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Steadfast integrity
As a retired police administrator I support the re-election of Thomas Bensley as sheriff of Grand Traverse County. Tom smoothly assumed command of a busy law enforcement agency and has run it effectively. He faced two difficult misconduct incidents within his agency, among the most demanding challenges facing any law enforcement administrator. He did so quietly, effectively and correctly. From my 30-plus years with the Michigan State Police, and as an International Police Training Officer I know him to be a man of few words, uncompromising integrity and committed to professionalism.
Jim Downer
Traverse City
Most qualified
The Aug. 7 primary will determine all elected offices in Peninsula Township because the only contested races are running under one party. The office of treasurer is a particularly important decision. Dave Sanger is clearly the most qualified candidate, offering a detailed plan for efficiency and cost savings. In these increasingly challenging economic times, we need the person with the most financial and business experience. Please review Dave's credentials at sangerfortreasurer.com. Please vote in the primary.
Dave Murphy
Traverse City
Steady hand at the helm
Just a quick note of encouragement to support Tom Bensley in his re-election for sheriff of Grand Traverse County. Tom has provided a steady hand at the helm and the shown the leadership required of being the chief law enforcement officer in our area. I believe he deserves our support in the coming election. I hope all voting citizens of our area join me in re-electing Tom Bensley for Grand Traverse County Sheriff.
Brian D. Spencer
Traverse City
Experience, knowledge
Bonnie Scheele has my vote for county clerk. I have known Bonnie since high school (32 years), and more recently, I worked with her in the county clerk's office for over a year. Bonnie is experienced, knowledgeable, ambitious, smart, kind, compassionate and very customer-service oriented. She will go the extra mile to help customers, within the law. Her election experience is second only to our current county clerk. I have never become involved in a political campaign before, but I am passionate about Bonnie's qualifications.
Please join me in voting for Bonnie's experience, knowledge and kindness. Scheele for county clerk.
Leanne Rubello Laucky
Traverse City
Person of integrity
I support Kirsten Keilitz for Grand Traverse County Probate Judge. I have known Kirsten for 15 years, both as a friend and as an attorney. She handled an estate for my in-laws — she was respectful, thorough and patient. In both her personal and professional life, she is a person of integrity and thoughtfulness. As a friend, I know I can count on her. These are the kinds of characteristics we want and need in a judge reviewing family, estate, guardianship and other probate matters. Vote for Kirsten on Aug. 7.
Ellen Kohler
Traverse City
Commitment kept
The Acme Township Board has maintained its commitment to our community in spite of all manners of attack, and our residents are better for it. They've smartly used state and donated funds for our acquisition of prime beach property for parkland — setting the stage for growth that will truly create a wonderful "place" that all of Acme can be proud of, especially benefiting our business community.
I support the re-election of Linda Wikle, Ron Hardin, Paul Scott and Erick Takayama — and the election of three new people who will support these same ideals: Dave Young, Chris Bassett and Virginia Tegel.
Paul Brink
Compassion for service
We have known Kirsten Keilitz for over 10 years, and she is an outstanding choice for Grand Traverse County's probate court judge. Kirsten's passion for community service will truly make a difference for those facing personal or family challenges. She is a person of high integrity and her tenure as 13th Circuit Court Domestic Relations Referee has well-prepared her for the duties as probate court judge. Her extensive courtroom experience will serve our county well, and as a Traverse City native, Kirsten understands the challenges our community faces. Please join us in voting for Kirsten Keilitz on Aug. 7.
Jeff and Jackie Anderson
Traverse City
Strong family values
I'm endorsing Monica Hoffman in her re-election bid for Peninsula Township Clerk in the August Primary. As an election inspector I have observed her professionalism up close. Complicated questions would arise involving the arcane procedures within our system and never was Monica without the answer, the correct answer.
Her grasp of all the rules, both the letter and the spirit, reflect her dedicated service to our community. Her longevity is "value added." As a member of a pioneering family she understands how unique our township is and will protect it with us. Her strong family values extend to us all.
Tim Carroll
Peninsula Township
Will care for land, water
As a former Grand Traverse County Road Commission Manager, past Deputy Drain Commissioner and current Soil Erosion Inspector, I have knowledge of the qualifications our Drain Commissioner must possess.
Dan Bauer as an experienced township supervisor (Mayfield) and farmer, knows how to work with people and care for the land and water. As Drain Commissioner he will maintain the nine county drains and two lake level special assessment districts. He will participate in County Parks and Department of Public Works meetings bringing common sense to these boards.
Past Deputy Drain Commissioner Pete Bruski and I recommend Dan for Drain Commissioner.
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Traverse City
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Public Radio Station Layoffs Encompass Sobbing Exec, Surprising Interim Hire
It's not every day that a radio station executive cries on the air while relaying the details of a major staff shake-up. But that was indeed the case Friday afternoon at WBAI-FM in New York as Pacifica Foundation interim executive director Summer Reese confirmed a huge downsizing at the public radio station.
Although she said on the air that 75% of WBAI 99.5 FM staff was being dismissed, she later clarified in an interview with the New York Times that starting today, it is in fact 66% – or 19 of the station's 29 employees – that are gone. Radiosurvivor.com columnist Matthew Lasar was struck by another aspect of the drastic WBAI cutbacks:
What I found most surprising about this impromptu [on-air] press conference was that Reese announced that she has tapped into former interim KPFA general manager Andrew Leslie Phillips as WBAI's new interim program director. Last we checked, the Pacifica National Office had put Phillips under "paid administrative leave" at Pacifica station KPFA pending an investigation of complaints against him. According to Phillips, the probe involved charges of racism at the Berkeley signal.


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By John Shinn
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Oklahoma didn't move in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Tuesday. The Sooners (1-0) remained at No. 16 after their 34-0 season-opening victory over Louisiana-Monroe.
The Big 12 Conference still lacks a top 10 team, but the league added another team in the Top 25. Baylor jumped into the No. 23 spot after its 69-3 victory over FCS Wofford.
Oklahoma State remained at No. 13 and Texas at No. 15 for the second straight week. TCU dropped four spots after 37-27 loss to No. 9 LSU.
OU did jump one spot to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.
Well hydrated: Another hot night is expected for OU's Big 12 opener at 6 p.m. Saturday at Owen Field against West Virginia. The weather forecast is predicting temperatures in the mid 90s.
However, the Sooners handled triple-digit heat last Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe with little fatigue.
Players said the strength and conditioning staff and new athletic department nutritionist Tiffany Byrd should get the credit.
"You've got to attribute that to our strength staff for the summer program that they put us through. It's one of the most rigorous times of the year for us, but we know that we go through it so we're prepared to play four quarters in the fall," OU center Gabe Ikard said. "Another person you can attribute is coach Byrd and her staff, our new nutritionist. She's done a great job supplying us with food and drinks, shakes, all kinds of things that have allowed us to stay fueled throughout the day. They always supply us everything we need, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, to get ready for the game, hydration, nutrition-wise.
"Those two facets of our program have really stepped up. I think that's the main reason that we were able to play an entire game with no guys cramping."
Early start: OU has never played a conference game in early September, but that's about to change.
OU coach Bob Stoops said the reason the game was moved up was both OU and West Virginia were looking at having two off weeks in September. Moving the game to the second week solved the problem.
Still, most teams prefer to have more than one game under their belts before entering conference play.
"Both of us must have (liked the idea), otherwise why would we have moved it?" Stoops said. "For the whole schedule, it fit better."
No calls: The Associated Press reported Monday that at least six players were ejected for "targeting" and will be suspended for the second game of the season.
No OU players were called for targeting in the opener. Therefore, no players are facing suspensions for the West Virgina game.
More catches coming: OU only completed 14 passes against Louisiana-Monroe, but offensive coordinator Josh Heupel expects that number to dramatically rise.
"We're not going to shy away from throwing it. We need to throw it better than we did the other night, but we're still going to put the ball up in the air," he said. "We took a bunch of shots last week down the field. We just didn't hit them. For us to be successful we've got to start doing that."
OU quarterback Trevor Knight did throw three touchdown passes, but he only completed 11 passes on the night.


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LOL...sorry, I'm just playin' around. Every time I read something like "bonnet" or "petrol" or "fig Newton meter", I hear Benny Hill music in my head. And it's hard to be serious when you're thinking about Benny Hill.
your truck: Silverado 2500 Crew Cab 4x4, Pewter
engine size: 364 CI (6.0L)
camshaft: Stock
cylinder heads: Stock
pullies: Stock
intake system: Airraid CAI, Poweraid TBS
exhaust system: Stock Manifolds (headers hopefully this summer), Magnaflow full exhaust (two 3" in/single 4" out)
pcm modification: Stock
Suspension : 6" Procomp Lift, 4.10's, 35's on stock rims
Transmission : Stock 4L80E
Exterior : Fiberglass tonneu cover, Rhino Lining, Fender Flares
Interior : Still stock (one of the only vehicles that I havent messed with stereo yet)
Other: also on the hoping to get this summer is Firestone airbags, and extended braided ss brake lines.David
2004 Silverado 2500 Crew Cab 4x4, AMSOIL EA air filter, Granatelli MAF sensor, Throttle body spacer, Magnaflow exhaust (true dual to 2 in 1 out muffler), 6" ProComp lift (add a leaf and 5" superlift rear block), Bilstein shocks, 35's (Cooper Disoverer ST) and 4.10 gears, Rhino Liner, EGRUSA fender Flares and widow visors, extended stainless steel brake lines, firestone airbags w/onboard air compressor, Pioneer Avic X940BT navigation, Accel backup camera.
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your truck: 05 Silverado S/B Crewcab 4x4 ATX Z71 4.1 rearend with locking rear diff.
engine size:5.3L all stock
camshaft: Stock
cylinder heads: Stock
pullies: Stock
intake system: BBK 85mm electronic throttle body, Granatelli hi flow 85 mm MAF, K&N stock size panel filter in stock filter box
Exhaust: Gibson super truck SS performance exhaust, exits pass side in front of rrw
pcm modification: (stock, edit, hp tuners, custom tuned, etc. )
Suspension : All new Monroe shocks - Heavy duty. Rears are coil over shocks - great for towing
Transmission :Stock 4l60e
Exterior : Hard 4-panel locking tonneau. Love it.
Interior : Stock
Soon: camshaft,lifters,pushrods upgrade, headers, tranny pan upgrade (magna-hytec), h/d tranny rebuild (eatmyshift.com "monster in a box), ram-air fiberglass hood. custum tune.
your truck: 1999 Chevy C1500 light Gold
engine size: 5.7 350 ci
camshaft: Stock
cylinder heads: Stock
pullies: stock
intake system: stock intake
exhaust system: Manifold with flowmaster 40 series
pcm modification: stock
Suspension : (stock, how low or how high you have it )
Exterior :
Interior : Regency (like wood dash, wood console, and a mood light)
I have just recently gotten this truck so I dont know much about it but however regency mods vehicles is how mine is so...Brandon - Georgia
1999 Chevy C1500
1978 Pontiac Trans Am
your truck: 2007 Crew Cab Z-71 4x4, Silver Birch Metallic
engine size: 6.0L
camshaft: Comp 212/216 .560 114 lsa
cylinder heads: L92
pullies: stock
intake system: Turbonetics T-76 front mount turbo w/front mount intercooler, 10 pounds of boost; Zex nitrous (75 hp wet-shot)
exhaust system: Magnaflow, single, dumped; electric exhaust cut-out
pcm modification: HPTuners custom tune by Nelson Performance
Suspension : stock
Transmission : 4L80e swap
Exterior : debadged, Line-X bedliner, Pace Edwards retractable bed cover
Interior : dual pillar gauges, nitrous swithces installed under steering wheel07 Silverado Z71, 6.0L, Turbonetics T-76 @ 10 psi, 75-shot, Comp 212/216 .560, 4L80, Yank 3000, meth injection, Magnaflow dumped, e-cutout, Nelson tuned
Best time: 12.99@112
your truck: pewter 2003 chevy 1500hd 4x4 crew cab
engine size: 364 CI (6.0L)
camshaft: Stock
cylinder heads: Stock
pullies: Stock
intake system: K&N Cold Air
exhaust system: hedman headers, 3" pipe, Flowmaster Super 44s, true dual
pcm modification: Running With the Devil custom tune
Suspension : 3" suspension lift with Rancho 9000 shocks
Transmission : Stock 4L80E
Exterior : no hd decals, billet, tint, etc.
Interior : 7" touch screen double din cd player, 2 kicker 12s, 2200watt amp
Other: 4.10s, neons, hoping for new paint, audio system, rhinoline, and treats for the motor and tranny before Christmas!"AIRFORCE"
2003 Chevy 1500 HD 6.0
Crew Cab
35" mud grapplers wrapped around 18" KMC XD Monsters
RWTD tune
true dual Flowmaster Super 44s
4.10 gears
coming soon: cam, headers
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your truck: 2004 regular cab, short bed, work truck trim. Originally 4.3L V6.
Engine size: 86-95 four bolt mains 350 block bored .040" over = 357ci, 5.85L. Zero decked block with Speed Pro H345NCP-40 pistons. ZZ4 crank & rods.
Camshaft: Comp XR276HR-10 with 1.7 rockers. 224/230@.050" Dur, .568"/.578" lift - 110 lobe seperation with 106 Int centerline.
Cylinder heads: Pro-Comp 210cc runner/58cc chambers, angle plugs. With Singh grooves and chamber dimpling.
Pullies: March underdrive.
Intake system: Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap manifold, 2" open spacer, 1" tapered spacer. Mighty Demon 800cfm carb, Mr.Gasket velocity stack. K&N 10" x 3.75" filter.
Exhaust system: Hedman longtubes, 2.5" dual pipe with H-pipe, Flowmaster Super 40's dumped
PCM modification: PCM still controls guages, tuned to have all tables zero'd out.
Suspension : Groundforce lowering kit, 2" front 4" rear
Transmission: Custom built 4L65E spec trans with Transgo manual shift kit & vacuum modulated line pressure, Dacco 10" 2800rpm stall converter.
Exterior : Street Scene bumper cover, aftermarket grill, aftermarket lenses with 8k HIDS, steel cowl hood (going to ram air soon). Tinted all windows. Street Scene side mirrors. 1984 stepside bed. Roll pan and smooth tailgate skin. LED truck tail lights & turns
Interior : Autometer gauges. B&M megashifter, removed center seat. painted interior trim. Alpine in dash DVD.
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Vortec 357ci Small Block Chevy: Big cam, high stall, long headers, rear gears. The typical formula.
your truck: 2005 Silver Birch Metallic Yukon XL 4x4
engine size: stock, 5.3L
camshaft: stock
cylinder heads: stock
pullies: stock
intake system: stock intake
exhaust system: Stock- Hope to do a cat back system in the near future.
pcm modification: JET Power Programmer
Suspension : Bilstein 4600 series shocks, Bilstein rear coil Springs, Helwig anit-sway Bars
Transmission : Stock
Exterior : EGR Hood Shield, EGR Vent Visors, Whit night back up light system, RealTree Camoed GMC and yukon XL emblems
Interior :Stock
1995 Silverado 4x4
6" BDS Suspension Lift-3" Body Lift-Add A Leaf in rear -Trailmaster SSV Shocks-Duel Steering Stabilizer Kit -AirAid Cold air intake-
4.56 Gears with Detroit Auburn Locker-Pro-Comp Traction Bars with duel shocks-Aluminum Skid Plate Kit-38.5" x 16.5" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws-Constant Dropping fuel gauge
2005 Yukon XL Jet Power Programmer, Bilstein Shocks, Bilstein rear springs, Helwig Anti-sway bars, EGR Window Visors, EGR Hood Shield, Denali Headlights, Headlight harness upgrade, GE NightHawk Bulbs, White Night Rear lighting system, Russell Braided SS brake lines, PowerStop Brake pads, PowerStop cross drilled and Slotted Rotors, http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/sho...5-GMC-Yukon-XL
2002 Silverado ext cab 2wd (Sold)
2003 Yukon XL (Totaled)
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Lukas Lastra scored four goals Wednesday, and Max Draga had three to lead the Cuesta College men's water polo team to an 11-8 Western State Conference win over L.A. Valley at home.
Georan Meendering added two goals for Cuesta (13-7, 3-0), and Brady Moore had 10 saves.
The Cougars, who host their own tournament Friday and Saturday, are ranked fifth in the state.
Cuesta falls in women's water polo
L.A. Valley jumped out to an 8-2 halftime lead and went on to a 13-4 women's water polo win at Cuesta.
Rachel Gruetzmacher had three goals for Cuesta (17-6, 1-2 Western State Conference), and America Hall added a goal.


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Access Corporation: A corporation organized within a municipality for the purpose of operating that municipality's access channel(s).
Analog: Technology originally designed for transmitting voice (e.g., telephones) where signals are sent as electromagnetic waves. For video service, the signal is sent from the television broadcaster to the local cable operator to the subscriber's home. Along the way, there are a series of amplifiers; however, the manner in which the signal is sent is analogous to making a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy so that by the time the signal gets to the subscriber's home, the quality of the picture or audio may not be as clear as the original, meaning there may be snow or noise interference (compare Digital).
Ascertainment: A process that affords the public with an opportunity to comment and participate during the initial licensing of a cable operator or the renewal licensing of the incumbent cable operator. It is also a period of time for the Issuing Authority to gather data and review the cable operator's past and present performance and to identify the community's future cable-related needs and interests.
Basic Service Tier (also referred to as BST). Lowest level of service available and required by federal law to include, at a minimum, the retransmission of local television broadcast signals and local public access channels. Rates for the basic service tier are the only programming rates currently regulated.
Black Box: Term used to describe a cable television descrambling device that receives, converts, and decodes scrambled signals without proper authorization from the cable operator. Black boxes are illegal; more information can be found on the Cable Television Theft Fact Sheet at the Cable Television Division's website ( www.state.ma.us/dpu/catv).
Blackout: Term used to describe the non-broadcast of a live event (e.g., sports, cultural) usually imposed by the sponsor(s) of the event (e.g., NFL).
Broadband: Descriptive term for evolving digital technologies that provide consumers with a single-switched facility offering integrated access to voice, video, video-on-demand, high-speed data (Internet), and interactive information delivery.
Cable Advisory Committee (also referred to as CAC): Appointed by the Issuing Authority, and its role varies according to the authority defined by the Issuing Authority. Typical responsibilities include informing and educating the public about cable television service, overseeing the ascertainment process, acting as liaison to the cable operator, supervising the cable operator's response to complaints, responding to residents' questions regarding the cable system, and staying abreast of community programming issues.
Converter: Equipment authorized by and often provided by a cable operator for a fee that allows access or controls interference to cable services. Both analog and digital converters are currently available. Analog converters use traditional radio wave technology and provide programming through the one-way transmission of information from the cable operator to the subscriber. Digital converters use computer technology and provide two-way transmission resulting in access to digital programming and interactive services, such as the on-screen purchase of pay-per-view movies and on-screen television guides (see Black Box,
Descrambler, and Set-Top Box).
Cable Programming Service Tier (also referred to as CPST): Unregulated service tier that typically includes channels such as CNN, ESPN, Lifetime, MTV, and Nickelodeon. Subscribers wishing to obtain CPST programming must subscribe to the basic service tier and in some circumstances must rent or purchase a converter.
Cramming: Term used to describe the situation where a consumer is charged for services or equipment that the consumer did not request.
Designated Market Area (also referred to as DMA): Standard established by Nielsen Media Research used to determine a broadcast station's market area. The FCC adopted this standard under which broadcast stations are given options of carriage by either selecting mandatory carriage (must carry) or retransmission consent (may carry) for each cable system operating within the broadcast station's DMA.
Descrambler: An electronic circuit that restores an intentionally scrambled video signal to its original standard form. Descrambling technology is legal when the device is authorized by the cable operator and illegal when used to obtain services not purchased through the cable operator (see Black Box, Converter, and Set-Top Box).
Digital: Computer technology that transmits signals by breaking up the message into electronic bits, sending the message over the network, and recreating the message at the other end. Since the signal is recreated at the end location, the system is less sensitive to interference such as noise and snow. In addition, digital technology allows for compression so that more channels can be carried. Often cable operators who utilize digital technology will offer digital cable television, high-speed data (Internet), and digital telephone services (compare Analog).
Distant Signal: A television channel from another market (DMA) imported and carried locally by a cable television system, e.g., "Superstation" WTBS Channel 17-Atlanta.
Effective Competition: Where two or more cable operators provide service in the same municipality, one or both of the cable operators may seek a determination from the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") that there is sufficient competition to control basic service tier ("BST") rates and thus government regulation is no longer required. If the FCC grants the cable operator's petition, the FCC deems the municipality to have effective competition and revokes the Cable Television Division's authority to establish BST rates for the cable operator in that municipality.
Equal Opportunity Rule: If a political candidate obtains time on a broadcast station, other candidates for the same office may obtain an "equal opportunity" on that station. Equal opportunity usually includes equal time, but the term means more than equal time. For example, it means the right to obtain time in a period likely to attract approximately the same size audience as the period in which the opposing candidate appeared. Bona fide news programming is exempt, meaning that a news program may determine one candidate is especially newsworthy on a specific occasion and does not need to provide equal coverage or opportunity to the other candidate(s).The equal opportunity rule applies to local origination channels and broadcast channels;it does not apply to access channels which are handled on a first-come first-served, nondiscriminatory basis.
Federal Communications Commission (also referred to as FCC): Federal agency responsible for the regulatory oversight of the communications infrastructure in the United States.
Franchise Fee: Under federal law, non-capital costs relating to license requirements are considered franchise fees and may be passed on to subscribers. For example, local officials, in negotiating the cable license, may require cable operators to set aside channels for public, educational, or governmental use. The monies spent to maintain the access studio, equipment,
and personnel are considered franchise fees and may be passed on to subscribers. A municipality may request up to five percent of the cable operator's annual gross revenue from operating in the municipality less the required License Fee. Additional information can be found on the Fact Sheet on Regulated and Negotiated Fees and Taxes at the Cable Television Division's website ( http://www.state.ma.us/dpu/catv/FactSheet/franfees.pdf) (compare License
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Franchise Related Costs (also referred to as FRCs): Any capital expenses incurred by the cable operator as a result of required public, educational, and governmental channels, such as purchasing or upgrading access equipment and facilities. These franchise related costs may be recovered from subscribers through basic service tier rates or alternatively, may be listed as a separate fee on subscribers' monthly bills.
Franchising Authority: Legal term for governmental entity authorized to regulate rates, oversee the licensing process, and enforce customer service standards. In Massachusetts, the Cable Television Division of the Department of Telecommunications & Energy is the Franchising Authority (compare Issuing Authority).
Grade A Contour: Field strength of a television broadcast station computed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the FCC. Line setting forth the area where broadcast signals are strong enough to be received by 90 percent of the subscribers in the specific location at least 70 percent of the time. Predicted Grade A Contour is that area in which a good picture is computed to be available (see Local Signals and Must Carry).
Grade B Contour: Field strength of a television broadcast station computed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the FCC. Line setting forth the area where broadcast signals are strong enough to be received by 90 percent of the subscribers in the specific location at least 50 percent of the time. Predicted Grade B Contour is that area in which a good picture is computed to be available (see Local Signals and Must Carry).
Headend: The electronic control center of a cable system. This is the site of the receiving antenna and the signal processing equipment essential to proper functioning of a cable system.
High Definition Television (also referred to as HDTV): Improved television system that provides approximately twice the vertical and horizontal video resolution of existing standards and audio quality approaching that of compact discs. The result is an enhanced picture and audio quality.
Homes Passed: Those homes within a municipality that are located close enough to a cable line to be able to connect with cable service, regardless of whether those households actually opt to subscribe to the cable service.
Information Requests: Prehearing discovery in the nature of interrogatories and requests for documents, Mass. R. Civ. P. 33, 34.
Institutional Network (also referred to as I-Net): A separate closed loop network for municipal institutional use only. Used to connect police, fire departments, town or city hall, and schools; can contain both video and data; can also be used to monitor heat, light, and security systems.
Issuing Authority: Legal term for the governmental entity authorized to grant a license or franchise to a cable operator. Under Massachusetts law, the Issuing Authority is either the Mayor of a city, the Board of Selectmen of a town, or the city manager of a city with a plan D or E charter (compare Franchising Authority).
License or Franchise: An agreement between the Issuing Authority and the cable operator that authorizes the construction or operation of a cable system. It also establishes the terms and conditions of cable television service such as the length of the contract, customer service standards, and procedures for funding access channels. Under Massachusetts law, the term of an initial license may not exceed fifteen years and the term of a renewal license may not exceed ten years.
License Amendment: Formal change in the terms and conditions of an existing license. The procedure for license amendment is found in 207 C.M.R. § 3.07.
License Fee: A fee of $1.30 per subscriber per year that cable operators are required to pay pursuant to Massachusetts law to offset the cost of regulation. The License Fee is divided between the municipality and the Commonwealth with the municipality receiving 50 cents and the Commonwealth receiving 80 cents (compare Franchise Fee).
License or Franchise Renewal: Contract executed by the Issuing Authority and the cable operator that renews the authorization to operate a cable system. Under Massachusetts law, the term of a renewal license may not exceed ten years.
Line Extension: Construction of a cable line in an area that falls outside or exceeds the primary service area as defined in the license. The cable operator may require that subscribers pay for the extra costs involved in laying cable to this geographical area. (See also Primary Service Area; compare Non-Standard Installation).
Local Origination: Cable channel owned and operated by the cable operator and over which the cable operator may exert editorial control. Typically carries programs of local interest and local advertising and may carry public, educational or governmental programming if provided for in the license. (compare Access Channels).
Local Signals: Stations falling within the Predicted Grade B Contour (see Grade B Contour and Must Carry).
Multiple System Operator (also referred to as MSO): A cable operator that owns two or morecable systems, meaning service is provided in two or more distinct geographic areas. Adelphia, Charter, Comcast, Cox, RCN, and Time Warner all qualify as MSOs.
Must Carry: Refers to situation where commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations are considered local to the area served, and therefore the cable operator is required to provide the channel on the basic service tier in that area (see Local Signals).
Non-Duplication Rules: Restrictions placed on cable television systems that prohibit the providing of programming from outside the service area if the programming is simultaneously available on a local channel.
Non-Standard Installation: Installation of cable service or a drop line that exceeds the standard installation distance specified in the license, which is typically greater than 150 feet from the cable line existing on a public road. The cable operator may charge the subscriber for the costs of laying the cable this extra distance (compare Line Extension).
Obscenity and Indecency: The United States Supreme Court set forth a three-prong test to be used in determining whether individual programming constitutes obscene or indecent speech. More information may be found on a fact sheet at the FCC's website ( www.fcc.gov ).
Overbuild: When a competing cable operator builds a cable network system in an area already serviced by a cable operator, this competing cable operator is known as an overbuilder.
Parental Lock Capability: Option available on some televisions that allows user to block access to channels (see V-Chip).
Pass-Through Costs: Certain costs that may be recovered directly from subscribers (see Franchise Fee and License Fee).
Pay-Per-View: Programming, typically movies or special events, that a subscriber specifically requests to receive for a single fee added to the monthly cable bill. Some cable operators have the capability of determining whether the pay-per-view program was purchased via telephone or by on-screen interactive remote control and whether the converter channel was then set on the appropriate movie channel in order to receive the programming. Rates for pay-per-view
programming are not regulated.
PEG: Public, educational, and governmental channels (see Access Channels and Local Origination).
Premium Channels: Channels not included in a cable operator's regular service tiers. HBO and Showtime are examples of premium channels. In order to obtain premium channels, cable operators are allowed to require that the subscriber purchase the basic service tier, rent or purchase a converter box, and pay additional fees. Rates for premium channels are not regulated.
Primary Service Area: The geographical area within the municipality designated by the Issuing Authority and the cable operator as the area where cable lines will be laid and cable service will be made available to all residents.
Rebuild: Process where the cable television system in a municipality is reconstructed as if there were no existing wires or capabilities (compare Upgrade).
Record Request: Where fault of memory or complexity of subject precludes a responsive answer by the witness at the hearing, a request for written response may be issued. The response to the record request is part of the record and the evidence, unless challenged as unresponsive and expunged in whole or part.
Renewal Proposal: Application presented by cable operator to municipality setting forth its plan regarding the rights and responsibilities of both parties in providing cable services to the municipality. Typically outlines the cable operator's recommended term and conditions for the renewal contract. When presented as formal proposal, application must include Massachusetts Form 100.
Request for Proposal (also referred to as RFP): Documentation provided to cable operator(s) by municipality seeking to initiate original licensing or renewal process. Outlines what the municipality expects the cable operator(s) to include in the proposed contract and includes questions that require the cable operator's response.
Renewal Window: Refers to the 3-year period, beginning 36 to 30 months prior to a license's expiration, during which a municipality may renew a license following the Formal Renewal Process.
Service List: List of parties and limited participants in a proceeding. Persons named on the service list receive all documents issued in the case.
Service Tier: Grouping of cable channels for which a separate rate is charged by the cable operator.
Set-Top Box: Equipment authorized by and often provided by a cable operator in a subscriber's home that allows access to or controls interference from cable services (see Black Box, Converter, and Descrambler).
Signal Bleed or Signal Leakage: Excessive levels of radio frequency (RF) energy that leak from cable television systems. Leaks can cause interference to communications users, including safety service users such as aviation, police, and fire departments. FCC rules specify the maximum RF leakage and require that cable television systems be operated within certain guidelines. Term also refers to video or audio coming through on a scrambled channel.
Small System: A small system is defined by Federal Regulations as "a cable television system that serves 15,000 or fewer subscribers. The service area of a small system shall be determined by the number of subscribers that are served by the system's principal headend, including any other headends or microwave receive sites that are technically integrated to the principal headend." 47 C.F.R. § 76.905(c).
Upgrade: Process where cable television system is modified through the addition of electronic components capable of providing enhanced services. Upgrade typically occurs on a municipality basis (compare Rebuild).
V-Chip: System that is built into television sets and allows users to screen out, based on television ratings, programs they do not want household members to watch. Those subscribers with older television sets may need to purchase a set-top box that utilizes V-Chip technology in order to access this feature (see Parental Lock Capability).
Sources: Communications Act of 1934, as amended, Section 601, et seq., 47 U.S.C. § 521, et seq.; 47 C.F.R. § 76.1 et seq.; Federal Communications Commission website ( www.fcc.gov ); National Cable & Telecommunications Association website ( www.ncta.com ); The Essential Guide to Telecommunications, Annabel Z. Dodd (1998


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Monica Wright led all scorers with 19 points and Aisha Mohammed posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, as the Cavalier Women's Basketball Team posted a 74-47 win over Team Concept in exhibition action. Team Concept is a squad of former collegiate and WNBA players.
This was Virginia's only tune up prior to its season opener on Saturday. The Cavaliers will be without Britnee Millner and Lyndra Littles, who missed action tonight and will be out of uniform on Saturday due to a violation of team rules. Tip off against Longwood on Saturday is set for 7:00.


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Scope: Open in September of 1970, Wetzel Hall was used for nearly four decades as a home for over 20,000 Western students. This project includes a full demolition of the Wetzel Hall building as well as minor civil engineering upgrades such as regrading of the hillside and the widening of the NQ Drive road leading from University Drive. A new memorial bus stop, upgraded outdoor lighting, and newly planted green space/park will complete the new look to the North Quad area of campus.
To learn more about the Wetzel Celebration, visit www.wiu.edu/wetzel
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The Wetzel Removal project took place during the summer of 2012.
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Learning about life – from flying
As I look back on over 20 years of flying, I realize how much I've learned - not just about flying itself, but about taking on new challenges, making risk acceptable, and pushing away the fears and anxieties which hold us back from what we'd really like to do. One of the things I've learned is that you need to be Pilot-In-Command. You should listen to experts, but then you need to rely on your own judgement and make your own decisions.
I don't even have to close my eyes to picture my first REAL cross country flight. I had been flying my Sunburst ultralight for about 6 months; I was a cautious pilot and all of my flights so far had been within 10-20 miles of my home airport. My flying mentors - other ultralight pilots - were encouraging me to stretch my wings. It was a beautiful day and they invited me to fly with them to an air show 60 miles away. I was nervous about going that far - especially as we'd be flying across the Columbia River. That sounded especially scary. And I didn't feel confident about my navigation abilities. But they were encouraging and supportive - telling me that I was up to the flight.
So now we're in the air. There are six if us and the bright colors of our wings dance across the sky. I'm bringing up the rear…the newest and greenest pilot in the group. As we fly over the Columbia I'm in a state of ecstasy. As I look down on the small boats below, I can't believe that I'm really doing this - flying by myself in this tiny contraption.
Now the wind is picking up – my ultralight is starting to give me a little roller coaster of a ride. This is more wind than I've ever flown in. I focus my concentration on keeping the wings straight and level and keeping the ultralight immediately ahead of me in sight.
Just then - a radio call from Bob, one of the out-of sight leaders. "Arty – this is a little too much wind for you to be flying in. Find a place to land and wait it out. The wind will die as it gets toward evening, and we'll pick you up on the way back." Roger and then Lee chime in with agreement. They all reassure me that they'll find me on their way back.
Land? Wait it out? Wait a minute… There are two voices going on in my head.
- "You'd better find a place to land. You think you're doing o.k, but they know better. They're experienced pilots and they know what you can handle. They know what's best for you."
- "But I'm doing fine! This isn't so awful. I'm doing fine!"
- "Don't be foolish. They are much more experienced pilots. Your experts are telling you to turn around. They care about you and don't want you to get hurt.
- "But maybe they're being over-protective! I'm READY to stretch my wings; I'm ready to do this!"
So I hit the radio's push-to-talk button.
"Look, I know it's more than I've flown in so far. But I'm doing o.k.. I'm going to continue on for awhile before I decide if I should land or turn back."
This was the moment when I actually became pilot in command. Before this, to look at me, you would have thought I'd already earned that title. I was by myself in the cockpit, working the controls. But I was still letting my experts make all the critical decisions, letting them push me forward or hold me back, based on their assessment of my skills. I was the pilot, but THEY were in command.
There will always be people who tell you, "That's dangerous…It won't work…you're not ready." These experts could be your kids telling you you're too old to learn to ski, it could be a friend who cautions you against running for the school board, it could be your mentor telling you you're not ready to apply for the promotion you want. It's anyone who says, "You're going too far…I don't think you should go any further." The danger is letting their fears become your fears, relying on their judgment instead of developing your own.
I've found this is especially true for pilots and people who want to learn to fly - there are many non-pilots out there who think we're crazy, who see only the danger and none of the joy. They exaggerate the risks and don't have a clue about the incredible wonder of flying in a small aircraft.
In my case, my experts WERE being a little over-protective. I continued on the flight - and never felt in danger. It was a real breakthrough for me. Flying over unfamiliar farmland and small stretches of forest. Feeling my sweet bird as she handled the slight gusts without much difficulty. The exaltation of touching down at a new airport. When I landed and taxied to a tie down spot, I felt that for the first time I actually had earned the title Pilot-In-Command.


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Links about the Hokies' game with ECU and conference expansion. Plus an exploding bear!
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11:30am Friday 18th January 2013 in News By Matthew Colledge
PLAYERS and coaching staff at Burnham United Football Club have been left bemused and angry following the theft of several fence posts from around their ground in Cassis Close.
Wooden posts have disappeared from behind both goals and the area around the dugouts.
Replacing them could cost up to £400.
The thefts were discovered before Saturday's first team home game against Keynsham Town Reserves.
First team assistant manager John Harding said: "It's frustrating because it costs us money and in this economic climate, we have to look after everything we've got.
"We have to have wooden fencing around the ground because of league rules.
"The game went ahead on Saturday but we're going to have to put up rope up as a temporary measure until we can replace the posts."


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Sonoma County board votes to create power agency
Published: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 6:50 p.m.
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The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a major piece of its plan to become a power supplier to homes and businesses, creating an administrative agency to oversee its proposed program.
The unanimous decision does not launch the public power venture, which would compete with PG&E, the region's main utility. That final step could come next year, pending the return of favorable rates from power suppliers.
But the board action, which came before a packed, largely supportive audience, is the most significant step forward for the effort after 20 months of studies, surveys and public meetings.
Supporters, including environmental groups, union officials and some business groups, see the effort as a key way to boost investment in renewable power, create jobs through the construction of local energy projects, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"This will be a tremendous stimulus to our local businesses and our local economy," said Dick Dowd, a Santa Rosa developer who serves on the board of the Climate Protection Campaign, an advocacy group pushing for the public power program.
Supervisor Mike McGuire called Tuesday's action "a very important milestone." But he also quickly acknowledged the "elephant in the room" continues to be what the program would charge customers for power.
Those potential rates could be known as soon as next month, after the county solicits bids from power suppliers. A county study last year showed the average customer's rates might be $4 to $10 higher initially per month than those charged by PG&E but could level out and become cheaper over a 20-year period.
Competitive rates will be crucial to the program's success, supervisors said.
"We need to be able to sell it, like any business," said Supervisor David Rabbitt.
Customers would have the ability to opt-out of the county-run program, which aims to serve about 80 percent of ratepayers countywide, or about 250,000 metered customers. PG&E would retain responsibility over transmission and billing.
The county's move is authorized under a 2002 state law that lets local governments buy energy on the wholesale market and sell it to residents and businesses. Marin County has the only active program. San Francisco's has been launched but is not yet active.
As the board's self-described "skeptic" on the proposal, Rabbitt ran through a list of questions about the risks the county might assume in taking on the new venture.
What's to prevent PG&E, which currently gets about 19 percent of its power from renewable sources, from undercutting the program by offering a similar renewable portfolio to the county's proposal, on the initial level of 33 percent, Rabbitt asked.
That possibility cannot be ruled out, said Grant Davis, general manager of the Sonoma County Water Agency, which has overseen the proposal.
"This is a huge commitment, a generational commitment, and we need to make sure we take that into consideration," Rabbitt said.
Business representatives have been cautious in backing the proposal, but several came forward Tuesday to say they supported the board action and were looking forward to additional financial details in the months to come. City representatives, anxious about any liabilities they might shoulder in the arrangement, have taken much the same stance.
"You have a cautionary flag that goes up especially when it's a matter that's this big," said Keith Woods, chief executive officer of the North Coast Builders Exchange, a Santa Rosa trade group.
The independent entity created by the Board of Supervisors, dubbed the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, is a joint powers agency designed to shield the county and any participating cities from liabilities to their general funds, Water Agency staff said.
It will be overseen initially by just the Board of Supervisors and will continue to be staffed and supported by the Sonoma County Water Agency until any final decision is made to launch or kill the program. City representatives would join as directors if and when their councils consent to have customers in their jurisdiction served by the public power venture.
The board also authorized creation of two appointed committees, composed of ratepayers and business representatives, to guide the new agency.
As a final business item, the board authorized two new consulting contracts related to the program for a total of $150,000. Marin Energy Authority, the county's public power venture, will be paid $50,000 to help review Sonoma County's request for power rates and analyze returned bids, along with other services.
The board also authorized the Water Agency to extend its contract with consultant Geof Syphers for an additional $100,000. Syphers is assisting the search for start-up funding for the new agency. Up to $9 million is needed to cover the next eight months, including $2 million for the next six months of outreach and review of power rates and $7 million to cover the first two months of operation and power purchases.
To date, the Water Agency has spent about $520,000 in staff time, studies and consultants.
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Meet the new Hondo
I don't have anything sardonic to say this morning.
Congratulations to the Spurs and their fans. We have all witnessed some beautiful team basketball.
OK, maybe I have a few sardonic things, but I'm going to get to that in another post. For now, let's just all bask in the glow of Kawhi Leonard becoming the youngest NBA Finals MVP since Tim Duncan, of Gregg Popovich sitting alone with his emotions on the bench while the celebration raged, of an endless barrage of three point swishes, and of Tim Duncan being... fucking Tim Duncan.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Parker Strikes Back: Meme Wars
By Glenn at 9:22 AM
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Here we go...
You don't even need your friends to carry you
You can do it while you watch TV
As anticipated, Parker struck back hard and decisively Sunday night, tying the series meme war at one game a piece.
Addressing reporters after the game, Parker had this to say:
"I saw all the attention that James generated with his theatrics, and yeah, to be honest, it made me a little jealous. I mean, I like attention too, and it's not like LeBron is the only guy in the league who can make grown men turn away in disgust by writhing in pain. Honestly, I've been doing that since before he even entered the league."
As of press time, Mario Chalmer's attempts to start a meme of his own had gone unrecognized, partly because of the physical difficulty of the memes he has been attempting, but mostly because nobody gives a fuck about Mario Chalmers.
At least the ref is impressed
One thing is for sure, whatever the outcome of tonight's game is, the Spurs and Heat will both be seeking that signature moment that will allow the rival team's fans to mock them pictorially over the next couple of days.
Saturday, June 07, 2014
By Glenn at 10:19 AM
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Spo regretting walking away from a managerial position at Chuck E. Cheese's
Juwan Howard does not want to be in this picture
Lebron making it look easy
The new face of Lebroning
Friday, May 16, 2014
The Clippers got Jack
By Glenn at 11:08 AM
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Even though the Clippers lost the series last night, it was not before basketball fan Jack Nicholson made clear what team rules tinseltown (and also that the apocalypse is nigh).
So confused
All things considered, Nicholson might have had a better time watching Kobe mixtapes on his yacht.
The Clippers led from their first shot of the game until a KD jumper that came two minutes into the 4th quarter. Including that shot, Durant scored 11 points in the final period, and despite Chris Paul's heroics (he scored 14 points in the 4th), it was clear that the Thunder could taste the Western Conference Finals and were not going to be stopped.
There has to be something completely demoralizing about maintaining a lead by sharing the ball all night, and then having an otherworldly scorer like Durant make a mockery of your team effort by casually tossing the ball through the hoop from anywhere he pleases.
To add injury to insult, Serge Ibaka had been in the locker room since midway through the third quarter. Fantastic, gritty play by Nick Collison and the Big Kiwi made up for his absence, and OKC's big guns handled the offensive load. This inspired play was enough to win the game; however, I can't shake the feeling that, especially considering Serge's potential impairment, the better team did not advance to meet the Spurs, and barring some truly superhuman wing play, we're heading for a rematch of the 2013 NBA Finals.
There goes variety
I enjoy watching both of these teams, so it doesn't really bother me that one great team advances while another goes home. What bothers me is the "CP3 can't get past the second round, so he's not the best point guard in the NBA" talk.
That's just nonsense.
I've never made a secret about being a CP3 fan, so admittedly I'm biased, but when virtually every advanced stat in existence agrees year after year that a guy is the best at his position, he's probably the best at his position (unless you're talking about David Robinson and Hakeem; that one I still can't buy).
Like I said, CP3 outscored the white-hot MVP in the 4th last night; this man is a bonafide superstar. The league has a lot of great point guards, and two of the very best are about to face off in the WCF, but CP3 has earned his place in history. Jeff Van Gundy said it best: CP3 not getting past the 2nd round is not a knock on him as a player; it's a demonstration of just how tough it is out west.
I didn't write anything about Game 5 and the controversial calls that led to Doc Rivers being this angry:
This was largely because I slept through the game (no regrets).
I also didn't mention anything about Donald Sterling being unfathomably pigheaded on CNN, because honestly that's not even news. Donald Sterling is an asshole. He has been for at least seven decades. He probably refused black and brown pacifiers as a baby.
I do enjoy how clearly sick everyone is of him. Last night, JVG summed it up, as he is so apt to do, when he said that he couldn't wait for a time when nobody said the slumlord in question's name. Mike Breen offered a gruff "agreed", which spoke volumes on the collective psyche of sports fans.
So, for long suffering Clipper fans, there were a few silver linings: next time the Clippers contend, their owner might not be a douchebag (or at least not so undeniably), and the team is exciting enough for Jack Nicholson to give a shit (while shitting on the Lakers and their fans with his very presence).
If that's not a moral victory for this franchise, then I don't believe in them.
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Roy's back, and Yahoo's back to terrible wordplay
By Glenn at 8:52 AM
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Roy Hibbert came back from the dead to score 28 points last night, which would have surpassed his scoring total for the entire playoffs so far if not for his 13 points in Game 7 versus the Hawks. He also pulled down 9 boards, his single game record for these 2014 playoffs.
Of course, the good people over at Yahoo couldn't miss the opportunity for some truly horrendous wordplay.
An addiction to terrible wordplay is a societal problem with increasing ubiquity in all facets of life, but nowhere is it more ham-handed and cringeworthy than in Yahoo's sports coverage.
I don't know if I'm still using Yahoo in 2014 out of a twinge of nostalgia or because I'm some sort of masochist; whatever the reason, I often use the site to check box-scores and tip-off times.
I suppose the title is meant to capture how Hibbert's performance retained Indiana's playoff hopes; I prefer to assume that it's because the human body is over 70% water, and Roy managed not to piss the bed for once.
Still, it could have been worse; Yahoo had this headline ready if Roy underperformed:
Of course, this doesn't actually get to the bottom of why Hibbert had been playing so terribly to begin with. As always, a plethora of unsubstantiated rumors have been floating around. I've read, among other things, that Bynum kicked Roy's butt in practice a few times, demoralizing him; and that Paul George slept with his woman.
One of those seems a lot likelier than the other, so perhaps it's not a coincidence that the Pacers shut down Bynum for the season shortly before the game. It's all speculation, but this could have given Roy a confidence boost to shut up the haters.
Either that, or he finally got his fiancee to say George's dick isn't bigger than his.
Cheers, Roy. I know the internet can expect Agent Zero's gracious hat eating any second.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Thanks, Joey Crawford
By Glenn at 11:14 AM
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The NBA was looking like it was going to have a real feel good day. The bad guy had been banished, for the first time in decades people approved of an NBA commissioner, and a playoff series for the ages appeared destined for double-overtime.
Then Joey Crawford did this.
We all know that Joey is
a self-aggrandizing drama queen
, but messing with a guy while he's trying to tie a playoff game in overtime may just have set a new standard for ref dickishness.
Two quotes really capture the moment: the announcer saying, "Durant now, poised at the line, (shrill whistle) with a chance to tie" and Crawford angrily yelling "listen to me".
I can't help but notice Durant's signature shoulder shimmy was missing on his 2nd attempt.
I'm not saying Joey caused Durant to miss, but it's undeniable that he disrupted the game and caused players, coaches, announcers, and the audience to wonder what the hell he was doing.
This all makes me wonder whether all this attention Sterling got made Joey a little jealous. One way or another, Joey made a bold statement: you can banish one of us pricks, but you can't banish us all. He's right too. The league still has lots of problems. It's easy to point at the bad guy and then feel good afterwards, but the NBA isn't going to be reformed so easily. Yesterday, the world saw the NBA take a big step towards becoming a better league, but it's clear that there is a long, hard climb ahead.
Now if only someone can find a floozy to record some of Joey's private conversations...
Monday, April 28, 2014
Suck it, Donald Sterling; Suck it Long and Hard
By Glenn at 8:18 AM
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Hi everyone,
Sorry... I could try to make excuses or offer explanations, but instead, I'm just going to say I'm sorry for not posting for so long.
However, I couldn't resist the opportunity to tell Donald Sterling to suck it.
Suck it, Donald Sterling; suck it long and suck it hard.
You have been a douchebag for a long time, Donald Sterling, and now the chickens are finally coming home to roost. Basketball fans have known for decades that you are a douchebag, but now the whole world knows.
Although I'm not a fan of having to look at Sterling's grotesquely melted face, I'm happy to see it plastered across the headlines. Hopefully this incident will give the NBA the excuse it needs to finally liberate the Clipper Nation from this despot.
It goes without saying that Clippers fans have suffered a lot over the years. Now that they have actually become a contender, the actions of their owner are once again turning the world's attention to the problems within the organization, discouraging all the effort that's been undertaken to legitimize this franchise.
The Clippers aren't a successful organization because Donald Sterling owns them. They have become a successful organization in spite of him. Without fans and players, the owners wouldn't make a dime. As a league, this is a chance for the NBA to side with the people who matter most.
I know that there are a lot of people out there who would enjoy seeing CP3 or Blake Griffin accepting an NBA Finals MVP award. Somehow, I doubt there are too many who want to see Sterling ooze up beside them.
So, suck it Sterling. Suck it long and suck it hard.
In the words of the president, "When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. You just let them talk".
It's time for the NBA to shut Sterling up. Adam Silver may still be new to the job, but he has a chance to begin defining his legacy here. The question is whether he wants to be like his predecessor, standing around and
listening to Sterling's crap while doing nothing
, or is the new commissioner actually going to step up and make the NBA a better place.
A place without Donald Sterling.
Who can suck it.
Suck it long, and suck it hard.
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Dale Walksler is a man on a mission. That mission is to get the regional and local tourism bureaucracies in western North Carolina to acknowledge and nurture the economic impact motorcycles riders have on the region. Dale's Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley is world famous, both in and out of the motorcycling realm. The long "media table" in his offices upstairs at the museum attests to that fact, buried in periodicals, clippings, and articles from newspapers and magazines across the globe.
Now, if he could just get the local powers-that-be to get on board.
Perhaps unbeknownst to some, the museum has been reopening on selected weekends in the summer and early fall of 2009, and will be open at least one more weekend in October, the 16th through the 18th. For museum patrons, next season is looking up. Gesturing to the "Cops and Motorcycles" display, Walksler outlines the near future: "Our 2010 plan is a big exhibit on the main floor right here. It's called 'Motoring the Parkway.' We had the women's exhibit, now it's the motor cops exhibit. Next year it will be the Blue Ridge Parkway. We are going to have some Blue Ridge Parkway type events, and we're going to promote the BRP."
Walksler is ramping up his efforts in anticipation of Sept. 11, 2010, the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway's first construction operations. The parkway and its network of feeder roads are a magnet for motorcyclists. He looks me in the eye: "You've been on the parkway. Motorcycles to cars?" I venture a ratio of 40-60. "There you go," he says. "Now go to the BRP website, and read about how the tourist industry that flows off the parkway is a boon to all the towns along the parkway. Where's the motorcycle community? Zero."
Sure enough, a search for the term "motorcycle" on the official BRP anniversary website (blueridgeparkway75.org) results in this message: "Your search for motorcycles returned no results." Walksler wants to change that.
I don't believe it's news to anyone that Mr. Walksler has not been especially thrilled with the reception his museum and its patrons have received from some locals in Maggie Valley. In spring of 2008, Walksler announced that the museum would be ceasing its regular hours and would be auctioning off part of the collection of vintage American motorcycles. It looked like the museum would be moving, and far, to northern Arizona. But the auction was cancelled, and at least for now, relocation plans are on the shelf: "If I had the right situation I would (move) in a heartbeat. But I haven't found the right situation."
Walksler confirms that Wheels Through Time will be in Maggie Valley in 2010 and opening according to a schedule of select weekends.
He also reveals that he had discussed with George Barber about moving the museum to the grounds of Barber Motorsports Park. "We had a conversation about it," he says. "And that conversation could be moved forward, but when the economy tanked…." Walksler goes on to say that he doesn't really see Wheels Through Time relocating to Birmingham.
But life at the "Museum that Runs" isn't all politics. Walksler was nursing a sore shoulder that he hopes won't prevent him from racing at the Barber Vintage Festival this fall. "I think I did it starting that 1913 Henderson before I restored it. It's a hand crank." He's relaxed sitting on a bike in the museum, talking to patrons from all over the country, seemingly able to recall anybody that's ever walked into the place since it opened seven years ago. It doesn't take much to get him to crank one of the machines and ride it around in the museum, and maybe lay a big black burnout down the back stretch on the polished floor.
He's been busy: riding a 1918 World War I Harley sidecar rig in the President Obama inaugural parade, vintage flat-track racing at Wauseon Ohio, racing at Maxton, N.C. (the former airstrip now used for speed timing trials), being inducted into the Sturgis Museum Hall of Fame, and he had just returned from the big Davenport, Iowa antique bike event. And he continues to unearth, restore, and assemble historically significant old American motorcycles.
Walksler is a steadfast defender of patina, and the bikes in the museum reflect the value he places on originality. He advises a couple against rebuilding their running Servicar—"Don't take that thing apart."—and follows with a string of tips for the flathead 45 motor.
After taking me for a spin around the parking lot in the inaugural sidecar rig, Dale gives me a tour of some of the newer additions to the collection. He shows me a new find, a 1934 Harley 500 single sitting on a flat front tire. "It's called a CB500; they made 150 of them. This one is original condition, serial number one. I heard about this bike 20 years ago." It sits beside another CB500 in great shape that Walksler bought thinking the owner of #1001 would never sell. "He called me four weeks ago."
He also shows me a bike he found locally a year or so back. "It's a '15, old North Carolina bike, that hadn't run in probably 50 years," he says. Walksler proceeds to kick over the J Model and we watched the exposed valve train components do their little clickety dance. He reaches down and kills the motor by pushing down the pushrod with his fingers.
The museum's stash of motorcycle memorabilia, already massive, also continues to grow and change: "I just found the old shipping crate from a motodrome [wall of death] bike." Walksler points out the hinged, painted container that looks fresh off the circus truck in Roustabout.
In the back of the museum, Walksler shows me an orange bike he's especially proud of. The V-twin has two straight-pipe exhausts on each side of the bike. It's the last Harley board-track racer. "That's a 1928-29 750 overhead valve twin-port special. Only one known; only one built." The bike on the museum floor represents the reunion of some long-separated components. "I found the chassis in January. I found the motor three years ago and knew where it was." Walksler had passed on the motor at an auction in Seattle, not really needing it at the time. The motor was in a 45 frame, but still with the crazy pipes, and the unique clamps were still on the frame. Seventy-nine years later, they're all back together again. Walksler raced the bike (on dirt) at Wauseon and came in fourth. "It's geared for mile tracks, and Wauseon is a half-mile."
In addition to the wonderful hard parts, Wheels Through Time has been producing short films and making them available on the Time Machine section of its website, with content highlighting restorations, historic machines, location stories from old-bike events around the country, and notable visitors to the museum. Hundreds of videos have been produced, and more are in production. The webisodes are available on the museum's website, wheelsthroughtime.com. The website's event calendar will also be updated with scheduled open weekends as they are confirmed for 2010 and the remainder of 2009.
Things appear to be looking up for the museum, and I hope Dale and the crew at Wheels Through Time can maintain a presence in our part of the world, right smack dab on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unlike other National Parks, the BRP is first and foremost a public road, made for motorized traffic. It just happens to be the perfect road on which to ride your motorcycle to one of the most important motorcycle collections in the country.
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By Nancy Foss
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*Join Nancy on Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. for a Gallery Talk. Free with PMA admission.
March 8 was International Women's Day and the entire month of March has been designated Women's History Month—a great time to consider the contributions a few extraordinary women have made to the Portland Museum of Art.
The PMA collection includes many well-known women artist, but it is the philanthropic activities of women behind the scenes that made the PMA what it is today.
Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat
The McLellan House was originally designed and built in 1801 by the local house wright John Kimball Sr. for the merchant sea-man Major Hugh McLellan and his family. If it wasn't for the third private owners of the house, Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat and her husband Colonel Lorenzo de Medici Sweat, the PMA would not exist as it does today! The McLellan House could have been demolished or converted into condominiums but instead, thanks to the philanthropic activism of Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat, the Portland Museum of Art was born at the corner of Spring and High St.
Margaret and her husband Lorenzo were both Maine natives. They spent winters in Washington D.C., where Lorenzo was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and used the McLellan House as a summer home until they retired. While she was in Washington D.C., Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat became fully engaged in the cultural and intellectual life of the country. She was an author, a literary critic, and a novelist (including the novel, Ethel's Love Life, a story about the complexities of educated women's friendships, including friendships characterized as "Boston Marriages.") Margaret was a world traveler, fluent in five languages, a founding member of the women's club movement, and involved in the women's suffragist movement. Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat was also a strong proponent of historic preservation; while in Washington D.C., she championed the historic restoration and preservation of Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate. And Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat was an art patron.
Retiring in Portland, Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat quickly became an ardent patron of the local art scene. She was an early member of the Portland Society of Art (founded 1882), the predecessor to the Portland Museum of Art.
Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat understood the McLellan House was as architectural monument and did little to alter the structure, with the exception of turning the office into a library. This gesture announced her sentiment that entertaining and socializing are not an enterprise separate from the world of the intellect. She strongly believed that art makes for an enriched community, so when she died in 1908, she left her house and her money to the Portland Society of Art. Hugh McLellan had built his house to announce that Portland was part of the civilized world and Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat continued the legacy by leaving her home to enrich the community with art. The PMA stands where it does today because Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat was a philanthropic activist.
Joan Whitney Payson
Joan Whitney Payson was another philanthropic activist who made a significant contribution to the PMA. Joan Whitney was born in 1903 into a family described as a pantheon of strong and creative women. She was 10 years old when she attended the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City, the show credited with introducing Americans to modern art. (The Whitney family contributed financial backing for this show). Collecting art and opening museums was practically a competitive sport for the rich and famous during Joan's formative years; the PMA is very fortunate to have benefited from this sport! Joan Whitney cemented her foundation in Maine when she married M. Charles Shipman Payson of Falmouth.
The Joan Whitney Payson Collection came to the PMA in 1991 and included great works that form the core of the European Impressionist collection such as such as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.
Elizabeth Noyce and Katherine F. Woodman
At the PMA, you can see Anne and Her Nurse by American painter Mary Cassatt. I consider this work of art a trifecta in my discussion of women's art and the art of philanthropic activist: a woman artist, donated by a woman philanthropist, in honor of another woman art activist. The Cassatt painting is part of the Elizabeth Noyce Collection.
The Elizabeth Noyce Collection came to the PMA in 1996 and includes 64 works of American art works by Marsden Hartley, Andrew Wyeth, George Bellows, and more. Elizabeth Noyce donated Anne and Her Nurse by Mary Cassatt in honor of Katherine F. Woodman. Katherine F. Woodman was a philanthropist in her own right as she was deeply and personally involved with the transformation of the PMA from a small community art gallery to a major regional museum. Woodman became a philanthropic activist; she showed up, rolled up her sleeves, and was, what I like to call, the "gritty" on a committee. The Precinct Committee, the Century III Campaign, The Committee of One Hundred, and The Board of Trustees have all benefited from Katherine F. Woodman's art activism. Like Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat, Joan Whitney Payson, and Elizabeth Noyce, Katherine F. Woodman believed art makes for an enriched community.
So, as you wander the PMA galleries, you can engage with art created by talented women like Mary Cassatt, Marguerite Zorach, Isobel Bishop, and Louise Nevelson, but remember it was the creative energy and philanthropic activism of other women that gave these great works of art a wall to hang on!
Image credits: Unknown photographer, Mrs. Margaret Mussey Sweat, nd, black and white photograph mounted on canvas. Museum collection.; Jo Davidson, Joan Whitney Payson, 1933, polychrome terra cotta on marble base. Museum purchase with support from John Whitney Payson.