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SPRINGTOWN – In the third such arrest the past month in Parker County, a Springtown-area man is in jail on a child pornography charge.
Gordon Alen Gann, 51, remained in the Parker County Jail as of Wednesday on a charge of possession of child pornography with bond set at $20,000.
A neighbor who went to Gann's house in the 3100 block of State Highway 199 East to check her email reportedly found a picture on Gann's computer of an approximately 8-year-old girl in lingerie displaying her genitals, according to the probable cause affidavit.
She then looked through other files on Gann's computer and reported finding numerous other pictures of young girls before calling the Parker County Sheriff's Office around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Gann gave the officers consent to enter his home and stated he had inappropriate pictures of 16-year-old girls on his computer but deleted them, according to deputies.
However, he declined to allow investigators to search his computer and authorities obtained a search warrant.
A Parker County sheriff's deputy wrote that he heard Gann make the statement to investigators that he did have digital photos of clothed, partially clothed and nude girls, ranging in age from 4 years old to 16 years old on his computer.
Gann was arrested and transported to the Parker County Jail.
It was not clear whether Gann had access to the pictured children or obtained the pictures from somewhere else, according to Deputy Danie Huffman.


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Charles Lewton-Brain and Charleen Weidell
On Friday, April 12, 2013, the Firehouse Art Center is proud to present a Jewelry and Metalsmithing exhibition of internationally known artists Charles Lewton-Brain and Charleen Weidell. The public is invited to a reception in their honor from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the FAC Gallery at 444 South Flood Avenue.
Master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain trained, studied and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States. His work is concerned with process and beauty as well as function. He frequently uses a "printmaking" approach to working metal, in that the work is done in separate steps in groups and layers building towards the finished piece. His work and writing on the results of his technical research have been published internationally. In 1994, Brain Press was established to document and publish the results of his research activities. A prolific author, he published two major books in 2008, Foldforming with Brynmorgen Press, and The Jeweler's Bench Book with MJSA Press. A distinguished Fellow of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, he has lectured and taught in England, Germany, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Charleen Weidell is a Metalsmith with a passion for creating sensuous metal forms made from flat sheets of silver and copper that are formed through the repeated blows of a hammer. She has an M.F.A. degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from San Diego State University where she studied under renowned metal artists Helen Shirk and Arline Fisch. Charleen's work in metal has been exhibited and collected on the international, national, and local levels. Tart Server, a broad blade silver server, was acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England and recently published in Contemporary Silver Part II: Recent Commissions, written by collector Seymour Rabinovich. Her latest commissioned work was a Ceremonial Medallion for the University of Central Oklahoma President, Roger Webb.
This exhibition brings together the work of these two renowned artists for an impressive display of innovation and artistry.
For additional information, call the Firehouse Art Center at 329-4523 or visit www.normanfirehouse.com.
ABOUT THE NORMAN FIREHOUSE ART CENTER – The Norman Firehouse Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization that serves Norman and surrounding communities by offering visual arts classes for students of all ages, as well as gallery exhibitions of the highest quality.
Sponsors of the Firehouse Art Center include, the Oklahoma Arts Council, the Norman Arts Council, Republic Bank and Trust, Target, the Harris Foundation, Sarkeys Foundation and the Kirkpatrick Family Fund.
Where: Firehouse Art Center
Phone: 329-4523
Address: 444 S. Flood
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NORMAN — The governor, higher education, business and legislative leaders have been pushing for two years now to turn out more graduates. It's part of the state's goal to reach or exceed the national average on the percentage of adults with college degrees or professional certifications.
The colleges and universities are making progress. Schools awarded 33,499 degrees and certificates in 2011-12, 1,941 more than the previous year. The original goal was to add 1,000 additional degrees and certificates.
Leading the way were the state's community colleges. They produced 1,225 more degrees and certificates. Research universities increased by 489. Regional universities saw an increase of 227.
More graduates is also the goal of Complete College America, a national nonprofit program that encourages degree completion. Studies show having a more educated workforce will drive the state's economy and increase per capita incomes. By 2023, officials want to produce nearly 51,000 graduates or professional certificate holders per year.
But that goal comes with a price. State Regents will ask the Legislature for $1.05 billion for colleges and universities for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The amount represents a 9.5 percent increase from last year's $955 million allocation. There were about 14,000 additional students on college campuses since 2008.
The Tulsa World reports Higher Education Chancellor Glen Johnson will request $55 million in additional money to add 600 course sections, 200 online courses, 77 faculty members and additional expenses. It includes an additional $4.7 million in financial aid.
Regents will set tuition and fees based on the allocation made by lawmakers. It's a balancing act. Tuition and fees have risen an average of 5 percent a year in the past three years.
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Twenty-five years ago, a majority of Chileans just said no to extending the regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Only it wasn't guerrilla revolutionaries that toppled the right-wing strongman. It was a slick, Madison Avenue-style advertising campaign that urged Chileans to vote "No" on Pinochet's plebiscite and yes for restoring democracy after 15 years of the general's autocratic rule.


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DOUGLAS, Wyo. — A company proposes to build a nearly 500-mile pipeline that would feed oil from North Dakota's booming Bakken oil field into another pipeline in eastern Wyoming.
The 12-inch pipeline would cost $300 million. Initial capacity would be 50,000 barrels a day but the pipe could handle up to twice that. Oil would begin flowing in August 2014.
The pipeline is proposed by Hiland Crude, a subsidiary of Enid-based Hiland Partners. Hiland Vice President Jim Suttle discussed the pipeline with Converse County commissioners in Douglas on Wednesday.
Suttle told the commissioners the goal is to get the Bakken oil to a hub in Cushing, Okla., where the oil would fetch a better price.
The pipeline would connect at Guernsey to the Pony Express Pipeline under development.
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The KCU Football Knights traveled to Bluefield, VA on Saturday to take on the Rams of Bluefield College.
The Knights wasted no time getting started. After their opening kickoff coverage put Bluefield deep in their own territory, KCU picked up a fumble on the first play from scrimmage and took it in for the score, then proceeded to do the same thing when Senior Nose Tackle Marvin Newkirk picked up a fumble on the next play from scrimmage, and ran that one in for the score as well.
Less than two minutes off the clock, and the Knights were up 14-0. On Bluefield's next possession, things went a little better, and they got to run three plays before punting, but KCU's Darrell Givens returned the kick 68 yards for the score21-0, and the KCU offense had not been on the field.
After the next Ram possession, KCU's offense went to work, and earned a Drew Slikker field goal to put the Knights up 24-0. Bluefield College then managed a touchdown, and the first quarter ended with the Knights up 24-7.
This proved to be the only points the Rams would put on the board, but KCU scored again in the second when Sophomore QB Shaun Jones hit Senior Marcus Hicks in the end zone, and near the end of the game when Junior Defensive Back Jachovi Hardge returned an interception for a touchdown. The final score was 38-7, with the Knights advancing their record to 2-2. KCU is now 2-1 in Mid-South Conference play, and 1-0 in the Mid-South Conference East Division.
Next week the Knights host the Tigers of Georgetown College for the Fall Homecoming game. The Tigers are ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, and are 1-1, having lost to Ohio Dominican on the road in the first week, and having beaten Bethel University 33-14 in week #2. The Tigers were open in week three of the season.


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Desert Storm and Afghanistan veteran. Professor and author. Husband and father.
resident Lewis Irwin can add another title to his resume: brigadier general.
Irwin received his U.S. Army promotion at Fort Bragg, NC, in July, and on Sunday he shared the honor with his family, friends and colleagues, hosting a reception and reaffirmation of oath ceremony at the McGarity Army Reserve Center in Moon Township.
Among the guests were the veteran color guards of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764 in Peters, where Irwin is a member, and American Legion Post 639 in Claysville, where he grew up.
Conducting the reaffirmation was Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon, commander of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command. A 1982 graduate of McGuffey High School and 1986 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Irwin commands the 926th Engineer Brigade, consisting of more than 5,300 soldiers.
His operational assignments and other missions have taken him to Panama, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. He was among the first American soldiers to enter Iraq during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
He acknowledged his wife, Marcia, an operating room nurse at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, for her support during his time overseas. They have three children: Mary, a 2012 graduate of West Point; Eva, a student at Washington & Jefferson College; and Andrew, a West Point cadet.
Irwin is a professor of public policy and government at Duquesne University, and earned his master's and doctorate in political science from Yale University, along with a master's in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.
He is the author of three books on American politics and public policy.
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Why I Am Clinging to Failed Investment Strategies
Long-term data continues to support modern portfolio theory.
I take my role as an adviser to my clients very seriously. My sense of responsibility is heightened by the fact that my books and blogs are widely read. I receive thousands of inquiries from readers all over the world. Many of them rely on my views, even though they are not personal clients.
So, you can imagine how distressed I was to read an article in Financial Advisor, reporting on a survey undertaken by Risk 3.0 Asset Management. Mitchell Eichen, the CEO of this firm, believes many investment firms are "in a state of denial". According to him, we don't understand how markets have changed. Here's the part that really hurts, because it describes precisely the advice I give to my clients and recommend in my books: "They're still applying modern portfolio theory; they still think that diversification is the answer and is going to save them, even though diversification didn't save anybody in 2008."
Ouch! He could be writing about me. I still apply modern portfolio theory. I still believe in diversification. According to Eichen, my belief in these basic principles of investing is a reflection of a "failed axiom." While short on specifics, Eichen counsels advisers like me to "adapt effectively" or risk "limited growth" or even "wither[ing] away."
Even though I have been warned, I am sticking to my "failed investment strategy". Here's why:
Modern portfolio theory (MPT) earned Harry Markowitz the Nobel Prize in economics in 1990. It is estimated that around $7 trillion in institutional assets are invested in accordance with the tenets of MPT. MPT permits an adviser to construct an optimal portfolio taking into consideration the relationship between risk and return. Once an adviser knows your particular level of risk, using MPT, he can construct a portfolio that maximizes the expected return of that portfolio for a designated level of risk.
MPT does not protect you from losses in all markets. In 2008, a portfolio diversified between stocks and high quality bonds did not "fail." In fact, it performed exactly as predicted by MPT. In an interview with Mornignstar.com, Peng Chen, president of Ibbotson Associates, explained that MPT is designed to mitigate "undiversifiable" risk, meaning the risk of having your portfolio concentrated in one asset class, like stocks. MPT does not claim to be able to mitigate "systematic" risk, which is risk inherent in the entire market or in a segment of the market (like stocks). Investors who held a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds in 2008 still incurred losses, but those losses were cushioned by their holdings in high-quality bonds. Chen concluded that, contrary to Eichen's views: "So from that regard [mitigating risk through diversification], actually, yes there was a lot of risk in 2008, but we believe modern portfolio theory actually continued to work."
In 2008, an investor who held a diversified portfolio consisting of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds constructed in a manner consistent with MPT had a loss of 23.01 percent. Compare that loss to holders of a non-diversified portfolio. In 2008, if you had 100 percent of your assets in Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX), you had a loss of 37.04 percent.
Eichen's preoccupation with short-term returns generally, and in 2008 in particular, is troubling. It's true that, during a financial crisis, correlations increase (meaning stocks of various asset classes tend to move down together). But the same is true in strong bull markets. Is he equally concerned about the positive returns investors reap during those periods?
The focus on short-term returns, whether positive or negative, is misleading. Investors who will need 20 percent or more of their funds within a five-year period should have no exposure to stock market risk. The problem for many investors in 2008 was not MPT. It was the fact that they were taking more risk than was appropriate, given their time horizon. It would be equally misleading for me to extol the virtues of MPT by noting that, in 1967, a portfolio consisting of 100 percent stocks, constructed following the principles of MPT, had a return of 54.88 percent or that the same portfolio is up 15.18 percent year-to-date.
Short-term data is very unreliable. Long-term data is far more meaningful. For the 20-year and 11 month period from January 1, 1992 until November 30, 2012, a diversified portfolio consisting of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds, constructed in a manner consistent with MPT, had an annualized return of 7.46 percent, with an annualized standard deviation (which measures risk) of only 9.35 percent.
MPT is validated not only by extensive long-term risk and reward data, but also by hundreds of peer-reviewed academic studies. It has served both institutional and individual investors well through all kinds of markets. It is precisely the kind of "failed investment strategy" that responsible advisers should be offering to their clients.
Dan Solin is a senior vice president of Index Funds Advisors. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read, The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read, The Smartest Retirement Book You'll Ever Read, The Smartest Portfolio You'll Ever Own, and The Smartest Money Book You'll Ever Read.
The views set forth in this blog are the opinions of the author alone and may not represent the views of any firm or entity with whom he is affiliated. The data, information, and content on this blog are for information, education, and non-commercial purposes only. Returns from index funds do not represent the performance of any investment advisory firm. The information on this blog does not involve the rendering of personalized investment advice and is limited to the dissemination of opinions on investing. No reader should construe these opinions as an offer of advisory services. Readers who require investment advice should retain the services of a competent investment professional. The information on this blog is not an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any securities or class of securities mentioned herein. Furthermore, the information on this blog should not be construed as an offer of advisory services. Please note that the author does not recommend specific securities nor is he responsible for comments made by persons posting on this blog.


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MOORE — Rotarians from all across the state will gather to meet and welcome president of Rotary International, Sakuji Tanaka, of Japan, at the 16 annual Bi-District Rotary Foundation Banquet on Friday at the NCED Conference Center and Hotel.
The banquet will be held by Rotary Districts 5770 and 5750 which cover the southwest and northwest quadrants of the state.
Tanaka is visiting the home Rotary district of Ron Burton, of Norman, who has been named president-elect of Rotary International and will serve as president in 2013-2014.
This year's theme of the banquet is "Let's Celebrate Your Giving" honoring the service and support given to the Rotary foundation.
"We are excited to have President Tanaka come to Norman, Okla. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate to our president our commitment to Rotary, Ron Burton, and the Foundation," said District 5770 Gov. Phil Moss.
Shari Kinney, president of the Norman Rotary Club, said Norman was very fortunate to have the president of Rotary International and the president-elect for Rotary International as guests in Norman and at the Bi-District Foundation Banquet.
"President Tanaka and president-elect Burton will both have the opportunity to observe Norman Rotarians in "Service above Self" visiting the Norman High School Pancake Breakfast, Thunderbird Clubhouse and Food and Shelter," Kinney said.
James Harp, president of Norman's Sooner Rotary Club, said this has been an exciting year to be a local Rotary president.
"The Sooner Club of Norman celebrated a 25th anniversary and we have the very unique and distinct pleasure to have a Normanite be the International Rotary president for our next year," Harp said.
Dr. Marion Paden, president of the Oklahoma City Downtown Rotary Club 29, the third largest Rotary Club in the world noted, "We consider this event very significant since president Tanaka represents over 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide. The 34,000 Rotary Clubs located in virtually every country, share a common quest – service to community and the workplace around the globe," Paden said "We hope to learn much from president Tanaka during his stay that will aid in our club's local and international humanitarian efforts."
President Tanaka and president-elect Burton's visits are unprecedented. Norman has never had both the president and president-elect visit at one time. The Norman Rotary Club is especially honored as Burton, the president-elect is a member of the Norman Rotary Club and has served as president of the club, in addition to being a former district governor of 5770.
Tanaka's presidential theme is "Peace through Service." During his brief stay he will visit the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial, and local social services agencies that the Norman Rotary clubs support.
In his monthly message that he posts on rotary.org, Tanaka expresses that there are many ways to describe the Rotary Foundation. "But I think of our Foundation literally — as the foundation for all of Rotary," he wrote.
Referring to the analogy of what the foundation and walls are to a home, Tanaka draws the comparison of the devastating earthquake that shook Japan to its core on March 11, 2011, killing more than 15,000 people with another 4,000 still missing.
"What happened that day changed Japan, and everyone who lives there. It has made us realize how fragile our lives are. And it has made me realize how little separates me from the people we help through Rotary," wrote Tanaka.
The Rotary International Foundation mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.
For more than 25 years, Rotary has been a leader in the global effort to eradicate polio, and helping countries like Turkey, India and Thailand provide schools and villages access to clean, quality water. Since 1947, Rotarians have contributed almost $2.9 billion to The Rotary Foundation to help Rotary do good in the world.
Tanaka is the former chair of the Daika Company, past president of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan, and served as vice president of the Yashio City Chamber of Commerce. He was a Rotary Foundation Trustee, Director of Rotary International (RI) and District Governor. Tanaka has received the RI "Service Above Self Award" and the Foundation's Citation for "Meritorious Service" and "Distinguished Service" Awards. He and his wife, Kyoko, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors and members of the Arch C. Klumph Society. He also established an Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship. They have three children and seven grandchildren and live in Yashio, Saitama, Japan.
Burton is a member of the American Bar Association and retired president of the University of Oklahoma Foundation. He has served as Rotary Foundation Trustee, Rotary International Director, District Governor, and Norman Rotary Club President and is a Paul Harris Fellow, Arch C. Klumph Society member and Benefactor.
He recently unveiled his presidential theme at for his rotary international term to be "Engage Rotary, Change Lives." Delegates elected him last May at the Rotary International Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, and he was officially named president-elect this past October. He will take office in June 2013 at the Rotary International meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.
A Rotarian since 1979, he is a member of the Norman Rotary Club and his wife Jetta, a member of the Cross Timbers Rotary Club.


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Local leaders dedicated the interchange of California Highway 14 and Angeles Forest Highway on Wednesday as the "Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Ted Hall and Engineer Arnie Quinones Memorial Interchange" in honor of the firefighters who died during the 2009 Station Fire.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich joined Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby, former Chief P. Michael Freeman and Assemblyman Steve Knight for the dedication.
"Captain Ted Hall and Engineer Arnie Quinones exemplified the ideals of commitment, service, and bravery within the ranks of the Los Angeles County's Fire Department," said Antonovich, who represents the San Gabriel, Santa Clarita, Pomona and San Fernando valleys.
"Memorializing their ultimate sacrifice in a permanent commemoration of these two brave men will remind those travelling this highway the price these men paid in protecting their fellow fire fighters and our community," Antonovich said.
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Governor John Hickenlooper wants to consolidate the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation into a new division. He says doing so will more than just streamline government within the Department of Natural Resources.
Union protests following the labor battle at the Wisconsin legislature are spilling into other states. In Colorado, union leaders and workers staged a rally Tuesday outside the state capitol where public employee unions protested proposed cuts to their benefits.


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Oregon can bask all Sunday morning and afternoon in the latest college football rankings that have the Ducks at No. 1.
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Best Western Amsterdam Airport Hotel provides complimentary airport shuttle service every 30 minutes, from 6 AM to 11:30 PM (schedule subject to change). The hotel has a patio and also offers an indoor pool, steam room/Turkish bath, and fitness facility. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available hotel-wide. There is air conditioning in all public areas. Onsite parking is complimentary (during stay only).
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By Amy Kent
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---- — CAMANCHE — With the completion of a property appraisal, the Camanche City Council is one step closer to finalizing a deal on the purchase of a new City Hall.
Only two steps remain before the city can work on a real estate closing agreement with seller Bob Richeson and the former pharmacy building becomes property of the city of Camanche.
"I would guess a couple weeks," said city administrator Tom Roth in regards to a timeline for the property. "(Probably) a month or less and it's ours."
The city council approved an offer on the property at an Oct. 15 meeting for $175,000, pending an appraisal. Now, that the appraisal for the building and property has come back for $190,000, the council is feeling confident with their decision to approve the purchase.
The next step for the council is to wait for an updated abstract from property owner Richeson before a title opinion from city attorney Tom Lonergan can be prepared to move forward with the real estate closing.
"The abstract is the record of the property of any actions taken since the last time it was updated. What you're ultimately trying to do, is ensure that you're getting what you expected from the property," Roth said. "After the abstract is updated, Tom will come back to the city with an opinion that says the property is free and clear."
Once that happens, the city council will then look at open-floor plans presented by Bruce Harding, an architect with Shive-Hattery, and decide how they want to approach the design of the new City Hall.
In the months of discussion concerning the new location, the cost of the project has been the biggest issue the council has faced. Now, that an offer has been made, costs of the renovation are on the forefront of the council's mind.
In an attempt to save the city as much money as possible, Roth suggested the council entertain the idea of handling the demolition of the interior of the building themselves.
"One of the things I asked Bruce was whether we could save some money by kind of gutting the building ourselves," Roth said. "It's not really complicated, it's clear span and most of the stuff that's in there is not structural. So, possibly this winter we can go in there and get a roll off container and save some money by doing some of the demo ourselves."
If the council decides to handle the demolition themselves, that would save more money to be used for the design of the building, something the council is beginning to look into.
"I'll be glad to see how much room we have when you first come in," Councilwoman Linda Kramer said. "Because, security is an issue anymore we all know that, so that needs to be really looked at."
Roth estimates the cost of renovation to be roughly around $120,000, according to conversations he's had with Harding, but is expecting to get a more specific number sometime in the next week.


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Exhibits, Films and Lectures Calendar
John Iceland, Head of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Penn State University, will lecture on his book Poverty in America: A Handbook. Attendees will learn more about the trends, patterns, and causes of poverty in the United States. A book signing reception will immediately follow the lecture.
Place, not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America by Sheryll Cashin advocates that affirmative action, as it is currently practiced, does little to help disadvantaged people. She proposed suggestions to fix this, which attendees will be able to hear more about from Cashin during the discussion. Reading the book is not required to attend and participate.
Sheryll Cashin, professor of law at Georgetown University, will lecture on her book Place, not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America. Attendees will learn more about affirmative action, reimagining the concept so that it helps people of all backgrounds.There will be a book signing reception immediately following the lecture.
Screening of Lucy Walker's award winning film "The Lion's Mouth Opens."
Screening of Lucy Walker's "The Crash Reel."
Screening of Lucy Walker's Oscar nominated short film "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" followed by Q & A with Walker.
Screening of Lucy Walker's film "Waste Land" followed by Q & A with Walker.
Forty percent of all sports participants are female, yet women's sports receive only 4% of all sport media coverage and female athletes are much more likely than male athletes to be portrayed in sexually provocative poses. To highlight why this matters and address these disparities, Nicole M. LaVoi, the associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, will highlight this issue from a variety of perspectives and help dispel the common—but untrue—myths that no one is interested in women's sport and that "sex sells" women's sport. Effective strategies are also discussed for increasing media coverage and creating images which reflect the reality of women's sports participation and why this is so important.
Dr. Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ehrman is the founder of the Bart Ehrman Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for alleviating the effects of poverty, hunger and homelessness. Also a rather controversial author, Ehrman has published several New York Times Bestsellers, including Forged: Writing in the Name of God–Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are and God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Questions. Ehrman will also be speaking at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Oct. 11, 2014 at 3 p.m.
Rev. Cornell Brooks is the new president of the NAACP and the former Executive Director of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Brooks earned a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in political science from Jackson State University, and a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology. Later, he pursued a Juris Doctorate at Yale Law School. Brooks has written for several newspapers on politics, ethics and faith. Brooks will also be speaking on Oct. 18, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Isle Casino Hotel.
Charles Ogletree, the Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, will speak on the subject of access to modern technology. Ogletree received the first Rosa Parks Civil Rights Award, given by the City of Boston; and Morehouse College's Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Ogletree earned BA and MA degrees in political science from Stanford University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a JD from Harvard Law School where he served as Special Projects Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review. His visit is part of the Center for Multicultural Education's Annual Lecture Series, and doubles as a speaker for the Reaching for Higher Ground project. The theme of that project for the 2014-2015 academic year is "Media and Social Media."
Dr. Thomas King is an author who often writes and also advocates for First Nation causes. His book, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account, is an unconventional assessment of Indian-White relations in North America. This book is featured in our book club this year. King is also Professor Emeritus from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He earned his bachelor and masters degrees from Chico State University and earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Utah.
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the director of the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture of the New York Public Library. His book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, discusses the emergence of the deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals in contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants. Muhammad will also be speaking at 3:30 p.m. at an informal book discussion prior to his keynote address.


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Traverse City — The Community Cinema Series at the Dennos Museum Center, 1410 College Dr., continues on Thursday, Jan. 3, with "The PowerBroker."
The film tells the story of American Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young who challenged business and political communities and made in-roads where other civil rights leaders could not. It will be shown at 7 p.m. in Milliken Auditorium. Discussion will follow. The Dennos Museum Center galleries also will be open from 5 to 8 p.m.
Admission to the museum and the film is free. Visit www.dennosmuseum.org or call 995-1055 to learn more.
Middle School gala
Traverse City — West Middle School will host an Arts and Gourmet Gala on Tuesday, Jan. 15th, to benefit the Traverse City Area Public School Art Department, the Family and Consumer Science Department and On The Ground, a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting sustainable community development in farming regions worldwide.
The gala will be hosted from 6 to 7 p.m. in the West Middle School mezzanine.
West Middle School art students will showcase their paintings done completely in coffee and based on the theme of equality. Food from coffee growing regions will be prepared and served by students taking Family and Consumer Science courses. Formal dress is suggested for this evening of music, dancing, appetizers, art appreciation and silent auction of student art.
Tickets are $1 each at the door. For details, call Peter Deyo, 933-8242, or Rebecca Walters, 933-8380.
Choirs enrolling
Traverse City — The Northwestern Michigan Children's Prelude and Dolce choirs are accepting students for the winter session. No auditions are required.
The Prelude Choir is an introductory program for children in kindergarten and first grade. The goal is for participants to learn about their voices and learn basic singing techniques. Rehearsals are held Jan. 24 to March 14. The choir fee is $89.
The Dolce Choir is for students in second and third grade. Singers build foundational music skills and learn a recognizable folk-based repertoire for beginners. The choir rehearses Jan. 10 to May 6 and the choir performs at the NMC Children's Choir winter and spring concerts. The choir fee is $125.
Both choirs rehearse at 6 p.m. Thursdays at NMC. For details or to register for either choir, call 995-1700.


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By Joann Mackenzie
Staff Writer
---- — "This is not your father's chamber of commerce," said Bob Heidt of the 230-plus revellers who rocked Cruiseport Gloucester's ballroom Saturday night for the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce's 91st annual dinner dance.
It was, literally, a stand-up crowd, leaping to its feet repeatedly to applaud, whoop, holler and hail what emcee Joey Ciaramitaro called an "outstanding year of turnaround" under Heidt, who took over the reins as chamber CEO last January with, by Heidt's account, a negative deficit of more than $60,000. This December, Heidt finished his first year in office "with a net recorded profit in excess of $90,000."
Of the "$150,000 positive swing," Chamber Chairman of the Board Mark Grenier told the cheering crowds, "respect is earned, not given, and we chose the right person in Robert Heidt ... he listens, he learns, and he implements for the chamber."
"You know," echoed Ciaramitaro, "you can talk and talk about whatever, but in the end, it's the money that really talks ... and he (Heidt) took this chamber from big-time negative to a solid financial foundation."
That said, Ciaramitaro got on with the show — the slide show, that is— with which he revved up the crowd for the main event of the evening; the "coronation" of his longtime buddy and chief collaborator, Ed Collard, as president of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
With his signature tech wizardly, Ciaramitaro presented "the past lives of Ed Collard," in which the new, incoming chamber president appeared as everyone from Dolly Parton to Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mick Jagger, George Washington, Superman, and a new face on Mount Rushmore. Tossing away his prepared speech, Ciaramitaro asked the crowd, "Who never says he can't do it? Who's always first and last at every event? Who always has a smile on his face? Who's always got our backs? Who's (the best man) to lead us into 2013?" — "Ed! Ed! Ed! Ed! Ed!" the crowd roared back.
As for himself, Collard — who Ciaramitaro described as "a man who hates to talk about himself" — talked about his goals for 2013, a wish list that kicked off the theme for the evening, "Building for the Future." Priorities on the list, among other things, include "revitalizing the contractors division" to reach out to his fellow contractors who've been particularly hard hit by the recession; a continued future-forward focus on tourism, leveraging the area's singular maritime heritage; a special initiative aimed at developing a local "young professionals group to engage the future; and — as a man who obviously knows his constituency — having fun while doing it.
Then it was over to Grenier's "`Year in Review" roundup, whose highlights included increased attendance — and revenue — at events in general, and in particular at Small Business Week, the Essex ClamFest, and Fall Restaurant Week.
With Collard's installation as president, Grenier automatically moves to chairman of the board.
Outgoing Chairman of the Board Sal Frontiero, who served as chamber president in 2011, and outgoing board members Laurie Lufkin and Patricia Paradis were honored for their years of service before the crowd got down to the serious business of the evening — hitting the dance floor to the double-header big band sounds of Henri Smith and Friends as well as The Runaround.
Joann Mackenzie may contacted at 978-283-7000 x3457 or email@example.com.


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United States Winning the Clean Energy Race
The U.S. trade surplus with China in clean energy was more than $1.6 billion.
In recent years, the balance usually tips in China's favor when it comes to trade with the United States. But according to a new study there's at least one sector in which America is starting to have the upper hand: clean energy.
The United States exported more clean energy products to China in 2011 than it imported, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts, ultimately amounting to a $1.63 billion trade surplus in solar and wind power equipment among other products.
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About $8.5 billion worth of clean energy goods and services shuttled between the world's two largest economies in 2011, according to Pew. While that's just a sliver of the half a trillion dollars' worth of goods and services traded between China and the United States, the U.S. surplus in the clean energy sector challenges widely held views that China is becoming the world's foremost supplier.
The United States has traditionally been viewed as a services-heavy economy and an insatiable importer, according to the report. But much of the coverage of China's growing clean energy industry masks some of the nuances of the production cycle and trade flows."There are some changes in trade patterns," says Nat Bullard, a researcher at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which compiled data for the Pew report. "We have some real strengths and China has some real strengths."
While China's advantage is in large scale, high volume manufacturing, the United States historically excels in exporting the "things that make other things, the ingredients," Bullard says. "We export the specialty chemicals and things like polysilicon that go into making that actual finished product."
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That means the U.S.-Chinese relationship as far as the clean energy sector isn't so much competitive as it is collaborative, Bullard argues. "We're fiercely cooperative," he says. "There's a dependence between these two industrial economies when it comes to creating clean energy products."
Solar products made up $6.5 billion of trade between the United States and China in 2011; the United States posted a $913 million surplus, according to the report. The wind industry accounted for more than $920 million in trade, with U.S. companies leaving the table with a $146 million surplus. Another $1 billion worth of goods was traded in LED, advanced batteries, and electric cars; the U.S. surplus amounted to more than $570 million.
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These kind of statistics demonstrate that there's no one sector propelling the United States to increased prominence in the global clean energy conversation. In order to maintain the country's burgeoning competitive edge in the sector, the nation needs a cohesive policy for companies in the industry, experts say.
"For a thriving domestic clean energy sector, the magic ingredient is steady predictable policy," says Phyllis Cuttino, director of Pew's clean energy program. "That is the key component."
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It has been a great time for all involved with team New England at this year's USTA Intersectionals in lovely, soggy, Shreveport, Louisiana.
We arrived at the airport around one pm on July 7 and sped directly to the clay courts for some sleep-deprived practice, then a dinner and a meeting with the kids' hosts. As I said earlier, two local families adopt the sixteen-year-old boys and girls for the week and not only feed them, but transport them to the courts and show them around the bayou.
Suffice it to say our time here has been a blast. The teams did well, defeating Caribbean and Pacific Northwest. The level of play by our team was just superb. Particularly outstanding has been the play of our Connecticut contingent, including Elyse Hamlin of Fairfield, Bradley Orban of Milford and Melissa Lord of Bloomfield. Watch out for these three in the future.
Along with the tennis, the players have sure enjoyed their time here and made great friends with the other kids, including the Caribbean contingent, who are mostly from Puerto Rico.
On Wednesday night, team New England went bowling. We knew we arrived at the lanes when we saw a giant (and I do mean giant) bowling pin greet us as we drove up to the establishment.
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Legacy GT v. Spec B v. Mazdaspeed 6
aviboy97 Posts: 3,159It must have been an R/T, not an SRT-8. The SRT-8 does a 13.0-13.5 1/4 mile, and 0-60 in 5 seconds. I will almost gaurantee that it was an R/T, with SRT-8 badges.
How gratifying is it beating an American V8 with a [non-permissible content removed] turbo4?? I happen to eat it up myself!! :shades:
No offense but he wasn't on it. I instructed in a SRT8 Charger this weekend at VIR. I've driven a LGT on track and the SRT8. In the turns, the LGT will be all over the SRT8 but in the straights like from a light, not a chance in hell!
He was being gentle on you, also the SRT8 has way better brakes.
It is also $45k though.
well for starters he was the one wanted race me ... so he was defintely on it. I know I had my radio turned down all I heard was a sreaming v8 on my rear quarter. As I said earlier post we started from a red light but was a long left turn sweeper with both lanes before going straight, so this is where I had the advantage. A 13.2 car can become 14.0 car real easy if you cant hook up. So this is where the balanced performance of the GT kept him from blowing by me. Dont forget AWD doesnt smoke the tires from a dead stop it just goes. Not bad for $ 24k. Made me laugh when I let off and he went by me he took a long look at me in the rear view and he kept on it all way 120 +.We all know SRT 8 has more power and is faster..but to me its about balanced performance.
Mike your a driving instructor ? You own a Subie ?
I was thinking if I was in a STI he would have had no chance. Go Subie !
Fun hearing your replies !
Yup, I've been instructing for years at tracks in the NE, mostly Watkins Glen, VIR, Summit Point, Limerock, Pocono. Started doing track days with my SVX and then my Automatic 96 Impreza L, converted that to a race car and did a few races. Then started tracking my 94 Legacy Turbo. We just completed converting it over to a full race car and were down at VIR last weekend racing.
Again, the driver didn't know how to drive as I was in an SRT8 this past weekend and it'll take a LGT any day in anything but the twistiest of turns stock for stock.
kronogoose Posts: 116Thanks for the replies. I hadn't considered the depreciation, but I think the 2005 GT would represent a better value than a 2006 2.5i.
I may have to give the Mazdaspeed6 another look; it may be worth stretching the budget!
Overall, I have more confidence in the LGT than the MS6, since Subaru has been using the same platform and drivetrain for years. The MS6 seems more like a "specialty" vehicle, and I wonder how it will hold up in the long run.
FWIW, I got insurance quotes on both a 2005 LGT and 2004 G35, and the amounts are very close. They're actually cheaper to insure than my P5!
BTW, the G35 sedan is offered with a manual. I actually found a 2003 for sale locally. The problem is that most of them have the automatic. I have the same frustration with the Altima--it is offered with a stick, but it seems there are very few available.
Thanks again,
Wow cool, sounds like alot of fun. You go to a school for instructor ? You race in sanction events in a series ? Or just track day races ? Saw some races on SPEED CHANNEL had legacys racing with acura, mazdas bmw, etc..but since havent seen no subies racing with those cars. Like to see Subaru do some road racing.
Well anyway that Dodge guy can have his SRT8 I will stick with my LGT and keep the $21k diffrence in my pocket.
Not to mention superb handling in the rain and oh yes I can drive in the snow too ! lol. :shades:
Yeah I did about 50 track days before I became an instructor. Overall I've done about 300 or so HPDE events, it's great fun. I'm also liscenced to race with NASA and do some road racing events. This year we actually got the team together and Adam is driving the 94 Legacy in the PTE class of racing with NASA and I'm managing/coaching/crewing/owning/funding the whole operation.
I'm looking for a LGT for my daily driver, the SRT8 is nice but not $45k nice.
Not sure what part of the country you live Mike..but in Memphis there is 1 LGT sedan 2005 for sale at a dealer.
Black, grey int,auto 43k miles asking $18,985.00.
LOL..today I saw Mr SRT8 again same area but this time we were going opposite directions I was coming off the hiway he was going on hiway.Damn too bad was raining today would have loved pulled up next to him lol..he was looking over as I passed by going other direction. He must work near me stayed tuned ! lol.
Thought you might be looking for MT.
Just saw the consumer reports rankings for autos reported by USA TODAY.
Anyone see it yet ?
Mercedes ranks last for reliability.
Bmw was rated as bad bets too.
Top rated was Toyota,Honda,and Subaru.
Forester,Impreza,Legacy and Outback and had top ratings .
Subaru has done well lately. Besides the pre-2002 head gaskets, and maybe some first-gen Forester wheel bearings, there really hasn't been a major pattern of problems with any particular car.
The results don't surprise me at all, in fact they're consistent with what I've observed on these boards.
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Approximately 60% of the 2012 college graduates who took part in paid internships received at least one job offer, according to the results of a new study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. (NACE)
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Interns work 32- 35 hours weekly for ~ 15 weeks to complete the required total of 480 hours, one semester internship experience. Its focus is experiential learning accompanied by intensive supervision, provided by an on-site supervisor, as well as Penn State Faculty-based instruction and mentoring. HDFS 495A is taken concurrently with HDFS 495B. The internship can be completed during either the fall or spring semesters. It is one full semester spent working as a professional in a setting of your choice. Generally you will work as a full-time professional (a minimum of 32 hours a week) for the semester. You will enroll as a full-time student and pay tuition for the registered twelve credits of required HDFS 495A and B coursework.
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