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Required reading for this seminar:
Rheingold, Howard. The virtual community : homesteading on the electronic frontier. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2000.
Lin, Nan. Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action. Cambridge UP, 2001.
Preece, Jenny. Online Communities, Designing Usability, Supporting Sociability. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2000.
Reporting and commenting on virtual communities:
Cohill, Andrew Michael, Andrea L. Kavanaugh,
editors. Community networks : lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia. Boston
: Artech House, c1997.
Hafner, Katie. The Well : a story of love, death,
and real life in the seminal online community. New York : Carroll &
Graf, 2001.
An Intentional Community and its influence:
Duberman, Martin. Black Mountain: An Exploration
in Community. New York: E P Dutton, 1972.
Under the Influence: Celebrating the Legacy of
Black Mountain College on the 50th Anniversary of John Cage's Theatre
Piece No. 1
Dates: September 19-22 2002
Location: Asheville, Black Mountain, and Cullowhee, NC
"Traditional" communities in literature:
Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of
tales of Ohio small town life. New York, The Modern library [1919]
PS3501.N4 W5 1919a
Lewis, Sinclair. Main Street & Babbitt. New
York : Library of America, 1992.
Masters, Edgar Lee. Spoon River anthology. New
York : Macmillan, 1944.
Plato. The Republic. Harmondsworth ; Baltimore :
translated [from the Greek] with an introduction by Desmond Lee.
Thomas, Dylan. The Dylan Thomas omnibus ; Under
milk wood ; Poems, stories, broadcasts. London : Phoenix, 1995.
PR6039.H52 A6 1995c
Wilder, Thornton. Our Town. New York: Harper,
More how to than why:
Kim, Amy Jo. Community building on the Web.
Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press, c2000.
Powazek, Derek. Design For Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places. New Riders, 2001.
Social Capital readings:
Alkalimat, A., & William, K. (2001). Social
capital and cyberpower in the African American community. Alliance for
Community Technology. Retrieved December 5, 2001, from the World Wide
Coleman, J. S. (1998). Social capital and the
creation of human capital.
American Journal of Sociology, 94(Supplement), S95-S120.
Fukuyama, F. (1995). Trust: The social virtues and thecreation of prosperity. New York: Free Press.
Fukuyama, F. (1999). Social capital and civil
society. International Monitary Fund. Retrieved December 7, 2001, from
the World Wide Web:
Putnam, R. D. (1998). Bowling alone: America's
declining social capital.
Journal of Democracy, 1995(1), 65-78. Available online:
Social isolation:
Kraut, R., Lundmark, V., Patterson, M., Kiesler,
S., Mukopadhyay, T., & Sherlis, W. (1998). Internet paradox: A
social technology that reduces social involvment and psychological
well-being? American Psychologist,
Retrieved December 7, 2001, from the World Wide Web:
Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J.,
Helgeson, V., & Crawford, A. (in press). Internet Paradox
revisited. Journal of Social Issues. Retrieved December 7, 2001, from
the World Wide Web:
LaRose, R., Eastin, M. S., & Gregg, J.
(2001). Reformulatingthe Internet paradox: Social cognitive
explanations of Internet use and depression.
Journal of Online Behavior. Retrieved December 7, 2001, from the World
Wide Web: http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n2/paradox.html
from Andrew Perrin:
Nan Lin, _Social Capital: A Theory of Social
Structure and Action_ (Cambridge UP, 2001)
(Lin is in sociology at Duke, and this represents the network-analysis take on social capital. Relatively technical, but very well grounded with important empirical repercussions.)
Portes, Alejandro. Social Capital: Its Origins
and Applicationsin Modern Sociology. Annual Review of Sociology 24(
(An excellent overview of the history and use of the concept of social capital.)
Portes, Alejandro. "The Two Meanings of Social
Sociological Forum, 15(1):1-12. 2000
(Portes argues here that sociologists have used social capital in twovery different ways: one in which it is a resource that accrues to individuals, the other that accrues to groups and communities. Very useful, IMHO.)
Ferdinand Tonnies's classic, _Gemeinschaft und
(Community and Society) is out in a new translation on Cambridge
This is the classic sociological work on the distinction between community and society.
Benedict Anderson's classic _Imagined
Communities_ isreally great for problematizing what communities are.
One of the main findingsis that the invention of the newspaper is
central to the invention of community,which might be particularly
interesting for you. One way to look at thisbook is the claim that
technologies -- newspapers, museums, censuses, maps--serve to construct
the ways communities are imagined.
Ongoing work on communities:
Online Community Report
(2nd) Global Community Networking Congress
Barry Wellman, ed., Networks in the Global Village (WestviewPress, 1999).
Smith, Marc A. and Peter Kollock. Communities in
cyberspace. London : Routledge, 1999.
HQ1178 .C65 1999 c.1
Werry, Chris and Miranda Mowbray, editors. Online communities : commerce, community action, and the virtual university. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c2001.
from Serena Fenton
MAKING ART ONLINE. Volume 5 : Number 21. 1991
1991. FINEART Forum; November 1, 1991;. Available:
http://www.msstate.edu/Fineart_Online/Backissues/Vol_5/faf521. Feb3 2002.
EverQuest Widows. 2000. Yahoo! Inc. Available:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EverQuest-Widows/. Feb 7 2002.
The Well - Community Guidelines. 2002. The Well.
http://www.well.com/conf/guidelines.html. Feb 7 3003.
The Well - Members' Guide, undated.
Agre, Phil. Designing Genres For New Media: Social Economicand Political Contexts. CyberSociety 2.0; Revisiting CMC and Community, Sage.Ed. Steve Jones, 1997.
Agre, Phil. Life After Cyberspace. EASST Review 18.2/3 (1999): 3-5.
Boyd, Danah. Sexing the Internet: Reflections on the Role of Identification in Online Communities. University of Surrey,, 2001.
Brand, Stewart. How Buildings Learn; What Happens AfterThey're Built. New York: Penguin Books, 1994.
Castronova, Edward. Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier. Vol. 2: Article 1 (2001).
Chris Werry, Miranda Mowbray, ed. Online Communities; Commerce, Community Action and The Virtual University. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, 2001.
CmdrTaco. Slashdot FAQ; Comments and Moderation.
6/19/00 2000. Slashdot.
Available: http://slashdot.org/faq/com-mod.shtml#cm700. Feb 5 2002.
Dibbell, Julian. Rape in Cyberspace. Village Voice Vol.XXXVIII. No. 51 (1993).
DiMaggio, Paul, et al. Social Implications Of The Internet. Annual Review of Sociology 27 (2001): 307-336.
Donath, Judith S. Visual Who; Animating the affinities and activities of an electronic community. San Francisco, California: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)., 1995.
Donath, Judith Stefania. Inhabiting the virtual city: The design of social environments for electronic communities. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996.
Dunn, Ahsley. Building Community in the Age of the Celebrity.New York Times August 20, 1997 1997.
Figallo, Cliff. The WELL: Small Town on the
Internet Highway System. 1993.
Available: http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/ethics/html/small.town.html
Geoffroy, P., and (Wooly the racoon ). Wanna Join
my Guild? February 18, 2001. Dragon's Eye Productions.
Available: http://www.furcadia.com/pixel/guilds/wannajoin.html. Feb 72002.
Glaser, Barney, and Anselm Strauss. The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine, 1967.
Grudin, Jonathan. Why CSCW applications fail: problems in the design and evaluation of organization of organizational interfaces: ACM Press New York, NY, USA, 1988. 85-93.
Hafner, Katie, and Matthew Lyon. Where Wizards Stay Up Late. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Hafner, Katie. The Well: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001.
Hamman, Robin. Introduction to Virtual Communities Researchand Cybersociology Magazine Issue Two. Issue Two - Nov. 1997. 1997. CybersociologyMagazine. Available: http://members.aol.com/Cybersoc/is2intro.html. 12/06/012001.
Hauben, Ronda. The Evolution Of Usenet: The Poor Man's Arpanet. 1996. Columbia University. Available: http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120/ch106.x02.
Haynes, Cynthia, Jan Rune Holmevik, and Mark
Blanchard. LinguaMOO. 1995.
University of Texas at Dallas. Available: http://wwwpub.utdallas.edu/~cynthiah/start.html. Feb 5 2002.
Hoag, John David, Gail Ann Williams, and Michelle
Fox. The Well Host Manual - Version 4.4. Version 4.4. 1996. The Well.
Katz, Jon. Browsing Alone. 2002. Slashdot. Available: http://slashdot.org/features/02/01/19/2346251.shtml. Feb 6 2002.
Knight, Will. Virtual Community Grows Real Economy. Jan 28, 2002 2002. NewScientist.com. Feb 4, 2001 2002.
Lin, Nan. Social Networks And Status Attainment. Annual Review of Sociology 25 (1999): 467-487.
Malhotra, Arvind, Sanjay Gosain, and Alexander Hars. Evolution of a virtual community: understanding design issues through a longitudinalstudy: Association for Information Systems Atlanta, GA, USA, 1997. 59 - 74.
Maykut, Pamela, and Richard Morehouse. Beginning Qualitative Research, A Philosophic and Practical Guide. Washington, DC: The Palmer Press, 1994.
McPherson, Miller, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and James M Cook. BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Homophily in Social Networks.^Ô Annual Review of Sociology 27 (2001): 415-444.
Neff, Maryl L. Comunity. 1996. UNiversity of Florida, College of Education. Available: http://www.coe.ufl.edu/courses/edtech/Vault/Folk/Community.htm. Feb 3 2002.
Nichani, Maish. Communities of practice at the
core. October 4, 2001 2001. Elearning Post. Available:
http://www.elearningpost.com/elthemes/kmcore.asp. Feb 5 2002.
O'Neil, Dara. Merging Theory with Practice:
Toward an Evaluation Framework for Community Informatics. 2001.
Oldenberg, Ray. The Great Good Place,. New York: Paragon House, 1989.
Perens, Bruce. The Open Source Definition. Open Sources. Ed. Chris DiBona. Sebastopol: O'Reilly and Associates, 1999.
Portes, Alejandro, and Patricia Landolt. ^ÓUnsolved Mysteries: The Tocqueville Files II; The Downside of Social Capital.^Ô Volume 7. Issue 26 ( 1996).
Portes, Alejandro. SOCIAL CAPITAL: Its Origins and Applicationsin Modern Sociology. Annual Review of Sociology 1998.24 (1998): 1-24.
Powazek, Derek. Design for Community. 2001.
Available: http://designforcommunity.com/. 10/30/01 2001.
Powazek, Derek. fray. 2001. Derek Powazek. Available: http://fray.com/2001.
Powazek, Derek. NERVOUS Industries. 2001. Available: http://nervousness.org/.
Preece, Jenny. Empathic communities: reaching out across the Web. Interactions; ACM Press New York, NY, USA Volume 5. Issue 2 , March/April 1998 (1998): 32 - 43.
Putnam, Robert D. The Prosperous Community - Social Capital and Public Life. The American Prospect Volume 4,. Issue 13 (1993).
Reid, Elizabeth M. Cultural Formations in Text-Based Virtual Realities. Master of Arts. University of Melbourne, 1994.
Rheingold, Howard. A Slice of Life in My Virtual
Community. 1992. The Well. Available:
gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Community/virtual_communities92. Feb3 2002.
Rheingold, Howard. The Art of Hosting Good
Conversations Online. 1998.
Rheingold Associates. Available:
http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html. Feb 3 2002.
Schwienhorst, K. The "third place"- virtual reality applications for second language learning. ReCALL 10.1 (1998): 118-126.
Simpson, John. Oxford English Dictionary. 2002.
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Available: http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00045243. Feb3 2002.
Sonnenwald, H., et al. Collaboration Services in a ParticipatoryDigital Library: An Emerging Design, 1999.
Sproull, Lee, and Samer Faraj. Some Consequences of Electronic Groups. Internet Dreams; Archetypes, Myths, and Metaphors. Ed. Mark Stefik. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999. 125-134.
Stallman, Richard. "The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement". Open Sources. Ed. Chris. 53 DiBona. Sebastopol: O'Reilly and Associates, 1999.
Talzhemir. Furcadia Virtual Community. 11 November 20012001. Dragon's Eye Productions. Available: http://www.realtime.net/furcadia/. Feb 7 2002.
Thomas, Eric. The History of LISTSERV. 1995. L-Soft international, Inc. Available: http://www.lsoft.com/products/listserv-history.asp. Feb 3 2002.
Tollmar, Konrad, Ovidiu Sandor, and Anna
Schömer. Supporting Social
Awareness @Work; Design and Experience: ACM Press New York, NY, USA, 1996. 298-307.
Wellman, Barry, et al. "Computer Networks as Social Networks: Virtual Community, Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Telework". Annual Review of Sociology 22.Feb 1996 (1996): 213-38.
Wellman, Barry, and Keith Hampton. Living Networked On and Off Line. Contemporary Sociology 28.6; November 1999 (1999): 648-654.
Wellman, Barry. Must Community Have a Place? An
Online Discussion. 2000. Community & Urban Sociology Section of the
American Sociological Association. Available:
http://www.commurb.org/features/futurecommunity.html. Feb 3 2002.
Wellman, Barry, and Kenneth Frank. "Network Capital in a Multi-Level World: Getting Support from Personal Communities". Social Capital: Theory and Research. Eds. Nan Lin, Karen Cook and Ronald Burt. Chicago:: Aldine DeGruyter, 2001.
Wellman, Barry. Physical Place and CyberPlace:
The Rise of Personalized Networking. International Journal of Urban and
Regional Research 25 (2001).
Werry, Chris, and Miranda Mowbray, eds. Online Communities: Commerce, Community Action and the Virtual University. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Hewlett-Packard Company; Prentice Hall PTR, 2001.
Williams, Gail Ann. Online Moderator Guidelines and Community-Building Tips. 1997. The well. Available: http://www.well.com/confteam/hosting.html.
Williamson, Mary B., et al. Constructing Community inCyberspace: ACM Press New York, NY, USA, 1998. 84-85.
Woolley, David R. PLATO: The Emergence of Online Community. 1994. Thinofit (David Woolley). Available: http://www.thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm
neo-traditional communities and new urbanism (from Serena)
The paper that 'started it all' (1992 - though
Seaside was 1982): The Second Coming of the American Small Town - from
the Wilson Quarterly:
digital networking in Celebration Florida:
links page for a good overview of the New
web portal on urban planning: http://www.cyburbia.org/
New Urban News (a journal): http://www.newurbannews.com/index.html
a long, but current links page on New Urbanism:
homepage: http://www.seasidefl.com/
Seaside Institute: http://www.theseasideinstitute.org/
New Urbanism in NC:
Vermillion (by Charlotte - won a Sierra Club award):
Southern Village: http://www.southernvillage.com/
Belmont, NC: http://www.ci.belmont.nc.us/plandept.htm
Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins.
Celebration, U.S.A. : living in Disney's
brave new town
Planning Library
Andrew Ross
. The celebration chronicles : life, liberty
and the pursuit of property value in Disney's new town.
cities of ideas
The report in the Austin American-Statesman is
titled "Cities of Ideas: Prosperty and its price"
for the cover page and links (April 28, 2002). Much of this work comes from Richard Florida's book, "The Rise of the Creative Class, And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life" (Basic Books, May 2002).
The first installment of the report called "The
Rise of the creative class" with a subtitle Artists, industry
innovators dismantling community ties in Austin and other growing
American cities research finds"
note that groovy info can be seen in the page name.
Robert Putnam replies:
But others have some things to say too:
Here is a list of researchers for the Austin
newspaper piece:
Look for more at pewinternet.org, in the Harvard Business Review, Wired, and Washington Monthly.
Netville studies by Keith Hampton at MIT:
Place-Based and IT Mediated "Community".
Living the Wired Life in the Wired Suburb: Netville, Glocalization andCivil Society.
The Not so Global Village of Netville
Capitalizing on the Internet: Network Capital, Participatory Capital,and a Sense of Community
Examining Community in the Digital Neighbourhood: Early Results from Canada's Wired Suburb
Netville On-Line and Off-Line: Observing and Surveying a Wired Suburb.
Computer Assisted Interviewing: The Design and Application of Survey Software to the Wired Suburb Project.
from Barbara Wildemuth
Abate, Anne K., and Rosemary Young. "Community Access Bulletin Boards: Cincinnati Librarians Become Involved." Special Libraries 83, no. 2 (1992): 113-17. Keywords: Electronic Bulletin Boards/ Librarians/ Community Information Call Number: On shelf
Baker, Sharon L, and Ellen Dew Ruey. "Information and Referral Services - Attitudes and Barriers: a Survey of North Carolina Public Libraries." RQ 28, no. 2 (1988): 243-? Keywords: Community Information/ Public Libraries Call Number: HELP - public libraries
Bishop, Ann P., Tonyia J. Tidline, Susan Shoemaker, and Pamela Salela. "Public Libraries and Networked Information Services in Low-Income Communities." LISR 21, no. 3 (1999): 361-90. Keywords: Access to Information/ Public Libraries/ Economic Factors/ Community Information Call Number: On shelf Notes: INLS 105, module on access to info
Bishop, Ann Peterson, Susan Shoemaker, Tonyia J. Tidline, and Pamela Salela. "Information Exchange Networks in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Implications for Community Networking."ASIS '99: Proceedings of the 62nd ASIS Annual Meeting, Ed. Larry Woods, 443-49Medford, NJ: Information Today, for ASIS, 1999. Keywords: Community Information/ Information Systems/ Economic Factors Call Number: On shelf
Carroll, John M. "Community Computing As Human-Computer Interaction." Behaviour & Information Technology 20, no. 5 (2001): 307-14. Keywords: Community Information/ Human-Computer Interaction Call Number: On shelf, to read 1/02
Clark, Dawn E. "A Comparison of Health Information onFlorida's Free-Nets." Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 85, no. 3 (1997): 239-44. Keywords: Community Information/ Internet/ Health InformationCall Number: SILS
Durrance, Joan C., and Karen G. Schneider.
"Public LibraryCommunity Information Activities: Precursors of
Community Networking Partnerships."CommunityNetworking '96Unpublished
manuscript, 1996.
Keywords: Community Information/ Public Libraries Call Number: HELP -public libraries
Fietzer, William. "Only Connect: Community Networks, Libraries, and the Case of Charlotte's Web." Against the Grain 8, no. 5 (1996): 1,14,16,18. Keywords: Public Libraries/ Community Information Call Number: Public Libraries
Hampton, Keith. "Broadband Neighborhoods - Connected Communities."CHI 2001 Abstracts, 302-. Keywords: Community/ Community Information/ Computer-Assisted Communication Call Number: On shelf
Jones, Raymond B., Lynn M. Navin, and Keith J. Murray. "Use of a Community-Based Touch-Screen Public-Access Health Information System." Health Bulletin 51, no. 1 (1993): 34-42. Keywords: Literacy/ Community Information/ Health Information/ Touch Screens Call Number: INLS 257 - Low literacy
Facilitating Everyday Life Information-Seeking Using the 'Net: Findings From Case Studies of Three Public Library-Community Network Systems, Karen E. Pettigrew, and Joan C. Durrance. Unpublished draft, 2001. Keywords: Community Information/ Public Libraries/ Internet/ Information Seeking Call Number: HELP - public libraries
Pettigrew, Karen E., Joan C. Durrance, and Pertti Vakkari. "Approaches to Studying Public Library Networked Community Information Initiatives: a Review of the Literature and Overview of a Current Study." LISR 21, no. 3 (1999): 327-60. Keywords: Community Information/ Public Libraries/Research Methods/ Sense-Making Call Number: On shelf
Riedel, Eric , Marc J. Wagoner, Libby Dresel, John L. Sullivan, and Eugene Borgida. "Electronic Communities: Assessing Equality of Access in a Rural Minnesota Community." Social Dimensions of Information Technology: Issues for the New Millennium. Ed. G. David Garson, 86-108. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2000. Keywords: Community Information/ Community/ Computer-Assisted Communication/ Internet/ Social Behavior Call Number:HELP - internet applications; SILS - HM851 .S63 2000
Vaughan, Misha W., and Nancy Schwartz.
"Jumpstarting the Information Design for a Community Network." JASIS
50, no. 7 (1999): 588-97.
Keywords: Systems Design/ World Wide Web/ Community Information Call Number: On shelf
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warrenc wrote:baustin wrote:This is the last reading from my SV, built in January 2013. It still hasn't dropped that fourth bar. My five years are also up in February 2018.
Sep 15, 2017 - AHr=38.17, SOH=58%, Hx=51.70%, odo=25,517 miles, QC=4 L1/L2=2176
So what is up with that?
I guess my estimates were way off. I could understand losing the 4th bar at 65% or AHr of 42, but that seems a little extreme.
I don't really know. I expected the fourth bar to drop months ago. Every other report I've seen shows a drop at higher AHr levels. There may be a time/mileage factor built into the drop. Due to the decreased range, I have not driven it as much this summer as I did the last two.


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John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD
(nicknames " John Ross, Doctor John, Rhino)
Died at age of 57 drowned in a sailing accident on February 23, 2013.
Residing in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Born: Long Beach CALIF. On August 2, 1955
Son of Dr. John K Ross-Duggan, neurosurgeon in the Orange County area (deceased September 1977) and Gay T. Henderson, nee Thomas of Brentwood, Calif. (deceased August 1996)
Married and divorced from Andrea Cremins (Ross-Duggan). No children.
Formerly of Durham NC, Orlando, FL, Newport Beach, CA.
Survived by: His sister Robin E Ross-Duggan, brother Jeremy T Ross-Duggan, niece Kaia M. Ross-Duggan, adopted brother Nathaniel "Jay" Swan, Long-time companion and nurse Shu Zi Zhou, Aunts Joan Thomas of Costa Mesa, Calif, Annette Thomas of Encinitas, Calif. Remie Fenske of Arlington, VA.
Through the careful saving of his wages as a DAILY PILOT delivery boy he bought his first Hobie Catamaran 14 when he was 14. No more sabots for John, he had his eye on these innovative, fast Cats that could surf as well as sail. He got the whole family involved with sailing and they would attend all the regattas. John along with his entire family as support traveled to Hawaii in 1970 for the first Hobie Catamaran Nationals, He was 15. He placed 7th.
He was passionate about sailing and the mystery of wind.
John graduated in 1972 a year early from Harbor High School in Newport Beach. His father, Dr. John K Ross-Duggan, was a neurosurgeon in the Orange County/Long Beach area. It was John's destiny to rise to the challenge of becoming a Medical Doctor as well. This would be the first of many challenges for him. He then attended UC Irvine pre-med school, and again graduated in 3 years. While at UCI he involved himself in intercollegiate sailing and sailed his first TransPacific on Roy Disney's boat the Shamrock. He was accepted to Duke University Medical School in 1975.
In 1977 John lost his guiding light, his father to Leukemia. This great sadness was followed by a near fatal auto accident in 1978 that rendered John a C-5-6 Quadriplegic. He was in his 3rd year of Medical School at Duke.
After 6 months of intense rehabilitation and mountains of support from family, Duke University and the community John re-entered Med school and graduated in 1979, no longer able to be a surgeon because of loss of dexterity in his hands he settled on Radiology.
John completed his residency at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK and a fellowship in neuro radiology at Parkland Hospital in Dallas TX before settling in Orlando, Florida and becoming the director of his own MRI Unit.
He met his wife Andrea Cremins while being interviewed by her for a health segment for local TV. He asked her out on a date and they were married in 1986, he was now 31. As life would have it the marriage did not last and they were divorced several years later. John never remarried.
In the mid 90's he really got serious about mono-hull sailing and left the Hobie Cats to recreation. He worked with Gene Hinkel, chairman of the sailing center at the St. Pete Yacht Club in Florida. With the help of the International Federation of Disabled Sailors (IFDS) behind them the disabled sailing program was launched in 1994, using the Sonar. This program still exists and is now the circuit for the US Paralympics. Next, he conscripted his mother to help him mount his first paralympic campaign. The fundraising was demanding, there was much travel and sailing in different trials. It was a constant effort and she rose to meet the need. John's mother passed away at the exact time the 1996 Paralympics were happening in Atlanta. He sailed for her, as she promised she would be the wind in his sails, he medaled taking the bronze.
His sailing accomplishments were significant, to name just a few:
1997 World Hobie 16 National Champion
1994-1997 Winner North American Challenge Cup -Chicago
1996 Paralympic Bronze Medalist - Atlanta
1996 US SAILING Male Athlete of the Year
1998 World Disabled Sailing Gold Medalist
2004 Paralympic Bronze Medalist - Athens
By far the three most important things to John were his profession as a diagnostic radiologist, his constant connection to his family and his tremendous love of the Ocean. Thus at the urging and support of his family and friends he decided to "live his dream" and build a home in Hawaii that would suit his specific needs as a quadriplegic. In 2006 John moved to his new residence outside Waikiki. As with most things in his life, he carefully engineered it so that he could work out of his home.
In Hawaii John returned to sailing Hobie Cats for the love of it. He also refused to accept that he would not surf again. He built 6 proto-type surf boards with the help of board maker and innovator Steve Boehne at Infinity Surf in Dana Point Calif. John competed in the Access Surf- disabled surfing competition at Duke's off Waikiki for 5 years in a row and won his division this last year.
John was an amazement and an example to many. He was involved in Wheelchair tennis, swimming and hand-biking and showed great sensitivity in water color painting. He did his best to make the wheel chair invisible to others.
Memorial Services are being planned in his home town of Newport Beach and in Hawaii. His ashes will be scattered in the Pacific. Date for Newport Memorial is May 25th at the Lido Island Yacht Club. Please contact his sister Robin at email@example.com . There is also the John Ross-Duggan Tribute Page on Facebook, everyone is welcome, sites are listed where donations are being accepted and will be updated with information as more sites are completed.
Donation Links for John W Ross-Duggan
John directly impacted both of these organizations below. He participated in, helped found or competed in all of these. His family would be greatly honored if you would contribute to keeping John's life-flame alive, as well as helping others he may have inspired along the difficult path of disability with his deep love for the Ocean and being in it, on it or near it.
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Ivo, you said you consider this could be a posy holder - I'm not convinced it would work as such as the sides are too shallow to hold any water in - surely a prerequisite for a posy holder?
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1. alight - verb
· to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
2. alight - verb
· come down; "the birds alighted"
Synonym(s): climb_down
Hypernym(s): descend, fall, go_down, come_down
3. alight - adjective
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Author Notes: I'm from Houston, Texas, and every year when the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo comes around, I indulge in a fried turkey leg. Since I only get that chance once a year, I decided to make my own version because I was missing it. I didn't want to fry it since I'm doing my best to get healthy, but I did bake it, and it came out just as crispy, and a little more gorgeous.
I decided to change up the flavors too, and use two of my favorites: Ancho Chile & Lemon! —Mila Clarke
Makes: 4 turkey legs
Turkey Legs
cup Lemon Juice
cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
tablespoon Salt
tablespoons Pepper
tablespoons Ancho Chile Powder
tablespoon Cumin
In This Recipe
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees - by the time you're done, your oven will be ready for these perfect turkey legs!
- First, rinse off your turkey legs in cold water to get them clean, and ready for your spices. You want to make sure you get rid of any loose particles, and that you start with a really clean turkey leg.
- Next. you're going to want to towel dry each turkey leg. This will ensure that you get the crispy skin, and juicy inside on each leg!
- Take your lemon juice, and lightly brush each turkey leg with the juice you have, and follow that with brushing on the olive oil. You want each turkey leg to be damp enough to absorb the spices, but dry enough to be able to get the super crispy skin we're after during the baking process.
- Mix together your salt, pepper, ancho chile powder, and cumin in a separate bowl. This will act as a rub for your turkey legs.
- Generously rub each turkey leg with the mixture. Seriously, BE GENEROUS!
- Arrange each turkey leg evenly on a baking sheet lined with foil. Pop them in the oven for 2 hours.
- After two hours, take the turkey legs out, and cover them with foil. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees, and let them bake, while covered, for one more hour.
- Take them out of the oven, and serve them immediately- the hotter, the better! These will be gone before you know it.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Thanksgiving Turkey
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Law officers in Henderson County say one person is dead and another victim was kidnapped following a shooting Thursday night in Coffee City.
Just after 10:30 p.m., the Henderson County Sheriff's office received reports of gun shots at Brierwood Drive in Coffee City Texas. Officers responded to the call and located a deceased gunshot victim.
The suspect is identified as 22-year-old Jackie Guthrie. Guthrie also took a female subject, 19-year-old Tiffany Hurd hostage and fled the scene in a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria bearing Texas license plate CKP512. This vehicle should have aftermarket wheels and dark tinted windows.
As of this time officers have been unable to locate the suspect or kidnapped victim. An arrest warrant has been issued for Guthrie by Henderson County Justice of the Peace Milton Adams. If anyone comes in contact with this suspect or victim please notify law enforcement immediately. This suspect is armed and dangerous and should not be confronted. Law enforcement is currently searching for this suspect and victim. Again please notify law enforcement if you come in contact with this suspect or victim.
East Texas Woman Attempts to Shoot and Stab Van Zandt County Man
Sheriff Deputies says Nancy Khabazian, 55, of Fruitvale pointed the gun at the man while he was making coffee inside the couple's house but when the gun jammed she grabbed a kitchen knife in an attempt to stab him. The man fled out a bedroom window and called 911.
The deputies arrived at the house on CR 1930 where they attempted to make contact with Khabazian for several hours. Deputies then administered CS gas into the residence, at which time Khabazian exited the residence where she surrendered without incident.
Khabazian was then transported to the Van Zandt County Justice Center where she is being held on a $50,000 bond for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence.


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Generally speaking, APRS data in the RF environment is very short-lived.
Once gateways between local RF APRS activity and the internet APRS-IS were invented, interest arose in storing APRS data for later review. By storing the APRS packet data in a database things like tracking become more interesting.
Any internet user can do a search of the database to look at station position reports, messages, any data that made it's way into the APRS-IS system.
Probably the best known APRS database is findu.com. A more complete list of useful database sites is below.
This aspect of APRS has become overwhelmingly popular. People set up their station PATH so that their packets reach an I-Gate and make it into the findu database. This use has in many ways overshadowed the original purpose of APRS as a local, tactical, RF-based tool.
A byproduct of the whole database and APRS-IS thing is that APRS Station identifiers have to become more globally unique.


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Judith and Axel was my grandparents.
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Judith died in 1965 and I remember her very well, and actually still miss her....
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Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Tilt to coat the pan with oil. Pour the eggs into the pan and immediately stir with a heat-resistant rubber spatula or fork for 5 to 10 seconds. Then push the cooked portions at the edge toward the center, tilting the pan to allow uncooked egg to fill in around the edges. When no more egg runs to the sides, continue to cook until almost set and the bottom is light golden. (The omelet will continue to cook as it is filled and folded.) This whole step takes about 1 minute.
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text: Political Analyst Mark Shields is 2013 Commencement Speaker News Home 04.26.13 By: Buff Lindau *photo from Shields bio on pbs.org Mark Shields, called "frequently the most trenchant, fair-minded, and thoughtful" political analyst around, and the wittiest, will be the 2013 Commencement Speaker at the 106th commencement exercises of Saint Michael's College on May 12 at 10 a.m. in the college's Ross Sports Center in Vermont. Mr. Shields will be awarded an honorary degree at the ceremonies, and some 470 students will be awarded bachelor's degrees and 43 will be present to receive master's degrees at the ceremonies, to be attended by some 4,000 family members and friends of the students. Music, flowers, bagpipes, and speeches will mark the occasion. Saint Michael's College will confer honorary doctor of humane letters degrees on four individuals including Mark Shields and Alice Boutin, the first "first lady" of Saint Michael's College, wife of the late Saint Michael's President Bernard Boutin; Patrick Robins, a 1961 graduate of Saint Michael's, Burlington community leader and founder of Symquest Group, and Father Daniel Riley, ofm, a campus minister at St. Bonaventure University, and man regarded by some as "a living saint." Mark Shields A graduate of Notre Dame University who served as an enlisted man in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Shields has a storied career in the American political scene. He began writing a column for the Washington Post in 1979, which is now syndicated by Creators Syndicate. Since 1988, he has been a political analyst and commentator for "The PBS NewsHour" where he matches wits with David Brooks of the New York Times in the storied Brooks-Shields dialogue. For 17 years he was moderator and panelist on CNN's Capital Gang, and he is now a regular panelist on "Inside Washington" the weekly public affairs show on ABC and PBS. Mr. Shields is described as providing insights that are "first-hand and up-to-the minute, drawn from four decades of knowing, covering and savoring the country and its politics." A native of Weymouth, MA, Mr. Shields began working in Washington in 1965 for Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire. In 1968, he went to work for Senator Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Over 11 years he helped manage campaigns in 38 states. In addition to attending 17 national party conventions, and working on or covering the last 11 presidential elections, Mr. Shields has taught American politics and the press at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton school, at Georgetown University's Graduate School of Public Policy, and was a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy Institute of Politics. He is the author of the highly praised book, On the Campaign Trail, an account of the 1984 presidential campaign. In a syndicated column of January 19, 2013, titled "Only a Fool or a Fraud Could Sentimentalize War's Cruel Reality," Mark Shields wrote about the diminishing number of senators who have served in the military, and commented on the recent nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense, writing, "Like fellow Vietnam combat veterans Colin Powell and former Marine Corps Commandant Jim Jones - both of whom back his nomination to be defense secretary - and unlike the think-tank commandos who have carefully avoided any personal risk of real-life service, Chuck Hagel reluctantly sees war only as a last resort and for the cruel reality it is. Which indeed is a strong recommendation for a U.S. secretary of defense in 2013." Honorary degree recipients: Alice Boutin, Saint Michael's first 'first lady.' Mrs. Boutin, the wife of Bernard Boutin, the first lay president of Saint Michael's College, who served from 1969 to 1974, was a beloved first lady who welcomed faculty into her home with gracious dinners, and served the college with great affection. Five of her children graduated from Saint Michael's. She is said to often feel as though she is a Saint Michael's graduate herself. Father Daniel Riley, ofm, is a founding member of Mt. Irenaeus, Franciscan Mountain Retreat, where he and his brothers live an open and contemplative life in the foothills of the Allegany mountains. There, they have created a haven for men and women seeking peace in the strength of community and with the benefits of reflection in solitude. Previously, he was a campus minister at St. Bonaventure University and Director of Vocation Ministry for Holy Name Province, Order of Friars Minor. A man of deep faith and commitment to Catholic higher education, Father Dan is a renowned spiritual guide for young people. He has partnered with the Edmundite priests of Saint Michael's to organize retreats for young people and priests on campus and at Enders Island. Patrick Robins, chairman of the board of Symquest Group, and long-time civic leader in Burlington where he resides. He was also president of McAuliffe's, the predecessor to Symquest. Mr. Robins graduated from Saint Michael's in 1961 with a degree in English and earned an MBA from Dartmouth in 1964. He served on the Saint Michael's Board of Trustees, 1992-95 and 1998-99. President of the Downtown Burlington Development Association, Mr. Robins led the development of the Church Street Marketplace and chaired the Marketplace Commission. He has been a champion of Burlington City Arts and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, as part of his ongoing, life-time campaigns to enrich the business and cultural life of the Burlington, VT. He serves on a number of other boards as well.


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Former Chicago cop found guilty in slaying plot
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer who spent years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned was found guilty Friday of a grisly plot to kill a businessman but was acquitted of a second plot to kill another businessman and his wife.
Steven Mandell was convicted of plotting to kidnap, torture, extort money, and then kill and dismember Riverside businessman Steve Campbell in an office he and an accomplice had equipped with saws and a sink in which to drain the person's blood. Authorities say he wanted Campbell to transfer ownership of 25 buildings to him.
Mandell was acquitted of a murder-for-hire plot involving a second businessman and his wife. Prosecutors said Mandell targeted strip club owner Anthony Quaranta and his wife to seize control of the lucrative Bridgeview club.
The jury's verdict became muddled briefly when a juror indicated during polling to U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve that she didn't agree with clearing Mandell of the second plot. She later said she had a language issue and was confused by the question. She said she agreed with the verdicts on all counts.
St. Eve set Mandell's sentencing for June 19.
Authorities say Mandell and former Willow Springs police officer Gary Engel were about to carry out the crimes when they were arrested in October 2012. Engel committed suicide soon after their arrest.
"Life is a gift to be valued," Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane McArthur told jurors. "For Steve Mandell in 2012, it was something to be squeezed and drained."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Amar Bhachu told jurors that "overwhelming evidence," including hours of video footage of Mandell plotting crimes, meant they need only use their "common sense" to convict Mandell.
But defense attorney Keith Spielfogel said there was a lack of evidence to conclude Mandell intended to follow through with either plot.
Spielfogel placed the blame for the plots onto the government's star witness, real estate investor George Michael, who secretly taped Mandell as he discussed the plots.
"There isn't anything that man said on the stand that you can take to the bank," he said, noting Michael's alleged unsavory past in the banking industry and property taxes cheating.
The 62-year-old Mandell has had multiple encounters with the law since he left a 10-year career as a police officer in 1983.
Formerly known as Steven Manning, he was convicted in 1992 for his role in the 1984 kidnapping of two reputed Kansas City drug traffickers and was sentenced to two life terms plus 100 years. He was later cleared of those charges on appeal, and in 2005, he was awarded more than $6.5 million in damages by a federal jury that determined that two FBI agents had framed him. A federal judge threw out the award in 2006.
In 1993, he was convicted of killing Jimmy Pellegrino, a suburban Chicago trucking company owner, three years earlier. Mandell spent eight years on death row for that killing before his conviction was overturned.
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Over the course of the week, there are a lot of posts about the most prominent injured players but we know that you might not see all of them and that some others may fall through the cracks. As a result, we'll comb through all the injury reports every Friday afternoon so that there's one stop for all the news from every team playing on Sunday.
Ravens at Steelers
The Ravens ruled out linebacker Josh Bynes (finger) while center Ryan Jensen (foot) and wide receiver Brandon Stokely (thigh) are both doubtful to play. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (elbow), linebacker Courtney Upshaw (foot) and cornerback Lardarius Webb (thigh) are all questionable. Rookie wide receiver Markus Wheaton (finger) and tight end Richard Gordon (toe) are out for the Steelers while linebacker Jarvis Jones is questionable after being diagnosed with a concussion.
Buccaneers at Falcons
Buccaneers running back Jeff Demps (groin) and guard Carl Nicks (foot surgery related to MRSA infection) are out. Cornerback Michael Adams (knee), defensive end Da'Quan Bowers (toe) and wide receiver Mike Williams (hamstring) are all questionable. Tackle Sam Baker (knee), tight end Chase Coffman (knee), running back Steven Jackson (hamstring) and wide receiver Roddy White (hamstring, ankle) are all out for Atlanta. It will be the first time that White's missed a game in his career.
Rams at Panthers
The Rams ruled out running back Benny Cunningham (ankle) and listed cornerback Cortland Finnegan (thigh) as doubtful. The Panthers remain without cornerback D.J. Moore (knee) and defensive tackle Dwan Edwards' return practice from a hamstring injury couldn't lift him above a doubtful designation.
Bengals at Lions
Center Kyle Cook (shoulder), cornerback Terence Newman (abdomen) and defensive tackle Devon Still (back) are probable and comprise the entire Bengals injury report. Tight end Tony Scheffler (concussion) remains out for the Lions and tackle Jason Fox (knee) is doubtful. Running backs Joique Bell (rib) and Theo Riddick (concussion) are both questionable.
Chargers at Jaguars
The Chargers will travel to Florida having already ruled out guard Chad Rinehart (toe). Linebacker Donald Butler (groin) is doubtful and wide receiver Eddie Royal (toe) is questionable. Jaguars wide receivers Justin Blackmon (hamstring) and wide receiver Cecil Shorts (SC joint) are questionable, but both say they'll be in the lineup. Wide receiver Stephen Burton (concussion), quarterback Blaine Gabbert (hamstring), defensive end Jeremy Mincey (concussion) and wide receiver Ace Sanders (concussion) will all miss the game.
Bills at Dolphins
The only player out for Buffalo is quarterback E.J. Manuel (knee). His replacement Thad Lewis (foot) is probable, as are wide receiver Stevie Johnson (back) and running back C.J. Spiller (knee). The Dolphins listed linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (shoulder) as doubtful and wide receiver Brandon Gibson (hip) and cornerback Dimitri Patterson (groin) as questionable.
Patriots at Jets
Tight end Rob Gronkowski (forearm, back) is questionable, but he's been cleared to make his regular season debut. Wide receiver Danny Amendola (concussion), defensive tackle Tommy Kelly (knee) and running back Leon Washington (ankle) are out while cornerback Aqib Talib (hip) is doubtful after missing most of the week of practice. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes (hamstring) is out as is wide receiver Greg Salas (knee), who was signed off the Eagles practice squad this week. Cornerback Dee Milliner (hamstring) is probable to return after missing the last three games.
Cowboys at Eagles
There's not much chance that the Cowboys will have running back DeMarco Murray (knee) or defensive end DeMarcus Ware (thigh) after being listed as doubtful. Running back Lance Dunbar (hamstring) and linebacker DeVonte Holloman (neck) are out while wide receiver Miles Austin (hamstring) is probable after missing practice the last two days. The Eagles listed quarterback Michael Vick (hamstring) as questionable, although Vick has already ruled himself out. Safety Patrick Chung (shoulder) is doubtful.
Bears at Redskins
Tight end Martellus Bennett (knee) and cornerback Charles Tillman (knee) are questionable for the Bears' trip to Washington. The Redskins are relatively healthy as well with cornerback David Amerson (concussion) the only player listed at anything other than probable. Amerson is questionable.
49ers at Titans
The 49ers left the status of wide receiver Jon Baldwin (illness), defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey (hamstring), defensive tackle Ray McDonald (biceps), cornerback Carlos Rogers (knee) and defensive tackle Justin Smith (shoulder) up in the air by listing them as questionable. Wide receiver Quinton Patton (foot) will miss another game. The Titans are down a pair of linebackers — Moise Fokou (knee) and Zaviar Gooden (hamstring) — and they will make their decision about a quarterback this weekend after listing Jake Locker (hip, knee) as questionable. Running back Shonn Greene (knee) is also questionable after missing the last five games.
Browns at Packers
Browns running back Willis McGahee (knee) is probable, as is linebacker Jabaal Sheard (knee). Defensive end Billy Winn remains out with a quadriceps injury. Almost a fifth of the Packers roster is listed on the injury report. Linebacker Brad Jones (hamstring), linebacker Clay Matthews (thumb), linebacker Nick Perry (foot), running back James Starks (knee) and tight end Ryan Taylor (knee) are all out while cornerback Jarrett Bush (hamstring), cornerback Casey Hayward (hamstring), wide receiver James Jones (knee) and defensive end Mike Neal (shoulder) are questionable.
Texans at Chiefs
Case Keenum will start at quarterback for the Texans with Matt Schaub (ankle, foot) out of the lineup. Linebacker Tim Dobbins (hamstring) is also out and the Texans listed 15 players as probable. The Chiefs have a slew of probables as well, including cornerback Brandon Flowers (knee) and tackle Branden Albert (knee, elbow), and safety Kendrick Lewis (ankle) is questionable.
Broncos at Colts
Tackle Orlando Franklin (ankle) is doubtful to play for the Broncos. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard (neck) is questionable after missing last week while defensive end Robert Ayers (shoulder) is probable to return after missing it as well. Colts linebacker Bjoern Werner is still out with a foot injury, but safety LaRon Landry (ankle) is expected to make his return. Linebacker Jerrell Freeman (concussion) is also probable, but cornerback Darius Butler (groin) and linebacker Kelvin Sheppard (hamstring) are questionable.


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President Barack Obama's favorability rating has reached a three-year high in a new, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday.
The poll found that 60 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the President, while only 37 percent view him unfavorably. He has an especially strong image among his base of Democrats (92 percent) and among Independents (also 60 percent).
The amount of people who view Obama "strongly" favorably (39 percent) also outpaces the amount that view him "strongly" negatively (28 percent) for the first time in two years.
Overall, it's the best image for Obama since 61 percent of Americans said they viewed him favorably in a Nov. 15, 2009, poll taken a year after the 2008 election. It could continue to give the President advantages on key legislative issues he's trying to push in the first few months of his new term — immigration, gun control, and on key fiscal battles.
Obama's favorability mark is up 6 points from a Washington Post-ABC poll taken right before the election in November. It's also up 12 points from this point one year ago, when it stood at only 48 percent.


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Law Change Allows Cave/ Karst Institute To Freely Find New Partners
By Thomas Guengerich
CARLSBAD, N.M., April 8, 2009 – Recent federal legislation removes a roadblock for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in Carlsbad to partner with federal agencies.
The 1997 charter law that created the Institute required all federal money to be matched by non-federal money. The new legislation removes that requirement, freeing the Institute to accept federal grants without matching funds.
"This is tremendously significant," said Dr. Van Romero, vice president of research at New Mexico Tech. "Under the original legislation, the Institute was essentially limited to doing work with the National Park Service. We had just one customer. Now, we can diversify our activity and have a much more stable funding profile."
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, who introduced the founding legislation in 1997, helped write and shepherd the new bill through the Senate.
"Carlsbad's National Cave and Karst Institute will now be able to pursue additional funding opportunities, which will help it remain competitive in its field," Bingaman said in a press release.
Most federal agencies, like the National Science Foundation, do not require matching money. However, the Institute was hamstrung by its original charter.
"Now, other agencies aren't burdened to come up with matching funds," Romero said.
George Veni, the Institute's director, said the legislation is very important.
"The original intent was good, but it kind of back-fired," Veni said. "Most organizations that need to work with us are federal. Rather than let us grow, it actually held us back. We were not able to work on the projects and latch onto other funding sources."
Veni said with the matching funds requirement eliminated, it opens new doors for the Institute. Finding a non-federal funding source to provide matching money is difficult.
Often, potential partner agencies require short turn-around, Veni said. A recent request out of California required project completion in three months.
"We said we'd be lucky to find matching funds within three months," Veni said. "Sometimes, when we have potential funding sources, the time-frame makes it difficult or unrealistic to take the project."
Formerly under the National Park Service, the Institute reorganized as a non-profit corporation with three primary partners: the National Park Service, the City of Carlsbad, and New Mexico Tech, representing the State of New Mexico.
The Institute was formed with a mission to promote research, education and stewardship of cave and karst resources nationally and internationally.
In August of last year, the institute successful went out for bid for the construction of a new building. The Institute hosted an official ground-breaking ceremony in November 2008 at the construction site on Cascade Drive in Carlsbad.
Veni said the new legislation signed this week may help with the completion of the building. The Institute had secured federal funding for construction, but because of delays, the price of construction went up but the appropriation did not increase.
Veni said he expects the legislation change to help the Institute complete the construction project and furnish the building with educational exhibits, labs, classrooms and conference rooms. In addition to a research center, Veni said the institute will also be a public science resource.


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227-11100 Introduction to Journalism LA
An introduction to the basic elements of journalism, emphasizing the development of reporting, interviewing and writing for print, broadcast and online formats, mastery of Associated Press style, and an introduction to such issues as objectivity, critical thinking, ethics, and libel concerns. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-11200 Journalism Research LA
Introduction to paper and computer database research, with an emphasis placed on locating and evaluating sources available to journalists, including public records. Students research a topic and develop interviewing techniques to produce a comprehensive, semester-long research project written in journalistic style. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-21100 News Reporting and Writing I LA
Explores the techniques used to research and report complex political, social, and economic issues for all media. Students learn how to investigate the most common areas covered by reporters, including education, legal affairs, and other governmental entities. Strategies are developed for individual reporting projects in print, broadcast, and digital media. Examples are critiqued to lead students toward an ethical and analytic approach to public affairs reporting. Prerequisites: 227-11200. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-21200 News Reporting and Writing II LA
This course continues on the foundation of News Reporting and Writing I. It explores the techniques used to research and report complex political, social, and economic issues for all media. Students learn advanced strategies for how to investigate the most common areas covered by reporters, including education, zoning and development, crime, legal affairs, public forums and other governmental entities. Advanced writing techniques for various types of news articles, including tight deadline reporting and writing, are also taught. Strategies are developed for individual reporting projects in print, broadcast, and digital media. Published examples are critiqued to lead students toward an ethical and analytic approach to public affairs reporting. Prerequisites: 227-21100. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-21300 Ethical Issues in Mass Communication LA
An introduction to ethics and responsibility in mass communication; designed to develop responsible, professional attitudes and practices by applying a range of ethical analyses to problems in journalism, advertising, and entertainment programming; examines classic and contemporary cases involving a variety of ethical and, sometimes, legal questions. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Open to nonmajors. 3 credits. (F-S)
227-25000 History of U.S. Mass Media LA
Examines the development of the mass media in the United States, beginning with Western European antecedents and proceeding to the present era of complex new technologies. Focuses on the factors influencing the evolution of U.S. media history, emphasizing the development of the U.S. press philosophy, the interaction of industrialization and media, and the rise of mass culture. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; 221-12100 and/or background in U.S. history recommended. 3 credits. (F-S)
227-38300 News Editing NLA
Students critically discuss the role news editors have in deciding what is news and how it is presented. News judgment decisions across print, online, and broadcast formats are analyzed; students then produce projects where they apply their news judgments across media. Technologies used include digital editing for broadcast, newspaper layout and design software for print and design, and presentation software for online news. The occupational, legal, and ethical responsibilities and concerns of news editing are stressed in a historical and comparative media context. Prerequisites: 227-21100; junior standing. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-39001 through 227-39099 Special Topics in Journalism LA
The topics of this practicum will vary to allow students the opportunity to learn about a specialty area of journalism, such as sports journalism, inter-national relations journalism, economics and business journalism, and medical journalism. Students will be required to read relevant specialty newspapers, magazines, and academic journals appropriate to the selected topic, report and write articles on the selected topic in online and print format, and write for broadcast. Prerequisites: Junior standing. 3 credits. (F-S)
227-48000 Digital Journalism Workshop NLA
This course integrates the student's previous work into a series of professional-quality, online news productions. The class designs and maintains a weekly online newsmagazine covering a variety of issues of interest to the community. Working in teams, students research, write, and edit long-form stories and present them in the online magazine. The storytelling and presentation formats include text, graphics, and chat programming for audience participation. Prerequisites: 227-21200; junior standing. 4 credits. (F)
227-48200 Print Journalism Workshop NLA
This is the capstone course for journalism majors in the print journalism concentration. It allows students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to research and write a major journalistic project. Projects may take the form of investigative articles, a series of feature stories, or magazine articles or profiles. Critique and analysis of journalists' projects and reflections on their craft are major parts of this course. Prerequisites: 227-21200; junior standing. 4 credits. (S)
227-48600 Television Journalism Workshop NLA
Students produce an in-depth final project of journalistic significance. Students research, write, edit, and produce long-form news stories in either a newsmagazine or documentary format for broadcast. Participants also critique and analyze examples of professionally produced documentary and long-form television journalism. Prerequisites: 227-21200; junior standing. 4 credits. (F-S)
227-48800 Issues and the News LA
A capstone course for seniors majoring or minoring in journalism designed to give the students an opportunity for in-depth news examination and analysis from numerous sources. Ongoing critique of major news issues of the day. Students examine the variety of information sources available and incorporate various points of view from around the world. They present key summaries of issues they are monitoring, producing news stories and analytic pieces. Prerequisites: 227-21200; senior standing. 3 credits. (F-S)
227-49000 Internship NLA
Jointly supervised work experience with a cooperating institution or corporation in the field of journalism or communications, intended to motivate the student toward professional growth through observation and participation, to provide opportunities to meet active professionals, and to stimulate career planning. Skills and academic knowledge are put into practice. May be repeated. Prerequisites: Junior standing; journalism major or minor; completion of Park School internship procedures. The total number of internship credits a journalism major or minor is permitted to earn may not exceed 12 credits (including London and Los Angeles internships). For example, if a student takes an 8-credit internship, a second internship would count for up to 4 credits only, for a total of 12 credits. Pass/fail only. 1-8 credits. (F-S)
227-49900 Independent Study LA
Intensive research related to journalism under the supervision of a faculty adviser and with approval of the department chair. A major research paper is required. May be repeated; total credits earned may not exceed 8 credits for the combined two independent study courses. Prerequisites: Journalism major or minor; senior standing; permission of department chair. 1-4 credits. (F-S)
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Euro 60cm ECT600C4 Ceran Cooktop – Electric with touch control
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Model: ECT600C4
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Big Drop Is Here
A favored stop of celebrities like Katy Perry and Eva Longoria, Big Drop is launching its fourth retail fashion boutique, at 66 Newtown Lane in East Hampton, later this spring. It will join the flagship store in SoHo and offshoots on the Upper East Side and in Miami.
The 1,133-square-foot store will offer a wide spectrum of women's clothes and accessories, including swimwear, denim, blouses, dresses, jewelry, and shoes from independent designers and popular labels. This summer Big Drop anticipates hosting promotional parties, trunk shows, and other events surrounding the brands the store carries.
Weitzman on the Circle
Calling all fashionistas: Stuart Weitzman will open a pop-up shoe store this summer in East Hampton. It will open its doors at 53 the Circle on May 25, and a cocktail party is planned for the official Memorial Day weekend opening.
The store reflects a resort lifestyle, with beach and sandal styles in its summer collection, and provides a buy-now, wear-now array of products. From thong-flats to jellies to wedges to platform stilettos, the new store will offer fashionable yet comfortable summer footwear designs.


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"Bright and effervescent."
-The Time s Literary Supplement
What begins as an adventure soon becomes a nightmare...
Locals claim it is haunted and refuse to put a single toe past the front door, but to siblings Peter, Celia, and Margaret, the Priory is nothing more than a rundown estate inherited from their late uncle-and the perfect setting for a much-needed holiday. But when a murder victim is discovered in the drafty Priory halls, the once unconcerned trio begins to fear that the ghostly rumors are true and they are not alone after all! With a killer on the loose, will they find themselves the next victims of a supernatural predator, or will they uncover a far more corporeal culprit?
What Readers Are Saying:
"One of the best stories Mrs. Heyer ever concocted, and of course written in her own inimitable style, with plenty of wit and dry humor."
"Spine-tingling enjoyment."
Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty books, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. Her barrister husband, Ronald Rougier, provided many of the plots for her detective novels, which are classic English country house mysteries reminiscent of Agatha Christie. Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, inventive plots, and sparkling characterization.
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David Renie necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
We're a couple of guys making iPhone apps in our spare time. We got psyched about releasing our first app, Mood Pad, only to see our rival, Heat Pad, appear in the AppStore a couple weeks before us. We've got the graphics engine, we've got the features, but we need the icon! That's where you come in.
Our audience is trendy teen iPhone users. The free version of our app currently has over 100k downloads, and we know a great icon will increase its appeal.
We love how Heat Pad's icon clearly shows the purpose of the app: to touch the screen with one or more fingers and watch it change colors. You can find Heat Pad's icon at http://www.apptism.com/icons/000/03…1240073379. It's an image of a hand swiping across an iPhone and creating a wake of colors. The icon you design should express this fundamental aspect of the app.
Please design an application icon for Mood Pad in both 512x512 (AppStore) and 57x57 (iPhone) sizes. Feel free to just resize the 512x512 icon to be 57x57, but if there are lost details, please touch them up in your final submission. The appearance of the 57x57 icon is the highest priority.
I'll give solid, constructive feedback shortly after you post something.
In addition to being a beautiful, meaningful, edgy icon for this app, the icon should match the iPhone UI guidelines and not be completely out of place when sitting next to Apple's iPhone icons. The icon should
* Be square.
* Be facing the screen head on, not facing left or right with perspective.
* Have a light source (if needed) coming from the top, not from the left or right.
* Must look good on a black or light gray background.
You can submit screenshots of rounded icons, but I'll need the final assets to be square (Apple requires this). In addition to the final images, I'll need the PSD or illustrator file.


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Final Two Idol Contestants!
I have picked the final two contestants that will compete in this season's American Idol Finale. You have to read ALL my commentary on last night's performance.Okay, here we go. Paul sounded like a cartoon. Thia was so boring. James had a good night with his Bon Jovi rendition. Niama may go home tonight. Haley did not have a great performance. Karen, give me a break! Casey, Nirvana? Really? Lauren, Byh-bye! Jacob, not quite there with me, yet. Stefano had a good night. Scotty is in the finale, would like to hear more that just country next week. Pia is our next American Idol!
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Pay Employees
Payroll payments are only available to business customers.
- The transfers are made with a single debit to one of your business accounts.
- If you are an ANZ Internet Banking for Business customer you can also save payroll payments as a template for re-use and import a payment file from your computer to populate payroll payments.
- Your daily limit applies.
Help me
- Step 1 - Select the account to transfer from
- Step 2 - Enter the transfer date
- Step 3 - Fill in your business name
- Step 4 - Select the employee
- Step 5 - Fill in the transfer amount section
- Step 6 - Add more payments (if applicable)
- Step 7 - Save as a template (if applicable)
- Step 8 - Click "Continue"
- Step 9 - Review your information
- Step 10 - Confirm your transfer
- Step 11 - View your lodgement receipt
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Make payroll payments online.
Business customers using ANZ Internet Banking:
- Go to the "Payments" menu.
- Select "Pay Employees" and follow the steps below.
ANZ Internet Banking for Business customers:
- Go to the "Payments" menu.
- Select "Pay Employees".
- Select "Create a new payroll payment".
- Select "Continue" and follow the steps below.
|Step 1 - Select the account to transfer from
Please note that the payroll payments will all be processed as a single debit to the business account you have selected. You cannot select multiple accounts to be debited.
|Step 2 - Enter the transfer date
Remember all the payments will be processed as one debit from your chosen account on this specified date so you only need to enter the date once.
|Step 3 - Fill in your business name
|Step 4 - Select the employee
If you do not have any employees saved you can click the "Maintain employees" button to add new employees.
|Step 5 - Fill in the transfer amount section
When you are happy with the details you've entered, click the "Add to list" button.
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Each time you click "Add to list" the payment details will display in the list.
|Step 7 - Save as a template (if applicable)
If you are an ANZ Internet Banking for Business customer you can save payment lists as a template to make future payroll payments quicker.
|Step 8 - Click "Continue"
When you are happy with the list of payments, the "From" account selected and the transfer date click "Continue".
|Step 9 - Review your information
Review all your information to ensure it is correct. If information is incorrect it may result in an unsuccessful transfer or the wrong employee receiving funds.
|Step 10 - Confirm your transfer
ANZ Internet Banking for Business Operators can click "Request authorisation" to submit the transfer to the relevant Authoriser or Administrator for approval.
|Step 11 - View your lodgement receipt
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This is a must have for any Legend of Zelda fan!
From a Screenshot, This scene captures the final battle with Ganondorf's true form... Ganon!
As one of the most memorable boss fights in the Zelda series, I had to pay homage to it!
This was hand painted by me, on a 16x20 canvas using Acrylic paints.
We highly recommend ordering our products framed. Unframed products come as just the canvas and are meant be framed.
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When you order framed, our team of experts hand-stretch each canvas to perfection and ensure the corners are perfectly folded and tucked around wooden frames. On arrival they will be ready to hang! Ordering unframed means you will be receiving just the canvas and will be required to have them framed yourself. These are not meant to be posters. Quality is important to us and it shows.


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The Oriella PR Network issued their 2010 Digital Journalism Study recently. The survey consisted of 770 journalists across 15 countries, and is used to find out how digital media has changed the nature of news-gathering. In reviewing this study, I naturally paid the most attention to those items that directly affect public relations and media relations practitioners.
For example, according to the report, "interest in traditional news content remains healthy." Results showed:
- 75 percent of journalists surveyed indicated they like to receive emailed press releases, and
- 52 percent want to receive still photography.
Interestingly, demand for social media news releases (SMNRs), chosen by 19 percent of journalists in 2008's survey, and 15 percent in 2009, has leveled off at 16 percent in 2010.
- Video content has fallen to 27.5 percent from 35 percent.
- Audio / podcasts have fallen to 15 percent from 19 percent.
The report notes it is possible that these declines may be due to the fact that publications have the capabilities to produce their own multi-media content now. Previously they were more reliant on content from third parties.
Considering the international reach of this survey, I was curious if our own U.S.-based media followed suit. I set-up a (very un-scientific) three-question survey on PollDaddy and asked my Twitter and LinkedIn journalist connections to respond. There were only a handful of responses, but the poll answered my question.
- 85 percent of journalists who responded to my survey indicated they prefer to be contacted via email.
- 44 percent said it was okay to contact via Twitter, but keep in mind that I posted the survey on Twitter and LinkedIn so the journos that responded are those that are on social networking sites – be wary of assuming this is true across the board.
- 67 percent want to receive hi-res photos with press releases.
- 55 percent would like to see supporting documents (such as backgrounders, bios, fact sheets, etc.) and/or attributable quotes.
When I asked for additional comments, one respondent replied, "I wish press releases had original quotes instead of marketing-speak." Another responded, "Short, sweet and to the point. Make it catchy. Make it actually newsworthy. Make it interesting. And don't send something that's happening that day. Timing is EVERYTHING."
Jessica Pupillo, freelance writer and editorial director for St. Louis Sprout & About, opined: "Put the news release headline in the subject line of an e-mail. Also put the text of the release in the body of the e-mail, and ALWAYS include copies of the release and access to photos on your online press room. Include a phone number where you can be reached during reasonable hours (7 a.m. to 9 p.m.). If you don't answer your phone when I call, I may just skip your news."
The author of the Digital Journalism Study results report surmised, "Time pressures remain – it is down [sic] to the PR community to facilitate access to relevant stories so they can turn it into a compelling story as efficiently as possible." And, goes so far as to state, "While the communications landscape has become increasingly complex, journalists continue to rely on PR professionals to address the basics of news gathering in the content they produce. Communicators that overlook this essential need do so at their peril."
If you're a media professional, do you agree with the survey findings published in the Digital Journalism study or from my poll? What do you wish public relations professionals would do better? If you're in PR or media relations, how are you tailoring your strategy to meet the changing needs of journalists? Please share your thoughts with me and the readers of BurrellesLuce Fresh Ideas.


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Bears training camp in Bourbonnais
The longest work stoppage in NFL history is over. Now it's time for the Chicago Bears to return to their pre-season home, Bourbonnais, Ill., where they will go through a slightly abbreviated training camp at Olivet Nazarene University. Here are images from the Bears preseason training camp in Bourbonnais.
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