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Seth Curry scored 22 points to lift No. 6 Duke over Virginia Tech. In other action, California beat No. 23 Oregon.
February 22, 2013, FridayDuke Rolls Over Virginia Tech
Seth Curry scored 22 points to lift No. 6 Duke over Virginia Tech.
February 21, 2013, ThursdayA.C.C. Is Deep Enough to Fill Final Four Itself
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March 09, 2012, FridayAt Rivalry's End, Kansas Rallies to Edge Missouri
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January 4, 2012, WednesdayMichigan's Turnaround Forged by a Friendship
Michigan's defensive coordinator, Greg Mattison, and head coach, Brady Hoke, first coached together in 1984; their team is 10-2 heading into Tuesday's Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech.
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September 25, 2011, SundayWomen's Team Hires Ex-Men's Coach
Dennis Wolff, a former Boston University men's coach, was named the women's coach at Virginia Tech.
March 23, 2011, WednesdayVirginia Tech Holds On to Beat No. 1 Duke
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February 27, 2011, SundayAndrew Luck Helps Stanford Top Virginia Tech in Orange Bowl
With an Orange Bowl victory under their belts, the junior quarterback Andrew Luck, the game's most valuable player, and Coach Jim Harbaugh might both leave for the N.F.L.
January 04, 2011, TuesdayBeyond Orange Bowl, Stanford's Harbaugh Remains Coy About His Future
Few at Stanford would be surprised if Jim Harbaugh, who has led the Cardinal to the Orange Bowl and an 11-1 record, stays put, bolts for a blue-chip program or heads to the N.F.L.
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November 14, 2010, SundayVirginia Tech Holds On
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September 12, 2010, SundayBoise State Beats Virginia Tech With Late Score
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September 07, 2010, TuesdayIn Blue Ridge Mountains, Hokies Made Steady Climb to Top
Tenth-ranked Virginia Tech, which plays No. 3 Boise State on Monday, has succeeded by having faith in Coach Frank Beamer.
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August 29, 2010, SundayTo Enjoy College Football, Just Ignore the Nasty Specters
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August 26, 2010, ThursdaySeniors' Play Paces Texas, Bailing Out Freshmen
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Dexter Pittman scored 21 points as the No. 3 Longhorns opened with an 89-42 win over U.C. Irvine.
November 16, 2009, MondayGators Avoid Upset as Buckeyes and Hokies Fall
No. 1 Florida held off a feisty Arkansas team to remain undefeated, while No. 4 Virginia Tech and No. 7 Ohio State were both upset on Saturday.
October 18, 2009, SundayVirginia Tech Puts Damper on Miami's Title Plans
No. 9 Miami, which had risen to the top of the A.C.C. with victories over nationally ranked F.S.U. and Georgia Tech, was clobbered by No. 11 Virginia Tech.
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State Energy Program Goals and Metrics
The State Energy Program (SEP) is a cornerstone of a larger partnership between DOE and the states. SEP program goals therefore reflect the partnership's long-term strategic goals and each energy office's current year objectives.
State Energy Program Goals
The mission of the State Energy Program is to provide leadership to maximize the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy through communications and outreach activities, technology deployment, and accessing new partnerships and resources. Working with DOE, state energy offices address long-term national goals to:
- Increase the energy efficiency of the U.S. economy.
- Reduce energy costs.
- Improve the reliability of electricity, fuel, and energy services delivery.
- Develop alternative and renewable energy resources.
- Promote economic growth with improved environmental quality.
- Reduce our reliance on imported oil.
The State Energy Program also helps states prepare for natural disasters and improve the security of the energy infrastructure. Specifically, SEP helps states meet federal requirements to:
- Prepare an energy emergency plan.
- Develop individual state energy plans. Each state shares its plan with DOE, sets short-term objectives, and outlines long-term goals.
The State Energy Program outlines this vision and mission in more detail in its Strategic Plan for the 21st Century."
State Energy Program Metrics
Through the State Energy Program, DOE provides a wide variety of financial and technical assistance to the states. States routinely add their own funds and leverage investments from the private sector for energy projects. Some results of the State Energy Program are thus easily measured; for example, energy and cost savings can be quantified according to the types of projects state energy offices administer. Other benefits are less tangible; for example, developing a plan for energy emergencies.
DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has led several studies to quantify savings that can be measured. ORNL's most recent report estimates significant cost savings through reduced energy consumption.
Annual Energy and Cost Savings from the State Energy Program |
Annual energy savings |
42.3 million MBtu |
Annual cost savings |
$256 million |
Annual Emissions Reductions |
Carbon |
719,000 metric tons |
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) |
127 metric tons |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) |
5,700 metric tons |
Particulate matter (PM-10) |
145 metric tons |
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
7,600 metric tons |
Carbon monoxide |
970 metric tons |
For details about the report, see:
- A feature article published by the State Energy Program in the May-June 2003 issue of Conservation Update written by ORNL's Martin Schweitzer and titled, "Measuring State Energy Accomplishments."
- The ORNL report titled Estimating Energy and Cost Savings and Emissions Reductions for the State Energy Program Based on Enumeration Indicators Data; ORNL/CON-487; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; 74 pp.; January 2003.
- An Evaluation of State Energy Program Accomplishments Program Year 2002
The DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory published this report in June 2005; ORNL/CON 492; 92 pp.
SEP Metrics Calculator
The SEP Metrics Calculator estimates energy savings, cost savings, and carbon emission reductions resulting from individual State Energy Program (SEP) activities. These estimates can be used for SEP program status reporting and for reporting Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) activities.
The calculator is a spreadsheet tool that includes 80 individual activities and metrics. For each one, it calculates energy savings in units of million British Thermal Units (MBtu), Megawatt-hours (MWh), cubic feet of natural gas, or gallons of gasoline, whichever is appropriate. Totals for all measures are converted to their equivalents in MBtu. The conversion factors used in the calculations are included on worksheet two of the spreadsheet.
Non-Energy Benefits of the State Energy Program
In addition to cost savings and development of new energy technologies, the State Energy Program provides non-energy benefits, which include voluntary energy programs such as ENERGY STAR®. State energy offices also:
- Help state legislatures and state executives formulate and carry out balanced energy policies and programs.
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NiGHTS into Dreams is a video game developed by Sonic Team, and was originally released for the Sega Saturn in mid-1996. It was the first game to be produced by Sonic Team not feature Sonic the Hedgehog, and debuted with the 3D Control Pad, Sega's answer to the Nintendo 64's innovative controller. NiGHTS is seen by many to be one of the strongest original titles for the system, with cutting edge visuals and surprisingly complex gameplay. In the western world, NiGHTS was used as a marketing ploy to allow the Saturn to compete against Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64, and other 3D titles for the Sony PlayStation in the 1996 winter holiday season. Today it is seen as a cult classic and one of the flagship products of Sega during the Saturn era.
StoryPlayers take the role of either Claris or Elliot, two children living in the city of Twin Seeds. In their dreams, they enter the world of Nightopia, where all human dreams are played out. An evil creature known as Wizeman is gathering power to take control of Nightopia. The children team up with NiGHTS, a rogue Nightmaren (nightmare-dweller) trying to stop Wizeman. GameplayThere are eight "dreams" (or levels) in NiGHTS, four for Claris, and four for Elliot, all split into two halves. The first half acts as a traditional level, while the second half (nightmare) acts as a boss. Both halves must be completed to access the next dream. For the most part, NiGHTS into Dreams is a "2.5D" video game, where the world is rendered as 3D textured polygons, but gameplay is played on a two dimensional field. The basic goal of the game is to reclaim the four stolen "Ideyas" from the four Ideya Captures spread across the level, and return them to the Ideya Palace. Ideya Captures are destroyed by collecting with them, however 20 Blue Chips dotted across the level need to be collected first. Players usually have to take control of the jester, NiGHTS to achieve this goal. NiGHTS traverses across the 2.5 plane through the skies, performing arial acrobatics, defeating enemies and ranking up points. However at the start of the level, NiGHTS is held captive within the Ideya Palace, and players need to control the children, Claris or Elliot. The children are not restricted to the 2.5D plane, and can in fact traverse across the map as if the game were a 3D platformer, scaling mountains and wandering across valleys. The children are, however, restricted to the map's boundaries, and will be pursued by the infamous "Alarm Egg" - a floating egg with a clock face on one side. Getting caught by the Alarm Egg is the only way the game can end within a regular level - enemies will slow the children down, but not cause any damage. Freeing NiGHTS is as simple as entering the palace (usually placed a short distance in front of the starting point), but is not strictly necessary to rescue Ideyas from Ideya Captures. In the 3D children mode, many of the items usually found in the skies lie on the ground (including Blue Chips), and Ideya Captures are within jumping distance. This style of gameplay was adapted for the Sonic into Dreams minigame of Christmas NiGHTS. Like Sonic the Hedgehog the game is played almost entirely with one button (, or ) and the D-Pad (or analogue stick), allowing the children to jump or NiGHTS to speed up and spin. Spinning however, drains power from the meter in the bottom left of the HUD, and is replenished by flying through large yellow/orange rings. The and buttons allow NiGHTS to perform acrobatics, though are only useful if the player flies through a "Power Loop". NiGHTS can defeat enemies by performing a "paraloop", otherwise known as moving in a clockwise or anticlockwise circle. This can also reveal bonuses and collect multiple items at once (including sometimes those in the background). Each of the four Ideyas is located on separate looped 2.5D "courses" (or "mares") for NiGHTS, each of which passes through the Ideya Palace. Players will travel around in circles until the Ideya Capture is destroyed, but items will re-spawn if the far away from the camera. NiGHTS' play is timed, and once the time runs out, you will lose any collected blue chips and become the children once more. The scoring system of NiGHTS is rather complex - scores are multiplied considerably by forming chains (links) of rings, and the value of items on the current course will increase further if the Ideya Capture is destroyed (the blue chips turning gold within this time). To confound things further, NiGHTS has a surprisingly complex "A-Life" system, in which friendly Nightopians littered across the stage, can have their moods changed, be bred (not just with other Nightopians, but with enemies (Nightmaren), creating genetically modified "Mepians"), and be killed with very little effect on gameplay. If the player manages to not kill any Nightopians, an extra point award will be available on the fourth and final path for NiGHTS. The mood of the Nightopians can affect the level's music, though the change will only be heard if the player re-enters the stage. Collecting all four Ideyas and taking them to the Ideya Palace will take NiGHTS to a boss, which needs to be destroyed within a certain timeframe. Here, it is impossible to play as the children, though getting hit will cause you to lose valuable seconds. Bosses vary depending on the stage, though usually involve bouncing off a weak spot or paralooping. NightmarenEnemies, or "Nightmaren" serve little purpose in NiGHTS into Dreams other than to get in the way and slow your progress. Most can be knocked out of the way with a spin, and destroyed completely with a paraloop.
BothDevelopmentNiGHTS into Dreams represents both the end of an era at Sonic Team and the start of a new one, being the last Sega project to feature Yuji Naka as the lead programmer and the first to feature Takashi Iizuka as lead designer (replacing Hirokazu Yasuhara, now stationed in North America). The absense of Yasuhara means that the three original founding members of Sonic Team were reduced to two, and with both Naka and Naoto Ohshima rising up the ranks in the years which followed, NiGHTS marks the start of a new generation of Sonic Team developers. Most notably, NiGHTS is not a Sonic the Hedgehog game (despite being made by "Sonic Team"), instead being a radically different project inspired by the works of Carl Jung, and primarily his anima and animus concepts. It is said that Takashi Iizuka invested a significant amount of time researching dreams and the theories that surround them, observing the works of Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Holtz, meaning NiGHTS' themes offer a much deeper meaning than at first glance. The visual style NiGHTS into Dreams borrowed from Cirque du Soleil, witnessed by Yuji Naka and others while playing at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It's oddly typed name was originally put in place to differentiate the NiGHTS character from the word "nights", with the lower-case "i" coming from the gem on the character's chest. Voice samples were recorded in-house by various developers, usually in the middle of the night as Sonic Team's studios were not sound-proofed. As one of the top Sega employees in his field, Yuji Naka's engine for NiGHTS is often considered to be one of the most ambitious programming projects on the Saturn, at one point being recycled for Sonic X-treme (much to his distaste). Much of the game was built with unique input methods in mind (such as odd flight sticks), inevitably evolving into Saturn's the 3D Control Pad. At one point in development, the team was visited by Steven Spielberg, who played the game on an experimental controller, later dubbed internally as the "Spielberg Controller". Unique controllers would be explored again in the development of Air NiGHTS, a cancelled Sega Dreamcast sequel. Naka has stated that he created a PC version of NiGHTS shortly after the Saturn version, and assumed it had been released. PC users did not receive this game until 2012 when a version was released for Steam. Yuji Naka has stated that NiGHTS was not intended to receive a sequel, being a stand-alone game similar to Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. After NiGHTS, Yuji Naka would assume management roles as producer and head of Sonic Team, before leaving to found Prope in 2006, only for NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams to be released one year later. Sequels and Re-releasesChristmas NiGHTSIn December 1996, a special one-level Christmas version, Christmas NiGHTS was developed, being released as a stand-alone product in Japan. Elsewhere it was bundled as a free promotional item. CameosNiGHTS went through a long period of being referenced to in Sonic Team games, but not given an official sequel. There are cameos in all Sonic Team games in the Sega Dreamcast era, and a bonus NiGHTS game was included in the Nintendo GameCube version of Phantasy Star Online and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg that can be downloaded to the Game Boy Advance. There is also a NiGHTS-themed pinball level in Sonic Pinball Party. SequelNiGHTS saw a fully fledged sequel in 2007 with the release of NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, though remains controversial among fans for its changes in design and presentation. Since then, NiGHTS has gone on to assume roles in other games, such as Sega Superstars, Sega Superstars Tennis, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Sega AGES Re-ReleaseIn 2008 the game was re-released as a budget game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. This conversion was handled by Sega Studios China, and features enhanced graphics (and 16:9 widescreen support), content from Christmas NiGHTS and a number of minor tweaks to gameplay. It also features image galleries, a movie viewer mode and different seasonal outfits. Sega Heritage Digital Re-ReleaseThe PlayStation 2 version was not released outside of Japan, but was used as a base for a set of "HD" conversions for the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam services. These versions are almost identical to the 2008 PlayStation 2 adaption, though lack some content (most notably the Sonic into Dreams minigame from Christmas NiGHTS) and reportedly lack true 360-degree analogue controls. The game is rendered at widescreen 720p, though the textures, models and technical features such as draw distance remain similar to their PlayStation 2 counterparts. Sega Saturn Save DataThe Sega Saturn version game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory to save progress. In addition, it saves data for the A-Life system separately due to its large file size.
Production CreditsSaturn VersionExecutive Producer: Hayao Nakayama Musicians PlayStation 2, PSN, XBLA and PC VersionsOriginal Version Created By: Sonic Team ArtworkPhysical ScansSaturn Version
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - By now, anyone writing or talking about this Orange Bowl between Clemson and West Virginia has discussed why Tigers quarterback Tajh Boyd eventually picked his school over the Mountaineers.
What hasn't really been discussed is what was most meaningful to Boyd. He met Coach Dabo Swinney, struggled to believe his personality was reality and then eventually couldn't imagine playing for someone else.
"There aren't too many schools you can go to and play for guys like that," Boyd said of Swinney, a chest-bumping, high-fiving character who does showy things and says quirky stuff, like accepting the Atlantic Coast Conference championship trophy and saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to announce that I'm taking my Clemson talents to South Beach, baby."
It's not an act. It's actually what makes the Tigers go and why they average 75 snaps per game.
"It'd be weird if your coach had more energy than the players," Boyd said. "He'd going to do some crazy things, but it's just so fun to play for such a unique guy."
Swinney is half the coaching matchup. His counterpart is West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen and during the game he's about as demonstrative as a windmill. He may get going from time to time, but he usually the same no matter when you look at him.
And yet he's the guy who challenged his players to challenge themselves and play with more energy and enthusiasm. Ask anyone who is about to play or coach in this game Wednesday and they will tell you that changed their season.
It just doesn't make sense because ... because ...
"Because I don't have any energy?" Holgorsen said.
Well, put that way, yes, that's the perception. The 40-year-old Holgorsen may brandish energy in a can and chug Red Bull during a game, but he only really gets riled up when he's mad at officials. Even then, it's often a smirk, a shake of the head and a roll of the eyes.
Off the field, away from his job, he is very different, but when he's in the game, he's in the game and he's not jumping out of the skin he's quite comfortable in to inspire his players.
So, in a way, Holgorsen preaching about energy and enthusiasm as keys to victory makes about as much sense as Holgorsen preaching about fullbacks and tight ends as keys to victory.
"I've always been the same way," he said. "I've never been a rah-rah guy. I think some of that stuff is fake. You do it when you need to do it and you don't do it if it's not something you do. That's my philosophy. You can't trick them."
And yet he has his team's attention.
"They know when they need to have energy," he said. "I am pretty low-key and I'm pretty relaxed when things are going the way they need to go. When things aren't going the way they need to go, they know exactly what's coming."


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Thanks for the pic habskilla. Any idea what's in the box? It appears there's only one line (or group of lines) coming down into it from the pole, and one line/group coming out the bottom.@nitzguy, that's why I wondered. If they're really planning to do the entire area then there are plenty of ways they could "wire" it. They could use the existing COs as a starting point, but they could just as well lay all of it from the Brady St building. Getting back to the list, it did occur to me that it could be divided by CO, but based on the entries for the Valley that may not be the case. Val Caron does have it's own CO (1741 Main W), but afaik Val Therese and Hanmer (which are separate in the dropdown list) are both served from the Hanmer CO at 4522 Dennie. There is however an unsigned building on Jeanne D'arc (»maps.google.ca/maps?q=46.646052,···33760679) which may or may not be relevant.
It's a neighbourhood connection box. The wire coming out the bottom is just a ground wire.--»speedtest.net/result/1940600461.png
I can explain a little bit about the box that habskilla previously linked to.Bell Aliant has chosen a cost effective passive fiber deployment. This means that in the field between you and the CO there are no powered devices. The only powered devices are at the central office and your home. The rest is spliced together fiber and equipment which allows fiber to be 'split' to multiple homes.This is in contrast to VDSL deployments where remotes have to have power and much smarter equipment to do things. In the end it's more cost effective.The box linked is where this 'splitting' occurs. Fiber from the central office comes in, fiber from homes comes in, and the two are connected. It actually looks like an ethernet patch panel inside, except with fiber.
What are the disadvantages of that topology? How many endpoints can each line out from the CO handle, and how does that affect latency?I'm pretty interested to see what Vianet will be doing in response to this. Their 30/5 package seems pretty inline with 25/7 DSL (if it was available), but the only synchronous plan they have is 25/25, for $83/mo before taxes, etc. If B-A can do what they're doing in the Maritimes (mostly synchronous rates, no caps, reasonable prices) they will surely have to raise the stakes.
The number of houses sharing the fiber depends on the deployment, 16 or 32 being the most common (of course that is just the limit, you could have less). Latency isn't affected, fiber is f-a-s-t. My ping to the gateway at Bell Aliant is 1ms.As for disadvantages you are sharing the bandwidth available on the fiber with other people. The control is tighter than cable though, with the amount you are allocated changing every few milliseconds. Bandwidth can also be guaranteed for phone and TV.


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Posted March 18, 2011
Perfect summer shorts
I love these shorts, they are cute, simple and not too short but still a bit showy ;)
They are super comfortable. I love that they stretch a little around the legs so that they provide a flattering look. I have short shorts skin tight. They do stretch a fair bit during the day but not to the point that I would need to size down. I would recommend that if you are in between sizes that you would size down however.
For fit, I am a size 30 (US8) so bought a 30 and that was perfect. I am 5'11 and was worried that they would be too short or look too short on me but they arent, and look perfect.
For colour and material, super soft and washes very well!! The colour has not faded on mine and I have worn them regularly for about six months. The tassles/frayed hem does go a bit weird and ragged so I have cut most of them off or shorter. Looked weird to have heaps of frays on one leg and none on the other.
Overall a great buy
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Posted March 18, 2011
So amazing
These thongs are fantastic. They are super comfortable and dont rub your feet. And they are a great price. The leather is soft and wears well. I wear mine all the time. I have bought both the sable and the black.
For sizing - I am a US11 and the 11 in these is perfect.
For wear - I have worn mine nearly everyday since I bought them. They have worn well, they have indented where my feet sit which is normal and expected. They are great to shove on and look a bit dressier than rubber thongs.
A great buy. Im thrashing mine so may need to buy some more soon ;)
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Posted March 18, 2011
Great everyday tee
This top is perfect to chuck on when you're in a rush but still want to look nice. I love the material, very soft. The colour (I got Navy) is very nice. The top is very long which is fantastic.
The fit is baggy but pulled in at the bottom of the top and the end of the sleeves to give it a nice look.
Great top
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Posted March 18, 2011
A bit chunky but a good buy
As title suggests the case is a bit chunkier than I thought it would be. But it does protect the phone against dropping it. Obviously you still need a screen protector. The material is thick but pressing side buttons is very easy (just in case you were wondering). One point to make is that the material is very thick at the bottom of the phone near the home key which means when pressing the home key you inevitably press the cover. Annoying!
The colour is a bit lighter than I expected (I got the Gettysburg Blue).
The major downfall for this case however is that the material is matte which means that lint and dust stick to it very badly. Also makeup rubs off when you talk on the phone and the only way to get it off is to wipe it with a wet cloth. I have only had the cover a couple of days and it already I need to clean it (Im very careful with my belongings but dust etc is just attracted to this material).
Still, I like this cover, very cute
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Posted March 07, 2011
My perfect bra
I absolutely fell in love with this bra when I tried it on.
Firstly the fit is perfect, I am a 34D normally (Australian 12D) and it was like a second skin. Secondly, the material is sublimely soft - like all CK bras. They feel literally like I am wearing nothing. I like the fact that they are snug but not tight if that makes sense. Also they give you a lift but there is no artificial padding in the way.
I also like that despite being a D the bra isnt gigantic. Some bras in a D are absolutely huge and very unflattering looking in the cup. This one is part of CK's coverage level 1 - that is it has smallest amount of cup coverage out of their whole collection. I still feel 'secure' and I am not hanging out which can be difficult with these type of bras, your breasts are literally 'out there' for all to see. This one subtly covers my breasts but makes them look amazing. LOVE. A definite everyday bra
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Posted March 03, 2011
Nice easy-to-wear piece.
I was really excited about getting this necklace. It is different but easy to wear with a simple tshirt/tank for a stylish everyday look.
The silver I feel is nice, not too bright but not dull either. I think if the locket didnt have the pebbled look it may be a bit bright and trashy but the nuggets even this out. The chain is also nice and provides some added detail to the necklace.
The necklace is very long, It looks great but to be honest is a bit annoying when I am walking because the necklace twists around alot. This is not a design fault obviously - just something to consider before purchase.
One thing that is a let down about the necklace is the flimsiness of the clasp on the locket. Mine is very flimsy to the point that I am afraid it is going to break apart. The actual clasp wobbles in its hinge. I was hoping for a more stable hinge and clasp. I think if I didnt love the design I definitely would have returned it. To be honest I was expecting better quality.
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Posted March 02, 2011
Great everyday top
This is a great top that lives up to expectations. The material is like all Soft Joie in that it is beautifully soft to the touch. It is not sheer but a good thickness. Not sure about the white (I got the grey). The top looks just like the one pictured when tried on. Its baggy but not overly, the sleeves drape nicely and the top sits perfectly with jeans.
For the fit, I always take a medium, I am a US 8 and 5'11 in height. I am curvy with wider shoulders and hips. This top fits perfectly for my frame. Please note the top isnt heaps long (gives the impression it is with the longer bit at the front). One other thing that may assist shoppers is that the top is wide. It was perfect for me but if you have a slight build you may need to size down to avoid the top drowning you.
Overall, this top is the perfect top to comfortably wear with jeans. I will be wearing mine alot, especially with my Love Quotes scarves. A great buy
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Posted February 28, 2011
Great casual dress
This dress is perfect for everyday wear. It is comfortable yet looks great on. I love the racerback look and the way that it comes in at the waist.
For the fit, as a previous reviewer stated, the skirt of the dress is a tulip style fit, that is, it comes in at the waist and at the bottom. If you have a more shapely figure, especially through your legs this dress may be rather tight on you. For me, I am a size 8US and quite tall (5'11) so I ordered a M. The dress is a few inches shorter on me than the model and is a bit tighter through the legs also. I have a curvier figure so this may account for that. However, there is no way I could have sized up in this dress, it would have been far too big in the top (I am a 34D bra size to give you an idea of my top size) and this dress is perfect in M. The dress sits very nicely at the waist.
The material is very soft and the colour is a lovely dark blue colour. Not sure how it washes but if any probs I will post another review :)
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Posted February 22, 2011
Just what I have been looking for
This dress is exactly the dress I have been searching for. It is simple yet sexy. I can easily dress it up for cocktails or dress it down with an oversized cardi and boots. The material is super soft, with great stretch recovery and the colour of the black is deep.
As for the fit, the dress fits very well, I got a medium, (I am 5'11 and a US8, with curves). To get an idea how the dress fits, the sleeves are snug and tight (and 3/4 length); the top part is just right, not too tight but not loose; and the bottom is tight, as in 'suck-in-all-lumps-so-you-look-smoking-hot'. The dress is rather short on me because I am so tall. Lets just say I will be making sure its pulled down as far as it can go so I wont be showing my underwear! And its hard to pull down the back because of the ruche effect. Remember this dress is backless. I bought the black and am happy not to wear a bra with it. The backless part is beautiful because it is cut just right and accents my curves. In love with this!!!
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Posted February 21, 2011
Just the dress I have been searching for
This dress is amazing and as the title suggest is just what I have been searching for. I needed a dress that is versatile, one that I can dress up for cocktails with friends or that I can wear casually with a big wintry cardi and boots. The material is like all Rachel Pally dresses, jersey with a bit of give and great fabric recovery. I bought the black and the colour is deep and beautiful.
For the fit - I am a size 8 US and the dress is the perfect fit. A few things to consider. You need this dress tight so go for your usual size. I am generally always a medium and this is perfect for me. If you are in between sizes go smaller. For specifics - the arms are more 3/4 than full length and are very tight and fitting (which is the look of this dress). The top bodice is tight but not overly. The bottom is very tight but its the 'suck-in-all-the-lumps-and-make-you-look-hot' sort of tight. Yes the dress is backless but I dont mind not wearing a bra, with black you can get away with it.
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As promised, Microsoft has made their latest flight simulator game available to the masses as a free download today. The announcement came a few hours in advance of their Windows 8 Consumer Preview event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which will undoubtedly catch most of the attention today.
"There was an overwhelming demand for access to the 'Microsoft Flight' beta and the number of requests was far more than what we initially planned for," said executive producer Joshua Howard. "We received amazing feedback from the beta participants and it's great to see this level of excitement from fans."
The free-to-play base game allows players to fly around the island of Hawaii on the Icon A5, an unreleased $140,000 seaplane that uses regular gasoline rather than aircraft fuel, and requires a sport pilot license to operate it. Gamers who sign up using their Games for Windows LIVE account will have access to achievements and receive additional free content, from extra missions to new planes, including a Boeing Stearman. Of course, additional content such as new aircraft and regions will also be available for purchase.
Needless to say, the title isn't a replacement for the discontinued Flight Simulator franchise but rather a new take on it. Previous releases up to Flight Simulator X in 2006, while popular, were very much niche products regularly supported by third party mods and add-ons. Microsoft is hoping this new approach will reach a broader audience without alienating flight enthusiasts who cherished the series' realism and customizability.
The lack of cheaply-priced DLC could make it difficult to lure in users, however. Available at launch will be a stripped-down version of the P51 Mustang, a fighter that debuted in World War II, for $8; the Maule M-7-260Ca rugged utility aircraft featuring a cockpit view for $15 (the P-51 only has an exterior view); and the Hawaiian Adventure Pack, which adds "hundreds of miles" to explore the entire Hawuaii island chain, 20 new missions, new challenges, and the Vans RV-6A, a two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane.
The game is available for Windows PCs only with at least a 2GHz dual-core processor, a 256MB DirectX 9 compliant graphics card, 2GB of RAM, and 10GB of hard drive space. For an optimal experience Microsoft recommends a 3GHz dual-core processor or better, at least a Radeon HD 5670 or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT graphics card, 6GB of RAM, and 30GB of hard drive space.
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Wow. Those specs are crazy. I better feel the salt spray on my face.
Those specs will become laptops low end computers in a two or five years.
My bad, those were the recommended system specs. I've updated the post with both minimum and recommended specs.
The specs in the article are the recomended ones. Here's the Minimum specs:
Dual Core 2 GHz
256 MB Graphics card capible of shader 3.0 (DX 9.0c compliant)
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MS should release this for the iOS platform with a price between ($9-$19) and sell upgrades as in-app purchases. It would fly into top 10 grossing apps.
... at least a Radeon HD 5670 or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT graphics card ...Since when a GeForce 9800 is as powerful as a RadeonHD 5670? o_O
Oh look this requires yet ANOTHER client to play the game... Not the most convenient multi step process but it is now downloading at a less than stellar 200-300 KB/s. As for the system requirements, even the recommended requirements aren't that high, if you can't afford a $100 graphic card you might as well stick to flash games. I'll fire it up and report back once finished downloading, maybe today.
Guest said:... at least a Radeon HD 5670 or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT graphics card ...Since when a GeForce 9800 is as powerful as a RadeonHD 5670? o_O
Haha. When I saw the specs nothing seemed off. Then I see your comment and did the math. Somewhere there had to be a mistake. 9800 isn't even close to each other.
Yeah, this game sucks. They ruined the franchise IMO.
If you like flight simulators, my suggestion is to bypass this (even though it's free) and go with "Rise of Flight." Hella fun simulator/game with considerably better graphics and options than MS Flight Simulator.
Qrox said:Guest said:... at least a Radeon HD 5670 or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT graphics card ...Since when a GeForce 9800 is as powerful as a RadeonHD 5670? o_O
Haha. When I saw the specs nothing seemed off. Then I see your comment and did the math. Somewhere there had to be a mistake. 9800 isn't even close to each other.
Actually the 9800 GT has about the same if not more performance the the HD 5670. It just doesn't support direct X11.... and it's also a lot more power hungry.
Disappoint. All that I can say, granted it is Free, but this isn't exactly my type of game. I put a couple pictures up if anyone is interested, this is how the game looks maxed out.
I played the beta, it was pretty enjoyable.
Can i play it with my magic stick? Flying is boring. Mount guns on the planes, M$!
if it will help me BF3 jets then i will download it........
Intel i7 980 extreme, 6 core processor, HT enabled 12 Vertual cores.
24 gig ram. Triple Channel.
Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 rpm 300 gig HD, with 200 gig free space..
2 x GTX-560-Ti video cards.
And it says my Microprocessor in not compatable... say what...
Loaded it anyways and played it on maximum settings...
works good no glitches...
fun game...
can you fly with a mouse? or does it require a joystick. i mean is it playable with a keyboard/mouse?
Horrible game in my opinion. M$ has turned this into an arcade game, rather than a flight sim.
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The 32nd National Pesticide Forum
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Rella Abernathy, PhD, is the Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for the City of Boulder, Colorado. Boulder was one of the first cities to adopt an IPM policy and neighbor notification ordinance for pesticide applications. Boulder has nearly 100 urban parks and over 47,000 acres of open space land. The city has reduced pesticide use substantially since the adoption of its first IPM policy in 1993 with the goal of reduction and elimination of pesticide use whenever possible. Rella became the IPM Coordinator for the City of Boulder in 2009. Her background is in entomology and she worked at the EPA's pesticide program on sustainable agriculture and pesticide reduction policy.
Rosemary Bilchak, along with her husband, Gordon MacAlpine, set legal precedent that pesticide drift is trespass in and of itself. Prior to this decision, trespass required proof of damages. The judgment was handed down in Colorado (Delta District Court) in July 2012. Their neighbor contaminated their organic farm with the organophosphate insecticide, malathion, and would not stop his weekly spraying. They filed charges alleging that pesticide drift was a violation of their property rights. The permanent injunction that they won after an arduous 2½-year battle prohibits the neighbor from spraying within 150' of their property and when weather conditions would cause the chemical to drift onto their farm.
Nelson Carrasquillo- Since 1992, Nelson Carrasquillo has been the executive director of El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores (CATA-The Farmworkers' Support Committee), working with migrant farmworkers located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Delmarva Peninsula, and Puerto Rico as they struggle for better living and working conditions, adequate housing, environmental justice, dignity, and respect. In 2009, he was named an Executive Board Member of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and became chair of the Immigration Committee. In 2010, Mr. Carrasquillo was named a Heninburg Civic Fellow through Rutgers-Newark in order to address the most important legal issues faced by immigrants in New Jersey. He also serves on the Board of Directors at Beyond Pesticides.
Caroline Cox is research director at the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, CA. Previously she served as staff scientist at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides. Prior to working at NCAP, she had nearly ten years experience as a senior research assistant at Oregon State University where she conducted research on the biological control of agricultural weeds. Caroline serves as a public interest representative to the U.S. EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Beyond Pesticides. She writes and speaks regularly as a national expert on the toxicity of and alternatives to pesticides.
Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, is a co-founder of the organization and has served as its director since 1981. Jay dedicated himself to finding solutions to pesticide problems after working with farmworkers and small farmers through an EPA grant in 1978 to the organization Rural America (1977-1981). Since that time, Jay has helped to build Beyond Pesticides' capacity to assist local groups and impact national pesticide policy. He has tracked specific chemical effects, regulatory actions, and pesticide law. In September 2009, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed Jay to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) where he is Chair of the Crops Committee.
Jade Florence, PhD candidate, is interested in the use of cultural control, biocontrol, and integrated pest management. Before pursuing her graduate degree at Oregon State University through the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, she worked as a field assistant to implement IPM measures in agriculture. Currently, she is involved in field research to determine cultural management techniques to control Mummy Berry, a fungal disease that impacts blueberries.
George Kimbrell is a Senior Attorney at Center for Food Safety who is leading litigation on neonicotinoids and honeybees, as well as the deregulation of genetically engineered crops by USDA. His legal and policy work spans a broad range of areas, including: genetically engineered foods; transgenic plants, trees and animals; food labeling; organic standards; factory farming; aquaculture; pesticides; nanotechnology; and synthetic biology. Mr. Kimbrell received his law degree magna cum laude from Lewis and Clark Law School, where he subsequently has taught sustainable food and agriculture law as an adjunct professor.
Fred Kirschenmann is a longtime national and international leader in sustainable and organicagriculture. He sharesan appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center forSustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He is a professor at Iowa State University's Department of Religion and Philosophy and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago. He has held numerous appointments, including USDA's National Organic Standards Board and the Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production. He also continues to manage his family's 1,800-acre certified organic farm in south central North Dakota.
Stella Koutros, PhD, investigator with the National Cancer Institute and the US Department of Health and Human Services, leads several projects within the Agricultural Health Study to investigate the role of occupational, environmental, and genetic risk factors for cancer. In particular, she is involved in a project to determine impact of pesticide exposure on cancer risk. Dr. Koutros received her M.P.H. and Ph.D. in epidemiology from Yale University and BA from Tufts with a focus on epidemiology and public health.
Lani Malmberg has a herd of over 1,200 goats that she takes upon request to offer environmentally friendly, chemical-free land restoration.Ms. Malmberg got the idea to offer a goat grazing service to provide a natural and more effective alternative to chemical pesticides while in graduate school studying weed science. Her business, Ewe4ic Ecological Services, contracts with federal, state, county, and city governments, homeowners associations, and private landowners for noxious weed control, fire fuel load abatement, re-seeding, watershed management, and land restoration. She also serves on the Board of Directors at Beyond Pesticides.
Celeste Mazzacano, PhD, is the Aquatic Conservation Program Director at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the Project Coordinator of the international Migratory Dragonfly Partnership. She is the lead author on the Xerces report "Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management in Wetlands" and provides recommendations on IPM-based mosquito management practices to federal, state, and regional agencies in teh Pacific Northwest. Dr. Mazzacano earned her PhD in entomology at the University of Minnesota and has over 17 years of experience in research, conservation, and education, with an emphasis on assessing and managing invertebrates in stream and wetlands, and developing and delivering natural resource education programs and citizen science projects.
Mulysa Melco, is a landscape designer, horticulturalist and member of Sustainable Overlook, a neighborhood a program which aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting health, water and habitat for pollinators, wildlife and human inhabitants. Ms. Melco is leading the group's efforts to become the first pesticide-free Portland neighborhood, creating gardening program, bee-friendly garden tours, and classes for organic landscape design. She holds a degree from the Permaculture Institute and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Peggy Miars is the Executive Director/CEO at the Organic Material Review Institute. Ms. Miars has worked in the organic industry for more than 17 years, previously in marketing and management positions with Earthbound Farm, Whole Foods Market, Granary Market, various nonprofit organizations, and her own marketing consulting business. Previously, Ms. Miars served for six years as Executive Director/ CEO at the California Certified Organic Farmers.
Pierre Mineau, PhD, is a world renowned environmental toxicologist who co-wrote the report, The Impact of the Nation's Most Widely Used Insecticides on Birds. Dr. Mineau is Emeritus Senior Research Scientist in the Science and Technology Branch of Environment Canada, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology at Carleton University and in the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Mineau is also part of an expert working group under the European Authority for the revision of European guidance on the assessment of pesticide risk to birds and mammals.
Chip Osborne, founder and President of Osborne Organics (Marblehead, MA), has over 10 years experience in creating safe, sustainable and healthy athletic fields and landscapes, and 35 years experience as a professional horticulturist. As a wholesale and retail nurseryman he has first hand experience with the pesticides routinely used in the landscape industry. Personal experience led him to believe there must be a safer way to grow plants. His personal investigation, study of conventional and organic soil science practices, and hands-on experimentation led him to become one of the country's leading experts on growing organic turf. Chip is a Beyond Pesticides board member.
John Paul, PhD, is a concerned viticulturist, founder of local winery Cameron, and co-founder of the Deep RootsCoalition, a group of winery and vineyard owners who are dedicated to growing their vineyards through organic and dynamic practices. Dr. Paul is deeply involved issues of genetic engineering as it directly impacts organic grape cultivation. He holds a PhD. in Marine Biochemistry from SCRIPPS Oceanographic Institute in San Diego, conducting his post doctorate fellowship with a Nobel Laureate.
Warren Porter, PhD, is a professor of Zoology and Environmental Toxicology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Porter's research has shown that combinations of commonly used agricultural chemicals in concentrations that mirror levels found in groundwater can significantly influence immune and endocrine systems, as well as neurological health in animals. His recent research links pesticide exposure in utero to impaired learning, changes in brain function and altered thyroid levels. His lab has also shown lawn chemical mixtures at low-levels increase abortion rates in lab animals. Warren is a Beyond Pesticides board member.
State Representative Jeff Reardon (D-Portland), was prompted to action following the death of 50,000 bees just south of Portland this last spring, and is working on legislation in Oregon that will better regulate what pesticides may be used in the state and under what restrictions. Rep. Reardon serves as Vice-Chair of the Education Committee and also sits on the Agriculture & Natural Resources and Energy & Environment committees. Rep. Reardon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Western Washington University. His political priorities include safe and affordable housing options, improving education for students, and investing in sustainable industry.
James R. Roberts, MD, MPH, FAAP is the lead author of a landmark policy statement, Pesticide Exposure in Children and an accompanying technical report on the effects of pesticide exposure in children. Dr. Roberts is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, South Carolina. He presently serves as a member of the EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and the Chair of the Science Committee for the Children's Environmental Health Network and is a past member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Environmental Health. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX.
Terry Shistar holds a PhD, in Systematics and Ecology from the University of Kansas has long studied and taught seminars in risk assessment and environmental ethics, and challenges students to find new paradigms for environmental policies. She is a hands-on board member, getting involved in project work, in addition to the "normal" board activities. She is a regular contributor to Beyond Pesticides' reports, such as Ending Toxic Dependency (2007), and comments on regulatory issues, such as emergency exemptions, special local needs registrations, special review issues, and agency risk assessments. Terry has been a member of the Beyond Pesticides board of directors since 1984; board president from 1988 to 1993; and serves as board secretary.
Pete Sorenson, attorney at law, currently devotes his practice almost entirely to civil litigation, including environmental law. A licensed lawyer in Oregon since 1982, he has extensive experience in citizen enforcement of federal environmental law. His expertise is in pesticide torts, state so-called "Right to Farm" laws, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act and the Endangered Species Act. Sorenson also serves as a County Commissioners for Lane County, OR, advocating for sustainable economy and protection of human health and the environment.
Michael Skinner, PhD, is a biologist specializing in epigenetics, and professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University and author of the landmark study, Ancestral dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity, which determined that exposure to the insecticide DDT impacts multiple generations, ultimately contributing to obesity three generations down the line. He did his B.S. in chemistry at Reed College in Portland Oregon, his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Washington State University and his Postdoctoral Fellowship at the C.H. Best Institute at the University of Toronto. Dr. Skinner established and was the Director of the Washington State University and University of Idaho Center for Reproductive Biology (CRB) since its inception in 1996.
Mace Vaughan, is the Pollinator Program Director for The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, NRCS Pollinator Conservation Specialist and coauthor of Attracting Native Pollinators. He has been a leader in conserving bees in agricultural landscapes for over a decade, spearheading a team of specialists working to bring habitat and pesticide protection to farms and gardens across North America. He earned his masters degrees in entomology and education from Cornell University. He has taught a wide range of audiences across the United States about the conservation of bees and other beneficial insects and has wrangled insects for two PBS nature documentaries.
Evaggelos Vallianatos is the author of five books, including Harvest of Devastation and This Land is Their Land, as well as over 180 articles, including pieces in Alternet.org and Truth-Out.org. He is also a blogger for the Huffington Post. He worked in risk evaluation at the EPA for twenty-five years, and now lives in Claremont, California. He is an advocate for smaller farms, land reform, organic agriculture, and reducing pesticide use. Photo accredited to Sonja Stump.
Matt Wallach is the Project Director for the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Health Care Facilities Project, a partnership of the Maryland Pesticide Network and Beyond Pesticides. Mr. Wallach has a long standing commitment to public education and activism and has a background in environmental health and safety issues. Previously worked as Program Coordinator for Citizens Campaign for the Environment in New York State where he worked on local, state, and regional campaigns to reduce pesticide use, conserve open space, and ensure a clean water supply.
Jon Wild implements a range of options for bed bug control which reduces the use of pesticide in public housing. As property manager of the Housing Authority of Portland, now called Home Forward, he has implemented bed bug control techniques such as heat and cold probes that shock bed bugs with temperature extremes, room heating to prevent importing bed bugs on incoming furniture and personal items, and use of least toxic cedar oil product that stops bugs on contact. Mr. Wild received the Rachel Carson Award in 2011 for his commendable work.
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On to the important stuff: my first record album (the vinyl kind) was Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits, featuring the original "I Will Always Love You," and my first compact disc was The Bodyguard soundtrack. In between there was a trip to Disney World's Fort Wilderness during which my sister and I wore out the "Whitney"cassette in a rented motor home. So, as my earplugged neighbors will tell you, I'm still going through it with this situation:
On the teevee I heard India.Arie quote Anita Baker as saying it takes three generations to produce one Whitney Houston. Which makes me grateful to have had her around for my first 29+ years but bored as hell thinking about the next 60 or so with just ... Aguilera? A miasma of melisma awaits us.
But when I close my peepers tonight everything -- people, rooms, skirt suits -- will look as beautiful and effortless as this performance:


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Major Jackson Hole Real Estate Firm Shuts Down
Luxury real estate in Wyoming has taken a big blow with the sudden closure of Real Estate of Jackson Hole, the largest locally owned and operated real estate firm in the area. The company announced Monday it would close immediately after stakeholders turned down an anonymous investor's offer, as well failed plans to restructure. Many of the firm's brokers have begun to seek work elsewhere. Employees were asked to remove all personal items from company offices and remove all Real Estate of Jackson Hole yard signs from properties. The company had 70 agents listed on its webpage so many will be looking for work in a market that is a bit oversaturated with brokers. Underpinning all this is the stagnant real estate market which Rob Cheek, a top commercial broker who has been a realtor in Jackson Hole nearly 30 years, tells Planet Jackson Hole has been similar to the doldrums of recession of the mid-1980s.


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Located midway between San Antonio and Houston, the three counties of Lavaca, Fayette, and Colorado have never had any settlement large enough to call a city. No town in these rural counties ever attracted more than a few thousand people, many of whom were of German or Czech descent. Nevertheless, a small number of Jews were scattered among such towns as Hallettsville, Schulenburg, Columbus, and La Grange, and came together to establish a Jewish community that served the tri-county area.
La Grange, the seat of Fayette County, was the first to attract a significant Jewish presence. Seelig Alexander left Prussia in 1849. After a short time in New York City, Alexander moved to La Grange with his wife Bettie in 1851. After serving as a captain in the Confederate Army, Alexander returned to La Grange and opened a successful dry goods store. By 1870, he owned $5000 in real estate and $4000 in personal estate. By 1860, a number of Jews lived in La Grange, most all of whom, like Alexander, were Prussian-born and involved in retail trade. A. and M. Schwarts, most likely brothers, owned a retail business, as did William and Sam Friedlander. Sam Alexander owned a grocery store while Julius Cohen was a peddler. Bernard Zander moved to La Grange in 1859, and opened a saddlery store that remained in business for several decades. Gabriel Friedberger owned a dry good store on La Grange's downtown square in the 1850s; he was also involved in the cotton trade and even smuggled the cash crop to the Union during the Civil War. Jews also settled in the other small towns in the area. Michael Levey left Alsace Lorraine in 1857 and settled in Hallettsville in 1860. After serving in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Levey opened a grocery business in Hallettsville.
By 1868, La Grange Jews had founded a Hebrew Benevolent Society, which purchased land for a Jewish cemetery after two Jewish children died in late 1867. Gabriel Friedberger was its first president. Later, the cemetery came under the control of the women in the community, who formed the Ladies Hebrew Cemetery Association. Although the La Grange Jewish cemetery was never large, it contains only 32 marked graves, it was the first effort of Jews in the tri-county area to organize. A decade later, Jews in Columbus, the seat of Colorado County, established a Jewish cemetery in 1879. The following year, Jews in Hallettsville did the same.
In 1879, journalist Charles Wessolowsky visited Columbus and reported that the town had "twelve Jewish families and a number of young men." Soon after, a B'nai B'rith lodge was established, which attracted members from other towns in the area, including Hallettsville. By 1880, Jews in Columbus had begun to meet together informally for prayer. Later, the Steiner family gave the group a Torah, which has been used by the tri-county Jewish community ever since. Jews in Hallettsville established a Chevra Kadisha (burial society) in 1890, which maintained the Jewish cemetery and gave out charity to Jews in need. By 1900, its fifteen members held services on the high holidays, often at the home of Isaac Samusch. In 1904, the Jews of these various towns decided to establish a formal congregation. To raise money for the fledgling group, members decided to auction off the naming rights for the congregation; Coleman Asher, a 70-year old widower who owned a grocery store in Hallettsville, made the winning bid and named the congregation "Beth Asher," after himself.
Beth Asher met in a rented room on Texana Street in Hallettsville, using the Torah that had been used by the group in Columbus. In 1907, the congregation had 20 members and held services on Friday nights and major holidays. A. Meyerhoff was its president. Albert Saft, a German-born book store owner, usually led the services, which used both Hebrew and English prayers. Beth Asher had a religious school with ten students in 1907. In 1905, Jewish women founded a Hebrew Ladies Aid Society. By 1907 it had 25 members; Bessie Landa was its president.
Sam Aronsohn's dry goods store in HallettsvilleMost all of the members of Beth Asher owned retail businesses. Indeed, by 1890, Jewish merchants dominated the downtown streets of Hallettsville, Columbus, and Schulenburg. That year in Hallettsville, Samuel Aronsohn and Louis Reichman owned dry goods stores, while Moritz Cohen owned a stove and tinware business. Abraham Levytansky's store sold jewelry and musical instruments while Isaac Samusch sold groceries. Jewish women owned two businesses in Hallettsville in 1890: Fannie Schwartz owned a combination hat and grocery store, while Rosalie Schwartz had a general store. In Schulenburg, Hyman Goldstein, Max Green, and Michael Levey owned general stores while Max Kalisky and Amelia Schwartz had grocery stores in 1890. In 1887, brothers Max and Julius Schwartz opened a mule and horse barn in Schulenburg. They became one of the largest dealers in horses and mules in the southwest, and remained in business for 52 years.
Hirsh Schwartz, longtime mayor of SchulenburgBoth brothers were very involved civically in Schulenburg. Max Schwartz served on the city council for many years and was a deputy sheriff. Julius Schwartz was president and longtime board member of the First National Bank of Schulenburg. Michael Levey, who moved to Schulenburg from Hallettsville in 1880, quickly got involved in local politics, serving three terms as mayor of Schulenburg, from 1883 to 1889. Isaac Rosenthal owned a mercantile store in La Grange and served as a city alderman from 1880 until his death in 1906. This civic involvement continued into the 20th century. Hirsh Schwartz, Julius' son, was a lawyer and banker who became one of Schulenburg's most prominent citizens. He served as president or vice-president of the local chamber of commerce for twelve years, receiving their Outstanding Citizenship Award in 1955. Schwartz was also president of the First National Bank and helped found a local industrial foundation that sought to bring industry to Schulenburg. Schwartz capped off his long civic career by serving as mayor of Schulenburg from 1964 until his death in 1981.
Not much is known about the 40-year history of the Beth Asher congregation. For many years, the group met in a rented room on the ground floor of the Odd Fellow's Hall in Hallettsville. While most services were lay-led, occasionally the congregation would bring in a visiting rabbi; usually, the visiting clergy would stay at Fink's Hotel, owned by congregant Abraham Finklestein. Around 1932, Susan Steiner, Irene Waldvogel, and Clara Klein created a new Sunday school for the congregation. The classes, taught by these three women, were initially held at the Steiner home. As the school grew, additional classes met at other homes. In 1938, Beth Asher celebrated its first confirmation class in a ceremony at the Odd Fellow's Hall led by Rabbi Robert Kahn of Houston's Congregation Beth Israel. Beth Asher would hold a confirmation ceremony every other year for the next decade or so, often led by Rabbi Kahn. The confirmation service, along with the involvement of a Reform rabbi, shows that Beth Asher had moved away from its more traditional roots.
The women of the congregation established a chapter of the Council of Jewish Women in 1936, which functioned as the sisterhood for Beth Asher. Clara Stahl was the group's first president. By 1960, the CJW chapter had 37 members in 7 different towns. The group did a lot of charity work, supporting the congregation, national Jewish causes, and the larger community of the region. They also held an annual community seder at Passover.
In 1945, the Jews of the tri-county area decided to reorganize the congregation with a new name and constitution. They modeled their new bylaws and constitution on that of the Reform congregation Emanu-El in Houston. The members chose the name Temple Israel. Temple Israel's first meeting was held in Hallettsville, though the congregation had members in such towns as Columbus, Schulenburg, Edna, Cuero, La Grange, Weimar, and Flatonia. In December 1946, the congregation began to discuss building the first synagogue in the tri-county area. The Odd Fellows Lodge in Hallettsville, in whose hall the congregation had been meeting, decided to move, further prompting Temple Israel to build a home of their own. The first question was where to build it as the members of Temple Israel were scattered in eight different towns. Congregation members voted overwhelmingly to build the synagogue in Schulenburg, since it was the geographic center of the region. Hirsh Schwartz was president of the congregation at the time, and donated land in Schulenburg for the new temple. Schwartz also led the fundraising effort, which collected money from local gentiles as well as Jews in other cities.
Temple Israel. Photo by Jenny Solomon.In 1951, Temple Israel dedicated its first synagogue on Baumgarten Street in Schulenburg, using the same Torah that had belonged to Beth Asher in Hallettsville. Clergy from three different Houston congregations participated in the event. Rabbi Kahn of Temple Emanu-El led the dedication service and gave the keynote address, Cantor George Wagner of Beth Yeshurun sang, and Rabbi Robert Schur of Beth Israel gave the closing prayer. Oscar Brown, the mayor of Schulenburg, took part in the ceremony, as did the pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Members of Temple Israel in 1956The congregation was now Reform, using an organ during services and bringing down student rabbis from Hebrew Union College for the high holidays. Rabbi Kahn of Houston would come in to lead confirmation services and the occasional bar mitzvah. By 1962, Temple Israel had joined the Reform Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The congregation was small, numbering only 37 members in 1962. Services were only held one Friday night a month and on the high holidays. Eli Rubin served as lay leader for the monthly services. In 1960, there were only eight children in the religious school.
The Klein familyAs in the early years, most members of Temple Israel remained in the retail business through the mid 20th century. The Klein family made their mark throughout the tri-county area. Louis Klein moved to La Grange in 1923 from Austin, opening a dry good store. His son Larry later took over the business, running it for several decades. Four of his other sons opened stores in other small towns in the area. Myke Klein had a store in Schulenburg, Charles Klein opened one in Columbus, Sid Klein owned a store in Smithville, while Moe Klein had one in Flatonia. The Klein family was very active in the larger community. Louis Klein served on the La Grange city council while his son Charles was a founder and president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and was named the town's "Citizen of the Year" in 1989. Polish-born Ike Lippman opened a dry goods store in Schulenburg in 1912. His son Leslie soon joined the business, which was called Ike Lippman & Sons Dry Goods. After Ike's death, Leslie ran the store until he closed it and retired in 1988. Leslie also owned a farm, raising cotton and cattle for many years. George Lauterstein built La Grange's finest department store. He also owned a lower-end retail outlet called the Bargain Center. Lauterstein became a leader of the La Grange business community, serving as a director of the First National Bank of La Grange for 54 years. Lauterstein's Department Store was bought out by the Gindler family in 1968.
Although most Jews in the area remained in business, a few had entered the professions. Norman Rubin was an optometrist, while the Schwartz family has had three generations of lawyers in Hallettsville. Marcus Schwartz opened a law practice in Hallettsville in 1895; he also served on the town's first school board and helped found a local bank. His son, Armond Schwartz, served as Lavaca County Attorney for many years, and spent almost 50 years as the City Attorney for Hallettsville. Armond's son, Marcus Schwartz, continues to practice law in Hallettsville, leading the firm that had been founded by his grandfather in 1895.
The Jewish communities in the tri-county area were never large. In 1937, 22 Jews lived in Columbus, 30 in Hallettsville, 23 in La Grange, and 24 in Schulenburg. Temple Israel, which had a peak membership of 37 families in 1962, soon went into steep decline. The religious school, which had been run by the women of the congregation, closed by the early 1970s as there weren't enough Jewish children to sustain it. The remaining Jewish kids in the tri-county area usually went to Houston for religion instruction. By 1976, the congregation was down to 23 families as many of the Jewish children raised in the area had moved away to larger cities. By 1995, the congregation only had 9 families.
Rick Stein leading Rosh Hashanah servicesDespite these declining numbers, Temple Israel has persevered. From 1978 to 1991, Rabbi Jerome Sherman led high holiday services for the congregation. Sarah Lippman, Leslie's wife, was a longtime pillar of the congregation, who usually sang during services as a one-woman choir. After Rabbi Sherman died, the congregation continued to bring in visiting rabbis for the high holidays. In the mid 1990s, the remaining members began to discuss suspending services, but soon after Temple Israel experienced a revitalization. David Vogel, who assumed the presidency of the congregation in 1994, along with his wife Vickie, brought a new energy to the group. Rick Stein, the grandson of lay leader Eli Rubin, agreed to drive in from Houston each year to lead Rosh Hashanah services. Stein and his wife Paula, who was the daughter of longtime Schulenburg mayor Hirsh Schwartz, continue to celebrate the Jewish New Year at Temple Israel, which now numbers 28 member families. In 2010, John Landa Jr. took over the presidency from David Vogel. Today, the remaining members of Temple Israel, several of whom live in Houston or other large cities, are committed to maintaining the little "shul in Schulenburg."
Published 2011