text:
Jonathan Salem Baskin, Contributor
I help businesses innovate, respect privacy, and build reputations.
Brake problems, a fuel leak, and an electrical fire kept three Boeing 787s from flying earlier this week, eliciting reassurances from the company that its problems were similar to those of all new planes, and that they're not changing any manufacturing procedures or sales plans.
Downplaying the events might be standard PR practice — and they may well be minor bumps in the ongoing shakedown of the new plane — but I think Boeing needs to reevaluate its strategy in light of the fact that it has an airplane problem.
The 787 Dreamliner has been vexed since its inception.
The company was convinced by one or more management consulting firms to outsource design and production of the 787's components. While this idea might make sense for sourcing coffeemakers, it was a nonsense approach to assembling perhaps the most complicated and potentially dangerous machines shy of nuclear reactors. I'm sure blather from the HBR supported the idea that distances between factories in Seattle and Outer Mongolia were no farther than a VOIP chat, but the reality was a mess. Parts didn't fit together with others. Some suppliers subcontracted work to their suppliers and then shrugged at problems with assembly. When one part wasn't available, the next one that depended on it couldn't be attached and the global supply chain all but seized up. Boeing had to spend $1 billion in 2009 to buy one of the worst offenders and bring the work back in-house.
It didn't help that the outsourcing plan included skipping the detailed blueprints the company would have normally prepared, and allowing vendors to come up with their own. Delivered components arrived with instructions and notes written in Chinese, Italian, and other languages. Oh, and they decided to build the airplane out of plastic along with other novel materials and technologies, so it would have been a big experiment even if Boeing approached manufacturing like it always had.
The project went billions over budget, the delivery schedule was pushed back at least 7 times before the first planes were delivered 3+ years late, and so far the company has delivered only 49 of the 848 it has sold.
So are you looking forward to flying on an airplane adopting novel technology with no single blueprint built out of plastic and assembled from pieces that don't necessarily fit together?
Fair or not, this narrative is all but established fact because it's searchable online, so it's just waiting for the next technical mishap to get revisited. Worse, it may well have yielded major issues, which is why the company's declarations of "business as usual" have no credibility because nothing has been usual about the 787 since day one.
Boeing runs many risks following its PR strategy. More mishaps are likely, if not inevitable. The world's media are on the outlook and will report them. Boeing's stock price will continue to be particularly sensitive to these reports (it fell 2% on this week's news). Its airline customers will get a little itchier with every glimpse of a problem. The flying public will take note. Regulators might feel compelled to take another look at the planes. God forbid something truly "not minor" happens; the I told you so meme will run rampant, and at that point all bets are off on stock price, flying confidence, and even ultimate delivery of those remaining 800 planes.
It's time now for Boeing to stop telling us that everything is fine and start proving it. Get third-parties to affirm its design integrity. Go back and check the quality and tolerances of the parts it received from all over the world. Test the planes even more, and make a big public stink about it. Create and then announce an even deeper, more intensive quality regime for those models still on the assembly line. Do something big, like Rolls Royce did when its new engine flamed out in 2010 (they grounded every plane using it until they were satisfied the problem was solved).
It needs to narrate operational truths, using social media and TV advertising filled with documented, factual evidence that the 787 is the best, safest plane ever built. Get ahead of the narrative by changing it, not talking as if it doesn't exist. Don't declare. Prove.
Oh, and if there's such a thing as malpractice suits against management consultants, the brainiacs who pitched the outsourcing deal in the first place deserve to be drawn and quartered. Ultimately, there's no way anybody is going to believe that Boeing has got things right unless it demonstrates the ability to acknowledge what it got wrong.
Until then, it doesn't have a PR problem. It has an airplane problem.
UPDATE 01.11.13: A day after I wrote this essay, the FAA announced a "comprehensive safety review of Boeing 787 critical systems." Unfortunately, this just plays into the ongoing narrative, whether it's deserved suspicion or not. I had hoped Boeing had more time to proactively change the story. It's never too late.
UPDATE 01.14.13: More news of 787 problems. Many comments pointed out that the plane was getting unfair scrutiny, and that its problems were no different that those of any other new plane. While this may well be the case, the fact of the attention — which the program has enduring for many years now — should have encouraged Boeing to approach its communications in a different way, in my opinion.
UPDATE 01.15.13: Emergency landing is proof of media scrutiny and a real event.
UPDATE 01.22.13: One of Boeing's largest customers praised it for good communications during the crisis. That's a good sign for Boeing.
UPDATE o1.24.13: Here's my interview with Bob Crandall, former CEO of American Airlines, on the Kudlow Report, exploring Boeing's ongoing reputation problem.
UPDATE 01.28.13: Japanese authorities reveal that safety standards were eased to get the 787 into service with Japanese airlines. Just more proof that the project was not 'business as usual.'
More on Forbes:
"Don't declare. Prove." How they will. Hope they can. Great advice (send 'em an invoice).
Seriously? The problem is this plane is under more scrutiny than any other plane before it thanks to the proliferation of the internet and mass media. No other project has had this much transparency – the leaks during initial production that said the first plane would be delayed, and delayed again, and delayed again. Not even the A380 which had incredible issue during its production had this much scrutiny.
When you speak to those that actually know or have been involved in prior aircraft projects for any of the manufacturers, you will hear that these are in fact normal issues. The difference is they were not reported on then like they are today. Former NTSB investigators, pilots, execs from the manufacturers have pointed to this. The 747 – major problems at launch. 777 – lots of issues following its launch. A380 – lots of issues after its launch.
Instead of beating the BS drum and spreading fear, why don't you find some actual facts. Why don't you speak to some third party experts?
I agree with you Boeing needs to do more and be more transparent because the world of media has changed and they need to change with it to combat the crappy, so-called journalism like the above.
I fully understand marketing. It is the focus of my professional life. And, I agree with your point. Boeing should have gotten out in front of this with BOLD statements to difuse the perception issue. I argue for this approach often but many execs think it is better to stay silent because they are afraid they will get burned later.
The problem I have with not just your article but the media coverage of this in general is the way the (limited) information is being spun. Your question about flying on an airplane using novel technology with improperly fitting plastic pieces is over the top. As a marketer I understand it grabs attention by spreading FUD. You succeeded there but at the same time you marginalized your credibility with people who understand the subject.
Your point is valid. Your approach is questionable.
But you fail to understand his. Which is if you gave the launch of other big planes the same scrutiny you could of run a similar story about each. Do you really think that processes from 20 years ago when the 767 or 777 was being produced were the same as the 747? No, and so you can say the same things. Were the same materials used in each generation? No. Have you actually talked to experts or are you just giving your interpretation (which may or may not have bias) based on things you have read which most certainly do have bias … or are you an expert in avionics and its entire industry and so are one of the very few people in the world capable of an impartial, objective and relevant view of the real facts? If you do not realise your bias then i'd suggest you listen. As for is it the product or is it Pr you can have that conversation about absolutely anything at all every made. Its a logical problem based around peoples perceptions of something they are incapable of perceiving. That is why hes saying pseudo journalism has caused this 'saga'. you say no statement would suffice – that just makes you unreasonable because any research would be delivered to you by statement against which you can repeat this whole process of 'critique' and discredit it. EG arguments about climate change – everyone has an opinion 99,999999% quite frankly don't have a bloody clue and should shut up (and im one of them)
It is possible that there are design or manufacturing issues with the plane. That said the problems have been minor and should be easily fixed. Now as indicated actions are needed, rather than PR, and actions will take a little time. When ther minor issues disapear folks will forget them. The design was required to improve the fuel efficiency of the aircraft and changing from hydrolic controlls to electrical has been done in the military in the past. It was called fly by wire. It also has been noted that the Airbus plane had more issues and nobody is hollaring about them.
And your degree in Aerospace Engineering is from where?
You should check with some of these 3rd parties experts you refer to, before spreading unwarranted fear.


text:
By Robert D. Jenkins Sr. Dalton 150th Civil War Commission
Brothers Alfred and William Waud were both talented sketch artists who became among the most important illustrators of the American Civil War. Engravings of their sketches appeared in the New York Illustrated News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper's Weekly. The accuracy and immediacy of their illustrations provided some of the most dramatic and graphic coverage of the conflict.
The accompanying images of scenes around Dalton and Northwest Georgia are from the collection of the Library of Congress.
Alfred Rudolph Waud, the more famous of the two brothers, was born Oct. 2, 1828, in London, England, and died April 6, 1891, in Marietta while touring old battlefields in the South.
He studied art in London at the Government School of Design (now the Royal College of Art) and the Royal Academy of Arts before immigrating to the United States in 1850. Alfred covered the Eastern Theater of the war.
William Waud was born on April 13, 1831, in St. Marylebone, Greater London, England, and died Nov. 10, 1878, in New Jersey. Like his equally skilled older brother, William reported on the Civil War as an embedded sketch artist, though sometimes for a competing publication.
William worked for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper as a "special artist," and, while he initially covered events such as the inauguration of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and the bombardment of Fort Sumter, his assignments later took him directly into the heart of the battles.
In 1864 William joined his brother on the staff of Harper's Weekly and covered Sherman's March through the South. He was also noted for his coverage of Lincoln's funeral cortege, following the funeral train on its long journey from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Ill. His drawings of the commemorative ceremonies in cities along the route were used to create wood engravings for Harpers Weekly.
This article is part of a series of stories about Dalton and life in Dalton during the Civil War. The stories run on Sunday and are provided by the Dalton 150th Civil War Commission. To find out more about the commission go to www.dalton150th.com. If you have material that you would like to contribute for a future article contact Robert Jenkins at (706) 259-4626 or firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
8:55AM TGIF. Looks like everyone is in the courtroom and the mood is pretty jovial. Always amazes me that after all the antics that go on during the proceedings how cordial government and prosecution are with each other on the breaks.
EPA agent Carol Paskiewicz should be up first this morning so that Martin Crandall, one of Victor Mercado's lawyers, can finish his cross examination of her. Next on the stand should should be Tom Hardiman of A & H Contractors.
Can tell the summer weather is done as all defendants are wearing wintery, dark suits. Kwame Kilpatrick is in an olive 3 piece suit with his black Clark Kent style glasses holding his book of inspirational verses. Bobby Ferguson is in brown and Bernard Kilpatrick is in a black suit.
9:00AM Judge Nancy Edmunds convenes court.
9:02AM Crandall starts his cross but we have no audio in the media room so no idea what he's saying.
Missed Crandall's entire cross because of audio issues. Oh no, he's coming back with one more thing.
Looks like he is introducing a new organizational chart.
9:08AM Mike Rataj, Ferguson's lawyer, up to re-cross the EPA agent.
Says he has no questions for the witness but would like to introduce things into evidence.
One of the documents is DWSD analysis of payments to Ferguson Enterprises regarding WS 650. The other document is the same for 651.
And that's it for the EPA agent.
9:10AM Mark Chutkow for government calls Tom Hardiman Sr of A & H Contractors. Hardiman is the minority business owner referenced yesterday as having suffered from preferential treatment to Ferguson.
Hardiman is President of construction firm A & H Contractors. In particular, infrastructure improvements, water mains and municipal, local work.
With the Small business Administration. No longer with Lakeshore Engineering, another construction firm. Does similar work as A & H. Also work for state, local and federal governments.
He was a fireman in the city of Detroit for 18 years- from 1974 to 1992. Degree from Wayne State while a firefighter. in 1994, worked for the Detroit Minority Business Development Center- 1994-1997. The Center helps minority firms with certifications and putting together business plans. His role with them was a consultant.
While there met Avinash Rachmale. He was starting his business in 1994 and the witness was one of the consultants that helped. Rachmale was the CEO of Lakeshore Engineering. At the time, Lakeshore was an environmental engineering firm. Rachmale a minority, born in India.
In 1994 to 1997, Rachmale would periodically go to Center to meet with witness. Witness became Rachmale's private consultant in 1997. In 1998, the witness started to work with Rachmale and in 1999 they worked together to push Lakeshore into a new direction. Hardiman's financial situation was a little challenging in his early years. Rachmale was a financially conservative guy and he sat the witness down and said "You're spending money faster than you're getting it in." Rachmale told him that he could get him debt free in 2 years. Hardiman became debt free because of the more disciplined approach he took as a result.
Witness would take bills monthly to Rachmale to make sure he wasn't spending more than was coming in. In December 2000, Rachmale added up all his bills and gave him a bonus and then gave him an additional check for $5,000. "A man who is not debt thinks better," was Rachmale's philosophy.
They worked to grow Lakeshore- had certification for disadvantaged businesses. It's a 9 year program so no longer qualified in 2006.
Lakeshore received an award from SBA for outstanding business. Hardiman attended the guest at the White House in DC. The US President was there thinks the witness.
As Lakeshore began to evolve, witness purchased A & H Contractors in 2003.
The Lakeshore Group has 600 to 700 employees now. The umbrella group has Lakeshore Healthcare, Sky Group Grand, Lakeshore Economic correlation is a non-profit arm.
Lakeshore Health owns nursing home, provides nursing care. It was purchased several years ago when it was in bankruptcy and 100 jobs were on the line. It was in the neighborhood Hardiman grew up in, the northend. 90 to 95 are residents of the city
Sky Group Grand is a real estate holding division on Woodward Ave, They have about 50 employees. about 90% are residents of Detroit.
Their non profit arm helps seniors and youth. Also helps individuals coming out of prison who qualify for the program. They can't work in the nursing home by law but they can work in construction.


text: More than a simple dictionary, the New Bible Dictionary is a reference work that is packed valuable information for the student of the Word of God. This study tool includes: well documented and compiled references, photos and maps, archeological information, and other recourses. Plus It was written originally is Spanish!


text:
Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones
" I bought these to replace my beloved A-Jays four. I needed something with the integrated in-line ipod/iphone controls, but with a bit better audio-quality, and some that may not pop out as easily as the JAYS. These have a "secure loop" system which provides an adjustable cable loop that tucks into your upper ear, helping to keep the buds in place. I personally found..." --Dneale
Diego Earbuds by JLab
Once again, JLab engineered the design, sound, fit, and features around feedback from our fans to create a world class, yet affordable earbud that is truly designed by the people for the people. The Diego is the first JBud to sport our new JCon logo, designed with our fans as a symbol of JLab's commitment to Hook It Up. Rock It Out. FEATURING • 10mm Neodymium Micro Driver •...
JBuds Hi-Fi Noise-Reducing Ear Buds (Black)
JBuds are the perfect companion for your iPod, mp3 player, laptop, portable DVD, MD, radio, or other audio devices, combining sleek design, premium sound quality, noise reduction, and maximum comfort. The soft silicone earbuds fit perfectly inside your ears, allowing you to comfortably enjoy your music non-stop while blocking outside noise. The new JBuds give you a high-intensity listening...
JBuds J2 Premium Hi-FI Noise Isolating Earbuds (Black/Mint Green)
" Well... Sound comes out... " --JonnyRocket


text:
Product Recall: Voluntary recall of 260 cases of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Products. Click Here.
18 SKUs of Knudsen Cottage Cheese, 9 SKUs of Breakstone's Cottage Cheese, 5 SKUs of Simply Kraft Cottage Cheese and 2 SKUs of Daily Chef Cottage Cheese. Click Here.
HEAT oven to 400°F.
LAYER half each of the eggplant and mushrooms in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of 1/3 each of the Parmesan and mozzarella. Repeat layers.
TOP with spaghetti sauce; cover.
BAKE 35 min. Remove foil. Sprinkle casserole with remaining cheeses. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until mozzarella is melted.


text:
Experience fast paced hunting action in pursuit of trophy bucks in 24 states and provinces across North America. Cabela's Trophy Bucks starts you at the most critical and exciting part of each mission where you will be immediately presented with a challenge. You will hunt 11 species of trophy deer including Whitetail, Rocky Mountain Mule Deer, Sitka, Desert Mule Deer, Columbian Black Tail and more. Experience all new hunts for waterfowl, upland birds, small games, and varmints including calling in turkeys from a blind, scaring up pheasants with a hunting dog and long range varmint hunting. Compete in 24 shooting competitions based on real-life tournaments. Your well-honed hunting instinct, keen observation and quick decision making are essential on your quest to bag that trophy buck of a lifetime!
Cabela's Trophy Bucks is a Sports/Hunting video game for PlayStation 2 developed and published by Activision on September 20, 2007. It's rated Teen by the ESRB and 21 of our users have voted it 4.0 out of 5 stars.
Our newest cheats for Cabela's Trophy Bucks were added October 23, 2007. We also have the game available on Xbox 360, Wii, in addition to PS2.
If you were looking for Cabela's Trophy Bucks for PS2 cheats, then you might also want cheats for:


text:
- Home
- This Week
- Blogs
- Guides
- Listings
- Promo
- Dating
- About
Streets of San Francisco: An unprecedented political consensus on rethinking roadways is belied by nasty clashes over how to pay for it
05.11.10 - 4:14 pm | Steven T. Jones |
The number of SF cyclists has doubled in recent years even as a court injunction has prevented the creation of new bike lanesAYANA IVERY AND CIELLE TAAFFE GUARDIAN PHOTO BY MATT REAMER
"You have to be careful about that," he continued. "So my answer to your question is two-fold. We're going to look at revenue, but not necessarily tax increases. We're going to look at revenue, but not necessarily fine increases. We're going to look at revenue, but not necessarily parking meter increases. We're going to look at new strategies."
Yet that was six months ago, and with the exception of grudgingly agreeing to allow a small pilot program in a few commercial corridors to eliminate free parking in metered spots on Sunday, Newsom still hasn't proposed any new revenue options.
"The voters aren't receptive to new taxes now," Winnicker said last week. Mirkarimi doesn't necessarily agree, citing polling data showing that voters in San Francisco may be open to the VLF surcharge, if we can muster the same kind of political will we're applying to other street questions.
"It polls well, even in a climate when taxation scares people," Mirkarimi said.
It was almost four years ago that a judge stuck down the San Francisco Bicycle Plan, ruling that it should have been subjected to a full-blown environmental impact report (EIR) and ordering an injunction against any projects in the plan.
That EIR was completed and certified by the city last year, but the same anti-bike duo who originally sued to stop the plan again challenged it as inadequate. The case will finally be heard June 22, with a ruling on lifting the injunction expected within a month.
"The San Francisco Bicycle Plan project eliminates 56 traffic lanes and more than 2,000 parking spaces on city streets," attorney Mary Miles wrote in her April 23 brief challenging the plan. "According to City's EIR, the project will cause 'significant unavoidable impacts' on traffic, transit, and loading; degrade level of service to unacceptable levels at many major intersections; and cause delays of more than six minutes per street segment to many bus lines. The EIR admits that the "near-term" parts of the project alone will have 89 significant impacts of traffic, transit, and loading but fails to mitigate or offer feasible alternatives to each of these impacts."
Yet for all that, elected officials in San Francisco are nearly unanimous in their support for the plan, signaling how far San Francisco has come in viewing the streets as more than just conduits for cars.
City officials deny that the bike plan is legally inadequate and they may quibble with a few of the details Miles cites, but they basically agree with her main point. The plan will take away parking spaces and it will slow traffic in some areas. But they also say those are acceptable trade-offs for facilitating safe urban bicycling.
The city's main overriding consideration is that we must do more to get people out of their cars, for reasons ranging from traffic congestion to global warming. City Attorney's Office spokesperson Matt Dorsey said that it's absurd that the state's main environmental law has been used to hinder progress toward the most environmentally beneficial and efficient transportation option.
"We have to stop solving for cars, and that's an objective shared by the Board of Supervisors, and other cities, and the mayor as well," Dorsey said.
Even anti-bike activist Rob Anderson, who brought the lawsuit challenging the bike plan, admits the City Hall has united around this plan to facilitate bicycling even if it means taking space from automobiles, although he believes that it's a misguided effort.
"It's a leap of faith they're making here that this will be good for the city," Anderson told us. "This is a complicated legal argument, and I don't think the city has made the case."
Someone is delusional, little more Prozac Stevie weevie? Actually Stevie property owners are assessed for street maintenance and improvements. Here's a novel thought as the roads were built with property taxes and vehicle registration fees why not have bicyclists pay registration and be required to purchase insurance. The insurance could provide proof of responsibility and pay for the pedestrians that the bicyclists like to cut off and run into. But then this is apparently how Stevie weevie and Nat Transit keep score, how many pedestrians can you run over or drag along. I guess by that metric SF MTA and Bicyclists are way ahead of the world, though that is only measure for which that is true.
Posted by Guest on May. 11, 2010 @ 8:42 pm
Steve is dead-set against asking San Francisco bicyclists to pay even $10 a year for a license fee. Which makes no sense considering that if there is an "evolving consciousness" on "connecting the movements that deal with repurposing space that has been used primarily for automobiles" then it makes sense to ask what is going to happen once there are less automobiles, with their registration fees and gasoline taxes, are around to pay for these "repurposed spaces." Who will be paying for the roads bicyclists now consider theirs once the free ride comes to an end? Is Steven's solution to simply raise automobile registration fees and gas taxes to keep paying for the free ride of cyclists in this city? Since that's usually Steven's answer to everything - higher taxes, I'm thinking it is.
Insurance should be required for cyclists. Cyclists can kill a person by running into them as well as damage property, not to mention themselves (a friend of mine in LA was hit and nearly killed on his bike on Monday - thank God the driver has insurance and they stopped or he would have bled to death on the roadway). I can't see how they can get away without insurance - which would be available for a minute amount of money.
Posted by Lucretia Snapples on May. 11, 2010 @ 9:40 pm
By the time you factor in the costs of administration, the costs of enforcement, the costs of impounding the bikes of hapless visitors from other cities, $10 a year is hardly likely to break even, let alone raise significant money. The only reason for this tax is as a punitive measure, which is ridiculous.
Same for insurance-- you may as well require insurance for walking around. Car insurance is required because the potential damage is both common and massive. Bicycles, not so much. It's true that you can get seriously injured-- but note that not even your car insurance is required to cover your own medical expenses.
Posted by Alexei on May. 12, 2010 @ 5:56 pm
So can cars drive on the sidewalks, you know, just to keep things even Steven?
Posted by Peter on May. 11, 2010 @ 10:07 pm
Yes, in large parts of SF, the sidewalks are in fact turned into parking lots, and cars can and do drive up on the sidewalk and are parked there, obstructing the passageway, and damaging / cracking the sidewalk pavement (which is thinner than the road).
So don't get too smug about all those cyclists breaking the law. Car drivers are way worse and more damaging than cyclists.
Posted by Guest on May. 13, 2010 @ 10:39 am
Copenhagen and Amsterdam, for example, have hundreds of thousands of people on bikes every day and there doesn't seem to be an epidemic of people getting run over by bikes. They don't pay insurance or some "fee" to ride a bike either.
Posted by Guest on May. 12, 2010 @ 8:41 am
until the bill becomes due and then the requirement that someone pay a ridiculously low "fee" of $10 a year to use the roads becomes onerous.
Sorry. Nothing in life is really "free" and that includes the roads you ride your bikes on today.
Posted by Lucretia Snapples on May. 12, 2010 @ 10:15 am
I'm reluctant to feed the trolls, and I've addressed this issue before, so I'll keep this brief. Sales taxes, which bicyclists pay, are one of the main sources of transportation funding. Bike insurance is silly because cyclists rarely hit pedestrians, and when they do, there are rarely injuries. It's a non-issue designed to divert the discussion away from the fact that it's motorists who don't pay for their full impacts to the roadways, public health, global warming, and natural resource depletion.
Steven T. Jones
Posted by steven on May. 12, 2010 @ 11:16 am
It's pretty clear that the driving (ahem) force behind this insatiable desire to tax cyclists is jealousy. Drivers are enraged by cyclists getting around town more quickly and healthily than they do, and their only recourse is to suggest that they should pay for their "privilege" of riding on the city's streets. Here are a couple of reasons why that's stupid:
1) A lot of people who ride bikes also drive, so whether they own their own car or use a car share they're already paying user fees.
2) Fees (such as the gas tax and auto registration) don't cover the full cost of road construction and maintenance to begin with, which means that everyone who pays taxes is already paying for our streets.
3) Bikes put very little stress on roads, and aren't in even the least sense responsible for their degradation. (Despite this, the SFBC and cyclists are leading the charge to report potholes to DPW, making the streets better for drivers and cyclists alike.)
4) People who choose to ride a bike rather than drive (or even take public transit) are reducing their impact on the city and, somewhat indirectly, helping everyone else out in a number of very important ways: They're reducing traffic and freeing up parking by taking cars off the street; they're reducing the amount of pollution and noise; and they're getting exercise and keeping themselves healthy, which, in the long term, has the potential to reduce everyone's health care premiums and medical expenses.
5) Their presence on the road is forcing drivers to pay attention. You may not notice it, but the city is adjusting to the mixed use of its streets. The result is lower speeds and higher safety for everyone.
6) As a consequence of spending less on transportation—AAA estimates that the average medium-sized sedan costs $9,641 per year to own, not counting loan payments—cyclists tend to have more disposable income to spend on local goods and services.
If anything, cyclists should be getting tax breaks to reward and further encourage their reduced impact on the environment and shared infrastructure. You can call us smug all you want, and you can complain about the few jerks who run red lights and endanger pedestrians until the cows come home. But the fact of the matter is that more people riding bikes makes our city a better place for everyone.
That doesn't mean that we should all ditch our cars and radically change our lifestyles. But we certainly should all consider how our transportation choices affect the city as a whole and show some respect for one another regardless of those choices. Not all drivers are maniacal speed demons; not all cyclists are inconsiderate hipsters; not all pedestrians are distracted dolts. Lose the condescending generalizations, and give people the benefit of the doubt every once in a while. We're all just running around in San Francisco trying to live our lives as best we can.
Posted by Shawn Allen on May. 12, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
Posted by Guest on May. 13, 2010 @ 10:41 am
"this insatiable desire to tax cyclists is jealousy."
"Lose the condescending generalizations,"
Dude you crack me up
Posted by glen matlock on May. 14, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
What else can you chalk it up to, then? Given that bikes don't have nearly the impact that cars do, and that by not driving cyclists are, in effect, saving the city money, why should we be taxed? I can't think of any other reason that a driver would suggest that bikes be registered and taxed other than jealousy. I've seen motorists visibly irritated by cyclists coasting past them while they're stuck in traffic. They can call me "smug" and "self-righteous" all thy want, but the fact of the matter is that I'm doing them a favor by taking up less space on the street. Don't hate on me just because I made a smarter transportation choice than you did.
Besides, do you honestly think that the city would make a dime off even a $10 per bike registration fee? It probably costs the city more than that just to process the paperwork! And do you really think that SFPD has the resources to enforce bike registration? Why waste their time when there are clearly many more important things for them to be doing? There are plenty of laws that the cops could be enforcing to discourage reckless cyclist behavior, but making every cyclist register their bikes isn't going to change that situation. The last thing we need in this city is another bloated bureaucracy.
Posted by Shawn Allen on May. 21, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
gravity delivers an accelleration of 9.8 m/s^2
the average auto weighs 2000kg
the average person plus bicycle weighs 85kg.
force = mas times accelleration
therefore, the average auto delivers 2000 * 9.8 = 19600 Newtons while coasting
the average bicycle delivers 833 Newtons while coasting.
The automobile is able to accelerate and stop at effective rates much greater than the average bicycle, which augments the impact that the average auto has on intersections where starting and stopping are most prevalent.
This is why the street surface around intersections is so crappy, and that is why bicyclists must contend with that under pain of injury or death while motorists get to speed away comfortably.
My property taxes cover enough of street maintenance so that I can ride my bike without having to meet another onerous government burden or fee. In fact, the burden for street maintenance placed on the many of us who walk, bike or take the bus and do not own autos is greater than that which we consume by any measure. We are subsidizing motorists but the conservatives want to soak cyclists further.
Whenever its the progressives in the gun sights, big guvmint, taxation and coercion are okay with the conservatives.
Posted by who phailed fisix? on May. 12, 2010 @ 12:42 pm
Well I am not a conservative so I wouldn't know what "conservatives" feel about the things you mention.
But I do like this statement, "another onerous government burden or fee," and find the adoption of right-wing rhetoric by a self-proclaimed "progressive" to be more than a little ironic - all things considering.
Posted by Lucretia Snapples on May. 12, 2010 @ 2:02 pm
My friend worked at a morgue here in San Francisco. There were a large number of riders who came in dead due to no helmets to protect their heads. No...It may not be fashionable, but it does work. Helmets save lives. I was amazed to go through the entire issue and not see one helmet on your biker models. Please mention this in your paper.
Posted by Jim A on May. 12, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
I completely agree. Where are the helmets? The gloves? It doesn't surprise me though. Since moving to SF from Chicago I've never seen more bike riders that disregard traffic and road rules. I've also been surprised at how many people ride wearing headphones.
Posted by Graham R on May. 17, 2010 @ 10:29 am
That's a legitimate criticism, Jim, and one we've received before and considered this time around as well, but we ultimately came to a different conclusion than you. There is no legal requirement for adults to wear helmets while cycling and we consider it to be a personal decision. Yes, helmets make cycling safer, but what makes cyclists even safer than wearing a helmet are bike lanes and other road markings that prevent collisions and motorists' awareness of and respect for cyclists and their equal rights to the roadway. Helmets help after a crash, but it's better to prevent crashes. Some even argue that helmets offer a false sense of security. I'm not going to make that argument, but I will say that it should be the city's goal to create conditions on the roadways in which cyclists don't need helmets any more than pedestrians or motorists, two classes of commuters that would also be safer if they wore helmets. It's just a question of how much risk consenting adults are willing to accept, and we're not going to presume to make that decision for them.
Posted by steven on May. 12, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
wait a minute though, Steve, wasn't one of the major arguments for universal health care that preventative measures would drive down costs for everyone? So isn't requiring bicyclists to wear helmets something that would benefit all of us in terms of preventing injuries we all pay for (not to mention emergency room costs and police reports, ambulances etc) -- and therefore much more than a "personal decision"? If your argument for less cars is that the lack of pollution will benefit everyone, then won't lessening the people with brain injuries also benefit everyone? Are you also against motorcyclists wearing helmets and drivers buckling up, laws that are also in place for those very reasons? It seems a rather libertarian stance ... just wondering?
Posted by questioning on May. 12, 2010 @ 6:23 pm
A study in Britain showed that helmet-wearing riders were passed more closely than non-helmet wearing bicyclists, and that cars were less careful around them, as if the helmet made it more "OKAY" to injure a cyclist.
Posted by Guest on May. 13, 2010 @ 10:00 am
The onus is on the City to eliminate unsafe conditions for the legal use of its street facilities. If the City is informed that a facility is unsafe, then if that unsafe facility causes casualty for a cyclist, then the City is on the hook for damages.
Motorists are already subsidized by the vast majority of San Franciscans who do not drive, and it is the height of entitlement mixed with resentment for conservatives to insist that cyclists somehow must pay for streetscape that is democratically ours.
Didn't Ronald Reagan say that he paid for this mike? Well, cyclists paid for our space on the street, several times over.
What we've got going on here is a bunch of dried up boomers pining for their lost youth and taking out their frustrations at being played for fools for the past 30 years by conservative demagogues on those of us who were prescient enough to have seen it all coming. Your automobiles will become the affordable housing for your future.
Posted by the city's burden on May. 13, 2010 @ 9:29 am
People are safer with helmets on, but I'm very resistant to mandating their use for adults, and let me offer some context to explain why. The most recent federal statistics show there were 716 bicyclists killed in 2008, about 2 percent of all traffic fatalities. Yes, there is a public health cost associated with that (it's unclear how many of those would have survived if they had a helmet), but it's relatively small -- and statistically insignificant compared with your analogy to health insurance risk pools, which involve millions of people. Compare those 716 bicyclists killed with the 4,378 pedestrians killed in 2008, a large percentage of which probably died from head injuries. Why aren't you arguing that pedestrians should wear helmets? Because that's silly, but only as silly as the attitude that bicyclists are being unacceptably reckless when they choose not to wear a helmet.
But I do think this is an interesting debate, and I may start a new blog post thread with it.
Posted by steven on May. 13, 2010 @ 9:34 am
If you're interested in the helmet discussion, I've moved it over here: http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2010/05/13/should-bicycling-adults-wear-hel...
Posted by steven on May. 13, 2010 @ 11:49 am
Rob Anderson is an outmoded, backwards-thinking, un-life-loving, fossil-fuel drinking litigious want to be bureaucrat. He undoubtedly is old as well; the new paradigm features young, vibrant people and those that want to be. Keep your old man ways to yourself, Rob.
Posted by Jim on May. 14, 2010 @ 5:08 pm
Just love the newly decorated bike lanes - bet Rob hates them. However I'll bet you a dollar to a doughnut that they feature prominently in Newscum's attempt to purchase yet another sinecure where he can continue sucking on the public teat and perpetuate his grandiose, self serving arrogant ambitions.
Kinda kurious that the only painted lanes that i have yet to ride on are a few blocks of Market St, really convenient to City Hall. When will Valencia go green ?
It may only be a couple of blocks so far but it's the 'greenest' thing that has happened in this city in all the years that this miserable miscreant has been cavorting and conniving in Room 200. He's such an effete effin' weasel
Pat Monk.RN. Noe Valley
Posted by Guest on May. 14, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
Most people on the USA drive, but this majority of drivers don't pay for the cost of driving so there should be found some way to make them pay more?
According to the US Census
77% of people drive to work
10.7% carpool
87.7% of people drive in some way to work
So those 87.7% are using up more resources than they consume in this area?
That other 13.3% are paying for everything else the government provides?
You all's slogans around this make less sense than the usual revealed non sense spouted by the cities condescending progressives.
I also find it interesting that only in this area are people required to pay the supposed "full cost" of an activity. I don't have any kids, why am I paying to help raise yours? And how does that 13.3% of us that don't drive, pay for all those prisons and schools for your kids?
And yes Steve, people who don't agree with your revealed wisdom are trolls.
Posted by glen matlock on May. 14, 2010 @ 9:11 pm
An employee at the Getty owned Pierre Hotel in New York City wondered why there were so many Germans being hired and staying at The Pierre during World War II. He called the FBI and the FBI charged J.P. Getty with Espionage; FBI File 100.1202, June 26, 1940. 2003 documents declassified by UK Warfare Ministry reveal that in Oct. 1941 the pro-Nazi Jean Paul Getty employed and lodged Nazis at his Pierre Hotel in New York City; Nazis who were involved in spying on and sabotaging Allied Forces' war production plants. 43,000 people were killed in the UK while J. Paul Getty was in Berlin still shipping oil to Hitler five months before Pearl Harbor … December 7, 1941. As aristocrats with treasures of art were executed -- beginning in 1933 -- with the outbreak of war; Getty assiduously added to his vast collection with the Nazis.
J.P. Getty's own words from the autobiography AS I SEE IT. …
GETTY: In 1938 I heard that the great Mensing Collection was being broken up. I immediately contacted the dealer through whom I made my art purchases in the Netherlands. Although the imminence of war in Europe had dropped the bottom out of art prices I authorised the dealer to bid up to $100,000 for Martin Looten by Rembrandt. …
It was the job of the FBI in peace and in war to root out internal enemies of the USA. After Pearl Harbor - J. Edgar Hoover personally issued approval for the custodial detention of J.P. Getty - as an enemy of the USA. Dec. 20, 1940 the New York Daily News wrote about Getty's involvement with espionage at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The Rembrandt hangs in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Gainsborough of Christie purchased in 1938 is at The Getty.
Posted by MACDONALDBANK1 on May. 14, 2010 @ 9:31 pm
Most Commented On
Recent comments
- SFGH - July 30, 2014
- San Francisco General Hospital - July 30, 2014
- SFGH - July 30, 2014
- Student protesters file claim against City College and SF - July 30, 2014
- SFGH does NOT care about Patient Care just Risk Management - July 30, 2014
- DPW gets a nice chunk of - July 30, 2014
- sounds shady IBWA - July 30, 2014
- Corporate Welfare - July 30, 2014
- personalized gifts for him - July 30, 2014
- My stars! - July 30, 2014


text:
Two victims were found bound and gagged in San Francisco's Bayview District Sunday night. NBC Bay Area's Cheryl Hurd reports the San Francisco Police Department is still chasing leads and the identities of the two victims still haven't been released. The incident left 20-something male dead and a girl in her late teens in critical condition.
A man is dead after he and a woman were found bound and gagged in the middle of a street in San Francisco's Bayview District Sunday night.
The two victims were found at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 900 block of Brussels Street, according to San Francisco Officer Albie Esparza.
Both were alive at the time they were found, but the man, possibly in his 20s, was unconscious, Esparza said.
They were both transported to San Francisco General Hospital where the man died about midnight.
The woman's condition is considered life-threatening, Esparza said.
"The bodies were dumped in front of my grandmother's house, " Charles White said. "There was a lot of blood. Usually this is a quiet neighborhood ."
The motive for the crime is unknown and remains under investigation, police said. There are no suspect descriptions available yet.
Police said the incident is being treated as a homicide. Still, some neighbors were taking it in stride.
Angelo Musanti lives next door. "I don't plan to move," he said. "Where are you going to go? This could happen anywhere."
Anyone with information on the case can call anonymously at (415) 575-4444 or texting TIP411 and leading with SFPD in the message.
Bay City News contributed to this report.


text:
Be The First To
Add Photos
This is the employer's chance to tell you why you should work for them. The information provided is from their perspective.
Pros: Inability of finding better job at the moment – Full Review
Let us know if we're missing any workplace or industry recognition – Add an award
Copyright © 2008–2014, Glassdoor. All Rights Reserved. Your use of this service is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy & Cookies Policy. Safe Harbor Notice. Glassdoor ® is a registered trademark of Glassdoor, Inc.
Everything you view and do on Glassdoor is private


text:
Welcome to the Village of Carol Stream official website. It is our hope that you will be able to use this website to find the information you need to make informed decisions about your interactions with the Village of Carol Stream. The Village is governed by a Mayor and six Trustees elected at large. A professional Village Manager appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Board of Trustees manages the day to day operations of the Village. The Mayor and Village Board of Trustees encourage residents to attend its regularly scheduled meetings on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Gregory J. Bielawski Municipal Center located at 500 N. Gary Ave. During each meeting, residents and the general public are provided an opportunity to share issues and concerns directly with the Village Board during the Listening Post segment of the meeting. We encourage residents to get to know their elected and appointed officials by attending a Village Board meeting, which is also a good way to get to know your new community and become familiar community issues. All regularly scheduled Village Board meetings are rebroadcast on Comcast Cable Television public access channel 6 or AT&T U-Verse public access channel 99.
We hope you enjoy living in or visiting Carol Stream and believe you will discover excellent schools, cultural and recreational opportunities as well as other amenities that will contribute to your comfort and well-being in the Village of Carol Stream. If there are any services or information you desire to get your home established, continue your residency or conduct business with the Village please feel free to contact our friendly receptionists at 630-665-7050 for assistance. They will be happy to answer your questions or direct you to the desired department and staff member.
Municipal Electric Aggregation
Aggregation Helps Residents Save
Upcoming Events
|Mon Jul 14 @07:00PM - 08:30PM
Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals
|Mon Jul 21 @07:30PM - 09:00PM
Village Board Meeting
Community Resources
FREE Carnival for Special Needs Residents - Sat., June 28th @ Noon
Municipal Information
|The Carol Stream Village Hall and Police Department is located at 500 North Gary Avenue. The Village Hall is open M-F 8 - 5 and closed on Weekends. The Police Department is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. For emergencies, please call 911. For more information see our Departments pages
Elected Officials
The Legislative Board is comprised of the elected Mayor and six Trustees of the Village of Carol Stream. The Board makes policy decisions necessary to maintain and enhance the health, safety and welfare of citizens and visitors to Carol Stream. Click here to contact Carol Stream's elected officials.
Site Usage
|We tried to make our web site easy to browse and a way for you to find information quickly and easily. Our challenge is, what makes sense to one person may not seem reasonable to another. It is because of this we decided to provide our visitors with site usage information. Read More..
More Articles...
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|Page 1 of 2


text:
Blik wall decals, wall art, surface graphics, and stickers
Explore Our Wall Decals and Surface Graphics
Customize Your Blik
Our Blog
my account
check out
my cart
Color Options
More Info
Rosone N. 1 ~ Flowers and Reptiles
by Carnovsky
start fresh
Wanna buy Blik?
Online or local stores, we've got you covered.
find me some blik


text:
Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.
"Another sure-fire winner."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Bruce Goldstone is the author of several books, including 100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days, Great Estimations, and The Beastly Feast. He has worked in educational publishing for nearly twenty years. Growing up in Ohio, Bruce fell in love with reading and the magic of words, and even back then he knew he wanted to be a writer. Books have always been an important part of his life, from buying used paperbacks to his first job, shelving books as a library page. He now lives in New York City with a plethora of pets including one dog, three parakeets, and an aquarium.
Bruce Goldstone
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)


text:
Narrow your search
CNET editors choose and review the best thin and light laptops, notebooks, and ultrabooks.
A big-screen ultrabook with a long, long battery life, the Samsung Ativ Book 9 2014 Edition delivers a high-end laptop experience for its premium price.
For anyone tired of working day-to-day on a small screen, but still wants a high-end, thin-and-light with a long, long battery life, the Book 9 2014 Edition is one sweet system.
This top-rated touchscreen laptop normally sells for $999.99. And you can sweeten the deal a little further with a cashback service.
HP announced two new Spectres: a convertible hybrid and full-fledged ultrabook.
The third version of Lenovo's ultralight 14-inch laptop, the X1 Carbon, gets nearly all the basics right while adding a few new twists, including a function key row that changes app by app.
Early versions of the Dell XPS 13 had promise, but lacked must-have features. Over time, the system slowly added a high-res display, then a touch screen, making the new 2014 version an ultrabook that hits nearly all the marks.
After two years of incremental upgrades, the XPS 13 gets a touch screen revamp that works.
Despite the low-rent exterior, the Acer Aspire V7 packs a lot of what we want into a reasonably priced 14-inch ultrabook, including a high-res touch screen, mainstream graphics, and plenty of ports.
Toshiba's new Kira ultrabook and £299 Chromebook are both hitting the UK in the next few months. Here's the skinny.
This slim, reasonably priced ultrabook adds new touch pad design to stand out from the crowd.


text:
James Bright, Managing Editor, firstname.lastname@example.com
The Express-Star
Tuesday night's State of the Union address drew criticism from local federal politicians.
"President Obama's assessment of the state of our union fails to appreciate the gravity of our economic challenges," Tom Cole, Oklahoma District 4 congressman said in a release.
Cole went on to state that debt reduction has been defining issue of the last decade and that President Obama has yet to suggest a serious solution.
"Instead of taking the opportunity to be honest with the American people about the magnitude of our fiscal challenges and the danger they pose to Medicare and Social Security, President Obama largely ignored tough issues in favor of 'modest reform' ideas and false promises that require spending we can't afford," he said.
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe said the president's comments on the middle class were pandering and did nothing to address the true importance of job creation, which Inhofe said Oklahoma has excelled at.
"If Washington is serious about job creation and a strong middle class, the President should look to my home state of Oklahoma, said Inhofe. "Our unemployment rate has remained near full employment. Why? It's because of our thriving energy sector, an industry the president is attempting to kill with his liberal climate change agenda and his relentless war on fossil fuels."
Inhofe said while he in office he plans to do everything he can to defend the energy industry.
"Americans shouldn't be sending $300 billion a year to the Middle East to buy oil," Inhofe said. "Instead we can invest that money here at home – in America, in Oklahoma. Natural gas is a resource already doing this for us in Oklahoma. The President likes to boast that more fossil fuels are being produced now than under his predecessor, but this is only because of the hard work of the private sector."
Inhofe continued to maintain his stance on gun restriction legislation, an issue that has taken center stage in American politics.
"His agenda on this issue is a disaster. As Congress contemplates new legislation, I will oppose anything that further restricts the Second Amendment or its contribution to the free exercise of all our constitutional rights," Inhofe said. "Why disarm America while the criminal element keeps their guns? – They will anyway."
Cole said overall, the President choosing not to address the issue of national debt underscored any other point in his address.
"In the short term, I was disappointed that the president failed to address the immediate challenge of the across-the-board cuts in government spending known as sequester," said Cole "His failure to lead in this area by proposing meaningful reductions in mandatory spending puts the jobs of thousands of Oklahomans at risk."
Local citizens commented on The Express-Star's web site with their feelings about the speech, which were mostly of disinterest.
"I think I heard a lot of Charlie Brown's teacher's voice," Rae McElroy said.
John Nicholas said there was no reason for him to watch the address as he already knows the state of the union.
Obama has said gun legislation will be one of the first major issues he tackles in his new term.


text:
Mercedes has emerged as the early 2014 favorite.
Amid world champions Red Bull and Renault's crisis, it is obvious that works engine-chassis makers Mercedes and Ferrari have their noses in front on the basis of the opening test at Jerez.
Mercedes has emerged as the early 2014 favorite.
Amid world champions Red Bull and Renault's crisis, it is obvious that works engine-chassis makers Mercedes and Ferrari have their noses in front on the basis of the opening test at Jerez.
Felipe Massa has tipped his former Ferrari teammate to dominate Kimi Raikkonen at the great Italian team in 2014.
Maranello marque Ferrari replaced the long-serving Brazilian with Finn Raikkonen, its 2007 world champion, over the winter, with Massa having to move to the once-great British team Williams.
As always, this year's Super Bowl was supported by plenty of multimillion dollar car advertisements, with some raising more questions than answers. For those of you still wondering what exactly you were being sold, here's a look at some of the more interesting autos showcased during the game.
Maserati Ghibli (pictured above)
The commercial for the Maserati Ghibli was called "Strike," but it could've easily been named "First Strike." While the $66,900 345 hp sports sedan is the Italian automaker's first relatively mass-market car — and aimed at the likes of the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and other established mid-size luxury cars depicted in absentia in the ad as big, slow, lazy giants about to be taken out by their nimble new adversary — it will soon be followed by its first SUV, which is expected to be its best-seller, despite the fact that it will surely being bigger and less nimble than the Ghibli.
See more of the featured automotive Superbowl Ads…
Despite earlier saying he would consider his F1 future during a sabbatical, Ross Brawn now insists he has definitively retired.
Having stepped down as Mercedes' team boss, the famous 59-year-old has been heavily linked with McLaren and the great British team's 2015 engine supplier Honda.
Marco Simoncelli is to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend. The Italian was a front-runner in the premier class before tragically losing his life to an accident in 2011.
In becoming a MotoGP Legend, Simoncelli's name will be the 21st on the list as he joins a list of 20 other greats. To the shock of race fans around the world, the Gresini rider lost his life on Sunday 23 October 2011 in a crash on the second lap of the Malaysian Grand Prix, just one week after finishing in second place at Phillip Island.


text:
Physics Course Descriptions
Physics Courses (PHY)
This is a non-calculus based course covering the essentials of mechanics, waves, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism and light with an introduction to modern physics. Both a conceptual foundation and problem solving abilities are emphasized. Prerequisite for PHY 131: MAT 142 or equivalent, or permission of instructor; for PHY 132: PHY 131 Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Laboratory fee: $15. Four hours each.
This is the first of three semesters of the traditional calculus-based physics sequence for scientists and engineers. This course covers motion and Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rigid-body mechanics, gravitation, and simple harmonic motion. Prerequisite: MAT 145 or permission of instructor. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Laboratory fee: $15. Four hours. 'W'. LAB
This is the second semester of the calculus-based physics sequence for scientists and engineers, covering waves and sound, fluids, solids, thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism. Prerequisite: PHY 231, co-requisite: MAT 247 or permission of the instructor. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Laboratory fee: $15. Four hours. 'W'
This is a continuation of the calculus based physics sequence covering optics and the two "twin pillars" of modern physics: relativity and quantum theory, including simple kinematic and denamic investigations in special relativity, the twin paradox, a derivation of E = m c2, the historical developments of quantum theory, the Schroedinger equation and the solution to the hydrogen atom. Other topics may include curved space-time, black holes, gravitational waves, elementary particles, topics in solid state, nuclear and molecular physics. Prerequisites: PHY 232, MAT 247 or the permission of the instructor. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Laboratory fee: $15. Four hours.
A study of equilibrium conditions with forces and torques in two- and three-dimensional space. Topics included are statics of particles, moments and equivalent systems of forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, distributed forces, analysis of structures, forces in beams, friction, stress and strain, axially loading, torsion and bending of beams. Prerequisites: PHY 231 and MAT 146. Three hours.
A study of non-equilibrium conditions with forces and torques in two- and three-dimensional space. Topics included are kinematics of particles and rigid bodies in plane motion, relationships of acceleration, velocity, angular acceleration and angular velocity, curvilinear motion, relative motion and acceleration, equations of motion, work and energy, and impulse and momentum principles. Prerequisite: PHY 321. Three hours.
Thermodynamics concepts are introduced before studying work interactions, steady-state, transient energy, mass conservation, entropy and the second law. Second-law analyses are applied to thermodynamic systems. Selected gas cycles and vapor cycles are studied. Prerequisites: MAT 247 and PHY 232, or the permission of the instructor. Three hours.
An introduction to electric circuit elements and electronic devices and a study of circuits containing such devices. Both analog and digital systems are considered. Prerequisite: PHY 232. Co-requisite: MAT 348. Three hours.
Overview of electricity and magnetism; topics may include static and quasistatic electromagnetic fields in vacua and in dielectric and magnetic media, electromagnetic waves and radiation. Prerequisite: PHY 232. Three hours.
Continuation of PHY 341. Prerequisite: PHY 341. Three hours.
A study of elementary principles of quantum mechanics, including Schroedinger equation, one-dimensional problems, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, Hilbert spaces, matrix mechanics, spin and perturbation theory. Prerequisite: PHY 233 or permission of the instructor. Three hours each semester.
A study of topics in applied mathematics possibly including complex variables, special functions, partial differential equations, Fourier series, group representation theory, numerical and approximation methods, and Green functions. Prerequisite: MAT 258. Four hours.
This course examines properties of the crystalline state and the free-electron; band theories of metals, insulators, and semiconductors. Co-requisite: PHY 351 or permission of the instructor. Three hours.
Advanced topics in mechanics are examined possibly including: coupled oscillations, calculus of variations, generalized coordinates, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, rigid-body motion, and/or motion in non-inertial reference frames. Prerequisites: PHY 321-322 or permission of the instructor. Three hours.
A concentration in selected fields of study in physics. Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of instructor. Three or four hours each.
A study of the basic concepts and techniques in the statistical mechanical description of thermodynamics. Prerequisites: PHY 231-233 and COS 130. Three hours.
Students complete an individual research project conducted and reported under supervision of a faculty member. Six hours laboratory. Laboratory fee: $15. Three hours.
See PHY 490 for a description. This zero credit option is for those who wish to place the course on their official schedule, so as to avoid being scheduled for student employment or some other obligation during the time of science seminar. Students who are not giving a talk should not take the course for credit. Pass/Fail. Repeatable. Zero hours.
Majors are expected to take science seminar, either PHY 480 or PHY 490, at least once as a junior and once as a senior, and are required to take the course one time for credit to satisfy the 'S' requirement. All physics majors are expected to participate at some level. The course consists of presentations reviewing current literature, advanced physics lab reports, senior integration papers, and other topics of current interest in science. Repeatable. One hour. 'S'
This course studies the historical, philosophical and theological considerations on science. This includes an examination of major shifts in scientific thinking from the Early Modern period to the present with critique from a Christian perspective. Prerequisites: PHY 231-233 and junior standing. Two hours.
(click column title to sort)
|Course Title
|General College Physics I
|Broussard, Phill
|Stern, Curt
|General Physics/Sci/Engin II
|Petcher, Don
|General College Physics I
|Broussard, Phill
|General Physics/Sci/Engin II
|Petcher, Don
|Science Seminar
|Broussard, Phill
|Science Seminar
|Broussard, Phill


text:
-- — Today is Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2013. There are 186 days left in the year.
Highlights in History
On June 28, 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.
On this date
In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; it was from this battle that the legend of "Molly Pitcher" arose.
In 1836, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Va.
In 1838, Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo (sah-ruh-YAY'-voh) by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — the event which sparked World War I.
In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') was signed in France, ending the First World War. In Independence, Mo., future president Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.
In 1922, the Irish Civil War began between rival nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State. (The conflict lasted nearly a year, resulting in defeat for anti-treaty forces.)
In 1939, Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France.
In 1944, the Republican national convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president and Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker for vice president.
In 1950, North Korean forces captured Seoul (sohl), the capital of South Korea.
In 1962, a jury in New York awarded $3.5 million to former radio-TV personality John Henry Faulk in his libel suit against the group AWARE Inc. and two individuals who'd accused him of Communist sympathies and gotten him blacklisted. (The judgment was reduced to $550,000 by an appeals court.)
In 1978, the Supreme Court ordered the University of California-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke (BAHK'-ee), a white man who argued he'd been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.
Ten years ago
After days of intense searching by ground and air, U.S. forces found the bodies of two soldiers missing north of Baghdad, as the toll of American dead since the start of war topped the grim milestone of 200.


text:
Pinal County Animal Care and Control does not handle many problems encountered by county citizens. Our basic function is limited to dogs and cats or animals involved with biting a human.
If you are experiencing problems with wildlife, livestock or reptiles, please see the numbers listed below. If you live within the city limits of Casa Grande, Eloy, Apache Junction or Superior, we have also listed the numbers for your animal control agencies for your convenience.
Bees that have entered your home or property are handled by private exterminators. Please contact one of the exterminators listed in the yellow pages of your phone directory or click here.
Pinal County is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/V
Send any comments, questions, criticisms, or suggestions about the website to the WebMaster.
Pinal County Government Web Disclaimer
Site Map ©


text:
EVERETT, Wash. - Eight Boise Hawks players were named to the roster for the Northwest League All-Star Game at Everett Memorial Stadium. First pitch is 8:05 MDT. Pitchers Tyler Bremer and James Pugliese, catcher Lance Rymel, infielders David Bote, Daniel Lockhart and Jacob Rogers, and outfielders Yasiel Balaguert and Shawon Dunston Jr. were named to the South Division squad. Boise's skipper, Gary Van Tol, will manage the South against the North.
Join The Conversation
Idaho Statesman is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.


text:
An email with a link to:
was emailed to:
Thanks for sharing About.com with others!
15 Best Places to Go with Kids in the Washington, DC Ar...What to Pack for a SafariPrinter Friendly Camping Checklist11 Reasons To Take The Kids To Las VegasNYC Restaurant Week 2014: Where Should You Eat?
By Robert Curley
The Reef Resort at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Book Now
Robert Curley
About.com Caribbean Travel
©2014 About.com. All rights reserved.


text:
New deals added at 12pm every day. Limited stock!
Ends 04 August
Ends 31 August
Ends 10 August
Back to product overview
Halo Reach Series 4 Action Figure 2-pack - Spartan Hologram (Noble Six and Noble Six Hologram) images:
Image 4 of 6
View Trolley
Mighty Ape is 100% New Zealand owned


text:
[wpramazon asin="B001B8Y0CE"]
Leading 10 Television shows from Calgary & Toronto Public Library
Image by k-suggestions
I've selected a list of Top 10 Tv shows from Calgary & Toronto Public Library
IMDb Movies & Tv
IMDb~~IMDb is the world's largest collection of movie, Television and celebrity information. IMDb is the leading app on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to uncover showtimes, watch trailers, rate movies, browse photo galleries, get US Television listings, discover newest DVD releases, explore well-liked charts and share movie info.We aim to list every single detail about every movie and Television show ever made, which includes who was in it, who created it, the plot, user ratings, trailers, photos, reviews, quotes, goofs, trivia and much more. With IMDb for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can: Search the world's largest collection:- Over 1.five million movie and Tv titles – Over 3.2 million celebrities, actors, actresses, directors and other crew membersLook up: – Movie showtimes at nearby theaters near you- Television listings for your local time zone- Recaps of Tv shows from previous night- Upcoming movies- Newest entertainment news from hundreds of media outletsRate:-Rate movies and Tv shows-Sign in with your IMDb account or your Facebook accountExplore well-liked charts:- Very best Picture – award winners- Top rated movies of all time (IMDb Leading 250)- Most common movies of the day on IMDb (MOVIEmeter)- Most popular celebrities of the day on IMDb (STARmeter)- Lowest rated movies of all time (IMDb Bottom 100)- Most common movies listed by genre (Action, Horror, Romance, Comedy and a lot of more)- Most well-known Tv shows- US Box office outcomes- Celebrity birthdaysView:- Movie trailers – User reviews for movies and Tv shows- Critics reviews for movies and Tv shows- Quotes, trivia and goofs about movies and celebrities- Your browse and search history on IMDbShop:- DVDs and Blu Ray discs for any movie or Tv show from amazon.com stores IMDb Pro:(For Pro subscribers)-Discover representation listings for over 80,000 industry names -Find corporation and employee contact details for over 30,000 businesses
Cost: $ .00
Sold by Apple iTunes


text: Several country stars are in Los Angeles this weekend for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Besides being nominated, several artists will take part in the all-genre show as performers and presenters. The GRAMMYs will air live from the Staples Center on Sunday, February 12 at 8/7 CT on CBS. LL Cool J will serve as [...] Read More


text:
to McCombs
Home ·
Directory ·
Profiles ·
Laura Starks
Associate Dean, Professor
AIM Investment Center
Starks, Laura T.
Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Regents Chair in Finance and
Associate Dean for Research
Laura Starks received her B.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Texas
at Austin and her M.B.A. from The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Her research and teaching interests include valuation of financial assets,
portfolio management, corporate governance, the influence of institutional investors in financial markets, managerial incentives and environmental, social and governance investing.
Page last updated: 7/30/2014
By phone: (512) 471-5921
By mail:
1 University Station, B6000
Austin, TX 78712-1178
In person:
2110 Speedway
Austin, TX 78705
©2014 McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin | Technology Resources | Contact Us


text:
Associated Press
---- — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bullying prevention will again be a key focus for Gov. Terry Branstad this fall, after a push for legislation meant to help school districts combat harassment on social media sites failed during the last legislative session.
In a few weeks, Branstad will host a second bullying summit in Des Moines. The event will feature panels with students, educators and lawmakers discussing how to make kids feel safe at school. Headlining the program will be journalist Emily Bazelon, the author of "Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy."
Looking ahead to the 2014 legislative session, Branstad's special assistant for education Linda Fandel said the governor's office is considering taking another pass at legislation to toughen the state's anti-bullying laws. The bullying bill offered by Branstad earlier this year would have updated state guidelines for school districts to include bullying that occurs outside school on social media websites like Facebook.
But while the bill received subcommittee approval in the House it never moved forward. The exact reasons it stalled remain unclear, though concerns from lawmakers over student free speech and the logistics of implementing the measure clearly played a role. Matt Carver, legal services director for the School Administrators of Iowa, which worked on the bill, said he thought there was confusion about the legislation.
"I think some of it was that there was some confusion about the extent of the authority we wished for," Carver said. "Some may have interpreted that we were trying to give administrators authority to get into home life."
No recent bullying data was available from the state Department of Education. But in the 2012 Iowa Youth Survey, 57 percent of the sixth, eighth and 11th graders surveyed reported some experience being bullied in the previous 30 days. That number was up from 2010, when 50 percent of students surveyed in those grades reported bullying.
Branstad held his first bullying summit a year ago. That event followed some high-profile bullying incidents in the state.
In April 2012, a 14-year-old boy from Primghar committed suicide following bullying at school and online after he told people he was gay. In June of that year, a Mason City girl and her mother sued the Mason City school district, saying it did nothing to protect the teen from bullying.
Carver, who plans to participate in the upcoming conference, said he was hopeful another attempt would be made at legislation or other ways to help school leaders deal with the problem.
Fandel also said the legislation was hindered because there wasn't enough advance collaboration among the various education groups. This year, she said the governor's office was reaching out to stakeholders early.
"This year we have started to have conversations with a lot of people who have an interest in bullying prevention," Fandel said.
Fandel said the focus of the summit this year was on practical steps students, educators and parents can take to prevent bullying.
"We really want to change the culture so we reduce bullying as much as possible," Fandel said. "It's not an easy problem to respond to. But I think we have to do a better job whether we do it in changes in state law or local school district policy or raising awareness."
Tammy Wawro, president of the Iowa State Education Association, which represents about 34,000 teachers, support staff and other educators, said the union did not take a position on the legislation this year, but favored working collaboratively on bullying prevention and cyber-bullying.
"Absolutely it is a concern and we want to do it right and do it together," said Wawro, who noted the union offers bullying prevention training courses. "If people think what happens on Facebook doesn't impact our classrooms, they're out of touch."
Democratic State Rep. Chris Hall, of Sioux City, said the 2014 legislative session might be an easier time to enact new bullying legislation. He noted that during the most recent session lawmakers grappled with some big policy issues — property taxes, education spending and Medicaid expansion — which left little time for focus on this issue.
"Knowing a number of big ticket issues were taken off the table last year, I think it provides the opportunity to bring the issue forward. I get the sense the governor is being proactive," Hall said. "The odds are the governor may have a bill I would like to support."


text:
Results 1 to 6 of 6
10-11-10, 12:43 PM #1APB Guest
(HNP) OfficerStore.Com presents special Law Enforcement Edition of MONOPOLY
OfficerStore.Com presents special Law Enforcement Edition of MONOPOLY. When the kids ask what you did at work, pull out the game and show them.
The Chase is On to Be Top Cop! It's a hot pursuit to win in the special Law Enforcement Edition of MONOPOLY, honoring the men and women of police and law enforcement worldwide.
As you buy, sell and trade your favorite properties, you'll need to outwit your fellow police buddies to build and take command of all the precincts and headquarters on the board. If you succeed, not only will your board be safe from criminals, but you'll get an instant promotion to Commish ... until the next game anyway!
Take a roll of the dice to round Larceny Lane and head for Handcuff Highway. You could win big if you're named "Officer of the Year" or go directly to Jail if you're called into Internal Affairs when you pick up a Roll Call or Pursuit card. And, just remember ... while you might not be under arrest, going to Jail in this game will still hurt your rep, so watch out and stay safe as you enjoy this special Law Enforcement Edition of the world's most popular board game, MONOPOLY.
Grab a token, hit the streets and Advance to GO!
Ready to Respond? Choose Your Token and Go....
2-6 Players
Ages 8+; rookies to chiefs.
Retail price: $45.99
Our price: $39.95
You save: $6.04
To order yours, click here: Order Here
that is cool
and yes, I'm a nerd at heart-=Twan007
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
The opinions expressed by this poster are wholly his own, and should never be construed to even remotely be in alignment with his employer. Matter of fact, the poster will deny any knowledge of any post... this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds...
10-11-10, 02:48 PM #3Corporal
- Join Date
- 05-27-07
- Posts
- 1,490
- Rep Power
- 202216
I would like that, more as a keep sake. Baumshoe can you guys get that?? I would rather buy from you if possible."An Unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper
Some people are meant to be the police......Some people are meant to call the police!!!
"Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."
-Ronald Reagan
" I believe that forgiving them (Terrorist) is God's function. OUR job is to arrange the meeting."
General Norman Schwartzkopf
Not all Muslims are Terrorists, but all Terrorists are Muslim.
(author unknown)
The statements posted by BigDawg DO NOT reflect the opinions, views, policies, or procedures of the author's employing agency. These statements are the personal opinions of BigDawg only, thereby releasing my agency of any liability, or involvement in anything posted under the user name of BigDawg. The opinions expressed by BigDawg are protected by the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. BigDawgs messages are intended to invoke thought and discussion among the "Officer Resources" forum community and may not necessarily reflect the opinion of the author. BigDawgs posts and any attachments are intended for an adult audience (18+) and may contain strong language, sexual content, nudity, violence, and may be graphic in nature. Some material may be considered offensive; reader discretion is advised. Please note that many of BigDawgs posts are intended for entertainment value only. BigDawgs posts are not intended to be used where prohibited by law. Furthermore, BigDawg's posts, and any attachments, may contain information covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, and is confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner.
10-12-10, 08:33 PM #5Corporal
- Join Date
- 05-27-07
- Posts
- 1,490
- Rep Power
- 202216
Sorry guys/gals..we dont sell that. Wish we did thow..Looks like a fun game
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
- Mobile site
- E-Newsletters
- News feed
- Find us on Facebook
Halesowen News
Like us on Facebook
UKIP chairman meets borough members (From Halesowen News)
Get involved! Send your photos, video, news & views by texting HL NEWS to 80360 or e-mail us
UKIP chairman meets borough members
12:36pm Friday 1st February 2013 in News
THE chairman of the UK Independence Party has visited the borough to meet members of the Dudley and Halesowen branch.
Steve Crowther, met with some of the newest members of the organisation at an event at the Dudley Arms pub yesterday (Thursday).
Bill Etheridge, branch chairman, said: " Steve`s visit confirms that the Black Country is a key area for UKIP. We will be campaigning hard in this area and given extra support from the national party in order to break the stranglehold of Tories and Labour in this area and give the people some real, honest representation"
Comments are closed on this article.


text:
Sister Mary Celine Fasenmyer
Ph.D. University of Michigan 1946
Dissertation: Some Generalized Hypergeometric Polynomials
Mathematics Subject Classification: 05—Combinatorics
Advisor: Earl David Rainville
No students known.
If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form. To submit students of this mathematician, please use the new data form.


text:
Phoenix wire reports
NEW YORK — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger was pretty impressed by his young Sooners during a frantic finish Friday night. Still, he knows a win like this might not happen again.
Buddy Hield made two free throws with 9.3 seconds to give Oklahoma the lead after a mad rally, and the Sooners beat Seton Hall 86-85 on Friday night in the first semifinal of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Trailing by six with less than a minute to play, Oklahoma (4-0) converted two steals on inbounds plays to rally for a chance to play No.1 Michigan State in the final on Saturday night.
"That was a wild finish for sure," Kruger said. "Down the stretch we were fortunate to get a couple of bounces that doesn't happen very often. ... They kept battling and something good happened there late, and finished it off."
Oklahoma's Isaiah Cousins, a local star from Mount Vernon who had 19 points, hit a basket to make it 84-79 with 51 seconds left. Seton Hall's Sterling Gibbs then made one of two free throws — missing his first of 15 attempts in the second half. Gibbs led all scorers with 26 points.
"At that point it's kind of risk everything to get a steal," Kruger said.
And the Sooners did.
Cameron Clark followed with a layup, then after a timeout, he stole the inbounds pass and made another layin.
Jordan Woodward followed with another takeaway and was fouled. He converted 1 of 2 free throws to make it a one-point game with 21 seconds left.
After Clark missed a layup and Seton Hall (3-2) failed to control the rebound, and Hield ended up with the ball and was fouled. He made both free throws to give the Sooners their first lead since 17:59 in the second half.
Brian Oliver, who had 19 points, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, giving Oklahoma the win in the in the first meeting between the teams since P.J. Carlesimo's Pirates and Billy Tubbs' Sooners split a pair of games in 1990-91.
Seton Hall had used a 22-8 run to open a 63-52 lead after trailing 44-41 at halftime. But things fell apart after that.
"We got a little bit out of whack and just didn't take care of the ball," Seton Hall coach Pirates coach Kevin Willard said.
Clark led the Sooners with 20 points. Hield had 13 and Woodward scored 12. Ryan Spangler had 10 rebounds and 12 points for Oklahoma, a club with only two seniors returning from the team that reached the NCAA tournament last year.
Seton Hall's Patrik Auda reinjured the foot that cost him nearly all of last season and will have a CT scan to assess the severity of the damage. He scored two points in just 10 minutes.
"If he bent a screw the (in his foot) then it's a major issue," Willard said. "If not, then out maybe a month, maybe more."
Willard said Auda did not break a bone.
Oliver made 5 of 13 3-pointers for Seton Hall, but made only one in the second half. Eugene Teague had 10 points and nine rebounds. Gibbs, Seton Hall's leading scorer, had just seven points in the first half, but made 17 of 20 free throws overall in leading Seton Hall in a second-half surge.
Oklahoma was playing its first game since beating Idaho on Nov. 13 but it was Seton Hall that struggled to keep up early. The Pirates fumbled away several opportunities under the basket and missed easy layups. Meanwhile, Oklahoma's Cousins scored nine of the Sooners first 11 points and Oklahoma opened a 27-18 lead with 8:57 to go in the half.
"It just felt good to be home," said Cousins, who was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers, "Being back home I had to be on top of my game."
He was in his best game this year. He made 7 of 8 shots, converting a four-point play with 3:13 to go to pull Oklahoma within four.
But Oliver then made three of his four first-half 3-pointers during Seton Hall's 15-5 run to take a 33-32 lead with 3:46 left in the half. Oliver traded 3s with Frank Booker before Tyler Neal made two late shots to give Oklahoma a 44-41 lead at the half.
– Associated Press
NAVY 89, ORU (W) 64 – Muskogee grad Alexus Wilson led the Golden Eagles with 17 points in Oral Roberts' loss to Navy.
Wilson was one of four double-figures scorers for the Golden Eagles, along with Christian Key's 15 points, Jenni Bryan's 13 and Kayaln Mayberry's 11 points.
OSU (W) 82, USC 51 – Brittney Martin had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to help Oklahoma State pull away from Southern California on Friday.
The Cowgirls (5-0) shot 51.7 percent from the field and had four players score in double figures. Liz Donohoe scored 15 points and Tiffany Bias had 14. Kendra Suttles finished with 10 points and a game-high 11 boards.
ARKANSAS (W) 78, MISSOURI ST. 44 – Four Razorbacks reached double-digit scoring for the second time on the season, as the University of Arkansas women's basketball team (5-0) earned a win over Missouri State (1-3) inside Bud Walton Arena on Friday.
Keira Peak scored 16 points, Kelsey Brooks poured in 15, Jessica Jackson recorded 12 and McKenzie Adams added 10 in the victory as nine different Razorbacks scored and UA shot 55 percent from the field as a team on the night.
TU (W) 60, W. MICHIGAN 59 – The Tulsa women's basketball team earned a 60-59 comeback win over Western Michigan on Friday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
TU moved to 2-1 on the season, while WMU fell to 2-3 overall.
Kelsee Grovey and Ashley Clark each netted a team-best 13 points, while Stevi Parker pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and recorded five steals.
OK WESLEYAN 85, BACONE (M) 58 – A strong shooting performance by Oklahoma Wesleyan pushed them past the Bacone Warriors Friday night.
The Warriors knocked down 39 percent (25-of-64) while going eight-for-22 from three-point range; the Eagles hit 53 percent (32-of-60) from the field.
Bacone was led in scoring by Creed Flowers who finished with 16 points while Geo Brewer added 15 and Derrick Thomas finished with 13.


text:
Australian Snowsports Camps
If you are looking for specialist training that will tick all the boxes, then ASC is it! With a range of options, from all-inclusive fully escorted camps for individuals, weekly sessions for kids of holidaying families, plus weekend sessions. There is even an option for Australian parents to return home and leave the kids with them for more training!
For motivated kids aged 9-16, ASC are the official providers of specialist training across Christmas - January holidays as well as pre-domestic season training in the April holidays.
Skiers or boarders can intensively train over an extended period of time and accelerate their skills. ASC have the best value quality program with all the inclusions you could want from a training camp.
ASC Offers Training In
- All-Terrain Technical Skills
- Alpine GS & Skier Cross
- Snowboard GS & Boarder Cross
- Moguls
- Terrain Park & Slope Style
- Cross-Training of Disciplines
- Experienced Specialist Coaches
- 6 hours On-Snow Training per Day
- Huge variety of terrain and groomed runs
- ASC Dedicated Race Courses
- FIS-rated Permanent Ski/Boardercross Course
- Purpose Built Moguls Course
- Friday Timed Race and Group Lunch
Programs & Rates
|4 Week All-Inclusive Fully Escorted Program
|December 27 - January 25
|Mid-Week Training Sessions
(Monday - Friday)
|December 30 - 3 January
January 6 - 10
January 13 - 17
January 20 - 24
|Weekend Training Sessions
(Saturday & Sunday)
January 4 & 5
For enquiries and bookings please contact the Program Manager - Geoff Walker via email email@example.com or visit the ASC website www.snowpro.com.au


text:
Amidst Internet chatter suggesting Keith Luce, executive chef and owner at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn/Luce and Hawkins Restaurant in South Jamesport has taken his leave, Alex Algieri, a chef formerly of the North Fork Oyster Company in Greenport, will be taking over the kitchen.
The new chef's father, Al Algieri, an East Quogue resident and member of the East Quogue Civic Association, confirmed that his son had indeed begun working as a chef at Jedediah Hawkins.
"He's already there," he said. "It's very exciting."
Comments have sprung up online since Edible East End published a report Monday saying Luce had cut ties with the popular establishment.
Both Luce and the inn's owner Lia Polites declined multiple requests to confirm that report.
On Wednesday, a post on the Facebook group The Suffolk Bon Vivant Society's page also stated that Luce would be leaving. The group is anonymous; so no contact information was available for confirmation.
When asked if he would be leaving the Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Luce declined to comment.
Algieri said that his son was ready to move on from the North Fork Oyster Company.
Alex Algieri did not immediately return a request for comment.
Luce who grew up in the area, began his culinary journey training in New York City at the Rainbow Room, Le Cirque, and La Cote Basque. Next, he spent time training in France and Italy.
In the United States, Luce worked with chef Walter Schieb at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, servd as sous chef to President Clinton, and was chosen as one of Ameria's Top 10 Chefs in 1997 by Food & Wine Magazine. He was later named "Rising Star Chef of the Year" by the James Beard Foundation.
Bringing his culinary finesse to eateries in Aspen and San Francisco, Luce, who lives in Southold, served as executive chef of The HerbFarm, named the number one destination restaurant in the world, before returning to his roots in Jamesport at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn.
Luce has also been a guest judge on Bravo's "Top Chef," won Northwest Stir's "Young Lion Award," and was named one of Crain's Business News' Top 40 Executives Under 40.
Luce, a former farmboy who brought his culinary finesse back to South Jamesport, has long believed in using fresh, local ingredients.
Luce, when he returned to South Jamesport, told Patch he has a defining philosophy about food.
"Great food is about the ingredients," he said. Once back home, he saw the Jedediah Hawkins Inn as having the right combination of history, space for his own "kitchen garden" and openness to his ideas about preserving the environment.
The chef has also expressed delight in the fact that his butter is from cows pastured only five miles away. He remade the restaurant to meet his exacting standards for using only the freshest local ingredients.
Did you enjoy Keith Luce's culinary masterpieces at Luce and Hawkins? Would you be sorry to hear that he'd left the establishment? Share your thoughts in the comments section.


text:
Gender: Female
Years in Practice: 28 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Hebert School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 1986
Hospital Affiliations: Doctors Medical Center, Petaluma Valley Hospital
Specialties: Dermatology
*This physician has multiple office locations. See Appointments for details.
©2005-2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See additional information.


text:
User Tip: If you're unsure of your vehicle type, you may skip the machine type selection box.
Please select make, model and yearTie Rods/Tie Rod Ends
High quality tie rods and tie rod ends at greaqt prices.
Mark in WA
WA trails have lots of rocks and stumps. Stock tie rods weren't holding up. Never had a problem after upgrading to these Chromo rods.Read All Reviews
Mark in WA
Go well with the Cromo rods. Never had any tie rod problems after installing the Tusk kit.Read All Reviews
Mark in WA
Quality tough affordable components.Read All Reviews
DANIEL in NJ
fit great. stronger then stockRead All Reviews
alex in OR
strong materials and good manufacturing great addition to any bike ! definitely recommendRead All Reviews
Helmut in VIC
Only Race Track. Nothing for serious Bush Riding.Read All Reviews


text:
Men's Fashion Week Highlights: Spring/Summer 2015
Our wearable favorites from the menswear shows.
Our wearable favorites from the menswear shows.
A summer escape may be no further than your closet, via this preppy St. Tropez brand.
We found several brands that offer awesome gear while also giving back to the world. Check 'em out.
One of menswear's best new minds on the basics of personal style.
If you only buy one piece for each trend, make it one of these.
Suit up—these 10 picks are perfect for the summer months.
We picked the best stuff at the semiannual menswear carnival in NYC.
These six sites are leading the revolution in made-to-measure suits at reasonable prices.
Our friends at Howler Brothers have offered up three spring-ready prize packs, and we're giving them away!
The dynamic duo behind one of NYC's coolest menswear stores reveal the secrets of sartorial success.
The co-founder and CEO of Indochino tackles our sartorial inquiry.
Bespoke not your thing, budget-wise? These suits are modern classics, guaranteed to stay in style.
We caught up with the founders of Criquet Shirts as they prepared to open their first showroom, just in time for SXSW.
How to translate the coolest looks from the runway to your closet.
The new denim master on snowboarding as inspiration and the first thing every man should do to improve his style.
Here's what you'll be seeing everywhere this fall.
Our favorites from Ovadia & Sons, Michael Bastian, Public School, Todd Snyder and more.
Our top picks from one of the best indie style shops online.
Message submitted. Thanks!