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Blooming plant life, the warming of temperatures and longer, sunnier days mark springtime, but what matters to hunters this time of year is the startup of spring gobbler activity and the opportunity to go hunting again.
Turkey season in Oklahoma runs now through May 6 in most of the state, excluding the far southeast counties where the season runs April 22 through May 6.
The most popular (and probably the most successful) approach to hunting turkeys during the spring is by way of using calls that mimic hens to locate and draw male turkeys into range. When the female "yelp" call is used during the spring, the response is often a gobble from nearby toms and jakes ("tom" are mature male turkeys; "jakes" are immature male birds).
The yelp call is effective for locating birds, but it also often provokes nearby toms to begin approaching the direction of the call, frequently offering a safe and ethical shot for a hunter.
Often by the start of turkey season, the weather has warmed up more so than it has this year, and wild turkeys will no longer be spending time in larger flocks as they do throughout the fall and winter. Instead, they will be on the move, looking to breed, and preparing for nesting. Much of year's breeding may already be done as well.
This year, biologists for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation are reporting slower activity among turkey populations, perhaps because of lingering cool weather.
Rod Smith, southwest region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department, said his part of the state has been "chilly," and that toms have still been with hens up until recently.
"It seems like the spring break-up of flocks is a little slow," Smith said, adding that cooler weather like that which Oklahoma has been experiencing so late into the spring can in fact slow activity and leave birds "a little subdued."
Still, the hunter's early season approach should be the same as usual, Smith said. Smith reminds hunters that some toms "will just break away" from its group and present an opportunity, even in situations like this year when birds may still be "flocked up."
"Sometimes there is a tom that is not right with the group and he might come in unannounced," Smith warned, so hunters should be ready for anything even if turkeys seem unwilling to break apart from a group.
Smith said the key early in the season is knowing which direction turkeys are moving in general once they come down from their roost in the mornings, which might allow a hunter to set up in the right area before daylight.
Smith and other biologists report that turkey numbers appear to be on par with where they were last year, despite a poorer-than-normal year for reproduction two years ago.
To the north, Steve Conrady started observing the breaking up of flocks as early as January, when a few days at the end of the month brought warmer temperatures. However, Conrady, who is the northwest region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department, said renewed colder weather appeared to cause birds to regroup. Usually, January and February marks the timing for the winter flock counts that biologists use to help monitor Rio Grande turkey populations before they break up for the spring.
Conrady said early season hunters may still see groups of eight to 12 hens with a few toms early in the season, but they are are beginning to scatter. The biggest problem hunters may face in the northwest region, according to Conrady, is an overall reduction in the amount of available cover for concealing themselves from turkeys, which are very alert. Conrady said hunters should be prepared with good camouflage and stay attentive for good cover. Additionally, when it comes to turkey hunting in the spring, remaining as still as possible is important no matter how much cover is available.
Craig Endicott, northeast region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department, is reminding hunters that for the 2013 spring season, the tom turkey limit for many counties in his region and in central portions of the state has been reduced to a one-tom limit, among them Osage, Kay, Grant, Pawnee, Creek Payne, Logan, Canadian, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Hughes, Seminole, Pottawatomie, McClain, Grady, Pontotoc, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Carter, Love, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Muskogee, McIntosh, Sequoyah and Haskell counties.
Endicott said the region had fair to good reproduction last spring and there are plenty of reports of jakes in the area. Just as in other regions, Endicott said turkey acitivity in the region has been a little slower than normal this year, likely due to cooler weather. He indicated wet, cold and windy conditions as "the three things you don't want as a turkey hunter." But with warmer weather on the way, he expects good hunting opportunities and higher turkey numbers than last year.
Central region hunters also may see better numbers this year, with biologists reporting improved reproduction last spring over the previous year. Jeff Pennington, central region wildlife supervisor for the Department, noted that even after another year of drought, the worst effects of the lack of moisture did not impact the area until after reproductive success had already occurred.
Pennington said there should be a good percentage of young birds in the total flock this year. However, like the northwest region, vegetation is behind and hunters may have to be on the lookout for good cover early in the season.
Pennington reminds hunters on public and private land to be safety conscious. Wearing orange while walking in the woods can help hunters see each other, and avoiding colors like red, white or blue is smart because these colors can be observed on the head of wild turkeys.
In the southeast, where the state's primary population of Eastern wild turkeys are found, the story is the same -- fluctuations in the weather appear to have slowed turkey activity, though hunters should be able to find birds.
"Because of fluctuations in the weather, you'll see and hear them one day, then not the next," said Joe Hemphill, southeast region wildlife supervisor for the Wildlife Department. "The weather is not giving us enough days in a row for them to get going."
However, since turkey season begins later in the region than in most of the rest of the state, the delay in observed activity could prove beneficial to hunters who may end up hitting the woods at just the right time, according to Hemphill.
The wild turkey in Oklahoma has not always been prevalent. At one time the objective for turkey conservation was to restore decimated populations, but today there are huntable populations in all 77 Oklahoma counties. Hunters' dollars and the efforts of groups like the National Wild Turkey Federation -- which actively funds and supports turkey conservation in Oklahoma -- partnered with efforts by the Wildlife Department has resulted in a very successful conservation story.
For complete regulations on turkey hunting in Oklahoma, including license requirements and season details, consult the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide," available on line at wildlifedepartment.com.


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3 games in a row shows us some alarming trends with this kansas city football team.
The obvious:
We are playing a solid defensive team who is starting their alternate alternate (alternate?) QB. Hes not a Case Keenum level prodigy, not someone most people have ever really heard of. Going into this game EVERYONE is expecting this kid to make some key mistakes against this Defense.
We have a history of losses at buffalo. Its a tough place to go in later in the season with the cold and come out with a victory. Chiefs have something of a 5 game losing streak there in the past decade (or something like that).
The Ugly:
Offensively, this team has hit rock bottom. Each week seems like a regression, and this is not a QB problem at this point as smith has been pretty damn consistent in his play style whether hes facing big leads or dangerous deficits.
When you have 20 points in a football game by the mid 4th quarter and 6 of them have come off of offensive drives, you have a serious offensive impotency issue. Playcalling feels uninspiring and execution is inconsistent at best. Not one shot was made downfield or at the endzone this game and this is a tough problem to diagnose, largely because we do not know if the source of this is a reluctant quarterback, a lack of receiver speed or zero protection up front allowing for the deep ball. Considering ive seen smith with SOME decent time to throw today, this doesnt fall entirely on the offensive unit.
You cant win big ball games if you arent throwing or running footballs in the endzone.
Ive been fighting the 'chiefs suck' wave all season, but as the season goes on we're looking more like 2012 then we are the first 4 games of the year and im officially panicked.
Defenseively - How can you have a touted top ranked defense in the league and not have a single guy up front that can tackle either running back at the line? On the other hand, how does a defense consistently score as many or more points than the offense is beyond me.
As a whole this team is feeling eerily like a certain 2010 team that won a lot of games and also had a soft schedule and was completely exposed and regressed horribly as the season went on. They wound up getting completely destroyed by a league best level defense in the ravens at home.
We're 9-0 and i couldnt feel any less confident about who or what this team is.


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Luther shot a 313 today at the Dubuque Golf and Country Club and remains in third place after the third round of the Iowa Conference Championships. The Norse have shot a three-round total of 925 and are 20 strokes behind Dubuque that sits atop the leader board with a 905. Central College is second at 908.
Individually, Tobias Kohl is in fourth place (75-76-72 - 223). Elliot Horst is in sixth place (76-73-78 - 227). The top-10 golfers will earn all-conference honors.
Dubuque's Eric Wolfe enters the final round with a seven stroke lead. Wolfe (70-70-75-215) leads Tyler Gunderson of Coe and Desmond Stoll of Central who are tied for second at 222.
Luther carded a 307 on the final day of the Iowa Conference Tournament that was played on the Par 70, Dubuque Golf & Country Club that measured 6,108 yards. The Norse finished third posting a 36-hole total of 1232. University of Dubuque won its first conference title since 1975 finishing at 1210. Central was second at 1217.
Individually, Tobias Kohl became only the third player in Luther history to earn all-conference honors four times. Kohl finished alone in third from the field of 40 golfers, shooting rounds of 75-76-72-77-300. Elliot Horst and Andrew Peter also earned all-conference honors by finishing in the top-10. Horst placed seventh (76-73-78-78-305) and Peter finished in a four-way tie for 10th (76-78-79-77-310). This is the first all-conference honor for Horst and second for Peter.
Peter Kephart (22nd - 319) and Britt Vander Linden (27th - 325) completed the Norse five.
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Weekend Confirmed goes on the road to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and finds some long-time friends of the show to make it a doubly excellent episode. John Davison of CBSi joins Jeff and Garnett for the show, with 8-4 Play's Mark MacDonald and videogame editorial ninja Billy Berghammer tag-teaming the fourth chair. Along with some of the topics of the day from the conference, the group catches up on a long list of games. Halo 4 and the newly announced Wreckateer highlight take top honors from Microsoft's recent Spring Showcase Event, the first look at Medal of Honor Warfighter also gets its due, SSX springs back to the forefront of the discussion again this week, and there's much more. Special thanks to CBSi and GameSpot for graciously opening the door and allowing Weekend Confirmed the space to record the show again this year.
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Interacting with the Database
Now that the database is created, I want to be able to interact with it. Here's a brief rundown:
The first step is to open the database and there are two ways to do this: using
getReadableDatabase() and
getWritableDatabase(). The former is faster and uses fewer resources. It should be used for anything that does not require writing or changing the database. The latter call is better suited to
UPDATEs, and the like.
In Android, recordsets are returned from queries as
Cursor objects. To carry out a query, use either the
query() or
rawQuery() method. For example, the following two calls return exactly the same data:
DB db = new DB(this); SQLiteDatabase qdb = db.getReadableDatabase(); Cursor recordset1 = qdb.query("mytable", null, null, null, null, null, null); Cursor recordset2 = qdb.rawQuery("SELECT * FROM mytable", null);
The first call uses a bewildering number of parameters. They are the table name, a string array of the column names, the
WHERE clause, the selection arguments, the
GROUP BY clause, the
HAVING clause, and the
ORDER BY clause, respectively. You'll note that setting many of these as
null has the effect of their being treated as wildcards or omitted altogether.
Most of these parameters are fairly straightforward to anyone familiar with SQL. The selection arguments, however, require a little more explanation because they form a string array that interacts with the
WHERE parameter, systematically replacing any "
?" characters in the clause with a value from the array.
With the
rawQuery() approach, there are only two parameters: the first is the SQL query, and the second is the selection argument akin to those used in the query method. Selection arguments may be preferable to use with complex queries, such as those that use
DELETE, and a range of other common operations are handled with methods similar to
query(); or, as with
rawQuery(), they can be executed as raw SQL code using
Database Upgrades
Returning to management of the database, let's look at the tricky scenario of database upgrades. Over time, an app will likely change. New functionality may be added, or it may be better optimized. These changes, in turn, may lead to a requirement to upgrade the database schema and change the value for
DB_VERSION in the updated application code to reflect this.
One potential problem is that replacing our database with a new version will end up invalidating the previous version and lead to the loss of data that was present in existing user installations. A second problem is that, once our application has reached a point whereby more than two versions have been released, we cannot presume that the user has been diligently upgrading all along, so a simple upgrade from one version to the next may no longer work.
To deal with this, we already know that if we introduce a new database version, the
onUpgrade() method will be called. So ideally, we can use our SQL script parser method and execute one or more update scripts.
Let's look at what we intend to change in Version 2 of our database in the example:
- Normalize the phone number data (extension, mobile) into a separate "numbers" table, which includes a numeric field to denote the type of phone number.
- Add a salary field to the employee table.
Using the Version 1 schema as a starting point, this can be handled by writing a SQL script that updates the schema and then populates it with the data from the older version:
CREATE TABLE numbers ( _id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, employid INTEGER NOT NULL, number TEXT NOT NULL, ntype INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' ); CREATE INDEX employid ON numbers(employid); INSERT INTO numbers (employid, number, ntype) SELECT _id, ext, 0 FROM employees; INSERT INTO numbers (employid, number, ntype) SELECT _id, mob, 1 FROM employees; CREATE TABLE temp ( _id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, name TEXT NOT NULL, salary INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' ); INSERT INTO temp (_id, name) SELECT _id, name FROM employees; DROP TABLE employees; ALTER TABLE temp RENAME TO employees;
Naturally, the more complex the changes in your database schema, the more complex the script you'll need to write to handle this. SQLite has more limited support for SQL than many databases, so sometimes you'll need to devise workarounds for these limitations. For example, in the aforementioned update script, I had to employ a temporary table as a workaround for the lack of
DROP COLUMN functionality.
Now that I have the SQL upgrade script, I need to handle how it is executed when the
onUpgrade method is called. One approach is to do the following:
@Override public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) { if (newVersion > oldVersion) { switch (oldVersion) { case 1: executeSQLScript(database, "update_v2.sql"); case 2: executeSQLScript(database, "update_v3.sql"); } } }
There are two things to note in this code. The first is that I check to see whether the new database version is greater than the old one. I wrote the code this way because the
onUpgrade() method will be called any time these two versions are different, leading to a situation in which version downgrades are also possible. Our code does not envisage this ever occurring, but an
else clause and accompanying code could be added to handle this.
The second thing is that there are no
break statements between the cases in our switch. This is because each script simply updates from one version to the next, meaning that an upgrade from Version 1 to 3 will first run the upgrade script from Version 1 to 2, then continue on to run the upgrade script from Version 2 to 3. If the database is already at Version 2, it will simply skip the first script and only run the upgrade script from Version 2 to 3.
Thus, each time you upgrade the database, you will only need to replace the create script with one that reflects the new schema (for new installs), and an update script (that handles only an update from the previous version) to handle all possible upgrades. Meanwhile, in our Java code, we need to update the value for
DB_VERSION and, naturally, any operations that may be affected by the new database schema.
SQLite can be a very useful means to store and manage data in a persistent manner on Android devices. However, as with any database, care needs to be taken to administer it correctly, particularly with regard to version changes.
Using the script parser solution and saving this part of the application logic as a series of SQL scripts is an efficient and simple management technique to avoid having to write complex methods to the core application to handle each upgrade, thus allowing you to concentrate on the application's business logic instead.
Gaddo F. Benedetti is presently an independent analyst-engineer who consults for various European clients in the telecom and Internet industries.


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THE DEFENSE Don't need to go into detail we all know what they did.
THE FREAKING LOUDEST CROWD EVER. They made an impact in the game it was clear as day. Great to see that at arrowhead again
The offense from top to bottom had a bad game. Alex Smith clearly let the offensive line struggles get in his head and as a QB you can't do that. The WRs most the game weren't getting open and the O line stunk most the game.
The defense the one thing that is bad there is they continue to have trouble with Qbs that can run. They have to improve on that but that's about the only thing you can say they have to work on


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From rape victim to accused: The Arab Spring and women's rights (part 2)
How did a Tunisian woman allegedly raped by police officers suddenly find herself in the dock? The public prosecutor's case against her for "public indecency" sparks outrage in the nation that triggered the Arab Spring. François Picard's panel worries about the future of women's rights in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond.
- Jalila HEDHLI-PEUGNET, President, 'Think Ahead for Tunisia';
- Taoufik MATHLOUTHI, Tunisian political activist, Founder of Mecca Cola;
- Eleanor BEARDSLEY, Journalist, NPR;
- Bernice DUBOIS, Secretary General of the French coordination of the European Woman's Lobby (EWL);
- Shaima EL-AIMY, Egyptian Revolutionary Activist.
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Prayer Breakfast to feature Clyde Lear
The 19th Annual Boonslick Area Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday, February 21 at 7 a.m.
The event will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 1515 Radio Hill Road.
The guest speaker for this year is Clyde Lear, founder and retired chairman of the board and CEO for Learfield Communication in Jefferson City.
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Office hours will be held Wednesday, Oct. 3, at:
• 10 a.m. to noon — Williston Public Library, 10 S.E. 1st St., Williston, and
• 1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. — Bronson Public Library, 600 Gilbert St., Bronson.
These meetings are being held in conjunction with Florida SHINE program volunteers. The volunteers work with seniors to help them with questions about their Medicare coverage.
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Any other things your working on?Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
Any other things your working on?Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
2 jobs to help pay the balance of the labor for the board house off so we can make some new E/X-Mag BoardsOriginally Posted by TheePsycho
I havent seen one new buyer in over a month,... so unless someone comes along with a nice wad of cash,... we have hit a delay here folks!
Jai "P8ntbal4me" Menard
How many Boards left to be sold so that these Boards can finally get into production?
Originally Posted by RST
Only thing left is the balance of the labor to pay the board house.
Parts are all here ready to go.
The board house has the boards now printed.
We need to pay for the labor, thats it.
The ACE boards are done.
The frame and battery pack should be here this week.
I got a hold of an RF kit to test with the new board.
This should be ready to install in the new test gun on time.
You guys will be really happy with what we have to show you,.....
We will have this one ready for show, not for testing.
The issue is with the code. I would like to have it installed in something so someone can put it through the ringer, but with the code being so complex, we wont have time to develop something to use on the field.
At least you guys will see what we are planning to do.
RST asked where we are at with the production completion level, so I will answer that here.
Parts are waiting here in my shop. All ready to be installed.
Boards have been printed and are ready to have the parts installed on them.
The last balance remaining is the labor cost to put the parts on the boards.
Im working another job to help speed the process up, but we need to get more buyers on board as well.
So thats where we are at.
We got the new ACE boards all soldered up ready to go.
The frame and battery should be here Tuesday to test.
I still have to build a wire harness for the ACE board, should have that done next week as well.
We will have the X-Mag I have been testing the new board in ready to go with the new upper board.
We have been making some changes to the software to improve some key features.
The eye logic is vastly more accurate when it comes to seeing the ball before it is fully in the breach.
The ball can now be picked up by the sensor before the ball hits the bottom of the breach.
If the ball triggers the fire cycle and then bounces up off the bottom of the breach because of a loader mis-feed behind the loaded ball, a non-force feeding loader being used, etc. The software can accommodate a new setting to counter the delay, which ultimately helps prevent the first ball from being chopped in the breach.
We deleted a few tourney preset modes and made new ones so that you can "program" them to be whatever you wanted. In other words, there would be no reason to send your board back to have the software upgraded to fit a tourneys new rules for ROF limits changing. You simply now can save new settings into the register banks as you want them to function for whatever rules you have to work around in said venue.
Here is a picture of it being assembled.
Only thing missing is the plastic cover over it (which we will now manufacture for you!)
Keep in mind this design layout has changed. The connectors will be turned to accommodate the new wire harness in a more simplified fit.
This is the board we will test out at Tunaball 6.
For those of you waiting to get the ACE, it will be shipping with your new E/X-Mag Board!
Exciting stuff, What is everybody waiting for put something the down!
Thanks for all the updates paint, your doing it how it should be done with pre-purhases.
+1 on ace board
Tiger Blood!!!Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
We received the main board back from the software engineer today.
Everything is working fine!
The software is even faster now,.. fire cycles are very quick!
And the eye logic,.... wow. Just amazing! Its picking up the eye being dirty, missing a ball, it resets itself when the breach is cleaned out,.... its everything you guys will want and then some!
We need to put the gun back together and its ready for Tunaball 6!
We have installed an RF module in a Loader and in the gun plugged into the Aux port on the new board. It works friggen awesome!
Here is a video:

We have finished the ACE. Its testing now and everything is working.
Once we put the gun back together I will shoot a video of it working with paint.
We have decided to change 2 things on this little bad boy.
Not that you guys know what we are doing or what we changed, but its almost complete.
We tested the design against the new main board today and what a difference the software is making!
You guys are going to LOVE this product!!!!!!
Wow... Im gonna hold onto the money i have left to buy one of these at release...
I have made the videos of the new software running on the board,... waiting for youtube to finish editing.
Here is the first video
Paint used was from Reaperball last year in September. Same paint used in the original test video. The temperature was 78 degrees in the sun.
The body is a MicroMag 2009 vert breach (this is the FIRST time I have ever used this body - I have two of them), cocker barrel, fresh battery
The loader is an EMPIRE B2 with a Virtue board and RF module installed.
The gun has the other RF module plugged into the AUX port on the board.
The board was set on 18bps Full Auto (I shoot with my left hand and I had no camera man)

Second video
Changed out the barrel, left the paint in the breach
Same settings on the gun.

I was told that the MM2K9 body was prone to chopping balls for whatever reason.
I decided to dig out some more random parts and piece together another test mag.
This time I went with an AGD ULE body and an AGD E-Mag rail.
It was 85 degrees out, no wind, sunny, and the paint was the same stuff.
Not a SINGLE ball chop this time with a solid string of paint from start to finish.

I think at this point I would really like to thank the guys whom have pre-paid.
You all have had a lot of patience and I have not have one single complaint.
If we could get the rest of the guys that jumped on the pre-order in the beginning to pay their amounts, we could close this thing up in 2 weeks time.
Everyone is doing great and keep the faith!
For those of you traveling to Tunaball 6, you will have a chance to shoot the board on the field.
~ P8nt
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Looks awesome, can't wait for it to be completed!!!
Also for my order I'm planning on adding the warp feed cable (warp sits on the left side of the gun)
Also, I saw this once on this forum where someone had the emag battery powering both the warpfeed and the board on the gun. Is there anyway you will be able to make a wire that is able to do this?
I know it'll drain the battery faster obviously but I don't know how it'll effect the overall lifespan of the battery. A main reason why I'm asking is to save weight.
I could cook you up a cable like that.Originally Posted by robander3
Shouldnt be that hard.
Only thing is I would caution you to do ANYTHING beyond the cable we make for you.
Reason being is the warranty on the board.
Tell you what, let me wire one up to the new board after Tunaball 6 and see what will happen to the board. That way I could put some kind of warranty on the cable as well.
Remind me to do this after May 5th!!!!!
I have received your deposit
I have just about everything ready for Tunaball 6.
Ive been shooting some left over paint out the X-Mag to test the ACE,... we have to get on making some new eye modules for the ACE customers.
You'll probably be starring in one soon...Originally Posted by BigEvil
Originally Posted by zondo
OH YEAH!?!?! MY mother always said I have a face made for radio.Originally Posted by zondo
That's why you'll be wearing a mask when you shoot it. You thought it was for safety.... pffffffft!Originally Posted by BigEvil
Videos are made.
I cant upload them yet though
There are some secret products in the video that I want to wait till Tunaball 6 to show off.
Main board, ACE, and software are in 100% working order.
This thread will be updated Saturday night/Sunday morning
Taping my feet waiting for videos.
Reminding you of the warp feed emag battery power supply possible mod.Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
We got to see the new board in action this weekend at Tunaball 6. Holy Crap.
Here it is,...... the secret product for the new main board.
Break Beam eyes for your AGD X-Mag!

Here is a video explaining how the new ACE and Break Beam boards will no longer use the wire gromit in the X-Mag to get power to the main board.

Originally Posted by promethion
We didnt get a video of me using the board in a game
Redic did get a ton of photos of me ripping some guys apart with it.
The board functions better than as we expected!
I will re-make a video this weekend and post it up.
This time I will have the ACE board running with paint!
I ran the main board saturday with an RF installed too,.... its very fast! The main board would pulse the loader without a problem!
break beam huh. ooooohh how nice is that. man now i have to get both.
what milling needs to be done for preakbeam to work?
who does it?
getting the cash ready. i have two new emag frames coming to me. so i will for sure need two .


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In continuing research on this family, My Relatives, I found a 'timely' hero. Timely in our history, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War.
Keeping any eye on Surnames that show up as middle names, Key was one of those names. Francis Scott Key is now included in this file.
But, did you know, that a son of Francis Scott Key was murdered?
Philip Barton Key II (1818 – 1859) was shot and killed by a congressman, Daniel E. Sickles in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC. Sickles would later be a General in the Union army.
There is more to that story, but I thought I would share that story here now.
You just never know what you might find during your research.


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The Faculty Member is responsible for delivering quality student-centered, hands-on (active) learning. As the leader of instruction in the classroom, this role is central to ECPI University s mission and is directly accountable for student learning and success. The Faculty Member is responsible for maintaining high levels of academic quality and student satisfaction in order to retain and successfully graduate students, while operating in compliance with University policies and procedures as well as all state, federal and accrediting agency regulations.
The Faculty Member s responsibilities are broken down into the areas of Instruction, Administrative Responsibility/Service to the University, Curriculum Responsibilities, Professional Responsibilities and additional assigned duties.
I. Instruction
* Maintains acceptable course pass rates by using a variety of graded and non-graded assessments to evaluate student learning and explains procedures for evaluating student performance; receives acceptable classroom student end of course survey rating and participation rates.
* Maintains acceptable attendance rates by employing a variety of active learning techniques to engage students in the learning process and uses effective classroom management skills.
* Is well-organized, on-time , and prepared for the entire scheduled class period as demonstrated by presenting material in a logical and coherent manner and showing how the part relates to the larger topic.
* Employs a variety of active learning techniques to engage students by demonstrating a student-centered approach to teaching (i.e. focuses on learners needs and adapts methods; maintains a respectful and collaborative environment, encourages students to ask questions and actively participate, and asks questions that promote critical thinking and analysis).
* Demonstrates mastery of and currency in subject matter by incorporating practitioner experience in teaching (i.e. examples and relevant assignments and activities); incorporates up-to-date subject-matter expertise that reflects current trends in the field of study; and displays an ability to clarify abstract and complex ideas by using examples and analogies.
* Utilizes iPads/ Moodle and other technology in the classroom to enhance learning.
II. Administrative Responsibilities and Service to the University
* Performs administrative duties in a timely manner; attendance, midterm and final grades entered as required and attends scheduled campus and university-wide faculty meetings.
* Promptly contacts students who have missed classes and documents contact in the Faculty Portal (Campus Vue).
* Keeps regular office hours and meets with students; assists students by referring students to the appropriate person/resources.
* Knows and supports ECPI University catalog and program specific academic policies.
* Maintains classrooms, skills labs and computer labs.
III. Curriculum Responsibilities
* Completes faculty surveys, makes recommendations to the curriculum, and engages in curriculum meetings.
* Continuously provides suggestions for Moodle links and other multimedia, suggests improvements to labs.
* Assists in developing the University's curriculum and/or contributing course materials and uses the approved curriculum as found in Sharepoint/Moodle.
* Participates in program assessment and institutional effectiveness.
* Presents academic programs positively to applicants and the community.
IV. Professional Responsibilities and additional assigned duties
* Complies with all academic and regulatory policies including FERPA confidentiality of personal information provided by the students.
* Models professionalism (i.e. acts as a role model for professional behavior and attitude).
* Demonstrates continued professional development and maintains qualifications through ongoing education.
* Attends graduation (required), and actively participates in campus activities; for example, staff meetings, open houses, student award ceremonies, club advisor.
* Represents the University in a positive manner to internal and external constituents.
* If assigned - Club Advisor or Co-Clubs and Groups.
* Master s degree in Mathematics or a Master s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in the discipline from a regionally accredited educational institution.
Applied or practical work experience preferred; 2 years teaching or presentation experience a plus.
* Strong academic and professional record
* Strong active-learning skills for effective instruction
* Experience in a student-centric and hands-on learning environment
* The highest levels of integrity at all times
* Orientation toward results
* Exemplary interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills
What does ECPI University have to offer*
* A focus on students and academic excellence
* Small class sizes
* Professional work environment
* Talented and committed co-workers
* An adult-focused accelerated schedule
* An opportunity to make a difference while expanding your knowledge, skills and professional network
* Competitive compensation & benefits plan
ECPI University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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Bribes and business: How to stop the rot? (part 2)
Nigeria has known other corruption scandals, but the latest one blows the whistle on a whopping $29 billion worth of siphoned gas revenues over ten years. François Picard's panel looks at the foreign companies allegedly implicated and why France is being singled out for failing to crack down on corporate bribes to foreign officials.
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Been a lot of talk about Alex Smith here on Chiefscrowd since we traded for him.
Some say we paid WAAAY too much for him.
Some say he is Matt Cassel 1.2
Some say he is a "good game manager".
But I think it is only right that until we finally reach a consensus about him that we disect his play in every game until we reach an overwhelming conclusion.
So here are my thoughts.......
22-35. 63%
Net passing yards........248
Yards per attempt..........7.08
Yards per completion.........11.27
Sacked........................5 times for a loss of 25 yards
Them's the numbers. Here's what I think.......
Alex Smith is a good QB. Give him a great team and you will go a long way.
He is no star. He's just a decent+ or maybe decent++ quarterback. He won't win you a whole lot of games on his own but he won't lose you any games.
Lots of quarterbacks like that in the NFL.
Here's what makes Alex Smith a little different from so many other "decent+" quarterbacks......
Alex Smith is a "clutch" quarterback. He can have a lousy game and get chased all over the field, but after throwing no INTs, he will put together one clutch drive when it really counts. He'll lock the lead away or maybe even GOD FORBID get you that go ahead score.
I LIKE Alex Smith.
I don't think he is going to win us a SuperBowl, but I think he is going to be an important part of making our Chiefs respectable again...and maybe get us a playoff win or two.
From there it is up to Reid and Dorsey.
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Who's That Pretty Lady? It Ain't Daisy Buchanan
Vintage photos of a Victorian woman have been making their way around the blogosphere. Except it isn't a Victorian woman - it's author F. Scott Fitzgerald giving us couture 1900s realness.
According to BuzzFeed the photos of the "Great Gatsby" author were taken in 1916 when Fitzgerald was a junior at Princeton University. The images were used to help promote a play in which he was performing called "The Evil Eye" with the musical-comedy troupe called the Princeton Triangle Club. The Lost Generation author was not only in the play but also wrote some of its lyrics.
When the New York Times reviewed the musical, they wrote that Fitzgerald was "the most beautiful" girl in the entire show. If he lived today, he would probably he crowned winner of the upcoming season "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Fitzgerald wasn't the only Lost Generation writer who cross-dressed. Well, sort of. For the first two years of his life, Ernest Hemingway's mother, Grace Hall Hemingway, dressed him as a girl.
Fitzgerald's beloved 1925 classic novel the "Great Gatsby" will be adapted to the silver screen and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. The film is scheduled for a May 10 release.
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Two train cars derailed in Willamina about 5:45 p.m Friday. on Main Street, closing one lane in both east and west-bound lanes of Highway 18B. Drivers are asked to use an alternate route.
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Infant Noah Edward Skyler Forehand, of Swifton, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 at Searcy.
Noah was preceded in death by a brother, Taylor Scott Cameron Forehand; and his great-grandparents, Emmalea Dawson, Charles Abbott, Sonny Man McIllwain, and Ardale and Eldridge Forehand.
He is survived by his parents, Paul and Ashley (Segraves) Forehand of Swifton; four brothers, Paul Jacob Eugene Forehand, Brayden Lee DeWayne Forehand, Carson Andrew Blaine Forehand, and Lucas Cameron Dale Forehand; his grandparents, Douglas Abbott, Angela and Paul Forehand, Paula and Virgil Busby, and Debra Forehand; his great-grandparents, Mary Ann Garrison, Raymond and Ann Church, and Lavelle and Maureen Segraves; two aunts, Amber Abbott and Tori Forehand; and one uncle, Derek Abbott.
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You don't have to be a politician to have influence in Hudson County, but it sure does help. However, you could be an artist, an activist, or even a group of people with similar interests and still wield enormous power.
Each January, our editorial staff spends several grueling meetings ranking the county's most influential people. This is our third annual list.
2013 was an exciting year in Hudson County – mayoral elections caused a political shakeup, scandals and truces saw some gain power and some lose it, and a growing arts community continued to flourish – and we believe our list reflects that.
The key is simple: after each ranking's name, a + sign represents that they moved up from their position on last year's list, a – sign means they went down, and an = sign means they're ranked in the same spot. The corresponding number represents their previous ranking.
#1: Christopher Christie, Gov. of New Jersey (=, 1) – Despite the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal and recent allegations that his underlings may have withheld Hurricane Sandy recovery funds from Hoboken over a development project he favors, Christie's landslide reelection last November ensured that he kept his spot atop our list. For much of 2013, Christie was a star in Hudson County; he gathered endorsements from the mayors of Union City and Secaucus and spoke at the inauguration of New Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop. In fact, Christie spent much of his campaign season, when he faced doomed Democrat Barbara Buono, theorizing how his portrayal as a bipartisan go-getter would play out in 2016. That, of course, was all before a four-day traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge exploded into controversy at the end of the year. While the governor reigned supreme in 2013, look for him to drop a few spots on next year's list, if Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the state Democrats have anything to say about it.
#2: Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (=, 2 and new, respectively), U.S. Senators – With the death of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg last year, Menendez became the senior senator for the state, and one of the most powerful senators in the nation, chairing the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In Hudson County, he has been the power behind a number of key leaders including Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, Rep. Albio Sires, Rep. Donald Payne, and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, as well as others. Although an invisible hand, Menendez (a native of Union City) exerts a huge influence. Booker, the new kid on the block, courted and won the support from every Hudson County Democrat during his election to the U.S. Senate, and for whom he will be expected to deliver in the upcoming year.
#3: Nicholas Sacco, Mayor of North Bergen/State Sen. (=, 3) – Over the last year, Sacco managed to bring together many of the leaders in Hudson County after Democrats came to the verge of another political civil war. His gain was state Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack's loss. Sacco gave silent support to Fulop in Jersey City and did not intervene in the reelection effort of Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. More importantly, the naming of Assemblyman Vincent Prieto (from Secaucus) as speaker of the state Assembly gives Sacco clout in both houses of the state legislature. With Prieto as chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, Sacco also continues to have a strong voice on who gets selected to serve in public office throughout the county.
#4: Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City, and Tom Bertoli, his political advisor (+, 12 and new, respectively) – If there is a rising star in Hudson County, Fulop is it. Although his election as mayor was years in the making, it positions him for a possible run for governor. Behind the scenes, Bertoli – who is seen as the mastermind of Fulop's political rise to power – is one of the most powerful people in the state. Fulop's reach will likely expand over the next year as he seeks a controlling voice on the Board of Hudson County freeholders. And through his alliance with Hoboken Mayor Zimmer, Fulop will have a huge say in further development of the Hudson County Gold Coast.
#5: Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken (- , 4) – Zimmer dropped a spot from last year's list, but that's more due to Fulop and Bertoli than a discredit to her. The mile-square city's first female mayor survived a brutal mayoral campaign in November and squeaked her way to victory with 46 percent of the vote, but in doing so, solidified her power base with a majority on the City Council, ensuring that her second term agenda won't lose steam due to legislative roadblocks and political gamesmanship. Zimmer remained a familiar face on the national stage as she continued to advocate for solutions to Hoboken's hurricane vulnerability. And though this list technically only pertains to a person's performance in 2013, her nationally televised accusations against Christie could have a significant effect on her 2014 ranking, whether that means a surge upwards or a long fall down.
#6: Vincent Prieto, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (+, 7) – Prieto was ranked seventh on last year's list, but deserves the jump to number six after being elected Assembly Speaker, making him not only a major powerbroker in Trenton but solidifying his role in Hudson County. The Secaucus man assumed control of the Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO) from Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith and cruised to reelection in November. His local agenda, probably set by Sacco (his mentor and number three on this list), will dovetail with his statewide agenda in 2014, the top of which will include pursuing investigations into alleged corruption within the Christie administration.
#7: The Port Authority and NJ Transit (new) – Hudson County's largest transportation entities control an enormous amount of land and money, and their power was never more apparent than in 2013. NJ Transit spent much of the year continuing to press for approval to build three million square feet of residential, commercial and educational development on its own rail yard on the border of Hoboken and Jersey City. Due to a clause in a local law, NJ Transit must receive the go-ahead from the city of Hoboken before breaking ground (something that has proved difficult given Zimmer's demands that the project be reduced by a third), but their bottomless pockets mean that the project isn't going away any time soon. Meanwhile, the Port Authority's apparently underhanded role in New Jersey politics was thrust into the public eye with Bridgegate, and nowhere in the state does the Port Authority control more land than in Hudson County.
#8: CarePoint Health (new) – Along with the ownership of three Hudson County hospitals – Bayonne Medical Center, Hoboken University Medical Center, and Christ Hospital of Jersey City – CarePoint has been systematically purchasing private practices throughout Hudson County and opening other facilities that position it as possibly the premier healthcare network in the county. Having created its own insurance network, CarePoint is also backing McCabe Ambulance of Bayonne to take the Jersey City ambulance contract from Jersey City Medical Center. JCMC's Liberty Healthcare competes with CarePoint on a number of fronts, and this war between medical giants will be something to watch during the upcoming year.
#9: Hudson County development companies (+, 10) – As the economy continues to rebound from the 2008 recession, Hudson County developers continue to climb up the power list. The usual suspects – Hartz Mountain Industries and Roseland Properties – continued to develop on both Hudson County coasts, in Weehawken and Secaucus, while other groups, namely KRE, spent the year prepping for major work in Jersey City. Between KRE and Hartz, over 100 stories of residential development will soon pop up in the Journal Square neighborhood. Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) deals became even more commonplace, giving developers more leverage in their dealings with municipalities than ever before.
#10: Albio Sires, U.S. Congressman (+, 15) – A former mayor of West New York and one-time speaker of the state Assembly, Sires commands fierce loyalty in North Hudson. Although he bucked the political machine in the past in helping get West New York Mayor Felix Roque elected, Sires has recently renewed his connections with Sacco and other powerful Hudson County political people. Redistricting refocused his legislative district so as to impact more of Hudson County and its surrounding communities, giving him even more influence locally than he had before.
#11: Richard Turner, Mayor of Weehawken (+, 13) – There is no more levelheaded politician in Hudson County than Turner, and in the state's wackiest political arena, the ability to approach problems realistically breeds significant influence. In addition to serving as his township's mayor for over 20 years, Turner serves as Rep. Sires' district director and the chairman of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Department. And additionally, he continues to serve as one of the county's elder Democratic statesmen. The North Hudson reconciliation between Sacco and Union City Mayor Brian Stack – usually credited to Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith – wouldn't have happened without Turner's approval.
#12: Beth Mason, Hoboken Councilwoman and Democratic Party donor (+, 14) – What influence Mason lost locally in 2013 she more than made up for in county and state circles. A staunch and perpetual critic of Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Mason took a chance in the mayoral election and helped to bankroll the campaign of one of the mayor's challengers – losing big. Still, she toured Hoboken with future Sen. Booker (she was almost his opponent in the primaries after being courted by some party bigwigs to run for Lautenberg's vacated seat) and hosted two of the year's most well-attended political mixers. The second of the two, a dinner co-hosted with State Sen. President Steve Sweeney in Atlantic City during the League of Municipalities conference in November, was ranked highest on the Star-Ledger's list of must-attend events.
#13: Paul Swibinksi, public relations expert (+, 16) – Swibinski's firm, Vision Media, remains the most powerful politically connected public relations firm in Hudson County. Backed by the political might of Sacco, Vision Media does business in almost every town in Hudson County and was involved behind the scenes in a number of campaigns in 2013, and is expected to be involved in several more in 2014. But the firm's strength goes beyond Hudson County and does business throughout the state.
#14: Jose Munoz, Chairman of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders (new) – The arch rival of West New York Mayor Felix Roque, Munoz made headlines over the last few years when he became the chief witness in a federal case against Roque. It was Munoz's website that Roque had been accused of conspiring to hack. Roque's successful defense against the charges should have spelled the political doom of Munoz, but has not. Munoz has been instrumental in helping to institute an elected school board in WNY (rather than one appointed by the mayor), and with his being appointed chairman of the Hudson County freeholders, he will expand his influence especially in regards to county spending and taxes. With ties to Sacco and Jersey City Freeholder Bill O'Dea, Munoz maintains his power at least for one more year.
#15: The Hoboken Fair Housing Association (+, 19) – If you win once, as the saying goes, people notice you, but they might not respect you. If you win twice, then respect is on the table. Enter the Hoboken Fair Housing Association (HFHA), a plucky group of ragtag David-like tenants who slew Goliath for the second consecutive election in November, leading the defeat of a ballot referendum that would have drastically altered the mile-square city's decades-old rent control laws. Goliath, in this case represented by the Mile Square Taxpayers Association, a group of landlords and developers, is trying to overturn the results of the November contest (as they did in 2012), but HFHA has already indicated its resolve to fight on behalf of tenants again.
#16: Brian Stack, Mayor of Union City / State Sen. (-, 2) – Stack was tied for third with his archrival, Sacco, in last year's edition. At the time, Stack and Sacco were enveloped in a civil war over control in North Hudson, but when a truce was drawn up prior to the November election and county politicos remained loyal to Sacco, Stack's power greatly diminished. Still, in his decade of service in Union City, Stack has achieved a god-like status amongst the city's residents, and his close (and well-publicized) friendship with Gov. Christie ensures that he may not be in danger of losing what remains of his power.
#17: Mark Smith, Mayor of Bayonne (-, 11) – Few politicians in Hudson County lost so much in one year and still retained strength as Mayor Smith did. Stripped of the chairmanship of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, Smith lost a lot of influence, yet he is credited with helping the county to avoid a Democratic political war during his last few months as chair. Seen as the frontrunner in a three-way race for reelection in Bayonne, Smith still maintains ties to a number of key people, such as Sacco. If reelected, Smith still will oversee a vast stretch of potential Gold Coast realty ripe for development.
#18: Sandra Cunningham, State Sen. (-, 6) – With the election of Fulop as mayor, Cunningham's political influence appears to be diminished in Jersey City. But she still has strong connections to Gov. Christie and state Sen. Ray Lesniak, as well as some key local officials such as Freeholder Bill O'Dea. Her apparently wise decision to refrain from running for mayor last year seems to have paid off in helping maintain her position as state senator, a position many believe she will retain until she decides to give it up.
#19: Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive (new) – Although he lost a valuable ally when Fulop beat Jerramiah Healy in last year's Jersey City mayoral race, DeGise retains strength as the standard bearer for a significant portion of old guard Hudson County Democrats. DeGise, who appears to still have the support of Sacco, Menendez, and other power brokers, is seen as a steadying influence in the county, one whose steady hand has kept the county stable during the last ten years of extreme political turmoil.
#20: William O'Dea, Hudson County Freeholder (=, 20) – With his support of Fulop in the last Jersey City mayoral election, O'Dea's political fortunes rose significantly. He is on the move to expand his influence beyond Jersey City's west side, and beyond Jersey City even, as he positions himself to run for county executive in 2015. You can expect a lot of fireworks from him over the next year.
#21: Michael Gonnelli, Mayor of Secaucus (+, 22) – Gonnelli, whose ticket ran unopposed last year, had a significantly more influence than the size of his town would otherwise indicate. After winning a long-fought battle over tax sharing in the Meadowlands, he positioned Secaucus as currently one of the few towns in the county to fully embrace the Super Bowl. With significant number of hotels, business offices, and retail, Secaucus has become a job center for other parts of the county. Gonnelli has brokered his town's status into state concessions on taxes, and remains close to people like Sacco and Prieto.
#22: Hudson County school superintendents (new) – A school superintendent is only as powerful as the Board of Education he or she serves, but in Hudson County, there are some powerful boards. Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, and West New York are only four of several "Abbott" districts in the county, meaning they're largely funded by state dollars. How those dollars are spent is up to the various board of ed, but how they're implemented often falls to the superintendent, and therein lies enormous influence over the children's facilities, their curricula and, at the end of the day, their minds.
#23: Hudson County arts community (new) – If it weren't for politicians, Hudson County might be known to the rest of the tri-state area not as a land of backroom deals and shady election results, but as a haven for artists, where rents are cheaper than New York and local governments encourage collaboration of many kinds. From Bayonne to North Hudson, artists have banded together to form musical communities like Arts Circle, the Union City Chamber Players, and the Hudson River Performing Arts Center; film festivals like the Golden Door in Jersey City and NoHo in Union City, and theater groups like Hoboken's Mile Square Theatre and Weehawken's Hudson Theatre Group.
#24: Norman Guerra, Chairman of the Hudson County Improvement Authority (new) – As chairman of the Hudson County Improvement Authority, Guerra controls one of Hudson County's biggest, yet least conspicuous, pots of money. The HCIA – with its ability lend to governments and authorize loans to development projects – has become a kind of bank that many rely on and an instrument for advancing projects that might not otherwise be able to move ahead.
#25: Anthony Vainieri and Joe Muniz, political operatives (-, 17, and new, respectively) – Vainieri and Muniz are rival political princes under the dominion of Sacco. Both are looking for ways to become the next generation of political bigshots. This year, both have made advances beyond North Bergen, Vainieri as a possible new North Bergen freeholder, and Muniz as chief of staff for newly named Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. These are two people to watch over the next year as the possible next generation of leadership rising up out of North Hudson.
#26: Carmelo Garcia, State Assemblyman and Director of the Hoboken Housing Authority (new) – There was a moment this summer when it looked as if Garcia – a longtime Hoboken politico with connections to former mayors Anthony Russo and David Roberts – would be out of the picture for good, when Zimmer's allies on the Housing Authority board tried to oust him and he retaliated by filing a mildly eccentric lawsuit against her, claiming she, the city's first Jewish mayor, wanted to "ethnically cleanse" Hoboken. Still, by the year's end, Garcia had kept his job at the Housing Authority (for a whopping $175,000 a year) and had prevailed in November's general election to be elected one of the 33rd District's new state assemblymen. In January, his lawsuit against Zimmer was dismissed, but he said he plans to refile.
#27: Michael Russo, Hoboken councilman (new) – His surname precedes him in the world of Hudson County politics, but Russo is far more his own entity than simply his father's (former Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo) son. A charismatic smooth-talker, Russo spent much of Zimmer's first term railing against her management style and spending tactics, but he stayed relatively quiet during her reelection campaign (he endorsed one of her challengers, but unlike his anti-Zimmer colleagues on the council, he stayed out of the spotlight) and since Election Day has positioned himself to be Zimmer's sixth vote on measures that demand a supermajority (six votes; Zimmer currently controls only five). Russo has contacts outside of Hoboken as well – he's one of Stack's few remaining allies, is building a relationship with Fulop in Jersey City, and has many of the county old-timers, especially DeGise, on speed dial.
#28: Craig Guy and Bud Demmelier Jr., HCDO political operatives (-, 18) – With roots deep in Hudson County government, Guy and Demmelier have served as the chief architects for the Hudson County Democratic Organization for well over a decade. While they were diminished by Healy's loss in his run for mayor of Jersey City, both have a significant voice in Hudson County government, Bayonne, and North Bergen, and are still seen as behind-the-scenes operatives.
#29: Riaz Wahid and Esther Wintner, Jersey City activists (+, 34) – Holding no political office, Wahid and Wintner have had a huge influence on public policy over the last decade and the last year, especially when it comes to the plight of homelessness in the county. Not only outspoken at Jersey City meetings, they have pushed their agenda on a county level, resulting in more positive policies in regards to providing care and shelter for the county's most vulnerable.
#30: Felix Roque, Mayor, and Silvio Acosta, Deputy Mayor of West New York(-, 27, and new, respectively) – Roque almost didn't make this list, but just managed to grab the last spot thanks to his chief of staff, Acosta, who has managed to wield such control in the town's day to day operations that some have gone so far as to name him a shadow mayor. Roque's ranking on this list has fallen consistently since he ran a successful recall election against former Mayor Silverio "Sal" Vega in 2011; his subsequent indictment on federal hacking charges became a great hindrance throughout the past two years. But he beat the rap in spectacular fashion in 2013, and with Acosta's help, is solidifying his power against challengers like Commissioner Count Wiley and Freeholder Jose Munoz. Still, federal investigators are looking into allegations that he took part in unethical hiring practices in the town's school district and punished teachers who didn't contribute to his war chest, so unless lightning strikes the same place twice, next year's list could be free of Felix.
Honorable Mention: Hoboken/Jersey City Heights Freeholder Anthony Romano, the North Hudson Community Action Corps (which provides health services for the needy throughout the county), state Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez (D – West New York), Jersey City Director of City Planning Robert Cotter, U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Brian Stack's chief of staff Mark Albiez, Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff, Axiom Communications (a public relations firm fighting to change rent control laws around Hudson County), and the county's tech startups.
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AUSTIN, TX - The Texas men's and women's squads captured both team titles at the 2013 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships in the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center.
The Longhorn women (1051) led from start to finish in the four-day event to earn their fifth Big 12 title in the last seven years. Meanwhile, the Texas men took over the lead on day two and cruised to their 17th straight Big 12 crown and 34th consecutive league title dating back to the Southwest Conference.
On the women's side, West Virginia finished in second with 576 points, while TCU tallied 574 to place third. The team standings rounded out with Kansas (540.5) and Iowa State (486.5).
Texas women took the first two events of the night. Sarah Denninghoff took home her second individual title this week, winning the 200-yard backstroke in 1:53.21 while Sam Tucker won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.99. WVU standout Rachael Burnett then slowed UT momentum, nabbing her third medal by winning the 1650-yard freestyle (16:04.26).
The Longhorns then secured three-straight victories, including a win from Laura Sogar in the 200-yard breaststroke that broke both the Big 12 meet and overall conference record with a time of 2:05.25.
On the diving platform, UT's Shelby Cullinan picked up the title, scoring 294.95.
On the men's side, Texas won six of seven events on the final day to finish with a score of 985. TCU was second with 798 points, while West Virginia finished in third at 788.
TCU started off strong, winning its first Big 12 title as Cooper Robinson took home the gold in the 200-yard backstroke (143.38). The Longhorns then followed up with a couple of powerhouse performances as Dax Hill took home his fourth career individual accolade, going 42.71 in the 100-yard freestyle. In the 1650-yard freestyle, Michael McBroom shattered the previous Big 12 meet record of 14:41.85 set in 2009, winning the event in 14:33.53.
UT finished out the swim meet with three more victories, including a 400-yard freestyle relay win from John Murray, Austin Surhoff, Clay Youngquist and Hill in an NCAA Automatic Qualifying time of 2:52.24.
UT's Will Chandler won his first Big 12 crown, taking the platform dive with a score of 341.30.
Big 12 swimming and diving athletes will now head to the NCAA Championships, which will be held for the women at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis on March 21-23. The men's meet will be at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis the following weekend.
Men - 1. Texas (985); 2. TCU (798); 3. West Virginia (788)
Women - 1. Texas (1051); 2. West Virginia (576); 3. TCU (574); 4. Kansas (540.5); 5. Iowa State (486.5)
Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet: Dax Hill, Texas, Sr.
Outstanding Diver of the Meet: Cory Bowersox, Texas, Fr.
Outstanding Newcomer of the Meet: Sam Lewis, Texas, Fr.
Swim Coach of the Meet: Eddie Reese, Texas
Dive Coach of the Meet: Matt Scoggin, Texas
Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet: Rachael Burnett, West Virginia, Sr.
Outstanding Divers of the Meet: Meghan Houston, Texas, Fr. and Maren Taylor, Texas, Jr.
Outstanding Newcomer of the Meet: Chelsie Miller, Kansas, Fr.
Swim Coach of the Meet: Carol Capitani, Texas
Dive Coach of the Meet: Matt Scoggin, Texas
200-Yard Backstroke: Cooper Robinson (TCU) - 1:43.38
100-Yard Freestyle: Dax Hill (Texas) - 42.71
1650-Yard Freestyle: Michael McBroom (Texas) - 14:33.53^
200-Yard Breaststroke: Matt Korman (Texas) - 1:59.39
200-Yard Butterfly: Tripp Cooper (Texas) - 1:4529
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Texas (John Murray, Austin Surhoff, Clay Youngquist, Dax Hill) - 2:52.24$
Platform Diving: Will Chandler (Texas) - 341.30
200-Yard Backstroke: Sarah Denninghoff (Texas) - 1:53.21
100-Yard Freestyle: Sam Tucker (Texas) - 48.99
1650-Yard Freestyle: Rachael Burnett (West Virginia) - 16:04.26
200-Yard Breaststroke: Laura Sogar (Texas) - 2:05.25^*
200-Yard Butterfly: Mandie Nugent (West Virginia) - 1:55.82
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Texas (Alex Hooper, Sam Tucker, Ellen Lobb, Sarah Denninghoff) - 3:15.83$
Platform Diving: Shelby Cullinan (Texas) - 294.95
^ - Big 12 Championships Meet Record
* - Big 12 Conference Overall Record
$ - NCAA Championships Automatic-Qualifying Time


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The Herald-Dispatch couldn't be more pleased to announce that we have filled our sports writer position. Chris Flores joined our team on Monday, Feb. 25 and will be covering both St. Mary's and Sleepy Eye Public School sports, as well as a wide array of other sporting events in and around the Sleepy Eye area.
The Herald-Dispatch couldn't be more pleased to announce that we have filled our sports writer position. Chris Flores joined our team on Monday, Feb. 25 and will be covering both St. Mary's and Sleepy Eye Public School sports, as well as a wide array of other sporting events in and around the Sleepy Eye area.
We're excited to add Chris to our staff. He brings us experience as a sports writer at the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, the daily paper in Eau Claire, Wisc., where he wrote for both high school and college sports.
Chris graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in May of 2012, with a bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Not only does Chris have a passion to write sports, his experiences and participation in the sports arena varies widely. He has played baseball, soccer and basketball when he was younger and played on the varsity tennis team all four years of his high school career.
Chris has also dabbled in the semi-pro baseball scene for over two years while working for the Eau Claire Express baseball team, a team that is a member of the Northwoods League, the same league that the Mankato Moon Dogs are a part of.
When Chris interviewed for the position back in January, he was excited about the opportunity to not only cover sports, but also be an active participant in the many sports leagues that Sleepy Eye has to offer.
Chris takes pleasure in staying active and in his free time enjoys disc golfing, mountain biking and playing tennis.
When asked, Chris will say he was raised in Wisconsin. However he does have Minnesota roots. He was born in Waconia and then lived in Hutchinson until age five when his family relocated to Eau Claire. He also has a maternal grandmother living in Owatonna.
After Chris interviewed and accepted the sports writing position he dropped in several weeks before his scheduled start date on a mission to find housing in Sleepy Eye. With him he brought his mother and his girlfriend, Krystal.
Chris and Krystal have been dating for over five years and together recently purchased a pure bred golden retriever puppy they call Pearl.
Krystal will be graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a degree in math education. When she stopped down with Chris in early February she said she was excited that Sleepy Eye had not one, but three schools. She said she will be looking for a middle or high school math teaching positions in the area soon after graduation.
One sentiment that has continued to resonate with Chris is the beauty of our community.
When I took him on a short tour of our town during the interview process he was impressed with the amount and quality of our parks, ball fields, the ice arena and the lake, just to name a few.
Chris is exited to be a part of our staff and we are equally over-joyed to bring him on board. We acknowledge that the St. Mary's sports teams have not received the coverage they have deserved.
Now that Chris has joined our staff, we are confident that he will provide our paper with local sports coverage that is not only entertaining and informative, but will cover a wide range of sporting activities in our area. Chris is a welcome addition to our staff and our community and we are sure you will agree.
In my opinion, one of the best things about being a small-town community reporter is the chance to meet new faces and explore new places.
My own experience as a new reporter in Sleepy Eye a year-and-a-half ago has been fantastic and I'm absolutely, 100 percent certain that Chris will feel the same!
If you see Chris at local sporting events or out in the community, take a moment to introduce yourself and get to know him!


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Hmmm I am curious. How come the thread I started questioning the over-bearance of Christianity-ism on these boards and the myth in general is 'closed for review' and yet none of the other threads about Christianity are? And where Mikey Love--who has quite a dominant presence here-- will suggest that gay people should not have sex, that seems alright and accepted in a gay community (but don't get me wrong. I would never ever secretly contact JUB to have YOUR threads closed I assure you. I have always supported freedom of speech and questioning). Can someone explain?
Is it because Christian JUB supporters have been complaining to the mods here about the conversation of the subject I initiated and they have successfully closed the thread and censored any challenges to their beliefs by others who don't share them?
I am having to speculate because other members participating in the thread were not considered before the thread was closed. There was no announcement by the moderator for their reasons for it to be closed 'for review' or anything, and so we have just been silenced and that seems to be that!
This reminds me of how these belief systems operate. IF they don't have the power to burn you at the stake for contradicting their cherished beliefs, or house arrest you, they will find other means to shut you up.


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With a tie on its use tax ballot issue April 2, the City of Laurie will be going back to voters to get a more clear answer.
With a tie on its use tax ballot issue April 2, the City of Laurie will be going back to voters to get a more clear answer.
Laurie Mayor Herb Keck said the city found out the morning after the election that state law requires another vote in the case of this simple majority issue.
While the board must still officially vote on it, the ballot language is being prepared now by the Morgan County Clerk's Office. A special election is likely June 4, according to Keck.
He said the election should have minimal cost for the city as the expense should be less than a normal election.
Keck called the latest use tax vote "perplexing but better than last time."
The measure previously failed by a wide margin in the August 2012 election.
In last summer's election, the city was the only to have a use tax measure on the ballot. This time around, four entities pursued the tax as well. Morgan and Camden county voters approved the use tax while it failed in the cities of Camdenton and Osage Beach.
The use tax was proposed to replace a sales tax on out-of-state purchases of tangible personal property that total more than $2,000.
The decision in Street v. Director of Revenue in 2012 changed the existing practice of many cities and counties by prohibiting collection of a local sales tax on a vehicle purchased from an out-of-state vendor. Collections were subsequently ended in March 2012.
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AREMA accepting applications for its scholarship program and design competitionWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Educational Foundation is accepting applications for the 2013 Scholarship Program. The deadline is March 8, 2013.
The AREMA Educational Foundation provides scholarships to engineering students who are specializing in the railway industry and supports other educational and training endeavors that help to ensure the future of the profession.
General criteria for all scholarship applicants include having an interest in railway engineering, maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.0 and being available for interview by the AREMA Scholarship Committee. Students can apply online at www.aremafoundation.org.
In addition to the AREMA Educational Foundation 2013 Scholarship Program, AREMA is sponsoring a design competition for students of architecture or building sciences as a means to introduce students to the professional opportunities in the railway and rail transit industry. Sponsored by AREMA Committee 6 – Buildings and Support Facilities, the design problem features the conceptual development of a commuter rail maintenance workshop. The competition is open to individual students working on their first professional degree in architecture or building sciences. The AREMA Educational Foundation will award a $2,000 scholarship to the first place winner and a $1,000 scholarship to the second place winner.
"AREMA has been very proactive in reaching out to college students with an interest in railroading," said Dr. Charles Emely, AREMA's chief executive officer. "We are actively establishing student chapters at U.S. and Canadian universities and in 2012, we awarded 34 undergraduate scholarships. This competition is our newest approach to attract highly-motivated students to the dynamic career opportunities in the railroad industry."
Students are now able to download the problem and entry information from http://www.arema.org/education/student/arch_design.aspx.
Deadline for entries is May 1, 2013. Winners will be announced in June 2013 and select submissions will be placed on display at the AREMA 2013 Annual Conference, part of Railway Interchange, in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2013.


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Low cost of living, high-quality people help make Kirksville area marketable .
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles examining the local economy. The first installment, covering local manufacturing, appeared Sept. 30. The second, examining the Highway 63 bypass' impact on Baltimore Street businesses, appeared Oct. 7. The third, investigating vacant commercial spaces, appeared Oct. 21. The next story in the series will be published in Nov. 18.
Kirksville and Adair County's low cost of living has more impact than just on family's pocketbooks, with the relatively low utilities and wages helping bring down the cost of doing business in northeast Missouri.
Adair County is helped by both its low average wages but also lower rates for utilities and other expenses compared to the state or Midwest, offsetting some of the potentially higher costs for freight and shipping that are necessitated by its remote location.
But despite the statistics and figures showing the lower costs and benefits of starting or running a business in northeast Missouri, it was the intangible elements - residents' respect and support, the close-knit community and supportive business relationships - that several local employers said made Adair County an ideal business home.
Good work for the price
Kirksville and Adair County benefit from the fact the area is paid a lower hourly wage than elsewhere in the state, especially urban centers like Kansas City and St. Louis. Kirksville also lags those metro areas in education attainment levels, most notably in high school diplomas, but narrows the gap in four-year degree holders.
The percentage of the Kirksville population with at least a high school diploma, a potential indicator of more permanent residents, increased from 2000 to 2010, according to Census reports.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported most recently that about 88 percent of Kirksville's adult population had a high school diploma or equivalent, up from 84.8 percent in 2000.
That puts the Kirksville region ahead of the rest of the state in both measures, with Missouri reporting 87.6 percent of the population had a high school diploma or equivalency and 26.1 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2011.
But for the cost, Adair County and its educated workforce come cheaply, in fact more cheaply than three of its neighboring counties which rely more heavily on agriculture income and jobs.
Across Adair County, the average wage, without accounting for public or governmental positions, was $12.13 an hour for 2011, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. That is lower than the average wages paid in Sullivan ($15.57), Linn ($14.57) and Macon ($12.73) counties for private sector jobs.
Carolyn Chrisman, director of economic development with Kirksville Regional Economic Development, Inc., said those counties' average wages were likely boosted by relatively higher farming incomes paired with lower populations.
"It's also important to look at the number of workers," she said. "We [in Adair County] have more workers. Our entire county population is 26,000 while Macon County's population is 15,000, so we'll have more of those [lower-income workers] that make less per hour rather than Macon County and its factories and manufacturing jobs, which tend to pay more."
So, while Kirksville may not match up dollar for dollar to northeast Missouri, it still ranks higher than Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland and Knox counties' average wages while still boasting a higher education level than the region and the state.
Kirksville's average wage also increases by more than a dollar to $13.24 with the inclusion of public sector jobs, thanks to the city's extensive education sector.
Low utility costs benefit industry, manufacturing
Adair County also benefits from some of the cheapest utilities across the nation, despite paying marginally higher electric and gas rates than other regions in the state due to higher transportation costs.
Ameren Missouri spokesperson Trina Muniz said the company has the lowest electric rates of any publicly-owned utility in the state, one of the many potential costs for someone looking to open a business.
According to a comparison done by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2011, Missouri had lower electricity costs per kilowatt than the average across the Midwest.
Missouri electrical customers pay 8.04 cents per kWh of electricity used for commercial use, 5.95 per kWh for industrial and 9.78 cents per kWh for residential rates. Those rates are lower than Illinois' and Kansas' with Iowa besting the state in commercial and industrial rates.
Northeast Missouri's gas rates are also in line with the rest of the state as of October 2012. Adair County customers paid 0.508 cents per 100 cubic feet of natural gas, or Ccf. That was higher than Liberty Utilities' lowest rate in western Missouri of 0.4225 Ccf but lower than its Iowa rate of 0.5431 Ccf.
Most utility companies offer reduced rates for industrial customers and especially for large utility users, but slight differences in annual costs can still be substantial in cost of doing business calculations.
But it's not always strictly about a business' costs when it comes to the question of whether a location will work for a business. For Trumascape owner John Nolan, it was the ease of forming relationships and getting connected quickly after graduation that kept him in Kirksville to create his landscaping business.
"It was a really difficult decision," Nolan said of his plan to create a landscaping company out of college in 2010. "I just wasn't sure there was going to be enough business up here. I didn't know if they'd have the mindset of increasing their property value through landscaping work."
Nolan said he figured his raw material costs would be about equal with most suppliers selling across the nation. He knew Kirksville would mean higher costs for shipping and freight, but in the end it was a market niche locally versus his hometown of Joplin that sealed the deal.
"I thought I would do better in Kirksville than in Joplin because I can get plugged in quicker with the movers and shakers," Nolan said. "You get to know these people and it's difficult to do that in a bigger town."
It was also Kirksville and its relatively low cost of living with cheaper rent and grocery costs compared to beyond the Midwest that helped Nolan recruit other Truman State graduates to move back to town.
"These people could have gone out and gotten $30,000, $40,000 or $50,000 jobs, if they're lucky, or they were able to do what they love here and with the cost of living, you can live pretty OK and actually have more spending money each month," Nolan said.
While Nolan's transportation costs account for about a third of his material expenses, Kirksville's rural location and access to Midwestern agriculture was a plus for the Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer facility with it sourcing its bacon products from pork raised throughout the region.
Kraft spokesperson Joyce Hodel also highlighted the cost of living and competitive utility rates as two beneficial factors for both the company and its employees.
"Generally, we think Missouri is an attractive place to do business and the fact that Kirksville is one of three facilities we have in Missouri demonstrates that view," Hodel said. "We have a good relationship with local officials and Kirksville, and we take pride in being a key employer in the community."
Hodel also said the area's workforce was also a positive for the facility as part of its outreach efforts and coordination with its education institutions like the Kirksville Area Technical Center.
Something in the water
At another educational institution and a Kirksville cornerstone for more than 100 years, A.T. Still University considered multiple sites, including Kirksville, for its new dental school in the last two years before eventually choosing its original hometown over Florida or California.
While the costs were considered, it was the intangibles that compelled the ATSU Board of Trustees to choose Kirksville for its next major construction project and new school, said ATSU Board Chair Clyde Evans.
Evans said first and foremost for the board, the decision of where to open shop next came down to the university's overall mission and support shown at the local and state levels.
"We had to figure out a way to do this new school that would be financially responsible and would not be an undue burden on our resources and had a business plan that was solid and we were confident we could do it in Kirksville without putting the university at jeopardy," Evans said.
Local contributions totaling $1.1 million and promises of client availability from Missouri's Community Health Centers joined with a desire to give back to Kirksville in influencing the board's decision.
"Residents of Kirksville have been so supportive of this university," Evans said. "To be able to give back specifically to this community, it meant something to us. There are lots of places in this country where there is need.
"I [told the board] there must be something in the water here in Kirksville. I didn't go to Truman State. I didn't go to KCOM. I'm not a D.O., but I've come to know the university and come to know the people from Kirksville and there is something you can't quite put your finger on. Something about this school, something about this place in the middle of nowhere."


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The Newport Greyhounds' season ended with a 7-5 loss to Southside in the opening round of the District Tournament.
"Any season that ends in the District is disappointing," said Coach Mark Hindsley. "But, we just have to look at the high spots of the season and know that we are young." Young they are as the Hounds look to start at least six Juniors next season that were starters this year as Sophomores. The Hounds were down three runs after three innings before plating four in the fourth inning to take the lead. "Then came a monstrous fifth inning," said Hindsley. Southside plated four more runs during that fifth inning to earn the lead and eventually the win. Colton Willis took the loss on the hill pitching four innings and allowing five runs on three hits while striking out seven and walking three. Gunner Bullard pitched three innings in relief allowing two runs while striking out three. Offensively, the hounds produced nine hits lead by Hayden Schulz who was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and a RBI. McCabe Cordell was 1 for 2 with a RBI and a sacrifice while Willis was 1 for 3 with a run scored, a RBI and a double.