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As a guy who started his own company before he graduated from high school, Garner Holt is just a big kid who owns a giant toy factory.
"I feel like I've never worked a day in my life," said the founder and president of Garner Holt Productions, the world's largest animatronics maker.
Located across from a string of high-voltage power lines near San Bernardino International Airport, Garner Holt Productions is tucked into an industrial park that remains hidden from most theme park fans.
PHOTOS: Inside the Garner Holt Productions animatronics factory
Inside the 60,000-square-foot design and production facility a team of 50 engineers, programmers, mechanics, tailors and artisans turn theme park ride concepts into reality. The scenic shop handles everything from sculpting, welding and woodworking to mask making, hair and costuming to sets, props and special effects.
The San Bernardino factory has been abuzz for months working on a multimillion-dollar makeover of Timber Mountain Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm.
The 1969 log flume remains the most popular attraction at the Buena Park theme park despite decades of disregard and disrepair. The extensive renovation will add about 60 animatronic figures to 10 scenes in the classic attraction.
Over the last 35 years, Garner Holt Productions has built nearly 3,000 animatronic figures for Disney, Universal and other theme park chains around the world.
PHOTOS: Timber Mountain Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm
Ever since a fateful trip to Disneyland at the age of 12, Holt dreamed of working at Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative arm of the theme park giant. But it was another fateful visit by an Imagineering legend that convinced Holt he could build his own animatronics factory.
Holt's racehorse trainer father Burlin always wanted him to become a veterinarian. However, the mechanically inclined Holt loved to tear apart old televisions and radios and dreamed of owning a factory. But it wasn't until 1973 during a visit to Disneyland that Holt realized what he wanted to make in that factory: robots. Instead of caring for dogs, birds and horses, Holt wanted to create animated versions of animals, humans and mythical creatures.
"That sealed my fate for the rest of my life," Holt said. "I still remember leaning over the front seat during the car ride home and saying, 'I'm going to build theme park rides.' "
The next day Holt set up a card table in his father's garage and started building his own animatronic robot. One card table turned into two and then three. Before long there was no room left for the family's cars as the teenage tinker transformed the entire garage into his workshop.
By 1974, the family's backyard resembled a miniature Disneyland complete with a moat for Holt's version of Pirates of the Caribbean. His parents came home one day to discover their son charging the neighbor kids 25 cents each for a ride in a Skyway-style bucket dangling precariously from a taut cable.
That Halloween, Holt built his own Haunted Mansion in the backyard with talking skulls and flying bats that turned a tidy profit for the 14-year-old. The backyard maze was so impressive that the young entrepreneur was hired the following year to build haunted houses for a pair of area shopping malls.
All the while, Holt continued to return to Disneyland as much to figure out how the rides worked as to ride them.
"Early on I learned that the guys walking around in blue shirts maintained the rides," Holt said.
Inquisitive and persistent by nature, Holt asked as many questions as he could. Some blue shirts told the kid to go away. Other mechanics invited him behind the scenes to spy on the inner workings of the rides.
A poor but resourceful student, Holt convinced his teachers at Pacific High School in San Bernardino to let him work on his robot project in class. In English he wrote a script for the back story. In drafting class he sketched out the mechanical frame. In metal shop he built the skeleton. In shop class he worked out all the electrical connections.
The plan was to build an Uncle Sam animatronic to celebrate the 1976 bicentennial that would be Holt's tribute to the Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln attraction at Disneyland.
In one of his classes, Holt found a pile of magazines with advertisements for companies that sold actuators, cylinders and all the parts he needed for his project. His mother typed up some official looking form letters so he could ask for samples.
"My mom helped me keep up the ruse," Holt said. "But before long we realized what I had was a real business."
The aha moment came when a pair of parts salesmen dressed in business suits knocked on the front door and asked to speak to Mr. Garner Holt.
"My grandmother told them, 'He's out in the backyard working on his bicycle,' " Holt said. "Here I am in bare feet with my shirt off and these guys are trying to sell me parts."
In 1977, the 16-year-old businessman incorporated Garner Holt Productions, installing himself as president and chief executive.
Around that time Holt made a video of Uncle Sam in action and on a lark his friends persuaded him to send the tape to Imagineering. Made out of fence posts and cobbled-together parts, the amateur animatronic moved in 28 lifelike ways.
Soon enough, the phone rang. Holt's mom answered and told her son that somebody from Disney was on the phone. The teen was certain his friends were playing a prank on him. But they weren't. The folks at Imagineering had watched his video and were impressed. They wanted to come out to the house and see Uncle Sam for themselves.
Holt was nervous when the team from Disney showed up, but his apprehension turned to disbelief when he shook hands with his personal hero, Wathel Rogers. Considered the father of audio-animatronics, Rogers pioneered the groundbreaking technology while working at Disney in the 1950s and '60s. A commemorative window along Main Street USA pays tribute to Rogers' contributions to Disneyland.
After milk and cookies in the living room, Holt took the imagineers out to the garage to demonstrate Uncle Sam's abilities.
"When we were done I said, 'I've given you a tour of my workshop, is there any chance I can come tour your workshop?' " Holt recalled.
At the time, Imagineering (then known as WED) and the MAPO animatronics division were busy working on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland and the upcoming Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World. After the tour of the secretive workshops, talk turned to job opportunities. The imagineers were impressed with Holt's skill and drive, but encouraged him to stay in high school and go to college.
But at 16, Holt was tired of school. He decided to throw himself completely into his fledgling business.
"I figured I could always go back to school or go work for Disney," Holt said.
Thirty-five years later, Garner Holt Productions now has more than 500 animatronics in attractions at nearly every Disney theme park around the globe -- from Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage to Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure and Radiator Springs Racers.
In 2012, Garner Holt Productions acquired the complete Disney animatronics parts inventory dating back more than 40 years. The 500,000-part former MAPO inventory includes components from Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and the Carousel of Progress. That means Garner Holt Productions now serves as the replacement parts manufacturer for Disney animatronics.
"I could never imagine where this company would take me, from my parents' garage to the greatest theme parks in the world," Holt said. "It's been an incredible ride."
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The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
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, the Commission, interpreting the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, decides for the first time that a federal agency's duty to reasonably accommodate an individual with a disability includes considering the reassignment of the individual to a new job. In short, if the employer cannot modify the job which the individual was performing, the employer cannot simply terminate the individual but it must consider placing the individual in a different job.
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Greenwich woman says service dog attacked in Darien
Amy Dixon relies on a guide dog to help her get around despite limited vision, but the Greenwich resident felt even more vulnerable when she was forced to protect her companion recently after she says the dog was attacked by an off-leash animal in Darien.
Dixon -- who works in the restaurant industry and calls herself the Blind Sommelier -- was in Darien on business Sunday, and was on her way back to the train station with her Labrador retriever, Elvis, when another dog approached them.
In a flash, the other animal, which Dixon said was likely a cattle dog, yanked Elvis to the ground. Dixon says she lunged to protect him, spraining her ankle. She engaged in a tug of war with the other dog, which had grabbed Elvis by the neck, and finally got him free.
Dixon then called the police, and said the other dog owner shouted her name and address before quickly fleeing the scene.
Dixon, 37, said she plans to press charges against the owner, who violated a town law that requires dogs to be kept on leashes while on public property. State law requires dog owners to control their pets on a leash, and if their dog attacks a service animal, they can be required to foot the bill for veterinary care, and to replace the service dog.
The situation is even more harrowing for people like Dixon, who depend on service dogs to maintain their independence. Dixon developed uveitis, an autoimmune disease involving the eye, at age 22, and has since lost the majority of her vision. She got Elvis four years ago from Guiding Eyes for the Blind. The nonprofit trains the dogs.
"There's a leash law for a reason," Dixon said. "Obviously, somebody who is disabled is not going to be able to defend themselves from a loose dog."
The organization sent a staff member to Dixon's house after the alleged attack. Dixon said Elvis is OK, but will require some extra training to make sure the attack won't prevent him from doing his job. Dixon said she will limit Elvis's exposure to other dogs that he doesn't know for the next few weeks and will limit her travel.
Michelle Brier, a spokeswoman for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, said guide dogs aren't attacked frequently. When they are, it can be frightening for owners and dogs, whose stable dispositions make it difficult for the service animals to defend themselves.
"They're not at all trained for protection in any way," Brier said.
While it could have been worse, Dixon said the attack left her shaken.
"I encounter dozens of dogs every day in downtown Greenwich," Dixon said. "The No. 1 reason I moved here was because I don't have a car. I can get everywhere I need to on foot. Now I'm afraid to leave the house."
Dixon said she is working with state Rep. Alfred Camillo, R-151st District, on legislation that would provide dog owners with the text of the leash laws when licensing their dogs.
Camillo, who has long been an animal advocate, said it is important for pet owners to be aware of the responsibility they have.
"Whether they read it or not, that's their business," Camillo said. "They've been forewarned. You have to have common sense and common courtesy. It could only help."


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Random thoughts to ponder after Northern Illinois' historic appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl:
Thought No. 1: Let me get this straight, ESPN immediately apologizes for Brent Musburger's harmless and flattering on-air comments about Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend – the former Miss Alabama, Katherine Webb – during the BCS title game Monday night.
If that's the Twilight Zone case, I imagine our ESPN buddy Kirk Herbstreit must have received a pay raise for all his Huskie invectives on the Bowl Selection Show last month. What a world we live in.
Thought No. 2: This is no secret. Joe Novak's reputation seems to grow better each day. With his former Northern Illinois assistants Scott Shafer (new Syracuse football coach) and Mike Priefer (candidate for the Bears' top spot) in the news, I pulled out a vintage NIU media guide to reminisce about the good old days.
Check out Novak's 2001 Huskie coaching staff: Offensive coordinator Dan Roushar (now Michigan State offensive coordinator), defensive coordinator Shafer, quarterbacks coach Matt Canada (now North Carolina State OC), tight ends coach Frank Kurth (now athletic director at Elkhart, Ind., Memorial High School), wide receivers coach George McDonald (now Arkansas wide receivers coach), linebacker coach Pat Narduzzi (now Michigan State defensive coordinator), defensive interior coach Priefer, running backs coach DeAndre Smith (now New Mexico RB coach), defensive end coach/recruiting coordinator Mike Sabock (interim NIU aide for Orange Bowl), plus grad assistants Mike Uremovich (now North Carolina State offensive line coach) and Greg Bower (now Wisconsin-River Falls health and performance faculty). Impressive list.
Thought No. 3: Hate this role-playing Northern Illinois "bully" shtick, but I can't help it sometimes. For the most part, I thought ESPN play-by-play man Joe Tessitore and analyst Matt Millen were fairly objective (at least for ESPN) on the Orange Bowl telecast.
Except, and there's always an "except," in the first quarter.
Tessitore made a cutesy reference to NIU grad Dan Castellaneta, i.e., the voice of TV's famous Homer ("doh") Simpson.
Joe, are we just informing the ESPN viewers or making wry comment on my alma mater's football academics (nationally ranked APR and graduation rates, hint, hint) which, by the way, made Florida State resemble a junior college by comparison? Speaker of the House (Denny Hastert) not good enough for you? Just curious.
Thought No. 4: More class discrimination from the inebriated Orange Bowl rep who dissed the Huskies at an official function ("You guys don't deserve to be here. We didn't even want you here"). Anybody see the record TV ratings in Chicago for ESPN's coverage that night?
I also read how some of the FSU players could not locate DeKalb on a map during bowl week. Maybe some of the adults in Florida need geography lessons, too. Chicago? Nation's No. 3 media market and population center. Where's that?
Question No. 1: I'm curious. How many Northern Illinois fans actually were among the announced 72,073 attendance figure in Sun Life Stadium on January 1? Columnist Barry Rozner of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald said 35,000. Some friends who went to Miami estimated between 15,000 and 20,000. Either way, there seemed to be a lot of cardinal red in the stands on TV. Awesome. And, if that's the case, why can't NIU duplicate those standing-room only Huskie Stadium crowds from 2002-04?
Question No. 2: Bar bet time. Guess how many different football programs have played in the Orange Bowl since the first one in 1935 to the present? The answer: Fifty-one schools.
Over the decades in the ebb-and-flow of college athletics and football, there's some present-day surprises on the Orange Bowl participation list - Bucknell (Pa.) (1935), Catholic (1936), Duquesne (1937), Georgetown (1941), Holy Cross (1946), and Santa Clara (1950). FYI to Mr. Herbstreit: NIU and your Ohio State alma mater are tied with one Orange Bowl appearance apiece. Just a reminder.
Thought No. 5: Somebody on campus got it. Finally. During Orange Bowl week, new Northern Illinois football coach Rod Carey put this Boise State-envy in the program's rearview mirror. Permanently, I hope. To paraphrase, the 41-year-old Carey astutely observed that the Huskies are not Boise State or TCU, but rather "the new NIU."
Okay, maybe Northern Illinois did not pull the viral upset, ala underdog Boise State over Oklahoma in the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, against FSU in the Orange Bowl. There's no doubt the "hard way" Huskies validated their initial BCS experience with integrity, grit, tenacity, and fight unlike others this bowl season (I won't mention Notre Dame, promise).
To reiterate, most of us wouldn't trade this last Northern Illinois decade for anything TCU or Boise State has done in a similar time frame. Honest. Back-to-back Mid-American Conference titles, seven bowls, an historic BCS postseason, a first-ever Top 25 team ranking(s), Heisman Trophy candidates, national TV appearances, on-field and classroom All-America picks, NCAA statistical records and landmarks, plus numerous
team academic accomplishments.
The first step in any hierarchy is identifying who you are. Carey knows. Right now, there are some fledging mid-majors thinking about being the "next Northern Illinois" - particularly in light of the Cardinal and Black's ascent from the depths of ultimate despair (1-10, 0-11, and 2-9 in 1996-98).
Thought No. 6: The most compelling graphic or comment during the Orange Bowl telecast didn't pop up until the fourth quarter with NIU's 2012 schedule ranking No. 120 out of 124 nationally in the FBS. Not flattering, but true.
There are two MACs - the strong, competitive one and the weaker version. I read the press notes about the record seven MAC bowl teams (which went 2-5), etc. I used to write those. It's difficult to hide the weak sisters in this league sometimes.
With eight of NIU's 14 opponents this season finishing below .500 (a combined 19-77), no wonder naysayers such as Herbstreit howled on Bowl Selection Sunday. Instead of venting last month, Kirk, you might have mentioned the Mid-Am scheduling issue.
Overall, the 2012 Huskie grid opposition went 74-99. This is nothing new for the major MAC sports. To be relevant in the BCS realm, the league athletic directors and presidents need to evaulate their schools' schedules and national perception in football and both basketball programs and make that an immediate priority.
Thought No. 7: Perspective time. In the Northern Illinois euphoria over the Orange Bowl and a 12-win season, it's easy to dismiss the past. I understand. Looking at the final polls from 2003, there were three Mid-Am programs in both Top 30s - Miami (10th in AP and 12th in USA Today), Bowling Green (23rd in both), and NIU (26th in USA Today and 29th in AP).
That's not the case today. C-USA types Marshall and Central Florida were still in the Mid-Am. Future All-Pros Michael "The Burner" Turner and Ben Roethlisberger were the showcase performers.
Consider the Huskies' significant nonconference triumphs that same year - Top 25 Maryland and Alabama, plus Iowa State. You cannot put NIU's 2003 and 2012 schedules in the same sentence, in my opinion. Somebody might react and say: Whose side are you on, Mike?
If you've read this column the last five years, you should know by now: The Huskie side. Many of us have witnessed Northern Illinois reach the football apex in 1983, 1989, 2003, 2011, and now 2012. Then seen it go the wrong way too many times.
With the new Chessick Center, the IHSA football playoffs, the stadium improvements in 2013, it's the perfect time for NIU to build on this unprecedented success.
• Mike Korcek is a former Northern Illinois University sports information director. His historical perspective on NIU athletics appears periodically in the Daily Chronicle.


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A local conservation group working to preserve foothill ranch land has added another another major property to its list of protected areas.
The Sierra Foothill Conservancy announced today that it has purchased the historic Tallman Ranch east of Clovis. The 280 acre property will become the Ted K. Martin Wildlife Preserve.
Martin donated $1 million to the conservancy to fund the purchase of the ranch from the Tallman Family and another $300,000 to support its management for the future.
The conservancy's executive director, Jeanette Tuitele-Lewis says the property is rich with wildlife, streams and vernal pools, and will have more limited public access than other preserve holdings.
"Because it has so much abundant wildlife on the property, mainly due to the four ponds that exist, we're going to be making sure that there's less activity on the preserve than there is on some of our other preserves," says Tuitele-Lewis.
She says that after the conservancy lets the land recover from recent overgrazing, it will likely continue as a working cattle ranch, as part of the conservancy's Sierra Lands Beef program.
This acquisition and other recent conservation easements with area cattle ranchers will help bring the conservancy's management area to 25,000 acres.
"I think what's really exciting about this piece is that we're working hard to start connecting more of the upper San Joaquin River corridor," says Tuitele-Lewis.
Last month the conservancy completed a conservation easement for an additional 1,300 acres on Kennedy Table, near the San Joaquin River, and hopes to close a deal later this week for a conservation easement on an additional 2,011 acres on the south side of Black Mountain in eastern Fresno County.
"When you look at the map you can start seeing the connectivity of these wonderful ranches that need to stay as ranches and various properties that are connecting and helping to protect land into the future," says Tuitele-Lewis.
She says the Tallman Ranch property has been owned by the same family for nearly 80 years, and has a rich history. "The property has a really long history of being will the Tallmans and it formerly had some orchards and before that, there was some viticulture activity on the property, which is really interesting," says Tuitele-Lewis.
She says the conservancy will manage the land using best practices, helping to preserve a vital ecosystem while maintaining ranching operations.


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Affecting more than 400,000 people globally every year, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, impairs brain and spinal cord nerve cells, gradually diminishing voluntary muscle action. Late-stage patients often become totally paralyzed while retaining brain functions.
We spoke with Eric Valor, a California-based IT professional who has ALS, to get his thoughts on the proof of concept.
What is it about ALS that seems to generate so much attention – the recent ALS Ice Bucket Challenges among celebrities in the US to raise awareness, for example?
This topic gets attention because it is sexy. The living cyborg is thrilling for the same reason vampires are: It simultaneously taps our fear of an unknown evil and our awe of superhuman power.
What about this technology in particular?
It is very personal and for the first time really allows the brain to somewhat escape the limitations of our physical being. That theme has been used in multiple science fiction stories and movies -- recently in the movie "Transcendence," for example. The Accenture/Philips proof of concept is the first practical example of this brain-computer interface product concept, reliant as it is on visual control. All previous examples were simple games and non-practical manipulation of video-generated elements.
Wearable devices have been called the "future of assistive technology". What else do you think the future has in store to help people with ALS maintain their independence?
Wearable technology, such as Google Glass and its variants, bring computer technology into the personal space, for good and for bad. It is the next evolution of the phone. The telephone was the first practical technology for private immediate conversation with remote parties. Having your own telephone in your room was the ultimate status symbol for kids in my generation. Wired phones were quickly supplanted for wireless, and then as cell phone prices dropped those became the must-have. Having hands-free wearable versions of this, responsive to very limited gestures, motions, voice commands is a very natural progression. Reading our thoughts for command interface is the next near-frontier.
What does this latest technology mean to you personally?
Because current wearable technology requires limb, mostly hand, movement to fully exploit, these products are not useful to the paralyzed crowd. I knew at my diagnosis that eye-gaze technology was available so that I could continue my life online, something I had been robustly pursuing since 1982.
Without it, I would not have chosen to go on living. I know fellow patients who allowed themselves to succumb after eye-gaze became impossible due to advanced ALS. This product could have allowed them to continue relatively happy lives.
I don't know a more powerful endorsement than that.
You have used the term "the most noble technology." What does that mean?
The future, assuming no breakthrough advancement of regenerative medicine, will be for replacement of lost physical ability such as arms and hands. Even given a breakthrough as described, people with, say, cerebral palsy or with limb loss/deformation, would be able to control artificial limbs to restore independence and personal stature in society. I meant my statement that "the most noble technology is that which allows us to restore lost ability".
This proof of concept involves using brain commands and wearable technology. Do you think this is a good fit for ALS patients?
It's still very early in the brain command game. I think as it is right now it would be usable by people with patience, a strong will to make it work, and those with no choice. For the general population the system needs to be easier to train and more robust in terms of the daily abuse consumer electronics receive.
I love the user interface. That needs to be engrafted into current products right now. I think glass uses something similar but not nearly as deep and aesthetically pleasing. The brain-computer interface technology needs a little more time in the oven. But once robust enough for daily use without having to fiddle with placement and such, this will be integrated into fashion accessories and become a normal interface for personal and environmental electronics.
What are you own expectations for the Accenture, Philips, Emotiv team?
I think you just created a leadership role. What happens next is entirely in your hands. You have shown what can be, using consumer-grade equipment. You can be certain now that someone will do this. Whether it will be you is up to you.
You're active in the ALS community - what type of reaction have your peers had to this proof of concept?
The people in the community want to know when this device will be available.
For more information about Eric, ALS and his work with the ALS Community, visit: http://www.friends4eric.org/


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The opponents for the Big Ten championship game met not all that long ago. Nebraska came back from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Wisconsin 30-27 in the conference opener back in September. The 14th-ranked Cornhuskers continued to win close games. The Badgers kept losing them. Another tight game is expected when Nebraska (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) get together again Saturday night in Indianapolis. The winner goes to the Rose Bowl to play Stanford or UCLA. Wisconsin, trying for a third straight trip to Pasadena, is coming off overtime losses in three of its past four games. Nebraska has come from behind in the second half in five of its seven Big Ten wins.
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A Truth Journal: Daily Show Video, NSA Mess Deepens: No-Deliver Obama Chooses Insider Only for NSA Review: John Oliver HyperLoop video.
From Denny: Can it look any worse that President Obama, Congress and the NSA are hiding something? First, Obama announced that DNI Clapper would be in charge of choosing the so-called "independent" NSA Review Board of "outsiders." There was a huge fuss from outside watchdogs and the press so Obama changed his tactic to appear as if he is actually impartial.
He decided not to have your creepy uncle in charge of picking the usual suspects to provide an echo chamber and a predictable outcome report for this White House. Instead, Obama decided your youngest sister would be in charge of the "independent" review by "outsiders." He knows he can control what she thinks and says because he is the Big Brother. The White House Shell Game advances yet one more move, hoping to confuse the public who really are accurately watching where the pea is hiding...
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The state's lieutenant governor told a group of community leaders on Monday, Aug. 19 that he will do what he can to secure operational funding for an expanded university campus in town. During the meeting at the Moab City Council chambers, Bell discussed a variety of topics with city and county officials and other community members.
Bell, who spoke at length about education's role in promoting statewide economic development, said he doesn't want to step ahead of Utah State University President Stan Albrecht. But he said his office will work to include the money in Gov. Gary Herbert's budget for the coming fiscal year.
"Let's be aggressive," he said.
USU Moab is already well positioned for future growth and expansion.
In 1995, the Ron and Katherine Holyoak family donated 20 acres of land for a new campus. Wendy Walker-Tibbetts and her family have since pledged $15 million to the facility, while the City of Moab also established a fund for higher education.
Despite those commitments, Grand County Council chairman Gene Ciarus told Bell that USU Moab will still need plenty of help in order to build a new campus.
Judging by the lieutenant governor's remarks, though, Bell didn't need to be convinced that the project could be a worthwhile one.
"Utah State, I'll tell you, is a gem," he said earlier. "They have 104 friends in that legislature."
As it is, Bell said he doesn't believe the state has made the most of the services that the greater USU system has to offer.
"I think we have not exploited Utah State's backbone enough," he said. "I think we need to continue to meld their capacity with our school districts."
Aside from education, Bell called airports a maturing influence on cities around the state.
He said he's glad that the local community is pushing ahead on the issue of federally funded Essential Air Service (EAS) flights to Canyonlands Field Airport. But it would be great, he said, if someone at the state level can coordinate those efforts with the U.S. Department of Transportation, which manages the EAS program.
"We need somebody thinking about this 24/7," he said.
Bell compared the overall issue of economic development to emergency response services.
As a rule, the state will be on the scene with some water bottles and a liaison. But if things get out of hand and community leaders say they need more help, they'll get it, he said.
Having said that, Bell told the crowd that Moab occasionally falls victim to partisan politics.
"Let's face it: there is a Democrat/ Republican divide in this state, and you guys and Park City sometimes get shortchanged," he said.
But there's no reason why the state can't help the community diversify its economy, he said.
"Moab sends the state a lot of sales tax dollars – a lot – and we need to invest back," he said.


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Sec. 324.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Library" means the Legislative Reference Library.
(2) "Board" means the Legislative Library Board.
(3) "Director" means the director of the library.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Sec. 324.002. ESTABLISHMENT. The Legislative Reference Library is an independent agency of the legislature.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Sec. 324.004. LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY BOARD. (a) The board controls and administers the library.
(b) The board consists of:
(1) the lieutenant governor;
(2) the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) the chairman of the house appropriations committee;
(4) two members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(5) one other member of the house appointed by the speaker.
(c) Members of the board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and performing official functions.
(d) Actual and necessary expenses are paid from funds appropriated to the board.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1328, Sec. 7, eff. June 21, 2003.
Sec. 324.005. DIRECTOR. (a) The board shall appoint a director to serve at the pleasure of the board.
(b) The board shall set the salary of the director.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 349, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Sec. 324.006. PERSONNEL. (a) The director, with the approval of the board, may employ professional and clerical personnel.
(b) The board shall set the salaries of the personnel employed by the director.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Sec. 324.007. DUTIES. (a) The library shall be maintained for the use and information of members of the legislature, heads of state departments, and citizens of this state.
(b) The library shall contain, as may best be made available for legislative use, the following items:
(1) checklists and catalogues of current legislation in this and other states;
(2) catalogues of bills and resolutions presented in either house of the legislature;
(3) checklists of public documents in each state;
(4) checklists of all reports issued by each department, agency, board, or commission of this state; and
(5) digests of public laws of this and other states.
(c) The director and library employees shall provide any assistance requested by a member of the legislature in researching and preparing bills and resolutions.
(d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to ensure the library's efficient operation.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Sec. 324.008. DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS. (a) The library is a depository library as defined by Section 1, Chapter 438, Acts of the 58th Legislature, 1963 (Article 5442a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and shall receive state documents and publications from other states distributed by the Texas State Library.
(b) Each printed daily legislative journal, bill, resolution, or other legislative document shall be delivered daily to the library.
(c) At the close of each legislative session, each daily legislative journal, bill, or resolution possessed by the senate or house sergeant at arms shall be delivered to the library to be disposed of at the discretion of the director.
(d) The governing body of a state agency, as defined by Sections 2151.002(1) and (3), shall deliver to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission immediately after transcription a certified copy of the minutes of any meeting of the governing body. Any changes or corrections to the minutes shall also be delivered to the library and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 281, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.
Sec. 324.009. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The board may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding any activity under this chapter.
(b) All gifts, grants, and donations must be accepted in an open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the board and reported in the public record of the board with the name of the donor and purpose of the gift, grant, or donation.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 617, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 324.010. COPY COSTS; FORMAT. The library has exclusive authority to determine the charge for copies or reproduction of records in the custody of the library. The library may reproduce records in a format such as CD-ROM, another computer-readable format, or any other format determined by the library and provide records in that format for a charge determined by the library.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 428, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.


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Redrawing the Chase Picture
The news has travelled from Charlotte to Loudon to Sonoma and every NASCAR fan base in between: Martin Truex Jr. is out of the Chase and Ryan Newman is in. NASCAR made the decision to penalize Michael Waltrip Racing as a whole, and Truex Jr. and his No. 56 team took the fall.
In hours leading up to the announcement and the time since, fans have made a lot of statements. No one is happy. Many fans are pointing fingers at Clint Bowyer, others are questioning if it's ok to do this after the fact, and still more are wondering why there's no justice for Jeff Gordon. NASCAR President Mike Helton did his best to explain the difficult decision on Monday night, and it's best to gain his perspective before casting judgment.
Late in the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday night, Newman led at Richmond International Raceway. With a win, he would earn himself a Chase Wild Card spot and knock out Truex. That's when things got interesting, as Bowyer went for a frontstretch spin that brought out a caution to regroup the field for a restart with three laps to go.
During the caution, Newman led the field down pit road, but a slower pit stop shuffled him back and he ultimately finished third in the race. Upon the restart, Bowyer and his teammate, Brian Vickers, were told to head down pit road for a green flag stop, to which Vickers seemed confused.
According to ESPN's transcription of the radio call, the conversation sounded like this:
"We're probably going to pit here on green," spotter Ty Norris said.
"Are you talking to me?" a surprised Vickers asked.
Vickers continued to question the call, at one point asking, "I don't understand, pit right now?"
"You've got to pit this time. We need that one point," Norris replied.
"10-4. Do I got a tire going down?" Vickers asked.
The result of the unexpected pit stops led to Joey Logano finishing in front of the two cars and put him one point in front of Jeff Gordon for 10th place in the standings. That meant Truex Jr. claimed the second Wild Card spot as opposed to Logano (who would have gotten it if he'd been 11th), and it left Gordon out of the Chase.
This is where the debate and the ruling gets sticky and, frankly, uncomfortable.
On Monday night, NASCAR announced that Michael Waltrip Racing would be fined an unprecedented $300,000, that General Manager Ty Norris (also Vickers's spotter) would be suspended indefinitely, and that all three teams (the No. 15, No. 55 and No. 56) would be docked 50 driver and owner points, which would be assessed after the Richmond race (not after the Chase was reset).
Many fans continue to blame Clint Bowyer for his spinning, but that has no role in the penalty. While he didn't absolve the action completely, Helton was clear in stating that the action that was punished was the call to send the No. 55 down pit road.
"There's not conclusive evidence that the 15 spin was intentional," said Helton. "There's a lot of chatter, there's the video that shows a car spinning, but we didn't see anything conclusive that that was intentional.
"The preponderance of things that happened by Michael Waltrip Racing Saturday night, the most clear was the direction that the 55 driver was given and the confusion around it, and then the conversation following that occurrence is the most clear part of that preponderance."
Again, this is where the ruling gets mucky. The $300,000 and indefinite suspension of Norris for making the call? Based on NASCAR's assessment of the situation, that's understandable.
Helton did a good job laying out why he believed this to be against the sport's best interest and why he punished it accordingly.
"Occasionally, and particularly our role, is to regulate the sport and police it and officiate it so that everybody has got a reasonable playing field to participate in," he said. "So we have days like today that we run across and have challenges that our role is to react to."
What is difficult to fathom is the resulting outcome of the penalty in driver points, and its major impact on the championship.
To use an example from a different sport: on June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga pitched what should have been a perfect game for the Detroit Tigers. On the final out of the game, first baseman Miguel Cabrera fielded a ground ball and threw to Galarraga who was covering first. The runner, Jason Donald, was out by half a step, but umpire Jim Joyce missed the call and ruled him safe.
After the game, Joyce addressed the media, "I missed the call ... and there's nobody that feels worse than I do ... I took a perfect game away from that kid." He admitted his mistake, he admitted that Galarraga should have pitched a perfect game, but that doesn't mean Galarraga will ever be credited with one on that fateful night. What happened happened, and Major League Baseball isn't going to rewrite history.
Unfortunately, that's what's happened with the point deduction. Truex, who didn't do anything wrong in finishing seventh, has been removed from the Chase. Newman, who based on NASCAR's assessment of the infractions (which weren't related to the Bowyer spin) was unaffected by the actions, and is now in the Chase. Logano, who would have earned a Wild Card and not an automatic bid had it not been for the pit stops gets three bonus points for a win as an automatic bid. And, Gordon, who would have earned an automatic bid, is still out of the Chase.
Meanwhile, the No. 15 and No. 55 cars, those that headed down pit road under green are more or less unaffected. The No. 15 lost driver and owner points that were irrelevant, having clinched the Chase spot, and will start the postseason on a level playing field with 2,000 points. The No. 55 on the other hand will not make the Chase in owner's points, and Brian Vickers is ineligible for Sprint Cup Series points due to his Nationwide Series standing.
The reality is that there's no appropriate way to rewrite history. Civil War historians can't leave out the Battle of Gettysburg in an effort to make our darkest moment in history seem less bloody. World War II buffs can't leave out the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan (despite the destruction, they were what ultimately forced the Japanese Empire to surrender). And, NASCAR can't shuffle the Chase field retroactively without having an adverse effect.
The hefty fine? Okay.
The suspension of Norris? Fair enough.
The removal of Truex from the Chase? That's a more controversial determination, as he, personally, had no direct involvement in the incident.
On the flip side, the outcome for Newman wasn't affected by the penalized actions. His fans would be quick to point out that he was leading the race before Bowyer's spin, but NASCAR didn't penalize that spin.
Most importantly, Newman entered pit road in the lead on the final caution and he didn't leave that way. That was the point where he went from controlling his own fate to losing a Chase spot, and he admitted as much.
"I told (crew chief) Matt (Borland) when we came into this race that we couldn't make up everything we'd missed in the first 25," said Newman immediately following the race. "Winning would have changed everything and that last caution definitely hurt us, but we got killed on pit road. There's no doubt about that ... We should have been able to come on pit road first and come off pit road first. If we were a championship contending team, we need a championship contending pit crew, and we didn't have that tonight."
Those were some harsh words for the men that work on the No. 39 car, but it was the most indisputable thing that we've heard since the checkered flag waved at Richmond. If Newman had won that race, he would have been in with two wins, Truex would have been out with one, and the spot to watch would have been Logano vs. Gordon for the 10th and final automatic bid.
Despite the ruling that resulted in Newman's making the Chase, the fan base still trying to figure out what went wrong is that of Gordon's No. 24. Without the unscheduled pit stops, he would have claimed the 10th automatic bid and left Logano in 11th, where he would have taken the second Chase spot (not Newman).
"It's typical for us to look at what occurred, and react to what occurred," said Helton. "We don't react to the ripple effect of an occurrence because I don't think there's anyway we can reasonably do that. The 50 points across every Michael Waltrip team is -- once the decision was made this afternoon, we revert back to the end of the Richmond race, and we take the points total from the 26th race of the 2013 season, apply our reaction, and then go forward."
In short, Newman was in the right place at the right time to earn a Chase spot. NASCAR didn't take into consideration that he had led the race a few laps earlier and try to make it up to him. He just benefitted from the circumstances of the penalty. Hypothetically, if a driver like Brad Keselowski had a win and was positioned somewhere between Truex and Newman in the points (if they hadn't been tied), he would have made the Chase and not Newman.
Statements that claim that the final Wild Card was rightfully Newman's position are inaccurate. In NASCAR's determination, Michael Waltrip Racing deserved a punishment and the penalty to the No. 56 resulted in an opportunity for a different driver to qualify for the Chase, based on points and wins. While the punishment to Truex is debatable, the process used by the sanctioning body is clear.
To reiterate, there's no correct way to handle this. NASCAR was put inside a cave and then wedged between a rock and a hard place, and the fault of that falls back on MWR, which has accepted the mistake.
"What occurred on the No. 55 radio at the end of Saturday night's race in Richmond was a split-second decision made by team spotter Ty Norris to bring the No. 55 to pit lane and help a teammate earn a place in the Chase," the team said in a written statement. "We regret the decision and its impact. We apologize to NASCAR, our fellow competitors, partners and fans who were disappointed in our actions. We will learn from this and move on."
While the decision and the resulting Chase realignment is open to debate, what's not up for discussion is that NASCAR took this action based on what it believed to be in the best interest of the future of the sport.
"We penalize to ask for it to not happen again," said Helton. "It's not necessarily a penalty to take it out on somebody, as it's been presented in the past. It's a message from the league or the sanctioning body saying you can't do this and expect us not to react to it."
For the sake of everyone from the NASCAR President to the owners and drivers to the fans, there's a hope that these harsh penalties will help prevent this sort of uncomfortable controversy from arising in the future.


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Former captain Chris Gayle has been chosen by West Indies for the first time in 14 months as part of its one-day squad to tour England later this month.
The 32-year-old opener, whose public spat with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) resulted in him being ineligible for nearly a year, was included in a 15-man squad announced on Monday for the three-match series that begins on June 16.
The powerful Jamaican left-hander is the most prolific West Indian century-maker in ODIs, with 19 hundreds in 228 matches since his debut in 1999.
But Gayle played his last match for West Indies on March 23, 2011, the quarter-final defeat to Pakistan in the World Cup.
He was critical of the WICB in a radio interview in April 2011 after being omitted from the subsequent one-day series at home against Pakistan.
Those comments, many hostile to current coach Ottis Gibson, led to his lengthy spell out of the team. Gayle instead played lucrative Twenty20 tournaments in India, Zimbabwe, Australia and Bangladesh.
Last March, a meeting between Gayle and the WICB, facilitated by CARICOM government ministers, cleared the way for his return. Last Sunday, the few residual matters in the long-running impasse were sorted out to clear the way for his return.
The squad is again led by Darren Sammy and includes a number of players who were recently playing in the Indian Premier League, which clashed with the current Test series in England.
One of them, Dwayne Bravo, returns as vice-captain while fellow allrounders Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Smith also boost the squad.
Opener Lendl Simmons is chosen again after recovering from a finger injury that ruled him out of the home series against Australia in March.
There was no place for Test openers Adrian Barath and Kieron Powell, who have struggled in the first two matches in the series in England.
Denesh Ramdin, the incumbent test wicketkeeper, returnes to the side at the expense of Carlton Baugh, who appeared against Australia earlier in the year.
Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo (vice captain), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wicketkeeper), Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.
Coach: Ottis Gibson.


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Mojo Monday Week #40 - Mojo Madness
I didn't have a chance to stamp this weekend, so hopefully I'll be back later with my sample card.
And here's the slideshow with all of last week's mojolicious creations:
NOTE: If you get a message that says no photos found, please hit the refresh button on your browser or the F5 function key on your keyboard, and hopefully it will reload with the pictures!
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- AnonymousJune 2, 2008 at 8:12 AM
Great sketch Julee. Can't wait to play, it looks like a lot of fun!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2008 at 8:33 AM
Oh a complicated sketch... ooohhhh... Will have to play later Julee. Thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
I had a chance to play this morning. It's onn my blog www.ericasartisticattic.blogspot.comReplyDelete
What a fun sketch, Julee! I hope I have time to play this week! :)ReplyDelete
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Oh my goodness, Julee... this was a real challenge, but I was up for it! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Here is mine Julee. Great sketch once again. Stacy TwinshappyReplyDelete
Wow, what a fun yet challenging sketch. Here's my card for this challenge. ~DannieReplyDelete
Julee I love your sketches, and i finally did one, hope you like it, love this sketch is was fun.ReplyDelete
Here is my card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for looking!
Another great challenge! My card is here. Your card is beautiful, as always.ReplyDelete
- NancyBJune 3, 2008 at 7:26 AM
Ooohhh...LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!ReplyDelete
What an awesome sketch!! Here is my card:ReplyDelete
This was a fun one! Here is my take on it.ReplyDelete
Fun sketch!ReplyDelete
Here's mine:
- AnonymousJune 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Wow, I loved your card and decided to try the layout! This is my first Mojo sketch, but will definitely try more! Thanks for the great design! Sue (suen)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2008 at 1:33 PM
I forgot the link! Sorry about that! Sue (suen)ReplyDelete
I made two cards from the sketch.ReplyDelete
Yeah, I didn't like the sqaures either! But here is my card anyway! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for another great sketch, Julee. This was very challenging but, as always, a lot of fun. My card is here: http://thimblesbobbinspaperandink.blogspot.com/2008/06/roosting.htmlReplyDelete
Jennifer :)
REALLY loved this one - switched my smaller circle to the other side because of the stamp i used but here's the link http://pezadoodle.blogspot.com/2008/06/and-countdown-continuesplus-mojo40-card.html - it's also up on SCSReplyDelete
Great sketch Julee! I'm so glad I was able to play. Here's mine: http://stampwithstef.blogspot.com/2008/06/birthday-mojo.htmlReplyDelete
Wowsa, this is a challenging one. Here is my card:ReplyDelete
Again it took me forever to do this weeks sketch but I finally finished it :) It was a great sketch!ReplyDelete
I am so happy to be able to do these sketches again. I missed them while on my trip. Had some great sketches that I will use in my cards. Here is my one for this one.ReplyDelete
- Beth MakJune 4, 2008 at 6:06 PM
What a great sketch Julee. I had fun doing this - already had somebody in mind to receive it. My card is here.ReplyDelete
Hooray!! I finished mine card tonight!! You can see it here:ReplyDelete
Hi Julee, another great sketch from you...a more "busy" one this time! Here's what I came up with! bxReplyDelete
This is my first try at a sketch challenge!ReplyDelete
I had so much fun with this challenge. Thanks for giving us something to play with!ReplyDelete
This one took me a while. But I got to play with my new Filigree Fantasy set, so it's all good! Thanks, Julee!ReplyDelete
Hi Julee, this a beautiful sketch and totally motivated me to make a card. Here's the card that I made.ReplyDelete
Great sketch!ReplyDelete
Here is my idea
Thanks Julee for the great sketch! I've loaded mine to SCSReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Thanks for the sketch. It was fun!
Okay, it's my first time doing a sketch challenge. I submitted one already but was not happy with it so here is a new one that I feel is much better...maybe not compared to all of you VERY talented ladies!ReplyDelete
This one made me think but I went for vellum too as I didn't want it to be too busy. Here is my cardReplyDelete
Thanks Julee.
This sketch was really a challenge! Here's my version: http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/2008/06/retail-therapy.htmlReplyDelete
Here's mine!ReplyDelete
Great sketch, as usual!
OK, that sketch was HARD for me!! Here's mine (it's the 2nd card on the post). Thanks again Julee!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card and sketch Julee, I was happy I made time to play!!!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful weekend,
Here is my card:
I tried your sketch! It looked hard, but after I got started it wasn't bad at all!ReplyDelete
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Hi this is my first challenge I have attempted and how exciting it was. Thank you for the sketch I had so much fun I made two cards wohooo. Can't wait for the next one. THANK YOU.ReplyDelete
Here it is: http://paperanglue.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-first-challene-mojo-monday-challenge.html
Graet sketch Julee. Wow!! This was a chllenge for me I couldn't decide what to put in the circles.ReplyDelete
So here's what I came up with.....
Hope you like.http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/939754?cat=500&ppuser=172201
Thanks for looking.
Another great sketch Julee,ReplyDelete
I found this one to be challenging
and was very please with what I went with.
Thanks for the great sketch. Here is mine. http://terrbear38.blogspot.com/2008/06/mojo-monday-week-40-mojo-madness.htmlReplyDelete
Here's my shot at it. I think this is one of the favorite cards that I have ever made! I liked the sketch too! The hardest thing for me was getting the dimensions perfect enough so I would have room for the sentiment.ReplyDelete
great sketch Julee. It was a tough one but once I worked it out I am very pleased with how it came out. Here is mine:ReplyDelete
Hey Julee! I love this sketch. It was a challenge, but I loved doing it. Please visit my blog at http://dsavagelycreated.typepad.comto view my creation. Thanks again for a great sketchReplyDelete
Hi JuleeReplyDelete
Thanks for a really challenging sketch - I really enjoyed playing along and thank you for the opportunity to win some stamps. You can check out my card on my blog
I FINALLY got my card done ,for this sketch!! It was tough- but that's why it's called a challenge!And I love what I ended up coming up with! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- TamaraJune 8, 2008 at 1:38 PM
hmI loved this sketch! Here is my entry: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/940515?cat=500&ppuser=23147ReplyDelete
Sorry, I don't know how to do links in blogger! If that doesn't work, you can also view it at my blog: www.mothersanddaughters.typepad.com
Thanks for the great sketch!
This was a fun sketch, thank you!ReplyDelete
My card is here:
This is my Favorite sketch so far!!ReplyDelete
heres my take...
I know I didn't make the cut off time, but I still wanted to share my card. This is one of favorite layouts so far.ReplyDelete


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Posh Mountainside Cabins in Gatlinburg's Historical Arts-and-Crafts Community
In 1937, a small group of artisans started welcoming tourists into their modest log homes in the Great Smoky Mountains so the out-of-towners could watch them hand-carve wood, spin yarn, and practice other traditional handicrafts. The tiny community grew quickly, and as more artists began working there, more people came to watch them work. Eventually, Gatlinburg's Artists' Loop became an 8-mile-long arts-and-crafts haven for weavers, whittlers, and glass blowers.
Elk Springs Resort sits in the midst of this creative hub. It's a private 68-acre estate dotted with luxury log cabins, each outfitted with rustic decor and contemporary amenities.
The two-, three-, and four-bedroom cabins each sleep at least four guests and nod to the resort's native cedars and hemlocks with woodsy accents such as hardwood floors and bed frames made from finished tree branches. In the Snuggled Inn cabin, a wall of 28-foot windows offers expansive views of the forest, and a heart-shaped jacuzzi adds a dash of romance. The four-bedroom Creeksong cabin, meanwhile, has a screened-in porch and sits at the front of a large trout stream that winds through the Great Smoky Mountains.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee: Mountainside Adventures and Rustic Village Charm
Girded by mountain ranges on all sides, Gatlinburg rests near Tennessee's eastern border, less than 3 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The densely forested peaks abound with recreational activities, including ski resorts, hiking trails, and zipline tours through the picturesque canopy.
Steps from the resort you'll find Gatlinburg's main attraction, the Artists' Loop. It's comprised of more than 100 craft shops, studios, and cafés, and it remains a lively spot to watch artisans at work, hand-weaving baskets and whittling wooden figurines with their front teeth. This rustic charm extends to downtown Gatlinburg, a cozy mountain village filled with old-fashioned ice-cream shops and boutiques purveying homemade jams and decorative gewgaws.


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Position Available: Commissioner of Public Works
The City of Poughkeepsie is accepting applications for the position of Commissioner of Public Works until March 7, 2014. The City of Poughkeepsie, a municipality of 32,736 residents, is located in Dutchess County, New York State.
The Commissioner of Public reports directly to the City Administrator and is responsible for the operation of the Department of Public Works, which includes highways, buildings, parks, engineering, water/sewer and sanitation. Important contacts are encountered both within and outside the organization on all matters pertaining to Public Works. Supervision is exercised over a large number of clerical, administrative, labor group and professional personnel which comprise the staff of the Department of Public Works.
The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering or an equivalent degree AND: six (6) years of experience in the field of civil engineering which must have included three years of experience primarily concerned with highway engineering or design and construction of buildings. Those with a P.E. license are encouraged to apply.
Residency is required within six (6) months. Starting salary will range from $75,000-$85,000 depending on experience and qualifications. The City offers an excellent benefit package. Send resume, cover letter, salary requirements and five professional references to the Personnel Office, City of Poughkeepsie, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
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(a) Intent. -- It is the intent of the Legislature to address the need for high quality graduate education programs to be available throughout the state.
(b) Findings. -- The Legislature makes the following findings:
(1) Since West Virginia ranks below its competitor states in graduate degree production, particularly in the areas that are important to the state's competitive position in the new economy of the twenty-first century, there is a considerable need for greater access to graduate education, especially at the master's degree level;
(2) There is a significant disparity in access to part-time graduate degree programs among the different regions of the state and part-time graduate enrollments are heavily concentrated in the counties immediately surrounding Marshall University and West Virginia University;
(3) There is a particular need for increased access to graduate programs linked directly to the revitalization of the regional economies of the state; and
(4) There is a particular need for improved quality and accessibility of preservice and in-service programs for teachers in subject matter fields.
(c) In order to meet the need for graduate education, the Commission is responsible for accomplishing the following:
(1) Ensuring that West Virginia University and Marshall University assist in the expansion of access to master's degree programs throughout West Virginia. These institutions shall place a strong emphasis on collaboration with the baccalaureate colleges and community and technical colleges in each region when funds are available;
(2) Ensuring that any institution providing a master's degree program under the provisions of this section provides a meaningful, coherent program by offering courses in such a way that students, including place-bound adults, have ample opportunity to complete a degree in a reasonable period of time;
(3) Focusing on providing courses that enhance the professional skills of teachers in their subject areas;
(4) Ensuring that programs are offered in the most cost-effective manner to expand access throughout the region and the state; and
(5) Determining the graduate program needs of each region.
(d) Bluefield State College, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, West Liberty State College and West Virginia State University shall meet the need for graduate education in their regions pursuant to this subsection and subsection (c) of this section.
(1) If an institution's proposal to offer a Master's degree receives the approval of the Commission, that Master's degree may be offered solely by the institution.
(2) If an institution does not receive the approval of the Commission for a proposal to offer a Master's degree, that institution may broker or collaborate with another higher education institution to develop a revised proposal for offering that brokered or collaborative Master's degree.
(e) There is an urgent need for master's degree programs for teachers in disciplines or subject areas, such as mathematics, science, history, literature, foreign languages and the arts. Currently, master's-level courses in education that are offered in the regions served by the state universities are primarily in areas such as guidance and counseling, administration, special education and other disciplines unrelated to teaching in subject areas. If this need is not being met in a region through the procedure established in subsection (d) of this section, then the graduate center in that region may plan a master's degree program in education focused on teaching in subject area fields in which the demand is not being met. No institution may begin a graduate program under the provisions of this section until the program has been reviewed and approved by the Commission. The Commission shall approve only those programs, as authorized by this subsection, that emphasize serving the needs of teachers and schools in the colleges' immediate regions. In determining whether a program should be approved, the Commission also shall rely upon the recommendations of the statewide task force on teacher quality provided in section eight, article fourteen of this chapter.
(f) The Commission shall review all graduate programs being offered under the provisions of this section and, using the criteria established for program startup in subsection (d) of this section, determine which programs should be discontinued.
(g) At least annually, the governing boards shall evaluate graduate programs developed pursuant to the provisions of this section and report to the Commission on the following:
(1) The number of programs being offered and the courses offered within each program;
(2) The disciplines in which programs are being offered;
(3) The locations and times at which courses are offered;
(4) The number of students enrolled in the program; and
(5) The number of students who have obtained master's degrees through each program.
The governing boards shall provide the Commission with any additional information the Commission requests in order to make a determination on the viability of a program.
(h) In developing any graduate program under the provisions of this section, institutions shall consider delivering courses at times and places convenient to adult students who are employed full time. Institutions shall place an emphasis on extended degree programs, distance learning and off-campus centers which utilize the cost-effective nature of extending existing university capacity to serve the state rather than duplicating the core university capacity and incurring the increased cost of developing master's degree programs at other institutions throughout the state.
(i) Brokering institutions shall invite proposals from other public institutions of higher education for service provision prior to contracting with other institutions: Provided, That if institutions propose providing graduate programs in service areas other than in their responsibility district, the institution seeking to establish a program shall work through the district's lead institution in providing those services.
(j) In addition to the approval required by the Commission, authorization for any institution to offer a master's degree program under the provisions of this section is subject to the formal approval processes established by the governing boards.


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This lovely cake would be perfect for brunch on Mother's Day, and if you are a mother cooking for your mother, know that she will love it and appreciate your efforts. The recipe comes from Bon Appetit magazine and it is almost perfect. I do have a couple of thoughts to share with those of you who are tempted to try it, however. If you have a standard oven, this cake will need more time to bake than suggested in the recipe below. Mine took almost 1-1/2 hours for the center of the cake to properly set. I suspect the time discrepancy can be attributed to the type of oven used to test the original recipe. I'm guessing it was tested using a convection rather than a standard oven. Based on the comments that accompanied the recipe, it is clear that others also needed extra time for baking. I also think you'll have better results with this recipe if you use fresh, rather than frozen, blueberries. Thawed berries are fragile and they will bleed into the cake, adding additional moisture that you don't want here. If you watch the time and use fresh berries, you'll have a really special cake to show for your efforts. The cake keeps well for a day, so there is no last minute effort required to serve something special to your guest of honor. I do hope you'll give this recipe a try. You won't be sorry. Here is how the cake is made.
Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Bon Appetit magazine
Crumb Topping
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups fresh (or frozen, thawed) blueberries (about 10 ounces)
1 tablespoon panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1) To make crumb topping: Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in nuts. Add butter; using your fingertips, work butter into dry ingredients until large, moist crumbs begin to form. Set topping aside. The streusel topping can be made 5 days ahead of time if refrigerated.
2) To make cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8 x 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray. Line bottom with parchment paper. Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat 3/4 cup sugar and butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 3–4 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend between additions and occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 3–4 minutes longer.
With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients to bowl in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Pour half of batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Whisk remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over batter in pan. Spoon remaining batter over it, smoothing top. Toss blueberries with panko in a small bowl, then scatter evenly over batter. Sprinkle crumb topping over blueberries. Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55–65 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. Cake can be made a day before serving if stored airtight at room temperature. Yield: 10 servings.
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You heard it in the Sun-N-Fun 2008 LSA Mall. Whether you were talking to pilots of Cubs, Luscombes, Bellancas, Cessnas or Beechcraft, it echoed strong in the Type Club tent. It was the talk of manufacturer's displays and the exhibition hangars. It was even touted by purveyors of very light jets. It seems like the biggest thing on pilots' minds is the cost of airplane fuel, whether mogas, 100LL or even jet varieties. There's not a lot individuals can do to affect the cost of a gallon of our gas-of-choice. But there are some things we can do to reduce our fuel consumption, and have at least some say in fuel costs.
First, let me emphasize there are some fuel tactics that might save a little gas money, but that have a negative effect on safety. Regardless of your fuel strategy do not use fuel pricing as an excuse to press on when you have too little fuel on board, to exceed best-practices engine temperatures or to violate fuel-related aircraft limitations. It does nobody any good to save a few dollars up to the point of impact.
It's probably sacrilege in the world of flying to say this, but if you can't afford to put fuel through your airplane of choice with an adequate safety margin you can't afford to fly that airplane and you need to find a cheaper way to get around. For some of us it means it's time to step down to a slower or smaller airplane to continue making the trip or the hamburger run. For others of us, very unfortunately, it may mean it's time to get out of flying until we can afford to fly safely again. If you're like most pilots, however, you can realize significant fuel savings by changing your operating technique in the plane you fly. Commit to flying safely, while investigating these techniques for controlling your fuel costs.
Power Setting
One way to reduce fuel burn it to choose a lower power setting. You'll be surprised how little time you lose (extra flying time you get to put in your logbook!) while saving a good bit of fuel along the way.
Get out your Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) and make a few power-setting comparisons. For example, the 180-horsepower Diamond DA40 Flight Information Manual (FIM) tells us a flight at 5000 feet and the traditional, go-fast power setting of 75-percent power (about 24" mp and 2400 rpm) nets 136 KTAS while burning 11 gallons per hour (gph) at a best-power mixture setting. Drop back to 65-percent power (23" mp/2200 rpm) and you can expect 128 KTAS and 8.2 gph. Come way back to what many of us consider a very low propeller setting, 2000 rpm, and you can still get 65-percent power at 5000 feet (by running at 25.4" mp) for that same 128 KTAS at only 7.9 gph fuel burn. That's only eight knots loss of true airspeed compared to high-speed cruise, but a savings of three gph.
Now fly 200 nautical miles. At 75-percent and best power, it'll take 1.5 hours and require 16.5 gallons. The 2000 rpm, 65-percent power, economy cruise will take about six minutes more, but you'll burn only 12.6 gallons ... nearly four gallons less on the same trip with a negligible time difference. (These comparisons assume no wind.) At an average $4.94 per gallon (the AirNav nationwide average for 100LL on the day of this writing), that's a savings of $19.76 on this one flight, with no real time difference en route.
So dig into your airplane's POH and look at the real-world effects of using something other than a go-fast power setting. It'll have a big impact on what it costs you to fly.
The Economic Advantage of Tailwinds
When the winds blow strong, especially on longer trips, you might be able to get even better economy. Adjust your power setting for a planned ground speed, not true airspeed. If you're lucky enough to have a tailwind component, throttle back for the "normal" groundspeed and rake in the savings as you attain that speed at a lower fuel burn. Yes, you'll still have to fight your way into headwinds sometimes, and if they're very strong you may even be "forced" to fly at higher power settings to make any real progress. Using tailwind to reach the "normal" groundspeed with lower fuel burn when able, though, will offset the higher fuel costs of fighting a headwind when needed.
Fly High
For a given power setting, the higher you fly, the greater true airspeed you'll attain. This is because the air is thinner the higher you go, so there's less air resistance and -- as long is power is maintained -- you'll go faster. (This is the secret of turbocharging.) Most naturally aspirated (non-turbo) engines can maintain 55-percent to 65-percent power to 10,000 feet or more, so all else being equal (headwinds aloft, turbulence, icing, etc.), it pays to fly as high as practical. Won't you burn more fuel climbing to altitude? If you make a long, shallow descent on the other end, you can offset the added fuel cost of an extended climb. So you can save gas by climbing as high as makes sense for your trip. Note: Altitude helps meet the overall goal of safety, also.
All too often pilots are taught simple rules for mixture control, like, "Don't lean below 5000 feet," or, "Lean it 'til it sounds rough, then turn the vernier in two turns" as a cruise-mixture technique. These habits may be expedient for high-engine-stress instructional flying, but they are imprecise and in most cases waste fuel. Learn how to properly lean the fuel mixture to glean maximum efficiency from your fuel burn (consistent with good engine-temperature management). Determine if, when and how it may be appropriate to run lean-of-peak in cruise flight with the engine(s) you're flying to save even more fuel -- and money.
"Tankering" is the act of loading up on fuel where it's (relatively) cheap, to avoid having to buy fuel where it's more expensive. Do your homework: Use AirNav or similar Web sites to find locations with lower-priced fuel near your destination and any planned fuel stops along the way. Plan to arrive at these "tanker-ports" with a safe fuel-margin in case you need to divert or the pumps are closed, but with as much room as possible in your fuel tanks to load up while the fueling's good.
Fun Flying
Sometimes you're going up just for fun, to see the sights or buzz around on a warm Saturday morning. You don't have to give this up because of high fuel costs -- just do things a little differently. Use very low power settings when you're on local sightseeing hops to keep the fuel burn low. Get more involved with local pilots' groups and start sharing the ride. (You can legally split the direct costs of the flight under FARs and the provisions of aircraft insurance, and this sort of aerial "clubbing" is becoming more popular in the go-it-alone United States.) "Air-pool" together to major events like fly-ins and AirVenture at Oshkosh -- it's fun to share flying with other pilots in the air as well as on the ground, and if you fly a similar airplane type, you might split the flight legs and each log some time going to and from the show.
What If I Rent?
You might ask, "What if I rent airplanes? Fuel prices are figured into the rental cost of the aircraft, so as they go up, the hourly rental rate goes up and there's nothing I can do about it."
Many FBO used to offer "wet" and "dry" rates for aircraft rental, where wet rates include fuel. Occasionally FBOs will put a maximum price they'll cover for fuel purchased away from base, but otherwise they'll cover the cost of fuel out of what you pay in rent. Fuel burn is usually charged assuming 75-percent, best-power, mixture setting. This historically works to the FBO's advantage when the airplane is fueled locally, because often they can negotiate bulk fuel rates and make a little more than the posted fuel price suggests. Given the reduction in hours flown over the last couple of decades, however, a typical FBO's bulk purchases of 100LL are declining and the FBO may not get much of a discount any more.
Renting "dry" means the renter pays a lower rate for the airplane, then pays for his/her own fuel in addition to the fee. Dry rentals went out of favor some time back when fuel prices were low, replaced with the all-fees-up-front simplicity of wet rentals. But now that just a little change in operating procedure can make a big difference in the total cost of fuel, you may be able to negotiate a dry rental rate that covers all the FBO's costs (and profit) except fuel, and pay for the fuel yourself. If your operating technique burns less gas than the FBO's fuel burn assumption, you'll fly for less than the "wet" rental rate. It certainly can't hurt to ask.
Don't Skimp On Training
Make a vow to train as much as always despite the cost of fuel. Combine your flying missions if needed to log a safe amount of dual -- ask your CFI along and combine a flight review with the weekend pancake run, or hire a CFII to accompany you on a business trip and get some hood time on a flight you'd otherwise make alone. Pay the instructor for his/her time, of course, but you're ahead the cost of scheduling additional flights for the purpose of training only. You'll find most instructors like to get away from the home 'drome anyway, so chances are you'll find a qualified teacher of flight who will instruct "on the fly," as it were.
Economy Thinking
You'll most likely come up with a list of other ways you can continue to fly safely while spending less on fuel. I encourage you to use the Comments feature of this article to let others know what works for you. Together we need to change a culture where pilots are judged by the speed at which they fly into one where their worth is determined by the efficiency and economy with which they use an airplane. As the cost of flying fuel skyrockets, you need to be creative to fly safely using less gas.
Fly safe, and have fun!


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I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Valentine's Day last week. I did, and I am thankful and feel blessed that it was the best ever.
It was cold, but still, a great weekend to bundle up and get outside and enjoy some physical exercise, which just makes you appreciate a nice fire and bottle of red wine when you're done.
Jane Bahr spent Valentine's Day in Birmingham celebrating granddaughter Avery's first birthday. Jane celebrated her own birthday at Cafe Thirty-A on Ash Wednesday after services at Point Washington United Methodist Church.
Gulf Place hosted another yard sale last Saturday in its amphitheater. I saw Dwight Ward. Even though it was cold and not a lot of people or tables braving the chill, I found some real treasures.
Redd and Paul Vizard, Betty Krika, and John Stasko took in a fabulous sunset last Saturday night from The Vue on 30A's deck. Jimbo Holloway, Lahrye and Nancy Radford stayed warm inside. Betty, John, and Jimbo returned Sunday night. Jane and Doug Anderson, and the Anderson's children and grandchildren joined them.
I might have been one of the last people to see "Zero Dark Thirty" at the theater, but I finally took it in during last Sunday's cold snap. It was a much better movie than I had anticipated.
It's always fun at the grocery store as I run into people I know or recognize. Last weekend, I saw Diane Grey Page at Publix, who told me about her travels. She is currently off to the Turks and Caicos. Take me!
And also in Publix, I recognized a man from Alaqua's photo who recently adopted Hoodwink and Tuptim at the shelter. He said Hoodwink is being renamed Reaper.
RoseAnn Knight hosted a "sip and see" get together for ladies at her lovely Gulf Place home last Sunday afternoon. Pam Sibley, Carole Bergstrom, Judy Zito, Kay Crawford, Robbie Carroll, Linda Banning, Lindsay Huurman, Margie Bach, Christy Burke, Carol Stovsky, Claudia Droy, Peggy Lillie, and Carol Saucier were among the host of women attending.
Thirty members of the Women's Art Network met at the Seagrove home of Donna Vann on Feb. 11.
Ampy and Fred Cox just returned home from a month-long trip to Australia and New Zealand. Ampy said they had been there eight years ago and loved it so much they wanted to go back. She reports a great return visit. They stayed with friends in Lake Taupo, Auckland on the North Island for a few days. Ampy said if it weren't so far away, they would move there. "New Zealand is just gorgeous and the people very friendly, plus their accent is so cute!" she said.
But that wasn't the only exciting news Ampy had to share: When she was asked the question in December of what she wanted to find under her Christmas tree, she said a card from her youngest son and his wife announcing they were expecting. Well, when she got to Atlanta from New Zealand, she was told just that! They are due early September. Needless to say, Ampy is thrilled to be expecting her first grandbaby!
WaterColor Inn & Resort is excited to have been listed on Florida Travel + Leisure's top romantic resorts � No. 3 out of 22.
Connie Yarbro and Ray and Martha Jones participated in the Mardi Gras parade at Baytowne.
Lorre James headed back to Jackson Hole.
Bonnie Pleggenkuhle is back from a trip to Aruba.
Marcia Rhinehart celebrated a red, white, and blue birthday last week with friends Bill and Mary Wysochansky, Tom and Diane Bradburn, and husband Robert at The Melting Pot and Louis Louis.
Get well wishes go out to Jim Blunt, Lyn Shumake, and Betty Hefner.
Wish a "happy birthday" today to Sara Markey, Dread Clampitt's Balder Saunders, and Julie Modica.
Tomorrow to Sharon Hazelton, Laura Bailey, and Steve Howard.
Monday to Kelly Buzzett, historian Hardy Jackson, and columnist Ron Hart.
Tuesday to Jeb Stewart, Cooper Manning IV, and Catherine Frappier.
Wednesday to Sharon Jenkins, Miles Nieman, and Grand Boulevard's Stacey Brady.
Thursday to Hayden Modica, Mignon Percival, Bob Saucier, and artist Stefan Daiberl.
And Friday to Shellie Arriaga, Brian Kellenberger, and Dale Trice.
Lucky Valerie Lofton, Ann Morrell, and Alice Pauls don't have to celebrate another birthday this year!
Deborah Wheeler is the arts and entertainment reporter for The Walton Sun. She may be reached at 654-8443 or email email@example.com. Her Party Line column appears weekly in The Sun.