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The Nikon D750 is an affordable 24.3Mp full-frame DSLR with attractive-looking specs for both the enthusiast and the professional photographer. It's capable of producing outstanding pictures, but the quality of the lens used has a bearing on image quality. We've analyzed the performance of 105 lenses on the Nikon D750, and in part one we bring you an analysis of the top three zoom lenses in six different categories.
Concluding our roundup of test results for the latest Sony FE-mount lenses, we take a look at the FE 24-240mm f3.5-6.3 OSS. A superzoom option that offers wide-angle through to long telephoto in a single lens, the FE 24-240mm is a versatile option for those occasions when changing lenses is going to be a pain. Good DxOMark scores are rare for superzooms, though, so let's see how the Sony does.
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CRESTVIEW � Roman Donofro supplied the pitching and Tate Sweatt the power Tuesday as the Crestview High School baseball team took on Niceville in the District 2-6A tournament semifinals.Donofro went the distance on the mound throwing a five-hit shutout and striking out 11 Eagle batters. And Sweatt had a pair two-run doubles as the Bulldogs rolled to a 6-0 win to earn a spot in the state playoffs.
CRESTVIEW � Roman Donofro supplied the pitching and Tate Sweatt the power Tuesday as the Crestview High School baseball team took on Niceville in the District 2-6A tournament semifinals.
Donofro went the distance on the mound throwing a five-hit shutout and striking out 11 Eagle batters. And Sweatt had a pair two-run doubles as the Bulldogs rolled to a 6-0 win to earn a spot in the state playoffs.
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�What a game,� Bulldog coach Tim Gillis said. We battled all night. Roman was absolutely outstanding.
�Tate Sweatt had some huge hits with four RBIs. And again, we had contributions from everywhere in the lineup.�
The first three innings of the game was a pitching battle between Donofro and Niceville starter Nick Junger that many fans were expecting to see.
Donofro limited the Eagles (19-5) to just two hits and a pair of walks through the first three frames.
Junger slightly better through three as he gave up just one walk and one hit.
Niceville threatened in the third inning when Andrew Engle led off with a single and Donofro walked the next batter, Tyler Kinard.
The momentum swung Crestview�s way when Donofro struck out Elliot Cary for the first out of the inning. And when Bulldog catcher Austin Armstrong threw Engle out trying to steal third for the second out of the inning the momentum was clearly in the Bulldog dugout.
Crestview, the number three seed in the tournament, rode the momentum into the top of the fourth inning.
Seth Thomason and Armstrong led off the fourth by drawing back-to-back walks from Junger. Justin Rebholz, the third Bulldog batter of the inning dropped down a perfect bunt for a base hit to load the bases.
A Junger wild pitch allowed Thomason to score. Sweatt then drove a Junger fastball into right-center field to score Drew Graham, who was running for Armstrong and Rebholz.
The Bulldogs (20-5) put the game out of reach with three more runs in the fifth.
Tyler Henderson led off the inning with a single. Corey Armstrong was next and drew a walk. Thomason took a two-strike pitch from Junger to right field scoring Henderson.
Sweatt doubled down the third base line with two out to score Corey Armstrong and Thomason for a pair of insurance runs.
Sweatt admitted it was probably the best game of his high school career at the plate.
After drilling a fastball for his first double he turned on a Junger curveball for his second double.
Donofro struck out the side in the Niceville fifth inning. The Eagles threatened in the sixth inning as they loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a base hit. Donofro got out of the jam by striking out pinch hitter Zack Shield.
Engle walked to lead off the Niceville seventh, but three fly ball outs to the outfield sealed the win for the Bulldogs.
�It feels better than any other feeling I�ve ever had,� Donofro said. �This was our goal (to make the playoffs) from the beginning (of the season). We knew we had a chance this year and we are getting it done.
�There really are no words for how it feels to beat Niceville three times in the same season. When they beat us in the preseason I had no clue what was going to be in store for us.�
Sweatt, like Donofro, struggled to find the words to describe what the win meant to him.
�It�s real big,� he said. �I�ve been thinking about it for weeks now and I�ve been praying about it. It just feels real good.�
Rebholz topped the Bulldogs with three hits. Sweatt and Henderson each had two hits.
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin�s sports editor. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.

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Arts and cultural organizations in Lenawee County were awarded $81,085 by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs last week.
"It's great to be recognized for the flourishing arts community we have in this area," said Paula Holtz, economic development director for the city of Tecumseh, which will receive support for public art programs and the Tecumseh Center for the Arts.
John Bracey, MCACA's executive director, said the organization's grants "provide access to arts and cultural experiences for citizens statewide."
Bracey said arts programs make communities stronger, in part by influencing the lives of young people.
"The data around the nation clearly shows that if a child has the opportunity to regularly experience arts and culture, they are more likely to graduate from high school, college and graduate school," Bracey said. "They are also more likely to return to their community and volunteer."
The programs funded by MCACA also help the economy, said Dave Maxwell, chairman of One Lenawee, a group of community members who work to promote quality of life in Lenawee County.
"The arts and culture in Lenawee County are key components in economic development," Maxwell said, noting that the Croswell Opera House and other local attractions routinely draw visitors from Toledo, Ann Arbor and other nearby cities.
Jere Righter, artistic director of the Croswell, said the Croswell appreciates Gov. Rick Snyder's support for increased arts funding. She said MCACA's support of the theater is "an endorsement of the Croswell and the impact we have on all who attend our shows and are involved with our productions, and on our community at large."
Don Taylor, chairman of downtown Adrian's Art-A-Licious festival, said the grants "are a real indication of how strongly the Michigan arts community recognizes our wonderful arts organizations in Lenawee County."
Taylor added that many of the grants require a local match, meaning that local donors remain critical to the success of the projects receiving support.
The following organizations are set to receive MCACA funding in 2014.
— Adrian Symphony Orchestra: $17,000 for operational support and $3,060 for concert-related equipment such as new music stand lights.
— Art-A-Licious: $12,600 in operational support for the 2014 festival, which will take place Sept. 19-20 in downtown Adrian. Art-A-Licious operates as a community fund of the Lenawee Community Foundation.
— Croswell Opera House: $14,000 to support the Croswell's summer season, which includes "Les Miserables," "Oliver," "Catch Me If You Can" and "Sweet Charity."
— River Raisin Ragtime Revue: $4,675 to support the third annual Ragtime Extravaganza on Jan. 18. The event takes place at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, but the ensemble, which highlights ragtime music from the turn of the 20th century, is based in Tecumseh.
— Tecumseh Center for the Arts: $21,250 to support the TCA's 2014 season, including the Cabin Fever Film Festival in January, DiNo Light on Feb. 15 and a concert by the Irish Rovers on March 2.
— Tecumseh Downtown Development Authority: $8,500 to expand Tecumseh's public art program to include two-dimensional artwork in addition to sculpture.
Tecumseh City Manager Kevin Welch said the grants the city received were near the maximum that could be authorized.
Grant applications were turned down from the W.G. Thompson Museum in Hudson, the Tecumseh Youth Theatre, and the Adrian Public Library.
Bracey said 475 grant applications were received and 384 grants were awarded.
In addition to MCACA funding, the ASO also learned last week that it was one of 19 orchestras in the country to be awarded a Challenge America grant through the National Endowment for the Arts.
ASO executive director Libby Watson said the $10,000 NEA grant will support the symphony's "A Joyful Noise" concert in April, along with associated young people's concerts and other events.
Watson said being one of 19 orchestras nationwide to receive the grant "is a wonderful testament to our efforts in artistic quality and outreach to the community."
"We are grateful for this support and feel fortunate to be a part of a community where these grants are matched with support by individuals, businesses and foundations," she said.
Local arts groups receive $81,000 in grants
Arts and cultural organizations in Lenawee County were awarded $81,085 by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs last week.


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Species: Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)
Interesting Fact: The Philippine crocodile is one of the most endangered freshwater crocodile species in the world.
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The Philippine crocodile is a relatively small species of freshwater crocodile, with a broad snout, and thick bony plates on its back. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the very similar New Guinea crocodile.
Philippine crocodiles are thought to feed mainly on fish, invertebrates, small amphibians and reptiles, but very little else is known about the natural history or ecology of wild populations. In captivity, females build mound-nests at the end of the dry season from leaf litter and mud, upon which they lay a relatively small clutch of 7 to 14 eggs. Only the females show parental care of both the eggs and the hatchlings.
Previously found throughout the Philippines but now reduced to a small and highly fragmented population on a number of small islands, the Philippine crocodile favours freshwater marshes, the tributaries of large rivers and small lakes and ponds.
The massive population decline of the Philippine crocodile was originally caused by over-exploitation for commercial use. Today, habitat destruction is the most pressing threat to the species' survival, with rainforests being cleared throughout the region to make way for rice fields. The fearsome reputation of the saltwater crocodile undoubtedly contributes to local intolerance of any crocodile species. The word for crocodile in the Filipino language is a vile insult, and crocodiles are often killed when encountered.
The Philippine crocodile is considered to be the second most endangered crocodilian in the world, with possibly fewer than 100 individuals in the wild. International trade of this species is prohibited, but there is only one officially protected area within the Philippines and its protection is poorly enforced. At present, captive breeding of the Philippine crocodile takes place in a small programme run by the Silliman University and at the government-run Crocodile Farming Institute.
Find out more about the Philippine crocodile at the Mabuwaya Foundation.
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- Premier League
Fergie needles Mancini over consistency
Sir Alex Ferguson told Roberto Mancini that Manchester United were a superior side to Manchester City because they excel at beating the rest.
The City manager had claimed United are not better than his team, who won at Old Trafford a fortnight ago. But after clinching United's 20th league title and his own 13th, Ferguson, whose team are 13 points clear, said there is a gulf between them and that derbies have proved a great leveller.
"I read his quote, he is right in one respect," Ferguson said. "The games between us, there is nothing in it. But the rest of we are far better and he doesn't recognise that we are better than Manchester City at beating other teams."
The two Manchester clubs have only been separated by one goal in recent meetings, apart from City's 6-1 victory at Old Trafford in October 2011.
And Ferguson added: "When the two teams meet there's nothing in it. The derby teams bring two teams to a level. It always brings them together. Apart from that stupid performance of ours at Old Trafford which costs us the league really, we won't make that mistake again."
United are on course to break a club record for the number of points in a season and, if they win their final four games, will overhaul the current Premier League record of 95 in a season.
And Ferguson feels that if his side end the campaign on 96, this United team will bear comparison with its predecessors.
"It must," he added. "We have not got 84 points with four games left. We have never done that.
"We have had some fantastic players in the past and we are not trying to minimise their impact. The nostalgia thing does play tricks. You play tricks with yourself. But these players have joined that pedestal."


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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers safety Micah Hyde jumped in the end zone for an interception on Wednesday. It was the kind of game-changing play that occurred far too infrequently last season for coach Mike McCarthy's liking.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers safety Micah Hyde jumped in the end zone for an interception on Wednesday.
It was the kind of game-changing play that occurred far too infrequently last season for coach Mike McCarthy's liking.
Toss in the addition of safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in the first round of the NFL draft, and Green Bay has the potential of having two young impact players at a position that failed to get an interception in 2013.
"I think we've gotten our hands on a few balls, that's kind of how it goes, no different than rushing the passer," McCarthy said. "It's definitely good to see our secondary start to bring some of them in. We've had some opportunities. The coverage has been tight."
And that's with one of the starting safeties, veteran Morgan Burnett, watching practice again because of an injury. After sitting out last week with a sore ankle, Burnett has been sidelined the past couple of days with an oblique injury.
All the more opportunity for the Packers to be able to take a look at both Hyde and Clinton-Dix. The former played cornerback as a rookie last season; the latter had a stellar college career at Alabama.
Hyde appears to have had most of the first-team snaps next to Burnett, though Hyde and Clinton-Dix have been on the field at the same time lately with Burnett out.
"It's a great competition first of all, but we also have a bond on that back end. Everyone is trying to help each other to get better each and every day," Clinton-Dix said.
He's the natural safety still getting used to the pro game. Speed is one of the biggest changes.
"It's a very fast-paced game now," Clinton-Dix said. "Some of the best, elite quarterbacks. For one, A-Rod, going against him every day is competitive. And just the speed of the game."
That makes third-year safety Sean Richardson a veteran out of the bunch. One different look had Richardson, Hyde and Clinton-Dix all on the field at the same time in a goal-line practice.
Richardson, who has missed time the past two seasons with a neck injury, is unsure yet just how different the defense might look.
"New faces, new teammates. Just want to bring (along) the younger guys and get them up to speed in the playbook," Richardson said Wednesday.
For now, it seems as if Hyde has the edge so far to start with Burnett if the season were to start this weekend. For the Packers, Saturday is only the first preseason game in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans.
"I think all of the work he's getting (at safety) now is very valuable," defensive coordinator Dom Capers said recently. "Micah can play two, three positions for us, and the more guys you can have that can do that because we all know how your team changes as you go through the course of the season."
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MEDICAL REPORT: McCarthy confirmed that top reserve offensive lineman Don Barclay would miss the 2014 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in practice Tuesday. Barclay was considered the top backup at tackle and guard.
General manager Ted Thompson didn't appear concerned with offensive line depth, though, with 15 linemen on the roster. After the injury, second-year pro Lane Taylor would be the top backup at guard, while 2011 first-round draft pick Derek Sherrod would be the top backup at tackle.
HIGHLIGHT PLAY: After missing about a week of camp because of shingles, seventh-round draft pick Jeff Janis made a nice, one-handed catch over starting cornerback Sam Shields for a touchdown near the corner of the end zone on a fade pass from Scott Tolzien. It made quite the impression for a rookie off to a late start in camp.
Janis' return was important for receiver depth after fifth-round pick Jared Abbrederis' rookie season ended last week after tearing the ACL in his right knee.
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Motorists are seeing lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey.
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.34, down 2 cents from last week. That's also nearly the same price from a year ago, when motorists were paying $3.30.
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Analysts say the higher national gas prices are due to a slow, steady increase in crude oil prices in recent days. But overall, they say gas prices should stay stable in the coming weeks.


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NIWeek 2010: 7 control demo-application video clips
Video sampler: NIWeek is renowned for dueling product managers on stage, intent on outdoing each other during the new and future technology keynote sessions. Seven NI Week video clips below show the ease of graphical programming, parallel computing, control system integration, high-speed data acquisition, and browser-based monitoring, and software compiling as a service in the cloud, in some eye-popping stage-show applications.
Robotic programming with graphical programming software: Four robots (Denso, Epson, Kuka, and Mitsubishi) cooperate in this desktop-sized demo workcell. NI LabVIEW graphical programming software helped with the integration.
The software enabled programming within two days, faster and easier than trying to get four manufacturers' software packages to work together, which might have otherwise taken weeks, according to National Instruments at NIWeek 2010.
Video clip: On target machine vision, motion control demo makes novice marksman an expert. This NIWeek 2010 NI Vision and motion control demo makes a lousy shot what he's not – an expert marksman.
Using machine vision, logic, and 2 axis motion control, the target moves rapidly to meet the foam dart every time, even in rapid-fire mode, according to National Instruments at NIWeek 2010.
Video clip: Telsa Coils frequency conversion creates music. Alternative music group ArcAttack, as seen on NBC's America's Got Talent, uses Tesla Coils to make music.
The demonstration video here controls the size of the charge to create sound of a certain pitch (frequency) with an NI PXIe-4844 Optical Sensor Interrogator, at a 10 kHz sample rate, and fiber-optic cable , according to National Instruments at NIWeek 2010. Observers were asked to take a giant step backward for this demonstration.
Beer fridge security system, with power and temperature monitoring, incorporates Bluetooth wireless temperature sensing, Compact DAQ, and an Apple iPad or a soon-to-be released Dell Android phone as a thin-client human-machine interface.
See www.ni.com/smartphone for example programs for iPad, iPhone, or Android apps, said Chris Delvizis, product marketing manager, NI R Series, intelligent data acquisition.
Web-based software monitoring: NI Web UI Builder serves as front end, in this example, for natural gas pipeline monitoring. The resulting PlantGard software from Scientific Process Solutions loads from the browser thin-client, without installing a runtime version, allowing monitoring of any system from anywhere with web access. The web services will be among NI's emerging software as a service (SaaS) offerings, according to Diya Mukherji, National Instruments engineer, at NIWeek 2010.
Wind turbine data in a cloud: Aaron Pena, NI ELP engineer, applications engineering, shows how data from wind turbines can be served up in a cloud (on the web) for access and analysis anywhere that has a web connection.
In another cloud-based initiative, NI is expecting to save time and computing resources by offering code compilation with software as a service (SaaS), so no engineer has to be idle while code is compiling on an in-house computer.
Faster iterations and more of them translate into more bullet-proof designs, according to National Instruments at NIWeek 2010.
Warping a telescope lens to match atmospheric distortion: A new European ground-based telescope uses NI-based parallel computing connected via a high-bandwidth backplane (via PXI System Alliance) to quickly adapt the lens to atmospheric distortions. The demo simulates atmospheric distortion with a flame, collecting 500 high-resolution frames per second through machine vision, into an FPGA into four rack-mounted controllers that instruct more than 1,000 actuators how to change the 42 meter diameter telescope lens, all in less than 2 milliseconds, explained Patrick Webb, NI PXI Systems, product marketing manager. The computational equivalent of 64 interconnected computer nodes could control and balance 320,000 inverted pendulums. Just 5 years ago, balancing one pendulum was an impressive demo, Webb said.
40 Under 40 – Control Engineering: Know someone working in automation under age 40 in need of some recognition? See the 40 Under 40 awards.
See other Control Engineering videos at www.controleng.com/videos.
See more video from NI at http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-12568.
See other NIWeek developments.
– Videos snippets and text by Mark T. Hoske; video support by Peter Welander, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com.


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Courtney Bunting was selected from a field of nine contestants for the honor of 2013 Miss White County Fair Queen Monday, July 29 at the featured queen contest at the White County Fair. Nicole Campbell was named first runner up followed by Whitley Verble of Norris City as second runner up. Dayna Burnett was selected for Miss Congeniality.
Courtney Bunting was selected from a field of nine contestants for the honor of 2013 Miss White County Fair Queen Monday, July 29 at the featured queen contest at the White County Fair. Nicole Campbell was named first runner up followed by Whitley Verble of Norris City as second runner up. Dayna Burnett was selected for Miss Congeniality.
Bunting recently completed her studies at Southeastern Illinois College where she was named to the Presidents List. During her time at SIC, she has served as the student trustee at all SIC board meetings. Bunting will continue her studies at University of Evansville this fall with a concentration in law and legal studies.
In addition to her attention to education, Bunting is very active with the First Baptist Church in Carmi and is a member of the White County Weather Spotters. She currently works at McDonalds and is very interested in mission work.
Bunting, the 19-year-old daughter of Debbie and Randy Bunting of Carmi will represent White County in the state competition held at Springfield in January 2014.
Bunting was joined by Nicole Campbell, first runner up and Whitley Verble, who was named second runner up during the event. The evening also included the selection of Olivia Bohleber as Junior Miss and Carlie Vaught as Little Miss.
Bohleber, who will be in eighth grade this fall at Carmi-White County Junior-Senior High School, is very active in the community. She participates in activities such as 4-H, school sports and cheer team and is a 4.0 honors student. She is the 13-year-old daughter of Paula and Jeff Bohleber of Carmi.
Vaught is the seven-year-old daughter of Buddy and Bev Vaught of Carmi. She will be a second grader at Jefferson Attendance Center this fall and hopes to be a teacher when she grows up.
The outgoing representatives for the pageant were Haley Malone, 2012 Miss White County, Haley Roedder, 2012 Junior Miss and Haylea Allen, 2012 Little Miss.
JC Tinsley served as master of ceremonies for the evening and Riley and Rachael Peyton kicked off the event by singing the National Anthem. The duo will be one of the acts featured during Thursday's WRUL Country Showdown at the White County Fair.
Several special guests were introduced during the program, including past and present queens and royalty from the area. Phyllis Browning, 1952 Miss White County, was introduced and provided a welcome to the nearly full grandstand.
The entire area of White County was represented in the contest with a total of 32 contestants in three categories. The interest topped last year's event, which garnered 25 contestants. Nancy Gowdy has been credited with reviving the contest for the White County Fair and was assisted by her daughter, Hannah, who was selected as 2011 Miss White County Fair Queen.
Contestants joining Vaught for Little Miss included Tenese Buttry, Taylor Johnson, Allee Martin, Andi Garner, Alyssa Lane, Mara Serafini and Emma Wiggins-Childers.
In addition to Bohleber, contestants for the Junior Miss title included Jacquie Alldredge, Lauren Campbell, Haley Collins, Alyssa Dartt, Chelsi Johnson, Deborah Raczykowski, Jaryn Sexton, Samantha Thomason, Kerston Clodfelter, Alexis Conner, Elizabeth Gwaltney, Shaelyn Perkins, Carsyn Robinson and Vanessa South.
Miss White County contestants included Bunting, Barnett, Verble, Nicole Campbell, Sarah Healy, Frencheska Robinson, Adrea Zieren, Karrissa Siegel and Adrian Lamp.
Several sponsors provided support for the event. Those businesses and individuals include Arcade Hair Fashions, Botsch and Associates CPA's, Campbell Energy, DiMaggio's Pizza, Eden, Logo Graphics, McDonalds, Melissa's Boutique, Merle Norman Cosmetics and Boutique, New China Buffet, Palace Cleaners, Pat's Beauty Shop, Redman's Detailing, Sassy Cuts, Sears, Special Effects, Taylor Eye Care, Tequila's, The Courtyard, The Gowdy family, The Hair Bow Factory, The Yellow Rose, Wooly Wash, White County Ford and Zack's Shack.
The 2013 White County Fair continues tonight, pending weather conditions, with the Junior Show at 6 p.m. followed by harness racing at 7 p.m. The Midway rides will offer reduced armbands for all rides at a price of $12.
Tomorrow's main events will include UTV and ATV Mud Racing at 7 p.m. in front of the grandstand. Also, displays in the Floral Hall will be available to the public beginning at 6 p.m. If weather cancels harness racing Tuesday (tonight), racing will be rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon with the post time to be determined.
Thursday's lineup includes the sheep and beef show during the morning hours followed by the WRUL Country Showdown with the house band performing at 6 p.m. followed by the competition at 7 p.m. Brasher and Bogue, a country duo, will perform at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The fair continues with Motocross at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. The Young Leaders Pedal Pull will be held at 3:30 p.m. and the Demolition Derby will be featured at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 to close out the 2013 White County Fair.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A dramatic second half comeback by Harvard led the Crimson to an 11-8 victory over visiting MIT on Thursday night in front of 300 fans at Blodgett Pool. The Engineers, who led by as many as five goals in the first half, took an 8-5 advantage into the fourth quarter, but a shocking offensive outburst from the hosts powered them to the win.
The inner-city match-up pitted two teams ranked side-by-side in the latest (Sept. 19) Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 Poll. Harvard (6-1; 2-1 CWPA) is currently ranked No. 9, while MIT (5-4; 1-2 CWPA) holds the No. 10 spot. The Engineers are also ranked No. 5 nationally in Division III.
The Crimson's Spencer Livingston opened the scoring just 19 seconds into the game, but MIT subdued the home crowd and gained momentum throughout the next 22 minutes of play. Sophomore Devin Lewis tallied consecutive no-look strikes off of Spencer Williams assists to put the Cardinal and Gray in front, 2-1, before Mike Smith-Bronstein and Palmer Rosemond traded give-and-gos to push the lead to 4-1 with five minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Smith-Bronstein finished the match with three assists.
A Harvard timeout did little to stem the flood, as freshman leading-scorer John Preis and Lewis each found the back of the net to stretch Tech's advantage to 6-2 after one quarter. The Engineers were 3-for-3 on 6-on-5 chances in the opening period, while the Crimson's six turnovers in each of the first two quarters and five more in the third seemed like too much to overcome. Senior Morgan Laidlaw added another for Tech before Lewis' fourth goal of the game - and 17th on the season - put MIT in front, 8-4, late in the third, furthering Harvard's hole.
However, the hosts grabbed a crucial goal with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, as freshman Bret Voith cut the lead to 8-5 heading into the final period. The strike seemed to ignite the Coral Gables, Fla., native, as he went on to spearhead a three-steal defensive effort to add to his four assists.
Egen Atkinson finished a feed from Michael Byrd to make the score 8-7 before David Tune tied the match 44 seconds later. Atkinson then secured the eventual game-winner with 3:57 on the clock, following up his own rebound after MIT goalkeeper Nick Souza had made the initial stop.
Smith-Bronstein nearly equalized for the Engineers with 2:28 remaining, but his blast from the right corner deflected off the crossbar.
Chris Ludwick and Tune added insurance goals for the Crimson to provide the final 11-8 score line.
Livingston scored Harvard's first four goals of the game and added two helpers. Jay Connolly had nine saves in net for the Crimson, while Souza made five stops for MIT.
The Engineers will return to action on Sunday afternoon, when they will travel to New London, Conn., to take on both Connecticut College (11:30 a.m.) and Penn State-Behrend (1:00 p.m.). Harvard won't play again until next weekend at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Brown University.


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Philadelphia-based real estate investment company Resource Real Estate has filed trust deeds on The Woods at Ridgeway and Waterstone Landing apartment complexes in Hickory Hill.
Both loans were filed Sept. 27 through Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC. Resource Real Estate executive vice president Kevin Finkel signed both loans.
The company filed an $11.9 million multifamily deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing on The Woods at Ridgeway, a 568-unit complex whose address is listed as 6277 Lake Arbor Drive and 6206 Knight Arnold Road.
And it filed a $6.1 million multifamily deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing on Waterstone Landing, a 378-unit complex whose address is listed as 3417 Ridgeway Road and 9 Ridgeway Road.
RRE bought The Woods at Ridgeway – formerly the Wyndridge Apartments – in 2009 for $9.5 million and then renovated the multifamily property.
The Woods includes two parcels, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property. The 6277 Lake Arbor Drive parcel contains 260 units on 26.7 acres; its 2012 appraisal is $4.9 million. And the 6206 Knight Arnold Road parcel contains 284 units on 23.2 acres; its 2012 appraisal is $4.6 million.
RRE bought Waterstone Landing in 2010 for $5.7 million. Waterstone also includes two parcels. The 3417 Ridgeway Road parcel contains 176 units on 17.7 acres; its 2012 appraisal is $2.6 million. And the 9 Ridgeway Road parcel contains 202 units on 18.7 acres; its 2012 appraisal is $3 million.
The apartment complexes sit diagonally from each other. The Woods at Ridgeway is at the northeast corner and Waterstone Landing is at the southwest corner of Knight Arnold and Ridgeway roads.
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A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 4.6 percent in August compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase in more than six years.
CoreLogic, a private real estate data provider, also said Tuesday, Oct. 2, that prices rose 0.3 percent in August from July, the sixth straight monthly gain.
Steady price increases, combined with greater sales and rising builder confidence, suggest the recovery may be sustainable.
Other measures of home prices have also increased. The Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index rose in July compared with a year ago, the second straight yearly increase after two years of declines. And an index compiled by a federal housing regulator has also reported annual increases.
Housing prices are rising in most areas, according to CoreLogic. Only 20 large cities out of 100 tracked showed declines in the 12 months ending in August. That compared with 26 in July.
States with the biggest price increases in the past 12 months were Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii. Prices soared 18.2 percent in Arizona, partly because the supply of homes for sale is low and foreclosure sales have slowed. Prices have risen 10.4 percent in Idaho.
The states with the biggest declines were Rhode Island, Illinois, New Jersey, Alabama and Connecticut.
CoreLogic said its measure of prices is 26.7 percent below a nationwide peak in April 2006.
Still, the broader economy will likely benefit from rising home values. When prices rise, people typically feel wealthier and spend more. And more Americans are likely to put their houses up for sale, which could further energize the market.
– The Associated Press
Steve Brown, executive vice president of Crye-Leike Realtors Inc., recently received the 2012 Presidential Award presented by the Tennessee Association of Realtors at the 93rd annual convention in Kingsport, Tenn.
The Presidential Award is bestowed annually by the association's president - currently Sue Stinson Turner, also of Crye-Leike - to one individual for their service to the leadership of the industry.
Brown has been a licensed real estate broker for many years, and he has experience in corporate relocation and new construction. He is a lifetime member of the Crye-Leike and Memphis Area Association of Realtors Multi-Million Dollar Clubs, and he serves on the National Association of Realtors board of directors as well as the national association's professional standards committee.
– Sarah Baker
Longtime bank analyst and SNL Financial editorial contributor Jeff Davis has rejoined Memphis-based Mercer Capital as managing director of the financial institutions group.
Prior to rejoining Mercer, Davis spent 13 years as a sell-side analyst providing coverage of publicly traded banks and specialty finance companies to institutional investors.
Davis, based in Nashville, most recently was managing director of Guggenheim Securities LLC and previously was head of the financial institutions group at FTN Equity Capital Markets. While at Mercer Capital in the 1990s, Davis led its financial institutions practice, providing valuation and transaction advisory services.
– Andy Meek
A member of the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee says an audit of the Board of Probation and Parole casts doubt on the effectiveness of parolee supervision.
A performance audit by the state comptroller's office showed at least 82 people parole officers said they checked on between January 2011 and May 2012 were, in fact, dead. One of them died more than 19 years ago.
Sen. Brian Kelsey, a Germantown Republican, said the audit makes him wonder how many live probationers are being supervised.
Comptroller Justin Wilson echoed the concern, telling The Tennessean the results made him anxious about the supervision of parolees living in people's communities.
The board responded, saying all personnel will be trained to better detect deceased offenders by the end of the year.
The federal government on Tuesday, Oct. 2, threw its support behind a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase accusing Bear Stearns, the investment bank JPMorgan bought in 2008, of engaging in massive fraud in deals involving billions in residential mortgage-backed securities.
At a news conference, acting Associate Attorney General Tony West credited a federal-state working group of law enforcement agencies created by President Barack Obama in 2009 with assembling evidence in the lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general's office.
The Obama administration has been under heavy political pressure to hold major Wall Street players accountable for the nation's biggest financial collapse since the Great Depression. Bear Stearns was sold to JPMorgan Chase in 2008.
John Walsh, the U.S. Attorney for Colorado, said 11 federal prosecutors interviewed more than 40 significant market participants in the investigation by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and that the Justice Department provided a dozen investigative analysts to review millions of pages of documents.
The lawsuit alleges that Bear Stearns led its investors to believe that the loans in its portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities had been carefully evaluated and would be monitored. The suit alleges Bear Stearns failed to do either.
Arkansas is asking the federal government to add Medicare to the state's overhaul of how insurers reimburse providers for medical care.
Medicaid is already a part of the state payment overhaul, which shifts Arkansas from "fee-based" medicine where insurers and the government pay providers for each test and procedure. The state instead hopes to pay partnerships of local providers for "episodes" of care rather than each individual treatment.
Medicare provides medical coverage for people 65 and older, while Medicaid covers mostly the poor and disabled.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the state announced Monday it's applied for a $60 million grant as part of the overhaul. The Arkansas Department of Human Services says Medicare serves 492,000 people.
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Shinji Mikami, legendary creator of the Resident Evil series and the upcoming The Evil Within, has made a career out of scaring players. However, since the days inside that mansion, fans have become accustomed to the ways games instill fear. So how will Evil Within be different?
"Not much has changed when it comes to instilling terror in the player," Mikami told Edge in a new interview. "But people have got used to the tropes of horror and they know what's coming next, so in that sense it is harder to make them afraid."
The new fear will come from players being left to their own devices, with little ammunition and tougher than though enemies hunting them down. The mood and atmosphere of Evil Within will lend to the terror just as much as having nowhere to run or hide from the beasts seeking your head.
"The scariest parts will be when you encounter enemies that cannot be killed with a gun," Mikami said. "Even if you shoot them they won't die, so you'll have to run or use a trap to beat them. That should be fun – and also scary."
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Rising country music star Jason Michael Carroll's new CD, "Numbers," features 11 new tracks and the hit "Alyssa Lies." Carroll, a singer/songwriter raised in Youngsville, has two hit albums and several hit singles under his belt. A rootsy artist, he wrote and co-wrote nearly every song on the CD. Titles for his latest CD's songs include "This is for the Lonely," "Ray of Hope" "Meet Me in the Barn," and "Don't Know Why." The title track "Numbers" is about how many times numbers play a role in people's lives. Carroll got his start singing in public while working as a Cracker Barrel restaurant server, and now his CD is sold exclusively through Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores (inside its restaurants) and also the company's online store. $11.99


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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's first redesign in its 15-year history is nearly complete and includes several vibrant new exhibit spaces, state-of-the-art interactive technology and lighting, improved way-finding and hundreds of new artifacts, including the most comprehensive collection of Beatles' items; a number of which are on display to the public for the first time.
"The Rock Hall's extensive redesign includes the most comprehensive, artifact-driven Beatles exhibit in the world," said Jim Henke, the Museum's Vice President of Exhibitions. "For many years now, we have been fortunate to have a great relationship with Yoko Ono, which enabled us to have many John Lennon artifacts. This time around, we were able to work with Ringo Starr and with George Harrison's estate, so they are well-represented in the exhibit. We also worked with some collectors who had other key Beatles pieces, and before we knew it, we had an absolutely incredible collection."
The new Beatles exhibit is the crown jewel of an extensive museum restructuring that has three primary goals: to improve the visitor experience via enhanced way-finding, to tell the story of rock and roll in a more chronological fashion and to upgrade all Museum exhibits to state-of-the-art technology.
The exhibit includes nearly 70 artifacts, including a few that have not been exhibited before:
George Harrison's striped suit from the 1966 US tour
Ringo Starr's red military-style jacket from the "Strawberry Fields Forever" promo film
John Lennon's black wool coat worn in Help!
Paul McCartney's handwritten arrangement for "Birthday"
Additional highlights include:
- John Lennon's Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar. Lennon used this guitar to record "Norwegian Wood" and "Give Peace a Chance" and numerous other classics.
- George Harrison's Rickenbacker 425 electric guitar. Harrison purchased the guitar in 1963 on his first visit to the U.S. He played it throughout the fall of 1963.
- Ringo Starr's "drop-T" Beatles logo drum head from the kit he used on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964
- Paul McCartney's jacket from Help!
- A page from Stuart Sutcliffe's sketch pad that shows his self-portraits, his illustration of John Lennon and Lennon's illustration of Sutcliffe.
Ahmet M. Ertegun Main Exhibition Hall:
· The Mystery Train Theater received a new marquee and state-of-the-art theater technology.
· The Early Influences exhibit has been completely updated with six interactive displays and listening stations.
· Roots of Rock and Roll consists of exhibit cases devoted to rock and roll's roots: gospel, blues, country/folk/bluegrass and R&B. The exhibit space includes a variety of artifacts and a new video element with music from key artists.
· Cities and Sounds exhibit has been completely renewed and includes a new heavy-metal exhibit, Bang Your Head, with more than 25 artifacts including stage outfits and handwritten lyrics.
· On the Air: Rock and Roll and Radio is a state-of-the-art interactive kiosk that explores numerous disc jockeys who introduced millions of listeners to rock and roll, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, funk, folk and more.
· New exhibits devoted to celebrating music of the Midwest- Kick Out the Jams and Cleveland Rocks! - have been installed.
Main Lobby:
· New ticketing system, information desk and dedicated member services window in the main entrance lobby.
· Elvis and Jimi Hendrix way-finding banners installed to better direct visitors to the ticketing counter and to the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibit Hall on the lower level.
Level 2:
· Seven interactive kiosks containing the popular Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll and One-Hit Wonders programs consisting of nearly 1000 songs that have shaped popular music.
· Dramatic, larger than life-size images of iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Prince, Joe Strummer, Patti Smith and the Supremes.
· State-of-the-art listening stations have been installed in the Architects of Rock and Roll exhibit.
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· A 50-foot red carpet now leads visitors to the Hall of Fame, along with vibrant red signage to identify the wing.
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The Museum redesign has been planned and executed over the past nine months to provide as little disruption to the visitor experience as possible. Eighty percent of the redesign is now complete. The final phase will include a new video wall and an expanded Legends of Rock exhibit in the main exhibit hall. The redesign will be complete in time for the return of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies to Cleveland in 2012.
The redesign was funded by the Rock Hall's $35 million capital campaign, which is also being used to fund the construction and operation of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has committed $8 million to the campaign. Other leadership supporters have included The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County Community College, Forest City RMS Foundations, Gregg and Madelyn Foster, The George Gund Foundation, Kulas Foundation, John P. Murphy Foundation, Medical Mutual of Ohio and the State of Ohio.
The Museum, along with support from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in New York City, is working with Cleveland architectural firm Westlake Reed Leskosky and construction managers The Albert M. Higley Co. to carry out the redesign project.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays, the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216.515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK(7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.


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In order to come up with projections, economists look at data. Now, it turns out that economists are often making long-term assessments based on the latest news. Take a look at these growth projections for ten years ahead for Russia, based on polls of economists conducted by Consensus Economics, along with actual growth in the year of the projections (Figure 1). Clearly, while long-term projections are less volatile, the two are correlated – the better the present the better the future, and vice versa. In particular, long-term projections have noticeably nudged down since the crisis.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:20 pm
Post subject: Ted's Anti-Sloth Workout & my over-thinking
• 1 minute of pain (planks)
• 100 kettlebell swings w/16 k. kettlebell
• 100 goblet squats w/kettlebell
Main Shovelglove routine (3 sets of 15/side ~ 14 min.)
• Fireman
• Shovel
• Chop Wood
• Spear Thrust
• Churn Butter
Finishing Moves (1 set of 15/side)
• Flip the Lever
• Back Scratchers
The name is because I get up two hours early to workout and spend the rest of the time doing housework or schoolwork.
At first I did old-fashioned sit-ups because I skimmed the archive and saw all the posts from people thinking they needed more ab work. I hated them, so I started doing planks. Now that I've done it for a while, I think my core gets enough work from shugging. I think I keep doing them because I grew up old-school Catholic and think suffering is good for you.
Kettlebell swings strengthen my lower back and hamstrings, which helps with my muscle imbalance due to years of bike racing. This keeps my back happy.
The squats hurt, I mean really hurt. I wouldn't do them if I didn't want to race again. I do the first ones as fast as possible, but I slow down, and by the end, as fast as possible is excruciatingly slow. I figure this way I've hit both fast and slow twitch fibers.
Originally I did squats as part of the main circuit, but it felt like I was giving my upper body a rest, then I did them as a mini-circuit with the swings. I finally made them separate to replicate the effort it takes to climb a hill - 2 or 3 minutes will get you up most hills in Minnesota.
I do the shugging with a 12# sledge, I go fast and hard. For motivation I listen to old metal (Ozzy, AC/DC, etc.), if that's not enough I imagine I'm fighting zombies. I wanted to maximize my metabolism, so I limited my main circuit to multi-muscle moves and try to work with zero rest for the whole 14 minutes. I keep a bend in my knees and tighten my abs as I swing, this also keeps my back happy.
Flip the lever used to be in the main circuit, but it seemed superfluous since everything else works the arms. Since they aren't full body, I took them out, but added them back in at the end since I want big biceps. I added backscratchers for balance.
I used to end with a set of push-ups and assisted pull-ups, but I didn't like it and my routine was too long.
My whole routine takes 21-23 minutes. I'd like to get down to 20 minutes, but I don't see anything I want to take out. Besides, this routine seems to be in the sweet spot of being strenuous enough for benefits, but not so hard that I'm not recovered by the next day.
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That is a cool routine. I love the kb swings and goblet squats. Huge bang for the buck. For my actual shovelglove routine I do lots and lots of well, shoveling, stoking the fire, driving the fence, axe chops of various types. I also keep a bend in the legs and the abs tight. After the 14 mins of sledgehammer fun I do my push-ups and ab wheel roll-outs. I loath sit-ups.
two wrongs don't make a right.
But three lefts do.
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i forgot to add that I try to walk 60-90 minutes every day I am not at the fire station. Mornings that I am on shift, I try to just to the sledgehammer routine before work and the push-ups while on shift.
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Thanks Mattman. I really liked kettlebells when I did them at a studio, but all the twisty movements felt too awkward to do at home, so I just mix in the straight-forward movements.
I tore my rotator cuff about 20 yrs ago when unloaded trucks at UPS and then dislocated that shoulder in a mountain bike race, Flip the Lever is starting to aggravate it, so I'm going to do kettlebell cleans instead.
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:19 pm
Post subject: October workout
This goes against the Shovelglove philosophy (which I think is a good one), but I'm trying to find my maximum daily sustainable workout. This is what I'm doing for October.
I do this circuit twice - it takes 27 or 28 minutes.
Kettlebell Goblet squats (50)
Kettlebell swings (50)
Fireman (all shugging X21)
Chop Wood
Churn Butter
Kettlebell Cleans (12)
Kettlebell Floor Press (6) - I have a wimpy chest.
Spider Planks (20) - I can't quite do these with a full push-up yet.
I tried doing 3 sets with 35X squats/swings and 14X shugging, but it took 33 minutes and it left me wiped out the next day. That extra 5 minutes makes a big difference.
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Hey Slothlike,
Saw the title of this post and the word "over-thinking" reminded me of myself and drew me in...
Sounds like a killer routine! Both kettlebells and pushups sound intense at those volumes!
Best of luck with it all!
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Community Profiles Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
- Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Community Profile Home
- Current Community Plan
- Community Contact Information
- Parks & Other Community Services
The Fairbanks Country Club community is located in the northwest region of the City of San Diego and is bounded by the County of San Diego to the north and east, the North City Future Urbanizing Subarea II to the west, and the Pacific Highlands Ranch community to the south.
The community consists of approximately 785 acres within the San Dieguito River Valley. The valley broadens from a narrow, steep gorge approximately one and a half miles to the north, into a broad valley which extends through the community toward the Pacific Ocean to the west. The valley floor ranges from one-half to one mile wide in the vicinity of the community and is bounded by steep slopes. The major natural land characteristics of the area are the floodplain, adjacent slopes of the valley, and the San Dieguito River.
With the adoption of the 1982 plan, specific areas of the community were designated for residential and open space land uses. Approximately 142 acres were designated for residential uses and approximately 643 acres were designated as open space. The developed residential areas consist of detached single-family units and condominiums located on the south and north slopes. The designated open space includes areas of recreational uses, such as the golf course, as well as the San Dieguito River corridor, and adjacent slopes of the valley. Through sensitive design and open space land uses, the community retains its rural and open space character.


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Putting safe water on the development agenda
Not even the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull could keep the Netherlands' Prince of Orange, the chair of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, and the World Bank's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from participating in a Davos-style panel discussion of solutions for the 2.6 billion people who still lack access to sanitation.
The BBC's Katty Kay moderated today's official Spring Meetings event, which also included South Africa's Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Patience Sonjica; Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID's Bureau for Global Health Gloria Steele; Ek Sonn Chan from Cambodia's General Director of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority; and IFC's Executive VP Lars Thunell.
I haven't seen the Bank's J building mini-amphitheater filled with that much energy since, well, ever. The standing room-only event started with a delighted Ngozi acknowledging the crowd for bringing the issue of water and sanitation to such a high level on the occasion of the Spring Meetings.


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The theme for the 2012 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO is Beyond Boundaries—Design, Leadership & Community.
More than 5,000 landscape architecture professionals from across the
country and around the world will gather in Phoenix, September 28 –
October 1, to enjoy the fellowship of others from the profession and to
reconnect with the fundamental elements of design. Key issues such as
practice management, sustainability and stormwater management will be
addressed by some of the country's foremost experts in the field.
Leading the water management programming will be a special general session, "The New Age of Water: Reimagining How We Use Water and How We Think About It." Award-winning investigative journalist Charles Fishman will
deliver a fascinating and urgent primer on the history and future of
water. From a factory in Vermont with water so clean it is considered
poisonous to villages in India that have no water service at all,
Fishman will uncover how the world of water is changing and what the
enormous implications are for every person, no matter where they live. Sept. 29, 8 - 9 a.m.
Here is a sample of water management programs open for coverage with an authorized press pass:
Friday, Sept. 28
"Vertical-Flow Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement"
– Dramatic improvements in stormwater and wastewater quality are
possible in a small area using vertical-flow constructed wetland designs
developed over the last 20 years. This presentation reviews research,
construction specifications and details, planting design and case
studies to illustrate municipal green infrastructure possibilities. 8:30 - 10 a.m.
"Landscape as Sponge: Re-Engineering a Historic Campus to Absorb the Rain" -
Princeton University has a 10-year plan to expand the campus, reinforce
landscape character and manage stormwater and the regional ecology.
Based on a series of their earlier landscape-based stormwater
collaborations, the session's presenters will show how they are
addressing the university's ambitious initiatives. 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
"Irrigation Design: Calculated for Rainwater Harvesting"
– Cities are challenged to provide potable water to growing
populations. Urban landscapes are being compromised because funding is
being cut for operations and maintenance of public spaces. This session
will cover how landscape architects can address both problems through
rainwater harvesting and integrated irrigation design. 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29
"Water Works: The Keys to Designing State of the Art, Award-Winning Water Features"
- High design and new technology are best achieved through an early
collaboration among landscape architect, engineer and pool contractor.
Explore the principles of designing, sourcing and constructing
sustainable, beautiful water features, pools and spas. Industry leaders
will share experiences and explain their collaborative process. 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
"Up a Creek: Holistic Water Management from Plan to Construction"
– Three built projects along a 3,200-acre transect will demonstrate
innovate water management techniques from tap to tributary. Linked
together, they are one essential infrastructure and a community
cornerstone. 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30
"Bioretention Rainwater Treatment: Technical Design Issues"
– Panelists will provide technical solutions to system design from
hydrology and soil to sizing, layout and plant performance. The session
will present research and standards for a well-designed system. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1
"Smart Water"
- Fountains have made enormous strides in sustainability, performance,
and life safety and continue to be a staple of experience-of-place. Join
Jim Garland, Hearst Headquarters, Roppongi Hills, and Dan Euser,
National September 11 Memorial, Mississauga Civic Square as they present
the latest thinking in fountain design. 10 – 11:30 a.m.
"Stormwater Management Integrated into Creative Landscape Design" –
The current regulatory environment has increased site-planning
challenges by requiring specific, prescriptive stormwater controls, but
aesthetic landscape architecture and stormwater management are often
polar opposites. This session will integrate the two with basic
hydrologic principles that meet the prescriptive requirements and
enhance creative freedom. 10 - 11:30 a.m.
"Bold Concepts in Stormwater Infiltration and Principles That Drive Success"
– Learn bold stormwater concepts from three of the nation's most
innovative stormwater designers. Few landscape architects, even
engineers, currently understand the principles of subsurface water
movement and storage in soils. With these techniques, attendees can
restore large-scale urban landscapes and watersheds to master the
future. 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Working journalists attending the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO
for editorial coverage are eligible to receive complimentary media
credentials. The media credentials provide access to the EXPO floor,
general sessions, education sessions and the working press room with
computers, internet access and refreshments.
Media interested in attending should contact Karen Trimbath at email@example.com
with their name, address, email, phone number, title and media
organization. Due to limited space, journalists are strongly encouraged
to register well in advance. All requests are approved upon a
case-by-case basis, and ASLA may require additional documentation for
credentials. For any questions, contact Karen Trimbath.
About ASLA
in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape
architects, representing nearly 16,000 members in 48 professional
chapters and 76 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to
educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and
artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the
Society use their "ASLA" suffix after their names to denote membership
and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession.
Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.
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Carlo Fassi, Fred Franklin, Hugh Greene, Joy Korman, Radford Lovett, Oscar Munoz, Joannie Newton, Myron Pincomb, Patrick Plumlee, Gordon Rakita, Lanny Russell, and Sharon Wamble-King
Bruce Taylor
Meeting called to order by Chair, Myron Pincomb.
Chair Pincomb asked for approval of the minutes from the October 16, 2012 meeting. Motion was made to approve and passed unanimously.
No open comments at this time.
Vice President Shuman addressed the Committee and presented the proposed increase for the Student Athletics, Student Health and Student Activity and Service Fees for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. The following was the proposed increase: Student Athletic Fee $1.50 and a new Health Fee for students with disabilities were proposed in the amount of $.40. The new fee will be used for Disability Resource Center tutors and accommodations. Vice President Shuman stated that students with disabilities increased from 160 to 800 students. Student Government President Carlo Fassi stated that although the students support this fee; he believes the University should fund this type of service. The motion passed unanimously.
Vice President Shuman addressed the Committee regarding Change Orders; progress on each project; and she presented a full detailed report.
Discussion item. No motion required.
Chief John Dean gave a PowerPoint overview of the University Police Department which included their educational philosophy as well as their duties and responsibilities to the
Bob Shepherd presented an overview of the Student Conduct Office and how the conduct process works. Question and answer session followed. No motion required.
Chair Pincomb adjourned the meeting.
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