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As part of ongoing renovations to Marquette's historic core – Johnston Hall, Marquette Hall and Sensenbrenner Hall – the University Honors Program will move to the garden level of newly renovated Sensenbrenner Hall, effective Wednesday, March 12. The University Honors Program main office is currently located on the lower level of Coughlin Hall.
University Honors Program Advising and Open House We will host advising in our new suite of offices in Sensenbrenner Hall on both Wednesday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 25, from 2 – 5 pm. Refreshments will be served. For additional advising, appointments are available by email or phone; or drop-in advising is available Monday through Friday, between 8 am and 4:30 pm. HOPR Seminar Descriptions for 2014-2015 are now posted. See link: More Advising Information.
Since fall semester 2013, a group of History Department faculty have been working together to create a new course for the University Honors program. The new honors course will be paired and integrated with an existing honors philosophy course on ethics, and a central feature will be examining the historical development of moral frameworks and ethical debates across a variety of cultures and eras. For more details: http://marquettehistorians.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/the-world-and-the-west/#more-512
Honors Program Student and Alumni Dinner
Thursday, 10/3: 5:30 - 7 pm
Location: Alumni Memorial Union Monaghan Ballroom
Keynote Speaker US Attorney James Santelle, Honors '80
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Mr. Santelle will talk about his Honors experience and how that prepared him for public service.
The Honors Program is open to academically qualified students in any of Marquette's seven colleges — Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Communication, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences or Nursing. Historically, we have been fortunate to receive many outstanding applications. This makes the admissions process highly selective, as we've drawn from pools of very well qualified students. The application will be available by October 1. The deadline for Fall 2015 is February 15 and decisions will be mailed by April 1, 2015.
Honors Program Family Weekend - Parent Reception
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Join Honors Program faculty, administrators and staff for a casual Wine and Cheese Reception to learn what the program is all about.
Undergraduate Research Presentation
Friday, 10/24: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
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Honors and McNair students from last spring's Honors Research Seminar will present posters explaining the results of their individual summer research projects. Please drop in to learn about their research and about the myriad possibilities for undergraduate research at Marquette! Light refreshments will be served. See more details about poster presentations.
As a University program, the Honors Program strives to offer seminars in a wide variety of disciplines from all of our undergraduate Colleges. We offer four different kinds of seminars, each somewhat different in emphasis. Take a look at the four brief descriptions to see if any might fit your interests. Proposals are due by October 15, 2013. Please submit to firstname.lastname@example.com. See Proposal Guidelines.
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Much apologies for the lack of updates. The storms screwed up my home internet connection this weekend, and to top that off I've been sick with nil energy. Today's links'll be Thrashers related...
Some relocation rumors (again), and some playoff recaps from last night.
Some looks at playoff happenings and the recovery of one of the Thrashers' most loved players.
Not a bunch of Thrashers news up, but all sorts of goodies from around the league.
Bunch of Yotes links and the video of the playoffs. Oh, and Tom Glavine likes hockey.
Some positive news for the Thrashers' prospects in ATL next season, and a few other updates from around the league.
Tons of NHL links and some optimism from the Thrashers' top two players in today's links.
Daily links for Saturday, April 15th. More Dudley Q&A, and a bit of an upset in Pittsburgh. Now a whole new team gets to make Oompah Loompah jokes.
The links are back, complete with good 3rd jersey news (to most).
Draft lottery links, with a look at some of the pre-playoff news.
Season finale links for April 10th, 2011. Wow. Is it already over?
Recaps from last night's loss, news from around the league, and an interesting quote from Rammer make up today's links.
Wolves re-assignments, Turco's gambling problem, and a former Thrasher auditions for the World Cup.
Want to re-live the excitement of last night's loss? You're in luck.
Your morning links for April 4th - I've mercifully deleted any Thrashers news for you. No, just kidding. There wasn't any.
Other stuff happened than the Thrashers getting eliminated yesterday. Boston clinched the Northeast Division! Oh. Wait...
April Fool's Day free links - relive the magic of a shutout that means absolutely nothing.
Your last links of the month of March - swing by and see if the Thrashers are eliminated yet!
Wednesday morning links. My goodness, is it hard to find a game recap around here!
Morning links for Tuesday, March 29th, 2011.
Your Monday morning Thrashers & NHL links for the morning after an actual Thrashers win.
Recaps of last night's loss to Vancouver plus some other Thrashers news and news from around the league.
A link round up for Friday, March 24th.
A NHL link-y roundup for Thursday, March 23rd
Links from around the interwebz - not all of it's Thrashers stuff. Heck, most of it is trying to avoid the topic, frankly.
Tuesday Morning Links - now with 100% more Matt Cooke!
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Purcell School pupil Alan Mofti hired to write music for Queen's entrance at Commonwealth procession
5:40pm Wednesday 20th February 2013 in News By Kathryn Snowdon, Senior Reporter
A young musician from Bushey's Purcell School has been commissioned to write a short fanfare for the arrival of Her Majesty The Queen at Commonwealth Observance Day in Westminster Abbey on March 11.
Year 11 pupil and composer, Alan Mofti, will see his fanfare being played by young brass players after the procession of Commonwealth Flags, as the Queen walks from her car to the entrance of the Abbey.
Alan, 16, said: "I'm just very excited about this opportunity - it's very high profile and I hope people enjoy my music!"
The theme for the event is 'Opportunity through Enterprise', and there will be a mix of world music, dance and personal testimonies.
The UK's largest multi-faith celebration, the Commonwealth Day Observance is attended by Her Majesty The Queen, the Prime Minister, High Commissioners, up to 200 other VIPs and more than 1,000 schoolchildren.
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During the 2011 leg of U2's 360 tour, Burmese activist, author, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991) and long-time political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi greeted audiences by video, thanking them for their support. Aung San Suu Kyi has fought tirelessly for human rights and the restoration of democracy in Myanmar (formerly Burma) through non-violent activism. She founded the National League for Democracy and her struggle frequently raised the ire of the military government of Myanmar, which placed her under almost continuous house arrest from 1989 through to November 2010. Her video greeting at concerts was truly remarkable (I was at two of the shows, Winnipeg and Minneapolis) and its significance was not lost on U2 fans. The band has long supported Aung San Suu Kyi and Amnesty International, reminding their audiences of her story and the plight of the people of Burma. Earlier in the 360 tour, U2 even encouraged fans to wear masks with her image as a gesture of solidarity and as an act of protest against the military dictatorship intent on keeping her silent.
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Here's a look at how Browns rookies fared in the Week Four loss to Tennessee:
WR Greg Little — He was targeted eight times, catching six passes for 57 yards. Overall, he has 14 catches and 131 yards on 21 targets through four games. Said head coach Pat Shurmur of Little's Week Four performance: "You see in a game where he made plays, and I think we need to help that blossom. We need to put him in position and give him a chance. I've said it all along, Sunday is his favorite day. When he puts that game uniform on, he brightens up and he's ready to roll. Not that he doesn't practice hard, but there's certain things about days of the week that make guys shine, and I think he does."
DE Jabaal Sheard — He started his fourth consecutive game and notched five tackles.
DT Phil Taylor — The Browns' first-round pick was in on two tackles.
FB Owen Marecic — The Browns' top lead blocker, Marecic had one catch for five yards vs. Tennessee. "I think he's handling his role well," Shurmur said Tuesday. "It's very rare that you see him make a mistake. He's shown up and done some things on special teams, which (special-teams coordinator) Chris (Tabor) feels like has been impressive for a rookie. He's handling his role well, and I'm looking for him to continue to improve."
OLG Jason Pinkston — He made another start at left guard on Sunday. According to NFL stats, the Browns ran for 15 yards on four carries off left guard vs. Tennessee. On Tennessee's first sack, DT Karl Klug chased and caught WR Joshua Cribbs, who had rolled right after getting a pitch from QB Colt McCoy. Pinkston let Klug go and helped block the left end, leaving Klug with a free run to Cribbs.
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Ontario (Canada)
3/5 rDev -7.1%
11-03-2013 13:51:00 | More by DamageCase76
Manitoba (Canada)
3.3/5 rDev +2.2%
I gotta say im proud of the folks at half pints for this effort. Im just going to assume the description on the bottle was written by the pride committee, cause "100% Fabulous" is giving this beer a gay man's cliche image when i think it deserves more from the name itself.
A: My current grading for lighest lager ever is if i can see the simpson's in full rich color through it! This one passes. Unbelievably light straw pale. poor head retention, but plenty of carbonation.
S: Grain, yeast, sweet fruity aroma.
T: Banana at the front with a sweet bready character. Cant grab the raspberry though.
M: Smooth throughout, and finishes with a lacquer of light malts on the palate.
D: Light! Surely this will go well in the sun at pride.
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Manitoba (Canada)
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Picked this up today from the brewery. Poured into my Half Pints pint glass.
A: Pours a pale straw colour with a half finger worth of fizzy white head. A few spots of bubbles stay on top but it didn't leave any lacing.
S: Grainy and bready malt for the most part but at times I do get a bit of the raspberry juice they put in this beer.
T: Faint Bready malt with some hints of raspberry. It's raspberry in the after taste initially but then it seems to change to a weird taste I can't describe.
M: Medium carbonation with a light body.
O: It's not a bad beer. It seems like it could be a transition beer for someone getting into craft beer. I would probably drink this before having their St. James Pale Ale or Bulldog Amber Ale.
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Some people may believe that sipping on Craft beer is always a political statement. Regardless, this beer clearly is. Picked up from the brewery a day after bottling, chilled to ~5C and poured into a beer mug.
A: I really know nothing about Helles lagers, save what I have read up on here (most of which was after the sample no less) and my first reaction is "Holy, hella pale beer" Light straw yellow with fizz white head. The head descended quickly but kept a solid, non-lacing ring about the glass for the session.
S: A very light aroma, initially I caught cooked vegetal aromas and a bit of bready malt. The same almond aroma comes to play later in the session in the nose. Perhaps appropriate, just not what I was looking for.
T: A decent balance with a light bread malt playing with a spiciness from the hops, though little apparent hop flavours and aromas. An odd flavour persists throughout the session that is reminiscent of almond extract... Certainly nutty, and in a stronger than desired level in this light a lager.
M: Crisp, no discernible bitterness in the finish. Stronger than average carbonation.
O: I could see this beer with the almond dialled down a notch or two being a perfect beer to replace a BMC, which is what I think the brewer was aiming for. It would be a beer that goes down very easily on a hot sunny day. That said, it is just not the type of beer I am generally looking for.
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Well, that's about it for anyone hoping that they could maintain a perfect bracket through the first weekend. After a day and a half of the favorites ruling the NCAA Tournament, we finally had a big upset. This wasn't a 5-12 game or a 6-11, it was No. 15 Norfolk State knocking off No. 2 Missouri, a trendy pick to make a deep March Madness run.
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Location: LI, NY
"JManga and Kodansha are working together to digitally release all volumes from each series that were originally available in print and continue each series by releasing all previously unavailable volumes. "
Should that sentence have ended with "digitally as well"?
So now if I want to read the rest of Yagyuu Ninja Scrolls, I have to download them? That's a shame, I still prefer physical media, especially if it's a continuation of something already printed.
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Same here. I mean, this is good news, sure, but I've no plans to buy virtual manga chapters/volumes.
Call me old fashioned, but I want those physical books. Perhaps if JManga's efforts here prove lucrative enough they or a sister company will publish the titles physically? One can dream.
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I very much want the books sitting next to copies I already own but I would go a head and pick up princess resurrection 8-18 if its was the only way to read the whole story.
I would rather own a digital copy than what jmanga dose now though.
aw well at least its something.
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|Hmm. While it is nice that they're releasing these titles once more, I'm not a fan of digital only manga releases. I don't like the idea of having to buy an iPad or equivalent just to be able to read it wherever you want to.
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|Now this is what I'm talking about. I would rather pay a few dollars to read unprinted manga then download from illegal sites so as to finish manga I started from Volume 1 of whatever, especially if this is the only way to do so legally. I mean, if there isn't a company like Yen Press, or whomever rescuing a niche title like Pastel or **fill in the blank** then I'll take this in a heartbeat. Hats off to JManga.
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While I would GREATLY prefer print copies, at least I would finally get to see how some manga ended, which is better than nothing.
The minute they make JManga compatible with iPad, I'm getting Your & My Secret vol. 8.
Hoping for Moyashimon, My Heavenly Hockey Club, and Nodame Cantabile to read from Del Rey/Kodansha.
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Boo! *hissss* Booo!!!
I'd prefer the physical prints. I absolutely have no plan to get those in digital.
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If it's a series that I really liked and wanted to read the end of, then I may pick them up digitally if that's the only option, but it's so much better to have them in physical format. If nothing else, what happens when I want to reread the series 10 years from now and the online version doesn't even exist anymore? Or if it's downloaded, the app that can read it is no longer available? Maybe if they distributed them as pdfs or pngs, then that would work, but as long as they try and protect their content from being copied or pirated, the digital methods that they provide seriously suck.
So, it'll be great if some unfinished series can be finished, but at the same time, this is horrible news, because it means that they won't be picked up by someone who would actually print them. I wish that some of these publishers would at least look at doing print on demand (like Tokyopop started with towards the end). Even if it doing so meant that they charged more per volume, they avoid all of the costs associated with printing up a ton of copies that may not even sell, and we actually get physical copies of the books, which seems like a win-win to me.
I can't say that I'm happy about this trend of moving from print to digital (be it manga or novels or whatever). Providing it _in addition_ to print is fine, I suppose, but increasingly, stuff is digital-only (especially niche stuff), and it sucks. I do not want to buy anything that doesn't provide a physical copy that will outlast the publisher if they go out of business or drop the product.
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one of the problems with digital is they don't charge 'a few dollars.'
they usually charge full MSRP price, which is usually even more
anime for download has always been a bad joke
streaming services are great though as long as u are ok with a monthly fee and never accessing content again once u cancel
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I have no problem paying for physical copies of manga, but why would I pay for a digital version of a manga that I could easily get for free? The folks at JManga are either insane, or I'm in the minority.
I really feel for fans of these titles, because I'd be pissed if I had already invested in the English releases and then essentially been told, "well, we're releasing the rest digitally, so you should be happy!"
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Because some of us prefer to do things legally?
Because otherwise those of us who do prefer to do things legally won't get to ever read these. The chance of a license rescue for many of these are slim to never as sales weren't stellar. I'm not thrilled to be buying these digitally, as I said I would immensely prefer physical, but if given a choice between this or nothing, I'd like to see how the manga finishes.
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Jmanga doesn't charge MSRP for print volume price (Though they used to charge a lot more). Most of their stuff is like $5 a volume.
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|Given the option of a digital purchase or a physical purchase I will take the digital one. I think that the only media that I purchase in physical form is manga at this point and some anime. All my TV shows, movies, books, comics, video games and music are all via Digital services.
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|I guess I should give up on that final volume of Ghost Hunt... there is just no way I am buying anything digitally.
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|Dead Tree version, or no sale.
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Now here's a question; if you wanted a "NHL Legend" hanging in your man cave; who'd it be? Damn well wouldn't be Doug Gilmour.
I would make Bobby Orr my mantle piece. Somehow. I'd carve a log or something to make it happen.
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- Down Goes Brown said...
"Now here's a question; if you wanted a "NHL Legend" hanging in your man cave; who'd it be?"
It would be Doug Gilmour.
Man, that was an easy one.
- January 27, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Vance said...
Only because the Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf offerings aren't yet considered a "Legends"?
- January 27, 2011 at 5:10 PM
I'd go with Gilmour if he's taking out the trash in an open robe. Or was that Cicarelli? Oh damn... did you have to bring THAT up?
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Can I get Behn Wilson?
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I don't know but it looks kind of weird in that picture. but he is a great player.
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The newest member of Oregon's congressional delegation — and the only woman — she is back home holding a series of spring town halls throughout the district.
The former state legislator won convincing primary and general election victories last year to claim the seat formerly held by fellow Democrat David Wu.
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I look forward to this, because the key component to lack of social economic mobility is education. Since the U.S. is dead last among all developed democracies, the focus will be attempting to bring social economic classes on the same line in order to achieve college success and employment which will create a strong future of positive conomic growth for all.
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The incident happened at the junction close to Sheepen Road around 9.30am.
Part of the Colchester-bound section of the A133 Cymbeline Way was blocked while emergency services attended.
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As of the beginning of this year, all orders for True Systems products are to be placed directly with True Systems through their Tucson, AZ headquarters. Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) is no longer the exclusive US distributor for True.
Tim Spencer, president and chief engineer of True Systems, comments, "SEC has done a great job opening the door for our products in the live sound and recording industries. With True Systems in the driver's seat, we intend to build a closer connection to our dealers in addition to offering direct in-house technical support and service to our end-users. With fewer steps in the distribution chain, True is capable of improving core product features in a timely manner, adding value to the line by lowering prices across the board and improving our connection to end-users."
The new pricing structure went into effect this week and is poised to deliver increased dealer and end-user participation in the True success story.
Under the new sales arrangement, the highly successful True P-Solo mic preamp will retail for only $695 MSRP. In 2007, True 's Solo line will grow to include the new P-Solo Ribbon mic preamp, a PAR Excellence Award winner at the recent AES Convention in San Francisco. The P-Solo Ribbon is designed to optimize functions and gain specifically for ribbon microphones. The estimated price of the P-Solo Ribbon is $745 MSRP.


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Holly Springs Mayor Dick Sears has gotten so many complaints about one of the proposed 540 extension routes that he's starting to feel like Ronnie Williams, his counterpart in Garner.
Williams has railed against the Red Route, a possible 540 extension across southern Wake County that would bulldoze houses, parks, churches and businesses in Garner. Sears says Holly Springs residents are worried about the Purple Route, which would cut through the 600-home Sunset Oaks neighborhood.
With that in mind, the Town Council voted unanimously this week to endorse the Orange Route, a 540 extension option that may endanger more wetlands but preserves more homes and businesses.
"I don't see where the Orange Route has much of an impact at all in Holly Springs," Sears said. "I've heard no complaints about the Orange Route. None. Zero. Zip."
The N.C. Department of Transportation identified the Orange Route as a preferred option through southern Wake in the mid-1990s. The Purple Route and Red Route were among several alternative routes developed in recent years as the state, in order to comply with federal regulations, searched for alternatives that would have less environmental impact.
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Wake County officials are disputing figures used by the Wake County Taxpayers Association to argue that passage of the $810 million school construction bond issue Tuesday would increase debt too much.
The association says the total county debt obligation is $3.5 billion, including principal and future interest. The group says the school bonds would add an additional $1.1 billion in bonds and interest that "pushes total county debt to over $4.6 billion."
But Nicole Kreiser, Wake's debt and capital director, says that as of Oct. 1, the county's outstanding principal and interest on its debt is $2.78 billion, not $3.5 billion. Kreiser says passage of the school bonds would increase outstanding principal and interest on county debt to a maximum of $3.11 billion as of June 30, 2017.
Deputy County Manager Johnna Rogers said people often don't take into account that the county regularly refinances older bonds.
Preservation questions
Preservation Durham has stepped into electoral politics with a Preservation Voters survey of candidates in this fall's city elections.
The group sent five questions pertaining to historic preservation to each of the 10 candidates running for mayor or one of three City Council ward seats. The responses are posted at bit.ly/GBDyHB.
All three mayoral candidates completed and returned the surveys, as did Eddie Davis and Del Mattioli, Ward 2 candidates, and Pam Karriker, a Ward 3 candidate.
Cora Cole-McFadden, a Ward 1 incumbent who is running unopposed, was among those who did not respond.
Kudos for Kinnaird
An Orange County Board of Commissioners resolution this week nearly brought former N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird to tears.
The board recognized Kinnaird with a proclamation for her 26-plus years of service in the Senate, as Carrboro's mayor and on local boards and commissions. She has been an advocate for the underprivileged, social justice, jobs and education, and an end to the death penalty, the proclamation read.
"Ellie Kinnaird has gone about her public duties with an unflagging spirit, a willingness to attend diverse community events that reflect and support the values of Orange County, and a devotion to principle regardless of obstacles or opposition," the proclamation said.
Residents at the meeting, most of whom came to speak about the county's revised animal control rules, gave Kinnaird a standing ovation.
Holding a fist to her mouth and choking back emotion, Kinnaird said she was honored. She never expected to be in government at all, she said, except as an advocate, and will miss working with Orange County's local leaders.
"As you know, Orange County's unique, and so when you speak for Orange County, you speak in a very different voice," she said. "But our values are the ones that we know are so much a part of the leadership of this state."
Political trail
• Greg Brannon, a Cary physician and candidate for the U.S. Senate, will speak to the Triangle Republican Women at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Bleu Olive Bistro in Loehmann's Plaza, 1821 Hillandale Road in Durham. Contact Marilyn Flanary, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Americans are getting ready for the holidays and have begun buying gifts for their loved ones.
Your parents, children, and friends are all likely on your Christmas list.
But what about your pet's? Your furry friends might be making out pretty well this holiday season.
With Christmas just around the corner, many Americans have begun shopping for holiday gifts.
And one industry group is predicting strong sales for an unexpected set of recipients.
"100% of our employees are giving their dogs Christmas presents, me included, and I think all of us wrap them, and put them in stockings, it is a big deal," says Dr. Ivy Chupp, Bush Animal Clinic.
53% of dogs and 38% of cats receive gifts at Christmas, according to a National Pet Owners Survey.
"We love them, we love them almost as much as we do our children," says Deena Taylor, Pet Owner.
Americans spent roughly $53 billion on their pets in 2012.
"I don't think about what it costs, we just get it," says Taylor.
Even in the current economic state, people are still splurging on their pets, especially for the holidays.
"When you go into the stores, you see stockings that are already stuffed with dog toys, cat toys, treats for the dogs, you used to not see things like that, you see sweaters for dogs, clothes for dogs," says
While nearly half of that money was spent on food, pet owners also spent big bucks on veterinary care, boarding and grooming services.
"Big time, because there is family coming, and they want their dog to look good when they family gets there, there are portraits being made, and we have tons of them who are getting groomed for portraits," says Jody Senkbeil, Magnolia Pet Resort and Spa Manager.
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This EP really kicks in teeth! The music is hard, fast and extremley dark. But what I like about Slayer is Tom Arayas powerful voice. There are somne good bands out there that are ruined by a terrible vocalist. Whats even better is that you can understand what Tom is saying. This is an excellent album. Slayer is the most powerful band out there (at least in my opinion.)
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This is classic slayer, sounds like a mix of show no mercy and hell awaits. There is only 4 songs but all 4 are brutal and very catchy thrash speed metal. The title song is one of slayers most underated tracks ever. i wish they would play this song live once in a while. the riff is classic and lyrics are vintage slayer. The song starts with tom screaming "the holy cross, symbol of lies, intimidate the lives of christian born" gotta love that. Chemical warfare is the one of my favorite speed metal songs of all time and captor of sin is crazy too. The bonus track aggressive perfector is also found on some copies of show no mercy lp and really gives you an idea of how they sounded when they first came out. Get this ep to complete your slayer collection. its only weakness is its short length but its still classic music for the best speed metal band of all time.
1984, when Slayer's second studio recording (and their first and only ever EP) was released, was kind of a transitional phase/album for this four piece. "Haunting the Chapel" finds Slayer giving up the traditional rock-based song structures in favor of a different style, which would come to be known as thrash-metal's "signature sound." Therefore this disc is more important than some give it credit for, even though it's only seventeen minutes. Plus, "Haunting the Chapel" shows signs of the band's greatness. Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman set their fret-boards on fire with blistering riffs and scorching solos. Add some deft drumming by Dave and Tom's eerie vocals and you have an album which is a precursor to Slayer's 1986 classic "Reign In Blood." The lead-off song, "Chemical Warfare," is, to this day, a staple of Slayer's live shows, because it's an ultra-fast chugger with great riffs. "Captor of Sin" is a rocket-propelled scorcher, and the title track has more blistering, dual guitar shredding and an elongated solo (which is over a minute long). Lastly, "Aggressive Perfector" was not on the original release of this album–it was taken from the "Metal Massacre Vol. 3″ compilation. This is doubtlessly the most rhythmic and mid-tempo cut of the bunch, and it includes back-to back-to back guitar solos. Even though "Haunting the Chapel" is weighed down a little because it's vastly under-produced, it's still a very good listen if you enjoy thrash, an essential buy for serious Slayer fans, and an important stepping-stone in Slayer's evolution.
This is a fantastic EP by Slayer. Even though it only has for tunes, it is a classic. Two out of the four songs were also featured in Slayer's live Album Decade of Agressions which was released many years after it. For you to have an idea, the full length classic album Hell Awaits, which is more or less from the same time landed only one song in the live album. Following are coments of the songs individually ranked from best to really great but not as fantastic as the one above:CHEMICAL WARFARE: Any comments made about this song will be fall short of doing justice to its greatness. Plus, if you are a Slayer fan you already know it.CAPTOR OF SIN: Heavy and fast, this is pure Slayer. The song starts with a killer guitar lead and never lets down. Its chorus sticks to your mind for ever.AGRESSIVE PERFECTOR: This is Slayer's very first song. It was released for the first time in the album METAL MASSACRE 3 – a compilation of then upcoming bands by Metal Blade Records. They got it right since the first song.HAUNTING THE CHAPEL: The title track of this EP is its least significant song. Its great, though. It is a shame that the band seems to have forgotten all about it. You never hear they play it live. Purchasing this album is probably the only chance you will have to enjoy it.
While Slayer's 1983 debut "Show No Mercy" wasn't a bad debut by a longshot, at the time it had a "been there, done that" feel to it. Slayer followed up with this EP that would become an instant classic to Slayer fans mostly because of the great fan favorite "Chemical Warfare". "Captor of Sin" is a hard hitting track while the title track would begin Slayer's trademark of fantastic title tracks on their following albums. An early version of "Aggressive Perfector" is included here as a bonus track and is pretty solid (a faster version would be included on the remastered re-release of Slayer's 1986 classic "Reign in Blood"). The only problem with this EP is the shoddy production values, but that is a staple on any of Slayer's Metal Blade re-releases. All in all, this is an essential addition to any Slayer fan's music library.


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It's been a long time coming, but Windham resident David Wilson was inducted into the New England College Hall of Fame two weekends ago in a ceremony at Johnson and Wales College.
Wilson, who is still involved in wrestling as an official while also assisting as a coach at Windham High School, was WPI's first college All-American and a four-time New England finalist.
He also endured a remarkable journey on his rise to the elite of college wrestling.
In fact, Wilson's story was depicted in a recent book by Roy Eaton entitled "Makers. Shakers and Takers," which profiles 18 short stories of people (including Donald Trump) making a difference.
Wilson's story relates how he started wrestling at St. Bernard High School in Ucasville, Conn., as a 4-foot-8, 67-pounder. He was so small that the athletic director tried to get Wilson to drop the sport. But he refused and, to his credit, the high school coach decided to keep Wilson, which was a decision that benefited both of them.
By the time he had graduated, Wilson had become an undefeated varsity wrestler, a two-time high school state champion (at 98 and 105 pounds) and a two-time New England freestyle champion.
In dual-meet competition, Wilson gave up only one point in his entire high school career and, in three tournaments, he was cited for most pins in least amount of time.
Wilson, 54, was nearly as successful at WPI, where he was All-New England four times at both 118 and 126 pounds, posted a 58-3 record, finished third in the Division 3 nationals and eventually came in third in his weight class at the 1976 semifinal Olympic tryouts.
In Wilson's very first match in high school, as he approached the official and his opponent, he tripped and fell flat on his face, evoking laughter from everyone in attendance including his own teammates.
But Wilson won that first match and every one after that and, following a tremendous career, he clearly had the last laugh — as his induction into the College Wrestling Hall of Fame proves.


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Is it possible to play all flash videos using VLC because flash is consuming a lot of processing power? In addition with VLC I will be able to record every stream for example Ustream etc.
I am using Ubuntu 11.04.
Get FlashVideoReplacer. The extension automatically replaces embedded flash videos with the original mp4 or flv videos, allowing to watch flash streaming content with a less CPU intensive plugin or standalone external player.
Keep in mind that although VLC is an excellent player, the plugin isn't. FVR won't work well with VLC plugin. The recommended plugin is gecko-mediaplayer. For documentation, supported sites and tweaks see the extension web site
VLC can play any Flash video for which you have the .flv file. It can also record anything it is playing.
However, you can't always just point it at a webpage and play Flash videos on that page and it can't 'play' .swf files (because they aren't videos). You need to somehow download the .flv file. There are tools that work for some sites such as cclive , get_iplayer and youtube-dl that download the .flv files.
Not all sites are supported by such tools but there is a work around that allows you to download the video file so that you can watch it without using Flash for the actual watching although you do need the Flash plugin installed to do this. This workaround uses Chromium but a similar method works with Firefox+Firebug.
In Chromium, press Ctrl+Shift+J to open the developer console and click on the 'Network' tab.
Then, navigate to the page with the video on and start to play it. You can then look for the item in the list with a type starting with 'video/' and click on it.
This will give you a URL which you can copy and download using wget or a download manager.
Once you have copied the url, you can close the page which will stop Flash from running.
This works for any non-live Flash video as long as additional digital restrictions management methods (like RTMP used on BBC iPlayer) are not used.
Live Flash streams such as Ustream are, as far as I know, not possible to play with VLC. However, some sites may give you a proper streaming URL like an mms or rtsp link which VLC can play.
SMPlayer can do what you ask here, but for youtube only.
It starts a separate application, SMPlayer Youtube Browser, to search for videos. One can create a link/desktop launcher to it,
or just run
VLC can also play embedded youtube videos.To a similar question (here) I received a comment on how to do that:
'VLC can stream and play youtube videos directly without needing to download. I always use it because my older PC can't handle flash very well and the system lags, but watching on VLC those problems go away. Check this on how to watch youtube videos on VLC Player: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFg3_ZGsC6k'
(Thaks to Halkinn)
I tried to find an addon for FF to open youtube video in external player. There is one for VLC but it doesn't seem to work (it worked up to v.9 of FF it seems) but its clone for SMPlayer works. There is also one working for VLC+Chromium ! - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jldiailifbdkepgpcojllmkbakleicab?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
The VLC web interface has to be enabled and vlc open (VLC Tools-Preferences-Show Settings -All-Interface-Main-enable Web, restart VLC)
I think that the best solution is (the one suggested by user55822):
Using the Firefox Openwith addon and just adding vlc and/or smplayer instead of/beside browsers. And it works perfectly (to play youtube in smplayer, do not add smplayer, but smtube)
And while smplayer (smtube) is limited to youtube, VLC works outside youtube too.


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text: Betty Lou Holen, 84, of Bertrand, Nebraska, died Thursday, February 14th, 2013, at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. Betty was born on May 12th, 1928, on the family farm east of Bertrand. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Walter and Bertha (Ebmeier) Maaske. Betty graduated from Bertrand High School with the class of 1945. She then pursued higher education to receive her teaching credentials from Kearney Teachers College in Kearney, Nebraska, and Valparaiso University in Indiana. Following her education, Betty taught in rural Phelps County schools. On August 26th, 1951, Betty was united in marriage to Herman Holen and to this union four children were born: Kathy, Weston, Marcy and Tami.The couple farmed near Bertrand. Following retirement, Betty opened "The Growing Child" clothing store in Bertrand, which she operated for eight years. Betty and Herman loved to travel. They visited all 50 states on various trips and also enjoyed trips to Europe and the Scandinavian Countries. She enjoyed friendships from school, MNO Extension Club, coffee club, book club, card club, church and community. Betty enjoyed supporting her grandchildren and attending many of their activities. On January 16th, 2004, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman. Betty was an active member of the Westmark Evangelical Free Church. Betty and Herman were engaged on Valentine's Day in 1951 and according to God's plan they were reunited in Glory on Valentine's Day 2013. Besides her parents and husband, Herman; she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jonathan Lucas and Grace Sauter; one great-granddaughter, Lexi Hock; brothers-in-law: Floyd Holen and his wife, Grace; Chester Holen and his wife, Gladys; Norris Holen and his wife, Flo; Virgil Holen and his wife, Doris; Milford Holen and his wife, Bernice; Wallace Holen and his wife, Naomi; Ralph Holen and sisters-in-law: Rachael Bard and her husband, Franklin and DeLoris Gustafson and her husband, Keith.Survivors are four children: Kathy Robison and her husband, Gary of Bertrand; Weston Holen and his wife, Christa of Oxford, Nebraska; Marcy Lucas and her husband, John of Cozad, Nebraska; and Tami Sauter and her husband, Matthew of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; 11 grandchildren: Chad Robison; Joey Robison and his wife, Lindsey; Kristy Hock and her husband, Nick; Blake Holen; Joy Solomon and her husband, Bryan; Heather Brennan and her husband, James; Linda Brown and her husband, Scott; Tom Lucas and his wife, Kimberly; Mikaela Sauter; Bridgette Sauter; Eden Sauter; 11 great-grandchildren: Reyclyn Robison, Ryan Robison, Adlea Hock, Shevin and Kaisha Solomon, Anna, Blair and Riley Brennan, Ian and Owen Brown and Henry Lucas; one sister, Donna Holmquist and her husband, Bruce of Omaha, Nebraska and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 24th, 2013, from 1p.m.-5 p.m. with the family greeting from 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska. Funeral Services for Betty Lou Holen will be conducted from the Westmark Evangelical Free Church on Monday, February 25th, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Rick Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Sandstrom Cemetery in Phelps County, Nebraska.A memorial has been established in Betty's honor and will be designated at a later date. Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.comThe Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.


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Michael Bennett's ground-breaking musical is back on Broadway: A Chorus Line reopened on October 5 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, which was previously called The Plymouth when the original production was playing to sold-out houses a block or so away at The Shubert Theatre. Thirty-one years have passed since the 1975 Broadway premiere of A Chorus Line, and while the trials and tribulations of gypsies — dancers in the chorus of a Broadway musical — remain the same, the technology on the Great White Way has changed dramatically and more so in lighting than in any other design discipline in this show.
While the technology has been updated, the musical is still set in 1975. In the words of its scenic designer (now and then), Robin Wagner, this makes it a period piece. "It is the same but different," he says, noting that the intent was to recreate Bennett's original production, which he conceived, choreographed, and directed. The revival is directed by Bob Avian, co-choreographer for the original production, which ran through 1990, and at one time held the record for the longest-running musical on Broadway. "It's still about the choreography; it's still about the dance," adds Wagner.
This means that A Chorus Line is performed on a primarily open stage with a white line where the dancers stand, and the lighting is based more on a dance plot than a typical Broadway musical. Wagner's scenery includes a row of periaktoi across the back of the stage, one side of which has the mirrors that make up the back wall of the rehearsal room. For "The Music and the Mirror," the central dance number (currently performed with panache by Charlotte D'Amboise), additional mirrors fly in. There are now six more than in the original production, three on each side of the stage, which replace black curtains.
The two biggest changes in the design of the periaktoi include the fact that they now pivot thanks to computerized scenic automation provided by Hudson Scenic; previously, they were turned by stagehands cranking bicycle chains around the bases of the scenic units. The other change is for the big, flashy finale, when the dancers have taken off their practice clothes and return dressed in sparkly gold costumes with top hats. For this scene, one side of the periaktoi now has TPR fiber-optic lighting built into the "fan" design, rather than the Mylar that was stapled on in the original production. Hudson Scenic built the fiber into the scenery (with kudos to David Rosenfeld).
But most changes come in the lighting department, as Tharon Musser's 1975 design was adapted to a modern rig. LD Natasha Katz turned to Marilyn Rennagel, Musser's partner and associate, who provided the original plot, focus charts, followspot sheets, and tracking sheets for levels. "The issue was how to contemporize a show like this," Katz explains. "I spent a year of soul-searching, during which I realized that this is an iconic light plot and that Tharon is a genius." As a result, a modern version of the original light plot is now hanging at the Schoenfeld. "I took her ideas and gave myself flexibility," says Katz, who added moving lights in the form of Vari-Lite VL1000 incandescent luminaries and echoed the 55° followspot angle that was carefully worked out for the original production. "Even though the backdrop is closer in this theatre, which is smaller than The Schubert, the angle still works," Katz adds.
The remainder of the light plot is primarily ETC Source Fours. For the modern twist on the original plot, the VL1000s are used to fill in the dark corners of the stage as well as to recreate Musser's 2' multicolored, Mondrian-like squares around the dancers, an effect originally achieved with just 96 dimmers.
Katz also added Wybron Coloram II color scrollers to some of the fixtures, another technology that did not exist three decades ago. "The Source Fours alone contemporize the look of the show," says Katz. "But it's amazing how Tharon's light plot withstands today's judgment bar."
In terms of the color palette, Katz changed some of the choices (for instance, adding blue in the sidelights), but Musser's choice of deep lavender (Roscolux R56 Gypsy Lavender) for the dancers' faces remains the same. Katz's palette includes a mix of Lee 202 (Half C.T. Blue), R25 (Orange/Red), double Lee 141 (Bright Blue), and no color. The sidelight is used in the dance scenes, and the frontlight/backlight combo per person is used when the dancers are talking on the white line. Katz refers to this as the "line" light.
"Each dancer has a frontlight and backlight, all Source Fours at 60%," she says. "The frontlight is from the first electric and not very flattering. Michael Bennett wanted you to see them sweat and see how hard they were working. These were strong choices for a director and designer to make. These 'thought' lights are in deep purple from the front, which looks like something you never saw before. Who would do that?
"Tharon's original choices included a wonderful mix of red and green in the sidelight, with so many variations," notes Katz. "She wasn't afraid to use green from one side and red from the other. It was interesting to see how colors were mixed before the advent of scrollers and moving lights. It was all Roscolene back then. Tharon mixed three different colors to get white light, which created more interesting colored shadows and more complexity. It was true that less was more."
Of course, the biggest news in the lighting back then was the breakthrough of using a memory board on Broadway, replacing the age-old resistance dimmers. The Newman Theatre, where the show started out at The Public Theatre, had a small memory board, which is how the show was programmed. "Having a memory board meant Tharon could do so many things she couldn't have done before," reflects Katz. "It's all just one push of a button today, but it was a revolution then. That was the first time you saw a show with such fast cues, and the followspot work was amazing, with fast pickups of dancers in the dark. Now people think it's done by moving lights. The followspot work is almost like crosscutting in the movies. We're used to it now, but with the old dimmers, it was amazing."
The console used on Broadway in 1975 was a prototype for the modern console: Gordon Pearlman's LS-8 computerized system built for Electronics Diversified (EDI) and provided by Four Star. The current control system includes an ETC Obsession II console for the conventionals (programmed by head electrician Eric Norris) and a PRG Virtuoso (programmed by Matt Hudson) for the moving lights, with the gear provided by PRG Lighting. The production electrician is Jimmy Fedigan, with Yael Lubetzky as associate LD and Aaron Spivey as assistant LD.
"In the scenes with the mirrors, you see a double version of the dancers and sense their exuberance," says Katz. "You don't see that too often on Broadway, but the depth and sparkle of the lights is incredible. Our version is probably brighter than what Tharon ultimately achieved."
Katz feels that there must have been an incredible relationship between Bennett and Musser, as well as with Wagner and costume designer Theoni V. Aldrege, allowing for such a tight collaboration, which seems so hand-in-glove. The lighting in A Chorus Line is like a character itself, moving the musical from thought to thought as the dancers bare their souls to a director whose voice booms like a god from the back of the theatre. Katz also admires Musser's incredible boldness in color choices and crisp, clean, fast cues. "This was a life-altering experience for me," she says. "I am in awe of that light plot."
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Saturday presents us with one of, if not the most stacked UFC cards of the year. The best part about the card? It's free. Fox Sports 1, formerly known as Speed TV, finally sealed the deal with the three resistant networks, and will now have a 93 million home viewer base. That's a lot of casual fan viewing, and pushes the UFC even farther out into the sports mainstream. To say that the card is significant is an understatement.
Right in the middle of this stellar card is a very intriguing match-up between two welterweights on lava hot win streaks. Matt Brown and Mike Pyle are two guys that personify real grit and mental fortitude. If ever there were a Royal Rumble type match, where every fighter in the UFC's welterweight division were tossed in the octagon, Matt and Mike would be among the last men standing. I'm sure of it.
Thebout between these two will almost certainly see the winner rocket into the Top 10. That's right. Neither guy is currently ranked in the Top 10, but we won't go into that. What we will do, is get down to a quick interview my MMA Sentinel co-host, Iain Kidd and I were able to grab with The Immortal. Brown discussed the significance of being ranked (or not) in the Top 10, a story about a mountain lion and the things he strives most to improve. Here's what he had to say:
You know, all that stuff is just superficial to me. I'm just here to fight and do the best I can. All the other stuff will kind of take care of itself. It's not really my concern at the moment. Maybe after the fight I'll think about stuff like that. At this point, I know that I've got a really tough guy in front of me, and that's all I can worry about right now.
Getting Big Fights Based On Merit Instead Of Trash Talk
I wouldn't really say it bothers me when guys can talk their way into big fights. I understand how things work. They're in the business of selling tickets and putting butts in seats. That's what it's all about. It doesn't really bother me too much, but if I was in charge, it's not how I'd do it.
Sakurai & The Mountain Lion
I know this one time, we were training with Hayato Sakurai, and we were running this mountain. Sakurai was being pretty lazy about it, and we see this dead deer carcass. Matt (Hume) told him that it was from the mountain lions. All the sudden Sakurai started running way faster, and he ended up beating everyone to the top of the mountain.
What Distinguishes Him From The Rest Of The Pack
I guess the biggest thing that might be different about me is that I'm not afraid to lose. I go out there to fight, and I don't really care if I win or lose. I'm just going to fight. That's about the only thing I can think of.
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I work on everything constantly, all the time. If I had to say I was to narrow it down, I'd say that recently, it's my wrestling that I'm working on most. It's the most important part of MMA. It's something I missed out on in the younger part of my career, so I've been focused on that more than anything else.
For me, it's a personal test. Everything in life is a journey where you test yourself, and in martial arts and fighting, you tend to learn more about yourself than any other way. Individual combat sports really let you learn about who you really are. That's how I look at it anyway.
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SALT LAKE CITY - The Westminster College men's basketball team improved its record to 8-1 for the season by defeating Chadron State 94-69 during the second night of its own Thanksgiving weekend tournament here Saturday.
The Griffins shot well, connecting on 56.5 percent (35-62) from the field, including 52 percent (14-27) from 3-point range and 91 percent (10-11) from the free throw line.
Chadron State also did a number of things well, coach Brent Bargen said. The Eagles shot 44.2 percent (23-52) from the field, including 6-11 from the 3-point territory, and 74 percent (17-23) from the charity stripe.
"This was our most complete game so far," Bargen said. "We played a really good team tonight and competed pretty well. We've obviously have a long ways to go, but we've got a chance to be a pretty good team if we keep working."
The Griffins were led by Jake Orchard, a 6-foot-4 senior, with 18 points. Blake Skidmore, a 6-foot junior, added 14 and six assists while Alex Drecksel, another 6-4 senior, added 10 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Chadron State was paced by 6-5 Zac Bargen with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs, along with four assists and three steals. Freshman point guard Justyn Anderson added 14 points and junior forward Grant Stone contributed 12 points off the bench.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In the end, Ballard High School point guard Quentin Snider will be staying home.The consensus top-35 recruit and Kentucky Mr. Basketball candidate committed to the University of Louisville in his sophomore season, but abruptly rescinded that commitment in July and chose Illinois after being recruited by programs like UCLA and Memphis.On national signing day, however, Snider did not return his letter of intent to Illinois, and today his signed letter has been received by coaches at U of L."It's official that I will attend the University of Louisville next year." #CardNation he wrote on his Twitter account, @QuentinSnider4.Snider pushes U of L's recruiting class to No. 5 nationally, according to Evan Daniels of the Scout.com recruiting service, who broke the news this morning. U of L also has signed a five-star prep standout in Shaqquan Aaron and Jaylen Johnson, the top player in the state of Michigan, as well as a big man in Chinanu Onuaku in the early period.Snider originally withdrew his commitment out of a concern for the apparent backlog at U of L's guard position. But when Evansville prep product JaQuan Lyle decommitted, that opened up more room at the guard spot.In July, veteran NBA scout Frank Burleson told WDRB's Rick Bozich, of Snider and his performance at the LeBron James Skills Academy: "I love him. In terms of doing everything, he was probably the best point guard there. Certain guys are maybe better scorers. Certain guys are maybe a little quicker. Certain guys are better at traditional play-making. In terms of the entire point-guard package, I like him the best of the point guards (in the 2014 class)."Copyright 2013 WDRB News. All Rights Reserved.
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The bizarre appointment of prekindergarten opponent Dianna Lightfoot to head North Carolinas early education division is a good signal that influential N.C. political leaders wont be embracing President Barack Obamas call on Tuesday for universal preschool.
Lightfoots already gone, having resigned last week two days after her hiring when news broke that she has publicly opposed prekindergarten, and had made controversial and offensive comments on Facebook and Twitter.
Unless new Gov. Pat McCrorys administration is so inept that officials failed to do the most basic of background checks in Lightfoots case it would have taken only signing on to a computer and typing in her name the fact that she was considered knowing her background, let alone hired, shows disdain for public preschool.
Could this be the first wave of executive branch strategies to dismantle the nationally praised prekindergarten program? Hopefully not. But the Republican-led N.C. legislature has already tried to do that over the last two years. It slashed funding, instituted a copayment for participating families and lowered eligibility guidelines so many poor families wouldnt qualify.
Then Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, who has been overseeing for years state compliance with rulings in a school finance lawsuit, weighed in, calling the moves unconstitutional. He ordered them halted, saying they denied education access for all eligible at-risk 4-year-olds.
The legislature appealed but the N.C. Appeals Court sided with Manning. The co-pay and eligibility changes were stopped. Lawmakers did not restore funding but then-Gov. Bev Perdue issued an executive order last fall authorizing money to serve 6,300 additional children.
The attempts to dismantle preK in North Carolina have been shortsighted and wrongheaded. The state preschool program has been viewed as a national model. Last year, Rutgers Universitys National Institute for Early Education Research gave N.C. plaudits for being one of just five states meeting all the benchmarks for a quality, cost-effective program.
Moreover, Obamas push for universal preschool acknowledges something that N.C. lawmakers should take note of: The kind of quality preschool that North Carolina has been providing is an economic tool. It is not only a lure for businesses, but increases the tax-paying base and saves the state money long-term.
Research shows low-income students benefit significantly. They succeed better academically, graduate from high school more often and are more economically productive later in life. Economic impact studies have shown that every $1 invested in early childhood education saves taxpayers up to $13 in future costs.
Several studies undergird this finding, including one here in North Carolina, the Carolina Abecedarian Project. Last year, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released more data after following 101 of 111 participants in the study since they were infants low-income and African-American, half who were enrolled in preschool and half not.
The results were impressive. According to the study of the adults at age 30, those whod had preschool had significantly more years of education than those who didnt; they were four times more likely to have earned college degrees; 23 percent of participants graduated from a four-year college or university compared with 6 percent in the group who did not attend preschool. Those with preschool were also more likely to own homes, have longer marriages, were less likely to repeat grades, need special education or get into future trouble with the law.
Some pooh-pooh preschools benefits, pointing to studies that show test-score gains for the students tend to evaporate by third grade. Thats been a refrain among some detractors of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools prekindergarten program.
Evidence is conflicting on that score. Head Start programs are pointed to most often for no lasting impact. Yet even with murky test score gains, more important and long-lasting benefits self-sufficiency, higher education, staying out of trouble were starkly evident. And those benefits held true even for participants in Head Start, David Deming at the Harvard Graduate School of Education reports.
Experts attribute these benefits to non-cognitive skills preschool provides that arent measured on tests vital societal skills like patience, planning, cooperation and delaying gratification.
States around North Carolina recognize those benefits. Both Florida and Georgia have universal preK; Florida received the National Institute for Early Educations top ranking for access; Obama cited Georgias lottery-funded preK as a model and was in the state Thursday to highlight it.
Last fall, South Carolina had a conference where business leaders, politicians and educators touted the value of early childhood education. Keynote speaker John A. Weinberg, senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, calculated that more early childhood education would generate a 16 percent return on investment per year for S.C.
N.C. leaders should pay attention to what these other states are doing. They see investments in early childhood education as a competitive advantage. Nine states plus the District of Columbia now fund free preschool for all 4-year-olds. Nearly half of all 4-year-olds and 20 percent of 3-year-olds were enrolled in state-funded or federally funded preschool programs in 2011. Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman has said the return on investment in preK is stronger than the stock markets average performance since World War II.
Thankfully, Dianna Lightfoot wont be heading N.C.s preschool program. Her position that early childhood education for low-income children fosters dependency on government and an entitlement mentality is reflexive dogma that has no factual basis. Plus, it ignores documented benefits financial benefits for the state, its taxpayers and the students who participate.
Universal preschool is a worthwhile goal. Obama said Tuesday he plans to work with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child.
But in North Carolina, the fight goes on to ensure that every low-income child children most at-risk has such access. N.C. lawmakers machinations to reduce access have been shameful and harmful.
N.C. youngsters, particularly the poor, need the good start that quality preschool can give them. And as research shows, the state benefits greatly as well.
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Twelve High End Systems ColorCommands™ are enhancing the weekly worship at the Fellowship of the Woodlands in Woodlands, TX. ColorCommand is a dichroic color-mixing PAR/washlight fixture that offers complete freedom from gels and color scrollers.
Dave Marks, the media minister, LD, technical director and set designer, says the ColorCommands are a big asset to the 4,400-capacity venue. "We have 300 dimmers, but mostly I use the 12 ColorCommands. They are awesome. I absolutely can't imagine doing what we do without them," Marks says.
"Divine intervention," Marks claims, plays a role in their successfully executed set designs, which change each week to enforce the Woodlands minister's message. Along with the divine powers, the four-person production team including Marks, a carpenter, audio director, and video director work hard week to week.
"The ColorCommands save a huge amount of time on our set designs," Marks says. During the week, the set is constructed. On Friday, he receives the music to be performed for Sunday's service. Then by Saturday's noon rehearsals, he must have his lighting programmed and ready to run.
"I have just four hours to build looks for every song," Marks explains. "There are six to seven songs plus a drama during our hour and a half service. So we start with the contemporary, upbeat songs, which call for hot colors; then we go into the ministerial songs, which call for cooler colors. Without having to hang eight different colors, I can go from a hot pink to a nice cool green or blue and still have versatility with every song having a different look."
The stage is 100' wide by 40' deep with a trim height of 30'. "It's a big stage and pretty high up there, so when I need to focus in a general area, I have beam control with ColorCommand, so I can focus."
For their Christmas show, a massive 30,000 people attended eight special services. A snow-covered stage, Christmas trees, video of winter landscapes and, of course, ColorCommands set the scene.
Another theme recently saw the stage set up with a real golf hole. A 6' hill sloped up to the hole and pin. To its right was a genuine sand trap, recreated with 2,500 pounds of sand. "The message was about how we keep a score card in life," says Marks.
This particular week, "integrity" is the message. "This set is a bit more artsy," Marks says. Included in the design are 4'x6' canvases and 25' curtains made of screen door material, with ColorCommands illuminating from below.


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A range of pattern variations and advanced imaging offer a true stone look in vinyl flooring.
A new product for staircase refinishing from StairCasing is both quicker and more economical than traditional refinishing methods.
Reclaimed Hardwood flooring is crafted from slow-growth Appalachian timber from deconstructed barns in Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The kiln-dried wood features character markings such as nail holes, cracks, and mineral streaks. It comes with the companys low-luster Oil Naturals...
Addressing structural issues first made the interior finish work easier.
Eight new designs for commercial-grade high-laminate flooring based on urban and global designs.
Elevated floors on pier foundations are mandated in V zones and recommended in coastal A zones. But the moisture and energy details can be a head-scratcher. Whether a builder places the floor system on pier supports or on a perimeter stemwall, he has to face interrelated problems of air sealing...
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