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1. World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, Henry Kendall, Union of Concerned Scientists, 1997
This pamphlet, released in 1997, provides what might be considered an indictment, in the legal sense, of human actions. It lists some specific examples of environmental degradation (metaphorical crimes) that human actions are creating for various life-support systems of the planet. It also provides a warning from over 1,700 of the leading scientists in the world at the time of its publication in 1997 about what might happen if humans do not begin to behave in more sustainable ways. It concludes with some suggestions for behavior changes. Despite the fact that over 100 Nobel laureates endorsed this Warning, it remains unknown to many, even those interested in sustainability; so, to continue the legal metaphor, no arraignment, or formal reading of the charges against the accused, has occurred. Perhaps, this is why no real indictment of human actions has been issued.
2. Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge, Don Hinrichsen and Bryant Robey, Population Reports, Series M, Fall 2000
This report echoes many of the concerns about environmental degradation as a result of human actions raised by the UCS. It demonstrates that even though several years had past since the Warning, little had improved. In scientific research, the concept of reliability may concern whether data that have been collected are consistent. One way to check for reliability is to measure a particular variable repeatedly and see if the measurement of it stays the same. This report establishes reliability of the condition of the environment because the findings are very similar to the Warning.
3. Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Summary for Decision-Makers, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005
This report, released in 2005, represented the efforts of nearly 1,400 leading scientists from nearly 100 countries. It has undergone extensive scholarly review by a panel of nearly 100 additional experts who considered nearly 900 reviews. Only the Summary for Decision-makers appears in this unit. It presents the key findings of a critical examination of the state of the world's ecosystems and the ecosystem services they provide to all life on Earth. It also contributes to the reliability of the data concerning the status of the life support systems of Earth.
4. The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature?, Will Steffen, Paul J. Crutzen, and John R. McNeill, December 2007
The Anthropocene is a name given to the period since 1800, when human actions are considered based on their ability to be a geophysical force on the planet. Prior to this period, humans were not perceived as being able to alter the life-support systems of Earth. This article suggests three stages of the Anthropocene from the industrial era through The Great Acceleration to the proposed Stewards of the Earth System.
5. The State of the Nation's Ecosystems 2008: What the Indicators Tell Us, The H. John Heinz, III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, 2008
This report attempts "to lay the groundwork for periodic, high-quality, nonpartisan reporting on the condition and use of U.S. ecosystems, the goal being a stable set of broadly accepted and well-tested indicators.'' It represents the efforts of "hundreds of contributors.'' It has been subjected to independent scholarly review. The section included in this publication represents only the major findings included in the whole report. It also contributes to the reliability of the data concerning the status of the life support systems of Earth.
6. Global Biodiversity Outook 3: Executive Summary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2010
This report, released in 2010, specifically addresses the issue of loss of biodiversity. Messages from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity highlight the urgency of protecting biodiversity and serve as an advance organizer for the Executive Summary that is included in this unit. It also contributes to the reliability of the data concerning the status of the life support systems of Earth.
7. Top 10 Myths About Sustainability, Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American: Earth 3.0, 2009
What is sustainability? What isn't it? For some, mostly those not directly involved with the field, the term sustainability is misperceived. Borrowing from the popular `top ten' list used my talk show hosts and others; this article attempts to clarify the top 10 myths about sustainability.
8. The Century Ahead: Searching for Sustainability, Paul D. Raskin, Christi Electris, and Richard A. Rosen, Sustainability, 2010
If sustainability is simply a new worldview—a new paradigm—for humanity, and not an indictment of human behavior, it might be useful to understand how the new paradigm will be brought into practice and alter human actions. This article envisions life in the 21st century by examining how humanity might achieve sustainability in the context of four contrasting scenarios.
9. The Invention of Sustainability, Paul Warde, Modern Intellectual History, 2011
This article examines the historical roots of the concept of sustainability. Such an examination is useful when considering if sustainability represents a new paradigm for humanity. Indeed, much of the debate about sustainability concerns how it is operationally defined and how it may be implemented. Often, understanding the history of events helps us understand the present as well as the future. In order to understand where we must go regarding sustainability, it might be helpful to understand where we have been.
10. The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-First Century, W. M. Adams, IUCN, January 2006
This report is the outcome of a meeting instigated by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), during which the advances as well as the stagnations or retreats regarding sustainable development were examined. This report elaborates on some of the key topics considered during the meeting at least insofar as Adams perceived them.
11. Sustainable Co-evolution, John Cairns, Jr., International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2007
In biological terms, co-evolution is when two closely interacting species develop adaptations to enhance each of their survival. Cairns uses this concept to argue that humanity should co-evolve with Earth's life support systems so that the likelihood of survival of each is improved. He argues that the connection between humanity and the life support systems of the planet are not adequately acknowledged, even though it is the sine qua non of sustainability.
12. Framing Sustainability, David W. Orr, Conservation Biology, April 2006
What do Abraham Lincoln, slavery, and the Civil War have in common with sustainability? According to Orr, the way in which Lincoln framed the issues of slavery and the war, and thereby gained support for his position on both, should provide an example of how to frame the issue of sustainability.
13. Synthesis, John C. Dernbach, Stumbling Toward Sustainability, 2002
This reading is a synthesis of the book Stumbling Toward Sustainability. It summarizes the major finding and recommendations in it. It explores in detail the role the United States should, perhaps must, play in helping humanity transition from a model of development that is unsustainable to one that is sustainable.
14. Ecosystem Services: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems, Gretchen C. Daily et al., Issues in Ecology, Spring 1997
Published in the same year at the Costanza et al. effort, but by an entirely different group of scientists, this report explores and describes several benefits the life support services provided by ecosystems provide to humanity. They do so without calculating a dollar value to replace said services.
15. How Have Ecosystems Changed?, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, www.maweb.org/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf, 2005
That human actions "inflict harsh and often irreversible damage'' on ecosystems is well established. So, too, is the fact that humans would not be able to survive on Earth were it not for the life support services that ecosystems provide. But how, exactly, have human actions degraded ecosystems? This section of the MEA provided a detailed analysis of that question.
16. How Have Ecosystems Services and Their Uses Changed?, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, www.maweb.org/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf, 2005
If human actions are altering ecosystems, then it follows that they are likely altering the services provided by ecosystems. This reading explains precisely how ecosystems services have been and continue to be altered by humans.
17. The Competitive Exclusion Principle, Garrett Hardin, Science, April 29, 1960
The ecological basis for why human actions are so detrimental to ecosystems and the life-supporting services they provide is rooted in the fact humans often behave in a manner that competitively excludes other species from benefiting from ecosystem system services. Ironically, they also competitively exclude themselves from benefiting from the same services because certain actions competitively exclude certain benefits from being realized.
18. The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, Lynn White, Jr., Science, March 10, 1967
Why a species would potentially destroy its own life support system is an intriguing question, especially if the species in question in our own. In this essay, White suggested the root cause is religion; in particular, Christianity. He concluded that religion is responsible for the ecological crisis and only religion, not science and/or technology, will resolve it.
19. The Cultural Basis for Our Environmental Crisis, Lewis W. Moncrief, Science, October 30, 1970
This rebuttal to White's essay, published 3.5 years later, suggests that it is the nature of Western cultures and not the religious beliefs or practices of them that is the root of the ecological crisis. In other words, it is the practice of a culture and not the theory on which it is based that matters.
20. The Tragedy of the Commons, Garrett Hardin, Science, December 13, 1968
Published in between White's and Moncrief's point-counterpoint, Hardin's masterpiece explores a topic at the intersection of their respective arguments: human population. In a world of finite life-supporting services, how many people can exist before the available services are no longer able to service everyone and some are left without service?
21. The Narcotizing Dysfunction, Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Robert K. Merton, Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America (The Free Press), 1957/1948
Former U.S. Senator and Vice President Al Gore is often credited with coining the term "information superhighway'' when referring to the Internet and its ability to bring information to the masses in the same way that the interstate highway system brought heretofore unconsidered destinations to the masses. But is access to an ever-increasing amount of information useful to the mission of sustainability? In this excerpt from a book chapter published over half a century ago, the effect of exposure to a "flood of information'' was already a point of concern.
22. Mind the Gap: Why Do People Act Environmentally and What are the Barriers to Pro-environmental Behavior? Anja Kollmuss and Julian Agyeman, Environmental Education Research, August 2002
Why do some people behave in ways that are ecologically sustainable while others do not? Understanding the latter is probably more important than understanding the former, since it is the behaviors of those in that group that need to be modified. If we could understand the causal agents for what has been described as "maladaptive behaviors,'' perhaps we could provide the necessary interventions to bring about the transformation of said behaviors to those that are ecologically sustainable. This article presents something of a meta-analysis of research into this question.
23. Do Global Attitudes and Behaviors Support Sustainable Development?, Anthony A. Leiserowitz, Robert W. Kates, and Thomas M. Parris, Environment, 2005
What do we know about how people actually feel about sustainability and behave regarding it? It order to understand the roadmap of how to arrive at a destination of sustainability, we need to know where we are as we start the journey. Do people all over the world share a concern about sustainability, or it such concern that of only environmentalists or the lunatic fringe?
24. The Latest On Trends In: Nature-Based Outdoor Recreation, H. Ken Cordell, Forest History Today, 2008
A great deal of empirical evidence exists that suggested that attitudes and behaviors that support sustainability are formed early in life and require direct and persistent contact with nonhuman-dominated nature. What would happen if masses of people suddenly stopped communing with nature and became almost addicted to sedentary activities dependent upon electronic gadgetry? This article provides an overview of the status of outdoor recreation in the U.S. Specific attention is given to nature-based recreation.
25. New Consumers: The Influence of Affluence on the Environment, Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent, Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, April 15, 2003
The general concept of sustainability is for each generation to use the resources of Earth and to benefit from the life support services provided by ecosystems in a manner that does not diminish the opportunities for future generations to do the same. Unfortunately, recent generations have become addicted to consumption of both in an unrestricted manner. This has had a profound effect on the prospect of achieving sustainability. As more people find themselves in the position to consume more, the problem is exacerbated.
26. Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems, Peter M. Vitousek et al., Science, July 25, 1997
It is generally agreed that human actions are changing Earth's life support systems and that these changes are increasing in both intensity and frequency. The idea of "human domination'' of the ecosystems of Earth now applies to the entire planet. What does this mean for sustainability?
27. Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle: Causes and Consequences, Peter M. Vitousek et al., Issues in Ecology, Spring 1997
It has been suggested that life on Earth is dependent on a one-way flow of energy and on the continuous cycling of matter (nutrients). Both conditions have evolved over millennia. Human actions have begun to have a profound effect on the later with limited understanding of the long-term effects of such alterations.
28. The Story of Phosphorus: Global Food Security and Food for Thought, Dana Cordell, Jan-Olof Drangert, and Stuart White, Global Environmental Change, 2009
Much has been written and discussed about the decline in the known reserves of crude oil. Already, some are preparing for the age of Earth minus oil. Surprisingly, little discussion has occurred about the decline in the known reserves of phosphorus, even though it is a critical element in food production, especially on the scale that is needed to feed the current and growing human population.
29. Biodiversity Loss Threatens Human Well-Being, Sandra Diaz et al. Public Library of Science Biology, August 15, 2006
That humanity depends on the life support services provided by ecosystems is increasingly being recognized. Often missing from such recognitions is the vital role that biodiversity plays in shaping the magnitude of said services.
30. Soil Diversity and Land Use in the United States, Ronald Amundson, Y. Guo, and P. Gong, Ecosystems, October 2003
Former president of the University of Illinois Andrew Sloan Draper stated, "The wealth of Illinois is in her soil, and her strength lies in its intelligent development.'' Stated today, Illinois could, perhaps should, be replaced with "the United States.'' Unfortunately, soils are rarely considered when sustainability is the issue of interest, which is surprising given the vital role they serve.
31. Can Selfishness Save the Environment?, Matt Ridley and Bobbi S. Low, The Atlantic Monthly, September 1993
Will people embrace sustainability and adopt behaviors that support it because it is the right thing to do? Will they do so only if there are incentives? Will they do so because by not doing so, they bring shame to themselves? What must be done to assure that people do embrace sustainability and do adopt behaviors that support it? Biologists and economists have been working collectively to explore these types of questions.
32. Toward A Sustainable World, William D. Ruckelshaus, Scientific American, September 1989
Two-time administrator of the U.S. E.P.A.William Ruckelshaus provides recommendations for how we might return to the "original economy'' of humanity: sustainability. He outlines the beliefs that will be required to make the back-to-the-future journey.
33. Abolishing GDP, Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, Tinbergen Institution, February 2007
Why do people behave in ways that are unsustainable? Perhaps it is because most current economic systems either do not accurately account (punish) for environmental degradation or (reward) environmental protection. The dominant measure of economic progress globally is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is so limited. So, if sustainability is to be achieved, a different economic evaluation must be developed and implemented.
34. The Efficiency Dilemma, David Owen, The New Yorker, December 20 & 27, 2010
Prominent economist Herman Daly has suggested, "to do more efficient that which should not be done in the first place is no cause for rejoicing.'' Still, many concerned about sustainability look only to improving the efficiency of human use of natural resources and ecosystem services without carefully examining the benefits of simply using less of almost everything; in other words: conservation. Owen uses the Jevons paradox to examine this question of efficiency versus frugality.
35. Consumption, Not CO2 Emissions: Reframing Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainability, Robert Harriss and Bin Shui, Environment, November/December 2010
Few issues are receiving more attention regarding sustainability than climate change. Human-induced increases of CO2 in the atmosphere are thought to be a prime factor. The challenge is to understand the accounting for carbon increases. Is it simply a matter of tracking the carbon emitted only by producers or do consumers need to be included as well?
36. The Rise of Vertical Farms, Dickson Despommier, Scientific American, November 2009
Globally, soil degradation is increasing. Already, vast areas have soil that is incapable of support plant growth. Human population is increasing. So, with more mouths to feed and decreasing potential to grow food, what is humanity to do? Additionally, production agriculture inflicts serious damage to the environment in the form of pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide applications, fossil fuel use in both production and transport of foods, and wasted water use. A second Green Revolution that reduces all of these impacts might be necessary. It might be that the current model of "amber waves of grain'' might not be sustainable given the current human population.
37. Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy, Union of Concerned Scientists, May 2009
Life on Earth is dependent upon a one-way flow of energy and the continuous cycling of matter. When sustainability is the topic of conversation, energy efficiency and independence often dominate the dialog. To be sure, meeting current energy demands in more ecologically benign ways will be essential if sustainability is to be achieved; however, conventional thinking will not be adequate. Thinking as much about how not to use energy as well as how to use it more efficiency will be essential.
38. The Power of Green, Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Magazine, April 15, 2007
Many have suggested that the United States should be leading the way to sustainability, but that it is not. Some lament that other nations and/or regions of the world are quite a bit ahead of the United States regarding tangible efforts to become more sustainable. What should, perhaps must, the United States do if it is to lead the world toward sustainability?
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but, apparently, Denison, in Grayson County, has the highest divorce rate in the country, among cities of 20,000 or more population.
Early in my career, I worked as a prosecutor in the Grayson County District Attorney's Office, and I spent a fair amount of time in Denison. I found this story interesting, but have no idea why Denison would have so many more divorces than average.

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On April 14 or 15, 1528, Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez landed near Tampa Bay.
His expedition split into two groups. One stayed with the ships and hugged the coast, the other traveled inland towards modern-day Tallahassee. The men at sea failed to reestablish contact with those inland and were presumed lost.
Battered by hurricanes and attacked by local Timucua and Apalachee Indians, Narváez's men built boats, possibly near the St. Marks River, and attempted to flee Florida. After eight years, only four survivors made in back to Mexico. One of the survivors, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, wrote an account of his experience titled Naufragios y Comentarios.


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The Lipscomb Lady Bisons posted the second highest grade point average in the nation earning academic team honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
West Virginia University had the highest overall team GPA (3.580), followed closely by Lipscomb University (3.540), and Utah State University (3.500).
"It is an amazing honor for the men's and women's track & field teams," said Bill Taylor, Lipscomb's track and field and cross country coach. "I am extremely proud of them and pleased that we have set this tone in my first year at Lipscomb University.
"It is an indication of the quality of our student-athletes and our desire to excel in all areas. This is the true spirit of what being an NCAA division I student-athlete is all about. As we continue to improve dramatically athletically, I expect we will also increase our academic achievements as well. It is a very exciting time for the men's and women's cross country and track & field programs at Lipscomb."
The USTFCCCA recognized 117 Division I women's track and field programs were recognized as 2008 All-Academic Track and Field Teams. The Big 12 Conference, the Big East Conference, and the Big Ten Conference led all conferences with eight member schools each on the All-Academic team list.
To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.00 team cumulative grade-point average.
|2008 USTFCCCA Division I Women's All-Academic Track and Field Top Teams
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Results 4-6
Boys track
Culver tops LaVille
Culver Community's boys track team opened its season Wednesday with a 72-52 win over visiting LaVille.
The Cavaliers went one-two in both hurdles events and won all three relays en route to the team win.
Matt Hurford claimed top finishes in both hurdles races and in the shot put for Culver.
LaVille's best finishes were in distance events and short dashes — where the Lancers went one-two in the 1600 and won the 100 and 200 as well as the 800 — and in the discus, where the visitors swept the top three spots.
• CULVER COMMUNITY 72, LaVILLE 52
At Culver
4x100: Culver 48.1; 1600: Mike Minanic (L) 5:29.5, 2. Frankie Olivarias (L) 5:36.6; 110 hurdles: 1. Matt Hurford © 15.97, 2. Micah Budzinski © 16.31; 400: 1. Budzinski © 55.31, 2. Dylan Manwarren (L) 56.59; 100: 1. Daegan Bollinger (L) 12.53, 2. Tyre Simpson © 12.54; 800: 1. Olivarias (L) 2:28.72, 2. Steve Lehman © 2:32.4; 300 hurdles: 1. Hurford © 45.16, 2. Aaron Becker © 49.65; 4x800 relay: 1. Culver 9:58; 200: Bollinger (L) 25.94, 2. Simpson © 27.07; 3200: 1. Dathan Schodman (L) 12:24.8, 2. Tim Wireman © 12:43; 4x400: 1. Culver 3:47; Pole vault: 1. John Ahlenius © 8-0; High jump: 1. Brad Beaver © 6-3; Shot put: 1. Hurford © 43-11, 2. Ector Murcado (L) 39-6; Discus: 1. J.T. Saylor (L) 133-5, 2. Josh Dudeck (L) 112-5; Long jump: 1. Craig Romano (L) 17-8, 2. Brad Beaver 17-3.
College softball
Ancilla softball wins 2 on the road
In their first road doubleheader of the MCCAA Western Conference season, the Ancilla softball team picked up two big wins, beating Lake Michigan College 5-3 and 14-9 in Benton Harbor, Mich.
Plymouth alum Marissa Sullivan threw a complete game without allowing an earned run in game one to earn the victory. The win was her second of the season.
LMC jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but the Chargers answered with one in the second when Kayla Dell scored on a Rohni Beck double. Ancilla added three more in the third on a three-run home run by Sullivan.
The host Red Hawks added one in the bottom of the third to make it a 4-3 game, but it would be the last run they would score in the game. Ancilla added an insurance run in the fifth when Dell singled, moved to second on a throwing error, scooted to third on a Beck single, and scored on a Courtney Henning single.
Both teams combined for 25 runs on 35 hits in the nine-inning affair that was game two, including a combined nine runs on 11 hits in extra innings.
Stephanie Lamm picked up her second win of the year in relief for Ancilla.
Top producers for the Chargers included Henning, who went 4-for-6 with four RBI), Dell at 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI and Courtney Ferrell at 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
Emily Wilbur, Kayleigh Schroeder, Beck, and Shelby McConnell all rapped two hits, while Sullivan and Hanna Moore garnered two RBI each.
Men's college tennis
Stout, Hadden win for Bethel
LaVille grad Trent Stout and Plymouth alum Caleb Hadden both recorded singles wins but fell in 2 doubles play as the Bethel College men's tennis team fell in a 6-3 decision in a hard-fought match at Defiance of Ohio Friday.
Stout battled back from a 6-2 loss in the opening set at 3 singles to hand Defiance's Cord Speelman a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 loss, and Hadden won in straight 6-2 sets at 5 singles. The area duo combined at 2 doubles but ultimately fell in a competitive 8-5 match with Craig Bills and Mike Ross.
The team loss drops Bethel's spring mark to 0-2 and their overall season record to 3-13.
Women's college tennis
Elliott and Saint Mary's sweep
Plymouth grad Shannon Elliott notched a pair of wins as the Saint Mary's tennis team picked up its second 9-0 win in as many days versus Judson University at home on Friday evening.
Elliott dropped just three games on her way to a 6-1, 6-2 win at number three singles, and she combined with Margaret Faller at 2 doubles for another lopsided win, 8-1.
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Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) soared 4% Friday after Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) raised its rating to "buy" and said success has "only just begun" for the electric car maker.
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The brokerage also upped its price target on Tesla to $160 from $50. Tesla on Friday was trading up about 4% to $129.
Deutsche Bank says Elon Musk's Tesla is "well on its way to proving" that electric vehicles have the potential to "drive a paradigm shift in the industry."
The brokerage highlights Tesla's first mass-produced vehicle, the Model S, which has been touted the best car of its kind by several third-party testers, according to DB. It also says it believes the "Gen 3," a smaller version of the $72,000 Model S, will generate 25% gross margins, helping Tesla to "more than double inside of 3-4 years."
"We now expect the Gen 3 to fully close the cost gap to non-EV competition," DB said in a note to clients.
U.S. orders have risen to 20,000 annualized, which helps ease concerns regarding the sustainability of demand, DB says. It believes Tesla will reach 200,000 units across all of its models by the end of the decade, which would make up about 5% of what DB sees as the addressable market of comparable vehicles.
Meanwhile, Tesla's supercharger network build-out has the potential to extend and sustain the automaker's competitive advantage, and DB says it sees the market experiencing high-growth "well into the 2020's."
Among the lingering risks are manufacturing efficiencies and price assumptions that could impact demand, as well as future vehicle residual values, though DB believes Tesla vehicles will hold their value well due to software updates that will keep its systems modern and the car maker's pledge to refurbish batteries for $10,000 after 10 years.
Of course, not all analysts are as bullish. Tesla shares were slammed earlier this month when Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) unleashed a bearish note on the electric car industry, laying out a worst-case scenario for Tesla where just 105,000 vehicles would be sold.


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The highlight of Gary Aldrich's book, Unlimited Access, about his adventures as "an FBI agent inside the Clinton White House," is his tale of President Clinton sneaking past the Secret Service in the middle of the night and hiding under a blanket in aide Bruce Lindsey's car on his way to a sexual liaison at the local Marriott. Even before Newsweek exposed this story as totally harebrained, nobody in the Washington press corps believed it. Only the conservative Washington Times reported it in all its implausible detail.Yet all the established media reported other allegations in Aldrich's book, and often made passing reference to the sex stuff–leaving out the self-discrediting bits. Why? Surely a book that features such a large and comically transparent falsehood is not to be trusted on other matters. And any fair-minded reader of Unlimited Access would find it too bilious and untrustworthy in dozens of small ways to take it seriously. Why repeat any of Aldrich's stories?
The most common excuse has been social anthropology: Aldrich's story supposedly has a larger significance, beyond truth and falsehood. Even Newsweek took this dodge:
Details aside, Aldrich's book is essentially an outpouring of shock and dismay at the Clintonites' manners and morals. Aldrich … was clearly at home in the buttoned-up atmosphere of the Bush administration. But in 1993, he writes, the White House was invaded by cheeky, sloppy, profane and irreverent thirtysomethings whose behavior appalled him.
But even this high-minded aspect of Aldrich's tale is phony. I know, because I worked–at a very low level–in the Bush White House. I was a college intern working for Vice President Quayle. And though I was only there for a few months, I saw things that make Aldrich's alleged horror at the manners and morals of the Clintonites seem ludicrous. Nothing especially scandalous, at least to me, but plenty that should have offended Aldrich the Puritan. The only difference a social anthropologist might detect is a certain Republican flavor to the Bush administration's lifestyle.
Aldrich writes with distaste: "Staff would gather in the hallways and chat as though they were in a college dorm." That's nothing. I often witnessed Bush staffers tossing softballs in the hallways–and hitting golf balls in their offices.
Aldrich says he was sickened by the sight of George Stephanopoulos blowing bubble gum. He scolds: "The Reagan and Bush administrations had had plenty of twenty- and thirty-something staffers, too, but none of whom behaved like this. It wasn't a matter of age; it was a matter of maturity." Bubble gum does seem a bit childish; we Bush staffers preferred beer. Especially when it was free (or "on the taxpayers' dime," as Aldrich puts it). Four or five times that summer, the White House kitchen staff wheeled ice-cold brew right to our offices, and more than once staffers–some of them underaged–drank enough to pass out for the night. Superiors would wake them up the next morning. "You've got to clean yourself up," they'd say. "Go take a shower." And here is the really shocking thing: Some Bush staffers didn't even go home for a shower–they used the office showers (hot water on the taxpayers' dime!) and put on the same clothes they'd worn the day before. And these were Republicans!
As for sexual mores, I never saw President Bush hiding under a blanket in the back seat of a car. But I did see a Bush staffer share in a public sex act on the balcony of his Georgetown townhouse, in the midst of a party attended by many White House employees. The act was heterosexual in nature. Perhaps that is why nobody said, "Stop! This is a buttoned-up administration. What will the FBI say?"
Aldrich complains of shocking security breaches–temporary staffers allowed to breeze past security checkpoints without being searched. I still have my orange intern's pass, which routinely got me through an entrance such passholders specifically were forbidden to use. With the pompous air of a White House aide, I would wave the badge dangling from my (buttoned-up) seersucker summer suit. The Secret Service would buzz me right in, without leaving the air-conditioned comfort of their booth to check my credentials.
In short, I could write a book–and maybe get on This Week With David Brinkley–about the debauched atmosphere in the Bush White House. But I think I won't.
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Uptown Theater
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The theater building was demolished in the early 1970s, I believe. It is now the site of a Dunkin' Donuts.
The Uptown was located at 827 Western Avenue in West Lynn at Breed Square. It was opened as the Standard Theatre in 1917, and the name changed to Uptown Theatre in 1933. It was still standing, apparently, at the time it was included in a list of Lynn theatres compiled by an unknown researcher (the list is undated but appears to have been typed in the 1970s) It was found in the Lynn public library recently by CT member Barry Goodkin.
There is a MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Uptown Theatre. It is listed as being on Western Avenue, in West Lynn. There is a facade photo taken in April 1941. The theatre entrance was located at the left end of a 2-story business block. The entrance was embellished with architecutral elements such as an arch above the marquee. The latter had "Uptown" in big letters on its front. There were narrow poster cases on either side of what appear to be 2 sets of double doors. The Report states that the Uptown was not presenting MGM product, that it was over 15 years old; tht it was in Poor condition, and had 750 seats, apparently all on one floor.


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No. 7 Women's Soccer Hosts Oregon State, Oregon This Weekend
Oct. 11, 2000
Oregon St. (6-7-1, 0-1-1 Pac-10)
Friday, October 13 - 8:00 p.m.
Spaulding Field
vs. Oregon (4-9-0, 1-1 Pac-10)
Sunday, October 15 - 11:00 a.m.
Drake Stadium
This Week . . .The No. 7 UCLA women's soccer team will host a pair of Pac-10 matches with the Oregon schools this weekend at both Spaulding Field and Drake Stadium. This Friday, UCLA will host Oregon State at Spaulding Field beginning at 8:00 p.m. The Bruins own a 4-1-0 all-time series advantage over the Beavers, winning 2-0 in Corvallis last season. On Sunday, UCLA will host Oregon at Drake Stadium beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Bruins are 2-1-0 all time against the Ducks. Oregon won the last meeting between the two schools, a 2-1 victory last season in Eugene.
Bruins in the National Rankings . . .Following a 1-1 tie with No. 21 USC last weekend at the Coliseum, UCLA fell two spots to No. 7 in the latest NSCAA national rankings released Monday. Despite the tie, UCLA stayed at No. 5 in the Soccer America, Soccer Times and Soccer Buzz polls. In addition, UCLA is still ranked No. 1 in the West Region poll issued by the NSCAA.
Bruins No. 1 in the Pac-10 Statistical Rankings . . . Defensively, UCLA ranks No. 1 in the Pac-10 in goals allowed per game with an 0.36 average. The Bruins have given up just four goals in 11 games this season. UCLA has been equally as impressive on offense, ranking No. 1 in the Pac-10 in goals per game, averaging more than three per contest (3.27). The Bruins have scored 36 goals this season.
Home Field Advantage . . .How good is UCLA at home? Well, the Bruins haven't lost a home contest in nearly two years and currently own a nine-game home winning streak. UCLA posted an impressive 7-0-1 home record last season and have won both of its home games this season. The Bruins' last home loss was an NCAA Second Round defeat at the hands of BYU back on Nov. 14, 1998. UCLA holds an all-time home record of 48-13-5.
Swanson, Milburn Lead UCLA Attack . . .UCLA freshman forward Sarah-Gayle Swanson leads the Bruins in scoring with 19 points (8g, 3a). In addition, she already has four game-winning goals this season. Senior Tracey Milburn, a 1999 first-team All-Pac-10 selection, is close behind Swanson with 17 points (8g, 1a).
Nandi Pryce on uclaBruins.com . . .Don't forget to check out Bruin defender Nandi Pryce's column located at www.uclabruins.com. Each week Nandi, who is sitting out while recovering from injury, will give a behind-the-scenes look at UCLA women's soccer.
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Suburban Express Wants Round 3: Re-Files Against Customers
from the leeeeeeeeet's-get-ready-to-rumble! dept
In case you don't recall, Suburban Express is a bus company run by self-proclaimed human being Dennis Toeppen, who is best known for squatting on domains and levying fees against his bus company's customers for, well, everything. Included in that everything is saying mean things about Suburban Express online. That led them to threatening legal action on a Redditor for a sub-reddit about how mind-numbingly prickish the company is. The blow back from those threats, including a cameo by Ken "Popehat" White, revealed 100+ lawsuits Suburban Express had filed against former customers. Blow back having been received, Toeppen promised to drop all of those active suits, which his attorney then did, even as Toeppen continued a creepy campaign against the Redditor, Jeremy Leval.
And now Toeppen is taking decisive action to make sure everyone on the planet knows how petty he is, having hired a new attorney and attempted to reopen all of those previously dropped lawsuits against his own customers.
Well, he's now trying to re-open the lawsuit against the complaining passenger with a new attorney after his previous attorney had the case dismissed with prejudice. And he's trying to intimidate redditors by filing Freedom of Information Act requests with the University of Illinois in an attempt to expose their personal data. Also, he—or someone posing as him—has returned to reddit to trash-talk.Oh, Dennis, how the childish never seem to learn. Everyone can rest assured that another round of blow back is on the way, an exodus of customers and potential customers, and all the bad press Toeppen could possibly want. You can't, can't, make a habit of suing large numbers of your own customers. That isn't Business 101, it's Human Being 101. Even more so when you promised, and in fact, did drop all of those cases once already. The internet monkey knows which lever to push to get him to back off again and I expect it to be pushed once more.
Dennis Toeppen, once a notorious domain-squatter, filed a FOIA request with the University of Ilinois requesting "Any and all communications to which Joel Steinfeldt of Office of Public Affairs is a party which mention, relate, or pertain to to Suburban Express, Matthew Finnicum, Murph Finnicum, or Jeremy Leval, for the period 1/1/2013 to present." A link to the electronic files generated in response to the FOIA request was then posted to reddit.
Even if this doesn't get the attention of Popehat, and I'll be severely disappointed if it doesn't, we may be seeing the beginning of the end of a business.


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Tweens and Teens
A Taste of Independence
When your child turns 9, they are welcome to come to the JCC independently. Playing in the gym, swimming, hanging in the pre-teen lounge or grabbing a snack at the café with friends is a great privilege. We are happy to offer this privilege to children ages 9-14 who can be responsible for themselves and respectful of others in the building and of our facility.
Children under the age of 9 must be registered for a program or class or be accompanied by a responsible friend or relative who is at least 16-years-old.
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For 9-14 year-olds, the JCC is THE after school/weekend hangout, but sometimes hanging out isn't enough. The tween/early teen years can be challenging and the JCC has specially designed programs and activities that allow this age group to explore a new skill or perfect an old favorite. Art, a variety of sports and dance classes and the highly acclaimed Red Cross babysitting course are just a few of the options available for Tweens and young teens.


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A Texas A&M International University alumnus and local attorney will present his new book, "The Road Map to Rich: A Lawyer's Perspective on Getting and Staying Rich" (Ovation Books, May 2007) in a special reception and book-signing at TAMIU's Student Center Rotunda, Thursday, Oct. 25 from 5:30-7 p.m.
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Twins Beat Padres 5-3
The Twins downed the Padres in San Diego 5-3 Tuesday night. Kevin Correia threw 6 innings with 4 hits and 3 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 2-5. Glen Perkins threw a scoreless 9th inning to get the save, his 13th. The Twins got solo homeruns from Chris Parmelee and Kurt Suzuki. Suzuki's solo homerun was an inside-the-park homerun in the 8th inning.
Trevor Plouffe was 2-4 with a run and 1 RBI and Brian Dozier went 2-4 with a run scored for the Twins. Minnesota improves to 22-21 and will play at San Diego tonight at 8:10, pregame on WJON at 7:40. Phil Hughes (4-1) gets the ball on the mound for the Twins and righthander Tyson Ross (5-3).


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Friday Favorites: Milo Baughman, Tom Dixon & Angela Adams
It's the end of the week, which means my list of favorites from our Classifieds. Have a wonderful weekend, and happy scavenging!
- Baltimore, MD: Milo Baughman Chair - $300
- New York, NY: Tom Dixon Dining Table - $BO
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- Emeryville, CA: West Elm Ottoman - $170
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Bushkill/Smithfields Lions Club, in its fifth year of existence, is preparing for a visit later this month from Lions District Gov. Angela Mims as it remains busy with community-based efforts.
Bushkill/Smithfields Lions Club, in its fifth year of existence, is preparing for a visit later this month from Lions District Gov. Angela Mims as it remains busy with community-based efforts.
The club expects Mims to be impressed with the dedicated work of 13 members under chapter President John Siptroth, one of the eight charter members.
"Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. The 1.35 million members of our volunteer organization in 206 countries and geographic areas are different in many ways but share a core belief: 'Community is what we make it,' said charter member Marianne Glamann, Lions Club membership chairwoman.
"Lions are known for successful initiatives in vision health and our services are as diverse as our members. Lions volunteer for many different kinds of projects — caring for the environment, feeding the hungry and aiding the seniors and disabled."
The club is preparing for its fifth annual prom dress sale, which will be held for the third year at Fernwood Hotel and Conference Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16. Prior to that, it was held at Saw Creek Estates' clubhouse. Proceeds go to Safe Haven of Pike County.
Although Lions Clubs everywhere, including the ones in Monroe County in Mount Pocono, Stroudsburg and the West End and one in nearby Pike County in Milford, collect used eyeglasses, the Bushkill/Smithfields chapter helps other causes such as the gown dress sale and other fundraisers.
It raised $2,000 for Joey's Eagles running a concession stand during a Mountain Laurel Performing Arts Center concert over the summer.
But the focus for now is on the prom dress sale. The proceeds from the sale will be presented to Safe Haven of Pike County, which offers services to individuals affected by domestic violence. Last year's event netted $200 for Safe Haven. Dresses are sold for $5-$25, some new and some slightly used.
"Considering prom dresses sell for well over $100 at the retail level, this is a benefit not only to Safe Haven but to those who purchase the dresses as well. We also have some dresses that may be suitable for mothers of the bride," Siptroth said.
Suitable used dresses may be donated and dropped off at Wayne Bank, on Route 209 next to Perkins, during business hours.
At each of the monthly dinner meetings held the second Monday of every month at Pizzaro's Pizza Restaurant in Middle Smithfield, members give donations for Bushkill Outreach that has a growing list of families in need.
The chapter also is involved with helping Salvation Army and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a Stroudsburg initiative in which older residents help their fellow seniors and their community as well.
"It makes me feel good, too, being part of an organization that provides community service," Siptroth said.
"We are always looking for ways to support and give back to our local community through our service and fundraiser events," Glamann said. "The reward is knowing you helped a needy family by buying Christmas gifts, a child stricken with cancer and struggling through treatments or a young lady shopping for a prom dress. The gratitude of handing a check to organizations like Safe Haven or Joey's Eagles that help so many people that are deserving."
Siptroth would not say whether will run for another term in the April elections but said he plans to stay active in the organization as a member, which he does amid myriad responsibilities to other organizations. Larry VanWhy is vice president, Donald Carr secretary and Paul Menditto treasurer. Roseann VanWhy handles all collections for charities.
Siptroth, a former state representative in the 189th District, has many other community involvements. He is longtime treasurer of the relief association of the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department, which earmarks state funds for personal protection equipment. He also is Smithfield Township auditor and a board member for the Pocono Family YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Monroe County Council on Inclusion as well as a member of the East Strousdburg Elks.
Although it can be hectic, Siptroth said he finds a way to do his part on the organizations he serves and sees that level of commitment with many fellow members for the Lions Club as well as other community initiatives.


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Although seeing termites, ants, rodents such as mice or rats, or even bedbugs can be horrifying in itself, there are a few unpleasant realities that make pest control services in Platteville, CO essential. Did you know that failing to hire an exterminator to deal with pests can result in structural damage that can cost thousands of dollars to fix?
Unfortunately, pests are more prevalent than you think. In 2015, Time Magazine wrote that the pest control industry in the United States provided services to over 10% of American homes. It also claimed that at least 2% of homes in Platteville reported evidence of rats while cockroaches, ants, and termites are all more common than you would wish.
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July 30, 2008
Baby Spinach Salad with Cherry Tomatoes
I got into gardening a couple of years ago in Buffalo. Tomatoes, chillies, carrots, flowers - all in pots, gave me bountiful crop and I was hooked on to gardening. There is something about planting seeds, watching it grow and then harvesting the bounty. I even managed to grow some garlic greens and chillies in the Buffalo winter. So I grew more ambitious the next year and potted zucchini, pepper, along with tomatoes and chillies. But within a couple of months we moved to Ann Arbor. The potted plants got new homes with friends. :)
The new apartment did not have any gardening space, so all I had were a couple of herb pots near windows- basil and cilantro. My conversations with friends revolved around how I need to find new space for gardening.
We recently moved to a new house with a backyard and a frontyard. The first thing I did after I moved was make a trip to the farmer's market and buy some tomato and pepper plants. And I planted some lettuce, zucchini, and okra plants. It's late for the season, but I am hoping for a late bounty.
The cherry tomato plant is in full bloom and I just harvested the heirloom "camp joy" and used it in a fresh salad for tonight's dinner.
Ingredients (serves 4)
a bunch of baby spinach
6-8 cherry tomatoes
6-8 strawberries
1 small cucumber
4-5 radish
1 small onion
1/2 lime juice
1 tbspoon cranberry juice
dash of chilli vinaigrette
dash of brown sugar
2 tbspoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Chop all the vegetables and mix it with the baby spinach.
Pour the dressing just before serving.
I see my heirloom tomatoes and banana peppers are flowering. :)
This salad is going to Grow Your Own hosted by Bee and Jai at Jugalbandi. The event was started by Andrea at Andrea's Recipes.
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The veggies look fesh n healthy..ReplyDelete
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We seem to share much in Common. We have growing marketing and prepared fresh vegetables for 4 decades.
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the salad looks so fresh and vibrant! Is there anything better than knowing you are growing your own veggies and at the same time doing something wonderful for the planet? It's amazing what you can do even on a tiny balcony isn't it?ReplyDelete
congratulations on your new garden.ReplyDelete
The salad looks so fresh and vibrant!
Anyone who manages to grow veggies in their yard has my respect.....everthing looks so vibrant and healthy.ReplyDelete
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salad looks delicious cand healthy.ReplyDelete
Love the salad, so fresh and full of color. Tomato is so cute. Home-grown thingies ROCK!
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Congratulations on your new garden! It looks like things are growing very well. Your tomatoes look very tasty. Thanks for sharing with Grow Your Own!ReplyDelete
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The movie cemented Dustin Hoffman's reputation as an actor's actor, Method with a capital "M." And it launched the career of his co-star, Jon Voight. Voight had been around, begun to make a mark in theater, done supporting roles on TV and bit parts in movies. But Midnight Cowboy turned him, at 30, into an overnight sensation. Voight will attend a 40th anniversary showing of Midnight Cowboy and talk about the film that made him Sunday 4/5 at the Enzian Theater, as this year's Florida Film Festival winds down. "An Evening with Jon Voight" is sold out.
"I had had indications, kind words from others, that I had talent," Voight, now 70, recalls. "I could have had a career, made an impression here or there. But to get something serious and as auspicious as this, right off, high art? Well, you don't get an opportunity like that but once."
One of those indications that Voight had "it" came from his co-star, Hoffman, years before. They met when Hoffman was assisting his friend, director Ulu Grosbard, in rehearsals for the play that was Voight's first big break -- A View from the Bridge.
"He was preparing the understudies and giving ideas to Ulu," Voight remembers. "After the first rehearsal 'on our feet,' he came over to me, and in that deep, deep voice he had even back then, he said 'You know, you're going to be very good in this.' That was my first indication from a peer that it was going to happen for me."
That connection led Voight, some time later, to send a copy of the novel Midnight Cowboy to Hoffman. But while the hot new star of The Graduate would be essential to getting the film made, the fellow who would co-star, playing the naive "stud" hustler Joe Buck to Hoffman's Ratso Rizzo, was very much up in the air. Voight fought to get an audition, and fought to be considered even though director John Schlesinger told him, "I already have my favorites." Voight is quick to credit one woman for the entire career he's had since.
"An icon, a legend, the great casting director Marion Dougherty [who went on to cast The Killing Fields, Batman, Lethal Weapon] pushed me, believed in me," Voight says. "She got me parts on TV, got me billing, a little extra money. I was pretty bad in one, I remember, Naked City, the TV series. I was so upset that I tried to write her a letter, several times, just to apologize."
(Click here to see a list of movies at the Florida Film Festival that Roger Moore has reviewed.)
Voight wasn't the first choice to play Joe Buck, but he was the final one. And that set up one of the great pairings in screen history -- Voight as the tall, blond Texan and Hoffman's short, feral, New York con-artist and fast-talker. Voight fought for the role not just because he was a hungry young actor trying to get his break, "but I felt I knew this guy. Joe keeps trying to look like he belongs. There's a desperation and loneliness in his gestures, even with people who are fooled by him, who think he's smooth. He's a clown, a hollow, scared clown." The sort of rube who says "I only get carsick on boats."
The casting set up a great contest between the two young actors. "We were both looking for our walks, having this great time competing and yet helping each other," Voight says. "I tried all these walks, like that Monty Python sketch, the silly walks. I went to bars in Texas, trying to pass as Texan, trying to get something real. He got his walk, I found mine.
"And then, I came into the makeup room and he shows up with these horrible false teeth that he'd gotten from his dentist. I was so jealous. I mean, I had a walk, he had the limp. But he had the teeth, too!"
Working for Schlesinger (Darling, Sunday Bloody Sunday), one of the great filmmakers of the '60s and '70s, was "real actor fun," Voight says. "These two characters could not have been more theatrical. For two character actors to be the leads in a movie, and for it to be this movie, is just unheard of.
"I used to tell Dusty, 'We're Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. That's what this is, a pas de deux.'|"
Voight says now that he realized, even back then, that he would never have a movie-making experience to match that one again, "that symmetry, those talents, that style of filmmaking." But to a large degree, Midnight Cowboy set the tone for the careers that followed. Both men not only have Oscars, they have continued to work and thrive in films and TV long past their natural leading-man days. Voight, in recent years, has proven equally at home playing a pope, a reptilian river guide, a real-life president, a basketball coach, or a villain on TV's 24.
"That's been our mark. We've both hung around, I think, because of what we established from this film from 1969. We're both character actors. And I guess it really started on that film, 40 years ago."
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Green construction continues to be a growing trend in the United States. The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff promote the inclusion of soy in construction materials, creating a solid foundation of soy-based products for use in this exciting segment of the industry.
Soy-based construction products have many environmental and economic advantages compared with similarly performing petrochemical products. Many soy-based construction products meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and/or Energy Star green building rating standards.
"Soy is a great part of many products in the construction industry, and with more companies and government agencies going green, use of soy-based products should continue to climb," says Bob Kirchner, USB director and a soybean farmer from Brewster, Minn. "A number of programs promote green buildings, and using soy in construction applications is a great way to achieve certification in such programs."
Soy-based construction products being developed typically fall into one of four categories: adhesives, coatings, lubricants and plastics.
For more than 70 years, common wood products such as plywood have used soy-based adhesives. The checkoff funds research studies to develop other soy-based adhesive alternatives across various lumber products. In addition, using soy flour offers a safer alternative to using formaldehyde in plywood adhesives.
Soy-based coatings have also shown their versatility in new applications, including ultraviolet and electron beam curing, roof coatings and faux finishing in building artwork. Soy concrete stains are acid-free and non-toxic stains that work for all interior and exterior porous surfaces such as concrete, masonry, brick, stucco, fiber cement and natural stone surfaces.
Growing regulatory impacts on lubricants could potentially increase the use of soy-based lubricants within the next five to 10 years, according to checkoff projections. Soy-based lubricants have the opportunity to expand in several applications, such as chain saws and other power equipment and offer advantages over petroleum-based lubricants because they offer a higher viscosity index, lower evaporation loss and indications of higher lubricity.
Checkoff leaders project the construction industry has the potential to utilize 150 million pounds of soy polyols by the year 2013. Checkoff funding has led to many soy-based applications for the construction industry, including insulation, molded millwork, doors and panels, and soy-backed carpeting.
"The construction industry has become a focus area for the checkoff to develop new uses for soy," says Kirchner. "The soybean checkoff continues to fund projects to provide the construction industry with soy-based products they are demanding."
USB is made up of 68 farmer-directors who oversee the investments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. Checkoff funds are invested in the areas of animal utilization, human utilization, industrial utilization, industry relations, market access and supply. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soybean checkoff.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avante Newsome-Gunn of Bethel (Ind.) has been named NAIA National Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Akela Jones of Oklahoma Baptist has been selected as the NAIA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Newsome-Gunn and Jones were selected based on their performances from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2.
Newsome-Gunn, a junior from South Bend, Ind., won three events at the Taylor University Indoor Invite in Upland, Ind., on Feb. 1. She hit an NAIA qualifying standard in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.28. Newsome-Gunn also participated in the Pilots 4x200 and 4x400 relay squads, which each bested the 10-team field. The 4x200 team also set a Bethel Indoor record with a time of 1:44.92.
Jones, a sophomore from St. Michael, Barbados, recorded an NAIA-best mark in the pentathlon at the Wichita State Varsity Apartments Invitational in Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 1. She bested the 19-woman field in the long jump (20-½), high jump (6-¾) and the 60-meter hurdles (8.49). Jones also finished second in the 800 meters (2:39.62) and the shot put (40-0) en route to a first-place finish over a field that included multiple NCAA Division I opponents.
The next Women's Indoor Track & Field weekly awards will be announced on Feb. 12. For the complete Athlete of the Week calendar, click here.
Track Nominees: Chrisena Whyte, Park (Mo.); Madeline Emme , William Woods (Mo.); Kadie Booth, Eastern Oregon; Hillary Holt, College of Idaho; Amelia Maguin, Southern Oregon; Brianna Keane, Concordia (Ore.); Brooke Johnson, St. Francis (Ill.); Jo Boren, Grace (Ind.); Jane Hawks, Taylor (Ind.); Rachel Cundy, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Kara Barth, Carroll (Mont.); Kim Wood, Concordia (Neb.); Neeia Cooperwood, Morningside (Iowa); Lauren Shomaker, Hastings (Neb.); Kayla Knight-Papaioannou, Midland (Neb.); Ashton Steckelberg, Nebraska Wesleyan; Jessa Sughroue, Doane (Neb.); Kaitlyn Emig, Central Methodist (Mo.); Sarah Niemeier, Missouri Valley; Billi Pipes, Baker (Kan.); Angie Vailas, Friends (Kan.); Amy Jystad, Saint Mary (Kan.); Talisa Budder, Haskell (Kan.); Austyn Thier, Clarke (Iowa); Liz Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Ragan Duax, Grand View (Iowa); Deja Lewis, William Penn (Iowa); Christa Lysne, Jamestown (N.D.); Stacy Warrior, Oklahoma Baptist; Brenda Felipe, Texas Wesleyan; Katrina Nolan, Oklahoma City; Shani Adams, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Jess Maggio, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.); Ellie Staker, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Hannah Lieberman, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Rachel Jerrils, Davenport (Mich.); Chloe Brooks, Indiana Tech; Kalen Glover, Siena Heights (Mich.).
Field Nominees: Jasmine Hurd, College of Idaho; Tali Fagen, Eastern Oregon; Isi Edeko, St. Francis (Ill.); Cinnamon Green, Bethel (Ind.); Kaytlyn Coleman, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Samantha Giddings, Great Falls (Mont.); Kathleen Mulligan, Carroll (Mont.); Michelle Leichleiter, Hastings (Neb.); Erin DeVries, Doane (Neb.); Jamie Crouse, Concordia (Neb.); Malika McPheters, Midland (Neb.); Neeia Cooperwood, Morningside (Iowa); Jessica Fossum, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Bethany DeLong, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Brittany Brisco, Missouri Valley; Katie Thurbon, Baker (Kan.); Kayla Wilson, Southwestern (Kan.); Kaitlyn Keck, Friends (Kan.); Kaitlyn Davis, Bethany (Kan.); Darcy Mascotti, Cumberlands (Ky.); Kelley Carden, Grand View (Iowa); Myra Nichols, Clarke (Iowa); Kayla Hanson, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Raveen Rhone, William Penn (Iowa); Emerald Gyuricza, Jamestown (N.D.); Kasey Renshaw, Siena Heights (Mich.); Stacia Murray, Indiana Tech; Tessa Gryzen, Davenport (Mich.).
2014 Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field, Track)
Week 1 (Jan. 22): Akela Jones, Oklahoma Baptist; Hannah Helker, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 2 (Jan. 29): Brittany Green, Cornerstone (Mich.); Shani Adams, Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Week 3 (Feb. 5): Akela Jones, Oklahoma Baptist; Avante Newsome-Gunn, Bethel (Ind.)


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Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Travel Guide
Georgetown Summary
- Some of the city's best shopping along M and Wisconsin Streets
- Georgetown's cobblestone side streets, filled with charm and historical significance
- Abundant bars and restaurants
- Close to the jogging trails in Rock Creek Park, the towpath along the C&O Canal, and the path along the Potomac River
- Relatively far from prime tourist attractions in and around the National Mall
- Metro system doesn't stop in Georgetown; nearest stop is GWU/Foggy Bottom, which can be a 10- to 20-minute walk from Georgetown.
- Maddening and expensive parking
What It's Like
With its cobblestone streets, two- and three-story brightly colored brick rowhouses, and historic, treelined C&O Canal, Georgetown is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas in the city -- and has a history as rich as that of the Old Stone House on M Street, built in 1765, the oldest structure in the city. Once a shipping hub along the Potomac and C&O Canal, the area has since traded shipping for shopping and epicurean appeal. Come the weekend, sidewalks are jammed with people ducking into stores like Barney's Co-Op, Anthropologie, and Dean & Deluca, which line M and Wisconsin, the two main drags through Georgetown.
Some of the Hill's most famous power players have called Georgetown home for two centuries: Former residents include Thomas Jefferson, Francis Scott Key, J.F.K., and Jackie O. Current residents include Madeline Albright and John Kerry -- and 15,000 students from the heralded Georgetown University, known for churning out basketball players, presidents (Bill Clinton), Supreme Court justices (Scalia and former chief justice Edward Douglass White), and heads of State (current president of the Philippines and the prime minister of Lebanon), among others. Other highlights of the area include the 2,000-acre Rock Creek Park, a great place for a long, meandering run (as is true along the sandy C&O Canal towpath), the 75-step staircase known as the Exorcist Steps, Dumbarton Oaks museum and research library, and fishing farther upriver in Fletcher's Cove.
Somewhat isolated geographically from the rest of the city, Georgetown isn't connected via the Metro subway system, only taxi, buses, or the convenient DC Circulator, which means a 10- to 20-minute walk to the GWU/Foggy Bottom stop, depending on where you're located.
Where To Stay
Two of the city's most expensive hotels -- the Four Seasons and the Ritz-Carlton -- are located in Georgetown. For a slightly more affordable yet still charming alternative, consider the Hotel Monticello.