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Elk County arson investigations continue
Law enforcement and firefighting officials continue to investigate a string of arsons that have plagued Elk County since May 30.The arson reports started with two fires in Ridgway before spreading to Johnsonburg. Recent fires in St. Marys have heightened concern over the summer blazes."We get a fair number of arson investigations every year in Elk County, but what's drawing attention this year is that there seems to be a substantial number of them since May 30," said Greg Agosti, a Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal stationed at the Ridgway barracks. "When they're close together, it appears that there's more of them. Every year we end up with arson investigations all across the county. "I think on average for a year maybe we get 10 to 15 arson cases. We get a lot more fire investigations, and some are undetermined -- that could go either way, accidental or arson, and the others obviously we're able to conclude that they're accidental."Pauline Smith of Ridgway was the first victim when a fire early Wednesday morning, May 30, destroyed her West Main Street residence. The blaze reportedly broke out between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m. and was ruled arson.Officials investigated a June 17 fire that destroyed the Walnut Street home of Stephen and Georgina Gausman of Ridgway, who were out of town. The call reportedly came in at 2:58 a.m. The blaze caused an estimated $200,000 worth of damage and was determined to be arson.Firefighters also responded early Thursday morning, June 28, at approximately 9 a.m. for a fire at the Old Johnsonburg Hotel along East Center Street in Johnsonburg. The fire was ruled an arson. On July 3, the vacant St. Joe's Club at 703 Market St. in Johnsonburg went up in flames shortly after midnight. The cause of this fire was determined to be arson. On July 9 at 11:36 p.m., firefighters were called to North St. Marys Street in St. Marys for a camper on fire. The fire destroyed the camper and damaged the house and a vehicle next to it. State police reported this incident to be arson as well.On July 10 at 4:46 a.m., firefighters were called out to Berwind Street in St. Marys for a shed fire. The shed and all its contents were destroyed. The cause of this fire is still under investigation and the cause has not yet been determined.On July 10 at 10:50 p.m., the fire chief and police in St. Marys were called to investigate a car fire on Rettger Street. On arrival, it was found that the front driver's seat of a vehicle had been burned and this was determined to have been arson. The car suffered minor damage and is still drivable.On July 14 at 4:24 a.m., firefighters were called out for a structure fire at 137 Lynch Rd. in St. Marys. The fire caused heavy damage to the structure and the cause was determined to be arson and is still under investigation."The answer to the question of whether or not these arson cases are related will lie somewhere in the future," Agosti said. "We're looking at these cases every way possible -- we're looking at them in terms of whether or not they're connected and for things that are common in every scene. We're looking at them to see if some are similar, and maybe some are separate. "Right now I can't say that they're all connected and I can't say that they're all separate."The fires have reportedly been set after sunset, with some occurring in the early morning hours."Then we saw some in St. Marys that were around 11 p.m., and obviously that's a lot earlier but still dark," Agosti said. "There are some factors at face value that seem common and then other factors we've seen seem to suggest that they're separate. We struggle with trying to find out if we're dealing with a separate actor, or more than one person."Investigative practices remain shrouded in secrecy, as no reported arrests have been made."I don't like to use the word 'suspect' but for lack of a better term, we have investigated several people," Agosti said. "We hear rumors, we see people that might be present at a scene and we investigate to find out if they should've been there or if there is any truth behind a rumor and so forth. "We've looked at people but we haven't concluded anything. I don't have anybody in jail for this yet. When that happens, that'll be the point in time when we have all our ducks in a row."Several eyewitness reports place several members of the Ridgway Fire Department and at least two troopers for the Ridgway-based State Police searching a brush area along Grant Road in Ridgway Township on Wednesday evening, July 11, but officials at the barracks would not comment.Despite ruling 13 fires arsons thus far this year, Agosti remains confident that the cases will be solved."These kinds of things happen and this isn't our first go-around with sequential fire investigations," Agosti said. "There were some cases in McKean County in 2009 and in Clearfield County in 2009 as well."There was a string of arsons in southern Clearfield County back in 2009 that reportedly culminated with the death of a Westover firefighter. According to Agosti, this spree was mostly barns and vacant houses. In October of 2009, authorities arrested a McKean County firefighter for burning two fire stations and a house. There were reportedly roughly eight arson investigations that spread from February 2009 to October 2009 in McKean County but once the arrest was made for those particular cases, the fires stopped.In 2005, out of 16 reported arsons in Elk County, eight occurred within 22 hours between Fox and Benezette townships at campsites. Those cases were cleared by three arrests in connection to that spree.Trooper Bruce Morris, a PSP community service officer (CSO) stationed at the Ridgway barracks, said community involvement will be a key in solving the cases."The big thing is that people have to call us," Morris said. "Some people see something but justify not calling by thinking that maybe somebody else will do it or 'maybe that's not what I saw.' "People have to call right away. You see it, you think it, call."Pick up a copy of the Saturday, July 21, 2012 edition of The Ridgway Record for more.


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LOUISVILLE (Nov. 21, 2009) -- Facing one of the most successful programs in the history of college basketball, the ETSU men's basketball team will try to end its current two-game losing streak when the Buccaneers take on the Louisville Cardinals Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. inside Freedom Hall.
The game, which will tip at 4 p.m., will be broadcast live on WJHL-TV 11 Connects beginning with the pregame show at 3 p.m. Fans are encouraged to gather at Fanatics Restaurant in Johnson City to watch the game together, where drink and food specials are planned, and free ETSU gear will be given away.
ETSU junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) continues to raise the level of his play, as he is coming off his second straight double-double thanks to a 19-point, 10-rebound effort against Morgan State. Hubbard and junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) were the only two Bucs in double figures against the Bears, as Tubbs posted 16 in the losing effort.
To turn around their recent struggles, the Bucs will need to shoot better from the fiel and the foul line. Currently, the Bucs are hitting on just 38 percent from the field and 55 percent from the foul line.
For more on Saturday's game, click on the game notes link above, or read the game notes located below.
The series against Louisville
This will be the first meeting between the Bucs and the Cardinals.
Last time out
BALTIMORE (Nov. 19, 2009) - With the departures of graduated All-Atlantic Sun Conference players Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs, and the knee injury that has sidelined senior guard and preseason all league pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), the deck has been stacked against the ETSU men's basketball team in the early going this year ... This was once again evident Thursday night against the defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Morgan State. ... Shooting just 29 percent from the field and struggling offensively throughout the game, the Buccaneers trailed the Bears by as many as 22 points and ultimately dropped its second straight game 72-61 inside the Hill Field House. The Bucs (1-2) now have to regroup and prep for defending Big East Conference champion Louisville on Saturday at 4 p.m. ... Despite the loss, a bright spot was once again the play of junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), who finished with his second straight double-double thanks to a 19-point, 10-rebound effort. Along with Hubbard, junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) added 16 points and was the only other ETSU player in double figures ... Meanwhile, Morgan State's Reggie Holmes was impressive, posting a career high 30 points while teammate Rodney Stokes had 12 ... The ETSU offense carried over its offensive struggles from the second half of the Chattanooga game and made just five field goals in the first 20 minutes against the Bears. Things weren't much better at the foul line, as the Bucs hit on just 12-of-21 shots at the charity stripe for a 57 percent clip ... However, even with those struggles, the Bucs battled back from a deficit of as many as 18 points midway through the half to make it a 34-24 game at the break ... Looking for a rally in the second half, the Bucs could just never make a move and watched the Bears pull away to a 22-point edge at 64-42 with 7:24 left in the game. To its credit, ETSU battled to the end and was able to get to within 11 by the end of the game.
Charity stripe woes cost Bucs
Shooting just 55 percent from the foul line so far this season, the Buccaneers are showing how poor foul shooting can cost a team ... Against Chattanooga, ETSU attempted two more foul shots than the Mocs (29-27), but UTC hit on 22 of their attempts compared to just 14 for the Bucs ... Then, against Morgan State, the Bucs were just 22-of-36 (61.1 percent) from the line ... All told, the Bucs are 36-of-65 in their last two games ... A year ago, this was a strength for ETSU, which as a team shot 71 percent from the line.
Hubbard steps up on offensive end
Much has been written and reported about junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and his efforts to improve his offensive game ... Already considered one of the best defenders in the A-Sun, Hubbard's hardwork finally paid dividends against Chattanooga ... Setting career bests for points (26) and rebounds (13), Hubbard collected his first career double-double against the Mocs ... In addition, he hit his first 3-point shot in three seasons with the Bucs, and didn't stop there -- ultimately finishing with four long-range bombs on the night ... Hubbard also set career highs for field goals (9), field goals attempted (13), 3-pointers attempted (5), blocks (1) and steals (2) ... Hubbard stayed hot against Morgan State, posting another double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
ETSU games at Louisville, Arkansas to air live locally
In cooperation with WJHL 11 Connects, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce that fans throughout the Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina regions will be able to watch the Bucs take on BCS schools Louisville and Arkansas live on television ... The Bucs take on Louisville on Saturday at 4 p.m., while the Arkansas game is set for 8 p.m. (EST) on Nov. 27.
Sollazzo steps up on night ETSU honors Coy
Before the start of Saturday's Homecoming game against Appalachian State (11/14), the ETSU community honored the memory of former center Seth Coy, who died in a car accident last summer ... His former roommate and friend, Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), now wears Coy's No. 43 jersey and against the Mountaineers he played inspired basketball ... Sollazzo set a career high with 13 points and hit two critical foul shots in the final seconds to lift the Bucs to a victory.
Bench play critical in win over Mountaineers
With only 21 points of offensive production from its starting five on Saturday, the Bucs got a huge lift from its bench against the Mountaineers ... All three ETSU players to reach double figures -- Adam Sollazzo (13), Justin Tubbs (11) and Sheldon Cooley (11) -- all came off the bench, and the Bucs got a total of 41 from the reserves as a whole ... With injuries costing the Bucs several offensive weapons, look for ETSU to continue to count on contributions from the bench.
Big questions surround Bucs entering 2009-10
With the loss of seniors Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs -- one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the country -- the Bucs have a lot of questions to answer on the offenisve end of the floor this season ... Having averaged 78.1 points a game a year ago, which ranked 21st nationally in all of Division I play -- ETSU has lost 44.0 of those points to graduation when one includes now departed senior Greg Hamlin in that trio ... In addition to the losses on offensive, the Bucs' 13-man roster includes just eight players who have experienced actual floor time in college ... The other five players are either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or walk-ons.
Turnovers key for Bucs during recent success
Since winning five of their last six games a year ago and their two exhibition games this season, the Buccaneers are showing why their focus on defense is so important ... Most coaches believe that team's should score at least one point to every single turnover they force ... For the Bucs, this number has been much higher ... In their last six games a year ago, the Bucs forced 103 turnovers and scored 132 points off those opponent mistakes ... This is an average of 22 points off 17 turnovers a game -- well over the ratio most coaches desire ... If one adds in this year's two exhibition games, those numbers go to 25 points off 19 turnovers.
Preseason polls pick Bucs middle of the pack
The ETSU men's basketball team was picked fourth by the Atlantic Sun Conference coaches and fifth by the league's media in preseason polls release Wednesday by the conference office ... The conference's two most recent tournament champions, ETSU (2009) and Belmont (2006-08) place fourth and fifth, depending on the poll. The Buccaneers edged out the Bruins for the spot from the coaches while the media gave the nod the Bruins. Both teams suffered tremendous losses due to graduation. ETSU must replace Courtney Pigram (Memphis) and Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.), one of the highest scoring duos in the nation a season ago.
ETSU the "only" A-Sun team picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 22, 2008) - Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to a new "Prestige" ranking released by ESPN.com ... The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed six NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, seven 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. The Bucs also were placed ahead of every current member of the Colonial Athletic Association with the exception of Old Dominion ... In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other major programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.
Sollazzo to honor Coy with number change
When ETSU's rising sophomore forward Seth Coy (Montgomery, Ind.) was tragically killed in a car accident this summer, it left the entire Buccaneer community with a deep sense of loss ... As is often the case, those that are left to mourn have looked for ways to remember the Bucs' 6-foot-11 "Gentle Giant." ... For sophomore guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), who was Coy's roommate, the answer was simple ... Changing his jersey number from No. 20 to Coy's No. 43, Sollazzo will play the 2009-10 season to honor his friend and have that memory with him each night.

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I'm pleased to announce the newest feature on SA, the brand new
As I eluded too on occasion during 2010, a blog is something I've been wanting to do on SA for quite awhile but due to how busy the site is on a daily basis it was hard to find time to get it off the ground. Finally that day is here! This will be a complement to SA and will feature articles written not only by myself, but other SA members, Craig Wolfley, newest SA downloads, and so much more.
Blogs are a important factor in any sites online presence and it was high time that SA joined the fun. No only do we have the homepage will all the latest news piped in automatically and what I add daily on the scrolling marquee, but also the forums, the articles section, and now this. There are many fans that prefer a blog format to a message board so this is a way to reach those people as well. We will ALWAYS promote SteelerAddicts.com in the blog and reference here every time possible with links to threads and what not. We'll also use the blog to link to our affiliates and our writers blogs as well. We will put up articles a few times a week more than likely depending on the latest news and happenings. Now that it's up and running we want to keep up with it and make it viable complement to SA.
It will be automatically piped into our Twitter account and our FB account for maximum exposure. I'm going to wait to get those feeds going until it's completely finished.
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Preserving Oregon's Poetic Voices
February 05, 2010
Most students encounter poems on the printed page, but imagine the richness of hearing the poem delivered aloud by the originating poet. To your computer. Anytime and anywhere you want.
Oregon Poetic Voices, a project spearheaded by Lewis & Clark's Special Collections staff, will create a comprehensive online archive of poetry readings that will complement existing poetry collections across the state. The project, which has been awarded a grant by the Oregon State Library Board, will also include the creation of regional recording "studios" to create new poetry recordings as well as a custom webpage with curriculum guides for educators.
Featured poets will include William Stafford, who taught at Lewis & Clark for three decades and was poet laureate of Oregon; Lawson Inada, the state's current poet laureate; and notable present-day Lewis & Clark poets like Vern Rutsala, professor emeritus of English, Mary Szybist, assistant professor of English, Paul Merchant, archivist for the William Stafford Archives, Kim Stafford, associate professor and director of the Northwest Writing Institute, and Jerry Harp, visiting assistant professor of English.
"Oregon Poetic Voices will enable us to maintain a record of poetry in performance," says Doug Erickson, head of special collections. "Hearing the poet read his or her work aloud is a vitally important aspect of interpretation and a valuable teaching tool."


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The personal essay thrives today because of its versatility of both subject and form. It can be funny, serious, scolding, or meditative. It can take the shape of a memoir or character sketch, book review or commentary, blog post or travel essay. In this writing workshop, we will practice writing the personal essay, then present drafts of our work for helpful feedback. We will also research and discuss markets for finished pieces.
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The Best American Essays 2011, Edwidge Danticat and Robert Atwan, Eds. ISBN: 978-0547479774
LaChapelle, Carol. Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Stories. IPG: 1933338326
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NEW DELHI – The fiery leader of India's capital lashed out at the New Delhi police on Monday, accusing the force of targeting the poor for petty offences but refusing to combat serious crime.
New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who took office in December on a promise to sweep out corruption and look after the common man, led a protest by hundreds of supporters against the city's police force.
Kejriwal is widely believed to have his eye on control over the city's police, which reports to the federal government, as well as national elections, expected by May. His upstart Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, did surprisingly well in the state elections last month by tapping into public disgust over corruption amid a steady stream of scandals.
He blasted the police for taking money from rickshaw drivers for minor offences, but doing little to fight lawlessness — including ignoring the rampant drug and sex trade.
"No drug racket can flourish in Delhi without the knowledge of the police," Kejriwal told his supporters at a rally around the Home Ministry, despite a police ban on public gatherings in the area. "We want to put an end to this and make the Delhi police accountable to the people of the city."
He invited all the city's residents to join in the protest, which he said would continue for 10 days. Authorities asked Kejriwal to hold the protest at a plaza in central Delhi where the public will be less inconvenienced. But he refused to comply with the police request to move his protest and appeared to be hunkering down for the night.
The clash started when the Delhi police refused a demand by Delhi's Law Minister Somnath Bharti — a key Kejriwal aide — to arrest two Ugandan and two Nigerian women. Bharti led a night raid on the homes of the African women last week and accused them of selling drugs. But the police refused to make the arrests, saying they had no warrant.
That night raid prompted African embassies to lodge strong protests with India's Ministry of External Affairs and demanded an inquiry. Ministry officials held a meeting with around 20 African ambassadors on Friday to assure them that the government would ensure the security of all foreigners. In recent years, tens of thousands of Africans have moved to India in search of education and jobs.
A top ministry official condemned the raid, calling it "an aberration, an isolated incident." He said there was no targeting of nationals of any country in India.
Kejriwal's street protest was slammed by both the ruling Congress Party and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party as a political gimmick.
Federal Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said an investigation had been ordered into last week's raid and asked Kejriwal to be patient.
The protest affected many commuters in the capital, with at least four subway stations near the protest site closed, roads blocked and work at several government buildings disrupted.


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July 26, 2007 - The most effective alarm to wake a sleeping person with mild to moderately severe hearing loss is one that sounds, according to a Fire Protection Research Foundation study, Waking Effectiveness of Alarms for Adults who are Hard of Hearing released in July.
Several auditory signals and a variety of alternative alarms that employ methods other than sound, such as bed shakers, pillow shakers and strobe lights were studied for their effectiveness in alerting hard of hearing individuals of an emergency when they were asleep. (This study does not include testing of waking effectiveness for deaf individuals.) Results showed that the standard audible emergency evacuation signal (a repeating pattern of three tones and a pause) with a lower pitch tone (520 Hz square wave) awakened 92% of the hard of hearing participants when used at or below the code-minimum sound level of 75 decibels (dBA) for 30 seconds. The same device awakened 100% of the participants when raised to 95 decibels at the pillow. It was also noted that participants that awoke to signals were most likely do so within the first 10 seconds of the signal being on. The lower pitch tone was found to be significantly more effective than the higher pitch tone (typically 3150 Hz) commonly used in smoke alarms and other alerting appliances.
"It makes sense that people at higher risk of not waking up to a smoke alarm, like those hard of hearing, might seek alternative devices that they feel are more likely to alert them in an emergency situation," said Kathleen Almand, executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation. "Finding that an auditory signal at a low pitch is best for alerting even those mild to moderately hard of hearing will certainly prompt further investigation in this area and ultimately lead to better protection for this high risk group."
Based on the study, the overall single best option for alerting people with mild to moderately severe hearing loss are low frequency square wave auditory signaling devices which surpass bed shakers, pillow shakers and strobe lights when presented alone.
"Interestingly, this is the latest in a number of studies focused on high risk groups that found low pitch alarms to be most effective for waking, an area that merits further examination," said Almand.
Bed shaker and pillow shaker devices presented alone were successful in awaking 80-83% of the hard of hearing participants at the intensity level as purchased. Strobe lights alone were not effective in waking this population with only 27% of participants waking to a strobe light intensity above the lowest level permitted by code for sleeping areas.
The study includes several recommendations for further investigations based on its findings.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the best protection against injuries and loss caused by fire continues to be a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm. Smoke alarms are largely responsible for the nearly 50% decrease in fire deaths since the late 1970's.
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Dear Mary: A red rag somehow managed its way into a load of what used to be white clothes. How can I get the pink tint out of the clothes and return them to bright white? —Anne P., email
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Dear Patricia: The minute I read your message I connected with you on two counts: Heidi was my favorite book as a child, and I can't stand that smell of old, musty, mildewy books.
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Mold is the problem and Nok-Out is the solution — a non-toxic product that contains no bleach or anything else that could be considered harmful to you, your granddaughter or to this precious book. The challenge is that Nok-Out must come in contact with each and every page. Are you up to it? Here's the process to fix your book:
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This is going to take time to get through the entire book. But understand that the level of stinkiness indicates how severe the odor pollution. The musty mildewy condition didn't happen overnight. What you're doing is destroying fungus spores. Mold stains may not be removed, but that musty smell will be eliminated.
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And the slide continues. Yes, while standardized tests like the SAT certainly aren�t the be-all, end-all many experts contended years ago, it�s still discouraging to see scores continue to drop. Once again, figures released by the state show North Carolina and Alamance County lagging below the national average. North Carolina scores are in a two-year skid. Alamance County students held steady in 2012 compared to 2011, but still didn�t match 2010. Anyway you cut it, that�s a THUMBS DOWN.
Speaking of education, though, THUMBS UP to an inside look at how teachers feel about their schools. A statewide survey of teachers, taken anonymously every two years, offers more than just a casual glimpse into what�s happening in our schools. Teachers offer insight on everything from morale to student conduct. The bad news, there is a big concern about discipline in Alamance-Burlington schools. The good news? Eight-five percent say their school is a good place to work and learn.
THUMBS DOWN to the county�s so-far apparent decision to take on what could be massive legal expenses in a battle with the U.S. Department of Justice involving how the Sheriff�s Office operates. Whether or not the department is guilty of the allegations of profiling Hispanic residents as the DOJ contends is not the central issue from our perspective � as long as that practice does not occur. To be clear, racial profiling is wrong, period. But it seems a compromise over some procedural operations within the Sheriff�s Office from this day forward isn�t a bad idea when thousands, even millions, in county tax dollars are on the line. If the county is as strapped for cash as its leaders say, then this expense is not affordable.
THUMBS UP to plans by Alamance Regional Medical Center to open a family practice in Graham, with the office set to open in 2013. The new site, to go on South Main Street in the former Capital Bank branch, will join similar practices operated by ARMC in Burlington and Mebane.
THUMBS DOWN to word this week that Alamance Community College president Martin Nadelman will retire next year at this time. We certainly don�t begrudge Nadelman�s retirement. In fact, we might be a little envious of his plans to travel extensively in a recreational vehicle. But we�ll certainly miss his leadership at ACC. Good thing he�ll be around 12 more months to see some big projects through, including the upcoming $15 million bond referendum / sales tax vote in November.
THUMBS UP to bringing the boys back together again. Thirteen of the 37 boys � now men �who raced in the last All-American Soap Box Derby held in Burlington in 1947 trekked back to their hometown again for a reunion. They recalled constructing their own vehicles, which were then piloted down Church Street on a steep incline. You know, those little cars could move pretty fast.
THUMBS UP to Gary Gerringer, owner of River Run Outfitters, who was recently named new coordinator of this year�s Big Sweep. Since 1999, the Big Sweep is aimed at cleaning up waterways throughout the state. The event is held the first Saturday in October (Oct. 6). An avid canoe and kayaker for 14 years, Gerringer said that he has always cleaned up along the Haw River and other rivers he was paddling. Anyone interested in helping should call (336) 212-2697 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The Haw River is one of our premier natural attractions.
And THUMBS UP to Forrest, the turkey from Snow Camp named for the fictional character Forrest Gump; his determined owners, Chris and Ellen Isley; and Paul Edwards of Pfafftown. Together they combined for an inspiring story with a happy ending. For those not aware, Ellen Isley reported Forrest as missing or stolen to the Alamance County Sheriff�s Office and also told the Times-News. Edwards, who had recently come into possession of an injured turkey got wind of the story via the newspaper and figured he might have Forrest. Turns out, he did. Edwards contacted the Isleys who gave Edwards and his daughter a turkey in return � Lt. Dan. Now Forrest is home with his turkey spouse Jenny and the Isleys are delirious with glee.
Turns out life really is like a box of chocolates after all.


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Release Date: 03/19/2012
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ATLANTA – As a part of the celebration of Energy Star's 20th anniversary, three organizations in Tennessee were honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2012 Energy Star award. This award was given because of their outstanding leadership and commitment to protecting America's environment through superior energy efficiency.
Partner of the Year
Eastman Chemical Company of Kingsport, Tennessee is a global company that manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of chemicals, fibers, and plastics. The company has historically focused on energy efficiency, but its commitment to continuous improvement has advanced to a new level with a restructured, corporate-wide energy program. Eastman Chemical is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its enhanced energy management program and commitment to continuous improvements in energy efficiency.
Award for Sustained Excellence
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity of Nashville, Tennessee provides a life-changing opportunity for people to purchase quality, affordable homes and has promoted the use of ENERGY STAR qualified products and the construction of ENERGY STAR certified homes in its home building program since 2006. By partnering selectively with vendors offering ENERGY STAR qualified products and equipment, Habitat of Greater Nashville helps support ENERGY STAR while helping homeowners save on monthly utility bills. Habitat of Greater Nashville is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
Nissan North America, Inc. of Smyrna, Tennessee is the manufacturing and operations headquarters for Nissan in the United States and Mexico. Energy management has become a key piece of Nissan's sustainability strategy, which seeks a "Symbiosis of People, Vehicles, and Nature." To build and strengthen its energy management practices, Nissan actively leverages ENERGY STAR tools and resources. Nissan is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition for the continued improvement of its energy management practices and performance.
Over the past 20 years, with help from Energy Star partners, American families and businesses have saved about $230 billion on utility bills and prevented more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon pollution. Nationally, the 109 Energy Star award winners were chosen from nearly 20,000 partners from across the nation. Organizations are recognized in one of four Energy Star award categories: corporate commitment, sustained excellence, partner of the year, and excellence in delivering specific promotions.
Launched in 1992 by EPA, Energy Star is a market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of the Energy Star program and its partners, saved approximately $23 billion on their energy bills while preventing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the annual emissions of 41 million vehicles. To date, more than 1.3 million new homes and nearly 16,500 buildings across all 50 states have earned EPA's Energy Star certification. Today, the Energy Star label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products with more than 5 billion sold over the past 20 years.
Complete list of 2012 award winners: www.energystar.gov/awards
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Real Property Valuations
Valuation of Real Property Exempted by Tax Abatements, by
Class of Abatement and County, Calendar Year
The value of real property exempt from taxation amounted to
$33.7 billion (see PE-2) for tax year 2004. Of this amount,
approximately $5.7 billion was exempt from taxation due to
exemptions granted by local governments through tax
abatements. The largest type of tax abatement program is the
community reinvestment program with $2.7 billion in exempt
value. Tax abatements are granted by county, township and
municipal governments for the purposes of economic
development and urban renewal. Table PE-3 shows the value of
the real property exempted using tax abatements, by abatement
class, and by county.
Each abatement class shown in the table is a program
administered by county, township or municipal governments.
The five tax abatement classes are as follows:
1) Community urban redevelopment corporation abatements (ORC
1728.01 - 1728.13) - exempt value of improvements to real
property by designated corporations in certain blighted
areas. The corporations make service payments in lieu of real
property taxes. Designated by municipal authorities;
2) Community reinvestment area abatements (ORC 3735.65 -
3735.70) - exempt certain real property improvements in areas
designated by municipal or county authorities;
3) Urban redevelopment tax increment financing abatements
(ORC 5709.41 - 5709.43) - exempt improvements to real
property to which a municipality or a township holds title.
Local officials may require the "lessee" to pay service fees
equivalent to the tax that would have been collected had
exemptions not been granted;
4) Municipal urban renewal abatements (ORC 725.01 - 725.11) -
exempt improvements to real property in designated "urban
renewal areas". A municipality then requires service fees to
be paid by the owner to service outstanding urban renewal
bonds issued by the municipality;
5) Other abatements - comprised mainly of enterprise zone tax
abatements. Enterprise zones are designated by municipalities
or by counties.
Figures shown are compiled from Exempted Real Property
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hiro wrote:when I can either confirm or refute your claim I will tell
Perhaps, you failed to notice that I designed a clear-cut empirical test. It is easily reproducible with certain soundcards, such as:
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00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
and any other soundcards of comparable quality.
It is now an objective scientific truth. You can safely believe that Petrov's resampler is exact in an absolute sense, for it is exact much more than enough for the purpose.
Thus, there are two things to discuss:
1. clear-cut empirical tests,
2. subjective perception of sound.
To summarize: the problem of sound quality in Linux is simply a problem of conversion from one audio format to another.
The solution is obvious: you should have a good converter and you should know how to disable PulseAudio and other unwanted resamplers which distort sound.
There are three practical solutions to this problem:
1. You can buy an expensive souncard which has a good converter inside. It should be a sundcard supported by OSS4, because OSS4 allows to disable unwanted resamplers (you have to study the list of supported soundcards before you buy anything).
2. You can use Petrov's exact converter.
2. You can make such converter yourself following the example of Sergey Petrov.


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While they have no official say over whether Massachusetts could open the state's first public law school, legislators on both sides of the issue are threatening to file legislation as pre-emptive strikes before the state Board of Higher Education makes its final decision in February.
State Senator Stanley Rosenberg is preparing legislation that would bar the proposed public law school at UMass Dartmouth from using state funds because he is skeptical of Chancellor Jean MacCormack's promise that no tax dollars would be used in creating or sustaining the law school.
Well, an eye for an eye, retorted South Coast members of the state House of Representatives. In response to Rosenberg, South Coast delegation members, who support the law school, shot back recently by saying they would file their own legislation requiring new academic programs at UMass Amherst to be self-sustaining. The legislation would also seek to equalize per-student state-appropriation funding within the UMass system.
"The law school has no intention to use state funds, but if Senator Rosenberg is going to offer a rule to UMass Dartmouth, the same rules should apply to graduate programs across the system," said state Representative John Quinn of Dartmouth.
Per-student state-appropriation funding at UMass Amherst, the system's flagship campus, was $10,020 in fiscal year 2009, while it was just $6,569 at UMass Dartmouth, according to Quinn, citing UMass data.
The legislative squabbling has gotten so heated that even UMass Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub felt the need to intercede.
"This controversy continues even after the Board of Trustees has voted on three occasions in support of the establishment of a public law school," Holub wrote recently on the UMass Amherst website. "Unfortunately, it has extended into the legislative realm, where it does not belong."
UMass trustees approved the creation of the law school earlier this month, with the understanding that it would be supported by tuition from increasing enrollment. Under the plan, UMass Dartmouth would acquire Southern New England School of Law, a tiny private institution nearby that is donating its campus and assets to the state. The matter is now sent over to the Board of Higher Education, which is scheduled to vote on it Feb. 2.
Yale administrators are catching heat from a civil liberties group for last month's flap over the word "sissies," which was pulled at the 11th hour from a T-shirt designed for the Harvard-Yale football game.
Greg Lukianoff, president of The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, penned a column for The Huffington Post on Monday chastising the administration for urging the freshman class council to nix the shirt, which would have displayed an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote
— "I think of all Harvard men as sissies" — on the front in bold white letters and "WE AGREE" on the back.
"A couple of Yale administrators decided that the word 'sissies' was too offensive because some people interpreted it as a slur against gay men," Lukianoff wrote. "This was news to the Yale freshmen who, like me, see 'sissies' as being funny primarily because it is such a ridiculous,silly, old-fashioned put-down, somewhere between 'cad' and 'toots' as far as insults go."
Lukianoff praised the anti-Harvard shirt as having some literary merit, but Yale's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community called it offensive and demeaning, according to the Yale Daily News.
Adam Kissel, director of FIRE's Individual Rights Defense Program and a 1994 Harvard graduate, sent a letter to Yale President Richard Levin on Dec. 18 rebuking the school for not respecting freedom of expression.
He urged Levin to respond by Jan. 12 2010 — marking the Harvard-Yale hockey game — with assurances that Yale will no longer seek to censor "the unmentionable."
"If these Yale administrators have a problem with the word 'sisses,' they've got to have a problem with the cheers that get said at hockey games," said Kissel, the one-time drillmaster for the Harvard band who was responsible for writing the half-time shows.
Students accustomed to burning the midnight oil now have more classes to choose from at Bunker Hill Community College.
The college began its first-in-the-nation experiment in September by offering two courses — psychology 101 and college writing — from 11:45 p.m until 2:30 a.m. Now it plans to add a third course, sociology 101, for spring semester, starting Jan. 25.
Enrollment at Bunker Hill has surged 38 percent from last year, and could result in more than 11,000 students spring semester, said college president Mary Fifield.
"We're still bursting at the seams," said Fifield, adding that the college is slowly rolling out a roster of late-night courses as faculty show interest in teaching during the unconventional hours. "We don't twist anyone's arms to teach at midnight."
Student retention in the midnight courses is about the same, if not better, than the day courses, where about two-thirds of students complete the semester, Fifield said.
Late-night courses spring semester will run from midnight to 2:45 a.m.
Schools: Yale University Cases: Yale University: Controversial Anti-Harvard T-shirt Quoting F. Scott Fitzgerald


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June 23, 2006
Lipscomb University Lady Bisons soccer coach Jenger Parrish has announced the signing of Emily Quandt from Tullahoma, Tenn.
Quandt, 5-foot-5, was a four-year starter at Tullahoma High School. She served as captain of the team her senior year.
She helped lead Tullahoma to the TSSAA Final Four in 2002 and 2005. They were the state runners-up in 2002.
Quandt won the team's defensive award in 2004 and 2005. She was also a first-team All-District selection in 2005.
In club soccer her team was a state champion on both the Division III and Division II levels. They were also Division I runners-up.
Quandt is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Zeta Chi. She was vice-president of Zeta Chi. She was also a member of the Mid-State Honor Choir all four years of high school. She was named "Most Versatile" superlative by her classmates.
"All-around Lipscomb was the best fit for me," said Quandt. "I know that it is a strong Christian college, and that is very important to me. I know that will be able to excel there."
She is the daughter of Sharron Hofer and Donald Quandt. She plans to major in business.


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When I was a child, I very seldom received gifts for Christmas. It's not like that these days.
When I was a child, I very seldom received gifts for Christmas. It's not like that these days.
My husband and I receive many gifts. I'll just scratch the surface by mentioning a few of the gifts we received this year. A very precious couple who grow vegetables and give away a lot of what they grow came over twice during the holiday season. Once they brought us a huge cabbage, and the second time they brought us turnips. I love cabbage and think I could eat turnips almost every day. I'm crazy about turnips, especially cooked with pork chops.
That was just the beginning of the holiday gifts. A granddaughter came over and brought a beautiful basket filled with groceries. Because she visits us fairly often she knew exactly what we used and gifted us with this basket full of food. Another gift was frames for two pictures of Vic and me we had taken in November for our church directory. The son who gave us the frames lives in North Carolina; the son who actually bought the frames lives in Metairie, so it was a kind of long-distance dealing.
The Christmas cards we received are still on display in our foyer. I love all our cards, but the ones with pictures of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren and friends are special treasures. I'll have to put them away eventually, but until then I'll just pass by them and enjoy them. Later, I'll file them away so I can enjoy them at various times when I get to feeling lonely for family and friends.
We have one picture on our dresser that I put in a frame years ago. It must have been taken about 25 years ago. I titled it "Vic's classroom" or something like that. It's a picture of my husband working on the swing that was in our backyard at the time. There are several of our grandchildren watching him work. We really cherish that picture. We've watched all those children grow up. Most of them are in their 30s now, employed and some with families of their own. The memories that picture evokes are just as precious as the picture itself.
Every now and then Vic and I will take out a photo album or two and talk about the pictures of long ago. I have albums of couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. I have albums of couples who are no longer together. Those are stored away, and only occasionally are they opened. We have chats about how happy everyone was at the wedding, and we can't help but wonder what happened.
We know no marriage is perfect, but something had to go terribly wrong over the years. I'm happy to say our marriage, now in its 66th year, survived the setbacks and misfortunes that seem to plague most couples at some time during their marriage. I must give credit to family and friends who seemed to always be there for us when we needed them the most.
Saddest of all are the pictures of couples where one of the spouses is dead. I've heard from many people how sad it is when young couples are separated by death, but my own opinion is that it's even sadder when a couple have been married a long time.
By then, they are almost like part of each other, and when the spouse is taken by death, it's like the spouse that is left behind has lost a part of himself or herself. So, although I feel deep sorrow when a young couple are separated by death, I am devastated when it happens to an older couple.
We are well into the new year, and perhaps this sounds like I'm "crying in my soup" — but I'm not, really. I don't like to think about things like that, but death is part of life, and we have to come to terms with it. I wish we could say we'll live forever, but things don't happen like that. Death will eventually call all of us, and it does no good to hide our heads in the sand.
In the meantime, let's enjoy all our holidays and spend our days and nights helping others, even if all we can do is pray for them.
Irene C. Michel, a native of Terrebonne Parish, is a columnist for The Courier and Daily Comet. She can be reached at 876-3252 or email@example.com.


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The final part of Pontone's 50 favourite releases of the year 2012.
Tones Of The Year 2012: 50 Best Albums, Vol. 2 (34-18)
The second mixtape of our rundown of the best albums of the year, now from place 34th to 18th.
Tones Of The Year 2012: 50 Best Albums, Vol. 1 (50-35)
We close out the year with annual list of the year's 50 best albums, each represented by one track in series of three mixtapes. The first one includes places from 50th to 35th.
IX Tab: The Roots & Traces of The Bregnut Tree
Parapraxes and inarticulations, associations and mnemonics that lead to IX Tab's Spindle & Bregnut Tree – an extraordinary transmission from the Wyrd Albion.
Unsound Festival 2012
Unsound Festival Krakow will run for the week of 14th-21st October. As one of the last few years' more reliably exciting musical events, it's fair to say that the initial news is auspicious indeed for this year's edition,…
Sone Institute presents A Model Life
Exclusively for Pontone, Sone Institute presents brilliantly mixed bunch of tracks from his forthcoming gorgeous new record A Model Life (out 10th September on Front & Follow), a masterful soundtrack to a world that doesn't exist (and perhaps shouldn't) and…
Summer's Last Sounds
Some loosely connected goodies soundtracking the Pontone's Summer.
K-Punk presents Return to the Fourth World
After some quiet months Pontone is back to life with helping hand by K-Punk who found himself returning to Jon Hassell's concept of "Fourth World Music".
Spooky Winter Mix
Previously broadcasted on Australian brilliant weirdo radio show Far Side Virtual , now the "Spooky Winter Mix" available to download on Pontone.
Flying Saucer Attack: The Primer Mix
The primer of the magesterial and much-missed Flying Saucer Attack - undisputed masters of rural psychedelia. With great story by Jacek Plewicki ("Glissando").
Spectral Cassettes Vol. 6
The sixth volume of Spectral Cassettes series, made exclusively for Exotic Pylon radio show in June 2011 as a part of The Night Of Spectral Cassettes.
Mark Van Hoen
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Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) is ending the year with a bang, as well as a new launch. The company just announced that they are now shipping the Hi-Fi 2 by HAI multi-room audio system.
Hi-Fi 2 can play music from your existing devices, as well as any you plan to add in the future. Homeowners can crank a variety of sources at different volume levels simultaneously, or set every zone to play the same thing at the same volume.
The base Hi-Fi 2 system includes eight zones and eight sources. It's installed with standard Cat5 cable and standard speaker wire. The system can also be expanded to fill up to 16 zones with sound. Audio sources can be locally inputted at the Hi-Fi 2 amplifier or spread out throughout the house, using Remote Input Modules (RIM).
A new feature is the OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) Volume-Source Control (VSC), which can display everything from name to volume to bass, treble and balance. The four hard buttons that you see above are designed to control the volume, source and power selections. Each of these VSCs also act as infrared repeaters. Simply point your source's remote at the VSC, and it can route the signal back to the original source component through the RIM.
When coupled with HAI's Music Gateway, the VSC will display metadata, such as artist and sony info. The VSC also supports Unicode, which means that it can be tweaked to show HAI's supported foreign languages.
The Hi-Fi 2 can pump out 25 watts RMS at 8 Ohms per channel (50 Watts per zone). Four zones have outputs for extra amplification. The Hi-Fi 2 also has its own built-in universal power supply.
The VSC and RIM ship in white, with color change kits available in almond, light almond, black, and ivory.


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Consensus Report
Understanding Climate's Influence on Human Evolution (2010)Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
Improved understanding of how past climate may have influenced human evolution could be dramatically enhanced with an international cross-disciplinary research program to improve the sparse human fossil and incomplete climate records, and the link between the two. Climate and fossil records suggest that some events in human evolution -- such as the evolution of new species or migration out of Africa -- coincided with substantial changes in African and Eurasian climate. This raises the intriguing possibility that environmental factors affected or controlled our species' evolution. By altering the landscape, past changes in climate may have exerted pressures that led to genetic selection and innovation in humans. But because both the human fossil record and our understanding of past climate conditions are incomplete, the details of how past climates influenced human evolution remain unclear. The report recommends several research initiatives over the next 10 to 20 years, including a major effort to locate new fossil sites, a comprehensive effort to collect more data to reconstruct past environments, a major investment in climate modeling experiments for the key time intervals and regions that are critical for understanding human evolution, and an enhanced public outreach effort that takes advantage of broad public interest in both human evolution and climate change.
Key Messages
- A comprehensive, integrated scientific drilling program on land, in lakes, and in ocean basins surrounding the regions where hominins evolved is needed to address questions about changes in the earth system at a level of detail fine enough to characterize relatively short duration events and processes.
- A major exploration initiative to locate new fossil sites and to broaden the geographic and temporal sampling of the fossil and archaeological record is recommended.
- A major investment is recommended in climate modeling experiments for the key time ¬intervals and regions which are critical for under¬standing human evolution.
- Models could be developed for the specific regions and specific key time periods that bear on potential connections between environmental changes and hominin evolution and dispersal; such models would aid understanding of how change in certain "boundary conditions" like sea-level changes affected climate in specific regions.
- Science has provided a general understanding of the timing of major events in human evolution, but a paucity of fossils, particularly over the most interesting periods of rapid evolutionary change, has made it difficult to interpret what has influenced or controlled these events.
- There is a general understanding of African and Eurasian climate history at a broad scale, but this climate record generally lacks specifics and details about factors that potentially impacted how early humans lived, and in particular does not adequately reflect local differences in past climates.


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LOVES PARK — A multimillion dollar project that aims to make Rockford a top destination for amateur sports is officially underway.
The first phase of Reclaiming First, which will expand Sportscore Two and the Indoor Sports Center, started today as construction crews began moving dirt at the soon-to-be upgraded Wedgbury Stadium. Public officials from across Winnebago County were joined by Gov. Pat Quinn at Sportscore Two to announce the start of construction.
"The Park District was selected a year ago as the No. 1, best park district in the entire nation," the district's Executive Director Tim Dimke told an enthusiastic crowd of Reclaiming First supporters. "Our goal with these projects is to make the Rockford region, Winnebago County and Illinois No. 1 in the nation in amateur sports."
A few dozen young athletes from the Raptors youth soccer organization, Rockford Razorbacks lacrosse club and the Rockford Ravens rugby club joined in the ceremonial kickoff to construction by striking soccer balls into a goal. A slew of politicians and public officials also gave their best attempts at a goal while wearing dress shoes.
The most gratifying thing was to "look at those kids and know that what we're doing is building their future," Dimke said. "We're building them facilities second to none in this country that they can have right here, play on every day, and be proud of when other teams come here to compete with them."
Quinn attended the event to announce $3.1 million in state funding to support the expansion. The money comes from the state's Parks and Recreation Facility Construction program and a Tourist Attraction Development grant. It will be used toward a series of improvements at Wedgbury Stadium, the 2,000-spectator main field at Sportscore Two, and the construction of six synthetic, lighted turf fields for soccer, softball, baseball, football, lacrosse and other sports. That project will cost about $30.5 million, being paid for by the Rockford Park District and several local municipalities as well as state grants and a 2 percent hotel tax implemented in January.
"Sporting events are an integral part to any community and also a huge driver of the local economy," Quinn said. "Government and community leaders in the Rockford area know this and are paving the way to the future with these world-class facilities."
Quinn left the event early to jet to central Illinois as part of a schedule that included announcements of state investments in Normal, Decatur, Carbondale and Granite City, according to his public schedule.
The Park District could host its first games in the improved Wedgbury Stadium by mid-October. The rest of the improvements to Sportscore Two, including the addition of three indoor turf fields at the Indoor Sports Center, are expected to be complete in spring 2016.
The outdoor stadium will get new lights and a new sound system designed to be less intrusive on the neighborhood, Dimke said. It also will receive bleacher upgrades and artificial turf that's the first of its kind installed in the United States.
The woven design of GreenFields MX turf is meant to make it more durable and more comparable to natural grass than other synthetic fields, said Jim Froslid, director of sales and marketing for GreenFields. This will be the first installation in the United States, but it's already used by five first-division Dutch pro teams and 10 professional teams in the Dutch second division, he said.
The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau already expanded the number of sports trade shows it will attend this year as it begins to promote the expansion for future tournaments.
The second phase of the project is the $21 million conversion of the former Ingersoll building in downtown Rockford into an indoor sports complex for hard-court sports like basketball and volleyball. That is also anticipated to open in 2016.
Combined, the new downtown center and expanded Sportscore Two could pump $15 million into the local economy through visitor spending, depending on how many tournaments are booked, according to a report commissioned by district and RACVB.
"There really won't be a facility like this anywhere in the immediate area and only a few of its caliber in the entire country," said John Groh, president and CEO of the RACVB. "It's really a facility that will be unparalleled and unmatched in the entire Midwest."
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Job Search / Re: below-curve hls 2L re: oci prospects« on: June 18, 2008, 07:21:38 PM »
The results of "average" students (all of these were at the median during 2006, when the economy was still good):
Morrison & Foerster LLP New York Screening Interview -- Rejection
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York Screening Interview -- Rejection
Sidley Austin LLP New York Screening Interview -- Rejection
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Door LLP Washington, Dc Screening Interview -- Rejection
Proskauer Rose LLP New York Callback -- Rejection
Lesson? Bid widely. Don't take anything for granted. Interview well. Cling to your callbacks.
My research has increasingly indicated that, with the exception of Y, T14 students have to make the grade like everyone else. I think it's silly to assume otherwise.
I'm willing to bet this is due to a questionable personality and not grades. Look, Harvard students get special privileges during OCI. I don't think most top firms even have a GPA cutoff (unofficially) for Harvard students. The universal decision date when law students must decide on a 2L summer firm is December 1. That is, universal, bar Harvard: I think Harvard students have until December 5 or something like that. My point is, firms love Harvard students, no matter where they fall on the curve and I really think a 3.1 at HLS is golden. Just make sure you charm the socks off the interviewers and you'll have your pick of firms. Dude, I know below median folks at UCLAW who got V20 firm jobs. Of course, they were not the norm. But if it is a possibility at UCLA, it is a near sure thing at Harvard. I know we law students have delicate egoes and are used to shining in academia, which makes it especially hard to swallow a 3.1. But honestly, as far as OCI prospects are concerned, you're sittin' pretty. That really is the beauty of going where you go.


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Pike County Youth Fair (Session 1 of 2)
Saturday, July 22, 2017 to Saturday, July 29, 2017
Exhibit Hall15884 Hwy. 54, Bowling Green MO map...
It is an opportunity for personal growth and development of the young person who participates. As the youth participants learn to do and do to learn, we provide opportunities for young people to develop character, learn to share, cooperate and develop life skills.
The fair consists of a variety of shows that will be evaluated by a judge, allowing the youth to receive knowledge on how to improve their livestock. Another part is self-evaluation judging that takes place with inside exhibits.
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Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread by Nicole Hunn
Good gluten-free bread seems like questing for the Holy Grail. Does it exist? Where can you find it? Which rumors of successful recipes do you believe and which do you dismiss? For Nicole Hunn, the quest has ended. She has found it: her perfect gluten-free loaf of bread, and she's sharing it in her latest book Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread. And not only is she sharing her perfect loaf, but also her perfect gluten-free bagels, gluten-free sourdough, gluten-free challah, and...well, every other kind of gluten-free bread you may be craving.
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• Who wrote it: Nicole Hunn
• Who published it: DeCapo Life Long
• The Angle: All the bread-y goodness you love and crave, none of the gluten.
• Recipes for right now: Cinnamon Swirl Bread, Lean Crusty Whole Grain Bread, English Muffin Bread, No-Rye "Rye" Bread, Sourdough Soft Pretzels, Garlic Knots, Deep-Dish Chicago-Style Pizza, Morning Glory Muffins, Brown Butter Banana Bread, Cheese Calzones
• Other highlights: Making a good gluten-free bread means finding some way, some how, some miracle for getting the stretching, elastic quality that makes bread so great without relying on gluten. Nicole Hunn swears by whey protein isolate, a supplement she says is available on Amazon and many other online sources. She finds that this is the key to creating gluten-free breads that feel, behave, and taste like regular wheat breads. Using whey protein isolate also reduces (or with some recipes, eliminates) the need for gums like xanthan gum.
Hunn also uses a new-to-me (and possibly new-to-everyone?!) technique of a "water roux" as the base for many enriched loaves, like Japanese Milk Loaf and Challah. This is basically a matter of cooking a bit of flour in water until it thickens, then mixing this in with the other ingredients. Hunn says a water roux helps make breads soft without adding as much other enrichment (like milk, butter, or eggs) and also extends the shelf-life of the bread. I'm so very curious about this method! Note to self: make bread soon.
• Who would enjoy this book? Gluten-free folks and those cooking for gluten-free folks who have quested long and far for the perfect loaf.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread by Nicole Hunn
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An overview of the new University strategic plan and a few key personnel changes were highlighted at President Niels-Erik Andreasen's spring board briefing held on Monday, June 4, in Newbold Auditorium of Buller Hall.
The Board voted the new dean for the School of Health Professions, Emmanuel Rudatsikira. The School of Health Professions is the newest school at Andrews and now oversees all of the health-related areas: the Departments of Nursing, Physical Therapy, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, and Nutrition & Wellness.
The Department of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences is facing a unique staffing challenge with the simultaneous retirements of four long-time faculty. The Board voted two new faculty for the Department of Biology: Denise Smith, instructor of biology, effective July 1, 2012, and Daniel Gonzalez, assistant professor of biology, who is a deferred appointment effective July 1, 2013. Additionally, Thomas Goodwin, professor of paleobiology, was appointed the new chair of the Department of Biology. The board approval was accompanied by arequest for Goodwin to be interviewed for a feature article in FOCUS overviewing the many changes in the department and Goodwin and the department's commitment to continuing to bring science and faith together.
In the area of administration, the Board voted a change in the responsibility structure overseeing Enrollment Management and Integrated Marketing & Communication. Previously, Stephen Payne served as vice president for both of these areas. Effective July 1, 2012, Payne will serve as vice president of only Integrated Marketing & Communication while Randy Graves, formerly associate vice president, will become vice president of Enrollment Management.
"The decision was made between the provost and myself, that with Griggs University and the School of Distance Education coming on, along with the challenge of recruitment, to divide these two functions," said Andreasen. Payne will focus on branding and marketing of the University, while Graves will focus upon building enrollment on campus.
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Larry Schalk, vice president for Financial Administration, gave a preliminary final report on operations for the current fiscal year. He then reported on the year-end state of operations as of April 30, 2012. The University budget did better than anticipated for the operations budget ending the year with $3.7 million instead of the projected $2.9 million. He noted that $1.7 million did not come from operations, but rather in the form of gifts: approximately $700,000 for the Undergraduate Learning Center and $1.2 million from the General Conference to help Andrews procure half of the Lake Union Conference building.
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College of Arts & Sciences: Janet Blackwood, assistant professor of English and director of off-campus TESOL Program, Department of English; Vanessa Corredera, assistant professor of English, Department of English; Daniel Gonzalez, assistant professor of biology, Department of Biology; Denise Smith, instructor of biology, Department of Biology; Rodney Summerscales, assistant professor of computer science, Department of Engineering & Computer Science
School of Architecture, Art & Design: Kari Friestad, assistant professor of art, Department of Visual Art & Design
School of Health Professions: Grace Chu-Hui-Lin Chi, associate professor of nursing, Department of Nursing; Emmanuel Rudatsikira, dean, School of Health Professions
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School of Distance Education: Barbara Martz, academic support/teacher
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Lathan Bidwell, web programmer, Integrated Marketing & Communication; Diana Riesenberger, publications & communication specialist, Office of Academic Records
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Verlyn Benson, assistant to the provost, assistant to the president for business development, Administration; Graciela Gayton, registrar, Andrews Academy; Randy Graves, vice president, Enrollment Management; Japhet De Oliveira, university chaplain, Student Life/Office of Campus Ministries; Ben Panigot, fire inspector/code enforcement officer, Office of Campus Safety; Stephen Payne, vice president, Integrated Marketing & Communication; Kevin Wiley, coordinator—accreditations and assessment, School of Education; Jamie Wright, assistant manager, Office of Plant Service
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by Draco x » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:45 pm
But that's the problem, Warner doesn't really give a rat's ass about DC outside of the Batman franchise.
by LoganRSA » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:01 pm
I know what you meant, but I was referring to the fact that you wrote "can" instead of "can't" which reverses the idea. "Not even a good writer can save it!"
by Chessack » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:26 pm
How far back does one go, though? For example, for some characters, like Supergirl, I'd want to go all the way back to pre-Crisis. For others, like Hawk and Dove or Wonder Woman, I'd want to go back to post-Crisis but pre-all-the-other-events (pre-Armageddon-2001 for H&D, Perez era for Wonder Woman).
by Pink_Orchid » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:45 pmIn a perfect world the multi-verse would have worked. Keep the groups of characters in their own universes. The Fawcett Earth, Quality, Charlton, etc. Occasional crossovers.
Also in a perfect world, Morrison would have said thanks but no thanks to multiversity 5 years ago when they first announced it. Then they could farm out the stories to different creative teams and let them have at it.
Unfortunately it would be one shots or miniseries. Not many would be able to hold the sales numbers without Batman or Superman attached to the title.
by Chessack » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:32 pmI've always thought that the culmination of the Crisis on Infinite Earths should have been a separation of the different universes rather than a merger. Keep them all around, but just stop them crisscrossing over into each other all the time. Then DC could have started a new universe in 1986 after the Crisis, but left intact all the other universes and their stories -- which would have enabled them to put those characters back in print should the need (or fan demand) arise.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:46 pm
I think they could do that anyway, if they wanted to. IDW has G.I. Joe: Real American Hero, which picks up from Larry Hama's 80s Marvel GI Joe run, despite the fact that the Devils Due/Image series technically continued the continuity from that for several years before IDW got the license. There was no need for in-story explanations, IDW just said "this picks up from GI Joe #155 from the nineties" and fans accepted it because they wanted that.
A less successful example is Claremont's X-Men Forever, which picked up where he left off when he was first driven from the book in the early nineties. I loved that series, though a lot of people trashed it. But it technically worked. And they made an X-Factor forever too with Louise Simonson.
So if DC wanted to go back and say "here's a book that takes place in the old DCU, ignore Flashpoint and the Nu52 for the purposes of this book," the fans that wanted that would accept it and make it work. If DC wanted to, which they don't.
by sdsichero » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:57 pm
Huh. I like Spider-Man currently. Thought you might too but I guess not.
by Juan Cena » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:31 pm
And you miss the point of what I said completely.
The problem is that there's a lack of an integrated infrastructure at Time Warner which would enable the exploitation of characters other than Supes or Bats beyond the current levels.
by Juan Cena » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:39 pm
Then those characters would end up being even less used than they are now. None of the books set in parallel universes like Shazam! or the All-Star Comics revival survived past the DC Implosion. Shazam! Probably only lasted as long as it did because of the tie-in to the TV show.
by glasgowceltic » Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:26 amOther than Snyder's BATMAN & Lemires' Animal Man there's just not that much there for me just now. Which is a shame because in my perfect world (and presumably in DC's too) I'd be picking up every Batman & Superman title, JLA etc. and an assortment of other characters I've always liked.
by Chessack » Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:45 am
I was away from comics from 1999-2012. When I started up again, with the New 52, my first instinct was to start with my favorites from years past -- Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, JL. I quickly discovered that most of them were unreadable. The only one I've stuck with is WW, and even that is a pale imitation of what the character once was. (But at least the stories are stand-alone and easy to follow.) I stayed with JL a little longer than some of the others (Detective lasted just the first issue, Action to issue 6, before I couldn't take it any more), but even that's off the pull list now.
On the other hand thanks to ComiXology I have been enjoying digital back-issues from days gone by an awful lot. But that just cements the idea that the DC characters deserve better than the DCnU.
by Pink_Orchid » Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:15 am
I know. There are many characters I wouldn't mind keeping in limbo rather than show up in the DCnU. Look at poor Static.
Besides, Johns, Lee, and Didio stirred up the past to get the Silver Age characters back in the lead with gritty '90's looks. Why not dig up the multiverse for different writers to use?
by Draco x » Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:03 pm
Agree with your main statement here. The thing is that if DC, Warner and co put their A-Game together they could really move mountains. They have so many franchises and properties they can use but to choose to sit on them due to incompetence and indifference.
by Juan Cena » Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:51 pm
Again, because those books didn't sell well when tried before. The way sales have been trending downward on Earth-2 (and probably will continue to after Robinson leaves).
by Chessack » Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:47 pm
To be fair to Earth-2, sales are trending downward across the entire New 52 line with a few exceptions that are able to hold audience (like Snyder's stuff). Just check the trends for sales of Action Comics since #1, or Superman. Some of these titles have lost several times more readers than Earth-2 ever had in total. So it's not clear that the reason Earth-2's sales are trending downward has anything at all to do with it being set in another universe. Also, just how many of the "mainstream universe" titles have gotten the axe since the New 52 began? And how many got the axe on a regular basis before that? "Alternate realities" are not the reason for a series being unpopular. (After all, one of the most popular Marvel series of all time was "What If...?" an entire series based exclusively on the concept of alternate realities.)
DC's fundamental problem right now is, in a nutshell, lack of quality. This is why you see massive sales up front in response to gimmicks like new #1 issues, and then a die-off (sometimes a rapid one).
For example, Action Comics started out selling 180k copies when New 52 came out -- this was the response to the gimmicks: Issue 1 of a series that had been in the 900s before that, so it was the first time most of us could ever get our hands on something called "Action Comics #1", plus Grant Morrison writing. The gimmick got people in the door. But then the quality has to be there to hold them, and it clearly wasn't. By the end of Morrison's run, Action had lost fully 66% of its sales (down to 52k from 180k by issue 19, the month after Morrison left). Sure 52,000 people still liked it, but another 130,000+ people tried it and decided, "this is not worth my money," over the course of time (more than half of them within 5 issues).
If this stuff was any good, more people who tried these series would stick with them. But it isn't, so you have this constant switching from title to title as people get sucked in by the gimmicks but then don't stay past the next couple of issues.
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