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God born in a manger? One can accept it on faith, I guess. Anything is possible. Take the leap. "Just believe," some say.
But belief is high-maintenance. Beliefs require defense, argument, protection, proof. When we're involved with the belligerent world of beliefs we're often dealing with embattled egos, beliefs as extension of egos, beliefs as weapons for frightened egos.
The world has grown tired of beliefs. The world knows the costly price of dogmatic assertions and fundamentalisms of every kind. The world has lost faith in what the Church believes because it has failed to embody it – incarnate it, enflesh it – in its practice.
I, too, have grown tired of beliefs. Sounds odd coming from a preacher, right? Perhaps.
The first Jesus followers did not have a "belief system." Jesus called people to follow him, which meant more than believing in him, more than simply confessing certain theological ideas about him, and certainly more than attempting an anemic ethical do-goodism (which often passes as "Christian" these days). The first followers had an experience of the holy, an encounter with the divine, the numinous, and they participated in the power and grace and intensity of God's Spirit unleashed upon the world in a new way, gospeling creation in the flesh, in a person, calling humanity to embark, like him, on a heroic journey of divine dimensions and cosmic proportions.
That's why the shepherds are my favorite characters in the Christmas story. Their journey begins with an encounter on the outskirts of Bethlehem; they show us the way.
Luke's description of what the shepherds underwent was something like a mystical experience, it was a meeting with mystery – and mystery, because it's a mystery, not a puzzle (which can be solved), it's not completely knowable. It can't be measured. It can't be analyzed. It can't be verified. It can only be experienced.
Despite the presence of stories like these in scripture, the Church has been suspicious of the mystical. Mystics were often repressed by the Church. Cultural historian José Argüelles (1939-2011) sees a "dictatorship of reason" in the modern era of Western culture that "banished mysticism as a branch of the insane."
We need to acknowledge that there are other ways of knowing in addition to reason. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) insisted that, "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead." The psychoanalyst Carl Jung (1875-1961) warned, "…only the mystic brings what is creative to religion itself…. The creative mystic was ever a cross for the Church, but it is to him [and her] that we owe what is best in humanity."
What if we viewed the shepherds as mystics? The King James Version says the shepherds, "were sore afraid" (Luke 2:9); the Greek behind the King's English is stronger and means something like, "and they became afraid with very much great fear." They were terrified! Seized by a holy terror and awe. The Greek suggests language brought to its limits, incapable of expressing the holy fear, the terror that comes with encountering something mysterious. Yes, the angels replied, "Fear not," but only after the initial experience. This is what theologian Rudolph Otto (1869-1937) described as a mysterium tremendum et fascinans: a terrifying and fascinating mystery that seizes us and overwhelms us in love.
The Jewish theologian Abraham Heschel (1907-1972) defined mysticism as "radical amazement." Wasn't that Mary's response to the shepherds' experience? Maybe she, too, was a mystic. "Awe is the beginning of wisdom," Heschel claimed. "Awe precedes faith." Not belief, not reason, but awe. Radical awe. And praise, too, "precedes faith." Awe is the beginning of wisdom. The fear experienced in awe and terror "is not the fear of guilt" or of being attacked or judged by an angry God, but a feeling of WOW! – a reverential feeling rooted in the wonder of our existence, of our being included in the amazing twenty-billion-year drama that is the universe, conscious that the Creator of this universe and the source of existence itself encounters us, overwhelms us with love, and faces us – literally – in the flesh, in the birth of a Son who came for us to know once and for all that we are deeply loved, that we are God's beloved sons and daughters, the objects of God's joy and passion.
So how does one respond to this kind of awe? What do we "do" with it? We don't "do" anything with it. It "does" us, and shapes us and loves us. As the ancients knew, there is one proper response to mystery – to kneel. The poet T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) told us in his Four Quartets, this is what the journey of life is about, this is what faith is about, this how we respond to the mystery of the Incarnation and every mystery we encounter; he said,
You are not here to verify,
Instruct yourself, inform curiosity
Or carry report. You are here to kneel….


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When a first-year student came to him with an idea to bring composting to campus in 2007, professor Art Kney was skeptical. The College didn't recycle at the time, much less mulch with cafeteria scraps. But still he listened and encouraged Michael Adelman '10 to do research and come back with a plan.
A week later he returned, and with Kney's support Adelman set in motion an initiative that has ultimately led to more than $200,000 in grants and donations, including one from the Ludwick Foundation, for a project involving the purchase of two giant Earth Tubs to compost food waste from campus dining halls. The material is then used to fertilize the College's organic garden at Metzgar Fields where some of the produce grown there is served in the dining halls. Adelman is now at Cornell pursuing a master's in environmental engineering.
"To me, that's the story of a lifetime," says Kney, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-adviser of two student environmental groups, Society for Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES) and Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP). "Taking an idea for a project and running with it. We've now institutionalized composting."
For Kney, who came to academia late in life after years of working in the restaurant business, it's all about providing students with hands-on experiences so they can take ownership of what they've learned.
"I've always learned by doing so I teach from that perspective," says Kney, who often makes himself available outside class and on weekends to help students.
Other SEES projects Kney has worked on with students include the removal of arsenic from water, restoration of wetlands, nutrient loading within the Bushkill Watershed, and education and community outreach. Most recently, the group submitted a grant to bring bike sharing to campus.
Although he serves as co-adviser to the group, Kney stresses that students are in charge of their research and he is their mentor, providing feedback, encouragement, and constructive criticism. It's a role he knows the value of firsthand.
After graduating in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in biology and business from St. Francis College in Maine, Kney was hired as a manager, quickly working his way to district manager for Deering Ice Cream, where he oversaw 12 restaurants throughout New England.
Like celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay on the reality TV show "Kitchen Nightmares," Kney resuscitated failing restaurants. Tears and tantrums were often par for the course.
"I could go into a restaurant, turn it around, and have it making money," he says. "But what I didn't have was maturity and finesse. I was a snotty-nosed kid telling 30- and 40-year-old managers how to do their jobs."
Lucky for him, he had a nurturing boss who saw potential in Kney. "We would sit down and talk and he would try and build my self-confidence in the job that I was doing," he says. He also instilled in Kney the importance of learning from one's mistakes.
It's an approach Kney now uses with students. "I like to communicate on a personal level and understand who they are," he says. "We have lots of stellar students here, but I'd rather take a student who could use some help to get where they need to go."
After working several years for Deering and then as a manager at a Friendly's, Kney knew that if he was ever going to make real money – his goal was to make $1 million by age 30 — it would have to be on his terms. In 1983, he and a partner opened a restaurant in Newtown, Pa., and auspiciously called it "The Academy" as a nod to a nearby shuttered boys' school. The work was hard and the hours long, and Kney grew tired of the grind.
"I finally realized there was more to life than money and I wasn't going to hit the millionaire mark, so I decided to change course," he says.
Eventually, Kney decided to go back to school for a degree in engineering and at age 35, he once again found himself a freshman, only this time at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He soon learned a hard lesson in humility. After failing a statics test, Kney marched into the professor's office and asked in a clipped tone if he could take it again.
"Get out of my office," was the professor's reply.
"I thought, 'Boy, I'm really going to have to work hard,' " he recalls. "I was still pretty cocky."
Knew drew on the advice of his mentor/boss at Deering, and vowed to use this failure as fuel to succeed, completing the course with the highest grade in the class and graduating magna cum laude in three years. When he couldn't find a job, despite applying for about 100, he focused on graduate school and was accepted at three, including one that offered him a full ride. But Kney chose Lehigh University instead after his aunt told him his grandfather had gone there. "She didn't think he graduated because he was a party boy," he says. "Nonetheless, I went to Lehigh because of that."
He wasn't completely convinced he had made the right move until he casually mentioned his grandfather's name one day to another student.
"He stopped and said, 'Give me a moment.' He ran to his frat house and came back with a pewter mug bearing my grandfather's name. That's when I knew I was on the right path. I was determined not only to graduate but do the best I could at Lehigh." He jokes that he had to save the family name.
Graduating with a Ph.D. in environmental engineering in 1999, Kney applied for just one job, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Lafayette. He still marvels at his good fortune and the circuitous, yet purposeful route that brought him to this point.
"I don't think I would be as effective as a teacher without that background," says Kney. "That's who I am and that's what I bring to the table, those life experiences."

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an original editorial cartoon depicting David Peterson sitting on a fence labelled "FREE TRADE ISSUE" while beneath him a man puts up a sign that reads "Vote N.D.P."
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Merle Evans (1891-1987) was an American bandmaster and cornetist. He is best known for his work leading the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus Band. He was also the bandmaster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including correspondence, photographs, band scores, and band uniforms related to Evans's work as a bandmaster and as a cornetist.
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Lewis Pugh
From OpenwaterpediaLewis Pugh OIG is one of the most remarkable and unique individuals in the sport of open water swimming. He is a maritime lawyer, an environmental campaigner, adventure swimmer, and ocean advocate with numerous pioneering swims including those in the North Pole and in the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean.
In 2010 he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for his "potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through inspiring leadership. He has spoken at the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and was inducted as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2013 for his outstanding body of work in the sport of open water swimming and marathon swimming.
On 18 June 2013, Pugh was appointed by the United Nations Environment Programme as its Patron of the Oceans.
Major Swims
1987 – Robben Island to Cape Town, 7 km in 3 hours
1992 – Crossing of Lake Malawi, 25 km in 32°C water in 9 hours 52 minutes
1992 – Crossing of the English Channel in 14 hours 50 minutes
1993 – Dassen Island to Yzerfontein, 10 km in 2 hours 35 minutes
1994 – Unprecedented swim around Cape Agulhas, South Africa, 10 km in 4 hours 1 minute
2003 – Swim around North Cape, Finland, 5 km in 1 hour 4 minutes
2004 – Unprecedented swim around Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 12 km in 3 hours 15 minutes
2004 – Stage swim around Cape Peninsula, 100 km in 13 days
2004 – Record-setting circumnavigation around Robben Island, 10 km in 3 hours 42 minutes
2004 – Unprecedented stage swim down Sogneford, Norway, 204 km in 21 days
2005 – Swim across Magdalenefjord, Spitsbergen, 1 km in 3°C in 20 minutes 30 seconds
2005 – Swim in Petermann Island, Antarctica, 1 km in 0°C water in 18 minutes
2005 – Swim across Whaler's Bay in Deception Island, South Shetland islands, 1.6 km in 30 minutes 30 seconds
2006 – Swim across Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, 16 km in 4 hours 57 minutes
2006 – Unprecedented swim from Manly Beach to Sydney Opera House, 16 km in 6 hours 1 minute
2006 – Completes Five Oceans
2006 – Gold medal in 500m freestyle at the World Winter Swimming Championships in Finland
2006 – Swim in Nigards Glacier Lake, Norway, 1.25 km in 0°C
2006 – Unprecedented stage swim down the River Thames, 350 km in 21 days
2007 – Unprecedented stage swim across the width of Maldive Islands, 140 km in 30°C water in 10 days
2007 – Unprecedented swim across the North Pole, 1 km in -1.7°C in 18 minutes 50 seconds
2008 – Kayak attempt across the Arctic Ocean
2009 – Awarded South Africa's highest honour, the Order of Ikhamanga (Gold Class)
2010 – Unprecedented swim on Mount Everest, 1 km in 22 minutes 51 seconds at 5,200m altitude
2010 – Appointed a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
2011 – Appointed a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
2013 – Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Life, Family and Education
When he was 10 years old his family emigrated to South Africa. He read politics and law at the University of Cape Town and graduated with distinction and at the top of his Masters class. In his mid-twenties he returned to England where he read International Law at Jesus College, Cambridge and then worked as a maritime lawyer in the City of London for a number of years. During this time he concurrently served as a Reservist in the elite British Special Air Service.
In 2009 Pugh married Antoinette Malherbe, whom he met at school.
Adventure swimming
Pugh was the first person to complete a long distance swim in every ocean. He frequently swims in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight and is best known for undertaking the first swim across the North Pole in 2007 to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice and for swimming across a glacial lake under the summit of Mount Everest in 2010 to draw attention to the melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and the impact the reduced water supply will have on world peace.
Environmental campaigning
During his youth Pugh visited many National Parks in South Africa. He attributes this to his father's desire to teach him to love and respect nature after what he had witnessed whilst serving in the Royal Navy. In 2003, Pugh left his maritime law practice to campaign for the protection of the environment. He often addresses Heads of State and business leaders on the need to tackle climate change head on and the importance of a low carbon society.
In 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Pugh took the evidence of witnesses from across Africa on the effects of climate change at the Pan-African Climate and Poverty Hearings. The evidence was presented to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Public speaking
Pugh is an accomplished public speaker. He has twice spoken at the influential TED Conference and is described on their website as a master story-teller.
"... was the perfect TED talk: a little bit of action, some thinking outside the box, humbling words on the need to respect nature, a happy ending. A Hollywood scriptwriter could not have structured it better."
And his speech on environmental leadership at the 2008 Business Innovation Forum Conference in the USA was voted as one of the "7 Most Inspiring Videos on the Web" by Mashable, the social media guide.
Polar Defense Project
In 2008 Pugh founded the Polar Defense Project to campaign for greater protection for the Arctic and a resolution of the maritime boundary disputes. In 2009 it won the Best Project for the Environment at the inaugural Beyond Sports Awards.
World Wide Fund for Nature and the Wilderness Leadership School
Pugh sits on the Council of Ambassadors for the World Wide Fund for Nature in the UK with Sir David Attenborough and Jonathon Porritt. He also works closely with Dr Ian Player and the Wilderness Leadership School to promote and protect the last wilderness areas on the earth.
River Thames
In 2006, he became the first person to swim the entire length of the River Thames to raise awareness about the severe drought in England and the dangers of global warming. The 350 km (217.5 miles) swim took him 21 days to complete and was called the Investec Thames Challenge swim. The river had stopped flowing due to the drought, forcing Pugh to run the first 40 km of the river. While swimming through London, Pugh exited the water and made a visit to Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street to call on the United Kingdom to move towards a low carbon economy. Shortly afterwards the Prime Minister introduced the Climate Change Bill to Parliament.
In February 2007 Pugh became the first person to swim across the width of the Maldives. He undertook the swim to raise awareness about the effect of climate change on low lying islands in the world. The 140K (87 mile) swim took 10 days to complete.
North Pole
In July 2007 Pugh undertook the first long distance swim at the Geographic North Pole. The 1K (0.62 mile) swim, across an open patch of sea, in minus -1.7 °C water, took 18 minutes and 50 seconds to complete. Jørgen Amundsen, the great grand nephew of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, paced Pugh by skiing alongside him during the swim.
The swim coincided with the lowest coverage of Arctic sea ice ever recorded. Pugh disagrees with recent modeling, which predicts that the Arctic will be ice free in the summer by 2080.
In his autobiography Pugh wrote, "Ironically, global warming played no small part in undermining the entire expedition. We believed that the greater melting of summer ice would open up large areas of sea and allow us to paddle north at good speed. What we did not fully appreciate was that to the north of us there was a widespread melting of sea ice off the coast of Alaska and the New Siberian Islands and the ice was being pushed south towards us ... The evidence of climate change was stark. Fourteen months before I'd sailed north and I'd seen a preponderance of multi-year ice about three metres thick north of Spitsbergen, but this time most of the ice was just a metre thick."
Mt Everest - Swim for Peace
In May 2010, Pugh swam in Lake Pumori, a glacial lake on Mt Everest, to highlight the melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas and the impact the reduced water supply will have on world peace. The 1 km (0.62 mile) swim, at an altitude of 5,300 metres, in 2°C water, took 22 minutes and 51 seconds to complete and was done as part of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Pugh has appeared on numerous TV shows including Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Richard & Judy, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and BBC Breakfast. He has also been featured by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Vital Signs on CNN, Carte Blanche and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
In 2009 Pugh starred in Robson Green's Wild Swimming Adventure where he trained the English actor / singer to swim across the icy waters of Llyn Llydaw, a lake on Mount Snowdon in Wales. Afterwards Robson Green said, "… Lewis prepared me psychologically for something that was way outside my comfort zone. His introduction to the notion of committing to an objective, becoming unstoppable and reaching that objective was life changing. There was no swim I couldn't do after meeting Lewis because anything is possible if you COMMIT!"
In 2010 Pugh's autobiography "Achieving the Impossible: A Fearless Leader, A Fragile Earth" was published by Simon & Schuster. It quickly became a Number One bestseller.
He is also releasing a new book, 21 Yaks and a Speedo: How to achieve your impossible in May 2013.
Over a period of 24 years Pugh has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other swimmer in history including swims in Deception Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. In an interview with Forbes he stated, "Between Lynne Cox, Martin Strel and myself, we've hit all of the world's major landmarks. There's really nothing left."
Early swims
Pugh had his first real swimming lesson in 1986, at the age of 17. One month later he swam from Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) to Cape Town. On 6 August 1992, he swam across the English Channel. In 2002 he broke the record for the fastest time for swimming around Robben Island.
He was the first person to swim around Cape Agulhas (the southern-most point in Africa), the Cape of Good Hope, and the Cape Peninsula (a 100 km (62 mile) swim from Cape Town to Muizenberg). Pugh was also the first person to swim across an African Great Lake, namely Lake Malawi.
Cold water swims
After 2003 Pugh focused on pioneering swims in the coldest and most hostile waters of the world. All of them were undertaken in accordance with Channel Swimming Association rules, in just a pair of Speedo swimming trunks, cap and goggles. He became the first person to swim around the infamous North Cape, Norway, the northern-most point in Europe. The following year he became the first person to swim down the entire length of Sognefjord in Norway, a 204K (127 mile) swim which took him 21 days to complete.
In 2005 he broke the world record for the farthest-north long distance swim by undertaking a 1K (0.62 mile) swim at 80º North around Verlegenhuken, the northern-most cape in Spitsbergen. He followed that five months later by breaking Lynne Cox's world record for the farthest-south long distance swim by undertaking a 1K (0.62 mile) swim at 65º South at Petermann Island off the Antarctic Peninsula.
In 2006 Pugh challenged Russia's top cold water swimmers to a 500 metre race at the World Winter Swimming Championships in Finland. He easily won the gold medal, beating Russian Champion Alexander Brylin by over 100 metres and the bronze medalist Nefatov Vladimir by 125 metres.
Anticipatory Thermo-Genesis
On both his Arctic and Antarctic expeditions Professor Tim Noakes, a sports scientist from the University of Cape Town, recorded Pugh's ability to raise his core body temperature by nearly 2°C in anticipation of entering the freezing water. He coined the phrase "anticipatory thermo-genesis" (the creation of heat before an event). This phenomenon had not been noted in any other human. Pugh believes it is a Pavlovian Response to years of cold water swimming.
5 Oceans
In 2006 Pugh achieved the 5 Oceans or the Holy Grail of Swimming by becoming the first person to complete a long distance swim in all 5 Oceans of the world. To date he is the only person to have achieved this feat. His five swims were:
- Atlantic Ocean - across the English Channel in 1992
- Arctic Ocean - around the most northern point of the Island of Spitsbergen in 2005
- Southern Ocean - across Whaler's Bay in Deception Island in 2005
- Indian Ocean - across Nelson Mandela Bay in 2006 and
- Pacific Ocean - from Manly Beach through the Sydney Heads to the Sydney Opera House in 2006
- 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London
- 2011 - President's Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- 2010 - Appointed a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
- 2009 - Awarded the highest honour in South Africa - the Order of Ikhamanga (Gold Class) for his "exceptional sporting triumphs, humanitarian feats and creating consciousness about the negative effects of global warming". This was only the third time a sportsman had received the honour.
- 2009 - Best Project for the Environment - Beyond Sport Awards
- 2008 - Out There Adventurer of the Year
- 2007 - Fellow of The Explorers Club, New York
- 2007 - Paul Harris Fellowship Award by Rotary International
- 2007 - Sports Adventurer of the Year Award by the French Sports Academy
- 2006 - Freedom of the City of London
External Links
- Official website of Lewis Gordon Pugh
- TED talk on swimming at Mt. Everest
- The Human Polar Bear
- Swimming Down The River Thames, Lewis Pugh In 2006
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2013
- Lewis Pugh Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
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My tenure as Scholar in Residence ran from Jan. 1–May 24, 2002. My duties included preparing materials for conferences, presenting at conferences, responding to media requests, doing interviews for newspaper stories and for radio programs both taped and live, responding to ABI members' various questions, as well as bankruptcy questions raised by non-member attorneys and members of the public, assisting the Endowment Committee on the review of research grant proposals, and rewriting ABI publications.
During my tenure at ABI, I completed the following tasks:
Continued flexibility is the key to the success of this program. Sam Gerdano, ABI's Executive Director, was understanding of the fact that I came in with several commitments that required me to take time for preparation of materials and presentations. I also continued to teach one course at the law school, which occasionally required my attention while I was physically at ABI. Nonetheless, the opportunity to deal with the media and with developments in Congress, and to work on an ABI publication, is very attractive and should continue to draw professors to this position.
This semester has gone by incredibly quickly, probably because it has been such a wonderful opportunity. I echo the sentiments of my predecessor, Prof. Jack F. Williams, regarding the terrific staff at ABI and its executive director, Sam Gerdano. The organization is top-notch, largely because of its leadership. I have learned an enormous amount—so much that I fear I may have gotten more than I've given.
I never seem to accomplish as much as I would like, and this semester has been no exception. However, my major contributions, the Bankruptcy Overview and the forthcoming symposium, were done and are being done right. I also have a great deal of confidence in Prof. Warner, who will succeed me as scholar in residence. He will certainly raise the bar for the future.
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Minimum Age for Concerts?
my friend and i are serious Godsmack fans and we (age 17 and myself 16) were going to go to the cops colliseum concert in brampton, On. only my dad said there might be a minimum age (like 18 for general maturity or 19 if theres drinking)... we wanna buy the tickets FAST but dont wanna spend a combined $150 if were gonna be told at the door that were too young... Pls reply asap cus i wanna go.
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I really don't know, your best bet is to call the venue ask them what their age limit is or if they have one.
"In your eyes, you can bid me farewell."
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well i called the ticket supplier and the venue and they both said that there wasn't a minimum age listed apparently for anyone else wondering... there isnt a posted minimum age requirement.
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i dont get how someone can be a 'serious band name fan'. what does that mean? do you sit outside their houses and steal their clothing, sniffing it?
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---- — Joe Mauer's concussion has revived the chatter about an eventual position switch for the Twins' franchise player.
There is no question that catcher is the most physically taxing position. The best catchers — the type who, like Mauer, are obviously a plus both at the plate and behind it — play less than their counterparts at other positions, and still play too often to sustain lengthy careers.
This year's rash of catcher concussions — the Twins alone have had two backstops hit the seven-day list — suggests that the "wear and tear" factor for catchers goes beyond the knee, back and thigh stresses of the squat or the bruising and finger fractures imposed by foul tips to the effect of accumulated brain bruises.
Mauer is 30, approaching the age at which great catchers historically see their abilities crumble. And his contract runs another five years at $23 million a season.
Some $115 million is a powerful incentive for the team to seek to protect their investment and keep him in the lineup. The problem is that a big part of what makes Mauer worthy of that money is that he is a catcher.
According to Baseball Reference, the average major league first baseman (the position Mauer is most likely to be moved to if he does cease catching) is hitting .261/.336/.436, good for a raw OPS (on-base plus slugging) of .773 — the most productive position.
The average catcher, in contrast, hits .248/.314/.395, OPS .709. Only shortstops are less productive as hitters.
Mauer's .880 OPS this year is essentially neck-and-neck with Yadier Molina (.882) at the top of the catchers heap. That same OPS would rank only fifth among major league first basemen.
It's possible, of course, that Mauer would hit better if he were separated from the more demanding defensive chores. Even so, he gives the Twins a bigger edge over their rivals as a catcher.
The early commentary from Ron Gardenhire (who may or may not have a say in coming years) indicates that he's not ready to surrender that advantage. But if Mauer's current concussion is more than a brief time on the sideline, the incentive to move him will grow.
Moving Mauer would prompt the Twins to decline re-signing Justin Morneau (a free agent after the season), which is a decision they might reach regardless. It would probably keep them out of the bidding for Cuban defector Jose Abreu, which they may or may not enter. It would force them to either hasten the arrival of prospect Josmil Pinto next season or get by with the combo of Doumit and Chris Herrmann.
The equation hasn't changed. Mauer is more valuable as a catcher than as a first baseman. But he's more valuable as a first baseman than on the shelf. And now that he's in his 30s, that second sentence is gaining importance.
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Few schools in America enjoy as rich a history as that of the Arkansas Razorback baseball program. With five College World Series appearances - including a national runner-up finish in 1979 - and 21 NCAA postseason appearances to its credit, the University of Arkansas has long been considered one of the nation's elite programs.
Entering their 86th season of play, the Razorbacks have seen the top and bottom of the college baseball scene. Fielding its first team in 1897, Arkansas played for 24 years before seeing its team discontinued from 1930 to 1946. Hugo Bezdek, E.T. Pickering, T.T. McConnell, Claude Watts, Norman Coyle and Francis Schmidt served as coaches during the early days of the program. All but Watts and Coyle also served as head football coaches at the University.
The Razorbacks got back in the baseball business again in 1947 with Deke Brackett serving the first of three seasons as head coach. It was in 1950, with Razorback athletic trainer Bill Ferrell taking the reins that modern-day interest in the sport ignited for the first time. Though compiling only a 139-149 record during his 16-year tenure, the foundation was laid for what was to come.
Wayne Robbins took over for the popular Ferrell in 1966 and coached for four seasons, going 50-51. His successor was a fiery young coach from Wisconsin who would eventually build the program into one of national prominence.
Norm DeBriyn was hired by Arkansas Athletics Director George Cole in 1970 and charged with making the Razorbacks competitive on a conference and national level. Arkansas baseball had not been a baseball-playing member of a league since dropping out of Southwest Conference play in 1926. One of DeBriyn's first tasks was to resume a SWC schedule, a feat which was accomplished in time for the 1974 season. His teams proved competitive in one of the nation's toughest baseball leagues and Arkansas would end up qualifying for 14 of the 15 SWC tournaments held during the Hogs' membership in that league.
The Razorbacks became competitive on a larger scale as well, under DeBriyn. Arkansas participated in its first NCAA postseason in 1973, DeBriyn's fourth season, and made its first trip to the NCAA College World Series in just his 10th campaign.
That trip to Omaha in 1979 saw the Hogs finish as national runners-up to Cal State-Fullerton.
In his final season as coach, DeBriyn guided the Hogs to an NCAA Super Regional after winning the Wichita Regional with a perfect 3-0 mark. The Razorbacks came within two runs of advancing to their fifth NCAA College World Series, losing the Super Regional two games to one to the host, Clemson.
A new chapter in Arkansas Baseball history began in 2003 when former Razorback player and graduate assistant coach Dave Van Horn was named head coach after DeBriyn retired following the 2002 season. Since taking over at his alma mater, Van Horn has continued to grow the Razorback program with six straight NCAA Tournament berths, one Super Regional and Arkansas' fifth trip to the College World Series in 2004.
Facilities have played an important role in the history of Razorback Baseball. Upon DeBriyn's arrival, the Razorbacks were playing games at the run-down and disheveled Washington County Fairgrounds field barely fit for pasture land. By 1975, Arkansas had moved into George Cole Field, one of the few college ballparks in the country with an artificial playing surface. The park gave the program immediate respectability and Arkansas would advance five times to NCAA postseason play and twice to the NCAA College World Series in its first decade in the park.
Lights were added in 1985 with the help of former standouts Kevin McReynolds, Johnny Ray and Tim Lollar, a move that again advanced the program up to another level.
George Cole Field was the site of the Razorback baseball program's coming of age. The Razorbacks would go 567-142-2 at the facility for a winning percentage of .799. It was the site of the school's first league tournament championship, in 1985, and home to a parade of all-conference and All-America players. McReynolds, Ray, Lollar and Tom Pagnozzi - some of the first Razorbacks to make a significant impact in Major League Baseball - were just a few of many DeBriyn pupils who honed their skills at George Cole Field and went on to excel in the majors.
Arkansas baseball is not just about those who have been able to play the game for a living. The Razorbacks have produced 82 all-conference selections (all since 1976 when Bill Montgomery was named All-Southwest Conference), 33 All-America picks (Lollar was the first in 1978), 53 all-conference tournament selections, four conference titles (1989, 1990, 1999, 2004), one conference tournament championship and six NCAA Regional Tournament championships. Since joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas has already placed 23 players on All-SEC lists. Adding all these feats to the fact that Arkansas baseball has seen 37 of its stars go on to play in the major leagues, has dozens currently playing professional baseball and claims five major league first-round draft picks in Kevin McReynolds (1981), Jeff King (1986), David Walling (1999), Nick Schmidt (2007) and Logan Forsythe (2008).
Although he retired following the 2002 season, the magic continues with DeBriyn's subtle influence on the lives of Charlie Baum and Willard & Pat Walker families, key contributors to perhaps the crowning achievement of DeBriyn's tenure - Baum Stadium at George Cole Field. The 8,237-seat stadium, which can accommodate a crowd of 10,737, is unparalleled in the country in form and function and promises again to move the program to an even higher level of achievement.
Designed by the nationally acclaimed firm HOK, designers of such jewels as Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Coors Field and Jacobs Field, Baum Stadium at George Cole Field played host to its first game on April 13, 1996, as a then-record crowd of 3,328 saw the Razorbacks defeat Auburn in a doubleheader sweep. Named the best college baseball facility in the nation by Baseball America in 1998, the stadium has ignited the interest of Razorback fans throughout the region and helped Arkansas lead the nation in tickets sold in 2007 with 8,069 per game and set an NCAA record in the process.
Many former Razorbacks have given something back to the program that helped propel them to the professional ranks, but none so much as the all-star catcher Pagnozzi. In addition to contributing the funds which made possible the Razorback clubhouse that bears his name, the annual Tom Pagnozzi Invitational Golf Tournament and surrounding events raise thousands of dollars each year for the Arkansas baseball program.
Memorable moments of Arkansas baseball vary with the observer. Arkansas' first NCAA postseason appearance in 1973 at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will long be considered a watershed moment for DeBriyn's program. Though the Hogs lost two straight, it was a signal the program had arrived. Just six years later, the Razorbacks raced through the NCAA East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla., in four games to advance to the CWS in Omaha, Neb., for the first time.
Three more wins in the then-true double elimination event put Arkansas in the championship game against Cal State-Fullerton. Fullerton, playing with one loss, won the first championship game 10-13 forcing a winner-take-all rematch. Fullerton won that one as well, 2-1, sending the disappointed Hogs home with the national runner-up trophy.
A third-place finish at the 1985 CWS also saw the Razorbacks go through Tallahassee and started a five-year stretch in which Arkansas advanced to Omaha three times, each time on an odd year. Fifth-place finishes in 1987 and 1989 were outstanding achievements for phenomenal teams.
Arkansas played host to its first Southwest Conference tournament in 1985, winning in three-straight games at George Cole Field with an opening win over Baylor and back-to-back victories over rival Texas. It was another example of facilities playing a role in the program's success - only the addition of lights that season enabled the school to snare the tournament host honor from traditional sites Texas and Texas A&M.
Memorable moments are hard to narrow to such a small space but would include some hard-to-forget home runs and pitching performances. Ralph Kraus ushered in the school's first home night game in classic style with a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Texas before thousands in 1985. McReynolds will long be known for his towering shots both at George Cole Field and at the SWC Tournament at Texas A&M in 1980.
There have been 12 no-hitters in school history, the most recent by the combination of Nick Schmidt, Brian McLelland and Devin Collis in 2006. They blanked Oklahoma State to join former Razorbacks Rich Erwin (1976), David Rhodes (1977), Scott Glanz (1982), Tim Deitz (1983), Fred Faust (1984), Steve Parker (1986), Dennis Fletcher-Tim Sherrill-Tim Peters (1987), Brian Cook-Brian Dennison (1991), Todd Abbott (1994), Richie Nye (1996) and Scott Roehl (2001) as no-hit specialists. Steve Krueger recorded the Southwest Conference's lowest league ERA in 1979 and 1980.
Another Nye helped the Hogs make history again on the final day of the 1999 regular season. Rodney Nye homered in each of his first three trips to the plate to help the Razorbacks to a victory that gave UA its first SEC Western Division and overall titles.
Baum Stadium has already seen its share of memorable games in its short lifespan, such as the Hogs' 11-run rally to beat South Carolina 17-16 in 1998 and a 16-0 win over Eastern Illinois in which David Walling fanned 16 batters to help give Norm DeBriyn his 1,000th career victory.
In 1999, the Razorbacks took their home-field advantage a new level, going 14-1 in home SEC games and ending the season with 13-consecutive conference victories at the facility. The solid play in home league games helped the Hogs earn division and overall league titles and brought an NCAA regional to the UA campus for the first time in school history.
In 2004, Arkansas duplicated the feat again earning a share of the SEC crown and topping the SEC West. Picked last in the division to begin the season, Van Horn guided this gritty bunch of Hogs to their second league title since joining the SEC. For their efforts, Arkansas earned a coveted national seed in the NCAA tournament draw and hosted its second regional in school history.
The Razorbacks hosted the largest attended NCAA regional as 38,773 fans packed Baum Stadium for the three-day event. Arkansas didn't disappoint, although, it took a historic comeback to send the home crowd away happy. Down to its last out in an elimination game against Wichita State, Arkansas got a grand slam from junior catcher Brady Toops to complete an improbable 11-9 comeback win against Wichita State. Arkansas held off the Shockers, 4-3, in the regional final to secure the school's first-ever NCAA Super Regional.
The following weekend, Arkansas dominated No. 12 Florida State in a two-game sweep of the Seminoles televised nationally by ESPN. Razorback fans set a new NCAA record for super regional attendance at an on-campus venue drawing 9,338, on Friday and 10,027 on Saturday. With the 4-2 win on Saturday, Arkansas clinched its fifth College World Series berth.
Omaha did not prove as kind to the Hogs, as Arkansas dropped a pair of games to Texas and Arizona. Despite the quick exit, the improbable run of this underdog Razorback squad captured the imagination of UA fans everywhere laying the groundwork for even bigger and better things to come.
A rich history with legendary players, coaches and games make Arkansas baseball a unique and treasured program. With Baum Stadium as a backdrop for the Razorbacks' continued competition in the toughest league in the nation, Arkansas baseball promises to bring fans many more great moments for many years to come.


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So I am not going to click on one of the three buttons you have put up here. You've read a lot of the stuff I've written and I think you have a pretty good idea what I believe and what I do.
The dictionary is clear in the meaning of each. If your in the 90 per centage you not a hetersexual. But you are what you.
I am will to accept this; and want the best for you.
I am not trying to divide people. I only wanted to know if I am the only hetersexual. Sharing information and discussing helpful information with other men. If this is true. My thoughts
are on death ears. Therefore I should move on......
I consider myself heterosexual as never had relations with a man but have considered what it would be like, the same way I do with women who get me attention. So that would make me a curious heterosexual.
I would say you were a heterosexual. That is normal for our minds to consider options. We also can not control our dreams. Nor does a erecttion in the shower / locker room mean you want to hump your friend. But it you have sex with a male as a Adult.( As a youth, a boy may want to experience everything.) Your not 100% hetersexual. True everyone is curious. Some men suck their own penis.
The benefit of this community is that people don't have to define themselves as anything. Straight, gay, who cares? These are boxes and labels that society has artificially created, and these labels cause separation. Our society is ultra-homophobic, and thus many guys that get any erotic thoughts related to other males will worry. Most will just stuff it. But our society's views are not congruent with Science. Enough studies have been done that show that sexuality is a continuum. You can read about it on Wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation [br>[br>By far the most advanced measure for sexual orientation is the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid. It takes into account physical and emotional attraction, as well as lifestyle preferences, behavior and social. Truth be told, 100% hetero is rare. If you read Jackinworld.com, you will find that a large percentage of guys actually fantasize about other men when masturbating, because masturbation is ultimately about the male body. You can read about the survey results here:http://old.jackinworld.com/library/surveys/survey2.html but there are more surveys than just that one. This one has very interesting results as well: http://old.jackinworld.com/library/surveys/survey04.html .[br>[br>Anyway, my advice is to stay away from trying to define yourself with a black and white label, not only is it limiting, but it's also and endless rat hole.
straight male did not join this community. I do not read all the comments as gay or straight. I was wanting to know if I was the only straight one writing?
The thrad may need to be removed. Since if you select to read my comments . The answers today are not the same as in the past. Someone is Ucking with the poll.
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I continue to believe that this type of labelling of people is somewhere between pointless and harmful. The labelling of activities and feelings -- well, that's something else.
Why be embrassed or deny whom you are as a male?
Each person has a sexual orientation or sexual attractions.
It not a label but the person's attractions. If you have behaviors with males of the same sex. then you are not staight.
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior
between members of the same sex or gender. I agree there are many males that their seual attraction or behavior is homosexual - heterosexual.
Heterosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between persons of opposite sex or gender
Asexuality is no romantic or sexual attraction or behavior.
All three are accepted as a sexual orientation. Your sexual orientation may or may not be your choice, Homosexuality is an example of normal variation in human sexuality. The psychological harm would be from liaring to yourself or others.
not proven." I feel like a lot of folks live as if they have to
prove what they are because of the way they were raised.
I know I was and that's not a very good way to have to live
each day. Life goes bye so fast and we need to live each
day to the fullest as if was our last and most of all be honest
with ourselves. It's not anybody's else's business what your every thought is, but I do think it is important to be honest with
ourselves. If we do that I think there would be a lot less dep-ression and a happier human race! Just my thoughts!
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In order to adhere to the Clarkstown Town Board's comment period of three minutes, seven Clarkstown residents took turns summarizing various events that directly involved or involved associates and to ask questions about the process that led to his hiring. In early January, the town board approved by a four to one vote retaining Savino's law firm to handle its tax certiorari cases. Community members have questioned the process that was followed and asked for additional information and insight at prior town board meetings.
At Tuesday's town board meeting, Ralph Sabatini of New City outlined the change in leadership of the Rockland Independence Party from Marsha Coopersmith to Debra Ortutay. Coopersmith had been the deputy town attorney handling tax cert cases until the end of 2011 when her position was eliminated. She had been replaced as Independence Party chair by Ortutay who was indicted on perjury and fraud charges and represented at trial by Savino, who is the Bronx Republican Party chairman.
Sabatini was followed by Michael Hull of Bardonia who posed four questions to Councilmember George Hoehmann. One of the questions was "When did you and the other members of the Town Board authorize Ms. Mele to draw up the formal resolution to retain Mr. Savino on which you voted at the Town Board meeting in January 2012?"
Amy Durbin directed her queries to Councilmember Frank Borelli. One of the four questions was "First, with reference to the executive session in which the retention of Mr. Savino was discussed, were you made aware of any bids solicited from firms in Rockland County with tax cert experience? And when did you evaluate any such bids with your fellow board members? And what criteria were used to evaluate the bids? If you did not evaluate or review any other bids, do you not think it was the Board's responsibility to undertake this evaluation process itself and not delegate it to Ms. Mele? "
Gerry O'Rouke of Congers directed his questions to Councilmember Stephanie Hausner, who had voted against hiring Savino. "Second, what are the names of the other law firms that you said were more qualified and came with less baggage and why was one of them not chosen over Savino?" he asked.
Frank Grandel of New City addressed Councilmember Shirley Lasker with his questions. "First, what criteria did you use to select Mr. Savino?"
Borelli responded to the questions asked of him with brief answers that he was not aware of an FBI investigation of Savino, or connections between Savino and other political party officials and had not received advice concerning Savino from the Rockland County Republican Committee. He did say he had met Savino prior to his appointment by the town board.
Mike Hirsch of New City asked Supervisor Gromack, "Second, did you know when you voted for Mr. Savino's retention that Mr. Savino had links to Mr. Mangone and that Mr. Savino was subpoenaed in February 2010 along with the Bronx GOP's representative on the Board of Elections? If you were not made aware of these issues at the time of your vote, now that you know about these issues, would you have changed your vote?"
Tom Nimick of New City had questions for Town Attorney Amy Mele, who was not at the meeting. Among them was "First, what list of standards and list of requirements did you use to vet Mr. Savino and the other firms?"
They presented the board members with packets including their questions and numerous media articles about Savino and other political leaders.
Gromack said, "I don't know Mr. Mangone and most of the stuff from my point of view that you spoke about Mr. Savino a lot of that I've never heard of so I wouldn't know."
Gromack said Mele would respond to questions at the next meeting.
"She can certainly answer it at the next meeting. As I recall she interviewed and did some outreach to a number of firms but it would be best left to her to answer that at the next meeting," he said.
After the meeting, Gromack said he also met Savino at a social function before the town retained his firm.


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It happened in the Tomball Hills subdivision, where Spring Creek had become a river, spanning several hundred feet.
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Any idea what the guys are up to during that time? I see nothing noted for shows. I guess it's down time/family time?
Yes I am selfish and hoping they are free and will come back to Canada during that time. And yes they were here last year, but it would still be amazing if they came back yearly, I think the Canadian tour was a success and worth it for them to come back.
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Very nice beds! Self-catering facilities were disappointing. There is only a microwave available for cooking. For £20 per night you'd expect cooking facilities. Although pre-cooked microwave meals are good and cheap theses days. £15 per night would be more reasonable for a dorm bed. However, the atmosphere is enjoyable.
Betws-y-Coed, Wales
Great place. Well equipped. Very helpful staff. Great value for money. Neat rooms. Perfect place to have a base as you explore northern Wales by car. Many places in the area are over priced if they are on the A roads. The Eagle is perfect place to really experience northern Wales.


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Pros: laid back
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Pros: laid back
Cons: slow lifts
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Jason Wejnert is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group whose focus is patent litigation for industry-leading clients, managing all aspects of patent litigation cases from inception through trial. Jason has litigated and counseled on patent matters for companies of various sizes across a variety of complex technologies, including Internet protocols, telecommunications, wireless protocols (e.g. Wi-Fi, WiMAX, CDMA, Bluetooth), e-commerce software, computer software and hardware and database systems. Recently, Jason has been involved in high-stakes patent litigation matters involving fundamental Internet, optical switching, and wireless technologies.
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Nha Tanh, an up and coming designer in Saigon, Vietnam
One night I was invited to go to a nightclub in central Saigon called "Bounce" for a party and fashion show. An NGO organization called The East Meets West Foundation, was sponsoring the event. This is an organization that has been active in Vietnam for 20 years, providing health and educational support throughout the country.
Bounce is a small space, located above the Parkson mall on Le Thanh Ton Street. It's one of the most popular clubs in town, and I was curious to see the kind of crowd the club attracted. As we were waiting to get in (we had to be put on a guest list for the event), I saw Nha Tanh in the crowd. He stuck out for how he was dressed and how he carried himself; he clearly loved color and was poured into extremely slim fitting jeans. He wore his hat well; he was probably the only one wearing a hat that night. He was a character, someone I wanted to shoot, and I immediately thought he must be involved in some sort of design. I didn't hesitate to go right up to him…he was with a small group of people and I hoped that at least one of them could speak some French or English. (more…)


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OTTUMWA — The formerly rocky relationship between the city and Ottumwa Water Works and Hydro is now a cooperative, collaborative one, say city officials.
Communication between the two entities was strained last year after an argument at a City Council meeting led to accusations that the water works board of trustees was difficult to work with and its staff unprofessional. This prompted city and water works staff to organize more frequent meetings to re-establish lines of communication and strengthen the relationship — and it's worked, both sides say.
"I would say from a relationship standpoint, it's quite a bit better off than it was a year ago," said water works general manager Mike Heffernan. "We had a couple pretty significant issues a year ago last winter. We got by those and right now it's business as usual."
Debates about a water main by the Kohl's development and the transfer of control of Black Lake put some strain on the relationship.
"The city didn't want to relocate the water line [on Wildwood Drive]; they just wanted to cover it up when they put the new street in," Heffernan said of the Kohl's development. "Right now I think it's buried 10 to 15 feet deep and we thought it should be 5 to 6 feet deep. When they raised the street, we thought they should raise the water line up, too."
Water works also struggled with the decision to transfer control of Black Lake to the city to later be used by John Deere Ottumwa Works for its sewer separation project.
"We really didn't want to give up control because it is our third source of water, but the board did finally agree to go ahead and transfer Black Lake," he said.
After flooding washed fertilizer into Iowa's rivers, water works has had to blend river water with Ottumwa Reservoir water to battle the Des Moines River's high nitrate levels. Now, the Ottumwa Reservoir is getting low.
"So just last week we started running Black Lake water in with river water to try to extend our water supply because we don't know how long high nitrates are going to continue," he said. "But a few years from now that won't be an option for us. It's a concern that we won't have that option in the future."
Overall, Heffernan said the issues "got blown out of proportion" last year.
"We have been working with the city on a lot of things, and we will continue that," he said. "I think things are running pretty smooth right now."
City Administrator Joe Helfenberger agreed, saying the two entities now work cohesively.
"We have not had the need for as frequent meetings as we used to; they're more for informational purposes now," he said.
Today, water works and the city's public works department collaborate on street reconstruction projects whenever possible.
"Water works identified their blocks with the most water main breaks ... and we're trying to channel more money toward getting a whole block at a time reconstructed," Helfenberger said.
Water works operates autonomously, with Heffernan receiving direction from his board of trustees, which consists of five members: Skip Stevens, Teri Messerschmitt, Pete Rich, Barb Allison and Clive Parcell.
While the two entities operate independently, Helfenberger said there is now more cooperation and communication between water works and city staff.
"As we look at pursuing an improved ISO rating ... the cooperation between the city and water works is going to be critical to getting that [Class 3]," he said.
Recent cooperation has included work on North Court Street alongside Hillcrest Park (commonly referred to as Reservoir Park), where water main breaks tore up the street.
"Instead of just doing half of the street with the water main, we're looking at doing the full street," Helfenberger said. "The city will pay their share and water works will do their share, then we'll get a new block instead of cobbling something together. It makes a lot more sense to do it that way."
Past issues between the two entities needed a lot of attention, he said, and needed to be addressed quickly.
"I think those issues have gotten resolved and there's been what I consider a high level of cooperation between water works and the city as far as trying to work together on addressing both the needs of water and other city infrastructure," he said. "That's the way it should be, and we want to continue making sure we're going on that path."
The only authority the city has over water works is the mayor's appointment of members to water works' board of trustees and the City Council's approval of the organization's annual budget, "but that's somewhat of a formality," Helfenberger said.
Ottumwa is not unique in its water utility being separate from the city.
"Most of the water utilities are autonomous in Iowa," Helfenberger said. "No city in Iowa has ever successfully reincorporated a water utility back into the city, and we don't have the desire to do that right now. As long as we get cooperation and working together to look at what's in the community's best interest as we're doing projects, that's all we're looking for. And I feel we're getting that now."
— To follow reporter Chelsea Davis on Twitter, head to @ChelseaLeeDavis.


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HART eCENTER AT SMU RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FOR NEW PROGRAM IN DIGITAL GAME DEVELOPMENT
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DALLAS (SMU) -- The Hart eCenter at SMU has received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to offer a professional certificate program in digital game development. The program will begin in July 2003.
The new program, which will be called the Digital Games Guildhall at SMU, will offer three tracks that match the primary careers in the industry: art creation, level design and software development.
SMU officials believe that they are the first to receive accreditation from a regional accrediting organization for a program in digital game development. SACS is one of six regional accrediting organizations in the U.S. recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The SMU program is the only digital games program developed with industry participation at a research university.
Peter Raad, professor and L. W. Hart Director of the Linda and Mitch Hart eCenter, said that being housed at SMU will enable the Guildhall to draw on experts in fields such as business, engineering, humanities and law to add depth to the program.
"We are acting on the opportunity to define the future of education in digital games," Raad said, noting that while books were the popular medium of the 19th century and movies were the popular medium of the 20th century, games will be the medium of the future. "SMU has a tradition of excellence in education and we want to apply this to the medium of the 21st century."
SMU is creating the program to help meet the needs of the burgeoning digital games industry, which is growing at a rate of 15-20 percent a year. This results in the need for about 5,000 new hires a year, and the industry urgently needs adequately trained personnel to fill these jobs.
"Digital game development companies tell us that their need for qualified people is a more important business problem than their need for investment capital," Raad said. "These companies receive thousands of unsolicited job applications but find that only a fraction of these applicants have enough relevant, demonstrated expertise to even justify a response."
Raad also noted that technology developed for the games industry has applications for many other industries, including national defense, scientific simulation and education/training.
Dallas is home to many game development companies and luminaries in the game development industry. Several of these industry leaders approached the Hart eCenter in the fall of 2002 with the idea of an intense, industry-oriented training program.
"These leaders told us that their needs were unmet by traditional programs in conventional schools that could not address the multidisciplinary nature of digital game development," Raad said. "The Hart eCenter, which was founded specifically to address problems that could not be addressed through existing academic departments and schools, is the perfect entity to launch and offer a program such as this."
The 18-month program consists of six three-month terms, each culminating in a real-world project. Classes will be taught by industry professionals and SMU faculty members and will be held in newly equipped rooms at SMU-in-Legacy in Plano. A total of 42 courses will be available, and students will complete 22 of these courses based on their chosen area of specialization.
The Guildhall at SMU is now accepting applications and will enroll 100 students in its first cohort. New cohorts will begin every six months. Students interested in applying for the program may visit the Guildhall Web site at http://guildhall.smu.edu.


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Cass County Sheriff's deputies and Murray Fire & Rescue responded to a report of an accidental shooting at a residence in the rural Murray area around 11am Sunday (1/27).
The Cassgram reports 55-year-old Antonio Marino was attempting to clean his pistol. Marino had removed the magazine but was unaware that there was still a round in the chamber. When he attempted to remove the barrel from the gun, the firearm discharged. The bullet struck Marino's left hand.
Murray Rescue took him to an Omaha hospital where he was treated and released.


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