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Meanwhile, I was still thinkin',,,
He said something about being gone for the weekend, so maybe I should sneak into Cyclelicious and add some suitably florid poetic, um, whatever, in order to increase the intellectual appeal. Or something like that. Regardless, it would be an outstanding opportunity to indulge both my creativity and some shameless rationalization.
Vogon poetry? Just see if I don't!
(Why yes, since you asked, I'm sitting around in the house being bored. Mary isn't feeling well. Both kids are at work. I have to find something to do and re-fried Vogon haiku with guacamole and beer sounds quite good just now.)
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Green Building Transformation Takes Root in DC
November 24, 2009
GSA Signs Lease for Temporary Housing During Headquarters Modernization
November 24, 2009
Contact: Chris Hoagland, 202-208-0561
Contact: Caren Auchman, 202-525-8165
WASHINGTON – GSA took a major first step in the modernization of its historic headquarters building today with the award of a 288,255 square foot lease to Stonebridge Carras. The building, One Constitution Square, located at 1275 First Street NE, will be used as swing space to house approximately 1,200 GSA employees while their headquarters at 1800 F Street NW undergoes an extensive modernization funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"GSA's historic century-old limestone building will be transformed into an iconic national landmark of sustainable building design. It will showcase how GSA is using innovative technologies and alternative energy solutions to create high-performance green federal buildings all over the country," said Stephen R. Leeds, GSA Senior Sustainability Officer. "We are very excited to award this lease and be a part of the North of Massachusetts Avenue (NoMa) community while our headquarters undergoes this much-needed modernization."
The renovated facility will be designed to achieve LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and an energy-star rating for its use of sustainable building technologies, including new, efficient building systems, water conservation and nearly 800 photovoltaic panels to generate on-site renewable energy.
"Our use of green technology in this project will create jobs in both traditional construction sectors and emerging green industries," said Leeds. "Energy efficiency is a top priority in the modernized facility, which will also preserve the building's historic spaces and character. A light-filled atrium, an additional 105,000 square feet of space, a high performance workplace environment, and smart security are just a few of the innovative improvements planned.
"The benefits of the lease, alone, are significant," Leeds added. "This lease is one of the largest in the D.C. market this year, absorbing a major portion of available space in a soft leasing environment. In addition, the design for the new leased space will begin almost immediately, creating many jobs in the local architectural/engineering sector."
Design work for the temporary headquarters will begin later this month with the actual move to take place in the spring of 2011.
GSA was appropriated more than $5.5 billion under the Recovery Act to convert federal buildings into high-performance green buildings, and build new, energy-efficient federal buildings, courthouses and land ports of entry. These projects will deliver lasting progress toward modernizing the nation's infrastructure, reducing the federal government's consumption of energy and water, and increasing the use of clean and renewable sources of energy.
Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than 11 percent of the government's total procurement dollars and $30 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 213,000 vehicles.
GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 480 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did you Know? GSA manages a portfolio of 354 million square feet of federally owned and leased space in 2,100 American communities across the country.

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May 10 — WCGSTX field trip to the Alba Public Library and Historical Museum and to Parrott's Park and Museum in Lindale. We will meet at the library prior to 9:45 a.m. when we will car pool away to Alba on this trip. The trip will continue from there to Parrott's Park. Bring a sack lunch and drink, and we will picnic at Parrott's Park while touring the museum and grounds.
May 21 — Regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Quitman Public Library. Doors open at 6 p.m., and we will spend the time helping people with research questions or surfing the internet (including access to Ancestry.com) doing individual research. Bring you wifi-enable laptop (but we will have the six we used in our classes last year if you can't bring yours.) DON'T FORGET that those interested can meet at 5 p.m. for socializing at Peralta's Mexican Food in Quitman. Program for this meeting is election of officers for the 2012-13 society year and research tips, ideas, or questions and time online researching.
June 5 – WCGSTX field trip to genealogical collection of the Dallas Public library. We'll car pool in case you don't want to drive in Dallas traffic. Time details will be announced later this spring.
June 15-16 – Society's Highway 37 Garage and Bake Sale at the Quitman Public Library. Be saving items to sale and deciding what bake goods to bring also.
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General Off-Topic Board / Re: Thoughts on Sopranos Series Finale?« on: June 09, 2007, 12:47:53 PM »
Did anyone notice in the last episode when AJ was watching tv-some military stuff where they talked about suicide missions and getting revenge on past wrongs? I think the whole "AJ is crazy and suicidal" story line has a purpose. My prediction is tony and the NJ guys left are all wiped out and AJ ends up somehow sacrificing himself for revenge or that AJ goes on a suicide mission and consequently "saves the day".


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Rocket Richard scores 500 goals
On October 19, 1957, Maurice "Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first N.H.L. player to score 500 goals in his career when he slaps a 20-foot shot past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Glenn Hall. Richard was one of the most consistent and intimidating goal-scorers in pro hockey history: In all, he scored 544 regular-season and 82 post-season goals. "When he came flying toward you with the puck on his stick," Hall remembered, "his eyes were all lit up, flashing and gleaming like a pinball machine. It was terrifying."
Many people say that Richard was one of the greatest hockey players who ever lived. He played 18 seasons with the Canadiens and helped them win eight Stanley Cups. In 1944-1945, he became the first player to score 50 goals in a season, and he did it in just 50 games. (His 50-goal season record stood for 20 years, until Blackhawk Bobby Hull scored 54 times in 1965-66, but Hull was playing a 70-game season. In 1981, New York Islander Mike Bossy tied his 50-goals-in-50-games record. The next year, Wayne Gretzky scored 50 goals in just 39 games.) Richard was an N.H.L. All-Star almost every season that he played and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame just one year after he retired. "When God created the perfect goal scorer," referee Red Storey once said, "it came in the form of the Rocket."
But Richard wasn't just an outstanding player—he was also an icon to French-speaking Quebecois who felt alienated and ignored in an increasingly Anglophilic Canada. To them, one reporter noted, Richard was Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson rolled into one. Their loyalty led to one of the most remarkable events in hockey history. In 1955, N.H.L. president Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the last three regular-season games plus the entire postseason because he'd punched a linesman during a fight on the ice on Boston. When Campbell arrived in Montreal for the next game, the city erupted in a riot—complete with tear-gas bombs, broken shop windows and looting. Enterprising Montrealers even sold cans of Rocket Richard tomato soup to hockey fans whose devotion to Richard wouldn't permit them to eat Campbell's (even though the N.H.L. Campbells and the soup Campbells weren't related). Only a plea from Richard, broadcast on French-language radio, restored calm. "I will take my punishment and come back next year to help the club and the younger players to win the Stanley Cup," he said. And he did—five times in a row, an unprecedented streak.
After he retired in 1960, Richard dabbled in coaching and ran a fishing-supply business out of his home. When he died in 2000, he lay in state at the Montreal hockey arena; thousands and thousands of fans came to pay their respects.


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Retired Director of Athletics Bill Fiesinger '37 Passes Away
Retired Director of Athletics F. William "Bill" Fiesinger '37 passed away on Friday. He is survived by his wife, Jane.
Calling hours are tomorrow, Monday, October 7, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Garner Funeral Service, 10 Lawrence Ave. in Potsdam. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 8, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, 17 Lawrence Ave. in Potsdam. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Mary's Church or Clarkson University.
A star athlete, student leader and scholar, Bill Fiesinger graduated from Clarkson in 1937 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. A three-sport star at Clarkson, he played football, basketball and baseball for the Golden Knights and made a significant impact every time he stepped on the field or court. He was the leading scorer for the football team, a class officer, a member of Lambda Iota fraternity and was elected Ice Carnival King. At his graduation in 1937, Bill was presented with the Frederica Clarkson Award in recognition of his outstanding undergraduate accomplishments.
In 1937, Bill turned down an offer to play professional football with the Cleveland Rams, and instead began his career as an engineer at Corning Glass. He was very involved with Clarkson alumni activities, and in 1959 left a successful safety engineering and insurance brokerage practice in Syracuse and moved his family to Potsdam to become the first full-time director of the Clarkson Alumni Association.
Bill served Clarkson in a number of other external relations roles, and in 1974 was named Clarkson's director of athletics, where he served until his retirement in 1979. He played a major role in keeping Golden Knight athletics teams competitive at the intercollegiate level and in expanding recreational activities for all undergraduates.
At the 1979 commencement ceremonies, the Clarkson board of trustees passed a resolution naming him a Clarkson Ambassador. A recipient of the Alumni Association Golden Knight Award in 1964, Bill was inducted into Clarkson's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Clarkson recently dedicated the "Fiesinger Athletic Director's Office" in the Alumni Gymnasium in honor of Bill and Jane.
You can find more information from Garner Funeral Service at http://www.legacy.com/link.asp?i=ls000167349617 .


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Remember that little boy who was in that tomb in winterfeld? Saying something to bran and that nut lady about seeing daddy? I bet senior stark will be in seasons to come.
I don't remember haha I think my bro mentioned something like that but I couldn't remember that scene I'm going to have to go back and re-watch it, cant wait for the epicness of season 2, since its on hbo were going to have to wait till this time next year for it
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