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"You put a latex paint over anything shiny, without priming it, and it's going to peel," Kenny Layer of Aboff's Paints in East Hampton said yesterday.
However, at Tuesday night's East Hampton School Board meeting, it was that particular issue that irked Alison Anderson, a board member. In a lively dialogue with Eric Woellhof, the district's director of facilities, she asked about peeling paint on the walls outside the high school auditorium and in other areas of the newly painted building.
"It wasn't primed," explained Mr. Woellhof. "So the new paint is peeling."
"Was it done to save money?" Ms. Anderson asked.
"The priming wasn't bid out," replied Mr. Woellhof.
Ms. Anderson put her head in her hands in a show of frustration. "So," she asked Mr. Woellhof, "we are now going to have a continual problem?"
"Yes," he said.
According to Mr. Woellhof, the school's architect, Beatty Harvey Coco, with offices in Hauppauge, "did not put prep into the specs."
"So, we're going to have to do it all over again? Or pay someone to keep touching it up?" Ms. Anderson asked.
"Yes," he said.
However, the next day Mr. Woellhof went back to the architectural specifications, which, he said, "are three volumes thick, just for the high school."
In one section of the contract, he found that the document included the intention to "sand, clean, dry, etch, neutralize, and test" portions of the job that required repainting. It is in those areas, said Mr. Woellhof — the older parts of the building that were pre-existing and painted — where the problem is occurring.
Mr. Woellhof is writing to both the architect and the Park East Construction Corporation to see if this pre-testing was carried out. If not, "they may have to come back and redo it," he said.
The John M. Marshall Elementary School, which was also updated concurrently with the high school, does not appear to be having the same problems.
"But this is really obvious," said Mr. Woellhof. "You run your hand over it, and the paint just peels off."
Calls to Beatty Harvey Coco were not returned as of press time.
In separate news, the East Hampton School Board went into a late-night executive session on Tuesday to discuss Lou Reale, the girls' softball coach, and his recent suspension by Section XI due to a rule violation.
The final outcome? A strongly worded letter to the Section XI appeals committee — not officially appealing the ruling, but detailing how unfair the board finds the sanction.
Earlier, during the public portion of the meeting, Debra Thompson, a parent bedecked in school colors and wearing a Bonac softball jacket, spoke out on how Mr. Reale's suspension on Monday was already dampening the team spirit.
"It was too severe," she said. "And it has really affected the girls."
John Ryan Sr., a board member, agreed. "The penalty far exceeds what was done," he said, referring to Mr. Reale's admitted mistake that he scheduled an extra game during the season. (An article on Mr. Reale's suspension appears in today's sports section.)
"An appeal would probably be denied," said Mr. Ryan. "But we can show that we support, that we acknowledge the support of the students and the parents.
"The softball team backs him 100 percent," said Mrs. Thompson.
The board also announced that Kevin A. Seaman, an attorney from Stony Brook, would be replacing the firm of Cooper Sapir & Cohen of Melville, which has represented the district since January of 2009.
Mr. Seaman is not slated to come aboard until July 1, but several of the board members made a motion to have him start immediately as a special counsel on unresolved labor negotiations, and to look at past lawsuits that have engaged the district.
"We expect him to analyze the Morgan Lewis situation and advise us on how to proceed," said Laura Anker Grossman, a board member, referring to the litigation bills of over $2 million that have been accrued of the district's ongoing lawsuit with Sandpebble Builders. "It's the first thing we will have him do."
"I hope they come on right away," added George Aman, a board member.
"Let's bring them on tonight," said Mr. Ryan.
Stephen Talmage, another board member, agreed. "Let's bring them on as special counsel."
A motion was passed to do just that, at an hourly rate to be determined.
Mr. Seaman, when reached for comment, said, "I look forward to working with the district for the betterment of the East Hampton schools and the community."
Just a suggestion here..... but with the economy the way it is and the need to cut costs .. instead of hiring a bunch of contractors ... does not Suffolk County have a Sheriff's dept or jail..... perhaps East Hampton town should get prisoners or people sentenced to community service be assigned to do maintenance and painting of the schools and other county offices and buildings.
Is Sheriff Arpaio the only one in this country with the guts and brains to put prisoners to work? These people commit crimes, get drunk and DUI's, make trouble, etc.... and the taxpayers have to give them food, shelter, TV, etc.... well put their crimminal butts to work.... who knows perhaps they might learn a trade or something.
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Your vacation in Southwest Florida doesn't stop there; Siesta Key is the perfect spot for a young family or the young-at-heart. This barrier island is energized – with plenty of Frisbee throwing, volleyball, jogging, beachside tennis, biking and picnicking. The Siesta Village offers a spirited combination of different sides of Sarasota, from candlelit dining to beach boutiques and cool daiquiris. Best of all, you can laze away the afternoon and partake in a "siesta" in the sun, either swaying on your favorite raft above the gentle waves or on the beach near the lapping shoreline. For luxurious accommodations on Siesta Key, the only choice is The Beach Club.
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Resort Features: Beach Access Footsteps Away, Heated Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, On-site Office, Private or Community Patios, Newly Constructed in 2009, Complimentary Wireless Internet Access, Full-size Kitchens, Avonite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, LCD Flat-Screen TV's, DVD Players, Private Washer/Dryer, Ideal Siesta Key Location
Dining: Although The Beach Club at Siesta Key does not have an on-site restaurant, it is centrally located within a short drive or bike ride from local salt-water cuisine. Siesta Key restaurants include Daiquiri Deck (2.95 miles), Siesta Key Oyster Bar (2.95 miles), Broken Egg Restaurant (3.12 miles), Lobster Pot (3.07 miles), or Javier's Restaurant and Wine Bar (0.14 miles).
Attractions: Siesta Key is known for its crystal beaches and leisure island relaxing. As a barrier island to the town known as the area's "cultural capital", an assortment of entertainment options can be found at nearby Sarasota where attractions and activities abound for all age groups.
There are no golf courses located on Siesta Key, however nearby Sarasota and Bradenton areas offer top-rated golf courses a short drive off the island.
St. Armand's Circle of Lido Key is a must-see in the area. Located just 10 miles from The Beach Club at Siesta Key, this European-inspired outdoor shopping arena includes a large selection of classy stores, restaurants, jewelry galleries, and more! Rumor has it that circus magnate John Ringling won Lido Key in a poker game and turned the sister island to Siesta Key into a world-famous attraction.


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AAC M5: 12.04.13 EditionPosted by Ross Schulz on December 4th, 2013
- The Cincinnati Enquirer takes a look back at the history of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Arena — formerly known as the Shoemaker Center — which became one of the most fearsome venues in college basketball under Bob Huggins during the 1990s and 2000s. Last night, the Bearcats played their 400th game in the facility, which had been christened with a 66-64 win over #20 Minnesota in 1989. A Steve Sanders corner three was the difference in Huggins' first home game at the building's opener. Since then, the Bearcats have won 82 percent of the games played in what has become known only as "The Shoe." The author said that the on-campus facility, combined with the arrival of Huggins and better recruiting, helped turn Cincinnati basketball back into a national power.
- Shabazz Napier gave credit to athletic trainer James Doran for keeping him upright and healthy to bury the game-winning shot at the buzzer versus Florida Monday night. Napier went to the floor hard after making a three with 33 seconds left, thinking he had reinjured the ankle he hurt last year. Luckily for the Huskies, that wasn't the case, and thanks to some extra ankle tape wrap applied before the game, Napier was able to finish the contest and make one of the most memorable shots of the early season. Connecticut players also credited the Gampel Pavilion crowd for the victory — the win marked the 42nd consecutive non-conference victory in the building.
- Louisville head coach Rick Pitino confirmed yesterday that the Cardinals will face Indiana in next year's Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. The Hoosiers and Cardinals are only separated by about 100 miles but the two teams haven't met on the court since 2003. Both sides have shown interest in committing to a series featuring two of the game's most storied programs. It was also mentioned recently that Louisville may open the year with a game against Richard Pitino's team, Minnesota, in Puerto Rico. Add those two games to a date in the ACC/Big Ten challenge and it looks like the Cardinals will face three Big Ten conference opponents next season, all before December 7.
- Cincinnati is off to a 7-0 start this season, but that has impressed hardly anyone to this point. The Bearcats received just eight votes in this week's AP poll and zero in the coaches' poll. Maybe the voters have a collective memory of last season, and remember when Cincinnati was ranked for most of the season up until early February when a run of five losses in six games almost cost the team an NCAA Tournament berth. A wait-and-see approach should be taken when discussing Mick Cronin's team. After dispatching South Carolina Upstate last night, the Bearcats will have a chance to prove themselves Saturday with a road game at The Pit against New Mexico, one of the toughest road venues in college basketball.
- Fans of AAC teams knew they could count on the top three or four teams to be strong in this year's league, but most held out hope that another two or three teams would step up to make the middle of the conference stronger than anticipated. Through six games, it's evident UCF is not going to be one of those mid-tier teams. The Knights fell to 3-3 last night after a bad loss to 2-6 Florida Atlantic. Central Florida will need to get scoring from more than just Isaiah Sykes and Calvin Newell, who combined for 41 points last night. With only five games remaining until conference play, the Knights need to pull it together or they'll be fighting with Rutgers for ninth place in the 10-team league.


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Quick! You're just cruising along in your car when a chunk of re-tread comes flying at you in a fast curve. What do you do? Are you going too fast to turn in to the curve tighter, risking a spin? Can you dip off the road a bit on the right shoulder? You have milliseconds to decide, one chance to do it, and the wrong decision will put you in the weeds, or even the hospital.
That's the kind of panic you will avoid when you learn to actually drive your car to the limit. With some instruction, you would have known to enter corners with a good idea of what your car's safe speed is (most drivers have no clue). You'll know instantly if your car is on the edge or whether it can be pushed a little harder to tuck inside. And because you've taught yourself to observe conditions before they happen, you know going in if the shoulder is available for a maneuver. You may have even backed off a bit, noticing several car-lengths back that the tire on the truck ahead of you was about to let go!
Everyone Thinks They're Above Average
You say "But I already know how to drive." Though you may know how to get from point A to point B, if you haven't had any performance driving education, then all you have really been trained to do is avoid tickets. You do not know how to drive. Avoiding tickets, like when to stop and when to yield, is all that most drivers are ever taught.
"But I've been driving for years!" Then you know how to get around. So long as the roadways remain clean and dry, no other driver around you does something stupid, and you have no emergencies, you may do just fine. But unless you have had the opportunity to safely recover from a spin, to feel the right time to let off the brake pedal as the wheels skid, or to keep yourself from over-correcting a slide, then there is no way to know if you'll do the right thing when you have but a millisecond to decide.
The single greatest potential cause of you being in a wreck is your own error.
So it is logical to assume that "Driver Error" is a primary cause of car wrecks as well. If you discount the fact that most plane crashes involve one plane, whereas most car collisions involve at least one other driver, who arguably could be the one at fault, you still end up with a conclusion that the highest significant cause of car wrecks is driver error, considering the vast difference in training between pilots and drivers.
To put this in another way, the single greatest potential cause of you being in a wreck is your own error, or not being able to avoid someone else's mistake. But there is a great way to fix that – Performance driving schools! They're a lot more fun than you ever thought. It's like getting an E-Ticket ride to make you a safer driver.
Not only do they make you safer, they make you smoother (your passengers will appreciate that) and you will learn and adopt subtle techniques that will make your car last longer, especially the mechanical bits like brakes and clutch. Even if you don't figure in the intangible benefit of not killing yourself or somebody else and just look at it in terms of increased performance per dollar spent, a professional driving school is downright cheap! And keep in mind – becoming a better driver is one modification that you take with you no matter what car you drive.
Theory and Practice
So what is a driver's school? Most of them have a similar format: the day starts with a classroom setting, where you learn the basics. Diagrams of the track show you how they want you to go through a corner. Safety protocols are explained, and you may start by riding with one of their professional drivers. Or they may start by riding with you to evaluate your abilities.
After a number of laps, explaining why the car did this or that, you may take a break to de-brief, and then more laps. Throughout the time, you will take more and more laps, in each session probably given some new focus to achieve, like smooth transitions or trickier things like threshold braking.
You may have a session on a skid pad or a wet-pad, or both. These seem boring by description, but they're actually one of the most instructive parts of driving schools. Until you have experienced what it feels like for a car to lose its grip, there really is just no way to learn it. Learning it on a controlled skid pad is so much better than on a freeway off-ramp.
To illustrate this is not really about speed, you will find yourself looking at your track times and, rather than comparing that to other drivers', you will be comparing your own consistency. While anyone can put together one good lap (and a bunch of mediocre ones), a sign of progress is being able to run times that are consistent lap-to-lap.
Another thing you will learn is when the track "Resident Hot-Shoe" takes your car and does the same lap at 1:05 when you've been turning 1:15. Wait – you drive this car every day, and you smoke those pesky Porsches at every light. And you were hammering the gas and nailing the brakes at this track… how could this be?
Smoothness. And track-familiarity. He knows where to add gas so it does not upset the balance. He knows how to carry the inertia through corners. These are things you too will learn to do at the school, and then you will find yourself practicing them on your favorite twisty roadway, daily. Again, it is not about speed. You can practice these techniques, and others, well within the speed limit, and your car will provide new dimensions of enjoyment. You will come to appreciate what all the fuss is about in the "performance" part of high-performance, without raising your insurance rates with a claim.
No Substitute for Situational Awareness
Many of the schools emphasize visual awareness. Undoubtedly you've noticed how few other drivers even have their rear-view mirrors aimed correctly. They can't see what's around them, and they don't even know it! Driver schools teach you that kind of thing and much more, like learning to watch the eyeballs of other drivers. Do they see you? Where are they looking? It only takes a little bit of time on-track where everyone is focused on the task of driving to realize how much of an allowance you have to give on the street for other drivers more interested in texting or their cup of coffee than controlling their cars.
Your car is a sharp-edged scalpel, but you're only using it to slice butter.
Still not convinced? Think of it another way. You and most every driver around, learned and spent the vast majority of their time in, a car with an "adequate" power-to-weight ratio. A car with brakes designed for one or at most two, high-speed stops in a row. Most every driver has no idea what pressure they have in their tires, nor even what pressure they're supposed to have. Look at the tires of most cars in a parking lot. Most have bad wear patterns – they're out of alignment. Or no tread. That's the "other guy." And here you are in a car, with brakes that can stop it on a dime, capable of 1g lateral acceleration, and a power-to-weight ratio that rivals Italian supercars. Even if you fully know how to handle your car, think of this picture: you're flying an F-16 into a crowded airport with no Air Traffic Controller, in airspace full of Cessna's and blimps, and their pilots are texting each other. A little bit of extra training on your part is not too much to ask.
Taking the Next Step
Presented here, in no particular order, are some of the country's top driving schools. It's worth the time and effort to do a little bit of your own research to determine what best suits your needs – an arrive-and-drive package on the far side of the country might be a better fit for your educational goals than a school within driving distance where you can run your own car, so keep that factor in mind when choosing how to improve your skills.
Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
Pahrump, Nevada
Located a little more than an hour's drive north of Las Vegas, Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch takes the "country club" approach to their facility, with plenty of amenities besides lots of asphalt and cars.
They also boast a specific course for Corvettes, the Ron Fellows School, and a "real" race car school using the Radical PR6, track-ready light-weight race cars that look like open-top American LeMans spec-racers with six speed sequential gearboxes, fully adjustable suspensions, and aerodynamically-optimized bodywork, FIA-sanctioned safety components… and 500 horsepower! Their Corvette school includes ZR1, Z06 and Grand Sport models in the fleet.
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
Chandler, Arizona
Bondurant offers instruction from as little as $75 per person, all the way up to complete packages for $5,800, all on their own custom-built track in Arizona , plus three at Firebird Raceway. They also offer executive protection and military-spec counter-terrorist driver training. Shifter karts and racing programs are also available. If you've never heard of shifter karts, these are not the solid-axle platforms with lawnmower engines you may remember seeing at the local hardware store. Shifters hit over 100 MPH and are the preferred method of training by the upper levels of professional drivers world-wide.
Their fleet includes the Corvette Z51, Z06, Cadillac CTS and CTS-V, the Pontiac Solstice, and Police Package Chevrolet Tahoes and Impalas. Bondurant's own race series uses 1,100-pound 180-horsepower open-wheel formula cars.
They conduct several different schools, including one attended by 90% of the NASCAR drivers to learn road-racing skills (heel-and-toe shifting, corner entry, etc.), Advanced Road Racing, SCCA-accredited training, their Grand Prix Roadracing School, a High-Performance Driving School with 2011 Camara SS training cars, and an Advanced Teen Driving School.
They also have special skid cars with outriggers that let instructors press a button to make the car "cut loose" sideways, illustrating weight-transfer principles. It is so important that, "This is part of all of our classes," says the Bondurant School's John Prumatico. He points out that, "just our advanced skid-pad practice could save your life."
Prumatico is justifiably especially proud of their specific Corvette instruction. "Our Z06 Experience is a one or two-day school, similar to our High-Performance Driving school, but specifically designed to show owners what their 505 horsepower car will do on a track." They also offer a ZR1 school for two days that is included as part of the sales price with the purchase of every new ZR1.
Another plus to Bondurant is its 3-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio. They offer more actual track time than most schools, no speed limits, "and our locations are available throughout the entire year" since they have their own track and don't have to shut down for the winter months.
Racing Adventures
Scottsdale, Arizona
This is also the home of the American Performance Driving Club. It is hosted at the Grandsport Speedway, which is, not coincidentally, the very track used by GM to tune the Corvette Grand Sports back in the 1960s.
They conduct schools at five tracks: Grandsport (Houston, Texas), Mosport (Toronto , Canada), Summit Point (Washington, DC), Willow Springs (Southern California), and Arizona Motorsports Park (Phoenix). Their prices range from $400 to $600 to start, with several levels of instruction. They also offer vintage Cobra spec racers, and soon the Lotus Elise and Ford GT40 replicar. Those programs cost about $3,500.
Their courses include "vision exercises" to increase perception, knowing that "99% of good driving is vision more than fitness," according to David Zubick there. He notes that driving your Vette at one of their schools can also make the driver safer because you no longer feel the need to go faster on the street. Once you've done 150 MPH at one of their schools, driving 80 on the street is not as much of an irresistible need. Too many drivers simply do not understand that they do not have the experience to handle such a high-performance car. Zubick says, "Everything you learn in our schools you will use on the street."
Go 4 It Racing Schools
Pueblo, Colorado
Go4It, which uses Pueblo Motorsports Park in Pueblo, Colorado , offers both three and six-day courses, ranging from $500 to $800 per day.
They also offer motorcycle, truck and trailer-driving instruction (useful for those who would like to learn how to get their dedicated racecar to and from the track safely) as well.
They use several different Corvettes, the Pontiac Solstice GXP and SSB, Proteges, Mazda MX6s, and street bikes in their curriculum.
Skip Barber Racing School
Lakeville, Connecticut
Operating since 1975, now with over 200 staff, 150 race cars, and fleets of support vehicles, Barber can lay claim to being the largest driving school in the world. They have corporate programs, and they also sponsor championships; if you end up really liking the school and want to do more, they have plenty of depth to challenge you.
Prices range from $800 to $4,400 for multi-day racing schools. And they use four different tracks: Lime Rock (Connecticut), Road Atlanta (Georgia), Laguna Seca (California), Sebring (Florida), Watkins Glen (New York), Mid-Ohio (Ohio) and Road America (Wisconsin).
Cars available at Skip Barber include Formula Mazdas (open-wheel race cars, like a small Indy car), Mazda 3 and MX-5 Cup (and the street version), the RX-8, BMW-M3, Lexus IS-F, Lotus Elise SE, Exige S240, Porsche 911, Cayman and Boxster.
Sports Car Driving Experience
Held at Roebling Road in Georgia, plus Homestead, Sebring, and Palm Beach in Florida, they offer one and two-day schools with prices that vary from $1,500 to $2,600, based on the location. They limit class size to 14.
Henry Gilbert at this school emphasizes that they teach the, "car control you need to know for the street," assisting with accident avoidance and hydroplaning exercises.
Skills and Thrills
Which driving school is right for you depends on a lot of different factors. While it's easy to get caught up in the details of the location, the track layout, and what cars you'll be driving (the school's or your own), the most critical component in getting the most out of the experience is the instructors. Decide beforehand what kind of training you want. Are you looking to make the step into organized competition? Have you wondered what the true limits of your car are, and want to discover them in an environment where "stepping over the edge" isn't an expensive and possibly fatal mistake? Or do you just want to go fast, have fun, and become a better driver?
Whatever you're looking for, a little bit of research, both by contacting these schools yourself and soliciting the advice of online forum members and your fellow enthusiasts, will go a long way to finding the right place to improve the most crucial component of your car – the driver.


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As this year starts to dwindle into Summer from Spring we are getting more and more excited about this year's fair. We are seeking out certain individuals and organizations to collaborate with on providing workshops, discussions and other interactive activities. There a few in mind that we plan to work with, but we'd also like to send out a "call for zinesters" to anyone who has an idea for a project, activity or discussion. Of course any ideas should be zine-centric or within the same constructs of other independent endeavors. So if you've got an idea you should shoot us an email or reply to this comment.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Murray set up an enthralling Australian Open final against world number one Novak Djokovic after a high-quality victory against Roger Federer on Friday.
The 25-year-old Briton, who had never beaten Federer in a grand slam previously despite being one of the few players to hold a superior career record against the Swiss, advanced to the final with a 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-2 win in four hours.
Murray had looked the more likely to win the match from the outset with a superior service game and aggressive shotmaking, but the 17-times grand slam winner proved he was still a force to be reckoned with by forcing a fifth set.
The U.S. Open champion, however, got off to a storming start in the fifth, racing out to a 3-0 lead and after being two points from the match in the fourth set was not prepared to let the opportunity slip again.
"It's always tough against him. Slams are when he plays his best tennis," Murray said in a courtside interview. "When I was serving for the match at 6-5 in the fourth, he came up with some unbelievable shots.
"I didn't play the best tiebreak, it's hard when you're serving for a place in the final and a few minutes later you are into a fifth set."
Murray produced a superb service game in the first set, broke in the third game and gave Federer only one break opportunity to take the first set 6-4 in 45 minutes.
Neither player was prepared to give any quarter in the second set as they thrusted and parried, punched balls down the tramlines, produced delicate drop shots and running cross-court passing shots from amazing angles to force a tiebreak.
Murray was the first to blink when he allowed Federer to a 4-1 lead and while he battled back to 5-5, Federer seized the opportunity from a mistimed overhead from Murray to level.
Murray quickly dismissed the disappointment of dropping the set, picking up his serve again and increasing the accuracy and power on his forehand.
He set up three break points in the sixth game, sealing it on his second, to take a 4-2 lead and then blasted through the next game to love to ensure he closed out the set two games later when he served his 16th ace of the match.
Federer jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the fourth set when he finally broke Murray's serve for the first time in the fifth game, but the Scot stormed back, leveled at 5-5 and was two points away from the match while serving.
The Swiss, through sheer force of will, forced a tiebreak and deciding set, though Murray powered through it in just 30 minutes as he broke in the opening game and held his own serve to love twice to set up the final against the Serb.
"He (Djokovic) plays his best tennis here, it's his third final in a row and I'll have to play pretty well," Murray said.
"I hope it's a painful match because that will mean it's a good one."
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Minnesota Vikings: B
Let's face it, the Minnesota Vikings entered the 2012 draft with holes seemingly everywhere. Few teams did more on draft day to address many weaknesses than the Vikings. General manager Rick Spielman masterfully played the board, getting two picks from the Browns to drop down one spot and still pick up the left tackle they needed in Southern Cal's Matt Kalil, moving up to add an instant starter in safety Harrison Smith at No. 29 (both above) and adding ultra-athletic cornerback Josh Robinson (UCF) in the third. The Vikings had seven third-day picks and used them wisely, addressing their lack of playmakers outside of Percy Harvin and star running back Adrian Peterson -- recovering from a torn ACL. The Vikings added two-thirds of a talented senior crop of Arkansas Razorbacks receivers, landing Jarius Wright in the third round and Greg Childs in the fifth. The duo has big-play potential to aid young quarterback Christian Ponder's development. Watch out for each of the Vikings' seventh-round picks -- linebacker Audie Cole and defensive end Trevor Guyton -- to surprise.
Greg Smith, US PRESSWIRE
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by Mordechai (Motek) Hampel (Tel Aviv)
Translated by Lance Ackerfeld
Although Dr. Tolo Nusenblat was not born in Dąbrowa, I saw it fitting to immortalize him in this memorial book, because of the family connection to the home of the well-known Reb Nachman Gutman from our town. This article about the history of Dr. Nusenblat was written by our friend, M. Hampel, one of the editors of Pinkas Bendin and Pinkas Zaglembie, who was previously active in the pioneering youth movement in Dąbrowa, before the rise of the reaper [i.e. Hitler].
Tolo (Naftali) Nusenblat was born in 1895, in Stryy (Galicia, then Austria). He was educated there, and completed the gymnasia there and continued his studies in Lviv (Lemberg). In his youth he belonged to the educational youth movement Bnei Zion [Sons of Zion] and later joined Hashomer, and his undertaking was to cultivate scout values, and from this the Hashomer Hatzair movement developed after the First World War. When the previous war broke out he was conscripted to the Austrian Army, fought at the front and was even seriously wounded. In recognition of his bravery in the battlefield he was promoted to an officer and was presented with a silver medal.
After the war he moved to Vienna, where he studied law and received a doctorate, however he did not work as a lawyer, since he was completely dedicated to researching the history of Dr. Herzl, and even purchased essays and various items from Herzl's estate with his own money.
With the occupation of Austria by Hitler's armies (1938) and its annexation to the Third Reich, Nusenblat fled to Poland and settled in Dąbrowa Górnicza, where his wife Tamar lived, the daughter of a public activist, philanthropist and dedicated Zionist, Nachman Gutman and his wife Chawa, in whose company the writer of this article was invited to act together in the field of Zionism.
On the eve of the breakout of war that appeared on the horizon, Nusenblat and his family left Dąbrowa, close to the German border, and they went in the direction of the Polish metropolis, Warsaw which was quickly conquered by the Germans. Nusenblat was placed in the kehila committee and worked extensively for his brethren being tortured under the boots of the German troopers. Dr. Natan Ek relates in his book Hatoim bedarckei hamvet [Those erring in to path of death], that Nusenblat was very active in the Warsaw Ghetto, participating in assemblies, receptions and meetings: We once sat in a reception and someone noted that today was Tu Bishvat. Dr. Nusenblat stood up and began lecturing about the trees in Eretz Yisrael. Apparently he had been busy for some time preparing research on this subject, since he enthralled us with the abundance of amazing details: the tree in the Bible, in the Talmud, in modern literature, the tree in the life in Eretz Yisrael and in the Diaspora, drawings of trees in emblems, the tree in song and poetry and so on. We sat for about an hour and consumed his words.
In spite of the hardships and shortages in the ghetto Nusenblat did not cease
to persevere to deal with his favorite subject, the research of Herzl, his life
and work. Tuwja Borzykowski zl, the writer of the book Bein kirot
noflim [Amongst collapsing walls], testifies to this: Dr. Nusenblat
even persevered in the ghetto on his far reaching biographical essay about
Herzl, and he owned a collection of documents and precious material. Whilst
wandering about the ruins of Nalewki (the Jewish quarter in Warsaw), a voice
called out to me, and it was the voice of Dr. Nusenblat his situation
was desperate. He had fled his burning home on 44 Muranowska Street.
|Dr. Tolo (Naftali) Nusenblat,
son-in-law of Reb Nachman Gutman,
the researcher and biographer of Dr. Herzl
Nusenblat's family were taken out of the Warsaw Ghetto in April 1943 and transferred to labor and extermination camps, men and women separately. According Dr. Wdowinski's testimony, a firebrand saved from the flames, one of the former heads of the Revisionist movement in Poland, who was together in one camp with Nusenblat, who drank the cup of poison and was murdered together with his father-in-law, Nachman Gutman (the exact date is unknown).
Dr. Hilel Zajdman, describes in his book Yoman ghetto Warsza [Warsaw Ghetto Diary] a different version to the bitter end of Dr. Nusenblat: Dr. Nusenblat participated in the Warsaw Rebellion, in April 1943, and was killed. These details are unknown to me. According to the book Sefer Stryy [The book of Stryy] which came out in Israel in 1962, Nusenblat was captured by the Germans in September 1942, who transferred him to one of the extermination camps and was murdered there.
In the magazine of the World Zionist Organization, Haolam [The World] (15th of March 1944, edition no. 23), it was written: The news reached us that together with other dear people Dr. Tolo Nusenblat was cruelly killed in Lublin by the Nazis. For more than twenty years he dealt in the research of Herzl and with great admiration followed all the stages of Herzl's life his aspiration was that in Eretz Yisrael a large research institute would be founded, the Herzl Institute, that would continue his activities on a large scale, and would collect original material on the history of Herzl and the history of Zionism in general, however he wasn't able to realize this dream.
Nusenblat frequently published articles in various magazines, accompanied by documents and informative letters about Herzl. In this manner, for instance, he published in Haolam (1939, edition 37 page 719) an article on the first journalistic steps of Herzl on the Jewish question. Nusenblat testified, that he took pains to completely and punctiliously go over, almost unprecedentedly over all the same Viennese newspapers, in which Herzl had worked in his youth as a writer. There he came upon articles by Herzl, discussing the painful question of anti-Semitism, that was written in the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung, on the 16th of March 1889, called An event in a barrel (the name was taken from the work The tale of a tub by the famous English writer Jonathan Swift, admired by Herzl, and he used his expressions in the number of places in his articles M.H.) This article in the opinion of Nusenblat was liable to throw new light on the development of Herzl as the creator of the Zionist idea, and the visionary of the Jewish State.
Dr. Nusenblat is enumerated amongst the biographers and dedicated
bibliographers of Dr. Herzl, his personality, Zionist visions, his activities
and his generation. In order to research Herzl, Dr. Nusenblat invested the best
of his years, his talent, his strength and capital. He searched for material in
archives, in libraries, in stores for rare books, in the homes of Herzl's
relatives and friends; he collected letters mainly written by Herzl and to him,
scattered here and there.
|The 20th of Tamuz [July 3rd]
the anniversary of the death of Dr. Theodor Herzl
Dr. Nusenblat, in his research of the smallest details of Herzl's life,
discovered a great deal of important original material, and frequently new and
previously unknown material about Herzl. Unfortunately all of this precious
treasure was lost in the Warsaw Ghetto, that had been collected so diligently
and with immeasurable effort. No Zionist historian, in his writing about the
history of Zionism, could not miss the original books of Dr. Nusenblat on the
subject of Herzl.
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Nusenblat edited a number of books and files in German on the subject of Herzl:
Dr. Nusenblat also dealt in the research of Zionist symbolism: Magen
David and blue and white flag, and published a number of articles on this
subject. He planned to write a history of the anthem Hatikva and
about its composer, Naftali Herz Imber, however his murder brought an end to
all his plans and he being in the prime of his life and full of research
|Nusia Sztorchajn and other pioneers in Dąbrowa
communing with the memory of Dr. Herzl over his grave in Vienna
before making their aliyah
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While the dash is mostly hard plastic, the armrests and the tops of the doors are nicely padded. Fit and finish is generally good, though a few rough areas could be better. On the road the Ram is quiet for a truck and there is plenty of front-seat room, but a telescoping steering wheel would enhance driver comfort. Rear passengers can be pinched in the Quad Cab, but the Crew Cab has lots of rear-seat room. Laramie models are upscale, with a leather-covered dash, wood trim and plenty of amenities. Available hard-drive radio, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel and rear DVD entertainment with SIRIUS Backseat TV can make the Ram cabin a pleasant place to be for long trips.
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The base 3.7-liter V6 is fine if you use your truck as basic transportation, but the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 is the best choice if you plan to tow or haul a lot of cargo. The HEMI was updated for 2009, giving it more power and torque. The HEMI also delivers fuel economy comparable to that of the 4.7-liter V8, and it can tow a heavier load. Dodge claims the Ram 1500 Sport Regular Cab with the HEMI and the optional R/T package is the fastest pickup in the class, with a zero-to-60-mph acceleration time under 6.0 seconds.
3.7-liter V6
215 horsepower @ 5200 rpm
235 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/20
4.7-liter V8
310 horsepower @ 5650 rpm
330 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3950 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/19 (2WD, gasoline), 9/13 (2WD, E85), 13/18 (4WD, gasoline), 9/12 (4WD, E85)
5.7-liter HEMI V8
390 horsepower @ 5600 rpm
407 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm
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Editors' Notes
Even though full-size pickup truck sales have dipped in the recent past, they still represent a substantial part of the automotive market. Fresh from a successful redesign last year, Dodge is hoping its Ram pickup can continue to cut into the sales of the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado and help return Chrysler to profitability. To accomplish this goal, Dodge has given the Ram a crew-cab body style, a coil-spring rear suspension, a refined interior, unique storage options and more available power with an upgraded HEMI V8. The result is a smooth, quiet pickup that is easily a match for anything in its class.


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Set to benefit immensely from the structural overhaul of the ICC, the BCCI on Thursday unanimously backed the plan which would cede executive decision-making in world cricket to India, Australia and England.
In an emergent meeting, the Indian board reviewed the proposals of the ICC Commercial Rights Working Group, which have created quite a flutter in international cricket.
"The committee discussed at length the proposals of the ICC Working Group and felt that this proposal was in the interest of cricket at large," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement after the meeting.
The meeting was chaired by board vice-president Shivlal Yadav after president N Srinivasan had to skip it because of his mother's death this morning.
The BCCI unanimously agreed to approve the proposal of the Working Group of the ICC's Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee in which the Indian board, Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board are key members.
The BCCI members "authorised the office-bearers to enter into agreements with ICC for participating in the ICC events and host ICC events, subject to the proposal being approved in the ICC Board".
The BCCI also "authorised its office-bearers to discuss bilateral matches with other Full Members (including Pakistan) and sign formal Future Tours Programme agreements".
As things stand right now, 75 per cent of ICC earnings are divided between the 10 full member countries equally and the remainder goes to associate members.
In the lead-up to negotiations for the next ICC commercial rights cycle -- covering the period from 2015 to 2023 -- India apparently wants its share of the global game's money to reflect the proportion of revenue the country generates.
The planned overhaul of the ICC would also see a new executive committee formed by India, England and Australia that would decide most of the key issues in cricket, and a relegation system, from which they would be protected.
Other changes would include a two-tier system for Test cricket in which India, Australia and England would be exempt from relegation and removal of control over scheduling from the ICC to allow countries to essentially pick and choose who they play.
Cricket South Africa has spoken out against the plan, calling for an immediate withdrawal of the "fundamentally flawed" proposal.
It has also drawn criticism from the Federation of International Cricketers' Association Executive Chairman Paul Marsh, who has called it unconstitutional.
The structural overhaul plan is set to be presented at the ICC's quarterly meeting in Dubai on January 28 and 29. It must have the support of seven of the 10 full member nations to be passed.


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CANNES, France — Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster insists, though another implores the public, "Stay Off the Streets."
Turns out, the display is for the forthcoming Brad Pitt zombie epic "World War Z," but the advertising taglines are taking on a strange resonance, or dissonance, amid a drumbeat of reports about robberies, assaults and other crimes.
First, a man fired a gun with blanks as French TV journalists were interviewing actor Christoph Waltz. Then thieves made off with $1 million in Chopard jewels. A top Chinese film executive, the co-president of Hollywood mainstay Silver Pictures and employees at a company called Film Tree have all reported that their hotel rooms have been broken into. Gersh agent Jay Cohen said he was walking home with two others Saturday night when they were attacked by men seeking valuables.
Although the influx of high-value targets has long made crime a problem in this region during the festival, such anecdotes are contributing to the impression that criminal activity has risen this year.
Cannes has a robust police presence, but it is concentrated near the Palais des Festivals, where screenings and other gala events are held. Officers, both on foot and in trucks, are often guiding pedestrian and motor traffic and maintaining crowd control on the main Boulevard de la Croisette during prime evening hours. But streets even just a few blocks from the Croisette can be lonely, particularly late at night.
"A warning to anybody at Cannes to be vigilant about safety," Jada Yuan, a contributing editor to New York Magazine correspondent tweeted Wednesday. "Got jumped by muggers near train station. Fought them off but it was not good."
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A trip to Le Marché, the film market at Cannes, is always a tonic experience. The energy created by the unabashed desire to make money is a refreshing change of pace after the more rarefied experiences other parts of the festival offer.
Le Marché is where you can see hijab-wearing women working for an Iranian production company next to a booth where Japanese horror producers are selling "Cult" ("from the producers of 'Ring' and 'The Grudge.'") It's that kind of a place.
There's always an almost inexplicable title ("A Girl, a Guy and a Space Helmet") as well as a big action star such as Thailand's Tony Jaa with a new film ("TYG2: This Time the Fight Goes Beyond").
There are always wacky plot lines. From the U.K. comes "Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler," described as a docudrama "based on interviews with eyewitnesses" insisting that Hitler, Eva Braun and "their daughter Uschi" all escaped to Argentina. From Japan comes "Dead Sushi," about a rogue scientist who "injects hotel sushi with a drug that not only brings it to life, but also turns it into ferocious, blood-thirsty killers." Sounds like a heck of a double bill.
But if things seem too bleak and hopeless, Le Marché also finds time for films with both religious and family-friendly themes. There's "The Gospel of Us," which promotional material says stars "Michael Sheen and a cast of over 1,000 People Performed a 3 Days Re-Creation of The Passion of the Christ." Also in the holiday spirit is "Santa Claws," about kitties pressed into service to deliver Christmas presents when St. Nick has a major allergic reaction to cats.
Most interesting of all, at least in theory, was the South Korean "Mr. Go," which uses motion capture and CGI to make a film about a realistic-looking 600-pound gorilla who loves, loves, loves to play baseball. Maybe the Dodgers should look into this.
Ice cream break
On one of the most elegant beaches in this town, well-dressed people were elbowing one another out of the way last week to get free samples not of caviar or even Champagne. It was ice cream that was getting people all hot and bothered.
For the first time, Magnum ice cream — a brand that can be found in movie theaters in France and elsewhere in the world — is making its presence felt at the festival, using celebrity appearances by actress Liv Tyler and director Wim Wenders to win friends and influence people.
In a large tent festooned with signs saying things such as "Create the Magnum of Your Dreams" and "For Pleasure Seekers Only," two hard-working ice-creamistas were making elaborate treats as fast as humanly possible at a large circular bar.
Not just any treats but Magnum bars hand-dipped in chocolate and then "customized" with up to 18 different toppings (choices included rose crystalized petals, white chocolate vermicelli and mini meringues) enthusiastically mixed together in a mini cocktail shaker before being poured on the bar.
Some people, however — no names please — opted for just the chocolate-covered bar with no toppings at all. You don't mess with a classic.
One man's trash ...
Film enthusiasts at Cannes are famous for going the extra mile to be close to their idols — like, say dressing up in an evening gown at 11 in the morning, staking out a position near a festival building and holding up a handwritten sign in a bid to score premiere tickets. But nothing compares to the devotion a few hardy souls showed last week near the mailboxes where reporters receive a daily blitzkrieg of promotional material.
Or, more specifically, the devotion that a few hardy souls showed near a dumpster alongside the mailboxes.
The day after the fest opened, when a reporter discarded a swag folder from "The Great Gatsby" — an empty folder with little more than stock images from the film on its cover — no fewer than three people dove for it, like fans scrambling for a foul ball under the upper-deck seats. An older lady with buck teeth was the winner, and she proudly held up her quarry while the other two glowered at her.
The next item to enter the trash was a piece of bound marketing for Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi's new movie "Le Passé." The trio again shot out their arms in a bid at recycled-paper glory. This time an older man came out on top.
The next item headed for paper purgatory was an even less exciting collectible: an empty envelope bearing a seal from the Cannes press office. Yet somehow again, all three went into capture-the-flag mode.
This time the third in the group, a younger woman, was the procurer. When a bystander gave her a look that suggested that even by the low standards of mailbox dumpster-diving, this hardly seemed like a victory, she shrugged her shoulders.
"At least it was near the other two items," she said.


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The match-up will take place this Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Chandler and Lasell Gymnasium on the campus of Williams College. The meeting will be the first-ever between the two teams in the NCAA Regional tournament. UMass Boston did face Wellesley, who received an at-large bid, earlier this season with the Blue earning a 3-0 win over the Beacons in the Clark Gym.
For the Beacons they will be making their fifth straight NCAA Division III tournament and are the reigning NCAA Regional champions after defeating Bowdoin College last year by the score of 3-2 at Connecticut College. Wellesley College will be making their first NCAA Regional tournament appearance since 2009. The Blue were defeated by Springfield College in five games yesterday afternoon in the NEWMAC championship match.
Also competing at Williams this weekend will be New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference champion Springfield College, City University of New York Athletic Conference champion Baruch College, New England Collegiate Conference champion Southern Vermont College, Commonwealth Coast Conference champion Roger Williams University, Skyline Conference champion St. Joseph's College of Long Island, and New England Small College Athletic Conference champion Williams College.


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When programmers developing web sites and are using standards, there are two concerns. 1. When browsers do not always implement the standards 2. How do you address old browsers? This is sometimes referred to as backward compatibility. This is not cut and dry and a business decision by the marketing or program manager may be needed. Here the target audience must be considered and the role the expanded audience who you: (1) want to attract, and (2) do not want to alienate. As much as we want to be ubiquitous, web design is still a business and cost must be projected and budgets met. Therefore the decision to move forward with standards must be one that can be supported and implemented by the development team in the budget and time constraints. Here, most issues are lessons learned from development and feedback from the audience, which correlate back to the target audience. To address these issues, the site maintenance budget and schedule must allot for the changed. Issues that cannot be addressed through time, current competencies, and architecture must be addressed in the redesign - AND THIS NEEDS TO BE BUDGETED. So by law, Federal Agencies in the United States must address 508 whereas commercial entities are more prone to consider their audience. Hence, the moral of the story for the commercial audience - speak up and provide feedback so you are part of the target audience. Robert Neff firstname.lastname@example.com 214.213.1979 -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Chris O'Kennon Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 9:24 AM To: 'Slaydon, Eugenia'; 'Charles McCathieNevile' Cc: 'jonathan chetwynd'; firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: RE: magnifiers vs relative font-sizes On the one hand, I agree that many developers have trouble with the implementation of standards because browsers just don't seem to agree on what to do and how to do it. It's probably the only business where no one steals good ideas from each other. How difficult is it to just support style sheets the same way? On the other hand, many of these standards are tough because developers are used to just one way of doing things, and just one audience to do it for. I only recently even started using style sheets, because I just found it easier to hard code my font sizes into each page, so I'd know exactly what the layout would look like on every browser imaginable, and not have to worry about which ones handled style sheets. It may not be easy design to take so many variables into account when you create a site, but it's good design. It sometimes takes longer than bosses may want, but if you end up with a site that looks good and works well for everyone - even if it doesn't look exactly the same for everyone - then you have a superior product. Chris O'Kennon Commonwealth of Virginia Webmaster/ VIPNet Portal Architect www.myvirginia.org ______________________________________ "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." -----Original Message----- From: Slaydon, Eugenia [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:31 AM To: 'Charles McCathieNevile' Cc: 'jonathan chetwynd'; email@example.com Subject: RE: magnifiers vs relative font-sizes But to say that a site absolutely will not meet standards if it doesn't use relative font-sizes is a big deal. As a developer I am told that I must make the site look right, work, meet standards AND do so in NN 4.x and above and IE 4.x and above. Netscape 4.x doesn't just not support relative font sizes - it destroys them. So what is the lowly developer to do? I think one of the reasons that developers don't follow accessibility standards is because they can be so difficult to implement. Granted the newer browsers are going to make that easier but most developers aren't given the option of coding for their favorite browser. -----Original Message----- From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 9:48 PM To: Slaydon, Eugenia Cc: 'jonathan chetwynd'; email@example.com Subject: RE: magnifiers vs relative font-sizes No, it is saying that people who use Netscape 4.x browsers shouldn't expect it to handle HTML and CSS very well under certain circumstances. I don't have any problem with people using Netscape 4.x (or any other browser) if they happen to like it and it suits their needs, but I have a big problem with people turning up with broken systems and expecting that the Web be broken to match. As well as with sites that do break the Web to match such systems. They tend to be simple problems - I think the most common is "I can't make a payment here so I will go find another provider". I don't expect peoploe to resolve the problems caused by bugs in my browser (the one that annoys me most is missing some CSS-positioning, although it isn't more than cosmetic until people try to use presentation to convey critical structure information). I have a strong reason for preferring relative font-sizes - they are what I need to be able to keep reading for the day. In fact some of my browsers do pretty good zooming. The ones that require proper coding... Chaals On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Slaydon, Eugenia wrote: >I still have a problem with pushing for relative font-sizes in CSS >because it is destroyed in Netscape. Saying that you must use relative >font sizes instead of absolute for accessibility is the same as saying >you aren't allowed to use a Netscape 4.x browser. > >Eugenia > >-----Original Message----- >From: jonathan chetwynd [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] >Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 10:23 AM >To: firstname.lastname@example.com >Subject: magnifiers vs relative font-sizes > > >Does anyone have strong reasons for preferring relative font-sizes to a >screen maginifier? > >if so what are they? > > >For magnifiers: > >There is a serious conflict between the necessity of >keeping everything on one page, and allowing users to control font >size. > >for people with severe learning difficulties, this is particularly >acute. > >magnifiers, allow one to gain a feel for the whole document, whilst >enlarging a part. setting the font size to large makes the document >larger than the screen, and >one looses the ability to percieve the whole. >further, a great number of people don't appreciate that there is more than >one can see. > > >from an offline discussion with Boris Zbarsky, following from a recent brief >thread at www-style: > >scale: font-size to % of client window? > > > >thanks > > > >jonathan chetwynd > > -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +33 4 92 38 78 22 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)Received on Monday, 15 July 2002 10:16:48 UTC
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I think we're still going through a phase of understanding and internalizing the issue. By that I mean that we understand that our Data is important and how it can help us not only manage Risk but create value. But, when it comes to actually applying it, we are hamstrung by two things: One is that we haven't quite grasped the ways in which we can internalise that Data. We understand the value but the actual application is not really out there currently. Secondly, I think that in some places, we have too much activity. I've been in places where there have been competing Data agendas and competing Data Governance ideas. When people are not taking their organisational view and just looking to get ahead, it's hard to achieve any real success. If you were advising a company about to commence on a large Data Management transformation project, what advice would you give them? This links to the previous point really, and it's a bigger issue in large companies. 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BOSTON (AP) Boston University women's basketball coach Kelly Greenberg resigned Wednesday about a month after several former players complained that she was so verbally and emotionally abusive that she drove them off the team.
The university assembled a three-member panel to investigate the allegations of abuse that four former scholarship players say prompted them to quit last season.
The panel found that even though many of the allegations couldn't be substantiated, "a compelling case was made, based on interviews with the team as a whole, that the manner in which coach Greenberg interacted with many of her players was incompatible with the expectations and standards for university employees, including our coaches," Todd Klipp, senior vice president, said in a statement.
"When we shared these conclusions with coach Greenberg, she determined that it would not be possible for her to continue coaching at Boston University," he added.
Greenberg went 186-127 in 10 years at BU and led the team to four appearances in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The Terriers were 13-20 last season. She led Pennsylvania to two Ivy League titles in five years before coming to BU.
Supporters, including several former players, called her a tough but fair and caring coach.
Greenberg defended her style.
"I do not agree with some of the findings of the review panel regarding my coaching style, which was intended to produce well-rounded athletes and a winning team," she said in a statement.
The university will launch a national search for a successor.


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I wanted to take a brief moment to introduce myself as the new owner of BAK, and give my sincerest gratitude on behalf of the entire kiting community to Oliver for creating this invaluable resource. His efforts, knowledge, and passion for the sport became even more apparent when we recently transferred the user handle BayAreaKite, and OliverG became the author of 5,261 posts, or over 6% of the entire forum-thank you! Having moved down here a couple years ago from Seattle, and as the case was for many of you, these forum posts helped me become acquainted with the most amazing kite spots we are all so fortunate to enjoy. The community has proven to be equally special, and the primary purpose of this forum will be to continue to serve this community.
Evolution of the forum will be very slow over the coming months as I become familiar with the technicalities and further develop the various ideas, goals, and objectives Oliver and I have discussed over coffee. They say if it ain't broke, don't fix it... and I think that statement is very applicable to this website. That being said, we do live in the Bay Area and there have been exciting advancements in technology since its inception over 10 years ago; I do hope to bring some exciting and welcome additions to the forum while maintaining the sense of community and uniqueness we all appreciate.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, who cruised to victory in the 2011 Junior PGA Championship, is scheduled to defend her title in the Girls' Division at the 37th Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Heritage Food Service Group. The Championship will be hosted at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind., July 31-Aug. 3.
Jutanugarn took a 10-stroke lead into the final round last year, and finished with a final-round 70 and 273 total, to win by that same margin.
"I won this tournament and it felt so good," said Jutanugarn. "I was happy for myself, my family and my sister."
Her sister, Moriya Jutanugarn, who will also be competing in this year's Championship, tied for 5th in 2011.
Ariya, the top-ranked junior by Golfweek and Polo Golf, matched the 54-hole Championship scoring mark and came within two strokes of Aree Song's all-time championship scoring record of 271.
"I just had to play my normal game," said Jutanugarn, "I love the golf course [Sycamore Hills]."
Cody Proveaux of Leesburg, S.C., who claimed the Boys' title last year and is a Clemson University commitment, will not be competing.
In addition to playing for a Championship title, players will attempt to earn a spot on the 2012 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team. The United States team, comprised of six boys and six girls who are U.S. citizens, will face a European squad of junior golfers, Sept. 24-25, at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.
The winner and runner-up in both the boys'and girls' division earn an automatic spot on the team.
The 72-hole Championship will feature a 54-hole cut to the low 30 boys and 30 girls, including ties. Each year, the 156-player field includes past winners of the Championship, PGA Junior Series event champions, PGA Section winners, many of Polo Golf and Golfweek's top-ranked players, and selected national junior tournament winners.
Golf Channel will present a one-hour highlight show of the Championship on Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET.
Begun in 1976, the Junior PGA Championship has traditionally produced unforgettable golf performances and brings together the best junior golfers from around the country to compete for the Jack Nicklaus Trophy in the Boys' Division and the Patty Berg Trophy in the Girls' Division.
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LINCOLN — Dancing gorillas, chattering teeth, jumping owls, rolling hamburgers, a climbing panda and a Mickey Mouse that strolls. What do they all have in common?
They're wind-up toys — a cultural relic of childhoods past.
In an era where digital games, like Angry Birds and Diner Dash, dominate the minds of many children, the Lincoln Library is paying homage to the centuries-old wind-up toy. For the months of May and June, more than 200 miniature, wind-up toys are on display in the Lincoln library, some of which date back to the early 1900s.
At the library last Thursday afternoon, librarian Debi Gray and assistant Marcia Jimmo were in high spirits as they wound and clicked their way through a half hour, watching the clockwork motor toys dance around.
The large collection of wind-up toys actually belongs to Jimmo's grandson, but Jimmo and her husband, Roger, have kept them safe for years. Now that their grandson is a teenager, he doesn't have any use for the toys, said Jimmo. So, she decided to take the collection out of its resting place in an old box and bring the little automatons back to life under the lights of the town library.
The Jimmos acquired the collection more than six years ago, when a friend of Roger's, who asked to remain unnamed, left his staff job at Middlebury College to travel the country. He gave the Jimmos his prized wind-up toy collection. Afraid that their grandson might break the toys, the Jimmos have preserved them for years.
While most of the collection is comprised of unique wind-ups, many others came from McDonald's Happy Meals from long ago.
Gray said the colorful collection shouldn't bother readers too much since it's behind a closed door.
Reporter Andrew Stein is at [email protected]