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Achieving the goals of the 2030 Challenge, set out by architect Ed Mazria's Architecture 2030 organization, is critical to slowing and stopping our emissions of carbon into the atmosphere. The 2030 Challenge sets goals of a 50 percent reduction in energy use (and thus carbon emissions) of new buildings now, then escalates the reductions another 10 percent every five years so that all buildings produced in 2030 and beyond will be carbon neutral. The Fourth Assessment Report that was just released by the United Nations' Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms not only that buildings are a major contributor to carbon emissions, but also that they represent the most cost-effective opportunity to reduce those emissions.
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While several key organizations, including the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the U.S. Green Building Council, signed on to the 2030 Challenge last year, I am especially impressed with the private design firms that have publicly adopted it. These firms are making a clear, ambitious commitment to our planet and our future. I am impressed by the courage of these firms, partly because their reputations are now on the line through public reporting.
So how hard is it going to be? Based on conversations with principals at several firms that have adopted the challenge, it looks to be pretty difficult. So difficult, in fact, that most of the firms won't meet the goals this year. I suppose that is why they call it a challenge.
Meeting the 2030 Challenge goals will require firms to make significant changes in how they work. Carbon emissions need to be a crucial part of the design process all the way along, from the drawings on a napkin through the post-occupancy evaluations. Achieving high-energy performance means embracing a truly integrated design process, not just talking about integrated design, because no one discipline knows enough to pull it off alone (as one architect said to me). What is more, all designers need to understand building energy performance, which means performance needs to be measured and communicated. Measuring energy performance is new territory for most design firms. Communicating building performance information among design team members is a whole new planet.
Even the scientists at the IPCC figured some of this out. They listed efficient lighting, improved insulation, and passive solar design as solutions that are available now, and considered "integrated design of commercial buildings" an "emerging technology" they expect will be available before 2030. It certainly isn't commonplace now, but let's hope it doesn't take us until 2030 to get good at it.
The scientists might also help with defining how to measure our progress. One of the big stumbling blocks in achieving the 2030 Challenge goals is a lack of clear metrics for energy use and environmental impact. Many Challenge adopters are struggling with defining what they need to track.
Fortunately, clients seem to be on board. Using a combination of LEED, Energy Star, and the 2030 Challenge to provide a context and framework for building decisions, designers are finding most of their clients are happy to meet the Challenge goals. In fact, one architect recently told me that carbon emissions seem to be a bigger part of current client discussions than program.The trick here is that the 2030 Challenge asks that every building produced by an adopting organization meet its goals. This leads directly back to the project-delivery process for building design. Meeting the 2030 Challenge goals cannot be left up to the clients; instead, it must be built into the process. Do the firms and organizations that have stepped up to the plate publicly really know what they have gotten themselves into? Let's hope they do and that others join them, so we can all meet the challenge of climate change.
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text: Getty Images [ Josh Brent On Cowboys Sidelines: Good Or Bad Move? By Brian Cady December 17, 2012 With the blessing of Jerry Brown's mother and the support of owner Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys decided to allow Josh Brent to be on the sideline for yesterday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, while he is listed on the "reserve / non-football injury" list... Read More|Comment Category: National Sports, NFL Tags: 2012 nfl season, dallas cowboys, Jerry Brown, jerry jones, Josh Brent Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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I just want to say that I am happy for Pittsburgh and its Pirates fans for a wonderful year. You had our St. Louis Cardinals at the brink many times.
Congratulations on a wonderful year. It's obvious that the Pirates will compete next year as they did this year.
Many St. Louisans said they would be disappointed at a Cardinals loss in Game 5 of the divisional series, but all of us said we would be happy for the Pirates.
Just want you to know what the ordinary "fan in the street" thinks. Too often, people get a negative impression of us Cardinals fans from a minority of ignorant bulletin-board posters.
See you next year. And, no, we in St. Louis don't all say that we have the best fans in baseball. Yours were very impressive. It was fun to watch.
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The Knoxville Education Foundation annual chili cook off is tonight before the basketball games against Pella. A variety of individuals and organizations will bring in different kinds of chili for guests to sample. The $5 meal also includes a ham sandwich, veggies and dip, a roll, and a beverage. In previous years, the cookoff raised more than $600 for the Knoxville Education Foundation and a group of fifth graders from Northstar has been awarded the Golden Ladle for having the best chili. This year's chili cook off begins at 5:30 in the Knoxville High School Commons Area.
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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Officials say two state police officers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing unspecified items from the scene of the plane crash that killed Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera.
In this photo released Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, by Indomina Media, shows singer and actress Jenni Rivera during the filming of her upcoming movie "Filly Brown." The film "Filly Brown" is expected to be released on the Spring of 2013. Rivera's life was cut short at its peak on Sunday by an airplane crash in northern Mexico that also killed six friends and co-workers. (AP Photo/Indomina Media) (Indomina Media)
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The Nuevo Leon state government says authorities found images of the scene on the smartphone of one of the officers, who is 23, while trying to determine now the Mexican media got photographs of the secured site, including images of body parts and personal documents.
Investigators searched the homes of the officers who secured the crash site and found victims' belongings in two. The government said Thursday it then arrested the 23-year-old and another officer who is 24.
The officers belong to a new state police force meant to be more effective and less corrupt than its predecessors.
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I'm still in a quandary over what to do with my living room windows. I simply cannot find a fabric that I can get excited about -- one that I love AND that's in my budget. So, as several of you suggested, I'm really considering stenciling my own fabric to create a pattern that I like in just the right colors. Painting curtains is something … [Read more...]
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Well, I didn't get my own draperies finished, but I did get one panel completely finished and hung so that I can show y'all the rest of this "how to" for making your own lined, pinch pleated draperies. Here's how my one finished panel looks: *Note: I opted for a softer look for my panels, where the folds in the fabric at each pleat aren't … [Read more...]
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I refer to the report ("Winners and losers as ad spend up 65pc in 5 years", November 18).
Just how did media monitoring firm admanGO come up with the ridiculous figure of HK$99 billion for last year's total ("across all media") Hong Kong advertising spending? It's not possible.
They gave a disclaimer, saying it was based on published rate cards and the figures had not taken into account the discounts given. Why not? Could they not make an educated guess of the discounts?
Surely they should know how big some media discounts are for its advertising space, with "package" discount rates and some barter/free adverts.
With TV ad spending representing an estimated 43 per cent of Hong Kong's total ad spending of HK$99 billion, it means TV share is about HK$43 billion.
If that was true, it would support many more than five TV stations. Sadly this is not the case.
If TVB managed to secure only about HK$3 billion of advertising spending, where did the other HK$40 billion go? Surely not all to ATV, Cable TV and Now TV; between them, they generate no more than HK$800m.
What is needed is a good estimate of the actual annual net TV revenue, instead of the ridiculous published rate cards.
I estimate net annual TV advertising revenue to be HK$4 billion to HK$5 billion, but my peers from local TV stations say it's HK$3.6 billion to HK$3.8 billion at most. This figure supports the government's reason for not granting more TV licences. TVB has taken the major portion of HK$3 billion. Let's be generous and assume there is HK$4 billion to HK$4.5 billion ad spending. Is that enough to support three or four stations?
To ask the government to increase TV advertising airtime would result in more disruption to programmes, with commercial breaks every 10 minute. That would drive more viewers to the internet, where most shows are free of commercials.
I strongly believe Hong Kong cannot support five free-to-air television stations.
What I fear most is that without a decent budget, they will produce degrading and tasteless programmes that will erode our family values and society.
Robert Chua, Mong Kok
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We, as a hongkonger, are supposed to enjoy freedom in most perspective. You or the government do not have any powers to deprive the rights of others.
I really hope you can be deprived of all your rights in Hong Kong, then you may write a totally different opinion and understand what should be aware of.
2) The effect of increased competition is to raise quality, not lower it.
3) Even if the market can only support a limited number of licensees, there is no reason to have the government (rather than consumers/the market) pick winners
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TVB is a listed company
For the record, the total turnover for TVB in 2008 was HK$4.407 billion, of which HK$2.346 billion was from Hong Kong television broadcasting.
The total turnover for 2012 was HK$5.448 billion, of which HK$3.167 billion was from Hong Kong television broadcasting.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of a series of flashback game stories from the 1984 season in which the Detroit Tigers started 35-5 and went on to win the World Series. This is the recap of the game that took place on this day 30 years ago (May 16, 1984).
One of these days, Sparky Anderson is going to start Herbie the Dancing Groundskeeper at first base. Herbie will hit a ball off the Mackinac Bridge, and the world will know what it has long suspected: Everything Anderson does is magic.
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The zonal leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-east yesterday joined the fray over the readmission claim by the former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, saying that he is unknown to the zone as a member of the party.
National Vice-Chairman of PDP, Col Austin Akobundu (rtd), made the clarification in statement made available to journalists in Umuahia following the controversy generated by Kalu when he asserted two weeks ago that he had rejoined PDP at his Igbere Ward A.
The South-east PDP leader said that the zone had already sent its report on the issue to the national leadership of the party reaffirming its position that not only is the former Abia governor not readmitted, the party in the zone has no plans to welcome him back.
According to the PDP zonal chairman, there is enough reason for the party to believe that the founder of PPA "is a paid agent of a presidential aspirant whose mandate is to destabilise the party in the South-east zone."
He insisted that Kalu's attempt to rejoin PDP has been roundly rejected by his ward, local government and state chapters of the party.
Akobundu further explained that investigations by the zonal leadership have revealed that the former PPA presidential candidate in his futile and desperate attempt to rejoin PDP was deceived by some ex officers of the party to believe that they could bring him back.
He therefore stated that the purported readmission of Kalu was in contravention of Article 8, section 8 of the constitution of the PDP (as amended) hence it was void ab initio.
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Charles Ponzi didn't invent his eponymous pyramid scheme — but he lent star power to one of the oldest scams in the book. He also believed that his plan could have become a legitimate business.
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Leaside Regeneration chief executive Paul Brickell said the winning scheme will form part ofeast London's Olympic Games 2012 bid. 'This bridge will be a focal point for the lower Lea area, ' he said. 'Any masterplan of the Leaside area will have to take it into account'. A winner will be chosen in July.
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Originally posted by black-drop: oh well i tried it and it didnt work. It prints out something like PronunciationDictionary@1ea2dfe or PronunciationDictionary@cac268 PronunciationDictionary is the name of my main class.
Originally posted by black-drop: Woops sorry i didnt mean to paste all that..
Originally posted by Krit c.: There Would that qualify as a valid name?
Originally posted by black-drop: I did manage to get it to work when the toString was called from the main class as you told me, but how will i make it work when it is called from a third class?
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill: Closer, but no initials, please. Thanks.
Originally posted by David Harkness: PronunciationDictionary.toString();I assume PronunciationDictionary has a static reference to whatever object it is that you're creating and the static toString() method.
Originally posted by Krit c.: hmm but the naming policy sais "You can even use initials for the first name if you like." !!
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill: Indeed. Which means that you can't use an initial for your last (second) name.
Originally posted by Krit Christoforou: What's the difference of a static variable from an "ordinary" variable?
Originally posted by Krit Christoforou: How can i get something i previously stored from a treeset since it has no get() method?
Originally posted by David Harkness: You explanation makes great sense. From it I would say that the PronunciationDictionary class should manage the TreeSets or other collections. Those collections would hold instances of the classes that represent individual words and their pronunciations.
When i call contains ie on Orthography, and i say myString.Contains("Test") ,it should test if myString contains test?
Originally posted by David Harkness: For this exercise, using static variables will certainly work. However, in object oriented software, it's best to create objects that have instance members...
When it comes to the Pronunciation class, I don't think you can treat them as a String because I believe each phoneme should be treated as a character. For example, I suspect the Pronunciation.isMinimalPair(Pronunciation) method should return true for the phonemes for "abanden" and "abandon" even though they differ by two characters but only differ by one phoneme.


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Visitation has been set for Staff Sgt. Keith Patrick Shea Jr., a 26-year-old Boone County native, who died Dec. 2 in Ft. Bragg, NC.
The cause of death is unknown. A call to Ft. Bragg's office of public affairs was not returned.
Visitation will be 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, 7500 US 42, in Florence. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Memorials can be made to the Yellow Ribbon Foundation, 8170 Corporate Park Dr., Suite 145, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
Shea was an active member of the US Army, a member of the Army Airborne, and he was attending Special Forces School. He also was an infantry member and he served two tours of duty, one in Iraq and another in Afghanistan.
Shea was a 2006 graduate of Boone County High School in Florence, where he played on the football and baseball team.
Survivors include his parents, Keith Shea Sr. and Marynel Shea, Florence; his sister, Nicole Shea-Koors and his dog, Piper.
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Newly dubbed People's 'Sexiest Man Alive' Bradley Cooper would give you the shirt off his back if you asked for it. Well, maybe just his coat.
While filming 'The Silver Linings Playbook' in his hometown of Philadelphia, the actor noticed a large number of homeless people in the area. All while temperatures began to dip down into the 30's and 40's at night.
According to the National Enquirer, (I know. I know. But we're not talking aliens here. Just good will…) Cooper sent his assistants shopping on his dime to buy thousands of dollars worth of coats, gloves, scarves and hats for the homeless population near the set.
According to sources, when one man commented on how nice Cooper's own coat was, he took it off and gave it to him.
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Weather to wreak havoc on clubs' best-laid plans
Posted: February 07, 2014|
It is that frustrating point of the season where the weather could intervene to ruin the day for many of Mid-Anglia's clubs.
There are some big matches this weekend, but no-one can do anything when mother nature decides to cast a wicked spell.
The region's rugby teams have by and large been fortunate to have avoided the worst of the conditions, and the schedulers deserve a pat on the back for leaving so many blank weekends.
However, they are unable to do anything else.
Saffron Walden are supposed to be hosting Lowestoft & Yarmouth in London League 3NE.
It would be a big match as second-place Walden will be hoping get back to winning ways against bottom-club Lowestoft, after their defeat away to Rochford Hundred last weekend.
Captain Adam Miles said: "We're trying to keep arrogance out of this game because they are bottom of the league and have only one won all season.
"When we played against Rochford at home, we beat them four tries to two, and we thought we could definitely beat them again, but it was more arrogance than confidence going into the game. And they shut us down.
"Teams expect us to come flying out the blocks now we've played them once already.
"Teams are starting to realise we're a running rugby team and planning the defences that will stop us."
Josh Harris will start at prop for Richard Suckling and Callum Guthrie will be at No 7, with Nik Baker going to the bench.
Dave Patch starts and Harry Beddows will be on the bench.
Second-place Cantabrigian are supposed to be hosting their Vice Presidents' lunch as fourth-placed Sudbury visit in 3NE.
Only four points separate the two sides, but head coach Mick Jones admits that the weather is also likely to keep them apart.
"It's doubtful," he said. "It's a shame because we're looking quite strong this week.
"The second team are due to be playing Renegades in the cup and we're using a college pitch for that and they are already saying that's doubtful."
Newmarket have perhaps the biggest game of the day, as they travel to leaders West Norfolk, who are three points and a place above them in Greene King IPA Eastern Counties One.
Director of rugby Gareth Godfrey said: "We've had a note from West Norfolk to say the pitches at the moment are playable but they will make a reasonably early call as we have two coaches going up there.
"If we were to win up there it would put us in the driving seat by one or two points, with a game in hand.
"Similarly, if they beat us we're dependent on them dropping bonus points and us picking up as many as we can."
Newmarket, who have been drawn away to Battersea in the RFU Junior Vase, will have Ben Cockerton back after a hamstring injury.
But Matt Kent is unavailable which means Ollie James will start.
Ely have a full-strength squad for their trip to Harwich & Dovercourt, as they look to keep the pressure on the top two.
Captain John Dibb said: "Their pitch is notoriously wet anyway and it will be a horribly wet game I would have thought, and very forward based."


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On Sunday, Part 1 of a 2-part RGJ series looks at cellphone records and law enforcement.
Cellphone Records: Law enforcement agencies in Northern Nevada have paid thousands of dollars to collect cellphone records for criminal investigations, but some say the advances in smartphone technology have turned these phones into tracking devices, which should be protected against warrantless searches. The debate is lodged in the courts.
Emergency Requests: When law enforcement wants to find a missing hiker or respond to a suicidal caller, they don't need to secure a warrant or court order to collect information from cellphones. But a Reno Gazette-Journal investigation found that some in law enforcement have used these emergency requests to get cellphone data for ongoing criminal investigations.


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Louisville Metro Police Officer Alfred Ceralde
In a Nov. 12, 2004, letter to Maj. Joe Richardson, Assistant Jefferson County Attorney Robert Fleck pointed out that Officer Alfred Ceralde had been served with -- but disregarded -- two subpoenas.
Before Louisville Metro Police Officer Alfred Ceralde was punished last October for missing multiple court hearings in 2007 and 2008, he had been the object of at least two earlier complaints from prosecutors. But neither was acted on by police.
In a Nov. 12, 2004, letter to Maj. Joe Richardson, Assistant Jefferson County Attorney Robert Fleck pointed out that Ceralde had been served with -- but disregarded -- two subpoenas in a drunken-driving case.
After Ceralde failed to appear for the second time, a judge amended the charge to public intoxication.
Fleck said efforts had been made to reach Ceralde on his pager and his home phone, and a police supervisor and a dispatcher also were contacted, but "all attempts to reach Officer Ceralde failed."
"This was not the first time that I have had a problem trying to locate Officer Ceralde on the day his case came up in court," Fleck's letter to Richardson said. "I have personally discussed this situation with Sgt. Michael Coyle, and I let him know that Officer Ceralde is getting a reputation as an officer who ignores his subpoenas."
Fleck also wrote that he looked forward to hearing from Richardson about the matter.
But the prosecutor said in a recent interview that, while he may have been told his concern would be addressed, he received no written response -- though "you'd expect one."
The county attorney's office provided a copy of Fleck's letter in response to an open-records request from The Courier-Journal. But when the newspaper asked the police department for that complaint against Ceralde, spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said it could be found.
Not until last year, after Fleck complained about Ceralde's repeated missed court appearances in another drunken-driving case, did police act.
In his third complaint about Ceralde, a copy of which also was obtained from the county attorney's office, Fleck wrote to police department legal adviser Dennis Sims that the officer "failed to appear on every court date he was subpoenaed for" in the case, despite being sent five subpoenas.
After one of Ceralde's missed appearances, Fleck said, he had to terminate pretrial suspension of the defendant's driver's license.
As a result of Ceralde's repeated failures to appear in court, the DUI charge eventually was reduced to public intoxication, and a speeding charge -- for driving 24 miles over the limit on Westport Road -- was dismissed last March 31.
"I do not like amending DUI charges," Fleck wrote. "I especially do not like amending DUI charges due to an officer's nonappearance in court. … We lost this case for one reason, and that reason was Officer Ceralde."
About the same time the DUI case was imploding, Ceralde also was missing several hearings in a wanton endangerment and drug case involving more than five pounds of marijuana.
Although Ceralde acknowledged with his signature that he had received subpoenas for four hearings in that case, he failed to appear at any of them, records show. A handwritten notation on the case jacket for one of the hearings, on May 31, 2007, bears the notation "PONP (shorthand for 'police officer not present') child care."
Police Chief Robert White's Oct. 21, 2008, letter outlining Ceralde's two-day suspension acknowledged that Ceralde missed unspecified court appearances in 2007 and 2008 "due to child-care issues."
But the chief said Ceralde had "failed to make proper arrangements for child care so you could meet your legal responsibility and department responsibility to attend court. Court attendance is not optional."
White's letter asserted that Ceralde was being disciplined for missing "at least four" court appearances during the preceding 16 months. According to Fleck's letter last year and court records, Ceralde missed nine or more court dates in the two most recent cases alone.
Through a police department spokesman, Ceralde declined comment.
Reporter R.G. Dunlop can be reached at (502) 582-4227.


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Library Links
The Links are satellite locations of the James V. Brown Library. They bring library services to remote areas of Lycoming County in:
- Barbours
- Cogan House
- Pine Creek
- Unityville
Each Link location has a public internet workstation, a rotating audiobook collection, more than 1,000 books including bestsellers and nonfiction, more than 1,000 DVDs and VHS including new releases and classics. For children, there is an early learning workstation and summer reading activities.
Barbours Link
Plunkett's Creek Township Building
179 Dunwoody Road
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 478-2081
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday
10-1 Saturday
Staff are Jim Etzel and Mary Ann Lewis
Directions: From Route 220, go north on Route 87 for about 15 miles. Do NOT turn by the sign for Barbours; go up to the next road, Dunwoody Rd, and turn left. The township building with the Links is on the right, 0.3 miles from Route 87 on Dunwoody Road.
Cogan House Link
Cogan House Township Building
4609 Route 184 Hwy.
Trout Run, PA 17771
Phone:(570) 634-2048
6 – 8 pm Tuesday, Thursday
Staff are Mary Gregory, Lynn King, Lori Douglass and Brittany Wall
Directions: From Route 15 North, turn west onto Route 184 (by the Turkey Ranch Restaurant). Go straight (DO NOT TURN DOWN COGAN HOUSE ROAD!) for 4.5 (+/- 1/10) miles. The township building with the Link will be on the left.
Pine Creek Area Link
Located at the
McHenry Township Community Center
145 Railroad St. Cammal, PA 17723
Phone: (570) 753-3649
6 to 8pm Tuesday, Thursday
Saturday 10am to 1 pm
Staff working at Pine Creek Link : Dona Price and Donna Smyth
Services Offered: Books, DVDs, Children's materials, Books-by-Mail, online resources, download audiobooks and more.
Directions: To McHenry Township Community Center in Cammal, PA 1. Take from 180 to US-220 South for approx. 14.6 mi
2. Take the State Hwy 44 exit toward Avis 0.2 mi
3. Turn right at PA-44 12.3 mi
4. Continue on PA-414 7.6 mi
5. Turn left at Fisher Ln/Mountain Ave/T606 177 ft
6. Turn right at Railroad St. Destination will be on the left 0.1 mi
Unityville Link
Jordan Township Building
4298 Route 42 Hwy.
Unityville, PA 17774
Phone: (570) 458-4740
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Staff at Unityville is Debbie Brown
Directions: From Route 118 East to Route 42. Turn Left onto Route 42. Township building is 1/2 mile on the left.


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Posted by Will Brinson
For some strange reason, there were multiple NFL-related items from the Grammys tonight. Okay, the dude in Mumford & Sons who looks a lot like Tim Tebow is only tangentially related, but Clay Matthews actually presented an award, and that counts for something, right?
Actually, what it might count for is someone in the production booth at the mothership getting canned because, unless my ears deceive me, they used the NFL on FOX music, even though the Grammys were obviously being shown on CBS. (Aside: Cee Lo repped NBC a few minutes later when he decided to dress like a peacock. Shame on you people!)
Anyway, Matthews -- who apparently won't have trouble finding work in the event of a work stoppage -- hopped on stage with one of the chicks from "Glee" and answered a question that sounded eerily similar to something a reporter would ask on Media Day in that it was basically, "Are you excited you won the Super Bowl?"
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Clay Matthews presents at Grammys
Posted on: February 13, 2011 11:10 pm
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Since: Dec 2, 2011
Posted on: January 10, 2012 3:38 am
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Clay Matthews presents at Grammys
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Sep 262012
The smog mechanic, Charlie Rey's dream of becoming a pro gets a little closer as his "Home" finds him a home on Team Blake.
The professional backup singer Amanda Brown takes center stage with a "Valerie" that turns CeeLo around.
The Egyptian-born singer, Sylvia Yacoub has her pick of coaches after her "Only Girl in the World."
Saving the best for last:
The young music veteran, Cassadee Pope wows all four coaches with her taken on "Torn."
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
PORTLAND — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline Oregon is $3.37.
That's 6 cents lower than a month ago and 2 cents lower than a year ago.
Some metro prices from today's AAA survey: Portland $3.35, Salem $3.38, Eugene-Springfield $3.42, Medford-Ashland $3.42.


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Gang-rape may be a bit extravagant, but that boy and his friends should be prosecuted in some way. The poor girl intended that photo to be viewed by one person, not several.
Wikipedia (the link you provided) defines rape as sexual assualt -- take a look at that link. You will notice that in the third paragraph, Sexting is the FIRST FORM of sexual assault! It is also listed in the Specific Offenses on the right side of the page! Obviously sexters should be prosecuted, no matter their age.
However, I do agree with you -- cellphones should not be allowed in schools.
"May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, And nothing but happiness come through your door." -- old Irish saying


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Tigers pitcher Drew Smyly / Julian H. Gonzalez/DFP
In Game 2, Drew Smyly walked Jacoby Ellsbury with a 5-1 lead. That ignited the inning that David Ortiz culminated with his tying grand slam.
In Game 4 Wednesday night, Smyly faced five hitters.
He didnt go to a three-ball count on any of them.
He was determined he wouldnt repeat the walk from Game 2.
As soon as I came out of the game that night, I asked myself, What are you doing? Smyly said. My approach toward Ellsbury was a mental block. I should have gone right at him. I was nibbling, throwing a lot of off-speed, trying to get a strikeout, which I didnt need.
We were up 5-1. I should have gone right at him: If he gets a hit, he gets a hit. If not, hes out, and we win the ballgame probably.
I cant walk him there. I didnt like my approach to him. I should have gone right at him. I dont know why I didnt.
So on Wednesday night, did he resolve he was just going to go right at the hitters?
Tonight, I was thinking fastball mentality just go right at them get ahead and then try to put them away by mixing it up, Smyly said. I think I retired every hitter with a fastball.
Then he started going over every hitter he faced, and, yes, he retired them all with fastballs. That included Ortiz and Mike Napoli who has the other big homer in this series with fastballs for the final two outs of the seventh. Then he retired the side in order in the eighth.
You have to mix it up, Smyly said. But you cant fall behind. Youve got to go at them. I dont know why I didnt do that against Ellsbury. I knew I was there to get a lefty, but I was throwing off-speed. When I came out, I said, That was a bad at-bat. That was dumb.
But it happens all the time.
Smyly aims to make sure it doesnt happen another time in this series.
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Ricky Williams stands behind earlier comments about Johnny Manziel
Last week former Texas running back and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams made headlines by taking a shot at Johnny Manziel. One week later, it appears nothing between the two has changed.
Williams refused to back down from his previous comments Friday evening at Dell Diamond, where he threw out the first pitch for the Round Rock Express game. He even took his statement one step farther when asked about Manziel's maturity, according to KEYE TV.
"I don't think that he's immature, I think he's very mature," Williams said. "I think it takes a lot of maturity to do whatever you like. To see him challenge the rules and create this kind of stir and this kind of conversation, I think that takes a hell of a lot of maturity."
Williams had previously stated that if anyone looked at Manziel's background they wouldn't be surprised by his behavior.
Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, is caught in the middle of a firestorm for allegedly accepting money to sign autographs, a violation of NCAA rules.


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Reading in Content Areas
Prerequisite: EDUC 103. Examines problems encountered by middle and secondary school teachers in dealing with particular content area reading problems. Focus is on topics such as vocabulary development comprehension, critical writing and reading, study skills, and adapting instruction for students with special needs. Also included are strategies for development and planning of lessons and units of study. Field experience in a public school setting is required.


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08/20/14 – Comedian Dominique is talking all things 'Preachers of LA'. Click the link above to hear the funny lady share her views on if Preachers should have pre-maritial sex and the pros and con's of it. You'll want to hear this!
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By CLAIRE NEWBON
Tennis beauty Anna Kournikova has finally come clean about the rumors surrounding her "marriage" to hunky pop star Enrique Iglesias. And the tennis pro's male fans, who believed the sexy Russian was off the market following two years of reports that she had secretly wed, will be thrilled to hear Anna hasn't ruled out marrying someone else.
Asked if she had wed the 30-year-old singer, Anna, 24, joked in an interview: "Four times -- I think once in Mexico, once in the Dominican. Witnesses saw me in long-sleeved wedding dresses, looking really lovely. But I have no idea what they're talking about."
She added: "I think every girl wants to get married some day. But as to who, that's a tough question. Who knows? Of course, 20 years from now I see myself married with children. It's not something I'm thinking about right now. Whatever happens happens."
Anna also played down suggestions that the silver band she wears on her left hand is a wedding ring. "I don't know [why I wear it], because I like jewelry. Does it look like a wedding band? People see what they want."
Anna threw further doubt over the seriousness of her relationship with Enrique by insisting the female attention he gets doesn't make her jealous. Asked if women ever threw themselves at her boyfriend, she laughed: "I hope so." Anna also suggested she has no immediate plans to settle down after failing to rule out a tennis comeback. She said: "I miss the adrenaline rush. I miss the amazing matches."
Hopeful suitors, start forming a line -- as far as Anna's heart is concerned, it's not game, set and match just yet.


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Ten years ago, anyone who said that the United States was invading Iraq in part to take its oil was dismissed as delusional. But via the Daily Beast, former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum now confirms:
I was less impressed by Ahmed Chalabi than were some others in the Bush administration. However, since one of those "others" was Vice President Cheney, it didn't matter what I thought.
In 2002, Chalabi joined the annual summer retreat of the American Enterprise Institute near Vail, Colorado. He and Cheney spent long hours together, contemplating the possibilities of a Western-oriented Iraq: an additional source of oil, an alternative to U.S. dependency on an unstable-looking Saudi Arabia.


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Success and society
President Obama proclaims that any man or woman who builds a successful business doesn't really do so. That entrepreneur, therefore, really shouldn't take much credit for — or necessarily keep most of the monetary rewards from — his or her success.
As the president sees matters, any such success is caused overwhelmingly by others: workers, the teachers who schooled the workers, the people who built the roads over which the business' products travel to market, etc. The list of all the many people who make any business' success possible is long.
Mr. Obama's confusion runs deep — so deep that I'll devote several columns to exploring that confusion. And exploring it is vital, as this confusion over the role of the individual in a society of millions of individuals lies at the heart of so many political disputes.
Let's begin by noting that no serious person denies that success for any individual in a market economy requires the ongoing efforts of countless other people. Indeed, economists have long emphasized that one of the distinguishing features of a free market is its capacity to inspire millions of people to cooperate successfully with each other.
Explaining how this cooperation occurs, why it succeeds and how it grows more complex and (hence) more productive is the very heart and soul of economics — and especially of economics as done by market-oriented scholars such as F.A. Hayek, Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell and my colleague Walter Williams.
Here's the father of economics, Adam Smith, writing in 1776: "Observe the accommodation of the most common artificer or day labourer in a civilized and thriving country, and you will perceive that the number of people of whose industry a part, though but a small part, has been employed in procuring him this accommodation, exceeds all computation. The woollen coat, for example, which covers the day labourer, as coarse and rough as it may appear, is the produce of the joint labour of a great multitude of workmen. The shepherd, the sorter of the wool, the wool-comber or carder, the dyer, the scribbler, the spinner, the weaver, the fuller, the dresser, with many others, must all join their different arts in order to complete even this homely production. How many merchants and carriers, besides, must have been employed in transporting the materials from some of those workmen to others who often live in a very distant part of the country! How much commerce and navigation in particular, how many ship-builders, sailors, sail-makers, rope-makers, must have been employed in order to bring together the different drugs made use of by the dyer, which often come from the remotest corners of the world!"
Economists have understood from the start that a prosperous society is one in which each person — again to quote Smith — "has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren."
So we need no tutoring from Mr. Obama about the fact that each of us daily depends on many other people for our food, clothing, shelter, medical care and nearly everything else that we consume. The fact that the president presumes that sensible people are ignorant of this reality speaks volumes about his assessment of our intelligence.
We are neither children nor cartoonish business executives of the sort who populate Hollywood movies.
Donald J. Boudreaux is a professor of economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. His column appears twice monthly.
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Sundays, 10pm, NBC
Captive audience: Concerned parents; X-Files fans; people who can't wait for 24: Live Another Day to hit TV screens.
Moment of truth: Who's ready for some suspenseful, action-packed stupidity? This weekly nail-biter focuses on the intense drama that arises when wealthy, teenage offspring are kidnapped. Wait, did I say drama? I actually meant ridiculousness! Even with all the danger and whatnot, the writing is still fascinatingly dumb. Lance Gross, Rachael Taylor, Dermot Mulroney and Gillian Anderson are just some of the ensemble players who are forced to play their characters as dickishly stubborn and annoyingly clichéd as possible. I don't know how they did it, but NBC has found a show even sillier than The Blacklist.
Emmy or phlegmmy: Phlegmmy.
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Tuesdays, 9pm, El Rey
Captive audience: Fans of the From Dusk Till Dawn movie; Latino TV audiences; people who can't wait for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For to drop in theaters.
Moment of truth: The first bit of original programming from Robert Rodriguez's newly launched El Rey Network is also a TV version of one of his more peculiar films. Rodriguez reboots the 1996 crime/vampire whatzit he did with writer/co-star Quentin Tarantino and star George Clooney. The pilot, written and directed by Rodriguez, is not a bad one, as it introduces the outlaw Gecko brothers, butting heads with Texas Rangers (including an ornery Don Johnson) during a shootout, before they meet up with deadly, seductive vampires at a Mexican brothel. The show's just crazy enough to work.
Emmy or phlegmmy: Emmy.
Wednesdays, 10pm, FXX
Captive audience: Cringe-humor fanatics; people who actually know which channel FXX is; Louie fans who need to watch a show about a loser comic who can't stop whacking off.
Moment of truth: Let's take this time to talk about Jim Jefferies and his hilariously wrong sitcom, which used to be on FX but has now found its home on the supposedly even-more-hardcore FXX. Now in its second season, the dirty-minded Aussie comic is once again in fine, filthy form, as he tends to his equally dirtbag, dysfunctional-sibling roommates (D.J. Qualls and Dan Bakkedahl) while trying to curb his debauched, sexual needs in sunny LA. As raunchy and unrepentant as the show can get, it does reveal some heart—when it's not dishing out all that merciless, un-P.C. humor, that is.
Emmy or phlegmmy: Emmy.
My friend, the actor: Remembering Taylor Negron
On the Telly: "Surviving Jack," "Silicon Valley" and "Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time"
Laverne Cox at QPenn: Ain't I a woman?
On the Telly: "Doll and Em," "Hannibal" and "Inside Amy Schumer"
On the Telly: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," "Resurrection" and "Review"
In Memoriam: David Brenner
On the Telly: "The Americans," "Portlandia" and "Mind Games"
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Repeating Crumley: Tobacco Seed Growth in D2O
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In 1950 Crumley et al did a series of experiments where they tested the growth rate of several plants in differing amounts of D2O. They used H2O, 33% D2O, 63% D2O, and 99% D2O (mixtures with H2O) and discovered that growth rates were drastically slower in increasing amounts of D2O. I was asked to repeat their experiment with just tobacco seeds and for the most part I validated their claims with one crucial exception: tobacco seeds in 99% D2O don't grow at all! All experimental information is kept in an open notebook online with links to the experiments. The links contain information about the experimental summary, and links to each individual trial which will allow you access to see the setup and day to day results of each trial. Feel free to browse around and provide feedback.
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The real significant date on the calendar is March 3, which is the NHL's trading deadline. The question waiting to be answered is whether the Washington Capitals will make any moves by the deadline and what impact any moves might have on Hershey.
Washington freed up some room under the salary cap when they moved Michael Nylander, and then when they dealt Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina for Jason Chimera. That gives the Caps the ability to do some wheeling and dealing prior to the deadline, although general manager George McPhee may decide to stand pat if he doesn't think the Capitals can be significantly improved by making a trade.
There are a number of Washington players who will become free agents at the end of the season, including defensemen Shaone Morrisonn (unrestricted), Brian Pothier (unrestricted) and Jeff Schultz (restricted). Forwards Nicklas Backstrom, Brendon Morrison, Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon and Tomas Fleischmann will also become free agents.
Backstrom, who will be a restricted free agent, will obviously get a qualifying offer and probably a new contract.
The real concern is whether the Capitals might decide to deal a prospect, a player now playing for the Bears. And whether Hershey president and general manager Doug Yingst identifies a need to help the Bears win their 11th Calder Cup championship.
Hershey's Calder Cup championships in 2006 and 2009 were both boosted by late-season acquisitions - Kris Beech in 2006 (eight goals, 14 points in 10 regular-season games, 14 goals and 28 points in 21 playoff games) and Staffan Kronwall (nine points in 17 regular-season games, 12 points in 21 playoff games, plus a steadying influence on the blue line) last season.
Offensively, the Bears would seem to set. Although there's no denying the effectiveness of the team's No. 1 line, the Bears have scoring balance throughout the lineup. Defensively, there might be some questions, especially in light of the fact that Karl Alzner and John Carlson are probably going to spent more time in Washington than in Hershey.
Although the rest of Hershey's blue line corps has stepped up, the Bears may decide that adding another defenseman might be a plus. The cost of such an addition, however, will be a major consideration.
The Olympics loom as the next significant date on the hockey calendar, but with the Stanley Cup and the Calder Cup very much on the minds of the general managers in Washington and Hershey, the focus in the next five weeks is going to be on rosters.
* * * û NEW FORMAT: The AHL has announced that the format for the 2011 All-Star game will be changed. For the first time since the beginning of the modern incarnation of the game, the format will be East vs. West - Eastern Conference stars against Western Conference stars - a return to the very first AHL All-Star game, one played in 1942 in which proceeds were used to benefit the war effort.
Since the game was revived in 1996 - during the 1950s, the All-Star game featured the defending Calder Cup champion against a team of All-Stars from the remaining AHL teams - the format featured first Canada vs. the U.S., All-Stars from the league's Canadian teams against All-Stars from the U.S. teams, then switched to a format that featured All-Stars born in Canada against All-Stars born in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Next season's All-Star game will feature throwback jerseys from the first All-Star game.
* * * û The week that was:
PLUS: LW Alexandre Giroux scores three goals, assists on two in 10-4 romp over Albany on Friday.
MINUS: C Jay Beagle finishes minus-1, takes unnecessary holding penalty in 4-3 win over Syracuse on Sunday.


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I doubt we sign Bourn, but things could get interesting if the league rules that the Mets can keep their 1st round pick. I doubt that actually happens and they'd still have to deal with Boras. Still, if Bourn's market has collapsed so badly that he'd take a 3 year deal for something like $45M, I'd definitely do it, even if we have to give up the 11th overall pick in the draft. That's just such a bargain for what he brings.
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The 4-cylinder Outlaw class at 35 Raceway Park put proved to be the premiere class Saturday night with Brandon Furniss bringing home the win in a tight race throughout.
Big John Smith, of Clarksburg, started in the third slot and quickly took the lead going into turn one, followed closely by Frankfort's Zach Ackley from the No. 5 position and Furniss, of Mt. Sterling, out of the No. 7 spot. On lap three, the trio was running three wide with Ackley taking command of the point, leaving Smith and Furniss battling for second place. As Ackley entered turns 1 and 2 on lap 12, Furniss drove low to pull up next to Ackley for a drag race down the back stretch. Furniss picked up the win, Ackley finished second and Smith rounded out the top three.
Coming Saturday to the track will be the 9th Annual Pepsi Enduro Mania in an all-out round track derby, along with a full racing program and double points night for the drivers.


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Paulie Malignaggi aims for European title
Paulie Malignaggi's manager says the veteran is targeting European welterweight champ Gianluca Branco for a fight possibly in Italy before the end of the year.
Paulie Malignaggi's manager says the veteran is targeting European welterweight champ Gianluca Branco for a fight possibly in Italy before the end of the year.
The second edition of PBC on ESPN series, headlined by Danny García-Paulie Malignaggi on Aug. 1, delivered the largest boxing audience on ESPN since 1998.
Paulie Malignaggi told reporters that he was likely done with the fighting part of his career during the post-fight presser following his TKO loss to Danny Garcia.
Danny Garcia didn't give the fans an exciting performance but he dominated Paulie Malignaggi en route to a convincing ninth-round knockout Saturday in Brooklyn.
Images of Danny Garcia's ninth-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi and Daniel Jacobs' second-round TKO win over Sergio Mora in Brooklyn, New York.
Danny Garcia scored a dominating ninth-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi on the Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN show Saturday night in Brooklyn.
Photos and full weigh-in results for Saturday's PBC on ESPN card in Brooklyn, headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi.
If you're in Brooklyn, New York, this afternoon the official weigh-in for tomorrow night's PBC on ESPN show will be open to the public.
Workouts ahead of Saturday's PBC on ESPN show headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi and featuring Daniel Jacobs, Sergio Mora and Heather Hardy.
Unbeaten junior welterweight standout Danny Garcia will take on two-division titleholder Paulie Malignaggi on August 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, the Premier Boxing Champions announced on Monday. The scheduled 12-round welterweight bout will be televised live on ESPN, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Former two-weight world titleholder Paulie Malignaggi still has a dragon left to slay and is targeting the European (Boxing Union) welterweight title after being installed as mandatory challenger based on past accomplishments and his Italian heritage.
Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, says his injured fighter could return to the ring in nine months, and when he does it won't be against soft opposition.
Italian featherweight Floriano Pagliara outpointed over-matched Antwan Robertson in the eight-round main event of Dmitriy Salita's Star of David Promotions at Webster Hall nightclub in New York City on Thursday.
Fans share their enthusiasm for 21-year-old two-division titleholder Naoya Inoue, among other subjects and mythical matchups, in the first mailbag of 2015. Happy New Year to boxing fans everywhere. Enjoy!
Boxing fans share their thoughts on the Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder heavyweight showdown, Sergey Kovalev's light heavyweight challenges in 2015, the prospect of a Jhonny Gonzalez-Abner Mares rematch, and Paulie Malignaggi's latest Manny Pacquiao rant in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
Fans share their thoughts on Saturday night's HBO and Showtime cards from Las Vegas featuring Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley vs. Diego Chaves and Keith Thurman, plus mythical matchups and Paulie Malignaggi's disdain for Manny Pacquiao. Enjoy!
Former titleholder and Showtime commentator Paulie Malignaggi analyzes the intriguing IBF welterweight title bout between unbeaten standouts Shawn Porter and Kell Brook that takes place on Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Unbeaten welterweights Shawn Porter and Kell Brook spoke to reporters during a national conference call on Monday in advance of Porter's Aug. 16 IBF title defense against Brook at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Intrepid interviewer Radio Rahim spoke to Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Shawn Porter, Andre Berto and Abner Mares after the Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara fight in Las Vegas. B-Hop, Malignaggi and Berto gave their thoughts on the Alvarez-Lara fight and scorecards.
Newly-crowned WBO junior welterweight titleholder Chris Algieri isn't just basking in the glow of a career-best win over Ruslan Provodnikov last Saturday night; he's dreaming about a potential scrap with Manny Pacquiao.


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Country singer Easton Corbin in Salt Lake City Thursday
Country singer Easton Corbin will be out this summer with Blake Shelton tour in support of Corbin's latest release, "All Over the Road," but since "The Voice" judge isn't scheduled to visit us, here is a chance to see Corbin headline his own show at a venue not generally known for hosting country artists.
In a phone interview, the 30-year-old crooner said he grew up in north central Florida, about 100 miles from the Florida-Georgia state line, a fertile ground for aspiring country musicians who get a hefty helping of Southern rock influences, with a case in point being the up-and-coming country duo called, appropriately enough, Florida Georgia Line.
Corbin released his self-titled debut album in 2010, which featured two appealing No. 1 country hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It," as well as the top-15 hit "I Can't Love You Back."
Corbin had wanted to go to Nashville after high school, but his parents insisted that he get a college education, so he earned an agribusiness degree at the University of Florida's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and then moved to Nashville, working during the day at an Ace Hardware store while performing at night at open-mic nights.
"One of my heroes was Keith Whiteley," Corbin said of the late country singer who found fame with the timeless chart-topper "When You Say Nothing at All." He loved traditional country music. He lived what he sang about. You try to learn from those things."
When • Thursday, April 25, at 8 p.m.Where • In The Venue, 579 W. 200 South, Salt Lake CityTickets • $25 in advance, $30 day of, at SmithsTix


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Sail-World New Zealand: 6 May 2012 - Kiwi builder wins Olympic Skiff...Steinlager 2 returns home...ISAF drops Olympic bombshell
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Sail-World New Zealand: 6 May 2012
Steinlager 2 returns home, May 5, 2012 Richard Gladwell
Welcome to Sail-World.com's New Zealand newsletter for 6 May 2012
The International Sailing Federation delivered a thunderbolt to the sport, with the announcement in the early hours of this morning (NZT) that
which had been in the Olympic games since 1984, would be replace with
Kite Boarding
The matter was decided by the ISAF Council, Meeting in Stresa, Italy and exceed the recommendations of its own Evaluation Team, which proposed that the sport be added to the ISAF World Cup circuit from 2013, before being added to the Olympics, either replacing Windsurfing or as 11th and 12th Medal Events.
Quite what happens from here is unknown, as the class and youth progression is locked into windsurfing.
We have an initial report in this edition of Sail-World.com and will be updating as more information comes to hand. The decision was made by a vote of 19-17, and one vote the other way would have forced a split and the retention of the Windsurfer as the Chairman would have been forced to exercise a casting vote in favour of the status quo - meaning the Windsurfer remained.
An event in the Kendall Cup 2012 being sailed off Takapuna Brian Haybittle
Certainly from a New Zealand perspective to have a sport dropped which has been our most successful Olympic event is going to be testing, to say the least.
The dropping of the Windsurfer has over shadowed the introduction of the
FX as the Womens Skiff
, which is a major coup for New Zealand builder, Mackay Boats, who had made a significant investment in the development of a new rig for the Mens 49er hull, which is already in production around the World. The new FX is also good news for Southern Spars and North Sails who will manufacture the spars and sails for the new class, along with the 49er.
Molly Meech and Alex Maloney put the 49er FX through her paces off Takapuna. Richard Gladwell
In the
Mixed Multihull
, the Nacra17 carried the day, for most the choice was not a game breaker either way. And a decision was made in favour of the longer boat. It remains to be seen as to how many Mixed crews are actually prepared to campaign at Olympic level, as no other class holds a Mixed World Championship.
Steinlager 2
, certainly one of the four iconic boats of New Zealand sailing (the other three being KZ-7, NZL-32 and Rainbow II) returned to New Zealand yesterday for the first time in 22 years. She is here to stay, beginning a new life under a sailing trust which will run her and Lion New Zealand as youth training boats.
Rome Kirby and Shannon Falcone share grinding responsibilities for the spinnaker trim, onboard Puma Ocean Racing during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA. Amory Ross/Puma Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race©
Certainly it was an emotional time for the people who turned out to welcome Big Red back to Auckland after a six month delivery voyage from the Mediterranean. Particularly so for five of her original crew, most of whom could still fit into their original sailing gear, and who turned out along with their children to the boat their fathers had raced to a six leg win. A feat never since achieved in a Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race.
We have full coverage in this edition of Sail-World.com, along with reports in the
Volvo Ocean Race
, which has been hit by a period of light airs and is expected to take another three days at least until the finish in Miami.
Don't forget, if you would like to see over
Steinlager 2 and Lion New Zealand
, today is your chance - at the Viaduct Harbour. Don't miss!
1989/90 Crew member Glen Sowry (standing) gives Mark Orgams (wheel) some tactical advice aboard Steinlager 2 - Steinlager 2 May 5, 2012 Richard Gladwell
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The second generation on board Big Red - Steinlager 2 returns home, May 5, 2012 Richard Gladwell
She's Home - Steinlager 2 returns to Auckland + Video
Richard Gladwell,
The most successful ever Whitbread/Volvo round the world racer, Steinlager 2 returned to New Zealand today, and is berthed in the Viaduct Harbour, alongside her predecessor, Lion New Zealand. Steinlager 2 is still the only boat to have won all the legs of a round the world yacht race, winning the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race
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UK Finn Nationals - Scott off to good start
Robert Deaves,
JP Morgan Asset Management UK Finn Nationals - After the first two races of the warm up regatta for next week's Finn Gold Cup, current world champion Giles Scott has gotten off to a good start with a small margin over main rival Ben Ainslie, each winning one race apiece. Ivan Klakovic Gaspic (CRO) sits in third on equal points with Ainslie
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PWA Ulsan Korea World Cup - Cracking first day
PWA World Tour,
On day one of the PWA Ulsan Korea World Cup, registrations took place between 10am and 12pm. Weather conditions remained changeable throughout the morning and early afternoon with cyclonic winds also occurring. At around 15:00, Korea showed its true unpredictability as the wind swung cross-shore and picked up in an instant. Cue a whole host of sailors head out onto the water
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2016 Olympics: Kiteboarding ousts Windsurfer for 2016
In a completely unexpected move, the ISAF Council has voted to have Kiteboarding as an Olympic Event for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
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Top of the Gulf Regatta - Sailors tested by strong winds day 1
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Superb sailing conditions greeted the 200 plus boats on Day 1 of the 2012 Top of the Gulf Regatta, with 12 to 18 knots of wind gusting up to 25 knots. The winds, combined with lumpy seas, made for exciting startlines and some breakages in the keelboat and multihull fleets.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Groupama 4 in attacking phase
Franck Cammas,
Volvo Ocean Race team Groupama 4 has managed to reduce her deficit in relation to the frontrunners and her positioning further to the South may enable her to slip beneath a patch of light airs... Despite this, Miami is still a very long way off seemingly, as this sixth leg is set to round off in very light airs.
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Images of the Waitemata: Steinlager 2 returns home at last
Richard Gladwell,
Sail-World was on the Waitemata Harbour today to catch Steinlager 2 as she returned to Auckland for the first time in 22 years
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Rio 2016 Olympics - Kiteboarding to replace Windsurfing
Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition final event and equipment selections has been confirmed by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The ISAF Council voted that Kiteboarding will replace Windsurfing for the men's and women's board events and confirmed the equipment that will be used for the Women's Skiff and Mixed Multihull Events.
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Mystery of Newport to Ensenada fatal yacht race accident continues
Greg Hardesty,
At 77, veteran sailor Chuck Brewer knows his way around the waters off Orange County and beyond – including the Coronado Islands off Baja California where, nearly a week ago, four yachtsmen lost their lives in a mysterious accident during the annual Newport Beach to Ensenada race.
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2016 Olympics: NACRA17 chosen as the Mixed Multihull class for 2016
On the second day of its Mid-Year meeting in Sestra, Italy, the ISAF Council have voted in favour of the NACRA17 being the class/equipment for the new Mixed Multihull event to be sailed at the 2016 Olympics. The Council vote was decisive at 20 votes to 15 - an improvement over the Events Committee where the NACRA17 only made it as preferred boat by virtue of the Chairman, Chris Atkins' casting
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Volvo Ocean Race - Out of control onboard Puma's Mar Mostro
Amory Ross,
Volvo Ocean Race, Day 13 of Leg 6. Amory Ross, MCM for Puma Ocean Racing powered by Berg, reports on the crew's progress: It's a good thing we're floating in a lawless land because closer to shore someone might charge our sails with assault and battery for the inflicted violence it continues to exact on our rig.
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Steinlager 2 returns to the City of sails
Paul Gilbert,
Sir Peter Blakes Steinlager 2 has been repatriated to her home waters and was welcomed into the sparkling Waitemata Harbour in fine City of Sails style .
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China's Lijia Xu – firming as London 2012 Laser Radial favourite
Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team,
The top performing Women's Laser Radial sailor on the 2011- 2012 World Cup circuit has been China's 24 year old Lijia Xu, who just won her third Gold medal of this season at the Semaine Olympique Francaise. This now positions her atop the ISAF Laser Radial Standings.
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49er World Championship 2012 - Outteridge aims to make history
Craig Heydon,
Australian Nathan Outteridge is out to create history at the 2012 49er World Championship in Zadar, Croatia, next week as he aims to become the first sailor to win four world titles in the class.
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Four times Laser World Champ Slingsby starts title defence in style
Craig Heydon,
Tom Slingsby's World Championship title defence is off to an ideal start, with the Australian ending day one of the 2012 Laser World Championship with a perfect scorecard.
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Star Worlds 2012 - the Eve of the Championships - Field + Video
Jason Georgaris,
The 2012 Star Worlds - the eve of the 2012 Chmapionships - A practice race was held today. All the top sailors are on hand to try and claim the prestigious trophy while many still trying to qualify for the Olympics.
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Antigua Sailing Week day 5 - The nail-biting finale
Louay Habib,
On the fifth and final day of competition at Antigua Sailing Week, there was a nail-biting finale in CSA 1A. Geoff Hill's Santa Cruz 72, Antipodes won the last race of the day to take the division. Geoff Hill spoke dockside in Falmouth Harbour: 'This is the first time we have raced the yacht and to be honest we could have done with another week
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Olympic Skiff Selection for 2016 - RS900 dream ends
Martin Wadhams,
Naturally, we are hugely disappointed that the RS900 has not been selected as the women's Olympic skiff. It was recommended for selection by ISAF's Equipment Committee who carried out the most detailed examination of all the entrants and judged it to best fit the criteria – a spectacular boat that would suit the size of sailors specified.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Puma joy ride comes to a screeching halt + Video
Ken Read,
Volvo Ocean Race – Leg 6 day 12. Skipper Ken Read reports from onboard Puma's Mar Mostro: Our little joy ride of the past several days has quickly come to a screeching halt! Uggggh. The painful reality is setting in that the final 1,400 miles is going to be a light air crapshoot.
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Volvo Ocean Race - Tough tactical decisions for the fleet
Volvo Ocean Race,
In the Volvo Ocean Race, Telefonica skipper, Iker Martinez, commented that 'The tactical decisions are tough and often we have to adapt them as we go.' Today, at 1900 GMT Telefonica had risen up the leg leaderboard to seize second place from Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand (Chris Nicholson/AUS).
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2016 Olympic Womens Skiff chosen after tense political stoush
Richard Gladwell,
The FX by Mackay Boats carried the day after a tense debate over the choice of the selection of class, for the Olympic Womens Skiff, on opening day of the ISAF Council Meeting in Stresa, Italy. The FX had undergone eight months of development, particularly in the rig, which is carried on a 49er hull, designed by Julian Bethwaite and selected for the Mens Skiff event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydn
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Laser World Championship - Black flag for fleets on day 1
Deike Mary Flemming,
At the 2012 Laser World Championship, the first race of the qualification regatta got underway on Friday 4 May at 13:00. Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots caused two starts under the black flag for both the blue and the red fleet. The second start was delayed and the course was redesigned due to wind shifts to a westerly direction.
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Sailors are online – is your marine business advertising?
Rob Kothe and the Sail-World.com Team,
We live in a 'now' world, sailors want NOW news! Forget about an audience waiting two months for print news, many of them can't wait two hours!!
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Collinson FX Market Commentary: 4 May 2012 - KIWI plunges, AUD soft
Collinson FX,
Collinson FX market Commentary: 4 May 2012 - Markets fell overnight with the the ECB keeping rates unchanged at 1%. In the US negative sentiment shifted from Europe. The KIWI plunged to test the key 0.8000 level. The AUD showed continuing signs of weakness, 1.0250, with all the political fallout and the all important budget coming in the next few days.
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Foiling skiff has successful shakedown sail with new wing mast
Bernard Schopfer,
Thomas Jundt's Mirabaud LX, a 2008 Swiss experimental foiler, now has a new and improved 24m2 wing mast for the 2012 Lake Geneva season. The crew took the foiler for a successful shakedown sail last night and has its eye on the Lake Geneva records this summer.
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ISAF Mid-Year Meetings: Decisions made in Events Committee
Sail-World's sources report that a couple of key decision have been made at the ISAF Events Committee Meeting in Stresa, Italy. The Events Committee met to consider, amongst other business, which of the classes should go forward as a recommendation to the ISAF Council for the two new Olympic Events, the Mixed Multihull and the Womens Skiff. Both would come into the 2016 Olympics
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