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After taking on some of the top teams the country has to offer over the past three weeks, the Eastern Washington University volleyball team will now step into Big Sky Conference play. The Eagles open their league season with road contests against Weber State and Idaho State on Thursday (Sept. 18) and Saturday (Sept. 20), respectively. Both matches start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
The Eagles faced a very challenging first three weeks of their season and came out with some notable wins and some impressive performances in losses. Among those defeated by Eastern Washington included Arkansas in a three-set sweep and both Notre Dame and Washington State in four. Also, the Eagles had a quality showing in a five-set loss on the road to Colorado State, currently ranked 15th nationally.
This week marks what is sure to be a competitive Big Sky campaign. Four teams will enter league play with at least a .700 winning percentage; Northern Arizona currently leads the way, having gone 8-1 over the initial three weeks of the 2008 season. Eastern's opponent on Saturday, Weber State, is 8-3 and just wrapped up a tournament title at the Gonzaga Invitational. Meanwhile, Idaho State is looking to bounce back from a 2-8 start to its campaign with the fresh start that the commencement of league play presents.
The Eagles will have a quick turnaround, having arrived back from Eugene, Ore., and the Oregon Classic late Saturday night (Sept. 13) and departing for its Weber State-Idaho State road trip on Wednesday (Sept. 17).
"It's a quick turnaround," head coach Miles Kydd said. "We have two days to work on what we need to work on and then leave again."
Eastern Washington opening on the road to start Big Sky play actually works out for the best, however, as students will not have arrived on campus with the first date of fall quarter being Sept. 24, the day before EWU plays its home opener against Montana State the following night. And Eastern will play 7-of-10 contests at home starting with that MSU contest.
Three Earn All-Tournament Honors
A trio of Eagles has earned All-Tournament honors in 2008.
At the Idaho Volleyball Classic, played from Sept. 5-6, Ashley Hamilton and Hayley Hills earned mention to the team.
The first tournament of the year, the Hilton Classic from Aug. 29-30, saw both Mandy Daniels and Hills earn All-Tournament accolades.
Kydd Takes over Reigns
The 2008 Eastern Washington Eagles will be led by first-year head coach Miles Kydd.
Kydd, however, is no stranger to the program, as he spent the past four years as the team's assistant coach.
He also brings to the position several years of experience at the international level as well as at the collegiate level from his native Canada.
Joining him on the coaching staff is Lisa Westlake, a highly-respected mind in the sport of volleyball, and Wes Walker, who has worked with the Eagles the past couple years as a volunteer assistant coach.
Daniels Hits 1,000 Mark
Senior libero Mandy Daniels hit and surpassed the 1,000-dig mark the first week of the season. Compiling 30 in Eastern's 3-2 loss to No. 17 Colorado State on Aug. 30 pushed her career total to 1,017. (she now has 1,046)
After a quality weekend of play, she earned mention to the Hilton Classic's All-Tournament team.
Daniels is on pace to set the school record for career digs per set, as her current average of 4.30 is significantly ahead of Verdoljak's 3.95 (2002-04). She is also nearing the top-five list for total digs, as her sum of 1,046 trails the fifth spot by just 119.
Daniels had an incredible 2007 season.
She finished 2007 with 4.81 digs per set, which smashed the previous record of 4.62, then held by Andrea Verdoljak (2005). The year before, 2006, Daniels had 4.40 digs per set, good for fifth on that list.
Also, Daniels had 539 total digs in 2007, just one shy of that school record of 540, held by Verdoljak (2005).
For her efforts last year, she earned Big Sky Conference Libero of the Year accolades.
Hills Getting Some Major Elevation
The first weekend of the season, junior outside hitter Hayley Hills earned mention to the All-Tournament team at the Hilton Classic. She averaged 3.36 kills per set in Eastern's three contests and earned her 600th career kill in the tournament's finale against No. 17 Colorado State.
Hills then moved her impressive streak of being named to All-Tournament teams to five after earning accolades at the Idaho Volleyball Classic on Sept. 6.
Her career total of 3.59 kills per set currently places her second in Eagle history in that category. Her season average of 3.62 per stanza currently ranks second in the Big Sky Conference and 82nd among all NCAA Division I players.
Hills is coming off an outstanding year, as she placed herself fourth in the Eagle record book for both kills per set (4.38) and total kills (491) in 2007. at 4.43).
In 2007, Hills was rewarded for her performances with an appointment to the All-Big Sky Conference first team.
Ashley Assists Anyone and Everyone
Setter Ashley Hamilton has had an impressive season so far setting up Eastern hitters for kills. So far in 2008, she is averaging 9.44 assists per set, the third-highest average among Big Sky Conference players and good enough to rank her 114th among the NCAA Division I ranks.
She also earned All-Idaho Volleyball Classic honors the second week of the season. For the weekend's three matches, she averaged 11.00 assists per set and also contributed 19 digs, seven kills, six blocks and three service aces.
Last season, Hamilton had 7.77 assists per set, which would have placed her ninth among Big Sky Conference players if she had played in 75 percent of Eastern's sets (she played in 63 percent, 70 of 112).
Chenoa Shuts Down Opposition
Sophomore middle blocker Chenoa Coviare has been a dominating force at the net so far in 2008, as evidenced by her 0.81 blocks per set. That average is the eighth-best in the Big Sky Conference and 300th in the NCAA Division I ranks.
Twice this year, Coviare has tallied five blocks in a contest (versus Notre Dame and Idaho on Sept. 5 and 6, respectively) and once she had four putbacks.
Last year, Coviare had some simply amazing performances. One of those came on Aug. 31 against Colgate, when she hit .750 (17-2-20), an extraordinary hitting percentage for a five-set match. For the season, she had 1.04 blocks per stanza.
Holding the `Backs to Negative Numbers
On Aug. 30, Eastern Washington dominated Arkansas in a 25-23, 25-12, 25-14 win, holding the Razorbacks to a -.085 hitting percentage. That marked the first time EWU has held an opponent to a negative hitting percentage since a 3-0 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Sept. 1, 2006.
New NCAA Rules for 2008
The term "game" has been changed to "set." In other words, a team needs to win three sets to claim a match. Volleyball throughout the world has referred to "sets" rather than "games" for the past several years.
The number of points required to win sets 1-4 is now 25. From 2001-07, it was 30. Rally scoring remains in effect; prior to 2001, the serving team was the only one allowed to tally a point on any single rally. The fifth set will also remain rally scoring, played to 15 points. All sets must still be won by at least two points.
This rule change was enacted to increase focus and excitement levels, from both players and spectators, throughout each set. International and Olympic volleyball has used 25-point sets since moving to the rally-scoring system in 1999.
As a result, the number of substitutions allowed for each team per set has been decreased from 15 to 12.
Where Will the Team Start 2009?
With its season-opening contest with Denver on Aug. 29, the Eastern Washington Eagles will have now opened the past 10 seasons (1999-2008) in 10 different districts/states (in chronological order from 1999: District of Columbia, Michigan, Maine, Florida, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Kansas, Arizona and Colorado).
Eagles Place Fifth in Preseason Poll
The Eastern Washington Eagles were selected fourth in the Big Sky Conference's preseason poll. Portland State placed first and was followed, in order, by Sacramento State, Weber State, EWU, Northern Colorado, Montana, Northern Arizona, Idaho State and Montana State.
Looking Back at 2007
The Eagles are coming off another outstanding season, as Eastern went 12-4 in Big Sky Conference play to finish third, its 12th-straight top-three league finish, and advanced to the league semifinals for the 11th consecutive campaign. Eastern Washington also went a perfect 7-0 in five-set matches and rallied from a sets deficit on nine separate occasions. The last came in a comeback 3-2 win over Northern Arizona in the Big Sky quarterfinals.
The team returns all six starters plus the libero from that squad (and 10 of 12 letterwinners). This year's squad has a mix of experience and youth, as it will be comprised of two seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and six freshmen.


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Alternate Title: Doctor Strange: The Sorceror SupremeDoctor Strange (Doctor Strange: The Sorceror Supreme) (2007) Feature Length Direct-To-Video Animated Film
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Peel back the layers of reality and behold a stunning realm hidden beneath. One of magic and wonder. Of sorcery and enchantment. Of ancient spells, secret doors and remarkable heroes who protect us from evil. Because this is also a world of dark mysticism, malevolent forces and unspeakable horrors. And within the shadows around us, a supernatural war is waged. But the balance is shifting. Darkness is winning. Yet there is hope... Join us as Dr. Stephen Strange embarks on a wondrous journey to the heights of a Tibetan mountain, where he seeks healing at the feet of the mysterious Ancient One. But before his wounds can mend, Strange must first let go of his painful past and awaken a gift granted to very few. The gift of magic. Empowered as the new Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Strange now tests his limits, rising up against monsters that push at the gates, facing the most terrifying entity humankind has ever known.
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Juxtapoz Magazine was selected to be one of the five ambassadors of Fresh Perspectives – a new transmedia art project initiated by Lexus to promote their newly launched Hybrid CT 200. Fresh Perspectives has gathered six artists to promote the new Hybrid, and one of the selected artists is our good friend and Jux contributor, Augustine Kofie.
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Sondheim revue provides insight for fans, others
For fans of Stephen Sondheim, "Side by Side by Sondheim" is full of marvelous moments.
The CLO Cabaret musical revue that runs through Aug. 18 at the Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown, features selections of more than two dozen songs — mostly from Broadway musicals — for which Sondheim penned either the lyrics or music or both.
Scenic designer Tony Ferrieri and lighting designer Andrew David Ostrowski have created a setting that is as urban, sophisticated and classy as Sondheim's material.
Interesting quips and tidbits sprinkled throughout the show provide insight and context, as well as laughter.
Sondheim's most widely known for his work on shows such as "Gypsy," "West Side Story" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." And while those are definitely a part of the revue, the attention is on lesser-known works such as "Saturday Night" and "Anyone Can Whistle."
Songs from two iconic Sondheim works — "Follies" and "Company" — commandeer nearly one-third of the evening.
It's important to note that the revue itself has been around since 1976 and, except for "Saturday Night" that debuted in 1997, the music comes from shows that originated in the 1960s and '70s.
Director and choreographer Richard Sabellico got permission to reorganize the original show, which he did by adding a number or two and providing additional continuity. The songs are now loosely organized into sections that focus on topics like love or marriage.
But what Sabellico and his cast of four actually do is turn each of the selections into short, but compelling, dramas. The performers — Daniel Krell, Billy Hepfinger, Caroline Nicolian and Lenora Nemetz — become actors who sing.
Don't take that the wrong way. All four of them have excellent voices and sufficient range to successfully tackle the music. But it's their acting skills that turn them into something deeper and more meaningful. They lend their talents to showcasing the emotions, wit and intelligence of Sondheim's lyrics with precision, articulation and clarity.
Nicolian and Nemetz use their acting skills and their voices to turn "A Boy Like That" and "I Have a Love" from "West Side Story" into a mini-opera with an emotional-but-touching beginning, middle and resolution.
Hepfinger, Nicolian and Nemetz engage in a succession of songs from "Follies" — "Could I Leave You," "Losing My Mind" and "I'm Still Here" — that are rightly introduced as "monologues with underscoring."
Krell brings the same interior drama and understanding to "The Road You Didn't Take" from "Follies."
Nemetz, assisted by Krell, provided one of the most meaningful and flawless renderings of "Send in the Clowns" from "A Little Night Music" that I have ever heard.
It's not all grim introspection, though. The irrepressible Nemetz wowed the audience with her off-beat theatrics on "I Never Do Anything Twice" and "The Boy From…" from "The Mad Show." Nicolian was adorably upbeat with "Broadway Baby."
The one flaw in this production of "Side by Side by Sondheim" is that it may have difficulty in finding its audience.
Those with only a glancing acquaintance with Sondheim may be anticipating more-familiar material from his golden oldies or from more-recent musicals such as "Into the Woods" or "Sweeney Todd." Veteran Sondheim fans may find the material too familiar, even those that are pitched as being obscure.
"Can That Boy Fox Trot" may have been cut from "Follies" during tryouts in Boston, but it's not unknown to Sondheim devotees.
That being said, much of Sondheim's genius is that each performance and performer brings something new to his work. Depending on what's going on in your life or the performer's, it's likely that at least one lyric will connect with your emotions or intellect as though you're hearing it for the first time — and this cast does exactly that.
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Preston High School's FFA Chapter is holding its annual Poinsettia sale from now until Christmas.
Ag instructor Josh Evans spearheaded the project a couple of years ago and said the Christmas "flowers" are available in 7 and 8.5-inch pots. He said ag students in his advanced greenhouse class acquired the starts right after school started this fall and have been tending to the plants ever since.
He said the price for the 7-inch containers with single blossoms are $7. The 8.5-inch pots with double blossoms will cost $12 Two varieties will be available including pink and red.
All monies raised from the sale of these plants will go directly back into the school's greenhouse program and should help offset costs of running the student program next spring when a variety of annual and perennial plants will be grown from seed and cuttings for sale to the general public, he said.
The Preston FFA greenhouse is located on the south side of the Craner Ag Building, just east of Preston High School. The flowers can be picked up starting Nov. 19, Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the exception of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Getting your hands dirty with garden soil is usually something that happens in the spring or early summer, not in the late fall. But several students in the class are doing just that.
Evans said students rooted the tender plants in two-inch pots in September. Several weeks later the 400 starts were transplanted into larger pots and students have been caring for the plants ever since.
"That entails watering, insect control and cutting off dead leaves and branches," he said. "It has been fun for the students and rewarding to see the little cuttings grow into 12- and 14-inch plants and mature. The leaves started to color up the first of November and now are at their best."
Besides growing the Poinsettias, students have been studying landscape planning and design and have to draw plans to scale. Other subjects the students have or will be studying include floral arrangement, plant identification and common insects.
"This January students will be getting their hands dirty again when they start planting early-season varieties. We're exploring a few more perennial plants that we may add to our offerings," he said.
"A greenhouse fits in well with the overall ag department. It's allowed us to expand our curriculum. I've found young ladies really enjoy the class," said Evans. "The biggest limiting factor we've got at this point is the size of the greenhouse."
For more information, contact Evans at the high school by calling 852-0280.
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After all, "Why would anyone act when they can just play themselves?" Pratt posed that rhetorical question in a Details profile in 2007. The Hills changed radically in its second season, and it's in large part thanks to Pratt, a natural-born plotter who injected the previously story-light show with a plot by scheming his way simultaneously into the spotlight and Montag's heart. "Basically, I made it, like, my mission to try to go on a date with every girl on The Hills," Pratt told Details. Montag was most welcoming to his advances, and soon Pratt set to work breaking up her friendship with Conrad by spreading a rumor about a nonexistent Conrad sex tape. This was a stroke of genius: What would have been a boon for a more typical reality star such as Kim Kardashian was, for the serious-to-the-point-of-humorlessness Conrad, a blight on a personal brand that appeals mostly to tween girls—and it worked.
Without the eminently practical Conrad around to bring Montag down to earth, the Montag/Pratt union became its own brand. From a disastrous recording career (Montag sang, Pratt produced) to their prima-donna antics on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! to the couple's mysterious disappearance from The Hills this season amid allegations of sexual harassment—and after a series of episodes in which Pratt appeared to be turning into a violently unhinged new-age crackpot—Mr. and Mrs. Pratt specialize in spectacular, WTF failure.
As her husband morphed into television's best whacked-out villain, Montag took charge of her own transformation, inspired by insecurities dredged up by seeing herself on TV. "When I watched myself on The Hills . . . I was like the frumpy sidekick to Lauren," she told People magazine. Her solution was to have 10 plastic-surgery procedures in one day, transforming Montag from a genuine, all-American beauty into a grotesque embodiment of the potential toxicity of Hollywood dreams, a monstrous symbol of the endgame of starlet manifest destiny.
With The Hills ending, Montag, now allegedly divorcing Pratt and shopping her own reality show, has emerged as a cautionary tale. Montag's story—her migration from tiny-town-filled Colorado to California in a desperate bid for upward mobility, her romantic attachment to a shady character who promises to help her become a star, her self-professed "addiction" to self-transformation—recalls The Day of the Locust, Nathanael West's satire with sympathy for the Hollywood rabble. West wrote the novel between gigs as a for-hire screenwriter. Criticized by members of the progressive left (with whom he socialized but didn't actively support politically) for making a living off the very tainted system he criticized, West argued he meant to reveal the extent to which his subjects were unconsciously enslaved by a fantasy. In a letter to a friend, West wrote, "I believe that there is a place for the fellow who yells 'fire' and indicates where some of the smoke is coming from without actually dragging the hose to the spot."
The Hills' producers have historically avoided focusing on the really real details of the cast's lives, whether that means framing the paparazzi out of scenes or more morally questionable elisions, such as when they failed to document the allegedly "violent breakup" between Conrad and boyfriend Jason Wahler, reported by tabloids but never seen on TV. But when it came to Montag's real-life metamorphosis, MTV took a cue from West, presenting the disaster as spectacle, letting it play out for amusement and horror without intervention. West's would-be starlet/sometime prostitute Faye Greener and his rioting movie-premiere masses were fictional types whose symptoms pointed to a real epidemic, with which Montag, an organic lifeform under all that silicone, eventually became afflicted. Montag's physical mutation into the ultimate fake may be the only thing about The Hills that's indisputably real.
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DeLuca leaves Sharpsburg Council seat
Sharpsburg Council has another vacancy after Lou DeLuca resigned last week to take a job with the borough.
DeLuca had served on council for four years. His term was set to expire in 2015.
Immediately after his resignation was accepted, he was hired as a part-time rental inspector for the borough. He will be paid $14 an hour and will work between 20 and 22 hours a week.
The borough updated its process for rental inspections last year. The new ordinance requires rental properties to be inspected once every two years instead of annually. Exceptions are made if occupancy changes or there is a fire or other problems at a site.
Council President Karen Pastor said DeLuca, knowing the borough needed someone for the job, asked to be considered. DeLuca has frequently walked the borough and worked on code and building issues during his time on council.
"Lou probably in his four years has probably walked all of our streets a hundred times over," Pastor said.
That experience with code issues made him want to take the job, DeLuca said. He also felt it would be better financially for the borough if he did inspections instead of hiring an outside company.
"I felt I could save the borough money by doing the job instead of someone else doing it," DeLuca said.
International Code Consultants, which previously did rental inspections, charged $55 per hour.
DeLuca said he was proud to have worked for the community while on council. He cited efforts to beautify the borough as a highlight of his tenure.
"We spruced the town up," DeLuca said.
With DeLuca's resignation, Sharpsburg now has two openings on council. Renee Procopio resigned effective Dec. 31 for personal reasons.
Anyone interested in DeLuca's seat can send a letter to council by Jan. 27. Council is expected to fill both positions at its next meeting on Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the borough building on Main Street.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Announcement: Multiples Monday starts next week!
6 comments:
- One Lucky Twinmum said...
Great idea! I will definitely stop by next week.
- May 3, 2012 at 1:52 AM
I don't have a blog (yet...I've been thinking about starting one) but I do have twin boys that will be one in a week. I'll be by next week to check everyone out! Can't wait!
- May 3, 2012 at 4:38 AM
- Multiples Mom said...
HI NIcky. I just stopped by your blog. Congratulations on your adorable twin girls. I look forward to having you join the party.
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- May 3, 2012 at 7:26 AM
- Multiples Mom said...
Hi Lora. Happy early first birthday to your boys! That is great that you are thinking about starting a blog. Now, you have another reason. You already have a place to post a link every Monday... I am glad you will be coming to the first linky party. Have a wonderful week.
: 0 ) Theresa
- May 3, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- vermonter said...
Theresa, I came across your blog today and started at the beginning. First of all I can not imagine how you have time to blog with 4 little angels. Wow are they cute. What an impressive story. My daughter has 1 little baby boy through IVF and his birthday is May 11, ! year old next week. It was a long journey for them also but Oh what a Gift he is (well all children are. I can not wait to telll her about your blog. Thanks and I can not wait to continue reading your blog.
- May 4, 2012 at 5:31 AM
- Multiples Mom said...
Hi 'Vermonter.'
Thanks for reading our story. I just stopped by your blog. It looks like your grandson has been through a lot. I hope he is feeling better. He is an adorable baby. I wish him a happy early birthday! Thanks for sharing your story. I hope to hear from you again soon.
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Trion has a pretty amazing art department, and Storm Legion showcases that fact well. The art team posted a whole slew of Storm Legion concept art drawings on the Polycount forums recently, which is a community geared toward video game artists and designers. Some of the pieces have been shared by Trion's art team previous to the expansion's launch, but others are new. All in all, the collection is a pretty fantastic source of eye candy for fans of RIFT's artwork and overall design.
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Kidsday meets Mets' Bobby Parnell
Kidsday reporters Deanna Kelly, Marley Slotkin, Jamie Barkume and Michael Balsamo, from Raynor Country Day School in Speonk, talked with Mets relief pitcher Bobby Parnell in the dugout at Citi Field before a home game. Videojournalist: Patrick Mullooly (April 28, 2013)
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What would happen if we raised the mandatory retirement age? The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson, who has argued the mandatory age should rise, asks in this column whether age discrimination might hamper the effort. "The system encourages earlier retirement among career workers and frustrates their reemployment. We could take steps to change this: review age discrimination laws to make it easier for companies to keep career workers; allow people to buy into Medicare at age 62 or 65 while still working," he writes.
These steps may not be enough. Yes, as life expectancies rise, a retirement age of 65 seems increasingly silly. But the bigger problem is the workforce is in trouble: there aren't enough younger workers to fill the shoes of the retiring ones. "There's going to be a lot more older people relative to younger people in the population over the next 30 or 40 years," Michael Bazdarich, senior economist with UCLA Anderson Forecast, says. "People are just going to have to work longer. Nobody wants to do it—but there is no alternative."
Although some people do want to work longer: entrepreneurs, as I wrote about in the September issue (the article's not online yet). Would you hire older workers? Do you plan on working well past 65?


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Here's what's coming up around Tallahassee.
Money for an arts center: The Performing Art Center board is taking its pitch for a piece of Blueprint sales tax money to the Sales Tax Extension Committee.
Big guests at the jazz club: Mark Hinson interviews trombonist Sarah Morrow and New Orleans jazz great Dr. John, who are headed to a show at B Sharps Jazz Club on Tuesday.
Exploring The Outpost: An extension of the Purple Martin Nursery, we are checking out a new housewares store in Midtown.
Going green shopping: Recycled art, organic foods and eco-friendly products will be for sale at the All Saints Hop Yard.
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Winner to be announced between 8-10 p.m. Friday during Channel 4's Fireworks Spectacular
Out of more than 60 nominations received, News4Jax asked viewers to pick from the dozen finalists pictured below for which deserving member of the military should be named military hero during this year's Fireworks Spectacular on Channel 4.
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The 20th annual Townsend Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day includes a wide array of East Tennessee traditions and experiences for guests including bluegrass and mountain music, clogging, storytelling, children's activities, crafts by local artisans, great Southern food and demonstrations of a variety of Appalachian skills. The two day festival is free, and it celebrates Southern Appalachian Mountain culture and heritage. Things run from 9 to 6 at the Townsend Visitor Center.
The 33rd annual Greekfest will take place at St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 4070 Kingston Pike. Special features include authentic Greek food, delicious Greek pastries, live music, traditional Greek dancing and costumes that have made this event a favorite. Admission is $2 per adult or you can buy a $3 weekend pass. Greekfest will run from 11 am to 10 pm on Friday.
The National Muscadine Festival will be held in Sweetwater. The Tsali Notch Vineyard will have muscadine stomping, live music, vendors, parade, the Miss Muscadine pageant, and more. The free event runs from 10 am until 5 pm, before moving to downtown Sweetwater at 7, for live music with SouthBound, vendors and BBQ cookers.
Jus Post Bellum with Ebony Hillbillies will perform on the WDVX Blue Plate Special. The Blue Plate Special takes place every weekday at noon. Head on down to the Knoxville Visitor Center for the free, live broadcast.
The Fall Series of Alive After Five continues at the Knoxville Museum of Art. This week's musical entertainment will be Ian Thomas & The Band of Drifters. Alive After Five runs from 6 to 8:30 pm. General admission is just $8.
The XFC - Xtreme Fighting Championships steer the TV trucks into Knoxville Civic Coliseum for their next televised professional MMA Event, XFC 20. Tickets range from $25 to $100 and may be purchased at all Tickets Unlimited locations. For more information, visit www.officialxfc.com. Fight time is set for 6 pm.
MetroFest, Metro Pulse's local benefit music festival, is taking place at venues across downtown and in the Old City. All proceeds from the festival will go to the Joy of Music School, which provides free music instruction to disadvantaged and at-risk children. The music kicks off at 7 pm. For a full list of bands and participating venues, visit www.metropulse.com.
Movies on Market Square continues in downtown Knoxville. The pet-friendly event invites you to bring your four-legged friend down and enjoy "You've Got Mail". Movies on Market Square begins at 7:30.
Side Splitters Comedy Club welcomes Lisa Landry to the stage. You can purchase tickets at the door for just $12. Show time is set for 7:45 pm.
The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson welcomes Drivin' N Cryin' with special guest Cathouse Prophets. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $20. The music is set to begin at 8 pm.
The University of Tennessee Gardens invites you to check out their Fall Symposium: Incredible Edibles at 8 am. Mel Bartholomew and Victoria Boudman, founder and CEO of Square Foot Gardening, will be the keynote speakers. The cost is $65 for members, and $80 for non-members.
The Market Square Farmers' Market opens at 9 am. Grab some cash and bring some friends down to support your local farmers and artisans.
The 37th annual Knoxville Home Show Presented by Clayton Homes will take place at the Knoxville Convention Center. 19 model homes will be on display this weekend showcasing the latest in innovation, energy efficiency and creature comforts. The show is open from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday and from noon until 6 pm on Sunday. It is a family-oriented event with food, games and activities for all ages, including an award winning vintage car display. For more information visit www.claytonhomeshow.com.
The National Muscadine Festival Parade kicks off in Historic Downtown Sweetwater. The parade begins at 10 am at the K-Mart, before the activities head over to the duck park including cornhole tournaments, car shows, bbq competitions, grape stomping and music from Journey Home and Robinella, among others. You can get an all-day KidZone pass for $5. Visit www.nationalmuscadinefestival.com for more information.
The CureSearch Walk celebrates and honors children whose lives have been affected by childhood cancer, while raising funds for lifesaving research. Supported by the Butterfly Fund, the CureSearch Walk begins at 10 am at Volunteer Landing. Abby Ham will be this year's emcee.
The East Tennessee Historical Society joins with the Smithsonian Institution and museums across the country to celebrate National Museum Day, with free admission to the Museum of East Tennessee History. Museum hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
Dandridge is hosting a Scots-Irish Music Festival, honoring the Town's earliest settlers dating back to 1783. Families can enjoy this all day Main Street Music Festival, featuring Bagpipe and Snare Drum Competitions, dance and athletic demonstrations, Celtic wares and food, and much more. Admission and all entertainment are free of charge. For more information call (865) 397-7420 ext.17 or visit the website at www.scotsirish.org.
The Blount County Substance Abuse Prevention Action Team and the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force will sponsor a "Drug Take-Back Day" from 10 am to 2 pm at the Blount County Justice Center located at 926 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville. All medication drop-offs are anonymous, and no questions will be asked.
The 33rd annual Greekfest will take place at St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 4070 Kingston Pike. Special features include authentic Greek food, delicious Greek pastries, live music, traditional Greek dancing and costumes that have made this event a favorite. Admission is $2 per adult or you can buy a $3 weekend pass. Greekfest will run from 11 am to 10 pm on Saturday.
The Campbell Culture Coalition presents 6th annual Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, at Cove Lake State Park. Gates open at 11 am, and music will run all of the afternoon from artists like Old City Buskers, Four Leaf Peat, Ebony Hillbillies and the Howard Armstrong Legacy Trio. A $2 per person/$5 per family donation is encouraged and goes to help the Campbell Culture Coalition, an all-volunteer non-profit community arts organization that puts on the Festival.
Don de Leaumont will perform on the Saturday edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special. You can be entertained at the Knoxville Visitor Center for free at noon.
The Tennessee Vols travel to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:30. CBS will provide television coverage.
SEEED presents Knoxville's 3rd annual Music Harvest, a youth organized community mobilization fundraiser event at Market Square. This year's event will include a very diverse artist line up such as Jazz, Reggae, Hip Hop, Gospel ,Poetry and this year's first Opera. The free event runs from 4 to 10 pm.
The University of Tennessee Gardens will host an Edible Plant Sale. Find great deals on small fruits, herbs, and cool season vegetables on the Friendship Plaza of the UT Gardens from 4 to 6 pm.
The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson presents Jimmie Van Zant with special guest John Titlow. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $20. Show times is set for 8 pm.
The 33rd annual Greekfest will take place at St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 4070 Kingston Pike. Special features include authentic Greek food, delicious Greek pastries, live music, traditional Greek dancing and costumes that have made this event a favorite. Admission is $2 per adult. Greekfest will run from 12 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
The Town of Farragut is hosting the third annual "Picnic on the Pike", from 1 to 5 pm on the lawn of the historic house at 11863 Kingston Pike. You can bring chairs and blankets and enjoy music by The Coveralls, the 75-member East Tennessee Concert Band, and the Akima Club Singers. The entertainment will be provided at no charge; food, crafts, games and wristbands to play on inflatables will be available for purchase.
Old Gray Cemetery's annual Lantern and Carriage Tour will be held from 4 to 7 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Visit www.oldgraycemetary.org for more information.


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April 14, 2012
Box Score | Box Score (PDF) | 2012 UCLA Media Guide
TUCSON, Ariz. - Beau Amaral went 4-for-6 with two triples, four runs and four RBI to lead the No. 17 UCLA baseball team past No. 4 Arizona, 15-3, before 2,380 at Hi Corbett Field in a Pac-12 game Saturday night.
Nick Vander Tuig (4-2) earned the victory for UCLA, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5.2 innings.
Tyler Heineman went 4-for-5 with two runs and one RBI, raising his batting average to a conference-leading .443 mark. Keefer went 3-for-5 with one run for the Bruins (23-8, 9-5 Pac-12), who remain one game behind conference co-leaders Arizona (24-9, 10-4) and Oregon in the Pac-12 standings.
Amaral extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games, while Heineman stretched his hitting streak to 13 games.
Cody Regis went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in a ballgame that marked the 250th win at UCLA for head coach John Savage, who is midway through his eighth season with the Bruins. Pat Valaika went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
Arizona starting pitcher Konner Wade (4-1) was tagged with the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) and 10 hits in three-plus innings.
UCLA led 5-0 after the first inning and jumped ahead, 10-2, with a four-run fifth inning. The Bruins pounded out 14 hits through the game's first four innings and took advantage of five Arizona errors.
Leading 6-2 in the top of the fifth, UCLA added four runs to secure an eight-run advantage. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Beau Amaral grounded into a fielder's choice to send home Valaika. Regis scored from third and Amaral from first on Heineman's bunt single and a subsequent throwing error by pitcher Vincent Littleman. The error allowed Heineman to advance to third base. Gelalich followed with a two-out single to center field, scoring Heineman.
UCLA's five runs in the top of the first came courtesy of four hits and three Arizona errors. With Amaral at second base and Heineman aboard first, Keefer reached on a bunt single and took second base on a throwing error by third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean that allowed both runners to score. With one out, Trevor Brown was hit by a pitch before Valaika lined a run-scoring single up the middle. Regis followed with a two-run, two-out single to center field.
A two-run sixth inning put UCLA ahead of the Wildcats, 12-2. Arizona scored one run in the bottom of the sixth, before UCLA extended its margin with a three-run eighth inning.
The Bruins conclude their three-game series against Arizona on Sunday at 12 p.m. Fans can listen to a live audio broadcast online, free of charge, at uclabruins.com.
Game Notes: UCLA recorded a season-high 20 hits, its highest single-game total since logging 22 hits in a 12-2 victory over San Jose State (Feb. 27, 2011) in the second game of a doubleheader ... UCLA has gone 10-5 against top-25 ranked teams this season (as ranked by Baseball America) ... Beau Amaral's 17-game hitting streak is the longest by a UCLA player since 2005, when outfielder Chris Jensen compiled a 19-game hitting streak ... Amaral scored four runs, pushing his conference-leading total to 40 runs ... Tyler Heineman lifted his on-base percentage to a conference-best .538 mark ... David Berg scattered two hits in 2.1 scoreless innings in relief of Nick Vander Tuig ... Zack Ortiz recorded the final three outs in the top of the ninth inning.


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High school graduation is a significant turning point in a student's life, a marker of a child turning into an adult amid strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" and parents shouldering each other to get the best shot of their child as he or she walks across the stage.
For the student, it represents a chance to finally relax and take in one last summer before entering the real world.
But for Vanesa Trejo, it was a little more hectic May 23.
The 18-year-old Ukiah resident graduated that morning with honors from Charter Academy of the Redwoods, and then later that night received her associate's degree from Mendocino Community College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa.
The two degrees capped Trejo's hard work, starting at age 13, of taking college courses along with her regular school studies, including summer and online classes.
"It's not her style to coast — ever," said Redwood Principal Elna Gordon.
Trejo will have a two-year head start over most of her peer group when she starts this week at San Francisco State University, majoring in business with a concentration in marketing with hopes of becoming a fashion buyer for a clothing or department store.
"I actually do like being busy all the time," Trejo said.
Despite the heavy academic workload, Trejo was able to carve out time for other activities, including working with the local Rotary Club to raise funds to buy guitars for military personnel and provide financial assistance for a Mexican orphanage.
"I never once heard her complain about her workload," Gordon said. "My impression overall is she is a phenomenal human being who can handle more than most teenagers."


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September 8, 1997
In re: Dan Delehanty/Campbell County District Court Clerk
Open Records Decision
This is an appeal from the Campbell County District Court Clerk's response to Dan Delehanty's June 28, 1997, request for a copy of the arrest warrant, judgment, and sentence in case number 97-CR-047, as well as any motions filed with the court relating to this case. Mr. Delehanty is an inmate confined at Otter Creek Correctional Center. In a letter dated July 29, 1997, Brenda B. Bixler, deputy clerk, denied Mr. Delehanty's request, advising him that "court records do not come under the Open Records Act." Ms. Bixler did, however, explain to Mr. Delehanty that his designee could come to the clerk's office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and obtain copies of these records. Mr. Delehanty challenges the latter statement, noting, "It would seem to me that if these records can be had in person then they should be available through the mail so long as I am willing to pay the copying charges, and the postage needed to mail them." The question presented in this appeal is whether the Campbell County District Court Clerk violated the Open Records Act in responding to Mr. Delehanty's request. For the reasons which follow, we find that the District Court Clerk is not bound by the provisions of the Open Records Act, and therefore cannot be said to have violated the Act in denying the request.
Our decision is based on KRS 26A.200, KRS 26A.220, and the Kentucky Supreme Court's decision in Ex parte Farley, Ky., 570 S.W.2d 617 (1978). In Farley, the Supreme Court held that records generated by the courts are not subject to statutory regulation. "Records in the hands of the clerk," the court noted, "are the records of the court." Farley at 624. The court thus held that although "there is very little in the policies evinced by the Open Records Law that we could not accept as a matter of comity . . . some details of the law . . . present interferences that we regard as inconsistent with the orderly conduct of our own business, and those we do not accept." Farley at 625. The Attorney General has relied on this language in consistently holding that the courts and judicial agencies are not bound by the provisions of the Open Records Act except to the extent that those provisions are not in conflict with the court's rules and regulations governing access to its own records, and are accepted as a matter of comity. OAG 78-262; OAG 79-174; OAG 85-9; OAG 91-45; 93-ORD-47; 95-ORD-89; 96-ORD-173.
This position finds support in KRS 26A.200 and KRS 26A.220. KRS 26A.200 provides that all records which are made by or generated for or received by any other court, agency, or officer responsible to the Court, are the property of the Court and are subject to the control of the Supreme Court. Court records are therefore given a special status, and placed under the exclusive jurisdiction of the court. OAG 78-262; OAG 85-9; OAG 87-53; OAG 90-4.
Moreover, KRS 26A.220 provides:
All public officers, public agencies, or other persons having custody, control or possession of court records by statute or otherwise shall be subject to the direction of the Supreme Court with regard to such records and no such officer, agency, or person shall fail to comply with any rule, regulation, standard, procedure, or order issued by the Chief Justice or his designee.
Analyzing the relationship between KRS 26A.220 and 26A.200 and the Open Records Act, the court concluded at page 624 of Ex parte Farley:
Whether [the provisions of the Act] conflict with or are harmonious with KRS 26A.200 - 26A.220 . . . we need not decide, because we are firmly of the opinion that the custody and control of the records generated by the courts in the course of their work are inseparable from the judicial function itself, and are not subject to statutory regulation.
See also, York v Commonwealth, Ky. App., 815 S.W.2d 415, 417, 418 (1991) (stating that "the only statute which specifically names courts as public agencies [namely, the Open Records Act] has been held not to apply to court records").
The Campbell County District Court has established a policy permitting on-site inspection of its records during regular business hours. Although the Open Records Act also authorizes public records access by receipt of records through the mail at KRS 61.872(3), Mr. Delehanty cannot avail himself of this right since court records are not subject to the Act. Nor can he find relief in the Act. Disputes relating to access to court records must be resolved by the courts.
A party aggrieved by this decision may appeal it by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Pursuant to KRS 61.880(3), the Attorney General should be notified of any action in circuit court, but should not be named as a party in that action or in any subsequent proceeding.
A. B. Chandler III
Attorney General
Amye L. Bensenhaver
Assistant Attorney General
Distributed to:
Dan Delehanty #126475
Otter Creek Correctional Center
P. O. Box 500
Wheelwright KY 41669-0500
Brenda B. Bixler
Deputy Clerk
Campbell Circuit Court
Fourth & York Streets
Newport KY 41071
Thomas J. Calme, Clerk
Campbell Circuit Court
Fourth & York Streets
Newport KY 41071


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Feb 8th 2008
All right then, let's see if any of you actually use this.
Here's a thread for you to discuss and/or review the comics you picked up this week. I'm going to put it on Fridays, to give the weekend shoppers a chance to maybe find something new to look for.
If you've got a spoiler element to discuss, use the "hide" button in the reply menubar.
Off you go, then.
Feb 8th 2008
havent had much free time to read all of my books this week so i'll go with the one was was most pleased with. i was happy that ' The Boys'( Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson) went back to the original plot line this time. i was a bit disappointed with the way things were going and was considering dropping the book. But, after this weeks issue i'm giving it another go.The team is a group of government sponsored superhuman watchdogs meant to keep super heroes in line, no matter what.its back to being dark and funny and actually involving superheroes. i'll keep you posted.
Feb 8th 2008
Just the two this week.
#3 - the latest issue of Brian Wood's Viking drama, from Vertigo - has a lovely cover by Dave Gibbons. Still not sure what to make of the story. The lead characters, Sven, is smarter than his contemporaries, having travelled in the big wide world and learned from other cultures, smart enough to take advantage of Norse superstitions. He's grim, he's ruthless, he announces he has no religion, and the women of the story want nothing more than to shag him. Maybe I'm getting old, but he's a bit too much the wish-fulfilment of a young man for my tastes. On the other hand, this is a story where violence carries consequences, and bows and swords require effort to operate, which I like. The art, by Davide Gianfelice, is consistent, clear and effective.
Star Wars: Legacy
#19 from Dark Horse is the other one I picked up. I really shouldn't give George Lucas any more of my money, but I like Jan Duursema's comics. She does the human figure in motion as well as anyone - great for lightsabre fights. For those who don't follow it, it's set several generations after the proper Star Wars, a resurgent Sith order have once again taken over the galaxy, and Cade Skywalker, a descendant of Luke played by Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse, has the familiar battle with the Dark Side to fight. In this issue, Cade has the standard temptation scene with the big boss Sith, and gives the obvious answer when the big boss Sith tells him to use his anger and hatred and kill someone - "no, because you want me to" - and then gets rescued by his mates and his mum. Good fun, although not as good as the Quinlan Vos stories Ostrander and Duursema did in the
Feb 8th 2008
I just read Black Summer #5, and all I can say is the last page made my groin area a bit sweaty.
But, you know, in a
Feb 8th 2008
this week i read:
Doktor Sleepless #5
Suburban Glamour #3
WILDSTORM:Revelations #3
Countdown #12
Detective #841
Yes, i do love me some superheroes when written well (except countdown-its my equivalent to the gossip mags. "uh oh, whats going on this week on apokalips?", that sort of thing.). Here is the meaty stuff that i have for review:
Christy C. Road
96 pgs $5.00
Microcosm Publishing
INDESTRUCTIBLE is what became of the fifteenth issue of Christy Road's old zine, and I have to say it makes complete sense for this to stand on its own. Much more of a book than a zine, this is all prose with illustrated chapter breaks. On first flip-through, these will obviously be the more attention grabbing pages, as her artwork is gorgeous. But once you start reading her memoirs, you will almost be skimming past the art pages as you are pulled into the personal story of a teenage Road, growing up and becoming a person. I love a good autobio, but detest the ones that get too whiny and self-important- Christy doesn't cross that line. Instead, we are treated to the story of growing up in Florida as a queer Latina punk girl. It's almost easy to see where certain people get the drive and fire to be who they NEED to be as adults when you know their back story. This is almost the opposite, where you can see the back story and all the bullshit, drugs, pain, teenage dumb-fuckery, and malt liquor soaked shows laid out in plain, honest language and form a picture of the adult that was formed out of it. The isolation of being an outcast from even the outcasts permeates the passages here, with the concept of finding comfort wherever it may lie and learning to not take shit from the assholes that try to hold everybody down being overall themes. Very interesting, the kind of book that makes me think of my own teenage years in a similar analytical sense and well worth the cover price. On a personal note, I would love to see Road's take on traditional sequential comic book art. Seeing her standalone images over the past few years makes me think that every time, and I can only hope it happens soon!
Reich #1
Elijah Brubaker
24 pgs $3.00
Sparkplug Comics
PO Box 10952
Portland, OR 97296
Here is a little DIY comic that professes to be a biography of one Wilhem Reich. I honestly had never heard of him until now, and this first chapter has me intrigued to learn more. It begins by humanizing him, showing him leaving the army in Italy at the end of World War One, before getting into the documented history he had at the Vienna University. Here he challenged the views of human sexuality that were being reinforced through the medical courses that existed at the time. He actually commandeers the class, and steers the curriculum to where he felt it should be going. There are interesting asides with his personal life, as well as meeting Freud before an abrupt cliffhanger hits on the last page. The inside back cover details the research that went into this with footnotes, as well as notations of places where there were not solid sources of information available which led to using hearsay of peers at the time. The writing is pretty sharp, and the art looks good in that indie cartoonist way that you are probably well accustomed to by now. Reich seems to be an interesting historical figure and I like the looks of where this biography is going. Definitely one to pick up if you see it with the zines or minicomics on your store shelf.
Feb 8th 2008
Comic Relief in Berkeley is having a 50% off sale on all back issues, so I picked up a few series that I'd heard good things about, but hadn't paid much attention to: a bunch of Rick Remender's, a lot of Bendis' Daredevil run and a slew of Ennis' Punisher. I know a lot of people will say "duh," but I favor single issues to trades and, well, you just can't get to everything. I got a stack of new stuff too, but I've yet to read most of it, so bear with me. I shall return!
Ian Mayor
Feb 9th 2008
I digged the Boys too. for the same reasons as Starfire.
Midnighter #16 was alright, I quite like what Keith Giffen's doing in an old school comics kind of way. Since he took over the book as the regular writer the books found a voice.
All build-up this issue, the introduction of a meticulous killer from a lineage of meticulous killers, Midnighter enjoying the 'normality' of a fake identity, conspiracy theories and chat. A fight's on the horizon but we're not there yet.
Giffen has taken the character into pleasant territory, largely by putting him in situations where killing is the wrong answer and by concetrating on him as a solo act and not as half of a gay marraige. It's working for me.
When out of his work clothes he's no longer the white suited, po faced 'alien' that Mark Millar and Garth Ennis wrote him as (not sure who first put him in the suit), Giffen's normalised him somewhat, made him a guy you could imagine having a beer with. Now I wouldn't be surprised if fandom takes objection to 'demistifing' Midnighter but this evolution feels like a good step for this ongoing solo title to work; fast, hard, enigmatic characters rarely work on centre stage.
Feb 10th 2008
Narcopolis –This isn't a one-sit read, it demands something of you as a reader and I like that. The newspeak language used in the story made me want to re-read this again to decipher the meanings, which in turn helped my understanding of the story. By the end of issue one I felt I had read something much longer than 32 pages.
El Diablo – I picked up the trade paperback of this Vertigo title penned by Azzerello and it's a great straightforward mystery yarn. The pace of the plot is a lot faster than other Azzerello stories I've read; the subtly of dialogue is still there, but it's great to see him writing a story that unfolds at a faster pace.
100 bullets #87 – That said, the scene with the hitman talking with his daughter before leaving for his next job is deftly handled. It manages to say an awful lot about how this guy feels about his work and his family in only a page.
Feb 10th 2008
el diablo is sooo good. im very happy its finally back in print.
Prof Structure
Feb 10th 2008
Abe Sapien - beautiful artwork, intriguing storyline kicking off; classic Mignola
Buffy - Whedon's back at the helm (although I appreciated Vaughn's work on it) and I love Jeanty's art (and the 'shot' of Buffy air-walking!). The exploration of B's angst continues but the story definitely moves forward with the Big Bad going 'boo'.
Northlanders - I take Patrick's point about the buxom wench naked on a bed of furs (wish fulfillment of a *young* man?!) but the story really took off this issue with an amazingly dynamic and realistic outburst of violence (yes your arm would be knacked after firing a bow like that)
Dr. Sleepless - didactic, deep and discussed elsewhere
Wasteland - Joe Infurnari steps in for a flashback episode about Michael the ruin runner. I really liked the art and could see it working nicely (made me taste the dust) but I'm smitten with Mitten and can't wait for the next arc.
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RFID in RetailJune 20, 2013 — 11 AM to 1 PM EDT
Retail and apparel companies have been among the early adopters of RFID technologies, both internally and within their shared supply chains. Hear how retailers worldwide are using RFID to track individual items and improve inventory accuracy, and to have products on shelves when customers want to buy them.
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|Welcome and Introduction
Speaker:Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
|Comprehensive Analysis of RFID Performance Within Retail Stores: What Can a Retailer Expect?
The University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center has completed a detailed analysis of the EPC read environments of various retailers' stores. The study, comprising thousands of hours of exhaustive data capture and analysis of tagged items within actual retail store implementations, contains information regarding data-capture rates and the performance of the current generation of RFID technology. Hear the study's results, and learn about the process issues that retailers might need to address in order to achieve better EPC performance, including supplier source tagging, label attachment, returns, in-store tagging, store environment, tag performance, reader performance, scanning, associating RFID information and more.
Speaker:Justin Patton, RFID Research Center Managing Director, University of Arkansas
|C&A Expands RFID Usage to Track Inventory
Dutch clothing company C&A is expanding its RFID system from what was initially a trial involving five of its stores in Germany. After a successful trial deployment of an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) EPC RFID solution in 2012, the firm plans to employ EPC tags and readers to manage shipments of high-demand items to a total of 25 stores, and to use the technology to monitor inventory at each location. The system provides advance shipping notices as goods leave the factory bound for a specific store, as well as inventory data that tracks which goods are in each store's back room and on the sales floor, which have been sold and, in some cases, what has passed through the doors of a particular location. Learn how the system ensures that "never out of stock" (NOS) items (including women and children's underwear, men's and women's jeans, and men's suits, trousers and blazers) are always on the shelf.
Speaker:Joachim Wilkens, Director of Supply Chain Development, C&A Group
|Scaling Up: Best Practices for Chain-Wide Retail Deployments
Leading apparel retailers and department stores have declared that this is the time for RFID, and are increasingly building on successful RFID pilots and expanding their deployments to reap chain-wide benefits. How do retailers scale from a single handheld RFID reader to chain-wide inventory management and loss prevention? How do vertically integrated retailers incorporate RFID from source manufacturing and the supply chain through to the store? What do successful enterprise RFID deployments have in common? This session will walk attendees through best practices from real-world retail deployments in North America and Europe, and will address such practical issues as rollout planning, tagging strategy, making the business case for integrating inventory management and loss prevention, and integrating RFID data with existing back-end systems.
Speaker:Alan Sherman, Sr. Director of Global Marketing, OATSystems, a division of Checkpoint Systems
|Supermarket Uses RFID System to Track Shopper Flow
Following a 2012 pilot of an RFID-based solution to temporarily track customers' movements via tagged shopping carts moving through a Toronto supermarket, Moxie Retail is now preparing the solution for two additional pilots with Canadian retailers this year. The marketing and advertising firm plans to install the technology to cycle through two stores for another national supermarket chain, as well as at 10 locations for a third retail firm. Learn how RFID technology is being used to monitor consumer movements based on RFID tags on carts and shopping baskets, rather than on loyalty cards, thereby tracking only the locations of the baskets and carts, and not the shoppers themselves. In addition, hear how the system collects location data regarding shopper behavior, enabling the company to better plan displays and shelf layout.
Speaker:Peter Townsend, Founder and Senior VP of Strategy and Shopper Insights, Moxie Retail
|Supply Chain Applications
RFID technology can dramatically improve supply chain operations. This session will cover outbound audits to ensure 100 percent shipping accuracy, receiving, electronic proof of delivery and other applications.
Speakers:Jay Craft, VP Product Development, VF Jeanswear, LP
|The Business Case for RFID in Retail Apparel
RFID Journal has conducted extensive research to understand the business case for RFID in apparel retail, and to create metrics that companies in that sector can use to determine the likely return on investment they could achieve by employing the technology to manage store inventory. In this session, we will explain the data used, and walk attendees through the financial model.
Speaker:Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
|Closing Remarks
Speaker:Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal


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Wagner Bruno's Fantasy IllustrationsErotica // Monday, 03 Feb 2014
French illustrator Wagner Bruno is a slave to detail. This series of works are of various goddesses which come from the fantasy card game "Legend of Cryptids." We recommend taking a look at Wagner's site where you can zoom in and see the meticulous detail and energy that went into each of these cards.