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Performances will be on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m., and will include classical music, pop and rock, Broadway show tunes, music from films that span the past 60 years and a celebration of the December holidays.
And, as if you won't be having enough fun already, there will be the Great Jamestown Community Chorus Scavenger Hunt. Listen up as B.J. outlines the rules:
• Items must be dropped off at the Portuguese American Citizens' Club between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, or at either of the concerts at the community center.
• Items must be in a bag or box marked with the entrant's name, address and phone number.
• Items will be returned (but not necessarily in the same condition as presented.)
• All items and answers are subject to intense scrutiny and expert opinion.
• Winners will be determined by the highest total of acceptable items/answers presented.
• Winners will experience island wide fame and notoriety
Grand prize – a JCC cookbook
Second prize – a JCC cookbook
Third prize – a JCC cookbook The hunt items:
• A receipt from Baker's Pharmacy
• A shell from Mackerel Cove
• A sketch of a deer tick
• A picture of the Beavertail light
• A return notice slip from the Jamestown library
• A (clean) Rhody Fresh milk or half-and-half carton
• A grocery bag from Mc- Quade's
• A floral card from the Secret Garden
• A bridge token
• Three different kinds of pinecones
• A picture of a Jamestown postal worker
• A photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten cut from the Jamestown Press
• A business card from a local businessperson
• Proof that you've been to Jamestown Designs
• A coffee cup (without the coffee) from East Ferry Deli
Tie breakers: Answer
the following:
• What two people are depicted on the commemorative stone at East Ferry?
• What is Jamestown's founding date?
• What is the official name of the new bridge? (Extra points for explaining the reason for the offi- cial name.)
• How high did the water rise during the hurricane in '38? (Bonus: Where can we see a graphic depiction of that height?)
• Name at least three Conanicut Island farms.
The hunt begins now and runs until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, which gives participants plenty of time to acquire the items.
Call 423-1574 for additional information (or to bribe the offi- cials.)
Postmaster Charlie Burns sent along two letters to Santa that he put on the fast track last week:
Dear Santa: The thing I want the most is a real puppy if thats not posubile thats fine. And also how is miss Cluse? Also how are your rindeer? I'll make shere you have some cookies and milk and some carots for the raindeer
Sincirly Anza P.S. How are the elvs
Dear Santa Claws I hope you bring me all the things to me that are on my list so hear it gose. please bring me Zuu Zuu pets, a water stand, Amaricin girl doll stuf, soda fowtan, DS games, a cell phon, coten candy maker, a wii, and more. Love Julia (the top of the letter is decorated with a Cristmas tree and hearts and the O in love is the peace sign.)
Christmas is for pets also, and a new store located on Southwest Avenue behind Jamestown Family Practice is the answer for that special gift you're looking for for Biff. Named "Island Animal," co-owners Tori Hellewell and Pio Moretti, who brings years of dog training to the business, have stocked a wide range of items including health foods, treats, toys, training books, proteins, vitamins, collars, leashes and so much more. Everything for dogs and cats at good prices. Tori said she felt there is a need on the island for the store. She explained that when her German shepherd Isla was just a pup, the dog was stricken with a nerve sheath tumor, prompting Tori to research proper foods for pets. Isla, now a year old, has beaten the cancer and is mentor to another German shepherd, 5-month-old Cuca. The sign for "Island Animal" also reads, "General store for animals and their humans." It is that, indeed.
Speaking of which, welcome to the island Lucy, a 1 1/2-year-old female black Lab adopted from the Potter League for Animals by Doug and Tracy Ouellette. Lucy fills the void created by the passing of the Ouellette's 10-year-old Pepper in September. Tracy says that Lucy "is just great with a wonderful temperament." She added that the adoption process from the Potter League was a great experience.
Bob Kinder says that Vaughn Monroe was his favorite singer of "Blue Moon" and John Leyon had the previous week's poser, "Cocktails for Two." He said, "I prefer the warped version by Spike Jones."
*** Those of you who ordered Otis cookies from the Jamestown School 8th graders will get delivery this weekend. The students are also raking leaves and doing basic yard work to raise funds for their Washington D.C. trip in the spring. Islanders wanting to hire the workers can call Deb at the Teen Center and she will arrange the groups – any size from two to 10, depending on the yard size. A check, made payable to Jamestown School, will be divided between the workers.
Peter C. Pemantell says that Pres Froberg is correct – Mr. Gill was the superintendent. Who took the job when he retired?
The guy up the street did it, the woman in your office is doing it and Tiger Woods did it. It's nobody's business but the people involved.
In 1942, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel and Virginia Dale starred in a movie that introduced Irving Berlin's "Happy Holiday," "Be Careful It's My Heart" and "White Christmas." The latter won the Academy Award for best song that year. What was the name of the movie?
In August, we told you about 23-year-old islander Shawn Ouellette, who graduated from Texas A&M last year and his adventures as third officer aboard the 66,000- ton, 905-ft. MV APL JAPAN.
Shawn emailed us last week and updated us on his recent activities:
"I hope everything is going well in Jamestown and that all enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. Currently, the JAPAN is southbound in the Malacca Straits. After leaving the east coast on Nov. 6 (out of Norfolk, VA), we have gone across the Atlantic, through the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal and the pirated waters of the Gulf of Aden. After a brief stay in Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates, Dubai...) on the 23rd, we are bound for Singapore and a two-week shipyard stay.
"The shipyard in Singapore should be quite interesting. This is the time when you get a full appreciation for just how large a vessel of this size (905-foot long, 131 ft. wide) truly is. She will be up on the blocks and I'll be crawling all over the dry dock, under the keel, touching the propeller (maybe even taking a picture of me holding the Press next to the prop for "Where in the World...") and all sorts of fun things.
"When we leave Singapore, we will be heading for Qindao, China; Pusan, South Korea; and Yokohama, Japan, before coming back to the States, arriving in Los Angeles on (or about) Jan. 4…almost around the world.
"As you can see, I have been quite busy, so my emailing has been incredibly slow. Please forgive me. As I said, I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season to its fullest."
In next week's column, Shawn tells us of an exciting encounter with a yacht out of Newport and her Rhode Island crew in the middle of the Atlantic.
A Snapple cap moment: The only bird that can swim but not fly is the penguin.
*** Be true!
Call in your stuff to 423-0383 or 829-2760 or email us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com.


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The Xbox 720 will feature Skype integration straight out of the box upon its estimated November 2013 release, if a recent job listing by Microsoft is anything to go by.
The advert in question shows that the software giant is looking for an individual who can help "enable in-game and in-console voice and video experiences" – and the position is tellingly based in Skype's London office.
It's far too early to say what we can expect to see, thoughThe Xbox 720 could swap out Xbox Live's existing chat system for some new Skype-based tech. Kinect video chat doesn't seem too far fetched either.
Here's hoping that the service will feature a 'game only' mode. You wouldn't want your mum ringing you up mid-headshot, would you?
CordLite iPhone charger stops you fumbling around in the dark
Kreek uses Kinect for flexible fabric touchscreens
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Title: My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea
Author: Mary Jane Begin
Kindle version is only $2.99!
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
This gorgeous illustrated picture book features a brand-new My Little Pony underwater adventure, and includes an exclusive art poster!
When Twilight Sparkle receives an invitation to visit the underwater city of Aquastria, she invites all her pony friends and Spike to travel with her. The ponies are welcomed by the ruler of Aquastria, King Leo, who sits on the Cosmic Council alongside his cousin, Princess Celestia. There is a long-held rivalry between the seaponies and the mermares. The two groups compete each year in a race for the grand prize, which is a beautiful pearl. Join the ponies and Spike as they confront danger, make new friends and race to the finish in this shimmering new world!
I wasn't feeling well earlier this week, so I wasn't in the mood to read a book with lots of words. One that demanded a lot of attention. So I picked up My Little Pony: Under The Sparkling Sea because, well, it's My Little Pony! And I thought the bright, vivid illustrations would cheer me up. They did!
Twilight Sparkle and the pony gang are invited to the Annual Aquastria Race by King Leo. While some of the ponies have to be convinced that a good time will be had by all, they all worry about how they can attend. Aquastria is located under the water! Twilight Sparkle quickly reassures them that her magic will overcome all obstacles, like the ability to breathe under water, and soon they are on their way. They meet many new friends, and are awed by the seaponies' beautiful city. They even rescue a few of their new friends!
I wasn't totally wowed by the story, but the artwork is stunning. Colorful and detailed, Mary Jane Begin's illustrations capture the magic and wonderful of Aquastria. I don't know much about the My Little Pony characters, other what my niece has excitedly shared when she is on a MLP geek-out, but each of them has a unique, appealing design that incorporates their trademark flowing manes and chunky legs. Each of them is a distinctive splash of color throughout the book.
While the story isn't a total dog, it falters in comparison to the lovely, vibrant artwork. Still, this lovely rendered picture book will appeal to My Little Pony's many fans.
Grade: B-
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text: Corretta Scott King discusses the privilege of being able to experience a great social revolution based on love and nonviolence, as inspired by the teachings of Jesus and Gandhi. She identifies Rosa Park's personal protest on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama as the beginning of the southern struggle and consequent revolution. She goes on to describe how this simple act aroused a great movement across the south, ultimately leading to the creation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in January of 1957. The last part of the document is devoted to the developments of the SCLC consequent to its conception.


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About Jose Luis Cuevas
José Luis Cuevas makes etchings, illustrations, sculptures, and paintings, though he is perhaps best known for his drawings; Cuevas explains, "perhaps because I was born in a paper mill and pencil factory, paper has always had a great fascination for me." Though he briefly attended the eminent Mexican institution Escuela de Pintura, Cuevas considers himself a self-taught draughtsman in search of an alternative to the Mexican Muralists and their social messages. Cuevas has said that his drawings represent the isolation of man and an inability to communicate; many of his drawings feature distorted human figures, or figures that transform into animals. He was particularly inspired by the graphic styles of Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, and José Guadalupe Posada. He also expresses interest in the works of the Catalan Romanesque, 19th-century Romanticism, and German Expressionism.
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All proceeds from annual fundraiser will help to update recreational equipment and fund recreational activities for at-risk children
New Directions Youth and Family Services, Western New York's leading provider of services for at-risk children and families, invites the community to join the organization for an evening of fine wines, music and gourmet hors d'oeuvres at the fourth annual "Wines of Distinction" fundraiser, Friday, May 3, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Lockport Town and Country Club, 717 East Ave., Lockport. The event will provide an opportunity to learn more about the human service agency while sampling wines from around the world - including a first-class selection from the region's own award-winning Niagara Wine Trail.
This event will also feature charity raffles. All proceeds from "Wines of Distinction" will be used to fund recreational equipment and activities. New Directions' blend of experiential and adventure recreational activities helps children at Wyndham Lawn Home for Children in Lockport, Randolph Children's Home in Randolph, and New Directions' foster care, community-based prevention and post adoption programs.
The 2013 "Wines of Distinction" will treat attendees to a variety of wines from around the world, including five varieties from the Niagara region's premier wineries. The wineries and distributors are volunteering both their staff and award-winning vintages to help support New Directions Youth and Family Services. The Niagara Wine Trail wineries that will be at the event are Vizcarra Vineyards, Chateau Niagara Winery, Victorianbourg Wine Estate, Leonard Oakes Estate Winery, and Midnight Run Wine Cellars. And if your wine preferences are focused on other regions of the world, no worries: Opici Wine & Spirits will be providing vintages from some of the most prestigious wine-producing regions on Earth. Professionally trained wine experts will also be on hand to discuss wines, food pairings, and to educate guests on wine tasting techniques.
New this year, to ensure guests are able to sample all the wine offered by the participating wineries and distributors, each guest will receive a "Wine Passport" good for up to four tastings at each station. At the end of the tasting, "Wine Passports" will be collected and entered into a drawing for a basket of excellent wines from the participating exhibitors.
To complement the tasting, a wide variety of gourmet hors d'oeuvres, imported cheeses, deserts and fresh brewed coffees and teas will be served. A cash bar will also be available.
And in case you're not a wine lover, samples of some of the area's best micro brews will be on hand. D'Avolio Olive Oils and Vinegars will also be offering tastings of their gourmet products.
"It is imperative for New Directions Youth and Family Services to raise monies to ensure essential programming such as therapeutic recreation remains fully funded and stays intact for the children that come to us for help," said James Coder, New Directions Youth and Family Services CEO.
Tickets to the event cost $35 per person or $60 a couple, and include all wine tastings, hors d'oeuvres and any additional samplings. Event goers will also be able to take part in a special prize raffle, and basket raffles, featuring use of a luxury box for a Bison's game, an iPad, a large flat-screen television, professional sports memorabilia, and golf outings, just to name a few.
For more information regarding "Wines of Distinction," or to purchase tickets, call 716-433-4487, ext. 489, or visit www.fosteringgood.org.


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Degree candidates
The degree candidates for the class of 2013 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF.
Download the entire 2013 Commencement program.
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Rural and Community Development
- School of Education
- School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- School of Management
- School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy Degrees
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. May 8, 2013. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates' names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions.
Honorary degree recipients and speakers
Commencement speaker
- Matt Emmons, UAF alumnus and Olympic medalist
Honorary degree recipients
- John Sackett, honorary doctor of laws
- George Smith, honorary doctor of letters
Meritorious service award winner
- John Zarling
Read more about the commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients and meritorious service award winners in UAF's newsroom.


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I wanted to write a blog entry about HB 1609, the "Great Schools" bill, which was debated in Olympia this week, but failed to move out of committee. A similar bill in the Senate, SB 5399, was blocked from public hearing by Senator Rosemary McAuliffe, chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education.
These bills seek to make teacher performance a factor in teacher retention and assignments, rather than basing these decisions on seniority alone. The bills also call for empowering principals and teachers with autonomy in placement decisions to ensure the creation of school cultures in which teachers and principals work toward shared goals for improving student achievement. They are timely because the education budget shortfalls mean reductions in force (RIFs), i.e. teacher layoffs, are inevitable.
I wanted to write about this, but really, what more can be added to the countless editorials and articles that have already been written? There is apparently overwhelming public support for placing a higher value on a teacher's performance than on his or her seniority. Still, what stopped these bills from progressing was the fledging comprehensive teacher evaluation system, which critics of the bills say needs time in place before performance can be used as a metric in determining RIFs.
In the blog entry I wanted to write, I was going to tell you that in the past month I have participated in meetings of the Building Leadership Team at my elder daughter's middle school, the Arts Committee at my younger daughter's elementary school, a Seattle School District-sponsored Community Engagement breakfast and the District's Middle School Language Arts Curriculum Adoption Committee. Sitting around rectangular board-room style tables surrounded by education professionals thoughtfully and intelligently brainstorming ways to improve the academic achievements of African American male students, reduce bullying, develop universally fair grading practices, increase community and family engagement in our schools and stock every middle school language arts classroom library with age-appropriate books at a variety of reading levels, I found myself wondering where the "bad" teachers are.
But serve pancakes to a group of middle school girls the morning after a sleepover and you will begin to hear about the bad teachers, the ones everyone tries to steer clear of because they are arbitrary, boring, ineffective or just plain mean. Take a look at www.ratemyteachers.com and what you'll see might surprise you. Not limited to comments by students with an axe to grind or those with only rosy experiences, the feedback is surprisingly telling: "I thought she was mean when I had her," one student wrote, "but I learned a lot from Ms. B. She was the best teacher I ever had." The teachers rated as consistently bad on the site are the ones who are subject to eye-rolling over pancakes. The ratings on the website are "not far off," one teacher friend admitted.
Parents warn each other to avoid certain teachers and they volunteer in the schools in part so that they have some clout and credibility when student placement concerns arise. Though we are not allowed to name names, in the game of "placement roulette," we use codes, such as requesting that our kids be put in a classroom with "structure," and hold our breath… We do this because teachers make a difference. In a school district with ever-dwindling resources, they make all the difference in the world.
I once participated in a Seattle School District hiring committee that also included Seattle Education Association president Olga Addae. I was curious to watch this polarizing figure in action and what I saw surprised me. As we evaluated candidates, Addae quietly commented, "Why is it always the superstar teachers who get all the attention? What about the competent teacher who comes in and effectively teaches day in and day out for thirty years?"
Fair point, just as fair as Rosemary McAuliffe's desire to allow the new teacher evaluation system time to work. There are many ways to be an effective teacher and no one metric, not even test scores, tells the whole story. I agree that teacher evaluations can be a valuable tool in supporting the development of a strong teacher corps, by demonstrating areas in which teachers need to be mentored. But I believe that the one element shared by every good teacher, which has to come from within, is commitment.
Yesterday, at the end of a long day in which our Middle School Language Arts Curriculum Adoption Committee slogged through the criteria that will be used to select new books for classroom libraries, I looked around the table at the teachers and administrators who I have come to respect for their commitment to this arduous process. They looked tired. So did the teachers I saw last night at our elementary school's Science Fair and Math night. The teachers were tired. The parents were tired. But we were there.
In the end, I decided to write this blog entry anyway because of a blog entry I read today by a Seattle high school teacher who wrote of her efforts to reach one of her students, who is now serving time for murder. If you have a few minutes to spare and you want to read a moving story about teacher commitment, check out this link: http://www.storiesfromschool.org/2011/02/those-students.html#more
Excellence for all requires commitment from all – students, parents, teachers and administrators. Now more than ever, we need to be part of the solution.


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By Mary Slosson
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A judge on Friday denied a legal bid by farmers seeking to stall construction of the initial segment of California's $68 billion high-speed rail project in the state's agricultural heartland.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley denied a preliminary injunction motion filed by farmers who said they would be adversely affected by construction of the ambitious rail project.
"The judge's decision ensures that we can continue to move forward with our preparatory work to build the first segment of high-speed rail in the Central Valley," the chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's board of directors, Dan Richard, said in a statement.
Construction of the initial segment is expected to begin in the summer of 2013, Richard added.
California's bullet train network, expected to take decades to complete, would eventually connect Sacramento and San Francisco to Los Angeles, with stops along the 800-mile (1300-km) system.
Farmers' unions have decried the project, the most ambitious public works endeavor in California, as an "imminent threat" to some of the most agriculturally productive land in the United States.
Federal authorities approved a 65-mile section of track through the state's central agricultural heartland, from Merced to Fresno, after environmental and engineering reviews were completed earlier this year.
(Reporting by Mary Slosson; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Mohammad Zargham)


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Types of clouds and their roles in Earth's energy budget are introduced and explained through this student-lead NASA eClips segment. The resource also includes a lesson which contains a pre- and post-test, and an activity using the Frayer model.... (View More) The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem solving. (View Less)
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Alaska Native (Inupiat) Elders and children living in northern Alaska share their experiences and stories about the northern lights (aurora borealis). The website features a 23 minute video and a series of shorter videos and interactive animations... (View More) on related topics. (View Less)
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In this activity students investigate cloud opacity, including transparent, translucent, and opaque cloud characteristics. The activity is a companion resource to an episode of the PBS series, SciGirls. The episode, titled "SkyGirls," featured NASA... (View More) female scientists and a citizen science projects for students. (View Less)
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An introduction to the Landsat satellite is presented through a poster with accompanying images, information and classroom lesson. The poster displays 10 pairs of international Landsat images highlighting changes over time from both natural and... (View More) human-induced causes. The back of the poster provides a glimpse into the history, purpose, and benefits of the Landsat mission. An introduction to the AmericaView program includes information on Earth Observation Day. The lesson uses a matching game format to encourage students to investigate, identify, compare/contrast and report on scenes in Landsat images. See Related & Supplemental Resources for a booklet format of the poster back and additional Landsat image change pairs from Earthshots. (View Less)
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Using water to represent the atmosphere and milk droplets to represent aerosols, students make predictions and conduct investigations to discover how different aerosol concentrations affect atmospheric color and visibility. This lesson is one of... (View More) four in the GLOBE program storybook entitled, "What's Up in the Atmosphere? Exploring Colors in the Sky." GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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Through the use of prisms and glue sticks, this activity introduces students to a fundamental property of light: white light is made up of colors representing different wavelengths. Students use the results of the activity to explain the variation... (View More) in sky color from daytime (blue) to sunset (red). This lesson is one of four in the GLOBE program storybook entitled, "What's Up in the Atmosphere? Exploring Colors in the Sky." GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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This ChemMatters article provides a history of the study of ozone, a description of an experimental simulation called "The World Avoided," a brief introduction to the chemistry of ozone, an explanation of how ozone is measured, and the difference... (View More) between "good" ozone in the stratosphere vs "bad" ozone in the troposhere. ChemMatters is an educational magazine published by the American Chemical Society. (View Less)
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The first part of the final week of Dancing With The Stars aired last night and it did not disappoint!
This has been the most talked about season of DWTS and perhaps for the first time in DWTS history, it seemed the best three really did make it to the finals.
Despite being the underdog of the final three, it seems ESPN reporter Erin Andrews might just be able to pull off an upset as she tied for first place with Pussycat doll Nicole Scherzinger. They both scored a total of 55 points. Olympic skater Evan Lysacek didn't fair so well as he finished third with a total of 52 points.
The most talked about dance of the night went to Erin and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy . The pair did their hot & steamy freestyle dance using a bed and a couch as props. Maksim's comments about the dance during the pair's rehearsal might be a hint as to the status of their off screen relationship. "Our freestyle is very passionate. It's very emotional. And in a way, I think it will tell the story of Erin and I," said Maksim. And in case you're still wondering about the duo's relationship status, the two were spotted kissing just over a week ago.
But overall, the theme of the night seemed to be the errors made by front runners Nicole and Evan. Nicole had two slip ups in both of her dances, while Evan's freestyle dance failed to impress the judges, earning him a mere 24 points.
The winner will be declared tonight during the 2 hour finale show. All of the eliminated stars will return for a final dance, and yes that includes the controversial Kate Gosselin. And speaking of Kate, a new report by Popeater reveals the mom of eight earned an astonishing $500,000 for her five week appearance on DWTS.
Also dancing tonight will be former Bachelor star Jake Pavelka and his fiance Vienna Girardi.
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Renowned scholar and critic Marjorie Perloff discusses American composer and music theorist John Cage.
Exploring his poetic texts, Perloff looks at his role as a central precursor of Conceptualist poetics. In such works as "Writing through Howl," and the critical biographical "essays" on Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Arnold Schoenberg—essays largely constructed from the words of the artists (and composer) themselves—Cage invented a new form of poem-critique that looked ahead to our own moment.
Marjorie Perloff is an eminent scholar and a critic of poetry and the arts. Her books include Unoriginal Genius (2012), The Vienna Paradox: A Memoir (2004), Differentials: Poetry, Poetics, Pedagogy (2004), Wittgenstein's Ladder: Poetic Language and the Strangeness of the Ordinary (1996) and The Poetics of Indeterminancy: Rimbaud to Cage (1981). She is the co-editor of two collections of essays, The Sound of Poetry / The Poetry of Sound (2009) and John Cage: Composed in America (1994), and the editor of Postmodern Genres (1989). She is Sadie Dernham Patek Professor of Humanities, Emerita at Stanford University and Florence Scott Professor of English Emerita at the University of Southern California.


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Mickey Hart is most readily recognized for his long-standing work with the Grateful Dead. However his musical efforts have not been exclusively defined by that group, as he has spanned the globe studying, performing and recording music. Over the past decade he has also published two books relating to his passion as a percussionist: Drumming at the Edge of Magic and Planet Drum. In addition, earlier this year Congress bestowed a great honor upon Mickey in appointing him to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Most recently he has written and compiled a third book (with Fredric Liberman), a collection of writings entitled Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music which presents a number of quotations relating to music interspersed with Mickey's own commentary. The following conversation discussed the content of that book as well as Mickey's work with the Folklife Center.
DB: That is quite a prestigious, important gig, serving on the board of the American Folklife Center. How much time have you spent working at the Library of Congress?
MH: Quite a bit. The library is the greatest repository of information we have in the world. It has the largest sound collection in the world and that's my interest. So preserving and giving access to these great sonic masterpieces has been a priority for me and I'm spending quite a bit of time in Washington because there is music dating from March 15, 1890, the first field recording ever made, up to the present. Everything that's even been published is in the library. It's a huge repository of music. I think of it as the Oz of libraries
DB: Are you focusing on any one sound or genre?
MH: Not really, I'm concentrating on the whole collection,. trying to get it digitized and preserved. It's fascinating work, great fun and the enormity of it is awesome, mindboggling really.
DB: Is the mission of the Center to preserve the sounds of this country or of the world?
MH: It's the American Folklife Center but we have music from all over the world. It's the world's music we're talking about because that's our greatest treasure. In the Center we have much that it is indigenous to this country: blues, Appalachian music, native American music but it also runs the gamut from Innuit music, Siberian music, Gypsy music, to you-name-it and it's there in the archives. What's happening is these great collections are starting to deteriorate so we're losing their voices and we're not able to digitize. It's a race against time.
DB: Is there anything the public can do?
MH: Not yet. But check out my web site, you'll be able to chart my progress and there will be a place that people can contribute and participate to help with the digitization. A fund will be established next year where people can donate to the effort.
DB: Let's talk about the book. When did you have that moment of epiphany which led you to realize that all these quotes could be published?
MH: I have been collecting them over the years, however my first two books were about percussion and these never really played into that. I just used them as personal inspiration. In my research, when I see a great quote I collect it. I put it away, sock it away in the Anaconda. When it got to be about five or six hundred quotes I decided I should share these with the world. I think the moment, if there was a moment, took place when I showed some of these quotes to Sammy Hagar and he just came unglued. I began faxing quotes to some of my musical friends in the morning. Well I faxed Sammy a few quotes and he just called me up and said "Oh my god these are wonderful, I just keep reading them over and over" So that was what gave me the idea that other people might be interested in them. Funny, but that is what triggered it.
DB: I'd like to read few to you and hear your thoughts. Here's one from Iggy Pop- "The best way to kill your music is to sit down every day and work at it. You got to sneak up on it and catch it when it's not looking."
MH: That's really what you have to do. Music is feeling. Once you start thinking about it then you overdevelop it. It should come from the heart, the soul, and the subconscious. It's a jam thing. Music is all about the moment, and if you think about it then you're already in the next moment. Good quote, good quote. Good quotes are hard to find, by the way.
DB: I'm curious about this- in the book you've also added some commentary as well. In one place you write that "the performer must listen to the quiet voice beneath the surface to connect to the music. The performer must listen to the hall, the audience, the instrument, and the other performers." I'm interested in how one listens to an audience.
MH: There are three ways of listening, with the ears, with the eyes and the heart. You can make visual contact and make sure that the audience is in rhythm with the music and that gives you a synch, a connection. What you do in music is look for connections, both to the audience and to yourself, deep inside. Then there's the aural connection- how the audience sounds. Are they festive, are they joyous, are they somber? Then there's the one from the heart, the spiritual connection, the compassion and love you feel that's being exchanged between the audience and the performer. These three things are the cornerstones and the building blocks of great performances both for the audience and the performer. The audience has the same connection the performer does, they're just looking at it from different sides of the stage.
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After receiving his doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin in 1983, Lindau was a postdoctoral associate at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and at the Free University of Berlin, where he became an assistant professor in 1988. From 1992 through 1997 he was an associate member of the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research and taught biophysics at the University of Heidelberg. He joined the faculty at Cornell in 1997. He is active as a consultant in the areas of biophysics, physiology, and cell biology, and is a member of the Biophysical Society and the Society for Neuroscience.
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The aim of our research is to achieve a mechanistic understanding of the molecular nanomachine that releases neurotransmitters, hormones and other compounds from secretory cells in the body. Several molecular components of this nanomachine have been identified as recognized in the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. However, we still don't understand how the machine works. We use biophysical, computational and molecular techniques to understand the molecular motions that open the gate, which releases the transmitter molecules stored in secretory vesicle inside the cell to the outside of the cell.
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- 2013. "Rapid structural change in synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25) precedes the fusion of single vesicles with the plasma membrane in live chromaffin cells." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A (110): 14249-54. .
- 2013. "Parallel recording of neurotransmitters release from chromaffin cells using a 10x10 CMOS IC potentiostat array with on-chip working electrodes." Biosens Bioelectron (41): 736-44. .
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- 2012. "Coarse-Grain Simulations Reveal Movement of the Synaptobrevin C-Terminus in Response to Piconewton Forces." Biophysical Journal 103 (5): 959-969. .
- 2010. "Role of the synaptobrevin C terminus in fusion pore formation." PNAS 107 (43): 18463-18468. .
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- 2018 Sir Bernard Katz Award (the Biophysical Society Exocytosis and Endocytosis Subgroup) 2018
- Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society Teaching Award (Tau Beta Pi) 2010
- President, Biophysical Society Exocytosis &Endocytosis Subgroup 2004
- Humboldt Research Award (Alexander v.Humboldt Foundation Germany) 2003
- Appointed Member of Asian Institute of NanoBioScience and Technology 2003
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BEIJING (AP) — An anti-corruption drive launched by China's newly installed leadership claimed its highest-level victim Thursday with the firing of a senior provincial official.
The ruling Communist Party's personnel office confirmed that Li Chuncheng was removed as deputy party secretary of Sichuan province and dismissed from the Central Committee following state media reports that he was suspected in influence-peddling and questionable real estate deals. The personnel office, in a brief dispatch carried by the official Xinhua News Agency, said only that Li was fired for unspecified disciplinary violations.
Li's downfall was unexpected and swift, coming less than a month after a party congress named him as a non-voting member of the Central Committee, a position that usually marks one as a member of the political elite.
But the timing and the target appear intended to underscore the new leadership's determination to root out the widespread graft that has disgusted the public and undermined the party's legitimacy.
"Opposing corruption is becoming an extremely important part of Chinese politics because the Communist Party must win hearts of people that have already been fed up with the corruption of the officials," said Liu Shanying, a politics researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"Li Chuncheng is the first ministerial level official fired after the party congress, but he is definitely not the last one," Liu said. "It's possible that more officials at his level or even higher will be dealt with."
The new leadership took office last month, calling the stanching of corruption an urgent matter of survival for the party. In the weeks since, several low level officials have been ousted, among them a small city police chief for keeping twin sisters as mistresses and a big city district party secretary after a video surfaced showing him having sex with a woman allegedly sent by construction company executives hoping to blackmail him.
Li, however, is suspected of corruption on a much larger scale. State media have reported that he was suspected of buying and selling official positions and, as a senior official in the city of Chengdu and later of Sichuan province, had a hand in steering real estate development deals in return for favors.


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Smart Women Tell Us Why They Date Crazy Men
Let's be honest – no one thinks Charlie Sheen is sane at this point, right? Maybe 2% of the planet is saying "oh, yeah, he's a rock star from Mars, that is a completely normal statement. Too bad he and I could not be friends because I'm a classical pianist from Venus." The other 98% of us agree that he's hopped a bus to Crazytown? Good.
But what about the goddesses? (Charlie's two young girlfriends, international sensations?)
They appear to be standing by their man! But why would women stay with a man who seems so obviously less than stable? What's the appeal to begin with? We checked in with various ladies (who I have made lady-flowers to protect their identities) to understand the allure of the madman.


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The pay cable TV networks' battle for viewers will heat up Feb. 9 when HBO presents a "Game of Thrones" special.
"Game of Thrones Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing" will premiere at 7:45 p.m. that Sunday before a new episode of "True Detective" at 8 p.m.
Is HBO trying to draw viewers away from the midseason premiere of AMC's "The Walking Dead," which returns at 8 p.m. the same night?
"Game of Thrones Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing" recaps the series so far, and will preview the upcoming fourth season. HBO says it will include clips from upcoming episodes, behind-the-scenes-footage, interviews with cast members and producers. They also will answer fan questions.
"Game of Thrones" returns for its fourth season at 8 p.m. April 6 on HBO.
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'The Heroine of Lyme Regis' tells the story of Mary Anning, the legendary Lyme fossil hunter. In 1808, at just 10 years of age, Mary discovered the bones of the icthyosaurus whilst fossil hunting in Lyme. This was one of the first icthyosaurus specimens ever to be found, and Mary won the respect of scientists all over
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NORTON, MA- In the first series meeting since 1997, the Wheaton College softball team was swept by visiting Brandeis University, 10-5 and 3-2 during a twinbill on Tuesday at Clark Field. The Lyons slipped to 14-20, while the Judges, who are coached by former Wheaton All-American Jessica Johnson '98, improved to 16-10.
In the opener, the Blue and White rallied from an early deficit to knot the contest by the third inning. Brandeis scored each of its first three runs with two down, plating an unearned run in the opening inning before junior Erin Ross (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) hit a two-run double in the third.
Hitless prior to the inning, Wheaton scored three runs with two down in the third, with the first coming in when sophomore Marissa Hobocan's (Shelton, CT/Saint Joseph) single up the middle plated classmate Katy Salka (Ayer, MA/Ayer). After a double off the bat of senior Brady Benton (Concord, NH/Concord), Hobocan came home on a wild pitch, and Benton scampered plateward on an infield miscue.
However, Brandeis immediately took the lead back, with freshman Lara Hirschler's (Bellmore, NY/John F. Kennedy) one-out RBI single in the fourth giving her team an advantage for good. The Judges scored five times on five hits in the fifth, while another two-out run came home in the sixth. Wheaton staged a short rally in the bottom half, as the first two batters reached before Salka came through with a two-out, two-run single to produce the final margin. The Lyons stranded two in the seventh.
Salka finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Hobocan added a pair of hits. Freshman Mary Fay (Stoughton, MA/Cardinal Spellman) suffered the loss, going 4.1 innings, before classmate Lesley Warn (Portland, ME/Deering) yielded one run in 2.2 frames of relief.
Ross went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Judges, Hirschler finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, and sophomore Courtney Kelley (Leicester, MA/Notre Dame Academy) was 2-for-3 while scoring a pair of runs. Freshman Caroline Miller (Bala Cynwyd, PA/Harriton) yielded four earned runs in six innings to earn the victory.
Brandeis also scored the first three runs of the second contest, tallying once in the first before sophomore Danielle Lavallee (Sutton, MA/Notre Dame Academy) and Kelley smacked consecutive run-scoring hits in the third, but the rally ended when Kelley was caught trying to take an extra base, and the Lyons claimed momentum.
After the first eight Lyons were held hitless, freshman Emily O'Connell (Kennebunk, ME/Kennebunk) punched a 3-2 pitch up the middle with two down in the third before Hobocan doubled to left center, but the Lyons were unable to score. The following inning, Wheaton rallied to make it 3-1, as senior Lynn Cotto's (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield) two-out single plated the first run. Senior Stacey Kelleher (Brockton, MA/Brockton) drilled an opposite-field dinger leading off the sixth to cut the Lyon deficit to a lone run, and O'Connell singled with one down in the bottom of the seventh before eventually reaching third with two down but being stranded.
Kelleher finished 2-for-3 with two runs, while O'Connell was 2-for-3. Warn yielded three earned runs in three frames before junior Andrea Bagley (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) fired four no-hit innings out of the bullpen.
Seven Judges had single hits in the contest in support of junior Emily Vaillette (Milford, NH/Milford), who yielded eight hits during a complete-game effort.
Wheaton, which occupies the final postseason tournament spot in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) standings, completes its league slate with a pair of doubleheaders this weekend, beginning on Friday at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with a 3:30 p.m. twinbill.


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What was life really like in colonial America? Made for Trade was designed to capture the essance of our country's formative years.
Like American settlers, players will need to visit different shops to attain items they need by paying shillings or by trading. They'll learn what everyday life was like for ordinary citizens while practicing bartering and money management. A delightful lesson in history and economics and great for all ages!
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The way I see it, the Jedi that have learned to live on in spirit form are a lot like the ascended Ancients in Stargate. They have the power to communicate with corporeal beings but the choose not to because everyone must reach the path to enlightenment themselves. I think the Jedi must have a similar philosophy. They want Luke and the future Jedi to find the way themselves and not be reliant on a bunch of old dead guys. Whether or not the others would try and stop them, like the Ancients do in Stargate, I'm not sure. It makes sense that they would though, in a lot of Sci-Fi higher beings do not interfere with the little guys. That's just my intereptation anyways.
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It's been a while since I've posted here, but this weekend I've been working on a project which I've wanted to tackle for a while. Mainly, I just wanted to figure out how doable it would be, and use it as an excuse to learn more about Python and automation framework design. The project was to "bot" TSM, in the name of automated integration testing. Fair warning: this is going to be a long post.
What does this mean?
Well, as you may know, the TradeSkillMaster addon
Real life devoured me pretty heartily at the start of Mists, coupled with the complete and utter dissolution of my primary guild. Disappointed with the state of things, I left WoW for a bit, only returning at the launch of Warlords. With the amount of insanity that weekend posed, coupled with the lack of flight after hitting level cap (yes, I'm one of *those* people), I wasn't any more impressed, and I took off again for greener pastures, namely where I wasn't required to pay out a monthly fee
I've been putting off writing this post for awhile now, but honestly, it's come to the point of merely delaying the inevitable. I think it's time to close the doors on future development of the WoW-GPS project. Make no mistake, although this may seem abrupt, this has not been an easy decision to make. This is a project that I've personally invested hundreds of hours in, personal resources, and to not be able to see 2.0 come to full fruition is particularly disappointing. I'll try to spell out of
A few weeks ago, I outlined some tentative plans for the future of this project. Although I wasn't very specific, it's been something I've been thinking about a lot and really wrestling with the past couple weeks. I started playing D3 again last week, thinking it might help to rekindle some interest/motivation to get back into WoW. After put a lot of thought into it, here's where I'm at in term of WoW, specifically in regards to gold-making:
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First of all, I've talked about how extremely optimized TSM's scans already are in the past. I have no doubt that, when compared apples to apples, TSM's scan speed blows any other addon out of the water as it stands today. Comparing TSM to other addons is not the purpose of this blog post, just know that there are already a ton of optimizations in place in TSM's scanning code as I've previously described.
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A hipster who has out hipstered anyone else in terms of irony to the point where they are more that a hipster. In theory, there can be triple hipsters and higher, but these individuals are either gay or Kanye West.
I don't dress like a hipster, but I do it to be ironic because I am a hipster, so that makes me a double hipster.
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Investors are favoring U.S. stocks over emerging markets by the most ever as fund flows and volatility measures show institutions are increasingly seeking the relative safety of American equities.
Almost $95 billion was poured into exchange-traded funds of American shares this year, while developing-nation ETFs saw withdrawals of $8.4 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index trades at 16 times profit, 70% more than the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A measure of historical price swings indicates the U.S. market is the calmest in more than six years compared with shares from China, Brazil, India and Russia.
Cash is draining from emerging-market ETFs and flowing into U.S. stock funds at the fastest rate on record as bulls say an unprecedented third year of higher earnings growth will support the S&P 500 even as the Federal Reserve begins to remove stimulus. Developing-nation investors say the ETFs will lure more cash after equity valuations reached a four-year low.
"The weakness in emerging markets and the associated economic troubles have encouraged some investors to reallocate from the emerging world to the U.S.," James Gaul, a fund manager at Boston Advisors LLC, which oversees about $2.3 billion from Boston, said by phone on Aug. 15. "The U.S. is seen as the most stable economy at the moment, and the equity market is viewed as having better prospects than the rest of the world."
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The S&P 500 slid 2.1% to 1,655.83 last week, paring its gain this year to 16%, as data on rising retail sales, subdued inflation and a drop in jobless claims fueled speculation the Fed will cut monetary stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The central bank will probably reduce the $85 billion in monthly bond purchases next month, according to 65% of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% at 9:35 a.m. in New York.
Brazil and South Africa led developing nations higher last week, driving the MSCI index up 0.7% for the first advance since July. The equity gauge dropped 1.4% today, extending its decline for the year to 10%.
Investors have sent cash to U.S. equity ETFs every month since November, with deposits totaling $32 billion in July, the most since September 2008, according to data compiled by Bloomberg from about 1,500 funds. There have been withdrawals from emerging-market stock ETFs in five of the past six months, on pace for the biggest annual outflow since Bloomberg began tracking the data in 2000.
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A lawyer for relatives of a Pakistani student whose death sparked outrage against the abuse of power by the wealthy says his family has decided to pardon the men convicted in his killing.
Lawyer Mehmood Alam Rizvi said Monday that the family filed an affidavit with the court several days ago pardoning the men accused of killing their son, Shahzeb Khan.
The suspects come from two of the wealthiest families in Karachi.
They were convicted in June of killing the 20-year-old student after he argued with one of their servants.
The killing led to an unusual social media campaign demanding the country's rich and powerful be held accountable for their acts.
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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Former chair Kimball, state Sen. Sanborn back Hemingway for top NHGOP post
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23: BACKED BY JACK, ANDY. Andrew Hemingway picked up key supporters in his bid for state Republican Party chairman Wednesday in former party chair and Tea Party/liberty movement leader Jack Kimball and state Sen. Andy Sanborn of Bedford.
Kimball, founder and chairman of the Granite State Patriots Liberty PAC, and a candidate for governor in 2010, wrote that with the party "at a critical crossroads," Saturday's election between Hemingway and Jennifer Horn "will clearly determine which direction the party will choose."
He called Hemingway "a proven fund-raiser, having raised over $1 million dollars electronically for the Newt Gingrich campaign" and "the only candidate who has held elected office, run a statewide presidential campaign and served on the NHGOP state committee.
"His credentials in the computer technology arena are well-known and respected. He is an articulate, plain-spoken young man who is also a successful businessman," Kimball wrote.
He noted that Hemingway is a vice chair of the New Hampshire Young Republicans and is a former chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire."
"Andrew is the only candidate that can and will unite our party," Kimball wrote.
Sanborn wrote that "personal attacks" against Hemingway by a candidate he would not name led to his endorsement.
"There is no question that politics in New Hampshire is evolving and I remain concerned that if our party does not embrace tomorrow's technology, improve messaging and out reach efforts, we will fail," Sanborn wrote.
"There is a great crop of up and coming future leaders who have earned the opportunity to contribute at a higher level, and Andrew Hemingway is one of those leaders."
Sanborn said he worked with Hemingway in killing the former LLC tax, and, "
During that time and since, Andrew has shown a great ability to understand activism, fundraising and messaging. He is ready to take on this role."
Hemingway, Jennifer Horn and Andy Martin will face off in an election for state party chair at a Republican State Committee annual meeting on Saturday at Bedford High School.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23. BIG CROWD EXPECTED. The confirmed guest list for a Feb. 7 Republican "soul-searching" meeting hosted by Mike Biundo, Derek Dufresne and Kory Wood of the RightOn Strategies consulting firm continues to grow.
As we've reported, both candidates for NHGOP Chair, Jennifer Horn and Andrew Hemingway, have committed to the event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.
We've now learned from someone who will attend that the some of those on the guest list include:
Kevin Smith, former candidte for governor and former executive director of Cornerstone Policy Research; former NHGOP chair Jack Kimball, former House speaker Bill O'Brien, Corey Lewandowski, state director of Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire; current Cornerstone executive director Ashley Pratte, former Cornerstone executive diretor Shannon McGinley, state Sen. Andy Sanborn, Rockingham County Republican Chair Regina Birdsell, former Rockingham County GOP Chair Michael Silverwood.
Also, Hillsborough County GOP Chair Ray Chadwick, state Rep. Will Infantine, Manchester GOP Chair; Rochester GOP chair Randy Bowen, Concord GOP Chair Kerry Marsh, Granite Grok blog co-founder Skip Murphy and J.P. Marzullo, candidate for NHGOP vice chair.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23: STRONG FOR HORN. The endorsements are piling up in the New Hampshire Republican Party chairman's race with just four days to go before the election.
Today, Jennifer Horn picked up a strong group of backers: the five members of the Manchester Republican Committee's Executive Board.
The endorsements come the day after the former chairman of the Manchester committee, Cliff Hurst, announced his support for Horn's opponent, Andrew Hemingway.
The GOP committee executive board for Republicans in the state's largest city is made up of the following members, all whom are also voting members at Saturday's NHGOP annual meeting:
Chairman Rep. Will Infantine; First Vice Chair Tammy Simmons; Second Vice Chair B.J. Perry; Treasurer Lisa Swank and Secretary Sean Thomas.
Infantine released the following statement on behalf of the executive board members:
"Republicans throughout the Granite State must be unified in the common goal of spreading our party's message of limited government, less spending, and a stronger economy. We need a chair who will mobilize grassroots activists, utilize new technologies, articulate our message and raise the funds necessary to ensure it reaches voters throughout New Hampshire.
"As activists and elected officials who have years of experience in advancing the Republican Party throughout the Queen City and beyond, we are confident the candidate for New Hampshire Republican Party Chair who can best articulate our message and accomplish the goals necessary to win elections is Jennifer Horn."
Horn on Tuesday was backed by 15 voting members of the Nashua Republican City Committee.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 22: CLIFF BACKS ANDREW. State Republican Party vice chairman Cliff Hurst, who briefly considered his own run for party chairman, has decided to become involved in the chairman's race on the side of conservative/liberty movement activist Andrew Hemingway.
Hurst, who is not running again for vice chair, has never acknowledged the accuracy of reports that he was forced out of his run for party chair by a party hierarchy that signed on with Hemingway opponent Jennifer Horn.
Also Tuesday, Horn picked up the endorsements of 15 members of the Republican State Committee from her home city of Nashua, including Andrew Cernota, chairman of the Nashua Republican City Committee.
Hurst, a highly-respected veteran party loyalist and former chairman of the Manchester Republican committee, cited Hemingway's youth and expertise in digital media as well as what he described as Hemingway's "openness and friendliness" as key factors in his decision.
Hurst said after deciding not to run for chairman himself, he was initially planning to remain uninvolved in the chairman's contest. He said that after a lengthy meeting Hemingway, "I saw a person with a fresh 'new-ness' in his thinking and what he wants to do."
Hurst said he has learned the importance of "good data" to winning elections, "and I know we have a person in Andrew who could bring us into a new day in the Republican Party in New Hampshire."
Hurst said Hemingway's "youth and energy will be a great part" of restoring the party's success in elections. He said Hemingway's role in the Young Republicans "is an important aspect of involving young people early on in the political process."
Hurst also said Hemingway's expertise in computer technology "will be huge" for the party.
Also, said Hurst, "He really has a good, warm and effective way of communicating."I think Andrew is someone people will listen to, respect and bring about dramatic change," said Hurst.
Hurst called Horn "a good person, and it bothers me tremendously when people have made disparaging remarks about her. But I just feel Andrew would be a fresh new leader that we need with new strategies."
Hemingway said the Hurst endorsement "means a lot to me personally. He is revered and very, very well-respected in the party. For someone of Cliff's stature to put his trust in me is humbling and exciting."
Hemingway predicted the election by members of the Republican State Committee at Bedford High School on Saturday will be close.
The Nashua Republicans wrote to fellow state committee members in support of Horn: "We feel we know her better than most and we stand united in our support."
They called her an "articulate messenger" of party principles.
"She has proven she has the courage to stand up against the most ferocious of foes, including several strong debate performances against Rep. Paul Hodes, going toe-to-toe with Kathy Sullivan, Burt Cohen and other Democratic operatives on radio," the Republicans wrote.
"She more than holds her own against Jim Braude on NECN and we know she is the best choice to take our fight to Ray Buckley, Maggie Hassan, Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster," the Nashua Republicans wrote.
Also backing Horn were Nashua Republicans Roberta Cernota, Al Cernota, NRCC secretary Karen Thoman, Paul Thoman, Pete Silva, Don LeBrun, Don McClarren, Carl Seidel, Tim Twombly, Linda Twombly, Rep. Sean McGuinness,county commissioner Sandra Ziehm, Rita Harrington and Paul Harrington.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 22. FRANK HELPS OUT. Former U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta is co-hosting a conversation with NHGOP chair candidate Jennifer Horn on Thursday at the BeanTowne Coffee House and Cafe in Hampstead. The event begins at 5:30 p.m.
Guinta was among several leading establishment Republicans who endorsed Horn when she announced for party chair shortly after the November election.
Andrew Hemingway, her opponent in the chairman's race, will host his own reception with supports tonight (Tuesday, Jan. 22) at The Yard restaurant in Manchester.
Time is getting short in the the contest. The 506-member Republican State Committee will elect a new chairman on Saturday at Bedford High School.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 22: BUCKLEY REELECTED. State Democratic Party chairman Ray Buckley, who guided his party to big wins in the November election, was reelected to a third term as president of the national Association of State Democratic Chairs earlier today at an ASDC meeting at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C.
Buckley was first elected to the position in January 2009 and re-elected in January 2011.
With this election, he will also remain a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
The posts put him in a position to exert influence to keep the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary in its traditional leadoff position. He also is in a position to continue to secure national party support, financial and otherwise, for state candidates.
Buckley said he was honored by the reelection, saying, "These positions provide me a unique opportunity to protect New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, advocate for grassroots organizing and promote our values and candidates across the nation. It is humbling to have the support of the 50 states and seven territories. I appreciate the opportunity to continue the work."
Buckley is unopposed in his bid for a fourth term as state party chairman with an election slated for March 9.
Buckley was among many Granite State Democrats in Washington this week for the second inaugural of President Barack Obama.
(See our full report below.)
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
MONDAY, JAN. 21: NH DEMS CELEBRATE OBAMA. After helping President Barack Obama win New Hampshire's four electoral votes in the last two presidential elections, a large group of state Democrats are in Washington today celebrating the chief executive's second inaugural.
Leading the delegation are Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster.
Among those also on hand are New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley, Democratic state Sens. Lou D'Allesandro and Donna Soucy of Manchester, Andrew Hosmer of Laconia, Peggy Gilmour of Hollis and Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth as well as former Sen. Matthew Houde of Plainfield.
Manchester Alderman Garth Corriveau is also in attendance along with four of the earliest Obama supporters in the first-in-the-nation primary state: lobbyist Jim Demers, Democratic National Committee member-at-large Joanne Dowdell, former state health and human services commissioner Ned Helms and former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes.
"And hundreds and hundreds more," Buckley said.
Shaheen said that as Obama begins his second term, "we are presented with tremendous opportunities to come together and move our country forward in a bipartisan fashion. Throughout history, that's what Americans have done when we've faced difficult challenges, as we do now.
"It's with this mind-set that I approach my responsibilities in the Senate and my goal for this year is for us to find bipartisan solutions to improve the lives of working families in New Hampshire and across the country. We owe it to all Americans to work together in earnest and I'm hopeful that we will because that's what's best for our country."
Hassan said, "I greatly appreciate President Obama's call for a renewed sense of cooperation and inclusion in his inaugural address.
"It will take all of us working together to overcome our challenges so we can create good jobs, strengthen our middle class, and ensure that all Americans are included in our shared success and prosperity.
"Throughout our history, we have answered that call," said Hassan, "and I look forward to working with the people of New Hampshire to do our part to ensure a bright future for our state and our nation."
Kuster noted that the President stressed that "we can only solve the challenges we face by coming together.
"We owe it to the people who sent us here to put politics aside and do what's right for hard-working families in New Hampshire and all across the country."
"I'm hopeful that members of both parties can bring a renewed spirit of optimism and collaboration to the critical work that lies ahead," said Kuster.
Shea-Porter said in a written statement: "I sat with my class of 2006, and we shared the memories of the 2008 inauguration, the first for most of us in that class. The inauguration was moving, and the message that 'our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it' was a powerful call to keep working for jobs and for fairness across our great land."
Buckley said Obama's speech was "remarkable and beautiful.
"It was a moving call for unity of purpose and to continue the march of equality for all. The 'From Seneca to Selma to Stonewall' line was particularly meaningful."
Obama referred in his speech to these key places in the struggles for equal rights for African-Americans, women and gays when he said:
"We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –- that all of us are created equal –- is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forbearers through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth."
Buckley said, "The crowd was massive and the weather better than any of the four past inaugurals I have attended."
Demers said that during the inaugural address, he recalled being the lone Granite Stater to greet Obama when the then-Illinois senator walked off of a plane carrying his own bag at the airport in Manchester in December 2006.
The following day, Obama, his "rock star" image growing, drew about 1,500 at an event in Manchester, and a short time later, he announced his candidacy for President.
Obama finished second to Hillary Clinton in the 2008 first-in-the-nation primary, which set the stage for a long nomination battle with his eventual Secretary of State.
Demers said that while Washington was a bit less hectic today than it was during Obama's first inaugural, "It really was an awesome experience."
He said he and Dowdell sat in the tenth row.
The Obama speech hit on "exactly where we are right now. The journey is only half done and there are still a lot of things that need to be addressed in the country," said Demers.
"He also had the right tone, that this has to be a more inclusive America and there should be a stop to the petty name-calling and an end to the Tea Party wrangling," Demers said.
Dowdell said the speech made her feel "very optimistic. His reelection was somewhat of a validation of the direction he is trying to move the country in and how we really need to continue to move forward.
"He made it clear there is still work to be done and it's not going to be done by individuals, but rather through a bipartisan, cooperative effort," Dowdell said.
Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte did not attend the inaugural but said in a statement:
"I join citizens across New Hampshire and the nation in congratulating President Obama as he starts his second term. This historic day is an opportunity for all Americans to come together, and I hope that spirit will continue as we work to confront our debt crisis, strengthen our economy, and keep our country safe in a dangerous world."
As we reported last week, a group of Granite State Democrats, including Hassan, on Sunday attended the inaugural of Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Naval Observatory, the official vice presidential residence.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 18: SMITH, GROEN FOR HORN. Jennifer Horn today Friday picked up conservative support for her bid for NHGOP chairman from former candidate for governor Kevin Smith of Litchfield and former state Sen. Fenton Groen of Rochester.
Her opponent, Andrew Hemingway, plans a reception with supporters at The Yard restaurant in Manchester on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Both new Horn supporters are voting members of the Republican State Committee.
Smith emailed fellow members that "there is no stronger voice for lower taxes, limited government, and individual liberty in New Hampshire" than Horn.
Groen wrote that Horn is a "proven conservative," "well-known" and "well-respected" who work with a "wide range of strong-minded men and women who agree on many things but who also strongly disagree on some things."
Co-hosting Hemingway's event are state Rep. Pam Tucker, state Sen. Sam Cataldo, former Republican National Committeewoman Phyllis Woods, former Grafton County Commissioner and former state Rep. Omer Ahern, former Rep. Nancy Elliott and activists Susan Olsen and Patricia Murphy.
The election is Saturday, Jan. 26 at Bedford High School.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 17: LIMITING SIMULCASTING. Live horse and greyhound racing is a thing of the past in New Hampshire. Rockingham Park and Seabrook Greyhound Park are surviving on wagering on the broadcast simulcasting of races taking place elsewhere, as well as charity casino-style gambling, poker, bingo and the like.
Rockingham, at least, is riding on hope for the legalization of genuine casino gambling. It could finally become a reality this year, with a legislative proposal about to be unveiled. (More on that below.)
Grey2K USA, a nationwide greyhound protection nonprofit, was successful after several tries in outlawing greyhound racing in the state in 2010. All live dog racing had actually ended in 2009 and Rockingham followed by ending horse racing in 2010.
Now, Grey2K wants to pare down the simulcasting of greyhound races available to the two New Hampshire facilities by forbidding Seabrook and the Rock from accepting races broadcast from what it considers the least safe greyhound tracks in the country.
In effect, it's trying to drain these out-of-state, allegedly inhumane tracks, operating in places like the Florida panhandle, Alabama and Arizona, of its two customers in the Granite State.
New legislation sponsored by Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, would allow Rockingham and Seabrook to accept greyhound simulcast signals only from tracks in states that require public reporting of greyhound injuries.
It is the first legislation of its kind in the nation, said Grey2K USA Executive Director Carey Theil.
Theil said the bill would not cause a major drop in the amount wagered on dog races at Seabrook or the Rock.
But Karen Keelan, president of Seabrook Greyhound, said the bill would be devastating to her 40-year-old business founded by her late father, Eddie Keelan, and the late Joe Carney.
She said the bill is another step in Grey2K USA's ultimate goal "to put greyhound racing out of business nationwide."
Theil did not disagree.
He acknowledged Wednesday it's "fair" to say Grey2K's ultimate goal is to put an end to greyhound racing - anywhere.
He pointed out the group's stated mission includes: "To end the cruelty of dog racing on both national and international levels."
Keelan said "80 or 90 percent" of her business relies on simulcast greyhound racing. But Theil cited state figures showing it's actually less than half. The figures show that in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012, greyhound simulcast wagering at Seabrook was $12 million, as compared to $16 million wagered on simulcast horse racing.
He said the bill will not hurt New Hampshire facilities because it still allows the dog races to be simulcast, but only from tracks that must report their dog injuries.
Theil said Grey2K USA hopes that by reducing the number of facilities that the out-of-state tracks can send their signals to, more states will require reporting, and, he said, the number of greyhounds euthanized has been shown to drop significantly in states after passage of an injury-reporting law.
With gambling on live dog racing now illegal in New Hampshire, "We feel it is consistent with the state's policy to disallow New Hampshire gamblers to bet on dog racing occurring at some of the worst dog tracks in the country," he said
He hopes New Hampshire lawmakers agree to "put in place some common sense protections when it comes to greyhound simulcasting. Injury reporting is a very basic level of not just trying to ensure the health and welfare of the animals, but also just a basic level of transparency."
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HURTING STATE REVENUE? Theil also said the bill should not hurt the state's already tiny "take" of slightly more than $275,000-a-year from pari-mutuel taxes on simulcast dog racing.
Citing state figures, he said most wagering at Seabrook and the Rock is on simulcast horse racing. In the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2012, Rockingham patrons wagered only $4.5 million on broadcast greyhounds, as compared to more than $43 million on simulcast horses.
At Seabrook, state figures show, $12 million was wagered on simulcast greyhound and $16 million on horses.
And Theil said Grey 2K's analysis shows that only about 15 percent of Rockingham's simulcast horse and dog feeds and about 22 percent of Seabrook's feeds would be banned by the bill.
He predicted wagering will naturally "migrate" to simulcasts from acceptable dog tracks or from horse tracks.
Theil said there are only 22 greyhound tracks left in the country, in seven states.
West Virginia, Arkansas, Iowa and Texas report injuries, he said. Florida, with 13 tracks, Alabama and Arizona do not.
"We do not believe there is going to be any significant economic impact from this bill," he said.
But Keelan said the opposite is true and lawmakers should know that Grey2K "is trying to put an industry completely out of business when we've been licensed for so long here.
"I'm very frustrated," she said. "They have misrepresented themselves in New Hampshire and throughout the country, and it's about time somebody in the Legislature realize it's almost a personal vendetta on their part to put our business out of business."
Without live racing, she said, "We're still trying to survive with just simulcasting and now they are trying to pull this on us.
"There are jobs at stake and there is the community of Seabrook," Keelan said.
"We've always tried to do the right thing, paying taxes and getting involved in greyhound adoptions, which is something that no one feels stronger about than I do."
Rockingham spokesman Teresa Rosenberger said that while the impact would be much larger on Seabrook, "there's no question this would cause a decrease in revenue at Rockingham, and they can't afford to lose revenue. It would lead to a reduction of costs, which could mean employees, and less revenue for the state."
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HURRY-UP OFFENSE. The much bigger issue, at least for Rockingham Park, is to get casino-style gambling legalized and up and running.
We've learned state Sens. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, and Chuck Morse, R-Salem, are putting the finishing touches on a bill that would allow a license for a single gambling facility in the state and, in a key change from past bills, would also set up a commission to consider the feasibility of future licenses.
D'Allesandro told us it will be rolled out in a week or two and will go to committee for a hearing by the end of the month.
"I think it will pass the Senate," he said.
Gov. Maggie Hassan is amenable to the concept.The House continues to be the wild card.
D'Allesandro and Morse are in a hurry-up offense because Massachusetts is moving relentlessly toward opening up gambling shops.
Eleven firms hoping to compete for the Bay State's three casino licenses in different parts of the state, and for one slots machines-only facility, filed applications before a Tuesday deadline.
Each ponied up a $400,000 non-refundable application fee. The competitive bidding process is expected to begin later this year.
"The economic recovery aspect remains the constant in my thought process," said D'Allesandro. He said that after 14 years of failure, he hopes Massachusetts helps give this year's bill the "impetus" it needs to become law.
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DOHERTY WINS. In the wake of our report last week on the nasty anti-police comments by Free Staters surrounding a local radio show's "Manchester 2012 Person of the Year" poll, host Rich Girard has announced the winner was Manchester Police Officer Dan Doherty.
Doherty, who was shot in the line of duty last year, was determined by Girard to be the winner over Free Stater and Shire Sharing charity group founder Amanda Bouldin because the officer consistently finished first, even after several different formulas were used to count the votes.
And Bouldin, following the strident anti-police comments by her fellow Free Staters on Facebook and other blogs, withdrew from the contest, citing the "divisive" comments.
Girard was initially concerned that many automated votes designed to "skew" the poll had been cast.
But he's since written on his web site that after sorting through the data, with the help of a database expert recommended by Bouldin, they concluded Doherty had won.
"Several different formulas were created and run to screen the data to find the best way to count the legitimately cast votes and exclude the automatic votes," Girard posted.
"The real challenge became how to separate the good votes from the bad ones where multiple votes came from the same or blocked IP addresses.
"While the numbers varied with each formula, Doherty had the most votes in all formulas used."
Girard said 43,769 votes were cast and 22,000 visitors made 26,000 visits to his poll site in the week the poll was on line."
He said Doherty has agreed to an on-air interview with him on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 a.m.
Girard noted that since a friend of Bouldin helped him analyze the data, "anybody who thinks the game was rigged should know that."
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PARTYING WITH JOE. Is Vice President Joe Biden looking ahead to 2016?
Is he trying to get an early jump on Hillary Clinton in the first-primary state?
As New Hampshire Democrats prepare to go to Washington for President Barack Obama's inauguration, Biden has invited a select group of Granite Staters to a reception at his official residence on Sunday.
Among those on the invite list are state Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, state Sens. D'Allesandro and Donna Soucy, lobbyist Jim Demers, who was Obama's original supporter in the state, Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire President David Lang as well as Gov. Maggie Hassan, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Annie Kuster.
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SYTEK FOR HORN. NHGOP chairman candidate Jennifer Horn today will announce former House speaker Donna Sytek among her latest supporters.
Although Sytek is not a voting member of the Republican State Committee, which will choose between Horn and Andrew Hemingway on Jan. 26, she remains an influential voice.
Sytek will cite Horn's "experience as a grassroots activist and as a congressional candidate as well as her mastery of traditional and new media."
She also says Horn is credible with "Republicans of all descriptions."
Among Horn's latest state committee backers are former state Rep. Tammy Simmons, former Ron Paul activist Ann Marie Banfield of Bedford, former Mitt Romney activist Lisa Hansen of Amherst and party Area 4 Vice Chairman Ron Kasper of Walpole.
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SMALL STATE. In the "it's-a-small-state" department, Horn on Feb. 1, less than a week after the party election, will emcee a major event in Nashua honoring one John Lynch, the former Democratic governor.
Horn is scheduled to host the local Salvation Army's annual Groundhog Breakfast at the Crowne Plaza. Lynch will be honored as the 2013 Citizen of the Year.
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DAY OF SERVICE. In preparation for the Obama inaugural, Granite Staters will be able to participate in the "National Day of Service" on Saturday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Events organized so far will take place at The Way Home in Manchester and the River Center in Peterborough.
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