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An electroacoustic transducer, such as a microphone or a telephone receiver, comprises a thermoplastic body with a central plateau surrounded by an annular recess from which an elastic ring projects slightly above the plateau to support a membrane in the form of sheet-metal foil carrying a piezoceramic layer. The body is overlain by a thermoplastic cover which has apertures for the passage of sound waves and is formed with an internal annular rib registering with the elastic ring to clamp the rim of the membrane therebetween. The body, the cover and a thermoplastic base are joined together by ultrasonic welding.
1. An electroacoustic transducer comprising a dielectric body centered on an axis and provided with a central plateau surrounded by an annular recess, an apertured dielectric cover overlying said body and forming a flat sound chamber therebetween, an elastic ring in said recess rising above said plateau, said cover being formed within said sound chamber with an annular rib registering with said ring, a piezoelectric membrane in said sound chamber having a rim clamped between said ring and said rib, and conductor means in said body for connecting said membrane in an electric circuit.
2. A transducer as defined in claim 1 wherein said membrane comprises a metallic foil connected to said conductor means and a piezoceramic layer carried on the side of said foil confronting said plateau.
3. A transducer as defined in claim 2 wherein said layer has a radius less than those of said rib and said ring.
4. A transducer as defined in claim 1, further comprising a hollow dielectric base supporting said body.
5. A transducer as defined in claim 4 wherein said body, said cover and said base consist of thermoplastic material.
6. A transducer as defined in claim 5 wherein said body, said cover and said base are joined together by ultrasonic welds.
7. A transducer as defined in claim 1 wherein said ring projects above said plateau by a distance representing a small fraction of the depth of said recess.
8. A transducer as defined in claim 7 wherein said membrane divides said sound chamber into two compartments of approximately equal axial height.
9. A transducer as defined in claim 8 wherein said cover has a central depression slightly increasing the height of the compartment remote from said plateau in the region of said axis.
10. A transducer as defined in claim 1 wherein said ring has a cross-section converging to a narrow ridge in contact with said rim.
Our present invention relates to an electroacoustic transducer for the conversion of sound waves into electric signals or vice versa, such as a microphone or a telephone receiver.
Recent improvements in this field have led to the development of transducers with piezoelectric membranes which deflect under an applied voltage or generate a potential difference upon being mechanically deformed. The membrane may be supported in the transducer housing by a yieldable mounting designed to keep it as free as possible from extraneous stresses, as with the aid of a resilient clamping ring. The housing itself, which must accommodate not only the membrane but also the associated electrodes, conductors and terminals, is usually split into a main body and a protective cover having apertures for the passage of the sound waves. The airspace surrounding the membrane within the housing, forming what may be described as a sound chamber, must conform closely to its design dimensions for optimum performance; this limits the tolerances within which the distances between confronting internal surfaces of the membrane-supporting body and the cover may vary.
Conventional constructions, in which the supporting body is encapsulated between two metallic shells constituting a cover and a base, create problems of access to the internal conductors after assembly if the two shells are permanently joined by welding. If they are separably interconnected by an edge bead, the maintenance of dimensional stability is difficult.
The general object of our present invention is to provide a highly compact structure for an electroacoustic transducer of the piezoelectric type which obviates the aforestated drawbacks.
A more particular object is to provide a resilient diaphragm mounting in such a transducer allowing the separation of the diaphragm from a confronting surface on its supporting body to be reduced to a minimum for maximum operating efficiency.
In accordance with our present invention, a body of dielectric -- preferably thermoplastic -- material centered on an axis is provided with a central plateau surrounded by an annular recess which receives an elastic ring rising slightly above that plateau to hold a piezoelectric membrane in position, the rim of the membrane being clamped between that ring and an annular rib of an apertured cover of similar dielectric material which overlies the body and forms with it a flat sound chamber around the membrane. Conductors connecting the membrane in an electric circuit are disposed in that body which is provided with tongues, binding posts or other suitable terminals for extending the circuit to either a signal source or a load.
Advantageously, the body is sandwiched between its cover and a hollow base giving access to the terminals. The base, the body and the cover, particularly if made of thermoplastic material, can be permanently interconnected in various ways, e.g., by thermal fusion. We prefer, however, to use ultrasonic welding for this purpose since the entire housing can then be assembled in a single pass through an ultrasonic press, thus expediting mass production of the device.
The above and other features of our invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing the sole FIGURE of which is a side-elevational view, partly in section, of an eletroacoustic transducer representing a preferred embodiment.
The transducer shown in the drawing has a housing of thermoplastic material, centered on an axis 0, comprising a main body 1, a protective cover 2 and a hollow base 3 joined to one another along seams 20 by ultrasonic welding. Cover 2, which has apertures 17 for the emission or reception of sound waves, defines with body 1 an airspace 4 whose lower boundary is formed for the most part by a central plateau 21 of the body, this plateau being surrounded by an annular recess 9. An elastic mounting ring 5 of rubber or the like, whose cross-section converges upwardly toward a narrow ridge, is lodged in recess 9 and serves as support for a membrane consisting of a piezoceramic layer 6 on an overlying metal foil 8. The rim of the foil 8 is clamped, at a level slightly above plateau 21, between the ridge of ring 5 and an internal annular rib 7 of cover 2 confronting that ridge. The depth of recess 9 is several times greater than the height by which the ridge of ring 5 projects above plateau 21, this depth being sufficient to allow elastic deformation of the ring for the absorption of extraneous shocks and vibrations with avoidance of any detrimental stressing of membrane 6, 8.
The airspace 4 is subdivided by the membrane into a lower and an upper compartment 4', 4" of approximately the same height d', d". In the vicinity of axis 0,the height of compartment 4" is slightly increased by a depression 19 on the inner surface of cover 2.
Membrane 6, 8 is connected in an electric circuit with the aid of a conductive element 11 at the ridge of ring 5; element 11 could be a short contact or a metal ring encircling the axis 0 along the ridge of rubber ring 5. A flexible lead 12 is shown to extend from conductor element 11 by way of a bore 18 in ring 5 to a clip 13 embedded in body 1 and joined to a wire 14 which passes outwardly through base 3. Another flexible lead 10 extends from the piezoceramic layer 6 to a clip 15, likewise embedded in body 1, which is tied to a second wire 16 also passing outwardly through base 3. These electrical connections have been shown merely by way of example and could be readily modified in accordance with conventional technique.
The piezoceramic layer 6, whose radius is less than those of ring 5 and rib 7 in order to leave a free contact surface on the rim of the disk-shaped foil 8, may consist of barium titanate, for example.
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Are they holidays or holy days?
My daughter and I started a tradition as soon as she was old enough to understand it. Every night we'd gather at the Advent wreath and light the candle. I would read the scripture, and then I would sing to her (eventually she sang too!) a little song that I had found in an illustrated book of hers: The Friendly Beasts. It was simple, repetitive, and profound. As we grew older, we added this and that to our little tradition. But we NEVER missed lighting the candles and praying together.
How do you pause to see the miracle? How do you make this holiday a holy day?What is your most memorable Christmas ever? Tonight I attended our Women's Group's Christmas Party. We each shared our most memorable Christmas.
The Christmas that is etched in my memory forever happened when I was in 6th or 7th grade. My father was an IRS agent in the collections division. He was the one that padlocked businesses when they couldn't pay. He dealt with many different types of people in his work. A few weeks before Christmas he happened to call on a poor family in rural NC. The oldest daughter was washing dishes in some of the dirtiest water he'd ever seen. He asked her why she didn't poor it out and get some clean water. She replied, "The only soap we have is in that water." My dad came home that night and tearfully recounted the story of his day. He talked to my sister and me about how blessed we were to have a nice house, clothes and food to eat. He told us what the Bible said about giving, and how Jesus called us to do as he did. He gave his life away, just because he loved us. He gave us a choice, but he told us he was taking all of his gifts and our Christmas dinner out to those poor people. We all agreed to give up our Christmas for that family. My dad didn't stop there. He visited local businesses and they donated toys, food, clothing, and, of course, dish detergent! The local Belk store manager opened the store early one day so the family could all come in undisturbed and find coats, shoes and socks, undergarments and one outfit of their choosing. My dad's men's group at church and Belks shared the cost.
But what I remember most is picking out a doll for one of the girls. It was in the local drugstore. I had been looking at that doll for weeks, but I was too old for that sort of thing. When they told me to pick out the perfect dolly, I knew right where to go and I asked the pharmacist myself if we could have for our Christmas family. He gave the doll to me, and a stroller for it!
Then came Christmas Day. We got up, loaded everything in the car, and took our Christmas to complete strangers, just because they needed it. To this day, I believe God sent my dad to that house, not because of their taxes, but because he wanted to work a miracle in our lives.
You see, giving away Christmas changed me. It showed me one of the deepest truths of my faith: love of God and love of neighbor. Ever since, my holiday has been a holy day. I give through my church - my time, my money, my family. Yet, even though it's my busiest season, and there's so much to coordinate, it's also my happiest time. Because I expect to see a miracle, and God always come through. It may be in a Christmas card from friends, or a visit from a loved one, or sitting in a living room with our Women's Group sharing about which Christmas memory means the most to us. And the greatest miracle of all - Christ comes into my heart! He interrupts my everyday and calls me to share in his ministry and blesses me in a way only the King of Kings and Lord of Lords can do!
Expect a miracle, live your call, share in the birth, and count the blessings! Happy Holydays!
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MOGADISHU, March 18 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in the near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital on Monday, hitting a minibus and tea-shops along a busy road, police said.
"At least ten died and seven others were injured in the blast," Abdiqadir Mohamud, a senior police officer told Reuters. (Reporting by Abdi Sheikh; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Louise Ireland)


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Overcome Insecurity in a Marriage
Posted by Lee
It will take a lot of guts before someone admits that they have a problem with their marriage, or even just with their self. Some would just pretend that everything is okay until it's too late.
Marriage can go out of proportion just because of sheer insecurity. This should not happen but unfortunately, it's quite inevitable. From time to time, throughout your marriage life, feeling insecure will occur.
It can be amazing that this insignificant emotion can lead to other negative emotions. Insecurity feeds jealousy and before you know it, you're already filing for a divorce. You or your spouse may experience feelings of doubt at some instances but don't let this eat you away. Seek to know the truth first. Is there even a basis for feeling that way? Don't assume things easily. Remember that when you get married, you promised to love one another.
Before you jump into conclusion because of what you might have heard from you neighbors or the people around you, sit and talk with your partner. Remember to trust your spouse before anybody else.
Insecurity can be very destructive if not resolve quickly. Sometimes, people can't just help it but feel unworthy of their spouse's love and affection. This is wrong. Don't forget that you two got married because you love each other that you want to spend the rest of your life together.
A lot of factors may trigger a feeling of insecurity but all problems have solutions. You just have to seek for a way to make things work. Be confident and don't let petty things destroy you or your marriage. If you feel insecure, talk to you spouse and let them know about it. If they are aware of your emotions, they can change their ways to improve your marriage.
Insecurity shows itself when you feel like you're are not being loved the way that you love your spouse and you may fear that someone will take him/her away or will get bored with you in the long run. This all goes down to active communication. Talk to your spouse meaningfully and frequently. By talking, you will know each other's troubles and concerns. Then you can work on it together. Communication will also bring you closer. You maybe not be that showy when t comes to letting your spouse know about your true feelings but they can help you share the burden. This will make a difference in your relationship.
Now if you feel your spouse if the one who is insecure, let them know that they are wrong and there's no need to feel that way. Learn to appreciate their efforts; recognize every good thing that they do, say that you love them always and that you are there to stay with them no matter what.
It takes a team effort for any marriage to work. Insecurity is a common emotion but it doesn't mean you'll let it overcome you. Believe in each other's capabilities and what ever you do, don't point your finger. Take action, build up trust in your marriage and just show your love and compassion to your spouse.


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Louisiana Boil Crawfish today
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We offer authentic Creole and Cajun food, with most of our products being shipped in weekly from New Orleans like our crawfish, fresh alligator meat, farm-raised catfish, the Blue Plate Mayonnaise we use on our Po' Boys and more. We only use the best ingredients. Created by the fusion of African, Native American and the European ancestry, Louisiana cuisine is at the heart and soul of our unique culture. You are guaranteed to enjoy the great flavors of New Orleans and we will show you what Southern hospitality is all about. In New Orleans we have a saying, Laissez les bons temps rouler, which means Let the good times roll. That is what Crazy Creole Cafe is all about, good food, good music and good times. We'll do our best to put a big smile on your face and make you stomp your feet. So what are you waiting for? Come on and laissez les bons temps rouler with the Crazy Creole Cafe.


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Ask fate does the moon shift
As the oceans drift apart
With no moon in this sea of dark
Visions slowly sank
My dead eyes staring blank
While i stay idle
Forming an illusion of an isle
Struggling to find consciousness growing weary
Long thoughts in my head I hold dearly
Chained as I am to body, soul and mind
Barely scraching the surface with nothing to find
There is not a line pourtraying a goal
As I live peacefully with my soul
My last drop of satisfied life that once ran rampant
Drips to the sea of lost souls to be tampered
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CMAS Welcomes New Staff Member
Posted: May 13, 2013
The Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) welcomes a new staff member, Femi Olasupo. Femi will be the new CMAS Administrative Assistant effective May 6, 2013. The former CMAS Administrative Assistant, Alberto Gonzalez, will maintain some of his previous responsibilities while taking on new ones as the Administrative Associate for CMAS. Similarly, Femi will take on a variety of responsibilities, such as staffing the front desk, assisting the directors, and managing the CMAS web site and social media initiatives.
Femi Olasupo was born in Pennsylvania but raised in Austin, Texas. As a Texan and former Longhorn, she is full of Texas and Longhorn pride! Femi loves to travel, learn about different cultures, and cultivate an international community. She is half Nigerian and has spent extensive time studying and working abroad in Santiago de Chile. In the last few years she's traveled to Argentina, Ecuador, and Mexico and hopes to travel to Europe next. Some of Femi's favorite things to do are cooking, reading, watching movies and spending time with friends. Femi is very grateful for the warm welcome she's received at CMAS and looks forward to becoming fully integrated into the CMAS comunidad.


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Bright Lights, Date City
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Search around the house for your "singlefiers"
I recently started reading It's Kinda Like the Skinny Jeans, a blog written by another single gal in Seattle. There, I found a post from Gawker.com, about "singlefiers" in women's apartments, or rather, signs in a woman's home that she is single and unlaid (at least on a regular basis, I might add). So, of course I had to check the list to deny–or confirm?!–just how cliche my singlehood may be: Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridgeCheck and check. Well, not an empty fridge, but a fridge jam-packed(!) with condiments and nothing much to eat. I should add that I have an overflowing freezer. I do like to eat and cook at home, it's just so impossible to cook and shop for one without having three-fourths of the ingredients nonperishable. Scented candlesDo scented oils from The Body Shop count?Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroomI have heaps of makeup, but it's neither little-used, nor in the bathroom…Stuffed animals in the bedOH HELL NO. If you ever date me, [Read More]
"What ever happened to…": Episode 1
I've come to realize quickly that when you're writing a dating blog accessible to everyone on the Internet, suddenly your little dating blunders, mistakes and mishaps aren't for you to bury underneath layers of memory in a tight-locked box, never to be seen or remembered again. Because you, my readers, will wonder… "What ever happened to…" [Read More]
Scared Single, better than Scared Married
I ran across an article yesterday in the P.I. called Scared single: Living alone always seems to amplify spooky situations. The columnist, Diane Mapes, is the author of How to Date in a Post-Dating World and Single State of the Union (which I actually just purchased, look here for the book review). Mapes will be writing The Singles Files every other Friday for the P.I., beginning in November. [Read More]
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A Simple Twist of Fate
A few months ago, I crossed paths with a man that I've admired from afar for years. It started when I lived in Fremont with my best friend the summer after my senior year of college. She and I would frequent The Dubliner every Wednesday for $1 well drinks then stumble the two-blocks home to our apartment. One night, an incredibly good-looking man immediately caught my eye. Oh boy. I couldn't stop staring. I was smitten. After a lot of coaxing by my friend–the perpetual flirt–I finally went over to him, and we had a short butterfly-ridden conversation. This was before my "all you gotta do is put it out there and they'll bite" days. I was far too shy, and probably didn't end up making much of an impression. For me, however, it was quite the opposite. I went back, week after week, hoping to catch a glimpse of my Dubliner Man Crush and possibly snag another chance to flirt with him–I vowed that this time I'd be different and turn on the charm. One night, he walked in the doors with ano [Read More]
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El Moro Elfin Forest Volunteer Days
Elfin Forest
Los Osos, CA 93402
Phone: (805) 528-0392
What: El Moro Elfin Forest Restoration & Stewardship Days
When: Monthly, on the 1st Saturday
Reservation Needed: Yes, contact the Small Wilderness Area Preservation at (805) 528-0392 or firstname.lastname@example.com to make arrangements. Thank you.
The El Moro Elfin Forest in Los Osos, adjacent to the Morro Bay Estuary, is a 90-acre natural area belonging to San Luis Obispo County Parks and California State Parks. Its plant communities include coastal brackish marsh, riparian woodland fringe, pygmy oak woodland, maritime chaparral, coastal dune scrub, and oak and manzanita complex. The Elfin Forest supports more than 200 species of plants, as well as 110 kinds of birds, 22 species of mammals, and 13 species of reptiles and amphibians. It is home to rare plants, butterflies, snails and birds. Chumash middens occur throughout the park.
The first Saturday of each month is a volunteer work party day at the Elfin Forest. Join the members of the Los Osos/Morro Bay chapter of SWAP (Small Wilderness Area Preservation) in their efforts to preserve the ecologically diverse area.
The Elfin Forest is open to the public from 6am to 10pm daily. It offers great handicap accessible boardwalks via 16th Street.
Stewardship Travel is about adding a bit of "doing good and feeling good" to your vacation.
This activity selection includes:
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(Most non-profit organizations have donation pages. For those that don't, please contact their office directly by clicking the "donation opportunity" link above. Thank you!)
Thank you for being a Stewardship Traveler along the Highway 1 Discovery Route.
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Let's turn a Magna Carta travesty into a summons to defend our freedoms
Donnachadh McCarthy
15th June 2015As the great and good of Britain including its most august royal personages converge on Runnymede to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, police are violating the very freedoms the Charter guarantees, writes Donnachadh McCarthy, after declaring an alternative Festival of Democracy to be an 'illegal rave'. more...
The law of the forest and the freedom of the streets
Ken Worpole
19th April 2015Forests are the traditional refuge of rebels, dissidents and all who seek freedom from the strictures of civilization, writes Ken Worpole. But for all the idea lives on in our hearts and minds, that role has now been usurped by our cities. Now, just as our forests have been enclosed and subdued, so our cities face a similar fate - one we must resist to preserve our liberty. more...
Carbon stored deep in Antarctic waters ended the last ice age
Miguel Martinez-Boti & Gianluca Marino
12th February 2015The last ice age came to an end following the massive release of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean, write Miguel Martinez-Boti and Gianluca Marino, and the signature of that event is written in planktonic shells. It's a timely reminder that the oceans contain 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere - and we want to keep it there. more...
Deep time: Aboriginal stories tell of when the Great Barrier Reef was dry land
Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn
29th January 2015Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations? more...
Sudden global warming 55m years ago was much like today
David Bond
5th January 2014The Earth's current warming is looking similar to what took place 55 million years ago, writes David Bond. And if it works out that way, the news is good: we may avoid a mass extinction. On the other hand, the poles will melt away completely, and it will take hundreds of thousands of years for Earth to get back to 'normal'. more...
The food-water-energy nexus defeated the Romans. It could defeat us too
Jonathan Bridge
13th December 2014As well as being masters of water engineering, the Romans also engaged in a long distance trade in water across the Mediterranean - embodied in grain, oil, wine, cloth, metals and other goods. They also discovered the food-water-energy nexus - and not in a good way. We need to heed the warnings from Roman history. more...
Stonehenge World Heritage Site at risk from A303 tunnel plans
Kate Fielden
13th December 2014The government's plans to tunnel the A303 under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site has one grievous flaw, writes Kate Fielden. The tunnel is too short, so huge portals and graded junctions at both ends would lie entirely within the WHS causing huge damage to landscape and wipe out archaeological remains. more...
Crusaders and Zionists
Uri Avnery
12th October 2014The words 'Crusaders' and 'Zionists' are appearing ever more often as twins, writes Uri Avnery - and there are astonishing historical resonances between the two. If Israel wants to avoid the fate of the medieval Crusaders, it had better start accentuating the differences, and become a true Middle Eastern state, rooted in the region's native soil and culture. more...
Amaranth revival - Mexican farmers rediscover an ancient superfood
Anna Bruce
25th October 2014Mexico's conquistadors outlawed amaranth - a highly nutritious seed farmed by the indigenous peoples for millennia - due to its use in religious rituals. But it's now being hailed as a 'superfood', writes Anna Bruce, and a growing number of Mexican campesinos are once again cultivating the 'noble plant' among their corn, squash and beans. more...
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Jonathan Bridge
2nd September 2014Conflict continues to rage in Iraq over control of the Mosul dam, which impounds 11 cubic kilometres of water and controls water levels and supplies across the country, writes Jonathan Bridge. It's not the first battle fought over control of water - and it's certainly not the last in a drying Middle East with fast-growing populations. more...
Ignoring Ukraine's neo-Nazi storm troopers
Robert Parry
14th August 2014Western media have studiously ignored the far-right, violent and often outright Nazi politics of many of Ukraine's Euro-Maidan protestors, writes Robert Parry. But with the thugs now organized into Nazi brigades of the Ukrainian army, and waging war on Russian separatists, an unlikely British paper has dared tell the truth: the conservative Daily Telegraph. more...
Who will silence the Guns of August, 2014?
Guy Horton
6th August 2014One hundred years ago this August, guns rang out as a Europe made unstable by hatred, nationalism and a complex web of treaties went to war. Now the entire world appears poised for conflagration, writes Guy Horton. But where are the leaders to pull us from the brink? more...
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Simplifying the sea - ecocide in the English Channel
Horatio Morpurgo
25th July 2014A new report on the Channel's fisheries is a timely reminder of the ecological trend to 'simplification' as whole trophic levels are stripped away by over-exploitation, writes Horatio Morpurgo. Yet the government's profit-focused vision of 'sustainability' is missing the essential element - allowing the recovery of marine ecosystems. more...
Fracking Britain: without debate, the Government imposes its 'right to rule'
Paul Mobbs
21st July 2014The UK Government's policy is to frack at all costs, against public opinion and compelling evidence of environmental damage and poor returns, writes Paul Mobbs - a timely reminder that as far as the Government is concerned, it has a God-given right to rule over us, no matter what we think or want. more...
Whalers' log books confirm - Arctic sea ice is retreating
Tim Radford
9th July 2014Log books from British whaling ships more than 200 years ago have given new insights into the history of the Arctic sea ice, reports Tim Radford. A new study reveals that the scale of ice melt in the Arctic over the last few decades is new and unprecedented. more...
The Tambora eruption and human history
Gillen D'Arcy Wood
18th June 2014The greatest volcanic eruption in human history changed the 19th century as much as Napoleon, if not more, writes Gillen D'Arcy Wood. Yet how many of us know of Tambora, the climate havoc it unleashed, or the global cholera pandemic it spawned? more...
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Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones
22nd September, 2011Jagged peaks, cerulean lochs, plentiful wildlife and wonderful historical treasures have made Scotland a truly magical place to go, say Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones more...
The Development of the Organic Network: Linking People and Themes,1945-95
Mark Newton
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Gervase Poulden
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Ruth Styles
25th August, 2011Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and lush rolling countryside, England has much to offer green travellers, says Green Living Editor Ruth Styles
Five brilliant English day trips
Ruth Styles
24th March, 2011With sunny days on the way, make the most of your weekends with an English day out
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It appears that Formula 1 is heading towards a budget cap of €150 million per team for the 2015 season and beyond.
FIA president Jean Todt said he is confident that the controversial new regulation will be agreed by June of this year, as the governing body aims to urgently bring down costs and keep struggling teams in business.
"If the teams don't want it, we won't do it," he told Auto Motor und Sport. "We do not have the mandate to do something against the will of the majority."
"But from all of my discussions I conclude that the majority of the teams, the FIA and the rights owners do want this cost limitation," revealed Todt.
Asked to name the figure for the 2015 cap, he answered simply: "150 million euros."
That ties in with Formula 1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone's recent claim that a figure of about 200 million dollars has indeed been broadly agreed.
"If the revenues are higher, the team makes a profit," Todt said. "That would be a healthy model.
"A team like Ferrari should make money through Formula 1, just as can be done with a Le Mans project." (GMM)
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- Willamette
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- Pacific Defeats Willamette in NWC Swimming
Swimming | Friday, January 20, 2012
Pacific Outscores Willamette in Swimming
Bearcats Compete against Boxers at WU Natatorium
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific University defeated Willamette University in men's and women's swimming on Friday, Jan. 20 at the WU Natatorium. The Pacific women's team outscored the Bearcats, 122-60, and the Boxer men's squad downed Willamette, 119-66.
Zander Le Bel (Fr., Dallas, TX/Richardson HS) and Sean Piper (Fr., Normandy Park, WA/John F. Kennedy HS) each won an individual event for the Bearcats. Le Bel took first place in the men's 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:09.03, as he won by 13.15 seconds over Evan Burrell of Pacific, who took second in 11:22.18. Piper won the men's 200-yard backstroke in 2:05.40 to finish in front of three Pacific swimmers, including Joel Cowley, who placed second at 2:10.22.
Le Bel added a second place finish for Willamette in the 500-yard freestyle. He completed the race in 5:25.21. Dylan Cramer won the 500 freestyle for the Boxers with a time of 5:17.03.
Piper provided WU with second place in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:11.62. He finished behind Kramer Ichimura of Pacific, who took first place in 2:06.24.
Also for the Bearcats men's team, Alex Burkhart (Fr., Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos HS) placed second in two events, while Chris Whitehead (So., Sherwood, OR/Sherwood HS) claimed second in one event. Burkhart was second in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.92 seconds and also took second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.72. Whitehead finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:30.73.
Marshall Balderston (Fr., Eugene, OR/Marist Catholic HS) battled in the men's 50-yard freestyle, but finished third in 24.49 seconds. Michael Hargitt of Pacific won the race in 23.83 seconds, while Cramer took second for the Boxers at 24.42 seconds to narrowly edge out Balderston.
The Bearcats won the men's 400-yard freestyle relay in a close finish, as Willamette clocked in at 3:32.64 and Pacific completed the race in 3:33.56. The Boxers competed exhibition in the relay. Swimming in the 400 free relay for Willamette were Le Bel, Burkhart, Balderston and Whitehead.
Hargitt won three events for Pacific. In addition to taking first place in the 50 freestyle, he also won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:11.88 and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.09. Damian Plancarte took first place in two events for the Boxers, as he won the 100-yard freestyle at 53.50 seconds and the 200-yard freestyle at 1:56.37.
Erin Parkinson (So., Everson, WA/Ferndale HS) placed second in two events for the WU women's team, while Kersey Bars (Fr., Springfield, OR/Springfield HS) and Laura Coddington (Sr., Seaside, OR/Seaside HS) each claimed second place in one event.
Parkinson was second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:41.00 and also took second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:42.36. Amanda Clark of Pacific won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:16.21. Allison Clark registered the top time in the 200 breaststroke for the Boxers at 2:33.34, but swam exhibition in the event and her win was not included in the team scoring.
Bars placed second in the 200-yard freestyle by earning a time of 2:12.91. Allison Clark won the event for Pacific in 2:05:77, while Stephanie Suda of Pacific was third in 2:13.76.
Lauren Ballinger (Jr., Wenatchee, WA/Wenatchee HS) of Willamette was third in a close race in the women's 50-yard freestyle. Alexandria Bing won the race for the Boxers in 27.12 seconds, with Stacie Struble of Pacific in second at 27.32 seconds. Ballinger finished next in 27.58 seconds. Bing of Pacific also won the 100-yard freestyle in 58.94 seconds.
In addition to winning the 500-yard freestyle, Amanda Clark of Pacific also won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:18.60.
Willamette's women fell to 2-5 overall, 0-5 in the Northwest Conference, while the WU men's team dropped to 0-6 overall, 0-5 in the NWC. Pacific advanced its women's record to 3-3 on the season, 2-3 in the NWC. The Pacific men moved to 2-4 for the year, 1-4 in the conference.
The Bearcats will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore. Meet time is slated for 1 p.m. (PST).
Pacific University 119
Willamette University 66
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Animals Matter
See what Express-News pets columnist Cathy M. Rosenthal has to say about animals.
Yearly Archive for 2011
Getting some heat relief
Are you ready for the dog days of summer? I'm not, but it doesn't look like we have any choice in the matter. It's hovering around 100 degrees and there is no rain in sight. And since warmer temperatures have arrived, my dogs have been spending almost the entire day in the house. No more […] [Read More]
Help save San Antonio's homeless pets
The City of San Antonio approved $1.8 million funding for the Animal Adoption Center at Brackenridge Park to provide more adoption space for our city's homeless pets. But the funding doesn't cover the entire project. So Friends of Animal Care Services, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is trying to raise $400,000 by the end of summer to […] [Read More]
Puppy mill bill passes Texas House and Senate
As of May 30, House Bill 1451, often referred to in the media as the "Puppy Mill Bill," has passed by wide margins in both the Texas House and Senate. This proposed law, supported by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, seeks to eliminate substandard breeding facilities known as "puppy mills" in the state of Texas. […] [Read More]
Send your kid to summer camp
For kids that love animals, animal summer camp has to be the highlight of the summer. As a humane educator who once taught these camps, there is nothing quite like the joy and happiness that comes from kids being around animals — and watching them learn about how to care for pets and understand their behavior. […] [Read More]
Texas Senate approves new rules for breeders
Breeders balk when they hear about legislation that might infringe on their rights to breed pets. But as we grow as a compassionate society, we learn new things every day that enable us to better care for our animal friends. It's important that we look out for animals, especially when they are being used as […] [Read More]
Should man who planned to euthanize his pets before the rapture get them back?
A man in Sonoma County, California, wanted to euthanized his pets to spare them from the suffering of the rapture that was predicted yesterday by minister Harold Camping. Bill Tinker, who believed the prediction, made several attempts to get euthanasia drugs from a local veterinary office before authorities stepped in to seize the cat and two birds […] [Read More]
Special adoptions, mega-adoption events, and rummage sales to help pets
Open late and offering discounted adoptions Beginning this week and continuing all summer long, the Animal Defense League (ADL) will stay open until 8 pm on the third Thursday of the month. And during the entire month of May, all Chihuahuas and Terrier mix dogs will be available for adoption at the discounted rate of $50 and […] [Read More]
Texas cities top list for dog bites to letter carriers
As we head into Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 15- 21), the U.S. Postal Service released statistics noting the cities where postal carriers have received the most dog attacks. And Texas has two cities in the top ten list. Ranking City(s) Attacks 1 Houston , Texas 62 2 Columbus, OH, and San Diego, CA 45 each 3 […] [Read More]
Animal groups irate over flawed "study" on dog bites
"If we need an injury repaired, we seek out a surgeon, not an animal behaviorist or ethologist. Conversely, if we want to understand community safety issues related to dog ownership, it is in the interests of all of us that we be governed by the recommendations of animal behaviorists or ethologists. We should not consult […] [Read More]
Pit bull terriers don't get fair shake in hospital study
Best Friends Animal Society says only 25% of animal care and control professionals can correctly identify a dog's breed. I know this must be true because over the last eight years I have adopted three St. Bernard puppy mixes from shelters, only to have a red heeler mix, boxer mix, and a Border collie mix grow […] [Read More]
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Live music, food and hands-on creativity at Kohler Arts
Most art festivals offer interactive activities, but rarely the innovative variety to be found at the Midsummer Festival. Where else can you create your own 3D totem sculpture out of foam-core shapes? Or, inspired by the ceramics in the Arts/Industry exhibition that is open and free during the festival, try your hand at casting and decorating your own vessel. Or benefit from the expert eye and steady hand of Arts/Industry artists at the clay play station. Give Mr. Sandman a rest; with the Midsummer Festival of the Arts the John Michael Kohler Arts Center has already brought us a dream.
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|MX vs. ATV Supercross
Publisher: Nordic Games
Developer: Nordic Games
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and Linux
Genre: Racing
Release Date: TBA
MX vs. ATV Supercross is an upcoming racing video game that is part of the MX vs. ATV franchise that was originally the property of THQ before their bankruptcy and eventual liquidation in late 2013. Since then the rights to the series have been purchased by Nordic games who also purchased the rights to the Darksiders series and Red Faction series through a assets auction.
Although there is no official release date, the game is expected to arrive at some point in 2014 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and Linux.
MX vs. ATV Supercross was announced to the public and slated for release in December of 2013 under the supervision of new owner Nordic Games (Alan Wake & Painkiller: Hell & Damnation). While the game has been announced for multiple platforms, there has been no confirmation yet of an actual retail release, Nordic Games has said that, MX vs. ATV Supercross has "the scope of a downloadable game" but that the title will be maintaining the existing MX vs. ATV Alive and MX vs. ATV Reflex code and that it will bring back "as many features as possible".
MX VS ATV Reflex – Trailer for representation purpose.
Also working on the development of the title is a number of veteran developers from the franchise. This is set to be the fift game in the main series. In a message to an unnamed party, MX vs. ATV Supercross Executive Producer Ken George responded to claims that the title would be a re-hash of MX vs. ATV: Alive featuring unreleased content by stating that they have implemented a mahor overhaul in physics and the game will be more closer to Reflex and Untamed.
The developer also revealed that they are not using the unreleased tracks at all and have built new ones from scratch. The developer also promised that a lot of cool stuff will be revealed later and has assured that there will be a ton of surprises. Howevere as of right now there is no update on the development of the game.
Players will take control of a biker as they race around a variety of courses trying to achieve the best time possible, set new records and claim first place for themselves. The game is played primarily from a third person perspective.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Changes to ISC II Ineligible Pitching List
November 20, 2007 - The International Softball Congress is releasing an off-season update of the Ineligible Pitching List for the ISC II division.
The ineligible list was introduced prior to the 2004 season. Additions and deletions have been made annually since then, but this is the first major overhaul of the list since November 2004 as some 90 names are being removed.
"We recognize that the list was getting dated and it was time to remove a lot of the names," said ISC II Vice President Jim Williamson, adding that the appeals process for pitchers who are on the list remains in effect.
See below for a list of those who have been added and removed to the list effective Nov. 15, 2007.
For the complete list, as well as the appeals process, please see the ISC II page on the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.
For additional information, please contact:
Jim Williamson
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ISC II Commissioner
Added as of Nov. 15, 2007
Jonas Mach
Regan Manley
Max Montero
Mattias Tessore
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Aaron Adelaman
Greg Anderson
Ken Bergen
Greg Bouchard
Ancel Buff
Stoney Burke
Kevin Careless
Dave Clark
Dan Climenhaga
Jim Cowdrey
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Adventurous Story Teller Visits Sheridan
The students at Sheridan Elementary School were enthralled Tuesday, April 7, by guest author Connie Roop, as she engaged the students with her wild tales of life experiences and how to write about them.
Roop took all of them to the rainforests of Belize, the streets where M.L. King grew up and even to the top of Matinicus Rock off the shores of Maine. She spent the day expressing her passion for science, learning and life through the more than 100 books she co-authored with husband, Peter.
Roop is a world traveler, teacher of 34 years, mother, master storyteller, author and above all, a booklover. She will be remembered for a long time as "The Lighthouse Lady" at Sheridan and truly lit the way to a deeper appreciation of historical fiction and nonfiction literature.
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Will the real Sky Ferreira step forward. The precocious 20-year old has been making music since her teens, with some early mentoring by Michael Jackson no less. Her second EP, Ghost, is a five-track offering drawing on a plethora of producers and collaborators, and defying any rational attempt to categorise her work. Rather it continues the scattergun approach to recording, evidenced in her singles, music videos, and debut EP over the past two years. Opening with the alt-folk confessional of "Sad Dream", Ferreira follows with a smörgÃ¥sbord of styles taking in electro-pop, country torch song, grunge and urban crossover pop.
The record says a lot about Ferreira's search, conscious or not, for an identity. She may be known as much for modelling as making music and that again might explain her chameleon approach to songcraft — but it's not without its benefits. She delivers with panache, even in throwaway moments like on the electro-pop of "Lost in My Bedroom" where style rules substance, or on the 90's grunge of "Red Lips". The latter co-written with Shirley Manson of Garbage has Ferreira offering shades of Courtney Love and Manson herself.
Vocally she's most compelling on the more intimate numbers like "Sad Dream" and the title track. Her sultry yet sweet tones sit closer to Lana Del Rey territory, itself a truer fit for Ferreira's detached sensibilities. The end song, "Everything Is Embarrassing", signals another potential direction. A tuneful piano ballad cleverly given a chilled, urban arrangement sees Ferreira mixing regret with a killer put-down: "Maybe if you let me be your lover/ Maybe if you tried then I would not bother." Sky Ferreira could be the next big thing or just a kid trying to work out who she is and where she's going. Either way, Ghost is an interesting ride.
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The federal governments ever-widening pension fraud probe just ensnared its sixth target: George Stanton, the former chief of staff to ex-Detroit City Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi.
Stanton was charged in U.S. District Court today with pocketing a $15,000 cash bribe from an Atlanta businessman in exchange for political favors involving dealings before the citys pension funds.
That businessman is Roy Dixon, another target of the probe who was charged last year with embezzling more than $3 million from three local pension funds. He is accused of using pension funds to build an $8-million mansion and bribing former city Treasurer Jeffrey Beasley, a fraternity brother and appointee of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, with cash and a vacation.
Neither Stanton nor Tinsley-Talabi, who is now a state representative, was readily available for comment. Tinsley-Talabi has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
Beasleys name is the first one to appear on the original February 2012 indictment that charged Beasley with taking bribes and kickbacks in a scheme that cost two pension funds $84 million in losses.
The indictment followed a yearlong Free Press investigation of the citys pension funds in 2009 that revealed lavish travel by trustees and staff, questionable dealings by secretive middlemen and repeated incidents in which the funds investment adviser failed to detect potential problems in the backgrounds of several businesspeople pushing deals.
The latest charges against Stanton come three weeks after Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr called for a corruption and fraud investigation of the pension funds and all employee benefits. Orrs call came on the same day his consultants delivered more sobering news to about 200 union and pension officials that retiree benefits are in serious jeopardy.
Over the last year, the federal government has charged several individuals with participating in schemes that hurt the pension funds. They include:
■ Attorney Ronald Zajac, who made $400,000 a year overseeing the citys pension funds but ended up getting indicted on bribery conspiracy charges for, among other things, allegedly organizing parties and soliciting cash from people who had business before the pension boards. He also was fired from his job, which he held for more than three decades. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
■ Former trustee Paul Stewart, who is charged with accepting numerous perks from businesspeople seeking favors, including a $5,000 casino chip, a Christmas basket stuffed with cash and trips for him and his mistress. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
■ Chauncey Mayfield, a former investment adviser to the two City of Detroit pension funds who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Beasley to pay him bribes in exchange for new business from the funds. The bribes came in the forms of trips and private jet flights to Las Vegas, Florida and Bermuda. Mayfield, 56, of Ft. Lauderdalefaces up to five years in prison and a maximum $250,000 fine.
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Most drivers like the power, price and renewable benefits of E85, but are looking for ways to increase MPGs. Engines designed with gasoline as the primary fuel are not maximizing ethanol's potential, which can often lead to mileage penalties. However, new technology from manufactures like Ricardo is geared toward running efficiently with ethanol's higher octane rating.
In a recent interview with Fleet Owner magazine, Robert Kozak, president of Atlantic Biomass Conversions pointed out that, "Such engine designs tap into the positive ability of ethanol to resist early ignition, thus regaining much of the previous fuel economy loss," Kozak explained. "Higher octane ethanol makes an internal combustion engine operate more efficiently – up in the 30% to even 40% range – while it's also priced lower than gasoline, on the order of 10 to 15%, because of its lower Btu or energy content."
The goal is to produce direct injection engines that perform equal to if not more efficiently than current gasoline engines. And this is what Ricardo engine product group has developed in their ethanol boosted direct injection platform. According to Rod Beazley, director of Ricardo, Ethanol's higher octane rating allows the fuel to withstand compression rates closer to that of diesel engines. The higher the compression rates the better an engine can translate energy into power.
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Free concerts every Thursday Pier Park Summer Concert Series, Thursdays 7:00 p.m. at the Aaron Bessant Amphitheater next to Pier Park, 500 Pier Park Drive. Bring the entire family for these free concerts. Seating is open lawn so be sure to bring chairs or blankets. Coolers, food and pets allowed. 2013 Lineup June 6th: Black Jack Billy * Country 13th: The Lee Boys * Sacred Steel 20th: Rollin in the... (Read More) Find out more »


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Stainbrook: 'Meeting never took place'Written by Toledo Free Press Staff Writers | | firstname.lastname@example.com
"I'm still the chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party," Jon Stainbrook said Dec. 21, the night a group of challengers claim to have overthrown the controversial chairman.
Stainbrook said by the rules that govern the Republican Party, no meeting ever took place to nominate a new party chair.
"This party has always been run by the bylaws, and Robert's Rules, that's why we have a parliamentarian. There was never a meeting that took place to vote for me not to be the chairman. Everything else was hoopla, and just trying to disrupt."
A man introduced by Stainbrook as Ben Roberts, parliamentarian for the central committee and executive committee member, said anything before and after the meeting was just "noise and static."
"I do not recognize anything they did tonight," said Roberts."We have the final say. We held a meeting. The meeting had an agenda sent out to all of our central committee members. The central committee members signed and went upstairs to vote, we had one topic to vote on and we did that."
The parliamentarian is in place to advise on Robert's Rules, the bylaws of the Republican party.
A Dec. 21 news release claimed, "By a majority vote of the duly elected/appointed member of the Lucas County Republican Central Committee have elected Paul Hoag to serve as chairman of the central committee. Immediately there after members elected Jeff Simpson as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
"I'm honored and humbled, I look forward to working with all members of the central committee, all republican volunteers, for the furthering of the Lucas county republican party for the furthering of republicans in this area. time now for unity and time now to work hard together for the candidates, for issues for the party," said Jeff Simpson.
Simpson said he was officially elected to the Lucas County Republican Party, despite claims from Stainbrook that he was not.
"A motion was placed before the body. The body voted on that motion and that is that. The central committee is the governing body of the republican party and I am the chairman," Simpson said.
Currently Simpson has been denied the ability to enter the Republican Party building and is weighing his options as to the next step forward, he said.
A source inside the party said the state central committee may be asked to review the vote, which reportedly ousted former chairman Jon Stainbrook.
The Lucas County and Cuyahoga County Prosecutors offices are investigating an alleged signature fraud case involving campaign finance forms filed during Stainbrook's chairmanship.
More on this story as it develops.
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AAA7's Pam Matura receives Lifetime Achievement Award
ASHLAND, Ohio -- Pamela Matura,executive director of the Area Agency on Aging District 7, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education at its conference at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.
OAGE is an association of educators, researchers, professionals, and students in Ohio dedicated to gerontological education, research and practice. The organization promotes gerontological education, supports Ohio's aging network as a resource for research and practice, and provides professional development for students, faculty and professionals in the field of aging, according to a news release.
OAGE's Lifetime Achievement Award, is given to individuals who have exemplified excellent leadership through the aging network in Ohio throught their career, according to OAGE President Bob Applebaum, Ph.D.
Applebaum said a candidate for the Lifetime Achievement Award should possess characteristics including leadership, mentorship, vision, effective administrative qualities, care, courage and humor.
"Pam is so very deserving of this award," he said in the news release. "She exemplifies what is really tremendous about the aging network and leads with both her head and heart. She has had excellent leadership in the field and has served as a wonderful mentor for the aging network and students across the state. In addition, she has been very active in the OAGE organization by providing leadership, mentorship and vision. Knowing and working with Pam for 23 years, it was very meaningful for me to have the opportunity to present her with this very special award that recognizes her work over the years and what she has contributed to the aging network in Ohio. I have had people tell me they are better people for having known Pam Matura."
Matura has been executive director of the Area Agency on Aging District 7 since 1989. Before then, she was superintendent for the Gallipolis Developmental Center from 1985-1989. She earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Rio Grande College and her master's degree in health science from the University of Florida. She has a specialist certificate in gerontology from the University of Florida, as well as a number of other certifications and licensures.
Matura credits the staff and individuals she has worked with over the years for the achievements and successes she has been able to share with them.
During her years at AAA7, Matura recalls the implementation of the PASSPORT program in 1990, which allows older adults with a nursing home level of care to remain in their homes and receive services from a variety of community agencies with whom the AAA7 contracts. There are now around 4,000 individuals being served through PASSPORT in the AAA7's 10 counties -- including Lawrence County.
Currently, the Agency has an overall budget of approximately $52 million with 140 direct-line staff at AAA7 offices in Adams County (West Union), Gallia County (Rio Grande), Pike County (Waverly) and Scioto County (Wheelersburg). Services, provided directly through the AAA7, or through contracted community providers include, but are not limited to: information, referral and assistance; personal care and homemaking; respite care; adult day care; assisted living; caregiver support; case management; home repair; transportation; home-delivered meals; community-center meal programs; and linkage to community services.
In addition, Matura recalls the ten years the Agency expanded its mission with the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Case Management Program, which provided helpful assistance for individuals with HIV who needed to connect with important resources and services in the community. At the time, no other agency was doing this type of service, and the AAA7 agreed to assist until the capacity of other more appropriate agencies could be developed so that individuals in southern Ohio would not go without services or have to drive to urban areas for the services.
Matura said she is also proud of the work the Agency has achieved with the recently launched federal Veteran's Self-Directed Program, through which AAA7 care managers help veterans of all ages, who live with physical and psychological conditions, connect with resources in the community in order to live safely and independently at home. One of only 26 like programs in the nation, after only one year of operation, the partnership the AAA7 has with the Ohio Regional VA Medical Center in Chillicothe is currently the largest rural program of its kind and the third largest in the nation, according to the news release.
Matura lives in Gallipolis with her husband, Ray, a sociology professor at the University of Rio Grande. She has two children, Meagan (Matura) Barnes and Ryan Matura; son-in-law, Chris Barnes; daughter-in-law, Stephanie (Hager) Matura; and grandson, Nick Barnes.


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Gwen Stefani Gets Creative In Hiding Her Baby Bump (Photos)
Gwen Stefani is one glowing mama to be! The celebrity mother and chart topper showed off her growing baby bump in a very creative frill dress while on the red carpet for the Performing Arts Inaugural Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday evening.
While Gwen hasn't confirmed nor denied the reports that she's pregnant, it's definitely clear to see that she is hiding SOMETHING beneath that dress. And no, we're not talking about yesterday's Taco Bell either. LOL.
Check out our gallery and tell us, can you spot her bump in any of these pics?
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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale arrive at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Inaugural Gala.
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She's got that pregnancy flow working for her!
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Gwen looking flawless in the hair and makeup department, as always.
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Now that is what you call one very creative dress!
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The Basket Key Holder is one of many decorative baskets that are handmade by Nantucket Basketworks of Cape Cod. This wall-mounted key holder and basket is a very handy. Hang it on your wall to organizing papers or mail. And even better, you'll never have to waste time looking for your keys. The Basket Key Holder is oval in shape, 8 inches in length and 4 inches wide. It is handcrafted, using natural cane, reed, and cherry wood. Attached to the base of the basket is a carved, cherry wooden hanger with 4 traditional Nantucket Basket purse pegs on which to hang your keys. The pegs are made of bone.


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I wouldn't call it a museum, but that's what it called itself. One word. Museum. It was more of a gallery. It sold artwork, didn't just showcase it, but it was infamous for being a little more provocative. For taking on art that other galleries, even other more well-known museums would pass up for fear of major donors turning their backs.
For Museum, it had a kind of reverse effect. They were actually doing very well. With everyone, even well-dressed one percent-ers, who took a fascination with the sights and sounds that were considered taboo in other, more appropriate places. I saw them myself, dressed far more opulently than Museum's East Village neighbors, the hipsters from Brooklyn, the queers from all over the city that also frequented the gallery events, openings, performance pieces. The first night, the grand opening, you could tell who they were instantly. They were the deep blue cocktail dresses, the plunging necklines, the ties that could buy my groceries for a month, the glittering (but tasteful) diamond studs in ears and on cuffs. And they had flushed, red faces. Smiles straight out of print ads. I could almost feel their heart rates in my own chest–they funded this place, the place with the bondage photographs, the study of clits in various fine art mediums, because here they got something that no where else provided for them. Among the women in dandy button downs and top hats, the men in corsets and heels, those in between wearing thick glasses and converse sneakers, they were alive. And simultaneously they felt better than everyone else. Everyone likes to feel superior, but only to a point. After that, everyone just wants to fit in.
I got to see the slow evolution. The cocktail dresses changed to cuffed men's shirts, belted at the waste with wide bands of distressed fabric paid for at premium price. The suits changed to sport coats and the occasional eyeliner to match. Nice jeans became ripped jeans, the kind you buy pre-done and call designer. I could still tell the difference, though. In the quality of the clothing. In the wear of it. And in the extreme play acting of it all, the confidence on the part of one percent-ers that they fit in with just the slightest hint behind the eyes that they knew they were playing dress up.
I was at Museum a lot in the beginning. Not as a patron, but as an art piece. Not the artist, but the art. At first I was allowed to just watch. Mostly because the tall, fashionable butch in charge of the place wanted to see how it would be received, first. They had picked their artists based on nepotism and talent alike. And A. knew a lot of talented artists. That's what they called themselves. A. And A. was best friends with Gail Provokovitch. And Gail Provokovitch lived above the place where I sold coffee. And that's how I wound up sleeping with her. Just once. We were drunk.
But after that, I knew her, she knew me, and I was accessible being that she spent a lot of time with her sketch book or her camera or what not in the cafe. So I became one of her models. If you had been at Museum on opening night, you may have seen a shot of the Wall Street Bull inserted into a shot of my vagina hanging up on the wall as you walked in the door. The piece sold to a young couple who paid Gail's rent that August. It was decided on that night that Gail would go through with it. Everyone raved to A. about her and A. gave her the go ahead, tilting their glasses up on their nose like Father Christmas delivering good news to a small child who has walked the line between naughty and nice for quite some time. It was scheduled. October. Halloween. A. knew this was the piece Gail really wanted to do, but since you couldn't sell it and it was such a public relations risk, there was a lot of waiting to be done about it. In September, the glossy postcards came out. They were sleek, minimalist, the same color white as Museum's walls. And they read:
Fuck Me.
A sexually explicit performance piece by Gail Provokovitch.
Halloween evening, 11 pm.
This piece is intended for mature audiences only. Must be over 18 years of age to attend. Masquerade is required. Not for the easily offended.
There were no pictures, not even of Gail. But that didn't stop people from knowing instantly who she was. A. had made the right decision. Mystery. "Not for the easily offended." Everyone buzzed and chattered and Gail became sought out on our evenings scoping out the crowd, the space. I blended into the background, camouflaging myself against a picture of–myself. In a backbend. Naked. No one actually noticed that I was the person in the photo.
I watched as they built my pedestal. A. did not bother to hide the construction during the early bits of October. And everyone knew what it was for. They kept trying to juice details out of Gail, squeezing her, twisting her, trying to vice her into spilling some secret so that they could be the ones to know, to tell. But she smiled her thin smile and said, "You will see, you will see." And she tossed her long curtain of ink black hair and I knew she was satisfied. She liked withholding.
The speculation was that Gail was going to get on the pedestal and fuck herself. The list of rumored implements with which she was to do this was fantastic. My personal favorite was a series of vegetables, and then the rumor got started that a salad would be served after the piece. There was a tingling in the weeks before Halloween. Like sweat and kissing before fucking. Like all the patrons from all walks of life were flirting with each other, courting each other. I could see nipples tighten under tee shirts when the piece was even discussed. A shifting in posture. A resettling to make sure the seams of pants were touching genitalia.
And then it was time. My round, white pedestal was finished and it was eleven and everyone that had been filing in was in the most splendid masks, dresses, costumes around me. They looked confused to see me naked, knees to my chest. They had expected Gail. Pretty, skinny, dark haired Gail. What they got was me. I am tall, muscular, and I get my haircut at a men's barber shop.
They formed a circle, staring at me, the only person not wearing a mask. Gail entered. Naked, strapped on, carrying a box. The idea was that she'd bring everything and use whatever she felt like. I was to go with it as honestly as possible. Behind me there sat a series of white boards with index cards. Everyone was invited to write their reactions, whatever they were, and put them up. Gail loved an interactive piece. This was the part I was most nervous about. Getting sexed up in front of people? No problem. I'm enough of an exhibitionist to make that work. Having direct access to everything the audience thought about it? About me? I couldn't really think of it without hyperventilating a little. So I didn't. Think about it, I mean.
Gail started behind me. I still sat with my knees to my chest, I hadn't moved anywhere. I felt her hands slide over me like I was sitting under warm water. From my shoulders, down my arms. And that relaxed feeling you get under a tub faucet came with them. My knees dropped a little, then more when I felt her lips on my neck. They were wet. I couldn't believe it. I had thought she'd be just as nervous as I was, but clearly I had underestimated Gail Provokovitch. Her kisses left warm circles on my collar bones and I sighed. It was okay. Really, if this were poorly received, it would be her neck stuck out, not mine.
My knees dropped all the way and my feet touched the floor. Gail circled me until she was facing me and I got to clearly see her choice of cock. She had picked the largest one she owned. I smiled. Leave it to Gail. If she was going to be seen naked, she wanted to have the biggest dick in the room. I also opened. I owned the same cock. It felt like skin on skin and it spread my hips wide. I fucked myself with that cock on a very regular basis. I felt a tug between my legs and that familiar opening ache as the blood rushed down. My hips spread in anticipation. I shifted my seat and felt the bones in my ass solidly on the wood, my clit pressing against the rest of me as it swelled. Everyone behind Gail shifted to see my face, my reaction. A few seemed surprised. I tried to puzzle this out while Gail knelt down in front of my pedestal and kissed my jawline. Did they expect me not to like it? Why?
Gail kissed me on the mouth and the room exploded before me. I had forgotten how much I liked the way she kissed. She pulled so you felt like you were falling into her mouth, falling into her body. And she bit to remind you that you had your own mouth, your own body to worry about. She bit hard enough to make a scream push itself from my lips in surprise, but never hard enough to draw blood.
I grabbed her and wrapped my hands around her back, nails biting her as her teeth bit me. When my legs wrapped around her, I felt the reminder. She was hard against me. I pulled her toward me and she stumbled, giggled. Her hands started at my face. She traced the lines of my eyebrows, the freckles, the crows feet I have from smiling. She held my cheeks in her palms for just a second, then kept moving. I could tell from how long she spent there that she liked how her hands covered my neck, almost like she could snap it if she wanted. Her eyes squinted and the corner of her mouth turned up. Her chin jutted out. Her entire palm engulfed my neck just once, and then she kept moving. Flat palms against my chest so that my nipples stood at attention for her, stood to welcome her to their area of my body. I squealed. My legs kept pulling as she pinched each erect soldier until they were red and smarting. I moaned and she pushed me down, my back flat against the pedestal now, head hanging off the edge so that my audience turned upside down.
Gail pumped lube into her hand and I started writhing. "Please," I said, and it was only then I realized how silent everything had been. I spoke it into the still gallery and I felt the word splatter on the white walls like ink. Or maybe like come. And the people seemed to stare at the word as it left my mouth. Some looked at the walls where it stuck, or the floor. Those people avoided looking at me. Almost as if speaking were a reminder to them that I was real and they were watching one of the most intimate moments a person experiences. I was a real person. Others were hungry and looking right at my mouth, right at the word's point of origin. These people were licking their lips. Some had bulges in their pants. They looked greedy. I had a lot more respect for these people. They understood that I was real and they were devouring my experience. Not devouring me. But devouring the word I'd given to them. Devouring the poison apple red of my nipples, devouring the strange linked energy between all of us. They understood the thick feeling in the air, the feeling of the possibility of us all starting to fuck on the floor of this art gallery. They were not afraid of this.
Still. I suppose I should throw everyone a bone. They were watching a two girls have sex in an art gallery. And they were probably going to buy exorbitant amounts of artwork after. Pretty progressive crowd.
There was a slick filling. My legs twitched. I gasped. It was low and from a place just under my belly button. I felt Gail slide into me and I heard the audience around me roar silently. Still my word was the only thing on the wall, but there was a crackle of energy and everyone leaned in and breathed deep. She put her thumb on my clit and my vision frayed, the rope tying me to these people succumbed a little bit and for a while I was only sex. Only the steady in and out, only the fireworks in my chest, the electricity in my thighs, the breathing of everyone together as they got faster and faster. As it became more and more possible that everyone could melt into each other. That everyone could gasp and say please.
When I saw the first card go up, the rope snapped back into place, in perfect condition, and I was back. I was connected with my over-thinking brain. Tied back into reality. It was a woman in a black dress that looked like it had been sprayed on to her body, her black and silver mask so elaborate that I couldn't see her face. She had heels that looked like stilts and she teetered a tiny bit in them. She posted her card up. I melted with relief. It simply said, This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
After that, the cards flooded up. There was just about a stampede to participate. There is nothing more interesting than being fucked and watching other people's thoughts about it at the same time. I had been scared of it before I started. But it's almost like a weird out of body experience. Detached and at the same time deeply personal. I was having these bursts, twitches, welling, flooding moments of pleasure and watching reactions to it. Upside down, yes, but I could still read them. Most were wonderful, like the black-dressed woman. One card read, This has dampened any fear I had of gay women. Another said,This makes me realize that all connection between all people is the same. These were the cards that made me wetter and made me realize just how much I loved New Yorkers. Even the one percent-ers.
Then there were the douche canoes. The terrible people. There were only really two cards I remembered being entirely without merit, compassion, and comprehension of the artwork. One was a fat, greasy man who put up, This girl must be a whore if she's doing this. A real slut. The second was a stately gentleman with salt and pepper at his temples. He wrote, This girl must be straight because she likes this penis so much. I resolved to spill drinks on both offenders after I was done getting thoroughly fucked. I stopped looking at the cards though. As I read those two, my movements became more stilted, more plastic, and I began to close and hide. Gail grabbed my hips and pierced into me. She knew what was happening. That was her telling me to ignore those guys. I let my head drop back and my eyes focus to the left of the boards. The cards multiplied and covered the board like feathers but I no longer read the words because something else caught my eye.
There was a small woman in a teal dress standing at the very, very back of the crowd, almost behind the boards. She was so skinny and pale it was as if she were part of the wall, or perhaps partially see-through. Her hair was a distinct non-shade of brick brown and she looked a whole lot like everyone else. Her mask was elegant–definitely a one percent-er. Black wire only so I could still see her face. It was her eyes that let me know she wasn't a ghost or my imagination. She belonged to the second of the two kinds of audience members and her eyes were drinking in each thrust. They were greedy about the way my head draped over the pedestal. She was touching herself through the silk she was wearing. Her lips parted and I could feel the air between them, the soft slight moan that she wanted to let lose into the air, to join my please on the wall, but she couldn't. People would turn around and look at her. She watched me and I watched her hand. Her face. It transformed and flushed, two doll-red dots, one on each cheek. Her hair seemed to lift into the air like she was generating static. Everyone blurred around her. She was more real than any of them. I looked away. I didn't want to ruin it. I didn't want her to feel like art. But I thought she was. She was way more striking than I was, the way she peered around the corner. The way she had a secret.
I came so hard I felt like my body turned inside out, that everyone could see all the organs I had inside me. It had nothing to do with Gail and everything to do with the secret woman. I had wondered before this how we were going to know when to stop. Gail is lovely and all, but she can't get me off. She's wonderful in bed and she's a wonderful artist and this was probably the best idea ever, but I knew as much as I enjoyed myself that we'd probably go for hours and I'd never light on fire the way she was hoping I would. She knew it too, I think, even as she'd asked me to do it. We are not for each other. And the risk, the idea it may not work the way she wanted, I think that's what gets Gail Provokovitch off about performing. Thank goodness for the secret woman. I dripped down the white-finished wood and I thought, this is it. Everyone is going to turn on each other and rip clothes off. People will bite into each other's flesh and scream and come. And as Gail pulled out, it deflated. It hung there for maybe thirty seconds, everyone looking at us, at each other. Gail looking triumphantly at me, smiling, knowing something had acted on me. Me sinking into her eyes and rolling around in being a piece of art. Then the Museum became the Museum again. People did not applaud, but the buzz of talking began. It was a quiet hum and people stepped forward to examine the cards. The secret woman disappeared behind the board. Gail whispered to me, "Let's go clean up."
I did not wear a dress for the second part of the evening. I was in a button down and tie, short hair spiked away from my face. And I couldn't vanish into the walls any more. People came up and talked to me, congratulated me. "I'm not the artist," I would say. "Go tell Gail."
With a glass of champagne in my hand (free champagne. I am still pretty confident that A. is going to give me free drinks for life) I mustered up the courage to look at the cards without the distraction from their content that I'd had before. There was one, the author of which had traced over each word ten times or more to make it bold. It was my favorite. It read, "I want to fuck everyone!" Silk brushed my arm and I looked away from it, still smiling. It was the secret woman but she didn't see me. She was on a mission. She found what she was looking for and then dug through her shiny black clutch. She came up for air with a red pen. The card that said I was a slut, that's what she'd found. She popped the red pen and wrote in loopy, large letters right over the fat man's sentences.
You're a dick. She wrote. I snorted into my champagne and spat a little bit back into the glass. She heard and turned, the doll-rouge splotches appeared again and her freckles stood out. Her eyes had lost none of the intensity they'd had while she'd been touching herself. But as soon as they'd found mine, she pointed them to the ground.
"I'd really wanted to put up what was on the first one," she said. It was soft and retreating. "But someone else beat me to it. So I figured I'd just do this."
"Gail would say you're defacing the artwork."
She jutted her chin out, no more retreating. "The rules were real, honest reactions. That was my real honest reaction to that guy. To that card."
"But that was his real honest reaction too," I replied. Then I smiled. "But he is a dick." She returned my smile.
I paused. "Did you enjoy yourself?" I think maybe it was the way I asked it. I didn't say, "did you enjoy the performance." And maybe I raised my eyebrows a little too high. The secret woman looked mortified. Her mouth fell open in an oh, a very different one than I'd seen before. And it wasn't just her cheeks that were red, but her whole face and her neck too. I'd stepped my foot neatly in my mouth.
"You saw," she stammered, and she made to turn and flee.
I caught her hand. "Do you want to go grab a drink? Like, with me?"
Her eyes stuck to the floor. I dropped her hand like a hot stone. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable. We both looked at the ground for a while. I had to try to take my foot from my mouth. "I'd have put what was on the first card up too, you know, about you. Um." I was probably as red as she was. She didn't speak and I chanced raising my eyes from the ground. Her attention was still focused there, but she was smiling fiercely.
"Let's go," she said, without looking up. And we left through the front door with everyone watching into the sharp air and the East Village bustle. Her eyes were intense like the city street.


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Penny Kizer Coburn, 65
Penny Ann Kizer Coburn, 65, of Portmouth, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at SOMC. She was born June 19, 1947, to the late Betty Shephard of Portsmouth and Edward Kizer, along with her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Copas.
She is survived by her step mother, Sharon Halcomb, daughter Tina (Tim) Puckett, daughter Lisa Stevens, son Shannon (Tina) Stevens, and daughter Amy Thurman. She is also survived by her brother, Edward Kizer of Springboro, Ohio, and sister Cindy Johanns, of Dublin, Ohio, and several grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Portsmouth Baptist Church at 11 a.m.


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Kyocera came to CTIA with a device that has a slide-out 4-row QWERTY keyboard that's very comfortable to use. It's getting a bit rare to see that in this day and age, so it caught my eye for a quick second. It shares a lot of characteristics from its keyboard-less cousin Hydro, but it differs in a one or two other areas.
For starters, this device is not water proof at all. It also has a different look and feel. Android 4.0 is inside this thing, and it's interesting to see that coupled with a hardware QWERTY keyboard. It's not necessarily amazing — Android is Android — but you don't see it often. It shares a lot of the same specs as the Hydro, but take a look at its page in the Phone Guide and see for yourself.
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