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NICK HENNIES/soundBarn /MENSHEVIKS
Upstate Artists Guild
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Albany, NY
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Nick Hennies is a percussionist and composer from Louisville, KY
currently residing in Ithaca, NY. His work is primarily concerned with
an immersive, psychoacoustic presentation of sound brought about by an
often grueling, endurance-based performance practice that Nathan Thomas
of Fluid Radio described as, "a highly sophisticated and refined
performance technique...that starts and ends with listening and
encourages a different way of listening from its audience." He received
his M.A. in percussion from the University of California-San Diego in
2003 where he studied with renowned percussionist Steven Schick and is
also a member of Meridian, a percussion trio with Tim Feeney and Greg
Stuart. Prior to relocating to Ithaca Hennies was based in Austin, TX
for ten years where he performed with the Austin New Music Co-op, The
Weird Weeds and a variety of other projects.
soundBarn is the duo project of Thomas Lail and Patrick Weklar.
Previous performances have been fantastic, giving space for these cats
to conjure strange worlds of otherness from their various guitars and
preparations. Not to be missed.
Mensheviks is the collaborative group comprised of Matt Weston, Ray Hare, Mike Griffin,
and Eric Hardiman. Each of these folks should be well known by ASAC
audiences in other configurations, but if you haven't seen them perform
together under this guise, come check it out. Each performance finds
Mensheviks exploring new zones and sonic vistas.
soundBarn track on Upstate Soundscape Winter 2014 compilation
soundBarn is pleased to have our new track "Mont-Blanc" included alongside many great comrades on The Upstate Soundscape Vol. III: Winter 2014 compilation available for download here:
New soundBarn Tracks
The second track off Memorial included on the Sept 4th, 2013 Upstate Soundscape.
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soundBarn at 51 3rd, Saturday Nov 16
The Pink Noise/ soundBarn/ Sun Burdens
Montreal based band The Pink Noise bring their tempestuous hybrid of glam rock and noise to 51 3rd on Saturday, November 16.
Joining them are soundBarn, the experimental guitar duo of Thomas Lail and Patrick Weklar; along with Saratoga based darkwave provocateurs, Sun Burdens.
Saturday November 16
51 will open at 7:30
The show will begin at 8:15.
51 3rd
51 3rd Street, Troy NY
The Pink Noise, formerly the solo-project of Toronto native Mark Sauner, have established themselves with a series of highly regarded albums on Sacred Bones, Kill Shaman among other record labels. Their recent release "Greedy Hart", eschews their designation as "Montreal's most nihilistic band" for an interstitial sound that prods between the city's punk, wave, and noise scenes.
soundBarn is the experimental guitar duo of Thomas Lail and Patrick Weklar make their 51 3rd debut. Their recent CD "The Gunpowder Conspiracy" on Tape Drift Records was described as:
"Second TD outing from this upstate NY pair of deconstructionists. Lail and Weklar continue in their quest to explore the outer realms of the guitar. Drawing their name from the cavernous reverberating room where they record, these two tackle the challenge of making their guitars sputter, snarl and growl in tandem. The resulting textures are thick, dark and ominous, with smoky trails of feedback framing a journey into sound itself. The clanging metallic scrapes of Russell/Morley and Moore/Ranaldo are the starting points, yet these two extend the path into infinity."
Shane Sanchez's Sun Burdens delivers cold wave hymns that are always delightfully dark.
soundBarn on Upstate Soundscape
soundBarn's Gunpowder Conspiracy was featured on The Upstate Soundscape on WBNY. Link to the archive audio: http://upstatesoundscape.com/2013/08/01/archive-7-31-13/
soundBarn: Memorial Limited Edition
Albany Sonic Arts event and soundBarn store.
Cover art by Tara Fracalossi
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Democrats have been quiet as the controversy swirls over Tom Campbell and his record on Israel and associations with Islamic extremists. They are perhaps biding their time to attack in the general election. If Campbell is to be the nominee, there is no use unloading now. But Ira N. Forman of the National Jewish Democratic Council has weighed in, telling me via email:
This past weekend former Congressman Tom Campbell complained he was being attacked as an anti-Semite. Despite Campbell's protestation this is not an issue of anti-Semitism. Campbell simply does not have a great record of support for the U.S.-Israel relationship — his relationship with Sami al-Arian is just one manifestation of that record. For the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), the 11th Commandment — thou shall not criticize another Republican — is more important than their ongoing claim that they are all about Israel's security.
Now, the NJDC has not exactly been at the forefront of criticism over the Obami's hostile Israel policy, nor did the group utter a harsh word about Obama' s bestowing the Medal of Freedom on Mary Robinson. So the reluctance to criticize their own side runs both ways. That said, Matt Brooks of the RJC previously did declare that Campbell's record is a legitimate one for California Republicans to examine. (A request for comment from Brooks is outstanding.)
What is key here is that should he become the candidate in the general election, Campbell's record, and his inconsistent explanations of that record, would be fair game. If California Republicans select him, they will need to prepare for an onslaught of legitimate criticism from both sides of the aisle.

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An interesting point. It's been a while since I watched either episode. I don't remember particularly enjoying "Cogenitor" when I watched it, but it bothered me a whole lot less than "Dear Doctor" did. I've never thought of it that way, though, I guess it was a rather cheap trick.
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I guess the first time you get buck naked on stage and subject your small peen to public scrutiny is the worst. It seems that Daniel Radcliffe got comfortable with the fact that he's not hung like a horse after his full-frontal in the Broadway play "Equus." In fact, I would venture to say that he has embraced his wang and the rest of his body so much that he wants to get buck again … in the next Harry Potter flick. Whoa! Are we really ready to see Daniel's magic ween again? [PopEater]
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Recipe by Carolyn
"An authentic Amish recipe!"
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1 (9 inch)
pie shell
1 cup
pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon
all-purpose flour
1/4 cup
packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup
white sugar
1/2 teaspoon
1/3 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
2 cups
Very Good! I didn't have any nutmeg so I added 3/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice! The pie turned out great!
a. This recipe made too much for a 9", deep dish crust. Just keep that in mind so you don't dump it all in at once and have it overflow!
b. The 375 oven I think is too hot. It browned far too quickly without setting the custard.
c. For more flavor, try adding some extra ground clove, ginger, and/or allspice
20 Ratings
Both my husband and I liked this pie very much. It's easy to make and uses ingedients that I had in the house. I did add 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin spice for extra flavouring.
I made a double recipe for 2-10 in. shells. I did not follow the recipe's seasoning because a few people said it was not quite enough. I used 2T of pumpkin pie spice. I still rate this with 4 stars because the brown sugar gave it good flavor and the texture was perfect! I baked it at 350 for 1hr until firm. The custard rose in the oven and cooled to be flat and even, but no thick skin as with other recipes I've tried. This recipe was easy to experiment with-it is a great base recipe for a seasonal favorite.
This was a tasty recipe that doesn't require lots of ingredients that I don't always have around. I took a short-cut and didn't bake this in a pie shell; I instead simply baked the custard in a casserole dish with no crust. I wanted to use a whole can of pumpkin pie filling, so I increased all ingredients a bit. It is best chilled!
YUM! This is a great recipe! This recipe does leave a little extra filling so instead of reducing ingredients (I have used this recipe previously) I DOUBLED THEM this time! And I got three pies. I need extra because its goes so fast and I have to give a pie to my in-laws. Oh, and because this is a custard pie, canned milk works best and makes the pie smooth and creamy! This is my permanent pumpkin custard pie recipe! =)
This quick and easy recipe got rave reviews from my family. Thank you for the praise I recieved which really belongs to you.
I can't believe I finally found the recipe that beats out the store bought kind (you know Mrs. S....!) Couldn't find them in the stores last year. They must not make the pumpkin custard anymore. But hubby says never cook store bought again. This is definitely better! You have to use can milk. Makes its creamier! Thanks Carolyn you made my husband very happy!!!
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Pumpkin Custard Pie I
Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 228
Calories from Fat: 76
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Did Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Restore Hope?
Sharon Kyle: So, in sum, things may look better after you attend a rally like the one yesterday, but in the final analysis, we've still got a bunch of insulated decision-making elites who need to be kept in check by the voters. If you haven't already voted, please do it on Tuesday and encourage all of your friends and loved ones to do the same.
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One hundred years ago Denver held its first Democratic National Convention, this past week marked another series of anniversaries and historic moments that overshadowed the frustrating traffic jams, complicated media credential process, possible assassination plot, arrests, the high-tech security front resembling RoboCop replicas, and various demonstrations.


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Recipe by TAPATIA
"Hi! I hope you enjoy this real, Mexican salsa from Morelos, Mexico. This is my husband's recipe; we use it for taquitos, huevos rancheros, pork, chicken, or just for dipping!"
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tomatillos, husked
fresh jalapeno peppers
3 cloves
garlic, peeled
1 dash
1/2 teaspoon
ground cumin
1 dash
black pepper
1 teaspoon
chicken bouillon granules, or salt
Update - still make this a couple of times a month and know it will be a hit at my SuperBowl party - thanks again for this true keeper! ... Excellent and authentic! I added a bit of cilantro and a small onion (humoring the backseat cook bf: "salsa w/o onion?!"), and it looked as good as it tasted. Next time I may use serranos, etc. to add some heat, depending on the company. Thanks very much for sharing!
I didn't love this one. I thought it was lacking in flavor. But to be fair, a good salsa is only as good as your tomatoes- perhaps I am not a good judge of tomatillos when it comes to salsa verde.
44 Ratings
I finally have found the best green salsa. I have tried many and they were never the ones. This is the best I have ever found. Just made it and followed the directions which rarely do, only guidlines. Did add 1/2 small onion and 1/2 bunch of cilantro. Tried it and was great, wife tried it and thought it was the bomb and couldn't stop eating it, even got a slice of bagget out and tried it on that. She said it could use a little sugar, added 1 pinch was good added 1 more pinch and it is a keeper. This will be the only salsa i make from now on. Thanks for this one.
This recipe is great for chip dipping as well as for use as a marinade. We used it to marinade chicken breasts and they turned out really juicy and flavorful. It also worked wonders on a pork loin we grilled. I'd suggest soaking the meat over night for full effect.
I usually make tomatillo salsa with cilantro, but used this recipe because I didn't have any... totally different flavor, I love it! Very sour and spicy! I used 5 tiny hot peppers instead of jalapenos... VERY spicy, not for the faint of heart. Great recipe, thank you!
¡Qué Rico! I had a "cambio de galletas" (cookie exchange) this weekend and made a batch of this as a mojo to have with some chilaquiles. Lovely flavor! I have a lot left over and I am putting it on everything...my vegetables, my meats, etc. Thank you!
This is so easy to make. Hot and spicy! I couldn't resist and added a little onion powder to the mix in the blender. Maybe it would have been milder if I had seeded my large jalapeno first. Thanks for sharing this recipe! 4.5 stars
very good salsa. I used 1 lb fresh tomatillos (6 small tomatillos), husked and rinsed, 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, 3 cloves garlic, peeled, no cloves, dash of cumin, a pinch of rock salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. did not need to add any chicken bouillon granules. Also, I placed all of these ingredients on a baking sheet along with half of a white onion, rough chopped, roasted them at 400 degrees for 30 minutes until they were real soft. Threw them into a blender, added a bunch of fresh local grown cilantro, pureed them, squeezed half of a lime juice and added more salt if needed. I served this with, "Carne Asada Taco," "Spanish Rice," from this site, and also with beans.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Morelos Salsa Verde
Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 20
Calories from Fat: 6
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Soaps Boards :: General Hospital Forum :: The rant & rave thread. All welcome.
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Raves: NO Kiki/Michael/Morgan/Ava.
Rant: I hope the "who gets Connie?" storyline doesn't drag on as long as the "Will Lulu and Dante find out?" storyline. Boring...
Quote jl4ever:
Quote Vertigobarbie: I guess I'll start off with a rant. LOL
Can't stand Sam and the whole whitewashing of her character. She always said she was nothing without Jason and that's what she, is nothing.
Ditto. Sam was on her way out the door after bombing with Jax and Sonny. If it wasn't for the popularity of Jason/SBu, Sam would have been gone ten years ago!
Sam wasn't going anywhere and besides if Liz aint paving the streets than everyone will stay on GH. Sam and Jaxs didn't hit it off but neither have Liz is all the men they tried to hook her up with, including Jason. Next they my try Sonny!
I actually like Morgan! I also like Britt,Derek and Silas.I do think some of the vets actors need to step it up, but so far I think Morgan held his own against some of the vets. He didn't melt into the back ground with Sonny, Carly and Michael.Unlike Liz, when they had the big careen with Carly, Franco Michael,AJ,and Sam. Liz looked like the red herring that smelled in the room, with all those vets. Derek is a pro, can see that and Silas, as for Sabrina, Felix,Britt and Brad, they are doing ok.
Rave: Robert's back and he remembered seeing Robin. My rant within the rave is why did they have to drag it out.
Rave: Helena's alive, Jerry is back and okay Robin is back too.
Quote Vertigobarbie: I think today is nothing but raves for me. LOL
Rave: JERRY'S BACK!!!! I like the bad boys and he's been a wonderful bad boy. (I actually liked him with Alexis)
I don't know how long he's staying but I would love for him to cause problems and be competition for Derek. Free Derek up for someone else. ( I know we have a few takers here on the board.)
Rave: Robin being back as well. Now this story can come to its completion. I wonder who else has been killed off and can still come back.
To be honest I've always been on the fence about the character of Robin. She can be a real pain but like a lot here on the board I watched her grow up on my screen.
Rave: Brad finally spilled the beans but those he wanted to have believe him didnt' want to. I really hope that Brad's parting words weren't forshadowing.
I can't believe I'm saying this, maybe it's the lack of caffeine, but I kind of want to see where a relationship between Brad and Felix would go. I think we actually get to see a part of the real Brad when it's just him and Felix.
Rave: The look on Dante's face telling us all that he's starting to believe Brad that with the looks of undeniable guilt on Maxie's and Spinelli's faces. It looks like one member of the PCPD finally bought a clue. I guess the time he's spent with Anna is finally rubbing of on him.
Rave-lite: Lulu looking back and putting the pieces together. Guess this friendship as bit the dust bigtime.
Rave: Anna and Patrick. Loved Patrick admitting that he's not ready to move on from Robin. There are people out there who can't and don't move on as quickly as others after losing a spouse. Anna hasn't moved on either but she was encouraging Patrick to. It's a case of life moves on. In my opinion this would have had a bigger impact if we hadn't already known that Robin was alive.
Rave: NO AVA/MORGAN/KIKI/MICHAEL scenes.
I've enjoyed the break from them. I do like Michael but get him away from the stupid story they have him in.
Okay, I mispoke I do have a small rant:
Sabrina and Felix. Normally I don't mind Sabrina but this whole Carlos thing is just meh. Carlos can leave and take Morgan and Kiki with him.
I agree it would have had much more impact if we didn't know Robin was alive. It would have made a big difference for Patrick's story this past year as well. It would have been better as well of it happened been spoiled here as well.
Quote alikat: Rave: Helena's alive, Jerry is back and okay Robin is back too.
Rant: Sticking Maura West in scenes with the kid that plays Morgan is like asking my 15 year old nephew to play bass violin with the New York Philharmonic.
Rave: The show as a whole is doing so well. Still keeping it mixed up and interesting.
Rant: Maurice Benard is bored. Very few scenes show me he's happy with storyline, dialogue, etc... (but I must say when he's doing his bi-polar rants, he's his ole EMMY AWARD winning actor self.)
Rave: Silas & Ava. The two actors need to be paired and let's see where they go. Maura can pull it out of Michael. She's good and he likes challenge so he steps up in scenes with her.
Rant: Scotty & Laura. Why did they even go there? What was the whole point? I don't understand why they got married what, 6 months ago, went offscreen, came back only to have Laura go off with Luke and then have them break up.
Nostalgia is one thing but you need to also consider the viewers who are like me. Invested, long time viewer (10 years)but not a viewer of these really old days. The 80's were 30 years ago. Not EVERYTHING has to be brought back and trotted before us. There would have been better storyline and scenes had they just left Scotty out of it and did the triangle with Luke, Laura & Tracy. Even if they brought Scotty back, why not have him interacting with the PCPD, Lucy and peripherally with Luke & Laura. Even better, have him come in as a lawyer for the hospital because of a lawsuit from the Toxic Balls. Let him interact with Epiphany, Monica, Felix etc...
Wasn't Helena just a figment of Luke's sickness, she's not really alive?
Rant/ If Julian is suppose to be such a bad gangster and wants to run the city, he is not on top of his game. He is FOR EVER talking when he should be listening. Of all the people in the story he is always getting caught saying something that he shouldn't and getting over heard. He is not very aware of his surroundings. He doesn't have boss qualities. HE talks TOO much.. Why would you go and knock on Ava's door and start talking about Sonny when you knew someone was with her. On top of that you are suppose to just be a client, you are too friendly and familiar.
Rant I`m bored with Robin already, and this whole s/l
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Michelle Denise Beckum was given a $250,000 bond by Superior Court Judge Hugh Wingfield Feb. 20. The court appearance was the second attempt by Beckum for bond. She was arrested Oct. 22, 2013 as part of a sweep of individuals allegedly involved in a drug ring that spanned 12 counties, ranging from Middle Georgia to the metro Atlanta area.
In addition to the normal conditions of probation, not violating any federal, state, or local laws, not ingesting alcohol, illegal drugs, or other controlled substances, the defendant is restricted to Fayette and Spalding counties and will wear a GPS ankle monitor while awaiting trial.
Jones County investigator Lt. Jimmy Black assisted in the investigation of the RICO case that led to the Oct. 22 arrests. In a story about the investigation in The Jones County News, Black said Robert Olin Rosser and Beckum were both top tier in the investigation. He explained the levels of the defendants ranged from one to four, with one being the highest.
He said the top tier were the leaders, level two were the people obtaining drugs from top and distributing, level three were people buying drugs for their personal use, and the bottom level are users.
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In the battle for web visitors, milliseconds count. A few simple changes will help your site stay popular.
Four seconds might not be a long time, but it seems like forever when you are waiting for a page to load. If you are running a commercial website and the user has the perception your site is slow, you might just lose a customer. With the expectation of fast load times, website administrators know that every second (or fraction) counts. If you look closely at your web server environment, you might just find that half the average wait time is unnecessary. But tuning is often a matter of trade-offs – performance improvements sometimes require sacrifice in other areas. Before you make any changes, be sure you understand the implications.
Web server performance is often measured around three common indicators:
- the number of requests served per second;
- site throughput in bytes per seconds;
- the response latency for each new request (including new connections).
These factors interact in complex ways to produce the performance you experience at your website. It isn't possible to study every possible issue affecting web server performance, but I will highlight some tips for a faster Apache.
The Front Line
The most common Apache default configuration is to use the Multi-Processing Module (MPM), which is a non-threaded, "pre-forking" web server. MPM is useful on sites that need to avoid threading because they use non-thread-safe libraries, as well as where you need to ensure that individual requests do not interfere with each other. By running ps on your system, you will see several processes running a command like /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork, indicating it is the pre-fork version. Pre-fork means that servers are started before they are actually used.
The big four Apache performance tuning directives are StartServers, MinSpareServers, MaxSpareServers, and MaxClients. The number of spare processes is defined by the values MaxSpareServers and MinSpareServers, and the number to start is defined by StartServers.
Usually you do not need to make changes to these settings because MPM is self-regulating. However, it is important to ensure that you have set the maximum number of clients (MaxClients) high enough to cover the number of concurrent requests. Keep in mind, however, there is a danger of not having enough memory if you set this value too high.
During normal operation, Apache has a single control process that is responsible for starting the child processes that serve the remote requests. Because starting a child process takes time, often it is useful to have a number of them already running and waiting for new connections so visitors don't have to wait for a new process to start. These servers that are running but not currently servicing clients are called spares, and a couple of directives configure them.
The latest versions of Apache have made things a little easier by combining the most common performance-related directives into a single file: /etc/apache2/server-tuning.conf.
If you have a lot of requests, you might be tempted to change the values of these directives. For example, you might want to increase the value of StartServers so that more server processes are running immediately after startup. Apache only starts one server per second, so theoretically it could take a couple of minutes for all of them to get running on startup. If you need to restart Apache often enough that this becomes an issue, you probably have other problems that are affecting your server more than the number of Apache processes. For the most part, the default settings are fine. If you want the wait time for your users to be as short as possible, set this value very high so that as many servers as possible will start immediately.
The MinSpareServers and MaxSpareServers directives define the minimum and maximum spare servers, respectively, that should be running. As connections are created and dropped, Apache will start and stop servers as needed to maintain these values. Here, too, you rarely need to change the default values. If your server needs to handle more than the default 256 simultaneous connections, you might need to increase MaxClients.
Note that if you increase MaxClients, you might need to change ServerLimit as well. ServerLimit defines the maximum number of server processes that can be started during the lifetime of the Apache process. Whereas you can change MaxClients and gracefully restart Apache, you cannot change ServerLimit without actually stopping and restarting the Apache process.
If you are running into problems because you have a lot of simultaneous requests and want to set MaxClients higher, you can do so without stopping Apache completely. However, if you set it to something higher than ServerLimit, MaxClients will be set to ServerLimit.
The biggest problem you are likely to encounter is not enough RAM. Particularly with web servers for which even slight delays affect the user's "experience," you should avoid swapping at all costs. If half the time of each request is spent loading existing processes back in from swap space, it is definitely time to consider more RAM.
At baseline, take the amount of memory you need without Apache running. (Use a tool like top.) Subtracting this amount from your total memory gives you the approximate amount you have for the Apache processes. Next, monitor the system with Apache running to get an idea of the average amount of memory Apache processes need. Once you know this, divide the amount of memory available for Apache processes by per-process memory to get the approximate maximum value you can set for MaxClients.
Keep in mind that other processes might start up and need some memory, so it is better not to give all of the remaining RAM to the Apache processes. Also, setting this value too low can really kill performance. If all child processes are busy, new connection requests are put in the TCP queue. If the system cannot respond fast enough, the connection will time out.
MaxRequestsPerChild is another two-edged sword. This directive controls the number of requests that each child process will accept before restarting. This limit on the number of requests is a protection mechanism. If your application has problems (i.e., memory leaks), the amount of memory used increases with each request. With no limit, you eventually run out of memory. If the child process is stopped after a predefined number of requests, the memory is freed by the system. Obviously, if you have a lot of requests and some severe memory leaks, you might run into problems more quickly.
Setting MaxRequestsPerChild too low is likely to cause some performance problems, and if you really need to set it low because of memory leaks or other problems, you definitely need to correct those problems first. The default value is 0 (no limit), but a common setting is 10000, which might seem like a lot, but consider that this does not mean the number of pages, but rather the number of requests. On any given page, you might have several images plus CSS or JavaScript files that are treated as separate requests.
The top utility gives you a good idea of how each individual process is behaving. Typically the client processes all run as a specific user, so you could tell top to monitor only processes from the user wwwrun, for example (see Figure 1):
top -U wwwrun
Keep Alive
The KeepAlive and KeepAliveTimeout directives work closely with the server directives discussed earlier. By turning on KeepAlive, you allow Apache to serve multiple requests for each connection. If KeepAlive is not turned on, the client needs to open up a new TCP connection for each request. Keep in mind that a request is not just a page, but everything on it. So if the page includes CSS files and several images, you can expect delays. If the client has to re-connect for each request, the server would seem a lot slower than it is.
The KeepAliveTimeout directive tells Apache how long to wait if no further requests are made before closing the connection. If this value is set too high and the user ends up reading the contents of a page without loading anything new, the process will sit idle and possibly make other users wait. The standard value is between three and seven seconds. On the other hand, setting this value low can be a good idea if you expect the user to stop and read a large portion of the page before continuing.
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Hal Gundlach began taking a personal interest in Erie County's flooding problems on June 22 last year.
"When you come home one morning, and all of a sudden your basement fills up with 7 feet of water, you get interested," said Gundlach, who lives in the 100 block of Lakeland Drive, an area west of Columbus Avenue that heavily flooded that day.
Experiences such as Gundlach's and those who dealt with flooding a few weeks ago have persuaded the Erie County Commissioners to look at a new flood control program.
Commissioners are scheduled to discuss creating a storm water drainage utility district when they meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the County Services Center, 2900 Columbus Ave.
The new entity would carry out capital improvements to reduce flooding risks in Erie County and levy fees on property owners to pay for the improvements.
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Resources and Tool Kit for Educators
"Handwashing is the single most important thing we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading the illness to others." - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
In fact, one of the most common ways people catch illnesses such as colds and the flu is by coming into contact with another person's infected cough or sneeze. The tiny microscopic droplets from a cough or sneeze can come into contact with other people's mouths, noses, and eyes, introducing their bodies to the germ. Sometimes germs can be spread when a person touches his/her own eyes, nose, or mouth after touching something contaminated by the germ, such as a doorknob, and by not washing their hands first.
Fight germs
Properly washing your hands with soap and warm water can remove a majority of the harmful germs that can make you sick.
Hand washing is especially important…
Before you:
- Eat
- Prepare food(s) for self or others
- Treat a break or cut in the skin
- Care for an ill/injured person or animal
- Insert or remove contact lenses
Immediately after you:
- Use the restroom
- Handle uncooked foods (especially raw meat, poultry, or fish)
- Change a diaper
- Blow your nose, sneeze, or cough
- Touch an animal (especially a reptile)
- Handle garbage
- Care for an ill/injured person or animal
At work and school
In the work and school setting there are more people in a closer space making these settings a prime breeding ground for flu and cold causing germs! It is especially important to frequently wash or sanitize hands to keep from getting sick and spreading your illness to classmates and peers.
Educator tool kit:
Like most habits we learn them young--handwashing is no exception! Teaching young children in daycare and elementary school when and how to properly wash their hands can become a good habit they will stick to for life!
Like reading, writing, and math; handwashing must be taught. To help teachers and parents educate about handwashing Scott County Health Department has posted the following educational tools for your use.
- CDC GermStopper Poster Boy (1.3 MB)
- CDC GermStopper Poster Girl (1.6 MB)
- CDC Healthy Habits Poster (113.0 KB)
- CDC Home Work School Fact Sheet (101.8 KB)
- Hand Washing Word Search (124.1 KB)
- Handwashing Coloring Sheets (214.2 KB)
- Handwashing Flash Cards (221.1 KB)
- Soft Soap: Lather up for good Health
This site provides lesson plans, activity sheets, coloring sheets, etc. for two different elementary school age groups.
- Super Scrub Bubbles: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
This website provides educational tools from the state of Washington's handwashing campaign.
- Germ City-Clean Hands Health People- University of Idaho
This website describes the Germ City Handwashing Educational Program and provides Germ City Educational Tools to facilitate the program.
- Glo Germ
This website offers free downloadable worksheets for kindergarten through 6th grades in English and French. Black UV lights, Glo Germ lotion and powder are available to buy from this company.
- Henry the Hand
This website offers educators a school programs tool kit that includes curriculum, science projects and more. In addition the site offers interactive handwashing songs and videos, coloring pages, and posters.
- Scrub Club
This website targets older children and includes interactive handwashing games and songs, computer wallpaper and screensavers and coloring sheets and posters.
- School Network for Absenteeism Prevention
This website targets middle school youth and features free tool kit resources for teachers and nurses that include handwashing research findings
- Be a Soaper Hero- University of Wyoming
This interactive website offers activities student can do on the site, such as videos, coloring sheets, mazes and games as well as a teacher tool kit.


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis, 25, of Twentynine Palms, Calif., died Jan. 6 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Media with questions about this Marine can contact the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Public Affairs Office at (760) 830-6213.


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Make Up For Ever HD Powder ($30.00) recently launched this past May, and it is a translucent finishing powder that is meant to work on all skin tones. It can be worn over foundation to set or alone, and it gives what MUFE calls a "soft focus" effect to the skin. It uses ultra fine, spherical micro-particles that are made up of 100% mineral silica powder. If that confuses you, just know that they reflect natural and artifical light, softening lines and imperfections on the screen and in person.
Break out your buffer brush (182, I love you), like MUFE's Kabuki Brush ($39.00), which will be available this August, and buff this powder into your skin. A little goes a long way, so you can stretch your value as well as keep your skin feeling lightweight. I prefer using this over my foundation, as it seems to give me a better appearance thusly. I am somewhat reminded of MAC's Invisible Set. HD Powder does seem to help my foundation look good throughout the day, and it doesn't let it settle into my fine lines as easily.
What do you think of makeup designed for HD? Do you feel like it makes a difference?
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We have a little indoor basketball hoop that sticks onto the window in the boys room (similar to this Basketball Hoop). The boys love shooting hoops in the evenings before bed. It helps them burn off some extra energy. But he flimsy netting was driving me crazy. It is always falling off and I find myself fixing it over and over again. So I decided to put an end to it and crocheted a permanent net onto the hoop! This is a simple pattern that you could use to make your own DIY basketball hoop. All you need is a round plastic ring...or how about a circle towel rack for a hoop frame?!
- Worsted weight yarn
- Size H Crochet Hook
- Tapestry needle
SC = Single Crochet
Crochet Basketball Hoop Net Pattern
The hardest part to this is making your first stitches around the hoop.
Start with a slip knot around your hook (just like in this wreath tutorial). So you automatically have one loop on your hook. Keep your yarn strand over the hoop ring (photo 1) and yarn over from underneath the hoop ring (photo 2). Now you have two loops on your hook (photo 3). Now yarn over from the top of you ring and pull through both loops (photo 4).
Short video tutorial coming soon!
It doesn't really matter how many stitches you make on your ring as long as you end in an even number. I ended up with 44 crochet stitches around. Do not join, chain 7.
Round 2: SC in first crochet, chain 7, *skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch, chain 7, repeat around from *.
Round 3-7: Continue to chain 7, skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch for as many rows as you would like the length to be (I made 6 rows).
Round 8-9: Continue to make 2 more rounds like you have been doing but this time only chain 5. So the pattern should be: (Chain 5, skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch) all the way around. Again feel free to make your hoop longer (or shorter). End with a SC and weave in your ends!
*** You may make and sell products from my patterns but if you do I ask that you link back to my post. Please do not copy and post this pattern and claim it as your own. Please do not re-publish photos as your own.***
Want more free patterns? Keep in touch on my Repeat Crafter Me Facebook Page for new pattern sneak peeks and when they will be available on my blog!


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Professor Mayes served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 until her term expired on December 31, 2010. She helped co-author the Arizona Renewable Energy Standard, which requires that by 2025 utilities must generate 15 percent of their overall energy portfolio from renewable sources, like wind solar, biomass, biogas, geothermal and other technologies. The Standard contains the most aggressive distributed generation requirement in the country, requiring utilities by 2011 to acquire 30 percent of their energy from residential or non-utility owned installations, like rooftop solar panels on someone's home or on a shopping mall. She also helped establish one of the most ambitious energy efficiency standards in the nation, requiring utilities to sell 22% less energy by 2020 than they would have under current forecasts.
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RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It's the final week of summer vacation for most students across Alabama. Children are not the only ones feeling pressure three days before school begins. Many moms and dads in Russellville feel forced to give money to their child's school. The school system called the parent's payment a registration fee.
The $25 payment is small to many, but big to those who thought they had to pay it to have their child start school on Monday. What many Russellville parents paid during their child's school registration was written down on a receipt as one thing, but intended to be something else. The wording caused confusion. Melissa Jackson and other parents were upset.
Jackson demanded to know why she and other parents were forced to pay for a public education when it is something their children are guaranteed.
"I received an automated phone call that said, this is Russellville High School and your child has to be registered for school," said Jackson.
Jackson also heard the recording tell her she needed to pay $25.
"It didn't say donation. It said required. Maybe it didn't say mandatory. I don't want to put words in their mouth. It said required registration fee," added Jackson.
Jackson started asking questions.
"Yes, since when do you pay a registration fee for public schools?" asked Jackson.
Jackson registered her daughter for classes at Russellville High School and paid the money. A lot of other parents are in the same situation as Jackson. Many of them called WHNT NEWS 19's Venton Blandin to have him ask about the registration fee.
We called the Superintendent of Russellville City Schools. We also stopped by the superintendent's office. Superintendent Rex Mayfield says Russellville High School staff collected $25 donations from parents.
"Parents do not have money to just give away. If you had said donation, that means you have a choice," added Jackson.
Jackson insists parents were told the money was collected as a registration fee. She showed WHNT NEWS 19 receipts from the school written to her and other parents.
"What's the problem with this receipt?" asked Blandin.
Jackson replied, "The problem with this receipt is it says registration fee and not donation."
Jackson complied.
"I just paid it. I was asking other parents. They were saying yes, it wasn't a donation. They said it was a registration fee and you had to pay it," added Jackson.
WHNT NEWS 19's Venton Blandin showed the parents' receipts to the superintendent. Mayfield did confirm the receipts are from his school district. He declined a request to speak on camera, but provided a statement:
"The $25.00 was intended as a donation. The community has always supported Russellville City Schools and this is no exception. The initial contribution at Russellville High School may have been called a registration fee, if so, it should not have been. The parents and students who came to register, about 50 percent of the total school population overwhelmingly supported the donation (87 percent). The students who opted not to contribute during registration were not denied any access to their schedule, parking or other things that were available during registration. In the event that anyone gave money that they feel was required we will more than happy to refund the contribution. No student has ever or will ever be denied an education at Russellville City Schools because they have not paid a "registration fee". Please ask the concerned parents to contact me personally if they continue to have concerns."
Jackson saw the superintendent's statement.
"When you tell someone there is a registration fee in order to register your child for school, I think the parents were deceived," added Jackson.
The Russellville City School system has received donations from parents for decades. Most are collected on the elementary level. This was the first year for donations to be accepted at the high school.
Superintendent Mayfield wants any parent concerned about the payment to get a refund. Parents can contact him through email.


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We wish we could claim we were at all surprised by Nick Cannon's super TMI overshares on Howard Stern this morning. Scandalized, yes, but not surprised. Doesn't it make a lot of sense that Nick and Mariah Carey would make love to Mimi's music? Doesn't it somehow feel right? Everyone else in the world has done it at some point; why shouldn't they get the opportunity as well? That's where we draw the line, though. Cannon's admission that, uh, he masturbates to Mariah's ballad "Hero" or how he and Mariah abstained from sex before marriage were a bit much. "It was Mariah Carey. If Mariah Carey gave a bad blowjob, I'm still going in," Cannon said by way of explaining their abstinence. "Either way she's still one of the most beautiful women on the planet." Oh jeez, why did you have to call to mind a Mariah Carey blowjob? Now there is no way Mariah won't scream at you over this!
On the other hand, Nick's so friendly and goofy during the interview, we're sure Mariah will only berate at him for a few hours. And let's be honest…he might like. That doesn't mean the rest of us can't drop our monocles over the details of their sex life. Honestly, it's almost like Jay-Z blowing up Beyonce's sexual spot. No,…forget we said that. That would never, ever, ever happen. Ever. If it would, you know we would immediately put it in our 20 Celebrity Sex Overshares:
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By Christine JuneU.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Harrisburg
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 24, 2010 Paige Nye will board a plane for the first time June 30 for a life-changing quest that she said she is "extremely over-prepared for."
She laughed as soon as she said it, but the 18-year-old woman who joined the Mechanicsburg U.S. Army Recruiting Station's Future Soldier Program while she was still a junior at Northern High School in Dillsburg, Pa., wasn't joking.
"Paige has always been very motivated," her mother, Susan Nye said. "She's played all kinds of sports and musical instruments, but the one thing she seems to really enjoy the most is the Army."
After being in the program for about eight months, Nye enlisted in the Army in July, and a month later, she became the platoon guide – equivalent to an officer rank in the active-duty Army – for the Mechanicsburg Future Soldier Program.
"I led the platoon," she explained. "I called them out to formation. I taught facing movements and drills. I helped to prepare them for basic training."
The platoon consisted of anywhere from 15 to 20 future soldiers at any given time, Nye said.
"We've watched the whole progression of her going through this program from learning about the Army to teaching it to future soldiers," said her recruiter, Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Newcomer, who credits Nye with helping to prepare as many as 60 fellow future soldiers for their new lives in the Army.
Newcomer added that when Nye heads out next week for her nine-week basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., she will do so as a private first class, E-3. Most recruits, he explained, come in as a private, E-1, and most E-2s are in the Army for a year and must have their supervisors' recommendation before making E-3.
The pay difference between a private and private first class, Newcomer said, is more than $500 a month. Nye also will have a head start in making specialist, E-4, he added. Nye jumped up the ranks by referring someone into the Army and completing the Future Soldier Program, which includes marching, reading maps and passing a physical training test, the same one needed to graduate from basic training.
A recruiter for four years, Newcomer has enlisted about 65 young men and women in the Army, and he said that only two or three other future soldiers made E-3 using the same method as Nye. "It takes a lot of commitment," he said.
In her senior year, Nye did her high school internship with the Mechanicsburg recruiting station, where she came in every day and did office work. Nye said she even learned how to conduct an applicant interview. These interviews, she said, are conducted to tell applicants what the Army has to offer and to find out if they are eligible to join.
"Nye is high-speed – the best future soldier I have had in my company," said Army Maj. William Hammac, who has been the Carlisle Recruiting Company commander for the past 18 months. The Mechanicsburg recruiting station is one of seven stations that fall under Hammac's command.
"We are very proud of her," said Nye's mother, who admitted to having mixed emotions, as Paige is the last of three children to be leaving home, and the only girl in the family, but she endorsed her daughter's decision to enlist.
"I think [the Army] is a wonderful career choice," she said.
Once she completes basic training, Nye will learn how to be a military intelligence analyst at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Asked what she will be doing, Nye quickly replied, "A whole lot of stuff I am not allowed to talk about."
She laughed at this too, but again, she wasn't joking.
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Many New Berlin School District employees will receive a one-time payment outside of the collective bargaining process, the New Berlin School Board decided Monday.
The board approved a 1.64 percent increase for the 2011-12 school year and a 1.86 percent increase for the current 2012-13 school year. Those who will receive the payment are current teachers, specialists, librarians, psychologists, counselors, therapists and special education paraprofessionals who worked for the district before this year. Payments are expected to be made early in 2013.
Board member Art Marquardt called the one-time payment an important way-station as the district works on a full compensation redesign. The compensation plan will be designed to recruit, retain and reward employees, and will form the basis of future compensation decisions.
While that redesign is in progress, the board wants to show the staff how it values and appreciates employees, board President David Maxey said.
The staff works hard and the board wants to recognize that, said board member Tom David, who also noted that it will help them keep up with the cost of living.
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Mar 31, 2008
#Life#Good News#Parenting Siblings
I composed this letter to my children while I watched them today. It's a rough draft, something I'll re-write for years and years, but for now, a little weepy/emotional/slightly irrational and disgusting "Dear God Bring On The Dot Soon" post. (The "dot" brought to you by my good friend Karen who made me nose air when I heard it. Oh, Nose Air? That thing you do when you're IMing someone and not really laughing but giggle through your nose, affectionately coined by MIchelle and I. Now, where was I?)...
To My Children,
I won't apologize for talking a little too loudly, for disciplining you a little too often, for making you turn off the TV. I will keep dancing with you in the living room until we're sweaty and breathing hard. I will continue asking for a snuggle and then asking for another. I will laugh with you in the bath when your hair stands straight up in soap and I will sigh a deep love sigh when I see you sleeping on your dad.
And one day, when time seems to stand still in the long long weeks, days, hours before your first born is here, I hope you remember those things and not the times I lost my shit.
But know it's ok to lose your shit.
And then remember why you had children in the first place.
And know you are loved by your old crazy mother who could never say it enough but means it more than you know.
Oh, this is making my heart into a gooey, mushy pile.
By Loralee on 2008 03 31
Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!
Such truth, especially the part about losing your shit. Not literally of course.
By Traci on 2008 04 01
That photo is precious too.
By mdvelazquez on 2008 04 01
aww, very sweet!
it's nice when we have those mushy moments..you know, to remind us that we really do love them!
By shaz on 2008 04 01
Sing it SISTAH!
This was so sweet, and those kiddos are so gorgeous!
Have some chocolate mama
By rachel on 2008 04 01
Ha - so true, and so plain and simple. Good combo! I think it will be fun to see how your letter changes over the years. Be sure to keep the old copies for yourself…
P.S. Bethany has those same jammies as LB! She's such a cutie pie… and I have to SMUNCH on Baby O, he is delectable!
By Katie Kat on 2008 04 01
Very sweet Flinger! And sooooooo true.
By themommykelly on 2008 04 01
Seriously, look at those cutie pies. Yay for counting our blessings.
By supermama on 2008 04 01
This is something that I adore!! I think that I may need to start a book for Toddler so that when he is grown up and has kids that he will know how much I love him. (Plus all the crazy things that mommy was thinking when he was growing and growing.)
Those two are BEAUTIFUL…do you loan them out for those of us that have just one? You know so we can get our fill of maniac-ness and all along with the cuteness…LOL
I love how good they are together.
By Faith on 2008 04 01
That about sums it up perfectly!
I hope to God my kids remember the good times and not the times I lost my shit too.
Great letter!
By LifeAsIKnowIt on 2008 04 01
Excellent Flinger. Just excellent.
By Alli ~Mrs. Fussypants on 2008 04 01
Great letter! I was going through my day as I read this…boy, I was crabby today!
I loved it!
By Amy on 2008 04 01
That is the best picture ever! So sweet.
By Jamie on 2008 04 01
Already done.. every Sunday after church I sit down and write what we did in the last week in a big A4 diary, stick in any pictures they painted in kindegarten and note down what they did during the week and how it made me feel… angry, upset, happy, moved, emotional or whatever. I explain why it made me angry or happy too. One day when they are older (or perhaps on their wedding day) I'll present them with the books and say "Here you go Son, read this and learn, I love you". Hopefully it'll be better than any parenting guide and will give them an insight into their upbringing.
I want my children to remember me as the 26 year old man who helped bring them into this world not the 60 year old grouch complaining that salt n' vinegar crisps aren't like they used to be lol.
I've told my wife I'm doing this and have been since they were borm but to my kids (6 and 3 years old) it is a secret and one I hope to keep until I (we) decide they are old enough.
My grandfather died before I knew him and I wish he had done something lke this, as it is all I have from him are some photos, a few scraps of cine film and a few journal entries. I urge all of you who want to preseve a memory to consider doing what I am. It protects a piece of you and keeps it for your children and theirs too. Imagine what it would be like to actually show a grandchild what YOUR mother or father wrote about you when you were their age, to show them something they drew for you, to let them know what you were listening to on xxxxx date when you were relaxing because grandma had taken your dad for a walk, describing where you lived and where they might now live from YOUR point of view, describing where you went and what you did… the possibilities are endless. Do it for your children, it just takes 15 minutes of your time.. and if nothing else comes of it you will leave behind a treasure for the future.
By Milander on 2008 04 01
I totally need to do that same thing. I still havn't. arg.
PS..I want that pic of your kids! Email me how to get the originals!!
By sister flinger on 2008 04 01
Very sweet. And that pic is precious!
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RFT Founder Ray Hartmann to Speak at Missouri NORML Conference on Saturday
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|Ray Hartmann at the University of Missouri, his alma mater
The Missouri chapter of NORML -- the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law -- is holding its annual spring conference in the space, which is normally occupied by CAMP (Community Arts and Media Project).
One of the featured speakers at the gathering will be Ray Hartmann, the founder and former publisher of Riverfront Times.
Hartmann founded the RFT in 1977 and sold the paper in 1998 to New Times, the RFT's current parent company, which merged with Village Voice Media in 2006. Hartmann's publishing company also owns St. Louis Magazine.
Other guest speakers at the NORML conference will include:
- Redditt Hudson, ACLU of Eastern Missouri and former city police officer
- John Coffman, ACLU lobbyist
- Travis Noble, defense attorney
- Dan Viets, national NORML board member and defense attorney
- Don Yarber, mayor of Cottleville, MO
- Mark Pedersen, director of the Cannabis Patient Network
- Joseph Welch, defense attorney
The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend and discuss "marijuana reform, medical marijuana, marijuana patient's groups, civil rights, industrial hemp/biodiesel, and other issues key to ending the drug war."
Those hoping for a wild weed party should heed the warning on the event's Facebook page: "St. Louis has not yet decriminalized marijuana, and the local authorities are still prosecuting even responsible marijuana users."
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In baseball there are those players who are called utility players because they are able to play more than one position. They may not be the best player on the team, but they stay on the team because of their versatility. They can be used in a variety of situations, fill in for others who are hurt, keep the team from having to have so many position players.
Are you a utility player? Does management look at you as one who can be put into a variety of situations based on need? If so, you are likely to be kept on the roster, be given lots of opportunity to step in when an important project needs doing, and be valued (read keep your job).
What's it take to be a utility player - extra practice. These guys have to stay out on the field longer because they need practice at several positions, not just one. How can you gain the skills needed to be a utility player - training courses might be one way - they give you the practical experience you need to learn and hone the skills all utility players need.
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(Release: October 10, 2011) - The Future Educators (FEA) Club at Hagerstown Community College recently donated more than 50 ponchos to fifth graders at Winter Street Elementary School.
According to Jeannine Stonestreet, assistant professor, psychology and elementary education, and co-advisor for the FEA Club, she was approached by a staff member at the Winter Street Elementary School and asked to help provide ponchos for the fifth grade class to use during their week-long visit at outdoor school.
"All the children needed ponchos but the families couldn't afford them," said Stonestreet. "I knew at that point that we only had two days to get as many ponchos as we could so I sent out a mass email to our education students. By the end of the following day, we had 55 ponchos. We were so excited!"
"Our club members are very dedicated to helping others and their attentiveness to this need was no exception. I am so proud to be able to work with such caring students," said Mary Beth Chaney, assistant professor, early childhood education and reading and co-advisor for the FEA Club.
The Future Educators Association (FEA) is a professional organization for students interested in education-related careers. The organization provides students with activities and materials that help them explore the teaching profession in a variety of ways and helps students develop the strong leadership traits that are found in high-quality educators. The HCC chapter of FEA currently has 58 student members.


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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ALBANY, Ga. -- Downtown Albany was in the midst of a power outage that started at noon and lasted 45 minutes Tuesday due to a tree limb falling on a primary power line.
The Dougherty County Library, the Law Enforcement Center, the Dougherty County School System Administration Building, the Albany Government Center, the judicial building and The Albany Herald were among the downtown entities that were without power.
According to the Albany Police Department, traffic lights at Washington Street and Oglethorpe Boulevard, Jackson Street and Oglethorpe Boulevard and Broad Avenue and Washington Street were not functioning during the power outage and uniformed officers were directing traffic.
Ashley Moore, assistant director for the Dougherty County Library, said because of the prolonged power loss some of the library's patrons were trapped on the third floor of the building.
"We placed a non-emergency 911 phone call to the police because individuals on our third floor were unable to make it down the stairs without assistance," Moore said. "They could not use the elevators because the power was out."
The Albany Fire Department responded to the library's call for help and arrived at the central branch of the library shortly before the power was restored.
"They (Albany firefighters) got here and were getting ready to begin helping the individuals down the flights of stairs when the power came back on, so the individuals ended up riding the elevator down," Moore said.
No fire alarms were activated and no emergency calls were made by library officials, said Moore.
"We, like everyone else, simply lost power to the building and everything is fine now," she said.
Water Gas & Light Commission General Manager Lemuel Edwards said Tuesday afternoon the utility company was working to determine what exactly caused the outage.
"We are tied up here on the phones and most of the operations are in the field now trying to restore the power as quickly as possible," Edwards said just before the power was restored.
Edwards said the cause of the outage was determined to stem from a burned down primary at the utility company's substation 10, which is off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
"We have had problems with tripped breakers and we are looking into whether the limbs from the storm yesterday may have caused the problem," he said.
Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, WG&L Spokesperson Lori Farkas confirmed the power outage was caused by a tree limb falling on a primary cable.
"The city of Albany were cutting tree limbs and one of them fell and hit a primary cable," she said.
Farkas said 250 customers were without power for 45 minutes Tuesday afternoon.
While Tuesday's power outage was not caused by strong storm winds or lightening, meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NW) said summer presents perfect conditions for frequent power outages.
"During the summer, we have high temperatures and high humidity," NWS meteorologist Don Van Dyke said. "Then, we get a lot of rising air and then thunderstorms are formed, which brings in heavy lightening and strong winds."
The meteorologist said after a brief afternoon shower, temperatures cool and the storms pass.
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Head to the Heights on Saturday, October 26th, for the 2013 Chili Fights in the Heights festival. Come for the chili, stay for the music and beer - because all proceeds benefit the Arkansas Foodbank.
Chili Fights is a family-friendly event put on in conjunction with the Heights Neighborhood Association and Heights Business Association (along with the help of a few fun oriented citizens) with the hope of bringing the community together, showing off this unique area of Little Rock and generating a charitable donation for the Arkansas Foodbank.
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After several years as an operator and superintendent with L. M. Wilson Co., Carl Rasmussen went into business for himself in 1964. C. A. Rasmussen, Inc. opened an office on a dusty road in Lancaster, California. After five years on his own, Carl bought out the company he once worked for and soon his boys Dean, Larry and Charlie joined him in the business.
As the Southern California landscape changed and the housing market boomed, C. A. Rasmussen, Inc. grew with the times moving it's headquarters from Lancaster to Simi Valley, California. The company also expanded into Northern California in 1992 when it acquired Piombo Construction in Santa Rosa. During the 90s, C.A. Rasmussen employees and equipment could be found on jobs stretching from San Diego to northern border of California as well as creating a rail and landfill division.
Dean and Larry Rasmussen retired from the business and Charlie became president and sole owner in 2000. As the 21st century dawned, Charlie decided to downsize the business and bring in his son Adam, as the third generation of Rasmussen men took on the construction business.
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Charlie, like his father, has earned the respect of his employees and customers as an honest and hard-working man.
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Education spending that isn't smart
Not long after President Obama proclaimed in his second inaugural that "an economic recovery has begun," we learned that the U.S. economy actually shrank in the last quarter. Many economists believe this is a temporary setback. This recovery may be the weakest in American history, but the economy isn't cratering either.
Still, you can bet that if the economy continues to contract, Obama will propose the same remedy he always has: more "investments" in education, infrastructure and various industries of the future. It seems that whatever the ailment, Dr. Obama always writes the same prescription.
This is hardly shocking: Building roads and schools is a big reason why God created Democrats in the first place. And identifying the Next Big Thing — and taking credit for it — is something of a vocation for many liberal policymakers.
But are these really the drivers of economic growth?
Higher education in particular is almost universally championed as the key to "winning the future" — a buzz phrase the president borrowed from Newt Gingrich a while back. New York Times economics columnist David Leonhardt calls education the "lifeblood of economic growth."
Often channeling such writers as Thomas Friedman, whose fondness for the Chinese economic model borders on the perverse, Obama routinely elevates education to a national security issue. "There's an educational arms race taking place around the world right now — from China to Germany, to India to South Korea," Obama said in 2010. "Cutting back on education would amount to unilateral disarmament. We can't afford to do that."
Now, obviously, education is important and necessary for a host of reasons (and nobody is calling for "disarmament," whatever that means). But there's little evidence it drives growth.
British scholar Alison Wolf writes in "Does Education Matter?": "The simple one-way relationship … — education spending in, economic growth out — simply does not exist. Moreover, the larger and more complex the education sector, the less obvious any links to productivity."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of "Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder," argues that education pays real benefits at a micro level because it allows families to lock in their economic status. An entrepreneurial father can ensure his kids will do OK by paying for them to become doctors and lawyers. But what is true at the micro level is not always true at the macro level.
Think about it this way: Growing economies spend a lot on education, but that doesn't necessarily mean that spending makes them grow. During the so-called Gilded Age, the U.S. economy roared faster and longer than ever before or since, while the illiteracy rate went down. But the rising literacy didn't cause the growth. Similarly, in the 20th century, in places like China, South Korea and India, the economic boom — and the policies that create it — always come first while the investments in education come later.
There are similar problems with claims that infrastructure spending will pay off. When I was in college, prominent experts and journalists — Lester Thurow, Robert Reich, James Fallows, Kevin Phillips et al. — were insisting Japan would be the next world economic superpower. In the late 1980s, Jacques Attali, the first head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, claimed that "America has become Japan's granary, like Poland was for Flanders in the 17th century." Attali did allow for the possibility that the U.S. West Coast might do OK, but only because it was "in the gravitational pull of Japanese financial power and geographic proximity." Japan is now well into its third "lost decade." Over the years, it has poured money into "stimulative" infrastructure projects that have yet to stimulate and protected industries that have steadily lost their competitive edge. Economic growth has averaged less than 1 percent since 2000, while government debt is now more than twice its GDP. If a highly educated workforce, support for allegedly cutting-edge industries and lavish spending on infrastructure was the recipe for economic growth (and if debt didn't matter), Japan would be doing great.
Obama surely wants to see some real economic growth. Perhaps the problem is that he thinks investing in a much bigger cart to put before the horse will get him where he wants to go.
(Jonah Goldberg is the author of the new book "The Tyranny of Clichés." You can write to him in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at: [email protected], or via Twitter @JonahNRO.)
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In the early 1990s, Roadrunner (like much of the metal scene) flirted with industrial and other electronics-tinged sounds. Fear Factory blended the synths and mechanistic rhythms of Ministry with death metal guitars, even as non-Roadrunner acts like Godflesh and Pitch Shifter headed down similar paths. One of the most fascinating Roadrunner acts of the time was the ultra-heavy duo Skin Chamber, whose debut album, Wound, was released in 1991, and who followed that up with Trial, originally released in May 1993.
Skin Chamber was a side project of Paul Lemos and Chris Moriarty of the legendary - and still active - industrial/noise act Controlled Bleeding (who also released an album, Penetration, on Roadrunner). In the video above, Lemos discusses how the project came to be and how they got signed to Roadrunner.
On the band's debut, they created a huge, primitive roar, mixing metallic guitars with clanging metal percussion, bursts of raw noise (especially on the album's closing track, "Swallowing Scrap Metal Pt. 2") and lyrics delivered mostly in an anguished shriek. It wasn't fun music by any means; even listeners who enjoyed albums like Godflesh's Streetcleaner or Fear Factory's Soul of a New Machine might find this music hard to take. Skin Chamber was closest in spirit to the early work of Swans, matching the pounding brutality of albums like Cop and Greed.
Trial was a very slightly less assaultive release, operating in a more overtly Godflesh-esque vein. Songs like "On a Drunk" and the title track were agonizingly slow, bludgeoning efforts, but "Bleached Bones" was faster, more reminiscent of noise-rock acts like Cows or Tar. Savage as it was, the music was more carefully produced than Wound, though, with the duo spending more time and money in the studio and experimenting with percussion and unorthodox recording techniques. Lemos and Moriarty (who died in 2008) weren't at all interested in making music people could dance to; this was loud, abrasive, ugly stuff, and even today it stands up as almost anti-listener art, more about punishment than pleasure.
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Herd nearly let win slip away
HUNTINGTON -- Too many easy baskets, too many layups by UNC Wilmington nearly spoiled Marshall's night.
The visiting Seahawks (3-4) out of the Colonial Athletic Association made 14 of their 24 shots in the second half Saturday and were poised to take the lead against the Marshall Thundering Herd with time ticking down in their Cam Henderson Center men's basketball matchup.
UNCW guard Craig Ponder, who had 26 points, turned into the lane on his way to get two more.
Marshall guard Dre Kane reached from behind Ponder to tip the basketball away to Herd forward Dennis Tinnon, who threw it to teammate D.D. Scarver.
Chris Dixon of the Seahawks fouled Scarver, who made two free throws with one second left, and Marshall had a 61-58 victory.
"Just playing defense," Kane explained about forcing the turnover.
Marshall made another defensive stop just before that.
Kane's pass was intercepted by Tanner Milson with one minute remaining. UNCW ran some time off the clock and Marshall had some fouls to use because the Seahawks weren't in the bonus. Scarver fouled twice, forcing UNCW to put the ball in play again from near mid-court with 27 seconds to go.
Jamir Hanner broke up the inbounds play and Kane got the basketball. Kane missed a layup and was fouled in a scramble for the rebound.
Kane sank a pair of foul shots with 21 seconds left that gave the Herd a 59-58 lead.
"Hanner comes in on that side out," Marshall coach Tom Herrion said. "We're in a foul situation because they're not in the bonus and the shot clock is off. We go with our pressure game against them on the side out and Hanner's in there with the deflection to the steal. We miss the layup and we get fouled to go to the line to go up one.
"You've got to find ways. I thought we did."
It was that kind of a night for Marshall (5-3), which didn't make all the plays, but made enough to win its third consecutive game.
Kane had 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals. Forward Elijah Pittman, who said Kane was a "locksmith" on the late stop of Ponder, added 13 points and grabbed five rebounds. Scarver contributed 12 points while center Nigel Spikes recorded a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double.
Marshall quickly turns its focus to the annual Capital Classic game, a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday clash with the West Virginia Mountaineers (2-3) in the Charleston Civic Center.
"We came out with the victory and we move on," Kane said. "We get ready for WVU on Wednesday."
Ponder, a redshirt freshman guard from Bluefield, W.Va., had a career game playing before a large contingent of family and friends. Ponder was good on 11 of 16 shots, including 3-for-4 on 3-point attempts. Coming in, he was averaging 3.8 points and was 1-for-7 on 3-pointers.
Marshall was more geared toward stopping UNCW forwards Keith Rendleman and Cedrick Williams with 16.3 and 6.7 scoring averages, respectively. Rendleman scored nine and Williams had four.
The Herd was able to get some playing time for forward Rob Goff, who sustained a head injury in a Nov. 20 practice, and redshirt freshman guard DeVince Boykins who has recovered from a knee injury. Boykins made his first college game appearance.
Goff played for 12 minutes and Boykins played two minutes.
"It's great for them to get their feet wet, especially for Boykins," Herrion said. "He hasn't played in almost two years now, since high school. I think he was more surprised that I called his number in the second half, but I wanted to get him in the game. You've got to shake the rust off.
"And Goff, same kind of thing. He was so eager. It was just good to get him back. Now we have more bodies available to us."
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