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I'm going to do something that I should have done a week ago, and break out interesting prospects who are playing in winter ball leagues other than the Arizona Fall League. Remember that these winter ball rosters are always in flux, so this will change fairly regularly.
Josh Thole – Leones del Caracas – VWL – .410/.511/.538, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 2 K – 37 AB
Thole's leading the VWL, which is hitting a collective .284/.359/.418, in OBP. Anyone surprised?
Chris Carter – Tigres de Aragua – VWL – .353/.450/.559, 2 2B, 3B, HR – 34 AB
The MLB ready return from the Red Sox for Billy Wagner, Carter is off to a strong start in Venezuela, as he prepares for what might be a fierce Spring Training competition at firstbase. Given Ike Davis' progress late in the '09 regular season and early in the AFL, I don't see the Mets bringing in an expensive, long-term option at 1B, so Carter will have to be impressive and fast to earn his playing time.
Jordany Valdespin – Tigres de Licey – DWL .444/.444/.778 – 9 AB.
Valdespin is 4-for-9 with a HR in the DWL, which last year played at a level perhaps a touch below AA.
Jose Coronado – Caribes de Anzoategui – VWL – .273/.385/.455 – 11 AB
Francisco Pena – Aguilas Cibaenas – DWL – 0-for-2, BB
LHP Adam Bostick – Tiburones de La Guaira – VWL – 1-2, 14.54 ERA, 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 BB, 7 K
After that kind of work in seven relief appearances they might well be ready to send Bostick to the Tiburones rather than run him back out to the mound. Bostick is joined on the Tiburones by Junior Guerra and Chris Mason.
LHP Angel Calero – Navegantes del Magallanes – VWL – 5 G, 0 GS, 1-0, 4.15 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
RHP Tobi Stoner – Leones del Escogido – DWL – 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1 GS, 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K
I fully expect Stoner to dominate the DWL, but that won't mean much for his ability to help the Mets at the big league level.
RHP Jose Sanchez – Navegantes del Magallanes – VWL – 3 GS, 0-0, 0.00, 12.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K
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We are part of the creative environment of Edinburgh College of Art, as well as being linked to intellectual strands across the university. We are also strongly engaged with the local community, through our Music in the Community programme and its public events in the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Museums of Scotland.
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|No.6 Pfeiffer Downs L-R, 17-6
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The Pfeiffer Women's Lacrosse Team (14-1), ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II, defeated Lenoir-Rhyne (7-6) by a 17-6 score Wednesday afternoon at N.E. Lefko Field.
Pfeiffer's Sarah Daly (New Market, Md.) finished with four goals while Katherine Athens (Huntingtown, Md.) scored three times to lead the Falcons to the win. Lenoir-Rhyne, which saw its four-match winning streak come to an end, was led by sophomore Mary Minick's (Marietta, Ga.) four goals despite the loss.
Three straight goals by the Bears capped off by a score from Minick cut Pfeiffer's margin to 4-3 with 6:36 left in the first period but the Falcons responded with a 4-0 run to take control again.
The Falcons' Courtney Luther (Frederick, Md.) added two goals and two assists as Pfeiffer held the advantage in both shots taken (39-15) and ground balls (27-19) in the win.
Lenoir-Rhyne also received goals from sophomores Lauren Donovan (Hollywood, Md.) and Jamie Ryan (Syracuse, N.Y.) in the losing effort. Pfeiffer's goalkeeper, Rachel McCarthy (Austin, Texas), stopped six shots on the afternoon in the win while L-R sophomore Allison Senft (Marietta, Ga.) took the setback in goal. Senft was credited with nine saves.
L-R hosts fourth-ranked Rollins on Sunday afternoon at Moretz Stadium beginning at Noon. Pfeiffer is the second seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament and will take on third-seeded Queens Saturday in Burlington, N.C., at 4:30 p.m.
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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit College Women's Lacrosse team finished up their inaugural season on Saturday at Strong Stadium in a 19-2 loss to Carthage College.
The Buccaneers finished 4-7 overall, 2-6 in the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference.
The Lady Reds took control right from the start, scoring the first ten goals of the game before Sara Fithian got Beloit on the board with 12:01 left in the opening half on a free position score. CC then scored twice more to lead 12-1 at the break.
Carthage opened the second half with five unanswered goals to move up by a 17-1 score. Sarah Pipal put a stop to the string, assisted by Erin Chambers, with 9:40 remaining. The Lady Reds closed out the scoring with goals at the 8:13 and 3:40 marks.
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Pharmavoyage launches the new Trek 2 mosquito net
UVC Lamps: Production moves to Switzerland
Multinational agrifood corporation Danone relies on UVC systems from AQUAFIDES
Across the Indian Himalayas with a Hiker Pro
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Paraplegic climbs El Capitan
DAV women's expedition team with a first ascent in the Indian Himalaya
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Dear Friends of Katadyn,
Pine trees covered in snow, snow-capped hills, glistening snowy landscapes and everywhere nothing but silence. In our latitude, winter arrived before the end of the year, showing off its prettiest side. Use the opportunity to escape the everyday stress before the holidays and surprise somebody with a romantic weekend in the snow. With just a little bit of knowledge and the right gear, a snow camping trip in a tent is a wonderful way to balance out the stress of the city. The Optimus Vega has proved itself as a four-season camp stove in cold temperatures and should not be missing from your packs. Add to that a few warm meals from Trek'n Eat and the surprise will be perfect! Have fun!
Please note that our offices and production will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3. On Jan. 6, we'll be back, full of vim and vigor and ready to go for you. We look forward to starting the New Year 2014 with a whole line of new and exciting outdoor products. From all of us at Katadyn, I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the great work together and for all of the valuable feedback that we get daily from the sales front as well as from all of our users around the world.
Wishing you wonderful holidays and a great New Year with much happiness and success in 2014.
Trix Ammann
From Jan. 26-29, 2014, the Katadyn Group will be at the ISPO show in Munich, Germany, with its own booth. We will be launching numerous new products in the Optimus product family as well as showing Katadyn water filters and freeze-dried outdoor meals by Trek'n Eat. For the first time, we'll also be showing the bottles and insulated containers from Klean Kanteen; the Katadyn Group is taking over distribution as of 2014 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. ISPO is a leading international trade show for sports business. Each year, approximately 2,400 international exhibitors present their products in the areas of outdoor, ski, action and performance sports to more than 81,000 attendees from more than 109 countries. Book your appointment today. We look forward to seeing you in Hall A6, booth 328!
From Nov. 19-21, the Katadyn Group was at the largest international trade show for marine equipment and accessories where it showed its mobile desalinators. The METS show (Marine Equipment Trade Show) logged a new record number of visitors with more than 20,500 attendees. We made many new and interesting contacts, and our participation proved to us that our manual and electric desalinators still hold a good position in an important niche segment. The availability of pure fresh water at sea can mean the difference between life and death. For example, our manual Katadyn Survivor model is used by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Air Force as well as by leisure sailors all over the world. Every desalinator from Katadyn is exceptionally reliable and very easy to use and service.
The Katadyn Group was at the AidEx show in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 13-14 to show its survival support and life-saving products. AidEx is directed at professionals who work in the area of humanitarian aid or who are active in emergency and catastrophe support. In conversations with decision-makers from the humanitarian segment, we gained many important insights into the needs and realities in impacted areas. Numerous international aid organizations and army special units use products by Katadyn, Optimus and Trek'n Eat for survival and life-saving support.
Aquafides was represented with its own booth Nov. 5-8 at the Aquatech show in Amsterdam. Aquatech is the leading trade show globally for professionals in the areas of water, process and waste water technology. This was the first time that Aquafides took an active part in an international show. Besides the certified UV disinfection systems that are already well-known on the market, both the silver-ion system Electro Katadyn and the mobile water filtration systems MOT met with the highest interest of products in the booth. The opportunity to meet with current customers and to make new contacts meant this show was a great success. Aquafides has been part of the Katadyn Group since late 2009 as the brand expanded its business into the category of industrial and community water treatment and took over majority ownership of Aquafides Switzerland and Germany.
Effective immediately, the Katadyn Group E-Learning Platform is now available. It is an interactive, clearly detailed, online product training program for our brands Katadyn, Optimus and Trek'n Eat. The contents are organized in a sales-oriented manner and thus deliver the necessary key to successfully engaging the customer in making a sale. Get in touch with your sales representative to receive your personal access to the Katadyn Group E-Learning Platform.
SWISSPRO Partner Shantou Jinzhu has opened its third shop in the Chinese city of Puning. The retail outlet has a prime position in the largest shopping center of the eastern province of Guangdong. All of the indoor filters by SWISSPRO as well as the complete range of Katadyn filters are being sold.
French brand Pharmavoyage is bringing a new mosquito net to the market. The impregnated Trek 2 Mosquito Net fits perfectly over a double bed. It satisfies the demands of both outdoor and travel enthusiasts who prefer to travel lightly but want to be outfitted well. Thanks to the nylon stuff sack with an intergrated zipper, the Trek 2 stows so small and compact that it hardly takes any more space than its littler sister product, the Trek 1 for one person. Compared to traditional mosquito nets, this impregnated net from Pharmavoyage has a significant advantage: Thanks to special technology, its effectiveness is guaranteed for more than three years. Traditional nets offer a guarantee of only 6-12 months. The World Health Organization (WHO) urgently recommends the use of protection from mosquitos and from the diseases they carry such as Malaria, Dengue or Chikungunya by using impregnated mosquito nets in high-risk areas.
By the end of the year, the production of UVC lamps for our AQUAFIDES UVC systems will be relocated from the current site in Germany to the headquarters of the Katadyn Group in Switzerland. That is where final assembly of UV systems now takes place. This step will shorten transportation demands and streamline procedures. The Katadyn Group produces UV lights for its own systems as well as replacement lamps for all well-known brands. All orders and inquiries for UVC lamps should be sent effective immediately to Harry Luchsinger, Aquafides Switzerland AG:
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After the successful introduction four years ago of Electro Katadyn Silver Ionizers at agrifood and drink coporation Danone, the market leader in bottled water has now taken delivery in October of two AQUAFIDES UVC Systems. Purification of drinking water is an important process in treating water for drinking. Only UV systems that fulfill legal requirements and satisfy the highest quality standards can use used for this. AQUAFIDES systems are certified by the strictest standards and approved by DVGW, ÖVGW und SVGW (German, Austrian and Swiss Technical gssociations for Gas and water), as well as by the Norwegian Department of Health (NipH).
UK Photographer Stuart Holmes just returned from a great mountain adventure in the Indian Himalayas. The trip took him and his partner Ian Wade from Leh in Ladakh to a tiny settlement called Batal in the Lahaul/Spiti region, then up the Bara Shigri Glacier as far as the Parahio Col at 5800 m. Unfortunately dangerous conditions involving loose rocks and too much new and very avalanche-prone snow meant they couldn't cross over the pass forcing them to retreat back the way they came. For fresh and safe drinking water they relied on a Katadyn Hiker Pro water filter. They used the filter every day for 3 weeks. They also carried Trek'n Eat food for breakfast and a hot meal at night as well as Peronin liquid food for lunch on their longest and most strenuous days. "We found the Hiker Pro filter to be perfect for our daily drinking water requirements. From the highest glacial streams to the Delhi hotel tap water and everything in between, we stayed in good health throughout the trip", writes Stuart Holmes to us in an e-mail. "As to the Peronin, it is hard to gauge how effective it was in terms of energy but we certainly managed to stride on at full steam for hours after drinking."http://www.alpenverein.de/bergsport/expeditionen/verlauf-der-abschlussexpedition-des-dav-damen-expeditionskaders-auf-dem-weg-ins-basecamp-_aid_13294.html
"Lost in the Swell" is the name of the adventure project by three Breton surfers Ewen, Ronan and Aurel. Aboard the small ecological trimarin, Gwalaz, the three young people are in the outlying Solomon Islands for three months searching for undiscovered waves and authentic experiences. Their travels are taking them to the untouched islands of Malaita and San Cristobal where people who have never seen a white man still live today. The threesome's adventures on the islands and at sea are being filmed for the popular French show THALASSA on channel FR3. It is scheduled to be aired on Jan. 24, 2014. Katadyn France has supported the project with an Optimus Nova multifuel stove, Optimus cookware, a Katadyn Combi water filter, and impregnated mosquito nets and insect repellent from Pharmavoyage.
Vanessa François has been a paraplegic since an accident on the mountain in 2010. To the Belgian alpinist, however, that is not a reason to to give up her huge passion for climbing. After 18 months of preparation, she fulfilled her dream Oct. 12: Conquering the legendary Zodiac route up El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California, and doing so in four days. She was nourished along the way with freeze-dried outdoor meals from Trek'n Eat. As a comfortable sleeping pad, she was served well by a mat from the U.S. brand, Nemo, whose distribuation was taken over by Katadyn France last year.
The eight women mountaineers on the first women's expedition team of the DAV (German Alpine Club) have succeeded in accomplishing six first ascents of peaks higher than 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) on their five-week final expedition in India's Satling Valley. Due to long phases of bad weather, the orginal goal of climbing the main peak of Brahmasar (5,850 m/19,193 ft) wasn't possible; however, that did not diminish the success of the expedition. This India expedition successfully concludes 2 ½ years of alpinist education. Katadyn Germany supports the young alpinists with an Optimus Crux gas stove, an Optimus Nova multi-fuel stove, cookware from Optimus, freeze-dried meals from Trek'n Eat and Micropur.
We already know Anne-Marie Flammersfeld as the first woman who has run the four deserts of Atacama, Gobi, Sahara and the Antarctica "desert of ice" in a year. She also finished each race as the first-place woman. Now the endurance athlete placed a sensational third behind world-class runners Pfudojee Sherpa Lama and Anna Frost in the Manaslu Trail Race in Nepal. Big congratulations! To fulfill her daily need for clean drinking water, Katadyn supported the extreme athlete with Micropur water purification product. Katadyn water filters were also used in the event to provide clean drinking water for participantsof on the various stages. Since the trails cannot accommodate motorized vehicles, it would have been very work-intensive to carry in water in bottles for all the participants.
The British sailing magazine "Yachting World" in the September issue published a desalinator test report. The Katadyn Survivor and PowerSurvivor earned top ratings in the test. Called out in particular by testers was the simple and reliable construction without unnecessary bells and whistles as well as the low energy demand. Katadyn is one of the leading manufacturers of energy-efficient, manual desalinators. Fresh water is one of the few things that is demanded daily at sea. The freedom of making your own water at any time significantly improves life on-board. Marine products by Katadyn are compact, simple and long-lasting and satisfy the most demanding sailors.
Katadyn Germany GmbH can be reached at its new location in Mörfelden-Walldorf, where it moved as of Nov. 1, 2013.
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With the new facility, the usable space has nearly tripled and can now meet the needs of Katadyn Germany's successful development. As of Nov. 1, it will have 1,400 square meters (15,069 square feet), as well as a production area of 200 square meters (2,153 square feet). New offices will have enough room for all of the current 20 employees and are a huge step toward the future.
From Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, the production facility and offices of Katadyn Products AG in Kemptthal, Switzerland will be closed. The entire staff will take off between Christmas and New Year's as a well-earned vacation. As of Monday, Jan. 6, we will be back and ready to serve you. We look forward to a successful new Year!
The National Youth Career Day took place in Switzerland on Nov. 14. Hundreds of businesses, organizations, and technical and business schools all over Switzerland opened their doors. Young women and men in classes 5-7, accompanied by their mothers, fathers or other guardians, were invited to come to work or take part in special projects. Young people also took in the professional happenings at the main offices of Katadyn in Switzerland. In the filter assembly area, they put together their own Katadyn Hiker Pro Filter. After that, they filtered water with it from the nearby creek and prepared freeze-dried Trek'n Eat meals on an Optimus stove. We would like to thank all of the children for their visit and hope they could take away valuable lessons from the professional world.
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· Defence Services Asia (DSA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (April 14 - 17, 2014)
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· OutDoor in Friedrichshafen, Germany (July 10 - 13, 2014)
· Aidex in Brussels, Belgium (November 12/13, 2014)
· METS in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (November 18 - 20, 2014)
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Public invited to learn about station operations June 10 at Community Information Night
Exelon Nuclear's Oyster Creek Generating Station will host a Community Information Night June 10, 2010. This unique, one-on-one forum is designed to inform and update the plant's neighbors about plant operations and nuclear energy issues.
The event is open to the public and will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET at the station's education center. The Oyster Creek Education Center is located off of Route 9 on Intake View Lane, just north of the plant's main entrance in Forked River.
We understand that some of our neighbors may have questions about the tritium spill that occurred at Oyster Creek 13 months ago in April 2009. Your questions are important, and plant representatives and technical experts will be on hand to provide information on tritium as well as other topics including plant operations, safety and security. There will also be take-away information. Light refreshments will be served.
"Exelon Nuclear is committed to this community," said Mike Massaro, site vice president. "We consider it our responsibility to listen to our neighbors, answer questions and offer the opportunity to learn more about Oyster Creek and its immediate response to protect the water supply as well as public health and safety," Massaro said. "This community information night is one of many ways that we hope will provide answers to our neighbors and confirms our dedication to our community."
Oyster Creek is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia in Ocean County, New Jersey. The plant produces 636 net megawatts of electricity at full power, enough electricity to supply 600,000 typical homes, the equivalent to all homes in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined. In addition, plant workers, through their payrolls, are responsible for more $96 million injected directly into New Jersey's economy.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $17 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 486,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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My nephew Christian Miller was staying at the beach at Rockaway, Oregon. While walking on the beach, someone came up to him and asked if he had seen the shark, and then pointed it out. He took this amazing video.
I'm not sure who the stranger is who's trying to help the shark back into the ocean. Apparently, they were able to get it to swim back out.
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War has come to Discworld . . . again.
And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers on the small, insufferably arrogant, strictly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on it's ability to beat up on its neighbors for even the tiniest imagined slight. This time, however, it's Borogravia that's getting its long overdue comeuppance, which has left the country severely drained of young men.
Ever since her brother Paul marched off to battle a year ago, Polly Perks has been running The Duchess,her family's inn — even though the revered national deity Nuggan has decreed that female ownership of a business is an Abomination (with, among others, oysters, rocks, and the color blue). To keep The Duchess in the family, Polly must find her missing sibling. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and sets out to join him in this man's army.
Despite her rapid mastery of belching, scratching, and other macho habits (and aided by a well-placed pair of socks), Polly is afraid that someone will immediately see through her disguise; a fear that proves groundless when the recruiting officer, the legendary and seemingly ageless Sergeant Jackrum, accepts her without question. Or perhaps the sergeant is simply too desperate for fresh cannon fodder to discriminate — which would explain why a vampire, a troll, a zombie, a religious fanatic, and two uncommonly close "friends" are also eagerly welcomed into the fighting fold. But marching off with little (read: no) training, Polly (now called "Oliver") finds herself wondering about the myriad peculiarities of her new brothers-in-arms. It would appear that Polly "Ozzer" Perks is not the only grunt with a secret. There is no time to dwell on such matters, however.Duty calls. The battlefield beckons. There's a tide to be turned.
And sometimes — in war as in everything else — the best man for the job is a woman.
"Surprisingly meaningful but never short of hilarious: a monstrous success for Pratchett." Kirkus Reviews
"Monstrous Regiment is most often spirited and shambolic, but it has some serious heft. Pratchett is on the side of those who make very little fuss, which means he gets to shiv those who do." Kerry Fried, The New York Times Book Review
"Pratchett flexes his satirical muscles again, with the follies of war his theme....Thoroughly funny and surprisingly insightful." Regina Schroeder, Booklist
"Pratchett takes full and unfairly hilarious advantage of the opportunity to skewer everything from military court martials to male swagger." Jennifer Howard, The Washington Post Book World
A splendid send-up of the art of war in all its glory — and the brave women who wage it.
The 29th entry in Pratchett's internationally bestselling "Discworld" series explores the art of war and the brave women who wage it.
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Terry Pratchett is one of the most popular living authors in the world. His first story was published when he was thirteen, and his first full-length book when he was twenty. He worked as a journalist to support the writing habit, but gave up the day job when the success of his books meant that it was costing him money to go to work.
Prachett's acclaimed novels are bestsellers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom and have sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide. He lives in England, where he writes all the time. (It's his hobby as well.)
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the day i have been dreading has finally been set and stone. My fiance found out he will be deployed I knew it would happen when we first starting dating but we still made plans to marry and have a child i just kept telling myself maybe there will be no need for him to ever get deployed I know it sounds dumb but it made it easier I guess I am so terrified of something happening to him. he will have to leave right around our daughters first birthday and I am just wondering how many others could give me any advice or tips on how to deal with this. Our daughter will be to young to understand where her daddy is and how long he will be gone also Ihave two young children and he has four two of his understand what is going on but the four little ones don't and they just keep asking him to stay they are between ages of 4-6 so how do I help them out ass well his kids are all daddys boys and my kids look up to him so much they constintly ask for him just for the small amount of time he is at drill he is a really wonderful guy and is very excited he finally gets his chance to be a real soldier but we are both really concerned about how to help the kids and I deal with it ( more the kids since they don't understand) has anyone else had young children when deployed what did you do for them? and please anyone who response to this no rude commits i am just looking for tips not insults.
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Re: needing advice from families please.
There are some helpful booklets and guides that you should be able to get from either the family readiness group or the chaplain. They have certain books just for kids to help explain the deployment and stuff like that.
Re: needing advice from families please.
Military One Source provides a variety of helpful links and resources. Also, states have a Family Assistance Center, and Family Readiness Support Groups that can be invaluable assistance to families throughout the deployment. Honestly, it is not the "danger" to be overtly concerned about, although I realize that is a common one. It's the long term separation that proves the most difficult. The miltary has done wonders over the years keeping families involved and using initiatives as atypical as the "Flat Daddy" program. The bottom line is, there is no way to make it perfect. Having someone you love be away for such an extended period is difficult. The good news is, it's 2012. Unlike soldiers from every other American conflict, MOST soldiers have the ability to communicate via phone, internet, even Skype on a semi-regular basis (mission location dependant of course). That's come a LONG way from letter writing that took weeks between communications.
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|Hall's TWo-Run Double Leads Bears To Victory
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The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team (2-4) rallied from four runs down to defeat North Greenville (1-3), 13-12, Friday afternoon in a non-conference game at Bears Field. L-R senior shortstop Dalton Hall (Hickory, N.C.) hit the game-winning,
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PAWTUCKET — Teams that harbor deep playoff aspirations prefer to have all their bases covered.
In acquiring Quintin Berry, the Red Sox have sent out the following signal: They have a late-game, pinch-running weapon that figures to make manager John Farrell's job a bit easier when David Ortiz, Mike Napoli and Jarrod Saltalamacchia reach base.
The name of the game is scoring runs, and Berry's fleet-of-foot tendencies could prove quite valuable as Boston casts an eye toward October baseball.
"Just think of Dave Roberts. How important was he in 2004? Pretty darn important," said Pawtucket skipper Gary DiSarcina about the stolen base that single-handily saved the Red Sox from ALCS elimination. "I think it's great the organization is trying to fill holes and plan ahead."
Comparing the slice of New England immortality that Roberts was able to carve out to a player in Berry who played in his first PawSox game Thursday night may seem a bit of stretch. Still, there's no denying the kind of impact that players of this particular ilk can register when the manager gives the signal to grab a helmet.
"Ask any manager their mindset when a base stealer gets on base. You start to get tense," DiSarcina explained. "Their presence puts pressure on the defense by forcing your pitcher to quicken up his times to the plate and making the catcher be perfect on his throws."
Berry took it a step further when he said, "They're looking for you to gain that extra edge. If I can give the hitters more fastballs to hit, it'll help. I just go in there looking to steal on every pitch and if they give me a window, I'll take it. Guys can't necessarily worry about me too much because if you try to save one run, you mess around and give up two."
Why was the 28-year-old Berry available in the first place after stealing 21 bases without being caught for the Detroit Tigers in 2012, and averaging 44.6 stolen bases between five minor-league seasons? Berry didn't make the Tigers out of spring training and was removed from the 40-man roster after batting .168 in 49 games with Triple-A Toledo.
The San Diego native was able to latch on with Kansas City, yet a change of scenery didn't end up proving the cure-all. Berry batted .222 with a .343 on-base percentage and stole 13 bases while being caught twice for Omaha, the Royals' Triple-A affiliate.
"It's been a year to forget. It's been rough," was Berry's honest assessment of how his 2103 campaign has played out to date. "It's been all mental going back to the big disappointment I had at the beginning of the season. I've tried to battle back, but I've been battling my own self. I haven't been too happy pretty much all season."
Joining his third franchise since Opening Day has helped to invigorate Berry, who figures to be added to Boston's roster on or shortly after this Sunday, when MLB rosters are allowed to expand.
"A lot of guys don't get another opportunity like this or have an organization that wants you after having the kind of struggles that I've had this," said Berry. "It gives a different outlook on things and appreciate that a team still wants you."
Come Friday night, Anthony Ranaudo will see his string of 59 consecutive minor-league starts come to an end, as the right-handed pitcher will follow Clay Buchholz to the hill. The streak stretches back to when Ranaudo was drafted by the Red Sox in 2010.
"I'm excited and looking forward to the challenge," said Ranaudo. "I'm coming after Buchholz, who's a pretty special pitcher. It's going to be a cool experience."
Said DiSarcina, "He'll have some time to warm up and go at his own pace and simulate a game in the bullpen before coming out."
Thursday saw Ranaudo named to the Eastern League's Year-End All-Star Team. When he was called up to Pawtucket earlier this month, he was leading the Double-A league in WHIP (1.19) and batting average against (.242).
The laurel further illustrates that Ranaudo was successful in turning the page following an injury-plagued 2012 season.
"To have those struggles and see people label you, it's nice to be able to come back and pitch successfully while kind of proving to everyone that I'm still the pitcher that I believe I am and hopefully the Red Sox believe I am," said Ranaudo. "It's great to be healthy and hopefully I get up to the major leagues soon and help that team."
Alex Wilson is scheduled to throw an inning for the PawSox on Friday night. It will be his first appearance on the mound since Aug. 5. The righty was taken off his 30-day rehab clock earlier this month after suffering a setback with his injured right thumb, which resulted in the reliever landing on Boston's disabled list on July 9.
DiSarcina said that Wilson will take Saturday off before returning to the mound Sunday in Lehigh Valley.
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EUGENE, Ore. - Dana Rognlie is fed up with high tuition costs.
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"This year's seniors are paying 40 to 45 percent more in tuition than they were as incoming freshman, and this is a problem," she said.
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Rognlie said tuition rates increased 9 percent for the 2011/2012 school year and 6.1 percent for the 2012/2013 school year.
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In the National Post, Bruce Arthur writes of how the NHL's proposal of a "take it or leave it" salary cap of $42.5 million and the NHLPA counter of $49 million led to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
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- The two sides meet informally on February 2, 2005 and the NHL proposal of a salary cap is rejected.
- They meet for nine hours on 2/3/05 and don't comment on how the day went
- They meet for four hours on 2/4/05 and the NHLPA says no progress was made while the NHL says that the talks were "constructive."
- They have a secret meeting on 2/9/05 where the NHLPA rejects an NHL proposal. The NHL tells them that a deal needs to be in place by the weekend or games will be cancelled.
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The owners of two dogs that were captured Friday after preventing a woman from leaving her car were charged a total of $210 after the incident – $55 citations for each dog "at large," and a $100 shelter fee.
"One's a pit bull and one is a shar pei-pit bull mix," said Kathy Beatson, interim director of Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement. The dogs were described by Palm Bay police as pit bulls that were acting aggressively.
The owners, Candice Hummel and her fiancé, came to get the dogs the same day they were caught, Florida Today reports.
"They're really friendly dogs," Hummel said. "I don't believe they're aggressive in any way."
Hummel said Roman, the brown dog, is a pit bull mix, and that Remi, the grey dog, is a shar pei mix. She said she didn't know if Remi had pit-bull blood, as she is an adopted dog.
Hummel said she did not think the dogs were treated humanely – a video shows an animal services officer using a noose at the end of a staff to grab their necks and move the dogs into cages in a truck. She said this burst the blood vessels in one animal's eyes. As part of backing up this claim, Hummel provided a photo that showed one dog's bloodshot eye.
Chief Doug Muldoon of Palm Bay Police said in an email response to a citizen complaint that the dogs were "aggressively roaming the neighborhood…" for the second time in two days.
"We have had several aggressive dogs attack or threaten citizens and police officers," he wrote. "In a recent case, significant damage was inflicted to an officer when the aggressive dog attacked the officer attempting to intervene in a similar situation as this one. This damage required surgery for our officer."
"I can tell you we are there to serve and protect and that includes our officers protecting themselves from being attacked," he wrote.
Beatson said aggressive behavior can vary – sometimes dogs will snarl or bare their teeth.
"A lot of them don't act aggressive at all and all of the sudden they're right on you," Beatson said.
Palm Bay police were the first to arrive on-scene that morning. They later called for help from animal services.
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Beatson said animal services officers have to take precautions when dealing with dogs they don't know.
"Animals may be fine with the owners, but we don't have any way of knowing that," she said. "You can't take a risk that someone's going to get injured."
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1944. USA. Directed by John (Hans) Brahm. With Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar, Sara Allgood. This remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Jack the Ripper film (made shortly after young Hitchcock's return to London following an extended scholarly stint in the Berlin film studios) shows the enduring influence of Weimar Expressionism on the Hollywood horror film. Brahm had a subordinate role in the German industry, but he married one of late-Weimar's great young stars, Dolly Haas, who wound up working for Hitchcock on I Confess, which will be shown later in this series. Brahm ultimately became a television director, including making several films for Hitchcock's TV series. 84 min.
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Gov. Paul LePage today signed a message to veto a bill to pay back Maine hospitals and expand Medicaid. It was a swift move that came less than an hour after the Senate enacted the bill along party lines. At issue is whether Medicaid expansion is good for Maine. Democrats are holding out for an override. But as Patty Wight reports, Gov. LePage has already submitted a new bill that would only pay back the debt owed to hospitals.
Just before a scheduled Democratic press conference, Gov. LePage, flanked by Republican lawmakers (left), swooped in with his own message about passage of a bill to pay back a nearly half-a-billion dollar debt owed to Maine hospitals, and expand Medicaid.
His message? Dead on arrival. "I have said all along this bill would receive a veto when it reached my desk," LePage said, "so this letter should be of no surprise."
LePage accused Democrats of tying two unrelated issues together to force what he called "welfare" expansion on Maine people. "The sad part of this veto is the simple fact that all of us have agreed paying our bills is the fiscally responsible thing to do," he said.
Democrats and Republicans do agree that the state should pay its bills owed to hospitals - and they even agree on how to do it. It's a plan that originated with LePage, that uses revenue bonds connected to the state's wholesale liquor contract. So instead of the bill enacted by the Senate, LePage has now filed a governor's bill to pay back the hospitals - no Medicaid expansion attached.
He's ready to move forward with that bill, and says he's directed the state treasurer to prepare those bonds for his signature on an expedited basis. But Democrats aren't holding a funeral for their bill - more like a party.
"What a great day for Maine!" said Senate President Justin Alfond, at a press conference (right) immediately following the governor's. Alfond called the Democrats' bill an historic achievement, saying it was the fiscal and morally repsonsible thing to do.
House Speaker Mark Eves says it benefits both hospitals and the nearly 70,000 Mainers who would get health insurance through Medicaid expansion, 100 percent on the federal goverment's tab for the first three years. "To do one without the other would leave the job half done," he said.
Democrats called on Republicans to revive their bill through a veto override. But so far, Senate Republicans haven't budged. They're concerned that Maine won't be able to afford the Medicaid expansion once federal funding tapers off, which will eventually dip to 90 percent by 2020.
The only compromise on the table is a proposed amendment by Republican Rep. Ken Fredette. He wants to establish a study group to determine the cost of Medicaid expansion. Democrats aren't keen on the idea, calling it a delay tactic.
"I'm not optimistic about studying this issue further," says Democratic Rep. Seth Berry. "I think it's been studied quite enough. I think it's time to act."
When Democratic leaders were asked by reporters whether they're opposed to splitting the issues of hospital payment and Medicaid expansion into separate bills, Sen. Alfond initially sidestepped and said Democrats are committed to fulfilling their promises. When pressed further, Alfond finally conceded: "Anything can happen in the Legislature."
Alfond says next Tuesday they'll find out whether Senate Republicans will start the process to override the veto. Depending on what happens, he says, they'll move on to other options.
LePage photo: Patty Wight
Democratic press conference photo: Susan Sharon


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On February 18, the Democrat-controlled Colorado House of Representatives passed all four gun control bills over an out-numbered Republican minority's noisy and occasionally emotional protests.
House Bill 1224 would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of large capacity magazines (15 for firearms and 8 for shotguns). It passed 36-29.
House Bill 1226 would prohibit concealed weapons from being carried into any building, structure, stadium, or arena used by a public institution of higher education (unless the permit holder is a security officer employed by that institution). It passed 34-31.
House Bill 1228 would require that those seeking a criminal background check in order to purchase a firearm pay the costs of that background check. It passed 33-32.
House Bill 1229 would require all sellers of firearms, including transactions between private individuals, to receive a background check through a licensed gun seller before the sale can be completed. It passed 36-29.
These four bills are headed to the Senate where Democrats hold a 20-15 advantage over Republicans. And Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is expected to sign at least three if not all four of the bills, making them laws of the state.
In covering the bills for the Associated Press, Ivan Moreno noted that "the vote [on] Monday in Colorado's gun control debate is part of the shift in the region's politics to the left."
That shift has been going on at least since 2004 when four rich liberals, Tim Gill, Rutt Bridges, Jared Polis, and Pat Stryker, decided to fund the Colorado Model, a low-profile strategy deliberately designed to turn "red states blue" according to Erik Erikson, a blogger at Redstate.com. As explained by Erikson, the Colorado Model is "one of the left's most effective stratagems … when combined with the tactics of Saul Alinsky and his disciples, the Colorado Model is akin to a Soviet platoon armed with AK-47s mowing down a militia armed with slingshots."
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Nearly 200 of Los Angeles' brightest and most motivated students joined CHCI for its Ready to Lead (R2L) Los Angeles event at the Rio Hondo College campus on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Students representing twenty high schools joined us for an intensive day full of learning and preparing for the college process. Welcomed by CHCI President & CEO, Esther Aguilera, and Vice President of Student Services at Rio Hondo College, Henry Gee, participants became eager to learn and ready to lead after listening to parallel messages of overcoming adversity through perseverance and how the pursuit of a higher education could help to release their truest and brightest potentials.
Feeling inspired, students attended three workshop sessions focused on providing them the tools necessary to prepare them for a postsecondary education: College Planning, Financial Literacy, and Leadership Development. Vanessa Chavez, Educational Advisor at Rio Hondo College, facilitated an interactive presentation based on three easy-to-follow steps students can use as they prepare a plan to apply to college; Rema M. Oxandaboure, Regional Program Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco engaged students in a fun and informational session about the many benefits associated with being smart financial planners, especially when it comes to financing a college education; and board members from the Los Angeles Chapter of the CHCI Alumni Association Sasha M. Moreno, Lissa Palacios, and Linda Vasquez guided students through a set of team and leadership building activities to help students uncover the leader already existing within. Throughout the day, students shared comments about how instrumental all three sessions were in helping them understand the college-going process, while others felt reaffirmed in their plans to continue their plans towards a college education.
While student participants were the real stars during R2L L.A., shining just as bright were the mentors, sponsors, and supporters who joined us in record breaking numbers. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cisneros, founders of The Gilbert & Jacki Cisneros Foundation, kicked off the Mentoring Power Hour session, which boasted a record-breaking eighty professionals and college students, all of whom volunteered their time on a Saturday morning to offer guidance to participating students. Also joining for the activity was Scott Turner, Vice President and Community Affairs Officer, Community Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, who shared with students the importance of finding mentors to help support them in the college preparation process. During the hour-long activity, mentors shared their journeys towards personal success and offered insight as to how to develop a smart plan for a college education and eventually, a promising career. Mentors represented over fifty educational programs, government agencies, businesses, higher education institutions, and community based organizations; including: the Associated Student Body of Rio Hondo College, El Monte Coalition of Latino Professionals (emCLP), the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), and New Futuro.
Many of our mentors stayed to share lunch with the students. During the luncheon, sponsor Jessica Montoya, Vice President of Government Affairs and Assistant General Counsel at Sodexo, thanked students for coming and shared her encouragement to make the most of the day. She was joined by Fernando Febres of Que Rica Vida, who generously shared goodie bags during the lunch time raffle.
Closing the event, actor and official R2L spokesperson Wilmer Valderrama shared his touching story about his family's struggle to overcome poverty and his eventual rise to stardom. Valderrama shared his passion for the arts, urged students to continue their education after high school, and asked them to find that one thing they love doing most so that work will never have to feel like actual work.
R2L L.A. 2012 was a tremendous success, and amidst the Los Angeles glitz, it was the students who shined brightest on that foggy Saturday.
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The Sand Castle (1960)
SciFi/Fantasy, Family
Sand Castle is an intimate and totally engaging yarn about an afternoon at the seashore. Two very young children, played by James and Laurie Cardwell, are left to their own devices by their neglectful parents. They construct a sand castle, then utilize their imaginations to inhabit their new fortress. As the afternoon creeps onward, the children have populated their sand castle with a host of colorful imaginary characters. Sand Castle is a marvelous, nostalgic way to spend 67 minutes on a lazy afternoon.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast: Maybelle Nash, Laurie Cardwell, Alec Wilder, George Dunham, Barry Cardwell
Produced by: Louis De Rochemont, Jerome Hill
Directed by: Jerome Hill
Written by: Jerome Hill
Running time: 1hr 10min
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Do Crock-Pots make you think of the '70s and your grandmother's cooking? Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) wanted to dispel the myth that slow cooking was old-fashioned, so it turned to Microsoft Tag to modernize its brand and engage today's consumers on their mobile devices.
JCS added Tags to its packaging for Crock-Pot slow cookers, providing on-the-spot product information to help shoppers finalize their purchase decision. The company chose Tag primarily because its small size was easy to add to existing packaging design, the Tag could be printed in color, and the content behind the 2D barcode could be updated at will.
"Tag delivers an intuitive element for products that need extra communication," says Lenna Conley of JCS Global Brand Development. "The technology improves our customers' shopping experience, allowing them to go from 0 to 60 a lot quicker, which benefits our brands in terms of 'closing the deal' in the most efficient manner."
But JCS didn't stop there. The Crock-Pot brand has a vibrant community of slow-cooker enthusiasts, who look for ways to connect with each other and share recipes. So the company created a mobile app: a Crock-Pot slow cooker recipe finder that gives cooks the ability to plan meals while on the go – even at the grocery store. No matter where they are, shoppers can search over 800 recipes, select one at the touch of a button, and receive a customized shopping list right on their smartphone. What's more, shoppers can browse for recipes by ingredients, cuisine, courses, and try the shake feature, which brings up random recipes – perfect for adventurous slow-cooking fans.
To promote the mobile recipe finder, JCS added Tag to its Crock-Pot print ads. "Since using Tag, engagement rates have soared," reports Conley. "They measure far higher than when a straight URL is printed in a magazine. We have seen an immediate uptick in the app downloads since using Tag in our print ads."
JCS, a leading consumer-products company, also markets other well-known brands in small electrics, including Sunbeam, Oster, Mr. Coffee, and FoodSaver. It has added Tags to product packaging for its Margaritaville Liquor Chiller, taking users to a 3D animation about how to use the product at home. The company also plans to add Tags to Oster blenders and FoodSaver–branded packaging, leading to video product demos and infomercial footage.
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The proposed Interstate 5 spans between Oregon and Washington have a flawed design, the backers lack firm plans to cover the $3.5 billion cost, and it's not clear the project will relieve freeway congestion as promised.
And if that weren't enough, the project's supporters have created an opportunity for yet another roadblock that could set the CRC back years: They've asked Clark County voters to approve an increase in local sales tax to pay for operating a light-rail line that would run from Portland to downtown Vancouver.
The money at stake, about $2.5 million, is paltry compared to the project's price tag. If voters say no, Clark County transit officials could probably scrape together the cash some other way.
But the sales-tax vote has emerged as a referendum on whether Clark County residents even want light rail—something they've rejected in the past, and that they're now being told is a required part of the CRC.
The Nov. 6 vote on the sales-tax increase of 0.1 percent will "most likely" go down, says Paul Montague, president of Identity Clark County, an economic development group that supports the CRC but opposes the tax measure.
Montague's group has joined other local supporters of the project, including the chamber of commerce and The Columbian newspaper, in telling voters to say no, because they don't like the idea of using the sales tax to pay for light rail.
The local congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), says many residents don't see this measure as a narrow proposal to pay for a train.
Instead, she says, if the measure goes down, "I have my marching orders."
"This is the best shot Clark County has to have their say on the project," Herrera Beutler, a freshman who's already expressed skepticism about the project, tells WW. "This is going to be them saying, 'Yes, we approve of the CRC and what you've put together,' or 'No, we don't approve.'"
The states of Oregon and Washington have for years tried to come up with a solution to congestion on and around the existing bridge, the first half of which was built in 1917 to handle buggy traffic (a second span alongside it opened in 1958) and remains the only drawbridge on I-5.
The CRC has powerful supporters, including the Obama administration, the two states' governors, business and union leaders, and local governments that have already given the project their OK.
Herrera Beutler sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, but she may not be able to stop federal funding. Congress has already set aside grants CRC officials hope to win, and they have bigger allies in D.C., including Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who chairs the Senate Appropriations panel that oversees transportation.
But a Republican congresswoman lobbying against $850 million in federal handouts for her district—while serving in a GOP-controlled House—will do the project no favors.
The CRC has been hampered by a bridge design that was scrapped in early 2011, only to have its replacement design rejected by the Coast Guard, which says it's too low for commercial river navigation.
What's more, some lawmakers are beginning to balk at approving their states' $450 million share without answers as to how the CRC will be paid for. Tolling is not projected to pay its full share, and the federal government allotment of highway money has been spotty at best nationwide.
Then there's the issue of a lack of enthusiasm from those who call Clark County home.
Voters there rejected plans to extend Portland light rail to Vancouver in 1995—and the current bridge proposal is a repackaging in response.
CRC planners want to convince the Federal Transit Administration to give the project $850 million for the light-rail line.
Officials from the local public transit agency, C-Tran, have already acknowledged there aren't enough people living along the line's proposed path to provide its estimated ridership of 13,700 weekday trips.
To help show the feds that local residents will use it, the CRC's plans call for $176 million to build three parking garages containing a total of 2,890 spaces in downtown Vancouver.
That's more than $60,000 a space—all to get people to drive from their homes in Vancouver's suburbs to downtown, park there and board the trains.
The FTA will not approve any light-rail plan that doesn't appear to have enough riders to justify the costs, says Amy Bernstein, the FTA's communications director.
"A park-and-ride would probably be part of a larger package to attract federal funding," she adds.
C-Tran's proposed sales-tax hike would take Clark County's local sales tax from 8.4 percent to 8.5 percent to operate and maintain the light-rail line. (Voters approved a larger 0.2 percent sales-tax increase last year for C-Tran to help preserve basic bus service.)
After months of wrangling, and Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt calling for studies to pay for light rail without a sales tax, the C-Tran board agreed this summer to ask voters for the money.
The decision to propose a sales-tax increase came in response to years of promises from local officials that voters would get a say in the new light-rail line.
CRC supporters are already bracing for the measure's defeat in November—and are looking for ways to work around it.
"Just because a sales-tax measure goes down doesn't mean we kill the project. It just means we find other ways to fund it," Montague says.
Steve Stuart, the lone Democrat on the three-member Clark County Board of Commissioners, also serves on the C-Tran board and voted to refer the sales-tax increase.
He isn't convinced it will fail. If it does, Stuart says, "we will deal with that contingency."
Officials say they could just increase local vehicle fees, impose a local employee tax, and shift money from bus lines that would be replaced by light rail.
Those solutions may add up, but they are likely to exasperate residents who thought they had just shut down light rail.
"If project sponsors think this is going to go down by a big margin, boy, I encourage them to get back to the drawing board," Herrera Beutler says. "They do need to respect the voters."
Pressure is building on CRC officials to show progress in paying for the project. Planning alone for the project has topped $159 million, but not a single dollar has been approved to build it.
CRC officials told Oregon lawmakers two weeks ago they had to approve the state's $450 million share of the project quickly. Documents given lawmakers say the "Legislature needs to act in early 2013 to meet FTA eligibility."
Except that's not true—there is no deadline for FTA grant applications. Bernstein, the FTA spokeswoman, tells WW that projects are accepted in a rolling fashion as they line up all the necessary requirements to qualify—like local funding.
CRC spokeswoman Anne Pressentin says the states do have to show a commitment of $450 million each to apply for the FTA money, as well as show the Coast Guard has dropped its objections about bridge height. Waiting until after 2013, she says, allows other projects across the country to move ahead in line for the money and puts the CRC's light-rail financing at risk.
"We have an opportunity now to obtain the federal transit funding," Pressentin says. "Without action, there could be additional costs associated with schedule delay."
A big portion of the project would be financed with bonds. But legislators in both states are also being pushed to approve funding without a full investment grade analysis—that's a study that shows potential bond buyers that the CRC's tolls would cover its debts. A 2011 Oregon treasurer's report found the project didn't pencil out.
Herrera Beutler questions a full-speed-ahead approach to the project at a time crucial components of the CRC appear to be faltering.
"We need to deal in the facts," she says. "When we're talking about a major project, it's so crucial that the public gets all the facts up front. They're not stupid."


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Written by Got Mayhem? on 30.04.2010 at 03:18
Quite an underrated album. Respect has to be given to Mayhem for releasing full lengths that are time and time again very unique and quite different from each other. Some have given the band flak for attempting something Deathspell Omega-esque and while I do see where they are hearing those sounds, I feel Mayhem have instilled much of their own original flavor into the brooding mix to earn a high score from this bum.
Written by Uirapuru on 04.10.2010 at 19:45
Truly underrated, especially among the voters on here.... and I can't understand the reason...
Written by Cryzpin on 10.10.2011 at 18:33
Don't know about the others "low-voters", but I can give you my two cents. There is a vast difference between chaos and randomness, visualy you can represent them as fractal for chaos (order by equation VS chaos by endless iteration) and no-signal-tv-screen for randomness. This music is way too close to randomness, while for exapmple DMDS was somewhere on the path to chaos. Randomness doesn't have inherent beauty, and so (for me) doesn't this album. I feel there is ten times more evil in early works of Mayhem/Emperor/Darkthrone than in this one, because evil too has structure.
Hope the explanation is not too weird .
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 10.10.2011 at 19:47
Written by Cryzpin on 10.10.2011 at 18:33
Don't know about the others "low-voters", but I can give you my two cents...
I detect nothing random about this album whatsoever. It's extremely dense and textured but very structured in its finality. The step up from this into true "randomness" would probably be Blut aus Nord's 'MoRT' - try that on for size.
This is also a hook-free album (and practically free of melody) which is why people don't like it, if you ask me. Not to mention completely free from the constraints of black metal cliches, like the now-overdone "evil" old-school riffs of earlier black metal. It's totally perfect for what it is and what it sets out to achieve.
Written by Cryzpin on 10.10.2011 at 18:33
Don't know about the others "low-voters", but I can give you my two cents...
Written by Cryzpin on 11.10.2011 at 13:21
An unexpectedly profound reply here tbh, but not surprisingly from you (offtopic - you are personaly responsible for some of the geratest discoveries i've made in metal music, such as !T.O.O.H!, so thx for that). I'm thinking about some more rotations of OaCh regarding the texturing, but right now i can say this: you just can't reduce earlier bm to the cliches/riffs only, it took cyclic structure of all (?) previous genres and elevated it to the linear evolution of motives, eventualy with a conclusion, but they could go on indefinitely spiraling around central principle just like fractal. "Now-overdone"? Man, this kind of structuring will never be exhausted, just look at the nature!
But I think "hook-free" is a very good general answer to the question I have been answering to. (Jeez I would need better English to present my thoughts :/)
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.10.2011 at 13:34
This is definitely an album dependent on the person. For me I was grabbed by the nuts within about 30 seconds and went on to play the album about 6 times in a row, not something I do very often. Whether repeated listens will yield something further I don't know, but I wouldn't approach it in the way you would any other Mayhem release. It trades riffs for texture (though still clinging to structure) so I think needs to be analysed in a different context.
Written by Cryzpin on 11.10.2011 at 13:44
Let me ask one more question - what is an ultimaye yield for you while listening to this record? Emotions (doesn't work for me)? Some inner exploration by imagination?
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.10.2011 at 13:51
With Ordo it's like Tetris - every block that comes down is a perfect fit and I'm left with no doubts or spaces. Everything works and I approve of every move it makes and I need to make no effort whatsoever. Probably a ridiculous response but it seems to fit how I feel.
I can put this album on (which I have now) and I won't notice the transition from song to song, it'll just eventually finish.
You could argue the score which you give an album is defined by how much resistance the music has against your mind. This is a 10 for me as it offers 0 resistance.
Written by Cryzpin on 11.10.2011 at 14:14
Hell, what you describe makes absolute sense to me, and I call it resonance (dissonance for me). As I feel it, every consciousness has it's unique frequency, and overall frequency of this record simply matches yours, and doesn't mine. And by this reason the less rational and more complex the music is, the more inconsistent the voting of different people goes imo .
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.10.2011 at 14:18 I don't bother to write reviews anymore as I've realised that people are attuned to different frequencies and there's little point in trying to appeal to people with different tastes as arguments can been summoned from both sides thus rendering most reviews moot.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.03.2013 at 15:54The production on this is absolutely and completely perfect. As is everything about this album.
Written by Gopherhawk on 16.11.2013 at 21:15...is the production on this album kinda bad?
Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.11.2013 at 21:22
Written by Gopherhawk on 16.11.2013 at 21:15...is the production on this album kinda bad?
It depends on how you like an album to sound. Personally I find the production perfectly suited for the atmosphere, but I can also understand how some might prefer more emphasis on clarity.
Written by Erik M. on 11.02.2014 at 23:46
So far can't say this comes even close to the brilliance of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.02.2014 at 23:48
It doesn't come close, it goes way beyond
Written by Erik M. on 11.02.2014 at 23:58
Lol, is this MS page your home page or something?
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 11.02.2014 at 23:58
This and the Lurker of Chalice one
Written by Erik M. on 11.02.2014 at 23:59
Holy shit, that was fast.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 12.02.2014 at 00:00
I hear that a lot...
Written by LeKiwi on 04.06.2014 at 05:18
I've always been in favour of a cleaner production and however, in this case, the production fits the music quite well. One small gripe - they could have upped the high frequencies on the guitar since the lower notes get muddy at times and, as a guitarist, that's disappointing. Here's an example of the other extreme...not very appropriate:
Written by Maco on 26.11.2014 at 08:19
It doesn't sound as good as the original production if you ask me.
Written by LeKiwi on 26.11.2014 at 12:19
That's what I meant - having reread my post, my standpoint wasn't very clear
Written by !J.O.O.E.! on 10.10.2011 at 19:47
I detect nothing random about this album whatsoever. It's extremely dense and textured but very structured in its finality. The step up from this into true "randomness" would probably be Blut aus Nord's 'MoRT' - try that on for size.