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Tourists drawn to town's uniqueness in character, attractions
By Ken Esten Cooke— The Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau recently released its annual study of this town's million-plus visitors. And, as if we didn't know it, the study confirmed that the town is becoming a destination for more and more people.
Tourism — whether family vacations, a tour of the National Museum of the Pacific War, winery visits or Main Street shopping — is a huge and growing part of our economy. The explosion of construction in B&Bs and hotel space is a testament to that. Thankfully, most all of our residents and business owners give these visitors a friendly Texas welcome.
Sixty percent of visitors are age 50-plus. The CVB called that the "sweet spot" for the baby boomers as it is the time in a person's life when disposable income is at a high.
Booster program helps students with goals, academics and self-esteem
By Ken Esten Cooke— There is a group of quiet servant-leaders in our community who just finished up another year of valuable work. It requires a small bit of time commitment now from each, but the dividends it pays can be seen for decades to come.
We speak of the Fredericksburg Independent School District's Academic Mentoring Program. Held at all campuses, a group of around 50 to 60 people meet for 30 to 60 minutes each week with a student.
Whether one calls it "life coaching" or "counseling," these mentors provide a stellar example and someone to talk to outside of their circle of friends and peers.
Canto Chamber Choir will perform its first all-Broadway concert on Saturday, May 31, at 3 p.m. at the Hill Country Evangelical Free Church.
The concert is entitled "Canto Does Broadway."
Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for adults and can be purchased in advance at Hill Country Evangelical Free Church and at Grasshopper and Wild Honey, located at 113 East Main Street.
Tickets will also be available at the door.
For those who cannot attend the Saturday performance in Fredericksburg, Canto will perform the program again in Kerrville on Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 201 Holdsworth Drive.
First on the program will be Rogers and Hammerstein's first musical together, "Oklahoma!"
The choir will sing a medley of tunes and the featured soloists will be Charles Malinak performing "Kansas City," Donna Jackson in "Many A New Day" and both joining in "People Will Say We're In Love."
Two Tesla cars, both owned by visitors from Austin, were charging recently on the newly installed dual car charging unit, stationed at 206 West Austin, just west of the Adams-Crockett intersection. — Submitted photo
A dual charging station was installed at 206 West Austin Street, and will help area electric vehicle owners "fuel up" their cars.
The charging station, located just west of the Girl Scout Cabin, was relocated from an original site on Courthouse Square. The $2-per-hour charge will be paid using the MobileNOW smart phone app vendor.
"We expect that this new charging station will benefit both local citizens and visitors, particularly from the Austin area," City Manager Kent Myers said. "The city enjoyed working in partnership with Fredericksburg SHINES on this project."
The project was secured with funding with a challenge grant from The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.
Donations to Fredericksburg SHINES are still being accepted to cover the costs of the project, said John Watson, executive director.
We are ever-thankful for the recent rains — four to five inches, by most accounts. It is both life-affirming and soul-renewing to hear the sound of a good, soaking rain.
But as the rains ease our drought-caused water crisis, let's not turn our attention away from conservation measures.
There are simple things we all can do to put a dent in water needs. Since landscaping is responsible for up to 70 percent of in-town water needs, that is the easiest place to begin. As they say, the water we save is the easiest to claim.
Rainwater catchment systems and native landscaping just make sense for our semi-arid region. Let's remember that no settler's home place was complete without a cistern to reuse previous rainwater.
Summer will be here before you know it, and so will cries of "there's nothing to do," or blank stares into computer or tablet games.
This summer, let's get our kids (and ourselves) active with Fredericksburg Independent School District's Community Education program.
You should have received a mailer from FISD listing all the offerings from June through August. There are more than two full pages of "Kid Stuff" activities, from Little Billies sports camps, to Rocket Camp to baking, soccer, nature camp, dance team, arts, star-gazing, painting, theater and more. (There's even a "Dinosaur Roarrr" camp for young boys and a "Mermaid Lagoon" camp and "Butterfly" camp just for girls.)
Adults can take part in yoga, Zumba, country and western dance and Mah-jongg. Even the family pet can get involved with dog obedience courses.
Other offerings include a drip irrigation course, and several "Money Matters" courses that teach the basics of finance and job hunting.
By Cathy Collier —
I remember when the slab for the house was poured. I was 12 and I couldn't imagine that chunk of concrete being big enough for all four of us to sleep in, let alone live, cook or bathe.
But as the frame went up and the rooms started to take shape I would go every day with my parents to browse through what would one day be the rooms of our new home.
There was no grass — not even any real dirt on the two lots that fanned out beyond the curve in the street. Our house sat in the middle, resting on what seemed like only caliche and rocks. But my mom and dad had dirt brought in, as they could afford a load or two, and spread it carefully, nurturing St. Augustine runners and trimming with scissors when the grass only grew in a long, narrow strip along the sidewalk.
(Editor's note: The following is run in recognition of National EMS Week this week, May 18-24.)
By Catherine Kuhlman, guest columnist— Flashing lights and blaring sirens waken the silence of a sleepy little town, with tree-lined streets matched with manicured lawns … Smalltown, USA.
To some, those sounds and visions of an ambulance responding is no more than a nuisance, as it delays their day and interrupts the tranquility we call home. While for others, they conjure up images of fear and despair of the injured or sick on the verge of Death's doorway. In reality, though, these are the images and sounds of hope!
Most patients will be saved. Birthdays … weddings … graduations are events that most will get a chance to enjoy another day.
Bad things happen to good people and it is the job of EMS to not only treat the patients' medical needs, but to also help calm their fears.
It seems like just last week when everyone was ready for the new school year, buying school supplies, shopping for new clothes and making trips to school to resolve schedule conflicts.
And here it is already late-May, and graduation for the Class of 2014 is less than two weeks away on Friday, June 6.
Putting the pencil to paper, this year's graduates began their education in mid-August 2001 — short of a month before the 9-11 attacks.
These young kindergarteners were carefree then and were concerned more about the rules their teachers read to them from Robert Fulghum's "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." (Maybe if the whole world read Fulguhm's book today, things would be in a better state.)
Here's a list of happenings from 2001-2002, which was the kindergarten year of this year's grads:
Memorial Day a solemn reminder of those who gave all
By Ken Esten Cooke— In this patriotic town, our military veterans are never far from our minds. We honor them on nearly every holiday, we host Wounded Warriors for breaks from their rehabilitation routine, and we have the constant presence of the awesome Admiral Nimitz Museum and the National Museum of the Pacific War.
And while this coming three-day weekend is a portent to summer, the Monday holiday was created as a day of mourning. So please make a point to pause on Monday — Memorial Day — and give thanks for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Memorial Day began as Decoration Day after the Civil War, when families spruced up the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who died or visited a memorial. In 1971, Congress made it a national holiday.
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World Cup: RSL's Beckerman, Rimando make 30-man U.S. roster
Jurgen Klinsmann has gathered his troops.
Well, kind of.
The U.S. men's national team coach announced his 30-man roster for the country's provisional camp in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, which starts on June 12. Entering his first World Cup leading the USMNT, the 49-year-old Klinsmann, hired by the U.S. Soccer Federation in the summer of 2011, tabbed Americans playing in leagues all over the world on Monday.
Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman and goalkeeper Nick Rimando are part of the equation.
Along with U.S. stars Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, the RSL veterans will participate in the camp at Stanford University in the weeks leading up to Brazil. But Klinsmann and his staff have some work to do.
The U.S. must submit its official 23-man roster to FIFA by June 2, meaning seven of the 30 players called into the camp won't be on that plane to Brazil where the Americans will face Ghana, Portugal and Germany in Group G.
So the race is on. Which players can find their best form ahead of the biggest sporting event in the world over the course of the next four weeks? Klinsmann is about to find out.
"They know they have a battle ahead of them," Klinsmann told reporters on a conference call Monday. "It's a daily competition. It's an awesome competition to be in because it's about going to a World Cup. They should take it very positively and in a very exciting way."
That scenario spells out competition across the board for every spot headed to Brazil, and Rimando, aiming for his first trip to a World Cup with the U.S., said that's Klinsmann's coaching style. The U.S. boss expects players to push one another to the brink.
"It's going to be a very hard camp," said the 34-year-old RSL goalkeeper, who is expected to be the No. 3 goalkeeper in Brazil. "Jurgen's going to test a lot of players, on the field and off. Thirty players coming in and seven players aren't going on that plane, so it's going to be intense. People are going to be kicking, people are going to be doing everything they can to get that edge on that next player. At the same time, you've got to find that grey area where you're teammates. As bad and cliche as it sounds, the best players are going to go."
Beckerman will be vying for a role in a crowded midfield arguably the strength of this group that features Bradley, Donovan, Jermaine Jones, Graham Zusi among others. The 32-year-old RSL captain said his approach to the camp won't be to change his ideal form of preparation as he will face off against midfield incumbent Jones and Maurice Edu to perhaps find a spot starting alongside Michael Bradley in the opener against Ghana on June 16.
"I'm ready for it," Beckerman said. "I plan on just going to battle and giving it everything I've got. If it goes my way, I deserve it. If it doesn't go my way, then I gave everything I possibly can and hold my head up.
"At this point, you've got to believe you can do it. If you don't, then you have no chance. You're going to be left behind."
That is the atmosphere Klinsmann and his staff have created.
Players will be stuck in a purgatory, somewhere between clawing and finding an upper hand to earn that ticket to Brazil, while simultaneously rooting teammates on. Eleven defenders were called in, more than any other position as the Americans face a daunting draw in Group G. The Ghanaians effectively eliminated the U.S. in 2010 and 2006, Portugal has megastar Cristiano Ronaldo and the Germans, who Klinsmann guided to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup, are considered one of, if not the most-talented teams destined for Brazil.
On top of that, forward Jozy Altidore, buried on the bench with English Premier League side Sunderland for much of the season, needs to rediscover the form he had during World Cup Qualifying now that Dempsey again found his. The Seattle forward has eight goals in 11 matches for the Sounders.
Over the next few weeks, there will be no shortage of storylines.
"You know that a World Cup is unique in itself," Klinsmann said.
The U.S. will play three international friendlies ahead of traveling to Brazil. It will face Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park on May 26, followed by a match against Turkey on June 1 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. The final farewell match will be against Nigeria on June 7 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
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U.S. men's national team's 30-man preliminary roster for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders (11) : DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
Midfielders (10) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards (6) : Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Saborio makes Costa Rica roster
RSL forward Alvaro Saborio was called into Costa Rica's preliminary 30-man World Cup camp Monday.
The 32-year-old will leave Salt Lake City on Wednesday for Costa Rica to join his country in anticipation for the World Cup. Like the U.S. squad, Costa Rican manager Jorge Luis Pinto will trim down the 30-man camp roster to 23 before the deadline on June 2.
Saborio played in the 2006 World Cup for Los Ticos, coming off the bench twice and scored twice during qualifying for this summer's World Cup in Brazil. Costa Rica will face Italy, England and Uruguay in Group D this summer. More coverage inside
• Real Salt Lake forward Alvoro Saborio is among 30 players on Costa Rica's preliminary World Cup roster. ⺠C2
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How do current living and housing conditions in Dublin compare with 50 years ago? In 1964 RTÉ television series 'Sixty Four' broadcast a report on the housing situation in Ireland's capital city.
In this clip from the programme John O'Donoghue looks at the history of Georgian Dublin. By 1964 many of the Georgian buildings in Dublin city centre, which were built in the 18th century, were falling down, being demolished or both. O'Donoghue remarks "Once the proud townhouses and residences of the wealthy, the decorated ceilings are now falling down."
Many of the landlords of these Georgian buildings claim that the tenants themselves have deliberately damaged the properties in order to get them condemned and moved out to new corporation housing estates in the suburbs.
John O'Donoghue meets some of the residents of these properties, which are now largely in slum condition. The residents talk about the living conditions in these properties. Some talk about their new homes in the suburbs, while others face a more uncertain future.
'Sixty Four' was a current affairs programme broadcast weekly throughout 1964. The programme covered major news topics from at home and abroad. Each programme was 30 minutes long and mixed studio discussion with film reports.
The report shown here was part of the 'Sixty Four' programme first broadcast on 16 January 1964.
To view the full report, visit the 'House and Home' exhibition.
Sixty Four: Woman speaking to John O'Donoghue about her move from Dublin city centre to new housing in Finglas.


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Bulldogs push top-seeded St. Gregory's to the brink in national tournament loss
SHAWNEE, Okla. – No. 1 seeds went 10-0 in Monday's NAIA Softball National Championships Opening Round, but top-seeded and sixth-ranked St. Gregory's had to sweat it out in its own backyard. Concordia University, making its first-ever national championships appearance, put a scare into the host Cavaliers before a three-run sixth propelled St. Gregory's to a tense 4-3 win in Shawnee, Okla.
The Bulldogs (32-15) now drop to the loser's bracket and face an elimination game on Tuesday against in-state rival Bellevue. Game time is set for 3 p.m. from Firelake Ballfields.
The Cavaliers (49-9), regular-season champions of the Sooner Athletic Conference, avoided the upset on the strength of Brooklyn Sparks' two-run homer to left to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the sixth. That blast allowed a measure of relief to a potent St. Gregory's squad that struggled to put up its normal production (third in the NAIA in runs per game, 7.95).
"It was kind of a 'David vs. Goliath' scenario on paper," Concordia head softball coach Todd LaVelle said. "We shouldn't have even been in the game. All season long our girls haven't believed that. They thought they were good enough to win. We fell down 1-0 (came back) and played a great game."
Concordia starting pitcher Amanda Beeson racked up four strikeouts over the first two innings and limited the Cavaliers to five hits over a six-inning complete game. Led by Randi Yousey, St. Gregory's finally got on the board in the fourth after Yousey tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly.
Senior catcher Amber Topil again came up with a clutch hit for the Bulldogs when she doubled in Molly Madsen to knot the score, 1-1, in the top of the sixth. Shortstop Palmer Bosanko followed with a run-scoring single to give Concordia its first lead, igniting the visitor dugout.
"I'm just so darn proud of them for never giving up," LaVelle said. "Being the David, we just tried to come and see what we could do. Even though the scoreboard says a loss, I've always preached to these girls if they play hard it's a win in my book."
Beeson nearly escaped the bottom of the sixth with the lead still intact. After a one-out Yousey double, Beeson induced a groundout that moved the runner to third with two outs. A walk, a wild pitch and a home run later, the Cavaliers had taken a 4-2 advantage.
Never a team to mail it in, Concordia mounted one last charge. Brittany Hudler drilled a leadoff home run to left to chase Devon Frazier (19-1) from the game. Reliever Sierra Gallego then retired three of the next four hitters to pick up the save and advance St. Gregory's in the winner's bracket.
Only two Cavaliers managed to record a hit off Beeson. Yousey went 3-for-3 with two runs and Sparks went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Frazier scattered seven hits over her six innings to get the win.
Tuesday's opponent, Bellevue, is plenty familiar. The Bulldogs and Bruins split a doubleheader in Omaha on April 1. Concordia took game 1, 4-2. Bellevue won the second contest, 5-3.
The Bulldogs are no stranger to elimination games having won five-straight in the GPAC tournament to qualify for the national tournament. Concordia plays well with its backs against the wall.
"We came here to win," LaVelle said. "We want to make our school proud. I think the girls will respond. I really do. Bellevue's a good team. So are we."
The Bruins were pummeled, 16-1, by No. 15 Belhaven University in Monday night's first contest in Shawnee. Belhaven and St. Gregory's will play in the winner's bracket on Tuesday.
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ALBANY -- You are paying NYS lawmakers anywhere from $79,500 to well over $100,000 a year to do a few things while they are at the State Capitol in Albany. Those things include showing up for the session, and attending various committee meetings and hearings. Important hearings on critical issues are often held in Albany in the second half of the year when there is no session, and that's when out of town lawmakers are often nowhere to be found.
On September 24th the NYS Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the spousal maintenance calculation. There are 23 Senators on that committee, but only five showed up for the start of the hearing, and a sixth came 90 minutes later.
On October 22nd three NYS Assembly committees teamed up to hold a hearing to gather information on the transition to an Early Intervention Fiscal Agent to pay early intervention service provideres. 49 different members serve on the three committees; only six showed up. Those who were there had no good answer for why so many of their out of town colleagues were absent. We contacted many of the no-shows and got only a few responses, with the handful who did get back to us citing scheduling conflicts. NYPIRG's Blair Horner tells us the lawmakers should indeed be showing up for these hearings.
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In the original study, a suggestive but not statistically significant improvement was seen.
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And Ariel, of The Little Mermaid, has exchanged her wide-eyed innocence for a cleavage-baring Marchesa gown and a suggestive pose.
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Wagner at fifteen was a poet, and the energetic, suggestive music of Beethoven was mentally transformed into living personalities.
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Matt Leines "Hyperbolic" @ Beginnings, BrooklynJuxtapoz // Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Via our friends at Juxtapoz Latin America, Brooklyn based Matt Leines recently opened a solo exhibition, Hyperbolic, at Beginnings in Brooklyn. After living in Philadelphia for a few years, the artist moved to New York and settled into a rhythm that was both fresh and cheerful, or as the gallery notes: "Those who follow (Leines') work may have noticed a shift in the last few years, somebody flipped a switch in the artist's brain–or maybe spun a dial–and all sorts of things began to happen: visible spectrum increasing, palette spinning out, subjects becoming more universal and less referential.
New Work by Matt LeinesJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
We are enjoying the work of Brooklyn-based artist Matt Leines this morning. Matt earned his BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and often depicts fantasy worlds inhabited by strange beasts, living architecture and colorful lines and patterns. He opens his show Hypebolic at Beginnnings, Brooklyn on April 11th.
Suspended Loop of Chairs by Marc Andre RobinsonJuxtapoz // Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Brooklyn-based artist Marc Andre Robinson salvaged over a dozen chairs and has presented them in a suspended loop for his sculptural installation titled Right of Return (By Themselves and of Themselves). Robinson often uses discarded furniture in his work, playing with the dialogue between art and artifact and transforming them into 'sculptural assemblages with complex and delicately balanced symbology.'
Photos: Dennis McNett's "Wolfbat's Ark" @ House Of Vans, BrooklynJuxtapoz // Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Last Saturday night, as Manhattan was in full swing of all things Armory Show, Dennis McNett and the Wolfbat team put together a full music, installation, performance, and fine art party at House of Vans in Brooklyn. The show aimed to slay "the demons and storm surge sent by the gods through hurricane Sandy." In other words, a benefit. Tod Seelie was there...
Converse x Juxtapoz: Wall To Wall Brooklyn featuring Jersey JoeJuxtapoz // Thursday, February 21, 2013
Over the past year, Juxtapoz and Converse have teamed on a unique project, Wall to Wall, where we invite an artist in a city in North America to create a semi-permanent mural based around the artist's interpretation of the iconic Converse star. Today, we look back on the mural created in Brooklyn, our second there, by former Juxtapoz feature artist Jersey Joe. The piece was featured on the back of our January 2013 issue.
Illustrations by Steven KetchumJuxtapoz // Thursday, February 14, 2013
We really like the work of Brooklyn-based artist Steven Ketchum. According to Steven, his artwork is a reflection of confusion seen in the world and the figures he draws don't understand themselves or eachother.
Erik Jones' New WorksJuxtapoz // Sunday, January 20, 2013
Erik Jones is an artist and illustrator focusing on contemporary figure painting and cover illustration. His colorful abstractions and geometric configurations add an unexpected element to his portraits of topless beauties. Jones is based in Brooklyn, New York. Featured is a new painting for the 2nd Annual Supersonic Electronic Invitational at Spoke Art in San Francisco, California.
Sam Wolfe ConnellyJuxtapoz // Thursday, January 10, 2013
Sam Wolfe Connelly is a young artist and illustrator, currently living in New York, after graduating from Savannah College of Art and Design, in Georgia. His work has been featured in the Society Of Illustrators Student Show 2010, NewYorkTimes.com, Creative Quarterly, and used by Playboy Magazine, Penguin Books, Sundance Film Festival, Hasbro, Night Shade Books, Tor Books, Magic: The Gathering among many others.
The Works of Langdon GravesJuxtapoz // Monday, December 24, 2012
An artist we enjoyed learning about this year was Langdon Graves. Originally from Virginia, Graves is a Brooklyn based artist, who creates beautiful, ethereal illustration work. Her drawings have a minimal stillness about them, and her simple arrangements are approached in a near new surrealist manner.
Gingerbread BrooklynJuxtapoz // Thursday, December 20, 2012
We feel like we haven't even touched on fun Christmas art this year, but thank you to chef Renee Baumann for creating an edible Brooklyn city block, made entirely of gingerbread. Sugar glass windows, brownstones you can eat, this is definitely a perfect piece of holiday art.


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There's no question that Vermont will pull through even the worst of the ravages left by Tropical Storm Irene. There's also no question that Vermonters will be far from alone in facing the challenges of recovery.
The days immediately following the storm saw hundreds of Vermonters turn out to help their friends and neighbors in need in whatever way they could. Those volunteer efforts continue, almost two weeks after the storm hit.
Now members of the broader Vermont community are stepping up in another way, with generous donations and fund-raising events, and efforts to keep the needs of Irene victims from fading from the public consciousness.
Waterbury-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has pledged $250,000 for relief and emergency preparedness in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Northfield Savings Bank has promised $100,000 to the Green Mountain United Way Disaster Relief Fund.
Phish, the band founded in Burlington, is putting on a benefit concert at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction next week, pledging 100 percent of proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales.
The Gannett Foundation, sponsored by Gannett Co. Inc., which owns the Burlington Free Press, is making a $10,000 grant to the American Red Cross in Burlington to aid in Irene recovery efforts.
And on Saturday, a concert at the Statehouse in Montpelier headlined by Vermont-based Soprano Shyla Nelson, founder of the Good Earth Singers, and other Vermont artists will raise money to help Vermonters hit by Irene.
These are just a few of the ways our community is stepping up. Many other people and organizations are also hard at work finding ways -- big and small -- to help our state.
The Phish concert could have the added benefit of bringing people from around the country to Vermont to show them that, yes, we're still here and open for business -- just in time for the foliage season.
The money will be welcome. There is no doubt cleaning up the mess left by Irene will prove to be enormously expensive. Secretary of Administration Jeb Spaulding offered this grim assessment of the task before Vermonters: "We don't know what the total cost is going to be or how we are going to pay for it."
Full recovery from Tropical Storm will be a long-term effort taking months, if not years. The path will be made a easier with a little help from our friends in the wider Vermont community.


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SPRING AGRICULTURE REPORT: High beef prices follow a year of sell-offs
Local auction optimistic for strong market
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The nation's cattle inventory is the lowest since 1952, but demand for beef is driving the market to historical high prices.
"Not only is our market up, but the futures on fat cattle were up over $6 for the week and feeders were up around $4," said Charley Christensen, general manager at Producers Livestock Auction.
The San Angelo auction, 1311 N. Bell St., known as Texas' largest cattle market, will feature a special calf sale todaywith the regular weekly sale.
"Our receipts have been down following good rains across the area, and that is not a bad thing. It means ranchers are going to hold on to their cattle a little longer and growing them bigger while there's some grazing coming in the pastures," Christensen said. "All and all, I think we are going to see an even better market going forward."
More than 800 head of cattle sold last week at Producers, with calves and yearlings bringing $2 more than the week before. Slaughter cows sold firm to $1 higher, and a few replacement cows were quoted steady to higher.
Better quality steers, 400-600 pounds, sold from $144 to $168 per hundredweight.
Heifers, 400-600 pounds, brought from $132 to $156 per cwt.
The 2011 drought forced many West Texas ranchers into cattle herd liquidation, which more than tripled weekly sales receipts at Producers.
"Our runs increased in numbers to the point (that) two-day weekly sales became the norm for eight months," Christensen said. "Besides what sold through the ring, there was unknown numbers of cattle sold off ranches through other 'country trades,' which definitely more than tripled the overall cattle numbers percentage-wise leaving the ranches."
Earlier this week at Thomas Livestock, on City Farm Road east of San Angelo, Chad Thomas poured feed to a pen of more than 80 head of 300-pound steers and heifers from the Dub Wallace Ranch in Sutton County.
"They will spend 45 days on feed while we precondition them before being shipped to summer grassland in New Mexico," Thomas said. "The market price on these is from $150 to $160 per cwt. They will leave here with all their shots, fattened and be reclassified as value-added."
"The cattle on feed report released last week showed numbers with a 1 percent decline for the first time in 23 months," Christensen said. "We are seeing the point where the industry has passed that curve, which proves there is a shortage of cattle nationwide. It's made feed yards step up and give a little more for calves and yearlings."
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 2.78 million head, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service's most recent report.
Cattle raisers placed 430,000 head in Texas commercial feedlots last month, down 12 percent from a year ago.
There were 2.37 million head of cattle and calves on feed in the Northern High Plains, 85 percent of the state's total.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 11.1 million head May 1.
The inventory was 1 percent below a year ago.
The report was the first monthly inventory in two years that has been smaller than one year earlier. The year-on-year percentage for total inventory is within 1 percent of the average of analysts' pre-report estimates, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey.
Nationally, beef cattle numbers continue to decline to historic levels. The USDA reported cattle inventory for all cattle and calves totaled 90.8 million head on Jan. 1. In Texas, the nation's largest beef cow-producing state, cattle inventory fell to 4.365 million head.
"The Southwest region, which is Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, slaughtered almost 200,000 more beef cows in 2011 than the year before," said David Anderson, livestock marketing economist in College Station.
He said the 2011 calf crop was estimated at 35.3 million head, the smallest calf crop since the 34.9 million born in 1950.
Jerry Lackey writes about agriculture. Contact him at jlackey 325-949-2291.
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Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum — a GlenOak High grad — is back at full speed after injury and getting ready for the NBA Draft.
Last week, in the privacy of a closed gym and with an assistant coach at Lehigh University, C.J. McCollum took to the basketball court for the first time since he broke a bone in his foot.
The GlenOak High School graduate, who injured his foot halfway through his final college season, tested his repaired foot.
He cut. He hit shots off the dribble. He let loose with a couple of signature floaters.
And then the 6-foot-3 guard threw down a couple of dunks just to test the job doctors did in repairing the fracture.
Now, he's about ready to let NBA teams know he is fully healed.
"The first time I stepped back on the court, I was so happy I almost shed tears because I haven't been out there in so long," McCollum said. "My jump shot felt great. Ball handling ... that doesn't go away as long as you work on it. When I was rehabbing, I was sitting in a chair shooting shots. It's mostly the timing aspect.
"The cutting and stuff, if you're rehabbing the right way, that comes back fast."
McCollum talked for about 30 minutes on a conference call with reporters Friday. It was his first comments since he broke his foot Jan. 5, an injury that ended his college career at Lehigh.
As a junior, and after leading Lehigh to the upset of the year in the NCAA Tournament over Duke, McCollum almost came out for the NBA then. He likely would have been a first-round pick. However, he decided to return for his senior season.
"It's definitely a tough experience," McCollum said. "I have no regrets that I got to be a part of Lehigh University for four years and I get my degree in May. It was tough, but I learned a lot from it. Things have worked out well for me since."
On a routine drive to the basket against VCU, "a move I've done a million times," McCollum said, he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot. He entered the game leading the country in scoring at 25.7 points a game. Despite missing the last two months of the season, he still finished as the Patriot League's career scoring leader (2,361 points)
The injury does not appear to have hurt his draft stock. Many mock drafts have McCollum being taken as a lottery pick.
He said he has not paid much attention to mock drafts because "they're one man's opinion."
The draft is June 27. McCollum has hired agent Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports and he has a marketing representative as well. He will spend the next few months between New York and Los Angeles preparing for workouts and the draft.
Page 2 of 2 - "My draft stock is still pretty good," McCollum said. "It will be better once I get back on the court and show teams the injury hasn't fazed me, and I've actually gotten stronger and improved aspects of my game."
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So I've been backpacking with the same gear for the last 10 years and I feel like I've been skimming pounds by carrying less stuff. But now I'm stuck.Does anyone see any "red herrings" that I don't need to bring or that I just obviously need to completely replace?http://www.prepatrip.com/lists/Mcpuddin-Ultralight-Backpacking-ListI feel like the tent and the sleeping bag definitely need to be swapped out... but beyond that not sure.Thanks!James
Edited by jamesprepatrip on 08/31/2012 16:49:29 MDT.
my 2 cents: Pajamas, Tent, Bag.
1L smartwater bottles instead of the Nalgenes.definitely a lighter tent.. that is one hell of an anchormany lighter sleeping bags or quilts.. depends what you do / where you go. I like the dragonfly but not for backpacking.. Canister stove or alcohol cat stove so much lighter. trail shoes instead of boots. Skip the Camp Suds.. water and the brillo pad or just your spoon works fine. even "biodegradable" soap isn't great.skip the trowel.. use a stick, stake, trekking polehttp://lawsonequipment.com/All-Products/Dyneema-IronWire-p514.html 1.25oz vs 6oz bear cord. buff, bandana, camp towel... pick 1.. maybe 2 mini bic lighter and a packet of bar matches for backup in a ziplock. vs waterproof. cooking pot?
Personal Items List Total Weight: 20 lb 10.1 ozClothes - Hiking Category Total Weight: 4 lb 10.9 oz1xUnderwearshow details 2.4 oz1xShirtshow details 5.9 oz1xPants ( Zip-Offs preferrably )11.1 oz1xLiner Socks0.8 oz1xWool Socks3.3 oz1xBootsshow details Garmont Vetta Hik... 40.5 oz1xHat1.8 oz1xSun Glassesshow details 2.6 oz1xCamerashow details 6.5 ozClothes - Pack ( in pack ) Category Total Weight: 2 lb 14.5 oz1xCamp shoesshow details 9.2 oz1xWarm Jacketshow details Patagonia Men's D... 11.5 oz1xBuff1.3 oz1xBandana1.0 oz1xRain Jacketshow details Sierra Designs Hu... 14.2 oz1xRain Pantsshow details Novara Stratos 2.... 9.3 ozEssentials ( in pack ) Category Total Weight: 1 lb 3.3 oz2xWater Bottle ( unfilled )show details 12.4 oz1xFlashlight / Headlampshow details Petzl Tikkina 2 H... 2.9 oz1xChapstick0.3 oz1xKnifeshow details 3.0 oz1xEating Utensils and Bowl0.7 ozSleeping ( in pack ) Category Total Weight: 9 lb 12.3 oz1xSleeping Bagshow details REI Zephyr +20° S... 43.3 oz1xSleeping Pad ( 20 degrees )show details Therm-a-Rest Ridg... 8.6 oz1xPajamas19.8 oz1xHygiene Kitshow details 1.0 oz1xTentshow details 83.6 ozLuggage Category Total Weight: 2 lb 1.1 oz1xBackpackshow details GoLite Men's Jam ... 30.1 oz2xExtra Straps2.2 oz1xCarabiner0.8 ozGroup Items List Total Weight: 4 lb 14.3 ozCooking Category Total Weight: 2 lb 5.2 oz1xStoveshow details MSR Dragonfly Stove 15.7 oz1xFuelshow details MSR Fuel Bottle, ... 16.6 oz1xCamp Suds and Brilla Pad2.7 oz1xMess Kitshow details 1.6 oz1xWaterproof Matches0.6 ozEssentials Category Total Weight: 1 lb 8.6 oz1xMap2.7 oz1xSun Screen0.5 oz1xInsect Repellentshow details Sawyer Jungle Jui... 2.6 oz1xWater Filtershow details Katadyn Hiker Pro... 15.8 oz1xPoison Oak Soapshow details Tecnu Outdoor Ski... 3.0 ozOther Category Total Weight: 1 lb 0.5 oz1x50 ft of rope6.6 oz1xBear Bagshow details 1.9 oz1xFirst Aid Kitshow details Adventure Medical... 2.6 oz1xTrowelshow details Sea to Summit Poc... 3.5 oz1xToilet Paper1xSolar Blanket1.9 oz.Lighter water containersLighter water treatment methodLighter bear ropeLighter stoveWhat's the carabiner for?Pajamas and shelter as stated before
Obviously the tent. That is a lot of weight for a solo shelter.Camp shoesWaterbottles. Way heavy for that much capacity.Sunglasses, most weigh 1 oz, you list 2.6.What's the solar blanket for? Is that the same as a space blanket? Those are to keep someone covered in climbing/dayhiking scenarios. You have a tent and sleeping bag.Bowl AND a meskit. Pick a waterboiling pot/kettle and a cup. Utensils plural? One spoon is sufficient for most people.Love my Dragonfly for fancy camp cooking with a group but it is huge and heavy as is it's fuel container. Swap for a small canister stove or individual alcohol stoves.Boots: switch to lighter pack, then use lighter shoes, ditch the camp shoes and swap the 4.1 oz sock combo for 1 pair of 1.3 oz thin merino socks.
Edited by Tjaard on 08/31/2012 19:53:34 MDT.
Tjaard, are you recommending walk around camp in socks instead of campshoes?
Bet not. Go with lighter shoes for hiking instead of those 40 some ounce boots. Just wear your shoes in camp with the laces loose and maybe the insole taken out for a little more room.
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Effects of Forestry Herbicides on Trout Early Life Stages
Date Posted: December 1, 2005The Service's Montana Field Office (MTFO) entered the second year of an investigation entitled Effects of Forestry Herbicides on Early Life Stages of Bull Trout and Rainbow Trout. This work will increase understanding of the risks of forest herbicides to bull trout. Herbicide application is currently the most effective management tool the US Forest Service has against invasive noxious plants.
The results of this investigation will provide information needed by Service Endangered Species biologists working with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management on their weed management plans. Acute and chronic toxicity testing have been completed on commonly used forestry herbicides. Initial monitoring efforts of herbicide runoff in surface waters proved difficult. The Service is currently working with the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center to find a way to monitor forestry applied herbicides in surface waters.


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The program of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival has now taken a more definite shape. In the coming weeks we will keep you informed about the exceptional films and personalities that the festival will bring to the Czech Republic this year. As part of the festival section Translucent Beings, Jihlava will present profiles of: Fernando Solanas, the guru of Argentine cinema, the famous Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase, and the Czech exile documentary filmmaker Jana Bokova. This director of world renown will come to present her films personally. The last retrospective, of the American experimental filmmaker Bruce Conner, will be introduced by American avant-garde theoretician William Wees, who thanks to many personal meetings with Conner gained (and published) a rare insight into his work. The famous French documentary filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, who worked in the 1960s and 1970s jointly with Jean-Luc Godard, has accepted an invitation to sit on the jury of the section Between the Seas. During his visit, the festival will screen several of his famous documentaries never shown in the Czech Republic before, including Pravda, which was shot in Czechoslovakia.
As in previous years, several films will have their world premiere in Jihlava. The IDFF Jihlava has since its beginnings played a key role as a platform for the presentation and summary of, as well as criticism and reflection on, Czech documentary film. This year, Jihlava will hold the world premiere of Helena Trestikova´s film (the sequel of her Marital Etudes) and the premiere of both of the new films of Miroslav Janek (Verka, Audabiac). Jan Sikl will personally present two episodes of his Private Century (films composed of amateur footage from family archives that he has been gathering throughout the Czech Republic for ten years). Pavel Koutecky has for several years been working on a time-lapse film about Vaclav Havel, a part of which he will present in Jihlava during his workshop. Among other guests will be the authors of Czech Dream, Vit Klusak and Filip Remunda, as well as the director of the ethnographic film Afonka No Longer Wants to Herd Deer, Martin Rysavy, who as last year's winners will sit on the jury of the section Czech Joy. Jiri Havelka and Ondrej Cihlar, actors and moderators at the VoSto5 Theatre will again host and direct the Opening and Closing ceremonies (on 25.10. and 29.10; however, screenings will continue all day Sunday after the Closing ceremony).
Fernando Solanas
"There is no such thing as a revolutionary film without a revolution!"
The master of the poetics of the political: once banned and persecuted, now celebrated as well as award-winning – in Cannes, Berlin, and Venice, the author of the concept of "third cinema".
"Millitant film has to be able to draw infinite new possibilities from the conditions and bans imposed by the System."
In the 1960s and 1970s, Fernando Solanas was an influential figure of radical leftist Argentine cinema. Before becoming a director, he was involved in theatre, music and law, and had worked as a journalist. In 1962, he produced and directed his first short film, Seguir andando. He has been exploring his country from political and social angle for almost forty years ever since. In 1966, he joined the group Cine Liberacion and together with Octavio Getino made the documentary Hora de los hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces) – the full version of which will be presented as part of his retrospective. This four-hour long masterpiece became a classic of political cinema, earning the support of Peron; through archive footage, montage, poetry, interviews and drama, the documentary tries to provoke the passive audience into acting against political injustice. The film was shown secretly, with breaks to give the audience space for active debates. The Hour of the Furnaces is the key work of a movement that came to be called "Third Cinema". (Third Cinema as a matter of principle avoided the values and techniques of both Hollywood and European production, to campaign against neocolonialism, capitalism and Hollywood film culture as money-making entertainment. The term was first used in Solanas' and Getino's manifesto Towards a Third Cinema). Solanas and Getino made several more documentaries of this kind together and gradually began making films that diverged from the principles of Third Cinema. Their 1972 film Los Hijos de Fierro – which will also be shown in Jihlava – was banned in Argentina, and because of it, Solanas received threats from the Triple A group; one of the protagonists of the film was murdered. When at last Peron came to power again in 1973, Solanas started to make feature films. He escaped to Paris in 1976, only returning to Argentina in 1983. In 1985 Solanas madeTango... Gardel´s Exile. In South (Sur). Solanas continued the themes of The Hour of the Furnaces in Memoria del saqueo (Social Genocide, 2004) – also to be shown in Jihlava. This controversial, strongly leftist documentary was presented at the Berlin festival, where Solanas received an award for lifelong achievement and was afterwards invited by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro to open his anti-capitalist documentary in their countries. His last finished film, La Dignidad de los Nadies recently won the Defense of Human Rights award at the Venice Film Festival, as well as winning the City of Rome award, and Best Documentary. The film will be shown in Jihlava at a special screening that will be a part of Solanas' workshop.
Naomi Kawase
"Even if you think from the very beginning how your film is going to influence society, I think it is not as important as that. When people ask me questions about feminism, I just tell them off. I'd be happier if they said, "the person who made this film was a woman", rather than, "only a woman could have made a film like this". I am happy to make films that so many men and women like."
The youngest recipient of the Golden Camera in Cannes, a courageous, strong filmmaker with a peculiar roughness and refined sensibility.
In 1989, she graduated from the School of Photography in Osaka, where she lectured for the next four years. In 1993, she started a search for her father, who left the family when she was young. The fiction film that was the result of her search, Embracing, won the Courage Award at the Image Forum Festival. All of the many films she has made since were very successful at festivals. They feature regularly at the International Film Festival in Yamagata, and also at Visions du reel Nyon. Among her most notable films are Suzaku (1997, FIPRESCI award at IFF Rotterdam, Best Actress award at IFF Singapore, Golden Camera at IFF Cannes), The Weald, a portrayal of six groups of elderly people living in the Nishi-yoshino mountains, Hotaro (FIPRESCI award at IFF Locarno). The Czech Republic has so far seen only her last feature film, Shara. Jihlava will present her most recent film Shadow, which balances on the frail border between fiction and documentary.
Bruce Conner
"My films are usually quite short, and if you blink too much you miss most of it."
An experimental filmmaker working with found, discarded or recycled footage, by linking and overlapping, Conner creates striking, dynamic collages while at the same time challenging American icons.
"It's good when a film has something to offer when you see it second, third, fifth time."
His work ranges from a sophisticated mosaic about the assassination of a president to a video for a cult band.
Bruce Conner (USA) is one of the key experimental filmmakers today. His first films employing rapid editing and archival footage became legendary, and the way in which these combined sound, music and image has permanently changed the art of cinema worldwide, changing the way we look at films as well as films shot on video. Conner's films are independent in the true sense of the word – he invents the concept, he produces, shoots and edits them himself... He turns the lack of money into an advantage by using the "leftovers", or "defects" of the medium.
Conner studied visual arts at the University in Wichita, Nebraska, where he graduated from in 1956. He continued his studies at the Brooklyn School of Art and at Colorado University. In 1957, he moved with his wife Jean to San Francisco, lured by the rumors of a dynamic art and literary community. He soon became a key figure in Beat Generation circles. He also lived in Mexico City, Brooklyn, and Massachusetts, eventually settling in San Francisco where he works to this day. He first became known in the 1950s with his assemblages shrouded in nylon stockings – sculptures made of found objects – ladies' stockings, jewelry, bicycles and broken dolls, often incorporating painting or collage. At the end of the 1950s, he also began making short films that were absolutely unique in style. He made his first film, entitled simply A Movie, in 1958. Among his most significant films are Report (1967, on the Kennedy assassination), Marilyn Times Five (1973, a supposed Marilyn Monroe nude), Mongoloid (1978, featuring music by the punk band Devo), and America Is Waiting (1981).
Jana Bokova
"Jean Rouch told me: no apologies. It stuck in my head... I have a terrible respect for the object I am shooting, even though I am aware that I am in fact manipulating him or her during the shooting. I could manipulate even more and my film would perhaps be even more articulate, but the respect for those people would be missing from it. And it is important for me that the person or group of people I film will recognize themselves in the result, and they'll say 'that is the truth'."
A respected figure of international documentary film, the Czech exile director whose films are almost unknown in the Czech Republic.
Jana Bokova, Czech by origin, is an internationally respected figure in documentary film. In 2003 the Paris Cinematheque hosted a complete retrospective of her work. Countless essays and research papers were published on her in magazines such as Sight and Sound or Positif. She lives in Buenos Aires. She emigrated in 1968, moving first to Paris, where she studied at the Sorbonne. After that she went to the USA, working as a photographer for the Rolling Stone and other magazines. After returning to Europe, she studied at the newly opened National Film and Television School in London. The advisor on her first assignment was Jean Rouch. Her 1975 debut film, Militia Battlefield, on the life of a bar singer in London, was immediately distributed in French cinemas and won extraordinary acclaim from both critics and viewers. There followed Marvena and Marika (1977), on the life of emigres, also set in London. In 1980 she made Blue Moon, about a languishing Paris cabaret, as well as a documentary portrait of Anthony Quinn entitled Quinn Running. He most successful film so far is the 1990 documentary Havana. She was the first to film the writer Reinaldo Arenas, about whom Julian Schnabel later made the feature film Before Night Falls, which was directly inspired by Havana. In the years after that, she made for instance a film on Eric Clapton (2002), and Mexico, (2000), about the world's most populous city. Her last film to date, Tango Salon (2004) is a portrait of a famous dance club in Buenos Aires that has managed to preserve its atmosphere even though an economic crisis rages all around it. During her career Jana Bokova has also made two feature films. Her fiction debut, Hotel du Paradise, was made in 1986 and was entered in competition at Cannes.
Jean-Pierre Gorin
Born to leftist-Jewish parents, Gorin studied philosophy at Sorbonne (he attended, for instance, seminars given by Louis Althusser, Jean Lacan and Michel Foucault) and worked three years as an editor for the literary supplement of the daily Le Monde. Gorin first met Jean-Luc Godard in 1967 and, as an important representative of the New Left youth movement, worked with him both practically and theoretically on the film La Chinoise. A creative duo emerged from their friendship and collaboration, and together they founded the Dziga Vertov group (named after the famous Russian avant-garde documentary filmmaker Dziga Vertov, who considered the clips edited out of a film to be its most important component). Together they made the films Lotte in Italia (Struggles in Italy, 1969), Vladimir et Rose (Vladimir a Rosa, 1971), Tout va bien (Just Great, 1972) and Letter to Jane (1972). The last film made by this group is usually considered Ici et ailleurs (Here and Elsewhere, 1975). The films by the group Dziga Vertov are formally bold lampoons with political irony as well as persuasiveness. The festival will also feature another Godard film that Gorin took part in: Pravda was shot in Czechoslovakia in 1969. Currently living in the USA where he is a university professor, Jean-Pierre Gorrin accepted the invitation to be a member of the Jihlava international jury.
Stepan Benda
Among the members of the International Jury is the only Czech cameraman to work with Jean-Luc Godard. Director Stepan Benda studied philosophy and literary theory. Similar to Jana Bokova, Vaclav Reischl or Bernard Safarik, he is among those Czech exile filmmakers who made their debut film only after leaving Czechoslovakia. He studied at the Deutsche Film und Fersnsehakademie in West Berlin, where he made his feature-length debut, inspired by Poe's story The Purloined Letter (1988). Benda rendered the story, featuring Poe's favorite hero, the amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin, who solves apparently inexplicable mysteries, in the style of silent cinema, which was a source of inspiration even in his earlier work. As a director of photography, he has worked for instance on the Slovenian documentary Foto Film 2001 (1996) by the directors Maja Weiss and Peter Braatz. With Godard he worked on Germany Year 90 Year Zero, 1991.
IDFF Jihlava is continuing this year in its publishing activities (last year's publications featured the translation of Guy Gauthier's historical-theoretical book Le Documentaire – un autre Cinema, and a co-publication of Karel Vachek's A Theory of Matter) with the release of the book Jean-Luc Godard – a collection of primary texts by and about Godard never before published in Czech. Edited by Helena Bendova and David Cenek, with Juraj Horvath contributing the graphic layout, the book forms the basis for a series focusing on the principal chapters of history and the present state of documentary film.
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The vehicle registered to a man involved in a nine- hour standoff over the weekend is used in a high-speed police chase Wednesday, .but there's still no word who was driving.
The chase began near 27 Rd. on Orchard Mesa and ended in downtown Grand Junction across from the Federal Building. Troopers on-scene say the blue Cadillac is registered to 51–year–old Norman Grady, who was involved in a nine–hour police standoff on Sunday.
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Game recap: Is Bachman really a rookie? He didn't play like one
Great first start for the kid.
26 saves _ many huge in the third period.
He's earned another start, right?
Here is the game thread:
The teams have skated out for the warm-up, and it will be Richard Bachman vs. Jonathan Bernier in goal.
Should be fun.
The puck drop will be at 9:50 p.m. Central because of a pregame ceremony honoring Bernie Nicholls. If you want to know how much he means to the Kings organization, this is a good read here.
Like San Jose (which tallied three goals in the second frame Thursday), Kings are a great second period team _ outscoring opposition 30-22.
Stars are not. When they have the long change, they are out-shot 326-240 and outscored 28-22.
Kings have been outscored 18-11 in the first period, just so you know.
Shocking stat of the night since we're looking back on the Kings' history….Division championships for Kings…1…1990-91.
Wow. They played in the tough Smythe Division, but 1 since 1968? Ouch.
Here's some fun with history. Former Stars exec and former Kings GM Dave Taylor has his number retired here. He now looks like a senator with his gray slicked back hair.
Here's his draft picture. Straight off the set of Dazed and Confused, eh? Put your favorite old player in the google name box. It provides hours of fun.
All right, game underway.
Two power plays for the Stars in the first period…I believe 0 shots on goal…Is it time to try the Nystrom-Fiddler-Dvorak line?
Stars 1, LA 0 _ 13:35 of first period _ Vernon Fiddler draws a high sticking penalty and the Stars finally cash in on their third power play. Michael Ryder walks around Jack Johnson and feeds Jamie Benn crashing the net. Been tries to stick the puck in, but it goes past his stick and hits off his skate and goes in. After review, refs declare no "distinct kicking motion," and the goal stands. It is the second goal for Benn (and fifth point) in the last 14 games.
Kings have 8-7 lead in shots on goal, 12-9 advantage in hits and 13-5 edge in faceoffs after one period.
Stars 1, LA 1 _ 13:58 of second period _ Michael Ryder loses puck at offensive blue line on power play when Anze Kopitar jabs it away and starts a 2-on-none. Brad Richardson, takes it in and slips it 5-hole on Richard Bachman. It is the first short-handed goal the Stars have allowed this season and the first goal Bachman has allowed on 31 NHL shots.
Stars 2, LA 1 _ 16:44 of second period _ Stars get Kings all scrambly in transition, and Trevor Daley makes a nice play to kick a puck from his skate to his stick. He then whips in a shot that bounces off the post, off of Bernier and in.
Kings lead in shots on goal after two periods 18-16. Hits are 20-20. Faceoffs 23-20 for Kings, so Stars narrow key categories in second period.
Bachman is tremendous in the third period, stopping a hard shot from Richardson, then a flurry from Simon Gagne on a drive to the net and Drew Doughty on a quick rebound.
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Visa mobile payments plans detailed
Visa as it promised last week provided early details of a new mobile payment system. The company is creating a mobile wallet that would use NFC wireless along with the credit card firm's payWave app for buying items in stores and online as well as payments between device owners. Several institutions are already onboard and include Barclaycard US, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and US Bank among others in the US as well as most major Canadian banks.
The payment system wouldn't be limited to Visa card holders. Buyers could use a sign-in for a different account system instead of putting in bank information. Owners could also merge multiple payment systems and control both how the payment system behaves as well as opt in for deals from stores.
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Travel Channel films 160-ounce prime rib challenge at Ward's
The thing about serving humongous chunks of prime rib is that it's the kind of food that lands you on TV.
As in, 160 ounces humongous. Yep, that's a 10-pound steak, before trimming of bone and fat takes it to 8 pounds, for those of you keeping score at home.
A Travel Channel show swooped into Ward's House of Prime, 540 E. Mason St., on Sunday to film a segment for "Food Paradise: Big Beef Bonanza."
Owner Brian Ward learned just two weeks earlier that someone from the show already had secretly scouted out the place and its steaks.
"When we opened this restaurant, we didn't say, 'Let's have huge cuts of prime rib,' " Ward said. The restaurant sold 8-, 16- and 24-ounce prime ribs at first, but customers started asking for bigger cuts of meat.
After one customer asked for a 40-ounce prime rib, which Ward found incredible at the time, Ward said, "If you can actually finish it, we'll name it after you."
He did, and Ward's did.
Customers started asking for ever larger cuts, with the reward of having the conquered cut named for them on the menu and an artist's caricature of each winner posted in the restaurant. Not because the steaks are free if they're finished — customers pay for their steaks.
(Prices ranged from $23 for the 8-ounce prime rib to $155 for the 125-ouncer, named the Holy Schmidt for its vanquisher. The new steaks will be $218 for the 160-ounce, $230 for the 168-ouncer.)
It escalated: The 72-ouncer was taken down by a petite Marquette student named Alyssa; a year ago, a man celebrating his birthday asked for 96 ounces of prime rib. Ward's response: "You're kidding, right?" Nope.
That birthday boy, Alfred Halaka of Kenosha, went back to Ward's on Sunday ostensibly just to watch the goings-on but asked at the last minute if he could join the challenge.
For the show, the challenge steaks of 160 ounces were presented. There were three takers in all, and, amazingly, two finishers — with Halaka consuming the steak in 31 minutes instead of the allotted hour and the other eating an extra 8 ounces to ensure he'd get his caricature on the wall.
So, how does someone get ready to eat 8 pounds of prime rib? By fasting beforehand? "No," Halaka said, "I had breakfast and everything."
"It was fun," he said. "I always like a challenge."
The date for the episode still is being determined, according to a Travel Channel spokeswoman, but the first of four episodes in the series begins airing at 8 p.m. Nov. 30
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Ghent ( Dutch: Gent, ; French: Gand), Belgium, the capital of East Flanders province. It lies at the junction of the Leie and Schelde rivers, some 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Brussels. Ghent has been a noted textile center since the 1300's. Cotton fabrics, linen, and lace are produced for export. Petroleum refining and the manufacture of plastics and chemicals are also significant industries. A ship canal links Ghent with the Wester Schelde, an arm of the North Sea.
In St. Bavon Cathedral, built 942–1559, is The Adoration of the Lamb (1432), the masterpiece of the painters Hubert and Jan van Eyck. The Castle of the Counts was built in 1180 by the counts of Flanders. Ghent became a major city with powerful merchant guilds in the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1830, after rule by the Spanish, Austrians, French, and Dutch, it became part of Belgium. Population: 224,545.


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The many faces of Urban Meyer were hard to read Saturday afternoon. He was back in what he considers "part" of his hometown in Cincinnati. There were about 40,000 Ohio State fans who came to Paul Brown Stadium to get a glimpse of what the second year of the Meyer Era will look like.
The many faces of Urban Meyer were hard to read Saturday afternoon. He was back in what he considers "part" of his hometown in Cincinnati.
There were about 40,000 Ohio State fans who came to Paul Brown Stadium to get a glimpse of what the second year of the Meyer Era will look like.
At halftime, John Simon was one of the players from last year's team honored at the 50-yard line. He received his 12-0 Leaders Division championship ring.
Ohio State is a long way from being that team again. The Scarlet team beat the Gray 31-14 in a game that flashed of potential at times, and, like most spring games, needed heavy doses of coffee to stay awake through.
Missing a bowl game last year as part of NCAA penalties set Meyer's second year back as well. A large banner hangs in Ohio State's indoor complex. It reads, "The Chase."
Meyer said earlier this spring it meant some players were chasing starting positions, some a bowl game, some an NFL contract.
"Everybody's got big dreams, and we as a team have some dreams," Meyer said.
The Chase also means chasing down everyone that's ahead of them. Missing bowl practice set this team back in practice time.
Ohio State looked better as a team in the spring game Saturday than it did a year ago. There were times Saturday when Meyer had his hands on his head in frustration. Other times when he smiled, and still others when he rolled his eyes and barked encouragement or criticism.
"We're halfway caught up," Meyer said. "They have to catch up. That's where the whole chase principle comes in. We're 15 (practices) down. You can whine about it. You can complain about it. We won't do that. Let's just go forward and catch up. We're halfway home, but we're still behind."
Meyer is the kind of coach that regardless of a 12-0 season last year, and regardless of how well the Buckeyes perform in 2013, he wants more. Frankly, Ohio State needs that kind of desire.
There were a lot of good things in Saturday's scrimmage. Braxton Miller is looking more like a quarterback in his third season. Meyer hopes to turn him into a Heisman Trophy candidate and an NFL quarterback.
He's chasing something.
Massillon graduate and Buckeye receiver Devin Smith may be the team's fastest player on offense. He chased down a 42-yard pass from Miller that set up a score, and he caught another floater for a touchdown.
But Meyer thinks Smith has more to give.
He called him inconsistent again Saturday. Smith led the Scarlet in receiving.
Page 2 of 2 - Meyer is pushing buttons on his players. Last season he seemed to need to give the entire team a kick in the behind. Now he is fine tuning his motivational approach. He knows his players better. He knows what makes them tick.
"He believes I can be better and so do I," Smith said.
There will be a lull in action for a few months. Coaches can't coach players. They have to get together on their own now.
If they're going to make up any ground, Ohio State players will have to work harder and smarter than they ever had before.
"We have our work cut out for us," Meyer said.
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Finding musicians to form bands with at the beach during the off-season can be a daunting task - especially if you're looking to write your own songs.
When singer-guitarist Drew Evans and guitarist Chris Andersen had a chance meeting earlier this year in Ocean City, Md., they knew they had something in common right off the bat; they were both wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the logos of punk bands.
Soon they were writing songs together and jamming with bassist Justine Zegna and drummer Joe Pizza (pronounced Pee-zah). Ladies and gentlemen, Chainsaw Riot. ...