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A lot has been written about Jeremy Lin's rise from anonymity to global renown, and many have begun to assert that Lin's play has earned him a new contract from Knicks GM James Dolan. Lin will make $613,474 this season. It's far more than most of his fans will take home this year, but is pocket change by NBA standards. Colleague Matthew Kitchen offers a very strong argument for why Dolan should offer Lin a new contract sooner than later, but I want to detail the other side of the coin.
The reality is that Lin has started nine games. Nine. Dolan has caught plenty of criticism over the years, but he would need to have his head checked if he gave a player a pay raise after just nine games. Add to that the fact that the Knicks' competition in those nine games hasn't been especially challenging. Lin has received his due credit for helping the Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, but those are the only two teams with winning records that the Knicks have played over the last two weeks. In fact, the combined record of teams the Knicks have beaten since Lin took over a starting role is a paltry 97-127 (plus losses to the 7-24 Hornets and 10-24 Nets).
And while Lin has put up over 20 points in all but one start, he has also had turnover trouble. He is averaging 6.1 turnovers a game since his first start against the Utah Jazz on February 6. To put that into context, no other player has a turnover rate over 4.3 this season. Lin has also hit just 71.8% of his free throws as a starter – only two other point guards have a worse free throw percentage this season: Utah's Devin Harris and Boston's Rajon Rondo. It's a serious problem for a player who goes to the line so often.
Also note that Lin isn't the only player in a Knicks uniform who is playing well. Landry Fields and Steve Novak have been shooting the lights out recently, and some players have picked up the slack when Lin has struggled. One instance is the Knicks' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Guard Iman Shumpert took over Lin's job of covering Minnesota point guard Ricky Rubio, and Shumpert's defensive play kept New York in a game that had been slipping away.
None of this is intended to take away from Lin's success. The young point guard has revitalized a Knicks team that appeared to be destined for yet another losing season, and he should receive a well-deserved pay raise if he can continue to play well and help carry the Knicks to a playoff berth at season's end. But to suggest that Lin deserves a new contract after just two weeks is almost laughable. Lin still has much to prove, and he'll have another chance very soon: the Knicks head to Miami to play LeBron James' Heat on Thursday.


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Finally, A Way To Track Andy Reid's Weight
Hey, sports fans! I know what you all really want to see, and that's a slideshow of Andy Reid through the years. Oh, man, there's Reid and his wife at a 76ers game in 2001! Who could forget that time? And a munch younger Reid in 2001! And…
Holy God, this thing is thirty photos! I guess I'm going to have to go through and pick out the highlights, this slideshow is so important. Well, let's see: Actually, I remember photo number four, or at least I remember when the Eagles finally clinched the division for the first time since 1988. (I was there. The girl who gave me the tickets for my birthday is now married. Aww, how nice.)
Photo #7 is our first interesting one so far, because Reid has a funny expression. And, wow, he really still has lost a lot of weight since then, even if he hasn't kept it all off. Kudos, Andy.
Speaking of weight, here's Reid eating sundae at training camp (photo #10) in 2002. I really enjoy the caption: "Eagles head coach Andy Reid bites into a 'Andy Reid' sundae, and he said a 'monday & tuesday' at training camp in 2002." Are we to assume Reid stood there for two days eating sundaes? I'm pretty sure that's it. By the way, 33.3 repeating done!
And now I'm nearly halfway in, and here's Andy Reid coaching the Pro Bowl, which used to be an annual occurrence. Look, Jeff Garcia is in the background! The previous three or four Reid photos before this one were all just him at a press conference. Useful. But think of the pageviews!
Halfway through, and photo #15 is just a drawing of Andy Reid. Ha ha, whoever drew it made him super fat.
Photo #20. Man, is there any expression for Donovan McNabb but "goofy"? I really don't think so.
Ha, ha, photo #24 isn't even of Andy, it's of his son Britt following a guilty plea. Classy, Philly.com. I would have gone with an instructional drawing of how to put pills up your ass, but that's just me.
Then, after a ton of Reid son photos, we're back to football at #28, from a preseason game this year. The slideshow didn't include that photo from the back of the Daily News the year the Eagles went to the Super Bowl, the one I was looking for and expected to see, possibly the only interesting photo of Andy Reid ever. But whatever, at least there were 7 shots of him at press conferences!
Photo #30. I dunno; maybe this expression isn't goofy? Kinda, still, though. And by the end I think Andy has gained all the weight back, though he definitely looks better now even though he's older. Come on, Andy, you can do it!

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CRANDON - Today, I had the opportunity to meet with the families of those slain on Sunday. Nothing can adequately describe their loss. Please keep them in your prayers. I know that they appreciate your thoughts, prayers, and condolences.
As our investigation has continued, we have been able to develop a more definitive timeline of events that occurred on that tragic morning.
It started with an argument. At approximately 2:30 am, an off-duty Tyler Peterson entered the apartment building at 203 North Hazeldell, Apt. B. An argument ensued between Peterson and Jordanne Murray, in which he accused her of having a relationship with another person. The argument got heated, and Murray demanded he leave.
Peterson left, and returned minutes later. He was armed with an AR-15 rifle, the kind of rifle Peterson was issued by the Forest County Sherriff's Department for his duties as a member of the Forest County Special Emergency Response Team.
The precise chain of events in the apartment is still unclear. But we know that Peterson forcibly entered the apartment, breaking down the door. He didn't speak. He simply opened fired, killing 6 young people about to enter the prime of their lives and wounding another. Three bodies were found on or right next to the couch; Aaron Smith, Bradley Schultz, and Lindsey Stahl. Jordanne Murray was found in the kitchen. Lianna Thomas was found in the bedroom closet, and Katrina McCorkle was found just outside the closet, both apparently attempting to hide from Peterson.
After shooting the six victims, Peterson turned his sights on Charlie Neitzel, who was in the kitchen. Peterson shot him in the leg. Neitzel got up, reached out to Peterson, and continued to plead for Peterson to stop. Peterson then shot him again, causing Neitzel to fall. While on the ground, Neitzel was shot again, playing dead until Peterson left. Neitzel survived.
By 2:47 a.m., patrolling Crandon police officer Greg Carter had heard the gunfire, reported it to dispatch, and approached the apartment building in his squad car to investigate the source. At approximately 2:48, Carter saw Peterson emerge from the apartment building. He saw that Peterson was going towards Peterson's truck, armed with an AR-15 rifle. Officer Carter lost visual contact for a moment with Peterson, and moments later his squad car windshield burst and Carter heard multiple rounds of gunfire. Carter put his car in reverse, backed away from the direction of the gunfire, and took cover behind a nearby building, gunfire ringing out the whole time. Carter immediately called the incident into dispatch.
Officer Carter displayed a tremendous amount of bravery and intelligence during this time. He performed exactly as trained under these harrowing circumstances, saving his life.
Having just turned 21 in July, Carter started with the Crandon Police Department in a part-time capacity in June, 2006, just shy of his 20th birthday. He started with the Crandon PD at the exact same time Tyler Peterson started with the Department, and became a full-time Crandon officer in January 2007. Carter is also a part-time Forest County Sherriff's deputy.
And we need officers like Greg Carter, to serve and protect, to place their lives at risk for the safety of others.
Officer Carter's squad car is going to be pulled out of the south end of the Forest County Sherriff's Department, so that the public can see the damage done to his vehicle, and have a better understanding of the risks Officer Carter took responding to the incident.
After the shooting, a manhunt began. Peterson was armed, and he was mobile. It was a very dangerous situation.
Law enforcement repeatedly attempted to contact Peterson. Chief of Police Dennee requested assistance from the Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and DCI responded immediately, dispatching agents to the area. Numerous law enforcement entities were requested and provided assistance.
Current information indicates that Peterson drove aimlessly around the northern portion of the state, through Lincoln, Forest, and Langlade Counties. While driving through the Northwoods, we know that Peterson made multiple attempts to throw police of his trail, by calling in false reports to area law enforcement. At approximately 7:50 a.m., Peterson wound up at a residence in the Town of Argonne. Some of his friends were present.
What occurred at the Town of Argonne, at the cabin, is still a matter very much under investigation. We know that when he arrived, Peterson confessed to his crimes. We know that at some point he turned over his AR-15 and two other long guns. We know that Peterson left the Town of Argonne cabin at about 8:30 am and met with some of his family members. We know that Peterson returned to the cabin at approximately 9:15 a.m.
By 9:27 a.m., the Langlade County Special Emergency Response Team was at the scene, responding to the situation. Other law enforcement agencies quickly arrived at the scene.
We are not discussing the details of the time between the arrival of law enforcement at the Town of Argonne cabin and Peterson's death. The precise chain of events is under investigation. Interviews continue, and information continues to be analyzed. We can not release information that may taint the integrity of that ongoing investigation.
We can, however, disclose certain facts relating to Tyler Peterson's death. Peterson was shot four times, once in the left bicep, and three times in the head. Evidence indicates that the shot in the bicep came from a rifle, from some distance.
The three gunshot wounds to the head included two nonfatal rounds with entry points below the chin, and one fatal shot that entered Peterson through the right side of the head. Each of the three head shots were fired while the gun was in contact with his skin, or extremely close to the skin. These shots were fired by a handgun. These three head wounds are consistent with self-inflicted wounds, and not consistent with long range rifle fire. Early forensic analysis indicates that the bullets were 40 caliber. Peterson was found with his own personal 40 caliber Glock pistol when his body was recovered. A final conclusion as to the cause of Peterson's death, however, must await complete forensic examination, a process that could take several weeks.
Peterson sustained all gunshot wounds while on the Argonne property.
Many questions have been raised about whether Tyler Peterson was qualified to be a law enforcement officer. He met the State's minimum standards, as reported by his employing departments. Background investigations were conducted, as certified by both Crandon and Forest County. The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board certified Peterson to be qualified as a law enforcement officer in this state.
I know that the public wants additional information on this tragic incident. The families want answers. The community wants answers. I want answers. And we are doing everything that we can to get those answers. At the Department of Justice, we have had over 25 special agents in Forest County and surrounding areas working this case. We have combed through two scenes. We have taken dozens of interviews - and we have many more to go.
More Department of Justice personnel will work on this case as we move forward. Evidence will be transported to the Department of Justice's Crime Laboratories for forensic analysis. The Division of Criminal Investigation will be analyzing all of the evidence collected and reporting the results of this analysis to me. We will share that analysis with local law enforcement. And we will share what we can with you.
But this is not going to happen overnight. It may take several weeks, if not months before we complete this investigation.
As I indicated, I've spoken with the families. They expressed to me that they wish for space to grieve, and asked that the press leave them alone. They wish to be left to mourn in peace, honoring the burial of their loved ones. They have also requested that the community know that they have met with the Peterson family. They hold no animosity towards them, and ask that you don't either.
They have also asked me to ask the community at large to stop talking to the press. As such, we in the law enforcement community will do our part by having no further comments to the press from Forest County.
I have also met with the Peterson family. They wanted the community to know that they believe that local police did all that they could. They wish for wounds to start healing in Crandon. And they ask that blame for these happenings not be improperly placed on local law enforcement authorities.
I want to thank every person in law enforcement, in the Division of Criminal Investigation and other agencies, that has participated in this investigation; from those making the immediate response, to those tracking down Tyler Peterson, to those now putting together the pieces of this tragedy. And I thank every person that will participate in this investigation in the future.
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Members of the Mad River Valley Planning District (MRVPD) Steering Committee voted in favor of supporting the town of Warren's infrastructure project for the improvement of the Sugarbush Access Road at their December 16 meeting.
MRVPD director Joshua Schwartz said that the project was "not just a
priority for them but for us too." Steering committee members agreed,
calling the need to repave the road a "community-wide thing."
Steering committee member and Warren Select Board member Bob Ackland was charged with providing the framework for the project and presenting it to the steering committee.
Ackland told the steering committee that the eventual repaving of the Sugarbush Access Road is a priority and that the Warren Select Board would "like to push for it."
In October, Ackland told fellow town officials that there was a "remote chance" that the town could receive federal money to repair the Sugarbush Access Road; he said contact had been made between Sugarbush Resort and Senator Patrick Leahy's office about whether such funding would be available for the project.
Leahy's office suggested going through the MRVPD, according to Ackland.
Schwartz said, "Bob has done a good job providing the framework" for the project and continued, "If this is our priority then they would take a lot away from that. They would like that statement from this body that this project is a priority for The Valley."
Ackland said that while no jobs would be created as a result, paving the road would "make it better and safer from the town's perspective."
"The steep portion of the road is bad; there are spots on the ledge where it's sliding," he added.
Following a summer's worth of construction on the Sugarbush Access Road, including the replacement of several culverts and a section of ruptured snowmaking pipe, contractors for the project, G.W. Tatro, completed patch paving in the spots that were disturbed.
The town then expressed concerns that the patch paving would result in damage to the town's trucks and that the pavement would likely be ripped up by the plow. G.W. Tatro owner Greg Tatro said that the town was overreacting and that the pavement would not come up after the first freeze, as Road Foreman Ray Weston previously predicted.
Town officials said that the culvert replacement project that kept a portion of the Sugarbush Access Road closed for a month last summer was done in preparation for the repaving of the road in two years.
The total cost of repaving the road in two years, according to Weston, could reach $3 million to $4 million including the replacement of the guardrails.
MRVPD steering committee chair Jared Cadwell made a motion to support the infrastructure upgrades and agreed that Schwartz should provide Leahy's office with the information the town of Warren creates "so it gets in the right hands."
"If they start to ask a lot more of him then it should come back to Warren," he said.
The MRVPD steering committee meets the third Thursday of the month at the General Wait House at 7 p.m. For more information visit www.mrvpd.org.


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Ludicrous Sensibility
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By David Bradbury
The Midd Entrepreneurs class at Middlebury College just got off a conference call with serial entrepreneur, and current CEO & co-founder of NetFlix, Reed Hastings. He shared comments and advice on being an entrepreneur and the many lessons learned. Some notables include:
- He was a very content high school math teacher who loved to program.
- Never imagined or wanted to be an entrepreneur…started off as an accidental experience in solving a problem that he and "others like him" were experiencing. (i.e. knew the market)
- Entrepreneurs must have a "great product vision" and unwavering drive in pursuit of this vision.
- Being an entrepreneur is like playing the Lottery. You choose to buy a ticket to play where the expected outcome value (given the long odds) is far less than what you paid up front for the ticket – an uneconomic decision in most cases.
- Yet, despite these Lottery like odds, an entrepreneur "could not imagine not" charging forward and having faith to jump out of a plane knowing without a doubt that a bird to land on will fly by…
- Recommends reading all you can about other company founders…pivotal book for Reed was Jim Collins' Beyond Entrepreneurship
- Finally..being an entrepreneur requires: "ludicrous sensibility"
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Fork Report: Devils own ground game in dominant win
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Run and stop the run.
Arizona State did both in a 53-24 win against No. 20 Washington in front of 60,057 at Sun Devil Stadium Saturday.
Marion Grice passed the century mark for the first time this season, rushing for a career-best 158 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor Kelly added two rushing scores as well. He finished with a season-high 84 yards. As a team, the Sun Devils gained 317 yards on the ground, the fourth-most in the past 18 seasons.
Defensively, ASU allowed -5 yards rushing and held the nation's leading running back, Bishop Sankey (149.8 yards per game) to 22 yards on 13 carries.
Washington jumped in front 7-0, scoring on its opening drive. It would not score again the rest of the half as the Sun Devil defense forced the Huskies to punt on their next seven possessions. The offense did its part with 29 unanswered points, including a pair of Kelly touchdown passes.
The 53 points were the most ever scored by ASU against Washington, and the win improved the Sun Devils to 5-0 at home and 9-2 since head coach Todd Graham arrived in Tempe.
With three scores -- two rushing and one receiving -- Grice now has 18 touchdowns on the year. He entered the game leading the nation in scoring at 15.0 points per game.
Freshman kicker Zane Gonzalez made four field goals, extending his streak of consecutive makes to 11. He is 15-of-18 overall.
ASU reached into its bag of tricks twice in the first half, and perhaps the bag is where they should remain. On the first play, on which 75 percent of the offensive unit stayed in its stance, Kelly was intercepted by Marcus Peters who had inside position on Jaelen Strong. The second play, a version of the fumblerooski, resulted in Cameron Smith being tackled for a four-yard loss.
ASU answered both Washington scoring drives in the third quarter and sealed the win four seconds into the fourth when Grice scored from a yard out to make the score 46-17 in favor of the Sun Devils.
The Sun Devils defense. The entire unit not only stopped the run but pressured quarterback Keith Price all game long, recording a season-high seven sacks. Redshirt freshman linebacker Salamo Fiso led the way with two sacks while Carl Bradford, Davon Coleman, Gannon Conway, Anthony Jones and Will Sutton each had one.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott attended the game as did representatives from both the Alamo Bowl and Sun Bowl. There were NFL scouts from five teams: Cardinals, Jaguars, Saints, Texans and Vikings.
"The key to this game was stopping 25 (Bishop Sankey) and that's what we did." -- ASU defensive tackle Will Sutton
ASU (5-2, 3-1) is off next weekend. The Sun Devils will return to action with a road trip to Washington State on Thursday, October 31. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. with television on ESPN; and of course the Sun Devils' flagship station Arizona Sports 620 with pregame coverage starting at 5:30 p.m.
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This cautionary note has echoed through the ears of college students from time immemorial. The eye rolls it tends to elicit, however, are particularly well deserved these days because the "real" world has arrived at Millikin. Thanks to Millikin's thriving learning laboratories – experiments in entrepreneurship – more and more students are gaining real-world experience in running a business long before they don cap and gown. As a publishing entrepreneur himself, Dr. Randy Brooks, dean of the college of arts and sciences/professor of English, has spent more than 30 years as an editor and publisher of haiku poetry. In the past, he would share this publishing experience by asking one or two students each semester to intern with his company, Brooks Books. Over in the art department, his friend and colleague, Ed Walker '85, associate professor of art, was doing much the same thing as he published catalogs to accompany art exhibitions at Millikin.
The two joined forces to launch a sustainable, student-operated publishing company. And thus Bronze Man Books was born in 2006 – and continues to bring classroom theory to life today. "We thought, 'Why don't we bring this together and create a course and a student-run publishing business?'" says Brooks, who guides the writing and publishing side of the business, while Walker directs the graphic design. Since then, the "Art of Publishing," a course co-taught by Brooks and Walker, has become a Millikin mainstay. Each semester, those enrolled in the course become members of the Bronze Man Books staff for that semester. Students make all managerial and operational decisions and are organized into three teams: editorial, design and marketing. Each team has a leader who serves on the company's management team.
"Students can take the class as many times as they want," says Brooks, always eager to see familiar faces return. "We joke that if someone does really well, they don't get to move on." Day-to-day operations give student staffers hands-on experience in the business of publishing and the art of bringing a book to market. "They learn all of the things required to move a book from the submission process into production – and then market it," Brooks says. "We examine the story line and the editing of words, then get into the illustrations. We critique everything. Students have to think about how the book looks and feels to the reader and create a graphic design that grabs people." Though organized as a nonprofit, this is a real business that offers students valuable life skills, Brooks says.
"Students develop professionalism and expertise in a given area – and some step into roles of leadership with positions like marketing director and lead editor," says Brooks. The company's current marketing director, Jackson Lewis, a senior English major, first learned about the company as a budding author. "Winter Hearts," a collection of Lewis' tanka poetry, was published in 2012 by Bronze Man Books. "I first saw Bronze Man Books from the author's side. The editorial staff really helped me, and I was pleased with the experience," says Lewis. After the positive experience he had with Bronze Man Books as a client, Lewis was inspired to enroll in the Art of Publishing class to gain more publishing experience.
As marketing director, Lewis and his team help spread the word about new books through advertising, news releases, press kits and public events. The leadership role has honed Lewis' skills in managing time, resources and people. Through experience, he has learned the fine art of delegating and navigating issues with printers or authors. "I've learned great lessons in professionalism," says Lewis. As an author himself, he has a special appreciation for the delicate nature of the relationship between publisher and writer. "Authors are very attached to their work. You have to be very careful how you handle their baby," says Lewis. That being said, "every author you work with is different, so flexibility is key." And so is patience. Student staffers at Bronze Man Books quickly learn that the world of publishing tends to move at a snail's pace measured in years, rather than weeks or months. "Publishing involves a painstaking attention to detail. It's not fast and quick, and the reality of that is always surprising to students," says Brooks. "It's a long-term process, and it takes a lot of collaboration and cooperation if you're really after quality."
And to assume that a student-run business might skimp on quality would be a mistake. In fact, quality is at the core of the Bronze Man Books company mission: to publish books that integrate high-quality design and meaningful content. Their mission is illustrated in the company's four major lines of publishing: art exhibition catalogs; chapbooks, small collections of poetry or drama by a single author; trade paperbacks; and children's books. Last November, the publishing house released its fourth children's book: "Am I Like My Daddy?" by Marcy Wood Blesy '94 and illustrated by Amy Kuhl Cox '98 (see related article). "It's about grieving and dealing with the loss of a parent," says Brooks. "We're very excited about this book. It took two years to develop." Bronze Man Books caters to first-time authors like Blesy; most have some kind of connection to Millikin as students, faculty or alumni.
Bronze Man Books' most recent author, Claudia Nichols Quigg '75, is director of Baby TALK, columnist for the Decatur Herald & Review newspaper and an adjunct MU faculty member for early childhood education. In March, the company released a new paperback compilation of Quigg's columns: "Let's Talk Kids: Becoming a Family" (see related article). The book – the first of a series of three – targets couples who are contemplating becoming parents. With the help of student editors at Bronze Man Books, the book series incorporates Quigg's columns on parenting with student photography to create a product designed to encourage parental reflection. The team at Bronze Man Books chooses projects carefully, always with an eye on the market. "All of our books are profitable or breakeven," says Brooks. "I think profit should be a part of a student-run enterprise. We've been in the black because we're very careful. We only publish books we believe will sell." Their biggest seller to date is the "Millikin University Haiku Anthology," featuring the best of a decade of poetry by Millikin students. As faculty advisers, Walker and Brooks help set goals and deadlines, while providing guidance and continuity as staff members change from semester to semester.
Whenever possible, Bronze Man Books capitalizes on the Millikin network by partnering with other student-run ventures. For example, an audio version of its first children's book, "Ants in the Bandroom," written and illustrated by Laura Podeschi '06, was produced in collaboration with First Step Records, Millikin's oldest student-run business. The CD features an original score by Randall Reyman, Millikin's director of jazz activities, and the story is read by Laura Ledford, dean of the College of Fine Arts. In addition, books published by Bronze Man Books, as well as products from other student-run businesses, are sold in Blue Connection, Millikin's student-run art gallery. Public readings and other events are often held there, as well. "We try to support each other," says Brooks. Bronze Man Books is just one of many opportunities students have to engage in performance learning, which has become a hallmark of a Millikin education.
Millikin's Center for Entrepreneurship, launched in 1998, is the driving force behind most Big Blue student-run businesses. It was followed by the debut of its Arts & Entrepreneurship program, an initiative that includes a series of classes and hands-on learning opportunities in student-run businesses. The journey begins with the Art of Entrepreneurship class, where students are tasked with starting their own mini-business. Students must first develop a business model and pitch their idea to "lenders" for a start-up loan of up to $50. They then must sell their product – such as T-shirt designs, hair accessories, jewelry or music lessons – and pay back their lenders. "It helps students learn how to recognize opportunities and marshal the resources they need," says William "B.J." Warren '07/MBA '10, Arts and Entrepreneurship lecturer and manager of Blue Connection. "It's becoming very clear that students are going to have to create careers for themselves. This class gives students the opportunity to explore self-employment as a viable career option." Unlike other universities, Millikin has committed to a campus-wide emphasis on entrepreneurial education, casting its net far beyond the Tabor School of Business. The Arts & Entrepreneurship program attracts students from diverse disciplines, from music to management. This boundary-breaking approach helps teach the value of teamwork. "Some students may be brilliant illustrators, but not great writers," says Brooks. "A multidisciplinary approach helps students appreciate what different people bring to the table." The follow-up Art of Entrepreneurship class emphasizes business growth by placing students in one of Millikin's several student-run businesses:
Studentscreate limited edition letterpress poetry broadsides by hand, using a printing process developed centuries ago.
Millikin students operate a retail art gallery showcasing paintings, ceramics, photography, jewelry and other affordable artwork by students, faculty, alumni and friends of Millikin.
Millikin's student-run record label and music publishing company features traditional and contemporary music by students, faculty or alumni. Blue Box Records features music by off-campus performers.
Launched as a student-run business in 2010, Pipe Dreams is a theatre company producing 21st century works by Millikin students, faculty, alumni and others.
Makingits debut in 2009 at the carriage house on the grounds of the historic James Millikin Homestead, Carriage House Press features Decatur's only fine-art printing press. This student-run venture produces hand-pulled, limited edition monoprints, etchings and relief prints on a unique hand-built German etching press.
All of Millikin's student-run ventures are grounded in an academic discipline, with a profit and mission-driven focus. Faculty serve as coaches and mentors, but students are the decision-makers. As such, they are held accountable for meeting the financial and business goals that they set. "We ask a lot of students and hold them accountable," says Warren. "They'll have a stronger learning experience when they act and reflect on their own decisions and mistakes." The surprising level of responsibility is not always welcomed by students accustomed to a traditional classroom environment, where expectations are explicit and the path from Point A to Point B is clearly marked. "Students don't always embrace the responsibility at first – the level of risk makes it hard for them," says Warren. "In the case of student-run ventures, there is no right answer and they're dealing with ambiguity – it's uncomfortable." In contrast to the approach used at many universities, each of Millikin's student-run ventures is strategically built as a course. That means that "learning outcomes are assessed by a faculty mentor," says Warren. "It adds to the education in an intentional way."
These learning laboratories embody the university's brand of performance learning by allowing students to put theoretical concepts into practice in a real business setting or even start their careers before they leave Millikin. "Students learn the discipline by doing it. At Bronze Man Books, students are learning to be critical now – it's not something they have to learn after graduation," says Brooks. "They are making a book better than it was when it came to them. They're not just performing for the teacher anymore; they're performing for the public. The stakes are higher." The stakes may be higher, but so is the payoff. "Millikin is all about learning by doing – and it's been phenomenal for me," says Jackson Lewis. "The safety net is there in case you need it, so it doesn't feel it has quite the pressure of work, but the commitment to quality is still there." Still, in a competitive world economy, Millikin's student-run businesses don't coddle budding entrepreneurs.
"We put our students up against professionals in their field," says Warren, who points to the retail space at Blue Connection as an example. There, student artwork is up against the work of national and international artists next door at the Madden Arts Center in downtown Decatur. Performance learning is even more critical considering how information and education are evolving. "The traditional model where you come to a higher institution to gain knowledge is very quickly disappearing," Warren says. "It's no longer good enough for us to bring on students and impart knowledge. Our emphasis has to be much more on practice." This unique model of student ownership has earned Millikin a reputation as a leader in entrepreneurial education. Warren fields weekly inquiries from schools across the nation interested in learning how the Millikin model works. Institutions such as Hiram College, UNC Greensboro and Santa Fe Community College have already adapted Millikin's model for their own student ventures.
In addition, the Arts & Entrepreneurship program was awarded Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in January. In response to the growing level of interest, Millikin's Center for Entrepreneurship has developed a two-day Entrepreneurship Across the Campus symposium featuring guest speakers and meetings with students from each of Millikin's student-run ventures. The workshop also allows time for visiting faculty to develop their own courses and practice laboratories with guidance from Center for Entrepreneurship faculty and Entrepreneurship Fellows. The next symposium will take place on the Millikin campus during the next school year.
Following a visit to campus, Dr. David Cutler, artist, author and director of music entrepreneurship at the University of South Carolina, said: "I had the opportunity to visit Millikin University ... I was delighted to learn about their unique and (as far as I know) unprecedented approach to arts entrepreneurship." It's a sentiment that has been echoed by Fred Thompson on Inside Business, which filmed and aired a news story on Blue Connection, and John Eger of the Huffington Post who included Millikin's Arts & Entrepreneurship Program in a listing of just four schools offering truly integrated arts degrees. With growing opportunities to get in the driver's seat of a business, students are living James Millikin's timeless vision to "embrace the practical side of learning along with the literary and classical." And perhaps the most practical thing they learn is to believe in themselves. "This is not just a class but valuable job experience," Lewis says. "I have the confidence to say in an interview, 'I've done this before ... I can handle this.' I feel very well prepared."
Celeste Huttes '88 is a freelance writer specializing in corporate communications. She studied business and philosophy at millikin and holds a master's degree in human resource management.


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AUBURN – We're live from the fourth day of spring practice on the Plains. We viewed the first 20 minutes and here are some early observations.
- Elijah Daniel was held out of practice and was working in shorts. We'll have to get an update as to why he was out. He was stretching with Jaylon Denson.
- Robenson Therezie had a cast on his left hand and was fielding punts but was not working with the defense. Justin Garrett was filling in at "star" on the first team and Mackenro Alexander with the second team.
1st DBs: Jonathon Mincy, Derrick Moncrief, Jermaine Whitehead, Jonathan Jones and Garrett
2nd DBs: Trovon Reed, Johnathan Ford, Khari Harding, Kamryn Melton and Alexander
- Corey Grant was the first-team running back, Cameron Artis-Payne was second and Peyton Barber third.
- During the pace period of practice the offense ran a 4 WR set.
1st team WRs: Sammie Coates, Ricardo Louis, Quan Bray and Marcus Davis
2nd team WRs: D'haquille Williams, Dominic Walker, Stanton Truitt and Melvin Ray
- Montravius Adams and Gabe Wright were each working at left defensive end. That's a very big defensive line.
1st DL: Carl Lawson, Jeff Whitaker, Angelo Blackson and Gabe Wright
2nd DL: Montravius Adams, JaBrian Niles, Tyler Nero and Gimel President
- Shon Coleman took reps with the first offensive line, Patrick Miller worked with the second OL
1st team OL: Coleman-Kozan-Dismukes-Slade-Young
2nd OL: Miller-Danzey-Dampeer-Adams-Leff
- The linebacker groups remained the same with Cassanova McKinzy and Kris Frost on first team and Kenny Flowers and Cameron Toney on second team.
- Punt returners today: Jonathon Mincy, D'haquille Williams, Robenson Therezie, Marcus Davis, Quan Bray, Jermaine Whitehead, Ricardo Louis and Gray King
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Try adding this to your /etc/X11/XF86Config file as well as the xorg.conf file. You need to be root to do this. Also delete any previous reference to a mouse in those files.
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Hey, I i've been studying martial arts for while, mostly judo, tae kwon do, and aikido. I've been trying to learn some ba gau on my own, but I want to get a good teacher so I can really learn it. I live in St. Louis Missouri, so if anyone knows a competent teacher, please respond.


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Have you ever wanted to convert that image of your prize terrier Bixie into a knit able version, plastered all over a scarf for your boyfriend?
Hell...these would look good on a PA! Or other augmentation.
"Need a marker? Here, Babe, gotcha one rightcheer..." Warms the heart, dontcha' think?
I have been quietly working on my preparation for the Village Halloween Parade and the New York City Marathon. Thankfully, only once a decade do they come back-to-back...like this year.


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August 2, 2015
10-01-04 – A second lawsuit has been filed as a result of an accident in Sherman that killed ten people.
Mike Martin and the parents of his wife, Lisa Martin, filed a lawsuit in Grayson County this week. Lisa, her three young sons, and her mother died in the September 20th crash on Highway 75.
Their family is suing the driver of the semi that hit the Martin's SUV, Miroslaw Jozwiak. He is still in the Grayson County Jail facing 10 counts of criminally negligent homicide.
The lawsuit also names the trucking company, KV Express Inc. and the owner of the trailer, Eagle Express Lines Inc.
The suit does not demand a dollar amount. The attorney for the family, Travis Clardy, says the Martins want a jury to set the amount.
This is the second lawsuit stemming from the deadly crash. Last week, the family of one of the men riding in the other pick-up truck involved in the accident filed a 75 million dollar wrongful death suit.
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By Cheryl PellerinAmerican Forces Press Service
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Aug. 27, 2013 While traveling in Southeast Asia today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone with British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian about chemical attacks that have killed innocent civilians in Syria.
In a summary of the conversations, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Hagel conveyed that the United States is committed to working with the international community to respond to the "outrageous" attacks.
The secretary condemned the violence carried out by the Syrian regime and said the United States military is prepared for any contingency involving Syria, Little said, adding that Hagel pledged to continue close coordination with the British and French defense forces.
"Syria used chemical weapons against its own people," Hagel said during an interview here this afternoon with Jon Sopel of "BBC World News."
"Now, we'll have more information and more intelligence here vey shortly to present," the secretary said.
Most U.S. allies, most U.S. partners and most of the international community have little doubt that the most basic international humanitarian standard was violated by the Syrian regime in using chemical weapons against its own people, Hagel said.
"The deeper we get into this, it seems to me it's clearer and clearer that the government of Syria was responsible," he added. "But we'll wait and determine what the intelligence and the facts bear out."
The secretary said President Barack Obama has asked the Defense Department for options for all contingencies, and the department has complied.
"We have done that," Hagel said. "He has seen them, we are prepared, [and] we have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take. We are ready to go."
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Rebekah Brooks, editor of the NotW at the time Milly Dowler's voicemail was hacked, accidentally admitted to a House of Commons committee a few years ago that the paper bribed police officers for information, though she later claimed that she didn't know the details of specific instances. As knowing the specifics would have left her open to prosecution, we can form an opinion of the merits of her claims of ignorance of what those she employed and directly supervised were doing on a regular basis.
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"So good and better than the ones you get at the mall that cost $5 and were made four hours ago! These are a family favorite that even my pickiest eater goes back for seconds (and sometimes thirds!) We always make a big batch because these are just as good reheated the next day for 45 seconds in the microwave with some mustard! Yum!"
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2 (.25 ounce) packages
active dry yeast
2 1/2 teaspoons
white sugar
2 cups
warm water
2 cups
warm milk
1/2 cup
vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons
10 cups
all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons
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hot dogs
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coarse kosher salt, or to taste
We made with whole wheat flour (all I had) and I think that they would be much better with white flour. Even still, really good and a lot of fun to make with the fam.
They were alright. The dough was too thick around the dogs. Next time I will use half of what the recipes calls for to wrap each hotdog.
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I just made these 20 minutes ago, my oldest says, "these aren't pretzels, but they are still good". They look and taste nothing like a pretzel, but the taste was fantastic! I had a little dough left so I brushed it with a little melted butter mixed with honey after they baked and put cinnamon sugar on them, upon my sons request. They just tried them and they like them also. Great recipe I can see these being requested quite a bit. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Excellent family pleaser. Would be great for a get together or football party. Would also be good done with cocktail weiners. Well worth the time and effort put into them.
Good, the kids liked for something dif. Next time, Im gonna brush with melted butter:)
Yum! My picky boys loved them. I made half the recipe (I only wanted 6 dogs) and had extra dough so I made pretzel bites...these were the real hit. Also, I used turkey dogs which were shockingly good.
It was a nice tasty change for hot dogs, worth the effort. Next time, I will add some more spice to the dough mixture itself, maybe some poppy/sesame seeds. No additional salt is needed to sprinkle on top of the finished product, though, as hot dogs are already salty enough. I ended up with alot of extra dough, but froze it and hope it keeps for my next attempt!
This was very easy to make.left overs can be frozen.i did skip the last dipping process though.it was just as good.TY for this recipe .
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Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the Interior Business Center in the consolidation of the bureau's regionally dispersed payment processing, greatly minimizing prompt pay interest. Within six months, the percentage of payments incurring interest went from 10% to 3%, as the backlog was reduced. More important, the total dollars spent on interest penalty payments stayed below 1% during this time. In FY13, IBC's accounting operations staff has processed 47,611 invoices, with a total dollar amount of $397,976,204.20.
The Prompt Payment Act generally requires agencies to pay its contractors within 30 days of receipt of relevant documents. Representatives from Fish and Wildlife Service, Brian Bloodsworth, Bureau Lead and FWS FBMS Project Manager, and Rick Coe, Denver Operations Manager for the Division of Financial Management, have publicly acknowledged IBC's performance related to prompt pay and the successful partnership they share with IBC's accounting operations staff.
In 2012, the FWS and 60 Departmental Offices (including the IBC) converted to DOI's new Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). In advance of the deployment, FWS contacted the IBC about a partnership. Previously, the FWS had been processing miscellaneous vendor payments throughout their dispersed regions. Outsourcing vendor payments to IBC has allowed FWS to meet the FBMS separation of duty requirements and focus on issues that are more mission centric.
FWS leadership realized that with the challenges of learning a new financial system and its separation of duty requirements, payment processing would be more efficient and cost effective if consolidated in one single location. Therefore, outsourcing payment processing to the IBC offered the most viable solution to that problem.
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Jefferson Awarded School of Recognition at Ceremony in Madison
State Superintendent Tony Evers praised Jefferson Elementary School for being among 132 schools in the state that received Wisconsin School of Recognition honors for the 2012-13 school year during a special Oct. 2 ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison.
Evers welcomed, from left: Jefferson School Principal Bill Klein and Michelle Shutter, second grade teacher, to the recognition event. To be recognized, schools must be among those with the highest poverty rates in the state, have met adequate yearly progress goals under federal education law for the past two years, and have student achievement on state mathematics and reading assessments that is higher than schools with similar poverty levels and grade configurations.
"The staff and administration of these schools are committed to forging partnerships among teachers, parents, administrators, other school staff members, and the community to create an educational environment that supports children's learning," Evers said.
"Congratulations to Jefferson School on their continued academic success. The staff has done an excellent job in building a community of learning" said Superintendent Dr. Joseph Sheehan. Jefferson Elementary School has been recognized as a School of Recognition for the last five years.
From the Sheboygan Area School District, Grant Elementary School was also recognized.
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WHITING — The Whiting Elementary School board has adopted the proposed $508,318 spending plan for the 2010-2011 school year, which represents an increase of $17,632, or 3.59 percent, over the current year's spending plan.
But due to an increase in the number of students in the school, if voters approve the budget on Town Meeting Day their education property tax rate would fall by 7 cents, from $1.20 to $1.13, according to Brenda Fleming, business manager at Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union.
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VERGENNES — The Vergennes Union High School boys' basketball team seized control of Thursday's home game against Division I BFA-St. Albans midway through the fourth quarter and earned a critical 72-65 victory.
The win moved the Commodores, who have played a challenging schedule, to 6-6 and 2-0 in the Lake Division. The 8-4 Bobwhites, also a contender for the league title, fell to 8-4.
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Mesopotamia, the world's earliest literate culture, developed a rich philosophical conception of representation in which the world was saturated with signs. Instead of imitating the natural world, representation-both in writing and in visual images-was thought to participate in the world and to have an effect upon it in natural, magical, and supernatural ways. The Graven Image is the first book to explore this tradition, which developed prior to, and apart from, the Greek understanding of representation. The classical Greek system, based on the notion of mimesis, or copy, is the one with which we are most familiar today. The Assyro-Babylonian ontology presented here by Zainab Bahrani opens up fresh avenues for thinking about the concept of representation in general, and her reading of the ancient Mesopotamian textual and visual record in its own ontological context develops an entirely new approach to understanding Babylonian and Assyrian arts in particular. The Graven Image describes, for the first time, rituals and wars involving images; the relationship of divination, the organic body, and representation; and the use of images as a substitute for the human form, integrating this ancient material into contemporary debates in critical theory. Bahrani challenges current methodologies in the study of Near Eastern archaeology and art history, introducing a new way to appreciate the unique contributions of Assyrian and Babylonian culture and their complex relationships to the past and present.
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Zainab Bahrani is Edith Porada Professor of Art and Archaeology at Columbia University.
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List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Aesthetic and the Epistemic: Race, Culture, and Antiquity 2. The Extraterrestrial Orient: Despotic Time and the Time of the Despots 3. Ethnography and Mimesis: Representing Aesthetic Culture 4. Being in the Word: Of Grammatology and Mantic 5. Salmu: Representation in the Real 6. Decoys and Lures: Substitution and the Uncanny Double of the King 7. Presence and Repetition: The Altar of Tukulti-Ninurta 8. Conclusion: Image, Text, and Differance, or from Difference to Differance Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments


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James Hinchcliffe walks away from his car after practice for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis Sunday.INDIANAPOLIS James Hinchcliffe might have the busiest appointment calendar in IndyCar.
When hes not fine-tuning the No. 27 car for team owner Michael Andretti, hes making promotional appearances for sponsors or trying to sell the sport to non-IndyCar fans. And if hes not busy doing those things or goofing around with friends and colleagues in Gasoline Alley, Hinchcliffe can almost certainly be found patrolling the Internet as the self-appointed Mayor of Hinchtown.
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A year ago when Hinchcliffe got his big break, replacing Danica Patrick as the driver of the No. 27 car, he immediately started cracking jokes about becoming the first Go Daddy guy. Turns out, hes just the big man on the IndyCar series this year with two wins in four races one more win than Patrick had in her IndyCar career. Hes currently fourth in points, trailing leader Takuma Sato of Japan by 24.
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His rapid ascension has been remarkable.
Three years ago, Hinchcliffe came to Indianapolis as a rising star in the Firestone Indy Lights series. A few days after competing in the Freedom 100, he returned to the 2.5-mile oval to help call the better-known Indianapolis 500 on the radio as an analyst.
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Andretti needed a personable driver with oodles of talent to replace Patrick and keep the sponsors happy, but he also wanted somebody who would fit in with an already established team.
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Its not a coincidence.
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After qualifying second for last years 500, a bad pit stop forced him to settle for a sixth-place finish.
Hes come back as this year as one of the hottest drivers in the series and with a team that has dominated the first two months of the season.
It happened again Sunday when the Andretti drivers nearly swept the top five spots on the practice speed chart.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I commute to work every day, year round in the Portland OR area. So my setup demands functionality and ease of use. I do not want to have to deal with two pairs of shoes, one to ride in, one to work in (business casual) but I can't afford wet shoes (inside) all day from a potential 20 min wet ride in. Other WxB shoe covers I've tried require long rain pants or they let water in from the top. No go. Might sound weird, but most often I ride with knicker-length WxB rain pants (with zip-off legs). Otherwise riding is too warm. But this usually doesn't work with shoe covers because they are really exposed on the leg cuff. These covers are high enough, and can fit snug enough to seal around the leg. Finally, someone solved this issue! Further meeting the requirement of usability is ease of don and doff. The velcro closure at the back and open sole area make them super fast. They go on in about 10s (I timed it) per shoe and off in 5. I've used them for a year now and find no requirements for improvement. Solid product. I'll probably get the roadie version for riding with a cycling specific shoe because while these are great for street shoes, they are too loose fitting for a sleek bike shoe.
I am looking for a shoe cover that will...
I am looking for a shoe cover that will keep my feet dry in a torrential downpour and that is available in a large size (13-14 US; 47-48 EU). These look promising, but a) how waterproof are they and b) do they work with cleats? Thanks