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In this course, author Todd Dewett helps you identify ways to give both positive and negative feedback to employees. Learn how to create a culture driven by meaningful feedback and deliver coaching and suggestions to help employees stretch and grow. Discover the characteristics of helpful feedback, different feedback types, structured conversations, and strategies to refocus difficult employee reactions.
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As a leader, it's natural for you to observe the performance of your team. However, how often we observe and how systematically we observe, are worth talking about. To give your employees the feedback they need, whether that's on a random Tuesday when you see them in the break room, or during a performance review, you need to be as informed as possible That's why it's useful to occasionally reminds yourself what it is that you're trying to observe. When you're looking at performance. Your examining the person's personality and attitudes, their interpersonal skills, their technical and business skills, and their character.
That sounds like a lot, but those are the basic areas to consider. And when you remind yourself of these categories, you're more likely to notice relevant behaviors when you see them. Some managers find it helpful to organize their note taking, using the vernacular found in the competency model underlying the performance review. That way as you accumulate notes they're already organized in a fashion that makes the performance review go much faster. I want you to think about observing behavior from three perspectives. Noticing good things, noticing unproductive things, and thinking about good things you don't see.
Hopefully you'll see many good things. These are behaviors and characteristics that are value added. Things worthy of some type of praise. On the task side that might include fixing a customer problem, completing a helpful analysis, or maybe improving a work process. On the interpersonal side, this might include showing kindness or gratitude, or showing lots of helping behaviors. On the difficult side, you'll need to make observations as well. If you see flawed work products, or even work that is acceptable, but not as good as you feel it could be, take note.
If you witness unproductive interpersonal exchanges or personality problems, pay attention. One additional thing to think about is good useful behaviors you don't see. From a development perspective, if certain qualities are needed to help a person advance, they need to know. For example, what if you witness an employee who never shows gratitude towards others? They don't say thank you. They mean no ill will. They're simply blind to the fact that they don't engage this normal and expected behavior. It's your job to take note so that it can become a part of feedback you deliver when you're ready.
There are several ways to collect good data, from direct observation to examining work products, to looking at information provided from other managers or relevant outsiders such as customers. But direct observation is the best for two main reasons. First, it's first hand data. So the quality is high. Second, the more you get out from behind your desk and out among your employees to observe and help, the more you will be perceived as engaged with the group. You do have to actively interact. By observing, I'm not referring to loitering or spying.
I'm talking about making observations while interacting. It's also important to remember that you can't allow your observations to be random. Plan some of them. Ideally, once per week, you'll drop by for a five-minute check in, to say hello, see if you can help with anything and to observe. If your team is large, maybe you check in every few weeks. But the point is that you don't wait for evaluation time, and you don't wait for them to come to you. Get out there, start talking, and start observing. My last tip is about memory. Our memories aren't great.
So after each and every significant interaction with your employee, you need to take 10 or 20 seconds to jot down what you just observed. The longer you wait, the more the observation becomes fuzzy, so try to capture ideas immediately. One of the burdens of leadership is that you need to be aware of what your team is doing. It's not about constant micromanaging, but periodic observation. When you make collecting data through observation a habit, your performance reviews will be easier. Your employees will be more informed, and you will have become a more helpful and accessible manager.
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With the ANNOUNCEMENT of The 2011 Bay Area Freshman 10 coming oh so soon, I thought now would be an appropriate time to look back at our 2010 Freshman and acknowledge the grind that they put in since being included in the inaugural list. So for the next few days we'll look at one MC at a time and highlight their careers up to this point, as well as what they have done since becoming a Bay Area Freshman. Every artist's career plan and philosophy is unique, but no matter who you are, taking advantage of legitimate buzz can never be wrong. Because in this fickle, over saturated world that we like to call hip-hop, the second you stop releasing content and doing shows, unfortunately seems to be the second many forget that you ever existed. So let's see how the first Freshman class performed since they were named some of The Bay's top prospects.
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This course covers basic block laying, sizes, uses, layout, bonding, footers, and foundations. The various types of mortar mixes and the evolution of the masonry trade, its tools and materials will be studied. Foundation drainage and damp proofing and an introduction to bricklaying are also covered in this course.


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Mental toughness is a rugby player's biggest asset. Not only is it a physical sport, but the weather is usually less than ideal.
"That's rugby. It's gotta be raining, snowing, windy wet. That's the way we play," said Andrew Imig.
Imig is one of the Twin Ports Ice Monkeys, a men's senior rugby team based out of Duluth. He is a youth rugby coach, but this is his first year suiting up as a player.
"It's hard to get your point across as a coach unless you've been there and can say, well this is what you'll see on the field. This is how you get it done," Imig said.
The Ice Monkeys began competing again this spring after a seven-year hiatus. It's been a successful season. On Saturday, they played St. Cloud for the Minnesota Division 3 championship. The Twin Ports team won their first match against St. Cloud earlier in the season. But on this day, victory belonged to the Bottomfeeders.
"They played a better match. We just really beat ourselves," said Taylor Schnell. "We left a lot of points on the board. There's not much we can do about that. Today just didn't go quite our way."
Energy and adrenaline run high on the rugby pitch. But off the field, Mitch Scudamore says teams are tight knit, and opponents become friends.
"I think the thing that really pulls us all together is our passion for the game," Scudamore said. "We love the sport. Once you've played it once, you're hooked."
"We are still competitive," Schnell said. "Every team wants to come out here and win. But you have to put that aside after the game."
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Lobsterville Bar & Grille is the Oak Bluffs harbor front restaurant where Raymond Schilcher, a veteran of the once-heralded Oyster Bar (and several other Martha's Vineyard kitchens), recently took over as executive chef after cooking off-Island for several years. The menu is big and crowd-pleasing, full of local seafood, chowders, and big sandwiches. But it's the nightly specials roster that has Schilcher's best work written all over it, including a few Oyster Bar classics. More


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The members of Cattle Decapitation are setting new standards in the art (oh, that's right, it's an art, buddy) of extreme vegan grindcore. These hamburger haters have been pigeonholed as "that The Locust side project," but there ain't anybody here who does time in The Locust anymore. Through a three-pronged attack of bilious lyrics detailing the ghoulish practices of the meat-processing industry, screamer Travis Ryan's "Human Jerky" stage persona (he wears a mask made of some unidentified meat) and the most excoriating guitar riffs this side of Slayer's Reign in Blood, Cattle Decapitation proves that plant-eaters can be just as sick and depraved as those who suckle on the red-meat teat. The group performs at 8 p.m. tonight at Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue in Sauget, Illinois; 618-274-6720; $20) as part of a huge five-band lineup, headlined by noted animal-sacrificers Deicide. Conflict of interest, anyone?
Thursday, November 13
What happens to the one-millionth customer at the Butterfly House? Do the volunteers cover her with orchid nectar and let the swallowtails feed on her flesh until she goes mad? Maybe they present her with her very own whiptail scorpion to take home from the Spectacular Spineless Species exhibit (which features tarantulas and other arachnids in terrariums, through the end of the month). Nope -- nothing that kooky. The one-millionth visitor to the flight conservatory will receive a prize package containing a family membership, along with a bunch of presents and gift certificates. The lucky person is expected to walk through the Butterfly House gates any day now. Don't you think this fortunate soul deserves a chance to feed the man-killing black widow and brown recluse spiders currently behind glass at the attraction? Try your luck at 15193 Olive Boulevard in Chesterfield's Faust Park (636-530-0076, www.butterflyhouse.org, $4-$5, free for kids younger than three).
Friday, November 14
In its ongoing struggle to bring a little weirdness to St. Louis, the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue, 314-771-1096) has lined up an evening of live music that will challenge all perceptions of what music can do for a body. Necronomitron, hailing from Rhode Island, is a two-guitars-and-a-drummer combo that bills itself as the aural equivalent to an arm-wrestling match between Voivod and Man Is the Bastard (that would be French-Canadian prog-metal vs. heavily politicized noisecore, for those of you keeping score at home). Also on the bill are the Conformists, who have recently been the subject of much debate on the Skin Graft Records online fan club. People want to know why the Conformists are not better-known and more revered in their hometown. It's a good question, one which will become even more puzzling once you've seen their live show, which, on a good night, is the aural equivalent to being pummeled with the leather-bound edition of Knut Hamsun's Hunger. Tickets are a mere $5, and the show begins at 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 15
The mischievous Robin Garrels and her Tin Ceiling/Parliament Cheez Productions present Roll Your Own, an evening of interactive theater, from 8-10 p.m. Friday, today and Sunday at that nexus of the bizarre, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts (3151 Cherokee Street). Roll Your Own features a "Master of the I Ching" called Denee reading the fortunes of volunteers from the audience. These ominous predictions will then be acted out by the Vanguard Players, using a popular improv exercise called "Harolding." Admission is eight bucks, but in light of the planned psychic activities they're calling it "seven cents a minute." Call 314-351-6652 for reservations.
Sunday, November 16
In 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a cave by a young Bedouin shepherd searching for a stray goat. These scrolls, hidden for twenty centuries, detail the rules and history of a Jewish settlement extant during the life of Jesus Christ. Since their discovery, the Scrolls have been studied and debated by biblical scholars, historians, archaeologists and anyone else who can get access to them. Dr. E. William Bean, member of the Advisory Board of the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation, brings an official replica of the Scroll of Isaiah to the United Hebrew Congregation (13788 Conway Road, 314-469-0700) tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a rare public viewing and dialogue on the scrolls' importance to both Jews and Christians. The presentation is free, but donations will be appreciated.
Monday, November 17
The highlight of the River Styx at Duff's Series could easily be tonight's readings by poets Stephen Dunn and David Clewell. It's hard to choose just a few favorite poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dunn, but we'll give it a shot. In "Tenderness," from the 1989 collection Between Angels, the speaker makes love to a woman long denied tenderness (her husband is in prison for "breaking someone's head"). Dig these lines from his 1996 collection, Loosestrife, in a similar poem called "After Making Love": "No one should ask the other/'What were you thinking?'...Some people actually desire honesty/They must never have broken/into their own solitary houses/after having misplaced the key/never seen with an intruder's eyes/what is theirs." Clewell, director of the undergraduate writing program at Webster University, has published a number of collections and has contributed poems to such mags as Harper's and The Kenyon Review. Fall under their spell at 7:30 p.m. at Duff's (329 North Euclid Avenue, $4-$5, 314-533-4541).
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Government Spill Numbers Too Good To Be True
When, on August 4th, President Obama's chief environmental adviser Carol Browner put the White House stamp of approval on stats claiming "74 percent of the oil spilled into the Gulf" had already been cleaned up, captured, burned, dispersed, evaporated, degraded or dissolved in the water … most of the people I know living along the coastline of Louisiana rolled their collective eyes.
Mike Roberts, a shrimper who lives on Barataria Bay – the hard-hit marshlands leading to the Gulf – said, "they obviously haven't been to my backyard recently, which is still caked with oil."
His wife Tracy Kuhns, Louisiana Bayoukeeper and director of the local family fishermen's association, has been outspoken about BP and the government's math since the gushing began. "They haven't gotten it right from the very beginning when they told us only a few hundred rather than a few thousand barrels were leaking a day … why should we trust them now?"
On the other side of the estuary, P.J. Hahn, a Republican politician whose job it is to look after the future of the coastline of Plaquemines Parish and has been out on the water virtually every day since the gusher first began, said of the federal government numbers "they sound just too good to be true."
One thing those "too good to be true" stats helped produce were some very optimistic news reports. "Sunshine is evaporating the oil, and bacteria are rapidly digesting it," reported Bloomberg Businessweek.
"In a year or two we can forget this ever happened," Roger Sassen, an adjunct professor of geology and geophysics at Texas A&M, told Bloomberg. "The fact that the Mississippi is the drainage ditch for the fertilizers and nasty agricultural chemicals of the entire central U.S. is much worse than this transient spill."
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Canada's Best: Graham DeLaet
With 12 top-10 finishes—including three seconds—on the PGA Tour since the start of 2013, Graham DeLaet is on a roll.
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Age: 32 | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 165 Born: Weyburn, Saskatchewan Residence: ScottsdaleCareer: Won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit in 2009 before graduating to the PGA Tour. Has 12 top-10 finishes—including three seconds—on the PGA Tour since the start of 2013. Went 3-1-1 for the losing international team during the 2013 Presidents Cup. Finished T-2 in the Farmers Insurance Open and the Waste Management Phoenix Open earlier this year.
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ON HIS BEARDFor several years I'd start to grow it in early December and shave it on Jan. 1. This year I kept it. Is it good luck? Depends on how you look at it. I finished second two weeks in a row.
ON BACK PROBLEMS I sat out most of 2011 recovering from back surgery, the same one Tiger had. I'm glad I took that time off.
ON THIS SEASONI want to contend in a major, get that first win, work toward making the Presidents Cup again.
ON THE PRESIDENTS CUPIt was the highlight of my career. And we lost, so you can tell what it means to me. It was the most intense pressure I've ever felt. I can't even begin to describe what it was like to hole out from the bunker on 18 to win my match with Jordan Spieth. Those are the kinds of experiences you draw on for the rest of your life.
ON JUNIOR GOLFEvery summer I played from dawn to dusk—sometimes 54 holes a day—and I got pretty good. But it's really hard to tell how good when you live in places like Weyburn and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I think my club had only four junior golfers—including me.
ON FISHINGIt's my favorite thing to do, especially fly fishing.
ON HIS FAVORITE CLUBHEAD COVERThe hockey glove? I'm a huge Calgary Flames fan.
ON HIS CLAIM TO FAMEI got beat up in a fight in Manitoba during a tournament one year. The next game, I scored a hat trick [three goals] with two black eyes and a broken nose. I miss those days.


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Prior to my case being turned over to John Clark, I was very dissatisfied with my attorney at Gordon Law Firm. I felt as if I were forgotten about after my initial payment for services was given. Afterwards, it was impossible to get a clear answer about any question I had regarding my case. I was even responsible for gathering information to prove I had a case. I did as the attorney requested even though the firm was to aquire a large amount of my settlement if I had a winning case. Approximately two years after my initial contact, I received word that I had been assigned a new attorney. Finally, I could actually feel relief just by the professionalism and the concern in the voice on the other end of the line. My immediate thought was, "Thank God, my prayer has been answered"! Since that day, I have been treated with the utmost respect from my attorney as well as his partners. My introduction with Attorney John Jay Clark, was to say the least, very pleasant.
|He apologized for the actions of the previous attorney and assured me that if I chose to allow him to handle my case he would do everything in his power to help me. I feel I am a good judge of character and I immediately felt that John Clark was the man for my case. Attorney John Clark has offered nothing but the greatest concern and help for not only one case, but several cases for me, with two being emergency situations. He is working to resolve a case for me now and has gone to great lengths to see that my best interest is satisfied. And thanks to Kelly, his very courteous and helpful receptionist, my messages and concerns are delivered accurately and I receive either a response from her or a call from my attorney in a timely fashion. I am confident that future legal matters I may have will be met as long as John Clark is serving others with his exceptional legal advice along with his partners. I highly recommend the staff at Gordon Law Group.


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Rooftop Farms on Japanese Train Stations Serve as Community Gardens
The first Soradofarm, also known as a Machinaka Vegetable Garden, was built on top of the Ebisu station in Tokyo over four years ago. Now there are thirteen stations around the country with operating
Boston's Higher Ground Farm Will be the Second-Biggest Rooftop Farm in the World
Urban rooftop farming is thriving in cities like Brooklyn and Montreal, but it hasn't quite caught on yet in Boston. That's about to change in a big way with the launch of Higher Ground Farm, a
Parking Garage Rooftop UPGarden P-Patch Almost Complete in Seattle
UPGarden P-Patch is located on the rooftop of the Mercer parking garage on Mercer Street between 3rd and 4th Ave N. Back in 2008, Parks and Green Spaces Levy, Uptown was designated as a priority area for
The Globe (Hedron) Is a Geodesic Greenhouse for Urban Farmers
Predicting food shortages in the 21st century, Zurich-based UrbanFarmers AG and Conceptual Devices have teamed up to produce plans for the Globe (Hedron), a geodesic greenhouse that rests
Frisch vom Dach To Convert Former Berlin Malt Factory Into a Rooftop Aquaponics Farm!
Community gardens are already very popular in Berlin, but a group of agro-entrepreneurs is planning to take urban farming to the next level in the German capital. A team of three Berliners is planning to
Brooklyn Grange is the World's Largest Rooftop Farm!
New York City is not what comes to mind when you think of lush green farms, but these days it seems like every unused space, from stalled construction sites to abandoned basketball courts, is being
Harvard Economist Claims Urban Farms Do More Harm Than Good
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Grow Your Own Basil In The World's Smallest Urban Garden – Plastic Bottle Caps
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02-27-2004, 03:22 PM #1Aaron Guest
Why Not Get License For All The Trades
I am curious. I have been a GC for about three years now and am curious why I don't see GC's with multiples licenses. I am here in Arizona. Not sure if all the rules are the same, but you must have a license to practice as a GC, a license to do electrical, a license to do plumbing, and a license to do HVAC. This is for basic residential of course. I have looked at my books for last year and the costs I paid out to subcontractors for there expertise would easily pay for the licensing and bond for electrical and plumbing. Now minus the fact that maybe a GC doesn't have the expertise on staff for the work, why don't I see contractors obtainging multiple licensing so all the cash goes into there own pocket. Not to mention it reduces the percentage fo gross sales to subcontractors that my insurance requires I keep below 25%.
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I don't know about Arizona, but in California a General Contractor can do it all on his own projects, he doesn't need separate licenses. He just can't go taking contracts to do plumbing or electrical for others.
BTW, you mention your 25% subcontractor limitation, I filled out my renewal application yesterday and had to list every trade that I intend to subcontract, and will not be able to subcontract any work that I haven't listed for approval. I don't know whether this will eliminate the percentage approach, but I certainly hope it does. If this is where they are going, I will be allowed to subcontract certain approved trades, and not anything else. It will be interesting what the proposals are this year.
02-28-2004, 07:30 AM #3Bob Kovacs Guest
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ARe you saying that in CA, a general contractor can sign and seal plumbing and electrical permits and be listed as the contractor of record for those trades? That sounds a little odd to me.....
02-28-2004, 01:20 PM #4Dick Seibert Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Yes, when I take out a permit I permit the entire job that includes the electrical, plumbing and what have you permits. It has cut down the AHJ's work considerably. I could not pick up the permit for the electrical, and make the electrical contractor get his own permit, but nobody does it that way anymore, in fact the AHJ would look askance at me if I didn't permit the entire job. The general contractor is the responsible party, so he gets the permits and is responsible for everything anyway. The AHJ's just don't want to have to deal with subs anymore; they want to deal with the prime contractor. In an electrical only contract, the electrical contractor is the prime contractor.
Just think about it, the state wants one responsible contractor, if that contractor elects to subcontract a portion of his responsibilities, he's still the responsible party and the AHJ and the state have one contact. Subcontracting is fast becoming a thing of the past around here, especially for insured contractors. We are going through some major adjustments, and most of us are utilizing subcontractors on a T&M basis so we can maintain control and properly supervise their work. An inspector recently showed me a 17 page write up on a job where the general subcontracted the work, they are going to make life just as hard as they possibly can for those that subcontract. Subcontractors are becoming specialty contractors, and the state now calls them specialty contractors and not subcontractors. Unethical generals have abused subcontracting to the extent that it�s pretty much over; it's viewed as profiteering.
02-28-2004, 02:21 PM #5Steve Price Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Dick's right. (like you doubted him) thats the norm around here from what I've seen. My subs are rarely present for inspections either, it saves both of us time and money.
02-28-2004, 03:19 PM #6Dick Seibert Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
You sticking around?
02-28-2004, 03:23 PM #7Steve Price Guest
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02-28-2004, 06:38 PM #8Bob Kovacs Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Dick and Short-Timer Steve-
That's interesting. Here in NJ, the electrical and plumbing permits have to be pulled by licensed contractors in those trades. It may be because there's no licensing for GC's, so it at least ensures that someone licensed is doing the electrical and plumbing. They actually have to affix a raised seal to the permits when they sign them- similar to and architect or engineer's seal.
02-28-2004, 06:45 PM #9Steve Price Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Short-timer?? - wazzamean?
.....must be a NJ thang lol
02-28-2004, 11:58 PM #10Aaron Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Wow, in Arizona you must be licensed to do HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and GC work. So essentially, every complete job must have four licensed contractors. The odd thing is nobody enforces it. I know in Phoenix, when you file for the permit, they asj for the license number of each contractor, but its not checked. Here in Tucson, nobody asks for anything. I even called the registrar of contractors to ask them about it. They said if you do something you're not licensed for, the only way you'll get caught is if someone reports you and then the registrar basically slaps your hand and tells not to do it again. So this is where my question leads to why not get licensed in more that one trade and keep the cash in your own pocket?
When I took my GC license, there was nothing on the exam regarding the other trades. Does tha CA exams have electrical, plumbing, and HVAC on the GC exam?
02-29-2004, 12:09 AM #11Steve Price Guest
Re: Why Not Get License For All The Trades
Yes the GC license here in ca covers all trades, incl concrete, frame, elec, plmb, hvac, drywall, paint and misc, for 50% of the exam, the other 50% being law and business related
02-29-2004, 12:10 AM #12Steve Price Guest
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So does the gc license in AZ cover you for carpentry rgh and finish only?
02-29-2004, 02:22 AM #13Fred Guest
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You forgot Home Depot. They do whatever they want.
02-29-2004, 05:10 AM #14Roger P. Guest
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Michigan requires an apprenticeship of 5(?) years (or a letter from a licensed tradesman verifying your experience) for all the trades except the carpentry/builder/GC, before you can write the exam.
02-29-2004, 11:50 AM #15Dick Seibert Guest
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I like the idea of sealing the plans, if for no other reason I think they very act of sealing them creates an assumption of responsibility. Looks like New Jersey could teach California something; now, why don't you start licensing generals?


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Congratulations to David Verble, the president and CEO of Citizens National Bank, who deservedly will receive the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service Inc. Citizenship Award. He will be honored during the 13th annual Sevier County Citizenship Award dinner scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, at the Holiday Inn. It is a benefit for SCHAS, but also a way to honor someone in the community who epitomizes what it means to be a good citizen and community leader. Tickets are $50 each and available by calling Lena Adams at 453-6853.
Verble has a degree from UT, and followed that with a long commitment to community service. Among his affiliations: board of Covenant Health Care Systems; board of Tennessee Bankers Association; president of Areawide Development Corp. Knoxville, (administers SBA loans); former chairman, Capital Campaign Steering Committee for LeConte Medical Center; former president of Sevierville Chamber; board of Sevier County Industrial Development Board; Leadership Sevier, Class of 1999.
If you're going to give a citizenship award, make it count. SCHAS has done that by honoring David Verble.
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Ashley Heatherly finished third, bringing home a $2,000 scholarship and a Dell laptop to further her studies, in the Tennessee Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year competition. That's quite a showing in a contest that involved the entire state. Ashley was judged the top youth in the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, which earned her a spot in the state competition.
Eighteen teens competed at the state level. Youth of the Year recognizes outstanding contributions to a member's family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as overcoming personal challenges. Each finalist was required to give a speech on why they should be the Youth of the Year representative for Tennessee. Some teens spoke about their leadership roles in their clubs, while others reflected on how the club helped them overcome difficult situations.
Following the speeches, candidates were interviewed by a panel of eight judges. Ashley is an impressive young lady, and even though she didn't take first, she is a champ to us in Sevier County. Congratulations.
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For the second year, the members obtained a Gold ranking in the P.L.O.W. Program, which was created to improve literacy among members. In order to receive this ranking, members conducted a book drive, wrote weekly reports on reading, and read to Seymour Primary students.
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|The Dutch fans went wild at Barrister's when their team beat Brazil
This time around, at Barrister's in Clayton, the Holland contingent was considerably more animated. It probably helped that their country upset Brazil, the seemingly unstoppable, goal scoring machine that knocked the Netherlands out of the tournament in both 1994 and 1998, and advanced to the semi-finals.
One fan wearing a bright orange polo shirt named Michel shouted in Dutch at the TV almost the entire second half. Depending on how his team was faring, he looked like he was either on the verge of an ulcer, cardiac arrest or orgasm. When the final seconds ticked off the clock in added time and the referee blew the whistle, setting his side's 2-1 victory in stone he jumped up and down and yelled at one point, "Revenge!"
Barrister's has to be the least pretentious bar in Clayton. The standings for the English Premier League are tacked on one wall, along with dozens of scarves from (mostly) British clubs and all sorts of other sundry soccer souveniers. A large American flag dominates the bar, which is a pretty, chocolate-brown wood affair with a brass foot rail.
The breakfast menu was short but very solid, anchored by a gigantic croissant sandwich that came with scrambled eggs, cheddar and a choice of hickory bacon or sausage patties. The hockey puck-sized patties dripped grease and popped with peppery spice. Hoping for some Dutch mojo, a Heineken was the drink of choice.
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One guy, wearing a tweed suit jacket, described how he just left a court case so that he could watch the match -- even though he had no rooting or gambling interest. "I just took the court docs and said, 'Here, you handle this,'" he said. "I have to see this. I know I should be pulling for somebody to win but with two great teams, as long as their scoring it'll be a great match."
His prediction proved correct. Brazil took the lead early on when Felipe Melo delivered a flawless, bending pass through the middle of the Dutch defense. Robinho took it off the hop and, with just one touch, slapped a grounder past the goalkeeper.
The Dutch continued to play carelessly throughout the first half, allowing Brazil several good looks at the goal. Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg made the best save of the tournament, fully extending his body and deflecting a scorching shot from Kaka.
|Michel: Believe it or not, this was his body language while the Netherlands were winning.
The Dutch natives in the house -- named Thijs and Frances; the much younger half of the original Scottish Arms crowd -- roared in approval, high-fiving each other, shaking their fists and texting everyone they knew on their cell phones.
The match turned ugly soon afterward. Brazil lost their composure and screamed at the referees after every call. Felipe Melo stomped on a Dutch player's leg, drawing a red card and an ejection from the game. Brazil still held their own playing a man down but the Netherlands milked the clock and emerged victorious.
Michel, a look of pure elation on his face, exhaled a deep breath, drained his bottle of Beck's and said to the bartender, "I'm going to need another one of these."
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The park started the no-charge policy, without publicizing it, a month ago.
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For a British police show with a female main character, comparisons will always be made to Prime Suspect, the Helen Mirren series that has won over audiences all over the world, in addition to accolade after accolade for Ms. Mirren. In Blue Murder, DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) Janine Lewis is tough (like Mirren), has problems with her supervisors because she's a woman (like Mirren), and also has issues controlling and getting respect from her staff because she's a woman (like Mirren). What makes Lewis stand out above the other detective shows, including Mirren, is that this female detective is a single mother, which gives her even more complications and more of an edge than Mirren's character. A great series that is for anyone who likes cop shows…with either male or female leads.
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Edina and Patsy, the two main characters of Ab Fab are two of the funniest, rudest, crudest, most vulgar ladies ever to hit the TV screen. And, I love every second of it. Somehow, they both convey a sweet, sensitive side…mostly because of their tight, though highly dysfunctional, friendship. They are former Hippies who never really "out grew" the 1960s…they still think they are flower children, yet somehow they woke up in 40-50-year-old bodies (in Patsy's case, we don't know how old she REALLY is). Ab Fab is a British institution. It has been trying to become an American one as well, almost since it started in 1992, but it has never gotten off the ground. And if you don't mind my two cents on why… The British, though considered stuffy and aloof (wrongly, most times), have a sense of humor (or humour) that is unexcelled in its weirdness, raunchiness and general chaotic cleverness. When The Office show appeared here, I was nervous, because the British counterpart that was such a success was nasty…really, really nasty. It made me feel uncomfortable with its unabashed humor. But, the American version has changed into a lighter comic romp…more of a skit show than a dark, devilish one. Changing Ab Fab under those same guidelines would ruin it. No question about it. You soften the characters, take the edge away, not to mention the chain smoking, drinking and harsh dialogue, and what do you have left…Roseanne? Or some similar lame sitcom that has nothing to do with the British show? Americans are not ready for Edina and Patsy. We would want to tone it down…people would not allow the smoking…and the sex talk, well "let's put it on cable." Even on cable, shows with certain edges have hard times finding their audience. Basically, what you and I will have to keep doing is watch the DVDs or find it on BBC America. Trust me, it's worth all of that work.
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Rupert Everett adds his name to the lengthy list of men who have played the Arthur Conan Doyle classic detective. Here, Sherlock Holmes starts off this case on a sour note with a look into his habitual and problematic drug use. Watson, his pal and partner-in-crime (played here by British actor Ian Hart), tries his best to pull Holmes out of the addiction but when it comes right down to it, what gets Holmes clean is the work. The work of crime and investigating and putting all the investigating together to solve the case. The case, in this instance, is the murder of a series of young women, all from affluent families, who are found with different clothes on and a silk stocking lodged in their throats. Holmes and Watson begin on the trail of plodding and prodding until they find their man or woman. The relationship of the two men is key here, as it always was in the Doyle books and the subsequent many, many movies based on the character of Holmes. Without convincing chemistry between Holmes and Watson, the story is almost guaranteed not to work. Thankfully, here it does work.
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A charming tale about legal issues in the Edwardian Era of London…but also a fascinating look at the social graces of the day. How prim and proper everyone is…and restrained — it's almost sinful (in a VERY reserved say, of course). Based on a true early 20th Century case in London, a young man gets accused of a small crime and consequently expelled from his private school for the alleged deed. Director David Mamet (normally more known for American crime dramas) takes the story (which was first turned into a play by author Terence Rattigan) and brings it and early 1900s London to life. Mamet uses some real locations that the actual case might have taken place in (the Horse Guards, House of Lords, and in Inns of Court) and fills the story with true passion and sincerity. There is tension, humor and romance, but all done with the appropriate levels of Edwardian propriety. Nigel Hawthorne is never better as the family patriarch, who puts everything into his son's legal batter…even his health. Mamet's real-life wife Rebecca Pidgeon plays the Winslow sister and the always spot-on Jeremy Northam plays the lawyer who takes the case. Both of these performances are played on the right level…passionate about their causes but perfectly undemonstrative. Edwardians would be proud!
Unlike Goldfinger which makes a valid attempt at solid, strong filmmaking, You Only Live Twice is just plain fun. It is not to best in the series, nor is it the best of the Connery Bond's. It's just a truly guilty pleasure…gadgets, action, romance and super spies…what could be better! The pretty inconsequential plot revolves around Blofeld (again) and his continued drive for world domination. This time, Blofeld is capturing spaceships…in space! First, a Russian one, then a British one…so who is doing this. The Russians, of course, think it is the British. And the British, of course, this it is the Russians. Enter James Bond to save the day and clear everything up for everyone (not!). Along the way he fakes being Japanese (don't ask!), fakes getting married, and fakes being dead. Too bad he spends all of that time faking and doesn't get around to taking care of Blofeld for good. Instead, the one-eyed villain comes back for two of the next films…plus a great intro in For Your Eyes Only. Basically, this is not the finest piece of filmmaking ever but, after all, do you watch a Bond movie for purely aesthetic reasons? Probably not. So, this one will satisfy your spy thriller craving.
An above-average James Bond film with enough explosions and chases to spill into the next film. This time, 007 goes up again an "un-killable" foe who is slowly dying from a bullet another MI-6 agent shot into his head. The plot involves stealing a nuclear bomb that's needed to destroy an oil pipeline. The un-believability level is high here, but regardless of that, the script is strong. Bond is very human in this film…he shows all sides of his persona and even a little weakness. The third of Pierce Brosnan's four Bond films, he really seems to shine here as the British spy. Maybe it's because he's used to the role after two other pictures. Or maybe because he's just getting better. Regardless, this is a film that will satisfy your thirst for action and adventure…while tossing in a good deal of romance in between.
This is by far my favorite Roger Moore "Bond" outing. And, even one of the best in the entire Bond series. The Spy Who Loved Me begins very similar to another one of my favorite Bond films…You Only Live Twice with Sean Connery. Both films start with the capturing of crafts…in You Only Live Twice it is a space rocket and in The Spy Who Loved Me it is a submarine. Obviously, we know that these "stolen" crafts are not to work of a sane person or entity. But, who is it? Is it Russia? Is it China? Basically once the craft is captured, it is up to 007 to save the day, as usual. Where both films differ is in the villain. You Only Live Twice has the ever-popular Blofeld, who by the time You Only Live Twice came out, was getting a little passé. But, in The Spy Who Loved Me, Curd Jürgens plays Stromberg…one of the best Bond villains. His evilness is intense and not prolonged…if he wants to kill someone, he just does it (unlike the other Bond baddies who talk and talk and talk about killing before they actually get around to it). Moore also has excellent chemistry with his Russian counterpart…played by Barbara Bach. They play well off of each other, even though Bach is a little stiff at times. Moore's quips usually get to be too much after a while but Bach does a good job of countering his jibes with some of her own.
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The Scoop on Jersey Shore Meatball Deena's New Boyfriend
After hearing that Jersey Shore's most lovable addition to the cast, Deena Nicole Cortese, has her own lovable addition to her love life, we just had to know more about this mysterious new guy.
It looks like Chris Buckner attended Freehold Township High School in, where he played on the football team as a wide receiver. We also found Deena's new smushh squeeze on Facebook, where he recently "liked" Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and FeedMeBeats, an instant music app. Other people, places and things Chris likes? DJ Pauly D, Kourtney Kardashian, and Megan Fox. So apparently Deena's former crush is now being crushed on by her current boyfriend!
Most notably, he posted an undecided smiley face on "Barnaby's Happy Hour!!" A female friend, sounding awfully flirty (and nosey?) wrote, "come on chrisstopherr, what r u too cool for us now that ur hanging w you kno whoo =/ hahaa."
The Barnaby's Bar is most likely the semi-famous hangout in Philadelphia, but from the sound of it, Chris is now spending more time in Jersey. (And that "you know who" is most likely reality star celebrity Deena.) We're on the edges of our seats waiting to his response to our friend requests.
Source: Haute Living, Facebook
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gui4j is a framework for describing Java Swing GUIs completely in XML.
The graphical user interface is created dynamically based on the XML definitions. Each GUI window is associated with exactly one top-level XML file. Each XML file can dynamically include other XML files to support complex GUI definitions. Each XML file is associated with a java object that acts as both a Controller and a Model for the GUI. There is a strong layer separation between the GUI and the Controller: GUI definitions in the XML files can access all Java methods of the Controller, but Java methods cannot access any GUI elements directly. Events are used to trigger changes in the GUI.
- Category: XML UI Toolkits
- License: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
- HomePage: http://www.gui4j.org/


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Below is the poem entitled race.religeon.politics.poverty.education.STATUS.responsibility. which was written by poet
cobb. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Dakarai Cobb
A division, that is not hard to tell,
Is the division of the "status quo."
Or, those who go where no others can go,
While living secretly behind their veil.
The status quo crown is meant to be hailed.
A self-proclaimed title given to show
Status, to those who are driven to know
How the other half lives, when they do well.
This social symbol of separation,
Which they have carried with them for so long,
Is used to propel their elevation.
They, believing that there is nothing wrong,
Show social symbols of segregation,
By separating the "weak" from the "strong."


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Lincolnshire libraries: council reveals the successful bids for services that faced closure
Posted: May 01, 2014|
Lincolnshire County Council has this morning revealed that community bids for libraries in 30 locations have succeeded.
These include three areas that don't currently have services.
Elsewhere, communities in seven ares are being asked to develop their plans further, of which three are in areas currently without provision.
Subject to a Judicial Review of its move to make 30 libraries community run, the council anticipates new-look services will come on stream between July and next March.
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There will be a 40 per cent reduction in library opening hours from next Tuesday or until such time as communities take on services.
Minimum opening times for community-run libraries will be 6 hours a week, although the council says many groups have expressed an interest in opening for longer.
The council is offering groups £5,167 grant funding a year for four years plus a one-off £15,000 capital payment.
Peppercorn rents will apply for four years, and groups will be offered assistance in applying for grants and ongoing training of volunteers.
Communities where service criteria has been made are: Alford, Bracebridge, Bracebridge Heath, Crowland, Ingoldmells (new), Navenby (new), Barrowby (new), Boultham, Nettleham, Spilsby, Coningsby, Cherry Willingham, Birchwood, Branston, Burgh le Marsh, Caistor, Ermine, Holbeach, Metheringham, North Hykeham (town council), North Hykeham (district council), Pinchbeck, Ruskington, Scotter, Wainfleet, Skellingthorpe, Sutton on Sea, Washingborough, Welton, Donington, Wragby.
Communities asked to develop their plans further are: Heckington (new), Kirton, Swineshead (new), Keelby, The Deepings, Chapel St Leonards (new), Sutton Bridge.
Councillor Nick Worth, the county council's executive member for libraries, said: "We have a lot of community support out there to run libraries and people are coming up with some quite innovative solutions.
"They see options for solutions not just for libraries, but for other services as well.
"What is clear is that no services are closing.
"If we get a postive outcome from the Judicial Review, which we anticipate, we can press the green button and they're ready to go.
"I'm not expecting the Judicial Review to say think again but if it does, we will have to bear in mind the review looks at the process, not the decision, so we would have to look again at the process."
The council's shake-up of libraries will save around £2m from the service.
Around 35 staff will be made redundant.
Fifteen core libraries, including Lincoln Central Library, will remain in the county council's hands but hours will be reduced.
The council is retaining mobile library stops in more than 220 locations and removing them from about 165 areas.
Julie Harrison, from Save Lincolnshire Libraries, said: "We applaud those volunteers who have got involved and made submissions.
"But we feel that the phrase 'volunteer' is an unusual choice because communities have been told to come up with something or have nothing.
"We still say that libraries need to be professionally led and we feel that if community hubs are the only solution, then moving forward, many libraries will close in future."


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GIRLS' BASKETBALLPoland at Cooperstown, 4 p.m.Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville at Sharon Springs, postponedMEN'S BASKETBALLClinton Community College at Herkimer College, 3 p.m.WOMEN'S BASKETBALLCazenovia College at Wells College, noonClinton Community College at Herkimer College, 1 p.m.Mohawk Valley Community College at SUNY-Adirondack, 1 p.m.College of Mt. St. Vincent at Sage College, 1 p.m.Utica College at St. John Fisher College, 2 p.m.
BOONVILLE, N.Y. — A strong start and a strong finish propelled the West Canada Valley Indians to a 76-57 win at Adirondack Wednesday.
WINFIELD, N.Y. — The Mt. Markham Mustangs put up their top point total of the season Wednesday when they defeated Remsen 63-54 and ended a three-game losing streak.
VAN HORNESVILLE, N.Y. — Matt Cristman led Owen D. Young with 21 points Wednesday in the Wildcats' 52-34 win over the Beavers from Brookfield.
FONDA, N.Y. — The Little Falls Mounties won just one of Wednesday's first five contested bouts but earned a 45-39 victory against Fonda-Fultonville's Braves.
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Whitesboro Warriors scored a 59-22 win Wednesday over Poland's Tornadoes.
DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. — Center State Conference Division II newcomer Mt. Markham earned a share of the league title Thursday when the Mustangs defeated Dolgeville's Blue Devils in four games.
EAST HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer Magicians own at least a share of the Center State Conference's Division II championship. Now they must wait.
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Listed to the right are the four books I've written for teachers. If you click on the image of a book, you'll be able to read the introduction to the book. I thought this might provide you with a bit of insight into each book's purpose.
Other than that, there are just a couple of things I should say about them.
The First Three Books
The first three books I wrote--Class Cards (1988; updated 2001; 2007), Tools & Toys (1995; updated 2008; 2011), and the New Management Handbook (2000; updated in 2007; 2013)--contain the ideas I share in the Student Management and Motivation seminar I've been presenting for the past twenty years. And although they work together, the information in each book is unique. You won't find the same ideas in all three books.
Case in point, the New Management Handbook uses a margin icon--a small book with a page number above it--whenever I refer to an idea from the Tools & Toys book that would work in the situation being described. Since the idea is already explained clearly in that book, I didn't think it was necessary, or appropriate, to include the same explanation in the Handbook.
Eight Great Ideas
The newest book--and most likely the last book I'll ever write--is a fun collection of ideas that I have been sharing during seminars and presentations. The eight chapters run the gamut from the pyschology of working with students to the four keys to making homework less of a hassle and more of a successful teaching tool. You'll also find ideas on discipline: ways to deal with negative behavior and ways to bring out the positive. All in all, I think you'll find ideas you'll be able to use right away. Just like the first three books.
Click here to order the set at a discounted price.
Below you'll find some excerpts from a reflection journal written by a student teacher who had tried some of the ideas from the books that I share during presentations.
Student Teacher Reflection
This week included some of the best experiences I have had as a student teacher in the 5th grade. I've started teaching my science unit, and although it is a lot of preparation each day, the students and I are having so much fun. Many of the best classroom management experiences this week occurred on Friday, and I attribute them to the ideas of the honest and humorous presentation by Rick Morris.
On Thursday, the cohort went to a presentation by Rick Morris. His presentation has helped me to see the humor in what I once thought to be stressful situations. For example, when a student asks what page to turn to when I just announced the page to turn to, instead of getting angry, I can acknowledge that the student has the courage to ask how to stay on task and thank them. There were other things he mentioned that I tried on Friday as well, such as setting the timer. I did this on Friday during a math lesson, and it really did work. It alleviated my stress of having to remember to look at the clock, and I told students that when the timer goes off, that's my signal and their signal that we should start bringing math to a closure so we can start our science. When students interrupted my conversation with another student on Friday, I gave the student the "please wait" sign. This alleviated my stress of having to say, "Excuse me, but can't you see I'm talking with a student?" It was amazing how these small changes were making me a happier person! I must have set that timer about 8 times within the last 2 hours of school.
As a student teacher, I've felt successes along the way, but Friday was different from other days. It was the best day, because for the first time in class, everything--classroom management, timing, strategies--seemed to come together to create a glorious learning experience.
--Gabrielle Ladner
University of California, Riverside
The use of timers is explained in the New Management Handbook while the topic of sign language is covered in Tools & Toys.


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Posted at: 06/17/2013 5:02 PM
Updated at: 06/26/2013 7:07 AM
By: Robin Clutters,KOB Eyewitness News 4 Producer
Hunters still have a chance to get a license to hunt deer or javelina in New Mexico in the 2013-2014 season.
The state Game and Fish Department is holding an online sale later this month of more 2,500 deer hunting licenses and nearly 900 javelina licenses.
The licenses were left over after the department's annual drawing for hunting permits.
The sale is open first to New Mexicans, starting at 10 a.m. on June 26 on the department's web site. Licenses become available for purchase by anyone, including out-of-state residents, on June 27 at 10 a.m.
The department said hunters will need an online customer account with the agency to buy a license.


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Though I'm originally from North Alabama, I've lived in North Georgia since 1993 when I moved to Athens to pursue my PhD in English at the University of Georgia. I've been teaching English at the college level since 1991 with brief forays into high school and a memorable three-year stint as a teacher and administrator at a preschool at Emory University. For the last ten years, I've also run a freelance editing business serving trade and small-press publishers specializing in speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
My research interests include distance learning, Gothic and Modernist literature and speculative fiction.
When I'm not teaching, grading essays, or researching and writing, I enjoy spending time at home, which is twenty-five wooded acres inhabited by two large dogs, three cats, an occasional flock of chickens, assorted wildlife, and two outnumbered humans.


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In 2007, a workshop "On Linguistic Interfaces" (OnLI) was held at the University of Ulster, bringing together scholars working on a wide range of interface-related issues. The workshop has led to a proceedings volume, "Interfaces in Linguistics: New Research Perspectives", edited by Raffaella Folli and Christiane Ulbrich (to appear 2010, Oxford University Press). Following the success of this first meeting, we are pleased to announce that OnLI II will take place at the University of Ulster (Jordanstown Campus) from December 2-4 2010. OUP have expressed interest in publishing a further volume of proceedings from this conference.
Although interface-related material finds a natural home in many linguistics conferences, OnLI is unique in its focus on the theoretical and empirical issues arising at the interfaces.
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Museum presents "Of Chocolate and Kings," a lecture on the history of chocolate
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh presents "Of Chocolate and Kings: The Origins and History of Chocolate in Ancient Mexico" on Tuesday, September 1 at 7 p.m. Join Dorie Reents-Budet, Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, for a discussion of the origins of chocolate, its social and economic roles, and its myriad recipes among the Olmecs, the Maya and the Aztecs, spanning more than 2,500 years of culinary history and enjoyment.
Reents-Budet is also author of "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period" and co-author of "Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship," as well as Consulting Curator at The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. She was featured on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things" this past May in a program titled "From Mayans to Mars Bars."
Lecture tickets are $10 ($8 for Friends) per lecture. You may purchase tickets by calling 919.733.7450 x212. For additional information, contact Elizabeth Iaquinta at 919.733.7450 x352.
This is the final lecture held in conjunction with the Museum's current special exhibit, "Chocolate," which runs through September 7, 2009. "Chocolate" explores the plant, the products and the culture of chocolate through the lenses of science and history. The exhibit is open 6-7 p.m. the night of the lecture. Tickets are $7 for Adults, $5 for Seniors (age 65+) and Students (with ID), $4 for Children (age 5-11).


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Corpus Christi Northwest Branch Library to be renamed after late geologist Owen Hopkins
CORPUS CHRISTI - The legacy of late geologist Owen R. Hopkins, who spent his life energizing and educating schoolchildren about rocks, bones and maps, will continue with the renaming of the Corpus Christi Northwest Branch Library.
It's where Hopkins in 2009 unveiled a 14-foot tall Columbian mammoth front leg bone uncovered in the Nueces River flood plain. The bone is on permanent display at the branch and is one of the many contributions Hopkins made to the community.
The City Council on Tuesday approved the renaming of the branch on McKinzie Road after Hopkins, who died in 2011.
Councilman David Loeb said he remembers Hopkins' passion for teaching children about geology from when he was in grade school. Hopkins gave presentations throughout the community to schoolchildren.
"It's great as an adult to be able to honor someone who had a great effect on me," Loeb said. "I can't think of a better honor for him than naming a place of learning after him."
Hopkins, who was president of the Corpus Christi Geological Society, spearheaded a three-part initiative called "Maps in Schools, Bones in Schools and Boulders in Schools." He also secured the donation of a 65 million-year-old fossil fish preserved in limestone. It's on permanent display at the Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia Public Library. He also contributed to the permanent installation of the Solar System model on display along the bayfront.
Hopkins' wife, Susan Hutchison, thanked the council Tuesday for renaming the library after her late husband.
"It's not just a gift for our family," she said. "It's a gift to the kids. I just imagine them walking into that library and saying 'Who is Owen Hopkins?' and they get to hear the stories about a man who lived his life of passion."
The renaming of the Northwest Branch Library marks the final public library to be named after someone who made great contributions to the community. The city has five branch locations and a central library.
In August, the council approved the renaming of the Greenwood Drive branch location after the late Mayor Ben. F. McDonald.
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12 Examples Of Not-Totally-Repulsive Incestuous Relationships In Pop Culture
Cher & Josh, "Clueless"
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Possibly one of the most mainstream examples of vaguely incestuous love, Cher (Alicia Silverstone) eventually realizes that the only "Baldwin" for her is former step-brother Josh (Paul Rudd). Personally, I wasn't as bothered by the sorta bro/sis relationship as I was by the fact that Josh was supposed to be a college grad and Cher was still in high school. Hello, statutory rape?


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According to a new report, Apple is about to switch to Sharp's IGZO LCD screens for its next iPhone and iPad, with thinner devices allowing to pack high-resolution low-power displays. A closer partnership with the company has allegedly resulted in an altered IGZO technology to provide screen resolution at 330 dots per inch. With IGZO, Apple will be able to build HD displays without having to use dual-bar LED backlighting and the IPS technology currently introduced in both devices for superior viewing angles.
On opinion of analyst Peter Misek, this should allow for several design advantages like thinner device, longer battery life and improved overall experience for users. Sharp's IGZO panels will expectedly be added to the iPad 3 first. Due to a high capital commitment from the company, Apple will be able to purchase the displays at a lower price than initially expected.
Misek also believes that the technology would be utilized in the iPhone 5 featuring high-speed LTE 4G data, rumoured to come in 2012. Offering new-OLED power consumption while costing less and being only 25% thicker than OLED, the IGZO technology is ideal for Apple's upcoming devices, the analyst wrote.
Earlier in November, rumours mentioned that Apple was seeking a new dual-LED backlight design for its third-gen iPad. As it was said, two LED light bars would be necessary to maintain the iPad's current level of brightness with a higher density screen.
However, Misek thinks that the company could reach the same goal without adding two LED backlights by adopting Sharp's IGZO technology instead. IGZO panel production for mobile devices started at Sharp's Kameyama No. 2 plant in mid-2011.
The company has a bullish forecast for its technology and intends to ramp up production of IGZO LCD panels throughout 2012, with the new displays primarily used for tablet terminals. Misek further suggested that Sharp and Apple will develop OLED panels for the iPhone and iPad jointly, equipping the devices with those screens in the next two years. Sharp reportedly has a new technology "printing" an OLED panel onto a film which is subsequently deposited onto glass. The analyst expects the two companies to run line tests by the middle of 2012 and possibly begin production in 2013.
Initially, OLED displays are only rumoured to be added to Apple's smaller portable devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Though expecting that the company will issue a full-fledged TV set in mid-2012, Misek noted that OLED technology won't likely be ready for displays of a larger size until 2015.


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Inside Society: Encore, Bravo!
CORPUS CHRISTI - I had the distinct pleasure of going to the Art Center of Corpus Christi on Oct. 4 to look at a bunch of bras. You read correctly — bras. Talented local ladies and gents turned everyone's favorite piece of lingerie into art, all to support First Friday in its mission to raise awareness of the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer. The show is called "Bravo!" and it's always fun to go see the creativity and humor that go into each piece. Some of my favorite entries were "Boot Scootin' Boobies" by Gail Hoffman, "Double D Disco" by Jettie Powers and "Blossoming Bosom" by Natalie Honigbaum.
I got a chance to speak to Barbara Little, who has chaired the event for the past few years, and Mary Ann Sinclair, who has been given the title "Creative Genius" after her own fight with breast cancer inspired the idea for this event. Committee members Kelly Gilmore and Catherine Lutzalso were on hand keeping the auction and the rest of the event running smoothly, and I also enjoyed the chance to catch up with longtime family friend Erin Hazelwood, who said she had helped with this event as far back as 2009.
If you missed this show while it was on display at the art center at the beginning of this month, don't despair. First Friday also took beautiful pictures of the pieces and turned them into a coffee-table book, which you can purchase at local retailers, with proceeds benefiting First Friday and its mission. For a list of participating retailers, go to www.firstfridaycc.org.
Wine and Cheese and Costumes, Please
The Art Center of Corpus Christi is hosting a Halloween party from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The adult-only party, called "Wicked Wednesday," will include wine and cheese, palm readings, a costume contest, a silent auction and live music by the Corpus Christi Jazz Ensemble and a special performance by the Treasure Marshall Dance Group.
Cost: $13. Information: 884-6406.
Christmas Shopping for a Cause
The YWCA's 22nd annual Yuletide Market is Nov. 2 and 3 at the American Bank Center. The South Texas Shopping Extravaganza features more than 45 artisans from across the region with a variety of products. The event also features a silent auction showcasing items donated from the community. General shopping at the event will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 3.
Cost: $5. Information: 857-5661 or ywca.org/corpuschristi.
The Yuletide Market Luncheon featuring guest speaker Colette Carlson is at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2 at the American Bank Center.
Cost: $65. Information: 857-5661 or ywca.org/corpuschristi.
The event also features a "Shop & Sip" cocktail party from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and will include live entertainment and a cash bar.
Cost: $10. Information: 857-5661 or ywca.org/corpuschristi.
Happy Trails for Waggin' Tails
Michelle Ezell, president of the Paws & Claws Auxiliary to the Gulf Coast Humane Society, announced the 15th Annual Style Show and Luncheon theme as "Waggin' Tails."
The event, benefiting the Gulf Coast Humane Society is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the American Bank Center.
The event will provide an opportunity for guests to open their hearts and their homes to a new pet through on-site adoptions as well as lasso up some silent auction items. Lunch and a fashion show featuring fashions by Julian Gold, Market and Belly & Baby also is on the agenda.
Sarah Graf and Marianna Thomas serve as general chairwomen for the event. Other chairwomen include: Katie McMains, style show; Becky Dennis, Chela Storm and Maribeth Jaubert, silent auction; Misti Schroll, printing; Alissa Chapman, Ashley Ley and Kirsten Klablonski, underwriting; Juliana Carlisle, raffle prizes; Rosaura De Los Santos, publicity; De Los Santos and Michelle Huerta, raffle sales; Karina Carlisle, table sales; Ricki Bowman and Lizzie Welsh, decorations; Janie Bruun and Samantha Gates, pet adoptions and Save a Life; and Carlisle, website.
Cost: $50. Information: 876-6568 or www.pawsandclawscc.com.
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