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Alumni Notes | Fall 2010
(Towns and cities listed on these pages are in Nebraska unless noted or generally understood. Efforts are made to keep our news current.)
Dr. Archie and Margaret "Peg" McPherran observed their 65th wedding anniversary Aug. 27. They met in Virginia when Archie reported aboard an aircraft carrier and Peg was a Navy nurse. Prior to retirement, Archie served as vice chancellor at California State Community College. The couple resides in Sacramento, Calif.
Dr. Carolyn (Malin) Fowle is living in Lodi, Calif., with husband, Henry Zbarra. She has an active practice as a clinical psychologist with an office in Lodi and another in Sacramento. She serves the Sacramento Supreme Court (criminal) as a forensic psychologist.
Don and Carol (Rankin '54) Bremer, Big Bear Lake, Calif., announce the birth of their first great-grandchild, John Mason Bremer. He was born April 15 to Steve and Jessica Bremer, Alta Loma, Calif.
Angie (Dowling) Neuharth, and her husband, Lyle, hosted the 10th annual reunion of the 'WSC Pile Hall Gals' at their cabin at the Wisner Yacht Club. The group enjoyed a cream-can-dinner prepared by Lyle. They spent the afternoon socializing and sharing photos. Jean Doerr gave each of the guests miniature angels she crafted as a souvenir. Attending front row: Barb (Donze) Peters, Doris (Liding '59) Kuester, Clara (Chambers '60) Heinemann, Norene (Ebel) Kuhrn, Eileen (Stueckrath '57) Kucera, Jean (Rudenbusch '57) Doerr; back: Lonnie (Schmid '60) Dinslage, Emogene (Isom '72) Andrews, Lavern (Pagels) Hoogner, Jeanette (Jaeger '65) Vahle, Carol (Dibbert) Whipple, Pearl (Siecke) Kander, Kathy (Ott '61) Haber, Sally (Sydow) Wolf, Angie (Dowling '61) Neuharth.
Billy R. Butler, Omaha, was inducted into the Nebraska National Guard, Regional Training Institute Hall of Fame. Induction is reserved for those outstanding individuals who through their contributions and achievements, have brought great credit to the RTI and the National Guard. In his acceptance, MSG Butler noted that thanks should be given not only to those who have and are currently serving, but those who await at home for tours to be safely completed. He also asked that we remember all those MIAs, POWs and KIAs and mentioned two other Wayne State members: A.D. Benson and Steven Backhaus, both of whom died in Vietnam. Bill is employed by Omaha Public Schools at Morton Magnet Middle School teaching middle school mathematics. He is the father of two grown children, Chris and Amy.
Dennis Simon resides in Rockwell City, Iowa, and teaches at Rabiner Treatment Center, Fort Dodge. He also owns and operates a small publishing and recording company. He released his second CD on the QP record label. He has a family rock band called Tequila Sunrise. Performing with his three sons and daughter, they play about 100-150 dates per year.
James J. Larsen has been assigned to the construction of Yemen's first LNG Plant in Shabwa Province. Beginning in April through the end of October he was assigned to Paris to assist with the project's closing activities. With the completion of this assignment, he will relocate to the Gorgon Project in Australia. Prior to his Australia move, Jim plans to spend time in Laramie, Wyo., with his wife, Susan (Blatchford '88) and their children.
Greg Cruickshank (MSE '92) shared this photo of former WSC baseball players as they gathered to golf and celebrate Bill Schwartz's induction into the 2010 WSC Hall of Fame. Left to right: Randy Heying '83, Alton, Iowa; Craig Ladwig '84, Omaha; Mark Glatter, Omaha; Mike Meyer, Wayne; Bill Schwartz '83, West Des Moines, Iowa; Jerry Goeden '83, Windsor, Colo.; Greg Cruickshank.
Lil (Winkel) Schroeder is a transportation security officer at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Mo. She resides in Kansas City.
Jim Casey joined Amazon.com as the Senior HR Manager for Technology. He will lead HR for the Infrastructure Division at Amazon and will play a key leadership role in the partnership with Amazon Web Services & Infrastructure Senior Leadership Team. Jim had spent the previous 12 years at the Microsoft Corporation in a number of HR Global leadership positions. After graduation from WSC, he began his career at Gateway Computers. Jim and his partner, Davide`, reside in Seattle, Wash.
Dr. Kurt Boeckenhauer and his wife, Tonya, announce the birth of son, Grant. They reside in Papillion where Kurt is a practicing chiropractor.
Keri (Kamrath) Lazure and husband, Joe, reside in Omaha with their four children, Caleb (9), Aleah (6), Chloe (4) and Noah (2). Keri works as a physician assistant for Bellevue Family Practice. Keri retired as a captain after serving 20 years in the Army National Guard in January.
Stacy Shumake-Henn and her husband, Marty, reside in Elgin with their children Blake (5), Chloe (3) and Max Raymond (1). Stacy is an English teacher at Elgin Public Schools.
Jerry Schuele and his wife, Larissa, announce the birth of son, Adam Joseph, on July 20. He is welcomed to their home in Central City by sister, Emma (5). Jerry is employed as a pharmacy technician at U-Save Pharmacy in Central City and Grand Island.
Douglas and Greta (Bottolfsen '97) Kraemer announce the birth of Logan on July 14. He is welcomed to their home in Allen by Ashley (7) and Garrett (5).
Barbara (Hashberger) Wylie has been promoted to assistant professor in the School of Education at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Ind. She has been appointed as Interim Program Chair for the School of Education for the 2010-2011 academic year. Barbara was accepted into the doctoral program at Ball State University to study elementary education. She resides in Indianapolis.
Jason and Jessica (Eucker '99) Bauer along with big sister Mya (5) welcomed Maddox Allen to their home in Omaha on July 22. Jason is a superintendent at Kiewit Construction. Jessica is employed with West Corporation as an employment coordinator.
Tami (Denker) Pedersen and her husband, Daniel, announce the birth of first child, Caleb James, on Sept. 14, 2009. They reside in Hastings.
Tosha (Zubrod) Kumke and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of first child, Landon Ray on March 22. Tosha is an assistant coordinator at Boys Town-Iowa, Council Bluffs, Iowa. They reside in Omaha.
Paula Christiansen owns and operates Creations by Paula from her home in Omaha. She creates wooden clocks, picture frames, ornaments, necklaces and earrings using a scroll saw. She also creates jewelry using glass and plastic beads. Paula uses the counted cross-stitch technique to make infant bibs and Christmas ornaments. The past couple of years she has entered items at the Nebraska State Fair with much success; she received 10 ribbons this year.
Rachel Meier and John Hammer were united in marriage May 28. Rachel earned a master's degree in curriculum and instruction with an early childhood endorsement from Doane College this spring. Rachel teaches first-grade at Creighton Public Schools. The couple resides in Creighton.
Megan (Adamson) Froehlich and her husband, AJ, announce the birth of Leighton Mae on Feb. 20. She is welcomed to their home in Gretna by sister, Kenley.
Kara (Helgoth) Woehler (MSE'10) and her husband, Matt, announce the birth of Landon William on July 12. He is welcomed to their home in Wayne by siblings Karlee (10) and Brayden (3). Kara is employed at WSC as the Retention Specialist in Student Support Services.
Jon Allemang (MSE '08) and his wife, Samantha, announce the birth of daughter, Alexis Grace, on July 11. Jon teaches 8th-grade Science at Westside Middle School, Omaha. They reside in Omaha.
Joe Everingham and Nicole Schaefer('04) were united in marriage June 5. They reside in Omaha. Nicole is employed at The Partnership for Our Kids as a development director. Joe teaches and serves as athletic director in the Elkhorn Public Schools.
Rob (MSE '07) and Tonya (Boss '07) Runion announce the birth of Nolan on May 26.
Jennifer (Beer) Brown announces the birth of daughter Callie Mae on July 28. Callie is welcomed to their Omaha home by brother Caden (2).
Corissa (Thompson) Church and her husband, Wesley, announce the birth of Shiloh Ella on May 21. She is welcomed to their home in Emerson by sister, Caitlyn (2). Corissa has taken a break from her work as a laboratory technician to be home with the girls.
Jeffrey R. Nelson and Michelle Waldecker ('08) met while students at WSC in 2003 and were united in marriage in 2010. The couple resides in Lincoln. Jeffrey works for the Nebraska Department of Corrections, Lincoln. Michelle is a preschool educator with Children's Choice Learning Center, Lincoln.
Heather Headley graduated in May from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, with her Master's in Library Science.
Matthew Hurt and Mikayla Parr were united in marriage April 17. They reside in Kenesaw.
Nick Ell and Jacque Mencke were united in marriage June 12. The couple resides in Blair.
Tracy Sell and Robert Heiser were united in marriage April 24. Traci is an administrative systems programmer at WSC. Robby is working toward an elementary education degree from WSC. The couple resides in Wayne.
Nicholas Bartlett and Sarah Spittler '08 were united in marriage May 22. They reside in Pittsburgh, Pa. Both are employed at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.
Kimberly Collins and Delan Reed were united in marriage June 5. The couple resides near Spalding.
Reunions and Gatherings
Cherokee, Iowa, Reunion
Alumni and friends gathered from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Danny's Sports Spot, on Second Street in Cherokee, Iowa.
Front: Interim President Curt Frye, Mark Buschkamp '83, Deb Lundahl, director of development and alumni relations. Middle: Patricia (Goodrich) Behrens '52, Bonnie (Berger) Ducommun '63, Chuck '55 and Joanne Clark, Phyllis Conner, vice president for development. Back: Lil (Jorgensen '57) and Jack Foresman '55, Mary Jo (Barry) Carnine '59, Pat (Lash) Veencamp '59, Carol and Howard Borchard '52.
Dakota Dunes Wildcat Golf
More than 50 enthusiastic golfers began an afternoon of play with a 1 p.m. shotgun start Aug. 25 in Dakota Dunes, S.D. Thanks to Dakota Dunes Country Club for use of their splendid facilities and preparations for the buffet dinner at the conclusion of the day.
Participating golfers: Dan Albrecht, Dan Allen, Kevin Armstrong, Marion Arneson, Jason Becker, Bob Brand, Bill Canham, Bob Clark, Bill Dickey, Matt Eischeid, Casey Floyd, John Fulmer, Bart Gotch, Chuck Greenway, Bob Hahn, Chad Hank, Kelly Hansen, Pat Hughes, AJ Johnson, Terry Karel, Tim Keller, Bill Koeber, Randy Larson, Ryan Leiger, Terry Lessmann, Jim Lindau, Greg Logston, Tom Lowry, Gary Lubberstedt, Roger Lueth, Deb Lundahl, Bruce Lundahl, Mike Minarick, Steve Muir, Lonnie Nixon, Kyle Nixon, Tyler Nixon, Bob Oleson, Rusty Parker, Dan Peed, Kevin Petersen, Doug Rose, Jeff Schroeder, Todd Sebade, Bill Shaner, Mike Smidt, Nate Sovereign, Tom Sullivan, Roger Uecker, Gene Willmott, Travis Woockman, Reggie Yates and Marshall Zumo.
Guthrie Center Reunion
Alumni and friends gathered Aug. 28 at Prairie View Bed and Breakfast, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Prairie View is owned and operated by Jim Sievers (WSC '71) and his wife, Karen.
Pictured, front: Susan (Rutherford) Holderness '64, Karen and Jim Sievers '71, Phyllis Conner, vice president for development. Middle: Deb Lundahl, director of development and alumni relations, Sally Latta, Diane Carlson, Chris (Cook) Schreurs '69, Mike Holderness '64. Back: Paul Latta '51, Susan McManigal '85, Richard Keenan '74, Jerry Carlson '74, Lynn Schreurs '70.
Della (Seyl) Willet '37, (98), Woodbine, Iowa; July 10.
Allen G. "Gene" Closson '58, (83), North Sioux City, S.D.; Aug 25.
Robert Reeder '60, MSE '62, (72), Lincoln; Aug. 31.
Pauline (Frerichs) Lutt '64, (99), Wayne; Sept. 11.
Sharon L. Prescott '65, (67), Adams; July 31.
Glendon L. Tiede '65, (75), LeMars, Iowa.; Aug. 3.
Gary Busteed '67, (65), Columbus; Oct. 2.
Georgia (Dory) Evans '69, (63), Valley; July 7.
Linda (Knoebel) Reall '70, Omaha; April 3.
Todd W. Speece '70, (62), Grand Island; Sept. 26.
Lorraine (Severa) Anderson '71, (76), Madison; Aug. 17.
Janel (Hixson) Sisson '72, (75), O'Neill; Oct. 3.
Gwen (Struthers) Mein '72, (62), Brady; Aug. 7.
Deanna (Fey) Meier '77, (55), Omaha; Aug. 7.
Lynell (Jensen) Hajek '83, (48), Norfolk; Oct. 8.
Lyle C. Blevins '79, MSE '95, (54), Bancroft; Sept 4.
Brenda (Peterson) Gilg, MSE '09, (44), Cozad; July 11.
Marvin "Barney" Lewellyn (91), North Mankato, Minn.; Aug. 28. Barney served as WSC football coach from 1952 to 1958.
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Proposal would allow municipalities to use money set aside for affordable housing
Five Democratic legislators announced Thursday that they intend to introduce legislation to help low and moderate income home owners and business people offset the costs for flood and wind damage to their property caused by Hurricane Irene.
The legislation also would enable local governments to use money they've been mandated to set aside for the development of affordable housing, something many municipalities have attempted to avoid going back as far as 1985.
The proposal would create the Municipal Natural Disaster Relief Grant Program to enable local governments to provide aid to homeowners and small businesses for repairs necessary to occupy their houses or businesses if the costs are not sufficiently covered by federal FEMA assistance.
Cities and towns would be permitted to utilize up to 15 percent of their revenues generated by affordable housing development fees and deposited in such municipal trust funds. Grants of up to $10,000 for local residential property owners or up to $15,000 for non-residential local property owners would be provided for damages caused by a flood, hurricane or other natural disaster for which there was a declared state of emergency.
The grants would need to be utilized for the purchase of "systems equipment such as plumbing, heating, electrical, boilers, kitchen appliances, or other mechanical facilities or installation or repair needed to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the property.
The municipality would need to pass a local ordinance to great the local program which would need to be approved by the state. Applications for the program would be accepted up to six months after the state approval is granted.
The legislation was drafted in response to concerns raised by Monroe Township local officials about the financial struggle many residents are still facing following the devastating flooding from Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28. Nearly 200 homes in Monroe were significantly damaged by flooding associated with the hurricane.
Similar legislation was passed after Hurricane Floyd swept through New Jersey in 1999 leaving parts of the state under several feet of water.
"While the storms may have passed, the damage left behind has had a permanent effect on thousands of New Jersey families. FEMA assistance is extremely helpful, but, in many cases, it simply isn't enough to get a home or small business fully operational again," Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer) said. " Many working families do not have the financial resources to make the necessary repairs to their homes in this current economy. This local grant program would help towns provide that extra assistance to homeowners so they can get fully back up on their feet again."
"Homes and businesses across the state sustained significant damage in the wake of Hurricane Irene and the storms that followed," Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex) said. "While federal assistance has been made available, for many families and small business owners it just won't be enough. This grant program will provide critical funding to help flood victims who otherwise would be unable to afford necessary repairs."
Joining DeAngelo and Greenstein in sponsoring the legislation are Assembly members Dan and Sen. Benson (D-Mercer) and Connie Wagner (D-Bergen) and Sen. Bob Gordon (D-Bergen).

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Police in Lead say a 67-year-old man killed himself with a gun in a park filled with several hundred people last evening during a July 4th celebration. The man's name was not being released until family members could be notified.
The Black Hills Pioneer reports the incident occurred at Manuel Brothers Park about 7:35 p.m. Witnesses say the man was being escorted from the park by law enforcement officers just before the shot.
Lead resident Misael Rivera says he was standing about three feet from the man when he heard police say "put the gun down," while witness Trever Neal says officers tried to stop the man but that he shot himself.
The man was rushed by ambulance to Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital but died.


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Coastal Bend Fishing Guidelines: 05.02.10
COASTAL BEND - Wade Fishing: Matt Anderson
Fishing along the jetties has really started to heat up. Use silver spoons or anything shiny on short steel leaders for Spanish mackerel. Look for the balls of baitfish scattering at the surface to signal feeding mackerel in the area. Also look for some nice jetty trout when the blue-green water moves in. I'd use either live shrimp under a lemon rig or soft plastics for the trout.
Matt is a member of Team Oso Hardcore Wade-fishing Club. Call 939-9830 or visit www.teamoso.com.
Rockport/Aransas Bay & northward; Capt. Jerry Lindsey
I'd start in the Hog Island flats area, anchored up and throwing finger mullet into the potholes for redfish. If the water is clear and the winds will allow, then drift and sightcast with purple/white soft plastics or gold spoons for reds. Or try drifting along the Lydia Ann Channel or Quarantine Shoreline for trout with red/white soft plastics in depths of 2 to 3 feet.
Contact Jerry at 557-1234 or www.hook-line.net.
Port Aransas/Aransas Pass; Capt. Mike Caserta
Fishing has been very good lately. For redfish, I would start on Dagger Island Flats. Just drift with your favorite soft plastic or I've had great success throwing a Russel Lure, but I replace the trebles with a single hook attached on the rear. Or try for reds, which we're catching on pin perch or shad. For trout, try the flats near the Ingelside Navy base, East Flat shoreline or the Portland shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay. Croakers are a good choice, but they're small right now.
Contact Mike at 790-6369 or www.reelfiddle.com.
Ingleside/Portland; Capt. Mark Lyons
Start out behind Dagger Island looking for redfish. Just anchor up and target the potholes with sea lice. Give it 20 minutes before moving. Or drift around with shrimp until you find fish and then anchor up. Also try for trout on the outside of Stedman's Reef near Fin & Feather Marina. If you can find croaker in a bait shop, use them. Otherwise use live shrimp or soft plastics.
Contact Mark at 318-1761 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Upper Laguna Madre/Baffin Bay; Capt. Spud O'Neal
I'd use live shrimp under a popping cork in depths of 3 to 4 feet for trout, black drum and redfish. Start in the Meadows and work your way northward along the King Ranch shoreline to the Pure Oil Channel, then work the shallow water back to the Intracoastal Canal. Croaker should be available in bait shops soon. I'd free line them along the seagrass lines and depth changes in the same areas. Be safe and courteous on the water and have fun.
Contact Spud at (361) 533-5988
Kayak Fishing; Capt. Sally Moffett
Shallow water anglers should target mid-calf depths with heavy seagrass for feeding fish. Tiny shrimp are on the move along with glass minnows and tiny crabs. And redfish are feeding on them during moving tides. Fly casters use small Clousers, shrimp or crab imitation flies in white, chartreuse or pink. Let your fly sink to the fish's feeding zone before stripping. Lure anglers toss small weedless/weightless soft plastics or eighth-ounce gold spoons. Or try topwaters such as a Super Spook, Jr. in bone, black or white/pink. Estes Flats and Mud Island have been holding good quantities of fish.
Contact Sally at (361) 205-0624 or www.captainsally.com.
Freshwater (Choke Canyon); Capt. Carroll Atkinson
Start the morning early in Possum Creek, working the rip-rap with shallow-diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Later, move above the Highway 99 Bridge on Possum Creek. I'd throw the same baits along the creek channel. Or pitch Texas-rigged plastics or jigs into the submerged grass beds and into the hardwoods along the creek. Also try spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and topwater frogs in the flooded grass and weeds.
Contact Carroll at (361) 215-0766 or email@example.com.
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A few months back I met one of my idols, the Immortal Hulk Hogan. So I thought I'd write down the orgasmic experience for all of you Hulkamaniacs. My friend, Booger and I saw an ad on TV where they were having a meet and greet with a few legends of wrestling down in St Louis. Seeing as both Booger and I are former backyard wrestling champions we thought it'd be a good idea to get down there and talk shop with some other wrestling champs. Problem was the tickets cost $300 and at the time we were both making pizzas for a living. But it was Hulk Hogan and we were going to try and sneak in. Plus, it was at a casino – the icing on the cake for a gambling addict like me.
We called up our buddy Andy (the former commissioner/ring announcer of our backyard wrestling promotion) and had him get us some tickets for the wrestling pay per view that was going to be happening the night after the meet and greet. So with tickets in hand we headed down to St Louis in hopes of rubbing shoulders with the greatest entertainer in the history of the world. The whole ride I kept thinking about when I won best costume one Halloween at Killarney's Irish Pub for my Hulk Hogan outfit. The main reason I won that night was because after 10,000 whiskey and cokes I thought it would be a super idea to rip my shirt off like Hulk Hogan used to do in the ring. Problem is I had pale man boobs and not the glistening chest of a Greek God like the Hulkster. Then I thought even further back about the 10 inch plastic toy of Hulk I had when I was kid. I used to take a magnifying glass to his nuts until I burned a hole through them. That's normal right?
So we get to the casino and go straight up to the meet and greet. The area is roped off and there were two security guards so we walk around acting like we're supposed to be there. We can see into the meet and greet and get a glimpse of some of the wrestlers but still haven't spotted Hogan. We sit around waiting; dead sober mind you, like a couple of 7 grade girls with Beiber-fever. Two sober, burly, adult, red headed, heterosexual life-mates waiting to get a glimpse of a man who spends most of his time in yellow underwear, a bandana and leather boots really makes you put your life into perspective.
At this point we are sitting right outside the conference room. It was me, Booger and two wrestling fans – a guy and a girl. This is rare to see a guy WITH a girl at a wrestling event so we were naturally intrigued and struck up some conversation. Pretty sure they ended up being brother and sister…but they gave off the feeling that they were having sex with each other. I could go on forever about this couple but that's for another blog.
So then the doors open to the conference room and we get a glimpse of a guy named Eric Bischoff. He's a pretty big name in the wrestling world; he used to be the guy who ran WCW, a now defunct wrestling show that aired on TNT. He was a dickhead but we got a picture with him. I looked him dead in the eyes and saw no soul like his eyes had nothing beyond them. It was surreal. It was probably the Xanax kicking in. His not mine, don't worry. So that gave us a little blood flow to the nether region but nothing compared to the rock hard chubs we were about to produce…
"Danny, Danny it's fucking Hulk Hogan," Booger shouted! Holy Shit! Holy Shit! Sure enough Hogan had to take a piss break during the event and we just happened to be right by the shitters.
"Hulk, can I get a picture?" We managed to yelp out like a couple pussies.
"Not now, brother, I gotta piss!" HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
Not only did Hogan call me "brother" but he told me he had to piss. Coolest conversation I've ever had hands down. So needless to say the Boogeyman and I were screaming like school girls, Boog best described it as the scene from Raising Arizona when John Goodman and that other dude are in the car screaming at the top of their lungs. Watch this link and you'll know how we felt. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmL4f8ZwYfU
We were invincible. Life had officially peaked. Or so we thought…
The event was coming to an end. All the trailer trash was oozing out of the conference room like a Dutch oven fart, each one with a picture and autograph in hand. We were pretty content with Hogan telling us he had to piss but we saw a small window of opportunity to try and meet him so we went for it. We snuck inside the conference center only to find it was a hallway outside the actual conference center. Fuck.
At this point we see Hulk again and he's surrounded by about ten locally hired bodyguards. Boogs and I happened to both be wearing black collared shirts and khaki's (we dressed up for the event because it was a huge fucking deal, ok?). Just our luck too, every single body guard was wearing the exact same thing we were. So I walked up the only black body guard (I'm down with the homies), "Yo what's good my man" I said in attempt to let this dude know I was one of the "cool" white dudes. I'm a fat Irishmen trying to act black. It's like 7 grade all over again (RIP Tupac). But luckily the jive talkin' worked. I proceeded to ask him if he cared if I got past him to deal with the next round of security guards to try and get a pic. At this point he made his $100 bucks to watch the door and he was ready to go smoke a blunt and eat a mayonnaise sandwich so he said "fuck it" and let us in. Can I go one blog without a stereotype?
I had tunnel vision and never even realized I left the Boogyman behind in a survival of the fittest attempt to meet the Immortal one. I look back and Boogy is literally running towards me. We were ten feet away at this point. He was a freak of nature. His features in his face were larger than life and his arms were like tree trunks. I went in first for the pic, "Hey brother can I get a pic?" I said in an attempt to sound like him. Man, I'm pathetic. Then Boog jumped in and it looked like he was going to faint. That's all we said. I had planned out everything I was going to say to him, tell him my life story, explain to him the story of burning his nut sack with a magnifying glass and tell him how I puked my brains out and woke up wearing red and yellow feather boas after Halloween circa 2005. But all I did was ask for a picture. What a pussy.
Oh yea, then Booger and I lost a combined $650 at the casino L If your keeping track that's $50 more than it would have cost to just buy a ticket to the meet and greet. Fuck my life.


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The objective of these tests was to investigate the hydrological properties important to repository performance:
The lower lithophysal unit has many fractures that are less than 1 meter in length, and lithophysal cavities ranging in size from 15 to 100 cm. Both the fracture and lithophysal cavity size and spacing vary significantly along the 5-meter drift walls over an 800-meter stretch within the same unit. Therefore the tests were conducted in 20-m-long boreholes at regularly spaced locations along the drift irrespective of (and unbiased to) specific features from fractures and lithophysal cavities.
A systematic approach was taken in order to gain an understanding of the "average" and the "statistical distribution" of the hydrological characteristics for the spatially heterogeneous unit.
Two criteria governed the design of the equipment system: automation and mobility. Because the field-scale measurements involving liquid flow in unsaturated rocks require continuous testing for periods of weeks to months, the control of test equipment was fully automated to allow the equipment system to be operated remotely with no human presence at the field site. The second criterion of mobility was achieved by designing all equipment needed for the systematic characterization as a complete unit to fit on flatbed rail carts. This design allowed the equipment system to be efficiently transported from one test station to another along the tunnel for testing in the regularly spaced low-angle boreholes.
Hydrologic characterization of the lower lithophysal zone of the Topopah Spring welded tuff zone (Tptpll) was performed in the ECRB Cross-Drift, using the systematic approach of testing at regular intervals. Analyses of data from several sets of tests were performed in 10 zones, using four low-angle boreholes. The results indicated that:
The systematic-testing data set was used for calibration of drift seepage models.


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OK, so kids are attached to computers almost from birth; why can't PARENTS teach their children financial responsibility, why does everything the kids learn have to come from a computer?
This seems like a great idea. Ive signed up and will test drive it with my teen twins and see if i can get them to save up for their games
We have used this service for a month. Not enough stores at first but seems to be getting better. Really want iTunes on this
Signing the kids up now... a virtual wish list will def make xmas shopping easier!! Wish I had this last year!


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Who needs Hollywood?
Internet chatrooms are a fertile resource for film-makers
Internet chatrooms are a fertile resource for film-makers
by Becky Hogge Published
When the screenwriter Josh Friedman wrote enthusiastically in his blog last year about the haplessly prosaic title of Samuel L Jackson's soon-to-be-released film Snakes on a Plane, he inadvertently started a ferocious, self-replicating internet trend, commonly known online as a "meme".
The film's moniker inspired such mirth online that soon early fans were uploading fake plots and spoof trailers on portals around the net. The abbreviated form of the title, SoaP, became accepted shorthand in discussion forums for the sentiment previously captured by the phrase "Shit happens".
Although the film had wrapped in 2005, it was reshot in March to meet the fans' expectations, surfing the virtual wave of anticipation to maximum effect. A competition to write music for the soundtrack followed, initiated by the studio in the online community TagWorld. The buzz has attracted substantial media attention months before the film's August release.
Film-making is already a highly collaborative endeavour. But "crowdsourcing" to the online masses, a term recently coined by Wired magazine, offers film-makers the opportunity to outsource anything from funding to distribution. Snakes on a Plane inadvertently stepped into this online energy field, but others have been alert to it for some time.
Robert Greenwald's US production company, Brave New Films, solicits donations from fans to create documentaries that might otherwise go unmade, such as Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism and Wal-Mart: the high cost of low price. Donors get their names in the credits, and enthusiasts apply to host screenings in their home town, bypassing the major studios that have historically had a monopoly on film distribution. It is a powerful model, especially in the context of US media hegemony.
But could this method work for a feature film? Despite its parallel life online, Snakes on a Plane remains the property of the Hollywood establishment. Yet the UK experiment A Swarm of Angels is embracing and extending Greenwald's model to produce the world's first truly collaborative film. Aiming to solicit £1m in £25 donations to make a cult movie, "because we are tired of films that are made simply to please film executives and sell popcorn", Swarm will give the first thousand donors (or "angels") the opportunity to make a creative input. They will use the same format as the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia to create scripts, with regular votes on the project's direction.
The notion of a film designed by a 1,000-strong committee sounds like every director's worst nightmare. But the point is the means, not the end. Whether A Swarm of Angels produces a blockbuster or a flop, it will have achieved its end if the process works. And whatever the result, surely it can't be as ridiculous as Snakes on a Plane.


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Aug. 2005
Light for Spanish Mackerel
Bluefish and Spanish mackerel lures. Got-Cha plugs (top) are a local favorite for pier anglers. Stingsilvers are preferred by surfcasters or boaters. Note the Uni-Knot loops and the monofilament leaders tied to each of the lures. Joe Malat photo
Spanish mackerel are warm weather visitors to the Outer Banks. They arrive at the southern end of the state in late spring, and meander northward along the entire Tarheel coast, following the warm water and are pursued by anglers throughout the summer.
These fast swimming, sleek, and silvery fish travel in schools. At times they can be finicky and difficult to catch, by free jumping out of the water, while steadfastly refusing to take a bait or lure. However, that is the exception rather than the rule.
Surf, pier, and boat anglers all have opportunities to catch the macks, but boaters have the advantage, and trolling is the most popular method of catching Spanish mackerel.
If the fish are interested in eating a lure, the best way to catch a limit is to adopt the strategy employed by most of the charter boat captains. Typically, they will troll a small Clark spoon, on a monofilament leader, usually 20 to 30pound test, and weight the lure with an in-line trolling sinker, from 3 to 6 ounces. Long leaders catch best. Ten feet is a minimum, and on some days it may be necessary to double that distance.
A fast trolling speed is necessary to entice these fast swimming fish. When the fish are holding close to the bottom, downriggers or planers allow for a more effective presentation of the lures. This can be especially true on very hot, calm days when the fish are active near the surface early in the day, but move deeper in the water column as the sun moves up in the sky.
That's the way to catch a lot of Spanish mackerel, but not necessarily the most fun. Dragging a 3-pound fish behind a six ounce trolling sinker or a planer is not my idea of a big time. I like to "lighten up," to let these fish show their stuff. My favorite outfit is 7-foot spinning rod and matching reel filled with 8-pound test monofilament line.
Spanish are an inshore fish and are readily available to anglers with a boat that can safely navigate the inlets. Most of my Spanish mackerel fishing is done around Oregon Inlet, and if the macks are my target for the day, I try to be launching my boat at first light. Of course, this means braving the onslaught of mosquitoes and no-see-ums at the boat ramp, but it's worth the torture!
The macks are most likely to show themselves early in the morning, while the ocean is calm. I usually run to the bridge and back off on the throttle as I approach the structure. Moving at a fast idle, I'll start to look for jumping or breaking fish, and birds working over feeding fish as soon as I pass the Oregon Inlet Bridge. More than once I have found fish within a couple hundred yards of the bridge.
When I see fish, I may idle up to the school, or maybe cut the engine and approach them with the electric trolling motor, until we are close enough to throw a lure to the fish.
Most often the macks are feeding on small silversides, so it's best to use a lure that will "match the hatch", such as a 1/2` to 3/4 ounce Hopkins, Kastmaster, a Bass Pro Shops Strata, or a Got-Cha type jigging lure. Got-Cha lures work well when the fish are deep in the water column, a situation that frequently occurs during the hot, sunny days of summer.
Macks have sharp teeth, but keen eyesight; unfortunately the security of a wire leader will discourage strikes. A few fish are lost when their razor sharp teeth slice through it, but eighteen inches of 20 to 25-pound test mono attached to the running line with a blood knot lets the small lure work naturally, plus the leader provides a "handle" to lift the fish into the boat.
These fish hit a lure like they mean it, and a 2 or three pound Spanish is a ball to catch on the light rod. They'll zip all around the boat in short, strong spurts. Once a school offish has been located, everyone on the boat often hooks up with the first cast. By the time all of the fish are boated, the school has sounded or moved away, so the hunting process starts all over again.
When the mackerel are breaking, free jumping, and showering bait, but refusing to eat an artificial lure, they will rarely refuse a live bait. It's impossible to fish with the little silversides the macks are usually eating, but a small finger size or smaller "mullet minnow" is hard for the macks to resist. I try to cast net a couple dozen mullet around the boat ramp, and throw them into the live bait well, "just in case".
Again, I use the light spinning rods, and rig a miniature live bait rig, similar to what we use for king mackerel. I might use one treble hook, a bronze finish, very small # 6 or a # 1 short-shank, bronze finish, single live bait hook. Wire is necessary here, since the macks often eat the entire bait, but I use only a few inches of single strand, bronze finish # 5 wire, attached to a short piece of 20 pound mono with a # 12 miniature black swivel. The live bait will not cast nearly as far as a lure, but adequate distance can be achieved with the light rods and line. If the macks don't go after the mullet immediately, they often smack it as it settles a few feet in the water.
I rarely keep more fish than my family can eat immediately, so I'm not interested in catching my limit of ten fish per day. The soft meat of Spanish mackerel is tasty when prepared fresh, especially on the grill with a lemon and butter sauce, but the macks do not freeze well, another reason not to load the boat with fish.
This summer, when the macks attack, stow the trolling outfits, break out the little rods, and "lighten up" to have a maximum amount of fun from these sporty little fish.
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Happy 1 week and 3 day anniversary !! Woo Hoo Hope you all had a great honeymoon!! Your wedding was gorgeous and the reception was a blast. Leigh and I had so much fun watching everyone dance and dress up for the photo booth. What a great idea!! I will keep you posted on you pics. Please call me with any questions you all may have. take care.
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I have to say Leigh and I couldn't stop smiling when we saw this gift. This truly might be the first wedding gift that a couple could really actually use and didn't just WANT. Way to go who ever gave this!!!! Hats off to ya!
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My brother, Aung a.k.a Zatlite, has started blogging yesterday after a few years of persuasion from me. He started off with twittering ,which was also the result of my persistent persuasion, and has been a good regular twitterer to date. Yesterday, he suddenly made himself a blog and now he's crazy about it.
His very first blog, "The private life of a badminton maniac", talks about all his passion on racquet sports, especially badminton and racquet breaking hobbies. I've posted some of his actions on the past Badminton games in this post and; photos and videos of his squash tournament here. (more…)
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Yesterday, I went to see my brother's squash game at Defence Club. There is this Fiji Bitter Squash Tournament going on here at Suva for this whole week – every evening after 5pm. My bro's game was supposed to be on Monday but his opponent didn't turn up so they postponed the game to Tuesday (yesterday). He played against one Indian man around 40+ (hmm I forgot his name) and was thrashed badly.
It was the very first squash tournament for my brother since he started playing squash a few months back. We use to play Badminton only and this year my bro started playing squash with some of his friends so he still has a lot to learn before he can compete in the tournament. Nevertheless, he signed himself up in B Grade thinking C Grade is for kids and he would do fine in B. Well the result was he got knocked down pretty badly; he wasn't really in his best form also and the opponent was quite experienced player who knows how to make him run around in court. So he lost his game and went into Plate pool and will be playing again today at Victoria Park. I guess I'll go watch again this evening.
Aung's very first squash game
One of the Ministers, Mr. Kenneth Zinck (and a few other big faces I sometimes see on TV), came to play as well, I'm not sure he came just to play for fun or was in the competitions as I couldn't stay long to watch his game. He was cheering his buddy's game quite loudly/actively. I was taking a few videos of the game and itching to take him as well but that would be awkward to directly shoot at him so I was waiting for his game but I left early and missed the game. I think he wanted his picture taken as well cos' he kept smiling at my way while cheering for his buddy (Ok may be just my thought) .
I know him as one of the most active sport lovers among Fiji Government Ministers especially on Rugby games. We are sure to see him cheering from the front row in almost every Rugby games, yelling and waving his things (the flag/the banners I mean) at the camera. LOL. So we normally search for him everytime there is a Rugby 7 game on TV. Quite a celebrity he is. I also remember him very well after seeing him wear Tweety Bird necktie on one of the interview sessions on TV. Quite a fashion for him. It was so funny to see a Minister wearing some childish necktie with big Tweety bird at the bottom. I guess it must have been a gift from his kids or something. But that was one of the unforgettable sights about him.
There were some players from Nadi and other towns participating in the tournament as well. I met 4 young guys from Nadi; their coach was pretty nice man who encouraging us to join their club and telling us about his 4 players. His son plays in A Grade and other 3 guys play in Bs. He was also coaching a Korean girl who lost in ladies game against a Fijian girl. He said he also will be playing in the competition but I missed his game.
Coaching a Korean Girl
The Game with a guy from Nadi
Well you see, I had some ulterior motives, it's not just watching my brother's game but I went there to check out some good looking players but turn out only the old men were there. The Nadi guys are quite cute but they're just too young, under 19. hehe Oh but there is this handsome organizer, I heard he's very good player and former Fiji representative or something. Aww but it's a pity he got ring on his finger haha. Nah I'm kidding, I just went there to cheer for my brother's first game and also getting some material for my blog (Ok there's still a motive behind but good motive).
Here are some more short videos I took: Two Games Mix + Score Sheet | Another Mix Game | Practice Games | Game Sheets
I'm going to watch the games today also at Victoria Park. One of our colleagues is playing in C grade and I'm sure more games to see today. They are having this tournament in 3 different places, Victoria Park, Merchant Club and Defence Club due to limited availability of courts in each club. Anyways, I hope I can watch some nice games this evening and hope that my brother and our colleague play well in their game also.
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I read this news, Going to school 'not compulsory', on BBC other day and am thinking about it since.
Parents in England are being reminded that they have the right to educate their children at home if they wish.
My school years were filled with memories and remembrances that would sink in for the rest of my life. I enjoyed everything about my school life. You can appreciate more once you finish school and getting away from school environment. People tend to say they hate schooling or studying and just want to get over with it but in reality every single one of us misses our school lives later in our life. My high school and Uni years are nothing extraordinary yet they are one of my treasured memories. I've never think of home schooling as any normal person's choice and I only understand those who home-school are to be:
Apart from those people, the average normal family should send their children to school and make the schooling (study at school) compulsory. After reading the article, I got some thoughts of my owe. What would I do in this case? What if I am a parent and am given a choice to either home feed the kid or send them to school? My answers are quite obvious and simple. If it's in any normal situations, I'll send my kids to school and never let them stay at home. If they don't want to go, I'll make them go. For the age of 1 – 18 they are in my control and for that they must act as I say. So go to school or ELSE!!!
These are some of the reasons they gave for home schooling.
- Distance or access to school
- Religious, cultural or philosophical beliefs
- Dissatisfaction with the system
- Bullying
- Short-term particular reason
- Child's unwillingness or inability to go to school
- Special educational needs
- Parents' desire for closer relationship with children
The article mentioned the pros only. What about the cons? My response to the above given pros would be :
Here are more of my thoughts on some quotes in the article.
It is the legal right of parents to educate their children at home if they so wish and the Department for Education and Skills supports the right of parents to make this choice for their children.
It's unspoken yet always there as one of the parents' rights. There is no need to emphasize that it is a legal right. But since it has been legalized, it is better for those who needs an acknowledgement.
It really is so heart-warming to families to have their choices recognized in this way.
Sometimes having too many choices make you go stray. You get confused what to choose. Sometimes I wonder why can't we all be given one best choice and just follow that? I always have a great difficulty making decisions. What if the one you choose is the wrong choice for you? You'll be regretted for the rest of your life. Too many choices make me go nuts!
But the authorities have no right to enter people's homes or make routine checks on children's progress.
Again, too much freedom can be very dangerous if it is being misused. In this case, how can one monitor the progress of a child?
"Children learn in different ways and at different times and speeds."
That is true, but IMHO they learn more in the presence of competitions and social interactions. They speed up their abilities in the presence of friendship and team work, provided that they are with a good peer group. Competition is a catalyst for personal improvement. Depending on how a person handles it, competition can either boost your goals or put you in misery and self depression. But for me, every competition is a good competition whether you win or lose. If you have the ability and strength to stand up for the competition then you are already a winner.
Home-schooled kid is like a little bug in a cocoon where he thinks the cocoon is the only world he know of and he exists around his little world.
# It restricts the social and mental development of your child. For eg. They might not know how to communicate with their peer group, how to handle different mind-sets.
# They lack social experiences such as school trips, parties, sports events etc.
# They most probably become a mommy/daddy boy, who don't know how to grow up and always sticking to the parents.
# Time management problems. No good concentration at home, you can never do something properly at home in one sitting cos' there is always too much distractions around.
Also there are some points that the article didn't explained on which I wonder over.
# What about the home-school course work compare to proper school curriculum?
# What would they do for the tests and exams?
# Who would decide whether those home-school kids are qualify for the level?
# Which grades or reports they show to enter universities? (what are the prove of their qualifications?)
# Who would design/decide on those grade reports ie. which grade to give them? (since the educators are the parents themselves and no interference from outside is allowed)
# Will the employers accept those home-feed kids as qualify people for the job?
and so on……….So, if you are given that kind of option to either send your kids to sch or home-sch, what would you do/choose? Now it's your turn. Let's think it through and share with me.
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Scenario: My mom checking out what I'm doing and curious about who my friends are.
Me: tap tap tap….
Mom: what are to doing?
Me: Chatting with Missy.
Mom: Are they your friends? (Looking at my gtalk friend list icons)
Me: yah
Mom: who is the one called D-A-D?
Me: huh? Who?
Mom: D-A-D
Me: LOL it's Dad!! Faygyi lay.
Mom: Oh, you chat with your father across the room too.
Me: You don't know who the person is in the photo?
Mom: well I can't see the photo properly.
Me: Yah yah that's Dad.
For some reason, I chat with my dad and brother on gtalk at home instead of go talk to them in person. Last time, I was asking something to my brother over gtalk then he started yelling from his room, why am I chatting him on gtalk instead of just ask him outside. My mom is the only one who doesn't use computer at home so I do the proper talking with her the most. At work too, all of us talk each other over gtalk even that person is sitting a few feet away from you. I guess I've been communicating with my laptop too much that I hardly ever need to do the real talking. These days I'm excessively using gtalk or emails for my communication purposes. Oh geez, what if I forget how to talk. haha that'll be interesting.
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Scenario: It's April the first and I'm cracking my head to think up some prank ideas to play on my friends. I asked for some help from my genius brother.
Me: "Phothar (his home name), we do some April fools. You got any idea?"
Bro: "You are the fool and it's April. Good idea huh?"
Me: (…..)
Lesson: Never to ask for help from a smart arse or you'll get yourself fooled.
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I've decided not to let Dad drive me to work when I'm late. Not that he drops me everyday. Most of the time I'm late for work so he goes off early himself and I take taxi every morning. He picks me up after work everyday though. Today Dad's on leave and offers to drive me to work. It's already 9am and I'm way late. He drives with 25km/hr on clear road and 20-15km/hr on junctions and a bit crowded road. 10min drive by taxi took about 20min with my dad. I can even take another nap on the way. He's just way over careful. If Dad drives on rainy days, the car would hardly move. hmm…I can't complaint too. I'm just being lazy arse waking up late all the time so just have to let it slide.
This is one of the reasons I still don't have my driving license. I got learners permit and started driving while I was in uni. I don't drive too fast but I'm fast on my Dad's radar. Also sometimes I'm a bit careless and don't look much, (hey I'm not that dangerous driver) so he would always yell at me whenever I'm driving for not looking, not signaling, fast driving and too jerky at turning points. It's just too noisy driving with him. So we had a bit of fight over my driving issues and I've decided not to drive anymore and only to drive when I get my own car. That would be ages for me to wait as I'm in no position to buy my own wheel.
But then Dad gets relax over my Bro and Sis driving. Come to think of, they are worse than me on driving but he doesn't complain much. I think the eldest are always to suffer the most as they are the first to get tested while parents adjusting themselves with new changes. Man that just sux being the eldest. Anyways…I'm still not driving and still waiting for the day to get my own wheel. sob sob*
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A conversation between me(May) and my bossy sis (Win). This time, we were on about sentence structure but the subject was twisted into – the Earthophic Foot.
May: hey, fix this sentence for me
I want to say, it touches me
how to say that in proper sentence?
"There is only once in my life I have a personal contact with them; ie. when I tried to plant some vegetable plants and dug up a few earthworms."
personal contact?? it sounded wrong.
Win: the 1st sentence-
"the one and only time I encoutered an earthworm was while digging soil for a vege plant.
It was my 1st and last association with an earthworm, as well as gardening".
May: The once and only time I encountered an earthworm was while I was digging soil for a vegetable plant. I cut them half in the process. The cut parts got twisted and jumped up on my foot; I run like hell and never dig the moist soil again. It was my 1st and last association with an earthworm as well as helping mom garden.
there that's good enough
Win: no!
May: thanks. no that's good
Win: "the one and only time I encoutered an earthworm was while digging soil for a vege plant. I managed to mame them with my spade. Their cut pieces twisted and turned, and ewwwwwww, came in contact with my delicate foot which reflexively carried me far away, really fast.
It was my 1st and last association with an earthworm, as well as gardening."
May: full of shit!
delicate foot! my arse LOL
Win: hey, much better than urs
ur delicate foot
May: ppl will laugh n think i'm stupid
delicate foot!!! LOL
Win: fine, just write nonearth-loving foot
May: sound stupid
Win: foot
May: yah foot is enough
Win: nono- earthophobic foot
May: LOL


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Crop plants could one day be protected against several viral diseases at once by viral 'sentinels' that live harmlessly within the plants but are specially primed to help combat invading viral pests.
John Antoniw and Ray White of the Institute of Arable Crops Research at Rothamsted in Hertfordshire are working with genetically altered plant viruses, called gemini viruses, which would lie dormant in plant cells except when 'enemy' viruses enter the cell. The gemini viruses are primed to latch onto the enemy virus, marking it so that an enzyme called RNase H can then destroy it. The enzyme would be produced by a foreign gene specially transplanted into the DNA of the plant cell.
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An old legend enters the modern age with FOX's new fall drama "Sleepy Hollow," from co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Fringe").
In the show, airing Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, Ichabod Crane ( Tom Mison, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen") is resurrected in the modern-day version of the town he once knew. As the trailer shows, someone else has awakened along with him: The Headless Horseman.
With a world on the brink of detraction, Ichabod must team up with a police officer ( Nicole Beharie, "Shame") to unravel a mystery that dates back to the founding fathers. Orlando Jones and Katia Winter round out the cast.
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Boozman: Farm Debate Will Go Past Month's End
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Congress will likely extend the current farm program through 2013 while it works on a compromise bill, Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Friday.
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Date posted: October 7, 2013
SHERIDAN — As part of Fire Prevention Week, Sheridan Fire-Rescue Department is hosting an open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 151 S. Scott St.
"Prevent Cooking Fires!" is the theme for this year's Fire Prevention Week. Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires.
Activities include fire station tours, a Junior Firefighter Combat Challenge, a live side-by-side burn demonstration that shows the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers, fire truck rides and kitchen safety tips.
Complimentary soft drinks, cookies and popcorn will be available.
Domino's pizza will be sold for $2 per slice.
Proceeds from the sale of pizza will go to the Sheridan Firefighter's Statue Fund to create a sculpture in honor of former fire department Capt. Ed Green.
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UTSA to test Giant Voice outdoor emergency notification system March 14
(March 9, 2012) -- The outdoor Giant Voice emergency notification system will be tested between 3:30 and 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 14 at the UTSA Main Campus. UTSA community members and visitors who are outdoors on the Main Campus will hear periodic voice announcements and electronic tones and should not be alarmed.
On March 14, five outdoor siren towers will be tested individually and simultaneously. Recent upgrades to the Giant Voice system include new buildings outfitted with the speaker system and a new siren tower in the parking lot adjacent to the south parking garage.
"Our number one goal is safety for the UTSA community and campus visitors," said Lorenzo Sanchez, UTSA director of emergency management. "We test the notification system periodically so that we can be certain it will operate properly in case of an emergency when seconds count. We thank everyone for their patience as we conduct these important tests at the UTSA Main Campus."
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To date, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has won more than 15 awards and has beenheralded as one of the most anticipated new titles in 2007 by nearly a dozenpublications.
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UTSA men's golf announces 2014-2015 schedule of 14 matches
(June 19, 2014) -- UTSA head men's golf coach John Knauer has announced his program's 2014-2015 schedule. The slate is highlighted by a pair of annual home tournaments and trips to at least five states.
The Roadrunners will play five fall events beginning with a trip to Hattiesburg, Miss., for the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate Sept. 8-9. UTSA then will compete in the Mark Simpson-Colorado Invitational Sept. 29-30 at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
The Birds will head to Vestavia Hills, Ala., for the Jerry Pate National Invitational on Oct. 6-7 and to Bryan for the Sam Houston State/Rice Miramont Invitational on Oct. 13-14 before closing out the fall campaign at Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational on Oct. 24-26 in El Paso.
UTSA opens its spring slate by hosting the 16th annual UTSA Oak Hills Invitational on Feb. 9-10 at Oak Hills Country Club. The Roadrunners then will play three straight road tournaments starting with the Bayou City Collegiate Championship on Feb. 20-22 at the Golf Club of Houston, the annual site of the PGA TOUR's Shell Houston Open. UTSA also has dates scheduled for March 9-10 at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette and March 13-14 at the Border Olympics in Laredo.
The Birds will host the sixth annual Lone Star Invitational at Briggs Ranch Golf Club on March 23-24 before traveling to Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Wyoming Cowboy Classic on April 6-7 at Talking Stick Golf Club.
The Conference USA Championship is tentatively scheduled for April 26-28 at a site to be announced later this summer. Six NCAA Regionals will be held on May 14-16 and the NCAA Championship is slated for May 25-30 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
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Self-selection bias in estimated wage premiums for earnings risk
Empirical Economics: a quarterly journal of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna , Volume 37 - Issue 2 p. 271- 286
This note develops a simple occupational choice model to examine three types of selection biases that may occur in empirically estimating the premium for uncertain wages. Individuals may select themselves into risky (wage-uncertain) jobs because they have (1) lower risk aversion, or (2) lower income risks, or (3) higher individual ability. We show that (1) gives no bias, (2) biases the OLS estimate of the risk-premium in a wage regression upward, and (3) yields a bias that analytically may be positive or negative, but empirically is more likely to be negative if our occupational choice model is correct.
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Jacobs, B, Hartog, J, & Vijverberg, W.P.M. (2009). Self-selection bias in estimated wage premiums for earnings risk. Empirical Economics: a quarterly journal of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, 37(2), 271–286. doi:10.1007/s00181-008-0231-0