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Re "Legislature should stay out of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict." (Viewpoints, July 5): As a member of California's over 100,000 Azerbaijani community, it is shocking that California, one of the most diverse and accepting states in this great nation, would cater to one powerful and vocal ethnic minority group (the Armenians) at the expense of another (the Azerbaijanis), in direct contradiction to federal level international policy. However, that's exactly what Assembly Joint Resolution 32 does.
Furthermore, with one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, massive budget deficit and relentless cuts to education in California, I agree with Elnur Aydinov and would hope state legislators would have better things to do with their time than venture into ethnic conflicts around the globe.
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NEW YORK - Video game company Nintendo Co. said Thursday that it expects to report its first-ever annual loss for the current fiscal year.
The Japanese company and creator of the Super Mario Bros. gaming franchise slashed its full fiscal year earnings forecast for the second time citing a rise in the yen that was "beyond expectation level," as well as weaker-than-expected sales of Nintendo DS hardware and Nintendo 3DS gaming software.
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In the immortal words of Nick Lowe...and so it goes. It's yet another down weekend as "Apes" repeats, "Purge" powers to $28.4 million but "Planes" and "Sex" fail to excite moviegoers. Here's the updated Weekend Box Office Top 10Read More »
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New orders for factory goods unexpectedly fell in the United States in June, a fresh sign that the slowdown in the country's manufacturing sector will probably stretch into the second half of the year.The Commerce Department said on Thursday that new orders for manufactured goods dropped 0.5 percent during the month. Economists in a Reuters poll had forecast a rise of 0.5 percent.American factories appear to be one of the sectors most vulnerable to Europe's festering debt crisis. The trend in American manufacturing has appeared softer and has added to concerns the economic recovery is losing steam. The decline in new orders in June will probably mean softer output down the road, which could weigh on economic growth.
Major automakers reported U.S. auto sales for July that were somewhat softer than expected as high U.S. unemployment and weak consumer confidence kept would-be buyers on the sidelines.July auto sales showed the continuation of what has been a slowdown in growth since the late spring. Sales early this year shot past even the most bullish forecasts, but starting in May, the rate of improvement started to weaken."If we were talking in February this year and you asked me what we're going to have July, I'd say at least 14 and a half," said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. "But we're going to barely get to 14."GM, the largest U.S. automaker, reported on Wednesday a 6 percent drop in July U.S. sales, while Ford posted a 4 percent drop. The smallest U.S. automaker, Chrysler Group LLC, posted a 13 percent increase.GM and Ford both pinned their declines on lower sales to fleet customers like rental car companies. GM's fleet sales fell 41 percent, in line with the company's forecast last month.But their overall results were still lower than some estimates. Analysts had expected better financing deals, pent-up demand and increased construction spending to offset the sluggish U.S. economy.Toyota sales were up 26 percent to 164,898 in July. A year ago, Toyota was still grappling with major vehicle shortages stemming from the March earthquake in Japan. In a release, Toyota said customers were taking advantage of long-term, low-interest financing at low lease rates.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has found Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese rebel leader, guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers during the final years of the Democratic Republic of Congo's 1998-2003 war.
Lubanga, 51, became the first suspect on whom the Netherlands-based international court has delivered a verdict since it was established a decade ago.
"The ICC is working properly and is able to deliver a judgement in a difficult case. The threat of prosecution serves as a deterrent. "
- William Schabas, international law professor, Middlesex University
The former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots, an ethnic Hema group, was charged with recruiting and using child soldiers in northeastern DR Congo.
He had been held at The Hague since 2006 and went on trial in 2009.
"The chamber reached its decision unanimously that the prosecution has proved Thomas Lubanga guilty of crimes of conscription and enlisting children under the age of 15 and used them to participate in hostilities," said Adrian Fulford, the presiding judge.
It is the first verdict in the ICC's 10-year history.
The ICC, the world's only independent, permanent tribunal to try genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, has issued four arrest warrants for crimes in DR Congo since opening its doors at The Hague in 2003 and is investigating seven cases, all based in Africa.
"This is not a turning point in international law … because there has only been one verdict. Perhaps if the court was removed from politics, it would convince the victims and the public that one could not negotiate or postpone one's indictment."
- Florence Hartmann, former advisor to the UN International Criminal Tribunal
Lubanga joins 19 other suspects who have been the subject of arrest warrants from the ICC.
Is the ICC really a long-term project that is still in its early days, and can this verdict become a deterrent to other leaders who are committing crimes against their own people?
To discuss the effectiveness of the ICC in this episode of Inside Story, are guests: Florence Hartmann, a former spokesperson and the Balkan advisor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague; William Schabas, an international law professor at the Middlesex University; and William Pace, the convenor of the Coalition for the ICC.
"This verdict will be seen as one the most important advances in international criminal law in all of history. This is new system of international criminal justice that is starting to make an impact on middle-sized democracies and soon other countries will have to opt to join the ICC - but not on the basis of exceptionalism but with equalness. "
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Gamicon - Sheraton Hotel Iowa City, Iowa City
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 (01:00 PM) - Sun, Feb 22, 2015 (04:00 PM)
Gamicon is a great convention for gamers who want to learn new games, or come play old favorites. Our Guest of Honor is Dan Proctor from Goblinoid Games. Artist Guest of Honor is Tyler Walpole. We will have 2 LARPs, RPGS, Board, Card and Video Gaming as well as a HUGE game auction.
Total Confusion 29 - Holiday Inn, Mansfield
Thu, Feb 19, 2015 (08:00 AM) - Sun, Feb 22, 2015 (05:00 PM)
Total Confusion will be hosting a Qualifier for the US Catan National Championship (CNC) with the winner heading to Gen Con 2015 to play the next round. We'll be holding 2 qualifying sessions: Friday, Feb. 20 at 7pm Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10am. Semi/Finals to be played Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7pm. We will also be hosting a Puffing Billy tournament and other Mayfair games. Players in the CNC must be a resident of the United States and at least 18 years of age to participate.
Catan Nationals Championship Qualifier- SoCal Oomba - Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills
Sat, Feb 14, 2015 (11:00 AM - 09:00 PM)
Oomba, the creators of tournament management software, will sponsor the Southern California Catan Qualifier happening on Valentine's Day at the Laguna Hills Mall in Orange County, CA. First prize is a seat in the Catan National Championship at Gen Con 2015 and the travel expenses to get there (worth over $2,000). Entry fee is $10. It starts at 11am and will be broadcast on oomba.tv. To register go to oomba.com/catan. We are limited to 64 players. If you have any questions, you can reply to me or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
North American International Toy Fair - New York - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York
Sat, Feb 14, 2015 (10:00 AM) - Tue, Feb 17, 2015 (06:00 PM)
The 112th annual North American International Toy Fair® is the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together more than 1,000 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents from around the globe to showcase their toy and entertainment products. From classic toys to interactive entertainment and everything in between, the Toy Fair playground includes: action figures and dolls, games and puzzles, construction toys, arts and creative activities, earth-friendly products, bicycles, tricycles and ride-ons, radio-controlled vehicles, infant and preschool toys, cars, trucks, and trains, puppets and plush, audio and video cassettes, computer software and video games, playground and sporting equipment, Halloween, Christmas, books, stationery, party supplies, and much more. Registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the public. Visit us at booth #6205
Catan National Championship (CNC) - U.S. Qualifier Tournament - Orccon - Hilton Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles
Fri, Feb 13, 2015 (12:00 PM) - Mon, Feb 16, 2015 (06:00 PM)
Orccon is proud to host a Qualifier for the Catan National Championship - U.S.! The overall Orccon winner will go to the Catan National Championship at Gen Con Indy in August 2015. Winner will receive: A seat in the Catan National Championship - U.S. Tournament, double occupancy hotel with another contestant, a 4-day badge to Gen Con 2015, transportation to Gen Con Indy, and other prizes. Please visit the Orccon website for details as to exact time of the tournament. Players must be U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age.
GenghisCon XXXVI - Radison Hotel, Aurora, CO, Aurora
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 (07:00 PM) - Sun, Feb 15, 2015 (05:00 PM)
The Denver Gamers Association cordially invites you to a weekend of great gaming and special events at GenghisCon XXXVI! We have a record number of fabulous Guests of Honor attending this year! Puffing Billy has joined us again for tons of awesome train games! ConJr continues to grow; we appreciate your support with the next generation of gamers.
Ground Hog Day Gaming Retreat - Clarion Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Hudson
Fri, Jan 30, 2015 (02:00 PM) - Sun, Feb 01, 2015 (06:00 PM)
Groundhog Day (GHD), where it is all about the game. 2015 brings the 3rd Annual Groundhog Day Game Retreat for 3 days of games and fun. From January 30 – February 1, 2015 GHD offers a warm and friendly space for people to get together and play games. Register with a friend or meet new friends! A large well-rounded game library, plenty of table space, and good people is a recipe for great gaming. Don't worry about tickets or events; play whatever you want, whenever you want to! Register early; Groundhog Day has sold out the past two years in a row and is limited to the first 100 people. Price is $5. until November 14th. $10 starting November 15th. That is for all 3 days! In addition to gaming, the event will feature a large raffle, game demos, and an auction on Sunday. For more information, visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/ghdgaming Groundhog Day Game Retreat, bringing warmth to your winter. Website expected to be up and running for 2016. For now all information will be posted on Facebook.
Mayfair Games at mini-MACE 2015 - Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, Kernersville
Sat, Jan 24, 2015 (08:00 AM - 10:00 PM)
mini-MACE is a game day event put on by the organizers of MACE, that takes place at the Bunker Hill UMC, where gamers can all enjoy good food and gaming all day. Some games are scheduled while many others are pick-up or from our library. 50 to 60 gamers usually attend a very fun-filled day of gaming. Traditionally, because of space issues, we only schedule role playing games and board games.
Catan National Championship (CNC) - U.S. Qualifier Tournament - Cat & Mouse Games - Cat & Mouse Games - Bucktown, Chicago
Sat, Jan 24, 2015 (01:30 PM - 05:30 AM)
Every year Cat & Mouse Game Store holds a series of six Settlers of Catan tournaments, where novices and experts alike gather to trade and build over that famous field of hexes. In addition to the friendly competition, each preliminary event will include a variety of prizes. That's more FUN for everyone! Event 3 - Saturday, January 24, 1:30pm at our BUCKTOWN store This series is a Catan World Championship (CWC) pre-qualifying event. The winner of each tournament will advance to the Cat & Mouse Catan Final in Spring 2015, and the winner of the final will go to the national competition at GenCon in August 2015. Visit Cat & Mouse Game Store online for complete tournament information http://cat-n-mouse.com/ocart/settlers-of-catan-tournaments-chicago
PAX South - Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
Fri, Jan 23, 2015 (10:00 AM) - Sun, Jan 25, 2015 (06:00 PM)
Join us at PAX South (Booth #1279) this year for demos and sale of our latest releases and many of your favorites. The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) South is is just one, in a series, of 4 PAX gaming festivals. PAX is a show that has been hailed as a celebration of gamer culture. Highlights include an opening keynote speech from an industry insider, game-culture inspired concerts, panels on game topics, exhibitor booths from independent and major game developers and publishers, a LAN party, tabletop game tournaments, and video game freeplay areas. Please visit PAX South's website for additional information.
Free Settlers of Catan Event - Store Event Area, Syracuse
Sun, Jan 04, 2015 (01:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
Prizes: The winner of each pod will get $20 in event prize credit. Entry Fee: FREE! Sign in at the register when entering or use your Customer Rewards to earn points! Don't have Customer Rewards? just ask one of our associates for details. Event Details: Settlers of Catan is the popular boar game of resource management, trading and building. Players get resources to expand and get more resources. They can spend those resources to build roads, cities, settlements to buy development cards to earn victory points. The first player to 10 victory points is the winner! For the event we will pair off the players into pods of 3 to 5 players. The map for all pods will be identical. The winner of the game at each pod will get a prize.
FREE Catan: Cities & Knights event - Store Event Area, Syracuse
Sun, Dec 14, 2014 (01:00 PM - 05:00 PM)
Demo and instruction provided by John Gitzen, TNG at 10 to 1 PM. Game play at 1:00 PM. Players will be randomly place at tables of 3 or 4 players. All players will play the same map and seating order will also be randomly assigned. Winners at each table will win $20 store credit.
Catan National Championship (CNC) - U.S. Qualifier Tournament - Wolfcon - Springhill Suites by Marriott, Chicago
Fri, Nov 28, 2014 (08:00 AM) - Sun, Nov 30, 2014 (11:45 PM)
Wolfcon is proud to host a Qualifier for the Catan National Championship - U.S.! The overall Wolfcon winner will go to the Catan National Championship at Gen Con Indy in August 2015. The overall Wolfcon winner will receive: A seat in the Catan National Championship - U.S. Tournament, double occupancy hotel with another contestant, a 4-day badge to Gen Con 2015, $50 gas card, and other prizes. Please visit the Wolfcon website for details as to exact time of the tournament. Players must be U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age.
Catan National Championship (CNC) - U.S. Qualifier - ChiTAG 2014 - Navy Pier, Chicago
Sat, Nov 22, 2014 (10:00 AM) - Sun, Nov 23, 2014 (05:00 PM)
Join Mayfair Games in Chicago for ChiTAG 2014!! While there you'll have the opportunity to meet Bob and Angus, demo new games, buy all of our great products or participate in the Catan U.S. Nationals Qualifier. The winner of this qualifier travels to Gen Con Indy, expenses paid, to play in the Catan US National for 2015. See the Catan US National Qualifier - Chicago Toy & Game Fair Event for more details including the registration link. Coming soon! Stay tuned for additional details as we get closer and details are ironed out! For more info about ChiTAG events visit their website at... http://www.chitagfair.com Players must be U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age.


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Hi! I noticed you deleted a jpeg called Emmet Otter Album. Was that anything we could use? I didn't know there was an Emmet Otter album.Loading editor
I was just deleting unused files. I restored it. Brad uploaded it in 2007, that would have been on Emmet_Otter's_Jug-Band_Christmas_(Matt_Surowiec_album). So not really an "official" album I guess.
It looks like both images were on the page but it got accidentally removed when Scott put the other one inside the infobox last summer. Good catch though -- I'll put it back.
We have so many Special:UnusedFiles; it's not surprising that some of them just got lost along the way. The trouble is they sit there for years, and it's not clear that we ever know we have them. I used to try to check whether there really was a better replacement before deleting but it got tedious.Loading editor
Is Unused Photos different from the Image Chamber? I know I've got a bunch of records in there that I don't have any information on right now, but I want to keep them because I know we'll figure them out someday. Thanks for restoring the picture!Loading editor
Unused Files is for any file that has never been posted on a page. "Image Chamber" is meant to keep images people plan to use at some point out of the Unused Files page by putting them on a page. So your images in the chamber won't get deleted.Loading editor
I didn't know about Unused Files. I'll have to go through it.Loading editor
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Hello, Merrystar. If it's okay with you, could I have sysop rights at the Mirror's Edge Wiki? I'm trying to clean up things there and I need sysop rights to do certain things (rename files, delete pages, edit MediaWiki pages, etc.) and the admins there haven't been active for months.
PS: I didn't fill out an adoption form at Community Central because I need sysop rights ASAP and you're the only Wikia staff member I saw online.
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Hi. Firstly, please contact me on central for things like this, not Muppet Wikia. I answer both walls.
Secondly, I'm sorry but we cannot give out the rights without an adoption request.
If the wikia is in urgent need of cleanup from vandalism you can request help from the Volunteer Spam Task Force. If there is some other issue that requires the rights sooner than the week a request typically takes then please message me about it on my wall on central (and make the request while you are at it).Loading editor
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Thanks for letting me know that they were working on fixing the stuff I was telling you about. I felt weird not posting to you. Check out Songs From Iftah Ya Simsim! I think it's our first Arabic-language record. The problem is that if you look at the pictures, the title is in English, but everything else isn't. Do you know anybody at Wikia who can translate Arabic? I would love to know what songs are on here!Loading editor
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Neat! Unfortunately I don't know anybody who can translate it :( . However, do you know about the Wikia Language Brigade? They have some users (I hope that link works) that speak Arabic. Perhaps you should make a request to have the songlist translated?
I'm glad they were able to fix the monobook stuff quickly -- that was totally nuts. Fwiw, you can usually get around the problems like that by switching to wikia's default skin; at least for long enough to leave a wall message :).Loading editor
Thanks! I'll look into that. I think I need Scott or somebody to flip one of those pictures, too, because I see some English, but it's backwards. Paul scanned the pictures really big, so if you click on them, you can read everything. I also thought it was funny that the record label says "Made in France"-in English!Loading editor
Weird. I wonder why it has some English on it at all...
I need to re-install an image editor (had to get a new computer recently) or I'd help you with fixing the image. Did you ask Scott?Loading editor
Yeah, I finally had a chance to ask him. I also mentioned it to Andrew, since he likes to mess around with dubbed records. Once the picture is flipped, I'll ask somebody at Wikia. Thanks for the information about translation!Loading editor
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This is weird! I ran across an Australian CBS reissue here that has Rubber Duckie on one side, and a novelty song from the early 1970's called Dead Skunk on the other. We never got this pairing in the US, since all of our Columbia reissues kept the Sesame Street Theme on the B-side. Anyway, if you're interested in hearing the other song, it's all over YouTube, but be warned it's the kind of 10-year-old boy gross-out humor that Dr. Demento used to play. But it was a pretty famous hit around 1973! So I made a place for it on International Sesame Street Singles, and if you can grab it, can you see if you can make the label point straight up and down? Thanks!
Oh yeah, I also found the Canadian WB 45 of Someday, Little Children here!Loading editor
Wow... that is so random! I added it but why did you put it under 1981? The label says 1972...
I also added the Canadian WB, and a whole bunch of other stuff that I've found at various times, like the Festival version of "Groovin' on the Sunshine".Loading editor
This one was released in 1981, but the label shows the copyright date of the original recording for each side. I found a few others on eBay, and for some reason they put both songs on one label, and the other side is just the company logo. I also found a sleeve with the first 12 pairings listed on it, and the date for that set of releases is 1981.
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The hits just keep on coming! I just found a 45 that looks like it was part of a 45 set of the Signs! album! It's another JCP single with an album number that looks like a phone number. These have really been fascinating to me, because they were never listed on the backs of the LP's, and I don't remember seeing them in stores. I still have a hunch they were some kind of mail-order thing, because the My First Collections in the big cardboard boxes have the same numbering series. Anyway, I'm making a place for it. Can you grab it? It's here. Thanks!
P.S. I just noticed that this means that all 3 LP's of the Letters, Numbers and Signs boxed set were all released as 45 sets around 1979-1980. I wonder what else is out there?Loading editor
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There really does seem to be a never-ending supply of stuff we haven't seen yet out there :) ... including a few singles we've known about for years and can't find!
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Incidentally, have you ever seen this? I didn't realize Roscoe Orman had released his own album.Loading editor
Awesome! I wonder if it's on CD. It says 1995. Was he doing anything else around then? It looks like he was trying to break into Bob's market. We should make a page for Sesame Street actors who have released side recordings under their real names, because right now they're all over the place. Bob's got his huge page, but Susan (Loretta) has 1 LP in the SS discography and an adult 45 on her page, David (Northern) has 1 adult 45 on his page, and now Gordon (Roscoe) has an album. I guess for now we should put it on his page.Loading editor
Looking at it... Aside from his "Favorite Street's Songs", the rest of Bob's CDs for kids started in 1998. So perhaps he gave Bob the idea?
I put it on his page, but am not entirely happy about it being such a "main" image when there is only 1 of Orman himself, and couldn't find a good way to gallery it with the rest of the content.
I think a page for non--SS recordings by SS actors is a good idea. Perhaps just expand/rename Bob's? His would be the bulk of any such page anyhow. It'd be fun to make a page of their books also.Loading editor
Incidentally, there's a newish Bob McGrath CD also
And this Summit auction shows the back of the album with a complete listing of what they released in case you didn't already have it. It's a trifle blurry but probably could be deciphered.... And we didn't have that cover before :)Loading editor
Yeah, but his kids' LP's go back to 1983. I'm pretty sure they were available here, even though it looks like they were pressed in Canada. The Camping in Canada album, on the other hand, was only available in Canada when it was new.
I've been thinking of what to call a page for non-Sesame records. I'm guessing it would be the counterpart of Sesame Street Cast in Other Roles? So, Non-Sesame (or Other) Recordings by Sesame Street Actors? We're not including things like the Broadway cast album Northern did, but we are including the adult 45's mentioned earlier. The bulk of this would be all of the kid stuff that we've found. I'll think about it some more.
All of those are on my Axis/Summit list. There seem to be only 27 Summits-8001 to 8026 and 9001, which is Sesame Disco, so they seem to have stopped in 1979. There are also 28 Axises (Axes?), and only 24 titles came out twice, so that means there are 4 titles only on Axis, and 3 titles only on Summit. Thanks for the cover; I didn't know we needed it!
Nice new Bob CD! It's tracks taken from 2 of his other albums, plus you get karaoke versions with it. And I think it's his first album that comes as a download!Loading editor
Hey, guess what? I keep forgetting to look for a stock copy (red label) of Bob's first Columbia 45. So when I went to www.45cat.com, I ran across the New Zealand version of the Affinity 45! I wonder if they made an LP, too? They were the same company that released Susan's Scepter stuff.Loading editor
We still need a lot of the axis/summit albums. I grabbed the Bob 45. You would think if they were making a 45 they'd have the LP.
Speaking of Australia/New Zealand, this is a cassette for Ernie's Hits, distributed by Avan Guard Music in Australia according to the liner notes...... Is it real? Or some sort of bootleg?Loading editor
I had an answer all typed out, and then I remembered something, which made me rewrite the whole thing. Remember that person's Flickr file that we found all of the Axis and Summit stuff on? Well, they have an Australian copy of the CTW SS1, but it's not on Axis. It's got the exact US front cover, and on the back, it has a 1st edition list of LP titles. I can tell because the catalog numbers don't have CTW in front of the numbers, and they have the 4 "phantom titles" listed. (There were 4 LP numbers that were never made, and they were pulled off of the next pressing of the 1974 series, and they added CTW in front of the catalog numbers.) The reason I'm mentioning all this is that the back cover also says, "Distributed by Avan-Guard Music", with a logo and an address. The picture is here. So that means this is the real 1st edition of SS1, which used the US catalog numbers and covers (with a distributor logo on the back cover), and then came Axis, and then Summit. So I don't know if we want to document these, because the LP front covers will look exactly the same, but we could still say that it's an Australian issue. I never mentioned it before, because I didn't know what to do with it. But now that you found a tape, it makes more sense.Loading editor
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Hey Merrystar. I know this isn't on the right wiki but is it okay if I can be promoted to an admin on my user page on the Midnight Club Wiki ? I currently have the most badges and contributions on the wiki and since everyone else is not available, I have created numerous pages and added hundreds of images to pages. I think I will serve as an excellent admin for the site, much like I am on my other common wikis (listed on "my favorite wikis" section). Also, is there a way I can edit the Navboxes on that wiki? A lot of the links are incorrect and they need fixing really badly. Thanks for taking your time to read this!Loading editor
Hi. You can request admin rights here.
You can edit the navboxes like regular articles, although you probably will need to use the source mode editor. They aren't protected. You can see all of the navboxes here -- click on the one you want to update and then click to edit it.
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Hi! I see you found a lot of stuff. Could you mention it on my wall when you find stuff? Sometimes I don't see it right away, and something cool happened. When I saw your stuff, I went to eBay to see if I could see the back cover of the Australian SS1, and that led me to a whole new set of Australian CD reissues that came out last year that I never knew about before! I tried to go to Amazon.com.au, but they don't sell CD's for some reason! So I found the shop for ABC (their Australian Broadcasting Network), and there are a whole bunch of CD's that look like Koch version covers of Sony Wonder stuff, that we never got on Koch here! If that's confusing, the page is here so you can look at it for fun. And here I was stuck with nothing to do until the movie soundtrack comes out!
By the way, here's one of them, so I can start figuring out catalog numbers! It's funny how other countries are still making SS CD's, while we've given up and put everything on downloads, which I'm not crazy about. I know they're convenient, but it's not the same.Loading editor
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Hey Ken -- I'm sorry! I do generally tell you if I find anything I think is interesting... but I can let you know about the rest also :). In this case, however, I was mostly posting a bunch of stuff I've found over the past few weeks (months?) and not had time to deal with previously. I'm not even sure when I found that ss1 summit edition. I almost always run google searches for summit/axis when I have a chance.
And the rest were my attempts to make the sheet music singles page not look quite so forlorn. I'm not at all convinced about that page as it happens; tracking sheet music seems unduly difficult and unrewarding. However, while looking those up I did run across something I thought was neat: this early 90s "Bein' Green" sing-a-song storybook. There's also one for "Sing".
Are there no more cds in the US? I bought some a few years back for my kids but haven't looked since.Loading editor
Well, I haven't really been keeping up with sheet music, but I want to do that in the future. I know that some covers might be boring, but I see that there were some original medleys of Sesame songs that I'd love to find, so I can see what songs are in them, and maybe even write up something about the people that arranged them. I'm not exactly sure where I want to go with the sheet music yet, but I know we have a few of the Sesame books that match the early LP's, with those weird covers. I'll have to think about it some more.
And yeah, the last new CD's were Old School Vol. 2 in 2010. After that, except for the CD of A Special Sesame Street Christmas, which was a very odd thing to release (but that was by the Bob Banner people), they've made a bunch of download-only compilations, and apparently no new titles. I'm surprised they haven't at least tried to make some downloads of more recent music. I'm not really up on the post-1990 songs, but I should figure out sometime where they stopped chronologically. I wonder if Muppets Most Wanted does well, if the rumored new Sesame Street movie will get moving again.Loading editor
Ah. New CDs. That makes sense. I'm happy the music is at least available in some format. Although I have to say that my kids' absolute favorite is Bert & Ernie Sing-Along anyhow.
I'm not sure about those sheet music medleys; I couldn't find any evidence of them on google. I'm ok with doing something sensible with it ... I just think the current page is sort of sad, even with the pictures I added.Loading editor
Ok. I think I got all the ABC Music CD covers added. At least all the obvious ones from the site you linked.Loading editor
Wow, thanks! I didn't know there were going to be 22 of them! Now I need to make a numerical list to put with my other lists. I ran a couple of numbers through Worldcat, and it looks like they used the regular Universal Australia numbering series, so there may be a lot of gaps. I'll also have to see if these are the same as a previous series on EMI Australia. What's interesting is that EMI was bought by Universal last year, so I'm wondering if these were made just to reflect the new ownership information. Either way, I'm glad they kept them in print!Loading editor
I know. I got started and then there were more and more and more of them. And from the looks of it they are still going....
A few of them we do not have EMI numbers on the pages, so either we missed some of those, or they are not all just the ownership change.Loading editor
That's right, I think there are some brand new ones, too. At least now we're on top of it. I'm curious if they're going to make all of them! I wonder why they're keeping the "Sony Wonder" titles in print down there, but US downloads are going all the way back to the entire US LP run from 1974-1984 (including the original "Big 6"), and then Sony Wonders are there, too. I've never sat down and gone through what's on downloads, but there's a ton of them now. I think they skipped the Golden and Sight & Sound years because they're mostly reissues, although Golden has 4 tapes that were never on LP or CD. I think the one CD on S&S is a compilation, so the songs are in a bunch of other places.Loading editor
That would be something if they did all of them! However it seems like even titles from a year ago are already pretty delayed to order from them, so it is not clear how long they are making them....
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Thanks for the tape! I counted between 25 and 30 Sony Wonder titles, depending on whether you count Elmo in Grouchland and the Christmas titles. So I think they're going to make it! As far as availability, I think that website is like ordering it from the record company, since ABC Music is part of the ABC network. So once they don't have them in stock, they will still be available through all of the regular online and physical stores for years to come. Now with things like eBay and Amazon, I still see things all the way back to 1970. Oh yeah, have you heard that Disney is going to put The Muppet Movie back on LP for this year's Record Store Day in April? I don't need it, but it's fun to read about!Loading editor
Ooh. Muppet Movie! I have no way to play LPs ... but that soundtrack was always my favorite; I was so happy when it came back out on CD and I could finally afford to replace my (much loved and well-used) cassette.Loading editor
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Or Atlantic Canadians. Anyway, I finally saw the 2 45's from Movie and Caper here and here. They're promos, but I haven't seen real ones yet. I made places for them on International Muppet Singles.
By the way, did you know that issues of Sesame Street Music Magazine used to come with a record? And that they have Big Bird, Oscar, and Prairie Dawn on them? I'll be writing them up soon!Loading editor
Hey cool! I've added them to the page.
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I found 7 records, and I'm writing up what's on them, but it would be even better to be able to write up the magazine content to match, like the very first one is. One of our members was working on that, but she hasn't been around in a while. Meanwhile I'm trying to find back issues, or at least figure out if we've got all of the covers. One of the reasons that these records intrigue me is that they overlap with the book and record sets (and after 1983, book and tape sets), and it seems like Fran Brill and Caroll Spinney were the most available to do these, since a lot of other people were working on Fraggle Rock and other Muppet stuff during this period. I think the Big Bird Story Magic tapes were during this period, too!Loading editor
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Hey, I thought you might like to see how the Gordon book and record sets were sold. There's a sealed one on eBay here, and it looks like they shrink-wrapped the record in the picture sleeve to the back cover of the paperback book. Unfortunately, it was already sold when I saw it, but I thought it was cool to actually see a sealed copy!
I hope we find some rare items this year, and also unravel some of the mysteries that we've been stumped on since the beginning of the wiki. And as always, thanks for all of your help!Loading editor
Hey! Happy New Year to you too!
That's pretty efficient packaging actually. I like it :) My fun find yesterday was this. A croatian (serbian?) language muppet babies sticker book. I ran out of time to post it. I still cannot believe there is so much to find after 8 years
I am holding out for finally uncovering a picture of the True Blue Miracle single :).
And thank you for all your work sorting through the details of the record releases; I remember when we first started the discography page and it was so... simple :)
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Wow, that's neat! Do we know if they got Muppet Babies in their country? I still can't figure out what seem to be releases of early Sesame records in countries that weren't showing the show. I guess they were just marketed as stand-alone educational records.
Yeah, we're missing Disco Frog, too. The weird thing is the other 5 disco 45's are on eBay all the time, except that one. Maybe, even though it was the second to last one numerically, they pressed less quantities of that one, as the label was getting ready to stop making 45's. I still don't know why they stopped making them, and yet kept making LP's for 4 more years, and then, on top of that, they just started the small book and record sets out of nowhere in 1981, when Disney had been making similar ones since 1965! I've always thought Sesame 7" book and record sets would have been a natural since the beginning of the show, but for some reason they waited for 11 years. Can you imagine what a record of The Monster at the End of This Book with Frank Oz would have been like?
Anyway, on True Blue Miracle, that was only in print for one Christmas, so that might be why it's so rare. But I'm still hoping to find it too!Loading editor
I'm pretty sure a record of "The Monster at the End of this book" with Frank Oz would be something I'd want....
And I have no idea if they had muppet babies in their country... except why else have a sticker book with a customized name for them? The seller says it was published in "ex Yugoslavia", they are located in Serbia and the language google chooses when I type in some of the text from the book is croatian. I'm not 100% sure what the market actually was :pLoading editor
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The University of Toledo Dr. Lloyd Jacobs" Annual Address to the Community FINAL DOCUMENT – 04/18/07 Engaging the Present, Creating the Future: 2007 Wednesday, April 18, 2007 The Henry J. Doermann Theatre University Hall – 10:00 a.m. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here. First, I would like to take a moment to address the tragedy that unfolded Monday at Virginia Tech University. We all feel helpless in the face of a senseless event such as this. Still, we have the power of our thoughts and sympathies to give the bereaved, and tomorrow it will be for us to carry Page 1 of 46 forward the hopes and dreams of those whose lives were lost. Please join me in a moment of silence in remembrance of those killed, and for the parents, loved ones and classmates left to grieve. Thank You. Now, let me begin with expressions of gratitude. Again, thank you for being here. I"d particularly like to thank the public officials who are here: (list is being maintained by Jeanne Coates as RSVPs come in….will be provided to Page 2 of 46 you on the morning of your speech). I want to thank the Trustees who are here, the Trustees of the University as well as the Trustees of the University of Toledo Foundation and the Medical University of Ohio Foundation. Perhaps most of all I want to thank the students, faculty and staff of the institution, the 7,000 plus people of whom this institution is constituted. I am grateful to each and every one of you for the work you do every day. It"s our mission. Being a part of the University of Toledo is not just a job, it"s a high calling, and you demonstrate that to me every day. Let us not forget that if it were not for our Page 3 of 46 students, we would not have the privilege of coming to work each day and pursuing our noble cause. Students are the reason we exist. Let me tell you about Wendy Hummel who is a technical typist in the Emergency Department at the University of Toledo Medical Center. While at work a couple of weeks ago, Wendy observed a middle aged man invite a 10 year old boy to go outside with him. She is a mother herself and the mother in her made her call the boy over and ask: "Do you know that man?" It was subsequently learned that the man was a Page 4 of 46 registered sex offender with a history of child abuse. Wendy assumed risk, spoke up, stepped out and may have saved the boy"s life. Every one of you, every day on every campus, in every college, every department and office, affect lives in some way to make them better, fuller, longer, healthier, more prosperous, more enlightened and more fun. In short, you "improve the human condition" and I am thankful to you. Page 5 of 46 I"d like to call to your attention again the words on the Seal of the University of Toledo (point to the Seal on stage): "Engaging the Present: Creating the Future." I"d like to speak a few minutes on our current engagement of the present and then talk about the future. To consider our current engagement, I"d ask you to cast your mind back to a year ago, and ask you to think of some of the events that have occurred during that interval. My purpose is not to give or take credit, although many deserve credit for these events; my purpose is to think with you Page 6 of 46 about how the present creates the future: We have seen a new Dean of the College of Law settle in and assume a leadership role. Douglas Ray, J.D., Harvard Law School, has quietly but certainly moved our Law College into a new era, reengaged the alumni as well as other college Deans and begun to create the future. Page 7 of 46 The Princeton Review has ranked the UT College of Engineering graduate program among the Top 20 in the nation. Within the last two weeks, a team from the College of Business dominated a national sales competition in California, capturing 5 of the top 10 spots, including a first place. And a College of Business Human Resources Management team captured the North Central Region Championship in the HR Games competition. Page 8 of 46 We have welcomed to leadership several new chairs on the Health Science Campus, for example: Dr. Linda French, Chair, Family Medicine, Dr. David Krol, Chair, Pediatrics, Dr. Akira Takashima, Chair, Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Dr. Gerald Zelenock, Chair, Surgery. During the last year we have received re- certification or reaccredidation from many agencies, including the Higher Learning Commission, the Joint Page 9 of 46 Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation was created in December 2006 with $18.6 million of competitively awarded funding by the Ohio Department of Development, and matching contributions from several partners. Page 10 of 46 In the fall of "06 we experienced a small increase in enrollment for the first time in several years, and we believe that we will experience a sizable increase this fall. The plans for a major renovation of Savage Hall attained a new level of reality with the gift of Chuck and Jackie Sullivan; architectural work is currently underway. Stan Joplin, UT Men"s basketball coach, was named "Mid- American Conference Coach of the Year." Lars Jorgenson was named Page 11 of 46 "Women"s Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year," and Marie Canarecci, was named "Diving Coach of the Year." Our men"s basketball and women"s soccer teams won MAC Championships. We received affirmation of an "A2" bond rating from Moodys and their estimate of a "stable outlook." Standard and Poors" upgraded the debt of the HSC from A- to A. Page 12 of 46 A committee of the Ohio Board of Regents has recommended approval of a new doctoral program in Biomedical Engineering, created jointly by our College of Engineering and our College of Medicine. Formal Regental approval is expected later this month. Charlene Czerniak, of our College of Education, has been designated President of The National Association for Research in Science Teaching, a worldwide research organization consisting of about Page 13 of 46 1800 members. We have inked agreements with the Al- Zaytoonah University of Jordan, the University of Szeged (Zig-Ed) in Hungary, and the Yanshan (Yen Shen) University, Qinhuangdao (Chin Wang Dow), Hebei Province of the People"s Republic of China. Beginning this month, Professors Ron Opp and Anne Hornak will direct the National Council on Student Page 14 of 46 Development office which will be housed in our Department of Educational Leadership. Kathleen Reed announced that the Mock Trial Team of the College of Health Science and Human Services received a bid to the National Tournament. They were in the company of Universities like Stanford, Yale and Cornell. Congratulations to them! Page 15 of 46 Our law students, as first time takers of the Ohio Bar exam, passed that exam at the highest rate of all the state"s Colleges of Law. Medical students taking the U.S.M.L.E. for the first time had a 95% pass rate, among the best in the country. A couple of weeks ago, almost 400 of our students voluntarily spent 16 hours of a weekend on their feet to raise money for the Children"s Miracle Network. Their Dance Marathon brought in more than $46,000 to enrich the lives of sick, young Page 16 of 46 patients. And more than 100 of our students this year passed up a traditional Spring Break, choosing instead to help others by building homes for Habitat for Humanity, providing hurricane relief, or working with those less fortunate. We have participated with the privatized Regional Growth Partnership on an Ohio Department of Development's "Entrepreneurial Signature Program" Page 17 of 46 grant which brought $15 million to the region for economic development. The College of Education received the largest gift in the University history – Judith and Marvin Herb donated $15 million dollars. Drs. Tom Switzer and Dan Johnson were instrumental in this. University Student Senate Vice President Camie Corrigan testified two weeks ago before the State Legislature in favor of a 0% tuition increase for next fall. Camie Page 18 of 46 was the only College student to testify before the Legislature. Dr. Larry Conway, a retired professor of finance, donated a half-million dollars to provide an endowment for the Medical Mission Hall-of-Fame. And that gift was matched by one of last year"s inductees, Dr. Glenn Geelhoed. And through a generous donation, the chimes in University Hall are once again Page 19 of 46 ringing across the campus. There have been sad occurrences as well: Several members of our University family, including students, faculty, staff and alumni have passed away during the last year. We miss them, and thank them for what they added to our institution. Other sad things have also happened: Page 20 of 46 A member of our football team was charged with allegedly recruiting fellow athletes to shave points on behalf of a Macomb County gambler. We have received the report of a diversity audit, initiated by the President"s Commission on Diversity, telling us that we still have a lot of work to do regarding the implementation of a culture of diverse inclusion. Page 21 of 46 In summary then, during the past year our institutional experience has been profoundly human: celebrations, death, a lot of joy, some sorrow, and a bit of shame. Let me here confess again my fascination with the motto on the Presidential Seal of the University of Toledo. I"ve had a loose translation of it printed on the letterhead used by my office: "Engaging the Present. Creating the Future." Barbara Floyd, our University Archivist, tells me that although this is written as our motto with a graphical symbol, it was hand written in a letter Page 22 of 46 from President Henry J. Doermann dated August 29, 1932 with a comma between the two phrases, which suggests to me a causal relationship between them. The Board of Directors" minutes from May 1932 state: "The motto is original, and is by Felipe Molina Larios, since 1918 a professor of Spanish at the University of Toledo." My own fascination with it arises from its reference to the mysterious point of contact between what we do and the future we experience. Certainly there are immutable boundaries, but we largely cause our own future. This is stated in the words of Thomas Mann, the novelist, writing about an Page 23 of 46 Essay by Schopenhauer: "That precisely as in a dream it is our own will that unconsciously appears as inexorable objective destiny… each of us being the secret theatre-manager of our own dreams, so also in reality… our fate may be the product of our inmost selves… and we are actually ourselves bringing about what seems to be happening to us." Or in the words of a modern fiction writer, the central point is made succinctly: "There is a metaphysical principle which holds that we choose everything about our lives, that in fact we Page 24 of 46 select the very parents we were born to, that everything which happens in our lives is a manifestation of our will. Thus, there are no accidents, no coincidences." I believe this is true. I believe it is the meaning of the mysterious Spanish words Felipe Molina Larios wrote for our University"s motto. We create the future. Our joy creates joy; anger begets anger. Our pessimisms becomes self- fulfilling prophecy. Sloth begets sloth. Low expectations produce minimal accomplishments. Page 25 of 46 So what future are we creating? What vector are we set upon by the present I"ve briefly reviewed? What future is created by our participation in an Entrepreneurial Signature Program Grant, by the recruitment of an excellent Provost, or the establishment of a relationship with Yanshan University in China? We have embarked upon a journey to greatness. Our future is bright. We will contribute to the improvement of the human condition. Let"s talk about the future, at least the next year. Talk of the future is, of course, about Page 26 of 46 planning. Our Board of Trustees approved a new strategic plan for the institution on March 19, 2007. I am extremely proud of it, and particularly of the process which produced it, characterized as it was by the emergence of significant leadership by Gold, Gutteridge, Waldock, Patten Wallace, Bresnahan, Poplin Gosetti, and Ott Rowlands. Much therefore of what I will outline is in the way of implementing that plan. In the next year we will make diversity a priority. We do not see diversity issues as Page 27 of 46 barriers to be overcome. We do not see diversity issues as complicating factors or difficulties. On the contrary, we believe diversity and inclusiveness to be a source of strength. Alloys are stronger than pure iron. Diverse institutions are stronger than those without diversity. In the next year we will react to our recent diversity assessment, developing work plans and activities to implement those recommendations where appropriate. Much of this work will be carried out by President Johnson"s Commission on Diversity – who initially chartered the study; and also by an Implementation Work Group charged Page 28 of 46 to build "strength in diversity." This work is well underway. In the next year we will secure the future of health care in Northwest Ohio by attaining new stability and excellence in our program for Graduate Medical Education. The best measure for improvement in this area will be improved retention of newly minted M.D.s in Toledo for further training – a parameter now, regrettably, at less than 10%. This is a high priority which if uncorrected, will produce a crisis shortage of physicians in a few years. Page 29 of 46 In the next year we will welcome and help establish a new Provost for the Main Campus, Dr. Rosemary Hagget. Dr. Hagget comes to us from the National Science Foundation and West Virginia University, did her undergraduate work at the University of Bridgeport, and received a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Virginia. Also in the next year we will complete the process to select a new Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences as well as for the College of Health Science and Human Services. Both of Page 30 of 46 these processes are well underway, both will have an impact on this University for a decade or more. In the next year we will upgrade our Clean and Alternative Energy Incubation Center, located adjacent to the College of Engineering near Dorr and Westwood to house the Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization. Although we will have a long list of valued partners, this will establish the University of Toledo as a world class center for the exploration of alternative energy. We are Page 31 of 46 proud of the leadership of Al Compaan, Rob Collins and their colleagues. In the next year we will complete the project called "Upgrade to First Class" which consists of the renovation of 50 classrooms. Of note is that the students had a hand in selecting the 50 classrooms most in need of a clean up, shine up project. In the next year we will finalize planning, undertake architectural work, and perhaps actually break ground on the renovation of Page 32 of 46 Savage Hall and witness the creation of modern laboratories and classrooms within the facade of one of our most beautiful legacy buildings, the "Memorial Field House." We will continue planning and architectural work on a new Pharmacy building on the Health Science Campus. We will complete the Orthopeadic Center currently under construction. In the next year we will implement a re- engineered "Rocket Launch" and "Rocket Transition" program to help new and prospective students be fully oriented to the University of Page 33 of 46 Toledo. The first new Rocket Launch session will be on Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Our thanks to Kaye Patten Wallace, Zauyah Waite and their colleagues for their hard work on this initiative. In the next year we will witness the merger of The University of Toledo Foundation and the Medical University of Ohio Foundation. Many advantages will be derived from that merger, not the least of which will be continued progress of our Capital Campaign towards its goal of $100 million. The University of Toledo employees, faculty and staff are currently Page 34 of 46 participating in the Capital Campaign. Please consider a generous gift if you are an employee, a trustee, an alumnus, or a community member committed to The University of Toledo. In the next year we will complete a new contract between the AAUP and the University of Toledo. The most important aspect of the bargaining in which we are currently engaged is that our ground breaking methodology is specifically aimed at preserving and strengthening our long-term relationships. Interest based bargaining is designed to promote Page 35 of 46 transparency and understanding. Even when difficult issues are encountered or disagreements surface, mutual respect is valued and preserved. It is my hope that this process will exemplify to us all a better way of working together. In the next year we will continue our ongoing efforts to create fiscal stability and strength for the institution. We will immediately establish a visible ongoing effort at re-engineering increased efficiencies into this organization. We will be assisted in this effort by an outside consulting firm. The University of Toledo leadership of this Page 36 of 46 effort will consist of Dan Morissette, Mark Chastang and Bill Logie; who will provide consultation to Dr. Rosemary Haggett and Dr. Jeff Gold. In the next year we will conduct an analysis and reformulation of the goals and status of the Northwest Ohio Science and Technology Corridor. Much progress has been made in recent months by those involved with the corridor. Our strategic plan speaks of the University of Toledo as an important force for economic development in Northwest Ohio. We Page 37 of 46 accept that challenge. Our technology transfer function, our recruitment strategies, and our community partnerships are all committed to strengthening the economy of Northwest Ohio. The Science and Technology Corridor is an important part of this effort. Clarifying its scope and mission will strengthen this aspect of our future and strengthen the future of Northwest Ohio. We will, in the next year continue discussions about shared governance, an Asia initiative, rates of tuition rise, and the integrity of our sports programs. Suffice it to say, on the latter point, Page 38 of 46 that we are carefully assessing our institutional controls for their adequacy and want them to meet and exceed the standards of the MAC, the NCAA, and other agencies as appropriate. Finally, to keep our strategic plan moving forward, I need your help; I need help from almost everyone in the room. Each College, each Unit, Athletic Department, Student Affairs, Hospital, Institutional Advancement, will please, re-examine its strategic plan for congruence with the institutional plan. Or if perchance, such a plan does not exist, I ask you to move quickly to Page 39 of 46 create a strategic plan – it is most important that everyone of those strategic documents move us rapidly into the future along vectors that are consistent with the institutional mission and planned directions. I ask that the planning documents be submitted to my office by October 1, 2007. I could stop here, but there is something lacking. The list of goals for the next year seems to be reasonable, perhaps even laudatory. But we still lack a unifying theme. One author has spoken of the need for a single "audacious" goal. Page 40 of 46 We need an audacious unifying goal for our future. Now it seems clear that our audacious unifying goal should derive from our mission; let"s return to our mission statement. The mission of The University of Toledo is to improve the human condition; to advance knowledge through excellence in learning, discovery and engagement; and to serve as a diverse, student-centered public metropolitan research university. Page 41 of 46 Our mission is, once again, to make life longer, more fulfilled, more prosperous, healthy and fun. Our audacious unifying goal needs to take that statement of commitment and render it existential in time and space. The University of Toledo, "of this time, of that place" will improve the human condition of the citizens of Toledo and northwest Ohio. Specifically, in the next year, Toledoans will enjoy better health, more prosperity because of our efforts. Now that is an "audacious unifying" goal. Page 42 of 46 Let me ask you to exercise your imagination. Close your eyes if that helps you. Imagine Toledo with no university. Poof, magically The University of Toledo disappears. What"s left? What city comes to mind? How is the future altered? Can you imagine it? I see a city and citizenry with little hope or future. Our mission is to prevent that. To take responsibility for our environs here, now. More accessible health care. More discovery; thus the creation of more prosperity and jobs. And most of all, we will equip those who succeed us here with the Page 43 of 46 knowledge and wisdom they will need. Our students are our future. Our job is to help in their creation of a future conducive to a fulfilled, prosperous and happy life. Some changes in mindset will be required for Toledo tomorrow. We will need more cooperation with our community, legislators, among ourselves. We will exemplify a culture free of turf battles and credit taking. We will need to transcend the past; to not look back, to forget old slights and hurts, and grudges. We will Page 44 of 46 need to become better ambassadors for our University and for our community. Let"s stop being derogatory of Toledo and its institutions. Speak well of them and you will come to love them. No more victim talk. We will be unbound from our history. We"ll become a University without walls, with hundreds of relationships: RGP, LCIC, Chamber of Commerce, MHP, ProMedica, Owens Community College, and many, many more. Toledo will prosper, in part at least because of our energy: Dorr Street will be enlivened along with other areas adjacent to our University, technologies will be developed Page 45 of 46 and licensed, more students will be enrolled and stay here after their studies are complete, more patients will be cared for; Toledo and the surrounding areas will thrive again. And all the while, we"ll keep front and center our students who ultimately are the people whose children will populate the world that we create. That"s my dream. That"s our audacious unifying goal. Let"s try for palpable progress toward it during the next year! Thank you. Page 46 of 46
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We love walking/biking/kayaking and are attempting a summer of fishing up on the lakes.
Enjoy whisking off for a quick trip to Boston by train for a day trip or splurge on an overnight stay.
We have the best of the best here in Portland. A walk into town for a morning at the museum, many choices for lunch in the afternoon. A possible boat ride/ferry ride in the afternoon, then watch the sunset while sipping a cocktail on the oceanfront. Ahhhh, bliss :-)


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The College of Agriculture at Vellayani, near here, is gearing up to give a helping hand to the Kerala's efforts to shake off its dependence on neighbouring States for vegetables.
The college has embarked on an ambitious programme aimed at boosting vegetable production in the State and promoting organic farming.
A vegetable seed laboratory comprising a full-fledged seed processing unit, seed storage facilities and testing laboratory has been established on the campus. Funded by the State Horticulture Mission, the project also offers training for farmers in seed production methods.
"Farmers report that the poor quality of seeds sourced from neighbouring States has seriously affected output. Our project is designed to help them overcome the problem by ensuring a regular supply of scientifically produced seeds suitable for the agro-climatic conditions here," says K. Harikrishnan Nair, Dean, College of Agriculture.
As many as 500 kg of seeds of 16 different tropical vegetables have already been produced under the project that uses modern farm equipment and micro sprinklers. Scheduled to be inaugurated by Shashi Tharoor, MP, on Tuesday, the seed testing laboratory is one among a slew of projects to be launched on the campus on Tuesday under an integrated plan to improve academic standards and infrastructural facilities.
Technology innovation
The college is simultaneously taking up a Rs.2-crore project to boost vegetable production in Kerala through technology innovation and mission-mode activities. Funded by the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the project focuses on promoting vegetable cultivation at the homestead level and in schools.
Thrust areas
It seeks to enhance production by utilising cultivable waste land, developing technology for production of cool season vegetables and produce value-added products from ethnic varieties.
Conservation of agro-biodiversity in vegetables and promoting team work in vegetable farming are other priority areas. Apart from farmers, the project will also involve scientists and extension personnel of the Department of Agriculture, Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council of Kerala, the State Horticulture Mission and local bodies.
Another major programme on the anvil is the establishment of a Centre for Organic Farming on the campus. The Rs.1.01-crore project seeks to promote teaching and research activities in organic farming and natural resource management.
The college is setting up two model organic farms on the campus. Farmers in the southern districts are being trained in organic farming methods and production of vermin compost.
A bio-control laboratory set up under the Department of Entomology is another major intervention by the college aimed at promoting eco-friendly methods of agriculture in Kerala.
The laboratory will produce various biological agents to replace chemical pesticides used for management of pests and diseases in various crops. The bio-control agents will be supplied to farmers free of cost. "The facility will help them avoid indiscriminate use of pesticides that has seriously affected soil health by destroying micro organisms," Dr. Nair said.
New course
Other projects to be launched in the campus on Tuesday include laying the foundation stone for a new building for the Integrated Biotechnology course, inauguration of a mushroom spawn production centre and a website for the college.
As many as 11 new-generation courses and projects on production of quality planting material and integrated management of fruit flies are also to be launched at the function.
Agriculture Minister Mullakara Ratnakaran is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the new building for the integrated course.
Dr. Nair said the new-generation courses had been approved by the Board of Studies of the Kerala Agricultural University for award of diploma or certificate. They would subsequently be upgraded to degree and postgraduate courses.
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