained committed to this project as a means to support Norandas people. They could have shelved it and said they had to focus just on keeping the lights on. But they knew that their mix of legacy systems would not allow their company and their people to grow.
Rakesh Kumar, global industry product director of manufacturing for Microsoft Dynamics ERP, said that is a common problem. We find that industry has traditionally not invested enough in business software in the past, he said. The management team now realizes that it makes sense. He noted that newer plants and equipment are often networked and have strong digital capabilities. Smart businesses extend those capabilities through incremental investments in software to link the plant and machines. These investments and trends sort of connect top floor to the shop floor and also improve business efficiencies throughout an organization, he said.
Multiple drivers influence these industry trends, Kumar said. One is the fact that customers and business partners want responses in almost real time, which effectively demands digital interaction. Competition is dictating better operations effectiveness, which is also resulting in modernization, he said. Metal companies are not able to attract and retain a younger work force unless they provide a tech-savvy environment. Many customers are also investing because of increased pressures to meet environmental regulations.
Microsoft, a relative newcomer to the ERP market, said that it continues to invest in strengthening its Dynamics solutions. One of the strongest trends in the industry, and one particularly relevant to the metals segment, is the move toward global multi-plant manufacturing operations. Our recent flagship release, Dynamics AX 2012, addressed that specifically, Kumar said. Another differentiator for AX 2012 is strong support for mixed-mode manufacturing. Many companies in the metals segment need elements of process as well as discrete manufacturing. The next version of AX 2012 will provide the metals industry with more process manufacturing functionalities. Those will be detailed at the time of its release by the end of this calendar year.
Many metal companies have disconnected systems that hold islands of information, which makes it difficult to gain a holistic view of the enterprise, Kumar said. Smart mills and fabricators are now looking at their business solutions in a more comprehensive fashion instead of their earlier investments in piecemeal fashion. The key challenge is that business users have gotten accustomed to these islands of information. A comprehensive deployment of powerful business solution systems therefore poses challenges for some customers.
For all Noranda was trying to accomplish at the higher level, Lane and his colleagues knew that they needed some modularity and some effectiveness within the IT group. Change was essential, Lane said, but if the new systems were too different and too hard to learn, then there was a risk of bogging down the expected gains.
The road map still had to overlay Norandas company topogrgraphy, its hardware, its plants, and its supply chain. The network and the servers had to function throughout, Lane said. It would not have been possible to install a complete ERP system and just pop the clutch. The answer was a phased model: finance first, from corporate down to individual plants; procurement and supply chain were second; operations and maintenance are phase three; and final integration and all remaining systems are phase four.
We are technically in the middle of phase three, Lane said. The process is going very smoothly, but we have taken breaks in between segments and phases. That has allowed us to settle each segment, and also settle things across the whole organization. At the same time, the road map assures everyone that the steps and the breaks were part of a continuing process.
Lane also stressed that having the same vendor support people and installation staff from the consultancy allowed Noranda to move from installation stages and phases with the breaks in between, without loosing the accumulated expertise and synergies of collaboration. That has also allowed us to go back during each phase and in the breaks and realize some of the enhancements that we did not think we were going to be able to capture until later in the process.
Cole concurred. ERP installations typically focus on the basic, need-to-have components, allowing for the nice-to-have enhancements to be incorporated over time. You have to have priorities. The phased approach that Ethan devised was built over a defined plan and project charter to guide the priorities for each phase.
ERP always comes down to the return on investment vs. the risk of disruption to the business, Lane explained. From the preliminary internal discussions to the actual planning and the implementation the balance is always between what you are going to gain in productivity and cost reduction, and the costs and temporary losses during the implementation.
Lane said that from the start senior executives at Noranda committed to the ERP path both strategicallyÑas a catalyst for change, to support growth, as a common ground to bring disparate parts of the new company together, and as a vehicle for ensuring sound financials in expectation of a public offeringÑand tactically, in laying out the phases for implementation.
Any time you move on ERP, Lane said, you have to believe that your business processes are broken and that you need a change. The ERP system really is just a tool, a mechanism. What you are really accomplishing is the fundamental change in your enterprise. The change is what you are after, not just the functionality of the ERP system.
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A lot of people are wondering why Nokia didn't choose to go with Android. How can Nokia differentiate themselves when Android is a lot more open and free than Windows Phone 7? As usual, the key to this is in the details. If you read the announcements carefully, you'll see that Microsoft offered Nokia something Google most likely didn't. Update: What a surprise. Elop just confirmed Nokia has a special deal with Microsoft. Whereas HTC, Samsung, and so on are not allowed to customise WP7 - Nokia is, further confirming my theory.
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Here is the Chiefs statement from Clark Hunt, who says he was "embarrassed" by the Chiefs play this season:"I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for Romeo, both personally and professionally," Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. "He is an accomplished coach, a man of great character and he helped guide our football team through some extremely challenging circumstances this season.
"However, I am embarrassed by the poor product we gave our fans this season, and I believe we have no choice but to move the franchise in a different direction. I will immediately begin the search for the next head coach of the Chiefs. The entire football operation will remain under review, and there may be additional changes to come. No final determination has been made at this point on the future of General Manager Scott Pioli.
"Finally, I want to personally apologize to our fans for our performance this season. We are blessed to play for some of the best and most passionate fans in the National Football League and they deserve better than what we gave them this season. I want our fans to know that I will do everything I can to provide them with a dramatically better team - both next season and in the seasons to come - and our entire organization appreciates their support."


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The Aim of the Book
In his book "The Origin of Culture and Civilization", Thomas Dietrich aims to bring together diverse "sciences" used by the ancients to give a complex and wholistic picture of the world, and to show that people in ancient times had a knowledge of the world and the universe which modern science and philosophy are unable to grasp. As suggested in the subtitle of the book - "The Cosmological Philosophy of The Ancient World View Regarding Myth, Astrology, Science, and Religion" - the author makes use of symbolic languages which are not considered "scientific" in modern times. But by tracing back the thinking and worldviews of the ancients he finds a complete picture of the Universe, disguised in symbolic language, which he deciphers step by step.
The Main Hypothesis
Thomas Dietrich claims that the origin of culture is Atlantis, the lost island, minutely collecting information from ancient sources and mythology. According to his research Morocco is one of Atlantis' first colonies, from where Atlantic culture spread first to Ireland, and from there to Lybia and Egypt.
According to Dietrich, culture spread from West to East, while civilization spread from East to West. He carefully differentiates between culture on the one hand and civilization on the other:
Both movements - the West to East movement of culture and the East to West movement of civilization - can also be observed in terms of astrological cycles. Civilization follows the cycle of the precession of the zodiac, whereas culture follows the cycle of the centre of our galaxy through the zodiac. The first is considerably shorter than the second, the so-called "Great Year" of the precessional cycle lasts for 26'000 years, whereas the latter, the galactic cycle can last anything from40 to 200 million years. Both cycles follow opposite directions. Dietrich goes on to project the two cycles onto the geography of the Earth, and by this method follows the movement of their corresponding ages. He draws up connections between cosmological cycles and the movement of culture and civilization on Earth.
A very special point was reached when the two cycles were at a crossing point, the cycle of culture moving from Pisces into Aries, and the cycle of civilization from Aries into Pisces. Projected onto the Earth, he finds Jerusalem at this crossover, suggesting that, with the coming of the Messiah, a completely new era had begun. Throughout the book, Dietrich supports his thesis with evidence from a wide variety of sources including mythology, astronomy and astrology.
The extent of detailed information he presents, suggests that the author must have researched for almost a lifetime. The book unfolds like a big puzzle: there are many pieces, and the connection between them may not appear immediately apparent. But as the author presents his evidence the connections become clearer and the picture turns into an intricate whole. The philosophically less experienced reader may find the wealth of information rather overwhelming, and may sometimes wish for a clearer line of argument or a thread to follow.
The Role of Astrology
The ancients viewed the world in terms of macrocosm and microcosm, wherein the humans are the microcosm of the whole universe. Reversely, it takes a whole universe to produce life Earth. The human body corresponds to the body of the universe, the parts of the body correspond to the signs of the zodiac. Observing the cycles of the planets and of certain sensitive points and relating these cycles to each other, can give information on movements and developments on Earth.
Although Dietrich uses astrology to understand developments on the planet over long periods of time, and deals with different astrological ages, he denies the validity of personal astrology. In his view, "the real astrology, the real fundamentals of the science, which are cosmological and sacred, steming from long research and divine inspiration", can only be used to learn about the "fate" of the Earth, but not about individual human beings, except a few "great personalities" like Napoleon, Alexander or Hitler, who "have slipt into the stream of fate". Here, personal fate has co-joinded with the fate of the nation they govern. They enact the fate of the world, whereas all other people are merely observers.
Dietrich considers personal astrology without merit because it would be too complex, considering all hereditary and other influences and the complex structure of an individual. Furthermore, he thinks that Ptolemy erred when he assumed the idea of the tropical zodiac. As astrologers who deal with personal astrology and horoscopes, we are inclined to think that Dietrich stops half-way. His reasoning that the human body is the microcosm of the universe would seem to contradict his rejection of personal astrology. This attitude is not in tune with the rest of the book where he minutely describes how the complexities of civilizations and cultures are reflected in cosmology. Why should this intricate whole stop when it comes to individuals. But this is a discussion which need not be held here.
On the Whole...
Dietrich gives a lot of information and presents us with an interpretation of the historical developments on Earth which should be of interest to modern science as well as mythologically and astrologically minded people.
The author himself says about his book: "We cannot advance scientifically, nor can we form a philosophically-correct image of this world, without the information that the ancient people have so patiently collected for us, and have transmitted over such immeasurable periods of time. There is an important message to be told - and to be heard."
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Spring Game to be Televised by BTN
Nebraska and the Big Ten Network have announced that the Huskers' spring game on Saturday, April 6 will be televised live by the network. Kickoff for the contest is set for 2 p.m. CT at Memorial Stadium.
BTN2Go will also provide live coverage of the spring football game. BTN's spring football coverage includes the Big Ten Football Report every Wednesday and Saturday nights beginning April 10.
This year marks the first time BTN will televise Nebraska's spring game live on the network. Last year's game was scheduled for a same-day tape-delay telecast, but the contest was canceled because of weather.
The Husker Sports Network will also carry the spring game live on many of its radio affiliates, and the contest can also be heard worldwide through Huskers.com.
Reserved tickets for the Red-White Spring Game remain on sale at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIG-RED. Tickets are $10 each. Nebraska's spring game drew at least 50,000 fans each year from 2004 to 2011, prior to last year's cancellation.


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Planning your route in advance will make your ride safer, more enjoyable, and more interesting. Use residential and minor arterial streets. Avoid major arterial streets that have heavy traffic.
A major factor in bicycle safety is choosing which streets to use. The average Missouri town is bisected by a highway such as Kirksville's Baltimore St/ Bus Loop 63. Many potential cyclists won't consider using their bike to go to Walmart, for example, because Baltimore has heavy traffic and no bike lanes. While I confidently use Baltimore when I need to, it's not pleasant so I avoid it when I can.
Luckily, it's easy to get to Walmart and nearby businesses without using Baltimore. New St. parallels Baltimore and arrives a few feet east of the Walmart parking lot. Northtown Rd/ Hwy P is not an easy road to bike either, but it's less than a quarter mile—and only a tenth of a mile if you jog over on Meadow Crest.
Our roads are classified into categories based on the type of use. Residential streets serve the residents of that street, and their visitors. Minor arterial streets are lined by residences and a few businesses. Major arterial streets are not ideal for residences because of the traffic, but are good for businesses which thrive with more traffic. Residential streets feed into minor arterial streets which feed into major arterial streets. After the snow storm it was easy to tell what kind of street was residential because they were plowed last.
Meadow Crest is a residential street. New St. is a minor arterial. Baltimore and Northtown Rd are major arterials. It's almost possible to get to Walmart without traversing a major arterial at all. That's a good bicycle route.
Motorists would be ill served to use residential streets to wind their way through town. They can get places much more efficiently using minor and major arterials, and use residential streets only briefly when leaving their point of origin or arriving at their destination.
Bicyclists, on the other hand, can go as fast on a residential street as they can on a major arterial because the speed limits on both kinds of streets are at or above a bicyclist's top speed. Frequent stop signs and lack of through streets will drive me to ride on a minor arterial over a residential street.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Senior Makenzie Hommel and freshman Kelci Smesko netted three goals apiece but the seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team was unable to slow No. 19 Virginia, suffering a 10-7 loss to the Cavaliers Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at North Carolina's Fetzer Field.
The Blue Devils, seeded fourth in the tournament, dropped to 11-5 (2-3 ACC) with the loss, while fifth-seeded Virginia improved to 9-8 (1-4 ACC) and advanced to the semifinal round where it will face top-ranked and top-seeded Maryland Friday, Apr. 26.
"I'd like to congratulate Virginia – I thought they played a great game," said head coach Kerstin Kimel. "I just thought, front-to-back, their offense had really good possessions, their defense was super aggressive. The way they played really had a major impact on us."
Hommel posted her ninth hat trick of the season and added an assist to finish with four points while Smesko also turned in a three-goal performance. Sophomore Taylor Trimble added a goal and sophomore Kerrin Maurer and junior Maddy Morrissey each contributed assists. Liza Blue led the way for the Cavaliers with four goals and Casey Bocklet tallied four points on three goals and an assist.
Following a couple of early turnovers by both squads, Virginia jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on scores by Blue and Bocklet. Hommel quickly closed the gap, netting a pair of goals on a free position opportunity and an assist from Morrissey. However, the Cavaliers capitalized at the draw over the next nine minutes, adding three more tallies for a 6-2 lead with 11:33 remaining in the half.
Maurer broke through with a draw control win on the ensuing play, and found Trimble for a score to pull Duke within three. Turnovers continued to haunt the Blue Devils, though, keeping the deficit at 6-3 heading into the intermission.
Hommel paced the Duke offense to a fast start in the second half, assisting Smesko 13 seconds into the period and wrapping around the post for another score less than a minute later. A couple of goals by Virginia's Courtney Swan and Caroline McTiernan kept the Cavaliers ahead by three at 8-5 with 26:21 to play.
After an eight-minute scoring drought by both teams, Smesko registered her second goal of the afternoon to cut Virginia's lead to two. The Blue Devils were unable to slow Virginia's attack over the next few possessions, however, as the Cavaliers stretched their advantage to 10-6 with just under 10 minutes remaining in regulation. Smesko netted her third goal with 4:40 left on the clock, but Virginia held on to win by a 10-7 score.
For the game, both teams recorded 22 shots and committed 14 turnovers. The Cavaliers won the draw controls category, 13-6, and held an 18-15 edge in ground balls. Duke finished the day 15-of-19 on clear attempts.
"We really pride ourselves on taking care of the ball," Kimel said. "I felt the amount of unforced turnovers and mistakes today for us were really uncharacteristic, so that's disappointing … It sets a tough tone for your team. It's tough to have confidence, it's tough to play your style."
Junior defender Tara Stokes had career-highs in ground balls (4) and caused turnovers (2) and senior Lauren Martin also finished with two caused turnovers. Freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea totaled six saves in the loss while her counterpart, Kim Kolarik, also had six stops for Virginia.
The Blue Devils return to action Sunday, May 5 at 12 p.m. when they host Boston University in their regular season finale at Koskinen Stadium. Duke will honor the program's seniors at that contest, which will be broadcast on Blue Devil Network.


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Withlacoochee Area Residents Inc. will present the third of its 2nd Saturday Summer Concert Series.
Rod Sillars will take the stage at the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club at 7 p.m. Rod's smooth voice and intricate musical style ranges from the classics of Seeger and Dylan, with some upbeat ditties.
Florida's original bluegrass power-trio Florida Cracker Cowboys will perform at 8 p.m. The band is a spirited group that performs folk and blue grass with Florida themed originals.
There will also be a "Make your own sundae" bar. Sundaes with all the toppings and other assorted goodies will go on sale at 6:30 p.m.
The Woman's Club is on 56th St. A $10 tax-deductible donation will go to W.A.R. Inc. For information, call Lee at 352-795-4506, or e-mail email@example.com.
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Join the Ranger for Discovery Day Camp
The Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge is inviting kids from third through eighth grades to Discovery Day Camp - and it's all free. The new classroom is filled with learning tools like microscopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, animal skeleton replicas and more to keep your student's mind engaged in the outdoors.
A hike will take them into the Refuge to explore nature with the Ranger. They will be given nature journals to sketch their sightings and other give-aways. Over the summer, lessons will include native pollinators, bats, turtles and tree frogs. For hiking, OFF brand mosquito machines will be loaned out to the students in order to protect them from the mosquito outbreak.
Bring a lunch and plan to stay for the fun! Activities start at 10 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. We are limited to ten students per class, so make your reservation now for Thursday, Aug. 16. Call for more information or to make your reservation at 352-493-0238, extension 223.
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Dunnellon library friends book sale
The Friends Books Store inside the Library are having a Dog Days of August half-price Book Sale LASTING all of AUGUST. Inventory changes daily depending on the great book donations received .
Store hours: 10 a.m. -4 p.m. daily/10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturdays.
All proceeds benefit the Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon. Fore more information, call 352-438-2520
September 2
CK Chamber auction
The Greater Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce holds its Labor Day Auction at the Island Room.
This year's theme is Pirates and there will be Treasures Galore.
September 8
Final Second Saturday concert
The final concert in the Second Saturday series will feature Songcrafter's Circle featuring, Frank Thomas, Carly Bak, Jay Wood and Lee Paulet.
Details on the event location and time will be forthcoming.
The concerts are fundraisers for the Withlacoochee Area Residents Inc., a non-profit group.
September 29
Hutch's run to benefit Haven
The 2nd annual "Hutch" Hutchinson's Legacy Poker Run is being organized with proceeds to benefit Haven Hospice. For more information, call 352-493-0044.
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A paraglider was airlifted to Denver Health after the motorized glider he was piloting crashed near Erie Municipal Airport on Friday, according to officials.
At 12:27 p.m., crews received a call from someone saying a paraglider "fell out of the sky" near Cessna Drive, according to dispatchers.
Mountain View Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Steve Pischke said the paraglider -- a 38-year-old man whose identity has not been disclosed -- fell about 20 to 30 feet.
While initial radio traffic indicated the man may have broken his neck in the crash, Dean Street, a captain for the Mountain View department, said the man suffered a compound leg fracture just above his ankle and an unknown back injury.
The victim was airlifted to Denver Health, but his injuries were not deemed life-threatening.
Pischke said the man was flying an "experimental" motorized glider.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer confirmed Friday that his agency is investigating the crash of an unregistered paraglider at the Erie airport, but he said the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the cause, remain unknown.
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I had read some rave reviews of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, which is why I picked it up. Wow! I read through practically in one gulp, hardly coming up for air. This is one compelling read, and the truly stunning thing about it is that it is all true. You simply cannot walk away untouched.
Katherine Boo is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered social inequalities in the past. This is her first book, in which she chronicles several years (from late 2007 to early 2011) in the lives of select families living in a slum near the Mumbai International Airport. I am absolutely amazed at the way she was able to get into the hearts and minds of those she studied. As others have said, it reads like a novel, the characterizations are so finely-drawn.
Yes, we have gross inequalities in our own society, but I doubt anything can touch what you will read in these pages. The well-considered thoughts with which she leaves us at the end of the story will haunt you:
"Every country has its myths, and one that successful Indians liked to indulge was a romance of instability and adaptation - the idea that their country's rapid rise derived in part from the chaotic unpredictability of daily life. In America and Europe, it was said, people know what is going to happen when they turn on the water tap or flick the light switch. In India, a land of few safe assumptions, chronic uncertainty was said to have helped produce a nation of quick-witted, creative problem-solvers. Among the poor, there was no doubt that instability fostered ingenuity, but over time the lack of a link between effort and result could become debilitating. 'We try so many things', as one Annawadi girl put it, 'but the world doesn't move in our favor.'" (p.219)
I have a feeling I will be thinking about this book for a long time to come.
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This is a graphic novel written for teens, but should not be limited to this age group alone. T-Minus very beautifully sums up what led up to getting man not only into space, but onto the Moon itself.
As we all know there were two main players in the race to the Moon; the United States and Russia (then the Soviet Union). It is unfortunate that in school we arent taught much about the Russian side of the race, we were just taught that there was a race, and the United States won. But, that is far from the whole truth. Heres a bit of history; did you know the Russians made it to the Moon first? Yes, they got there first with the Luna 2 which was the first man-made object to reach the Moon though Luna 2 was not designed to travel back home, it was essentially designed to crash into the Moon, and that is where it still lies today. Yes, we were the first to put a human on the Moon, but lets give credit where credit is due. Though I can rattle off some space trivia, Ill tell you there was plenty of information in this that was new to me and yes, I fact checked Ottaviani did his homework!
The main characters in T-Minus are the scientists behind the programs of Apollo, Luna, and the flights that led up to it. The astronauts themselves take a backseat in this adventure, and put the focus on the many brilliant minds that made space travel possible. Ottaviani gives us an ample amount of names, dates, and trivia throughout the story. He uses skinny side panels that run the full length of the page with information on rocket and satellite launches, with which I was in love. He notes the major missions of both sides, even if they were failures. Too often in history we dont talk about the failures, even though they too have their importance. Learning through our failures is how we make improvements and it isnt all rainbows and sunshine when it comes to science. This shows the blood, sweat, tears, and intense stress put on to employees at both NASA and the Soviet Space Program by politicians who were determined that their country would make it to the Moon first - no excuses.
T-Minus is beautiful in its clarity and simplicity of its illustrations. In no way do I feel like black and white illustrations take away from this. It added to the feeling of looking into the past; like watching black and white television, or looking at sepia toned photos. The line work is crisp, and easy to understand, with the added little bonus bits of information they squeeze into the spaces between panels. Ottaviani gives copious amounts of information without making it overwhelming. He provides ample amounts of reading suggestions at the end to further your independent study of space and the Moon, as well as a glossary of terms.
This is a great macro view of the Space Race for those who may already feel like they know everything, and for those who feel like they know nothing. Even space buffs who feel like they know it all will enjoy the story because it puts the facts into context it shows the emotion and passion behind one of mans greatest engineering and scientific feats.
It is definitely teen and up, and I as a grown up enjoyed it thoroughly, but this could be read by much a younger advanced reader. My only hesitation for that is that they might be overwhelmed with all the extra bits of information Ottaviani gives. Honestly, for a non-fiction graphic novel, I cannot say enough wonderful things about this title!
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Have you ever lost something and couldn't find it? Remember how frustrating that was? Echo is a high school senior who has lost something vital, memories of how she almost died and was left with scars covering both arms. Now in counseling, Echo wanted to regain her lost memories and stop the recurring nightmares. Once part of the social crowd, an A student, dating a hot jock, in her junior year everything changed...blood everywhere and a cry for help that wouldn't be answered soon enough. When she returned to school after several months' absence, all but a few of her former friends avoided her. Life sucked. Aries, her beloved brother, was dead. Her parents divorced, her mother was facing her own demons, and her dad had married Ashley, the babysitter, who is now pregnant. Nothing would ever be the same again.
Noah, a high school senior, had once been part of the social group too, but since his parent's death he and his younger brothers had been separated, with very limited visitation rights. Guilt and worry plagued him. Shuttled between indifferent foster parents, angry, compensating with drugs and sex, Noah is on a downhill slide. All he wants now is to graduate and make a home for his two younger brothers and himself; but if he doesn't bring up his grades and go to counseling sessions he has no chance at all of graduating or seeing his brothers.
Enter Mrs. Collins, the school Counselor. Echo is in need of money to repair her brother's car, Noah needs help to catch up on his studies and Mrs. Collins sees an opportunity for both of them to get what they want. Echo will tutor Noah and get paid; Noah will bring up his grades and graduate. Both are angry at the world, hurting for different reasons, can they stop fighting against each other long enough to listen and help themselves heal their open wounds?
In alternating chapters, Echo and Noah share their feelings, desires, nightmares and hopes for a better future on the pages of this beautifully written examination of a rotten slice of todays life in our imperfect world. They will lean on each other, touch your heart and show us a side of life that many know exists but would rather ignore. In the end they will find their own answers and still leave us with enough room to imagine the rest.
To check out a copy of Katie McGarry's Pushing the Limits, click here.
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On November 22, 1963 I was sitting in my 7th grade classroom, participating in an art project, a message was sent in from the principals office, the President had just been shot. The only other things I remember about being in school that afternoon is that my best friend dropped her bottle of black ink and that my teacher gave me permission to go to the school library, where my mother was volunteering that afternoon. That day and watching the televised events of the following three days changed my life, as it did for many of my generation.
Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors writing today. Horror, science fiction and fantasy are not genres I enjoy reading so that is why I had not chosen to select one of his titles for my bedside table. However the premise of this book was intriguing, as I am one of many, along with King, who have wondered how would the world be different if John Fitzgerald Kennedy had not been assassinated. Ive always thought I should give King a try so I took this opportunity to do so.
I found 11/22/63: A Novel both fascinating and tedious. King is an excellent story teller. I was hooked from Chapter 1 and finished all 849 pages. I found it to be repetitive, so in my opinion it could have been just as good a story with 200 less pages.
The main character, Jake Epping, by stepping through a time portal can return to 1958. He then has 5 years to decide if Lee Harvey Oswald is a lone gunman (there are the conspiracy theories he needs to investigate) and if he is, how can Jake stop him. Jake has a personal mission that motivates him has well. But over and over again, adding to the suspense of the novel, he is reminded that the past is resistant to change.
Five years is a long time so it is not surprising when Jake falls in love with Sadie. She also needs to be rescued and have her future changed. Will he be able to stay in the past with Sadie or will she be able to move forward 48 years with him? The questions keep you reading. The final question is will he use his ability to go back, as every step through the portal resets the past, so if you dont like the outcome you can change it again.
What will 2011 be like if John F. Kennedy had lived? King has an interesting alternative history to recount. However, this is a work of fiction so it is a history we will never know.
I doubt I will read another of Kings books although I have had others tell me to give The Stand a try, all 1153 pages of it. Maybe in my future life I will.
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I picked up Winkie by Clifford Chase because I thought it would be hilarious. Winkie is a teddy bear who comes to life, runs away from home, and is eventually mistaken for a terrorist and put on trial. But Chase eschews Farce=Funny literary convention, crafting a brilliant and surprisingly poignant allegory about the loss of innocence and how it may be recaptured through memories.
We begin with Winkie's recollections of his early life:
"He had never been smaller than he was now...but he had once been like a baby just the same. It was a time when he wasn't even Winkie yet, when he wore a white blouse and black velvet dress, and he belonged to the little girl Ruth. He could almost hear her calling to him across time, 'I love you, Marie.'"
The story alternates between Winkie's wistful memories of his early life as a beloved toy, his life in the woods after he ran away and found a bear cub to call his own child, and his present status as an imprisoned terrorist suspect.
"It could be said that the whole of the bear's life as a toy formed one long incantation that produced, at last, the miracle of his coming to life. Winkie had hoped to understand that incantation through recollection, maybe even to reproduce its magic and thus regain his freedom."
Remembrance as self-actualization is a constant thread throughout the tale. Just as Winkie is spurred by memories to will himself to life and mobility, Chase suggests that revisiting those things that fed our spirit as children can recharge our spirit as adults.
In the dream and in remembrance of the dream, inside and outside, a hated thing might be let go, might fly off, might weep, and then the wider world could unfold again in small clicks the rose in the coloring book, the rose of the world and hope.
The book includes photographs of Winkie, his childhood home, and the "Killer Bear Manufacturing Facility." While sly humor abounds in this little gem of a book, you'll want to read it for its heart and the lyrical ring of the language. This is a grown-up fairy tale that will stay with you long after you've stopped reading.
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Here it is folks! You can get iPhone OS 3.0 immediately, as of now, this very moment, ahora mismo, from iTunes. Not sure how to do it? Open iTunes, making sure your iPhone is connected to your comp. Click your iPhone/iPod Touch's icon on the left.
Then just click the "Check for Update" button.
iTunes will let you know 3.0 is available - grab it. Then just do as it says to continue upgrading.
NOTE: If youo're not seeing it yet in iTunes, grab it from the following download links:
iPhone 1G - Download
iPhone 3G - Download
Use Firefox to get it (or IE - blech), as Safari decompresses the file when it saves it. Then, when the .ipsw file is on your Desktop (or wherever), go back into iTunes, hold down the Option key (Shift in Windows) and press the Restore button in your device's tab in iTunes. iTunes will ask you what file you want to restore with - choose the appropriate 3.0 file you just grabbed.
For all you paranoid folks, here's the rundown on upgrading:
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP. Of course everything will go smooth and safe, but IF something happens, you want to make sure you've backed up your contacts, photos, important SMS, etc.
- You WILL lose all Cydia apps. This is the same with EVERY firmware upgrade - iTunes has no idea you've got 'em on there, and sure isn't going to politely put them back for you after you upgrade. This includes all Cydia app settings, etc. Backup your stuff from those too if you haven't yet and need to.
- 3.0 WILL have an official PwnageTool jailbreak (yup, including Cydia) shortly following the release of the 3.0 firmware (which just happened), according to MuscleNerd when he demoed the 3.0 unlock.
- That being said, 3.0 will NOT BE UNLOCKABLE UNTIL FRIDAY. The DevTeam has already unlocked both the iPhone 1G and 3G running 3.0 with the new unlock tool, ultrasn0w, but they will not be releasing the tool until Friday. We'll let you know as soon as it happens, but for now - if you NEED to be unlocked, do NOT upgrade until Friday. Otherwise, you can upgrade just fine today and still unlock on Friday.
- You DON'T need to wipe your device, go to stock 2.2.1 first, or anything - whether you're jailbroken or not, unlocked or locked, you can simply press "Update" in iTunes to upgrade to 3.0 - and you'll be fine.
- Like you really need a list of features first, but we've got em detailed here.
- iTunes 8.2 is required and fine to use. Jailbreak, unlock, all that will work fine in 8.2!
New features include:
*MMS (iPhone 3G and 3GS only) (Available later this summer for AT&T users)
*Tethering (iPhone 3G and 3GS only)(Available later this summer for AT&T users)
*Stereo Bluetooth
*Landscape Keyboard in all apps
*Cut & Paste
*Spotlight Search
*Voice Notes
*Upgraded Calendar to include Exchange sync
*Buy/Rent movies and shows directly on your iPhone
*Enhanced Stocks
*Increased speed
*Shake to shuffle for the iPod.
*Mobile Me improvements including Find My Phone and Remote Wipe.
Please read the following before asking questions
General Rules to Upgrading your Firmware:
1. Back up your iPhone in iTunes first. If your phone is currently jailbroken and you have any apps hidden or in categories you will need to unhide them before making your back-up. This will avoid the "where are all my icons?" questions after you arrive at 3.0.
2. If your phone is currently jailbroken you will need to use the RESTORE button, not the upgrade button. If you upgrade you will automatically lose about 500mb of disk space and never recover it until you finally restore. (This is due to Cydia moving files around). If your phone is not jailbroken then you can use the upgrade button without any issues.
3. After you restore you can use your back-up in iTunes to get all your contacts, SMS, photos and App Store apps back. Do NOT ask about cracked apps!
4. When you restore you will lose all your jailbroken apps which you will have to manually re-download from Cydia. Some apps are not 3.0 compatible yet.
5. If you have an iPhone 3G this will upgrade your baseband and lock your phone. The unlock is not scheduled for release until Friday June 19th.
6. If you have a first generation iPhone you can restore to 3.0 and re-jailbreak (when Quickpwn is updated). The baseband stays the same so you will not have to re-unlock.
7. The initial release of Quickpwn and Pwnage Tool will be available for download on the iPhone Dev-Team blog. http://blog.iphone-dev.org/


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Okra Gumbo with Shrimp, Sausage and Ham
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(Recipe ID: 249)
Serves 8-10
Preparation time: 45 minutes; Cook time: 90 minutes
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
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- 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Cooking oil *
- 2 Large yellow onions (about 2 cups), chopped
- 2 Medium bell peppers (about 2 cups), chopped
- 2 Medium stalks of celery, strings removed and chopped
- 3 Green onions, chopped
- 3 Cloves of garlic, minced and mashed
- 2 tablespoons Fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Each of thyme and marjoram *
- 2 Bay leaves *
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 cup Dry red wine
- 1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Bacon fat
- 1 pound Okra, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1/2 pound Smoked sausage, cut into 1/4 inch quarters
- 1/2 pound Smoked ham, diced
- 2 14.5 ounce cans of chicken stock
- 1 pound Cleaned, raw shrimp, cut into bite sized chunks
- Salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce to taste *
- Chopped green onions and file powder for garnish
- Combine the flour and oil in a large cast iron Dutch oven.
- Cook the roux over a low heat.
- Stirring with a wooden spoon often for about an hour until it is a rich golden brown.
- Although it takes a while to make the roux, it will give you just about the right time to prepare the vegetables and other ingredients, be very careful stirring the roux.
- Stir in all of the chopped vegetables into the roux.
- Turn up heat slightly and stir often.
- Cook for about 10 minutes.
- Stir in parsley, basil, thyme, marjoram, bay leaves and sugar.
- Cook and stir occasionally for another ten minutes.
- Add wine, tomatoes, lemon and Worcestershire sauce.
- Cook and stir another ten mintues.
- Fry okra in bacon fat for thirty minutes.
- After thrity minutes of cooking (as above) add; sausage, ham, and chicken stock and okra to gumbo.
- Simmer on medium high for thirty minutes or more until mixture is thickened to your liking.
- Add shrimp, about 5 to 10 minutes before serving and serve on some steamed white rice.
- Stir in file' powder a few moments before serving.
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