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WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal explosives officials say military experts are detonating several dozen mortar rounds found at a Morgan County junk yard.
Michael Knight, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said authorities are deactivating some rounds to preserve them.
Knight said authorities were evacuating some nearby homes before setting off the rounds, which date to the World War II era.
The rounds were discovered Sunday after a report of a house fire in the Coalfield community on Hillbilly Hollow Road.
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Success Stories
Michigan's Healthy School Success Story Website
The School Success Stories website was developed to collect stories from Michigan schools. Schools that are improving policies, programs, and practices focusing on healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free lifestyles are role models for other schools. Sharing their success is critical to improving the environment in all Michigan schools. Success stories of all kinds may encourage your constituents to support and/or continue to support your efforts in creating healthy school environments.
Visit the site to submit your school's success story, or read about what other Michigan schools are doing to create a healthier environment.
Published success stories are organized by topic are to enable your CSHT to search for success stories with proven ideas by areas of interest for your school. Examples of some of the categories include:
Read about how six Michigan schools teamed up with MSU Extension and Michigan Team Nutrition to integrate nutrition education into reading, writing and other core subjects. Results from the first Healthy Reading grant project are available on a downloadable fact sheet.
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Many people believe that bikers simply wear all their leather, chains, and other biker apparel to try and look intimidating to others. This, however, is not the true purpose behind them wearing these things. The sole reason for bikers to wear this type of gear is the fact that it is durable, tough, and will protect them incase of an accident. You would be much better off wearing a thick leather jacket than you would wearing some regular coat. Everything a biker puts on has a special purpose.
Leather Jacket
A leather jacket is a biker's best bet at keeping their upper body safe during a crash. If you were simply wearing a t-shirt when you fell off your bike, your arms would easily be scraped up once you hit the pavement. With a leather jacket on, you have a higher chance of keeping your arms scrape-free.
Besides the safety concerns, a jacket made of leather can also help provide protection from the elements. When you are riding your bike, the wind is often blowing hard, making you cold. It also sometimes starts to rain while you're out for a ride. With a jacket on, you will be kept warm and unaffected by the wind or rain.
Steel-Toed Boots
Many bikers will have on big, thick boots. They wear these steel-toes because they help protect their feet. When you come to a stop sign or a traffic light while you are riding, you must touch your feet down to the ground while you're waiting to go again. The tougher your boots are, the less hurt your feet will be the more you do this.
Also, when a bike crashes, one of the most common places it lands is on top of the biker's legs and feet. With regular shoes on, your feet will easily be crushed beneath the weight of the bike. If you have steel-toed boots on though, there is a better chance that your feet will not be crushed. They provide much more protection than any other type of shoe ever could.
A lot of bikers can be seen with a chain hooked from their pants to their wallet. They're not just wearing some chain to look intimidating. The chain is there to hold their wallet so that they don't lose it while riding. If you're sitting down, it's easier for your wallet to come up out of your pocket. If you happen to fall, there is an even higher chance that this could happen. The chain will hold the wallet there so that it does not get lost.
Some people think a skull-cap looks intimidating when a biker wears it, but it is not meant for that purpose. The reason why bikers wear skull-caps is to keep their hair tucked down. You don't want to be riding your motorcycle and have your hair whip around in your face. It will get in your way and block your view, which is completely unsafe. By wearing a skull-cap, your hair will be kept out of the way so it does not cause an issue.
One of these caps can also be used when it is colder out to keep your head warm. Heat is said to escape from the head and the feet. By wearing a cap, you have a higher chance of keeping warm. That is why many bikers not only wear them under their helmets while riding, but inside as well.
Next time you see a biker and think they look scary in all their biker apparel, just remember, they're not trying to be. Bikers are often some of the most kind people you will ever meet. They take care of one another as a family. They frequently participate in charity toy runs for children. Appearances can be deceiving. What a biker wears is not meant to be scary, but simply to protect them while they do the thing they love, and that is ride.


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Entertainment behind the scenes
Four months of summer end in a Hollywood haze
The summer movie season is officially over with the end of this weekend and — much like a hazy day in Hollywood – results were mixed. Box office was up based on higher average ticket prices, but attendance was down, which generally speaking has been the case for years as movies competed with other forms of entertainment.
The expected big hits, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" paid handsomely at box offices. Some movies flopped: "Land of the Lost," "Year One." Others were big surprises: "The Hangover." And the indie market did well with "500 Days of Summer" and "The Hurt Locker."
We were out on the streets in Las Vegas this past weekend, asking people what they they liked and didn't this summer. Even Elvis gets a crack at our Flip camera. Click below for a quick view.
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"Ice Age," "Public Enemies" ranked by movie fans
In its second weekend in U.S. theaters, action-packed "Transformers" knocked out its competition at box offices, raking in $42.3 million. It squeaked by animated family film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," which had a U.S. haul of $41.7 million, and the weekend's other new entrant, 1930′s gangster movie "Public Enemies," ($25 million) starring Johnny Depp as the legendary bad guy John Dillinger.
Critics were mixed on "Ice Age," and many liked "Public Enemies," but movie fans all know that critics and everyday moviegoers often disagree. So, we went out to Hollywood Boulevard again on Sunday to get a sampling of what was on people's minds. Click on the video below.
"Transformers" topples box office, fans give their reviews
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" does not have most critics on its side, but with its $200 million-plus first five days in the U.S. and Canada, the movie starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox has box office watchers buzzing. Read the box office report here.
Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com Box Office, said "Transformers" is now No. 2 on the list of highest grossing, five-day debuts of all time. The top spot belongs to last summer's "The Dark Knight" with $203.8 million.
'Transformers' tickets are hot sellers, but for how long?
Monday, we told you Hollywood is looking for big box office from the new movie "Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen," when it begins playing in U.S. theaters on Wednesday. (Read about it here). And to give the studios hope, tickets for the movie have been hot items online.
As of late Tuesday, only hours ahead of midnight screenings, advance tickets remained highly sought. MovieTickets.com was reporting over 1,000 sellouts in theaters, including 600 midnight screenings. The movie was accounting for some 93 percent of all tickets sold at the website.
NASCAR goes Hollywood!
No longer content to watch its cars race around a track or turn up only on ESPN's Sports Center and other news shows, NASCAR is turning to Hollywood.
NASCAR, the U.S. auto racing association formed in 1948, has teamed up with Tinseltown Toons to produce an animated family film tentatively called "NASCAR: The Secret Life of Cars."


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Week-Long Weight Loss Retreat Including Meals, Classes and Beauty Treatments for £579 at Slimmeria (Value £1,400)
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- Partake in dance, yoga and core stability classes
- Luxurious retreat with extensive grounds
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Nestled in the historic heartland of the Battle of Hastings, Slimmeria offers an indulgent and luxurious engagement in the combat against inefficient weight management methods. The Grade II listed mansion has undergone a recent renovation, bringing contemporary rural glamour and modern facilities to the surrounding sweeping countryside. The programme designed to instil inner and outer wellbeing is suited for people of all stamina levels, and aims to provide low impact but highly effective exercise routines alongside soothing spa treatments and locally sourced healthy fare.
Discover a new helping hand for weight loss endeavours with a one week retreat at Slimmeria. Reside in an opulent deluxe double room and embark on the daily programme, which includes four healthy meals a day. The gentle but diligent exercise regimes will consist of a walking or training session around the glorious rural thoroughfare in the morning, before toning muscles and relaxing the mind with a core stability class and a yoga class, all repeated daily throughout your stay. More upbeat routines can be found with the various dance classes included, all suitable for all ages and different levels of experience and ability. To add to the wellbeing extravaganza, there will also be two steam treatments, eyelash and brow tint as well as a manicure and pedicure to complete the corporeal overhaul.
Slimmeria Retreat has received plenty of positive reviews fromTripAdvisor users:
...Galia and the physical instructors Lisa and Adam were very supportive and the training was set at an achievable level but challenging. The afternoons were very relaxing after the hard work of the walks and gym, reading and even sleeping. ...
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Key Limes are indigenous to southern Florida, especially Key West. Unlike regular limes, they are smaller, juicier, and have a yellow skin. Even though the outside is yellow, the inside is green. They have a distinct flavor, as they are more tart and acidic. If you are unable to travel to south Florida for a key lime, you might find them in your local Latin grocery store. Bottled Key lime juice can be ordered from directly from Florida. Nellie and Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice is carried in my regular supermarket. I've gotten good results from their brand.
Key Lime Pie recipes have few variations. The most common variations are the topping and the crust. The toppings are either a meringue or whipped cream. Using a meringue topping has two advantages. The first is economical. Most Key Lime pies fillings call for egg yolks. The leftover egg whites can be used to make the meringue. The second advantage is meringue always makes a beautiful presentation, those lovely peaks broiled slightly to a golden brown. Whipped cream works for me, because I don't like meringue. It is also easier to make whipped cream, because there is little room for error unlike the meringue. Traditionally, a regular piecrust is used, but a graham cracker crust is becoming more popular. Since a Key Lime Pie is kept and served cold, the regular crust tends to get soggy, but a graham cracker crust does not. Puritans will argue that the graham cracker crust takes away some of the flavor the Key Lime Pie filling. I'll leave the choice up to you.
Enjoy these recipes for Key Lime Pie.
Traditional Key Lime Pie
Eggless Key Lime Pie


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Would someone with a new iPod mind checking if it can be used in OS 9/Classic? or does it definitely need iTunes 4 no matter what?
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Marietta Pizza Co. last week opened its new location at 3901 Mary Eliza Trace, off Due West Road near , the Marietta Daily Journal reports.
The 5,000-square-foot space includes a new kitchen, game room, bar and restrooms, Wi-Fi, eight televisions and 24 beers on tap, the MDJ says.
What is your favorite Marietta pizza joint? Will you be making a stop at the new Marietta Pizza Co. location soon?
For more than 10 years, has anchored the southwest corner of Square with its signature pizza. Its family-oriented reputation generated a fan base that extends well west of the square and has grown to the point .
In November 2008, owners Howard Wolfson and Kellie and David Contreras signed a contract to lease space at a new development in the Due West community.
Marietta Pizza from the Cobb County Business License Review Board in March, capping a two-year effort to get an alcohol license for the western location.
The permit grants Marietta Pizza license to sell beer and wine at 3901 Mary Eliza Trace even though it sits within 600 feet of a school.
State guidelines do not allow a business with an alcohol permit to be within 300 feet of a school, but county guidelines extend the radius to 600 feet.


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Research of David J. Teece
Key Research Topic:
Profiting from Technological Innovation
Citation and Abstract
Profiting from Innovation: Introduction and Discussion
Research Policy web page for original article
Research Policy 20th anniversary special issue of the publication of "Profiting from Innovation"
Research Policy conference agenda, Berkeley CA, September 21, 2006
Citation and Abstract
"Profiting from technological innovation: Implications for integration, collaboration, licensing and public policy," by David J. Teece, Research Policy , Volume 15, Issue 6 , December 1986, Pages 285-305
This paper attempts to explain why innovating firms often fail to obtain significant economic returns from an innovation, while customers, imitators and other industry participants benefit Business strategy — particularly as it relates to the firm's decision to integrate and collaborate — is shown to be an important factor. The paper demonstrates that when imitation is easy, markets don't work well, and the profits from innovation may accrue to the owners of certain complementary assets, rather than to the developers of the intellectual property. This speaks to the need, in certain cases, for the innovating firm to establish a prior position in these complementary assets. The paper also indicates that innovators with new products and processes which provide value to consumers may sometimes be so ill positioned in the market that they necessarily will fail. The analysis provides a theoretical foundation for the proposition that manufacturing often matters, particularly to innovating nations. Innovating firms without the requisite manufacturing and related capacities may die, even though they are the best at innovation. Implications for trade policy and domestic economic policy are examined.
Introduction to Profiting from Technological Innovation
Published in 1986, Profiting from technological innovation, (Research Policy, Volume 15, Issue 6, December 1986) is the most cited paper ever published in Research Policy with over 800 citations as of July 2007, and was selected by the editors as one of the best papers published by Research Policy over the period 1971-1991. In October 2006, Research Policy published a special issue, Volume 35, Issue 8, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of David Teece's article. This is the single most cited paper ever published by Research Policy, with 740 cites as of May 2007.
A conference sponsored by Research Policy was held at the Haas School of Business on September 21, 2006, in which the special issue papers were presented, as well as special guest lectures, including one by Dean of the Haas School Tom Campbell on "Innovation and the Law: The Contributions of David Teece." Papers and panel topics included Economics and Innovation, Innovation and IP Protection, and extensions to Profiting from Innovation.
Discussion of Profiting from Technological Innovation
Excerpted and adapted from the Introduction to the Research Policy 20th anniversary special issue of the publication of "Profiting from Innovation" by David J. Teece, by editors Henry Chesbrough , Julian Birkinshaw, and Morris Teubal, Research Policy, Volume 35, Issue 8, October 2006, Pages 1091-1099.
David Teece's research has made lasting contributions to the study of innovation by treating the management of innovation within far more realistic conceptions of the firm than those that have prevailed in more traditional economics theories. Instead of viewing the firm as a production function, or simply as a black box (to use Nathan Rosenberg's term), Teece has studied the innovation process in firms where rationality is bounded, history matters, change is costly, and firm endowments are heterogeneous…
Profiting From Technology Innovation, (Research Policy, Volume 15, Issue 6, December 1986) is the single most cited paper ever published by Research Policy, with 740 cites as of May 2007. And, befitting this impressive citation count, the importance of the paper extends beyond technology and innovation management to broader topics of business strategy, science and technology policy, and the theory of the firm, just to identify some of the most salient areas of its influence. With the publication of this article, Teece left forever the relatively narrow confines of economic analyses of innovation, and forged a much broader, multidisciplinary approach to the study of innovation. For in this single article, he combines economics with organizations, technologies, intellectual property, and markets (or the lack thereof) for complementary assets. If one reads his earlier work, prior to 1986, and compares it to the research that Teece has performed subsequent to this article, one cannot help but be struck by his shift in scope following this article.
Teece's article was so influential in large part because it asked – and then answered – a very important question: under what conditions do firms profit from innovation? Why do Alfred Chandler's "first movers" prevail in the market with certain innovations, while in other situations the "followers" gain the lion's share of the profits? Teece's answer transcended traditional economic approaches to the question (which would largely hinge on so-called "first mover" advantages in Porter (1980) that in turn emanated from earlier industrial organization theories of entry barriers), or game theoretic treatments of sunk investments in two stage games, as in Shapiro (1989) by insisting that aspects of economic organization, business strategy, technology and innovation must all be understood in order to give a satisfactory answer to this question.
Teece's answer, in his own words, combined these various perspectives. To quote from the abstract for his article (Teece, 1986, p. 285)
"… when imitation is easy, markets don't work well, and the profits from innovation may accrue to the owners of certain complementary assets, rather than to the developers of the intellectual property. This speaks to the need, in certain cases, for the innovating firm to establish a prior position in these complementary assets […] innovators with new products and processes which provide value to consumers may sometimes be so ill positioned in the market that they necessarily will fail".
What Teece has taught us is that the limits of what markets can coordinate are at the heart of what a firm must organize in order to profit from innovation. The boundary of what activities should be organized within the firm, and what activities may be coordinated through the market will shift over time. Innovations will continue to emerge, and the choices firms make in how to appropriate value from them will also vary over time. But there will always be a boundary between the firm and its markets. It is the firms who negotiate that boundary, take the risks, make the investments, access the requisite specific complementary assets, and manage them effectively, who will be positioned to profit from their innovative activities.


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By all accounts, Turabi had engineered and nurtured the Islamization of Sudan. His biggest trick was replacing civil law with sharia, which treats crime as a sin, an affront to the Koran, and is enforced with a passion absent in the West. Cops from the morals squad prowl the streets, on patrol for bared legs and midriffs, rock music and other banned signifiers of Western pop culture. Being caught with a bottle of beer, for instance, earns a six-month jail term; the second offense merits another six-months in the cooler, plus twenty lashes with a whip made from camels' tails. Thanks to Turabi, Sudan had been recast in religious terms, with Allah and his prophet Mohammed providing context and direction. At last, after waiting a thousand years, according to Turabi, the world's 700 million Sunni Muslims could draw inspiration from fundamentalism in action.
Turabi rejoins us at the table, and we dig into the food. For the last few years, his house and office were run like a salon, a place where the best and the brightest and most ambitious flocked to make connections and prove their worth to the revolution in the making. He starts talking about model-making and how many pieces must be glued together before the job is done. Believe me, he says, we're only at the beginning of Islam's march. Soon, many nations will become one. And God's voice will thunder.
Sudan, he adds, is merely the staging area for the worldwide expansion of fundamentalist Islam. This is true, bin Laden seconds. Turabi resumes speed and says that soon, revivalism will define a vast geography. We will be bigger than the European Union.... We will be more powerful than America.... The power that belonged to Russia will be ours, yes, ours. Try the cheese. It's delicious.
Is it French? I ask, knowing Turabi refined his taste for fine clothes and food while studying for his Ph.D. in Paris.
I wish, Turabi says wistfully.
Bin Laden insists Muslim hands make the best of everything and spears a date with a paring knife.
Turabi shrugs but doesn't correct his guest. It's important, he told me earlier, that Khartoum welcome all types willing to fight for Islam. It's the only way to insure that revivalists from around the world have somewhere to share information and coordinate strategies. He'll offer whatever it takes to come up with the attack plan that banishes modernism and other products of the Enlightenment.
He then reminded me that fundamentalist Islam is, essentially, a reaction against cultural forces that encroach on a Muslim's ability to practice his or her faith. Anything that denigrates the premier role of the Koran or even competes for attention is, by definition, morally corrupt. If the climate is off one degree or 180 degrees, the fundamentalist is duty-bound to seek socio-moral change by whatever means necessary. And heaven belongs to those who die while battling the devil in whatever guise.
Ever eloquent, Turabi weaves fundamentalism into a dramatic theology of liberation. Monarchist governments and secular ones already in the Arab orbit, he says, must be toppled to free people of their great burden. He then puts those nations on notice and predicts their imminent destruction.
Yes. Yes. Right. It will happen, bin Laden cheers and goes quiet, resuming his nodding in sequence with Turabi's phrasing. Suddenly, bin Laden twists his neck to face me and runs his eyes up and down my body as if he's sizing up a lamb carcass. I can't tell if he's smiling or sneering; his beard is untrimmed and shades the corners of his mouth. He locks on me as Turabi reprimands me for being arrested yet again. Three strikes and you're out, I'm warned.
A few days before, I was thrown in jail for the second time, arrested inside African International University. It's the school of choice among radical Muslims looking for a career in terrorism. It functioned like a graduate school, offering advanced training in theology and bomb-making. Students were drilled in the classroom as well as in the field, and the pop-pop of automatic weapons lured me inside with a camera.
You stay away from there; no Westerners allowed, bin Laden lectures, picking up where Turabi leaves off. He's aghast that a bald, pasty-white Westerner could walk uninterrupted through school doors. He tells Turabi security must be tightened and then revs his engine, raising his voice and speaking far too quickly for me to understand. Turabi laughs and changes the subject. He's recording a sermon later and briefs us about what he's going to say. Bin Laden leans into every word.
While Turabi plays host to the officer corps, video and audio cassettes of his speeches take him deep into the hearts and minds of the average grunt manning the front lines. The foot soldiers memorize these speeches and, eventually, let their AK-47s and Turabi speak for them. Inevitably, in jail cells and courtrooms from New Jersey to New Caledonia, captured revolutionaries spout Turabi's words in answer to almost any kind of question involving identity (Who are you?) and purpose (Why are you shooting at us?).
Orange Fanta is brought in, and the conversation drifts to Egypt. Turabi laments the state of the revolution there and goes on about the need to topple any government propped up by America. America is so arrogant, he says. Your government feels it can buy anything it wants.... A bit later, he notes — and correctly so — that a free election in Egypt would install fundamentalist allies of his into power. The United States stands in the way of the truth. Don't you see that?
Now finished, he asks my thoughts. You forgot something, I say: The armed revivalist groups fighting the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak are best known for their incompetency. They've neither advanced the revolution's cause nor adhered to the teachings of the Koran. Indeed, they appear to be led by nitwits intent on killing tourists, even though the Koran forbids taking an innocent life.
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Dialysis clinic to hold Kidney Smart class
Dialysis clinic to hold Kidney Smart class
Garden City Dialysis will host a free Kidney Smart class today.
The class, set to begin at 3 p.m., is part of a nationwide effort to empower those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by providing a basic education course on how to manage their health.
One in six American adults has CKD, and leading causes include diabetes and hypertension. Managing CKD can be difficult, but proper care can slow the progression toward dialysis.
Kidney Smart classes will teach people who have CKD, along with their loved ones, about how to stay healthy with Stage 3, 4, and 5 CKD. Participants learn how kidneys function and causes of CKD; how medications, diet and nutrition work together to keep them healthy; how to manage other related health conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure; how to continue educating themselves; and what treatment choices are available.
"We believe it's our responsibility to help patients learn more about CKD and manage their disease well before they need dialysis," Garden City Dialysis Interim Facility Administrator Sheila Stults said.
The classes are offered in a comfortable group setting, and family members and caregivers are encouraged to attend. The one hour session is run by Garden City Dialysis' experienced health care professionals, including nurses, social workers, dietitians and technicians.
A Kidney Smart class will be held at the Community Congregational Church, located at 710 N. Third St., Garden City, South of the Library, at 3 p.m. Thursday.
To register, call Mary Lake or Diana Ortiz at 276-0994.
To learn more about Kidney Smart or to find a schedule of classes, visit www.KidneySmart.org/class or call (888) MyKidney.
Kidney Smart is a registered trademark of DaVita Inc.
Dillons stores join Heart 2 Heart campaign
As part of the Heart 2 Heart campaign, Dillons stores across Kansas will be spreading a little cheer this Valentine's Day by delivering single stem roses to area children's organizations, hospices, family centers and community homes.
For every paper rose purchased at any Dillons, now through Tuesday, a single stem red rose will be delivered to various local organizations. All roses will stay in the communities where purchased, to share a friendly smile with those who may be overlooked during the holiday.
All roses will be delivered by Dillons in time for Valentine's Day.
In 2012, more than 15,000 balloons were shared with organizations across Kansas to spread smiles and Valentine's cheer.
Kansas school property tax up for renewal
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have begun the process of renewing a statewide property tax that helps fund elementary and secondary schools.
The 20-mill tax raises about $575 million a year for public schools and must be renewed every two years. A mill equals $1 per $1,000 in assessed property value.
The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on the renewal Wednesday. Support came from the Kansas Association of School Boards and the Kansas National Education Association. There was no opposition, and the committee took no action on it.
Revenue from the tax is considered to be part of each school district's contribution to overall education spending.


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Why Low Inflation Seems High
There's a growing "inflation gap" between rich and poor.
Does Ben Bernanke ever buy gas? Or shop at the supermarket?
If he did, the Federal Reserve Chairman would probably know that a lot of everyday items have gotten more expensive lately. Yet the Federal Reserve—whose primary job is to control inflation, along with unemployment—isn't worried at all about rising prices. If anything, the Fed is worried that inflation is too low, not too high. "Measures of underlying inflation have been trending downward," the Fed reported in its latest update on the economy. "Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable."
[See why you might be better off than you think.]
The Fed, of course, is technically correct. The overall inflation rate is just 1.5 percent, and not long ago, it seemed like deflation—a more pernicious problem than inflation—might be the Fed's biggest challenge. But the Fed's views don't entirely reflect the real world. For many consumers, inflation is in fact considerably higher than the Fed and many economists make it out to be.
The first reason is gas prices, which have an outsized effect on the psyche of consumers. Few goods gyrate as wildly in price as gasoline, which peaked at $4.05 per gallon in the summer of 2008, plunged to $1.60 six months later, and now stands at about $3.10. With prices posted on practically every corner, gas represents a totemic index of consumer attitudes: confidence rises and falls in inverse proportion to pump prices.
It's not just a psychological effect, though. Gas is a staple item for many people, so when the price goes up, it's hard to save money by buying less of it; people need to commute to work and drive their kids to soccer practice, no matter the price of fuel. And it turns out that the cost of other must-have items has been rising as well. Many of the items getting cheaper, meanwhile, are conveniences that are nice to have, but possible to live without.
The government measures the cost of more than 200 items every month when computing the consumer price index, which is the official gauge of inflation. To determine how inflation affects overall business conditions, economists often measure "core inflation," which excludes the prices of volatile items like food and energy. But to measure the effect on consumers, that makes no sense, since most people can't eliminate food and energy expenditures from their monthly budget. Food and energy, in fact, are major expenses for a lot of people, and for lower-income people more than others.
[See why baby boomers are bummed out.]
To measure the effects of inflation on ordinary people a bit differently, I used government data to determine price increases for things that are essential, and for things that are merely nice-to-have. These are my own designations, and some categories, like toys or pet food, could arguably be labeled as either. But overall, the must-have items are things people can't do without, while the nice-to-have items are much more discretionary.
Since the beginning of 2007, the overall CPI has risen by a very low 8.3 percent, which equates to an annual inflation rate of just over 2 percent. Over the same time, wages have grown by 7.9 percent, which indicates that the average worker is not quite keeping up with inflation. Here's how the prices of a variety of goods and services have changed over the same time period:
Price increases for must-have items
Gasoline: 32 percent
Water, sewer, and trash services: 24 percent
College tuition: 24 percent
Eggs: 19 percent
Butter: 18 percent
Cereal: 16 percent
Funeral expenses: 16 percent
Public transportation: 16 percent
Child care: 15 percent
Medical care: 14 percent
Car insurance: 14 percent
Car repairs: 14 percent
Food, overall: 12 percent
Rent: 9 percent
Household cleaning supplies: 9 percent
Household energy: 7 percent
Milk: 7 percent
Fruits and vegetables: 7 percent
Housing, overall: 5 percent
Clothes: 1 percent decline
[See who will prosper in 2011.]
Price increases for nice-to-have items:
Pet food: 22 percent
Airfare: 21 percent
Dry cleaning: 13 percent
Chicken: 13 percent
Restaurant meals: 12 percent
Cable TV: 7 percent
Movie tickets: 6.3 percent
New cars: 1.2 percent
Sporting goods: 0.5 percent
Major appliances: 0 percent
Hotel rooms: 3.5 percent decline
Tools: 4 percent decline
Furniture and bedding: 6.5 percent decline
Toys: 21 percent decline
Computers: 35 percent decline
TVs: 61 percent decline
[See how U.S. consumers are conquering debt.]
Here's what the numbers reveal: Many things are falling in price, especially electronic items that are made cheaply overseas. That helps keep overall inflation very low. But people strapped for cash aren't buying a lot of laptops, flat-screen TVs, or iPhones. They're probably not taking advantage of relatively low prices on new cars or furniture either, buying used instead or just holding on to what they've got. Flat prices on major appliances are a nice break for consumers—but only if you can come up with $400 or more for a new dishwasher or refrigerator.
Many of the things that poor people must buy, meanwhile, are going up in price the most. It's possible to cut back on food and energy consumption, but not by a lot. Paying the rent usually isn't an option. Working parents can't leave young kids unattended, so the rising cost of child care eats up a growing chunk of their pay. Parents wanting the best for their kids have to come up with tuition payments somehow. And nobody can forestall death—or the rising cost of paying for it.
Everybody gets a break from price declines in a few categories, like clothing and toys. But the inflation gap is a genuine problem for Social Security recipients, other people living on fixed incomes, and anybody hoping for a raise. Overall inflation has been so low lately that there will be no cost-of-living increase in Social Security payments this year, and many other types of payments linked to inflation will remain flat as well. Employers love to point to low inflation to justify puny raises, or even salary cuts. But if raises or cost-of-living adjustments were indexed to things that every worker must buy—like food or healthcare or transportation—they'd amount to 3 or 4 percent per year.
[See how we're learning to be happy with less.]
It's even possible that inflation is lower for people with more money, and higher for people with less. If you have enough money to splurge on TVs, computers, furniture, and a new car every few years, then the inflation rate for the basket of goods you purchase may be very close to overall inflation—which is close to historic lows. But if you can only afford to pay for basics like food, rent, utilities, and gas for your old jalopy, your personal inflation rate could be three or four times higher than the official one. Try explaining that to your boss when it's time to ask for a raise.
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WM, IBOE announce reassignment of World Mission personnel
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Kansas City
Louie E. Bustle, World Mission Department director, and E. LeBron Fairbanks, International Board of Education commissioner, recently announced the reassignment of four World Mission (WM) leaders to the International Board of Education (IBOE).
The Nazarene system of higher education includes 57 schools located around the world. The reassigned leaders will assist the IBOE in more effectively serving the denomination in advocacy, support, evaluation, and networking of Nazarene education institutions globally.
"Education is a critical component in WM regional strategy," Bustle stated. "The reassignment of these individuals will greatly assist the IBOE in strengthening the 46 schools in World Mission regions."
Robert Woodruff
, presently serving as the World Mission education coordinator, will expand his responsibilities to serve as the global education coordinator. His primary responsibilities will include the development and equipping of regional education coordinators, the development of video conference classrooms on the IBOE campuses for resource sharing, faculty and administration development, and educational program evaluation.
Woodruff earned his undergraduate degree from George Fox University, the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Western Evangelical Seminary, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Woodruff has given leadership to various Nazarene institutions, including the European Nazarene College; Nazarene Theological College-Brisbane, Australia; Africa Nazarene University in Nairobi, Kenya; and assisted in the development of an IBOE school in Papua New Guinea. He has taught at the college level in the U.S. and worked in the academic staff development unit of Queensland University of Technology, an institution of over 20,000 students and 2,000 faculty members. While working at Queensland University, one of his primary assignments was in the area of needs analysis and stakeholder consultation.
He and his wife, Sue, have two daughters and will continue to live in Australia.
Ken Walker
, theological education leader in Africa and more recently on the Caribbean Region, has been reassigned to the International Board of Education. He will coordinate the Academy for International Education and Global Faculty initiatives of the Resource Institute for International Education (RIIE).
Prior to this assignment, he served in Nazarene higher education in Africa at the Nzihgeni Secondary School, Nazarene Teacher Training College, and the Swaziland Nazarene Bible College, in addition to assignments as field director of the Southeast Africa (Lysophone) and regional education coordinator for the Africa Region. For the past several years, Walker has served as the regional education coordinator for the Caribbean Region.
A graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University, he has earned master's degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. Trevecca honored him in 2000 with a Doctor of Divinity degree.
Ken and his wife, Linda, have two sons and a daughter.
Matt Price
has been reassigned by the World Mission Department to the International Board of Education office. He will serve as Missional and Governance Review coordinator and lead the Nazarene Graduate Fellowship initiative. Prior to this assignment, he served as the director of IBOE schools in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa, and Equatorial Africa; field education coordinator of the Africa West Field; and administrator of ministries in Benin and Togo. He has also served as a missionary intern to Francophone Africa, curriculum editor in Sunday School Ministries (International Center), and pastor.
He graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, with a Ph.D. in Foundations of Education and from Nazarene Theological Seminary with a M.Div. degree in Religious Education and certificate in Cross-Cultural Ministry. He also earned a B.A. in religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Price has written numerous academic and professional articles for publication. His doctoral dissertation topic for the University of Kansas was "An Educational Biography of H. Orton Wiley (1877-1961)."
Matt and his wife, Sonya, have two sons.
Joy Leverett
, administrative assistant in the World Mission Department, has been reassigned to the International Board of Education. She will assist Barbara Najarian, IBOE senior administrative assistant, in supporting Woodruff, Walker, and Price in addressing World Mission Department education projects, including Missional and Quality Reviews for the IBOE schools, the Academy for International Education, and the Resource Institute for International Education.
Leverett returned to the World Mission Department in 2007 after serving for six years as executive secretary to the Mount Vernon Nazarene University president She served for 13 years as an assistant to Richard Zanner in the Africa Region office. Prior to her work in Africa, Leverett served for nine years as the secretary to the Rektor (president) of European Nazarene College.
Fairbanks concluded, "I look forward to working with these outstanding education professionals. As appropriate and possible, we will resource each of the 57 Nazarene institutions globally, facilitate institutional collaboration across regions, and strengthen the relationship between the IBOE schools and the mission of the Church of the Nazarene."


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Greetings and welcome to City Scoop. Today is Friday, April 27, the 118th day of 2012. Here's what's happening in West Hollywood today.
Largo staple Jon Brion is back for his monthly appearance there. With an avid following, this music producer (artists ranging from Kanye West to Aimee Mann to Rufus Wainwright) and film composer (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and more) also plays piano, guitar, bass and drums as well as sings during his shows, amazing audiences with his versatility. Brion's show starts at 9:30 p.m.
Guitarist Johnny Ramone of punk rock band sensation The Ramones may be long gone (he died of prostate cancer in 2004), but he's got a new autobiography out, Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone. Ranked by Rolling Stone as #16 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the late Ramone is getting praise for the painful honesty in his words. If you missed the book signing with Tommy Ramone (the last remaining member of the original band) Thursday night at Amoeba Music, here's another chance to get the book and have Ramone sign it – at 6 p.m. at Marc Jacobs Bookmarc, 8407 Melrose Place.
Drag queens are nothing new at Hamburger Mary's, but their Friday night drag show, "BULLSH*T" makes for a fun night of comedy, song and show-woman-ship. Detox, Lady Red Couture, Roxy Wood, Vicky Vox and many other will keep you entertained as they perform starting at 10 p.m.
It's the final chance to vote for your Favorite Weho Pet Store in our This week's poll asks you to choose between the four pet stores located within West Hollywood city limits – Healthy Pet, For Birds Only, Collar & Leash or Petco. Vote by 5 p.m. The winner will be announced on Saturday.
Bands Playing in Town
- Julien-K with Vera Mesmer, Decode Radio and Matriarch at the Viper Room. Show starts at 8 p.m.
- Courtney Jenae at the Roxy Theatre. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
- Phife Dawg at the Roxy Theater. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
- Chencha Berrinches with Roncovacoco, Kingston A Go Go, Cafe Con Tequila at House of Blues. Show starts 9 p.m.
- Seistencroix with Day Zero, Monkeys in Space and Bac at the Whiskey A Go Go. Show starts at 10:15 p.m.
- Clockwork Orange at the Key Club. Show starts at 10:30 p.m.
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Alkali-metal thermal to electric converter
The alkali metal thermal to electric converter (AMTEC), originally called the sodium heat engine (SHE) was invented by Joseph T. Kummer and Neill Weber at Ford in 1966, and is described in US Patents 3,404,036; 3,458,356; 3,535,163; and 4,049,877; it is a thermally regenerative electrochemical device for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. (1,2) It is characterized by high potential efficiencies and no moving parts except the working fluid, which make it a candidate for space power applications.(2)
This device accepts a heat input in a range from about 900 K–1300 K and produces direct current with predicted device efficiencies of 15-40%. In the AMTEC sodium is driven around a closed thermodynamic cycle between a high temperature heat reservoir and a cooler reservoir at the heat rejection temperature. The unique feature of the AMTEC cycle is that sodium ion conduction between a high pressure or activity region and a low pressure or activity region on either side of a highly ionically conducting refractory solid electrolyte, is thermodynamically nearly equivalent to an isothermal expansion of sodium vapor between the same high and low pressure. Electrochemical oxidation of neutral sodium at the anode leads to sodium ions which traverse the solid electrolyte and electrons which travel from the anode through an external circuit where they perform electrical work, to the low pressure cathode, where they recombine with the ions to produce low pressure sodium gas. The sodium gas generated at the cathode then travels to a condenser at the heat rejection temperature of perhaps 400–700 K where liquid sodium reforms. The AMTEC thus is an electrochemical concentration cell which converts the work generated by expansion of sodium vapor directly into electric power.
The converter is based on the electrolyte used in the sodium-sulfur battery, sodium beta"-alumina, a crystalline phase of somewhat variable composition containing aluminum oxide, Al2O3, and sodium oxide, Na2O, in a nominal ratio of 5:1, and a small amount of the oxide of a small cation metal, usually lithium or magnesium, which stabilizes the beta" crystal structure. The sodium beta"-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE) [ceramic] is nearly insulating with respect to transport of electrons, and is a thermodynamically stable phase in contact with both liquid sodium and sodium at low pressure.
Single cell AMTECs with open voltages as high as > 1.55 V and maximum power density as high as > 0.50 W/cm² at temperature of 1173K (900°C) have been obtained with long term stable refractory metal electrodes.(3)
Efficiency of AMTEC cells has reached 16% in the laboratory.( reference?) High voltage multi-tube modules are predicted to be 20% to 25% efficient, and power densities up to 0.2 kilowatts per liter appear to be achievable in the near future.(ref?) Calculations show that replacing sodium with a potassium working fluid increases the peak efficiency from 28% to 31% at 1100 K with a 1 mm thick BASE tube. (ref?)
Most work on AMTECs has concerned sodium working fluid devices. Potassium AMTECs have been run with potassium beta" alumina solid electrolyte ceramics, and show improved power at lower operating temperatures compared with sodium AMTECs.( 4-7 )
A detailed quantitative model of the mass transport and intefacial kinetics behavior of AMTEC electrodes has been developed and used to fit and analyze the performance of a wide variety of electrodes, and make predictions of the performance of optimized electrodes.(8,9) The interfacial electrochemical kinetics can be further described quantitatively with a tunneling, diffusion, and desorption model.(10,11) A reversible thermodynamic cycle for AMTEC shows that it is, at best, slightly less efficient than a Carnot cycle.(12)
AMTEC requires energy input at modest elevated temperatures, and not at a specific wavelength, it is easily adapted to any heat source, including radioisotope, concentrated solar, external combustion, or nuclear reactor. A solar thermal power conversion system based on an AMTEC has advantages over other technologies (including photovoltaic systems) in terms of the total power that can be achieved with such a system and the simplicity of the system (which includes the collector, energy storage (thermal storage with phase change material) and power conversion in a compact unit). The overall system could achieve as high as 14 W/kg with present collector technology and future AMTEC conversion efficiencies.(reference?) The energy storage system outperforms batteries, and the temperatures at which the system operates allows long life and reduced radiator size (heat reject temperature of 600 K).(reference?) Deep-space applications would use radioisotope thermoelectric generators; hybrid systems are in design. (reference?)
While space power systems are of intrinsic interest, terrestrial applications will offer large scale applications for AMTEC systems. At the +25% efficiency projected for the device and projected costs of $350/kW, AMTEC is expected to prove useful for a very wide variety of distributed generation applications including self-powered fans for high efficiency furnaces and water heaters and recreational vehicle power supplies(reference?) Cathodic protection of pipelines, remote telemetry from oil well sites are other areas where this type of electrical generation might be used. The potential to scavenge waste heat may allow for integration of this technology into general residential and commercial cogeneration schemes although costs per kilowatt-hour would have to drop substantially from current projections.
1. Weber,N.(1974), "A Thermoelectric Device Based on Beta-Alumina Solid Electrolyte" Energy Conversion 14, 1-8 (1974).
2. Hunt,T.K., Weber, N., and Cole, T. (1981), " High Efficiency Thermoelectric Conversion with Beta"-Alumina Electrolytes, The Sodium Heat Engine', Hunt,T.K., N. Weber and T. Cole, Solid State Ionics 5 p 263-266, North Holland.
3. Williams,R., Jeffries-Nakamura, B., Underwood, M., Wheeler, B., Loveland, M., Kikkert,S.,Lamb,J., Cole,T., Kummer,J., and Bankston, C., (1989), J. Electrochem. Soc., V 136, p 893-894,
4. Williams, R. M., Jeffries Nakamura,B., Underwood, M. L., Ryan, M. A., O'Connor, D., and Kikkert,S. (1992) "High Temperature Conductivity of Potassium Beta" Alumina", Solid State Ionics, V 53-56, p 806-810
5. Williams, R. M., Kisor, A., and Ryan, M. A. (1995) "Time Dependence of the High Temperature Conductivity of Sodium and Potassium Beta" Alumina in Alkali Metal Vapor", J. Electrochem. Soc., V 142, P 4246,
6. Williams, R. M., Kisor, A., Ryan, M. A., Jeffries Nakamura,B., Kikkert, S., and O'Connor, D. (1995) "Potassium Beta" Alumina/Potassium/Molybdenum Electrochemical Cells", 29th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference Proceedings, AIAA, Part 2p 888,
7. Barkan, A., Hunt, T., and Thomas, B., (1999) "Potassium AMTEC Cell Performance," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2702, doi:10.4271/1999-01-2702.
8. Williams R. M.; Loveland M. E.; Jeffries-Nakamura B.; Underwood M. L.; Bankston C. P.; Leduc H.; Kummer J. T.(1990) "Kinetics and Transport at AMTEC Electrodes,I," J. Electrochem. Soc. V137, p1709
9. Williams R. M.; Jeffries-Nakamura B.; Underwood M. L.; Bankston C. P.; Kummer J. T. (1990) "Kinetics and Transport at AMTEC Electrodes II," J. Electrochem. Soc. 137, 1716
10. Williams,R. M., Ryan, M. A., Saipetch, C., LeDuc, H.(1997) "A Quantitative Tunneling/Desorption Model for the Exchange Current at the Porous Electrode/Beta-Alumina/Alkali Metal Gas Three- Phase Zone at 700-1300", p 178 in Solid-State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials, edited by Peter K. Davies, Allan J. Jacobson, Charles C. Torardi, Terrell A. Vanderah, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 453, Pittsburgh, PA
11 Williams,R. M., Ryan, M. A. LeDuc, H., Cortez,R. H., Saipetch, C., Shields,V., Manatt,K., Homer,M.L.(1998) "A Quantitative Model for the Exchange Current of Porous Molybdenum Electrodes on Sodium Beta-Alumina in Sodium Vapor", paper 98-1021, Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Proceedings, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (1998)
12. Vining C. B.; Williams R. M.; Underwood M. L.; Ryan M. A.; Suitor J. W., (1993) "Reversible Thermodynamic Cycle for AMTEC Power Conversion" J. Electrochem. Soc. V 140, p 2760


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I have a 95 ZR-1 with 52k miles. There are little problems, but overall it has been a great car. Finding a dealer with the personnel can be a tough task. In Northern California there are two dealers with outstanding Corvette techs. Mike Daugherty in Sacramento and Anderson in the San Francisco.
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"It's not a phantom pain. It's a real pain in a phantom limb," said Katharine Polasek, assistant professor of engineering at Hope College.
Amputees describe phantom limb pain as stabbing, cramping, twisting or clenching.
"It's not a phantom pain. It's a real pain in a phantom limb," said Katharine Polasek, assistant professor of engineering at Hope College.
Polasek, a bio-electrical engineer, has been researching electrical stimulation as a possible treatment for phantom limb pain. She spoke Saturday at Hope College's Winter Happening. Every year, the college offers a day of free academic lectures. This year's topics included democracy in 19th-century London, safety in youth sports and Hope's earliest graduates, which include Japanese exchange students.
"I've been an amputee for 36 years. Is there any hope of it going away?" asked Winnifred Schierbeek from her wheelchair in the audience. She has had phantom pain all those years, she said, and was hoping to hear about possible relief.
The research is not that far yet, Polasek said. Traditional treatments for phantom limb pain have been ineffective. More promising results have come from virtual reality and mirror boxes, which allow amputees experiencing phantom limb cramping to see "both" limbs relax. How long relief lasts varies significantly from patient to patient.
Polasek's team is working on what is called "referred sensation."
"We're trying to figure out how to activate the different receptors," Polasek said. The question for her: "How can we make it feel like something is happening in your arm when it is not?"
The first step is figuring out how to get that signal to the brain. Then the team could start to look at how it might apply to patients. In the research, electrodes are attached to a subject's skin and electrical stimulation on the median nerve near the elbow creates a sensation in his or her hand.
So, for instance, when you thwack your funny bone — you feel that tingling in your fingers? That's referred sensation.
Eventually, this could lead to an outpatient procedure to treat phantom limb pain or even, maybe, a device an amputee could use at home.
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President Obama dedicates Cesar Chavez home
On a day that will live forever in this nation's struggle for civil rights, President Barack Obama on Monday, Oct. 8, dedicated the former home of Cesar Chavez as a national monument. Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz (Our Lady Queen of Peace), the 187-acre community commonly called "La Paz" by the Chavez family and all who have lived and worked here since 1971, is the 398th unit to be administered by the National Park Service.
Chavez, who was born in Arizona in 1927, but launched the United Farm Workers in California's Central Valley, lived, worked and is buried at the site of the new monument in Keene, a rural community on State Highway 58 in the foothills just west of Tehachapi.
The President's remarks followed five other Latino leaders — all who played a role in preserving the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument so more might come to Keene and experience the legacy of Cesar Chavez. Chavez was an iconic labor leader who dedicated his life to helping migrant farmworkers achieve higher wages and better working conditions.
Many thousands lined up in the chilly predawn hours Monday in an attempt to be admitted to the historic celebration. The shaded courtyard of the former Chavez Center could only accommodate a limited number of celebrants, staff, and media. The crowd was estimated to be 6,600.
At least 2,000 hopeful attendees had to be turned away from the staging area in Tehachapi where NPS personnel from all the California parks worked with local law enforcement and event volunteers to marshal the huge turnout onto a procession of buses.
Those who were shuttled into La Paz were treated to a celebration of a movement and the coming of age of the Latino people. Following a succession of folkloric groups who performed while the audience was being ushered in was the program's first speaker, Antonio Villaraigosa, the current mayor of Los Angeles.
It was the former campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton, and now a key supporter in the Obama reelection campaign, who welcomed the audience to the festivities.
Villaraigosa said he wouldn't be here today nor would he have have been elected as the first Latino mayor of Los Angles had it not been for the sacrifice of Cesar Chavez.
"Chavez taught America the promise of freedom is not always for the powerful but also for the powerless," Villaraigosa told the audience. "Freedom is not just for those who own the fields but for the people that work in the fields."
Next up was Hilda Solis, the former California court justice who Obama appointed as his Secretary of Labor, the first Latina ever appointed to a cabinet post.
Solis cited several things she learned as a first-term California assemblywoman in 1993 after hearing that Cesar Chavez had died at the age of 66.
It was Cesar who taught us all that work is more than income, but also a source of dignity, she said.
"Cesar was one of the first environmentalists, and it is because of him that we learned that once social justice begins it cannot be reversed," Solis said. "We have seen the future, and the future is ours."
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, thanked all who made the monument designation possible. He pointed out in particular the 18th director of the NPS, Jonathon Jarvis, who was in attendance, and cited the work of the National Parks Conservation Association's board members, several of whom were seated in the VIP section.
Salazar announced that Ruben Andrade, a native of California, has been named acting superintendent of the new monument. Andrade, currently superintendent of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota, is the son of farm laborers and worked in the fields himself during school breaks.
"We [the NPS] now tell the story of America in a more inclusive way through the life of Cesar Chavez," Salazar said.
Arturo Rodriguez, the current president of the UFW, expressed how grateful he was that farm workers from 25 states, many whom traveled all night, could be in attendance and a part of the monument dedication.
Paul Chavez, Cesar's son who has worked tirelessly to promote the Chavez Foundation and upgrade the facilities at La Paz, was given the honor of introducing President Obama.
Obama, following his traditional sprint to the podium, opened his remarks with a chorus of rousing "Si se puede"– the UFW slogan that means "Yes we can." The president then acknowledged the hospitality of the Chavez family and, in particular, Helen Chavez (wife of Cesar) who still lives on-site. Obama told her jokingly, "You can tell us to leave anytime you like."
But the substance of Obama's speech was paying tribute to Cesar Chavez, a heroic organizer who greatly influenced the president's own career.
"By the time he had reached the seventh grade he had attended 65 schools…" Obama recounted as testimony to a life of following the crop cycles and sleeping in tents alongside fields where workers toiled in the hot sun to put food on the table of every home in America.
"Today, La Paz joins a long line of national monuments that tell us who we are as the American people," he continued. "Cesar Chavez National Monument is not the monument to one man… but the legacy of a generation of organizers."
We are all drawn by the idea, Obama continued, "that no matter who you are or what you do, America is the place you can make it if you try."
President Obama also pointed out in the crowd who he called the "great" Dolores Huerta. Dolores was with Cesar from the beginning of the movement and was one of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, which was the predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America. Speaking from her own offices of the Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield she had this to say of the monument designation and President Obama's visit:
"It's a really big deal with the Park Service doing this and President Obama coming to visit Cesar's humble home," she said. "A lot of the work that Cesar did he did at La Paz, and we now recognize that poor people are important and have the power to make significant changes… and it all started right here in Central California."
Town meeting featured Assembly candidates
Those who attended the October 1 town meeting at the Three Rivers Memorial Building received plenty of electioneering to better inform local voters. As a part of the evening's agenda, moderator Lee Goldstein introduced the two candidates for the newly drawn 23rd District of the California Assembly.
Vying for the vacancy that will be decided in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election are two veteran Fresno area politicos, Jim Patterson and Bob Whalen. The two former mayors of Fresno and Clovis, respectively, are both Republicans; the fact that the two candidates represent the same party was determined by their being the top finishers under the new laws of the most recent California primary.
Two members of the same party will square off in nearly two dozen legislative or congressional elections this November. This method was created by California's new top-two primary system, in which voters could cast ballots for candidates of any party and the two highest vote-getters advance to the general election.
Both Assembly candidates are Fresno State graduates and agree on being fiscal conservatives foremost in these trying times. Patterson spoke first and told the gathering that in addition to his civic service background he is in the broadcast media industry and currently owns KMJ-580am, a conservative talk radio station.
His frequent role as an on-the-air personality, Patterson said, has afforded lots of time to explore the solutions as to what's needed to get California back on track. His vision, he explained, is eight principles based on job creation, working across the aisle in Sacramento, balancing the budget, reducing government, improving education, reforming pensions, more water storage for the Valley, and keeping neighborhoods safe.
Whalen explained his priority was to stop the irresponsible spending in Sacramento. He said when he was mayor of Clovis, he kept that city in the black and even today, through responsible cuts, the city remains in good financial shape.
Whalen also says his background as a lawyer and prosecutor would assure that he would fight for justice and be tough on crime. He also points out in his campaign literature he has promised that he would support "no tax hikes period."
In the question-and-answer portion of the forum both candidates expressed their opposition to California's high-speed rail.
"I'm going to fight it as just another case of reckless decision-making," Patterson said.
The next Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Monday Nov. 5, on the eve of the general election.
Measure I Oversight Committee seeks applicants
The Three Rivers School board of trustees is accepting applications for members on the Measure I Oversight Committee. The Community Oversight Committee will review revenues and expenditures related to Measure I.
The Oversight Committee will be composed of 11 members who are Three Rivers property owners. The TRUS board will select members with a goal of having a wide representation of the community within the group.
Selection will be based on several categories of members: senior citizen, business owner, parent, community member at large, one certificated staff member, one classified staff member, one Three Rivers School board member and the administrator. The school board member and administrator will serve in an advisory, non-voting capacity.
The committee will meet twice a year, with additional meetings as deemed necessary. Those interested in serving on the Community Oversight Committee are asked to submit a paragraph to the board by Friday, Oct. 26, stating why they are interested in participating on the committee. Also include name, address, phone number, email address, and the category for which you are applying.
Applications may be delivered to the Three Rivers School office or mailed to Three Rivers School, P.O. Box 99, Three Rivers, CA 93271. The committee will be selected and presented at the Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, TRUS board of trustees meeting.
WHS athletic field upgrade 'ahead of schedule'
By Holly Gallo
While the construction on the Woodlake High School football field and stadium is "ahead of schedule," according to Lisa Castillo, principal, the day of completion has not yet been estimated.
As a result, the high school soccer team may face the same fate as the football team, which has continued to play only away games. In an effort to show solidarity and Tiger pride, the school will be providing rooter buses to the next three games. Tickets will cost $5 per person in order to help cover the cost of transportation.
At tonight's (October 12) Corcoran game and the November 2 Granite Hills (Porterville) game, which will be played at Lindsay High School, Woodlake's band and newly resurrected cheer squad will be providing halftime performances.
Woodlake varsity volleyball has continued to perform to the highest degree. The Lady Tigers beat Strathmore in their first league game on October 1, as well as Exeter the week before. Coach Tori Johnson said that the top players were KiAnna Cunningham, Regina Ramirez, and Melissa Samaniego.
On October 3, the volleyball team beat Corcoran in three games. The best performing players were KiAnna Cunningham with 14 kills, Brenda Acosta with 6 aces, and Courtney Hanggi with 4 kills. As of October 5, the team was 2-0 in league
Class of '73: Remembering Bill
By Jay O'Connell
Inspired by the Three Rivers Union School Reunion that was held Saturday, Oct. 6, Jay O'Connell has written a series on his memories of TRUS.
Part Five
Of all my years in grade school, it was only in sixth grade that I remember gaining any appreciation of literature. Bill would read aloud to us every day after lunch.
At first it seemed a tad juvenile a practice for sixth graders, but quickly became a favorite part of the day. To this day, I well remember some of the books and authors Bill exposed us to: Twain's American classic Tom Sawyer; Fresno literary giant William Saroyan's coming of age novel The Human Comedy; and the hippie-appreciated first book of J.R.R.Tolkein's trilogy The Fellowship of the Ring. (I later finished the series on my own.)
Sadly, we were the only class that had Bill as a teacher for a full year at TRUS. I believe he left (or was asked to leave; I really don't know how it went down) by midway the following year. I imagine many in the community were relieved that Bill was gone.
I am just glad I was there for his one full year at TRUS. I learned a lot. Admittedly, I didn't learn some basic sixth-grade stuff like, for instance, fractions. (This was much to the chagrin of Mr. Hicks the following year). But one can always catch up on their fractions. (Again, much to the chagrin of Mr. Hicks).
I did learn about writing, and environmental science, and macramé, and Ecuador, and literature, and candle-making, and smoke bombs, and Woody Guthrie, and the responsibility of freedom, and the fear and misunderstanding of new ideas, and the thrill and inspiration of new ideas.
And I'm thankful I was able to tell Bill that decades later. I can't remember when it was exactly. Sometime in the mid to late 1990s.
It was at the TRUS Halloween Carnival, and we started chatting by the bonfire. We talked for a good long while, and I told him how much I learned that year. And what a positive influence he was on me.
I had to admit that some of the things I learned were from observing all that went wrong that year. Bill admitted he learned a lot that year too. Youthful enthusiasm and a desire to change the world contributed to some mistakes, he admitted. I marveled at how incredibly young he must have been back then, as we seemed so similar in age that night. Incredibly young, he reiterated. That was the last time I saw Bill before he passed away. He died way too young.
Bill Chivers continued his career as an educator after his rocky start at TRUS. I know he was involved in Outward Bound programs and continued teaching grade school down in the Valley.
His passion for teaching and his intelligence undoubtedly contributed to many successes in his subsequent teaching career. I also know, firsthand, that he was by any standard successful in that one remarkable year at TRUS. Thank you, Bill.
Jay O'Connell was raised in Three Rivers and currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two sons.
Editor's Note: William "Bill" Chivers died of a heart attack on April 29, 1999, at his Three Rivers home. He was raised in Visalia and Lemon Cove, graduating from Exeter High School in 1961 and receiving his teaching credential from San Francisco State University. After leaving TRUS, he taught at Lindsay Unified School District for 25 years. At the time of his death, Bill had been a resident of Three Rivers for nearly 30 years.
Jud Beedle
1939 ~ 2012
Judson L. Beedle, a resident of Three Rivers for nearly 40 years, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer. He was 73.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Three Rivers Memorial Building.
Jud was born July 15, 1939, in the small town of Clarks, Neb.
Just as World War II was starting, he relocated with his family to the city of Paramount in Southern California. While at Paramount High School, he excelled in football and was a member of the Schooners car club, where he made many lifelong friends.
After graduating high school, Jud joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served honorably. After the service, he went to work in the aerospace industry. He later worked in pipeline and concrete construction.
Jud married the former Karen Haugland and they had two children. In 1973, Jud moved to Three Rivers.
He loved watching football, especially when his son and grandsons were playing. He enjoyed visiting with friends as he made his rounds through town.
He kept a year-round garden and was generous with his harvests. His great loves in life were his children and grandsons, the Schooners, the Marines, football, his garden, and Three Rivers.
Jud is survived by his son, Eric Beedle, and wife Lisa of Three Rivers; daughter Kirsten Beedle and Bill Craig of San Diego; and grandsons Curtis Beedle, Kyle Beedle, and Carson Beedle.
Remembrances in Jud's name may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.evansmillerguinnchapel.com.


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Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) (top); Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.) (bottom)
The Hurt Locker and Nine were named, respectively, best film drama and comedy/musical by the International Press Academy on Sunday evening, Nov. 20.
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who won the IPA's Satellite Award for best director, The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad through the dangerous streets of an Iraqi city. The film has been winning tons of accolades and it's one of the favorites for the 2010 Academy Awards. Its lead, Jeremy Renner, was named the year's best actor.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson star in Nine, Rob Marshall's film adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical 1963 hit 8½.
8½ earned Fellini a best director Oscar nomination, and was chosen the best foreign-language film of 1963. Both Nine and 8½ revolve around a temperamental Italian filmmaker facing various problems in his career and private life, as he must deal with both a dearth of new ideas and with his many women, including his actresses, his mother, his wife, and his lover.
Shohreh Aghdashloo was the surprise winner in the best actress drama category for The Stoning of Soraya M., while Meryl Streep was the expected winner in the best actress comedy/musical category for Julie & Julia. Michael Stuhlbarg for A Serious Man — not Daniel Day-Lewis — was the best actor in a comedy/musical.
Some of the other top winners were expected: best supporting actor Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (above), best supporting actress Mo'Nique for Precious, best animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox . But there were a few surprises as well: Sebastian Silva's The Maid and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces shared the best foreign language film award, while Every Little Step — not The Cove — was named best documentary.
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber won the best original screenplay award for the sleeper hit (500) Days of Summer, while Precious' Geoffrey Fletcher was the best adapted screenplay winner.
On the IPA's website, the winners in two categories, film editing and costume design, were still a mystery as of Dec. 21, ca. 1 a.m. (PT)
Photo: Inglourious Basterds (François Duhamel / The Weinstein Co.)


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Dan O'Shea is one of the co-founders of the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a charity 5 km open water swim in Tampa Bay, Florida organized by Kurt Ott and Rory O'Connor to help raise funds for severely injured active duty Navy SEALs. The swim is supported by the Navy SEAL Foundation.
O'Shea is the founder and president of Daniel Risk Mitigation, a security risk consultancy in Tampa, Florida, that provides risk-mitigation strategies and services for clients operating in irregular and challenging environments. An asymmetric warfare specialist with extensive overseas and combat experience, O'Shea is also a fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, a nongovernmental organization committed to solving the security problems of today and defense issues of tomorrow.
O'Shea is a 1991 graduate of the Unites States Naval Academy, a qualified Navy SEAL officer and a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He voluntarily returned to active duty following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and served with the U.S. Central Command as a senior special operations adviser and planner during "Operation Enduring Freedom" and "Operation Iraqi Freedom."
Tampa Bay Frogman Swim History
On 3 January 2010 with less than 3 weeks notice, over 100 people gathered at Gandy Beach to swim and support raising over US$30,000 for a severely injured active duty Navy SEAL. The swim has been formally named the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim and is supported by the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Rory O'Connor (SEAL) - Race Director
Kurt Ott – Assistant Race Director
Terry Tomalin (St Petersburg Times) – Co-founder
Commander Dan O'Shea, U.S. Naval Reserves (SEAL) – Co-founder
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The Navy SEAL Foundation supports wounded and fallen Navy SEALs and their families. 100% of proceeds from the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim are donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Its goal is to build national awareness of the Naval Special Warfare community and become a key fundraiser of the Navy SEAL Foundation by building a premier annual event that challenges athletes with weather conditions similar to SEAL training. The proceeds to the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim will be used to provide injury assistance to Navy SEALs and tragedy assistance for families who have lost a loved one in training or combat. Our goal is to provide support for the Naval Special Warfare Community and perpetuate the history and heritage of the U.S. Naval Commandos.
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