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Renowned Peacemaker Speaks at Graduation Ceremony
More than 4,500 graduating students, parents and guests attended Susquehanna University's 153rd Commencement ceremony on May 15, when 469 students were awarded degrees. Commencement speaker Harold H. Saunders, director of international affairs at the Kettering Foundation, founder and president of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue (IISD), and former U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, addressed the graduates and their guests.
Saunders is the architect of Sustained Dialogue, "a public peace process" designed to change relationships among those involved in deep-rooted conflicts. He has employed the process with thought leaders and citizens of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Tajikistan and Iraq, among others. IISD is also the institutional base for the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network now operating on some 16 high school and college campuses, including Susquehanna's.
Saunders challenged simplistic assumptions about the nature of conversation. "Dialogue is not about talking," he said. "It's first about listening. Dialogue is one person listening deeply and carefully enough to another to be changed by what she or he hears. That openness of one person to another makes dialogue the essence of genuine relationship. Relationship is at the heart of a peaceful and productive society."
Contributing writers to the People & Places section are Charlotte Lotz '12, Megan McDermott '14, Betsy K. Robertson and Karen M. Jones, assistant director of media relations.


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Wesley Willis's Joy Rides won the Gold Hugo for the Chicago Award at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2008, and has since been shown at Noise Pop Film Festival, Hot Docs, SXSW, and The Starz Denver Film Festival.
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Brave New Classrooms
I am on to my second book, "Brace New Classrooms: Democratic Education and the Internet" edited by Joe Lockhard and Mark Pegrum.
It is like clearing the cobweb in my mind. Having developed my teaching and education career along with the world wide web, and the ideals of a knowledge worker, and knowledge creator, it is really refreshing to sit back and reflect on the technological advancement that has taken over the landscape of education and communications in the last 25-30 years. Caught in the spirit of the times, I have tried and experimented as much as I could with the new ideas and tools, to help enhance teaching, and creation of resources. At most times, I did not have names or ideologies attached to much of my practices, except that I wanted to be a reflective practitioner, always stopping to think and improve, and develop better ways of doing things. And so now it is time to read the research conducted: those that have reviewed and tested the efficacy and effectiveness of the practices that have evolved from the digital age.
And the "Brave New Classrooms" is a great place to start as it looks critically at these developments, at the same time providing names and descriptions to things that have been propagated by various schools of thought. I have yet to finish reading the book but the chapter reviewing Socrates and Plato, in the elearning context is revealing. I have often wondered about the Socratic Method of questioning, which on the one hand seemed so progressive, but in reality it is set in the authoritarian mode, where ultimately, all questions lead back to what the teacher hold to be true and right. And Plato's dialogues, although seems to encourage the multiply layers of questioning, at the background, propagates that education is only for the elite. These two ideas are contradictory to what the utopian view of widening access to all, and also the constructivist pedagogy of meaning making through the dialogue and participation. (Socrates and Plato Meet Neoliberalism in the Virtual Agora: Online Dialog and the Development of Oppositional Pedagogies, M Pegrum). Pegrum reminds me of the value of having a full understanding of concepts and ideas, as opposed to fragmented knowledge, which many of us could so easily be contented with. Even in the elearning arena, name dropping is prevalent.
There is more to read, but I will stop here now. Ponder, investigate and question more and I will be back with more reports from other chapters of the book.
Challenging eLearning in the University
I have been reading the book entitled 'Challenging E-Learning in the University' by Goodfellow and Lea (2007). Goodfellow and Lea, with background in linguistics, bring interesting perspectives and raise pertinent questions about what constitutes learning in University. They focus on the academic literacies required with the introduction of technology driven learning management frameworks which have taken over the landscape of University Education in the last few years. They highlight the tension that exists between the systems and the ideology of student empowerment that is created. And more importantly, they discuss the transformation of traditional roles of lecturers and universities to one that facilitates learning and knowledge. Although universities in the name of eLearning have embraced technologies into the delivery, assessment and management, there is little clarity on what constitutes knowledge. As linguists, they also bring into focus the text-centred modality, that still governs meaning making at this level. There are so many issues to be raised as to what we will accept as authority and also the divide that exist in this era. Despite the intention of policy makers to make sure that the digital divide gets smaller, Goodfellow and Lea remind us that eLearning is still very much dependent on written word. How does this impact literacy teaching in our classrooms today?
eLearning and Snow
"Which era in history would you like to be born?" I asked my tutee. After much thought, he said during the Stone Age! While he is constructing his arguments, I ponder about our era. This time, the dreaded arctic wind in the UK; some schools have been closed for a whole week now. Many school hours have disappeared, never to be recovered.
At the same time, the discussion in the news today is about provision of high speed broadband to the UK and it was reported that nine million people in the UK do not yet have access to the internet. Places such as Korea and Singapore have better connections than the UK.
Let us consider a future where schools are not solely dependent on physical classroom attendance. Think about some forward thinking education establishments in the Far East which have already been trialling this for years. And let us ask some questions whether teachers in the UK have begun piloting schemes of elearning as a way to complement teaching in the classroom effectively.
In 1996 when I was teaching History, I had my own website where schemes of work, lessons and tasks were made available online. My students used the site as a primary tool for reference. And I would like to think that if I was teaching in schools in the UK today, my students would be doing the same. In fact, they would be interacting with the content matter online with their schoolmates. My presence in the classroom will draw from discussion students have online, and I will introduce new concepts which will then to be followed up by online discussions. Perhaps then the closure of school for a week or two will not be much of a loss to curriculum time, as the relationship I have with my students and classes will be primarily be driven by the virtual presence.
Wishful thinking?
Perhaps we are still very much trapped in the Stone Age era though the level of sophistication of tools and equipment surpasses any in the times lived by our forefathers.
Our world, connectivity and perspectives
I hover restlessly on the BBC website with the half hourly updates of the rescue of the miners in Chile. "I hope there are no accidents in between," I think to myself. It seems the whole world is watching. Rightly as they say, we wonder how we would have managed in the same position. However I also think about the people in Pakistan and the Quechan natives of Peru and the people suffering under racist governments policies and societies in even the most civilised countries.
I ask myself these questions: Is it because there is no shared religion or culture involved that some issues are not as highlighted as much by the media? Shouldn't BBC also focus on the plight of the indigenous people around the world especially where explorers and traders from the past have rattled ? Shouldn't we also be educated about our responsibility towards those who been marginalised as a result of globalisation? Or is it just simply in our times of financial crisis, the story of hope is more welcoming?
The tune and lyrics of 'the Colour of the Wind' comes to me:
'You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew'
If enough people stop to think about how we regard people who are different from us, the world will be a richer and safer place, perhaps?
And what can our networked technology, and elearning tools do that education cannot do in the past? Should we not be connecting these linkages about people, appreciating the cultures of the world beyond the comfort of our homes? All the pedagogies and androgogies perpetuated by academics and theorists, about building a community of learners, how many of these have looked at cross-cultural sharing of perspectives, attitudes and values I wonder?
I guess in many ways, BBC has done that through the live broadcasting of San Jose. But it can go further and focus also on issues from other groups of people who need the platform for their plights perhaps?
eLearning: Inclusive or exclusive?
I have been reading articles on using Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom and higher learning institutions lately, at the same time researching project management materials. I now have a lot of names and terminologies to use on certain practices and methodologies!
It seems a long time ago, trades were protected by guilds; years later things have not changed. To practise a trade, you need certifications and accreditation examinations to be inside the circle! We sometimes call this maintaining industry standards but it is also a way to exclude those who do not have the means to take those paths of recognized success. There is a lot to ponder about the world we inhabit.
So how is this related to Web 2.0 for teachers on the ground? Consider teachers in countries or schools that do not have access to computers in their classrooms: How are children and young people growing up in the latter environment catch up or compete with those in the more well off position? What are the realities of overstretched, under resourced teachers and under qualified teachers? In most cases, teachers prime concern is maintaining a sense of order in the classrooms, and getting through the year completing the syllabus.
In 2002-3, I produced a huge resource called Refuge Teacher's Resource Pack, which allowed a selection of materials and activities for a classroom. This included films, a website and print materials. While some teachers found the resource extremely useful, I also had feedback from teachers who wanted something much simpler. A 50-minute lesson, all mapped out! I did a lot of thinking then, I thought perhaps my vision and approach had failed, or I was moving too fast in changing the methodology of learning in the classroom, where constructivist and problem solving approaches were still very new for many. However, not surprisingly schools are still purchasing the resource seven years on.
So it looks like classroom practices have moved along, but as a resource designer, I needed to be more acutely aware of what majority teachers will do, rather than the minority. Perhaps it is a lesson for instructional designers today for elearning: the need to think of teacher training needs, and the necessity to work with teachers and students who are ultimately the end users of a system or a product. We need to ask pertinent questions: Are we keeping teachers out of eLearning developments? Are we going to have to establish industry standards too that will then exclude many teachers from the eLearning trade?
Observations of user behaviour on eLearning sites
My reading in the last few days confirms a couple of things that I saw while going through an elearning course. While participants are keen to post what they think, sometimes there is a tendency to digress to something they are more comfortable with. So instead of commenting on the thread, it takes on a whole new life, and most of the time has little to do with the original post.
There are also differences in the way men and women respond to a discussion thread. However it is difficult to draw conclusions at this stage as elearning is rather new, and for us to depart from the traditional face-to-face interaction to an eLearning environment will take time.
There are a few studies looking at the quality of interaction and learning via eLearning and it seems clear that the pedagogy has to be different. This begs the question of training for teachers, students and elearning designers.
It will be interesting to see how the studies on eLearning would apply to younger learners. So far, most research on eLearning is very much focused on learning in Universities or Professional Courses.
Thoughts about water
I have forgotten how privileged we are living in Britain until I went to India recently. The very basic necessity of life – having clean water – was not something that was immediately available. Even bottled water can be suspect. We tried to dissolve cleaning tablets into it before boiling to drink, but it still gave us a very upset stomach for weeks.
I cast my mind back thirty years ago when there were frequent water rations in Malaysia due to burst pipes or droughts: We queued up with buckets hoping to get enough potable water for the family. Sometimes we even collected rain for washing. You can say we were frugal with what we had.
The clear substance that comes through the taps in the UK is clean. Even so when I was at the shop the other day my eyes were drawn immediately to water filters. I got myself a Brita Filter and now we have even tastier H2O without the chlorine, led or copper poisoning. Having just experienced India, my senses were heightened to anything that signified pure drinkable liquid!
Critically, my visit to this most populous democracy in the world has made me respect the basic right that we have. The sites and scenes of the countryside driving from Gurgaon to Agra come back to me often. Many who roamed the streets did not have access to the most basic facilities: some lived in tents, others in small tiny huts. I am not forgetting the more developed sites especially what I saw of Gurgaon where you could mistake its skyline for any big metropolis but that is something else.
There is much to learn from seeing different places and meeting people from varied backgrounds. It is these types of observations, reflections and ruminations that I hope we can encourage young children to appreciate through Writing Basics. Whilst they may not yet be able to travel across continents, they can share their own stories and experiences with one another.
User friendly and effective web design
If you have a business and you would like some web presence, it is not enough to knock a site together and get it published. There are a few questions to consider:
a) Are the colours I am using on the site soothing to the eye?
b) Are my font-size, font-type and font-style consistent throughout?
c) Am I using simple enough language?
d) Have I got someone else to check my content?
e) Is my website achieving the right results for me?
These are little things but it makes a lot of difference if we pay attention to details. Should you like eLearning Tutor to work with you on your website, please do not hesitate to contact me.


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1) It is indeed likely that a Hillary Clinton White House would be more punctual, precise and process-oriented than her husband's.
2) In the White House, Mrs. Clinton often sat silently for long stretches during strategy sessions that could spiral into long-winded free-for-alls. She would grind her elbows into the table, then let fly.
"If she felt a discussion was being organized in a haphazard way, she would not hesitate to challenge the process and say, 'What are we doing here?'" Mr. Panetta said.
3) When Mrs. Clinton was first lady, her ill-fated effort to overhaul the nation's health care system was clearly a political defeat, but it also involved management missteps for which she drew wide criticism. "There was a level of perfectionism there," said John B. Breaux, a former senator from Louisiana. Determined to create a comprehensive "process," Mrs. Clinton allowed the project to become unwieldy -- convening a "task force" that included 412 government employees, 82 "special" or temporary staff members and 17 consultants who helped produce a 1,342-page document.
Mrs. Clinton concedes she made numerous mistakes in the effort. "I'm very interested in how you reach and implement decisions in a very efficient way," she said. "Certainly, there was a lot of pressure on us to do things that, now in retrospect, I don't think were in the best interests of the overall plan."
4) The people who thrive within Mrs. Clinton's "process" are those who best provide the currency of choices. "She wants to know, 'O.K., what are my options here?'" Ms. Solis Doyle said. "She wants a Plan A, a Plan B and a Plan C. She wants recommendations. Then she'll make a decision."
I have a sneaking suspicion that if Senator Clinton becomes our next president, the word "process" is going to become a new catchword in the American lexicon - much as "organic" became so popular in the last decade, when big corporations realized its moniker would sell billions of dollars more in products, and so was no longer a lonely, marginalized concept, the use of which was confined mostly to longtime progressive farmers and their customers. As the concept of process becomes more popular, I fret that it will become diluted of its value - that it will come to stand for so much, it in fact will connote very little.
Because the time may loom when the concept of process may come to mean so many things that it means next to nothing, the time may be nigh to explore not only what we are explicitly referring to when we are talking about process, and particularly as it relates to deliberative discourse and decision-making - but to explore types and degrees of process, the values that must undergird process inquiry if it is to be of worth, the ends and ethos, method and means with which it should be imbued.
In reading the Times article ballyhooing Hillary Clinton's managerial style, I kept asking myself, what in the world does the reporter mean by "process-oriented"? Just because Senator Clinton and her staff describe it as such, does that make it such? I was further befuddled by what he meant when he said that during her failed attempt as first lady to pass sweeping health care reform, her principal shortcoming in doing so was her insistence on creating, come what may, "a comprehensive 'process.'" I fail to see what was comprehensive about it. I remember that it was chaotic, that it was largely put together behind closed doors, that it did include a lot of federal bureaucrats and consulting groups (who made a lot of money in putting it together), but I don't recall that it ever comprised many, if any, everyday people. To be sure, it may have claimed to be the result of the nightmarish experiences of ordinary people who could no longer afford healthcare, but the "experts" who planned and plotted it did not seem to encompass them as equals in the decision-making "process" - and if this is so, I wonder whether a Clinton presidency will be much different from preceding ones.
In announcing her candidacy, Clinton said that in an ideal world she would like to enter the living rooms of each American family and pick their brains before making any decision. But it would appear that she covets the role of being the ultimate "decider" (as our current president coined it) as much as any of her predecessors. It doesn't appear that she wants us to come out of our respective living rooms and take part as equals in deciding policies that affect us all. Rather, as sympathetic as I might be with her politically in some respects, all evidence so far would seem to indicate that she would leave the decision-making institutions and apparatus within the government intact, and yearns to attain the highest office in the land in order to decide for us what is best for us. The mere fact that she engages in a process that at least provides her with some variety of options may make her (or most other contenders, for that matter) a welcome relief over her predecessor. Yet I can't help but feel we are still selling short ourselves and our capacities to steer and be equal contributors to the process.
The Times article notes that those who best thrive in Clinton's particular decision-making process are those who provide her with a "currency of choices" - and "then she'll make a decision." What if - and I know this is pie in the sky right now - there were no sole decider? What if, the more critical the decision and the more citizens it potentially impacted, it was incumbent that the process include a vast array of citizens of diverse experiential, educational, and socioeconomic and political backgrounds?
Even if one considered this possibility, one might well say I'm putting the cart before the horse. One might ask: What in the world do we mean by process? What is its function? What should be its overriding ethos? What should be its ideals and ends? Should it have fixed ideals and ends, a fixed method of deliberation, or should it be evolutionary in bent, changing continually over time? What constitutes "sound process" in any sphere of discourse - social, spiritual, professional, political, aesthetic, what have you? Are there "universals" to process that transcend any particular human sphere, or does sound process change from context to context, situation to situation, culture to culture, sphere to sphere? Is all process-oriented dialogue good, redemptive? Or can there be bad or not-so-good types? If so, how so?
What IS process?
Here's a Merriam-Webster definition: 1 a: progress, advance b: something going on : proceeding (1): a) natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result
One process, or set of overlapping processes, we need invest much energy and passion in now, in my view, is one that rescues our attenuated democracy. To do this, the process must ever widen the circle of inclusivity when it comes to the public citizenry, problem solving, and decision making. It is one that should not just lead to a concrete end in any specific context, but should be a dynamic entity whose overall end should be to engage all Americans, to bring them together to discourse and experiment in ways in which we can evolve our ideals over time, even revolutionize our functional notions of what democracy might be. Process may well be a natural, organic phenomenom, but this is not to say it will ipso facto grow in healthy ways; indeed, depending on the process used, it may lead to a further withering on the vine of our beloved democracy.
In coming years, those of us involved in bringing about more participation in the public sphere need give great thought to the processes we hope to cultivate as ingrained habits among citizens and mainstays of the democratic fabric. Moreover, it behooves us to consider that, contrary to dictionary definitions, process -- in the context of deliberative discourse for the ends of evolving a creative participatory democracy -- may not, in some contexts, lead to gradual changes, but, as with the processes inherent in physical evolution, may at times lead to sudden and dramatic changes, and we need to be expectant of and open to that exhilarating (and, perhaps at times, alarming) possibility and prospect.
Most of all, dictionary definitions typically are devoid of making mention of the fact that our concepts are human inventions laden with values, with philosophies, with functions - and depending on the values and philosophies we bring to the table when engaged in process, we may well wind up evolving our society (and the concept of process itself) or devolving it. At least, it's something to think about - just as we may want to incorporate types of process that do not always lead to particular results, but that lend themselves to leading us continually to the surprise of the novel and unfamiliar, to what Emerson called "newness," to new discoveries about ourselves, our capacities, and those of the universe itself. Dewey for one believed that all processes, not just physical ones, were natural and organic, and that only if we grasp how wedded our political processes are to the larger physical sphere could we then be inspired to harness it in ways that made the universe itself more emancipative.


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Kobe Bryant hits game winner at the Drew League
Kobe Bryant took some time out of his summer schedule to drop by the Drew League and play against fellow NBA'ers James Harden and DeMar DeRozen. Harden probably wished KB24 stayed home as heRead More »
Javale McGee and I got next
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Asian kid dunks on LeBron James
Not the greatest camera work, but just watching a fellow Asian pick and dunk on LeBron James brought a tear to my eye. Then after a LBJ turnover, "The Great Chinese Hope" comes backRead More »
X Games: Women's Moto X Enduro Lowlights
I wonder if they might cut the Women's Moto X Enduro event at next years X Games. This many crashes can not be safe for the sport. It is really funny though. They needRead More »
John Wall just tearing up the Melo League
Every summer NBA stars ply their trade in various summer leagues, but this offseason it seems like that number has gone up. Whether it be Kevin Durant, Tyreke Evans, or LeBron James, these athletesRead More »
Kevin Durant going HAM on the Drew League
While most NBA players are spending their off season vacationing somewhere exotic, players like Tyreke Evans, James Harden, and Kevin Durant work on their trade in various summer leagues across the country. Check outRead More »
Kyle Singler enters the trick shot game
What better way for Kyle Singler to prepare for the NBA Draft than create a trick shot video around the Duke campus. Just show the scouts that you can get buckets in any situation.Read More »
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Tony DeFrancesco is set to rejoin the Class AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks as their manager on Tuesday after missing the start of the season to undergo treatments for cancer. The treatments, which lasted for approximately six weeks at MD Anderson Center in Houston, were successful, the Astros said Sunday.
"I'm feeling great," DeFrancesco said in a team press release Sunday. "The treatments went well and the doctors are optimistic for a full recovery. I'm ready to go and very anxious to get back in the dugout. That's where I want to be. I'm looking forward to seeing the players and staff."
Once DeFrancesco gets settled in completely, interim Oklahoma City manager Tom Lawless is slated to return to his development specialist assignment, which entails roving throughout the farm system.
Astros big-league manager Bo Porter said he texted with DeFrancesco and DeFrancesco's wife.
"I think it's tough," Porter said of the difficulty of being away from the game for an extended time. "For us baseball lifers, you know, if you have to be away, it is — it's painful. I talked to Bobby Cox when he got ready to retire, and first thing he said, he said I'm just going to miss being around the guys."
DeFrancesco, 50, has managed the RedHawks since 2011. The 2014 season is his 20th as a professional manager. He served as the Astros' interim major league manager for the final 41 games of 2012.


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Many of the craft items – or makeables – have been designed by Tinkatolli players using actual junk – there's a weekly competition to add more. Some games & features require a premium sign up but there is plenty of free content too. With appropriately moderated chat & all the safety precautions you'd expect from a team who are parents themselves, this looks like a great introduction for any new citizens of the world wide web.


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One of the biggest problems with Sex and the City 2 was that it sucked. It contained a single good Lawrence of my labia joke, went on for more than two hours (146 minutes, to be more precise), and invented unnecessary drama so its characters could rehash old plot points that were handled during the series. Nobody was really clamoring for another sequel after SATC2, but the Twitter account @SATC3quel might at least convince some people that a more self-aware, self-effacing Sex and the City movie (with robots) could be fun.
Salon writer Daniel D'Addario has offered us a glimpse into what a third SATC might look like with some really spot-on Carrie voice over writing. From these tweets, writing a screenplay will just be a matter of finding a bizarre situation to put all the main characters in. Let's say...road trip to Vegas that detours to Albuquerque, where Charlotte accidentally kills a man and the gang has to dump his body in the desert. Vision, coyote dance — roll credits.
[CARRIE V.O.]: As the President opened talks with Iran, *I* ran into my own rogue state. [Carrie opens apartment door] BIG: Hello, stranger.— Sex and the City 3 (@SATC3quel) September 27, 2013
MIRANDA: Stanford's Barilla boycott is really taking off! CARRIE: A "penne" for *my* thoughts—I'm farfalle-ing in love again! MIRANDA: No— Sex and the City 3 (@SATC3quel) September 27, 2013
[CARRIE V.O.]: Big and I had been like an e-cigarette — only vapor and plastic. [puffs pensively] And, just maybe, I wanted a real flame.— Sex and the City 3 (@SATC3quel) September 27, 2013
[CARRIE V.O.]: And, if a girl is very lucky, there are three commenters she can *always* rely on for praise. [closes computer; sees friends]— Sex and the City 3 (@SATC3quel) September 26, 2013
CARRIE: I can't believe Samantha was a robot this whole time. SAMANTHA: Oh, honey! More like a blow-bot! — Oh h — h — [bursts into flame]— Sex and the City 3 (@SATC3quel) September 24, 2013
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DEKALB, Ill. - The New Mexico State volleyball team opened the 2012 season with a big 3-1 (28-30, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24) win over Wichita State in the Northern Illinois Tournament, Friday, Aug. 24, on Victor E. Court, in DeKalb, Ill.
After dropping the first set to the Shockers, who received votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Coaches Poll, NM State fought back and won set two in dominant fashion. The Aggies then played exceptional offense out of the intermission to win set three and showed poise in set four closing out the match with a come-from-behind 26-24 win.
"They are definitely a top 25 caliber team and you have to give them credit because it was a battle the entire match," head coach Mike Jordan said. "It is always good to start the season with a win and this one is big."
Sophomore outside hitter Meredith Hays led the offensive charge with a match-high 20 kills and was very efficient posting a .357 hitting percentage. Junior transfer, middle hitter Preslie Alexander and junior middle hitter Desiree Scott each posted double-digit kill figures with 11 and 10 respectively. Scott played very well marking her 10 kills on 15 swings with just one error, finishing with a .600 hitting percentage.
NM State ran a 6-2 offense against the Shockers with junior Ciara Brown and freshman Taylor Livoti sharing the setting duties. Brown marked 26 assists and Livoti finished the afternoon with 20. Livoti, however, was the only Aggie with a double-double as she added 10 digs. The entire team chipped in defensively as it came up with 53 digs while seven different players tallied at least five digs.
The Aggies and Wichita State battled in set one with the Shockers taking advantage of a late service error before winning 30-28. NM State dominated set two by out hitting WSU .323 to .050. The Aggies also posted four blocks and 17 digs compared to the one block and 10 digs marked by their opponent.
NM State was even more efficient in set three hitting .545 as a team with only one attack error to win 25-20. The Aggies were down 19-13 in the final set before going on a 7-1 scoring rally to tie the set at 20-all. NM State used three consecutive kills to close out the match with a 26-24 victory.
The Aggies play two matches on Saturday, August 25 taking on North Dakota State at 11 a.m. (MT) and Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. Both matches will air over the radio waves on KSNM AM 570 with Kyle Doperalski giving the play-by-play action.


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Subch. H. LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN
In this subchapter:
(2) "Chemically dependent person" means a person who frequently or repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in alcohol or uses controlled substances or dangerous drugs so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated or use those substances as often as the opportunity is presented.
(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(7), a person is incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person:
(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition that causes or is likely to cause substantial impairment in judgment, mood, perception, impulse control, or intellectual ability;
(2) suffers from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subdivision (1) that:
(A) is in remission but is reasonably likely to redevelop at a future time; or
(B) requires continuous medical treatment to avoid redevelopment;
(3) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician or declared by a court to be incompetent to manage the person's own affairs; or
(4) has entered in a criminal proceeding a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
(e) The following constitutes evidence that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d)(1):
(1) involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding five-year period;
(2) psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding two-year period;
(3) inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the preceding five-year period;
(4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar substance; or
(5) diagnosis at any time by a licensed physician that the person suffers or has suffered from a psychiatric disorder or condition consisting of or relating to:
(A) schizophrenia or delusional disorder;
(B) bipolar disorder;
(C) chronic dementia, whether caused by illness, brain defect, or brain injury;
(D) dissociative identity disorder;
(E) intermittent explosive disorder; or
(F) antisocial personality disorder.
(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person who has previously been diagnosed as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d) or listed in Subsection (e) is not because of that disorder or condition incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person provides the department with a certificate from a licensed physician whose primary practice is in the field of psychiatry stating that the psychiatric disorder or condition is in remission and is not reasonably likely to develop at a future time.
Beckster wrote:Well, took my class back in March, did all the paperwork and included a letter from my family doctor, who I have been to for the past 9 years and who knows my past history. Yesterday, I received a letter that my file will go to the Medical Advisory Board. Can anyone tell me more about this process?
Beckster wrote:Letter from the Texas Department of Health Services, with forms for my doctor to fill out. I had submitted a letter from him with my application but I guess they still require the proper paperwork. It is fast becoming the principle of the matter...I WILL do what they require, just to show I can overcome this incident in my past and get this license...
Beckster wrote:Letter from doctor mailed Monday, June 10. Willing myself to not check status for a few days. Right now I am at 84 days since I mailed in the application packet.
TexasCajun wrote:Congrats! Now all you've got to do is take your Wally-Walk or Target-Trot or TraderJoes-Jam or whatever right of passage first outing you prefer.
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Published: Apr 17, 2006
Tampa Bay Devil Rays' owner Vincent Naimoli created the Naimoli Institute for Business Strategy in 1999 to help ensure that UT students and the business community would enjoy a mutual exchange of their best business ideas.
Management and entrepreneurship instructor Alan Weimer was the first director of the Naimoli Institute, a position to which he acceded naturally as head of the fledgling Strategic Analysis Program, created the previous year at the urging of Alfred N. Page, then dean of the College of Business. Strategy being the obvious common denominator, the Naimoli Institute then subsumed the Strategic Analysis Program.
The root of SAP dates back further still. It was in place—if only in rudimentary form—since about 1993. Naimoli's presence helped to subsidize the program and give it an identity. With a fresh insurgence of stability and name recognition, the program grew exponentially.
"There were courses, but there was no program to speak of," Weimer said of the Strategic Analysis Program's infancy in the early 1990s. "Teachers found their own clients, very often, and if they couldn't find them, they'd tell the students to go find them."
Weimer credits Page with asking him in 1998 to create a program of strategic analysis, something that would turn the principles of the course into an organized hands-on experience for students.
It was a simple and fairly small operation in its first year. Weimer taught the undergraduate sections and recruited the businesses. Dr. Corrine Young, a marketing professor who left the University in 2002, taught the graduate sections.
The analyses students did for companies then were free, and the program needed money, so Weimer put together fundraisers to pad the program's coffers, he said, and the program's growth rate went from walk to trot. In 1999, when the program was absorbed by the Naimoli Institute, it went to full gallop.
The program's services are no longer free, but for a small fraction of the cost of an analysis by a professional consulting firm—$100 or $300 (for an undergraduate or graduate analysis, respectively) vs. up to $20,000—a business gets a detailed, in-depth report on every aspect of its operation. For students, it means the empowering learning experience of reality and a look inside a business operation from top to bottom.
A Rapid Metamorphosis
The program's own estimates put the number of student participants at more than 1,500 and participating businesses in excess of 300 since 1999.
Dr. George "Jody" Tompson took over the directorship from Weimer in 2002.
"I think everyone puts his or her own spin on it. Probably the biggest change has been the growth of it," Tompson said.
The program has metamorphosed rapidly from a struggle to find enough students to make one group, to a scramble to come up with enough businesses to occupy all the groups. Even amid a continual frenzy of recruiting new businesses for the program, some larger operations are being asked to accept two groups of student analysts.
"We've got team sizes that are always four or five students," Tompson said. "As enrollments at the college are growing, we need more and more companies to fill out the demand for the students. We've got 37 companies this semester, and I'm even doubling up some companies."
Those 37 companies are employing more than 40 teams, or some 200 UT student analysts, to tell them what they're doing right and what needs improvement.
The demand for participating organizations has broadened the definition of "company," and the list for this academic year includes numerous nonprofit organizations, among them three local YMCAs, the Child Abuse Council, the Florida Holocaust Museum, and Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
In fact, restaurants and cafes, furniture stores and realty offices, childcare centers, ministries, even consulting firms themselves are rounding out a list that is quickly casting the key word "company" to obsolescence.
The demand also makes Tompson's job more daunting almost by the day.
"I go to all the chamber meetings I can, and Rotary clubs, and anywhere there's a group of business owners, I try to go there and say, 'This is what we do.'"
"It's gotten great feedback. It's good for the students; it's good for the companies."
The Naimoli Institute is about more than just the SAP—but not much more.
"It's probably about 95% of what happens. Usually once a year, we'll do some kind of professional development seminar or a mini-conference. Usually it's an outside speaker or a panel of speakers who get together and talk about some topic that is under the domain of strategy."
In-Depth Means In-Depth
Organizations sign agreements acknowledging the scope of examination they're about to undergo, and the macro-focus and micro-focus have no limits. In return, they get a non-disclosure contract guarantying the confidentiality of everything the group sees, hears or otherwise discovers. They also establish a single contact within the group, so that communications are minimized and non-repetitive.
"It's designed to be comprehensive and also what we call cross-functional," Tompson said. "Each team is supposed to be a mixture of all majors, so that they do address everything. The recommendations that come out might be human resource-related, they might be finance-related, they might be information systems-related. So, we ask the students really to try to look broadly, and come up with ideas and analyses that could fall under anything."
The upshot of that is that only individual personnel files are off-limits, and even financial records are fair game for in-depth examination, a reality that participating organizations agree to accept, although there is occasional balking once the process begins in earnest.
One business this semester was nixed from the program, Tompson said, when it refused to give students access to its financial records. Tompson reminded the firm's management about the agreement it had signed before the process began, and about how management had been thoroughly briefed as to the scope of the coming examination.
When the request for financial documents again was refused, Tompson shifted into another gear he rarely has to use—overdrive to find a replacement for the group, with a semester clock already running. The reluctant company was merely told it would not get its analysis—and would not be considered for a future one, either.
Turning the Scope Around
"Almost every semester, I hear about at least job interviews that students get, and sometimes even a job offer," Tompson said.
Tompson likes to tell prospective business participants that an additional benefit comes with employing student examiners: Most of these students soon will be career seekers, which implies an invitation to management to turn the scope around and examine the examiners.
"I'll say, 'If you're considering growing anytime in the future, or hiring, this is a great way to do an almost-15-week job interview with a group of students. There are no strings attached, no expectations, but you get to see how they work,'" Tompson tells them. "'If you're interested, you can set up full interviews after that, but at least, you can have a good hard look at them.'"
"I think that makes sense to a lot of executives. 'I'll be able to tell how much I like these guys if I spend some time with them.'"
In spite of the program's obvious appeal, Tompson said, he has a harder time finding takers that he anticipated.
"I still hear more people say, 'No, I don't want to do it,' than I would expect. So, I think it's a little bit intimidating to some business owners to have students, especially if they're undergrads, snooping around in the business."
But the takers, Tompson said, have been pleased, without exception.
"We send out a survey, a referral form and an invoice at the end of every semester," he said. "We use the same survey every year so we can compare, and it's been universally positive."
He is quick to point out, however, that that "universal" approval does not mean that every firm agrees with every facet of the assessment.
"I have had a few instances where a client said, 'I really disagree with what they recommended.' I've heard that a few times."
But, he said, the "universally positive" part has applied without exception to company feedback related to the professional conduct and work ethic of the students, and to a general satisfaction with having participated. Further, most executives say that the group made at least one significant, lasting contribution to how the organization conducts itself, or at the very least, how it sees itself.
Impromptu random calls to a few of the participating organizations backed up Tompson's claims.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce was a fall 2004 participant, and Paul Senory, a volunteer with the chamber, spoke in glowing terms that were no less than universally positive, and were typical of the responses.
"They did a great job," he said. "They really came up with some great ideas. I was impressed."
Asked for a specific example, i.e. a recommendation that was followed, Senory had one immediately. It concerned a policy and procedures manual.
"They said, 'Make sure it's so well documented that you could hand it to anyone, and they'd be able to follow it. This is too general.'
"They were right, and thanks to them, we made it better. Those young ladies and gentlemen were very impressive."
Dean Akers is CEO of Ideal Image Development Corp., a company that this semester is undergoing SAP analysis. If return business is the indicator most business people and consumers think it is, he gave one of the best compliments yet for the program.
"We used [SAP] at my other business [Akers Landscaping] last year," Akers said. "I would do it every year.
"What I like best about it is the out-of-the-box thinking and creativity. It's refreshing to see [the students] working without boundaries, free to ask whatever they want. I think it's great for the community, and I imagine it's great for the University."
Akers said he refers every business contact to the program, and guessed that he's gotten 15-20 to sign up.
An Intensive Process
Each group collectively spends hundreds of out-of-class hours preparing the final written reports, Tompson said, and a quick glance at any of the finished products would seem to bear him out.
The fall 2004 S
trategic Analysis of Woodworks International
, for example, is a 63-page lexicon replete with rationale for the adoption of mission and vision statements (including a proposed version of the former), a value chain flow chart, a "strategic group map," and in-depth analyses of everything from driving forces and success factors to financial ratio and asset management. The report is crisply written, generally well edited (by the instructors), and neatly packaged. And it was done by an undergraduate group.
A graduate group tackled a full-blown analysis of the Interbay-Glover YMCA, and produced an exceptionally impressive document that runs more than 100 pages, including charts and graphs by the dozen and some 20 pages of appendices.
"As far as the students go," Tompson said, "it's really an intensive process. They spend an awful lot of time outside the class working on these—weekends, nights—it's a big piece of work."
And as far as the teaching end goes?
"This course is really hard to teach, not only for the workload, but for managing that relationship with the company. I think it takes two years to learn how to teach this course very well. You make every mistake in the book."
Weimer concurs, and adds that, in fact, the program is so labor-intensive for faculty, especially with the undergraduates, that he decided to leave after a few years.
"Recruiting businesses turned into seven days a week," he said. Editing the undergraduate reports was another aspect that proved particularly labor-intensive for the instructors.
"At the undergraduate level, what we're really trying to teach them is the process: How do you perform analysis, how do you assess what you analyze, and once you have that assessment, what do you do with it in terms of actually creating a strategy? So, we really take them through the methodical step-by-step. Whereas in graduate school, we just basically assume they know that. Here's your project; go do it."
It is the undergraduate program of which Weimer is especially proud, however, because of its rarity. At most business schools, he said, no one would dream of turning undergrads loose on local businesses. To his knowledge, only one other university has such a program.
Tompson had taught business at four other universities, and was certain none had the program for undergraduates, nor had he heard of any elsewhere.
Weimer said his decision to leave has done nothing to diminish his enthusiasm for the program.
"I'm proud of what we started, and I'm glad I did it."
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Hey serious eaters - I've found a lot of great blogs via seriouseats - my googlereader is now so full!
Just wondering if anyone has bought the 55 knives cookbook,
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Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles and Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times calm the concern of a lot of fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers who were apparently fretting about giving money to Frank McCourt.
The joint venture between the ownership group led by Magic Johnson and soon-to-be former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt for land around Dodger Stadium will not allow McCourt to reap any profits from parking revenue, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.
Under terms of the deal, no development would take place on the lots unless the Johnson group and McCourt agree. The deal also ensures that McCourt can retain partial ownership of the lots and share in any future development revenue.
The money fans pay to park at Dodgers games goes to the new ownership group.
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One more road trip…leaving later this week for a llama conference in PA. Friends are set to help with the farm, and my suitcase is still on the floor from Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool. It will be odd to take a trip without the llamas. I have been BUSY! The farm has been rockin' with […] [Read More]
Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival – The Good and the Bad
For the most part, the llamas and I had a wonderful time. I brought Tank and Lisel and they were great with thousands of people. Rumor has it there was a record breaking crowd of 20,000 people over the weekend. It's a beautiful festival with everything fiber from yarn to sheep….to llamas. I talked llama […] [Read More]
Trailer pulls out Friday afternoon – Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool!
This will be my seventh year at the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival with llamas. It will be my second year as a spinner. I have friends coming to help with public relations on Saturday and Sunday….that means I can sneak out and just overdose on the sights and joys of every kind […] [Read More]
This is what I'm talkin' about! (and fair results)
The weather. Ohmygosh…I am so happy. The llamas are even happier, so nice to see them looking happy with the humidity gone. I entered a few items in the Wool Nook at the Cobleskill Sunshine Fair – my first time competing in anything fiber. The Wool Nook was amazing and had demonstrations (weaving, felting, spinning, […] [Read More]
"Teri, you're such a character."
Something I've heard countless times in my life…usually when people don't know what else to say. When I was a teen I wanted to fit in, but never mastered that, so instead made my way outside the box. I think I was the first one in Albany, NY to have pink streaks in my hair…over […] [Read More]


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Bellagio Casino Resort
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With fantastic rooms, great games, first-rate artwork, upscale dining, and more, the Bellagio Casino & hotel provides European elegance combined with Las Vegas gaming. The result – one of the premiere hotel-casinos ever built on the Las Vegas strip.
Hand-crafted glass ceilings allow natural light to enter into the elegant surroundings in the front lobby. A conservatory of flowers is changed up to eight times of year by a professional team of 100 horticulturalists and is themed by the season or holiday. Visitors can stroll around the amazing displays, eat lunch overlooking the garden and even enter the hotel spa through the flower arrangements.
Enjoy a day or afternoon of pampering in the enormous spa that overlooks a fitness facility with the standard equipment and even pilates reformers. Guests can take gym classes from pilates to kickboxing.
There are more than a dozen fashionable dining choices and even a European-style pastry shop if you're craving a sweet. In addition to the relaxed, widely spaced gaming area in the casino, the Bellagio Casino & hotel offers visitors the one-of-a-kind "O" show, breathtaking pools and exclusive stores for chic shopping.
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From the Latin word meaning 'glory', not used as a given name before the 20th century. It first occurs as the name of a character in George Bernard Shaw's play You Never Can Tell (1898), and was fairly popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Colorectal cancer is also called colon cancer or rectal cancer. It refers to any cancer in the colon, from the beginning, called the cecum, to the end, called the rectum. Colorectal cancer occurs when the cells that line the colon or rectum become abnormal and grow out of control.The most common form of colorectal cancer is sporadic (nonhereditary) colorectal cancer, which is when colorectal cancer occurs without a personal or family history. Colorectal cancer is one of the most curable of gastrointestinal cancers. Learn more about sporadic (nonhereditary) colorectal cancer.
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome was first described more than 100 years ago. It is the most common of the recognized inherited colorectal cancer syndromes. Also known as Lynch syndrome or cancer family syndrome, HNPCC is an inherited condition, meaning that the tendency to develop colorectal cancer is passed down in the family. Nonpolyposis means that the cancer can occur with only a small number of polyps present, or even with none at all. Learn more about hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
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The U.S. House approved climate change legislation June 26, 2009, including a renewable electricity standard that would require utilities to increase the amount of power they obtain from renewable energy sources including some hydropower and ocean energy.
The Democrat-controlled House passed the climate change bill, with a controversial "cap and trade" program to stem carbon emissions, by a narrow 219-212. Only eight Republicans joined majority Democrats voting for the bill, while 44 Democrats voted against it.
Climate change legislation still must get through the Senate, which is expected to propose its own version, with uncertain prospects. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he hoped the Senate could pass a bill "this fall." Reid previously said he hoped to combine climate legislation with Senate energy measures. However, no major climate legislation has been introduced in the Senate.
The House bill would require large U.S. companies, including utilities, oil refiners, and manufacturers to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with global warming by 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050, from 2005 levels. At the core of the bill is a cap and trade program under which the government would issue a declining number of pollution permits to companies, which could sell those permits to each other as needed.
Republicans said the bill would neither effectively help the environment nor improve an economy reeling from a deep recession. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, called the measure "the biggest job-killing bill that has ever been on the floor of the House of Representatives."
Some hydro, marine, hydrokinetic included in renewables standard
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 33-25 on May 21 to advance the bill, labeled the American Clean Energy and Security Act. (HydroWorld 5/31/09) The bill includes a clean energy title that promotes renewable sources of energy, carbon capture and sequestration, and a "smart" electricity transmission grid.
Included in the title is a "Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard." As endorsed by the committee, the renewable electricity standard -- sometimes called a renewables portfolio standard -- requires retail electricity suppliers that sell more than 4 million megawatt-hours per year to meet a percentage of their load from renewable energy sources or from energy savings.
The combined renewable energy and electricity savings requirement begins at 6 percent in 2012 and gradually increases to 20 percent in 2020. Up to a fourth of the 20 percent requirement may be met by electricity savings. However, upon petition by a state governor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would be authorized to increase the proportion of compliance met by electricity savings within the particular state, up to 8 percent from savings.
The legislation defines eligible renewable energy sources to include incremental hydropower, marine and other hydrokinetic energy, and wind, biomass, solar, and geothermal sources.
Incremental hydropower is defined as improvements since Jan. 1, 1992, to existing hydro projects and addition since that date of new generating facilities to existing water resources projects. Such projects also must be licensed or exempted by FERC and be "operated so that the water surface elevation at any given location and time that would have occurred in the absence of the hydroelectric project is maintained, subject to any license or exemption requirements that require changes in water surface elevation for the purpose of improving the environmental quality of the affected waterway."
The bill also would allow utilities to exclude existing hydropower from their base amount of electricity when calculating the amount of renewable energy they must obtain.
Senate renewables standard includes hydropower
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee endorsed, 15-8, a broad energy package June 17 that would require utilities to increase the amount of power they obtain from renewable energy sources including some hydro and ocean energy. (HydroWorld 6/17/09)
The Senate committee package would establish a renewable electricity standard, create an independent agency to foster clean energy investments, and give the federal government authority to expand the nation's transmission grid over state objections. It also could advance oil drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast and would create an emergency reserve of 30 million barrels of petroleum.
As it emerged from committee, the package would require firms that sell more than 4 million megawatt-hours a year to obtain a portion of their electric supply from new renewable energy resources. They would be required to deliver the following percentages of renewable energy: 3 percent from 2011-2013, 6 percent from 2014-2016, 9 percent from 2017-2018, 12 percent from 2019-2020, and 15 percent from 2021-2039.
The legislation defines eligible renewable energy sources to include incremental hydropower, ocean and other hydrokinetic energy, and wind, biomass, solar, geothermal, and landfill gas sources.
Incremental hydropower is defined as improvements to existing hydro projects and addition of new generating facilities to existing water resources projects. The bill also would allow utilities to exclude existing hydropower from their base amount of electricity when calculating the amount of renewable energy they must obtain. Utilities also could meet about a quarter of their renewables requirements through energy efficiency gains.


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Not sure if I'll run lights to music this year.
I also removed the address page...
With all the effort it takes to put up the show, edit the sequences (I haven't worked on any new ones at all this year) and make sure that everything works each night (sound broadcasts properly, etc.), I'm not sure if I'll run the show this year (for 2014). I will likely put up a bunch of lights and just have them slowly fade from one configuration to another. We'll see...
***Last years info***
Please be mindful of where you park. Please do not block any of my neighbors driveways or get in the way of traffic. It is a good idea to turn off your headlights but keep the parking lights on while you enjoy the show. Thank you for visiting. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
2013 Song List (may not run in 2014):
*We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Mountain Orchestra
(Reworked from 2010)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Holly, Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
*Deck The Halls - String Quartet
A Mad Russian's Christmas - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Now with 32 Channels of Computer control There are roughly 12,000 lights including 1600 mini-lights on the 26 foot frasier fir tree, a large 7 foot lighted star above the garage, arches over the driveway, some blowmolds, wire cage Christmas trees, and various other items. About a half to two thirds of the display is synchronized to the music controlled with two 16 channel Light-O-Rama controllers and the rest are constantly on.
New for 2013: a new blowmold Angel near the nativity scene, Rudolph is near the FM channel signs, the big tree garden is circled by red as well as blue, a new snowman in the snowman huddle (the fat one in the middle), the Noel sign by Rudolph was replaced with a sign saying "JOY", and small candle pathway lights are now at the driveway entrance.
Last years new items included a new snowman in the snowman huddle, some incandescent lights were replaced by LED lights, Woodstock is now near the Snoopy dog house, yellow bells are behind the train, and a 7 foot candle with recessed lighting is on the left side of the house.
On this site you will find directions to the display, videos of the 2010 through 2012 songs, a video describing the setup from 2010, one video of the 2009 display when I was using the Mr. Christmas ready-made 4 channel controller. Stop out in this year to see the show!
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
Roughly 1/2 of the lights controlled by the controllers and the rest are always on.


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NEW! We now have a MOBILE APP called Locate Special Diet. Download it for FREE in iTunes and Google Play! Find GLUTEN-FREE or vegetarian or organic options near you (in over 40 U.S. cities)!
ATX Gluten-Free News is a segment I post regularly that lists the businesses, grocery stores, restaurants and trailers for the Austin area that offer gluten-free options or gluten-free menus. Also on the news segments are links to national gluten-free news stories, blog posts I enjoy and other happenings of ATX Gluten-Free. If you are an Austin area business that would like to be featured on my next news segment, you can email me at: email@example.com. Question, concerns? You may also email me at the same address.
*Note: These news segments do not list every gluten-free friendly establishment in Austin.
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(Not gluten-free): Vegetarian Restaurants in Austin, 2012 edition


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I purchased this chair on the recomendation of a friend & the things a beast. Most would say I get use out of my gear, i don't buy it to look at it & this company claims theirs are the best.
I second that claim! Its held up to everything i've thrown at it, Literally! Solid feet, supportive design.
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When it comes to choosing an ice cream topping, the options are limitless. When it comes to choosing a topping for a hardscape, the option is obvious – Bomanite. Today's clients demand design flexibility, creativity, durability, and quality. Employing these essential values, Bomanite's accomplished network of Licensed Contractors utilize Bomanite Systems, tools and products to bring life and beauty to any hardscape. No matter what the project entails, Bomanite will bring imagination, creative design and unsurpassed installation excellence to any project.
Here's the scoop! In the featured Ben & Jerry's ice cream parlor project, Bomanite Licensed Contractor Jeffco Concrete Contractors, Inc. out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, utilized Bomanite's Micro-Top with three custom colors to achieve a vibrant, high quality finish to the 505 square foot interior of this Ben & Jerry's good-humored parlor. Offering the unique ability to cover a variety of surfaces with a wide range of colors and graphics, Micro-Top also provides a cost-effective method to achieve multiple colors without the high costs associated with elaborate forming and design work. For this Bomanite specification, located in the Patton Creek Shopping Center in Birmingham, AL, Jeffco used blue, gold, and purple custom colors to achieve this playful color formation, weaving the bright shades perfectly together with Ben & Jerry's signature style.
This quick weekend job only took two men and forty-three hours to complete! The team used two coats of base to begin the project and continued on the first day to trowel the gold over the entire floor, finishing up the day by using Bomaseal I-18. On the second day they masked the gold with blue tape, enabling them to easily place the blue custom color at the entrance and continue the roller coaster design with the custom purple color throughout the entire floor of the shop, preventing damage to the design work from the previous day. The team then chased the sawcuts, caulked, and finally added the perfect "cherry on top" by applying Bomanite Hydrocoat. The team returned to the site on the third day to finish sealing. Ultimately, the Micro-Top floor created a fun and inviting environment, adding greatly to the overall ambiance of the Ben & Jerry's parlor.
Micro-Top's cutting-edge technology, through the use of a paper-thin concrete medium, provides a coloration system like no other. Outshining the competition has never been so easy! The vast palette of color and incomparable design capabilities allow for a total hardscape transformation taking existing, damaged concrete or other materials and turning them into unique works of art while maintaining Bomanite's stellar quality. Micro-Top can take plain, gray concrete and transform those spaces into distinctive and dynamic areas, placing color where color could not normally be placed. It can be installed as interior flooring, spotted as accent areas, continued up a wall, traversed up the side of a building or applied directly to a street section. Remember, as with any flooring system, the durability and life cycle will depend on proper maintenance and up keep. From retail centers to theme parks, restaurants to hotels, commercial offices to residential applications, Micro-Top makes a bold statement of individual style and personality. Realize the possibilities with Bomanite.


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What type of scale do I require? Answering some of the following questions may help you narrow down the type of scale you are looking for.
Do I need to have my scale's calibration checked?
YES. Depending on how the scale is being used, the frequency of the calibration checks can vary. If the scale is undergoing heavy use every day, then perhaps a calibration check and scale service should be done as often as once per month. Usually our customers have a calibration check/service done an average of 3 times per year.
A Quality Program (ISO 9001, HCCP, etc...) can be another factor in determining the frequency of calibration. The frequency may be required as part of the quality program or governing standard you must meet.
Finally, there is the consideration of possible non-accurate weighments and how this affects your company's revenue. Typically your scale or scales can be considered a cash register for your company. If there is a problem with a scale it is usually that it is weighing light.
Your scale is tested and found only 2kgs light on 1000kgs.
(This may seem insignificant, until you do the math below).
Your scale has a capacity of 10,000kgs and the product you are weighing is valued at$2.00/kg,
2kgs x 10 = 20kgs error on every 10,000kgs, 20kgs x $2.00/kg = $40.00 lost revenue.
You sell 100,000kgs/day = $400.00/day. If you do this volume for 30 days your lost revenue s 30 days x $400.00 = $12,000.00.
Normally, if there is a problem with a scale (i.e.: scale binding), the heavier the load on the scale the worse the scale's performance will be.
The error could be 2kgs @ 1000kgs but at 10,000kgs the error could be 100kgs (100kgs x $2.00/kg = $200.00; 100,000kgs /day divided by 10,000kg loads = 10 loads x $200.00 = $2,000.00 lost revenue per day x 30 days = $60,000.00.
The importance of having your scale (cash register) weighing accurately is critical to the Profit of your business and the confidence your customers have in you.
Preventive Maintenance will save you money in the long term and Increase Your Return on Investment.
Do I need to have my scale inspected?
In Canada, if the scale is used in a "Legal for Trade" application, (i.e. money changes hands based on the scale's weight reading) then the scale "MUST" be inspected before its first use in trade. The inspection must be performed by Measurement Canada or one of Measurement Canada's Authorized Service Providers. BC Scale Co. Ltd. is an Authorized Service Provider and is accredited to perform scale inspections on behalf of Measurement Canada.
For more information go to Measurement Canada's website.
Do I need to have my scale re-inspected?
First of all, we need to talk terminologies so that we are as clear as can be when we talk about inspections. Many people confuse the terms calibration and inspection. Calibration is verifying that a scale weighs correctly; that is a 20kg weight weighs 20kg on the scale. At BC Scale Co. Ltd. we perform calibrations using certified test weights, all adjustments meet Measurement Canada allowable tolerances and we provide a scale test report with "As Found" and " As Left" results on it. This report will meet all requirements for any Quality Program. An inspection means the measuring device is verified using certified test weights and procedures. When verified the device has a Measurement Canada sticker and certificate and the results are sent to Measurement Canada. BC Scale Co. Ltd. as a Measurement Canada Authorized Service Provider can provide all inspection services to you as required below. Measurement Canada defines the first inspection of a brand new scale as an "Initial Inspection". If that scale has another inspection performed on it, then Measurement Canada defines the inspection as a "Subsequent Inspection". If the scale is rejected by Measurement Canada, or fails an inspection performed by an Authorized Service Provider and is repaired, the resulting inspection is defined as a "Re-inspection".
Currently in Canada there is no mandatory requirement to have a subsequent inspection done. Only an "Initial Inspection" is mandatory. However, Measurement Canada is in the process of discussion with all industry sectors (Sector Reviews) to establish minimum requirements for "Subsequent Inspections".
Visit Measurement Canada's website for more information.


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This was/is a relatively cheap project because all of the material I already had:
2 by 1.5 Meters on cheap cloth (old curtains)
Paint or Blood
The tools I used were
1 X Needle
10 Pins
1 Paintbrush
Step 1: Measuring Creating and Sewing
The height is the same as the dimensions you chose but the width needs to be doubled as it is folded over.
Then you need to sow it. I did the standard cross stitching and made sure I doubled over so it can handle the weight
Step 2: Adding blood and dirt
First I turned the bag the way round I want it when it is finished, then found some dry mud and rubbed the material into it. this makes it seem dirty.
When you paint it (make it bloody), you need to think how you want it to look. I wanted it to seem like the person inside the bad is dead and severely hurt. to get this effect, I turned my bag inside out and added the blood. I did this by putting it in random streaks and at one point painted my hand and stamped it on. When looking at it I realized the blood looked too neat so it turned the bag the correct way round with the pain in the inside and scrunched it up. This gave the blood more of a spread and made it look a bit more realistic.
Step 3: Making the dummie for the inside
After testing this I have decided that I need to change the newspaper padding to foam because when I use it in the horror maze and people walk into it, it rustles ruining the effect.