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(SportsNetwork.com) - The surging New York Rangers take aim at a fourth consecutive victory on Monday, as they host the Anaheim Ducks in an interconference battle at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers went 3-6-0 on a season-opening nine game road trip, but things have been looking up for the Blueshirts since playing their home opener on Oct. 28 against Montreal. Although New York dropped a 2-0 decision to the Habs in that contest, the Rangers have since won three in a row and recorded their two most recent victories on home ice.
New York hasn't won four in a row since a four-game winning streak from Feb. 28-March 7 of last season.
After notching a 3-2 road win against the rival New York Islanders on Tuesday, the Blueshirts opened a four-game homestand with Thursday's 2-0 triumph against Buffalo. The Rangers then recorded their most lopsided win of the season Saturday against Carolina, scoring a season-high five goals in the 5-1 rout of the visiting Hurricanes.
Derek Stepan broke out of a scoring drought by netting his first three goals of the season to lead the way in Saturday's blowout win over the 'Canes. Carl Hagelin added a pair of goals to support Stepan's second career hat trick, while Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 27-of-28 shots in the victory.
Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello each recorded three assists in the rout.
"We didn't have the start we wanted but we battled back and (Lundqvist) kept us in the game," said Hagelin. "All the lines started going and we got our chances."
Hagelin has two goals and one assist in three games since returning from offseason shoulder surgery.
However, the Rangers are still playing without key forwards Ryan Callahan (broken thumb) and Rick Nash (concussion). Callahan, the team captain, has began skating and is nearing a return from his injury, but is expected to sit out an eighth straight game tonight.
Meanwhile, Nash remains sidelined indefinitely with a head injury suffered in the third game of the season.
The Ducks are capping their longest road trip of the season on Monday and have recorded a solid 4-2-1 record on the swing so far. Anaheim began the trek with consecutive regulation setbacks in Toronto and Montreal, but has righted itself with a 4-0-1 mark in the past five outings.
Bruce Boudreau's club improved to 6-3-1 as the visiting team this season after Saturday's 6-3 decision in Buffalo. Corey Perry and Emerson Etem scored two goals apiece and Ryan Getzlaf added a goal and two assists to help the Ducks down the lowly Sabres.
Sami Vatanen also scored for the Ducks and Jonas Hiller only needed to make 14 saves to earn the win.
Down 1-0, Anaheim scored three consecutive goals before the end of the second period to make it 3-1. The Ducks pushed their edge to 5-1 in the early stages of the third period and cruised to the victory from there.
"It took us about a period to get going. It's frustrating," said Getzlaf. "Obviously I am happy with our effort after that first period to get back into the hockey game. We had a will to win."
After closing its lengthy trip on Monday, the Ducks will play their next three games on home ice, beginning with Wednesday's tilt against Phoenix. Anaheim is a perfect 5-0 as the host this season, including a 6-0 win over New York on Oct. 10.
Hiller made 34 saves to lift the Ducks to their third victory in four games versus the Rangers. Anaheim, though, has lost its past three trips to Madison Square Garden.


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When I was an editor at Harper's, I would regularly receive essays from professors hoping to reach beyond the boundaries of their disciplines and communicate with a wider public. Although I confess I opened many of these submissions with a sense of dread, more often than not I was pleasantly surprised by their eloquence and relative accessibility. Contrary to the old saw about academics and impenetrable prose, most of these writers knew how to wear their learning lightly, and their essays were a testament to the proposition that clear thinking and good writing are as likely to be found within the university walls as beyond them.
Occasionally the results were not so happy. I recall one piece by an ambitious young scholar whose prose, he assured me, was 100 percent jargon-free. And, sure enough, it was. The problem, however, was that while he had diligently expunged words like deconstruct, hegemony and problematize–I suspect his computer came equipped with a "find and replace jargon" function–their conceptual ghosts remained. When stripped of his theoretical armor, he limped along unimpressively in an intellectual no-man's land and didn't, it became apparent, have much to say.
Like many academics in recent years, he was consumed by the desire to become a public intellectual. At one point the frenzy for relevance got so out of control that an English professor with a letter to the editor in the local newspaper might boast of having made a "political intervention." (I heard of one professor who had the PI honorific embossed on his business card.) With the proliferation of outlets like cable television and the Internet, intellectuals generally have less difficulty reaching the public than they once did. A trickier task is attracting an audience while maintaining intellectual credibility. Whether motivated by jealousy or dismay, one's colleagues may not look so kindly on one's newfound vocation. If being a public intellectual has never been easier, remaining a private intellectual has never been more difficult.
One might read Marjorie Garber's new book, Academic Instincts, as a meditation on this tension. "In their heart of hearts, scholars long for public and even popular recognition. The Holy Grail of the 'crossover book,' one that impresses one's colleagues but also appeals to the intelligent general reader and perhaps even makes the best-seller list, is a recurring dream in the profession," she writes. The William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English and director of Harvard's Humanities Center, Garber knows whereof she speaks. Recently described by the New York Times as "one of the most powerful women in the academic world," Garber divides her books between cutting-edge presses like Routledge and commercial houses like Random House and Simon & Schuster (which paid a $180,000 advance for Vice Versa, her study of bisexuality). She is an extremely prolific and often graceful writer whose work appears in The New Yorker, the New York Times and The London Review of Books.


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"Americans are running on empty, with falling home values, rising gas prices, and a lagging economy." -Shelley Poticha, co-chair of T4 and president and CEO of Reconnecting America.
It's been a watershed year by any measuring stick you'd care to use in just about any area. Take oil: prices spiked at $147.50 a barrel in July, then plunged below $70 per barrel by October. Then the financial sector melts down, causing the stock market to swing by 700 to 900 points over the course of several days. We could add $1 trillion to the federal budget deficit this year ALONE the way things are going, too. Talk about time to cinch the seat belt a little tighter!
Then we have the presidential race - historical by every measure. Either the first ever African American is elected president, or we elect the oldest president ever, the first former prisoner of war to sit in the white house, and the first female vice president. All of this is but the tip of the iceberg of change we've slammed into - with much more to come.
[Now, I predicted Obama would win the presidency in this space way back in January - before the Iowa caucus, back when Hillary Clinton had been practically anointed the Democratic nominee. With the economy the way it is, it's looking more and more likely that he'll fulfill that prediction ... but as they say in everything, it ain't over until a certain large woman bursts into song.]
For truckers, I believe, a whirlwind awaits no matter who gets elected president or which party controls Congress. To use that horribly overdone phrase, this is the time and place where a major "paradigm shift" (oh, I am gritting my teeth upon seeing these words AGAIN!!!) begins to occur. Not just for this industry, but for this country.
We'll see more taxes ahead, that's for certain - we can't avoid them when the deficit is set to reach $11 trillion dollars. We'll see far fewer services from government, both at the state and federal level, as cutbacks are an inevitable byproduct of the need to pay down debt. If we are smart, we'll see passage of legislation that'll a price "floor" for gasoline and diesel at $4 per gallon. That'll generate a lot of tax money, take big fluctuations out of fuel prices for more stable trucking fuel surcharges, plus keep people buying fuel-efficient cars and using mass transit.
That's a really big deal, because it takes five YEARS for automakers to bring new cars to market. And if we want to keep focused on energy conservation, we've got to give people incentives to stick with change. Month to month fluctuations in buying and commuting habits based on fuel pricing plays hell with establishing trends - and we sure don't want to keep lining the pockets of our adversaries in the Middle East, Russia, and Venezuela.
The freight trends for truckers are going to pose difficulties, too. Clifton Beckham, president and CEO of truckload carrier USA Truck down in Van Buren, AR, noted that in comments made in the company's third quarter earnings statement.
"Freight availability declined throughout the quarter from its highs in June," he said. "Although lower diesel fuel prices certainly helped our third quarter earnings, the diesel price decrease prevented some weak carriers from failing or encouraged them to bring on capacity that had been idled, both of which contributed to more competition for less freight."
Beckham also noted that the crazy trend lines of the past few years - massive fuel cost spikes, pricier equipment due to emission reduction mandates - fostered the creation of new strategic initiatives for USA Truck.
"Our long-term strategic plan calls for a halt to fleet growth until we consistently earn at least a 10% return on capital," he said. "Our goal is to achieve that return by the end of 2010. We have launched eight supporting initiatives to help attain this goal. These initiatives are designed to help us expand our margins in our asset-intensive trucking operations through more efficient revenue production and cost control ... [while] positioning our business model to resume asset-based growth in 2011 after improving our asset-based margins and by building sizeable asset-light platforms for rail intermodal and truck brokerage services, both of which should produce a higher return on capital."
And while the economic earthquakes rumbling through the U.S. economy are turning many freight predictors sour (Noël Perry, managing director & senior consultant, FTR Associates, said last week his firm believes a 1.5% to 2% decline in truckload in 2009 is in the offing - which approaches the worst level reached since 1982) there is still hope that truckers who can weather the changes going on today could reap a sunnier tomorrow.
"We realize that the U.S. economy is enormous, and that a tremendous amount of freight must be moved even in a slow-growth or even slightly contracting environment," said USA's Beckham. "Thus, improving industry fundamentals may emerge next year for those trucking companies that weather the difficult times and survive to compete. To that end, we are poised to weather the uncertainty of the next few quarters."
Hold onto your hats, then - we're in the whitewater rapids. Let's see if we come out safely on the other side.
[Impertinent editor's note: Change is also affecting me and this space as I was recently bequeathed a new laptop with Microsoft's VISTA operating system -- complete with wholesale changes to every basic Microsoft program I've used for years. The upshot for you, O Faithful Readers, is that uploading photos to this blog has become impossible for me at the moment. So please bear with me as I labor to master some sea changes of my own. SK.]


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A brand new "Halo" video game won't be released until late 2015, but the game's titular hero, Master Chief, won't exactly be missing in action in 2014.
Microsoft's 343 Industries confirmed on Monday the release of "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," a long-rumored compilation of "Halo's" first four core video games. The games will receive a next-gen makeover for the recently released Xbox One since all date to prior console generations.
The release of the anthology on Nov. 11 will also coincide with the premiere of a live-action series to be executive produced by Ridley Scott, "Halo: Nightfall." Microsoft unveiled the "Halo" details at a press event on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, which runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Still in the works: "Halo 5: Guardians," which is tabled for a 2015 release, and another live action "Halo" series, this one executive produced by Steven Spielberg.
A sneak peek of sorts of the former will be offered to those who purchase "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," as the game will come bundled with beta access to the multiplayer portion of "Halo 5: Guardians."
The games of the "Halo" franchise, which collectively have generated sales of well over 50 million units, are crucial to the long-term success of Xbox One. The rush of "Halo"-related activity represents a doubling-down on expanding the narrative of Microsoft's core brand, and will bring some star power to a relatively content-starved new platform.
"Halo: The Master Chief Collection" will retail for $59.99 and will run at 60 frames per second and at 1080p high-definition. The single-disc compilation will feature a new prologue prior to "Halo: Combat Evolved," the first in the series, and a new epilogue after the conclusion of "Halo 4."
"When we first started 343, we made sure we actually paved and deepened the foundation of the universe," said Bonnie Ross, general manager of 343 Industries, which inherited the series from its creator, Bungie, prior to the release of 2012's "Halo 4." "I feel that's critical to have success and people loving the universe over the next 10-20 years. This is about a universe worthy of devotion, of being able to tell hundreds of stories. At 343 we put a ton of emphasis on the fiction, the foundation."
"Halo: The Master Chief Collection" will offer immediate access to any mission in any game of the series and on any difficulty level, and each game will run on its original engine to preserve the feel of each game. The exception will be select levels of "Halo 2," which will receive a grander treatment as part of the game's 10-year anniversary.
Players who purchase "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" will have access to the live-action series "Halo: Nightfall," which is currently being filmed with director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, known for his work on the "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. Ross said Microsoft would unveil more information on "Nightfall" at July's Comic-Con International in San Diego.
"Nightfall" is expected to air weekly beginning Nov. 11. Ross said 343 was still working out details on how "Nightfall" would be made available to those who do not opt to purchase "Halo: The Master Chief Collection," but she confirmed that "Nightfall" would lead into "Halo 5: Guardians."
Ross said that taken together, the two projects would offer a more comprehensive take on the story of Master Chief, a technologically enhanced super soldier who has been fighting for the United Nations Space Command (UNSC).
"Halo 4″ served as one of the final major titles to be released for the Xbox 360 console before Microsoft introduced the Xbox One late last year. It also left Master Chief at a rather conflicted crossroads, ending as it did with the hero mourning the loss of Cortana, a nearly sentient artificially intelligent computer program that would appear in holographic form.
"He's searching for himself," Ross said. "He's at a point of self-reflection. He's not sure the UNSC are good or bad. He's not sure he wants to be who he is. After having his best friend sacrifice himself, it was a turning point. He was a hero, hero and hero. And now he's human. Who is he as a human?"
– Todd Martens| @toddmartens | @LATHeroComplex
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Man, 55, found dead in Kenosha
Man, 55, found dead in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. —
Police are investigating the death of a 55-year-old man in Kenosha.
Police said the man's body was found Wednesday morning on 18th Street on the city's north side.
He was found in the lower area of an open retention basin, police said.
A witness told WISN 12 News that the body was face down in a drainage ditch.
Police said a cause of death has not yet been determined.
Kenosha police ask that anyone who saw anything in the area in the past several days to contact the Kenosha Police Department Detective Bureau at 262-605-5203 or Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.


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Metallica to Release Awesomely Ugly Holiday Sweaters
The first Winter chills may not have hit quite yet, but Metallica have wasted no time announcing the release of official holiday sweaters. They're ugly, they're festive, they're jam-packed with Metallica symbolism and the heinous garments are soon to become available.
Last year, fellow 'Big 4′ thrash legends Slayer unveiled their own ugly Christmas sweaters, which sold out in a heartbeat. Victory Records also released a line of sweaters, featuring acts Emmure, Otep, Continents, The Bunny The Bear, Close Your Eyes and even one with the label's trademark bulldog. Perhaps after seeing the success of these Christmas-inspired business ventures, Metallica decided to make their very own unbearably gruesome sweaters.
Although not yet available, Metallica teased the release of their sweaters via Facebook:
As you can see, a ton of Metallica insignia will be sewed into these awesome abominations, including artwork from 'Master of Puppets,' the 'Load'-era emblem, the band's 'Kill 'Em All'-era logo and the 3D Metallica logo first seen on 'Ride the Lightning.'
Keep checking back at Metallica's official online store to grab your very own Christmas sweater! For now, get ready for the IMAX 3D launch of Metallica's 'Through the Never' concert film on Sept. 27. The film will hit regular theaters on Oct. 4.


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You must have been admitted by the Graduate School as a degree student before being hired as a graduate assistant.
Interested students are encouraged to complete and submit the Assistantship application by March 7 for consideration for the following fall term. Applications received after March 7 will be considered only if positions are still available.
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1. Re: help required for use of derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1Vineet Reynolds Apr 20, 2012 3:08 PM (in response to b69)
Going by your description, you're attempting the use of the embedded JavaDB/Derby instance with embedded GlassFish server. Is it possible for you to provide the logs of embedded GlassFish server (the same as the one in your console), so that we could see what is the failure?
2. Re: help required for use of derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1Bartosz Majsak Apr 22, 2012 2:56 PM (in response to Vineet Reynolds)
I think JBoss AS 7 is fast enough to use for testing. Based on my experience it's even faster than GF Embedded.
Have a look at persistence extension - should help overcome problems you described. Integration tests module is using various configuration, including JBoss AS 7 with H2, JBoss AS 7 with MS SQL 2008 Express. Also GF Embedded with HSQLDB.
Let me know if you will need more help.
3. Re: help required for use of derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1b69 Apr 23, 2012 1:55 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
Thanks for both answers.
Please let me emphasize, it's not a question of speed and as mentioned only a small preference for GF / Derby, due to the actual knowledge.
The point is, to use a memory based java DB, to start always from known conditions, and not an absolute must, but a strong desire is to have the test coverage shown in the maven site, as it was possible with the mok-tests used so far. Arquillian should help to replace those moks, which are tedious to write and to maintain. With regard to test coverage documentation, by actual experience, it remains empty, when running on managed AS. Hence, I suspect this is due to the fact being running in another VM. So the only motif, to run on an embedded AS, versus running on a managed / remote one, is to stay within the same VM. However if you could tell me, how to get the test coverage information while running in managed or remote AS, I'll forget the embedded solution without any regret.
So, the hint to the persistence extension is a good one as a starting point. From another hint I got the link to the Arquillian Guides, where I hope to find the information missing up to now. So at first, I'll dig this documentation. However if you have a hint to the test coverage question, I'm grateful, because I'm not sure if this question is covered in the documentation.
4. Re: help required for use of derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1Bartosz Majsak Apr 23, 2012 7:49 AM (in response to b69)
Please have a look at jacoco plugin - it's been discussed in the forum several times already. This might solve your problem with managed / remote containers code coverage.
5. Re: help required for use of derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1b69 Apr 25, 2012 2:07 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
The http://arquillian.org/guides/ was really what was missing. Without this documentation, it was possible to do a Hello Earthling example, but not bridge the gap to a real world application!
Well, now it works with my application, and yesterday I wrote a lot of tests which were planned for realizing back in January! It works! Stand for Derby DB with glassfish-embedded-3.1. And the documentation showed me a lot of tricky configurations, which you can never find out if you were not involved within the development of Arquillian.
Sure more questions will rise, as for the moment I know how to do it, but I feel, there is still a gap to fill until to know why to do it in a given way. So my wish is, the Arquillian reference will be updated to give more background information and to understand the why!
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Reviewed by Niah C. (age 10)
I enjoyed reading this book because it was strange, funny, and a mystery. It was strange because they buried dead fish for a science project. It was funny when Casey was swinging on a pole in Walt?s garage. The book was a mystery because when Casey went to look for the dead fish they were gone. My favorite part was when Casey snuck into her school because it was exciting. She left an envelope there that had a letter in it from her pen pal which she didn?t want anyone to see. I enjoyed the illustrations of the characters because they looked how the author described them. I also liked them because they were in black and white. Last, I liked the illustrations because they looked very real.
I recommend this book to people who like books that are kind of sneaky like a mystery. I also recommend this book to people who like to read books by Patricia Reilly Giff. Last, I recommend this book to people who have an older sibling.


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Dallas gets 1 Monday Night Football game a year, and 3 Sunday Night games. That's 4 weeks out of 16.herb wrote: The easy comparable is the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys, who play in prime time nearly every week. Like the Cowboys, the Leafs are overrated every year by their fans and the media, and fans of other teams are tired of having the Cowboys/Leafs stuffed down their throats every week.
This year, you have to wait until December 28 for a HNIC with no Leafs. There are 3 weeks all year with no Leafs on HNIC Saturday.
I'm firmly of the belief that its better for the game to showcase the best teams, and not cater to the sheeple in Leafs Nation. Yes, the Leafs have probably the most blindly loyal fanbase in the NHL, if not North America. No, that blind loyal and shitty taste in hockey should not be rewarded.
The NFL, in spite of the Cowboys games, actually does a far better job of putting low-revenue but high-performing teams in national games - like the Saints, Packers, Seahawks, etc., who get equal billing with the Cowboys on Monday Night games. Not surprisingly, the NFL is the biggest sports league in North America.


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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Police say a Maryland man was behind the wheel of a car that slammed into a Sam's Club wholesale store in suburban Washington, injuring three people, including a man who suffered a leg amputation.
Authorities say a car driven by 77-year-old Subinoy Mazumdar of North Potomac struck a woman about 1 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Gaithersburg store before crashing into the building, where the two men were hit.
Police say the man with the leg amputation, 76-year-old Dimas Chavez of Potomac, was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma in Baltimore. Another man, 33-year-old Thaan Buithuan of Boyd, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The woman, 31-year-old Sheila R. Orellana of Derwood, who was accompanied by two children, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
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NEW YORK — As the grim search and rescue operation continues amid the ruins of what was The World Trade Center (WTC), local commercial real estate professionals are fully aware that displaced tenants will face myriad questions.
Ray Cirz, CEO of Integra Realty Resources, an appraisal and consulting firm headquartered in Midtown, anticipates that his company will be busy working with clients who suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves with space needs in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attack on the WTC. "Tenants will be asking, 'Do we relocate? Where do we find space? Should we temporarily or permanently take space somewhere else? And what will my costs be?'" said Cirz the day after the famed 110-story towers were reduced to rubble and ash.
"We may also be working with a lot of landlords who may be asking, 'What do we do? Do we repair the space? Do we demolish what's there? If we demolish it, what's the land worth?' There are a number of issues that come up," Cirz added.
Homework and suitable alternatives
The sublease space that flooded the greater New York market earlier this year on the heels of the dot-com fallout actually may prove to be a silver lining amid the clouds of smoke covering lower Manhattan. Cirz identifies the boroughs and the suburbs as possible alternatives to this immediate demand for office space.
For example, in northern New Jersey, both Lucent Technologies and AT&T have dumped a lot of space on the market as their businesses struggle with layoffs and a generally weak corporate environment. "There are a number of large facilities that are available right now for sublease, and they can immediately satisfy some of the demand that's going to be generated from the tenants that have been displaced from the World Trade Center," said Cirz.
An outsider's perspective
Joseph Pasquarella, a managing director in the Philadelphia office of Integra Realty Resources, said in the short run the key for the leasing community in New York City is to conduct plenty of field research and market reconnaissance to determine what's available and what the rental rates are likely to be.
Pasquarella's comments are based on experience. He recalls that in 1991 a fire broke out at One Meridian Plaza, a high-rise office building in Philadelphia, claiming the lives of three firefighters and destroying 800,000 sq. ft. of office space. All of a sudden, tenants were scrambling to find space to house their operations. Some of them left for the suburbs and never returned to the city, according to Pasquarella.
"In Philadelphia, we saw a marked increase in rental rates because available space that was priced, for example, at $20 per sq. ft. full-service all of a sudden went to $25 per sq. ft. overnight to accommodate the demand," Pasquarella said.
One of a kind
With 10 million sq. ft. of office space, 425,000 sq. ft. of retail space and a population of 50,000 workers, the WTC was like a separate city, explained Cirz, who grew up across the river in Hudson County, N.J., and has appraised the complex several times. "I mean 10 million sq. ft. …there are cities in the country that don't even have that much office space," Cirz said. He cited Integra's own research that lists Richmond, Va., with an inventory of 8 million sq. ft. of office space.
Now that there is an unexpected void in the Manhattan skyline, the real estate community and New Yorkers alike wonder what will replace the massive twin towers. Cirz doubts developers will ever again construct buildings that approach the mammoth size of the towers.
"I don't think you will ever see another development of this magnitude. I don't think it would make economic sense to rebuild," Cirz said of the WTC.
"It hurt to even go look yesterday," continued Cirz, his voice tailing off. "I've had such a long history with the property. I've been through the building many, many times. It was just majestic. There was always an awe for the building," concluded Cirz. "I think New Yorkers had a lot of pride in the complex."
A landmark's history
A wide range of international financial, legal, technology, and manufacturing firms, with a total of nearly 50,000 employees, occupied the two 110-story towers. The destruction of the landmark properties came just months after the WTC complex passed into private control for the first time in its 30-year history.
In the $3.2 billion deal, one of commercial real estate's biggest ever, New York developer Silverstein Properties Inc. and Los Angeles-based REIT Westfield America Inc. signed a 99-year lease of the 16-acre site from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The transaction included the two towers as well as the 9-story Four and Five World Trade Center buildings.
The World Trade Center Hotel and the US Customs House, also WTC properties, were already leased at the time of the Silverstein deal. Seven World Trade Center, also demolished during the attack, was Silverstein's first deal with the Port Authority. Silverstein owned the 2 million sq. ft. structure that was built on land owned by the Port Authority.
Originally conceived during the 1960s as part of an urban renewal project, the twin towers were completed in the mid-1970's, each with roughly 4 million sq. ft. of space. When they were built, Tower One and Tower Two, standing at 1,368 feet and 1,362 feet respectively, were the tallest buildings in the world. Until Tuesday, they were tallest in New York.
Skyscraper design experts say the collapse of the towers, built by architects Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, Emery Roth & Sons and structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates, most likely was due to the intense fire caused by thousands of gallons of jet fuel aboard the two jetliners that crashed into the buildings. The blaze was estimated to have reached nearly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which probably weakened the buildings' vertical steel supports, allowing the walls to bend and the floors to fall straight down in a domino effect.


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Since its inception, the CIIS Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program was inspired by the philosophical and psychological writings of Alan Watts and Haridas Chadhuri. Watts was the Dean of the Institute for Asian Studies, the progenitor of CIIS, and Chadhuri was the first president of CIIS. Both Watts and Chadhuri emphasized that psychological health depended upon the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.
The interdependence of body, mind, and spirit find validation in contemporary science. Biochemistry and clinical nutrition have demonstrated numerous links among diet, neurotransmitters, mood, and behavior. Wide-ranging cognitive and behavioral effects have been established for exercise and sleep. The scientific study of practices associated with yoga, tai chi, and Buddhism have entered the main stream. As a rule, results validate traditional wisdom as a foundation for equanimity, and physical and mental health.
Cognitive neuroscience employing electroencephalograph (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies further provide a window into the inner world. If changes in the brain and the mind are interdependent, as is widely taken as axiomatic, then changes in EEG and MRI patterns reflect changes in mental activity. The use of these technologies demonstrates the pervasive influence of unconscious factors on attention, awareness, and cognition. Subtle emotion, the material and social context, abstract purpose, belief, personal history, and a host of other variables individually and collectively influence the flow of consciousness, cognition, and choice. Consciousness, cognition, and choice arise in a multidimensional field. Multiple strata from the biochemical and cellular to the energetic level participate to form conscious content.
A different approach is embodied in reductive approaches to psychology, which attempt to isolate a single factor that influences mind and behavior. The statistical method associated with reductive approaches requires the observer to "sum across" individuals. The method necessarily focuses upon one or a few variables isolated from the totality of an individual's life. Indeed, the individual ceases to exist, replaced by numbers on a scale, which define only a "variable" on a scale and not the individual in her complexity.
As a result, symptom-oriented treatments typically employ a protocol, a kind of "one-size-fits-all" set of exercises or formulations, meant to apply to persons described by the protocol. Reductive approaches fail to address the person or provide individualized understanding how she finds herself in her current life situation. Instead, the person is given a formula.
This contrasts with CIIS's integrative psychodynamic approach to clinical psychology. Body, mind, and spirit are viewed in dynamic relationship. Symptoms are not isolated from the whole human being and her social and emotional context. CIIS's integrative psychodynamic approach aims at positive psychological health, not just the elimination of this or that symptom.
Integrative psychodynamic psychotherapy entails growth of experience, knowledge, and insight into the multidimensional nature of self, other, and world. The approach does not entail "quick fixes" or formula. It recognizes the complexity of individual differences, human relations, and life. The successful application of integrative psychodynamic psychotherapy eventuates in new openness to the inner and outer world. The positive psychological health that results is more than the absence of symptoms. It entails heightened empathy, sensitivity, and maturity. As integrative psychodynamic psychotherapy opens experience of the self, it opens experience to life.


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Thor didn't start to adapt to Third's appearance on Chimera. It began when Third killed himself. Thor noticed at that time that his skin was changing color and he was adapting to a new look.
Why did his dna begin to adapt to third at all? I never figured that out. Does DNA have eyes that they can see what third looked like? dunno. But it's weird. Why didn't the DNA adapt better when he was on Chimera (albino definitely wasn't helpful)? Dunno that either.
I think I watched this to the end just to stare at the pretty pictures.
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Ok the mangaka was a sick bastard is my only opinion. Kill everyone off for no real reason. With all the stupid talking Third did he could of climbed up Thor just like Thor said to and than pulled Thor back up. No he shoots himself.. what a stupid unrealistic move when a better move is available.
Than second one for Tiz to die.. that was so unrealistic because Zagi was someone who wouldn't of just stood there waiting to get shot he would of dodged he survived all this time and it was in his genes to survive and fight. He was a survivor and a well trained fighter and he could dodge look how he dodged Thor during his battle with him. They were on the constant edge with survival with plants that would attack suddenly without warning and he is going to stand there while a guy yells at him before shooting him.. what a laugh... He would of not just stood there so another dumb sick ending by a mangaka artist who just wanted a bitter end. As well as Tiz survival instinct would not been over rode to rescue someone she did not deeply care for either if she died protecting Thor than that would of been another story.
It was great all the way to episode 11 than it went to crap if any of what happened in 11 happened in earlier episodes I wouldn't of even watched it.
Now can someone explain how the balls were suppose to accelerate the rotation of the planet.. and what exactly would that accomplish besides killing off all life? The ending was so rushed I didn't understand half of what was going on.
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The single for the opening is out.
It's completely targetted toward fangirls of Koichi Domoto with a cover of him topless. <_< Expected, but I was hoping for some Jyu-oh-sei pictures like the ones included in the ending single.
Personally likes the anime version of the song more. But the full version is longer... and that is a plus, I suppose.
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Third and Thor have always looked almost identical, except for the color of their skin, hair and eye which were the reason nobody noticed how similar they looked otherwise. It's mentioned in the manga that Thor, as the descendant of Beast Kings, originally had dark skin and hair, it's just that in his mother's womb his DNA adapted his appearance to that of Eva Klein's. As for why he started to change only after Third died... Well, if we really wanted to find a reason it could be chalked up to the shocking events he had to face which may have sped up the process, or something. But I think it was mostly for plot reasons (it would've been a bit weird if he suddenly started to resemble Third...) and the whole twin symbolism that was- well, should've been present throughout the story.
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Got done watching it a few days ago.
The first 6 episodes were made of awesome. Thor is thrown into a world where survival is everything and for one to be set free of this world; he must battle his way to the top to become Jyu-Oh-Sei. It sounded like a generic Shonen premise but it seemed like the beginning episodes would prove me wrong. Thor was pit up against challenges that seemed like too much for him. There were no episodes that focused on him training; Thor had to use his raw wits and skills to survive. I respected the series for that. Heck, there were times that Thor didn't legitimately
win his matches thanks to intervention from the Third.
It's what made the series interesting in my opinion. Although the planet that Thor and company resided on had rules; most characters weren't willing to play by the rules as they all had something they wanted to obtain/maintain. Thus, there were conflicts and plenty of surprises. I thought that the Third would shape up into a complex character after seeing all of his manipulative habits. The first 6 or so episodes were great and really held my attention.
After that, yuck. Characterization falters and the viewer is left with a variety of revelations that barely make any sense. Zagi's characterization seems off at the end as he gets overly sentimental about Thor's actions and Tiz's sacrifice. Did anybody else expect:
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I liked the series but the second half tears me from loving it. I'd give it a 7/10. I think maybe the story was too condensed and the producers tried to pour too much material into later episodes. But this has been said already countless times so I'll drop it.
Eh, onto Le Chevalier d'Eon.
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I actually loved this series, but its let down was that it was to short, and to fast. If they had made it a 24 or 26 ep series they could of done a much better job with the plot and characters. I kept expecting Rai to reappear for some odd reason. Hopefully this will get a remake like some of the other short series of late and be remade properly.
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I have loved French since my first day in high school French I, so I always knew I wanted to continue learning the language. French is the only field in which I have studied each of my Bowdoin semesters, so it made sense for me to do the major. As for the English and Theater major, that took a bit longer to figure out. I have always been passionate about theater but never studied it in an academic situation. Eventually, I really learned to love how well this interdisciplinary major linked the literary aspects of drama as well as the more hands-on side of theater. The departments which house my respective majors are full of incredibly warm, caring, and welcoming professors, which made choosing my major much easier. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? My favorite course was in the fall of my senior year. Professor David Collings of the English department taught Intro to Gay and Lesbian Studies, which turned out to be the most amazing intellectual experience I have had at Bowdoin. Professor Collings is truly gifted at listening to his students and working everyone's ideas into class discussion. It was one of those courses where we studied everything from the biology of animal homosexuality to the abstract theories of Michel Foucault. Every day I walked out of class in a daze because there were a million and one new questions in my head that weren't there an hour and a half earlier! It was what any Bowdoin course should strive to be: intimate, engaging, scary, welcoming, and at times utterly baffling! Have you engaged in any independent research while at Bowdoin? During my senior spring semester I did an independent study in directing with the theater department. I directed The Laramie Project, which is a play about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard who was a gay college student at the University of Wyoming. It was a story that horrified and fascinated me since sophomore year when I read the play for Acting I. From that point on I thought about the play every day, imagining new ideas daily for how to direct the show. Eventually I directed a portion of it for a directing course and then researched the real story behind the play in my Gay and Lesbian Studies course and decided that I had to direct it! After prepping for over two years, rehearsing and producing Laramie proved to be one of the most exciting learning experiences of my life! It is the project that I am most proud of artistically and academically. The performances were better than I could have ever dreamt and we had a packed house each night. And in an amazing coincidence, Judy Shepard — Matthew Shepard's mother — came to campus, spoke, and met with me and the Laramie cast the day before opening night. It was almost surreal. It was a moment in my life that I'll always carry around with me in my pocket no matter where I go. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? Performing at Bowdoin has always taken up the majority of my free time. I have been in many plays, both departmental and student-directed. I also sing and dance so have been in many of the departmental dance shows, and was in an a cappella group during my sophomore year. I was also in an improv comedy group for a while. I also worked for the Office of Residential Life as a Proctor. This has been one of the most important parts of my Bowdoin experience. Unlike other schools that focus too much on disciplinary measures, Bowdoin's Res Life Office focuses on community and creating supportive networks for students. I love living and working with the first-year students in my building, especially as a senior, because they are so energetic and eager to start college. The Res Life staff is also just a huge family full of love and hugs, so basically it's my home away from home on campus. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? I spent my entire junior year in Paris with the Hamilton College Junior Year in France program. This was one of the best decisions I've made during my four years at Bowdoin. It was also one of the hardest. Right at the moment when I felt the happiest and most comfortable at Bowdoin I decided to spend a year abroad, but it was definitely worth it. I was able to improve my language skills in a way I never could have had I stayed at Bowdoin. Additionally, it was a chance to live in a city, which is something I'd never done. My hometown has 6,000 citizens and Brunswick has 22,000, so it was my first time to really experience a metropolitan setting. It had such a great effect on me that I'm going back next year. What is your best Bowdoin memory? One of my best Bowdoin memories is from sophomore year. I was with my two closest friends and we were driving back to campus, and it started raining harder than I have ever seen! It was some heavy water falling. We didn't have umbrellas or rain jackets. Once we parked the car, we paused to figure out what to do next. And without even saying a word the three of us just busted out of the car and ran around campus screaming, splashing in puddles, tearing across the quad trying to get as wet and muddy as possible! The spontaneity of it was what made it so fantastic. It was also great when we arrived at the dining hall where there was a group of trustees hiding out in the lobby, taking shelter from the rain, when all of a sudden the three of us bust in running through them, laughing, and absolutely soaking wet! What are your plans for after graduation? I was recently accepted into l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris for next year. It's a school for theater with a heavy focus on the body and how the movement of the body functions in acting and performance. Actually, two of my Bowdoin theater professors were students there, and currently some Bowdoin students are attending the school as well. It's a two-year program, and I'll be heading over in early October to start my classes. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? When you come to college get involved in two ways. Number one: join a group, get a job, or whatever it may be that incorporates a passion of yours from home and share it with the Bowdoin community. But then, number two: make sure you get involved with another club, job, sport, or organization that is totally new and foreign and learn from the experiences that others are bringing from their respective backgrounds. Sometimes there's a tendency to think that once you get to Bowdoin everything changes, and that you have to try every new opportunity possible. Although trying new things is a huge part of Bowdoin, what makes this place special is what the students bring from their homes and from their local culture. Without this importation of fresh ideas and experiences, the source of variety and diversity on campus would run dry. So, try all the new things you want, but make sure to bring those special parts of yourself to Bowdoin and share them with the community. Story posted on September 04, 2006 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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The euro weakened for a second day against the dollar after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers had a "wide discussion" on interest rates before they took a policy decision today.
The shared currency dropped from near a seven-month high against the yen after the ECB cut its growth forecasts and said it saw "downside risks" for the region. The yen strengthened versus most of its major counterparts as investors sought safer assets. New Zealand's dollar rose to a two-month high against the greenback after the nation's Reserve Bank said growth was likely to quicken.
"The fact the council discussed rate cuts, which is implicit in Draghi saying 'We had a wide-ranging discussion but in the end we decided to leave rates unchanged,' is undermining the euro," said Gavin Friend, a currency strategist at National Australia Bank in London. "We don't think the ECB is moving to a cut but the door is now open on these forecasts."
The euro depreciated 0.3 percent to $1.3032 per dollar at 2:13 p.m. in London after falling 0.2 percent yesterday. The common currency dropped 0.5 percent to 107.29 yen after rising to 107.96 yesterday, the strongest level since April 20. The yen gained 0.2 percent to 82.33 per dollar.
Draghi said the ECB now forecasts that economy will shrink 0.5 percent this year, more than the 0.4 percent contraction it predicted in September. The ECB cut its 2013 forecast to a contraction of 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent growth, and projects expansion of 1 percent in 2014, he said.
'Weak Activity'
"Weak activity is expected to extend into next year," Draghi said at a press conference in Frankfurt after policy makers left the benchmark rate at a record low of 0.75 percent.
The ECB lowered its inflation forecast for next year to 1.6 percent from 1.9 percent.
"The ECB's staff projections are predictably downbeat and there's no joy for the euro from that," said Peter Frank, global head of currency strategy at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA in London. "There's very little chance the euro area won't be in recession next year."
Gross domestic product in the euro area fell 0.1 percent in the third quarter from the previous three months, when it dropped 0.2 percent, the European Union's statistics office said today, confirming an initial estimate published on Nov. 15.
The euro has weakened 2.1 percent this year, according to Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes, which track 10 developed-nation currencies. The yen was the worst performer, falling 9.8 percent, and the dollar dropped 2.7 percent.
Kiwi Gains
The so-called kiwi advanced for a fourth day against the greenback after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its official cash rate unchanged at a record-low 2.5 percent, in line with the estimates of 16 economists in a Bloomberg survey.
"The overall outlook is for stronger domestic demand and the elimination of current excess capacity by the end of next year," central bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said in Wellington. "This is expected to cause inflation to rise gradually toward the 2 percent target midpoint."
New Zealand's dollar rose 0.5 percent to 83.31 U.S. cents after advancing to 83.41, the strongest since Sept. 28.
"The statement from the RBNZ is less dovish than the market had anticipated, and that's why we see a stronger New Zealand dollar," said Yuki Sakasai, a foreign-exchange strategist in New York at Barclays Plc. "The market saw the slight possibility of a rate cut next year."
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Former Sun Devil Andre Ethier Named Winner of the 2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award
Oct. 31, 2009
TEMPE, Ariz. - Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the recipient of the '2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award Presented by Pepsi', it was announced today. Ethier is the winner of the officially-sanctioned Major League Baseball award, as voted by the fans, which recognizes the player who performed his best when the game was on the line.
Ethier played two seasons in Tempe, hitting .371 ith 14 homers and 118 RBI. He was a second round pick of the Oakland A's in the 2003 MLB draft, following a Sun Devil career that saw him earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors twice and honorable mention All-American status.
The winner was revealed during a one-hour special, produced by Major League Baseball Productions, that aired on ESPN. Hosted by fellow Sun Devil 'Mr. October' Reggie Jackson, who is no stranger to clutch hits, The 2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award Show Presented by Pepsi celebrated the six nominees who consistently delivered clutch performances over the course of the entire 2009 Major League Baseball season. This year's MLB Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year nominees were: Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers; Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers; Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants; Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins; Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals; and Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees.
Ethier set career-highs in 2009 with 160 games played, 162 hits, 31 home runs, 106 RBI, 92 runs scored, 42 doubles and 72 walks while hitting .272 with a .508 slugging percentage and a .361 on-base percentage. The 27-year old outfielder finished fifth in the N.L. with 76 extra-base hits, tied for fifth in doubles, and was tied for sixth in RBI.
Ethier led the Majors with six walk-off hits, including a Major League record four walk-off home runs (tied with Jimmie Foxx in 1940 and Roy Sievers in 1957): June 6th against the Phillies in the 12th inning; June 29th against Colorado in the 13th inning; August 6th vs. Atlanta in the 9th; and September 15th against the Pirates in the 13th. Ethier has a Major League-leading nine walk-off hits since the beginning of the 2008 season, and his six in 2009 are the most in a single-season by any player since at least 1974. The left-handed slugger collected six multi-home run games on the year, tied for second with Philadelphia's Ryan Howard behind Albert Pujols (10) of the Cardinals. The Arizona State product became just the fourth Dodger in franchise history to amass at least 40 doubles and 30 home runs in the same season, joining Babe Herman (1930), Raul Mondesi (1997) and Eric Karros (1999). On June 26th against Seattle, Andre drove in a career-high six runs and compiled his first career three-homer game, becoming the ninth Dodger in franchise history to accomplish the feat. A second round selection in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft by the Athletics, Ethier recorded two nine-game hitting streaks during the season from June 1st-10th(.400, 14-for-35), and from July 19th-28th (.500, 17-for-24). Since August 2008, Ethier leads the Dodgers with 40 home runs.
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Jason King: AIDS Healthcare Foundation
By Robert Breining
January 7, 2013
On January 6th at 9pm EST Jason King shared his story and spoke about AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Jason King, a transplant from Los Angeles, California, lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his partner. He started working for AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in 2010 in the organization's pharmacy division where he discovered his passion for patient advocacy.
King now serves as Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Manager in AHF's Southern Bureau, where he leads local and nationwide advocacy efforts and maintains relations with state and federal officials. King has been HIV positive for 6 years and aims to have an active role in reducing stigma that revolves around HIV/AIDS especially in the gay community.
As a former beneficiary of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, King seeks to preserve the program as he joins others in protecting and expanding its capacity to provide lifesaving therapy to those in need. In his free time, King is a runner, a Pride Center volunteer and a classical pianist. Jason was also named the ADAP Advocacy Associations's (aaa+) 2011 Emerging Leader of the Year!
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Leno Won't Stop Taunting NBC About Its Ratings
He deployed a Jurassic Park joke this time.
If Jay Leno's on his way out, he's not going quietly. After poking fun at NBC's ratings last week and reportedly getting reprimanded by executive Bob Greenblatt, Leno's shown no signs of stopping. Here's what he had to say on Wednesday's Tonight Show: "According to several reports, scientists say they are getting closer and closer to being able to do Jurassic Park–style cloning of extinct species. Imagine that. Things that were once thought to be extinct could be brought back from the dead. So there's hope for NBC. It could turn around."


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What if Jane Eyre fell in love with a rock star? This is what happens in April Lindner's Jane, a modernization of Charlotte Brontë's classic work. The result is a hot retelling that teens will relate to in a heartbeat. Rock star with a wild past? Check. Teen girl with a family who doesn't understand her? Check. Passionate, roller coaster love story? All right!
When author Lindner first saw a Pride and Prejudice remake, she thought, "Not bad, but couldn't they have chosen a better book?" Looking at her favorite classic authors, she realized that Brontë's Jane Eyre would make for a good challenge. That challenge would prove to be steep, however. She wanted to remain as faithful as possible to the original work but make it inviting and understandable to the average young adult reader. The first difficulty was finding a modern reason for the class differences between Jane and Mr. Rochester. Then she thought, "What bigger chasm exists than between a poor orphan and the rich and famous?" (Not direct quotes).


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Milton Berg, 82 - July 22, 2009
Milton "Milky" S. Berg, 82, of North Platte died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home at Callaway.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel at North Platte. Inurnment will take place at the Arnold Cemetery.
Memorial book signing will be available Wednesday (today) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the memorial chapel.
Berg was born April 21, 1927, to Oscar and Clara (Olson) Berg at Grand Forks, ND.
He was a World War II veteran, enlisting in the United States Coast Guard in November of 1944. He served as a radar operator until his honorable discharge in June of 1946.
Following his enlistment, he moved to Nebraska where he met and married Florence Hickenbottom on June 25, 1951, at the Arnold Baptist Church. The couple moved to Stapleton and farmed until they sold the place in March of 1988.
Berg worked as an electrician for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement. He also was a avid ham radio operator (WAOIXF) for many years and enjoyed helping others with radio equipment as well as talking and meeting fellow operators at get-togethers in various locations, according to family members.
He was united in marriage to Armeta Singer on Nov. 7, 1992, at Apache Junction, AZ. The couple enjoyed traveling and camping at different campgrounds around the United States, said family members.
?Berg was preceded in death by: his parents, Oscar and Clara; a brother, Orville.
?Survivors include: his wife, Armeta of North Platte; daughters—Barbara (Wes) Allen of North Platte, and Betty (Randy) Pease of Arnold; a son, Bruce (Pam) Berg of Florence, MO; sister, Lois Prohaska of Bossier City, LA; grandson, Kristopher (Katie) Allen of North Platte; granddaughter, Tracy Allen of North Platte; great-granddaughter, Emilee Allen of North Platte; step-daughter, Bonnie Kovac of Phoenix, AZ; step-son, Michael Singer of Whitesboro, NY; three step-grandchildren—Patrick, Angel and Katrina; numerous nieces and cousins.
Memorials are suggested to the Good Samaritan Nursing Home at Callaway or donor's choice.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.carpentermemorial.com.
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We want to limit ticket view to the assigned agent or team. But we also need them to be able to access closed tickets for reference. All users are in the same department now and they cannot search or view tickets once they are closed.
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Wired has had a few blogs, but they're starting to roll out more, building something reminiscent of a blog network. One of the latest additions that's been buzzing around is Danger Room, a blog about "national security." It has some fun content worth checking out. Of course, some of the blogs are better than others... and a few are surprisingly thin on content.
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If you haven't heard, we're in DIY mode this year. We're being healthy (ish); we're trying new things. And we're looking to our very own FrancesRenHuang for inspiration. An acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and restaurant reviewer, FrancesRenHuang brings us flavor-packed, healthful recipes from Asia by way of Buenos Aires. With a quick glance through her FOOD52 profile page, it's obvious: this is food that makes you feel good -- and look good. (This is food from a yoga teacher, people.) The photos are vivid with color, the dishes sing with spice. They make us calm; they make us relaxed.
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February 27, 2013
Albion, MI - The Midland-based Charles J. Strosacker Foundation recently provided $250,000 toward the renovation of Albion College's Stockwell Memorial Library, part of which will become the new John S. Ludington Career and Internship Center. Along with the foundation's gift, an additional $100,000 was also directed to the project from a Strosacker fund held by the Midland Area Community Foundation. These additional funds were granted at the direction of the family of the late John S. (Jack) Ludington, '51, who was a longtime trustee of both Albion College and the Strosacker Foundation.
"The latest gifts bring continued momentum to our library renovation campaign, which promises to create new, dynamic learning spaces along with services that support all aspects of our students' education and professional development," said President Donna Randall. "The Strosacker Foundation has assisted Albion with a number of key projects through the years, most recently the renovation and expansion of our science complex. We are most grateful for this support, which reflects the strong historical ties that exist between Albion College and the Midland community."
In April 2012, Phase II of the library campaign began with a $1-million leadership gift from the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation. The Strosacker gifts bring the total funds raised for this phase of the library project to $3 million, 50 percent of the total fundraising goal, in less than 10 months.
"The renovation of Stockwell Library will provide Albion students with an innovative learning environment and help prepare them for today's world," said Bobbie Arnold, president of the Strosacker Foundation. "Jack Ludington was a trustee at the Strosacker Foundation for more than 30 years and seeing him honored in this way is a fitting tribute."
The library renovation will promote engaging learning experiences by providing the flexible study areas, information technology, and support services needed for students, faculty, and external professionals to interact with information and one another. Many areas of Stockwell Library will be reconfigured with interactive space and multimedia communications that reflect today's trend toward team projects and collaborative work. In addition to building a 21st-century library and learning commons, the completed project will include the John S. Ludington Career and Internship Center, a state-of-the-art, technology-enhanced center designed to integrate liberal arts education with hands-on professional learning experiences and services.


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Big Ten M5: 02.06.14 EditionPosted by Jonathan Batuello on February 6th, 2014
- Michigan certainly responded well to its first Big Ten loss last night by simply crushing Nebraska. The Wolverines have come back well from adversity in general since conference play started, and a lot of that has to do with Derrick Walton Jr.'s progression. The freshman point guard started the season slowly, but since Big Ten play began he has seen his scoring rise by nearly three points per game while reducing his turnovers. His jumper and decision-making have also improved dramatically as he has grown more accustomed to the college game. His play down the stretch needs to continue this way, and if it does, Michigan will remain in contention for the Big Ten title against bitter rival Michigan State.
- The dark horse status that many gave to Penn State coming into this season didn't start out so well. The Nittany Lions are now on a three-game winning streak, however, thanks to plenty of impressive numbers. Some of the most notable statistics include that of Brandon Taylor, who in the winning streak has averaged 15 points per game and 46.7 percent from three-point range, and 20.0 PPG for DJ Newbill. With a tough test at Michigan State coming tonight, Penn State will need both players to continue their recent strong play. The Lions are unlikely to win in East Lansing, of course, but if Penn State stays close with Sparty it sends a message to the rest of a muddled Big Ten that this team will compete the rest of the way.
- There were multiple reasons for Wisconsin's recent skid. One prominent reason was Sam Dekker struggling offensively, but he seems to have came out of his slump after hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers against Illinois. While Wisconsin has plenty of players who can score and take over the game when needed, Dekker's impact as a versatile forward is extremely important. The Badgers are much more effective when Dekker can exploit the match-up issues he causes by bombing away from the outside. For a team relying so much more on its offense this season, Bo Ryan's team needs its star to make sure his struggles are completely done.
- If you wanted 55 minutes of, well, uninspiring basketball, then Purdue's triple-overtime win over Minnesota last night was a real treat. The Boilermakers got the victory despite nearly giving it away with multiple missed free throws in regulation and the first two overtimes. Part of this problem is the Boilermakers' stark lack of leadership and that its best leader, Travis Carroll, rarely sees action. Carroll does his job well, working against AJ Hammons in practice and playing hard when called upon. But even if Purdue lacks a more productive on-court senior leader, there has been time for some of the underclassmen to mature and take over those duties. Plenty of teams rely on young talent to not only be competitive but win conference and national titles. Matt Painter needs to find his on-court leadership somewhere or there will be more games like last night where the Boilermakers nearly blow what appeared to be an assured win.
- Ohio State certainly needed things to start going well again. With a pair of wins against Wisconsin and Iowa this week, it appears the Buckeyes got the morale boost and confidence that they desired. It came at a critical time for Ohio State, too. With a few more losses, what seemed like a team competing for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament could have quickly found itself on the bubble. The players' comments after beating Iowa seems to bear out that they believe they will win the close games coming down the stretch. For a team that relies so heavily on its defense, the confidence to believe it will score late in close games is absolutely crucial.


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TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A former mosquito-infested swamp occupying a 5,700-acre (2,300-hectare) spit of land on Florida's west coast, MacDill Air Force base is considered a sought-after posting in the U.S. military.
The base, now at the center of a spiraling scandal that forced the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus, also boasts close civilian ties with the neighboring city of Tampa, just outside its gates.
Jill Kelley, 37, a vivacious Tampa socialite, seemed to embody that civilian bond, and did all she could to make officers and their wives feel right at home.
Those ties are under intense scrutiny because of the behavior of Petraeus, who became a friend of Kelley during a two-year stint at the base between 2008 and 2010 as head of Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East and South Asia.
Another former deputy commander at MacDill, Marine Corps General John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was caught up in the scandal on Tuesday. Defense officials revealed that he exchanged "flirtatious" emails with Kelley, who had prompted the FBI investigation that led to Petraeus' resignation over an affair with his biographer.
Defense officials and people close to Petraeus say neither he nor Allen had a romantic relationship with Kelley.
Kelley and her husband, cancer surgeon Scott Kelley, are prominent figures in the city's informal civilian support network, throwing parties at their imposing home and providing local tips and assistance for military officers and their wives.
Many of the officers were foreigners, operating as military liaisons for countries forming part of the coalition working alongside U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The base offers plenty of perks including warm winter weather, modern housing, its own championship golf course, and proximity to shopping malls and Walt Disney World resort only 90 minutes drive away.
Originally established as an Air Force base during World War Two, MacDill has evolved into the nerve-center of post-September 11 American combat operations in the Middle East and Asia, housing both CENTCOM and the U.S. Special Operations Command.
The daughter of Lebanese parents, Kelley enjoyed her role as honorary consul, driving around town with a Florida consular license plate 'JK1' on her Mercedes. ABC News reported that she has represented South Korea since August.
"I like to think of her as a welcome wagon," said Aaron Fodiman, the publisher of Tampa Bay Magazine and a friend of the Kelleys.
"When a new general's wife arrived and said, 'I want to know where to get my hair done and where to buy a birthday cake for my kids,' they knew they could call Jill and she would always help them. Everybody called Jill," he added.
The bonds of friendship were so strong with some officers that they stayed in touch after leaving the base.
Petraeus and Allen even intervened in a bitter child custody case involving the son of Jill Kelley's identical twin sister, Natalie Khawam, writing letters in her favor in September.
The Kelleys had lots of parties, with tents on the front lawn, said Janna Walker, who lives in an equally grand home a block away.
Walker said military and foreign dignitaries would attend functions and black vans and limos would arrive at the house. "I don't know if it was Secret Service, but security was around," Walker said.
Attempts to reach the Kelleys for comment were unsuccessful.
A posting at MacDill, and at CENTCOM in particular, could certainly be described as a choice assignment for a career military officer, CENTCOM spokesman Mark Blackington said.
"For a military person, they want to go somewhere where the action is," he said. "We've got a war going on and that kind of thing, and I think it would be considered desirable."
Then there are Tampa's famous strip clubs. Warren Colazzo, a co-owner of the club known as Thee Doll House, where a Sarah Palin lookalike was the star attraction during the Republican National Convention in August, said his customers include a fair number of military personnel based at MacDill.
"Anybody from the military gets in for free," he said of the club's military-friendly policies.
Together with the 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing, the base employs 15,000 active duty personnel and has an estimated $2.8 billion economic impact on the Tampa Bay area.
"Tampa is an Air Force town!" declares MacDill's website. Few in the city of 350,000 would disagree. City and county officials work hand-in-hand with the Pentagon to augment the base's role.
The city is in a battle with dozens of other bases around the country to house some of the next generation Air Force KC-46A refueling tanker jets.
"We have had a long history of mutual support," said Pam Iorio, a former Tampa mayor, citing innumerable banquets and receptions she attended at MacDill and events hosted by the city for military officers.
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual military appreciation banquet, and each November the city invites foreign military families to a coalition Thanksgiving dinner at the Tampa Convention Center.
Iorio frequently attended parties at the Kelleys' home, or saw the couple with Petraeus at military receptions on the base, but says she never heard of any improper conduct.
"That's not the way in which Tampa interacts with the military. It's a very respectful relationship, one of appreciation for their service to our country, and it's really deeply embedded in our community," she said.
She was as shocked as anyone to learn of Petraeus' affair, especially after she included glowing references to him in a book she wrote, titled 'Straightforward: Ways to Live and Lead.'
"He seemed like such a good leader," she said.
The Kelleys' financial standing has also come into question. According to county court documents, the Kelleys owe $2 million to a bank on a foreclosed office building in downtown Tampa.
The scandal is the talk of the town, said Keith Bowman, a retired wounded Vietnam veteran, who lives half the year at an RV campground for retired military and defense workers on MacDill.
He and his wife often worked out at the base gym in the mornings at the same time as the Petraeuses, and occasionally ran into them at Cellini, a nearby restaurant.
"Everybody respected the guy," said Bowman. "He was a great general. But now?"
(Additional reporting by Tom Brown; Writing by David Adams; Editing by David Lindsey, Mary Milliken and Mohammad Zargham)


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