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Checking in on… the Big WestPosted by Brian Goodman on December 7th, 2010
Ryan ZumMallen is the RTC correspondent for the Big West conference.
[Ed. note: this post was written prior to Tuesday night's games]
A Look Back
In the past two weeks, the Big West has picked up some solid wins for its obvious top-tier teams and seen clutch performers emerge in a conference where it only takes one to contend for a championship. After a stalled start, UC Santa Barbara looks to be hitting the groove that caused the media to pick them to win the conference, while Pacific has hit a snag and people like me are still waiting to see if their risky UC Davis pick is going to pay off. Meanwhile, Long Beach State and UC Irvine both posted impressive showings. The competition will be fierce in the race up to the lone NCAA Tournament bid, and we're still about two weeks away from conference play.
POY Watch
Multi-dimensional players that can do it all are an extreme rarity, so if you've got one, you're an immediate favorite to win the Big West (the short list: Darren Moore of UCI, Sam Willard of Pacific, Orane Chin of CSF and Casper Ware of LBSU). Unfortunately, for the rest of the conference, it's obvious that the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos have two. The media selected junior guard Orlando Johnson as the preseason Player of the Year, but it's junior James Nunnally who has made the most noise thus far. The 6'7 forward scored 29 in a big home win over Loyola Marymount and 34 at Santa Clara. He also leads the Gauchos in rebounds, with Johnson not far behind. If there's something to worry about, it's whether or not UCSB has too much dependence on their two wing stars. But with a two-game winning streak, the conference's best record and a red hot Nunnally, all is well for the Gauchos as they prepare for the top-heavy Big West.
Power Rankings
1. UC Santa Barbara (4-3): With a strong inside presence and two explosive weapons on the wing, the Gauchos are looking like the very wise choice to win the conference. Look no further than their recent home win over Loyola Marymount. The Gauchos handled the Lions rather easily, while Long Beach State fell to them in overtime and Cal Poly was destroyed by 19. So that tells you a bit about the current hierarchy in the conference.
2. Long Beach State (5-4): Expect to see UCSB and LBSU at the top of the power rankings pretty much all year, as the season goes on these two are likely to stay at the top of the pile. Not that the 49ers won't have their challenges. With another grueling non-conference schedule barely half over, Long Beach has already won big (over Iowa and Boise State) and lost big (struggling to beat D-II BYU-Hawaii and getting thumped by 27 at Washington). Even worse, star wing Larry Anderson broke his hand in the loss to the Huskies. Added to other injuries, the 49ers have been forced to go to their unproven bench. This is obviously good for development, but could be trouble if they don't have key players back by conference time, especially for a team with an obvious over-dependence on its starters (where UCSB has two players averaging over 30 MPG, Long Beach has five). Senior guard Greg Plater leads the NCAA in three-pointers made and gutsy point guard Casper Ware may prove to be the Big West's most valuable player.
Team Clip of the Week: Division-II BYU-Hawaii gives LBSU a fight
3. Pacific (4-4): The Tigers fall from first to third because of a three-game losing streak against strong competition in Missouri State and Texas A&M, with a disappointing loss to Pepperdine thrown in. This is a good team because of mind-blowingly excellent coaching, but it is and will continue to be limited by a lack of talent, evidenced by very balanced but unimpressive scoring (in fact, they're just eighth in the conference in total scoring). Forward Sam Willard is posting monster numbers more because of the offensive system than his ability. They'll win a majority of conference games because there are plenty of terrible teams in the Big West, but any championship hopes will fall back on team defense (third in the conference in points allowed per game).
4. UC Irvine (4-4): Despite a better overall record than Pacific, the UC Irvine Anteaters find themselves looking up the power rankings because of a weak non-conference schedule. Yes, they started out at Illinois and at USC, but since then they've only played one team with a KenPom rating better than 200 (and they lost that one by 15 to San Jose State). It may be rough going come conference time, but the good news is that the Anteaters will win enough games simply off the play of Darren Moore. The 6'3 guard leads Irvine in both points and rebounds and is shooting a blazing 57% from the field and 41.7% from three. It allows junior forward Eric Wise to focus on controlling the paint. It's not the best one-two punch in the Big West by any stretch, but certainly an intriguing one to keep an eye on.
5. UC Davis (4-5): Not much to take from the Aggies' last three games – blowouts over two bad teams and a 12-point loss to Cal – as UC Davis seems to be exactly what they seem: A middle-tier conference team that depends heavily on two players. Either forward Joe Harden or guard Mark Payne leads the team in all three major statistical categories (four, if you count minutes averaged). Their next-best player is point guard Todd Lowenthal, who is an effective offensive leader but poses almost no scoring threat at all. If another scorer emerges, then the Aggies could contend for a great seeding in the conference tournament.
6. Cal Poly (3-4): With a pretty nice core, the Mustangs have posted good wins against Loyola Marymount and handed Hawaii their first loss on a buzzer-beating tip at home (video below, but no sound for some reason). But a brutal lineup awaits with UCLA, #15 SDSU, Cal and Pepperdine before opening conference against two of the best in the Big West. Expect to see their power ranking slip in the next few weeks, although in the end the Mustangs are definitely a better team than those currently ranked below them. Shawn Lewis and Will Donahue are nice players, but unless something drastic happens, it won't be enough to bring them into the top five.
Team Clip of the Week: Cal Poly beats the Warriors on a last-second tip-in:
7. Cal State Fullerton (3-5): The thing about Fullerton is that they have the talent to win some Big West games and maybe make a run at a top conference tournament seed, bit with an abhorrent preseason schedule and no stand-out performances thus far it's hard to see where they fit in. Junior forward Orane Chin is an unlikely emerging star in the conference as he's building an impressive all-around stat sheet after flying under the radar last year, while senior Devon Peltier is well-known as a dangerous deep threat (check out the range below at 0:30). I like the size and toughness of Jer'Vaughn Johnson and we've already established what three scoring threats can do for you in the Big West. The Titans are notoriously good at home but they're dangerously thin on the inside and their big three may be excelling more out of necessity than ability. We'll find out soon enough.
Team Clip of the Week: The Titans sweep their home-and-home with San Diego:
8. Cal State Northridge (2-6): A reliance on freshmen can mean you've got an influx of talent, or a lack of ability from your returners. Save for the play of do-everything forward Lenny Daniel, it's the latter for the Matadors. They play five freshmen and even start two, but this is clearly preparing for the future and not a sign that Northridge is attracting top-flight talent. The team that repped the Big West in 2009 is indicative of how teams will mortgage their future for one shot at glory, and it's a perfect illustration of why the conference never makes much progress on the mid-major scene: no sustainable power program. Northridge built a senior-laden team aimed at a conference title in 2009, accomplished it, and was left with little else for 2009-10 and 2010-11. Daniel is leading the team in scoring and rebounds with Rashaun McLemore providing a second option. A 22-point win over DePaul was a headline-grabber for Northridge, but we all know the Blue Demons ain't what they used to be and it doesn't change the fact that the Matadors are the weak link in a watered-down conference.
9. UC Riverside (3-4): There's excitement out in the Inland Empire as the Highlanders are nurturing a backcourt that one sportswriter recently said "has the potential to be the best in the program's Division-I era." That would be scoring leader Phil Martin along with guards Javon Borum and Kareem Nitoto, a trio that accounts for over half of the Highlanders' scoring output. It's a nice sentiment, but it doesn't mean they'll match up well against superior guards in the rest of the conference. Riverside will really need to show something unique in upcoming games against Stanford and St. Mary's or it will be easy to key on Martin and stop the Highlanders in their effort to be the only one.
A Look Ahead
Long Beach State clearly has an intriguing schedule over the next two weeks. After a big win at Boise State, they look for similar success against former conference foe Utah State and then head into uncharted territory for the Big West: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to take on the Tar Heels. After playing at Duke and Kentucky last season, then facing this gauntlet in 2010, you've got to admire the stones of head coach Dan Monson. The more important game is against perennial mid-major power St. Mary's in the Wooden Classic on December 18. It's clearly a play to become The Next Great Mid-Major and it hasn't panned out yet, but the Big West will ride the 49ers if it ever does, so keep your eye on the Beach. Not to be outdone, UC Santa Barbara has back-to-back opportunities to put their program on the map with games at UNLV and SDSU this week. Winning just one of these games could put the Gauchos in the Big West driver's seat. Until further notice, I have the 49ers behind the Gauchos in the conference race and these are obviously the two horses.


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Art from Indiana University's Kinsey Institute to be Displayed at Wabash• February 23, 2005 Share:
The Wabash College Art Department announces the opening of its next exhibit, "Selections from Indiana University's Kinsey Institute and the Wabash College Permanent Collection of Contemporary Art" on Monday, February 28, in the Eric Dean Gallery of the Fine Arts Center at Wabash College. The show examines changing notions of the human body through issues of gender and sexual identity as represented in art and visual culture over the past one hundred years. It has been organized in conjunction with the course Gender and Sexuality in Modern American Art and is sponsored by the Art Department with support from the Hadley Fund.
More than two dozen works were selected from the 80,000 paintings, photographs, prints and other cultural artifacts owned by the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction in Bloomington, Indiana. Alfred Kinsey began the collection as part of his study of sexual behavior and sold it to the Institute for Sex Research (later renamed The Kinsey Institute) when it was incorporated in 1947. Since then, the collection has grown through generous donations by individuals—including artists, collectors, and interview subjects—and other institutions. It is a unique resource that is used today by scholars and other researchers from around the world.
Prior to the show's opening, Catherine Johnson-Roehr, Curator of Art at the Kinsey, will present "Art, Sex, and Science: A Look at the Research Collections of Alfred Kinsey" in Korb Classroom. Her lecture begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a reception at the Eric Dean Gallery from 8-9:30 p.m. The exhibit will remain open through Saturday, April 2, except during Spring Break (March 3-13). Special gallery hours for this exhibit are Tuesday through Saturday, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

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text: These bright, candied installation pieces are the work of Australian artist Tanya Schultz. Working under the name Pip & Pop, Schultz employs sugar, glitter, fake flowers, and a myriad of other materials to produce the colorful mounds of awesomeness. It's not a far stretch to picture the works as actual landscapes- to fantasize about walking around in Pip & Pop's unique world. Diabetes was never so easy on the eyes 'til now. More after the jump. (via)


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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Mimi Coppersmith, founder of Town & Gown magazine, will be the featured speaker for the next Penn State Lehigh Valley Faculty Lecture Series event at 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 25, in room 218 at the campus in Center Valley. Coppersmith will present "Follow Your Dream: The Evolution of Town & Gown." The event is free and open to the public.
During the presentation, Coppersmith will share the evolution of her idea for the publication, the ups and downs of publishing it and the current state of Town & Gown. In addition, she will offer inspiration to follow one's own dream.
Nearly 45 years ago, Mimi Ungar Barash Coppersmith convinced her late husband Sy to start Town & Gown. The monthly magazine of local and regional interest focuses on Centre County and Penn State and can be found in nearly 400 Centre County locations, including The HUB, The Corner Room, The Nittany Lion Inn and the Visitor's Bureau across from Beaver Statium. It serves as a bridge between the community and the campus. The magazine, which is free to the public, was launched by Coppersmith in 1966 and today flourishes as a well-read publication both by residents and the many visitors to the Centre County region.
Each month, the eponymous "Lunch with Mimi" column features an interview with a notable person from Penn State or State College. Coppersmith, who ran the Barash Group advertising business for nearly 50 years, describes Town & Gown as her "legacy to Happy Valley." A 1953 Penn State graduate with a degree in journalism, who calls herself a "frustrated journalist," Coppersmith served as the first woman chair of the Penn State Board of Trustees.


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No. 91,783
ROMAN H. SCHAUF and LEONA SCHAUF,
MICHAEL D. SCHAUF and
1. The failure of a special verdict form to resolve other issues tried to a jury does not warrant the need for further jury proceedings where the complaining party did not object to the special verdict form employed.
2. A verdict may imply certain inherent findings, but a special verdict that merely finds a partnership relation does not imply other findings on issues that were neither resolved by nor inconsistent with the verdict rendered, including the nature and extent of the partnership, time frames of its existence, properties contributed, proportionate interests, profits payable, and related issues.
3. Where the court submits a special verdict form pursuant to K.S.A. 60-249(a), a party is deemed to waive its right to jury trial on any other issues of fact raised by the pleadings or the evidence absent a timely demand for submission of further special written findings.
4. K.S.A. 60-253 specifically permits any or all issues of fact or law or both to be referred to a master but requires that in cases triable to a jury, the referral must be limited to such issues as involve an examination of complex or voluminous accounts. In jury actions, the master does not report the evidence but rather testifies to the jury, if available, and any findings upon the issues submitted to him or her are admissible as evidence of the matters found.
5. Participation in a trial before a master, absent a specific objection at time of trial that the proceeding before a master deprives a party of trial by jury, is a waiver of such rights sufficient for purposes of K.S.A. 60-239(a)(1).
6. The better practice is that any person who serves as a mediator should not be assigned to any subsequent role as a factfinder or master in the same case.
7. The confidentiality provisions of K.S.A. 5-512 may be waived.
8. A party may not complain of rulings or matters to which it consented, or take advantage of any error upon appellate review which it invited, or in which it participated.
9. A party may not object to the dual appointment of the same person as a mediator and master for the first time after the master's report has been filed.
Appeal from Butler District Court; DALE L. POHL, judge. Opinion filed March 4, 2005. Affirmed.
Craig Shultz, of Law Office of Craig Shultz, P.A., of Wichita, for appellants.
Robert T. Cornwell, Leon G. Keiter, and Harold T. Pickler, of Wichita, for appellees.
Before MARQUARDT, P.J., GREENE and CAPLINGER, JJ.
Per Curiam: Michael D. Schauf (Mike) and his wife JoAnn M. Schauf appeal the district court's order adopting the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the "special" master, who determined the nature and extent of an implied partnership relation with Mike's parents, Roman and Leona Schauf, following a jury determination that such a partnership relation existed. Mike and JoAnn argue that (i) the court and the master failed to give due credit to the jury determination and allowed relitigation of issues that were inherent in the special jury verdict; (ii) they were entitled to a jury trial on some of the issues determined by the master; and (iii) the court erred in appointing a master and ordering that person to also serve as mediator. We review the extensive record and affirm the district court.
Factual Overview
This litigation involves an aged and contentious family feud between parents and their son and his wife to dissolve and separate this son's alleged interests in the family farming operation. From the time of his childhood, Mike lived and worked on the family dairy operation in Butler County, Kansas. Upon his graduation from college in 1971, he returned home, moved into the family residence, and assisted in the dairy operation. He continued his active participation in the family dairy business until August 1992, although his devotion of time to the business diminished in the later years when he pursued separate agricultural pursuits. During this 21-year period, there was never any written partnership agreement and there has been a substantial dispute regarding discussions about Mike's "interests" in the business, but Leona and Roman deny that there were ever any discussions promising Mike any interest in the business.
Although management of the dairy operation was the subject of family discussion and some operational decisions were made by Mike, Leona maintained total control of all financial aspects at all times. All income was paid to Leona, who determined randomly how much would be paid to family members. After April 1985, Leona decided to divide the "second" monthly milk checks into one-third (1/3) shares to Leona, Mike, and younger brother Jaye and to similarly share the proceeds from the sales of any male calves. The parties also agreed to hold separate ownership of the female cattle by tagging them with colored ear tags to distinguish ownership among Leona, Mike, and Jaye. These income distribution and cattle ownership decisions were accepted by the acquiescence of all parties until Mike's departure. At no time was there a demand for an accounting among alleged partners, nor was there ever a partnership bank account, a partnership tax identification number, a partnership tax return, or the issuance of partner schedules showing any income from a partnership. Jaye denies the existence of any partnership.
During the period from 1971 to 1992, the parties conducted substantial separate business and real estate transactions. The parties never treated these separate operations as joint or partnership activities, and made no demands for any accountings or shares of profits. Real estate owned by the parties was titled to each party or parties without regard for any alleged partnership interests of the others. At no time until this litigation did Mike express or assert in any way his alleged rights as a partner in any assets, business activities, or real estate interests of his parents.
Procedural History
In November 1992, Leona and Roman initiated this litigation by filing an eviction action against Mike and JoAnn, who responded with a counterclaim alleging equitable ownership of real and personal property, requesting an accounting of all profits from the farming operation since 1971 and an injunction against "removal of equipment and products," and demanding a trial by jury. In June 1995, Mike and JoAnn sought and procured an "order bifurcating the issue of the existence of a partnership between the parties from the issues of [an] accounting and damages flowing therefrom." A special verdict of the jury found simply that "the parties were in a partnership relation." Extensive and contentious discovery then ensued over the course of nearly 6 years on a host of issues.
In October 2000, the district judge wrote to counsel and advised that "because of the extensive accounting issues involved in this case, I am giving serious consideration to the appointment of a master to try all issues." The remaining issues were then listed by the court before requesting a written response from counsel. Counsel for Mike and JoAnn timely responded, stating that some of the remaining issues "were inherently tried" before the jury and suggesting that appointment of a master would not be appropriate. Their response concluded:
"Obtaining someone outside of the judicial system to serve as a master in this case would be extraordinarily time consuming and expensive. It is our belief that those issues not triable to a jury, if any truly exist, should be simply tried to the court without a master who will not have the authority, ultimately, to make the decisions necessary in this case. Accordingly, we request Your Honor not appoint a master." (Emphasis added.)
On July 10, 2001, the district court appointed Senior Judge James P. Buchele as mediator pursuant to K.S.A. 5-501 et seq. "to assist the parties in resolving all disputes herein" and as master pursuant to K.S.A. 60-253 "to faithfully hear and determine all issues necessary for a final resolution of all justiciable controversies raised by the pleadings and not previously ruled upon by the Court." No objections were made by any party to this order of appointment at any time until after the master's report was filed.
The mediation apparently failed, and after trial of all remaining issues to the master, on March 11, 2002, the 17-page "Report of Special Master" was issued, containing 68 numbered findings of fact, 12 conclusions of law, and 12 itemized determinations, essentially concluding that the implied partnership was limited to the parties' agreement by acquiescence as to the distribution of incomes from the dairy operation and sales of male calves and recommending that Mike be awarded judgment for only the average sales price for 10 head of cows in the amount of $5,053 that he was to receive as a wedding gift and for $7,369.76 from the final sales of male calves. The master expressly concluded that "Mike Schauf does not now nor did he ever acquire any rights or interest in the real estate, cattle, income, bank accounts, savings or other cash assets titled in the name of Leona or Roman Schauf." After receiving written objections and comments from counsel, and entertaining argument on same, the district court adopted the master's report as its judgment. Mike and JoAnn have appealed.
Did the Report of the Master Disregard the Jury Verdict and Address Issues Already Determined by the Jury?
Following the jury trial, Mike and JoAnn argued that the jury's finding "inherently concludes that the property discussed in the trial was a part of the 'partnership relation' which it found." The pretrial order for the balance of the proceedings, however, lists the following issues as those identified by Mike and JoAnn:
"a. Were the parties partners or joint venturers in the Schauf Dairy operation and in all of the farming interests of Schauf Dairy?
"b. If the parties were partners or joint venturers, what property belongs in the partnership and what is the proper distribution as between the parties?"
On appeal, Mike and JoAnn argue that the master disregarded not only the jury verdict finding that the parties were in a partnership relation, but also the findings that were inherently part of that verdict. They argue that the evidence presented to the jury, the manner in which the case was presented, and the court's instructions to the jury were indicative of an "all or nothing" approach and that "Mike was entitled to judgment for at least one third to one-half of the assets of the venture/partnership from the beginning, including all of the assets of Schauf Dairy."
The master addressed this issue by stating:
"The parties claims and arguments of counsel made at the first trial cannot change the scope or meaning of the Jury's General Verdict. The jury was not asked to define the parties' partnership agreement, to determine the partnership assets or the parties' interests in the partnership upon dissolution."
We agree with the master for several reasons. First, it cannot be denied that the exclusive extent of the special verdict was to determine whether the parties were in a partnership relation--nothing more and nothing less. Second, the issues of fact identified by Mike and JoAnn for the pretrial order for the second trial recognized the existence of issues regarding the nature and extent of the partnership relation, identification of partnership property, and its "proper distribution" among the parties. Third, Mike and JoAnn's arguments on appeal are vague and ambiguous in suggesting that Mike is entitled to "one-third to one-half of the assets of the venture/partnership . . . including all of the assets of Schauf Dairy"; this statement demonstrates uncertainty as to the nature of the arrangement and as to the correct proportionate interest of Mike, and it fails to indicate which assets should be considered as those of Schauf Dairy. It is simply indisputable that the special jury verdict was extremely limited and left unresolved a host of issues necessary to any conclusion of the litigation.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the procedural state of affairs following the special jury verdict was in no small manner the result of the action and inaction of Mike and JoAnn. Indeed, it was Mike and JoAnn who moved for bifurcation, suggesting that the issue of the existence of a partnership be separated from issues of an accounting and damages--this reflected an extreme oversimplification of the issues framed by the litigation. Moreover, Mike and JoAnn did not propose any jury instructions or special verdict forms that would have more fully addressed those issues that they claim were inherently included in the jury trial. Indeed, this would have been an ideal situation for using multiple special verdict forms or a general verdict accompanied by answers to interrogatories as provided for by K.S.A. 60-249(a) and (b), but no such procedures were requested. Significantly, Mike and JoAnn did not object to the instructions or simplistic special verdict form that were utilized by the court, except to urge the inclusion of alternate terminology regarding a joint venture.
For all of these reasons, we are not sympathetic to Mike and JoAnn's complaints that the master addressed numerous issues not resolved by the jury verdict. We do not endorse the simplistic special verdict form that was used, but the failure of a special verdict form to resolve other issues tried to a jury does not warrant the need for further jury proceedings where the complaining party did not object to the special verdict form employed. K.S.A. 60-249(a) (constitutes waiver); Hall v. High, 214 Kan. 489, 490, 520 P.2d 1283 (1974); see Butler County R.W.D. No. 8 v. Yates, 275 Kan. 291, 296, 64 P.3d 357 (2003).
Mike and JoAnn further argue that the principle of inherent findings in the verdict of a jury has been embraced by a host of Kansas cases, citing Holder v. Kansas Steel Built, Inc., 224 Kan. 406, 413, 582 P.2d 244 (1978), State v. Spray, 221 Kan. 67, 558 P.2d 129 (1976), Thompson v. Norman, 198 Kan. 436, 424 P.2d 593 (1967), and Lightcap v. Mettling, 196 Kan. 124, 409 P.2d 792 (1966). Although we do not take issue with the notion that a verdict may imply certain inherent findings, none of these authorities suggest that a special verdict that merely finds a partnership relation implies other findings on disputed issues that were neither resolved by nor inconsistent with the verdict rendered, including the nature and extent of the partnership, time frames of its existence, properties contributed, proportionate interests, profits payable, and related issues.
Mike and JoAnn also cite Goben v. Berry, 234 Kan. 721, 676 P.2d 90 (1984), for support of their position that there were inherent findings in the special verdict. We disagree; in Goben the court found generally that a joint venture existed by an express agreement in which Goben and Berry were to share equally, but the court failed to recognize that this implied a sharing of both the profits and assets of the venture. 234 Kan. 726, 729-31. The distinction is that here we have an implied partnership based upon a host of business transactions and property acquisitions over a period of 21 years with no formal agreement to establish any parameters whatsoever; absent a defined venture subject to division and some finding of proportionate interests, we are not persuaded that Goben is applicable.
Finally, we are not persuaded that the master disregarded the special jury verdict. Consistent with the jury finding of a "partnership relation," the master's report acknowledged and recommended enforcement of an implied partnership to the "second" milk incomes and proceeds from sales of male calves since 1985, in accordance with an implied agreement of the parties. It concluded, however, that the evidence failed to support any other expressed or implied agreements for sharing incomes from the Schauf Dairy or any other agreement that would entitle Mike to additional incomes from or interests in his parents' property. These findings are fully consistent with the limited special jury verdict.
For these reasons, we conclude that the scope of the master's report was fully consistent with the special verdict of the jury, and there was no error in its adoption by the district court.
Were Mike and JoAnn Entitled to a Jury Trial on Some of the Issues Determined by the Master and Adopted by the District Court?
Mike and JoAnn next argue that if the special jury verdict was limited to its express terms, the remaining issues included factual determinations that should have been made by a jury rather than a master. This argument has been waived under K.S.A. 60-249(a) and reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of K.S.A. 60-253.
At the outset, we note that Mike and JoAnn's demand for a jury trial rather than the master proceeding on some of the remaining issues was waived as a matter of law upon submission of the special verdict form to the jury. K.S.A. 60-249(a) provides that where the court submits a special verdict as here, a party is deemed to waive its right to jury trial on any other issues of fact raised by the pleadings or the evidence absent a demand for submission of further special written findings.
"'Under [K.S.A. 60-249(a)] the value of special verdicts is retained and the dangers of overlooking material issues of fact are eliminated. This elimination of danger is brought about by the provision that if the judge does not cover all the issues in the submission to the jury the parties must demand the submission of such issues before the jury retires. Otherwise, the objection to failure to submit an issue is waived . . . .'" Bott v. Wendler, 203 Kan. 212, 221, 453 P.2d 100 (1969) (quoting Gard, Kansas C. of Civ. Proc. Annot. § 60-249[a], p. 230 [1963]).
We believe there is good reason for this rule; it is unthinkable that multiple jury trials would be available to a litigant in the same case and on the same evidence. The fundamental position of Mike and JoAnn--that if other findings were not inherent in the first verdict, they were entitled to a second jury trial--is contrary to the underlying purpose of our Code of Civil Procedure: "to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action or proceeding." K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 60-102.
Here, the court proposed submission of the special verdict form: "Do you find that the parties were in a partnership relation?" When Mike and JoAnn failed to demand submission of other fact issues to the jury, they waived any right to a jury trial on such issues. When the district court sustained Leona and Roman's motion to strike the jury demand prior to the appointment of the master, a jury trial of any other issues in this case had already been waived by Mike and JoAnn. Accordingly, the trial court's action was correct, albeit for a different reason. See Drake v. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, 272 Kan. 231, 239, 32 P.3d 705 (2001).
Since neither party briefed the issue of waiver, we also provide an analysis of the claim of error as briefed, but any discussion of whether there remained issues that were triable to a jury must be premised upon the assumption (false in this case) that there had not already been a jury trial wherein Mike and JoAnn waived any right to further jury findings under K.S.A. 60-249(a). The discussion may be worthy, however, where it would seem that the parties simply did not realize that referral to a master is not inherently inconsistent with a case triable to a jury.
As expressly contemplated by K.S.A. 60-253, a trial by master is available for cases triable to a jury. The statute specifically permits "all or any issues of fact or law or both" to be referred to a master but requires that in cases triable to a jury, the referral must be limited to "such issues as involve an examination of complex or voluminous accounts." K.S.A. 60-253(b). In jury actions, the master does not report the evidence but rather testifies to the jury, if available, and any "findings upon the issues submitted to him or her are admissible as evidence of the matters found . . . ." K.S.A. 60-253(e)(3).
Although the parties have addressed on appeal their respective positions of whether there were issues triable to a jury, neither party suggests that these issues did not necessarily involve "an examination of complex or voluminous accounts." In fact, the initial bifurcation suggested by Mike and JoAnn contemplated precisely that--that the accounting and damages issues be reserved based upon "judicial economy," which we interpret as a concession that substantial complexity was involved. Indeed, upon making the referral to the master, the district court noted: "[T]he complexities of the issues . . . and the detailed accounting of many years of business operations that may be necessary to finally resolve all issues." Neither party can credibly suggest that the remaining issues were not duly complex and involved voluminous accounts, given the apparent need for 6 years of discovery to prepare for the trial of these issues. Finally, the mere fact that the record on appeal includes seven volumes consisting of almost 2,300 pages devoted to detailed accounting evidence defies any attempt to suggest that the issues referred did not involve voluminous accounts. Clearly, referral to the master was appropriate despite any jury questions that may have remained.
Given an appropriate referral to the master, any complaint regarding the scope of referral should have been made at the time of referral or at the time of trial before the master, suggesting that some of the issues be reserved for a jury proceeding. Upon filing of the master's report, any party feeling aggrieved by the overbreadth of the scope of referral could have moved the court for a jury trial (assuming the remaining issues triable to a jury had not been waived). If granted, K.S.A. 60-253(e) contemplates testimony by the master to the jury in place of or in addition to consideration of the master's report by the court. Our review of the record reveals no such objection, suggestion, or motion by Mike or JoAnn.
We acknowledge that Mike and JoAnn persisted in their quest for a second jury trial until April 2001, but their efforts never seemed to appreciate the manner in which K.S.A. 60-253 accommodates a trial by master when there are issues triable to a jury. First, we note that Mike and JoAnn made their informal suggestion to the court long before the order of appointment. This informal suggestion did not discuss the procedure available under K.S.A. 60-253(e) but merely insisted that the special jury verdict reflected inherent findings and that a master "outside the judicial system" would be time consuming and expensive; obviously, the district court responded by appointing a master within the judicial system. Second, we acknowledge that Mike and JoAnn argued against the motion to strike jury demand in April 2001 that they were entitled to a subsequent jury trial. The problem with their argument (beyond the fact that they had already waived any remaining jury issues) is that it preceded the appointment of a master, urged trial to the court, and again did not call to the court's attention the availability of K.S.A. 60-253(e). Our Supreme Court has held that participation in a trial before a master, absent a specific and timely objection that the trial by master deprives a party of trial by jury, is a waiver of such rights sufficient for purposes of K.S.A. 60-239(a)(1). See Mitchell, Trustee v. Moon, 206 Kan. 213, 219-20, 478 P.2d 203 (1970). Finally, we acknowledge that Mike and JoAnn argued upon receipt of the master's report that they had been deprived of a jury, but they again made no motion for a jury trial wherein the master could have testified as contemplated by K.S.A. 60-253(e)(3).
For these reasons, we reject Mike and JoAnn's claim that they were deprived of a trial by jury.
Did the District Court Err in Appointing a Master and Ordering that Person to Also Serve as a Mediator?
Mike and JoAnn's final claim of error is that the district court erred in appointing a master and ordering that person to also function as a mediator.
At the outset we agree that there are perils to having a master also serve as a mediator. Mediation is generally conducted under procedural rules, agreements, or practices that communications made during the proceeding will be deemed confidential by all parties. In fact, in mediations conducted in Kansas under either the Dispute Resolution Act, K.S.A. 5-501 et seq., or the Domestic Mediation Act, K.S.A. 23-601 et seq., both K.S.A. 5-512 and K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 23-605 require confidentiality of all information communicated during such mediation or dispute resolution process, subject to statutory exceptions. In order that mediation be successful, disclosures of strategic strengths and weaknesses need to be shared by the parties with the mediator so that a knowledgeable evaluation can be made in the course of trading offers and counteroffers. When a mediator is asked to step out of this role and assume the impartial role of a master, his or her knowledge of the case would be based in part on these confidential communications, which would have the potential to taint impartiality. The better practice is to avoid such a dual appointment and to preclude any person who serves as a mediator from being assigned to any subsequent role as a factfinder or master in the same case.
Having noted the better practice, we are unwilling to assign error where a complaining party fails to object to the dual appointment. Once again, our review of the record reveals no objection by Mike and JoAnn to the dual appointment, and certainly an objection would have been proper at the time of the appointment, upon the start of mediation, or at trial before the master. Although the mediation here was apparently conducted pursuant to K.S.A. 5-501 et seq., thus triggering the confidentiality provisions of K.S.A. 5-512, there is no specific prohibition in the statute against dual service as a mediator and a factfinder or master. Moreover, K.S.A. 5-512(b)(4) exempts persons required to report information "in order to comply with orders of a court." Finally, we view the absence of any specific objection to the dual appointment as a waiver of such confidentiality, which is specifically permissible under K.S.A. 5-512(a).
In the absence of such an objection to the dual appointment, Mike and JoAnn may not complain of the dual appointment on appeal. A party may not complain of rulings or matters to which he or she consented, or take advantage of any error upon appellate review which he or she invited, or in which he or she participated. Elwood-Gladden Drainage District v. Ramsel, 206 Kan. 75, 77-78, 476 P.2d 696 (1970). This rule is particularly true where a party objects to the dual appointment of the same person as a mediator and master for the first time after the master's report has been filed. Mitchell, Trustee v. Moon, 206 Kan. at 219; Stanley v. Weston, 92 Kan. 317, 320-21, 140 Pac. 878 (1914).
Notwithstanding our disapproval of the dual appointment of the same person as mediator and master as not being the better practice, the lack of a timely and specific objection requires that we affirm the district court on this issue.


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"Going beyond the hype of social media and online influence means going beyond the numbers and popularity games. It means digging into the real meaning of influence and finding the true value of making connections with the right people," explained Pierre-Loic Assayag, CEO of Traackr, and Shonali Burke, VP, Digital, MSL Washington D.C., at the 2012 PRSA Counselors Academy.
There are many tools to measure influence, including Klout, Peer Index, Tweet Level, and Tweet Grader. The problem with tools that measure influence is that they cannot agree and that is because marketers are asking the wrong questions. Rather than try and use new tools based on old practices, marketing and PR professionals must understand that influence varies – both qualitative and quantitative – and depends on content.
With three percent of people creating 90 percent of the impact online, it is imperative that communicators understand influencers as they pertain to individual clients. Not all influencers will fit the bill. Therefore, marketers must identify the right people for the job. In other words, marketers must choose relevance over popularity.
- Influence is both an art and a science. Search, secure, rank, and track.
- Focus on the task at hand. "Cognitive blindness" causes many marketers to miss influencers.
- Commit. Discover, listen, and engage to understand what the conversation is about.
Once marketers have found the relevant influencers, then what? Assayag and Burke say that it is time to "manage influencers" and that PR professionals must approach the relationship as if "it is a marriage and not a date." Part of managing the relationship involves understanding the different metrics that define success such as web traffic, brand mentions, sales, engagement metrics, and sentiment/tone, among others.
In the end, finding the right influencers is really about providing value (what can you do for them?), being relevant, and being genuine and then finding the right metrics that help drive value and not hype. In wrapping up, Burke talked about the Blue Key campaign and how it used the power of influencers. Check out my colleague, Andrea Corbo's post, When a Hashtag Leads to Help: PR Tips from #BlueKey.
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LOS ANGELES – The beauty has been in taking away the beauty.
The Clippers are a glamorous, fun-to-watch group with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin playing the transition game in the fast lane as the Los Angeles team with a future. Lob City, population: As Many As Can Fit On The Bandwagon.
The Grizzlies, on the other hand, are impressive in the ways that matter this time of the year. They have asserted their will in a way the opponent can not match, or at least has been unable to in several games, the latest example a 103-93 Memphis victory Tuesday night at Staples Center. They have held their composure in a way the Clippers did when the teams met in the 2012 opening round.
It's been that way all season, really. The Grizzlies had an impressive first half of the season, then invited severe criticism by trading leading scorer Rudy Gay from a team that already had trouble scoring. But Memphis kept winning despite the predictions of doom, just as they have kept winning despite falling into an 0-2 hole against the pyrotechnic Clippers in this series.
There is a toughness about this group, and not just from physical center Marc Gasol and power forward Zach Randolph. The Grizzlies have defined the style of play — it's a grind — in these last three wins.
"… At the end of the first quarter, we were down two and we even had the lead a couple of times," coach Lionel Hollins said. "Then the second quarter, we took the tone of the game with our defense and we played with that the rest of the game."
We are not in Lob City. Blake Griffin was floor-bound Tuesday with a sprained right ankle suffered the day before in practice, managing 20 minutes before being pulled for good in the third quarter (four points on 2-for-7 shooting and five rebounds). But the Clippers are not on the verge of elimination because of Griffin's injury. It's more about what Memphis has done.
Memphis wanted a slower pace and has gotten it the last three games by mostly shutting down the Clippers in transition. Memphis wanted a ball-control, mistake-free offense to play through Gasol and Randolph. The Grizzlies have mostly gotten that, too.
Point guard Mike Conley in the three wins: six assists and two turnovers, 13 assists and two turnovers, 10 assists and no turnovers.
The Grizzlies, overall, in the wins: seven, 13 and 10 turnovers. Thirty miscues in 144 minutes of playoff basketball.
"They really execute their plays," Clippers guard Chauncey Billups said. "They run their plays all the way through. We know pretty much where they're going. After the play is over, they dump it down. They're just a really disciplined team."


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ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 253
NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy
13 million light-years
This image was created from HST data from proposals 10915: J. Dalcanton (University of Washington), and collaborators.
F475W (B), F606W (V), and F814W (I)
This image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
Blue: F475W (B)
Green: F606W (V)
Red: F814W (I)
NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)


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Featured articles nominations
The featured articles of the wiki are articles that represent the best that the Harry Potter Wiki has to offer. This is not a way to showcase the articles of your favourite characters, houses, or the like.
An article must…
- Be well-written and detailed.
- Be unbiased, non-point of view.
- Be sourced with all available sources and appearances.
- Follow the Layout Guide and all other policies on the Harry Potter Wiki.
- Following the review process, be stable, i.e. it does not change significantly from day to day and is not the subject of ongoing edit wars. This does not apply to vandalism and protection or semi-protection as a result of vandalism.
- Not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc.).
- Have a proper lead that gives a good summary of the topic and can be used for the front page featured box.
- Have significant information from all sources and appearances, especially a biography for character articles.
- Be completely referenced for all available material and sources.
- Have all quotes and images sourced.
- Provide at least one quote on the article. A leading quote at the beginning of the article will be required only if there is quotable dialogue by or about the subject. Although quotes may be placed in the body of the article, a maximum of one quote is allowed at the beginning of each section.
- Include a "personality and traits" section on all character articles.
- Include a "magical skills and abilities" section on all relevant character articles, especially for Wizard characters where said powers and/or abilities are stipulated.
- Include a reasonable number of images of sufficient quality to illustrate the article, if said images are available.
- Pass review by the Department of Mysteries review panel.
How to nominate:
- First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
- Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organisation, images, notability, sources).
- Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
- The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
- Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 2 Unspeakable supports and no objections (or the objections have been stricken or overridden), it will be added to the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article."
- Be sure to place sign in the "Nominated by" line when the nomination is posted for voting.
How to vote:
- Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
- Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either support or object the article's nomination.
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- As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors. Do not strike other users' objections; it is up to the objector to review the changes and strike if they are satisfied.
- Once an article has a total of three votes, and no outstanding objections after at least a week, the article will be added to the list and be officially known as a "featured article."
- No nominator may vote for their own nominations.
Also remember to add {{F.A. Nomination}} at the top of the article you are nominating.
At least once every month, the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the Main Page as featured, marked with the {{FA}} template and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the {{Featured article}} template. Nominations that are inactive with outstanding objections for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list by the Unspeakables.
Featured article nominations
- Nominator: SuperMarshmallow
- Nomination comments: It has a lot of pictures, it's very neat, and I think it has all the info possible.
(0 Unspeakables/1 Users/1 Total)
Support 1. Contains lots of information about subject, depicting very clearly her biography. Fructosejerv0412
Rowena Ravenclaw (+1)
- Nominator: Rodolphus
- Nomination comments: I think it covers all information we have on her.
(1 Unspeakables/4 Users/5 Total)
- With the issue regarding the image worked out, I'm a yes on this one. ProfessorTofty (talk) 22:20, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Very nice. Darth henry
- Absolutely. ('Course there is the possibility that I'm slitghtly biased in her favor, as I am in her house...) (^^) Dr. Galenos (talk) 04:19, July 31, 2013 (UTC)</strike>
- Certainly, as I am in her house, and we need to know more on founders anyway.:) Benjamin Feng
- Rowena has my vote. Very well structured, and links to everything it should. Sources everywhere I thought there should be. Allsevenbooks (talk) 20:15, July 11, 2014 (UTC)
- Agree with all of the above, find the article well written and to be of enough importance that it should be featured. Cam123123
- Looking good on the whole, however we've got an unsourced image here, this one-- File:Ravenclaw_with_wand.png. Any way we can get a source on this? Other than that, I linked up a couple of things that needed linking. ProfessorTofty (talk) 01:38, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- Is it? I wouldn't know; I haven't played any of those games. ProfessorTofty (talk) 00:13, January 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Definitely not from the second video game, I just finished that one.. unless the PS1 and PS2 versions vary... --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 00:29, January 3, 2013 (UTC)
Oh, yes. They vary. And the PC and GBA/GBC versions are also differen. I definitely remember her appearing in the PC version.--Rodolphus (talk) 07:44, January 3, 2013 (UTC)
- If we can just get an ID on this, we can move forward. Alternatively, if the source of the image can't be identified, it can just be removed from the article; it has plenty of other images. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:27, January 8, 2013 (UTC)
- Done -- I've just ID'd the picture; it's her Chocolate Frog Card from the PC version of Philosopher's Stone. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 19:16, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Helena Ravenclaw
- Nominator: Rodolphus
- Nomination comments:
(0 Unspeakables/1 Users/1 Total)
Support Dr. Galenos (talk) 16:16, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
Comments Same as above, again great on the whole, but there's this image here - File:112.jpg - claims to be an image of her on set, but it has no sourcing information, no category information, no description whatsoever. And unlike the one above, this may be a bit harder to track down. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:32, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Given it has many images, cozldn´t we remove it until we have a source?--Rodolphus (talk) 09:44, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Dont see a good reason why not. (Course, I am a bit biased.) ;) Dr. Galenos (talk) 16:16, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
I want to vote yes for this one. I just read through the article and it's very structured. It is good at portaying her story easily.Allsevenbooks (talk) 15:18, July 10, 2014 (UTC)
Rodolphus Lestrange (-1)
- Nominator: Yugimuto1
- Nomination comments:
(0 Unspeakables/0 Users/0 Total)
Object Sorry, but still a bit lacking in overall references and maybe could use a couple more quotes and such. I'd say this one is very close, but it could still use a bit of work. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:37, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Aberforth Dumbledore
- Nominator: ProfessorTofty
- Nomination comments:
(1 Unspeakables/0 Users/1 Total)
- With the problematic image removed from the article, I no longer have any objection to promoting this one. ProfessorTofty (talk) 22:24, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Everything we know about Aberforth if in this article. It seems as this would be the best nomination this time around. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fbfingerboard (talk • contribs).
- Ah, very good. This article is extremely detailed, and very well-sourced. Same problem as some of the other articles above, though, we just have one image that's unsourced, and that's this here -- File:Menterisihirid-5.jpg. If we can clear that up, I think this one is a great choice. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:50, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
- That image should probably be removed anyway. The "Zazzle" watermark isn't appropriate for an in-universe article. - Nick O'Demus 13:48, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
- Done - Image removed ProfessorTofty (talk) 22:24, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
- That image should probably be removed anyway. The "Zazzle" watermark isn't appropriate for an in-universe article. - Nick O'Demus 13:48, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
Argus Filch
- Nominator: Layton4
- Nomination comments: I believe it contains a very good layout, tons of information, and clearly answers any questions you may have about him. Just informative, and nothing more to be added.
(0 Unspeakables/0 Users/0 Total)
This article has my vote because it is very well detailed and well written. The article is unbiased and is very well structured.


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Eight 8-oz. cups of water has been the standard hydration "rule" for decades, but the reality is that hydration requirements can vary widely depending on body weight, activity level, and the rest of your diet.
A more accurate way to determine how much fluid you need is to divide your weight (in pounds) by two, and that's approximately how many ounces of fluid you need daily. Add an additional 16 ounces for every pound of sweat lost during exercise or work outdoors in hot temperatures.
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Location: Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable ResearchTitle: A test of fruit varieties on entry rate and development by neonate larvae of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella Author
|Davis, Thomas
|Garczynski, Stephen
|Stevens-rumann, Camille - University Of Idaho
|Landolt, Peter
Submitted to: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/21/2013
Publication Date: 8/1/2013
Citation: Davis, T.S., Garczynski, S.F., Stevens-Rumann, C., Landolt, P.J. 2013. A test of fruit varieties on entry rate and development by neonate larvae of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 148:259-266.
Interpretive Summary: Codling moth is a damaging insect pest of fruit orchards, and larval feeding causes substantial economic losses for growers by reducing commercial value of fruit crops. Although this insect is a serious management concern for orchardists, there is surprisingly little information available regarding basic fruit preferences of codling moth larvae. Researchers at the USDA-ARS laboratory in Wapato, Washington are seeking to determine how larval feeding and development on fruit is affected by fruit species, variety, and nutritional content. They discovered that larvae preferentially feed on apples and pears, and that larvae were less likely to feed and develop in quince and walnut fruits. Similarly, they found that larval entry rates and subsequent development was best in Golden Delicious apples, and that larvae were less likely to feed and develop into large adults when colonizing Red Delicious or Granny Smith apple varieties. Finally, sugar content of apple pulp was found to be positively correlated with larval entry and performance, and Golden Delicious apples had the highest average sugar content. Their studies provide new insight into the factors important for management of codling moth larvae, and suggest that assessments fruit species and variety have important behavioral and developmental effects on moth larvae and pulp sugar content of fruit.
Technical Abstract: The rate of entry by neonate larvae of the frugivorous codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), into fruit material was investigated. Larval entry was assayed across several host plant species and several genetic varieties within a host species (apple). Effects of apple varieties on adult moth size, larval development time, and pulp sucrose concentration were also determined. Four important findings emerged: (1) neonate larvae had the highest frequency of entry (86% of larvae) into apple fruits, compared with pear (78%), quince (56%), and walnut (32%); (2) the frequency of larval entry into immature apples varied by apple variety, and larval entry rate was highest in var Golden Delicious apples (72%), compared to Granny Smith (46%) and Red Delicious (64%); (3) on average, adult moths were larger and development times were shorter on the variety with the highest entry frequency (Golden Delicious); and (4) sucrose concentrations were higher for the Golden Delicious variety (17.5 µg/mg) than either Granny Smith (15.9 µg/mg) or Red Delicious (15.1 µg/mg) varieties—which positively correlates with entry and development data. In summary, host plant species and varietals within a species have consequences for the entry success and development of neonate codling moth larvae in fruits, and that larval performance is correlated with the mean sucrose concentration of host material. Future studies should seek to directly link host fruit varieties and sugar concentrations to aspects of moth population dynamics with manipulative experiments in a field setting.


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Travel: Santiago, Chile, restaurants worth your pesos
Santiago is home to dozens of restaurants that are worth your pesos. Here are a few spots that range from fine dining to fast-food.
Aqui esta Coco
This Providencia district icon has been serving some of Santiago's best seafood for decades. A fire closed the original eatery but the chef and owner, Coco Pacheco, reopened and continues to draw crowds and praise for the fun, vibrant atmosphere and fish dishes you can't find anywhere else.
Astrid y Gaston
Another iconic restaurant in Providencia, this upscale Peruvian joint was established in Lima before the spot in Santiago was opened. Good luck getting a table. Better luck choosing among the traditional dishes with a twist.
Argentine steakhouses are nearly as popular as Peruvian seafood restaurants in Santiago -- and that's a good thing. Many of the Spanish-influenced cuts of beef are different from what we're accustomed to in the U.S., but the quality isn't foreign. At this Los Condes district eatery, paintings of cows in place of famous art subjects -- such as the Moo-a Lisa -- draw attention and giggles, but the meat is nothing to laugh at.
Pasta and seafood are the specialties, but the service is what stands out at this El Golf district neighborhood joint. Make sure you say hello to the Elvis Cow statue near the entrance.
Here's a restaurant that's made for the upscale evening in downtown Santiago. The kitchen takes pride in its artistic dishes, and if you're trying to zero in on one, try the corvina. You might know it as the Chilean sea bass. But that's its marketing name in the United States, and it's not even really a bass. Its real name? Patagonian toothfish. Whatever the name, it's delicious.
Chile is home to a huge population of descendents of some 30,000 German immigrants who arrived around the turn of the 20th century. Their heritage is alive and well in Chile, most importantly in quality beer -- try anything from the Kunstmann brewery -- and in restaurants like this one, whose specialities, as you could expect, are schnitzel and spaetzle.
Tip y Tap
It's a cross between Quiznos and Chili's. At Tip y Tap, you can get a beer and a beef sandwich with fresh avocado, tomato and onion with hot sauce. When you want something that's tasty and doesn't take much thinking but still qualifies as "fast food," kick back at any of the locations spread across the city.


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Bill attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, and then finished his education at Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in the Bronx from 1931-1935. During World War II, Bill built ships for the Navy, holding supervisory positions at Sun Ship, Bethlehem-Sparrows Point, Baltimore, Md., and Consolidated Steel Corporation in Orange, Texas. After WWII, he purchased and ran Teche Steel Works, Inc. in New Iberia, La., where he built smaller naval vessels.
In 1948, Bill and his wife, Florence, moved to La Jolla where he participated with the La Jolla Players Community Theater, the patrons for which included Ms. Caroline Cummins, Ms. William S. Kellogg and Gregory Peck.
In 1951, Bill bought Acme Ornamental Iron Works, Inc. in National City, which he ran as president for 27 years before his retirement in 1978. He parlayed his shipbuilding skills into steel fabrication and participated as a subcontractor in the construction of many San Diego buildings, including the aviary at the Wild Animal Park, Scripps Memorial Hospital, The Bishop's School, Mr. A's and the San Onofre Power Plant. His favorite construction always remained his home on Country Club Drive and the Two-Headed Eagle at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley. Bill donated the eagle in 1965 after being a member of the first Scottish Rite class to be held in that building.
Bill was a member of the La Jolla Masonic Lodge for 54 years. He served as Master of the Lodge in 1964, and received the Hiram Distinguished Service Award in 2000. He was an avid and excellent bridge player, joining the La Jolla Men's Bridge Club in 1948, where he served as president several times, organizing annual meetings and fund raisers to encourage new membership. After his wife's death, Bill played duplicate bridge at the Soledad Bridge Club, the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, and Adventures in Bridge, eventually becoming a Life Master. He was a Life Associate and 50-year member of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Because Florence and Bill loved to travel, they visited many countries. After her death, Bill joined Global Volunteers Service Program to teach English to high school students in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Italy, even though he was in his late 80s. He also volunteered in the community by reading to pre-schoolers at the La Jolla Library and kindergartners at Pacific Beach Elementary.
His strong sense of civic responsibility, commitment to bettering the community and love of La Jolla led him to establish the Markey Family Grove of trees at La Jolla Cove.
Bill was known for being a true gentleman. He could be spotted a block away by his warm smile, beret and bowtie. He enjoyed people, young and old alike. He was always up for an adventure and showed a vitality and passion for life to the end. He will be profoundly missed by many.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, and two brothers, Milton and Richard. Survivors include one daughter, Melissa Renaud Markey, of La Jolla, California, as well as several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on his 99th birthday, April 4 at 2:30 p.m. at St James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., with interment and reception immediately following.


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Throwing in the Towel in "Wanted", Episode 17 of Season 4
Pictured: Eric Christian Olsen (LAPD Liaison Marty Deeks). Sam fears for his family's safety when his wife is called to resume a former CIA cover after a case suggests ties to the infamous Sidorov and his stolen nukes, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, March 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Series regular Chris O'Donnell directed the episode. Aunjanue Ellis ("The Mentalist," "The Help") returns to guest star as Sam's wife, Michelle Hanna/Quinn. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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After the first round of the wrestling postseason over the weekend, plenty of Jasper County athletes have set themselves up for a possible appearance at the state meet.
Lynnville-Sully advanced to regional duals as a team and will send five individual wrestlers to districts, Prairie City-Monroe will send four individuals to the next step and Colfax-Mingo had two individual champions and will advance four wrestlers overall. Collins-Maxwell-Baxter competed as well, but wasn't able to advance any competitors.
The top two teams from each district and top two individuals at each weight class were given passage to districts this upcoming weekend.
Wrestling at BGM in Class 1A Sectional 1, the Hawks had arguably the strongest day of the area schools. Levi Bennington (145 pounds), Caden Doll (160) and Shane Thompson (285) all earned sectional championships. Malin Meyer (120) and Meliek Meyer (152) each placed second.
Bennington and Thompson each earned pins in their contested victories, while Doll had a 13-7 decision in his final match. The Meyers were both defeated in their respective first-place matches, but recovered in wrestlebacks to keep their seasons alive.
"Everyone wrestled with tons of heart, which is something that you cannot coach, but is a very important to success," Lynnville-Sully coach Steve Northcutt said. "This was our team goal from day one, and I'm very proud our team reached our goal. Thanks to all of our fans we had there, it was great to see that kind of support."
Helping the Hawks reach regional duals were five third-place finishes, coming from Cole Nickell (106), Jamison Goodyk (126), Austin Newell (132), Noah Zylstra (170) and Jack Hardin (182).
Lynnville-Sully will travel to Don Bosco-Gilbertville for regional duals on Tuesday, where it will face the tall task of Class 1A No. 5 West Marshall. For districts, the Hawks will compete at Pleasantville on Saturday.
After a tough semifinal round at Class 2A Sectional 4 at Saydel High School, PCM was able to advance four wrestlers on to districts and finished just two points shy of moving on as a team.
No Mustangs earned individual titles, but Jade Coleman (152), Luke Cummings (160), Dakota Timmins (170) and Lucas Rains (195) all took second place to advance.
Timmins avenged two earlier losses in the season against Saydel's Amos Wright to earn his district spot, while Coleman and Rains also earned pins in their second-place matches.
After being surprised in the semifinals, conference champion Ron Marshall (182) ended up taking third, as did Tristan Clark (126), Skyler Koder (138) and Ian Reed (145).
"The guys wrestled hard all day, and I'm happy we qualified four," PCM coach Cory Waddell said. "You always want more, but four from this young group is good. Overall, it was a successful day for this young team."
PCM will compete in its district meet at Ballard of Huxley.
Lynnville-Sully wasn't the only team to find some success at BGM on Saturday.
Colfax-Mingo's Class 1A No. 5 Jimmy Abell (106) and Dylan Albright (170) took steps toward another berth at state, while Richard Blom (126) and Brandon Byal (285) will make the trip to district with them after the Tigerhawks' fourth-place finish.
"Our wrestlers competed today with an intensity that we have been waiting to see," C-M coach Bryan Poulter said. "We didn't come home with any bad taste in our mouths. We competed hard and with a purpose."
Similar to a lot of his tournaments this season, Abell didn't have a contested match until the finals, when he pinned Tri-County-Montezuma's Mason Garber in one minute, 10 seconds. After receiving a forfeit in the first round, Albright cruised to a championship with consecutive pins of 59 seconds and 1:08, respectively.
Blom and Byal each received byes in the first round before Blom earned a decision and Byal stuck his opponent in the next round to reach the title bout. Teammates Ty Carlson (113) and Chris Warner (195) each placed third.
"This next week will be a big bonus week for Richard and Brandon as they train and learn about the next level of wrestling," Poulter said. "We look forward to districts."
The Tigerhawks will once again join Lynnville-Sully at districts in Pleasantville.
After making the long trip out to Ogden, the Collins-Maxwell-Baxter wrestlers' season came to an end on Saturday.
Lehvi Bucklin (170) and Dawson Dahlke (285) led the way for the Raiders with third-place finishes, Both suffered pins in the semifinal round, but scored victories in wrestlebacks. Both also finished with more than 20 wins on the year.
Other notable finishes for the Raiders included Jake Hennick (106), Lincoln Brown (126) and Dylan Williams (195), who each finished fourth.
"This weekend didn't go as planned," CMB coach Dennis Hennick said. "Overall the year was a tough one for us as a team, but we had some individuals have great seasons. We have a lot of hard-working, good kids."


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by Henry "Hank" Stark
Ithaca College's classical music programs are -- and I say this completely without hyperbole -- absolutely indispensable to my cultural life. But I need to be honest with you: My enjoyment of the output of the School of Music has been compromised by strong, intermittent feelings of guilt.
I came back to live in Ithaca in 2000; I'd obtained my undergraduate degree at Cornell years ago and wanted to return to the area for retirement. I'd been living in a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, midway between Boston and New York, and so had been fortunate to hear many top-quality orchestras, chamber groups, and soloists on a regular basis. I was convinced that coming to "centrally isolated" Ithaca was going to be a huge step down the cultural ladder. I knew that Cornell University and Ithaca College hosted visiting artists, but I guessed that those concerts would be few and far between.
As I sampled the musical fare at Ithaca College, I was amazed by the quality of musicianship of the many student performance groups. I became a regular at concerts of the symphonic band, wind ensemble, concert band, chamber orchestra, and symphony orchestra, as well as many faculty solo and ensemble recitals. During the school year I found myself on South Hill as many as five times a week -- driving almost 20 miles round trip to attend performances.
At each free concert my sense of guilt grew; the more I enjoyed the music, the guiltier I felt. Why? I was reaping the artistic benefits but wasn't paying a dime. I wondered, how could I relieve myself of the guilt if the College refused to charge for admission? No one else was aware of my increasing conflict. I decided to seek professional help.
I learned that a dean named Arthur Ostrander oversaw the IC School of Music. I called him and requested a meeting. He was receptive, even though he had no idea that he was about to become my surrogate psychiatrist. At our first session I explained how conscience-stricken I felt about enjoying the wonderful music he was indirectly responsible for making available to me. I told him it was imperative for me to assuage my guilt by giving something back.
Perhaps, I mused, I could make a contribution to the School of Music? The dean, a quick study if ever there was one, picked up immediately on my problem and agreed that he would be willing to accept some money from me on behalf of the music program. Being a rather quick study myself, I saw that we could both benefit from this solution.
But the story doesn't end there. During our conversation I had revealed that I was a proficient piano player with an abject lack of knowledge of music theory. Dean Ostrander suggested I audit a theory course.
I jumped at the idea. At first it was difficult being three times older than the next-oldest student in the class. The other students, I think, suspected me of being a spy for the teacher. But eventually we developed a wonderful relationship, com paring homework and test results, and I learned a lot from Professor Marge Porterfield.
One music course led to another -- and then another. Four semesters flew by. I had never played in a band or orchestra and had always wondered what it would be like. I asked the dean if I might attend rehearsals with a performance group from the first day through to the performance.
Ostrander lost no time in conferring with Professor Mark Fonder, director of the concert band. Before long Fonder was providing me with the scores of all the musical selections they would be playing for the concert. He introduced me to the band so they would know why that strange older man would be sit ting behind the percussion section in a re hears al room every Tuesday and in the fifth row of Ford Hall every Thursday. The students in the concert band were terrific. They answered, or tried to answer, all my questions, such as
- What's the difference between a cornet and a trumpet?
- Why do trumpet players use scores written for cornets?
- How does a timpanist adjust the skins on kettle drums?
- What's the difference in pitch between a tuba and a euphonium?
[Test your music savvy --then, see Answers.]
They were patient with me and fun to be with. I loved the music, was learning from the rehearsals, and liked interacting with the students. Although I never played with them, I am without a doubt a much more informed listener because of the classes and rehearsals.
However, just knowing how valuable this experience was caused my old problem, guilt, to resurface. What could I do?
I had noticed that IC students spend most of their time in just a few locations: campus, dorm, Wegmans, Pyramid Mall, Collegetown, and downtown Ithaca -- all within a few miles of each other. Be cause I love the countryside around Ithaca I wanted to expose them to the culture and natural beauty outside the immediate area, so I thought I could kill two proverbial birds (my guilt and their unfamiliarity with the area) with one stone.
I suggested to Dean Ostrander that we take the band on a trip to a new cultural experience. I would pay for the day, including buses, lunch, and incidentals. I was so happy; now I would wipe out my guilt with one easy check-writing swoop of my pen.
But it wouldn't be that easy. Ostrander, Fonder, and I soon realized that many great regional musical venues such as the Binghamton Opera, Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, and the Skaneateles Music Festival were quiet during the school year.
Then Fonder had an inspired idea. He contacted his former student and concert band member Diana Cassar-Uhl '96, a staff sergeant who plays clarinet for the U.S. Army Band in West Point, New York. A plan was hatched. The concert band would take a bus from Ithaca to the U.S. Military Academy and each band would play a concert for the other. In addition, they could break into sections and play together -- e.g., clarinets from each band would combine.
Time grew too short this year, so we're working on it for next year in an expanded form: each band might play a public concert at the other's venue. As I anticipate how many people could benefit from this ex change, I've noticed my guilt feelings are diminishing.
To keep guilt in its proper place I continue to make modest annual contributions to the School of Music. I'm so liberated that I'm able to attend and en joy wonderful concerts in Whalen Center this year -- as many and as often as I please.
Henry "Hank" Stark is a freelance writer and a regular columnist for the Ithaca Journal. He guest lectures on marketing topics at Cornell University and TC3. During his 35-year career he was a national sales manager and vice president for major apparel companies and was twice named salesperson of the year at Levi Strauss. Hank and his wife, Cher, are residents of Kendal at Ithaca. You can read about his contributions to recycling and sustainability in his "Final Word" essay, Pitching In, in this issue,.


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Your Dog May be Smart, but Can He Do This? [VIDEO]
I like to think our dogs are pretty smart. Who am I kidding, they're dumb as rocks. Our Malamute named Zevon won't even chase a ball. He just looks at you like "what, are you kidding me?" Our 2 Yorkies Bella and Coco will fetch toys, but they won't bring them back to you. Instead, they just fight over the toys, and end up running off with them. You know how it is, but we love them anyway.
Here is a dog that is anything but typical, this one does a worthy of the Ringling Bros. Check it out below.
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Daniels, WV- With only one day left before the start of the 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship, the Coker College Golf Team seems very relaxed a prepared for the coming weeks events.
The Cobras begin their run at the National Title on Tuesday, as they tee off starting at 7:30 a.m. Joining Coker in the first round will be Cameron University and the University of California Bakersfield.
Cobra fans can follow all the action live on www.golfstat.com with live scoring every two holes. Be sure to check out www.cokercobras.com following each day's round for the latest on how Coker is doing and when they tee off the next day.
Again, be sure to follow all the action for the 2006 NCAA National Championship live on www.golfstat.com starting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 16.


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