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Report: Gisele Bundchen Is Pregnant With Second Child
Posted on Tue May 22, 2012 01:30 PM PDT
Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady are reportedly expecting their second child, according to various internet reports.
Brazil's globo.com and ig.com.br's "House of Models" column claim that the supermodel has told friends and family about the pregnancy, including fashion icon Ricardo Tisci, who dressed her for the Met Gala in NYC on May 7. Interestingly enough, Gis sported a strategically placed belt over her elaborate Givenchy gown, so if she was sporting the barest hint of a baby bump then, we probably wouldn't have been able to see it with her crafty distraction.
Gis is apparently two to three months along, so we're wondering if the baby was conceived during the couple's romantic trip to Costa Rica in February...
Wonder if it's a boy or a girl?
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Unglazed quarry tiles
What are these quarries stones made of... ceramic? This just could be a problem of terminology, the staff might not be familiar with the phrase "quarry stone" (aren't all stones from a quarry?) but maybe If you asked for "ceramic tiles" perhaps they could have sent you to that section of the store, where you could have then continued a search for unglazed ones. Having recently done some renos I recall there being a pretty big section of various stones and tiles which would probably be the best starting point for you. I imagine the "unglazed" part is important though if you don't want to poison yourself.
try looking for actual tile stores or a place that makes ganite counter tops. quarry tiles refer to stone tiles like limestone, soapstone, marble, granite etc. there is a link on this blog that refers to using terra cotta tiles that can be purchased from home depo. you need to specify which type of stone you are looking for. if granite is what you are looking for try a counter top manufacturer they may have some scrap pieces from the sink holes they cut out, even though the piece may be glazed it is done so on one side only so cook on the unglazed side.
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There is no glaze on granite - it is merely polished BUT they may have sealed it, in which case there is a chemical embedded in the surface. Most of the big granite / marble places have a dumpster lying around with offcuts. It can be hard work sorting out those pieces. 3/4 granit is heavy stuff. A large unglazed 1/2 inch travertine tile may be your best bet.
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Terra cotta is what you're looking for. It's not a natural stone - it's a ceramic tile, made of reddish clay and not glazed. I don't think any glazing would "poison" you (unless it's high in lead, which I doubt would be available in North America) but the unglazed surface absorbs moisture better when you plop a hunk of raw dough on it, giving you a better crust.
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The tiles I use are leftover from a kitchen renovation - erk - 27 years ago. Those are about 6-inches square. I found some slightly larger ones at one of those Habitat for Humanity re-use stores - I think maybe 8-inches square. I use 4 of those in my oven or 6 of the smaller ones.
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When we bought our granite countertop from Home Depot the supplier/installer was actually a company called Majestic Marble in Concord, Ontario (http://www.majesticmarbleimport.com). They do have a showroom if you live nearby. Perhaps you could drop by and see if they have any off-cuts to sell you cheap. Most people who order custom counters have holes cut out for the sink... I wonder where those cutout pieces go?
In addition to checking out the tile sections/suppliers, I can also suggest checking out the BBQ section of the hardware store... some time ago I ended up buying some unglazed tiles there which were being sold as an alternative to Lava Rocks for BBQs.
Having said that - I think the prices for the actual pizza stones have come down somewhat in recent years. I just did a quick search of some Toronto-area retailers; Home Hardware's website lists a 13" pizza stone with peel for $13.99, and Caynes's website lists a 15" stone for $9.99. . .

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Kruseman wins, but loses
Technicality gives Saturday's race, VRA points lead to Taylor
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" certainly holds meaning for Cory Kruseman after Saturday's Ventura Raceway Sprint Car race.
Kruseman was the apparent winner of the race, only to find out he did not finish the race with both mufflers intact and on the car. VRA rules state that all cars must have mufflers at all times, and Kruseman's fell off just before he took the white flag. There was not enough time to black-flag him, so he took the checkered without the required muffler.
After officials conferred, the decision was made to place Kruseman on the lap he finished at the time the muffler fell off, placing him in a 11th final position. Kruseman was informed and took the news in a positive manner, understanding that the rule is the rule.
The fact that he was placed lower does not diminish the great race he ran against Greg Taylor, Dakota Kershaw and Markus Niemela. The 30-lap race was one of the best seen this year, with leaders and others changing position on each lap. Tom Harper led laps 1-5. On lap 6, Kershaw moved into the lead and held it until lap 18, when Kruseman moved to the front and led to the finish.
The problem Kruseman experienced moved Taylor into the winner's position and into the VRA points lead after eight events. Finishing second through fifth were Niemela, Kershaw, Josh Ford and Don Gansen.
There were 24 cars signed into the pits Saturday, with four heat races run. Wins went to Jimmy Crawford in heat 1, Kruseman in heat 2 and Taylor in heat 3. The 12-lap semi-main went to Brent Camarillo.
VRA Midgets made their fourth appearance of the season, with wins going to Matt Mitchell in the first heat, Shannon McQueen in the second heat and Victor Davis in third heat.
The 30-lap feature was a fast and furious affair. Pole sitter Danny Ebberts led the first 27 laps, only to lose the lead to a hard-charging Robby Josett.
Josett then led the field to the finish for the win. Following Josett to the line were Ebberts, Kruseman, Jake Swanson and David Prickett. Kruseman's third-place finish keeps him in the season points race lead by 30 points over Josett.
VRA Sport Compact had a first-time winner in Gary Marshall Jr. He started second, took the lead from Ryan Changus on the second lap and led to the checkered flag.
He was followed by points leader Trevor Fitzgibbon, Brent Underwood, Cody Greiman and Changus. Marshall won the only heat race.
Ford Focus Midgets ran in two divisions. In the Regular Focus class, the win went to Nick Carlson over Wally Pankratz, Casey Martinez, Kyle Edwards and Jarid Blondell.
In Junior Focus racing, the win went to three-time VRA winner Cole Custer, who led all 20 laps.
He was followed by Zack Bogner, Austin Blair, Christine Breckinridge and Katlynn Leer. Blair took their heat race win. Pankratz leads in regular Focus points after three races this season, while Custer leads in Junior Focus points.
The final class racing Saturday was the VRA Go-Karts. Heat-race wins went to Richard Renken, Scott Bohle and Ashley Hazleton. The 20-lap feature went to Johnny Conley, followed by James Locey, Renken, Dave Pankratz and Cody Nigh. Renken continues in the points lead by 100 points over Locey and David Pankratz.
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If you're still hitting the Pinkberry in this weather, you have a serious problem. But know this: If city temperatures dip below eighteen degrees (per weather.com and/or Pinkberry's twitter page), you'll get two free toppings that day, starting on December 21 (first day of winter) through January 10 (the company's fourth anniversary).


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An interview with National Security Agency expert James Bamford
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Daniel Craig's no longer the blond loser, and he'll tell you why
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See ya, Nay-Dog by Matthew Smith
A Nathaniel Mayer collaborator looks at the life that was
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Couch Trip by Metro Times film writers (Couch Trip)
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Role Models Reviewed by Corey Hall (Movie)
Wiseass Danny (Paul Rudd) and amiable dude Wheeler (Seann William Scott) have a peculiarly demeaning job they cruise around in a monster truck peddling an antifreeze-colored energy drink to middle schoolers; Wheeler wears a furry costume while Danny delivers the bullshit pitch. The dead-end gig is turning Danny into a royal jerk, and when his long-suffering girlfriend (lovely Elizabeth Banks) dumps him, it leads to a major road-rage blowout with Wheeler stuck in the shotgun slot. This tantrum earns the guys 150 hours apiece of community service, reluctantly served as youth mentors. Theyre quickly saddled with a hilarious pair of problem kids, pint-sized potty-mouth Ronnie (Bobbe J. Thompson) and fantasy-obsessed dorkling Augie, in another standout geek performance by Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad). Its not freshest premise, but its enough for these funny pros to work, smuggling very smart stuff into a dumb comedy, Trojan horse-style. Wain co-scripted Role Models with Rudd, and what couldve been another wincing exercise in cuteness (Daddy Day Camp, were gazing at you) is punched up with nudity, a dash of raunch and clever punch lines about Marvin Hamlisch, Fellini and live-action role playing.
Soul Men Reviewed by Al Shipley (Movie)
And though its bound to be a mere footnote in Isaac Hayes' and Bernie Mac's distinguished careers, Soul Men aint a bad way for either to go out, fondly satirizing the soul music Hayes embodied with one of Macs better screen performances. And in Samuel L. Jackson, Mac has a perfectly matched co-star, someone with an equally intense glare, a commanding voice and a gift for delivering profanity as poetry. As an estranged and embittered R&B duo back on the road for one last hurrah, each performer is allowed to unleash the full power of his comedic fury. Unfortunately, limp pacing and a clumsily deployed supporting cast only get in the way.
Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa Reviewed by Michael Gallucci (Movie)
This animated sequel quickly picks up where the other Madagascar left off. The four animals lion Alex (Ben Stiller), zebra Marty (Chris Rock), giraffe Melman (David Schwimmer) and hippo Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) who were raised in captivity and pampered in a New York zoo all their lives, are still stranded in the wild and want to go home. With the help of cross-dressing, egomaniacal King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen in full off-the-hook mode), a pair of uppity monkeys and some straight-talking penguins, the stars board a broken-down plane destined for New York City. The doomed trip ends with a crash-landing in Africa, where the foursome quickly adapts to its new surroundings: lush green fields filled with other lions, zebras, giraffes and hippos. For the first time, the formerly caged critters experience freedom and the joys of frolicking with their own kind as long as they stay on the reserve.
Patti Smith: Dream of Life Reviewed by Bill Holdship (Movie)
Fashion photographer Steven Sebring met Smith 11 years ago, during a photo session, and approached her with the idea of a personal documentary. Smith agreed, and the documentarian was given extraordinary access to his subject for more than a decade. Smith narrates the film herself both in verse and plain speaking and her biggest fans will find much here to love. Early in the film, were treated to footage of her old home in Grosse Pointe, as well as a visit to late husband Fred Sonic Smiths grave. The Smiths children Jackson and Jesse figure predominantly throughout the film, both as young children and young adults. Theres also moving footage of Smith with her seldom-seen, now-deceased parents at their family home in New Jersey. And there are images, as well as footage, of Smith with iconic friends, from the great (Dylan, Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Phillip Glass) to the questionable (Ralph Nader, Red Hot Chili Pepper asshole Flea). And remembrances of Burroughs at the Chelsea Hotel are hilarious. But one wishes that Sebring had concentrated more on Smiths humorous and humanistic side, like those mentioned above, and less on the pretentiousness. Another major complaint is that while trying to show that Smith is more than a rock star, the director (and perhaps Smith herself) short changes the importance of Patti the rock n roll star. Smith is one of the greatest rock performers this reviewer ever saw during her mid-70s heyday. While theres no footage of her as the young performing wildcat, there are scenes (perhaps not enough, though) of some more recent and overwhelming performances in various parts of the world.
Mercury Coffee Bar (closed) Reviewed by Jane Slaughter (Restaurant)
Across from Slows Bar BQ and a stones throw from whats left of Michigan Central Station, the Mercury specializes in slow coffee, salads and sandwiches. The excellent soups include the Irish colcannon and the thick, velvety, nurturing butternut, and salads are nicely conceived, including a welcome small for $3. The slow coffee is ground and brewed by the cup for peak freshness. Sandwiches and panini on Avalon bread are delicious and creative, although they could use more inside. All the extravagant desserts are made in-house, and there are some doozies. The fact that the kitchen is in your face is part of the Mercurys design, though it can feel industrial, and loud, despite the assertive friendliness of the staff.


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TRAVERSE CITY — There will be a little Tacoma Tigers reunion in the Traverse City Beach Bums dugout this season.
When the team hired pitching coach Greg Cadaret earlier this week, it brought together two former Tacoma teammates.
Cadaret was a young pitcher for the Tigers in the AAA Pacific Coast League, while current TC manager Dan Rohn was a veteran infielder.
A 10-year Major League Baseball veteran who has been in baseball in a variety of roles since retiring after the 1998 season, Cadaret steps in for former TC manager Gregg Langbehn, who also handled the team's pitchers.
"He was a veteran, and I was a rookie coming through there," Cadaret said of Rohn. "We were only there (together) for a couple weeks, but Dan was very welcoming and helped settle the rookie down and stuff. He was always very professional and a class act. It makes this easier for me to be doing this with an experienced manager."
The Traverse City post will also be Cadaret's first full-time pitching coach gig.
Since leaving the game as a player, he's worked in a variety of baseball roles.
He's coached at the American Legion, high school and college levels, in addition to running and managing the Redding Colt .45s in Redding, California. The Colt .45s are part of a college summer league.
"This one, I get to focus on pitching a lot more," Cadaret said. "When I managed the Outlaws, you had to sign the players, negotiate the contracts, be the travel secretary for the buses and hotel room and stuff like that. I'm looking forward to just being the pitching coach here. It was the same thing with the 45s. You end up doing everything from running the concession stand to selling tickets. So this is like a vacation."


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The Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys' basketball season was tightly contested in Division I, with Beekmantown and Peru finishing tied at the top and three more teams within three games of first place.
AuSable Valley controlled Division II, losing just three conference games all season.
High School Sports Magazine
In the playoffs, new champions emerged in all three classes in Section VII. Beekmantown (Class B) and AuSable Valley (Class C) both claimed sectional championships for the first time in more than a decade, while Moriah grabbed the Class D title.
Every team had at least one player recognized on the CVAC All-Star teams, and five teams had two players honored.
The All-Stars and individual awards were chosen by the CVAC coaches.
Most Valuable Player
Keegan Ryan, Beekmantown- The senior center was the CVAC's leading scorer with 27 points per game. He scored in double digits in every game this season and was held under 20 points just twice. His best outing was 36 points Jan. 16 against AuSable Valley. The 6-foot-7 Ryan tossed in 27 points on March 27 to lead the Eagles to the Section VII Class B championship. He surpassed 1,000 career points in a Dec. 11 win over Saranac and finished his career with 1,527.
Coach of the Year
Ryan Converse, Beekmantown- In his ninth season as a coach, Converse guided the Eagles to a 13-8 overall record and a 10-5 showing in the CVAC. Beekmantown defeated Peru to win its first sectional title since 1997 before falling in NYSPHSAA regional play.
First Team
Shane Douglas, AuSable Valley- The junior guard ran the point for the Patriots and finished as the second-leading scorer in the CVAC with 18.8 points per game. He knocked down 32 3-pointers in 19 games, which was the most on his team and seventh in the conference. He put up 35 points in an overtime win over Ticonderoga in January and had a team-high 15 as the Patriots won the Section VII Class C championship game.


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|SPICE: Core/edge SAN math
In contrast to a SAN island or collocation SAN, the core/edge SAN offers the highest degree of availability for the most critical SAN component: the disk frame. While a server may be highly critical to the application manager, it's not nearly as critical as the disk frame that's shared among many servers. Therefore, one precept of the core/edge topology is that all storage devices should be located on a highly available directorclass or core switch. The servers can be located on the low-priced ports of the edge switches.
The disk frame is usually the most expensive SAN component and, under ideal conditions, it should be fully utilized before a new frame is purchased. A core/edge SAN design goal is to devise an architecture that allows the disk frame to become the bottleneck in the SAN, rather than the network between the frame and its contingent of servers. To achieve this objective, the bandwidth between the disk and core switch should be highly utilized. If there is a 2Gb/sec pipe between a disk port and the core switch, servers can be added until their average utilization approaches that 2Gb/sec limit. The number of servers required to reach this limit is usually referred to as the fan-out ratio of disk to servers.
The building block of the core/edge SAN is the core switch, which is populated with ISL and storage connections. The ISL connects the core switch to the edge switch attached to the servers.
In a core/edge SAN, the bandwidth needed by average servers is easily determined as the bandwidth of a pipe, usually 2Gb/sec, divided by the PI (the number of servers per storage port or the number of servers per ISL). If the PI has been accurately determined and a particular server becomes a bandwidth hog, then only that server needs to be moved. Because the architecture is designed to handle the clearly defined average performance of a server on an edge switch, the "hog" server would need to be migrated onto the core switch or the architecture is put at risk. When the PI is clearly defined, then the process for dealing with anomalies is easier to address; servers can be shuffled around to meet their capacity needs.
It's better to underestimate the PI than overestimate it. For example, a PI of seven means that two 24-port edge switches could support only 42 servers with six ISLs. If the PI had been estimated at 11, then those same two edge switches would support 44 servers with only four ISLs. If a PI of 11 was used, but a PI of seven was more accurate, then the ISLs between the edge and core would become the bottleneck and the disk could never be fully utilized. Conversely, if a PI of seven had been used, there would be excess capacity that could be used after the successful implementation of the SAN. Most importantly, lowering the PI to a safely attainable goal results in a core/edge design that contains room for additional hardware; raising it too high will result in an underfunded project.
The PI also determines overall capacity of the SAN (see "Applying the PI to Brocade, Cisco and McData switches"). For any configuration of core and edge switches, the PI sets how many servers one core switch can support. After that limit is reached, a new core switch is required. Regardless of size, the core switch will be roughly evenly divided between ports dedicated to storage devices and ISLconnections (see "SPICE: Core/edge SAN math"). Some core ports will need to be reserved for servers with higher bandwidth needs.
If you're migrating from an island or collocation SAN topology into a core/edge design, you can gauge the PI requirements of the core/edge SAN by gathering metrics from the SAN servers on the legacy environment. The PI gathered from the legacy SAN will be lower than what can be achieved once the storage devices are consolidated and can be more widely shared.
Once you have determined the PI that reflects your applications and their storage usage, you can quickly set a number of topology parameters, such as determining how many edge switches you'll need for your core/edge SAN, or how many servers a core switch can support.
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West Virginia Water Contamination Prompts Federal Response
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- January 16, 2014
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The dangerous chemical plume beginning on Jan. 9 that spoiled the water supply for 300,000 people in West Virginia has prompted an array of responses in Washington, including rushing emergency supplies to the state, a field visit from specialized investigators and lawmakers calling for hearings on environmental regulations.
As officials told citizens Tuesday in the Charleston, West Va. area that the water was safe again, multiple calls were heard for probes into state and federal regulatory practices that failed to prevent the coal company Freedom Industries from accidentally releasing the chemical 4-methylcyclohexane methanol from a storage tank into the Elk River.
President Obama declared the nine affected counties a disaster area on Jan. 10, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched water trucks and three million liters of bottled water from distribution centers near Charleston, as well as from Maryland and Philadelphia.
On Jan. 13, an investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, an independent, nonregulatory agency, arrived in Charleston. "This incident continues to impact the people of West Virginia," said CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso. "Our goal is to find out what happened to allow a leak of such magnitude to occur and to ensure that the proper safeguards are in place to prevent a similar incident from occurring."
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., on Jan. 14 wrote to the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requesting a comprehensive study into the long-term public health risks associated with crude 4-methylcyclohexane methanol.
"I am making this request of two separate agencies with the goal that no stone will go unturned, and no jurisdictional confusion will leave any key question unanswered," wrote Rockefeller, who urged Senate colleagues to boost fiscal 2014 funding for the U.S. Chemical Board. A 2013 report from the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity found that the Chemical Board is understaffed and underfunded to the point where its investigations remain open for too long.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, called for hearings, as did Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
EPA gave Government Executive a statement on Wednesday saying, "We continue to work closely with other federal and state agencies in West Virginia as they begin implementing a plan for getting the water system back on-line. As those efforts are already underway, EPA is also examining state and federal response authorities associated with the incident to determine next steps and the environmental laws and regulations applicable to the facility."
State and national environmental groups said the disaster demonstrates the need for stronger public protections through regulation. "The West Virginia chemical spill that has poisoned the water supply for hundreds of thousands of people is the latest in a series of environmental and safety disasters related to shortcomings in federal and state oversight that have often been driven by vociferous, industry-funded anti-regulatory campaigns," said the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards in a statement. "It's time to reform our chemical safety laws -- both at the state and federal levels -- to prevent the next dangerous accident or spill."
Rick Hind, legislative director for Greenpeace and a member of the nonprofit Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters, said the spill "exposes a host of fatal safety gaps in our regulatory program" that is built around the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act.
"In many cases, the Obama administration has authority to close these gaps," Hind said. "In other cases, especially TSCA, Congress will need to overhaul existing laws" to replace the current "patchwork" of risk-management systems, he said. "Otherwise we will continue to gamble with the lives of innocent people and businesses who bear the cost of inherently dangerous chemicals and/or processes."
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Clark Gable's 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe for sale
Seems like savviest car collectors will this time get to grab a lot of celebrity cars, as desirable cars with celebrity provenance continues to roll towards the highly anticipated auction by acclaimed auctioneer Gooding & Co., the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on 18 and 19 August. After the offerings of George Clooney's Tesla Roadster to support Sudan charity, Von Kreigner's rare 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 used by beautiful and one of the world's most fashionable women Baroness Gisela Josephine Von Kriegerwell, Andy Warhol-owned Scaglietti, and the Jay Leno's Fiat, the latest is 'The King of Hollywood' American actor Clark Gable's 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe. One of only 10 Duesenberg JN's ever built, one of the four examples bodied as a c convertible coupe, and especially modified for Gable known for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, it's the same car in which he and his actress wife Carole Lombard, drove up the West Coast to Vancouver.
Winner of the Special Award at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, this particular automobile was also featured in 1938 film "Merrily We Live". And, in 1935 Gable also drove his new Duesenberg to the White Mayfair Ball in Beverly Hills.
Historically, Gable also took the Rollston-bodied cream over cognac Duesenberg to famed coach-builder Bohman & Schwartz for additional bespoke upgrades which includes rear-fender spats, a raked windscreen, scooped and V'd hood ventilators, full length hood, and 'Continental style' dual rear spares.
Notably, this Clark Gable's 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe came to the auction blocks without any public estimate about the price.
Apart from this offering, Gooding & Co. is thrilled to present another three automotive icons at the auction which includes the "Green Hornet," a 1931 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre SC "Blower" Sports 2/3 Seater Boattail; a 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet, and the 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Prototype.
However, a 1930 Duesenberg SJ Convertible Victoria by Rollston is also up for grabs at RM Auctions St John's 2012.


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"Staley Da Bear," the Chicago Bears official mascot presented First and Goal, which is an informative and hands-on health program for students.
Students were energetic from the beginning to end in their willingness to learn and answer questions about living a healthy lifestyle.
The healthy lifestyle message is straightforward and separated into four downs.
First Down: Eat Healthy
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Emcee Kat Baker of the Chicago Bears organization, conducted a trivia game with the students, asking questions geared toward exercising, eating, drinking water and getting the proper number of hours of sleep.
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Susie Noe, director of admissions for Trinity Oaks said the school is a strong advocate for a good healthy lifestyle.
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The City of Santa Monica is in the home stretch of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, where we could win up to $5 million to measurably improve wellbeing in our community.
You can see a video of the submission to the right of this post and lend your vote by clicking here.
According to Mayor Pam O'Connor, "Santa Monica answered this call to action with what I believe is the greatest, most challenging, and pressing issue of all: protecting and promoting human wellbeing. Specifically, how can cities use limited resources more effectively to create conditions needed for people to thrive?"
She explains in an article in the Huffington Post that the idea might seem a little out there to some, but the notion of monitoring a community's wellbeing is well practiced outside the public sector.
It's a relatively new concept for city government.
By creating a wellbeing index, the City hopes to look at things like family life, neighborhood safety, quality of schools, parks and services and then make sure all our departments are working together to improve people's lives. Thomas Jefferson said in 1809—The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the only legitimate object of good government. Old ideas never die!


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Robert W. Pearigen, vice president for university relations and professor of political science at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., has been named president of Millsaps College.
Pearigen's hiring was announced Thursday by the college's board of trustees.
Pearigen, who will begin work on July 1, succeeds Frances Lucas who concludes her term this summer after 10 years as president.
Pearigen is a 1976 graduate of Sewanee and earned his master's and doctoral degrees in political science at Duke University. Following work at Virginia Tech and Hillsdale College, he joined the faculty at Sewanee in 1987.
Millsaps College, founded in 1890 in Jackson, is a liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
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A mentoring project for young people in North Bushey will be able to help more youngsters after being a cash boost.
CHILD UK was given £400 from Hertsmere's Ward Improvement Initiative Scheme (WIIS). The project aims to transform the lives of young people through sport and other leisure activities, improving physical and emotional welfare to build confidence and self-esteem.
John Manitara, from CHILD UK, said: "Our aim is to tackle obesity, drug and alcohol abuse amongst the younger generation, whilst promoting social inclusion and good citizenship.
"The young people attending our mentoring sessions will also be given the opportunity to be trained as volunteers to give something back to their local community. However, all our projects involve having fun too."
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As she looked to her future, Rose, under the spiritual guidance of a Jesuit priest, became convinced that she was called to become a teacher in the world rather than a contemplative nun in a convent. Clearly, she made the right choice: She was a born teacher, and the free school for girls she opened in 1685 was well received.
Soon the cardinal invited her to oversee the training of teachers and the administration of schools in his Diocese of Montefiascone. As Rose's reputation grew, she was called upon to organize schools in many parts of Italy, including Rome. Her disposition was right for the task as well, for Rose often met considerable opposition but was never deterred.
She died in Rome in 1728, where a number of miracles were attributed to her. She was beatified in 1952 and canonized in 2006. The sodality, or group of women she had invited to prayer, was ultimately given the rank of a religious congregation. Today, the so-called Venerini Sisters can be found in the United States and elsewhere, working among Italian immigrants.
Learn how the life and teachings of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) serve as a guide for women's unique vocations today.
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Try not to be too aggressive when you negotiate the purchase of a property. Many times people are too aggressive because they are trying to get the best price, and they end up losing out entirely. Firmly establish the basic deal you will accept, but let professionals take care of the details. Your lawyer and the Realtor or experienced in these things, and will probably negotiate a better deal than you could.
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Is paper overdoing coverage of church shooting?
Some comments have begun to appear on Knoxnews.com saying the News Sentinel is overdoing its coverage of the TVUUC tragedy:
"Friends we are sad, we are upset, we want this POWELL NUTTER to get the injection as soon as possible. We also want to quietly help in any way we can those who will NEVER get over this. That said, the story is now over. Sorry but the paper is like a VAMPIRE sucking on an EMPTY body."
"The facts are in on this story and now all that is left is back story or in the case of
the paper, agenda-driven reporting.To see your story ... daily splashed all over the printed page in an obvious attempt to sell papers should cause you to be both mad and sad."
There can be a tendency by the media to overdo coverage of a major news story, basing new stories on small, incremental developments while endlessly repeating old information. But I don't believe the newspaper is anywhere near that point yet.
Cutting off or sharply reducing coverage now would be highly disrespectful to the efforts being made in the community to begin the healing process. We also owe it to the survivors to let the public know the struggles they continue to face, and we owe the citizenry a thorough report on the judicial process, which will be a long one. Finally, we should be prepared to examine any issues raised by this tragedy about which our society might learn important lessons, or at least advance important debates.
I realize that the ongoing coverage will weary some people. But others, including many quite close to the story, will expect the newspaper to treat the shooting as an event of historic significance, which, in the annals of East Tennessee, it may well be.
Some commenters on Knoxnews have agreed that the story still has a ways to run:
"There is STILL news evolving in this story. As someone who is helping those who were there when all this happened, it is not a bad thing that it is still in being covered. We are being kept informed of what is going on. If someone asks me what I know about all this, I can point them towards the news outlets for info. I don't have to say anything more - and right now that's a God send."
And this from Taylor Bessette, whose foster father died in the attack:
"Why would anyone believe that it's pointless to report on this story anymore? Especially considering what's being reported now. Is everyone just interested in the tragedy and events that led to my foster father's death and don't care how such a loving community stands so strong and passionately against it? I am proud that the media is showing my community band together, becoming more interfaith and intergenerational. These are the kinds of moments the world needs to be exposed to more, not the death, tragedy, and pain shown on the news so often."
Patriot Guard obstructs funeral coverage
Covering military funerals has always been a sensitive matter. The newspaper wants to respect the needs of the families while also giving the soldiers the recognition they deserve. There's a delicate balance to be struck. We don't want to intrude into the family's privacy, but we do want the public to feel the emotional impact of the loss.
For years we've worked closely with funeral directors and family representatives to establish ground rules, such as where photographers should stand. Usually there are no problems, and the powerful images that emerge are among the most moviing we publish. Here, for instance is the reaction of one reader to photographer Kohl Threlkeld's picture from the funeral of Cpl. Jason Hovater yesterday:
"The front page photo today is one of the finest I have ever seen published in the local paper. He perfectly captured the moment, and the composition and foreground soft focus are remarkable, not to mention the evident fortitude of the subject. This image most definitely should be widely disseminated ..."
In recent years, however, newspapers have had to deal with a new factor, a group called the Patriot Guard, which believes it has a mission to protect veterans' families during funerals. During the Hovater funeral, for instance, the Patriot Guard used flags to try to obstruct media camera angles. Threlkeld had to work around the obstructions to come up with a strong photo.
I believe the Patriot Guard is well-meaning, but I don't believe its members really understand how a community pays respect to its war dead in this era of mass media. A gripping A1 photo, in my opinion, brings home the sacrifice of the soldier and his family like nothing else can, and thousands more join in the mourning as a result.
Think, for a moment, how disrespectful it would be for the hometown newspaper to ignore the funeral of someone whose life was sacrificed on behalf of the entire community.
The state of the American newspaper
The Project for Excellence in Journalism has issued a new report on newspaper journalism in 2008. The study notes trends such as smaller pages, fewer TV listings, leaner staffs and less room for national and international news. It also mentions that newspapers are reaching larger audiences than ever before and placing more emphasis on local reporting, even though revenue is falling.
Changes at the News Sentinel have reflected these trends, though we've bucked one or two others. Most newspapers have reduced their Business coverage in recent years. We haven't. We consider business news an important niche that we are committed to filling through our daily and Sunday Business sections as well as the monthly Business Journal and our new website, Knoxvillebiz.com.
The study also points out that most editors feel the future is uncertain and are hesitant to predict what their papers will look like in five years. I'll echo that sentiment, though I remain very optimistic about the longterm value of local news and professional journalism. The means of delivering the news are bound to evolve. But people will continue to place value on serious reporting about their communities.
Article on Isaacs mansion 'offensive'
A reader offered this comment on our spread on attorney Greg Isaacs' house:
"I wanted to say how offensive I found the article on the multi-million dollar mansion of Greg Issacs that you had in the Friday paper. Why this was considered "news" is beyond me. I'm sure the 310 people recently laid off at the Sea Ray plant were impressed by Mr. Issacs offensive lifestyle - not to mention his lack of socks. The economy is in serious trouble and most families are having a hard time making ends meet. Millions of people can't even afford health insurance but you felt it necessary to showcase someone who takes delight in throwing his money up in our faces. I'm sure all his clients who are working to pay for his mansion enjoyed the article."
In our Home & Garden section, we often feature some of the more unique and spectacular homes in Knoxville. The content is popular, and interesting. Many people are fascinated by other peoples' homes, and successful magazines and television shows have been built around this fascination.
Is the Isaacs home ostentatious? Some readers may think so. But that's a judgment for them to make.
Guide to dealing ethically with the press
This public official's guide to dealing ethically with the press was forwarded to me by a public figure who shall remain nameless.
His question:"Now, who do we know that isn't doing real good according to this?"
The four main recommendations are:
Create a culture of accountability.
Tell the truth and tell it right away.
Recognize that a public official's private life is not always private.
Don't be stupid. Don't make your city look stupid.
Easier said than done, perhaps. But still good advice.
Is good not good enough for newspapers?
Is good journalism enough for a newspaper to succeed in these challenging times?
Not necessarily, according to this American Journalism Review article about The Albuquerque Tribune by Tony Davis. The Trib was my first Scripps paper. I worked there 14 years, longer than I've worked anywhere else.
Because The Trib was an afternoon paper in a joint operating agreement, it was a unique laboratory. It could do almost anything and the JOA -- with the dominant Albuquerque Journal bringing in the ads -- would assure that The Trib made about the same amount of money. The result was creativity and risk-taking journalism. The paper won a Pulitzer when reporter Eileen Welsome told how the government had used citizens as unwitting guinea pigs for radioactivity experiments. It also was known for its outstanding photojournalism.
But earlier this year, The Trib closed down. As Davis' article is entitled, sometime Heart Isn't Enough.
Region news, reorganization at News Sentinel
Here's a preview of my column for this coming Sunday announcing some changes:
Knox County government has been big news in, well, Knox County.
As the hometown paper, the News Sentinel has hit the story hard, and readers have responded. Our most recent survey shows daily readership rising from 49.4 percent to 53.1.
But outside of Knox County, folks aren't necessarily as interested in the goings on at the City-County Building, and as a newspaper serving the entire metropolitan area, we owe them our best efforts, too.
So next week, we'll take steps to boost coverage outside of Knox, too.
A few weeks ago, one of our veteran editors, Jan Maxwell Avent, moved from assistant editorial page editor to the new job of Region editor. Since then, she's been rounding up correspondents outside of Knoxville and planning expanded coverage.
Starting Monday, a page in the Local section will be designated each day for Region news. On Thursdays, that will be a wide-open page anchored by columnist Greg Johnson. Greg has been writing for our opinion pages for the past few years, and those columns will continue. But now the Sevier County resident also will be offering his views on happenings in that lively neck of the woods.
As time goes on, we'll add more space and features to our coverage of the eight counties continguous to Knox, as well as points beyond. If you have news tips or are interested in being a correspondent, contact Jan at email@example.com.
Other changes are in the works at the News Sentinel, though they might not be immediately noticeable.
In recent years, we have been putting more and more effort into our web sites: Knoxnews.com, GoVolsXtra.com and Knoxvillebiz.com.
Many staff members blog daily, and it's a slow news day when we don't post at least 20 breaking news updates. We also deliver news through text messages and e-mail alerts. Our Sports staff has a daily radio show, and our Business staff publishes a monthly magazine.
To keep up with this continual flow of news, we've reorganized around what we call a Continuous News Desk.
At the center of the desk will be Tom Chester, previously deputy managing editor, who now takes on the title of director of newsroom operations. He'll be supported by a group of "continuous news editors:" David Keim, local and business; Steve Ahillen, sports; John North, Sunday, features and entertainment; Michael Apuan, presentation, and Jigsha Desai, online.
Their jobs will be to guide the newsroom through the 24/7 publishing cycle that is the reality of a newspaper in 2008.
At the same time, Jack Lail, who has led our online initiatives for more than a decade and a half, will be director of innovation, assuring that we keep on top of new technologies and explore new ways of gathering and delivering news and information.
This Transformation, as we're calling it, will involve many other internal changes, including an ambitious training schedule to empower our entire staff with multimedia skills.
Through it all, we want to stay focused on what's important, though. So we came up a single word to remind us of our primary goal. No mater how much we change, we want to stick to the FACTS, F-A-C-T-S.
We want to be First with the news. We want to be Accurate. We want to be Comprehensive, and we want to be Trusted.
We also want to be a little bit Sexy (which is a livelier way of saying interesting, which just didn't fit the acronym).
New Scripps boss says 'local' is the key
The E.W. Scripps Co. divided into two companies today with the Knoxville-based cable networks going their own way as a new company, Scripps Networks Interactive.
Here are the first marching orders from Rich Boehne, CEO of the new E.W. Scripps, which includes the local newspapers and television stations:
What kind of opportunities do you see in these challenging times?
Boehne: Local. The opportunity to be uniquely and passionately local. To be so woven into the fabric of a community that there's no way we can't be the information marketmaker of choice.
That opportunity arises because of the incredible advances in media technology that now link the countries, cities and people of this world in a peer-to-peer network that instantly disseminates national and international news. That's good for information consumers, but it has made national and international news, for our purposes, little more than commodity.
The local market, on the other hand, remains a well-defined and physical place where feet-on-street make all the difference; where we can serve people who not only live and transact in the community, but who also demonstrate an affinity and pride and an emotional investment - all those things that make up a sense of place.
Much of our value going forward will result from our eagerness to ooze into every crack of the markets we serve and build media brands that, because they are so intensely local, are virtually useless in the next town down the road.
This is not a new idea. But the opportunity to prosper locally now - to gain share from other competitors - does arise from both the commodization of national and international content and the development of new media platforms that we can use to expand our audience and ad share in local markets.
Local. Uniquely local.
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April 3, 2012 7:00 a.m. PITTSBURGH —
It was an encouraging start.
The Pittsburgh Pirates' led off their first offensive inning of 2012 with back-to-back singles off Philadelphia's Roy Halladay.
After that, though, Halladay was ... well ... Halladay.
The Phillies' ace pitched eight innings and didn't allow another base hit — retiring 26 of the next 28 batters in order — while leading the Phils to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Thursday at PNC Park.
"It's not a great way to start the game, but we got out of it," said Halladay.
Pirates' outfielder Alex Presley was facing a 2-2 count when he hit a line drive to center, igniting the 39,585
fans at PNC Park — the largest crowd ever at the field.
Jose Tabata followed that hit up by tip-toeing a grounder up the third base line to put two aboard.
But then Andrew McCutchen hit the first pitch he saw into a double play. And Neil Walker flew out to left field to end the inning.
That was the start of nine straight batters retired by Halladay. The streak was interrupted in the fourth inning when he pegged McCutchen in the back. Then Halladay retired 13 straight before plunking Clint Barmes with two outs in the eighth.
It was a relatively wild outing for Halladay, who hit just four batters all last season.
Yet, he got the third out in the eighth — his final batter of the afternoon — by fanning Nate McLouth, who entered the game in a pinch hit role.
Halladay finished the game with five Ks total.
"After (the first two hits) I felt like we made good pitches," Halladay said. "Later on in the game I felt that there was a couple that I got away with, that went our way or they didn't swing at them. It's just the way the game goes.
"Other teams, they're going to come out in the first inning and try to be aggressive and try to get you down early. So, you come up fighting."
Jonathan Papelbon then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth in his first game as the Phillies' closer, notching one strikeout.
"Papelbon came in and did a nice job," Halladay said, "got his feet wet and got that out of the way."
Halladay said that he didn't mind the decision by manager Charlie Manuel to let the team's new closer finish things off.
"I understand at this point," he said. "A couple weeks from now, I'm going to fight him."
The Phillies got all the offense they would need in the seventh inning.
Former Colorado Rockie Ty Wigginton hit a one-out single to center. Then John Mayberry — who was 2-for-4 on the day — punched a double into the right field corner, putting Wigginton on third.
Carlos Ruiz — who already had two singles in the game — then lifted a fly ball to right field. Tabata caught it and made the throw to home, but Wigginton beat it by a step to put the Phillies in front.
"It was a big at-bat for me and my team," said Ruiz, who was 3-for-3 in the game. "You know, putting the ball in play right there was big. (Erik Bedard) was pitching great (on Thursday), so I'm happy."
Bedard indeed had a nice game as the Pirates' Opening Day starter. He pitched seven innings and allowed six hits and one walk and struck out four.
"(Bedard) pitched a very good ball game," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "(He threw) 21 of 26 first-pitch strikes, or something close to that. Nothing was squared up extremely hard at all. He was very efficient. Just a very good ball game."
Chris Resop pitched a scoreless eighth, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out a pair. And Juan Cruz allowed a single and struck out two batters in the ninth.
Notes: Thursday's game was the start of the Pirates' 126th season of professional baseball in the National League ... The loss was the Pirates' first in a season opener since 2006. They had won five straight before Thursday. ... This was the 10th consecutive opening day start for Halladay. Only three other players have more — Robin Roberts and Tom Seaver both had opening-day starts 12 years in a row. Jack Morris owns the record with 14. He did it while pitching for Detroit, Minnesota and Toronto. ... Philadelphia usually struggles at PNC Park. The Phillies were 13-22 at PNC going into yesterday's game, the franchise's worst record among all National League ballparks. The Phillies have won just 2 of 11 series at PNC.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Phillies spoil Bedard's solid debut
April 3, 2012 7:00 a.m. PITTSBURGH —
It was an encouraging start.
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One-sided ruling against Rodriguez makes statement for clean baseball
Alex Rodriguez's team of lawyers and public relations people portray him as the victim of a conspiracy. Regardless of the defense Rodriguez offers, the New York Yankees star isn't believable.
Why do pro athletes recover before you do?
It's a mystery: When we twist our ankle playing tennis, it can take weeks to heal, but when a pro athlete does it, he often misses barely a beat.
Changes to NCAA foul rules could lead to free-throw marathons
I attended a Big Ten basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., a few years ago where I was seated so close to the floor that I had to keep my feet pinned under my chair so I wouldn't trip the referee as he raced up and down the court. The view from courtside left me with one shocking reaction: I no longer had any idea what was a foul.
Coaches grapple with line between discipline and abuse
The outrage was visceral last spring when ESPN aired the damning video showing Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice shoving his players, hurling gay slurs and throwing basketballs at their heads.
Is the NCAA a sinking ship?
The daily flow of bad news chronicling the NCAA seems to fall somewhere between damaging and defeated. By comparison, the NCAA's myriad problems make the Obama Administration's roll out of the Affordable Care Act look smooth.
VIDEOS: Memorable MLB postseason celebrations
Some of baseball's most enduring October memories are punctuated by jubilant celebrations. Take a look back at some of the most memorable expressions of joy in Major League Baseball's postseason by players and teams after the final out.
The most insufferable fans in sports live in St. Louis
The Cardinals are a very good baseball team. Their fans have every right to be happy. You can't blame the rest of us for not sharing their joy, though.
Maybe we should rethink the post-game handshake
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has advised educators to rethink the long-standing tradition of teams shaking hands after athletic events. Is sportsmanship dead in the Bluegrass State?
- Dangerous, deadly falls from sports stadiums A 30-year-old man fell about 65 feet to his death at an Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field Monday evening. Details on what caused the fall are unknown. There have been several other deadly or dangerous falls in sports stadiums in recent years.
NFL injury risk has Hall-of-Fame dad concerned for rookie son
Kyle Long is going into the family business. "Some people are third-generation carpenters, and that's what they do," his father says. "Well, we hit people."
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Since its founding 25 years ago, Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, has emerged as one of the preeminent honors colleges in the nation. The college celebrates its silver anniversary in 2013 with a history of important milestones and significant growth. Continue reading.
Signature Events
Sept. 28 – Family Weekend
Celebration with families of Barrett students. The event provides families an opportunity to experience Barrett firsthand by attending a Mock Human Event course or meeting a panel of Honors Faculty Fellows.
Details TBD
Oct 8 – 25th Anniversary Celebration
Join Dean Mark Jacobs and distinguished guests for Barrett's 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner as the college celebrates a quarter of a century providing excellent honors experiences and opportunities for academically outstanding undergraduates. All proceeds benefit the Barrett 25th Anniversary Scholarship Fund.
Oct. 18-19 – Alumni Reunion & Homecoming
Dean Mark Jacobs and ASU Alumni Association President, Dr. Christine Wilkinson, welcome honors alumni to the Barrett Tempe campus on Friday, October 18 at 4:30pm for the Barrett Alumni & Friends Reunion. The college will recognize the 25 Alumni to Watch and Inspiring Alumni in honor of the college's 25th anniversary and induct them into the Barrett Alumni Circle. This event kicks off ASU's Homecoming Weekend.
Past Events
Apr. 11 – Celebrating Honors Symposium
Features some of the most accomplished and visionary graduates as Barrett's graduating seniors showcase their research to the community. There is the opportunity for sponsorship.
Feb. 20 – John J. Rhodes Lecture
Rhodes Chair: Leroy Chiao, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur and American engineer
Click here for other Barrett events.


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Montgomery County Community College was honored for its ongoing commitment to student access and success on Feb. 24 during the annual Achieving the Dream Strategy Institute in Orlando, Fla. The College was one of two institutions presented with the sixth annual Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream.
The Leah Meyer Austin Award, sponsored by The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, was established in 2008 to recognize outstanding achievement in supporting and promoting student success through the creation of a culture of evidence, continuous improvement, systemic institutional change, broad engagement of stakeholders, and equity, with particular attention to low-income students and students of color.
Austin, whose visionary leadership shaped the development of Achieving the Dream, is the former Senior Vice President for Program Development and Organizational Learning at the Lumina Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Achieving the Dream.
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC), Pennsylvania, and Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), Massachusetts, were each awarded $25,000 to support their ongoing student success efforts. According to Achieving the Dream, both institutions were recognized for "building whole-college solutions to improve student success and equity, which have resulted in noteworthy increases in student success."
"Montgomery County Community College takes a holistic approach to student success," explained Dr. Karen A. Stout, president. "By leveraging data to align our strategic planning efforts and budget decisions with student success goals, we are able to continually make improvements and remove barriers that impact retention and completion. At the same time, we're able to engage faculty, administrators and staff from across disciplines and departments in our student success work."
"The College's selection as a Leah Meyer Austin Award recipient underscores our continued commitment to advance the areas of student access, success and completion that anchor our work as an Achieving the Dream Leader College," she continued.
In addition to building college-wide solutions and engaging in data-informed decision making, Achieving the Dream commended MCCC for its work to improve developmental education outcomes, college readiness, and student persistence.
One highlight is the College's efforts to reduce the number of students who place in developmental English by 31 percent, without impacting their subsequent success in college-level English courses. This was achieved through a combination of adjusting placement cut-off scores, moving from an ACCUPLACER placement test to a WritePlacer exam, and allowing students with SAT scores of 500 and up to enroll directly in college-level English. In fall 2011, more than 900 students benefited from these changes, successfully completing Composition I (ENG 101) at the same rate as those students who placed in college-level English under the old cut score.
MCCC also continues to build momentum in its efforts to improve success in developmental mathematics. The College was previously recognized by Achieving the Dream for the complete redesign of its basic arithmetic curriculum, which increased student success rates by 20 percent and math confidence rates by 20 to 35 percent.MCCC also developed two-week accelerated basic arithmetic and beginning algebra "boot camp" review courses for students whose ACCUPLACER test scores are close to the cutoff. To date, 300 students have completed the accelerated courses, outperforming students who follow the traditional path.
Achieving the Dream also noted MCCC's efforts to improve the college readiness of students from feeder high schools through a variety of initiatives. Among these is MCCC's participation in the national Gateway to College Network, designed for young adults ages 16 to 21 who have dropped out of high school or who are significantly behind in credits and are unlikely to graduate. The program enables qualifying students to complete their high school diploma requirements while simultaneously earning college credits toward an associate's degree or certificate. In addition, MCCC developed a College Pathway Academy for Health Professions in partnership with the Phoenixville School District and Phoenixville Hospital. The Academy enables students to earn college credits in the health sciences while completing their high school graduation requirements.
Another highlight is the College's success in improve persistence rates for minority students. In 2009, MCCC first launched its Minority Male Mentoring Program (MMMP) to close the nationally documented achievement gap for African-American male students. The program connects participating students with caring mentors for guidance and support while providing opportunities for civic engagement, academic advisement, personal development and leadership development. Between 2009 and 2013, participants showed a term-to-term persistence rate of close to 80 percent – significantly higher than the 63 percent for non-participants. This spring, the initiative was expanded to include African-American and Latina female students and was renamed the Minority Student Mentoring Initiative (MSMI).
To learn more about MCCC's Student Success Initiative, visit its website at mc3.edu or its Think Success blog atmc3success.wordpress.com.


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Cumberland Times-News
MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Charles W. Hunter, 75, of Meyersdale, Pa., formerly of Frostburg, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 9, 1937 in Frostburg to the late Charles Walter Hunter and Geneva F. Filer; he is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Jack Wayne Hunter and a brother-in-law, John J. Augustine Jr.
Mr. Hunter was a member of Salem United Church of Christ and retired from Pittsburgh Plate and Glass as a Quality Control Inspector and later worked at Frostburg State University as a painter. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and also served in the Navy Reserves. Charlie was a member of the National Rifle Association, Allegany and Garrett County Sportsman Association, Savage Mountain Gun Club, and Casselman Valley Sportsman Club.
Surviving are his wife JoAnn (Hady) Hunter; children, Charles W. Hunter and wife Cheryl, Ridgely, Lori Ann Hunter-McKenzie and fiancé, Shawn Miller, Frostburg, Jeffrey Hunter and wife Cassie, Frostburg; two stepsons, Steven Albright and wife Laurie, Irwin, Pa. and Mark R. Albright and wife Martha, Meyersdale, Pa.; one sister, Geneva L. "Jeanne" Augustine, Frostburg. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Tara Hunter, Sadie McKenzie, Addie McKenzie, Keleigh Hunter and Kory Hunter; six step-grandchildren, Katie Albright, Rachel Albright, Kyle Albright, Carrie Albright, Megan Miller and Morgan Albright; one step-great-grandchild, Landon Miller; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends and Family will be received at Durst Funeral Home P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral service will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dwayne Hay officiating.
Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Salem United Church of Christ, 78 Broadway, Frostburg, MD 21532.
Condolences may be sent to the family at durstfuneralhome.com.


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So does that mean that uncivil disobedience will be tolerated? You heard the mayor, Bostonians, it's kickpuncher time.
When did protesting become civil disobedience?
"Civil disobedience will not be tolerated" ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!
^ THIS. To all the people saying they were breaking the law and trespassing on private property and whatnot, aside from...
"civil disobedience will not be tolerated"? what the fuck do you think this country was founded upon?!


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09-18-2012 01:54:17 | More by t0rin0
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
On-tap at Lucky Baldwin's
A: The pour is a dark amber color with a tan head.
S: The nose is quite smokey and salty with a big of a woody/bacon/nut aroma to it.
T: A ton of smoke, wood, and salt flavor to this that is somewhat astringent and not all that pleasant.
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On-tap at Beachwood BBQ,
A: Pours amber with a soft white head, good lace.
S: Phenolic nose, medicinal, very Belgian.
T: Weird. Originally when I tasted this I got all bubblegum, very hefe-like. Today I get a spicy, rye-like smoky ale. Good tasting for sure both ways.
M: Smooth, light/medium-bodied, frothy, this doesn't feel like 8.3% for sure.
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On tap at Lucky Baldwin's. Medium brown, orange highlights. Not much head. Smells strongly of smoke. Taste is well balanced even with smoky (almost bacon) flavour. Incredibly tasty, medium body. A really good smoked beer. Not insanely drinkable, but definitely enjoyable. "Quaffable".
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Medium orange color. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is fruit, orange and malt. A medium bodied American Strong Ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are spicy. Orange flavors throughout this beer. Nicely balanced. Very smooth. No alcohol bite at 8%. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
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Sampled at the 2003 San Diego Strong Ale Festival. (4 ounce taster glass)
Beer pours light brown in the glass with great clarity and a tan head that holds to the glass.
A sandalwood hop aroma comes charging out of the glass followed by a soft brown sugar malt.
Flavor is chewy caramels with little toffee bits accented by a lightly puckering hop bitterness that leads to a dry palate with sweet sticky lips.
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A trip to a Dacula fast food restaurant led to the arrest of a junior on a weapons charge.
According a report by the school resource officer, Brent Taylor Voyles and Brandon David Green, both 17, were discovered returning to school on Jan. 20 "after being AWOL to the Burger King."
An assistant principal searched both teens and reportedly discovered three Alprazolam tablets and a small amount of loose marijuana in Green's possession. Voyles did not have any contraband on his person, but a stun gun was found during a search of his vehicle. Voyles and Green made the trip to Burger King in Voyles' 2005 Ford Explorer.
Voyles was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on Jan. 25 on a charge of possessing a weapon within a school safety zone. He was released later that day on a $1,300 bond.
Green, a Mill Creek High School senior, had not been booked into the jail as of Jan. 26 but is listed as facing charges of marijuana possession and possession of a schedule IV narcotic in the school police report.


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Every newborn's parent knows the anxiety of wondering how that child will fare in the world, how they will meet challenges and, hopefully, rise to overcome each one. Few can remember the day they knew all would be fine as clearly as Bridgewater parents Adam and Danielle Yenish.
The couple's 3-year-old son Anthony John was born with arthrogryposis, a congenital disorder causing joints to stiffen, which impairs development and movement, as well as a pituitary disorder. Arthrogryposis affects about 1 in 3,000 babies born in the U.S.
At birth, the baby's feet wrapped around and up towards his body while his little hands were twisted to his sides.
But Adam Yenish says he remembers the moment July 3, 2011, when his then 23-month-old son stood up and walked across the room, unaided. That's when he knew little "AJ" would be fine.
The moment was possible because of some amazing therapy guided by Harold vanBosse and Scott Kozin, doctors at the Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia, who made "the impossible, possible," as Danielle Yenish put it.
Today, "AJ" runs on the beach like any toddler, all bright eyes, smiles and energy. Though he often wears braces, a series of surgeries stretched those ankle joints to straighten them, enabling him to walk, while therapy has corrected his wrist joints.
The Yenishes were so touched by the work of the doctors and staff at Shriners Hospital, they wanted to make a special toast, to gather several hundred people together and raise their glasses to the doctors who made "the impossible, possible."
On Jan. 26, the foundation launched by the couple—appropriately named the Raise Your Glass Foundation—will host it's first fundraiser at the Bridgewater Marriott, with proceeds "going straight to the Shriners Hospital" as Adam said.
During the event, Yenish said he hopes to raise $25,000 or $30,000 for the hospital which provides its services to children without billing families for any costs not covered by insurance. In addition to the $125 ticket admission, there will be raffles of items including tickets to Mets, Yankees, Phillies and Red Sox games, a custom Gibson Les Paul guitar, iPads and Kindles, and discount certificates for local restaurants and shops.
Also, Yenish will more literally raise a glass in salute to Dr. vanBosse in appreciation of his work to make moments like July 3, 2011, possible. Yenish said Dr. vanBosse—an orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in arthrogryposis drawing patients from across the country and overseas—connected with the couple from their first visit to Shriners Hospital.
"We had been to Morristown Hospital and about 20 other clinics and offices before we went to the Shriners Hospital," Yenish said of their search for help that began when ultrasound images showed the unborn infant's unmoving feet and wrists. He recalled his distraught wife crying at each visit, as puzzled doctors looked at Yenish's portfolio of ultrasound images. But it was different when they met Dr. vanBosse.
"As we tried to get answers, they just held my wife," he said, adding the doctors explained what could be done, finally giving the young parents confidence about their son's future.
Yenish also notes the help he's gotten from his coworkers at Warren's Woodland School, where he's a fifth-grade teacher made a difference. Most of the volunteers at the Raise Your Glass Foundation are parents from the Woodland School community, and he said the school's principal, Christopher Huss, has helped make fundraising for the foundation an ongoing school project.
And the teacher in Yenish can't help but make his experiences a teachable moment for the school's students. He shares the images of the newborn "AJ" as well as a video of the toddler running on a beach during last summer as a way to teach kids to focus on similarities and not differences.
"He can't run, he can't jump—but as I tell the kids, you see him on the beach and you won't see him as somebody who's different," he said.
Tickets to the Raise Your Glass Foundation Winter Gala are available through the foundation's website, and more information about the gala is available on the foundation Facebook page.


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QUEENSTOWN, Md.—We've heard about the Redskins' quarterback situation (should we instead call it a 'circus' or something else more catchy?) from most of the major players—John Beck, Rex Grossman, Mike Shanahan, and to a lesser extent, Donovan McNabb.
General manager Bruce Allen finally took his turn this morning when asked for his outlook.
"Obviously, coach [Shanahan] feels strongly on John Beck, as he stated to you," Allen said. "We feel we're going to have some good competition at that position.
"It's really not just about that position. We have to field our roster and make sure that whoever is playing quarterback for us has a chance to win."
Allen would not say whether the organization would be comfortable entering the season with Beck and Grossman as the only competitors for the starting job.
"I don't think it's fair to do double speculation," he said. "Rex is a free agent. We'll wait to see what the CBA has in it, what it allows us to do and then we'll react."
If you've had enough of the Beck-Grossman-wristband chatter this week, know that you're not alone.
"I think it's been talked about enough," Allen said. "You guys seem a little bit bored too, now."
At that point I asked Allen whether he'd wear a wristband to play in the Mickey Steele Memorial Golf Tournament. He laughed.
Not gonna lie, I was proud of that one. After all, I've got to amuse myself somehow after the 90 minute drive out here.
Back on topic, though, Allen wasn't bothered by Beck and Grossman publicly claiming the job this week.
"I think all professional athletes have to have that inner confidence," he said. "They need to have that, especially at that position, to lead a football team. And there's no doubt that Donovan McNabb has that and has demonstrated that throughout his career. I think that's natural. I think if you talk to any backup quarterback in the league, they'll say they're able to start, as will every starter."


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Friday, July 23, 2010
Habitually Chic Weekend Picks to Beat the Heat
20 comments:
- Erika ~TiptoeButterfly~ said...
i'll def be IN the water ALL weekend!! - and i'm hopeing to see Inception - EVERYONE is talking about it!!!
*kiss kiss* & Happy Weekend!!!
~Tiptoe Butterfly~
- July 23, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Belle on Heels said...
loved this post...too cute! inception is on my list of must-sees!
- July 23, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Heidiopia said...
Last weekend I was steaming up in your neck of the woods...this weekend at home in ATL. I think my hair will be up for the rest of the summer :)... great post!
- July 23, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Casey said...
I wouldn't take a page out of Olivia Polermo's book - it apparently involves going out in public in your nightdress!
Want to swap some heat for tornadoes and torential downpours with flooding?
- July 23, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Tabitha said...
Goodness, I'm down in the South of France just now and it's not that hot, that is incredible! I can't imagine that kind of heat in a city.
- July 23, 2010 at 11:42 AM
- Melissa Vest Designs said...
Great post! It's so hard to stay cool and chic in the summer. I never even thought of trying to put the two together haha. I saw Inception last weekend...great movie, and you're right it was wonderfully cool in the theater! Hope you have a great weekend too!
Melissa :-)
- July 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- rikshaw design said...
great post..or you could come visit Cali..its been chilly here!
- July 23, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Slim Paley said...
I love this post, especially that fab top photo!
I'm sorry to be missing the Picasso exhibit by just a couple of days. I hate to say it, but I'm jealous of the heat wave you are experiencing- the weather has been so ponky here in Santa Barbara. I'm eying my fall wardrobe already :(
x SP
- July 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Julie @ Chapman Interiors said...
Ohhhh my cute dog with ice cream... haha! And I totally think stock in Goody is a great idea... Yay to jumping off the dock with friends!
- July 23, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Punctuation Mark said...
you can imagine how hot Miami is... love this post because you definitely talk about all the things I like... have a great weekend!
- July 23, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Renee Finberg said...
sweet, happy ,and just a plain old great post.
- July 23, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- Christa Pirl said...
All these ideas sound sooo much better than what I did today...drive out to the Utah desert to take photos for my blog...no breeze, only heat out here!
- July 23, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- jones said...
Heather----thanks for this happy post!!! Love the Picasso comment and the airedale with ice cream. A major portion of the set design objects for Mad Men came from my friends Susan Katora's shop--such an "eye". Stay cool or better yet, come to LA: it is going to be in the high 70s all week. Thanks. Mary
- July 24, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Erik Perez said...
What a fantastic post... all are definetly great sugggestions... think I'll listen and go see Inception. loooooved the pic of the dog :)
- July 24, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- Maureen Sullivan Stemberg, Interiors said...
Heather, great suggestions to stay cool and to be cool!
Along, with fab pics. Like most of the comments... I have
never seen our weather to be so vert HOT and humid, for
so long...too long. Can't wait to see "Mad Men" tomorrow
tomorrow evening. Adore the pic with the girl's about to jump into the water. Reminds, me of my son and his friends.:) Plus, Grant on OKL is beyond great... I am going back again, again!!
- July 24, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- Grant K. Gibson said...
What a great weekend! The OKL sale has been a hit. Made my weekend.
But I plan on Mad Men reruns and waiting for Sunday night. Hope that YOUR weekend wasn't too hot back in NYC.
- July 24, 2010 at 8:51 PM
- Nikolo Bulaun said...
Its the rainy season in this other side of the world and I love it. Ill try watch inception next time. Heard its great!
- July 25, 2010 at 4:39 AM
- Stacey said...
That water looks cool and inviting! It's sweltering hot here. Bon weekend to you too. I came across your blog via Dear Designer's Blog. Your content speaks to me:-).
- July 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Marcus Design said...
I LOVE this post Heather! I would die to take in the Picasso exhibit and of course to see the Hamptons showhome...NY has it all! Hope you enjoyed your weekend :)
- July 26, 2010 at 2:16 AM
- elly e said...
Can we get a credit or source of where the hot boyfriend is sold? xoxo
- July 26, 2010 at 9:24 AM