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Since its US introduction in '08, the A5 answered the call of many Euro enthusiasts for a sporty two-door Audi coupe that could seat four comfortably and compete with the BMW 3-Series coupes.
It shares much of the technology in the four-door A4, so tuning options are plentiful, but it gives Audi enthusiasts something new to play with. Ian Keith Coyco liked the A5's fresh styling cues enough to become the first person in his neighborhood to drive and modify one, which coincidently is the first we've ever featured.
Working as an IT technician in Los Angeles, Ian had previously built two Hondas, including a track-prepared Del Sol. "I was getting older and wanted to step away from the import scene," he began. "I was looking for a two-door. I didn't even know the A5 existed until I went to the Audi dealer when the car was still new."
Ian drove this Ibis white '09 A5 home off the showroom floor. It didn't even matter that the 3.2 liter V6 FSI quattro was the only trim level available - a 2.0T would have offered more tuning options and saved him a few bucks, but he wasn't worried. "After running the Del Sol, I didn't want anymore engine problems, so I've stayed away from the motor," he admitted. Regardless, the 265hp, 243 lb-ft V6 has served him well. Without popping the hood, Ian installed an Eisenmann quad exhaust to gain a more pronounced growl, as well as a Sprint Booster for better throttle response.
The project would focus on cosmetics, with Ian gathering advice from friends to plan the changes. Addressing the chassis, the coupe was lowered by KW coilovers. Friend Eric Valdez then helped choose the perfect set of wheels, selecting 20'' HRE 590Rs mounted with Toyo tires.
The mesh design and brushed finish of the dubs increased the A5's sportiness without detracting from its elegance. Additionally, Ian replaced the factory brakes with 15'' Brembo slotted rotors and six-piston calipers for the ultimate anchorage.
Next, M1 Autobody in El Monte, CA sourced a Rieger body kit from Germany and color-matched it. The stock front bumper was graced with a lip spoiler and splitter, while the sides received deeper skirts with contrasting black accents.
Our favorite part is perhaps the rear valance, which changed the personality of the car - the Rieger piece features large openings and hugs the quad exhaust tips. A subtle roof spoiler was thrown into the mix, accentuating the black-painted roof.
For subtlety, the owner tinted the tail lights slightly darker, while the headlights were converted to European-spec, ditching the amber reflectors. The front grille was also swapped for a Euro piece with its fixed Euro plate holder.
Almost finished, Ian wanted something to give the car the wow factor, especially being part of competitive car club Over Rev. So he sought the expertise of Audio Xcellence in City of Industry, CA. To go with the exterior, you might imagine Ian would opt for a restrained audio system. But the installer decided to take it in a different direction and go for glory.
A white suede subwoofer enclosure was fabricated, housing two 15'' Rockfod Fosgate subs firing into the cabin. Then a custom kick panel was fitted with 5.25'' two-way components. Two amps located on either side of the trunk walls powered the system, and the icing on the cake was two 8'' LCD monitors in the sunvisor locations.
Compared to most of the previous Audi feature cars we've published, Ian's project might initially appear somewhat conservative, despite its stereo. But as a first-time Euro owner, and faced with a fresh A5 chassis, he's actually accomplished more than what we'd expect from a guy who used to build Hondas!
2009 Audi A5 Quattro
Owner: Ian Keith Coyco
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: IT technician
Engine: 3.2 liter V6 FSI with Eisenmann race-style quad tip exhaust, Sprint Booster throttle module
Drivetrain: six-speed manual transmission
Brakes: Brembo big-brake kit with 15'' slotted discs and six-piston calipers
Suspension: KW Variant 1 coilovers, Stasis rear sway bar
Wheels & Tires: 20x9.5'' front, 20x10.5'' rear HRE 590R wheels finished in brushed aluminum with chrome lips, 255/30 R20 front, 295/25 R20 rear Toyo Proxes 4 tires
Exterior: Rieger front and rear valances, side skirts, front splitter and roof spoiler, tinted tail lights, black roof, OE Euro front grille and headlights, debadged trunk
Interior: white suede headliner
Audio/Visual: white suede trunk enclosure for two Rockford Fosgate 15'' Power T1 T112D4 subs, 3Sixty signal processor, Power T400-2, T400-4 amps, Power T152-S 5.25'' two-way component speakers in front kick panel pods, two 8'' AVE LCD monitors, DVD player, Monster 400-series hardware
Thanks: M1 Autobody, DTM Autobody, Street Image, Audio Xcellence, Need4Speed Motorsports, Team OverRev


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John Joe Nevin's absence from the Ireland boxing squad for next month's World Championships in Kazakhstan has left the nation without a representative in the bantamweight slot.
Nevin was on the original list of 10 names lodged by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association with world governing body AIBA, but subsequently declared his intention to turn professional.
Ireland attempted to replace Olympic silver medallist Nevin with Gary McKenna at 56kg - only for AIBA to then rule out the switch due to the deadline for registration having passed.
The departure of world number one Nevin to the professional ranks is a big blow to the Ireland squad which hopes to surpass the one bronze - won by Nevin - at the last World Championships in Azerbaijan two years ago.
Ireland head coach Billy Walsh said: "John Joe will obviously be difficult to replace. He's ranked number one in the world and would have been seeded at number one in Kazakhstan.
"But our focus is on the World Championships. John Joe is not going and the rest of the squad are, and they are our focus now."
The Ireland squad is headed by two London 2012 bronze medallists, light-flyweight Paddy Barnes and flyweight Michael Conlan - who is expected to follow Nevin into the professional ranks after the tournament.
Walsh added: "The World Championships is always the toughest tournament - tougher than the Olympic Games. But if the team perform to their potential they are capable of doing well."
Ireland squad - Light-flyweight: Paddy Barnes; Flyweight: Michael Conlan; Lightweight: Sean McComb; Light-welterweight: Ray Moylette; Welterweight: Adam Nolan; Middleweight: Jason Quigley; Light-heavyweight: Joe Ward; Heavyweight: Tommy McCarthy; Super-heavyweight: Con Sheehan.

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Artist Allyson Melberg
October 10th - November 9th 2008
Cinders Gallery
Allyson Melberg's solo show titled Do Little opened at Cinders Gallery Friday night exhibiting a collection of new work by the artist including many framed drawings, some small-scale sculptures, and a painting. Her work is composed of soft earthy palettes utilizing homemade inks and egg tempura in a repeating narrative that includes a girl figure interacting with an animal, disease, or some sort of organic blob formation. The work is whimsical and intricate displaying a variety in scale, which makes for affordable artwork. Go check out the show and support Cinders Gallery!
The Artist
Painting on wall... Very nice.
Nice sculptures.
Cinders was packed!
Laura was into it...
The beer man was stoked!
Kim and I were too :)
The Austin homie Matt Rodriguez on the tree outside... Rad!!!
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Days after winning upgraded status at the United Nations, the Palestinians are threatening to join the world's first permanent war crimes court and pursue charges against the Israelis.
Although the Palestinians say that any decision is still a long ways off, the mere threat has unnerved Israel. But pressing a case may not be so simple and could potentially leave the Palestinians themselves vulnerable to prosecution.
Since winning recognition as a nonmember observer state in the United Nations General Assembly last week, the Palestinians believe they now qualify for membership in the International Criminal Court.
In opposing the Palestinian bid at the U.N., Israel repeatedly cited Palestinian threats to turn to the ICC to prosecute Israeli officials for a variety of alleged crimes, ranging from actions by the Israeli military to Israel's construction of Jewish settlements on occupied land.
While Israel does not recognize the court's jurisdiction and believes its own actions do not violate international law, officials are concerned legal action that could embarrass Israel, make it difficult for Israeli officials to travel overseas or portray the country as a pariah state. A war crimes conviction can include fines and maximum penalties of life in prison.
With this in mind, a senior Palestinian official, Nabil Shaath, spoke of possible ICC action over Israel's tough response to the U.N. bid. Israel immediately cut off $100 million in tax transfers to the Palestinians and announced plans to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements.
"By continuing these war crimes of settlement activities on our lands and stealing our money, Israel is pushing and forcing us to go to the ICC," Shaath said late Monday.
On the surface, the Palestinians appear to have a strong case against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Palestinians claim the two areas, as well as the Gaza Strip, for their future state.
The U.N. resolution last week recognized a Palestinian state in all three territories, captured by Israel in the 1967 war. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but continues to control access in and out of the area.
The U.N. resolution appeared to repudiate the Israeli position that the West Bank and east Jerusalem are "disputed" territories and effectively condemned Israeli settlements in the areas,


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Best Book for 1L Contracts
Larry Cunningham's provocative account of contract law in his new book Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why they Matter is remarkable. First, it provides a clear and easily cognizable overview of many topics including the leading cases covered in most first-year contracts courses. Rather than providing readers with a treatise, he quickly gets to the essence of various topics including formation, unenforceable bargains, excuses, remedies, unjust enrichment, interpretation, modification, conditions, and third party beneficiaries.
The clarity with which Cunningham explains convoluted principles deeply embedded in contract doctrine makes it easy for general readers and particularly first-year students to understand. Remarkably Cunningham is able to write with a flair and without legalese, while still preserving scholarly sophistication and retaining legal detail. His book is therefore enlightening not only for general readers or law school students but also for academics, practitioners or anyone interested in contract law.
Second, Cunningham demonstrates classic contract law's capacity to resolve popular contemporary problems. He closely examines cases which seemingly only fascinate some of us as students or academics in such areas as mistake and frustration deriving from a fertile cow, a cancelled coronation, and the blockade of the Suez Canal. He then applies these old chestnut cases to recent disputes involving overstated investments due to the Madoff ponzi scheme and Donald Trump's delayed payments on his loans due to the Great Recession. This approach teaches students that cases with even archaic facts can significantly impact contemporary legal disputes.
This book is a great supplement to traditional contracts casebooks as it puts the issues from century old cases into modern contexts. In fact, I recommended this book to my students as a supplement to the Dawson, Harvey, Henderson, Baird casebook and have received only favorable feedback on the selection. Students have found Cunningham's approach helpful in conceptualizing how various topics in contract law fit together. The book will not only enlighten students, but will also fascinate general readers, academics and practitioners.
Susan Schwab Heyman is an Associate Professor of Law at Roger Williams University. Some of her scholarship can be found here on the SSRN. Full disclosure: she was once Cunningham's student in Contracts.


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I write to protest the UN-proposed "Small Arms Treaty," which would violate U.S. sovereignty, infringe upon our sacred Second Amendment rights, and also severely penalize our job creators' livelihoods by denying them the right to sell the fruits of their labor.
Ask yourself, besides firearms, what American-made product is valued by anybody at all? (Okay, maybe Harleys.)
The statists show their true hypocrisy here. Most of what is called "foreign aid" is really weapons coupons. U.S. tax money goes to a foreign dictator, who takes his cut, then buys U.S.-produced ordnance. (If anything, this is just another form of corporate welfare.)
The statists whine about "terrorism" and "international crime syndicates" as they subsidize same in the name of international geopolitics. But if a free citizen of the Republic wants to make an honest deal with whomever he pleases, he finds his Constitutional rights trampled.
Sure, Al Qaida and the Norwegian Defense Front are unpopular (in many circles) now, but so were Germany and Japan not so long ago. The statists obviously do not believe in free enterprise, but at least they used to pretend to.
When American statists appear to bow before the will of the internationalists (i.e. the same New World Order whose symbol appears on the U.S. dollar bill), we must ask why? But with the "International Small Arms Treaty" the answer is simple: they want to disarm every single one of us not wearing a uniform, here and abroad.
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Terra Antarctica: Rediscovering The Seventh Continent Host Jon Bowermasters guides a crew of adventurers on this National Geographic-sponsored expedition by sea kayak, sailboat, foot and small plane to record changes occurring to Antarctica due to the warming trend. Temperatures have risen faster here than anywhere else on the planet over the last half-century.G
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Energy and Eccentricity" The precise orbit of a heavenly body. D
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Economics U$A "Federal Reserve" The rising power of the Federal Reserve Board and the pros and cons of increasing reliance on monetary policy are examined. D
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French In Action "More Variety, More Riches" In the garden next to Saint-Germain-des-Pres, our travelers are looking for a theme for their trip. They can't agree, but mention of the cider of Normandy awakens their thirst, and they adjourn to the nearby Cafe des Deux Magots.G
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Clifford The Big Red Dog "Blanket Blues/Dino Clifford" Cleo spies Clifford's favorite blanket--one he has had since he was a puppy--and proclaims it the perfect cape for Super T-bone. Clifford reluctantly allows his friends to use the blanket, if they promise to be very careful. The game turns rambunctious, the blanket gets dirty and Clifford gets upset. D
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Arthur "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked/Best of the Nest" Sue Ellen is the champion of the popular Internet game, Virtualgoose.com. She becomes so obsessed, however, that she starts imagining her friends as geese to be conquered! Can Sue Ellen give up Virtualgoose before she finally quacks. D
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Martha Speaks "Monkeyshines Martha/Dog Daze" Monkeyshines Martha - Helen's hefty schoolwork load leaves her with little time left to spend with Martha. At loose ends, Martha finds a friend in Professor Monkey, whose wacky inventions propel Martha into a world of new adventures. Vocabulary: (E) relie(f)(ve), genius, unwind, cherish, pressure. D
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Curious George "Zeros to Donuts/Curious George, Stain Remover" George buys one hundred dozen donuts and uses the Renkins water pump to clean a grape juice spill.G
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Reindeer Games/Along Came A Spider" Nick and Sally can't find their sled that's buried under the snow. Off they go to the Jingly Bell Forest where Magnus shows them how he digs with his feet and shovels snow with his antlers.Nick and Sally are playing soccer when their ball goes through a hole in their net. Luckily Cat's friend Mabel is a spider who knows all about weaving - maybe she can help them!G
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Super Why! "The Frog Prince" Princess Pea wants to do ballet, and Spider wants to spin webs, so how will these two friends play together? To find some answers, the Super Readers check out The Frog Prince and meet another Princess who can't see eye to eye with her friend! Will the Super Readers be able to help the Princess and the Frog kiss and make up? Educational Objectives: To learn about compromise, practice the alphabet and rhyme with UMP words. Preschoolers discover that the power to read will change the story. D
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Dinosaur Train "Valley of the Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish" Valley of the Stygimolochs - Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, who have really impressive horns. Tiny Loves Fish - After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond. D
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Sesame Street "Elmo Wants to Have A Ball" Elmo's daddy has given him a dollar and he is not sure what to buy. He sees lots of things that are interesting, but decides that he wants a Stupendous Ball. The only problem is that it costs five dollars. D
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Sid The Science Kid "The Dirt On Dirt" In an Earth Day themed episode, Sid wants to know what makes dirt so dirty? At school, Sid and his friends discover that dirt is really important to the Earth because it helps things grow, and it's also filled with tiny rocks, pieces of leaves, and even living things like bugs and worms!. D
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WordWorld "Snug As A Bug/Nightlight" Snug as a Bug: Frog helps insomniac Bug figure out the end of the rhyme "snug as a bug in a ." so that Bug can sleep. Nightlight: The rest of Word World is trying to sleep, but Bear is keeping everyone awake with her all-night racket. D
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Caillou "Sounds and Music!" When Caillou visits Clementine, he is impressed to see Billy practicing on a Tuba. Soon, Billy's marching band mates arrive to practice. Clementine and Caillou wish they could join in too. D
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Barney & Friends "The Reluctant Dragon, A Fairy Tale Adventure" Barney teaches that you can't tell from the outside what someone might be like on the inside. He does this by telling a story about a dragon that wasn't at all what others thought she was. The villagers were afraid of her, but it turns out, she wasn't scary at all. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Reindeer Games/Along Came A Spider" Nick and Sally can't find their sled that's buried under the snow. Off they go to the Jingly Bell Forest where Magnus shows them how he digs with his feet and shovels snow with his antlers.Nick and Sally are playing soccer when their ball goes through a hole in their net. Luckily Cat's friend Mabel is a spider who knows all about weaving - maybe she can help them!G
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Thomas & Friends "Working Well" Alicia Botti, the famous opera singer, is coming to Sodor. Thomas is bubbling with pride that he is to collect her and take her to the Town Hall for the grand concert. Also arriving that day is a new engine named Charlie. D
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Curious George "Zeros to Donuts/Curious George, Stain Remover" George buys one hundred dozen donuts and uses the Renkins water pump to clean a grape juice spill.G
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Martha Speaks "Monkeyshines Martha/Dog Daze" Monkeyshines Martha - Helen's hefty schoolwork load leaves her with little time left to spend with Martha. At loose ends, Martha finds a friend in Professor Monkey, whose wacky inventions propel Martha into a world of new adventures. Vocabulary: (E) relie(f)(ve), genius, unwind, cherish, pressure. D
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The Electric Company "The Unmuffins" Something funny is going on. The Pranksters are being very helpful and The Electric Company is being awfully unfriendly. Will Jessica be able to fix things so everyone is back to normal?. D
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WordGirl "Captain Tangent/Chuck and Brent Ride Again" Captain Tangent - When Becky and her family go out to dinner at Blackbeard's Buffet, they encounter a new villain, Captain Tangent - a teenage pirate with a magnetic hook and talking parrot. It's up to WordGirl to stop him from stealing her mom's trophy and all the coins (a.k. D
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Wild Kratts "Fireflies" It's time for the annual Wild Kratt Firefly picnic. Martin and Chris head off into the forest to find some fireflies to join in the fun, but fashion designer, Donita Donata, has been capturing all the fireflies to use in the making of a sparkly, one-of-a-kind dress. The Wild Kratts team has to save the firefly population! Science Concepts: Bioluminescence, Cold light. D
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Cyberchase "Team Spirit" Interest is lagging in the annual Mount Olympus Games, attendance is sagging, and Zeus is not happy. How can he restore the spirit of competition? With lightning bolt speed, he pits Team Motherboard, coached by Digit, against Team Hacker, coached by Wicked, The teams have to compete in the Triadditon, a relay-type race made up of an obstacle course, a swim race, and a foot race where each competitor does one event and tags their teammate to do the next. Bragging rights and hero worship go to the winners. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Ruffman Manor Is Haunted" Ruff has just learned that he's set to inherit Ruffman Manor from his ancestor Maximilian Ruffman. The only problem. Ruffman Manor is said to be HAUNTED! Ruff sends all six FETCHers out to check out the manor and find out if it's safe for him to move in. D
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Nightly Business Report Federal Reserve policymakers say they're ready to act but take no new steps to boost the economy. NBR's Susie Gharib speaks with PIMCO's Co-CEO Mohamed El-Erian. Volatility rocks stocks after a technology issue at one big market maker that leads to a bumpy open at the New York Stock Exchange. D
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NOVA "The Fabric of the Cosmos - Universe Or Multiverse?" Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the multiverse. Part 4 of 4G
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War "When Things Get Tough" (January 1943 - December 1943) American troops are ashore in North Africa. Under George Patton, they begin to beat back Rommel's seasoned veterans. At home, manufacturing is converted to the war effort and millions of women enter the work force. Allied leaders draw up plans for the long-delayed invasion of Europe. Part 2 of 7G
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I did a dive shooting video with two sola video 1200 on a Nauticam NEX-5 system Friday night and really enjoyed the rig. The small size and near neutral buoyancy really helped with stability and setup on a small gorillapod, and the 18-55 lens covered a lot of the subjects we see at Blue Heron on a night dive. I couldn't believe how well the af tracked moving subjects, even hand held.
By accident I shot a demonstration of why red lights are useful..
The part that was of most interest to me was to watch the pupil. It did not dilate until the white light came on.


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The mission of the Shenandoah County Library System is to enrich the quality of life in the community by providing residents with access to the world of ideas, information and creative experience.
The Library anticipates and responds to the community's needs for information; develops and maintains an environment where lifelong habits of learning, self-improvement, and self-expression are encouraged; and offers patrons a place to meet their educational, informational and recreational needs.
• To meet or exceed the single "A" level of the Virginia Public Library Standards contained in the Library of Virginia's Planning for Library Excellence.
• To provide access to a balanced range of library resources and services that meet the information and recreational needs of the community in a timely manner.
• To promote the information literacy of patrons so that effective use is made of the library's resources.
• To actively promote the use of library services and facilities through programs and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of both with particular emphasis on children and young adults.
• To preserve and share across generations the wisdom, culture and history of our community.
• To use technology both to increase the effectiveness of library operations and to enhance access to library materials, information, and services.
• To actively cooperate with other libraries, schools, and community agencies and groups in the delivery of library services.
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The north is humid and cool, while the south is dry and warm. Favorable conditions for grape growing in the south make French wines world-renowned—and France the world's largest producer. The nation sets a fast pace in telecommunications, biotechnology, and aerospace industries. Sophia Antipolis, a booming high-tech complex on the Riviera, attracts scientists from throughout Europe. Coal and steel industries are concentrated in the northeast near major coalfields.
The government continues to play a large role in directing economic activity. The national road network is the world's densest, and the high-speed train (TGV) runs at speeds of 270 kilometers (167 miles) per hour or more. Both road and rail transport tourists, helping to make France the most visited country on Earth. Nuclear power, which supplies 80 percent of France's electricity, enjoys widespread support, in part because there is virtually no domestic oil. Government policies provide for a 35-hour workweek and five weeks of paid vacation annually.
Paris has long been France's cultural, political, and business epicenter. In the early 19th century Napoleon Bonaparte divided large, traditional provinces into small departments, which have since been regrouped into larger, regional units. Low turnout in the 2002 elections was interpreted as voter apathy due to the dominant influence of Paris. Amendments to the constitution, approved in 2003, give more political power to the country's 22 regions and 96 departments.
Heavy losses in both world wars bled France of labor, wealth, and prestige. After World War II, France's colonial subjects, from Algeria to Vietnam, struggled for independence. Immigration from France's former colonies, especially Algeria, contributes to some four million persons of Arab descent living in France today. An independent defense doctrine, launched by President Charles de Gaulle in 1966, has turned the nation into one of the world's largest arms suppliers. France maintains ties with its former colonies through aid, trade, and military pacts. The French have developed modern political ties with former colonies still under French administration. Overseas departments (officially part of France) with their own elected governments are French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion. Territories with varying degrees of autonomy are French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Mayotte, New Caledonia, St.-Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna.
|Couple Walk Through Ruins of St. Lo France:
A civilian couple walks through ruins of the heavily bombed ruins in the city of St. Lo, France, August 1944.
(Photo Credit: Getty)
|Damage in Trafalgar Square, London: London, England 1942.
Soldiers examine buildings in Trafalgar Square damaged by German bombs.
(Photo Credit: Corbis)
France Facts: Map and Geography
France Geography: France shares borders with Belgium to the North East, Germany and Luxemburg in the East as well as with Switzerland, Italy to the South East. The Pyrenees, a mountain range to the South of France, form a natural border between Spain and France. The highest mountain in France is the Mont Blanc, which is 4,810m high and stands at the border between France and Italy .
Mainland France is divided into 27 regions and these into 101 departments . The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to France too. Of the 101 departments there are also 5 ROM (regions d'outre mer or overseas regions) also belonging to France: French Guyana in South America, Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean, La Reunion and Mayotte in Africa in the Indian Ocean.
France Attractions
- Paris: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre, Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe, river Seine and many other great attractions
- Versailles : castle of French kings
- Lasceaux Caves for 17,000 year old rock paintings
- Cote d'Azur for turquoise blue sea and great beaches
- Corsica: in the Mediterranean sea
- French Alps: great skiing and snowboarding
- Mont St. Michel: Island with high tide
- Provence for lavender fields and old historic towns like Avignon
|Mont St. Michel: Island with high tide
Interesting Facts: French Language factsFrench is the official language in France and it is also the second major language in Europe.
The Romanic language comes from Latin and is today the second most studied language after English and spoken by more than 300million people around the world as first or second language.
Famous French People
|Caricature of Eiffel, published in 1887
at the time of "The Artist's Protest"
France is famous for the beaux-arts, the many great painters, sculptors. Famous French painters are Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne and Auguste Rodin is certainly one of the most famous French sculptors.
French composers which are very famous are: Maurice Ravel (Bolero) and Georges Bizet (Carmen). Children all around the world love French literature, like the famous "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas and "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
French political leader Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was born on Corsica. He reformed the French laws. He declared himself Emperor of the French in 1904. Napoleon's army was defeated by the British in the Battle of Waterloo (now in Belgium) in 1815. He was exiled to the island St. Helena in the Mediterranean Sea where he died in 1821.
French FoodThe French main dishes contain: fresh vegetables, meat and cheeses. French cuisine is well known for its freshness and high quality dishes. The French people enjoy their main meal in the evening and this meal often consists of three courses starting with a "hors d'oeuvre", a starter dish which often is soup or a salad and bread, then the main course and afterwards some cheese or fruit.
The bread you will get in France in a typical French "boulangerie" (bakery) is mostly white wheat bread or bread sticks, called "baguette".
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- Croque Monsieur/Croque Madame: ham and cheese grilled sandwich while Croque Madame is the more heavy version with ham, cheese and a fried egg on top
- Escargots: snails
- Foie Gras: Goose liver pate
- Pain au chocolat: similar to a croissant filled with chocolate
- Crepes: French very thin pancakes with filling
- Ratatouille: vegetable stew
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Pearl Jam's Former CFO Pleads Guilty to Theft
The long-running saga between Pearl Jam and their former chief financial officer will soon come to an end. Rickey Charles Goodrich has pleaded guilty to felony theft charges related to the band in a Seattle court.
In June 2012, Goodrich, 55, was charged with 33 counts of theft totaling $380,000 between 2006 and his dismissal from Curtis, Inc. - the band's management company - in Sept. 2010. This includes transferring money from corporate accounts for his personal debts - which were eventually repaid - to purchasing $134,000 worth of items and vacations for his family to the company credit card.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that Goodrich pleaded out to six of the charges. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb 21, where King County prosecutors will request a six-month jail sentence, provided he pays back the money in full. If he is unable to repay, however, they will recommend a 14-month sentence.
Goodrich began working for Pearl Jam's touring company in 2005 as their accountant, and moved on to Curtis, inc. a year later. He also co-managed their fan club, which turned up "cash flow issues" in 2009. Neither the band nor Goodrich had any comment.


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Advocates seek legislative action to improve wages and social services supports to address poverty issues in Idaho, according to the recently released national 2013 Job Gap study.
"Idahoan workers will continue to struggle to provide for their basic needs unless wages increase and worker supports, like expanded Medicaid eligibility, are put in place," states the 15th annual study, conducted by the Alliance for a Just Society in cooperation with the Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN).
The report (online at www.thejobgap.org) lists a living wage in Idaho ranges from $14.49 for a single individual to $17.69 per adult for a family of four with both parents working. For individual employment, there are 10 to one job seekers for every job opening that pays a living wage; and for a family of four with two working parents there are 45 to one job seekers for every living wage job opening.
For 2013, the study reported a total 112,853 job seekers in Idaho with a total 26,229 job openings.
"My family and I live on about $13,000 a year, and, for our family size, our income falls under 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Line [FPL]," said Robin Evans of Grangeville, in an interview from the study.
She and her husband share a newspaper delivery contract, traversing 575 miles each week, that earns them less than $1,000 each month. This, along with a part-time elementary school cafeteria job she has, "leaves us without a living wage, without access to health care, and without sufficient income to meet our monthly expenses," Evans said.
The couple does not qualify for subsidies in the health care exchange as these begin at 100 percent FPL, she said. A lack of access to health care for more than five years took its toll last year, leaving her with a more than $25,000 hospital bill.
"A lack of a decent wage has put us in a precarious housing situation," Evans said, and despite help from a fellow church member with a house to rent, the couple has fallen behind and owes more than five months of back rent.
"Still, we keep doing the best that we can to get through each month," she said, "relying on community food programs and prioritizing which bills to pay what medications we can live without."
To address such issues, ICAN is working to support the minimum wage increase (Idaho is currently at $7.25 per hour), Medicaid redesign, and to also put a 36 percent rate cap on the lending industry, which the organization noted is 438 percent on average in the state.
"I would like to see legislation around those issues to protect the people that are working as hard as they are but still not having ends meet," said Dist. 17 Representative Sue Chew (D, Boise). "It's important to look at the Governor's Education Task Force recommendations, including restoring funding to 2009 levels. It's important to break the cycle of poverty, and one way to do that is through higher education."
Raise Idaho, a grass-roots campaign, is working to get a minimum wage initiative on the November 2014 ballot, according to the Idaho Statesman. This will require gathering at least 84,000 signatures within the next four months.
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The LCPS Energy & Environment Team
The LCPS Energy & Environment Team includes all students, staff, parents and other community members who make up the totality of individuals who utilize LCPS sites.
"Every dollar that pays an unnecessarily high energy bill could be spent for a much better purpose – teaching children."
The LCPS Energy & Environment Team will ensure efficient and effective stewardship of public resources through continually striving to reduce district energy use and cost without negatively impacting health and safety, the educational environment or productivity.
Program Administrators:
Michael Barancewicz - Energy Education Specialist
John Lord - Energy Education Specialist
Core objectives that support the goal and actions that support core objectives:
I. Coordinate energy savings efforts and implement appropriate best practices.
a. Implement a variety of audits types in district facilities to insure operational efficiency, optimum educational environment, and compliance with School Board Policy §6-42.
b. Coordinate with Building Administrators regarding usage of facilities outside of standard instructional hours to insure proper space utilization consistent with energy conservation.
c. Assist Building Administrators on behalf of the Mechanical Trades Supervisor regarding the use and functionality of Building Automation and HVAC Systems.
d. Coordinate with Building Administrators regarding overnight, weekend, and holiday shutdown procedures.
e. Coordinate with County of Loudoun Parks, Recreation and Community Services regarding their various uses of LCPS facilities.
f. Implement pertinent best practices as defined by the Virginia School Boards Association's "Green Schools Challenge," The Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program, and Cenergistic.
g. Report observed safety hazards to the affected Building Administrator and/or Supervisor of Safety and Security.
h. Promote energy conservation through positive feedback to all students, staff, parents and other community members who make up the totality of individuals who utilize LCPS sites.
II. Evaluate and utilize the most effective energy providers and rates.
a. Insure that all district utility accounts are on the proper rate schedule.
b. Insure district participation in any rebate program offered by energy providers.
c. Participate in governmental cooperative energy buying groups, as available, to insure that utility rates remain as favorable as possible.
d. Consult with the appropriate Virginia Certified Purchasing Officer regarding energy contracts and assist in administration of contract terms.
III. Report on program efforts and status via various media and methods.
a. Report to Director of Facilities Services as required regarding energy use and cost.
b. Report to School Board annually on status and success of program.
c. Communicate directly with Principals, Faculty, and Staff as to the status of their building's energy use and cost.
d. Create, maintain, and periodically update the Energy & Environment section of the LCPS Website.
e. Coordinate with the Public Information Office to utilize external media opportunities to promote successes of the district's energy management program.
f. Produce special reports for internal and external requestors as needed.
IV. Prepare energy budget draft for district leadership.
a. Estimate energy requirements and budget allotments for all district facilities.
b. Estimate budget surplus or deficit status throughout each fiscal year.
V. Oversee accurate execution of energy billing functions.
a. Review and authenticate utility bills.
b. Facilitate timely processing of utility bills.
c. Interact with utility representatives to rectify billing errors.
d. Set up new utility accounts for billing.
e. Coordinate utility accounts during a change of vendor process.
VI. Research and recommend energy efficient methods and materials.
a. Advise, assist and make recommendations on energy consumption and general energy conservation measures.
b. Provide input on capital projects related to energy management and the purchase of any products that affect energy consumption.
c. Participate in conferences, symposiums, and other educational events which are focused on energy efficiency and conservation methods and/or materials.
VII. Utilize accounting software to manage energy usage and cost data.
a. Maintain energy and water consumption records and data.
b. Provide data for custom reporting needs of internal and external requestors as required.
c. Assure that necessary maintenance, updates and related tasks occur to insure functionality of software to meet LCPS needs.
VIII. Develop and maintain professional and industry contacts.
a. Interact with federal, state, and local governmental agencies to monitor energy policy and program trends.
b. Continue relationships with utility account representatives.
c. Participate in professional associations.
d. Support the LCPS business partnership with Cenergistic.
e. Support peer school districts in their energy efficiency and conservation efforts.
f. Annually coordinate with representatives of the Virginia School Boards Association regarding energy efficiency and conservation programs.
IX. Seek program improvement through staff development.
a. Equip Program Administrators with latest knowledge and resources through participation in staff development activities.
b. Earn and maintain appropriate professional certifications.
c. Provide on-going staff development for administrators, faculty and staff in various departments.
d. Provide leadership and mentorship through a summer internship opportunity as funds are available.
X. Implement methods for measuring and recognizing success.
a. Coordinate with development of internal staff recognition events and programs.
b. Administer ENERGY STAR program to highlight and recognize achievements.
c. Administer LCPS participation in the Virginia School Boards Association's "Green Schools Challenge."
d. Participate in the Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards program.
e. Coordinate with Public information Office for National School Public Relations Association recognition programs.
f. Provide support for selected pilot, experimental or trial programs as they arise.
XI. Produce and provide extracurricular instructional opportunities
a. Participate in civic, community, school, and professional engagements by creating special presentations, authoring articles, and/or manning a booth with a hands-on activity.
b. Develop and organize unique programs in cooperation with the appropriate Instructional Supervisor(s) as opportunities arise.
c. Coordinate with Principals to support individual students or student groups to develop programs based on their interests and needs.
d. Communicate selected third party created environmentally friendly program opportunities to interested LCPS stakeholders. Such programs include, but are not limited to: ENERGY STAR National Building Challenge, US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, Virginia Naturally Schools Recognition Program, Earth Day @ Loudoun Family Festival, and the Loudoun Environmental Stewardship Alliance Resources Guide.
School Board Policies:
6-41 High Performance Design and Construction for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact
6-42 Energy and Water Management/Conservation
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Parking at the Upper Valley Green Parking Lot on Valley Green Road in Wissahickon Valley Park will be limited beginning Monday, June 24 due to preliminary project work by the Friends of the Wissahickon. The parking lot will then be closed during Phases 1 and 2 of the project, beginning on July 1. The two parking lots closest to Valley Green Inn will be reserved for patrons with disabilities and families with small children.
The two-phase project will improve water quality in Wissahickon Creek by helping to meet the EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for sedimentation, improve parking conditions and restore native vegetation. Phase 1 (July 1 to September 30) will involve stabilizing the streambank along the parking lot, and Phase 2 (dates to be determined) will involve resurfacing the parking lot itself. Construction dates are determined by the permitting process and weather conditions.
The project will involve stabilizing 350 feet of stream adjacent to the parking area by installing rock steps designed to dissipate high energy storm flows,resurfacing/restriping the parking lot, repairing broken wheel stops, and replacing invasive plant species with natives. This project is being done in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Philadelphia Water Department as part of the Wissahickon Stormwater Mitigation and Sediment Reduction Project, a collaborative effort to reduce erosion and the loss of forest habitat park-wide.
For the safety of all park users, Park Rangers will patrol the Park during the length of the project and cars parking in non-designated parking areas in Wissahickon Valley Park will be ticketed because emergency vehicles must have access. Park users are urged to bike, walk, or use public transportation to reach the park. Park visitors can also use alternative parking lots in the Wissahickon, which are shown in the attached park overview graphic. A more detailed map of the park, trails and parking areas can be found on FOW's new Map of Wissahickon Valley Park (available at www.fow.org/about-park/maps).


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Triple Jump 44' 4''
High School: Made All-State for indoor and outdoor track in junior and senior years ... Set league and school record in the long jump ... Was eight-time individual state champion, two-time relay champion and four-time team champion ... Senior captain of indoor and outdoor track teams...Also played varsity soccer.
Why I chose Yale: "I chose Yale because at no other school have both the academics and the athletics reached as high a level as they have here. I love competing for Yale."
Personal: Saybrook College … Father, uncle and brother attended Yale … Father and uncle ran for Yale. Hobbies include skiing, biking and knitting.


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Large predatory animals, like leopards and lions, though by no means exclusively, have to live within a major contradiction.
That is, despite their awesome speed and strength, they also have to be very patient.
The reason being, if they're stalking prey though the jungle or veldt, the placement of a paw, the direction of the wind, all matter.
They're learned this invaluable lesson overtime, because not too could mean the difference between feeding their young, starvation or even death.
Movies are similar because those films that choose to be patient, reveal their mysteries gradually, run the risk of losing their audience along the way.
Or even worse, boring them, which is the kiss of death as far as movies are concerned.
And also like our feline friends, it takes faith in what you're doing, and a sure hand, to pull it off, which is why many directors don't even bother trying.
Though when it works, it's remarkable, which it does in the case of "Safety Not Guaranteed."
It's a charming, heartfelt movie that's very much about the trip, as opposed to the destination (though that's pretty cool, too).
The film revolves around a personal ad for someone seeking someone to accompany them through time (which is an interesting MacGuffin).
Though "Safety Not Guaranteed" is less about time travel–though it is present–than the danger of revealing ourselves up to others and the threat of putting the past behind us in the name of an uncertain future.
For awhile I kept wondering when there was going to be any sort of Terminator-style time hopping, though as soon as I met Darius (Aubrey Plaza), Kenneth (Mark Duplass, who also executive produced, along with his brother Jay), Jeff (Jake Johnson) and Amau (Karan Soni) I became less interested in the time travel angle, and more in the lives of four people, all scarred in their own way, looking for a way back to the places where they were happiest or seeking someway to move forward, but being unable to do so.
A movie like this rises or falls on the strengths of its characters for there aren't any giant robots, sparkly vampires, or zombies to fall back on.
And it rises admirably.
By the way, I mentioned earlier that the whole time travel aspect of the film is a bit of a MacGuffin. It is, though that's not to say that it's not fully realized at some point.
And congratulations to Derek Connolly, who wrote the screenplay for "Safety Not Guaranteed," and recently won the Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.


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Garnet, the birthstone for January, comes in many different colors. Tsavorite is a rich, deep green colored garnet.Tsavorite looks similar to an emerald but is more brilliant and durable. They are among the most expensive of all garnets. Tsavorite rates a 7 on the hardness scale. It is transparent to translucent, with good luster, and displays no pleochrism. It is a mineral containing silica and the presence of vanadium and chromium oxide is responsible for its green color. However, the most popular is the deep red colored garnet. Many representations of this stone relate to friendship and trust. Named from the Latin 'granatum' meaning "seed" referring to its resemblance to the pomegranate seed, this stone is nothing but gorgeous.
Healing Properties
The stone of benevolence, vitality, prosperity, vigor, and compassion, Tsavorite is the gemstone of the Grossular Garnet family. Tsavorite is the stone that helps the person in discovering the beauty within himself and in others. It helps the wearer to make and maintain his own destiny rather than struggling and running after those things which are truly not theirs. Being the stone increasing prosperity, Tsavorite not only bestows affluence, but also reduce the financial anxieties of the ones who wear it.
- Tsavorite recovers emotional trauma and illness and supports the cellular regeneration process of the body. It is an excellent stone in treating the skin inflammations and detoxifying the body.
- Grossular Garnet is an excellent crystal to soothe the emotional stages in a relationship especially if one has already been through a broken relationship. Tsavorite is also known to increase creativity and imagination, and reducing financial troubles and anxieties.
- Grossular Garnet edifies the lesson of abundance, from the materialistic physical wealth to religious connection of the person with the Divine. It sustains the wearer on all the levels and stages of life. It makes one to learn gratitude and spreading his learning.
- Green Grossular Garnet or Tsavorite is believed to heal the heart chakra. The heart chakra is the closet of feelings, emotions, and expressions of a human being that connects him with the outer world.
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Carmen Asselta, a Ridgewood native, recently took over as the new principal at P.S. 34 Oliver H. Perry Elementary School in Greenpoint, replacing Alicja Winnicki, the now District 14 superintendent.
While the school has since been awarded the 2012 Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence award, Asselta's is already working on her own vision for the school and her students.
A former teacher of nearly 14 years at M.S. 50 in District 14 and more recently the assistant principal at P.S 94 in Sunset Park for five years, Asselta is more than ready. In fact, she is motivated by the opportunity of progression with her new role in the Brooklyn school system.
"This is a very well-established school," Asselta said of Brooklyn's oldest school still in operation, being established circa 1867.
"It's not about coming in and changing everything, it's really more about looking at the structures that are already in place and enhancing and thinking, always towards the future," she said.
One of Asselta's many focus areas in her first year at P.S. 34 has been around furthering her student's environmental awareness with the Young Environmentalist Club. The program is run by the school's assistant principal, Maria LoRe Dioguardia, and a parent, and promotes the importance of recycling and composting with the children
"This is an opportunity for the children to really see how big the world is, and they find their place within that world pretty early," she explained. "It promotes the idea of good nutrition, where food comes from, and how to go about creating those things."
The group, made up of around 20 fourth and fifth graders, is currently working on opening a vertical garden at the school, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables in Lentol Garden, and even potentially working with local vendors on distributing their products throughout the community.
In addition to readying kids as members of the community, Asselta is also dedicated to preparing children for middle school, high school and even looking into creating a career interest by beginning to implement the idea of college.
"I believe that every child can succeed and I think that really tapping into what children's talents are is key," she said of her philosophy on educating the youth. "Every child comes to us with hidden potential and it is up to us to find out what that potential is and make it grow."
Going into her first spring at the school, her students are involved in an after-school chess program with the St. Nicks Alliance in partnership with P.S. 13, she brought back the ballroom dancing program for the fifth graders, and she is currently looking into advancing the current music program by bringing in the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music to add percussion lessons to the current program and possibly adding after-school violin lessons.
With support ffrom her parents and staff members, Asselta has already taken the reigns with her plans for the future.
"We are so happy and proud that Ms. Asselta has been formally, finally, appointed our principal," said Susan Anderson, a parent at P.S. 34. "She is an amazing leader and inspiration to the students, parents, teachers and staff."


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The United States Coast Guard Academy leads the pack after a record-setting first day of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, which took place on Friday at MIT's Zesiger Pool. With NEWMAC Open, Championship and pool records being surpassed left and right, the Bears established an opening day lead with 304 total points, followed closely by Springfield College (276) and MIT (239).
Springfield's "A" 200-yard freestyle relay team of Matt Manoni, Roy Burch, Andrew Blakesley and Greg Pearsall set the pace for the evening session by opening the finals with a blistering NCAA "A" cut time of 1:22.63. The finish not only earned the quartet First Team All-Conference honors, but it also set NEWMAC Open, Championship and pool records. MIT's top squad of Jeff Zhou, Luke Cummings, Peter Wellings and Laurent Charpentier grabbed Second Team accolades, touching the wall at 1:23.46, meeting the NCAA "B" cut standard.
Next up was the meet's first individual event, with MIT freshman Michael Dobson winning the 500-yard freestyle in an NCAA "B" cut time of 4:32.93. Entering the race as the second seed, Dobson improved upon his preliminary time by nearly 10 seconds to beat out top-seeded Bobby Brown of Coast Guard, who finished as the runner-up. Brown's preliminary split of 4:32.15 met the NCAA "A" cut as well as established new Championship and pool records.
More records fell in the 200-yard individual medley, with senior Doug Fallon leading a Coast Guard sweep of the All-Conference honors. Fallon touched the wall first at 1:54.67, setting NEWMAC Open and Championship marks in addition to reaching an NCAA "B" cut, while Bears' teammate Timmy Berry grabbed Second Team All-Conference plaudits with a finish of 1:55.24.
Four swimmers met the NCAA "B" cut in the 50-yard freestyle, with Springfield's Burch leading the way and securing his second First Team All-Conference honor of the evening with a NEWMAC Championship record time of 20.71. Also earning "B" cuts were Burch's teammates, Pearsall (20.94) and Manoni (21.08), as well as Coast Guard's Jim Okorn (20.99).
The story was the same as the divers took center stage, with Springfield grabbing both first-place and runner-up on the one-meter board. Senior Ben Casavant took the honors as the winner, earning a score of 500.30, while his freshman teammate Brian Sobol finished second with a tally of 492.80.
Rounding out the first day of action was the 400-yard medley relay, which Coast Guard "A" won with an NCAA "B" cut time of 3:26.43. The victory gave First Team All-Conference accolades to Berry, Jack Sauve, Nick Forni and Okorn. Also achieving "B" cut times were runner-up Springfield College "A" (Burch, Mackstutis, Bruno and Pearsall) and MIT "A"(Zhou, Rastislav Racz, Toomas Sepp and Cummings).
The NEWMAC Championships will continue on Saturday morning, with the prelims for the 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard backstroke commencing at 11:00 a.m. The three-meter diving trials will begin at 1:30 p.m., while the finals for all of the afternoon's swimming events, plus the 800-yard freestyle relay, will begin at 6:30 p.m.
For complete NEWMAC Championship results, please visit: http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/newmac.html
Team Standings
1. Coast Guard 304
2. Springfield 276
5. Babson 84
6. Wheaton 82
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by Arion » Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:20 pm
I want to. But then I would have to actually buy the comic. So far, I've been Byrne-stealing it.
by Grayson » Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:29 pm
I mean, it makes sense that Cap would use every thing at his disposal to survive but as you have already pointed out, if you know anything about Cap's shield then it is kinda hard to wrap your head around the concept that it could be done. I am going to invoke the most sacred of comic laws, the real world alternative to the Power Cosmic, the Physics Comic.
by Keb » Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:58 pm
I bought it today. You can write on my behalf.
by Arion » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:24 pm
Sooooo, what do you think about Cap boiling water in his shield?
by Amoebas » Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:12 pm
I think it's bullshit. And here's why...
Since Cap can still hold his shield after a nova blast powerful enough to knock out adamantiumed Ultron, Cap's shield must not conduct heat right? Then how can it boil water from a simple campfire?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:52 pm
Yeah, I was gonna point that out too. Plus Remender has already shown it being used to blast Cap across town by Havok. They've thrown all sense out the window when it comes to that. But Marvel fans will read any old crap they print and declare it awesome!
by Keb » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:12 pmHis shield is made of vibranium, right? Or some sort of vibranium/adamantium
Not that I'm a scientist but doesn't vibranium deflect kinetic energy? I don't think the heat from the fire counts and in any case it may be that the guy writing the old comic is wrong or he's using a different shield. Its not like he's used the same shield all the time. I imagine the adamantium would be able to conduct heat.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_ ... 27s_shield
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:16 pm
The molecular vibrations that create heat--that are heat--are kinetic energy in action, Keb!
And if adamantium by itself were a heat conductor, it wouldn't be indestructible. Because when something conducts heat and those molecules bump into each other at high speed, molecular damage and breakdown is the eventual result.
by Keb » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:10 pmIt doesn't bother me. I'm in it for the story, not the continuity.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:21 pm
You keep telling yourself that, but if it weren't Captain America would you really even bother?
But it doesn't bother me either, it's just more sloppy writing from the company that couldn't even manage to spell the month right on their NYCC promo cover last year.
You guys sure do set the bar for them pretty low!
by Lord Ice » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:41 pmI'm conflicted. On the one hand I like this and Uncanny Avengers. But on the other hand, it makes me happy to see others bash something written by Remender.
by Keb » Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:49 pm
What do you mean "you guys"?
That was the first Marvel comic I've bought in like 3 years. At least in terms of a new release.
To be honest, I'm not really a Captain America fan. I've only ever really liked the character in the Ultimate Alliance video games and the Jack Kirby stuff. Every other time I've read the character I've never really gave a shit either way.
My one complaint about the story is that it feels like it could be any character replacing Cap and still be what it is. I mean, they could replace Cap with Iron Man and Zola with whatever mad scientist Iron Man villain they could. It doesn't feel like it could only be a story for a specific character, which is something Marvel usually does so well. I really liked the way that Planet Hulk absolutely had to be a Hulk story or how Origin felt like it could only be a Wolverine story, etc.
I'm gonna give it a couple more issues. It's only 30% completed so if by 50% or 60% it's still meandering, then fuck it. I'll stop caring pretty easily.
by Johnny Smith » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:16 pm
He'll go to Doctor Strange
by Johnny Smith » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:19 pm
It's probably cleaner than Gotham City water
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:59 pm
Dammit. I meant type "you people" instead of "you guys". "You guys" just doesn't quite incite the same way.
You're right, though, I wasn't talking about you specifically in that part.
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Heather (Linnea Quigley), the deaf-mute sister of Brenda (Linda Blair) is gang-raped in a drawn-out, violent scene at the beginning of this routine vengeance movie, a scene that provides the motivation for Brenda's rampage through the rest of the film. Dressed in a special outfit that bares enough skin to suit the standards of this genre and armed with a crossbow, Brenda goes after the young punks in the "Scars" gang who raped her sister -- with predictably gory results. Surrounding this miniature Charles Bronson is a society burdened with parodies of "good" people: the school principal who is only superficially tough, and the upper-class teens whose thought processes were arrested shortly after kindergarten. Stereotypical and transparent, this teen movie is interesting because it does promote a woman in a "hero" role, but the subject matter and violence will not appeal to everyone.
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Cotton acreage, to no one's surprise, will be up, significantly in some areas, for 2011.
State cotton specialists participating in a Dow/Phytogen Cottonseed dinner meeting on the cusp of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Atlanta Monday evening indicated all areas across the Southern cotton growing region will add acreage.
Some cotton will displace corn, specialists say, and some will compete with peanuts and soybeans for acreage. Specialists say cotton at $1 a pound is hard to beat with any other crop option.
Texas AgriLife Extension agronomist and cotton specialist Gaylon Morgan said Texas acreage could top 6 million for 2011, up 1 million acres from 2010.
"We made a really good crop in 2010, especially compared to 2009," Morgan said. "We started off with good soil moisture, turned a little dry in May but had more yield loss from insects in the Texas Blacklands and South Texas than from weather."
He said aflatoxin in corn and harvest problems with grain sorghum because of late rainfall may push Central and South Texas farmers to cotton in 2011. He anticipates the Rio Grande Valley could add 10 percent to 15 percent to 2010 acreage. A similar bump is expected for the Rolling Plains and estimates for High Plains acreage is also up.
"Central Texas cotton acreage could increase by30 percent," Morgan said. "Overall, Texas planted acreage could top 6 million."
Tennessee cotton farmers could add as many as 100,000 acres and could hit a half-million planted in 2011 said University of Tennessee cotton specialist Chris Main.
Darren Dodds, Mississippi State University Extension cotton specialist, anticipates acreage to top 500,000, possibly to 550,000 in 2011. Most expansion will come from north of highway 82, Dodds said. Southern Mississippi has put a lot of acres into corn.
"Last year was very good for cotton," he said.
Charlie Burmeister, Auburn University, said Alabama had a less than ideal cotton year, however. "For some farmers, it was the best year ever; for others it was the worst. Average state yield will be about 600 pounds. So for 2011, it depends on who you talk to as to how enthusiastic they are about cotton acreage."
He said corn had a good year in 2010 and will compete for acreage. "But we've seen interest in cotton pickers in North Alabama. So we still have folks excited about cotton."
Burmeister said farmers are concerned about Palmer pigweed. "We're beginning to see it come in."
Dale Monks, also an Auburn Extension cotton specialist, anticipates 350,000 planted acres for 2011.
Kansas cotton farmers likely will add acres in 2011, said Extension agronomist Stu Duncan. "Acres could range from 50,000 to 100,000," Duncan said, "but I expect it to be nearer 100,000."
He said 2010 was a good year for Kansas cotton, "the second highest average yield on record with some irrigated cotton making 3 to 3.5 bales per acre and netting more than $1,000 per acre."
Area of concern may be dryland acreage in Southwest Kansas, he said. "Some of that area had the driest season ever."
Georgia acreage will increase from 1.3 million acres to 1.5, possibly 1.6 million, said Gary Collins, University of Georgia. "Acreage may depend to some degree on peanut contracts, but I think any increase in peanut acreage will come from corn or soybeans."
In South Carolina, acreage could increase by 10 percent from 200,000 planted in 2010. "Most of the increase will come south of Santee-Cooper Lake," said Michael Jones, Clemson University Extension specialist. Acreage increase also will come from competing crops, he said.
Tom Barber, Arkansas cotton specialist, said the 2010 cotton crop yielded "okay, considering conditions. We had a lot of 1,400 to 1,600 pound per acre yields but we also had some in the 2-bale range, and we'll average about 1,070 pounds."
Barber expects a 10 percent to 15 percent increase in 2011. "Dollar cotton looks very good."
Bill Robertson, with the National Cotton Council, told cotton specialists to "encourage farmers to plant as much cotton as they can and then to come to Beltwide. Acreage will be up across the Belt in 2011," Robertson said.


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The loving tribute to my friend of more than half a century, Sarah Grubbs, was written by Sarah's daughter, Jan Grubbs Beasley. Jan has been married 49 years to Melvin Beasley and has three children and six grandchildren. She is retired from CSX Transportation as senior director, Labor Relations, and has been a children's Sunday school teacher for 51 years. Sarah changed her address to Heaven on May 13, 2010. Earth lost a good woman.
Mama's black frying pan was manufactured on July 25, 1911. It was nearly 30 years old when she bought it secondhand in 1940. She gave it to me several years before she died, and I count it a treasure. The bottom is warped. The sides are pitted. The cornbread that Mama baked in that pan always came out the same way: crunchy and well-browned on the sides, top and bottom. The insides were melt-in-your-mouth perfection. Butter wasn't really needed. Mama used lard and often put in a tablespoon of bacon grease for good measure.
The day she bought that pan was a good day for 18-year-old Sarah. It didn't start out good, but Sarah said a prayer and then put feet to her prayer. She had married Jack in March and now in May, she was already pregnant. Her first baby was due in January 1941, just 10 months after her marriage. But on this particular day, Sarah was not thinking as far into the future as the baby's arrival.
Her problems were far more immediate. Ruth, the mother-in-law that Sarah had heard so much about, had told Jack to bring his bride to Columbus, Ga., where the cotton mill was hiring. Sarah had already heard about Ruth's terrible temper – how she could go from sweetness and light to foreboding verbal attacks in a moment's time. Everyone in Jack's family had warned Sarah that absolutely no one could live with Ruth. That included Jack's father, who had left Ruth years before. It also included Jack himself, who moved in with his grandmother at a very early age.
But with no work available in Quitman, Ga., Jack and Sarah were on a bus headed to move in with Ruth until Jack could make enough money to get them an apartment. Jack's better judgment told him this would not work, but it was the only solution he saw. He borrowed $50. He would use some of it for their expenses until he had his first payday. The rest would be kept to pay for the baby. Fifty dollars was a lot of money and if used carefully, they would be fine. The bus cost $2.50 for the two of them.
Sarah settled back on the bus seat with her mid-length strawberry blond hair gracefully framing her face. She leaned her head onto Jack's shoulder. She weighed almost 100 pounds and she was 5 feet tall if she had her shoes on. As the oldest of seven children, she could cook, clean and take care of the younger children. During planting and harvest, she was in charge of the house while her parents worked in the fields.
As the bus rattled down the rural highway, passing red clay side roads, Sarah reflected on the twists and turns of her life. She had actually graduated high school. And even more amazing, she had attended Georgia Women's College through the NYA, thanks to President Roosevelt's programs. Then she met Jack. They dated just a short time when he convinced her to elope. When word leaked out that she was married, Sarah was told she had to leave college. Married women were not allowed to attend under the NYA. But it was just as well, with a baby on the way.
Jack and Sarah arrived in Columbus and were met by Ruth at the bus station. They walked the few blocks to her house. Ruth was pleasant. The house was neat. Four days later, Sarah was on a mission to get herself and Jack out of Ruth's house.
Her goal was to accomplish this before Jack clocked out at the cotton mill at four o'clock that very afternoon, which was his first day at the mill. It had taken less than three days to know that they could not live with Ruth. To use Sarah's words, Ruth went from one "wranglement" to the next. She was never happier than when she had everything and everybody stirred up.
To Sarah, it was divine providence when she heard about an elderly man who wanted to sell his household items and leave town. She took some of the money she and Jack had hidden and quietly left the house, walking briskly down the crowded street to the rooming house where the man lived. She eyed his belongings, quickly deciding which items she needed and how much she could offer for them. They settled on $18 for everything she bought. She gave him cash and told him she would be back as soon as she secured some rooms at a nearby boarding house. He offered to help her move the things with a wheelbarrow he could borrow, saying he knew a man who would help him.
Sarah hurried to the big frame house around the corner and found that two rooms and a small kitchenette were available. She and Jack would have to share the only bathroom with other occupants of the house, but that made no difference to her. It was a haven. It was peaceful. It would be the first home she would share with Jack.The old man was as good as his word. He and another man made three trips balancing all manner of stuff on the wheelbarrow plus four more trips to hand-carry items too big for the wheelbarrow. Before they left, the men put the bed together and placed the heavier pieces where Sarah directed. She tipped the men each a dime, shut the door and started to work.
The bedroom was first. The maple bedstead was sturdy. The mattress sat atop metal, coiled bedsprings, which rested on wide wooden slats. The second-hand sheets were decent and had been washed and folded. The blanket and bedspread were likewise satisfactory to Sarah. She set a bare orange crate with a lamp on top beside the freshly made bed. There was a flowered throw rug to put between the bed and small maple dresser. She plumped the pillows and stood back to admire her work.
The tiny kitchen was next. Four plates, mismatched flatware, odd glasses, cups and bowls of varying sizes went into the limited storage space over the two-eyed wood stove. The sparse pots along with the 1911 black frying pan were placed atop the stove. She put the trashcan in the corner. She moved the bare, scratched up, inadequate table and two chairs to the only place they would fit, snug against a wall. Dishtowels, two potholders and cleaning supplies the man had thrown in free were placed in a corner cabinet. The mop and broom were put on the small porch outside the kitchen. Again, Sarah admired her work.
Then she addressed the living room and the items she had for it: a small settee, two more orange crates for end tables, a wooden rocking chair, a real coffee table, a lamp, a vase. She arranged and rearranged these items different ways until she finally settled on the best use of the space. She patted the rocking chair and thought about the coming baby.
Sarah loved pretty things and she knew with just a little bit more money, she could make the place look like a home. She hurried to the dime store where she bought several yards of powder-puff muslin material and a red-and-white checkered oilcloth for the kitchen table. She bought thread and needles and a pair of scissors.
By three o'clock, she had transformed two bleak rooms and a little kitchenette into the first home of her married life. The table was set for two on the clean oilcloth. The living room orange crates were covered with pastel flowery material (which Sarah would hand-hem tomorrow) and fresh flowers, picked from the yard, were in the vase. She wished that she had Jack's table-top electric radio to plug in for some music, but that would have to wait until he could go to his mother's to get their belongings. She would not go there alone.
She met Jack at the gate of the cotton mill and led him to their new home. He laughed all the way as she told him about her day. "I knew we couldn't live with Mama for very long, but I didn't know you could do all this in a single day." She was pleased that he took pride in what she was able to accomplish with so little.
Jack and Sarah were married for nearly 65 years. He never underestimated her ability to get something done quickly, with little cash and an eye for beauty. Like the woman in Proverbs, Chapter 31, Mama worked willingly with her hands, reached out to the poor and watched over the ways of her household. She was a good woman. He was a good man. Together they were a good team.
And I am proud to own the black frying pan whose handle reads: NYS CO ACME PAT'D SPIDER JULY 25, 1911. It hangs on a wall with other old things.
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The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation district feels that it is within its right to build a park on high value farmland in Hood River County and is now taking that fight to the next level.
In August, the County Commission overruled the county planning commission and decided not to allow a park on land zoned exclusive farm use off Barret Drive.
Now Parks and Recreation is appealing that decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
Parks and Recreation, through attorney Michael Robinson, delivered an intent to appeal the county's decision to LUBA on September 20 along with a $400 appeal fee.
Fritz and Joann von Lubken, who appealed the original planning commission decision to the county commission, field a motion to intervene on the side of the county commission with LUBA through attorney Willliam Kabeiseman.
Parks and Recreation director Lori Stirn said that the district was attempting to put together a meeting with the commission and the von Lubkens to seek mediation on resolving the issue but that the von Lubkens had declined the offer and she had yet to hear back from the county regarding the possibility.
County Commission chair Ron Rivers said he was surprised the commission's decision was being challenged.
"We're kind of surprised they would go this far with it, when a Board of Commissioners in any county make a land use decision nobody normally appeals them, because our job is substantially to protect our resource land," he said.
Fritz von Lubken said that he had met with Stirn and that he had offered to buy the property from the Parks district so that it would not sit empty, but that his offer had so far been declined.
"We told them we would buy it so that they are not out tax dollars," he said.
In an appearance before the county commission last month, Stirn said the Parks and Recreation district intended to land bank the property as well as completing a link up with the Indian Creek Trail, which it has the right to do.
Stirn said that that Parks and Recreation may be open to selling the land through a land swap if property which allowed for the construction of sports fields became available, but that opportunity had not yet presented itself.
In the meantime she said that she hoped Parks and Recreation would get a chance to sit down with the county to "talk to them and have them change their minds a little bit on what is allowed out there."
The zoning of the Barrett Park property currently only allows for "passive recreation" and not sports fields.
"Right now the way the land use laws are written (ball fields) wouldn't be allowed and they are looking for more passive recreation," Stirn said. "We think this is an ideal spot and we designed it for what is allowed."
Stirn added that the ball fields would be allowed at the park through the Parks and Recreation master plan, but that the plan has not been approved by the county.
LUBA allows for parties involved in a dispute to seek mediation their differences even during an appeal.
"We hope the county and the von lubkens will respond to our request for mediation and see if we can come up with a solution before we spend any more money on attorneys fees and staff costs," Stirn said.
While Parks and Recreation needed to get planning commission, and then county commission approval to build the park, it is not a county body and is part of a separate parks and recreation district with its own governing board. It was that board which approved going forward with the park and also approved an appeal to LUBA.
However, the legal bills for both are paid by county taxpayers.
In August, the county commission, by a 4-1 vote, overturned the county planning commission's approval of the park. In may the the planning commission had voted 4-3 that putting a park on property, which was formerly orchard land, would not cause significant change or increase the cost of a farming practice on lands devoted to farm use, per ORS 215.296 and then voted 6-1 that the park, with conditions, was an allowable use on exclusive farm use land and met threshold of "passive and low intensity" use.
That decision was appealed by Fritz and Joann von Lubken to the county commission. At an Aug. 6 meeting the commission found that the planning commission had erred in allowing a conditional use permit for the park.
Among the concerns raised by the commission were that through the excavation and re-distribution of dirt on the site the lot would never again be suitable for agricultural use; that the loss of high value orchard land, particularly in the pear industry, could have a negative impact on agriculture; that the Parks and Recreation district had failed to properly identify "surrounding lands" which would be affected by the park and meet the "burden of proof" needed for approval.
"I don't know how in the state of Oregon with our land use laws you can argue that decision. We wish they hadn't done it but that's their right," Rivers said of the appeal to LUBA.
The property for the park, a 31.4 acre parcel located at the corner of Barrett and Alameda Dr, was purchased by Parks and Recreation in 2007 with the purpose of landbanking it for future expansion.
At the time of the the Hood River County Commission wrote a letter of support for the purchase to the Oregon Parks and Recreation District.
"This land acquisition will enhance the Park District's ability to meet the long term Park District Master Plan and the trail connectivity opportunity support the proposed 14 mile Westside Loop trail."
In the last sentence of the support letter, commissioners current commissioners Ron Rivers, Maui Meyer and Les Perkins and then-commissioners chuck Thomsen and Barbara Briggs, wrote that "with the District land banking this key parcel, they will avoid the future unaffordable land purchases."
If completed, the proposed park would include open playfields, space for radio controlled radio flyer areas, a mountain bike skill development area picnic shelters and trailheads for the Indian Creek trail.
"Two separate government entities (the City of Hood River and the County) and our board has determined this is something which works with our master plan to provide this recreational space and will meet future recreational needs for our residents," Stirn said.
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