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8730 Mitchell Rd
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La Plata, MD 20646-0910
240-725-5499, ext. 7828
443-550-6199, ext. 7828
301-870-2309, ext. 7828
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Monday & Friday: hours vary
Tuesday-Thursday: 12 - 5 p.m.
and one (1) hour prior to each performance
Hours vary during summer months
Checks payable to CSM
CSM's campuses are accessible to patrons with disabilities. Audio description for the visually impaired and sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired are available with a minimum two week advanced notice. If you are interested in these services, please contact the academic support or ADA coordinator at 301-934-7614.
The Ward Virts Concert Series celebrates the life and talent of Ward Virts, a talented Southern Maryland pianist who passed away suddenly in 1993. A group of Ward�s friends and classmates conceived the Ward Virts Piano Project in order to bring the love of life, beauty, and music that Ward embodied to a new generation of Southern Maryland students, performers, and appreciative audiences.
The concerts are performed on a world-class handcrafted Bösendorfer Grand Piano, a gift to the College of Southern Maryland�s Prince Frederick Campus from the Ward Virts Piano Project.
The 2014-2015 Ward Virts Concert Series will be in the multi-purpose room 104 in Building B on the Prince Frederick Campus. The series will be inaugurated by perennial Ward Virts Series favorite, pianist Brian Ganz, on October 5.
All performances begin at 3 p.m. Concerts are free with donations accepted with gratitude. The doors will open at 2:30 p.m. No tickets or reservations are needed.
The Ward Virts Concert Series is presented by CSM Foundation and by our generous sponsors Dr. and Mrs. Henry Virts; Edward and Patricia Mehosky; Exelon Corporation; Stovy and Anne Brown; and The Southern Maryland Chain Chapter of the Links, Inc.
October 5 | 3 p.m.Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. A laureate of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions, Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and the City of London Sinfonia, and has performed with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Piotr Gajewski.
The Washington Post has written: �One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.� For many years Mr. Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which the classics of composers from Chopin to Shostakovich come to life with authentic emotional power. In January of 2011, Mr. Ganz began a multi-year project in partnership with the National Philharmonic in which he will perform the complete works of Chopin at the Music Center at Strathmore outside of Washington DC.
Mr. Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary�s College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and is a member of the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is the artist-editor of the Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin�s Preludes (2005).
November 2 | 3 p.m.
As a group, The Bruce Swaim Quartet is one of Washington, DC's premier jazz quartets. Individually, each musician is well respected and admired by their peers. Their talent in performing jazz standards as well as original compositions, written by Jay Cooley and Bruce Swaim, has become a gauge for excellence with live performances as well as recordings. The Quartet had been the recipient of several WAMA awards for jazz quartet and jazz recordings and has had reviews featured in Jazz Times Magazine, Cadence, The Washington Post, and jazzreview.com as well as radio play.
"The foursome display a chemistry that comes out naturally. Each musician connects with the others on a plane that is intangible to the audience..." (Reviewed by Susan Frances, Jazz Times Magazine.)
The Quartet's individual performance credits include legends Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Danny Gatton, Keter Betts, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Martha Reeves, Phil Woods, Michael Feinstein, and Mel Torme.
From The White House to The Kennedy Center's Millenniium Stage, including world stages and festivals, concert series, recordings, session artists, television and radio, this group represents what jazz and musicianship is all about.
Please visit the Quartet's website at www.bruceswaim.com.
February 8 | 3 p.m.
Pianist Eliza Garth has achieved international distinction through her recordings and through her concert appearances in major cities in the US, Europe, and Asia. An artist with a passionate voice and an adventurous spirit, she has championed some of the most demanding works in the repertoire. Writing for the New York Times, music critic Bernard Holland has stated, "Ms. Garth ... has an exquisite ear for piano sound. One can think of no one better qualified to play this intricate, shining music."
Since graduating from The Juilliard School, Ms. Garth has performed nearly 200 new works, including many written for her. Recent among these is Gradualia, a piano concerto b the American composer Scott Wheeler. Ms. Garth and conductor Jeffrey Silberschlag performed the world premiere of Gradualia at the 2006 Alba Music Festival, and the American premiere at the 2006 River Concert Series in Maryland.
Ms. Garth's recordings are available on the Centaur, CRI, Opus One and Arabesque labels. Her performances have been heard on the BBC Radio 3, WQXR and WNYC in New York, Radio de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, and WGUC in Cincinnati. She is a member of the faculty of St. Mary's College of Maryland, and has been recognized twice by the Maryland State Arts Council with the Individual Artist Award.
April 12 | 3 p.m.
Jeremy P. Koch is an active saxophonist, chamber musician and teacher based in the Washington, DC area. He has been a member of the United States Air Force Band since 1998 where he has been a featured concert soloist on national tours and has performed with diverse artists such as Tony Bennett, Wynonna Judd, and Kool & the Gang. As a freelance saxophonist, Mr. Koch performs with Atlantic Reed Consort, Fairfaz Symphony Orchestra, Two Rivers Chamber Ensemble, Prince William Symphony Orchestra, Serapis Ensemble, DC Syndicate, and Great Noise Ensemble.
Committed to teaching, he regularly presents clinics and recitals throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. He maintains a private studio in Northern Virginia and is adjunct professor of saxophone at Shepherd University and Northern Virginia Community College. A proponent of new music, Mr. Koch consistently commissions and works with composers to expand the saxophone repertoire. He has premiered solo, chamber and saxophone quartet works at numerous conferences internationally.
Mr. Koch holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from Luther College in Decorah, IA, and received a Master of Music Performance degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His teachers include Debra Richtmeyer, Jonathan Helton, Michael Chesher, and Jean-Marie Londeix at Le Domaine Forget.
A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Yu-Hsuan Liao received her Master's and Doctoral Degrees of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at Austin under Danielle Martin, Dariusz Pawlas, and Gregory Allen. She began her musical studies in Tung-Hai University under Thomas Linde, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is a piano soloist, collaborative artist, and music educator. Ms. Liao has worked with the American Repertory Ensemble and performed piano solo, chamber and accompanying vocal music in the company's performance series. Her solo performance with A.R.E.-"Valses Poéticos", Passion at Play- was nominated for best instrumental in the Austin Critics Table Award for season of 2008-2009.
Ms. Liao gave a piano lecture-recital based on her book Manuel de Falla's Cuatro Piezas Españoles: Combinations and Transformations of the Spanish Folk Modes (2009) and a solo piano performance in composers' new composition concert at the College Music Society conferences. Ms. Liao joined the faculty at Shepherd University in the fall of 2011. She is an active member of the West Virginia Music Teachers Association, and has been granted the National Certification for Teacher of Music (NCTM) by Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). She is the district chair of Eastern Panhandle Music Teachers Association. She regularly gives master classes and is in high demand for adjudication at festivals and competitions around the West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and DC region.
May 3 | 3 p.m.
Blue Mountain performs music from diverse style periods written for flute, bassoon, and piano, and also adapts repertoire for this colorful combination. The group actively explores and develops new works that include other instruments or voices, particularly percussion. The name is taken from exceptionally beautiful and diverse natural areas worldwide carrying the name Blue Mountain. The group's engaging and varied programming mirrors the contrasting environments of these places: serene, young, old, laid-back, joyful, and rugged. Members have performed as artist-teachers throughout the United States and Europe, and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and China.
Michael Burns is a Yamaha Artist and Professor of Bassoon at UNC-Greensboro. He is an active performer nationally and internationally in orchestral, chamber, and contemporary ensembles as well as a published composer. His students hold teaching and orchestral positions throughout the US. Please visit Mr. Burns's website: www.michaelburnsbassoon.com.
Carla Copeland-Burns is Instructor of Flute at UNC-Greensboro and performs with the Greensboro, Salisbury, and NC Symphonies as well as the NC Opera, Carolina Ballet, Blue Mountain, and the performer/composer collective Forecast Music. Please visit Ms. Copeland-Burns's website: www.carlacopelandburns.com.
May 31 | 3 p.m.
This is rescheduled from the event that was cancelled on March 1 due to weather.
Holly Roadfeldt holds degrees in piano performance from the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Colorado in Boulder. As a soloist, she made her orchestral debut with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13 and continues to be an active solo pianist and chamber musician performing standard and eclectic recital programs in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Additional performance honors include participation in the World International Competition held in Santa Fe, New Mexico during the fall of 2007 as one of the twelve selected pianists. For the 2013-2014 season, Ms. Roadfeldt gave solo recitals at Kent State University, Lafayette College, Westminster College, Youngstown State University, and the University of Albany.
Ms. Roadfeldt's live recordings can be heard on the Kosei Publishing (Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue") and the Composers Union of Armenia (music by Gor Hovhannisyan) labels. Additionally, Holly recorded the music (solo and chamber) for Kirk O'Riordan's Strange Flowers CD, which was released on November 19, 2013 by Parma Records. She is currently teaching at Lafayette College, has a private studio in New York City, and serves as master piano faculty with distinction at The Music School of Delaware. Previously, she taught at the University of Delaware, Susquehanna University, Gettysburg College, University of Colorado-Boulder, Indiana University, Glendale Community College (AZ), Chandler-Gilbert Community College (AZ), and Paradise Valley Community College (AZ). Ms. Roadfeldt is also delighted to be the Northeast Chapter president of the College Music Society.


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Paraguayan president's trial to start in Senate
Paraguay's land ownership problems stretch back nearly 140 years to a war Paraguay lost to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Saddled with crushing war debt, Paraguay began selling off government holdings that amounted to 95 percent of the country, with the most fertile parcels going to political cronies.
Privatizations accelerated under the 1954-1989 dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner and into the early 1990s, when about 17 million acres (7 million hectares) ended up in the hands of just 1,877 people, according to a 2004 government study.
Paraguay is now the world's No. 4 supplier of soybeans and land disputes have risen as farmers seek more land to grow the crop.
"Lugo isn't fulfilling his main election promise of carrying out agrarian reform but it is not his fault. The fault lies with a judicial system that blocks all attempts to expropriate land in the hands of foreigners or to recover formerly state land that was given to supporters of the dictatorship of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner," said Belarmino Balbuena, leader of the Paraguayan Campesino Movement.
Another reason for possible discontent was Lugo's request that the Senate archive a proposal to grant $50 million in funding for authorities to hire 10,000 registrars to inscribe new voters among other things. Some opponents accused the government of wanting to leave election authorities without funding and then order the postponement of elections so he could stay in power. Government officials have said the $50 million could be better spent elsewhere.
Lugo was elected with about 41 percent of the vote, but lacking legislative majorities his party was forced to strike deals with opponents to govern. As his popularity fell and the latest scandal erupted, his political allies deserted him, especially the vice president's Liberal party.
This cleared the way for the impeachment.
The trigger for the current impeachment was an attempt by police to evict about 150 farmers from a remote, 4,900-acre (2,000-hectare) reserve, which is part of a huge estate owned by a Colorado Party politician. Advocates for the farmers say the landowner used political influence to get the land from the state decades ago, and say it should have been put to use for land reform.
Seventeen people died in the clash and many people blamed Lugo.
Lugo, 61, has expressed sorrow at the confrontation and accepted the resignations of his interior minister and his chief of police.
On the streets of the Paraguayan capital, opinions about the impeachment effort were mixed.
"Lugo should finish his mandate," said Benito Canete, a 68-year-old concierge in an apartment building. "I think that if they get rid of him now it will be bad for the country."
Ana Campuzano, a 42-year-old odontologist, backed the ouster effort.
"Lugo should resign, it was bad for him to remain" after the deadly clash, she said. "It's his fault because he doesn't know how to manage things."
Lugo received the support late Thursday of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, which sent a delegation to Paraguay.
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This bridge got its name from a Native American legend. When the mighty Columbia River separated two chiefs, the gods created this natural rock bridge that actually does not stretch the full span of the river. Geologic findings show a more scientific reason for the bridge-like formation and narrow in the river. Either way, the now man-made, toll bridge is something to behold. The beauty and breadth of the Columbia can be taken in by driving across slowly or at a lookout spot on the Washington side.
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Favorite thing: Called the "Indian Capital of the World, as GALLUP, NEW MEXICO is located in the Heart of Native Indian lands - Navajo - Zuni - Hopi - many other smaller tribes.
Gallup lies on Interstate 40 (Historic Route 66) 139 miles west of Albuquerque and 25 miles east of the Arizona border.
Gallup is the largest Indian Center in the Southwest and the ceremonial capital of Native America. The most numerous of Native Indians are the Navajo, who are widely recognized for their achievements in wool, with Navajo Rugs and Blankets being much sought after by Private collectors.
The Second major Native American settlement, Zuni Pueblo, is centered 35 miles south of Gallup. Zuni are best known for their intricate jewelry made from delicately cut turquoise set in sterling silver.
Another major tribe is the Hopi, known for their pottery and unique carved Kachinas Dolls.
Favorite thing: Gallup, New Mexico is one of the ROUTE 66 towns. We did a bit of Historic Route 66, which today is just a shadow of itself now and is incorporated into Highway 40. We drove through bits of Route 66 through the towns of Santa Rosa, Grants and Gallup. We stopped at one old Gas Station a few miles before Santa Rosa. I went inside and it was full of "Route 66" memorabilia.
Favorite thing: The ambitious DOWNTOWN MURAL PROJECT goal is to retell the story of Gallup, New Mexico through a series of Murals on wall spaces throughout Downtown. The Murals are best seen by taking a walking tour.
The Murals depict some of the city's proudest and saddest moments. The Artists were selected through a rigorous process overseen by Gallup Fine Arts Advisory. They represent some of the finest living artists in the area.
The Mural in the first picture depicts Native Indian arts and crafts.
The second mural is very colourful & beautiful, but sadly the paint is coming off
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Favorite thing: These are the city's and village's we drove through and by. Algodones, Bernalillo, Albuquerque, Isleta Pueblo, Los Lunas, Laguna, Pareje, Budville, Cubero, San Fidel, Grants, Continental Divide, Gallup
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Favorite thing: GRANTS is 70 miles west of Albuquerque via I-40 and 80 miles east of the New Mexico / Arizona border. Years before, you would traveled along Historic Route 66 to get to Grants. The History of Grants is the stuff Wild West legends are made of. Three brothers, Angus, Lewis and John Grant were contracted to build the railroad through this vast area. Base camps were established during the work westward. First, the area became known as Grant's Camp, then Grant's Station, and eventually just Grants.
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Gophers lose to Penn State on the road
The Minnesota Gophers lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions 68-63 in State College Saturday afternoon, the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune reported.
The Gophers dropped their fifth out of eight games, and third game in a row on the road, hurting their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Freshman Devoe Joseph scored 23 points including a school-record-tying seven three-pointers, but had two turnovers in the final three minutes.
Turnovers were yet again the Gophers' main issue. For the second consecutive game the Gophers had 19 turnovers while only seven assists were produced.
The Nittany Lions led at halftime 24-23 and the Gophers were able to pull into the lead 56-53 with 5:16 remaining in the game. A 10-0 run by Penn State right after that put the Gophers in a hole that they were never able to climb out of.
Penn State moved into a tie for fifth place with the Gophers and Wisconsin. This puts pressure on the Gophers to win a majority of their remaining five games.
This puts into question the Gophers' chances to make the Tournament but Tubby Smith told the Pioneer Press, "I don't care about that...I care about how we need to stop turning the ball over."
Pioneer Press: http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_11706526
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Fiery Anna
When Anna was born, it was a surprise and a shock to find out that she had Down Syndrome. Immediately, questions began to swarm about "what next?" We tried to figure out what it meant and also why it happened. I think those questions will take a lifetime to answer. But, in all the newness of our situation, looking back, we would not change a thing regarding Anna. If God came to us and said that He would take away the Down Syndrome if we wanted, we would emphatically say no.
The bible says that 'we are fearfully and wonderfully made'. Even though Anna has Down Syndrome, she is still wonderfully made and God has a purpose for her. God made her this way for a reason. Just because we may not know what it is, does not diminish the fact.
One of the 'wonderful' traits about Anna is that she is extremely loving and forgiving. There are times when we get really upset with her, but when the situation subsides, she loves on us regardless of our behavior. It reminds us a lot about the love of Christ. When Anna goes to church she will approach many people, some she knows and others she doesn't, and give them a big hug. We've been in the doctors office or the grocery store and she just incessantly says "hi" to people as they walk by. We can tell that her little expression of love has really effected people. Anna is also a little social bug. She loves to be around people and her friends. Of course, to Anna, everybody is her friend.
One of the things that Anna really enjoys is music and dance. She loves to sing and she can remember dance routines from shows that she has watched. Finally, a trait about Anna that is a blessing, but also a trial at times, is that she is very driven. When she wants something she will stop at nothing until she get's it. Our task as parent's is to channel that into her favor.
As with any child, there are challenges. Anna's condition may bring more, but we believe that in the long run, we will be better people because Anna is in our lives.
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I am having difficulty singing in head voice. I am a bass who can also sing very high falsetto. However, when I try singing a scale, there is always a few notes between chest voice and head voice that I can't hit. This is a problem that I have had since I was in 6th grade, and it has continued for two years now. I am wondering if there is any way to regain that part of my range.
I also have this problem. I am more or less a bass, and my range cuts off in chest voice at around a G or G#, but when I try to sing in that same range with falsetto, the tone is very weak and sometimes I drop notes or crack them when I make the switch between voices. The answer to this problem is very simple:
To achieve the fluent motion between voices simply practice pushing the limits of your range. Sing a tone well in the range of your chest voice and slur it up to well above your range by switching to falsetto, and then slur the tone back into chest voice. The goal of this exercise is to create a seamless transition between the two voices, and eventually even blend their two tones so that its harder for a listener to tell where the switch is. I got this exercise from a video I saw a while back, if I can find that video I will post a link here. Goodluck!


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VIDEO: Falwell on Evangelical Frustration and Haggard Scandal
Yesterday afternoon as Rev. Ted Haggard resigned his position with the National Association of Evangelicals and temporarily stepped aside from his church in Colorado Springs, CNN's Situation Room featured an extended spot on the disillusionment with the Republican party in the evangelical community. See the below story, featuring an interview with Religious Right poobah Jerry Falwell.


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How do we recruit 300+ volunteers? Make sure the event is fun for all and benefits some great organizations!
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The Marin Cyclists hosts the Marin Century for the pure enjoyment of cycling and to give back to the community. The organizers of the Marin Century are all volunteers; there is no paid staff. Here are the organizations we're proud to support!
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
We are the cyclists improving your rides since 1998. The Marin County Bicycle Coalition (MCBC) has been steadily improving our county's road and path facilities for walkers and bikers since we formed in 1998. You've seen the impact of our advocacy efforts in each of our towns: permanent bike racks, bike lane striping, green-and-white bike route signs, road resurfacing, 'sharrow' road stencils, and so much more. Marin County Bicycle Coalition goal is for 20% of all trips in Marin to be made by walking or bicycling.
Trips for Kids
For more than 24 years, Trips For Kids®(TFK®) Marin has been providing lessons in self-confidence, environmental awareness, and healthy habits to disadvantaged youth through the simple act of having fun on mountain bikes. Trips For Kids started in Marin and has grown into an international organization with more than 70 chapters operating in the United States, Canada, and Israel.
Trips For Kids Marin serves at-risk youth throughout the San Francisco Bay area, working with over 300 local organizations. The core offering of mountain bike rides is supplemented by the Earn-A-Bike programs and the Re-Cyclery bicycle thrift shop.
Ride4Vets & Marin Rotary
The Pathway home, funded by the Rotary Club is a "reverse boot camp" for veterans that has become a national model for the successful treatment of veterans struggling with PTSD.
The NorCal High School League
The NorCal High School League was organized to provide a well defined race season for junior racers and to promote the formation of teams at public high schools. With the cooperation of local race promoters and our sponsors we are able to provide the best cross-country junior race series in the United States. The League is working to make high school racing the easiest way for juniors to get involved in the challenging and exciting world of competitive cycling. Several League alumni athletes are now racing on professional teams at events like the Tour of California and the Sea Otter Classic
Velo Development
This team of promising Marin juniors and espoirs represents the future of cycling. Riders include both first-time and world-class competitors who learn together in an atmosphere of integrity and fun.
Whole Athlete is a comprehensive, holistic training center for endurance athletes of all levels. Services include world-class coaching, professional bike fitting, scientifically-supported performance testing, nutritional counseling, sport psychology and yoga.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters help children realize their potential and build their futures. They nurture children and strengthen communities.
Other Beneficiaries:
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Novato Hornets,
San Rafael Bulldogs,
Terra Linda High School and
San Marin High School
The Marin Cyclists also make donations to other charities that assist with the Century:
Marin Amateur Radio Club
Ghilotti's Trust
Big Brothers Big Sisters
West Marin Senior Services
Marin Council Boy Scouts
Tamalpa Runners
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Com. Cong. Church of Tib.
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Vincent Lecavalier has been somewhat of a disappointment this season after signing a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in the offseason.
The veteran center was the victim of some horrible luck Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings when he shot a puck that hit both goal posts and the crossbar before bouncing back into the crease. The Flyers ended up losing in regulation 3-2, and if Lecavalier had hit this open net, Philly might have gained a crucial point in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Check out Lecavalier's miss in the video above.
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Richie Vas
Richie Vaculik, aka Richie Vas grew up in Sydney's beachside suburb of Maroubra, and was hooked on the ocean at an early age. He quickly became a member of the Maroubra Boardriders Association and taken under the wings of big wave surfers Koby Abberton and Mark Mathews. Vas followed them around the world chasing big waves throughout his teenage years. Vas always enjoyed training and trying to stay fit out of the water, and at age 18 was introduced to Brazilian Ju Jistu. He loved this new sport and found it a great way to stay fit in between chasing big waves. Vas started competing in Ju Jistu and had some early success. This, along with an interest in boxing led Vas to experiment with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). With a few early wins he was hooked and now credits MMA to changing his life for the better. Vas currently holds a professional MMA record of 9-1 and the PWP Bantamweight Title. In 2012, he tried out for UFC's The Ultimate Fighter, The Smashes and was lucky enough to be selected as apart of team Australia as a Lightweight to take on team United Kingdom. In 2011, Richie Vas was part of a film called "Fighting Fear," a documentary style film based on Vas and close friend Mark Mathews. As a result of the film, Vas and Mathews now have a reality-based TV show called "The Crew" on FuelTV, which follows Vas, Mathews and Macario de Souza (the director of Fighting Fear and a musician under Kid Mac) and their attempts at achieving their goals in MMA, big wave surfing and music.


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- First Book in "AES Presents" Series from Focal Press
- New edition of Handbook for Sound Engineers, edited by Glen Ballou
- 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention Breaks Records and Draws Acclaim from Attendees, Exhibitors and Presenters Alike
- Convention reminds West-Coast audio community, "If It's About Audio, It's At AES!"
- AES 2014 Election Results
- The results are in!
- Time to Vote: 2014 AES Elections
- Deadline was Friday, July 11th
AES Distinguished Service Medal Award
Robert O. Fehr
The AES recognizes and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of audio in engineering, technology, service, and the arts through its Awards Program.
In 1992, Robert O. Fehr was presented with the AES Distinguished Service Medal Award was presented with the AES Distinguished Service Medal Award for over twenty years of selfless and dedicated service as editor of the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 1969–1991.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse squandered another chance to make a very big statement.
With victories over two ranked teams this year, including a stunning one on the road at No. 6 North Carolina on Thursday night, the Orange fell flat on Sunday against No. 8 Maryland and lost 89-64, blitzed by three 20-point spurts by the resurgent Terrapins.
The win snapped a three-game skid for Maryland (17-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which got a season-high 31 points from freshman guard Lexie Brown and moved past the Orange to fifth in the conference standings.
"They came in with a sense of urgency," Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman said. "You could tell they lost three in a row. They played tough. They played hard."
Syracuse (16-6, 5-4) was ranked for five straight weeks earlier in the season and reached a program high of 20th in late December. The Orange were on the cusp of returning to the Top 25 after that huge 78-73 win over the Tar Heels.
Syracuse had never won a road game against an opponent with such a lofty ranking and had also defeated then-No. 12 Texas A&M early in the season. But any chance of pulling off another upset on this day was undone by the unselfish Terps, who had 25 assists on their 35 baskets and hit 10 of 17 3-pointers.
"I wouldn't say we were tired," said Hillsman, whose Orange were soundly beaten 86-53 at home by No. 3 Duke in early January. "Obviously, playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference takes a toll on anybody."
The Terrapins were coming off two setbacks in a four-day span, an 87-83 home loss to No. 2 Notre Dame on Monday night and a 72-63 setback at No. 18 North Carolina State on Thursday night.
"Everybody contributed," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. "They did a tremendous job sharing the basketball. For Lexie, it was fun to be able to watch. It's a great road win, but now for us every game you've got to get ready to play. In my 12 years, this is the deepest it's (the conference) ever been. You have to be ready to play every night. The ACC tournament is going to be wild."
The Orange dropped to 0-4 all-time against Maryland, including a 77-62 loss just two weeks ago.
Brianna Butler scored 22 points to help the Orange erase an 18-point deficit and beat No. 6 North Carolina 78-73 on Thursday night. She struggled against Maryland, going 4 of 20 and making just one of eight 3-point attempts.
"She got looks. It happens," Hillsman said. "She hits her average and it's a totally different ballgame."
Syracuse had won four straight and was seeking its 100th victory in the Carrier Dome, but the Orange were undone by three big Maryland runs in the first 25 minutes.
Brittney Sykes led Syracuse with 22 points, 14 in the second half in a futile attempt to rally the Orange.
Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. She tied Kristi Toliver for No. 3 all-time at Maryland with 2,078 points and Tianna Hawkins for third with 1,075. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 17 points and seven boards for Maryland, which beat the Orange 37-27 on the glass and outscored them 40-28 in the paint.


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Amidst the cliched rhetoric decrying "unpatriotic" companies that accompanied the Obama administration's recent move to address corporate inversions, it was easy to miss the fact that there is relatively little of substance that can be remedied via regulation alone, even with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew stretching the limits of executive power.
That leaves us in need of a legislative fix, and as usual the Democrats have embraced an easy-to-understand and completely ineffectual solution, which is to simply tax U.S. corporations on every dollar earned, whether it is earned here or from foreign operations.
This may sounds like a logical approach but it doesn't work. The problem it creates is that U.S. corporations will be given yet another reason to relocate their headquarters abroad, since no other countries have such a counterproductive policy. And if we were to do that, more companies would indeed move—and not just their legal domicile but their actual base of operations. As one corporate CEO remarked to me a few years ago, most companies headquartered in the U.S. are simply here because of a historic accident. The tax consequences of being based in the U.S. are not worth the benefits that come with it, compared to being elsewhere.
Actually moving a company's headquarters out of the United States is not that unthinkable or difficult. Friends of mine who work for Caterpillar, based in my bucolic hometown of Peoria, tell me that the company regularly deals with executives who have little desire to return to HQ after doing a stint in Switzerland or Singapore. If there are substantial savings to be had from moving their physical headquarters to some major foreign city, their MBAs and senior engineers—many of whom fail to appreciate Peoria's ineffable charm—may not put up all that much of a fuss. And what's true for Peoria also holds for other places as well: The grandeur of life in the outer suburbs of Chicago isn't all that it's cracked up to be for many.
To be clear, having a U.S. headquarters is most definitely a good thing: Ask the denizens of St. Louis and Milwaukee how it affected the quality of life—as well as the number of high-paying jobs in the area—to lose the munificence of their breweries when both were acquired by foreign concerns.
We shouldn't expect domestic companies to pay a higher tax rate than their foreign competitors and be competitive abroad. Liberal objections that the myriad tax breaks in the U.S. corporate tax code mean that the tax doesn't make them less competitive are beside the point: If these corporations are giving up 40 cents of every additional dollar they earn, it creates a powerful reason to go elsewhere, regardless of the other tax breaks.
Truly fixing the flaws in how we tax foreign-sourced income will necessitate the cooperation of our major trading partners and some sort of multinational tax treaty to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of income across the globe. Negotiations to do precisely this have been taking place for some time under the auspices of the OECD (via the so-called BEPS plan) and the group recently issued an in-depth report on how the partner countries might address this issue. The administration participates in these meetings and knows that the blocking and tackling have been done on this issue. Preempting—and possibly side-tracking—these efforts with a clumsy and overtly political grab-bag of regulations is antithetical to the notion of being a global partner that plays nice with its friends.
Banning inversions is a non-solution, like other administration solutions that are meant to be politically appealing but do nothing to address the underlying issue. If low-income workers are struggling, the answer is not simply to make employers pay them more. To fix high energy prices we can't simply dictate that cars be made more fuel efficient. Outlawing what we don't want to happen may be good politics but it makes for terrible policy.
There is indeed a problem afoot in the taxation of U.S. multinationals. There is also a solution at hand that can be reached by cooperation in the political process—meaningful tax reform that results in a more competitive tax rate and fewer deductions, exclusions, and exemptions. It's a pity the Obama administration evinces little interest in pursuing it.
Ike Brannon is a senior fellow at the George W. Bush Institute and president of Capital Policy Analytics, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
In January during his State of the Union Address, President Obama unveiled his new myRA program. "Let's do more to help Americans save for retirement. Today, most workers don't have a pension. A Social Security check often isn't enough on its own. And while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who don't have 401(k)s. That's why ... I will direct the Treasury to create a new way for working Americans to start their own retirement savings: myRA," he explained.
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President Obama has painted a bleak portrait of cooperation in Washington in several recent speeches, charging that Republicans say "no to every proposal that we know could make a difference in the lives of hardworking Americans," and
Less than a month after the exposure of a widespread vulnerability on government "open data" websites, another perhaps even more insidious opening for abuse of government websites has come to light.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew refused to answer Fox host Chris Wallace's simple question this morning: How many people have signed up for Obamacare?
"I'm going to ask you one last time," said Wallace, "because, forgive me sir, you haven't answered it: do you not know how many people signed up, which would seem to indicate another major software glitch, or is it that the numbers are embarrassingly small?"
The government will be tapped out on Oct 17, according to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. Unless, that is, Congress takes:
The Hill reports:
The Treasury Department has told Congress it must raise the $16.7 trillion national debt limit by mid-October.
The Treasury Department has told Congress it must raise the $16.7 trillion national debt limit by mid-October.
At a pre-Independence Day naturalization ceremony at the Treasury Department Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew used about one-third of his address to a roomful of newly sworn-in citizens to criticize the America's immigration system and plug the current immigration legislation. According to prepared remarks, he told these newest Americans that "too many immigrants do not get a fair shot at the American dream.
The Chicago Tribune editorializes:
The Internal Revenue Service has come under heavy criticism from both Republicans and Democrats in recent days after an inspector general's report detailed "inappropriate criteria" used to identify certain applications of mainly conservative organizations for special review resulting in long delays in processing and invasive inquiries.
The Treasury Department "fully licensed" Beyonce and Jay Z's trip to Cuba, according to Reuters.
"American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z visited Havana last week on a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the United States Treasury Department, according to a source familiar with the trip," Reuters reports.
Jack Lew, who has been nominated as the next treasury secretary, oversaw up as many as a hundred Cayman Island investments when he worked at Citi Bank as chief operating officer of the alternative investment services unit, SEC disclosures reveal. It has previously been reported that Lew himself had been invested in a fund that was based in the Cayman Islands.
In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama called Cayman Island investments "the biggest tax scam on record." Now, in 2013, President Obama has nominated Jack Lew, who had $56,000 in Cayman Island investments, to be the next secretary of Treasury.
Here's Obama making the claim in 2008:
By choosing White House chief of staff Jacob Lew as his new treasury secretary, President Obama is bracing himself to battle congressional Republicans in 2013, not seeking bipartisan compromises with them. If confirmed, Lew would succeed Tim Geithner in the treasury job.
In a blog post on the New York Times website, columnist Paul Krugman says no to serving as treasury secretary. Which is clarifying, even though he was never offered the job anyway.
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It could be survival of the fittest as health clubs move in on each other's turf, slash membership fees and offer tons of workout equipment and programs to entice customers.
The Milwaukee area now has dozens of clubs, with more on the way soon. One of the biggest recent newcomers, Planet Fitness, is opening a downtown Milwaukee club in December - only a few blocks from the YMCA and Gold's Gym.
"I don't know where those clubs are going to find enough members," said Carrie Steinberger, co-owner of six Snap Fitness centers in the Milwaukee area.
Other clubs have beefed up their facilities and added services to keep pace with the newcomers.
"It's definitely the most competitive it's ever been," said Ben Quist, co-owner of Form & Fitness in Grafton.
New gyms and smaller fitness centers continue to open and thrive alongside mega facilities. But, in some parts of the country, the industry has reached a tipping point where there aren't enough members to go around, according to Quist.
In the Milwaukee metro area, 22.4% of residents had a health or fitness club membership in 2010, according to a survey from Scarborough Research.
"There's a limited customer base for any product, and fitness is no different," Quist said.
"We have certainly felt a slowing of growth since all of these competitors came in."
Downtown competition
Downtown Milwaukee is ground zero for fitness center expansions.
Planet Fitness is coming to the former Borders bookstore at 101 W. Wisconsin Ave.
The 42,000 square-foot Gold's Gym, at 731 N. Water St., has an indoor saltwater swimming pool, a basketball court and a cardio studio where members watch movies while sweating on exercise bikes.
Gold's Gym executives have said that facility needs about 3,000 members to break even.
With Planet Fitness offering $10 per month memberships, Gold's plans to match it with a similar deal downtown, said manager Tim Ahner.
"The sad part is, that business model really cannibalizes the industry," Ahner said.
Wisconsin Athletic Club, at 411 E. Wisconsin Ave., is an upscale fitness center that caters to downtown business executives. Milwaukee School of Engineering's Kern Center allows nonstudents to buy memberships and use its health club, and Bally's has a club that targets downtown residents.
The downtown YMCA, on the fourth floor of the Shops of the Grand Avenue mall, is a multipurpose club meant for a wide spectrum of people. Its membership has declined 9% from a year ago, partly because of Gold's Gym and the proliferation of smaller fitness centers.
The YMCA has pushed back with continued emphasis on health education, workplace wellness programs, mentoring for kids, scholarships and community service. It also has one of the largest indoor running tracks in Wisconsin and updated fitness equipment.
"What makes the Y unique is the wonderful, rich blend of programming that brings people together," said Bob Heger, chief operating officer.
"Not everyone who comes in is looking for a fitness activity. Sometimes they're struggling with a life-balance issue, family or work situation," Heger said.
The growth in fitness centers has put a squeeze on facilities that are marginally profitable, according to owners.
"There will be some fallout, especially when you consider the economy," said Ken Weber, owner of Brickyard Gym, an independently owned facility in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood.
"Even if the new clubs weren't there, you still lose members through attrition," Weber said.
Unlike the large clubs, Brickyard has focused on strength training and bodybuilding. Twenty years ago there were more clubs like it, but most have closed.
"I would be a liar if I said the $10 membership places did not affect me at all," Weber said. "But the people who come to my gym like it because it's not glitzy or expensive, either."
Health clubs sell memberships knowing that most members won't use the centers often but will continue to pay their monthly dues at least for a while.
With increased competition, clubs in the middle of the price spectrum get squeezed more than clubs at the high and low ends of the scale, according to owners.
Elite Sports Clubs, with four locations in the Milwaukee area, is at the high end of the market.
"We are not going after the same volume of members as other clubs," said Elite owner Kay Yuspeh.
"We want members who are willing to spend a little more money and have something a little more exclusive. We also are in the family-oriented market, which is a little different than some other clubs."
Keeping customers
Some people drift from one fitness center to another, looking for something new and different when their workouts get stale, or leaving over something like a dirty locker room or broken-down equipment.
"We keep reinvesting in our clubs," said Yuspeh, who has been in the industry since the 1970s.
"It breaks your heart to spend $50,000 on air-conditioning units that your members can't see, but they definitely feel the effect if you don't put money into certain things."
Raising membership rates isn't the answer if it comes at the expense of losing members, said Weber with Brickyard Gym.
"You're actually making less money when you raise the rates because of attrition and not being able to attract new members," he said.
Nationally, the fitness club market has shown strong growth, according to a Club Industry magazine article.
Data from private clubs nationally showed that total revenue rose nearly 13% in 2010 while profits climbed more than 15%. But with so many options for consumers to choose from, and the economy less than robust, competition for the fitness dollar is getting more intense.
A lot of the smaller "mom-and-pop" clubs aren't going to survive the cut, said Quist from Form & Fitness.
"Thank God we have been relatively insulated from the big chains coming into the Grafton area," he said. "I hope that we can keep some of those national chains out of here for a little bit."


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Let me tell you,doing P90X for 90 days while not being able to get a good deep breath cause of some yet to be diagnosed problem,,,,is VERY tough!!! :-)
Currently I only have a before and after photo just 2 weeks into 100% paleo eating, but losing 8lbs in 2 weeks was a huge improvement.
Just finished up my 4th week and to date I have lost 14lbs and this all with only 1 day of working out, which will change next week.
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Compressed natural gas is cheaper and cleaner than gasoline, but it faces considerable hurdles to widespread use
State support
The state of California also is encouraging the creation of more natural-gas vehicles and stations, especially in smog-prone areas.
The California Energy Commission provides $12 million in annual incentives to reduce the initial cost of natural-gas vehicles, linking aid to actual reductions in carbon emissions. The commission also is conducting a $9.6 million solicitation that would add roughly 30 new or upgraded fueling stations.
In addition, California's air quality management districts also promote CNG adoption.
But these government and business-sector efforts still pale in comparison to the availability of gasoline, which is sold at 117,000 stations in the United States. This relegates the use of natural gas in most instances to fleets, which can return to a central refueling station.
That said, more natural-gas vehicles are hitting the market.
Starting in July, Chrysler will sell a Ram 2500 Heavy Duty pickup that runs on CNG or gasoline. The truck shifts automatically to gasoline when natural-gas tanks go empty.
General Motors will sell a combined CNG-gasoline version of two pickups — the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra 2500 HD. And Ford has been offering natural-gas-ready pickups and vans since 2009.
Most of the trucks are destined for use by private and government fleets.
Car drivers are left with one other choice: the Honda Civic Natural Gas, with about 4,000 vehicles planned for production this year. In contrast, Toyota makes more than 400,000 of its Prius hybrid gasoline-and-electric cars each year.
President Barack Obama, in a proposal this month to Congress, suggested extending the current tax credit for electric vehicles to a broader range of advanced-technology vehicles (including CNG ones) while increasing the incentive from $7,500 to as much as $10,000.
"It opens up the options to the consumer and sends a signal to the manufacturer that they can bring to market whatever it feels is the best technology," said Ferry of the sustainable energy center.
Convenience factor
The once-limited range of CNG vehicles has been extended by better tank technology that allows refueling at higher pressures — the natural-gas equivalent of a larger fuel tank.
But tanks remain expensive and large, cutting into trunk space. Minuscule auto production figures — natural-gas vehicles still account for less than a tenth of 1 percent of vehicles on U.S. roads — also have kept sticker prices high.
Convenience also remains an issue. In San Diego County, there are eight fueling stations, with a ninth set to open near Lindbergh Field.
Most CNG cars on local roads are aging, discontinued models such as the natural-gas Crown Victoria, said Mike Lewis, co-owner of San Diego-based Pearson Fuels, which distributes fuels and builds alternative-fuel infrastructure across California.
Marquis, of Hillcrest, bought his 2008 Honda Civic before a $4,000 tax credit for alternative fuel vehicles expired at the end of 2010. He can drive solo in the High Occupancy Vehicle lane, based on the car's intrinsically low emissions, during work trips to the Los Angeles area.
Above all, he wanted a car with lower emissions, to compensate for his second car, a Mercedes with a 12-cylinder engine.
CNG vehicles produce roughly 30 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional gasoline or diesel engines.
"You can run your finger inside the tailpipe and it's as clean inside as on the outside," he said.
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My DH and I lost our twins at 14w2d after 3.5 years of TTC and a very rocky pregnancy. We were fortunate that our families were able to visit us in the hospital and see/hold our tiny babies, but at the time, we didn't have names...we hadn't known the sexes or started talking about names yet, and were in too much shock to even begin to talk about names.
A few days after we got home we named our son, Baby B, and four days after that our daughter, Baby A (the one we worried over so much due to her two moderate placental abruptions and all my continued bleeding).
We haven't yet shared their names with our families or friends because we chose the names based on their meanings so want folks to know the meanings, and also because our daughter's name is fairly unusual and we want to be sure everyone gets the spelling right...plus, we don't want to have to individually call everyone and repeat ourselves over and over.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. The 2010 Golden Globe nominations for lead actress in a television comedy series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The category's nominees announced Tuesday morning include: Toni Collette, "The United States of Tara"; Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Laura Linney, "The Big C"; and Lea Michele, "Glee."
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 16, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Ricky Gervais.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The Golden Globes remain Hollywood's second-biggest film honors. Yet they are not the weather vane they used to be for predicting which film might triumph at the Academy Awards.
The 68th annual Globes, whose nominations come out Tuesday morning, will feature 10 best-picture nominees, five each in the dramatic category and the musical or comedy category.
The Oscars switched from five best-picture nominees to 10 last year and will continue with that doubled lineup, so plenty of overlap can be expected between Globe and Oscar contenders.
But only once in the last six years has the winner of one of the Globe best-film prizes gone on to win best picture at the Oscars - 2008's "Slumdog Millionaire."
That came after a stretch of eight-straight years when a Globe winner in either the dramatic or musical-comedy category went on to claim the best-picture Oscar.
With two acclaimed dramas - the British monarchy tale "The King's Speech" and the Facebook story "The Social Network" - considered front-runners this time, there are prospects of another divergent year between the Globes and the Oscars, whose nominations come out Jan. 25, nine days after the Globes are presented.
"The Social Network" already has snagged two key prizes as both Los Angeles and New York film critics groups picked it as the year's best movie.
Other possible Globe drama contenders include the sci-fi smash "Inception," the ballet tale "Black Swan," the Western "True Grit," the boxing saga "The Fighter" and the survival story "127 Hours."
Among musical and comedy prospects are the lesbian-family tale "The Kids Are All Right," the Lewis Carroll fantasy "Alice in Wonderland," the song-and-dance extravaganza "Burlesque," the curmudgeon chronicle "Barney's Version" and the romances "Greenberg," "Love & Other Drugs," "How Do You Know" and "Cyrus."
The Globes and Oscars typically line up better on acting winners. Last year, "Avatar" won best drama at the Globes and "The Hurt Locker" took best picture at the Oscars. But all four Oscar acting recipients - Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," Mo'Nique for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds" - also won prizes at the Globes first.
Clear favorites have emerged this season for best actor (Colin Firth in "The King's Speech") and supporting actor (Christian Bale in "The Fighter").
Annette Bening for "The Kids Are All Right" and Natalie Portman for "Black Swan" could wind up in a two-woman race for best actress, while the supporting-actress category is up for grabs among prospects that include Amy Adams and Melissa Leo for "The Fighter," Helena Bonham Carter for "The King's Speech" and 14-year-old newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for "True Grit."


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A former five-star offensive tackle out of South Grand Prairie High School in 2007, Tray Allen began his career at Texas with expectations of starring.
So far, he has yet to start a game.
Allen looked ready to play a major role along the offensive line last year for the Longhorns before he tripped on a dumbbell in the weight room and broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot.
"I was ready to tear up some grass, and then I stepped on that dumbbell and I feel like everything just shattered," he said. "I just wanted to go back to my apartment and put the covers over my head and just stay there all year long."
After missing the entirety of the team's 5-7 season as he rehabbed his foot -- he could be seen riding around campus on a scooter -- Allen is looking forward to helping Texas as a fifth-year senior.
"I feel like it's a fresh start," he said. "I'm so glad to be back on the field."
Nothing is set in stone, but Allen says he's fully healthy and ready to start as the left offensive tackle. The Longhorns are strong along the interior, with Trey Hopkins and Mason Walters as the guards and David Snow at center. Paden Kelley is the probable starter at right tackle.
"Getting to this point, I've been working as hard as I can," Allen said. "I'm ready to play, ready for the lights, ready for Saturdays."
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In the 16-car GT field, the rain held off and a first-time pole winner emerged as Robin Liddell set the fastest time on the Watkins Glen road course.
Edwards out front in bid for fourth consecutive GT win for Stevenson. In the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Buford, Combs lead record-breaking qualifying session in Lexington, Ohio.
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge returns to action.
Round five marks the end of a seven-week break GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge , but both the crew and drivers have been hard at work since a challenging round four at Road Atlanta.
Max Papis takes GT pole in R. Ferri/AIM Motorsport Ferrari
Scott Pruett and Memo Roja extended their point lead after the Grand-Am Rolex series debut race on the road course in Georgia. Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R. won in the GT class.
Magnus Racing Porsche, Scuderia Corsa Ferrari to start on GT front row. CTSCC qualifying also scrubbed due to weather.
GRAND-AM makes maiden visit to Road Atlanta this weekend; however quite a few of the series drivers have raced at the historic circuit in Georgia
Derek Whitis and Tom Long won the race in the No. 25 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5. Rhett O'Doski and Andrew Carbonell followed them in second.
Freedom Autosport's Long leads 1-2-3 Mazda sweep in ST on the Alabama road course
Liddell, Edwards score GT triumph in Chevrolet Camaro
Derek Whitis and Tom Long leave Austin, Texas with the ST podium prize on the new Grand-Am venue this season.
The first race for the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge on the Circuit of The Americas saw the home team in a close battle but in the end Stevan McAleer and Marc Miller drove the #5 Mazda to the ST class victory.
No. 99 Gainsco team wins at home track after double stinting on Continentals. Turner Motorsports sweeps GS and GT wins on Continental Tires. CJ Wilson Racing claims first Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series win with the No. 5 Mazda MX-5.
McAleer, Miller lead CJ Wilson Racing to 1st ST class victory at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
At the Rolex Series Grand-Am new venue, Jon Fogarty added to his series pole record at the Circuit Of The Americas. Ferrari drivers Alessandro Balzan and Max Papis take 1-2 in GT session. Chad McCumbee captures his first pole in CTSCC qualifying.
Freedom Autosport ready to show off the Mazda MX-5 in Austin.
Dr. Don Panoz makes a switch on the DeltaWing project. He is taking the chassis in-house powered by Mazda. The new generation DeltaWing will be on the grid at Sebring.
Andrew Carbonell and Rhett O'Doski were the co-drivers responsible for the solid finish in the No. 26 Mazda MX-5.
The all new #70 Mazda SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel GX Racecar was retired from the with an undiagnosed smoking problem.
Scott Pruett, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Dalziel. Max Angelelli and other Grand-Am drivers comment on the first three hours of the annual round-the-clock race.
Ryan Ellis would hold the lead for the first few laps before his Mazda experiencing some overheating issues.
New car, engine, fuel, teams, and drivers join Mazda and SpeedSource at Daytona
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The San Francisco Giants have finalized a $1 million, one-year contract with free agent reliever Guillermo Mota to bring him back for a third season. The sides had agreed to terms in December. Mota has been added to the 40-man roster. Mota, a 38-year-old right-hander, has become a reliable option for manager Bruce Bochy. He went 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 52 outings last season for the NL West runners-up. Mota's 80 1-3 innings last season were his third highest in 13 big league seasons and most since 2004, when he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Marlins. Mota made one appearance against Texas during the 2010 World Series, when the Giants wrapped up the franchise's first championship since moving West in 1958.
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Problem use telnet client via the web browser, it displays a blank page.
If I do a telnet command in dos, no problem.
I have a one KB on a problem with a telnet client 32-bit and 64-bit OS, this did not fix the problem.
The HPimc is installed on a server with two network cards:
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It's not really an IMC problem as such. IMC is just passing a URL like this to the browser: telnet://X.X.X.X/ - It's up the browser to decide how it wants to handle that protocol.
Years ago IE supported it natively, then Microsoft decided that probably wasn't a good idea, and so they disabled it. You can go and get it enabled again, but it involves mucking around with the registry. It does work, but it needs to be done on every client that accesses IMC - it's not something you can do from the server itself. It can be a pain getting the right combination of registry keys.
I've had more luck with using other browsers - e.g. Firefox asks you what to do the first time it sees the telnet:// string, and it will remember your choice if you tell it to.
Have you tried using the fix outlined in the IMC "Getting Started Guide" ? What version of IE is this, and what security settings do you have on your browser?
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thank you for starting guide, I found the party browser.
the problem is the backup plan the switch with an error message on telnet.
backup plan runs on a single switch, but does not work on a battery switch.
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The final race of the day rewarded the Airwaves Racing team's hard work with two solid performances from both Mat Jackson and Aron Smith.
Matt Neal claims 50th and 51st BTCC wins before Gordon Shedden scores victory in the final race at Thruxton.
Matt Neal claims 50th and 51st BTCC wins before Gordon Shedden scores victory in the final race at Thruxton.
Matt Neal ended his day at the fastest circuit in the UK with two victories. Defending BTCC Gordon Shedden was also a winner to give Honda the sweep at Thruxton.
23-year-old Honda Civic driver claims fourth pole position of his BTCC career after late lap at Thruxton
Having elected to return to the BTCC this season for his first full season since 2006, James Kaye has emerged as the man to beat in the Super 2000 class.
Thruxton has given Airwaves Racing and Motorbase many cause for celebration in recent years.
The BTCC teams are reading for the third meeting of the season, this time around UK's fastest circuit - Thruxton
Thruxton the next stop for UK's premier motor sport series. The BTCC teams prepare for their third event of 2013.
Despite the freezing cold weather in Hampshire, United Kingdom, the drivers for the two Honda teams were able to complete their two-day testing program.


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As Congress is out on recess until next Monday, I am turning my attention to OpenCongress for the day. We don't go on recess…
OpenCongress highlights the bills that people care about, not just the ones that Congress has chosen to push. This is an essential feature of the site, but one that I think gets less attention and use than it deserves.
By aggregating data from all over the internet and ranking every bill in Congress by ""http://www.opencongress.org/bill/most/viewed">most viewed," ""http://www.opencongress.org/bill/most/blog">most covered in the blogs" and ""http://www.opencongress.org/bill/most/news">most covered in the news," OpenCongress produces new data about the public's interest in bills. If you compare these categories on the OpenCongress home page, chances are that you'll find the most interesting and contentious bills sticking out like sore thumbs.
This is where a lot of interesting and unique information on OpenCongress come from — not from trends across all the categories, but from inconsistencies between them. The inconsistencies create their own, original stories about bills that are data-driven and dynamic (to references a possibly non-applicable coinage from Sunlight Foundation' s Micah Sifry).
For example, right now, the MOTHERS Act, "a bill to ensure that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services," is the most bogged-about bill in Congress according to our data. We have found about 50 blog posts about the bill in the last two months, but, interestingly, we have not found a single mention of it in the traditional news media.
As citizens, this kind of information is invaluable. It raises a red flag and tells us that there may be a potential problem with the bill that we should look at. From glancing at a few of the blog posts for the MOTHERS Act, I found out that people are worried that the bill could encourage more mothers to take psychiatric drugs for postpartum depression, which may have negative health affects for breast-fed babies.
It's a major concern that's been entirely missed by the traditional media — unless I happened to stumble upon one of the 50 or so posts about the bill in the blogosphere, I never would have known about it. Now that I've found it, I have the ability to take my own actions on the bill: do more research, write an article, call my senator, or watch to see how my senator votes on it.
I consider the "news" category on OpenCongress to be roughly in line with the issues that Congress has decided to be concerned with. When it comes to legislation, traditional journalists mostly write about congressionally-directed actions, not citizen-driven movements. So, from looking at that category on the home page, I see that journalists are writing a lot about the annual budget resolution, the ongoing FISA battle, the upcoming global warming bill and a bill tied in with presidential politics. All big, highly-politicized items.
The other categories — "most-viewed" and "most-blogged-about" — better represent the concerns of citizens. If I look at the "most viewed" category, it's obvious that the people coming to OpenCongress to do research and take action have something else on their minds: the economy. Of the four most-viewed bills on the home page, three of them are directly related to the current economic and housing crisis.
One more example: last October, the House quietly and nearly-unanimously passed the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act. It was a bill that went almost entirely unnoticed until the House took it up. After that, talk of it began bubbling up in the blogosphere and it quickly shot up on OpenCongress to become the most-blogged-about bill (and eventually the most-viewed). People were outraged — it's language, they said, is so ambiguous that many say it defines thoughtcrime and, since it's focus is on U.S. civilians, it raises important questions about the safety of our civil liberties.
As people began writing about the bill, OpenCongress accelerated the trend. Anyone who visited OpenCongress in the following months saw this provocative and scary-sounding bill that they had never heard of prominently highlighted on out home page. Having this information presented in its own right — not through the work of a specific blogger, but by bloggers in general
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I got suckered into a bead kit subscription that brings a new kit each month. I thought it would be a nice way to learn some techniques and maybe have a few Christmas gifts to give. Tonight I sat down to work on one and in a few minutes I was so disgusted I threw the whole thing in the garbage. I can't return it for a refund because I already opened it and started it before I realized the lack of quality. I may be a beginner at this but I immediately realized I had cheap plastic silverpainted components, the kind that the "silver" will quickly rub off, and plastic "crystal" beads. Even the crimps were crappy, the one I tried to use split open upon being crimped.
I don't suppose it is permitted to mention the name of this company but I sure wish I could so I could warn people away from them and save their money. So, this is just a general caveat on kits. I am sure there are plenty of legitimate companies out there selling kits with decent quality components, so just be careful to examine the parts and send them back before it is too late, like it was for me.
It sucks that you had that experience. I feel for ya!
As someone who designs and makes kits I've looked at the mass produced ones and they seem all packaging and no substance. There are kits out there like mine and many others which come with back up....we don't want people to be unhappy and want to sell good quality kits. Most of us give e-mail priviledges so you have help if you get stuck. Plus....if you don't like it you can actually contact the person who put it together.
I hope you aren't tied into a subscription.
Thanks for the sympathy, Mikki! I just needed to vent I guess. Luckily it was the type of subscription which I could cancel, and I did tonight, but first I contacted customer service and told them exactly why I was canceling. It remains to be seen if they respond.
Hi Barb ~ I know it not nice to speak ill of others but I also know that in the past there have been posts that include names of companies/people to avoid due to misrepresentation of quality. I guess it up to you if you want to spare others from your mistake since as you did point out there are lots of good kits out there. In fact I have been thinking about joining one of those "Kits Of The Month" to share with my nieces & sister-in-laws, so any advice would be most welcome
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I agree with Melinda-if the kit is that bad I'd like to know about it. A fair warning about legitimately bad quality items is different from just slamming someone because you happened to be disappointed.
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Oh! dear, I feel for you. Thank You for sharing with us.
I would love to know the company? please E Mail me? or Post the name, which ever your comfortable with. I have been thinking of "I should join one".
I know many RV-ers who only work with kits.(no stash, no storage)They all swear by kits.
The rule of thumb,(so I am told) is,
#1. Check kits out closely for content and quality.
#2. Must have E-Mail for questions?
#3. It must have a refundabilty, for $$ or products.
The Muselll is my first kit.
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HI Barb,
I've seen some of those kits and can sympathize. Their is a site that offers really good quality kits. They aren't by subscription and some can be pretty pricey but you get everything you need and the quality is excellent..
Check out beadseast.com. I'm lucky because I live in CT where the actual store is and can see them in person, but I can vouch for the quality.
Ok...I'm going to shamelessly promote my kits because I know they are good quality, good prices and come with back up. If you go to my Artfire studio www.artfire.com/users/mikkiferrugiarodesigns take a look at my 'Learn-a-Stitch' patterns, though I don't have those kits up at the moment all of those patterns are available as kits. Great for bead weaving beginners.
I'm in the process of changing the kits since I found a supplier for Swarovskis that allows me to include them in the kits without having the kits become too expensive. For BD forum members I will sell the kits with the beads shown for $15 and you get to choose a color...e-mail me a color sample and I'll do my best to match the kit to it.
All my kits come with a glossy fully illustrated instruction booklet.
I'm not usually so pushy...so I apologize if I offended anyone.
Thank You, Nothing pushy about saving a BD friend, from a "disasterous kit".
If we aren't happy, we know your E-Mail.
I will be ordering a kit or two, for "gifts". I could make my own, but that would take me away from the BD forum, and beading. I would cry,( I am so ugly when I cry. [:'(][:'(]
Hey Barb,
I would be furious if I paid good money for a kit and when it came it was cheesy plastic beads.
I would definitely dig it out of the trash and ask the company for a refund, clearly stating the reason why. Even if they don't give you one, they will at least know you were unsatisfied.
And, since their quality is so bad, I hope you will post the name of the company as others have also encouraged. That way, we all know not to buy from them, and its also a lesson to them (and a cautionary tale to others) that if you have poor quality, word will get around! Viral marketing at its finest!
You aren't pushy, your kits look great. If I offended you by putting out the other info, please accept my apology.
Mikki, my dear girl - we MUST talk!
I don't sell kits except some little Miyuki Mascots, but people always ask if I have beginner kits or kits in general. I'll e-mail you off list to chat further, okay?
Teresa.....no offense taken att all :)
Thanks for the comments, everyone, and thanks, Mikki, for posting a link to your kits, I was going to ask for that anyway.
So, ok, if you guys are sure it is not breaking a rule or something, here are the particulars:
I joined Simply Beads of the Month Kit Club, http://www.simplybeadskitclub.com/
and the parent company is Annie's Attic,http://www.anniesattic.com/
which markets kit of the month club for several different crafts. The first kit was around $12 (discounted) the second one was over $20. As I understand their return policy the kit has to be returned intact.
So it was an expensive lesson on remembering to inspect such things before it is too late to return it.
Caveat emptor, as they say.
Thank you very much Barb... that is exactly the kit I was looking to order for my nieces. Off to find another idea
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Arvind Kejriwal, the activist and crusader, ("All guns blazing", Feb. 10) has not shown any comfort with the grammar of Delhi politics since he became Chief Minister. His party has been pulling stunt after stunt, giving short shrift to governance. He seems to forget that he leads a minority government which is seeking outside support from the Congress.
His party has constantly been in the news for the wrong reasons — the Somnath Bharti episode, the remarks on Kerala nurses, and so on. Mr. Kejriwal should realise that the general elections are fast approaching and that his political career will wilt if he fails to make good on his promised 18-point agenda.
Pramod Rao Errabelli,
New Delhi
The AAP government has presented itself as a relentless battler against corruption. It is important to note that targeting top politicians and former government officials has not been their sole agenda. With the introduction of the 'anti-corruption' helpline, there has been a sharp decrease in corruption at the lower levels; it has instilled fear in the minds of touts and the local groups that were indulging in acts of petty corruption. I disagree that governance benefits for the people of Delhi are incidental to the AAP's larger agenda.
New nursery school admission guidelines have been introduced, several visits have been made to check the functioning of government schools, the Delhi Health Minister has issued guidelines to city hospitals, CAG audit is under way to check alleged corruption in discoms, and the AAP MLAs have been more responsive than those of the previous regime to complaints in their locality.
J. Amal Anand,
New Delhi
The enthusiasm of the Delhi Chief Minister seems to be reaching a crescendo. After producing a list of corrupt politicians that reads like a who's who of political leaders in the country, his party filed an FIR against no less a person than the former Chief Minister of Delhi. The Congress seems to have given Mr. Kejriwal a long rope in spite of the taunts he has thrown against the party, daring it to withdraw support and enable him to role-play a martyr and take to the streets as is his wont. He would be well-advised to rein in his aggression lest he court a debacle earlier than anticipated.
M. Ramankutty,
Sometimes I wonder whether the AAP is doing its utmost to provoke the Congress into triggering the fall of the Delhi government. It appears that Mr. Kejriwal has set his sights on "higher goals" and is looking to acquire the image of a martyr to be put to use during the parliamentary elections. Just how successful he will be is not apparent yet, but it is slowly becoming clear that the political space he is currently enjoying is actually that vacated by the UPA-II's maladministration and that the force of his leadership is not necessarily the cause for it.
J. Akshobhya,
For the sake of India Inc., its political stability and good governance, the Congress and the AAP must resolve the corruption issue, settle their differences and formulate a practical plan to present a united and credible front to the nation. They must use their partnership to strengthen the fight for secular principles. If the AAP government fails to deliver on its promise to usher in core-level changes in the system — from the Centre to the gram panchayat — it will be in danger of being deemed a mere flash-in-the-pan movement that exploited a manufactured political mood and turned a damp squib.
Rani Williams,