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Early warning systems have been shown to be a successful method for improving academic success and retention. Early notification not only alerts students to their unsatisfactory performance, but also provides them with ample time to improve their academic performance.
It is our hope that all instructors of courses numbered at 100 or below will use the Academic Alert to notify students who are performing unsatisfactorily in class. (Instructors of 100- and 200-level courses are also encouraged to use the Academic Alert as needed.)
A key feature of the Academic Alert is that it can be used early and as many times as needed throughout the semester for faculty to communicate a variety of concerns to students when signs of risk occur.
Here are some examples of when Academic Alerts could be used:
To be most effective, Academic Alert letters should be sent as early as possible.
Mid-term Academic Alert letters should be sent by the middle of the semester (we are recommending that faculty issue letters between October 7th and October 21st during the Fall semester and between February 28th and March 23rd during the Spring semester). Faculty are strongly encouraged to inform their students that mid-term Academic Alert letters will be issued in their course, and what criteria are being used to determine whether or not a student receives a letter.
Faculty can easily generate alert letters by clicking on "Update" in the "Academic Alert" column on the class roster, which you can access via the MyUVM Portal at https://myuvm.uvm.edu.
Both a copy of the text of the Academic Alert letter - as well as more details related to the implementation of this program - can be found below.
Brian V. Reed,
Associate Provost for Curricular Affairs
Dear [Student Name],
I am writing because I am concerned about your performance in my [full class name] class. (If you are not in this class, please contact me, immediately.) [FACULTY COMMENTS DETAILING CONCERNS INSERTED HERE]
I urge you to contact me to discuss your situation in this class. Please see me during my office hours or make an appointment by talking with me after class or emailing [instructor email address].
Please note that your academic advisor(s) will receive notification of this letter. I recommend that you contact your advisor [advisor name] at [advisor email] to discuss strategies for improving your performance.
Here is a link to additional campus resources that may be helpful to you: http://ctl.uvm.edu/academicalert
Your academic success is important to me, your advisor, and others at UVM. While we will do all we can to assist you, it is up to you to take the initiative.
[Faculty Name]
cc: [Advisor Name]
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Add/Drop Courses, Pass/No Pass, Audit Deadline | September 9 |
Faculty Submission of Mid-Term Academic Alerts | October 7 - 21 |
Last Day to Withdraw | October 28 |
Spring 2014 |
Add/Drop Courses, Pass/No Pass, Audit Deadline | January 27 |
Faculty Submission of Mid-Term Academic Alerts | February 28 - March 23 |
Last Day to Withdraw | March 28 |
The University of Vermont has implemented a uniform Academic Alert system for all undergraduate courses under the 100 level. Follow these simple steps to submit Academic Alert letters for students in your classes:
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As an advisor, you can access Academic Alert Letter Reports for all of your advisees.
NOTE: The link to share with students for this list is: http://www.uvm.edu/ctl/academicalert
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Community, tranquility, and preservation define this central Nevada town on The Loneliest Road in America.
Photo: Rachid Dahnoun
It's towns like Austin that make you truly appreciate Nevada history—especially when you start talking to its residents.
Estelle Shanks has lived predominantly in Austin since 1939, but she has roots that go farther back than that. Her father, Matt Bertrand, was born there in 1880, 18 years after the town was founded. Although Shanks wasn't born in the central Nevada hamlet, something has drawn her back ever since she arrived there at the age of 15.
Shanks has lived in California, Idaho, Battle Mountain, and Reno, but she couldn't resist the pull to Austin, for reasons even she can't pinpoint. "I just love Austin," she says. "There's something about it that's really special." Family has played a part—she stayed with her mother there, after she graduated high school in 1941, while her husband was serving in the war—but so has community, which inevitably ties into history in a lot of rural Nevada towns.
She was ordained as a priest at St. George's Episcopal Church, one of 11 Austin sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 1988 and still practices at the church (built in the 1870s). Shanks understands the importance of a tight-knit community. "We have our spats and disagreements, but if something happens we come together and work it out," she says. "It's a carry over from days gone by that you don't find too much in other communities." Shanks, 85, was the Lander County recorder-auditor for eight years, and her mother, Charlotte Bertrand, served as county treasurer from 1944-'56.
For some, respect for community comes out in their tireless work to preserve Austin's history. The very school that Shanks graduated from, designed by George A. Ferris, sits in a state of disrepair, but Nancy Gordon and others are working to revive it. The town is also in the process of turning St. Augustine's Catholic Church (1866) into a cultural and arts center, under the direction of owner Jan Morrison. Gordon and others also have hopes to spruce up the old railroad house.
As president of the Austin Historical Society, Gordon labors over writing grants that will help preserve the town's old buildings. The Historical Society recently received more than $40,000 to put into the stabilization of Stokes Castle, but the money won't stretch far enough to open the site for tours. "That will come later," Gordon says. "We're going to see what we can do with what [grant providers] gave us." Gordon helps maintain the museum on Main Street seven months a year during the warmer months.
Like many, Gordon came to Austin in search of a simpler life. A transplant from Las Vegas, she and her husband moved to their Austin ranch in 2000. Having lived in rural upstate New York, they yearned for the same sort of slow-paced lifestyle. "Everyone here has been very nice," says Gordon, whose daughter and youngest son also live in Austin. "The neighboring ranchers are always available if I need help."
Mella Harmon, a Sparks resident who has owned a second home in Austin for three years, has also played an integral role in preserving the town's historic sites. During her time working for the Nevada Historic Preservation Office, she visited Austin, fell in love with it, and even processed the bids that would help fund the restoration of some of the beloved landmarks.
After just one day there, Harmon was sold. "I think partly because it's such a historic town," she says. "It gives you a sense of what it was like to live in a remote town [many years ago]. It's picturesque, quiet, the air quality is great, and there's so many outdoor possibilities. It's a good base of operations for fishing, or you can just drive around and see the beautiful scenery."
An Austin resident for 18 years, Patsy Waits echoes Harmon's sentiments when she's asked why she moved to Austin from Las Vegas in 1992. "We love the outdoors," she says. "We like to fish and hunt. I'm a farm girl from Wisconsin. I didn't want the hustle and bustle anymore. I needed to be in the outdoors."
Waits has been active in the community for all of her 18 years in Austin. For 10 years, she owned the well-known T-Rix mountain-bike shop (before her son took the business to Elko a few years ago); now she owns the Pony Express RV Park and triples as a real estate agent, court clerk, and EMT. "Most everyone here works several part-time jobs," she adds. "Anything that helps out with tourism is important. The neat thing about Austin is that we really enjoy sharing it."
Waits has participated in the annual holiday nativity event, which has featured real camels in the past. But the main events, she says, are the parades—including Gridley Days, Fourth of July, and Nevada Day. "The little parades are so cool," Waits says. "Because we're in the middle of [U.S. Highway] 50, tourists get dragged into them sometimes. The looks on their faces are priceless. It's like coming home, because even weddings, baby showers, and birthdays are entire-town events."
Other noteworthy annual events are the Lincoln Highway Car Show and Lions Club Fly-In, a plane-themed festival held at the Austin Airport. Three of the 14 nationally designated Nevada wilderness areas are near Austin, the town is a popular mountain-biker and ATV destination, and Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park, an homage to the state fossil, is a short drive to the south (open Memorial Day to Labor Day). Spencer Hot Springs is an even shorter drive. If you want to stay in the city limits, there are several turquoise shops—most of it mined by locals—and a number of diners and old-time saloons.
Austin is the middle stop in The Official Highway 50 Survival Guide, produced by the Nevada Commission on Tourism to promote The Loneliest Road in America (a nickname given to the stretch of road from Fernley to Ely). After you get the guide stamped by five participating towns, you receive a certificate. For more information, visit travelnevada.com or call 775-687-4322.
On Saturday, April 17, we will meet and greet visitors and Austin citizens at the Lincoln Highway Car Show. We invite you to visit our booth.
Established: 1862
Population: 340
Elevation: 6,656
*Nevada Magazine is proud to partner with Virginia City etching company Botcha-Caloop's in the production of the Tour Around Nevada plaque.
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
122 Main St., Austin, NV 89310
Lincoln Highway Car Show, April 17
Gridley Days, June 18-20
Old-Fashioned 4th of July, July 4
Lions Club Fly-In, August 21
How nice for Nevada Magazine to write such a great article. I love Austin and hope to live there someday. If you have never been through this lovely historic town, you need to take the time to get off the beaten path and do so. Schedule it around one of the events, and make it twice as fun. You won't be disappointed. :)
I love Austin, and I loved your article! You would have to write a book to list ALL the wonderful reasons to visit or live in Austin, but you captured quite a bit in your article. More stories like this, please! I visit rural Nevada three to four times a year, and Austin is always at the top of my list!
I'm very disappointed in the article—nothing in it would make me want to visit Austin. I only finished it because I live here. I don't think the author has ever visited Awesome Austin.
The two photos in the article are disappointing as well. Austin is a photographer's dream—I've had photojournalists from as far as Norway come to this special place.
Maybe the article was just supposed to be about a couple of residents, not Austin? Joan Williams made a comment to me about thinking she was a senior until she retired to Austin, and "senior?". "Here were all these active people in their 80s and 90s…" That would have made a better story.
This is a wonderful article for people that love to visit and enjoy historical sites. This place has something for everyone.
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Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min.
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2-1/2 cups milk
3 medium potatoes, cooked and cubed
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (12 ounces) corned beef
1 tube (12 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter over medium heat until
tender; remove from the heat. Stir in the flour, salt,
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The South Independent 7s championship was always going to be won by Arkansas State or Life, right?
"We were the only two CPD teams in the Southern Independent Rugby Conference. We thought we definitely had an advantage of most of the teams," said Life's Cam Dolan, "but just like in any other sport, especially in 7s, anything can happen at any given day, so we knew we had to come our firing on all cylinders." The Running Eagles did just that, crushing Florida International, South Florida and Georgia Southern by a combined score of 128-12 in pool play. The Red Wolves were equally dominant, blanking Florida State, Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee State 124-0 in the other pool. Arkansas State didn't concede a single point until the tournament semifinal against FIU, which the Red Wolves won 47-12. Life had a more competitive game against the Seminoles, 26-5, but it was never in doubt. Arkansas State and Life traded a pair of tries to open the final, but the Running Eagles were able to convert the kick after theirs, taking a 7-5 lead. In the final minute of the opening half, Life scored again, taking a 12-5 advantage into intermission. Arkansas State climbed back to within a conversion after a Danie Swanepoele try at the beginning of the second half, and the two giants tussled for an upper hand for most of the remainder. "The momentum shift probably happened about five times, and Life got the momentum there at the end of the second half, and played the majority of the rugby on our end of the field and just stuck the dagger in," Arkansas State coach Matt Huckaby said. The dagger came in the form of a converted Joe Cowley try at the death, giving Life the inaugural South Independent 7s title and an automatic bid to the first-ever USA Rugby college 7s national championship. Huckaby said the Red Wolves were undone by their inability to get the ball to the perimeter. "It's a tale of two teams. Life is incredibly strong and skilled, and we're really (fast), and we were really trying to get it wide and test them around there, but Life sucked up the chances we had by being extremely difficult in the breakdown. We couldn't get it out clean. They knew what we wanted to do and they prevented it." Life's undergrad program is in just its second fall semester. Since bursting onto the scene, the Running Eagles have made fast rivals of the Red Wolves, who won the only league 15s match between the two in the spring. "It's definitely a monkey off our back," said Dolan of beating ASU. "Most of us are pretty good friends with those guys. When we're together it's close, but when we're on the field, it's win at all cost and win or go home." Though Arkansas State won't receive an automatic bid to the national tournament, an at-large bid may still be on the table. The selection process for the at-large bids hasn't been formally announced, but the Red Wolves hope that whatever it is, it leads to a invitation for them. "It'd mean everything," said Huckaby of a chance to play for a national 7s title. "My guys have worked hard. I feel like we've put our soul on the mat and represented rugby well enough. We wanted that to be decided today with a win, so we wouldn't have to worry about it or leave it up to politics, but we'll do whatever it takes to get in." |


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Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and let cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Brush each slice of the bread with the melted garlic butter. Wrap the loaf of bread in foil and bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.
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Tesco boss Philip Clarke aims to make the supermarket the "multi-channel retailer of choice" in the UK this year following its acquisitions of Blinkbox, ebook firm Mobcast and music streaming service We7.
Blinkbox: TV campaign for Tesco-owned digital film and TV service
The supermarket has hired Robin Terrell, the former managing director of Amazon UK, as its multi-channel director, as Tesco seeks to adapt its business model to the digital era.
Speaking to journalists this morning, Clarke said Tesco's acquisitions of Blinkbox, Mobcast and We7 represented a "small" investment for the company.
He said: "It is a small investment for us, but they get access to our customer base and our customers love it – so you will see more of that coming into play in 2013 because we want to be a multi-channel retailer of choice in the UK and that's where it is going."
Clarke added the "multi-channel opportunity is biggest of all" and said Tesco was turning to Shoreditch's technology expertise because the supermarket needed "the innovation and the creative assets that can be provided there".
Terrell will take up his new role next month after being poached from his role as head of multi-channel development at the House of Fraser.
He previously headed up multi-channel at John Lewis, held the chief operating officer position at online retailer Figlesaves.com and was managing director of Amazon's UK business for six years.
Tesco is seeking to fuse its physical and online offering to create "another point of differentiation".
The supermarket is hoping the development of its digital entertainment business will supplement the success of its online food business.
Its online food sales grew 18% for the six weeks to 5 January and Clarke claims Tesco delivered to half a million customers in the week leading up to Sunday 23 December.
Clarke said the supermarket was boosted by strong growth of its own brands, "at the expense of manufacturers' brands", and has been taken aback by "how much people are buying into the Tesco brands".
His comments come two months after Tesco announced it was axing New Covent Garden soups from its shelves, some 12 months after launching its own chilled soup range.
Tesco's best Christmas in three years came despite a reduction of marketing expenditure "in total terms", compared to the previous Christmas, due to Tesco dropping its double Clubcard points offer.
Instead, the supermarket focused on a mail-out of personalised coupons to 10 million of its most loyal customers, while advertising by new ad agency Wieden+Kennedy focused on offering "good prices attractively".
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CORRESPONDENT | May 07,2013WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A lived in looking car allegedly containing a large amount of heroin, drug paraphernalia, and several guns landed three Barre-area residents in court Monday on felony heroin trafficking charges.
What began as a routine traffic stop on Interstate 89 in Hartford late Sunday afternoon quickly snowballed into a search and seizure after Vermont State Police Trooper Richard Slusser said he noticed the car he had lit up with blue lights was taking an unusually long time to roll to a stop. Slusser said he also noticed the two male passengers in the vehicle appeared to make furtive movements suggesting they were trying to quickly hide things.
Slusser said the driver of the car, Jessica Partlow, 30, of Plainfield, told him right off the bat that her drivers license was under suspension.
Trooper Slusser said that when he walked around to talk to the front seat passenger, Scott Haldane, 47, of Barre City, Haldane at first wouldnt roll down his window. When Haldane finally opened the door, Slusser said he had obvious track marks suggesting intravenous drug use up and down his arms and his pants were unbelted and unzipped. The trooper said Haldane offered up one small baggie of heroin but when he turned around there was an obvious bulge in the seat of his pants the size of a pool ball which Slusser said turned out to be 35 grams of heroin which is ten times the threshold weight needed to support a charge of felony heroin trafficking under Vermont law.
A further search of the car turned up a .22-caliber handgun on the floor in the backseat area which Slusser said rear seat passenger Gunnar Lunde, 23, of Barre City admitted was what he was observed hiding as the car rolled to a stop. Two rifles were discovered in the trunk.
Troopers came across Paltrows purse in the back seat and said it contained a pouch with her ID inside along with numerous needles, a bottle of water, and a cooking spoon that appeared to be used to prepare drugs. Underneath the drivers seat where Paltrow had been sitting, police found another bag with more needles, water, a belt, an elastic strap and another cooking spoon. A wooden marijuana pipe was found in the cars glove compartment.
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In 2012, both Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez had what I am calling a "train wreck" season: they pitched enough innings to be considered a "qualified" starter (162+), but had a park-adjusted ERA at least 20% worse than the league average (ERA+ of 80 or worse). It was the first time in history the Indians had two pitchers perform like that in the same season.
Since the year 2000, there have been 51 different pitchers to throw 162+ innings with an ERA+ of 80 or worse, leading to a total of 58 such seasons (because five of those pitchers "accomplished" it more than once). I took a look at each of those pitchers, to see what (if any) success they'd had before and/or after their train wreck season(s).
Masterson and Jimenez both had earlier seasons in which they were very good. Masterson had an ERA+ of 122 in 2011 and Jimenez had an ERA+ of 161 in 2010 (and was quite good in 2008 and 2009 too). Here's a breakdown of each of the 51 pitchers' BEST (qualified) season BEFORE* their train wreck year (by ERA+):
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5 |
8 |
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*five pitchers have had more than one train wreck in the 2000s (Jeremy Bonderman, Livan Hernandez, Jose Lima, Joel Pineiro, and Ramon Ortiz). In these cases, their best season before their last one is counted
**these pitchers' train wreck season came in their first qualified season
A season like Masterson's 2011 isn't quite as rare among this group as you might think. 25 of the 51 had at least one season with an ERA+ of at least 120 before falling to 80 or worse. Plummeting from Jimenez's peak is rarer, of course. Derek Lowe and Tim Lincecum are the only other pitchers in the 2000s with a season like Jimenez's 2010 to later drop below 80. At first it may be surprising that so many of the pitchers with a season so poor were actually very good pitchers earlier in their career, but I suspect few pitchers are allowed to keep throwing so many innings despite such poor results unless their track record includes some real success.
I suspect that most Tribe fans are less interested in what pitchers accomplished before turning in a train wreck season, and curious about what they were able to do afterwards. Here's a breakdown of each of the 51 pitchers' BEST (qualified) season AFTER* their train wreck (by ERA+):
< 100 |
100-109 |
110-119 |
120-129 |
130-139 |
140-149 |
150+ |
32 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
*for the five pitchers with multiple train wreck seasons, the best season after their first one is counted
**these pitchers never had another qualified season after their train wreck season
That's grim. Over 60% of the pitchers with a train wreck season in the 2000s have never even had another qualified season. Fewer than 20% were ever again what I would call good (for the purposes of this study that's a qualified season with an ERA+ of 110 or better).Now, 21 of the 51 pitchers were still active in 2012 and six of these guys had their wreck in 2012 (Masterson and Jimenez, plus Luke Hochevar, Tim Lincecum, Ricky Romero, and Ervin Santana), so they haven't had a chance to rebound yet. That means, some of those in the "NA" column will eventually have qualifying seasons, and there will be a few more good seasons from pitchers on the list. It's still an ugly picture though, with only nine pitchers who've bounced back to even one good year:
Player |
Wreck(s) |
Age(s) |
Good Seasons Later (ERA+) |
Arroyo |
2011 |
34 |
2012(113) |
Bonderman |
2003, 2010 |
20,27 |
2006(111) |
Dempster |
2002 |
25 |
2008(154) |
2009(122) |
2010(110) |
2012(124) |
Greinke |
2005 |
21 |
2008(125) |
2009(205) |
2012(114) |
Hampton |
2002 |
29 |
2003(112) |
Hernandez |
2001, 2008, 2009 |
26,33,34 |
2003(141) |
2004(126) |
2010(110) |
Marquis |
2006 |
27 |
2009(116) |
Pineiro |
2005, 2006 |
26,27 |
2009(117) |
Shields |
2010 |
28 |
2011(134) |
Most of what little success there has been for the 51 pitchers on the train wreck list has come from those who were relatively young at the time of their crash:
Of the twenty-eight pitchers ages 29 and older with a train wreck between 2000 and 2011, three of them have gone on to post at least one solid season, that's 11%. Of the nineteen pitchers ages 28 and younger with a train wreck between 2000 and 2011, seven of them have gone on to post at least one solid season, that's 37%. That's not great, but it's better than the older group. Masterson was 27 last season, Jimenez was 28, so at least they're on the right side of the age-break.
Another reason for optimism is that seven of the nine pitchers who ever went on to a qualified ERA+ of 110 or better after their wreck also had at least one qualified season with an ERA+ of 110 or better before their wreck, just as Masterson and Jimenez have. Zack Greinke is the only pitcher in the 2000s to have a train wreck season without first having had a good year (ERA+ of 110 or better in a qualified season) to go on to even a single good season later. On the other hand, thirty pitchers had a good season at some point, then a train wreck season between 2000 and 2011. Eight of them later had another good year (27%).
Summary and Conclusions:
Among pitchers with a train wreck season from 2000-2011: 20% are later successful.
29 or older at time of wreck: 11% are later successful.
28 or younger at time of wreck: 37% are later successful.
Zero good seasons before wreck: Only Zack Greinke was later successful.
At least one good season before wreck: 27% are successful.
Combining the two positive factors (28 or younger AND at least one good previous season), there are fourteen players. Seven of them later had another good year. Looking at it that way, the subgroup that holds Masterson and Jimenez (and Lincecum and Romero) would seem to have a 50/50 shot at ever recovering for another strong season.
There are plenty of caveats to this, of course: This is a small sample of players, too small to be considered scientific. ERA+ is far from the most complete way of assessing players' seasons. ERA+ cut-offs of 80 for selecting poor seasons and 110 for good seasons are somewhat arbitrary. Age and prior success are also not the only ways to create subgroups within the sample.
That said, I think this study gives us some sense of what might be expected of Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez going forward. I think most Tribe fans would be happy to have just one of the two put together another strong season.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As I write this, I'm coming down from one of the best weekends of my life.
My head's still down by the Greenbrier River. My heart is in Lewisburg, which I'm thinking might now be my favorite place.
In 2011, Budget Travel magazine designated Lewisburg as the "Coolest Small Town in America." Now I know why.
I traveled to the area (to nearby Ronceverte) for a girls' weekend in a small trailer that was advertised as being "down near the water."
Near the water, it was. But it was also near railroad tracks.
Very near.
Still, it had been ages since I'd had a grown-up weekend away, and can't remember a time when I needed a trip more than this. There was a bonus in that nearby Lewisburg was holding its first-ever Literary Festival that same weekend.
Because of the festival, many of my writer friends I normally see only once a year, at a conference, were in town. Among them one of the festival's featured authors, Lee Maynard, who invited me to join him for dinner at his place.
Earlier the same day, I'd heard that the festival's other two guest authors, Jerry West and Homer Hickam, were staying at The Greenbrier, so I made the assumption that Maynard was staying there too. I thought "dinner at his place" meant a fine steak from The Greenbrier.
I should've taken into consideration some of what I knew about Maynard -- that he's an avid outdoorsman who worked many years as a mountaineer and professional river runner, that he was national director of operations for Outward Bound and a member of the "Outlaw Writers."
That he was so amused when I said something about him being at The Greenbrier.
Because technically, he was.
Except his place was the Greenbrier River.
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The UpLift 950 Height-Adjustable L-Shaped Standing Desk offers an affordable solution for users who want an executive feel in a standing desk. This height-adjustable L-shaped desk is about the same cost as a Conset L-shaped desk, and features our UpLift 950 standing desk base, which is a better alternative to the Conset models, with a heavier duty lifting capacity and a modern, hidden and width-adjustable crossbar design. The large equal-corner desktop is a high-quality, very thick laminate top in your choice of color options (Conset tops are thinner and tend to droop slightly).
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A 3'' grommet hole can be added to your UpLift desk to allow for through-desk cable routing or monitor arm mounting. The grommet hole is drilled 6'' from the outside corner and includes your choice of a black or chrome grommet hole cover. The black grommet hole covers also feature flip-top tabs that cover the cord slot when not in use. For custom grommet hole positions, please call us at 1-800-531-3746.
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When using a sit-stand desk, we recommend mounting your computer beneath your desktop to prevent cables from being stretched and pulled out of their ports when moving the desk from sitting to standing positions. We don't recommend leaving your CPU on the floor, as most cords aren't long enough to stretch from a computer placed on the floor to the standing height of your desk. While one option is to place your CPU on top of your desk, a CPU holder allows you to securely attach your computer tower to the bottom of your desktop to free up desk space. For an adjustable CPU holder at a discounted price when bundled with this desk, our own UpLift CPU Holder features a 360° swivel mount and a gliding track mechanism for easy access to your computer.
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The UpLift Single Monitor Arm and UpLift Dual Monitor Arm allows you to elevate your VESA-compatible displays off of your desk and easily move the monitor in the horizontal plane (in and out, side-to-side) by using your fingertips to move the monitor. To move the monitor vertically you need to adjust the vertical position of the arm where it mounts to the vertical pole at the back of your desk. For users who want easier vertical adjustment, there's the Innovative EVO II and Innovative 7500 Wing Dual LCD monitor arms. These stylish, heavy-duty monitor arms provide complete fingertip adjustment for height, depth and lateral movement. They support monitors weighing up to 20 lbs. with an adjustable vertical counterbalance system that allows for fingertip vertical monitor adjustment. For dual monitor users with a wide desktop or a chair next to a treadmill or bike, we recommend the Innovative 7500 because it can easily swing the dual monitors in tandem from one side of the desk to the other.
See how easy it is to adjust the position of your monitor with the Innovative EVO II LCD Monitor Arm by clicking the video below:
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The Raynor Evo Chair is an extra-comfortable executive task chair. Covered in soft foam and upholstered in stain-resistant fabric, this chair is available in three fashionable colors at a significant discount when purchased with your UpLift 900. You won't be sitting as often anymore, but it's still nice to have an attractive and functional chair. We don't recommend this chair for users who sit more than 3-4 hours per day, as they should buy a more ergonomic chair like the Ergohuman V2 chair.
The Raynor Nuvo Mesh Chair with Headrest has an array of ergonomic adjustments that include adjustable lumbar support, a seat slider and adjustable arm rests. The Raynor Nuvo also features extremely comfortable and breathable Italian Soft Touch Mesh upholstery and a removable headrest. Already a great value, bundle this chair with your desk and get a great discount!
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Things to Do with Kids in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a perfect destination for family tours, with parks, temples, museums, and nature reserves. Children will have fun meeting cartoon characters in Disneyland, taking a boat ride at a fishing village, and riding the tram all way up to the Victoria Peak.
Summary: Hong Kong's premiere theme park boasts a wide mix of thrill rides, sea world exhibitions, animal performances and lots more.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (10:00 - 23:00 in summer).
Getting there: Citybus Route 629 runs daily from Admiralty MTR Station or Central Pier No. 7.
Visiting time: one day
Summary: It invites visitors into the legendary fairyland of Disney to enjoy a magical journey of fun and adventure.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 19:00
Getting there: Travel on the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and change for the Disneyland Resort Line at Sunny Bay Station.
Visiting time: one day
Summary: There's nothing in the world like the Peak Tram. Kids will love the excitement of riding, and enjoy the spectacular view.
Opening hours: 07:00 - midnight
Getting there: Board the Peak Tram shuttle bus No. 15C at the Central Bus Terminus
Visiting time: two or three hours
Summary: Nice swimming beaches to relax and enjoy water activities. A traditional Chinese park on the beach containing interesting statues of Chinese deities and mythic figures.
Opening hours: all day
Getting there: Bus 6, 6A, 6X, 66 or 260 from Exchange Square Bus Terminus (MTR Hong Kong Station Exit D) and alight at Repulse Bay.
Visiting time: half a day to one day
Summary: Kids will marvel at the world's tallest bronze Giant Buddha on the island and enjoy a boat ride at the fishing villages. They will have a great time cruising out to see the pink dolphins (Yes, they are really pink!).
Getting there: Visitors can take a bus to the island from Tung Chung Station on the Tung Chung Railway. From Kowloon to Tung Chung, they can either take Bus E21 at Olympic Station or Bus 31 at Tsuen Wan.
Visiting time: one day
You can stop at Dim Sum restaurants at any hour. They are invariably noisy, busy and full of families. The waiters push the wheeling carts full of dishes. When they come by, point at the dishes you want, and the waiter will put them on your table. Kids will love those delicate and delicious snacks.
Take the 1.5-hour evening cruise around the Victoria Harbor. The highlight of the cruise will be the 20-minute Symphony of Lights show featuring more than 40 skyscrapers in a dazzling multimedia extravaganza.
Summary: The most distinguished feature of the garden is the biggest greenhouse in Southeast Asia with double climate control. Here lives about 20,000 species of rare plants, 500 birds, 70 mammals and 70 reptiles.
Opening hours:
Fountain Terrace Garden: 06:00 - 22:00
Green House/ Education and Exhibition Centre: 09:00 - 16:30
Other Areas: 06:00 - 19:00
Getting there: Take bus 3B or 12M at Jardine House, Central, get off at the intersection of Albert Road and Caine Road, and walk along the mountain road to the garden.
Visiting time: half a day to one day
Related Links
- How to Plan a Three-Day Tour of Hong Kong
- How to Plan a Family Tour of Hong Kong
- Top 5 Offbeat Things to Do in Hong Kong
Questions and Answers About Things to Do with Kids in Hong Kong
Hi Mrs. Y, the weather would be warm and comfortable. A long sleeve shirt would be okay. For the hotels, we recommend the YMCA or the Metropark Hotel Kowloon. If you need any tour service or hotel booking, please feel free to contact me.
Whitney Liao replied on 2014-02-25Hi Dr.R.Gan, Kowloon area is the most convenient one to stay. Sorry, I don't know any discount for for students.
Whitney Liao replied on 2013-04-20Hi Dheng, summer clothes such as T-shirts, shirts would be okay.
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Casper, WY – The state geologist says Wyoming will soon be tangled in the nation's energy crisis.
Speaking at the governor's growth conference, Ron Surdam said the United States is as dependent on Wyoming energy as it is on OPEC countries.
With surging demand, he says the value of the state's energy will quickly increase. But he adds that will put tremendous pressure on Wyoming to produce more.
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FWIW had a nightmare with this phone. I currently am a T-MO subscriber, when I got the 521 I called to activate it and they said it would work in 2-4 hours. Well - the phone part (voice calls) worked in a few seconds but data wasn't working. I waited and waited. Finally called back, first person I spoke to had no clue about Windows (kept asking if it was Android or iPhone) then I asked for a supervisor and got someone familiar with Windows, we tried a lot of things and finally said I should just send the phone back and get a new one - but then said, let's try the super reset, He gave me a sequence of keys to hit during power up (volume up, then camera, etc.) lo and behold the data began working but that's one hour of my life I wont get back. First impressions of the phone are positive.
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Floyd and Catherine Carpenter of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Brocton, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at the Westfield Moose Lodge hosted by their children.
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More from the showLeonore and George Lee have been living in their 1923 Prairie-style bungalow for six years. Newly married when they first bought it, they now have two small boys and are ready to move on to a larger space. Though theyve made some upgrades to this 2,000-square-foot house, they'll need to ramp it up if they're going to get top dollar in this suburban neighborhood. The Designed to Sell team signs on to help make that happen.
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Reader Makes Donut & Dino Birthday "Cake"
Geekologie Reader and Facebook fan Jasmine, who may or may not have forgotten her son's birthday until the day of, went and made a donut and dinosaur "cake" for the occasion. My God I want it. Right now I'm pretending the donut holes on sticks are actually sails and the whole thing is a giant pirate ship. Kind of like Noah's Ark, IF NOAH HADN'T LEFT ALL THE DINOS BEHIND. I swear, I still cry every time I read Genesis. Or listen to them. Phil Collins -- you cut me straight to the heart!
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Practice notes: Celts not banking on schedule By: Steve Bulpett WALTHAM -- The Celtics went through a fairly quick and efficient workout today before boarding a flight to Philadelphia for tomorrow night's game against the 76ers.
Rondo back in step as Celtics beat Magic, 96-89 By: Steve Bulpett Rondo back in step as Celtics beat Magic, 96-89 The Celtics got Rajon Rondo's best game since his return from a torn ACL. Not coincidentally, they also got a 96-89 victory over the Magic today at the TD Garden.Rondo went for 19 points and 10 assists in his seventh game back. He was 9-for-11 from the field. It was the C's first win with him in the lineup.
Pierce and Garnett tributes make Davis reflect on the golden years By: Mark Murphy Glen Davis was on the road in a New Orleans hotel room last Sunday when Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were honored by the Garden crowd.The Orlando forward, a rookie on the Celtics' 2008 championship team, streamed the tributes over his computer and reminisced.
Rondo admits he would be intrigued by free agency in 2015 By: Mark Murphy Rondo admits he would be intrigued by free agency in 2015 Rajon Rondo's initial reaction today was to start laughing and say, "Already? That's crazy what you guys come up with.," when asked about an ESPN report that he will test free agency in the summer of 2015.
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Utah has been the gathering place for XTERRA Trail Run participants from around the country every September since 2011. It only makes sense that the Beehive State would have an XTERRA Series of its own.
The XTERRA Utah Trail Run Series will make its debut in 2013, with at least three races on the schedule.
"The popularity of trail racing in Utah is increasing," Utah Series director Mac McCluskey said. "I see the number increasing on the trails during my own training runs and participation in local events has been increasing."
Utah is renowned for its breathtaking trails, and the races in the series are no exception. The first race will take runners to the picturesque Jordanelle State Park, which offers rolling terrain and scenic views – all at elevations above 6,000 feet.
The second race features a short, but memorable, course at Moab, Utah. The 5K trail is mostly single track, and takes runners to Faux Falls and along Ken's Lake.
The third race will take place at Wolf Mountain ski resort in Ogden, so the climbs – and views – are sure to be epic.
Each race in the series is open to runners of all ages and skill levels, from Utah and other states. All three races are scheduled for the summer months of June and July, when the weather is expected to be warm and dry. "Mountain temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s; I consider it to be perfect for running," is how McCluskey described it.
The XTERRA Utah Trail Run Series should serve as a perfect warm-up for the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship, which is held every September at the Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah.
"If anyone were training for Nationals, this would be the place to do it," McCluskey said. "With the elevation change and hilly terrain that these events offer, it is a positive comparison to the course at Nationals. They could not be any more similar without actually being Snowbasin, and should provide excellent training opportunities for anyone considering that race in September."
Points will be awarded to the top runners in each age group at every race in the Utah Series, and standings will be updated throughout the season. At the conclusion of the series, each age-group champion will receive a free entry to represent Utah at the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship.
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This is a Predator-themed motorcycle. If you really must know, it's a 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa with a bunch of pieces glued on and all airbrushed. Plus some skulls for good measure. It's pretty wicked. Granted, it's not as wicked as a Witch of West bike would be, but that bitch was baaaaad.
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H2A.Z Sets the Stage in ESCs
H2A.Z Sets the Stage in ESCs
Cell Stem Cell, Volume 12, Issue 2,
Pages 143-144,
Publication Date 7 February 2013
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.01.012
Ruchi Pandey
Yali Dou
Department of Pathology and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
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ESCs undergo drastic changes in chromatin states during differentiation. Two recent papers in Cell (Li et al., 2012) and Cell Stem Cell (Hu et al., 2013) demonstrate that histone variant H2A.Z plays essential roles in this process by preconfiguring nucleosomes for depletion and recruiting transcription cofactors to cis-regulatory elements.