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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- The New Mexico football team will continue to hold open practices for fans and supporters. Don't miss a chance to see the Lobos as they prepare for the 2009 season. Fans who are planning on attending practice should call ahead to the football offices prior to 1:30 p.m. MT every day. Once arriving, fans need to check-in at the football offices on the second floor of the Tow Diehm building to receive a practice pass. The football office can be contacted at 505-925-5700.


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Councillors quiz health bosses over accident and emergency closure plans
Thursday April 19, 2012
Health bosses confirmed (Tuesday, April 17) that a straight choice will be made between the closure of Charing Cross and Chelsea and Westminster A&E.
Councillors on Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Council's Housing, Health And Adult Social Care Select Committee quizzed North West London NHS (NWL NHS) on an impending consultation on the future of local health services.
They said that one of the A&E units will close while confirming that Hammersmith Hospital is set to become a 'specialist' unit without A&E designation.
Out of the current nine major hospitals that cover the area, which includes H&F, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hillingdon, Harrow, Ealing and Brent, only five will continue with A&E units in a bid to save the local health service £1.8billion.
Dr Mark Spencer, NWL NHS Medical Director, claimed that the changes would consolidate medical expertise and services on major sites, leading to an improved service but that was seriously challenged by councillors.
Under the proposals that will go before the public shortly, the hospitals that do not retain A&Es will either be classed as 'local hospitals' with reduced services or, in the case of Hammersmith, likely to be given 'specialist' status.
A financial analysis is now being carried out which will determine whether Charing Cross or Chelsea and Westminster A&E is recommended for closure. They also said that if Charing Cross A&E is closed, it is likely that at least part of the site would be sold off. Only Northwick Park and Hillingdon are certain to retain 'major hospital' status because of their geographical locations.
Cllr Joe Carlebach, H&F Cabinet Member for Community Care, said that there is a real danger that that both Hammersmith Hospital and Charing Cross would lose the international research expertise for which they are renowned.
"With all due respect to Hillingdon and Northwick, they are unlikely to attract the world-class medical expertise that both our hospitals boast," he said.
He also stated that NWL NHS had not factored in local traffic data in estimating longer ambulance journey times. H&F has the second most congested roads in London. Cllr Carlebach also raised the issue of how disabled people would get access to hospital services given that H&F Blue Badges are not accepted in neighbouring boroughs.
Councillors from both sides questioned whether it was really possible to save £1.8billion and improve health services at the same time.
Dr Spencer told councillors that they did not have enough surgeons to maintain the necessary round-the-clock expertise at nine major hospital sites and said that a major focus of work is improving out of hospital care to stop people being admitted in the first place. This will see the imminent launch of a '111' number to signpost non-emergency care.
Councillors told NWL NHS that they wanted much more detail on what 'the impact of the cuts' will have on local residents. The issue will come back to the Select Committee in the coming months.
H&F Council Leader Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh has long highlighted what he calls the 'systematic downgrading' of Charing Cross over the years. Recently he said that removing A&E units from H&F makes 'no sense' when the borough has three nationally significant regeneration areas capable of creating 23,000 new homes and bringing 62,000 jobs.
Total A&E attendances in 2006/7 were 69,325 for Charing Cross and 30,795 for Hammersmith.
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Pop-Ed: Newsweek Should Notice Progress For Gay Actors
Is America ready to embrace its gay and lesbian friends on the silver screen? Newsweek columnist Ramin Setoodeh doesn't think so. His article, 'Straight Jacket,' laments loudly: "For gay actors, why should sexual orientation limit a gay actor's choice of roles?" But he then spends the rest of his time peddling stereotypes and ignoring facts about the real progress gay Americans have made in Hollywood.
At the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), we've been advocating the equality Setoodeh longs for -- but unlike the author, we've also seen the list of gay actors grow longer with each passing year. This is progress that everyone is noticing -- everyone, that is, but Newsweek.
The article mocks 'Glee's' choice of openly-gay Jonathan Groff as its new leading man. He might be the only critic in America to do so. And Groff certainly isn't the only story of a gay actor finding success in Hollywood. Think Cheyenne Jackson on '30 Rock,' Wanda Sykes on 'The New Adventures of Old Christine' and even in music, Adam Lambert's debut album outsold Kris Allen's – who won 'American Idol' over Lambert.
Satoodeh also condemns Sean Hayes' turn as the leading man in the revival of 'Promises, Promises' on Broadway. Not only does he refuse to mention how many successful gay leads there have been -- the leading men currently or previously in 'Mary Poppins,' 'The Addams Family' and even the classic 'South Pacific' were gay -- he tries to disqualify Hayes because of his "queeny" role in 'Will & Grace.' According to Satoodeh, Hayes' turn in that show makes him now unfit to play straight roles.
If facts still matter to Satoodeh, it is worth noting that the American Theatre Wing last week nominated Hayes for a Tony Award for his role in 'Promises, Promises.' T.R. Knight has snagged Emmy nominations for his charming -- and heterosexual -- character on 'Grey's Anatomy.' And most notably, Neil Patrick Harris still plays a womanizer on 'How I Met Your Mother' -- to the acclaim of critics and fans alike.
Sure, we've got more progress ahead of us. There isn't an out actor with the profile of George Clooney or Denzel Washington -- or perhaps that actor just hasn't come out yet. But that doesn't mean that those actors who are gay aren't good leads. It doesn't mean that gay actors should opt for the closet.
If indeed he wants to see a world where gay actors can play straight roles, Satoodeh did about as good a job at gumming up progress as he could have done.
And I certainly hope it doesn't mean that a gay kid pursuing any career will take from this piece that they are worth less than their straight counterparts, because openly gay people today are not only successful actors -- we're also CEOs, parents, senators, athletes, blue collar workers and even contributors to Newsweek.
Kristin Chenoweth Responds To the Newsweek Article on Glee >>>
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- Thursday 13 MayBy Madre
I thought that the mark of a truly great actor was the ability to play any part and do it convincingly.
- Thursday 13 MayBy Brad
Having been on the fringes of show business for years, I am always amazed when an actor turns out to be straight. I think if the average American dope knew how many gay people are in show business they'd be shocked. Folks, a HUGE number of your leading men are gay. Get used to it. You've been duped for years.
- Thursday 13 MayBy Brad
And to the dope who says that between 4 and 7 percent of the population is gay. You need a better meter. It's at LEAST 10 percent. And that does not count bi-sexuals. Many of your husbands, ladies, are into their men friends. I once knew a guy who doubled as a gay "escort." 90 percent of his clients were "straight" married men. Americans are extremely stupid on this issue.
Why not?
To those of you who feel so threatened by homosexuals, maybe you should ask yourselves why it bothers you so much?
Carl Jung said, "The things that irritate us about others is often a reflection of ourselves." Whoops!
- Thursday 13 MayBy Kimberly
Just because people are against homosexual behavior does not mean they may be homosexual that is like saying if your against cocaine use you must be a closet user, and before you say that's different that's illegal drug use well in most states homosexual behavior is also illegal.
Be careful using the term 'lifestyle' when referring to homosexuals. Gays and lesbians have as many different 'lifestyles' as heterosexuals.
If I referred to the 'heterosexual lifestyle' that would put you in the same category as that woman on Jerry Springer who sleeps with her daughter's boyfriend…you aren't her, are you?
- Thursday 13 MayBy Alex
LOL-- Cant have it both ways, Miggie -- You guys can't decide whether gays are a tiny minority or whether you are innundated with us.
- Thursday 13 MayBy meacutie
You must not have done any theater work in high school or after; notable fact when you kiss someone in a movie/play you're not kissing the actor, you're kissing the "character."
- Thursday 13 MayBy Jean
Meacutie, you didnt get the point!!! These "characters" are not someone I would exchange spit with....get it?????????
- Thursday 13 MayBy Wendell
Sexually active, Homosexual males, if they are honest, cannot donate blood products EVER. This is a scientific and legal fact. So, what is the wisdom of having them doing kissing scenes with actresses? This is not a smear, just a truth. What you do sexually does have consequences. That said, if there is no exchange of body fluids, what difference does it make? It is called ACTING for a reason.
- Thursday 13 MayBy What?!
10 percent to 7000 degrees C. That's it.
- Thursday 13 MayBy Sarah
Haven't they been doing this for decades? From Rock Hudson to Neil Patrick Harris. If you were in the Hollywood scene you'd be surprise who was actually gay. In the 50s, 60s and 70s, there was something called "The Casting Couch," where famous actors and actresses had to sleep with producers, studio execs and directors for roles.
- Thursday 13 MayBy fishiee
Ya if hes good he will get roles or funny.
- Thursday 13 MayBy fishiee
Ellen did it in a funny movie i like her though but a big romantic thing no.
- Thursday 13 MayBy Colleen
Why do people continue using Jonathan Groff's image for this article? He's not the only openly gay actor who's done both straight acting (I use Glee for this reference) and Broadway. Sadly, he's been singled out by the Newsweek writer, but he's definitely not the only one. Why are we so uppity about Broadway actors being gay? It's taken me a long time to figure out they're not all gay (Patrick Wilson anyone?). And I think both gay and straight actors do the opposite roles greatly.
- Thursday 13 MayBy Denhamdoes
Maybe that is why its called 'acting'.
- Thursday 13 MayBy ALEX
Don't worry-- I don't think it will be an issue, as I doubt you'd be offered. Successful people dont waste their time and energy on judging others negatively -- they look for the positive and potential
- Thursday 13 MayBy Mickerie
I didn't hear one word about bi-sexual actors/actresses. What's up with that? The list of bi-sexual performers would probably dwarf both categories. Enough of this one or the other thing; and what the hell does it mean to be "gay" anyway? If the character is gay, that's the way you play it. If the character is straight, that's the way you play it. An actor really doesn't exist without the playwright. It's the playwright's choice of how the character deals with his/her sexuality, whether it is Jack in WILL AND GRACE or Brick in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Enough, already.
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yesterday, i took a tour of primary series with ashtanga's sweetheart, tim feldmann.
(though two and half hours in, and only as far as bhujapidasana, i have to believe those that have crowned him such have never taken this arduous trek … )
just kidding, of course.
in fact, his refinement of each of the fundamental postures only furthered to solidify my research from a few months prior, a time when i was experiencing some pretty significant low back pain. he validated and expanded on my initial findings which can be summed up succinctly using just two words:
mula bandha.
*as in, mine was missing*
"you want to become a better person? discover peace? find shanti? squeeze your anus." tim feldmann
i'm not sure i ever wrote specifically about those months. it wasn't an injury, although i was in plenty of pain for months. i figured i had a few choices in moving forward: i could try to ignore the pain and power through or i could go back to a place where i had more comfort and try to work from there.
i chose the latter, not because i'm such a wise yogi – but because i have a pretty low threshold for pain.
anyway, that's the beauty of having a mysore practice. i'm allowed, maybe even encouraged, to carry out my investigation on my mat. we call this research.
research … because technically what i was practicing wasn't officially my assigned set of postures, in order, as given.
research … because i was conducting a methodical study of my body and gathering important data that would eventually help lead me to a way to reclaim my assigned set of postures, in order, as given.
and research … because our yoga practice, like science, is always evolving. we are actually expected to recognize unhealthy patterns and upgrade to new and/or more effectual ones. physically and otherwise.
now, we do NOT conduct research as a means of (a) avoiding challenges (laziness) nor (b) to justify a quick skip ahead (impatience) – and under the guidance of our teacher to help eliminate the potential (a) and (b) variables.
in my case, i simply practiced the primary series. not my old way – but in a new "tim-feldmann-sqeeze-my-anus-and-hollow-my-low-belly" kind of way. what i discovered, besides being super hard, was that my back pain went away when i did this. as it turns out, it alleviates it in postures outside of primary too. who knew? (besides, apparently tim feldmann.)
most commonly, research is done when pain appears, but certainly not always. sometimes it's more, not less, that's explored. like backbending preps that look a whole lot like second series – but added in primary when necessary. or blocks and props as a way to support openings that aren't quite … well … open. we can modify the length and even vary the postures.
bottom line is this: this is not an all or nothing practice.
and sometimes it's important research that lies in between.


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Here are the system requirements from Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 Page:
Final Cut Studio 2. System Requirements.
Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications
Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
1GB of RAM
An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
QuickTime 7.1.6 or later
A DVD drive for installation
Application-Specific Requirements
Final Cut Studio
Capturing HD resolution video using the ProRes 422 format requires a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor or a G5 Quad computer and a qualified third-party capture card.
AVCHD support is supported only with a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor.
DVD-based AVCHD camcorders are not supported in Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier.
The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, iMac with Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5; 1.25GHz or faster PowerBook G4; or 1.25GHz or faster flat-panel iMac:
ATI Radeon 9800, 9700 Pro, 9600 XT, or 9600 Pro
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, 6600 LE, FX Go5200, or FX 5200 Ultra
For 16- and 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 128MB of VRAM
The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, 17-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac with Intel Core Duo, or 2.5GHz or faster Power Mac G5 Quad:
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
ATI Radeon X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 7600 GT, 7300 GT, 6600, or Quadro FX 4500
A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher
A three-button mouse for full functionality
DVD Studio Pro
For playback of DVD Studio Pro 4-authored HD DVDs: a Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder
For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media
For transporting HD projects to a replicator: an external drive or Internet transfer of the project's disk image
For transporting SD projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive, or Internet transfer of the project's disk image
Soundtrack Pro
For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs
For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs
Recommended Configurations
The following are recommended for all applications:
2GB of RAM when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources
4GB of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources
Application-Specific Recommendations
One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended:
ATI Radeon X1900 XT, X850 XT, X800 XT, or X1600
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, or Quadro FX 4500
For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with 256MB of VRAM or more
The following graphics card is highly recommended:
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Dual displays with 1920-by-1200 or higher resolution
Available Disk Space
4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)
Additional 55GB required to install all optional templates, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks):
9GB for DVD Studio Pro content
8GB for Motion templates and tutorial media
24GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content
12GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates
2GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media
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Researchers at security management company AlienVault are tracking highly skilled espionage group that is targeting two US manufacturers of solar panels.
The hacker group, thought to be from China, is targeting design documents using complex and well-obfuscated rootkit-like malware.
"It's installing on the kernel level," he said, adding that it was custom built for the attacks and doesn't contain configuration data of the command-and-control server with which it communicates.
"If it's not targeting a wide range of industries, it's much, much more difficult to generate signatures," he said.
By comparison, the Chinese military hacker unit outed by Mandiant in a recent report cast a much wider net and was easier to study after it successfully infiltrated 141 companies representing an assortment of verticals.
The high-growth energy space is one of the most sought-after industries by foreign espionage groups, according to Blasco.
One of the two solar panel makers is aware they've been targeted and compromised, but he declined to name them.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the total installed capacity of solar energy rose to 1992 megawatts in the third quarter of 2012, a new record.
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Campus Crest Communities to Donate $5,000 to Campus Life at Oklahoma State University
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 8, 2011) – Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCG), a leading developer, builder, owner and manager of high-quality, purpose-built student housing under The Grove® brand, today announced that Mike Hartnett, co-founder and chief investment officer, will present a $5,000 donation to Campus Life at Oklahoma State University, home to more than 375 student organizations. A committee will then review the needs of the university's service organizations and allocate funding accordingly. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9th at the Student Union where Mr. Hartnett will have the opportunity to meet and speak with organization members that Campus Crest's donation will be helping.
"On behalf of Campus Crest Communities, I'm pleased to extend this donation to the multiple organizations that serve Oklahoma State University, the surrounding community and beyond," said Hartnett. "Each organization has an impressive track record of actively supporting and promoting their respective cause and we hope our donation will help with their continued efforts."
The donation is part of Campus Crest's broad corporate responsibility program. Both Hartnett and Campus Crest are committed to giving back to the local communities in which the company owns and operates student housing properties. Campus Crest is building The Grove at Stillwater to serve Oklahoma State University students. The project is slated to open at the start of the 2012/2013 academic year and will feature private bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and a broad array of on-site amenities including: a resort-style swimming pool, tanning beds, a basketball court, a beach volleyball court, a fire pit, barbeque areas and a large clubhouse featuring a 24-hour fitness center.


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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A former Santa Fe hospital executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges but will avoid jail time as part of a plea agreement with the state Attorney General's office.
Richard Crabtree also agreed to repay St. Vincent Hospital, now known as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, for losses it suffered in a scheme he allegedly ran with a former girlfriend to receive kickbacks from her brothers in a computer upgrade contract.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Crabtree declined to comment after his plea Wednesday. His attorney told the Albuquerque Journal the agreement served the public and his clients' interests because it requires restitution.
His former girlfriend also was set to change her plea Wednesday but that was delayed until next month.
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P.E. Central Lesson Plan: Mine Field
Purpose of Activity:To have students experience the loss of their sight and to develop feelings for those less fortunate than them.
Suggested Grade Level:3-5
Materials Needed:Blind folds for each student; hockey sticks; yarn balls; poly circles; bean bags; frisbees; hula hoops; etc;
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Scatter the equipment all over the floor from one end of the activity area to the other. Have the students work in pairs. One partner is wears a blind fold while the other works as a guide to instruct their partner across the mine field. The instructing partner is not to touch their partner at any time. Once they cross the mine field (i.e., activity area) they switch places. If they touch a mine at any time they are to switch places but they go back to the beginning. Make harder or easier by adding or subtracting equipment.
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THE 1970s: From Marshall plane crash to Buffalo Creek, the decade tested wills
Editor's note: This story was originally published Nov. 1, 1999.
Perhaps no decade in the 20th century got off to a more ominous start in the Tri-State than the 1970s.
When the Marshall University football plane went down in a ball of fire at Tri-State Airport on Nov. 14 and claimed the lives of all 75 people aboard, it seemed to establish a depressing trend that permeated Huntington for nearly the next nine years.
The plane crash, the worst sports disaster in U.S. history, was followed by the Buffalo Creek disaster in 1972, the Tug River floods and the icy winter of 1977 and a flagging economy that began to bottom out in 1979. Nationally, the United States withdrew forces from Vietnam, President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 in the wake of Watergate, and former presidents Lyndon Johnson and Harry S Truman died.
Rock 'n' roll king Elvis Presley died Aug. 16, 1977, shortly before he was scheduled to appear at the Huntington Civic Center. Also, Marshall's dynamic little basketball coach Stu Aberdeen died in June 1979 just when he had begun rebuilding the Thundering Herd program.
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., who was elected governor in 1976, now looks back on the 1970s as "a great learning experience."
"I was so busy putting my fingers in the dike when the state sprung a leak that I couldn't understand what was happening in the late '70s and early 1980s," Rockefeller recalls. "What I couldn't understand was the tremendous fragility of West Virginia's economy, especially in Southern West Virginia.
"The Buffalo Creek disaster, the floods of 1977 and the coal strike of the late 1970s drove that home to me — not when I was governor, but later when I was in Washington and could take a more detached look."
For the people who suffered through those hard times, though, those experiences are forever etched in their memories.
Bos Johnson, the longtime WSAZ-TV news anchor, says the Marshall plane crash was by far the "saddest" news story of his eventful career.
"I was off that night when I heard a news flash about a plane crash at the airport," Johnson recalls. "I thought that it had to be the Marshall plane because of the time. I remember going in and being on the air past midnight.
"I don't really understand how I was able to do it now. Nothing has had more of an impact on this community. Dottie (his wife) and I attended 13 funerals in a week. I still get teary-eyed when I see the children of some of the victims I knew."
The recovery of the Marshall football program, which is reaching its zenith in 1999, was a continuing emotional roller coaster for long-suffering Thundering Herd fans throughout the 1970s. The school that has the winningest football program in the 1990s suffered through 10 straight losing seasons during the decade in which they compiled a 23-83 record.
The Buffalo Creek disaster, which occurred the morning of Feb. 26, 1972, in Logan County, W.Va., was farther removed from the area, but the devastation was even more profound than that of the plane crash. At one minute to 8 a.m. on that rainy Saturday, three weakened slag impoundments gave way and released 132 million gallons of thick, blackened water on three coal communities in its direct path.
The water thundered down the draw and wiped out the towns of Saunders and Pardee, and most of Lorado. When the wall of water finally traveled 17 miles to the Guyandotte River at Man, 125 people had been killed and a thousand more had been injured. It destroyed 1,700 homes and left 4,000 residents homeless.
One of the survivors was state House of Delegates member Arley Ray Johnson of Huntington. One of Barbara and Charlie Johnson's nine children living in Amherstdale, W.Va., Johnson, then 12 years old, was among the fortunate survivors of the gigantic liquid bowling ball that day. "A man in a pickup truck blew his horn and warned us that the water was coming," he says. "My mom woke everyone up and we ran up on a hill and watched as the water rolled by tearing down houses like match sticks.
"I never knew what water could do until that day. I saw railroad ties wrapped around telephone poles by the force of the water."
The disaster lasted just about 15 minutes, but Johnson says he can remember the devastation as if it were yesterday. The resulting settlement between the state and Pittston Coal Co. still makes him angry.
"Buffalo Creek made me what I am today," he says. "If I have something to say to you, I say it. I have a distrust of government and industry. As far as I'm concerned, the coal company got away with murder in that disaster.
"A $150 million suit was settled for $1 million. The government let the people down because they knew the dams were unsafe but didn't do anything about it."
Compared to Buffalo Creek, the floods that inundated parts of Mingo and Logan counties in 1977 and 1978 and hit Milton in 1978 were merely natural disasters. Although no deaths were recorded when the Tug Fork ripped through Kermit, Williamson and Matewan in August 1977, it left more than 100 families homeless and caused an estimated $2 million in damage.
"The devastation was awful," Rockefeller says. "I was in Mingo County for days, and I really bonded with the people. It bothers me still that many of them moved back into the same area where they had lost their homes."
Williamson and Matewan got flood walls because of the high water that struck in both 1977 and 1978. Milton, which was covered by water from the Mud River in December 1978, is still trying to have the river's bend straightened out to prevent future flooding.
Weather experts say the floods of 1977 and 1978 were caused by back-to-back near-record cold winters. In 1977, the cold weather started in late October and stayed through March. The Ohio River froze over in January 1977, when the thermometer dipped below freezing for 21 days. Among the barges stuck on the river was one carrying salt for Huntington streets.
Many people also remember Jan. 28, 1977, as the day when Rockefeller warned everyone that a blizzard was coming from the west. Everything was shut down in expectation of the storm that had blanketed Lexington, Ky. But, the storm never came.
The winter of 1978 was no bargain either. On Jan. 16, 1978, the Tri-State was covered by nearly 17 inches of snow. It was a snow that took weeks to bring under control.
Gary Bunn was acting city manager, and remembers being awakened by a telephone call from Mayor Harold Frankel.
"It was about 3 in the morning, and Harold asked me if I was awake," Bunn recalls. "I said, `No, why?' He told me to look outside.
"I looked out my window and the snow had covered all the cars on 3rd Avenue. I made it up to the maintenance garage, and spent a lot of hours there over the next week."
Bombarded by complaints from WSAZ-TV anchor Bob Bruner because the city had no snow plow, Bunn acquired a blade from Tri-State Airport.
"We called it the Bruner Blade," Bunn says. "Our goal was to get the downtown under control. The blade helped us a little that winter. But, it was never used again."
The 1970s could be remembered by Huntington residents as the decade that Huntington went into a slump from which it still hasn't recovered. It started with Urban Renewal, a federal program aimed at replacing old buildings with new ones in the downtown area.
The problem was that many of the businesses inside those old buildings never rebuilt inside the new structures in the downtown area. It created a prime area of space between 8th and 10th streets and 2nd and 3rd avenues known as the Superblock that is still not fully developed.
"The problem with Urban Renewal was timing," Mayor Jean Dean says. "The city made a mistake by tearing down the businesses in the Superblock area without having businesses ready to move in.
"The economy started going bad by the late 1970s, and we still haven't fully recovered."
Dean and others said the biggest mistake was building the Civic Arena without including Marshall University as a major tenant.
"To me, this was one of the most serious mistakes the city has made," Dean says. "The plan was to build a Civic Center on top of the flood wall, and including a Marshall basketball arena and a performing arts theater. It would have been beautiful, and both the city and Marshall would have had first-class facilities.
"Instead, we built a scaled down Civic Center in another location because a countywide bond failed."
Marshall, under President Bob Hayes, built its own arena, Cam Henderson Center.
"Building a joint Civic Center was never on paper, but it was a proposal I was trying to work out," Hayes says. "I told the City Council that we would have to work out the details.
"One of the councilmen told me to go back and work on a med school and the city would build the civic center."
Hayes was successful in getting the medical school started in 1975.
"I still think the med school is one of Huntington's greatest success stories of the 20th century," Hayes says. "We need to thank Gov. Arch Moore and Dr. (Albert) Esposito for their roles in making it become a reality."
Merchants in the city also fought plans to build a mall in the downtown area, and also one on 16th Street. Instead, the Huntington Mall was built 15 miles away in an undeveloped area annexed by Barboursville. Construction started in late 1979 and finished in 1981.
Bunn points to some good decisions such as Heritage Station and Harris Riverfront Park. He also bemoans some things that should have happened but didn't.
"I came up with the idea of the 9th Street Plaza," he says. "But it wasn't supposed to be built before the Superblock was finished. David Harris (the Urban Development director) was under pressure by City Council to make something happen.
"It could have been something special."
Ironton also began to suffer from the poor economy in the late 1970s. By December 1979, the city was nearly bankrupt because income tax revenues dipped dramatically when two steel companies shut down.
The city was declared bankrupt in 1980, and went into receivership.
In retrospect, Rockefeller says the whole area was suffering from a new trend of downsizing in industry.
"Our businesses were beginning to realize that they had to trim down to be competitive," he says. "All of that started in the late 1970s, but nobody saw it coming."


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Columbia CityŌĆÖs golf team held its award ceremony Thursday night.
From left: Tanner Daniel, Devol Award; Dustin Parrett, Coaches Award; Cameron Deckard, Most Improved; Drew Benedict, Most Valuable Player; Drew Burnsworth, Season Low Average; Tucker Daniel, Mental Attitude.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö A woman was critically injured and two others were hurt Friday night in a crash in front of Dairy Queen in Columbia City.
According to police, a sports utility vehicle was stopped in the left northbound lane of Main Street in front of Dairy Queen when a motorcycle with two occupants hit the back of the SUV at approximately 9:42 p.m.
Blake Miller, 22, of Columbia City was the driver of the motorcycle and was transported by ambulance to Parkview Whitley Hospital. His passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö Members of Whitko High SchoolŌĆÖs class of 2012 were all smiles Friday night as tassels were turned, diplomas were received and classmates exchanged hugs during the studentsŌĆÖ final official school function ŌĆö the 2012 commencement ceremony.
ŌĆ£Although the moment may be temporary, these memories will last forever,ŌĆØ said class Vice President Jenifer Sparke, paraphrasing the class motto.
ŌĆ£We plan on becoming very rich and powerful, so watch out.ŌĆØ
Whitko graduated 129 seniors during the hour-long ceremony.
James Lee ŌĆ£JimŌĆØ Stouder, 69, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 9:39 p.m., surrounded by his family in their Warsaw, home.
Jim was born to Earl W. and V. Evelyn (Weybright) Stouder, July 13, 1942, in Nappanee, Ind.
He was a 1960 graduate of Nappanee High School. Moving from Nappanee, he lived in Kosciusko County since 1962.
Jim and Linda Dorsey were joined in marriage July 4, 1982, at the Harrison Center Church in Mentone.
Jim was a self employed contractor with Stouder Enterprises for 32 years, retiring in 2004.
CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö The globally-recognized Destination Imagination team from Smith-Green Community Schools received a hearty pat on the back for its recent performance in Knoxville, Tenn.
The team, which received the Renaissance Award at the global competition last week, was lauded at MondayŌĆÖs meeting of the SGCS board of trustees.
In other business
The board approved three professional leaves. Sabrina Wormcastle will travel to Lafayette from June 11-15 to become a certified school bus driver trainer.
CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö With interest rates at the lowest in recent history, Smith-Green Community Schools took expert advice and is now $6 million in debt with its eye on a new cafeteria, more classrooms, secured entrances at both schools and to be American Disabilities Act compliant.
Jim Elizondo, of City Securities Corporation, was on hand Monday at SGCS public work session and told the board they are looking at less than a three percent rate for bond issues.
ŌĆ£I have two options for you to consider,ŌĆØ said Elizondo.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Dr. Patricia OŌĆÖConnor shared news with the Whitley County Consolidated School (WCCS) Corporation Board concerning preliminary ISTEP results at its work session Monday.
ŌĆ£This is only the preliminary data,ŌĆØ said OŌĆÖConnor. ŌĆ£I wanted to share with you the trends thus far, and we are trending ever upward.ŌĆØ
OŌĆÖConnor said third, fourth and fifth graders who took the ISTEP, tested well in English.
ŌĆ£Our third graders for the last few years have been soaring ahead,ŌĆØ said OŌĆÖConnor. ŌĆ£They are really doing a great job.ŌĆØ
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö The TROY Alternative Center for Learning was a topic of discussion at the Whitley County Consolidated School (WCCS) board work session Monday.
The discussion revolved around TROYŌĆÖs large increase in tuition.
Dr. Patricia OŌĆÖConnor, superintendent of WCCS, said, ŌĆ£They are raising their tuition rates, more than doubling the cost of tuition.ŌĆØ
Board members were curious as to why there was a 40 percent increase in tuition costs.
ŌĆ£Why all of a sudden do we have a 40 percent increase in tuition?,ŌĆØ asked board member Tim Bloom.
A ribbon cutting was held last week to commemorate the grand opening of a new business in Columbia City.
Mayor Ryan Daniel, fourth from the right and owner Mark Jones, fourth from the left, cut the ribbon to officially open Discount Mattress Center, located at 535 N. Line St.
Pictured left to right, are Mary Carroll Jones, Gary Kiser, Ralph Bailey, Mark Jones, Daniel, Max Jones, Logan Jones and Dylan Kiser.
Churubusco senior Ryan Mayer was 2011-12ŌĆÖs last athlete to compete this season, as Whitley CountyŌĆÖs only linkster to make it to regionals.
Mayer scored an 88 at Orchard Ridge Thursday morning.
He shot a 45 in the front nine and a 43 in the back nine.


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18th Annual Quad Cities Classic Dodges Tornadoes
Sept. 1, 2013The threat of tornados, storms and heavy rains did not deter 37 teams from going to bat in the 18th Quad Cities Classic, Illinois/Iowa�s oldest continuous senior softball tournament.
Up first, were the 75�s and 70�s. In the 75 bracket, Bill Doell�s Chicago Geezers defeated Bill Klinkenberg�s Antiques of Kansas City, 18-16, in a 10-inning slugfest, and 13-5 in the finals to claim the 75 crown.
The game may have been the tournament�s most exciting. It was well played on both ends, a see-saw affair, with great sportsmanship exhibited by both teams.
In the 70�s division, six teams laced up their old spikes to do battle.
Tom Spear�s Central 70�s, opened with a win over Lowell Tompson�s Minnesota Masters 26-16. Central slipped in its second game vs. Lenny Suess�s Silver Sneaker team from St. Louis 14-12.
Central regained its hitting shoes and reeled off three consecutive victories: over Oshkosh 18-15, over Rudy Pribble�s Mid State 70�s 18-11, and finally over Silver Sneakers 14-0 to win the AAA title.
The AA title went to Jerry Diemel�s, Oshkosh 70�s.
Dave Raymond�s Oshkosh Ambassadors 65 team proved to be tough competition for their five rivals. The Oshkosh-Bigosh men claimed the AAA gold crown going 5-0.
After going 0-2, Charlie Byrum�s Chicago Gray Sox put it together to win the silver AAA crown, defeating Ed Tworek�s Midwest Express team 19-18 in a thriller.
The silver AA title went to Mike Sabatino�s Chicago Hitmen.
In the 60s division, Dan Umbach�s, Chicago Prime 60�s, played great defense and received timely hitting to go 5-0 and claim the AAA crown.
In the 60 AA, Wes Kehl�s Badger Classics took home the prize.
In the 55 division, John Miranda�s Chicago Classic Panthers proved tough competition for the eight-team field. The Panther-men won the gold AAA going 5-0.
Lorne Ring�s Illinois Central Chiefs suffered a first-round loss to Gil Stephens� Integrity Builders, but put it all together, and played some outstanding softball, including a game-ending double play that gave them the 55 silver AAA title.
For the first time in the 18-year history of the Quad Cities Classic, a team was shut out. Gene Meyer�s 55 Fossils lost 17-0, but bounced back and played some great softball, before losing to Merle Hicks� 1st Interiors for the AA title.
The 50s put on an exciting show as four division titles were determined. Perennial powerhouse, Pope/Roberts Construction, although 55, took home a major 50 title.
Q.C. director, Gus Linke said, �Roberts/Pope has an excellent team, they are solid in all facets of the game, they are also an outstanding group of men, they will be a force at the nationals.� The other major 50 title went to J & J Sports from Iowa.
The AAA 50s proved to be most exciting and the title wasn�t determined until the last game. Bob Kenney�s W.C. Thunder defeated Kenny Chard�s Steve�s Old Time Tap 18-16 to claim the title.
The AA 50s title went to Steve Paulsen�s Iowa City Antiques and a major highlight for the Iowa City team was defeating rival J & J Sports of Des Moines a major team, 19-12.
The 2013 Sportsmanship award went to the Mid-State Senior group 60�s, 65�s and 70�s. Congratulations to managers Dave Wallace, John Collins and Rudy Pribble.


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The Parents Executive Board provides feedback, advice, support and guidance to SU primarily through the divisions of Student Life and University Relations. Areas of service required for membership in the Parents Executive Board are:
- Supporting the financial needs of the university through the Susquehanna University Fund
- Participating on at least one task force (career services, communication, family weekend and recruitment)
- Enriching students' college experiences through active participation in board activities
- Participating in campus and regional activities that promote the university, such as admissions open houses, welcome receptions and orientation for first-year students
- Fostering student career opportunities through internships and career advice
- Making the college process a positive one for parents by assisting with the annual development of the Family Handbook and being a resource for parents and students.
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Hankes, Judith, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy University of Wisconsin Madison - 1995
Areas of Expertise:
Elementary Mathematics
Culturally Responsive Mathematics Instruction
Reform of Mathematics Instruction in Schools Serving Native Students
Action Research
Brief Bio:
Judith Hankes, Professor, teaches mathematics methods and classroom research courses. She is the author of numerous articles dealing with multi-cultural education issues and mathematics. Her dissertation, Native American Pedagogy and Cognitive Based Mathematics Instruction, is available through Garland Press.
Dr. Hankes' teaching career spans thirty years and includes primary level classroom teaching, counseling of at-risk high school students, coordinating gifted and talented programs, and mathematics in-service education for public and tribal schools nationally. She is also the founder and co-director of the UW Oshkosh Intertribal Pre-College Program.
Dr. Hankes is also the co-editor of two books, Changing Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives of Indigenous People of North America (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and Using Native American Legends to Teach Mathematics (Honor Press) and the co-author of Lost and Found and Found Again (Whales Library), a primary level mathematics curriculum resource text and game.
Date of First Employment at UW Oshkosh: 1995
Years of P-12 Experience: 12 Years
Classes Typically Taught:
Elementary Mathematics Methods (undergraduate and graduate)
Action Research Methods (graduate)


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Need fat burning tips!!
I am trying to lose all the fat on my belly and tighted my thighs butt and arms to get rid of the flap!! Any work out suggestions would be gretly appreciated. I do not have gym accsess but do have accsess to a track and bleachers!
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good deal cardio is great.... if your tough, take a deck of cards, shuffle them, and for each card you draw do pushups for what that cards worth, rest thirty seconds, draw another card and go on till the deck is gone. it's TOUGH...
example: i draw a king. thats thirteen pushups( i count jacks as 11 quenns as 12 kings 13 aces 14). rest 30. draw another card. do that till the deck is gone. its kinda fun that way. resistance training will help keep your skin tight. maybe try some pull ups too. just do 3 sets as many as possible or so
do an abe workout on the grass. do twisting situps, crunches, and lying leg raises. probably 3 sets of each.
now warm up your thighs properly. no need to stretch, trust me. just do some easy slow suicides on the field. since you have a track i imagine theres a field in between, like a high school football field. do high knees. this is where you jog but bring your knees up as high as possible and push off hard in a somewhat vertical manner. google it if you dont know what they are. take one easy lap around the track. no your ready for a bleacher run or my track workout.( i had you do all that so you wont pull a muscle in your quad. trust me its really easy to do) for each of those little exercises i described just do one length of the field with them. so 100 yards
bleachers are simple but tough. when you run up, pump your arms as much as possible and bring your knees as high as you can. same thing going down. go up and down twice without rest. take a easy lap around the track. Dont go so easy you get cold and stiff keep a good sweat going. now, do one more lap, but do it like this-on the straight parts of the track, jog quickly. once you get to the curves, go balls out sprint your heart out! one complete lap.
this was my high school track workout, but a little simplified and a lot shorter. i got lean FAST! and when i say fast i mean like today. if you get in good shape and want to do more be my guest i did. This particular routine shouldn't take more than an hour if your not resting too much and you can do the push ups at home or anywhere really... find something to do pullups on... i used the goal posts...
i know this looks tough, it is, but it will get you what you want in no time flat. do it three or four times a week
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you can also google this i am in the millitary we use this fm 21-20 http://www.physicallytrained.com/
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Thank you! This is what I was looking for!! My workout partner will be so happy this evening! The deck of cards idea is also great! I am going to do that for my morning workout! Thank you so much for the plan! I will keep you posted!
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deck of cards i use as a shock program (once every 3 month etc) but it works best if cycling 3 exercise not just one.
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Are you one of those people who always wondered why they didn't make HDTVs a 2.35:1 aspect ratio? You go to the movie theater and see a grand, sweeping movie shot in the widest widescreen possible, and then rent the movie later at home – the Blu-Ray, no less, on your brand new LCD screen – and you get black bars on the top and bottom.
Sucks, right? It's like you're paying extra to see a Lars Von Trier flick in IMAX.
Well, fret no longer. Phillips has unleashed the sleek "Cinema 21:9" HDTV which will display those 2.35:1 widescreen movies in their intended aspect ration – and with no unsightly bars at the top and bottom. The image actually takes up the entire screen. Who'da thunk it?
Phillips is also releasing special web shorts to coincide with the TV's launch. You can check out the amazing "Carousel," directed by Adam Berg and starring a bunch of seamless visual effects recreating a single moment in time during a bank robbery, but stretched out like some fly-through bullet time sequence you probably put your friends through every time you school them at Madden. See for yourself after the jump.
Check out the Phillips micro-site to see all the behind the scenes goodies from "Carousel."
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ECCAO©: Preliminary Results
As parents/caregivers you may be curious about the impact ECCAO© has made thus far on children in the participating school systems. The preliminary results look promising. We found that children who are part of the ECCAO© program are more cooperative within the classroom (for example: sharing more with their classmates or following instructions from teachers or staff) than those who are not. In addition to this finding, ECCAO© has also found that there is less physical and verbal aggression in the boys and girls who are part of this program. In other words, these children are less likely to use physical contact to get their way or resolve conflicts with anger in their voice or to say hurtful things than the children who are not part of ECCAO©.
While cooperative behaviors increased, so has uncooperative behavior. However, we are not alarmed or discouraged by this finding. This increase can be explained by the idea that children at this phase of development are taught the difficult task of making their own choices and taking the necessary consequences of those choices. For example, the child may choose not to cooperate with a teacher/staff/fellow student. These results are to be expected, especially in boys, because our culture sees boys as being more aggressive than girls (Ironmonger, Raina, & Dwyer, 2007). It is very important that children do make mistakes and learn from them and ECCAO© hopes that the education parents and teachers receive will help this process. In time, children who have been part of the program longer should show less and less uncooperative behavior.
At this time we have had unexpected circumstances that we think you should be aware of - the loss of trained teachers and personnel due to school funding and the parenting education program (Becoming a Love & Logic Parent®) not being offered regularly. This has led to a leveling off of physical and verbal aggression in observed children. This confirms the initial predictions that the ECCAO© training will be effective in decreasing aggressive behavior because once training of parents and teachers stopped, aggressive behaviors did not continue to decrease. But do not worry because this trend should be reversed by the new rounds of teacher and school personnel training and the next offering of parenting education classes in the future.
ECCAO© continues to improve the methods used in training and observation within the program. For instance, we are now choosing certain children to steadily observe (instead of randomly picking children in the program), which will allow us to look at the effect of specific teachers on specific groups of children. Another change is that in-home observations designed to better understand the parent-child relationship and ECCAO©'s impact on the child began in the summer of 2008. We appreciate your time and concern in regards to ECCAO© and we will continually try to update you on how we are doing!


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Giveaway: Piano Books from Award-Winning Composers! Enter Now!
Win 1 of 8 piano books from award-winning composers!
Red Leaf Piano Works and Artiden are teaming up to give away piano books to lucky Artiden readers!
Red Leaf showcases works from award-winning composers and piano teachers– don't miss out!
How to Enter
Just leave a comment telling us which book you want to win! (Choose from the eight below.)
If you have more than one entry, please include the number of entries you have and how you got them, e.g. "I also tweeted this giveaway (@artiden)."
Enter up to 4 times!
- Get 1 Extra Entry – Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, with the hashtag #redleafgiveaway and a link to this post. Important: We can't track your entry without the hashtag.
- For example, tweet "Piano Books Giveaway – Enter Now! http://artiden.com/redleaf-giveaway #redleafgiveaway".
- Get 2 Extra Entries – 'Like' Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook.
Winners will be drawn randomly on June 19th, 12:00pm PST.
This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and US. Winners will be announced on Artiden and contacted via email.
Red Leaf sent me the eight books below, and I'm super excited to be sharing them with you! (I'm definitely impressed with all the Red Leaf composers– there is a wide range of style and music.) These are great prizes… and who doesn't like freebies?
All you have to do is leave a comment telling us which book you want to win, and you might win it!
Titanic (Rebekah Maxner)
- An early 1900s-esque collection of pieces from and inspired by the Titanic.
- I really like the range of emotion and style in these pieces; there are melancholic sighs to carefree waltzing to cute "jig-like" movements. There aren't any outrageous surprises in the music as each piece starts and ends seamlessly; the style is authentic and fun to play! (Intermediate)
Colour Collection (Rebekah Maxner)
- Short, fun pieces which express moods in colours. I find a type of freedom in these pieces; they aren't bound by any conventional 'rules' of composing; there's variation in rhythm, colour, and musicality, allowing the pianist practice a range of skills with these single-page pieces. (Intermediate)
Seascape (Teresa Richert)
- These flowing phrases are reminiscent of the sea and bring you to a walk along Vancouver's seawall. Seascape pieces are a couple pages in length and really explore the 'twinkling' depths of the piano.
- There is a lot of pedal work and you'll find that the melodies build up as you move along. (Advanced)
Piano Poems (Susan Griesdale)
- These pieces express a range of emotions with a type of flow, from sweet and delicate to heartbroken and melancholic. There's even a piece where you improvise the right hand.
- These pieces are short and I find them quite relaxing to play; they're lyrical and they express a type of feeling, like classic reflective poems. (Intermediate)
Ladybug and Friends (Beverly Porter)
- These are short and fun pieces featuring a range of different styles that describe different bugs. Every piece is enjoyable– who can resist bugs like "Shutter Bug" and "Fashion Bug" with blues and the hoedown?
- There is a lot of variety in rhythm and music, so it's hard to get bored and great to learn with. (Elementary)
Precipitations (Martha Hill Duncan)
- All of the pieces feature a type of continuity that really engages its listeners, yet each piece is entirely unique. Most of these pieces have more than two voices, so it's up to you to project the melody.
- There are lots of recurring patterns and variations with contrasting moods, and are quite exciting to play. (Advanced)
Isla Vista Suite (Martha Hill Duncan)
- These pieces have a lot of movement; there aren't any long, sustained moments, but there's an underlying element of calmness and serenity.
- The melody travels between the voices which add to the overall effect, with the constant movement apparent throughout. (Advnaced; RCM gr 7 – 9)
Outside My Window (Janet Gieck)
- A very clever collection of pieces that are harder to play than you might think at first.
- Most of the pieces transform through stages as you move on; Outside My Window is very dynamic and there's a lot of theme variation. For example, the piece might begin with a light single melody, change into a waltz, and finally end with a 'splink!' (Late Intermediate)
Note: Sample recordings are available on the Red Leaf website.
Good luck everyone!
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I'd love to win the Titanic! The titanic is one of my favourite movies.
Piano poems! The recordings sound amazing.
Piano Poems. Looks interesting and beautiful!
I have 4 entries: I liked both Artiden and Redleaf on Facebook, and I tweeted about this giveaway.
I'd like to win Seascape (all of these sound great).
I would love to have Maxner's Colour book.
Quick Tips for Accurate Sight Reading sounds like a great book!
I'd love to win Outside My Window in order to challenge myself more on the piano!
I liked Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on facebook, so I have three entries. Anyway, I would love to have Seascape (and/or Isla Vista Suite).
3 entries for me. I have some of these books already, and they're fabulous. So, if I were to pick 3 that I don't own already, I'd love a copy of any of these ones (and thanks in advance if I win!):
I'd love to try Seascapes, Titanic, and Isla Vista Suite.
~ Noreen ~
Titanic sounds interesting for a piano book!
Janet's "Outside My Window" is a super collection that everyone needs in their libraries.
I'm in love with many of these composers' works, and can't rave enough. Congratulations to the lucky winners of the books, and thanks to the talented women at Red Leaf for their creative genius!
~ Noreen Wensley ~
I like the sound of Precipitations. Oh, and I also entered on Twitter!
Piano Poems seems like a wonderful book to add to any collection
Three entries for me (facebook). So hard to choose just one, but I think I'd like Outside My Window for my six late-intermediate students.
I'd like to win Ladybug and Friends for my granddaughter.
I think I'd love a copy of "Seascapes"… a book that would remind me of the West Coast.
3 entries, I like both on Facebook
I would pick the Colour Collection
Precipitations sounds beautiful.
My little girl would love Lady Bug and Friends
Ladybug and Friends sounds really interesting– I'm sure my students would love this book!
I would like to win Isla Vista Suite.
Precipitations! It sounds so beautiful and fun!
I would like to win Seascape. Sounds like beautiful music.
Wow hard choices I think I would like Seascape. Thanks.
I'd love to win 'seascape'!! Love the sea and music about it…
I think ladybug and friends is a great book.
Precipitations and Isla Vista Suite seems desirable.
I really want to win Seascape! I'm from Vancouver too, and the tracks sound amazing!
I'm liking the look of Precipitations :)
and I liked both facebook pages, just check the 'liked' list to clarify
i would like Ladybug and Friends sounds like fun stuff to play
i also have liked the facebook pages
4 entries, I liked both and tweeted!
I would love to win the Titanic book :)
Piano poems sounds beautiful!
I would really love a copy of Colour Collections!
I would love to win the Titanic book
I would like to win PIANO POEMS… I would pick some and play at our next recital and impress my teacher.
I'd love a copy of the Isla Vista Suite. Keep up the great work!
I would love to win Titanic.
I particularly like the look of Beverly Porter's "Ladybug and Friends".
(3 entries; liked on facebook.)
I would love to win the Seascapes.
I Liked Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook (Michelle Bainbridge)for a total of
3 entries.
lt would be a pleasure if l got "0utside my widnow."
I would pick Ladybug and Friends.
I want to win color collections
brich22 at earthlink dot net
tweet http://twitter.com/brich2222/status/214920572071710720
brich22 at earthlink dot net
like both fb
rich hicks
brich22 at earthlink dot net
like both fb
rich hicks
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I would like to win them all!! But i think the Titanic one appeals to me the most :D
I like Artiden on facebook (same name)
I like Red Leaf Pianoworks on facebook (same name)
I would like to win the Ladybug and Friends…it looks fun.
I like the 2 pages on FB so I have 3 entries.
I would love the Piano poems
Ladybug and Friends is one I would choose
'Like' Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook.
christal couturier
I would like to win the Titanic one.
I also liked the two facebook pages.
'Like' Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook.
christal couturier
I like the Ladybug and Friends.
the Ladybug and Friends
I would like to win Piano Poems (Susan Griesdale).
I like Artiden and Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook.
I would like Isla Vista Suite
Tweeted – @ilovetoclap
Like Grace Miles on facebook.
Like Red Leaf Piano on facebook.
Four entries!
i would love to win ladybug and friends
I'll try Colour Collection.
Like Artiden on Facebook.
2 entries.
Like Red Leaf Pianoworks on Facebook.
3 entries.
4 entries.
I would like Outside my window
Like Grace Miles on facebook.
Like Red Leaf Piano on facebook.
Three entries.
I would choose piano poems
I like the Ladybug and Friends.
lauraemerson 17 at yahoo dot com
I like Titanic
like u both on fb as shirley greenawalt zolenski
email subscriber
I would like the Seascape book.
tweeted (@mclean_tennis)
I like Artiden and Red Leaf Pianowork on facebook (Neil McLean)
Thank you to everyone who entered! The giveaway has ended. Stay tuned for the winners!


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- The Street Team is a group of highly motivated CSUF Get Involved Street Team who demonstrate Titan Pride and exemplary campus involvement. Street Team members promote, advise, and create campus involvement opportunities for CSUF students.
- Contact Joy Masha, Street Team Advisor at (657) 278-3211 or
- or visit the Dean of Students Office at Titan Student Union, Room 235.
Katie Ayala serves as the Get Involved Street Team Director. She is a 4th year double major in Communicative disorders and Child and Adolescent development at CSUF. She is an active member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Associated Student, Incorporated.
In the past Katie has dedicated her service to the ASI Productions Street Team as Coordinator and was able triple the number of participants during her tenure. She has also served as the Director of ASI Productions and implemented a new ideology of personal connection and student impact. During her junior year, while sitting on the service committee, she served as the president's designee for the Titian Student Center Governing Board (TSCGB)
This year, Katie serves as a Student-at-Large for the TSCGB and on the service and art committee. These counsels have given her a different perspective on campus involvement and contributed to her dedication to get more students involved, in addition, Titan Pride.
Katie's dedication and service reflects her true passion for campus engagement and the personal development one gains directly or indirectly through campus involvement. She loves being a part of CSUF; it truly inspires her and she hopes to share that with others.
Kimberly Ferrer serves as a Get Involved Street Team SpecialistShe is a fourth year undergraduate studying Business Marketing, and Kinesiology, with a minor in Health Science.
She is a member of the CSUF Women's Club Soccer Team, and is Receiving Lead at Titan Shops Bookstore. Kimberly is a member of Titan Tusk Force, and has served as a camp counselor for Camp Titan over the summer for the last two years. She has also been a part of the Entertainment and Tourism Club, and has served as a committee member on the University Advancement Committee and the Academic Appeals Board.
Kimberly enjoys being active on campus and is always looking for new ways to get involved, as well as encouraging other students to find their place on and throughout the campus community.
When asked why she loves CSUF, "Because it has given me an opportunity to grow through the various clubs and organizations, students, and facility members. I was able to challenge myself and be challenged by the tasks of each opportunity I was given through each of the experiences through my campus involvement."
Gary Au serves as the Get Involved Street Team: Titans Leaving their Footprint @CSUF Lead. Gary is freshman studying for a major in Business-Finance.
Aside from working on the Get Involved Street Team, Gary is also an active member in the student housing community; serving as a member of the Gastronome's Food Committee, delegate of Housings Director's Cabinet, and Resident Student Association's Treasurer.
Gary's interest in getting involved has led him to pursue his college career as an active member of the student community. He plans to spread this viewpoint to the rest of the CSUF community so that other students will have the same opportunities to grow.
When asked "Why do you love CSUF," Gary answered "Because of the diverse activities and groups that are on campus providing limitless possibilities for student to Get Involved, Get Connected, and Get Titan Pride."
Tamara Tripp serves as the Get Involved Street Team Public Relations LeadShe is currently a 2nd year Communication major with an emphasis in Advertising. She is a member of the CSUF Dodgeball team and served as Co-Captain.
Tamara says getting involved on campus is what builds your college experience. You make what you want of it, but if you don't take full advantage of was CSUF has to offer you are missing out. All of the learning and experience you gain from being involved you may not get anywhere else. A job on campus, participating in research, or joining a club or student organization you leave your footprint at CSUF for other students to follow.
Through my involvement I hope to enhance my leadership skills. I enjoy being a student leader and the best part is having fun at the same time. It is my goal to start my own advertising company and through my involvement with the Get Involved Street Team I am gaining hands on-experience. This is my campus, my experience, and my responsibility. When asked why do you love CSUF, "because it plays a key role in achieving my goals."
Kristy Haffner serves as a Get Involved Street Team SpecialistShe is currently in her 3rd year and majoring in Mathematics and Child & Adolescent Studies. Kristy is currently an active student leader in Associated Students, Inc.
She believes the more connected you are, the more you learn, the more you grow, and truly, the much more you will benefit as a student from all the great possibilities CSUF has to offer. She embraces all opportunities that come her way because there is nothing like the present moment to take advantage and participate in experiences that are only available as a current CSUF student. She always says you don't want to walk away thinking what if?
She is a student leader that gives whole-hearted commitment to being a proud Titan! Since the start of her time at CSUF, she recognizes how much she has learned in such a short time and is thankful for each experience; granting her the ability to persevere at reaching her dreams, never thinking any are beyond her capability.
When asked why do you love CSUF, "because everything that stems from being here has generously blessed me with an overwhelming amount of happiness, knowledge, energy, support and virtue in life, for which I am totally grateful.
Joy Masha serves as the Get Involved Street Team AdvisorShe is a graduate student in the Higher Education masters program. Currently, Joy is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Jumpstart, and the Higher Education Leadership Organization. Aside from these activities, she also serves as the Youth Worship Director at Holy Trinity A.M.E. Church and a first-year Ella Baker Trainer for the Children's Defense Fund.
Joy considers her passion for student involvement the key to success for many undergraduate students. Her passion for involvement aligns with her current role as the Get Involved Street Team Advisor. Her goal this year is to assist every CSUF student who is not involved in finding a new involvement experience.
Ms. Masha completed her undergraduate degree at California State University, Dominguez Hills and attributes her success to the many opportunities for students at CSUDH. At Cal State Dominguez Hills, Joy served at the Associated Students, Inc. President, Vice President of Operations, Student Activities Commissioner, 2008 Homecoming Queen, and the President of the Pan African Student Union. Because of her active involvement on campus she had the opportunity to work with professional staff, manage a 1.5 million dollar budget, chair several student committees, develop leadership skills, enhance her public speaking, and communication skills.
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NATO and the EU are trying to make their own luck in the antipiracy operations off of Somalia. In late February, almost unnoticed by the global media, the EU's members agreed to take the fight to the pirates' lairs ashore with a new charter to control Somali ports and to join NATO in intercepting "mother ships" before they have a chance to begin launching attacks. The EU plan for exerting control over Somali ports won't be seen until later this month. But Danish destroyer HDMS Absalon, flagship of the current NATO task force, struck the first blow in the "early intercept" effort on February 28 when it sank a pirate mother ship shortly after its departure from a pirate haven ashore.
The NATO press release doesn't specify which port the scuttled mother ship came from, but that factor — which pirate ports the antipiracy coalition tries to control — will almost certainly bring coalition forces into contact, and even confrontation, with the warring factions ashore. The mother ship's port was probably north of Mogadishu; perhaps Harardhere, a well-known pirate hideout. Surveillance of that port or of the pirate ports in the northeastern region of Puntland would keep coalition forces out of the way of the fighting in the south, at least for now. But Somalia's Islamist al-Shabaab insurgency seized the southern port of Kismayo in October 2009, partly because its leaders understand that if any faction is to consolidate central-government power in Somalia, doing so will entail gaining control of the ports.
A pitched confrontation is thus one concern; another is that the coalition will position itself, intentionally or otherwise, as a potential partner in pacifying and unifying Somalia — by choosing which faction to secure the ports for. We would presume today that the recognized Transitional Federal Government (TFG) would be favored in such a case. But the potential for open-ended mission creep is obvious and disquieting.
Moving the antipiracy fight ashore was always going to present these potential pitfalls. It would be very encouraging to see signs of a comprehensive plan in Washington for dealing with consequences and "next steps," particularly with Iran supplying insurgents in both Somalia and nearby Yemen. Unfortunately, what emerged instead last week was another instance of the Obama administration's peculiar haplessness.
In response to reports from the New York Times and other sources, and to seeming confirmation by Somalia's president, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the State Department gave a special briefing on Friday to counter rumors that the U.S. is aiding the TFG in a prospective military campaign to retake the areas of Mogadishu controlled by al-Shabaab. This could have been done without appearing to overemphasize — to a bizarre degree — how minor is the U.S. role in Somalia. But the State Department's spokesmen earnestly disavowed, more than once, any intention to "Americanize the conflict"; swore to account for and audit all military assistance provided — indirectly, through the African Union peacekeeping force — to the TFG; and pointed out how very small, at $12 million, is the U.S. support to the TFG itself anyway.
It was a notably defensive performance. Fox's Catherine Herridge tried to raise the issue of U.S. security interests in the region, given the ties between al-Shabaab and al-Qaeda in Yemen, but her question provoked only a reiteration of the intention not to "Americanize the conflict."
The conflict, however, is already "Americanized," in the sense of being a major factor in keeping U.S. military forces tied to the region. The chaos in Somalia is already the reason why piracy off its coast has become such a problem for global shipping. U.S. forces will be participating in the new, more preemptive operating profile of the coalition navies. And Somalia's internal strife is a key vulnerability of our growing footprint in Yemen.
None of this implies that America must be secretly advising the TFG on military operations; but the disclaimers proffered by the State Department come off as reactionary and even perhaps a bit disingenuous. The Friday briefing was certainly a missed opportunity. Setting the record straight should involve more than a statement of what multinational processes we support: it should include a statement about the primacy of our own national interest in a unified Somalia that is not a haven for either pirates or terrorists.
The briefing did, however, send a signal about our posture. The Obama administration is so worried that people might think we're actively involved in the problem and trying to apply leadership to it that its spokesmen seek to downplay our role. This cannot turn out well for a superpower — even a fading one. With our naval forces embarked on a preemptive antipiracy approach that will move the whole coalition a step closer to engagement ashore, that's something we should have a very bad feeling about.


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Melissa McCool's friends and fans call her "Too Cool McCool."
In 10 years, they just might call her Dr. McCool.
McCool is a senior at Wando High School, and is the epitome of what a student-athlete should be.
She's been a four-year starter for the ultra-successful Warriors soccer team, and is so talented that she's been selected to play in the Clash of the Carolinas, an event that showcases the top seniors from South Carolina vs. their counterparts from North Carolina.
In the classroom, it's more of the same. She's a member of the National Honor Society and has a 4.457 GPA, taking honors and AP classes. She's ranked No. 59 out of 810 in the senior class, and will attend Clemson. She will take a pre-med track.
And if she becomes a doctor, that career path will be a result of soccer.
She's suffered the aches and pains, the bumps and bruises of playing the contact sport. Her injuries got her thinking of a career in physical therapy.
"It seemed like I was always getting treated," said McCool, who will take the field tonight when the Warriors host South Aiken in a Class AAAA Lower State semifinal match. "I really became interested in medicine. I did an internship at East Cooper hospital and it made me realize there was more than physical therapy. There was the ER, the OR. I was fascinated."
She contemplated attending the University of South Carolina, but Clemson won out because it seemed like more of a natural fit. She won't play soccer in college, but she had a chance. She was recruited by 10 schools that wanted her to play, including Furman, UNC Greensboro, Charleston Southern and Presbyterian.
She knows her soccer days are numbered. There's the state championship next weekend, and the all-star game in July.
"It probably won't hit me until I go to college and won't have soccer as part of my schedule," she said. "This is it for me. I want to finish with a state championship. We definitely have a tough road this year."
McCool was part of the state championship team her freshman year, and the team has never stopped winning. McCool has played on teams that have won two state titles and combined for an 85-4 record heading into tonight's match.
Coach Shannon Champ said that McCool and the other seniors on the team will be missed.
"We have some big shoes to fill next year, and that includes Melissa," she said. "She' been battling some injuries and illness this year, and I put her on the field when it is absolutely necessary. During the regular season, we were able to give her frequent breaks. I don't see those breaks for the rest of the playoffs."
Champ said the team benefits from McCool's talent. The younger players benefit from her experience and wisdom.
"She was selected as one of our tri-captains," Champ said. "She's one of the players who we look to pass down the traditions and expectations of the Wando soccer program. She is an excellent student who uses discipline to succeed."
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