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New designation could complicate future development, work on local roads
Largely unnoticed in last year's federal transportation bill was a significant change to what the federal government considers "principal arterials" — and now it seems some heavily traveled local thoroughfares previously subject mostly to local control are now under the thumb of federal regulators.
As of Oct. 1, 2012, roads like 12th Street, Patterson Road, North Avenue and Horizon Drive were added to the National Highway System, according to the Federal Highway Administration, and while nothing on the surface has changed, the implications of the new listing are murky, at best.
Long stretches of these roads don't currently meet federal code for things like commercial signage, traffic signals, lane width, bicycle accommodations, sidewalks, traffic flow and management, among other details. The federal "Green Book" of design standards is more than a thousand pages thick.
"Some of the concern is, everything that's out there (on the National Highway System) would have to meet a standard for what the federal government says is the proper standard," Colorado Department of Transportation Regional Director Dave Eller said at a meeting late last year with local transit officials.
Asked whether these sections of new NHS roads will have to meet federal code requirements, Eller said, "We haven't gotten that clear answer from the federal government just yet."
That was in November, and it seems there is still no good answer to the question from federal officials.
Doug Hecox, a spokesman with the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, D.C., was noncommittal when asked if these new NHS roads face a mandate to meet federal code requirements.
"You can say that and you are probably right," Hecox said, about whether something needs to change on these newly classified roads.
"I don't want to give the wrong impression, that something has to happen tomorrow. I don't know about the urgency," he said.
What is clear is that federal design requirements on these key roads do apply to "new and reconstruction projects on the NHS," according to the latest guidance from the highway administration.
That, on the surface, seems to have implications for local efforts under way to make major improvements to some key area roadways now listed in the federal highway network.
One example is Horizon Drive, where a special tax district since 2004 has been working on a plan to widen sidewalks, improve landscaping and add crosswalks and possibly bike lanes, along with other safety and traffic improvements.
According to the letter of the law, any of those new improvements will now need sign-off by federal regulators.
Clark Atkinson, president of the Horizon Drive Business Improvement District board of directors and president of Shaw Construction, said he had no idea the stretch of Horizon Drive targeted for improvements is now listed on the federal system. "It wasn't on our radar," he said.
Trent Prall, engineering manager with the city of Grand Junction — who is involved in the Horizon Drive District plan, as well as with similar improvement efforts for North Avenue, which also now finds itself on the NHS — predicted the new classification would not "have a huge impact."
"There will definitely be some increased analysis, and possibly some environmental mitigation that we need to do. But those things are coming anyway," Prall said in reference to "a whole slew of regulations coming our way" from the Environmental Protection Agency, including regarding storm water treatment.
"Are we happy about it? Well, we're in western Colorado, where we would rather not have all of that federal control coming down as deep as it is," Prall said. "But is it going to keep us from doing what we want to do? ... I doubt it."
Ken Simms, transportation planner with Mesa County's Regional Transportation Planning Office, told officials in November he believed if the city wanted to pursue an improvement project on 12th Street, from Grand to North avenues, for example, officials would be compelled to follow all the federal highway design standards.
"I bet it will cost more," Simms said. "It's not going to cost less."
From the FHWA's perspective, the expansion is a positive development, in that roads now classified on the NHS qualify for federal funding.
"I'm guessing at congressional intent, but I believe that's what the law was there to do — to make more roads eligible for more funding so that more improvements ... could be possible," Hecox said.
That argument didn't resonate at the November meeting. In addition to the obvious new dilution of the project pool seeking federal dollars, Simms wondered where a local project — like the 12th Street example he used — would rank on a federal project list.
"It would probably rank pretty low, considering some of the conditions that we are dealing with," Simms told transit officials. "It's not much of an incentive," he added, which was met with chuckles by people at the meeting.
Mesa County Commissioner Steve Acquafresca summed up the situation from his perspective at the November meeting.
"There appears to be some evidence that the restrictions far outweigh the benefits," he said. "I can't see adding anything, and I could see good reason for arguing to not include any additional segments — and perhaps even an argument to remove previously identified segments."
Whether local communities can opt out or have segments removed from the NHS — at least so far — is probably the one area where there is clarity.
According to Prall, officials recently sought removal of North Avenue, among other local roads, from the federal system.
"It turns out that isn't going to happen. Anything that was on the system is for sure going to stay on the system," Prall said, based on his understanding.
It's possible there could be changes after CDOT completes an ongoing review, which will be submitted to the FHWA at the end of March.
"It is likely that some roadways will be downgraded from principal arterials, thus effectively removed from the NHS system — but this will not be confirmed until recommendations are reviewed/approved by the FHWA," CDOT spokeswoman Nancy Shanks said in an email.
With the passage of last year's federal transportation bill — which carries the title of MAP-21, or Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century — the National Highway System expanded from 167,000 miles to about 220,000 miles. Colorado specifically added 1,266 new miles, according to CDOT.
Both Colorado senators, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, voted for MAP-21. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., voted yes on the measure as well.


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A few days ago I watched a webinar by GigaOM research on "The future of work: maximizing your distributed workforce".
The video examined a variety of topics including the distributed enterprise, harnessing creative collaboration, enterprise adoption, culture and compliance.
Stowe Boyd – Analyst at GigaOM Research whose work and study I follow with interest - was one of the panelists.
Within these marginalia, I would like to recall some of the thoughts that Stowe Boyd shared during the webinar.
The distributed enterprise
"There is an interesting paradox for which we are increasingly more connected in work today, but at the same time distributed, decentralised and performing in a 'discontinuous way'. That means that we are constantly shifting from work and personal, there are projects that we do with different groups of people, and increasingly decentralised organisations are becoming more and more agile and innovative, putting power at the hands of front-line workforce.
All these things are currently running together, calling for a very different 'workspace': a combination of the tools, the physical environment and the other affordances that we use to get work done. That includes social technologies and social architectures to make work as fluid and frictionless as possible. These tools are easier and simpler to use, and the energy involved with their adoption is becoming increasingly important.
These workspaces have a great impact on productivity, group identity, and on satisfaction in the workplace."
"The BYOD model has been having a big impact. The wise organisations are taking advantage of this, leveraging the energy of the model. People are given the autonomy of choosing their tools (people are smart and will choose tools that let them make progress)."
Harnessing creative collaboration
"There is fascinating research that comes from sociology that suggests that the best way to create context in which change can happen, is through connections. If people have the chance to increase the connections they have at work, then ideas would spread more quickly."
"In some specific cases there is a phenomenon called 'complex contagion': if people feel that is risky to undertake new behaviours, they will not undertake those changes until they other people around them are undertaking those behavioural changes. Therefore, in some companies where people feel that is risky to use social tools, changes can be very difficult to make and can take considerable amount of time."
"A measure [of the benefits from using internal social collaboration tools] can be innovation (e.g. companies can track the proportion of the sales). There are also other direct things inside organisations, which are linked to productivity. There is a lot of psychological and management research that shows that just allowing people to share the progress that they make on a regular basis, sharing that they have achieved and accomplished some tasks that in turn will allow other people to take the next steps, makes other people feel better about work, and more productive themselves."
Enterprise Adoption
"One of the aspects of 'discontinuous work' is that people have to shift tools set during the course of the day because of whom they are working with."
"It is seems clear from all the indicators that the issues around collaborative, digital, social, etc. have now been accepted within the business context. Companies are expecting to get productivity increases from these next generation of technologies. They cannot go back and get productivity out of the techniques used in the past."
"The best hope around adoption is getting people being more efficient, more productive, more cooperative. This is achievable through operating faster and looser ways of work: more distribution, more decentralisation, less of the ways of working of the past as people have to make progress quickly."
Culture and compliance
"There is a widespread awareness that companies want to be more agile, resilient, able to make changes more quickly, keep their options open. Once again, all of this is built into the concept that I call "fast and loose business", that suggests some principles on what the notion of culture has to be. Culture has to give a higher value on behaviours and activities that help the company achieve those characteristics."
"That suggests at a very fundamental level of loosening some of the bonds that we have accepted as a sort of given in business in the past – in particular the strong control of management. Some companies have started to intentionally minimise management relationships so that so people can have maximum autonomy to get things done."
"Those kind of issues have to be thought about and incorporated exclusively in a culture saying:
'what we value is to move quickly, be agile, respond in a short period of time to challenges and opportunities, and in order to do that we have to change our personal behaviour and mindset about how work has to be done'."
Next steps
"I think we are moving away from the traditional notion of collaboration.
In fact, I have been making a differentiation. The most generic term for me is 'co-working'. I believe collaboration is a style of people working that is little tired now. I believe the big shift is going to be towards tools that are more cooperative, that allow people to get work done together, to share information together, but are not based on the same principles of collaborative tools."
For anyone interested in social business and the future of work, Stowe Boyd is not to be missed. I find particularly fascinating the sociological, anthropological and communicative approach he takes when analysing the business context of enterprise collaboration.
Thank you Stowe – I will continue to follow your studies.

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Hello everyone!
My problem is this;
I'm sure this is not unique to me and was wondering if someone could give me some advice please:)
I recently acquired my first firearm as an adult and I have found that my eyesight isn't what it was when I was a youth.
I am at that age where my nearsighted eyesight is not good anymore.
I can still see at distances fine it's just that I need glasses for reading and stuff that is close up.
When trying to aim at a target with my reading glasses on I can see the sights on my firearm but the target is a blur.
When using clear eye protection I can see the target but my sights are a blur.
I'm thinking of going to an optometrist and having some bifocals made where I can try and correct for this.
Is there anybody else out that has similar issues?
Thank you very much for any help.
no idea if this helps but i was taught that your sights should be clear and your target blurry when shooting. have you tried shooting this way to see how well you can do??
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Perfect vision does not provide a shooter with range-of-field to see both sight and target in focus.
Depending on the sight-radius of the gun we're shooting, most of us only see one of the sights in focus.
That sight MUST be the front sight.
Thanks so much for this information!
I will practice today at the range:)
I can understand how the sight has to be in focus.
It makes perfect sense.
I think I was getting hung up on not being able to see where I'm hitting the target until I pull it in.
I will report back on my reports!
Thanks again:)
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The first presidential primary is still 15 months away, but Pawlenty staked his political support with McCain by signing on to the exploratory committee.
"I believe he is an exceptional leader, that the times are calling him out, he has a unique ability to bring people together from both sides of the aisle, and his extraordinary record of courage, of character and accomplishment is what the country needs," Pawlenty said.
The committee is set up to raise money and gauge the viability of the candidate's success. McCain has not officially announced he's running for president. Pawlenty says McCain will announce his decision in the "not-too-distant" future.
The prominent position with the McCain camp revived speculation that Pawlenty is a possible vice-presidential contender. Pawlenty repeated his promise to serve out the remainder of his term as governor.
"I am focused on being governor and will remain governor," he said Monday. "I love Minnesota and just because I'm volunteering to help John McCain doesn't mean I'm not going to stay governor of Minnesota."
Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, says Pawlenty's decision to support McCain is based on more than just personal admiration.
He says it's a sign that Pawlenty's star is rising in the party and that he may be able to deliver the elusive victory for a Republican presidential candidate in Minnesota.
"The region of the upper Midwest with Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin -- the same electoral votes as Florida. Iowa went Republican in 2004. Wisconsin was very close and Minnesota was also very competitive. So the governor is a key guy in a key region," according to Jacobs.
Pawlenty, a Republican, won re-election in November even as Democrats gained control in Congress and the Minnesota Legislature.
Jacobs says Pawlenty holds some of the popular traits often ascribed to McCain.
"He's able to take what are really pretty controversial positions and still be able through the force of his personality and his winsome nature to still appeal to independent voters and even some Democrats. That's quite a feat," he said.
Jacobs points out, though, that Pawlenty also risks getting drawn into McCain's more hawkish stance on the war.
"The policy in Iraq is clearly not going well and it could get even worse and McCain is the guy who's most forcefully argued for substantially increasing the number of troops even more than what President Bush has proposed," Jacobs said.
Last week, Pawlenty lashed out at the Pentagon's decision to extend the Minnesota National Guard's stay in Iraq up to four months past the original deadline. The decision is part of the president's strategy to quell insurgents by increasing troop strength.
Jacobs says, though, that McCain is a proponent of increasing the size of the military and not relying on reserves to boost the number of fighting troops, a position closer to Pawlenty's.
Jacobs says Pawlenty's support will be an important factor when Minnesota hosts the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2008.
"John McCain might be thinking ahead a few years and thinking it'd be really good to have the governor feeling good about us and our campaign, of course confident that he will win the nomination. It also may be a little defensive and heading off the possibility that the governor might sign off with another candidate such as Mitt Romney."
Pawlenty's national stature will get another boost this summer when he takes over as chairman of the National Governors Association.


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What miracle does the world need this Christmas?
Several weeks ago I asked our congregation to make a Christmas Miracle wish list. People wrote their lists of three or four wishes on cards, and we prayed over them in worship. Here are some of the responses.
Compassion for fellow humankind.
Love for all; peace; no war.
Reaching out to others; sacrifice of one's resources to help others.
Love and expressions of love for the marginalized.
Tolerance for all.
Faith, love, trust, compassion.
End of armed conflicts.
End of hunger.
Protection of children.
Feed the hungry; help the afflicted; renew hope; comfort the brokenhearted.
We tend to romanticize and sanitize the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, but He was born into a world with concrete problems — a world of poverty and violence. The tragic events of the school shootings in Connecticut are just one tangible reminder that our world is desperately in need of Christ's hope.
Today, God intervenes in the human condition through ordinary people like you and me. Putting God and others before us sets the stage for miracles to happen.
As you prepare to celebrate Christmas and begin the new year, what is on your miracle wish list? We have the power to do amazing things if we are willing to sacrifice some of our own comfort for the good of others. I invite you to join me in praying for one or two God-initiated hopes and dreams that can become a reality in this community and beyond through you.
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Wow, Ruth! That's SO cool! I just found the link to listen to you streaming live tomorrow. Will be cheering for you from Nashville! 🙂
7 Responses to My Upcoming Radio Interviews and A Vintage Television Studio Camera
Just heard Joy do a promo for your show tomorrow. 🙂
Eeeeeeeee!!!!!! So excited for you Ruth! 🙂 I will try to listen in too, if I can't get it I will be sure to replay the archive!
OK, I think I have it all figured out! I will set my alarm for 5:30 so I am all ready when you come on!
Oooooh, how exciting, Ruth! I am definitely going to be listening!
You did SO good, Ruth! You have a good radio voice. I wish that you could get your own show about vintage recipes. People really seemed to enjoy the topic!
Yes, I completely agree with Eartha – GREAT job Ruth!!!!
I e-mailed a question at the end, but I guess they ran out of time. Oh well, maybe I'll catch you on the next radio show!


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I'm not upset. I was shocked by such a bizarre accusation and apparent dismissal coming from someone whom I'd thought might be receptive, and before they'd even checked out the idea, but that's been days past. It's just a side effect of my experience that I have learned in the process.
I don't care if he uses the ideas. I don't care if he uses them at some time in the future. I don't care if he never uses them. I don't care if anyone else uses them. They were suggestions based on something I saw that I thought not only needed improving, but could be rather easily improved. They were shared in case anyone else
to think about them, test them, use them, improve them. Do that, or not: I don't care.
I don't even care anymore if any of you wants to get on here and post more reasons why they won't work. I don't see the point in defending them anymore. In my opinion, it's your loss.
I don't much want to discuss this anymore.
If you are actively trying to implement the ideas in your book and for whatever reason you need to ask me a question or discuss it, send a pm. Otherwise, I don't wish to discuss it. I've unsubscribed from these threads.
You'll also be glad to know that I don't intend to post any more books here. It's all so extremely unimportant. It's not worth the drama, the accusations, the hurt feelings. I didn't mean to come shake up your little world. I apologize.
Are we all happy now?
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THE rector of Bolton Priory, the Rev Simon Cowling, has written to Skipton MP Julian Smith, asking him to urge the government to offer sanctuary to some of the tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians who have been forced from their homes by the forces of the Islamic State.
In the letter, Mr Cowling points out that offering sanctuary would send out an unambiguous message about the government's fundamental stance on the rights of all religious minorities in Iraq and the wider Middle East.
He also reminds Mr Smith that the extensive military intervention in Iraq ten years ago gives the UK government a measure of moral responsibility for assisting those who have become unwitting and innocent victims of the current political, ethnic, and religious instability in Iraq.
The full text of the letter can be seen at boltonpriory.org.uk


text: Arts Notes: June 3, 2012 By Sara Busse June 2, 2012 Story Share 'Fine Arf!'HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- To celebrate Huntington's win over 15 other cities vying for the $100,000 Pet Safe "Bark for Your Park Contest" and the June 16 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new dog park, the Huntington Museum of Art will present an exhibition featuring images of dogs from the museum's permanent collection through July 22.A guided tour of "Fine Arf!" will take place June 26 at 7 p.m. during the Fourth Tuesday Tour. At the same time, nature docents will give a guided tour of the nature trails, where visitors are welcome to bring their dogs on leashes. Weather permitting, refreshments will be served outside following both tours. Attendees are encouraged to bring pet supplies to be donated to Little Victories.The works on exhibit in "Fine Arf!" span five centuries and portray the relationships between humans and their canine companions. Many different types of dogs are depicted in a variety of media including oil paintings, watercolors, sculptures, prints and decorative art objects. Each image will be accompanied by a famous quote about dogs.Visitors to the Huntington Museum of Art Facebook page can post photos of their favorite dog. These photos will be added to a photo album on the museum's Facebook page.Huntington Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 2033 McCoy Road, Huntington; 304-529-2701 or www.hmoa.org. Admission $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to museum members.The Art StoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "THR33: Works by Nancy Berlin, Helma Groot and Mary Boxley Bullington" will open with a reception from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. June 9 at The Art Store and will run through July 6. The show will feature color and concept as a central aspect. Both abstract and figurative works will be included.The artists have had numerous solo exhibitions around the country and are included in many private and public collections such as The Spectrum Group (Johnson & Johnson Inc.), Roanoke, Va.; Boston Public Library, Boston; Davis Museum, Wellesley, Mass.; Neiman Marcus, Boston. Berlin is the recipient of a NEA Fellowship Grant for Work on Paper. Groot is known for her commissioned works in public places, including Ohio's Port Columbus International Airport and Toledo Children's Hospital.The Art Store, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1013 Bridge Road, Charleston; www.theartstorewv.com or 304-345-1038.Blue Star MuseumsCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Military personnel and their families can visit the Clay Center and the Huntington Museum of Art for free this summer.The Clay Center will once again offer free gallery admission to all active-duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families through the Blue Star Museums program.Running through Labor Day, the program is a partnership of Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and the National Endowment for the Arts.The center also will offer discounted prices of $2 to planetarium shows and $3 to giant-screen films. Huntington Museum of Art has a policy offering free museum admission to active-duty military personnel and their families indefinitely, inspired by participating in Blue Star Museums in the past. The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card, a DD form 1173 ID card or a DD form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active-duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members and up to five immediate family members.More than 1,500 museums across America offer free admission to military personnel and their families through the Blue Star program. For a complete listing, visit www.arts.gov.Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, One Clay Square, Charleston; www.theclaycenter.org, 304-561-3570. Huntington Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 2033 McCoy Road, Huntington; 304-529-2701 or www.hmoa.org.'Mega Square Meal'CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Arts Council of Kanawha Valley, in conjunction with FestivALL, will host the "Mega Square Meal" for visual artists only, from 2 to 4 p.m. June 24 at Bridge Road Bistro. This session will be part artist grant/part fundraiser for the organization. The event is co-sponsored by Mountaineer Montessori School. Eight visual artists will give four-minute presentations. Three grants will be awarded -- the main pool grant (amount to be determined by the number of guests), a second grant ($300) and a third grant ($100).The Square Meal is a grass-roots model for funding small- to medium-size creative projects through community meals. A group of people come together to share a meal at an affordable price. All the income from that meal is given as a grant to support a creative project. Grant applications are accepted up until the deadline; everyone who purchases the meal gets to vote on who receives the grant. The grants are completely unrestricted and will be awarded at the discretion of the customers.Winning proposals have eight months to complete aspect of proposal and report back via video on the micro grant.The proposal review panel will be composed of city officials, members of the Charleston Beautification Committee, community members and members from each of the arts. Proposals will be reviewed via email and rated. Proposals are due by 6 p.m. June 15. Please submit a Word document. Submit proposals to firstname.lastname@example.com or ACKV, P.O. Box 1029, Charleston, WV 25324. The community dinner costs $32 ($15 to grant money, $6 to restaurant, $11 to Arts Council Kanawha Valley) if paid in advance before June 21. After June 21 and at the door it will cost $40 ($15 grant, $6 food, $19 Arts Council Kanawha Valley). There is an extra charge for credit/debit cards. Mail checks to the address listed above.Malden historyCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Old Malden" will be the topic for a free lecture at 6 p.m. June 5 in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center.Lawyer and local historian Larry L. Rowe will talk about the unique heritage of Malden -- as a frontier industrial center, enslaved people worked and were housed alongside white employees.This history centers on Booker T. Washington, whose early life in Malden set his belief in hard work, family life and middle-class values.Rowe is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law and has a master's degree in public administration from WVU. He served two terms in the House of Delegates and one term in the state Senate.Contact Robert Taylor, at email@example.com or at 304-558-0230, ext. 163.Library eventsCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two special exhibits are planned for the Kanawha County Public Library's main branch:"2012 Design Awards: West Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects" can be viewed on the fourth floor through August. Each year, the state chapter of the AIA recognizes the most outstanding architectural design projects in the state. For the seventh year, the winning projects will be displayed."This Quilt Was Really Fun to Make" runs through August on the first floor. Members of the Kanawha Valley Quilters Guild and the Moon and Stars Quilters Guild will display their creations.Randolph Arts juried showELKINS, W.Va. -- The Randolph County Community Arts Center is accepting submissions to its 11th annual Gala Juried Art Exhibition to be held Sept. 7-27.The deadline for entries is a postmark date of July 6. The exhibit is open to all artists over 18. Original two- and three-dimensional works completed since January 2009 and not previously exhibited in the Great Hall of the arts center are eligible. Acceptable media include painting, sculpture, photography, clay, fiber, wood, glass and metal. More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded.Michael Christie, of Lewisburg, is the juror for the exhibit. He was artist in residence at The Greenbrier resort from 2009-2011.The prospectus may be requested by mail or downloaded at www.randolpharts.org.Make checks payable to Randolph County Community Arts Center and mail to RCCAC, P.O. Box 3111, Elkins, WV 26241. RCCAC will collect a commission of 20 percent for all sales. Artists may list their work not for sale.Randolph County Community Arts Center, 2 Park St., Elkins; 304-637-2355; www.randolpharts.org.Smithsonian MuseumsWASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present "The Art of the Video Game" through Sept. 30 and "African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond," through Sept. 3.The Renwick Gallery features "40 under 40: Craft Futures," celebrating 40 artists born since 1972, from July 20 through Feb. 3.The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C. Daily 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Renwick Gallery, a branch museum, is located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Call 202-633-1000 or visit www.AmericanArt.si.edu. All programs and tours are free.To have your announcement included in Arts Notes, email firstname.lastname@example.com or send it to Arts Notes, The Charleston Gazette, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301. Artwork can be submitted electronically or by mail. Deadline for inclusion in the Sunday Gazette-Mail is the Tuesday before Sunday publication. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 DHHR report: No neglect, criminal charges in death of ResCare client 3 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 4 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 5 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday Mind Your Manners: Rude guests can ruin wedding day Previous Story Evelyn R. Smith: For every egg, the pan needs seasoned Next Story


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The owners and players will not meet until early August (at the earliest) for formal negotiations. The lockout is very much at a standstill right now as the two sides plan their strategy for the next confrontation. Owners have seen two sizeable paychecks head the players' way as the league did not give the players 57% of the basketball-related income during the season, something that had never happened before in the 12-year history of the now-expired collective bargaining agreement.
There really is no telling at this point where the players and owners will go during that meeting. And that gives the player agents time to inject themselves into this negotiation. With millions of dollars on the line for their clients, agents desperately want in.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported Saturday that the agents urged NBPA executive director Billy Hunter to get more aggressive, including possibly decertifying. That was much the same road the NFL went down, but obviously there are much different issues in the NBA. Decertification is a strategy Hunter said he has explored, but he is still preaching patience.
That is not sitting well with the third party with the most power in this high-stakes game of chicken.
"Right now, it's a respectful disagreement with [the agents] and Billy," an agent briefed on the meeting told Yahoo! Sports. "But it's getting to a '[expletive]-you' point. We will blow this thing up."
That sounds pretty bad. Well, if you are an agent at least. Wojnarowski reported agents believe Hunter is waiting around and being too diplomatic. They seem ready to go to war.
And like in 1998, when the agents played a large role in the players' ultimate alienation of fans, the agents will have a say in how this collective bargaining agreement is shaped because they are the business representatives of the players.
Agents have already played a vital role in the lockout already. Like the union, agents have been on board encouraging players to save up cash in preparation for what they expected to be a lengthy work stoppage. Some players with Raymond Brothers as their agent, including Caron Butler, Zach Randolph and Al Farouq-Aminu, have opted to spread out their paychecks over the next two years and receive a paycheck once every month rather than once every two weeks as is typical in the NBA. This, they hope, will help them control their spending a little bit.
But that hardly solves the long-term problem. There just may not be basketball for a while and right now the agents disagree with Hunter on the proper strategy for the union to take.
Decertification has its advantages and drawbacks. The reason you decertify is to pull the league into antitrust litigation by, pretty much, saying the league is no longer negotiating in good faith. That is how the NBA keeps its antitrust status.
It is an aggressive move that Hunter does not seem ready to take right now. That is especially considering the claim the union has pending with the National Labor Relations Board. It also carries some risk including the owners potentially voiding every contract in the league, as Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk suggests might happen.
There is still uncertainty about what the next move is for the players and the owners in this never-ending battle. And the uncertainty deepens when you consider the infighting going on in both camps. Add the agents into the mix and you have a formula with far too many variables to find a solution at this point.


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WOOSTER -- By year's end, only nine of 17 entities using the Wooster Public Service Answering Point, housed at the Wayne County Justice Center, for dispatching services had informed the county of their intentions.
West Salem, Shreve, Mount Eaton and Marshallville all confirmed their renewals with the county for police dispatching services. Apple Creed confirmed its renewal this week.
On the fire/EMS services side of the ledger, Town and Country, Clinton Township, New Pittsburg and South Central fire districts expressed their wishes to stay on and renew with the Wooster PSAP, noted Diane Austen at the Wayne County commissioners' office. Over the next week, the commissioners will communicate with the hold-outs to get those finalized.
Smithville village jumped ship and is now receiving dispatching services from Orrville for police services. That leaves the Creston Police Department, along with Wooster Township, Canaan Township, Central, East Union and Paint Township fire departments as the hold-outs.
Central Fire Chief Mark Burns said his board of trustees has not decided, but will most likely be sticking with the Wooster PSAP.
Additionally, Wooster City Hall is engaged in negotiations with the commissioners about dispatching cost breakdowns, as well as the Justice Center agreement. Mayor Bob Breneman and Joel Montgomery, director of administration, estimated a new agreement will be in place by the end of the first quarter of 2013.
In Creston, Police Chief Brian Meshew noted the village will be "reluctantly signing" the new two-year contract, which is in transit to the commissioners.
The chief noted Creston "looked elsewhere" for dispatching services but switching was not feasible.
He said Creston looked at another PSAP in Wayne County and one outside of the county.
"Neither could take us on at the time," Meshew said, but the village will stay in contact as it expects dispatching costs to rise in subsequent contracts with the county.
A major concern for the village, Meshew added, was the issue of getting a reliable signal with the towers, especially with Creston's portable radios.
But the chief said two additional channels were added to the northern tower in Wooster to accommodate the village. In-car repeaters were discussed to assist with Creston's portable radios.
"The results have been good," Meshew said, but the repeaters come with an additional cost he said the village was not prepared to pick up, nor was it included in the latest budget.
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Mark G. Nouis, a resident of Upsala, died April 5, 2012, unexpectedly at his home.
Services celebrating the life of Mark G. Nouis, age 53 of Upsala, will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 14 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Upsala. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Mark died unexpectedly at his home in Upsala. There will be a visitation after 10:00 AM Saturday at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Upsala.
Mark was born May 9, 1958, in Little Falls to Damon and Virginia (Heisick) Nouis. He has been in the Upsala area his entire life. He worked in the concrete business until a few years ago. Mark was an avid fisherman.
Mark is survived by his sisters, Jeanette Nelson of Osseo, Shari (Anthony) Marchand of Maple Grove, Renee (Sam) Jurgens of Sartell, Peggy Bach of Brooklyn Center, Sally (Sam) Colgrove of Fayetteville, Ariz., Melanie Trombetta, Des Moines, Iowa and Pamela Nouis of Little Falls; his brothers, Greg (Sandi) Nouis of Elk River, Steve (Judy) Nouis of Grey Eagle, Paul Nouis of Burtrum, John (Sheron) Nouis of Galliano, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mark was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.


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we made it through our first visual studies assignment...it actually wasn't too bad at all. we used rhino/autocad/illustrator to work between 2d and 3d. basically we took some of the diagrams we have been working on for our studio projects and then converted them into a 3d model by combining our own diagram with someone elses in the class. we then repeated the process several times. it was actually a pretty fun project and now we are all rhino experts...well sort of.
studio is still marching along, we have been looking at patterns as a means for designing the megastructures that will eventually be incorporated into our projects. it is all still pretty abstract, but it is nice to be able to explore tangents that start to pop into your head. i am finding that i am actually making some good progress using this method...things are starting to come together.
my particular interest right now is in gradients, and the ways that they can be expressed by more rigid means. I have been playing around with a program that is used for simulating fluid dynamics and it produces some really beautiful forms.
i will post some pics when i get something really nice together...
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Business aircraft flying trended positive last month in every operating category and all jet segments, according to TraqPak data released yesterday by aviation services company Argus. Overall, activity climbed by 1.9 percent year-over-year in May.
For the first time this year, Part 91 operators led the way, with flying up by 2.3 percent in this operating segment versus a year ago. Part 135 activity wasn't far behind, rising 1.9 percent from May last year, while the fractionals eked out a 0.2-percent gain.
By aircraft category, jet flying again moved upward and turboprops were slightly negative. In a surprising move, light jets pushed to the head of the pack last month, logging a 4.7-percent year-over-year increase. Large-cabin jet activity was also strong, climbing 4.3 percent, and midsize flying recorded a 2.3-percent uptick. Turboprop flying last month slipped by 1.6 percent from a year ago, however.
In individual segments, fractional light jets once again came out on top with a 30.6-percent increase. Large-cabin jets at the fractional and charter operators logged the next biggest gains, at 8.1 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively. Still feeling the fallout from Avantair's demise, fractional turboprop flying was down 45.1 percent year-over-year.
Argus TraqPak data provides "serial-number-specific aircraft arrival and departure information on all IFR flights in the U.S. and Canada."


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California Genealogy and History Archives
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|Giovanni Guglielmetti
The life which this narrative depicts began in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, in February, 1838, and came to a close on his ranch near Petaluma January 12, 1909. Between these dates was enacted a life of useful and successful achievements, and in his death the community in which he made his home for so many years mourned the loss of one of her most stalwart citizens. The earlier part of his life was passed in his native country, during which time he profited by the educational advantages which the time and place offered. When a youth of sixteen he went to Australia, attracted by the gold mines. He followed mining for ten years and then engaged in the dairy business for five years, when he returned to his old home in Ticino, Switzerland. In Australia he had conversed with parties who had been in California, who told of the great possibilities here, and he determined to visit this country and so his stay in Switzerland soon terminated.
The year 1869 was memorable to Mr. Guglielmetti as marketing his advent in the United States, the vessel on which he made the voyage casting anchor in New York harbor. From there he came across the continent to San Francisco, and thence came direct to Marin county, subsequently coming to Sonoma county and becoming the owner of the vast acreage known as the I. R. Jewell ranch. This comprises seventeen hundred acres of as fertile land as can be found in Sonoma or Marin counties (the ranch lying in both counties), and here during the remainder of his life he demonstrated his thorough understanding of the various branches of agriculture, being an expert dairyman and orchardist, as well as vineyardist and wine manufacturer. All of the various industries which he inaugurated are being continued by his sons, who have inherited his love of agricultural pursuits and are emulating his worthy example. The dairy, which is known as the pioneer dairy, consists of two hundred cows and is one of the largest in this section of country. There are four different places on the ranch which are improved with buildings, and each is used for dairy, vineyard and orchard purposes. The winery which is maintained in connection with the vineyard has a capacity of twenty thousand gallons of wine per year, a branch which is well known and finds a ready sale in the markets of the state. An apple orchard of fifteen acres is also a source of income of no inconsiderable size. The most recent industry inaugurated upon the ranch is the raising of chickens, eight thousand being a average brood, besides which five hundred turkeys of the Bronze breed are being raised for market.
Mr. Guglielmetti was united in marriage with Miss Domenica Dolcini, who like himself was a native of Switzerland, born in the canton of Ticino in 1841. Seven children, five sons and two daughters, were born of their marriage, as follows: Alfred J., Henry L., Leonard S., Robert P., Julia M., Anita I. and William J. All were born in Sonoma county and all are proud of their right to be called native sons and daughters. Henry L. fitted himself for the practice of law, first taking a course in Santa Clara College and later a course in Hastings Law College, and has received the diploma which will admit him to practice. With this exception the sons are united with their efforts in the maintenance of the homestead ranch, worthily carrying forward the plan of work laid out by their worthy father. In his political affiliations Mr. Guglielmetti was a Republican, but was never an aspirant for position of any kind. He died as he had lived, in the faith of the Catholic religion, and it is in this faith also that his wife and children find consolation. Although passed from scenes of earth Mr. Guglielmetti is remembered affectionately by those who were permitted to know him, and it is but a just tribute to his memory to say that he was one of the most substantial upbuilders, of agricultural conditions that Sonoma county has ever known.
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Specialty stereo de Wijs macro lens - some anaglyph 3D images
I've long been interested in macrophotography, and have a good-sized gallery of macro images online (see the link in my profile below.)
I've also generated stereo 3D imagery with fractal rendering software I've written.
I got to thinking, and decided I wanted to try my hand at stereo macrophotography. To that end I asked for, and received, a stereo macro lens for Christmas.
The lens is made by a Dutch company called de Wijs. I only took delivery of it recently, and have been starting to try it out.
Here is what the lens looks like mounted to my camera:
I've converted several of the images to anaglyphs. You'll need red/cyan 3D glasses in order to view them:
The lens is a challenge to use for a couple of reasons. It has a fixed aperture and fixed focus. The aperture is somewhere around f/16, so the viewfinder is REALLY dark. That makes focusing a challenge. I am also struggling to get sharp images. Still, the images are quite useable.
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EVERY COUNTRY REPRESENTED: In Baltimore, Jean Marbella in a front-page piece writes women are "making their mark on these Olympics in other ways: This is the first time that every country has at least one woman competing." This also is the "first time the U.S. team has more women than men on it, 268 to 261, as does Canada's and Russia's." Many of the "stars who have emerged from these Games so far are women" (Baltimore SUN, 8/8). SI's Alexander Wolff writes most people in London are choosing to "celebrate how far women have come, rather than rue how far they still have to go." Former U.S. Gold Medal-swimmer Donna de Varona said, "These are ministeps. But even if you think they're token gestures, they represent beacons of hope. That every country has sent women, I think, we'll look back at as a watershed" (SI, 8/13 issue).
FEMALE FACES EMERGING: In Newark, Andrew Mills writes few countries "give its female athletes the same opportunities as the U.S., so maybe it's fitting, then, that many of the best American stories in London have been authored by women," including the "dominance of the U.S. women's swim team" and the team and individual victories for U.S. gymnastics. The women's soccer team is "one victory away from another Olympic championship," and Morgan is the "rising star on this team, the future of her sport." Mills: "This is the part that speaks to the success of women's soccer in the U.S. and the power of Title IX: She never played a single game with most of the stars from that golden generation, who retired before she joined the team" (Newark STAR LEDGER, 8/8). In DC, Barry Svrluga writes under the header "Alex Morgan Emerging As New Face Of U.S. Women's Soccer" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/8).
IS THIS REALLY GIRL POWER? FOXSPORTS.com's Jen Floyd Engel wrote, "Anybody who believes this is girl power needs to take a closer look at what it means to be truly powerful." Women at the Olympics are "winning medals and losing battles, participating in record numbers and being judged by different standards, given trails to blaze and then called whores for doing so." U.S. hurdler Lolo Jones was "ripped for being too sexy, gold medalist swimmer Allison Schmitt for not being sexy enough." Floyd Engel: "Attacks on Gabby Douglas' hairstyle overshadowed her gymnastics dominance, just as criticism of Serena Williams' celebratory dance at Wimbledon did hers. This is not girl power. This is bordering on a backlash." Women are "playing and winning." The danger is that we "confuse this with power, girl or otherwise." Floyd Engel: "Real power is not being allowed to compete. It is being allowed to compete without conditions" (FOXSPORTS.com, 8/7).


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Elysium's lofty goals fall flat
August 16, 2013
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner, Brandon Auret, Josh Blacker, Emma Tremblay
Rated R, Sci-Fi, 109 minutes
Science fiction presents the opportunity to make commentary in a manner unencumbered by current social and political dogma. South African writer-director Neill Blomkamp did just that in his breakout feature, "District 9," an allegory for apartheid where Blomkamp postulates that humans will persecute those they consider to be unlike themselves if afforded the chance.
In "Elysium," the 33-year-old revisits this familiar thesis with a twist.
In 2154, he envisions an escalating gulf between the "haves" and "have-nots." Safety and comfort for the "haves" is provided on Elysium, an enormous floating space station. Ensconced in their lovely McMansions, Elysium's residents enjoy idyllic surroundings and, even better, each home possesses a medical machine that cures disease and heals injury.
Outside threats to the community are dealt with by Delacourt (Jodie Foster), Elysium's ruthless secretary of homeland security.
Back on earth the masses eke out a meager existence. They toil in factories, live in huts outfitted with minimal indoor plumbing, or, if more prosperous, in dilapidated homes, apparently leftover from the 1970s.
Matt Damon portrays Max, the film's hero, an ex-con whose sense of humor isn't appreciated by earth's robot police. Having left behind his life as a car thief, Max is persecuted by an unsympathetic system. He lives and works in Los Angeles, a location shot on the outskirts of Mexico City, and depicted as a crumbling ghetto where the poorest speak Spanish, and those in charge speak English.
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Lacking automated healing machines, earth's injured or sick depend upon the city's neglected hospitals where they are subjected to painful outdated treatments; i.e. surgery or setting broken bones. After receiving an unwarranted beating from the robot police, Max finds himself in the emergency room where he is treated by Max's childhood sweetheart Frey (Alice Braga), mother to an adorable little girl stricken with leukemia.
At work, Max's cruel supervisor orders him into a perilous situation that causes Max to receive a lethal dose of radiation. No pretense is made at keeping Max comfortable, but a robot doctor drops pills at Max's feet and informs him that catastrophic organ failure will ensue within five days, followed by death.
Hoping to save himself, Max reconnects with his old cohort Spider (Wagner Moura), a local crime kingpin. In exchange for undertaking a dangerous, but righteous mission that will grant everyone on earth admission to Elysium, Max will be transported to the space station where he hopes to cure his radiation poisoning and help Frey's sick daughter using one of Elysium's numerous healing machines.
The heavy-handed social commentary espouses socialism, world government and mandatory top-drawer health care for all, regardless of resources or system capacity.
The audience's implied contract for Blomkamp's lecture on North America's relatively privileged state is that he will entertain and enlighten us. Blomkamp fails his part of the bargain by presenting us with flat dialog, vanilla characters and straight-ahead action. Whether you agree or disagree with his thesis, watching "Elysium" is only slightly more riveting than considering the source of newly collected fuzz in your bellybutton.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
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Teachers Boycott Mandated Standardized Tests
Here's the situation: The majority of Garfield High School's teacher and staff (the first school to boycott) said on January 10, 2013 that they will not give the standardized test because it is flawed, students don't take it seriously, and it's being misused, used to evaluate teachers instead of students.
"We, the Garfield teachers, respectfully decline to give the MAP test to any of our students. We have had different levels of experiences with MAP in our varied careers, have read about it, and discussed it with our colleagues. After this thorough review, we have all come to the conclusion that we cannot in good conscience subject our students to this test again."
Read all the reasons the Garfield teachers give on The Answer Sheet, Washington Post.
A few days later, 25 teachers at Ballard High School decided would also boycott the standardized tests.
These teachers join the many thousands of parents who boycott the tests by keeping their children home "sick". And, they join both teacher and parent groups who are passing resolutions against high-stakes testing.
These teachers and parents just prove to me what a great country we live in. In this country, if you don't like something, you have the power to speak up for change. The more voices, the more likely change will happen.
Do you want the testing situation to change?
And if so, are you willing to do something about it?
I don't believe that the pass fail should be done by the standardize testing at all. I never tested well. I also don't believe in the standardized tests anyway. Teachers just teach the test and that never works.
I think it's great that teachers are boycotting the ridiculous tests! If the teachers in our district wanted to boycott the tests I'd back them 100%.
My biggest disagreement w/ these tests are when administration decides that whether a student can go on to the next gr is dependent on passing a standardized test. It just seems wrong to me that a kid who has worked hard all yr and done well can be held back just b/c they might suffer from test anxiety.
My kids have always done fine on the normal standardized tests, but we'll have our 1st experience w/ a "pass it or or be held back" one this yr- it's the first yr for having to pass a standardized reading test in order to go on to the 4th gr. I'm so glad ds1 didn't have to take that- reading is his weakest area and he has yet to pass it on regular standard tests (always comes real close to it, though).
Quoting ruby_jewel_04:
This is happening in my state. And I couldn't be more ecstatic. I was forced to suffer through these asinine tests in high school... I'm glad they finally decided that it's enough!
IMO, it's not the test that's a problem, but how it is used. If the test were simply a guage to see what the kids know and don't, that would be okay. It could then be used a tool for teachers to redirect their teaching and provide extra support for students. However, using it solely as a means to evaluate a teacher or holding kids back because of it is wrong. The pendulum is swinging. The current tests will be replaced by something else and the processes will all change based on what is popular at the time. BTW, keeping kids out of school sick on standardized testing days doesn't help. They simply pull them out of class to make the test up when they come back.


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Glee's season 4 finale was a doozy of an episode and received lots of mixed reactions from fans.
Our season 4 finale begins with Brittany being interviewed in a grand, wood-paneled office at MIT. The professors explain their interest in her, given her terrible grade point average and unusually high test scores, and how, when she took one of MIT's own math tests, she scored zero on the actual given questions. They tell her that she has a lack of conscious understanding of even basic arithmetic, but it seems that her unconscious mind is a different story – the professors found scribbled patterns of numbers on the back of the paper that turned out to be some of the most complicated codes in mathematical history – numbers Brittany had "swirling around in her head."
Brittany goes from skeptical to delighted when she realizes they're not calling her stupid – they're saying she's potentially the greatest scientific mind since Einstein. The professors say they're going to offer her an "unusual proposition," the details of which we do not hear. I kind of suspect they're going to pay her lots of money in exchange for doing experiments on her.
We quietly cut to a text graphic screen where Ryder is still worrying about the identity of his Catfish – imagining it as different people – Kitty, Unique, Blaine – and still demanding that "Katie" meet him. In the actual world, Schuester announces to the choir room that Regionals will be held at McKinley this year due to some technicality. He talks a bit about the competition – the Waffletoots – played by the famed a capella choir the Yale Whiffenpoofs, and the Hooiserdaddies, who Schue believes to be their main competition, due to their tiny powerhouse Frida Romero (American Idol's Jessica Sanchez.) He starts to talk seriously about moments in life, as a performer, which completely define who you are, and how this is one such moment for them. I'm pretty sure it's not – it's a regional high school show choir competition – but we cut to someone for whom Mr. Schuester's statement proves more truthful – Rachel.
She's waiting for her final Funny Girl callback, and Schue knows this and asks the Glee Club to send her some good vibes. In New York, she demurely enters the audition room, introduces herself, and begins to sing Celine Dion's "To Love You More," which sounds incredibly powerful, emotional, and technically precise, but lacks any stage presence whatsoever.
Presumably, she has to do an acting bit as well, because she's not getting cast in a musical based on that. She's weeping a little at the end of the song, and the room is silent – some people seem blown away, but the main casting director gives her the standard "we'll let you know," and Rachel seems to take that as a negative. That's the last we see of her this episode, and therefore, this season.
Back at McKinley, it seems Burt Hummel's sensible logic has had zero effect on Blaine, as he's still planning to propose to Kurt. He asks Sam for ideas on how to make it special, but Sam is also on Team Blaine Is Deluded. "We're in high school," says Sam, who got married in high school. Blaine calls this out, but Sam explains that was because he really thought the world was ending, and that when they'd realized it wasn't, he'd known they were in trouble.
He also, by mentioning Adam (remember Adam? I miss Adam), comes close to what I feel is a major issue that Blaine's ignoring – that he and Kurt aren't actually together. You don't just go around asking people you're not going out with to marry you! Is this not something anyone is finding weird? Because Burt didn't mention it either – surely he should have said something like, "Kurt said he didn't want to be with you, and you need to respect that. He wants your friendship. Your pursuit of him to this degree is inappropriate." Anyone? Nope? Okay.
New Directions reconvenes in the choir room to prepare for Regionals. Joe and Sugar are welcomed with mad applause as Schuester counts that they have the standard twelve competition members. Brittany is the last to arrive, and she proceeds to act like a complete psychopath, cutting everyone down.
When Sam tries to tell her she's out of line, more concerned than anything, she dumps him on the spot – via text. She demands to be given all the solos, walks out of the Glee Club when Schue doesn't comply, and goes after her next target – Coach Roz. She pulls a Martin Luther – and I don't mean MLK Jr, I mean 16th century German monk Martin Luther – and nails her Ninety Five Theses – in crayon – to Roz's door.
Martin Luther's Theses explained his problems with the current state of the Catholic Church and began the Reformation. Brittany's explain her reasons for quitting the Cheerios – some of which expose the cruel and unethical practices that Sue was a part of. She also ceremoniously lights her Cheerios uniform on fire in Roz's trash can.
Her attitude throughout the entire thing with both the Glee Club and Roz is so arrogant, so calculated, and so thorough, that it makes me wonder if she had let MIT do something to her brain – something that healed her inability to make basic connections, and fully able to tap into her mind-power, and that this is her actual personality with the veil of constant confusion taken away.


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Bi-partisan request of FTC to protect American manufacturing
Bipartisan members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting that the FTC use all their tools "to fight the theft and use of stolen American manufacturing information technology and intellectual property, or IP." The widespread theft of IP undermines America's ability to manufacture and innovate at home.
Small business common application bill in the works
Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) proposed a bill that would streamline the paperwork burden for small businesses applying for federal assistance. An idea developed and first proposed right here at CAP, a common application program for federal small business assistance would allow small businesses to focus on growing their business instead of redundant forms across multiple federal agencies. It would also facilitate new interagency coordination around complementary programs.
17 science agencies publish integrity policies
After three years in the process, Director of the Office of Science, Technology Policy, John Holdren, has said only four agencies failed to meet his March 30 deadline to make public their scientific integrity policy drafts. About half of the executive agencies have finalized drafts. Under increasing pressure Dir. Holdren says "crafting of these policies has not been easy."
University R&D spending floated by stimulus
Universities spent 6% more on R&D in 2010 than they did in 2009. Largely attributed to the stimulus, the bulk was spent on basic research in the life sciences.
97 percent say improvement of science education vital
A new survey shows the overwhelming support for scientific education reform. 56% of those surveyed believed that the United States ranks behind most other countries in science education, which gives further support for President Obama's decision in his 2013 budget to fund National Science Foundation and Department of Education programs to develop new science education methods.
DOI's new policy put to use, again
The Department of Interior was the first agency to implement a scientific integrity policy in accordance with President Obama's orders. The policy is once again being used for the second time in 6 months. Dr. Paul Houser is claiming he was fired in retaliation after he raised integrity issues of department bureaucrats for their misrepresentation of a scientific study.
Undirected research questioned
Is the pace of innovation and scientific knowledge owed to the researcher's ability to conduct undirected research? Is undirected research the best method of solving the most pressing issues? Never settling for status quo, finding ways to increase scientific efficiency can only add value.
3,000 Dolphins dead in Peru
About 1,000 dead dolphins per month have washed ashore in Lambayeque, Peru. Experts are pointing to new offshore drilling exploration in the area as the likely cause of the unexplained mass die-offs
Business finance rules to relax
The JOBS Act signed by President Obama yesterday included "crowdfunding" provisions among its business and investment law reforms. Crowdfunding will allow small startup companies to sell proposed stock to the general public to raise capital. If implemented effectively, these changes hold the promise of getting innovative startups off the ground and to market faster.
This week's news compiled and summarized by Science Progress intern Jason Thomas.
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I've been looking around for an ftp server that can chroot people the way i want to. Each one seems to be able to chroot people into their home directory.
This is fine, but I don't want each user to have a real account on the box. If I make one real username for ftp, and then user virtual usernames, they all get chrooted to same location (of the homedir of that real ftpuser).
How can I do either of the following. (preferably all usig the same real userid)
1. based on the hostname used to connect, I would like to chroot to a different directory and use a different passwd file.
ie: chroot to /var/virtual/site1.domain.tld/ftp/ using /var/virtual/site1.domain.tld/passwd_ftp
2. have it chroot to a different place per user.
user joe#site1.domain.tld chroots to /var/virtual/site1.domain.tld/ftp/
Is vsftpd the best route? or is there something better (security is 1st priority).
I'd rather one user not even know the existance of another user.
Does anyone point me in the right direction?
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"New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel thinks her critics should accept her for who she is – patterned dresses, heavy brunette bangs, and all.
"I'm just being myself. There is not an ounce of me that believes any of that crap that they say," she told Glamour magazine's February 2013 issue of those who criticize her. "We can't be feminine and be feminists and be successful? I want to be a f***ing feminist and wear a f***ing Peter Pan collar. So f***ing what?"
And while Zooey is the star of a successful FOX comedy, the actress said she doesn't feel any of that Hollywood style pressure to become super skinny.
"I don't. But actresses have definitely gotten thinner over the course of my lifetime," she told the mag. "Women I admired growing up — Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep — were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny — much, much too skinny.
"You can't Pilates to that," she continued. "I'm a very small person, and if I lost 15 pounds, I'd look like them; it's scary. For young girls, what does that say? You need to look this way to be successful? That's not true. You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is larger than what people believe."
Currently nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy, Zooey told Glamour she found her funny side by accident.
"I'm all about unintentional. I'm not a calculated person…. Somebody asked me, 'How did you start doing comedy?' and I was like, 'By being unintentionally funny,'" she said. "I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident — and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do."


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Their first wedding in 2005 was a low-key civil ceremony, but when Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso renewed their wedding vows in the Caribbean over the weekend they made up for all the shortcomings of their first big day. Matt reportedly spent around $1.2 million to rent out the island of St Lucia's entire Sugar Beach resort for a party with nearly 50 guests, including Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner.
Matt and Luciana exchanged their vows at sunset. The couple's daughters Isabella (6), Gia (4) and Stella (2), and Alexia, Luciana's daughter from a previous marriage, were at the ceremony according to Us Weekly. Matt was dressed in a tan-coloured suit and jandals and the bride wore cream gown featuring a sequined belt at the waist.
"After the ceremony, guests enjoyed an evening cocktail reception on the beach. Children were running around and playing with white parasols," a source told People magazine.
"This isn't a 'Hollywood' wedding," one insider told Us Weekly. "Matt wanted it to be fun, happy and private. He felt like Luciana deserves this, first and foremost." The star met Luciana in a Miami bar in 2003 while he was filming Stuck on You and she was working as a barmaid.
Friends of the couple say they had planned their vow renewal for some time. "They had a tiny ceremony the first time, and wanted to celebrate with family and friends," a source told Us Weekly.


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