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Business class puts learning into action.
Pratt's newest restaurant will hold its grand opening and closing on the same day, and that's all right — it's spelled out in the business plan.
Pratt High School students in Crystal Kohman-Smith's business essentials class will serve a dinner at Ribberto's Little Italy, demonstrating what they have learned from the beginning of the semester. They decided on an Italian restaurant, because Pratt doesn't have one, except for pizza shops, and everybody likes to eat.
They wrote a business plan, eight to 10 pages worth, with each of the 15 students having responsibility for some part of it.
"It's definitely a teamwork activity," Megan Kelling commented.
There is a lot to a business plan — it was a "holy cow" according to Paige Freund, who took the class because she wants to open a coffee shop after she graduates.
"You have to be very detail oriented, down to the sugar packets," Jamiah Roskow said.
The details have included working out a marketing plan, diagramming the Municipal Building for the efficient flow of wait staff and figuring out how to get the food from the Pratt High kitchen, where it will be prepared, to the Municipal Building.
Corbyn Crump was chosen as the boss, based on a strong resumé, demonstrated leadership as president of the school's National Honor Society and good interview skills.
Shivan Bhakta is the financial director. He has worked on accounting forms and cash flow and balance sheets.
As production director, Kelling has figured costs down to the last penny per serving.
If all goes well, the students will make a profit, which they will put towards a class trip. The ultimate goal is to go to New York City to explore business in a big city. It may take a few years to raise $350 per student plus transportation, Kelling said, just as the band works for two years to go to Disney World.
This is the first year for the project-based class, Kohman-Smith said. It's a combination of individual classes in entrepreneurship, business economics, marketing and accounting, all with the goal of providing real-world experience.
Saturday night could be considered as a final exam in the semester course; however there have been other activities for grades during the course. But no paper-and-pencil tests, which has been popular with the students.
Every day is a test, Roskow said, as they solve problems and learn to work together.
They have contingency plans if the weather is bad, or if they have too much food, or even if a classmate fails to show up for a day that begins at 9 a.m. and ends when everything is cleaned up, probably around 11 that night.
Gage Angood is the head cook. He has some experience in the kitchen and he's very good at delegating, Kohman-Smith said. The tasks for the day include cooking up 60 pounds of meat, 4.5 gallons each of marinara and alfredo sauce, 45 pounds each of three types of pasta, baking 10 chocolate and 10 peanut butter sheet cakes, tossing tubs full of salad and adding the finishing touches, right down to the last sugar packet for coffee or tea.
It will be worth the effort.
"If we are not financially successful we have learned a lot," Roskow said.
"Whether the business fails or succeeds, it's my favorite class," Kelling agreed. "We've learned that three of five entrepreneur businesses fail. It's something we're aware of."
Clearly, however, the students are expecting a successful one-night run. They've worked hard to make it happen.
If you go
Date: Dec. 8
Place: Pratt Municipal Building
Times: 5-9 p.m.
Cost: $8, $6 for students, PK-12
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February 05, 2009
Cross Country
The Pioneer men's cross country team is in the early lead for most improved among Lewis & Clark's sports teams. Placing seventh in the Northwest Conference last season, the team has been ranked as high as fourth in the entire West Region this year. The team also earned its first team victory since the 2004 season with a stunning upset at the St. Martins Invitational. The Pioneers nearly garnered back-to-back victories but came up one point short against perennial power Concordia University at the Lewis & Clark Invitational. However, the Pioneers finished ahead of NCAA Division I Portland State at their home meet, beating the Vikings by 37 points. The key to the Pioneers' success is a true team effort; the time difference between the first and seventh scoring runners is less than a minute. This tight pack should make Lewis & Clark one of the teams to watch at this year's conference championships and West Regionals.
Women's Soccer
The Pioneer women's soccer got off to a remarkable start this fall. The women did not allow a goal for the first five games of the season, a streak that was snapped with just 1:10 remaining in double overtime of the sixth game of the season. The Pioneers were one of the last three teams in the entire NCAA III to allow a goal this season. Goalkeeper Kate MacDougall CAS '12 registered a remarkable 613 minutes of shutout soccer before Pacific University finally scored.
The Pioneer football team savored victory in its 2008 season opener against Principia College with a score of 43-7. Lewis & Clark favored the rushing game with quarterback AJ Brown CAS '09 throwing just nine passes, five of them for completions, and two of those completions coming in the end zone. Joevonte Mayes CAS '11 had 174 yards net rushing, averaging 10.2 yards in each of his 17 carries. This tied him for 21st on the Pioneer all-time list for single-game rushing performances, and tied him for the best performance by a rusher since 1996, when Jesse Ortiz B.A. '98 rushed for 196 yards against Pacific Lutheran University. Harrison Keller CAS '11 also had more than 100 yards rushing with 118. Adam Steinberg CAS '10 netted 90 yards on the ground.
The Pioneers played a well-balanced game and had a strong defensive showing, holding Principia to just one second-quarter touchdown.
There's also another dimension to the team's performance. As time was expiring, one of Principia's players was injured on the final play. Even though the Pioneers were jubilant over their victory, they didn't yell or cheer in celebration. Instead, the entire team went down on one knee to await the outcome for the injured player. After he was carried off the field, the Pioneers remained low-key, merely lining up on the 50-yard line to shake hands with the other team and then each other.
"We rarely see a team with such poise, grace, and dignity–especially after such a sound victory," said Mary Collins, a Principia fan who tells this story. "It was an honor to watch these young men play. It was a clean, well-executed game by both teams, and it was a joy to watch."

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The towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts, voted for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the 1840 Presidential Election. The Greenfield "Gazette and Mercury" was blatantly in favor of Harrison and seems to gloat with the observation that "The Buckeye [Ohio] have hardly left enough of locofocoism in that state to serve for seed another year." The Locofocos were a radical wing of the Democratic Party. The statement is not quite correct since Harrison carried Ohio with only 54.3% of the popular vote. He carried the whole country with 53% of the popular vote but won with a landslide in the electoral college with 234 votes to Van Buren's 60 votes.
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Checking in on… the Horizon LeaguePosted by Brian Goodman on November 30th, 2010
Jimmy Lemke is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League.
A Look Back
- How They Fared: It was a week that had mixed results for the Horizon League. The torch-bearer for the conference, Butler, won a difficult MAAC road game by double-digits against Siena before dropping an overtime decision in Hinkle Fieldhouse against state foe Evansville. Detroit picked up three solid victories over Albany, Bowling Green and Niagara after dropping an early-week decision at Missisippi State. Milwaukee's upset bid over Marquette just failed at the end, with a missed front end of a one-and-one giving Marquette just enough breathing room to win in the dangerous U.S. Cellular Arena. Wright State showed signs of life by defeating a good Summit League program in Oakland, weathering the storm of 25 points and seven rebounds from Keith Benson. They then lost two games they were expected to lose against Richmond and Southern Illinois in Chicago.
- Dropped Out: After the gut-wrenching loss to Evansville, Butler dropped out of the rankings for the first time since January. The Horizon League is no longer represented in the Top 25 despite getting off to an excellent 42-21 record as a conference, its best in years.
- Owning The Paint: Detroit's 3-1 record largely comes from the play of Eli Holman, who averaged 14 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2 blocks over the four games. Milwaukee's Anthony Hill recorded a double-double in the loss to Western Michigan and 18 points and eight rebounds against Marquette on Saturday.
- Tip Of The Cap: Youngstown State's Vytas Sulskis gets the nod this week as he joined the 1,000 point club at the school.
Power Rankings
- Cleveland State (8-0) – The Vikings' perfect early season continued with decisive double-digit victories over Akron and St. Bonaventure. In a time when Butler seems to be fallible, Gary Waters' team hasn't shown a chink in the armor yet. Norris Cole paces the conference with 20.4 points per game.
- Butler (3-2) – Brad Stevens is still fumbling around with his lineup, with eight different players getting starts for the Bulldogs. Saturday's loss to Evansville doesn't defuse the question surrounding the search for Gordon Hayward, but it's not every day you have to replace an NBA lottery pick. A rematch of last year's final with Duke awaits this weekend.
- Detroit (4-3) – The Titans were close to taking down the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, and the rest of the week they took care of business. Eli Holman is playing at his best right now, which is very important as the Titans get ready for Wright State on Saturday.
- Loyola (7-0) – It can no longer be ignored: Loyola is just as perfect as Cleveland State. Why do the Ramblers not get as much love here? Their one-point victory at WCC doormat San Francisco would be their best victory of the year if they didn't whoop Western Michigan on the road.
- Valparaiso (4-2) – The Crusaders were mostly predictable this week, losing a close one at MAC champ Ohio before beating Northern Colorado and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Valpo has a great road trip to open conference season; their fans only have 30 miles or so to Chicago.
- Youngstown State (4-1) – They may be playing nobody now, but if they weren't robbed at Akron, they'd be undefeated heading into Milwaukee on Thursday. The Penguins were awful in conference play in 2009-10, let's see if Jerry Slocum's new roster is up to the challenge.
- Milwaukee (3-4) – The Jekyll-and-Hyde Panthers continued their ways, but it ended the week 0-2. A dumb loss before Thanksgiving to Western Michigan was mirrored by a spirited and winning-worthy performance in a three-point loss to Marquette, the toughest Horizon League opponent all week.
- Wright State (3-3) – The Raiders got the nod over UIC and Green Bay by posting a great victory over Oakland, a team many think will win the Summit. N'Gai Evans has made a big difference since returning to the lineup, and the Raiders need him with huge games at Cincinnati and Detroit looming this week.
- UIC (3-3) – Howard Moore's UIC Flames suffered a loss to Ernie Zeigler's Central Michigan Chippewas the night before Thanksgiving. They escaped an awful Toledo team on Sunday to complete the season sweep of Tod Kowalczyk's Rockets.
- Green Bay (3-3) – Rahmon Fletcher and the Phoenix were lucky to escape Saturday with a home victory over North Dakota State, a team that has fallen since their tourney appearance in 2009. A Monday loss to IUPUI, whose only other win came against IU-Northwest, means that Green Bay has work to do.
A Look Ahead
Unlike most conferences that start play in January or late December, the Horizon League has "Opening Weekend," the first set of games (tell me the conference shouldn't market that). The Wisconsin schools open up at home against Ohio, while the Indiana schools travel to Chicago, although Butler will play at UIC later in the season (they've got a big non-conference game Saturday night). Detroit and Wright State's "Rivalry" game will take place on Saturday. (all times eastern)
- 12/1 – Butler at Loyola, 8 p.m. Horizon League Network
- 12/1 – Detroit vs. Akron, 7 p.m. HLN
- 12/1 – Wright State at Cincinnati, No TV
- 12/2 – Youngstown State at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. HLN
- 12/2 – Cleveland State at Green Bay, 8 p.m. HLN
- 12/2 – Valparaiso at UIC, 8 p.m. HLN
- 12/4 – Cleveland State at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. HLN
- 12/4 – Wright State at Detroit, noon HLN
- 12/4 – Youngstown State at Green Bay, 2 p.m. HLN
- 12/4 – Valparaiso at Loyola, 4 p.m. HLN
- 12/4 – Butler vs. Duke at IZOD Center, 3:30 p.m. ESPN
- 12/4 – UIC vs. Akron, 4 p.m. HLN
If you didn't catch the HLN, ten games this week are featured on the Horizon League's free streaming service, the Horizon League Network (http://horizonleaguenetwork.tv or http://horizonleague.org).
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Capri-Sun or Mott's. Time-out chair or counting to three. Huggies or Pampers. Regular or alternative vaccine schedule. Chicken fingers or buttered noodles. Private or public school. Romney or Obama.
Parenthood is a long series of mundane and monumental decisions. So throwing in a choice for leader of the free world doesn't freak us out. In fact, in Parenting's recent survey of more than 1,100 moms and dads, done in conjunction with NBC News, we found that having kids is one of the greatest influencers of who we check on the ballot: 42 percent of parents have changed their political views since having children; 48 percent have become more politically motivated since becoming a parent.
The survey uncovered a lot of interesting nuggets about the intersection of parenting and politics, which we shared with a group of mom and dad voters at a roundtable in New York City. (Read more about it here). However, there was one nugget that didn't make it into the story, and for us here at the Pop Culture laboratories, it's the most interesting of them all.
According to our survey, dads are "very knowledgeable" about political topics, at least in their own minds. Conversely, moms are "somewhat knowledgeable." We asked the survey participants to rate their knowledge on a variety of subjects: the economy, civil liberties, education, foreign policy, taxes, Middle East security, the environment, gun control, health care. For all of the above, more dads than moms claimed to be "very knowledgeable," often at a rate of two to one. Mom was most likely to choose "somewhat knowledgable." Interestingly, the only issue where moms surpassed dads in the "very knowledgeable" category was abortion.
During the roundtable, NBC News correspondent and contributor to Rock Center with Brian Williams Kate Snow asks the group, "Who do you think claimed to be very knowledgeable about political topics: mom or dad?" The guys proudly say "dad." The women begrudgingly say "dad."
"But isn't that true of men and women in general?" says Aliya Hasan, a mom of two and part-time physician in Colorado. "Men are like 'I know everything,' and women are more 'Well, I sort of know…"
"The key word I got out of that statement was men 'claimed' to be more knowledgeable," responds dad of two and military veteran Jesse Snider. Then Kelly Vincent, a father of four daughters (!) from Lenexa, Kansas chimes in: "Well, if you all just stopped watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey all the time." The room erupts into laughter." Kelly quickly puts his hands up. "Just kidding, just kidding."
"It's so entertaining though!" Aliya says with a wide grin. Katherine Alvarez, a social worker and mother of a special needs child currently living in Las Vegas, adds her own tag: "If only they put news information on that show."
Here's one topic where Mom and Dad were on the same page. When asked which political topics do you and your partner disagree about, the most popular choice for both men and women was same sex marriage. It causes more agita than war, health care, and the economy.


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, February 27, 1907
The members of the J. G. T. Club enjoyed a sledding party at Mr. George W. Peckham's place on Beavertail road last evening.
The northerly wind has brought large fields of drift ice down the bay today, delaying the ferry somewhat during the forenoon trips, on several of which she encountered over a mile of drift ice. The incoming tide prevented the ice from going to sea and in consequence it has collected in large quantities along the Dumpling shore.
From the Newport Daily News, March 1, 1907
With the annual town meeting only a little more than a month away, very little is heard of politics, and unless the "outs" are working quietly the prospects are for a quiet election.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, March 5, 1932
A letter was read (at the Jamestown Board of Trade meeting) from the fire department, giving permission from the body to construct a park on the land east of the engine house. The several organizations in Jamestown were invited to cooperate in the efforts of the Board of Trade, to beautify, by the planting of flowers and shrubs, the plots of ground that have been neglected, owing to the absence of owners from the island. The parking space at the east end of Narragansett avenue was one of the places discussed, and the suggestion made that that the board bring to the attention of the town council the condition of the ground, and the irregular way in which machines are parked, and ascertain if parking regulations could not be established, the ground graded, thus making the spot an ornamental as well as useful asset to the town.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, March 1, 1957
More than 200 parents, friends and Scouts attended the court of awards and the Cub Scouts annual Blue and Gold Dinner at Grange Hall in Jamestown last night. The dinner was to observe the 47th anniversary of Scouting.
The annual Jamestown Chapter Red Cross drive with a goal of $2,303 got underway yesterday.
From the Newport Daily News, March 4, 1957
The arrangements committee for the celebration of Old Home Week, in connection with Jamestown's celebration of its 300th anniversary next August, met last night at the Recreation Center.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, March 2, 1982
A record budget of $3,267,984 was approved Monday night at a relatively quiet financial town meeting. The budget provoked very little discussion from the 300 voters who attended the meeting in the school gymnasium. It only took an hour and a half to pass the major portion of the budget and almost as long to vote on Resolutions 7 through 12. The town's voters set the tax rate for the coming fiscal year at about $44.90 per thousand of assessed valuation. The appropriation of $31,800 for the purchase of land and buildings from St. Matthew's Church raised the discussion of what the town was going to do with the property. Town Administrator, Robert Sutton, said the town was buying the land for possible expansion of the Town Hall.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, February 27, 1992
The Jamestown Taxpayers Association will call for cutting about $600,000 from the recommended $7.9 million budget at next Monday night's annual financial town meeting.
The Town Council Monday night voted 4-1 to send a letter to the Department of Environmental Management saying that the state's plans for the cross-island highway "do not conform to the requirements" the council described in a resolution last October.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, February 27, 1997
The original nickel-plated bronze eagle has been returned to be replaced atop the Jamestown Volunteer Fire department's antique steam fire engine from where it was taken some 40 years ago. Fire Chief Art Christman and Capt. Ken Caswell, who serves as the department's historian, last week traveled to Quincy, Mass., where they were presented the eagle and several other island artifacts by Betty Siegel.
Voters will be asked to approve town and school budgets totaling $10.6 million at the annual financial town meeting next Monday.


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Goliad To Hold Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Can you believe it? It's already time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations. There will be celebrations everywhere, and Goliad will have one of the finest this weekend.
Food, music and tradition will convert the Goliad Fairgrounds into a fiesta grande celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Friday and Saturday. Cinco de Mayo Internacional will feature live entertainment, including conjunto music, Mariachi performances, ballet folklorico dancers and Tejano and country music, reports the Victoria Advocate. Other events include a barbecue cook off and rides for children. Admission to the fiesta is free, but vendors will display food, drinks, arts and crafts, for purchase.
The Zaragoza Society will celebrate its 68th anniversary during the Cinco de Mayo festivities as well. General Ignacio Zaragoza, the hero of the Battle of Puebla for which Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, was born in the historic community of La Bahia, which lies two miles south of current-day Goliad.
Additionally, the celebration will honor the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla and the 50th anniversary of the Churubusco Club runners of soil from Goliad to Puebla, Mexico. Some of the original dignitaries who ran soil and an eternal flame from La Bahia to Puebla will be present for Fiesta Zaragoza this year.
A delegation from Hidalgo, Goliad's sister city, will arrive Friday afternoon and will be welcomed by a Goliad delegation of city and county officials, along with officers of the General Zaragoza Society. Fiesta Zaragoza begins Friday evening with performances of music and dance. David Valadez y La Guerra Musical is back by popular demand.
An official ceremony at the site of the Zaragoza Statue will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. The official program will include former Goliad mayor Hernan Jaso as master of ceremonies and will feature comments by Mayor Eliud Alberto Lozano Cisneros of Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Goliad Mayor Jay Harvey and Goliad County Judge David Bowman


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The Cisco 7940 is a multi-line phone that provides two programmable line and feature keys, plus a high quality speakerphone. The Cisco 7940 also has four dynamic soft keys that guide users through call features and functions. A built-in headset port and integrated Ethernet switch are standard with the Cisco 7940. It also includes audio controls for full duplex speakerphone, handset and headset. The Cisco 7940 features a large, pixel-based LCD display. The display provides features such as date and time, calling party name, calling party number and digits dialed.
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Super kudos to all the wonderful folks who last week
sent donations to the Rocket Dawgs for the Independence Day fireworks at Mackerel Cove.
Asking us to blow up their money were: Joseph and Barbara Samartano of Seaside Drive; an anonymous off-island reader who sent cash; Marion and William Sheehan, Cole Street; Barry and Ginger Holland of America Way; Jan and F.W. Allen, Nautilus Street; Carla and Barry Cook, Highland Drive; John Zimmerman, Whittier Road; Lynn and William Berman of Southwest Avenue; and Berne Greene and Marilyn Thomas, Whittier Road;
Thanks also to Mark and Christine, Ben and Nick Turley, Schillerstrasse 24 25524 Itzchoe Germany, who wrote "Greetings from Germany! Here's our contribution to this year's fireworks. Two of us will be there for the show, the others will have to make do with photos when they arrive later. But, we all look forward to summer in Jamestown!"
Also donating to the Dawgz last week were: Frank and Jillian Meyer of Southwest Avenue who commented, "Thanks for an ever improving display - kudos to you all."(They went on to thank
the folks at Shoreby Hill because now THEY have a front row seat.); David Booth and Jane Garnett of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Sharon and David Michael, Seaside Drive; Nancy Ventrone, Nautilus Street; Jim and Lisa Bryer, Clinton Avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Delmonico, Seaside Drive; Mr. and Mrs. T.G.Weaver, New York, N.Y.; Ann and Richard Hutchinson of Grey Gull Road.
Others who sent in their checks were: Donna and Dennis Silva of Keel Avenue who wrote, "Thanks for making the 4th so much fun"; Bill and Virginia Burgin of Maple Avenue; Donald and Gloria O'Laughlin, Felucca Avenue; Alena Calderone, East Shore Road, who said, "KA BOOM! Nothing like celebrating my 60 years anniversary of arriving to this country! Our ship passed the Statue of Liberty July 4, 1946. God bless the grand old USA!"; Dennis and Deb Owens of Felucca Avenue, who did a Jackie Gleason impersonation: "Please accept our donation and 'Send it to the moon, Alice!'" There were also two anonymous contributions.
We're now at $8,526, more than half way to the $15,000 blast we are shooting for with only two weeks to go. Send your check made out to the Fireworks Fund to Box 1776, Jamestown 02835.
Let's make the 230th anniversary of our nation's freedom a special day on the island. KA-BOOM!!
Those in favor of stopping Jamestown kids from fishing on the Town Dock should have been with Barbara Dickinson last week.
She e-mailed," Let me tell you what happened last night. Bert and I were taking a drive around enjoying the beautiful evening. We stopped at East Ferry to watch the kids fish off the docks.
"Kyle Rafferty had been casting with his father's help, trying to hook a fish. He said he hadn't caught anything but was still having fun. A man next to him caught a school bass and after asking Kyle's father if it was all right, let Kyle reel the fish in.
"What a thrill for Kyle and what a nice thing for the man to do. I didn't get his name, but I know he made a friend in the Raffertys! (the photo of Kyle appeared in last week's Jamestown Press). The picture speaks for itself in what it meant to Kyle.
"There are so many little acts of kindness out there. This has been one of them!
"Hope you continue to find many more." So do we, Barbara, so do we.
If Spike should decide he'd rather go yachting than surfing, there are certain precautions to be taken, according to Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic in his Pet Tip of the Week. "Many people take their dogs (and even cats) on their boats, whether for day trips or travelling the open seas. The most important thing to plan for is fresh water. Dogs can easily become dehydrated due to the sun and wind, and often with so much going on, they may need a little coaxing to drink their water. So, pay attention to how much they have drunk and make sure you have plenty of clean water and a dog bowl for them to drink from.
"Dogs should also be fitted with a personal flotation device. Many companies make them for pets these days. Make sure your pet is comfortable wearing it and can swim while wearing it because it takes them time to adjust to the bulk. Do not just throw it in the hold. Make it a part of your pet's routine while on board to ensure his or her safety." WOOF! AHOY!
Grandson Tom was 14 last Saturday and graduated from the eighth grade on Monday. Tempus fugit. We're proud of you, Tom!
Maureen McDermott inadvertently left out Charlie Normand's name in her thank-you letter in last week's Press concerning the eighth-grade class trip.
Charlie designed and purchased baseball caps for the students and chaperones. Thanks, Charlie.
Big kudos to Ross Bohensky who received Scoutings highest honor at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor last Sunday at his home on Stern Street.
Some 50 guests were on hand for the ceremony that was conducted by Jamestown Troop 1 Scoutmaster David Volpe.
Out of state guests included Ross' aunt and uncle Steve and Maryann Swinburn from California and great-aunt and uncle Don and Will Hall of New Hampshire.
Ross' mom, Linda Maclean, said, "We're so proud of him." Great job, Ross.
Last Thursday, other members of Troop 1 were recognized for their achievements during a Court of Honor at the Senior Center. Scoutmaster Dave Volpe said
the Scouts earned some 40-plus merit badges, including Citizenship in the World, Citizenship in the Community, Snow Sports, Rifle Shooting, Family Life, Personal Management, and Personal Fitness.
"We also had seven Scouts who advanced. Patrick Bretti, Matthew Rafanelli, and Nico Rienzo became Scout, James Perry and Ben Normand advanced to Second Class, Kyle Wright and Nathaniel Hopkins moved up to Star," Dave said.
He also handed out a Scoutmaster's Honor Recognition Award to Daniel Bailey and Josh Nolan "as examples of Scouts that live by the Scout Oath and Law every day and remind all of us what we should be striving for." Big congratulations to all!
Mornings have not been the same since we've been unable to purchase McQuade's outstanding scones.
A note to all residents who have any interest in participating in the Jamestown Communty Theatre's fall production in any number of capacities, including directing, choreography, costuming, set design and construction, backstage, and props.
Kevin Somerville, president of the JCT, urges you to contact the theatre's board by dropping it a note at PO Box 14, or e-mailing Matt Bolles at email@example.com. Please do so before the weekend. Places please!
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"Gangster Squad" — This pulpy, violent tale of cops and mobsters in 1949 Los Angeles rides an uncomfortable line between outlandishness and outright parody, and it's difficult to tell which is director Ruben Fleischer's intention. Which is a problem. While the film wallows in period detail and has some sporadic moments of amusing banter, it's mostly flashy, empty and cacophonous, and it woefully wastes a strong cast led by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in barely developed, one-note roles. At its center is a performance from Sean Penn as mob king Mickey Cohen in which he doesn't just chew up the scenery, he rolls it around in his mouth like a handful of marbles, then spits it back out again and blows it to bits with a Tommy gun for good measure. With his mashed-up boxer's mug, thick Brooklyn accent and volatile bursts of anger, he's as cartoony as a Dick Tracy villain. While "Gangster Squad" certainly has its intended moments of humor, the laughs Penn's performance prompts might not have been part of the plan. Brolin stars as a police sergeant and heroic war veteran tasked with putting together a secret team to take down Cohen's empire by his rules — that is, no rules at all. R for strong violence and language. 113 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.
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BIWABIK, Minn. – The Northern Michigan University Nordic ski teams won the overall team title at the Saints Invitational on Sunday (Jan. 27) after winning both the freestyle races from Giants Ridge. The women scored 74 points while the men totaled 75.
NMU scored 299 points on the weekend, after winning both classic races on Saturday, for the team title over St. Scholastica (258) and Michigan Tech (233).
Junior Rosie Frankwoski won the women's 15.7-kilometer in 48:38.9, a full minute ahead of the second place finisher. Junior Jordyn Ross (50:03.3) and freshman Hannah Boyer (50:35.2) also scored for NMU, finishing fifth and sixth overall.
Sophomore Elizabeth Simak (21st), freshman Mary Kate Cirelli (23rd) and freshman Megan Edic (25th) also raced for the Wildcats.
Junior George Cartwright (53:17.6) took first in the 20.5K freestyle, winning by one-tenth of a second over Jeremy Hacker of St. Scholastica and two-tenths over teammate junior Erik Soderman.
Senior Chris Bowler (54:41.5) was a few spots back in fifth place to round out the scoring for the 'Cats.
Freshman Sam Elfstrom and junior Ben Hugus rounded out the NMU skiers in 15th and 16th place.
Northern hosts the first round of the Central Collegiate Ski Association Championship next weekend at the Al Quaal Recreation Center in Ishpeming.


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Core Curriculum
The core curriculum program established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board monitors the transfer of college-level credit among colleges and universities in Texas. Each institution is required to establish a core curriculum of at least 42 semester credit hours that fulfill the general education requirements of degree programs on the associate degree and baccalaureate degree levels. The core curriculum program at South Plains College focuses on enhancing the skills and competencies expected of students who receive the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees from the college or who transfer to complete baccalaureate degrees. These learning outcomes include, but are not necessarily limited to, the ability to:
- Communicate and collaborate effectively;
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to the real world;
- Demonstrate an understanding of visual and performing aesthetics and the creative process;
- Understand civic and personal responsibility in our global society;
- Use technology in personal endeavors.
South Plains College will implement new policies and requirements to its core curriculum starting fall 2014. The revision is part of a legislatively-mandated, statewide reconstruction of all core curriculums for public and private colleges and universities. Texas' Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the last revision to the state's higher education core curriculum in 1998.
South Plains College faculty members from several departments developed the initial fall 2014 revision for the core curriculum. Changes to the general education core classes will directly address and incorporate in course content the following:
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Empirical and Quantitative Competency
- Teamwork Skills
- Social Responsibility
- Personal Responsibility
For additional information or questions regarding the changes to South Plains College general education core curriculum:Dean Yancy Nunez South Plains College Department of Arts and Sciences 1401 S. College Ave., Box 3 Levelland, TX 79336 (806) 716-2338


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Hilary Duff 'Completely Surprised' by Proposal
Hilary Duff heads back to her car after working out at a private gym on Wednesday (February 24) in West Hollywood.
The 22-year-old actress gave photogs a great shot of her blingin' engagement ring – gorgeous!
Hil's sister Haylie told People that Mike Comrie's proposal was unexpected but wonderful for Hilary.
"She was completely surprised," Haylie said. "I don't think that happens all the time. I think most of the time people figure it out or have some idea that it's going to happen, and I think it's great he was able to do a surprise like that for her."
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BOSTON — Well now we know which team can really walk the walk after talking the talk in the Bruins-Montreal rivalry.
The last word came from the Bruins' sticks on offense and their suffocating defense in destroying Montreal, 7-0, at TD Garden.
Safe to say, there'll be less trash talk should these two teams meet again when the playoffs roll around in a few weeks.
Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell led the way with two goals apiece and Tim Thomas recorded his eighth shutout by making 24 saves.
Here's a look at the rest of the box score:
•David Krejci and Zdeno Chara matched their career-highs for points and assists with three assists apiece.
•Gregory Campbell answered the bell in the only fight of the night by taking on Paul Mara in a bout with just a few punches and then a big hug. It's shocking that that's how the Habs decided to avenge Max Pacioretty's injury.
•Michael Cammalleri, one of the most outspoken Habs players this morning, was minus-4 on the night. So was center Tomas Plekanec.


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Let them grow grapes? That, apparently, is the solution the Dallas Morning News offers for Texas cotton farmers who they would put out of the cotton business by swiftly caving in to the recent World Trade Organization's ruling favoring Brazil's claim that the U.S. cotton program is unfair.
"Brazil did the United States a massive favor," an editorialist writes, "by suing it in the World Trade Organization to halt its subsidization of U.S. cotton growers."
The writer, apparently who went to the same journalism school as his counterparts at the New York Times, The Wall Street journal and other papers that take advantage of every opportunity to slam any government program that actually benefits farmers, claims government payments are "immoral." He uses the same tired old argument that U.S. subsidies distort world prices and prevent poor cotton farmers in West Africa and South America from making a living.
I've heard that dozens of times and still fail to get the connection. A 10-acre cotton patch in Mali bears about as much resemblance to today's High Plains cotton farms as modern agriculture relates to subsistence farmers of a century ago.
The writer also makes the ridiculous claim that doing away with our cotton program would make developing nations more competitive and eager to provide access to their markets. He lays the blame for failure of the last attempt at GATT negotiations at the feet of developed nations and their refusal to alter subsidies. Fact is, trade experts say, developing countries' intractable stance against allowing greater access to their markets provided the barriers to negotiations.
It appears that foreign governments, the WTO and editorial writers prefer to have U.S. farmers struggle to make a living rather than to provide a safety net to help keep them solvent. Apparently, some would scrap the U.S. agricultural production plant and move it overseas so that developing nations could feed and clothe us. They've already done that with textile manufacturing, why not fiber production? And then why not grains and vegetables?
The Dallas editorial writer suggests that instead of subsidies, the government make payments to "conserve farmland, which wouldn't distort the free market… Conserve it for what? Picnics? Bird watching? What good is farmland that no one can afford to farm?
He does suggest that Texas cotton farmers adapt. "To further cushion the blow, Congress should help growers to make the transition to crops that don't require subsidies to be competitive. Even in the Panhandle where cotton is king, farmers have diversified into grapes and other cash crops."
Let's see now, if we abandon the cotton business that leaves roughly 5 million to 6 million acres to grow grapes. Can we convert cotton strippers into grape harvesters? And can we turn all those cotton gins into wineries?
And what are the grape farmers in California and New York going to say when Texas growers put pressure on their markets and the price of a vintage wine drops to the cost of a bottle of Ripple? And who is going to drink all that wine? Perhaps we could swap with Brazil for cotton shirts to wear while bird watching on acres we've turned into sanctuaries.
And then there are the French. Oh, never mind about them. Let them eat cotton.
The editorial, in addition to bringing my blood to the boiling point, also points out how little understanding most urban newspapers have for modern agriculture and for modern farmers. For instance, expanding grape acreage in the High Plains or increasing production of vegetables or any other crop that offers a possibility of profit, puts pressure on farmers somewhere else, if not West Africa then Mexico, California, Florida, or the Rio Grande Valley.
It's simply a cause and effect formula. Produce more in one place and demand suffers somewhere else. It makes sense that our government's first obligation is to protect its own farmers and citizens, guarantee an ample supply of food and fiber to meet the needs of U.S. citizens and then offer the rest for sale overseas. And if we fall short, buy from reliable suppliers.
In a trade environment rife with tariffs, currency inequities, unfair labor and horrendous environmental abuses, it makes sense for the U.S. government to do what is necessary to assure its citizens a safe, affordably supply of food and fiber.
Taxpayers get a bargain from the pittance they pay to keep farmers in business.
And Texas farmers deserve more from the public media than an admonition to grow grapes.
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When Less Is More
The nutty legal syllogism that powers the Bush administration.
At first it sounds like a defensible argument: The power to do something substantial includes the power to do something less so. If the president has the power to appoint ambassadors, for instance, he probably also has the power to invite them over for dinner. If I have the legal authority to control and care for my son, this probably includes the power to choose his T-shirts.
Lately we're hearing an awful lot of this greater-power-includes-the-lesser-power analysis. As the president recently noted: "I have broad discretion to replace political appointees throughout the government, including U.S. attorneys. And in this case, I appointed these U.S. attorneys and they served four-year terms." He claims that his power to appoint all 93 U.S. attorneys includes the power to fire them for any reason. Or, as his supporters routinely argue, since Bill Clinton fired all 93 U.S. attorneys when he took office and no one peeped, the power to fire all 93 when you take office must include the lesser power to fire only eight midterm.
Marty Lederman at Balkinization points to a second instance of this kind of thinking this weekend, in an interview given by John Yoo to the British weekly Spectator, and reprinted in the Montreal Gazette. Yoo, author of the infamous "torture memo" that came out of the Office of Legal Counsel in August of 2002 and became public in the summer of 2004, continues to defend the legality of the president's right to torture suspects. (The OLC subsequently withdrew the memo.) Yoo's argument rests largely on more of this same "greater-power-includes-the-lesser-power" analysis. As he explains to his interviewer, "Look, death is worse than torture, but everyone except pacifists thinks there are circumstances in which war is justified. War means killing people. If we are entitled to kill people, we must be entitled to injure them." He goes on to say, "I don't see how it can be reasonable to have an absolute prohibition on torture when you don't have an absolute prohibition on killing."
Hmmm. This argument has some legal force behind it, at least by analogy. In 1986, the Supreme Court said in Posadas de Puerto Rico Assocs. v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico that "the greater power to completely ban casino gambling necessarily includes the lesser power to ban advertising of casino gambling.'' In other words, wrote Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist for the majority, if Puerto Rico could do away with gambling altogether, it could certainly limit—without running afoul of the free-speech laws—advertising about gambling. Like I said, it sounds sort of logical. Except, as Justice John Paul Stevens noted in his dissent in that case, whether or not the state has the power to outlaw gambling, "The First Amendment surely does not permit Puerto Rico's frank discrimination among publications, audiences, and words."
The court hasn't exactly rushed to embrace this reasoning from Posadas in subsequent cases. And that's probably because—paraphrasing Stevens' dissent here—at bottom this logic is insane. Imagine if that sort of syllogism were really an acceptable form of legal analysis: Professor Garrett Epps at the University of Oregon law school wonders whether the president's greater power to pardon might somehow give him the "lesser" power to direct a verdict of acquittal in criminal trials. Duke University's Erwin Chemerinsky posits that since the government can draft people, it can maybe just exercise its lesser power to keep them from criticizing the war. And Harvard Law School's Laurence Tribe observes: "You might as well argue that because the Constitution permits California to shut down the state-run law school where John Yoo teaches, the Constitution would permit it to choose the 'lesser' step of just firing professor Yoo for his outlandish views."
Or—as my 3-year-old patiently explains to me every once in a while—the greater power to stay up past his bedtime and watch movies clearly includes the lesser power to eat the entire box of Oreos.
The greater-than-lesser-than argument is nothing more than a "debater's point," says the University of Virginia's Jody Kraus. It assumes that the speaker has some basis from which to claim that the lesser power is, indeed, well, lesser. You can certainly say that the power to ban speech is lesser than the power to ban gaming. Or you could say the opposite. I, for one, feel a lot more strongly about my right to speak than my right to split eights and aces. So, by what measure, other than Yoo's assertion, is the power to water-board someone "lesser" than the power to kill? And if it is, why does Yoo draw the line at water-boarding rather than eye-gouging which is, by his logic, still better than death? You can similarly claim, Kraus notes, that since the state has the greater power to execute criminals, it also has the "lesser" power to "stick him in oil, just for a minute or so."
The real trick, as Jack Balkin of Yale Law School points out, is convincing your listener that the same rules and norms that govern the "greater" category also govern the "lesser." You need to convince them that if the state is allowed, for instance, to execute criminals, any laws regarding cruel and unusual treatment simply go away. In the case of the U.S. attorney firings, that would mean insisting that the same rules and norms that govern presidential authority over U.S. attorney appointments govern everything to do with the Justice Department's oversight of individual (partisan, political) criminal investigations and prosecutions. You would similarly need to insist that the rules that govern the president's power to kill someone during wartime also govern his authority to torture a suspect during an undeclared war on terror. Professor Dave Glazier makes this point very clearly at the blog Balkinization.
So, can you claim that the laws of war somehow vaporize the laws governing everything else that may be incident to war? Yoo does seem to contend just that. His argument appears to be that executive power in wartime vaporizes the laws governing virtually everything else. And if that's truly your starting point, I suppose all the other constraints imposed by those other "lesser" laws—from being required to obtain a FISA warrant to having to give a lawyer and a court date to Americans picked up in Chicago—would evaporate as well.
All of which explains, I imagine, some of the nuttiest legal positions taken by the president over the past years. If you assert absolutely vast "greater" powers, it's cheap and easy to swallow up those pesky little "lesser" ones. I don't know how much longer this trope will have currency for the Bush administration. But I would suggest that their greater power to offer this as a serious legal argument does not trump our lesser power to laugh at it.


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Health, Love, Hustle, and Play with stic.man
Join health and Hip Hop power couple stic.man of DEAD PREZ with nutritionist Afya Ibomu in an exploration of The Veg Effect, a discussion about the art of holistic living, and a love and Fit Hop performance. Fit Hop is a new genre of hardcore Hip Hop and optimistic lyricism that builds on holistic health and fitness, sobriety, martial arts, and meditation, in the same vein as straight-edge music for the punk scene.
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Have fun and boost your fitness by incorporating races into your workouts.
Besides talent, perhaps the biggest difference between the training approach of elite runners compared to the middle-of-the-packers is in the amount of racing they do as part of their important training segments. Elite runners often spend months toiling in obscurity for the chance to peak and perform their best at one single race. Runners such as Ryan Hall are the epitome of this training style, racing perhaps a half a dozen times over the course of a given year.
Other than the occasional tuneup race, which is used to assess fitness and address training weaknesses, elite marathoners don't jump into races willy-nilly. Each race they contest is carefully chosen to elicit the best possible training buildup for their goal race. Contrast this approach with what your last marathon or half marathon training segment looked like.
If you're like a lot of the runners I coach, your schedule was filled with a few charity 5Ks, a couple of fun 10Ks with your friends, and maybe even a half marathon because it was in your neighborhood. Since you're not a professional runner and your livelihood doesn't depend on your race performances, you shouldn't feel too bad about having this type of race schedule—heck, running is supposed to be fun!
However, if you're like most runners, setting a new PR is a big part of what makes running enjoyable, so it's important to strike a balance between optimal training and adding in fun races.
Over the next few pages I'll explain how you can incorporate some of those low-key, fun races into your training schedule while still keeping the integrity of your plan intact.
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15 U.S. Code § 714g - Board of Directors
The management of the Corporation shall be vested in a board of directors (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"), subject to the general supervision and direction of the Secretary. The Secretary shall be an ex officio director and shall serve as Chairman of the Board. The Board shall consist of seven members (in addition to the Secretary), who shall be appointed by the President. In addition to their duties as members of the Board, such appointed members shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Each appointed member of the Board shall receive compensation at such rate not in excess of the maximum then payable under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 as may be fixed by the Secretary, except that any such member who holds another office or position under the Federal Government the compensation for which exceeds such rate may elect to receive compensation at the rate provided for such other office or position in lieu of the compensation provided by this section. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum of the Board and action shall be taken only by a majority vote of those present.
In addition to the Board of Directors there shall be an advisory board reflecting broad agricultural and business experience in its membership and consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the President, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Not more than three of such members shall belong to the same political party. The advisory board shall meet at the call of the Secretary, who shall require it to meet not less often than once each ninety days; shall survey the general policies of the Corporation, including its policies in connection with the purchase, storage, and sale of commodities, and the operation of lending and price-support programs; and shall advise the Secretary with respect thereto. Members of the advisory board shall receive for their services as members compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem when actually engaged in the performance of their duties as such, together with their necessary traveling expenses while going to and coming from meetings.
In subsec. (a), "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate" before period at end of third sentence.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–561 increased number of Board of Directors from six to seven members.
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
Act June 7, 1949, amended section generally by bringing the Board under the direct control of the Secretary who will serve as Chairman of the Board, and by adding subsec. (b) to provide for the appointment and duties of an advisory board.
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–561 effective Oct. 19, 1976, see section 5 of Pub. L. 94–561, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under section 712a of this title.
Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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At the recently concluded Computex 2010 Noctua showed off a series of its upcoming products and prototype designs for new CPU coolers. First up is a new 140mm cooler that makes use of a C-type design which allows for a lower design while still offering excellent component cooling. The unit incorporates six heatpipes and dual NF-P14 FLX 140mm fans which can be used with both fans for maximum performance or with a single fan mounted in either a high or low configuration depending on whether you're looking for maximum clearance or a low-profile mode for minimum height.
Noctua's engineers have been busy producing several prototype designs as well including a pair of D-type coolers and another pair of coolers in a U-type design. Each pair is comprised of 120mm and 92mm sizes. The 120mm D-type cooler uses six heat pipes to offer performance levels close to Noctua's NH-D14 flagship cooler in a smaller size for improved compatibility and can be operated with up to three 120mm fans. The final prototype design is for a 120/80mm dual-fan mode low profile cooler designed for mini-ITX mainboards and small HTPC enclosures. As with the C-type cooler, it's designed to be used in either dual- or single-fan mode depending on the application requirements.
It looks like Noctua had a lot to show off at Computex this year and we look forward to hearing more about these new designs and hopefully getting hold of a few for review purposes.


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Born? I found a reference to Wellington Delaney Moses as being 21 years 6 months on May 5, 1836. which would make him born in either 1825 or 1824… He was on a ship called the Jane which had departed from Matamoros, Mexico and arrived in New Orleans Louisiana on May 5, 1836. He was the cook and was listed as Black…which made me think this was our Wellington Delaney Moses.. I do not believe he was born in England as some sources have said. However, I have yet to track that down.
Died January 3rd, 1890 in Barkerville, B.C. James Mason and William Allen Jones (brother of John Craven Jones –the teacher on Saltspring who went to Oberlin College- I have the Jones family tree) both of Barkerville were the executors of his will. Sophia Davis of San Francisco and the children of the executors were mentioned in the will as well as the Methodist Sabbath School of Barkerville. $434.49 in disbursements- W. A. Jones $138.91. Cause of death- Inflamation of the bladder-10 days. His death was registered January 20, 1890. His death certificate reg. # is 234 324 74.
He married Sarah Douglas on December 13, 1858 in Victoria. See reference to him having a wife and children in slavery in Edward Cridge's diary. Sarah and Wellington were married by Edward Cridge. If you want the citation I have them. Sarah Douglas signed her marriage banns with an X. does this mean she could not write?
Sarah lived in Victoria, San Francisco, and Providence Rhode Island. There was a letter left for her at the Elevator (a Black newspaper) Friday July 30th, 1869. In October 16, 1868 there was a letter waiting for her at the Elevator office from Port Townsend. She was in San Francisco as of November 29, 1862. Sarah was in Providence Rhode Island as of August 22,1863.
GR *$* Volume D pg. 138 September 23, 1862 Sarah was arrested by Sargeant Blake for attempting to commit suicide. She was ordered to pay costs and if in default 24 hours of imprisonment….see the Colonist September 23, 1862 for the discussion around why she did it…which was that Wellington was fooling around on her and had eloped with another woman.
There is also the material from the Franklin diary which I quote in my paper with the description of Sarah…
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ROME (AP) — Italy's president dissolved parliament Saturday, setting the stage for general elections in February and leaving only one lingering question from Premier Mario Monti's 13-month term trying to fix Italy's troubled finances: whether he will run.
Monti will announce his decision Sunday, ending weeks of speculation and jockeying that have dominated Italy's political discourse and preoccupied much of Europe, which is eager to see Monti's financial reforms continue in the continent's third-largest economy.
With polls showing a Monti-led list would only garner about 15 percent of the vote, all signs indicated he would refrain from campaigning or even allowing his name to be used on a political ticket grouping a handful of small centrist parties.
"Monti leaning towards a 'no'," the Turin daily La Stampa headlined Sunday. "Monti pulls back on running," Corriere della Sera said on its front page.
Whether he might endorse a centrist movement is another matter.
"It's clear that Monti's candidacy would give authority to our political platform, but we'll respect his choices, whatever they may be," said Pier Ferdinando Casini, one of the centrist leaders who have been actively courting Monti in recent weeks.
Monti resigned Friday after ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew its support from his technical government, forcing a crisis that brought a premature and chaotic end to the legislature's five-year term.
Monti was tapped by Italy's president to lead the country in late November 2011 after Berlusconi was forced to resign, having lost the confidence of international markets in his ability to save the country from a Greek-style debt crisis.
The respected economist and former European Union commissioner won back a degree of international credibility for the country through a series of tax hikes and fiscal reforms that were deeply unpopular at home. Italy's borrowing rates have come down significantly, thanks also to the European Central Bank's bond-buying program.
Monti's resignation set in motion a series of procedures that culminated with President Giorgio Napolitano signing a decree Saturday to dissolve parliament.
Polls indicate the center-left Democratic Party will win the vote, with the upstart populist movement of comic Bepe Grillo coming in second and Berlusconi's People of Freedom party coming in third.
Berlusconi's party has been in disarray ever since he resigned, with defections of top party leaders and chaos over whether the billionaire media mogul will run himself. He has flip-flopped several times about his intentions, with his latest that he would run but would step aside if Monti runs.
Berlusconi's party has also been discredited by a series of party funding scandals that have seen dozens of local politicians placed under investigation for allegedly misusing public funds for personal use. He also was convicted of tax fraud in October and is on trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage woman. He has denied the charges and is appealing the conviction. He also recently announced he was dating a woman nearly 50 years his junior.
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MAHB registers 7.6% net profit growth on the back of 34.2% growth in revenue in 9M13
31 October 2013
Sepang, 31 October 2013 - Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad ("MAHB") recorded a revenue of RM2,978.1 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2013 ("9M13"), representing a growth of 34.2% compared to RM2,219.8 million in the corresponding period in 2012 ("9M12"). Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA") grew 5.9% to RM685.6 million, from RM647.3 million in 9M12. Profit after tax ("PAT") grew 7.6% to RM340.6 million in 9M13, compared to RM316.5 million recorded in 9M12.
In line with the adoption of IC Interpretation 12: Service Concession Arrangements ("IC 12") effective 1 January 2012, MAHB recognises the construction revenue and costs in accordance with FRS 111: Construction Contracts by reference to the stage of completion of the construction works of klia2 and Penang International Airport, which are construction works on public sector infrastructure assets and services currently being undertaken by MAHB.In 9M13, MAHB recognised the construction revenue and costs in relation to the aforesaid projects amounting to RM1,198.7 million and RM1,146.7 million respectively.
Excluding the effects of IC 12, revenue for 9M13 was RM1,779.4 million, which was 13.2% higher than the RM1,572.3 million registered in 9M12. PAT for 9M13 was RM288.7 million, which was 0.8% higher than the RM286.3 million registered in 9M12.
Airport Operations Segment
The increase in operating revenue was attributed to stronger results from the airport operations segment, driven by strong air travel demand especially in the Asia Pacific region. MAHBrecorded passenger growth of 16.6% in 9M13, with a totalof 57.3 million passengers having passed through MAHB's 39 airports in Malaysia. Both international and domestic passenger movements recorded strong growth at 16.4% and 16.9% respectively. The total passenger movements in KLIA increased by 18.1%, whereby both KLIA-MTB & LCCT recorded positive growth of 24.0% and 11.8% respectively. All other airports recorded an aggregate growth in total passenger movements of 14.2%. Total aircraft movements grew 12.5% to 540,340 aircrafts, with the international sector recording a higher growth of 12.4% compared to the domestic sector, which recorded a 12.5% growth.
The revenue generated by airport operations segment improved by 14.7% to RM1,685.6 million, mainly driven by aeronautical revenue which had improved by 18.6% on the back of strong increase in passenger and aircraft numbers. The increase in revenue was also attributed to the implementation of the new landing and parking charges with the increase of 9% and 18% per annum respectively (compounded annually effective 1 January 2012, 1 January 2013 and 1 January 2014).
The PAT growth was however dampened by higher total costs mainly attributed by higher user fee. Previously, the amount of user fee that has been recognised in the income statement represents half of the total user fee payable to the Government of Malaysia, while the other half is to reduce the amount due for the Balance Residual Payment arising from MAHB's restructuring exercise which was completed in February 2009. Upon the full settlement of the Balance Residual Payment in April 2013, the user fee is now fully recognised in the income statement.
The non-aeronautical revenue recorded a growth of 10.6% to RM798.9 million on the back of improved performance in the retail and rental businesses. MAHB's own retail business grew 12.7%, driven by increase in passenger volume and higher retail spending by passengers. Revenue from rental of space, advertising and other commercial segments grew 8.2% to RM362.2 million, contributed by higher occupancy rate, higher rental royalty resulting from the higher sales at KLIA and increased car park revenue due to higher number of passengers and airport visitors.
Non-airport Operations Segment
The non-airport operations segment recorded revenue of RM93.8 million in 9M13, representing a decrease of 8.2% from RM102.2 million recorded in 9M12mainly due to lower revenue recorded in agriculture and horticulture segment as well as the hotel segment. The agriculture and horticulture segment registered lower revenue of RM21.8 million in 9M13which was 41.2% lower than the RM37.0 million registered in 9M12due to lower price attained for fresh fruit bunches coupled with a lower production volume for the period (2013: RM457/46,868MT vs. 2012: RM631/58,577MT). Similarly, the hotel segment revenue dropped by 14.4% to RM47.9 million, mainly due to the temporary effect of hotel renovation project which was completed in April 2013. However, the decrease was cushioned by contribution from the project, repair and maintenance segment which recorded a higher revenue of RM24.1 million in 9M13.
Industry Review
Globally, demand for air travel for both international and domestic segments have been encouraging with both segments registering 5.2% and 4.8% year-on-year growth respectively. Asia Pacific emerged as the strongest performer among the three biggest regions apart from the European and North American regions. This has been driven by the stabilisation of emerging market economies as well as the renewed confidence in Europe and North America.
MAHB continues to benefit from the entry of new airlines and expansion of local carriers. Malaysia Airines and AirAsia Group contributed strongly to passenger growth while Malindo Air has registered a competitive load factor. Malaysia Airlines entry into oneworld in February 2013 has significantly increased the market outreach and breadth of connectivity across continents and will continue to provide critical support for passenger growth. This is evidenced by the new record achieved in August 2013 whereby the total passengers handled by MAHB surpassed the 7 million mark for the first time, being the highest passenger movements achieved in a month.
Notwithstanding the recent marginal downward revision of 2013 global GDP forecast by International Monetary Fund, we remain optimistic with our 2013 passenger forecast. The seat capacity offering for 4Q13 remains buoyant as we approach the holiday season towards the end of the year. Seat capacity expansion coupled with strong tourist arrivals pursuant to the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 campaign launched early this year will continue to fuel the growth momentum. MAHB through its marketing efforts has been aggressively pursuing airlines globally through its various marketing initiatives and is optimistic to achieve its Headline KPI target for 2013.


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One criticism Sue has for this current implementation of Loomia is that it doesn't yet support customer segmentation. On the other hand, there's a lot you can do using the built-in business rules and analytics. Another drawback is that there are few tools for marketers to do the tweaking themselves. On the plus side, Loomia is a full service organization and does a good job of continuously tweaking their clients' recommendations to generate better and better results for customers and for clients.
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