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Craig LaBrie remembers the days when downtown Redwood Falls was alive with activity, of back to school parades and crazy days events when the streets were packed; LaBrie and his wife Cindy are hoping to bring those days back and to revitalize the downtown again.
Craig LaBrie remembers the days when downtown Redwood Falls was alive with activity.
He recalled memories of back to school parades and crazy days events when the streets were packed.
LaBrie is hoping to bring those days back and to revitalize the downtown again.
He and his wife, Cindy, are also doing their part to make that happen.
The LaBries made a significant real estate transaction at the corner of Second and Washington streets earlier this year after moving back to town.
After looking for ways to help redevelop the downtown in an effort to create a more vibrant regional destination, the LaBries purchased the old "Wilson's building" believing it could be the cornerstone in that redevelopment vision.
According to Craig, LaBrie, the site has long been a prominent retail corner for the city, and over the years has been home to key buildings, including the Francois Hotel and later the State Bank of Redwood Falls. Retail operations owned and operated by Francois and Schmahl as well as Aune and Thune once were well-respected businesses in the downtown.
In 1903 a devastating fire burned the hotel, and according to history the location was the site for a building that included Richard Sears as part of the investment in its development.
The history of the building also includes figures, such as John Dillinger, who many claim was staking out the bank across the street, which he had planned to rob, from the state bank. The LaBries have become very aware of that history and hope to utilize it in plans they are developing.
According to Craig LaBrie, the plan includes three separate businesses that would be housed in the building, including First & Main, which is a restaurant and bar planned to be on the top floor of the building.
The second business, Redwood River Outfitters, is going to be housed on the main floor and would offer retail items and things for rent focusing on recreation.
Craig said the outfitters business would encourage recreation in area bodies of water and along biking paths, with things, such as canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards, for rent.
The vision also includes setting up tours that would include being shuttled to a drop-off point on the Red-wood River, the Minnesota River or even in Lake Redwood. (Having this kind of business option available could push the Lake Redwood reclamation project to the top of the priority list, said LaBrie.)
The third potential venture is called Redwood Prairie Products, and the vision would be to set up space in the facility for artisans of all types to offer their products for sale. The idea, said Craig, is to offer a retail space for a local products brand for the Redwood area promoting quality products, such as art work or baked goods, which are developed and made in the area.
This retail space would be in the western portion of the building on the main floor.
LaBrie said the basement area is also part of the plan, with spaces potentially set up for conference areas, and the bank vault in the basement being converted potentially into a wine cellar.
LaBrie, who most recently was working in Seattle, has construction management and property management experience, and he said after the building is cleared out a more specific plan is going to be developed.
He has plans for an elevator, with the restaurant on the top floor in the eastern side of the building and a bar on the west side in what was once the home of the local American Legion.
The LaBries are hoping to open up the building once again with the windows all uncovered and a view of the building similar to what it looked like originally.
An open house is being held Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the main floor of the building, with a small display of each of the three business ideas available for those who visit.


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Ten-foot assembled sections of Truline, a cast-in-place modular wall system, are being set in place to prevent soil erosion.
When the Pima County Regional Flood Control District in Tucson, Ariz., experienced the collapse of a 410-foot protection wall following severe flooding in 2007, staff began researching alternative methods of earth-to-earth retention.
Soil had receded from the bank line in Canada del Oro Wash so much that a 6-foot deep tow had degraded to a mere 18 inches, causing the collapse. With 4.5 feet of scour, staff members knew they would have problems containing the soil during the next rainy season.
A similar situation existed in another area the year before and replacement of that wall cost $800,000. The district, which is responsible for minimizing flood and erosion damages for residents, property, and infrastructure, needed to find a viable alternative that cost less.
While researching retention walls and sheet piling on the Internet, one of the district's project managers discovered a cast-in-place modular seawall system that combines the strength of concrete with the durability of vinyl. "While Truline was developed as an earth-to-water product, we felt there was no reason the product couldn't adapt to an earth-to-earth application," Todd Hoffman, general manager of the company, told the district.
According to reports from the Pima County, the solution minimized the need for heavy equipment and a large crew. The 5-person crew dug a trench and then drove 10-foot sheets rigged for installation in 10-inch-wide sections. The product's u-channel shape allowed the crew to pour concrete directly into place. The job, which began Feb. 27, 2008, took about three weeks from start to completion, according to Chris Albright of KE&G Construction.
The solution, which came in at 25 percent of the cost of the other wall repair method, allowed the district to maintain the footprint of the existing bank protection. And, because the solution is less invasive than other repair techniques, environmental permitting for the job was much simpler, according to the district.
In response to a question about how the structure is holding up, Albright said that there has been some rain but no serious flooding to test it. Otherwise, the solution is intact.


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Google Faces New Antitrust Probe, and More
What's News: The FTC begins probe of Google's display-ad business. U.S. officials say that Iran hacks energy firms. Boy Scouts of America votes to allow openly gay youths to join its ranks. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP.
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So what do John Hancock and I have in common (other than big loopy handwriting)? Why we are both associated with Hancock, NH of course, me as owner of the Inn, and he, well, here is the story as told around here.
Back in 1779 the people that lived in this area decided that they would form an incorporated town and decided that it might be nice to name it Hancock, after John Hancock. Mr. Hancock was the richest man in New England and in fact owned several hundred acres of land around these parts. So, the people, thought, we name the town after Hancock and he will give us money to help found the town. A delegation was formed and made the trip to Boston to see Mr. Hancock. Apparently they waited in the waiting area outside his office all day but he refused to see them. The delegation was offended and stomped back to Hancock with the bad news. But people in the area still thought it might be a good idea to name the town after Mr. Hancock in the hope that one day he might provide for them. Alas, as far as is known, John Hancock never visited the first town in New England named for him and certainly never gave the town even a farthing.
But you can do something that the richest man in New England never did…visit Hancock, NH!! And to make it extra special for you, we are offering a great deal over the Fourth of July weekend, just to rub John Hancock's nose in it one more time!!! Stay two nights over the Fourth of July weekend, eat dinner at the Hancock Inn both nights, and the room rate for the second night will be zero, nada, nothing at all. Two nights for the price of one when you have dinner each night, a deal that might have even made John Hancock come visit for the weekend.


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Tablets are great for entertainment…
...but when you need to churn out that term paper or work daily
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Xpad stabilization allows you to sit in various positions without having your Laptop slip and slide - your Laptop will feel 'solid' with the Xpad!
Xpad customer reviews:
"I love the X-Pad. Before I used the X-Pad I had "toasted thighs." The X-Pad keeps the heat off of my legs. I didn't want to listen to the hum of fans so this product scores a perfect 10 for me."
"I have to tell you that I just may be the Xpad's biggest fan. I found your product a couple years ago just after buying my first laptop and I knew it would be perfect. I have a very basic laptop, so even some simple tasks can keep the processor running hot. But I never worry about it overheating and/or shutting down on me. I am on my laptop for hours every day, taking it with me almost everywhere I go. The Xpad is the one thing (besides my power cord) that I am never without. As others have said, because of your product, you can actually use your laptop on your lap. Brilliant.
I am so convinced that your product is worth the money that I have purchased a total of seven more for friends and family members as gifts. Some of my friends even call me "The Xpad Salesman" as a joke. One of those Xpad's that I bought went to a friend and his Xbox 360. He had already gone through two Xbox 360's overheating and malfunctioning before I gave him an Xpad. Now he can play all the time without worrying about damaging it.
A laptop or a game system is a serious investment, and the Xpad is the single greatest way to protect that investment. From documents to spreadsheets, music and pictures, there's just too much at stake if it crashes. Buy the Xpad :)"
"I came across the XPad Googling and came across your site. I thought I would give it a try. I had been using a 3 fan laptop pad, uncomfortable and worked fairly. Well with the XPad my temp dropped 12 degrees compared to before. And it is quite comfortable on my lap in a Lazyboy chair. I ran a graphic intensive game that generates plenty of heat, same results, the temp was 12 degrees lower. I use a fan utility whereby I can monitor and set fan speeds based on temp thresholds, Note it was not changed for my tests. I will now adjust the settings to lower the fan speeds for set temp thresholds. Less stress on the fan. I guess this product could be considered a "greener" approach to keeping laptops cool. Using the green theme in advertising might help! EXCELLENT product, quality design and materials!"
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"I began to search online for a way to cool my new laptop, which seems to get much hotter than my last one. I knew nothing at all about this technology and was not really happy to be confronted with chunky pieces of equipment which looked as though they would be happiest on a desktop. After all, the whole point is to work the machine on a lap! In addition most models relied on fans to deliver. To me this rapidly began to mean noise, moving parts and worn, weakened USB ports, plus how to balance the whole tottering construction on a lap. So much to go wrong! But the need was urgent: laptop + bed quilt = mega insulation problems for the laptop. I was on the point of adapting a wicker tea tray to suit when I saw the Xpad. It stands alone amongst the tottering constructions. It's completely flat. No moving parts. It's nice and simple. It's light. Nothing to go wrong! It works - on a lap too. You can wriggle about and your laptop (and all your e-life) won't go crashing to the floor. (And it's a lot "cooler" than a wicker tea tray.) Not often I send to America for my purchases. So pleased."
"I have had my x-pad for a very long time. I have used it through the life of one laptop and now on to the couple of years I have had this one. It keeps my fans running great and the temp controlled no matter where I put it. The bottom is soft, so it is nice to even place on bare legs. I like that it isn't powered by USB or anything, keeps it simple and quiet. Over the years it may have been beat up a bit but it is still holding strong with very little damage to the plastic that the computer sits on. However, the very best thing about the XPad (and a USB powered cooler would not do this) is that it has saved my computers from spills. When a liquid washes across the desk because I was a klutz and spilled my drink it gets the XPad wet (and the XPad doesn't seem to get hurt by this) and keeps my computer high & dry.
I've never e-mailed a company about a product before, but yours is simply outstanding. Bravo to you. If for some reason I lose this xpad or get another laptop (as i'm sure this one won't fail, just get a bit beat up) you will be sure I will be coming to get another XPad from you. Thank you for the XPad. =D"
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"One of the things you should mention on your site is that fan powered laptop coolers may actually interfere with laptop internal fans. I have an Alienware Area-51 7700 laptop with an nVidia Geforce 6800 Go Ultra videocard. It is the hottest (meaning temperature) laptop around. Initially, I tried a USB powered, variable speed, 4 fan, laptop cooler but the laptop would repeatedly overheat and shut down. I was mystified until I realized that the cooling platform fans were drawing air AWAY from the underside of the laptop. The Alienware laptop has underside grills which are air intakes for the internal CPU and videocard cooling fans and the platform fans were competing with the laptop's internal fans by drawing air flow away from them, preventing adequate cooling! I switched to an Xpad and the cooling problems resolved. Today, I am ordering 3 more for my other household laptops. Thanks for a product that is outstanding in its simplicity.."
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"I work as an IT specialist within education. I recently purchased the XPAD for use with my XPS laptop and XBOX 360. This product brings the best of both worlds by effective maintaining a cooler hardware environment while remaining completely mobile. It does not possess any moving parts, thus eliminating wear and tear on internal components such as additional cooling fans. I would highly recommend this product to anyone interested in buying safety and piece of mind for their laptop or console. I have already recommended this product to many colleagues and friends with confidence. In my opinion, this product is a revolutionary breakthrough."
"What a amazing product!!!!! I actually made a purchase that was good for me and my mac!!! My temps before the temp the xpad cam in were a unbelievable 80 degrees!!!!! Now....i'm at a constant 117 or even less when I watch a DVD... And my lap doesn't burn up!!!!!! Thank you guys so much!!!!!! Working in the computer business, I will definitely recommend you to my clients!!! My life now is devoted to xpad!! Long life the XPAD!!!!!!!!!"
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The Library Chimes
04/30/2014 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Geisel Library, Main Floor
The Library Chimes: Hear Bells during Spring Quarter–and See an Exhibit.
The carillon atop the Geisel Library building tolls hourly automatically as a timepiece, but for special occasions the bells can be played live manually via a rooftop piano keyboard.
Hear the bells ring out special selections on April 30 at 4:00 p.m. and June 1 at noon. Both performances are dedicated to carillon donor Joe Rubinger. Rubinger insisted the campus accept the chimes as a gift. He noticed the absence of a carillon in the 1980's while he was here organizing and founding the Institute for Continued Learning: "You can't have school spirit without chimes!"
We will commemorate Rubinger's birthday on June 1st at noon with a special peal. The anniversary of his beloved Institute for Continued Learning (now called the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) will be celebrated with a set of Joe's favorite songs at 4:00 p.m. on June 1st.
Visit Geisel West, 2nd floor during spring quarter to see a small exhibit about Joe's bells (officially called the Irene Rubinger/ICL Memorial Carillon), including original scores written for our carillon, and unusual ephemera associated with the performances.
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OpenXava 4.2.2 released
OpenXava 5.5 released
April 27, 2016
OpenXava 5.5 has autocompleting combos for @DescriptionsList, the option of showing a combo and the detail view at the same time for a reference, uses icons instead of images for all UI elements, generation of real Excel from list mode, and many more things.
We invite you to download it and upgrade your OpenXava applications. Look at the migration instructions.
From now on all the references annotated with @DescriptionsList allow the user to type in the text field of the combo to search, in this way:
For the rest the control behaves as a regular combo. The programmers do not need to touch any code.
Combo and view at the same time
Now it's possible to show the combo and the regular view at the same time using the showReferenceView attribute in @DescriptionsList. If you write this code:
@ManyToOne(fetch=FetchType.LAZY) @DescriptionsList(showReferenceView=true) // Combo and view at the same time @ReferenceView("Simple") // This is the used view private Seller seller;
You get:
The used view is the specified in @ReferenceView or the default one if not specified.
Icons for all UI elements
In v5.4 we introduced the option of using icons for actions, however many UI elements were still using images. We have refined all the UI to give a consistent appeareance, like this for list mode:
And this for detail:
This is a detailed list of icons related improvements:
- Delete icons are red on hover.
- There is no special icon for key, just the required icon if applies.
- Icon instead of image for sorting rows in collections with @OrderColumn.
- Icons instead of images for messages.
- Icons instead of images for sort indicators in list and collections.
- Icon instead of image to reset filter values in list and collections.
- Icon instead of image for boolean values in list and collections.
- Icons instead of images for date and date/time editors and list filtering.
- Icon to throw calendar in DateTimeCalendar editor inside textfield.
- Icons instead of images in new created project from templates.
- New icon for going to first record in detail mode.
- Icons instead of images for page navigation in lists.
- Material Design Icons upgraded to 1.4.57.
- Icon instead of image for help.
- Icons instead of images for closing and opening frames.
- Icons for customizing list are of the same color (green).
- Icon for showing and hiding filter in list is in the same place.
- Icons instead of images for customizing list and collections.
- Icons instead of images for validation error and required.
- Better alignment for icons in button bar.
Real Excel generation in list mode
By default we still use CSV for Excel generation, but now you can configure your application to generate real Excel instead. Just add this to your application.xml:
<default-module> <controller name="TypicalRealExcel"/> </default-module>
Moreover, in your own controllers you have to extend from TypicalRealExcel instead from Typical.
Other improvements
We have done a lot of improvements in other areas:
- Pressing ENTER in the filter part of a collection executes the filter of the collection.
- "contains" instead of "starts" as default value in filters for string values in list and collections.
- New ICON stereotype to store an icon of Material Design Icon into a property of an entity.
- Delete buttons are red only on hover.
- Property showApplicationName in naviox.properties to hide or show the application name in header.
- New xava:label taglib to include i18n labels in custom JSPs.
- German translation improved.
- Documentation in xava.properties for new projects improved.
- Documentation about module navigation improved.
- Default renderer now is JSP based instead of Java based.
- ValidValuesRadioButton and ValidValuesVerticalRadioButton editors look improved.
- Table created by default for images gallery allows big images.
- New method XObjects.execute() to call dynamically methods with three arguments.
- View.setEditable(member, state) works for references and collection in addition of plain properties.
- Stereotype FILE supports multischema.
Bug fixes
Though this is not a maintenance version we have done some fixes:
- Fix: Clear button in IE is on top of calendar icon in date fields.
- Fix: Generate schema tool fails when the dialect is not specified.
- Fix: Internet Explorer CSS adjustments ignored for IE11.
- Fix: Icon in date fields hides some part of the date in some browsers.
- Fix: Text field font size and family inside dialogs are not the same than in a regular view.
- Fix: If view is not initialized View.setEditable(member, state) is not propagate to groups.
- Fix: Generating PDF in list fails with Android.
- Fix: ValidValuesVerticalRadioButton editor does not align the first option well.
- Fix: Properties inside a group within a section are not cleared or saved.
- Fix: Label style does not work.
- Fix: referenceEditor.jsp name ignored in editors.xml.
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Bicycle Unit
The Fayetteville Police Department Bike Patrol Unit was established in 1996 with officers responsible for patrolling the Entertainment District. One year later, the unit expanded to the Uptown District. Currently, this coverage area extends from Millsap Road to the north city limits on both the east and west sides of North College Avenue.
Certified Officers
The Fayetteville Bike Unit consists of full-time and part time bike certified officers. The unit has 18 fully equipped police mountain bicycles and the bike officers are responsible for covering their assigned beats and special events such as the University of Arkansas football games, Bikes, Blues and BBQ, Hogeye Marathon, Joe Martin Stage Race and Lights of the Ozarks.
The Fayetteville Police Department utilizes police mountain bike patrols as part of its community-oriented style of policing. Interaction between bike officers, citizens and the business community is more personalized with the use of bicycles. In high-density traffic areas, this mode of transportation allows officers to get to calls and locations quicker. Although the primary role of the bike unit is to educate, inspect and enforce laws, bike officers often assist with bicycle safety and education programs.
For more information or should you have questions regarding the Fayetteville Police Department's Patrol Division please call 479-587-3555.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Following a 5-0 week, a first place finish at the MIT Invitational, and Tournament MVP accolades, David Thomas was selected as the Player of the Week for the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division. In 16 sets, he amassed 51 kills, a .451 hitting percentage, 16 blocks, 13 digs, and two aces.
Thomas started off the week with nine kills, a .412 hitting performance, and three blocks against Elms College. He began his Tournament MVP run with eight kills and a .400 hitting percentage versus Emerson College before racking up 18 kills, a .607 hitting total, and five blocks against Lasell College. Thomas was a force at the net in the Engineers' win over Mount Ida College as he posted six kills and five blocks to go along with a .500 hitting percentage. He wrapped things up with 10 kills, five digs, and three blocks in a sweep of then -ranked No. 12 Emmanuel College.


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This is a lesson about designing and building an effective sunshade for a model MESSENGER craft. Learners will build a model of MESSENGER. They will use a scientific approach to solve problems and work as a cooperative team. They will discover their... (View More) own strengths, and those of others, and will witness firsthand the importance of both successes and failures. This is activity 4 of 4 for the Pre-K - 4 range of "Staying Cool." (View Less)
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This is a lesson about mapping objects using triangulation. Learners hunt distant meteorites using geometric properties and relationships, demonstrate and experience triangulation, and apply triangulation to directed and group-challenge mapping... (View More) activities. Activities, vocabulary words, and experimental extensions are included. This is lesson 2 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the path meteorites take to get from the asteroid belt to Earth and how rare it is for the Earth to be hit by a large asteroid. Three activities comprise the lesson. Learners will draw circles and ellipses to illustrate basic... (View More) shapes of orbits in the solar system (Activity A); construct a scale-model of the inner solar system, observe relative distances and sizes, plot paths meteoroids might take and manipulate models to demonstrate the ecliptic plane (Activity B); and graph the locations of Earth and a near-earth asteroid, observe the significance of time and space, and estimate when the asteroid might cross the orbit of Earth (Activity C). Activities, vocabulary words, and experimental extensions are included. This is Lesson 4 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries. (View Less)
This is a lesson about impact craters; the relationships between crater size, projectile size and projectile velocity; and the transfer of energy in the cratering process. Learners will create plaster of Paris or layered dry impact craters and... (View More) conduct controlled experiments using mass and velocity as the independent variables. Energy calculations for advanced classes, and vocabulary words are included. This is lesson 6 of 19 in Exploring Meteorite Mysteries. (View Less)
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In spite of the seemingly hopeless terrain in which classical musicians attempt to carve a life, there is a faint but steady glimmer of hope trying to gain momentum in southern California.
It takes the form of an opera company, though an unorthodox one at that, called The Industry. It launched last March, and, about a week ago, had its Visual Artist Launch at Los Angeles' iconic Barnsdall Art Park.
The company's first production, composer Anne LeBaron's "Crescent City," and the company itself seem inextricably linked: the essence of Ms. LeBaron's term "hyperopera" is an instance of the nature of The Industry's infrastructure and vice versa, says director Yuval Sharon, who worked as assistant director on L.A. Opera's mammoth "Ring Cycle" last season.
"At the heart of The Industry is a belief in opera as the first and ultimate interdisciplinary art form," Mr. Sharon said. "Each of our productions will aim to investigate the process of creating productions with a maximum degree of openness to new artistic disciplines."
Hyperopera is a postmodern resuscitation of Wagner's grandiloquent Teutonic notion that he called Gesamtkunstwerk. What Wagner meant by Gesamtkunstwerk, and what he wanted to achieve in producing his epic mega-operas (think heavy vibrato, German ladies, and Viking gear), was a synthesis of all art forms -- that is, the theatrical, the visual, and the musical. He believed the sum of these parts would exceed the potential of any solo effort. Hyperopera works largely under the same pretenses but, as you can imagine, the gamut of available arts to synthesize and ways to synthesize them is exponentially bigger and more complex than in Wagner's day.
Also, if truth be told, Wagner's notion was not entirely democratic, and this is where LeBaron and The Industry come in.
"In hyperopera, we are still after the total experience, but we go about it in a way that strives to maintain the autonomy of the individual artist," Sharon, who seems to have a deep understanding of the meaning of opera and his goals for the Industry, says. "The process is less hierarchical and more collaborative than the traditional sense of Gesamtkunstwerk, but we are after a similar unification of the disparate arts at play."
Wagner would have preferred if everything were synthesized in service to the music, but in hyperopera, the expectation is that everybody involved -- musicians, fine artists, choreographers, actors, etc. -- has their eye on everybody else, and together, something truly formidable is produced.
This is definitely the case in The Industry's flagship production "Crescent City," a post-Katrina New Orleans (going by its nickname Crescent City here) fantasy in which Marie Laveau, the infamous voodoo priestess, is desperate to save her city.
Everybody involved in this project is either from or currently stationed in L.A. (with the exception of Gwendolyn Brown, the superb contralto in the title role of Marie Laveau). Composer LeBaron, director Sharon, producer Laura Swanson, music director Marc Lowenstein, librettist Douglas Kearney, all six visual artists (yes, six), the orchestra, and the singers all come from extremely diverse backgrounds and, in a very L.A. way, exist in accord to serve this locally grown project, particularly when you consider the auxiliary talents of each of them. Both Mr. Lowenstein and LeBaron have won New York City Opera's Vox Competition for new opera, and Ms. Swanson is a terrific, classically trained singer.
The event last Monday "launched" the visual artists to a crowd of about 300 patrons and art hounds alike (former composer-in-residence at the L.A. Philharmonic Thomas Adès was poking around).
What is unique about this project, and the reason the artists needed their own launch, is that for this opera the set is divided into six parts, one for each artist. They design and install each piece (among them is a dive bar called the Chit Hole) for the gallery that is Crescent City. By day the set of the opera exists as an exhibit in the familiar white wall, art gallery context. But for performances, the pieces come together as the set. This is just one of many aspects that push this opera into hyperopera territory. Others are seen in the musical styling, which is ripe with electronics and a diverse array of sonic material, from jazz to the most aggressive contemporary music.
This production's personnel and what they've come up with are demonstrations of what Los Angeles, hyperopera, Gesamtkunstwerk, and the Industry are all about. In light of my own experience as a Los Angeles native, as a musician and opera enthusiast, and certainly after this experience with The Industry, I'm starting to gain some insight into the nature of cross-pollination and its potential.
"The Industry really aims to be a vital part of the already fantastic musical community of Los Angeles," Sharon says. "But The Industry fills a gap for new opera, which I think is a national problem, but which the unique landscape of Los Angeles is perfectly suited to address. The curiosity and open-mindedness of the audience here and the ability to accept and support unconventional ideas makes it a perfect place to foster new forms of music-driven performance."


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I thought I'd finish my tour by showing you some of the wonderful creations that I've received from the last swap I participated in. Dream*Create*Inspire is a small group of international members who have formed friendships over a long period of time. We had a swap Called 'Mini Memories'. Participants had to select a colour scheme and a theme. My colour was 'purple' and my theme was 'wings', these are the stunning creations I've received so far:
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Feb. 23, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the third year in a row, the Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) selected senior Trevor Chang as the Male Fencer of the Year. Last season, he became the first athlete in conference history to earn this honor in back-to-back seasons. Chang compiled a record of 23-4 in epee competition as he received his fourth All-Conference honor.
Joining Chang on the All-Conference Epee First Team was Gabriel Chan, who collected his first NFC accolade. Spencer Sugimoto was tabbed for the All-Conference Foil First Team for his third career award. Igor Kopylov picked up his second plaudit after being named to the All-Conference Sabre First Team while rookie Rangarajan Nadadur represented MIT on the Second Team.
The Engineers will begin postseason competition on Saturday, Feb. 24 when they host the New England Fencing Championship.
Teams in the Northeast Fencing Conference include Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, the University of Massachusetts, the University of New Hampshire, and Tufts University.


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State Supreme Court Denies Delay In Gay Marriage
The New Jersey State Supreme Court in a unanimous vote has ruled against the Christie administration and denied a stay, allowing gay marriages to begin in New Jersey on Monday.
"The state has advanced a number of arguments, but none of them overcome this reality: Same-sex couples who cannot marry are not treated equally under the law today," the court wrote in its decision. "The harm to them is real, not abstract or speculative."
The state's top court agreed last week to take up the appeal of the lower-court ruling by Judge Mary Jacobson. Oral arguments are expected Jan. 6 or 7.
In Friday's opinion, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote that the state has not shown that it is likely to prevail in the case, though it did present some reasons not to marriage to move forward now. "But when a party presents a clear case of unequal treatment, and asks the court to vindicate constitutionally protected rights, a court may not sidestep its obligation to rule for an indefinite amount of time," he wrote. "Under these circumstances, courts do not have the option to defer."
Rabner also rejected the state's argument that it was in the public interest not to allow marriages until the court has had more time to rule fully on the issue.
"What is the public's interest in a case like this?" he wrote. "Like Judge Jacobson, we can find no public interest in depriving a group of New Jersey residents of their constitutional right to equal protection while the appeals process unfolds."
While Governor Chris Christie stands firm in his belief that the decision about legalizing gay marriage in New Jersey should be up to the voters "he has instructed the Department of Health to cooperate with all municipalities in effectuating the order of the Superior Court under the applicable law," according to a statement issued by his press secretary, Michael Drewniak.
Democrat candidate Barbara Buono tweeted that she is "jubilant for all of humanity" about the court's ruling.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who has refused to perform any marriage ceremonies "on principle" during his tenure will officiate at weddings for both gay and straight couples on Monday morning at 12:01 a.m.
Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) said of the ruling, "October 21st will go down in history as the day same-sex New Jersey couples were finally provided the freedom to marry, a right that millions of people in this state already have."
Garden State Equality will hold a rally at their headquarters at the First Congregational Church on South Fullerton Avenue in Montclair at 7 p.m. Governor Chris Christie declined to comment when asked by a reporter about it during a campaign stop as the ruling came down according to the Star Ledger.
Steve Goldstein, the founder of the Garden State Equality, the group that brought the suit seeking legalized gay marriage in New Jersey said, "On Monday, New Jersey will begin to tear down its Berlin Wall separating straight people who have had total freedom, and LGBT people who have not. Governor Christie, not even you have the power to resurrect that wall. 2016 may compel you to try, but the tide of history won't let you succeed. It's time to stop the charade of opposing the inevitable."
Openly gay Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D) said, "Equality has won out once again and I thank the Supreme Court for ruling on the side of justice."
Questions Remain
The state government will now have to allow weddings and work quickly through some logistical issues: Does the Monday deadline apply to when marriage licenses must be issued, or when ceremonies can take place, for instance? Normally, there's a three-day waiting period in New Jersey between getting a license and tying the knot.
And are gay and lesbian couples that have wed legally elsewhere automatically considered married in New Jersey, or do they have to fill out forms and pay fees, too?
Thirteen states, including most in the Northeast, now recognize gay marriage.


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Stephanie Ackerman, who returned to her alma mater in 2007, begins her eighth season as an assistant women's soccer coach at Washington University in St. Louis.
A three-time team captain, Ackerman played four years under former head coach Wendy Dillinger from 2002-05, and helped lead the Bears to a four-year record of 52-18-8. Washington U. also won the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship and went on to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 and 2004.
A second-team all-UAA selection as a defender in 2003, Ackerman scored three goals and had one assist while leading a defense that posted 11 shutouts and allowed just 14 goals. She followed that up with 21 starts in 2004 and just 11 goals allowed.
Ackerman received her bachelor's degree in ancient studies from Washington University in 2005, and graduated from Barnes Jewish College of Nursing with a bachelor's degree in nursing in 2007.
Ackerman coached the junior varsity women's soccer team at John Burroughs High School in 2008.


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Butterfly Houses & Feeders (44 Butterfly Houses & Feeders)
Butterflies are one of the most beautiful and fascinating insects in the world. These flying beauties arrive as caterpillars, munching on leaves and then forming a chrysalis in which to transform. The leaf nibbling may be a nuisance at first, but rest assured the caterpillars will not move on to your prized roses. They much prefer aster, milkweed, and citrus. As adults, these insects bloom into beautiful creatures that spread beauty as well by inadvertently pollinating flowers as they feed on the nectar. People have become enchanted by butterflies. Their vibrant color and acrobatic flight is often enough for people to tempt them into their gardens.
One of the best ways to maintain butterflies in your garden is by hanging or posting a butterfly house among the butterflies' favorite flowers. Attract them with black-eyed Susan, aster, butterfly bush, a butterfly nectar feeder, or other favorite flowers. The house you mount should mimic a butterfly's natural hiding places, such as rock crevices, wood piles, or loose tree bark. Butterflies may hide in these boxes to escape the cold, a summer storm, or predators. You may attract even more flying beauties by offering a refreshing dish of water. They often prefer wet sand or shallow mud puddles, so a shallow sand-filled dish with a rock edging makes a great sanctuary where your butterflies may drink and bask in the daytime sun. By placing a few small accoutrements in your garden, you will invite butterflies, year after year.
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In at USC today via a packet in the mail. Totally cool format (a bunch of loose sheets in this red folder type thing) for an acceptance. Congrats everyone on a fantastic week (and mail still comes on Saturday!)!
After convincing myself that I wouldn't be going to law school this fall, telling my boss I'd be there full-time another year, and getting estimates to have work done in our house since we wouldn't be paying tuition, I got my first response - an acceptance at Rutgers-Newark. I stared at the email in disbelief, convinced it was simply telling me that my application was complete
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Quote from: bohemian_revolution on January 25, 2008, 04:42:55 PMPenn!By e-mail That's great news! Are you international? I thought UPenn was doing phone acceptances.
Acceptances today:1) Stanford (phone)2) Chicago (phone)3) Columbia (snail mail)All within the span of about 3 hours... and I freaked out and called the same people after each one. A good day!


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Having gotten off to a whirlwind start over the past 18 months, the Southwest Council of Agribusiness (SWCA) has quickly established itself as a major player in the Washington legislative arena.
In celebration of the organization's early successes, the SWCA will hold its First Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 in the boardroom of the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA). PCCA is located at 3301 East 50th Street in Lubbock, Texas.
The SWCA meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. and conclude following a keynote address from U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
The annual meeting will give members and attendees an opportunity to hear more about the work of SWCA from a lineup of great speakers, including keynote speaker Senate Agriculture Committee Member Kent Conrad from North Dakota. Sen. Conrad will address the farm bill and other issues of interest to the group. Others speaking at the meeting include SWCA President Mark Williams, National Cotton Council President & CEO Dr. Mark Lange, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, and John Miller of Southwest Agribusiness Consulting.
The SWCA was formed just over a year ago as an alliance of business interests who recognize the value of stable and strong farm policy to our region's economy by standing by producer interests in the development and passage of the 2007 Farm Bill. The SWCA membership totals more than 70 businesses and organizations from across the state of Texas, including most of the state's major commodity and livestock groups.


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Norma's Pueblo Prune And Apple Pastelito
1 12 ounce package pitted prunes
3 to 4 cups water
3 to 4 ounces dried apple slices
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 to 1 1/2 cups sugar, to fast
2 to 21/4 cups all-purpose flour
10 tablespoons pure vegetable shortening (½ pound; )
1/2 cup cold water mixed with 1/2 teaspoon; cider vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
To make the tilling: Place prunes and water in a large saucepan and bring
to a boil over medium-high heat, Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until
prunes have softened, 1B1o20 minutes. Remove the prunes with a slotted
spoon and drain well. Add the dded apple slices to the prune liquid and
simmer undl softened, tUb 15 minutes. Brain well, discarding the liquid;
dice the apples and reserve. Mash the prunes. Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla
and allspice. Add sugar to taste. Stir in the diced apples.
To make the crust: Place 2 cups of the flour in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut the shortening into the
flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Using your hands or a fork,
gradually add in the water-vinegar mixture, Knead the dough gently until
supple, divide it in half, and gather it into two rounds. If not using
immediately. wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Remove the
dough from the refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before rolling it out.
To assemble antt bake the pie: Preheat the oven to 350" F On a lightly
floured surface, roll one round of dough info a circle about 54-inch thick
and large enough to line a 12-inch pizza pan. Gently press the dough into
the pan. Prick the crust in several places with the fines of a fork. Spread
the filling evenly over the crust. Roll out the top crust and place it
over the filling. Trim any overhanging dough and flute the edges of the
pie. Use the points of kitchen scissors or a sharp knife to make decorative
slashes in the top crust, Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake on the middle
shelf of the oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven
and allow to cool. Use a pizza wheel or sharp knife to divide pie into
As an alternative to a single pie, you can make empanaditas. Roll the dough
1/8-inch thick and cut into 6-inch circles. Place ito 2 tablespoons of
filling in the middle of each circle and fold the dough over it to make a
turnover, Seal edges by fluting or pressing together with the tines of a
fork. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake in a preheated 350 F oven until
golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Matt Pawlowski passed for a career-high 394 yards and four touchdowns in Guilford College's 28-21 football win over visiting Randolph-Macon College Saturday. Adam Smith caught seven passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns to help the Quakers (5-2, 4-0 ODAC) improve to 4-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) for the first time in school history.
With Shenandoah University's 36-35 upset win at Hampden-Sydney College Saturday, Guilford owns first place in the league standings with its 4-0 record.
Senior running back Will McGhee posted his third 200-yard rushing day of the season with 250 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries for the Yellow Jackets (5-2, 3-1 ODAC).
Pawlowski and Smith connected on an 86-yard scoring play on Guilford's first possession, which started the game's scoring. Guilford took a 21-0 lead into halftime after a wide-open Smith corralled a 58-yard touchdown catch 4:32 before the break. Perhaps the pair's biggest score came with 13:01 left in the game when Pawlowski found Smith from 18 yards out to restore Guilford's two-touchdown lead. The Yellow Jackets used their powerful running game to score touchdowns on consecutive third-quarter possessions, which trimmed the Quakers' lead to 21-14.
McGhee broke through the center of the line for a 54-yard scoring jaunt midway through the fourth quarter, which drew Randolph-Macon to within 28-21.
Guilford's defense held Randolph-Macon scoreless on its final two possessions to preserve the win. The Yellow Jackets moved to the Quakers' 28-yard line with about four minutes to play, but a personal foul penalty moved them back to their own 43. Zac Naccarato's fourth-down pass to Christian Cook sailed out of the end zone and returned the ball to Guilford, which punted it back three plays later. Out of timeouts, Randolph-Macon started its final drive from its own 17 with 49 seconds remaining but could not advance the ball past midfield. Greg Petrohovich's attempted lateral on the game's final play was recovered by Guilford's Tyler Eller as time expired.
Pawlowski completed 21-of-29 passes and was picked off for just the second time this season. Smith's career-high 226 receiving yards rank third in school history and are the most by a Quaker since Ben King's '10 school-record 251 receiving yards in 2010. Nick Mearite also caught seven balls and Hayden Read had a 14-yard touchdown among his two receptions. Josh Schow led Guilford's ball carriers with 71 rushing yards.
Robert Smith's season-high 12 tackles paced the Quakers' defense. Sophomore Daytwyn Rascoe made a career-high 11 stops, including one on a first-quarter fake field goal attempt that saved a touchdown. Alex Smith made a diving interception of Naccarato in the second quarter and also had four tackles. Jaylan Martin contributed nine tackles, a season best.
McGhee averaged 6.6 yards per carry and raised his league-leading rushing total to 1,256 yards in just seven games. Naccarato completed 11-of-18 passes for 133 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown to Christian Cook in the third quarter. Cook finished with a team-best five receptions for 38 yards. Calvin Davis led Randolph-Macon's defense with seven tackles and Marcus Mitchell picked off a Pawlowski pass in the second quarter.
Guilford hosts Hampden-Sydney (5-2, 3-1 ODAC) next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Tigers are the preseason ODAC favorites and had a 3-0 league record before today's loss to Shenandoah.


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Timas Mom wrote:What about salivary gland infection?
OMG!! I can't believe I didn't think of that!! My neighbor (human) had that and her face was so swollen and misshapen for over a week! I believe strong antibiotics did the trick for her.
Timas Mom wrote:What about salivary gland infection?
dogs4jen wrote:He's very handsome. One time our cat ate a rodent and a bone pierced the roof of his mouth, causing his eye to swell up. I suppose the vet probably checked the roof of his mouth though? Any difference yet with the antibiotics?
Poor baby. Are you seeing ANY improvement/change at all?
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CuriousMoves wrote:From what I can see, the fluid on his neck isn't as prominent, but his lips are swollen now.
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts is holding a Science Discovery Junior Scout Badge workshop on Oct. 21 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Get Smart. Experiment! Ask questions and find the answers - put your investigative powers to the test!
Create a chemical reaction, perform water tricks and make a collage.
Find your inner scientist!
Girls will earn the Science Discovery Badge during this workshop. Badge included.
Adults are expected to help.
The event is for Scouts in 4th & 5th grades and will be held at the Walpole Scout House, on Scout Road.
Cost to attend is $10 per Scout. Free for leaders. parents.
For additional information visit, www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/programs


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This series of curriculum support materials explores how our understanding of the nature of the universe has changed during the past 100 years. Students examine the process of science through the stories of the people and the discoveries that caused... (View More) our understanding to evolve from a static universe to a universe whose expansion is accelerating. The series illustrates the nature of science by tracing the process of discovery from the confirmation of Einstein's theory of gravity, to Hubble's evidence for the expanding universe, to the detection of the microwave background, and finally to the discovery of dark energy. The series includes six posters, each resembling the front page of a newspaper from a particular time in this history with articles describing the discoveries. Each poster is accompanied by an online teacher guide and downloadable, inquiry-based lessons. Downloadable newsletter versions of the poster are available for individual student use, with three editions for different reading levels (Early Edition for grade 7-8, Home Edition for grades 9-10, and Late Edition for grades 11-12). Lesson plans can be found by following the link from Teacher Resources to Curriculum Tools to the Sortable Table of Lessons. (View Less)
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Also! Vegan Mango Lassi to go along with dinner. The (soy) yogurt here was a great friend with such a spicy dinner. I don't usually let myself buy too many mangoes... but I have found a little produce shop near my house which has been selling the most incredible football-sized mangoes grown right here in California! I'm sure they're from Southern California, so they definitely aren't local, but it's not like they're flying in from Thailand either. I won't make a habit of it, but it's nice to have a tropical fruit every once in a while!
Here's an old picture of me, from my first trip to India. A lovely woman named Galesh is dressing me up in her sari... it was really a joy to meet Galesh and her family. I still think of them often!


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Chick-fil-A Launching a New Restaurant in West Michigan
Chick-fil-A is coming to West Michigan! They're expecting to open the store late 2014/early 2015.The first ever Chic-fil-A was in Hapeville, GA and they now have over 1700 locations, in 39 states.
"We are excited about growing in the Midwest," a spokesperson for the store told 24 Hour News 8. Currently, the closest store to Grand Rapids is in Mishawaka, IN


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|Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
The MacArthur Foundation selected 18 organizations for a one-time project entitled "Special Initiative on Artists' Colonies, Communities, and Residencies." The project was under the direction of Ken Hope and the MacArthur Fellows Program, and distributed over $2.5 Million to the 18 organizations: Alternative Worksite (now the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts), Atlantic Center for the Arts, Capp Street Project, Centrum, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Fine Arts Work Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art (now PS1), Jacob's Pillow, The MacDowell Colony, Mattress Factory, the Millay Colony, Palenville Interarts Colony, Ragdale Foundation, Sculpture Space, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Yaddo, and Yellow Springs Institute.
The participants first met in February 1991 at Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, FL). The organizations agreed to pool some money from their MacArthur grants to form a national consortium of artists' communities, with the mission to "cooperate to improve the environment in which we support the creative process."
And so the Alliance was created, to recognize creative process and the exploration of new ideas as essential to human progress.
The consortium's first part-time staff was hired in San Francisco in 1992, and the organization become known as the Alliance of Artists Communities. The Alliance moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1996 and then to Providence, Rhode Island, in 2002.
The Alliance membership now includes more than 400 organizations and individuals, in 50 U.S. states and 20 countries, and speaks collectively on behalf of the more than 1,500 residency programs worldwide. Since 2004, the Alliance has provided more than $4 million in direct grant funding to artists and artist residency centers.
As the membership continues to grow and to include more residency models, the Alliance is evolving to meet the needs of the field and to provide a strong voice for the support of artists and the role they play in shaping our world.


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Steven Clark
I like your ten tips. I agree not to just email a design – or any work – across to the client because what I've found is that they'll open the email and just reply yes… then some time later you start getting emails – why isn't this or that right, this needs changing. So email should be avoided for any delivery of project artefacts.
You need them to pay attention to detail and give valid feedback. Great article Paul.


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Nationwide: "All-comers" Policies Jeopardize Free Association
Category: Freedom of Conscience
Idaho Passes Law Protecting Religious Pluralism on Campus
'Chronicle of Higher Education' Examines Derecognition of Christian Student Groups
October 13, 2014
Writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education last week, Christopher Shea took a thorough look at the legal and practical circumstances surrounding the California State University System's decision to derecognize the student group InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the system's 23 campuses because of the group's refusal to adopt an "all-comers" policy. All-comers policies require groups to accept any student, even as a voting member or leader, and even when that student is hostile to the mission of the group, thus putting the core message and beliefs of the group at risk. Shea covers the inconsistent legal precedent governing this issue, […]» Read More
California Students Fight for Free Association with New Organization
October 6, 2014
We've been telling you here on The Torch about how so-called "all-comers" policies are slowly dismantling freedom of association on college campuses across the country. These policies, which state that student groups may not require members or leaders to hold the beliefs espoused by the organization, have been responsible for the mass exodus of religious organizations from Vanderbilt University. And now the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system, which adopted an all comers policy a few years ago, has used the policy to derecognize InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapters throughout the system. Like at Vanderbilt, students are not taking this change […]» Read More
Cal State's Mass Derecognition of Christian Student Groups Draws Criticism from FIRE Chairman, Board Member
September 19, 2014
To close out a busy week here at FIRE, FIRE Chairman and Co-founder Harvey Silverglate has an insightful opinion piece in today's Wall Street Journal about the California State University System's recent decision to withdraw recognition from the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the system's 23 campuses, which enroll nearly 447,000 students. As Harvey writes, Cal State's decision to enforce a so-called "all-comers" policy—under which all student groups must accept all students as voting members and leaders, regardless of belief—is a stinging defeat for freedom of association on campus: The new policy has insidious implications. Any student may attend IVCF meetings […]» Read More
A Victim of Vanderbilt's So-Called 'All-Comers' Policy Speaks Out
August 27, 2014
Tish Harrison Warren, a former religious student group leader at Vanderbilt University, has authored a poignant article in Christianity Today about the effect on her life of a policy decision Vanderbilt made two years ago.» Read More
Idaho Passes Law Protecting Religious Pluralism on Campus
April 2, 2013
Here's today's press release: BOISE, Idaho, April 2, 2013—Last Friday, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter signed into law a new section of the Idaho Code governing "campus access for religious students," which guarantees freedom of association for religious student organizations and protects the right of those campus groups to choose leaders who share their core beliefs. The law, which passed with overwhelming margins in the Idaho House and Senate, was spearheaded by State Senator Curt McKenzie and follows Virginia's passage of a similar law less than two weeks ago. "FIRE thanks Governor Otter, Senator McKenzie, and all of the Idaho Senators […]» Read More
Idaho Passes Law Protecting Religious Pluralism on Campus
April 2, 2013
BOISE, Idaho, April 2, 2013—Last Friday, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter signed into law a new section of the Idaho Code governing "campus access for religious students," which guarantees freedom of association for religious student organizations and protects the right of those campus groups to choose leaders who share their core beliefs. The law, which passed with overwhelming margins in the Idaho House and Senate, was spearheaded by State Senator Curt McKenzie and follows Virginia's passage of a similar law less than two weeks ago. "FIRE thanks Governor Otter, Senator McKenzie, and all of the Idaho Senators and Representatives who worked […]» Read More
State Laws Protecting Student Group Pluralism: Answering the Objections
March 29, 2013
Last week, Virginia passed a law guaranteeing the rights of belief-based student groups at Virginia public universities to make belief-based decisions about membership and leadership. This news has prompted objections from those who believe that the law allows for discrimination, particularly against LGBT students. This article in The Huffington Post, for example, contains a few common misconceptions about Virginia's new Student Group Protection Act. I'd like to address those now, because as states continue to consider such laws, we will most likely see them pop up again. Misconception #1: Laws allowing belief-based decision making for student expressive groups allow those […]» Read More
Virginia Passes Law Protecting Religious Pluralism on Campus
March 27, 2013
As announced in today's press release, there's good news from the Commonwealth of Virginia, where Governor Bob McDonnell has signed a new law that champions the American tradition of pluralism by safeguarding the freedom of association of Virginia's public college and university students. The new law states: § 23-9.2:12. Student organizations; rights and recognition. To the extent allowed by state and federal law: 1. A religious or political student organization may determine that ordering the organization's internal affairs, selecting the organization's leaders and members, defining the organization's doctrines, and resolving the organization's disputes are in furtherance of the organization's religious […]» Read More
Student Organization Bill Clears Idaho Legislature
March 27, 2013
There is good news for student associational rights to report out of Idaho, where last Thursday a bill (PDF) safeguarding the freedom of association of Idaho's public college and university students passed in the House of Representatives. Having passed the state Senate on March 7, the bill now heads over to the Governor's desk for signature. The legislation states, in relevant part: 33-107D. CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS STUDENTS. (1) No state postsecondary educational institution shall take any action or enforce any policy that would deny a religious student group any benefit available to any other student group based on the […]» Read More
Tennessee Legislators Introduce New Bill to Combat 'All-Comers' Policies
February 18, 2013
Last May, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public institutions of higher education located in Tennessee from maintaining "all-comers" policies, while stripping state funding from large private universities that chose to do so (such as Vanderbilt University). These controversial policies prohibit student organizations, most notably religious and political groups, from making belief-based decisions about leadership and membership. (For more background on Vanderbilt and on all-comers policies, check out this column my colleague Robert Shibley published last year.) Earlier this month, new bills (SB 0802 and HB 0534) were introduced in the Tennessee Legislature to revisit […]» Read More
Student Column Urges Vanderbilt to Reconsider Stance on Belief-Based Groups
August 23, 2012
"Considering the damage it has done to the diversity of student organizations on campus, the policy deserves continued debate and Vanderbilt should reconsider its stance on the issue." That's what Vanderbilt University junior and 2011 FIRE intern Kenny Tan has to say about his school's controversial "all-comers" policy, implemented during the 2011–2012 school year and in full effect as students head back to campus this week. Yesterday, Kenny penned an article for The Vanderbilt Hustler explaining the policy for new students, who may not be familiar with the debate. Vandy's all-comers policy requires that all registered student groups accept any […]» Read More
FIRE's New Video Featured in 'Daily Caller'
August 20, 2012
Fresh off the release of our new short documentary, "Exiled from Vanderbilt: How Colleges Are Driving Religious Groups Off Campus," FIRE's Robert Shibley has written a new column for The Daily Caller exploring the Vanderbilt case and the video's message. Visit The Daily Caller to learn more and be sure to check out "Exiled from Vanderbilt"!» Read More
New FIRE Video: How Religious Groups Were 'Exiled from Vanderbilt,' Featuring Larry Gatlin and Jonathan Rauch
August 20, 2012
Religious and political groups in the United States have traditionally been free to choose their leaders and members without interference from authorities. That's no longer true at Vanderbilt University, where the school banned belief-based groups from making belief-based decisions about their members and leaders and drove 13 religious student groups off of campus. In "Exiled from Vanderbilt: How Colleges are Driving Religious Groups Off Campus," FIRE talks to Vanderbilt students and faculty about how this decision is affecting them. Country music legend Larry Gatlin and author and scholar Jonathan Rauch also explain why Vanderbilt has done both its students and the idea […]» Read More
Belief-Based Student Groups Score a Win at SUNY – Buffalo
August 15, 2012
For some time now, Vanderbilt University has been ground zero in the battle to decide whether belief-based student groups on college campuses will be allowed to make membership and leadership decisions that are influenced by their core beliefs. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, this has been a thorny legal issue, one that has come to a head at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt has taken a firm stance against student groups' belief-based decisionmaking, enacting an extreme policy that even forbids religious groups from requiring their leaders to lead Bible studies, prayer, or worship. […]» Read More
Fight for Religious Liberty Continues
May 23, 2012
In what can serve as an excellent lesson for campus officials who target the associational rights of their students, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has reversed its ruling against a campus religious group and will now allow the club to operate at UNCG. Citizen Link reports that the school reversed its denial of recognition to the Make Up Your Own Mind club after the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the school for refusing to accept the club's religious status and belief-based membership requirements. The decision comes in light of the ongoing debate at Vanderbilt University […]» Read More
Vanderbilt Reaps What it Sows: Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill Banning 'All Comers' Policy
May 2, 2012
Vanderbilt's assault on religious liberty on campus looks like it's headed for a crushing, if utterly predictable, defeat. Last night, the Tennessee legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban Tennessee's public universities as well as any private university that gets more than $24 million in funding a year (there's only one: Vanderbilt!) from telling religious student groups that they can't have belief-based requirements for membership or leadership. Interestingly, the legislature did give Vanderbilt an out: If it's willing to apply an "all comers" policy to fraternities, sororities, and all other groups as well, it can keep its "all comers" […]» Read More
Vanderbilt Update: Board of Trust Urged to Reverse Discriminatory Policy
April 19, 2012
Vanderbilt University's Board of Trust is meeting late this week in the context of a hailstorm of local and national criticism of Vanderbilt's new, discriminatory policy. The new policy, which prohibits belief-based student organizations from requiring that their leaders share the group's beliefs, has sent the organization Vanderbilt Catholic off campus (the organization may not use Vanderbilt's name anymore) and led 11 student organizations to defy the ban. FIRE has been fighting for religious liberty at Vanderbilt since last September, and in October, 23 members of Congress intervened to no avail. State legislators in Tennessee are now working to ban […]» Read More
11 More Vanderbilt Student Groups Revolt over New Discriminatory Policy
April 11, 2012
After Vanderbilt University issued a new, discriminatory policy that prevents religious student groups from maintaining belief-based membership and leadership requirements, 11 Vanderbilt student organizations have refused to accept second-class status at the university because of their beliefs. Organized together as Vanderbilt Solidarity, these organizations have applied for recognition as belief-based groups. Their decision follows the choice of the student group Vanderbilt Catholic to accept self-exile by no longer officially registering with Vanderbilt rather than lose its unique identity. Vanderbilt has refused to permit belief-based groups to maintain their missions despite significant national outrage, including intervention by FIRE and many others. […]» Read More
'Huffington Post': Catholic Group Withdraws from Vanderbilt over New Policy
April 9, 2012
FIRE is not alone in noting that the student organization Vanderbilt Catholic has withdrawn from Vanderbilt University due to Vanderbilt University's infringement on student groups' freedom of association. Writing for The Huffington Post, Tyler Kingkade points out that under Vanderbilt's new non-discrimination policy, a faith-based organization like Vanderbilt Catholic can no longer require that leaders of the group share its core beliefs and values. This fundamental denial of students' right to associate around shared beliefs has forced Vanderbilt Catholic (and possibly other groups in the near future) to disaffiliate with the school and lose official student organization status, which means […]» Read More
Vanderbilt Drives Out the Catholics–Who's Next?
March 29, 2012
When Vanderbilt University introduced its new "nondiscrimination policy" for registered student organizations back in January of this year, the Vandy administration was met with an irate group of students from religious student organizations that would be negatively affected by the new rule. As these students—along with many other organizations and individuals, including the Christian Legal Society, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nashville, the American Center for Law and Justice, more than half a dozen law professors, and 23 members of the U.S. Congress—pointed out at the time, the policy essentially dictates that religious and political organizations cannot determine their leadership […]» Read More
Law Professor Explores Freedom of Association Controversy at Vanderbilt
March 20, 2012
In an article for the Witherspoon Institute's Public Discourse last week, University of St. Thomas law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen addresses Vanderbilt University's controversial decision to institute an "all-comers" policy for student organizations on campus. As Paulsen explains, the policy forbids students groups from "impos[ing] faith-based or belief-based requirements for membership or leadership." In his piece, Paulsen explores what he calls the "irony" of the constitutional principles and court decisions relating to freedom of expressive association, noting that the same freedom that protects the rights of individuals to form organizations based on shared beliefs also guards Vanderbilt's ability as a […]» Read More
All-Comers Supporters: Don't Worry, Bad Things will 'Never Happen'!
February 23, 2012
If tomorrow the laws against insider trading were revoked in their entirety, would you expect more insider trading to take place, or about the same amount? If you think more would result, congratulations; you apply logic the way most people do. But if you think there would be no effect, I think I might have found someone who agrees with you. In a recent Associated Press article about the trend of universities considering the adoption of "all-comers" policies banning belief-based student groups from making belief-based choices about their membership or leadership, I was quoted warning of some of the potential […]» Read More
Help FIRE Defend Liberty on Campus
February 23, 2012
This year is shaping up to be an important one for campus liberty. In the past two months alone, we celebrated the inclusion of the University of Mississippi on our exclusive list of "green light" schools, won an important legal victory in Barnes v. Zaccari, and secured a quick resolution to an outrageous case at Syracuse University. Each of these victories provides testament to our continued commitment to defending the expressive rights of students and faculty on campus. And, of course, today we announced a lawsuit aimed at removing an unconstitutional speech code at the University of Cincinnati. But a […]» Read More
FIRE in 'National Review Online' on Impact of Discriminatory 'All-Comers' Policy at Vanderbilt
February 6, 2012
This morning in National Review Online, FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley explores the negative impact of the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez for students at Vanderbilt and nationwide. Focusing on Vanderbilt University's recent invocation of the case to justify its decision to ban belief-based student groups from requiring that group leaders actually share the group's stated values, Robert writes: The complications of adopting ["all-comers"] policies have delayed their adoption by many public universities. Ohio even passed a law against such policies at its state schools. Yet the Supreme Court's seeming endorsement inspired Vanderbilt to […]» Read More
After Vandy's Ill-Advised Choice, Revisiting 'CLS v. Martinez' Warning
February 1, 2012
Last night, Vanderbilt University held a "town hall"discussion of its decision to require registered student groups to accept all students in leadership positions, barring belief-based student groups from requiring that leaders actually agree with the group's stated mission. According to The Tennessean, more than 200 students participated, and FIRE has received reports from students that the discussion, planned for 90 minutes, ran for over three hours. Vanderbilt student publication InsideVandy.com reported that tensions were extraordinarily high: This pressure reached its breaking point when starting quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores Jordan Rodgers spoke out on behalf of the Fellowship for Christian Athletes, a group currently […]» Read More
Debate Over Religious Freedom Comes to a Head at Vanderbilt
January 31, 2012
This evening, Vanderbilt University will hold a town hall "discussion" about its new nondiscrimination policy that prevents belief-based student groups from making belief-based decisions about their leadership. Vanderbilt effectively is discriminating against political and religious groups that seek to promote a common message. Vanderbilt has told students that their organizations are engaging in prohibited discrimination if they require that leaders of the Vanderbilt College Democrats be Democrats, that Christian groups be Christian, that Muslim groups be Muslim, that single-sex singing groups maintain their identity, or that political publications exclude students who do not share their views. This is huge news […]» Read More
FIRE's Open Letter to Vanderbilt Regarding Religious and Political Organizations
January 27, 2012
In an open letter today, FIRE asks Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos important questions about how Vanderbilt will handle the ramifications of its recent decision to ban political and religious student groups on campus from making leadership decisions based on their core beliefs. FIRE points out that Vanderbilt must be willing to explain whether the university will, for example, force a Muslim group whose leader converts to Christianity to retain that person as a leader, or whether politically oriented student newspapers will now be forced to accept columnists who denigrate the newspaper's own beliefs. The full text of the letter […]» Read More
George Will Castigates Vanderbilt for Discrimination Against Belief-Based Student Groups
November 3, 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will, writing in The Washington Post, takes Vanderbilt University to task for its new policy prohibiting certain student organizations from instituting belief-based requirements that their members or officers affirm the official values of the group. FIRE has been actively working to turn back this violation of student groups' right to freedom of association, as have 23 members of Congress. Most recently, FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley wrote about the matter in The Daily Caller. (Will's column also points readers to this Torch piece on the case that Robert wrote in September.) Will reminds us of the Supreme Court's previous wisdom on freedom of association-which […]» Read More
Robert on Vanderbilt's Nondiscrimination Policy Issues in 'The Daily Caller'
November 1, 2011
In light of recent transgressions by Vanderbilt University against the freedoms of religion and association, FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley has penned an opinion article in The Daily Caller bringing some attention to the absurdity of Vanderbilt's student group policies when dealing with the Vanderbilt chapter of the Christian Legal Society (CLS) and other religious student groups. Robert writes: Nobody should be surprised that religious groups, on or off campus, prefer to be led by people who share their faith. Demanding that a religious student group not ask its leaders to share the beliefs of the group serves no one. Who benefits when nonbelievers have […]» Read More


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Florida Tackles HIV Transmission with Free PrEP in 2018
It sounds too good - and too sensible - to be true, but multiple news sources confirm it: Florida has committed to providing free PrEP this year. Short for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, the proactive drug regimen, marketed in the United States under the name Truvada, helps protect HIV-negative users by blocking the virus' ability to replicate.
The Human Rights Campaign picked up on the news at its website, where it quoted HRC HIV 360° Fellow Daniel Dower as saying, "Florida providing free PrEP in all 67 of its local county health departments is significant because it provides those who are most at-risk for HIV, but are uninsured, another tool in their HIV prevention toolbox that they did not have before."
Despite perceptions that Southern states are biased against gays, the HRC article noted a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found the South disproportionately affected by new cases of HIV. "Southern states accounted for more than half of new HIV diagnoses in 2016," the CDC observed, "while making up 38% of the national population." Even among Southern states Florida stands out in terms of HIV cases, having come in second in the nation for new HIV cases in 2015.
Florida's initiative promises to arm more people with an effective means to combat HIV transmission, but that doesn't mean that the struggle to overcome health disparities for the poor, prison inmates, and members of the LGBTQ community is over. Such inequity contributes to the problem; as the HRC article points out, "Despite being available since 2012, PrEP usage remains low in the U.S., with approximately 145,000 active prescriptions." The slowness to adopt PrEP isn't limited to the United States, however; an ABC News story reported that low usage of PrEP is a global problem.
The Florida program was ordered by the state's surgeon general, Celeste Philips. Just prior to the start of the new year, Orlando Weekly reported that Florida Department of Health spokesperson Mara Gambineri issued a statement in which she said, "Ensuring PrEP to those at highest risk for HIV infection, regardless of their ability to pay, is one of the four key components of the agency's plan to eliminate HIV transmission and reduce HIV-related deaths."


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In April 2011, I appeared as a guest on the ZDNet Webcast, "20 Ways to Prepare, Survive and Recover from an IT Disaster."
During the live, one-hour show, ZDNet blogger David Gewirtz, TechRepublic blogger Scott Lowe, TechRepublic Editor-in-chief Jason Hiner, and I discussed the critical importance of preparing for and responding to a disaster—natural or man-made.
Here's the complete list of 20 things the panel discussed:
- Planning is key
- Design disaster plans with "APIs"
- Backup, backup, redundant backup
- Set up alternate sites and backup HQs
- Understand your entire supply chain
- Choose vendors with rock-solid DR plans
- There will be lawyers
- There will also be germs
- Define your chain(s) of command
- Monitor the implementation of your plan
- Test your plan with disaster drills
- Operate DNS servers in multiple locations
- Create a database of important master lists
- Learn to ruthlessly prioritize
- Put "the ship" first
- Plan for people as well as servers
- Develop and pack "bolts" kits
- Train and educate everyone
- Build for robustness and failure
- Be flexible
Every IT professional should watch this webcast. You can view the recorded Webcast through ZDNet's download directory or by clicking the link above.Note: This Webcast was sponsored by HP and Intel. You must be a registered TechRepublic or ZDNet member to view the Webcast and the registration information you provide will be shared with the sponsors.
Bill Detwiler has nothing to disclose. He doesn't hold investments in the technology companies he covers.
Full Bio
Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop support specialist in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.