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Indianapolis - City-County Council Republican Leader Philip C. Borst will unveil a comprehensive funding action plan at the April 18th Rules and Policy Committee. The committee meeting is at 5:30 PM in Room 260 in the City-County Building. The proposal, Proposal No. 224, 2006, was introduced in the council on March 27.
"Many groups are working on various funding ideas, but there is no one place that brings a local government snapshot together. This resolution is an attempt to create in one place, a five year projection of local government needs, funding gaps, and possible solutions," said Councilman Borst.
Marion County government has many immediate and long term funding needs. Public safety comprises the majority of the needs. Preventing public safety layoffs of police officers and firemen, stopping the spiraling crime rate, and stopping the early release of jail prisoners are the most immediate goals.
Other major problems include loss of inventory taxes, capped property tax replacement credits, 2% cap of property tax liability, Family and Children Welfare costs, Indiana Department of Corrections Boys/Girls School charges, public safety pensions, IndyGo funding, Library Board funding, sewer, drainage, and septic system problems.
At least five groups of officials need to come together to develop a detailed comprehensive plan of action to address local government needs. Those groups are: 1) Fiscal staff from city, county, townships, excluded cities, and municipal corporations, 2) Law enforcement officials from city, county, unions, and excluded cities, 3) Fire officials from city, townships, unions, and excluded cities, 4) The Marion County Criminal Justice Planning Council, and 5) Elected officials from township, city, county, excluded cities. These groups should also join together to lobby the state for legislative and policy changes.
Councilman Borst said, "After determining a five year projection of basic needs and funding gaps, items to be considered should be efficiencies, streamlining, collaborations, coordination, new protocols, new revenues, and new legislation. With government officials working together, this action plan can be accomplished in a matter of weeks."
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Q. Meredith, I met a guy online and we exchanged really long messages before we met up. We have been dating for three months and are moving in the direction of a relationship. But something has started to get on my nerves, and I don't know how to handle it. Otherwise, everything is fine.
He does that thing called "mansplaining," or "notorious explaining." He is a knowledgeable guy who has a very scientific way of thinking. The problem is that he analyzes everything and feels the need to explain every single detail.
He also sometimes explains things only women experience, and that is kind of infuriating. While I'm on my period and want ice cream, I don't need him to give me a scientific explanation. Am I too picky or sensitive? Should I just look for someone who is not so serious about every single thing?
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A. Start by knowing the difference between mansplaining and analysis. If he wants to process something out loud, maybe with your help, that doesn't have to be mansplaining. Sometimes it's just examination.
Mansplaining happens when he gives you an unsolicited lesson. The period moment is a great example. Why would he assume you don't understand your own body? (I know I just Meresplained mansplaining to you. I'm sorry.)
It does sound as if you might be incompatible. If you're this annoyed now — and the rest of the relationship is just "fine" — you should think about why you're trying to make this work.
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Now we are on an idyllic vacation for a few weeks, often sharing a hotel room. Lots of long, wonderful talks. When he describes his perfect woman — intelligent, loves family, pursuing an artistic passion — he is describing me.
The one time we did cross the line (on a different trip), he was devastated, and his main comment was "I don't want to lose you." I spent the day away. When I got back, he came to the door in his underwear and enveloped me in the tightest hug, saying how sorry he was. And how much he loved me.
How do I deal with this? I love him so much.
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If he really did greet to you at the door in his tighty whities, hug you, and tell you he loves you, and you still aren't a couple, he is playing with your emotions. GEMINI58
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Swept Away, glass, H16.
By Bonnie Gangelhoff
In the spring of 1997, Randi Wagner was browsing through the bookstore in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA, when an intriguing title caught her eye. She pulled a copy of The Artist's Way [1992 Penguin Putnam Inc.] from the shelf and thumbed through it. The connection was immediate. "I was struggling with my art, and this book clicked with me," Wagner says. "That seems like another lifetime ago. So much has happened since then. It's incredible."
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a popular book with established and aspiring artists. The slim volume offers a 12-week program to unleash creativity that's blocked by fear, self-sabotage, and other inhibiting forces.
At the time of her L.A. visit two years ago, Wagner was living in Salt Lake City, UT. She worked in an 1,800-square-foot space, a dream studio she designed herself. Wagner was known then as an abstract colorist painter. Today the artist makes her home in Santa Fe, NM, and works in a cozy, 500-square-foot studio with a tile floor, kiva, and skylight. She is establish-
ing herself comfortably in a new medium, having transferred her talent from canvas to glass. Wagner has shown her paintings in galleries across the country, but this past summer she exhibited her glass designs for the first time in the United States at Contemporary Southwest Galleries in Santa Fe.
Wagner's two-and-a-half-year journey from her first encounter with The Artist's Way has propelled her thousands of miles around the globe and generated a creative rebirth. The major changes in her artistic (and personal) life did not come easily but were necessary, she says. "I had hit a wall as far as my career was concerned. The well had run dry," Wagner says. "I had everything in Salt Lake major exhibitions, success, and a fabulous studio. But I began to grapple with questions like 'What do I want to do with the rest of my life?' and 'Where do I want to live?'"
Giallo Bowl, glass, 24 Dia.
When she returned to Salt Lake City from California she began doing the simple exercises recommended in The Artist's Way, including writing what the author calls morning pages. Every morning for three months, Wagner rose and diligently wrote three pages of whatever thoughts crossed her mind without internal censors. "I would take a cup of coffee out to my studio and write. The pages became a form of meditation and therapy for me," Wagner says.
The daily writing gradually clarified her thoughts. She came face to face with two elements she considered important but absent from her life. After 20 years as an artist she was tired of working alone and longed for the collaborative experience. Wagner also realized she needed to take drastic measures to rejuvenate her creative spirit. She came to concur with the book's theory that it's difficult to complain about a situation morning after morning without being moved to constructive action.
The daily morning pages ultimately led to major changes. "It took a lot of work and soul searching until I was able to achieve 'escape velocity,'" she says. "But I eventually left my entire life behind." Wagner's first drastic step included a cross-country trip with her companion and future husband, Yan Ross. The couple traveled the back roads of America from California to New York, stopping in small towns and meeting new people. "This trip helped refill a dry well," Wagner says.
Sommerso, acrylic, 36 x 48.
In October 1997, the couple extended their travels to Europe, following Impressionist painter Claude Monet's itinerary from his home and gardens at Giverny in France to Antibes and finally to Venice, Italy, where Monet occupied the Palazzo Barbaro on one of his last sojourns outside France. Wagner had dreamed of such a trip for years. "I always wanted to see Giverny because Monet has always inspired me as an artist and his passion, like mine, was his gardens," Wagner says.
In Venice the couple visited Marco Polo Fornace, a glass studio and gallery on Murano Island. Wagner recalls Ross turning to her and saying, "You should be doing this. You love glass work." Indeed, Wagner had always harbored a desire to create glass art. When Ross spoke to the owner and explained his wife was an artist, the owner coincidentally explained that he was looking for an American designer for his studio and invited Wagner to submit designs for possible production.
Sitting on her hotel room balcony that weekend in Venice, Wagner designed her first glass works using watercolors. Her creations for two vases and a free-standing sculpture piece featured contemporary shapes and bold colors. Upon reviewing the designs, the studio owner invited her to stay three months to study glass production.
In March 1998 she began her apprenticeship, working with an artisan known as a maestro. Her first glass piece, Vaso Rosso, was a traditional blown-glass vessel form featuring splashes of primary colors. Several more pieces followed including Giallo Bowl, a sunshine-yellow vessel with vibrant orange and blue lines, and Opalina, a sensuous red and blue glass bowl.
"I never thought I could get involved in glass because there was no way to learn the technical skills," Wagner says. "But the tradition in Italy is that the artist is separate from the maestro, and it's a collaborative effort. The artist designs, and the maestro executes."
For Wagner the collaborative experience was enriching beyond her expectations. "I didn't speak Italian, but once I got working with the maestros the language wasn't a problem. It was just artist to artist, and it was thrilling," she says.
After several weeks she moved on to work with another maestro, who transformed ad-ditional designs into free-
standing glass sculptures. A complex, time-consuming method creates layers of crystal glass that eventually encase colored glass. The glass is sculpted, not blown. "It's like a captured painting," Wagner says. She created two works, Swept Away and After Glow, in this fashion. Buried inside an elegant form, the glass paintings are tapestries of red, yellow, and blue glass.
When Wagner left Italy, she settled into her new studio in Santa Fe, a city she chose to live in because of its cultural diversity and emphasis on art. Her glass art at first inspired new paintings. For example, Swept Away inspired Sommerso, an acrylic painting. Lately, she says, the colors of her paintings have shifted to a Santa Fe pallete, reflecting the surrounding landscapes.
These days when she is blocked, she opens her studio door to a riot of flowers in her courtyard garden, which she views as her other art form. "In summer my garden becomes a living canvas for me," Wagner says. She has not looked at her morning pages since she finished them. "I find that my art is my journal, and now that I am excited about my life and work, that is enough," Wagner says.
In the future she plans to return to Murano to create more glass pieces and expand into other areas of artistic creation. "Most of all in the next five years I plan to let life unfold," Wagner says. "I had to learn to have faith in synchronicity, that we change and the universe furthers and expands that change. I learned to overcome a fear of taking control of my own life, of following my heart. I learned about letting go of material things. As Joseph Campbell says, "Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before.'"
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The Campbellsville University Lady Tigers made it 22 wins in a row with a 60-49 victory at West Virginia Tech on Saturday in the regular-season finale.
Coach Ginger Colvin's team (29-1) again was paced by junior Whitney Ballinger, who finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and four blocked shots to garner her record ninth Mid-South Conference Player of the Week award.
Wendi Messer contributed off 12 points on four three-point baskets for Campbellsville while Courtney Danis and Alexia Williams added eight and seven points, respectively.
Rikki Hannah Riggs and Christopher Jordan Sapp, both of Campbellsville, will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, March 13.
Riggs is the daughter of Richard and Sherri Riggs of Campbellsville. Her grandparents are Orval and Mary Riggs and Dale Hunt, all of Campbellsville, and the late Cheryl Benningfield.
She is a 2009 graduate of Taylor County High School and is employed at Campbellsville Walmart Supercenter.
A Campbellsville University adjunct professor is shooting his next film in Kentucky.
Thomas L. Phillips and T-Street Productions have chosen to shoot their next movie, "Awkward But Beautiful," in Columbia.
Phillips, who was born and raised in the south, says he is happy to be able to come back to his southern roots for his third feature film.
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Campbellsville High School's Purple Haze Football Booster Club will have elections for new officers on Monday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the football locker room.
Offices up for election include president, vice president, treasurer and secretary.
Those interested should attend the meeting. For more information, contact Coach Jason Chappell at (859) 358-5668.
Ratepayers from 11 rural electric cooperatives in Kentucky recently asked the Inspector General's office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to formally review the agency's decision to approve up to $900 million in liens to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, which generates the electricity their co-ops buy.
EKPC is seeking permission from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to borrow $921 million to finance construction of a proposed coal-burning power plant in Clark County.
Though the Korean War played a significant role in shaping the world as it is today, it has been dubbed by some as the "Forgotten" or "Unknown" war.
Campbellsville University and Taylor County have not forgotten.
Students at Campbellsville University would like to honor those who served in the war by allowing them to share their stories. The university is putting together another chapter of the "We Were Soldiers" series, and students need the names of Korean War veterans who are current or former residents of Taylor County.
Several free "Living Well with Diabetes" classes have been planned for February.
The classes will be at the Taylor County Health Department.
A "Living Well ... Digging Deeper" class to explore specific topics and discuss challenges faced while living with diabetes will be Thursday, Feb. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact the health department at 465-4191 or (800) 928-4416.
The City of Campbellsville will apply for two grants worth up to nearly $245,000 for downtown beautification projects.
During a special meeting Thursday, Council members gave their approval to proceed with applications for Community Initiative and Tourism for You, or C.I.T.Y., and "Let's Paint the Town" grants.
The C.I.T.Y. grant seeks $236,842 to continue the streetscape beautification project. If received, the money would be used for sidewalk replacement, streetlights, three horse sculptures, landscaping, benches, trashcans and planters.
Interested in 20th century architecture? Carlos Bozzoli, an art professor from Argentina, will speak to Campbellsville University art classes over the next two weeks. Anyone interested in 20th century architecture is welcome to attend, including members of the community.
Bozzoli will speak on four dates, including Wednesday, Feb. 17, Friday, Feb. 19, Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Friday, Feb. 26. Each class is from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in Campbellsville University's Art Building, Room 102, at 205A University Drive, Campbellsville.
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XDarwin is an X11 (also known as XWindows) server that allows OS X users to run any of a vast array of free, open source software. Since the server is "rootless," the X11 windows will mix in with the OS X windows, giving a more seamless appearance.
While XDarwin 4.3 has not yet been released, the advanced user can download and install XDarwin 22.214.171.1241, which is a release candidate for version 4.3. From the XDarwin team:
The XDarwin project announces that a hardware-accelerated version 4.3 is on the horizon which contains significant font integration functionality with Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar.
Discounted pre-orders are now being taken at http://www.xdarwin.com for the final release of XDarwin 4.3, for anyone who wishes to receive the final version on CD as soon it is available.
Notable improvements will include:
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A feature-complete pre-release version 22.214.171.1241 is available immediately for testing by advanced users and beta testers. This snapshot is a release candidate for final version 4.3.0, which is expected to be available later this month. Prebuilt binaries for Mac OS X 10.2 of the prerelease are available for download here: http://www.xdarwin.org/download
Installation of the pre-release is only intended for the adventurous and those who can afford downtime and the risks associated with pre-release software. All others are encouraged to place an order for the CD which will be available in late February. Instructions for manually installing are available at www.xdarwin.org/install.php and instructions for using the XInstall script are at www.xfree86.org/22.214.171.1241/Install.html.
It is anticipated that the libraries and X clients from 4.3.0 will be included in Appleis final release of X11 for Mac OS X. Testing of this snapshot, particularly by Darwin users not running Mac OS X, is encouraged to shake out any final bugs before the 4.3.0 release. Fink users can currently access this release in the unstable packages, but note that a dependency on the xfree86 220.127.116.11 packages will necessitate building XDarwin twice. This will be removed once XDarwin 4.3 is released.
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Sussex Downs College in Eastbourne will be the next venue for our free cybersecurity workshop for businesses on Friday 24th February from 10am to 2pm.
Hosted by our MD, Jason Fry, the seminar will focus on the risks cybercrime poses to small and medium businesses.
Jason will provide attendees with valuable information and insights into how to minimise potential attacks, along with eye opening demonstrations on the little known tricks and techniques used by fraudsters to dupe their targets.
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Day in the life of an average Senior
Senior style varies widely rotation to rotation – and senior to senior – however, commonalities exist between all of the wards and the residents running them. Henry Ford is unique compared to many programs in that we have geographical wards so that any given month you may be either covering general internal medicine or a sub-specialty floor such as nephrology, cardiology, pulmonary or infectious diseases. Which service you cover can affect your daily routine as you shoulder extra loads for dialysis patients or reviewing which pick-ups may need cardiac stress testing versus heading straight to the cath lab.
I am undoubtedly a morning person, so my day starts earlier than most. Typically, I wake up around 5:15 to start my first coffee and breakfast and get ready for work. I have a 20-minute commute and like to beat traffic so I'm out of my house by 6 on inpatient months. Once I'm at the hospital I like to give my interns room to do their thing so I'll go to our atrium or resident lounge and do all of my chart review there before heading up to the wards around 6:45. When I get to the floor, my priority is relieving the night float of the phone, and when on call, the code pager. I typically then see patients who were on tenuous footing the day prior, seemed to be heading the wrong way on my morning chart review or that the interns want an extra set of eyes on. From there it's a collaboration with the interns to make sure late consult recommendations from the day prior have been followed up on, any new consults for the day are paged, and a well-rounded plan is place.
Every Tuesday is our Resident Morning Report from 8-8:30 led by one of the floor seniors and facilitated by the chief residents. Attendance is expected of all residents on inpatient rotations and is often also joined by the current rounding faculty. After morning report rounds begin and can last until around 11, then 11-12 is our "Progressive rounds" with the floor nurses, case management and social work. During Progressive's - discharge needs are anticipated, concerns communicated across the team, and a plan is put in place to expedite patient care.
At noon residents break for an hour of protected didactics given by faculty from our various sub-specialties, general medicine, or chief residents. Additionally, we have monthly journal club, MM&I conference, as well as end of the month evaluations which are general summaries of the readmissions by floor/team, code blue outcomes, and naming of intern/ICU/Senior of the month
After 1PM it's time to tie up loose ends, get recommendations from consults and review any testing done earlier in the day. When not on call I'm typically out of the hospital around 4 and home with time and energy to take my dog for a run, catch up with my wife and either read for pleasure or find a review article pertinent to a tough patient case. On call days go until 8PM when night float arrives. The day team takes admissions that arrive to the floor before 7:30, though on busy days the team may get some extra relief by the night residents who often take a patient who "hits the floor" before 7:30.
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Day in the Life of an Intern
Starting medical school, we all dreamed of that day we would go out in the real world and start making a difference. We saw that faint light at the end of the tunnel while studying long hours and having sleepless nights. As an M3 and M4, we were one step closer to our goal by being in the hospital and taking care of patients. Then one day, with the blink of an eye, it was time to graduate. We were handed that glorious medical degree and assumed the role of a resident, awaiting the success and challenges that would mold us into an excellent physician. Not only is this moment exciting but it can also be overwhelming. Keep in mind that you are not alone! You will find an excellent support system as you transition from a medical student to a resident. You will be welcomed by attendings, co-interns, senior residents, administration that want to see you succeed and will help guide you as a new leader in this program. This may not always be easy, this may not always be what you imagined—but stay motivated. Keep on challenging yourself so you can be the best. We have the privilege to learn and take care of patients who are at their most vulnerable. Remain compassionate and embrace this opportunity. As Ralph Morston once said, excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude.
First day every month is a new and exciting experience. A typical day as a new intern on the general internal medicine floors starts at approximately 6:30am. I would aim to arrive at the hospital around 6:15am so that gave me enough time to park, grab coffee, and settle down in my workspace. First order of business is usually touching base with the night float (commonly comprised of a senior resident and an intern) about events overnight with patients. If significant issues were present, discussions should take place so as to offer learning experiences, educating the team in guiding future decisions and interventions. Admissions overnight will be divided amongst the two teams on the floor. Each intern will usually pick-up a few patients who then become a part of your team for which you will be providing direct care.
You will then start to go over your assigned patients. Tasks will include reviewing vital signs, labs, imaging studies, consult recommendations. After updating assessment and plans, it is time to go see your 5-7 patients. Pre-rounding can result in changes in management. You might need to call additional consults or place more orders. Make sure to review your patient list and plans with your senior prior to rounding (with full team and attending) so everyone is on the same page!
Rounds with your team and attending start at 8:30am. You may be assigned a medical student who will be your partner in crime, helping present patients and learning from your vast knowledge. Teams usually consist of an attending, senior, co-interns, medical students, and often a pharmacist. This multidisciplinary team ensures efficiency, appropriate and safe health care, and an interactive learning experience.
If you are on call, the senior carries the admission phone and will notify you of any new admission(s) coming from the ER, outside hospitals, or transfers from within the hospital such as ICU or specialty floors such as Cardiology. Admissions will allow you to take the lead on placing admission orders, identifying key problems, diagnoses, and formulating assessment and plans. These new cases will be presented on rounds the following day.
As you finish up your call, you will sign out patients to the night float, providing them accurate and quality updates to keep patients alive. It is then time to go home, eat a delicious meal, rest, and pat yourself on the back because a job well done today is the best preparation for tomorrow (Shiv Khera).


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UCF (45-12), which humiliated Florida, 7-0, last month in Gainesville, was a big favorite in the game. But the struggling Gators (24-26), sporting their worst record in years, beat the odds.


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Spring has sprung, and the trees and shrubs are putting on growth - only maybe a few of yours haven't yet. What's the prognosis? Are they dead? Should you take them out?
Well, first, give them some more time. Some, for example walnut, leaf out later. And plants you just put in may have been in a deeper state of dormancy than plants already growing on your property. They may be suffering from planting shock too.
As time goes on, keep an eye on your trees and shrubs, especially the ones you're worried about. The amount of growth a tree puts on in the spring is a good indicator of how healthy it is. Check the color. Are the leaves remaining a lighter green color than they should be? Maybe your tree is in a state of decline. Maybe it needs to be removed because it's becoming unsightly - or even worse - hazardous.
Was it planted properly, or did something bad happen to it? Does everything look right at the base of the tree?
Here are some fact sheets that can help you investigate some of the possibilities:
What Killed This Tree? Site-related Problems in the Landscape: https://consumerhorticulture.psu.edu/pdfs/site%20problems.pdf
Plant Pathology Fact Sheets: https://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/PLANT_DISEASE/
Root Collar Disorders (Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories): https://www.onlinegardener.com/care/Root%20collar%20disorders.pdf
If you still can't figure out what the problem is, you might want to call the Cooperative Extension office for your county or area. Here in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, we like to see fresh samples of what's happening. Dead material can sometimes tell us something, but plant material that is still living tells us a lot more. Sometimes we need a sample showing the transition between the "good" stuff and the "bad".
Photographs can help a lot. I often ask folks to take photographs that show us the site the tree or shrub is planted in, and of the whole tree or shrub to give us an idea of the pattern the disease or problem is taking. Clear close-ups of damage to the trunk or spots on the leaves or whatever else looks like it might be significant are also useful. I also ask for photos of the base of the tree or shrub as it goes into the ground.
The more information we have, the more likely we are to diagnose the cause of the problem - so you can correct it, treat it, or at least know what's going on.


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The Evolving Engineer
How important is the consulting engineer to the building team? In the 1970s, a typical reply probably would have been somewhat important. However, if one were to ask this question in the year 2001, a more likely response is very important.Yes, it's true.
How important is the consulting engineer to the building team? In the 1970s, a typical reply probably would have been somewhat important . However, if one were to ask this question in the year 2001, a more likely response is very important .
Yes, it's true. Engineers have largely triumphed in proving their worth and value within the dynamic world of building systems, project meetings, code inspections and energy efficiency.
But just how have consultants managed to boost their role and influence in the building process? What major challenges still loom large for mechanical and electrical engineers? And what lies ahead for the ever-evolving engineer?
With more than 160 years of combined experience in the industry, six Consulting-Specifying Engineer consulting editors-many of whom sit at the helm of leading M/E firms-share their thoughts.
Wielding influence
"The role and the influence of consultants has definitely increased over time because of the increasing complexity of building systems," states Alfred R. Borden IV, IALD, president of The Lighting Practice, Philadelphia. Whereas the architect used to pen a good deal of a facility's design, the technical sophistication of building systems has made the engineer's services much more needed and appreciated, he explains.
Raj Gupta, P.E., president of Environmental Systems Design, Chicago, agrees. "The focus used to be more on aesthetics, but now there is more of an emphasis on the infrastructure. Now engineers are brought on board at the same time, or even before the architect."
So instead of dominating a building's design process, an architect may merely produce an artistic vision of how the structure and image are to take shape and how the space should lay out, and then rely on specialty consultants to fill out that vision with the systems to make it work, continues Borden.
According to Norman Kurtz, P.E., president and CEO of Flack & Kurtz, New York, the professional engineer is now enjoying the spotlight more as a result of three major trends spanning the last three decades.
"With the advent of energy conservation in the '70s, everybody was desperately looking for expertise to deal with energy shortages and enormous spikes in energy costs. Then the advent of intelligent buildings flowed through the '80s. That set the stage for IT [information technology] dependence and the need for a building's infrastructure to be high-performing and reliable," Kurtz explains.
The third trend has been sustainable design in the 1990s, which is essentially the energy conservation from the 1970s now in a green wrapper, he says. "This whole chronology has raised the importance of the M/E engineer in the building team."
Noted achievements
Dovetailing with the engineer's increasing role have been many achievements of note. Frank Valvoda, P.E., an independent consultant based in Berwyn, Ill., lists some of the major accomplishments of the engineering community, such as the improved utilization of electrical capacity, a greater understanding of the environmental factors that influence M/E systems and a better adaptation of M/E products and methods.
For example, innovative products-variable-air-volume controllers and building-automation systems-were introduced by engineers 20 or 30 years ago and are now standard in facilities. "A lot of product development has come from the suggestions of consulting engineers," says John F. Hennessy III, P.E., chairman and CEO of Syska & Hennessy, New York.
Even though Hennessy parts from his colleagues, postulating that the role and influence of the consulting engineer has in fact decreased over the past 20 years due to the rise of the construction manager's influence, he also says that this is beginning to change. Similar to how engineers spur product development, Hennessy points out that they are also indispensable when it comes to figuring out solutions to problems.
At the same time, Hennessy and Valvoda both say that an engineer's innovative design may often be compromised when it gets into the hands of the budget-conscious construction manager, especially in design-build projects. In such cases, the engineer is put on the defensive, and it becomes very difficult to influence the owner.
Another increasingly difficult challenge facing the engineering industry today is the warp-speed pace at which consultants are expected to whip out facility designs.
"For some reason, the amount of time to complete a project-especially in the design phase-has shrunk to a ridiculously small amount of time, less than half of what it once was, and things are more complex," says Borden. "To have fresh ideas, be thorough and do it at lightning speed is very difficult."
As a result, engineers have often been forced to crank out lots or "ordinary engineering," according to Kurtz. "People think that the architect waves a wand and then the builder builds it. They don't understand that, in between, we have a tremendous amount of work to do."
The "now" syndrome
Along with the tighter time constraints, engineers are also being forced to deal with unprecedentedly high client expectations. "Nowadays, clients will send an e-mail and then call in five minutes expecting an answer," explains Martin H. "Mickey" Reiss, P.E., president of Rolf Jensen & Associates in Framingham, Mass.
Similarly, Kurtz notes, "Everybody is under this huge pressure to constantly respond to requests. There is no time to think."
According to Reiss, it is critical for a firm to buffer its engineers from job-related stress and intensity of project-delivery time pressures. "The capital of the firm is the knowledge of your people, so you have to protect your people, provide the environment they need and make sure they don't burn out," he explains. "This may even mean saying no to a client."
Another flaw in the process is that end-users often fail to give engineers credit when designs are executed successfully. "M/E/P engineers make a building live and breathe, but our work is really only evident by its flaws. Therefore, people only notice when things aren't working right," Hennessy points out.
Hennessy also says that because every building is a prototype, one would think that logically, many more problems should be occurring. The fact that such glitches are relatively few and far between is evidence of a good design and consultants really must take the credit.
Educating the client
However, the question remains: What can engineers do to facilitate better relationships with their clients and help them better understand all that's involved in delivering a successful project?
In Kurtz's opinion, the best approach is to educate clients as to why a certain amount of lead time is necessary for executing a high-quality design. In addition, he says it is important to avoid using too much lingo and instead communicate in a way that the client will be able to understand.
"You have to speak in the owner's language," says Hennessy. This means emphasizing what a system will do-the time, money and energy it will save-as opposed to getting caught up in the technical jargon of how the system is designed, he explains.
Because engineers bring much value to projects through their unique ability to analyze a number of different alternatives and come up with the best one, it is crucial to also have the skills to communicate this information, Gupta points out.
Maxing out
The good news is that engineers are not expecting the pace of projects to get any faster because it is not practical. Consequently, this introduces an opportunity to focus on adjusting to the current pace and learning how to manage it better.
Borden forecasts that the building process will smooth out as people get better at prioritizing, organizing and communicating. "We should see a strengthening in the teamwork approach," he posits.
In the grand scheme of things, Kurtz envisions that the role and influence of the consulting engineer will continue to grow, but that this growth could be limited to higher-end projects. On the other hand, when it comes to run-of-the-mill, traditional buildings, Kurtz predicts that design-build will encroach upon the market, resulting in the cranking out of many low-fee designs.
Another trend, Kurtz predicts, is that larger firms will become more dominant, because the infrastructure required to run a firm-computer-aided drafting software, Internet access, project management software-is becoming so much more extensive.
"The little guy may be in trouble because it's so expensive to be in business," he says.
When Valvoda looks into his crystal ball, he suggests, "The future belongs to those M/E engineers who engage in community dialogue, increased involvement in professional associations and legislative action."
At the same time, Reiss, like Borden, simply believes that engineers will continue to see more of the technological advancements that have been escorting the engineer toward a more prominent, influential role.
"As the complexity of the marketplace continues to grow, there is going to be more and more of a need for us," Reiss concludes.
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Ferienresidenz Wurmbergblick is located directly on the edge of the beautiful Harz National park in the popular skiing town of Braunlage. Each of the traditional-style apartments offers a balcony and free WiFi.
All apartments at Ferienresidenz Wurmbergblick boast a fully equipped kitchen with a dining area, a living area with a satellite TV and a private bathroom. Some of the bathrooms provide a bath.
Guests are invited to prepare their own home-cooked meals at the apartments, while the BBQ fa...cilities can be enjoyed in the large garden.
Providing free ski storage, Ferienresidenz Wurmbergblick is 2 km from the Wurmberg skiing slopes. The accommodation also includes a shared games room, where table tennis can be played. A small ski slope is just 300 metres away.
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A gentleman is always appreciated! :) There aren't many guys out there who treat girls how they should be treated & it always makes us feel special that you're making an effort :) On the other hand, too much of a gentleman can be frustrating if she has to initiate the first move, lol. I once dated a guy that was too polite to initiate the first kiss even though we both knew how we really felt about each other. It was a long wait and I'm really shy too so it took forever to happen, lol :) I think it's important to be a gentleman but only if you can be playful and mischievous sometimes too, lol :) Being too polite can sometimes put a lot of pressure on the girl because she thinks she has to behave a certain way in order for you to like her :) Hope my answer helped


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Broken Bow City Auditorium
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Valley County Fairgrounds (Exhibit Hall)
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text: Hunting Miss Homemade: Recipe Recipe Posted 10-13-2016 Homemade Dove Casserole Recipe Casserole is meant to warm the soul, using dove makes this homemade recipe richer and even better By: Raschell Rule, MissHomemade.com Ingredients: 2 tablespoon butter, melted 16 to 18 dove breasts 1 onion, chopped 2 cups sour cream 1 can homemade cream of mushroom soup 7 black olives, sliced 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup fresh asparagus, diced 3/4 teaspoon homemade garlic powder 3/4 teaspoon homemade onion powder 2 tablespoon flour 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a casserole dish with oil and set aside. Melt the butter in a skillet and fry the dove breasts until brown. Place in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the dove breasts. Bake for 90 minutes. Serve with a fresh garden salad and a loaf of homemade bread. For more delicious dove recipes, please visit www.MissHomemade.com. Share This Story Next From Recipe Crush Recipe: Venison Sausage Bread Related Miss Homemade - Game and Meat Recipes : Posted 10-11-2016 Old-Fashioned Squirrel Stew Recipe View Miss Homemade - Game and Meat Recipes : Posted 10-05-2016 Italian Dove Spaghetti View Nevada Foodies - Wild Game Recipes : Posted 02-11-2016 Antelope Stir-fry View Comments Categories Appetizers Breakfast Campfire Desserts Drinks Grilling Main Course Sauces and Rubs Sides Slow Cooker Snacks Features Deer Season Outdoors 365 with Lynn Burkhead Everything Deer with Jeremy Flinn Short Stories by Larry Potterfield Opening Days Live Hunts Hunting Check Out All The Photos Explore the United States. Find information about and activities within your state. Get Started


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Categories: Labour Market, People in Work, People not in Work, Employment, Employment Type, Job Statistics, Workforce Jobs, Jobs, Vacancies, Vacancies by Industry, Vacancies by Size of Enterprise, Earnings, Weekly Earnings, Bonus Earnings, Basic Pay, Hours of Work, Average Hours, Total Hours, Usual Hours, Weekly Hours, Labour Disputes, Days Lost Due to Industrial Action, Productivity, Claimant Count, Economic Inactivity, Redundancies, Unemployment, Claimant Count Flows, Claimant Count Rates, Claimant Count by Age, Claimant Count by Duration of Claim, Claimant Count by Sex, Jobseeker's Allowance, Economic Inactivity by Age, Economic Inactivity by Reason, Economic Inactivity by Sex, Redundancies by Industry, Redundancies by Rate and Level, Long Term Unemployment, Unemployment Rates, Unemployment by Age, Unemployment by Duration, Unemployment by Sex
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The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for July to September 2013 was 71.8%, up 0.3 percentage points from April to June 2013. There were 29.95 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 177,000 from April to June 2013.
The unemployment rate for July to September 2013 was 7.6% of the economically active population, down 0.2 percentage points from April to June 2013. There were 2.47 million unemployed people, down 48,000 from April to June 2013.
The inactivity rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for July to September 2013 was 22.2%, down 0.2 percentage points from April to June 2013. There were 8.92 million economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64, down 69,000 from April to June 2013.
Between July to September 2012 and July to September 2013 total pay rose by 0.7% and regular pay rose by 0.8%.
This release contains the latest estimates of labour market statistics (including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) for the United Kingdom. There is a pdf version of the Statistical Bulletin which includes summary data tables. Further information is available from the labour market statistics page on this website.
There is a separate release on this website for Regional Labour Market Statistics . More detailed Labour Market statistics, particularly at regional and local area level, are available on the NOMIS website .
There is an article on the website to help users interpret labour market statistics and highlight some common misunderstandings. A more detailed Guide to Labour Market Statistics is also available.
Articles about labour market statistics were published in Labour Market Trends (up until 2006) and in Economic and Labour Market Review (from 2006 to 2007). Editions of Labour Market Trends are available on the website from July 2001 until December 2006 when the publication was discontinued. It was replaced by Economic and Labour Market Review , which also included articles about labour market statistics. Editions of Economic and Labour Market Review are available on the website from the first edition, published in January 2007, up until the last edition published in May 2011.
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If you're a member you know TICA produces two major publications, the TICA Trend and the annual TICA Yearbook. The TICA Trend is a monthly magazine that features a wide array of information from featured breeds and cat care articles, to upcoming shows and newly titled cats! The TICA Trend keeps our members informed not only about TICA, but the cat fancy and other breeds of cats. The TICA Yearbook is published in celebration of each show season's international and regional winners plus the best of breed cats, kittens and alters; a gallery of titled cats; and Judge of the Year! The keepsake Yearbook is a must for TICA members and other breeders!
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Honeybees can precisely regulate the temperature of their nest- and they do it thanks to genetically determined variations in their individual thermostats. The new research has revealed one of the few known benefits of the high genetic diversity found in honeybee colonies.
Maintaining a nest temperature of between about 32DC and 36DC is vital during spring and summer, when eggs are developing and hatching.
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To celebrate the retirement of Rabbi Philip Bentley and the fact that he will remain in the community and attend the synagogue, Agudas Israel is planning a special Shabbat Service and Oneg as a tribute.
Rabbi Philip Bentley and his wife, Phyllis, first came to Hendersonville more than 20 years ago to visit friends in the area and get a look at the mountains that gave birth to the folk music he so enjoyed.
By the time his vacation ended, Bentley had made a critical decision.
"We just fell in love with the area," he says. "I said at the time, 'This is where I want to end up.' I planned on retiring here."
Bentley, 65, will soon fulfill that initial wish when he retires at the end of June as rabbi of the Agudas Israel Congregation. He led the temple for five years before his heart condition forced him to retire.
To celebrate his retirement and the fact that he will remain in the community and attend the synagogue as a member of the congregation, Agudas Israel is planning a special Shabbat Service and Oneg as a tribute to Rabbi Bentley.
The service begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the synagogue. It's open to the community and will include guest speakers.
"We just wanted to pay tribute," says Iris Vanek, a member of the synagogue and organizer of the special service. "We have never had a rabbi for that long. He has made a mark in the community."
Vanek has invited several other members of the clergy to attend the service. The Rev. Sandy Rice of New Creation Church in Fletcher and the Rev. Mark Stanley of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hendersonville will speak during the service. Rice and Stanley often study with Bentley.
Members of the congregation also plan to speak. Those members will include representatives from the synagogue's founding families and representatives from young members of the congregation.
Special music is planned for the service and refreshments will be served after it.
Vanek predicts Bentley will have the last word during the service. She describes the rabbi as a scholar and a social activist who has done much work in the community with immigrants and with churches.
"I think in the community, every place I've gone, they seem to know him," she says. "He put his actions where his mouth was and worked with other congregations. We have really tried to be very inclusive of the different people he interacted with."
Bentley says he is proud of the work he's done throughout his career in Hendersonville and other places to promote interfaith dialogue.
"That has just been part of what I have always done," he says.
Bentley grew up in Skokie, Ill. As a teenager he began listening to Appalachian folk music and first saw Doc Watson perform in 1962. He also found a connection to the social activism of the 1960s.
He participated in the historic civil rights march held in Selma, Ala., and met both Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
In September 1968, Bentley married his wife Phyllis and started rabbinic school the same month at at Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He earned a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters (BHL), a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters (MAHL) and a Doctor of Divinity (DD), which is conferred after 25 years of rabbinical service.
He and his wife have two sons, Shanan and Josh, who live in New York.
Bentley began his career as a rabbi when he was ordained in 1973. He served over the years as rabbi in New Bedford, Mass., Denver, Colo., Long Island and Queens, N.Y., and the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles, the oldest Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere. He also served in Jericho and Queens N.Y., and a few other places for short periods.
Along the way, he also taught college courses in New York, Denver and Pennsylvania.
He's participated in many Jewish organizations including the interfaith community, the Reform movement, Zionist organizations and in the world of Non-Government Organizations that work for human rights, the environment and peace.
"I have written and have been published on a variety of subjects," Bentley wrote in a short autobiography he posted on Agudas Israel's website. "My specialty is exploring Jewish traditions on such issues as peace, the environment and human rights. I also have strong interests in Kabbalah (the study of Jewish mysticism) and in Jewish music.
While he was working on Curacao, Bentley became friends with a family from the mountains of Western North Carolina. He took a vacation to visit his friends two decades ago because he wanted to see the mountains that inspired the folk music he loved.
Bentley visited the Carl Sandburg home in Flat Rock and other area attractions and decided he would move to the area if he ever had the chance. That chance came in 2005 when the Agudas Israel Congregation asked Bentley to become the synagogue's new rabbi.
Bentley and his wife have never regretted their decision to move to the mountains. People of all faiths in and around Hendersonville welcomed him and showed him respect even when they disagreed with his beliefs.
"I've never lived anywhere where I've been invited to speak at so many churches," he says. "People are willing to listen. People here respect other people even when there is a difference of opinion."
Bentley also worked with and shared his insights with other members of the clergy during a weekly study group with area ministers.
The Rev. Mark Stanley, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, participated in the study group and plans to speak about Bentley Friday night. He calls Bentley a trusted friend.
"He has been a good friend and a most generous member of the clergy group I'm a part of," Stanley says.
"He is going to stay in the community, thank goodness."
Bentley's knowledge of the Old Testament has been a valuable resource for him.
"I quote Rabbi Bentley in most of my sermons," he says.
What's more, Bentley is a scholarly, thoughtful man who has influenced the way he now reads and thinks about scripture, Stanely says.
"He is such an open partner for Jews and Christians to fully appreciate faith," Stanley says.
Bentley's scholarly approach to faith was apparent recently when he met with a group of about eight members of the synagogue.
As they sat around a long table in a temple meeting room, a man asked about the origins of anti-semitism.
Bentley peered over his reading glasses and leaned in toward the table. He then led the others in a discussion that included the first use of the word in 19th-century Germany, the rise of Hitler and the appeal of Nazis in the 1930s.
"He had charisma and the ability to address people and capture their minds," Bentley told the others as he described Hitler's appeal.
Interim Rabbi Ilene Bogosian will serve Agudas Israel for a year after Bentley begins his retirement on July 1. The congregation will examine its goals and search for a permanent replacement during the year, Vanek says.
Bentley says he's looking forward to having a colleague in the community. He is also considering his retirement plans.
He plans to be as active as his heart will allow. Some of his ideas for the future include publishing a book, teaching, speaking in the community, traveling and working on his music.
Bentley's plans also include enjoying more of the mountains and culture that first drew him to Hendersonville.
"Just walking the dog is a spiritual experience," he says. "We are here for the duration."
For information about Agudas Israel Synagogue, 54 Morris Kaplan Drive, call 693-9838 or visit email@example.com.


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The Career Opportunities Program (COP) helps member institutions mentor college graduates and professionals in the field of philanthropy while enhancing their own programs. PSI works with a select number of qualified institutions by subsidizing a portion of the suitable candidate's salary over a two year period.
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Barcelona ran rampant at Nuevo Arcangel, relegating Cordoba from La Liga.
Cordoba were unable to resist the firepower of Barcelona at Nuevo Arcangel on Saturday, as the Andaluz side fell to a humiliating defeat which confirmed their relegation from La Liga.
Showing absolutely no sympathy whatsoever, Barcelona enjoyed countless chances before the home defence finally buckled, as Ivan Rakitic grabbed the opener in the 42nd minute.
Just before half-time, Luis Suarez added a second and given the Barcelona dominance, the result looked a foregone conclusion, as the players headed back down the tunnel for the interval.
The third of the game came within a minute of the restart. Barcelona netting their 100th goal of the season in La Liga. Who else but the maestro himself, Lionel Messi, heading in an impressive 39th league goal of the campaign. His 50th in all competitions.
Relentless, the Catalan side kept pushing for more. Luis Suarez scored his second in the 53rd minute, then central defender Gerard Pique added the fifth for his team in the 65th minute.
Into the final ten minutes and still hungry for goals, the sixth came for Barcelona in the 80th, Messi with his second of the game and 51st of the season.
When a penalty was awarded to Barcelona in the 85th minute, both Suarez and Messi graciously resisted the urge, allowing Neymar to fire in the seventh of the game.
However, before the final whistle and in the 88th minute, Suarez did get his hat-trick. His first trio of goals in a Barcelona shirt and their eighth of the encounter.
Utter humiliation for a woeful Cordoba, who head back to the Segunda after just one season in the top-flight, their relegation confirmed.
Meanwhile, Barcelona have underlined their status as La Liga leaders, with just three games of the campaign remaining. 87 points from 35 games, a remarkable 105 goals scored and just 19 conceded.


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celluloid on boxwood wood slide rules in 1886.
Mahogany was used after 1888 and in 1902 started producing
slide rules using the System Rietz scales designed by Max Rietz.
In 1924 D&P introduced the System Darmstadt slide rule, based on the
scales set designed by Prof. Dr. Alwin Walther and began using 'DUPA'
as a trademark from 1924 to 1936. All plastic slide rules, using Astrolon for the stock and Plexiglas for the cursor, wereintroduced in 1936 using the trademark 'Aristo'.
D&P officially became Aristo as a company in 1948 when they introduced all-plastic Duplex slide rules
and discontinued mahogany wood models. Aristo stayed in the slide rule business until the end of 1978, a run of 106 years. Aristo was one of the most important slide rule manufacturers world wide.
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Lamborghini has unveiled its Egoista concept car as part of its 50th birthday celebrations. The design of the Egoista, which means 'selfish' in Italian, was inspired by an Apache helicopter and has carbon fibre and aluminium frame – traditionally seen on lightweight F1 cars. And just like F1 cars, the Egoista has been made for one person only, and to get out of the car drivers must remove the steering wheel, lift up the roof and climb over the bodywork. The Egoista is powered by a 600HP, 5.2-liter V10. Only one Egoista will ever be made: Lamborghini's anniversary gift to Lamborghini.


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AS the glow of last month's victory fades, Republicans might find themselves reflecting with Wellington that ''nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.'' The dark side for the GOP is that the party must now govern during four perilous years with a lame duck (and perhaps faltering) President, a hostile House of Representatives, and a Senate majority imperiled in 1986. Tack on an impending struggle over President Reagan's successor and the Republicans will be pressed to retain the White House in 1988, despite sweeping 49 states this fall.
Not since Franklin D. Roosevelt succeeded himself in 1940 has either party been able to secure three consecutive terms in office. The Republicans tried twice and failed, in 1960 and 1976, the Democrats once, in 1968. Each defeat, moreover, followed a landslide victory in which incumbent Presidents (Eisenhower , Johnson, and Nixon) prevailed by an average margin slightly greater than Reagan's lead over Mondale in 1984.
Analysis that foretells presidential results discloses why a third consecutive term will probably elude the Republicans once again in 1988. Scrutiny of every election from 1860 to 1984, using methods refined in earthquake prediction, shows that the answers to 13 questions indicate whether situations prior to an election favor the incumbent or the challenging party.
By probing the political strength of the party in power, economic conditions, policy change, scandal, social unrest, foreign policy successes and failures, and the charisma of competing candidates, these keys to the presidency have correctly indicated the winner in 31 of 33 presidential elections. Issues, ideology, party affiliation, strategy, and tactics have mattered only to the extent that they influence key indicators.
To be confident of victory in an upcoming campaign, the party in power needs to secure in its favor nine or more of these 13 indicators of incumbent party success. A gain of seven or fewer keys portends defeat and a gain of eight keys a tossup election.
With 11 of 13 keys turned in his favor, Ronald Reagan was well positioned for reelection in 1984. Only a lag in annual per-capita growth (remember 1981 and 1982) and the lack of a foreign policy triumph counted against the party in power this year.
Yet the historical odds may already be turning against the GOP just as they did following Eisenhower's reelection in 1956. Among the advantages that helped Reagan roll to victory were incumbency, an uncontested nomination, policy innovation, his own charisma, and the lack of an inspiring opponent. All are in jeopardy four years hence.
The near extinction of liberal Republicans has not united the party, only shifted rivalries to the right. Without Reagan to pull Republicans together the question is when will the GOP's moderate, conservative, and radical right factions begin squabbling over the post-Reagan succession. Conservatives fired the first shot when Rep. Newt Gingrich (R) of Georgia warned that any attempt to compromise with Tip O'Neill's liberal gang, would ''split the GOP by Easter and mark Reagan as the William Howard Taft of the late 20th century.'' But moderates may have won the first battle with the selection of Robert Dole of Kansas, a self-styled ''moderate-conservative,'' as Senate majority leader.
Factional strife guarantees a contested nomination in 1988 and weakens the ability of a lame-duck administration to effect policy innovations comparable to those of Reagan's first two years. The Republicans, moreover, can scarcely anticipate that their struggles will yield a nominee with the President's personal appeal while the Democrats may search for a charismatic challenger (Mario Cuomo? Ted Kennedy? Gary Hart?) unsullied by the Carter connection.
Under these circumstances the Republicans could not withstand any of the usual mishaps of a party's second term. To sustain hopes for 1988, the administration would have to keep the economy humming, maintain tranquility at home, avoid disaster abroad, avert damaging scandal, and score a major foreign policy success.
Barred from salvation through the Roosevelt expedient of self-succession, the Republicans might ironically find that their brightest scenario for 1988 includes an uncompleted Reagan term and the ascendency of George Bush to the presidency. They could thereby gain an incumbent nominee and perhaps even avert an intraparty battle if the Republican right reconciles itelf to Bush. New leadership at the top might also enhance prospects for major policy change or a triumph in foreign affairs.
''Finality,'' Disraeli observed, ''is not within the language of politics.'' Twice buried by the great campaigner, Democrats may now find circumstances favoring a comeback next time around. Yet beyond the choice of a charismatic nominee, challengers can influence their own fate by exposing failures of the opposition regime. Thus the verdict of history in 1988 may as yet turn on the quality of statecraft in Ronald Reagan's second term.


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Dutchman Danny Hansen was just 13-years-old when a dreadful accident changed his life forever. A childish firework prank backfired and resulted in serious burns to his eyes, leaving him with severely restricted vision. Amazingly, not only did the courageous youngster refuse to give up on his desire to play ice hockey, but he has also gone on to compete with the world's best skaters in one of the toughest and most grueling winter sports: ice cross downhill.
"I had a chemical burn of my cornea," explains Hansen. "Because of this, I have irregular scar tissue across my cornea. Unfortunately, healing is not possible. In my left eye I see around two percent, and my right eye fluctuates between two and fifteen percent."
It seems hard to believe that anyone could overcome such a disability to compete in a sport where athletes thunder four-at-a-time down massive, obstacle-filled ice tracks at speeds of up to 80 km/h, but not only does he take part, Hansen has actually enjoyed a good degree of success: he's finished in the top 50 overall on three occasions and has also earned three top-20 finishes in individual races. Now in his seventh season in the sport, Hansen's remarkable story is one of courage, belief, desire and an unrelenting never-say-die attitude.
"It's a challenge to see what I can achieve with the limitations that life throws up," says Hansen. "That has always been my motivation. The reason that I still function in this society and can do what I want to do has to do with my adaptability. I have learned to look at the bigger picture, and by seeing things in a certain context I know what the situation should look like for someone with good eyes. This skill has ensured that I have been able to do a great job in Crashed Ice and ice hockey."
Those timeless foes, fire and ice, have played a huge part in Hansen's life. Dreams that once looked destined to be destroyed by fire are now coming to magical fruition on the ice. Who knows how far this exceptional athlete can go in 2017/18.