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|Excellent - 264 reviews
Located in Portsmouth, Homewood Suites by Hilton Portsmouth is in the business district and convenient to Albacore Park and George Rodgers House. This aparthotel is within close proximity of Jackson House Museum and Red Hook Brewery. Make yourself at home in one of the 108 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and stovetops. Your pi...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 264 reviews
Excellent 9.6
It was a very quiet location but very close to downtown. The rooms were clean and large. The breakfast was very good.
The breakfast area was too small for the amount of people there at the time. The one woman cleaning the area could not keep up with getting the tables clean and restocking the food.
Excellent 10.0
I enjoyed the stay, plan to come back.
|Good - 564 reviews
Find History and Adventure near Hotel's Address Portsmouth, NH is a unique seaside city bustling with culture, wondrous attractions and the Holiday Inn Portsmouth hotel. Whether you're here for work or play, our hotel's location in Portsmouth, NH serves you well. If you're vacationing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, our hotel's location is a great launching po...
Overall Rating - Good - 564 reviews
Good 8.0
Easy to park the car,good internet signal,good service of all the staff.
Only one elevator, weak coffee in the room and lobby,a good and bold (strong)coffee would be appreciated ,
Good 7.0
The rooms were decent, nothing special, but decent. The lobby was small but pretty. My son loved the TV on the elevator.
Everything was sufficient, but wish there would have been free breakfast.The hotel is decent in all aspects. There was nothing remarkable about our stay but were satisfied with the room, lobby and the pool. We would stay here again but only with a discounted room.
|Excellent - 486 reviews
With a stay at Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth/Downtown, you'll be centrally located in Portsmouth, steps from Moffatt-Ladd House and Portsmouth Athenaeum. This hotel is within close proximity of Portsmouth Brewery and Music Hall. Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Wired and wireless Internet a...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 486 reviews
Excellent 8.6
Overall nice place
No bath tub!
Good 8.0
The centralized location
The music in the public spaces and elevators was terrible, we were unable to change the temperature of our room, our room became quite hot during the night.
|Excellent - 374 reviews
When you stay at Hampton Inn Portsmouth Central in Portsmouth, you'll be in the business district and convenient to Red Hook Brewery and Fox Run Mall. This hotel is within close proximity of Albacore Park and Jackson House Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 125 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary high-spe...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 374 reviews
Excellent 10.0
room was very clean staff was friendly and helpful complimentary breakfast was good
Excellent 10.0
Amazingly clean, even duvets daily, manager's special , snacks and drinks at supper-time and freshly made cookiesm Love it there
|Good - 341 reviews
Overall Rating - Good - 341 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The staff was very accommodating (early check-in etc). Hotel was clean and over all very happy with experience
The beds are much harder than I would prefer.
Excellent 9.0
The room was really spacious and well laid out. Plenty of hot water, clean and nice having the microwave, coffee maker and fridge.
Service at the cafe was a bit slow, especially considering it was practically empty. For the price of a domestic beer, it should have been served with a chilled glass. That being said, the food was pretty good and the staff was friendly.We were happy with the room, the pool and hot tub were nice and the staff was super helpful. Good proximity to the center of town. We'd stay here again.
|Okay - 338 reviews
We offer friendly service and clean comfortable rooms. FREE Daybreak Continental Breakfast and Free Wireless Internet. We are conveniently located just minutes away from many attractions and shopping centers. Kids under 17 years old stay free with an adult. Many different discounts are given such as AAA, CARP, Military and more. The Front Desk is open from 7...
Overall Rating - Okay - 338 reviews
Okay 6.0
Large fridge in room which was nice. Owner was very friendly. Close to the outlets without being right in the middle of the chaos.
Seem to put all occupants close together. Had plenty of empty rooms throughout the hotel. Ended up with family next to us who's child was loud, stomping, slamming doors until 11:30 at night and started in again at 6:00 am. Put families together next timeHousekeeping lost remote to out TV. Called front desk.absolutely NO help at all. Tried blaming us for losing it after we took the bed apart andand looked in all drawers and luggage. Went three days without a remote. Nothing was done about it. It was there when we checked in then gone the next morning
Poor 2.0
When we arried we found a dead cockroach on the floor as well as crumbs and qtips. The linen on bed had stains and the furniture did not match color wise at all.When we asked to change rooms the woman at the front desk changed her attitude to one that wasnt very polite nor hospitable. She huffed past us in the hall way slamming doors as she went to inspect our previous room rudely tellingly us that she was sure that they did not have roaches.
|Good - 986 reviews
With a stay at Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Portsmouth, steps from Moffatt-Ladd House and minutes from Portsmouth Brewery. This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Tugboat Alley and Portsmouth Athenaeum. Make yourself at home in one of the 200 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complim...
Overall Rating - Good - 986 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Location and rooms.
NothingGreat place to stay in Portsmouth!
Excellent 9.0
Great deal -- top flight hotel for modest price. Only unexpected expense was parking. My choices were $18 for valet, $15 to park myself across the street.
|Good - 781 reviews
Located in Portsmouth, Anchorage Inns And Suites is in the suburbs and convenient to Jackson House Museum and George Rodgers House. This hotel is within close proximity of Albacore Park and Discover Portsmouth. Make yourself at home in one of the 92 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you...
Overall Rating - Good - 781 reviews
Okay 5.3
Location is convenient to highway and Portsmouth
Bathrooms need complete upgrade as well as carpet. Overall, hotel is a bit run down and could us an upgrade. Staff were friendly enough but I wouldn't stay here again. I would rather pay the extra $30 for a cleaner, updated hotel.
Mediocre 3.0
pool and jacuzzi
Checking in was not that great, the person at the front was not nolligible of the Inn. I wanted to change rooms the woman at the front made me feel awkward about it. Not sure if I will stay there again.Even with my bad front desk experience this Inn was at a great location, the front was neat and clean overall staff was friendly.
|Excellent - 1000 reviews
When you stay at Americas Best Inns-Portsmouth in Portsmouth, you'll be by the ocean and convenient to Jackson House Museum and George Rodgers House. This hotel is within close proximity of Albacore Park and Discover Portsmouth. Make yourself at home in one of the 61 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Interne...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1000 reviews
Excellent 10.0
It was convenient to where I wanted to go in the area.
There were two of us checking in but only toiletries for one. Hotels should make housekeeping aware so appropriate shampoo, soap, towels, etc. can be left in the bathroom.
Okay 6.0
Good A/C, comfortable bed and free warm cookies.
Wallpaper is really outdated and the location is so-so.Good two star place. It's a 'you get what you pay for' kind of hotel. Nice place to crash after a long beach shift in the sun or a day blowing all your cash strolling downtown Portsmouth.
|Excellent - 326 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 326 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The Staff was excellant...I was attending a Wedding and the bride got a tooth pick stuck in her foot, and Kevin a staffer came to the rescue, removed it, and everyone lived happly ever after.
noTop Notch...
Okay 5.0
The public spaces, gardens, and views were great. Also, the staff was incredibly courteous and helpful.
The beds were uncomfortable and the decor seemed dated. The climate control unit was loud. Also, you can hear everything that goes on in the halls and the rooms next to you.
|Excellent - 145 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 145 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Cleaningness and breakfast
Wifi wasn't that strong on third floor
Good 8.0
I actually stayed 3 nights over a 2 week period. Decent nights stay for the money. If there was a separate rating for the included breakfast, I would have given 10 plus stars. Amazing variety of hot and cold. Excellent!
Two out of three mornings there, cleaning staff tried coming into the room, no knock..nothing:(
|Excellent - 63 reviews
With a stay at Homewood Suites Dover in Dover, you'll be close to The Children's Museum of New Hampshire and Woodman Institute. This hotel is within the vicinity of Hamilton House and Vaughan Woods State Park. Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 63 reviews
Excellent 9.0
The room was excellent.
Initial staff that greeted us Larry was not friendly or sympathetic that I was upset my credit card had been charged without my knowledge.
Excellent 10.0
It was a great room with exceptional staff
Everything was great!Comfy beds and pillows
|Excellent - 504 reviews
With a stay at Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham York in York, you'll be within the vicinity of Kittery Outlets and Fort Constitution Historical Site. This hotel is within the region of Strawbery Banke Museum and Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses. Stay in one of 57 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 504 reviews
Good 7.0
The man that greeted us on Sunday was wonderful, helpful and funny. The room, bathroom, and bedding were very clean. The staff really make this hotel!
The room was smaller that we had expected and there was no coffeemaker or refrigerator and the rug was very stained. The Wi-Fi was intermittent. The room did fit our needs though.The staff was very helpful and friendly. The breakfast was very good and the hours for it were sufficient. This hotel is very family-friendly...lots of kids and the pool and hot tub were good source of entertainment for the kids.
Good 8.0
Inexpensive rate, free wi-fi, free continental breakfast
The pancake maker was not working for the continental breakfast. There was no gym/fitness area.Rooms are economical (small) but clean and bright.
|Excellent - 74 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 74 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Hotel was clean and quiet. Pool and free breakfast - Noice!
Our room smelled like a urinal cake when you first stepped in, but you got used to it after 2 minutes.
Good 7.0
Very tastefully decorated. Beds are comfortable - suites are nicely layed out. Very clean and comfy.
Not actually in downtown Portsmouth. You cannot walk around town from this hotel. I wasnt wanting to rent a car, so it was inconvenient. On the other hand, it was a nice quiet spot and not a bad drive to town.
|Good - 80 reviews
Located in the Heart of Historic Downtown Dover. 30 restaurants, corporate offices and shops within walking distance. University of New Hampshire campus, 6 miles. New Hampshire and Maine beaches a 20 minute drive. Childrens Museum of New Hampshire- 1 block. Orchard Street Chop Shop - 1 block. Spaulding Turnpike, 2 miles. I-95 , 12 miles. Free Wireless High...
Overall Rating - Good - 80 reviews
Good 8.0
Indoor pool area, ample parking, downtown location, some nice updates in rooms like TV
Continental breakfast, prefer option of a waffle maker or a selection of bagels and pastries. The hot items like eggs and pancakes appear to have been defrosted not freshStaff was attentive, has nice amenities and central location
Excellent 9.0
It's right in the center of a nice little downtown area. The hot tub was nice, although the water in the pool could've been warmer.
The steps in the pool were slippery. It was difficult to find due to the curving roads. It was good that we had a GPS.Complimentary breakfast was OK....eggs & pancakes were just OK, but the oatmeal, cereal, and juice was good.


text: By Bill O'Neil The feds have reversed course on a disaster declaration for West, Texas. More than three months after a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant devastated that community, President Barack Obama has put pen to paper to sign a disaster declaration. FEMA iniitally said the explosion--and it's continuing aftermath--did not meet the qualifications for such a declaration--and federal disaster assistance. That prompted an outcry from several officials across the tate, including Governor Rick Perry and Senator John Cornyn. Both pressed the White House to reconsider that position.

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A proposed expansion of the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station is on the for discussion at tonight's town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, which begins at 6 p.m.
The proposal calls for adding 10 to 12 new tenants, with a maximum of 72,000 gross square feet of leaseable space, on the Route 110 side of the mall. Groundbreaking would take place in winter 2012, with completion planned for spring 2013.
The Walt Whitman Mall LLC is requesting modification of a special use permit along with parking and landscape variances. The new stores would have 42,000 square feet at street level, with the potential for 30,000 square feet of second-story space in three or four two-level shops or restaurants, according to a renovation fact sheet.
The Planning Board has looked at the proposal and made several technical recommendations for the Zoning Board to consider when it decides whether or not to grant the special use permit and variances. Among them, the planning department staff recommends the mall increase the size and number of landscaped medians, a "green" design feature, to avoid having a "sea of asphalt" appearance and creating a heat island. The Planning Board must still conduct a site plan review.
The additional retail space will be placed only on the west, or Route 110, side of the mall, with the mall extending out 40 feet to create an exterior strip of stores accessible from outside the mall. The additions are expected to include 10 new stores and three restaurants.
No parking garage is included in the plans. Instead, the proposal suggests creating 400 new spaces by restriping the angled spots to straight parking spots; by reducing the dimensions of the spaces; reducing the landscaped area between the parking lot and Route 110 by 20 feet; and by parking over recharge basins after drainage wells are installed.
The plans do not include a food court or a movie theater. The existing mall is 1,139.7 square feet. The New York Avenue side of the mall would get increased landscaping.
A traffic study estimates an increase of 65-85 cars per day. It says a new light will be installed and the timing of the three lights on New York Avenue along Route 110 will be modified, working with the state Department of Transportation.
The interior of the existing mall will get a minor makeover as well, with new tile, storefronts and lighting, as well as a statue of Walt Whitman. New decorative lighting will be added at the entry areas, and there will be new parking lot lighting as well.
The proposal is expected to create from 1,000 to 1,500 construction jobs during the renovation, and 250-plus permanent jobs when it is completed. The addition is projected to generate $40 million in additional sales, which creates $3.5 million in sales tax and half a million in real estate tax.
In addition to the mall proposal, the Zoning Board also will hear six other variance requests at tonight's meeting.


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Color Guard/Saber Team
These teams are part of the tradition of the Army. They aim to master Drill and Ceremony, either with or without a saber. They represent the Battalion at official events and functions ranging from the Homecoming Parades, Sporting events, the Miss CSU Coronation, and Cedarville University's Veteran's Day Chapel. It is typically lead and commanded by an MSIII (Third year cadet) with a little Cadre assistance, and cadets who participate can receive various awards for participating. These Cadets end up benefitting by having a better understanding of marching commands than their fellow classmates.


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By John Toole
---- — WINDHAM — The future of the busy intersection of Routes 111 and 111A will get attention from the Planning Board during a workshop this week.
Neighborhood businesses this spring raised concerns about the possible removal of a traffic light at the intersection.
They warned that it could make it hard for people to turn into their properties and pose traffic safety problems.
"We believe that this light can stay," Karl Dubay, president of The Dubay Group Inc., told selectmen at a forum in May. "It's a no-brainer."
The town's Economic Development Committee has sided with business owners in the effort to keep the traffic light.
State transportation officials are planning to relocate a section of Route 111A to the west so it connects with Route 111 near the Interstate 93 northbound interchange.
Neighborhood businesses also have advocated for lights at Delahunty Drive and for the new 111A intersection to be built.
State Department of Transportation officials are scheduled to meet with selectmen July 22.
Selectmen's Chairman Phil LoChiatto said selectmen haven't taken a formal position on the traffic light issue yet, but he expects they will support retaining it. That's based on their consensus in discussions this spring.
"The general consensus of the board is to leave the light there," LoChiatto said.
But first the issue is before the Planning Board this month.
Planning Board Chairman Kristi St. Laurent said alternate member Alan Carpenter, a former selectman, is bringing the issue before the board.
"That is just an idea one of the Planning Board members has that he wanted to throw on the table for discussion," St. Laurent said. "There are no decisions we are going to make."
St. Laurent did not have details of what Carpenter might have in mind.
She said the meeting is open to the public and people will be able to discuss what Carpenter might present.
He could not be reached for comment Friday.
But at the town forum in May, Carpenter had expressed concern about adding traffic lights to Route 111 where there are more than a half-dozen between London Bridge Road and Route 28.
"If we put all these in, you'll have 12 traffic lights, about one every 1,000 feet," Carpenter told selectmen.
Selectman Al Letizio Jr. has floated the idea of building a roundabout at the intersection.
But Carpenter has said he thinks there is too much traffic on Route 111 for roundabouts to work.
A state count from 2009 put daily traffic at 25,000 on Route 111 west of Route 111A.
LoChiatto pressed Carpenter at the May forum for what he would do about the lights.
"That's your decision. Good luck with that," Carpenter said to laughter. "The only idea I could come up with that appeases everybody, if we want to go that route, is to eliminate the new 111A lights, but build the road, and make it right in and right out southbound only."
The town could then deal with the issue in five or 10 years, depending on how much development takes place in the area, he said.
The Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Development offices, 3 North Lowell Road.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "Midnight oil? Dense black purple to the rim, the 2009 Lascombes has enormous concentration, with loads of graphite, blackberry, and blueberry notes as well as hints of pen ink and truffle. The wine is super-intense, full-bodied, fleshy, and rich. This is another wine that will compete with the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes The wine hits all cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a gorgeously sweet nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue smoke and charcoal followed by full body, beautiful intensity, great purity, stature and length. The influence of any oak is..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is not a big Château Margaux, its style showing more elegance and discretion. The tannins are soft, although producing a dense web that lies underneath the black currant and plum fruit flavors. It is a wine that envelops the mouth, an edge of firmness over velvet fruit textures. The wine..
Cellar/Tasting Notes One of the all-time great Palmers... An opaque blue/black color suggests a wine with thrilling levels of concentration and intensity, and That's exactly what a taster gets.
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Bottled very late (November, 1997), the 1995 has continued to flesh out, developing into one of the great classics made under the Mentzelopoulos regime. The color is opaque ruby/purple. The nose offers aromas of licorice and sweet smoky new oak intermixed with jammy black fruits, licorice, and..


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6/26/2012 by JITENDRA SINGH GOSAIN
Daily stand-up meetings play an important role in the success of Scrum process-based projects. Most of us know this, and we know how they "should" be conducted. Yet, time and again, I see these meetings go astray. Here I hope to review the problem...
6/1/2012 by Mahfoud AMIOUR
In Scrum, each sprint produces an increment, which is a partial and potentially releasable product. To be releasable, the increment must meet all acceptance criteria and pass different categories of tests. Consequently, each sprint should consider all testing activities required for a releasable product. Unfortunately, during my work on different projects, I have observed that many teams focus only on a subset of testing activities during the sprint.
5/23/2012 by Davide Noaro
Sometimes, when testing user stories in Scrum, there's a final Waterfall interaction to deal with. The scenario I present here is based on this situation: a Scrum process with an interaction of sequential phases at the end of the process to (re)test the whole developed functionality. These sequential phases are mandatory for our organization, which follows a Waterfall process for the releases of the product. So, for the moment at least, we have to deal with this — and my experience is that we aren't alone.
5/21/2012 by Albert Arul Prakash Rajendran
Note: This article is based on a Scrum Alliance Google groups thread called "How to apply scrum in a mixed feature development and SLA-bou[n]d bug fixing team." I have compiled most of the solutions that were provided in the thread. Not all parts ...
5/18/2012 by Uday Shete
However exhaustive and meticulous your current employee appraisal process is, chances are you aren't pleased with the outcome. The primary objective of a performance appraisal is performance improvement, starting with the individual and rolling up...
5/16/2012 by Utpal Vaishnav
Typically, when an organization starts using Scrum, the person chosen to play the role of ScrumMaster comes from some sort of managerial background. The organization expects that the manager, the so-called "Master," will get the Scrum project deli...
5/14/2012 by JITENDRA SINGH GOSAIN
Agile processes are gaining in popularity, which means many project managers are following them for the first time. Based on my own experience, I've developed a sort of primer for PMs starting out on Agile projects. The key points are as follows:
5/7/2012 by Jerry Rajamoney
We all understand that Scrum teams should be self-managed and self-organized. Empowered is the commonly used term, because without empowerment it's difficult for self-management and self-organization to happen.
I've worked with many teams that ar...
4/30/2012 by Shweta Darbha
Recently I wrote an article with a rhetorical question for a title: "Are Customers Ready for Agile?" The idea stemmed from the fact that software development organizations have followed Waterfall methodology for so long that they h've ...
4/27/2012 by Eric King
Over the last several years, I've been both a participant and a facilitator in many different stand-ups. As we know, the true value of the stand-up lies in the team's ability to continually strive toward the "commitment" for the current sprint cycle. The stand-up isn't a status report, yet often it becomes easy for team members to slip into a pattern of providing status-related information. I've used the time-honored stand-up approach for a while now, but I've often thought that a mature team could take these 15 minutes to a different level as it continues to evolve using Agile/Scrum.
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Start off your child's promising soccer career in the G-Turrachi. A one-piece synthetic polyurethane upper ensures lightweight durability and game long comfort. The Umbro® G-Turrachi FG soccer cleat has a die-cut EVA sockliner that offers added protection and comfort while rubber cleat outsole provides unmatched traction and speed for the young up and comer to succeed.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act, requires states to hold schools accountable for their performance. Historically, this has been done through the use of the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measurement.
In February 2012, the U.S. Department of Education approved Minnesota's request for ESEA Flexibility, which now allows the state to hold schools accountable in a different way. Using the Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR) and Focus Rating (FR), the state now measures schools on multiple indicators of success and uses those ratings in a system of recognition, accountability and support.
Minnesota will be requesting an extension to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Flexibility Waiver. For more information on the state's waiver extension, see the January 2014 Waiver Extension Stakeholder Meeting below and read this brief overview.
Schools that receive Title I funds are eligible for one of the five school designations. See the 2013-2014 lists of Reward, Celebration Eligible, Continuous Improvement, Focus and Priority schools.
2013 MMR and FR results, reflecting performance during the 2012-2013 school year, can be found on the MDE Data Center. E-mail MDE with questions about the MMR and FR data and general questions about Minnesota's new accountability system.
The templates below may be used for parent notification after specific district information is added:


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Two old-school designers with modern chops and a wide set of skills are revving up their engines for a white-knuckle no-parachute showdown.
We ask folks to send us some info for their bio, and sometimes they nail it and all we have to do is put quotes around it. Take it away, David Stewart: "I see this as less of a tennis match and more of a drag race. Not top fuel funny cars with logos plastered everywhere, but run-whatcha-brung Friday night drags at the local strip. No trophies, no spandex-clad Bud girls, no money, sponsors, hell not even glory. Just the joy of competition, smell of burnt oil, rubber, and gasoline." David's a user experience designer with roots in print design and advertising, and another good quote to explain how they balance out: "I've spent the last few years keeping both mistresses satisfied and the end realized that the perfect project involves both. If you know what I mean." Dirty! David and his 64 Skylark will certainly do very well on this strip.
Britton Walters ("Mr. Walters," if you're nasty) and this commentator go way back, and I don't want to play favorites, but this guy can do it all. He's a fine artist, comic artist, illustrator, ad man, designer, type designer, iconographer, entrepreneur, and even a pretty good interior decorator, all usually served with a bit of retro spin. You can see (and download) it all at his one-man empire nerfect.com. I've watched this guy work and he can chunk out just about anything in no time at all, so he's been on the Layer Tennis to-do list for ages, and we're glad to have him here for our final week of qualifiers.
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My deepest wish continues to be to clarify the Way and assist others to awaken, for all of us to get to the root of suffering, causing as little suffering as possible, and for each of us to realize our unique opportunity as aware and responsible human beings.
In my view, rather than striving to be perfect, we need to recognize our innate perfection, while acknowledging all aspects of our shared humanity, including our fears and our shadows, and owning them with courage and humility. We cannot ignore our karma; it is our life, and in my experience our practice is to be at one with it, to live with joy, wisdom and compassion towards all beings.
Looking forward, beginning in 2014 I will be offering three paths for those who wish to study with me. I have spent the past three years in self-reflection, deepening my practice and working on acknowledging my own shadows and deeply rooted patterns. It is my intention to devote the remainder of my life to integrating the Zen Tradition and Big Mind and the challenges of continuing, endless practice with those who would like to share them.
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Remembering Malgosia Jiho Braunek RoshiMalgosia Jiho Braunek Roshi — a brilliant and clear light with an exceptional smile and presence. She was loved by millions who came to know her as a human being, as a film star, and as a true Bodhisattva.
We met in 1983 when her husband Andrzej attended the first Kanzeon Polish Sangha Sesshin at the Temple of the Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn Sunim. Andrzej and I went for a walk in the small forest near the Zen Center and he said you must meet my incredible wife, Malgosia. We all had dinner that evening, my first introduction to her radiant, contagious laughter.
In 1986 while holding group Daisan at the old mill of Joanna Lasota's with about a dozen Sangha members sitting across from me, I knew that Malgosia would be a great Zen Teacher and Master. Looking into her eyes I saw her future in a flash. During the retreat I gave her my personal purple rakusu given to me by Maezumi Roshi in 1979 when he bestowed the title of Hoshi (Dharma Holder) on me. I told her that she could only tell Andrzej and no one else at that time because I wanted to spare her the possible jealousy from other students. I promised to transmit the robe and bowls to her some day in the distant future.
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ATLANTA — Thanks to a late turnover by Virginia Tech, Duke escaped with a narrow win Friday night, but the 60-56 win raised as many questions as it answered for the Blue Devils.
Namely, who knew Ryan Kelly was so important to Duke?
Sure, the 6-foot-10 forward from Raleigh can stretch defenses with his 3-point shooting ability, and he's averaging 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds, but it turns out his mere presence in Dukes forward rotation is absolutely and unquestionably essential. The rest of it is a bonus.
With first Mason Plumlee and then Miles picking up early fouls, Krzyzewski used Josh Hairston liberally and resorted to a four-guard lineup for large portions of the game. (Micheal Gbinije, the presumed fourth option, never got off the bench.)
That let Virginia Tech hang around right to the finish. The Hokies had the ball down four with 26.4 seconds to go, but their turnover turned into an Austin Rivers and-one at the other end, all but sealing the win for Duke.
Perhaps more damaging, with the weakened forward rotation, Duke had to look outside for offense even more than usual, which ended up with an unusual result: A team-high 13 3-point attempts for Tyler Thornton, who made, uh, three. As a team, Duke went 5-for-26 from international waters while the two Plumlees and Hairston combined for 19 points.
Thats one thing against a team like Virginia Tech, which has a short bench and isnt the biggest team in the world, but the situation will be completely different tomorrow, no matter the opponent.
Miami has Reggie Johnson and Kenny Kadji; Florida State has Bernard James and a cast of thousands. Whether its fouls to give, inside offense or sheer bulk on the boards, either team will have a significant advantage on Duke sans Kelly.
It was easy to guess that would be the case going into Fridays game, but the narrow escape against the Hokies confirmed the worst-case scenario: The Blue Devils are going to have their hands full.
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One of Hollywood's biggest flops has been Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. So Tinseltown financiers are understandably puzzled over what looks like a forthcoming sequel to the MGM solvency horror story: a buyout of Miramax.
From the opening credits, the $660 million deal resembles the 2004 takeover of the studio behind James Bond by Providence Equity Partners and TPG. The starring roles this time go to Colony Capital and a California real estate executive, Ronald Tutor. They paid substantially more than other bidders -- including Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein -- were offering.
Moreover, the investment strategy is predicated on the idea of milking Miramax's storehouse of some 700 films. That was the same premise of the MGM buy and its $4.9 billion enterprise value. But the script didn't go as planned, leading to MGM's private equity owners pretty much washing their hands of the deal. Bidders for MGM have valued its assets at around $1.6 billion and its lenders have granted the company forbearance on its loans until next month. In short, it's not a winning formula.
But Colony hasn't necessarily lost the plot. First, MGM sold for more than eight times operating cash flow, while Miramax is priced at half that multiple. This reflects perceived film library values today compared with the MGM deal six years ago, when DVD sales were peaking and digital downloads were a thing of the future.
The financing storyline takes a fresh twist. MGM's capital structure had just an 18 percent slice of equity. Miramax's buyers, by contrast, are expected to borrow against receivables of around $300 million, thus writing an equity check of around 55 percent.


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By Steve Dodge, Rachel Burbank '09, and Leanne Santella '09
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When John Rodgers arrived in Forest Grove in 1971, he already had quite a bit of experience in the world. As a top student, he'd posed for a photo op with the mayor of San Francisco, met California Gov. Ronald Reagan, and been to the White House as an American Legion youth leader.
Rodgers '75 experienced the ostracism of the outsider as a kid from California attending grade school in Florida, and the overt racism of the Jim Crow South. The Sixties, he said, were a time when there was "a pressure cooker of forces" in the country, where everyone was being asked to take a stand on something. Though he admired Martin Luther King, Jr. and marched with the thousands when King came to San Francisco, Rodgers found his own individualism emerging from the tumult. A variety of mentors fueled his confidence, enough that he dreamed of fighting for justice as a lawyer, maybe even as president.
So he came to Pacific in part because it was distant from the struggles in the Bay Area, joining about 100 other African-American students on campus. He found the school and the city welcoming, and credits that nurturing for propelling him toward his goals. He didn't become president, but did earn a law degree and practiced law in Forest Grove for 11 years, focusing on family, criminal and business issues.


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Road damage in South Fork Borough could affect travel through the town's main drag until spring, if assistance from the South Fork Municipal Authority doesn't come through.
During the Aug. 8 heavy rain and flash flooding, an estimated 30-foot stretch of pavement at the intersection of Maple and Cross streets buckled, causing ridges that run, at most, a foot deep.
Bids for repavement work were opened at the Borough Council's Monday meeting.
Paving contractor Quaker Sales Corp. of Johnstown submitted the only bid, for $24,861.31. Council members seemed surprised, as the affected area is roughly 30 feet and there was only one bid to be opened.
The work detailed in the council's proposition included base repairs, sawcutting and removal, and disposal of the damaged and buckled pavement and subbase through milling or excavating.
According to council members, several contracting firms, including HRI Inc. of Johnstown and Gordon Delozier Inc. of Johnstown, examined the damaged intersection but did not submit bids. Councilman Thomas Smiach considered the viability of private contractors, but Vivian reminded him that contractors chosen for municipal work must be PennDOT-approved.
The council now will be forced to wait for possible fund assistance from the South Fork Municipal Authority.
As bids are typically valid for 30 days, Councilman Richard Vivian suggested tabling the bid until the next council meeting on Oct. 14.
"We haven't even heard back from the municipal authority yet, and there's no way we'll have the 25 grand to pay for that," said Vivian.
The council will look into a temporary coal patch fix. The Quaker Sales bid was deferred – possibly until spring, if municipal authority assistance doesn't materialize by the next meeting.
"If the authority can't help us out, we'll have to budget it and go to the bank," Vivian said.
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The six student-athletes ties a program record for the most representation for the Pride on the national scene, as Springfield also sent six to compete at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Springfield's 4x100 relay team of Laurie Jenkins, Elizabeth Saia, Darian Dailey, and Crystal Davis are seeded ninth after posting a qualifying time of 47.62. In addition, Jessica Miller will make the trip as an alternate for the squad.
Individually, Gabriella Gaudreault will enter the competition as the highest-seeded competitor for the Pride, as she is ranked 12th in the 800 meters with a qualifying time of 2:11.19. Jenkins will race the 100 meters after registering a time of 12.13 to make the field.
Amanda Martin continued her standout sophomore season and will be entered in both jumping events. In the long jump, she owns a qualifying mark of 5.6 meters, while in the triple jump, she qualified with a distance of 11.59 meters.
Earlier this winter, both Martin and Gaudreault competed at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. In 2010, both Jenkins and Davis were a part of a Springfield 4x100 team that ran a 46.93 to finish in fifth en route to All-America honors. For Saia and Daily, this will be their first time to the national event.


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Robin Hood (1973 film)
|Robin Hood
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Wolfgang Reitherman
|Produced by
|Wolfgang Reitherman
|Screenplay by
|Larry Clemmons
|Story by
|Ken Anderson
|Phil Harris
Andy Devine
Peter Ustinov
Brian Bedford
Monica Evans
Carole Shelley
Pat Buttram
Roger Miller
|Narrated by
|Roger Miller
|Music by
George Bruns
Roger Miller
Johnny Mercer
Floyd Huddleston
|Walt Disney Productions
|Distributed by
|Buena Vista Distribution
|Release date(s)
|Running time
|83 minutes
|United States
|$1.5 million
|Box office
$17,160,000 (rentals)
$37,876,746 (DVD sales)
Robin Hood is an 1973 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions which was first released in the United States on November 8, 1973. The 21st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is based on the legend of Robin Hood, but uses anthropomorphic animals instead of people. The story follows the adventures of Robin Hood, Little John and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of Prince John, and Robin Hood wins the hand of Maid Marian.
The film is narrated by the minstrel Alan-a-Dale (a rooster), who explains that Robin Hood (a fox) and Little John (a bear) live in Sherwood Forest, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor townsfolk of Nottingham. The Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf) and his posse often try to catch the two but fail every time. Meanwhile, Prince John (a lion) and his assistant Sir Hiss (a snake), arrive in Nottingham. Sir Hiss hypnotised Prince John's brother King Richard (also a lion) to go off on the Crusades, allowing Prince John to take the throne. Unfortunately, the prince is greedy and immature, even sucking his thumb whenever his mother is mentioned. Robin and Little John rob Prince John by disguising themselves as fortune tellers, prompting the prince to put a bounty on their heads and makes the Sheriff his personal tax collector.
The Sheriff taxes Friar Tuck (a badger) and a family of rabbits. However, Robin gives back some money to the rabbits, giving his hat and archery kit to the young rabbit Skippy for his birthday. Skippy and his friends test out the archery kit, but Skippy fires an arrow into the grounds of Maid Marian's castle. The children sneak inside, meeting Maid Marian (another fox) and her attendant Lady Kluck (a chicken). Maid Marian reveals she and Robin were childhood sweethearts but they have not seen one another for years.
Meanwhile, Friar Tuck visits Robin and Little John, explaining that Prince John is hosting an archery tournament, and the winner will receive a kiss from Maid Marian. Robin agrees to participate in the tournament disguised as a stork whilst Little John disguises himself as the Duke of Chutney to get near Prince John. Sir Hiss discovers Robin's identity but is trapped in a barrel of ale by Friar Tuck and Alan-a-Dale. Robin wins the tournament, but Prince John exposes him and has him arrested for execution despite Maid Marian's pleas. Little John threatens Prince John in order to release Robin, which leads to a fight between Robin, Little John, Maid Marian, Lady Kluck and Prince John's soldiers, from which Robin and Little John escape.
In the forest, a celebration is held, and Robin and Maid Marian fall in love again as the townsfolk mock Prince John, describing him as the "Phony King of England". Enraged by the insult, Prince John triples the taxes, imprisoning most of the townsfolk who cannot pay their taxes. The Sheriff visits Friar Tuck's church to steal from the poor box, enraging Friar Tuck who is arrested too. Prince John plans to hang Friar Tuck to lure in Robin and kill him. Robin and Little John sneak in, with Little John managing to free all of the prisoners whilst Robin steals Prince John's taxes, but Sir Hiss awakens to find Robin fleeing.
Chaos follows as Robin and the others try to escape to Sherwood Forest. The Sheriff corners Robin after he is forced to return to rescue a straggler, setting fire to Prince John's castle and causing Robin to leap from a tower into the moat below. Little John and Skippy watch as the moat is pelted with arrows and Robin is apparently shot and drowned, only for him to emerge unharmed after using a reed as a breathing tube. Prince John despairs and is driven into a blind rage when Sir Hiss points out his mother's castle is on fire. Later, King Richard returns to England, placing his brother and his cohorts under arrest and allows Robin and Maid Marian to be married and leave Nottingham with Little John and Skippy in tow.
Initially, the studio considered a movie about Reynard the Fox. However, due to Walt Disney's concern that Reynard was an unsuitable choice for a hero, the project languished.[2] Ken Anderson used the central element of an animated fox in Robin Hood, however.
Robin Allan writes in his book Walt Disney and Europe that "Ken Anderson wept when he saw how his character concepts had been processed into stereotypes for the animation on Robin Hood."[3] According to Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston, one such casualty was the concept of making the Sheriff of Nottingham a goat as an artistic experiment to try different animals for villains, only to be overruled by the director who wanted to keep to the villainous stereotype of a wolf instead.[4]
Reuse of footage, sound, and voice actors
As the film was allotted a small budget, the artists referenced footage from previous animated features. A dance sequence in the film was traced from sequences originally produced for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, and The Aristocats.[5]
Alternate ending
The alternate ending (included in the "Most Wanted Edition" DVD) is a short retelling of the story's conclusion, primarily utilizing still images from Ken Anderson's original storyboard drawings of the sequence. As Robin Hood leaps off of the castle and into the moat, he is wounded (presumably from one of the arrows shot into the water after him) and carried away to the church for safety. Prince John, enraged that he has once again been outwitted by Robin Hood, finds Little John leaving the church, and suspects the outlaw to be there as well. He finds Maid Marian tending to an unconscious Robin Hood, and draws a sword to kill them both. Before Prince John can strike, however, he is stopped by his brother, King Richard, having returned from the Crusades, is appalled to find that Prince John has left his kingdom bleak and oppressed. Abiding his mother's wishes, King Richard decides he cannot banish Prince John from the kingdom, but does grant him severe punishment. King Richard returns Nottingham to its former glory (before leaving for the Third Crusade), and orders Friar Tuck to marry Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
A short finished scene from the planned original ending, featuring King Richard and revealing himself to vulture henchmen Nutsy and Trigger, appeared in the Ken Anderson episode of the 1980s Disney Channel documentary series "Disney Family Album." This scene, at least in animated form, does not appear on the Most Wanted Edition DVD.[citation needed]
- Brian Bedford as Robin Hood (a fox)
- Monica Evans as Maid Marian (a fox)
- Phil Harris as Little John (a bear)
- Roger Miller as Alan-a-Dale (a rooster)
- Andy Devine as Friar Tuck (a badger)
- Peter Ustinov as Prince John and King Richard (lions)
- Terry-Thomas as Sir Hiss (a snake)
- Carole Shelley as Lady Kluck (a chicken)
- Pat Buttram as The Sheriff of Nottingham (a wolf)
- Ken Curtis and George Lindsey as Nutsy and Trigger, respectively (vultures)
- John Fiedler and Barbara Luddy as Friar Tuck's Sexton and his wife, respectively (church mice)
- Billy Whittaker, Dana Laurita and Dori Whittaker as Skippy, Sis, and Tagalong, respectively (rabbits)
- Richie Sanders as Toby (a turtle)
- Barbara Luddy as Mother Rabbit
- Candy Candido as the Captain of the Guard (crocodile)
- J. Pat O'Malley as Otto (a dog)
Although several of the voice-actors utilized were British, the decision was made to cast quite a number of American character actors in the traditional medieval roles. Many of these individuals were veteran performers from Western-themed movies and television programs, which meant that characters like Friar Tuck and the Sheriff of Nottingham have distinctly American accents and mannerisms. This effect was further reinforced by the choice of country singer Roger Miller as the movie's songwriter and narrator.
The film was originally released in 1973, followed by a re-release in 1982. The film was released to videocassette in 1984, 1991 (as part of Walt Disney Classics Collection), 1994, 1998 (as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection), and in 2000 (as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection) and has stayed in general release since then. The film was first released on DVD in 2000 also as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection. The remastered "Most Wanted Edition" DVD ("Special Edition" in the UK) was released in 2006 and featured a deleted scene/alternate ending, as well as a 16:9 matted transfer to represent its original theatrical screen ratio. In 2013, the movie was released as a 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack.
When the film was originally released, Judith Crist said it was "nicely tongue-in-cheek without insult to the intelligence of either child or adult." She also noted that the film "has class - in the fine cast that gives both voice and personality to the characters, in the bright and brisk dialogue, in its overall concept."[6] Vincent Canby said that the film "should ... be a good deal of fun for toddlers whose minds have not yet shriveled into orthodoxy" and he called the visual style "charmingly conventional".[7] The Montreal Gazette said that when "Disney cartoon films ... are good, they are very good" and that "there are not many films around these days which an entire family can attend and enjoy. Robin Hood is one of them."[8] New York Magazine called the film "a sweet, funny, slam-bang, good-hearted Walt Disney feature cartoon with a fine cast" and said it was "a feast for the eyes for kiddies and Disney nostalgics."[9] The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song for "Love." It lost to "The Way We Were" from the film of the same name.[10]
Reviews written decades after the initial release of the film have been more mixed. At the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes it has a 55% "Rotten" rating based on 22 reviews. The site's overall assessment is that the film is: "One of the weaker Disney adaptations, Robin Hood is cute and colorful but lacks the majesty and excitement of the studio's earlier efforts." The American Film Institute nominated Robin Hood for its Top 10 Animated Films list.[11]
- "Whistle-Stop" written and sung by Roger Miller.
- "Oo De Lally" written and sung by Roger Miller.
- "Love" written by Floyd Huddleston and George Bruns and sung by Nancy Adams.
- "The Phony King of England" written by Johnny Mercer and sung by Phil Harris.
- "The Phony King of England Reprise" sung by Terry-Thomas and Pat Buttram.
- "Not In Nottingham" written and sung by Roger Miller.
- "Love/Oo-De-Lally Reprise" sung by Chorus.
The music played in the background while Lady Kluck fights off Prince John's soldiers in an American football manner, following the archery tournament, is an arrangement of "Fight On" and "On, Wisconsin", the respective fight songs of the University of Southern California and the University of Wisconsin.
Although a full soundtrack to Robin Hood has never been released on compact disc in the US, a record of the film was made at the time of the film's release in 1973, which included the film's songs, score, narration, and dialogue. Both "Oo De Lally" and "Love" appear on the CD collection, Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic.
The song "Love" was also featured in the 2009 film adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox.[citation needed]
The song "Whistle-Stop" was used in the Super Bowl XLVIII commercial for T-Mobile.[12]
See also
- ^ "Robin Hood, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ Harty, Kevin. (2012). "Walt in Sherwood, or the Sheriff of Disneyland: Disney and the film legend of Robin Hood. in The Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past, ed. Tison Pugh, Susan Aronstein. [1]
- ^ Robin, Allan (1999). Walt Disney and Europe. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-253-21353-3.
- ^ Thomas, Frank, Johnston, Ollie (1986). The illusion of life: Disney animation. Disney Book Group. p. 344.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. New American Library. p. 76. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ^ Crist, Judith (Nov 12, 1973). New York Magazine. p.91
- ^ Canby, Vincent (Dec 20, 1973). The New York Times News Service, The Miami News. p.11
- ^ Billington, Dave (Dec 22, 1973). The Montreal Gazette. p.23
- ^ Gilbert, Ruth (Dec 31, 1973 - Jan 7, 1974). New York Magazine. p.6
- ^ Oscar Awards
- ^ AFI's 10 Top 10 Ballot
- ^ We Killed the Long-Term Contract - T-Mobile on YouTube
External links
- Official website
- Robin Hood at the Internet Movie Database
- Robin Hood at the TCM Movie Database
- Robin Hood at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Robin Hood at Rotten Tomatoes


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By Doug Ireland
---- — SALEM — For six years, the Demers family has dealt with problems from an oil spill that left their Martin Avenue home unlivable.
Today, a contractor will begin demolishing the oil-contaminated basement flooded by more than 230 gallons of heating fuel in February 2007, according to Michael Demers.
He and his mother, Suzanne Demers, were forced to move into a mobile home set up on their front lawn four years ago because the house reeked of oil.
But town officials became inpatient with the family's failure to correct the problems and remove the 70-foot mobile home. They faced up to $275 a day in fines after the family's fifth extension expired in March. Town regulations only allowed the mobile home to remain for up to 90 days.
When the Zoning Board of Adjustment granted the Demerses their sixth extension Tuesday night, it came with conditions.
Instead of giving the family the nine-month extension they requested, the board ruled unanimously that they must report the progress being made each month.
"I want to see — on a 30-day basis — how much work is being done," Chairman Gary Azarian said.
That was fine with Michael Demers, who said they just need until the end of the year to pour a new concrete foundation, install a vapor barrier, and do the other work needed to live in their home again. The basement is also covered with mold, according to town health officer Brian Lockard.
"We are very happy with the decision," Michael Demers said. "We just want to get this demolition started."
The Demerses claimed an employee from Haffner's fuel company overfilled their tank. A jury cleared the Lawrence company of negligence following a weeklong civil trial in 2011. Haffner's claimed the home had a faulty tank and piping.
Michael Demers said the legal battle exhausted his 69-year-old mother's assets and they are having a tough time coming up with the thousands of dollars needed to fund the work. Several contractors are donating labor and materials for the project, he said.
When the board first heard the latest extension request a month ago, the proposed variance was tabled until the Demerses could provide more information on when they expected the project to be completed.
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"These are the things we have been looking for all along," vice chairman Steven Diantgikis said. "I would like to see this timeline followed through."
Azarian was also satisfied with the timeline. He has said the board has been extremely patient with the family in dealing with their numerous requests for extensions.
Before receiving approval to move the mobile home next to their house, the Demerses lived in a hotel for 28 months.
In 2008, the property was assessed at more than $330,000, but has since dropped to $191,300, according to Vision Appraisal Services. The house is assessed at just $55,600.
Michael Demers said the latest extension will give them the time they need.
"We are just trying to get it livable," he said. "We would like to finally be home for Christmas after six years of this."


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A group of Norman citizens has formed a new watchdog organization that will be known as Citizens for a Financially Responsible Government.
We refer to this by the acronym of (CFRG). This new citizen group will mirror an older organization formally known as Norman Citizens for Civic Responsibility (NCCR), active some years ago. That organizational charter was to provide oversight and education on Norman public issues.
The group was organized due to public outrage over the mayor and city council voting to nearly double our water rates. These actions led to the overwhelming passage of an initiative by Norman citizens that resulted in changes to our city charter. This change prohibited further water rate increases without a vote of the people.
The measure was challenged by the city but upheld by the Oklahoma State Supreme Court.
Our new group is independent, non-partisan, and will stress public affairs education, backed by research, and consistent attendance of public committee and Council meetings.
We are staffed by a cross section of volunteers devoted to making a fiscally-sound Norman via discussing public policy recommendations. The group is made up of Norman citizens who are not presently holding any public office.
The challenges ahead will require using the media to communicate information and ideas. We will capitalize on the advantages of modern technology and publish our ideas and decisions on issues when we think the voters need more information to make an informed choice.
The changing economy and growing needs of Norman require a detailed examination of projects, a fiscal microscope, and proportionate time to reach the best overall decisions for our community. A tight city budget and a deeply indebted federal government demand no less than deep concern for our town.
Norman is growing at a consistent rate. However, the steady addition of new subdivisions, a constant search for new commercial growth, a lengthy debate over the state of our drinking water, a proposed household fee for storm water and a November vote on the Southside Treatment Plant expansion are but a few of the issues we as voters will encounter in the near future.
We encourage the voter to attend public meetings and keep informed on the issues. We also know attendance at these meetings is very low and other sources of information fail to inform the voters about all the monetary consequences of their vote.
It is CFRG's aim to arm the voters with additional details and information regarding on these issues. We feel it is an important duty to vote but it is also important for the voters to have as many details as possible before stepping into the ballet box. Informed voters make the best decisions and vote more often. When this happens the issue outcome truly reflects the position of the people.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I want to let you know that I have taken a new position, professionally. I recently joined Eastman Associates, a local general contractor, to do its IT work, as well as taking care of some other functions of the business.
Now, instead of handling the IT work for a number of local businesses, I will be concentrating on just one company again, as when I worked at The Daily Star.
Before I left my previous employer, my boss and I traveled around to a number of my clients to inform them of the coming change, and assure them that others at my previous company would be picking up where I left off, as far as managing clients' systems.
Which brings me to the topic of today's column, which I'm writing for the benefit of the small business owners out there who have a "computer person" that they rely on.
What would be the effect on your business if your old faithful computer person was no longer there?
If that happened, and then you had a computer system problem, what would happen to your business? Can the business keep going without the computers?
Many people don't know just how much they rely on their computer systems until something crashes.
Think about it for a minute. Would your business come to a screeching halt if the server wasn't working?
Maybe it wouldn't. Then again, maybe it would. My experience has shown me that many more will than won't.
So, depending on how much you rely on your technology, maybe you should think about some contingency plans.
Can you handle the work yourself? Do you have another person who is capable of taking over? Has anyone else in your organization been paying attention to the IT issues? Is there anyone else _ anywhere _ who is familiar enough with your particular system (and individual systems do evolve and become idiosyncratic) to be able to fix problems? Do you have current support contracts with any business-specific programs that you use?
These are questions that need to be considered.
In this recent situation it wasn't so bad, even though some of the clients got a little nervous when they heard the news. At my old company, we always tried to document clients' systems in the central office, so more than one person could help a client, if need be.
But, I would bet proverbial dollars against doughnuts that there are a lot of small businesses out there who rely on a single soul to take care of business-critical systems. A person who has all the pertinent system information in his or her head, and whose owner has never thought about what would happen if that one person was gone.
There are ways to improve the situation. First, you can make sure everything about your system is documented. You could do some cross-training.
Definitely make sure your data is backed up, and preferably there is a relatively recent backup copy kept off-site.
As the owner, you may even take an interest in how the computers work yourself, if you have the curiosity, and learn at least enough about your systems to be able to help out if you have to hand the reins over to a different technology person.
At any rate, I hope I have planted a seed in your thought garden.
Hopefully, your technology awareness will grow to the point where it encourages you to evaluate your situation, and then you will begin the process of taking measures to ensure the continuity of your business in the event of the unexpected.
These kind of thoughts are worth taking the time to think about.
Bruce Endries is former systems manager at The Daily Star. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. His columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/techgp.


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Mount Vernon's Servants' Hall is an unusual outbuilding and not typically found on an eighteenth-century plantation. Although obviously secondary in importance to George Washington's home, the Servants' Hall was one of the largest (20 by 40 feet) and prominent outbuildings. Along with the Kitchen, it served to flank the Mansion, and the facades of both of these buildings were rusticated – pine boards beveled and covered with sand to resemble stone blocks – to match the Mansion which was also rusticated. Both buildings were also directly connected to the Mansion, by the use of curved colonnades. The placement and treatment of the Servants' Hall, as well as the Kitchen, suggests that it was an important element in Washington's vision for Mount Vernon.
That such a large and prominent structure could be reserved only for the occasional use of the servants of visitors is remarkable. First, it must be remembered that at 20 by 40 feet and with two usable floors, the Servants' Hall was larger than the great majority of the houses lived in by Washington's fellow Virginia planters. According to a study of houses advertised for sale in the Virginia Gazette between 1736 and 1780, only 23% of the 169 planters' dwellings included were larger than Mount Vernon's Servants' Hall.
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Despite its efforts to unseat President Obama, the coal sector is now working closely with the White House on certain issues. The Obama administration, in fact, may acquiesce to the industry's concern over how coal ash would be regulated.
While its environmental backers won't be happy, the president and his Environmental Protection Agency will probably opt to continue regulating that coal combustion byproduct as a solid waste, as opposed to a hazardous waste. The difference is that solid wastes are allowed to be recycled and used in such things as cement and dry wall. A hazardous waste ruling would stigmatize that coal ash and would essentially dry up those secondary markets, which would also increase the amount of refuse that must be dispensed.
"About 40 percent of all coal ash is recycled," says Rick Boucher, former Democratic lawmaker on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who spoke at an EnergyBiz forum last week. "No one would use hazardous waste in a commercial product." He goes on to say that a final ruling, which could get published next summer, will fall into the non-hazardous category but with "stricter" disposal provisions.
EPA is feeling pressure from both industry and environmentalists. But the most politically feasible path is for the agency to finalize a rule that permits coal ash to keep its solid waste status while also requiring new disposal methods — a move that would be litigated by opponents, delaying its implementation. For example, coal ash is now discarded as a liquid that goes into large surface impoundments or as a solid that is placed into landfills. EPA would like to see all such byproducts converted from "wet ash" to "dry ash" and buried in secured liners.
All this is coming on the fourth anniversary of the coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston facility near Knoxville, Tenn. On December 22, 2008, a dam had burst, releasing 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash into the local communities there.
That prompted litigation with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee recently concluding that TVA could have prevented the whole ordeal. Experts had testified that the federal utility failed to monitor and control water quality pressure at the dikes that constrained the material.
"Five hundred cubic yards is enough to fill a football field almost 94 feet high from end zone to end zone," says Donna Lisenby, speaking for EarthJustice and Riverkeeper. "Coal ash contains arsenic, lead, chromium and many other toxic pollutants. Leaving that much ash in the river system to combine with all the other legacy pollutants just increases the total pollutant load."
FirstEnergy Corp., meantime, closed in August a coal ash disposal site in Pennsylvania as its neighbors there had long complained that its presence created unhealthy conditions. It had been the nation's largest such site, covering 1,700 acres. Environmentalists are furthermore accusing Duke Energy of allowing 14 coal ash sites to contaminate ground water supplies in North Carolina and they are asking state regulators there to enforce state water quality standards.
EPA is sympathetic to the views of the green movement. Yet, it has not budged since its 2010 deadline to rewrite the rules. EarthJustice and a multitude of other environmental organizations are now trying to force the agency's hand by filing suit to have the coal combustion byproducts reclassified as hazardous wastes that would fall under the Resource Conservation and Reclamation Act.
Coal-burning power plants consume 1 billion tons of coal each year, says EarthJustice. That equates to the production of 140 million tons of coal in the form of fly ash, bottom ash, scrubber sludge and boiler slag. About 200 coal ash impoundments are now in existence. EPA has reviewed the issue, noting that 49 coal ash sites in 12 states have "high hazard" potential if they should fail. It also identified 71 other sites that it says are responsible for the leakage of heavy metals into the ground water.
Despite those concerns, both politics and practicalities come into consideration. While the coal industry has been humbled since the presidential election, it still has money and power. But its main point is valid, which is that any change in the current status of coal would harm the secondary usage of the byproduct. That possibility is giving the Obama administration pause.
"I do not see EPA regulating coal ash as a hazardous waste," says David Rieser, an environmental lawyer practicing in Illinois and Michigan. "The evidence that it is hazardous is extremely weak." And a such classification, "would drive up the cost of power and highway construction and it would put a terrible burden on state governments that have to administer the program."
The coal industry's clout has waned. But it appears to be re-framing its fire-breathing techniques and instead outlining ideas that many contend make economic and political sense. In the case of coal ash, the Obama administration may oblige and refrain from playing politics. And while the president will extract concessions, the coal industry will likely keep the byproduct's solid waste status.
There is no substantive information in this article that supports its conclusion that the Obama Administration may decide not to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste or to otherwise soften its position on regulating coal ash. Rather, just second hand speculative assertions by third parties who are not in the drivers seat. It continued to spout the widely unsubstantiated and completely self-serving argument by the coal-fired power industry that regulating disposal of coal ash as a hazardous waste will "stigmatize" its recycling and drive up recycling costs. The only recycling costs a hazardous waste designation would drive up are the costs for bogus recycling such as minefilling and "structural fills", the kind of "recycling" where states are allowing utilities to just dump their wastes into large holes in the ground or other low areas often directly into groundwater without any separation or monitoring standards, simply because their legislatures passed laws legalizing such irresponsible practices as "recycling" or a "beneficial use" of the coal ash. In fact, the history of RCRA regulation has demonstrated repeatedly that the hazardous waste label is precisely what has spurred the legitimate recycling of wastes and decreased the amounts of these wastes being disposed. Additionally the article is riddled with basic errors. Its claim of 200 ash ponds understates the number by more than 3 times, according to the industry's own submittal of information to EPA. Its mentions 70 coal ash sites leaking to groundwater, about one third the number of such sites known to EPA to be contaminating water supplies based on site monitoring data, enforcement actions, admissions by site operators, and scientific research. It quotes an attorney who says the evidence of coal ash being a hazardous waste is "extremely weak" when the data that EPA is looking at, shows that groundwater downgradient of several coal ash sites has had concentrations of arsenic and selenium that exceed the concentrations of these elements found in hazardous waste leachate. Many other toxic trace metals are also being found in the water draining from coal ash sites at levels many times over safe standards for humans or other life.
If the authors of such articles would just do their homework, Americans could tune in to a much more informed debate over the regulation of coal ash.
Jeff Stant, Consultant on Coal Combustion Wastes
Citizens Coal Council
Indianapolis, Indiana
Hell yeah, Ken!!
The math proposed by Donna Lisenby is slightly off. She stated that 500 cubic yards would fill a football field "end zone to end zone" 94 feet deep. Filling a football field this deep would be closer to 200,533 cubic yards; not 500. Five hundred cubic yards of ash would fill a football field to the staggering depth of 0.234 feet.
You may want to check your math before publishing it.