text:
In the cacophony of voices that have spoken out, mournfully, angrily, since Eve Carson's death, one group has been conspicuously absent: her family.
Father, mother, brother. They have not wanted to talk to the press. I respect that.
Some families in tragedy find a cathartic release in sharing their pain. Others are more private.
But at Eve Carson's funeral service in Athens, Ga., a week ago Sunday, prepared remarks from her father were read aloud. Those simple, soulful words tell you all you need to know about the family that produced a young woman as accomplished, and compassionate, as Eve Carson.
Bob Carson opened by describing a love affair that began the first moment he and his infant daughter locked eyes.
"I've always cherished the look Eve greeted me with as I held her in the delivery room. She was wide awake, and she sweetly peered right into my eyes with such pleasure ... as if saying thanks and 'I'm so glad to be here now, Dad.' A specialist would say it was a reaction to the newness or just being unadjusted to the hospital birthing room, but please believe me, something was just a touch different about Eve from birth."
If only every child experienced that sort of unconditional love.
Carson wrote:
"Every parent knows how special their child can be. We know from our own lives that growth and growing up are best continued over a lifetime. But there seems to be a moment early on when a parent can look at their child and know they've got the building blocks and the character for a good life. I feel blessed because I had that moment with both my loving children at early ages. I call it my Papua New Guinea moment ... when, should your child be lost upon a distant shore and even in a different culture, that child would grow up into a fine, helpful, caring person."
Carson described the senseless murder of his child as "sadness defined, unfathomable and bottomless." Even in the face of that pain, however, Carson expressed hope that his daughter's peers will be the ones to solve the most pressing problems of the times.
"I see a stunningly beautiful convergence of talent and caring in this, our children's, generation. ... I believe that these kids, along with their peers around the globe, can reach reasoned solutions for mitigating violence and tackling many of the inequities of poverty, prejudice, inadequate health care and under-education. This is no pie-in-the-sky wish! These kids are smart! They're so capable.
"They're more productive because they collaborate and communicate like no generation before them. And what is even more wonderful is their generosity. Isn't that tremendous?"
Something to consider as students gather in the Dean Dome tomorrow to celebrate Eve Carson's life.
In a church packed with mourners, Carson's remarks echoed many of the themes his daughter did, in word and action. They are words to remember as our community confronts the violence that ended Eve Carson's life.
Bob Carson noted that the roots of crime, and the pain of violence, are dilemmas that have been shuffled from one generation to the next -- until now.
"... I must tell you -- even with an aching heart, and yet with such hope and love -- that the friends of Eve, and their generation, will not be denied. They've got miles to go, and missions to keep, and we will be so much better for their undaunted perseverance."
firstname.lastname@example.com or (919) 829-4828


text:
Rural Studio is an undergraduate program of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at Auburn University. We have been in Hale County since 1993, where we hope we have been a good neighbor and friend to the community.
Rural Studio is a registered trademark of Auburn University.
Rural Studio 20th Anniversary
20K City Challenge

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The foods you crave when you're stressed are just making your bad mood worse, research out of Harvard reveals.
Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you have any questions or comments about this page please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
SOURCE Depomed
NEWARK, Calif., May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it will be presenting at two upcoming investor conferences:
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Healthcare Conference in Las Vegas Nevada on Thursday May 15 at 11:00 am Eastern Time (8:00 am Pacific Time).
UBS Global Healthcare Conference in New York City on Monday May 19 at 9:00 am Eastern Time (6:00 am Pacific Time).
The presentations will be webcast, and the webcasts can be accessed via the Investor Relations page of the Depomed website at www.depomed.com. A recording of each webcast will be archived for 30 days on the company's website.
About Depomed
Depomed is a specialty pharmaceutical company that commercializes products for pain and neurology related disorders. Gralise® (gabapentin) is a once-daily treatment approved for the management of postherpetic neuralgia. CAMBIA® (diclofenac potassium for oral solution) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults (18 years of age or older). Zipsor® (diclofenac potassium) Liquid Filled Capsules is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for relief of mild to moderate acute pain in adults. Lazanda® (fentanyl) Nasal Spray is an intranasal fentanyl drug used to manage breakthrough pain in adults (18 years of age or older) who are already routinely taking other opioid pain medicines around-the-clock for cancer pain. Gralise and various partner product candidates are formulated with Depomed's proven, proprietary Acuform® drug delivery technology. Additional information about Depomed may be found at www.depomed.com.
CONTACT: August J. Moretti Depomed, Inc. email@example.com
©2012 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.
7831 N. Business Park Drive
Tucson, AZ 85743
(520) 744-1313
FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning
FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning
FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning


text:
27 Unique Gifts for Men
Car Play Mat T-Shirt
The shirt itself is just a prop: What you're really giving him is license to lie down on the (child-care) job—at least until
he needs to play traffic cop.
To buy: $22, etsy.com.
Most Popular Galleries
Hot Topic
"In our house, the cocktail is king. Like many, we started stocking our bar when the cocktail revolution hit a decade ago. Couple that with watching Don Draper and Peggy Olsen imbibe on Mad Men for..."
More From
Like Negronis? Then You'll Love This Easy Summer Cocktail
What do you think about this article? Share your own solutions and ideas
What's Hot
So maybe you can't change your health overnight. But you can get a head start.
Say what you want about The Bachelorette star Andi Dorfman, but she got what she...
from The Nest Blog » house & home
U.S. health officials on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to the three A...
from FOXNews.com
Decorating is a very personal thing, and our homes should reflect our taste, not...
from POPSUGAR Home
Boy oh boy he's done it again. Read more: Dominique Ansel ,...
from Tastepartner on The Huffington Post
from HuffPost Home - The Huffington Post


text:
By Nita Johnson
Staff Writer
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
Many people were chanting words similar to Carole King's 1971 hit song, "I Feel the Earth Move" after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in southeastern Kentucky just minutes after noon on Saturday.
Laurel County Dispatch received nearly 60 calls from area residents who felt the tremors from the earth shifting that was centered in Blackey in Letcher County, but extended northward to Cincinnati and southward to Knoxville.
Karen Combs and her husband, Larry, said they did not feel the earthquake at their home in Laurel County.
"We were outside digging a ditch, so we didn't feel anything but the vibration of the machine," Combs said.
As Public Relations Director for Jackson Energy, Combs said she had not heard of any power outages or electrical problems stemming from the earthquake.
Laurel County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Eddy Sizemore said although he heard about the earthquake, he was another resident who did not notice anything out of the ordinary at his home.
Dwayne Hardwick of Crab Orchard said his family was in Lexington around noon on Saturday but did not feel the tremors. Marc Muse of Stanford was in London at the time of the earthquake but said he did not feel any movement.
Chris Roberts of Williamsburg, however, did feel the tremors, including an aftershock that cracked the sheet rock in his hallway.
"I have a log home and you could hear the logs cracking," he said. "My daughter was upstairs in her room and I yelled at her to see what she was doing. Then my dogs started going crazy and I felt the house shaking."
Although the shaking only lasted a short time, Roberts said he discovered the crack in the hallway's sheet rock immediately after the earthquake.
Ricky Doss of Lawrenceburg said his family was home on Saturday but are among those who did not feel any vibrations.
"But my neighbor's mother-in-law lives in the city limits of Lawrenceburg and my neighbor's wife was talking to her on the phone and they heard her china cabinet shaking," he added.
David Shivel, who works at the Wildcat Harley-Davidson, said he was riding his motorcycle when the earthquake began but noticed nothing different than usual.
"It always feels and sounds like an earthquake when I'm on that Harley," he said, laughingly.
It was a different story for Mike Chaney, however, who was inside the dealership when the earthquake struck.
"I was out here (on the sales floor) but the guys in the shop felt the floor shake," he said.
Chassie Vaughn, who lives off west Ky. 80, however, did more than feel a slight vibration.
"My table started shaking and my pictures on the wall started shaking and I thought they were going to fall off," she said.
Laurel County Sheriff's Detective Charlie Loomis said he and his wife, Rebecca, were home when they felt some vibration.
"We thought it was the washing machine vibrating until we realized the washing machine wasn't on," Loomis said.
Bennie Harrington, chaplain for the Wildcat H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group), said he was home in Williamsburg, but was outside and didn't feel anything. He admitted being shocked to hear that an earthquake of that extent had occurred.
Keith Schoolcraft, interim director of Laurel Dispatch, said 58 calls were logged on Saturday immediately following the tremors that did affect some Laurel County residents.
"We had 23 calls to 9-1-1 and 35 calls through dispatch," Schoolcraft said. "The guys here said they felt it and I felt it at home, where I live in the southern end of the county."
Schoolcraft said none of the calls were emergencies, but were persons wondering what had happened or to confirm if they had actually felt an earthquake. Some, he said, called to ask if — and where — there had been an explosion of some type that would shake the earth in the manner they had felt.
Laurel County Sheriff John Root posted on Facebook that he had received several calls but that there had been no reported injuries or damages.
The earthquake was the second strongest in Kentucky's history, surpassed only by the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that hit northeast Kentucky on July 7, 1980, near Sharpsburg in Bath County.
Most of the earthquakes affecting Kentucky occur in the western section of the state nearer to the New Madrid seismic zone in the middle Mississippi Valley. Although information is limited, Kentucky reportedly experienced an earthquake as far back as 1779.


text:
Acts: 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col: 3:1-4;1 Cor: 5:6b-8; John: 20:1-9.
Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth
(1 Cor 5:6b-8).
Easter Sunday is the culmination of the Christian year. Although Jesus had been "put to death" by being "hung on a tree," we celebrate the fact that God "raised him on the third day and made him manifest" (Acts 10:39-40) in a series of highly intimate acts. For here God has not only vindicated the poor and the oppressed by the resurrection of His beloved Son, He has brought them into His presence, even "eating and drinking with him after he rose from the dead" (Acts 10:39-41). Indeed, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ we see the embodiment of the praise found in the Psalm: "O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His steadfast love endures for ever!" (Ps 118:1). Continue reading


text:
"I'm in favor of bringing local government as close to the people as you can," he said. "In a huge local county [like Fulton and DeKalb], the services have moved too far away from the people. A community of over 40,000 people [like Dunwoody] is certainly able to support local government." Dunwoody cityhood critics suggest that to pay for services, residents will have to bear higher taxes. Porter doesn't buy it. "At least at this point, I'm quite confident Dunwoody can be started without tax increases," he said. More to the point, a city of Dunwoody would offer "a superior model of local government tailored to Dunwoody's needs," he said.More on Oliver and Sandy Springs here, here, and here. And Reason's privatization polcy work is here.
Meet Oliver Porter,The Father of Cities
Don't miss this profile of a modern day founding father--Oliver Porter--in yesterday's Atlanta Journal Constitution. Oliver was one of the primary architects of the new city of Sandy Springs--the first new city in Georgia in 50 years, and the state's first contract city (only a handful of city employees, with all non-safety services contracted out to a private sector provider). Sandy Springs' incorporation in 2005 spawned three more new cities--John's Creek, Milton, Chatahoochie Hill Country, all run on essentially the same model as Sandy Springs--and Oliver is currently helping in the effort get the new city of Dunwoody (directly adjacent to Sandy Springs in Dekalb County) up and running. If the Dunwoody effort is successful, then over 200,000 taxpayers in Fulton and Dekalb Counties will be benefitting from higher quality services delivered at a far lower costs through municipal privatization. This provides a great model for existing cities and counties, which should seriously consider the merits of contracting out for the bulk of, or at least large bundles of, government services. Here's Oliver in his own words:


text:
Click to apply for Century Dealership for your hobby shop
Click to check out our Forums
1740-C Junction Ave. San Jose, CA 95112
Recommended for extreme 3D flying.
Longer than the solid main shaft (CNE
508S) for the Swift 16.
© 1985 - 2013 Century Helicopter Products - All rights reserved.


text:
Oct. 24, 2012 — Details on the installation of new energy- efficient streetlights and the purchase of HVAC equipment for the old high school renovation project were revealed at last Tuesday's Olive Hill City Council meeting.
The streetlights and HVAC units were purchased with grant funds awarded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) which exists to help local communities undertake energy efficiency and conservation projects.
The EECBG is commonly referred to as a "draw-down" style grant, because funds are not disbursed to the awarded party until relevant services have been performed or purchases have been arranged.
Bryan Kirby of Community & Economic Development Associates, Inc. was on hand at the meeting to give the Council a progress report on the project and to present invoices for the purchased materials.
Kirby's firm, based in Richmond, manages the $125,000 grant for the city.
Council approved grant expenditures in the amount of $29,083 for the HVAC equipment, $80,903.30 for the streetlights, and $5,500 in fees to Kirby for his administration of the project.
The grand total of funds expended at this point is $115,483.30, leaving $9,516.70 unallocated. It is unclear what project the city might undertake to make use of these excess funds.
According to Kirby, the city came dangerously close to losing all of the grant funding because procurement of HVAC quotes took an extraordinarily long time, which then delayed his ability to determine what funds would be available to purchase the streetlights.
Some questions arose as to the procurement procedure and the mayor's authority to approve vendors without informing the Council.
Kirby reminded the Council that it had enacted a special procurement ordinance for block grants that afforded the mayor the ability to make the decisions in an emergency situation.
The potential loss of a $125,000 grant, to Kirby, constituted such an emergency.
"I'm just glad we didn't lose the money," said Council member Linda Lowe.
A majority of the streetlights have already been installed downtown and the HVAC units will be stored at the old high school building until the Olive Hill Historical Society can secure a bid that includes their installation.
Joe Lewis can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or by telephone at 286-4201.


text:
Erika Andersen, Contributor
I cover how people & organizations work, and how they can work better.
Some rooms you just want to get out of as quickly as possible. Dirty, smelly, noisy; glaring fluorescent lights; nowhere comfortable to sit; sketchy occupants.
The organizational equivalent of that kind of room: a toxic culture. Dishonest, negatively political, unfair; glaring inconsistencies between word and deed; nowhere comfortable to dialogue; sketchy agreements.
It's possible to improve a room – clean it up, change the lights, kick out the loiterers. Is it possible to improve a company's culture?
Just read a really good, simple article about this topic here on Forbes by John Kotter. He opines (and I agree) that there are two core reasons that "culture change" efforts often fail miserably: people don't understand what culture is, and they don't understand why it's important, how it's formed, and how it changes.
John then provides a definition of culture that's nearly identical to the one we use in our work with corporate culture issues – nice to be aligned with such a wise man! (John's definition is "Culture consists of group norms of behavior and the underlying shared values that help keep those norms in place." Ours is "Culture is patterns of accepted behavior, and the beliefs and values that promote and reinforce them.")
And then he goes on to talk about what works and doesn't work in terms of changing culture. I completely agree with him in terms of what doesn't work. Here's how he sums it up:
What does NOT work in changing a culture? Some group decides what the new culture should be. It turns a list of values over to the communications or HR departments with the order that they tell people what the new culture is. They cascade the message down the hierarchy, and little to nothing changes.
Love it. So poignant, and so accurate. I also agree in principal with his summary of what does work – how culture can be changed – but I think he makes it sound a little too easy. It takes a concerted effort on the part of senior leadership to really change culture in a substantive way. First, you have to determine those 'accepted behaviors' that, if you changed them, would have the biggest positive impact on the culture. Let's say, just to pick one behavior, that you decide you want the people in your organization to be more open to considering and acting on new ideas. Now comes the hard part: how do you change that behavior? What we've found is that:
People will change their behavior only if they see the new behavior as easy, rewarding and normal.
Easy: This means the person being asked to behave differently believes, "I have the skills and knowledge to do this, and there are no organizational obstacles to me doing this – I won't get in trouble, and nobody will get in my way." Too often, we ask people to behave in new ways that seem hard to them – either we haven't taught them the necessary skills, or they believe they'll get pushback. So if you want people to be more open to new ideas, you may need to teach them some skills: of listening, of managing their negative self-talk, of asking more curiosity-based questions. Then you'll need to remove organizational obstacles to their openness (do people get punished by management, either subtly or overtly, for suggesting or entertaining new ways of doing things? Figure out how to remove those impediments from the system.)
Rewarding: For a behavior to be rewarding the person has to feel that,"Doing this behavior will give me results (emotionally or practically) that are valuable to me." This is where behavior connects to values; you have to show people how behaving in these new ways will support what they value. For example, if someone deeply values having positive human interactions, and you help them to see how being more open to others' ideas will improve the interaction – they'll find that behavior rewarding.
Normal: This is a big one. In order to change the way they behave, most people need to feel that "People like me act this way, and people I admire and want to emulate act this way." Human beings, for the most part, don't want to be the odd man out. If you want employees to be more open to new ideas, for instance, you have to be able to give them some evidence that some peers they admire are consistently open to new ideas and approaches. And they have to see their leaders and managers – you included – demonstrate that kind of openness, as well.
I'm convinced, as Kotter is, that so many cultural change efforts fall apart because those who want to catalyze the change don't approach it as organization-wide effort to identify the specific behaviors that need to change, and then figure out how to make the new ways of behaving easier, more rewarding and more normal than the old.
Erika's latest book, Leading So People Will Follow, is available everywhere books are sold. Booklist called it "a book to read more than once and to consult many times."
Are you a followable leader? Take the Accepted Leader Assessment and find out.
What does leader readiness mean?
Somerset Consulting Group offers a service (CultureGRADE) which measures culture, grades it (A through F), links it to performance, and explains how to improve it!
Thank you, Erika, for your insights. This blog is very timely for me … I just spoke to a client this morning who's trying to turn around a company just like that – manufacturing sector, management without managerial (or people skills), close-mindedness and negativity run rampant, huge turnover because very few people have a thick skin and the resilience to survive amid all this negativity. The situation is clearly unsustainable, even though the company is making profits, and they hired a wonderful gentleman who's supposed to turn things around.
We discussed a variety of tools – from our tests to hire the right people who could tough it out while the company is trying to change the culture, a 360 evaluation of the management to help them face their demons and work out an action plan etc.
However, the challenge is … how do you get started? How do you break the ice and get the management's buy into this process? Your blog gives good tips, but these are very down-to-earth people who despise management speak. So how do you achieve this in practical terms?


text:
In other words, never mind that I think Under the Red Sky is pretty good. After that early-Nineties disillusionment, how did he decide to record Time Out of Mind? "They gave me another contract, which I didn't really want. I didn't want to record anymore, I didn't see any point to it, but to and behold they made me an offer and it was hard to refuse. I'd worked with [Daniel] Lanois before, and I thought he might be able to bring that magic to this record. I thought, 'Well, I'll give it a try.' There must have been twelve, fifteen musicians in that room – four drummers notwithstanding. I really don't know how we got anything out of that." He pauses to consider the record's reception. Released just after a much-publicized health scare, the album's doomy lyrics were widely taken as a musical wrestling match with the angel of death. "I mean, it was perceived as me being some chronic invalid, or crawling on bleeding knees. But that was never the case." I mention that some are already describing the new album as the third in a trilogy, beginning with Time Out of Mind. Dylan demurs: "Time Out of Mind was me getting back in and fighting my way out of the corner. But by the time I made Love and Theft, I was out of the corner. On this record, I ain't nowhere, you can't find me anywhere, because I'm way gone from the corner." He still toys with the notion I've put before him. "I would think more of Love and Theft as the beginning of a trilogy, if there's going to be a trilogy." Then swiftly gives himself an out: "If I decide I want to go back into the studio."
In a day of circular talk we've circled back to the new record, and I venture to ask him again about certain motifs. Modern Times shades Love and Theft's jocular, affectionate vibe into more ominous territory, the language of murder ballads and Edgar Allan Poe: foes and slaughter, haunted gardens and ghosts. Old blues and ballads are quoted liberally, like second nature. "I didn't feel limited this time, or I felt limited in the way that you want to narrow your scope down, you don't want to muddle things up, you want every line to be clear and every line to be purposeful. This is the way I feel someplace in me, in my genealogy – a lot of us don't have the murderous instinct, but we wouldn't mind having the license to kill. I just let the lyrics go, and when I was singing them, they seemed to have an ancient presence." Dylan seems to feel he dwells in a body haunted like a house by his bardlike musical precursors. "Those songs are just in my genes, and I couldn't stop them comin' out. In a reincarnative kind of way, maybe. The songs have got some kind of a pedigree to them. But that pedigree stuff, that only works so far. You can go back to the ten-hundreds, and people only had one name. Nobody's gonna tell you they're going to go back further than when people had one name." This reply puts an effective end to my connect-the-dots queries about his musical influences. I tell him that despite the talk of enemies, I found in the new record a generosity of spirit, even a sense of acceptance. He consents, barely. "Yeah. You got to accept it yourself before you can expect anybody else to accept it. And in the long run, it's merely a record. Lyrics go by quick."
When all is said and done, Bob Dylan is keen that I understand where he's coming from, and for me to understand that, I have to grasp what he saw in the artists who went before him. "If you think about all the artists that recorded in the Forties and the Thirties, and in the Fifties, you had big bands, sure, but they were the vision of one man – I mean, the Duke Ellington band was the vision of one man, the Louis Armstrong band, it was the individual voice of Louis Armstrong. And going into all the rhythm & blues stuff, and the rockabilly stuff, the stuff that trained me to do what I do, that was all individually based. That was what you heard – the individual crying in the wilderness. So that's kind of lost too. I mean, who's the last individual performer that you can think of – Elton John, maybe? I'm talking about artists with the willpower not to conform to anybody's reality but their own. Patsy Cline and Billy Lee Riley. Plato and Socrates, Whitman and Emerson. Slim Harpo and Donald Trump. It's a lost art form. I don't know who else does it beside myself, to tell you the truth." Is he satisfied? "I always wanted to stop when I was on tap. I didn't want to fade away. I didn't want to be a has-been, I wanted to be somebody who'd never be forgotten. I feel that, one way or another, it's OK now, I've done what I wanted for myself." These remarks, it should be noted, are yet another occasion for laughter. "I see that I could stop touring at any time, but then, I don't really feel like it right now." Short of promising the third part of the trilogy-in-progress, this is good enough-news for me. May the Never Ending Tour never end. "I think I'm in my middle years now," Bob Dylan tells me. "I've got no retirement plans."
* FOOTNOTE: So what's Bob Dylan's favorite baseball team, anyway? "The problem with baseball teams is all the players get traded, and what your favorite team used to be – a couple of guys you really lifted on the team, they're not on the team now – and you can't possibly make that team your favorite team. It's like your favorite uniform. I mean . . . yeah . . . I like Detroit. Though I like Ozzie [Guillen] as a manager. And I don't know how anybody can't like Derek [Jeter]. I'd rather have him on my team than anybody."
This story is from the September 7th, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone.
To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here
|Music Main
MUSIC 9 Classic Devo Videos
OLYMPICS 18 Epic Opening Ceremonies
Picks From Around the Web
blog comments powered by Disqus
Featured News From thedailybeast
We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.
Most Popular
Photos & Videos
Random Notes: Hottest Rock Pictures


text:
Home » Opinion » Editorials
Shooting first: Fear and the 'stand your ground' law
For those who irrationally fear guns, evidence and data are irrelevant. The use of firearms is to be restricted and curtailed to the greatest extent legally possible regardless of the consequences - because guns are scary things. That impulse is the motivating force behind House Bill 135, to repeal the "stand your ground" law.
Thankfully, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee removed the two worst parts of HB 135. One would have undone the "Ward Bird" law, which clarifies that merely brandishing a weapon is not a criminal use of deadly force. The other would have made people who use deadly force in self-defense civilly liable for injuries caused when protecting themselves from imminent harm. Still, the bill should not pass.
Testifying against the "stand your ground" legislation in 2011, Associate Attorney General Ann Rice said, "Historically, this committee's first question is 'What problem is this bill trying to address?' If you apply that question to these three bills, there is no problem that needs fixing."
Applying that standard to the law now would generate the conclusion Rice came to in 2011: "there is no problem that needs fixing." We do not have shootouts in bars and restaurants by gunslingers whom the law has emboldened. That is because responsible New Hampshire gun owners are not bloodthirsty desperados itching to kill, which is how so many legislators seem to imagine them. Repealing this law now would be a premature and irrational act based on fear and mistrust. It would be the legislative equivalent of shooting first, asking questions later. How ironic if the bil passes.
- Fleeing hostile states: Gun makers will travel - 6
- Voting in NH: Not just for NH residents - 20
- Protesting information: Picket sign o' the times - 6
- Seabrook's message: No one above the law here - 3
- 'Economic patriotism'; tax rates and border jumpers - 6
- Do the job, leave; a NH candidate makes sense - 7
- Faith and freedom; a near-martyr comes to NH - 5
- Innis with terrorists? A low blow from Guinta - 2
- Basket case: Saga of a supermarket - 12
Workplace abuse: Governor gets one rightREADER COMMENTS: 0
- Distracted legislating: Our baseless cellphone ban - 0
- Another View -- Betsy McCaughey: Our free lunch President - 0
- Another View -- Karlyn Borysenko: Workplace bullying is a serious problem, governor - 0
- Red Sox pull Lester from Wednesday start amid trade rumors - 0
- Accused Abby kidnapper Kibby had past minor brushes with police - 0
- Police say youths at New Boston underage drinking party resisted arrest - 0
- Man hospitalized following Rochester shooting; suspect still at large - 0
- Muskrats, Swamp Bats split twinbill - 0
- Jays' Stroman stymies Red Sox - 0
Charles M. Arlinghaus: Taxation without representation again?READER COMMENTS: 0
Win tickets to see ZZ Top
Win tickets to see the Pretty Reckless
Abby's alleged kidnapper held on $1M bail
When company comes, opt for variety
Voting in NH: Not just for NH residents
Gorham man arrested for kidnapping Abigail
Market Basket community waits and watches
Abby's alleged kidnapper held on $1M bail


text:
Old Fashioned Campfire for the Whole Family at the Mission
Park: Santa Cruz Mission SHP
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Bring your picnic dinner and lawn chairs. Make a fresh tortilla on the comal as we enjoy live music. Then we'll gather around the campfire for songs, skits, and stories. What a great way to relax into summer with the best views of Santa Cruz! This event is FREE.
The Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park is located on School St. off of Mission and Emmet Street in Santa Cruz. Please call (831) 425-5849 for more information.
Back to Previous Page | Back to the Events Page


text:
THOMAS-FOREMAN HISTORIC HOME TOURS, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students. Information: (918) 686-6624 or www.3riversmuseum.com.
MOTORCYCLE DINNER RUN, 5 p.m. Saturdays, weather permitting. Everyone is welcome to meet for a ride and have dinner. For the meeting location, call Steve Hill, (918) 441-1352 or Lorraine Hill, (918) 913-1690.
ORIENTAL LODGE #430 meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
VETERANS JOB CLUB, fourth Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m., Muskogee Workforce Office.
SAVE OUR WATER LAKE EUFAULA meets at 8 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Eufaula First United Methodist Church, 220 South Main St. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
CHRISTIAN COFFEEHOUSE, 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays, Ark of Faith, 401 E. Broadway. Refreshments and fellowship with a set time for audience participation. Audience participation includes sharing a song, poem, dance or skit. The lineup: April 12, Sharee Stokes Wells, Mary Kay Henderson, Ted Aukerman; April 19, surprise night; April 22, Gene Ruth will lead worship.
INDIAN TACO DINNER, 5 to 9:30 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, Okay Senior Center, Okay. The menu: Indian tacos, dessert, and a drink. There will also be music and fellowship. Cost: $5. Information: Ray Dodgin, (918) 360-1235.
BINGO NIGHT, American Legion Post 15, 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and 7 p.m. main session on Thursdays.
FREE SOUP KITCHEN, open from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Seventh-day Adventist, 170 N. Country Club Road. Donations welcome. Information: (918) 682-5602.
SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SHOW, through 14, Arrowhead Mall, 501 N. Main. 25 tables of sports-related items for sale or trade, free admission, Information: Vintage Sports, (918) 845-4257 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
STEEL GUITAR JAMBOREE, the Oklahoma Steel Guitar Association will hold its 19th Annual Convention/Jamboree through April 13 at the Sequoyah State Lodge, Wagoner. There will be a Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. each night. Additionally, there will be a large dance area available all day, both Friday and Saturday. Event features more than 30 of the area's finest steel guitar players, the OSGA Band, and many singers, including country recording artists Leona Williams, and Ron Williams. Admission: $10 each day.
INDIAN CAPITAL COIN SHOW, April 12-13, VFW Post #474, 3811 W. Okmulgee. Free admission, public welcome. Information: (918) 740-6082.
MUSKOGEE RUN, 8 a.m. April 13, Honor Heights Park. Third annual run will feature a 15k, 5k, and one mile fun run. Races start at 8 a.m. and registration takes place at 6:30 a.m. A T-shirt, refreshments, and medals for age group winners will be included. After the race, runners can head downtown to enjoy the Azalea Festival Parade and Chili Cook-Off. Information: Martin Updike, (918) 577-1956 or email@example.com, or Joel Everett (918) 684-6302 ext. 28 or email@example.com.
6TH ANNUAL CRUIZADERS CAR SHOW, April 13 at the corner of 7th and Okmulgee. Dash plaques issued for first 100 entrants, concession stands available, goodie bags for entrants, door prizes and 50/50 pot. Trophies will be presented. Entry fee: $15. Information and registration: Becky, (918) 682-3496 or muskogeecruizaders.com.
SUPER SATURDAY, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13 at the Okmulgee OSU campus. Join us for a community homecoming celebration and alumni reunion combined with activities for the entire family. Special appearance by cartoonist Wayne Wright. Admission is free. Information: (918) 293-5140.
EASTERN STAR YARD SALE, 8 a.m. April 13, in the basement of the Masonic Temple. Proceeds go World War II veterans' flights to Washington D.C. to visit the WWII Memorial.
CINDERELLA SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT, 1 p.m. April 14. Information: (405) 412-7757 or www.okcinderellapageants.com.
PARTY IN THE PARK, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 20, The Papilion at Honor Heights Park. Presented by the Muskogee Rotary Club, wine and food tasting with live entertainment. Tickets (Includes souvenir glass): $15 in advance, $20 at the event. Information and reservations: www.rotarypartyinthepark.org or (918) 680-1239.
HOGS 4 SERVICE DOGS POKER RUN, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20. Poker run will depart Danny Beck Chevrolet in Sapulpa from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and arrive at the VFW in Muskogee from 3 to 5 p.m. crossing 130 miles of scenic highways. The event is open to motorcycles and cars. Awards, door prizes, raffles and 50/50 drawing. Information: (918) 504-1764 or (918) 683-5380.
PARTY IN THE PARK, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 20 at Honor Heights Park in the Papilion. Oklahoma wineries, breweries, and local food vendors will gather for wine, beer and food tasting. There will be live jazz music as well. Proceeds go towards "Turn Wine into Water." Admission: $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets available at Blossoms, Citizens Security Bank, Armstrong Bank and American Bank of Oklahoma. Must be 21 or older to attend. Information: (918) 577-7960 or www.rotarypartyinthepark.org.
CANCER SURVIVOR RECEPTION, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20, Spaulding Park Scout House. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Muskogee County will honor and celebrate those who have overcome or continue to fight their battle with cancer. Lunch provided for survivors and their guest. RSVP to Anna Stewart, (918) 616-3342 or email@example.com.
MASQUERADE BOWL, 6 to 8 p.m. April 25,Green Country Lanes, 811 S. York St. Muskogee Junior Achievement's Masquerade Bowl-a-thon. Presented By OG&E to support Junior Achievement in Muskogee classrooms. Information: Brian Jackson (918) 663-2156.
TOUCH-A-TRUCK, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27, at Love-Hatbox Sports Complex. A community-wide event where kids and adults have the opportunity to see, touch, interact with and learn about dozens of cool vehicles from fire trucks to motorcycles and cement mixers to police cars. Cost: $2 per person.
THREE RIVERS MUSEUM HISTORY EXPLORERS CIVIL WAR TOUR, 9 a.m. April 27. Explore southern Muskogee and northern McIntosh counties during a field trip starting at Three Rivers Museum with a brief overview of the Honey Springs area during the Civil War. The group will then board trolleys to visit the Oktaha Cemetery, Rentiesville, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah's I.T. Cemetery, the Odd Fellows Home and wind up the day with a visit to the Garrett Ranch's Western town near Oktaha. Other stops may be added. The tour is open to the public but space is limited and prepaid reservations are required. Tickets are $15 per person for members of Three Rivers Museum and $20 per person for non-museum members. The tour is not appropriate for small children or babies. Information and tickets: www.3riversmuseum.com or (918) 686-6624.
BODY ART EXHIBIT, 6 to 10 p.m. May 2, Muskogee Civic Center. Come see the many styles of elegant body art. To enter, your tattoo parlor must sponsor you. Information: (918) 684-6363.
RELAY FOR LIFE, 6 p.m. May 3, Indian Bowl. Join Relay For Life of Muskogee County and the American Cancer Society in the fight against cancer. Information and registration: Melissa McLain, (918) 781- 9864 or RelayForLife.org/muskogeecook.
CRUIS'N ANGELS POKER RUN, 7 p.m. May 17, starts at Sonic on York and Chandler. Cost: $5. Cash prizes.
CAR, TRUCK and MOTORCYCLE SHOW, 15th annual Cruis'n Angels and BancFirst Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show, May 18, corner of Columbus and 5th St. Registration from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost to enter: $15 per vehicle. Trophy plus $100 for Best of Show, paint, interior and engine. Cash awards throughout the day, t-shirts, door prizes, 50/50 pot, food, craft vendors, a disc jockey and $1 hot dogs will all be available. Information: Joe Schmidgall, (918) 441-2755. Vendor information: Ronnie Brassfield, (918) 441-0624. Specator cost is free.
UNDER THE BIG TOP, hosted by The Learning Tree, 2 to 4 p.m. May 19, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2130 W. Okmulgee. The annual Spring Sing and Circus Party. Hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, cotton candy, games, balloon twisting, inflatables and pony rides are just a few of the fun things planned. Banner auction featuring classroom banners as well as alumni, teachers and friends. Information: Kristy Newell, (918) 687-3842.
TRADER DAYS, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 11, Semore Park, Wagoner. Event will be held the second Saturday of every month. Participants can buy/sell anything except animals, fowl, guns, weapons or alcohol. No entry fee. Participants responsible for own tables and chairs. Information: John French, (918) 485-4917 or Paula Templeton, (918) 557-2193.
Things to Do
THINGS TO DO — Events 04.12
THOMAS-FOREMAN HISTORIC HOME TOURS, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students. Information: (918) 686-6624 or www.3riversmuseum.com.
- Things to Do
- THINGS TO DO — Arts 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Classes 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Concerts 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Dances 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Events 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Exercise 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Festivals 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Nightspots 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Reunions 07.25.14
- THINGS TO DO — Theater 07.25.14
- More Things to Do Headlines


text:
Data management software
Eaton's Foreseer X-Class software empowers companies to monitor their entire power system in a single power management system.
Eaton's Foreseer X-Class software empowers companies to monitor their entire power system in a single power management system that covers multiple sites and facilities. Foreseer X-Class software is designed to monitor, track, and analyze data from more than 100,000 devices simultaneously across an enterprise. With data handling and scalability, Foreseer X-Class software gathers data and status information from power, environmental, safety, and security systems to help companies reduce energy consumption as well as unplanned downtime. With analysis and reporting capabilities, the Foreseer X-Class software provides a customized executive dashboard to help track and predict power usage trends and events, and improve energy efficiency.
Log in or create an account to submit your comment for this article.
Case Study Database
Get more exposure for your case study by uploading it to the Control Engineering case study database, where end-users can identify relevant solutions and explore what the experts are doing to effectively implement a variety of technology and productivity related projects.
These case studies provide examples of how knowledgeable solution providers have used technology, processes and people to create effective and successful implementations in real-world situations. Case studies can be completed by filling out a simple online form where you can outline the project title, abstract, and full story in 1500 words or less; upload photos, videos and a logo.
Click here to visit the Case Study Database and upload your case study.


text:
American (105)
Asian (7)
Barbeque (17)
Bistro (9)
Breakfast (9)
Burgers (44)
Café (3)
Cajun-Creole (5)
Caribbean (2)
Chinese (2)
Deli (6)
Diner (5)
Eclectic (21)
European (7)
Filipino (1)
German (1)
Greek (7)
Indian (1)
Irish (6)
Italian (31)
Japanese (4)
Korean (1)
Mediterranean (10)
Mexican (8)
Middle East (10)
Pizza (27)
Russian (1)
Salads (22)
Seafood (40)
Soul Food (7)
Soup (18)
Steak (42)
Sushi (5)
Tavern Fare (27)
Thai (1)
Vegetarian Menu (12)
City (210)
Neighborhood (210)
Reviewed (110)
Breakfast (58)
Lunch (487)
Brunch (125)
Take-Out (447)
Delivery (97)
Outdoor Dining (202)
Catering (310)
Banquet Rooms (236)
Bar Scene (361)
Kids Welcome (333)
No Jeans (11)
Romantic (153)
Wheelchair Access (399)
American Express (490)
MasterCard (524)
Visa (524)
Carte Blanche (92)
TransMedia (48)
Shield's has been serving its award-winning pizzas, pastas, salads, ribs (and more!) since 1946! Lar...
Dinner at Sindbad's is roadhouse fare, in a multilevel restaurant with a view of the Detroit ...
The exotic flavors of authentic Israeli cuisine await you and your guests at Skewers Mid East Grill....
The diminutive dishes run the gamut from hand-cut fries ($4) to panseared scallops ($15). And they'...
"Ann Arbor's only Memphis-style barbeque! Enjoy unique specialties like southern-fried catfish, BBQ ...
(American, Mexican, Pizza, Tavern Fare)
More than 30 large TVs, stadium-style tiered seating, a variety of burgers, nachos and the like.
Famous for great Deli and dining since 1962. Serving the finest in Jewish and contemporary Delicates...
(Café, Mediterranean, Vegetarian Menu)
Restaurant critics, neighborhood regulars and first time visitors always agree about Sweet Jane Cafe...
(American, Eclectic, Vegetarian Menu)
"Casual, fun and sophisticated four-star bistro in Southfield, Michigan serving incredible sandwiche...
The Cutting Board is an extraordinary restaurant, bakery, and bar. Creating all homemade dishes from...
Newly remodeled and located just off of I-96, this restaurant's focus is on comfort. From its poli...
This newly remodeled Redford landmark serves great food prepared daily from scratch, fully stocked b...
(American, Tavern Fare, Burgers)
Lodge-type restaurant and bar offering a full menu of steaks, seafood, pasta, pizza and more prepare...
(Deli, Eclectic, Salads, Soup)
An eclectic atomsphere with great food. Everything from soups and deli to Delmonico steaks. A great ...
(American, Seafood, Salads, Soup)
"An East Coast-style oyster bar serving only the freshest seafood. Chicken, steaks, salads, soup an...
(American, Breakfast, Mediterranean)
"This Mediterranean Bistro is a must visit in Ypsilanti! Famous for award winning pizzas and pastas....
(American, Barbeque, Greek, Seafood, Steak)
Steakhouse and bar specializing in Black Angus beef and a large variety of seafood, pastas and sauté...
(Barbeque, Seafood, Soul Food)
"Uptown BBQ has been a household name in BBQ for almost 20 years in Detroit. With the new addition o...
(European, Italian, Salads, Soup)
Wine bar located in downtown Detroit in the heart of Campus Martius.
Oakland Counties favorite night spot for live rock and roll & dancing. Great Ribs, Burgers, sandwich...
(American, Mexican, Pizza, Salads, Burgers)
"Come as you are everyone is welcome at Warrilow's, which has a friendly, comfortable atmosph...
Wasabi's bibimbab is best served in a dolsot, a heated stone bowl. Chef Seonghun Kim tops a big pile...
(American, Caribbean, Seafood)
"Tropical motif. Excellent seafood selection. The service is as friendly as the menu is varied, from...
"Friendly, comfortable atomosphere. Famous for big sandwiches and burgers. Stop by on Thursdays for ...
"Established 1933. Livonia's oldest watering hole. Big screen, shuffleboard, darts, golf 99, live mu...
"A neighborhood bar with lots of style." The top floor has huge windows overlooking Woodward. Downst...
(Irish, Tavern Fare, Burgers)
"Upscale Irish Tavern is located in the heart of downtown Romeo. Signature items include Irish stew,...
"Formerly the Wacky Wing Cafe, Your Mother's is the newest restaurant/bar in Mount Clemens - attract...


text:
Narrow your search
Living with the DropMyRights program.
Installing and configuring the free DropMyRights program to make Windows XP more secure.
With Web-hosting companies now in the cross-hairs of malware distributors, you need to take extra precautions to avoid infection simply by visiting a compromised site.
DropMyRights offers improved security for Windows XP--and it's free.
Yet another e-mail-based scam, reminding us of the importance of always be skeptical about e-mail messages, and not to judge them based on the from address.
A look at two lists of the most insecure applications and using them to chose applications that DropMyRights should run in restricted mode.
If you suspect a file might be malicious, there are Web sites that can scan (and scan and scan) it for you.
Many factors go into deciding the fate of an old computer, says CNET Blog Network contributor Michael Horowitz.
A review of the postings on this blog
Every new version of Windows includes hundreds of bugs. At what point do you consider Vista sufficiently debugged that you can depend on it?


text:
Pet Shops
Press the arrows
Need Garden Help
Aquarium Air Pumps & Accessories
Aquarium Breeding
Aquarium Cleaning & Maintenance Supplies
Aquarium Decorations
Aquarium Filters & Media
Aquarium Filters
API Rena FilStar Aquarium Filter XP1
API Rena FilStar Aquarium Filter XP2
API Rena FilStar Aquarium Filter XP3
API Tap Water Filter
API nexx Canister Filter Base
API nexx Canister Filter Extension
All Glass Aquarium Overflow Accessory Kit
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals NEXX 10 Canister Filter
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Superclean Pwr Flt 20 Gl
Filter Cartridges
Filter Media
Aquarium Lighting
Aquarium Protein Skimmers
Aquarium Reverse Osmosis & Deionization
Aquarium Salt Mixes
Pet Shops
Gardening Products
Plant & Trees
Pet Shops
Aquarium Filters & Media
Aquarium Filters
API nexx Canister Filter Base
<< previous
next >>
API nexx Canister Filter Base
API nexx Canister Filter The API nexx Canister Filter is an evolution in filtration and reigns supreme in set up and maintenance ease. It has the ability to add extensions to the filter in order to increase filtration capabilities. It delivers crystal clear water quality for your aquarium by using the size 4 Bio-Chem Zorb cartridge. The API nexx Canister Filter has superior filtration with no bypass. It comes with quick and easy three steps to media replacement in 4 minutes or less. The APP nexx does not need to be primed because the pump driving it is inside the tank. It has low energy consumption and can be used for up to 55 gallons of water. Features: Modern technology Superior in quality Easy to add extensions Supports 55 gallons of water Easy maintenance Item Specifications: Model Aquarium Size (Approx) Pump Output (Approx) Dimensions (LxWxH) Wattage # of Media Chambers EXTENSION 110 Gal (416.39 L) 153 GPH (579.16 LPH) 5.3"" L x 11.6"" W x 13.8"" H 11.5W 4 BASE 55 Gal (208.19 L) 132 GPH (500 LPH) 9.4"" L x 11.6"" W x 13.8"" H 11W 2 Operating Instruction: 1. BE SURE API(R) NEXX™ FILTER IS DISCONNECTED FROM POWER SOURCE BEFORE BEGINNING ASSEMBLY. Disengage the API(R) nexx™ FILTER canister from the base by first turning the yellow handle counter-clockwise as shown, then lifting it from the base. 2. Next, disengage the motor from the inlet and outlet pipes, as shown. 3. Drain all water from tubing and base. Remove hose clamps and hoses from outlet and inlet barbs after draining. 4. Use a Philips-head screwdriver to remove the screws holding the yellow plugs in place. Remove the plugs. 5. Use the two yellow connectors provided to join the bases of your original unit and your EXTENSION. 6. Once connected, turn the bases over and attach the connection plate to both bases, using your screw driver and the six provided screws. 7. VERY IMPORTANT - Block up the open port on the extension with your 2 yellow plugs. Attach with screws. 8. Reattach hoses to ports on the original base, and secure them with your hose clamps. Then, reattach the canisters to the joined bases. 9. Turn the handles of the canisters clockwise to lock them to the bases. 10. Now the motor can be reattached to the inlet and outlet pipes, and plugged in to start filtration.
Use the Search on the upper right to find more API nexx Canister Filter Base products.
"Order today from Pet Fish Supplies"
(This link will redirect you to the sponsor ecommerce page).
NOTE: Use the
Search feature
to find additional API nexx Canister Filter Base product. You'll be surprised!
<< previous
next >>
Aquarium FiltersADVERTISERCATEGORY


text: Not nearly. I'm a meager 5'6", but at Buttholes I was able to get to the front of that area and see fine, and for both Cranberries and Primal Scream we just stood at the back of the crowd and didn't have an issue. Maybe I've just gotten lucky every time I've been there.


text:
7:00 PM ET, May 19, 2012
Photo 16 of 19
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Tamera Young #1 of the Chicago Sky shoots against Monique Currie #25 of the Washington Mystics at the Verizon Center on May 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Photo 16 of 19


text:
Palo Alto News
Local news for Palo Alto, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
3 hrs ago | Business Journal
Chapel Hill on Movoto's list of Top 50 'snobbiest' small cities
Chapel Hill is on the list of the 50 "snobbiest" small cities in the U.S., according to real estate brokerage website Movoto .
Popular Stories
7 hrs ago | The Campbell Reporter
Man sues Palo Alto police over alleged civil rights violations
A Los Altos Hills man is suing the Palo Alto Police Department and Santa Clara Sheriff's Office in federal court over a "severely" broken arm and other alleged civil rights violations.
John Horgan: Midday congestion is catalyst for Holly Street changes
Be careful what you wish for. San Carlos officials and residents find themselves in that position today.
Claude Ezran withdraws from Palo Alto's council race
Claude Ezran, an early entrant to Palo Alto's suddenly crowded City Council race, said Tuesday that he has decided not to run.
Palo Alto planning department sees senior-level shake-up
In the latest shake-up in Palo Alto's busy planning department, the city has hired a new assistant planning director and is saying goodbye to two department veterans, one of whom has been leading city's the Comprehensive Plan update.
Palo Alto Wins #1 Snobbiest Small City
This morning SFGate called our attention to a list of the snobbiest small cities according to Movoto , a company whose tagline is "starting conversations about cities," which seems like their way of saying that they're shit stirrers and they know it.
Simitian aims to put county services within reach
This week Simitian proposed creating "satellite offices" for county social services staff at local nonprofits that serve struggling residents -- such as Mountain View's Community Services Agency, which provides food and financial assistance to those in need --complementing the county's own services for the poor.
Bay Area home to the snobbiest cities
According to Movoto Blog , a site that covers real estate "for those who like to have fun," the Bay Area is not only home to the U.S.'s snobbiest city , but it also has a reoccurring presence on the site's list of 50. Frankly, some of these rankings left us a little perplexed.
Google X sets out to define healthy human
Google X, the secretive research arm of Google Inc. , is making a major foray into clinical research with the goal of pinning down what it means to be healthy.
Ted Minnis returns to Menlo Park, recruiting water polo players for Harvard Univeristy
A tall and athletic 8th grader at Nativity School, Ted Minnis had caught the attention of legendary Menlo-Atherton High School football coach Ben Parks.
TCBY and Mrs. Fields to Debut Dual-Brand Locations in Los Angeles
This is the first TCBY to re-enter the Los Angeles market since 2010, and this time, the brand will be returning with Mrs. Fields Cookies to serve an increased variety of sweet treats.
Airstream trailers enjoy resurgence in sales, as fixed lodging
Pamela Grimmé places a lamp in the Tamarac showroom of AMC Liquidators, which sells to customers locally and in 44 countries.
Obama practically weepy over daughter Malia leaving White House in 2 years to attend college
President Barack Obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter Malia going off to college, a milestone many months away that is already on his mind.
Undocumented East Palo Altan aims to give others a leg up
Young woman recognized at White House for her advocacy Elena Kadvany Palo Alto Weekly Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca doesn't want her story to repeat itself.
Surprise! New health plans' limitations anger enrollees
Nancy Pippenger and Marcia Perez live thousands of miles apart but have the same complaint: Doctors who treated them last year won't take their insurance now, even though they haven't changed insurers.
Herhold: Passionate debate over plan to close Page Mill YMCA
The Page Mill YMCA doesn't appeal to everyone. But it enjoys enormous loyalty from its adult users.
At Stanford, summer work goes beyond football
For most major college football programs, summer is a time for players to load up on classes and concentrate on conditioning for the upcoming season.
Palo Alto: Fight over Mitchell Park Library project takes legal turn
The protracted fight over who is at fault for delays that have dogged the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center rebuild project in Palo Alto appears headed for the courtroom.
Q&A: Peter Yolles, founder and CEO of WaterSmart Software
WaterSmart Software, a small startup in San Francisco, is working with local water districts in California and other states to transform water meter data into easy-to-understand home water reports that are mailed directly to homeowners or made accessible via the Web and mobile devices.
Who's Hiring in Campbell: Staples; John Wheeler State Farm; Caregiver
For those seeking work in Campbell - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.
Palo Alto News Video
Palo Alto News, Events & Info
Updated: Wed Jul 30, 2014 05:27 am
Copyright © 2014 Topix LLC


text:
A forum about creating, leading and sustaining organizations for social
The Center for Social Value Creation joined the
Center for International Business Education and Research
(CIBER) in hosting a one-day forum, "Leadership for a Better World: Creating
Social Value through Innovation," at the
Ronald Reagan Building in
Washington, D.C.
The forum featured a series of high-profile thought leaders on the
role of business in society and fostering social change through models of
innovation. More than 250 academics, business leaders, nonprofit executives and policy
makers attended and joined in the discussion.
Highlights of the Day
View photos, videos,
transcripts and
media coverage of the forum.
Speakers included:


text:
| ! Hunting & Fishing Licenses | Boat Registration Renewal
Press ReleaseView print version
Gulf State Park to Reopen 100 Renovated Campsites
April 05, 2005
"We're coming back from the wrath of Hurricane Ivan," says Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Barnett Lawley. "The repairs and renovations have been completed on the 100 campsites, and we're looking forward to welcoming visitors."
The 100 campsites have larger, newly paved pads with 50-amp electrical service to accommodate larger, late-model RVs. All sites have water and sewage hookups. Rental rates begin at $23 and go up to $30.
Renovations are continuing on the remaining campsites at
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources promotes the statewide stewardship and enjoyment of


text:
The wait is over! Download the BeerAdvocate app on iTunes or Google Play now.
Get 12 issues / year of BeerAdvocate magazine for only $9.99!
Grottenbier - Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
Displayed for educational use only; do not reuse.
Ratings: 256 | Reviews: 202 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by ViveLaChouffe:
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
07-15-2013 16:50:03 | More by ViveLaChouffe
More User Reviews:
4/5 rDev +5.8%
07-29-2014 20:51:27 | More by Sirre
4/5 rDev +5.8%
07-03-2014 21:52:39 | More by sephyrott
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
06-22-2014 12:23:24 | More by parintele
4.25/5 rDev +12.4%
06-20-2014 16:07:02 | More by patre_tim
New York
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
06-19-2014 01:37:55 | More by davidwhatshisnam
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
05-23-2014 04:44:26 | More by Twal
New York
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
05-16-2014 13:56:10 | More by brbrocc
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
04-11-2014 19:39:40 | More by ManforallSaisons
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
03-27-2014 13:08:55 | More by adityashekhar
4.5/5 rDev +19%
02-01-2014 18:58:12 | More by BJSmit
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
01-29-2014 20:00:03 | More by jeiiVP
United Kingdom (Scotland)
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
01-20-2014 12:22:13 | More by Schmoog
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
01-06-2014 11:48:23 | More by Saind
3.1/5 rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Sappy crimson in color, a big foamy head with lots of rising carbonation within the veil of the deep red. beautifully smooth lacing
S: In the Flemish red family, cherry, sweet and sour, cut with fertilizer
T: The scent is only 25% reflected in the flavor, the sour elements moving far into the background and just a bit of fertilizer. It does taste more like a Belgian Brune. The flavors pull in several directions but don't seem to go anywhere, like a kitchen sink sort of recipe. An odd, planty flavor.
M; very low carbonation
O: In certain ways appealing, and another repulsive. An odd one.
Serving type: bottle
12-31-2013 01:27:53 | More by sfprint
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
11-04-2013 12:03:27 | More by dcmchew
3.66/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
An interesting blend between what seems to be a Belgian dark amber and a Brettanomyces-flecked, young Flemish red, St. Bernardus' resurrection of Pierre Celis' Grottenbier recipe is an interesting mix of typical Belgian phenols and Special B malt flavors with hints of cellar-like complexity and sourness. This was pleasant fresh, and could be more interesting when aged, which might allow the obviously young "wild" character to develop further.
Pours a 2.5cm tall head of beige to light tan-colored bubbles, small to medium in size, giving a . Retention is excellent, the head never really fading, forcing the drinker to take a sip, the lipids and chemicals in which reduce the head to a 0.2cm cap resting atop the body of the beer for the duration of the session. Lacing is also excellent, with thick webs and arrays of dots clinging to the sides of the glass. Beer is a very dark amber color, with light bringing out slightly brighter amber hues. Carbonation visible streaming along the sides of the glass, substantial in number and fairly active.
Aroma is slightly mild, light Brettanomyces "funk" and cellar mustiness, caramel malt sweetness, slight raspberry and cherry. Subtle, but pleasant, and complex enough to be interesting over the course of a 750ml bottle.
Overall flavor palette is richly malty, with dark caramel and light roast characters with a hint of Brettanomyces complexity, cellar-like mustiness, and vague fruity tartness. Opens on front of palate with lightly roasted and dark caramel malt characters and some sweetness, bread, anise, and slightly spicy phenols. Mid-palate of caramel malt characters, hints of lightly roasted malt, anise, ripe plums, slightly spicy phenols, faint tart raspberries and cherries, light Brettanomyces, extra mild tartness. Back of palate finds slightly stronger tartness, anise, spicy phenols, cellar mustiness, and a bit of mushroom. Aftertaste of lightly roasted malt and dark caramel malt characters, bread, with hints of residual light tartness and anise.
Beer is medium in body, with high levels of carbonation, leading to a fizzy, then softly foamy mouthfeel. Closes dry, with little stickiness remaining on the palate and lips.
Serving type: bottle
10-25-2013 05:43:17 | More by falloutsnow
4.75/5 rDev +25.7%
10-20-2013 16:59:33 | More by tzunoi
4.26/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
After being reserved for a while it was opened with 10 month left to maturity.
Amber copper color with a thick three fingers off-white head with good retention and leaving laces. Got murky brown after pouring residual yeast.
Aroma with a nice funkiness going on, notes of Belgian yeast, nutty malt and lemon.
An incredible fast mutating flavor with a nice tartness, condimented yeast, ginger, figs, roasted malt, umami from Shitake mushrooms, licorice, vanilla, green apples and plums. Dry aftertaste and mildly bitter.
Medium body with a somewhat effervescent carbonation and acidity sensation.
Truly fantastic beer and very enigmatic. You have to swiftly chase its multiple taste facets. Though, ain't for all beer drinkers. While drinking I did some research given my rates were off (much higher), but rest in peace after knowing, no wonder, to be one of favorites by the beer hunter.
Serving type: bottle
10-20-2013 15:21:30 | More by FLima
United Kingdom (England)
3.25/5 rDev -14%
09-29-2013 16:51:35 | More by vinicole
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
07-28-2013 22:09:19 | More by tbeer40
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
07-27-2013 19:47:06 | More by DutchBeerDrinker
Quebec (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -14%
07-23-2013 15:11:42 | More by tom10101
New York
4/5 rDev +5.8%
07-15-2013 07:18:42 | More by MystikCelt
3/5 rDev -20.6%
07-06-2013 13:18:59 | More by Marius
Grottenbier from Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
85 out of 100 based on 256 ratings.


text:
Basic Spanish: The Basic Spanish SeriesAuthor:
Jarvis, Ana, Lebredo, Raquel, Mena-Ayllón, Francisco
1 Customer Product Review
Edition: 2
Pub Date: 2010
Publisher: Heinle
Summary: Jarvis, Ana is the author of Basic Spanish: The Basic Spanish Series, published 2010 under ISBN 9780495897040 and 0495897043. Four hundred thirteen Basic Spanish: The Basic Spanish Series textbooks are available for sale on ValoreBooks.com, one hundred eighty one used from the cheapest price of $18.92, or buy new starting at $155.84.
Marketplace Prices
152 New from $155.84 181 Used from $18.92 2 Alternate from $19.95 78 Rental from $14.49
- Rent $14.49
- Used $18.92
- New $155.84
- Alternate $19.95
(78 from $14.49) Supplemental materials are not guaranteed for rentals
(2 from $19.95) IMPORTANT - Be sure to review seller comments carefully
Customer Product Reviews
- 5 star(0)
- 4 star(1)
- 3 star(0)
- 2 star(0)
- 1 star(0)
Average Customer Review
Learning basic spanish. The book breaks it down and simplifies it in a way that is very easy to understand. The book is also repetive which makes it easier to remember. I actually think that I enjoyed the class because of the book.read more
How to converse in spanish. It made it very easy to learn new words or terms when trying to follow along with this book.
Product Details
Pub Date: 2010
Publisher: Heinle
Edition: 2nd
Pub Date: 2010
Publisher: Heinle
Valore Books is a student's number one resource for cheap Basic Spanish: The Basic Spanish Series rentals, or used and new condition books available to purchase and have shipped quickly.
Where's My Stuff?
- Track your recent orders.
Shipping & Returns
- See our shipping rates & policies.
- Return an item (here's our Return Policy).
Need Help?


text:
Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.
Read the full excerpt
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS is the number one New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf At The Table, Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, Running with Scissors, and Sellevision. He lives in Manhattan.
Augusten Burroughs
represents thought-provoking authors and experts. We can find a speaker uniquely
positioned for your audience and budget.


text:
Phonathon Caller
Institutional Advancement
Sharon Gibbons
Phonathon Call Center
Contact Info:
Email resume illustrating work experience and qualifications to Sharon Gibbons at firstname.lastname@example.com
The Office of Advancement is seeking naturally persuasive and outgoing students to handle phone calling to Westminster alumni and friends. The successful candidate will have completed at least one semester at Westminster, be energetic, dedicated, responsible, dependable, organized, and have excellent verbal, written, and listening skills. Sales experience is a plus.
This position would benefit a student interested in marketing, sales, higher education, and learning more about working in a professional environment. Responsibilities of this job include, but are not limited to: outbound calling to prospective donors requesting donations, maintaining daily call logs and weekly reports, conducting surveys, updating contact information, thanking donors, inviting alumni and friends to college events, and handling confidential and sensitive data. Additionally, this position acts as a liaison between Westminster alumni and friends, which includes answering questions in a friendly and professional manner.
Specific shifts assigned for calling are Monday-Thursday, 5:00-9:00 p.m. and/or Saturday mornings from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Email resume illustrating work experience and qualifications to Sharon Gibbons at email@example.com.
<< Job Board Home


text:
PHT Morning Skate: Where the players are on Plan D – at best
Dec 21, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
PHT's Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what's happening and what we'll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
It's good fun when a player makes a really literal analogy about the lockout. In this case, Sheldon Souray calls dissolution of the union a final option, but more amusingly also labels it as essentially no better than "Plan D." (OC Register's Eric Stephens Twitter feed)
Kevin Allen thinks that the next CBA could generate a greater number of sign-and-trade deals in the NHL. (USA Today via Kukla's Korner)
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Josh Yohe wonders why the NHL and NHLPA are depriving people of a pick-me-up. (Yohe's Sulia)
Dirk Hoag shares a few ideas for sad fans. (On the Forecheck)
Rudy Kelly says goodbye to Battle of California with a heartfelt message, but most importantly, a flying patriotic Fraser dog. (Battle of California)
Hey, what are two things that totally go together? Brenden Morrow and pilates, of course. (Dallas Morning News)
Looking back at some old Chicago Blackhawks Christmas cards. (Greatest Hockey Legends)
A lesson in stickhandling fundamentals. (NHL.com)
Shawn Thornton calls Florida his 'first choice'
Aug 1, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT
His relationship with Panthers GM Dale Tallon made a big difference.
Under Pressure: Mike Richards
Aug 1, 2014, 8:45 AM EDT
Will Los Angeles regret opting against a buyout?
It's Los Angeles Kings day on PHT
Aug 1, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
Taking a look at the 2014 champions on Friday.
Devils GM shakes off 0-13 shootout record, pumps up free agent moves
Jul 31, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT
Lou Lamoriello says those SO struggles are "not a focus."
Leafs' Gardiner approves of Carlyle's approach
Jul 31, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
"It will help me down the road."
Photo: Joffrey Lupul chats with Jack White
Jul 31, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
Have fun making up captions with this one.
Flyers' Mason broke his right pinky finger playing ball hockey
Jul 31, 2014, 7:39 PM EDT
The team estimates he'll miss two weeks of on-ice training.
Stars sign Glennie to one-year, two-way deal
Jul 31, 2014, 6:43 PM EDT
The former first-rounder still needs to prove himself.
#Hartnelldown makes it to Columbus
Jul 31, 2014, 5:18 PM EDT
The forward is already endearing himself to Blue Jackets fans.
Sens assistant GM is 'confident we are a playoff team'
Jul 31, 2014, 3:54 PM EDT
Ottawa's offseason is receiving mixed reviews.
Whatever teams are offering, Jeff Halpern will 'take less'
Jul 31, 2014, 2:31 PM EDT
He doesn't know how to haggle.
Here's another story about how a hockey team is using analytics to try and win more hockey games
Jul 31, 2014, 1:18 PM EDT
Dallas Stars version.
Malcolm Subban was 'cheering for P.K.' in Habs-Bruins series
Jul 31, 2014, 12:41 PM EDT
Let's make a big deal out of this, shall we?
Lindros, LeClair and Desjardins to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame
Jul 31, 2014, 11:52 AM EDT
A "well-deserved" honor, according to Ed Snider.
It's back! PHT's Team of the Day summer series starts tomorrow
Jul 31, 2014, 10:51 AM EDT
Beginning with the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. Click for the full 30-team schedule.
Pens sign Spaling — two years, $4.4 million
Jul 31, 2014, 10:22 AM EDT
Brandon Sutter next?
Sens agree with Lehner on three-year, $6.675 million contract
Jul 31, 2014, 9:51 AM EDT
Went 12-15-6 with a .913 save percentage last season for Ottawa.
Price (knee) won't start skating 'til mid-August
Jul 31, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT
But he also won't require surgery.
PHT Morning Skate: Brodeur's still available? Color Lamoriello unsurprised
Jul 31, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
All that and more, inside.
1st-rounders Vrana (Caps), Pastrnak (B's) highlight Czech WJC team
Jul 30, 2014, 9:30 PM EDT
They'll face off against Canada and Russia at a tournament in Toronto next week.
Top Posts
- Flyers' Mason broke his right pinky finger playing ball hockey 18
- Lindros, LeClair and Desjardins to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame 62
- It's back! PHT's Team of the Day summer series starts tomorrow 8
- Pens sign Spaling — two years, $4.4 million 13
- Agent: Subban hasn't told me to make him NHL's highest-paid D 31
- Devils sign Greene to five-year, $25M extension 18
- Subban seeking $8.5 million in arbitration, versus the Habs at $5.25 million 46
- Marchand on Plekanec: 'I hate him. I can't stand him' 59
- Gettin' paid: Gardiner inks five-year, $20.25M extension with Leafs 15
- Report: Trottier to join Sabres' coaching staff 21
Most Commented
- Cashing in: Rangers sign Brassard to five-year, $25 million deal (63)
- Lindros, LeClair and Desjardins to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame (62)
- Marchand on Plekanec: 'I hate him. I can't stand him' (59)
- Subban seeking $8.5 million in arbitration, versus the Habs at $5.25 million (46)
- Trotz plans to let Johansson, Kuznetsov, and Burakovsky compete for time at center (45)


text:
YORK COUNTY — Students in manufacturing programs at York and Clover high schools will be eligible this year to apply to apprentice with Charlotte employers who will pay them as they train and guarantee a job for those who finish.
The Apprenticeship 2000 program, which prepares students for careers in high-tech manufacturing, includes 8,000 hours of classroom instruction and on-the-job training during four years – for which students are paid. Students who finish it are guaranteed a job with a $34,000 annual salary and full benefits.
"This is the first true registered apprenticeship I've ever seen," Ron Roveri, director of York's Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center said, after introducing the program to the York school board.
Robert Shook, a training development specialist with Chiron, one of eight partner companies that are offering Apprenticeship 2000, said the program is expanding into South Carolina schools this year. Until now, he said, it has worked only with schools in North Carolina.
"The South Carolina schools in York County are just a hop, skip and a jump away from us, and we are sure that they have talent there," said Shook, who earlier spoke to the Clover school board about the program.
High schools in the York, Clover and Fort Mill districts are the only South Carolina schools included in the program this year, he said. North Carolina participating schools include Cabarrus, Catawba, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Gaston and Lincoln County, Iredell-Statesville and Mooresville schools.
The York and Clover school districts this year launched new training programs in manufacturing technologies, citing a need among area employers for a trained work force.
Shook acknowledged the demand for trained workers.
"As of today in Charlotte-Mecklenburg alone, there are 6,000 unfilled advanced manufacturing jobs," Shook said.
The apprentice program aims to help fill that gap, he said.
"What better way to get a perfectly trained employee than to hire a young person and grow them, train them to be the employee that you need," he said.
He said manufacturing in the United States has to compete on a global market with many countries where labor costs are lower.
"Advanced manufacturing is America's answer to competing in that global market," Shook said. "We do it with high technology, automation, with machines that do most of the manufacturing once they are set up and ready to go."
However, he said, that has created a need for trained employees to operate and repair the high-tech machinery.
"There are fewer people required to produce each part," Shook said. "But the people that are required are more technologically knowledgeable and usually make a lot more money than somebody who did manufacturing 15 years ago."
Shook said eight partner Apprenticeship 2000 companies in the Charlotte area work with Central Piedmont Community College, which offers the 1,600-hour classroom instruction portion of the training. The program also includes 6,400 hours of on-the-job skills training, he said.
Apprentices are paid for both classroom instruction and on-the-job training, at a gradually increasing rate that starts at $9 per hour for the first year and ends at $14 per hour the fourth year.
Shook said the company with which a student apprentices will pick up the cost of the tuition.
"Typically, a company is going to invest between $140,000 and $175,000 into the apprentice over the course of four years," he said.
The first two partner companies were Blum and Daetwyler, which started the apprentice program in 2000, when the first four apprentices completed it. The six other partners are Chiron America, Phaff Molds, Siemens Energy, Ameritech Die and Mold, Sarstedt and Timken.
He said the Apprenticeship 2000 program has graduated 121 apprentices, including the first four, since 2000. He said 54 students are in the program now. Last year, 17 students were accepted.
Thomas Ray, assistant director of York's technology center and its work-based learning coordinator, said the program is a great opportunity for students. However, it is a competitive program, he said.
"It's vigorous," he said.
Roveri agreed.
"You are going to be top-notch if you are selected," he said. "They said they are going to be very selective."
Roveri said the recruiting process, which is beginning now, includes prescreening candidates in October and November and a Dec. 14 open house where students and parents can learn about partner companies.
Students who want to apply will make a four-day visit to companies on Westinghouse Boulevard that will include exams – including a technical math exam – and visits to the operations areas. Students can choose the company with which they want to apprentice.
Students who are chosen by partner companies will have a six-week paid internship during the summer after their junior or senior year. After the internship, rising seniors begin youth apprenticeships in the fall, and graduates will begin registered apprenticeships.


text:
2013-2014 Executive Board
Download Associated Students Executive Board Brochure
- LisaHusar
- AS President
- Major: Communication Studies
- Educational Goals: To transfer with an A.A. Communication Studies
- Career Goals:
- Contact email@example.com
"Having held the Vice President position for one term, I have gained the necessary skill set and leadership ability that supplements this position. I have been a dedicated student leader and strive for a great college."
The President of the Associated Students chairs all Executive Board meetings and assists in the strategic planning of the A.S. and makes vacant board member appointments as necessary. It is the duty of the A.S. President to attend Budget and Planning, Shared Governance, College Council, Leadership, Student Activities and Presidential meetings.
- GiovannaVera
- V.P. of External Affairs
- Major: Civil Engineering / Water Resources
- Educational Goals: Masters Degree, Water Engineering
- Career Goals: Working with water related projects locally and globally.
- Contact:firstname.lastname@example.com
"As a student I have been part of numerous clubs and served the Associated Students; giving me experience and knowledge to better serve students. My goal is to enhance the ambassadors program to give students better voices within Butte College committees."
It is the duty of the Vice President of External Affairs to oversee the Ambassador Program, all external operations and attend leadership and shared governance meetings. In the case of the absence of both the President and the V.P. of Internal Affairs, the V.P. of External Affairs acts on behalf of the President.
- Christinethao
- V.P. of Internal Affairs
- Major: Kinesology
- Educational Goals: A.S. Social Behavioral Science
- Career Goals: Physical Therapist
- Contact: email@example.com
"I will be great for this position because I am a diverse individual and very understanding."
It is the duty of the Vice President of Internal Affairs to oversee internal operations and attend leadership and shared governance meetings. In the case of his/her absence, V.P. of Internal Affairs acts on behalf of the A.S. President.
- AshelyBrian
- Business Affairs Director
- Major:
- Educational Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: email@example.com
"To be provided."
It is the duty of the Business Affairs Director to update the Associated Student's annual budget, provide monthly budget reports and oversee all A.S. purchases.
- VAcantPosition
- Cultural Affairs Director
- Major:
- Educational Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
"Contact the A.S. for more info about this position."
The Cultural Affairs Director acts as a liaison between the A.S. and ethnic and minority groups on campus. This director works closely with the Culture and Community Center, the Diversity Committee and offers representation on other campus-wide committees.
- AliciaBallentine
- ICC Representative
- Major: Behavioral Science
- Educational Goals: Masters in Behavioral Science
- Career Goals: Child Life Specialist
- Contact: email@example.com
"To be provided."
It is the duty of the Inter Club Council (ICC) Representative to chair all ICC meetings and oversee ICC related projects. The ICC Representative acts as a liaison between clubs and the A.S. board.
- vacantposition
- Parliamentarian
- Major:
- Educational Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
"For more info about this position contact the A.S."
The Parliamentarian maintains order during all A.S. Executive Board meetings and is up to date on Robert's Rules of Order and Brown Act stipulations. It is the duty of the Parliamentarian to review and stay updated on A.S. Constitution and by-laws.
- SaraRiddick
- Outreach Director
- Major:
- Educational Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: email@example.com
"To be provided."
It is the duty of the Publicity Director to maintain community relations between the A.S. Board and Student Activities and the greater Butte College community. The Publicity Director assists in communicating to Butte College the mission, activities and goals of the A.S.
- NathanRoberts
- Sustainability Director
- Major:Environmental Horticulture
- Educational Goals: A.S. in Env. Hort., Ag Science and Ag Business
- Career Goals:To own a sustainable landscaping company
- Contact: email@example.com
"I possess the skills, knowledge, drive and experience to continue as your A.S. Sustainability Director. My goal is to move Butte College further, together."
The Sustainability Director acts as a liaison between the A.S. and the Sustainability Resource Center and other local environmental initiatives. This director also represents the A.S. at the Land-Use Committee and Sustainability Steering Committee meetings.
- AndrewNApier
- Legislative Analyst
- Major:Environmental Engineering and Geology
- Educational Goals:Transfer to UC Merced
- Career Goals:Travel the world doing environmental consultation.
- Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
"My goal is to increase the participation of Butte College on a statewide level and to ensure that our interests as a college are well represented."
It is the duty of the Legislative Analyst to stay informed of local, state and federal legislation affecting the student population. The Legislative Analyst will inform the A.S. Board any relevant information regarding the student body and help coordinate political activities on campus.
- DamaraMarsh
- Academic Affairs Director
- Major:
- Educational Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
"To be provided"
It is the duty of the Academic Affairs Director to represent the A.S. at Academic Senate meetings and be the liaison between Butte College faculty and the A.S. The Academic Affairs Director will keep the A.S. informed on curriculum and academic related issues.
- CHARLEShorne-nutt
- Satellite Campus Director
- Major: Business Computer IT Systems
- Educational Goals: A.S. Degree in Business
- Career Goals: Work at Butte College
- Contact: email@example.com
"My goal is to be a voice and help others reach their goals positively and productively."
The Satellite Campus Director maintains open communication with the Chico and Glenn Centers as well as all activities in the Chico Center Lounge. This director is responsible for representing the A.S. at the "Town and Gown" meetings in Chico.
- ChristineWilliams
- Health & Wellness Director
- Major: Psychology
- Educational Goals: A.S., Psychology & Bachelors from the University of Hawaii
- Career Goals: Psychologist
- Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
"My goals for my position are to bring more awareness to healthy eating and life choices. I also want to do more with alcohol and drug awareness."
It is the duty of the Health and Wellness Director to organize and implement programs or events relating to health and wellness. The Health and Wellness Director acts as a liaison between the A.S. and the Center of Well Being.
- MarissaKatleba
- Social Director
- Major: Biochemistry
- Educational Goals: PharmD/PhD from UCSF
- Career Goals: Research Scientist in late stage Pharmaceutical Development
- Contact: email@example.com
"My goal is to enhance each student's Butte College experience by reducing stress and bringing enthusiasm and excitement to campus activities.."
It is the role of the Social Director to plan and coordinate student activities and events with the A.S. Advisor. This director may advise and assist clubs with event planning and coordinate and recruit for the A.S. Street Team.
- jonathanBeebout
- Technology Director
- Major:
- Education Goals:
- Career Goals:
- Contact: email@example.com
"Technology has always been a talent of mine. I am excited to apply this talent to projects that allow others to benefit from my skills."
It is the role of the Technology Director to serve the A.S. Executive Board by reporting on any technology issues on campus, advise on technology related purchases, and run A.S. meeting equipment. The Technology Director will sit on the Technology Council and serve as the chair of the A.S. survey task force.
- Cameronhoffman
- Student Trustee
- Major: Theater Arts Production
- Education Goals: MFA Theater Arts Production
- Career Goals: Creative Director of a theater
- Contact: email@example.com
"I have spent my time here developing rapport with the Administration and working with the state to represent and advocate on behalf of our students. I will work to make sure all students at Butte have their voices heard."
It is the role of the Student Trustee to act as a liaison between the A.S. Board and the Butte College Board of Trustees. The Student Trustee attends monthly meetings with the Butte College President, A.S. Advisor, A.S. President and A.S. Vice Presidents.


text:
Enter the world of advanced entertainment
If you're ready to incorporate networking and streaming into your home theater system, the Onkyo TX-NR509 will get you in the game at a reasonable price. Equipped with an ethernet port and DLNA-compliant, this 5.1-channel receiver can access audio files on your compatible computer or stream internet radio. Customize your personal radio station on Pandora or Slacker, and crank up your sound. But audio isn't the only area of expertise for the TX NR509. Four HDMI v1.4 inputs handle high definition audio from Dolby and DTS, plus pass 3D video content. You can even connect your iPhone or iPod directly to the receiver using the USB port on the front panel. Listen to your stored playlists on your home theater system, and let Onkyo's proprietary Advanced Music Optimizer make the most of your compressed digital files. When you feel like moving beyond one room, Zone 2 line-outs let you send a stereo audio signal to a second room equipped with an amp and speakers. Control it all with the included remote or download Remote App, which turns your iPod or iPhone into a remote for the TX-NR509. If you're looking for a great deal on a full-featured receiver, you've found it.
A little more tech, a lot more impressive sound
With all the new media features of the TX-NR509, one could overlook the technology inside designed to reproduce amazing surround sound from five speakers and a subwoofer. High-quality Burr-Brown digital-to-analog converters optimize analog audio performance for exceptionally high-fidelity audio reproduction. Optimum Gain volume circuitry and Jitter-Cleaning circuit technology ensure clean, controlled sound free from common sources of distortion and interference. And with 80W per channel, you'll have plenty of power for your surround setup. When it comes to setting up those speakers, don't be intimidated by the thought of getting everything just right. Let the TX NR509's Audyessey 2EQ do the work for you. With the included microphone, the receiver will determine the perfect balance of sound signals to give you clear, accurate, and natural sound. You'll love the performance the Onkyo TX-NR509 brings to your home theater system.
Included with purchase
Onkyo TX-NR509 5.1-channel home theater receiver, indoor FM antenna, AM loop antenna, speaker cable labels, speaker set-up microphone, instruction manual, quick set-up guide, remote control, 2 AA batteries
Onkyo TX-NR 509 (March 29, 2012)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Phil B. - Kalispell, MT
Very nice receiver with all the bells & whistles one could want in this price range.
Only one big problem The Instruction manual is very poorly written, and difficult to follow. Were I to try and implement several functions, I would need a expert consultant to make sense out of the manual or for whom such tasks are second nature. My Harmon-Kardon receiver by contrast has a lucid and easy to follow manual.
Recommend one go on-line and review the manuals before purchasing Onkyo products.
Awsome Receiver - Iphone frinedly (February 16, 2012)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Evelio M. - Los Angeles, CA
I loved this receiver, I love the fact that I can connect my iphone and search for my music through playlist, artist, albums. That is great! Still havent connected to the internet but that is an awsome feature as well. Great receiver!!! 10 Stars **********
ONKYO TX-NR509 (January 31, 2012)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Robert R. - Cary, NC
This unit replaced my 12 year old ONKYO TX-DS676. I am very satisfied with its performance, especially the Audyssey setup and the dock for my iPod. The speaker balance procedure is easy to do, and I am pleased with the resulting sound in my listening room. I have never hesitated to purchase an ONKYO product.
Onkyo TX-NR509 (November 04, 2011)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Don M. - Grand Rapids, MI
I was expecting big things from this receiver based on my experience with my Onkyo TX-SR601 and am not disappointed. Plenty of CLEAN power and crystal clear sound from whisper quiet to ear-splitting volume. Easy set up with only one problem. The HDMI connections are a bit too close together for certain Monster brand HDMI cables with large connectors. I had a problem with the PS-3 only passing audio. I noticed the Monster HDMI cable was pushing against the Sony cable when the two were connected to adjacent HDMI inputs. As soon as I moved one of them, the problem went away. All the receivers features work. Im especially impressed with the HDMI pass through feature. It simplifies set up immensely. I have it hooked up to a Comcast cable TV box, a Sony PS-3 and a Sony 42 inch LCD TV.
Very solid system (November 01, 2011)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Lucas s. - Aft valley, ID
Very easy to set up. This receiver conected automatically with my Sony bd player this makes it so I only have to use one remote to control volume. There are a lot of features that I have to explore that I am sure will make the listening exsperece even better.
A great start with a great price at Vanns (September 08, 2011)
|Ease of Use
|Overall Rating
Reviewed By: Dhiren G. - Houston, TX
I bought Onkyo TX-NR509 receiver along with Jamo speakers and an Energy 200W Subwoofer, all from Vanns. The system exceeded my expectation for the price I paid.
If you are looking for an economical but great start at Home-Theatering, you will not be disappointed with this receiver! The sound is amazing. You will enjoy movies in Dolby Digital on this receiver. I keep the volume at about 30 of the max volume the receiver can do, and it is more than enough!
Vanns delivery was fast too! Vanns rocks!
Comparison Specifications
- Decoding processing: Dolby TrueHD/Digital Plus, dts-HD Master
- Output power: 80W/channel at 8 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, 0.07% THD, 2 channels driven, FTC
- Video connections: 4 HDMI v1.4 inputs, 1 output / 1 ethernet port / 2 component inputs, 1 output / 5 composite inputs, 1 output / 1 front panel USB input
- Audio connections: 4 digital inputs (2 optical, 2 coax) / 1 headphone jack
- Multichannel audio: 6 analog audio inputs, 1 output
- Other connections: Zone 2 line out / front panel L,R,V, A/V inputs / 1 Universal Port for single-cable connection of UP-A1 Dock for iPhone/iPod (not included) or optional Onkyo HD Radio tuner
- 4 DSP gaming modes: Rock / Sports / Action / Role playing
- Internet radio connectivity (Pandora, Rhapsody, SIRIUS, Internet Radio, Napster, Mediafly, Slacker, and vTuner)
- Remote control: full-function RI remote / remote interactive over HDMI (RIHD)
Additional Specifications
- Playback of audio files through local network (MP3, WMA, WMA lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, LPCM)
- High Current Power Supply (H.C.P.S.) massive high-power transformer
- PLL jitter-cleaning circuit technology / optimum gain volume circuitry technology
- Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs / advanced 32-bit processing DSP chip
- Music optimizer / Direct Mode / Double Bass Function
- Overlaid graphical on-screen display via HDMI
- Theater-dimensional virtual surround function
- Deep Color / x.v. Color
- Audyssey 2EQ / Audyssey Dynamic Volume / Audyssey Dynamic EQ for loudness correction
- Advanced Music Optimizer for compressed digital music files
Manufacturer Specifications
- Certified with Windows 7 and DLNA v. 1.5
- Subwoofer pre-out
- Receiver frequency response: 20Hz-50kHz/+1dB, -3dB (Direct mode)
- AM/FM/SIRIUS tuning: 40-station preset capability
- Crossover adjustment (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz)
- Tone control for front L/R channels
- 3-mode display dimmer
- Color-coded, banana plug compatible speaker posts
Dimensional Specifications
- Dimensions: 17.13" W x 6.81" H x 12.94" D
- Weight: 18.7 lbs
Onkyo TX-NR509 Warranty Details
2-year limited parts and labor warranty


text:
Method Boardshort
The Billabong Method boardshort features a stripe print, side seam stitching, a drawstring front, custom logo details, and a 20" outseam.
We can all pretty much rank the top male surfers. But what about the gals?...
Add your address to our email subscriber list to stay updated on the latest news
and promotions from beckersurf.com
Copyright © 2010 Becker All Rights Reserved


text:
Senior Citizens Multipurpose Center
Sponsored by Cass County Council on Aging
Harrisonville Community Center
2400 Jefferson Parkway
Jan. 21-25
Congregate meals are served 11:15 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. For reservations, call 816-380-8980, Ext. 240, before 9 a.m. Call anytime for future reservations.
The suggested price is $2 for seniors, age 60 and over and disabled age 18 to 59 with a written disability award. A fixed price of $3.75 is for people under age 60.
Milk, coffee or tea served with every meal.
Monday - Closed; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Tuesday - Chicken parmesan, broccoli, corn, wheat roll, strawberries with bananas.
Wednesday - Ham and beans, spinach, corn muffin, mandarin oranges.
Thursday - Lasagna, Italian vegetables, tossed salad, garlic bread, pineapple chunks.
Friday - Pork chop, mashed potatoes with gravy, stewed tomatoes, whole-grain bread, cherry crisp.
Senior Center
located at 609 Minnie Ave., Belton
Jan. 21-25
Meals are served at noon Monday through Friday at the Belton Senior Center. There is a suggested contribution price of $2 for those age 60 and over and the price for ages 18 to 59 is $3.75. The center also offers cards, bingo, birthday parties, holiday parties and outings.
Reservations are required. For more information or to make a luncheon reservation, call 816-348-7410.
2% milk served with every meal.
Monday - Closed; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
Tuesday-Friday - To inquire about this weeks menu items, please call 816-348-7410.


text:
On this day in 1849, the brig Charlotte with William G. Bartlett, master, sailed from Newburyport for San Francisco with 45 passengers. The excitement that followed the discovery of gold in California led to the charter of several Merrimack River-built ships for the Pacific coast.
— Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury