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Harvesters are used on a wide scale for the harvesting of plantation forests and clearcutting forests and in thinning operations. The are predominant fixtures in Europe's forestry sector, particularly in Sweden and Finland, where they handle the majority of both those countries' commercial felling.
[edit] History
[edit] Rudy Vit's Bomardier Harvester
The development of harvesters started in 1957 when Rudy Vit, a young engineering student in Czechoslovakia, was engaged in a project with Bombardier and the North Shore Paper Co. to design a mechanized timber-harvesting machine. His machine made creative use of two recent inventions at the time—hydraulics and chainsaws. The unit consisted of a compact unit mounted on a Bombardier HDW coupled with two chain saws mounted on the front. One saw made an undercut and the other severed the tree held by a hydraulic power-driven head. The tree was then lowered over the machine and placed on rear rack that could hold several trees at once. Approximately 11 units were built over nine years and showcased the potential for a machine that could fall, accumulate and skid a whole turn of trees to the roadside. As a full-tree harvester, his machine was a decade ahead of its time.[2]
Over the next decade, the development of harvesters focused primarily on shortwood harvesters that could fall, delimb, and buck trees into short lengths in order to meet the demands of a growing pulpwood industry.
[edit] John Pope's Crawler Tractor Harvester
A year after Vit built his first harvesting machine, John Pope designed another harvester at North Western Pulp & Power's Hinton, Alberta operations. He chose to mount a hydraulic-powered falling head to a crawler tractor. The head was very similar to Vit's. It grasped the tree while a chainsaw cut it off. The machine then rotated the tree into a horizontal position to be delimbed before pushing the tree back through the falling head to be bucked. One drawback of both Vit and Pope's machines was that they both had to drive right up to the tree in order to fall it, resulting in poor production rates.
[edit] The Timberbuncher
In 1959, Jack Boyd of Timberland Machines designed a harvesting machine that inherently addressed this problem. The Timberbuncher was a turntable mounted on a tracked undercarriage and used a knuckleboom with a grapple and a saw to fall and pile the trees into bunches. The falling device was of particular interest as it utilized a hydraulic cylinder to force wire rope through the tree. Despite this, no forest companies wanted to finance the development of his harvester. Eventually the knuckleboom concept for a harvesting machine would be introduced to market in later years. Boyd's machine was simply introduced a decade too early for the industry.
[edit] The Beloit Harvester
In 1963 Bob Larson, on behalf of the Ontario-based Marathon Paper Mills, developed the Beloit Harvester. His machine also addressed the weaknesses presented in Vit and Pope's machines. Larson's version of a harvester was also mounted on a crawler tractor but it displayed one unique concept—a knuckleboom capable of reaching out from the tractor and delimbing the tree with knives, essentially topping and falling it with a shear, and then piling the tree to one side. Since the harvester was being built to handle larger timber, over time it grew to a size that made it too bulky, eventually rendering it useless. It did however garner a lot if interest at the onset. Over a span of 10 years, 40 units were built.
[edit] The Busch Combine
Designed by Tom Busch in 1959, the Busch Combine was a harvester built to work in drier southern pine forests. This machine was built on an articulated, rubber-tired tractor. It drove directly up to tree and cut it with shears before placing the tree in a carriage to be delimbed and bucked. The cut logs descended into a cradle and tied into one-cord bundles that were then ejected from the machine and picked up by a forwarder. He even designed a forwarder called a Busch Loader to complement his harvester. Busch's machine had many amicable features and qualities. It was affordable to maintain, could travel on public roads, was highly mobile, and cost less to manufacture than tracked machines. It also possessed the most efficient set of shears on the market at that time. The harvester generated a great deal of interest amongst loggers and spurred the development of number of other harvesters.[3]
[edit] Koehring-Waterous Harvester
Upon it's entry into the logging industry into the 1960s, Koehring-Waterous obtained the rights to the Dowty rubber-tired forwarder and began working on a harvester using the Dowty chassis. The concept for the harvester was to be a unit that including a felling shear on a boom that reached out, severed a tree, and then held the tree upright for processing. The tree dropped into a processing head and was delimbed with the bucked-off logs being stored and then discarded from the machine in one-cord bundles. The machine was regarded one of the most successful harvesters of its kind.[4]
Throughout the 1960s, several other prototypes of harvesting machines would be developed and manufactured. These included the Windsor Tree Harvester, an Australian invention; an unsuccessful version of a harvester designed by Caterpillar that used a Model 950 front end loader to carry a falling, delimbing, and bucking attachment; the Woodsmobile harvester designed in 1966 by Bob Larson in cooperation with the Great Lakes Forest Industries; and a harvester developed by Timberjack in 1967.
[edit] Single-grip Harvester
The first single-grip harvester, the SP 21, was developed and manufactured by SP Maskiner in Sweden in 1983.[5]
[edit] How it Works
The capability of a harvester combines the functioning of a processor and feller buncher but without the ability to bunk or store logs and then forward the logs on to a roadside landing area. [6] A feller buncher fells and bunches up logs. A processor typically follows behind a feller buncher to pick up trees. The processor is a mobile machine that consists of a power plant, operator enclosure, and maneuverable articulating arm onto which a processing head is attached. Rollers on the processor pull the tree through to a clamp that removes tree branches. A saw in the processing head then cuts off the top of the tree. The machine pulls the delimbed tree through the processing head, halts at the desired length for cutting, cuts, and then repeats the entire process until all the trees in the pile left behind by the feller buncher are delimbed and cut to the appropriate lengths.
Harvesters are usually built on an all-terrain wheel or tracked vehicle that can maneuver on level ground and steep forest terrain. The vehicle may be articulated to provide tight turning capability around obstacles. A diesel engine typically powers the vehicle and the harvesting apparatus through hydraulic drive. An extensible articulated boom similar to that of an excavator carries the harvester head. In fact, some harvesters are adaptations of excavators with a new harvester head and others are built to be more multi-purpose machines.
[edit] Single-grip/ Double-grip Harvesters
There are currently two types of harvesters available on the market: single-grip harvesters and double-grip harvesters. Single-grip harvesters have tree-processing devices mounted on a single articulated boom. One of the drawbacks of single-grip harvesters is that the boom is not able to process another tree or be repositioned to process another tree after felling because the boom is also employed to delimb the tree.[7]
Double-grip harvesters, on the contrary, have only their tree felling mechanism mounted to the boom. This type of harvester consists of a tree delimbing assembly mounted in front of the vehicle and an articulated boom that includes a tree felling apparatus. After felling the tree, the boom moves the tree to the delimbing assembly. This enables the machine to immediately fell a second tree, while the first tree is being delimbed.[8]
[edit] Technological Advancements
Modern harvesters today are technologically advanced machines that employ the use high-speed saws and incorporate advanced hydraulic features in as much as 20 to 25 different functions including the crane, boom swing, grapple, stablizers, and harvesting heads. The use of hydrostatic drive is also the norm as opposed to mechanical drive. Harvester manufacturers are also developing machines with hi-tech computer control systems. More compact units are also in demand as a result of harvesters being used for more clearcutting and thinning operations.[9] On-the-job efficiency, increasing the machine's productivity, and environmental concerns regarding soil erosion are spearheading these changes.
[edit] Common Manufacturers
- Caterpillar
- Eco Log
- John Deere
- Hahn
- Franklin
- Madill
- Neuson mht
- Ponsse
- Rocan
- Tigercat
- Timbco
- Timberjack
- Valmet
[edit] References
- ↑ Korane, Kenneth. "Forest Machines Tread Lightly". Machine Design. September 11, 1997. 59
- ↑ Drushka, Ken and Konttinen. Tracks in the Forest. Harbour Publishing: 1997. 117
- ↑ Drushka, Ken and Konttinen. Tracks in the Forest. Harbour Publishing: 1997. 118
- ↑ Drushka, Ken and Konttinen. Tracks in the Forest. Harbour Publishing: 1997. 119
- ↑ History. SP. 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Processor Harvester. OSHA. 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Tree Harvester. US Patent. 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Tree Harvester. US Patent. 2008-09-28.
- ↑ Korane, Kenneth. "Forest Machines Tread Lightly". Machine Design. September 11, 1997. 59


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Results: Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues at NASA Ames Research Center, developed a next-generation assessment of tiny airborne particle-understanding capability, the Spectrometer for Sky-Scanning, Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research, or 4STAR. Their new model demonstrates the potential for the new airborne instrument to obtain the most important climate-related properties of tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere.
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Though we've established that there's no shortage of must-see sights at the 32nd CMJ Music Marathon—coming to a venue near you in just a few short hours—there's a lingering consensus among the indie-music nerds that care about this sort of thing (hi!) that, with each passing year, the festival is becoming a lower-stakes game for the industry.
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Whether we point fingers at the warped speed of hype-and-dismiss, the growing spotlight on SXSW, the groupthink tenacity of music press determined to cover the same handful of bands, or a myriad of other reasons as to why this is, it still doesn't mean we should count this year out. If there's anything that the music industry has taught us over the last decade, it's that funny things can happen. That's the only reasonable explanation as to why the Black Keys are a huge deal. (And if nothing else, seeing the next Real Estate in the basement of Santos Party House doesn't seem completely improbable.)
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The Venturing Award is the first Venturing program level award similar to the Scout badge joining requirements. The first step in any journey is the courage to begin. At this level, the new crew member makes their commitment to join and move forward into the experience of Venturing.
- Award key points
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|The Venturing Award appears to have contradictory requirements that are simultaneously published by BSA national. This article will be updated when the 2014 Handbook for Venturers is available.
From 2014 Program Updates: ALPS Program Model and Requirements. 220-855, 2014 Printing
- Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
- Participate in an interview conducted by your crew president and your Advisor.
- Complete Personal Safety Awareness training.
- State intention to join the crew during a crew induction ceremony.
From New Venturing Awards Tracking Sheet. Downloadable spreadsheet on the Venturing Awards page on the BSA scouting.org site.
- Participate in a crew activity outside of a crew meeting.
- Participate in an interview conducted by your crew president and your Advisor.
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- State your intention to join the crew by participating in an induction ceremony, during which you repeat and commit to live by the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Venturing motto: Lead the Adventure.
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Program level awards may be earned after May 2014; Venturers joining after this time begin with the Venturing Award. Venturers registered before May 2014 begin with the Discovery Award.
See also
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Requirement resources
- Venturing Investiture Ceremony on the BSA scouting.org site. This investiture ceremony is a sample induction ceremony available on scouting.org/venturing. Crews are encouraged to develop a there own ceremony. The focus of the ceremony is to ask a young adult to voluntarily commit to living by the ideals of Scouting and to freely join the World Scout Movement.
External links
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- Venturing Awards page on the BSA scouting.org site.
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Expert-level awards: Quest Award • TRUST Award • Ranger Award
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To begin, just a few reasons why I chose to offer my art through ImageKind.com. First I am extremely impressed by what and how ImageKind has to offer my customers. ImageKind's print technologies include GiClee and Canvas Transfer and are performed on substrates (paper and canvas) that are of archival grade. With care these prints will last many generations without fading or degradation of the matte, frame, or substrate. Second, there is no restriction or minimum on the print run that you order. Third, production time to create your custom framed print is extremely reasonable. Fourth, the costs follow suit. ImageKind's pricing structure is very reasonable for what they do.
Try to come close to come close to matching the quality, service, price and delivery time by purchasing an archival grade artist print and having it framed by a professional framer. I think you will see the value that is offered by this company.
I am currently placing a few of my paintings on display for production by ImageKind. These are open edition prints. That is any number of these prints can be made over the time that they are offered. They are not signed, nor are they numbered as a limited edition print would be.
My personal preference and recommendation is that you order your print on ultrasmooth fine art paper and use UV acrylic as your glazing material. Note: Ammonia based solutions will cause acrylic to fog over time. You may use a vinegar based cleaner with a clean dry soft absorbent cotton cloth or alternately you may use large disposable coffee filters.
Regarding the paintings. I work on both large scale works (20 x 30") and small scale works (6 x 9"). Large scale works allow me more detail and freedom of subject, but require quite a long time to paint, sometimes months. While small scale works can run as short as hours or as long as weeks, allowing me a little more variety in subject.
My interests are varied and I tend to get bored working on the same thing so I usually have 3-4 projects going at any given time. This way I can jump from a landscape to a fish to a whimsical or fantasy piece to something experimental. My experimental projects rarely make it to signing, but I usually learn quite a bit from the exercise.
I hope that you have seen something that you like and also hope that you will return in the future to see what new projects may end up here for your perusal.


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Local resident, Charlie Estes, and his neighbors are planning a Christmas extravaganza for kids and adults alike.
Local resident, Charlie Estes, and his neighbors are planning a Christmas extravaganza for kids and adults alike.
1. Can you tell us why you and your neighbors decided to dress up as Santa Clauses and hand out candy in your neighborhood? How long have you been doing this?
"This idea came about when a few of us who have the most decorations in the neighborhood got together and decided to try it to add to the Christmas Spirit of the neighborhood, and to encourage others who do not decorate at all to at least put out a little something.
"This is the first of what we hope to be many years of the Whispering Hills Santa visits."
2. When and where will the festive fun be?
"This year our visit will be from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, at the corner of 23rd Street and Hebbeln, Leavenworth."
4. Do you think most residents in Leavenworth and Lansing do a pretty good job of decorating for the holidays and how can community members dress up the exteriors of their homes in an easy and inexpensive way?
"Lots of people in both Leavenworth and Lansing do some fantastic decoration projects.
"Our objective is to get some of the ones who do nothing to get out and at least put up a little bit to help boost the spirits in the neighborhood and give others the joy of seeing what can be done.
"There are a couple of really cheap ways this can be done, the first is hit the stores right after Christmas and get all the discounted items you can.
"The second is my favorite, and that is all summer long, yard sales! You can get good working decorations for pennies on the dollar."
5. What are some of the most rewarding and fun parts of taking on the persona of Mr. Claus and showing off your neighborhood's decorations?
"I have photos of children sitting in Santa's lap from every year I've been in Leavenworth, and there is nothing that gives you a feeling quite as precious as looking at their faces.
"For those who've never done it, try it. You will never forget it for the rest of your life."
5. What are some of your favorite decorations that adorn your home and how long does it take you to do the decorating?
"My favorite decorations are all the clear lights, but my wife prefers multi-colored, so when you see our home you will see a lot of both.
"The setup for our house takes three people eight hours each just for the living room.
"There are 245 Santas, tree, village and more.
"The outside took three people about 20 hours each this year.
"This is the first year we've tried blow-ups out here. I avoided them in the past due to windy conditions, but they are holding up pretty good."
Bonus question: Has your chimney been thoroughly cleaned for the real Santa's arrival?
"My chimney was cleaned when I bought the house in 2004 and the fireplace has never been used since then so I think Santa will stay clean.
"He has so far, because he keeps coming back every year."
— Rimsie McConiga


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Retirement conjures many pleasing visions: moving to a warm climate, spending time with grandchildren, reading all those books you never had time for during your working life. But your so-called golden years can also breed anxiety. Who's going to pay for it all?
"If you don't put away for your retirement, it's unlikely anyone else will," says Ed Slott, a certified public accountant in Rockville Centre, N.Y. and publisher of the Ed Slott's IRA Advisor newsletter. "There are so few real pension plans left -- so you're on your own."
An intimidating thought. Social Security isn't likely to cover all of your expenses in retirement, and few of us are independently wealthy. That means you have to save to support yourself.
You've probably heard about the virtues of 401(k) plans and IRAs before, but they're getting better every year. Not only can you enjoy tax-deferred growth, but these days, you can set aside more than ever before.
The 401(k), named for the IRS tax code that created it, is a savings plan offered by employers. There are variations on the 401(k), such as 403(b) plans (offered by employers in the health care and education fields) and 457 plans (offered to government workers), but they all work basically the same way. (401(k)s are the most common, so that's what we'll discuss here.)
"It's a tremendous vehicle and I would say that just about everybody should put as much as they can in their 401(k)," says Bryan Lee, a certified financial planner and President of Strategic Financial Planning in Plano, Texas.
The first benefit of a 401(k) plan is that you can save a portion of your income pre-tax. That means if you earn $50,000 and you save $10,000 in a 401(k), you're only taxed on earnings of $40,000. That could put you in a lower tax bracket.
Next, your account grows tax-deferred. That means the earnings aren't taxed until you withdraw money from the plan, presumably after you reach age 59 1/2. (The savings are supposed to be earmarked for retirement, so early withdrawals before age 59 1/2 mean you'll owe taxes and face a 10 percent penalty.) We keep saying age 59 1/2 -- there is an exception. If you're age 55 or older, you can be eligible for a so-called "separation of service" exemption. This means at age 55 if you're leaving your job you'd be able to start withdrawals from your 401(k) without penalty.
If you're not the most diligent saver and you tend to spend whatever money comes into your pocket, 401(k)s can put you on the right track. Because your contributions are taken directly out of your paycheck, you won't have a chance to spend the money first.
If you work for a generous employer, you may even get some free money in the form of an employer match. For example, as an incentive to save, your employer may offer to add $1 for every $2 you save, up to a certain percentage of your salary.
"The match is like free money," says Rick Fingerman, a certified financial planner with Financial Planning Solutions in Waltham, Mass. "Even if your investments don't earn any interest but they're giving you a match, that's money that you didn't have before."
But if your boss doesn't match contributions, 401(k)s are still a great bet because of the tax benefits, planners agree.
"Even if there is no match, you can't beat the tax-deferred savings," Fingerman says.
There are contribution limits to 401(k)s. In 2002, you can save $11,000 a year (not counting employer matches) into your plan, and the contribution limit will rise each year until it reaches $15,000 in 2006. (See chart on page 4.)
Should everyone contribute to their 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan? Probably, say financial planners. One reason not to invest is if the plan only offers very limited investment choices, such as company stock. That's because planners generally recommend you have no more than 10 percent of your entire portfolio in one stock. If you're only able to buy company stock in your 401(k), you'll probably be overweighted in that stock pretty quickly. You also have to remember that 401(k) savings are for the long-term, and you can't access them until age 59 1/2 without paying taxes on the earnings and a 10 percent penalty.
"This is money that needs to be for retirement," says Lee. "If someone is sitting there with $20,000 in credit card debt at 18 percent interest or they can't make their mortgage payment, they should without a doubt pay off debt first."
IRAs, short for Individual Retirement Accounts, share some qualities of the 401(k).
They're basically a retirement plan, but instead of selecting investment choices as offered by your employer, you can invest in any mutual fund, stock, bond or combination of investments that you want. You have to remember to send in a check to the investment company -- contributions can't be taken out of your paycheck. Today, there are two different kinds of IRAs -- the traditional IRA and the Roth IRA.
With a traditional IRA, you can set aside a certain amount each year (amounts change over time), and that contribution can be deducted from your adjusted gross income when tax time rolls around, as long as you meet certain income requirements.
Like a 401(k), the funds in an IRA grow tax-deferred until you take them out at age 59 1/2 (otherwise you'll face taxes on the earnings and a 10 percent penalty for early withdrawal). When you do take out the money after age 59 1/2, you'll owe income taxes on the earnings.
That's where the Roth IRA parts from its older cousin. If you choose a Roth (named for Senator William Roth from Delaware, who spearheaded the legislation that created it in 1998), you can also save $3,000 a year in 2002 and the money grows tax-deferred. You can't take a tax deduction, though, because the Roth offers a bigger benefit -- you can withdraw the funds tax-free when you reach retirement age.
"You pay income tax now but it's like paying tax on the seed and the crop grows for free," says Slott. "The Roth IRA is so powerful because the money you take out is tax-free."
To show the big difference between the Roth and a traditional IRA, Slott gives the following example: Two 35-year-olds invest $3,000 a year -- one uses a traditional IRA and the other uses a Roth. They'll both have $367,038 over 30 years if the account earns an average of 8 percent. The person who invests in the traditional IRA will have to pay taxes when the funds are withdrawn, and after taxes, the account would only be worth $244,067 in the 27 percent tax bracket. The person who invested in a Roth will be able to keep the entire $367,038, tax-free. Of course, the person who saved in the traditional IRA was able to deduct contributions from their taxes each year, but planners agree those savings are small compared to the enormous tax-free growth of a Roth. The Roth also has income limits. To contribute to a Roth, singles have to earn less than $95,000 a year and married couples have to earn less than $150,000 a year.
So which type of IRA is best for you? That depends, of course.
"For a young person in their 20s, the benefit of getting the deduction from the traditional IRA is not going to touch the tax-free benefit of the Roth," says Lee. "If you qualify for the full deduction, then you have to look at how old you are. For someone who is younger, the Roth is a better choice in most cases."
You don't have to choose between 401(k)s and IRAs -- you can invest in both. Whichever savings vehicle you choose, the sooner you start, the better. Slott gives this example of the value of long-term investing:
Say someone at age 25 starts saving $3,000 a year in a Roth IRA. If the account earns 8 percent interest over 40 years, the account would be worth $839,343 at age 65. A 35-year-old would have $367,038 at 8 percent over 30 years until age 65, and a 45-year-old would have $148,269 in 20 years at age 65.
"The key is that you got the compounding on those extra years," Slott says. "Compounding is the eighth wonder of the world."
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Like a lost member of the Tenenbaum clan, 3-year-old Emmelyn Roettger has a genius IQ of 135 and is currently the youngest member of Mensa, which scored her and the Roettger parents an appearance on The Today Show. During the five seconds that Emme humors the condescending tone of host Natalie Moralez, we learn that she likes science and pooping and her favorite planet is Mars. But mostly she likes pooping. Don't we all?
At one point she becomes genuinely distraught, saying "My belly hurts, take this off me so I can poop," but the three parents (Moralez has her own toddler) don't seem to pay any attention to the smartest person in the room. Don't worry, little one; someday you'll have the power to destroy NBC.


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A ZANY CLASSROOM ADVENTURE The New Acting Company presents a theatrical version of Louis Sachars book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, filled with tornado drills, talking pigtails and wicked teachers who turn students into apples. Stars lots of PS 234 and PS 150 students and ex-students. April 20 - May 21; Fri. at 7pm, Sat. at 2 & 7pm and Sun. at 2pm. PHILIP COLTOFF CENTER, Main Stage, 219 Sullivan St., bet W. 3rd and Bleecker. 212-868-4444. Ages 6+. $15 in advance; $18 at the door. Pictured above are Maxine Dannatt, left, Juliette Crellin, Teo Rapp-Olsson, Michelle Matlock, Emma Biegacki, Juliette Kessler and Adrian Blandori. Photo by Jeff Cate.
A DELIRIOUS MUSICAL COMEDY In The Ballad of Junk and Malfunction, a pair of world-weary New York singers chase their imagined glory days, trekking across a chaotic alternate reality to carve their comeback into the face of American history. Fri. & Sat., May 5 & 6 at 8pm. Fri. & Sat., May 12-13, 19-20, & 26-27 at 10:15pm. Doors open at 10pm. DIXON PLACE THEATER, 258 Bowery. $12, $10 students and seniors. 212-219-0736. www.dixonplace.org. Photo by Jerome Jakubiec.
THE FATHER OF JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHY Sundown, a theatrical reflection on the life and work of Hikoma Ueno (1838-1904) features original Japanese costumes, old photographs and folk songs superimposed with breathtaking images, dance and puppets. April 28 - May 14, Thurs. - Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 2:30 & 8pm. LA MAMA E.T.C., First Floor Theater, 74A E. 4th St. $15. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org. Pictured above is Nick Bosco as Hikoma Ueno. Photo by Makoto Takeuchi.
REMAKE OF CLASSIC 1879 PLAY "Mustard," an adaptation of Ibsen's "A Doll's House," combines live music, song, video, found texts, movement and storytelling into a fluid performance. Nora Helmer commits forgery to get money for her sick husband. The resulting resentment forces her to leave home and discover life for herself. April 28 - May 7, Fri. and Sat. at 10pm; Sun. at 5:30pm. La MaMa E.T.C., The Club, 74A E. 4th St. 212-475-7710. $15. http://www.lamama.org. Pictured above is The Philly as Nora. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
A WILD EVENING OF IMPROV The seven members of the comedy troupe Ugly Stick met through a training program at Upright Citizens Brigade. They now perform amazing improv twice per month with their friends Rogue Elephant. For more information, visit www.uglystickimprov.com. Fri., April 7 & 21 at 10:30pm. Under St. Marks Theater, 94 St. Marks Place, bet 1st St & Ave A. $6, includes a shot of Southern Comfort
POLITICALLY-CHARGED CLASSIC PLAY New translation of Bertolt Brechts The Private Life of the Master Race. The play charts the submission of ordinary German citizens to the Nazi party line. In previews, opens April 5, continues thru April 22; Wed - Sat at 7:30pm. Walkerspace, 46 Walker St. $15. 212-868-4444. Pictured above are Peter Levin as Husband and Tracy Hostmyer as Jewish Wife. Photo by David Gochfeld.
MORTALITY AND MORALITY AT SEA Trial by Water is the story of two Vietnamese teenage brothers who are forced to escape their homeland in the middle of the night. When their boat breaks down, their journey turns into a nightmare. Faced with unthinkable acts of survival, each brother confronts his own issues of mortality and morality. The Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St. Thru April 9; Tues-Sat at 8pm, Sat and Sun at 3pm. $38. 212-352-3101. Pictured above are Genevieve DeVeyra, left, and Dinh Doan. Photo by David Gochfeld.
PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE The large-scale puppet epic, Trilogy, by Theodora Skipitares, looks at the Trojan War including pre-war and post-war periods in three parts, Helen, Queen of Sparta, Odyssey: The Homecoming and Iphigenia. La MaMa, 74A East 4th St. Thru April 2, Thurs.-Sun. at 7:30pm & Sun. at 3:00pm. $18 for evening performances; $15 for matinees. 212-475-7710. Pictured above are Sonja Perryman and the puppetry of Theodora Skipitares. Photo by Richard Termine.
ALICES ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND A puppet-folk-rock interpretation of the classic tale complete with playful language, colorful characters, bizarre scenarios and eclectic music. March 29 April 22 at 8:30pm. Matinee performances are scheduled for Sat., April 8, Sun., April 9 & Sat., April 22 at 4:00pm. HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Ave., one block below Spring St. 212-868-4444. $20. Above photo by Anne Arden McDonald.
GARLANDS FINAL PERFORMANCE The new play, The Property Known as Garland, is a fictional account of the legendary singer Judy Garlands final concert appearance in Copenhagen in 1969. The play explores Garlands struggle, triumphs, humor and incredible wit. Adrienne Barbeau stars as Garland in her first stage appearance in three decades. Mon. and Thurs. at 8pm, Fri. at 7 & 10pm, Sat. at 4 & 8pm and Sun. at 3pm. Continues thru June 4. Actors Playhouse, 100 7th Ave. St. 212-239-6200. $35-$65.
A NIGHT OF COMEDY SUPERSTARS Join John F. O'Donnell and Jiwon Li as they present Honeyspot, a new blend of comedy featuring hosts who insult each other until one of them cries and three of the best comics in the country. Laugh out loud to the standup of Pete Dominick (Daily Show, The Apprentice), Becky Donohue (Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Tough Crowd) and Craig Baldo (Comedy Central's Premium Blend, The Onion). Thurs., March 9 at 10pm, doors open at 9:30pm. Bar on A, 170 Ave. A, at the corner of 11th St. 212- 353-8231. $5 plus 1 drink minimum.
THEATER FESTIVAL TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS Title of Show is a hilarious tale of two struggling writers who race to write and submit a show to a theater festival with the deadline just weeks away. It is a completely original backstage glimpse into what it takes to get a new musical from conception to opening night. Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Fri. at 8pm. Also Sat. at 5 & 9pm and Sun. at 3pm. Vineyard Theatre, 108 E. 15th St. Continues thru March 26. 212-353-0303. $55.
ITALIAN DARK COMEDY The Last Night of Salome evokes the mythic fifties, the period of la dolce vita, Fellini and Callas, the star system in Italy and magical nights at the theater before the advent of television. The play is a duet for two women, a famous actress and a middle-aged barkeeper, who meet on a stormy evening in a seedy bar in Rome where they bond over booze and shared secrets. In Italian with English supertitles. March 2 - 19. La Mama E.T.C., First Floor Theater, 74A E. Fourth St. 212-475-7710. $15.
CIVIL WAR SATIRE Shiloh Rules is set on the eve of the reenactment of the Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest encounters in the Civil War. Rival Civil War buffs begin the battle prematurely setting off a firestorm. Six women caught in the drama fight each other, help each other and learn that there is more to remembering the Civil War than costumes and bandages. March 18 April 9. Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St., bet Lafayette & Bowery. $18, 212-868-4444. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. FINDING MEANING IN DAILY LIFE Mother Nature clashes with human nature as characters fall in and out of love with each other, with strangers and with their work on a normal day in a small town at the foot of a very pregnant Mt. St. Helens. The work combines interactive video, dance and live music with an art installation-like set. March 3 25, Wed. Sun. at 8:30pm. HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Ave., bet Spring & Broome Sts. $18. 212-645-0202.
CONFRONTING THE KLAN Conversations with a Kleagle was inspired by the life of civil rights leader, Walter White. At the height of a lynching epidemic in the late 1920s, a black writer, passing for white, travels to the deep South to interview a kleagle, a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan. When his true racial identity is discovered by the Klan, he escapes only to find that his rescuers family paid a dear price. Thirteenth Street Repertory Company, 50 W. 13th St. Feb. 16 - April 7, Wed. at 8:30pm, Thurs. & Fri. at 7pm. 212-352-3101. $15 adults; $12 students and seniors.
HIP HOP ADAPTATION OF A CLASSIC Aeschyluss story Seven Against Thebes follows the struggles of the two sons of King Oedipus as they fight for the throne of Thebes. Writer and composer Will Power has taken this classical story of pre-destination versus choice and updated it with an urban idiom to explore modern themes including poverty, race and the abuse of power in The Seven. New York Theater Workshop, 79 E. 4th St. Tues. at 7pm, Wed.-Fri. at 8pm, Sat. at 3pm & 8pm and Sunday at 2pm & 7pm. 212-239-6200. $15-$60. Photo by Sean Keepers.
AN INSPIRING TRUE STORY Steven Fales could have been the poster child for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, except for one thing. In Confessions of a Mormon Boy, an autobiographical one-man play, he tells the story of his failed attempt to overcome his same-sex attraction through reparative therapy. Jan. 27 - March 31, Mon. at 7pm, Wed. - Fri. at 8pm, Sat. at 2 & 8pm, Sun. at 3 & 7pm. Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam St. 212-691-1555. $50 - $55.
Anton, A new play that uses actual events and scientific research in child development to tell the story of Anton Chekhov and the family tensions that inspired his work. Covering the last four years of Chekhovs life as he moves from ecstatic lover to frustrated husband to disappointed
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Dave's Rating:
Filtered reality.
A lot of competing realities elbow one another for space when it's time to tell the true story of a disaster. If you tell the one about presumed heroism with a tragic ending (United 93), you'll attract about 50% of the audience you'd get by telling the stranger-than-fiction tale of one man who lived through what, for others, was instant death (World Trade Center). That shred of comfort and hope is magnetic when there's nothing else to be found but senseless agony.
So eight years after the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami, we have The Impossible, a story of sheer luck, coincidence and full-hearted resolution based on one family's true story of survival in the chaotic, catastrophic aftermath of that day. Maria (Naomi Watts) and Henry (Ewan McGregor) star as an English family with three young sons, caught in the path of the giant waves. Separated and presuming the others dead, the family swims, stumbles and clings to life while hunting for safety and medical care. Maria, nearly fatally injured, relies on eldest son Lucas (Tom Holland) to help maintain her focus. Lucas is, in fact, the most active character in the film, capturing most of the screen time, searching for help, getting the attention of doctors and, finally, corralling his younger brothers and father.
It's an undeniably moving account of tenacity and love, the tsunami sequences impeccably crafted without seams so that the line between real and digital appears nonexistent; the danger and point-of-impact terror is harrowing to witness and the performances, especially from Watts and newcomer Holland, emotionally powerful.
But as it exists, even with its blunt depictions of emotional desperation and fear, near-death experience and horror movie-quality gore, The Impossible draws more attention to itself for the winning version of reality (and non-reality) it chooses to present.
It is not even one of the more than 200,000 true stories of loss, choosing instead the novelty of safe passage and family reunion as a way to soothe the senselessness of natural disaster. It is not the story of any Thai or Indonesian survivor; it is, instead, the third mainstream, English-language production to reference the tsunami through the eyes of white Europeans or Americans (the others were Clint Eastwood's impossibly weird, supernaturally lunkheaded The Hereafter and a sequence in the inspirational drama Soul Surfer that turned Carrie Underwood bandaging a victim's head into a moment of unintentional comedy).
It is not even the story of the family to whom it happened. That family is from Spain, with all the dark features and problematic subtitles that implies. They're shown in a still photo at the end of the movie. In fact, this Spanish production is chock-full of Spanish names and creative credits. But does it star Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz? No, it stars Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, the milkiest blonde/ginger combo money can buy. In a world where institutional racism was nonexistent and on-screen ethnicity and race were not an issue in terms of box office, non-blondes would find themselves with more storytelling access. But that's not this world, yet. That story is still, apparently, impossible for anyone to tell. So come for the drama, just be ready to leave your nagging questions outside the theater.
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Amy Lysle Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American television and film actress and former fashion model. Amy Smart was born in Topanga, California. Her mother, Judy Lysle (née Carrington), worked at a museum, and her father, John Boden Smart, was a salesman. Inspired by her friend Vinessa Shaw, Amy Smart studied ballet for 10 years and enrolled in acting classes when she was 16, but Amy Smart began her career as a fashion model, working in Italy, France, Mexico and Tahiti (award-winning spots for Club Med directed by Bruno Aveillan).
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CLEAR CHANGES?: We haven't said much about this major national business news story for good reason...we don't know how it'll affect the dozens of Clear Channel stations within our editorial reach in Ohio and nearby markets.
But yes, the San Antonio-based radio giant has confirmed that it is looking into going off Wall Street and going private. A number of reports, including this one in New York Newsday, say that a number of private equity buyout firms are sniffing at the prospect.
Since we don't have a business editor here at OMW, we don't have much to say about it...and we don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for the on-air and off-air professionals working at the various Ohio outlets of the company. But we felt we had to mention it...
BYE, BYE LONDON LISTENERS: Like many full-power Cleveland stations, Clear Channel oldies WMJI/105.7 has enjoyed a secondary listenership across Lake Erie, particularly in the London ONT area.
It's a fairly straight shot across the lake into Canada, and we know WMJI and other Cleveland stations have acknowledged the Canadian audience occasionally over the years.
Those days might be in the past for some WMJI listeners under the Maple Leaf flag.
Our colleague Scott Fybush reports at NorthEast Radio Watch this week that a new signal in the works for the London area is proposing to set up shop on 105.7, moving from an application to use 91.1 due to flack from a Toronto station on that frequency.
Since WMJI is obviously a non-protected service there, Canadian listeners wanting to hear "Majic 105.7" may eventually have to go online to listen to the station's webcast...
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Going from "91.1" to "105.7" might merely be due to the exchange rate ...
CC seeking to "go private" means they are looking to raise enough money to buy back all their outstanding shares of public stock and no longer be a publicly traded company.
This is done by offering a higher price than they shares are worth, right now about $32 a share.
This usually happens when a close-run company no longer wants to "share control" with stockholders, to avoid a hostile takeover, or to seek new sources of capital funds.
The implications could be CC either taking on massive debt payments for the buyout money or selling interests in the company to those willing to provide that money.
Massive debt can result in cost-cutting and asset (station) sales to make debt payments. Ownership positions mean loss of control and possible cuts and asset sales to pay off new investors.
But an infusion of new, private capital money can pay off old debt and keep the company expanding.
Or, it could mean the break-up of CC if parts of it are sold off to the new investors.
It's too early to tell what CC's intentions might be. But the status quo will likely change as a result.
So how come we don't hear a bunch of London, Ontario, stations here??
Or, based on 3Q ernings report, they (Mays Bros.) could buy back shares and divest "small market"/underperforming stations/markets and focus the attention on the more profitable Top 50 markets. That would make Canton and Youngstown cities "in play". That, coupled with the Canton Repository announcement of sale makes Canton a very unstable market, no? Who buys what???
On the proposed Canadian 105.7, Anybody else in Cuyhaoga county notice that WONE's signal on 97.5 has interference form another London Ontario station (especially during the summer months)? At least that signal in Akron is farther apart form London than WMJI. I hope the CRTC tells them to go elsewhere.
LOL...i love all these predictions......this market is in play....that market is in play.....
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MAQUET's TEGRIS O.R. Integration System Wins Excellence in Design Award
--Selected by Jury of Designers Based on its Highly Intuitive User Interface--
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WAYNE, N.J., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MAQUET Medical Systems USA today announced that its TEGRIS Operating Room (OR) Integration system has been selected to receive the iF communication design award 2013 for its highly intuitive and customizable user interface. Launched in the United States in July 2012, TEGRIS allows for seamless surgical suite control by providing OR staff with a single point of control for all recording devices, OR equipment and room functions.
"The selection of TEGRIS for this prestigious design award validates the hard work of our design and engineering teams, who strive to ensure that all of our products are highly intuitive and user friendly," said Raoul Quintero, President and CEO, MAQUET Medical Systems USA. "In today's highly complex OR environment, having a user-friendly system to manage inputs and outputs is vital. Because TEGRIS seamlessly integrates diverse technologies and is completely open and modular, it puts comprehensive patient data at the surgeon's fingertips in an efficient platform. This empowers medical professionals across every touch point to stay focused on the patient, enhancing efficiency and minimizing errors."
A jury of design, business and industry experts from around the world selected TEGRIS for the iF communication design award 2013. For 60 years, the iF communication design award has been an internationally recognized label for outstanding achievements in design. TEGRIS will be recognized with the renowned iF label, which symbolizes extraordinary quality and excellent design.
About TEGRIS
With TEGRIS, OR teams can capture high-definition images and videos (from endoscopes, OR light cameras, room cameras, vital data, etc.) during various procedures and can record two video sources in HD quality simultaneously. Footage can be streamed directly from the OR to lecture halls, conference rooms or offices for real-time training or consultation. Staff can also save images and videos directly to the PACS in DICOM format and retrieve patient data directly from the central touchscreen. Surgical safety checklists are seamlessly integrated into the system's workflow model, and as all patient information is imported directly from the HIS, no manual data entry is needed, helping to minimize errors.
Designed for maximum flexibility, TEGRIS also interfaces with diverse systems, including HIS, PACS and other patient databases. It supports all common hardware and software interfaces, is vendor-neutral with regard to certain OR devices (e.g., endoscope manufacturers) and works with universal standards (e.g., DICOM). Because TEGRIS integrates seamlessly into the existing IT environment, it can adapt to changing requirements, making it a future-proof solution for hospitals.
About MAQUET
MAQUET, a trusted partner for hospitals and physicians for over 175 years, is the global leader in providing medical systems that meet the needs of the most medically challenging patients, while exceeding the expectations of the hospital teams that care for them. MAQUET designs, develops and distributes innovative therapy solutions and infrastructure capabilities for high-acuity areas within the hospital including the operating room (OR), hybrid OR/cath lab and intensive care unit (ICU) as well as intra and inter hospital patient transport.
Headquartered in Rastatt, Germany, MAQUET is the largest subsidiary of the publicly listed Getinge Group AB of Sweden. MAQUET generated nearly 1.4 billion Euros in 2011, representing more than half of the Getinge Group's annual revenue of 2.4 billion Euros. MAQUET has 6,000 employees in 50 international sales and service organizations, as well as a network of more than 280 sales representatives. For more information please visit www.maquet.com.
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News files suit to get report on fired school official
The Buffalo News filed a lawsuit Monday in State Supreme Court seeking an investigator's report about a fired Buffalo Public Schools administrator who oversaw the district's $100 million grants budget.
The school district has refused to release the lengthy report about the assistant superintendent, Debbie Buckley, who was fired shortly after the School Board received the report.
The board has previously said the report was protected by attorney-client privilege because it was prepared by a law firm. After the lawsuit was filed late Monday afternoon, district officials couldn't be reached to comment.
The News argues in the suit that much of the report should be public, citing an advisory opinion by the executive director of the state's Committee on Open Government. In his nine-page opinion, Robert J. Freeman said only the portion of the investigator's report that "involves the learning and professional skills possessed only by an attorney" may be withheld.
The News is asking that the district either release the report in its entirety or submit it for a review to determine which portions may legally be withheld.
"That the district and the board hired an outside law firm to conduct an investigation, the accomplishment of which does not in any way appear to be dependent on a lawyer's expertise, suggests that their true motive was to subvert – through the misuse of attorney-client privilege – public disclosure and transparency regarding the people's business," the News' attorney, Joseph M. Finnerty of Hiscock & Barclay, wrote in papers filed with the court.
"The district and the School Board have refused to disclose the report, or the facts of the situation, choosing instead to paternalistically pat us on our collective heads, insisting we blindly trust them," Finnerty wrote. "This is anathema to the idea of open government."
Buckley was escorted out of her fourth-floor City Hall office on Sept. 1, 2011.
Six weeks after she was suspended, the School Board voted to hire the law firm of Bond Schoeneck & King to investigate her actions while overseeing the grants department.
Several sources have told The News that the inquiry focused on concerns about lease payments the district made for space owned by Buckley and a family member.
Sometime around June, the law firm submitted a voluminous report on Buckley. District officials made one copy of it available to board members to read in City Hall but declined to provide them copies.
On June 27, the board voted, 8-1, to fire Buckley. Board member Mary Ruth Kapsiak, representing the Central District, cast the only vote in opposition. "Bad things happen when the public's business is conducted behind closed doors," said Mike Connelly, editor of The News. "All of us have a right to know how taxpayer money is being spent – or misspent – and The News will always fight for the public's right to know."
The News' suit named as respondents: Superintendent Pamela C. Brown; all nine members of the School Board; the school district; and Nathaniel Kuzma, general counsel to the school district.
In addition to release of the report, The News is asking that the district pay its attorneys' fees.
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I have to admit- I wasn't crying in my soup when Hornish collected Jimmie Johnson in that wreck on lap three. Talk about the break the chase needed. It allowed Tony and Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin to stay close. I know that Jimmie just needs to finish forth or better the next two races but it just proves that THINGS HAPPEN! It's not all locked in yet- so hold your horses people. Tony started 4th at Texas and finished a strong finished 6th…despite fighting an ill handling car- Tony is 178 out of the lead in 5th place. Teammate Ryan Newman finished 12th, dropping him to 9th in the standings.
Race winner was Kurt Busch who by way of his win gave the Dickies American Worker of the Year Michael McGee an additional million dollars. How cool is that?
I am a little late in posting about Race 8 because I have been busy getting ready to head to race 9. Yep that is right- I leave tomorrow for Vegas and then I leave Vegas on Thursday for PIR.


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Just got an email from MGoBlueShop that they're having a huge Tax Day sale. As noted in the title, 50% off clearance items and $50 off a purchase of $100 (I assume pre-tax). Promo code is TAX25. Definitely some nice stuff out there, I myself am going to get a hockey jersey.
Quick question: For those with hockey jerseys: how do they fit relative to football jerseys? I bought a 50 (L) Adidas football jersey that is slightly too baggy for me (a 48 M would be perfect), and I'm not sure between a M and L for hockey. Thanks!


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Are you craving a way to eat killer food without killing yourself, animals, or the planet? Is your brain bloated from watching cooking shows that present recipes you're never, ever going to make? Have you been searching for a way to prove to your friends that vegan food can be just as delicious, hearty, and satisfying as the meaty meals they're accustomed to? Then this is the book for you.
Of his journey from watching food porn on his parents' couch to cooking in Hollywood kitchens to becoming vegan, author Brian Patton writes:
My roommate said he didn't know what made me a bigger loser: that I was painstakingly preserving episodes of 30 Minute Meals or that I was trying to conceal their existence by labeling them Star Trek....Once I discovered that I could not only survive but thrive without taking the life of another being, I was sold. I was a vegan. For good.
And that's how an "ordinary dude" became the Sexy Vegan and started creating "extraordinary food" with a decidedly real-meal appeal. On every page, Brian proves that seriously good food needn't be too serious.
"[D]ecidedly unpreachy...[A] really funny book, which isn't something most cookbooks—especially not most vegan cookbooks—can claim....Recipes are simple and approachable, and they cover everything....The author demystifies ingredients with 'WTF is...?' boxes, and many recipes feature smartphone scan codes that lead readers to a relevant cooking video—a nice interactive touch in this fresh, of-the-moment volume."
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"Anyone who starts out a cookbook with a quote from Mr. Spock is already a winner in our (cook)book. The Sexy Vegan isn't short on anything: humor, sass, creativity, or delicious food. We're particularly excited about Patton's breakfast chapter aptly titled 'The Second Most Important Meal of the Day, After Cocktails.' Humor and the Mostest Ultimate-est Breakfast Sandwich in the History of the Universe? We're in love."
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology defeated Ohio Wesleyan University in three sets after falling to Webster University in four sets to open the 2013 Fightin' Engineer Volleyball Invitational on Saturday.
Rose-Hulman swept Ohio Wesleyan 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 to complete the day at Hulbert Arena. Sophomore Sarah Jensen (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest) led the attack with 13 kills and 19 assists.
Senior Catherine Fiutem (Harrison, Ohio/Oldenburg Academy) and sophomore Anna Weber (Schererville/Lake Central) pitched in with seven kills each. Freshman Morgan Dreyer (Batesville) also added 17 assists.
Defensively, senior Kate Dangel (Upper Arlington, Ohio) had a team-high 16 digs, with sophomore Kali Nordquist (Cape Coral, Fla./Ida Baker) adding 11. Freshman Katelyn Race (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) led the blocking effort with three assists.
Webster rallied to capture a 25-27, 25-14, 25-20, 25-17 win over Rose-Hulman in the opener. Jensen smashed a team-high 13 kills, with Fiutem adding 10. Dreyer (22) and Jensen (12) also reached double figures in assists. Dangel had 26 digs and two service aces, and Fiutem also contributed a team-high four blocks.
Rose-Hulman stands 3-6 on the season and returns to action with two matches on Sunday. The Fightin' Engineers face Muskingum in the opener at 10 a.m., then battle Kenyon at 2 p.m.


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2012 Disney Christmas Special Taping
In this handout photo provided by Disney, with hundreds of young performers joining the ensemble, Princess Merida -- from the Disney-Pixar hit film "Brave" -- sits atop her horse "Angus" Dec. 1, 2012 during a break in taping the "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" TV special in the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World on December 1,2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The annual telecast, which airs Dec. 25, 2012 at various times across the country on ABC-TV, features celebrity performances and segments taped at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. Featured performers include Lady Antebellum, Backstreet Boys, Brad Paisley, Phillip Phillips, Colbie Caillat, TobyMac, Yolanda Adams, Ross Lynch, the cast of "Newsies" and a U.S. Marine Corps Band.
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