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DALLAS Plummeting temperatures led to icy road conditions Wednesday morning, however sanding trucks combined with heavy winds cleared away much of the concern by 10 a.m.
However, police in Dallas and Fort Worth did respond to hundreds of crashes caused by slick roads. MedStar paramedics were sent to three dozen crashes in a two hour period on Tuesday evening.
Perilous ice caused many road and bridge closures including ramps on the soaring High Five interchange at LBJ Freeway and North Central Expressway.
Ben Cernotek, the assistant director of street services for the City of Dallas, said Wednesday morning conditions have improved a bit, as things have dried out a little bit, but still warned for dangerous patches on roads -- particularly overpasses and bridges.
Dallas city spokesman Frank Librio said in an update Wednesday morning that workers sanded a few spots on bridges and elevated surfaces, but it was pretty quiet and they received no new dispatch calls. The city's crew of sanding trucks, known as Ice Force 1, was no longer on duty as of 10 a.m. Wednesday. There are no plans to have Ice Force 1 out again Wednesday night.
The lack of additional precipitation, the high wind, and treatment from the first shift helped to improve conditions overall from last night, Librio's statement read.
In all, the Texas Department of Transportation had 30 trucks dumping salt and sand on bridges and overpasses throughout the region. A spokesman said North Texas benefitted because of the storm's pace.
You know, it came in, it hit us, but it didn't keep pounding us like it did at that time, said TXDOT spokesman Mark Pettit.
Christmas Day turned out to be a treacherous day for travel in Dallas.
Street crews thought they were ready, but they got a bit of a surprise. You think the weather will do one thing, and it turns out to do something different, said Dennis Ware, a spokesman for the Dallas Department of Street Services.
Officials didn't anticipate that roads would get so wet before the mercury plunged. Despite their efforts to apply sand and salt, slushy surfaces quickly ensued.
Perhaps making matters worse, drivers came out in droves in conditions not even fit for a beast. Some ventured into the elements just to see the sights.
I think it's beautiful, said tourist Tarik Bensahil in Las Colinas. I think it's a good opportunity to take some pictures and have some souvenirs.
But tow truck driver Mario Salinas predicted that by the time it's all over, plenty motorists will have some less than joyous Christmas memories.
I thought people would stay home, he said. It's Christmas, you know? Spend time with their family. Why are you out on the roads wrecking your cars, messing up your vehicles? You know it's going to mess up. It's bound to happen.
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RAMSEUR — It was only a matter of time before
That strength happened to be matched up against what has killed
After the Cavaliers grabbed their first lead of the game in the third quarter, Eastern Randolph's
"Unbelievable," is how
The Wildcats (5-3 overall,
Smith was open on the play, prompting some shouting between
"(Martin) blew the coverage back here on the Smith touchdown and he just came over, 'Coach, it's my fault, I'll take care of it,' " Baxter said. "And he takes the kickoff all the way back.
"I think he's one of the best who's ever played here, and I've seen a lot of football played here," Baxter continued about Martin. "What he does, he's always prepared to make the big play."
It's the second week in a row Cummings has taken its first lead in the second half and surrendered a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Coach Steve Johnson was left to lament the special teams gaffes that have plagued the Cavaliers (3-5, 2-2).
"It's a problem we've had all year long," Johnson said. "It's like the fifth one we've given up, and it's always when, as soon as our kids get a lead. Our kids get a little deflated."
Martin added another touchdown in the third quarter and finished with 23 carries for 141 yards, adding 41 receiving yards.
Cummings' Desmond Satterfield — who drew praise from Johnson for his 23-carry, 110-yard effort — scored with 8:35 left to cut the deficit to five points in the fourth quarter. But Martin added his fourth and final touchdown, a 10-yard run set up by his own 51-yard burst, to extend the lead.
The Cavaliers responded quickly with a 57-yard touchdown pass from McAdoo to Dedric Bowman, cutting the Wildcats' advantage back to five. Bowman had seven catches for 171 yards and McAdoo finished with 311 passing yards.
Cummings had a chance to drive the majority of the field when
But Cummings stalled, and McAdoo was intercepted by freshman linebacker Seth Cox on a fourth-down play around midfield.
The Wildcats took over needing to gain at least one first down to seal the victory.
"I was just hoping we'd come back out here on defense, I knew the clock was running down," Cummings junior Will Richardson said. "We just needed that big stop on third down."
Instead, on a third-and-9 with less than two minutes to play,
"Big guy. Big boy," Whitley said of what he saw on the victory-clinching play. "Basically, we had Corey Yahn is a big tight end. I knew that either the outside linebacker was going to fly with the running back or Corey was going to be over the middle, and all I see was his hand up, just tried to put it on him."
The only bright spot of offense for Cummings in the first half was a 63-yard touchdown pass from McAdoo to Smith, who finished with six catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Other than that play, Cummings mustered 130 yards in the first half.

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Hard place to fine, but lot's of fun!
Great Americana food. Awesome breakfasts, burgers and dinners. Dont let the stakehouse name fool you, this is more of a diner. Great food at a reasonable price. No frills, good service. Owners George and Dina always greet you with a smile.
We were in for dinner tonight, which we visit about once a month. I always order the King size Prime Rib. Tonight I have to tell you, I am not sure we will be back! I made the mistake of answering yes when the waitress ask if I cared to have it seered on the grill! The cook BUTTERFLIED MY 21.00 PIECE OF PRIME AND COOKED IT LIKE A STEAK! Why would someone EVER do that WITHOUT ASKING THE GUEST IF THAT'S OKAY! seriously, it took all the juice out of the meat, the bottom piece of butterfield meat was about an 1/8 of inch thick, and if I wanted a steak I would've ordered a t-bone! they were gracious enough to take the dinner off our bill, but it kinda ruined the dinner of which I have maybe one to two nights a month that I that I am not too busy to go out to eat! We use to visit the Outback on Ina, but it has seriously went down hill also! Not sure where we will go now? The poor server was shocked when I handed her the 20.00 tip, and said she could accept it, but I quickly told her it was NOT her fault, IT WAS THE COOK!
Food has taken quite a decline. Very disappointing.
Food is no longer fresh and steaks are not longer premium grade.
Great place for a steak!!! Fabulous food & atmosphere with live music on the weekends.
Love their steak and beans, and salads...never have enough room for dessert. Servers have been friendly. We enjoy walking around the trail dust town, and shop a bit...don't visit much anymore since moving to a rural area SE of Tucson...have to drive to Sonoita for a decent steak now :D
For my money, this is THE best steakhouse in Tucson for those who want to get ALOT of great food at an extremely affordable price!
The food is hideous
Love this place. I have been coming here since I was a kid ( 30 + years sgo) Always great steak and beans. Pit beef is also excellent. My kids love the wild west show, train, and general store. My first choice for a steak dinner.
M. Bright
Rather crappy tasting food. Sorry but this place isn't good these days. Soggy tacos, mushy undercooked tamales, rice and beans served at room temperature, and the beef tastes like 5 day old leftovers. Maybe they used to be good? I notice more and more graffiti on this side of town to. Is everything going downhill around here?
Inconsistent is the word that best describes Little Mexico. Some days the food is decent. Not great, but decent. Other times when we went the food was pretty bad.
Just east of South 6th Avenue on the Eastbound frontage road, this place beats all the rest for prime rib, steaks, chicken and ribs. We especially like the very reasonably priced prime rib. My sister & brother-in-law and their friends from Dallas declare that it is better than the Dallas prime rib mecca, Lawry's. For me, and about 20 of my friends, there isn't a better slab of prime rib in Tucson than the one they serve at the Silver Saddle.
Its the atmosphere which makes this place a destination. The food is average at best. The open grille area is fun to watch and be sure you are not a soft talker or your dining companions will not be able to hear you.
Why anyone would come here a second time is beyond me. Among all the cities I've lived in, I have to say Tucson is at the bottom food wise. Still, there are several better steak houses than El Coral.
Good soups and cinnamon iced tea, but their lunch and dinner platters aren't very good at all. Been there more than once. So many Mexican eateries in Tucson yet so few good one. Unfortunately this is another miss.
Grandpa likes it. It's cheap. Safe place to take the cousins from Indiana.
I agree- the prices aren't real high. The steaks are all right- but the sides are so basic and in desperate need of updating.
The atmosphere is good and for old movie fans, there's enough memorabilia on the walls to enjoy.
What I do like about El Corral- it's what I consider to be a Safe For Grandma restaurant. We have older out of town guests and the meat/potato/veg/roll routine reduces mealtime anxiety ("Is it SPICY? Because I forgot my Prilosec!").
Only positive remark is that the prices aren't real high. But then again, who cares when the food is subpar? Second rate beef, side dishes that mimic something you'd eat at a T&T truck stop diner. And those sad little rolls. Come on! Don't embarrass yourself by taking a date here for a steak dinner here. There are several better places in town.
Best steaks in Tucson, ribeye was juicy, tender, flavorful and cooked to perfection! Ribs fell off the bone with a great sauce.
Very good food and service, but bring your wallet!! Fleming's is chain but don't let that turn you off. While their Tucson location isn't their best it's still real good! Serious food for those who don't mind spending the bucks. This place is a notch or two above both Sullivan's and Mc Mahon's. For sure, Fleming's is a snob's paradise.


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Inside the Reporter's Notebook - December 20, 2013
Friday - 12/20/2013, 5:57pm EST
"Inside the Reporter's Notebook," is a biweekly dispatch of news and information you may have missed or that slipped through the cracks at conferences, hearings and the like.
This is neither a column nor commentary - it's news tidbits, strongly sourced buzz and other items of interest that have happened or are happening in the federal IT and acquisition communities.
As always, I encourage you to submit ideas, suggestions, and, of course, news to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Top federal IT stories of 2013 provide few surprises
It always amazes me when I'm researching a story and find one that I wrote over the summer or the spring and have no recollection of ever having done that piece. It reminds me of how fast things move in the federal community and that I'm getting old.
Without a doubt, 2013 ranks as high on the list of interesting and newsworthy years among the last 16 I've covered in the federal community. We saw a government shutdown, a major administration program fall on its face and a host of smaller, but just as important developments from mobile to big data to the first attempt at IT and acquisition reform in a decade that will continue the government's evolution.
I asked more than a dozen current and former federal officials for their top choices of IT and acquisition stories for 2013. The following is a list compiled based on all their answers.
- HealthCare.gov - Without a doubt the management and technology failings of
the Affordable Care
Act portal received the most comments and votes from my panel of experts. Not
surprising, given the fact it
was the Obama administration's main legislative accomplishment over the last five
years and how much
attention it received across the country.
At the same time, many agency chief information officers, IT and acquisition experts say it also spurred better, more substantive discussions around IT and procurement reform. One agency official said HealthCare.gov demonstrated the importance of "getting IT right" as a major success factor for policy initiatives, and reinforcing what happens when you take technology implementation for granted. Just this week President Barack Obama met with private sector CEOs to discuss the challenges around IT and procurement. The White House's statement on the meeting: "The President made clear his continued focus on improving the way we deliver technology to maximize innovation, efficiency and customer service, and encouraged the CEOs to continue to share their ideas on how to do so."
Pay attention here, this is a precursor to the steps the administration and Congress plan to take in the coming months, especially now that the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) didn't make it in the final version of the Defense authorization bill, passed by the Senate Thursday. Several sources say the most recent CIO Council meeting featured a long discussion on where the administration needs to go with IT and procurement reform.
- Leaks by Edward Snowden - Easily the second most mentioned story of 2013. And
my experts say this is
broader than just information leaks, but encompasses the entire debate over the
National Security Agency's
use of technology and the renewed focus on stopping or limiting the damage from
insider threats.
One executive said the government is actively fortifying its insider threat protections as a result of Snowden- related leaks. The President received recommendations earlier this week from a committee of experts detailing 46 recommendations to improve the privacy and civil liberties of signal intelligence collection. These changes also will impact the federal contractor community, especially in the wake of the shootings and tragedy at the Navy Yard.
The idea of contractor support and security clearances have come under more scrutiny and will continue into 2014, many experts say. In fact, the Defense Department announced earlier this week at the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing on protecting federal facilities that it's testing a new continuous monitoring approach to security clearances.
Stephen Lewis, the DoD's deputy director for Personnel, Industrial and Physical Security Policy in the Directorate of Security Policy and Oversight in the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, told committee members that the Pentagon established a "pilot on continuous evaluation, which is going to look at — do queries, automated queries of public and DOD records, to look for issues of concern."
Additionally, several experts have said contractors are suffering from the Snowden-effect worldwide as foreign countries are hesitant to do business with them because of the NSA's intrusions and capabilities. One former federal executive said, "The combination of anti-contractor rhetoric generated by the actions of these individuals and a widely acknowledged need to review the entire security clearance process, has led to a series of studies and analyses that could either lead to smart, thoughtful change or could adversely affect how companies are allowed support the government in the future. In either case the government's ability to respond to national security threats could be hampered by an inability to access key skills in a timely manner."
- Shutdown and ongoing budget debate - The impact on IT and acquisition was
clear from the beginning.
Agencies had to delay major projects and contracts. For example, the General
Services Administration
delayed solicitation responses to the huge OASIS multiple award contract for
professional services. The
Defense Intelligence Agency pushed back the $6 billion E-SITE contract industry
day, which delayed the
release of the request for proposals. Even the IRS had to delay tax season, in
part, so it could update systems
with new requirements from Congress. And a recent survey from Market Connections,
Inc. and Lohfeld
Consulting Group, Inc. found 31 percent of vendors say they saw their revenue
decline by more than 10
percent in 2013 because of sequestration and the shutdown, while 30 percent said
their revenue decrease by
less than 10 percent.
Associated with the budget crunch is the government's move to lowest-price, technically acceptable procurements, which also is wreaking havoc on the vendor community. Additionally, the IT passback from the Office of Management Budget, which usually comes right around Thanksgiving, is delayed until after Jan. 1, according to multiple government sources. This cuts down the time agencies have to prepare to implement the new IT and acquisition policies. With Congress passing a topline budget for the next two years, makes planning a little easier, some of the federal executives say they are hopeful for some stability in their budget situations. A New Year's resolution from Congress, maybe?
- Mobility - Several CIOs and executives mentioned the progress agencies made in
not only moving away
from the traditional BlackBerry devices, but implementing the Digital Government
Strategy, using Application
Programming Interfaces (APIs) and taking advantage of virtualization to improve
how citizens consume
services through smartphones and tablet computers.
- Lack of progress on cybersecurity from Congress - This is a story that
actually started in 2012, but the
situation got no better this year. One CIO said lawmakers' inability to find
common ground led to the White
House's cyber executive order. It was one of the few positive outcomes because of
the lack of action by the
Hill. At the same time, the administration worked most of the year to get agencies
set up to implement
continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) as part of its move to dynamic and
away from static
cybersecurity. That will make 2014 a big year for cyber improvements. One CIO said
agencies "need better
ways to stay ahead of the bad guys and more training in because we are losing the
battle." The most obvious
examples of those battle wounds are the attacks and cyber problem at the Energy
and Veterans Affairs
departments that came to light this year.
- Changing roles of CIOs - This could easily be tied to the HealthCare.gov and
FITARA conversation. But a
couple of executives made interesting points around the move by OMB to give CIOs
oversight over commodity
IT and the increased need for collaboration to around issues such as open
government, PortfolioStat 2.0 and
the second term management agenda. In fact, OMB earlier this year created
a new CXO Collaboration Team to help break down any artificial barriers. Add
to that the mandate to
seriously consider shared services, especially around financial management, and
the move to the cloud, CIOs'
role will continue to evolve. As an aside to the changing role of the CIO, the
poor reaction by the White House
to the HealthCare.gov debacle and not providing political cover for the Health and
Human Services and
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CIOs and, what one source called the
"defenestration" of former
DHS CIO Richard Spires, didn't sit well with many senior technology
GSA's cloud computing sales trends
A funny thing happened to me at the Federal Cloud Computing Summit sponsored by MobileGovt earlier this week after I commented about my disdain for Major League baseball in the wake of the 1994 strike — I know it's been almost 20 years and I should get over it. San Francisco Giants CIO Bill Schlough decided to try and "convince" me to come back to baseball.
During his fascinating speech about how the Giants are using big data in the cloud to analyze players, determine strategy and make the fan experience better, he decided to poke a little fun at me by calling me out to the audience a couple of times for my disparaging comments about baseball. At the end of his speech, Schlough called me on stage and took one last crack at getting me to change my mind. He presented me with a San Francisco Giants 2012 replica World Series ring. Did it work? I'll withhold comment; I've learned my lesson, so to speak.
San Francisco Giants CIO Bill Schlough presented this replica championship ring to Executive Editor Jason Miller, during a speech at the Federal Cloud Computing Summit. (Photo by Michael O'Connell/Federal News Radio)
Speaking of the cloud summit, GSA's Mark Day, the acting deputy assistant commissioner in the Integrated Technology Services office of the Federal Acquisition Service, said agencies spent more than $550 million on cloud services through governmentwide acquisition contracts, while they spent less than $100 million on cloud-specific contracts, such as email-as-a-service or infrastructure- as-a-service. Day said the difference in the spend shows integration services are important to agencies.
It's also one of the reasons GSA continues to test the cloud broker concept with DHS and HHS. Day said GSA is looking at the cloud broker model along the lines of vendors who integrate, vendors who customize and vendors who aggregate.
"There's a cloud broker who can help do security, single sign-on tie-ins for all cloud providers. You could have a cloud broker do security monitoring in a standardized way across all cloud providers, giving you a single pane of glass to manage from. You could integrate legacy and cloud so it's easier to manage your pieces," Day said. "There's a whole set of layers as you start to think this through that a cloud broker could do. Now the question is, which of those functions can a cloud broker do economically and efficiently for the federal government? Where do they add value? Where do they drive speed to market? Where do they make it easier for the consumer to know what they've actually gotten and be able to anticipate problems and react to problems better? And where frankly, are they just an added cost?"
Day added GSA is digging into and testing those questions to understand the value proposition for the government. GSA is about six weeks away from the pilot ending, and then they will analyze to see what worked well and what didn't.
CIO shuffle continues at SBA, DHS, OPM
The Small Business Administration has a new CIO. Renee Macklin is taking over from Chase Garwood.
Macklin joins SBA from the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration. Garwood had been acting CIO since March and deputy CIO at SBA since August 2012.
Garwood is heading back to DHS, where he spent the first 11 years of his post-Army career, to work in the Science and Technology Directorate's resiliency office. Garwood previously served as the chief technology officer of DHS' U.S. Visit program and CIO of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).
In an email to staff obtained by Federal News Radio, Garwood said he hopes to provide DHS with some good practical and operational experience, and help the continued movement of research and development, and applied technology into the hands of DHS operational missions.
"SBA has an important mission, but supporting homeland security and first responders is just too much in my DNA and what gets me excited to go to work and serve," he wrote.
Macklin spent the last 12 years at ITA after serving as a programmer for the CIA and working for large telecommunications firms.
The shuffle of Garwood and Macklin, as well as the Office of Personnel Management's announcement that Donna Seymour, former deputy chief human capital officer for the Defense Department, is the new CIO, is likely the first of several CIO changes coming in the new year so be on the lookout for others to move around.
Improper payments rate drops for 4th straight year
This just in late on Friday from OMB, the improper payment rate dropped to 3.54 percent in 2013 from 3.74 percent in 2012.
A new blog post by OMB Deputy Director for Management Beth Cobert said the rate in 2009 when President Obama came into office was 5.42 percent, meaning the rate dropped almost 2 percent in five years.
"Over the past year, we reduced improper payment rates in major programs across the government, including Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (Part C), Unemployment Insurance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - Food Stamps), Pell Grants, and two Social Security programs — Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance," Cobert wrote. "Furthermore, agencies recovered more than $22 billion in overpayments through payment recapture audits and other methods in FY 2013."
Agencies have been using data analytics and innovative approaches such as recovery auditing, to reduce improper payments.
Cobert said OMB is expanding the use of innovative approaches.
"OMB has also begun conducting a comprehensive analysis of agency-specific corrective actions to identify programs with the highest return-on-investment or potential for substantially reducing improper payments," she said. "This analysis will help shape guidance on improper payments to be released in the months ahead."
Dec. 9--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Labor pinched by poor cloud contracting; Financial shared services progresses
Nov. 15----Inside the Reporter's Notebook: 3 takeaways from HealthCare.gov IT hearing; First task order for continuous monitoring is out
Nov. 4--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: DATA Act substitute minus accountability provisions; OFPP testing prices paid portal
Oct. 18--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Acquisition, IT trends; Is cybersecurity awareness month still necessary?
Oct. 4--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: OMB adds clarity to new cyber policy; Cyber risks during shutdown overstated; OASIS delayed indefinitely
Sept. 13--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: FEMA to name Gardner as CIO; new DHS CIO close; NASA struggles with HSPD-12
Aug. 16--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: A new job for a former VA senior official; Countdown to cloud credential pilot begins
Aug. 2--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Shining a light on GSA contract awards; Congress continues battle over E-Gov Fund
July 12--Inside the Reporter's Notebook: DHS cyber contract awards delayed; musical chairs in federal IT ranks


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Waited ij the longest line for check in which only 3 clerks. Did the sandwich- was EDC week. He simply told me no. He didn't check the computer or anything. Worked the night before at Stratosphere.
(hotel is called The LVH now) I didn't get a chance to "target" any of the clerks, as they were busy at the check in and i was in line. It was midnight, but apparently still busy. I had the 20 already folded in between my ID and Visa. The clerk smiled and didn't miss a beat. It did take her a minute but she found me a room in the East Tower (was pretty sure I was booked in the Central Tower in one of the "lowest priced" rooms. Loved the jetted tub, used it every night :). Worked like a charm. Just a heads up tho, make sure you aren't staying here when there is a major convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Otherwise you might be competing with tons of others lol...
I had been trying to figure out a way to do this "trick" that I had been reading up on. Sure enough, it was show time.
My girlfriend and I stood in line for about 5 mins...not targeting anyone in particular. My girlfriend was a little hesitant on me doing it saying, "these ladies don't look like they would give you an upgrade." Just as she finished saying that, a mid 20's gentleman waved us over.
I told him I had a reservation under my name. He than asked for my id. Now, I had already made the sandwich on the way to the registration desk, thinking he would need my players card and CC...when asked for my id, i just had to improvise a bit.
I slid him the id and $20 while asking "do you have any complimentary upgrades." He knew what was up and replied, "let me see what I can do for ya boss."
Sir enough, we got a Grand room which normally runs $50 extra/night (according to him).
It was a great room. On the 11th floor facing the mountains and country club...it also had a fridge. The fridge alone was worth the $20.
All in all, it was a great upgrade and money well spent.
We didn't target any clerk. We got a nice blonde woman in her mid 20's and she was very nice. We gave her the "tip" and she upgraded us to Premium with a view, flat screen, pillow top/down mattresses and a fridge! Beautiful room! plus 4 free drinks to be redeemed at the bar! We also got a free late checkout at 2pm!
Totally worth our $20!
Thursday check in, crowded 3:00 pm. Had two standard rooms booked on slot special packages for 3 nights each. Gal didn't flinch and upgraded my rooms to nice 600 sq. ft. Grand Rooms connecting facing the strip in north tower. What a deal, $3.33 per night more per room. I've been going to Vegas for 35 yrs. and this will be done every time from now on.
I had read about the $20 trick on a website and surely wanted to try this thing out. It was on a Friday Afternoon @ around 3:40 PM, there was a big crowd around the check in counter. I was helped by an Asian lady, who asked for my last name to pull up my details. When asked for my ID and CC, I sandwiched the $20 bill between the two cards. I then asked for the complimentary upgrade, she smiled, thanked me and upgraded me to the Grand Room with Strip View.
I checked in about 1PM on a Thursday afternoon. The front desk was quiet and one of the young men behind the desk waved me over. He was about 25-30 years old and asked me for my last name to look up the reservation.
I had booked a 3 night package, with air, through US Air Vacations, so I wasn't sure if that type of reservation was "upgradeable" but figured why not give it a shot.
So as he acknowledged my three night reservation, I casually asked "Are there any complimentary upgrades available?" His eyes were on his computer screen as he replied "i'm sorry sir, the only upgrades we have available right now are paid upgrades". Just then, he looked up and saw the twenty between my license and credit card and his reaction was palpable. "Ohhhh......., well let me see what I can do sir" was his response with a big smile. He said he had a recently renovated Grand room available with a Strip view on the 15th floor available and I said that sounded great. And it was! These rooms are about 600 square feet, have a sofa, coffee table, comfortable chair with ottoman, refigerator, two walk in closets, very comfortable beds, a work desk with acomfortable work chair and to top it off, Hilton has a deal that if you don't have maid service done that day you get a $10.00 voucher to use in any of their food establishments. So I did that as well and recouped my twenty!
It was on a wednesday night @ 9:00p.m. I was skeptical whether it will work since it was my first time but when i approached the lady and she asked for my id and cc..i sandwiched the $20 in between and asked for a complimentary upgrade. She quickly looked @ the computer and said "Well you have a 400 ft standard room right now....how about i upgrade you to a 650 ft North tower suite @ the 27th floor. I was like "HELL YES" (in my mind of course)...
I don't remember her name but i remember she was in her mid 20's and shes from Costa Rica in her name tag.
Booked a special that they had, arrive on Thursday and stay until Monday and get Sunday night free. So I booked the cheapest room($45 on Thurs. and $59 on Fri., Sat.) and arrived late (11:45pm) on Thursday. Only two clerks working. Got the female. Gave her my name and while she looked up my reservation I put the $20 sandwich on the counter and asked her if any comp. upgrades were available. Since I had my kids with me I asked her if she had anything with 3 beds. She said, "well we are booked this weekend but I can give you a bigger room with two beds and a rollaway." I told her that was fine and as she continued to type, I ask her if she had any of the murphy bed rooms, since I knew they were bigger, and then she said that's what I was getting but she continued to type and then came back with the key cards, 4 of them. So we went up to the room and tried two cards, they didn't work but the third one did. Wow this was a room that was the size of two rooms with two murphy beds on one side and dining table, couch, and wet bar on the other and also had another entrance door. So now I was very happy but wondered why the other cards didn't work. So I tried them on the other entrance door, but they didn't work there either. So I looked at the card envelope again and saw that there was another room number on it. This was the room next to the parlor side of the room. So I tried the keys on that door and low and behold I also had the next connecting room which was a standard size room with a king bed. The wife and I had our own room and the kids had theirs for only $20 extra. Plus with the package, I also got a bunch of discount coupons and like others have said, if you don't have them clean the room, you get a $5 food voucher each day. Since I really had two separate rooms, I got $10.
Got in about midnight after a late flight. This room was booked through a casino host as I was able to get my first two nights comped through player reward points.
Tried, but the hotel was booked solid. I figured he was probably BSing me, and continued to try to schmooze him, but then a couple of guys came in and I overheard their conversation with the clerk next to me, where they were told that the Hilton was completely full that night; they got turned away outright. Obviously no room existed to upgrade me to.
I didn't lose my $20 over this, he was nice and I just pocketed the money, but in any case this ended in failure.
Checked in around 3 PM on a very busy Presidents' Day weekend, so I wasn't expecting a huge upgrade, just a modest one. Handed the clerk the sandwich and asked for a complimentary upgrade. She looked very hard for a few minutes and came up with a Superior room on a high floor with a strip view. These rooms are generally $25/night more expensive than the standard, so it is a modest upgrade but still a good value. I've had a 100% success rate at the LV Hilton (at least 5 times, see my other reviews) with this trick, so feel free to try it here.
Checked in about 3 PM on a very slow Sunday. Only 1 clerk working. I smiled, handed her the sandwich and asked for any complimentary upgrades. She seemed very happy and upgraded me to a nice superior room on a high floor. I've gotten better rooms before, but many of the suites were being used by companies for the big CES convention later in the week and I was staying several days. Still, I've never failed to get an upgrade at the LV Hilton.
Checked in about 4 pm and approached the clerk and asked her about possible upgrades and showed the $20.00 sandwich. She said the hotel was full and had no upgrades. As a matter of fact she said all they had were rooms with double beds and smoking rooms. I pocketed the twenty and she typed away. I then asked her how bad the smoking rooms smelled of cigarettes. She said never mind, I found you another room and this one is a room with a refrigerator and a deluxe room. I would have gotten the room without a tip but I gave her $10.00 anyway and thanked her.
Booked a 3-night stay for Fri/Sat/Sun at $33/night based on players club offer received in the mail. This in itself is quite the bargain at the LVH. Was delayed and as such arrived extremely late on Fri night/Sat morning, approx. 3 AM. Front desk was quiet so rather than do the sandwich, I merely asked the clerk if I could get a complimentary suite upgrade if I were to provide a $20 tip. He advised that they were sold out for the weekend and offered an oversized Grand Room. He apologized for not being able to do better and I had the impression I would have landed a suite if one were available. The Grand Room is certainly larger than the standard room. The clerk claimed the room to be 600 square feet but that may be a bit optimistic. It was in the North Tower, near the "Scenic Elevator" at the far end of the hall, which made trips to and from the parking garage a relatively short distance. The room featured a 37" HD television, couch with coffee table and (2) end tables, refrigerator, very nice bathroom with tile floor, oversized tub and curved rod. Nice view of the mountains. A tremendous value for a 3-day weekend.
Checked in late on a busy Sunday night. I handed the sandwich to the friendly clerk and, after complaining about my travel hassles for the day, asked if they had complimentary upgrades available. We ended up with a very nice suite including bar, dining table, sofa and extra chairs in the North Tower.
I sandwiched a 20 dollar Bill between my Id and CC and gave it to the lady clerk who may have been around 35 to 40 yrs old (asian features) and asked if there was any chance of a complimentary upgrade and she readily said yes and gave me a suite in the north tower on the 20th floor with a strip view. I checked in around 3:30 pm.
There were 100 people waiting to check in went straight to the Hilton Honers line which I am a new member was free to sign up and man did it help me skip that 2 hour check-in wait. Did it just like it said put the 20 between the CC and ID and she did'nt even raise an eye. Great room everything was clean plenty of towels shampoo ect.. Room would have been 89 a night times 3 we paid 160+20 so all in all a great deal..Thanx Paris :)
Clerk offered me the room upgrade immediately, I didn't even need to ask for it.
Checked in with a nice lady at 5pm. Handed her the 20 with my id, cc and AAA card. She looked up and said "ok what do you want" with a smile :) Asked for an upgrade, she typed for about 5 minutes. She put me up on the 27th floor, away from the elevator, overlooking the golf course in a Grand Room. Good deal!
We arrived with the knowledge that the sandwich worked for a fellow traveler of ours who arrived a day or two earlier. We funded half of his sandwich as an investment so we could guage whether it was worth it for the 3 of us, who had 2 rooms, to fork over a full sandwich per room. At first we were told they were sold out, then when the desk clerk looked up and saw 2 sandwiches laying on the counter top, she quickly and artfully tucked the twenties behind her keyboard and upgraded both of our rooms. Alas, I'm vertically challenged so I did not have the same perspective of the clerk that my 6'3" traveling companion had; he had such an angle that he would have spent $20 (and probably has)for that view alone! Why do the tall get all the breaks? He is the same guy who got confused about what to do with a piece of (alleged) cheese that was on his plate at a steakhouse (it was actually tofu); he was the same guy who couldn't figure out how to use a barstool at the airport (sit on the flat part!); and, he was the same guy who unsuccessfully put $1200 on a foolish parlay: Louisville and the over in the Elite 8. Polly the Insulting Parrot could have done a real number on him this trip. I'll do the sandwich again when I return in October.
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Hexham Bonfire Night
Published at 09:41, Wednesday, 07 November 2012
THOUSANDS of eager spectators poured into Hexham on Saturday to watch Hexham Round Table's annual pyrotechnic extravaganza.
The bonfire and fireworks event, which dates back more than 50 years, serves to boost the town's economy as well as generating funds to support local charities and organisations. The Sele was packed with an estimated 12,000-strong crowd, who provided the countdown to the bonfire being lit and the professional 30-minute fireworks' display, which illuminated the night sky above the town.
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FDA rule threatens grain sharing between brewers, farmers
Mark Mulligan / The Herald
Shawn Loring, owner of Lazy Boy Brewing in Everett, unloads 1,000 pounds of spent grain from a tank at his facility in Everett on Wednesday afternoon. Loring will unload a tank this size two to three times a week, and a local farmer will come pick up the grain to feed to livestock.
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Various grains are blended together depending on the type and flavor of the beer.
Mark Mulligan / The Herald
Various grains are blended together depending on the type and flavor of the beer.
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�If they pass this it will put a financial burden on a lot of people,� said Shawn Loring, owner of Lazy Boy Brewing in Everett.�It will add costs to the amount of beer that you make and it will have an immediate impact on the price.�
It's those soggy used-up grains, a by-product of the brewing process, that farmers relish as feed for their livestock.
Brewers give the grain away to those willing to pick it up. This practice, considered sustainable and environmentally responsible, has gone on for years without interference from government.
But a federal agency is pondering changes in how animal feed is handled, and brewers, farmers and federal lawmakers are worried it could seriously crimp, or even end, the long-standing practice.
As now written, the proposal drafted by the Food and Drug Administration implies that brewers and distillers would need to completely dry and package their spent grain before giving it to farmers.
"If they pass this it will put a financial burden on a lot of people," said Shawn Loring, owner of Lazy Boy Brewing in Everett. "It will add costs to the amount of beer that you make and it will have an immediate impact on the price."
Brewers would need to buy and install driers capable of handling the large volumes of grain used in the beer-making process. And that could force smaller brewers out of business because the equipment is expensive and the power to run them isn't cheap.
"I can say without hesitation it would be markedly detrimental to have to go the route they talked about," said Pat Ringe, vice president of brewing operation for Diamond Knot Brewing Co. in Mukilteo.
Brewers, farmers and their allies in Congress have been pushing back on the FDA proposal for several months — and it seems to have worked.
In April, Michael R. Taylor, the FDA's deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, said the agency never intended to target the spent grains in this manner and would issue revised language this summer.
"We agree with those in industry and the sustainability community that the recycling of human food by-products to animal feed contribute substantially to the efficiency and sustainability of our food system and is thus a good thing," he wrote on the FDA blog April 24. "We have no intention to discourage or disrupt it.
While Taylor's comments were welcomed, no one will be convinced until they see the new language
"We're monitoring it," Ringe said. "Now that we've collectively screamed our heads off about it, we'll see."
Farmer Forest Hughes of Granite Falls wants the FDA to make it clear the idea is a nonstarter.
"They just need to take it off the table," he said. "If the system isn't broke, don't try to fix it."
Hughes picks up barrels of spent grain from several brewers and distillers each week including Lazy Boy and Diamond Knot.
"It's a very good source of feed," he said.
What he doesn't use for his livestock, he said he sells to other farmers in order to recoup what he spends making the circuit to pick up the spent grain. If the FDA doesn't change course, he said, it will mean the loss of an affordable source of grain and a small income stream as well.
Members of Congress are hopeful Taylor's comments represent the FDA's intentions.
Yet 54 representatives, including Democratic Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen of Washington, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on May 5 pressing the agency to make sure the revised language steers clear of the brewer-farmer relationship.
"It is imperative that these rules remain focused in their scope and do not attempt to solve food safety problems that do not exist," federal lawmakers wrote.
DelBene said the letter reflects the concern of lawmakers.
"The final rule isn't out yet," she said. "We want to be sure it is going in the right direction."
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I've been noticing that as time passes, overall I am less afflicted. However when I am afflicted, they seem to be stronger or more powerful and far more sudden and violent. By violent I mean the severity of the affliction itself. I go from a day, or two, or even three of peace, calm, awareness, and so forth, it doesn't even require a great deal of effort on my part. I can meet 100 challenges and just smile at them, nothing phases me, I realize situations are empty so they don't really affect me. I work in a social environment and when other people start panicking I'm unphased and just work to help the people who are in the most stressful situations in order to relieve the stress of the environment I am in.
Then one thing happens that I don't think of as empty and I freak out, suddenly I hate this world, I hate life, and I start asking myself why I bother doing anything at all, why do I even live? Whatever the thing is, its unpredictable, yet each time I can see that it arose because I didn't recognize that particular thing (for whatever reason) as being empty. Yet even as it happens I have this awareness that I'm doing it and I'm asking myself "Why am I thinking or talking like this? This isn't right, this isn't how I really feel, I don't really hate people or myself or life". And almost as soon as such a horrible and violent affliction arises, I remember that its all empty and it just goes away like it was never there. In the end I don't brood over it and return back to a place of balance.
Am I making progress because my overall afflictions are diminishing? Does the general experience of clarity and equanimity when disturbed make little things seem far, far worse than they really are (due to the contrast)? Its not even like the afflictions can keep me trapped, I just experience them and then I look at them, examine them, and watch them dissolve. But while they happen sometimes I even want to end my life, I wish something would happen to just take me from this horrible existence full of horrible people and constant experiences of suffering.
TLDL: As overall afflictions diminish, what afflictions do arise become more and more severe in my experience of them, even if they only abide for a short time. Am I progressing or am I doing something wrong?


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GREENVILLE — In each of North Lenoir's losses this season there has been a common theme — errors.
The Hawks made plenty of them on Saturday.
Cass Silber went 2-for-2 and with two RBIs and Raleigh Sanderson benefited greatly from North Lenoir's eight errors in its 12-8 win over the Hawks in the Pitt County Classic at Guy Smith Stadium.
"We did what we have done (in our losses) — we laid back (on defense), we kicked it, and they took advantage," said North Lenoir assistant coach Donnell Garris, the acting head coach Saturday in Jim Montague's absence, who was at a family function.
"That's the story of the season so far."
Spartans right-hander Daniel Dulaney gave up one earned run and struck out six in five solid innings, but it was North Lenoir's four-error second inning of defense that ultimately decided the outcome.
Sanderson (7-5), a 4A school which fell to Greenville Conley a game earlier, scored six runs in the frame, only three of which were charged to Hawks starter Seth Beard.
Silber had a two-run single in the inning and Matt Koehler drove one home with a bases-loaded walk for the only runs not given to the Spartans, who played as the home team, by North Lenoir's defense.
"You can trace every loss we've had to one inning, where two, three errors have cost us a big portion of the ball game," said Garris, whose team had its modest two-game win streak snapped.
Sanderson's defense didn't fare much better.
The six-run frame came after the Hawks (3-7) got on the board first in the first when Sammy West led off the game by reaching second on a two-base error on a towering fly ball to left-center field that the outfielder couldn't handle. West later stole home when Caleb Baird reached after striking out on a ball that got by the catcher.
The Spartans had two errors in the inning, and added four more for the game for a total of 14 misplayed and badly-thrown balls between the two teams, who have each played for a state championship since the Hawks did it in 2007.
A three-base throwing error by shortstop Owen Langston led to three North Lenoir runs in fifth, which cut Sanderson's lead to 11-4. After the Spartans tacked on another run in the sixth, the Hawks had three outs to make up the eight-run difference.
They got four.
North Lenoir batted around in the frame — the only time it had done so all game — and scored four runs on three more Sanderson errors. Baird drove in a pair on a single up the middle to make it 12-6, then he and Brandon Moore, who pinch-hit singled, scored on errors for the final margin.
Both teams had nine hits, with Baird (2-for-4, three RBIs) and Dylan Puchalski (2-for-4) leading the way for the Hawks.
North Lenoir will face defending 2A state champion Whiteville at 5:45 p.m. here on Monday for its second game in the three-game tournament.
"The guys fought back. Our starter didn't' last long; we had to go to the pen and they gave us some good innings. But we made (eight) errors. You can't make errors," Garris said.
"We didn't play up to where we needed to be. We just didn't execute, and that's what it boils down to."
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Brown Bags and Events
16 November 2010
Protection through Partnerships: Mountain gorilla conservationPresented by Eugene RutagaramaDirector, International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP)Co-hosted with US Fish & Wildlife Service International ProgramsEugene Rutagarama has over 20 years of experience working in conservation in the Great Lakes region of Africa, and is a leader in the transboundary conservation of the critically endangered mountain gorilla. As Director of the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP), Eugene works on all aspects of regional program design, management and technical support toward the conservation of mountain gorillas and their transboundary forest habitat in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eugene highlighted IGCP's efforts and recent successes in creating varied and effective partnerships which support landscape-level species conservation, transboundary cooperation, and social and economic development to create incentives for mountain gorilla conservation.
19 September 2005
Mr. Eugene Rutagarama, Director, International Gorilla Conservation Program shared a powerpoint entitled, "The Virunga-Bwindi Transboundary Strategic Plan: A Pathway to Regional Mountain Gorilla Conservation" presented at African Wildlife Foundation on 19 September 2005.
Mr. Rutagarama discussed the challenges of, and opportunities for, enhanced regional mountain gorilla conservation efforts, including the recent formalization of a transboundary strategic plan for mountain gorilla conservation in the Virunga-Bwindi region of Central Africa.
The International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP), a unique coalition of three international conservation NGOs-- African Wildlife Foundation, Fauna and Flora International and World Wide Fund for Nature --was formed in 1991 to ensure the long-term conservation of the mountain gorilla and its regional afromontane and high altitude forest habitat. It emphasizes a holistic approach to conservation, with activities focusing on species and habitat protection, effective monitoring of conservation and socio-economic targets, transboundary collaboration in conservation efforts, working with local communities and linking rural development with conservation objectives, and strengthening policy for sustainable environmental management.
ABCG Thematic Meeting
To explore what motivated specific transboundary natural resource management (TBNRM) actions/investments, and what constraints they faced and what successes they encountered, the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) held a 19 July 2001 Meeting. The Biodiversity Support Program (BSP) presented the findings from their new study entitled: Beyond Boundaries: A Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues raised included logistical challenges, increased complexity, sovereignty, parity, and communications difficulties with transboundary natural resource projects that ABCG organizations are involved from many different projects. Personalities of key players and how and why projects were initiated also were identified as critical to their success.


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The Medium Cosmetic will hold an assortment of beauty necessities comfortably, while the plastic interior makes clean ups a breeze. The loop handle makes it easy to grab and go, but the bag is so pretty you may decide to leave it on your vanity all the time!
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Oscar Nominee Joaquin Phoenix Is 'The Master' of Our Hearts – The Daily Swoon
We're continuing Oscars week with another sexy nominee — this time it's Joaquin Phoenix from 'The Master' and a totally classic cutie.
Joaquin has been acting since he was a kid and you've probably seen him in any number of movies, including 'To Die For,' 'Gladiator,' 'Signs' and 'Walk the Line,' in which he played country music legend Johnny Cash. Does Johnny Cash make you swoon? He should. Go grab your grandma's cassette tapes and get learned.
Phoenix had a rough patch a few years ago when he decided to grow his hair and beard out and make a documentary with Casey Affleck, which may or may not have been fake and featured Phoenix acting like a total tool and trying to launch a rap career. Either way, it was hilarious, but we're glad he cleaned himself back up again because he's too pretty to look so homeless.
There's something dark and edgy about Phoenix, who recently starred in 'The Master' and is nominated for an Oscar for his work as lead actor in the film. He can really take a character to an unpleasant place if needed, and his work is almost always daring and provocative, which makes him even sexier.


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NEW ORLEANS -- It was the power outage seen around the world.
Half of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome went dark shortly after halftime during Sunday's Super Bowl.
Superdome managers worked into the early morning hours trying to diagnose the problem that caused an agonizing 35-minute disruption in play.
'We experienced an interruption in service that was somewhere off our property in the interconnect between what Entery operates and we operate,' said Doug Thornton, vice president of the Superdome.
Thornton said a fault sensor monitor housed in Entergy's power vault next to the Superdome sensed an abnormality.
'Which caused one of the two major feeder lines that service the building to fail. That's why you saw one half of the dome lights on and the other half off.'
60 Minutes Sports was in the NFL control room when the lights went out.
'We lost the A feeder. What does that mean? That means we have to do the bus tie. What does that mean? That means a 20 minute delay.'
Thornton said the generator system worked.
'Our emergency messaging worked,' he said. 'Fans were safe. There were no injuries. Play was resumed.'
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the outage doesn't take away from what was otherwise a fantastic Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
'I do not think this will have an impact on future Super Bowls here in New Orleans. I fully expect we'll be back here for Super Bowls. I hope that's the case. I hope we will be back here,' Goodell said.
Both Goodell and Superdome managers say from all indications the outage had nothing to do with Beyonce's halftime show.
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Quigley Hall to Receive $25.8 Million Upgrade
Quigley Hall was constructed in 1967 and is home to classrooms, studios, a recital hall, a choir room and offices for professors.
Quigley Hall was constructed in 1967 and is home to classrooms, studios, a recital hall, a choir room and offices for professors.
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"Dr. Atwell is a rare talent," says Dr. John Hausdoerffer, director of the MEM program, set to welcome its first students this summer. "He is an environmental educator with systemic thinking concerning local and national communities and resources."
The Alumni Awards for Excellence celebrate Western State Colorado University as a community of teachers and learners. The Award, established by former President Harry Peterson in 1997, is an opportunity to recognize the talents and achievements of our graduates and remains the University's highest honor for its graduating seniors.
Western State Colorado University's team in the NASA's Colorado Space Grant Consortium Robotics Challenge traveled to Great Sand Dunes National Park in early April to test their Mars-Rover-like robot, dubbed "Jack," against those from other colleges in the state. All did not go as hoped, but …
Western's Geology program takes students out of the classroom into one of the most diverse and spectacular outdoor laboratories in the world. With one of only ten undergraduate petroleum geology programs in the country, Western students have the opportunity to handcraft their geology education and launch into the world after graduation as sought-after grads with their choice of high paying jobs.
The memorial service to celebrate Dammion Heard's life, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. Western's student-run radio station, KWSB, will be streaming the event live over the internet at www.kwsb.org.
The service will be followed by a candlelit procession to the University Center for refreshments at Mad Jack's. Grief counselors will be made available on the second floor of the University Center during that time.
This year's event took place in the Board Meeting Room at the University Center, where a critical panel – Mariah Green, career and academic advisor, student Scott Cantril, Kim Gailley, director of Human Resources, and Greg White, assistant director of Continuing Education – posed questions and offered critiques of the students' responses.
GUNNISON, Colo. - Western State Colorado University mourns the tragic loss of freshman wrestler, Dammion Heard (Fr., Fort Worth, Texas) this week. Heard was a valuable member to the Mountaineer wrestling squad, Western Athletic Department and University community.
Denning, Montfort Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, is a popular, occasionally humorous speaker, eager to engage climate-change skeptics with his presentation on "The 3 S's of Climate Change: Simple, Serious, and Solvable." He spoke as part of a fall seminar series from Western's Natural & Environmental Sciences department, focused this year on climate change.
"The Peace Corps is pleased to announce this new partnership with Western State Colorado University to enable students to gain important hands-on work experience as they pursue their graduate studies," Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. "In today's interconnected world, employers are looking for more highly trained and culturally competent professionals now more than ever."
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Written by Art student (watercolor, art history) Taylor Long
The 2013-2014 school year has been a big turning point for the Art Department. There are many exciting developments happening and our department is beginning to grow again. Fairly recently, the Art Department has a new leader, Dr. Heather Orr. Dr. Orr's leadership has shown a strong grade of progressivism and change into reaching the full potential of the University Department.
The annual rankings include only some 25 percent of America's more than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities.
The intensive conference welcomes beginners, published writers, teachers, students, and anyone else who believes in the magic and power of the written word.
Mark Todd, the conference organizer, is a widely published author and longtime Western faculty member. He has brought together more than 25 writers, publishers and editors to create the region's preeminent literary gathering.
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Western's Poetry MFA is delighted to announce that Gunnison resident Enid Holden is joining the poetry Concentration Advisory Board.
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Western Music professor, Dr. John Wacker, died in a vehicle crash on May 11.
The Western State Colorado University community is incredibly saddened by the tragic loss of Dr. John Wacker. John was a mentor, role model and friend to students, faculty and community members throughout the Gunnison Valley. He instilled a love of music and an ethic of hard work in students and friends alike. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family.
Dr. John Peterson, a Computer Science Professor and Wacker's friend, offered the following tribute:
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James Nauman came to Western State College of Colorado as a freshman in 1945 and was subsequently drafted by the Army, where he served for 18 months. After this initial period in the military, Jim spent the next two years studying Biology and Chemistry at Western. At the end of his junior year, although he had not met the graduation requirements for Western, he was accepted to the University of Colorado Medical School. There was a demand for doctors, and James Nauman answered that call. But it left him without an undergraduate degree.
Western's Environment & Sustainability and Business Administration programs jointly sponsored the event, reflecting its focus on not only ideas but also practical economic solutions.
"It's nice to celebrate poetry for an entire month," he says, "but events and passion for poetry go on year round."
Key to many of these events is Western's WordHorde a performance troupe of undergraduate students that travels the region to promote the spoken word and poetry.
Honors students took the chance to mingle with each other and benefactors. There are a total of 107 Honors Students this year and they hope the numbers will grow next year.
Sociology professor Dr. Dan Cress became the Honors Director in the Fall of 2013. Scott Doyle will be taking over as President.
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Directed by Karin Waidley, co-written by Chuck Novatka and with choreography by Crested Butte Dance Collective co-founder Adge Marziano, performances are set for 7:30pm April 9 through 11, and at 2pm and 7:30pm April 12 in Taylor Hall's Western Studio Theatre.
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They returned to Gunnison with an Honorable Mention for their work representing Macedonia, and with a pair of awards for Outstanding Position Papers.
Western's spring 2014 Student Film Night is set for 7:30pm April 30 in the (Ruby Cinema) University Theater at the University Center. This year's celebration of student creativity will feature student-produced short films and audio documentaries. Students from several Film Studies and Media Production courses (including Media Production: Narrative, Introduction Production and Theory, and Introduction to Audio Communication) have been invited to showcase their work.
Over 900 people were in attendance, including Western Board of Trustees members Meyer Saltzman with his son Scott and grandson Travis. Along with Saltzman, board of trustees member Linda Morton, and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Todd Wheeler were both in attendance. Also attending the event was Western's newest President, Dr. Greg Salsbury and wife Marian along with Western Foundation Board member Terry Brace.
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GARETH DUNCAN writes a try on either side of half-time propelled the Golden Lions to a 38-23 bonus-point victory over the Free State Cheetahs.
The Lions' second and third try of the game proved to be the telling scores in Bloemfontein.
During the closing stages of the opening 40, the Cheetahs held on to a 16-13 lead before wing Ruan Combrinck finished off a smart backline move. The speedster ran on to a pop pass from flyhalf Elton Jantjies and beat two defenders to secure a 20-16 advantage at the break.
Shortly after the second-half restart, outside centre Lionel Mapoe broke the defensive line and created a try for speedster Deon Helberg, who was in support on his outside. Combrinck completed his brace four minutes from the final whistle to secure maximum log points for his team.
Jantjies also played a key role with boot as he slotted seven of his nine goal attempts (three conversions and four penalties).
The visitors enjoyed a strong start to the match as they grabbed an early 13-3 buffer. Jantjies' opening two penalties was followed by a Franco van der Merwe intercept try.
Free State went ahead thanks to tighthead prop Marcel van der Merwe and the boot of wing Nico Scheepers (a conversion and three penalties).
But the hosts stifled after Combrinck's score late in the first half and struggled to build momentum after the break. Van der Merwe crossed the chalk for the Cheetahs' only score in the second stanza, but it was only consolation as the Lions powered to a well-deserved away win.


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The South African Rugby Union and five franchises are set for a showdown, with the key point of discussion likely to be the implications of the Kings' inclusion in Super Rugby.
While Saru spokesperson Andy Colquhoun could provide no details on the agenda, it is expected that the prickly issue of how a sixth South African franchise will be accommodated in next year's tournament will be worked through. In January Saru's general council guaranteed the Kings' inclusion in 2013. However, they had no clear plan as to how to decide which franchise lost out.
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They attempted to bully Sanzar into including a sixth franchise, but, speaking to keo.co.za, CEO Greg Peters shattered those hopes by insisting that the tournament structure had been agreed on by all franchises and sold to the broadcasters and commercial partners in a deal that runs until 2015.
'The reality is that expansion of Super Rugby is not possible at this stage,' Peters told keo.co.za. 'Before their inclusion, the Kings' aspirations were discussed in detail. How they are accommodated is a domestic issue for South Africa. And while we are always open to dialogue on this issue, it is incumbent upon them to make the necessary adjustments to facilitate the Kings' inclusion.'
Saru later issued a statement saying that they were preparing to take a delegation to meet Sanzar representatives in order to lobby their cause, but later explained they needed more time to prepare their case.
In the absence of a clear agenda one can confidently assume this issue will take precedence. The Times quoted Colquhoun as saying: 'If any decisions are taken, they cannot be implemented at that meeting and would have to go to the Saru general council before coming into effect.' Colquhoun also confirmed that CEO Jurie Roux and president Oregan Hoskins would be among those attending the meeting.


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CLEVELAND - Cleveland State started the game hot and hit 12 three-pointers to counter one of the Miami University women's basketball team's best offensive performances of the season. The Vikings defeated the RedHawks, 87-75, on Saturday in Cleveland. Miami falls to 5-4 on the season, while Cleveland State improves to 4-4.
Courtney Osborn led Miami with 23 points, passing Heather Cusick for second on the RedHawks' all-time scoring list with 1,729 career points. Kirsten Olowinski contributed 21 as Miami shot 46.6 percent (27-for-58) for the game. The Red and White could not overcome a fantastic performance from the Vikings' star forward Shalonda Winton. The senior would record a triple-double with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
The three-pointers came early for CSU as they hit three of them in succession along with a pair of free throws to jump to an 11-0 lead. Olowinski ended the run with a jumper off of Kristin Judson's assist. Judson would nail a couple of jumpers as the RedHawks cut the deficit to four at 14-10 with 10:41 remaining in the half.
The Vikings three-point prowess came back to life as they hit three more as part of a 14-5 run that made it 28-15 at the 4:46 mark. Jessica Rupright got Miami's offense going when she hit a corner three that cut the deficit to 10, while Osborn hit a pair of three-pointers that would make it a six-point game. CSU's Shalonda Winton would answer back with a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Vikings into the break leading, 37-28.
Olowinski led the RedHawks with nine points and five rebounds in the first half. Cleveland State shot 51 percent (14-for-27) for the period, including 77.8 percent (7-for-9) from behind the arc.
Layups from Erica Almady, Hannah Robertson and Olowinski were part of an 8-3 run by Miami to begin the second half. Cleveland State would push the advantage back to seven at 49-42 before a pair of free throws from Judson and back-to-back jumpers from Olowinski and Osborn made it a one-point contest at 49-48 with 13:08 remaining.
Olowinski would get a pair of blocks on the next Viking possession, but Winton recovered to put in the layup and make it a three-point game. CSU got the advantage back to six, but jumpers from Olowinski and Judson made it 56-53 at the 8:18 mark.
From there Cleveland State's three-point shooting returned, as it hit a pair as part of a 10-3 run that made it 66-56 with 5:36 to go. The RedHawks would have to become more aggressive on defense, which allowed the Vikings to hit a couple of layups and free throws to put away the 87-73 win.
Miami finished the game shooting 46.6 percent (27-for-58). Judson scored a career-high 14 points, while Robertson put in 12. Osborn had nine assists to go with her 23 points, as the RedHawks finished with a season-high 20. Miami outrebounded Cleveland State, 32-31.
The Vikings finished the game 12-for-21 from behind the arc (57.1 percent) and shot 49.1 percent (27-for-55) overall.
The RedHawks will take the next eight days off for finals. They return to action on Sunday, Dec. 16 when they travel to Chicago State for a 3 p.m. (EST) game. Tim Bray will have the call and it will be heard live on Miami All-Access for those who have a subscription.


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I've been vegan for 11 years, and I still hear people spout out the same silly things about veganism as I did back in the day. I've realized over the years that people are just too afraid/stubborn/lazy to change their ways (even though veganism is better for the animals, their health and the planet), so they say ridiculous things as excuses to stay stuck in their bubble. After all, ignorance is bliss.
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Fiction: "Vegan food is expensive."
Fact: Veggies, fruits, grains, legumes, and items like bread, cereal, soy milk, oatmeal, tofu, etc. = butt cheap!
Fiction: "Going vegan is so hard."
Fact: You can still eat everything you used to eat before, just sans the flesh and bodily secretions. (? Amen to that!) Check out our insanely delish and easy vegan recipes here!
Fiction: "I can't go vegan because I'm afraid I'll get sick."
Fact: You'll actually be much healthier (duh)! Switching to a whole foods, plant-based diet can significantly decrease your chance of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and it will most likely help you shed unwanted pounds, get clearer skin and give you mad energy!
Fiction: "If I go vegan, I won't get enough protein."
Fact: If you eat enough calories, it's virtually impossible to be protein deficient (seriously, have you ever met a protein deficient person in your life? I haven't). Protein can be found in almost everything including: garbanzo beans, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, soybeans, split peas, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, millet, oatmeal, quinoa, rye, wheat germ, wheat, wild rice, artichokes, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, green peas, green peppers, kale, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, onions, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, turnip greens, yams, zucchini, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapple, strawberries, tangerines, almonds, cashews, filberts, hemp seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts… (? Oo, my fingers got tired!)
Fiction/irony/hypocrisy/fallacy: "I love animals, but I eat meat."
Fact: Whaaaaaat!? You can't truly love animals if you eat them. Plain and simple. I love my grandma, but I'm not gonna have her for dinner. Flesh is for zombies!
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My friend right now is saying that she doesn't care if the animals die, she just thinks they taste good and it doesn't matter to her. And I'm like… What if someone came and made you slowly suffer just because they wanted to eat you? What if someone came and shot your dog right now? Would you not care and just eat him? No, animals deserve to be treated right.
1384 days ago
i love thiis sooo much!!! ive been a vegetarian for well next month is a year and noww im looking into becoming a vegan… i think the hardest part of it isnt not eating meat but what your friends and family think about it. like im still made fun of at school and when i first started my dad forced me to eat a steak and i started to cry. thats when he realized i was serious about it
1435 days ago
Mostly being vegan is just inconvenient in todays fast paced society. I think if fast food restaurants included vegan options then more people would choose to go vegan.
1435 days ago
Yeah, the fifth one never made sense to me when people say that…..


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With no opposition heard, the Clay County Board of Supervisors moved forward Monday with the next phase of its economic development project through which the county hopes hundreds of jobs will land in Clay County.
Last month the board heard from Gordon Flowers, Chairman of the Golden Triangle Development LINK, who requested that the board ready themselves to issue bonds in the event that a major industry decided to locate to Clay County.
Since that time the board advertised four times for a public hearing on the request, and the public hearing was held Monday with no public attendants except for media representatives. Since there was no opposition to the proposal from the public, District 3 Supervisor R.B. Davis made a motion to begin the process of issuing up to $10 million in bonds for development of the Prairie Belt Powersite in northern Clay County. The motion was seconded by District 2 Supervisor Luke Lummus and passed unanimously.
No bonds have been issued as of now, and the action by the board only gives authorization for the LINK to begin the paperwork. Bonds will not be issued unless and until a new industry opportunity presents itself to the county.
Before the motion was made the board was re-briefed on the bond issuance proposal by Ron Maloney, Clay County Economic Developer.
"The success that we have seen economically here throughout the region, Clay County is now a part of it," Maloney said. "That's partly because we're proactive in not reactive. We requested this bond issuance (to have) the ability to be able to move quickly and concisely when an opportunity comes...Instead of being 90 days behind and chasing, we're actually ahead and can show and demonstrate to whatever company that is that this county is able to do what it says it's going to do and do it quickly."
Once they're issued, the $10 million in bonds will be used specifically for the Prairie Belt Powersite for things like sewer, water and other infrastructure services that are needed.
Robbie Robinson, member of the LINK Executive Committee, said last month that the bonds must be used for a fee in lieu project, which is more than $100 million.
"These bonds will sit on the shelf for two years before they expire," Robinson said. "If we get a $500 million project what that means for the West Point School District is approximately $1.5 million in ad valorem taxation money coming in off that project. So this would benefit not only the county but the school district."


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The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man it says was looking for sex with a woman and her 10-year-old daughter.
Aric L. Chapman, 32, was taken into custody Friday following a 2-day investigation.
The Sheriff's Office says Chapman, who thought he was chatting online with the child's mother, was instead talking to a deputy.
When he arranged for a meeting at Conway's Laurel Park, the Sheriff's Office says Chapman asked the officer posing as the mom, where the "10-year-old daughter" was. Moments later, investigators took him into custody without incident.
Chapman is charged with Internet Stalking of a Child, a class B felony. He will be held for a court appearance on Monday.
The Sheriff's Office says this is the second Internet Stalking case for them this year.
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The Damiki D-Pop 70 is a well-crafted popper style bait that can also produce a tremendous walk-the-dog action. It sits in the water at a 45-degree when at rest, and can almost walk-the-dog in place if desired to prolong your time in the strike zone. A favorite of FLW Tour pro and 2010 FLW AOY, Brian Thrift, it causes a commotion in the water that smallmouth and largemouth have trouble resisting, and its action can be easily changed and manipulated by the angler. Available in a variety of colors, the Damiki D-Pop 70 features an unbeatable finish and two super sharp treble hooks, including a feathered tail hook.
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Comments: This is my favorite popper. I have both black holo and white. Black holo works the best of the two so far. I've caught bass off these on every trip to the lake this summer. The paints holds up ok. My only problem is that the hooks aren't sticky sharp but a nail file took care of that.
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Comments: Ordered two of these, hoping that they could be cheaper alternatives to the Megabass Pop X that I lost on a previous fishing trip. Upon initial inspection, I noticed that the hooks aren't the best quality. Fresh out of the box, one of the front trebles had a point that was "rolled over" (I hope that makes sense). Because the tip of the hook was blunted, I touched it up on small sharpening stone, and realized that the hooks are plated with something...because the coating immediately started to flake off. The second one had a treble that needed a touch-up as well. I do like the action, and they make a variety of noises depending on the retrieve. Haven't caught a fish on them yet though after three trips. To sum up though, they seem okay with the exception of the hooks.
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Get the most out of every run with the Nike+ Sportwatch GPS Powered by TomTom. Tracking and accurately displaying your time, distance, pace, heart rate and calories burned, you get all your essential fitness statistics as you push through to a personal best. With a Nike+ sensor working with the Nike+ Sportwatch, GPS technology keeps all your running statistics and locations both indoor and outdoor and even if the GPS signal is lost.
- GPS technology tracks your whereabouts to precisely record time, pace and distance
- Tap screen allows you to mark laps, activate backlight and display data you want during your run
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