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+Kiwanis Club selects Hogle for Citizen of the Year
Red tide has made its way north to Longboat Key and town staff is prepared to pick up dead fish that may come ashore.
+Siesta Key crosswalk lighting project out for bids
Sarasota County's purchasing department re-worked the contracting process for Siesta Key Village crosswalk lighting.
+Sarasota city commissioners will discuss wayfinding project
Dog leash regulations at Payne Park and an update on performer Nik Wallenda's plan to walk across U.S. 41 on the bay from is also on the agenda for the meeting Tuesday.
+ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Wallenda and Reis take to the wire
The Circus Sarasota Gala got very interesting Friday night during the live auction portion of the evening.
+2013 Circus Sarasota Gala
+Jewels on the Bay Designer Showcase Kick-off Party
+Sarasota Orchestra Gala: Bravo Broadway and Our Leading Ladies
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The Valle D'Oro at Newbury
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yeh to to genuine food without the need of fancy presentation. The lasagne will be a great change from the rice we eat most of the time. I had my share of tasting Italian food during my trip here.ReplyDelete
It sounds wonderful and comforting. What state is this in - Boston?ReplyDelete
Ooooh, I want to go to there! :PReplyDelete
Oh I know exactly what my "that" restaurant would be. This one sounds fantastic!!ReplyDelete
I adore Italian food, but can't seem to find an Italian restaurant I like--so glad you have. Fortunately I'm going to Italy in a couple of weeks!ReplyDelete
Mmm... looks good! I like the mini Italy you created with the oil and vinegar!ReplyDelete
that lasagna looks so delicious! i totally know what you mean, we have one of those lovely, unpretentious italian restaurants in town that we just adoreReplyDelete
Oh dear, I know what you mean. We have one of those places we love to go.ReplyDelete
You make you drool reading all your description of the food that you eat in this restaurant... Sounds like it is the "place" if I'm visiting Newbury :DReplyDelete
Your descriptions are making me crave this!ReplyDelete
Just a quick question. If you're in the Newbury area have you Ben to The Vineyard since Daniel Galmice took over. I went when Jon Campbell was in charge, it was the best meal I've ever had.ReplyDelete
I think we all have "that" restaurant. Your description of the oil and vinegar on your bread plate made me laugh--I sometimes will make patterns in mine with a fork!ReplyDelete

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Family rescued from yacht stranded in the Solent
10:30am Monday 27th January 2014 in News
A family had to be rescued by lifeboat crews when their yacht became stranded in the Solent.
A couple, their two young children and a dog got stuck on the Beaulieu River entrance of Lepe Spit at 1pm on Saturday.
A rope became entangled around the propeller of their 35ft yacht Islana and they were unable to retrieve their anchor.
The Cowes RNLI lifeboat crew cut the anchor free before towing them back to Shepards Wharf, Cowes.
Then then braved choppy conditions to recover the anchor from the river bed to prevent it causing a hazard to any other vessels and restored it to the yacht.
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12:20pm Sunday 19th January 2014 in Sport
THE Evesham Jubilee AS Hangover Cup was fished on the Worcester canal.
Despite an overnight frost, all anglers caught with roach and perch showing.
Tim Hunt weighed in 11lbs 6oz of mainly small perch on the worm to win the cup.
Second was Doug Smith with 4-15, while section winners were Mark Birbeck (3-6) and Steve Foster (3-0).
Sunday brings the final leg of the fishery winter league with an 8.45am draw.
Drakes Broughton hosted Evesham WMC winter league's fifth round.
Stuart Robinson fished the pole at short range for F1s and carp weighing 26lbs 11oz and Nat Prothrough used the same tactics for 12-13.
Mart Woods bagged 11-0, while section winners were Ian Lewis (9-1) and Mick Brooks (10-13).
Evesham Youth AC fished the Tingle Canal Series third round at Lapworth.
The fish were hard to come by but junior Jordan Holloway found 1-6 of roach to win on the day.
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Hi: I want to build a little mini crack machine, just big enough to do pullups and hangs from. I've seen a few threads on here suggesting that bare, sanded wood would be the best surface in terms of skin-friendliness, others saying that's not so good. One thread showed a fellow using a crack machine with leather gloves, guess I'd rather avoid that if possible, especially if I'm going to try to get down to smaller sizes. Probably where I could use the most training right now is 0.75 camalot size, and I think gloves would pretty well defeat the purpose there. I was thinking of maybe trying to face the wood with some kind of stone, but would be interested in hearing of other approaches folks have had success with. Cheers, David
Actually, just sand and paint it. A friend used sandpaper once on his crack machine and it was too painful to climb bare handed. You want to be able to use it without gloves. You'll enjoy it a lot more.
mix sand with paint for texture. It shouldn't be worse on your hands then real rock. Over time the sand will fall off and you can choose to repaint if you want.
A friend of mine glued burlap fabric to the surface of the wood. worked pretty good
I'm surprised the hold manufacturers have come out with something yet. Maybe you could research the climbing hold manufacturing process and mold yourself a sweet crack?
I used thin pieces of sandstone (scraps from the quarry). Use the highest rated contruction glue you can find and clamp or weight to increase the strength while it is drying. If you use stone, grind the outside edges a little.
I'd go with shale or slate. Both are pretty easy to come by due to their use in flooring/decking(not the bad kind). I feel like shale has a pretty average texture as far as rock goes, and slate's naturally flat and is a bit smoother for more of a challenge.
Best simulated cracks for training I've seen are just bare wood. Yeah, its slick, so, won't tear your hands up and you're forced develope good technique. Using a grippy surface defeats the purpose, IMHO.
I've built a crack machine hangboard that I surfaced by wrapping the boards with climbing tape. I wrapped the boards instead of just putting strips on as it tends to stay on better. The more you overlap, the better. Also, use the good curity kendall tape as it has the best adhesive. This type of surface is friendly on your skin, gives you extra grip, and is cheap and easy to install. I think I still have my hangboard but I don't use it. I'd probably give it away for a 6 pack. If you want to be able to master fist jams it's perfect. Hand jams are problematic in narrow doorways. Good luck - Dan
Go to Supertopo and email Ed Hartouni. I believe that he and his frineds use one frequently; he's a friendly guy and and will certainly respond.
Get a good thick paint and add grit. Hardware stores carry a fine sand that is normally added to paint for concrete steps that works well. If you use normal latex paint it will last OK, but if you want good long term performance then use a marine or epoxy paint. Now for my unsolicited 2 cents: With a decent friction factor inside the crack by making it rough, you may learn to finesse you jams rather than using brute strength if the crack is smooth and slippery. Good luck
I heard about some guy using ceramic tile in his crack machine. Dunno how it really worked out, but it's another option I suppose.
Let's see some pics
+1 for bare wood, no gloves
I used garage floor paint with sanded grit mixed in. Available at the local big box stores. Seems to work well.
Bare wood lightly sanded. Painted is too slick. And since the entire purpose is to develop crushing jam strength, while avoiding abrasion/gobies, any sand/rock etc for added texture is a detraction, not a bonus. People add sand because they paint and with plain paint it's way too slick. But sand in the paint blows ass, parts of it crumbles off and it isn't nice on bare hands. Tape? Surely you're kidding? That'll be nice after a few months when the glue is bleeding through the surface of the tape and it's like climbing a flypaper crack. One more thought...if you are building a little thing for hangs, don't bother with adjustable, just make side-by-side cracks at different fixed sizes so you can work multiple sizes without having to mess with adjusting it. Suggest 7/8", 1", 1 1/8", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", and fist.
I did one with sand and paint. It is really hard on the hands to the point that you don't want to use it without taping hands. I would go with just coarsely sanded wood or if you NEED to add a surface gluing on slate/flagstone (sandstone) or any thin flat stone would work I guess. You can always add texture later but it is hard(er)to take it off. If you are just trying to make a crack hangboard +1 on making a couple side by side with fixed sizes. Do it so that for example the right hand piece of wood for the 3/4" is the left hand side for 1", ect...
Thanks to everyone for the replies! I guess I can start with the bare wood and build up from there if that doesn't work for me. Cheers, David
Instead of sand in the paint, you could try a little crushed walnut shell. It is commercially available for just such a purpose (Adding a non-slip texture to painted or coated floors) It might be a little friendlier to the hands.
anyone want to post up some photos of their crack simulators? Never done it and would be interested to see


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Jefferson grabs NWC
The Bearcats (1-6, 0-1 NWC) had rallied from a 6-2 deficit after 2 1/2 innings to take a 7-6 edge before the visiting Wildcats (12-4, 2-1 NWC) came back.
Zach Ricker (3-1) was the winner with 3 2/3 innings of relief of Herron (2 1/3 IPs). Ross Thompson got his second save with an inning.
Joey Shimp took the loss with 4 2/3 innings in relief of starter Aaron Crider (1 1/3 IP). Jefferson scored three times in the top of the second without benefit of a hit: four walks — two of them bases loaded to Tyler Wrasman and Zach Ricker — a hit batter and an error, to go up 3-0.
Spencerville got two back in the home half on two free passes and a pair of hits, including a 2-run single by Sean Monfort.
The Wildcats tacked on three more in the third via two walks and three hits, including a 2-run double by Ross Thompson and a run-scoring 2-bagger by Seth Wollenhaupt, for a 6-2 edge.
The Bearcats tied it up with a 4 spot in the home half, combining two walks and two hits, including a 2-run double by Wyatt Krouskop, plus a key miscue that allowed two more runs in.
The Bearcats took a 7-6 edge in the fourth courtesy of a walk, a hit and a wild pitch that plated Joey Shimp.
The guests put up a solo tally in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to center by Thompson (plating Wollenhaupt).
Shumate (2-3) walked six and fanned eight in giving up an unearned tally. Alyssa Mulholland led the attack with a 4-for-4 contest (3 runs, 2 runs batted in), with Tori Johnston 2-for-2 (2 runs, 3 RBIs).
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Strawberry Custard Pies Recipe
- 4-1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 4-1/2 cups cold water
- 3 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 6 packages (3 ounces each) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
- 6 pastry shells (9 inches), baked
- 3 pounds fresh strawberries, halved
- Whipped cream, optional
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in gelatin and lemon juice until gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
- Prepare pudding mixes according to package directions. Pour into pastry shells. Top with strawberries. Carefully spoon gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate until set. Garnish with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6 pies (8 servings each).
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I've made it twice, a hit both times. Had to do my arithmetic to scale down the recipe, but it was great.
I made one pie using the measurements listed in one of the reviews. I didn't care for the pudding in this recipe. I was hoping for more of a custard taste...maybe I would like it better w/ a creamcheese-type base.
For Mothers Day, I made the full recipe for 6 pies. Wish I had made more. After giving to my 2 moms, I gave to 2 helpful neighbors and left 2 at home. Well each pie for home lasted a day each. Wish I had made more! :) Everyone loved these and my neighbor came over the other day and asked for the recipe. She ran to the store, came back to my house and we made 6 more!
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Excellent turnout for Bromsgrove Museum one-off reopening
3:10pm Wednesday 12th February 2014 in News
THERE was an excellent turnout when Bromsgrove Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time in six years.
Last week the Bromsgrove Advertiser revealed that campaigners were now looking to buy the Steps House building and reopen the museum at this location.
The Friends of the Norton Collection Charitable Trust need to raise the purchase price of £250,000 by the first week in March.
To promote the campaign the old Birmingham Road museum, which closed in 2008, was opened to the public for a special one-off weekend on February 8 and 9.
As well as classic items from the Norton Collection being back on display, there were also new items including an image of the construction of Liverpool's Liver Birds, made by Bromsgrove Guild.
The old museum's weekend opening has been hailed a success by Dennis Norton - the former leader of Bromsgrove District Council who donated his lifetime's collection of artefacts to the museum.
He said around 1,000 people attended, while hundreds also showed an interest in becoming a member of the trust and supporting the fund-raising initiative.
"It was a very good weekend," Mr Norton said.
"There was a lot of interest from people about taking the museum to Steps House.
"I want to thank the helpers, trustees and the public for their support."
Anyone who was unable to make the weekend, but is interested in supporting the trust, is asked to write to Mr Norton at the Forge, Broad Green, B60 1LW.
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text: Safe Zone Network The Hamline University Safe Zone Network is a group of university community members who are committed to addressing issues of importance to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community through education and advocacy. Members of the Safe Zone Network participate in a four-hour introductory workshop and on-going educational sessions on issues of particular interest to the membership. Recent educational sessions have focused on such diverse topics as Coming Out, Religion and Spirituality, Legal Issues in the GLBT community, Bisexuality and Transgender Issues. Additionally, members have the opportunity to serve on the Safe Zone Network Advisory Committee and/or of the four sub-committees: Training; Programming, Research and Assessment; Awareness, Advocacy and Action. Created and launched in January 2005 by Student Affairs staff members, Javier Gutierrez and Carlos D. Sneed, to date over 500 members of the university committee have participated in the training and educational activities of the Safe Zone Network. Of these, 275 members are current members of the community, including staff, students, faculty and administrators. How LGBTQ Friendly is Hamline's Campus? Below is a link to the national LGBTQ Campus Climate Index report rating how LGBTQ friendly Hamline's campus is based on an index created by the national organization Campus Pride. The Campus Climate Index for Hamline was originally completed by the Hedgeman Center in 2011 and has recently been updated in 2013. View the documents below for more information. Also, click here to see the website where Hamline's results are posted. LGBT-FRIENDLY CAMPUS CLIMATE INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS (2013) NOTE: The Hamline Coalition for LGBTQIA Issues recognizes that any national assessment tool may have limitations in applicability to a particular campus. The Campus Climate Index is NOT a replacement or substitute for campus climate research which examines more holistically campus attitudes/perceptions of LGBTQ and Ally campus life. We also recognize that this rating is not a reflection of any one person's experience or the experiences of an entire community of individuals here at Hamline. This tool will be used as a benchmark and a way of gauging Hamline in regards to other comparable institutions in the areas this tool assesses.


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By Bruce Amaro
---- — The owners of Bradford Ski Area, Neil and Bradley Sawyer, like to think of their ski operation as a skiers' farm team, the place where new skiers go to learn their sport before they hit the bigger, more expensive mountains.
"We give about 60,000 lessons a year," Neil Sawyer said. "Everybody comes here to ski, or learn how to," Sawyer said.
Bradford Ski Area is also the place where experienced skiers use the slopes to stay in shape or enjoy some less aggressive local skiing.
"They come for a local day out near home and it's usually the whole family," Sawyer said. To meet the demand for lessons, Ski Bradford has between 230 and 250 instructors available to schedule lessons to fit most schedules.
They can run as many as 30 lessons simultaneously in one hour. Their after school programs run hour long lessons every half hour from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Often people who come to ski area with friends or as guests turn into customers who want to try the sport. They take an unplanned lesson and spend some time on the slopes of the ski area.
One of the few local, family-owned and run ski hills still available for skiing all season long, Bradford Ski manages 13 trails on 70 acres of their side of the 262-foot high ski slope. The hill is used by hikers as well who approach it from the Groveland side.
Named Dead Hill on the federal USGS maps, in 1949 two Haverhill residents, Hugh Pearson and Ken Boyd, cut the first ski trail into the side of the gently sloped hill. There they leased the land and ran their seasonal business until Sawyer's father, Roger Sawyer, bought the business in 1956 then eventually the land on which it ran.
The senior Sawyer expanded slowly, buying up land around his slopes to add trails. "He bought land and added trails throughout the '50s and '60s and into the 1970s," Neil Sawyer said. Neil and his brother Brad took over the business in 1972, and added more trails in the last three years. They brought in chairlifts in 1983, 1988 and 2003. Until then, the hill used T-Bar lifts and rope tows. They currently have a 10-lift capability.
"We still have the rope tows," Neil Sawyer said.
The new trail system is mapped and color-coded for ability: the two easiest trails are marked with green circles; the four intermediate trails are marked with blue squares and the seven difficult trails are marked with black diamonds. The ski area also includes a terrain park.
Unusual in small ski areas, the Bradford operates a large terrain park once called the Snowboard Park. The area simulates travel through an area with jumps and other obstacles on the trail. The owners rearrange the park layout from year to year, but they keep the small half-pipe as part of the basic design. Skiers and snowboarders will find several rails including an A-frame rail and box, two or three down rails, with two small boxes for beginners. The designs usually includes a large kicker followed by a few small ramps throughout the run.
They are open six days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. They also have special night rates from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. six days a week.
School vacation and holidays the hours are: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They closed Christmas Eve night, Christmas day and New Years' Eve night.


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Supermarket supergiant Tesco is currently trialling a free Wi-Fi service, and has told the Financial Times that it could quickly roll it out to branches around the country if successful »
The LG Optimus 3D is a beast. That's normally meant as a compliment, but in reality, being a beast is a bit of a double-edged sword »
Having slashed call and text costs while roaming, the EU has turned its attention to the ludicrous rates charged to access data services abroad »
Mobile rumours site Boy Genius Report reckons it has the low-down on the successor to the Nexus One and Nexus S -- the Nexus 4G »
Smartphone makers Nokia and Apple have settled a long-term legal dispute over patents. Apple will pay an undisclosed amount to the Finnish company, and will become a patent licensee to Nokia »
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First, the new format mixes very different products into the same subcategories, complicating efforts to single out how a particular product performed. Second, the new format also splinters the results of certain key products like Windows and Office into several subcategories, making it hard to get a unified view of their sales.
Indeed, in the press release Microsoft issued to announce the first-quarter results, the company didn't provide enough granular data in it for investors, customers, analysts and other interested parties to get a clear view of how many of its products did during the period.
However, during the earnings conference call and in complementary tables and materials, Microsoft offered deeper looks at how specific products and product lines fared.
Xbox unit sales fell by about 500,000 year on year to 1.2 million, but Microsoft has high hopes for strong holiday season sales for the gaming console's new Xbox One model, scheduled to launch in late November. Revenue from the Xbox Live online multiplayer platform grew more than 25 percent.
Sales to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), such as HP, Dell and Lenovo, of Windows Pro, the version of the PC and tablet OS for businesses, grew 6 percent. However, sales to OEMs of the consumer versions of Windows fell 22 percent, hurt in part by China. Windows sales via volume licensing to businesses were up 6 percent. In the case of Windows Phone, the OS version for smartphones, revenue increased $102 million, a figure that includes a rise in patent licensing revenue.
CFO Amy Hood said during the call that the results for the Windows business were better than expected. For example, instead of the actual 7 percent drop in total Windows OEM revenue, Microsoft had anticipated a fall in the "mid-teens," she said. A positive factor for Windows was a PC market that was more stable than expected, especially business purchases, she said.
The company has high expectations for Windows 8.1, the recently released update of the PC and tablet OS designed to address a host of complaints that have hurt adoption of Windows 8, launched a year ago. New, better Windows 8.1 PCs and tablets are arriving at a variety of prices, sizes and configurations, and could yield strong Windows sales during the holidays.
Microsoft's own Surface tablet is doing better after a poor start, specifically the Surface RT, for which Microsoft was forced to take a $900 million charge in the previous quarter. Surface units sold during the first quarter "more than doubled" compared with the fourth quarter and "Surface RT did better than expected," she said.
Sales of the Office suite to consumers dropped 23 percent, due in part to lower consumer demand and to cannibalization from Office 365 Home Premium, the version of the suite that's sold on an annual subscription basis, as opposed to via traditional perpetual -- buy once, own forever -- licenses. There are now more than 2 million Office 365 Home Premium subscribers. Sales of the suite to businesses grew 11 percent.
Hood attributed the strong growth in search advertising -- a market where Microsoft competes against Google's search business -- to improvements in Bing's algorithms and its ability to monetize queries. Total online advertising revenue, which also includes other ad formats like display ads, grew 13 percent. Display ad revenue dropped 31 percent, mostly due to the new Outlook.com webmail service, which apparently hasn't been able to retain the ad volume of its Hotmail predecessor.
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I love talking about future stuff. Especially when it comes to Internet marketing, which is near and dear to my heart. So I'm very pleased, and proud, to say that I'll be joining some of the Web's heaviest hitters this Thursday on a free teleseminar called What's Next in Internet Marketing.
The internet has become the essential hub for all business and personal communications. Join Internet Marketing Experts Jay Berkowitz, Rohit Bhargava, Maria Harrison, Jim Kukral, Joe Laratro, David McInnis, Mari Smith and Richard Stanton, to find out what is coming next in marketing online.
The All-Star Panel will include the following Internet Marketing Gurus:
- Jay Berkowitz, Keynote Speaker and Author of the Ten Golden Rules of Online Marketing
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- Multi-Million dollar internet entrepreneur David McInnis Founder of PRWeb and People Pond
- Facebook Goddess Mari Smith
- Web Semantics expert Richard Stanton, CEO of Bintro.com
Look at that lineup! I hope you'll join us for the call. I hope to learn a lot from the others. I'll be covering some issues on mobile as well as something new that everyone will be doing in the next few years that will create an entire new revenue stream for regular (that means non-Internet geek) people.
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CATEGORIES MoviesReclusive director Terrence Malick is rarely photographed, which is why whenever a story is written about him on the Internet, the same photo usually accompanies the text: Malick, wearing a blue button-down shirt and safari hat. In a somewhat surprise twist, the 'Tree of Life' director and Christian Bale were spotted at the Austin City Limits music festival in Austin, Texas over the weekend -- and you'll never guess what Malick had on. Actually, you might.
The safari hat! Malick won't leave home without that sucker. Also spotted with Bale and Malick in Austin: actress Haley Bennett, who was rumored to be the top choice for this secret project a couple of weeks back.
Watch Malick directing Bale during Austin City Limits here. (H/T Johnny Garcia)
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Top climate scientists blamed mankind more clearly than ever as the main cause of global warming in a report on Friday meant to guide governments in dealing with rising temperatures, delegates said.
Calling man-made warming "extremely likely," the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) used the strongest words yet on the issue as it adopted its assessment on the state of the climate system.
"It's been accepted," Jonathan Lynn, spokesman for the IPCC, told reporters of a final summary for policymakers approved at the end of the week-long meeting in Stockholm.
In its previous assessment, in 2007, the U.N.-sponsored panel said it was "very likely" that global warming was man-made.
It now says the evidence has grown thanks to more and better observations, a clearer understanding of the climate system and improved models to analyze the impact of rising temperatures.
"Our assessment of the science finds that the atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amount of snow and ice has diminished, the global mean sea level has risen and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased," said Qin Dahe, co-chair of the working group that wrote the report.
The full 2,000-page report isn't going to be released until Monday, but a summary for policymakers with the key findings was published Friday. It contained few surprises as many of the findings had been leaked in advance.
As expected, the IPCC raised its projections of the rise in sea levels to 10-32 inches (26-82 centimeters) by the end of the century. The previous report predicted a rise of 7-23 inches (18-59 centimeters).
The IPCC assessments are important because they form the scientific basis of U.N. negotiations on a new climate deal. Governments are supposed to finish that agreement in 2015, but it's unclear whether they will commit to the emissions cuts that scientists say will be necessary to keep the temperature below a limit at which the worst effects of climate change can be avoided.
Using four scenarios with different emissions controls, the report projected that global average temperatures would rise by 0.3 to 4.8 degrees C by the end of the century. That's 0.5-8.6 F.
Only the two lower scenarios, which were based on significant cuts in CO2 emissions, came in below the 2-degree C (3.6 F) limit that countries have set as their target in the climate talks to avoid the worst impacts of warming.
At this point, emissions keep rising mainly due to rapid growth in China and other emerging economies. They say rich countries should take the lead on emissions cuts because they've pumped carbon into the atmosphere for longer.
Climate activists said the report should spur governments to action.
"There are few surprises in this report but the increase in the confidence around many observations just validates what we are seeing happening around us," said Samantha Smith, of the World Wildlife Fund.
One of the most controversial subjects in the report was how to deal with a purported slowdown in warming in the past 15 years. Climate skeptics say this "hiatus" casts doubt on the scientific consensus on climate change.
Many governments had objections over how the issue was treated in earlier drafts and some had called for it to be deleted altogether.
In the end, the IPCC made only a brief mention of the issue in the summary for policymakers, stressing that short-term records are sensitive to natural variability and don't in general reflect long-term trends.
Almost 200 governments have agreed to work out a U.N. deal by the end of 2015 to combat global warming, partly by shifting from fossil fuels towards renewable energies.
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W.O.D.: D Tempo / Time Trial
3+ Hours after Endurance WOD
Choose one of the following workouts:
(a) Endurance Athletes:
5-7 rounds
Sprint 50m
12 Russian KB Swings, 2/1.5 pood
Rest 4:00 between rounds.
Post times to comments.
(b) Games Athletes:
For time:
50 Pull ups
50 KB Swings, 1.5/1 pood (Games Standard)
100 Double Unders
50 Overhead Squats, 95/65 pounds
Post time to comments.
3+ Hours before CFE S&C WOD
"Sport (DAY)" refers to when the workout is designed to be performed.
Single-Sport (SS)
Choose ONE of the following sports:
Swim (SUN): 500m @ 800m TT pace
Bike (SUN): 2 x 15:00, 1st @ 85% effort, 2nd @ 95% effort
Run (SUN): 2 x 5k, rest 5:00, deviate no more than +/- 0:30-1:00
C2 Row (SUN): 2 x 10:00, 1st @ 85% effort, 2nd @ 95% effort
Post sport and time(s) or distance(s) to comments.
Multi-Sport (3S)
Choose ONE of the following sports:
Swim (OFF): 20:00 Skill Work
Bike (SAT): 30:00 @ 90% effort level
Run (SUN): 10M TT
Post sport and time or distance to comments.
This can and should be done the day of races, after long runs, or on Sundays after interval work.
Glute Ham Developer Sit-ups (make sure you are extending knees aggressively to come up. your quads should also burn on this) 3 x 15, Glute Ham Developer hip extensions (hamstrings and butt should burn), Kettlebell/Dumbbell swings 3 x 15, Bench Press, Pull-ups All exercises with light : medium weight. 3 sets! Reps are until you feel burn in target area or prescribed amount. This is not a timed WOD.
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on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 02:38 am
WODB.(not a Games competitor though)
As Rx'd: 11:50
I need lots of work on my kipping pull up. I've never really kipped before so that is a skill I have to work on. By far, the pull-ups took the longest to complete and the soreness in my chest from yesterday didn't help. I was smoked with this one.
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 05:17 am
Swim500m @800m TT 6:40
Starting up again, after a lot of exams and the flue ;)
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 05:21 am
RE:BDRod-- This is a good one w/great coaching points Kelly Starrett & Carl Paoli The Position Part 5; The Pull Up http://tinyurl.com/7454bk9
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 06:17 am
Swim500m @800m TT 6:40
Starting up again, after a lot of exams and the flue ;)
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 08:20 am
KaitlinThanks for the link Kaitlin!
|Chad Brinkley
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10:13 am
Bike WODI did the 3 sport Bike WOD today: 1 Mile Warm Up (High Cadence Spinning), 30 Minute Tempo Ride (10.68 Miles). 1 Mile Cool Down (High Cadence Spinning).
Later I did the local Box's HERO WOD "Rahoi": 12 Minute AMRAP of 12 Box Jumps @24", 6 Thrusters @95, 6 Bar Facing Burpees (6 Rounds + 12 Box Jumps + 4 Thrusters).
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11:03 am
Interesting wod7 rounds: Did 20s treadmill push instead of sprints and 70# fb swing(Russian).
Enjoyed it.
|Alan Pamayo
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:32 pm
WOD B as RX'd: 14:51
|Stuart F
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:42 pm
todaySo for SS is today completely off?
|Jeremiah Green
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Games WOD:
The OHS took me the longest, I did the 50 pull ups in 58 Secs but that was not a smart Idea because I was so burnt out for the rest of the workout. I should plan better next time.
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 01:24 pm
WATT Bike WOD & S&C WODS - DoneAM - WATT Bike 30mins TT after a 20min warm up - 18600m at 204W Av.
PM 7RDs at 50m basketball court sprints and 28kg KB
|Brad Williams
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 01:27 pm
2/18/12 WODDid the interval swim from yesterday w/form drills for warm-up/cool-down this morning. #1- 25,52,1:54. #2- 22,50,1:48. #3- 22,48,1:47. Really happy with those times. Strength & conditioning during the mid-morning. 27 seconds for the L-Sit, 175lbs. for the Bench Press, and Single Unders- 15:24 (15:51 w/L-Sit). Tough WODS today. Just a little soreness in calves and ankles from basketball yesterday. Definatly going to use that for some running the rest of the winter.
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 01:58 pm
RE:TodayStuart-- SS does the CFE S&C wod
Endurance athletes complete option A
|Jake Fisher
on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Daily ResultsSorry I'm late posting this, the day got away from me after we moved CrossFit Lincoln into its new, bigger box today!
Power Cleans (DE) - 135#
12 x 2 on 1:00 @ 70% 1RM
L-Sit (for time) - 0:45, L-Sit was suspended on rings
10:00 REST, then...
Bench Press, Body Weight
Double Unders
- Our bench went missing, so did 135# floor press; Body Weight bench (165#) is doable for me, but floor pressing that weight wouldn't have happened very well.
10:00 REST, then...
Today's (A) WOD for Endurance Athletes:
5 Rounds: 50m Sprint + 12 KBS, 2pd
w/ 4:00 RI between each round
TOTAL = 3:01 Rx'd
44s - 43s - 31s - 31s - 32s, first two rounds were slow transitions to KBS; figured it out.
No one else did the (A) workout today? I hope those of you who are endurance athletes didn't choose to do the (B) workout because it looked/seemed to be more like a CrossFit WOD than the (A) workout...
There was a reason for the (A) workout; coupled on the same day as the 30:00 BIKE at 90% Effort (that's practically a TT) ... I'm sure the neuro-endocrine response was jeopardized and not capitalized upon by doing the Games Competitor (B) WOD & then cycling later or after that WOD. Trust me, there's a method and a science to the programming. Trust it, don't deviate, and it'll get you far!
It's always interesting to see what people will do when given a choice between two very very different workouts.
Keep up all the hard work, fellow athletes! GET SOME!
on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 02:46 pm
S&CDid this today four hours after today's (Sunday) SS row.
B wod: 16:30
Subbed 800m row for DUs (no impact).


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By Jim Wexell
The players on the right side of a Steelers defensive front that's causing so much havoc these days in the NFL arrived in Pittsburgh as mere afterthoughts in 2002.
Brett Keisel, the right defensive end was drafted in the seventh round — selection 7b, to be more precise — and James Harrison, the right outside linebacker, came along as a free agent after the draft.
And to again be more precise, Harrison was only signed then because the Steelers wanted one of his agent's other prospects, a since-forgotten cornerback who didn't sign with the team. So the Steelers were stuck with the throw-in of this little recruiting tale.
Some throw-in.
"James continues to be the beast that everyone fears," Keisel was saying more than eight years later. "And he only gets better each year. I don't think there's a better outside linebacker, a harder worker, a harder player in the National Football League than James."
He just goes by James now. He was "Silverback" as a reserve behind Joey Porter and Clark Haggans, and then he became "Deebo" after rising to first-team status in 2007. But he became just James sometime after being named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2008, making arguably the greatest play in Super Bowl history in 2009 and becoming the first player in Steelers history to record double-digit sacks for a third consecutive season in 2010. The latter is a feat that surprises those who have been around for awhile.
"That is surprising to me because Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene were great outside 'backers, great pass rushers," said defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.
Of course, there have been a few other pass rushers in Pittsburgh — guys named Russell, Ham, Lambert, Greenwood, Merriweather, Gildon, Porter. But none has done what Harrison has done the past three years with his 37 sacks heading into Week 17.
"He plays every down," was the way LeBeau chose to define him. "You'd still think he was an undrafted free agent trying to make the football team. He's been our Most Valuable Player, been three times to the Pro Bowl, but you'd think he was still trying to make the football team. He's a great leader by example. He plays every down."
And he's pretty much being held on every down. It's been a weekly complaint by Harrison, his teammates, his fans, and the media covering the team since he became a starter in 2007.
The holding is easy to spot on tape, the same tape the league has used to throw $125,000 worth of fines against Harrison.
After a $75,000 fine for a bang-bang, catch-and-hit of Browns WR Mohamed Massaquoi, Harrison considered retiring. But he came to his senses and went on to endure two things he dislikes nearly as much as fines: He twice stood in front of reporters and answered every single question, and he got on a plane to fly to New York to talk to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Neither course proved satisfying, but Harrison has since been supported by friend and foe alike.
"I think he's being targeted," Steelers defensive captain James Farrior said. "It's unfair and somebody's got to do something."
"I think he's being red-flagged," Ravens ROLB Terrell Suggs said. "Referees are kind of looking for him to see if he breathes on the quarterback wrong and he might get a flag. I think there is definitely some injustice and I think that's where the game has went."
Harrison vowed not to change his game, and he didn't. His sack of Jimmy Clausen on Dec. 23 was his 11th of the season. He leads the team in sacks but appears to be a distant second behind SS Troy Polamalu in the race for team MVP, which in this 11-4 season could equate to being the NFL Defensive MVP.
"You've gotta go with Troy right now," Farrior said. "The way he's been playing, the impact he's been making every game when he's out there is just unbelievable.
"But James is James. He's always going to be up there in the conversation for MVP. He's always going to have the numbers. It's just a matter of somebody outdoing him a little bit."
"You could say James is MVP every year as far as I'm concerned," LeBeau said. "He's there every down. He plays hard every down. He's always got double-digit sacks. He's excellent against the run. I don't know what the MVP is, but he always qualifies."
As for James?
"I'll just say I think I'm having a pretty good year," Harrison said. "I think in my career this is maybe second to the season I had in 2008, which was my best one.
"If you go and look at my play at my position of outside linebacker, I don't think anybody's doing better than I'm doing. There might be people with a few more sacks, but look at it all around. ... I think I'm doing a pretty good job. But without my teammates and coach LeBeau's great understanding of the game, I wouldn't be where I'm at."
The 6-0, 242-pound Harrison is in the top five among NFL outside linebackers in tackles with 94, and he leads the league in forced fumbles with six. More impressive is his standing in an organization that has been represented by some of the best defenders in league history. Harrison is second on the team's forced-fumbles list and seventh in sacks. But at age 32, after a well-chronicled late professional start, how much does he have left?
"I'm not going to sit here and say I could play eight or 10 more years," Harrison said. "I'm thinking maybe four, max of five. It depends on how the body holds up. That has a lot to do with just praying and what God blesses you with. God willing, hopefully I can get five more years."
God, of course, helps those who help themselves, and Harrison's workout routine is legendary among teammates. Three days after Super Bowl XLIII, for instance, he was back in the UPMC Sports Performance Complex weight room getting ready for the next season.
"Yeah he's serious about his job," Keisel said. "He's serious about the body of work he puts out every Sunday and about winning games. I don't know if anyone has a more rigorous offseason workout than James does. As far as his diet and rest and exercise, everything is focused around football and being the best player he can be. It's tough to find that in this league, especially as you get older."
Keisel might know Harrison better than anyone else. In fact, Harrison has called Keisel his best friend. So here's the up-close rundown:
"His nickname's Deebo," Keisel said. "Anyone who's seen the movie 'Friday' knows that's the bully of the movie, so everyone thinks that's the type of guy he is. And that is the type of guy he is on the football field. They're exactly right. But off the football field, around my son, around his son, around other kids, he's a big softie. He's a big family man and all that matters to him are his boys and his family. That's what makes him special. He knows what's important in life, and he's worked his tail off to get to this point."
Harrison's work with kids is almost as well-known as his work in the weight room. Harrison recently used the money that fans donated to the Facebook page "Pay James Harrison's Bogus Fine" to establish the James Harrison Family Foundation to assist children in emergency situations. And Harrison routinely disrupts postgame interviews to play with the children of his teammates. It not only amuses him, but also keeps him from having to bother with other adults.
"That might be true," Keisel said with a laugh. "Hey, you met his mom. What did she say? Kindness is a sign of weakness? So, I mean, you know what he's about."
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Lifted from Tyler Perry's latest message to his fans posted yesterday (HERE). Seems like it was just yesterday when he started shooting Good Deeds, doesn't it? Principal photography is already done! The film is scheduled for a February 2012 release, but, at this rate, they might move it up!
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Jug | June 7, 2011 3:57 AM
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THAT question...is still up to a jury.... LOL
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1/2 lb ground veal
1/2 lb ground pork
2 T water
1 egg, bean
1 clove garlic, chopped
½ c bread crumbs
2 T Worcestershire sauce
¾ c chili sauce (you can use ketchup too)
½ c onions, finely chopped
½ c mushrooms, finely chopped
8 strips cooked bacon roughly chopped
6 oz cubed sharp cheddar cheese
½ c canned fried onion strips
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2 T mustard
1 T mayonnaise
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place all the ingredients for the meatloaf in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix the ingredients gently until well combined being sure not to overhandle it, you don't want to end up with tough meatloaf!
Place the meat into a baking dish and shape into a loaf. Some people place the meatloaf on top of sliced bread to catch all the grease but I look at that as a waste of bread! I mean that's a sandwich or two for the kids right?
In a small bowl mix the ketchup, mustard and mayo. Spoon it out on top of the meatloaf. This will create a yummy crust on top, and you like this on your bacon cheeseburger right?
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The production had originally been scheduled to begin previews Sept. 27 but was delayed due to a scenic element modification that required additional technical rehearsals.
Romeo and Juliet will continue through Nov. 10.
Along with Olsen (Impressionism) and Cihi (The Importance of Being Earnest, A Month in the Country), the cast includes Daniel Davis (La Cage aux Folles, "The Nanny") as Friar Laurence, Emmy Award nominee T.R. Knight (A Life in the Theatre, Tartuffe) as Mercutio and two-time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent, Anna in the Tropics) as the Nurse.
Romeo and Juliet is directed by Tea Alagić.
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Tortworth crash update: Three taken to hospital after four-vehicle accident
Updated 9:05am Monday 3rd March 2014 in News By Emma Sisk, Gazette reporter
THREE people were taken to hospital after a crash on the B4509 in Tortworth, South Gloucestershire on Thursday afternoon (February 27).
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity was alerted to the scene shortly before 3pm following an accident involving a BMW, an Alfa Romeo, a smart car and a Volvo lorry.
Two people were taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and one person was taken to Frenchay Hospital.
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covered by the new window). We then pump in
cellulose until it backs up and we know the cavity
is full.
The advantage of cellulose is that we can pack
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with expanding spray-foam. The disadvantage is that
we have to lug a blower machine to the job.
Fortunately, we have a small one-bag unit, which is
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If we couldn't put our hands on a
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pushing small clumps of insulation upward, and by
forcing even smaller pieces downward through the
pulley hole. Even though we lose some R-value, we
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Until now, we've avoided using spray
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Budget cuts have forced the Area Agency on Aging to try fundraising to keep its food programs going.
Homebound meal deliveries in Joplin took a blow from the federal government sequestration, cutting funds for 7,000 meals a year. There's now a waiting list.
That's compounded by an increase in the number of people coming to the senior centers, along with higher food and gas prices.
Plus, Missouri's governor is withholding $440,000 from agencies statewide waiting to see if the legislature overrides his veto of a tax break bill.
"We're just trying to be proactive and said, you know, that we're not going to wait on the federal government, not going to wait on the state, let's just get out and get the community behind us and support the seniors," says Stan Heater, CEO of the Area Agency on Aging.
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Pipeline Protesters Plan Cornfield ConcertAugust 18, 2014 5:03 pm | by Associated Press | Comments
Willie Nelson and Neil Young will headline a concert next month in a Nebraska cornfield organized by opponents of a proposed pipeline that would carry oil from Canada south to the Gulf Coast.
PG&E Pleads Not Guilty To Gas Blast ChargesAugust 18, 2014 3:47 pm | by Associated Press | Comments
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has pleaded not guilty to charges in a new indictment that accuses the utility of lying to federal investigators looking into a fatal pipeline explosion in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood.
Crews Discover Benzene Leak At Abandoned Goodrich FactoryAugust 18, 2014 3:41 pm | by Associated Press | Comments
Demolition crews discovered a stinging surprise and a chemical leak while working to tear down an Ottawa County plant formerly owned by a tire manufacturing company.
Potato Processor Strike Enters Third WeekAugust 18, 2014 10:52 am | by Associated Press | Comments
A Simplot spokesperson told the station that the company may move employees working in other U.S. factories to the one in Grand Forks if the strike isn't settled by full fall production.
Huge Utility Line Upgrade Faces OppositionAugust 18, 2014 10:49 am | by KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press | Comments
One of the biggest new electric transmission line proposals in decades is turning into a debate over fracking, renewable energy and the future of an aging energy grid.
Seeking Support For WV Power PlantAugust 18, 2014 10:46 am | by Associated Press | Comments
Developers of a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Marshall County are seeking the county's support of the project.
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Eighty-eight schools in a northern Mexico state will not open Monday along with the rest of the country because of the danger of water contaminated by the spill of 10 million gallons (40,000 cubic meters) of acids from a copper mine into two rivers this month.
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Amid a fog of conflicting claims, Alaskans head to the polls Tuesday to decide if the state's old system for taxing oil companies, passed in 2007 after some lawmakers were suspected of bribery, is better than the new system, a tax cut passed last year to try to attract investment from petroleum companies.
Grand Opening Set For First Large Cellulosic PlantAugust 18, 2014 10:15 am | by DAVID PITT, Associated Press | Comments
A new era of ethanol fuel production will begin in the next few months as Iowa refineries begin full operation using materials other than corn kernels.
1 Death In Chemical Tanker FireAugust 18, 2014 10:11 am | by Associated Press | Comments
An engine-room fire has disabled a private commercial chemical tanker 700 miles off the Oregon coast, and one crew member has died, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
Tesoro Explosion Investigation ClosedAugust 18, 2014 10:09 am | by GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press | Comments
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it will file no criminal charges following a four-year investigation into the April 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the Tesoro Corp. refinery in Anacortes.
North Dakota Oil Production Continues To GrowAugust 18, 2014 10:07 am | by Associated Press | Comments
North Dakota's Industrial Commission says oil production numbers hit record highs again in the state in June as the state's booming oil industry continues to grow.
23 Trapped In Flooded MineAugust 14, 2014 4:04 pm | by Associated Press | Comments
The official Xinhua News Agency says 23 workers are trapped after a coal mine was flooded in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province.
Manufacturing Technology Numbers Up In JuneAugust 14, 2014 4:00 pm | by The Association For Manufacturing Technology | Comments
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Oregon Expressway Vegetation Chaos
Original post made by @Resident on Jul 31, 2012
Many Palo Alto residents and visitors pass through Oregon Expressway. This street has the potential of being one the most scenic streets in the city. Unfortunately, the city does not seem to have a plan to tidy up the trees and fill the gaps in the center and both sides of the street. Some city planner has decided to randomly plant a variety of bushes and trees along the street. Each section of street is decorated with trees and bushes of different foliage and height. There are few small trees in the center that do not seem to grow anywhere. In short, there is vegetation anarchy along our heavily used Oregon Expressway. Why can't we beautify this street like the residential area of the University Avenue?
on Aug 1, 2012 at 12:34 am
Doesn't Santa Clara County "own" that expressway maintenance, not the City of Palo Alto? I seem to remember that it does. Does anyone know?
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:12 am
If it's too beautiful maybe people will not take the care they need to negotiate this boulevard - which is critical, there are a lot of bikes and pedestrians that must use Oregon whose soul purpose is to cut through this area as fast as possible to El Camino and Page Mill ... I think a safety update might be first, or combine to two safety update and facelift, but right now it certainly is not an eyesore is it?
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:53 am
Yes, likely that's all in the control of Santa Clara County -- too bad, since an overall attractive look would enhance this city considering all the traffic that uses this major thoroughfare.


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MADISON (WKOW) -- A national survey finds nurses right out of school are struggling to find jobs. Here in Wisconsin, job placement is mixed.
The American Society of Registered Nurses says 43 percent of newly licensed RNs still don't have jobs within 18 months after graduation. Here in the Madison area, nursing schools have pretty good job placement, but students aren't necessarily finding the jobs they're hoping for in hospitals.
We've heard talk for years that with an aging population of baby boomers, a nursing shortage is inevitable, but with the recession sticking around workers are too. There are 77,000 licensed RNs in Wisconsin.
"A lot of nurses are choosing to stay employed," says Gina Dennik-Champion, executive director of the Wisconsin Nurses Association. "Our hospitals and our other healthcare systems are catching up to where the rest of industry businesses are."
Nurses are staying past retirement age and leaving fewer jobs open for new, graduating nurses.
A new workforce report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association found only 3 percent of RN hospital jobs are vacant in the state, but nursing education programs all over Wisconsin are at capacity, producing thousands of licensed RNs a year.
Many of those programs have good job placement for grads, like UW-Madison's School of Nursing and Madison College's associate degree program.
Surveying last year's nursing class at UW, nearly half had positions before graduation, and by October 80 percent of those who responded were working as an RN. 150 graduated in May.
UW employees who work with nursing alumni say they've had to cancel career fairs in years past because no one was hiring, but it's picked up in the last two years. They say most of their students graduating with bachelor's degrees are able to find jobs quickly.
Madison College's Associate Dean Kay Grotelueschen estimates about 80 percent of last year's 160 nursing graduates got jobs within six months of graduation, but says some of those students might not have gotten jobs in hospitals where hiring is down in many places.
"Graduates coming out of the nursing program want to work in the ICU, or want to work in the ER, or want to work in the hospital," says Grotelueschen. "What's happening is they may not find their perfect job right away, it may not be full time right away."
Grotelueschen predicts in time, healthcare providers will be in dire need of more nurses.
"Sooner or later the people have to retire, they're just waiting to see what's happening with the economy, and when they retire those positions are going to be open," she says.
Current nursing students are staying positive and keeping their options open.
"I think we do have a lot of opportunities around and anyone that I've talked to have not had a problem getting a job," says first year Madison College student Kim Dowling.
Others are getting their foot in the door by working for area hospitals in other capacities.
"It'll definitely help that I work there [the VA Hospital], and I know probably in the emergency department right now I would say half the staff could be retired within the next 10 years," says Ian Vande Velde, a first year Madison College nursing student. "It's ok if I don't have the perfect job right out of school, as long as I can get a job within 4-5 months or something like that."
27 News also contacted some of the major hospitals in our area about hiring practices.
UW Hospital recruiting officials plan to bring on 50 new nursing graduates in January and February and hire 100 more in the summer. They'll also hire some experienced nurses too, to staff the new health center and other expansions. That's way up from 2012, when just 30 new grads were hired, and 10 the year before.
An HR representative from St Mary's Hospital in Madison says they're seeing about the same number of nursing openings as last year. In 2012, the hospital hired about 20 fewer RNs than in 2011. Officials look for a balance of experienced and new nurses when hiring.
Both of those Madison hospitals say they're seeing many more new nursing graduates looking for work than is available.
St. Mary's in Janesville is also hiring nurses right now, but HR officials say their openings do require experience. The hospital just opened last January and officials say with such a new facility, they're seeking more qualified applicants. They plan to transition current employees into RN positions as they graduate nursing programs, and will hire new grads along the way.
A spokesperson for Mercy Hospital in Janesville says HR pulls a lot of their new employees from area technical colleges and help place recent graduates. Numbers on RN openings were not immediately available.
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The Broncos waived fourth-string QB Tom Brandstater on Friday, according to Josina Anderson of Fox 31 in Denver.
Rookie Tim Tebow passed him on the depth chart last week and it became clear that Brandstater, a sixth-round pick in 2009, was on the way out.
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Former PM pays tribute to 'force of nature' Baroness Thatcher
Former Conservative prime minister and Huntingdon MP Sir John Major, described Baroness Thatcher as a "true force of nature" and a "political phenomenon".
– Sir John Major, Former Prime Minister
In government, the UK was turned around under - and in large measure because of - her leadership.
"Her reforms of the economy, trades union law, and her recovery of the Falkland Islands elevated her above normal politics, and may not have been achieved under any other leader.
"Her outstanding characteristics will always be remembered by those who worked closely with her: courage and determination in politics, and humanity and generosity of spirit in private."


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Friends University currently has 23 international students representing 15 foreign countries among its Wichita, Lenexa and Topeka sites including Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the United Kingdom.
The University celebrated its international students during the U.S. Department of State/U.S. Department of Education International Education Week 2009 Nov. 16-20 with an international flag display. Each flag represented the home country of at least one international student attending Friends University. The flags were strung in front of the Davis Administration Building above Rose Window Plaza. Students had the opportunity to participate in a flag identification contest for the chance to win a $25 gift card to the Friends University Bookstore. Senior Roman Rodriguez won the contest. Students could also take an online quiz to test their cultural savvy.


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Michael Karagosian is founder and president of MKPE. An astute leader in the development, protection, and marketing of new entertainment technologies, specializing in the theatrical exhibition / cinema, special venue, and theme park markets. Skilled in identifying strategic opportunities and structuring efforts for results. Articulate in driving value and message. An expert in driving standards and collaborative efforts, and a highly productive team player. Accomplishments include the negotiation of virtual print fee (VPF) subsidies with the major Hollywood studios for the purchase of up to $300M of cinema equipment in Ireland, Philippines, and South America. Co-founder of the CinemaAcoustics division of Peavey Electronics. Represented the interests of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) during the development of the DCI Digital Cinema System Specification. Over 30 years of experience driving market strategy, research and development, intellectual property, standards development, and industry relationships.
An engineering graduate of U.C. Berkeley. Graduate work in technology and business at Santa Clara University and UCLA. Member of the AES, the ASC Technology Committee, a SMPTE Fellow, and awarded the ShoWest Award of Appreciation for Contribution to the Advancement of Digital Cinema in 2006.
Michael's career began in Silicon Valley with Interdesign, where he designed semiconductor integrated circuits for Intersil, Burr Brown, Memorex, and others. His interests pulled him towards audio, first as an executive of consumer loudspeaker manufacturer DWD Audio, and later with Dolby Laboratories, where he led the development of Dolby's early cinema products for film. At Dolby, he developed the 70mm split surround format, introduced with the original release of Apocalypse Now, and precursor to 5.1 sound. He led the development of Dolby's flagship studio and cinema products in the early 80's. The Dolby CP200, his first full-featured cinema sound processor, became the reference sound processor for THX. Hooked on cinema, Mr. Karagosian continued to explore audio for cinema as Chief Engineer for BGW Systems, where he oversaw development of systems for large format and special venue cinema. As a consultant, he employed his talents in large format cinema development for Iwerks Entertainment.
In the 90's, with Dolby fellow Clyde McKinney, Michael co-founded, and was President of, Cinema Group Ltd, responsible for product concept, marketing, and sales for the CinemAcoustics division of Peavey Electronics. CinemAcoustics offered the first complete line of THX-Approved sound equipment for cinemas, and its sales efforts extended worldwide. Michael's technology contribution was the CinemaMatrix™ digital matrix surround decoder, installed in top screening rooms, including those of Skywalker Sound and Pixar. In the late 80's and 90's, Mr. Karagosian also consulted Walt Disney Imagineering in the development of animation control and sound systems for new attractions and theme parks.
In 2000, he became a founding member of the SMPTE digital cinema standards committee, and continued to serve as a committee chairperson in the effort for 13 years. For 11 years, during the formation of digital cinema standards, Michael consulted the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), chaired the NATO Technology Committee, and represented the exhibition industry in discussions with Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) during the development of the DCI Digital Cinema System Specification. He also led development of the NATO Digital Cinema Requirements, first released in 2007. In parallel, he assisted numerous companies in the development of new products or services for digital cinema, sharpening strategies and marketing efforts, reviewing intellectual property rights, and building industry relations.
Michael has made numerous contributions to digital cinema, bringing focus to the preservation of Director's Intent in content packaging and distribution, and early to recognize the high value that 3D would bring to the rollout of digital cinema. He drove the first public demonstration of 3D at ShoWest in 2005, and served on the board of directors of the innovative 3D conversion company In-Three. Recognizing that inappropriate security key management would be a threat to business operations, he played a role in reaching a handshake agreement between major distributors and exhibitors to preserve the exhibitor's ability to move movies in response to audience demand in the presence of content security systems. From early analysis of the market, he was first to warn manufacturers of the pending "chasm" in digital cinema equipment sales, before its occurrence in late 2007. In SMPTE, he initiated and chaired the development of digital cinema packaging (DCP), the Facility List Message (FLM) for security key management, and the cinema industry's first standards for accessibility, and co-chaired studies on higher frame rates.
In 2006, Michael was awarded the ShoWest Award of Appreciation for Contribution to the Advancement of Digital Cinema. He is a SMPTE Fellow, was a contributing author of Understanding Digital Cinema and the EC publication Digital Cinema Perspectives, and is the publisher of mkpeReport, MKPE's online publication studying the cinema technology marketplace. He has given over 40 public presentations on digital cinema, and written hundreds of articles on the subject, many of which have been translated in several languages.
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