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No. We do offer provisional admission to candidates without the necessary prerequisite courses. However, prerequisite courses must be completed before a student begins classes in the fall.
Taking either a calculus or statistics course is a great way to brush up on your math skills as well as show the admissions committee that you are proactively preparing for your studies.
We typically look for at least a 3-credit course from an accredited college or university. Students often complete their courses at community colleges or online programs.
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At the Tepper School, we are committed to ensuring the success of all of our students. We offer several ways to strengthen your quantitative skills before and during the program. Before the program begins, we offer a Math Skills Review (MSW) Program as part of Basecamp. Approximately 80% of our students participate in MSW each year. During the year, we offer tutoring and recitation sessions to ensure student success. Also, our professors are very accessible, and are always willing to help students. Finally, because we have a strong community, students are also committed to helping each other. Study groups include engineers, marketers, and even philosophers. Students share their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses.
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Dianne Reeves has been feeling quite reflective as of late.
The Detroit-born, Denver-based, multiple Grammy-winning jazz vocalist speaks softly and solemnly during this particular phone interview, almost quietly reminding herself to take everything in stride, making sure to appreciate every last moment because, hey, you might have that taken away from you the next day.
She definitely realized this two months ago, when she lost an important person in her life: cousin and jazz/funk legend George Duke, who passed away from chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 67.
"There were several (complications), but still nobody – we didn't think that he was gonna pass away," says Reeves, 56, on the phone from Indianapolis.
Reeves recalls it was Duke who was one of the first to put her to work when she moved to Los Angeles in late '70s, eventually doing vocals on his 1977 "From Me to You" album. Duke would later produce her self-titled 1987 album, also her first album for the iconic jazz label Blue Note.
"Well, I mean George was just an extraordinary person, just period," she says. "I always tell people that, you know, excellence was just second nature to him. Everything that he touched and did, he executed in a way that had dignity, grace and all of his time and love … He was very thoughtful and, you know, when you're working on your project, he really, really helped you to say and do what it was that you wanted to say and do."
Duke did some ivory-twinkling on Reeves' last album, 2008's "When You Know," which was also her last for Blue Note. Despite her touring schedule, she's been quiet recording-wise.
"For the last five years, I've been really taking care of home things," she says, saying that she took care of her mother, Vada Swanson, until she died last year at age 87.
Fans of Reeves will be glad to know that she will release an album next February. "Beautiful Life" will be her first release on the Concord Music Group label.
"I fulfilled my contract with Blue Note and I wanted to do something different," she says.
Indeed, this album includes Reeves doing covers of some eclectic, intriguing tunes, from Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" to Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain" to Ani DiFranco's "32 Flavors." She also does a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" on which she collaborated with pianist and contemporary jazzman Robert Glasper. "He wrote this amazing arrangement," Reeves says of Glasper. "And I was just excited to do it."
Friday night, Reeves will be at Duke's Baldwin Auditorium, performing with jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs, as he and his Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble premiere a new song cycle commissioned by Duke, commemorating 50 years of black students at the university.
Even though she's lost a few important people in her life recently, Dianne Reeves' existence will always be cluttered with people she knows will have her back.
Not to mention that no matter what happens tomorrow, she's content with what she's accomplished.
"You know, I look at my life and my music has taken me all over the world," she says. "I've met the most amazing people and done some pretty amazing things. Even with all the craziness that is happening in the world, there are a lot of beautiful things in the world. And I'm just really thankful to have this life – you know, this gift of life – to be able to experience a lot of things."

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Blowing a 14-point fourth-quarter lead to their division rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies missed out on a chance to make an early statement. The Grizzlies have an opportunity to bounce back on Tuesday night when they host the Phoenix Suns, who will try to avoid a fourth straight defeat. While the Spurs' Big Three were refreshed following two days off that ultimately cost the team a $250,000 fine, the Grizzlies were playing the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday night. Memphis (12-3) led 76-62 with 9:41 to play, but couldn't hold on in a 99-95 overtime loss at two-time Southwest Division champ San Antonio. "We don't use any excuses here," said guard Mike Conley, who finished with 18 points and 12 assists. "We felt like we had a chance to win the game regardless of back-to-back or resting." The Grizzlies, though, appear to be in a better position against the Suns (7-11). Since the season opener, they're 4-0 with at least two days rest. The extra time could benefit big man Zach Randolph, who has shot 8 of 29 from the field in his last two games. He's averaging 18.0 points with a 51.7 field-goal percentage and 12.3 rebounds with at least two days rest. After posting double-doubles in his first 11 games of the season, Randolph has just two in his last four following a 17-point, 15-rebound effort against the Spurs. Rudy Gay finished with 15 and 10, respectively, for his first double-double of the season. Gay played a major role in the team's only win over Phoenix in 2011-12, scoring 32 points in a 104-93 victory on April 11. He averaged 23.0 points in the three meetings last season. Starting guard Tony Allen, who missed the final game against Phoenix last season because of a facial laceration, is questionable with a groin injury. The Grizzlies are tied with Miami for the best record in the NBA, but they fell to 5-3 against Western Conference opponents. Still, Memphis will try to continue its franchise-best 8-1 start at home against a Suns team that is 2-8 on the road. Phoenix is 1-4 heading into the finale of its six-game road trip and has lost three in a row following a 106-99 defeat at New York on Sunday. Goran Dragic, the team's leading scorer at 15.6 points entering the contest, finished with a season-low nine against the Knicks. Marcin Gortat finished with a team-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who have trailed by double digits in 14 of their 18 games. "When you get down 15, 20 points, you kind of need a perfect storm to come back," said forward Michael Beasley, who had nine points. "I feel like we're relying on that perfect storm in too many of our games." Gortat was one of the biggest reasons Phoenix took two of three from the Grizzlies last season, averaging 15.7 points and 8.7 rebounds. Jared Dudley, now a bench player for the Suns, totaled 39 points in the two victories over Memphis. The Suns, though, will have to find a way to improve defensively. They've allowed a league-worst 102.7 points per game, including 108.0 during their three-game losing streak. They might have to do it without forward Jermaine O'Neal, the team's second-leading shot blocker. O'Neal, who averages 1.7 blocks, could be out for a second straight game due to a right quadriceps strain.
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The Hubble Space Telescope, one of the most important instruments mankind has created for observing the universe, is expected to continue functioning for only a few more years. Ata Sarajedini is one of a handful of scientists charged with making the most of its remaining life.
As principal investigator on a $550,000 grant from the Hubble Space Telescope Treasury Program, Sarajedini, an associate professor of astronomy, is using the telescope to take images of star clusters and create an archive of observational data and digital images to be used by astronomers for decades to come.
"Access to this telescope is fiercely competitive, and only about 10 percent of proposals are successful," said astronomy department chairman Stanley Dermott. "Ata has an international reputation for his research on the origin and evolution of galaxies and the distance scale of the universe. This new project will be a major resource for future astronomers."
Along with a 10-member team of international scientists, Sarajedini is using the telescope to capture images of 66 globular clusters within our galaxy. The instrument has already sent back images of half of the clusters and is expected to complete the remainder by the end of summer.
"The stars in these clusters are thought to be the oldest in the Milky Way," Sarajedini said. "By studying them we hope to learn about the formation chronology of our own galaxy and the age of the universe. The orbits of these clusters allow us to measure the mass of our galaxy, akin to placing the Milky Way on a huge balance scale."
Sarajedini first became interested in star clusters as an undergraduate majoring in astronomy and physics at Yale University. After graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1986, he decided to stay on at Yale for graduate school to work with faculty members on this topic. After completing two postdoctoral appointments, first as a Kitt Peak National Observatory Fellow and then a Hubble Fellow, Sarajedini served two years as an assistant professor at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., before coming to UF in 2001.
Shortly after arriving at UF, Sarajedini received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, grant from the National Science Foundation. He is one of seven astronomy faculty members to earn the award in the past seven years, including his wife and fellow associate professor, Vicki Sarajedini.
"No other astronomy department in the U.S. has achieved this, as far as I have heard," Dermott said. "Since only the top 10 percent of young tenure-track faculty in the United States get CAREER awards, we can safely say that we are hiring some of the best new faculty in the nation."
In addition to his booming research career, Sarajedini also provides guidance to young astronomers, serving as the department's graduate coordinator and advisor. He is president of the Star Clusters commission within the International Astronomical Union and a member of the American Astronomical Society.
It's all a dream come true for Sarajedini, who decided to become an astronomer in his sophomore year of high school. "I loved it as a hobby and knew that if I could do something for a career that I already enjoyed, that would be the perfect profession."
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— Ellien Annie Goff, 78, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died April 11, 2013, in Weatherford.
Service is 2 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel in Weatherford. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Ellien was born Nov. 27, 1934, in Haskell. She liked playing cards, dominoes and watching any game show. She was a great cook, loving friend and enjoyed laughing and spending time with her very large and rowdy German family. She was a longtime member of Rock of Helps Church. She is now with the Lord.
She is survived by her husband, Gene; daughter, Gerry Ann Benge and husband, Randall; son, Martin Lindsay and wife, Liz, of Weatherford; daughter, Karen Hale and husband, Rusty, of Millsap; granddaughters, Nikki Rokus and husband, Daniel, Lindsay Daniels and husband, Jared, Rachel Lindsay and Heather Hale; grandson, Jared Lindsay and wife, Lauren; great-grandchildren, Austin, Braxton and Kendahl Daniels, and Marleigh, Jack and Harper Lindsay; sisters, Lois Grandy, Lena Mae Alvis and Dorothy Monroe; brothers, Martin "Sonny" Rueffer and Dennis Rueffer; sister-in-law and dear friend, Sue Goff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Is the Oil Industry Really Getting a Sweet Deal on Taxes?
Energy companies might not be getting away with highway robbery on taxes after all.
About 80 percent of those surveyed said they aren't spending the money they've saved on lower gas prices this year.
With average fuel prices still more than $3.50 a gallon across the nation, oil and gas giants such as Exxon and Shell are often vilified for gouging customers at the pump while their company coffers swell with profits.
As first quarter company earnings trickle out this week and next, that chorus of criticism is only likely to get louder, especially as debate continues to brew on Capitol Hill over whether Big Oil should continue reaping the benefits of billions of dollars in tax incentives all while reporting billions of dollars in profits.
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"At a time when oil companies are making more money than ever before, how can we justify giving them billions more in taxpayer subsidies every year?" Obama energy and environment adviser Heather Zichal wrote in a recent post. "And if Congress doesn't vote to eliminate these tax breaks now, then when? How much bigger do oil company profits need to be?"
But the Big Oil is punching back in a new report from industry trade group American Petroleum Institute, arguing that the oil and gas industries already contribute more than their fair share when it comes to taxes and reap pretty average returns compared with other sectors.
Between 2007 and 2012, the oil and gas industry paid an effective tax rate of almost 45 percent according to the API report, compared to the healthcare industry, which paid about 35 percent and pharmaceuticals, which paid around 21 percent. Why the big discrepancy? Oil and gas companies have to go where the oil and gas are, which is sometimes overseas, subjecting U.S.-based firms to higher taxes on overseas income. In addition, oil companies pay state and local taxes.
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Indeed, of the top 10 companies paying the highest income taxes in 2012, oil industry companies took the first two slots, according to rankings by USA Today. ExxonMobil was number one, paying more than $31 billion in income taxes last year followed by Chevron, which paid $20 billion. Computer hardware company Apple came in third, paying about $14.2 billion in income tax.
"The oil and gas sector is a heavily-taxed sector, and what critics call 'tax loopholes' available to the oil and gas industry are available to all other manufacturing and mining [companies]," says Bernard L. Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University.
While the industry's tax bill might be monstrous, its profit margins aren't, according to API, at least compared to other industries. Oil and natural gas companies posted a 7.3 percent profit margin as a group, according to data from Standard & Poor's Research Insight. That's compared to 8.6 percent for the manufacturing sector, 16 percent for pharmaceuticals and a whopping 19.3 percent for beverage and tobacco companies.
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Those figures translate to relatively unexceptional earnings overall according to experts, especially given the size of the industry as a whole and the high cost associated with energy exploration and production. Over the past five years, average net income in the oil and gas industry has averaged about 8 cents for every dollar of sales according to S&P, roughly in line with U.S. Census data for the broader manufacturing sector. More recently, that's fallen to about 5.5 cents on the dollar compared to 7.7 cents on the dollar for manufacturing.
"The common perception is that the oil and gas industry earns unreasonably high profits, but that comes from the nominal numbers," Weinstein says. "There are huge costs associated with energy exploration and production, so it's not appropriate to look at profitability in gross terms."
But despite the disparities in tax rates and profit margins highlighted by the API report, aggregate numbers comparing industries aren't terribly meaningful according to Clint Stretch, senior tax policy counsel at premier tax publisher Tax Analyst. According to Stretch, the diversity of companies operating in the oil and gas space makes it difficult to make accurate sweeping statements about the entire industry. It's just not apples to apples.


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Guide to Promotional Golf Items: More Than Just Golf Balls For Golfers
The less obvious appeal of promotional golf items
It's quite clear that if you have a business that specializes in golf products or services that it would be a no-brainer to consider targetting your fellow golfers (and potential future customers) with a golf promotional item (or a golf-themed promotion) during peak golf season.
But I challenge you to think a little out of the box here. In this example, the match seems obvious, but consider, too, that your competitors are probably thinking the same "safe" thing. In this case, to stand out from the crowd you might want to do something a little different, so that your promotional golf ball doesn't become just another one of the many promotional golf balls that your potential customer is sure to receive from your competitors.
At the same time, if you don't own a golf-related business, that doesn't mean you should rule out using promotional golf items which can be equally effectively for promotional or marketing purposes across many industries.
If executed with careful thought and some creativity, there are some less obvious choices around golf-themed promotions to help you reach a broader audience by not only appealing to golf enthusiasts, but also those that might not be as knowledgedable, enthusiastic, or skilled in golf.
Consider the following when contemplating and/or choosing promotional golf items:
A golf promotion doesn't have to be a budget-breaker for your business.
Visor, Shirts & Gloves are good promo items
Golf is often considered to be one of the more expensive hobbies or sports for the average consumer to pursue. Even so, a golf-themed promotion can still be affordable for your business and appeal to a target audience of a wide income range. Keep in mind the wide range of types, varieties, brands, and prices of promotional golf items out there. With golf's upper-scale reputation, even a lower priced golf promotional item will have a high perceived value, will symbolize high quality, and will be reflective of an upscale company image for your business, product, or service.
The types of promotional golf items out there range from: simple golf balls, to tees, scoring pencils, gloves, gifts, to accessories, apparel, sport bottles, towels, bags etc. Golf promotional items can range from simple brand-name custom logo golf balls, to golf ball accessory bags or reasonably-priced golf tournament giveaway bags and golf event bags.
Choose a practical, re-usable product that can be used on or off the golf course.
Even a really golf-specific promotion can benefit by having dual-use products (which can be used on or off the course), such as: golf shirts, caps, sunglasses, water bottles, can coolers, can cozies, towels, golf umbrellas, etc., which can be equally useful both to golf enthusiasts and to the general public whether they are on a golf course or not.
Any promotional golf item that can be worn or carried is a walking billboards which means free advertising.
Golf shirts are not just for golf. Golf shirts, also known as tennis/polo/sport shirts, are always popular imprinted products that easily double as business casual wear, or a company-identifying sales team uniform. Depending on your budget and the quantity of items needed, you might also want to consider other universal, unisex types of apparel such as: T-shirts (which some non-golfers might even think the golf term "tees" refer to), sweatshirts, windbreakers, long-sleeved shirts, or any other apparel item.
Mixing golf and business dealings is a common practice.
With golf and business dealings sharing a long history together, business and corporate workers remain a good target audience for a golf or golf-themed promotion. And, while this is true, don't forget to be aware of the fact that not every businessman or businesswoman may be good at or even like golf.
In some industries, golf is considered an important business skill and it is even taught at some colleges and graduate schools.
Business deals often grow out of relationships developed at business golfing outings. There are many known benefits of combining golf with business deals as playing the game helps people learn each other's character and after game drinks often play an important part, too.
For golf enthusiasts there doesn't have to be an off-season period.
The golf season generally runs from April to around October, so if you want to time your golf promotion to be during the season, you'll want to keep that time frame in mind. But many businessmen or vacation travelers that consider a trip to a warm-weather locale (where weather is almost always play permitting) an opportunity to get in a game, for them there may never really be an off-season.
The peak golf season encompasses the four "Grand Slam" events in men's golf, which include: The Masters; The U.S. Open; The British Open; and the PGA Championships. Outside of these events is the off-season. Other ways to define the peak season is the weather, e.g., some geographies do have different off-seasons when the weather isn't appropriate to play the game, so be sure to also keep that in mind when planning your event.
Golf Etiquette is an important part of the game. Choose your golf promotional item accordingly.
Be aware of the golf etiquette rules that are a big part of the game. Choose promotional products that complement this quality of the game that may be less obvious to the outsider.
Golf etiquette includes being nice, quiet, and polite and is meant to support the prestige, safety and pace of the game. Choose golf apparel and accessories that help encourage a clean appearance as well as good etiquette, consider: club brushes, shoe bags, caps, bag tags, divot fixer tools, ball markers, or a combo divot tool and ball marker. Some of these smaller items can be packaged as really inexpensive golf care kits, which include the tees, markers, and tools, but also antiseptic wipes, band-aids, and sunscreen.
Golf-themed quotes or humor, as in movies or jokes, have universal appeal.
Keep in mind that not everyone loves golf. But that's okay. You won't alienate them if you combine golf-themed media with the universal appeal of stories with a common moral or punch line that everyone can relate to.
Draw your clients in with familiar golf movie references like Caddyshack or Happy Gilmore, or humor and quotes that anyone can relate, too. Note: You might want to stay away from some golf humor that would include golf-specific references that non-golfers wouldn't understand.
During the peak golf season, depending on how well certain celebrity golfers, such as Tiger Woods, are playing, you may want to have a golf-themed promotion handy in order to piggy-back on related media reports and use popular keyword search terms in your online sales copy. When doing so, remember to always have a promotional giveaway or prize be something that will appeal to all levels of golf enthusiasts, who are all regular people off the course, too.
Take it one step further and put logos on any outdoor item such as hats, sunglasses, or even consumer outdoor products such as sunscreen or bug repellents, etc. In trying to appeal to that wider audience, both on and off the golf course, be sure to keep your choices classy or your promotion won't be consistent with the sport or the company image that you want it to be associated with. One tactic to use to relate to non-golfers is to use references to "miniature golf" which most people will usually have some sort of nostalgic memory of. That is also a way to avoid getting into a technical conversation around golf if that is something that you (or your potential customer) might not be familiar enough with to feel comfortable discussing.


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Noah Person figures word will get out soon enough, so he didn't hesitate to share what he thinks will soon be his new favorite lunch spot at the Summit at Snoqualmie.
"I can see myself sitting here and enjoying a beer while looking up the hill," said Person, his arms outstretched as if he could embrace a panorama that included a snow-free ski run and the Silver Fir chairlift.
Person wore an orange hard hat and stood in front of the massive windows in the corner of the new Silver Fir Lodge's bar. Person, who runs Summit Central's rental program, is among the many resort employees helping construct the ski area's first new lodge since 1986.
The two-story, 10,000-square-foot structure could be open to the public as soon as Dec. 26.
"Then I think the secret (of Summit Central's Silver Fir terrain) is going to get out," Person said.
The lodge has been taking shape during the past two years and could change the way people use the state's most popular ski area. With 16,000 visitors per weekend, Justin Howard, the ski area's food and beverage director, says the Summit turns into a small city.
While this can mean crowds everywhere, Summit Central's main base area gets especially crowded.
The Silver Fir area, just east of Summit Central behind a band of trees, sometimes gets overlooked and can provide relative solitude. While some Silver Fir regulars have expressed concern the lodge will bring more people to the area, it could also reduce crowds at Summit Central while giving more options to skiers at Summit East.
"I think people will really notice at lunchtime," said Guy Lawrence, the Summit's marketing director. Instead of the masses trying to cram into the Summit Central lodge, they can ski over to or stay at Silver Fir.
Lunch in the Silver Fir Lodge will offer many options. The restaurant will serve brisket, Cubans and other sandwiches. Large electric woks will supply the Asian food station. "And, of course, you have to have burgers and fries," Howard said.
Cafeteria-style seating is available, but on nice days guests are sure to spill out onto the heated plaza where they can eat next to a gas fire just a few yards from the lift line.
Downstairs, visitors will find a fleet of K2 and Burton ski and snow rental gear that, Person says, will be higher end than what visitors will find at the ski area's rental centers, designed for people new to the sports.
Silver Fir also will have the Summit's first demo center in more than a decade, Lawrence said. This will allows visitors to try various types of new equipment.
"I think Silver Fir could become a destination akin to Alpental," Person said.
Unlike Alpental, however, Silver Fir won't be packed with expert terrain and gates to the backcountry. But Silver Fir and its easy access to Summit East will offer plenty of runs for those comfortable on slopes that are intermediate and advanced while getting away from the largest packs of beginners.
"It's a place where I've had some of my best days," Person said.
The Silver Fir Lodge is just one of several new amenities around the Northwest this winter. Here is a look at some of the others:
John Gifford, president of the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association, says "the Summit's new lodge and the new lift at Stevens Pass are probably the biggest highlights this year" for Washington skiers and snowboarders.
Anybody who enjoys venturing out to Stevens Pass Ski Area's Mill Valley knows the wide range of terrain has a downside: long lift rides.
The ski area aims to change that this season with the arrival of the new high-speed quad called Jupiter Express. This lift replaces the Jupiter fixed-grip quad.
Gifford, Stevens Pass' former general manager, says this faster lift could lure more people to "an underused area."
Mill Valley is packed with runs ranging from groomed intermediate trails to double-diamond steeps.
As part of the upgrade, the resort expanded terrain in the Corona, Pegasus Gulch and Orion areas of Mill Valley. "People will be able to ski more of the area now," Gifford said.
Ski guide Mark Hornby slid to a halt on a flat cat track on Blackcomb Mountain and pointed up the mountain.
"They're putting the new lift here," Hornby said on a pleasant January morning. "Skiers are really going to appreciate this."
The new Crystal Ridge Express replaces an older, slower fixed-grip lift improving capacity by nearly 1,000 skiers per hour. The lift also climbs 519 more vertical feet.
But that's not what Hornby, who has skied Whistler Blackcomb for 12 years, was most excited about.
He says the new lift will dramatically change the way skiers and snowboarders use the Crystal Ridge terrain, an area he says is often a good place to visit when weather isn't ideal.
Because the lift stretches farther down the mountain than its predecessor, skiers can skip Excelerator Express and access the terrain with one lift ride instead of two.
This also means quicker access to the Horstman and Blackcomb glaciers higher on the mountain.
Next door on Whistler Mountain, the resort put in a new lift in an effort to shrink one of its longest lift lines. The new Harmony Six high-speed lift will stand in the same footprint as the Harmony Express lift, but will move 1,200 more skiers per hour.
Both new lifts service intermediate and expert terrain.
Silver Mountain in Kellogg, Idaho, cut two new runs for this season.
Skier's Right of Moonshine and Bootlegger are intermediate runs that will bring the ski area's total number of runs to 74.
Silver Mountain expanded Gold Pan Alley, a new children's run.
Idaho's Sun Valley Resort is famous for being the first United States ski resort and home of the original chairlift. This season it plans to add the nation's largest super pipe.
The half pipe will be 620 feet long with 22-foot-high walls. The pipe will be added to the vast terrain park scene on Dollar Mountain.
Visitors to Crystal Mountain might not know quite how to react to the resort's most expensive upgrade this season, but it's an important step in its master development plan.
The new $2.5 wastewater treatment plant will improve the quality of water released into the drain field and protect nearby Silver Creek, resort general manager John Kircher said.
The plant went online in July, replacing its 39-year-old predecessor. The upgrade is an important step in the resort's plans to add a hotel.
Tiana Enger, Crystal's marketing director, says the hotel is "hopefully a few years down the pipeline."
The state's second-largest ski area also is looking toward the future this season. After adding a new chairlift last season, 49 Degrees North near Chewelah will meet with U.S. Forest Service managers this season to plan the expansion of its lodge.
And in Oregon, Mount Bachelor has started work on its first terrain expansion since 1996. The 646 acres of glades and bowls will be serviced by a lift that is "at least a year away" according to the Northwest ski association.
The fun, however, doesn't have to wait this long. A catchline has been constructed so the mostly ungroomed terrain can be accessed this season for those willing to make the estimated 20-minute hike.
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Telecommunications service providers will turn to industry operators to provide much-needed cable and fibre installation services. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Transmission Line Construction industry to its growing industry report collection.
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The Transmission Line Construction industry has experienced strong growth over the past five years. This industry was unscathed during the recession because downstream electric power and telecommunications operators, as well as government agencies, increased their infrastructure investments. Aging electricity generation and transmission facilities required maintenance and upgrades. Growing consumer demand for high-speed data also fuelled telecommunications infrastructure construction, according to IBISWorld Industry Analyst David Yang. Over the five years to 2014, the downstream electric power, generation and transmission sector expanded at an annualized rate of 1.8%, which bolstered demand for infrastructure construction services. As a result, IBISWorld expects industry revenue to increase at an annualized rate of 4.1% to $6.9 billion over the period.
However, revenue is estimated to sharply decrease 12.8% in 2014. Government expenditures slowed down over the past two years, causing construction activities to moderately contract, says Yang. Private-sector infrastructure investments also experienced a slight lull due to high levels of construction activity in recent years.
The contraction will be temporary, however, and strong infrastructure investments over the next five years will fuel revenue growth. In particular, electric power infrastructure construction will accelerate as coal-fired facilities are gradually phased out. New renewable energy and natural gas power plants will need to be constructed to replace coal, and transmission lines must be installed to link generation facilities to the power grid. Additionally, demand for data will continue to grow, spurring new investments in fibre-optic networks and other high-speed data infrastructure. Telecommunications service providers will turn to industry operators to provide much-needed cable and fibre installation services.
Industry profitability moderately decreased compared with prerecession years, mostly due to high internal competition and revenue volatility. In the coming years, stable demand growth will translate to improved profit margins. The use of construction machinery, robotics and other technologies will also bolster operating efficiency over the period, further improving profit margins.
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Situated in the city center, this hotel is close to Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, and Inverness Castle. Also nearby are Inverness Cathedral and Eden Court Theatre.
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In addition to a restaurant, The Royal Highland Hotel features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café and ski storage.
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Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of limo/town car service and small meeting rooms.
High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This Inverness hotel also offers multilingual staff, ski storage, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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AUGUSTA — GOP lawmakers and Republican Gov. Paul LePage are turning up the rhetoric and the political heat as they push LePage's plan to use revenue from the state's liquor business to pay back $484 million the state owes to 39 Maine hospitals.
LePage on Friday will bring his message to Lewiston-Auburn, where he will hold a news conference at a local liquor store. He will then visit Central Maine Medical Center, part of Central Maine Healthcare, to which the state owes about $51 million.
The debt is owed for services Maine hospitals have provided under the state's MaineCare program, which is funded by state and federal Medicaid money.
On Friday, LePage will pitch his plan, which would use profits from the state's wholesale liquor business to pay the debt service on $186 million of privately backed revenue bonds, essentially a loan to the state. That money would go directly to the hospitals and force a federal match of $298 million.
Republicans and the LePage administration have insisted it's important to pay the hospitals sooner rather than later as the matching funds from the federal government are expected to decrease over time.
On Wednesday, LePage reiterated his message that he wouldn't sign any bills into law until the Legislature does something about the state's health care debt.
While several bills were on their way to the governor's desk, none had arrived as of Thursday, spokeswoman Adrienne Bennett said.
The Maine Republican Party this week released a video clip from 2008 when Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, said, "I think we might have to stop paying the hospitals . . ." Alfond, now the Senate president, was speaking about an $800 million state budget shortfall lawmakers were dealing with at the time.
In a radio interview with WGAN on Wednesday, Maine Republican Party Chairman Rich Cebra said the video shows Democrats have never been serious about paying off the state's debt.
"This video is just one more piece of evidence that Maine's Democratic leadership has never been serious about paying off the hospital debt," said Cebra, a former state representative from Naples. "This video is all the explanation the people of Maine need to see how we got to this point. Is it any surprise that the Democratic leadership is trying to avoid paying the hospitals now?"
Leaders in the Democratic majority continued to insist that they want to pay off the state's hospitals.
On Thursday, they renewed their call for LePage to release more than $100 million in general obligation bonds that Maine voters approved in the fall of 2011. The release of those bonds, essentially loans to the state, would trigger $296 million in matching funds from the federal government.
The bonds would be used for a variety of projects around the state, including port expansion, development to airport improvements and upgrades for many of the state's ailing roads and bridges.
LePage has said he would not authorize the bonds until lawmakers agree on a plan to pay off the hospital debt.
"The governor has essentially given the Legislature and the people of Maine a ransom note: 'Pass my liquor bill, and I will release the bonds,'" said Sen. Seth Goodall, D-Richmond. He said LePage and other Republicans in the Legislature have said the bonds would create jobs, but they continue to blame Democrats for the delay of the release.
"They admit the bonds will create economic opportunity for the state, put people back to work, and they admit these jobs that will be triggered as a result of releasing the bonds will be good for our economy," Goodall said. "But what they are not telling you is that those bonds could be released today; in fact, the last round of bonds could have been released 120 days ago."
Republicans disagreed and said that until the state settles its outstanding and massive debt with its hospitals, it risks jeopardizing its bond rating, which essentially determines how much the state pays in interest when it borrows.
"The governor's plan is a comprehensive approach that not only pays off the hospital debt and gets it off the books, but it allows us to take on more debt in the form of bonds," Bennett said.
Bennett said LePage's plan also directs some of the liquor profits to clean water projects, transportation projects and the state's reserve accounts, which are down to $4 million. "He's looking for a better deal," Bennett said.
Republican leaders in the Legislature also responded to Democrats on Thursday.
"We've been here before; the governor has already said that he'll issue these bonds, but we must pay our bills before taking on new debt," said House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport.
Assistant House Minority Leader Alexander Willette, R-Mapleton, said if the governor is holding the bonds hostage, then Democrats are holding the payments to hospitals hostage.
"The difference is, Republicans want a trade-off and the Democrats don't," Willette said. "We want to pay the hospitals and issue the bonds."
LePage is expected to speak to the media about his plan during a news conference at 9 a.m. Friday at Roopers Beverage and Redemption on Main Street in Auburn.
After the conference, the governor will visit CMMC to tour the facility and meet with hospital staff and patients.


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Jay-Z has confirmed the destinations of his Blueprint 3 and Roc Nation label, telling Billboard that his new album will be released on Atlantic Records while the label he formed after signing a 360 deal with Live Nation is bound to Sony Music. Prior to the official announcement, it seemed like there was a bidding war between Warner Music (which houses Atlantic Records) and Sony Music to be Jigga's distributor, but the ever-entrepreneurial rapper ended up striking deals with both sides.
"Roc Nation — we're experts in marketing and making records. But we do distribution deals," Jay-Z told Billboard. "On this one [Blueprint 3], we're working directly with the Atlantic staff... For the rest of the Roc Nation artists, we did a distribution deal with Sony." Jay-Z has ties with both labels: Atlantic Records is under the jurisdiction of Warner Music CEO Lyon Cohen, who worked with Jay at Def Jam and also appears in the rapper's new "D.O.A." video. Over at Sony Music, subsidiary Epic Records is run by Amanda Ghost, who is also managed by Roc Nation. Plus, Jay's wife Beyoncé is signed to Sony Music's Columbia Records.
As Rock Daily previously reported, Jay-Z bought out his Def Jam contract for $5 million, giving him freedom to take Blueprint 3 elsewhere. As Jay-Z tells Billboard, he became increasingly frustrated by Def Jam's stodgy approach to distribution deals. "You have to figure, this is like four years ago, and to them it was just like, 'Are you crazy? No! Make a song!' " Jay said. "To me it was like, I've sold companies for huge amounts of money. I'm an entrepreneur — that's what I've been all my life. I can't just sit here and make records and not do anything else. Why wouldn't you want to do this with me? I felt under-utilized." The Blueprint 3 is out September 11th, exactly eight years to the day the rapper's original Blueprint was released.
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Scoring all it needed in the second quarter, St. Francis turned to its defense throughout the second half Saturday to preserve a 10-3 victory over Robert Morris at DeGol Field.
The Red Flash (3-3) built the 10-3 lead on Anthony Abeid's 50-yard touchdown reception from John Kelly with 12:06 left in the second.
Following a 44-yard field goal by the Colonials' Greg Langer with 34 seconds left in the half, St. Francis answered as time expired with a 33-yard field goal by Josh Thiel.
Ter'Shaudney Phillips intercepted a Jeff Sinclair pass in the second quarter to produce St. Francis' lone turnover. Robert Smith led the way for Red Flash tacklers with 10. Smith also recorded 1.5 sacks with Kaena Moose tallying a half-sack.
Offensively, Keion Wade handled the brunt of St. Francis' rushing offense, carrying the ball 21 times for 96 yards. Kelly, who passed for 190 yards, also rushed for 55 yards. Kelly moved into second place on the school's all-time completions list needing just one heading into the game.
Abeid led the hosts in receiving yardage, catching three passes for 116 yards.
The Colonials' Evan Taylor picked up 139 yards on 25 rushes.
Sinclair completed just 10 of 28 passes for 113 yards.
St. Francis picked up its third win in 19 tries against Robert Morris while avenging a 45-14 thrashing last season. The Red Flash travel to Albany next week before returning home to face Wagner on Oct. 20.
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Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stopped by in Hopkins on Friday to emphasize how her husband and President Barack Obama have supported women.
"I've seen firsthand how Barack and Joe stand up for the rights and freedoms of women everyday," Biden said.
The "Women for Biden-Obama Grassroots Event" was part of a campaign tour through Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania over the weekend. In addition to the Hopkins stop, Biden's Minnesota visit included events at North Hennepin Community College and Macalester College.
Biden touted the Violence Against Women Act her husband drafted and helped pass in 1994 as an example of his support for women's issues over the years. She also pointed out Obama's signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and his appointment of women to cabinet and judicial positions.
Democrats across the country have targeted women's issues as a potential Republican vulnerability in a campaign against what they say is a "war on women."
Republicans say there's no such war. The same day Biden spoke in Hopkins, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann told an audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., that the Democrats' claims are manufactured.
"And before I start, I just want to say a word about this concept that you've heard about called the war on women, the so-called war on women," Bachmann said. "And I just want to say I think it has about as much reliability and truthfulness as Bill Clinton's arithmetic."
But Biden insisted there could be consequences if Democrats don't show up to vote in November.
"So there's so much at stake at this election, and I'm sure that's why you're all here. And for women of my generation, one thing is for sure: We know how important it is for us to keep moving forward to make decisions about our own healthcare," Biden said. "We can't go back and refight those same battles that we fought years or decades ago. We've got to realize how far we've come, and we've got to keep doing all of our part to make sure that we keep moving forward.
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For my morning coffee, I enjoy adding the International Delight Butter Pecan flavored creamer.
I have used this for several years until lately, when my doctor told me to cut down on my sugar intake.
He said not eating bread and potatoes would help. I can handle that.
To help my cause, I quit using the butter pecan creamer.
Everyone said that I would adjust to unsweetened coffee.
They lied.
I'm going through creamer withdrawal. I don't have the shakes yet, but I bet they are coming.
First, I tried switching to half-and-half cream. My wife raves about it, and that's all my saintly mother ever used.
I didn't like it.
Next I went to Coffee Mate, the original, and it wasn't any better than the half and half.
I could add more sugar, but that would defeat the purpose.
How long do you have to drink coffee you can't stand, to become use to not standing it?
Did that make any sense?
My daughter drinks her coffee black, with no sugar added.
I don't understand how she does that. She wasn't raised that way.
I just wish when you have a health issue, that the doctor would tell you to give up something you hate, like coconut or brussels sprouts.
No, it has to be the good stuff, like pasta, potatoes, birthday cakes, and butter pecan flavored cream.
To make things worse, International Delight has come out with Salted Caramel Mocha creamer.
Because a temptress mentioned on Facebook how good it was, I had to pick up a bottle, just for a rare treat once in a while.
It's pretty good stuff.
What they need to come out with is a hot dog with chili-flavored cream.
I'm sure that would work, at least for people from New Castle.


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By SCOTT WILSON
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When the American Legion Post 65 Mustangs tangled with Somerset Thursday in the championship game of the American Legion District Tournament, the suspense was over early.
The Mustangs put two runs on the board in the first inning and never looked back as they rolled to a 12-1 victory.
"We knew Somerset would be a tough game for us," said Post 65 Coach Tracy Arnett.
"But we thought if we were able to beat them yesterday, then they would have to play another game before we played them in the finals and if we could do that, we thought we would have a big advantage today because we have so much pitching."
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I just did a search on Pinterest for Christmas Kid Crafts, and I am going to post a few here….I'd love for you to add a comment with a link to your favorite Pinterest Kid Crafts!
This Pinterest find is from My Little Gems called Christmas Around the World…different ideas for how Christmas is celebrated in different countries.
This Pinterest find is perfect for little hands to keep them occupied on appropriate Christmas Tree decor… head on over to Johnny In a Dress to see how to make this perfect little felt tree for your perfect little one!
This adorable little button ornaments were found on Pinterest, and is a photo in a post by Make Mine Beautiful entitled ChristmasvDecorating Inspiration From Around the Net.
So, now its your turn! Tell me about some of the most amazing kids crafts you have found on Pinterest lately! I'd love to feature those note-worthy bloggers on Craft Gossip…and I'll give you the credit for finding something so Pinteresting.
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I love this idea for Pine Cone Christmas Trees I found on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/12314598950719911/
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By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer
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ENID, Okla. —
Enid resident Ernest Leierer was one of the 82 Oklahoma World War II veterans on the 15th Oklahoma Honor Flight Oct. 8.
Each veteran is accompanied on the trip by a friend or relative, called a "guardian."
"My son, Dennis Leierer, an engineer for Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, took a couple days of vacation to go with me," Leierer said.
Leierer, 91, was glad his son went along.
"Without him, I'd never been able to make it," Leierer said.
The trip kicked off with a ceremony in the auditorium of Rose State College the evening before the flight. That ceremony included a roll call with the veterans' names and the branch of the military they served being flashed on the screen.
"There was a girl from the school who was sort of our usher," Leierer said. "We gave her a booklet on the constitution, and she in turn gave us a medal, a memento of the Honor Flight."
On Tuesday morning, the veterans and guardians loaded onto buses and went to the airport to board a Boeing 737 bound to Washington.
At the capital, the veterans were taken to the WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Washington, Lincoln, Iwo Jima and Air Force Memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.
"We got on those big buses and they took us around to the different memorials," Leierer said. "We couldn't get very close to the Washington Memorial. They wouldn't let us go into some of them because of the shutdown."
"As a matter of fact, I took pictures of my dad in a wheelchair next to the barricade with a 'Keep Out' sign on it," Dennis Leierer said.
But Leierer isn't complaining.
"We got to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington," Leierer said. "That alone was worth the trip."
Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran came to meet the Oklahoma group because Leierer lived in Kansas for 17 years and his son lives there still.
"He met us at the World War II Memorial," Dennis Leierer said.
Leierer served in the Army Air Corps, seeing duty in England and France 1942-1945 and finishing his military duty in the rank of corporal.
Leierer was given a letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as he stepped onto an airplane on D-Day.
"He wrote, 'You are about to embark on a great mission,'" Leierer said. "I still have that letter, too."
"I've got a picture of dad standing in front of that engraving at the WWII memorial," Dennis Leierer said.
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb met the veterans at the airport when they flew back in to Oklahoma.
"It was worth it all," Leierer said. "I appreciate it so much, and so did my son. It's good to be appreciated."


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I've talked about this unit before and my fascination with it. Well, I ended up letting Paul borrow it to see how he liked it with the 703's. Well, he never got to hear it. After attempting to get it to work to no avail, he took it to a local repair guy and had him fix it. I'm not sure what happened to it as it worked last time it was used, but that was neither here nor there for Paul. I got it back today and its in better shape than when I handed it off. It looks like a full refresh was done on it. Two things immediately noticeable is a big dent in the top being repaired and having all lights when none worked when I got it. I want to publicly thank Paul for this; I repeatedly asked him not to do this and told him it was no big deal, but he wouldn't have it. This is just another example of the excellence in character that can be found on this forum.
Anyways, the unit is now pushing the Maggie's and sounds excellent doing it. It has already seen time on my ushers, the first time it completely blew me away. It's got as much control over the Maggie's as the carver Tfm-55 has. I'm not saying its as strong as the carver, but saying that, in this instance, the differences are not readily apparent. It has such a natural sound, very analog/tube sounding, and doesn't seem to run out of power no matter how hard I push it. I reach the physical limits of the speaker well before that of the marantz. In fact it does a better job with them than the monoblocks and at a minimum is on par with the jolida 302. It doesn't seem to struggle with 4 ohm speakers like some amps can.
This unit has also seen time in Halen's rig, where it blew his b&k amp completely out of the water. In his words, the speakers just came alive. I feel it is worth noting he runs usher cp-777, a VERY high end, high dollar speaker in their international lineup. In some countries, they can reach into the 5 figures. I'm not qualifying it as a recommendation for speakers of this caliber, but simply stating that it can produce positive results even on modern high end speakers.
Now, I've never heard any other marantz from that era, but have read many reviews comparing them. What seems to be the common perception is that the 2215/2216, also known as the "baby" marantzes, are widely accepted as great little units. Often times, you see people preferring the babies over the bigger, higher power brethren. The common opinion there is that, as the power goes up, the warmth begins to taper off. I don't know the truth to these, but I don't doubt it given my experience with many vintage pieces.
The 2216 can commonly be had in the $100-200 in varying conditions. This thing performs well above that price point. I'm recommending to anyone on a budget or looking for a backup amp to put this high on their list. Tonight was quite the experience and coerced me into a formal write-up of the unit. This many different systems can't be a fluke. This is now my absolute recommendation for a budget amp. I've had my ears on a plethora of gear now and I haven't been this impressed with a product since, well, never really.


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MOULTRIE — Three photographers provided photos of Moultrie's Christmas parade to The Observer Thursday night.
Reporter Alan Mauldin and Connie Southwell, a frequent contributor of photographs, positioned themselves in the crowd and shot floats as they came by.
Newsroom Manager Kevin Hall, however, carried his camera into a place no Observer photographer has been in years — if ever! He sat on The Observer's own float, about a dozen entries back from the head of the parade.
Hall, who joined The Observer as news editor in December 1997, said this is the first time The Observer has fielded a float since he's been here.
The Observer's float, based on a 1950s theme, included a desk with antique typewriter, a "newsboy" on a bicycle, and children gathered around the Christmas tree as they wrote their letters to Santa Claus. The Observer has published Santa letters since 1915, and this year will print the letters in multiple editions beginning Saturday. The letters will also be published online the day they publish in the print edition; click on the Christmas 2012 tab in the index at left and check back often for updates.
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