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East Tennessee State University will likely save between $40,000 and $50,000 during the break that takes place between semesters.
Bill Rasnick, associate vice president of facilities at ETSU, said the physical plant maintains a skeleton crew on campus during the break, which for most ETSU employees began Friday afternoon and continues until Jan. 2. Fall graduation was held Dec. 14. The spring semester begins Jan. 17.
"We have people that work in the power house because we have to provide heat, and so they work completely through, you know, Christmas Day, New Year's," Rasnick said.
ETSU buys electric power through the Johnson City Power Board, but the school produces steam used to provide hot water that is then used to heat the buildings on campus.
Just the electric bill on the main campus alone is more than $300,000 per month, Rasnick said. With the reduction in the use of electricity during the 11 days the campus is closed and the reduction in building temperatures, the savings should be between $40,000 and $50,000, Rasnick said.
"In the past we have calculated that we have saved up to $80,000 during the break," he said. "It won't be nearly that much this time. That was contingent on shutting down the chill water system on campus."
The campus heating system runs on hot water heat but there is a chill water system for dehumidification. There have been special requests made this year to keep the dehumidification going during the break for research and other things, so the savings will not be as much.
Still, the campus will be heated as though it is a weekend through an energy management system that monitors each of the more than 50 buildings on campus and provides alerts for any problems. This management system has occupied and unoccupied modes. The buildings are set to unoccupied mode during the break.
Besides the unoccupied mode saving on energy costs, Rasnick said a notice was sent out reminding people to turn off computers and refrigerators and other things.
"The more of that that gets done, that has a big impact on energy as well," Rasnick said.
No building is shut down completely, because people are coming onto campus all throughout the break. Research projects often need periodic attention.
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Why does fantasy always seem to come in trilogies or, even worse, open-ended series of six or ten or an unending number of books? Since each entry in a fantasy seems to run close to 600 pages, one more or less commits to reading at least 1800 pages when diving into a series, sometimes a wearisome prospect when all one wants to do is read something diverting. It's not a problem limited to fantasy, but fantasy does seem especially prone to multiples. Writers complain that publishers require them to write in multiples rather than merely in 750 page blockbusters, because it's more profitable to market three 600-page books. Art must be sacrificed for commerce.
Fortunately, authors still occasionally write stand-alone fantasies. One of the good ones in this category is Brandon Sanderson's Elantris. Sanderson's first novel is self-contained, even if its ending does hint at more to come in the same universe. The book is engagingly written, with plenty of intrigue, events spinning out of control, favorite characters in peril, and a magic that works rather like a science. Best of all from my perspective, one of the three primary viewpoint characters is a smart, competent woman who changes the fate of a kingdom and of her world.
Elantris begins when Prince Raoden of Arelon wakes early one morning to find that he's been transformed while he slept. In the past, this curse would have been a blessing; now it means exile from his city into Elantris, a neighboring city when the dead live. For that is what he is now: dead. His family "buries" him — actually, some poor sap who resembles him — as his "corpse," his heart not beating but his mind as alive as ever, is forgotten.
As Raoden is being escorted to the gates of a sort of hell, Princess Sarene of Teod, his betrothed, is arriving in Arelon to meet him. Although the marriage was arranged for reasons of state, Sarene and Raoden have been communicating through their Aons (bodiless beings who serve humans of their own accord), and Sarene is eager to meet her bridegroom. The unhappy news of Raoden's death greets her at the dock. Sarene immediately understands that this means, for political purposes, that she is a widow, for the treaty between the two nations provided for an immediate marriage to be recognized if anything should happen to either of the parties. Although Sarene is a wholly political creature who understands and accepts her fate, she is disappointed for more reasons than one that she is a widow without ever having been a bride.
Sarene plunges into the political life of Arelon. She quickly learns of a threat from Fjordell, a neighboring country that is rabidly committed to Shu-Dereth, a religion that demands ultimate obedience. Fjordell — or, more properly, the powers that be in Shu-Dereth — have sent Hrathen, a very high priest, to convert the nation, and quickly. Arelon's king ignores the threat, but Sarene attempts to subvert it instead, a game with the fate of nations at stake.
Raoden is busy as well, in his far more limited universe. In Elantris, he tries to bring order to chaos, to give the people there a reason to rise above their savagery. He also studies the magic that used to make Elantris run, and to determine why that magic became a curse. He does his best to resist hunger and pain, for hurts do not heal in this city.
It's a complicated, many-stranded tapestry that Sanderson weaves in Elantris. We read chapters from the viewpoints of Sarene, Raoden and Hrathen, and learn of all manner of skullduggery, wisdom and ambition. The plot and its devices are sufficiently different from the run-of-the-mill fantasy to make this book something special; you won't find a quest or knights or horses or dragons here, merely humans struggling in a world that happens to include magic. The writing is bright, witty and engrossing. If you try Elantris, you might start to wonder why Sanderson has since turned to the multi-volume epic himself. But you might also want to start reading those multi-volume epics.


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President Barack Obama said in an interview with People magazine released Sunday that he has "no intention" of sending combat troops to the terrorist havens of Somalia and Yemen because "working with international partners is most effective at this point."
"I have no intention of sending U.S. boots on the ground in these regions," Obama said in the interview, which was conducted Friday and is to appear in the issue on newsstands this coming Friday.
"I have every intention of working with our international partners in lawless areas around the globe to make sure that we're keeping the American people safe."
Obama added: "I never rule out any possibility in a world that is this complex…. In countries like Yemen, in countries like Somalia, I think working with international partners is most effective at this point."
Obama has said the Christmas Day bombing plot was hatched in Yemen, which has become an increasing focus of U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Somalia is right across the Gulf of Aden and is also one of the world's top incubators of terrorists.
The interview, with the president and first lady Michelle Obama, was conducted in the White House Library by Managing Editor Larry Hackett and Washington correspondent Sandra Sobieraj Westfall.
Here is the full excerpt released by People:
PEOPLE: "You mentioned Afghanistan. There are about 30,000 troops heading there over the next several months. But in the past several days we've been told that Yemen is suddenly the epicenter of training. Can you say now that we will not have to send troops to Yemen or to any other country that may suddenly become the hot spot or the epicenter of terrorism that might threaten this country?"
THE PRESIDENT: "Well, keep in mind, I do think it's important to recognize that the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicenter of al Qaeda, their leadership, and their extremist allies. We've known throughout this year that al Qaeda in Yemen has become a more serious problem. And as a consequence, we have partnered with the Yemeni government to go after those terrorist training camps and cells there in a much more deliberate and sustained fashion. The same is true in Somalia, another country where there are large chunks that are not fully under government control and al Qaeda is trying to take advantage of them. I have no intention of sending U.S. boots on the ground in these regions. I have every intention of working with our international partners in lawless areas around the globe to make sure that we're keeping the American people safe.
"But one of the things that we have to understand is that unlike a traditional war, the threats that we face and our allies face are not always going to be centered or localized in a particular geographic area, but are rather networks that are connecting over cyberspace. And how we project ourselves to the world, the message we send to Muslim communities around the world, the overwhelming majority of which reject al Qaeda but where a handful of individuals may be moved by a jihadist ideology, what counter-messaging we have to them — all those things continue to be extraordinarily important. So one of the things I tried to emphasize when I spoke [Thursday] is that we can't return to sort of a garrison-state notion that we're just going to hunker down and this is only an issue of firepower and boots on the ground. There's got to be a larger process of winning over the hearts and minds of ordinary people and isolating these violent extremists."
PEOPLE: "But if those local governments, like in Afghanistan and Pakistan, are unable to do that, do you think — do you rule out the possibility that we may have to go somewhere else? "
THE PRESIDENT: "I never rule out any possibility in a world that is this complex. As I said before, right now our men and women of the armed services are doing an extraordinary job in a very difficult circumstance closing out the war in Iraq but also making sure that we've got effective partners in Afghanistan. In countries like Yemen, in countries like Somalia, I think working with international partners is most effective at this point."


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by Colin Vassallo | 17/07/2013 12:05 PM
Y2J Chris Jericho said his goodbyes to his WWE friends and co-workers yesterday at the Smackdown tapings as he is about to embark on a tour for Fozzy.
"So long to @WWE for now…2013 was one of my favorite in ring yrs ever! Thx for always sticking w Y2J & see u on the road soon w @FOZZYROCK," Jericho wrote on his Twitter.
His last match "for now" was against Curtis Axel and the match will be part of this Friday's Smackdown television broadcast. Jericho was involved in one of the best matches on RAW this week against Rob Van Dam, a match which he lost after a 5 Star Frogsplash from the returning RVD.
Jericho's deal with WWE is somewhat special and he returns whenever Fozzy are not touring the world.
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Where were you 3,300 years ago? I was standing at Sinai.
Tonight, May 14th, Jews will recall the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Torah (Five Books of Moses) while standing at Mt. Sinai. Tonight, Jews around the world will begin the observance of the holiday of "Shavuot: The Day that Shook the World." Rabbi and author Reuven Hammer recently asked: "Where were you just […] [Read More]


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Ingredients (feeds four)
360g Arborio rice (or 80g per person)
4 uncooked chorizo sausages
1 red pepper
100g green beans
3 cloves of garlic
1 fresh chilli
1 glass of white wine
75g parmesan
250g King Prawns (peeled, uncooked)
150g baby leaf spinach
3 tsp. Paprika
2 tsp. Oregano
1 cube of chicken stock
A knob of butter
A handful of fresh basil
Spending a few minutes preparing your ingredients up front speeds the whole cooking process up, and helps to make sure that you don't forget anything. Slice the chorizo and pepper, dice the garlic and the chilli, and chop the green beans so that each chunk is about an inch in length. Finally, fill your kettle to the max and boil.
First, fry the chorizo on a medium-heat until sealed. Since uncooked chorizo has a high fat content, there's no need to put in any oil – as the meat heats through it will begin to fry in its own juices. Keep stirring and after a few minutes, throw in the red pepper and the green beans. Fry them with the chorizo for about another five minutes. When the chorizo is sealed and the vegetables are beginning to look as if they've spent a fortnight in the Costa del Sol, tip everything into a bowl, taking care to retain a little of the reddish oil in the pan, and cover it up so that it doesn't get cold.
Once the pot is back on the heat, throw in the garlic and the chilli, and fry for a couple of minutes. Tip in the risotto rice – without any water – and keep it moving, to make it crispy before bringing to a boil. After another minute passes, pour in a glass of white wine and scrub the bottom of the pan with a spatula to de-glaze: the rice should absorb that flavour. Use a second glass if it's stubborn. Don't worry about the alcohol content – all of the alcohol is burnt off by the heat, and none of the flavour is retained.
Next, pour enough boiling water into the pot to cover the rice, and crumble in a cube of chicken stock. Bring to a simmer for five minutes, or as long as the rice needs to begin absorbing the water. Stir every so often to make sure that the rice isn't burning to the bottom of the pan. Each time you notice that the water is low, top it up with a little by little, but take care not to drown the rice. You'll need between 1 and 1.5 litres of water overall, and the rice should take around 20 minutes to cook through.
Once the Arborio rice has begun to thicken and grow soft, turn the heat down a little and throw in the king prawns. These only need about four or five minutes to cook through – adding them too early will make them become chewy and tough. Add your spices: The paprika and oregano will give the rice a lovely aroma and a much-needed dash of colour. Grab the bowl full of chorizo, red pepper and green beans and pour it all into the pan, stirring it through. The blood-red oil should instantly be absorbed by the rice, spreading the flavour of the sausages throughout the dish.
The Italians say never to add cheese to any dish with seafood in it – but this risotto breaks all the rules. Grin smugly as you rebelliously stir through the parmesan (leaving some to garnish at the table) until the rice is sticky. Tear up the spinach leaves in your hands over the pot, and watch as it wilts into the mixture. Crack a generous few twists of black pepper and sea salt over it, throw in a knob of butter and put a lid on the pan for a minute or so.
Finally, stir it through one more time and dish the risotto out into bowls with a ladle. Add a sprig or two of fresh basil to each, sit down and enjoy your masterpiece. This colourful and fragrant dish is full of sharp, crisp flavours– the coolness of the vegetables taking the edge off the savoury quality of the chorizo and the saltiness of the prawns, while the parmesan holds it all together and gives it that gluey texture. Cook this meal just once, and you'll surely come back to it again and again for a midweek supper or a weekend treat. Enjoy!


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"A savory side dish of grilled vegetables lightly dressed in a classic vinaigrette."
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fresh asparagus, trimmed
zucchini, ends trimmed and halved lengthwise
yellow squash, ends trimmed and halved lengthwise
1 large
red onion, sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices
red bell peppers, halved and seeded
1/2 cup
extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup
red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon
Dijon mustard
1 clove
garlic, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
I loved this! I do agree with the first reviewer that grilled veggies are a stand out on their own....but I disagree in a 2 star rating....I thought this was really very good. I used leftover Simple Grilled Vegetables from this site...asparagus. zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, and mushrooms. This dish was perfect for leftovers. I roughly chopped the veggies and then made the quick dressing and tossed and chilled until dinner. I did decrease the dressing to 1 tblspn of olive oil, 2 tblspns red wine vinegar, 1 tablspn of dijon, the garlic, salt and cracked pepper. Great flavors and I would definately make again. Thanks!
This wasn't terrible, but we didn't really enjoy it. The tastes of grilled veggies are so wonderful on their own, the vinaigrette really masked and overwhelmed their flavors.
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Grilled veggies are the best. Rather than make a salad - I serve the dressing as a dip. 8 tablespoons of oil for 6 servings seems excessive so I also cut down on the oil. I like to serve with crumbled gorgonzola. Also grill some corn, pineapple, tomatoes, green onions, eggplantr, ... and make this a dinner.
I enjoyed this recipe, I kept to the dressing as written, and it was excellent. Since this dish can be served at room temperature, I took whole wheat rotini and added it to bowl with the bite size pieces of vegetables to make a pasta salad type thing. I'll make it again for sure!!
I think you can use this as a dressing or a dip, that is how good it is! I served this at a barbeque with some very picky eaters and it was a huge hit. I even subsituted Dijon mustard with regular mustard because that was all I had and everyone love it! If you can appeal to the masses, you have a hit on your hands!
The veggies are wonderful on their own. I served them without the dressing and with balsamic vinegar as a dipping sauce. They were a huge hit! I think next time, I will half some cherry tomatoes and grill them along with a few julienne strips of jalapenos. Salt is completely unnecessary to me.
this was delicious.. i cut the recipe in half and left out the asparagus and zucchini, used 2 yellow squashes, shallots for the red onion, green bell pepper for the red, and white wine vinegar for the red, cut the oil in half and used garlic powder.. very good.. ty for the recipe
Absolutely delicious and simple! Didn't need anything else for dinner, it was so filling.
I grilled up some corn in their husks and cut off the kernels into the salad to add a bit of crunch and sweetness. I also used different colored peppers out of personal preference.
Don't even dare use all that dressing. I spooned a bit on the veggies toward the end of their cooking and then just a couple tablespoons tossed in for a slight acidic accent. Added a little salt and lots of ground black pepper to my personal helping.
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** Calories from Fat: 173
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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe for the release of their album, The Freedom Sessions. The disc marks Lauren's debut, as well as Rick's long awaited return to acoustic drums. I also got to chat with Rick (the drummer for Def Leppard since the age of 15) about the making of Hysteria and his work with famed producer, Robert John "Mutt" Lange. When asked if he took any tricks from Mutt to help with Lauren's CD, he revealed that Lange's biggest gift to him was "the art of listening." Def Leppard's Hysteria is a major feat on many levels - and not only for Allen's courageous return to the drums after a life-altering accident. It's amazing to note that the lushly layered, multi-platinum release was created long before the audio manipulations afforded by the Pro Tools recording platform! Audiophiles and gear neophytes alike can recognize that as a huge accomplishment. Allen says, "I believe Pro Tools was created for Mutt!"
Lauren met Rick when he became a client of hers via his interest in the healing arts. Monroe is a noted practitioner in the field of energy healing, with a vast breadth of cross-cultural experience. It was Lauren who finally helped Rick remove most of the remaining trauma from his body - energy that had been trapped in his cellular memory since his vehicular calamity in 1984. The infamous car accident was born out a moment of anger, though he's ultimately grateful for the experience now. It irrevocably changed his life, but he says it's something that has brought him many gifts, including Lauren. Rick's battle turned into triumph and has lead him to a lifetime of listening to his heart. The couple is as generous as they are genuine. They're active in charity work, including the Raven Drum Foundation, which they co-founded. They also support the Wounded Warrior Project. Both organizations focus on empowering veterans and people experiencing crisis through the healing power of playing drums. You can read more about these amazing people - excerpts from our phone conversation appear below. Enjoy!
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Lauren: We don't take sacred time to spend with ourselves.
Jenna: I think the more technology comes into play, while it's convenient; it's also a way to lose ourselves. Just like with [vocal pitch correction with] Auto-Tune and not having to necessarily be a singer anymore, it's the same with Facebook and MySpace. You're in touch with people, but you're really just reading one sentence of their lives. You don't often know what's really going on. It takes away the connection.
Rick: That's very good. Really the drum circles [a form of therapy from The Raven Drum Foundation] themselves are a metaphor for community. It's a cross-section of community. It's fantastic to see people [experience their first drum circle]. At first they feel a little self-conscious. And then they realize there's a dominant rhythm. And we experience dominant rhythms in all aspects of our lives - whether it's when we're standing in front of an ocean, or standing in a forest or whatever. A drum circle is no different than that; it's a dominant rhythm. Everybody feels supported by that rhythm. It's an incredible moment when you start to see people become less self-conscious and really just play. The whole rhythm takes on a life of it's own and people get out of their heads and really into their hearts. I love it! You know who else is a really good source of tribal drumming? You wouldn't think it, but Larry Mullen, Jr. from U2. I love that kind of playing. If I could do that every day, that would be incredible.
J: Yeah! There's a reason U2 and Def Leppard are both huge. The music, the beat, can tap into your heart. I know we talked earlier about learning the vocabulary [of the healing arts] - people don't necessarily have that vocabulary in their day-to-day language, but I believe we have the genetics buried deep inside all of us. The ancient DNA code.
R: It's all in there! You really remember it - or part of you remembers it. Drumming is such an ancient art form. I think it's the beginning of communication, dance and ultimately ritual. A lot of things that exist today probably exist because of that need and desire to communicate.
J: Your favorite music always gets in there and reverberates, even if it's in the background, it definitely becomes a part of you. The live shows with Lauren are such a different environment than when you play with Def Leppard. Do you like the change?
R: I love the change! My first drum was a cookie tin. [laughter] I moved on to the tambourine. Then finally my parents, they were really kind and they put a drum kit on lay-away. So, acoustic drums have really always been my passion. It's great doing what I do with Def Leppard and the electronic drums. It's obviously another facet, another form, of what I do. But to get back to the real organic, acoustic drums is such a huge treat for me.
J: I think so! Lauren, you've got a beautiful voice. I think your band and what the two of you are doing - that's the epitome of "vibe." You can feel that coming through. I'm so excited for both of you.
L: Thanks Jenna, I'm really happy to hear that.
J: And I just have to say, Rick you're such an inspiration! What you've done, how you overcame your injuries and that you continue to play... I'm getting teary. I think it's so amazing.
R: Oh, that's sweet! The beautiful thing is that I'm still overcoming. That's life. You constantly face challenges. This whole project with Lauren has been a huge challenge for both of us, I'm sure. It's great when you can go into things, embark upon them with all this passion and actually make something good out of it. That's the one thing I'm really excited about - we've got something outside of Def Leppard. Not necessarily separate, but something outside of Def Leppard that can bring people so much joy.
[Photo: Courtesy of Anderson Group Public Relations. There's much more to our chat, available at the Tape Op Magazine website, via the Tape Op "Log" link! Rick, Lauren and I run over tons of other topics, including: playing in the round, The Jonas Brothers, Meg from The White Stripes and how my friend & I procured our Def Leppard Hysteria tickets when we were in high school (we used a cop!)]
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Three times a week almost 13,000 students at Liberty University assemble for an hour of singing and speeches, evoking the spirit of a revival meeting that also attracts Republican politicians and Christian celebrities such as New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.
The collegians make up just 14 percent of the student body. The Lynchburg, Virginia-based school founded by Baptist minister Jerry Falwell in 1971 has an additional 82,500 online students, more than twice as many as three years ago, making Liberty the largest, private nonprofit university in the U.S.
"When I look at those numbers it still boggles my mind," said Jerry Falwell Jr., a soft-spoken lawyer who took over the institution after his father died in 2007.
Nonprofit private and state schools alike are discovering what for-profit colleges such as Apollo Group Inc. (APOL)'s University of Phoenix and Washington Post Co. (WPO)'s Kaplan University figured out more than a decade ago. Faced with a swelling number of overleveraged student borrowers, cuts in public subsidies and paltry endowment investment returns, they are embracing the Internet as a viable alternative to educating students.


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WordPress MU 2.8: Beginner's Guide
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About This Book
- Design, develop, secure, and optimize a blog network with a single installation of WordPress
- Add unlimited users and blogs, and give different permissions on different blogs
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WordPress MU enables you to build a complete, professional blog network. Each user gets their own blog, and can choose their favorite templates and plug-ins, and develop their own content. WordPress MU powers some of the largest blog networks in the world, including the mighty WordPress.com – home to thousands of bloggers.
This book will take you through the setup of a WordPress MU-powered blogging network, using a real, working blog network as an example, so that you can follow the creation process step-by-step. Your blogging network will be complete with professional features such as friends lists, status feeds, groups, forums, photo galleries, and more, to build your own WordPress.com – a place where users can quickly come and create a blog for themselves.
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Ron Wolff: If PG&E believes so strongly in democracy, shouldn't it let its shareholders vote on whether to support a campaign like this? Don't hold your breath. If capitalism thrives because it promotes market efficiency, what's wrong with letting governments operate utilities if they can do it better than private enterprise?
LA Progressive: May 9 to 15, 2010
Articles by Rev. Irene Monroe, Randy Shaw, Georgianne Nienaber, John Delloro, Ed Rampell, Noman Solomon, Paul Hogarth, Paul Loeb, Ivan Eland, Jim Fuller, Carl Matthes, Andrea Christina Nill, Tom Hall, Charley James and Lulu Demaine, Berry Craig, Tom Degan, Robert Reich, Carl Bloice, Tracy Emblem, Tina Dupuy, Jeffrey Blankfort, Anthony Samad, Michael Sigman, and Johnny Townsend
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Tracy Emblem: California allows cities and counties to purchase electricity or develop it locally through an energy provider of their choice. Currently, 68 percent of California's electricity is generated by investor-owned utilities. Proposition 16, on the June 8 primary ballot, would alter local government's ability to develop electricity service and is bad for California's residents and businesses.


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1. light - verb
· make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Synonym(s): illume, illumine, light_up, illuminate
Hypernym(s): lighten, lighten_up
2. light - verb
· begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
3. light - verb
· to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
4. light - verb
· cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
Synonym(s): ignite
5. light - verb
· fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
Synonym(s): fall
Hypernym(s): fall, return, pass, devolve
6. light - verb
· alight from (a horse)
Synonym(s): unhorse, dismount, get_off, get_down
Hypernym(s): descend, fall, go_down, come_down
7. light - verb
· start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace"
8. lighted - adjective
· set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"
Synonym(s): lit
Antonym(s): unlighted
9. lighted - adjective
· provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
Synonym(s): illuminated, lit, well-lighted
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The Alaska School Activities Association is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board includes voting members from each of the six regions, as well as from the Alaska Association of School Boards and the Alaska Association of School Administrators. A student representative from the Alaska Association of Student Governments also sits on the board as an advisory, non-voting member.
Alaska Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Dr. Lance Bowie (Board President)
Yukon Flats School District
PO Box 350
Fort Yukon, AK 99740
Phone: 907-662-2515 / Fax: 907-662-2519
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Ed Lester (2014)
Newhalen School
900 Schoolhouse Ln.
Iliamna, AK 99606
Phone: 907-571-1211
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Steve Klaich (2014)
Activities Director
Nikolaevsk School
P.O. Box 5129
Nikolaevsk, AK 99556
Phone: 907-235-8972 / Fax: 907-235-3617
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Region 3
Mike Boyd (2011)
Activities Director
Colony High School
9550 Colony Schools Drive
Palmer, Ak. 99654
Phone: 907-861-5500 / Fax: 907-861-5509
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Region 4
Dan Gallego
Bartlett High School
1101 Golden Bear Drive
Anchorage, AK 99504
Phone: 907-742-1810 / Fax: 907-742-1825
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Andrew Friske (2013)
Residential Principal/Activities Director
Mt. Edgecumbe High School
1330 Seward Ave.
Sitka, AK 99835
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Activities Director
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P.O. Box 1204
Cordova, Alaska 99574
Phone: 907-253-3140
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Julia Turner (2014)
Chugiak High School
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Chugiak, Alaska 99567
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1. favor - noun
· an act of gracious kindness
Synonym(s): favour
Hypernym(s): kindness, benignity
2. favor - noun
· an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor"
Synonym(s): favour
Hypernym(s): advantage, vantage
3. favor - noun
· an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"
Synonym(s): favour
Hypernym(s): inclination, disposition, tendency
4. favor - noun
· a feeling of favorable regard
Synonym(s): favour
Hypernym(s): approval
5. favor - noun
· souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
Synonym(s): party_favor, party_favour, favour
Hypernym(s): keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
6. favor - verb
· promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
Hypernym(s): promote, upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate
7. favor - verb
· consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
Synonym(s): favour
Hypernym(s): see, consider, reckon, view, regard
8. favor - verb
· treat gently or carefully
Synonym(s): favour
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· bestow a privilege upon
Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance
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As many as 500 million trees scattered across the Lone Star State have died this year as a result of the unrelenting drought, according to preliminary estimates from Texas Forest Service.
The numbers were derived by Texas Forest Service foresters, who canvassed local forestry professionals, gathering information from them on the drought and its effect on trees in their respective communities.
Each forestry expert estimated the percentage of trees in their region that have died as a result of the 2011 drought. That percentage was applied to the estimated number of trees in the region, a figure determined by the agency's Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) program.
Using this approach, an estimated 100 million to 500 million trees with a diameter of 5 inches or larger were estimated to have succumbed to the drought. That range is equivalent to 2 to 10 percent of the state's 4.9 billion trees.
"In 2011, Texas experienced an exceptional drought, prolonged high winds and record-setting temperatures. Together, those conditions took a severe toll on trees across the state," said Burl Carraway, Sustainable Forestry department head. "Large numbers of trees in both urban communities and rural forests have died or are struggling to survive. The impacts are numerous and widespread."
The preliminary estimates indicate three multi-county areas appear to be the hardest hit. The area including Sutton, Crockett, western Kimble and eastern Pecos counties saw extensive mortality among Ashe junipers.
The area including Harris, Montgomery, Grimes, Madison and Leon counties saw extensive mortality among loblolly pines. Western Bastrop and eastern Caldwell counties, as well as surrounding areas, saw extensive mortality among cedars and post oaks.
Additionally, localized pockets of heavy mortality were reported for many other areas.
Texas Forest Service foresters plan to use aerial imagery to conduct a more in-depth analysis in the spring, which is when trees that may have gone into early dormancy — an act of self-preservation — could begin to make a comeback.
A more scientific, long-term study will be completed as the agency collects data through its FIA program. Considered a census for trees, the federally-funded program allows the agency to keep a close watch on trees — and how they're growing and changing — across the state.
As part of the program, foresters are tasked with surveying certain, designated plots of land each year. Because the state is so big, it takes a decade to complete a full inventory cycle.
"Quantifying the impacts of a statewide drought on tree survival is no small task," Carraway said, noting that Texas was home to 63 million acres of forestland, much of which is in remote areas.
"During this time of year, it's difficult to tell in some cases if a tree is truly dead. And keep in mind that the drought is ongoing. We fully expect mortality percentages to increase if the drought continues."
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Intaxicating! Goodhair! LOLtroop!
For your Friday, enjoy a 3-for-1 edition of Lubbock Left.
First, a word on the sad joke that is trickle-down economics / supply-side economics. Check out The Word from Colbert, with possibly the best visualization of trickle-down economics I have ever witnessed. If you prefer slightly more serious fare, check out this column about the political genius of supply-side economics, which has allowed Republicans to claim that the only way to cut deficits is to cut spending (i.e. eliminate all the beneficial social programs they have always wanted to eliminate) while additionally claiming that taxing the rich for their fair share can't possibly help. Uh huh.
Second, I want to make sure everyone is aware of the growing scandal surrounding Governor Goodhair's land deal — essentially the same kind of corruption that got Blagojevich impeached up in Illinois. Perry's land deal is pay-for-play at its finest: hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for nice appointments to Boards of Regents and so forth. This is a serious ethical torpedo that may sink Perry's campaign.
Lastly, I want to pass on the story of HD85 Republican Candidate Jim Landtroop (LOLtroop?) Campaign's misadventures at a LULAC scholarship picnic in Plainview last weekend. Pratt and the Plainview Herald have covered it already, but I've been talking to some of my friends who were at the event to get their perspective. Apparently, what really happened was that Landtroop did not pony up the requisite LULAC scholarship donation ($100-$300 usually) to be allowed to speak at the event. The whole LOLtroop entourage showed up anyway, campaign T-shirts a-blazin and video camera a-rollin. They were rightfully denied the chance to address the crowd from the mic because they did not donate to the scholarship fund, even though they could have donated on the spot and then be allowed to speak (as Andy Wilson's campaign did, for example). Instead they got the joy of being heckled (and rightfully so) by the MC as they tried to work the crowd without donating to the scholarship fund. It's not like the Landtroop Campaign is short on funds — Republican PAC money has been flowing in from around the state, and the Landtroop campaign is even in the process of hiring paid campaign staffers. They could have easily spared $100 for the worthy cause of a scholarship fund, but they chose not to.
What a week it's been! Republicans have been in top form. I really do think it's going to be a good November for Democrats at every level.


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Yung Life Plunders '80s Pop and Makes It Sound New Again
Knoxville's New Wave: Yung Life, Dumb Lunch, Fine Peduncle
Yung Life plays fuzzy, dreamy synth pop, the kind that hints of M83 and New Order and Suicide, the kind that sounds like it was made in 1982 instead of 2012, the kind where shadowy vocals are muted behind swirls of hazy keyboards and throbbing beats.
But while the tone of the band's songs may have a retro appeal, the band itself is a little too young to appreciate how far it looks back. Make that a lot too young—not a single member of the band is older than 21, and the youngest member is still in high school.
Despite the band's name—a pun on the high-school Christian youth group Young Life—the songs demonstrate a poise and maturity beyond the members' ages. But that's what happens after playing together for almost four years, says Elliott White, 21, who started Yung Life in 2008 with his friend from Farragut High School, 19-year-old Will Farner. After playing as a duo for years, the group finally added White's younger brothers, Gabriel, 20, and Judah, 18, and friend Dylan Dawkins, 20.
"Last year was when we turned it into a full sound," Elliott says. "I was in Coolrunnings and quit to get more serious with this and felt the need to turn it into a full band."
All five members of Yung Life take turns playing instruments—Elliott drums, plays keyboard, and sings; Farner and Dawkins trade off keyboards, bass, and guitar; Judah plays keyboard and bass, and Gabriel sticks mainly with guitar.
"People always ask us to describe our sound, and I'm like, rock 'n' roll with keyboards," Farner says.
"We're really not trying to be too genre-specific," Elliott says.
Still, there's no escaping the band's New Wave postpunk sound—it's not the synth and fuzz of shoegaze but that of the Jesus and Mary Chain. Yet Yung Life manages to breath new life into what could, in lesser hands, sound like a cover band. No other Knoxville band right now so fully captures this particular sound—its of-the-moment lucidity and its faded throwback charm, its under-the-radar roots and its unashamed commercial ambition—which is pretty much the sound of indie rock in 2012. It's a sound that has earned the band a loyal following here and considerable blog buzz in the build-up to the release of its new, still-untitled album in February.
"We're as serious as we've ever been," Farner says. "We used to do a lot of improv when we played."
"We needed to fill out the sound some," Gabriel adds.
That seriousness has meant taking a step back from the Knoxville music scene, taking time to focus on recording instead of playing small shows at parties.
"We're not as focused on the Knoxville music scene as much as on where we could be," Elliott says. "Right now we're building up the band as a whole before attempting something bigger—we're taking small steps."
However, the groups does draw inspiration from the number of bands and musicians in Knoxville who are so, well, old.
"A lot of bands in Knoxville are a lot older than us. It feels good to know we have a lot of time," Farner says.
"It means there's no rush to give it up," Gabriel says, admitting that even college students fell pressure to grow up.
But first there is that new album, and the band hopes to tour the East Coast to promote it this summer.
"It's a lot more guitar-y," Farner says. "It's the first thing we've done that's written for the full band."
"It's more lush," says Dawkins.
"It's not lo-fi, so it should have a bigger appeal," Gabriel adds.
If you can't wait until next month, you can hear tracks from the new album this Friday, when Yung Life plays at Beardsley Farm's Snow Day benefit at Barley's Taproom in the Old City. But the not-so-young should note: While the event starts at 7 p.m., Yung Life is scheduled to take the stage at midnight.


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Elevator rides to top of rock could be soon
Electrical repairs on the elevator at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park are underway and if the project goes as planned, the work could be completed by the middle of October.
Contractors are installing larger gauge electrical wires and replacing electronic panels to fix the power issues. The 26-story elevator transports guests to the Sky Lounge and Chimney level. The Chimney is still accessible by hiking the Outcroppings stairs.The Sky Lounge Gift Shop & Deli is closed no power since there is not power, but Cliff Dwellers Gifts is open.
Until the repairs are completed, admission rates have been reduced to $12 adult and $6 youth (ages 5-15). Children age 4 and under are admitted free.
The Hickory Nut Falls trail is still closed due to the significant rockslide last November, but work is continuing.