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This edition of Advancing Urban Policy, the monthly e-newsletter of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, features research and thought leadership from across the country related to Nonprofit Administration and Leadership. It highlights articles on the role of nonprofits in times of community crisis and in public-private partnerships, the environment for honest discussions about impact, the value of listening to a nonprofit's "customers," staff turnover, and more. Future editions will feature topics related to City Management (April), Environmental Policy/Management (May), and Public Finance & Budgeting (June). We welcome your ideas and submissions. They may be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Edward (Ned) W. Hill, Ph.D., Dean
An op-ed in the February 25, 2013, issue of The New York Times stresses the value of neighborhood-based nonprofits and neighborhood volunteerism to the urban renewal efforts after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Through conversations with author and student of "urban regeneration" Roberta Gratz, columnist Joe Nocera notes that, despite admonitions that the lower ninth ward neighborhood of New Orleans should not be rebuilt, the residents and local nonprofits led the effort of rebuilding the city. Nocera highlights a similar situation in the stretch of New York coastal towns known as the Rockaways. Mostly, people helped other people. Churches donated space where victims could get staples. And the impact of nonprofit organizations was felt everywhere. The Nonprofit Quarterly takes the point a step farther by noting that Nocera's column is a good reminder of the importance of neighborhood-based nonprofits and neighborhood volunteerism. "It is often up to community-based nonprofits to call city agencies--and their large regional or national nonprofit partners--to account for their lackluster responses to neighborhoods like the Lower Ninth Ward and the Rockaways."
The Role of Nonprofits in Public-Private Partnerships
Since the 1980s, public policymakers and contracting agents in the United States have promoted the concept of public-private partnerships (PPPs). These are typically seen as partnerships between the public and business sectors, but research finds that nonprofit intermediary institutions--either created for the purpose or already in existence--are often what makes it possible for PPPs to function and realize their potential. Nonprofits of this kind provide a "third space" in which PPPs can be formed, implemented, and sustained; they may also serve as value guardians of the PPP process. "Putting the NP in PPP" (Public Performance and Management Review, Vol. 35, No. 4), prepared by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, describes the essential but little credited role of nonprofit organizations in PPPs in Cleveland, Ohio. Seven case examples illustrate the often-overlooked role of nonprofits and increase understanding of the character and distinctiveness of PPPs within American civil society. Public managers, policymakers, and others concerned about the performance and management of PPPs, and desiring to stimulate their formation, will be well served to recognize the processes and players that nurture and bring together public sector and private business actors with nonprofits in the facilitation and institutionalization of PPPs. (Full article for purchase)
Development Director Positions Have High Turnover
A new national study reveals that many nonprofit organizations are stuck in a vicious cycle that threatens their ability to raise the resources they need to succeed. A joint project of CompassPoint and the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, this first-ever study found high levels of turnover and lengthy vacancies in development director positions throughout the sector, as well as deeper organizational issues, including the absence of basic fundraising systems and a lack of shared responsibility for fund development among key board and staff leaders at many organizations. With guidance and input from a national advisory group of fund development experts, CompassPoint surveyed more than 2,700 executive directors and development directors across the country. The research effort also included 11 focus groups with executive directors, development directors, and nonprofit board members. The participants' organizations were notably diverse, but all had in common a senior-level development staff position, even if that position was vacant at the time of the study. The report,UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising, describes three main challenges:
Do NPOs Listen to their "Customers"?
Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2013, asks why nonprofit organizations don't place greater value on the voices of those they seek to help--their most important constituents. "Listening to Those Who Matter Most, the Beneficiaries" notes that nonprofits and foundations turn to various sources for valuable insights and advice--including experts and crowdsourcing--but too often they ignore the constituents who matter most, the intended beneficiaries of their work. They, thereby, deprive themselves of insights into how they might do better based on the day-to-day experiences of the people the programs are created for. The article notes that, in the business sector, the consequence of not listening to customers often is a reduction in sales and profits. Nonprofits, on the other hand, are not generally paid by their "customers" and tend to focus on gaining meaningful feedback from funders instead. This article provides examples in education and health care where the perspective of beneficiaries is systematically solicited and used to guide program and policy decisions. The authors look at the value of the information and what makes it useful, and the challenges to beneficiary feedback that are specific to the social sector.
Is Kindness "Killing" Nonprofits?
kindness is killing philanthropy and find that a lack of candor in the field is leading to a lack of honest debate and bad fiscal decision making. According to Albert Ruesga, president of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, "kindness keeps me from telling you, in the clearest possible terms, that your five-year, $2 million initiative to end homelessness is well-intentioned magical thinking at best and boneheaded ignorance at worst." While some do not agree, others challenge the traditional belief that nonprofits' positive social missions should spare them criticism. Dwindling resources and high expectations make honest appraisals more important than ever. James Canales, president of the James Irvine Foundation, notes that people are increasingly looking into organizations' performance and younger nonprofit employees tend to ask tougher questions about the impact of nonprofit work. Vignetta Charles, senior vice president of AIDS United, agrees that it's important to have honest discussions about which nonprofits ought to "merge, grow, or go." Mr. Karnofsky, founder of GiveWell, worries about a "society-wide culture where people focus on good intentions rather than good results."
The Nonprofit Times reports that online giving soared 13.7 percent amid a 3.6-percent spike in overall giving during this past January compared to the same period in 2012, according to the latest Blackbaud index. Small organizations saw the biggest spike in giving in January, up 7.6 percent, better than twice the increase of large (2.3 percent) and medium (3 percent) organizations. All three categories saw double-digit spikes in online giving, led by medium organizations, which jumped 16.9 percent while small nonprofits were up 12.7 percent and large charities up 11.2 percent online. All seven subsectors within the index saw double-digit hikes in online giving, while just two subsectors failed to see positive growth in overall giving. Public, society benefit organizations were down 7.8 percent compared to January 2011 yet spiked 16 percent in online giving, and environment/animal welfare was down barely (-0.2 percent) but up 15.3 percent online. International affairs had the biggest increase, up 18.1 percent overall, with an 11.9-percent jump online. K-12 independent schools had the largest rise in online giving, 23.3 percent, while overall giving was up 3.7 percent. Other sectors fared well: arts and culture organizations jumped 6.9 percent overall and 13.3 percent online; healthcare groups were up 5.9 percent, 12.1 percent online, and human services, up just 0.7 percent overall yet 18.3 percent online. Blackbaud is a Charleston S.C fundraising and software firm that tracks more than 3,000 organizations that use its software, and make up $ 8 billion in annual charitable giving. The index is updated on the first of each month and is based on year-over-year percentage changes. The index features overall and online giving and can be viewed by size and subsets of the nonprofit industry.
Prioritizing Leadership
The Initiative for Nonprofit Talent and Leadership aims to prioritize leadership as one of the most effective means to catalyze transformational results for thriving communities. Its vision is for communities to be thriving, healthy, sustainable, and fueled by a diverse network of inspired and innovative leaders. Its Theory of Change is that valuing nonprofit talent and leadership through focused investment of time, attention, and resources is one of the most effective ways to catalyze transformational results for thriving communities. The Initiative invites engagement by organizations across the sector. Share your ideas by answering three questions. The Initiative is an effort by a coalition of cross-sector leaders including American Express, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, Center for Creative Leadership, Common Good Careers, Corporation for National and Community Service, Public Allies, and Rudin Family Foundations, among others.


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We enjoyed a lot of beautiful sunsets and walks on the beach. I'll be back on Monday to share more of our Week at the Beach.
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The Governing Board of MTW District Health Department
The Board of Health of Martin-Tyrrell-Washington District Health Department is established and maintained as the governing body in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina of General Statues 130A-34 through 130A-42.
The Board of Health serves as the global policy-making, rule-making, and adjudicatory body for the district health department. The Board of Health has 15 members. The commissioners of each county in the district appoint one of their members to the Board of Health. These appointed commissioner members then appoint the other members of the Board including at least one licensed physician licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina, one licensed dentist, one licensed optometrist, one licensed veterinarian, one registered nurse, one licensed pharmacist, and one professional engineer. If there is not a member of the district available for appointment as designated above, additional representatives of the general public shall be appointed.
When a member of the general public is appointed due to the unavailability of one of the licensed or professional level members shall serve only until a licensed or professional member can be appointed.
The composition of the Board of Health shall reasonably reflect the population makeup of the entire district and provide equitable district-wide representation. All members shall be residents of the district.
Board of Health Members
Chairman: Judith Wright, RN
Retired Health Director
Martin County
- Derek Price, Martin County Commissioner
- Denise Edmondson, Registered Nurse
- Robert M. Stalls, Public Member
- Ben Jones, Public Member
Tyrrell County
- Thomas Spruill, Tyrrell County Commissioner
- Nina Griswell, Public Member
Washington County
- Jean Alexander, Washington County Commissioner
- Hannah Rogers, Registered Nurse
- Dr. Carter Bennett, Dentist
- Logan Womble, Pharmacist
- Dr. Robert Venable, Physician
- Dr. Scott Chandler, Veterinarian


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Potamogeton pectinatus
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Sago pondweed - Potamogeton pectinatus
The grass-like sago pondweed is a submersed plant that grows from a creeping rhizome. Except for the polar regions and Pacific islands, this species of pondweed occurs worldwide. Sago pondweed grows in fresh, brackish, and saline waters throughout the state. It is found in stagnant ponds, spring-fed rivers, and slow-flowing marshes. The multiple long stems of sago pondweed often form masses at the water surface. Underwater stands may look like grassy meadows. The stems are slender and flexible. They are only about an eighth of an inch thick and are usually several feet long. The stems have many branches, and may be green, brown, or reddish. Sago pondweed leaves are very narrow; not much wider than the slender stems. The leaves are usually several inches long. They taper to narrow points. The flowers of sago pondweed are on spikes. The flowers are very tiny and greenish, and grow in several whorls along the flower spike.
Potamogeton pectinatus is occasionally found growing in the fresh or brackish water of ponds, lakes and streams from the central and southern peninsula west to the central panhandle of Florida. It blooms from spring to fall (Wunderlin, 2003).
For brief control information, see Efficacy of Herbicide Active Ingredients Against Aquatic Weeds by K. Langeland, M. Netherland, and W. Haller.


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The Household Tax: Dont Register, Dont Pay
ireland / britain | community struggles | news report Friday January 27, 2012 23:30 by ? - WSM
Mid-December saw the eventual publication of the long-threatened household tax legislation. The first three months of 2012 will present every household in Ireland with a choice: whether to succumb to this new home tax, which along with the proposed water tax will rise to approx 1,200 per annum within a couple of years, or to refuse to register, refuse to pay and make a stand against the costs of bailing out bankers and developers continuing to be hoisted on our shoulders.
Much has been made in the media coverage of the threatened €2,500 fine for people who refuse to register for this new tax. But as the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) organises throughout the country we can all stand together and ensure that individuals cannot be targeted by the government.
There is no legal obligation on anyone to register for this tax until 31st March. So if we don't register through January, February and March and arrive at late March with at least a million households unregistered (government plans are to make 1.6million households pay), we will then be in a massively strong position.
As a group, as a collective of households standing together, we will be able to say to the government: 'your tax is unwelcome, we're not going to pay it. Are you willing to take all of us on?' The legal system will be incapable of processing cases against one million householders for refusing to register. Other government threats such as stopping the money from our wages, social welfare payments etc. can also be dealt with by us as a million-strong group.
A 'Not registering, Not paying' collective of one million plus households by mid-March might seem like a mammoth task. But it is in fact very achievable. Already the CAHWT has begun organising throughout the country. In areas outside the main cities and towns, the campaign is also taking on the issue of resistance to payment of the new septic tank registration charges. Public meetings have been held and organising groups established in many areas and are planned in many more for the coming weeks.
The key to achieving the target of a million plus households resisting this tax is mass participation, we need huge numbers of people involved, not just in refusing to register/pay themselves, but in convincing and organising others to do so as well. This campaign cannot be built by a small number of 'leaders' or politicians, no matter how well intentioned they might be. Building it needs a lot of ordinary people, just like you, to get involved.
Imagine its building as being like a giant benign pyramid scheme in operation. If during the month of January 500 people get out in their local areas and knock on 50 doors each, we will have spoken to 25,000 households. (If the average conversation takes approx 5 minutes that will involve a maximum of 6 – 8 hours work for each of those 500 people). If we convince 20,000 of these 25,000 households to agree not to register and not to pay, and then convince 1 in 4 of these to themselves get out and knock on another 50 doors each, we could conceivably have knocked on and organised 250,000 households by the middle of February and 1.25million by early March.
Of course if we can start off with more than 500 people at the beginning of the pyramid, we will get to the base of mass participation even quicker. But the key to this happening is that we don't all leave it to 'someone else' to do it but that we each get involved in organising the campaign in our own areas to the extent that each of us can.
Many people might feel intimidated or nervous about the idea of knocking on neighbours' doors about something like this. But among those involved in getting the campaign off the ground there are many people who have previously been involved in similar campaigns such as the successful battle against water charges in the 1990s. These people are available to support or help the establishment of campaign groups in any area and to provide help/support/training to people to do the necessary door knocking.
So if you feel that this tax needs to be defeated, it's over to you (with help and support of course). If there's a campaign group established in your area, get involved and do your bit. If there is no campaign group established in your area yet, please contact the campaign through its website (www.nohouseholdtax.org), facebook page (search for 'Campaign Against Household And Water Taxes), by phone/text (086 7389943) or through the Workers Solidarity Movement.
You will be put in touch with other people in your area, given whatever support or help you need, provided with material (Leaflets, newsletters, 'We're Not Paying' window posters and car stickers and campaign membership cards are all available) and you will do your bit to defeat this tax. Victory can be ours!
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A huge secretive Garda security operation last night swung into operation in Dublin Port as Shell's Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) left the port as part of a huge convoy of Garda vehicles. News of the operation had leaked at the last minute meaning that with only an hours notice a handful of Shell to Sea campaigners managed to get down to the port entrance despite the pouring rain. Most of us were pulled over and questioned by Garda at least once and the Garda helicopter stayed overhead as various Garda vehicles including a van load of riot cops with the door open drove past us repeatedly.
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The National Conference of the Campaign Against the Household and Water Taxes this Saturday will be making some key decisions that will determine the future success of the campaign. The ultimate objective of our campaign should be to ensure that everyone who gets involved in it can have an equal input into our decision-making. This will make for a more democratic and far more efficient Campaign which large numbers of people will feel direct ownership of. That will mean a far stronger Campaign and one capable of winning. On Saturday we will be distributing this text which explains the case for direct democracy as a leaflet to those attending the conference.more >>
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Below is the poem entitled Landscape of Tea which was written by poet
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I would have you visit a place.
A sight that won the gold medal of my heart,
A decade and three years ago.
The green tea landscape of Tole.
Long green hills of tea,
Planted in furrows of three;
Rippling as waves on a sea,
Stretching as far as you can see.
Reaching across the horizons,
To kiss the brink of the azure sky,
On a bright cool morning,
The green tea plains of Tole.
Yeah, a veritable greenery,
Creating a semblance of Eden,
On a bright warm morning,
The green tea hills of Tole.
And if I had my wish,
Then I could live within,
Or in a painted version, to always see,
The green tea landscape of Tole.
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UPDATE: With the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., as Pope Francis I--the first Jesuit pope--Father Pat Howell's talk, which had been planned for weeks to take place at 12:30 p.m. today, March 14, in Wyckoff Auditorium, could not be more timely. Click here for more details. Vox Populi: What's your opinion? Send your thoughts on the election of Pope Francis I to The Commons.
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There are many ways to mount solar panels on the roof of your RV. You can fasten them to the roof with screws, you can glue them, you can use tilt and swivel mounts (which can be especially useful in winter months to position them toward the sun) or you can come up with some kind of custom mount. However you decide to mount your solar panels, MAKE SURE YOU MOUNT THEM SECURELY. When you are traveling at 65-75 MPH down the road, there is a lot of wind pressure on top of your RV. You could not only lose your solar panels if mounted incorrectly, but you could also kill someone if they fly off your roof and slam into the cars traveling behind you (a little dramatic, but possible).
Since I would personally never trust glue to mount my solar panels, I highly suggest that you secure them properly with screws. I have heard stories of people successfully attaching their panels with adhesives such as Liquid Nails and other heavy duty construction epoxies. The advantage of using an adhesive is that you do not have to puncture any holes in your roof that could potentially leak later. If you mount your panels correctly however, you need not worry about leaks anyway. Therefore, for the purposes of this article, I am going to stick to explaining how to secure them with screws.
How you mount and secure your solar panels on your RV roof will partially depend on the type of roof you have. Let's discuss a couple of the more common types of RV roofs:
Rubber Roofs (roofs with a thin layer of elastic rubber sheeting) almost always have plywood underneath the entire roof. If you are lucky enough to have this type of roof, you can install your solar panels almost anywhere on the roof since you have a solid base to screw the solar panel mounts into. The only thing you really need to be careful of is making sure that you are not trying to screw into the plywood where a seam between two plywood panels exists.
Fiberglass Roofs also usually have a plywood base underneath. The biggest difference here is that you are going to have to drill pilot holes through the fiberglass prior to screwing them down. If you just screw the screws into the fiberglass, you will cause the fiberglass to crack. Once the fiberglass starts cracking, the crack will keep going – much like when you get a crack in your car windshield and it slowly grows as you hit bumps in the road. Be careful when drilling pilot holes. Drilling can cause cracks also; however, if done carefully it is much less likely. Be sure to drill holes that are large enough to accommodate the screws diameter. If you drill a skinny hole and use a fatter screw it will expand the fiberglass and cause it to crack. Make sure not to drill too far into the plywood, otherwise you will have a screw sized hole in the plywood already and the screw will not be fastened properly.
Metal Roofs do not usually have plywood underneath which means that you are going to have to locate the rafters and secure the solar panel mounts to the rafters (support beams) under the roof. It is not recommended that you secure the panels to the thin metal only since it is not thick enough to hold a screw under pressure and will rip out easily. Finding the rafters in your RV can be tricky. Some metal roofs are flexible enough that as you walk on the roof you can feel the location of the rafters under your feet. If not, you are going to have to find another way to locate them. Sometime you can do this by opening a compartment such as a vent, AC panel, or some other access point on the inside of the RV that allows you to locate some rafters and determine how far apart they are on center. From there, you can go to the roof, identify the location of the rafter you found on the inside and measure to find out where the other rafters should be. Be careful and do your homework. Many RVs are built inconsistently and whimsically and the rafters may not be consistently spaced. Talk to your RV dealer if you are having trouble finding the rafters. It is absolutely imperative that you mount the panels to rafters if you do not have a plywood base.
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One last note, make sure that you are using some kind of foot or mounting bracket to mount your solar panels. The solar panels should not be placed directly on the roof. They need some space underneath for heat dissipation. Similarly, you are going to need to get underneath to check the wiring occasionally so you should be able to remove the panels from the mounting brackets if needed.
Time to Mount the Panels:
Once you have determined where you are going to mount your panels so that you are sure they will be sufficiently secure and not obscured (so as to get maximum sunlight), it is time to screw them down. Since you are going to be putting a hole into your RV roof, it is vitally important to make sure the seal around the screw is watertight. I have heard several suggestions on how to accomplish this along with many different product recommendations. My personal favorite is Dicor, which can be found at many RV suppliers. It is made to seal roof penetrations, remains flexible, adheres well to many different materials and is UV resistant. Make sure to use stainless steel screws. Likewise, if you are mounting your panel to metal rafters make sure to use a "tap" to thread the hole for the screw properly first.
On my RV I have a rubber roof with plywood underneath. I attached the feet to the solar panels and placed them on the roof where I wanted them located and used a pencil to mark the location of the screw holes as well as the outline of the foot itself. I removed the panel and placed a nice dab of Dicor where the mark for the screw holes was located. I put the panels back in place which caused the Dicor to squeeze up through the screw hole and used the outline of the feet to make sure the panels were in the exact location that I wanted them. Using #14 x 1 inch stainless steel screws, I screwed the feet down to the roof. The Dicor gets all over the screw (since it is bubbling up through the screw hole) but that is exactly what I wanted. As the screw goes in, the Dicor gets wrapped around the threads and pulls the Dicor into the hole, creating a nice watertight seal. After I had all the screws in place, I also covered the top of each screw with Dicor to create a watertight seal around the entire screw. Voila, my panels were mounted and secure!


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Going the distance
An All-American runner and a Coach of the Year lead Pomona's Cross Country team to Nationals.
With just over a mile remaining in the 2004 NCAA Division III National Championship cross
country race, Crosby Freeman '06 is thrilled with his position in the front pack of eight
runners. With his racing shoes flashing rhythmically through the grass, Freeman breathes
deeply, quickens his legs and arms, and grinds toward the finish line.
After three and a half miles on this gray, 40-degree November day at Whitetail Golf Course
in Colfax, Wis., Freeman is hoping this last stretch of the course will fly by, leading
his team to a strong finish in the standings and placing him higher at Nationals than any
Sagehen before him.
Freeman of Piedmont, Calif., leans into a grassy uphill. The junior has led the team ever
since his frosh year, when he was SCIAC Conference runner-up, qualified to Nationals and
earned All-American honors with his 31st place finish at Nationals. In 2003, Freeman won
the conference meet and Runner of the Year honors, plus he led the Sagehen men's squad to
its first conference team title since 1982. That group, however, missed a team berth to
Nationals by one spot. Freeman qualified individually to Nationals, but placed 80th.
This year, under long-time Head Coach Pat Mulcahy '66, the team had everyone back with
hopes of being even better. In cross country, teams thrive on group cohesiveness. Unlike
track, with specialty distances of 800, 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters, everyone in
cross country trains for the same 8,000-meter (5-mile) race distance. Plus, no sprinting,
jumping and throwing groups pull a coach in different directions. Cross country practices
are focused affairs, team bonds are especially tight, and any major team goal can be a
compelling, demanding imperative: get out and run.
"I didn't talk it up that much," said Mulcahy, who has taken teams to Nationals seven
times, "but the team did, which I did not realize during the year. I thought it was only
an outside chance, at best."
Going undefeated in SCIAC dual meets and winning the conference championship meet—in a
close, seven–point victory over Occidental College—showed the squad that a national berth
was possible. "We have to use all the races to get better," Mulcahy told the team.
There was still the Regional race. With Willamette University—ranked 8th nationally—the
hands-down favorite, the battle for the second and final team berth looked to come down to
Pomona-Pitzer and University of Puget Sound, last year's runner-up and qualifier for
Mulcahy recalls the pre-race thinking: "We talked about where we had to place to beat
Puget Sound, and it basically came down to our No. 4 and No. 5 guys had to beat their No.
3, 4 and 5 guys."
On a warm, humid Southern California morning, the Sagehens get out well after the starting
gun for the regional race at Prado Park in Chino. Midway through the race, Pomona-Pitzer's
top five scorers are running strongly and beginning to look for their Puget Sound rivals.
Freeman finishes 3rd individually in what he terms a "disappointing" race, while teammates
Will Leer '07 (8th), Golden Krishna '05 (13th), Sean McCarron '07 (22nd) and Nate DeFelice
'05 (23rd) round out the scoring top five. The finishers stagger out of the chute and gasp
for air with their hands on their knees or lie benumbed and steaming on the grass. Final
scores are announced and Willamette wins, as expected. By a mere four points, Pomona-Pitzer edges Puget Sound for the final team berth to Nationals. Although exhausted, the Sagehens gather with smiles, high-fives and hugs.
Four days later the squad is on a plane headed to Nationals, previewing the course and
attending the athletes' banquet, where Mulcahy is named the West Region Men's Coach of the Year.
"The reason I even had a chance to win it is because they did a great job," said Mulcahy.
"I've got to keep it in perspective. There are times I think I did a better coaching job
and had better teams, but didn't win it."
Mulcahy's training has worked well for Freeman. "He's not there to hold your hand through
it and baby the runners," explains Freeman. "He knows that if you want to be good, he can
take you there. All you have to do is listen to what he tells you to do."
Saturday morning the team peels off sweats and stands on the starting line, bouncing in
the chill and blowing into cupped hands. Teams and individuals—215 runners total—stream
off the line at the gun. "There are thousands of people there, and you don't get that in a
normal cross country meet," said Mulcahy. "People are screaming all the way alongside the
course. The neatest thing is to hear the (crowd's) roar on another part of the course and
to know the runners are coming."
Pomona-Pitzer Men's Cross Country NCAA All-Americans Runners:
: Gerry Harnett '79
: Gerry Harnett '79
: Adam Boardman '01
: Crosby Freeman '06
: Crosby Freeman '06
Sagehen Roundup
Fall 2004
Women's Cross Country
(4-3 SCIAC, 4-3 overall)
After placing fourth in the SCIAC Multi-Dual meet, the team took third in the SCIAC Championships. Amy Rapp '06 earned All-SCIAC First Team honors for the third year in a row. Kira Donnelly '08 and Ann Prouty '05 were All-SCIAC Second Team.
(3-3 SCIAC, 4-5 overall)
Anchored by the best defense in SCIAC, the Sagehens claimed victories over Cal Lutheran, Redlands and rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The win over Redlands was the first since 1986 (13 games). The game versus CMS returned the Peace Pipe to Pomona-Pitzer.
Men's Soccer
(12-2-1 SCIAC, 13-5-1 overall)
The team won its first SCIAC title since 1996 behind goalkeeper Dan Bendett (Pitzer '06), who was named All-SCIAC First Team. Alex Pickrell '05 and Scott Coleman '05 were named to the NSCAA/Adidas Men's Scholar All-West Region Team. Pickrell was also named to the NSCAA/Adidas Men's College Scholar All-America Team. Coleman was named the SCIAC Male Soccer Player of the Year.
Women's Soccer
(7-2-3 SCIAC, 8-5-4 overall)
The Sagehens took second place in the conference and were ranked No. 7 in the West Region. They received an NSCAA/Adidas Women's College Team Academic Award, recognizing the team's cumulative 3.5 GPA. Three players earned All-West Region honors—with Lauren Denny '06 named to the first team and Kate Walker '07 and Ashley Hovey '06 on the second. Five players were named all-SCIAC, with forward Anna Renery '06 and Denny on the first-team and Walker, Hovey and midfielder Lily Muldoon '07 on the second.
(7-7 SCIAC, 18-12 overall)
En route to the Amherst Tournament title, the team defeated Middlebury, Wesleyan, Muhlenberg and host Amherst. Katherine Hopkins '05 was named tournament MVP and continued to excel in conference play, garnering a second team All-SCIAC mention.
Men's Water Polo
(4-3 SCIAC, 15-15 overall)
The team finished third in the conference. With strong play from Tim Brown '07 and Ben Cooper '07, the Sagehens notched SCIAC wins over rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Occidental and Cal Lutheran.
Winter 2004-05
Men's Basketball
(12-2 SCIAC, 17-9 overall)
Anchored by Kamau Norman-Terrence '05, Alex Lloyd '06, David Knowles (Pitzer '07), and Chaz Turner '07, the Sagehens won their second consecutive conference championship, again advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. All Conference Honors: Player of the Year, Alex Lloyd '06; First Team, Tom Hollo '06; and Second Team, Kamau Norman-Terrence '05.
Women's Basketball
(4-10 SCIAC, 11-14 overall)
Caroline Crocker '06 and Alana Casner '07 were both named to the all-conference second team.
Women's Swimming and Diving
All Conference Honors: Laura Condon '08, 100/200-yard freestyle; Lucy Keller '05, 500/1650-yard freestyle; and Christine Bell '08, 100/200-yard breaststroke.
Men's Swimming and Diving
All Conference Honors: Mike Song '08, 50-yard freestyle; Andy Vonasch '06, 200-yard breaststroke; Nick Douglas '07, 100/200-yard butterfly; and P.C. Fleming '05, 400-yard individual medley.
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Imagine your electrical equipment powered by Lithium ion battery refuse to die out of charge. Imagine your 2 hour battery backup of your laptop increases to 20 hours. 6 days of standby time of cell phones increases to 60 days i.e 2 months ( charging a mobile just 6 times a year !!! woooaaahhh ) :-O …
Now !! stop imagining because its going to happen very soon. Guys from Stanford University have found a way to use silicon nanowires to produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known as Li-ion, batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours.
Technically speaking ….
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A standard Li-ion battery has an electrical storage capacity limited by the amount of lithium that can be retained in the battery's anode, usually made of carbon. When made of silicon, the anode can retain much more lithium, but silicon's disadvantage is that it pulverizes during charging cycles, lowering the battery's performance and life-cycle.
The Stanford research team found a way to avoid this problem, by leveraging on nanotechnology. To store lithium, they use silicon nanowires, each with a diameter one-thousandth the thickness of a paper sheet. When soaking up lithium, the nanowires grow four times their size and then come back to normality, but due to their extremely small wired shape, they don't fracture in time. Hence silicon is better than carbon after all, it only has to be used as nanowires.
Its going to be available pretty soon
Seems like Standford has filed a patent for this technology, and if everything keeps going fine, we will see this battery getting launched in 2008 itself.
I believe if this battery gets launched, Nokia's power hungry mobile phone will look like as if on diet. Expecting a 2 month standby time, I hope a mobile phone power user can expect the battery to last 1/6 of the stand by time i.e. 10 days .. Great !!! isnt it ???
via : cellphonedigest , standford university


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Molly's Comedy Mix at Half-Past Six: Lindsay Lohan, Anthony Weiner and the Recession
On today's Molly's Comedy Mix, we've got Jim's little niece Molly talking about Mongolia, pizza and lies! Check her out after the jump!
This Note, is regarding the Recession.
I posted this short paragraph on Facebook, and this was the response that many contributed. Can I just say this? To all of us that have lost our jobs, due to downsizing… or plain old, […]


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For some reason I keep changing my mind on this topic.
I've asked it before, I believe it was my very first post, sorry to re-introduce it, but you guys were such a good help. Back then I wanted opinions on doing my LR in red, now I've changed my mind...Go figure.
However, now I'm on to yellow.
The biggest problem for me, a part from obviously having no opinions of my own and have to hang off of your skirts... I have no furniture there yet, except for a dining-room table. I don't understand why husband don't agree on working more hours so me can get furniture. Seriously sick of playing Survivor in my own home.
However, I know exactly what furniture to buy, but it would take too many posts with pics, so just to give a brief idea...Two white sofas, white area rug, my DR table of course, chairs yet to be determined ;), and hm, what else...well that's the big stuff anyways. I'm attempting a contemporary, yet beachy look if that makes sense.
Would a nice yellow, not too strong go well with this? Any other options?
Have thought about a light shade of olive green, but not really a fan of green shades either…I think my so-called art is the big dilemma here…
Initially, I wanted it to be cozy, but it doesn't seem like that is my style after all…So off to the clinical look.
I'm a bit worried because the art that will go up by DR area is going to be very dark and gloomy, I.E a rubbing of a King's tombstone (I call it King Arthur, 'cause that's how I picture "him") it's black with a very weak gold print, you get the picture...On the other side of the room in the seating area, I'm planning on hanging my own B&W photographs....
This was so much easier when I insisted on all my walls being white…
Long post, any opinions, ideas?
Needless to say (or not, hehe) I don't do well with colours...I'm off the beige tones for now, don't think it'll fit the room really, but what will?
Oh no I got it...I just didn't want to be the kind of person who makes a display of her learning! Hahaha;)
Did you miss the word of the day for Thursday? Its in a thread from me called "Thanks, dyn'".
for those of you who hate dictionaries...defined as abusive/biting speech or writings...thanks Dreamer, although if I keep using the new word each day in a sentence DH will forbid me to play with you anymore...so much fun!
If you want my opinion, you've got it!
Your room is, I think, close to an "Arts and Crafts" style. It is clearly an older house. If I were you, I would go with that style, though without making a big commitment of course. Work with the architecture, not against it.
Stick with your white couches by all means, but add some "mission" or "Arts and Crafts" style tables - they will go with the architecture you are stuck with. Check out the Sears catalogue for tables and benches.
I think "beach" is hard to blend with Arts and Crafts, but I think it could be done. I would do it with colour, rather than literal elements like shells and starfish. Accessorize with black metal pieces. Learn to love your fireplace.
I could say more on this topic, but don't want to tire you with a diatribe that is of no interest.
BTW, my compliment was sincere. I think you have a unique way of putting together sentences and that you are very expressive. Perhaps you have a poet buried in your soul?
Dreamer, uhm...thank you? :) Deeply offended you no want to help with room though! j/k ;)
perhaps I should go with my gut feeling on this, when everybody told me I couldn't do a grey accent wall, it ended up looking amazing.
I think I'll get some samples today of both and live with it for a while, then we shall see.
I'm going to reiterate my very first comments, because as you noted you loved a combination of the three rooms that we talked about earlier... go with your instincts... If you know you like those colours, go for it. I'm sure that I could fall in love with every colour on the colour wheel and every shade in between, but I always come back to what jumped out at me in the first place, and I always love it. You said you wanted contemporary but beachy... you know what contrives those moods, so go to the paint store, pick up the chips, and pick three colours you absolutely love. Stick them on the wall. Live with them for a few days. The one you like the most over those three days, use on the walls! How's that for making a decision :-)
You'll do well to start by putting your best roller forward! :-) haha
This comment will be no help with your room - I just want to tell you I love the way you put words together. I find your posts very entertaining to read!
it's hysterical that you recognize the furniture before the owner! :)
I'm over my red stage, had too much time to think about it, to the point where I got sick of it before it was even on the wall. Yellow has been a longer friend, I discovered green just now so that's been the fad of the day. However, I think as you and others mentioned, a sandy yellow is the key colour here. Like you said, it's probably the one that will blend the best with my trims.
I have the green paint chip on my desk and I'm thinking it might get to find a life in the office instead.
Now off to dig for starfish and other beachy thingies.
hehe, although I used to work as a photographer, I do as everyone else does with pics like these, point and shoot.
Well, I don't want to accentuate the fireplace more than it already is by its ugly self. It's a tough room with not too many options, but I think I know what I'm doing, so in the year 2010 when it's all done, I'll definately post pics.
so no green wall for me? Wondering if I decide not to do, if I should choose green instead of yellow on all of them.
I know, just didn't figure it was that important. lense on camera not wide enough to cover entire room. It was just to give you an idea of what the wall looks like with the ugly ugly fireplace.
And just so that's said, fireplace works just as a temporary bookshelf.
It should be a lot easier when some furniture finally arrives in this humble abode, right now even the table looks strange in the room.
I think I have to put the sofas under the big window, don't think it'll fit right in front or centered to the fireplace. Was thinking of adding 1 or 2 smaller armchairs though, of course also in white. I cannot get enough of white furniture, of course no one will ever be allowed to sit down on it.
Well, you could certainly have different groupings under the windows.... like under one, a large chair, table, a lamp, and under the other table, 2 smaller chairs, an occasional table, a large vase of flowers.... that would give you the ability to use the room in so many different ways. I wouldn't shy away from a focal wall if that's what you want. But I would certainly arrange my furniture around the fireplace.... maybe an area rug between two sofas....a large coffee table... that sor of thing.
uhm..my commas and periods are working against me.
here's another pic. no moulding wouldn't work, it'll look really weird, besides the height isn't that much to brag home about, so I don't think it would work...
You mean 27 feet? hahaha
I didn't see that picture. Sorry... But I still don't see a problem with a focal wall... is there any way to cut off the long wall using moulding to separate into two areas??
the long wall is the fireplace wall, it's 8.5 meter long, which is 2.7 feet.
As far as the colour on the wood, it's a yucky blah brown. I think it can hold both yellow and greenish tones, the colour on the wall now is a very very light yellow if you're lucky to catch it in the right light, or eggshell if you want to be mean about it.
Not too concerned about a mismatch because there's not much I can do about the trims, so in my world they don't exist :)
What picture are you guys looking at where there's a long wall???? I see the one with the fireplace but I don't see a pic with a long wall ???
Thanks everyone for your inputs. Colour block could be worth while considering. Maybe what I'll do is block it off first, paint that, then if I think it could hold the whole wall then go for it, the windows on either side of the fireplace might make a colour block look strange, I guess I'll see how it turns out when I paint it.
Thanks guys!
you think? perhaps if I do the short walls in a darker shade instead and do both of them? That might look weird too because the door and window steals so much of the wall...
It's a pain when you've gotten the paint on the wall and it doesn't look right....
I think it would be great!!! :-)
Ok, I've found the colours you mentioned Dekota, if my monitor is doing me justice then Honey Harbour ( a bit sandy?) and Barley looks like good choices, but perhaps a bit too similar in tone? But that could be good also...
Was also wondering about landscape for the fireplace wall, and honey harbour for the three others....
Would the greenish be too much for such a long wall opposite the honey?
trying to find the colours on BM's site so I can get a clear picture of what you guys mean, but I can't seem to find the colour page on their site??
Wicker emporium has a huge sale on right now of Rattan furniture. You might want to take a look there. They have some great pieces.
something like this? I've been thinking of getting them for something else, although they're completely useless as functional coffee tables, perhaps two of them as that would look nice?
Rattan is like wicker :) But it's used in making furniture, like chairs, etc. Closer weave than wicker. You could pull in a couple of dark rattan chairs or an ottoman, and that would help tie in the trim.
I wish I could paint the trims, they keep me awake at night, but, since we're renting I know Mr. Landlord would have a nervous breakdown if I even suggested it, and...one of those things that can't be painted back right..so, I have to live with it and learn to ignore it.
Like the idea of sand, starfish etc etc, that could be a neat colour pallet, also as accessories, good idea :)
Focal wall, I like, but on the fireplace wall? That wouldn't be too much, the wall is loong. That could work!! :)
These are BM colours right?
And uhm, what is rattan? me soo stoopid.
I think that if you're going to paint a light colour, you should paint out your trim :) Is it okay to suggest that now that the red is out of here?? I just think if you want that beachy contemporary feel that the dark trim is not going to give you that. Unless you plan to bring in some rattan... if you did that, then it might work.
And if you're looking for a perfect yellow, may I suggest that you paint three walls in Honey Harbour and a focal wall (where the fireplace is) in "Barley". I think that would give you what you're looking for. If those are too bright, I would consider something less yellow and move towards "Almond Bisque". Something with a bit of brown in it.
ok I get it now...how about gathering some things that are beachie into a jar, things that appeal to you. Maybe sand, shells starfish, washed up glass, pieces of driftwood...& find your colour pallette there. You can get some beautiful shades of sand, corals, aquas & so on..do you like the look of distressed furniture? Always an inexpensive solution- garage sale find can be easily distressed. I do see light pale colours for that scheme though. As Dekota mentioned Sarah's web site is ideal for that look- she has mastered it!
I remember that episode vividly, also obsessed over the pictures on her site, I think you're totally on track with what I want and like. I love Sarah, I want her to be my new bestfriend.
If you combine the look of the rooms from the episodes "way downtown" with "family affair" "meets modern english"
I just can't get a good idea of the wall colours she's used, she tends to use very light colours which suits me, I just want a bit more than what I have now, I don't want the colour to fade too much into the wall and look like egg-shell.
Was thinking of adding colours through pillows too, definately blues and greens, thinking of stripes etc. :) So you're right on with that.
I think what I mean by it, it's more of an loose term really, Bright, light furniture. However one would achieve the nice cottage by the lake feel :) Oceanie-feelie. :)
Here's a pic of LR, I'm getting so sick of this place already, me wants to move to get new decorating ideas, at least renting a truck would be cheap, err.
I think that if you want contemporary with a beachy feeling that maybe adding some watery blue/green into the room through pillows, maybe a coffee table with a glass top (green glass), or a rattan table would really help you achieve that look.
A really beautiful colour you might like is Flax Seed by Pratt and Lambert. Have a look at the Room service website www.roomservice.ca and click on "episodes" and then look for season 3,and look for "Family Affair" and "Way Downtown". I often look to Sarah's website for inspiration. I think she has the look you're looking for. Let me know if that helped at all.
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Contents of Non-Kit For our customers who are familiar with letter sizes,
spacing requirements, and installation procedures, we provide the option
to purchase our products as individual pieces or as a collection of
various components. Your non-kit order will always include your
requested numbers or letters, their mounting hardware, and any specified
standoff spacers and/or nuts you need. In addition, you may order, at additional
cost, the following:
Suggested Accessories: If you purchase our numbers or letters as individual pieces (Non Kit), and wish to install them on a wall, you will typically need adhesive and a mounting pattern. You may, using the link below, order either an Accurate Image or a factory mounting template and/or adhesive for your installation.
Adhesive: Our adhesive is a silicone adhesive commonly used by the sign industry for such installation. The adhesive is available in two sizes: a 2.8 oz squeeze tube recommended for up to 4 numbers or letters; and a 10 oz push tube (requires a caulking gun) recommended for up to 15 numbers or letters.
Factory Template: Our non-kit factory mounting templates are created by the folks at our foundry. They lay the completed numbers or letters out on a heavy sheet of mounting-pattern paper and draw an outline around the numbers or letters. Then, within the outline, they indicate the drill points for the studs for each number or letter. Note: We cannot create a mounting template once your pieces have left our shop. If you want an installation template after you have received your pieces, please call
us for the proper procedure. Reminder: The factory template is created without our professional graphic input and without your preview. We cannot guarantee that the factory template will meet
your spacing requirements.
Accurate Image Template: The factory mounting templates are to be distinguished from Accurate Image's mounting templates which are created by us using a computer graphics program to achieve professional spacing (kerning). If you purchase an Accurate Image template either alone or as part of your Kit purchase, we send the template to you via a digital drawing for your approval. Then, the foundry plots this approved digital drawing so that the numbers and letters match your approved spacing.
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For most applications involving small to medium-sized
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Sizes larger than 16" may require additional support from the back side
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studs. With your fingers, screw the studs
into the holes on the back of the number or letter, and then push
the studs into their respective hole that you have
drilled. If your pieces correctly line up, fill your
drilled holes with glue, coat each stud with silicone glue,
and press studs into the glue-filled holes.
masking tape, secure the numbers or letters to the wall surface
until the silicon glue hardens.
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The letter is held in place with masking tape for at least 12 hours.
This mounting hardware is best for indoor locations. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS HARDWARE FOR EXTERIOR LOCATIONS.
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This hardware is great for exterior locations where your
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The pads with studs are affixed
to all locations inside rear of a letter. The studs are installed per the
suggested stud mounting procedure above. The pads are covered with silicone
adhesive and pressed against a clean mounting surface. The letter is held in
place with masking tape for at least 12 hours. NOTE:
This hardware is only available for numbers or letters 6" or greater in
height. This hardware is good for exterior locations when your pieces are to
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The pads with studs are affixed to the upper inside rear of a letter. The lower part of the inside rear of the letter has affixed a pad only. The installer will drill a 1/4" hole for the studs. The studs are installed per the above diagram. The pads are covered with silicone adhesive and pressed against a clean mounting surface. The letter is held in place with masking tape for at least 12 hours.NOTE: This hardware is only available for numbers or letters 6" or greater in height.
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1 Available for Depths 3/8" +
2 Stroke of character must be 1/2" or more. Stud bosses
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standoff for this option a minimum c. 13/32" or greater if so
3 Not Available for Numbers or Letters Under 6".
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