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In Frima Studio's video game Carbon Rush, players are cast as the head of a large multinational fictitiously called the "Power Corporation" and asked if they're "ready to destroy the world for the sake of shareholders."
The goal is to make sure that your business survives for as long as possible by earning carbon credits. Among the weapons at your disposal, you can bribe the media, corrupt local politicians and hire private militias.
It's irony, of course. The Internet game, based on a documentary of the same name by Montreal film maker Amy Miller and released this year, centres on an all-male board of directors trying to balance profit with the company's reputation and "green level." The message, hammered home with video snippets of comment from real people throughout the game play, is that ordinary citizens have become the casualties in the world's carbon offset market.
Carbon Rush is part of a larger trend toward so-called "gamification," which technology consultant Gartner Inc. defines as employing game mechanics to non-game environments such as health, training and social change. Gartner says the aims of gamification are to achieve higher levels of engagement, change behaviours and stimulate innovation.
Now, Quebec City-based Frima, Canada's largest locally owned game developer, is busy on its next social change gaming project. This one is tied to the popular book Half the Sky.
The book is a call to fight against the oppression of women and girls in the developing world, which its authors call the modern era's most pervasive human rights violation. It has since turned into a movement backed by several celebrity advocates, including Meg Ryan and Eva Mendes. In the book, journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn travel to Africa and Asia and chronicle the plight of individual women struggling through daily life, sharing stories of several who overcame the odds to succeed. There is the Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery who eventually escapes from her brothel and builds a thriving retail business. There is also an Ethiopian woman, hampered by devastating injuries suffered in childbirth, who gets those wounds repaired and in time became a surgeon.
The stories "help us see that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential," the movement's website states. "They make clear how so many people have helped to do just that and how we can each do our part."
Frima won a competition to develop a Half the Sky video game for play on Facebook, and will work with Zynga Inc. on the project. The Nike Foundation and Ford Foundation are among the financiers. The game is in pre-production now. It is expected to be released in November.
Using games to incite change and better understand real life is a recent phenomenon. Nintendo Co.'s game console wii is widely supported by some as a way to get kids exercising. Electronic Arts' SimCity is arguably a powerful way to understand the economics and politics of urban areas. Games for Change, an industry movement founded in 2004, holds annual conferences on social impact games that are considered must-attend events.
Frima's Half the Sky contract represents a unique challenge: How do you create an enjoyable and engaging social video game based on the theme of oppression without trivializing it? And perhaps just as important, why?
Pierre Moisan, vice-president of strategy and business affairs at Frima, argues that developing a video game maximizes the potential viral power and audience of the project. He says it also engages people in a way other media can't.
"The philosophy of the game is to transform a calamity into an opportunity," Mr. Moisan said.
Frima's game will not show things like rape or forced prostitution, adds Frima chief executive and founder Steve Couture, who owns the firm with two other partners. "It's a dark subject and we want to make something really fun and engaging."
The executives declined to provide specific production details but said it could involve traditional gaming principles like achieving levels and helping other players.
Frima waived its licence fees for the Half the Sky game. The company, which had annual revenues estimated at more than $14-million in 2010, employs 350 people at its studios in Quebec City. It is the smallest organization involved in the project, managing the largest portion of the work.
Jason Della Rocca, a Montreal-based consultant to the gaming sector, said the notion of what a video game should be is changing as industry thinkers such as Ian Bogost design games about social and political issues as varied as airport security, consumer debt and running errands in the suburbs.
"In many ways, games are really the ultimate tool to teach and to understand," Mr. Della Rocca said. "You do have designers who really think about things in that sense and are able to tackle serious topics in a compelling way. You're just not going to see that in a box at Wal-Mart."
Asked whether Power Corp. was aware that its name was being used in the Carbon Rush game, a spokesman for the $9.2-billion insurance and financial services holding company said no.
The name was used in error, said Frima spokesman David Beaulieu, adding that it was an "unfortunate mistake" that was not intentional and was being corrected Wednesday.


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The Nokia Lumia 920, the flagship Windows 8 Phone, feels solid in your hand. But who knew it was this solid?
As you can see by the nearby photos, the phone did not escape unharmed, but when a worker lost the phone and called it, he heard a ringing below ground. Six men dug and found it about a half meter below ground.
The frame was bent and the display fragmented, but the story says everything worked except for hanging up on calls.
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Huskers Close Fall Season Against Air Force
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Air Force
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17
Start Time: 9 a.m. CST
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Venue: Air Force Rifle Range
The Nebraska rifle team will close out their fall schedule this weekend as they travel west for a match with the No. 7 Air Force Academy Falcons in Colorado Springs, Colo. The No. 6 Huskers (8-2, 2-1 GARC) and the Falcons (9-4) will square off on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. CST (8 a.m. MST) in the Air Force Academy Rifle Range.
Nebraska holds a 19-5 all-time advantage against Air Force. The two teams most recently met in Fall 2011, where the Falcons came away with a 4,602-4,570 victory over NU. Air Force is in its sixth season of competition under former Nebraska head coach Launi Meili.
The Huskers are ranked sixth nationally this week, holding a season average score of 4,640.2 and wins over NC State, Alaska-Fairbanks, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Nevada and UTEP. The Huskers are paced by senior two-time All-American Janine Dutton, who holds the NU's top individual air rifle (587.8), smallbore (576.2) and combined scoring averages (1,164). Dutton has won four individual titles this season.
Scouting the Air Force Academy Falcons
Head Coach: Launi Meili (Sixth Year)
2012-13 High Score: 4,639 (All-Service Academies President's Cup)
2012 NCAA Finish: N/A
The Air Force Falcons field a young squad this season, with four returners combining with five newcomers. Air Force won the All-Service Academies President's Cup for the first time in 12 years this season, firing a 4,639 to defeat Army, Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Falcons hold wins over UTEP, Ohio State and Akron and are ranked seventh nationally, with an overall record of 9-4. Head Coach Launi Meili is in her sixth season at the helm of the Air Force program.
Nebraska Finishes 5-1 on Weekend in Ohio
The Huskers completed a weekend of competition in Ohio on Nov. 11, finishing with an overall record of 5-1. Nebraska logged a score of 4,642 on Saturday, Nov. 10, good for second behind No. 3 TCU (4,708) and ahead of No. 11 Nevada (4,626) and No. 12 Ohio State (4,594). NU then returned for a first-place victory on Sunday, Nov. 11, scoring a 4,639 to top Nevada (4,629), Ohio State (4,609) and UTEP (4,503).
"Overall, the weekend went well," Head Coach Stacy Underwood said. "I am still looking for the team to have a break-through performance, but it takes a little while for the small changes that we have implemented to show in a big way."
The Huskers started the weekend on Saturday against defending national champion TCU, as well as Nevada and Ohio State. NU began the day on the smallbore range, tallying a team score of 2,296. Freshman Denise Martin led the team, firing a 578 to finish fifth overall. Sophomore Kelsey Hansen was the other top ten finisher for the Huskers, adding a 574 to finish tenth. Following smallbore competition, the Huskers sat tied at second overall, even with Nevada and behind TCU.
Nebraska battled back in air rifle competition, outscoring Nevada by 16 points for second place. The Huskers posted a score of 2,346, led by senior Janine Dutton's third-place mark of 590. Two other Huskers added top-ten finishes, with Hansen coming in at fifth (587) and Martin finishing eighth (586) to secure Nebraska's second-place team effort.
Sunday saw the Huskers on the range again, this time facing Nevada and Ohio State with the new addition of UTEP. Nebraska finished second to Nevada in smallbore competition, logging a 2,296 on the range. Dutton was tops for the Huskers in the discipline, finishing with a team and meet-best 591 to capture the individual title. Senior Katelyn Woltersdorf also logged a top-five finish at fifth (574) and was joined in the top ten by junior Sunny Russell at tenth (572).
Nebraska again secured their victory on the air rifle range with a team score of 2,343. Martin led the Huskers with a 590 to place her at second on the day in the event. Dutton added a 589 to finish third overall, while Hansen came in at fourth with a 586.
Nebraska Air Rifle Powers Wins
The Huskers have shown marked improvement this season on air rifle range, firing their way to an overall team average of 2,339.8 through six matches. NU's team average in the discipline is 22 points higher than the same time last season, when the Big Red averaged 2,317.7 points through six matches. NU posted a score of 2,329 in their first match of the season against NC State; since then, the Huskers have averaged 2,342 points per match in air rifle.
Nebraska's air rifle efforts have been paced by Dutton and Martin this season. Either Dutton or Martin has carried the top score for NU in air rifle through all of the Huskers' first six matches, with the duo capturing three individual air rifle titles. Dutton leads the team in air rifle scoring average at 587.8, with a season high score of 592 and two individual titles. Martin, meanwhile, is second overall in the discipline for the Huskers, holding an average of 586, a high score of 590 and one individual title.
Nebraska Ranked No. 6 Nationally
NU remained ranked at No. 6 nationally in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) rankings, released Nov. 13. Nebraska holds a 7-2 record this season, with its lone losses coming against two of the top three teams in the country in No. 1 TCU and No. 3 Kentucky. The Huskers have posted wins over Alaska-Fairbanks, NC State, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Nevada and UTEP.
The TCU Horned Frogs slipped back into the No. 1 spot in the poll this week after firing a school-record score of 4,708 last weekend. No. 2 West Virginia and No. 3 Kentucky round out the top three national, while No. 4 Alaska-Fairbanks and No. 5 Jacksonville State make up the top five. Four other GARC teams appear in this week's poll, including Army (No. 8), Ole Miss (No. 10), NC State (No. 13) and Memphis (No. 14).
Up Next for the Huskers
The Huskers will take break from competition through December before returning for the second half of their 2012-13 slate in January. Nebraska will open their spring schedule against Air Force on Jan. 12 in the friendly confines of the NU Rifle Range. The match is slated for an 8 a.m. start, with free live stats available at Huskers.com.
Nebraska Adds Four Talented Freshmen to Roster
Four skilled freshman shooters joined the NU roster this season, providing depth in both disciplines for the Big Red. Alexandrea Lorentz, Marissa Major, Denise Martin and Magdalena Mical bring plenty of experience to the Nebraska squad and have competed for spots in the NU lineup immediately.
Lorentz arrived at Nebraska after a successful shooting career at West Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska. She captured MVP honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 while helping her squad to a 2012 Divisional championship. Lorentz also competed with the Borealis Bullseyes club team, contributing to team finishes of second in 2010 and fifth in 2012 at the Junior Olympics in the Precision Team Championship.
Major shot with the Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club in Arvada, Colo., before committing to Nebraska. She finished first in the NRA Junior Three-Position Air Rifle Precision competition and was the Colorado Rifle Club Smallbore Prone Summer League Winner in the 1000 Handicap.
Martin was a three-time Washington state champion and finished second overall at the USA Shooting National Championships. A native of Chewelah, Wash., Martin was a member of the USA Shooting team at the 2010 International Shooting Sports Federation Junior World Championships. She won the 2009 Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Precision Class Championship and was a member of the championship-winning Colville Valley Sharp Shooters 4-H Club at the WSRPA/NRA Championships in 2009 and 2011.
The final member of Nebraska's freshman class, Mical finished first in smallbore at the 2011 Florida Junior Olympic Qualifier and was a 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier. She also finished fourth at the American Legion Three-Position Air Rifle Championship in 2010 and was the Florida Metric Prone State Champion in 2010.
Stacy Underwood Named Nebraska Rifle Coach
The Nebraska rifle program entered a new era on May 24, 2012 as the team announced former Husker shooter Stacy Underwood as its new head coach. Underwood arrived at Nebraska after spending five years as an assistant coach under Coach Harry Mullins at Kentucky. During her time at Kentucky, Underwood helped the Wildcats to a 48-8 record and five top-five NCAA finishes. UK won the 2011 NCAA Championship while adding one GARC Championship title and two GARC regular-season crowns during Underwood's tenure. Underwood also assisted in the development of 26 All-Americans while at Kentucky.
Prior to her coaching career, Underwood competed for the Nebraska rifle team from 2003 to 2007. She was a four-year letterwinner for NU and a two-time NRA All-American. Underwood was named the GARC Senior of the Year in 2007 and also earned All-GARC honors in air rifle and and combined. A team captain in 2004-05, she helped the Huskers to a third-place NCAA finish that season and a fifth-place finish in 2007.
Underwood graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2007, earning a bachelor's degree in education. She added a master's degree in kinesiology and health promotion from Kentucky in 2009.


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The Servant of Two Masters
By Carlo Goldoni
Adaptation by Oded Gross & Tracy Young
Literal Translation by Beatrice Basso
Original Music by Paul James Prendergast
Original Lyrics by Oded Gross, Paul James Prendergast and Tracy Young
Direction: Jessica Wallenfels, Guest Director
Scenic & Lighting Design: Daniel Meeker
Costume Design: Margaret Chapman
This incredibly silly play is a raucous, modernist take on an ancient theatrical style, Commedia dell'Arte, featuring ridiculous characters pursuing love and singing the occasional song. All the familiar favorites are here: the chintzy father, the boorish doctor, the mixed-up lovers and of course, one sexy servant. This high/lowbrow mashup is a fast-paced, stylized adventure that shows us the roots of clowning, Moliere and farce from a here-and-now point of view.
Preview: Thursday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Performs: Friday - Sunday; March 1 - 3 Fri-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2:00 p.m.; Wednesday - Saturday, March 6 - 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Performance Hall


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Despite a forecast of rain for Friday, Carl Jr. "Tad" Jones will offer concert-goers a taste of the Tropics with a night of sunny, acoustic-island rock at his return to 33 West Ale House and Grill.
Despite a forecast of rain for Friday, Carl Jr. "Tad" Jones will offer concert-goers a taste of the Tropics with a night of sunny, acoustic-island rock at his return to 33 West Ale House and Grill.
Acoustic-island rock is a fancy term Jones, 57, coined to describe the mood of the music he likes to cover and some of his original songs. Some of those covers, which will appear in Friday's set are: "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley; "When The Sun Goes Down" by "Kenny Chesney; "It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" by Alan Jackson; "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison; "Red Red Wine" by UB40; and "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffett.
"I love Marley," beamed Jones, of Dover. "I love the whole tiki bar thing, the whole island [thing] and I feel like when people want to have a good time that's the music they want to hear. So I said, 'everybody else is doing the standard thing around [Dover] in music. No one's doing what I'm doing: focusing primarily, not totally, but primarily on Chesney, Buffett, [Bob] Marley, Ziggy [Marley] and so on.'"
Jones is so into paradise that he has his own tiki bar in his backyard where likes to relax and play music.
Tad's rad originals
At least 30 minutes of Jones' two-hour-plus set will feature original jams. He has several homegrown acoustic-island rock songs in his catalog to choose from, such as "Time to Party," "Do They Have Rum" and "Down By The Sea."
But not all of his songs have a tropical theme or groove. A fond memory from Jones' childhood inspired his bluegrass-tinged song "Mr. Young's Machine," which he'll definitely perform Friday, he said. The song is based on an elder gentleman and carpenter named Mr. Young who frequently cruised in a rumbling steam-powered vehicle through Frederica to collect granary at a nearby mill, Jones said. The vehicle, which also featured a flywheel on top, was like a machine out of the '60s film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Since Jones grew up in Frederica, as did Mr. Young, Jones and his buddies would hitch a ride on the back of Mr. Young's boisterous vehicle on most Saturdays when they heard it whistling down St. Agnes Street.
"We would all run up and jump in the back," Jones recalled. "It was like a freight train coming down the track, only it was on rubber tires."
Having performed multiple times at 33 West – the last before a crowd of welcoming ears in February – Jones is confident he can win over a few more listeners with his variety of covers and originals.
"The people are warm and receptive," Jones said. "I do a good mix of about 40 percent originals that I perform and people enjoy that. The particular crowd that shows up at 33 West are open to new things, and I like that."
WHAT Tad Jones in concert
WHEN 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 10
WHERE 33 West Ale House and Grill, 33 W., Loockerman St., Dover
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TECUMSEH — The Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Department spent this week moving its offices into the new AJ Smith Recreation Center this week.
Construction on the recreation center is nearly done, with a grand opening celebration planned for 4 p.m Jan. 17.
In a news release announcing the move, Shelley Lim, director of cultural and leisure services, said the parks and recreation office will open Wednesday, Jan. 2, in the recreation center, 810 N. Evans St. The telephone number remains 423-5602.
The $2.3 million community center is at John Smith Park, which is south of Meyers-Diver's Airport. The 20,000-square-foot center has two multi-use indoor activity courts, offices for the parks and recreation department, rental space for family gatherings and a common area.
The first major event in the center will be a fundraiser for Communities in Schools of the Tecumseh Area (CISTA). The March 16 event is still in the planning stages.
Funding for most of the work is being provided from the Ruth V. and Ruth Anne Thompson Trusts through the Lenawee Community Foundation. The city is borrowing the money at an interest rate of 2.9 percent, and the foundation will make annual payments of $200,000 spread over 10 years.
The main entrance to the AJ Smith Recreation Center will have displays honoring the Smith and Thompson families. The Community Arts of Tecumseh building is also part of John Smith Park and shares the parking lot. The 25 acres of land was donated to the city by the Smith family in 2008, with a master plan for development included.
Construction on the recreation center began in May and has stayed on schedule for most of the year, said city manager Kevin Welch. In addition, the city council voted in November to continue ownership of the current community center, 703 E. Chicago Blvd., which will house the Fitness Connection and the Tecumseh Senior Center.
A committee of Welch, Lim, Mayor Dick Johnson and economic development director Paula Holtz reviewed proposals for use or sale of the building and recommended renewing the leases. The leases will have some alterations and increases in rent under the council's action.
The senior center will move into the former parks and recreation offices and continue using the large middle section of the building. The Fitness Connection, a part of Toledo-based ProMedica, will continue in the lower portion of the building.
The Glass Room in the western part of the building will also be available for rental.
Tecumseh Parks and Rec offices moving to new community center
TECUMSEH — The Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Department spent this week moving its offices into the new AJ Smith Recreation Center this week.


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NIWOT -- A maintenance worskshop building owned by Sombrero Ranch erupted in flames Friday evening as employees were working on a vehicle inside.
Mountain View Fire Rescue officials said Saturday that an investigation has determined that the fire was the result of workers trying to remove a fuel tank from a vehicle up on jacks. When the vehicle partly slipped off those jacks, it caused the fuel tank to spill gasoline on the floor.
That gasoline came into contact with an incandescent work light and immediately caused a flash fire.
The fire, at 10111 Niwot Road, west of U.S. Highway 287 in unincorporated Boulder County, was called in to Mountain View Fire Rescue at about 5 p.m., and the building was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived about five minutes later, deputy chief Steve Pischke said.
Firefighters found the fire was threatening two large fuel tanks directly next to the building. but all the Sombrero Ranch workers who'd been in the building were accounted for.
One worker's arm was singed by the fire, but there were no other injuries to workers or firefighters during the incident, officials said.
During the height of the blaze, several propane, Argon and oxygen tanks inside the building exploded. Firefighters were, however, able to protect the large propane tank and vechicle fuel tank outside the building.
Though firefighters had the blaze mostly extinguished by about 6 p.m., the building appeared to be gutted and its metal walls were buckled.
Mountain View Fire Rescue officials said Saturday that damage to the workshop maintenance building, two vehicles and a horse trailer inside the building at the time of the fire -- plus equipment and toools inside the building -- estimated to total about $120,000.
On Friday night, Mountain View Capt. Dean Street said the 50 foot by 40 foot building, which housed farm equipment and vehicles, was a total loss, and Boulder County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Heathman said there was significant damage to the vehicles inside.
No injuries were reported to any of the 200 horses that reportedly were elsewhere on the Sombrero Ranches Niwot-area property, Heathman said.
There was no fire hydrant near the building, and tankers were used to haul in water to fight the fire. Mountain View Fire Rescue was assisted by units and crews from the Boulder Rural, Rocky Mountain and Hygiene fire departments as well as the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and the Longmont Emergency Unit.
Shortly after the fire began, emergency crews shut down Niwot Road between U.S. Highway 287 and 95th Street and it remained closed for several hours afterward.
Firefighters were called back to the building about 10 p.m. Friday to extinguish smoldering debris that had rekindeled.


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It's obviously written by a woman who seems to have very strong views on race issues, but I'd like to look past that and just stick to the issue of the commercial / retail statements made in the blog.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
JC Penny's Doesn't Do "Black Hair"
Brenda McElmore went to JC Penny's to get her hair dyed black and was denied service.
According to KTLA, McElmore was told, "We don't do African-American hair." She was then directed to elsewhere for hairstyling needs. For McELmore it triggered a time of growing up under Jim Crow laws, wherein blacks were routinely denied services based on the colour of our skin. She has since filed suit against JC Penny. The company responded by sending the following letter.
"Let me apologize again for the customer service experience you had in our store. As we discussed, our salon receptionist felt that we did not have the technical proficiency... to perform the service you required. She may not however have expressed this to you in a way that was not offensive. For this I again apologize. Because customer service is ... so important to our company, we would rather not attempt the service if we cannot perform it as required."
Isn't that beautiful lawyer speak for your hair is too nappy and untamable to deal with. The woman wasn't asking for a hair treatment, or a hair style that was specifically Afrocentric, she was asking for a damn dye job. If the salon does not have someone there that can colour hair, then they are not a hair salon.
You know on second thought, even if she was asking for a perm, corn rows, or a weave, why should she not have been able to walk into a hair salon and expect them to be able to cater to her needs. Hair care is one of the few industries that continues to be divided by race. One look at the magazines in the waiting area will let you know if you are in the right place or not.
This continues largely because black hair is deemed to difficult to deal with. Somehow the white hairdressers cannot be proficiently trained to deal with the high maintenance needs of a black woman....oh no their delicate hands can only deal with the silky locks of white people. In all of the years I have been going to salons, I have only ever been to one that catered to both white and black women alike. The segregation is so normalized that black hair care even has its own aisle at Walmart and Shoppers Drug mart.
We never stop to ask ourselves what this means because we have become accustomed to the segregation. As a woman that lives in a small town that is mostly inhabited by Italians, I can tell you that this has lead me to develop home solutions to any hair issues that I may have because I cannot find anyone to cut, or style my hair. I have friends that drive 40 minutes to Buffalo from Niagara Falls, On to get their hair done.
Imagine having to cross an international border to get your hair done because no one can be bothered to offer you a service that you clearly want and or need. Think about the idea of a profession that specializes according to race, and what that means. By simply refusing to learn specific skills they can daily exclude blacks from patronizing their business; thus creating an all white environment. The analogy McELmore made to the Jim Crow south is quite correct.
It is my sincere hope that she wins this suit. Discrimination by default is not appropriate. An industry should not be able to legally discriminate by failing to mandate that all who require a license learn how to cater to all potential customers.
It is time to move away from the point where whites think that they can treat us like we are animals in a petting zoo; an exotic other to assuage their curiosity. It is not at all accidental that when the touch is required for the sake of servicing a need, blacks are told to go elsewhere. Historically blacks have served whites, and for a white salon to "lower" itself to accept black clients is threatening to the social hierarchy that whites have worked so hard to preserve.
Failing to insure proper training not only maintains a segregated service area, it insures that serving white needs is what continues to remain valuable. Consider that blacks would have to remit payment for services rendered and still yet we are not deemed worthy of being served. If payment would negate or in anyway challenge the overvaluation of whiteness if at all possible it will be refused. Even though it would clearly be in the best interest to learn to serve blacks as it would clearly add to the profit margins, white hairdressers continue to cater solely to white clientele. This is yet another example wherein racism not only hurts the party that it is being aimed at but the whites that are performing the racist act. Whiteness is only as valuable as we socially create it to be.


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Point Pleasant: Photographs by Joshua Dudley Greer
The ETSU Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with USA Projects and the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts present "Point Pleasant" an exhibition of large scale photographs by Joshua Dudley Greer from January 14 to February 8, 2013, at the Slocumb Galleries. The artist's lecture and reception is on January 24, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ball Hall Auditorium.
According to Greer, the photographs in the exhibition are images of "the ruins of a once monumental military-industrial complex as it tangles with the surrounding landscape of forest, fields and swamp." The subject of this exhibition is the West Virginia Ordnance Works (WVOW), formerly an explosives manufacturing facility, constructed specifically for the production and storage of trinitrotoluene (TNT) during World War II, located outside Point Pleasant in West Virginia. Declared surplus and closed in 1945, the WVOW land that occupied 8,000 acres along the eastern bank of Ohio River was deeded to the state of West Virginia and eventually became the McClintic State Wildlife Management Area. System of ponds and wetlands were constructed as habitat for wildlife species, a popular local hangout area that came to be known as T.N.T. In the early 1980's, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), declared the groundwater, soil and surface water at T.N.T. as heavily contaminated with explosive compounds. Though extensive cleanup was initiated in 1991, many of the toxic contaminants were simply buried on site.
Greer describes the site as "a haunting place of beauty, mystery and violence." Employing an 8x10 view camera, Greer photographed structures that "offer a glimpse of what has transpired on this site, "many of which "refer indirectly to violence and environmental neglect through metaphor. " Inspired by this complex history, Greer views the remnants of the WVOW facility "as relics to our nation's violent history, while the re-purposed landscape hides much of its true nature just beneath the surface." A prominent series of works in the Point Pleasant exhibition feature the TNT storage igloos, Greer depicted these structures "in a serial typology to convey the massive scale of contemporary weapons production, while the emptiness of the landscape, photographed with a muted palette and diffused light, is meant to evoke a kind of post-apocalyptic environment - one that is at times bleak and somber, yet also strangely resilient and beautiful."
Joshua Dudley Greer is a visiting faculty at the ETSU Department of Art & Design teaching digital photography. He received his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Georgia in Athens. The Point Pleasant series was featured at the Contemporary Focus exhibition at the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) in 2012.
The Slocumb Galleries are located at Ernest C. Ball Hall, ETSU Campus in Johnson City. All events are open to the public free of charge. The Galleries are open Mondays thru Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with extended hours during receptions and scheduled tours. For more information, contact SG Director Karlota Contreras-Koterbay at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 423.483.3179. You may also visit www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb or the ETSU PlanIt Calendar under Museum & Galleries or Visual Arts categories. To see more about the artist's work, please visit http://www.jdudleygreer.com.
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Posted on July 13, 2012
It is now a mere twelve days until all those copies of The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood are available to the public. As it is barely possible that some of you out there have never come to look us over, let us go over some of the basics.
We are open to the public, absolutely free, on July 26 and 27 from Noon to 8 P.M., and on July 28 and 29 from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Early birds are not tolerated. No, you may not "come in and just look". What do you think this is: a library?
Books are priced on the first white page, in the upper right hand corner. CDs, DVDs, videocassettes and records have little stickers on them. So do some books which don't have white pages. (Hey, that book that lists the names of heavy metal bands on all black pages? I discovered that the top edge of the book is light enough to mark the price on that. That and the book signed by Andre Dawson were the exciting discoveries of the week.)
The prices range from a quarter (highly unusual) to $3,000 (ditto.) I hate to embarrass the lady who called in to check on this, but the fact that we advertise a free Book Fair means admission is free. We do charge for the books.
If you find something without a price, ask a volunteer and the volunteer will come and find me. Please do not do this just for a chance to meet your Uncle Blogsy. I am not at my most ornamental in July, even if I am wearing an apron with purple and orange cacti on it. (Oh, and you WILL doublecheck and make sure you didn't pick that book up at the A.C. McClurg Bookstore, won't you? It's the only retail bookstore for blocks around and I don't want to be stealing their books.)
The books are sorted into about 66 categories, and many are sorted within the category. If you're looking for something specific, inquire of one of the volunteers (they're the ones in the aprons). A lot of them honestly enjoy the hunt. Don't bother to ask for that book you read about in the blog three months ago. The answer to THAT question is always "It's around here somewhere."
You do not have to carry your books around indefinitely. We maintain special squirreling areas, where you can stash your trophies while you go out and pick up more. This service is free; no need to throw any peanuts to the squirrelers.
Our amenities include drinking fountains, two sets of public restrooms (one set on the first floor, the other in the basement), and air conditioning. No need to sweat on the books. The drinking fountains are near the restrooms, and the restrooms have signs. And more signs. And you'll ask anyhow, won't you? (The ones on the first floor are right before you go into room 2, but you're going to ask anyhow. I remember you.)
We no longer have pay phones. I apologize to those of you old enough to inquire, and glower at those of you who just asked "What's a pay phone?"
There is a Walgreen's a block east of the building, and Potash Bros. Supermarket is two blocks south of the Walgreen's, if you need to break for lunch. Please don't bring food or open cups around the books. A bottle of water with the cap on it shouldn't hurt us.
We have not banned scanners, cell phones, Blackberries, or other such devices from our sale. But we can reconsider that if some of you techies start acting like swine. The fact that you know how to push a button does not make you the only customer in the joint.
And yes, you really ought to come back every day, because we do try to make the array look a little different each day: rearranging here and there and dragging strange and bizarre things from the Treasure House as space becomes available. You can help with this effort by buying so much each time that lots of space becomes available.
Yup. We may not all of us be entirely in sympathy with the 21st century, but we do pride ourselves on offering a fully interactive Book Fair.
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The addition of carton packages marks another innovation in the city's successful recycling efforts, with nearly all household containers used by residents now being recyclable. Residents who receive city refuse-collection service should place all empty food and beverage cartons in their blue curbside recycling bin.
Commonly used carton containers include milk and juice cartons, as well as soup, broth and soy-milk cartons.
The initiative will enable the city of to boost its recycling rates. The city currently has a waste diversion rate of 65 percent, and having residents recycle their cartons will help to increase that number, according to officials.
San Diego is part of a national movement of major cities that now offer curbside residential carton recycling, and is one of the largest cities in California to recycle cartons. This expansion of their recycling program is being supported through a public private partnership with the Carton Council, a collaborative of carton manufacturers committed to expanding carton recycling in the United States.
Carton recycling is becoming increasingly popular across the nation. In 2008, only 18 percent of American households had access to carton-recycling programs. Today, thanks in part to the Carton Council, this number has more than doubled to nearly 40 percent, with more than one in three households now having access. San Diego joins cities in over 40 states representing over 46 million households that now accept cartons as part of their residential curbside collection programs.
To support the initiative, the city and the Carton Council will launch a public-education campaign to encourage residents to recycle their food and beverage cartons. Key supporters and partners in the campaign include Horizon Organic dairy brand; Silk plant-based natural and organic beverages, and International Delight flavored, liquid non-dairy creamers. Each of these food and beverage product companies utilizes carton packaging, and wants to ensure that consumers recycle these products.
The project's partners will spend the next few months getting the word out to residents to raise public awareness about carton recycling. The campaign will include direct mail, radio promotions, advertising in local community newspapers, outreach at local community events, along with on-line and social media efforts. Local grocery stores have also committed to distribute informational materials about carton recycling to their customers.
The recycled carton paper fibers are a valuable resource for making new products and consist of some of the highest quality fiber among recyclable products. Consequently, cartons have global demand and are shipped to paper mills, where the paper fiber is extracted to make new products such as paper towels, tissue, and even building materials.
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Goldey-Beacom College catcher Alivia Schoff had two hits and drove in three runs as the Lightning softball team (11-31) celebrated Senior Day by splitting a non-conference doubleheader against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (12-29) at the Lightning's Jackson Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Goldey-Beacom College catcher Alivia Schoff had two hits and drove in three runs as the Lightning softball team (11-31) celebrated Senior Day by splitting a non-conference doubleheader against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (12-29) at the Lightning's Jackson Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Schoff, a freshman, hails from Rising Sun High School in Colora, Md.
After losing the first game by a 6-1 margin, the Lightning ended their home schedule by scoring four unanswered runs en route to a 5-1 victory in the nightcap.
In the second game, the Lightning took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Schoff singled home a run with two outs in the inning.
After the Hawks tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by senior pitcher Carmen Gurrola (Arleta, Calif.), the Lightning regained the one-run edge in the bottom of the inning when sophomore Samantha Alonzo (Roy C. Ketcham H.S./Wappinger Falls, N.Y.) drove in a run on a fielder's choice.
The Lightning added three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to increase their advantage to 5-1. After senior Ashley Antosh (Twin Valley H.S./Honey Brook, Pa.) led off the inning with a single and advanced on an UMES error, sophomore Ashley Horton (Paulsboro H.S./Paulsboro, N.J.) also reached base on a Hawk error.
With one out in the inning, junior Michelle Foster (Overbrook H.S./West Berlin, N.J.) upped the Goldey-Beacom cushion to 3-1 with a single to center field. After a ground out by junior Roni Peters (Leonardtown H.S./Leonardtown, Md.), Schoff hit a single to left field that scored two runs for a four-run advantage.
From there, junior Courtney Dolson (Gloucester H.S./Gloucester, N.J.) retired six of the final seven UMES hitters to secure her third victory of the season. She scattered six hits and allowed just one earned run.
In the first game, the Hawks took advantage of a pair of Goldey-Beacom errors in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Senior Jasmine James (BCIT Westhampton H.S./Willingboro, N.J.) drove in a run with a double down the right field line before freshman Trenece Nash (Southwest DeKalb H.S./Decatur, Ga.) upped the advantage with a ground out that scored a run.
But, the Lightning cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the first inning when Peters scored on a double steal attempt as junior Ashley Zaccaria (Gloucester City H.S./Gloucester City, N.J.) advanced to second base.
After senior Belen Benitez (East Los Angeles, Calif.) opened the top of the second inning with a double to right field, she stole third base and scored on a throwing error by Schoff to give UMES a 3-1 advantage.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Hawks added a pair of insurance runs on a single to right field by Nash.
Gurrola held the Lightning to just one hit over the final three innings to earn her 10th win of the season.
While Schoff led the Lightning to the doubleheader split, Peters added a pair of hits while scoring three runs. Antosh, who was playing in the final home games of her college career, contributed a hit in each game while scoring a run in the Goldey-Beacom victory.
James posted four hits to lead UMES while freshman Vanessa Gomez (Belleville H.S./Belleville, N.J.) had a hit with three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.
The Lightning will finish their 2013 season on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Nyack College for a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games beginning at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Hawks will begin a five-game homestand on Saturday against Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader.


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�By Nancy Hastings
HILLSDALE � Words from the first chapter of Joshua coupled with musical selections provided encouragement to a gathering of ladies bringing in the new year.
Laura Loveberry, a nationally-known inspirational speaker from Quincy, was the keynote speaker when the Hillsdale Presbyterian Ladies Society met Wednesday at the church for a noon luncheon.
Loveberry, best known for her sign-language ministry, is a Christian speaker who plants seeds of inspiration as she encourages audiences with her enthusiastic and heartfelt presentations.
Following the luncheon, a devotion shared by Barb Auseon titled �Mysterious Ways� prepared the audience for the program. Auseon also shared how a family took turns reading Christmas cards at evening meals, taking time to reflect and pray for each person sending the cards.
Before speaking, Loveberry and singer Regina Holroyd performed together as they often do for gatherings and special events. As Holroyd sang �How Great Thou Art,� Loveberry used sign language, a skill that brings words to life.
In her program on beginning the new year, Loveberry used the first chapter of Joshua to tell how being a servant of the Lord can bring encouragement.
�Most of us have lived long enough that we have layers of experience where we grow a lot,� Loveberry said. �You can tell when people have a heart.�
Joshua, Moses� assistant, was a servant of the Lord, she said, even when things were difficult.
�We all have had hard experiences that are life-altering,� she said. �From God, we can look at what Joshua faced and where we need encouragement.�
Loveberry used the acronym SOS to further demonstrate her point: the first �S� standing for servant, the �O� standing for obey and the last �S� standing for strong.
She used examples like when her father passed away and how she was able to write about it in her column for Simply Hers Magazine. She was also able to encourage her mother to find strength when becoming a widow.
�You have to stop and do what God calls you to do,� she said. �You have to make a choice to deal with the situation.�
Obeying is not always easy, she said, �but with each step God is walking with you. He cares about you and he knows every place you set the sole of your foot.�
By being strong and having courage, God will use you greatly, she added.
After a performance of �Amazing Grace� with Holroyd, Loveberry split the ladies into small groups to pray for anything on their hearts.
�God knows everything you go through,� she said. �He wants you to live life with joy.�
Organizer Ruth Brown said Loveberry�s timely topic was perfect for the first program of the new year.
�It�s a wonderful way to begin 2013 and I�m glad both of them could come share with the ladies,� she said.
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While motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities to children, a significant amount of injuries and fatalities happen to children who are pedestrians. With more than 10,000 K-12 students returning to schools in Park Ridge, motorists will see an increase in children crossing streets, riding bikes and boarding school buses.
Traffic safety information for parents and children is available at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/Pedestrians/.


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- 3 cups Red Wine
- 3 10.5 ounce cans Beef Stock
- 3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 teaspoon Thyme *
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- 2 cloves Garlic, minced and mashed
- 1/2 pound Mushrooms, quartered
- 1/4 cup Parsley, finely chopped
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To help Rachel Williams' family cover the costs of the toddler's medical care, a "Stand Up 4 Rachel" pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's in Northport. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
For nearly the first two years of Rachel Williams' life, she was like any other toddler who enjoyed playing with her older sisters and her friends at preschool. But, her life changed on June 7 — when she became paralyzed.
Rachel had enjoyed a family day at the lake and had just awakened from a nap when her mom, Melissa Williams, realized something was wrong.
"She came to me crying, and I tried to get her to stop crying and she calmed down," Melissa Williams said. "But when I tried to give her a cup, I noticed that she couldn't reach her sippy cup to her mouth."
At first, Melissa thought Rachel might have fallen and broken her arm or collarbone. When Melissa asked her to go see her father, Rachel could not walk straight. The Tuscaloosa family rushed her to the doctor, and it was while being weighed at the doctor's office that Rachel collapsed and could no longer stand. She was taken by ambulance to Children's of Alabama hospital in Birmingham, where she was diagnosed with hyper acute onset transverse myelitis, a neurological condition in which the spinal cord becomes inflamed and causes paralysis. Only one to five cases are diagnosed per million people each year.
Within hours, Rachel was completely paralyzed. Because her paralysis is from the chest down, she had to be put on a ventilator to help her breathe and was placed in the intensive care unit. Three months later, Rachel has gone through several different types of treatments, including chemotherapy, and is still at Children's of Alabama.
To help the Williams family cover the costs of Rachel's medical care, a "Stand Up 4 Rachel" pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's in Northport. The event is sponsored by members of the Authentic Living Sunday school class at First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The church also organized a T-shirt fundraiser — the T-shirts are purple, Rachel's favorite color — and more than 500 shirts were sold within a matter of a of couple weeks.
"It's really amazing that our church and community has supported our child," Melissa William said. "It's wonderful to feel so loved and supported and to know that when we come home, we will still have all the support."
Rachel, who spent her second birthday in the hospital, has made some progress. She can now talk through her tracheostomy tube and has some movement in her left fingers and some movement in her right arm. She is on the ventilator only at night and enjoys smiling and laughing with her three older sisters, even taking short trips outside the hospital in her wheel chair to
enjoy a water fountain outside.
On weekends, her entire family moves into her hospital room, sleeping on the chair, the floor, wherever they can. Chris, Rachel's father, works weekends so that Melissa can stay by Rachel's side at the hospital around the clock.
"It's hilarious, to see a family of five sleeping in her room on the weekend," Melissa said. "The girls just play with her, watch TV with her and play playdough with her, help her color and paint, and they put makeup on her — all of the normal girl stuff."
Rachel loves being with her sisters, though, and is ready to come home. On the back of the hospital door, the family has a countdown until Rachel will be released from the hospital, which is currently scheduled for Sept.30. It's perfect timing, Melissa said, since September is national spinal cord injury month.
"We have 19 days left," Melissa said Wednesday. "We've been in the hospital since June 7, so 19 days is a drop in the bucket."
Tickets for the Stand up 4 Rachel breakfast can be purchased online at standup4rachel.eventbrite.com or at the door on Saturday. Monetary donations can also be made through a "stand up 4 Rachel" account that has been set up at Regions Bank, or through the Rachel Williams medical expenses fund at www.giveforward.com.
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This chilly time of year simply cries out for bold red wines. And we're not just talking about the stuff in your glass, but fashion, too.
This season is all about hues that range from red to purple and all the plum, berry, claret, cassis and other wine-soaked colours in between. These are flattering, versatile colours that work as well in tailored suiting as they do in casual knits.
As accessories, they're easy to mix into your existing wardrobe since they go with almost all neutrals, yet in the more subdued shades they can also work as neutrals themselves.
But where these lush colours really shine is in party apparel, in festive fabrics like lace and silk and velvet. Somehow, they manage to be young and grown-up, serious yet fun, all at the same time. Sort of like your favourite red vino.
We took a look at some of the season's vintage colours and paired them with our favourite wines. We're sure you'll find a match you love.
Red – Beaujolais
Tasting notes: Made from the Gamay Noir grape, Beaujolais is a light, fruity, easy-drinking wine with a bright, pinkish red hue and flavours of red cherries with subtle candied notes. The annual launch of Beaujolais Nouveau on the third Thursday of November is always a good excuse for a party, perhaps in your new red dress?
In fashion as in wine, red is all the rage right now. Bright and festive, it adds punch to the most sober of outfits.
Simply top a workaday black suit with a red scarf, tuck a silk tee under a businesslike grey jacket, put a kick in your step with a pair of red pumps, add a kiss of red lipstick – and you're ready to celebrate the season in style.
As Santa knows, red is also the classic festive hue for party clothes, for sexy frocks and gleaming accessories. And it pairs beautifully with the season's trendy black lace and retro animal prints.
Perfect pairings: Simone red wrap dress in stretch ponte de Roma from Plum ($129). Collection red jewelled silk crepe tee from J Crew ($560). Two-tone red silk scarf at Laura stores ($30). Red and black lace dress from Jacob stores ($99).
Burgundy – Pinot Noir
Tasting notes: Pinot Noir, the black grape of Burgundy, produces some of the most sophisticated wines in both the Old World and the New. Think soft, supple, brownish reds with complex red fruit aromas and sophisticated leathery, gamey or earthy notes. Elegant, approachable and versatile, just like the season's hottest fashion hue.
It's a long time since we've seen so much burgundy in fashion, and we're thrilled to see its return. Burgundy is among the most flattering and versatile of hues. It is as comfortable with cool neutrals as warm ones, and as pretty with silver accessories as it is with gold. It looks rich and luxurious, always tasteful and yet fresh and fun.
Whether you decide to go cosy in luxe sweaters and leggings, or sexy in sequins and velvet, you'll want to drink deep of this glorious hue.
Perfect pairings: Ruched burgundy velvet dress with jewelled shoulder detail from Laura stores ($175). Giant bow sweater at J Crew ($118). Chiara legging jean by Don't Cry Baby, available at Wear Else ($275). Sequin jersey dress by Roberto Rodriguez, available at Wear Else ($370).
Bordeaux – Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
Tasting notes: Some of the world's most expensive wines come from Bordeaux, known for deep, dark, purply-red blends of mostly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. These are elegant, well-structured wines with rich, dark fruit flavours and complex savoury and earthy notes. Bordeaux is serious yet sexy, just like you.
This deep, rich, elegant hue not only goes with both warm and cool neutrals, it is subtle enough to work as a neutral itself. Beautiful and flattering, this is one colour that can take you almost everywhere.
With its refined warmth, Bordeaux works as well in a tailored piece like a jacket or trousers as it does in a lacy, sparkly party dress or a cosy sweater.
And it is almost universally flattering, making it a perfect choice for a silk or faux fur scarf to wear next to your face.
Perfect Pairings: Eileen Fisher Plus merino jersey in pomegranate ($310) with Whisper silk ombre scarf ($155), available at Toni Plus at The Bay. Sparkly lace dress with sleeve details from Laura stores ($165). Cassis-coloured faux fur scarf from Jacob stores ($49). Bordeaux-coloured sweater with lace insets from Jacob stores ($59)
Purple – Syrah/Shiraz
Tasting notes: This deep purple wine has intense flavours of rich plum and spice, especially black pepper, and can range from the refined elegance of the Old World to the heady, boozy, even jammy wines of the New. This is a great party wine, and a perfect complement to your lush purple party clothes.
Purple came roaring royally back into style a couple of years ago, and it seems to be here for a while, which is a good thing indeed. This is one glamorous hue, and a perfect way to add colour to dark wintry days.
With bluer and often brighter tones than burgundy or Bordeaux, purple can be young and fun or serious and grown-up.
Although it can dress down in jeans and sweaters and is ideal for accent pieces like hats and belts, it is made for luxurious fabrics like satin and velvet, and clamours for sparkle, whether it be diamonds or rhinestones. The party's on!
Perfect pairings: Simone purple dress with over-layered lace from Plum stores ($135). Purple sleeveless dress with rhinestone brooch detail from Laura stores ($195). Plum-coloured velvet belt from Jacob stores ($19). Plum-coloured skinny jeans from Jacob stores ($39.90).


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I have been a fan for at least 20 years...So tell me why we have not had a REAL standout reciever WITH a complimentary #2??
I remember J.J. Birden, Willie Davis, Derrick Alexander and Joe Horn and FEW more. Although Horn was not THE go to guy and Alexander on the tail end of his career.
What about Sylvester Morris? Nothing.
Whoever takes the helm, or stays at the helm, needs to be sure that we get 2 more noteworthy recievers.
Oh..A couple of more things..With TG and DB, that is a great start but we have to have some SPEED to compliment and keep the defense stretched.


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BOULDER -- The Boulder County Comprehensive Plan shouldn't explicitly state that the county thinks native wildlife species and ecosystems have the legal right to exist and thrive, county staff members have advised the County Planning Commission.
Over the past few months, several individuals and representatives of organizations have urged the planning panel -- which is considering revisions to the county comprehensive plan's Environmental Resources chapter -- to include such a statement in the plan.
During a Wednesday afternoon Planning Commission hearing, Longmont resident Ruby Bowman renewed her appeal that the document contain a sentence saying that "all naturally occurring ecosystems and their native species populations have a right to exist and flourish."
But members of Boulder County's Land Use Department and Parks and Open Space Department and a representative of the county attorney's office told planning commissioners that a statement about "natural rights" or "the rights of nature" is a legal principal that a county government may not have the authority to promulgate.
Further, a statement "establishing natural rights for species and ecosystems as a matter of law goes well beyond the purpose and authority of a county comprehensive plan," county staffers said in a memo for Wednesday's meeting.
And if Boulder County were to include a "natural rights" provision in the plan, that could set a precedent that would open the door for other individuals or interest groups to ask the county to make similar requests that the county acknowledge their rights in the plan, the county staff said in its memo, "regardless of the subject or basis for the request."
Bowman said she was disappointed that the latest draft version of proposed changes to the comp plan's environmental resources section includes neither language about the rights of nature nor a statement about the threats she said oil and gas development pose for the environment and wildlife.
The Planning Commission is to resume work on the document next month.
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Poster contest will be used by state emergency managers to spread awareness
Missouri elementary school students are invited to participate in a statewide emergency disaster drill by helping teach "Drop, Cover and Hold On" as part of a response in the even of an earthquake.
The State Emergency Management Agency and the Missouri Seismic Safety Commission are sponsoring the "Show-Me ShakeOut" poster contest for Missouri third, fourth and fifth graders.
Those students are invited to join in by creating a classroom poster promoting the campaign and earthquake safety.
The campaign is being conducted ahead of February, which the state recognizes as Earthquake Awareness Month due to the fact on Feb. 7, 1812 the New Madrid fault in Missouri generated one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit the United States.
Focused on southeast Missouri, the earthquake altered the flow of the Mississippi River and destroyed structures. According to SEMA, people on the east coast reported feeling rumbles.
It's that risk that still exists today that drives the state's emergency preparedness actions.
For the contest, each school is required to select a winning poster for each of its three grade levels. Posters may be scanned or digitally photographed and submitted electronically in JPEG, GIF, PDF or PND format.
Submitted posters must emphasize the earthquake response methods of drop, cover and hold on and spread awareness and safety information.
All submissions must include the name of the school, name and age of the student, name of the school principal and name of classroom teacher and must be submitted by Jan. 18, 2013 to be eligible.
Entries can be mailed to Steve Besemer, State Emergency Management Agency, P.O. Box 116, 2302 Militia Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or emailed to email@example.com.
Winners will be notified by Feb. 4, 2013.
Additional information can be found at www.shakeout.org/centralus.


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As you may know starting January 1, 2014, everyone will be required to have health coverage either through their employer, Medi-Cal, state health programs, or the Marketplace (Covered California).
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare, California will have a Health Insurance Marketplace where people looking for coverage can go online to find health insurance. Starting October 1, 2013, you can go to the Health Insurance Marketplace (www.HealthCare.gov) or Covered California (www.CoveredCA.com). You can review each plan, see costs and what's covered — so you can make an informed decision.
Southwestern College will host a table on the following days and so you may speak with a Covered California Certified Educator who may be able to answer your questions and assist you in enrolling in a health plan that meets your needs and budget.
Covered California table will be located in the Student Amphitheater area of the Chula Vista campus on the following days:
o Nov. 14th (11 - 1 pm)
o Nov 19th (4 - 6 pm)
o Nov 21st (11 - 1 pm)
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Games Played for Week 21
5 Games - Portland
4 Games – Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Indiana, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Sacramento, Utah, Washington
3 Games – Cleveland, Detroit, Golden State, Houston, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Orlando, San Antonio, Toronto
2 Games – L.A. Lakers
The Blazers have a five-game week, but their bench is so bad that there's not really anyone worth picking up who might be sitting on waivers. Eric Maynor and Meyers Leonard are possibilities, but it would have to be a pretty deep league and desperate situation to take a flier on anyone coming off the bench for the Blazers. Injured guys who are nearing a return, such as Pau Gasol and Bradley Beal, should be auto-pickups in all leagues.
Mo Williams Jazz – Williams hasn't exactly blown up since returning from his thumb injury but has scored 20, 5 and 13 points in each of his last three games, and has handed out six assists in two of those. He's only going to get more comfortable and healthy going forward, and he looks like a must-own player to me, but is available in 30 percent of Yahoo! Leagues.
Shaun Livingston Cavaliers – Kyrie Irving's season is likely over and Livingston is now the starting point guard in Cleveland. He's averaging nearly 14 points, four rebounds, six assists and two steals over his last three games, and is showing no signs of losing his starting gig going forward.
Devin Harris Hawks – Harris is averaging 11.4 points, 5.2 assists and 1.0 3-pointers over his last five games, but has also scored 15 and 17 in each of his last two. He looked like a safer bet when Jeff Teague was down with an ankle injury, but Harris is still playing well enough to be owned in most leagues.
Dorell Wright Sixers – Wright is finally reliable off the Sixers bench, averaging 12.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.4 3-pointers per game over his last five. His minutes can be a little shaky at times and he could still disappear at any time, but if you need a 3-point shooter, Wright could be your guy.
Marco Belinelli Bulls – Bello disappeared on Wednesday, when he missed all nine of his shots and failed to score in 22 minutes, but bounced back on Friday with 13 points, six dimes and three 3-pointers in 40 minutes. Richard Hamilton could come back from his back injury at some point and rain on Bello's parade, but I'm guessing Rip gets limited minutes the rest of the way, and I actually trust Belinelli at this point. Outside of Wednesday's disaster, Bello has scored 13, 11, 22, 21 and 20 points in five of his last six games, and is playing 38 minutes per game in March.
Martell Webster Wizards – I managed to pick up Webster before he got hot and he's been tearing it up for me in a few leagues. He absolutely blew up on Saturday night when he went for 34 points, five dimes and seven 3-pointers. He was already killing it prior to that explosion, scoring 17 or more points in five straight games, while knocking down 24 3-pointers over that stretch. The Wizards' schedule is great and while the return of Bradley Beal won't do Webster any favors, he's playing too well to be owned in just 37 percent of Yahoo! Leagues.
Gerald Henderson Bobcats – Hendo has been playing very well for Charlotte this month and is averaging 22.2 points, 3.4 boards, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 3-pointers while shooting 48 percent over his last five. And with four games this week, he's nearly a must-start player, despite his lack of 3-pointers.
Josh McRoberts Bobcats – With Byron Mullens still appearing on milk cartons across America, McBob is suddenly relevant and playing well. He's averaging nearly 11 points, 10 boards, three assists, two steals and a block over his last three games, all of which were starts in place of Mullens. He's also attempted six 3-pointers in those games, and while only one has dropped, more should be coming. If you need a big man, McRoberts looks like a nice grab as long as he holds onto the starting gig.
Matt Barnes Clippers –Barnes has flourished with Caron Butler sidelined with an elbow injury, but Butler returned to action on Sunday. Barnes is averaging 15.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.0 3-pointers over his last five games, and while those numbers will take a hit starting on Sunday, he's still worth a look in most leagues.
Chris Copeland Knicks – Copeland is getting a lot of run and opportunity with Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire all missing games for the Knicks, and was averaging 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 3-pointers over his last five games entering Sunday's action. He'll start again with Melo, Chandler and Amare all out, and while he's not a must-own player, he's playing well enough to be given a close look in all leagues.
Moe Harkless Magic – Harkless had been struggling since Tobias Harris (who is a must-own player) burst onto the scene in Orlando, but has come on, scoring 12 points in two straight games prior to Sunday, racking up a whopping eight steals and two 3-pointers in them. He had a big game on Sunday too, racking up 22 points, eight boards, two steals, two blocks and two 3-pointers on 9-of-15 shooting, meaning it's probably time to pick him back up.
Spencer Hawes Sixers – Hawes is officially on fire, but is still owned in just 60 percent of Yahoo! Leagues. He's averaging 15.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.2 blocks over his last five games, and went nuts on Saturday with 18 points, 16 boards, eight assists, seven blocks and a 3-pointer against Roy Hibbert. He's also shooting 52 percent over his last five and should now be owned in all leagues.
Kosta Koufos Nuggets – Koufos is finally rolling for the Nuggets after starting all season and is averaging 12.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 1.4 blocks over his last five games. His minutes can be shaky at times and he will still disappear occasionally, but has been playing well enough to be owned in almost any league.
Jermaine O'Neal Suns – O'Neal is back after missing time due to his daughter's heart surgery and has started at center in two straight games. He's averaging 14 points, 6.5 boards and 1.5 blocks in those two starts, and Marcin Gortat isn't coming back anytime soon. I didn't think I would ever be writing about JO again, but he's played very well for a month now and is worth picking up if you need a center who can block shots. Markieff Morris and Wes Johnson are also playing well for the Suns and deserve a look in many leagues.
Brandan Wright Mavericks – Rick Carlisle is not a Chris Kaman fan and Wright has been the man starring in the middle for Dallas lately, averaging 11.8 points, 6.8 boards and 2.0 blocks over his last five games. He's shooting a whopping 66 percent over that stretch and getting 26 minutes per game, meaning he's worth grabbing if you need a center. Wright is available in 89 percent of Yahoo! Leagues.
Jonas Valanciunas & Amir Johnson Raptors – Valanciunas has been getting nice run with Andrea Bargnani's season officially over, while Amir Johnson is now a must-own player. Valanciunas was averaging 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in his previous five games entering Sunday's contest, and had 18 points and seven boards in that one. Johnson is on fire, going off for 18 points and 18 rebounds on Sunday, and came into that one averaging 12.0 points, 10.0 boards, 1.6 steals and 2.0 blocks over his previous five games. Over his last two, he's averaging 15 points and 19.5 rebounds, meaning he's as must-own as they come.
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Beekeeper creates a buzz at Derry presentationBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent March 17. 2013 8:10PM
Beekeeper Wendy Booth, left, gets a little help finding the queen bee from Jen Michaud, 12, and Colby Collins, 13, during a presentation at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Derry last week. During a one-hour program, kids learned the basics of beekeeping and why the insects play an important role in agriculture. (APRIL GUILMET PHOTO)
DERRY - Something was definitely abuzz at the Derry Boys & Girls Club when Nottingham beekeeper Wendy Booth stopped by with around 3,000 or so of her closest six-legged friends.
Booth shared her knowledge of the bees last week with 60 children attending the after school program at the Hampstead Road club Tuesday afternoon.
As part of a program sponsored by the Derry Garden Club, the children, ranging in age from 6 through 13, learned quite a bit about the honey-making insects over the course of the one-hour program.
Many of the kids are already familiar with the role the insects play in local agriculture, according to Derry Garden Club member Blanche Garone, who teaches gardening at the club.
In fact, this past summer Garone and many of her young helpers participated in a local honeybee survey, where she and the children helped track Derry's bee population.
According to Garone, Derry has one of the highest concentrations of honeybees in the state, making it all the more important for the town's younger citizens to respect, rather than fear, the often misunderstood insects.
Booth, the current president of the New Hampshire Beekeepers Association, said she regularly visits schools and youth organizations, where many children initially express fear of bees.
"I encourage them to take a closer look," Booth said as she looked over a wooden cabinet filled with several thousand bees with the help of club members Colby Collins, 13, and Jen Michaud, 12.
The cabinet's usual home is right in Booth's bedroom - a fact many of the children were surprised to hear.
"Ewwwwww!" one little girl exclaimed, though Booth reassured her that the bees couldn't sting her since the glass-sided cabinet "keeps the bees safe from you while you're safe from them."
"Look for the queen," she told Colby and Jen as they traced their fingers over the glass window encasing a honeycomb. "It's kind of like looking for Where's Waldo, isn't it?"
Later, the children learned about the different roles each bee plays in colony life.
Unlike wasps, hornets or yellow jackets, honeybees don't sting unless they're provoked, Booth assured the kids.
"A honeybee can only sting once, then they'll die," she said. "On the other hand, a wasp can sting you again and again."
Booth herself said she gets stung around 20 times each year, which isn't very often considering the fact she has 25 bee colonies at her home, with each one containing roughly 60,000 bees.
"My bees aren't interested in hunting you down at a barbecue," she told the children. "Though a yellow jacket might want to hunt down a bite of your hot dog."


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Nearly all American men experience occasional impotence, and an estimated 15 to30 million suffer from chronic impotence. But despite its prevalence, the condition, also called erectile dysfunction, is treatable in most cases.
Many cases of impotence are the result of physical causes, such as problems with circulation or nerves. It can also be a symptom of a more serious medical problem, such as arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
These are other causes of impotence:
Prostate cancer surgery, which can affect nerves.
Reaction to prescription medications for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, and other conditions.
Heavy smoking, alcohol, or illegal drug use.
An accident or injury to the penis.
Unrecognized psychological problems, such as depression, stress, or anger.
The likelihood of impotence increases with age, but the condition is not an inevitable result of aging.
There are several treatment options available. Your health and the cause of impotence will determine the right one for you. Here are some possible options:
Oral medications, such as Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis, which control the flow of blood to and from the penis. Because of side effects, these medications aren't for everyone.
Self-injection therapy, which uses a tiny hypodermic needle to inject medication into the side of the penis. The drug relaxes the smooth muscle tissue of the penis, allowing blood to flow into the organ, thus creating an erection.
Vacuum therapy, which works by placing a cylinder with an attached pump over the penis. The pump creates a vacuum, drawing blood into the penis.
Prosthetic implants, which are hydraulic devices that are surgically implanted into the penis and have tubing that connects to a reservoir and pump to allow the device to be inflated or deflated on demand.
Vascular surgery to repair narrow and/or blocked arteries.
Psychotherapy that addresses the issues that accompany impotence. Counseling can be helpful in conjunction with medical treatment if it's provided by a therapist who has experience in this area.
Embarrassment and patients' reluctance to discuss sexual problems contribute to under diagnosis and the problems continuing.
If you are experiencing impotence, there's a good chance you can be successfully treated. You owe it to yourself and your partner to discuss your condition with your family doctor or urologist.
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It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm David Greene. Good morning.
Well, it is VP against VP-hopeful. Vice President Joe Biden is touring Virginia, a key presidential swing state. And yesterday, Biden seized on Mitt Romney's choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as a running mate, saying it shows what the Republican ticket really stands for. In a moment, Ryan's day on the campaign trail.
First to NPR's Larry Abramson, who's traveling with Vice President Biden.
LARRY ABRAMSON, BYLINE: Some in the handpicked crowd of Obama supporters gathered in Danville, Virginia say they know who Paul Ryan is. Retired teacher Crystal Gregory says she knows just what Ryan has in store.
CRYSTAL GREGORY: Because I have read the Ryan budget.
ABRAMSON: Crystal Gregory says she's supporting the Obama ticket because the budget plan proposed by Congressman Ryan - which never became law - would change Medicare into a voucher program.
GREGORY: And since the mission of the Ryan budget is to change Medicare as we know it, and the mission of many people in the Republican Party is to privatize Social Security. I want to make sure that that doesn't happen.
ABRAMSON: The vice president picked up on that concern. He took the stage at a local institute meant to spur job growth here, in an area still suffering from the loss of dying industries like textiles and furniture manufacturing. Biden said the selection of Ryan confirms that the loyalties of the likely Republican nominee are to Wall Street.
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: He's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain Wall Street. He's going to put y'all back in chains.
ABRAMSON: The crowd's reaction was muted, but the Romney campaign quickly seized on the statement, saying it marked, quote, "a new low." Romney himself later said this in Ohio.
MITT ROMNEY: This is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like.
ABRAMSON: The implication was that Biden was appealing to the fears of African-Americans, who easily made up half the audience, but neither campaign made any direct reference to race. The Biden tour moved on.
BIDEN: I'd love some of your world famous hot dogs.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: All right.
BIDEN: That's not a punishment, man.
ABRAMSON: At the Coffee Break Restaurant in Stuart, Virginia, Biden did the eat-some-local-food thing. Then he stepped outside and went after the female vote. He pointed his blues at one woman and asked: Where did you get those eyes?
BIDEN: You are trouble. I can tell.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Oh, yes. She is trouble.
BIDEN: Your mom and your dad...
ABRAMSON: The Veep regaled the rest of the crowd with more attacks on the Romney team, for backing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. He spoke to them of his blue collar roots, and showered them with a few y'alls for good measure.
When Biden showed up at Spiller Elementary School in Wytheville, Virginia, his motorcade zoomed by a phalanx of Romney supporters. No to a tyranny of debt, read one hostile sign.
ABRAMSON: Inside the school gym, Biden reminded supporters that his wife Jill is a teacher, and he spoke of the administration's support for increased education funding. And he turned again to Congressman Ryan, his new competitor for the number two job.
BIDEN: Here's what Congressman Ryan said. He said: We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle the economy. The last time these guys unshackled the economy, to use their term, they put the middle-class in shackles. That's how we got to where we are.
ABRAMSON: The vice president blamed Republicans for creating the imagery of shackles, and said he was just turning it back on them. Biden's remarks do show that much of this campaign is focused on the language of fear.
BIDEN: How many of you know someone tonight who's going to go to bed staring at the ceiling and literally wondering whether or not they're going to be able to be in that house six months from now?
ABRAMSON: Biden said the foreclosure crisis was the cause of that fear, but his opponents have invoked similar images and blamed them on the current administration. Biden's Virginia tour wraps up in Blacksburg today.
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- Everything was falling into place for Columbia's varsity heavyweight eight.
The weather was beautiful, the slight crossing headwind more than manageable. The momentum was all the Lions' -- they had just won a stirring victory over Navy's second varsity eight, after narrowly missing another victory in the third varsity eights. The conditions were perfectly set for Columbia to re-take the Maxwell Stevenson Cup, which the Midshipmen had won in 2011 and 2012.
And then the Stevenson Cup race began, and all that momentum disappeared.
"Navy jumped off the starting line," head coach Mike Zimmer said. "Our rowers were caught off guard. They weren't ready for the intensity of Navy's start."
The Middies started fast, and kept the pace up. Both Columbia and George Washington, rowing as a guest, were soon left in their wake. So forceful was Navy's early going that the entire race, Zimmer estimated, was virtually over just 700 meters into the 2000-meter race on Lake Carnegie.
"I don't think we ever threatened Navy," the coach said.
The second and third varsity eights were entirely different. The 3V went down to the wire, with Navy topping the Lions by just 2.4 seconds. The 2V represented Columbia's only victory.
"The 2V rowed a very gutsy race," the coach said. "They were super aggressive early, then despite a headwind, were aggressive in the middle of the race to take, and hold the lead." Columbia won the race in 6:08.1, three seconds better than the Middies' 6:11.3, with George Washington bring up the rear.
Columbia will regroup and re-claim some of that momentum for the Eastern Sprints May 19 in Worcester, Mass.
Today's results:
Maxwell Stevenson Cup
Columbia vs. Navy (George Washington rowing as a guest)
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Lake Carnegie, Princeton, N.J.
Varsity Eights
1. Navy, 5:57.2
2. Columbia, 6:01.9
3. George Washington, 6:09.2
Second Varsity Eights
1. Columbia, 6:08.1
2. Navy, 6:11.3
3. George Washington, 6:49.6
Third Varsity Eights
1. Navy, 6:06.9
2. Columbia, 6:09.3
Fourth Varsity Eights
1. Navy, 6:20.4
2. Columbia, 7:08.0
Freshman/Novice Eights
1. George Washington, 6:11.5
2. Navy, 6:14.8
Today's Columbia Boatings:
First Varsity Eight
Andrew Lake, cox; Buck Goggin, stroke; Alexander Simmonds, 7; Clemens Auersperg, 6; Sam Collins, 5; Mike Donohue, 4; Ben Coombs, 3; Emmett Gross, 2; Matt Ridgeway, bow
Second Varsity Eight
Andrew Tang, cox; Charles Wu, stroke; Noah Whitehead, 7; Elliot Meade, 6; John Clapp, 5; Connor Jones, 4; James Glynn, 3; Daniel Kolbe, 2; Jon Rosow, bow
Third Varsity Eight
Vivian Zhang, cox; Christian Aral, stroke; Phillip Fletcher, 7; Max Lawton, 6; Jack Michaud, 5; Josh Fram, 4; Alex Barkume, 3; Sam Harris, 2; Zach Ellenbogen, bow
Fourth Varsity Eight
Deb Levine, cox; Jake Petterson, stroke; Max Lindemann, 7; Brent Laurint, 6; Rob Cornacchia, 5; Max Segall, 4; Eric Holst, 3; Nick Hesselgrave, 2; Ben Charley, bow