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EATON TWP. -- There was a packed house at Midview Saturday night to see the Middies take on the unbeaten Columbia Raiders in the finals of the annual Bob DiFranco Holiday Tournament.
In a match up between two of some of the top teams in the area, Columbia stepped up and showed they're for real, beating Midview 63-52.
"First off, this was a huge win for our program," Columbia coach Larry Babics said. "We were lucky to even be invited to this tournament, so it is definitely a very proud victory for the program."
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Ultra-prominence Peaks of the 48 States > Mount Jefferson (South Summit) > Climber's Log
Mount Jefferson (South Summit) Climber's Log
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|Brian Kalet
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2016
|With Fred Genske.
|Posted Jan 15, 2018 4:59 pm
|From Jefferson Summit
Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2015
|We drove a stock 4WD F-150 to the 4WD trailhead shown on the USFS map with little problem. From there, it's a pretty short hike. Expansive views all the way. Awesome.
|Posted Nov 2, 2015 12:46 pm
|Second time
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2015
|Backpacked into upper Pine Creek and summited next morning. We saw hawks, a falcon, bighorn rams, and wild horses near the middle summit. We also found an excellent arrowhead high on the plateau. Heavy rain on the way in, Pine Creek had water high up in this historic drought year followed by a rainy summer. Pine Creek is lush, beautiful and full of aspens. I probably be back for a third ascent someday!
|Posted Aug 10, 2015 6:03 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2014
|Started well below Jefferson Pass, and bushwhacked my way up to the ridge. From there it was a pretty uneventful walk along road and trail to the top. Still enjoyed it though.
|Posted Aug 27, 2014 11:16 pm
|Meet the Jeffersons
Date Climbed: May 31, 2014
|Having climbed Jefferson a year ago (South Summit), I decided to go back and get the rest. First was the East Summit, 11,372'. There was a register and only one signature, Bob Sumner's. Now there are two. I went from there to the Middle Summit, 11,686', and there was also a register. From here I continued north to the North Summit, 11,814', and no register was to be found. I returned across the broad plateau and gained the South Summit ridge from the north west and traversed along the ridge to the South Summit at 11,941' and again the register was missing. It was there last year. Total mileage for the trip was 22.2 miles, taking just over 12 hours start to finish. Beautiful day, dozens of big horn sheep, and some wild horses, too.
|Posted Jun 2, 2014 3:20 pm
|From Jefferson Site
Date Climbed: May 9, 2014
|Just a walk up a jeep road. Meh. Trip report.
|Posted May 29, 2014 3:20 pm
|From Jefferson Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2013
|Pretty uneventful hike from Jefferson Summit. Altitude bothered me a bit as I came from sea level that morning. Road was in good shape... no prob getting my Outback up there. Great views.
|Posted Aug 17, 2013 6:55 pm
|From Saddle
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2013
|Dry and hot, poor air quality due to Bison an Mt Charleston fires. I would have preferred to hike this peak earlier in the season with some weather and snow on the ground. Drive in as far as you can, hiking from the saddle up a straight steady grade for 2 miles along a barren wind swept ridge with limited vistas is not particularly compelling.
|Posted Jul 11, 2013 4:07 pm
|southern ridge route
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2013
|Hiked this one with Steven Stembridge and Al Sandorff. Steven drove the 4WD road to within about 2 air miles from the peak, cutting the hiking mileage about in half. I took a tumble off the trail onto a steep bouldery side slope at about 11,300 feet and 8 hours later ended up the most amazing, deep purple, 4-inch diameter bruise I've ever had in my life (just above my left hip).
|Posted Jun 15, 2013 11:29 pm
|Beautiful Mountain
Date Climbed: May 25, 2013
|Beautiful day, but windy. The drive in was uneventful. The road was good all but maybe the last mile, and a high clearance vehicle would be the most one would need. We started out from Jefferson Summit. Nearly all the snow was gone except for a patch on the south east face, which won't last long. Outstanding views all around. We camped at the meadow on the right fork of the Y intersection. Wild iris were in abundance, and there was a spring fed pipe with running water (filter or boil first).
|Posted May 28, 2013 11:37 am
|south slopes
Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2012
|drove up to 9400ft and dashed up to the summit. Nice fall day with no snow yet. I surprised 9 bighorn on the summit
|Posted Nov 5, 2012 12:36 am
|Memorial Day from the south
Date Climbed: May 27, 2012
|Came up from the Jefferson summit road to the south. Were within a half mile and 500 vertical feet of the south summit when we turned back. Deep snow (couple of feet) became impassable for the dogs. It was a light snow year, but there was a last, powerful, storm that went through during the two days before and dumped. Made the expansive views gorgeous, however. Went with Greg, Sage & Abby.
|Posted Jul 3, 2012 10:16 am
|summit plateau traverse
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2008
|I traversed the summit plateau cresting North, South and the nominal Middle summits. Saw tons of bighorn sheep. Camped in the pass to the south that night, seasoned steak with sage brush and drank angel creek amber beer (deluxe meal!), also found a scorpion approaching our camp fire despite being around 10,000' elevation.
|Posted Mar 18, 2012 3:06 pm
|Jefferson Pass
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2011
|Hiked up to the south summit from Jefferson pass.
|Posted Dec 17, 2011 1:37 pm
|Jefferson Saddle
Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2011
|Nice walk, very little snow still
|Posted Nov 30, 2011 11:11 am
|A Bit
|Jefferson Saddle
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|Kept going on to Middle and North Summits. Spotted a large herd of Desert Bighorn Sheep just south of Middle Summit.
|Posted Jul 17, 2011 12:28 am
|Solo Hike
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2010
|I made an overnighter out of this hike. Climbed the South Summit on the first day and continued North atop the ridge camping by Barker Creek. The second day I returned to the ridge and continued North past the North Summit and then down into a river valley where I bushwhacked for a few hours on what was supposed to be a trail. If you find this route in Mike White's "Backpacking Nevada" book it is listed as "Mt. Jefferson Loop" Please take my advise and don't try to make this hike a loop. The North part of the loop no longer exists. The trail is completely overgrown with thorn bushed. There are faint traces of a trail that I would guess hasn't been hiked in more than 10 years (probably more like 20). The only way I would recommend doing the North loop is with a very large machete.
|Posted Sep 17, 2010 1:58 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2010
|final peak of my 5 peak road trip, and it was the best. great scenery and a nice hike. camped at jefferson saddle and hiked in from there. wish i had brought more water and some food, since it looked like the north summit was an easy hike only several miles away when on the s summit. maybe next time. beautiful area and lots of other great hikes around
|Posted Aug 5, 2010 8:44 pm
|Princess Buttercup
|Via Jefferson Saddle
Date Climbed: May 29, 2010
|Hiked w/ Bob Burd, Adam Jantz, and Bill Peters. Great day, just enough snow to make it annoying...
|Posted Jun 1, 2010 12:03 am
|Pine Creek route
Date Climbed: May 30, 2010
|Started the hike at the Pine Creek campground (which is free and very pleasant) and followed the creek for a number of miles up the drainage. Eventually we found a snow covered gully that we ascended for about 2000 vertical feet then followed an undulating snow covered ridge over to the south summit. Great views in all directions. Still some large cornices hanging off the ridges as well!
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The Great American Conference doubleheader begins at 5:30 p.m. with a women's match-up between the nationally top-ranked Golden Suns (9-0, 1-0 GAC) and the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (6-5, 1-1). Game two will pit the Wonder Boys (8-3, 0-1) against the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (8-3, 0-2) at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be broadcast locally at athletics.atu.edu and KWKK 100.9 FM.
Rankin Williams Fieldhouse has represented the best home court advantage in the GAC so far this season. Southwestern Oklahoma State is the only league member that is undefeated at home in both men's and women's basketball during the 2011-12 campaign.
SWOSU is 4-0 at home in women's basketball and 5-0 at home in men's basketball this season. The Bulldog men have won 10 consecutive games at Rankin Williams Fieldhouse dating back to Jan. 22, 2011.
With the added target of a No. 1 national ranking on their back, Tech women's head coach Dave Wilbers said he knows the Golden Suns will have to be sharp for their first road conference game of the season.
"This will definitely be our toughest road game so far," Wilbers said. "Southwestern has outstanding shooters and they drive hard to the basket. When you get highly-ranked and conference play rolls around, your opponents play with a higher level of intensity. You have to play almost perfect to win road conference games."
Wonder Boys head coach Doug Karleskint is expecting a similarly tough test for his squad, albeit for a different reason.
Southwestern Oklahoma State's men won eight of their first nine games this season, but back-to-back losses at Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist last weekend put the Bulldogs in an 0-2 hole to start GAC play.
"We've talked all week about the importance of a good start," Karleskint said. "We know that Southwestern Oklahoma is going to try to hit us in the mouth really quick. They will have a good home crowd. We have to find a way to not only match their intensity, but to exceed it. It's a whole different animal when you go on the road in conference."
Arkansas Tech's top scorers are senior forward Natalia Santos (19.4 points per game) for the Golden Suns and senior guard Johnie Davis (22.5 points per game) for the Wonder Boys. Santos and Davis are the top women's and men's scorers in the GAC.
Southwestern Oklahoma State's women are led by senior center Sumiya Darden (16.5 points per game), while senior guard Chase Elliott (14.0 points per game) is the top scorer for the SWOSU men.
Arkansas Tech will continue its road trip through Oklahoma with a pair of games Saturday in Ada. The Suns will tip off against East Central University at 2 p.m., and the Wonder Boys will battle ECU at 4.


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Cat Cora's Sangria Recipe
Cat Cora's Sangria and Sides Start a Party Right
Iron Chef Cat Cora says the secret to starting a good backyard party right is by making sure there is something for guests to eat and drink as soon as they arrive. The key is beautiful presentation. In this video, watch Cat make a beet salad with tangerine and vinaigrette, a cheese and salami plate, bruschetta, sangria, and a fresh fruit refresher.
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Beet Salad With Tangerine Vinaigrette
From Cat Cora
Be sure to remember to make the tangerine-infused olive oil the night before the party.
- 4 tangerines, zested
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 heaping tablespoon shallot, diced
- 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 cups arugula
- 1 1/2 cups golden beets, roasted and chopped
- 1/4 red onion, sliced paper-thin
- To make vinaigrette: Add tangerine zest to olive oil. Let infuse overnight, and then strain.
- In a small bowl, whisk together shallot, 3 tablespoons tangerine-infused olive oil, and vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.
- To combine salad: In a large salad bowl, combine arugula, beets, and red onion. Pour vinaigrette on top, and toss to combine.
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- Greens , Salads
- Yield
- Serves 8 as an appetizer
Olive, Cheese, and Salami Platter
From Cat Cora
- 1 jar pepperoncinis
- 3 jars Cat Cora's olives
- 8 ounces pepper manchego
- 1 cured salami, sliced
- 1 fennel salami, sliced
- 1 package sesame crackers
- Fresh herbs like rosemary and thyme, for garnish
- On a large serving platter, arrange all of the ingredients to your liking. Garnish with fresh herbs.
- Category
- Other, Snacks
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean/Middle Eastern
- Yield
- Serves 8
Bruschetta With 3 Toppings
From Cat Cora
- For roasted red pepper sauce:
- 1 7-ounce jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
- 2 teaspoons capers, drained
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons basil, cut in a chiffonade
- 1 tablespoon Oxymelo Vinegar and Thyme Honey or balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons asiago cheese, sliced thin
- For feta, kalamata, and mint topping:
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, diced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon mint, cut in a chiffonade
- For bruschetta:
- 1 baguette, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces on the diagonal
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 10 basil leaves, cut into a chiffonade
- To make roasted red pepper sauce: In a small bowl, mix peppers, capers, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and basil. Top with vinegar. When serving, top with a thin slice of asiago cheese.
- To make feta topping: In a small bowl, mix feta, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, kalamata olives, olive oil, and mint together.
- To make bruschetta: Slice the baguette into pieces on a diagonal. Drizzle with olive oil, and then grill on medium heat until golden brown. When bread comes off the grill, rub each side with a garlic clove.
- Let guests spoon the sauce of their choice onto baguette pieces. For a classic bruschetta, top each piece of baguette with a spoonful of tomato, a pinch of basil, a drizzle of olive oil, and a small pinch of salt.
- Category
- Other, Snacks
- Yield
- Serves 8
White Peach Sangria
From Cat Cora
- 2 cups ice
- 1 cup peach puree, homemade (blend 3 peeled and pitted peaches on high until smooth) or store-bought
- 1 orange, sliced thin
- 1 lemon, sliced thin
- 2 limes, sliced thin
- 2 peaches, pits removed and cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 2 bottles white wine, such as Pinot Grigio
- 1 cup orange juice, optional
- Fill a large pitcher with ice, peach puree, orange slices, lemon slices, lime slices, and peach wedges. Pour in brandy and white wine. Stir everything together.
- Category
- Drinks, Cocktails
- Yield
- Makes about 16 drinks
Fresh Fruit Spritzer
From Cat Cora
- 2 mint sprigs
- 1 apple, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 10 green grapes
- 4 strawberries, sliced thin
- 4 apricots, pits removed and cut into wedges
- 1 cup white grape juice
- 1/2 lemon, sliced thin
- 1/2 lime, sliced thin
- 2 bottles sparkling water
- 2 cups ice (optional)
- Fill a large pitcher with mint, apple slices, blackberries, grapes, strawberry slices, apricot wedges, grape juice, lemon slices, and lime slices. Fill with sparkling water. Top with ice if desired.
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Tens of thousands protest outside Egypt's presidential palace, police fire tear gas
CAIRO (AP) -- A protest by at least 100,000 Egyptians outside the presidential palace in Cairo turned violent on Tuesday as tensions grew over Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and a draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his allies.
Crowds around the capital and in the coastal city of Alexandria were still swelling several hours after nightfall. The large turnout signaled sustained momentum for the opposition, which brought out at least 200,000 protesters to Cairo's Tahrir Square a week ago and a comparable number on Friday. They are demanding the Morsi rescind decrees that placed him above judicial oversight.
In a brief outburst, police fired tear gas to stop protesters approaching the palace in the capital's Heliopolis district. Morsi was in the palace conducting business as usual while the protesters gathered outside. But he left for home through a back door when the crowds "grew bigger," according to a presidential official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.
The official said Morsi left on the advice of security officials at the palace and to head off "possible dangers" and to calm protesters. Morsi's spokesman, however, said the president left the palace at the end of his work schedule through the door he routinely uses.
The violence erupted when protesters pushed aside a barricade topped with barbed wire several hundred yards from the palace walls. Police fired tear gas, and then retreated. With that barricade removed, protesters moved closer to the palace's walls, with police apparently choosing not to try and push the crowds back.
Fighting, death tolls surge as rebels push fight against regime to Syrian capital
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around the city Tuesday, raising fears the capital will become the next major battlefield in the 20-month-old conflict.
Numerous reports emerged of at least a dozen people killed near the ancient city and elsewhere, and the regime said nine students and a teacher died from rebel mortar fire on a school. The state news agency originally said 30 people had been killed in the attack.
While many of the mostly poor, Sunni Muslim suburbs ringing Damascus have long been opposition hotbeds, fighting has intensified in the area in recent weeks as rebels press a battle they hope will finish Assad's regime.
"The push to take Damascus is a real one, and intense pressure to take control of the city is part of a major strategic shift by rebel commanders," said Mustafa Alani of the Geneva-based Gulf Research Center. "They have realized that without bringing the fight to Damascus, the regime will not collapse."
The increased pressure has raised worries that he or his forces will resort to desperate measures, perhaps striking neighbors Turkey or Israel, or using chemical weapons.
Palestinian war crimes
case against Israel would face many obstacles
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Days after winning upgraded status at the United Nations, the Palestinians are threatening to join the world's first permanent war crimes court and pursue charges against the Israelis.
Although the Palestinians say that any decision is still a long ways off, the mere threat has unnerved Israel. But pressing a case may not be so simple and could potentially leave the Palestinians themselves vulnerable to prosecution.
Since winning recognition as a nonmember observer state in the United Nations General Assembly last week, the Palestinians believe they now qualify for membership in the International Criminal Court.
In opposing the Palestinian bid at the U.N., Israel repeatedly cited Palestinian threats to turn to the ICC to prosecute Israeli officials for a variety of alleged crimes, ranging from actions by the Israeli military to Israel's construction of Jewish settlements on occupied land.
While Israel does not recognize the court's jurisdiction and believes its actions do not violate international law, officials are concerned legal action that could embarrass Israel, make it difficult for Israeli officials to travel overseas or portray the country as a pariah state. A war crimes conviction can include fines and maximum penalties of life in prison.
NYPD spokesman: Detectives questioning suspect in death of subway rider shoved onto tracks
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police are questioning a suspect in the death of a subway rider who was shoved onto the tracks.
New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne says investigators recovered security video showing a man fitting the description of the assailant working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center.
Police went there Tuesday and took him into custody.
Ki-Suck Han of Queens died shortly after being hit by a train Monday at the Times Square subway station.
Police say he tried to climb a few feet to safety, but got trapped between the train and the platform's edge.
Obama's inauguration seems a been-there-done-that moment four years after historic gathering
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country's first black president taking the oath of office.
Now, as Obama prepares for his second-term kickoff, the capital is pre-occupied with a looming economic crisis, exit from war and a reshuffling in Congress. Ticket demand is lower. Hotels are far from booked. And from Capitol Hill to the White House, the upcoming festivities seem to be barely on anyone's radar.
More muted inaugural celebrations are typical with every second presidential term. But it's almost as if Obama's swearing-in, on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, is a been-there-done-that afterthought around town.
Perhaps Obama is a victim of his own historical significance. Perhaps it's a sign of how far the nation has come, some 50 years after the March on Washington that drew a multitude of people calling for civil and economic rights for African-Americans.
Although inaugural planning and preparations are well under way, Obama's advisers say they aren't yet focusing on the swearing-in as they negotiate over the "fiscal cliff" automatic tax increases and budget cuts that will occur in January unless the White House reaches a compromise with Congress. Party planners haven't made even the most basic of announcements yet, such as who will serve on Obama's inaugural committee and how they will raise money. No plans are in the works for a star-studded concert like the one four years ago that kicked off the inaugural festivities.
Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
With 38 Republicans casting "no" votes, the 61-38 vote fell five short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify a treaty. The vote took place in an unusually solemn atmosphere, with senators sitting at their desks rather than milling around the podium. Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, looking frail and in a wheelchair, was in the chamber to support the treaty.
The treaty, already signed by 155 nations and ratified by 126 countries, including Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia, states that nations should strive to assure that the disabled enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms as their fellow citizens. Republicans objected to taking up a treaty during the lame-duck session of the Congress and warned that the treaty could pose a threat to U.S. national sovereignty.
"I do not support the cumbersome regulations and potentially overzealous international organizations with anti-American biases that infringe upon American society," said Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.
He and other opponents were not swayed by support for the treaty from some of the GOP's prominent veterans, including the 89-year-old Dole, who was disabled during World War II; Sen. John McCain, who also suffered disabling injuries in Vietnam; Sen. Dick Lugar, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee; and former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh. Eight Republicans voted to approve the treaty.
The treaty also was widely backed by the disabilities community and veterans groups.
White House press secretary Jay Carney called the vote disappointing and noted that President Barack Obama had declared, in a written statement read in tribute to Dole just before the vote, that "disability rights should not stop at our nation's shores."
Netflix wins rights to show Disney movies shortly
after theatrical runs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters.
The multiyear licensing agreement announced Tuesday represents a breakthrough for Netflix as it tries to add more recent movies to a popular service that streams video over high-speed Internet connections.
Netflix will have exclusive U.S. rights to offer the first-run movies through its streaming service during the period normally reserved for premium TV network such as HBO, Starz and Showtime. That period starts about seven months after movies leave theaters. The exclusivity does not extend to DVDs, a service Netflix is trying to phase out.
Investors applauded Netflix's coup, lifting the company's stock by $8.86, or nearly 12 percent, to $84.86 in afternoon trading.
It's the first time that one of Hollywood's major studios has sold the coveted rights to Netflix Inc. instead of a premium TV network. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. licensed the pay-TV rights to its movies to Netflix last year under a deal that begins in 2013, but those movies don't wield the same box-office appeal as Disney, whose stable includes Pixar Animation and Marvel.
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Rob Johnson '90 On Hand as Two Former DePauw Faculty Members are Recognized
August 10, 2012
Two of the founding members of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) -- former DePauw University faculty members Nathaniel W. Barnes and Eldie E. Troxell '12 -- were recognized last night as the organization celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding at an event in Chicago. Rob Johnson (pictured), evening news anchor at Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM-TV and 1990 graduate of DePauw, attended the dinner as a representative of DePauw as the two founders were honored.
A plaque was presented, which is seen in the image below.
Barnes was professor and chair of English composition and rhetoric at DePauw from 1907 to 1916. He was succeeded by Raymond W. Pence. Professor Barnes co-authored the 1913 book The Art of Writing English: A Book for College Classes.
Troxell received his A.B. degree from DePauw in 1912 and was an instructor of English at the University from 1912-14. He went on to serve as a professor of English, advertising and journalism at Toledo University, where he was dean of the Municipal College of Commerce and Business. Troxell later had a career in the newspaper business.
AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals whose aim is to promote the highest possible standards for journalism and mass communication education, to cultivate the widest possible range of communication research, to encourage the implementation of a multi-cultural society in the classroom and curriculum, and to defend and maintain freedom of communication in an effort to achieve better professional practice and a better informed public.
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Once again CASIO honored us with an invite to their yearly outdoor equipment testing media junket. We're always thrilled to be part of these events, and as has been and continues the AkihabaraNews legacy, we were the only foreign press in attendance - because that's how we roll on-location here in the big, big city!
In addressing the question of how to restore Japan's economic prosperity and make the nation a model for reform, Japanese political and industrial leaders should look for inspiration from an unconventional source: the growing airsoft-based Survival Games subculture.
Read on as you learn the ever vital skills of cutting through hordes of monstrosities, dodging traffic, evading shambling zombies and generally figuring out complex puzzles. Getting out of the train station at rush hour will be a breeze after playing this month's mobile game picks.


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When Green Arrow meets genetically modified triplets known as Skylark, he is entranced by their beauty and the new technology they give him. But what is the truth about their father, King Leer, and his work?
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Kobe Bryant is miserable. When the Lakers lose, he barely pretends to cover his disgust and frustration–with the shortcomings of less gifted and prescient teammates and with his own imperfections. When they win, the relief seems mild and fleeting, allowing him the brief luxury of exhaustion rather than any kind of joy. When things go badly on the court, his face painfully contorts. When he hits a big shot, he juts out his jaw and narrows his eyes, just an icier version of the same angry contempt. Over at SLAM, our pal Myles recently gave what is, to me, the definitive capsule of the Kobe enigma: He is "a man who pretends not to give a [dang, or possibly whup] what you think while making it quite evident that he plays for your approval." He is desperate to win and be vindicated, but that vindication brings him no happiness. He wants us to believe in his aura of magnanimous, carefree stylishness, but turns cold at any suggestion of his own vulnerability.
KG is a totally different animal. In recent years, as Zaza Pachulia, Big Baby Davis and Jose Calderon can attest, his well known respect for authority has verged on bullying. (We should never be surprised at the easy, slippery relationship between power and domination.) But as the playoffs have shown us, the other KG is still alive; the hyper ecstatic who bounds around the court like a child and bellows to the rafters, who seems close to exceeding the boundaries of his ridiculous body and becoming pure spirit. Who shares with Kobe a manic competitive fire but whose joys and pains are totally transparent.
Despite their vast differences, these two are conjoined in ways that go beyond even their four playoff meetings and their shared history as mid-'90's teen prodigies. Both seem haunted by the Marlo Stanfield of the NBA, Rajon Rondo, the ruthless, unsmiling kid intent on usurping his elders. In so many ways, Rondo seems to represent all that these two are fast losing: the energized legs; the youthful arrogance; the brash forgetting of time and death.
Both Kobe and KG, in their different ways, also seem haunted by our absolutist culture of victory; I'm talking about the notion that a simple binary, winning and losing, is the only arbiter of a player's, or a team's, ultimate worth. That winning a title is the only measure of real success, that a player's place in history can be deeply altered by the result of one insanely competitive series (for a typical example of this, check this Bill Simmons novella and note the way he manipulates his all-time player rankings based on this Finals' possible outcomes).
To me, this account gets it wrong in two ways. First, it operates on the mistaken assumption–one that the Jordan era seems to have nurtured, if not created–that a team's fortunes are entirely predicated on the ability of their star to "will them to victory". We seem to believe that these great players operate in a vacuum. We seem to constantly forget how Jordan struggled until–aided by Phil Jackson–Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant came into their own. We forget Kobe's epic frustrations that lasted precisely until Pau Gasol arrived in LA. And we forget the tragedy of Garnett's futile Wolves years (well, we don't forget; we remember that really, really well). The irony here is that, in all of these cases, these great players only reached their greatest heights after ceding some power, that their greatness was actually magnified in a genuine team setting.
The other huge problem with this way of thinking is the notion that one playoff loss can somehow nullify everything a team has already accomplished. Especially this year, with so many teams doing so many magnificent things, I find this view is kind of shameful. Throughout these playoffs, the Lakers' ability to flow in and out of the triangle and use its nuances of player and ball movement to inflect their more traditional half-court sets has been totally inspiring (not to mention providing yet another object lesson in just how far the Wolves have to go, how many levels of knowledge and experience and skill separate them from these Lakers). And, especially until the Finals, Kobe has shown an unprecedented comfort with his teammates and his own role in the offense. He moves the ball; he artfully finds open space on the floor; he allows his team's passing and movement to create shots; its hard to imagine someone so good playing with such trust, confidence and presence.
As for Garnett and the Celtics, their miraculous playoff transfiguration has been well documented. In their victories over Miami, Cleveland and Orlando, Boston has operated at near-cosmic levels of group awareness and intensity. This originated in Rondo's rise of course (and in the veteran's ability to accept that rise), but also in Garnett's defensive captaincy, his smothering of Antawn Jamison and Rashard Lewis, his ego-less offensive work, and his gritty reckoning with his own aging body. None of this–not the Lakers' brilliance, nor Garnett and the Celtics' fearsome run–could possibly be tainted by a Game-7 loss.
We paint with these broad, historical brushstrokes because its easier. Its less complicated to remember that Jordan is the greatest player ever because he won six titles than to remember that, for two games in 1996, the Sonics' pressure defense totally flabbergasted the Bulls. Its easier to look back and imagine that the result of a series was predestined because of the star's innate qualities than to remember the razor-thin moments, the minute tactical moves, the slight surges in energy and focus that turned the tide one way or the other.
What I'm saying is, lets not do that. Lets try to appreciate Kobe Bryant not because he has won this many titles but because his fading 20-footer is an awesome sight to behold. Lets try to imagine that Kevin Garnett is amazing not because a Game 7 victory would somehow magically alter his position among the greatest players ever, but because watching him play defense is beautiful. And lets try to enjoy this game not because the result will forever alter the balance of basketball history, but because it will likely be ridiculously competitive and psychotically intense, filled with tiny flows and shifts, myriad nuances of strategy and style. The game is played by human beings, imperfect despite their immense gifts. If we forget that, we miss the entire thing.


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HOUSTON - The maintenance man who was shot at Lone Star College talked to Local 2 exclusively Wednesday from his hospital room at Houston Northwest Medical Center.
Bobby Cliburn, 69, was hit in the leg.
"My intentions at first were just trying to calm the situation down, but this guy came out and he took two steps and he started shooting," the retired Marine said.
Cliburn said he was on his way to tackle a maintenance issue at the college Tuesday when he heard a commotion, two men yelling in the courtyard near the library.
"There was 4, 5, 6 rounds shot. After the first two rounds, I immediately tried to get behind a column there," he said.
Seconds later, Cliburn was shot in the leg. He left the hospital Wednesday with the bullet still lodged in his calf.
"What they want to do is let it heal then come back and take it out," said Cliburn, who has worked at Lone Star College's North Harris campus for 10 years.
Cliburn planned to return to work when he was physically able.
"I'm not a quitter," he said.
Carlton Berry, 22, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he opened fire during a dispute at a north Harris County college, shooting a 25-year-old man, a maintenance man, and accidentally shooting himself, deputies said.
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Who is that man swimming in Kevin Federline's XXL clothes? Why, it's Federline himself! It appears that the previously portly dancer, rapper and ex-husband/baby daddy of Britney Spears has shed the weight that made gossip headlines in previous years.
Federline was spotted this week leaving the movies with girlfriend Victoria Prince in Calabasas, California with a significantly smaller gut. It appears he hasn't upgraded his wardrobe since his bigger days, so the dancer looked lost in his baggy t-shirt and gym shorts. But that's kind of his look!
Federline, known as K-Fed, stands at six-feet tall and at one point weighed 232 pounds—a vast difference from the fit, hard body he had when he was a back-up dancer for Britney Spears in the early 2000's. The dancer and failed rapper took to the small screen to bank on his weight gain, appearing on 'Celebrity Fit Club' in 2010, successfully losing thirty pounds. But he eventually gained the weight back. In 2012, Federline appeared on another weight loss show called 'Excess Baggage' from Australia. During filming, he was sent to the hospital twice, first for heat stress and again for a minor heart attack a month later.
Federline was thrust into the spotlight when he was briefly married to pop star Britney Spears from 2004 to 2006. The couple have two children. After the high-profile relationship ended, Federline attempted a rap career (his debut was one of the worst-received albums ever) and has had small roles on several TV shows.
Will K-Fed keep the weight off this time? We hope so!
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Art Corner: Artist workshops planned in February
By Bill Bauer
Feb. 2, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 8:02 p.m.
Hello, Victoria. Your Victoria Art League is really popping this month.
We have two artists coming in to teach workshops this month. Angie Banta Brown, of New Braunfels, will teach a workshop on a variety of mediums (watercolor and pastels). This workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11-13. Cost is $185.
Brown is a very popular instructor who can teach a lot in a short amount of time. Her workshop last year was enjoyed by many novice and experienced painters.
Feb. 28-March 2 Mark Keathley will hold a three-day workshop on painting in oils. Keathley is a nationally recognized artist who has a way of demonstrating and teaching that inspires and pulls out the best in his students.
We are so fortunate to have both of these artists share with us. Call 361-575-2175 if you have questions about either of these great workshops.
"Paint the Town" is a great success thanks to the untiring efforts of Eunice Collins. We have gatherings to socialize and paint two to four times a week.
Ronnie Chambers is the instructor and does a great job of leading and encouraging everyone.
For more information, go on Facebook to Painting the Town-Victoria or contact Collins at 361-576-4043.
All of this is available and classes too.
Sonny Timme meets from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the classroom to teach adult classes in various painting mediums. If you have a desire to learn how to become an artist from the ground up, you need to contact him at 361-578-8722.
He will get you started and show you the basics you will need to know.
Jim Feig is teaching a beginners digital photograph class on Tuesday nights which will end in February.
He plans to start a new beginning digital photography class Tuesday, Feb. 26 and an advanced class Thursday, Feb. 28. Call Feig at 361-576-0578 for more information.
I am in the process of teaching a beginners pottery class Tuesdays and an advanced class Thursdays. Both of these classes will end in March. Call me if you are interested in taking a class in the future. I will then contact you when I offer another class. Call me at 361-575-3216 and leave your information.
Do you know any children who would like to do art? Michele Evans is continuing her classes at 4 p.m., Monday-Thursdays with Wednesday dedicated to working with clay. Contact Evans at 361-572-8073.
Something is going on all the time at the Art League. Come visit us and let us show you around. You will see why we are proud of our organization and our historical building.
Once again, the Victoria Art League has lost an important member, Harold Nichols. Nichols was the original owner of our building and spent many years of his life renovating and restoring it. He sold it to the Art League in 1998. He wanted to encourage the visual arts in Victoria and was an integral part of making that happen.
We hope to continue his dream. He was a unique and multitalented artist who worked in a wide variety of mediums.
We will truly miss him as he lived next door to us and would just walk through the gate to come over to our functions.
Victoria lost a true Renaissance man.
Bill Bauer is president of the Victoria Art League.


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what is the color of firewhiskey?
I don't know if it ever says the colour, it's not on the Lexicon. I would imagine that it'd be like most whiskys and be a brownish-amber, perhaps with reddish or orange tones, considering the name is Firewhisky. In PS/SS, Hagrid takes out a bottle of amber liquid and gives it a swig, perhaps this is it.
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I would agree with Sarah about the color. That would make since.
On a slightly differant note, I was wondering about alchoholic beverages in the wizarding world and if there would be a "drinking age." What I've also always kind of wondered is if Butterbeer is alchoholic or not. (If it is that would answer my question about the drinking age, because The Trio for instance drink it in their first year.) I've always thought of it as a kind of like root beer. Not the flavor, but...
This is not really neccesary info for me to know, but since we were on the topic...
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In Order of the Pheonix, Winky gets drunk of off Butterbeer. Harry states its not at all strong, so it would have a very small amount of aclohol.
As for a drinking age, I know they can't normally buy anything stronger than Butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks while the Trio is in school, but I don't know if it means anything.
We know of Butterbeer, Elf-made wine and Firewisky. There must be more (Djinn, anyone?)
Ive always assumed that drinking age is the same as legally adult because that's the way it is in the UK. For Muggles, thats 18, for wizards (presumably) 17.
Ron and Hermione first drink Butterbeer in their third years, when they go to Hogsmeade, so does Harry, but not until later. For the reasons Maple says, Butterbeer must be alcoholic.
Is it legal for kids to drink it? Obviously, yes.
That isnt a problem, because in the UK, legally, anything with ABV (alcohol by volume) of less than 1.2% is classed as a soft drink. Bottled shandies and (some) brewed ginger beers are alcoholic. These soft drinks usually have an ABV of 0.5%. So youd have to drink ten pints of the stuff to get the alcohol equivalent of a pint of beer.
As a Brit, Im not even sure what root beet is. I tried it once (when I was in Canada) and didnt like it much. It was rather like Dandelion and Burdock (which I never liked).
Just to add a touch to the conversation about drinking age, I'm fairly sure that while in the Hog's Head in OoTP , Ron jokes that the man at the bar (presumably Aberforth) would probably sell them Firewhiskey if they asked, and Hermione says that they're prefects and couldn't. So presumably, the drinking age is above 16 (Hermione's age at that point) and therefore must be 17, since Harry drinks Firewhiskey in DH.
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I always thought Butterbeer was like a cream soda or something of the sort. Does anybody know what they are really using for the Harry Potter castle in Orlando? I know they are selling stuff for the tourists called "Butterbeer," but since kids can drink it and it's in the US, I'd assume it's not alcoholic. As a fan, I would hope that it followed JKR's vision for what it should be like.
I'm pretty sure butterbeer must be very mildly alcoholic. After all Winky gets drunk on the stuff therefore it has to be. But since it seems to be the norm for 13/14 year olds to drink it, it can't be that alcoholic.
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Never been to East Malaysia before, so flew with AirAsia to Kuching recently. Went to the Chinese History Museum, Kuching Water Front, mosque and Tua Pek Kong Temple, all located in Kuching town.
Also went to Semenggoh Nature Reserve to see orang utans and a Bidayuh Longhouse with a tourist guide that charged us RM150 per person.
At Bidayuh Longhouse, there is a head house where the head trophies are placed.
The picture below shows the Bidayuhs' lifestyle in the longhouse.
We also went to Gunung Gading National Park but saw only one rafflesia (not so big). Unfortunately, my camera had no battery that time and I was unable to snap shots of the big flower. We went there by bus through Lundu town which charge us RM10 one way per person. From Lundu town, we took a white bas sewa to the national park for RM10 one way. The entry fee to the national park is RM10. Overall, the cost of going there is only RM50 per person.
We lived in a budget hotel and the budget hotel price is from RM45 onwards. We had good food also where our friend from Kuching treated us to seafood. The fried oyster at Kuching is different from the Penang fried oyster where the oyster was fried like a big keropok (cracker) and the oyster stick on the keropok.
We also ate laksa sarawak, its soup was like curry mee soup only brown in colour and also cook with coconut milk. It is cooked with mihun with prawn and chicken meat.
Also ate mee kolok. Nothing special about mee kolok, only cooked mee mixed with soya sauce. The price of a bowl of mee is similar to Penang's price which ranges from RM2.50 to RM3.00.
Hope I have the chance to come back to Sarawak as I wish to visit Bako National Park. With AirAsia, average people like me can also travel, hope AirAsia expands its network so that traveling to all tourist attraction countries is possible, I am just waiting to fulfill my dreams.


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BOGOTA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Colombia's largest revolutionary guerrilla group confirmed in a defiant, mocking rap video it was involved in exploratory peace talks with the government.
The "video for peace," released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, came a week after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on TV his government had held "exploratory conversations" with the Marxist-Leninist group to end the 48-year armed conflict.
Santos said Colombia's second-largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, indicated a readiness to talk.
ELN did not immediately confirm its involvement in the talks.
Both groups, which finance their operations through narcotics trafficking and kidnapping for ransom, are labeled terrorist organizations by Colombia, the United States and the European Union.
"We are coming to the negotiating table without rancor or arrogance," FARC top commander Rodrigo Londono, known by his war alias Timochenko, said at the beginning of the video, first posted on the FARC Web site and later found on YouTube, before the singers began rapping.
President Barack Obama said the United States welcomed the development.
In a statement issued by the White House, the president said the "Santos administration has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to seeking a durable peace and ensuring a better life for all Colombians through its security and social inclusion policies."
The talks are to begin in Oslo, Norway, in early October, and then move to Havana, Bogota's El Nuevo Siglo newspaper reported, adding details were expected to be made public this week.
In the video, a young man and a woman wearing T-shirts emblazoned with 1960s Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara's name and FARC emblems rap about traveling to Cuba to negotiate with the Colombian government. They brag the government wasn't able to defeat them.
Others dressed in olive-green uniforms play drums and a guitar in a rural background.
"I'm going to Havana, this time to talk to the one who accused me of lying about peace," the singers rap. "The bourgeois who was looking for us couldn't defeat us."
The lyrics, which say Venezuela was instrumental in the negotiations, cynically add they expect negotiators will try to "cajole" FARC.
After the song, Londono returns to the video and says, "We have sworn to win and we will win."
A government spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal it would not comment on the video.
Santos -- who is mocked in the video as "that pedantic Chucky Santos who finds the need to ask [former Cuban leader] Fidel Castro to help with FARC" -- responded to Londono's statement "with much hope" that both sides "can settle this conflict, which has caused so much pain."
"Chucky" referred to the homicidal Chucky doll in the 1990s horror film series "Child's Play."
Colombia has said military operations against the rebels will continue even as the talks proceed, with Santos warning Monday against "repeating the mistakes of the past," when Colombia gave FARC a large safe haven as a confidence-building measure in the last talks a decade ago -- but FARC used the territory to train troops and continue its drug trafficking. Those talks ended in failure.
Once numbering about 18,000 fighters, FARC currently has an estimated 8,000 combatants.


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Such dumping was probably common in those days, says Lenny Siegel, director of the center for Public Environmental oversight in Mountain View, and may be the reason why the EPA is finding surprising levels of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under residential areas near the old Fairchild plant — under Evandale Avenue and Leong Drive, along sewer lines that may have leaked.
"In the '80s I remember people telling me sewage pipes were eaten up by chemicals," Siegel said of talks with a former city employee familiar with the situation. Unfortunately, Siegel believes the city records were destroyed which could help prove this.
Through the 1960s, '70s and '80s, the early manufacturers of silicon chips in Mountain View on and around Whisman Road included Intel, National Semiconductor, Raytheon and Fairchild. Used in the highly chemical process of silicon chip making, thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals were kept in underground storage tanks, which often leaked into the groundwater as well. The companies left behind a massive groundwater plume of toxics that has been undergoing a major cleanup since the late 1980s, with nearly 100,000 pounds of toxics removed.
"What would you do — back in those days — before you knew about all these problems?" Siegel said of the alleged practice of dumping chemicals down the drain. "That was the safe thing to do."
The consequence of the newly discovered contamination on Evandale Avenue is that late last year two homes were discovered to have elevated levels of TCE vapors trapped in the indoor air — having risen from the contaminated soil and groundwater. Both homes now require the installation of special ventilation systems to keep the vapors out, as inhaling TCE vapors over long periods can cause "hepatic, renal, neurological, immunological, reproductive, and developmental effects" as well as cancer, according to a 2011 Environmental Protection Agency report.
The EPA's investigation into the source of the contamination is on hold because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Siegel said. A phone call to the EPA's Alana Lee was not returned.
In march, EPA official Penny Reddy told a large crowd at a neighborhood meeting that the groundwater samples taken every 100 feet along Evandale Avenue were "puzzling, curious" and could be the result of "dumping something down a drain or falling off a truck, we don't know what the source is at this point."
The biggest hot spot was found in front of the 200 block of Evandale Avenue, where 130,000 parts per billion of TCE was found in the groundwater about 13 feet down — the same level as the sewer line under the street. To put the amount in perspective, the concentration is 26,000 times higher than the EPA's cleanup goal of 5 parts per billion, and it is higher than any concentration currently found in the larger nearby plume.
"The responsible parties argue that it was midnight dumping," Siegel said of the polluters. "If it was midnight dumping, they are the most likely parties to have conducted it. Somebody who worked for them who was just trying to get rid of a barrel or a can. That doesn't take them off the hook. There wasn't an electronics plant on the residential side of Whisman Road."
Siegel believes that a leaky sewer line or storm drain may also be to blame for the contamination found under and just west of Leong Drive, where concentrations are as high as 12,000 parts per billion. The EPA is still investigating that, and promised to do indoor air sampling of the nearby homes, though there was no indication that the contamination reached any homes.
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The Mississippi Supreme Court has changed its mind and will not hear an appeal from the family of a man left a quadriplegic after he crashed a Toyota pickup truck in DeSoto County in 2001.
The Supreme Court says Thursday it has reviewed court documents again and saw no reason to hear an appeal from the family of Shenandoah Clark. The family had sued Toyota alleging the truck was defective. Clark died in 2011.
A Hinds County jury in 2009 ruled for Toyota. The state Court of Appeals upheld the verdict in 2011.
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The security and safety of all members of the campus community are of vital concern to Ithaca College. An annual security report provides information on personal safety and crime prevention strategies, the law enforcement authority of the Office of Public Safety, policies and procedures for reporting any crimes that may occur on campus, and crime statistics for the most recent three-year calendar period. The College will provide upon request all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education:
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Further information related to the campus crime statistics may be obtained by contacting Robert Holt, director of public safety, at 607-274-3353 or the Office of Student Affairs and Campus Life at 607-274-3374.


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Clarkson University and Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority to Collaborate on Bridge Monitoring and Communication Technologies
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The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge will benefit from Clarkson University research and new technology, under the terms of a memorandum of understanding signed last week between Clarkson and the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority.
"The Authority and Clarkson will work collaboratively on research, technology transfer, education and training projects mutually beneficial for the North Country," said Authority Executive Director Wade A. Davis. "This includes identifying funding for research, technology transfer, education, and training projects."
The collaboration will focus on three main areas: establishing collaborative research and development of technologies for bridge monitoring and sensor data fusion to improve the overall performance of the international bridge; advancing cross-border internet and communication technologies; and small business development.
"This agreement is an example of the vital role played by Clarkson University in supporting regional economic development projects," said Clarkson University President Tony Collins. "This research will not only have an immediate real benefit to bridge users on both sides of the border, but it could also provide additional small business opportunities in our region, as well as infrastructure innovations statewide and nationally. This connection between university research, infrastructure and industry is one of the cornerstones of the innovation economy."
The long-term operation and management strategy for the bridge requires high-tech monitoring tools.
"These can start with bridge structural health monitoring and extend to traffic monitoring and homeland security applications," says Clarkson University Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor and Executive Officer Kerop D. Janoyan. "The sensors can also be applied to seaway water and air quality monitoring. We plan to work on sensor requisition, acquisition, and deployment as well as in-house sensor development and design."
"This partnership can enhance research activities we are currently carrying out on signature bridges' vibration dynamics, control, and health monitoring," says Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Professor Pier Marzocca.
Janoyan and Marzocca have significant experience in bridge monitoring, modeling and data fusion analysis.
Janoyan has been involved in a series of national and international advanced transportation infrastructure and bridge engineering projects. The emphasis of the work is on the development and deployment of dense low-cost sensors interfaced with wireless sensor networks to obtain real-time measurements from in-service bridges. This provides valuable knowledge on the behavior of the structure, its response to service and environmental loading, and its deterioration condition.
Marzocca has also been involved in a number of projects dealing with advanced aeroelastic behavior of civil and aero-mechanical systems. Recently, he has worked on the development of computational tools for signature bridges that look into sensing data-fusion and modeling aspects directly applicable to the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge.
An established small business may be able to address the bridge monitoring and data analysis of the measurements from the sensors. The business could be housed at the Authority's Commerce Park, under guidance and mentorship from Clarkson's Shipley Center for Innovation and the Council for International Trade, Technology, Education and Communication (CITEC).
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PRESS RELEASE From the Office of State Senator Kel Seliger, District 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2013 Contact: Becky Walker, (512) 463-0131
Austin — State Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) made the following statement Saturday following Governor Perry's veto of SB 346.
"This is a sad day for integrity and transparency in Texas. Governor Perry's veto of SB 346 legalizes money laundering in Texas elections. The Governor's veto is ironic since money laundering is illegal in other endeavors. As other states have stepped forward to ban election money laundering by dark money 501c4 non-profit corporations, it is embarrassing that the Lone Star state is now an official safe haven for political money launderers. Again, the 2010 Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United vs FEC case clearly stated that disclosure of contributions was critical to the right of corporations to participate in our system of democracy. The Court said: "The First Amendment protects political speech; and disclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way. This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and gives proper weight to different speakers and messages."


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Byonics TinyTrak3+
is an APRS
GPS position encoder which, when connected to a serial GPS and a radio, will transmit its location at an adjustable rate. TinyTrak3Plus is the fourth generation in TinyTrak series, and is available as a kit construction project, or as a built and tested unit, providing an inexpensive way to build a mobile tracker without the need for a full TNC. It is configured by connecting to a computer's serial port, and running a simple configuration tool which allows setting of all user options. After that, the computer can be disconnected, and a GPS connected in its place for operation.
TinyTrak3Plus has the following features:
Decodes any NMEA-0183 compatible serial GPS sending $GPRMC or $GPGGA sentences. USB only GPSs will not work.
Can provide 5V power to an external GPS (such as the Byonics GPS4 or GPS5).
Transmits position, altitude, speed, heading, and timestamp (hour/minute/seconds or day/hour/minute).
Supports SmartBeaconing, which adjusts transmission rates to speed and turning.
Can transmit position in MIC-E, NMEA, or APRS ASCII text format.
Two configurations, with all user options switchable.
Burst after voice / Send Position Now input.
Handles position resolution down to 7 inches.
Also consider:
TinyTrak SMT
, the surface mount version of TinyTrak3, and
, with the ability to encode and decode packets.
TinyTrak3Plus User's Manual and Windows Configuration Software is available.
Download TINYTRAK3PLUS.ZIP
Right click the link and choose "Save As..."
TinyTrak3Plus Kit and Case
- Includes a TinyTrak3 chip, PCB, pre-cut case, and all components excluding cables.
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GPS WARNING: The Byonics GPS above is a 5 volt GPS receiver. Do not connect directly to 12 volts or it will be destroyed.
If buying with a TinyTrak3Plus kit, configure J7 for 5 volts (the bottom two square pads soldered together). If buying with a TinyTrak3Plus built and tested, this will already be done for you. Do not use these GPS receivers directly with the older TinyTrak3 (non-Plus version).
RF Related Resets:
If you see the TinyTrak3 yellow and green LEDs flash 3 times together, followed by a quick flash of the red PTT LED, and then it repeats, this is usually a sign of the TinyTrak3 resetting due to too much local RF energy. Solutions to this problem are lower RF power, moving the antenna further away, and/or toroid clmap filters on the cables leading to the TT3. One other possible cause is a low battery, or a short in the radio cable.
Radio Compatibility:
It appears that the Icom IC-2100H is not compatible with the TT3+ PTT circuitry. The TT4 is known to work with this radio, however.
Radio and Power Cables available for many common radios. Click
TT USB Cable - $20.
This USB cable will connect a TinyTrak3Plus or TinyTrak4 to a computer USB port for configuring. In addition, if the TinyTrak is set for 5V on J7 (TT3+) or JP6 (TT4) to power a GPS, this cable will also power the TinyTrak from the computer. It is a USB A to DB-9 female, and is basically a USB to serial adapter plus a F-F null modem cable, with the bonus of providing 5V to power the TinyTrak via pin 4.
Note: since the TT USB provides power to the TinyTrak, the TinyTrak should NOT be connected to 12V when using the TT USB!
Drivers can be found
A Gender Changer and a Null Modem Adapter
, or the TT USB cable above, is needed to connect a TinyTrak3Plus to the computer for configuration.
TinyTrak3 Chip - $18.
This is a replacement TinyTrak3/TinyTrak3Plus chip. Also, with this chip, a TinyTrakII can be upgraded to all the functionality of a TinyTrak3.
Right click the desired links below and choose "Save As..."
TinyTrak3 Config v1.4.6
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- Software and Documentation for the TinyTrak3Plus.
- Software and Documentation for the older TinyTrak3.
- Software and Documentation for the older TinyTrakII.
- Software and Documentation for the original TinyTrak.
TinyTrak3 Config Program for Linux
by Andy Stewart, KB1OIQ.
- TT3 Config software written in Perl for Linux by Andy Scott.
Please do not distribute any TinyTrak software, firmware, or documentation without written permission from the author.
TinyTrak3 is also available in
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TinyTrak links page
has references for support, international distributors, and ways others have used TinyTrak3.
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May 27, 2010
New Eclipse TV Spot!
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- AlycyaMay 27, 2010 at 2:58 AM
I'm confused too.ReplyDelete
- This was apparently released during the awards ceremony.
- But I remember seeing this trailer a couple hours before hand.
They said the clip was especially for the show, with never before seen 'clips' (as it does: Cullen's together and Edward running) but then if I saw it before hand it can't be new.
I'm pretty sure I haven't seen this one.ReplyDelete
Feels like I've seen all of those clips before, but maybe not in that exact order. Still.. Expected something new.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Edward saying "It's starting," him running and the Cullens stading together were new...guess that's what they meant by "clips." Such a tease...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Ummm....look at 0:13 and pause it. Are those really the Cullens because they look like the "action figures."ReplyDelete
I will not watch, I will not read comments. I will remain pure until June 29th.ReplyDelete
I think it's new, I haven't seen it before. Whichever I still can't get enough of Edward taking out the tree ;)ReplyDelete
It is the same one from the NMA's - but other than that it is new :] xReplyDelete
HA! They do look like the action figures, lol.ReplyDelete
That jump that Alice does over Paul/Leah is AWESOME!!ReplyDelete


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Life, Star Wars Fanatics, and the women who love them, all on the next Star Wars Beyond the Films. YOUR Star Wars discussion podcast! YOUR ticket to the EU!
This week true believers, Beyonders, Fanboys, Fangirls, respected aliens around the galaxy, your EU Guru; Nathan P. Butler, and The Defender of the EU; Mark Hurliman, sit down to discuss life with a couple obsessive compulsive Star Wars Fanatics, and the women who love them. Strap in and tighten your crash webbing, Star Wars Beyond the Films is setting off on another rapid-fire trip into the galaxy far, far away!
This time we're letting the show speak for itself. This week's shownotes has less to do with the show itself and has more to do with THE STATE OF YOUR BEYOND THE FILMS. As you may have noticed this episode came to you on a Friday, not at all the typical Wednesday release you may be accustomed to. While we apologize for making you wait a few more days to get you SWEU Podcast fix, the change was necessary for our editor's sanity. Mark has a lot of family events like Scouting, Choir, and Drama classes, that typically fall on Wednesdays, with the new addition of Jaina, his free time has been stretched past the point of breaking. The hope is that the extra two days will allow more breathing room each week and less stress behind the scenes. Aside from that adjustment to our schedule, some other small changes to the show will be implemented over time. All very minor, but all should increase your enjoyment of our show. Until then; May the Force be with you!
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Time hasn't diminished Konerko's '05 Series memories
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
HOUSTON -- Paul Konerko has been to Minute Maid Park since the White Sox finished off a World Series sweep of the Astros in 2005, taking part in exhibition games at the end of Spring Training in 2012.
But this particular visit from Friday through Monday marks the first regular-season matchup in Houston between the two teams since Konerko caught Juan Uribe's throw on Orlando Palmeiro's grounder to close out Game 4. Konerko stands as the last World Series holdover from either '05 roster.
The eight years of time certainly haven't lessened the memories in Konerko's mind.
"It all happened so fast. I don't remember too much about the games," said Konerko, who smiled and pointed to the spot in the visitors' clubhouse where former Journey lead singer Steve Perry stood in the postgame celebration. "You remember some of the bigger moments. [Geoff] Blum's home run in Game 3, the last out you remember, [Jermaine Dye's] hit in the last game.
"I just remember getting back to the hotel and they had a party going on. I remember most of the guys being so tired, just going to bed around 3 or 4 in the morning. It was nice to win, but it was also nice that the season was over. We had been grinding for a long time. It was a great feeling."
Along with being part of the first White Sox championship in 88 years, Konerko and his wife, Jennifer, had become parents for the first time about eight days before the clinching game. Konerko didn't know she was able to get to that final victory, though, until he saw Jennifer on the field during the championship festivities.
"Definitely a surreal thing," Konerko said. "You see celebrations and World Series things growing up. Then you are in the middle of one. You don't know what to make of it because you won the whole thing. It was definitely cool and it's still the highlight of my career."
Ventura honored to be named All-Star coach
HOUSTON -- Robin Ventura took part in the All-Star Game as a player for the White Sox in 1992 and then with the Yankees in 2002. But he's equally as honored to be selected by Tigers manager Jim Leyland as part of the American League coaching staff for the 2013 Midsummer Classic.
The contest will take place on July 16 at Citi Field, home of the Mets, for whom Ventura played for three seasons.
"Having played there, it makes it nice," Ventura said. "But it's always an honor any time you get asked to do anything with the All-Star Game. It's one of those you're willing to do anything."
Ventura was approached "a while ago" to join Leyland's staff and is willing to do whatever is needed by the AL manager. Ventura didn't think twice about accepting the selection, as opposed to getting a four-day break.
"There's an obligation if you're asked to do it," Ventura said. "I think as a player, guys should play in that. It's important for the game. Any time you're asked to do it, you should honor it."
Leyland also named Blue Jays manager John Gibbons to his All-Star staff.
Viciedo trying to kick way out of hitting slump
HOUSTON -- It's easy to classify Dayan Viciedo's offensive struggles, featured in a 4-for-46 slump prior to Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, as the young hitter trying to pull the ball too much.
But changing that pattern isn't always as simple as it sounds for the aggressive left fielder. There's no question Viciedo is aware of the problem, mentioned by manager Robin Ventura, and trying to adjust. He had two singles up the middle during Tuesday night's 7-5 loss in 10 innings and made two outs going the other way.
"The key is to hit the ball middle the other way, hit the ball in the gaps. That's what I'm concentrating on right now," Viciedo said through translator and White Sox coach Lino Diaz. "It's more a mental thing.
"Sometimes you lose track, and it's a matter of challenging yourself to ask yourself to stay in the gaps and hit the ball the other way. It's something that can definitely be fixed."
A leg kick was put into Viciedo's swing during Spring Training to help him focus on staying back more at the plate and being able to use the whole field. Viciedo has tried to employ that swing maneuver, but he has not put it into action as frequently as he would like.
"At times, I don't even realize I'm not using it," Viciedo said. "I'm not consistent with it, but it's a matter of feeling good and applying all that into my swing. But I'm trying it."
Viciedo finished 0-for-4 Friday.
Beckham fills leadoff spot in De Aza's absence
HOUSTON -- The three career games and 11 at-bats for Gordon Beckham as the White Sox leadoff hitter increased in Friday's series opener against the Astros.
Alejandro De Aza was scratched from the starting lineup because of a stomach ailment after he came in feeling a little bit of pain, according to White Sox manager Robin Ventura, and was sent by head athletic trainer Herm Schneider to a local hospital to be examined.
"There's nothing major they said going on," said Ventura. "I don't know what it is. I just know he wouldn't be able to start tonight."
Beckham entered Friday 10-for-32 with five runs scored over nine games since his return from the disabled list. The White Sox second baseman won't change his approach moving from the last spot of the order to the top spot.
"Just try to put the barrel on the ball and hope that it finds a spot where somebody is not playing," Beckham said. "That's kind of what I've been trying to do. It's going to be even more so that way in the leadoff spot.
"When you hit leadoff, there's nowhere to hide. You gotta be ready to go at the start of the game. You have to have that mentality that whole game. You are going to get up there four times if not five times. You have to be ready to have good at-bats."
Although he missed time from April 10 to June 2 after fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand, Beckham has maintained the good feeling at the plate present in Spring Training and early April. There's some still soreness in the hand as part of Beckham's return.
"It's kind of like Spring Training for me, except I'm not getting a day off in between every start and I'm playing nine innings and 16 innings sometimes," Beckham said. "There's definitely been some residual soreness from that stuff. But my body feels fine."
Beckham went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's 2-1 loss.
Third to first
• Ventura stayed up for the entire Blackhawks triple-overtime thriller over the Bruins on Wednesday night and had more praise Friday for their hard-fought Game 1 victory in pursuit of the Stanley Cup title.
"You start looking at games and how it goes and that was probably one of the better hockey games as far as intensity and what's on the line," Ventura said. "To get it from the guys they got it, it's probably a good sign for them to get other guys in the action. Just a great win, really."
The White Sox were able to watch Wednesday night's contest when their game against the Blue Jays was postponed early in the day because of the forecast of heavy rain and inclement weather.
• Dylan Axelrod, who originally was scheduled to start Sunday against Houston, will get a full week off before taking the mound in Tuesday's series opener at Target Field.
"It's not a demotion," said Ventura of Axelrod, who gave up six runs on eight hits over four innings in Monday's fog-laden game against the Blue Jays. "It's more giving him an extra day of rest to get his strength back."
• Outfielder Dewayne Wise, who has been on the disabled list since June 2 (retroactive to May 30) with a strained right hamstring, has been assigned to Triple-A Charlotte on a rehab assignment.
• Jesse Crain (Houston), John and Jordan Danks (Austin) and Adam Dunn (The Woodlands) all reside in Texas. Jeff Keppinger (2011) and Matt Lindstrom (2010) played for the Astros.
• The White Sox will be represented at the College World Series by Oregon State's Danny Hayes and Louisville's Adam Engel. Hayes, a first baseman/outfielder, was selected by the White Sox in the 13th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Engel, an outfielder, was taken by the White Sox in the 19th round.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Full Freestyle Action in The Hague
The increasing wind experienced at the end of day one continued on through the night, howling into the early hours of the morning and making for a blustery and wind-blown beginning of the day, which measured up to 22 knots. Choppy conditions added to the challenging outlook, with rolling waves of around 2 meters. The women started with single eliminations straight away, with Jalou Langeree winning her first heat in her home country – an exciting win for the locals on the beach. Her brother, Kevin Langeree – the 2009 PKRA World Champion – informed the online audience of his excitement about this event in his own backyard. Revealing that this PKRA tour stop is a dream come true for him, Kevin went on to say that the O'Neill event has really impressed him so far and he's looking forward to a podium placement in his near future.
In the singles, Stefan Spiessberger carried out a notable performance on day two, with a powered Slim Chance and high scoring S-Mobe, captivating many online and beach spectators alike. In recalling his single elimination heats, Spiessberger said that he felt good about his heats overall; however, strong currents and decreasing wind made big moves and upwind tacks a bit more difficult. Alberto Rondina also did very well throughout the day, scoring high and beating current World Champion Youri Zoon in the semi-finals. Stand out tricks of the day included a Slim 5 by Alex Pastor, which earned an 8.8, and a Front Blind Mobe scored at 7.8 by Youri Zoon.
For the women, Karolina Winkowska rode with full power, executing an impressive Blind Judge and an S-Bend in her final heat of the day with bold and calculated consistency. Additionally, current women's World Champion, Gisela Pulido excelled in the conditions, landing a solid Front Mobe among other tricks. Commenting on her heat and the fact that this is her first time to Holland, Pulido said that she really loves it here and very much enjoys the riding. While she joked that she couldn't feel her hands while competing, she plans on a steady climb in the double elimination ladder during the coming days.
By the afternoon, competitors began pumping up larger kites as the wind backed off slightly, yet not completely. Pastor and Rondina faced off in the men's final in an incredibly close heat, while Bruna Kajiya and Gisela Pulido went head to head for the top position of the single eliminations as well. Pastor eventually won out with a big Blind Judge 3, and Kajiya edged out her competition in the last minutes of the heat, beating Pulido for the win.
The live stream web cast also carried on with new gear and equipment on day two, which made the project challenging at times. Regardless of these sometime tough encounters, the broadcast brought the action to viewers around the world and in real time with success. The live scoring system integration continues to be worked on and should be functioning soon. Commentator, Dave Tyburski, noted that in every location there are always surprising challenges to be dealt with, especially as a new endeavor for the PKRA. Still, the media team remains excited for the improvements and developments to come, making each stop better than the last. Currently the judges continue to utilize the iPad scoring system as well, with the new judging criteria for 2012.
Finally, in the late afternoon, the beginning of the doubles brought lighter winds and onshore conditions, which moved in the same direction as the current, forcing riders to pump up their 12 and 13-meter kites. Sebastian Garat advanced first and the initial round continued up until heat #30, at which time it was cancelled due to light winds. This marked the end of competition for the day in Scheveningen, Holland, at the O'Neill Kiteboard World Cup 2012. Tomorrow, the continuation of the double eliminations and/or racing is expected to take place, with the forecast averaging 12 knots from the SSW direction.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, June 17, 2013, 4:23 PM
Town Square
City seeking Stevens Creek group volunteers
Original post made on Jun 17, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, June 17, 2013, 4:23 PM
a resident of another community
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Wo\'O Ideafarm is a registered user.
Notice: Only people with politically correct opinions and viewspoints need apply. Each applicant will be interrogated for a single seventeen hour session in order to ensure that the person has been effectively lobotomized and/or would never dare to say anything truly interesting.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jun 18, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Rossta is a registered user.
The above comment has no basis in fact or reality. The application IS long, but there is no interview or interrogation. I have served on this Citizens Working Group since it was formed last October 2012. The reason for expanding the group is to gather a wider range of viewpoints. It is a great opportunity for pedestrian and bicycling advocates to make a difference and help to extend the Stevens Creek Trail south out of Mountain View.
Extending the trail won't be easy, so it needs supporters. Don't assume it will just happen because the trail is so wonderful. Many haven't experienced the trail and fear it coming near their home, even if it is on a public street. Share a different view. Get involved.
a resident of another community
on Jun 18, 2013 at 9:18 pm
Wo\'O Ideafarm is a registered user.
My post is intended as a reminder of the recent treatment of the Art Committee Chair, who was ousted from his role because he holds views and opinions that are not "politically correct".
It is unlawful to operate local government in a manner that is not "viewpoint neutral". Everyone has the same right to participate in our system of self government. Discrimination based upon viewpoint is arguably a violation of the First Amendment as well as of the free speech provision of the Constitution of the State of California.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jun 19, 2013 at 8:52 am
I hope the Mountain View committee members are strong willed because it sounds like Los Altos is trying to kill the Stevens Creek Trail at the Los Altos border. They don't want "packs of bicyclists" swarming through their city. News report: Web Link


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Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer
It's a rally – right now, at least, after Congress passed the stripped-down, taxes only version of a fiscal-cliff budget bill.
Now seems like as good a time as any to take a snapshot of the markets, so you can remember this moment when the next D.C. slugfest strikes.
Risk assets are getting a strong boost as trading gets under way in 2013, with stocks being the most visible example. The question, of course, is how long this burst lasts and where it goes from here. Lord knows, there are plenty of issues facing investors. On the other hand, there are plenty of central banks playing beggar-thy-neighbor.
U.S. stocks burst out of the gate, and have since leveled off, so it's worth taking a look at where the various markets sit right now.