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Strait tops StubHub ticket sales for 2014
While 2014 may be known as the year another country artist (Garth Brooks) announced his big comeback, it stood to prove that George Strait is still the real King of Country Music.
According to a new list released by StubHub, Strait had the highest ticket resales of any country tour in 2014, and was second only to British pop sensation One Direction overall. Strait outsold Luke Bryan (who came in at number three on the ticket resale site's year-end list) and Justin Timberlake (who pulled in behind Bryan at number four).
"I don't think we realize how huge country music is," StubHub executive Glen Lehrman told Ad Week. "Traditionally, we think of pop music as the one that is going to drive the most interest in ticket sales – your Beyonce, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga … George Strait didn't do that many dates, but his last concert ever was by far one of the biggest events we had in 2014."
That aforementioned final show took place at the massive AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (home of the Dallas Cowboys), and was attended by 104,793 fans. It set a record for the largest indoor concert ever in North America, besting the previous attendance mark set by the Rolling Stones all the way back in 1981. The farewell show included surprise appearances by Eric Church, Faith Hill and Miranda Lambert (among others), to wrap Strait's 33-year touring career.
As far as retirement is concerned, don't say the word to Strait. His days on the road may be done, but he has promised at least five more albums of new material in the coming years.
Strait plays final show in Nashville
The Cowboy is riding away in style. In the midst of his final tour, George Strait stopped in Dallas, Texas recently to accept yet another award for his trophy case. Except this one wasn't for his music.
Strait received the T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award from Park Cities Quail, partly due to his commitment to native habitat management on the various ranches he owns in Texas. In other words, consider it a lifetime sportsman award rather than the country equivalent of his many lifetime achievement awards.
Beyond the Lone Star detour, Strait remains immersed in the Cowboy Rides Away tour, and recently took the stage for his final show in Nashville on March 21. And leave it to King George to go out with a bang. Strait was joined on stage by plenty of big names, including Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and Sheryl Crow. Chesney took the stage to help out with "Amarillo by Morning," while Church did the honors on "Cowboys Like Us."
Strait has been touring since 1981 and announced his decision to stop touring in October of 2012. His final concert is scheduled for June 7 in Arlington, Texas. Not only did the show sell out within hours of going on sale, that lineup will again include Chesney, Church, Jason Aldean, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Lee Ann Womack.
While this is his final "tour," Strait will continue to play select dates around the country after it wraps.
Country's Cowboy Rides Away (Updated July 11, 2013)
"The Cowboy Rides Away" isn't just the title of a song recorded by George Strait in 1985. Nearly three decades later, it has come to represent Strait's swan song in country music, as the living legend recently wrapped up the first leg of his farewell tour.
After 40 albums and (now) 60 number one country singles, it's hard to believe this is the last go-round. But from the opening night in Lubbock, Texas to the final in-the-round performance at San Antonio's Alamodome in front of a record-breaking sold-out crowd of more than 73,000 fans… King George is definitely going out in style.
What's left to say about the man who has done it all? Strait has never tipped his hat any direction but country, and his songs have run the gamut from heart-tugging to toe-tapping, memorable to inspirational. That description is especially true for Strait's current single, "I Believe," a beautifully crafted tribute to the victims of the Newtown school shootings.
"The night's as clear as a big desert sky/ But it's hard to see starts with these tears in my eyes / Yeah, it's hard not to cry / There's twenty-six reasons why," Strait sings. The cut is off his most recent album, "Love is Everything," which bowed to critical release and commercial success on May 14, 2013 via MCA Nashville. It debuted at No. 1 on the Country Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 2oo, tying him with Paul McCartney for the fourth-most top 10 albums among male artists in history. (Only Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan have more).
About George Strait
A fixture on the country charts since his very first single, "Unwound," became a hit in 1981, George Strait has been called a living legend and is known by the moniker "King George." Born and raised in Poteet, Texas – where in high school he played in a rock and roll garage band – the singer was influenced by the likes of Merle Haggard, George Jones and Hank Williams.
Strait's college years served as the gateway to his country career. He fronted a band called "Ace in the Hole," performing at honkey tonks and bars around south and central Texas. When he signed with MCA Records the band remained with him, performing as the backup and as his touring band. Little did its members know they were playing for a man who would end up recording 59 number-one hit singles – more than any other artist in the history of music – by 2012.
Strait's country roots have been evident from the beginning. He amassed seven number one albums in the 1980's with songs like "Ocean Front Property," "Amarillo by Morning" and "The Chair." The 90's brought "I Cross My Heart," "Carrying Your Love With Me" and "Carried Away." The turn of the century was perhaps even more kind. It was 2008 when his single, "I Saw God Today," debuted at No. 19 on the Radio and Records and Billboard charts – the highest debut ever for a single from Strait, and the fourth highest debut for a song in country music history.
George Strait by-the-numbers is a tale of amazing statistics – 13 multi-platinum, 33 platinum and 38 gold albums to date. But it's the fans who continue to pour through the turnstiles at stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters around the country that are a testament to the universal nature of Strait's material. Strait toured with the incomparable Martina McBride to open 2012. It was recently announced he will play the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, marking his 21st appearance at RODEOHOUSTON.
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"a control operator babysit a tracker, or may it be sent off into the cruel world on its own."
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A frequent topic of discussion in APRS-related circles is:
"Must a control operator babysit a tracker, or may it be sent off into the cruel world on its own."
The short answer per FCC rules is:
No, it does not have to be babysat and may be operated even where a control operator cannot immediately lay hands on the unit.
A careful reading of the rules (along with some understanding of how the rules are applied to different situations) will reveal the answer. While it is not as straightforward as one would think, it is not difficult to determine the correct answer for a given set of circumstances.
This has been a hot subject for years on APRSSIG. While we always advocate for individuals to read the rules and make up their own mind about what the FCC requires as it's your license on the line, we hope the contents of this wiki article will help guide you in your decision.
The first and most important indicator is that unattended trackers have been around for a dozen years. Every day hundreds if not thousands of these devices transmit. The FCC is very aware of their existence, yet not a single action has been taken by the FCC.
A more detailed answer:
It depends a bit on how the station is set up.
- If the person(s) accompanying the tracker cannot change any parameter of the transmitter other than power on/off, then you're within the FCC rules. Enclosing the transmitter or transceiver inside another box so that no controls were available, or "locking" the radio so that nobody can mess with the settings, should steer you clear of possible violations. Unsure about that power on/off switch thing? Look up the "N1547C tracker" thread on APRSSIG.
- If the person can change the power level, modulation method frequency, or grab a microphone and "play around", then you'd be in violation of the rules if that person exercised any of that control.
- A completely unattended tracker or digipeater is within the rules as well.
- A control operator must be able to exercise that control over the device, but there's nothing in the rules that specifies the time lag allowed to exercise that control. Also, the control operator can talk to an unlicensed person who has physical access to the tracker to tell them to turn the device ON or OFF. This command from the control operator to an unlicensed person may be done over telephone, megaphone, cell-phone, FRS, GMRS, CB, what-have-you.
Please see the thread titled "Re: Newbie Questions, is Ham license required?" from the TinyTrak list that occurred on October 9th, 2007. One could also peruse the APRSSIG mailing list and find threads at least twice a year that cover this issue.
People who have not studied the FCC rules tend to think that you need a licensed amateur to actually be with the APRS tracker.
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A quote by Riley Hollingsworth, the main FCC guy that would come after you if you did something wrong:
The FCC defines "automatic control" in section 97.3(a)(6) as: "The use of devices and procedures for control of a station when it is transmitting so that compliance with the FCC Rules is achieved without the control operator being present at a control point."
Another good discussion on the matter: [http://lists.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig/2004-November/001620.html]
Examine the FCC rules for yourself, in particular pay attention to sections about "automatic control", "beacons", "control operator", and "control point".
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From: Mike Musick To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: Re: Question on beacons Steve writes: > I note that people are using beacons which transmit from an > unattended situation. Do the FCC regulations now allow one > to transmit in this manner, without a station operator present > nor a supervisory remote control link? Yes, and the answer is: 97.221 Automatically controlled digital station. (b) A station may be automatically controlled while transmitting a RTTY or data emission on the 6m or shorter wavelength bands, and on... [numerous HF segments]. and: 97.109 Station control. (d) When a station is being automatically controlled, the control operator need not be at the control point. ...[qualified station types, which includes the above] So we're covered. ...mike/N0QBF (Official Observer)
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After his freshman year at Lumberton (N.C.) High School, where he played basketball, soccer and football, he chose to transfer to nearby Flora MacDonald Academy, a private school that has a knack for churning out college basketball players.
"I knew I needed to focus on one sport and I knew that basketball had the most potential to me actually going somewhere," Scott said.
For his final three years, he dropped the other sports and put his concentration solely on basketball. The payoff came when he signed to play Division I basketball at Winthrop University last spring, where his freshman season ended one win short of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
It was a decision that was admittedly a challenge for Scott and his parents.
Today, fewer student-athletes are playing multiple sports. Specialization has accelerated as students-athletes are steered toward one primary sport to avoid injury and a better opportunity at colleges scholarships and professional sports.
"With my boys, it was really hard in that they just loved sports, period," said mother Sharon Scott. "If there's a ball, they want to play it and to see them excel at it in practically every sport that they play, it's hard to say to a child, 'Well don't pursue this.' "
The Scotts have seen both sides of the one-sport athlete debate.
Though Jarad took the single-sport route to a Division I college, his older and similarly-sized brother Jesse was a three-sport letter winner at Lumberton High who went on to play basketball at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a Division II school, and eventually tried his hand at arena football.
Both attempted to play basketball at the highest college level, but Sharon said it was easier with Jarad, simply because there weren't any concerns about how time was split between sports.
"I found it to be a little more difficult in terms of marketing them to universities when he had three sports going on," she said.
Former Robeson County (N.C.) AAU basketball coach Lamont Taylor said that with the modern sports structure, recruiting has gone beyond just the high school season. With athletes that play year-round on club teams and at camps, there can be a higher level of exposure in a specialized sport.
"Basketball has changed, the recruiting process has changed," Taylor said. "It used to be just the high school coach and they had control and you'd call them, but it's not like that anymore because players play basketball year-round; now you're involved in AAU teams, travel teams, you're talking about shoe companies. Everyone is involved in that process."
Multi-sport athletes at the highest college levels are rare. Notables such as Florida State's Heisman-winning quarterback/pitcher Jameis Winston and MLB/NFL legend Bo Jackson have excelled, but even at Division II schools such as UNCP, there are only a handful of athletes who compete at the varsity level in multiple sports.
Former Robeson County standout Laura Bird was among those who briefly considered pursuing multiple sports in college.
During her career at Purnell Swett High School she was a three-sport athlete who played volleyball, earned All-Conference honors in basketball and joined the golf team her junior year, quickly working her way up the state ranks.
She was recruited for both basketball and golf, but chose to limit herself to only golf when she attended UNCP, if only because of the effort it would have taken to maintain a high level of play at multiple sports while also maintaining her grades.
"It would have been awesome but something would have to give," she said. "My studies would have to give, my body would have to give."
Growing up in Robeson County, Bird said being a multi-sport athlete is simply part of the culture. She grew up playing baseball, then picked up basketball and later volleyball as high school approached.
"Whatever's in season you're either doing that or getting ready for the next season," she said.
Her sister Jamee, a UNCP volleyball signee, followed a similar road, having recently finished her senior seasons in both volleyball and basketball.
Whether or not her three-sport status affected Laura's college offers, she's not sure. Her coach at UNCP was aware of her time on the court, but other coaches never gave a clear indication on their feelings.
"I wish I had known," she said. "They didn't really tell me."
The upside, she said, was that her experience in other areas helped her transition to the college level. Where other golfers lacked cardio and strength, Bird came in well-rounded. Her skills on the court still are utilized, just in the pickup basketball games her golf team plays to keep in shape during the offseason.
"I definitely see as a college athlete how it benefits us," she said.
There is statistical data that proves athletes who specialize in one sport — particularly if done at a young age — do tend to have a better chance of earning a college scholarship. In 2005, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona released a study titled "A Study to Determine the Impact of Early Specialization on Athletic Success," in which they interviewed current college athletes.
Of the athletes interviewed, 58 percent said specializing in one sport led to a college scholarship, while only 12 percent of athletes who did not specialize in a sport said they were able to obtain a college scholarship.
Still, however, some experts would argue that the chances of obtaining a college scholarship for any athlete — specialized or unspecialized — are remote at best. Gerry Gallo — a member of the University of Dayton's School of Education and Health Sciences — said he often wonders if young athletes aren't losing a portion of their childhood in an effort to gain an elusive college scholarship.
"Less than 1 percent of high school athletes will earn a college scholarship," said Gallo, who was on campus as the University of Dayton men's basketball team recently made a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. "In today's society, finances are obviously very important. A lot of parents will look at their son or daughter and think they are going to get a college scholarship. It's great to have confidence in your kid — but you also have to be a realist. You have to have another plan if you kid isn't going to be part of the 1 percent who gets a college scholarship.
Gallo wonders what happens to the kids who spend all their youth focused on sport.
"They've given up a pretty significant portion of their childhood; they could have had fun playing multiple sports, but gave that up to focus on one sport that never led to a college scholarship," Gallo said.
Gallo's assertion that few high school athletes will ever receiver a college scholarship — or go on to play professionally — is based on statistical data. Only 22 out of 1,000 girls (2. 2 percent) and 20 out of 1,000 boys (2.0 percent) who participated in a high school sport received a full or partial college scholarship in 1999 and 2000, according to Robert M. Malina of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin.
The message is clear — while specializing in one sport does help an athlete's chance of earning a college scholarship, that chance remains one in a million.
"The numbers are out there — but so many parents are brainwashed by the idea of their kid getting a college scholarship," Gallo said.


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Alfred Rosenberg was arguably the leading ideologist of the Nazi Party. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, Rosenberg provided the Nazi Party with its anti-Semitic and racial ideologies using what Hitler had written in Mein Kampf as the basis for his ideas. While Hitler expounded his own ideas, there is little doubt that he was influenced by some of Rosenbergs beliefs.
Rosenberg was born into a wealthy Baltic German family on January 12th 1893. He was an academically gifted youngster. Once he had finished his schooling, Rosenberg studied architecture and engineering as specialist subjects in Riga and Moscow. In 1917, he was awarded a Ph.D. The Russian Revolution changed his familys life. They supported the Whites and as a result of the success of the Reds, the Rosenbergs left where they lived in Estonia and moved to Germany in 1918. Rosenberg developed a deep hatred for Communism and all things communist as a result of this experience. Rosenberg also believed that the Jews were in part responsible for the success of the Reds as Leon Trotsky was a Jew. As a result, by the time he reached Munich to start a new life, he hated communism and was also a virulent anti-Semite.
In the aftermath of World War One, Munich was the centre of the anti-Semitic and anti-communist German Workers Party. Rosenberg joined this party in January 1919 ten months before Hitler did and before it changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers Party. Rosenberg became one of the first editors of the Völkischer Beobacter, effectively the Nazis newspaper. The position was perfect to allow Rosenberg to publish his beliefs and theories and the newspaper became notorious for its virulent anti-Semitism.
Rosenberg became the temporary leader of the Nazi Party following the imprisonment of Hitler after the failed Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler later claimed that this appointment was because he knew that Rosenberg was weak and that he would not make a good party leader and would immediately cede the position to Hitler on his release.
Rosenberg spent the next years involving himself in party beliefs. He specifically concerned himself on the Jewish Question. He released a book titled The Myth of the Twentieth Century, which sold in great numbers and made Rosenberg wealthy. However, many bought it because they felt they had to to show their support for the partys ideologist. But even Hitler believed that it was incomprehensible and full of nonsense.
Rosenberg also knitted together the Jewish Question with Communism to create Jewish-Bolshevism. To what extent he influenced Hitler over the latters hatred of both the Jews and Communism will never be known. Hitler almost certainly had such views before he met Rosenberg but the latter polished them. There is little doubt that they discussed and analysed the issue and whatever Hitler did conclude obviously affected his later foreign policy judgements with regards to Nazi Germany and the USSR.
In January 1934, Rosenberg was appointed the Nazi Partys chief racial theorist. His task was simple to prove the racial theories promulgated by Hitler. Rosenberg had to prove Aryan superiority and that the Germans were the Master Race. He also put the Jews and Blacks at the bottom of his racial ladder. Czechs and Poles were described by Rosenberg as valueless and that both should receive no considerations. Poles in particular were referred to as subhuman. Rosenberg also believed in the purity of blood and believed that Germans who did not marry Germans diluted their blood and weakened the characteristics of being German.
Rosenberg was seen as the intellectual tour de force of Nazi Germany and by the start of World War Two, he influenced Nazi thinking on a wide range of subjects, from music to religion.
As for all senior Nazis, World War Two completely changed the life of Rosenberg. In 1941, he was appointed Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories. Two men who worked for him his deputy Alfred Meyer and Georg Leibbrandt attended the Wannsee Conference. Here the Final Solution was discussed and planned. It seems untenable that neither Meyer nor Leibbrandt told Rosenberg about what was discussed at Wannsee. Rosenberg claimed at the Nuremberg Trials that he knew nothing about the Holocaust something the judges simply did not believe.
After his capture, Rosenberg was accused of various crimes: crimes against peace, planning and initiating war, war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was put on trial in Nuremberg with other captured senior Nazis. While in prison Rosenberg wrote that National Socialism was the noblest idea to which a German could devote the strength he had been given.
He was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to be hanged.
Alfred Rosenberg was executed on October 16th 1946.
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Trained by Ralph Nicks and ridden by Edgar Prado, Aubby K covered the seven furlongs on a main track labeled as sloppy in 1:22.93.
The victory was worth $205,701 and improved Aubby K's earnings to $419,164 with a record of 8-4-0-1. It was the second graded-stakes victory of 2013 for Aubby K, who won the Inside Information (GII) in her first start of the year at Gulfstream Park.
Aubby K is a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense out of the Capote mare Lilly Capote.
Stud Sampaio's Berlino Di Tiger (BRZ) held off a late charge from 2009 race winner Chamberlain Bridge by a nose to win the 19th running of the $138,250 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by RAM (Grade III), the first of six graded stakes on the Kentucky Derby Day program at Churchill Downs. Trained by Eduardo Caramori and ridden by Leandro Goncalves, Berlino Di Tiger covered the five furlongs on the "good" Matt Winn Turf Course in :57.01. The victory was worth $83,144 and improved Berlino Di Tiger's earnings to $212,212 with a record of 12-8-0-2.
PRINCESS OF SYLMAR / UNLIMITED BUDGET / DREAMING OF JULIA / SILSITA – The report on the four Kentucky Oaks (GI) fillies out of the Todd Pletcher barn was all positive Saturday morning following their major impact on the rich 3-year-old filly classic. Princess of Sylmar (the winner), Unlimited Budget (third), Dreaming of Julia (fourth) and Silsita (10th) "came out of the race well," Pletcher said. "They all pulled up in good order."
It's almost incomprehensible that a horse fresh from a dominating victory in the $2 million UAE Derby in Dubai would be viewed as a hopeless long shot in the Kentucky Derby, but that apparently will be the case with Lines of Battle, who was 34-1 in Derby advance wagering Saturday morning.
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Methow Valley fire devastates town; U.S. 2 still closed
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A couple walks near a burned-out home in Pateros on Friday.
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Emma Franco (center) is consoled after she lost her mobile home in the town of Pateros on Friday.
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A pickup drives along a road where a wildfire rages early Friday near Brewster.
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With Lake Chelan in the foreground, a large plume of smoke and steam rises from the vicinity of the town of Pateros Friday.
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The Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth is viewed from a plane carrying Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on a tour of areas being affected by wildfires on Friday.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee views the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth from the air on Friday.
Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. Most residents evacuated in advance of the flames, and some returned Friday to see what, if anything, was left of their houses. There were no reports of injuries, officials said.
A second big complex of fires, near Leavenworth, also was burning furiously Friday, and U.S. 2 east of Stevens Pass remained closed.
In Pateros, a wall of fire wiped out a block of homes on Dawson Street. David Brownlee, 75, said he drove away Thursday evening just as the fire reached the front of his home, which erupted like a box of matches.
"It was just a funnel of fire," Brownlee said. "All you could do was watch her go."
Next door, the Pateros Community Church appeared largely undamaged.
The pavement of U.S. 97 stopped the advance of some of the flames, protecting parts of the town.
Firefighters poured water over the remnants of homes Friday morning, raising clouds of smoke, steam and dust. Two big water towers perched just above the town were singed black. Ash fell like snowflakes.
The fire consumed utility poles from two major power lines, knocking out power to Pateros as well as the towns of Winthrop and Twisp to the north.
Gov. Jay Inslee said about 50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather and gusting winds and lightning. Some 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the state Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard, along with a Washington State Patrol spotter plane.
Karina Shagren, spokeswoman for the state's Military Department, said 100 National Guard troops were on standby, and up to 1,000 more in Yakima could receive additional fire training. Active duty military could be called in as well, Inslee said.
"This, unfortunately, is not going to be a one-day or one-week event," he said.
Sections of several highways were closed in the Methow Valley, a popular area for hiking and fishing.
"There's a lot of misplaced people, living in parking lots and stuff right now," said Rod Griffin, a fly-fishing guide who lives near Twisp. "The whole valley's in disarray."
He described long lines for gasoline, with at least one gas station out of fuel, and said cellphone towers must have been damaged as well because there was very little service.
In Brewster, 6 miles to the south, a hospital was evacuated as a precaution. The smoke was so thick there Friday it nearly obscured the Columbia River from adjacent highways. The smoke extended all the way to Spokane, 150 miles to the east.
Officials said the fire, known as the Carlton Complex, had blackened 260 square miles by Friday, up dramatically from the prior estimate of 28 square miles.
It continued to grow Friday, with evacuation orders issued for a small cluster of homes at Davis Lake, southeast of Winthrop, fire spokeswoman Jessica Blethen said. No further update on the size was expected before Saturday morning.
"Mother Nature is winning here," Don Waller, chief of Okanogan County Fire District 6, told The Wenatchee World newspaper.
The county sheriff, Frank Rogers, said his team counted 30 houses and trailers destroyed in Pateros, another 40 in a community just outside the town at Alta Lake, and about 25 homes destroyed elsewhere in the county of about 40,000 people.
About 100 miles to the south, the Mills Canyon Complex of fires chased people from nearly 900 homes as it sent a dusting of ash over the Bavarian-themed village of Leavenworth. Some of those evacuation orders were eased Friday, but there was no indication on when U.S. 2 would reopen in the area, said fire spokeswoman Mary Bean.
Worsening wildfire activity has prompted the governor's offices in both Washington and Oregon to declare states of emergency, a move that allows state officials to call up the National Guard.
Fifteen large fires were reported throughout Oregon on Friday, burning across more than 565 square miles of timber, rangeland and grass. Dozens of homes were evacuated as incident management teams and hotshot crews were brought in from at least nine states to supplement Oregon's strained resources.
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March 06, 95
Vol. 10 , No. 08
Quiz Show: The Loss of Innocence
As a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, Richard Goodwin originated the concept of the Great Society program. He drafted most of Johnson's addresses and messages dealing with the Great Society, and participated in the writing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Goodwin began his political career after graduating from Harvard Law School in 1958. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Eugene McCarthy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter have all employed his talents and given him the opportunity to leave his stamp on the American landscape.
A columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Goodwin frequently contributes to The New Yorker, Life Magazine, and McCall's. Working for the House subcommittee on legislative oversight, Goodwin investigated the rigged television game shows and touched off a national scandal. The movie, Quiz Show (1994), is based on that scandal.
Richard Goodwin has had a hand in the development of American politics and society. His most recent book, Remembering America, reflects on the culture and country that he worked to build. The author of The American Condition (1974) and Triumph or Tragedy: Reflections on Vietnam (1966), Goodwin is also a shrewd commentator on the future of American society.
The visit to the Athenaeum by this distinguished couple, Richard Goodwin and Doris Kearns Goodwin, is sponsored by the department of history, the Office of the President, and the Kravis Leadership Institute.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Politician and the Agitator
0f Doris Kearns Goodwin's Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga (1991)- a biography that appeared on bestseller lists for six months- The New York Times remarked, "Rarely has popular history rung so authentic." Her earlier book, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream (1991), was hailed as "the most penetrating political biography ever written."
Goodwin enjoys success in both popular and critical circles achieved with biographies that are both illuminating and readable. Her most recent book, No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; The Homefront in World War II (1994), is a captivating, insightful work that solidifies her reputation as one of America's best biographers.
A former Woodrow Wilson fellow and Harvard professor of government, Goodwin is a regularly featured political analyst on The McNeil News Hour, Nightline, and Today. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Colby College and holds a Ph.D. in government from Harvard. She often contributes to national publications and PBS documentaries. She was the first woman journalist to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room.
Doris Kearns Goodwin captures American politics and politicians as no other historian does, with a voice as sharp as the woman behind it.
The visit to the Athenaeum by this distinguished couple, Richard Goodwin and Doris Kearns Goodwin, is sponsored by the department of history, the Office of the President, and the Kravis Leadership Institute.
For Generation X, The Dead End is the Music
In her book The Hole In Our Soul: The Loss of Beauty and Meaning in American Popular Music (1994), Martha Bayles challenges current forms of music with the depth of creation found in blues, jazz, gospel, and country. Following the history of popular music from its African-American roots through the rise of rock'n'roll to the modern-day excesses of the MTV era, Bayles questions the worth of what Generation X is listening to. Whereas people once tapped their feet and smiled when they listened to American popular music, Bayles finds audiences crippled by heavy metal virtuosos who treat music as a form of warfare; by pop singers who reduce love to softcore pornography; by grunge rockers who squall cheap despair while smashing their guitars; and by gangsta rappers who sell more records when under indictment for assault, rape, or murder than when they are merely posing as violent criminals.
Bayles is a native of Boston and a graduate of Harvard University. She has taught writing at Harvard and at public schools in Boston and Philadelphia. For six years she was a television and art critic for The Wall Street Journal. Her essays and fiction have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, the Brookings Review, the New Criterion, and many other publications. At present Bayles is a producer at New River Media in Washington, D.C.
Join the Athenaeum for what will be a provocative discussion of modern music-its technology, cultural influences, and merits.
Leadership in Business
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Toys "R" Us is the largest, fastest growing, and most profitable toy retailer in the world with more than 619 toystores in the United States and 290 stores internationally. The corporation also operates 211 Kids "R" Us discount children's clothing stores. Together, total combined corporate sales exceed $7 billion, and the corporation employs more than 70,000 individuals.
As president and chief operating officer, Robert Nakasone has responsibility for all worldwide toystores in 20 countries. In 1995 Toys "R" Us will open an additional 40 stores in the United States and 60 stores overseas.
Nakasone grew up in Southern California, attended Claremont McKenna College, and received his B.A. in 1969 cum laude. He graduated with honors in 1971 from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business MBA program. Nakasone is currently the highest-ranking Asian-American at a Fortune 100 corporation. In addition to serving on the Toys "R" Us board of directors, he is a trustee of Claremont McKenna College, a member of the board of directors of Staples, Inc., and an honorary chairman of the Japanese-American National Museum Leadership Campaign.
Don't miss the opportunity to meet this distinguished alumnus of CMC. Robert Nakasone's appearance at the Athenaeum is sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. and Mr. Nakasone will speak at noon.
Designing a New American Security Strategy for Asia
Now that the Cold War is over, the United States faces both a challenge and an opportunity to reappraise its overall strategic posture in the Asian Pacific region and to develop a new long-range policy. In order to examine this important question, the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies has invited Dr. Jonathan D. Pollack to speak at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Pollack is senior advisor for international policy at RAND in Santa Monica. In this capacity he advises RAND's president and chief executive officer on issues and options facing RAND in its international policy research. A specialist on East Asian political and security affairs (especially China), Pollack joined RAND in 1978. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, served as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, and has taught courses at Brandeis University.
Pollack has published widely on China's political strategic roles, the international politics of Asia, U.S. policy in Asia and the Pacific, and Chinese technological and military development. He has recently completed a major collaborative research study on U.S.-Korean security cooperation in the 21st century.
The History and Mission of Claremont McKenna College
DONALD McKENNA
In 1996-97, Claremont McKenna College will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum is proud to present an evening devoted to the history and mission of the college. As the time draws near to celebrate a milestone in the life of the college, an exploration of the past will offer perspectives on the present and the future of CMC.
How has the institution changed over the years? How was CMC a part of the overall vision for The Claremont Colleges consortium? Who are the people and what are the events that have helped shape Claremont McKenna College? The search for answers represents an ongoing dialogue among all members of the college community-a dialogue that extends back into the 1920s.
To help facilitate the evening, Charles Lofgren, Roy P. Crocker Professor of American History and Politics, will serve as moderator and comment on the early days of CMC. Lofgren is currently researching and writing a history of Claremont McKenna College. President Jack L. Stark will discuss the mission of the college and its role in higher education today.
The Athenaeum is especially grateful to President Emeritus George C. S. Benson and Life Trustee Donald McKenna for their participation in the panel discussion following the comments by Lofgren and Stark. Both men have been instrumental in the success of CMC-providing invaluable leadership and guidance.
In the tradition of a town meeting students, staff, faculty, trustees, and friends are invited to participate in this special event.
The Politics of Turmoil: What's Ahead for Washington?
0ne of the most astute forecasters of major U.S. political and economic trends, Kevin Phillips provides an inside look at national politics. His most recent book, Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street, and the Frustration of American Politics (1994), asserts that two-party politics and entrenched Washington bureaucrats have rendered government useless.
Kevin Phillips also authored The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath (1990), a book acclaimed by liberals and conservatives alike. His analyses of modern America have reshaped the political and economic debates of the 1990s; Boiling Point: Republicans, Democrats, and the Decline of Middle Class Prosperity (1993) was a best seller in 1993 and has become required reading for Washington insiders.
Kevin Phillips holds degrees from Colgate University and the University of Edinburgh, as well as a law degree from Harvard. He is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, and has been a featured commentator and political analyst for National Public Radio and CBS.
The Salvatori Center is cosponsoring this lecture by Kevin Phillips. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Musical Tea
HEATHER FARNHAM, violin
ALLISON JOE '97, cello
MAGGIE WANG '97, piano
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1995 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon tea this Thursday will be graced by one of the few performing student chamber groups at The Claremont Colleges. This recently formed ensemble includes Heather Farnham, a junior psychology major from Scripps; Allison Joe, a sophomore government major from CMC and assistant principal with the Claremont Chamber Orchestra; and Maggie Wang, a sophomore at CMC majoring in music and government.
All three musicians have played their instruments since early childhood and are excited to be performing some of their favorite classical repertoire, including selections by Beethoven and Mozart.
You are cordially invited to join your friends at the Athenaeum for this special afternoon tea.
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
Claremont McKenna College
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Claremont, CA 91711
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385 E. Eighth Street
Claremont, CA 91711


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Stone LED Outdoor/Indoor Lamp
The Stone is a waterproof, wireless, rechargeable, energy efficient lantern that can be used indoors or outdoors. Perfect for brightening up backyard barbecues and setting a romantic atmosphere poolside; it is designed to thrive in bad weather and has a guaranteed high resistance to shocks. Is also portable and easy to move indoors. Features red, blue, white and green the pre-defined colors. Dynamic mode with unlimited colors changing automatically. Up to 10 hours or power in one charge. Optional remote control sold separately. Includes 20 LED lamps totaling 5 watts. General light distribution. 10.2W x 10.6H x 10.2L. IP68 rated for wet locations.
|Dimensions: 10.2"L x 10.6"H x 10.2"W
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great idea but....
On Aug 07, 2012 by Brad from Omaha, NE (Customer)
....it sucks..... my girlfriend made me buy this. the website says "guarantee high resistence to shocks".. ...thats a joke. my buddies decided to use it as a football at a party and it broke...yeah maybe we shouldnt have done that, but its not like we threw it against the wall. plus you cant make something look like a lightup football and expect that noone will try to throw it around. now it only works like half the time.
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On Jul 09, 2012 by Paula from OC, CA (Customer)
I'm a bigfan of this whole brand. I've been building up a small collection of all of their different indoor/outdoor protable led lights. They're a great concept, and they make my garden, pool and treeline look great at night. I just bought this lantern to hang from the tree branch over my patio, and I finally got a remote control for all the lights. I was hoping to have it in time for the 4th, but I left it to the last minute.


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Softball Drops Non-Conference Doubleheader to Carson-Newman on Rainy Sunday
March 23, 2014
Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score
MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University softball team lost two hard-fought battles to non-conference foe Carson-Newman Sunday. The Falcons fell 7-0 in the first matchup and 10-2 in the second matchup which was called after six innings of action. With the losses Pfeiffer falls to 10-14 overall and Carson-Newman improves to 24-8.
Carson-Newman got the scoring started early in game one, picking up two quick runs in the top of the first inning. The visitors snagged two more runs in the third, and three in the sixth to take the win in game one. Carson-Newman's Kelli Hensley led all players in the first contest with three hits as the visitors out-hit Pfeiffer 11-4. The Falcons were led by senior Hannah Jackson in the hit column, picking up two of her own in the matchup. Redshirt-sophomore Sam Jarmusch was credited with the pitching loss for Pfeiffer, evening her season record at 5-5. Sarah Howard picked up the win for Carson-Newman improving to 11-5 this season.
Game two started off a lot like game one, with Carson-Newman grabbing two quick runs in the top of the first. Pfeiffer responded quickly however answering with a run in the bottom of the second inning. Freshman Rachel Crowder started off the offensive effort for the Falcons in the second frame, hammering a triple into right field. Crowder scored just two batters later off a wild pitch by Carson-Newman's hurler, lowering the scoring deficit to one. The visitors managed to get themselves out of the inning without giving up another run, and responded by putting up four of their own in the top of the third. Pfeiffer picked up a second run in the bottom of the third inning when Jackson sent a base-hit up the middle, scoring sophomore Khristin Isley from third base. Isley had tripled on the previous play, sending a long ball into right field. Carson-Newman finished the game with four more runs, ending the game after six frames, and defeating the home team 10-2.
Pfeiffer was led by sophomore Jessica Jackson on the offensive side of the ball, picking up two solid hits on three at-bats. The loss went to freshman Sydney Poole who fell to 3-6, with Kalyn Davis picking up the win for Carson-Newman and improving to 11-3.
The Falcons return to action on March 25th when they take on St. Andrews in a home doubleheader. The first pitch of game one is set for 3:00 p.m.


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