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Whosoever January/February 2008
Issue Theme: God Restores My Soul
Table of Contents
Cover Stories:
God's Refreshing Absence
By: Candace Chellew-Hodge
When we think of how God restores our soul, we may immediately think about God's presence in our lives. We may reflect on those times that we truly felt God with us, holding us like a mother, standing beside us like a friend, working in and through us like a Creator. But, could it be that the times when God truly restores our soul is during times when we feel God's absence?
One at a Time
By: Lori Heine
One of the most important fruits of a restored soul is patience. We live in a fast-food society, promising instant gratification. But not everybodys on the same page as we are. Because we tend to expect them to be, we may be missing the fact that theyre turning those pages very rapidly. If were willing to wait awhile, many of them will catch up with us yet.
By: Neil Ellis Orts
I have empty days. I don't mean days of idleness with nothing to do. In fact, it's quite the opposite. I fill my days with so many projects and tasks that I fail to schedule in any Sabbath rest.
Restoring Our Christ
By: Rev. Suzie Chamness
When we go to God, we walk in the fullness of strength and begin a relationship. We enjoy Gods presence and we are rewarded. God sends us the things we are looking for. Our needs are met, our heart is satisfied, and we are filled with good things.
First Things First
By: John H. Campbell
A renewal of one's spirituality often means the washing away and cleansing of old (and sometimes toxic) beliefs and ideas which could have contributed to a sense of spiritual void, emptiness, or disconnection in the first place, and I have found that while it is often a difficult task.
God Restores My Soul
By: Wayne McMorris
When you say the theme this month is God Restores My Soul I would have to most heartily concur. God most assuredly restored mine, which had been torn asunder by the doctrines of hate and exclusion with which I had so often been bombarded.
Being Transgender: From Punchline to Mainline
By: Candace Chellew-Hodge
When it comes to transgender people and their issues, the media tends to portray them as either prostitutes or punch lines. Author and speaker Vanessa Sheridan believes being they are neither. Instead, for her, being transgender is a gift.
Public Wrongs and Rites
By: Barbra Barnett
There is a small church based in Topeka, Kansas , consisting primarily of a founder and his many children. Maybe you've heard of it. Members claim to have proclaimed their message in all fifty states: It is too late to pray for the good of the USA or the redemption of her inhabitants. We have ignored the mandate to repent and so we perish, increasing the population of hell with each death.
Why Every Church Must be Open and Affirming
By: Rev. Dr. Jerry S. Maneker
We must rise above their ignorant and hateful pronouncements, cynically made "in the name of God," "tradition," "church law," and "family values," and finally practice Christianity.
IRS Closes Case on All Saints Church
The IRS has confirmed that it has closed its investigation of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, and the Church will not be subject to excise tax in connection with any alleged political campaign intervention.
Let Them Hit Bottom
By: Bob Minor
And a 2007 study by the Barna Research Group, a conservative, non-profit research corporation that advises Christians about how to become more effective, is even less hopeful for the right-wing. In a new book co-authored by its president, David Kinnaman, entitled unChristian: What a New Generation Thinks about Christianity and Why It Matters, and published by conservative Baker Books, the statistics should be especially unnerving to them.
Petitioning God:
How to Get Your Prayers Answered
By: Sara Anderson
The four keys to getting prayers answered, then, are faith, forgiveness, relaxation/submission, and transformation. With each of these actions, we make the existential choice that all humans have to make every day, between the good and creative versus the evil and destructive.
Does the Church Experience Help Inoculate Against Christianity?
By: Rev. Dr. Jerry S. Maneker
Let's face it: when was the last time this crucial message of God's grace was taught in most of the institutional churches?
When Youre Cryin
By: Rick Brentlinger
Gods plan for you is victory, Gods love for you is clear,
Each problem in your life you face, your Lord is standing near.
Letters to the Editor
From the Pulpit:
The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Life
By: Rev. David Gillespie
When it comes to queer issues, hearts and minds are ultimately changed not by laws or pronouncements or protests; rather, they are changed by a growing realization that it just doesn't matter; a realization that queer folks are just as human as anyone else; a realization that we queer folks work, play, pay bills, grow families, grow old and worship just like everyone else. It's the power of ordinary lives.
What are You Waiting For?
By: Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge
Just sitting around passively waiting for things to get better won't change your life. We can only change our lives by taking action by moving forward. John has good news Christ has come to change us to ignite the kingdom life within us, to ignite the fire and the Holy Spirit within us and to change us from the inside out.
Bible Study:
The Bible: A User's Manual, Part 2
By: Rev. Micah Royal
Usually when someone causes hurt or oppression with the Bible they are mis-using it. This is called "Bible abuse." The best way to guard yourself against being its victim is to learn how to read the Bible for yourselves.


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[From First Letter]
No sooner had my beloved father expired on June 2 of this year [1897] then, the next day during the funeral, my cousin appeared at the religious center; he has been waiting for this moment in order take over and to seize the inheritance of my father. Thus he came to my residence with this in mind, accompanied by male and female followers. He used force to enter into my home and seized the keys to all the rooms. I stood firm against this violation of my home.
[From Second Letter]
You [i.e., the French general] know how much my recently deceased father, Shaykh Sidi Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, cared for France and was devoted to the public good ... his conduct and his works were always in perfect harmony with the ideas of the French government. All that he possessedland, goods, and flockswere willed to me in numerous inheritance documents which I now have in my possession. He did this so that no one else, neither man nor woman, could claim this property after his death. Upon my fathers death, I took his place [as religious leader] and, in accordance with custom, I distributed alms to the poor, the miserable, the unfortunate, and to [penniless] students as well as to travelers and my fathers religious disciples.... I have come to ask you in the name of my father and the services that he rendered to put a stop to the injustices and theft of which I am a victim; I appeal to your fairness and impartiality.

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On my production machines I'm running Debian Etch, because I prefer the stable Debian tree. It runs great, but there is just one problem: the 2.6.18 kernel is a bit outdated nowdays since it does not support all the latest hardware, like newest motherboards based on Intel P35 chipset.
ASUS P5K series is a good example. The problem with this board is that 2.6.18 kernel which comes with Debian Etch by default does not support both SATA controller and NIC of ICH9.
Of course, I can always download & compile the latest 126.96.36.199 sources and install it on my Debian Etch box. But there is a better solution now, thanks to Kenshi Muto who has created and supports the archive of backported Debian-installer images.
The latest addition is Debian Etch with 18.104.22.168 kernel and experimental e1000e driver. I've successfully installed it on my machine with ASUS P5KR motherboard and it runs great! Both ICH9 SATA controller and Attansic L1 NIC work well.


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Built for performance
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Yamaha vehicles are built to the most exacting standards, for the best results on the track, on the road and off-road. Wanting the best for our products, Yamaha's engineers found that conventional engine oils couldn't provide the performance and protection to meet their high standards.
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Homeschooling is Growing in South Korea
South Korea has experienced a steady growth in homeschooling in recent years, fueled in part by the leniency of the country's education laws, and via the support of the business community.
South Korean law does require school attendance for children ages 7 to 15, and homeschooling is not specifically protected. However, the laws are rather vague, and many business leaders are supportive of homeschooling, so few families have experienced difficulties with government authorities.
Recently a group of South Korean homeschool leaders and families visited the offices of Home School Legal Defense Association, and met with Mike Smith, President of HSLDA and Chris Klicka, HSLDA's Senior Counsel. The South Korean leaders represented the Church and Home Educators Association (CHEA) of South Korea, and have been working hard to promote homeschooling in their country.
HSLDA is committed to supporting the work of CHEA and the homeschooling community in South Korea as they continue to expand.


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This will be the 1st of 3 sessions in an introductory course in sustainable design, construction and operations of buildings and communities will address the following: introduction to basic concepts and terms of sustainability, the business case for green buildings, recent trends and future forecast related to this new way of thinking. Whether it's your home, place of work, or child's school any building can be made healthier, more efficient and better for the environment--this program will address the many ways that sustainable thinking can benefit our built environment
About the Speaker:
Doug Kot is the Executive Director of US Green Building Council - San Diego Chapter. Doug is an architect and planner with more than 14 years of experience with green building and environmentally sustainable planning projects. His experience includes all phases and scales of project development - from writing general plans through building detailing to conceptual design through post-occupancy evaluation.
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The Cincinnati, Ohio, native became the first true freshman in 31 years to lead the Spartans in tackles.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones, who led the team with 78 tackles in 2007, has been named a first-team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and AON Insurance. Jones is one of 12 true freshmen selected to the 28-man squad, and he ranks as the only representative from the Big Ten Conference. It marks the second straight year that a Spartan has earned a spot on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team as placekicker Brett Swenson earned first-team honors in 2006.
Jones previously earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Jones became the first true freshman to lead the Spartans in tackles since Dan Bass made 111 stops in 1976. He also ranked first among Big Ten freshmen with 78 stops, including 40 solos and 38 assists. He ranked third on the team in sacks (4.5 for 25 yards) and fourth in tackles for loss (8.5 for 33). The Cincinnati, Ohio, native appeared in all 13 games, including seven starts at SAM linebacker. As a starter, Jones averaged 7.3 tackles per game. He also averaged a team-leading 6.5 tackles per game in Big Ten play.
"As a freshman, Greg Jones didn't take anything for granted," Spartan linebackers coach Mike Tressel said. "He worked extremely hard in preseason camp and when given opportunities early in the season, he took full advantage of his playing time.
"I really appreciate his work ethic because he fought to get better each week in practice. I also like his competitiveness because he wants and expects to make every play.
"Greg has great natural instincts as a football player, and he certainly has a knack for finding the football. With greater attention to detail and focus on the little things, I expect Greg to improve a lot between his freshman and sophomore seasons. Greg has the potential to be a great one, especially with his attitude and desire."
He led the Spartans in tackles in three games, including five solo stops against Boston College in the Champs Sports Bowl. Midway through the fourth quarter, Jones forced a fumble while sacking Matt Ryan for a 10-yard loss. Oren Wilson recovered the fumble at the BC 37 and three plays later, MSU cut its deficit to 24-21 on Brian Hoyer's 14-yard touchdown strike to Deon Curry in the back of the end zone.
Jones recorded double-figure tackles in back-to-back games against top-ranked Ohio State (season-high 14 stops) and Iowa (11). He also compiled a season-best 33 production points against the Buckeyes, including 1.5 tackles for loss (7 yards) and two hits on the quarterback.
He made eight stops (3-5) against Northwestern in his first career start, including 1.5 for losses (2). Jones produced five tackles (2-3) against Pittsburgh, including two behind the line of scrimmage (6 yards). He posted six tackles, including five solo hits, against Bowling Green. In his collegiate debut against UAB, Jones registered seven stops (5-2), including a 6-yard sack.
Jones also led the Spartan special teams in tackles with 12 – all coming on kickoff coverage.


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Crime—Weapons Involved
Persons with a Gun or Dangerous Weapon
A. Request Law Enforcement Response Immediately
1. Develop a plan of operation.
- Be flexible. Plan ahead while on patrol.
- Provide coordination between dispatch and other units.
- Determine if students, staff, or visitors are at risk.
2. The officer should get to the scene quickly, quietly, and only if you can safely.
- Turn radio volume down.
- Do not rattle keys or loose objects.
- Do not slam doors.
- Keep an escape route open.
- Do not unduly alarm persons in the area with an overzealous approach.
3. First officer at the scene should:
- Take position to best observe and control the scene.
- Determine as soon as possible who has the gun and why.
- o Was the gun brought to campus in anger, for revenge, etc.?
- o Was the gun brought to campus to "show off" to friends?
- Advise dispatch and responding units of arrival and give specific location.
- Make a silent approach on foot, effectively using cover and concealment.
- Communicate and coordinate with other officers to contain suspect/s and prevent escape, if it can be accomplished safely, and to eliminate or diminish injuries to others.
- Request additional resources if necessary and available.
- You are not expected to confront the assailant directly, only to provide intelligence if possible.
B. Arrival at the scene
1. Officers should use invisible deployment techniques, making maximum use of cover and concealment without being detected by persons inside.
2. Be observant for suspects and other accomplices.
3. If appropriate, re-contact reporting party and try to determine any relevant or new information.
4. Determine if there are any injuries and summon assistance accordingly.
C. If shooting is observed
1. Maintain invisible deployment while using cover.
2. Communicate actions observed.
D. Contact with suspect(s)
1. Officer should avoid contact with an armed subject it possible. Approach only if safe. Wait for local law enforcement as this is a police response situation.
2. Maintain cover and be deliberate in action.
3. Be aware of a possible hostage situation.
4. Direct suspect to a position that allows the officers to establish control and protect bystanders.
5. Control and secure suspect(s): Complete a safe detention and thorough search of the suspect without endangering self, other officers or bystanders.
6. Determine if there are other suspects, weapons, explosives, etc.
E. If the suspect(s) has/have fled prior to the officer's arrival
The primary officer should be at the crime scene and request additional backup if needed. Other officers should observe escape routes and handle other tactical considerations.


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RAP/Maven Central
Contributing RAP Bundles to Maven Central Repository
The Sonatype OSSRH (OSS Repository Hosting Service) provides a Maven repository hosting service for open source projects and can be used to distribute artifacts to the Maven Central Repository. This guide explains the steps to do so.
The person who uploads bundles has to have a Sonatype user account. A configuration for org.eclipse.rap has already been created, see OSSRH-3818, so there is no need to open a JIRA ticket anymore, unless to request publish rights for additional committers. Currently, Ralf Sternberg and Markus Knauer have publish rights.
Jars have to be signed using PGP, this is different from the jarsigner signatures by Eclipse. Thus, the person who signs and uploads the bundles has to create a PGP key. This process is explained in this tutorial.
The userid and password has to be in the Maven settings.xml file as described in the guide mentioned above. See also the Maven settings reference.
Which bundles?
For RAP 1.5, we upload these three bundles:
- org.eclipse.rap.rwt
- org.eclipse.rap.rwt.osgi
- org.eclipse.rap.jface
- Create a directory and copy the release (or milestone) versions of the bundles, including source bundles.
- For every bundle (except the source bundles), create a pom file with the same name as the jar file, replacing the extension .jar against .pom.
Version Numbers
Instead of reproducing our build qualifiers, we agreed to use only the human-readable version number in maven. For example, 1.5.0 for a release, or 2.0.0-M1 for a milestone, etc. These numbers go into the version element in the pom files.
Signing and uploading
The following shell script can be used for uploading:
#!/bin/bash URL=https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/ REPO=sonatype-nexus-staging version=184.108.40.20620612-1458 for id in org.eclipse.rap.rwt org.eclipse.rap.rwt.osgi org.eclipse.rap.jface; do mvn gpg:sign-and-deploy-file -Durl=${URL} -DrepositoryId=${REPO} \ -DpomFile=${id}_${version}.pom -Dfile=${id}_${version}.jar mvn gpg:sign-and-deploy-file -Durl=${URL} -DrepositoryId=${REPO} \ -DpomFile=${id}_${version}.pom -Dfile=${id}.source_${version}.jar -Dclassifier=sources done echo "Done. Now go to https://oss.sonatype.org/ -> Staging Repositories, and close the new repository."


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During the first week of December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to perform scheduled maintenance on Barrier IIA, one of two electric barriers presently in operation on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) constructed to prevent the movement of the destructive Asian carp into Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Performing scheduled maintenance is required in order to maintain reliability of the structures and minimize the risk of unplanned outages due to inadequate maintenance.
During the maintenance shutdown, Barrier I will remain active. However, because of late summer detection of Asian carp near the barrier system and concern that Barrier I may not be effective in deterring juvenile fish, a fish toxicant called rotenone will be applied to the canal between the barrier and the Lockport Lock and Dam. The application will allow for the removal of Asian carp and other fish to keep them from advancing past the barrier toward Lake Michigan. Illinois EPA water quality experts will be monitoring downstream of the application zone to ensure that the waters of the state are protected, and the chemicals do not move beyond the designated application area.
"The barrier is currently the only protection against Asian carp for the Great Lakes and the maintenance shutdown may present an opportunity for the destructive fish to advance up the canal toward Lake Michigan," said Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner.
During this process, the U.S. Coast Guard will be enforcing a safety zone and the CSSC will be closed to all commercial and recreational vessel traffic between CSSC Mile marker 291 and CSSC Mile Marker 298. The waterway is planned to be closed beginning Dec. 2 and last for the duration of operations.
"We understand the impact of this canal closure on commercial and recreational waterway users, but it is necessary to help protect lives, prevent long-term damage to the ecosystem and facilitate the working group's application of rotenone and its cleanup, " said Rear Adm. Peter Neffenger, commander of the Ninth U.S. Coast Guard District. "We will work closely with our partner agencies to reopen the waterway as soon as operations permit."
Asian carp have been detected using environmental DNA testing in the canal below the barrier, and there is consensus among federal, state, and local agencies along with other partners that actions must be taken to prevent these invasive species from reaching Lake Michigan while Barrier IIA is shut down.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), in coordination with the multi-agency Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup along with the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, will manage the application of rotenone in the CSSC. While the toxicant will eradicate Asian carp and other fish in the canal, rotenone does not present a risk to people or other wildlife when used properly.
The application of rotenone is planned for Dec. 3, and crews from the IDNR and other agencies will remove fish from the canal and dispose of them in a landfill. The fish habitat in the section of the canal scheduled for treatment is made up of mostly non-sport fish with the most common species being common carp, goldfish, and gizzard shad. Before the application of rotenone, an electro-fishing operation will be conducted to relocate as many sport fish as possible. Rotenone dissipates quickly on its own, but to accelerate that process a neutralizing agent known as potassium permanganate will be used following the application.
The Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup and its partners are committed to implementing the rapid response plan and completing the electric barrier maintenance as quickly as possible to expedite the reopening of the ship canal.


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Hill will play Nike Golf Clubs and Balls and Wear Nike Apparel and Footwear
Canadian Matt Hill, who tied Tiger Woods' NCAA record of eight wins in 2009, makes his playing debut today as a professional golfer and a Nike Golf athlete when he tees it up in the first round of the PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
The 21-year-old NCAA star from Bright's Grove, Ontario, will play and wear Nike product in his first event as a professional golfer; fittingly enough at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus.
In his incredible eight-win season in 2009 as a sophomore at North Carolina State, he won the NCAA individual championship and was awarded the Jack Nicklaus Award as collegiate player of the year, the Haskins Award as outstanding collegiate golfer, and Golfweek's Player of the Year award.
"It's exciting to realize my dream of playing professionally, especially with an equipment partner such as Nike Golf, which has great passion for making equipment and apparel that enhances performance," Hill said. "On a recent visit to Nike's Oven R&D facility, I was amazed by the state of the art approach that Nike has taken to support its pros. I knew they were the right fit for me."
Hill joins a strong global staff of Nike Golf athletes that includes major championship winners such as Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard, Lucas Glover, Trevor Immelman and David Duval.
He's also a natural addition to a roster of winning young Nike Golf athletes such as Paul Casey (winner of three 2009 global tournaments), Anthony Kim (2010 PGA Tour Shell Houston Open), Charl Schwartzel (back-to-back European Tour in early 2010), Pablo Martin (2010 Alfred Dunhill Championship), James Morrison (2010 Madeira Islands Open BPI), and Francesco Molinari (winner of the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup).
"We are thrilled to have a player of Matt Hill's caliber and impeccable college record join our family of Nike Golf athletes," said Kel Devlin, Director Global Athlete Development for Nike Golf. "Matt was blown away on his visit to The Oven where he experienced Nike Golf's dedication to innovation, excellence and performance. Matt has a tremendous future as a Nike Golf athlete."
As part of the agreement with Nike Golf, Hill will wear innovative Nike Golf apparel and its performance-enhancing footwear, and play Nike Golf's industry leading clubs and Nike Golf ONE balls.
Last year Hill was given sponsor exemptions for starts in the RBC Canadian Open, the Buick Open, and Tiger Woods' AT&T National. He has already received a sponsor exemption for the 2010 AT&T National.
Hill's Nike Arsenal
- Driver: Victory Red STR8-FIT Tour Driver
- Fairway Woods: Nike SQ II 3 and 5-wood
- Irons: Nike VR Full Cavity (3-5) and Nike VR Forged TW Blades (6-PW)
- Wedges: Nike VR Forged 53 and 58-degree
- Ball: Nike ONE Tour D
- Apparel: Nike Golf Tour Collection
- Footwear: Nike Tour Premium
Editor's Note: The post above is from a press release from Nike Golf.


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by Tom Utescher
Last season the Chestnut Hill College volleyball team quadrupled its win total in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference from 2010, and more than doubled the total number of victories it claimed, as well. Finishing up the 2011 schedule at 8-11 in the CACC and 13-19 against all opponents, the Griffins are now looking to rise above the .500 mark this year.
Helping to lead the charge will be junior outside hitter Alex DePalma, who became an All-CACC Second Team selection after finishing second in the conference in kills (383) and third in points (487).
She is a team co-captain this year along with senior middle Cassie Benson, but unfortunately, Benson has suffered a torn rotator-cuff and it is not certain when she can return. The 6'1" senior had injury issues last season, as well, but still saw enough action to register a team-leading 70 blocks.
The Griffins lost reliable right side Katherine Tohanczyn to graduation, and some additional vacancies opened up for other reasons. Setter Liz DiGregorio, who would be a senior, and Sydney Chukuntarod, a sophomore, are not on the roster this fall. Chukuntarod logged 845 assists in 2011 and was named the CACC Rookie of the Year.
Fortunately, fifth-year coach Kim Sweeney brought in half-a-dozen freshmen, along with a sophomore transfer student, to give the program a personnel boost. Three of the newbies are back row players, and will help the Griffins plug some of the gaps they need to fill.
In addition to DePalma, Chestnut Hill also has some seasoned offensive players in sophomore Katie Schock (220 kills in 2011) and junior Mary Markowski (178 kills). Other returning veterans include senior setter Courtney Gallo, a pair of 5'10" juniors, Kailey Arlen and Alison Eberly, and their classmate Sarah Mattaliano, a defensive specialist.
"Some of our goals for this season are to improve our serve/receive, and to get better with our offensive termination," Feeny said. "We just want to more efficient in general."
The Griffins will quickly find out what they're made of, opening the season with a four-game road trip to Florida. They'll be participating in the Rollins College Invitational, which has attracted a number of teams that are regionally and nationally ranked in NCAA Division II.


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- April Fool's: Fake Xcel letter threatens to cut power to Boulder voters who favored municipalization
- Denver-area, Grand Junction groups back Xcel's bid to limit programs in Boulder
- Boulder city attorney: Xcel Energy proposal is 'discrimination'
- Xcel asks PUC to limit, block programs for Boulder customers
- Boulder municipalization: Fight over ballot measures tops $1 million
- Franchise negotiations between Boulder, Xcel break down over ballot options
- Boulder City Council considers ballot measures for municipalizing, new Xcel franchise
- Boulder energy issues 2B, 2C secure victory in final ballot count
- George Karakehian edges Ken Wilson for 4-year term on Boulder City Council
- Boulder and Broomfield counties' final 2011 election results
- Boulder voters keep 3 incumbents on City Council, along with Jones and Plass
- Boulder County voters support relaxing term limits for sheriff
- Proposition 103: Boulder Sen. Rollie Heath's education tax fails
- Smooth sailing for Boulder County vote count
- Boulder Question 2H: 'Corporate personhood' referendum passes by wide margin
- Boulder Issue 2A: Voters approve $49M bond measure
- Louisville election: Bob Muckle's lead widens in still-close mayor's race
- Lafayette City Council: Berg, Lupberger, Lynch at top of the heap so far
- Boulder Valley school board race: Albright, Fuqua winning
- Longmont Mayor: Coombs extending lead over Baum
- Brian Bagley outdistances field for Longmont Ward 1 seat
- St. Vrain Valley School District: Hammans will keep his school board seat
- Longmont Telecom Issue: 2A looks like it will pass
- Sarah Levison retains at-large Longmont council seat
Boulder voters narrowly passed a historic ballot measure Tuesday that will allow the city to sever its ties with Xcel Energy and strike out on its own to start a municipal electric utility.
A companion tax designed to pay for the legal bills and consultants' fees that the city will incur on the way to starting such a utility also narrowly passed early Wednesday morning despite trailing in preliminary results all Tuesday night.
As of 12:55 a.m. with an unofficial total of 82,724 votes counted, Boulder Question 2C, which allows for the creation of a municipal utility, passed with 51.8 percent of the vote -- a margin of 933 votes.
Issue 2B, which will raise the existing utility occupation tax by $1.9 million annually, passed with 50.3 percent of the vote -- a margin of 141 votes.
Earlier in the evening, when it appeared that 2B would fail, supporters of municipalization gathered at the Hotel Boulderado said that earning voter approval for starting a municipal utility was far more important than having voters pass the companion tax.
"Once we pass 2C, we don't have to pass it again," said Ken Regelson, who helped lead the campaign in support of municipalization. "It leaves the door open for us for finding alternate funding or we can delay a year and go back to voters (for a tax hike)."
David Miller -- chairman of the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition, which campaigned against 2B and 2C -- said Tuesday night that the close nature of the race shows that the community is divided on whether to municipalize, regardless of where the final vote count falls.
"It looks to me like the voters are not endorsing municipalization," he said. "It was presented as the passport to clean energy, and I don't think there's any sort of resounding endorsement of that."
An Xcel Energy official who was expected to comment on the election Tuesday night did not contact the Camera by 11:30 p.m.
The drive to form a municipal utility grew out of the city's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In 2006, Boulder voters approved a carbon tax to fund programs that would help Boulder meet the Kyoto Protocol, which calls for a 7 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels.
But despite the city's efforts creating and implementing its Climate Action Plan, Boulder is not expected to meet its Kyoto goal. The city's difficulty shaving carbon prompted some Boulder leaders and environmental activists to call for a change in where Boulder gets its electricity.
Now, Xcel gets about 60 percent of its electricity from coal, and local supporters of the city's carbon-cutting efforts would like to see Boulder form a municipal utility that could eventually source more of its electricity from renewable energy.
Xcel Energy actively campaigned against the two issues, pouring about $950,000 into the fight. The four groups that campaigned in favor of municipalization collectively raised less than a tenth as much -- about $87,500.
Even with a vote to move forward, it could take five years or more before the city is ready to start a utility. In those years, the city and Xcel would hash out how much the breakup would cost the city, including the price tag for buying Xcel's local distribution system and the amount of money owed to Xcel for "stranded costs," or investments made by the utility in anticipation of continuing to serve Boulder.
Initial estimates of what municipalization will cost vary from $290 million, according to the city's consultants, to about $1.2 billion, according to Xcel's consultants. The real costs will be determined by the courts and by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
People on both sides of the issue said Tuesday night that continued citizen involvement will be critical over the next several years if 2C passes.
"It's essential that all of the parts of the community stay involved at a high level," said Leslie Glustrom, who has worked to pass the municipalization measures. "Our goal is to bring our community together, not split it apart."


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Birds on Wires Making Music
While reading a newspaper, Jarbas Agnelli was struck by a photograph of birds on an electric wire. Their positioning on several wires made him think of a musical staff. He cut out the photograph and decided to make a song, using the bird's exact locations to determine which notes to play.
"I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe," Agnelli says in an explanation on his website. "I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."
He sent his newly composed melody to the photographer, Paulo Pinto. The photographer told a reporter, and his story ended up in the same newspaper that inspired him.


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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." — John F. Kennedy
First, welcome to Fitness Business Pro — the evolution of Club Industry magazine. Last month, I wrote about the changes in the industry over the last decade or so and how we were going to be evolving to not only reflect this change but also to anticipate continuing change so we don't miss our future.
You'll find in this issue and issues to come new and informative columns, features and departments (keep checking back because as Kennedy said, change is the law of life) bringing you the news, analysis, trends and ideas you need to do your business better, whatever it may be within the fitness business.
Perhaps the best way to introduce our change is through our new mission statement:
Up-to-the-minute management information is vital to successful business leaders in any industry. In a changing and growing field such as fitness, that information is critical.
The traditional fitness industry model has evolved from tennis clubs to gyms to health clubs. That world continues to expand and includes the government, hotels, resorts, corporate, schools and universities, retailers and more. As the independent voice of the entire fitness industry, Fitness Business Pro aims to help all fitness facility professionals do their business better by bringing news, trends, analysis and ideas to industry leaders.
Fitness Business Pro provides this educational experience in a variety of formats including the printed magazine, the online magazine, e-newsletters, special reports and the Club Industry shows.
The tagline on our cover says it all as to the focus of the publication and our commitment to our readers: "Management News for Health and Fitness Facility Leaders."
That is a big change. But there are some internal changes as well. We have brought in a new publisher, long-time magazine veteran Gregg Herring. We have also bolstered our editorial coverage with the hiring of associate editor Jennipher Shaver, who brings both a journalism and a fitness background to the magazine. Make sure to drop by the Fitness Business Pro booth at next month's Club Industry show and say hi to our new team members.
We hope you like the new Fitness Business Pro. Whatever your feelings about our changes, please don't hesitate to e-mail, call or write with compliments, comments, critiques and suggestions (that includes news and other story ideas). The only way for us to keep up with (and ahead of) the quick-paced fitness industry and bring you the best magazine to help you do your business better is by communicating with you.


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Welcome to an exciting year 2013
Success comes with adequate preparation and as a start do take note of the following.
1. Know your Syllabus for 2013.
Elementary Mathematics 4016 (SEAB site)
Additional Mathematics 4038 (SEAB site)
2. Right Resources.
SST Maths Note (Sec 3 term 1)
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ICT Resources (Class Maths Blog, ACE Learning, graphing tools etc)
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Term 1 Level Test 1 + Authentic Assessment 10% + 10%
Term 2 Common Test 1 20%
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Term 4 End of Year Summative Assessment 40%
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NetApp tops enterprise arrays field again
A very strong group of enterprise array vendors racked up some of the highest scores we've seen to date on the sixth edition of the Quality Awards for enterprise arrays.
A very strong group of enterprise array vendors racked up some of the highest scores we've seen to date on the sixth edition of the Quality Awards for enterprise arrays.
Every competition has its winners and losers, and the latest Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Quality Awards for enterprise arrays is no exception. NetApp Inc. is the clear winner in a very competitive field, but it doesn't seem appropriate to call the other five vendors losers as scores across the board were impressively high -- only 0.34 points separated NetApp's high overall rating and the lowest score.
Overall ratings
This is the second consecutive time NetApp has finished first, after sharing top honors with EMC Corp. on the fourth edition of the Quality Awards. Such a solid showing from NetApp should convince any remaining skeptics that NetApp isn't just network-attached storage (NAS) anymore. NetApp cruised into the lead with an overall 6.71 by taking top honors in four of the five rating categories, including a couple of narrow victories for sales-force competence and initial product quality. Hitachi Data Systems finished a strong second with a score of 6.61, while EMC and IBM were deadlocked in third with a score of 6.53.
Users' ratings were overwhelmingly positive. For the first time, all vendors and their product lines racked up scores of 6.00-plus in every category. Average category scores were also the highest we've seen in six iterations of the enterprise array survey, and the overall average rating was the highest to date. Clearly, enterprise storage system vendors are doing a good job of meeting the needs of their users.
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Sales-force competence
NetApp just barely nudged out Hitachi in the sales-force competence rating category. The six statements in the category all relate to how well a vendor's sales and sales support teams respond to the needs of their prospective customers. NetApp finished first for two statements: "My sales rep is knowledgeable about my industry" (6.66) and "My sales rep understands my business" (6.56). Hitachi ranked highest for "My sales rep is flexible" (6.61) and "My sales rep is easy to negotiate with" (6.45). EMC's 6.78 led a bevy of strong scores for the statement "The vendor's sales support team is knowledgeable."
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Praise was spread around fairly liberally in the sales-force competence category, with four vendors leading on at least one statement. Overall, the average for all six products is the highest sales satisfaction rating registered to date on the enterprise array Quality Awards.
Initial product quality
A sales team may pave the way for its company's products, but the true test doesn't happen until the system is uncrated, racked and declared ready to run. NetApp prevailed again in this category but by such slim a margin (0.01 point) over 3PAR that it would be more accurate to call it a statistical dead heat. 3PAR flirted with the 7.00 mark with a score of 6.97 for "This product was easy to get up and running," which helps to validate its claim as being among the easiest-to-use arrays.
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Hitachi's 6.78 and 3PAR's 6.77 led for the statement "I am satisfied with the level of professional services this product requires," and NetApp ranked highest for three statements relating to defect-free installations, little need for vendor intervention and ease of use. Hitachi garnered the crown for the key statement "This product delivers good value for the money" with a 6.73; NetApp was second for the statement with a 6.62.
Scores were high in the initial product quality rating category, and winning margins were barely measurable. With strength across the board, it appears enterprise data storage vendors are making good first impressions by getting their products up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Product features
Even when a good sales experience is reinforced by solid initial operations, the acid test for an enterprise storage system ultimately comes down to whether or not it does all the things you need it to do. Once again, all products fared extremely well in the product features category, with NetApp leading the pack with a 6.86 score, highlighted by one of only two 7.00-plus scores -- a 7.11 for "This product's snapshot features meet my needs." That's probably not a huge surprise as NetApp is known for its snapshot prowess and has done well in that area on previous Quality Awards.
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NetApp nearly swept the product features category, getting scores close to 7.00 for two other statements: "This product's mirroring features meet my needs" (6.96) and "Overall, this product's features meet my needs" (6.91). For the lone statement NetApp lost out on, EMC flexed its scalability muscles but fell just shy of the 7.00 mark with a still-striking 6.98 for "This product's capacity scales to meet my needs."
Product reliability
With many enterprise array purchases carrying six- or seven-digit price tags, the tipping point for an investment of that size is likely to pivot on how reliably the product performs over a period of time. Here, too, enterprise storage vendors can pat themselves on the back a little, as the product reliability category netted the highest average score among the five rating categories. Four of the six products in the current survey turned in their best scores in this category, with Hitachi beating all comers with a very solid 6.85 rating. EMC (6.78) and IBM (6.72) had their best category results for product reliability and finished second and third, respectively. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. also netted its best point total, finishing with a 6.57 that placed it fifth in this strong field.
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Hitachi earned high scores for four of the five statements in this category and missed snagging the fifth by a mere 0.03 points. The true test of reliability is uninterrupted service, and all products in this survey were rated at 6.50 or better for the critical statement "This product experiences very little down time." Hitachi and EMC share the top spot for that statement, both within a hairsbreadth of 7.00 with identical 6.97 scores.
Meeting expectations is also a key gauge of reliability. Again, all six products came through with scores of 6.50 or higher for "The product meets my service-level requirement," highlighted by Hitachi's 6.98 and EMC's nearly as dazzling 6.96.
Technical support
Stuff happens. And sometimes that stuff happens to a very large, very expensive storage array. No storage manager wants to be the one who has to pick up the phone and make "the call," but when it's unavoidable, a quick and effective reply is the best way a vendor can soothe jagged nerves.
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When it comes to delivering support as promised, our vendors fared well, with all six netting their highest scores in the technical support category for "Vendor supplies support as contractually specified." Hitachi's 7.00 nosed out NetApp (6.97) for that statement and racked up only the third 7.00 statement score in the survey along the way. There truly weren't any weak performances when it comes to meeting users' expectations -- HP's 6.26 might have trailed the pack, but it's a sturdy score nonetheless.
Ultimately, NetApp prevailed in the technical support category by topping the ratings on five of the eight statements; second-place Hitachi ranked highest on the other three. In the six enterprise arrays surveys we've fielded, NetApp's 6.70 and Hitachi's 6.56 technical support category scores are the highest recorded to date.
Would you buy again?
The strongest indicator of product satisfaction might be a customer's willingness to make the same purchase all over again. When we asked that question on this survey, the results mapped very closely with the overall rankings for service and reliability. That's great news for vendors like NetApp and Hitachi, whose prospects of repeat customers look very promising with buy-again numbers north of 90%. But the overall picture has to be pretty pleasing to data storage vendors and users alike as 87% of all users in our survey said that with the benefit of hindsight, they'd still buy the same storage systems again.
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BIO: Rich Castagna (firstname.lastname@example.com) is editorial director of the Storage Media Group.


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Community Developments Investments (August 2012)
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Western District
The Corporation for Supportive Housing–Los Angeles: A Fund for Stalled Real Estate
The Corporation for Supportive Housing–Los Angeles (CSHLA) is an affiliate of the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH). CSH is a community development financial institution with a mission to provide permanent housing, with support services, to prevent and end homelessness (see "Corporation for Supportive Housing: Helping the Homeless Live With Dignity" in the February 2012 edition of Community Developments Investments). CSH views permanent housing as the most viable means of eliminating homelessness. Affiliates have access to funding for programs from the national organization.
The Los Angeles program has been successful during the last several years with the establishment of three loan funds and the creation of 500 units of supportive housing and 200 units of affordable housing. The most recently established fund, the Los Angeles Supportive Housing Recovery Initiative, has four partners, including the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, and is targeted at projects that have been stalled as a result of the real estate collapse and reductions in public funding resources. It has been used to reinvigorate more than $8 million in loans for multifamily supportive housing developments and is a model for reviving a frozen market. The fund, however, still needs more investors.
For more information regarding the fund and other CSHLA programs, contact Neil McGuffin, Senior Program Manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Community Services Unlimited: Bringing Quality Food to Los Angeles at Affordable Prices
Community Services Unlimited (CSU) is a community-based nonprofit organization that serves South Central Los Angeles with several programs that promote equitable, healthful, sustainable, and self-reliant communities. One of CSU's most successful programs is the Village Market Place. Much of South Central Los Angeles is considered to be a "food desert" with limited sources of fresh food and an overabundance of fast-food operations. CSU conducted a community food assessment in 2003 that found that the primary obstacles to healthy food habits in the area are high cost and limited transportation. The organization then set out to implement a distribution program that would provide high-quality food at affordable prices locally. The result of CSU's efforts is the Village Market Place.
The Village Market Place, which sells and distributes healthy food grown on its urban mini-farms or by local farmers, comprises two Community Farm Stands and the Farm Fresh Produce Bag program. The Produce Bag program provides bags of food at affordable prices to residents and others who subscribe and pay in advance for fresh fruit and vegetables weekly. Subscribers pick up their bags at the Farm Stands or at other designated locations each Thursday.
CSU also provides classes in gardening at its urban farm sites for residents and local schools. In addition, it offers internship programs for local at-risk youth at the secondary and post-secondary levels, providing management and financial education skills along with its core healthy-food curriculum. CSU recently expanded the Village Market Place to two new locations, a county hospital and a large health clinic. The expansion allowed the organization to reach even more residents.
CSU is now soliciting support for the purchase of electronic benefits transfer machines to enable low-income customers to make purchases with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program debit cards.
For more information regarding CSU, contact Executive Director Neelam Sharma at email@example.com.
Southern District
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Announced in the Alabama Black Belt
The Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) announced a new tool to assist in the creation of entrepreneurial small-business opportunities for community-driven artisan foods in "food deserts." The Healthy Food Fund provides a nontraditional source of financing for women and minority entrepreneurs who focus on hunger relief and healthy food options in rural areas. The loan fund provides below-market-rate loans ranging from $5,000 to $80,000 with flexible repayment terms.
The fund is intended to support ongoing economic development efforts and to create or preserve jobs. The fund is also helping to make the Alabama Black Belt a stronger market for entrepreneurs who are creating healthy-food products, to expand the number of food outlets, and to better equip corner stores and farmers markets that bring produce and less-processed foods to rural towns. The new fund does not compete with existing funding sources but is designed to enhance the financial services already available to small businesses.
The initial funding pool of $220,000 was supplied by HERO and Regions Bank. HERO's loan fund is actively seeking additional loan capital. The fund is managed by HERO, a local, grass-roots nonprofit group that is a HUD Certified Comprehensive Housing Counseling Agency, a HUD Certified Nonprofit, and a Community Housing Development Corporation.
For more information, contact Pamela Dorr at (334) 624-0842 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Northeastern District
Butterfly Foundation Receives Healthy Food Financing Initiative Grant
The Butterfly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Spartanburg, S.C., was awarded funding under the fiscal year 2011 Community Economic Development Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The foundation partnered with the Hub City Farmer's Market, the city of Spartanburg, the Spartanburg Development Corporation, and the Mary Black Foundation to create the Northside Healthy Food Hub. The hub is a hybrid business that will help create jobs, contribute to economic growth in the Northside community, and provide access to healthy foods and groceries in a community lacking healthy food options. Funds will be used to create a permanent home for the Hub City Farmer's Market, a catering and teaching kitchen, and retail space where vendors can sell produce and other goods throughout the year. There also will be space for classrooms, a community garden, and a café. The project is expected to be self-sustaining within five years and to create 23 jobs for the community.
The Butterfly Foundation also partnered with the city of Spartanburg and the Mary Black Foundation to implement the Culinary Job Training Program, which is designed to help prepare unemployed and underemployed adults for careers in the food industry.
For more information about the Butterfly Foundation's programs and services, contact Liberty Canzater, Executive Director, at the Butterfly Foundation at 185 S. Liberty St., Spartanburg, SC 29306; firstname.lastname@example.com; or (864) 582-4146.
Central District
HFFI Serves Up Community Development Opportunities in the Midwest
IFF, a nonprofit lender and real estate consultant in Chicago, Ill., was among the recipients of funding from the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) in September 2011. IFF received a $3 million grant and is using the award to leverage more than $25 million in additional capital. The lender will invest the combined funds in food-related projects in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The initial emphasis will be on full-service, for-profit grocery stores in "food deserts" in the metropolitan areas of Chicago; Milwaukee, Wis.; Dubuque and Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo.; and East St. Louis, Ill., where IFF has developed a pipeline of potential projects. Over time, IFF will finance and, where appropriate, directly develop a range of both for-profit and nonprofit retail food outlets as well as other types of food-related businesses, including rural business models.
IFF intends to work with one or more national community development financial institution (CDFI) partners to establish a fund for grocery-store lending across the Midwest. To share risk and stretch its capital further, IFF will seek the participation of other CDFIs, community banks, its regional and national bank partners, and foundations. Banks and foundations will be able to invest in the fund, and local or regional investors will be able to target funds geographically.
If you are interested in learning more about the fund, please contact Trinita Logue at (312) 596-5117 or email@example.com.
Michigan Statewide CDFI Expanding Its Reach
The Opportunity Resource Fund (ORF) is a 26-year-old nonprofit community development financial institution that provides loans and technical support to nonprofit organizations and small businesses throughout Michigan. Loans to nonprofits are for affordable housing, community facilities, and working capital. Loans to small businesses range from $10,000 to $200,000 and may be used for fixed assets or working capital. Formerly known as the Michigan McGehee Interfaith Loan Fund, ORF has provided more than $30 million in financing that has helped to develop more than 2,400 units of affordable housing, create or retain more than 500 jobs, and provide child-care facilities for 125 children. Investors in ORF include banks, several Roman Catholic religious orders, and many individuals. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently contributed $3 million to ORF as permanent capital.
ORF is implementing a three-year strategic plan to double its total assets to $20 million by the end of 2013. ORF is raising funds from investors to finance a large pipeline of affordable housing and small business projects. In addition, ORF is creating a new initiative to make 30-year, fixed-rate loans to people with damaged credit histories for the purchase of homes in Michigan neighborhoods targeted for Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds. Banks can invest in ORF, refer prospective borrowers who do not meet conventional credit criteria, structure ORF into financing packages in which the bank would like to participate, and provide grants and in-kind donations.
For more information, see ORF's Web site or contact President/CEO Christine Coady Narayanan at (517) 372-6001 in Lansing or (313) 964-7300 in Detroit.


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Purdue Univ. president becomes Smithsonian chair
WASHINGTON – Purdue University President France Cordova was installed Monday as chairwoman of the Smithsonian Institution's governing board as the museum complex expands with the coming construction of a new black history museum and amid calls for another focused on Latino American heritage.
As Cordova begins her three-year term, she will maintain her post at the Indiana university. She will lead oversight and support fundraising for the world's largest group of museums and research centers. Cordova is an astrophysicist and previously held posts in the University of California system and was chief scientist at NASA.
At a briefing Monday after the board met, Cordova said the Smithsonian regents would increasingly focus on fundraising and are excited about both the black history museum and the potential for a Latino museum.
"Those are clearly challenges," she said. "They're more well-defined challenges. It's the ones that aren't that really take a lot of thinking and strategizing."
While it builds new museums, the Smithsonian also must upgrade and maintain its existing facilities.
On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden also addressed the Smithsonian board for the first time at one of its regular meetings to underscore the importance of building the black history museum, Smithsonian officials said. His remarks were not open to reporters.
In February, construction is set to begin this year on the museum, the first addition to the National Mall since the 2004 opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. A ceremonial groundbreaking has been set for Feb. 22 for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, while fundraising continues for the project.
The $500 million museum is planned for a site near the Washington Monument, and organizers have said it's on track to open in 2015. The Smithsonian must raise about half the cost for what will be its 19th museum, while Congress has pledged to provide the other half of the funding. An advisory board supporting the effort includes former first lady Laura Bush, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones and others.
Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough noted a $75 million allocation from Congress this year will keep the project on track. He said it's a project that comes at a "very difficult time in the federal budget" but has garnered strong support from Congress and dating back to the Bush administration.
Legislation also is pending in Congress that calls for the creation of a Smithsonian American Latino Museum on the Mall. A bill introduced in November would house the museum at the historic Arts and Industries Building, which is now vacant and is being partially renovated to stabilize the 131-year-old structure.
Creation of that museum is far from certain, though. Some in Congress have opposed building individual ethnic museums, saying they appeal to segregated audiences, rather than presenting a "melting pot" history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.
Clough said such a museum would fit nicely with the Smithsonian's mission.
"If Congress decides that museum should be built, we certainly want to be the institution that carries that forward because we think we can do it well," he said, noting the location may take some study. "It's all doable, but it's not going to be cheap. And it will take time."
The Smithsonian is developing its first institution-wide capital campaign to increase private support. Congress provides about 70 percent of the Smithsonian's budget, but funds for programs and exhibits must be raised privately.
Clough announced Monday that the complex had surpassed its 2011 goal of raising $175 million by securing $182 million in private donations.
Cordova will also play a role in managing the Smithsonian's relationship with Congress as head of the 17-member Board of Regents, which includes members of the House and Senate. She has served on the Smithsonian Board of Regents since 2009.
Cordova succeeds Patty Stonesifer, a former Microsoft executive and chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Stonesifer has served as chairwoman since 2009 and will become vice chair of the board.
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The book has funny names and interesting words. It?s great how Steven Kellogg describes Paul Bunyan with words like sturdy, smartest, and strongest. There are things called Gumberoos, which means underground ogres. My favorite character is Babe the blue ox because he is sweet and has big brown eyes. I don?t like the Gumberoos because they?re mean and ugly. The pictures are amazing. I like them because they make me laugh. The part when Paul Bunyan and his crew get the best of the Gumberoos is funny. Cream Puff Fatty is showing off his muscles and smiling. Sometimes boys at school do this and it makes me smile.
If you enjoy Tall Tales, go to your local library and check this book out. Read this book and you will wish you were a giant!


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Class-leading image quality
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Sharpness is outstanding
Comprehensive manual controls
Clever Wi-Fi features
More solid feel less plastic-y build than cheaper camcorder rivals
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Lots of manual controls for a budget camcorder.
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Full HD camcorder has a decent battery life and integrated memory
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Honors for athletes on Hope College spring sports teams and captains for 2011 have been announced.
Most Valuable Player: Robby Poll, senior from Grandville (Grandville HS)
Rookie of the Year: Jordan Carrigan, freshman from Buchanan (Berrien Springs HS)
Dutchmen Award: Spencer Miller, freshman from Sheridan (Central Montcalm HS)
2011 Co-Captains: Colton Bodrie, junior from Fremont (Fremont HS); Drew Carmody, junior from Grandville (Grandville HS); Derek Fairchild, junior from Saline (Saline HS); and Jon Ponte, sophomore from Novi (Divine Child HS).
Most Valuable Player: Abby Phillips, junior from Wayland (Wayland HS)
Most Improved Player: Laura Tjepkema, freshman from Door (Grand Rapids South Christian HS)
"Heart of the Team" Award: Krista Liverance, senior from Williamston (Williamston HS)
2011 Captains: to be announced
Most Valuable Player: Bobby Cawood, freshman from East Lansing (East Lansing HS)
Most Improved Player: Kyle Kreps, freshman from Holland (Holland HS)
Doc Green Sportsmanship Award: Michael Garland, senior from Kohler, Wisc. (Kohler HS)
"Spirit of Hope Award": John Gardner, senior from Granville, Ohio (Granville HS) and Michael Garland, senior from Kohler, Wisc. (Kohler HS)
2011 Captain: to be announced
Most Valuable Player: Katherine Garcia, junior from Battle Creek (BC Central HS)
Most Improved Player: Marissa Kooyers, senior from Holland (Holland Christian HS)
2011 Co-Captains: Katherine Garcia, junior from Battle Creek (BC Central HS) and Nicole Spagnuolo, junior from Okemos (Okemos HS)
2011 Captains: John Donkersloot, junior from Zeeland (Zeeland East HS); Cameron Lampkin, junior from Oak Park (Berkley HS); Nathan Love, sophomore from Midland (Midland HS); Brandon Siakel, junior from Hillsdale (Hillsdale HS).
2011 Captains: Emily Fischer, junior from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS); Heidi Grooters, junior from Jenison (Jenison HS); Emily Kreichelt, junior from Northville (Northville HS); Kara Vandeguchte, junior from Hamilton (Hamilton HS).


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There's a silent and stealthy disease you may not even know you have …until you fall.
A new study, "The 2010 Burden of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass among Residents of the U.S. Age 50 and Older," released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation during its annual Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis reveals that the prevalence of low bone density and the risk of breaking a bone are far greater among people over 50 than previously realized.
The risk of breaking bones – a major health and quality of life issue as we age – is on the rise. Approximately 9 million adults in the U.S. have osteoporosis, but more than 48 million have low bone mass (indicated by T-scores between -1.0 and -2.5), placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis and broken bones.
This is the first look at the 'burden of osteoporosis' using NOF's criteria for diagnosing osteoporosis based on bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip or spine. Before 2005, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) only measured BMD at the hip.
Here are some startling statistics: If osteoporosis and low bone mass prevalence continue on this path, the study projects that by 2020, 10.7 million adults will have osteoporosis and 58.2 million will have low bone mass. By 2030, the numbers are expected to increase to 11.9 million adults with osteoporosis and 64.3 million with low bone mass. This is information we all need to pay attention to . . . especially if we're over 50.
Related: Quiz: Test your knowledge on how to protect your bones
The good news is it's never too late (or too early) to make simple lifestyle changes that can keep our bones healthy for life.
I was in Chicago last week to moderate a panel of bone health experts who discussed the latest information about diagnosing, treating and managing one of the most prevalent – and preventable –diseases affecting men and women over 50.
The "Healthy Bones, Build Them for Life" panel, presented by the NOF, kicked off the week-long symposium and was designed to educate attendees about how to prevent bone loss by reviewing the most current research on diet, exercise and other steps we need to take to keep bones healthy for the long-term. The AARP Illinois team was out in full force at the event, handing out terrific booklets focusing on eating the right foods for strong bones. Here's a photo of Assoc. State Director for AARP Illinois, Terri Worman, and me after the event:
At the end of the evening, I asked the panelists to share their most important "take away" from the discussion:
- Dr. Murray Favus: Early detection. Establish a baseline and early detection through a bone density test. Don't wait until you fall and break a bone to discover you have low bone density or osteoporosis. Be proactive.
- Dr. Mona Khanna: Early prevention. Since we start to lose bone mass by the time we're in our 30s, do everything you can to prevent osteoporosis by eating well and exercising as soon as possible. By the time we are nearing 50, our risk will be less.
- Dr. Karen Kemmis: Early education. Be an educated consumer by understanding what you can do to keep bones strong as we get older. Eating calcium-rich foods and keeping your vitamin D levels where they should be are key. Exercise is essential: push-ups, weights, planks, walking, running and other weight-bearing exercises –done regularly and started early –will help keep osteoporosis at bay.
The ongoing challenge for those involved in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and low bone density is to make people realize that we need to start preventative measures much earlier in life – not just when we turn 50 – to be truly effective at keeping our bones strong so we can live independent lives for as long as possible.
Stay tuned for the new weekly series I'm hosting for AARP which will focus on all the simple ways we can improve our health and better our lives. Episodes showing how to do specific exercises and what to eat for strong bones will run weekly during May in support of National Osteoporosis Month. They will be available for viewing on the AARP YouTube Channel and the NOF website. I hope you enjoy the trailer!
Until next time, remember this: We can't control getting older, but we can control how we do it!
I'm the National Osteoporosis Foundation 'Ambassador for Bone Health' and a fierce champion of positive aging. For more tips on living your best life after 50 (or 60, or 70…) check out "The Best of Everything After 50: The Experts' Guide to Style, Sex, Health, Money and More" and www.bestofeverythingafter50.com. Keep me posted on how you're doing by subscribing to me on Facebook and "tweeting" me on Twitter at @BGrufferman.
Photo credits: Barbara Hannah Grufferman's personal photos, webmd.com
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Sybil Plumlee of Portland, Ore., has had what she calls a checkered career, from teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in rural Eastern Oregon, to driving a cab, to working as one of Portland's pioneering police women.
Now, at age 96, Plumlee can add one more title to her resume: author.
Plumlee - my wife's grandmother - can thank Blurb, a San Francisco startup that is helping push print-on-demand technology to new heights. Blurb lets average people publish slick-looking, professional quality books at affordable prices and with relative ease. And they can even set a price and sell those books online.
"Companies like Shutterfly and Blurb are giving people graphic arts-level tools to design their own books," said Chris Chute, a manager with industry analyst firm IDC's imaging program. "We think the field is going to keep growing as more people find out about these different services and embrace them."
Chute said that custom photo merchandise - mostly books, calendars and cards made from digital photos - has grown from $185 million in 2005 to $500 million this year.
Blurb says more than 100,000 people have downloaded its software, and it has printed tens of thousands of books in its 14 months. Its main competitor, Lulu, in North Carolina, has been around since 2002, and said it has grown from $1 million in revenue in 2004 to $27 million this year. It has 250,000 authors, and grows by 2,000 authors a day.
Others in the field include Xlibris, of Pennsylvania, which has a partnership with Random House, and other photo sites like Snapfish, which is owned by Hewlett-Packard, and Kodak EasyShare Gallery. There's an even larger category growing online for people who like to design their own personalized products, with companies like CafePress and Zazzle that feature mugs, shirts, bumper stickers, and almost anything else you can think of.
"I wanted to create a photo essay book that looked like something you would buy at the bookstore, but who knew it would cost a jillion dollars and take several months?" Gittins, a former software executive, said in e-mail. "That just felt all wrong, so I started Blurb for all of us who have stories to tell, photos to share, and experiences to document."
Gittins said that Blurb is "revolutionizing the book business by merging the power and reach of the Internet with the intimacy and tactile appeal of the physical object. The more our lives become virtual, the more we appreciate the tangible and physical. There's just a world of beauty in holding a book in your hands."
Plumlee's book, "Stories of Hester Ann Bolin Harvey and Her Family," meets that description. It's a collection of family stories, including the tale of her grandmother's trip across the Oregon Trail in 1850. (I'll note that I'm biased, as the material is not only inherently interesting to me as a family member, but I also helped edit it.) It features an array of old photos and copies of pages from the family Bible, in which important birth and death dates have been hand-written for more than a century.
I chose Blurb for Plumlee's book, mostly because it's the hometown team. Gittins had shown me a similar family memoir that she had made. Lulu CEO Bob Young said that was probably a good choice; he's positioning Lulu more for authors looking to sell their work (although Blurb enables that, as well).
While Blurb sets a high price, Lulu comes in much lower, as low as $7 per book, Young said. Sellers then set a price, and split the profit with Lulu 80-20 - with the seller getting 80 percent. "We're trying to reverse the traditional publishing deal with authors," he said.
One of the most fun parts of creating Plumlee's book was making a cover, and especially putting Plumlee's photo on the back inside flap, just like a real author.
My wife, Betty Barker, and I also enjoyed fiddling with the software, playing with layouts, and inserting photos to get the project looking just right.
We did hit a few glitches, however, that made the experience somewhat less than perfect. Some of the pages didn't come out flush left, so that looked a little strange, and I wasn't able to cancel the order.
But overall, the experience was great, in that it empowered us to do something that we couldn't do on our own before, at least cheaply or easily.
That sounds very Web 2.0, but Blurb isn't exactly a Web 2.0 experience, in that the software runs on your computer rather than online, and it doesn't especially enable collaboration or community, or give away user-generated content. Some of those things may be coming to the company, but they're not there yet.
To use Blurb, you have to download its proprietary software, BookSmart, and work on your own PC or Mac.
I found BookSmart relatively easy to use. It took text straight from Microsoft Word, which was nice. It offered up a nice array of layouts, although it would have been nice to have more options.
Gittins said designers using high-end software have figured out how to import that work into BookSmart. In addition, she said, future versions of the software will give the option to create your own layout.
As I would update things, BookSmart automatically saved my book, which is a real godsend to anyone who has lost items to power outages or other mishaps.
Additions to different parts of the book sometimes threw things out of whack later on in the book. Headers and page numbers sometimes needed a little wrestling. But for the most part things worked simply and well.
At the end, Blurb advises that you print out your book on your home printer for a final proof before uploading it. With our 56 page book, this seemed to be a frustrating waste of paper and ink, yet we understood why it was necessary. And, in fact, in looking at the printed work, we found numerous errors that needed correcting.
But once I went through and fixed all of those, I didn't feel a need to print it all out again. That proved to be a mistake.
In making the last adjustments, I somehow knocked quite a few pages out of a flush left alignment, and into a centered alignment. (They had chapter titles that were centered.) Gittins said she hadn't heard of that problem before, but weird glitches sometimes surface, and the company is fixing them, even as it adds new features.
Blurb also advises that you order one copy of the book to make sure it's right, and then place your larger order. This is a wise suggestion that we didn't exactly follow.
We ordered the first book for Sybil, and she loved it. So we ordered several more. When ours arrived at our house, we saw the mis-aligned pages, and cringed. We tried to cancel our next order, but it was too late.
I have since fixed that error, so the book that's on the site now should be, ahem, perfect.
Other things I wish Blurb offered would be an automatic table of contents creator, and an automatic index maker. I made the contents by hand, which needed constant tweaking.
But other things, like the cover, the spine, the jacket flaps and title page, all come with easy to use templates that made the final project look just like something you'd find on a bookstore shelf.
Blurb also offers the option of whether to make the book public or private, so I can offer it for sale. Buyers can also browse the book, but only about 15 pages.
The author is certainly satisfied.
"It really looked like a book," she said. "I just hadn't done anything like that before."


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Giving to the Department
The Department of Philosophy has benefited enormously from the generous gifts of many individuals, including dept or university alumni, relatives of deceased faculty members, and benefactors with no particular connection to us other than a shared commitment to the value of public philosophical education at both undergraduate and graduate levels. These gifts have helped support faculty research, graduate student fellowships and conference travel, graduate and undergraduate awards for academic and instructional excellence, and sponsoring distinguished lecturers and conferences. We could not have had anything like the impact we have been recognized for apart from such generosity.
We would gratefully receive future gifts of any amount, whether donor-defined or general-fund. All of these funds are administered by the Indiana University Foundation on behalf of the Department of Philosophy. Our highest current priority is to deepen our support of our graduate students through summer fellowships, annual stipend 'top-off' awards, and the availability of more year-long research fellowships. We would also be glad to help offset some of the tuition costs of our most promising undergraduate majors.
If you have questions or thoughts about making a donation, please feel free to contact us directly or you may contact the Office of Advancement in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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