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The first time Led Zeppelin played San Francisco, they opened for Country Joe & the Fish; just three months later, they headlined four nights at Fillmore West and Winterland. BG170 was unlike any other Led Zeppelin poster or, in fact, any other poster in the BG series. Artist Randy Tuten had tired of seeing blimps in every Led Zeppelin advertisement, so he came up with the green avocado. Tuten liked it so much he "... wanted to do one a month that way- a series of crazy fruit posters."
Our t-shirts consists of vintage and retro rock t-shirts, concert poster ties, vintage rock jackets and concert hats. Many of our concert tees were created for and made at the time of a particular event or performance.
About Randy Tuten
Randy Tuten is the only poster artist whose work spans five decades of design for The Fillmore. The 23 year-old San Francisco native was hired by Bill Graham in January, 1969, and their mutual taste for traditional, readable design style led to a long-lasting work relationship. Although influenced by the compositions of "Fillmore Five" artists Mouse, Kelley and Griffin, Tuten avoided "... Heavy meaning in my posters." Tuten's style reflected his skill as a draftsman, and his designs evolved into an eclectic mix of graphic imagery, lettering and photographs.


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NEW YORK, July 5 (UPI) —
A gourmet popcorn bar in New York combined two healthy foods into a trendy snack — wine-soaked popcorn, the artisan popcorn maker says.
Artisan popcorn maker Populence teamed up with the New Zealand winery Kim Crawford to create two new wine-soaked popcorn flavors: Pinot Noir Chocolate Drizzle and Sauvignon Blanc Kettle, ABC-News reported.
"I love combining organic heirloom and whole ingredients to create gourmet popcorn flavors. To me, the perfect snack satisfies both a sweet and salty crunch but remains low in calories, low in fat, and is gluten-free made with all-natural ingredients," Maggie Paulus, founder of Populence, said in a statement. "I began making my own gourmet popcorn flavors to satisfy my cravings in a healthy way."
The Sauvignon Blanc offers a zesty, lemony taste, while the Pinot Noir Chocolate Drizzle plays to the more indulgent. Both are meant to be paired with their respective wines, Paulus said.
A 1-gallon tin costs $28 in Populence's retail store and $35 on its website, Paulus said.
Those who drink red wine in moderation seem to have a lower risk of heart disease.
A recent study by Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton reported popcorn contained more of the healthy antioxidant substances "polyphenols" than fruits and vegetables. Vinson and Michael G. Coco, an undergraduate chemistry major at The University of Scranton, said the polyphenols were more concentrated in popcorn, which averages only about 4 percent water, while polyphenols are diluted in the 90 percent water that makes up many fruits and vegetables.
However, Vinson pointed out that popcorn cannot replace fresh fruits and vegetables because they contain vitamins and other nutrients that are critical for good health but are missing from popcorn.

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Invasive species
From BioenergyWiki
Bioenergy > Issues > Environment > Biodiversity > Invasive species
Invasive species are species that are not native to an area and which may compete with and displace native species.
There is some concern that certain plants promoted for use as feedstocks for biofuels could be invasive species disruptive to native species and ecosystems.
- UNEP Releases Papers on Bioenergy Sustainability, 25 October 2010 by IISD Reporting Services: "The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a series of four Issue Papers on bioenergy sustainability, aiming to inform decision makers on debates and emerging issues in this policy area, as well as options for improving the sustainability of the production and consumption of bioenergy."
- "The first paper presents potential socioeconomic and environmental challenges related to land use, land use change, and bioenergy....The second paper looks at the confluence of bioenergy and water, highlighting how bioenergy production interacts with water quality, efficiency of water use, and research gaps."
- "The third paper looks at risks, including biodiversity impacts, of introducing potentially invasive species as bioenergy feedstocks, and the fourth at the importance of incorporating stakeholder engagement in bioenergy planning, as well as methods to do so. The Issue Papers were presented on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in Nagoya, Japan."[1]
- 'Invasive' biofuel crops require monitoring and mitigation measures, 21 January 2010 by ENN/European Consumers Bioenergy Division: "Biofuel crops will impact on biodiversity and natural ecosystems unless tightly controlled, says a panel of European experts."
- The Bern Convention "adopted a recommendation on potentially invasive alien plants being used as biofuel crops (Recommendation 141, 2009). They warn that some biofuel crops are able to escape as pests, and in so doing impact on native biodiversity. As rural communities plan to grow more biofuel crops, the likelihood of new and harmful 'invasions' will increase apace."
- "Therefore the Council of Europe made recommendations, which are legally binding on member states:
- 1. Avoid the use of biofuel crops already recognised as invasive;
- 2. Carry out risk assessments for new species and genotypes;
- 3. Monitor the spread of biofuel crops into natural habitats and their effects on native species;
- 4. Mitigate the spread and impact on native biodiversity wherever biofuel crops escape cultivation."[2]
- Biofuel crops pose invasive pest risk, 22 April 2009 by ENN/Public Library of Science: Researchers concluded "that biofuel crops proposed for use in the Hawaiian Islands are two to four times more likely to establish wild populations or be invasive in Hawaii and in other tropical areas when compared to a random sample of other introduced plants."
- "The researchers used a weed risk assessment that examines a plant's biology, geographic origin, pest status elsewhere, and published information on its behavior in Hawaii to identify plants with a high risk of becoming invasive pests in Hawaii or other Pacific islands."
- "'By identifying the species with the highest risk, and pushing for planting guidelines and precautionary measures prior to widespread planting, we hope to spare the Hawaiian Islands and similar tropical ecosystems from future economic and environmental costs of the worst invaders while encouraging and promoting the use of lower risk alternative crops,' said Christopher Buddenhagen, co-author of "Assessing Biofuel Crop Invasiveness: A Case Study."[3]
- The article noted that "Despite reservations about their adverse environmental impacts, no attempt has been made to quantify actual, relative or potential invasiveness of terrestrial biofuel crops at an appropriate regional or international scale, and their planting continues to be largely unregulated."[4]
- Fuel crops 'pose invasion risk', 20 May 2008 by BBC: "Nations should avoid planting biofuel crops that have a high risk of becoming invasive species," according to a report by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) released at a meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
- The report urges that biofuel crop selection be preceded by careful assessments, and that plants selected should be native species and those with low risk of spreading and degradation of native habitat. Species selection is site-specific: "For example, a crop like Arundo donax (giant reed), which would cause concern in North America, would not cause the same concern in its native habitat in places like Eurasia....Giant reed, which is naturally flammable, increases the risk of wildfires in places such as California, threatening human settlements as well as native species."[5]
- Download the GISP report, "Biofuel crops and the use of non-native species: Mitigating the risks of invasion", at http://www.gisp.org/publications/briefing/index.asp.
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Nov. 14, 2006
RANDOLPH, Mass. - On November 10, The Boston Park League awarded junior Jay Turner with the Jean Yawkey/Boston Park League College Baseball Scholarship. Turner received his award at the League's Annual Alumni Reunion and Hall of Fame Dinner.
In his first year in the Park League as a member of the Stockyard Franchise, Turner posted a 4-2 record, had a sparkling 1.85 ERA, and gave up only 33 hits in 49 innings. Turner's record at MIT after two seasons as one of the Engineers' top starting pitchers is 10-3 with an ERA of 4.15. This past season, Turner picked up a win versus Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the NEWMAC Tournament that enabled MIT to advance to its first conference championship game. As a student, he carries a 4.0 GPA while in pursuit of an electrical engineering and computer science degree.
Senior captain Jason Witzberger also picked up a prestigious award at the Park League Banquet as he was presented a plaque for being named to the Park League First Team as an outfielder. This is the second straight year that Witzberger has copped this award and it was well deserved as it followed a summer in which he ranked near the top of the league in both batting average and stolen bases.
This first team selection is just one of many awards that have poured in for Witzberger over the past several months. In May, he was named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-America baseball team, as selected by the College Sports Information Director's of America. This national honor followed his selection as a First Team All-Conference pick in the NEWMAC.
The Boston Park League was founded in 1929 by Bob Cusick, program director for the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The League plays a 32 game regular season schedule and all games (except Sunday) are under the lights, beginning at 7:30 or 8:00 p.m. All fields are located in the City of Boston. Annually the league serves as an arena for the area's top amateur talent, both college players and former professionals.


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PIP gives me the pip!February 1, 2013 at 6:20 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai | 2 Comments
Tags: arthritis, Arthritis Care, Disability, Disability Living Allowance, DLA, Motability, MP, NHS, nurse, Personal Independence Payment, PIP
The Disability Living Allowance in the UK is being replaced by PIP – the Personal Independence Payment; double-speak if ever I heard it! Everyone who currently claims DLA will have to be re-assessed for PIP, and Arthritis Care estimates that 42% of people who can currently get a car through the Motability scheme and higher-rate DLA will lose their cars through PIP.
At the same time I have just heard that the district nurses in a region near to us are no longer going to be doing what district nurses do, visiting people in their homes! So people are going to lose cars and then find themselves unable even to see a nurse. Apparently if people absolutely cannot, by any other means, get into the surgery, they will be provided with a courtesy car. I'll be interested to see how that works out, and how much it costs, considering the district nurses only ever visited the people who couldn't get into the surgery anyway!
The other thing that PIP is going to do to 'save money' is to change the current DLA walking test from inability to walk 50 metres 'reliably, repeatedly, safely and in a timely fashion', to someone who can't walk 20 metres 'reliably'. Reference to repeatability has notably been removed, so that anyone who can walk 20 metres on the day of their test will presumably not get PIP, even though with things like RA or MS, one might be able to walk a mile one day and no where the next.
2o metres is patently absurd; it seems to suggest that so long as someone can walk as far as the corner of their road or a neighbour's house then they are fit enough to fend for themselves. According to the MP briefing prepared by a campaign group that Arthritis care are involved in, the 20m has not been based on any medical or scientific evidence; so it's clearly a cynical decision to save money.
But in reality, much like the district nurses, how much money will it save? People who have their independence taken away from them will obviously be calling more on public services for help. The money will be being spent; just not from the same budget pot.
Who is this going to help?
Agree? Please write to your MP and tell them what you think and why. You can use the Arthritis Care Hardest Hit Campaign tool to help. All you have to do is put in your name and address; the tool will find your MP, produce a letter, which you can edit if you wish, and then you just press send to get it emailed over. It takes seconds – and it could make a real difference.
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This is shocking. I am constantly disgusted with the sort of cuts this government is making which seem to only affect the poorest and sickest whilst the MPs flounce about on their £70 000 salaries! And Cameron's son being disabled surely should've made him more sympathetic, although I assume he had no need to claim Carer's Pittance, I mean Allowance. The 50/20 metre thing is a joke. Who cares if disabled people can't work or care of their families – take away their last freedom by taking their cars, that will sort everything out. Thanks for making me aware of this I will definitely be writing to my MP.
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29 JANUARY 2013 - Call for papers: 'Re-Visioning the Brontës', University of Leeds conference in conjunction with the exhibitions, 'Wildness Between the Lines' and 'Visions of Angria'
Recent adaptations and interpretations of the Brontës' lives and works through film, art, literature and theatre raise questions about the continuing fascination with these literary figures, as well as highlighting the wider potential for artistic intervention or collaboration between artworks and audiences. Similarly, it is through innovative contemporary arts programmes that organisations like the Brontë Parsonage Museum and the Brontë Society seek to move beyond simple 'caricatures' of the family and encourage diverse audience engagement.
This one day cross-disciplinary conference will explore the recent 're-visioning' of the Brontës through critically examining artistic responses and interpretations of their work. The conference will address ways in which the legacy of the Brontës is exerting an influence in a range of creative fields, and across a variety of media.
A collaboration between the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery and the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, the conference is taking place to coincide with two exhibitions. The first, 'Wildness Between the Lines', at Leeds College of Art, brings together the work of a wide range of artists who have been influenced by the Brontës. 'Visions of Angria', at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, showcases Brontë material from the University of Leeds Special Collections, accompanied by illustrations from students at Leeds College of Art.
This theme lends itself to a broad field of research and practice. Submissions are welcomed from academics, artists, research students and professionals, and the format is not restricted to formal papers. Topics for discussion might include, but are not limited to:
The Brontës' influence in contemporary culture
Creative adaptations or reinterpretations of the Brontës' lives and works
Curatorial interpretations of the Brontës
The myth and legacy of the Brontës
Responses to exhibitions of Brontë material
Representations of the Brontës in literary biographies
Confirmed speakers include Jane Sellars (Curator of Art, Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate) and Professor Blake Morrison (Goldsmiths, University of London) in conversation with Dr Richard Brown (University of Leeds). Please email submissions, including a title, 400 word abstract and CV, to: email@example.com by no later than Friday, 28 September 2012. Successful applicants will be notified by the 30 November 2012. Further questions are welcomed at this address.
Image: The life of Feild [sic] Marshal the Right Honourable Alexan[d]er Percy, autograph manuscript, 1835 by Patrick Branwell Brontë, University of Leeds Library Special Collections.


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Latvia gets formal go-ahead to use euro
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The euro may stand for precarious economic rescues for some, but Latvia said Tuesday that it hoped joining the single currency would bring investment and development.
At a meeting in Brussels, European Union finance ministers officially agreed to make the Baltic state the 18th member of the eurozone currency union, at a time when many of its partners are struggling with low growth and high unemployment. Latvia will start using the new currency on Jan. 1, 2014.
"It's very symbolic," said Latvian Finance Minister, Andris Vilks. "We are completing our integration into core Europe."
Once it has joined the eurozone, Latvia's economy would be the third-smallest of the group, larger only than those of Cyprus and Malta. With annual output of about 22.3 billion euros ($29 billion), it would account for just 0.2 percent of the overall eurozone economy.
Latvia's prime minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, added that the moment wasn't just about symbolism: He said the euro would reduce currency conversion costs for the tiny country, attract foreign investment and bring more development. He noted that 70 percent of Latvia's foreign trade is already done in euros.
European finance ministers and officials brushed aside concerns that it might be difficult to enlarge the eurozone while the region struggles to support cash-strapped members.
"Those countries that take care of their sustainable economic development by avoiding excessive macroeconomic imbalances or unsustainable public finances, they do succeed and benefit from euro membership," said Olli Rehn, the EU's economic and monetary affairs commissioner.
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan called Latvia's adoption of the euro -- along with Croatia's recent joining of the EU -- "absolutely amazing when you pull back from the day-to-day workings of the crisis."
But not many Latvians see it that way; polls suggest that less than half the population supports the move -- not unsurprising after several years of crisis that has seen Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus all receive bailouts and raised questions about the very survival of the currency.
Dombrovskis said he was confident that a majority of Latvians would be behind the euro by the time it enters into circulation, saying that the government was currently conducting a massive information campaign to explain both the reasons behind the move and the practicalities of it.
Each eurozone country gets to design its own coins, and Latvia's will carry the profile of Milda, who represents Latvian nationhood, Dombrovskis said. The country's coins from the 1920s and 1930s carried her image, he added, and many Latvians held onto them during Soviet rule as a quiet reminder of their independence.
Dombrovskis also addressed concerns that Latvians will see prices rise when the euro enters into force. The national currency, the lat, is already pegged to the euro, and will be converted over at that exchange rate, so prices, in theory, should not change. But many eurozone consumers found that merchants took the opportunity of the changeover to hike prices, as they rounded them off.
The prime minister noted that one lat is worth more than one euro, so prices converted into euros will seem higher than they did in lats -- which was not the case for most other countries. He said this would create an added check on merchants.
"What people will see on prices tags, they will see bigger figures, and certainly people psychologically will not like those bigger figures, and they (will) double-check that it is the correct price," he said.


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2011-12-28 / Obituaries
Dr. Stewart R. Panzer, retired Massapequa family physician
Stewart R. Panzer, a retired physician, died on November 23, 2011 of heart failure at the Oradell Health Care Center in Oradell, New Jersey. Dr. Panzer had a family medical practice in Massapequa, from 1953 until his retirement in 1999. His patients would often call him at home and early in his practice he brought his black medical bag to house calls at any time during the day and night.
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Nominations for the 2019 Medals are now open.
The winners of the 2018 CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals and Amnesty CILIP Honours have been announced.
By Joy Court
CILIP and Amnesty International UK are pleased to be working in partnership to raise awareness of human rights. We will help children, teachers and librarians to better understand our freedoms through the outstanding books shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
Explore all the past Carnegie and Greenaway winners
Our successful Shadowing scheme engages thousands of children and young people in reading the books on the shortlist every year.
The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK's oldest and most prestigious children's book awards. Often described by authors and illustrators as 'the one they want to win', the are the gold standard in children's literature.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Mystery Artist
ADDENDUM. The answer is James M. Whistler, who attended West Point and did this drawing that appeared in Century magazine. Winner is Dave Lebow--way to go, Dave!
The prize for the first correct answer is a signed "Color and Light" poster. It's a useful studio tool which shows 10 ways of lighting the head, classic form theory, color wheels, and optical illusions.
Art instructors in the USA only can request a FREE Color and Light poster for your classroom by sending $3.00 for postage/handling OR by enclosing a stamped, self-addressed 9x12 envelope with $1.22 postage affixed.
The postage/handling fee can be cash or check payable to "The Dinotopia Store," PO Box 693, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.
Also, a free copy of the poster will be enclosed in the next issue of ImagineFX magazine (American subscribers only).
8 comments:
- Mike Burns said...
I'm going to take a wild guess and say Charles Dana Gibson, the facial structure looks reminiscent of his work.
- August 21, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Dave Lebow said...
James McNeil Whistler, I think . As I remember he attended West Point Military Academy as a young man.
- August 21, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- James Gurney said...
Dave, you've got it! That was quick Email me your mailing address (to jgurneyart (at) yahoo.com), and I'll get that poster on its way to you.
- August 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Joseph said...
The poster is really cool, I got one in my UK subscribers copy of imaginefx
- August 21, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Dit said...
I'd love to have the poster too but I didn't have one in my copy of ImagineFX (also UK subscriber). Will it be available in the book?
- August 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- James Gurney said...
Dit, Sorry, I'm not sure which ImagineFX subscribers got the poster. The book itself will have the information inside it, and the main image of the dinosaur is the cover of the book (and reproduced inside as well).
- August 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Dit said...
James, thank you for the quick reply, I'm definitely getting the book anyway, I've been a big fan of your work since the first Dinotopia. And as I was reading your reply I just got my latest ImagineFX (issue 61) with the poster in it! Excellent! The dylemma is which way to put it up on the wall :))
- August 23, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- Mike Bear said...
I'm looking forward to picking up the book.
- August 24, 2010 at 6:11 PM


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Motor control kit includes 32-bit microcontroller, driver
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) announced a motor control kit for spinning three-phase brushless motors with a Stellaris Cortex-M3 microcontroller (MCU). The DK-LM3S-DRV8312 motor control kit features a 32-bit Stellaris LM3S818 microcontroller and DRV8312 motor driver to spin sub-50 V, 6.5 A three-phase brushless dc (BLDC) motors in minutes. This solution is for high-volume motor control applications, including low-voltage fans, blowers, pumps, tools and compressors.
The Stellaris LM3S818 controlCard module included in the kit has the required firmware pre-programmed in flash memory to run TI's InstaSPIN-BLDC solution out-of-the-box, along with other customer-developed applications, when plugged into the DRV8312 motor driver base board. The InstaSPIN-BLDC solution is an innovative and free back-electromagnetic field (EMF) technique that spins any motor in seconds without knowledge of any motor parameters. Unlike traditional back-EMF zero crossing techniques, InstaSPIN-BLDC extends sensorless operation down to lower speeds and exhibits high immunity to miscommutation caused by rapid speed changes. Reliable motor start-up has been demonstrated over a wide range of conditions, including full torque.
Features and benefits of the Stellaris motor control kit include:
- The controlCard module with Stellaris LM3S818 MCU features 50 MHz performance, 64 KB flash, 8 KB SRAM and 6 PWM generators, allowing developers to create complex motion control designs with a tiny footprint.
- DRV8312 motor driver provides output up to 6.5 A, without the need for a costly external heat sink. It is a fully protected motor driver with cycle-by-cycle over-current, over-temperature, cross-conduction and under-voltage protection, reducing design complexity and board space.
- Kit includes a 24 V three-phase BLDC motor operating at up to 3.5 A continuously.
- Supporting software includes StellarisWare software with TI's IQmath Library for easy fixed to floating point conversion and InstaSpin-BLDC software for quick and reliable motor start-up on any motor.
- Accelerated system design with intuitive graphical user interface (GUI).
Texas Instruments Incorporated
– Edited by Chris Vavra, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com
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Report: Bulls Trade Panik to Guelph
Submitted by chad on December 1, 2010 - 13:04
The Scouting Report is reporting Lightning prospect and Belleville leading scorer Richard Panik has been traded by the Bulls to the OHL's Guelph Storm. In return, Belleville will receive Carter Sandlak and a flip of 2nd round picks.
Panik has 14 goals and 31 points in 27 games this season, which will put him third on the Storm's stat leader sheet, one behind its leaders. Guelph sits in last in the strong Midwest Division at 10-11-3-1 for 24 points, three points behind Erie and London for third. Belleville had 18 points at the time of the trade.
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New Delhi: It`s the time to plan for New Year`s Eve, but the mood for a night out seems subdued this year after the brutal Delhi gang-rape and the victim`s death. While some restaurateurs and hotel owners have beefed up their security for the event, others have decided to keep them low-key.
The Soi Thai restaurant in Vasant Vihar has planned a quiet celebration with pianist Robert Tamang, who will play at the event.
"We have planned a muted evening with the addition of merely a pianist and limited liquor to our existing menu. We expect a fairly regular turn out in terms of our overall business," Shinjini Kapoor, promoter, Soi Thai, told IANS.
"Since we`re focussed on food as opposed to lifestyle and entertainment, we are expecting our regular patrons and do not anticipate a law and order situation," she said.
Owners of restaurants and pubs have increased their security arrangements.
The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, Bangla Sahib Road, has decided to have a cosy evening with a wide variety of food to be served for the guests.
Rajesh Khanna, head, food and beverage, says he has taken special security measures for the safety of the guests.
"To handle such situation, we have recruited extra manpower and we have also called in local police for security reasons," Khanna told IANS.
After the Dec 16 incident, the government announced that all discotheques and pubs in Delhi will stop serving liquor to guests after 1 a.m. and hotel and pub owners are all in favour of it.
"The strictness regarding the timings and traffic will have some effect on the business, but if police have done it for security purposes, one should honour the same," said Khanna.
Benu Sehgal, vice president, DLF Place Saket, says an early shutdown would mean less business, but safety is more important.
"Fixed time slot will certainly affect the business, but there is nothing better than safety. Men and women should consider safety as priority. That particular incident has affected the entire society," Sehgal said.
"If we had been careful enough from the starting, these things would have never happened. Although it`s going to hit the business, I am very happy that we are safe," she added.
However, Sehgal doesn`t feel that the turnout will be less as "security is kept intact in association with local police".
"I don`t think the turnout will be less. I can see youngsters planning to party ahead of time. I want to urge everybody and also the media to encourage people that instead of going to party at 11 p.m., start partying at 9 p.m. so that you get free early and reach home on time. The change of mindset is needed," she added.


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|Richboro, Pa.
|High School:
|Holy Ghost Preparatory
Yale PRs
800m 1:54.69
800mR 1:54.1
1000m 2:30.32
1500m 3:51.04
Mile 4:13.89
High School PRs
800m 1:58.78
Mile 4:22.12
2011-2012: Won the 1000-meter run at the Yale Season Opener…Won the mile run at the Giegengack Invitational…Ran his PR in the 800-meter run at the Sam Howell Invitational (27th place)…Ran his PR in the 1500-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational (39th place)…Competed on the 4x800-meter relay team at IC4As.
2010-2011: Placed fifth in 1500m at Harvard-Yale … Ran PR of 3:55.57 in 1500m at Sam Howell Invitational … Indoors, competed in mile and 4 x 800m at Heps and qualified for both for IC4As … Ended indoor season with PR in mile at IC4As.
2009-2010: Ran in Yale's top five at the Quinnipiac Cross Country Invitational.
High School: Was a Pennsylvania state meet qualifier in the both cross-country and outdoor track.
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Ever since I started blogging, I treat this place equivalent to any other religious places I visit. When in difficult situation, most of us or a generation before us usually pray to god and bribe him. We call it 'harake' (Kannada)/Mannat (Urdu, but also used in Hindi)/mokku (telugu). You can use any language but the meaning and devotion is same. You must be wondering, what has this got to do with my cough medicine and blog ? I have developed this habbit of taking oath that if "this works" I will blog it!!!! ....
Couple of days ago, my younger one got sick and his cough medicine prescribed by our GP refused to work I was terribly upset. It is a great pain to see children suffer. I sat thinking of some home remedy and scratched my head till it went red! Oh yaa....I have hippali I screamed, atlast my brain worked after subjecting it to a stressfull condition. I went and searched nook and corners even scolded our helper if she threw it. I remembered once she asked me "what is this madam? looks like hula hula" My M-I-L was successfull in teacheing her few words in Kannada and hula (worm) was one among them. The way she pronounces it, makes it more funnier to hear.
I was on a major combing operation of kitchen cubicles and my helper was staring at me imagining the post-combing operations work load. Finally the plastic bag was found behind few boxes which was forgotten for eternity. I took it out and inspected it carefully. Haa..it was in good condition (well, it was only 6 months old!) and I also saw a small tube of Srikara Kasturi Tablet of Sadvaidyasla.
I offered a silent prayer to my blog and made a harake "If this medicine works, I will blog and share with the rest of the world". Blogdevathaya namaha I recited. We gave him the mixture and he seems to be responding well. Itt has been 3rd day today and he looks fine and has not coughed since today morning. Here I go fulfilling the harake by sharing the cough medicine which was home made.
What you need :
Hippali - 2 tbslespoons
Srikara Kasturi tablets : 8- 10 (they are very tiny pills)
Dry ginger powder: 1 tsp
I warmed up hippali in a pan. I don't know the rationale behind warming the hippali. But I did it as it was kept in a plastic bag for long time. Took this hippali, added kasturi tablets and dry ginger powder in a blender and made powder of it. Stored it in a dry and tightly closed container.
How did I administer : Mixed half or 1/4th tsp (depends on the severity of the cough, age and body weight) powder with honey. I fed him this paste. We religiously did this for 2 days. He slept well at night without coughing, the next day the cough started to come down.
P.S. His paediatrist had given us some medicine which had dried ivy leaf extract which was given twice. However this medicine alone was not effective though.
NOTE : The proportion of the ingredients is not written in any pharmacy books nor am I a practitioner. I followed my 'pharmacy instinctins' (aah..yes I am a pharmacist by education) to prepare this. Use it at your own risk.
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The impact of U.S. biofuels production on indirect land use change (ILUC) is negligible or nonexistent, says a new study by Drs. Seungdo Kim and Bruce Dale, Michigan State University (MSU). The study was published in the July 2011 edition of Biomass and Bioenergy Journal.
The new study is the first evidence-based evaluation of ILUC using actual historic data and a data-driven approach based on individual world regions' land use patterns and commodity grain imports, said Roger Conway, senior partner at Rosslyn Advisors, LLC, and former director of the USDA's Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Earlier studies have relied on global economic simulations. These models often did not account for new agricultural methods that allow for greater crop yields on U.S. land where corn for ethanol is produced.
"We searched for direct historical evidence for ILUC in relevant world areas rather than attempting to project or predict what course ILUC might take. Projecting forward can force scientists to make untestable assumptions," said study author Dale.
PR Newswire reports that one interpretation of no ILUC effects is that U.S. crop intensification absorbed and exceeded new ethanol production demand.
The MSU study used 1990 as its baseline and measured crop changes as U.S. ethanol production grew over the last several years. The authors searched for actual land use change in 18 regions around the world where corn and/or soybeans are produced.


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Brasa needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 61 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Brasa Fire
Brasa Fire manufactures a line of modern, affordable eco-friendly fireplaces that run on bio-fuel (ethanol). Our focus is contemporary interior home decor esthetic.
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Lonesome George, the last la Pinta tortoise, died earlier today. As the last of his species, he became a symbol of the precariousness of the Galapagos ecosystems. I had the opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands and Lonesome George more than a decade ago.
While I am fully aware that my high school poetry was, and still is, terrible, I make no apologies for it:
Lonesome George (2001)
a lone tortoise emerged from his rock-hard shell,
after the foul reivers had left his shore,
he opened his slumped eyes to a visceral hell,
he could not prepare for what was in store,
his brethern are gone, taken into the galleys,
each found her fate in the state of rich food,
kidnapped by the cannibal, buccaneer limeys,
kept captive in prisons so very crude,
he is the last one left of his saddleback kin,
alone but not forgotten in this land,
and put now in a foreign place for protection,
free of all tyrannies of human hand,
in dark solitude he is slowly growing old,
and when Lonesome George passes, so passes the World.


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Welcome to the fifth annual BackOffice supplement. This year, we changed the name of the supplement from "BackOffice Accounting" to "BackOffice ERP." The name change reflects the fact that most of the business management application suites now running on the Microsoft BackOffice technology platform cover a wider functional scope than just financial accounting, which has become largely a commodity application—the differences between financial suites' core accounting modules so minor that buyers look for value in other areas.
BackOffice: ERP & Beyond highlights business management applications designed to run on the BackOffice technology platform. The core technology components of BackOffice 4.5 are the Windows NT Server 4.0 OS and the Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 relational database management system (RDBMS).
Click here to view the BackOffice: ERP & Beyond .pdf file.
The buyer's guide includes a representative list of ERP application suites that can run on NT Server systems and store their data in SQL Server databases.
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All This Over A Phone Call!? Woman Gets Kicked Off The Train For Refusing To Get Off Her Cellphone!
"Salem Police stopped an Amtrak train on Sunday afternoon after reports a woman threatened other passengers when they complained she was speaking too loudly on her cell phone. Lakeysha Beard of Tigard was charged with disorderly conduct after police said she got into a "verbal altercation" with passengers on the train. The other passengers complained she refused to put down her cell phone, even after train staff made repeated announcements for passengers to not use cell phones, according to police. When a passenger confronted her about her loud talking, police said Beard got aggressive. She had reportedly been talking non-stop on the phone since getting on the train in Oakland, Calif. Beard was taken into custody until a family member could come and pick her up. The train pulled out of the station in Oakland at 10 p.m. the night before, according to Amtrak spokeswoman Verae Graham. Conductors on the train coordinated with police to stop the train at a crossing about two miles from the Salem station. That was around 2 p.m." - KATU
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Accenture is prominently positioned in the "Winner's Circle" in the latest HfS Blueprint Report, Salesforce Services 2017, for its excellence in both execution and innovation.
The HfS report said clients have highlighted that Accenture is able to provide the right resources wherever and whenever they require them. Accenture was also called out for innovation, such as working closely with Salesforce to develop services to support new technologies, including Einstein, Wave Analytics, and IoT.
"Our top positioning as the leader in the 'Winner's Circle' of this HfS report is recognition of our innovation and excellence in delivering Salesforce to our clients around the globe," said Saideep Raj, Senior Managing Director, Cloud First Applications, Accenture.
The HfS report assessed 12 service providers of Salesforce services related to planning, implementation, management, operations and optimization.


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Westport is known for its quaint older homes, but our Home of the Week in Forest Park is a brand new, custom-built property.
Westport is known for its small-town atmosphere and quaint older homes. But recently, luxury housing developments like Forest Park have cropped up, offering brand new, custom-built properties.
Our Home of the Week is located in this high-end development owned and sold by Bristol Pacific Homes.
Though situated in a quiet and tranquil locale, this development is right off of Route 177 and mere minutes from access to Route 88 and Interstate 195, making it private yet practical.
And plenty of folks are recognizing this appeal: The homes in 152-acre Forest Park are already three-quarters sold. But luckily, our Home of the Week isn't — not yet anyway.
Driving down Sycamore Lane, this brand-new home is located on the right side. Like the surrounding houses, this property has curb appeal from first glance, with its professionally landscaped yard and beautiful exterior.
The fact that this home is a brand new build is not to go unmentioned. Buying this home, the owners will be the first to live in it, no worries given to maintenance or replacement of any major systems. Other features include central air conditioning and a lawn irrigation system.
"It's a move-in ready, custom home with lots of builder's upgrades," said Sandy Paiva of Bristol Pacific Homes.
And from the first step inside, this statement rings true. The grandeur of the open, two-story foyer and curving grand staircase give an elegant and striking first impression.
To the right is the living room accessed through a large doorway with a glass window above, a reoccurring theme throughout the home. The recessed lighting and gas fireplace provide a slightly modern flair while retaining traditional undertones. Hardwood floors flow throughout the main floor.
The back of the room is open to the kitchen and dining area, though a hallway between does provide some division of the space. Two more glass windows line the openings to this area.
On the left, the eat-in kitchen has sliding doors to a stonework patio and the tree-lined backyard. All told, this property is almost one-and-a-half acres.
The upgraded kitchen is bright and inviting with white cabinets, light colored granite countertops, and a dark wood island with seating. Glass-front cabinetry ties into the window details. Recessed lighting and beam detailing accent the ceiling.
Off of the kitchen to the right are an updated half bathroom, storage closet, large laundry room and a door to the two-car garage.
At the end of the hall past the dining area, you'll find the first-floor master bedroom. This private oasis has wall-to-wall carpeting and both a wall closet and walk-in closet. The room is large and light. The master bathroom is spa-like, with its double sinks and granite counters, six-foot whirlpool tub and custom glass stand-up shower. The sky blue walls contrast calmingly with the whites and tans.
And the tour does not end here. Back through the foyer is a door down to the full, unfinished basement, which is a great blank slate for those interested in adding additional space and value to the home.
Upstairs, a long hallway offers up two storage closets and recessed lighting. To the left are two bedrooms, both with unique shapes. A guest bathroom has high end finished and features a shower/tub combo. Back in the other direction, on the right, is another large bedroom. To the left is a set of double French doors leading to what could be the fifth and largest guest bedroom, an office or a den space. All of the bedrooms have carpeting.
At the end of the hall is spacious 29-by-17 bonus room, which has already been prepped for a wet bar, if one so chooses to add one. It's a perfect option of a game room or play room.
With its elegance, newness and premiere location, our Home of the Week is a perfect choice for those seeking peace, quiet and space.


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I loved the lengthy article on rising gas prices ("Pumping up the price," Feb. 26). Several years ago, when gas was approaching $2 a gallon, the headlines were screaming how middle America was hocking their wedding rings to be able to put gas in their cars, and what was George W. Bush going to do about it?
Yet, now, as the price is approaching $4 a gallon, nowhere in your article was the current president's name mentioned. Why is that?
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Ministry Purpose: Pastoral Care Ministries will ensure 24/7 pastoral care services and Kingdom empowerment to everyone who contacts the Rock Church with a need. This is accomplished through training that equips gifted and called men and women to fulfill their LEADERSHIP role in the church of Jesus Christ within the mission, vision and goals of the Rock Church. This ministry is designed to provide leadership mentoring in the Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Ministry services of the Rock Church.
Church Goal: Ensure that the Manifestation of Kingdom of God power is revealed, understood, desired and delivered to 3.6 million people in San Diego and 1 billion globally by 2025
Scope & Sequence of instruction and experience: The Pastoral Leadership training is a one-year commitment that takes place over three terms on Tuesday evenings:
- Term One: January 23-March 27
- Term Two: April 24 – June 26
- Term Three: August 21-November 20
The curriculum focuses on advanced leadership instruction, leadership mentoring and coaching, practical leadership skill development and personal ministry leadership plan strategies. The pastoral leadership training is considered to be a practical and educational process for mature believers who sense a call to pastoral leadership ministry.
Cost: The tuition is $450 for the full year training ($150 per term). Participants may be expected to purchase some additional, required reading and study materials. The design of the training process is to give personal instruction and practical experience in the full range of biblical church leadership and evangelistic functions. Emphasis will be on Biblical servant-leadership that models the Kingdom of God authority and humility of Jesus Christ.
Leadership Instruction: On a weekly basis the Pastoral Care Ministry team will meet for pastoral mentoring and instruction on specific pastoral leadership topics. As a group, the various study assignments involve readings, discussion, in-class rGroup engagement and rich team-relationship building. Instructors include Rock Church pastors, seminary professors and ministry leaders with expertise in leadership development.
Leadership Training Commitments:
- This ministry involves 2 - hours of weekly instruction plus weekly study assignments. The applied leadership ministry on Sundays and/or mid-week will be determined by the ministry in which the leader is actively serving. Please make sure your schedule allows you to make this time commitment.
- Teaching Cluster - Participants will meet once a week for 2-hours for leadership training and group study with the Rock Church pastoral leadership (Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Rock Pt. Loma campus).
- Pastoral Leadership Ministry - Participants will be accountable for their leadership ministry role as part of their personal development plan.
- rGroup involvement - Participants will meet with assigned rGroup Leaders throughout the three terms in class for accountability, prayer, and relationship building.
LIFE Class completion is required for serving with the Pastoral Leadership training as well as a current Background Check completion.
Application Process
- Submit a Pastoral and Chaplaincy Leadership Training Application
- Completion of one year of pastoral training.
- Acquire a letter of recommendation from a Rock Church ministry leader or Rock Church Pastor that you are (or plan to be) faithfully serving in a ministry leadership role.
- Submit payment for term-one tuition ($150 made out to Rock Church Equip Ministry. Full tuition balance of $300 is to be paid before the beginning of Term Two by April 24th).
All application elements can be submitted online (except the letter of recommendation). Otherwise, print out the application and email a scanned copy to Gerrilyn Noyes, Pastoral Care Administrator at: [email protected] or mail completed documents to:
Gerrilyn Noyes-Pastoral Care
2277 Rosecrans St.
San Diego, CA 92106
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We knew we were going to need some manpower to get this job done. Having had some very good experiences with dry cavers and grottos that function here locally, Cindy decided that we could get some help and try to dig open the spring vent to reestablish flow. The Florida Speleological Society has done many digs and sinkhole clean-ups and has experience and willing volunteers. In addition, the Tampa Bay Area Grotto has also worked with the FSS on many sinkhole digs. We also enlisted the aid of several of more dry caving and cave diving buddies who were experienced sump divers and cave diggers.
Of course, any event has its glitches. Amos and I had to put in a proposal to the Gilchrist County Commission to allow the clean up and diving for the weekend. Much of the work would have to be done in overhead and cave diving was illegal in that county. Amos managed to get the proposal for the clean up through the Gilchrist County Commission. It was decided to use a dredge to remove the massive amounts of sand that was on top of the rocks blocking the vent. That required a permit from Suwannee River Water Management. Amos managed to get both a permit for the dredging and a grant for the actual rental of the dredge we were to use and spent many days making all the necessary arrangements to make this work.
Our first goal was to improve conditions at the park for swimming and then to work on getting the cave system re-opened for guided diving. The clean up would be a great start to show the park management and the County Commission what cave divers can really do to help with a natural resource that we enjoy in different ways. Not only would the cave diving community be able to once again enjoy this fragile and beautiful cave system, but additional year-round revenue could be generated for the park, and the run would flow again to enhance the swimming for the general public day use.
We started calling Wes Skiles per Amos's request about this time. Wes had been done some filming there for "Water's Journey" and Amos felt he should be involved. Wes is pretty busy and by the time I got my first call back from him we had already received the go ahead on the clean up from the County and the needed permits. We started putting the team together with the help of Brian Williams who had previously helped Wes with the
Vampire sink clean up. Brian quietly started getting needed volunteers together.
The weekend of May 1st and 2nd we held the spring restoration effort at Hart Springs with over 25 cavers and volunteers working together removing sand, debris, rocks and concrete from the spring. The spring restoration effort was an incredible success! Volunteers included, a Boy Scout group, park personnel and locals. Park manager Amos Philman was the driving force behind getting this work begun and along with Cindy Butler the event was well organized and the participation from the Florida caving community was overwhelming. We used the pump to remove over 6 ft, of sand and debris from the spring head. We also removed a couple of tons of rock and old concrete by using lift bags attached to wire baskets. Surface support from the dry cavers and the scouts helped get these rocks up and out of the spring area.
Current status: May 3rd, 2004.
The Gilchrist County Commission heard testimony and viewed plans given to them by Cynthia Butler and Pete Butt for the re-opening of Hart Springs Cave system to cave diving. Amos Philman the manager of Hart springs also gave testimony supporting cave diving and reported on the results of the two day clean up of the springs put on by local cavers belonging to the FSS and TBAG. The vote was taken and passed four to one to allow the opening of the cave system owned by Gilchrist County at Hart Springs to guided cave dives as proposed by Cynthia Butler and overturning legislation that made cave diving in Gilchrist county illegal. The formation of an advisory committee that was presented by Pete Butt was also passed. The cave system was closed to diving five years ago over concerns about liability to the county. Liability issues, future plans for the cave system, conservation, volunteer labor and income for the park were among the topics addressed during the meeting by both Cindy and Pete. Rob Anderson also attended the meeting support of the guide system and the opening of the cave.
The opening date for the Hart Springs cave system is not determined at this time. The goal was originally to open for the CDS Workshop but that may not happen. The advisory council headed by Pete Butt and the Guide System that will be run by Bill Main will meet in High Springs on May 11. Several issues have to be resolved prior to the opening of the cave. The waiver that will be used, placement of gold line and the finishing of the parking area all need to be done prior to the cave opening. Everyone involved is working now to provide for the safety and the protection of the park and Gilchrist County. We want to do this right and keep the cave open for many years. An opening date will be posted soon. A lot of good people are working very hard to get this system open.


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Penelope Scotland: Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick's Baby Girl!
Kourtney Kardashian and her longtime boyfriend Scott Disick have welcomed their second child – a baby girl named Penelope Scotland!
The 33-year-old reality star gave birth on Sunday morning (July 8) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kourtney had an all natural birth and Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
"Scott and I are overjoyed to welcome our precious angel Penelope Scotland Disick into our lives. We are forever blessed. Mommy and baby are resting comfortably," Kourtney told E! News.
Kourtney and Scott are already the parents to 2-year-old Mason.
Congratulations to the happy family!!!


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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "A Slow and Easy Thanksgiving" Test cook Becky Hays uncovers the secrets to a slow and easy Thanksgiving with Braised Turkey and makes Bread Stuffing for a crowd. And finally, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews oven thermometers in the Equipment Corner. D
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Scrapbook Soup "Digital Scrapbooking" Learn how to use software, online resources, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and more in your scrapbooking. We begin with a digital scrapbook page with Patty Debowski. Then, learn how to maximize your time online with Joe Rotella. D
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Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art "Return to Days of Old, Part 4" Jerry adds final details to the nostalgic painting.G
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Pedal America "Let's Keep It Weird - Austin, Texas" Austinites don't just party, they celebrate with bicycles to give added value to the city's motto "Let's Keep It Weird." Ira David hails Austin as a bicycle-friendly city when he visits a bicycle zoo and pedals in a bicycle parade. Journey along the Lance Armstrong Bikeway and Trail at Lady Bird Lake. D
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 4 of 10" With the exterior shingles going up on the house, builder Andy Tiplady shows host Kevin O'Connor why he's using red cedar instead of white, and how he is creating the signature flair on the building between the first and second floors. Inside, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows Kevin how he's heating and cooling the house using a hydronic system that is integrated with a solar hot water system on the roof. Solar contractor Kevin Price also helps with solar panels for electricity, now that the price of the panels has come down 50 percent in the last four years. D
1:30 pm
Ask This Old House "Installing New Vinyl Trim; Installing a New Dishwasher" Host Kevin O'Connor works with a siding contractor to install new vinyl trim around a window. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a new dishwasher. D
2:00 pm
American Woodshop "Outdoor Accents" Durable choices for garage doors, decks, and home trim. D
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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Wall Cabinet" A Wall Cabinet is built which features detailed moldings such as a dentil, cove and quarter round.G
3:00 pm
MotorWeek "Hyundai Genesis Coupe" Road Test: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Road Test: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth. Goss' Garage: TPMS Maintenance. D
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America's Heartland An Oregon dairy's community outreach delivers more than milk; A sheep shearing class in Tennessee is definitely "Hands On"; A cookbook author encourages consumers to support farmers; "Ask a Farmer" explains why horses are measured in "hands". D
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NOVA "Rat Attack" When the bamboo blooms every 48 years in the remote Indian state of Mizoram, it spurs an explosion in the rat population that feeds off the bamboo's fruit. NOVA follows this tale that includes destroyed crops and famine, and investigates why the bamboo flowers every half-century.G
5:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "Tucson, Az - Hour 2" Experts uncover a vibrant 19th-century Navajo chief's blanket, a silver brooch made in the 1940s by sculptor Jose DeRivero, and a 1776 French Harp, worth up to $60,000. Part 2 of 3G
6:00 pm
Priceless Antiques Roadshow Host Fiona Bruce introduces some items that were bought for pennies and turned out to be worth a small fortune. Painting specialist Mark Poltimore discovers what happened when his grandfather met the most famous soprano in the world.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Edinburgh" Edinburgh is the historical and cultural heart of Scotland. We'll explore the castle, peek at the new parliament, dabble in the local literature, sip a little Scotch, get wrapped up in a kilt, and then stowaway on Her Majesty's yacht Britannia.G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "Can't Help Singing" Natalie Nevins and Jimmy Roberts "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" for this 1966 show filled with memorable melodies. JoAnn Castle plays a rousing "Bill Bailey," and Norma Zimmer "Can't Help Singing." Myron Floren performs the "Spanish Samba" and violinist Joe Livoti plays "Intermezzo."G
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Are You Being Served? "Shedding The Load" Sales are down; profits are low. In an effort to economize, Young Mr. Grace must let someone go.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Art Exhibition" Hyacinth bones up on art knowledge when she and Richard are invited to a showing at a gallery. Her polish stands to be stripped when her father shows up too.G
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As Time Goes By "Rocky's Wedding Day" Lionel's father is getting married, and Jean and Lionel are to be in the ceremony. Events go awry leaving Lionel to play an unintended role.G
9:31 pm
Outnumbered Mum and Dad want a quiet meal for two, but first they have to escape the house.G
10:02 pm
The Red Green Show "Out of the Woods" Red and Ed trap a large animal roaming the woods at night. Then, Red demonstrates carefree travel by using wear-on luggage.G
10:30 pm
My Family "Abi Ever After" On the eve of their big day, Roger and Abi get cold feet thanks to their respective mothers. For this accident-prone pair, anything could happen before the ceremony, and apparently Ben comparing marriage to "being in a boxing ring" has not been helpful.G
11:00 pm
Doctor Who Series "Day of the Moon" The Doctor is locked up in Area 51. Amy, Rory and River Song are being hunted down by the FBI. But, with the help of President Nixon and Neil Armstrong, the Doctor is able to mount a rebellion against an alien invasion dating back to the very beginnings of human civilization.G
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Tuesday conference call with Brooks
Starting a second thread, so the results from today's conference call don't get buried in the other thread. Here are the discussion points:
1. Brooks opened the call by saying the ticket price reductions are merely a first step. There will be a number of other announcements coming this offseason as the organization hopes to connect further with the fans. Their goal is to create a greater atmosphere in the ballpark. Obviously, that means getting more fans in the stands. Brooks said the Sox are aware some fans aren't attending as many games as in the past because their circumstances have changed, and the hope is the team can reconnect with those fans. At the same time, they hope to connect with and create new fans as well.
2. With regard to the surveys many of you filled out, the Sox weren't surprised by the results. Brooks said there weren't any "Oh, wow" moments where something was brought up that they didn't expect to see. Rich Luker, the guy the Sox hired to help them do the research, said he had never seen a group of fans respond to a survey the way Sox fans did. There were over 400 pages worth of comments. The biggest surprise of the whole process was the amount of detail the fans provided. The organization is grateful for the feedback, and it hammered home a lot of areas where they need to approve. Brooks said the organization is motivated to address the problem areas.
3. Believe it or not, ticket prices and parking fees weren't the most talked about thing in the 400 pages worth of comments. Rather, fans discussed the commitment of time it takes to attend a Sox game. It is not real easy to get to the ballpark, especially for fans in the suburbs with traffic and all. Add on top of that, you might need to leave work early to a get to a weeknight game, and because baseball doesn't have a clock, there's no predictability about when the game will end. Because of the economy and other factors, people have changed their habits over the last four or five years. Brooks said coming to a Sox game has become like going to Great America for some people -- it's a once-in-a-summer kind of thing. Obviously, that's not what the organization wants. They need to change people's habits back, and they know pricing isn't the silver bullet to fix the problem. It's a combination of things to form a better connection with fans: Pricing, improving the ballpark experience, better broadcasts, more interaction between fans and players, etc.
4. With regard to the depth of the price cuts, they studied where they rank in MLB in terms of their pricing, and they determined they had the fourth-highest prices for bleachers and outfield seats in MLB. Way too high. At the same time, they were in the lower quarter or the lower third of MLB in terms of pricing in the prime seats in between the skins of the infield. They wanted to bring their prices back line with being around the 50 percentile mark for all of MLB.
5. With regard to the TV broadcasts, Brooks said too much is made of Hawk and Steve sitting so far apart from each other in the booth. Nobody should read anything into that because the space between the two is the result of electronic equipment, stacks of paper, etc. Brooks said both Hawk and Steve have had to make adjustments in order to make the broadcast better. There are three things the Sox want both the TV and radio broadcasts to do: 1) Teach the game, 2) Paint a picture and 3) Sell the experience. They want these guys to give the fans a feel for what is going on in the ballpark, both in the stands and on the field. They want people who are watching on TV or listening on the radio to realize the game is more fun when you're there in person. The Sox want the broadcasts to make you as a fan want to come to the ballpark more often.
6. The question about the Red Line being closed next season was posed, and Brooks noted the Green Line will remain operational as an option for those who desire to use public transportation. They are looking at possibly having a shuttle running to and from the 35th Street Green Line stop before and after games. Since it is only a couple blocks away, the Sox are also looking at ways to make sure it is safe and easy to walk those two blocks. JB98 makes that walk after every game and sees no reason for concern, but apparently it's an issue for some folks.
7. The surveying isn't done. The Sox are looking at everything from the moment we as fans step on the grounds of the ballpark, whether it's outside the stadium, the in-game experience, the in-between-innings entertainment, the music. All of these things are going to be looked at, and fan input will be sought. Brooks noted a lot of the stuff in between innings is sponsored, and they want to maximize the benefit the sponsors are getting. By no means do they want to have things the fans look upon as frivolous.
8. Concession prices for next year have not been addressed yet. Obviously, they compare what they are charging to other sports venues in town and work with the vendors to come up with the pricing. That step has not been taken yet for the 2013 season. As far as the merchandising, they've taken steps to make sure the pricing at Chicago Sports Depot and in the ballpark is competitive with "the guys down the street" and other retailers.
9. On the topic of dynamic pricing, Brooks said it wasn't a big issue in their study. He did note there were a number of fans who just wanted to know what the price was going to be. The response to that is the $20 tickets in the corner of the lower deck and the $7 tickets in the corner of the upper deck. Those prices are fixed for 78 of the 81 games, Opening Day and the two home games against the Cubs being the exception. He also said the Sox need to do a better job of communicating with the fans to make them understand prices don't always go up on the day of the game. Sometimes they do go down depending on the demand. They obviously don't want to be in a situation where the pricing always goes down, because then no one would ever buy a ticket early. Brooks said with the fixed pricing in the upper deck, you can now get a family of four into the ballpark (with parking included) for less than $50. They want to get more young fans into the ballpark, and there will be more youth-focused initiatives announced later in the offseason.
10. The prime and premier games are a thing of the past. There will be no more labeling of games. Everything is just going to be dynamically priced. A lot of fans didn't go to, say, the Yankees games because of the premier pricing. Brooks noted that the cheapest tickets were the ones that didn't sell for those games, which seems counterintuitive, but it's clear those labels dissuaded certain fans from attending certain games.
11. Brooks said the fan's attitude toward the on-field product has changed in a year's time. Coming off the 2011 season, there was a lot of discontent about the won-loss record. This year's survey didn't indicate anything of the sort. In fact, the survey showed winning was NOT the fans' top priority. Rather, people want a team that competes hard and represents the fan base. The survey showed that is more important than the winning and losing. Brooks acknowledged that some people might respond to that by thinking he's been spending too much time drinking in his office. He acknowledged that winning is very important, and it's the most important thing for some fans. However, factors beyond winning and losing are more important for more fans. Brooks added that doesn't mean there is going to be any shift in the goals of the baseball operations department. They know they need to win.
12. Some interesting comments about the advertising campaigns. Brooks said they knew they had no momentum coming off a 2011 season that was a disaster in every way. As a matter of fact, they had an Adam Dunn commercial that never aired that year because of his struggles at the plate. Because of the discontent with the team, they thought it would be very challenging to put the players out there in any sort of advertising campaign. They had the two Robin spots early in the season to re-introduce him to the market, and then they built the "Appreciate the Game" campaign around the fans. They hired Poptent to create four spots, and those are the television ads we all saw throughout the season. They didn't involve the players in any of those spots, but they believe having a winning year this season gives them a chance to have the players start talking to the fans again. People are pleased with what Robin has done with the team. You have a budding ace in Chris Sale, Dunn and Rios produced closer to career norms, etc. So, we will see the players become involved in the advertising campaigns again for 2013.
13. There was one other question about season-ticket holders and dynamic pricing. There remains a gap between the STH price and the individual game pricing. Brooks said on only the rarest occasions would a dynamically-priced ticket sell for less than the STH price. Obviously, they want to encourage people to buy season plans, and the best way to do that is to convince people the best value resides in the ST packages.
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2004: 14-5; 2005: 16-8; 2006: 19-10; 2007: 8-12; 2008: 15-7; 2009: 6-13; 2010: 12-11; 2011: 9-8; 2012: 11-7; 2013: 8-9; 2014: 7-9; 2015: 10-10; 2016: 13-10; 2017: 8-5; 2018: 3-10; Total: 159-134.
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I know there's a lot to digest there. The conference call ran longer than I expected. I'm sure there were things said that I didn't even include. If anyone has any questions about what was said, I'll try to answer them.
I think it's kind of not correct to say that winning is not the most important thing. When you fill out surveys, it's pretty apparent that you're not doing it for people who are putting the team together on the field, so you tend to talk about the off field issues. That said it was interesting to hear that they realized what an absolute disaster 2011 was in terms of fans throwing in the towel. I am glad that he agrees that it's time to put the players front and center to reconnect with the fans. The more fans get to know about them, down to a personal level about their lives the more they'll care and follow them. Again, as I said before, use the Blackhawks model.
I still don't know what the obsession is with dynamic pricing. I noticed recently that it has spread to even theatre tickets. It's as though to have any credibility in the entertainment biz you have to talk dynamic pricing. Fool's gold pushed by a bunch of consultants.
[B]2018 Home attendance record 8-11.
Away attendance record 0-1. [B]
Thank you for the nice summary
Thanks for sharing.
Brooks said a lot of good things. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt about the 'winning is not the biggest priority' thing. Obviously he knows how much the fans want to win, and winning becomes a byproduct when the team plays hard and competes, like the fans said they want.
Many thanks for stepping in and helping out today. VERY WELL DONE summery.
And I agree with what Royle stated. Winning is ALWAYS the most important thing for a franchise ask Kenny how he feels about that point LOL.
I understand where Brooks is coming from and it might simply be a matter of semantics they way he talked about it. Like Royle said there's always a certain segment that just wants to have fun, sit in the sun, drink a beer and if the Sox win, that's gravy...but for most fans it's about winning first, last, always in my opinion.
And Brooks understands that based on his comments. I think many who filled out the survey and made comments along the lines of winning not being the top priority are probably casual fans, for wont of a better word and I understand the Sox need them too.
Winning is the most important thing for me -- as it is for you, Lip -- and I'm sure it is the most important thing for many of our posters here at WSI. But there is a group of fans out there that do like the White Sox, but maybe don't live and die with every win and loss the way many of us do here. They need those folks in the stadium also.
I'd also point out that while the 2012 team ultimately did not win the division, watching this group was a breath of fresh air when compared to the misery of 2011. So, I think there's a chance a lot of the survey respondents indicated, "Hey, at least this team played hard and made me proud to be a Sox fan again. That wasn't the case last year." If a market researcher reads a comment like that, one possible interpretation is that playing hard and representing the fan base is extremely important and even more important than whether they won or lost.
When you think about it, it makes sense within the context of what has taken place here over the last couple years.
Most excellent reporting, JB. Thank you.
The universe is the practical joke of the General at the expense of the Particular, quoth Frater Perdurabo, and laughed. The disciples nearest him wept, seeing the Universal Sorrow. Others laughed, seeing the Universal Joke. Others wept. Others laughed. Others wept because they couldn't see the Joke, and others laughed lest they should be thought not to see the Joke. But though FRATER laughed openly, he wept secretly; and really he neither laughed nor wept. Nor did he mean what he said.
You can see how that middle comment above could have easily ranked highest.
JB, thanks for the recap.
The one comment that is a head-scratcher is the shuttle buses from the park to the Green Line station. I'm assuming anyone taking public transportation needs to walk at least three blocks to get home AFTER they get off the train, so I'm not sure why the three blocks to get there BEFORE they get on the train is a struggle. It's not that far.
Thanks, JB.
#3---about the time commitment. We live downstate, and the time commitment is as much of a factor as the cost. We used to go several times a year and stay overnight, but hotel costs are too high now, so it's up and back the same day. Not much Brooks can do about that--unless there are ticket/hotel deals and they'd have to be signifcant deals. Shorter games would help. Understandably, we are not the target market, though.
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Jerome Windschitl, age 86 or rural Comfrey, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Jerome Windschitl, age 86 or rural Comfrey, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, Sept.r 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Japanese Martyrs Catholic Church in Leavenworth with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 4 -7 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, and will continue for one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Father Andy Michels bill be officiating the service. Condolences may be sent via e-mail at: www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.
Jerome Linus Windschitl was born on the family farm in Mulligan Township on May 3, 1926, the son of Bartl and Mary (Holm) Windschitl. He was united in marriage to Rita Callanan on July 14, 1956, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. Jerome farmed his entire life and was a lifetime member of the Church of Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the choir, and a recipient of the Bishops Medal for the New Ulm Diocese. Jerome enjoyed playing the accordion, woodworking, doing mechanical work in his shop, and singing. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and farming. His Christian faith was always very important to Jerome's life and his love of family was an example for all.
He is survived by his wife Rita of rural Comfrey; sons, Joseph and wife Debra A. Windschitl of Sleepy Eye, Patrick and wife Colleen Windschitl of Springfield, and Michael and wife Debra K. Windschitl of Comfrey; daughter Roseanne and husband John Kaseforth of Springfield; grandchildren- Katie (Mark) Lax, Cassandra (Emmanuel) Saye, Shelby Windschitl, Thomas and Lucas Windschitl, and Allison, Johnny and Joseph Kaseforth; and sister Evelyn Eischen of Comfrey.
He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter Abby Windschitl; sister Mary Rose Eischen; and a brother in infancy.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - With a 1-1 performance, junior Leslie Hansen copped All-America honors at the NCAA Women's Tennis Individual Championship Tournament hosted by Oglethorpe University this past weekend. The accolade is her second as she posted an identical mark at last year's event.
Hansen opened the tournament by defeating Rachel Wallwork (Swarthmore College), 6-3, 6-3. Her run came to an end in the Round of 16 where she fell to eventual semifinalist Sarah D'Elia (Bowdoin College), 6-1, 6-3.
Hansen became the second person in the program's history to earn multiple All-America accolades. Mealani Nakamura earned a pair of plaudits in 1998-99 following a 1-1 outing in the singles tournament and a semifinal doubles finish with partner Kelly Koskelin. The next year, Nakamura added another All-America award with a 1-1 performance in the singles bracket.


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That changed Wednesday night in a 69-54 victory over USF before a sell-out crowd of over 5,000 at Carnesecca Arena.
"I wasn't pleased with stretches where we lost our focus and concentration," Lavin said of a second-half timeout he called when he could be heard over the home crowd, letting his team know he didn't like what he was seeing. "We lost the concentration we need to put good teams away. But we recaptured the focus and salted the win away. With our schedule stepping up we can't have those lapses or teams will go on runs and that will make it less likely that we will do something special in March."
Freshman forward JaKarr Sampson scored 20 points with seven rebounds and sophomore guard D'Angelo Harrison added 18 with five assists and four rebounds as St. John's handed the Bulls their ninth-straight loss and 13th in their last 14 games.
Second-year swingman Sir'Dominic Pointer added 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists – marking his third-career double-double and third in the last 10 games – for the Red Storm (16-10, 8-6), which has now won seven of its last 10. The win moves St. John's into a tie for seventh in the conference.
Marc-Antoine Bourgault was the Red Storm's fourth double-figure scorer, finishing with 10 points in a performance that included two 3-pointers and his first-career dunk, which delighted the crowd and the Frenchman's teammates.
It was the first game back for Lavin, who missed two games following the death of his father, Cap, a Hall of Famer from a different USF, the University of San Francisco.
The Red Storm players knew they heard a different Lavin than they had during the season.
"We never thought the lead was in jeopardy, but we knew we had to close out the game," Harrison said of Lavin's more expressive message to the team during a 30-second timeout. "He was frustrated we stepped off the gas and I'd be frustrated too. He got on us and kept us in the game."
St. John's finished 6-of-18 from 3-point range, a good performance from the team that entered the day last in the 15-team conference by shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Red Storm, which also was last in the league at free throw shooting at 64.4 percent, made 15-of-20 for the game (75.0 percent).
The sellout crowd of 5,602 was enticed by a bobblehead doll of Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca and a halftime recognition of former St. John's players and coaches. The brief ceremony concluded with remarks from Carnesecca that included a reference to "an octopus wearing roller skates" as a description of a young team.
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ADRIAN — A "not guilty" plea was entered Wednesday for Steven Daniel Storm when the Vandercook Lake man was arraigned on an open murder charge in the killing of Sandra Johnson of Woodstock Township.
Storm, 42, said nothing during the brief procedure in Lenawee County Circuit Court. He was handed a notice for a Feb. 27 hearing date, led out of the courtroom and returned to jail. He has been held without bond since his arrest on Nov. 21.
Family members and friends of the victim said they are still trying to understand how Johnson could have ended up as a murder victim.
"She was truly a victim," said LuAnn Bearden, one of the Lenawee County sheriff's detectives working on the case.
Johnson, 63, was retired from General Motors and leading an active life of being involved with family and her grandchildren's activities. Her hobbies included playing the hammered dulcimer, sewing, yoga and stained glass work, according to her obituary.
"She was a beautiful, wonderful woman," said daughter Tamyra David-Maige of Onsted.
"We don't want her remembered for what happened to her, instead of as the person she was," said Michelle Evans, also a daughter.
They said they are still waiting for answers to questions about why Storm would want to harm their mother.
Johnson and Storm knew each other, but it was not much more than being acquainted, prosecutors have said.
"We knew of him. We did not know him," Evans said.
Storm has no criminal record and was living with his wife and children at the time of the murder. He told court officials he was unemployed and had no money in his bank accounts before a public defender was assigned to represent him.
Details of what detectives have learned about a possible motive remain confidential. Some of that information was expected to be revealed in a preliminary examination in district court to establish probable cause to send Storm to circuit court for trial. Instead, his attorney waived that hearing on Jan. 11.
All that has been made public about the case is that Storm became a suspect during a review of Johnson's bank records a few days after her murder. She is believed to have been killed at her home on Nov. 16. Her body was found a few miles away at a public boat launch on Crispell Lake in Jackson County's Liberty Township. Asphyxia is the cause of death listed on her death certificate.
No resolution of the case is now expected at the Feb. 27 hearing scheduled before Judge Timothy P. Pickard.
"There hasn't been a plea bargain discussed," said Lenawee County Prosecutor Burke Castleberry. "At this point we're preparing for trial."
Storm pleads not guilty in murder
ADRIAN — A "not guilty" plea was entered Wednesday for Steven Daniel Storm when the Vandercook Lake man was arraigned on an open murder charge in the killing of Sandra Johnson of Woodstock Township.


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