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ANGELS CAMP - Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon is one of California's most experienced local officials.
ANGELS CAMP - Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon is one of California's most experienced local officials.
Only one other currently serving county supervisor - Michael Antonovich of Los Angeles County - has been in office longer.
When Tryon leaves office at the end of this month, he will have served for seven full terms, a total of 28 years.
Such a long period of continuous elected service is a "phenomenal feat," said David Liebler, a spokesman for the California State Association of Counties, which keeps track of the terms served by county supervisors.
Tryon never expected his elected career to last so long. He never won by a landslide and his first victory, in 1984, came after a recount and was by a single vote.
His libertarian views, particularly his stated belief that drug prohibition is a failed, counter-productive policy, provoked outrage among some voters and sparked a recall attempt within months after he was first sworn in.
And many of Tryon's proudest achievements over the years, such as crafting a community plan for Murphys or installing sewers in Vallecito, sparked backlash that cost him votes in those communities, he said.
"It was hand-to-hand combat the whole time," Tryon said his decades on the board.
Tryon, 67, said he is concerned that he and so many other experienced county leaders are leaving office all about the same time.
Tryon notes that only two of the 12 elective office holders in Calaveras County - District 3 Supervisor Merita Callaway and Coroner Kevin Raggio - have been in their elected posts for more than two years.
At the same time, County Administrative Officer Jeanne Boyce is also leaving. Boyce said she chose to retire now to spend more time with family.
Tryon said the changing Board of Supervisors was a factor. "The election took out the CAO as well," Tryon said.
Tryon, who lost to Debbie Ponte of Angels Camp, is one of three departing supervisors.
District 2 Supervisor Steve Wilensky chose not to seek another term. Chris Wright won the race for that seat. In District 1, Supervisor Gary Tofanelli lost to restaurant owner Cliff Edson.
"It was a huge loss," Tryon said of Boyce's retirement.
Tryon praised Tofanelli as the current board colleague whose work he most respects.
Tryon said Tofanelli and other experienced officials will be missed as the county government completes construction of a new jail and sheriff's administration building, seeks funding to straighten the Wagon Trail portion of Highway 4 between Angels Camp and Copperopolis, and finishes both the county-wide General Plan and a community plan for Copperopolis.
"Right now the county is solvent," Tryon said. "But there is no margin of error here."
Tryon's advice to those who will guide the county's future: Stick by principles and make solid decisions even if they are unpopular.
The current effort to craft a community plan for Copperopolis is a great example, he said. Right now the Copperopolis area is largely a collection of separate gated communities that lacks cohesion, he said.
The danger is that a poorly done community plan could make the situation worse.
"If you just give everyone everything they want, then you will have a crappy plan and a dysfunctional community as it builds out over time," Tryon said.
Tryon said the community plan he helped craft for Murphys in the early 1980s has proven itself.
That plan solved storm flooding problems by installing new drains and rebuilding Main Street. It kept trees and sidewalks to make the town pedestrian-friendly and encouraged the downtown business district to spread south toward Highway 4, Tryon said.
Another key element: Gated housing developments were not allowed, Tryon said.
"I tell every developer, don't bring me a gated community," Tryon said. "We will all succeed or fail together."
Tryon said that not only do gates fragment communities, they can actually create hazards by limiting escape routes, as is the case with the Forest Meadows development between Murphys and Arnold.
"I always told (fellow supervisor) Merita, the shame about the Old Gulch Fire is we put it out before it burned the Forest Meadows guard shack," Tryon said. "All the communities should be integrated like Murphys."
Tryon had the right degrees for a career in high finance or high tech.
Yet somehow neither the bachelor's in economics he got from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1968 nor the master's in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1972 managed to purge his cowboy philosopher tendencies.
So when Hewlett-Packard offered the new MBA a job in Colorado, he turned it down. The reason: He wanted to be closer to the family ranch. That meant seeking work in California.
Even being in state wasn't close enough to home. After a decade of securities and banking jobs in San Francisco, Brentwood and Fresno, Tryon gave it all up and came back to live on the family ranch in Angels Camp.
In 1983, former Calaveras County Supervisor Charles Wistos persuaded Tryon to accept appointment to the Calaveras County Planning Commission.
The next year, Wistos decided not to seek another term. Tryon ran for the District 4 seat and won it, after a recount, by a single vote.
That fateful election in November 1984 launched Tryon into a 28-year career with a much lower salary and radically different demands than if he'd stayed in the business world.
"I probably would have done much better (financially) if I'd gone with Hewlett-Packard," Tyron said.
He questions, however, whether financial success in a corporate career would have translated into a good life.
"Maybe I'd be on my third wife and my kids would be druggies," Tryon said.
Also fateful was the recount that gave him his one-vote victory in 1984.
"It was just a flip of the coin," Tryon said. "If I had lost that, I would have had a whole different career path and a job somewhere else."
Now, he says he's glad the election flipped as it did.
"I'm a happy old man," Tryon said.
Contact reporter Dana M. Nichols at (209) 607-1361 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/calaverasblog.


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Emirates will consider replacing its planned fleet of 175 Boeing 777s with a new version of the plane if it meets all the airline's needs, the president of the Gulf carrier said on Thursday.
The comment by Boeing's biggest customer may put pressure on the aircraft maker to speed development of a revamped 777, provisionally called the 777X. Boeing has not yet offered the 777X for sale, though carriers such as Emirates and British Airways have been planning for it to enter service by the end of this decade.
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Boeing appears to be at least a year away from offering a new version of the 777, Reuters reported this week, quoting people familiar with talks between the plane maker and its customers.
"If the aircraft meets our needs, Emirates would consider it as a replacement for our fleet of 175 current and ordered Boeing 777s, but we have no plans to place any orders at this time," Tim Clark told Reuters in an emailed statement.
He added: "Boeing has not yet approved the next generation of the 777-300ER which is not slated to be available until 2019-20."
Emirates has been pressing for the 777X to come out sooner rather than later. The 777 is one of the most successful jets of all time in terms of sales, and airlines are eager for a version that can go farther on less fuel with more passengers.
Clark was quoted as saying in an interview with Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine, published earlier on Thursday: "If it's as good as we hope it'll be, it's a natural thing to say 'yes we would probably roll over what we have to what they're offering with the new aircraft'."
The magazine also quoted him as saying: "We have been trying to get Boeing to build the 777-9x and 8x and we are working closely with them to try and persuade them that it's a good idea to build it. We are not there yet.
"I guess if they had been there we would have done orders by now but they're not. The moment you read that Boeing are launching the new 777 you will probably find that Emirates is fairly close behind."
Emirates has said it will need to replace its old 777s from 2017, which is prompting the push for a new version.
Clark also told the magazine that rival planemaker Airbus' 350-1000 model was not attractive to Emirates at the moment, unless the plane was changed. The A350-1000 is due to enter service in 2017. (Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Andrew Torchia and Mike Nesbit)

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If you take care of a toddler, preschooler, or 5-6-year-old then you will really enjoy the parenting series starting next week in Hood River.
The Next Door Inc. will host "Make Parenting a Pleasure," a parenting series in English, starting Feb. 26 and running for 12 weeks on Tuesday nights from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hood River Early Childhood Center in Pine Grove.
The facilitator will be Karon Yheulon, director of Pine Grove Head Start. Free child care is offered for children ages 6 months to 11 years, and a light dinner is provided for the family.
Taking care of a young child is exciting but also can be very challenging, since so much is developing in a child's first years. It is so helpful to learn about their temperament, what behaviors to expect for the child's age, what positive discipline tools work best and how to deal with tantrums.
The best time to take a parenting series is when a child is young; while the child is learning how to control their emotions, learning responsibility for one's actions, building their confidence and self esteem and learning how to get along with others.
The registration fee is $25 per family (financial assistance is available). The registration fee will be collected on the second week so parents, grandparents, foster parents and caregivers can check out the first week to see if the series works for them.
For more information and to register call Melissa Bramlett at 541-380-1690.
For information on this parenting series or other parenting education opportunities contact Nancy Johanson Paul at 541-436-0319 or email@example.com, or visit www.nextdoor-inc.org.
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End Grain: 'Nothing is Absolute'
Ease and speed, versus idealization of the past – sometimes.
by Alan Foljambe
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From the June 2012 issue, #197
When Lord Acton wrote that "absolute power corrupts absolutely," he was referring to politics, but he could as easily have been referring to tools. After all, he wrote this now-famous phrase in the spring of 1887, one year after Karl Benz patented his first internal combustion engine, and only six months after the death of that great machine hater, William Morris. The world was accelerating in the late 19th century, propelled forward by coal and the beginnings of the oil age. It hasn't slowed down since.
Having worked as a professional cabinetmaker for 12 years, I'm not someone who idealizes the days when logs were turned into boards by two strong men and a pitsaw. If you were lucky and got the top position, you were merely exhausted at the end of the day. If you drew the short straw, your dinner was seasoned with sawdust. Technology has eased modern lives to the point that people go to the gym in search of physical effort, but it can't be denied that when something is gained, something is lost. One need only compare medieval stonework with any new government building to be convinced of that.
In 2012, many people feel a vague sense of unease at the speed, size and strength of the world we have created. And yet, anything less than an enthusiastic embrace of every new gadget, no matter how intrusive, seems to bring on accusations of Luddism or naivete. Critics of technology are accused of hypocrisy if they are caught using anything more advanced than a sharpened stick. The message that this attitude sends is that technology should be immune to criticism from anyone who uses it in any form. Yet it is not only possible to question technology without rejecting every technical innovation, it is necessary.
Nuance and subtlety need to be introduced into the ongoing debate about technology, whether the issue is the Internet, GPS or a plunge router. William Morris understood this more than a century ago, when he questioned the social impact of technological advances. Despite his personal distaste for machines, he recognized their value in lessening the hardship of working lives, as long as they were used for this purpose rather than the further enrichment of the workers' bosses. Morris's historical voice was dampened by the cacophony of the 20th century, and he is now remembered primarily as a designer of beautiful wallpaper.
Morris's dim view of machines, however, lives on, even amongst many people who have never heard of him. Anyone who has used a freshly sharpened handplane on a piece of clear cherry is aware that neither the finished result nor the experience of the job can be replicated by a machine. The same craftspeople also realize, however, that a well-tuned table saw can save hours of unpleasant drudgery.
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The U.S. Comex gold futures rebounded 0.25% to $1,660.80 on Tuesday after falling 1.80% last week. The S&P 500 index has risen 0.32% this week and 5.73% this year. The Euro Stoxx 50 index rose 0.19% this week after rising 1.28% last week. The crude oil futures have increased every week in the past seven weeks, rising 15.5% from the recent low of $84.44 in November last year. The Dollar Index has declined 0.23% this week while the Euro/Dollar has surged to a 14-month high at 1.3492 on Tuesday. The U.S. 10-year government bond yield briefly breached 2% on Monday.
Equities and High Yield Shine Despite Cautious Tone towards the Economy
The executives at the World Economic Forum at Davos last week were cautiously optimistic about the world economy despite the fact that the S&P 500 index is just 3.66% below its 2007 peak of 1,565.15 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has surged to a five-year high. The December U.S. durable goods order rose 4.6% compared to the expectation of 2%. Corporate earnings in the U.S. have continued to beat expectations. The 10-year Spanish government bond yield has dropped 250 bp since the peak reached in July 2012. Global junk bond yields have continued to decline. On the other hand, the consumer confidence in the U.S. declined more than expected in January to 58.6 from 66.7 in December, reflecting the impact of the higher payroll taxes. The economies of Japan, Europe and the U.K are still shrinking. Policy makers' caution towards the economy suggests that the stimulus measures are unlikely to be taken away anytime soon, which will support gold prices.
Central Bank Keeps Buying Gold While Investors Sell ETFs
Bloomberg reported that the gold-backed ETP holdings fell 22 metric tons from the Dec. 20 peak to 2,610.272 metric tons on Jan. 27. As the economy recovers, investors' appetite for gold may have decreased. On the other hand, according to GFMS, the world central banks bought 536 metric tons of gold in 2012, the largest increase since 1964. The IMF reported that Russia's gold reserves rose 2.1% in December and 8.7% in 2012. Kazakhstan's gold reserves jumped 1.7% in December and a whopping 41% in 2012. Turkey's gold holdings rose 84% as domestic banks deposited gold at the central banks. Given that the sovereign debt crises are still haunting the U.S. and Europe, central banks in emerging countries will continue to add gold on top of the traditional reserve currencies.


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ASO first appeared in Stuttgart last year where the ASO performance was the third best-selling event in the inaugural performance series for the Grand Prairie Center.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is heading back to Stuttgart. The "Spirit of Christmas" performance will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Riceland Auditorium of the Grand Prairie Center.
"The community will see a fabulous performance by local artists," Director Amanda Holsted said. "We are very fortunate to have such a talented symphony orchestra in the state of Arkansas. The orchestra will also be bringing some guests artists to enhance the show. The show will be filled with Christmas favorites that will set the holiday mood."
ASO first appeared in Stuttgart last year where the ASO performance was the third best-selling event in the inaugural performance series for the Grand Prairie Center. Holsted said "we had many requests from the community to bring the symphony back for another Christmas performance.
"The show was so amazing last year that we gladly honored the community's requests," she added. "Ticket sales have been steady but we need to continue with sales to ensure a successful event."
ASO is in its 47th season and is one of Arkansas' most dynamic performing symphonic organizations. "Spirit of Christmas" will feature traditional and Pops Christmas tunes as well as a few surprise guest entertainers
Phillip Mann serves as the ASO musical director. He also serves as the San Diego Symphony's associate conductor and is a former American Conducting Fellow/assistant conductor where he conducted more than 200 performances of Jacobs Subscription Masterworks, Symphony Exposed, family and young people's concerts, Kinder Konzert, pops and other special programs.
The center is located on the campus of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, and a desert reception will be held immediately following the performance to honor UA System President Dr. Donald Bobbitt.
Tickets for this year's performance are $39, $30, $25 or $20 with a discount available for groups of 10 or more.
To purchase tickets, call (870) 673-4201 ext. 1895, go online at pccua.edu/gpc or visit the Grand Prairie Center box office.


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Today, I visited one of my favorite post-retirement haunts, the American Enterprise Institute, to hear a speech by Ashton Carter, the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Carter spoke on a wide range of defense issues, but the very first substantive point he made was that, in the current budgetary environment (and quite apart from the prospect of sequestration), Congress should not be forcing pet projects and systems on the Department of Defense. As Carter explained, for every pet project or system forced on it, the Department must forgo spending on projects and systems that fit its plans for the military of 2020.
Carter's point made me think of a recent piece in the Daily Beast by Peter Schweizer called "Crony Capitalism Creeps Into the Defense Budget." Schweizer complains that Congress is making military spending decisions that place extraneous considerations ahead of sound policymaking. He cites the recent rejection, by an overwhelming vote of 44-18 in the House Armed Services Committee, of a plan to close military bases. And he cites pressure from Capitol Hill for weapons systems that the Pentagon doesn't want. Deputy Secretary Carter also mentioned both developments.
If this congressional pressure were based on a good faith disagreement about the merits, it would be understandable, though still potentially problematic. But Schweizer argues that the pressure is often the product of "crony capitalism," not a clear-headed assessment of defense needs.
Compounding the problem is that members of Congress making these decisions have family members who serve as lobbyists for defense contractors. Congressman Bill Young (R-Fla.) is the chairman of the powerful appropriation subcommittee on the House Armed Services Committee. His daughter serves as a lobbyist for defense contractors, and in the past Young has steered money to contractors that employed his sons.
Members of Congress who sit on these committees can and often do own defense stocks. The Washington Post found in 2010 that 19 of the 28 members of the Senate Armed Services Committee held investments in military- and defense-related companies that did big business with the Pentagon. As Gordon England, who served as a senior Pentagon official in the George W. Bush administration told the Post, "I am frankly surprised they are allowed to have these investments. Every member of this committee has tremendous influence over every major contract at the Pentagon."
There was a time, perhaps, when U.S. defense spending could accommodate both our strategic interests/defense needs and the political needs of our legislators. Ashton Carter and Peter Schweizer correctly insist that this time has passed.


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In the morning chill at Riviera, Charles Howell III began his round at the Northern Trust Open with a tee shot that landed in the front bunker on the par-4 10th hole. He was only 30 feet away from the hole. And it took him four shots to finish.
Such is the nature of the best little par 4 on the PGA Tour.
The hole is 315 yards, easily reachable by most of the players. Once a threesome is on the green, they stand to the side to let the next group hit their tee shots to help with the pace of play. Some fans showed up just before sunrise and didn't leave. For golf purists, it's one of the most compelling holes on earth.
Here are a few snapshots:
The front bunker looks like a reasonable spot to be until recognizing the shallow green slopes severely to the back, and the edge is shaved to feed into the back bunker. Howell's mistake was hitting his bunker shot at the flag, which was in the middle of the green. It kept rolling by the flag and into the bunker, and from there he blasted out to about 6 feet and missed the putt. Bogey.
Michael Thompson hit driver well left of the green, which is not the worst place to be. In his case, however, he was so far left of six Bottlebrush trees that he can to hit a flop shot over a trio of towering palms. Unable to control it out of the moderate rough, it sailed too far right and into the bunker.
The good news for Thompson was Howell went first out of the bunker. Upon seeing Howell's ball go through the green and into the back bunker, Thompson wisely played some 20 feet right of the flag to keep it on the green. He two-putted for his bogey.
Kevin Stadler hit driver left of the green toward the Bottlebrush trees. Just his bad luck, the ball was close to the trunk and his only shot was to invert a short iron and play the shot left-handed. He pulled it off brilliantly - at least it looked that way. The shot was straight and rolled up onto the green, and then picked up speed past the hole and kept going, and going, until it slowed at the fringe. And then it rolled a little more and stopped near a sprinkler head. And then it rolled a few inches more and tumbled into the bunker. He blasted out to 10 feet and holed the putt for par. "That was fun," Stadler said as he walked off the green.
Stadler had not hit his bunker shot when he stood to the back of the green and watched Phil Mickelson tee off. Lefty's tee shot was too strong, left of the green, but it took one hop and hit a marshal, coming to rest about pin-high. "There's a break," Stadler said. "Wish he'd been standing by that tree."
Mickelson pitched to 10 feet, and Stadler was walking down the 11th fairway when he heard the cheer for Mickelson making birdie.
Lee Westwood's tee shot went long, well behind the green, about the place where Mickelson's tee shot would have landed if it had not hit the marshal.
Mickelson had teed off on the 11th and was about 40 yards away when he stopped and turned so he could watch Westwood played his shot.
This truly is among the best theaters in golf.
Westwood, by the way, hit a good pitch to about 15 feet for an easy par.
A year ago, Keegan Bradley was in the front bunker in the playoff with Mickelson and Bill Haas. On this day, he was well short of the bunker, so far to the right that he was close to the alternate green. It's not a good place to be.
That much was clear when a member of the group said, "Five bucks. Does he make 4 or 5? You choose."
Right before Bradley hit the shot, the choice was 4. The flop shot floated in the air and looked to be short, but it landed just over the trap and onto the fringe, and then trickled onto the green. He made a 4.
Brian Gay was in great position with his tee shot. He's among the shorter hitters in golf, and chose to lay up to the left. He had 58 yards left and a decent angle to the diagonal green. The safe shot would have been a pitch that landed on the front of the green and rolled up to about 20 feet. Gay realized the middle part of the green sloped hard to the left, so he took on a small gap just to the left of the front bunker.
It was a smaller margin of error, and he made an error. The shot was too far to the right and went into the sand. He compounded that by aiming at the flag, and his bunker shot went through the green into the back bunker. His next shot hit the 8-inch lip of the bunker and rolled back to the sand. He hit the next onto the green about 7 feet away, and the missed his putt. Triple bogey.
His caddie, Kip Henley, walked over to the 11th tee and said, "What the hell just happened?"
He added a few minutes later, "This has got to be one of the top five holes on tour. Maybe the best. And I'm saying that after my man made triple."
Gay didn't know what hit him.
"I was in a daze the next hole," he said after posting a 72.
Luke Donald was 1 over at the turn in his first tournament of the year. His caddie, Jon McLaren, motioned for him to stand straight as they waited on the 10th tee. Then, McLaren his hand on Donald's head and tilted it upward. The message was to keep his chin up. "You just saw a pep talk," he said.
Donald opted for driver and thought it was perfect, just left of the green. He was stunned to see it had rolled well past the green, leaving him a flop shot that had to flirt with the corner of the back bunker. It looked good in the air. It looked good when it just landed on the green. It looked great when it dropped in for a 2.
Standing at the back of the green he smiled and said, "This hole is a beauty."
Dustin Johnson found what is becoming known as the "Howell" bunker. It's some 40 yards short of the green, and it's where Charles Howell III hit his tee shot in a playoff in 2004. He hit a magnificent bunker shot to 6 feet (and missed the putt to lose to Mike Weir).
Johnson hit a typical shot - in never reached the green and wound up in another bunker. He dug his feet into the sand, then wised up and shifted about 15 feet to the right and aimed away from the flag. He wound up with a bogey. It could have been worse.
Ernie Els said when he won at Riviera in 1999, he laid up on the 10th hole three times. That's what he did Thursday, and his angle to the green was perfect. Even so, his wedge came close to the front bunker, landed on the fringe and spun to about 18 feet away. He two-putted for par, always a good score.
Walking off the green, Els saw a small group of reporters.
"What are you guys laughing at," he said. "You try playing this (expletive) hole."
He laughed and walked to the 11th tee - 2-under for the round and done with the 10th hole with a par. Not a bad day.


text: Student Profiles Marty Brisebois Marty Brisebois Why did you come to Bowdoin College? Bowdoin was an obvious choice for me from the very beginning of my senior year of high school. Coach Terrance Meagher was a big part of this process. His welcoming ways, along with the guidance of a few hockey veterans made my decision easier. The various faculty members I met and classes I attended immediately satisfied my preference for small classroom settings, and my scientifically oriented ambition. Everyone I have ever talked to about Bowdoin has had nothing but the greatest things to say about this place. That helped as well. Why did you decide on your major? I really thought pre-med was going to be my thing; so naturally, Chemistry or Biology represented leading candidates for the Major. Little did I know that Economics would turn out to be a "better fit" for me in the end. I guess finance is really what interests me the most, but I must say that taking a class with Professor Gregory DeCoster (Macroeconomics 256) turned out to be quite useful in understanding the link between applied economics and the financial system. What's the best class you've ever taken at Bowdoin? Macro 256 has been, without a doubt, my favorite class. That semester, I think all seventy-five of us in that class benefited from an extensive "crash course" in finance. Though some avid fans of economic theory may have been deceived or even disappointed by the contents of the first half of the semester, I thoroughly enjoyed sitting through lectures which I felt were crucial to our understanding of economics in the U. S. What extracurricular activities do you or have you participated in? When I came to Bowdoin this year, I was involved in or scheduled to be involved in: Men's Varsity Golf, Men's Varsity Ice Hockey, Big Brother/Big Sister, YALP (Young Alumni Leadership Program), and Overnight Hosting (Admissions Office). (Of course, that's changed.) Since then, I have retired from a few activities and will be enjoying my newfound dose of free time, as well as Thanksgiving and Winter break, as do most Bowdoin non-athletes. Having been a part of the hockey team for three years, I take many memories and lessons from this experience. The friendships I made during those three winters will undoubtedly remain the most rewarding part of that commitment. There is just something really cool about competing for a common goal with a bunch of your friends. And how could I forget my Thursday nights — my Bowdoin experience would not be the same without the Bowling League…I have three trophies. What's your strangest or funniest experience while at Bowdoin? Last year I took a class that I will never forget: Introduction to Film Narrative 101. In the second week of class, the professor decided it would be a good idea to get everyone involved in class discussion. My friends and I were sitting in the back row of our huge auditorium classroom, and so, we represented obvious targets. He was calling on everyone to answer questions about various filming techniques. He got to my neighbor and posed a question which even I could not intelligently answer. Unfortunately, my friend couldn't either, and he answered incorrectly, and I knew the same question was coming my way. As soon as the professor began addressing me, I quickly cut him off and said: "I don't know." Again, my teacher spoke to me and this time I let him finish. Overtaken by my nervousness and embarrassment, I uttered the same response. This time, the whole class exploded in laughter. Fearing that they were making fun of me for my cinematic incompetence, I was only more ashamed to later discover that my teacher simply was asking for my name. What are your plans for after graduation? I hope to find a job in Finance, doing something that either will make me feel really smart, or something that will make me feel ignorant, and from which I will learn a great deal of important things. Is there anything else about Bowdoin or your experiences here that you would want prospective students to know? Bowdoin is a great place to try new things. Some people come here as first years with an idea of what they want to do after graduation, only to leave four years later with no clue. Your experience here is not measured, in my humble opinion, by the first job you get, or your cumulative GPA, but rather the friendships and personal discoveries you have made along the way (real deep, I know). Story posted on November 13, 2003 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Beck's Forte: Teaching
April 04, 2008
An inspiration to students and teachers alike, Nora Beck, professor of music, strives to teach more than music history. Students in her classes learn to juxtapose language and music, music and history, reality and imagination–all in an environment nourished by her expertise and passion.
Beck's approach to music education earned her the distinction of Master Teacher by the American Musicological Society at its annual conference in November 2007. Beck is only the third teacher to earn such an honor from AMS.
Students in Beck's courses in music history and appreciation are not at all surprised by her award. Music major Ariana Lenarsky CAS '09, a transfer student, says her experiences in music history at her former institution had been either dry or frenzied.
"Professor Beck teaches gracefully," Lenarsky says. "At the end of my first semester at Lewis & Clark, I feel confident discussing the ideals of Romanticism, the politics of late-18th-century Vienna, and the lovesick mishaps of every composer from Beethoven to Verdi–yet I don't feel as though I've swallowed a textbook."
Beck engages her students in class discussions and activities, sharing freely her deep knowledge of the field and making history palpable in her classroom.
"I've given my heart to music education," Beck says. "I believe teaching is a trade–a trade you must learn well. I feel incredibly honored to have been selected for this award."


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Annual Report 2000-2001
The annual report of the Teacher Education Committee (TECC) is submitted to the Hawai`i State Legislature in compliance with the provisions of Section 304-20, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. TECC membership is comprised of representatives of the institutions of higher education (IHE) in the State of Hawai`i--University of Hawai`i at Manoa, University of Hawai`i at Hilo, Brigham Young University of Hawai`i, Chaminade University of Honolulu, and University of Phoenix, Hawai`i—all of whom participate in the preparation of teachers and other education professionals as well as the Hawai`i State Department of Education. The TECC met from September 2000 through May 2001 for a total of eight meetings.
The Dean of the College of Education at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and the Superintendent of Schools for the Hawai`i State Department of Education share leadership roles for the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee. The Dean of the College of Education served as chair and facilitated the meetings for 2000-2001 AY.
Members of the Teacher Education Committee, in setting up the agenda for the 2000-2001 year, focused on the following major topics for discussion and/or action:
· Legislation - Teacher Licensing and Credentialing Standards
· Professional Development Credit
· Hawai'i Plan for Title II Reporting Requirements
· HEA Title II reporting
· SATE 200l Approval Standards
· Fingerprinting and Criminal History Background Check
· Teacher recruitment and retention
Details of all discussions are appended in the minutes of respective meetings.
TECC reviewed five education-related bills initiated by NCTAF and submitted to the 2000-2001 Legislature. All five bills passed. The bills addressed furthering the professionalism of education. 1) A bill to support the hiring of DOE retirees without penalty to encourage retired teachers to have options to return as part-time teachers or mentors or resource personnel to assist the DOE in the induction of new teachers; 2) a bill to support incentives for teachers to seek national board certification; 3) a bill to support funding of Professional Development Schools in order to provide more site and clinical based development; 4) a bill to support efforts to recruit teachers in the state DOE's shortage areas by providing a loan forgiveness program for qualified applicants enrolled in a public Institution of Higher Education; and 5) a bill to expand the role of the Hawai'i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to grant, review, and revoke licenses. The bill would also give HTSB, responsibility for approving teacher education programs. HTSB's membership will increase from nine to thirteen to include the DOE superintendent or his/her designate, a representative from the Independent Schools and two additional teachers. The TECC had recommended that the loan forgiveness program be extended to include private IHEs.
The Superintendent and his staff will be collaborating with members of the HTSB during the 2000-2001 academic year, to ensure an efficient, effective and timely transition related to a change in licensing authority.
A fundamental feature of the PD program is its emphasis on bringing about a sense of "renewal" for teachers and participating schools. Its intent is to generate ideas that would contribute to new insights.
Each Institute of Higher Education (IHE) reported on the pilot project for awarding professional development credits to DOE teachers who serve as mentors for teacher education candidates who completed their field experiences in the public schools. The program, piloted in the Spring 2000 semester, was reviewed by the TECC subcommittee responsible for overseeing its development and implementation. TECC approved the subcommittee's recommendation to continue the same process used in the pilot for granting PD credits to OP (field experience) and student teaching teachers (mentors). The recommendation allows each institution to determine its procedure and program as long as it address Standard IX of the Teacher Performance Standards of the HTSB; requires IHE's to review the "product" or reflection papers before submitting them to the DOE and expects IHE's to provide the DOE with three samples of the product along with the list of names of teachers recommended for the PD credit.
A Professional Development Coordinating Council (PDCC) has been formed by the Superintendent to complete an evaluation of the PD credits to ensure that quality professional development standards are met. The PDCC will merge the eight Professional Development standards established by the National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching (NPEAT) with the nine standards developed by the Superintendent. A brochure on this is being developed for use by all the schools.
The Hawai`i Plan for Title II reporting requirements of the Higher Education Act (HEA) was presented by the DOE. After some discussion and review of it, TECC approved the Hawai`i Plan which includes the following key features: 1) that IHE will verify data on program completers, ensuring that they have taken the appropriate PRAXIS exams; 2) that a "supplemental information" session will be included in the report; 3) that a timeline be provided for the development of criteria procedures and processes for identifying "at risk" and "low performing" institutions. Criteria will be applied in April 2003. A "low performing" IHE will be given two years to improve; federal funds will be withheld from designated "low performing" IHE's. ETS will track program completers for three years starting with academic year 1999.
Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended, addresses the issue of the quality of teacher preparation by authorizing new federal grant programs to support the recruitment and preparation of new teachers and by creating a new accountability measure. Institutions must report the pass rates of program completers on tests required for licensure in the state and the programs must be ranked according to pass rates of their respective program completers. The first of the three-year reports will cover program completers of the 1999-2000 academic year.
A copy of the HEA Title II Report Card prepared by each IHE was distributed for sharing and discussion. A "position" statement that provides a context for the Title II reporting requirement was made available for use by IHE's.
The SATE 2001 standards committee continuously updated TECC with progress of their report which was completed in Spring, 2001. The revised SATE aligned several state and national performance standards. The recommendations by the SATE committee include the adoption of the unit standards of NCATE 2000, HTSB, and the Hawai'i Content and Performance Standards. The recommendations were approved by the Superintendent. The next step is for the DOE to convene a committee to propose a process for implementing the new SATE standards.
The close proximity in which candidates in teacher education programs work with children has made it necessary to screen "teacher trainees." The DOE is responsible for screening candidates and for conducting criminal history background checks. IHE is responsible for notifying students of the need to undergo fingerprinting and criminal history check. Colleges of education are not responsible for pre-education students' practicum experiences in the schools which they voluntarily engage in to fulfill an admission requirement.
Members of the TECC recommended that the DOE issue "clearance" certificates for "trainees" who have undergone criminal history checks/fingerprinting.
The Employee Background Check Task Force updated TECC on their progress. The task force will meet in the summer to review the procedures, finalize the guidelines and begin the implementation of the guidelines by the end of Fall semester 2002.
The DOE' Division of Administrative Services presented to TECC a Recruitment and Retention Continuum Plan to attract, increase and keep professionals in the field of education. The recruitment aspect of the plan is designed to include a variety of approaches and includes in-state and mainland recruitment activities. The retention strategies include assessing needs of new employees, providing incentives, improving partnerships with various IHE's and other agencies providing resources for the state's school system, and establishing a Center for Professional Development The plan has been forwarded to the Superintendent for his review.
The TECC membership wishes to acknowledge the continued support and commitment of the Hawai`i State Legislature to ensure the provision of quality education for students enrolled in Hawai`i's public schools. The cooperative efforts of the TECC members and their respective institutions and organizations affirm a legacy of caring and excellence in education.
Respectfully Submitted,
Randy Hitz, Dean Patricia Hamamoto
College of Education Interim Superintendent
University of Hawai'i at Manoa Hawai'i State Department of Education
November 6, 2001


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Our Casey Came Home
This is our story. We had rescued Casey from an abusive home in late January. He suffers from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and is scared of everything and everybody, especially men.
We had boarded him once and it took about 4 or 5 days to get him re-acclimated to being back home. So I thought that to prevent him from getting stressed out, we would have friends to come over and feed him and our other dog, Dixie. They came over to meet him and he hid underneath my car in the garage. After sitting there for about 30 minutes he finally ate the treats that she gave him.
We left on our camping trip on Thursday, August 4 with both of us feeling apprehensive, but we thought the worse case, Casey would not eat. I told the friends not to force him in his crate and if he wouldnt go to just leave him out with Dixie. They were trying to get him in his crate and he ran off and jumped the fence!
I got a call around 9:15 pm that Thursday night (we had just come in for the night) and the message said call as soon as possible; however, I didnt check my messages until around 9:45 pm I called and we hit the road for home. Left the camper up there and headed home. I called my neighbor who went to the house and saw him lying in front of the gate. I called the other friends who had gone to feed him and they were on their way back to the house. I told her to put his food out and open the gate in the hopes that he would go in and go back in the basement with Dixie.
She did that and when she left, Casey was standing in the front yard. We still had another hour and a half to go before getting home! So, by midnight, Casey was gone. We called and looked until 5 am the next morning, went to bed, got up again at 6:30 and started again. At 3:20 am, I posted him as Lost on the animal control Lost & Found, I put it in the newspaper, made signs and posted them in the neighborhood, contacted AARF, looked in the woods, went around to the neighbors and told them to watch for him and I also posted it on the WXII Lost & Found. We did everything we knew to do. I contacted Lassie Come Home only to find out they were out of business. I also thought about a tracking service.
We were just sick over losing him. We worried that he couldnt defend himself against other dogs or coyotes.
At 7 am on Saturday, August 20th, I noticed a message on my answering machine. I, nor my roommate, had heard the phone ring as we both have phones in our rooms. I played the message and the man said, I think I may have your dog. We both tried not to get our hopes up as we had been thru this before. So we jumped in the car and by car, it was not a great distance, but by foot for a 7 month old puppy who is scared of his own shadow, its a pretty good way. We drove up and the man said, he had just returned from Pittsburgh and noticed his flowers were mashed down. He went to see and saw a dog lying between the flowers and his house. He gave him water and dog biscuits. He didnt know how long he had been there either. He contacted the animal shelter who, thankfully, gave him my phone number. We cautiously went around the corner of the house and I was hoping and praying .I looked and it was him! It was Casey! I started crying and my roommate saw him and she started crying. I slipped the leash around his neck and my roommate held the leash. I ran home to get Dixie (because Casey wasnt moving much). Dixie went up to him, they touched noses, then Casey started kissing all over Dixie and he followed her to the truck.
We took him straight to the vet and other than losing a couple pounds and having a bacterial infection and blood in his urine, he seemed to be in pretty good shape. The vet put him on antibiotics and we brought him home!
The rest of Saturday was spent just watching him play and eat in the backyard and thanking God that our Casey was back home! We just couldnt believe he was finally back after being gone for 2 weeks and 2 days!
The vet is referring us to a behaviorist in Greensboro who can, hopefully, help Casey and us with his PTSD and his panic disorder.
Thankfully, a very nice man found him and thankfully the animal shelter gave him my number. Dont give up! Keep checking with the animal shelter and having up-to-date pictures help. Get the word out and let people know, not just in your immediate neighborhood, but in the surrounding neighborhoods this was about a 8 minute car ride from the house and he had to cross Lewisville-Clemmons Road, which is a busy road.
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Security and the IoT
Using my mobile phone and various IoT devices, today, I can track my steps, manage my health, control my lights, turn off the coffee, and lock the doors.VIEW Blog
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As President and CEO of PointClear Solutions, David works with the board and executive team driving the vision and strategies of the company. His 36+ years of technology and business experience have helped PointClear achieve exceptional and steady growth since he joined the company in 2010. David honed his skills during the first 18 years of his career in Fortune 500 companies. Since then he has used those skills to create and build numerous companies including eHealthClaim, EquaTerra, Halo Monitoring, American Bank of Huntsville, Harvest Business Advisors and PointClear Solutions. David earned a BS in Business Management/Finance from the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Blaine co-founded PointClear in 2006 and has been heavily involved in all aspects of the company as it has grown from a startup to a market leader. Blaine started his career at NASA and spent 17 years there studying vibration and acoustic effects in the Space Station and the Space Shuttle programs. Prior to PointClear, Blaine was involved at startups in the healthcare and software development areas, including eHealthClaim and ComFrame. Blaine earned an engineering degree from Auburn University, and currently serves as a mentor at numerous incubators in the Nashville area.
As Chief Operating Officer, Daren works closely with the company's leadership to guide and direct the day-to-day operations of the company. For over 25 years, Daren has served in progressively more responsible leadership positions across a wide range of privately held and publicly traded companies, including "Fortune" companies. Daren has dedicated his career to the delivery of creative solutions in the healthcare information technology marketplace. Daren holds a degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering.
Neal Evans, PhD., is both a founder and board member at PointClear Solutions. His interests include artificial intelligence, computational physics, and evolutionary algorithms. His contributions range from the theoretical to the practical, including advances in machine learning, physics, and theoretical optics, and application of these concepts to health informatics. He is a member of the American Physical Society (APS), the Optical Society of America (OSA), and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). He has published in scientific journals and books. Neal is a former board member of the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club and volunteers for Carpenter's Hands in Birmingham, Alabama.
Paul is an Executive Vice President with PointClear and President of Worry Free Labs where he focuses on strategy, client development, corporate development and building an exceptional team. He enjoys helping clients achieve exceptional results in digital through their design and technology partnerships with our firm. His early career includes helping fortune 500 clients as a management consultant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and product development at startups. Paul further developed his skill set in his over 8 years advising Fortune 500 companies on strategic transactions at Barclays Capital and Banc of America Securities. He received a MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and a B.S. from NC State University. When he's not in the office, you can find him trying to surf in Montauk or playing a round of golf.
Lee Farabaugh is both a member of the Board of Directors and founder of PointClear Solutions. She is a senior technology design, operations, and innovation expert, with more than a decade of experience in financial technology (fintech) and healthcare IT. Currently, Lee is serving as chief operating officer of Core10, a company that she also co-founded. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in studio art from Wake Forest University, a master's degree in human-computer interaction from Georgia Tech, and a master's degree in health informatics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she is an adjunct instructor. Before joining PointClear in 2006, she was a usability engineer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As Vice President of Project Management, Shawn oversees a team of project managers to ensure the successful delivery of client's software development engagements. Shawn is a motivated, personable business professional with over 12 years of product and project management experience. Since joining PointClear Solutions in 2011, he has applied his project management skills to numerous projects spanning several months to multi-year engagements. He is accomplished in project management methodologies, web and mobile development projects, project planning, team building and communication. Shawn earned a BS in Education from Missouri State University and is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
As a Principal Architect, Thadd helps PointClear Solutions design innovative and scalable web applications and mobile app back-ends. Thadd has a degree in Physics and Math and started his career in defense. After spending 7 years building ground control systems for unmanned systems, first for the Navy and later for Raytheon, Thadd moved on to work on web technologies. He has been using Ruby on Rails since its infancy and has helped launch dozens of successful web and mobile projects.
Josh is the UX Design Principal based in our Nashville office. He leads a team of design experts where he drives UX strategy, creativity, and client engagement. Josh also collaborates with the other UX Design Principals to push the boundries of UX industry standards. Prior to joining PointClear, Josh was the Senior Manager of UX at Medhost where he led the design efforts of a cutting-edge EHR. Josh earned his BS in Management Information Systems at Tennessee Technological University.
As a UX Design Principal, Jeanie Barker leads a highly specialized team of Senior User Experience Experts and Visual Designers in our Atlanta office. With over 16 years of usability and interface design experience, 14 of which have been spent in the healthcare and public health domains, Jeanie specializes in design thinking and user research methodologies. Jeanie holds a Masters of Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech, and a BS in computer science from Rochester Institute of Technology. She is a member of the adjunct faculty of University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Health Professions, teaching Masters level students about user experience in healthcare information technology.
As a Sr. Business Analyst for PointClear Solutions, Tiffani provides clients comprehensive business consultation on all phases of the software development lifecycle and client delivery model. She also serves as the Account Manager for key strategic accounts working hand in hand with clients driving product strategy and ensuring the alignment needed to yield both product development and launch success. Tiffani's commitment to healthcare IT is undeniable. She has held multiple positions as a Board Member of the Alabama Chapter of Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) over the past 5 years, most recently serving in the role of President from 2013 – 2015. Tiffani holds a Master of Science in Health Informatics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she was awarded The Outstanding Health Informatics Graduate Student (Masters) in the Department of Health Services Administration. She is also a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).
Laura Alabed-Olsson joined the PointClear Solutions team in September 2016 and brings more than 20 years of marketing and communications experience and expertise to her role. She is responsible for supporting go-to-market strategies for both PointClear Solutions and Worry Free Labs brands via traditional marketing and sales enablement. Previously, Laura served healthcare IT startups Change Healthcare (before it was acquired by Emdeon) and InQuicker. Laura also spent many years in the healthcare provider space, providing communications support to executives at Quorum Health and LifePoint Health. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Alabama and resides in Nashville, TN.
For more than 20 years, technology has been at the center of Tommy White's career. Across multiple industries, including industrial automation, process control, banking, retail, and healthcare, he has used this central theme to make great ideas a reality. Among the leading international organizations with which Tommy has worked are Siemens, BBVA, and InfluenceHealth. Leaning on degrees in both computer science and psychology, he fully understands that solutions are not independent topics, but rather a choreographed dance between business, technologies, and end users.
Tommy has been a part of the PointClear Solutions team since early 2016 and serves as Vice President, Solutions Management. He is based out of the Birmingham, Alabama, office and his team is responsible for establishing the strategic services that PointClear clients and partners take advantage of for long-term planning, roadmap definition, and execution. PointClear's proven Solutions process is both a core driver for success, and an accelerator for any multi-phase, multi-platform solutions.
HR and Recruiting Manager Olivia Winn is charged with overseeing all aspects of human resources, as well as technical and operational recruiting, for the ever-growing PointClear Solutions team. Previously, she served one of the country's largest and fastest-growing IT staffing firms. After successfully launching a direct hire division there, she joined DaVita Healthcare Partners to advance her talent acquisition and management skills. Olivia is a graduate of The University of Alabama and resides in Franklin, TN.
Solutions Director Shawn Farrar joined PointClear Solutions in 2011 and offers expertise in enterprise and business strategy, project management, product management, business analysis, and vendor management. Previously, he served as a global project manager at Apple and a manager, cloud systems, at Hertz Global Holdings. Shawn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in human factors from the University of Illinois and is currently pursuing a master's degree in health informatics from Northwestern University. He is a certified scrum product owner (CSPO) and based in our Atlanta office.
Jared Lisenby joined the PointClear Solutions team in January 2017 and brings more than 16 years of healthcare business development and sales expertise to his role. As our senior vice president of Business Development, Jared's primary responsibility is maximizing new business growth, while managing and leading all aspects of PointClear's Business Development team.
Previously, Jared served as vice president of Sales and Channels at Patientco. Prior to that, he was a member of the leadership team at Greenway Health, where he worked for 12 years, primarily serving as vice president of Sales, Southeast and East regions, and as vice president of Business Development. Before Greenway, Jared worked in sales at Oracle Corporation.
Jared holds a bachelor's degree from Auburn University. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his growing family, cheering on the Auburn Tigers, and enjoying time with friends.
Michael Atkins joined PointClear Solutions in 2017 and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's technical services functions, including management of a team of architects and engineers.
Before joining PointClear, Michael spent several years with Change Healthcare, where he served as the company's director of Applications Development, Engagement Solutions. Prior to this, he was a director of Healthcare Clinical Solutions Development with Walgreens.
Michael holds a BPA in computer science and accounting from Mississippi State University. He's based out of PointClear's Nashville office.
Chris Hammack brings to the PointClear Solutions team more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience. A seasoned sales and business development leader, he most recently served Greenway Health as a regional vice president. He offers expertise in population health and revenue cycle operations, among other areas of healthcare.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and holds various other networking, management, and sales certifications, including one from the Sandler sales training program.
Chris Karabinos has been with PointClear Solutions since 2011, serving in various business development positions, including sales, marketing and partnership development. As vice president of Business Development, he has helped develop PointClear's business in the healthcare technology market nationally, as well as in the Southeast United States.
Previously, Chris served eHealthClaim, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and ChoicePoint. He is very active in the HIT community in Georgia, serving on the boards of TAG-Health, Health 2.0 Atlanta and Kennesaw State University's Healthcare Management & Informatics School. Chris has also served on the HIT Leadership Summit's Steering Committee since 2012. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.


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2009 (Track and Field): Ran in the middle to long distance events for the Crusaders ... posted top times indoors of 4:54.15 in the mile run, 9:24.12 in the 3,000m run and 16:48.90 in the 5,000m run ... was second-fastest Valpo runner outdoors in the 10,000m run, posting a time of 34:28.68 at the Horizon League Championships ... also registered top times outdoors of 4:28.40 in the 3,000m run and 17:34.14 in the 5,000m run ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters.
2008 (Cross Country): Ran three times for the Crusaders as a sophomore ... opened season with a time of 22:47 at the 6K Crusader Open ... crossed the line over the 8K course at the Evansville Invitational in 28:56.01 ... also competed for Valpo at the Horizon League Championships ... earned Horizon League Academic Honor Roll recognition for both the fall and spring semesters.
2008 (Track and Field): Posted top times during freshman campaign indoors of 9:52.71 in the 3,000m run (HL Championships) and 17:08.76 in the 5,000m run (Findlay Classic) ... did not run during outdoor portion of the season.
2007 (Cross Country): Competed four times for the Crusaders as a freshman ... opened collegiate career with a time of 22:57 over the 6K course at the Crusader Invitational ... posted a season-best 8K time of 28:23.47 at the Evansville Invitational ... also ran at the Indiana Intercollegiates and the Horizon League Championships.
Prep: Did not earn any letters in track for the Shamrocks ... earned two letters in cross country ... was named team's Most Improved runner ... also earned Mental Attitude Award ... earned Second Team all-Noblesville Ledger accolades as a senior ... a member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Chris is the son of William and Ardice Bednarczyk ... major is meteorology ... has earned Presidential academic honors during his time at Valpo ... born March 20, 1989.
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Curt Chambers has taken his pulsating fusion of Rock and R&B solo! Capable of leaving fans stunned, fellow musicians inspired and the music lover begging for more, Curt invites his listeners on a journey to experience what unbridled ecstasy must feel like. With layers of raw emotion so intense it leaves you shaking, enhanced by his almost surprisingly tamed voice, Curt's solo projects like 4 Play, a reminder of what seductive emotion is, provides a stunning display of his versatility as a performer and artist.
Wielding an astounding burst of unparalleled energy as the former frontrunner of the sensational band Franklin Bridge, Curt Chambers is a powerhouse of controlled force and passion. The band's previous group project, Franklin Bridge Live at Grape Street displays Curt's ability to transition from the ferocity of rock's rougher edges and into R & B's liquid smoothness.
Curt has graced the stage with an array of music's heavy hitters, including P. Diddy, LL Cool J, and the one and only Mr. B.B. King. His breathtaking talent propelled Franklin Bridge to a spot in the top 10 finalists on Fox's hit television show, The Next Great American Band. Professional trained as a graduate from William Patterson University's Jazz and Performance Studies program, his inspirational creativity having been honed as the musical director of R&B veteran Eric Robinson.
His guitar, keyboard and vocal credits include working with some of music's elite bands and singers such as Jeff Bradshaw's Bone Deep, Kindred the Family Soul's Surrender 2 Love, Jazzyfatnastees' Tortise and the Hare, Anthony Hamilton's Ain't Nobody Worryin', J.R.'s Metamorphosis and Heather Headley's In my Mind.
Curt has bought his vibrant sound to venues all over the East Coast, bringing d-o-w-n the house and leaving fans aching for more at such landmark venues as his native Philadelphia's Brittingham's Pub and World Café, renowned D.C. alternative concert hall Black Cat, and at festivals including Baltimore's African American Heritage Festival. A commanding performer himself, Curt has toured with a mind-blowing assortment of music's current geniuses including India Arie, Vivian Green, Jill Scott, Mario, Keisha Cole and Eric Roberson.
Simply put, Curt Chambers's eclectic range of Rock's energy and R&B's style produces a sound unlike anything you have ever heard. This is what the industry has been waiting for.
Please enjoy the performance video from their show Brittingham's in Lafayette Hill, PA
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Whoa, where do I start? This long weekend brought several goodies for the Vineyard birders. It all started on Thursday, August 30, when Dick Jennings, who runs the Cape Pogue trips for The Trustees of Reservations, called in the morning to say he had spotted a marbled godwit at Cape Pogue the day before and was able to get a photo of the bird the next day. Great excitement resulted.
This shorebird, sporting an extra long two-toned bill, has been seen only five times in the fall since 1984. Usually only one marbled godwit arrives on the Vineyard shores at a time. There have been two exceptions to the solitary sightings. The first was three birds seen at Squibnocket in 1936 by R. Hornblower and H. Atkins and the second was 12 seen by Allan Keith at Sengekontacket Pond on Oct. 24, 1994.
At dinnertime the same day, Catherine Deese called to say that she, her son Brian Deese and Eddie Barrett were watching an albino tree swallow flying around the Seven Gates Fields with a huge flock of tree and barn swallows. Shortly thereafter Eddie and Brian arrived at the house with a video of the bird that Brian had taken: a very pretty and different looking swallow. Catherine, Brian and Eddie never saw the bird again but they have a nice video to remember the sighting by.
Then, on Sunday, Sept. 2 Bob Shriber called me from the Gay Head Cliffs to say he had spotted a yellow-headed blackbird. Lanny McDowell arrived at Aquinnah as Bob was describing where he had seen the bird — by the lighthouse and then in the circle — and was able to get photos. Flip Harrington, Jane Grawe and I drove up to Aquinnah, but were unable to spot the bird. Bob and Lanny figured the bird had flown off the Gay Head Cliffs headed south with a flock of red-winged blackbirds.
Finally, Whit Manter called on Tuesday, Sept. 4 to report that a western kingbird was on the fence line at Pond View Farm. This western species usually appears on the Island after a westerly blow.
Bird Sightings
Scott Stephens was south of Noman's Land on August 23 and spotted eight red-necked phalaropes and a juvenile gannet. On his way back into Menemsha he counted 11 ospreys.
Rena and Ozzie Fischer showed me the photographs of the strange northern cardinal they spotted at their feeder. Judy Miller read about this strange cardinal and called to say she had seen a similar bird in her Vineyard Haven yard. Recently at the Gay Head Moraine land bank property I spotted a molting male cardinal and it appeared to have a dark head. So my conclusion is that the Fischers, Judy Miller and I are seeing northern cardinals in molt.
On August 31, Jane Grawe and I met with Lanny McDowell and Allan Keith and went out to Cape Pogue and Wasque. We spotted the marbled godwit. Other shorebirds of interest we saw that day were three whimbrels. We spotted a Cooper's hawk, an American kestrel and two merlins. One merlin looked as though it had been shaken and stirred in a bucket of water. This hawk probably had been caught in a rain squall and was hanging around Wasque trying to dry off. We also spotted three black terns over Cape Pogue bay and red-breasted nuthatches at the pines at Wasque.
Tree swallows, both albino and regular, are in the news. Both Larry Hepler and Erin Gray reported huge flocks of tree swallows moving at the beginning of September. Larry watched the flock over the fields at Black Point hawking insects on Sept. 1 and Erin observed a large flock moving down Vineyard Sound from Chappaquonsett on Sept. 3. This is the time of year that the swallows group up to feed to fuel up for their southern migration.
Jane Grawe had an early sighting of three dark-eyed juncos on Sept. 1 at Quansoo. I joined her later and we added pine, prairie and black and white warblers and a common yellowthroat. The same day Allan Keith found two female green-winged teal at Squibnocket Pond.
Ann Berger called to say that she had spotted an American bittern at the Edgartown end of Katama Bay on August 31.
On Sept. 2, several birders were observing at Aquinnah. Alan Sgroi, Laurie Walker and Katharine Colon spotted Wilson's, black and white, and prairie warblers and common yellowthroat. Laurie and Katharine were lucky enough to spot the yellow-headed blackbird that Bob Shriber first spotted. Laurie and Katharine continued on to Lobsterville where they spotted a female ringed necked pheasant with 10 chicks. There were still four ospreys in the area and bobolinks and red-breasted nuthatches are a daily sight around the Vanderhoop Homestead. Alan Sgroi continued birding at the Gay Head Moraine property and spotted a male black-throated blue warbler.
Bob Shriber, Flip Harrington, Jane Grawe and I birded the Gay Head Cliffs and the Gay Head Moraine property on Sept. 3. We spotted black-throated blue, prairie, magnolia and chestnut as well as the first tufted titmouse I had seen in Aquinnah. At the pond at the junction of Lighthouse and Lobsterville roads, we saw a solitary sandpiper and two wood ducks. We spotted a good selection of raptors including osprey, northern harrier, merlin and sharp-shinned hawk. Bob Shriber mentioned that he had seen a blue-headed vireo at his house in Aquinnah on Sept. 2. Allan Keith added that he spotted a Nashville warbler on Moshup Trail on Sept. 3 and at Squibnocket he added a Magnolia, Wilson's and Blackpoll warblers and a warbling vireo as well as two sharp-shinned hawks.
Again on Sept. 3, Dick Knight counted 13 great egrets and two great blue herons at Poucha Pond on Chappaquiddick.
On Sept. 4, Alan Sgroi spotted a yellow-billed cuckoo and both eastern wood pewee and phoebe at Felix Neck.
Allan and Winkie Keith went to Cape Pogue on Sept. 4 and spotted brant, yellow-bellied flycatchers, red-breasted nuthatches, male Cape May warbler and two least flycatchers.
Matt Pelikan reports two green herons, a dozen wood ducks and a single female ring-necked duck at the pond by Cranberry Acres. He also noted that eastern kingbirds and chimney swifts have disappeared and headed south this weekend.
Whit Manter mentioned that he had watched a very young Cooper's hawk chasing an adult and begging food by the West Tisbury Fire Station and baseball field a couple of weeks ago.
Please call in your sightings to the bird hot line at 508-627-4922.


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Heavy grasshopper presence means caution for winter wheat planting
Even with rain in some areas of the state this summer, grasshopper activity has been very high in many parts of Nebraska.
With upcoming winter wheat planting, growers need to consider options to manage potential grasshopper problems in establishing wheat this fall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists say.
Large numbers of grasshoppers in areas surrounding wheat fields threaten seedlings as they emerge, said Bob Wright, entomologist in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
"Emerging winter wheat has very limited foliage and grasshoppers can easily keep the wheat clipped back completely, causing stand losses in the field margins," he said.
Grasshopper populations decline through the late summer and fall, but they can remain in significant densities until after the first hard freeze.
Growers need to monitor grasshopper densities in areas surrounding wheat fields both before and after planting, said Gary Hein, UNL entomologist.
Normal threshold densities in areas surrounding cropland need to be lowered because of the damage potential, he said.
"Densities in the range of 11 to 20 grasshoppers per square yard in non-crop borders surrounding newly planted wheat fields may be enough to cause significant loss," Hein said. "If grasshopper densities are extreme, it is difficult to completely eliminate the damage in emerging wheat."
However, several options are available to help reduce the risk and/or manage the problem:
Avoid early planting in areas of high grasshopper activity. Planting higher risk fields near the end of the optimum planting window will reduce the time period that a field will need to be protected from grasshoppers in the fall.
Increase the seeding density of wheat in field margins. This may compensate for partial stand loss and allow for a reasonable stand after grasshopper damage has run its course.
Neonicotinoid seed treatments, such as Gaucho and Cruiser, can provide protection from emergence, and treatment can be easily limited to treating only the field margins to reduce costs. These treatments will be effective for moderate grasshopper densities, but they will likely not hold up under severe grasshopper pressure. These seed treatments are only available through a certified seed treater so advanced planning is necessary when ordering seed. Also, to be effective the highest registered rate of product must be applied to the seed.
Several foliar insecticides can be used to treat wheat for grasshopper control; however, treatment of the emerging wheat crop will result in little residual activity of the product because of the restricted leaf area for insecticide deposition. For more information about insecticides, consult CropWatch, UNL Extension's crop production newsletter.
"Grasshopper control around wheat fields can be challenging and the level of effectiveness for any control option will depend largely on the density of grasshoppers, Wright said. "Under very heavy pressure none of the control options will be completely effective, and the loss of some stand on the field margins may be inevitable."
If grasshopper damage reduces stand in the field margins, these areas can be replanted later in the fall after the first hard freeze and grasshopper populations have declined. Grasshopper control in winter wheat will likely be a compromise between effective control and affordability.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cheekwood is opening its gates early in May and September this year for Fitness Fridays. Visitors can try a garden circuit blast or Tai Chi with instructors from the Green Hills YMCA. For moms (and dads) looking to include the little ones in their workouts, a stroller stride up and down the paved driveways or in the garden is a perfect way to get arms and legs in shape. For those more interested in working out their mind along with their body, grab your mat and join a yoga class in the Gardens, also led by certified instructors from the Green Hills YMCA.
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Cheekwood presents world-class art exhibitions, showcases breathtaking gardens, and offers education programs and seasonal festivals to school children and families as well as to the citizens of Nashville and its visitors. Its attendance and membership have dramatically increased in recent years, and the institution has become an increasingly accessible and relevant place in the Nashville community. In 2013, Cheekwood welcomed over 300,000 visitors, making us one of the city's top cultural attractions, with approximately 12,000 member households.
Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest Park Drive in Nashville, 8 miles southwest of downtown Nashville. Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday nights May – October, open until 10 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, seniors $12 and children 3-17 are $7. Parking is $3 per car. For further information call 615-356-8000 or visit www.cheekwood.org.
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Source: St. Petersburg Times
Billy Mays, the TV pitchman whose trademark voice helped sell everything from cleaning supplies to baking soda, was found dead this morning by his wife at his Tampa home. No cause of death has been reported and no foul play is suspected, according to Tampa police.
Mays, 50, was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. at 2853 Bowen Daniel Dr., #1201. His wife, Deborah Mays, found him unresponsive this morning. The Medical Examiner's Office will complete Mays' autopsy by tomorrow afternoon.
"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement today. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."
Mays was a passenger Saturday of a 737 airplane that had a front tire blow out, said spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan. Mays and other passengers were interviewed by US Airways staff after the Philadelphia flight's hard landing. Responders reported no injuries.
"Tampa Fire (Rescue) reported no injuries. Nobody asked for treatment," Geoghagan said. "Some of the passengers said they had bruises."
Mays was one of the stars of "Pitchmen," a Discovery Channel documentary series that focused on Mays' claim to fame: inventions and infomercials.
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Or buy lots of Oxy Clean.
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What a creepy coincidence that I spent all night last night watching Billy Mays commercials. >_> R.I.P Mays, and I have to agree that this affected me more than Michael Jackson's death.
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To be honest, I've never heard of Billy Mays in my life
But he seems like a prominent part of US TV culture so I send my condolences and hope he also rests in peace
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Yeah, he was mostly an American iconic advert figure -- but projected a pleasantness that made him likeable (and often parodied in comedies).
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Sadly, they already found a replacement. I call him Billy Jr., because the only difference is a blonde hair.
I'm a bit curious of the way he died. Looking at his frame, he looked fit and healthy, so the hit had to be really hard or something knacked in his head.
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A defense lawyer says prosecutors are not seeking jail time for actor Stephen Baldwin, who's accused of not paying his New York income taxes for three years.
There's a court conference Monday in the case against Baldwin, the youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers.
The Rockland County district attorney's office said it is hoping a resolution can be reached Monday.
Baldwin, of Grandview, is accused of skipping New York taxes in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The district attorney said Baldwin owed more than $350,000 in tax and penalties.
His attorney, Russell Yankwitt, says he's been advised by the Rockland County district attorney's office that Baldwin can resolve the case without going behind bars.
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WHITTIER, Calif. (KTLA) — Several local schools have increased security after a man kidnapped a young girl in Whittier.
The same suspect is believed to be responsible for other attempted kidnappings in the area.
Police say an 11-year-old girl was grabbed by a man in a mask Thursday afternoon while walking in front of Founders Park near the intersection of Broadway and Citrus.
She was put in the back seat of a car, where she saw a girl about 7-years-old who was crying.
The 11-year-old was able to get out of the car, freeing herself and the other girl.
They both ran in opposite directions.
The 11-year-old was able to find her way home and called police.
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A similar incident was reported on Tuesday, February 5th at around 11:25 a.m. in the area of 13000 Broadway, near Broadway Park and several blocks from Founders Park.
A 17-year-old female was walking alone when the suspect pulled his car over and asked her if she wanted a ride.
After the victim told him no, he proceeded to stop the car and open the door.
The female fled and called the police.
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It happened in the area of 6709 Washington Ave, which is across the street from Central Park.
The witness observed two unknown high school-aged girls get into a verbal confrontation with the suspect, who told them to get into his car. The suspect fled the area.
The witness was not able to get the names of the girls, and police received no calls from the alleged victims in this case.
The Whittier Police Department does believe these incidents are connected.
In all three cases, the suspect was last seen driving an unknown make or model red convertible with a tan roof.
The common suspect description is that he is Hispanic, about 25-35 years old and 5'11" to 6 feet tall, with a medium to heavy build.
In the most recent incident, the victim described the suspect as having short black hair, with a tattoo of three dots on his left hand.
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He used force to grab at least one girl, possibly two to put them into his car Thursday.
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The Chinese writer Mo Yan will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature today in Stockholm, Sweden. He will meet the Swedish king and enjoy a sumptuous meal. The menu isn�t made public until late, but will follow tradition � the likes of guinea hen with porcini mushrooms and lingonberries, and many a fine wine.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mo�s compatriot Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, will spend today in China�s Jinzhou prison, serving an 11-year sentence for advocating democracy.
In comments to the press last week, Mr. Mo, who is vice president of the Communist Party-backed Chinese Writers� Association, avoided any mention of Mr. Liu. He has refused to join an international appeal for Mr. Liu�s release.
And Mr. Mo defended China�s policies of censorship, likening them to airport security.
Mr. Mo�s novels are interesting and well-written. But whatever his strengths as a writer, cowardice trumps moral clarity in Mr. Mo the man.
Herta Mueller, who won the 2009 literature prize, called this choice a �catastrophe.� It is that, and a moral disgrace, to the Swedish Academy for bestowing it, and to Mr. Mo for accepting it.


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