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Lady Green crushes archrival MusketeersOTTOVILLE — Fort Jennings stayed with Ottoville for a quarter Tuesday night, trailing only 14-12 at the end of one.It was all downhill from there for the Lady Musketeers as the Lady Green dominated them 63-11 the rest of the way for a 77-23 non-league girls basketball triumph at L.W. Heckman Gymnasium in Ottoville.The twin towers of 6-2 senior Abby Siefker and 6-0 Rachel Beining did the most damage for the Lady Green (4-0) in scoring 22 and 19 markers, respectively. They led a torrid 31-of-48 shooting effort (4-of-7 downtown) for 64.6 percent and 11-of-22 at the line (50%). They totaled 22 boards and 17 errors and will host Bluffton at noon (junior varsity start) Saturday. The Lady Musketeers (3-2) received eight points from senior guard Macy Schroeder (3 steals, 2 assists). They shot a cold 10-of-49 from the field (3-of-14 long range) for 20.4 percent and missed all four free-throw tries. They finished with 24 rebounds and 17 errors and will visit Leipsic in a PCL clash Tuesday.
Ottoville won the JV contest 28-24.FORT JENNINGS (23)Alyssa Schimmoeller 0-1-0-3, Macy Schroeder 1-2-0-8, Hannah Clay 0-0-0-0, Ashley Gable 1-0-0-2, Cassie Lindeman 1-0-0-2, Gabbi German 2-0-0-4, Erin Osting 0-0-0-0, Gabby Clippinger 0-0-0-0, Emily Kehres 2-0-0-4, Gina Stechschulte 0-0-0-0. Totals 7-3-0/4-23.OTTOVILLE (77)Rachel Turnwald 3-0-2-8, Chelsea Boecker 0-0-0-0, Taylor Mangas 2-0-0-4, Nicole Vorst 1-0-1-3, Tonya Kaufman 2-0-0-4, Monica Sarka 0-2-0-6, Kendra Eickholt 2-0-1-5, Courtney Von Sossan 0-2-0-6, Haley Landwehr 0-0-0-0, Annie Lindeman 0-0-0-0, Rachel Beining 9-0-1-19, Lexi Wannemacher 0-0-0-0, Lindsey Wannemacher 0-0-0-0, Abby Siefker 8-0-6-22. Totals 27-4-11/22-77.Score by Quarters:Ft. Jennings 12 5 4 2 - 23Ottoville 14 18 17 28 - 77Three-point goals: Fort Jennings, Schroeder 2, Schimmoeller; Ottoville, Sarka 2, Von Sossan 2.Junior varsity score: 28-24 (Ottoville). Owens paces Lady 'Dawgs by SpencervilleELIDA — Elida senior O'sha Owens is getting more comfortable returning from an injury-plagued junior campaign.The latest evidence of that is her 24-point outburst as she led the Lady Bulldogs to a 58-49 non-conference girls basketball triumph Tuesday night at the Elida Fieldhouse.She added nine boards and four steals for the 'Dawgs (3-1), while junior Kylie Downton added 10 counters.Tops for the Lady Bearcats (0-3) were the 12 points by senior Abby Freewalt and 11 from classmate Alyssa Mulholland.Both teams return to action Thursday to commence league play: Spencerville at home versus Paulding (NWC) and Elida on the road to Defiance (WBL).SPENCERVILLE (49)Schylar Miller 8, Alyssa Mulholland 12, Emilee Meyer 4, Jacey Grigsby 4, Meagan Miller 0, Abby Freewalt 12, Caitlyn Probst 4, Karri Purdy 3, Katie Merriman 2. Totals 13-5-8-49.ELIDA (58)Erica Kiel 0, Brett Pauff 0. Kylie Downton 10, Ashley Lowry 0, Lindsay Hall 0, Cassidy Slusher 3, O'Sha Owens 24, Sabrina Kline 7, Torie McAdams 6, Carly Stetler 6, Ericka Smith 0. Totals 19-4-8-58. Score by Quarters:Spencerville 13 9 8 19 - 49Elida 12 11 12 12 - 47Three-point goals: Spencevrille, Mulholland 3, Meyer, Purdy; Elida, Owens 3, Kline.Wildcats crush CommodoresPERRY TOWNSHIP — Cody Mathew led a quartet of Kalida boys basketball players in twin digits with 19 as the long-range bombing Wildcats crushed homestanding Perry 67-37 in non-league action Tuesday.Randy Zeller chipped in 14, Austin Horstman 11 and Adam Lanhals 10 for the visitors (1-1), combining for 11 3-pointers. They host Archbold 6 p.m. Saturday.Jared Poling dropped 11 for the Commodores (0-2). KALIDA (67) Adam Langhals 10, Devin Kortokrax 4, Cody Mathew 19, Joe Gerdeman 5, Austin Horstman 11, Randy Zeller 14, Cole Miller 4.PERRY (37)Emanual Luster 4, Jared Poling 11, Corey Smith 6, DeAngelo Daniel 4, TaeQuan Callahan 5, Raheem Johnson 7.Score by Quarters:Kalida 14 12 23 18 - 67Perry 10 10 6 11 - 37Three-point goals: Kalida, Mathew 5, Zeller 4, Langhals 2; Perry, Poling 3, Smith 2.Lady Knights pull away from PanthersBy Brian BassettTimes Bulletin Sports Editor
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Lady Panther and Crestview Lady Knight basketball teams renewed their non-conference rivalry Tuesday evening at Parkway High School. After several back-and-forth runs, the Lady Knights used a strong second quarter to take a lead and pulled away late in the third for a 56-38 win. "It was a game of spurts. Both teams shot well in the first quarter," explained Crestview coach Greg Rickard. "We were able to play a little bit better defense and get some rebounds in the second quarter... But then in the second half, between the second part of the second (quarter) and the first part of the third, we would have a good shot but couldn't throw it in the ocean. They cut it to six there and we made a few shots in a row to get (the lead) back up," The Lady Panthers led 15-14 late in the first before Crestview put a run together to lead 17-14 after a quarter of play. The second quarter may have been the difference. Parkway made only 1-of-10 field-goal attempts and split a pair of free throws for three points. Crestview scored 10 points in the same period of time to lead 27-17 at halftime. The Knights had 28 rebounds to Parkway's 22. Crestview committed 14 turnovers but dished out 14 assists as well. The Lady Panthers only managed five assists. "We'll make the extra pass and find the open person. If we hit a few more of those shots, we should have had close to 20 assists because we had some good passes and people open - perimeter shots - and just couldn't get them to fall," Rickard said. Parkway coach Lynn Hughes was happy with forcing so many Lady Knight miscues, due in part to a 2-3 zone defense, as well as a full-court press which the team went to in the third quarter.The Lady Knights missed their first seven shots of the third quarter and Parkway began to crawl back in the game. A pair of foul shots from junior forward Cami Hellwarth and a layup by junior center Sierra Fent cut the Crestview lead to 27-21 with 4:56 to play in the third. After four Crestview points, senior forward Kylie Snyder hit a three to bring Parkway within seven late in the third but baskets from sophomore guard Kennis Mercer and freshman center Emily Bauer returned the Knight lead to 11. Crestview led 44-31 after three and didn't look back. "They're a nice team," Rickard explained of the Lady Panthers. "I knew coming in that they put up 63 points on Wayne Trace. That's a lot of points and that was on the road. We knew they could score. We just wanted to try to slow them down a little bit."The Lady Knights succeeded, holding Parkway to 14-of-47 (30%) from the field - including 12-of-41 (29%) from 2-point range. Crestview shot 18-of-50 (36%) from the field but managed 15-of-37 (51%) from close range. Bauer continued to lead Crestview, pacing the team with 17 points and 11 rebounds."With the zone, they were kind of spread out trying to take away the perimeter. So, that kind of left the middle open for her to do a little bit," added Rickard. The Lady Knight coach was happy with the contributions from his team all the way around: sophomore point guard Mackenzie Riggenbaugh and sophomore forward Lindsey Motycka each had nine points, while senior guard Mariah Henry added eight and sophomore guard Kennis Mercer tallied seven. Riggenbach had five assists to lead the team. Snyder led Parkway with 15 points, while Fent joined her in double-digits with 10 points. The win improves Crestview to 3-1 on the young season. Parkway falls to 0-3.Crestview visits Ada Thursday. Crestview (2pt, 3pt, FT, Tot)Riggenbach 2-10 1-4 2-2 9, Motycka 2-8 1-2 2-4 9, Hicks 1-4 0-0 2-2 4, Bauer 6-8 0-0 5-7 17, Crowle 0-1 0-3 2-2 2, Henry 2-2 0-2 4-5 8, Mercer 2-3 1-2 0-0 7, Hartman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0. Parkway Hellwarth 1-5 0-0 3-4 5, Heindel 3-4 0-0 0-0 6, Fent 3-12 0-0 2-6 10, Bransteter 0-3 0-0 0-0 0, Samaniego 0-2 0-1 0-0 0, K. Walls 1-3 0-1 0-0 2, Snyder 4-10 2-4 1-2 15, Jutte 0-2 0-0 0-0 0. Score by Quarters:Crestview 17 10 17 14 - 58 Parkway 14 3 14 7 - 38Jefferson junior high boys start with winsThe Jefferson seventh-grade boys basketball team defeated the Lincolnview Lancers 30-15 Tuesday night to open the 2012-13 campaign.Scoring for the Wildcats were: Brenen Auer (14), Tyler Bratton (6), Cioran Shanahan (4), Caleb Lucas (2), Alex Rode (2) and Trey Gossman (2).The eighth-graders made it a sweep by crushing the Lancers 44-12.Scoring for the Wildcats were: Jace Stockwell (20), Drew Reiss (9), Elie Edie (4), Brandon Herron (4), Nick Long (3), Ryan Wittler (2) and Ben Curth (2).
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text: With rich layers of color and a minimalist's restraint, California artist Suzie Buchholz captures what she calls "small moments of joy." Mount Sainte Victoire near Aix-en-Provence, where Buchholz once lived, inspired this painting. The geologic splendor was always in view from her window, and she spent many happy times hiking and biking on its trails. This original one-of-a-kind painting, with its golden yellow and grey hues, evokes the special qualities of the stone and the mineral earth.

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Libertatia 2008 is a collection of documentary photographs on a contemporary American subculture. These photographs were taken at an annual event hosted by the Pyrate Punx; a non-profit organization focusing on the non-mainstream music scene.
Off the beaten path high above Clear Lake, California over a hundred people from a variety of states spent the weekend together. With the help of generators and a wooden palette stage, live music plays from morning to night.


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Watch These Fools Try To Shove A Gigantic Sofa Into A Very Tiny Car
Seriously though, what the hell was ever the plan here? »
Seriously though, what the hell was ever the plan here? »
A Maryland woman apparently unaware of the dangers associated with texting and driving received a crash course on the subject after driving her car into a lake yesterday. »
A speeding New Hampshire woman's excuse that she was rushing to be by her father's deathbed nearly worked — until the state police trooper looked her up and found out her dad had died five years ago. »
Step 1: Get in the car. »
It took some forty years of convincing, but Barry Strang finally managed to persuade his wife Pam to let him buy a motorcycle. »
When a six-year-old boy in Alaska climbed onto the roof of his parents' van as it sat in their driveway, he probably wasn't expecting to take a ride along a highway while still atop the van. Unfortunately, for the boy and his parents, that's just what happened, and the boy fell from the van's roof after three miles. »
Both the early and the not-so-early days of aviation were filled with inventors, visionaries, and dreamers. Men who dreamed of changing the world, with machines that seemed to ache at their very (sometimes nuclear) cores for the deaths of their pilots and the people that created them. »
Drunk people are good at lots of things. They are good at ordering drinks. They are good at cajoling other drunk people into dares. They are good at chasing adventure. They are good at combining all three of these talents to work in frenetic, exciting concert. They are less good at piloting helicopters. »
Just when you thought air travel couldn't get any less appealing, along comes Virgin America to assure you that it most certainly can. »
In the prank equivalent of the Most Dangerous Game, a husband convinces his wife she is about to die a gruesome death by head-on collision with a big rig. »
This is Michael Baker. Michael is 20 years old, lives in Kentucky, and likes The Bucket List on Facebook. I know these things because Michael has not activated his Facebook privacy settings, which is something that's recommended in most cases but absolutely essential if you're going to post pictures of yourself… »
A thirtysomething investment banker and his friend got bored one night so they decided they'd take a cab from New York to Los Angeles. How much would it cost them for the six-day journey? $5,000. »
We like our humor dark, but this is dark: In Iraq, a reality show puts fake bombs in celebrities' cars, then tricks them into believing they're going to prison for terrorism once they're "discovered" at security checkpoints. »
America is many things: Freedom. Food. Quality. The freedom to eat food lacking in quality. And Cadillacs. I took a 556-hp, rear-wheel-drive Cadillac into fast-food America, stuffing myself silly in search of truth and excess. This is what I found. »


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By Greg Klein and Michelle Miller, The Cooperstown Crier
Cooperstown Crier
---- — The Cooperstown school board has decided to consider input from alumni and community members before deciding whether to change the school's nickname.
This is a departure from a previous plan to select a name from three finalist in a student vote.
Board President David Borgstrom said his immediate concern is to make sure that the board members had a chance to reflect on the large amount of public response about the issue at a Feb. 6 meeting, and to make sure all parties felt like their opinions have been heard. Superintendent C.J. Hebert said the district has received a number of emails regarding the nickname since the meeting.
"The thing we heard, loud and clear, was that we need to listen to everyone," Borgstrom said.
More than 100 people, including students and alumni, attended the meeting. Impassioned speeches were made on both sides of the issue, and the public comment section of the meeting lasted nearly two hours.
Five names that received the most student votes were Coyotes, Deerslayers, Hawkeyes, Pathfinders and Wolves.
According to Borgstrom, there is no timetable for making a decision, and the possibility of keeping the Redskins name is not completely off the table.
"I am not sure I can say what we are going to do and when we are going to do it," Borgstrom said. "We don't have another board meeting scheduled until next month. The board will be making a decision at some point. We are not going to leave the issue hanging around."
Hebert said Tuesday that members of the board's public relations committee plan to meet with representatives of the alumni association on Friday.
"There were some alumni association members who made some presentations at the board meeting," he said. "The board has decided they would like to include them in the conversation."
Borgstrom said the list of potential replacement names presented to the board from the CCS students was increased from three to five to make sure that enough options were considered.
"It was done to leave us some room, in case some of the options were not appropriate," he said. "If we change the name, we certainly don't want to have to ever change it again."
CCS students took a survey on Feb. 4, selecting their top three choices from a list of 10 names. The name Redskins was not on the ballot despite a previous announcement that it would be there. There was a space for a write-in name, and Redskins did get a number of write-in votes, according to school officials.
Borgstrom also said that the list was not a final list of names the board may consider.
"I don't know if that was the end of the process," he said. "We are meeting with the alumni association. If they have a name they want us to consider, we are open to it," he said.
Hebert said additional suggestions for consideration have been made by people in the community since the meeting. For example, he said more than one individual brought up using the nickname Husky, which was the former Hartwick school mascot.
Borgstrom did not say that the Redskins name is certainly going to change. However, he said he had noticed that the issue was also being discussed on a national level, in regard to the National Football League team, the Washington Redskins, and other sports teams.
"The thing I want to highlight is that the name Redskins came up the other day at the symposium for Native American museum studies," he said. "They are pretty clear about their position. The (professional) football team is under attack more than ever."
Ryan Miosek, a 1997 CCS graduate and president of the Cooperstown Alumni Association, said that his group's primary concern is not the name change itself, but the process in which the board appeared to be making a decision without consulting the alumni or the greater community.
"I want to make it clear that the alumni association does not take sides on this issue, and is not voicing support or opposition on one side or the other," he said. "Our problem was with the process. The fact that the alumni association had not been consulted or the board had not taken the time to get us involved and add our voices to the discussion bothered us."
"It felt like they had mandated that the name was going to change," he added.
Since the initial news broke, however, Miosek said he has received some outreach from the board.
Miosek said he and association vice president, Chad Welsh, have been moderating the comments on the group's Facebook page, and wanted to make sure that the community is well represented in the national press.
"You are going to have people react and voice their opinion," he said. "That is Cooperstown. I think you are going to have a lot of well-thought-out reaction and opinions on both sides of the issue.
"I don't want people to get a bad idea about Cooperstown," he continued. "People around the country, and even internationally, should know that we are having a reasonable discussion about this issue. I hope the people in Cooperstown are seen as being leaders on this issue."
Miosek also had praise for the students on both sides.
"I think it is great that the students brought this up. It is a testament to our students. I commend them for standing up and saying 'this is wrong,"' he said.
At the same time, there are students who feel the other way, he continued.
"For instance students have started the Facebook page 'Once a Redskin, Always a Redskin.' I think that is great too, that they are speaking out," he said.
"We think a well-reasoned discussion is good," Miosek said, "but we should not let this issue turn us against one another, whether it be students, alumni, faculty or members of the community."
In addition to the Facebook page in favor of keeping the name, there is also one in favor of changing it called "Cooperstown Mascot for All." Both pages have more than 100 "likes."
Colin Wilcox, a CCS student, posted on Facebook: "I support our current mascot 'the Redskins.' When I think Redskins, I think respect, bravery and courage rather than anything derogatory. Also I think Redskins symbolizes the greatness and strength of a grand people."
Another CCS student, Aidan Macaluso, posted an opposing view: "The way I figure it, if it offends anyone, might as well be changed. It's not that people 'just started' getting offended by it, people have tried to change it in the past. It's just that we're finally starting to make progress. I think this movement is inspiring and I am completely for the change."
Borgstrom said he has not seen the Facebook pages.
"I am not on Facebook," he said. "That probably makes my life a whole lot easier."
The district has posted text of a speech prepared by Native American author Doug George-Kanentiio on its website, cooperstowncs.org. George-Kanentiio was unable to attend the meeting but the message was read by Rebecca Burke-Sciallo. Other links to national coverage are also posted on the same link called "Mascot Nickname Public Comment" in the news section on the website's homepage.
During the meeting, board member Teresa Russo said she wanted to make a clarification. She said, "The students brought it to the board. That's how it came up. Several students brought it up to the superintendent and to the board president, not the other way around."
This is not the first time the school has considered a change.
State Education Commissioner Richard Mills sent a letter to school boards in April 2001, asking them to change Indian-related mascots and logos as soon as possible.
An ad hoc committee was formed by the Cooperstown Board of Education in response to the letter. A public meeting was held to gather public opinion about the continued use of the Redskins image, nickname and mascot.
During a student assembly address made on Jan. 24 by Borgstrom, he said that although the issue was discussed years ago without any action taken, he thinks culture has evolved and changed, and so must CCS.
"We cannot continue on a path of recognizing the importance of diversity education, and cultural sensitivity and continue to be called the Redskins," he said.
A link to the full address can be found at the district's website.


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Congrats to The Bee Team!
Congrats to "The Bee Team" at the University of California, Davis.
The one-of-a-kind team, comprised of five Department of Entomology faculty members, received the coveted team award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), for their collaborative work specializing in honey bees, wild bees and pollination issues through research, education and outreach.
Their service to UC Davis spans 116 years.
The "Bee Team" is comprised of Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen; systematist/hymenopterist Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology who coordinated the development and installation of a landmark bee friendly garden; and native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology; pollination ecologist Neal Williams, assistant professor of entomology who specializes in pollination and bee biology; and biologist/apiculturist Brian Johnson, assistant professor of entomology who specializes in bee communication, bee behavior and bee health.
PBESA represents 11 states, seven U.S. territories, and parts of Canada and Mexico.
Thorp, who retired from the university in 1994, continues to work full-time on behalf of the bees, and has tallied 49 years of service to UC Davis. Mussen, who will retire in June of 2014, has provided 37 years of service; Kimsey, 24; Williams, 4 and Johnson, 2.
"The collaborative team exceptionally serves the university, the state, the nation, and indeed the world, in research, education and public service," wrote nominator Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. "The Bee Team is really the 'A' team; no other university in the country has this one-of-a-kind expertise about managed bees, wild bees, pollination, bee health, bee identification, and bee preservation. Honey bee health is especially crucial. Since 2006 when the colony collapse disorder surfaced, we as a nation have been losing one-third of our bees annually. Some beekeepers are reporting 50 to 100 percent winter losses. The importance of bees cannot be underestimated: one-third of the food we eat is pollinated by bees."
Among those lending support to The Bee Team through letters were the Mary Delany, interim chair of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; AnnMaria "Ria" de Grassi, director of federal policy, California Farm Bureau Federation; Christi Heintz, executive director of Project Apis m. and the Almond Board of California Task Force Liaison; and Mace Vaughn, pollinator conservation program director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
The Bee Team (from left) Eric Mussen, Neal Williams, Robbin Thorp, Lynn Kimsey and Brian Johnson. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
High Honor
Charles W.Woodworth would have been proud.
When the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest award offered by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (PBESA) was awarded this week to chemical ecologist Walter Leal, professor of entomology at UC Davis, it linked two entomology trailblazers.
Woodworth (1865-1940), considered the founder of both the UC Berkeley and UC Davis departments of entomology, is an entomological legend. Leal is a worldwide authority on the relatively new field of insect communication and olfaction.
Woodworth's great-grandson, Brian Holden of Monte Sereno, Calif., attended the PBESA meeting in Boise, Idaho, to present the award.
"Because of his deep and meaningful body of work over the last 10 years, Dr. Walter S. Leal of UC Davis is a wonderful selection as the 42nd recipient of the C.W. Woodworth Award," said Holden, who is writing a book on his great-grandfather. "His research into the detailed neuronal responses in mosquitoes to DEET and nonanal has been particularly impressive. His research has improved our knowledge of mosquito behavior in the presence of these two compounds, both of which are central in the efforts to understand and control mosquito-borne illness."
Both Leal and Holden are closely connected to UC Davis. Leal joined the Department of Entomology 10 years ago and served as department chair. Holden received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from UC Davis in 1981.
If you look on Wikipedia, you can glean information about the remarkable career of C. W. Woodworth and the award. His great-grandson researched and wrote the entries.
If you look on the UC Davis entomology Web site, you can read about the remarkable work of Walter Leal.
Two trailblazers.
Brian Holden and Walter Leal
Charles W. Woodworth


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Eyebeam has moved to Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Our new address is: 34 35th Street Unit 26 Brooklyn, New York 11232
I realize I'm writing to myself, why not? We saw Lady Gaga on TV, wonderful! We're starting working with Foofwa in the Project Space tomorrow. The horrors of the past year are broken down by the artificial barrier of the new!
Seeing Lady Gaga, I thought, this is not only the real art and technology / new media, but it's also inside the computer - the glow-works of Times Square were unbelievable, indescribable. I could theorize this material to death, but I was really in awe for once.
Now we have to do the same starting tomorrow, welcome Foofwa, along with Mark Skwarek, Azure of course, Chris Diasparra, later Slava, we'll see what we can do!


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Left tackle giving Falcons reason to worry
With Will Svitek out for the season, rookie Lamar Holmes is getting the first crack at showing he's up to the task of backing up the oft-injured Sam Baker.
Falcons OT Svitek out for season
Falcons backup OLT Will Svitek will miss the 2012 season with an arm injury, head coach Mike Smith announced Monday.
Falcons expecting Baker to return to pre-2011 form
To fill one of the most critical jobs on offense, the Falcons are expecting OLT Sam Baker to put forth one of his best seasons.
Falcons' Smith would be 'very comfortable' with Baker at OLT
Last season was a tough one for the Falcons' Sam Baker, but it appears he once again will have a chance to earn a starting job at left tackle in 2012.
Injury to Falcons' Baker gives Svitek opportunity
With the much-maligned Sam Baker out with a back injury, career backup Will Svitek will be protecting Matt Ryan's blind side for at least the next 3-4 weeks.
Falcons OT Baker to miss 3-4 weeks with back injury
Falcons head coach Mike Smith announced that starting OLT Sam Baker will be out for another 3-4 weeks with a back injury.
Falcons sign OT Svitek, P Parrish
The Falcons re-signed their top backup on the offensive line, Will Svitek, on Thursday.
Falcons OLT Baker improving after rough start
Falcons head coach Mike Smith tried to put a damper on the rumors that OLT Sam Baker was in danger of losing his starting job to fifth-year veteran Will Svitek.
The Patriots have signed Svitek.||||||| Svitek is a seven-year veteran who spent three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and the past four with the Atlanta Falcons. He was on injured reserve all last year with an arm injury. Svitek has played in 61 games with 16 starts since being drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round in 2005 out of Stanford. Kansas City released him at the end of training camp in 2008. He was out of the NFL that year, then signed with Atlanta on Feb. 12, 2009.
The Atlanta Falcons have lost offensive tackle Will Svitek to a season-ending right arm injury. Coach Mike Smith said Monday that Svitek suffered an upper right arm injury in Sunday's practice. Smith provided no other details about the injury.||||||| Svitek played behind starting left tackle Sam Baker and starting right tackle Tyson Clabo in the Falcons' two preseason games. The 30-year-old Svitek started 10 games at left tackle in 2011. He was entering his fourth season with the Falcons after three seasons with Kansas City.
Svitek replaced Chris Terry as the starting right tackle for Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans.||||||| Svitek will make his second NFL start and his first at right tackle. He could see a lot more action in the final three weeks of the season because the Chiefs terminated Terry's contract on Sunday.
Coach Herm Edwards said Svitek, a former sixth-round draft choice and converted defensive lineman, will take over as the starter at left tackle for the injured Damion McIntosh.||||||| Svitek will start despite having only played in just three games during his NFL career.
The Chiefs placed Svitek on injured reserve with a knee injury. Svitek was a sixth-round selection by Kansas City in the 2005 NFL draft and has played three games over two seasons.|||||||


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By SHERIFF BRAD ROGERS
As an elected official, I believe in the philosophy that elected officials should be approachable, accessible, and willing to field any question asked of them, and allow for public input.
In that spirit, as your sheriff, I begin this column which will allow the public to email me questions or comments and every two weeks I will respond here. After all, elected officials are in place to serve you.
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office takes great strides to allow accessibility to the general public, allowing you a number of ways to contact the sheriff or his deputies. Through our website, email, Facebook, Twitter, phone, mail and fax, my staff and I are here for you.
Although I generally hold to the idea that no question is off-limits, keep in mind that I cannot give legal advice, address issues such as jail security or a current law enforcement investigation.
Here's how this will work: Email your question to email@example.com, a question will be selected and the answer will be published.
In some cases I may be able to deal with a couple of different topics.
I will make every effort to personally answer your questions via email, even if they do not appear in the column.
Not every question will make The Goshen News. Questions or comments may be edited for brevity and your name will not be published, unless requested.
It is important that I receive input from the community and I look forward to hearing from you.


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Expansions, moves and new business throughout Bismarck....
Jon Schaeffer shows what's happening Around Town
In North Bismarck-- Evangel Assembly of God Church is building a 17 thousand square foot expansion to its current building on North 14th St.
It will be used for the children's ministry that works with 2 year olds to fifth graders.
The church has been at it's current location since 1989-- and Children's minister Aaron Strawn says the church has exploded over the last five years with youth and they need the add-on.
The addition is mostly paid for through the church and church members.
Michelle Kaufman, the owner of Hey Ocean will have a new business coming in two doors down called Right on Broadway.
the shop will feature shoes handbags and accessories.
Along with that, a new store called Rust will go in to the former Urban Girl property.
It is a furniture and home decor shop that features restoration hardware meant for the home.
The shops will be complete in the Spring-- Kaufman is looking for a Mid-march open.
In The Kirkwood mall-- Pro image moves to a new location.
Its now by I Keating Furniture world-- still offering the same merchandise -- but in a larger space.
Torrid and Rue 21 are now open in the Kirkwood mall as well.
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Modding the DualShock 4
I love the DualShock 4. Seriously, it's my favorite controller that I've ever used, and I've used pretty much anything you could name to me, plus a countless number of third-party offerings. In m... more
I love the DualShock 4. Seriously, it's my favorite controller that I've ever used, and I've used pretty much anything you could name to me, plus a countless number of third-party offerings. In m... more
Ooh, it's been a while since we've done one of these, hasn't it? Well, we've all had life updates, I'm sure, so let's get to it! (I'm only doing five, since I've done one or two of these in the... more
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I bought during a recent They've actually gone out of their way to let people know that the game can indeed be run without Steam if desired. This is something that I don't think ANY other dev... more
SEGA is having a mobile sale right now, and two of the games I think everyone needs to buy are (Android ). Yes, the Genesis games. But these versions have been completely remastered, adding fu... more
In 2009, the gaming world lost Captain Lou Albano, the wrestler-turned-actor who played Mario in . It was really sad for me in particular, because I had met Albano a few times when I lived in N... more
This isn't going to be a long blog, but I wanted to let people know of my excitement anyway. Two of the Humble Bundle's games right now are DRM-free, even though they need to be downloaded thro... more
I've been holding off on since it's release, because it was only available through Steam. Well, that's no longer the case, as , A.K.A. the why-isn't-this-website-the-digital-distribution-stand... more
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I've said -- more than once -- that one of the main differences between PC gamers and console gamers is that console gamers won't take the same restrictive shit that PC gamers seem to so often ... more
It's appropriate that Sony's conference was after Microsoft's, because it seems like EVERYTHING they said and did was tailored specifically to counter everything Microsoft said to piss its for... more
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Jamaica---This was my favorite place. We booked a tour through Barrett Adventures. Carolyn was very knowledgeable and gave us a ton of facts about Jamaica. She took us on a 2 hour drive to YS Falls. We stopped on the way at a pineapple farm and had fresh pineapple. Does not taste like the pineapple we get here. Much better. YS falls was breathtaking. It has 7 waterfalls. You can swim there and swing into the pond on a rope. We didn't get to do that because the water was too low. There is also a river that we were supposed to tube down but due to low water we couldn't do that either. We still had a wonderful time. We highly recommend booking through Barrett Adventures. The only bad thing I can say is the driving in Jamaica is SCARY. They are the 3rd worst drivers in the world.
Cozumel--- We booked through Carnival the Race Fantastique. This was a cool race, although running in the heat wore me out. Needless to say we did not win. It was a great experience and we had alot of fun. They have you do alot of really neat things. After the race we went to a place called Chankanaab. This place was beautiful and we had the most wonderful tour guide. There are replica Mayan ruins and Iguanas roaming around freely.It was kinda expensive for this short time we were there, but we really did enjoy it.


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Demonstrations held over 'bedroom tax' proposals
Demonstrations will be held in three areas across Wales today over changes to housing benefits. The changes include plans to cut payments for renting houses with spare rooms, the so-called 'bedroom tax'.
Demonstrations will be held in Wrexham, Swansea and Cardiff. The rally in Cardiff will be held outside City Hall, and will be supported by representatives from Shelter Cymru, Women's Aid and the Fire Brigades Union.
It's over the Government's plans to cut down on under-occupancy in social housing, which comes into effect on Monday. The changes mean housing benefit will be cut for those who are deemed to have a spare room.


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Approved Elective
Courses for The School Building Leader Program (SBL) at Stony Brook
CEQ 515 School District Leadership (elective for
SBL only)
This course is an examination of theories and practices related to school
district administration, supervision, and evaluation. Topics included
are organizational structure, engaging teachers, staff, and parents
in the decision-making process, curriculum, leadership, supervision,
staff development, monitoring and evaluating the school's or program's
performance and involving staff in making changes, mechanisms for effecting
change, establishing and maintaining ongoing cooperation and collaboration
between the home and the school, personnel administration, business
management, and school law
CEQ 571 School Business Administration (elective
for SBL only)
This course presents an examination of the duties and responsibilities
of the school business administrator including an understanding of the
role in relation to other members of the administrative team. Also examined
during the course are other aspects of the business administrator's
work such as office management, budget procedures, financial management,
accounting and auditing, purchasing and supply management, insurance
programs, capital outlay and debt service, school plant operation and
maintenance, food service, and transportation.
CEQ 572 School Personnel Management (elective
for SBL only)
This course deals with the nature, scope, and organization of the personnel
function. It reviews the planning process, collective bargaining (negotiations
and contract administration), personnel recruitment (selection, induction,
and development), effective work performance appraisal, compensation,
and job security issues. An examination of the Federal and State laws
and regulations that govern district personnel operations will be included.
CEQ 510 School-Community Relations, 3 credits
The functions and responsibilities of the school administrator in the
development and maintenance of effective school-community relations.
The meaning and purpose of school-community relations, the roles and
functions of the Board of Education and all school personnel in establishing
and maintaining good school-community relations. Some topics that will
be discussed are communication processes, techniques and strategies,
preparation of communication materials, handling criticisms and attacks,
and relations with the news media.
CES 514 Collective Bargaining and Arbitration
in the Public Sector, 3 credits
The history, procedures, and problems of public sector labor relations,
and comparisons with the private sector. The role of public opinion
and politics in public sector bargaining. Students will role play the
negotiations of a public-sector contract: preparation of bargaining
package, negotiation, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration. They will
also prepare, present, and critique a public sector grievance case from
its shop origins to its final disposition by arbitration.
CEX 547 Topics in Conflict Resolution, 3 credits
A general concern with the functioning of the courts has resulted in
an increase in non judicial dispute resolution procedures. This course
will assist students to analyze and experience methodologies for dispute
resolution in such settings as the schools, home, workplace, and community
rather than through the judicial system. Along with text, case readings,
and simulations, each student will prepare and participate in workshops
where negotiation, mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration methodologies
are called into play. These workshops will take place several times
during the course of a semester.
CEQ 521 Organization/Management of Environmental
Services, 3 credits
This course deals with the organization and daily management of the
Environmental (buildings and grounds) Services Department. Some topics
covered are the cleaning, maintenance, and upkeep of the physical plant
of each building, maintaining the outside grounds and athletic fields
of the district, personnel and student security, budget preparation,
working with unions, handling of emergencies, and staff-community relations.
CEQ 530 Use of Computers for School Administration,
3 credits
This course will look at the types of applications of computer systems
typical to school situations and their roles as decision support systems.
Consideration will be given to various hardware and software packages
as they relate to budgeting, pupil and personnel folders, grading, transportation,
food service, purchasing, and payroll.
CEE 547 Public Education - Current Concerns: Roles
and Responsibilities of the Players, 3 credits
This course deals with current concerns and developments in public education.
Issues include: education funding, curriculum, political realities,
and alternative programs. In addition, the roles and responsibilities
of the participants in the school community will be assessed for their
impact on the educational setting.
CEQ 531 Educational Management & the Technology
of Computers, 3 credits
An examination of the newer current technology and its role in the educational
decision support systems that help administrators and supervisors in
the decision making process. The organization of school computer equipment
for the guidance function, computer based instruction, information retrieval,
school simulation for problem solving, and the development of a total
information system are also discussed.
CEQ 520 School Finance, 3 credits
A study of the economic, political, and legal aspects of financing public
education, from a general point of view and with specific attention
to New York State. Areas considered include basic economic principles,
local, state, and federal financial support, systems analysis, taxing
systems, fiscal aspects of equal educational opportunities, budgeting,
purchasing, accounting, reporting, and communication of fiscal information.
CEE 511 The Home-School Relationship in Education,
3 credits
This course explores the relationship between the home and the school
and its effect on the development of children. The need for the home-school
connection, the historical overview of the family, the rationale behind
federal legislation, and parent involvement in the schools will be examined.
The school's role in parent education, our understanding of specific
legislation on social issues such as drugs, teenage pregnancy, and other
areas of serious concern as well as programs designed to help families
and children will also be discussed and the research examined.
CEE 519 The Effective Schools Movement, 3 credits
An overview of the effective schools movement including discussions
of the characteristics of effective schools, open climate, elements
of good lesson planning, use of the development lesson, the congruence
movement in our schools, and an in-depth look at faculty make-up.
CEE 527 Mentoring and Internships in Education,
3 credits
A review of mentoring and internship programs as aids to effective teacher
induction. Topics will include mentoring in other professions, apprenticeship
and internship models, mentoring in the educational profession, examples
of current mentor teacher programs, history of the N.Y.S. Mentor Teacher-Internship
Program, mentor selection, needs of beginning teachers, evaluation of
mentor teacher programs, and the future of mentoring internships in
CEI 596 Leadership in Organizations, 3 credits
This seminar presents an overview of the research literature on leadership
as background for analyzing and assessing leadership behavior in a number
of applied settings including business, educational, community and volunteer
organizations. Students will be responsible for extensive readings on
organizational and leadership theory and culture. They will also conduct
and report on field-based studies.
CEF 524 Authentic Assessment and Portfolios, 3
An introduction to the methodology of alternative forms of assessment,
this course will illustrate the relationship between authentic assessment
and integrated curricula. Emphasis will be on the development and philosophy
of portfolios.
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What's New
Tan Dun's Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women recently received its Chinese premiere on tour with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by its Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Tan Dun's homage to this millennia-long tradition "a clear-cut success," earning the composer "a rock-star ovation" from the sold-out audience. The Philadelphia Orchestra also presented Nu Shu in Shenzhen and in Changsha, where six "nu shu" women from the Hunan village that inspired the project joined Tan Dun and the ensemble onstage for a bow.
Read the review here.
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Nu Shu once again this summer at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The August 15 performance sees Music Director Nézet-Séguin leading the orchestra and harpist Elizabeth Hainen. Nu Shu is the culmination of years of research and continues the tradition of an ancient syllabic script developed by women, in secrecy, over hundred of years ago in feudal China. You can learn more here.
In the coming months, Nu Shu will head southbound for its Australian premiere at the prestigious OzAsia Festival, only to travel, once again, around the world for its European premiere by the world-renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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- Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Adelaide, Australia
OzAsia Festival
Tan Dun: Symphonic Poem on Three Notes
Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin
Tan Dun: Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Elizabeth Hainen, harp
Tan Dun, conductor
September 27, 2014 at 08:00PM
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- Bass Concerto - WORLD PREMIERE
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tan Dun: Bass Concerto WORLD PREMIERE
Debussy: Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra (Première rapsodie)
Tan Dun: Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women
Alive, Adventurous, Alluring series
Petra Van Der Heide, harp
Dominc Seldis, double bass
Tan Dun, conductor
January 29, 2015 at 09:15PM
January 30, 2015 at 08:15PM
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- Tears of Nature: Percussion Concerto
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tan Dun: Tears of Nature - Percussion Concerto
Tan Dun: Symphonic Poem on Three Notes
Ravel: Bolero
Gallus Hall
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Tan Dun, conductor
November 13, 2014 at 07:30PM
November 14, 2014 at 07:30PM
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How many musicians are lucky enough to be allowed to spiritually sing and play over the tomb of Bach, Tan Dun will never forget conducting the MDR Radio Choir in the singing Water Passion.
Photo Gallery
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The Philadelphia Orchestra takes Nu Shu on tour in China!
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Henri MatisseFrench (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, 1869 - 1954, Nice, France)
Corsican Landscape
1898painting | oil on canvas
Now on view in the exhibition Matisse from SFMOMA at Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
15 1/8 in. x 18 1/4 in. (38.43 cm x 46.36 cm)
Acquired 1950
Collection SFMOMA
Bequest of Harriet Lane Levy
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"Alyssa is an 11 year old girl with type 1 diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes). Each year we walk in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes. On April 2nd in Baltimore Maryland we walked and our team raised $4,000. This is the second year that CustomInk made our shirts. They have come out great both times and we had wonderful customer service."


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PITTSBURGH—With a simple graduation ceremony this week, a class of 10 students has completed a free three-week course at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) that could open up careers paying $80,000 a year in the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry.
The roustabout training course is a non-credit program providing theory and hands-on education in the physically demanding work of setting up and maintaining oil and natural gas well sites. CCAC's initial cohort received the training free of charge, but there may be a charge for any future cohorts.
"We began with an applicant pool of 130," said Judy Savolskis, CCAC interim vice president for workforce development. "But the selection process was extremely rigorous. These jobs can potentially be quite dangerous, so candidates must pass background checks, drug checks and placement exams for critical math and reading skills that will keep the worksite as safe as possible."
Most of the course took place at CCAC–West Hills Center in Oakdale, although one week of hands-on education occurred at a site set up by Westmoreland County Community College. Students were bused to Westmoreland County for that training. In addition, a representative of Chesapeake Energy provided an industry overview and a tour of a well site at the start of the class.
A job fair near the close of the program introduced students to companies that are interested in hiring people with their newly developed skills.
Roustabouts earn an average of $28,000 per year, although workers with training and experience can earn as much as $80,000 per year or more.
"The roustabout training program is part of CCAC's comprehensive response to the growth of the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry in Pennsylvania," said Charles Blocksidge, executive director of the CCAC–Allegheny County Workforce Alliance. "CCAC wants to prepare entry-level workers and to assist those entry-level workers in their move up career ladders. We can also prepare people to take advantage of emerging jobs throughout the industry."
The college has identified 11 existing associate's degrees and 10 credit certificate programs that align with natural gas industry workforce needs. Some programs, like welding and emergency first responder, have been adapted to incorporate skills and situations specific to the field.
Other programs, like the roustabout training, are new. A new credit certificate in bio-remediation will prepare students for a new field treating wastewater from drilling sites with biofilms. The process has been developed at the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute and is being adapted for commercial use by Frac Biologics, which is partnering with CCAC in the certificate program.
"CCAC's mission has always included preparing individuals for the careers available in our region's economy," said CCAC President Alex Johnson. "Our aim with the Marcellus Shale is to help ensure that people have the skills to take advantage of these emerging jobs as they are created."
About CCAC
The Community College of Allegheny County is the largest institution of postsecondary higher education in Pennsylvania. The college serves 30,000 credit students through 170 degree and certificate programs and offers thousands of lifelong learning non-credit and workforce development courses to 35,000 students annually. Incorporating a learning-centered environment committed to the future of the region, CCAC continues to expand its reach through innovative programming and accessible instruction offered via convenient day, evening, weekend and online courses. With four campuses and six centers serving Allegheny County and surrounding communities, CCAC endeavors to fulfill its mission to provide affordable access to quality education and offer a dynamic, diverse and supportive learning environment that prepares the region's residents for academic, professional and personal success in our changing global society.


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INDIANAPOLIS — Michael and Erin Bogan, owners and operators of Promise Monsters, are making good on their pledge to be a positive influence on the world.
Promise Monsters are stuffed toys designed by the couple's five children. Each comes with its own "Monster Mission," a random act of kindness that once its owner completes can enter a code on the Promise Monsters website to redeem a reward.
This spring the Bogans, who live in Avon, ran a contest at Riley Hospital for Children, asking patients to design their own Promise Monster.
"We wanted a way to give back to Riley," Michael said. "I've been there, we've had kids there, nieces and nephews. We wanted to do something in the community with a local organization."
They ended up receiving just less than 50 submissions.
"That was less than what I anticipated, but apparently it was good for a Riley contest," Michael said. "I learned it's hard to get kids who are in the hospital to do things. Usually it's either they're in and out really fast or really sick and don't want to worry about anything else. It's not an easy situation."
The Bogans whittled those submissions down to five, then posted them on their website for the public to vote on. The winning entry came from Sophia Eager, 9, of Fort Wayne. Her Promise Monster is named Blobby Katy and her mission is to "sneak into houses and give people food who need it without being caught."
Sophia came to Promise Monsters' westside office last Friday with her parents, Jason and Melissa, to pick out fabric for Blobby Katy and design a smaller version of her, known as a Smarshmallow. Afterward she went to Wilbur's Lincolnwood Toy Store in Brownsburg for an official "winner's photo."


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Inside Fashion
Park & Bond's Long Range List of Cool for 2012
The style editors of Park & Bond (one of my favorite web sites for amazing men's fashion) have picked the best movies, albums, books and more that any stylish guy should have on his radar for 2012. To see the full list, check out the Long Range Forecast. Josh Peskowitz, Tyler Thoreson, Nick Wooster, Jared Flint, Christopher Wallace and Lawrence...
Fashion And Beauty Brands That Are Helping Japan
Helping Japan - Fashion And Beauty Brands That Are Helping Japan - The tragedy in Japan has brought humanity to the forefront and major retail brands in the fashion and beauty industry are rushing to contribute to the relief efforts. Here are a list of fashion and beauty brands that are helping Japan, and by no means is the an exhaustive list....
Behind the Scenes at the Buckler Jeans Spring '07 Fashion Show
From a spectator's point of view fashion shows seem so effortless, at least for the men's shows. One would think that there can't possibly be that much going on behind the scenes before those models walk out on to the runway. To educate myself I got special backstage access to the Buckler Jeans Spring '07 fashion show.
10 Tragic Fashion Deaths
Murder, suicide and untimely deaths all play a part in the fashion world. Read more about the shocking deaths of Gianni Versace, Ossie Clark and many others.
Salaries on the Scene at Fashion Week--An Infographic
When employees in the fashion industry flock to New York Fashion Week, how does their pay compare? PayScale reveals some salaries on the scene at Fashion Week.
The Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology is arguably the premier school for the fashion industry in the United States.
The Pratt Institute
One of the finest schools for art and design in the country.
Parsons School of Design
Yet another one of the most prestigous schools for art and design.
Research Fashion Design Schools
Use this site to request a free information packet so you can choose the right fashion design school for you.
New York Fashion Week
Twice a year designers show off their collections all at the same time during what is referred to as Fashion Week. The shows are currently sponsored by Mercedes-Benz so the event is called Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. In the past, it has been sponsored by Olympus thus called Olympus Fashion Week.


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My Fulbright project in Mexico centered on migration within the country. It perhaps has had a larger impact on Mexicans than the better publicized story of immigration to the U.S. Just as America rapidly became urbanized in the early
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How is a monarch butterfly like an agate? Both are Minnesota natural resources. And both are official Minnesota state symbols.
Minnesota has 14 official state symbols. Eight are natural resources—things found in nature that enrich our lives. The men and women who represent us in the Minnesota Legislature decided to call these resources "state symbols" because they help make our state unique. The showy lady's-slipper, red pine, common loon, walleye, Lake Superior agate, wild rice, morel mushroom, and monarch butterfly can help us answer people from other places when they ask, "What is Minnesota like? What's special about your state?"
The Minnesota state flower has two names: the showy lady's-slipper and the pink-and-white lady's-slipper. It is one of 45 orchid species known to be native to Minnesota. It was probably named state flower because it is so big and beautiful.
In Minnesota the showy lady's-slipper blooms in sunny, damp areas such as swamps and bogs, mostly in the northeastern two-thirds of the state. Usually 1 to 2 feet tall, it produces frilly, pink-and-white blooms in June or July.
A healthy showy lady's-slipper can produce a half million seeds in a single year. It will grow 14 to 20 years before it blooms for the first time. It can live to be 100 years old.
The showy lady's-slipper gets its name from the fact that the bloom looks a little like a woman's slipper. Its scientific name, Cypripedium, means shoe of Venus.
In 1893 the Minnesota Legislature chose to make a lady's-slipper the state flower. However, the legislators accidentally designated a different species, Cypripedium calceolus. In 1902 the Legislature corrected the mistake.
Showy lady's-slipper blossoms form a ring around the state seal in the middle of the Minnesota flag.
When people think of the north woods, they often think of towering pines such as the red pine—Minnesota's state tree.
Red pines, also known as Norway pines, grow mainly in the northern two-thirds of the state. Their needles are about 5 inches long and arranged in clusters of two. When 15 to 25 years old, red pines begin to produce cones about the size and shape of a chicken egg. The cones ripen in mid-September but don't fall to the ground until the next spring or summer. Each cone contains tiny seeds that scatter in the wind.
You can recognize a red pine by its orange-red bark, which forms flat flakes that look sort of like jigsaw puzzle pieces. Minnesota's tallest red pine, which grows in Itasca State Park, is 126 feet tall and is estimated to be more than 200 years old.
In 1953 Minnesota legislators chose the red pine as a state symbol in recognition of its important role in our state's history, economy, and environment. More than a century ago, loggers cut red pines and sent logs of this strong wood downriver to build houses and businesses in fast-growing cities and towns.
The red pine's majestic shape and rich pine scent are well-known reminders of Minnesota's great outdoors. Several states have pines as their state trees, but only Minnesota has the red pine as its official state symbol.
This big black-and-white bird has bright red eyes, a long bill, and a black head that glows green in the sunlight. It lives on lakes statewide. Loons are bigger than ducks, growing up to 3 feet long and weighing up to 12 pounds.
A loon is an excellent swimmer and diver, chasing and eating fish below water. It has a hard time walking on land because its feet are far back on its body.
Loons are known for their loud, unusual calls. In fact, some people think the name loon comes from an Old Norse word, lomr, which means a moaning sound. Loons have four kinds of calls: tremolo, wail, hoot, and yodel.
Loons build nests at the water's edge in late May or early June. The female lays one or two eggs, which hatch after about a month. Each parent sometimes carries the chicks on its back as it swims.
In the fall, Minnesota's common loons replace their summer plumage with gray and white feathers. Then they fly to the ocean coasts of the southeastern United States for winter.
The common loon became our official state bird in 1961. Because loons live in places where we relax and play, they remind us of happy times and the great outdoors. Minnesota has more nesting loons (about 6,000 pairs) than any other state besides Alaska.
Walleyes live in cool, clear, deep lakes. They are a favorite fish of many anglers because they taste good and are a challenge to catch. Minnesotans harvest about 4 million pounds of walleyes each year. The state record walleye, caught in 1979 from Seagull River at Saganaga Lake in Cook County, weighed 17 pounds, 8 ounces.
The walleye is the largest member of the perch family in the United States. Its skin is green, gray, and gold with white on the bottom end of its tail. The walleye gets its name from its glassy eyes, which make it look "walleyed"—an old-fashioned name for blind.
Walleyes eat insects and other invertebrates (animals without backbones) while small, and mainly fish when they get older. Walleyes often travel in groups called schools.
Named Minnesota's state fish in 1965, the walleye earned that title because this popular fish is found all around the state. The Department of Natural Resources releases (stocks) more than 2 million young walleyes into lakes each year. This stocking, along with the rules that limit how many fish a person may catch and keep, helps ensure lakes will have plenty of walleyes in the years ahead.
The morel is a kind of fungus found in the soil. Most of the time it looks like tiny threads, called mycelia. But when the fungus gets ready to reproduce, it sends up fruiting bodies—better known as mushrooms. Morels occur in all kinds of forests. Good places to find morel mushrooms are near dead elm and cottonwood trees and in old apple orchards.
Morel mushrooms are 2 to 6 inches tall and wrinkled-looking. Their long, pitted caps are hollow inside.
The state mushroom species is the golden-colored Morchella esculenta. Another kind of morel that grows in Minnesota is the black Morchella angusticeps.
Many people consider morels a rare and wonderful taste treat. Mushroom hunters search for morels in late spring—when oak leaves are the size of a mouse's ears—and take them home to cook. Never eat any mushroom you find outdoors unless an expert tells you it's OK because some wild mushrooms are so poisonous that they will kill you if you eat them.
The morel became Minnesota's state mushroom in 1984. At the time, no other state had an official fungus. It was a Minnesota first!
Like flowers on wings, monarch butterflies flit above open fields on warm summer days. Bright orange and black, they are among the biggest butterflies in Minnesota.
Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed plants. After they hatch, the larvae (called caterpillars) eat milkweed leaves. The leaves contain a substance that makes the larvae taste bad. This taste helps protect them from hungry birds.
The larvae eat and grow. When a larva finally stops eating, it spins a silk pad on a plant stem and attaches itself to the pad. Then it sheds its skin and becomes an immobile green pod called a chrysalis. After about 12 days, the chrysalis breaks open and a butterfly emerges.
Some people think the monarch gets its name from the thin, black-and-gold line at the top of the chrysalis. This line resembles crowns worn by human monarchs (kings and queens).
In fall Minnesota monarchs migrate south to Mexico. There they gather with tens of millions of other monarchs in a deep forest in the mountains. Clinging to fir trees, they await the arrival of spring. In March they begin to head north again. Their eggs turn into adults that continue the journey until at last, after three or four generations, monarchs appear again in Minnesota in May.
The monarch was named Minnesota's state butterfly in 2000. It is also the state insect or butterfly for Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia.
This grass grows best in shallow, clear water in lakes and rivers in central and northern Minnesota. Wild rice beds shelter insects and other creatures.
In spring wild rice seeds sprout in lake and river bottoms. Leaves poke above water in June, float on the surface, and continue to grow. In summer the plant forms a head of tiny maroon and gold flowers on a stiff stem above water. The flowers develop into long, dark, rice-shaped seeds in August and September. Ducks and other waterfowl eat the seeds to gather energy for their long flight south in autumn.
The Ojibwe name for wild rice is manomin, meaning good berry. Long before European settlers arrived in Minnesota, American Indians gathered thousands of pounds of wild rice seeds to eat each year. Canoeing through grassy patches, they bent stalks over the canoe and gently tapped ripe seeds off the stems with special sticks. They made sure to let some seeds fall into the water so more plants would grow the next year. Many American Indians and other people still harvest wild rice the traditional way.
Wild rice was named Minnesota's state grain in 1977.
The Lake Superior agate is by far the most ancient of our state symbols.
Agates formed in lava pouring from cracks in the earth that developed in the Lake Superior area more than a billion years ago. As the boiling hot lava cooled, gas bubbles hardened into spherical holes in rocks. Later, mineralized water seeped into the bubble holes and deposited coat after coat of quartz, forming layered agates. About 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, glaciers moved southward through the area and spread these hard, roundish rocks far and wide.
You can find agates in gravel beaches and pits around much of Minnesota—wherever the glacier carried them.
The layers in the Lake Superior agates are made of a quartz material called chalcedony. The agates contain iron and are often rusty orange, red, and yellow.
Named the state gemstone in 1969, the Lake Superior agate represents many parts of Minnesota's past: volcanoes that laid down the hard rock of Superior's North Shore, glaciers that shaped hills and valleys, and iron that provided jobs for miners and supplied raw materials for cars and steel products.
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A complete copy of the article can be found in the September - October 2003 issue of Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, available at Minnesota public libraries.
Mary Hoff is a freelance science writer from Stillwater and production coordinator for Minnesota Conservation Volunteer.


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DALLAS (AP) - A 40-foot-high Playboy bunny logo that had upset some residents of the West Texas town of Marfa will be removed from a roadside art display and hauled to a Dallas museum.
The neon bunny that's part of the "Playboy Marfa" sculpture will be dismantled this month and moved to the Dallas Contemporary museum near the city's downtown. The move is the result of a deal with the Texas Department of Transportation.
The bunny will be installed at the museum in March and displayed in April.
Museum officials say it will be part of an exhibition highlighting art by Richard Phillips, who created the neon piece.
The sculpture debuted last summer in Marfa, but Texas transportation officials said it lacked an outdoor billboards permit and ordered Playboy to remove it.
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I want to clean and jerk on my driveway, so I can't build a platform. I was thinking maybe a small piece of plywood(4x4) that I can place and remove. Again I want to stress that I won't be able to build a platform because it is on my driveway and the wife would kill me. Also I do have a platform in the house but the ceiling is too low for clean and jerks.
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A federal judge has dismissed an age bias suit filed against Georgetown University Law Center by former North Dakota Attorney General Nicholas Spaeth.
U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle dismissed the case last week, according to The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times. Spaeth had sued six schools after he failed to get interviews through a law faculty recruitment conference. His suit against the University of Missouri law school is still pending; he voluntarily dismissed four others.
Huvelle said academic scholarship was a primary concern for Georgetown, yet Spaeth didn't list relevant articles in his application, the BLT says. Nor did he indicate an interest in teaching tax law, though he later argued that his tax background made him a good candidate for Georgetown.
Spaeth's lawyer had contended that words such as "young" or "pick of the litter" in describing law professor applicants indicated age bias, but Huvelle disagreed. "The bulk of the 'ageist' remarks that Spaeth points to are merely descriptions of young people as young," she wrote in the opinion (PDF posted by the BLT).
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Bing Crosby was an important part of racing at Hollywood Park.
On Hollywood Park's first opening day, in June of 1938, Barbara Stanwyck awarded the trophy in the winner's circle. Fresh off of a Best Actress Oscar nomination, Stanwyck was a huge star. She was helping Hollywood Park live up to its name as a favor to friends who had bankrolled the racetrack; friends who included Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, and Jack Warner of Warner Brothers.
Hollywood Park announced this spring that 2013 would be the track's final season. Financial difficulties have forced the track to shut down to make way for a new upscale housing development in Inglewood, the South Central Los Angeles neighborhood where Hollywood Park has been located for over 75 years.
Anyone who has spent a day at the races at Hollywood recently has likely noticed that the track no longer feels as glitzy and glamorous as it did in its early days. Inglewood, too, has changed considerably over the years. The area is mainly working class and home ownership is low. It likely needs the new housing more than it needs an old racetrack, so few people should cry for Hollywood Park. The history of this once-great racetrack, however, should be remembered and celebrated.
A number of incredible horses have run at Hollywood Park. Seabiscuit won the first Hollywood Gold Cup in 1938. When Citation won the same race in 1951, he became the first horse to win a million dollars. Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and Cigar all raced there. I'll Have Another, last year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, was based at Hollywood, as was 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta.
The first-ever Breeder's Cup was held at Hollywood Park in 1984, and was held there again in 1987 and 1997.
Many popular wagers started out as experiments at Hollywood Park. The track invented the Pick-6 and even the superfecta.
The casino at Hollywood Park will remain open, and the horses will mostly find new racing dates at Santa Anita and Del Mar.
The storied race course, however, will soon be gone and replaced by 3,000 new housing units and a shopping complex. Hollywood Park's demise will surely be used by many as evidence of the death of horse racing. Since 1938, when Hollywood opened, more than 75 racetracks have been built and opened in the United States (almost one every year), and many have experienced rebirth through the addition of slot machines or other forms of gambling to supplement racing revenues.
Hollywood's demise is instead a reminder that this is a business, and that racetracks are often owned by corporations, not sentimental racing fans. It is too late to save Hollywood Park. Honor its memory this week by spending a day (and some money) at your local racetrack. And maybe listen to a little Bing Crosby while you're at it.


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