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Admittedly, my biggest question while watching the premiere of Arrow last night was: Why do they keep making Stephen Amell wear shirts? But we assume that mystery will never be fully resolved, so instead, we turn to the kinds of questions that the CW's newest superhero series might actually answer. Or maybe, those of you who aren't stereotypical girly girls like myself and have actually read the Green Arrow comics already know the answers and can fill us in — assuming the show sticks to the source material. Here goes:
1. Will we ever be free of the show's terrible voiceover? Seriously, it only reiterates the things we can already gather just by watching the show, and it's SO AWKWARD. Crossing fingers that was just a pilot thing.
2. Did Oliver's dad know they were going to wreck on this island? It sure seemed like they had that emergency raft ready pretty quickly — especially given how fast the water sucked up Sarah. And if they were expecting it, why didn't they pack more water?
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text: The Growlanser Generations wiki last edited by ThunderSlash on 08/22/14 03:06PM View full history OverviewGrowlanser Generations is Working Designs' PS2 collection of Growlanser II and III and was the last game published by the company before it closed its doors in 2005. The collection also marked the first time a Growlanser title had been localized into English which was later followed by Growlanser: Heritage of War and Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time.Working Designs ExtrasThe US versions of Growlanser II and Growlanser II had many alterations that were added by Working Designs. These additions included a newly added Auto-Battle feature, the ability to switch voice acting on or off for specific characters, and Working Designs' trademark extras such as dub outtakes.The Deluxe PackageA deluxe version of Growlanser Generations was released that was packaged with several pieces of Growlanser merchandise created by Working Designs. This included a Growlanser analog watch, a ring/chain with storage pouch, a set of Growlanser playing cards, and a soundtrack featuring 20 arranged tracks. The deluxe edition with all its extras, and the copy of the game itself, retailed for about $90 when it was initially released.

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More stills from "The Impossible"
It's Oscar nominations day tomorrow, so I think we'll all be keeping our fingers crossed to hear Naomi's name announced as a Best Actress nominee!
In anticipation of tomorrow's big announcement, I've added some beautiful new stills from The Impossible. Having now seen the film, I can tell you that no stills, interviews or reviews can do Naomi's performance, or the film, justice – the film felt so authentic, and Naomi's performance was just heartrending and emotional, and is the kind that will stick with me for a long time. She showed again what a master she is at acting with her eyes, and this was her best performance (and film) since The Painted Veil, in my opinion. The film is not easy to watch, but it is so worth it. So let's hope it gets some rewards from the Academy tomorrow.
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Leadership On Demand: Student Organization Development
Leadership On Demand is a student-led facilitation team providing support to the NSU undergraduate student organizations. Leadership On Demand works directly with student leaders and their organizations to facilitate discussions to elevate student organizations to the next level. Leadership On Demand facilitators have identified areas they believe will be of support to organizations – but are always open to additional topics! Leadership On Demand conducts presentations that are open to the community and can also directly come to an organization to do a facilitation session.
See the list below regarding the areas where they can lend a fin! Presentation topics include:
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We are always looking for additional student facilitators. If you are interested in joining Leadership On Demand, click here for application information.
If you are interested in utilizing Leadership On Demand for your organization, please refer to OrgSync for more information.
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Recruitment and Retention—Thursday, January 15, 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Warm With Storm Chances For Mother's DayMay 10th, 2014 at 6:52 pm by Pamela Gardner under Colts Forecast, Weather
Temperatures are in the 70s with a mostly sunny sky. We did have a few showers in southern Indiana, but they have dissipated according to Forecast 8 VIPIR. Overnight we could see an isolated t-storm. Most of us should stay dry with temps in the upper 50s and lower 60s.
Sunday's temps warm up even more into the upper 70s and lower 80s. We have scattered storms and showers in the forecast all day long for Mother's Day. There should be plenty of breaks in between the rain, but still keep an eye on the radar as you venture out.
Temps stay warm in the lower 80s for Monday. We cool into the lower 70s on Tuesday. Then the rest of the week will be in the 60s. Rain chances continue into Monday and Tuesday, with Tuesday giving us the best chance for numerous showers and storms along a cold front. Left over rain moves through for Wednesday.


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TT with HD: Nancy Shore
[Ed. note: The deadline for registration for the
Food Sculpture
Competition discussed below is 12 October 2006. Deadline for entry is 20 October 2006. Still plenty of time
for someone to excecute the photomosaic concept, conceived by HD right on the teeter totter, and described
NS: I like posing funny for pictures ... ... ...
HD: That should be enough to choose from.
NS: I'll let you select which one you most prefer. I often look at my pictures and I have no idea that it's me, because I always look different from the perception I have of myself, so that's how it goes.
HD: I often hear people say that about a sound recording of themselves, but not so often, It doesn't look like me!
NS: I guess because if you look at yourself in the mirror, it's a different image than you get looking a yourself with a camera.
HD: Ah, right. I guess also with moving pictures--at least when I've seen myself on video--it's been a little alarming to realize, Oh my god, I've got mannerisms!
NS: Yes, you don't ever want to have that. You want to go?
HD: Is this working out for you?
NS: This is great. Whee!
HD: Well, I wanted to start by asking you about this Food Sculpture Contest that SOS Community Services ...
NS: ... oh, so you've heard about it?
HD: Yes. And my gut reaction is that it seems to fly in the face of everything that you learn from your mother, namely, you know, Don't play with your food. But as best I understand, the basic rule is, you can't ruin the food for consumption?
NS: Exactly. It's really just a way to get people to think creatively about doing something to benefit the community. I just thought it would be fun to merge some sort of art and creativity with awareness of hunger. We had kind of stopped doing a lot of events at SOS, and a lot of the reason was because it takes so much energy by staff. So my previous boss, who just left, said, Hey, why don't we make it a virtual event? Then people can do it in their own place, they can also do it there, raise awareness there, and then we can collect all the food. It would serve double purposes. So far, people have been really excited about it.
HD: So a lot of submissions already?
NS: I've got about three. But we went to EMU and U of M, to their community resource fairs, and at both places they seemed very excited about it. So we will see.
HD: So it's intended more for larger groups who're going to assemble a whole bunch of food into a sculpture, as opposed to just some guy like me saying, Hey, what have I got in the pantry that I can make something out of?
NS: I think it was geared towards larger groups, but anybody can participate. I like to think of an idea and see if it works, then afterward evaluate it and get an idea of what worked and what didn't. So I'm just seeing how this handles itself and seeing how it pans out. Obviously, there is some planning involved. We have to figure out how are we going to get all the food to SOS, once everybody has done their sculptures. What size photos do we want people to submit? And all of those things have been worked out, but as far as the general idea, I'm not completely 100 percent sure how it's going to work. So we'll just see.
HD: I was trying to think of what I would do as a submission, and I have to say, I was just getting nowhere.
NS: Really?
HD: Well, I think it was the fact that you have to keep the food intact, you can't ruin the food, and where my mind went immediately was, Get a big block of cheese and carve like a big bear or a rabbit or something. But you'd be wasting all the cheese that you cut away, and it wouldn't be in the spirit of the contest.
NS: Well, here's where you needed to think outside the can! You can bring in anything, you could go to a craft store, you could go to Kiwanis, and grab stuff and put it in there, it doesn't matter, as long as the food is intact. You could get any other sort of objects in the whole universe and just slap it on your sculpture.
HD: So it's fine to bring in non-food elements.
NS: Yeah, sure!
HD: Well, when you just said to think outside the can, it occurred to me, I thought, if you had enough cans, you could do a pointillist [Ed. note: a photomosaic seems to be what HD is actually describing] kind of deal, where you select the cans for different products in a judicious way depending on their labels, and stack them up against a wall, so that they cover a full wall, and it would form a portrait if you stood far enough away from it ...
NS: ... so it'd be like a Chuck Close sort of thing? Is what you're thinking?
HD: Yeaaah, is that an artist who does pointillist stuff?
NS: Yes. I saw him at a Seattle Museum of Modern Art a while ago. He does these huge portraits of people, and if you look really close, he'll do things like use his thumbprint, or he'll do little spirals. So up close, that's all you'll see is this collection of little spirals, but the more you step back, or if you take off your glasses, you can see the entire picture. It's amazing, because it looks really realistic. It looks like a real photograph, but it's just thumbprints or little swatches of color.
HD: How much time is there left to submit for the contest?
NS: The submission deadline for a photograph is October 20th, so you've still got about two weeks.
HD: But you have to register before then, right?
NS: That would be good, because we have a registration packet that has all the details, so we would like people to register at least a week prior-to. I believe that's the 12th [of October 2006] would be the registration deadline. So that we can make sure everybody knows what size photograph they need to send us, how the whole process works. It's got some ideas for how to do a food drive if somebody wants to have a food drive and it also has information on SOS.
HD: You know, I've suddenly become enamored of this pointillist idea. It's not something I remotely have the ability to execute, but maybe somebody at the School of Art and Design, some student who needs a project or something.
NS: And I have gotten an agreement from Judy McGovern of the Ann Arbor News to put pictures of the winners in the Ann Arbor News, so she is all over that.
HD: So when is that going to run?
NS: Whenever Judy decides! But after the contest is over and we've determined the winners. Which we will probably do the week after all the submissions have come in, because you know there's always one or two that trickle in. I'm hoping that pretty soon after that she'll put the photos in the Ann Arbor News.
HD: So how does that work? Do you write a letter to Judy McGovern, saying, Hey we have this thing, can you put something in? Or is it a phone call or what's the strategy there?
NS: Well, I'm the PR person for SOS, so this is definitely part of my job and oddly enough we have a board member, Peri Stone-Palmquist, who used to be a reporter with the Ann Arbor News, ...
HD: ... ah, so you have a connection there ...
NS: ... so she can tell me what to do. But most every Ann Arbor News reporter that I've ever dealt with is really accessible by either calling them on the phone or emailing them, and I often do both. With Judy, I actually met with her one day. She was very open to coming out and hanging out at Sweetwaters. We had a really good conversation, and that all arose out of me just calling her on the phone and saying, Hey, I have this idea. That's a fun experience, if you ever have an idea for a story for the paper, just calling up the editor and saying, Hey, I have this story! You get a real rush out of that, because you never know what they're going to say, and the fear of rejection is very strong. But there's just something about being able to do that and having them be interested in it that's just very exciting.
HD: Well, back to the food sculpture contest, the other thought I had--because, I just had Eileen Spring as a guest on the teeter totter--and ...
NS: ... oh, yes, from Food Gatherers, that's cool ...
HD: ... right, from Food Gatherers. So with the food sculpture contest, you're doing something that, in a sense, I would normally associate with Food Gatherers. You know, Doesn't Food Gatherers take care of all the food gathering in the county?! I guess part of what I'm wondering is why there's a need for SOS Community Services to collect its own food, and is there any sense of competition between SOS and Food Gatherers on that level?
NS: That's a really good question. We actually get a lot of the food for our food pantry that's in Ypsilanti from Food Gatherers. What we actually do is purchase it from them at a reduced cost. Almost eighty percent of the food that we get, comes from Food Gatherers. And the reason I'm doing this event in addition, is that SOS, as an organization, wants to make a name for itself in the community, wants people to say, Hey, this is SOS! And one of the ways I was thinking of getting people to know about us was to think about different areas that we focus on. And this fall, I thought, we should focus on hunger and talk about issues of hunger. Our newsletter, the theme for it, is hunger and it's related to family homelessness. But in terms of competition, that's a really interesting question as far as the non-profit community around here, because Ann Arbor is small ...
HD: ... sorry. The reason I stopped is not because I'm trying to keep you up there in the air, I'm just trying to get situated so I can stretch out my legs [laugh] ...
NS: ... oh that's totally fine, not a problem. But there are definitely two ways you can look at non-profits in any area, I feel like. In terms of, There's a little pie, and we've all got to find our little piece of that pie, and if we start going over into somebody else's piece, we're going to have to start scrambling for that pie. Or there's another idea which is, There is one pie, so why don't we make another pie, and another pie, and another pie, so that we can all have more resources. And I would much rather think about it as, We're all part of a pie and we want to create more pies so that we can have more resources for all of us. So one of the things I actually did for my newsletter, is I interviewed Eileen Spring, who just did a hunger study that I'm sure she talked to you about in the teetering she did with you. So if I had more time and more expertise, if I do this event [Food Sculpture Contest] again, probably I would want to bring in Food Gatherers, I would want to bring in some other organizations that do food and make it a larger event. So I wasn't doing this as if nobody else is around, we're just going to do this for ourselves. It was just an event that seemed really interesting and exciting to me. I would like to see more partnerships and ensure that we're not all trying to compete for the same pie and the same money. Because I know there's been some issues with the Washtenaw Housing Alliance in terms of how to how all those different executive directors who are in all those different organizations work together, ...
HD: ... that Housing Alliance was something I wanted to talk to you about as well, sort of in the general spirit of competition among non-profits and coordinating efforts. You know, whether that's, in fact, something that non-profits in general want to do. And maybe it's not the best thing for them to do. I mean, it sounds on the surface, like, Oh, yeah, you can just put all of those under an umbrella organization and, you know, they're all doing basically the same thing, yeah, that'll be more efficient! But in fact, there may be very good reasons why there's all these different non-profits in certain areas serving very specific needs. It first appeared as an issue to me, when I was watching this City Council meeting where there were community service dollars being allocated--I forget exactly the name of the committee, but I think it was Stephen Rapundalo who was the Council Member on that committee--and the recommendation was one where some groups that had received money in the past didn't receive money this year. So there was a fairly intense discussion about why that was, and whether that was appropriate. And one of the comments that was made was along the lines of, Well, you know, a lot of these non-profits, they could benefit from consolidation anyway! And I thought to myself, Hmmm, yeah, I wonder how those non-profits who are not getting any money this year from the City really feel about that as a proposal.
NS: What's really challenging about that is that every non-profit has its own origin story ...
HD: ... and a certain mystique as well ...
NS: ... they have a certain mystique, a certain way they like to do things, and a certain culture, just like any organization. Each one has their own executive director, so that even becomes a huge problem if you consolidate. Are you going to have co-executive directors? That would be very interesting, given that a lot of executive directors I know around here, they're big personalities, they lead with a vision, and it would be hard for them to consolidate.
HD: And maybe part of the reason the non-profit succeeds at what it's doing is because of the force of the personalities of a couple of key individuals.
NS: I think it is really tricky. I don't think that there is one magical utopia, where we're all working together and holding hands, singing Kum Ba Yah, all the non-profits together. In this day and age, the way the economy is, the way that federal dollars are, a lot more non-profits have to behave like businesses. And businesses don't necessarily work together. They're all trying to win out so that you make sure to buy their product. And I think that sometimes non-profits have to start thinking about that. I know we're talking a lot more about, How do we be innovative? How we do we carve out a name for ourselves? And I think that's great, but I think that non-profits are different from businesses, they do have something different in that we are serving a client, say a homeless client, rather than trying to get somebody to buy our product. So we not only have to make sure that we're providing the best possible services to clients, we also have to deal with this issue of our volunteers and our donors, and how we make sure to create an image that's interesting to people, a brand they might like, but at the same time we can't be cutthroat and nasty to other organizations that are doing the same kind of work that we are. So it's a real interesting challenge. Something that SOS is starting to talk about in the community is this model of doing housing called Housing First. And our executive director is going out to other organizations-- to present at the Washtenaw Housing Alliance, he's talked to Ann Arbor Community Fund--and what it is trying to do is, rather than trying to get somebody into a family shelter, and then find transitional housing for them, and then trying to find a permanent place for them to live, it's actually getting them into a permanent affordable first and then wrapping services around them ...
HD: ... this is a part of the Service Standards or is it the Blueprint?
NS: This is some part of the Blueprint to End Homelessness, if that's what you're referring to, ...
HD: ... yeah, there's the Blueprint, but I thought there was also a part of that that involved Service Standards ...
NS: I'm not as familiar with that. I just know that we're starting this model and we're bringing it out to the community. It's a new way that we're doing things, but that doesn't mean that everybody is on board with us, because it is SOS trying a new thing. It is a way for us to differentiate ourselves from other organizations. And I think there's always going to be some tension around that.
HD: So this is not a Washtenaw Housing Alliance program?
NS: Nope. It's an SOS program, we're trying to do our own pilot of it. But SOS is a part of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance.
HD: Got it.
NS: It's all kind of interconnected and confusing, but we are starting to initiate a new pilot project to look at the way that we do housing, to do it differently. Some of it is in response to the federal government, which continues to slash dollars for homeless resources, which continues to slash dollars in general, and we're trying to look at ways to diversify our resource base. Because right now, we get a lot of money from the federal government, and it would be a lot easier if we could partner more with other organizations and businesses and individuals to provide our resources, so that we could be more flexible. Anyway, I'm talking technical jargon now.
HD: You've been appointed recently to the AATA board. I read somewhere that you 'applied'. Do they actually have an application process, do they have a form, ...
NS: ... yes! ...
HD: ... do you have to write an essay?
NS: I have a friend who works at the AATA, and he said, Hey, all these people are leaving, you might want to apply. So I just sent an email to John Hieftje, I said, Hey, John, this is what I'm interested in! This was two weeks before the election, so he didn't get back to me, and he didn't email me ever. So I was wondering what was happening, and I ended up having to look on the website for the City and then called them. You have to do this whole application, you have to give them a resume in order to apply, so it took me a while to get all my stuff together ...
HD: ... but that doesn't sound so unreasonable.
NS: I guess, it just seemed like, I just want to do it! So just let me! But you're right, probably a process is good. So I completed their application form and the resume, then mailed it off. And then a couple of weeks later, Tom Gantert, from the Ann Arbor News called me and said, Oh, it sounds like you're going to be on the board of the AATA. And this had been the first time that I had heard that!
HD: So there was no communication between the City and you between the time you submitted your application and the time that Tom called you?
NS: Yes. Which was interesting. I don't know quite what happened. I was expecting that someone would call me and say, Hey, you're on the AATA Board! But somehow the Ann Arbor News had heard before I did. And then somebody called me who said they had been referred to me because I was an AATA Board member--somebody from Webster Township telling me their issues ...
HD: ... so you were fielding client calls before you knew for sure you were named to the Board?
NS: But eventually Greg Cook called and told me what was going on. And I actually called the mayor's office and I got a letter and it was all very formal. But it was odd, the series of events, in terms of how I knew. But yes, I will be going to my first meeting ...
HD: ... middle of this month, right?
NS: Yes, my first Board Meeting is in a couple of weeks in the middle of October.
HD: Will they swear you in at that meeting?
NS: No, I have to go to the City to do my oath. So yes, I am on the AATA Board. It will be very interesting. I've never served on any board before.
HD: That's a nice lead-in to a topic I wanted to explore with you. Judy Rumelhart was quoted in the paper ...
NS: ... yes ...
HD: ... as saying something along the lines of, The problem with Ted Annis [AATA Board Member] is that he doesn't know how to be a good board member.
NS: Yes, yes, oh, gosh.
HD: Without putting you in a position of asking you to evaluate Ted Annis' performance as an AATA Board Member, what you makes you think you know how to be a good board member?
NS: Well, what I put in my application for the Board was that I'm in a unique position because not only am I a professional who could choose to drive a car-- who wants to go on the bus, who takes the bus all the way from Ann Arbor over to Ypsilanti--I'm also in an organization where I deal first-hand with people who the bus is their only form of transportation, they have no other way to get around. So I can see what it's like from what I see as these two market segments that the AATA is trying to develop a message to. Which is, the young professionals who could drive their cars, but you want to get them to get on the bus, or people who are disabled or very low income who have no other choice than to be on the bus. I felt like that would be a good way for me to bring in those voices. Because as I subsequently read on ArborUpdate, after they had announced that I was a Board member and that I ride the bus, hardly any of the other AATA Board members actually use the bus.
HD: I think Eli Cooper does the Park and Ride, and on Fridays sometimes he bicycles in.
NS: Okay, well that's good.
HD: Yeah, it's good when people who are involved in making decisions about an organization at least at some point actually use the services. So anything else on your mind today, other than the fact that it is really just a gorgeous day?
NS: It is a gorgeous day. Let me think for a second. I was going over in my mind, things I could talk about when I came over here ...
HD: So did you walk over, or ...
NS: I biked over. I biked from a class. I took an InDesign class today, so I learned how to do InDesign for my work.
HD: How'd that go?
NS: It was great, it was fun. It was a very interesting class. I really like working with technology and doing the graphic-y technical stuff on top of most of my job, which is talking to people and being very interactive.
HD: So you'll be producing the newsletter using InDesign.
NS: Well, now I'll have an idea of what I'm doing instead of pretending, because I've used it before and I didn't know what I was doing. Something else that a lot of people probably don't know, because we don't have the same last name, my husband is Chuck Warpehoski, and he is the director for ...
HD: ... Interfaith Council ...
NS: ... yeah, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. So we are kind of tag-team non-profit people that actually live in Ann Arbor. We've been here for four years. I worked at Zingerman's for a year when I moved here, so I had a good Ann Arbor experience initially coming to this community, and actually meeting people who are from Ann Arbor and who have lived in Ann Arbor all their lives, which is very rare.
HD: So what'd you do for Zingerman's, if I may ask?
NS: I was a Deli staff person!
HD: So you actually made sandwiches?
NS: No, I took orders, and I worked on the cash register, and tried to get people to buy things.
HD: Did you memorize the menu, you had to have some facility with the sandwich menu?
NS: I knew every single sandwich, I did.
HD: So if I were to quiz you right now ...
NS: ... oh, that would be way too hard, because, you know, if you don't use it you lose it. But I actually have a very good place in my heart for Zingerman's. My husband and I now live on the far west side, so we can walk to the Roadhouse, which we only do so often, because, yes, prices are high. So we're not able to do that very often.
HD: Yeah, I don't know if they still have this item on the menu, or if it's priced the same, but when they first opened, I saw a menu that had Biscuits & Gravy for like 17 bucks. You know, Biscuits & Gravy is one of my favorite meals, but I'm not going to pay 17 bucks for it, I don't care who made it or what the ingredients are.
NS: I think my basic philosophy, and the thing that I think is very important in our community, is eating locally, and eating good food, eating not-processed food, eating close to the food chain, trying to make things from scratch. I think Zingerman's really tries to do that. But there's also this other level of extreme foodie-ism: you want the best of this, so if you have to get it from somebody who's going to charge you a very high price, then that's okay. So I'm up and down about that. Because I definitely like to support local businesses ...
HD: ... [laugh] I'm sorry, I'm laughing at the 'up-and-down' phrase ...
NS: ... well, we're going up and down! But if I could, I would probably shop more at Zingerman's than I do, but it's just not necessarily a possibility.
HD: So you rode your bike over? I didn't hear you come up. Where'd you put the bike?
NS: It's just right beside your house. I actually got into Mulholland and then I just walked down, so I could cool down a little bit, too. This is the problem with biking sometimes, is that you might be nice and cool on the outside, but you get really hot on the inside, so you have to find a way to cool yourself down.
HD: Hmm, maybe that's a tip you could post to Scott Ten Brink's CarFree Ann Arbor. Get off your bike and walk the final 200 meters ...
NS: ... just to cool yourself down a bit. I love it, though. I try to bike all year round, because I really like biking.
HD: What kind of bike do you have?
NS: It's just a Trek Hybrid, and it's actually getting sort of old, so I might get a new one. But it has fenders on it, which are completely essential for any commuting where you want to wear regular clothes or professional clothes and not get that strip up your back. And I try to walk as much as possible, so I'm actually interested in tonight, they're going to do the non-motorized plan presentation.
HD: You going to that?
NS: I'm planning on going. As a member of the AATA Board, but also I'm very interested in overall how to make Ann Arbor more pedestrian-friendly. Especially because I live right over by Westgate and I can walk to Westgate from my house, but that doesn't mean that it's a nice walk. There's no sidewalks, it's not made for people to walk. It's ridiculous, because there's all those residential houses over there. Or over at Arborland, I would be really afraid to walk over there, because it's just a sea of cars. But I think it's possible, especially with the bus system, to have a lot of people do that.
HD: When you attend this meeting tonight, assuming your plans aren't interrupted by something else, you're going to be there in at least two different guises, one as an ordinary citizen who cares about non-motorized issues, as an Ann Arbor Transit Authority Board Member, and I guess maybe even as an SOS Community Services staff person. Have you thought about that specifically, that you're going to be appearing in these various guises and do you think that might represent any particular challenge?
NS: I don't know. This is new for me, these different guises. It's kind of funny because not many people really, I think, have any idea who I am. So I can still be kind of mysterious for a while, in terms of coming to something and people don't necessarily identify me. Like if I see Susan Pollay somewhere, it's not just Susan Pollay, Ann Arbor resident, it's Susan Pollay, the DDA Director and that's going to come with all sorts of things. I think the big thing that I always have to keep in mind is what I'm interested in as an upper-middle class professional person, and also what are the needs of people who can't afford to live in Ann Arbor and don't have access to a car, what are the needs of those individuals? I think especially in Ann Arbor, because we have a high proportion of middle-class, well-spoken, college-educated people, that's a lot of time the voice that gets heard in development issues or in issues involving pedestrians ...
HD: ... and those well-spoken voices around here can also be very loud and passionate sometimes.
NS: Right. But if you've ever been to say, like an Ypsilanti Council meeting, that was just the wildest experience for me, because I went there when they started talking about cutting the bus service. If you go to Ann Arbor City Council, they all have their lap tops and you have all these nice suits and everybody's pretty polite--I mean you have the occasional screaming, yelling public commentator--but at the Ypsilanti one, we had to move it to the Senior Center, and it was all kind of jumbly, and people just got up and screamed and yelled and it was very much wilder, I guess. So I don't know if that's indicative of the different feels of the different cities ...
HD: ... did that feel more like democracy to you?
NS: It felt more like democracy, and it also felt it just felt more like a community. People were talking about, Let's all do this together, and all we need to do is come together as a community, and we can fix this!
HD: I saw a similar contrast in the Ypsivotes mayoral debates. I don't remember the name of the building, but it was over on the EMU campus, and a huge cavernous room that was filled with probably 300 or 350 people. So it was quite a boisterous crowd, I mean, not boisterous, people were polite, but I'm just saying that there was a palpable energy in the room. As contrasted with the Ann Arbor City Council debates that were sponsored by the League of Women Voters televised on CTN, where it was all very slick and produced, and I think there was a audience in the studio, but you couldn't really tell it from the presentation on the TV screen.
NS: How long have you lived in Ann Arbor?
HD: I think it's 9 or 10 years.
NS: Because I just wonder, there's a lot of talk about what's going on with Ann Arbor and how a lot more people are moving to Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti is a kind of funky cool place to live. But from many people that I've talked to, who have lived in Ann Arbor for a while, they say this is what Ann Arbor used to be like and that Ypsilanti is now what Ann Arbor used to be. Which is saddening to me, because Ann Arbor is one of the only places where I've ever found a strong sense of community. I mean we bought a house here and we're probably not moving for a while and ...
HD: ... so where did you and Chuck come from?
NS: I am from Maryland originally, but I haven't been there since high school.
HD: The coasty part of Maryland or up toward the mountains part?
NS: The suburban part. I am from no-culture suburbia D.C. Maryland. And I went to Grinell College in Iowa, a small liberal arts college, that's where I met Chuck. Chuck is from northern Wisconsin. So that's where we converged. We were in Madison for a summer then did a year of volunteer service in D.C. And then we said, We don't really want to live in a big urban city like D.C. Hey, we've heard good things about Ann Arbor, we've heard it's a lot like Madison ...
HD: ... so where did you hear these things?
NS: I don't remember. Probably from people living in Madison that talked about Ann Arbor. And I wanted to go to school. At one point I thought I would want to go back to social work school after I graduated. So we moved to Ann Arbor, we didn't know anybody, we didn't have jobs, we didn't have anything lined up, it was rough the first couple of weeks, but ...
HD: ... so you just arrived in a moving van, without an address of a place to stay??
NS: Well, we came one weekend before, and found an apartment to live in, on West Hoover, right over by the stadium. That was a fun place to live for three years, because every time there was a game, it was inundated, which was actually really fun. And it got us to be interested in football.
HD: So are you now still interested in football? You follow the team?
NS: We do!
HD: Yeah, so what do you think of the zone blocking scheme the offense is ...
NS: ... see, now that, I'm not going to [be able to] answer. I watch the games and we listen to them. Actually we usually listen to them, because I like the Ticket 1050, even though those guys can be maybe a little more conservative than my bent, in terms of talking about the troops and stuff during the game. I do like their color commentary. So yes, I follow it. My dad was a big sports person when I was growing up, so I used to watch a lot of baseball and basketball and football. So I know what's happening, but I couldn't tell you ...
HD: ... so did you play sports yourself in high school?
NS: I did cross country. And one thing that both Chuck and I are doing is that I'm training for the Detroit half-marathon and Chuck's doing the marathon this year.
HD: Oh, that's coming right up. So do you train together?
NS: No, because we're doing very different distances. He's doing like 20 miles, I'm doing 10. And he's a little more athletically inclined than I am in terms of his speed, so he goes a little faster.
HD: So do you have a goal time or you just looking to finish the thing?
NS: I just want to finish. I've done the Dexter-Ann-Arbor Run two years in a row and that's been really fun ...
HD: ... oh, then you can handle the half-marathon distance, then.
NS: Oh yeah, and it's something to work towards. It's fun to have a goal in terms of just running. And I just like being active in general, so I'm glad that I'm able to do that. Ann Arbor is a pretty nice place to run around, too.
HD: So does it bother you at all towards the end of some of these races, there's always the spectators who sort of feel it's their job to encourage you and say, You can do it! Not much more to go! Keep going!
NS: When you feel like you're going to die?
HD: I mean, I understand the spirit of that, but when I've found myself in those situations, I kind of feel like saying, Uh yeah, I know I can do it, that's why I'm out here and I don't need the likes of you encouraging me! You ever have that same feeling? Where you just want people to shut up?
NS: There's definitely a high amount of peppiness at any racing event and I usually just try to ignore it and zone it out. But they can be peppy. I understand, like your dad is running that race and you really want to encourage him. And then everyone else, you also want to encourage. It's a really positive environment. And I'm glad that it is a positive environment. It can be nasty if people get really competitive.
HD: Have you ever experienced a spectator being not necessarily positive?
NS: No, have you?
HD: Actually, yes. At the D.C. Marine Corps Marathon, there was a woman who had stationed herself in one of the parks and at Mile 20, and at Mile 20 there's a lot of people walking, and she kept up this steady banter of, This is a marathon run, it's not a walk in the park! If you want to go on a walk in the park, you can do that some other time! Today's the day to run! And she was unrelenting and really quite abusive. I think she thought she was helping, you know, that she was displaying that ...
NS: ... the hard love, the tough love?
HD: Exactly. But you know, I just thought, Wow, I'm glad that right now I happen to be running.
NS: When I've done the Dexter-Ann-Arbor Run, there's always the frustration of the people who bring their kids or their dogs or something and they're racing with ...
HD: ... with strollers?? Those are allowed?
NS: In the 10K they are. That's what I did, not the half-marathon. But there's the tension between the real hard-core people, who want to compete, and the other people. Really, if you want to be competitive, at this point the Dexter-Ann-Arbor Run is not the best place to be competitive. Because it is hard to get yourself out there if you're interested in doing that. It's really funny how the statistics are being polarized in that more and more people are running marathons, but more people are becoming obese. So you also have this movement to the extreme sports and people who are really doing it all the time and then people who are completely doing nothing. I don't know if that's some sort of sign of our society, that we either do it all or do none of it.
HD: Well, listen, I'm about ready to call it a day. I'd like to thank you before we dismount for coming over to ride the teeter totter.
NS: My pleasure. I've enjoyed it too.
HD: Okay, let's very carefully dismount ... Wow! See, now, I've never seen that technique used, and it's really kind of an obvious technique, I guess. I'm not sure why you're the only one to have thought of it so far.
NS: I've used it getting off a bike before, too.


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Florida Governor Reubin Askew Passes
BRADENTON – Former Florida Governor Reubin Askew died early Thursday morning at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. He was 85. Askew, who served from from 1971 to 1979, had been admitted Saturday with aspiration pneumonia. His condition deteriorated after he suffered a stroke.
The Democrat was the first Florida governor to be elected in two successive elections. He had previously served in both chambers of the state legislature. Askew is famous for many progressive policies including leading the effort to create a corporate income tax, while reducing taxes on consumers. He is perhaps best known for leading the fight to create the Sunshine Laws, which today give Florida an important tool for open government.
Askew launched an unsuccessful bid for his party's presidential nomination in 1984, ultimately losing to Walter Mondale. He later taught at the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University, his Alma Mater.
Askew was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, one of the six children. In 1937, he moved with his mother to Pensacola. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1946 and entered the Army as a paratrooper later that year, serving for two years. He was discharged at the rank of Sergeant. Later, during the Korean War, Askew served in the Air Force as a military intelligence officer.
He graduated from Florida State University in 1951 with a B.S. degree in Public Administration and also served as student body president. Later, he would earn his law degree at FSU's Levin College of Law.
The Governor is survived by his wife of 57 years, Donna Lou; his son Kevin; his daughter, Angela White; and several grandchildren. Details of memorial services have not yet been released.
House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Fort Lauderdale) issued the following statement regarding the death of former Governor:
"Reubin Askew distinguished himself as one of the greatest governors in Florida history, having been a champion for racial equality, ethics and tax reforms, and modernizing our state government. Reubin Askew served with honor in the Florida Senate and the state House of Representatives, where he enjoyed a reputation for integrity, compassion, and Democratic Party principles. Governor Askew's devotion to the people of Florida and his enduring legacy will be missed tremendously."
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Mark Lewis, BTech Chemical Engineering (1971)
Why did you apply to Bradford?
I applied to Bradford as it is highly regarded for Chem Eng
What was your first impression of the University and the city?
It was quite a shock for a southerner who had never ventured north of Watford in 1971!
What did you enjoy the most about your time in Bradford?
I enjoyed the social life at Bradford and six month industrial experience each year in different places
Who are you currently working for and what is your job title?
I have my own management consultancy and am a director of The Fair-Traders Co-operative an online store selling fair trade and ethical products (www.thefairtraderscooperative.co.uk)
How has your career developed since leaving the University of Bradford?
12 years with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) then 20 years in various Board positions in textiles-Tootal, Coats Viyella, Shiloh plc . I then set up a consultancy focusing on the healthcare and retail sectors.
What is the best thing about what you are doing now?
Supporting a young team on an exciting and innovative start up. Helping small ethical suppliers get a foothold in the UK market.
What are your goals for the future?
To help the Fair-Traders Co-operative become a leading online retailer thereby expanding the market for fairly traded and ethical products
What advice would you give to current students wishing to get into your career?
Start your own business if you have the energy and determination.
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The United States didn't play the most confidence-inspiring game against Ghana on Monday, but the Yanks managed to escape the match with a thrilling 2-1 victory and three points in the group standings. The triumph sent American soccer fans across the country into hysterics, and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, watching the game from Florida, was right there with them. But while the win may have been an upset, Garber likely wasn't surprised by the outcome.
"Our guys are battle tested," said Garber when we spoke by phone a few days before the Ghana game, "I don't think they're going to go into this tournament not believing they won't get out of this group, as difficult as it is."
They're certainly off to a strong start, and that's great news for MLS.
The league's stated goal is to become one of the world's top soccer leagues by 2022. And the plan to get there? "We need to be a league of choice for the top players in the world," Garber argues, "and that starts with being the league of choice for top American players." Garber's rationale explains why efforts were made in the last year to not only bring back American stars playing in Europe like Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey, arguably the two most important players on this year's national squad, but also to sign up-and-coming domestic players with bright futures.
There is still plenty of time before 2022, but MLS has already begun to amass a significant talent base. Including the newly signed David Villa, the league has sent 22 players to Brazil, the largest number MLS has ever sent to a World Cup. Ten of those players will dress for the United States, a clear result of the league's focus on signing American talent.
It's of course necessary to note that, though MLS has made league history with its 22-player World Cup contingent, it still pales in comparison to the European leagues. In fact, Manchester United sent 14 players just by itself. Plus only nine of those 22 MLS players started their first World Cup games on the pitch. But, even with those qualifiers, it's still an impressive number for the still-niche American soccer league, and there's no denying that some MLS stars have already made a demonstrative impact in Brazil.
In the United States' victory over Ghana, Dempsey provided the opening goal – the fifth-fastest score in World Cup history – and John Brooks' late-game header came off a perfect corner kick from Sporting Kansas City all-star Graham Zusi. Kyle Beckerman, who plays for Real Salt Lake, was instrumental in cleaning up Ghana's many attacks in the US end of the field.
Similar success has been enjoyed by some of the league's 12 international players in this year's tournament. Toronto FC goalie Julio Cesar has starred in net for tournament favorite Brazil, allowing just a single goal through two games. When Costa Rica stunned Uruguay with a 3-1 upset, Columbus Crew defender Giancarlo Gonzalez was largely responsible for quieting the South American squad's talented strikers – and he came inches from adding a score of his own with a near-miss header. Australia may have lost its first game, but it provided fierce competition for Chile, thanks largely to New York Red Bulls striker Tim Cahill creating havoc up front.
Why is all of that important for MLS? Because American soccer interest soars every four years during the World Cup, and MLS has long turned to the tournament as a sort of spark plug for its own popularity. The 2002 World Cup helped MLS transition from a struggling league into a quickly growing success story. Even four years ago, Garber notes, the league's seven most-watched ESPN ESPN telecasts were all immediately following the conclusion of the World Cup.
And like the 2002 World Cup, which came shortly after MLS had contracted two teams and was in dire need of a jump start, this year's tournament is perfectly timed for a domestic soccer league on the verge of its next big step. MLS has announced plans to expand to 24 teams, with new franchises getting placed in Atlanta, New York, Miami and Orlando. For those teams to take off, and for the current franchises to continue to grow in popularity, MLS will need to tap into the soccer popularity being stoked by the 2014 World Cup.
Any concerns about soccer fatigue among the more casual World Cup fans? Garber hasn't even considered it: "Our approach is that the more soccer, the better." Garber also notes that MLS teams offer American fans a more local and potentially more meaningful relationship than the national team. As Garber puts it, it's one thing to watch a tournament going on in Brazil, and a whole different thing to paint your face and march into the home stadium throughout a full season.
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"We have 22 players waving their countries' flags in Brazil," says Garber, "and at the same time they're waving the flag of Major League Soccer."


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Juventus Coach Antonio Conte will be at Wembley tonight for the Champions League Final, specifically David Alaba and Marcel Schmelzer.
The Bianconeri boss is due to be in the stands along with director Fabio Paratici, combining business with pleasure to view several players in the Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund clash.
According to La Stampa, Conte is keeping a particularly close eye on Bayern Munich man Alaba.
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He was voted Austrian Player of the Year in 2011, when he was still a teenager, and again in 2012.
Alaba famously beat Gigi Buffon with a shot in the opening minute of their Champions League quarter-final this season.
The other target is Borussia Dortmund left-back Schmelzer, a 25-year-old who grew up in the club's youth academy.
It would be an extremely tricky negotiation process, as Schmelzer only signed a new contract in January that holds him to Dortmund until June 2017.
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You have an .msi file of an application that is merged with merge modules for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 runtime library. When you try to install the application by using the .msi file, the installation might fail. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
Error 1935. An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.CRT,type="win32",version="8.0.50727.5592",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80073715. assembly interface: IAssemblyCacheItem, function: Commit, component: {844EFBA7-1C24-93B2-A01F-C8B3B9A1E18E}
This issue occurs because of a conflict between the *x86_x64.msm file and the Vcredist_x64.exe file. This conflict results in the installation failure that is described in the "Symptoms" section.
Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
PrerequisitesTo apply this hotfix, you must have the x64-based version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Redistributable Package installed.
Restart requirementYou do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
File informationThe global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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GOOD EATS: Tudor's Biscuit World moves U.S. 60 location
BARBOURSVILLE -- Originally founded in Charleston by the late Bill and Mae Tudor, Tudor's Biscuit World is a genuine West Virginia success story.
Today, the breakfast-themed restaurant is now a chain of more than 60 restaurants spread all over the Mountain State as well as parts of Ohio and Kentucky.
The chain still wears its mom-and-pop roots on its sleeve, keeping a colorful collection of menu items named for family members, employees and regular customers from the original location.
One of the oldest Tudor's franchises is in Barboursville along U.S. 60. The familiar green barn-shaped building near the pink elephant has been serving breakfast to the community for 28 years, but it is in the process of moving to a new location down the street across from the new Walgreens and next to Hooters.
"Our new location will offer easier access to customers as we'll be able to have additional parking in the front and in the back," franchise owner Dwayne Gue said. "It's going to be a more modern, more up to date place with wireless Internet and a larger dining area. We are also going to be adding a digital menu board, new registers and some headsets to our drive-thru window. We are also going to be expanding the hours at the new location to 7 p.m. The current store is only open until 2 p.m."
The chain remains best known for its full breakfast menu, which is served all day long. The biscuit sandwiches have colorful names, including a few for local sports mascots, such Marshall's own Thundering Herd. The Herd biscuit, which sells for $3.19, features sausage, egg, cheese and a fried potato. Another popular biscuit is the Mr. T, which has fried beef and melted cheese for $2.79. There are also an assortment of platter breakfasts, such as the Country Breakfast, which features two eggs, a choice of apples or potatoes, a choice of bacon or sausage and a buttermilk biscuit for $4.49. There also are combo meals with a breakfast biscuit, hash brown and cup of coffee, most of which sell for around $4.39
"While we were founded as a breakfast chain, we have a fantastic lunch menu," Gue said. The chain offers a wide assortment of lunch items, which are served each day starting at 11 a.m. A variety of sandwiches are available, including a one-third-pound hamburger for $2.99. A club sandwich is available for $4.89. There also is a different lunch plate special each day that sells for $6.19. These specials include baked steak on Wednesdays and meatloaf on Thursdays.
"We are hoping to have the new location open later in the month," Gue said. "Every time we set a date, it seems like something happens. We don't want to state solid date just yet, as we may be held up by weather or some other complications," Gue said. "We might be closing the old location a day or so before the new place opens. We don't want to be closed any longer than that for the transition."
Tudor's Biscuit World's new location will be at 6423 U.S. 60 E. Barboursville. It will be open 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. Cash and all major credit/debit cards will be accepted, no checks.
For carryout orders and catering information, call 304-302-3663. For a full menu, visit the chain Web site at www.tudorsbiscuitworld.com.
If you go
WHERE: Tudor's Biscuit World
WHAT: breakfast. hot dogs. burgers
ADDRESS: 6423 U.S. 60 East, Barboursville
PAYMENTS ACCEPTED: Cash and all major credit/debit cards. No checks
HOURS: 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
WEB SITE: www.tudorsbiscuitworld.com
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