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•Category 3, which Corey said would probably apply to most of the local organizations and businesses in Minerva, applies to raffles where the proceeds from a single raffle do not meet or exceed $5,000 and the total for the calendar year will not meet or exceed $20,000.
During special meetings held on Sept. 26 and 27, the board met to discuss health insurance issues and consider benefit plans from Jaeger & Flynn Associates and Burnham Benefit Advisors, respectively. Both companies presented a variety of plans, including ones that featured higher premium and lower deductibles and others that featured lower premiums and higher deductibles.
The two types of plans offer advantages to different groups of people. People who have more health care costs would benefit from a higher premium plan, while those with generally low health care costs would benefit from a lower premium plan.
"We are focused on making sure we contain health insurance costs while maintaining the quality of health care benefits that our employees already have," Corey said.
Based on questions and feedback during the meetings, both companies will be revising the plans that were reviewed and will meet with the board again to present the revised plans.
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K'bana Blaq has a rock-n-roll style. Just in time for Christmas, this local singer has a new single called "Jingle Bells with a Twist." K'bana filmed a music video with 120 military children, who attend a recreation center in Hampton.
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Patrick Matera Recording New Solo Record
Posted: March 6, 2013
Patrick Matera might be well known at Katy Perry's guitarist, but he's also been hard at work on a new solo record.
And to complete it, Matera launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise a final $10,000 with rewards that include a digital download of the album to the opportunity to have the artist play a private 45-minute set at a fan's home.
"I've been playing guitar with Katy Perry since the 2008 Warped Tour," he wrote on his Kickstarter page. "When we had a little time off last summer, I began working on this solo record, writing songs and recording demos. It's pop music, I'd say… electronic/guitar/vibey singer/songwriter stuff. I'll be singing, playing guitar and keyboards on it and just need a little help from my friends to finish it and get it out there to you. I'm raising funds so I can pay all the musicians, studio owners, engineers, mixers, etc., that I need to help complete the project."
To learn more about Matera's mission, click here.
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Help Fund Lynda Kay's New Album of Original Songs
Posted: January 29, 2013
Lynda Kay is looking to release a new album of original music, and she has started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund it.
"[The goal is] to record a collection of the best of my new original songs in a lush, cinematic, and classic style on my new album titled The Soundtrack Sessions. This is for you your enjoyment. I cannot do this album without YOU," she wrote on the official campaign page.
The album is separate from the fabulous album Kay have been recording at Capitol Studios with Grammy Award-winning producer Brad Benedict (Capitol Ultra-Lounge, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Blue Hawaiians). (more…)
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Hi, I know just a little bit about my father's fathers side that came from England to settle in NZ back in 1907. My g/father - John Edward 'Ted' Berry was about 15 yrs old when he made the trip on the 'SS Dover" with his parents Edward Thomas 'Ned' and Clara (nee Herrick) Berry and his 8 brothers and sisters. Also when they landed in Auckland there were some family waiting for them but not sure if it was Berry or Herrick family that were already living there. Is there anyone who knows of a Edward Thomas Berry (born abt 1868) and his wife Clara (nee Herrick)(born abt 1867) family that came from Caton (?) or the Lancashire areas. The photo i have added is of the Berry family when living in Auckland as the youngest child (Eva?) was born in Auckland. Also the gentleman on the left top is a brother to either Ned or Clara. Thanks
Looking for any info of Alfred Edward PRIME of Hawera, NZ
My g/father Alfred Prime snr was born around 1869 in either Wales or NZ. He was married to Charlotte Rosanna (nee deMALMANCHE)and they lived in Wellington. Hawera, Levin and Auckland. They had 5 children - Ivy Adeline, Grace, Irene, Josephine (Jo) and Alfred (Alf) jnr. Alfred Prime died in Auckland on May 15th, 1957. Am hoping to find out if he was born in Wales or NZ, the names of his parents and if he had any siblings etc. My late mother and her siblings did not know much about their father but on their mother's side (deMalmanche)they knew plenty!. Thanks if anyone can help. Regards, Judy
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I am trying to find the best site for passenger lists of my husband's great great grandparents JOHN and ELIZABETH WALTER and their daughter HANNAH ( who was born abt 1864/65 in Maidstone, Kent - and was aged abt 5 when they sailed out from England for NZ ). I have no idea what ship/vessel they sailed out in or the port of arrival but i think they were based in Wellington. Also there may have been other family members besides John, Elizabeth and Hannah. Hannah married Eric Victor Lundqvist in Wellingon about 1885. Hoping someone may be able to help me finding the best site/s so that i can find the name of the ship they left England in. I have been helped before on family tree circles for my side of the family and was ever so grateful. Thanking you in advance if anyone can help.
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The World Cup Final 1966 is the third show written by Carl Heap and Tom Morris which attempts to stage the seemingly unstageable. After the classical epics Ben Hur and Jason and the Argonauts, the pair have turned their attention to more recent sporting legend, England's World Cup win in 1966 – a true tale of modern-day heroes.
Fitting a big story into a small space, Heap and Morris have again used all of their collective imagination and ingenuity to evoke the glorious deeds of that annus mirabilis. The result is an entertaining and often witty display of physical theatre but one that, unfortunately, lacks any real dramatic tension and goes on far beyond extra time.
After nearly "40 years of hurt", the England football team's success has taken on almost mythic proportions. While this show offers an affectionate tribute to Alf Ramsey's triumphant squad, it fails to raise its game and tap into any feelings of inspiration. The opening scene, in a church where the infant Geoff Hurst is about to be baptised, suggests in a tongue-in-cheek way that football is a religion to many. But there's far more of the ridiculous than the sublime in the following two-and-a-half hours.
Heap's admirably fluid direction provides plenty of first-time passes and off-the-ball movement, with scenes seguing nicely into each other on the football-pitch-shaped stage. Some amusing scenes show Alf Ramsey's initial success as manager of championship-winning Ipswich Town and his subsequent appointment as England boss by the FA blazer brigade, which prompted him to take elocution lessons. The World Cup games themselves are beautifully choreographed, including slow motion and `videotape rewinding'.
However, several scenes could be cut without any narrative loss - the players' day-off visit to Pinewood Studios, for example - which would actually make the drama more focused as it builds up to the final with West Germany. Getting the audience involved wherever possible, such as demonstrating different football formations, is a great idea, though the authors try to cram in so much business they sometimes take their eye off the, ahem, ball.
While very much a team effort, there are some notable individual turns from the cast: Jason Barnett as the confidence-inspiring Alf Ramsey; Edward Woodall as a very funny, blunt-speaking Geordie Jack Charlton; Will Adamsdale as the super-cool Bobby Moore; and Jason Thorpe as matinee idol Jimmy Greaves, who's supplanted by a young hat-trick hero.
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The emotions you felt that overcame you, Mr. DeMocker, are why I left TV news after Katrina. I cannot detach and I cannot stand by as an observer. The suffering I saw in NOLA after Katrina, both human and four-legged, was my breaking point. I got involved, still felt like it wasn't enough but didn't leave anything I saw that I felt was wrong behind without making an effort to right it, regardless of how small my act may have been. Do not beat yourself up for being human, Mr. DeMocker. While I love NOLA, it breaks my heart to read the comments of the troubles that you face while your government just seems to want to keep those of us who visit happy and hope that we won't notice. The people who are so fast to attempt to minimize the jobs that I did/ you do with their attacks do not know anything about what all we see everyday that maybe keeps them from having to do so themselves. What a heartfelt piece and I thank you for sharing it with us all.
Well, said. And sadly, what you say can be extrapolated to include just about every other southern state today, too. I am proud to be from Alabama but I am saddened and disgusted by how often people vote against their own best interests while they walk like lemmings behind a political hack that only seeks to better themselves while pushing the buttons that get those people to follow in some sick shell game. And then they wonder why nothing seems to ever get better.
How can the collective community be blamed when the parents of these individuals that are responsible aren't doing their jobs- setting a positive example for their children? I cannot fathom an uncle of a child this precious NOT cooperating in the death of his own. There needs to be mentors for these young people if for no other reason that to teach them coping skills as well as how to relate to the world at large- and that means dealing with conflict. I am reminded of a story just a few months ago in Mobile where a 20-year-old female was involved in an argument with her roommate and the solution for making a point- when the argument apparently was over her own puppy? Throw it off of a 3rd story balcony. I am in no way trying to draw a comparison between that and this tragic loss, but we should all be able to agree how senseless both are. This little dog was far luckier than this precious child but who in their right minds view violence as a means of making a point? Of inflicting permanent harm onto another living thing to show their own strength? Obviously, anyone who sees it as such needs help.
Life isn't a video game and you don't get a reset button after you pull the trigger. It is unacceptable to simply dismiss this as a part of life within this community and move on. People have to be willing to get involved and that means EVERYONE. If you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. And if this little girl's own family isn't willing to bring her justice, where else are we supposed to start? God bless her and her grieving family.
What part of Traina proclaiming he is a Wallace man at heart confused you on his stand with segregation? I don't believe Traina was referring to Wallace's mea culpa on his stance concerning segregation as an older man running, once again, for governor.
The only difference I see now in comparison to past troops is that the government is now forcing the military to actually pay attention to the way our returning troops are screwed up after the things they live through in war and document. That and more troops survived attacks that would have killed them in previous wars. Secondly, there is more effort by groups to remove the shame of veterans asking for help now, too. If you honestly believe that the Iraq/Afghanistan troops are more mentally mangled than those that served in country during Vietnam, as an example, and lived to tell about it, you greatly underestimate the hell that was the Vietnam War.
It does happen to women, probably happened to a few during Mardi Gras this year, yet they didn't have the luxury of a person standing around videotaping it and then posting it to the Internet for the public to solve the case for the NOPD.
And that is the obvious connection that the writer overlooks in his growing affection for the name. Many people still think of Louisiana and then David Duke. Stupid behavior like that which came with David Duke during his heyday, if you will, are reasons why people REALLY should think carefully about their embrace of controversial people/ideas. It becomes a case of bad heartburn after the insanity fades away.
Funny, isn't it, that one of his then considered off the wall ideas as a State Representative to drug test welfare recipients has been embraced so deeply by the Republican Party/Tea Party people of today?
I really have no idea why people who smoke, knowing how bad it is for their bodies, get so absolutely defensive when those who don't smoke want protection from their second hand smoke. My Dad started smoking when he was 13-years-old and, until the last year, smoked one of the most vile cigarettes known to man- unfiltered, red pack Pall Malls. The cigarette has always been a crutch to him for his nerves, which he freely admits. As my parents get older, I worry that the second hand smoke will get my mom after 52 years today of breathing in his smoke as he does actually burn more than he inhales. For years, he refused to even consider that second hand smoke made me sick, until I moved away to college and my health improved immediately. He now smokes outside when I am home, most of the time anyway, or will stop smoking when I come into the room- usually the kitchen.
At 79 he has been able to quit numerous times, but fallen off the wagon, the last time after a trip with a smoker after having been smoke free for two years. He has been diagnosed with COPD, though he refuses to acknowledge it, has blood clot issues and has a slight leak in one of his heart valves that the doctor has told him requires that he quit smoking. So far, as close to doing that as he has come is cutting his consumption down to two packs a week from 5. If you have been told that your health requires you to stop smoking and you still cannot do it, I don't know what else to call that but being a slave to your addiction. Yes, we all die sometime, but we have the ability to keep that gift a little longer when we use a bit more common sense, too.
The approach lane up onto the bridge is actually what scared me the most, but then I was also a child sitting up on the dog house of my Dad's Mack truck on a trip to the Winn Dixie warehouse for my first trip across the bridge, too. I think that experience of being elevated so high up in the air because of us being in a truck reinforced my issues with high bridges to this day. I didn't pay attention to the closeness of the lanes- we were in a tractor trailer after all and my Dad was always a great driver- I just wanted off of that bridge because of the height after I looked out my Mom's window and saw no ground below us as we ascended towards the top, just sky and the concrete sides of the bridge. I don't even recall the train section of the bridge since there wasn't one crossing that summer morning.
It's funny because I experienced a lot of firsts as a child over the years of riding in that truck across the country that were different from things back home in Northeast Alabama. The expanse of crossing water- Pontchartrain, to be precise- the countless miles of elevation across bayous and so many other bridges to boot in Louisiana , but it is that crossing from WB to EB that still sticks out in my mind so many years later. I guess you could say that the Huey P gave me an early start on a fear of heights that I didn't possess until that crossing. I'm sort of sorry now that while I was in town for the BCS game, I didn't get the chance to pay him a visit.
No, this isn't a money grab, folks. When the NBA bought the Hornets, Michael Jordan approached Stern not very long afterward asking about the prospect of the City of Charlotte getting THEIR name back. None of us cared for Bob Johnson, especially Michael Jordan, AND the Hornets were moved from Charlotte not because the fans didn't support the team but because the city government wouldn't build Shinn ( a prick of all pricks if ever there was one) a new facility that would have more sky box suites to it than the now demolished Charlotte Coliseum had. I understand why New Orleans would want the name Jazz back because it makes no sense in Utah and neither does the Hornets make sense in NOLA. NOLA isn't the only place with history and the name Hornets has history in Charlotte.
So let Hugo come back home and begin your team's new history with a team nickname that represents your great city. Trust me, the fans in Charlotte want the Bobcats name out of here yesterday. WHO DAT!
Some of you folks are truly hysterical. Keep on saying how this is going to be your year cause you know what? There is this little ( actually big) thing called the Crimson Tide sitting up I-59 thinking the exact same thing. From the looks of it on Saturday, I think T.J. Yeldon, Dee Hart and the entire Crimson Tide team are looking forward to making the visit to Baton Rouge. They at least don't have to make the drive into the stadium in their own cars wondering if their tires will still be intact when they return, but nonetheless, ain't nobody yielding anything to LSU just yet.
As to baseball, this shouldn't have happened with our team this year, but it has and LSU swept. Congratulations to you all. At least we still have our softball coaches. Roll, Tide Roll!!!!
I'm going to say this and I will say it to you all not as an alumna of an SEC rival school but as a former basketball player: the LSU basketball program wasn't in a position to get a big fish, as some of you are saying and really hasn't been since Shaq and Dale Brown were on your sidelines. Comparing this hire to what was done in getting Nick Saban is like comparing apples to oranges, too. At the time Saban was at Mich. State, he had made the name for himself by succeeding at a school in a large conference that normally wasn't talked about much in the media. The case of catching lightening in a bottle. That doesn't happen when it comes time to make a coaching hire very often. Frankly, I can't think of one available in college basketball right now, either. Secondly, LSU's football program was in no way considered a Top 20 Football Program when Saban came to Baton Rouge, either. Sorry to burst your bubble, but I remember laughing coming into Baton Rouge for the LSU game in 1996 with the billboards up singing how great it was to have DiNardo as your new coach, too. That game didn't work out so well for LSU, either, but it certainly put Shaun Alexander on the map. I don't know why some cannot give Saban the credit he deserves. But I digress.
It appears to me from comments made in this piece that Trent Johnson was your version of Alabama's hiring of Bill Curry- he just didn't fit the culture of the school. When you put off your alumni and supporters, you are undercutting your program and we have seen this happen with your basketball team. As an alumni of a rival school, that doesn't bother me BUT if you want to get going in the direction LSU wants to be, you have to rebuild the bridges and repair the relationships. What better way to do this than to have a man who had success as a player at LSU, ties to a successful coach AND, more importantly, is already a known commodity among your state's high school basketball coaches? Not every coach wants to go run out and be at a place deemed a football school. It just seems unreasonable to me not to at least give one of your own a chance.
And Charlotte, just like those of you advocating the Jazz, wants its name back, too. Shinn was a jack #%$ and moved them and the name because we wouldn't build him a brand spanking new stadium without anything from him. The city, but more importantly, Jordan himself, wants to get rid of Bob Johnson's egocentric love fest BobCats. The name Hornets means something historically to Charlotte; to New Orleans its just an angry insect that came riding into town with its teal, purple and gold zeal. Maybe every party can be happy here and work together to get everyone's name back to where it belongs and give Utah a more fitting nickname to go with their city. We already have one too many cat in Charlotte right now.
I'm happy for New Orleans that Benson bought the team. Now just get Drew Brees' contract resolved already!!!!!
Seriously, kthor, I couldn't agree more. Having watched the NBA go with Bob Johnson over a group when Charlotte got another NBA team, this was expected once Benson got back into the race. The NBA likes single ownership versus groups when given a viable choice. It keeps the team in NOLA, etc. etc. BUT when are the Saints going to get this contract with Brees signed already??????? We need him now more than ever in a complete leadership capacity.
By banning the sell of cats and dogs at flea markets the first step is being made to stop puppy mills from having a place to make their quick bucks while putting the health and well being of the dogs at risk. Do any of you wonder what happens to these animals being sold? How many puppies end up being used as bait dogs for dog fighting? I don't know how much these beautiful animals are sold for but the idea is really pretty appalling to me. Copping out to the dog breeders by withdrawing the second bill just really undercuts what needed to be done- which is make sure animals are treated humanely if breeders must exist and be properly exercised. Sure, you can all sit and side with these, "good dog breeders" if you want, but I have personally been a part of WAY too many puppy mill raids in the last 2 years in North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama where the medical conditions of the dogs and puppies were heart-wrenching and cruel as they sat in these stacked cages, many lacking water, too. Now, you try and imagine watching a terrified dog try to take a walk onto grass when they never have in their 6 years beforehand. Or a poor female dog with a severely malformed hip, passing this malformed condition on to her puppies and the callous breeder wouldn't even take her to a vet just kept breeding her so the problem had gotten so bad that her leg had to be amputated by the time she was rescued.
I have never understood why a conscientious, good breeder would object to standards being put in place for the betterment of the dogs and cats. And so the puppy mills are allowed to continue treating these poor animals with little regard for their living standards. As a pet owner of three mixed rescue dogs and numerous others before, thanks so much for wimping out on behalf of the animals affected. I'm just amazed a Republican took the time to care. Maybe further proof of just how hard it is to turn a blind eye to these furry, loving four-leggeds.
From the experience that we went through in Charlotte when the Bobcats came about, the NBA wanted a single owner versus a group. That's how we ended up with Bob Johnson over Larry Bird and his group. SO, can Benson just get this resolved already and allow Mickey Loomis to settle this mess with Drew Brees and his contract already???!!!!!
First, while Miss Dorrell showed a lack of thought in her actions and decisions, no one has a right to make the type of comment you did, jdprecht. For all we know, he could have loaned/given her $20,000 for her upcoming wedding- wouldn't that be ironic? But this is why I have always cautioned ANY female wanting to work in sports as a reporter to carry herself always thinking of how folks like you could twist her actions to somehow diminish her professionalism and her reputation.
The alumni of the University of Arkansas should be proud of this decision and Jeff Long's courage to put the university first. Had all Petrino done was have an affair, I believe this wouldn't have happened tonight. However, the way he went about making certain his mistress would be closer to him and more easily accessible once she, too, was married absolutely put the university in a precarious position and was an abuse by Petrino of his power.
Smokers were designated as a protected class in Louisiana- how ridiculous!! Congratulations, yet again your state has done something just as stupid as Alabama HB56 immigration law and you have people fighting not to correct this special designation. Who would have thought Mississippi would look so smart compared to the two states mentioned in the last few weeks.
And if you are so put out by companies being able to discriminate against you in reference to obesity and smoking- it is due to rising health premiums, don't you know- then maybe you should have supported single payer health insurance. I can remember when it was VERY rare to see a morbidly obese person in public. On Easter alone I saw at least a dozen morbidly obese people in 3 hours at a restaurant and at a retail store. I have always thought it just beyond stupid to see health care workers smoking when they of all people should know better.
And also, on the same note of colors, if you go with the Krewe go with green, purple and gold. What fits better for the city where Mardi Gras means so much.
Return the name Hornets to the city where it belongs- Charlotte. I am not a Bobcats fan- Go Spurs!- but living here I understand the historical connotation the name Hornets have for Charlotte. Our city's police cruisers have hornet's nest on the sides of them for heaven's sake. None of us liked Bob Johnson, MJ wants to change the name of the team- and maybe, in time the colors, too, and a lot of people who supported Shinn's team would be really happy to have that name back again. Last season, I had a row of guys in their late teens early 20's all wearing Hornets stuff chanting, " We want our name back. MJ, give us back our team."
I like the name Krewe. It fits nicely if Utah won't part with Jazz and Cajun is just too, well, predictable.


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For self proclaiming you are a coach you are a complete moron, they are adults, and they play football, not one of those hits was illegal, this sport is becoming like hockey...Its a man's sports and protecting the QB is a joke and the league is over reaching with their penalties.
Get some nads and a grip you wuss!
Panda is a clueless Walmart Wolverine, that talks out of both sides of his mouth. Just go to the SCuM board and read his posts about the following which all have to do with not playing on the field:
1) Hoke is going to bring SCuM back....Um year...Hoke has a mediorce record as head coach and hasn't won a game in the big ten....
2)SCuMs recruiting class is going to make SCuM better....um they haven't played any college football
Enough Said, go upstairs and ask your mother to make you something to eat, you classless horse's arse!
Stupid Assumption! What type of degree or job do you have???? Do you make over $250K? if no why are you a conservative, please answer that, and if it purely for religious reasons....sad cause your repub politicians DONT CARE ABOUT YOU!
Seriously people get a grip. Republicans pander to the rich and corporations...they fear everyone else into believing their message is the word of GOD, and you better be scared, and most of you are scared of progressive thinkers cause you don't handle change well!!!
Yes we should go back to the 1950s where we knew are Enemies and everyone stayed married and the world was so great.
It wasn't change is always for the better. Get on the train or you will be left behind. You know the funny thing...All you baby boomer conservatives are going to rely on the youth to take care of you in the next 20 years, and because of your greed and clear distain for normal working class people(You know 90% of American who earn far less then $250K) we are going to turn our backs and watch you shrivel up and go away because your all a joke and have ruined government and corporate world!
Let me throw a little info to all you conservative posters on this article. IF YOU DON'T OWN a Business that makes over $250K a year or you yourself do not make over $250K a year, then your an IDIOT!
Please name one fiscal policy republicans run on that will help you out. Sorry don't say taxes cause taxes are for anyone over $250K!!! Have you ever collected Unemployment, or used roads, police services or send your kids to public school, then YOU are an idiot for voting republican!
Serious stop being sheep and start by getting and education.
The lack of intelligence in some of these posts is just mind boggling. Oh and for most of you, I do make close to that amount and have 3 degrees, and I'm all for paying more if it helps the country help everyone out. The USA is only as great and ALL its people, even the garbage men, the street sweepers...everyone!
Hey Beer Bucket, Nice handle and you truly are clueless. Do you not drive on highways, do you not depend on police services, the armed forced keeping us safe...and so on and so on. WE ALL USE GOVERNMENT MONEY!
Go get an education and I hope you make over $200K or own a company that makes billions, cause the tax increases and elimination of tax loopholes DOES NOT affect you if you make less, which I rightfully assume is true, so keep spreading you mis informed views on politics and the world like so many other conservative that only know what they hear and not what they think.
For all of you OLD convervatives that keep parising these cops... Do you realize that Alcohol and Smoling cigs cause more death then any drug or combination of any illegal drugs. So keep patting your Holy then thou back...Get a grip, people should be able to do and take what they want, it DOESN"T effect you...
Go back to watching Beck and Limbaugh! and be very very scared for the rest fo your life!
Also for all you right wing loaylists...cough, cough...For saying you HATE HATE big government, the actions sure speak like it.... Just saying!
Also for all you right wing loaylists...cough, cough...For saying you HATE HATE big government, the actions sure speak like it.... Just saying!
As much news as the Lions picking in the Top ten everyyear in the draft...RR had great classes too, it only counts on the field and on the scoreboard...U of M can win as many off field competitions as they want.
Sorry Kyle(I never played a real sport) Warber, but MSU would never take SCuMs drop outs!...Plus we have a Top 5 in the nation QB this year, who is far and above a real QB as compared to the one that will go down in a blaze this year cause he has to take snaps from center...Did you witness your teams offense during the spring game...OUCH!
Wow even a reporter/journalist can't write an article without a dig to MSU...Jealous much...D B a g!
Most of you Union loving Michiganders are ignorant and not educated. To justify why $14 dollars isn't enough for a decent days work is completely hilarious. These peoples job are NOT highly skilled anyone can do what they do, those who have apprenticeships and are skilled never start at $14, they are paid higher.
Stop Stop Stop defending the auto unions, they are nothing like the service unions, they are lazy and ignorant!!! If you were smart you would be telling your kids to go to college to get educated instead of becoming a union rat which most union rats steer their kids towards, which is the end makes our great nation DUMB DUMB and DUMBER. Strive for more, get educated and make your own destiny!!!
I am glad all the Pro Scouts came here to comment on him...? Like anyone who commented knows what an NFL team looks for or needs...cause you ALL DO NOT WORK FOR THE NFL or Scouts or Rivals...go back to the jobs you get paid for!
Your and idiot, typical conservative Michigan view, how come if the Democrats want this so bad, is the rest of nation doing OK and not falling apart...Stay in Michigan with the rest of the uneducated people, cause your response if dumd and ill thought!
Stop giving props to Illitch...that sad Multi millionaire is the reason we are dumping all the salaries even though we were 6th in all major league clubs for attendance(2009). They know next year will be different because of the economy in Michigan and Nation, so he is saving his money now...Dombrowski is ordered to do what he does, does he always do it well...No, Leyland can be blamed for taking starters out to early or leaving relievers in too long.
People wake up! Detroit IS the laughing stock of the US, and the reason is because most are uneducated. Why don't you think they have the same issues in Atlanta...becuase their population is educated.
In metro Atlanta they have some of the best Black universities in the US and when you educate people they educate their kids...Plain and simple you can spin it any way and point the blame at anyone else but yourselfs. Yes the teachers are horrible, yes the DPS is corrupt, but most of you voted for those DPS people. Most of you voted for Kwame...and then want to blame the suberbs for all the bad press and bad things that happen.
Wake up! We all know that parenting is the cornerstone to any youths actions, not their teachers, it is the people who are around them the most and teach them morals and ethics...Until you understand that Detroit will never get better. You all should be ashamed of yourselfs...Blame blame blame other when you all should look into the mirror. Its not a race thing, its education thing.
All those people that took high paid automotive line jobs and then told their kids to do the same has made the entire nation a little more stupid cause you never got your education.
You know they can take your job but they can't take your education...oh wait most of you never graduated from high school let alone College, and you want to blame teachers and news reporters.
Sad sad sad...and Im a liberal!
They are going to be wishing they would have accepted when Comcast buys NBC and relieves all the NBC backers in the power positions, once that happens in 2010... that will mean no contract renewal cause Comcast will not accept giving one team all the rights to college football saturdays on the network, then poor old ND will only be able to join completely with the Big East...what arrogant a holes! Karma!
Just another way to crack down on Drunk Driving, which I am no fan of, but while these cops are looking for DUIs and revenue generators for their local governments, kids are getting molested, houses are being robbed, people are being shot...its a shame when the National Highway statistics prove that fatal accidents and drunk drivings are down that they always put all there eggs in that basket. It is a known fact that MADD give more money to those departments with more arrests, so what is a cop going to do? There are no groups called Moms against Armed Robbery or assault and those are the criminals you really have to worry about!
Read sentencing reports sometimes, people that are convicted of robbery, home invasion, assault, armed robbery, and the like are getting far less time then people who are caught with small amounts of drugs or DUIs, what has this world come too. I understand all those people that have had loved ones killed by Drunk Drivers, those people should be thrown in jail, but to the extent of letting abusive criminals out earlier or with less time to see them commit the same crime over and over again is sad. Michigan's finest at it best, glad I escaped that DUMP!
This all started with Iacocca, were CEO pay started to skyrocket and demanding disturbing amounts of money for doing nothing but dictating orders and then having their middle management actually do the work. He wanted more attention then anything, and then CEOs like Jack Welsh followed, they never deserved their pay packages, not for the amount of work!
If anyone wants to blame the government you are just as bad as these CEOs and Corporate heads, no one deserves millions the jobs do not warrant that type of pay in any way. It takes away from the hardworking people at the bottom and in the middle. If CEO pay was reigned in a long time ago we wouldn't be in this mess and more people would be employed. There is no argument against this....if you try you are ignorant. CEOs don't save lifes, don't cure cancer!
It also started with the Baby Boomers, the worst generation of of people in my mind, they are self servings spoiled brats, they didn't live throuhg the depression so they have no clue, they were born into a time when everything was good in America...Give Youth a chance...they don't demand these rediculous wages.
No one deserves 1000X the wage as there lowest employee unless they own the company. This will not stop until the good ole boy network up and dies, just like all the old congressman and senators. You have to realize pay will not change if these guys are in charge cause if they make a stance and demand heads of companies to take less then they are going to be required to take less.
Think abou the statistics...Anyone that has a family income of over $200,000 is considere to be in the top 5% of income in the US alone. Why do they need millions they can live their lives just fine with up to a million. Greed and politics its discussing and this is what I am teaching my kids not to be like, so when they are running the US(COs and Government) things will be less about them and more about the US in whole.
Disgusting and disturbing!
One of the most uneducated and ignorant posts I have ever read...Yeah Everyone is going to move back to Michigan for the water...have you ever heard of Desalination...Google it, and learn. The nations wealth will always choose warmer weather climates over the Midwest for many reasons...Ignorant right conservative religious stand of the midwest is one for sure...
Wow the ignorance in some of these responses...I worked in the Middle Management in the Automotive big three until I got smart and changed industries...I don't care who is getting rid of these guys but it is needed!!! You need fresh blood someone that thinks outside the box and doesn't have a bunch of yes men following them...The Detroit auto companies are full of bureacratic a holes that only care about their own bank accounts. The government doesn't know how to run things, but getting rid of the idiots that got the companies in this predicament in the first place IS A GREAT THING!


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Polyglot Village
Every other year the Department of Foreign Languages holds Polyglot Village. Polyglot Village is a collaboration between our department and the Washoe County School District. It is an outreach event for local high school and middle school foreign language students.
We create an indoor European village where the students are immersed in their language of study. The village includes shops such as a travel agency, pharmacy, bookstore, hotel, music store, and others. The students begin their journey by embarking on a virtual train ride through the European countryside. They disembark and go through customs. Once they have cleared customs they are free to stroll the avenues in the village. One rule is they cannot speak English while in the village. If they are caught speaking English they will be "arrested" and escorted to jail where they have to speak in their language of study to be "pardoned".
A multicultural lunch is offered
for purchase and cultural entertainment is featured
throughout the day.
2009 - click to view slideshow
Polyglot Village through the eyes of a volunteer... (click to read article)


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By K.L. VantranAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2003 Rick Herter welcomed each person with a smile and a handshake. He eagerly answered and asked questions as he autographed his prints at the Pentagon here Nov. 24.
After the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the Air Force Art Program artist was given the mission of re-creating the scene of the first pilots arriving at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. He said he worked hundreds of hours doing research, taking flights and talking with pilots. "There were some late nights and early mornings," he added.
The results were "First Pass, Defenders Over Washington," which portrays Maj. Dean Eckmann from the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing flying his F-16 over the burning Pentagon, and "Ground Zero, Eagles on Station," which shows Lt. Col. Tim Duffy of the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 102nd Fighter Wing as the first F-15 Eagle pilot to reach the World Trade Center site Sept. 11.
The "mark was set pretty high" for these paintings, said Herter, who has 15 other works in the Air Force collection and another "100 or so" in his portfolio. "I had to make sure these were just right," he said. "I kept asking myself, 'Is this the best I can do?'"
Herter said the reward from his work comes from the reaction of those who view it. He recalled the day the paintings were unveiled at the Pentagon. The artist said he was standing near the paintings with a few of his Air Force friends when a Pentagon tour group neared. As the guide kept walking and talking, Herter said the group stopped at his paintings and weren't ready to leave, but the guide told them they had to get moving before the next group arrived.
Paul Campbell of the Joint Military Intelligence Center was attending a class at nearby Bolling Air Force Base on that fateful day. He said he'd seen Herter's prints displayed in the window of Fort America, a Pentagon concession, and intended on getting one. "This makes it all the more special because it is autographed," he said. "I couldn't pass it up. Campbell selected "First Pass, Defenders Over Washington," and said it will hang above the fireplace in his new home a place "where everyone can see it."
Air Force Col. Luis Vazquez from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations also was among those who purchased the Pentagon print. The colonel said he soon will leave the Pentagon and wanted the print to take with him. "It really captures the moment in a way no words can explain," he added.
The print signing was sponsored by Fort America. Proceeds will go to the Pentagon Memorial Fund. During Herter's visit, Natalie Gustafson, Fort America's executive vice president, presented a check for $5,000 to James Laychak of the Pentagon Memorial Fund. Tom O'Rourke, vice president and director of operations for Fort America, had presented a $10,000 check to the memorial fund Nov. 21. Both donations were from previous sales of Herter's prints.
Fort America was one of the first organizations to help the memorial fund, said Laychak, whose brother, David, was among 184 people who perished in the Pentagon attack. "We're thrilled that Natalie, Tom and Fort America have stepped up to help the fund and continue to be strong supporters," he added.
The Pentagon Memorial will feature 184 lighted benches, one dedicated to each victim. It will be built on nearly two acres near the spot where the attack occurred on the Pentagon.
The benches will be made of "cast, clear anodized aluminum polyester," according to a Defense Department news release. They will be positioned according to the victim's ages, from 3 to 71. Each will have a glowing light pool set underneath. The memorial also will feature trees to provide shading and a more intimate atmosphere.
Construction will be funded by private donations. It will be completed about 20 months after enough funding is available to begin the first phase. The amount needed to begin work is $1.5 million, one-third of which has been raised so far.
More information is available at the Pentagon Memorial Fund Web site. Mail donations to P.O. Box 6285, Arlington, VA 22206.


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A guest post from David Carrington who's also reliant on 3G data at the moment… Perhaps similar to Ben, I've recently moved home and have been forced to use mobile broadband for the last few weeks. That's caused a lot of frustration.
- I don't have MiFi, so it's meant I've had to put my 5GB data SIM into a phone. If I put it in my N97 and use JoikuSpot then Android can't connect (it doesn't do ad hoc WiFi). If I put it in my Android phone then I have to use another phone for texts and calls. Very frustrating.
- It's not fast enough: Neither Vodafone or Three have consistently strong data speeds where I need it, at home. It is not possible to watch a YouTube video uninterrupted.
All is not lost - I do enjoy mobile data access. I once stopped at a service station off the M1 to urgently fix a website, using only a netbook and 3G signal. Mobile data really does have it's place, I just don't feel it's good enough for the masses quite yet as a full replacement for real broadband down a wire.


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Weddings in Lyon take centre stage at the Radisson Blu
At this exquisite hotel, fairytale weddings become reality. In Lyon, charming cityscapes and mountain views make a picture-perfect background for your special day. At the Radisson Blu Hotel, you can say "I do" in our 32nd-floor, 300-square-meter ballroom, where up to 180 guests can gather for a celebration of love.
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Dreggors, Rigsby and Teal announce new shareholder
posted May 4, 2010 - 2:11:19pm
February 4, 2010
James Dreggors, Ann Rigsby and Parke Teal shareholders of Dreggors, Rigsby and Teal, P.A. Certified Public Accountants and Registered Investment Advisors are pleased to announce that Ronald "Ron" Cantlay, certified public accountant and certified financial planner, has been made a shareholder of the firm effective January 1, 2010.
Ron, who graduated from Stetson University with a Masters degree in accounting, has been with the firm for 13 years. His primary areas of practice are the oversight of the firm's auditing, review, and compilation financial reporting services, and its internal electronic data systems management functions. Dreggors, Rigsby and Teal, P.A., which employs seven CPA's and a support staff of eleven, provides a comprehensive array of business and personal financial services; including financial reporting, income taxation services, financial litigation support counseling, financial planning, investment management services and insurance services.
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Geological mapping and examination of the Feather Conglomerate and the Lashly Formation at Horseshoe Mountain and Shapeless Mountain [K042_1979_1980_NZ_2]
Five days were spent geological mapping and sampling at Horseshoe Mountain. The strata cropping out are the Feather Conglomerate (Late Permian - early Triassic) and the Lashly Formation (Mid-Late ...
Geological mapping and investigations of the Permian Maya Erosion Surface, Metschel Tillite, Pre-Pleistocene tills and Wellar Coal Measures in the Upper Taylor Glacier area and Coombs Hills [K042_1977_1978_NZ_2]
Geological investigation in the upper Taylor Glacier was conducted and had three objectives; 1) To locate and examine at Kennar Valley, Finger Mountain and Mount Feather, within the Quartermain Mountains ...
Investigation of soil salts and glacial features at sites in the Taylor Valley, Mount Discovery and Mount Morning [K042_1976_1977_NZ_2]
A study was conducted to make soil and surface measurements (temperature profiles, frozen ground level depths, surface colour, etc) on dark surfaces at chosen localities, to examine and sample the ...
Investigation of the process of debris entrainment and till deposition of the Taylor Glacier [K042_1976_1977_NZ_1]
Investigations into the processes of debris entrainment and the formation of a debris layer within glacial ice was conducted. The glacial ice velocity at various points on the Taylor Glacier was conducted ...
Seismic profile survey of McMurdo Sound and Terra Nova Bay [K042_1974_1975_NZ_2]
As part of the Dry Valleys Drilling Project, the area of the McMurdo Sound drill hole was surveyed with a seismic survey profile and extended to cover the whole of the McMurdo Sound region to determine ...
1:25,000 geological mapping of the St Johns Range from the central Wright Valley to the Mackay Glacier and from the Miller Glacier to west of Victoria Valley [K112_1990_1991_NZ_1]
The DSIRGEO mapping programme in the 1990/91 season was designed to link the area covered in 1989/90 (Convoy Range) with that covered in 1988/89 (Thundergut Sheet). The eventual aim of the programme ...
Examination and sampling of igneous dykes in the Dry Valleys [K003_1972_1974_NZ_1]
Igneous dykes in the igneous and metamorphic basement rocks at Lake Vanda and several other localities in the Dry Valleys area was studied. The dykes of porphyry and older so called lamprophyre in ...
Geochemistry, petrology and structure of Mt Dromedary/Koettlitz glacier area [K002_1970_1974_NZ_1]
Geological investigations and mapping was conducted in the Mt Dromedary/Koettlitz Glacier area over two field seasons. Detailed geological mapping was conducted at a 1:50,000 scale. Sufficient samples ...
Geological and geophysical investigations of the crustal structure and geological processes of the Victoria Land basin and the Iselin Bank areas [K101_1983_1984_NZ_1]
The geological structure and processes of parts of the Ross Sea continental shelf and margin was investigated via the USGS research ship S.P.LEE. The geological structure was investigated from the ...
Geological investigations (locations, descriptions, chemical and petrographic analysis) of the coal seams in the Upper Wright Valley [K112_1982_1983_NZ_1]
The presence of coal seams in the Permian strata and to a lesser extent in the Mesozoic sequences in the vicinity of the Upper Wright Valley, South Victoria Land were investigated. Detailed geological ...
Geological investigations of geological markers and UTh-He apatite analysis of collected samples to determine the nature, amount and timing of vertical and horizontal deformation along the Transantarctic Mountains [K101_2002_2003_NZ_1]
Geological investigations were conducted to better constrain the nature, amount and timing of vertical and horizontal deformation along the Transantarctic Mountains. Geological markers, both horizontal ...
Geological investigations of the Robertson Bay Group in the Cape Hallett/Cape Christie area [K003_1967_1968_NZ_1]
Geological investigations were conducted in the Cape Hallett/Cape Christie area to examine rocks and structures of the Robertson Bay Group and to make comparisons with New Zealand rocks, South East ...
Geological investigations of the fault lines in the rocks of the Transantarctic Mountains in the area of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier to understand uplift of the mountain range [K112_1997_1998_NZ_1]
Inferred fault lines in the rocks of the Transantarctic Mountains in the area of the Wilson Piedmont Glacier were investigated to add to the understanding of the uplift of the mountain range. Specifically, ...
Geological investigations, triangulation surveys and glaciology investigations of the Upper Tucker Glacier area, North Victoria Land, and around Scott Base [K002_1962_1963_NZ_3]
Intensive geological work was conducted in the Tucker Glacier area of North Victoria Land. The work area overlapped the Geological Survey of the 1957-58 Expedition and this was helpful to correlate ...
Geological mapping (1:25,000) of the western parts of the Asgard and Olympus Ranges, South Victoria Land [K112_1982_1983_NZ_2]
Geological mapping at a scale of 1:25,000 of the western parts of the Asgard and Olympus Ranges adjacent to Mt Fleming and Shapeless Mountain was completed. A total area of 950 km2 was mapped. Three ...
Geological mapping 1:50,000 in the Convoy Range and determining the glacial history through surficial deposit mapping and investigations [K112_1989_1990_NZ_1]
1:50,000 geological mapping of the Convoy Range was conducted covering an area of some 2,500 square kilometres extending from the Mackay Glacier in the south to the Fry and Chattahoochee Glaciers ...
Geological mapping 1:50,000 in the Thundergut area (Olympus and Asgard Range, Taylor Glacier), South Victoria Land [K112_1988_1989_NZ_1]
1:50,000 geological mapping of the Thundergut area was conducted covering an area from the western tip of the Kukri Hills, as far west as the Solitary Rocks, Friis Hills and Asgard Ranges and as far ...
Geological mapping 1:50,000 in the areas between the Asgaard and Clare Ranges, South Victoria Land [K112_1992_1993_NZ_1]
Geological mapping 1:50,000 was conducted in South Victoria Land to draw together previous mapping works to produce a map of the geology between the Asgaard and Clare Ranges. Previous work includes ...
Geological mapping 1:50,000 in the upper Ferrar Glacier area: the massifs of Pivot Peak, Terra Cotta, Knobhead, Table Mountain and Rotunda [K112_1987_1988_NZ_1]
1:50,000 geological mapping was conducted at the head of the Ferrar Glacier including the massifs of Pivot Peak, Terra Cotta, Knobhead, Table Mountain and Rotunda. The exposed rocks are almost entirely ...
Geological mapping of the Beacon Supergroup at Mt Bastion, Skew Peak and Robinson Peak, South Victoria Land [K112_1984_1985_NZ_1]
The coal measure sequence in the Beacon Supergroup extends northwards from the Upper Wright Valley towards the Willett Range area (Mt Bastion/Skew Peak/Robison Peak). An area approximately 1,000km2 ...
Geophysical (gravity and seismic reflection and refraction surveys) and oceanographic measurements in the Ross Sea to study the Ross Sea basin [K101_1980_1981_NZ_1]
Geophysical and oceanographic investigations were conducted in the Ross Sea during a McMurdo Sound to McMurdo Sound charter aboard the MV Benjamin Bowring. The main geophysical program was designed ...
Gravity and seismic data in the Windless Bight area, Ross Island and the Dailey Islands to determine possible lithospheric deformation due to the loading by young Ross Island volcanics [K101_1982_1986_NZ_1]
Where loading of the lithosphere by young volcanic piles has occurred, the lithosphere is found to be displaced downward beneath the load and at distances of about 200-300 km from the centre of the ...
Investigation of the factors controlling the distribution of desert varnish in the Wright Valley [K008_1972_1973_NZ_1]
An investigation of the factors controlling the distribution of desert varnish in the Wright Valley, Antarctica was conducted. Traverses were made on foot throughout the Wright Valley and revealed ...
Investigations of the glaciology and hydrology in the Terra Nova Bay regions [K162_1984_1985_NZ_1]
The occurrence or non-occurrence of both glacial moraines and past sea levels in the Terra Nova Bay area was investigated with a view to establishing a glacial chronology to supplement the Dry Valleys ...
McMurdo Sound Sediment and Tectonic Studies (MSSTS) [McMurdo_Sound_Sediment_and_Tectonic_Study]
The main purpose of the MSSTS project is to obtain a record of the early history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and to date its initiation in the Ross Sea region. In addition, it was hoped to relate ...
Measurement of the earth's total magnetic field ahd seismic profile measurements between New Zealand and McMurdo Sound [K004_1963_1964_NZ_1]
Measurements of the earth's total magnetic field was conducted on board the HMNZS Endeavour from New Zealand to McMurdo Sound. Measurements were made with a proton magnetometer designed and trialled ...
Reconnaissance of the Balleny Islands [K017_1963_1964_NZ_1]
A reconnaissance expedition took place around the Balleny Islands in the 1963-1964 field season with the objective to examine the four beaches where landings had previously been made and to search ...
Seismic reflection data from a 50km line southeast of the summit of Mt Erebus to assess the amplitude and wavelength of crustal flexure associated with the load of the Ross Archipelago [K101_1988_1989_NZ_1]
A joint project between the New Zealand Geophysic Division (now IGNS), Stanford University and the University of Nebraska was conducted to carry out a seismic reflection line of approximate 50 km ...
Seismic reflection survey across Hut Point Peninsula to determine the sedimentary sequence under the peninsula to define Cenozoic glacial and volcanic history of the region [K101_1992_1993_NZ_1]
A seismic reflection survey and wide angle reflection experiment was carried out along an 11km profile, starting approximately 8 km east of Hut Point Peninsula and heading west to delineate the sedimentary ...
Seismic refraction and reflection measurements of the east-west Antarctic plate boundary near the Lowery Glacier and onto the Ross Ice Shelf, south Victoria Land [K101_1990_1991_NZ_1]
In the 1990-1991 season, a seismic refraction and reflection experiment was completed along a 142 km long line across the transition zone between Ross Embayment and the Transantarctic Mountains, just ...
Seismic, gravity, radar and magnetic measurements across the East Antarctic ice sheet from the Transantarctic Mountains to the Wilkes sub-glacial basin [K101_1993_1994_NZ_1]
A geophysical traverse, designed to image the sedimentary layer under the 3 km thick East Antarctic ice sheet, was completed across part of East Antarctic ice cap west of McMurdo Sound. The programme ...
Seismograph data from the David Glacier region near Terra Nova Bay to determine the origins of low magnitude seismicity in the area: brittle ice failure, basal shearing beneath the glacier, or tectonic events? [K101_2003_2004_NZ_1]
Temporary seismograph stations placed in the Transantarctic Mountains have recorded regular, low magnitude seismicity. The origin of the quakes could not be uniquely discriminated among brittle ice ...
Teleseismic and local earthquake measurements with an digital seismometer array spread between the McKay Glacier and Table Mountain (to the north and south) and Cape Bird and Mt Fleming (to the east and west) [K102_1999_2000_NZ_1]
A digital seismometer array (10 station) was placed in the Transantarctic Mountains over a three month period (November 1999-January 2000) to record teleseismic (distant earthquakes more than 20? ...
Geological mapping and reconnaissance of the Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land [K151_1987_1988_NZ_1]
A field expedition visited all of the rock outcrops in the Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land. The principal objective was to undertake geological studies and make collections for future geochronological ...
Geological mapping in the Lake Victoria and Lake Vida areas to allow basement rock types in this area to be correlated with the described intrusive sequence [K403_1988_1989_NZ_1]
The Dry Valley Drilling Project hole 6 from the western end of Lake Vida intersected Olympus Granite Gneiss and Vida Granite. Previous work on this area included uranium-lead dating analysis on core ...
K-Ar and Rb-Sr dating of collected rocks from the Priestley Formation, Bowers/Wilson and Bowers/Robertson Bay Terrane boundaries in the Preistley and Mariner Glacier areas, North Victoria Land [K231_1990_1991_NZ_1]
One of the best exposed geological cross sections of the Antarctic continent occurs in the northern sector of the Transantarctic Mountains along the west coast of the Ross Sea in North Victoria Land. ...
Rb-Sr dating of Asgard Formation rocks from the Lower Wright Valley and Victoria Valley to determine the age of the oldest basement rocks in the Ross Dependency [K231_1985_1986_NZ_1]
A programme was conducted to determine the age of the oldest basement rocks in the Ross Dependency. The Asgard Formation in the Dry Valleys is a series of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that form ...
Paleomagnetic samples and geological mapping of the basement geology of the Daniels Range and the Rennick Glacier area in North Victoria Land [K017_1981_1982_NZ_1]
A collection of paleomagnetic rock samples including Jurassic volcanics and dolerites, Beacon Supergroup, Devonian-Carboniferous volcanics, Paleozoic Granitoids and Cambrian Volcanics and sediments ...
The stratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy of surface and subsurface late Cenozoic Ross Sea drift from drill cores taken in the eastern Taylor Valley [K010_1980_1983_NZ_1]
In the 1980/81 and 1982/83 Antarctic field seasons, drilling and mapping were undertaken as part of a programme in the eastern Taylor Valley to investigate the late Cenozoic glacial history of the ...
Determination of the origin of marine diatoms in the Sirius Group glacial deposits from Table Mountain and Mt Feather and the conditions for authigenic chabazite formation in these rocks [K045_1994_1995_NZ_2]
The age of the Sirius Group glacial deposits in the Transantarctic Mountains are a topic of debate. There are two conflicting models which try to explain the origin of diatoms found in tillite beds ...
Geological and laboratory analysis of rock samples from the Ruppert Coast-Hobb Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Kohler Range and Bear Peninsula to understand the Mesozoic Pacific ocean during Gondwanaland breakup [K051_1990_1993_NZ_1]
Prior to the breakup of Gondwanaland there was an entire southern rim to the Pacific extending from New Calendonia through New Zealand, West Antarctica to Patagonia. Understanding the Mesozoic tectonics ...
Geological investigation (mapping, geochronology and geochemical analysis) of West Antarctica Volcanics from Marie Byrd Land [K048_1989_1991_NZ_1]
The West Antarctica Volcano Exploration (WAVE) project was conducted to gain an understanding of the volcanic and geochemical evolution of intraplate volcanoes in West Antarctica and to compare volcanism ...
Geological investigation of the stratigraphic succession through the thickest portion of the Bowers Groups and rock and fossil samples for paleontological and depositional dating, Bowers Mountains, Northern Victoria Land [K051_1973_1974_NZ_1]
The Lower Paleozoic rocks of North Victoria Land occupy a key position in any reconstruction of the New Zealand/Australian/Antarctic segment of Gondwanaland. To know the precise age of the Antarctic ...
Geological mapping and observations of the regional extent of the Bowers Supergroup and the rock sequences flanking it: Wilson Group and Robertson Bay Group, North Victoria Land [K051_1981_1982_NZ_1]
The stratigraphy, structure, paleontology and sedimentology of the Lower Paleozoic Bowers Supergroup is fairly well known but some questions remain unanswered. The objective of the expedition was ...
Geological mapping, observations and sampling for analysis of the geological evolution of North Victoria Land [K051_1984_1985_NZ_1]
Early mapping of the Northern Victoria Land region suggested the presence of three major north-northwest trending belts with differing rocks, structures and geological histories. These differences ...
Palaeomagnetic measurements on rocks from Mt Crean to determine the continental drift of gondwanaland [K045_1994_1995_NZ_1]
The Beacon sediments of East Antarctica were deposited over the Devonian to Triassic geological periods, from 400 to 200 million years ago. Palaeomagnetic measurements on these rocks provide information ...
Paleozoic tectonics of the Gondwana margin: Provenance of the Sperm Bluff Conglomerate. Implications for Cambrian tectonics and Devonian and younger paleotectonics and paleogeography [K051_2003_2004_NZ_1]
The basement rocks of eastern Northern Victoria Land (NVL) consist of a series of exotic terrances that were accreted to the Gondwanan margin while Andean style convergence was occurring. Conversely, ...
Sedimentological and structural measurements and rock samples for radiometric dating of the Swanson Group and Ford Granodiorite of the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica [K051_1978_1979_NZ_1]
The purpose of the expedition was to examine in detail the pre-Cenozoic geology of the Ford Ranges which comprise the main area of exposed rock in western Marie Byrd Land and the type area of two ...
The Dry Valleys Drilling Project [Dry_Valley_Drilling_Project]
The Dry Valleys Drilling Project (DVDP) was predominately an international project between scientists from New Zealand, the US, and Japan, which drilled 14 holes in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica (especially ...
The Heimdall Erosion surface [K051_2006_2007_NZ_1]
The Heimdall Erosion surface between Mt Jason, Mt Hercules, Mt Electra, Balham Valley, Vashka Lake and Sponsors Peak was investigated with the aim to evaluate the tectonic setting of early Beacon ...
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Americas Army Sniper Patch OUT!!!!!!
Don't know if any of you guys play this game or not{I personally love it!!!} but the much awaited Sniper Patch is out. Goto www.bluesnews.com :D
have they released the dedicated server software? i'm sick of trying to join games and finding every server full. i have vowed not to touch the game until this issue is addressed.
Where the hell can I get the game? I just want to plug it into Download Accelerator so I can spend a few nights getting it over my dialup. All I can find are these stupid gigex nightmare programs that download at 0.001 kbps.
Also is it internet multiplayer only? Can I play it on a LAN or with bots?
I am also a big fan of AA. My fav level is definitely Insurgent_Camp, followed by HQraid, then Pipeline. Sniper training was a bit brief and uninteresting, but at least now you can be a sniper in Insurgent_Camp. I think the netcode is awesome; the only time I seem to lag is when I walk in tight indoor places... don't know why. It also helps having the WEST Official servers a couple miles away. Sub-100 ping all the time... I'm loving it.
AA is an online only game, except for the training missions, which are dull anyway. I don't think they have bots planned for the final version either. But they do have LAN support planned. Use the NVIDIA site to get the game.
In the readme file they do say that the netcode isnt yet optimized and isnt advised for people on 56k modems, also I myself dont find the netcode very good. I get anywhere from 150-250 on the best servers to me, running the FPS counter I am getting around 30fps average. There isnt really any advanced settings for the video settings. I find shooting and frags to be a bit random at times. I still cant pass calapsed tunnel so I cant do sniper school yet :mad:
Im just waiting for RavenShield :p
I like the game alot, but I still keep on getting disconnected from servers. I have anywhere from 0-100 ping and I get alot of lag still.
You don't need to pass any of the online missions to get sniper training. You do, however, need to get at least 36/40 targets on the rifle training. The netcode seems fine to me, but then again, I am on DSL and live close to the Official servers. Up to 120ping seems pretty playable to me, unlike some other games where anything above 80 is terrible. Maybe its just because of the slow speed of the gameplay.
I get about 25-30FPS outdoors @1600x1200, 2xAA, and 2x AF. Indoors is anywhere from 50-70.
I think there is a problem with the server program; sometimes the server resets randomly (for everyone). Also, scoring for teams is bugged, sometimes it says my team has been eliminated when most of them are in fact still alive. Then there's the occasional client-side error that misses some of the apparel for teammates, ie. backpacks. This makes it frustrating when you see someone without a pack on, and after emptying a clip into them, they curse at you for a TK.
I do really like the ROE system, but its not perfect. 400 ROE (Rules of Engagement) and that person is autokicked. Motivates people to be a little more careful with their nades. Speaking of which, sometimes those nades have insane radii. I don't know how my own nade can kill me from 30 yards away:confused: .
But overall, it's a very entertaining game and I think these issues will be resolved in the next patch.:)
the latest 1.1.1 patch resolved the server connection errors. connects all the time now.
best of all you can connect in the game itself and search servers. so no need for gayspy anymore :cool:
great game
goodness gracious me!! :eek:
350 - 700 ping. i assume your joking cos thats just insane and not worth it:rolleyes:
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What did we do before Twitter? These days, celebrity catfights are unfolding blow-by-blow in real time—it's a miracle! Unless you were refreshing your Twitter screen at 5 a.m. yesterday morning, you probably missed the latest Twitter war—between ex-lovahs Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson. Apparently Lindsay cried herself to sleep over Sam's comment and retorted, "You JUST told me that your friends are worth more than i am 2 your family & that i'm gross*thx." Ouch. Also, isn't it strange that SamRo has more than three times as many followers as LiLo? [DListed]
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ALBANY -- A Guilderland man is facing burglary and attempted petit larceny charges after, Albany police said, he tried to steal tools from a hotel.
Jeffrey Multari, 51, of Schoolhouse Road was arrested after the manager of the Marriott Courtyard on Washington Avenue allegedly caught him trying to steal tools from the second floor. The incident occurred about 6 p.m. Sunday.
The hotel is undergoing renovations and the second floor is closed off, police said.
The manager called police after apprehending Multari and holding him until they arrived, police said. He was arraigned Monday morning in City Court.


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A bomb threat posted last night in the comments section of a Bellevue schools story on sanduskyregister.com has closed all Bellevue schools and is being investigated by local authorities.
The post read: "Bomb.. Thursday Be ready THIS IS NOT A SIMULATION SEE U GUYS TOMORROW!!"
Editorial Page Editor Don Lee discovered the post early this morning and notified Sandusky and Bellevue police. The post was then removed from the Register's story comments.
Sandusky Register employees are cooperating with Sandusky and Bellevue police departments to provide information in the ongoing investigation.
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February 14
Our Heavenly Father's Unconditional Love
Romans 5:6-11
Scripture tells us that love is the very essence of who God is (1 John 4:7). So if you don't believe that He loves you unconditionally, you'll never really know Him or have genuine peace about your relationship with Him.
How do you define "love"? It is Jesus unselfishly reaching out to mankind, giving Himself to us and bringing good into our life regardless of whether or not we accept Him. Romans 5:8 tells us that His care and concern are so immeasurable that He laid down His life for us while we were still His enemies. In fact, the Bible says that He first began to express His love toward us before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:3-5). That means your actions had absolutely nothing to do with His love for you!
God's commitment to us has absolutely no conditions or restrictions and isn't based on whether we love Him back. Nor does He have more love for "good" people who may strike us as more worthy. He loves us even in our sin, even when we don't repent. Does that give us license to disobey? No. It gives us power to live holy lives, walk obediently with Him, and learn to love Him the way He deserves. To follow Him is to receive the love He has been offering all along.
Every single moment, whether awake or asleep, we all live under the canopy of the Lord's wondrous, absolute love for us. But to fully experience that love, you must receive it. Say yes to this amazing gift that God wants to pour out on you. Bask in it, and let it overflow to those around you.
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Leader development sits at the core of all our efforts. At ONEplace, we define a leader as someone who takes full responsibility and ownership for his/her role, developing the skills, knowledge, connections and awareness needed to fulfill that role, listens and learns from others, and teaches and shares with others. Or, to put it in a phrase:
Leaders keep learning.
An article in the recent McKinsey Quarterly reminded me of a fascinating, yet disturbing aspect of learning: neuroplasticity. It fascinates me because, thanks to fMRI's and other imaging techniques, we're being flooded with new insights and knowledge. It disturbs me because, like many of you, I continue to draw upon concepts of the hardwired brain, left-brain/right-brain preferences, and the fine art of multitasking – all which have been debunked.
Neuroplasticity – the brain's ability to change its physical structure and functional organization – changed the game.
We now know that the brain rewires itself (makes new neural connections) when we learn new things. This happens at any age. We also know that everyone utilizes both sides of their brains without strict preferences and, in fact, the brain is more active than we previously thought. Further, calming practices (such as mindfulness or meditation) actually generate more brain matter in the executive functioning areas of the brain giving us a greater capacity for complex thinking. Again, this happens at any age.
Recent brain research offers us more and more insights into brain functioning, learning capacity, and so much more. Furthermore, it's giving us direction in what we can do to keep our minds sharp and nimble (e.g., See Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains).
All this reminds me of a humbling and challenging notion: knowledge is dynamic.
Facts change. Theories come and go. Best practices become past practices. And radical notions end up being mainstream. The world, with all its varied and wonderful parts, keeps changing. And the good news is: your brain can handle it.
P.S. Keep up on brain research and effective brain building practices at SharpBrains.com
Everyone needs to be a leader…just not in every situation.
Each of us takes the lead at some time. We take the lead in our own lives. Many of us take the lead in our household. At work, we take the lead in the role we're given to play.
At ONEplace, we define leadership as
Our Peer Learning Program provides a disciplined, intensive approach to leader development for managers, supervisors, and directors. It's also perfect for executive leaders of small organizations.
The Peer Learning Group design helps you become more attuned to your strengths and challenges, engage your own insights and wisdom, build a network of supportive connections, and develop coaching skills. It requires commitment, and it delivers much more.
How it works
Peer Learning Groups meet for eight monthly sessions from September through April. The facilitator guides and participates in each session.
The basic 90' session agenda includes a brief introduction to the day's topic, time to explore the topic on your own, focused discussion in pairs, and a full group discussion and resource-sharing. Learning occurs as each participant pursues their own path to effective performance and job satisfaction. Together, we create a welcoming and open space to work on our own leadership issues within the supportive context of colleagues who are doing the same thing.
Within the discussions, we listen carefully and engage our curiosity, imagination, and inspiration through asking open, honest questions. The questions create space for a substantial conversation that doesn't judge or try to fix but allows each person to find what they need within a confidential environment.
Groups start in September and space is limited. For more information, attend one of our information sessions on Thursday, August 13 or Tuesday, August 18, or contact the ONEplace Director at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Last week, Michele McGowen and Dale Abbot of the Disability Network of Southwest Michigan presented a Management Track workshop on Creating Accessible Content. During the session, we heard not only the importance of having content accessible via print, screen, and audio, but some how-to helps as well.
Our first thought of accessible content often goes to print – large print or braille. Surprisingly, only 7% of those who are blind or low-vision know braille, so they recommended not running out and getting braille versions of your print materials until you know the need. Also, while "large print" is often defined as 18 point font, it's good to ask the person requesting accommodation what size font they need.
In fact, asking the person requesting accommodation what would work best for them is often a good idea. For example, while some who identify as blind would like large print, others may prefer electronic versions to use with screen readers.
When working with print, Dale made several basic suggestions: use plain san serif fonts, ensure high contrast of print to background (best is black and white), use color to highlight rather than to communicate importance, and avoid busy backgrounds.
Michele and Dale offered other suggestions relative to print as well as website development, social media, slide presentations, and video captioning. They encouraged organizations to take first or next steps toward inclusion. Include statements such as, "This document is available in alternative format upon request" or "To request an accommodation, contact ___ at ___." Just be sure you can deliver on what you promise.
Their bottom line was to move toward inclusion, do your best, and learn from your mistakes.
Creating Accessible Content was the first of three workshops in our Inclusion Series. Additional workshops include Immigration 101 on August 5 and Trans*, Gender Non-Conforming, and Genderqueer: A Workshop for Allies on August 12.
Famed UCLA basketball coach, John Wooden, is remembered for leading the Bruins to 10 National Championships in 12 seasons (1964-75) including four undefeated seasons. Do you know how many years he coached the team prior to winning his first championship? Fifteen. With this vignette, Jim Collins makes a key point in Good to Great.
Becoming great is a long-term venture.
He gave other, business-related examples: Gillette, Nucor, Pitney Bowes, and others. While the press and public hailed them as upstarts and newcomers that burst on to the scene, each company's "overnight success" had taken years to build: focused, slow, and methodical.
In contrast, the comparison companies (that faced the same circumstances but failed to transition to a great company) looked to the next big thing to save the day: the next merger, the next new product, or the next major initiative. As a result, most bounced from one thing to the next, never committing long enough to sink deep roots into their market.
There simply is no short cut to great:
Focused, slow, and methodical – sinking deep roots that will hold the organization in place through high winds and fierce storms; Deep roots that will allow the organization to branch out and sustain new initiatives that are anchored to the core purpose; Deep roots that spread into the underpinnings of the community, contributing to a diverse ecosystem of success.
So, where is your organization headed? You may or may not have a clear, guiding mission or vision. You may or may not have a useful strategic plan. Regardless of what tools you use, you need to know where you're headed so that each small step builds on the last and prepares for the next.
The tortoise wins the race every time.
My work grants me the privilege of working with many boards. It's been great to work with boards involved in food security, the arts, housing, health, the environment, community welfare, and more. One thing continually impresses me about boards of directors:
they are extremely generous people.
Board members give – hugely – of their time, talent, and treasure. Their passion and commitment fill the room with a palpable spirit. When I ask, "What do you love about your organization?" each person beams as they given genuine expression to that spirit. It's a pleasure to behold.
The same may be said for our area's executive directors (EDs) as well. With the weight of the organization on their shoulders, EDs give richly of themselves at every turn. To hear one speak openly of their concern and commitment stirs the heart, and to gain insight into the myriad of things they do behind the scenes inspires the soul.
So, it's painful to see how disconnects between Boards and EDs can rattle an organization.
Everyone plays a part. According to BridgeSpan, BoardSource, and other references, Boards carry the responsibility to "support and evaluate the executive director," and EDs carry the responsibility to "develop, maintain, and support" the board. When communication fails, that mutual support often shatters into shards of shaky accusations and puzzled disbelief.
All parties end up hurt and disillusioned. It's very sad.
If you're feeling even an inkling of this disconnect, then have a meeting and name it. Take the lead and set intentional steps to improve communication. Don't wait for someone else to act. As seen above, if you're an ED or a board member, it's your responsibility.
Not sure how to start? Feeling stuck? Please contact ONEplace before it goes any further. Each day that a problem isn't addressed adds another degree of difficulty to implementing a solution.
Take the lead. Make the call. It's the generous thing to do.
Emerging from this July Fourth weekend, one phrase sticks with me.
"One nation...indivisible"
We say it in the Pledge of Allegiance as both an aspiration and recognition that, once the debate is done, the votes are tallied, and the commitments are made, we act as one. On the world stage, there is only one USA voice.
This understanding is scalable, too.
It's true for states, cities, neighborhoods, organizations, boards, senior management teams, departments, and even individuals. Each may puzzle out its myriad of daily routines, acute concerns and seasonal celebrations. Internal debates may rage on, but the entity acts as one.
Leaders know this.
Leaders occupy seats both in the balcony and on the stage, observing the forest and navigating amongst the trees. They know this about their organizations: presenting unified services to the public while dismantling silos in-house. They know this about their boards and leadership teams: encouraging stakeholders with a focused message while mining productive conflict and encouraging debate inside the conference room.
They also know this about themselves.
Leaders in any position recognize that we bring all of who we are to every situation. We may separate and compartmentalize our activities, behaviors, concerns, et al to analyze and understand them. Yet, on the ground, where life is lived, we must acknowledge and manage the swirling, indivisible mix of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors; choose our path; and move forward. We may understand things in categories, but we function as one.
One nation (one city, one organization, one board, one person), indivisible: it's how we want it, and it's how it is.
In last week's NEWSletter article I mentioned being on retreat with several of our nonprofit colleagues. We gathered Wednesday evening and worked together through Friday noon, pilot testing a service we're considering for ONEplace. While I'm still pulling together all that I learned, I can tell you this:
It was a moment for me.
As we entered our time together on Wednesday, I marveled at what I saw. Here I was in a familiar environment. I had been on retreat at this venue several times. And, here I was with people I knew. I had worked with almost everyone there. However, these had been two different worlds for me, and now they were coming together. More than that…
It was a fulfillment of a two-year plan, a two-year vision.
Various strands of activity over the past two years were slowly woven together to arrive at this moment – and the impact hit me square in the chest. Yet, it was different.
I've worked on long-term projects before. In a previous job, I led a four-year effort that culminated in five regional conferences at sites all across the country. I recall the moment when we closed the fifth conference and headed for the airport. It was a sense of completion, achievement, and success.
While holding a sense of fulfillment, this recent moment pointed more to the future than the past. It was like finally cresting the hill to see the green valley below. Yes, we made it up the hill, and now the fun work begins.
So, I offer my thanks to those who participated in the retreat and to those supervisors and colleagues who supported their participation. It was a moment to treasure.
And, we've only just begun.
"I'm having coffee with…."
How often do you say that? Monthly? Every other week? Weekly? More?
Having coffee, tea, lunch, a drink, etc. with a nonprofit colleague means you're making connections, and these connections energize your work and your organization.
Even if the conversation is purely social, you're deepening your relationship. This makes it more likely that you'll pick up the phone and call this person when you need to sound out an idea or concern. You'll also be on each other's radars when a future conversation touches on an issue or opportunity of mutual interest.
The idea of "building your network" sometimes gets a slimy reputation when it's seen as serving one's own interests and careers. Don't throw out the proverbial toddler with the mud puddle! Developing relationships across the nonprofit sector, and especially your particular corner of the sector, is critical to your organization's impact and your cause's success.
The ROI on relationship building is huge and…better yet…it compounds. Don't believe me? Not sure where to start? Ask me to coffee and I'll explain it…ask nicely and I'll buy.
When this email arrives in your inbox, I'll be on retreat with a several others. Called Courage to Lead, this retreat creates space for each person to relax, rest, and listen to the quiet voice of their own wisdom.
I cherish these times.
For the past two years, I've been on retreat at least once every quarter. It's an opportunity to declutter, recharge, and reconnect with what's important. It helps me align my deeply held values with my actions and activities…to merge soul and role.
It's also something I can carry with me. The retreat works on the principles of the Circle of Trust as developed by the Center for Courage and Renewal in Seattle. These principles (e.g., extend hospitality, listen deeply, ask open honest questions, maintain confidentiality) can be carried and practiced outside the retreat center – in the home, in the workplace…anywhere. And yet...
their power is greatest on retreat – in a community of solitudes.
You know this. You've experienced the synergy of several people working together. Each has his/her own unique task or challenge, but the energy of everyone doing their work creates a spirit that motivates and sustains. It's awesome and invigorating.
This week's retreat is a pilot for ONEplace. We'll evaluate the experience and plan how to move forward from here. I anticipate other Courage & Renewal experiences to come through ONEplace in the near future.
Stay tuned.
Last week, Tamela Spicer (The Intentional Catalyst) presented a Management Track workshop on Event Management. During the session, we dissected the finer points of holding a fundraising event. Here are a few points to consider.
First, it's all in the planning. My experience with nonprofits (and everyone else) is that we commonly don't think through the details before taking on a new project. Tamela supported that opinion and advocated detailed planning (don't forget the post-event follow-ups in the plan) and document everything as you work the plan. It helps track this event and plan for the next one.
A second key to success is making sure your volunteers have a great experience…a Wow! experience. This is respect and good hospitality for the volunteers, and it's a great investment in building your reputation. Give them a great answer to the inevitable question, "How'd it go?" If this is done well, then recruiting volunteers for the next event will be that much easier.
One more highlight: make sure your event shows your core purpose. It can be popular and fun, but if people don't know what they're supporting then you've done little to connect with that donor.
And a final word: don't be afraid to challenge yourself. If you meet all your goals, you may have planned too easy.
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I got the official word that my second cookbook will be out next month in April! So for Paige's bento today, I made a variation of one that will be in the new book. The bento includes two little girl musubis, chicken katsu bites, and a few veggies.
Paige got this bento box and Precious Moments doll from Grandma Geri. Thanks Grandma! :D
Her name is Mayumi- which means truth, reason, and beauty.