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Dartmouth Alumna Competes at London 2012 Paralympics
October 09, 2012 by Chidi Anyadike '13
It's not every day that you get cheered on by 10,000 spectators. But that's the experience Alex Stein '06 had as a coxswain for the U.S. rowing team, competing in the London 2012 Paralympics. Stein, an assistant director of athletic fundraising at Dartmouth, led the LTA Mixed Four boat to a sixth-place finish on September 2 at the international competition, in which 4,200 athletes with a wide range of disabilities competed over the course of 12 days.
Alex Stein '06 was a coxswain at the London 2012 Paralympics for the U.S. team's LTA (Legs, Trunks, and Arms) Mixed Four boat. In a four-person shell, the coxswain is positioned in the bow with a direct line of sight to the finish line. (photo courtesy of USRowing)
"I remember being on the line, about to race, and hearing the official polling each country—'Ireland, Belarus, Great Britain, Canada, France, United States!' " says Stein of her boat's first race on Dorney Lake. "And for that race, in that moment, we were the United States! I was so incredibly proud."
A member of the U.S. Paralympic team since 2011, the former Big Green coxswain is not disabled. According to Paralympics rules the coxswain need not have a disability.
A coxswain has a number of different roles in the boat. "Their primary job is to steer the boat and keep everyone safe," says Stein. "Beyond that, as a coxswain, you are a coach in the boat. You are a strategist. You are the jockey or the quarterback. You are implementing the strategy and bringing the boat together."
Stein's boat, the LTA Mixed Four with coxswain, denotes that there are two women and two men in the boat rowing with the use of their legs, trunks, and arms. Two of the rowers in Stein's boat were blind and two had a limited range of motion in their ankles and their arms.
Alex Stein '06 with crewmembers (from left) Eleni Englert, Emma Preuschl, Stein, Andrew Johnson, and Dorian Weber (photo courtesy of Alex Stein '06)
The Paralympic Games were founded in 1948 by German neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who organized a sports competition for injured World War II veterans. Today, the Paralympic Games are an international sporting competition for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. It's held every four years, immediately following the Olympics. The 2012 Games were the most popular in history, breaking records for attendance, volunteer support, and ticket sales.
Stein trained with her boat mates nearly seven hours a day, six days a week, this past summer. Though the training was "absolutely grueling," she continued working in her Dartmouth job, telecommuting from training sites in Virginia, California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
"I am thankful that my job allowed me the flexibility I needed to train and compete at such a high level," says Stein. "Wherever I went, I met with alumni all over the country to talk about our amazing Dartmouth athletic programs and to generate excitement about what these programs are doing for our student-athletes here in Hanover and beyond."
Despite not competing in any World Cup races prior to the Paralympic Games, her boat finished second in both its heat and semifinal, and sixth in the final. "We are proud of what we accomplished in London," she says. "But you know, you only get a shot at the Paralympic medal once every four years and it certainly leaves you hungry for more."
On September 14, Stein attended a White House reception with President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden for all of the U.S. Paralympians and Olympians. Sean Furey '04, Erik Storck '07, and Anthony Fahden '08 were also in attendance.
President Obama congratulates 2012 Paralympian Alex Stein '06 at the White House. (photo by Dorian Weber)
"There is something President Obama said that really resonated with me," Stein recalls. "He said, 'It's not about what you do when everyone's watching on the Olympic stage; it's about what you do to prepare—what you do when no one's watching.' I really appreciated his acknowledgement of all our efforts. If you think about it, we trained for four years for a 3.5 minute race!"
Stein is back in Hanover now, but hopes to participate next year in the World Rowing Championships, where she competed in 2011 as a member of the U.S. Paralympic team. "I'm so glad I discovered rowing at Dartmouth," she says. "I think it is core to who I am."


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Ok, so this is the final version of the one I posted up yesterday. Would love to get people's opinions on whether it's more sucessful than the previous one, as I'm in two minds about it myself.
wonderful, love it!
love your art!
this is so beautiful!! i love it :)
Thanks Greta, Ingz, Holly and Betul, very kind of you all to say :) x
the previous version was great but this is extra-special!
Loved the bleak, quiet but beautiful prior version - but this is nice too.
Maybe just keep the deer?
Maybe just keep the deer?
Thanks Angelo, appreciate the feed-back :) Dan, I'd actually thought about chopping off the bottom of the grassy bit and keep it with the deer grazing. Originally I was going to pop a wolf at the bottom and he would be stalking the deer, hence the title 'Last morning' but I was pretty happy with just having the deer in the back that I through the wolf would make it too busy.
I love it.
Wow, great piece! You might try doing another version with your idea of taking off some of the grass and adding the wolf... I'd be interested to see how that turns out.
Love both!
Thanks Michael, Justart and melanie :). I might give it a go, Andre, the green is a bit over powering and makes it look like something is missing from the scene. Might just cut the whole green part off for images for devices and laptops, see how that works out.
It is perfect! Don't change a thing!
Thanks Ornaart, and thats very kind of you to say, Catherine :) thank you xx
Just beautiful, I love the foliage in the foreground. :)
Thanks Abby :) very kind of you.
Thank you Sandra :) x
Muy bonito!! me gusta!
This is perfect, but I can see why you want to play with it, there's so many choices. (:
This is really beautiful!
Thank you Maria :)
Thanks DiDi, it's starting to grow on me now, and if I keep fiddleing around with it it might ruin something :)
Thanks TaLins :) x
so pleasing in the eye!
Thankyou Ged :)
wonderful illustration! well done.
Tusen Takk Fabian :) xxx
It's amazing just as it is. x
You're too kind, Julian ;) xxx
... best case seen so far : )
you have really awesome stuff here, great work!
Stunning composition! Really beautiful ambience.
Love the atmospher :) amazing!
Great work!
beautiful colors....
Kollmare that's so kind of you thankyou very much :) xxx
Thankyou Viaina, very sweet of you to say :) xxx
Thankyou Clare, Balazs, Paper Tigress, Aiko, Ally and Gabriela :) you're support means a lot to me xxx
Really lovely
Thank you Alice ;) xxx
beautiful scene
Thankyou Gwenola :) xx
Amazing work Polkip! Well done. :)
Thankyou very much Nick :)
Lovely composition and my favourite colours, combined with a deer ..... perfect in any way!
That's so kind of you Monika :) xxx
Simply beautiful! Great job creating such beauty and depth!~
ps you dont need your wolf,perfect as it is :)
It's very pretty!
Thanks very much catspaws :) thats very kind of you to say x
Thankyou for your lovely words goosi :)
wow, really stunning!
Beautiful work!
Yuhon and anne, you're too kind :)
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Absolutely stunning!
Lovely work indeed...
These colors are fantastic, and the mist makes it so serene. Wonderful!
Beautiful colors and composition. Wonderful work.
Such a beautiful piece!
very nice
Beautiful! :)
Thank you all so much for your support and beautiful words, really means a lot to me and I'll be sure to return the favours with your work too :)
Beautiful piece!
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Beautiful textures and pallet.
Fabulous! Like it!
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I didn't see the first one you posted, but this one is terrific.
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|Phillips County begins recycling electronics
|Written by Chris Lee
Phillips County has teamed up with Logan County and has begun accepting electronics at the landfill west of Holyoke.
This means the City of Holyoke will no longer like to see electronics in trash picked up by the city. Any items found in the trash will be tagged and set by the dumpster.
With Phillips County teaming up with Logan County, all E-Waste from Phillips will be taken to Logan County's trailer which will then be taken to a Denver recycling center.
The E-Waste program comes at an ideal time as there is legislation in the works that will make it illegal to take E-Waste at landfills.
The E-Waste Recycling project is in cooperation with Samsung which means any Samsung electronics may be recycled at no charge.
Other items that may be recycled at no charge include keyboards, mice and cables, cell phones, software, Palm Pilots and PDAs.
The county will charge $2 for video or digital cameras, computer towers/CPU, laptop computers, land line phones, car stereos, video game systems and satellite boxes.
Items costing $5 include desktop copiers, servers, desktop ink jet printers, fax machines, VCR, DVD, home stereos and universal power supplies.
Computer monitors, 13-46 inch televisions, 59-inch televisions, console televisions and projection televisions will all cost $8.
A $30 charge will be applied for large commercial computer equipment and large copy machines.
Holyoke City Supt. Mark Brown said every first Wednesday of the month, the city conducts a large item pick up. Residents may stop by the city office, pay them and the city will pick items up and take them to the landfill.
For questions regarding the new E-Waste Recycling project, contact Phillips County Landfill at 854-2166.
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LOUISA, Va. (AP) - Dominion Virginia Power is investigating what caused one of the two nuclear reactors at its North Anna power station to automatically shut down on Wednesday.
A report filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Unit 2 at the Louisa County plant tripped automatically shortly before 2 a.m. The shutdown came less than a week after the unit had been restarted following repairs.
Dominion spokesman Richard Zuercher told the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/SiwL7U) that the shutdown was traced to four valves that control the flow of steam in the turbine system for the generator. He says the valves all inadvertently closed, which caused the unit to sense the issue and shut down automatically.
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We are looking for 5-10 customers to get the first access to Zimbra 8. Please email us at beta @ zimbra.com if you are interested. Stay tuned for the formal GA announcement further in Q3.


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Pleased to announce that the first release of CSipSimple is now out.
Was planned at the end of the last year but one thing after another I delayed its release to ship more features and more enhancement.
There is two very interesting new enhancements :
* The support of SILK codec. It is the codec developed by Skype. It's very interesting cause can run with low bandwidth (and still high quality) and in HD using a higher bandwidth.
I spent time to understand how to integrate a codec to pjsip cause was my first try to do so. But it will benefits for future codecs ... specially codec2 that I started to implement. Code is here and is almost functional but codec2 is not yet officially available for voip and it's under heavy development :). So for now I will delay its release but if anybody wants to test it's easy to activate in a build ;).
* A completely re-worked method to keep alive the network connection. Previously it was delegated to pjsip. The bad side is that pjsip is not able to add CPU wake locks to android system. As consequence I had to implement an "Alarm" that wake up CPU each x seconds and send a packet on the network to keep the connection alive. The code for that is directly take from the Gingerbread stock SIP application :) and then plug to pjsip system which timers are as consequence disabled.
Among other changes : the voice mails notification support, a way to set codecs priorities per network type, and the activation of the speex accoustic echo canceller (which has to be used only with devices that support vfp : armv7 and upper).
There is a lot of exciting future steps. The more exciting is video... I'm waiting for pjsip 2.0 release to be out officially cause it's a little bit annoying for me to re-merge 2.0 with my changes and with current pjsip trunk. There is also multiple calls management that I have already really well started but not released in 0.01. (Code is there but in background and not accessible for users ;) ).


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My new iphone is getting email and contacts...just no calendar sync happening.
I followed the setup on the wiki...although it is for an older ATT version.
I have the calendar on for sync and there is no limit set for the data....
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Office: 200 Clark Hall
A wide variety of programs may be planned that will both fulfill specific requirements for admission to optometry school and allow students to pursue their individual academic interests. Students preparing to enter optometry school should consult the catalogs of the optometry schools of their interest early in their undergraduate enrollment, in order to be informed of the exact requirements for entrance.
Although specific admission requirements vary, most optometry schools require that the undergraduate program include (a) one academic year of general biology (BSC 114:115 and BSC 116:117); (b) one academic year of inorganic chemistry (CH 101 and CH 102) and one academic year of organic chemistry (CH 231 and CH 232, CH 237); (c) English composition (EN 101 and EN 102); (d) mathematics through one semester of calculus (MATH 125) and statistics (PY 211); (e) one academic year of physics (PH 101 and PH 102); (f) two semesters of psychology (PY 101, etc.); (g) two courses in the social and behavioral sciences (sociology, economics, anthropology, history, political science, or additional psychology); and (h) one semester of microbiology (BSC 310). Optometry schools emphasize the need for applicants to have a broad general education. Within that context, applicants are urged to make some selections of courses from appropriate areas of chemistry (for example, CH 223, CH 340), biology (for example, BSC 300, BSC 315, BSC 400, BSC 424), and the areas of social sciences and humanities that prepare students for the humanistic, behavioral, and socioeconomic aspects of health care. Preoptometry students are also urged to take courses or gain experiences that develop speech communication skills. At The University of Alabama, these requirements and recommendations can be met in programs of study leading to a variety of majors and minors in the College of Arts and Sciences or other undergraduate divisions of the University.
Beginning with initial enrollment, pre-health professions students are advised by the Health Professions Advising Office concerning selection of courses during the first two years of undergraduate study. The coursework constituting the minimum admission requirements to the professional school should be completed as early as possible (normally during the first two years). For this reason, the basic program of study advised in the first two years is similar for all pre-health professions students. Variations may be dictated by differences in course placement determined by entrance examinations. The following example is illustrative.
1The number of the entry-level mathematics course depends on placement exam results.
2If BSC 114:115 is not selected in the first semester, the biology sequence should be started in the second or third semester.
In this example, most entrance requirements are met in the first two years. Before the end of the fourth semester, students must declare choices of major and minor subjects. Beyond this stage, advice concerning major and minor courses is given by the appropriate department. However, the health professions advisor continues to advise third- and fourth-year students concerning matters related to application to professional schools.
Applications to optometry schools should be completed approximately one year prior to the expected date of enrollment. The Optometry Admission Test (OAT) is required by most schools and is administered twice each year. Normally, this exam should be taken during the spring semester preceding the final year of undergraduate study.
Since admission to professional schools is highly competitive, students planning careers in the health professions should be aware that satisfactory completion of preprofessional requirements does not guarantee admission to professional schools. Therefore, students are advised to plan undergraduate programs with some attention to possible alternative goals. Periodically, the health professions advisor will assist students in realistically evaluating their potential for admission to professional schools.
Undergraduate health professional degree option. See the information at "Undergraduate Health Professional Degree Option" under "Premedical Program," p. 107.
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Donor Profile: Jay and Karen Heldt-Chapman
AMES, Iowa - Jay Chapman received a master's degree in aerospace engineering at Iowa State in 1993 after earning a bachelor's degree in the same discipline in 1990. His wife Karen Heldt-Chapman graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management in 1992. Since then they have donated their time and money to the Victory Club, Greater Des Moines Cyclone Club, Gridiron Club, and the Alumni Band. Chapman, who hails from Urbandale, now works as a Risk Management Consultant in the treasury department at Wells Fargo in West Des Moines. These two took some time out of their busy day to answer some questions about their history as Cyclones.
Q: Why did you join the Cyclone Club?
A: "Joining the Cyclone Club was the easiest way to support Cyclone athletics and it allows my wife and I to stay involved with Iowa State. It feels like you can contribute to something that is never ending and will last for a long time. We have been members since 1993 and continue to buy season tickets every year in football, and men's and women's basketball. I am currently the president of the Alumni Band and serve on the boards for the Greater Des Moines Cyclone Club and the Gridiron Club."
Q: When did you attend your very first Cyclone event?
A: "My first game was in Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City for a football game. I was a freshman in the marching band and felt quite nervous playing at halftime on the field. It was intimidating to be in front of thousands, but at the same time the atmosphere was amazing. My wife and I were both in the band and we had so many fun times in the band when we went to school there. As for her, she was a Cyclone since she was a little kid. She had been attending football and basketball games long before I started."
Q: What was the most memorable game that you attended?
A: "We took a small pep band down to Norman, Oklahoma for the football game in 1990. Iowa State won that game by a score of 33-31 and it was such an exciting event. I remember that game because it was so significant. I like to bring that up since it was the last time we won in Norman. Another neat experience was in 1992 when we put together a women's basketball pep band and traveled down to Salina, Kansas for the Big Eight Tournament. It's fun to look back and see how much better our team has progressed since those days. In 1992 I was directing the band for the game against Nebraska in football. The run that Marv Seiler had was right in front of the band. The pandemonium after the victory was astounding; I remember us pulling down the goal posts and celebrating all night."
Q: What was your favorite Cyclone Road Trip?
A: "I have been to all of the bowl games since 2000 and each one was a different and unique experience. The whole atmosphere in Phoenix for the Insight.com Bowl was something to remember. That was all in all a great time for Cyclone athletics. When we went to Boise (Idaho for 2002 Humanitarian Bowl), we found a lot of fun things to do. It wasn't just about attending the games; what makes it fun are your friends and family. On the plane down to Phoenix for the (2000 Insight.com) bowl game we had seats with (former ISU quarterback) Sage Rosenfels's parents. We didn't even know it was them. We just got to talking and before you know it we were speaking to the game's most valuable player's parents. I always enjoy going on road trips because of the people that you meet along the way."
Q: Name some of your favorite players and coaches at Iowa State?
A: "Johnny Orr loved the band and we had a lot of fun at Iowa State when he coached here. We would go over to his house playing songs and trick-or-treating for Halloween. He would invite us right into his house and sit down and talk to a lot of us. Sage Rosenfels was a successful player here; born in the state of Iowa. But more importantly he was a good and respectable guy. Julius Michalik I loved to watch and he would give 100% effort all the time when he was on the floor. Jamaal Tinsley was just amazing, he could do anything with the ball and was a magician on the court."
"Let me say that it makes it a lot easier to be a member of the Cyclone Club when you see the kind of coaches we have. It is great because you can talk to any of them and they are so respected in what they do for this University. I am really excited about both Greg McDermott and Gene Chizik. Also having a young Cael Sanderson and Bill Fennelly for a lifetime will keep me a happy Cyclone for years to come."


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Cisco CP-7940G VoIP Telephone with handset and cord - Used
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G is a full-featured handset that provides two programmable line and feature buttons along with four interactive softkeys to help guide users through various call features and functions.
Standards-based to deliver better interoperability and greater deployment flexibility, the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G offers enhanced functionality for businesses that require advanced communications capabilities.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G also features:
The Cisco® Unified Communications system of voice and IP communications products and applications enables organizations to communicate more effectively-enabling them to streamline business processes, reach the right resource the first time and impact the top and bottom line. The Cisco Unified Communications portfolio is an integral part of the Cisco Business Communications Solution-an integrated solution for organizations of all sizes which also includes network infrastructure, security, and network management products, wireless connectivity, and a lifecycle services approach, along with flexible deployment and outsourced management options, end-user and partner financing packages, and third-party communications applications.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G is a full-featured enhanced business IP phone that addresses the communication needs of the transaction worker (Figure 1). It provides two programmable backlit line/feature buttons and four interactive soft keys that guide a user through call features and functions, and audio controls for high-quality duplex speakerphone, handset, and headset. A built-in headset port and an integrated Ethernet switch are standard with the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G. The phone also features a best-of-class large, higher-resolution grayscale pixel-based LCD (Figure 2). The display provides features such as date and time, calling party name, calling party number, and digits dialed. The graphic capability of the display allows for the inclusion of higher value, more visibly rich Extensible Markup Language (XML) applications and double-byte languages.
Table 1. Features of Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G
The phone offers direct access to voicemail.
The phone identifies incoming messages and categorizes them for users on the screen. This feature allows users to quickly and effectively return calls using direct dial-back capability. The corporate directory integrates with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Version 3 (LDAP3) standard directory.
The Settings feature key allows the user to adjust display contrast, select background images (if available), and select from a large number of unique ringer sounds through the User Preference menu. Network Configuration preferences also can be set up (usually by the system administrator). Configuration can be either automatically or manually set up for Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Cisco Unified CallManager, and backup Cisco Unified CallManager instances. Other available Settings submenus include Device Configuration and Security Configuration.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G allows users to quickly access diverse information such as weather, stocks, quote of the day, or any Web-based information using XML to provide a portal to an ever-growing world of applications, features, and information.
The online Help feature gives users information about the phone keys, buttons, and features. The pixel display allows for greater flexibility of features and significantly expands the information viewed when using features such as Services, Information, Messages, and Directory. For example, the Directory button can show local and server-based directory information.
The phone has a large, high-resolution, graphical 4-bit grayscale display (320 x 222).
The phone offers high-quality speakerphone technology, including easy-to-use speaker On/Off, Microphone Mute, and Headset buttons. These buttons are lit when active. For added security, the audible dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) tones are masked when the speakerphone mode is used.
The internal 2-port Cisco Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network through an RJ-45 interface with single LAN connectivity for both the phone and a co-located PC. The system administrator can designate separate VLANs (802.1Q) for the PC and Cisco Unified IP phones, providing improved security and reliability of voice and data traffic.
A dedicated headset port eliminates the need for a separate amplifier when using a headset. This feature allows the handset to remain in its cradle, making headset use simpler.
The convenient Volume Control button on the phone provides for easy, decibel-level adjustments for the speakerphone, handset, headset, and ringer. The handset is hearing aid-compatible (HAC). Additional volume control gain can be achieved using an inline handset amplifier such as Walker Equipment W-10 and CE-100 amplifiers.
The phone foot-stand is adjustable from flat to 60 degrees to provide optimum display viewing and comfortable use of all buttons and keys. The foot-stand is keyed to match standard wall-jack configurations for wall mounting. Two optional wall-mount brackets are also offered, as noted later in this document.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G supports Cisco Pre-standard Power over Ethernet (PoE), which allows powering from any of the Cisco Inline Power-capable blades and boxes. In addition, it supports IEEE 803.af PoE. The phone can be powered locally with a power supply (part number CP-PWR-CUBE-3).
More than 24 user-adjustable ring tones are available.
A HAC handset (meets ADA requirements) is available, as well as HAC compliance for magnetic coupling to approved HAC hearing aids. The dial pad is also ADA-compliant.
The phone offers Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) support.
G.711µ and G.729a audio compression codecs are available.
The phone supports differentiated services code point (DSCP) and 802.1Q/p standards.
The phone supports manufacturing-installed digital certificates, device authentication, and encryption.
Support for more than 20 languages is built in (depends on Cisco Unified CallManager version).
IP address assignment can be statically configured or configured through the DHCP client.
Comfort-noise generation and voice activity detection (VAD) programming are performed on a system basis.
Table 2. Specifications of Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G
82 x 10.5 x 6 in. (20.32 x 26.67 x 15.24 cm)
3.5 lb (1.6 kg)
Polycarbonate acrylonitrile butadiene styerene (ABS) plastic in textured dark gray color with silver bezel
The phone is interoperable with Cisco Pre-standard PoE and with IEEE 802.3af PoE (the phone is a Class 2 device); 48 VDC is required; it can be supplied locally at the desktop using an optional AC-to-DC power supply (part number CP-PWR-CUBE-3=). Use of the power supply also requires one of the corresponding AC country cords listed in Table 6.
Table 3. Temperature Ratings for Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940G
Temperature Variable
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
10 to 95% (noncondensing)
14 to 140°F (-10 to 60°C)
Table 4. Certifications
These Voice over IP telephones are compatible with the following items:
Cisco CP-7940G VoIP Telephone
Cisco WS-C3524-PWR-XL-EN Catalyst Switch
Cisco CP-7914 Extension Module for 7960 VoIP Telephone
Cisco WS-C4006-S3-RF Catalyst Managed Modular Switch
Cisco AIR-PWRINJ - 48V DC Power Injector and AC Adapter AIR-PWRINJ
Cisco Catalyst WS-X4148-RJ45V line card


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|Crowell second at Dundy County-Stratton Invite
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 10 January 2013 17:41
Wrestling in the 160 lb. weight class, Gage Crowell went 4-1 Saturday at the Dundy County-Stratton Invite, including a pin of St. Francis JV's Lane Hobrock.
By Diane Stamm
The Wauneta Breeze
After wrestling to a 5-6 record over the first two months of the season in the 170 lb. weight bracket, Gage Crowell dropped down to the 160 lb. weight class Saturday at the Dundy County-Stratton Invite.
Crowell went 4-1 on the day with his only loss coming to St. Francis' Mikey Leibbrandt, a 2012 state qualifier in Kansas.
Crowell said it's nice finally getting to wrestle at 160, going from "one of the smaller wrestlers at 170 pounds to one of the bigger at 160 pounds."
"This was a good tournament for Gage to get a lot of matches and experience," said Coach Chad Cochran.
"Gage wrestled really hard and he had a couple of tough matches and was able to come out on top."
Now 9-7, Crowell will wrestle at Chase County Saturday.
Crowell over Lane Hobrock, St. Francis JV; Pin 5:27.
Crowell over Wyatt Schutte, Cozad JV; Pin 0:31.
Crowell over Trinity Lutz, DCS; Pin 0:23.
Mikey Leibbrandt, St. Francis, Kan., over Crowell; Pin 0:27.
Crowell over Martin, Stratton Colo.; TF 17-2.


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Bristol, TN (Sports Network) - Denny Hamlin survived a wild night of racing at
Bristol Motor Speedway to claim his third victory of the season and therefore
virtually assure him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Saturday night's Irwin Tools Night Race featured pit strategy throughout its
500-lap distance. Hamlin last pitted during a caution with less than 90 laps
remaining. Carl Edwards remained on the track and took over the lead at the
After a fierce battle for the lead, Hamlin wrestled the top spot away from
Edwards with 38 laps to go. Hamlin then held off Jimmie Johnson at the finish
by 1.1 seconds for his first win at this 0.533-mile, high-banked oval.
"This is just a big win," Hamlin said. "I don't know how else to explain it."
Johnson's second-place finish allowed him to clinch a spot in the Chase. Greg
Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also punched their tickets into the playoffs
with just two races to go before it begins. Biffle, the current points leader,
finished 19th, while Earnhardt Jr. placed 12th.
Jeff Gordon took the third spot, followed by Brian Vickers and Marcos Ambrose.
The race featured 13 cautions on Bristol's modified concrete surface. The top
groove of the surface was grinded with hopes of bringing back traditional
beating and banging among competitors on this track.
And it did, creating the most amount of cautions since the track was
reconfigured with variable banking in the summer of 2007.
The most notable caution came on lap 333 when Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth
bumped into each other and crashed while battling for the lead just after a
Stewart expressed his displeasure towards Kenseth when he threw his helmet at
the hood of Kenseth's car during the caution laps.
"We weren't that great race car, but we were definitely faster than Matt after
that restart," Stewart said. "He checked up twice to knock me over, and I
learned my lesson there. I'm going to run over him every chance I get from now
until the end of the year, every chance I get."
Stewart ended up finishing 27th, two spots behind Kenseth.
Danica Patrick, who made her fourth Sprint Cup Series start, was also involved
in a late-race wreck. Regan Smith bumped into Patrick, causing her to spin
down the track and hit the inside retaining wall. She finished 29th.
Instead of throwing her helmet, Patrick showed her disgust towards Smith by
finger-pointing at him when he came around the track under caution.
"Bristol is a place where you find out who's playing fair and who's not,"
Patrick said.
Edwards, who is battling for a spot in the Chase, faded with less than 20 laps
remaining before he ran out of fuel with four to go. He finished 22nd.
The Sports Network


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Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today.
At the outset, I want to commend the Chairman and his colleagues on the Commission for their continuing interest over the years in the Northern Ireland peace process generally and their specific focus on the policing issue. On policing, your Commission was at the forefront in debates about human rights issues. The Commission also closely monitored the evolution of the reform efforts launched by the Patten report on policing and the subsequent implementation process. Your hearing today and the distinguished panel you have assembled is further evidence of this Commission's interest in supporting a better future for Northern Ireland.
I would also like to thank members of the House and the Senate for their continued bipartisan support for our policy in Northern Ireland. I only recently took up responsibility for Northern Ireland and have already come to value the support and advice of you and your colleagues.
I would like to focus my remarks this morning on policing in Northern Ireland. The Good Friday Agreement acknowledged police reform as one of the most difficult challenges of the peace process. Some have even suggested that police reform is actually more important than the other elements of the Agreement because policing goes to the core of civic stability and is perhaps the most fundamental relationship between citizens and the state. Before discussing the progress of the police reform effort, I would like to spend a few moments describing the current political context.
In Northern Ireland during the past few years, many analysts find it useful to distinguish between the peace process and the political process.
The peace process, which can be measured by the number of deaths caused by political violence and the level of violence on the streets, has been on a positive trajectory for several years. This is not to say that the people of Northern Ireland should be expected to tolerate any level of paramilitary violence. Paramilitary street violence and gang activity, including "punishment beatings," remain a problem, but the fact is that the number of deaths caused by paramilitary activities has declined steadily; for a population of over 1.6 million people, these figures are very low. Last summer was also the calmest in decades, with the historically contentious "marching season" passing without violence. We know that political leaders, including the leadership of Sinn Fein, worked long and hard to ensure that last summer was quiet, and we call on them to show the same powerful, positive leadership again this summer.
The political process refers to the success of the governmental institutions established by the Good Friday Agreement. This process has experienced serious difficulties in the past two years. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive have been suspended due to disagreements among the political parties. The election in November 2003 sharpened the differences by returning the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein as the largest parties in the unionist and nationalist communities. Despite these difficulties, we remain optimistic that the people of Northern Ireland and their elected representatives are committed to the fundamental principles of the Agreement and that they will find a way to get the devolved institutions up and running again.
Despite instability in the political process, the policing institutions have performed well over the past two years. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was established in November, 2001. At the same time, the new Policing Board came into existence; it has functioned effectively since then with participation from political parties and independent public members. In 2000, Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, started her work of investigating allegations of wrong-doing by the police. By providing a vital new accountability mechanism, she has succeeded in winning public confidence. Last year, the District Policing Partnership Boards (DPPs) were formed by citizens and local councilors to facilitate community accountability of the police at the grass-roots level. The DPPs are a unique innovation of the Patten reforms that are designed to enhance community involvement in policing. Despite these early successes, there is understandable concern that a prolonged political vacuum could weaken public confidence and trust in these institutions.
Even in the best circumstances, policing is always a major challenge in post-conflict situations, whether we're talking about the Balkans, South Africa or East Timor. As is true in other regions, the end of armed conflict in Northern Ireland has coincided with increases in other types of crime, including mafia-type activity and narcotics trafficking. There have also been occasional difficulties with crowd control during the annual marching season. Another problem is the increase in hate-crimes against vulnerable immigrants, as well as long established minorities, who are a growing segment of the population, particularly in the Belfast area. During my first visit to Belfast earlier this year, I met with the Director of the Northern Ireland Council on Ethnic Minorities to discuss this issue and to encourage more attention to this problem by law-enforcement authorities.
Gauging Success
How is the PSNI coping with these challenges and with the reform program? By the standards established in the Patten Report, our view is that the PSNI is performing at a high level. I base this conclusion on numerous factors. First, the evaluations provided regularly by the Office of the Oversight Commissioner, headed by Tom Constantine. With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I would like to quote at some length from a statement the Oversight Commission made in December. Commenting on his 44 months of work in Northern Ireland, Mr. Constantine stated:
Areas where excellent progress has been made include a human rights-based approach to policing, a sophisticated and transparent system of accountability, the establishment of District Command Units and District Policing Partnerships, improved methods of public order policing, the creation of a more representative workforce marked by the significant increase in the number of police recruits from the Catholic community, and the early completion of recommendations pertaining to changes to the name, badge and uniform. In addition, with the support of the Policing Board, the District Command Units and the District Policing Partnerships, the Police Service has initiated a crucial strategy which has seen the devolution of decision making authority to a cadre of talented and dedicated District Commanders, which in turn supports the Police Service's new philosophy of policing with the community.
Mr. Constantine's overall conclusion is that the PSNI is making excellent progress in implementing the program of change mandated by the Patten Report.
A second reason for our positive evaluation is that public attitudes towards the police have improved in the years since the establishment of the PSNI in 2001. In the late 1990's, Catholic confidence in the police, then known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary, was low. Fewer than one-third of Catholics believed that the RUC treated the two communities in Northern Ireland equally. In surveys conducted last year, over half of Catholic respondents now express confidence in the PSNI and believe the police treat the two communities on an equal basis. Unfortunately, the data still show a gap in the perceptions of the two communities towards the police, but the trends are moving in a positive direction. The new leadership, the recruitment from the Catholic community, the accountability mechanisms and the focus on community policing are clearly changing the nature of the relationship between the police and the citizens they serve.
A third indicator of the PSNI's success is its effectiveness. According to police data, this year has seen reductions in burglaries and vehicle crime as well as an increase in the number of drug seizures. While Northern Ireland is dealing with some unique post-conflict problems, its overall crime rate increasingly resembles the profile of other regions of the UK and Ireland.
Continuing Concerns
We have continuing concerns about some elements of the reform process. The Oversight Commissioner has pointed out deficiencies, such as delays in completely reforming the "Special Branch" division of the PSNI. Although no one doubts the need of any Western police force to properly gather and properly use intelligence, the role of Special Branch in fighting terrorism during the Troubles and the perception that this unit operated as a "force within a force" makes this reform particularly important for gaining confidence within the nationalist community. The Patten Report also stressed that in a post-conflict environment the skills of a reformed Special Branch should be put to use in fighting organized crime and narcotics trafficking. Implementing the Patten Report's recommendations on Special Branch should be a top priority. I think it important to note, however, that Special Branch is already under new management and important changes in how intelligence is managed and employed have been introduced. The new head of Special Branch is FBI National Academy graduate Maggie Hunter, who was in charge of Belfast last summer, the quietest in three decades, and as the Patten recommended, Special Branch has been brought under the PSNI's Crime Branch.
Another area of concern is the lack of progress in promoting secondments of officers from the Republic of Ireland's police force, the Garda, to serve in the PSNI. Such placements would arguably help forces in both jurisdictions fight emerging cross-border threats, which include smuggling, distribution of counterfeit goods and property theft.
Other difficulties in policing are attributable to external factors. The fact that Sinn Fein, which is now the largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland, has refused to join the policing institutions has handicapped the effectiveness of the PSNI. In this respect I would point out to the Commission that the Patten Report made recommendations not only to the government; it also recommended that parties and other elements of civil society support the new beginning to policing, encourage the community to cooperate with the police and urge young people to consider joining. The Social Democratic and Labor Party, the Catholic Church, the Government of Ireland and the Gaelic Athletic Association have all accepted the challenge of the Patten Report and are playing a positive role. Sinn Fein's continued opposition has held back progress. While we understand Sinn Fein's view that further work is needed to fully realize the vision of the Patten Report, we firmly believe that Sinn Fein should do that work from the inside, by taking up its seats on the Policing Board and influencing the future of policing from within. As a first step, I would encourage the Sinn Fein leadership to meet with the Chief Constable to begin a constructive dialogue on policing, with a view to having Sinn Fein join the Policing Board.
Another factor hindering effective policing is attempts to dissuade participation in policing by physical intimidation. Again I refer to Tom Constantine's December report, in which he notes that the clearest examples of intimidation "are the attempts to use force and violence to deter citizens from becoming police officers, members of the Policing Board or the District Policing Partnerships. Equally destructive to the concept of policing with the community is a climate of vigilante justice, as evidenced by punishment shootings, punishment beatings and, in some cases, brutal executions." Thankfully, civic leaders such as Policing Board Vice Chairman Denis Bradley and members of the new District Policing Partnerships across Northern Ireland have not backed down in the face of thuggish attempts at bullying them and their families.
U.S. Role
Mr. Chairman, American involvement in the process of change in Northern Ireland policing has been extensive. In my remaining time I would like to recognize some of the individuals who have made contributions and discuss some of the programs the Administration is supporting. Two American criminal justice experts, Kathleen O'Toole and Gerard Lynch, served on the Patten Commission, which spent over one year preparing a reform blueprint that is now widely recognized as the gold standard for modern, accountable policing practice. I have already cited the work of former DEA Director Tom Constantine; he deserves our thanks for his service as Oversight Commissioner, playing a critical role in measuring the PSNI's performance against the yardstick of Patten.
Recognizing the pivotal importance of police reform in Northern Ireland's transition to normalcy, the State Department has devoted considerable time and resources to sharing American experience on policing with the people of Northern Ireland. Members of Congress have been forthcoming with their support for these efforts. In 2001, restrictions were lifted on FBI training for the PSNI. Since then, two officers have received training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, and Chief Constable Hugh Orde begins executive training there this month.
Exchange programs have been the principal vehicle for transferring knowledge and experience on policing between the United States and Northern Ireland. In addition to the FBI training, in the last few years we have sponsored eight exchange programs designed to work with the PSNI, its oversight bodies and communities in Northern Ireland on community policing and effective accountability of the police.
We have seen an excellent return on this investment:
• Policing Board members credit a visit to New York and Washington in late 2001 as helping them establish their expertise and to develop a common civic vision. This proved invaluable as they faced several controversial issues in early 2002.
• We have received excellent support from the chiefs of the New York and Boston police departments, both of whom have visited Belfast. American community workers have also been generous with their time.
• Our policing experts have spent several days with members of the nationalist, republican and loyalist communities in Northern Ireland to exchange views and experiences on issues of community policing and accountability. In some cases, American specialists have had unique opportunities to bridge gaps in perceptions that exist on the ground in Northern Ireland.
After seeing the impact of the Policing Board programs, members of Congress urged us to put together a similar program for the newly formed District Policing Partnerships. We are supporting this request with the cooperation of Boston College, which offered to use some of its earmarked money to run an exchange program for DPPs this past September.
As we move ahead, I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, to continue the Bush Administration's sustained support to the police-reform effort in Northern Ireland. I also want to underscore the Administration's overall commitment to Northern Ireland. Our role continues to be that of honest broker, impartial advisor and strong advocate for the principles of the Good Friday Agreement. With this in mind, I will be conducting consultations with the political parties and the governments this week to encourage progress in the on-going Review of the Agreement. I will return to Belfast next month and again in June to continue this work and will be available whenever needed to support the governments and the parties as they seek ways to overcome the current challenges.


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Western 'energizes' participants at Big Brother, Big Sister education event
Some Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Colorado youth and mentors were literally shocked while learning about the electrifying world of energy Aug. 11.
Several Western Area Power Administration employees volunteered their time to provide participants with an understanding about how electricity travels from where it is generated to homes and businesses. "Watching participants learn new things about electricity and energy; and seeing them connect with how they can make simple choices that conserve energy is exciting," said Energy Services Equipment Loan Program Manager Gary Hoffmann.
In just a little more than two hours, participants learn about money and energy-saving tips for their homes as well as for industry buildings; and took some time to investigate fuel-cell technology, understand different lighting options and 'see' heat using an infrared camera. They also had the opportunity to see a Tesla Coil and watch a fluorescent lamp light up in their hands.
One highlight of the event was the Van de Graaff generator where youth and mentors learned about static electricity and had the opportunity to share the electric charge and shock each other. Through the fun, hands-on event, participants learned first-hand how electricity works, its uses and also its dangers.
"We were all very excited about the success of the day. The kids and mentors loved learning about electricity in a hands-on way and were amazed by the various tools and toys Western shared," added Program and Fund Development Intern Laura Newman, who organized the event. "Many of the kids left the event, infrared pictures of their match [mentor and youth] in hand, discussing how to do more and learn more about energy and science. Every match said they were interested in participating in more events like this."
In the end, participants walked away charged up and ready to save energy. Some of those solutions include:
- Turn off appliances when you're not using them, including lights, computers, gaming consoles, TVs and radios.
- Unplug chargers when not in use—charging devices can draw power even when they aren't attached to a battery.
- Close the refrigerator door quickly after you find a snack.
- Keep doors, windows and curtains closed on very hot and very cold days.
- Dress for the weather.
- Set your thermostat at 78 degrees in the summer and no higher than 68 degrees in the winter.
- Seal leaks around windows, doors and heating ducts.
- Air-dry clothes.
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This is such a nice event where participants especially kids learn to value of energy saving. I'm hoping more events like this will happen in the near future
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I just upgraded 7.1.4, which has been working fine for months, to 7.2, just overwriting existing installation as recommended. It will not start! It just pops up saying "Initializing, please wait...", then dies. What did you do to cause this? Did you not even alpha test this wonderful "upgrade"?! Now, if I'm lucky, I will have to uninstall all and start all over again with the old version. Thanks so much.
I spent hours uninstalling and re-installing this new version. I first tried it in a virtual machine to make sure it worked. It does start now that I nuked everything. I modified the data store location and copied old data there. I had to re-add all my accounts and am waiting for the hellish re-sync to finish while my CPU overheats. It has taken most of the afternoon so far. This really really sucks.
Another nice "feature"--I lost all my contacts. Well, I was able to import them from the saved data, one account at a time.
Frankly I don't see any improvement with this version. The old bugs seem to still be there (see below).
WARNING: If you do install this over a previous version AND you happen to have changed the default directory of the data store (see: http://www.zimbra.com/forums/general...tml#post240836), UNCHECK THE BOX THAT SAYS "START ZIMBRA DESKTOP NOW" (or words to that effect) before clicking the "Finish" button and don't start it yet. Otherwise you will lose that data store and will have to uninstall/re-install to get it back. Read the procedure carefully. Why wasn't this "bug" fixed? People should be given a choice of where to store the data. The disk that carries the operating system is a very bad default since this is the disk most likely to crash because of excessive use.
Bottom line: It is probably not a good idea to upgrade 7.1.4. If you do, simply make a copy the whole install directory of the current version so you can easily get back to it if this fails. I normally would have done that for a major upgrade but didn't think it necessary for an incremental one like this. How wrong I was. Learn form my bad experience.


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Most bladder cancer patients require surgery, and many are also treated with intravesical therapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Our bladder cancer surgeons can often reconstruct the urinary system by using a patient's healthy intestinal tissue. With advanced surgical techniques, they can create orthotopic neobladders that route urine back into the urethra, making urination nearly normal. Continent diversion with catheterizable pouches and ileal conduits are other common surgical techniques used for bladder cancer.
Our surgeons perform over 60 robotic surgeries every year. They pioneered robotic surgery with the daVinci Surgical System, which guides surgical instruments through small incisions using remarkably precise robotic arms. With a three-dimensional computerized view of even the smallest surgical field, surgeons operate with exacting precision to preserve sexual function and continence. Patients also benefit from less blood loss and faster recovery times.
Early stage bladder cancers may be treated with intravesical therapy, placing drugs directly into the bladder while sparing any side effects for surrounding tissues. Immunotherapy including Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy (BCG) is delivered this way, directing the body's immune system to attack low-stage bladder cancer. Some chemotherapies are also delivered with intravesical therapy.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Still no deal on the Fiscal Cliff. President Obama has been signalling he believes a deal can be struck in time, but the President and congressional Republicans have only met once so far. The outlines of a deal have yet to take shape.
There's not a lot of time left: only about 41 days to stop the country from going over the Cliff.
Already, there are consequences for this brinkmanship politicking.
The WSJ has been reporting that companies are already scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession.
Companies aren't the only ones who could get slammed by a $600 billion package of spending cuts and tax hikes. Government agencies would see their budgets slashed.
The Pentagon would get hit hard, but sequestration would also mean fewer law enforcement types like FBI agents, border patrols, disease trackers, and prison guards
It could also hit YOUR bottom line extremely hard with a wave of tax hikes. The Tax Policy Center predicts that if we drop off the fiscal Cliff -- taxes will go up on 90 percent of Americans.
Let's take a look at this by income:
You also need to know that if you are a stock investor, then you could get hit hard too. If the Bush-era tax cuts expire in the new year the tax rate on stock market profits -- the capital gains rates will JUMP to 20 percent from 15 percent.
Also, if you make $200,000 as an individual -- or $250,000 for a household -- expect to pay an additional 3.8% "investment income tax." That will help defer the costs of President Obama's health care law. Basically, that boils down to a cap gains rate of almost 24 percent.


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EverRoast® Chicken Mexican Roll-Ups
EverRoast Chicken's delicious home-made flavor joins with cream cheese, olives and hot sauce to create a quick & easy crowd-pleasing nibble.
- Fold the olives into the softened cream cheese and add the hot sauce. Mix with a fork to blend.
- Using a spreader, cover each piece of chicken with the mixture; roll up from the short end.
- Cut into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch sliced spirals. You may add a toothpick for easy serving.
- Dip into the salsa and serve.


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Adult hockey league starting in Valley Stream
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There hasn't been much action at Valley Stream's hockey rink in recent months, but that won't be the case for much longer. The Village Board of Trustees approved a proposal earlier this month to bring an adult hockey league to Valley Stream, with play slated to begin in the late spring or early summer.
Jeff Kotcher, a 23-year-old Valley Stream resident and avid roller hockey player, reached out to Village Clerk Bob Barra late last year about the idea of bringing a league back to Valley Stream. A little more than two months later, Kotcher got the go-ahead.
"Hockey is a huge passion of mine so I wanted to see something get started there again," he said, "and I knew there were still a ton of people in the community, especially in Valley Stream, that wanted to see a league there."
Kotcher is no stranger to roller hockey in Valley Stream. He got his start in the local league as a child and still plays competitively today. As it turned out, Kotcher was pretty good, too, and has been a part of two national championship teams, once in the Under-18 division and again in the Under-21 division. He currently plays in a professional league called the American Inline Hockey League on the Empire State Legends team. The Legends' home rink is Hot Skates in Lynbrook, but Kotcher is hoping the rink in Valley Stream will be the home rink for dozens of other hockey players very soon.
"Instead of the rink just sitting there," he said, "I knew I had to do something and make it possible for everyone else to use."
The rink, which is located between Sunrise Highway and the Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road station, was where the village opened its skate park in 2011. Last fall, village officials decided to move the skate park, which features portable equipment, to the concrete area in between the miniature golf course and the pool at Hendrickson Park.
According to Barra, he, Kotcher and a few other village officials planned to inspect the rink shortly after the deal was reached. Barra said he's not concerned about the boards or the lighting but will keep a careful eye on the rink's surface.
"The surface is the key," he said. "If the surface is bad, especially if it doesn't make it through this winter, then we're going to have to really look at it."
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More than 48 years after the inaugural season of the Mill Pond Ice Hockey League (circa 1963-69), this is great news. We didn't have all the equipment, and used to drag a very heavy goal made of makeshift water pipe from Ron and Bernie Schlameuss's garage on Spruce and Mill Rd down to the pond. We were a very enthusiastic bunch, skating all evening during the week and all day on weekends... and even into the evening after our resident engineering wannabe Ron (our goalie) inserted tiny lights into a regulation puck. We lost too many of those into the unfrozen end of the pond. We had the time of our young lives playing in the open air and imitating our NY Ranger heroes. Here's wishing the new hockey league all the best while enjoying the greatest sport ever.
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Still have the original lighted puck (& it works!) Good luck to new league!
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- Specialty: Pillow, throw blanket and table top designs.
- Price range: ($$$) High-End
- Website: stonetextilestudio.com
Store History
- Founded: 2011
- Founded by: Elizabeth Mollen
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Elizabeth Mollen inherited her love of design and art from her Grandmother, who was an artist and antique dealer. As a child, Elizabeth spent most of her time creating, drawing, and redecorating her room. When she left Chicago for college, Elizabeth received her degree in textile and apparel design and studied art in Italy. Elizabeth worked and developed her skills in New York and Los Angeles with various designers in the fashion industry. Elizabeth's favorite hobby became vintage shopping and she began to realize that her true passion was interior design work. Using her love of textiles, she began to design pillows and interior spaces for friends. The birth of Stone Textile was naturally the next step. Elizabeth has an eye for mixing textures, discovering new materials and has developed and designed original fabrics for her collection. Elizabeth currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband Russell.
Austin designer Elizabeth Mollen has launched a stunning new home textiles and decor company with an impressive first line of pillows, throw blankets and more. Just in time for gift season.
Inspired by vintage jewelry, modern architecture and fashion, you can see that she really plays around with the very idea of shapes of pillows, creating different contours and silhouettes with fabric, of which the patterns are modern, crisp and earthy.
Much like in fashion, Elizabeth designed her pillow collection so that there would be basic pillows (The Three Part Pillow), the fancy pillows (The Metallic Square Pillow), the one of a kind pillows (The Dip Pillow and the Twist Pillow), and the investment pieces like (The Square Layers floor pillow) so that folks can work on their own home's collection.
All of her products are made in the USA and though the collection isn't entirely eco-friendly, she does offer a few items like the Bamboo Stripe Throw Blanket made out of 100% Bamboo Cotton and The Diamond Cut Wood Coaster set.
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Retractable Door Straps - StraplessWritten by Chuck Vranas on April 1, 2012 Abracadabra ... now you see 'em, now you don't!
As hot rodders, we're accustomed to adding plenty of custom touches to our cars, thus giving each one a unique personality. Pull into any large-scale event, local cruise night, or friend's driveway and you're bound to see neat little details separating one ride from the next.
On a recent visit to The Hot Rod Garage in Denton, Maryland, we came across a real cool update to shop owner Ray Bartlett's personal Brookville-bodied Deuce roadster, which made us wonder why we hadn't thought of it first. Well-known for their painstaking attention to detail, they designed a simple modification to the roadster that eliminated the stock door strap with one that retracts into the kick panel. The update removed the visual barb of always seeing the strap, thus giving the area a tidy appearance. We decided to follow team leader Dean Alexander as he walked us through the installation. To prepare the area, Alexander started by removing the seat base followed by the steering wheel and shifter, to allow plenty of interior space to undertake the project. He then followed by removing the existing kick panel, door strap, and related hardware. It's a good idea to be extra cautious at this point so as not to over-extend the door and damage the paint on the body and hinges since the door strap is removed. Some soft foam padding added a bit of extra insurance to the exterior area.
With the interior now wide open, the first step was to evaluate the kick panel area and create a cardboard template for a new rigid kick panel base. Existing braces on the upper cowl and inner doorjamb structure would allow for plenty of mounting strength while also acting as a rock-solid base. Alexander measured the vertical plane of the inner doorjamb 8 inches from the floor and followed with an additional measurement at 17 inches, from the floor, while marking both spots with a black marker. Since the backside of the inner doorjamb lip would act as a mounting point for the new panel, 1/2 inch was added to each horizontal measurement. Thus the lower horizontal measurement was 8-1/2 inches and the upper measurement was 10 inches. Each measurement was then transferred to the cardboard template. To accommodate the stock door strap mounting area, a notch of 2-1/4 inches wide by 1/2-inch deep was added to the template, allowing the new panel-perfect fitment. Note that these measurements will vary from model to model. Once the cardboard template was completed, it was test-fit in the kick panel area and any needed adjustments were made. The template was then traced onto 0.080-gauge aluminum sheet and cut out using a band saw. It's important to use adequate eye protection at this stage. A belt sander topped with 50-grit was then used to deburr and smooth everything out, although a hand-held grinder with the same grit could also get the job done at home. With the new panel cut out, it was test-fitted and Alexander determined that four mounting points would do the trick to anchor it in place. He used an air-driven drill with an 1/8-inch bit to establish two mounting holes in the upper cowl brace and two in the inner doorjamb structure, while keeping clear of the factory door strap mounting points. The panel was then secured in place temporarily using Cleco fasteners.
With the panel base anchored, it was time to locate the opening for the retractable spring pocket. Using the original door strap mounting points on the inner doorjamb, Alexander used a T-square to measure inboard approximately 7-1/2 inches on each plane for reference lines. Next, the door was fully opened and a measurement was taken to determine the length of the door strap from the 7-1/2-inch mark on the aluminum base to the stock door strap mounting points on the doorframe, which equaled 13 inches. Additional accommodations included adding 1/2 inch on either strap end for edge finishing as well as a 1/2 inch to sew in the spring retainer clip. For increased durability of the new door straps 1-1/2-inch-wide seatbelt webbing was covered with 2-1/2-inch-wide Naugahyde. A few extra inches were added to the door strap for adjustment purposes, bringing the overall length to 16 inches, with extra length able to be trimmed off during the final fit. To fabricate the spring retainer clip, a simple piece of stainless steel welding rod was used to create the triangular form measuring 1-5/8 inches at the base with a top spring retention loop. For strength, a single TIG tack weld holds the form in place. To determine the final opening of the retractable spring pocket, Alexander first mounted the new door strap to the aluminum kick panel at the 7-1/2-inch mark with a pair of finish screws. He then measured 1/2 inch out from the doorjamb edge followed by 6 inches in length and 1/4-inch atop and below the belt width to ensure unobstructed movement of the strap. The panel was removed and returned to the bandsaw to cut out the opening, followed by deburring the edges with a combination file. With the panel base on the workbench, the door strap was reattached and a 1/2-inch measurement was marked forward of the spring pocket opening (by the inner doorjamb) where the spring retainer clip would be located. The spring retainer clip was then sewn in place with the spring loop located on the inside of the door strap. A 7/64-inch hole was marked 1/4-inch inboard from the left side of the panel base to anchor the door strap return spring.
Using a standard 2-inch-long by 3/8-inch-wide medium-gauge stainless steel spring, the unit was assembled and tested on the workbench. The kick panel base was then reinstalled to the body where its operation was reviewed once again. With the door wide open, the final length of the door strap was marked at the stock mounting point on the doorframe and trimmed (including 1/2 inch for end finishing). At this point the new kick panel based was then riveted in place and the retractable door strap mechanism installation was completed. To add the final bit of detail to the mix, Alexander used a 1/4-inch sheet of birch plywood measured and cut out to act as an upholstery base for the new kick panel area. To accommodate the retractable door strap, he laminated a 1/4 inch by 2-inch-wide strip to the doorjamb edge. He then used a belt sander to create an opening to allow the smooth passage of the door strap to its new hiding place. With upholstery completed in matching black Naugahyde the installation is as slick as they get. There's nothing quite like looking down at the door base and seeing the clean transition between the door and the kick panel area. To us that's just wicked cool!
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A second horizontal measurement of 10 inches was made from the upper vertical mark to complete the initial template measurements.The measurements were then transferred to a cardboard template. Note the 2-1/4-inch-wide by 1/2-inch-deep notch to accommodate the stock door strap mounting area.With the cardboard template secured in place you can see the accommodations made for the gradual sweep of the inner cowl structural supports where it will mount.An air-driven drill with an 1/8-inch bit was used to create four mounting holes for the rigid aluminum panel.
With the door wide open, a measurement of 13 inches was taken for the length of the new door strap, from the aluminum panel mount to the stock strap mount on the door.To create the new door strap, a combination of 1-1/2-inch black seatbelt webbing (for strength) and 2-1/2-inch black Naugahyde was used.Stainless steel welding rod was used to create the spring retainer clip (pictured from left to right), which measures 1-5/8 inches wide at the base and is TIG tack welded together.A pair of sheetmetal finish screws secured the door strap to the aluminum panel mount to begin final fitment.Final measurements were made for the 6-inch retractable spring pocket allowing for 1/2 inch out from the doorjamb edge as well as 1/4 inch atop and below the strap for smooth operation.The spring pocket opening was then cut out using a bandsaw. The opening was then deburred using a combination half round and flat face file.With the aluminum panel removed, a measurement of 1/2 inch from the spring pocket opening was marked to indicate where the spring retainer clip would be attached.
An air-driven hand drill was used to drill a 7/64-inch hole 1/4-inch inboard from the left side of the panel mount to anchor the return spring.On the back of the panel base you can see the standard stainless 2-inch-long by 3/8-inch-wide spring mounted.With the door fully open, Alexander measured and marked the door strap length to the factory mounting area in the door allowing for an extra 1/2 inch in length for final sewing.After the door strap was completed, it was time to secure all parts back in place to prepare for final fitment of the operational unit.With the door strap secured you can see just how nice the retractable mechanism works and how clean everything looks.With the door strap secured you can see just how nice the retractable mechanism works and how clean everything looks.This image lets you see all components in place as the retractable mechanism works in conjunction with the spring pocket and return spring.
Alexander used 1/4-inch birch plywood as a kick panel base. He added a 1/4x2-inch-wide strip and used a belt sander to create an area for return strap movement.The kick panel base fits perfectly to the cowl and firewall areas and is now ready for final upholstery.Abracadabra now you see it, now you don't! The retractable door strap not only looks great, it rids your hot rod of the stock one we've all grown so accustomed to seeing.


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Most College of Communication and Information Sciences facilities are located in Reese Phifer Hall. This area (the "Old Union") served as the student union before Ferguson Center was built and thus enjoys a central location. Phifer Hall houses the departments of advertising and public relations, communication studies, journalism, and telecommunication and film, as well as the Center for Public Television and Radio, WVUA-TV 7, the Institute for Communication Research, and the College dean's office. Phifer Hall contains television studios, radio studios, classrooms, conference rooms, offices, darkrooms, laboratories, a reading room, and Tisch Student Services. Academic space is also available on the fifth floor of the main library.
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There are certain regulations you need to take in consideration when thinking about making a Nazi film. Just heed these instructions, and you'll be holding an Oscar in your hands in no time!
Swastika (the tilted one) is definitively the most effective symbol of the 20th century, and sells DVDs almost like helicopters and explosions in the front cover. You just can't do a Nazi film without it. How about a closeup shot of a red canvas fluttering slowly in the wind, then slowly tilting up to reveal the white circle, and eventually the swastika in the middle? At least two films last year opened with the exactly same shot (Valkyrie and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas). A filmmaker should be aware of the fact that this is the ultimate Nazi film cliché you won't be able to avoid, and most likely any new use of it you think you can come up with has already been seen a thousand times. So don't worry too much about it, just get it out there – the people will love it anyway. Just remember not to overuse it, there's still hundreds of Nazi films coming up, so we can't ruin the effect from them, now can we?
Black Leather Boots
What is a Nazi without the boots? You know, the shiny, tall boots that bang rhythmically on the wooden floor when the main evil officer is introduced for the first time? Not to mention the endless rows of marching boots, or the tip of the boot that crushes the filter-less cigarette into the asphalt of the airfield. The boots are just as important as the cowboy boots in a western, or the high heels in a good fetish porno film, and everybody knows what they look like, so you can't get away with something that's quite close. The boots of a Nazi officer are a sexual symbol of power, strength and manly ego, just like a male erection to a porno film, so pay a lot of attention to the shoes you pick.
A common misconception of the Nazi uniforms is that they were designed by Hugo Boss – they were not. Hugo Boss factory did produce, with the kind help of the forced labor, the black SS uniforms & some other models, but the original designs were done by SS-Oberführer Prof. Dr. Karl Diebitsch and graphic designer Walter Heck. Another common misconception of the original Nazi uniforms is that they actually look cool and sexy -they don't. One of the biggest reasons are the colours – we are used to the gray or black uniforms on the soldiers, but a big let-down for me was the fact that the uniforms were actually mostly darkish green – a colour I hate anyway (always when I try to buy something in gray or black, I only find it in this color, dunno why) – or some other stupid shit like brown, yellow or even had a pink collar in some cases. So be careful when picking your Nazi troops – SS is the best and most certain pick, since they had the all-black uniforms that go well with the black boots and the red Swastika armband. They even had a frigging dagger and a skull on their hat, which reminds me of this little comedy piece I found from the Internets:
The Colours
To continue on the topic of colors – A good Nazi film is known from it's palette: washed-out brown, green and gray. There needs to be some kind of a plug-in for After Effects called Nazificator that just desaturates everything by 35% (except red, which it boosts 50%), and it's one of the basic tools introduced to the young film students in the film schools. I haven't been into any, so I wouldn't know.
Tom Cruise, the funny little chap with an eye patch, presenting here the color palette of a good Nazi film.
Fatzi – The Mandatory Fat Nazi
Remember Hermann Göring, the fat fuck who killed himself in the jail just before he would've been hanged. He was the manifestation of all the Nazi decadency – a debauchee who loved orgies, wore an all-white uniform, and was terribly intelligent in the worst possible manner. Fatzi is one of the mandatory characters that just need to be in any self-respecting Nazi film, maybe introduced in a dinner scene with a lot of close-ups of his greasy lips, laughing and sweating like a pig. He's a wonderful character, one you can dump all of the darkest clichés on, and get away with.
The Language
Now here's a tricky issue. You know, the Nazis used to speak German, which was also played quite an important role during their regime. But as we know, the Americans hate to read, so you can't just put the Nazis speaking their original language in a film (you'd have to – god forbid! – use subtitles) and expect it to sell in the English-speaking world. So you either need to come up with a "clever" solution or accept the sales losses – and we know which option the producer or the studio usually picks. This means that we, the Europeans, need to suffer either the American-English, or even worse, the fake German accents that portrays their language. But if you go with the German language, you'll find another surprising problem quite soon: German is actually a very delicate, beautiful and soft language – quite unlike the stereotypical "jawohl Horst ich komme" -porn-German that's stuck somewhere in the back of our heads when we think about the Nazi lingo. So whatever you pick, you're doomed anyway.
Controversial Theme
Nazis are bad, we know that, thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of films and books that have been banging this into our heads for half a century now – and there's nobody disagreeing with it. But today, the trick about doing a Nazi film is to have a story with an angle to it. Maybe it's about a good nazi, or about kids in the Nazi era, or claiming that Hitler was actually a human being . When creating a story for your Nazi film that'll meet the needs of the oh-so-jaded and critical modern audience, the best way is to pick a theme from any family/general audience film, like kids, or love, or friendship, and just change the characters – or one character – into Nazis – and boom, you have an Oscar nominee in the making.
The Jew brat and the Nazi brat in The Boy in the Striped Pyjama
Hitler is a major don't in any good Nazi flick – although exception proves the rule. We've had Robert Carlyle, Ian McKellen and Liam Neeson playing Hitler, among hundreds of others, but when Bruno Ganz came out with his portrayal in Der Untergang in 2004, it was just like all the work by these hundreds of other great actors was made obsolete, and everything after that will be compared to Ganz's role. So unless you know exactly what you are doing – which you don't – forget Hitler. He's the most interesting, the most well-known figure of our times, and you just can't put some second-hand actor portraying him and put him going apeshit somewhere in the background.
Zombie Room will continue to explore the Nazi topic with one more entry, coming up tomorrow – the Top 10 Nazi Films! So stay tuned!
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