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New Sixers GM Hinkie says Bynum just another free agent
May 14, 2013, 6:53 PM EDT
It is good advice in Las Vegas — you're not going to win that money back on one big roulette bet — and it's good advice for NBA general managers. Who do their fair share of gambling. Like pushing all your chips in on Andrew Bynum last summer.
New Sixers GM Sam Hinkie has learned his lessons and said at his inaugural press conference on Tuesday (streamed on CSNPhilly.com) that re-signing Andrew Bynum is not a top priority.
"I think of Andrew like the thousands of other young men that are walking around the world that are unrestricted free agents, that have potential to play NBA basketball, and he is one of those," Hinkie said.
He added the Sixers have the advantage of an exclusive negotiating period and should have a huge informational advantage with regards to Bynum. Hinkie said he had to get up to speed on that information then choose a path.
Throughout the presser Hinkie talked about process, about being careful and methodical, about gathering information then getting fully behind the best decision you can make. That includes the ongoing coaching search. He said the key is to pick the right guy, someone he shares a philosophy with, and it matters to take some time and do it right.
As for players not named Bynum, Hinkie Jrue Holiday, Thaddeus Young and Evan Turner are "quite interesting." He said he needs to do more evaluation to see if they are franchise cornerstones.
Make no mistake, Hinkie wants a superstar in Philly. You could see that in Houston where Hinkie worked up until a week ago with Daryl Morey — they went after Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and eventually landed James Harden. You have to have one of the games elite players to win big in this league (look at the teams that have won titles the past 30 years).
"Superstar players matter in this league," Hinkie said.
Not that it's easy.
"This is a hard league, everybody is trying to get the same thing," Hinkie said. "There are no silver bullets, where you do one thing and it makes everything easy overnight."
It's not going to happen overnight, Sixers fans. But you have a whip-smart guy at the head of the organization now in Philly, a guy with a philosophy he wants to build from, and that is as good a cornerstone as you can get.
- money2long - May 14, 2013 at 7:22 PM
bynum will take a pay cut if his contract incorporates flamenco dancing lessons
- jimsjam33 - May 14, 2013 at 8:32 PM
Andrew Bynum , an un-restricted free agent , is this years version of Brandon Roy . What G. M. in his right mind would sign him to a max contract when we all know he is a huge gamble to ever play again for more than 10 games a season , if that .
Brandon Roy took the T-Wolves for a 10 million –2 year contract knowing he had bad knee's and could barely walk , let alone play basketball . He did play five games this season and it cost the Wolves for his services , one million dollars per game .
Pass on him 76ers.
- bougin89 - May 15, 2013 at 10:55 AM
In fairness(I agree signing Roy was a risky gamble that they clearly lost on) the contract was not guaranteed for 2 years. It ended up being a 1 year, $5.1 million contract.
Don't get me wrong, still a waste of money, but not as bad as having a second year of wasted money.
- brutl - May 14, 2013 at 8:43 PM
Is this the genius behind the Jeremy Lin deal, too?
- mazblast - May 14, 2013 at 9:16 PM
If that deal works out, Morey gets all the credit; if not, Hinkie will get the blame. That's the life of an assistant GM, especially one who leaves the organization.
- bauman007 - May 14, 2013 at 10:16 PM
"Lin-sanity!" At least there is some direction, and as long as Billy King still has a job in Brooklyn we can be sure the worst contracts are no longer tied to the 76ers
- wsuperman4445 - May 14, 2013 at 11:54 PM
the question is… do you come into town as the new GM and say in your first press conference that your all star player is just another free agent? then hope he signs with you or.. if he doesn't potentially lower his value to other teams that might be looking to take him off your hands with his bad Knee's etc… ( in other words how much they are willing to pay you for him) and you recoup your loss? this does not sound like a bright move to me.. I am just say'n…
- ryanrockzzz - May 15, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Dont know if your not living around Philly, but that was the best thing he could have said. No one wants that lazy, heartless loser back. He's got all the talent in the world, but he showed this year that playing basketball for him is Plan B, Plan A is using the money he already has from basketball to whatever he wants with.
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Of the six grade levels tested, five scored above the state average. Last year's sixth-grade classes' overall scores were lower than the rest of the district, and WCCS Superintendent Pat O'Connor said Indian Springs Middle School Principal Janet Boylen is working to determine why the scores were inferior.
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Time to talk about the cap
The UNC system has again raised the specter of lifting the 18 percent out-of-state student enrollment cap.
The reasons outlined for lifting the cap in a report made to the UNC Board of Governors on Thursday include attracting the very best students and advancing economic development.
A telling statistic that emerged from the report is that almost half of out-of-state students who attend UNC schools remain in the state after graduating.
In addition, two of the five options specifically aim to strengthen the caliber of students coming to UNC Pembroke and historically black colleges by either lowering the out-of-state tuition rate at the institutions or raising the out-of-state cap at those particular schools.
The other three proposals brought before the board examine lowering the tuition rate for bordering areas, instituting a systemwide cap with institutional flexibility and excluding international students from the out-of-state cap.
The report raises some interesting ideas about how the system can move forward, and still continue to serve North Carolina residents.
Those who oppose lifting the cap fear that North Carolina residents will be giving up their seats to students who do not hail from the Tar Heel state. But the proposals blunt that argument. All five scenarios presented to the board for consideration would not decrease the percentage of first-time undergraduate in-state admissions.
It's an intriguing notion. The report asserts that because higher-quality students would be attending the universities, costs would be driven down per degree in the long run because it will take these students less time to attain their diplomas.
A potential pitfall, though, is that there are still plenty of high-quality students who may remain on the five-year (or more) plan, either because they are reluctant to enter adulthood or, if the economy again tanks, because jobs are not plentiful.
It's also difficult to see lowering out-of-state tuition rates when the system is facing economically difficult times. Our state Constitution binds the system to provide an affordable education for North Carolina residents – rightly, we might add – but that limits options for where the university system can look to for money.
UNC should not discount the value of its education to those coming from out of state. Our system is strong and has much to offer.
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Two Hemingway men have been arrested and charged in connection with a December 3, murder and armed robbery that occurred on Aline Street in Florence County. Nathaniel Nesmith, 51, of Williams Road, Hemingway, and Donald Roy Dollard, 57, of Henry Road, Hemingway, have been charged with Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and Murder in the death of David Lionel Jenkins. The two suspects were arrested on December 17, at separate locations in Williamsburg County by Florence and Williamsburg County Sheriff's deputies along with US Marshals, according to a Florence County Sheriff's office press release. According to investigators, Nesmith and Dollard allegedly entered the premises on Aline Street armed with a handgun and with the intent of robbing the occupants. In addition, the victims were restrained and prohibited by the suspects from leaving the premises. During the incident, Jenkins was fatally shot before the suspects fled the scene. Images of these suspects were captured by on-premise video and released to local media. The identity of the suspects was the result of an anonymous tip to law enforcement. Nesmith was charged with armed robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and one count of murder. Dollard is charged with armed robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, and one count of murder. The suspects are being held at the Florence County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing before a circuit court judge. The investigation into this incident is ongoing and additional charges are possible.
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I still don't understand why some people want Harbaugh gone. (Other than his loyalty to Cam and keeping him around, but still)
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I still don't understand why some people want Harbaugh gone. (Other than his loyalty to Cam and keeping him around, but still)
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Nice read. Thanks.
How sweet would it be to tie and then break the record, both against Shittsburgh.
Another sweep like last year.
Thanks for the pointer.
Something must be wrong, though, because it's written by Jamison Hensley, who everyone thinks is the Ravens-hating village idiot.
The Chin and Harbs are not too dissimilar. Both won a ton of games early in their careers. Both have knocked on the door but couldn't get over the hump especially in the case of Cowher who had 5 AFC title home games and won just one (1996, in 2005 they went to Denver and beat the brakes off the Broncos thanks to the rapist). Both are also notoriously stubborn to a fault. Harbs needs to take a page of Tomlin's book and adjust when needed. It's not just about Cam but also Pops Mattison, Moeller and Rosburg. At some point all of these guys have coached like shit but Harbs stuck with them even to the detriment of the team.
That should never happen.
If it wasn't for upper management pushing for Pops to be replaced, he would still be here.
Yeah, I nailed the Bane look, pain in the ass costume, I made most of it myself. I would wear it to the stadium when the Steelers come, but I fear people would think I was going to blow up the Stadium.
Im sorry but Harbs is the one thats dropping the passes and missing the FGs? this is news to me I was under the impression we were one of the most consistent winners and SB contenders in the league over the last 4 years. Not too many teams get over that SB hump, including some damn good teams and coaches. If thats the only measure and needs to be replaced after 4 years there would be a lot of good HCs without jobs.
In 2011: Jets, 1st Texans, Jaguars, Seahawks, Chargers, Texans (Playoffs) were all games were Cam either didn't run the ball or didn't adjust to what the opposing D was doing (at least not until someone forced him too) or both.
That's 5 reg. season games and 1 playoff game, 6 out of 18 games, or 1 out of 3 where Cam calls a crap game. And Harbs doesn't step in soon enough/not at all.
And here we go again...:DeadHorse:
Then, there have been a number of really good coaches that have never worn the ring: Marty Schottenheimer (13 playoff teams), Bud Grant (12 playoff teams), Chuck Knox (11 playoff teams), Dan Reeves and Andy Reid (both with 9 playoff teams).
Then there are the late bloomers.
9 years (and his second team) before coach A won a title.
11 years before coach B won a title.
8 years before coach C won a title.
5 years before coach D won a title.
6 years (and his second team) before coach E won a title.
13 years before coach F won a title.
11 years (and his second team) before coach G won a title.
Coach A = Don Shula
Coach B = Tom Landry
Coach C = Curley Lambeau
Coach D = Chuck Knoll
Coach E = Bill Belichik
Coach F = Bill Cowher
Coach G = Tom Coughlin
We know Harbaugh isn't part of the first group, but is he in the second group, or the third? Choose wisely...
It's funny to see this article, which explains that Baltimore has been consistently winning for the past four years.... consistently in the playoffs.... consistently beating our competition in the division.... and yet still people are calling for the coach's head.
We're lucky to have Harbaugh. I can only imagine the epic fail the past few years would have been if Rex Ryan had been given the job.
Also, I draw comics for a living and spend a lot of time at conventions across the country. I've seen a TON of cosplay (and by ton I mean rolls and rolls of fat stuffed into spandex) and this is the best Bane cosplay I've ever seen. Bring your ass to the Baltimore Comic Con next fall if you want to get some appreciation.


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Haslam said at a news conference last month that by the time he leaves office, he wants Tennessee's teacher salaries to have grown more than those in any other state. He and Huffman said at the time that the administration will review national state-by-state salary data each year to see that Tennessee's teacher salaries are competitive.
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In 1912, Van Landingham was appointed Chief to succeed Chief Throw and served the City for two years. Under Chief Landingham's administration, the department was motorized. The City purchased a Boyd combination hose and chemical piece of motor equipment and a Buick car was donated to the City by Mike Horan. This was converted to a hose wagon with suitable rear-end connections to draw the ladder truck.
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In 1925 Dallas Jenkins succeeded Chief Green and remained in service until 1929. The Senior Captain, Frank Daniels, went to work under Chief Jenkins in 1926. Two additional men were added to the force in 1927, however, the men continued to work the old straight shift, allowing just one day off in each seven-day cycle. A Chevrolet hose wagon was purchased in 1926, giving the City four pieces of equipment.
In 1929, H.W. Bryson succeeded Chief Jenkins as Chief and served continually until his retirement on April 1, 1949.
The Fire Department occupied the new two-story building at the corner of Yakima and Chelan Avenues in November 1929. The new quarters consisted of a club room, dormitory, recreation area, kitchen and dining room on the second floor. The ground floor offered space for six pieces of equipment, a shop, the watch office and the office of the Fire Chief. A five-story combination drill and hose-drying tower was located in the back of the building, and still stands today. The second floor also housed a four-circuit switchboard for the fire alarm system. The Fire Department still occupies this building today as the department's headquarters, though the club room and recreation areas have been remodeled into office space.
The City took delivery of a new Mack 1000-gallon fire engine in 1929, for a total of two engines, two hose trucks and a ladder-trailer truck.
There were six additional men added to the department in 1930, bringing the total to 13. This addition brought a change to the team's working schedule. The department moved to what is known as the "platoon system", where workers complete ten working day hours and 14 working night hours per shift.
During this year, toys in need of repair were brought to the station. A large majority of the Fire Department personnel took an active role in the "Toys-For-Tots" program. At Christmas time, the toys were all repaired and distributed to the needy children in the community. The men of the station donated much of their own time, and the resulting program remains a success today.
In 1935, the department realized a significant advancement when the City's Mayor and his successor, Tom Haskell established a Civil Service Commission to elevate the hiring standards for the department. The Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund was established and a 2% deduction was authorized from each department member's pay. This assured the men and their dependents an income upon retirement. Further, later that year the A.F. of L. Firemen's Local 453 was granted a charter in Wenatchee.
In 1936, two more men were added to the department, which allowed the men two days off each month in lieu of Sundays. Working conditions were also changed from the platoon system to a new schedule that featured 24-hours on duty, followed by 24-hours off duty.
A new Seagraves 65' aerial ladder truck was delivered to the City in 1937. The Boyd hose truck and old horse-drawn ladder trailer were taken out of service.
In 1942 the City purchased a 1941 Chevrolet truck chassis and E.T. Pybus installed a 500-gallon pump and a combination 500-gallon water tank and hose compartment for a total of 1000-feet of hose. The City also purchased a used Dodge flatbed truck from the United States Government that served as an emergency rig and extra hose carrier, as well as a utility and maintenance vehicle.
On February 13, 1948, an Invader Model American LaFrance 750-gallon pumper was added to the station equipment, replacing the 1924 LaFrance.
Two-way radios were installed in the American LaFrance, the Seagraves aerial and the Chief's car. At this time, station equipment included two resuscitators and a Red Cross-equipped first-aid trailer. Station personnel responded to any first-aid call, while attending to their fire duties.
On April 1, 1949, Chief H.W. Bryson retired, and the former Assistant Chief Fred D. Paul was advanced to fill the vacancy. Under Chief Paul, many changes were made: civil service examinations were given and T.A. "Arvine" Weaver advanced to Assistant Chief, with Joe Davis appointed as Captain. Two new offices were created within the department calling for two Lieutenants and a Fire Marshal. These positions were filled and Floyd E. Berg was named the first Fire Marshal on May 16, 1950.
As of June 1, 1950, the department consisted of the following members: Chief, Assistant Chief, two Captains, two Lieutenants, Fire Marshal and 15 firefighters. Uniforms, turnouts and linen laundry were furnished to the department's personnel, with alternating 24-hour shifts for a 62-hour work week. Twelve days of annual vacation were allowed to each man, with a like amount of time off for illness.
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Entering New Worlds, by Max M. Kampelman
Cold-War Liberal
Entering New Worlds.
by Max M. Kampelman.
HarperCollins. 402 pp. $25.00.
Max Kampelman had a front-row seat at many of the central political dramas of the post-World War II era: the rise of McCarthyism, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the McGovernization of the Democratic party, the defeat of world Communism by the resurgent democracies of the West. It is thus hardly to be wondered at that this veteran Democratic-party insider, who concluded his remarkable career as Ronald Reagan's chief arms negotiator, should have written so engrossing a personal and political memoir.
For one who came to be regarded as a prototypical cold-war liberal (a term of derision in fashionable circles), Kampelman arrived at his views on the need for military preparedness by a rather unconventional route. Born to Jewish immigrants from Romania in 1920, Kampelman attended yeshiva schools in his Bronx neighborhood and then the uptown campus of New York University as an undergraduate and a law student. Under the tutelage both of a Reform rabbi at NYU and of Quakers at a college summer camp, he came to believe that democracy was the political expression of the Jewish religious ethic—and that the democratic cause was best served through pacifist commitment. He would go on to make a career based on the former proposition, which necessarily entailed abandoning the latter.
During World War II, and despite an awareness, however incomplete, of the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, Kampelman served as a conscientious objector in Minnesota, volunteering to be a subject in U.S. government experiments on the effects of starvation in humans. But by the time the war ended, the atomic explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki had convinced him that pacifism's power to persuade counted as nothing against a nuclear-armed enemy.
Kampelman stayed on in Minnesota, joining a group of feisty liberal, pro-labor anti-Communists, including a young Hubert Humphrey, to found the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party and Americans for Democratic Action. His relationship with Humphrey would remain close until the latter's death in 1978, and in many ways this book is as interesting for what it tells us about Hubert Humphrey as for what it tells us about Max Kampelman.
Thus, Kampelman evokes convincingly the appeal in the mid-1940's of Humphrey's reformist political program—he was then mayor of Minneapolis—with its emphasis on tough criminal sentences, equal opportunity, local government initiative, and small-business enterprise. Kampelman also reveals some tidbits for political historians, such as the confidential message Humphrey received from Lyndon Johnson the day after the 1964 election, in which Johnson told his Vice President that he would not run for reelection in 1968. He also describes how Humphrey used his influence behind the scenes with both Johnson and Richard Nixon to secure military aid for Israel in the 1967 and 1973 wars. Finally, the book is full of personal reminiscences: for example, of then-Senator Humphrey doing the dishes and vacuuming the rugs after hosting a dinner party.
After working as a top aide in Humphrey's Senate office for six years, Kampelman struck out on his own, combining law, business entrepreneurship, and public affairs. He founded a major Washington bank and—in a move of perhaps more questionable value—the first of the Washington talk shows, Washington Week in Review. At a time when other Democratic-party "wise men" were establishing themselves as back-room fixers and influence-peddlers, Kampelman rejected several lucrative lobbying assignments to avoid the appearance that he was trading on his political connections. He also turned down an offer to be Johnson's White House counsel in 1963 because he believed his closeness to Humphrey, then angling for a spot on the 1964 ticket, could have presented a conflict. This scrupulousness, one suspects, had something to do with the fact that Kampelman, as distinct from so many of the confidantes and counselors who clog the corridors of official Washington, seems always to have been motivated more by ideas than by power.
One of those ideas was staunch anti-Communism. In fact, Kampelman's association with Humphrey stemmed from a campaign to root out Communist influence in Minnesota's liberal political movement and labor unions. In Washington in the early 1950's, the two began a battle to recapture for the Democrats a cause that had been claimed and then disfigured by the McCarthyite Right. The Democratic party, however, continued its dismaying drift in the direction of anti-anti-Communism and neoisolationism. By the time of the 1968 national convention, Kampelman writes, the party had fallen under the influence of far-Left protesters who appeared to him "more fascist than liberal in their style and behavior." The last straw was 1972, when the Democratic convention chairman tilted the nomination to the candidate of the counterculture, George McGovern. At this juncture Kampelman began to withdraw from the inner circle of the party and joined other dissident Democrats in forming the Coalition for a Democratic Majority.
That Kampelman and his fellow pro-defense, anti-Communist Democrats lost the battle for the soul of the Democratic party is by now a familiar story, though how they went on to play a crucial role in winning the cold war has not yet been fully appreciated. Kampelman writes that he was surprised when, in 1981, President Reagan renewed his appointment as chairman of the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe at Madrid, which was charged with reviewing the implementation of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act. Yet on the evidence of this memoir, the appointment of Kampelman and other leading neoconservative Democrats to foreign-policy positions in the new administration seems to have been perfectly natural. For like Reagan, and unlike most traditional Republicans, these people had an instinctive feel for the ideological dimension of the U.S.-Soviet contest. By and large, it was Democrats like Kampelman who raised their voices for more than two decades in behalf of Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, and the refusenik community in the Soviet Union.
At Madrid, Kampelman spoke plain truths, unvarnished by diplomatic niceties. His activities there—which included the cataloguing and publicizing of specific abuses by the Soviet state, as well as efforts to get individual victims, particularly Jewish dissidents, released from Soviet jails—had the effect of convincing many in Western Europe that such Soviet abuses constituted a threat to their own peace and stability. In so doing, he helped lay the political groundwork for NATO's deployment of intermediate-range Pershing and Cruise nuclear weapons. From Kampelman's description of the elaborate Soviet efforts in Madrid to shift the focus of the meetings to disarmament, it seems fair to conclude that achieving this deployment was one of the most important foreign-policy undertakings of the first Reagan term, second only, perhaps, to the announcement of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), in which, as it happened, Kampelman was also to play a pivotal role.
By 1985, Reagan's hardline policies had succeeded in bringing the Soviets back to the arms-control bargaining table, and Reagan turned to Kampelman to head the negotiating team in Geneva. Kampelman was assigned overall responsibility for three sets of talks: on intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF); on strategic arms; and on arms in space, which he personally conducted. In the 1987 INF treaty, requirements for verification—an issue dismissed for years by the foreign-policy establishment as a right-wing fixation—marked a milestone, a high standard that was probably not met in the fine print of the Bush administration's subsequent START agreement.
As for SDI, Kampelman's penchant for defying conventional wisdom once again served him well. In the chapters recounting his experiences in Geneva, Kampelman hones in on the central inconsistency of the anti-SDI argument—according to its opponents, SDI was scientifically impossible, and it threatened the nuclear balance—and politely suggests that Democratic opponents of SDI in Congress were doing the Soviets' negotiating for them by legislating constraints on the program that the Soviets were not able to achieve in the Geneva talks.
Within the Reagan administration, which was divided as to a timetable for deploying missile defenses, Kampelman, who by this time also held the rank of counselor to Secretary of State George P. Shultz, seems to have sided with the go-slow school. From the point of view of producing useful defenses, this was probably a mistake; most of the foreign-policy establishment never understood (or perhaps it understood too well) that with SDI, the better was always the enemy of the good. On a grander scale, however, the debate turned out not to matter much, for the mere prospect of SDI was enough to unnerve the Soviets and cause them to surrender in the arms race.
It is somewhat disappointing that Kampelman's thorough discussion of foreign and defense policy is not matched by a similarly full treatment of domestic policy. One wonders, for example, what he thinks about the corruption of the once-admirable Americans for Democratic Action to the point where it is now a leading agent in the campaign to defame judicial nominees who do not toe a left-wing line. Kampelman offers passing references to domestic-policy differences he has with both Democrats and Reaganites, but these raise more questions than answers. Still, the omission is understandable, given Kampelman's almost exclusive preoccupation with foreign and defense policy in the last decade. For that preoccupation we have reason enough to be thankful.


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The IFSC Lead World Cup Series stopped in Briançon, France, for the first 2015 solo Lead competition this July 17-18, 2015. Despite a few rain showers prior to the Semi-Finals and Finals, the a...Read more
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TEL: +81-3-5841-7917 (General Affairs Section, General Affairs Div.)
TEL: +81-3-5841-7926 (Graduate School Team, Administrative Div., Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
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It's a happy man (or woman) whose two favorite restaurants are across the street from each other, and only ten minutes from his work. That street happens to be Las Vegas Boulevard South. There's a fake lake in between them too. But, I'd gladly swim or dodge traffic to eat at Circo or Mon Ami Gabi. Circo is, of course, Italian, the best Italian food in town in my opinion and Mon Ami Gabi is a very very French steakhouse and wine bar in the brand new Paris Hotel. Both are run by real professionals with proven track records. In the case of Circo, its lineage stretches back to New York City where owner Mario Maccioni cut his teeth and a bunch of pasta in the kitchen of Le Cirque under the tutelage of his father, Sirio. Along with brother Mauro and Marco, they are the "My Three Sons" of America's best-known restaurant family.
My friend Gabi is the brain child of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. (Lettuce--get it--as in greens) from Chicago and it runs some of the Windy City's most innovative eateries. Besides great steak frites (that's a thin-cut French steak with french fries to you non-Francophiles out there) and garlic escargot, Mon Ami Gabi features portable wine bars, sidewalk seating, the best people watching outside of the Forum Shops, and a dead-on Right Bank décor that echoes Paris (the real one) beautifully.
What both restaurants have in common is good management, consistent food, sharp-dressed crowds and a highly tempting proximity to my office for my famous 3-bottle of-Burgundy lunches--it's a tough life I know, but, hey, somebody's got to lead it.
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I play golf with a neighbor who always beats me by a few strokes. That I can handle. What I really can't stand is all his talk about how great he is. What's my play?
Sounds like this shot calls for a 9-iron. To the shin. Kidding, Blake. You're a bigger man for playing it cool even when he doesn't.
If you can't beat him on the links, then get him out on the court, on a run, anywhere into your athletic domain. It won't change his ego, but at least you can knock a few strokes off it.
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I'm dating a single mother, and I'm about to meet her teenage daughter. Any advice on winning the kid over? Answer
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I've just started seeing this woman, but she's totally on the rebound from a 2-year relationship. She says she's over it, but she keeps talking about him. This smells like trouble. Am I right, Jimmy? Answer
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Freezing rain and snow are making driving conditions difficult Friday morning as another shot of winter hits.
MnDOT trucks are out treating roads. There have been several reports of spin-outs already Friday morning.
Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 94 from Fergus Falls to Alexandria are open again after two semis jackknifed and blocked traffic.
Parts of west central Minnesota have received freezing rain, and roads are in difficult driving condition. Motorists are urged to slow down.
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Aug. 27, 2009
Lobo Football
What: Lobos at Texas A&M
When: 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5
Radio: 770 KKOB-AM. TV: None
By Richard Stevens -- Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
If you grew up a Denver Bronco fan, or maybe just an average NFL junkie, there is a problem when it comes to interviewing Rubin Carter, the Lobos defensive line coach.
You can't help but check out Carter's hands to see if the two-time Super Bowl participant is wearing any of his NFL hardware. You are tempted to ask for some inside info on John Elway or Dan Reeves. Heck, you have to fight back the urge to ask Carter for an autograph.
Carter is full-blooded football pedigree. He is one of many assistants on the University of New Mexico staff that make you wonder, "How did Locksley's land this guy?"
Carter's resume is football royalty. He was an All-American at Miami (Fla.). He played 12 years on the line for the Denver Broncos. He won two NFL divisional titles and warred in two Super Bowls. His son, Andre, is in the NFL. Carter has coached coast-to-coast in the NFL and in college ball.
Heck, Locksley ought to have the Lobo defensive linemen lay out a red carpet every time Carter strolls out onto the practice field. This probably would only embarrass this Lobo coach, who is laid back, humble and just happy to be around a bunch of hard-working kids he can coach toward higher levels of football.
"It's challenging and fun coaching college players," said Carter. "They haven't always had real good coaching and they are green behind the ears. So much of what you teach them is new. I start out with the As, Bs and Cs of the position and go from there."
Carter definitely knows the ins and outs of the defensive line from the As to the Zs. When you consider his longevity in the trenches of the NFL -- and who he had to battle on the O-line -- you know Carter had to be doing something right.
"I guess (my NFL experience) gets their attention a little bit," said Carter of his Lobo D-linemen. "I'm sure they look at some of the things we do in drills and wonder what we are doing.
"But I also think once they start to apply the techniques we teach them, they see the results and they understand we are teaching them things to make them better."
Carter's challenge at UNM is to quickly make his UNM linemen better and to get them to do things right and with extreme effort. The Lobos 2009 schedule is one of the school`s toughest ever.
The Mountain West is top heavy with three Top 20 candidates in TCU, Utah and Brigham Young. UNM's non-conference slate features Texas A&M, Tulsa, New Mexico State and Texas Tech.
The young Lobo defense returns three starters and Carter has none of them on his front. What he does have is a lot of quickness, speed and aggression behind Lobos such as Kendall Briscoe, DeAndre Davis, Jaymar Latchison, Peter Gardner, Johnathan Rainey, Brett Kennedy, Ahraya Crespin and Seth Johannemann.
This unit might be undersized, but there is great encouragement to be found in their athleticism, sense of pride and enthusiasm to get to the ball.
"These guys maybe didn't play a whole lot last year, but there weren't that many bad habits to break either," said Carter. "Now, they have their chance to step up and make contributions. I want them to go out there with their competitive juices flowing and use their quickness and speed to make plays."
Locksley definitely isn't surprised by what he got in Carter. The two coached together as assistants at Maryland. You can bet Locksley heard of Carter's "Orange Crush" defense in Denver.
"We have a sense of comfort toward each other," said Carter. "It's nice to come in and work with someone you know and respect both as a coach and as an individual. I know Mike's philosophy and I know his work ethic. I`m looking forward to the challenge of developing young players and developing this program."


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Thank you John and Don.
Being at DOD is actually not my first experience dealing with labor unions.
I worked for six years for Senator Edward Kennedy. As you know, he was one of labor's staunchest advocates. He was the last lion from a family committed to labor issues for more than half a century.
For the six years I worked there I got to watch him work with groups from across the professional and political spectrum—labor and management, Republican and Democrat, working class and white collar. He always managed to find the middle ground on so many issues.
They way he talked about it is "old values will never wear out."
"Programs may sometimes become obsolete," he said, "but the ideal of fairness always endures."
Well it's been more than 15 years since I worked for Senator Kennedy. And of course he is no longer with us. But I remember his wisdom every time I confront a difficult issue. And I am particularly mindful of his wisdom today with the Department facing so many challenges.
More than 700,000 civilian employees work every day for the Department of Defense. We have a remarkable workforce that confronts challenges that can only be described as extraordinary in every way. We also bear, along with those in uniform, a sacred responsibility to protect and defend our fellow citizens.
Keeping our nation safe is no easy task.
We live in a world where terrorists and rogue states have access to advanced capabilities, where make-shift bombs used by insurgents can penetrate even the most advanced armor, and where small investments in specific technologies can inhibit our ability to operate in the global commons—on the seas, in the air, in space, and in cyberspace.
As our Quadrennial Defense Review—which we just completed—makes clear, new and old enemies are challenging us with asymmetrical tactics. Conflicts are lasting longer, placing new stress on our armed forces. Even our computers, as Google recently discovered, are no longer safe from attack.
If we are to keep America safe, the Defense Department must overcome these challenges. We must devise new ways of defending ourselves and our interests. Confronting adversaries who are agile, persistent, and deadly requires strong institutions. And as those of us in this room know, our institutions are no stronger than the people who work in them.
The American Federation of Government Employees is a long-standing and valued partner with the Department of Defense. You are our largest union—representing more than 265,000 DOD employees. On critical personnel and workplace matters, you give voice to federal workers in our Department and across the government.
It is the responsibility of all of us to ensure that our civilian workforce is up to the task of protecting the American people.
To succeed in carrying out the complex tasks of the Department, we must enable all of our employees to excel in their jobs. We must compensate them commensurate with their responsibilities. And we must provide them with a quality of work life that fosters dedication over the long term. To meet the security challenges we face, we need every single member of our civilian workforce to step-up. The task before us is enormous.
To design and implement a work environment that enables all these things, we need to work with employee representatives in a thoughtful and deliberate manner.
Your National President, John Gage, has made clear that AFGE is willing and eager to help us move forward.
On behalf of the Department of Defense, I accept that offer to work together to achieve our mission. (Applause.)
I am here today to reinforce our commitment to a partnership with labor—a commitment made by the leadership of the Department, by the Administration as a whole, and by President Obama himself.
We are committed to involving labor because we believe three things:
• We believe that DOD's civilian employees provide critical support to the ongoing war effort and to the larger mission of the Department.
• We believe that collective bargaining rights are critical to ensuring a healthy and engaged civilian workforce. (Applause.)
• And we believe that working with labor's representatives in a collaborative manner will improve the operations of the Department of Defense.
These three core beliefs underpin the Department's approach to labor-management relations. Abiding by them will bring unions into the debate on how DOD can better perform its mission.
We are committed to working with you to achieve a working partnership. Where changes will affect bargaining unit members, we recognize that your leadership is crucial. Working with AFGE and other unions is the best way to ensure that we develop policies that are trusted and accepted across the workforce. (Applause.)
The Department has already taken important steps to improve labor-management relations.
To understand your concerns and to begin a new dialogue on personnel issues, I have met personally with representatives of national labor unions, including John and Don. Marilee Fitzgerald—who is here in the back—Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy, has continued that dialogue in a regular series of meetings with union representatives. And it is now Administration policy for every department in the government to institutionalize the conversation we have begun.
In December, President Obama signed Executive Order 13522, which creates Labor-Management Forums to improve the delivery of government services. We are at present discussing with AFGE and other unions how best to implement that Executive Order.
The forums mandated by this order will further strengthen our ability to discuss broad-based personnel issues in a non-adversarial manner. They will help ensure that the concerns of employees at all levels reach our department's leadership.
We value and respect all members of the DOD workforce. We recognize that our employees, and their representatives, are an essential source of ideas on improving how we do business.
Labor-management forums will also help us ensure transparency in our decision-making process on personnel issues. Keeping employees informed and unions involved adds value to our decisions. By treating each other as partners, with respect for our roles and responsibilities, we can build the trust necessary for new policies to succeed.
As we work to improve labor-management relations, we are also evaluating the structure of our workforce as a whole, both civil servants and private contractors.
As part of this review of our "total workforce," we are assessing whether the work that is currently contracted out should be brought "in-house." (Applause.)
Several factors drive our consideration of what mix of contractors and government personnel to employ.
Cost-effectiveness is one of the most important criteria. But so too is the extent to which contracting introduces operational risk and supports functions that should be performed only by employees with direct responsibility for the public interest.
The trend towards contract support over the past two decades has yielded many gains. But we believe it has gone too far in some areas. (Applause.)
So during fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011, we expect to establish 20,000 new civilian positions. (Applause.)
In-sourcing is occurring predominantly in the areas of acquisition oversight, logistics support, program management, and cost accounting.
In-sourcing supports the President's direction to perform critical functions in-house and it complements contracting reforms passed recently by the Congress.
A stronger and more skilled government workforce will enable our operations to function with greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Contractors will remain an integral part of our Total Force and will continue to provide vital expertise and services. But they will do so under more effective oversight by government officials and they will do so in areas where their services enhance rather than supplant activities crucial to the Department's readiness and management.
In addition to rebalancing the role of government personnel and private contractors in our workforce, we are taking three broad steps to reform personnel practices in the Department.
First, NSPS is over. (Applause.)
In response to Congress direction, I have directed our Department to begin moving employees out of NSPS. And we will make this transition as quickly as possible.
I have appointed Mr. John James as the Director of the NSPS Transition Office. John is an experienced career senior executive, well-suited to overseeing a rapid transition. He is charged with devising the strategy to transition employees from NSPS quickly and effectively. His program management experience will be invaluable as the Department makes this move.
Although we have turned the page on NSPS, we must bear its lessons in mind. We learned the hard way with NSPS that change will fail if it is not seen as fair. So as we seek to move forward, we must do two things. We must ensure new personnel policies are fair on their own terms. And we must develop them with input from those who they affect the most.
So we meet at a moment of great possibility for labor union involvement.
We face the question of what comes next. What human resources innovations will better meet the needs of federal workers. Our department and the American people expect us to work together to fashion a new system.
We will be charting that course over the next several years. And we will be charting it as partners.
The second step in personnel reform is for us to use our existing authorities more fully and more creatively and to make use of new authorities Congress has granted to us.
I believe we can do a better job recognizing and rewarding those who make contributions to the Department's mission.
We are looking at ways we can use the tools are resident in the General Schedule to reward workforce performance. For example, we can make greater use of quality step increases and performance awards to recognize great performance.
Congress also has recognized that the Defense Department faces unique personnel challenges. In the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Action—the NDAA—Congress provided us with new tools to achieve our missions.
Specifically, the Department is examining how to establish an enterprise-wide performance management system. The idea is to provide a better way of setting requirements and measuring employee contributions.
Such a system would enable employees to understand their job requirements better and how their work supports the Department's mission. It would establish clear performance expectations and a shared understanding of them between employees and their supervisors. And it would ensure employees and supervisors regularly assess performance against those expectations.
Along with greater expectations comes the possibility of greater rewards. The NDAA authorized the creation of a DOD Workforce Incentive Fund. This fund would provide incentive payments for employees based on individual or team performance. The fund can also be used to attract or retain employees with particular or superior qualifications. And it performs both of these functions while still operating under the General Schedule framework.
To further enhance our management efforts, the NDAA also allows the Department to develop a streamlined hiring system. I believe we share common interests in expediting the hiring of employees across the Department. Filling open positions quickly is especially critical as we grow our workforce to meet new needs. Employee representatives will play a key role as we move forward with implementing this new hiring authority.
So we look forward to hearing your ideas on how to design and implement these new authorities and to make fuller use of existing ones. I am confident that AFGE and other employee representatives will help the Department find new ways to hire, and to encourage and reward outstanding performance.
The third step in improving our personnel system is to ensure that DOD is a part of a government-wide reform effort.
Although our civil service system is constantly adapting to new challenges, it has not been overhauled for nearly five decades. Under the leadership of John Berry, the Office of Personnel Management is working with unions, academics, and members of Congress to evaluate how the civil service system recruits, pays, evaluates, and trains federal workers.
OPM is examining different models for how the civil system measures merit and helps employees develop their skills to the fullest. It is also focused on streamlining the hiring process.
Working with OPM, DOD will play a central role in any effort toward civil service reform. With nearly half of the population of federal workers, we have a lot at stake and much to gain from a properly focused reform effort.
Through the efforts of OPM and the President's personal engagement, the Administration is pioneering a new era of labor-management relations.
Our Department has already taken important steps to strengthen our workforce. We are quickly transitioning out of NSPS. We are undertaking a sweeping review of the use of contractors in the workforce. And by using new and existing authorities, we are devising better ways to hire, evaluate, and reward civilian employees. And finally, we will be a part of any government-wide civil service reform.
As we work together to improve the civilian workforce at the Department of Defense, we must do so with the wisdom of Senator Kennedy in mind.
Senator Kennedy knew that change is never easy. But he also believed that by working together, even groups with diverging interests can reach common agreement.
In the last public address Senator Kennedy gave before his death, he reminded us once again of the important role we each play in building a better tomorrow.
He said, "We know the future will outlast all of us. But I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make."
I am here today to work with AFGE.
Together, we will make our future safe, secure, and rewarding for our employees.
Thank you, and I'm happy to take any questions. (Applause.)
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Why Should We Be Concerned about the Next Cold Climate Era?
This new era called a 'solar hibernation' or 'grand minimum' is caused by a repeating 206 year cycle of the Sun. These hibernations are accompanied by historic reductions in the energy output of the Sun. SSRC research shows the next solar hibernation will bring a long period of cold just as it has done before every time this cycle 'turns over' from its global warming phase to its global cooling phase. In addition, SSRC research backed by that of other researchers has shown a high degree of correlation between solar hibernations and the world's largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Mr. Casey, President of the SSRC was the first authority to notify the White House and other government agencies of this coming solar hibernation in early 2007. Numerous other scientists discovered the same cycles of the Sun. Their findings have been ignored or buried in science journals and thus essentially unknown to the public.During the first six months of 2011, NASA, The US Air Force, and the National Solar Observatory all confirmed the coming solar grand minimum. The next solar hibernation and according to the SSRC and many other scientists, the next climate change to decades of record cold has begun.
This cold era is expected to last for approximately 22 to 33 years with the coldest temperatures to be seen during the 2020's and 2030's either side of the bottom year of the cycle in 2031, and have temperatures on the order of that observed during the Dalton Minimum (1793-1830). We have already seen the early signs of the new climate with record cold winters globally for some of the past four years. During the winter of 2011-2012, while the central and eastern USA experienced a relatively warm winter, Europe and Asia had a difficult winter. We have entered a period of record temperature setting both hot and cold. This trend of highly variable extremes of both hot and cold within a general trend of globally declining temperatures is fully characteristic of the transition between climate changes.
That does not mean we can wait to prepare. Now that the hibernation has begun, it is possible for these unusual variations in temperatures to strike with little warning. We should not be surprised to see occasional severe crop damage and recurring food shortages in many nations at any time. Comparisons to the Dalton Minimum show that there is a high probability of social, economic and political turmoil worldwide as a result of massive crop losses from the coming cold weather.
The SSRC believes this damage to the world's agricultural systems will be sufficient to create conditions that could lead to the world's worst subsistence crisis in recorded history. This same food crisis occurred during the last hibernation, though with significantly fewer people to feed. Historian John D. Post called that time"...the last great subsistence crisis."
Additionally, SSRC research and that of other respected researchers shows that geophysical upheavals like the largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are likely to occur during these solar events. As before with the Mt. Tambora eruption in 1815 that took place during the last solar hibernation, large volcanic eruptions may greatly add to the cooling of the Earth on top of that created by the reduction in the Sun's output. Further, the largest recorded earthquakes in US history took place in the middle of the last hibernation, the New Madrid quakes of 1811-1812. The SSRC Research Report 1-2010, (See The RC Theory page) similar to that of other researchers, established a strong link between solar hibernations and these largest geophysical disturbances. Given the likelihood of major quakes and volcanic eruptions here in the US, the SSRC immediately notified US authorities and major news outlets after release of the report.
This is the nature of the threats that the SSRC sees during the new climate era that has just begun. The obvious message here is that we need to prepare as best we can. The SSRC will do all it can to spread the word about this new climate period and its ill-effects. We will continue to pursue the SSRC Mission of urging the government and our fellow citizens to prepare for this new climate era.


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Full detailed profile on Eva Tamargo Lemus playing Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions Daytime Soap Opera.
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A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Eva studied acting in New York under the guidance of Sam Waterston (Law & Order), William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor) and Dorothy Dorff.
Eva has numerous theatre credits, including 'Don Juan,' 'Rake of Seville,' 'Yerma', 'Kennedy's Children', and 'Shadow Box'. She has also appeared in film, in both English, and in Spanish!
She is fluent in Spanish and English and in her free time she enjoys playing volleyball, skiing, ice skating, tennis and horseback riding. Ava lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
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A former UT quarterback and outgoing U.S. Congressman will soon start a new job.
North Carolina Representative Heath Shuler will take a job as senior vice president of federal affairs with Duke Energy at the end of this term. He decided to retire instead of run again.
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After nine years away, she returned to cycling in 2009 with a new, far more relaxed philosophy. "I listen to my body and tailor my workouts to fit my goals for the year and how I'm feeling for the day," Brown says. That means coming up with some rough objectives, then building in plenty of float. Instead of pondering ways to get into her target heart-rate zone or mapping out intervals, she thinks about rides she'd like to do--maybe a hill climb during the week, then a weekend epic--and even envisions a few routes so that when it's time to get on the bike, she's ready. "I don't do something anymore because someone wrote it down on a schedule," she says. "This approach lets me off the hook so I can relax."
And she adheres to one overriding principle: "If it's not fun, I go home."
Albuquerque resident Bill Jacobson, meanwhile, bought his first road bike 12 years ago. Though he doesn't race, he has completed both RAGBRAI and the Biking Across Kansas tour. The riding he does "isn't very scientific," he says. "I just kind of go by what feels right for me." Jacobson belongs to the New Mexico Touring Society and often takes part in the club's weekly training rides.
"I don't do a lot of long-range planning," he says. "I just know that if I have a long ride coming up, I need to get some miles in."
This might come as a revelation to some--that an elite former racer who still competes here and there would approach riding in the same way as a purely recreational cyclist. That's because many people think of training as an all-or-nothing proposition--either you follow a rigorous, structured plan or you're not really training.
The truth is, there's a middle ground between the drill-sergeant rigor of a formal program and the haphazard just-ride philosophy on the other end of the spectrum, says Kristen Dieffenbach, PhD, a cyclist and coach who teaches about coaching at West Virginia University. Most riders can reap nearly the same benefits of a rigid training plan if they follow just a few basic rules and work in three essential types of rides (see "Ride Smart," top right). The best part? This approach keeps things fun and flexible, so riders are more likely to follow through and reach their fitness goals, Dieffenbach says. And it will work for just about anyone able to throw a leg over a top tube, from beginners who want to get fit without a superstructured regimen to successful competitors who want to stay at that level without adhering to a specific plan.
Training plans are undeniably useful, but many people who ride bikes have lives already stuffed full with work, family time, and around-the-house duties. "Way too many cyclists make training into work, which is ironic because so many folks think of riding as their escape," says Dieffenbach.
By contrast, the nontraining plan takes a long view and helps you ride with perspective. "I know I've got to get a few things done each week, but I don't have to be militant about it," Brown says. "Maybe I want to get some hill intervals in before my next event, but if I go out and I'm having a bad day I'm not going to fight the issue."


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Researchers in Taiwan have fabricated three different nanosized array structures by electron beam lithography to investigate localized surface plasmons (LSP) – the excitations of electron plasmons bounded in geometries such as bumps or voids.
The trends of the reflectance spectra indicate that the localized surface plasmon modes can be spatially controlled by manipulating geometric parameters, namely the lattice constants of the array. The larger the lattice constants, the lower the frequencies of the LSP modes (note the red shift in the middle of the above image).
To study more of the modulated LSP modes, the researchers meshed the complex domains into simple geometries and applied a finite element method based on the FEMLEB code. Satisfactory agreement between the experimental observations and numerical results was obtained.
The team's array structures were fabricated using well established silicon technology and are reproducible. The implementation of exquisite designs will allow more efficient optical devices to be realized in the future.
The researchers presented their work in Nanotechnology.
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The work was financially supported partially by the National Science Council, Taiwan and was performed in four institutions: (1) Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, (2) National Nano Device Laboratories, (3) Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, and (4) Department of Physics, Fu Jen Catholic University. J W Chou, Wen-Chung Fan and Hsun-Chuan Shih are PhD students in the groups of Profs. Der-San Chuu, Wu-Ching Chou and Chih-Wei Luo based at the Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University. Dr Kao-Chin Lin is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Der-San Chuu's Group. Dr Yao-Jen Lee and Fu-Kuo Hsueh are researchers in National Nano Device Laboratories. Dr Chi-Tsu Yuan is a postdoctoral researcher in the Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica. Prof. Ming-Chieh Lin has a research group in the Department of Physics, Fu Jen Catholic University. Prof. Chih-Wei, Wu-Ching Chou and Der-San Chuu's research groups are in the Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University. Prof. Der-San Chuu is the director of the project.


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This event is made possible with donations from our generous vendors every year, culminating with someone winning an Olympic Kiln. You must be present to win! Proceeds support future Alabama Clay Conferences and the Crafts Emergency Relief Fund ~ CERF+
Bring your ceramic work for the Attendee Exhibit & Sale. Participants register their work and identify pieces for sale or NFS. Sales less $3.00 for credit card transaction fees and less 10% (for taxes) will be handled by Conference Staff. Checks for work sold will be mailed to you by March 30, 2015. You may bring additional pieces to replace work sold. Students are encouraged to participate!
To all who knew her, the name Georgine Clarke is not only synonymous with the yearly Alabama Clay Conference since its inception in 1986. The intent of her tireless arts advocacy was to celebrate regional excellence while providing for its renewal by facilitating arts education wherever possible. Please consider supporting her legacy by contributing a ceramic piece for this year's auction. In 2013, its inaugural year, the auction saw several vendors joining the artists by generously donating equipment, tools and supplies. In 2015, ALCC Conference Scholarships were awarded to worthy students currently studying ceramic art. The idea of an auction originated with Scott Meyer during a anagama firing at University of Montevallo in 2012. Monetary donations are also accepted. Top bidders will be announced at the end of the conference day Saturday. Students are encouraged to participate!
Donate a bowl and fight hunger. The bowls collected at this year's conference will be delivered to Magic City Harvest, the food recovery program of Greater Birmingham. Your donation helps support their efforts to alleviate hunger and raise awareness about the issues of hunger in Alabama. Students are encouraged to participate!
You will receive a ceramic mug or pint made by someone else in exchange for yours! Bring your mug or pint to the Exchange when you check-in at registration. The mugs and pints will be on display all day Friday and bagged on Saturday morning to be exchanged during lunch Saturday. Students are encouraged to participate!
Be prepared to shop during the 2-Day Trade Show featuring over 20 outstanding ceramic related vendors. The vendors will be open to serve you from 8-5.
Now is your chance to get that ALCC T-Shirt you always wanted. Selections and sizes limited!
Clay @ Play's keynote lecture by acclaimed ceramic artist Kathy Butterly will be held Saturday at 9am, followed at 10:30am by a lecture given by Glen R. Brown, ceramics historian and critic in the BMA's Steiner Auditorium.
On Saturday ALCC attendees are welcome to attend any lectures taking place at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The symposium events are free and open to the public. For program information: http://www.artsbma.org/bunting-symposium
Meet and Greet at the Century Restaurant in the Tutwiler Hotel. Join us for dinner 7:00-9:00pm with the ALCC 30 presenting artists, Nick Joerling, Peter Rose, and Patti Warashina.
Century Restaurant and Bar is a casual, modern approach to fine dining in the historic setting of the Tutwiler Hotel, a Birmingham landmark since 1914. Talented chefs blend locally-sourced Southern flavors with gourmet ingredients to create delightful signature dishes.
Attendees are responsible for their dinner expenses.
Reservations required for dining. Make Reservations via Open Table.
Preregistered for Conference? During dinner check-in and pick up your conference badge. Not Preregistered: On-site registration available.
At the Boutwell, Friday starts with attendee check-in and on-site registration at 7:45 am. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea compliments of Royal Cup Coffee. Attendees participating in the Mug & Pint Exchange, Attendee Exhibit & Sale, Magic City Harvest Empty Bowls or donating a piece for the Georgine Clarke Memorial Ceramic Fund Auction , will find tables staffed with volunteers for each of these events. Vendors open for business at 8:00 am. Don't forget to bring extra bucks for the raffle. Artists begin on stage at 8:30am. Enjoy lunch on-site (included in registration fee). Artists resume demonstrating following lunch.
At 6pm Friday evening join us in the BMA's Steiner Auditorium. Gail C. Andrews, the Museum's R. Hugh Daniel Director, will give a lecture celebrating the life and work of Birmingham ceramic artist Frank Fleming at the BMA's 2nd Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium, Clay @ Play: Irony, Humor & Whimsy in the Ceramic Arts. The lecture will be followed by a reception honoring Frank and marking the opening of a new installation of his work at the BMA and the opening of the Clay @ Play exhibit featuring ALCC artists Nick Joerling, Peter Rose, and Patti Warashina.
Saturday starts with vendors open for business at 8:00am with our artists back on stage at 8:30. Enjoy coffee and tea compliments of Royal Cup Coffee. Be sure to buy plenty of raffle tickets! Enjoy lunch on-site, Mugs & Pints will be exchanged. Artists demonstrations resume on stage. Saturday ends with the Raffle and Auction. Saturday evening networking event TBA.
If this sounds like something you or a friend would like to attend, register now and save!