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by Punchy » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:02 pm
I bought both
by guitargod694 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:11 pmSo uh... do you guys ever review comics in your comic review threads?
by Punchy » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:12 pm
Not this week, Amlah should start a weekly Price bitching group.
by ****** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:20 pm
No, mostly we just bait Punchy into an argument and see how far he'll take it.
When House of J comes back, I think he'll be proud.
by Punchy » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:26 pm
This is pretty tame.
by Starlord » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:39 pmJoe the barbarian #1
This is more proof that anything Grant Morrrison gives us of his own creations, is a superior read to 99.99% of everything he does for the big two. A young boy who is ridiculed by other children and has lost his father can create his own world to live in.
The story was actually comprehensive, not at all pretentious in the ways that Grant feels is necessary in his mainstream work. I love the art as well. It seemed to be a great fit for the beginning of this story. The house alone is worth the price of admission when it comes to the art.
At the same time, not much really happened except a very basic introduction, but then for a dollar, what more should you expect?
I enjoyed this and could find myself wanting more. Just like his Seaguy. But it has made me wonder if Grant just wants to work with the big guys to try and destroy them from the inside? (Except perhaps Superman) I just don't get how he could be so terrific in his own work and not get a simple concept like Batman or X-Men?
Still, I recommend this very much.
Story: 6
Art: 9
My Score: 7.5
by Chubbles » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:39 pmJoe The Barbarian Review
Morrison is a guy that I absolutely believe is one of the most talented writers of our generation. Sometimes he writes shit that I have no fucking idea what he's trying to do and other times I'm just blown away. Even in the stuff I am utterly confused I at least respect what he's trying to do. Final Crisis had brilliant ideas but failed in execution for me, a non-DC guy. This is a book that I probably would have passed on and grabbed the trade at some point but I couldn't pass on the one dollar price tag. I'm damn glad I did bc this is instantly added to my pull list. This has a very I Kill Giants feel to it and that is one of my favorite stories. Sean Murphy is a perfect fit for this comic. there were a lot of pages with little to no dialogue and that didn't hurt at all. As a side note, that kids room is awesome and I'd love to live in a house like that. Morrison dropped enough plot threads here to keep me thoroughly interested in sticking with the book. I am super excited to see where this goes, I just hope this book doesn't end on a sad note (i have an odd feeling that it will) but I am in for the ride regardless.
Story 8
Art 9.5
Overall 8.75
by Chubbles » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:41 pmStarlord, I really liked his x-men and although his batman got confusing as shit towards the end, I really liked what he was doing with the character. I think he fully understands the mainstream stuff but he doesn't conform to it at all which is why it rubs people the wrong way.
by Starlord » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:09 am
But this is what I've noticed about the difference between his mainstream and his own stuff. Please bare with this analogy.
It's like if he took over Sweethearts and decided to eliminate all the flavors and change them with: Coffee, pumpkin pie, sardine, and lasagna flavor. Then turns around and makes his own brand of sweethearts with grape, cherry, orange, and lime flavor.
I don't get why he does that.
by thefourthman » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:29 amso, Joe is gonna get a reread, but I was far from impressed. It is really uneven in its writing and I HATE IT WHEN A FUCKING BOOK REQUIRES THAT YOU READ OUTSIDE INFO TO UNDERSTAND IT (and how wrong is he about diabetes to begin with?). I will say this though, it sure was pretty.
And I think I would have rather paid $2.99 and gotten issue two with this, so I had some idea what the hell it was all about.
by Chubbles » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:57 am
Not knowing what was really going on was what i liked most about it. I have faith that this could be a pretty good read going forward. Plus like you said, the art is good on the eyes.
by Chubbles » Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:59 am
I think what he tries to do is put his own little spin on anything he touches. Sometimes it works (New X-Men), sometimes it doesn't (Final Crisis). I just like that he doesn't give a shit and wants to be as wild and crazy as possible. I admire that in the guy.
by thefourthman » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:22 am
I have no problem with not knowing what is going on, but when your solicitation copy and interviews and editorial slab say something, it should not only be more obvious in the book, when it is something like the kid's affliction it should be a tad bit better researched.
Also, it was really annoying that the previews robbed the book of its emotional crux... the revelation on the last page was new, but the sense of wonder had already been lost.
Plus, from an editing stand point, this may be the worst book I have read in a while. There are "typos" all over the place, syntax errors and phrases dropped into the nethersphere.
I was really disappointed overall.
by Kerny » Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:00 pm
Very wrong I think
I have type 1 diabetes and have had low and high blood sugars before.
I have never tripped balls like Joe did here
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Oliver Nelson was a brilliant saxophonist, composer, arranger and orchestrator – a gift of Jazz – who was taken away from us much too soon.
Thanks to the Mosaic Records reissue of Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Sessions [MD6-233], we have the opportunity to once again sample Oliver in all his magnificence along with the marvelous studio musicians who made his brilliance shine with even more luster.
Saxophonist Kenny Berger assembled a wealth of information in preparation for an M.A. Thesis on Oliver at Rutgers University. He used a great deal of this accumulated information to write the wonderfully perceptive insert notes for the Mosaic release and the editorial staff at Jazzprofiles is delighted to be able to share the introductory portion of his essay as its homage to Oliver.
Thanks to the Mosaic Records reissue of Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Sessions [MD6-233], we have the opportunity to once again sample Oliver in all his magnificence along with the marvelous studio musicians who made his brilliance shine with even more luster.
Saxophonist Kenny Berger assembled a wealth of information in preparation for an M.A. Thesis on Oliver at Rutgers University. He used a great deal of this accumulated information to write the wonderfully perceptive insert notes for the Mosaic release and the editorial staff at Jazzprofiles is delighted to be able to share the introductory portion of his essay as its homage to Oliver.
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In his notes, Kenny provides insights into [1] what made Oliver's Jazz writing so powerfully unique, [2] the technical skills required of a studio musician to be able to play and interpret Oliver's work, [3] why it was especially important to have an improvising background in dealing with Oliver's "charts" [arrangements], and [4] what the now "lost world" of a musician's life was like in the Hollywood and New York studios during their heyday in the 1960s.
In his notes, Kenny provides insights into [1] what made Oliver's Jazz writing so powerfully unique, [2] the technical skills required of a studio musician to be able to play and interpret Oliver's work, [3] why it was especially important to have an improvising background in dealing with Oliver's "charts" [arrangements], and [4] what the now "lost world" of a musician's life was like in the Hollywood and New York studios during their heyday in the 1960s.
"Oliver Nelson was one of the most complete and multifaceted musicians in Jazz. In today's jazz world, the term ..multifaceted" more often than not tends to describe someone who dabbles in several different musical styles, stirring a little "world music" (ugh, what a horrible term), a little hip-hop, a little new age, etc., into a bland, boring stew. Oliver Nelson was a world-class jazz saxophonist and composer-arranger, as well as a distinguished composer of orchestral and chamber music in non-jazz idioms, and a prolific composer of scores for television and feature films. He operated at the top of the profession in all these fields and his work always bore his personal stamp. His personal and artistic integrity was reflected in everything he did and, as will be explained later, was a contributing factor in his tragic, premature death.
These notes are written from the perspective of a saxophonist and composer-arranger who was a teenaged aspiring musician during the time of the earliest recordings in this set, and a professional with one foot in the door to the jazz and studio recording scenes during the time of the later ones. I was also a student of Danny Bank, who played baritone saxophone and woodwinds on most of these sessions and since then, I have had the privilege of playing alongside roughly 80 percent of the musicians on these dates. During the late 1990s, as a middle-aged candidate for a Masters degree in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers University, I chose Oliver Nelson as my thesis subject, accumulating a wealth of musical and personal information on him that I am pleased to finally share with the world.
Oliver Edward Nelson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 4, 1932, the youngest of four siblings in a musical family. His Portuguese maternal grandfather was an amateur musician who was adept on a variety of instruments; his older brother Eugene Nelson Jr. played alto saxophone with Cootie Williams' big band during the 1940s; and his sister Leontine was a professional pianist-vocalist in the St. Louis area. He entered the music profession as a teenager during the late 1940s, at a time when several of the best-known territory bands in the Midwest were on their last legs. The Jeter-Pillars, George Hudson and Nat Towles bands, all with sterling reputations dating back to the Swing Era, were based in or around St. Louis at the time and Nelson played with all three bands while still in his teens. He originally set out to be a lead alto saxophonist and his early idols were Willie Smith, Otto Hardwicke and Johnny Hodges. He made his recording debut at age 19 as lead altoist with Louis Jordan's short-lived big band in 1951. As a teenager he also played with Eddie Randall, a St. Louis trumpeter and bandleader who was instrumental in the development of many young local musicians including Miles Davis. Randall's family was also in the funeral home business, a fact that sheds some light on a mysterious bit of longstanding Nelson arcana. A brief article in Down Beat magazine early in Nelson's career made a passing reference to the fact that, in addition to his musical training. he had also studied taxidermy and embalming. No further explanation was given, and this bit of trivia, with its aspects Of BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH meets Six Feet Under, seemed to take on a life of its own.
It turns out that Nelson was unsure about pursuing music as a career while a member of Randall's band, wound up learning mortuary science from him, and later worked at one of the Randall family's funeral homes, as well as for the Ellis funeral homes, a large local chain.
From March 1952 to March 1954 Nelson served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Japan and Korea as a member of the Third Division Band. His formal study of composition began later in 1954 at Washington University in St. Louis and continued at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Altoist Phil Woods, who was one of his closest friends and favorite sidemen, recalled that when he studied at Washington, Nelson chose to eat lunch in his car rather than deal with the school's segregated dining halls, and years later, in a stroke of supreme irony, returned to the campus as a guest lecturer.
Nelson moved to New York in 1959. Some of his first gigs there were with big bands led by Erskine Hawkins and Louie Bellson and with a commercial Jazz group called Quartet Tres Bien. In the summer of that year, he played in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with organist Wild Bill Davis' trio, the third member of which was Grady Tate, who became Nelson's drummer of choice when both their recording careers took off. During 1959 and '60, he subbed for brief periods in both the Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands, playing alto with Ellington, and tenor with Basle. The first recording to feature his big band writing was an Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis UP, TRANE WHISTLE, done for Prestige in 1960. This album also included the first recording of STOLEN MOMENTS, which a couple of years later would become Nelson's best-known composition. At this time he also served as staff arranger for the house band at the Apollo Theater. The band was lead by Reuben Phillips, a saxophonist who had been his section mate in the Louis Jordan band.
He continued to record for Prestige, doing several small group dates and in 1961, his first album of original big band music, AFRO-AMERICAN SKETCHES, a suite inspired by the black experience beginning in Africa and continuing through slavery and emancipation. Earlier in 1961 Nelson recorded the album that put him on the map, both as a player and a composer, BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH for Impulse! It was an all-star date by a septet featuring Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes, with Nelson on tenor and alto, and George Barrow on baritone. This album featured the classic version of STOLEN MOMENTS and the cluster harmonies used in the arrangement became identified with Nelson from then on. It was also his first collaboration with producer Creed Taylor, who soon began employing him as a virtual house arranger for the Verve label.
The point in time when the recordings in this set were made represent roughly the mid to late period of the last golden age of studio recording in New York. The top players would customarily do, on average, three record dates each day and could be called upon to play in almost any style at any time. Dates were booked in three-hour increments with, in many cases, a fourth "possible hour" in case some overtime was needed. Of course, due to the demands of the marketplace, a good deal of the music one would encounter during an average week of studio work would vary in quality and a good deal of it was pure commercial garbage. This tended to make opportunities to play quality music that much more of a relief, and the ratio of good music to bad got exponentially smaller as time went on. By the 1970s it seemed as though the main ingredients for success as a studio arranger or producer had become sartorial, rather than musical. As saxophonist-arranger-author Bill Kirchner has written, recordings like those heard here were products of a studio system that has largely disappeared, and if they were done today, they would had to have been paid for out of the artist's own pocket.
Despite the consistently high level of musicianship and the difficulty of much of the music, the bands on these sessions were not working bands in the sense of being on the road, or even playing a live gig once a week. Separate rehearsals were usually out of the question. Nelson's writing often made extraordinary demands on the players, so it was essential for him to have players he could rely on to meet those demands. His writing for the reed section in particular demanded wide-ranging versatility. He made more frequent and imaginative use of the clarinet section than most other jazz arrangers, which stemmed from his classical training, his love of Duke Ellington, and the fact that he was a good clarinetist himself. Albums such as FULL NELSON and PETER AND THE WOLF required a good deal of doubling on various flutes, and oboe and English horn, as well as clarinet and bass clarinet, while requiring the same players to comprise a first-rate sax section, often in the course of the same arrangement.
The consistency of the personnel on Nelson's dates allowed him to utilize the Ellingtonian concept of conceiving both solos and ensemble parts with individual players in mind. The lynchpins of Oliver's reed sections were lead altoist Phil Woods and baritonist Danny Bank. Bill Kirchner has perceptively pointed out that Nelson employed Woods and Bank in the same way that Ellington employed Johnny Hodges and Harry Carney: both as section lead and anchor respectively, and as distinctive individual voices. Nelson was aware of the fact that even when no improvisation is required, a player who can improvise, even if not a world-class soloist, can always interpret a written part in the jazz idiom better than one who can't. Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque and Stan Webb were former big band saxophonists. all of whom played flute, oboe and clarinet on a level equal to that of top-drawer classical players, and Bodner was a first-rate jazz soloist as well. In the brass section, bass trombonist Tony Studd and tuba player Don Butterfield were, at the time, virtually the only players in the studio freelance pool on their respective horns who were jazz improvisers, which made them far superior to their peers at playing written parts with true jazz feeling, an advantage also enjoyed by lead trumpeters Ernie Royal and Snooky Young.
In addition to his status as an arranger and player of the first rank, Nelson became important in jazz education with the publication of several of his big band works and his influence on saxophonists became widespread due to popularity of his self-published book of saxophone exercises, Patterns for Saxophone. He wrote the book originally for his own use and the story of its origin falls under the heading of "You can't make this stuff up." During his stint with Wild Bill Davis in 1959, the group played a gig on a cruise ship. At one point in the voyage, rough seas and foul weather caused the ship's generators to go haywire, causing the electrical power levels onboard to fluctuate wildly. This in turn caused Davis' Hammond organ to change pitch uncontrollably and unpredictably, forcing Nelson to have to constantly transpose in order to stay in the right key. This experience made him aware that needed to improve his facility in all 12 keys, hence the book.
As his writing commitments usually left him virtually no practice time, he would practice out of his own book whenever he needed to get his chops into shape quickly. Most of the book's exercises take a particular melodic pattern and run it through all the keys. One example consists of a series of 12 tone rows in various transpositions and several others contain the melodies of tunes that appear on different recordings. Several passages and complete tunes in this set are derived from examples in this book and many of the patterns were, and still are, part of the vocabulary of many important players.
Nelson's experience and status as a first-rate player who was often featured on other arrangers' projects as well as his own, made him an ideal choice to provide backing for jazz soloists of all stylistic persuasions. No one has a better idea of what works and what doesn't behind a jazz soloist than a writer who is a Jazz soloist.
The list of soloists for whom Nelson provided stimulating frameworks includes Cannonball Adderley, Johnny Hodges, Cal Tjader, Sonny Rollins, Kai Winding, Lee Morgan, Stanley Turrentine and vocalists such as Louis Armstrong (including the ubiquitous IT"S A WONDERFUL WORLD, Louis' last recording, with stowaway Ornette Coleman singing in the vocal choir), Carmen McRae, Etta Jones, Joe Williams and Nancy Wilson.
Nelson moved to Los Angeles in 1965 in order to break into TV and film scoring, maintaining a bicoastal lifestyle for awhile as he combined recording work in New York scoring work in L.A. His first steady scoring work was for the NBC-TV series Ironside in 1967. The show was produced by Universal Television, whose music supervisor, Stanley Wilson, was supportive of jazz musicians and had helped jumpstart the scoring careers of J.J. Johnson and Benny Golson. Nelson went on to score several other TV and soon fell into a dangerous and eventually fatal trap. He maintained a lavish home while sending his two sons through college and paying to support his older brother, who had developed physical and mental problems that required institutional care. This led him to take on a backbreaking workload, which was, ironically made worse by his own professional integrity. In those pre-digital days, TV and film scores were still performed by groups of human beings, requiring the creation of fully written scores from which individual parts were then extracted. It was standard practice for the composer, after having written the for an episode, to then direct the recording sessions.
The field was notorious for imposing insanely tight deadlines. Virtually every composer involved in this work wrote his scores in the form of a sketch and employed orchestrators who were familiar with the composer's style, to flesh them out into full scores. It was considered physically impossible to do otherwise, due to the dangerously long periods of sleep deprivation it would require, but Nelson insisted on writing every note himself and was unique in never employing the services of an orchestrator. In addition, Nelson's younger son, jazz flutist Oliver Nelson Jr., believes that his father contracted malaria on a tour of Africa in 1969, and that it may have permanently weakened his immune system. On October 27, 1975, Nelson was conducting a recording session for an episode of the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man, after working out the timing of the musical cues, composing and orchestrating every note and delivering the score to a copyist all within a span of 36 hours. At the end of the date, as pianist-composer Mike Melvoin, the keyboardist on the date, described it, "He went to the date, looked really bad ... needless to say, and I think it was Vince DeRosa, the French horn player, [who] said 'You don't look good, man. You should go home, or even go to the hospital, go to the emergency room, check in or whatever." He said, No, No, I'm going home right now' and I think he had his heart attack on the way home."
Though all the press reports listed the cause of death as a heart attack, Oliver Nelson Jr. confirms the actual cause of death as pancreatitis, a breakdown of fatty acids in the liver, resulting in instantaneous shock and rapid death. According to Melvoin, Nelson's tragic death served as a cautionary tale, causing more than a few overworked Hollywood composers to alter their work habits."
Kenny Berger
November 2005www.mosaicrecords.com
Oliver Nelson: The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Sessions [MD6-233]

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Coast Guard and Department of Transportation today announced an interagency agreement to provide for the comprehensive and coordinated review of land and marine safety and security issues at the nation's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals.
The agreement was signed by FERC Chairman Pat Wood III, Samuel Bonasso, Deputy Administrator of the Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), and Admiral Thomas Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
The agreement clearly delineates the roles and responsibilities of each agency relative to LNG terminals and LNG tanker operations, and stipulates that the agencies identify issues early and quickly resolve them. The agreement also states that the FERC will be the lead agency for environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act and will coordinate its review with RSPA and USCG.
The agreement reinforces the agencies' longstanding working relations in coordinating the seamless review of safety and security issues that may arise from the movement of LNG tankers, the transfer of the LNG to the terminal, and terminal operations. Further, the agencies agree to build a consensus on any hazard studies or other documents that may include safety and security analyses.
Currently, the FERC, in cooperation with RSPA and USCG, is conducting a study to evaluate the hazards associated with LNG spills on water for the purpose of developing a model for calculating vapor and thermal hazards associated with such spills. The results of the study are due at the end of March 2004.
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Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed a new member to the Fish & Wildlife Board, and has reappointed two members and the board chair.
Theresa Elmer of Northfield, VT has been appointed to represent Washington County, replacing Jeffrey Salvador, whose term has expired. Theresa runs Mountain Deer Taxidermy in Northfield with her husband Rodney Elmer. The couple says that they founded their business based on their personal love of hunting and fishing, and that Mountain Deer now boasts 20 years of combined taxidermy experience.
Governor Shumlin has reappointed Kevin Lawrence, of Orange County, and Peter Allard, of Franklin County, to the board. The Governor has also reappointed Brian Ames, of Windham County, to the position of board chair.
"We're very excited to have Theresa on board," said Ames. "She's very conservation-oriented and has been deeply involved with issues related to wildlife and the future of hunting in Vermont. She's an excellent choice."
The fourteen-member Fish and Wildlife Board is an advisory group of Vermont citizens that votes on fish and wildlife regulations. Members serve for six-year terms. They are eligible for reappointment only when they are filling a seat left vacant by a member who was unable to serve his or her full term.
"We're also pleased to welcome Kevin and Pete back to serve on the board for their own six-year terms," said Ames. "They're both productive and conscientious members of the board who always come prepared with a thorough understanding of the issues we're discussing."
"The Fish and Wildlife Board plays an invaluable role in the conservation of our fish and wildlife resources in Vermont," said Commissioner Patrick Berry. "The thoughtful, well-informed citizens that make up the board help shape regulations from the perspective of Vermont's hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers, and conservationists who have a strong interest in the sound management of these resources."
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Saving Retirement in Michigan
Responsible Alternatives to Social Security
Social Security is going bankrupt, threatening the financial security of Michigan citizens. Retiring Baby Boomers are estimated to double the number of retirees in America by 2015, when Social Security will no longer collect enough in taxes to pay the benefits promised to recipients.
Privatizing Social Security-allowing individuals to privately invest their own retirement savings-can avert the financial crisis. Countries including Chile and Great Britain have privatized all or part of their state pension programs, yielding retiree benefits much higher than the government systems, including Social Security's paltry 2.2 percent annual rate of return.
This study recommends that the Michigan Legislature call on Congress to either privatize Social Security or allow Michigan to design for its citizens a sounder and more beneficial retirement plan. … more
Privatizing Social Security-allowing individuals to privately invest their own retirement savings-can avert the financial crisis. Countries including Chile and Great Britain have privatized all or part of their state pension programs, yielding retiree benefits much higher than the government systems, including Social Security's paltry 2.2 percent annual rate of return.
This study recommends that the Michigan Legislature call on Congress to either privatize Social Security or allow Michigan to design for its citizens a sounder and more beneficial retirement plan. … more
Do Private Schools Serve Difficult-to-Educate Students?
Private K-12 schools are sometimes criticized for accepting only those students most likely to succeed academically, and for leaving the most difficult-to-educate children to the public school system. Is this true? The diversity of private schools includes those that serve exclusively at-risk, incarcerated, or disabled children. The report describes private schools that educate each of these populations, reviews how public schools are contracting with private schools to serve difficult-to-educate students, examines policy implications including cost and school choice, and presents six case studies of Michigan private schools that serve exclusively students with special needs. 71 page … more
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Timber Producer Certification in Michigan: Self-Regulation vs. State Regulation
Which form of regulation is better for solving problems, protecting consumers and the environment and encouraging rational economic planning-regulation by government or regulation by industry through free markets and incentives? Michigan State University Forestry Professor and Mackinac Center Scholar Dr. Potter-Witter argues for a self-certification model that could be applied to other industries. She also provides a thorough review of the Michigan timber market and a timely survey of literature on occupational licensing. 23 pages. … more
Doing More With Less: Competitive Contracting for School Support Services
Competitive contracting can provide schools with expertise, flexibility, and cost efficiencies not always available with in-house service provision. If they are properly designed and monitored, contracts between schools and private providers can help school administrators do more with less. Includes step-by-step guidelines for the "make or buy" decision, tells how to avoid pitfalls, and suggests measures for contractor evaluation. 26 pages. … more
Making Schools Work: Contracting Options for Better Management
Can America's public schools be improved? Unquestionably. Without additional spending, school administrators can take advantage of the expertise of the private sector, introducing innovations that will make a world of difference. This study reveals dozens of examples of private companies now providing management, instructional, and support services to public schools across America. A must-read for anyone interested in changing public education by putting competition and the profit motive to work. 28 pages. … more
Ecorse: The Fall and Rise of a Michigan City
Ecorse, a Michigan community south of Detroit, gained a national reputation in the late 1980s as a town that took privatization seriously. Over a four-year period, Louis Schimmel, court-appointed receiver, privatized most city services, cut the city's work force more than 60 percent, and eliminated a $6 million budget deficit. Daddow's review of the city's efforts to correct its fiscal problems through spending discipline and privatization is a must-read for every city official who wants to learn lessons from a city that's been to the brink and back. 99 pages. … more
Child Foster Care in Michigan: A Privatization Success Story
Few issues are more emotional and controversial than how states care for children who are removed from families because of neglect, abuse or abandonment. This extensively documented report finds that it is less costly to place children in foster care supervised by private agencies than for this service to be provided by Michigan's Department of Social Services. Privatization of this important social service serves as a model for other states. 16 pages. … more
Responding to Municipal Fiscal Crisis: Bottom Line Lessons from Ecorse, Michigan
Ecorse, one of seventeen communities in the Downriver Detroit area, became the first Michigan city to be placed in receivership. Court-appointed Receiver Louis Schimmel turned the city's finances around through aggressive policies of cost cutting and privatization. He privatized the entire Department of Public Works for a minimum annual savings of $400,000. Other cities such as nearby Detroit have much to learn from the Ecorse experience. 13 pages. … more
Ann Arbor, Michigan: A Privatization Profile
The city of Ann Arbor has a successful privatization track record: vehicle towing, street and sidewalk repair, snow removal, janitorial services, and tree trimming. More can be done and DiGiuseppe specifies possible savings that could be achieved if solid waste collection, landfill management, and parking structures were privatized. 14 pages. … more


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We scored some face time with MAC makeup artist Keri Blair, hairstylist Leah De Ment, and manicurist Dawn Sterling for an insider look at the process behind making the fall runway trends wearable and easy to replicate. (Spoiler alert: There are a lot of metallics and a lot of curls.) Our dream team took us full throttle into the season's hottest trends and gave their insider tips for achieving these otherworldly looks ourselves.


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This data collection reflects Medicaid benefits covered in each state, limitations applied to those benefits, cost-sharing charges, and the reimbursement methodologies used for those benefits in effect at six specific points in time, the most recent being October 1, 2012. In general, the data presented here represents a state's policies applicable to adult Medicaid beneficiaries receiving care on a "fee for service" basis.
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effects of marijuana depend on the strength and potency of its main active
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Marijuana can cause problems that affect your body and mind.
Frequent, heavy use of marijuana can lead to needing
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I'll take a Lodar, thank you!
I'll take a Lodar, thank you!
I love Mini Comic Villians, and would love to see Lodar.
There could be a great group of stand alone villians in this line
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I've just changed my profile picture because we got Geldor in MOTUC!
As for the original story - yeah, it was just a coincedence that the mini-comic writer was using the name Zodac for a character. Some quick alterations where made when it turned out there was already a Zodac on the cards, turning Zodac to Lodar (you can even see the alterations - check out the L's and R's whenever Lodar's name appears).
Looks cool! Add him to the list!
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I wouldn't mind a Lodar action figure.
MYP Sorceress for MOTUC. All steeds for MOTUC. Fully-articulated Cringer for MOTUC. Accessories for MOTUC Castle Grayskull.
I'd buy Lodar in a hot second.
WANTED: Comic From SDCC Vykron!
Mini Comic want list:
Terror Claws Strike
Skeletor's Journey
And any and all PoP mini's.
I had almost forgotten about Lodar!
I loved this character as a kid. I always wanted him just like I did Geldor.
I want Garn, too!
The native-american indian looking guy with the mohawk. The guy that was fighting He-Man. He was cool looking too.
These figures would've been much better than Blast-Attak. No doubt.
These figures need to be done.
Matty, I hope you're seeing these two threads.
Some old school love going on here.
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I am curious as to how many MOTU fans would love to see a Lodar figure produced in the MOTUC line. Lodar is the awesome character from the mini-comic Slave City. He really gave He-Man a run for his money when they battled. He looks menacing and very intimidating. I think he would be more than an excellent addition to our collections. Mattel can produce this figure since they are have access to the mini-comics. I really hope we see this character given new life in the form of an action figure. Anybody we agrees with me please post so that Mattel may see the fans support for this awesome character.
Welcome to the boards.
I merged this thread with one of the existing Lodar threads. Please use the search feature in the future. Thanks!
Lodar would be an excellent addition to the MOTUC cast. And easy for Mattel to make also!
We need Garn and Princess Rana from that mini comic also.
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Grayskull needs its Cardboard Spacesuit MOTUCized
Voice your support in the Cardboard Spacesuit/Robot thread:
I want Lodar, but I want GELDOR much, much more!
"Why's Dragstor riding on Night Stalker?" "Cause he can."
Lodar would be a sweet addition to the line.
Geldor, Lodar & Kobolds. These will be great figures. great villains. really want Geldor. Kobolds would be a great army builder.
I thought I would bump this thread thanks to the discussion about Lodar in Mike Bock's mini comic thread
Just a piece of info that I am sure a few of you heard on an earlier Roast Gooble Dinner podcast, Lodar was initially supposed to be Zodac. Mattel gave them the info that the main bad guy for the mini comic was to be a new character Zodac but failed to give a description.
The artists drew Lodar and named him Zodac. By the time the problem was noticed it was almost too late to fix it. They had to work some magic to make the 'Z' look like an 'L' and the 'C' look like an 'R' and thats how Lodar was born
The info may not be word for word exact but you get the gyst. I think it was the Episode 008/009 interview with Lee Nordling
As for getting a figure for Lodar? Bring it on
Lodar would be an awesome addition to MOTUC!!
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Yes! Bring on Lodar! Mini-comic characters are a MUST for the MOTUC....
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YES ! I want a Lodar action figure ! He looks awesome ! I like his colours, I like his weapon, I like the comic he's in too.
And the good news is Lodar has been trademarked. So I hope we'll get him soon !
How about a Lodar deluxe figure. He can come with some gigantic chains and a large net to capture He-man and Battle Cat. Then we can get some Kobolds as an army builder 2-pack. Slave City and Masks of Power were my favorite mini comics as a kid.
I would love a figure of Lodar.
Now that I see him now, He reminds me of Noob Saibot from Mortal Kombat.
I would definitely like a Lodar figure. I remember that mini-comic and it was definitely a favorite. I also would like to see an army-builder of Lodar's minions! Those were creepy cool looking minions!!
I would sell my soul for a Lodar.
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I really feel like Lodar is on the way. He very much plays into that "all in" philosophy that MOTUC tries to maintain. He wouldn't require a great deal of new tooling and would represent a corner of established MOTU history that has yet to be immortalized in plastic.
He's such a cool looking design that I'd honestly be surprised if we saw him later rather than sooner.


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CyberConnect2, the company behind the Naruto games and the .hack franchise on the PlayStation 2 have just announced that they are developing a new title for the PlayStation 3. The information comes from the latest issue of Famitsu, but unfortunately lacks any additional information about the project. Could we be getting a new .hack title? Eight games just isn't enough!
Another PS3 exclusive announced today. All this news is really getting me excited for E3.
another .hack!!!
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Title: Microlensing in M31 at Large Distances and for Large Masses
Abstract: We have recently found many microlensing events in M31 on ~ 10^6s timescales, corresponding to ~ 1 M_\odot or less. A large number of events of this nature are also being found by the wider angular area survey we have completed (with significant KPNO 4m/MOSAIC data), and have largely analyzed. The initial evidence lends strong support to the idea that a large fraction of galaxy dark matter halos consist of stellar-mass objects. Continuing with the 4m/MOSAIC, however, we can easily extend these results to longer timescales, probing wholely new and interesting regimes in microlensing events: 1) black holes from very massive objects (~ 30 - 300 M_\odot) which might be expected to have formed very early and collected in nascent galaxy halos, and 2) stellar mass objects at large galactocentric distances from both M31 and the Galaxy, which might form a diffuse dark matter halo in the Local Group. This approach makes efficient use of a relatively small amount of continuing 4m/MOSAIC time (following our 33 epochs from 1997-2004), buttressed by our previous data, to produce a unique and otherwise difficult result for interesting classes of microlensing objects, as well as yielding a valuable baseline for extended stellar variability studies. The extended baseline will further enhance our studies on smaller timescales by making those events more robust against baseline variations, and revealing and detailing more slowly changing variable stars.
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Manny Pacquiao won a 12-round unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena tonight to avenge his controversial 2012 loss to the previously unbeaten American.
The Filipino boxing icon improved to 56-5 with two drawn and 38 wins inside the distance as he regained the World Boxing Organization welterweight world title he lost to Bradley in June 2012.
Although he couldn't get his first knockout win since 2009, Pacquiao lived up to his pre-fight promise to come out with more aggression, denying Bradley's avowed aim of sending him into retirement with another defeat.
"I think I can go another two years,'' said Pacquiao, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions. "I'm so happy to be world champion again. Tim Bradley was not an easy fight.''
Bradley, who said he fought from the first round with a right calf injury, fell to 31-1, with 12 knockouts.
"Life goes on,'' Bradley said of his first pro defeat. ``It's back to the gym. Not a big deal.''
Judge Glen Trowbridge scored the bout 118-110 for Pacquiao, while Michael Pernick and Canada's Craig Metcalf saw it 116-112 for the ``Pacman'', whose every move was cheered by the star-studded crowd of 15,601.
After a tight first round, Pacquiao made his power felt in the second.
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Students aren't the only ones looking forward to summer adventures. Dozens of city teachers are heading abroad on travel grants, and hoping to bring their experiences back to the classroom in the fall.
Kate Philpott-Jensen is one of 48 New York City school teachers to receive travel grants from the donor-supported group Fund for Teachers. She was awarded $5,000 for her proposal to travel to American Indian reservations in the Northwestern United States.
Philpott-Jensen teaches U.S. history and government at East Side Community High School. She said her students come from diverse backgrounds. "Within U.S. history, they're really interested in, and sort of find that issues of race and identity really gripping, really personally relevant," she said. "I wanted to bring the narratives of Native American Indians into that."
She'll spend three weeks conducting interviews to explore issues of sovereignty and government – specifically, how government relates to the governed. She said she noticed that the history of American Indians post-1800s was lacking in the current curriculum, and will use her research this summer to gather primary sources and develop new lessons for her students.
Philpott-Jensen wants the information to foster lively discussion and raise new questions in the classroom, and said she hopes to have her students work on developing and defending their own policy proposals based on their studies.
Other fellows of this year's Fund for Teachers program expressed similar hopes. Kendra Din (photo top left) teaches math and physics at the Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem. She won a $7,500 grant from the group, to study relationships between mathematics, art and architecture in Turkey and Iran.
"When you travel, you learn so much more than just learning something straight out of a textbook, and that sounds so awkward for a teacher to say, but it's absolutely true and that's why I wanted my students to apply for their passports," she said. She, too, teaches a diverse group of students, and said her school has a growing Muslim population. Part of her goal is to foster more tolerance and understanding of different cultures and religions.
For her project, Din intends to visiting mosques, buildings, bridges, and other sites to study Arabesque art and mathematics. She hopes her findings will make a particular unit of algebra a little bit more engaging for her students next year. "This particular art form is created with a lot of math, specifically the conic sections unit of Algebra II," she said.
Din will bring pictures and videos back to school next fall, to give her students a first hand look so they'll be better able to detect the art forms and the mathematics behind them. She would also like to have them create their own artwork using those principles.
Travel projects from this year's New York City fellows vary greatly, from studies of local Peruvian music, formulated by Jessica Chase and Daniel Nohejl of the Bronx Guild, to observations of India's caste system, as proposed by Katie O'Hara, of the Bronx Leadership Academy II.
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White Kitchens: The Absence of Color Guest Post from Susan Serra of The Kitchen Designer
For me, there can be a never-ending discussion on the virtues and properties of the white kitchen. We call a white kitchen classic. White IS a classic in kitchen design, for decades, and at this moment, a white kitchen is only getting more popular with homeowners. What's not to like — white is crisp, clean, classic, light reflective, and it seems to lift up the spirits, doesn't it?
From my experience, I think white kitchens are loved all over the world, and are a fixture in any given country's design magazines. I'd like to talk about white kitchens as we know them, here in the U.S., and the fantastic (and commonplace) white kitchens in Scandinavia, a place where white is in the design DNA, and from which we can learn some stylistic how-tos. A little compare and contrast.
I'm convinced that white kitchens had a resurgence after the movie As Good As It Gets. If you're a design blog junkie, you've seen a statement similar to this over and over. But it's true. Today's American white kitchen, if done in a traditional design, has a far more simple point of view than just before this movie came on to the scene. The cabinet lines are more simple, the whites are slightly warm or more pure white, the glazes of past years are mostly gone.
The Scandinavian white kitchens seem to take white about 5 notches higher stylistically, even in their most modest forms. White is often seen on the walls as well as on cabinetry, and may even be seen on the floors, which is actually fairly commonplace. The reflective nature of white is highly desirable in Scandinavia, and they "do" white beautifully, and interestingly. White serves as a fantastic backdrop to color in any form. Whether it be neutrals such as natural woods, bright color, pastels, the possibilities are limitless.
White in the kitchen has its pros and cons, and I find my clients do gloss over the cons, so here are a couple to be aware of:
• Number one, always, is maintenance. White, in any material...wood, glazed, laminate, gloss, will eventually show wear. Any white cabinet material will be a real challenge to repair, if it even can be. White ages and changes color, as do all surfaces of cabinetry, painted and non painted. In that respect, white is not unique, but, the problems, be they small or large, are far more visible with white. If you need perfection in your finish, if you are not the neatest person, cook, entertain frequently and/or you have one or more children, white may not be the best choice. You'll be stressed if you are a perfectionist.
• The second con, as I've observed it in my practice as a kitchen designer, is one's desire to have a "white kitchen" without consideration to white (or no other white) in the context of the surrounding rooms, especially if the kitchen is part of an open great room, whether in a house or in an apartment. Think carefully if you want a white kitchen to call attention to itself. It will stand out and may not flow from one space to the next. It will say "the kitchen is HERE." Should you not have a white kitchen if your other rooms are more subdued in color? I do not like "shoulds" as a rule...but the awareness of flow should be in place before a decision is made.
Tossing those unfortunate details aside, here's how to get started thinking about a white kitchen:
• The first consideration, when using white, is to determine what "color" of white do you want? Do you want undertones of blue, grey, yellow, pink, or as pure white as possible? White is best seen in context with other whites in order to better see the color within each white. I often grab a piece of white bond paper to view next to white paint chips I am considering to be aware of the subtleties of all of the whites. This will be helpful if you plan to use white in multiple materials within the kitchen.
Ultimately, if you can gather all whites together before final decisions/orders are made, and view these colors at different times of the day in your own lighting, you'll have a great idea of what to expect when these whites are installed. If you will have large blocks of color or neutrals next to a white element, look at that too and see how it works with whites of different colored undertones. I definitely have found that ever-so-slightly softer whites can appear far brighter than you expect.
Do not drive yourself crazy, however — if you are mixing white materials, you will never get a matched set of whites in terms of subtle white color and tone. And that doesn't matter; that's what will make your interior interesting. General awareness of undertones is good enough — much more than that is not necessary or advisable.
• The next question to ask is: what role will color play in proportion? Visualizing the entirety of the space to consider balance and proportion of color vs. white is important. Do you like symmetry in design or an obvious asymmetry? An example of an asymmetrical design with white might be lots and lots of white in multiple materials balanced by a significantly sized, but much smaller, block of color. The large volume of the white surfaces balance the smaller block of color. When looking at pictures, note the balance of white and color to see the proportions that speak to you and the distribution of color throughout.
Here's a collection of white kitchens. I'd love to hear your feelings about white kitchens!
Thank you for sharing, Susan! We are looking forward to the rest of your posts on color in The Kitchn this week.
More posts on color from Susan Serra:
• Color in the Kitchen...On the Cheap
• A Pinch of
Sugar Color
The Kitchen Designer
(Images: Elle Interior; Rie's home; glass backsplash 2ab; Purple Area)


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Looking at NYC, coming from a T10 school with a slightly above median GPA (significant improvement second semester), probably an above-average interviewer. Thinking litigation. I get 25 bids.So far:Paul WeissWeil Gotshal
We have a 30 bid limit? I just prepared resumes/cover letters for 53 employers. @#!*. Do you realize how hard it was to find reasons why every one of those middle-of-nowhere northeastern cities were the perfect fit for me?


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Redskins send 5 to day 2 of wrestling tournament
BRECKSVILLE — The Wapakoneta high school wrestling team traveled more than 3 hours this past weekend to participate in the 52nd Brecksville Holiday Tournament.
The Brecksville tournament is the longest running holiday tournament in the country in which 45 teams compete over a two-day period.
The Redskins had five wrestlers make it to Day Two of wrestling.
They were seniors John "JT" Martin, Nate Valentine, Holden Hengstler, AJ Brown and sophmore Colton Brown.
The Redskins brought home a 19th place finish as a team.
Varsity coach Jason Rostorfer said this tournament is a good place to learn about their team compared to the best in the state.
"Brecksville is a good gauge to see where we are at as a team and as a individual basis for each wrestler," Rostorfer said. "We learned that we have some work to do when we get back home."
Wrestling started on Friday morning Martin wrestling in the 106-pound class.
Martin won his first match 10-6 over Josh Portillo from Toledo Central Catholic. He advanced in the second round with a win over Max Johnson from Davison, Mich.
This put Martin in the quarterfinals where he won 4-3 over Tony DeCasare from Nordonia, putting him in the semifinals against the No. 2 seed Luke Nace from Teas Valley.
Martin lost in a heart breaker, 4-3.
Martin then went on to wrestling back in the consolation rounds with 4-3 win over Noah Baughman from Wadsworth.
Martin ended up taking a very respectable 4th place finish for the tournament.
Valentine started his day with a 15-0 win over Colton Hale from Centerville.
Moving on to the second round, Valentine beat Damon Dominique from Oregon Clay 5-2. This put Valentine into the quarterfinals against the No. 1 seed Jacob Danishek from Dayton Christian.
Danishek is a two-time State Champion who ended up winning the tournament.
Valentine fell in the quarterfinals and continued on in the Consolation rounds where he finished 8th in the tournament.
At the 170-pound class, Holden Hengstler won his first round match with a pin over Ryan McCullough of Padua.
In the second round, Hengsler won 14-5 over Tyler Wildmo of Davison, Mich.
Hengstler won in the quarterfinals by forfeit over Aaron Yonkers of Garfield moving him into the semifinals against the 2011-2012 State Champion, Chris Moore from Clyde.
Hengstler fell in the semifinals and moved on in the consolation round to end up finishing 5th in the tournament.
At 195 pounds, A.J. Brown drew the No. 2 seed Tegray Scales from Cincinnati Colerain. Scales finished fourth last year in the State Tournament.
A.J. Brown won 5-2 over Scales moving onto the second round where he pinned Brett Bendokaitas from Cleveland St. Ignatius.
In the quarterfinals A.J. Brown fell 3-2 to Josh Murphy from the host Brecksville.
A.J. Brown ended up moving through the consolation rounds where he finished seventh for the tournament.
Colton Brown who made it to Day 2 ended up going 2-2 in the event.
The Redskins will be back in action Thursday night in St. Marys at 6 p.m. The Redskins are currently in first place in the Western Buckeye League and look to keep a lock on the spot.


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March 6, 2006
It was a beautiful day for softball Monday afternoon as Lipscomb University's new softball field, Draper Diamond, was officially dedicated.
The new on-campus field was made possible by the generosity of the Draper family which includes Lassie Draper, her daughter, Mary Pat Draper Hartline, and her son-in-law, Craig Hartline. The field is also in memory of Bob Draper.
The Lady Bisons opened the field with a pair of shutout wins, beating Alabama A & M 5-0 in game one and 10-0 in the nightcap.
Leigh Little got the Lady Bisons first hit on the new field, a line drive double to left field in the first inning of the first game. Julia Davidson slammed the first home run and earned the first run batted in with a two-run blast to center field that brought home Little with the first run in the first inning.
Pitcher Sara Meek earned the first win and shutout for the Lady Bisons pitching a complete-game two-hitter.
The Draper family has been known by generations of Lipscomb students as suppliers of countless diamond engagement rings through their Draper Jewelry located across Granny White Pike from campus.
The new Draper Diamond will be just as enduring.
Dr. Steven Potts, director of athletics at Lipscomb, made opening remarks and unveiled a plaque honoring the Drapers that will be installed at the facility.
"We are here to honor one of those families that has truly played a significant role in the progress and development of Lipscomb University," said Potts. "Just across the street from this campus Bob and Lassie Draper have helped a countless number of Lipscomb University students in a variety of ways. Draper diamond engagement rings are the norm for students on this campus.
"Bob was a member of the Lipscomb Development Council, the Lipscomb Golden Circle and a charter member of the Bison Booster Club. In fact, I think the Bison Booster Club was founded on their patio. He was also a recipient of the Fessor Boyce Award and Alumnus of the Year."
For more than 50 years the Draper family has been known for its support of both Lipscomb University and Lipscomb athletics in a number of ways.
"I think it is certainly fitting that this beautiful softball facility will be forever known as Draper Diamond," said Potts.
Potts also thanked D. F. Chase Construction as well as Scott Saunders and William Tucker in the development office as well as the Board of Trustees. He added the board will also help add some additional improvements to the field in the near future.
First-year Lipscomb softball coach Kristin Peck presented Mrs. Draper with a purple team jersey embroidered with her name on the back on behalf of all the present and former players.
"You are already officially a part of our program, but now even more officially now we would like to welcome you as a part of our team," said Peck.
Craig Hartline responded for the Draper family. He stressed the need to continue to pass on the traditions of Lipscomb University set by founders David Lipscomb and James A. Harding.
"I think it is our responsibility that the younger generations know what those traditions mean and what they are all about so we can pass on that knowledge and those traditions for years to come," said Hartline. "This university has produced doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, preachers and captains of industry, but more importantly it has produced fine Christian men and women who continue to work in the Lord's church today.
"But this university has a tradition of athletics as well that was started by many who have gone on before us like Ken Dugan, Tom Hanvey and Fessor Boyce. But thankfully for us and this university there are others around who continue those traditions like Bob Mason , Buck Bradshaw, Jim Wood, Lee Marsh, Hilton Dean, Butch Stinson, Robbie Davis and Barry Brewer just to name a few who are still here. We have to make sure the younger generations know their stories, their dedication and their hard work.
"We are standing on a hill right now overlooking the glory of Lipscomb University, but we must never forget to stop, turn around and look back down and remember the names and faces of those people who helped build this beautiful view."
Mrs. Draper threw out the first pitch to Lipscomb catch Alshya Forsythe prior to the start of the first game which featured Alabama A & M.


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About 185 graduating seniors in the Henderson County Public Schools system were recognized at a luncheon Thursday for being named North Carolina Academic Scholars.
Students who complete the requirements for an academically challenging high school program will be named North Carolina Academic Scholars and receive special recognition, according to the State Board of Educarion. Students must also have an overall four-year average of B or its equivalent as determined by the local school board.
North Carolina Academic Scholars receive a seal of recognition attached to their diplomas and may receive special recognition at graduation exercises and other community events.
Early College High
Brianna Labatte
Drew Grillon
Eduardo Fabian Moreno
Esme Toshach
Jyotsna Panthee
Hendersonville High
Braley Adams
Jessica Bosshard
Sarah Boyette
Erin Brooks
Margaret Butler
Christopher Chavez
Jessica Chotiner
Lydia Congdon
Hailey Cook
Olivia Dietrich
Mary Clare Dunaway
Karen Fernandez
Keri Gambill
Matthew Green
Sarah Gudger
Kyle Hall
Abigail Harris
Anna Huntley
Dylan Kallenbach
Hailey Kater
Monique Laborde
Elizabeth Lackey
Andrew Legg
Jonathan Lewis
Arielle Lynch
Rayanne Many
Jessica Mason
Hannah McKinley
Brice Molton
Jordan Muniz
Amanda Neumeyer
Pageant Nevel
William O'Dell
Erin O'Keefe
Grant Rivers
Kaleb Schuller
Michael Silvia
Ashley Young
West Henderson High
Collin Armstrong
Gabrielle Ball
William Bayless
Deana Belcher
Ashley Biggs
Jacqueline Black
Victoria Black
Heidi Brickhouse
Jessica Burnett
Mariah Case
Zachary Chokr
Lillie Christiano
Lara Delfino
Elizabeth Gillon
Hannah Green
Diane Gromelski
Angela Gross
Emily Gustafson
Nathan Hallock
Jillian Heywood
Candice Holden
Jamie Hunt
Hailey Johns
Conor Kennedy
Christine King
Justine King
Jacob Knapp
Tyler Knepp
Hannah Kyung
Ashlynn Landreth
Hunter Lawton
Selena McCall
Nicole Miller
Tatianna Nelson
Samantha Onken
Elizabeth Owen
Hannah Owen
Nicodemus Padilla
Kathleen Palisoc
Logan Plemmons
Savanah Seevers
Rachel Shoemaker
Savannah Smith
Aury St. Germain
Abigail Swayngim
Amy Taylor
Kady Tipton
Marissa Treible
Aaron Turpin
Heather Waldrop
Mary Wallace
Hayley Westphal
William Whitaker
Erin Wiley
Sarah Wood
Malorie Woodruff
Zachary Younger
East Henderson High
Luis Acosta
Adena Allen
Anthony Allen
Miranda Allison
Felicia Bailey
Kaitlyn Blanken
Corey Boeh
Terrell Brown
Alexis Bryson
Samantha Burnett
Gabriel Cannon
Cassidy Capps
Lauren Capps
Alex Case
Kyle Couch
Ashley Culbertson
Andrew Dorn
Brandon Dorn
Beverly Elmore
Logan Green
Ryan Haynes
Brooke Hill
Amber Jackson
Jordan Justice
Sarah Marr
Austin Maybin
Landon Maybin
Havan McKay
Brittany Mendoza
Sydney Moncrief
Ada Morava
Brianna Murray
Zachary Oberlies
Hannah Owens
Jonathan Plyler
Marlene Rangel Olmedo
Lucas Revis
Zoe Rorvig
Shelby Slinkard
Stephanie Smith
Travis Smith
Zachary Standley
Jessica Staton
Kaci Stepp
Ashton Storey
Botond Szep
Mark Templeton
Hayden Tittle
Jordan Tripp
Gabriel Vera Yepez
Jessie Whitman
Rachel Zehr
North Henderson High
Diana Aguillon
Charles Cantrell
Isaac Dalton
Kelsey Davis
Maci Freeman
Andrew Frey
Carolina Gutierrez-Ramirez
Lance Haney
Daphne Hill
Zachary Houston
Elizabeth Letterman
Sydney Lyda
Brianna Maciejewski
Kaitlyn Maddox
Kasey McDonald
Bryan Melton
Madison Odom
Edgar Oviedo-Rodriguez
Marissa Pace
Gabriela Perez
Mauricio Rojas
Shelby Roviello
Haejin Sim
Joshua Singleton
Georgianna Souther
Emily Stratton
Seth Taylor
Justin Uy-Camp
Audrey Wells
Mack Williams
Students recognized as NC Academic Scholars
About 185 graduating seniors in the Henderson County Public Schools system were recognized at a luncheon Thursday for being named North Carolina Academic Scholars.


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What is the Sensei's role? For most of my life, I have thought that it was to teach -- to teach the techniques, applications, body dynamics, history, culture, and traditions of the great art of Karate. I still believe that to be true.
However, I now believe that the more important role of the Sensei is to inspire the student to want to learn.
This is a bit subtle. I do not mean that the Sensei should be a cheerleader and work to encourage the student to learn. A Sensei could encourage a student many ways, by urging, by commanding, by shaming, by humiliating, by stroking and feeding the ego. Not all ways of encouraging a student are positive.
If a student is motivated by negative factors, his Karate will be negative. Period. Once negative, it is extremely difficult to change the student's outlook and motivation.
The Sensei must be very careful to positively motivate the student. The student must want to learn for the right reasons.
Should the student want to be high ranking like his Sensei? If so, that will direct his pursuit of the art. Should the student want to be powerful like his Sensei? Should the student want to have a fine reputation like his Sensei? Whatever the student is motivated by will shape and color his pursuit of the art and his training.
My senior friends have generally been motivated by a combination of their Sensei's skill and character -- the combination that makes one a Karate bushi.
The Sensei must be very careful to make sure that he does not get in the student's way. The Sensei should inspire the student and provide the basics of the art so that the student will reach the point where he can independently pursue the art.
To say it again, the Sensei wants to make the student skilled enough and strong enough to learn Karate himself.
I know many fine Karate instructors. I cannot think of any who got where they are by being taught each and every thing. They were not spoon fed Karate. Once they reached a certain level, they became so inspired by their Sensei that their pursuit of Karate could not be stopped. The difficulties of life, work, family, and a million other things, could not hold them back from pursuing their lifelong study of the art.
The Sensei inspires and the student strives. The best Sensei cannot teach a student who does not really want to learn. But once the fire of Karate burns in the student's heart, he can learn whether his Sensei is there or not. This is especially true here in Hawaii (and on the mainland), where many of us are separated by great distance from our Sensei in Japan in Okinawa.
When a student becomes self-sustaining, the Sensei has done his job. At that point, it does not matter whether the student pursues this particular style of that style. It does not matter. What matters is that the student has become alive to Karate.
That is the role of the Sensei.
Teaching techniques is important. Inspiring the student is the ultimate goal of the Sensei... or at least that is what I think at this particular moment.
Charles C. Goodin
Sensei's Role Is To Inspire
What is the Sensei's role? For most of my life, I have thought that it was to teach -- to teach the techniques, applications, body dynamics, history, culture, and traditions of the great art of Karate. I still believe that to be true.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, June 03, 2008


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Yes, 'tis true, the lovely Nevis Estate property, a B & B on the edge of the heritage district of Perth (Lanark County), Ontario is for sale.
The 1840s home sits on four beautifully-landscaped acres of land.
Something would-be buyers might want to take into account is this property line (you get used to it):


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Notes: Represented the United States at the Under-23 World Championships in 2011 and 2012... Sat in the four that finished fifth in 2011 and sixth in 2012.
2011-12: CRCA first team All-America selection... Earned first team All-New England honors... CRCA Scholar Athlete... Sat in the varsity eight that finished fourth in the grand final at the Ivy League Championship and sixth in the petite final at the NCAA Championship... Recipient of the team's Anne Warner Award.
2010-11: CRCA second team All-New England selection... Sat in varsity eight that finished second in the petite final at the NCAA Championship and fourth in the grand final at Eastern Sprints... Received the team's Anne Warner Award... CRCA Scholar Athlete.
2009-10: Sat in the bow of the second varsity that finished sixth in the petite final at the NCAA Championship… Won a bronze medal at the Eastern Sprints… CRCA Scholar Athlete.
2008-09: Spare at the NCAA Championship... Stroked the novice eight to a gold medal at Eastern Sprints, Yale's first since 1987... Recipient of the team's Chris Ernst Award.
Before Yale: Started rowing the spring of her freshman year at Exeter... In 2006 and 2007 rowed in the Exeter first varsity that won the NEIRA Championship... Also ran indoor track at Exeter.
Personal: Her twin sister Elizabeth also rows at Yale.


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Ron Paul Vs. Dick Cheney: 'Dick Wants To Be A Dictator'
Fox Video - Paul discusses Solyndra, Cheney, Iran with Neil Cavuto - Sep. 14, 2011
Cheney portion of the clip begins exactly at the 2:40 mark.
Dick Cheney recently balked at Ron Paul's presidential campaign, saying "There are nominees that I'm not enthusiastic about. They haven't gotten the nomination, are not likely to get the nomination."
Today, Ron Paul joined Neil Cavuto to respond, saying, "We have to prove him wrong by winning some elections. But when he says he'll support all Republicans except some, like myself, which means that he wants to be the dictator and say, 'I will decide who is a true Republican or not.' And, I say he doesn't have that authority. The people have that authority."
Paul also clarified his position on the potential for Iran to get nuclear weapons, saying that while he doesn't like the idea of Iran having a nuclear weapon, he wonders why Iran would be more dangerous to us than the Soviets when they had 30,000 weapons.


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Soros Aide Wins Kudos for Japan Bets
Investing $24 billion of George Soros's money is no easy job.
So far, Scott Bessent has managed to keep his boss happy.
Mr. Bessent, 50 years old, has been chief investment officer at Soros Fund Management since October 2011, after Mr. Soros handed back money to outside investors and transformed his hedge fund into a family office....