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The Seattle Times editorial board takes a look at Seattle City Light's six-year plan.
SEATTLE City Light is proposing a six-year plan that assumes rate increases of 4.7 percent per year, which amounts to nearly 32 percent by the end of 2018. That is a lot to load on the city's employers, and also its residents. City officials should strive to do better than that.
Much of the increase is unavoidable. Nearly half of it is the cost of present and future borrowing, part of it for a substation to serve growth in South Lake Union already under way. The utility also wants to spend $88 million to replace all electromechanical meters with ones that require no meter readers. This can be delayed until the utility decides if it wants to begin time-of-day pricing.
City Light's rate increases will also depend on how willing it is to root out inefficiencies. A recent study by the UMS Group of Parsippany, N.J., said the Seattle utility could save several millions a year with more efficient work practices. Its overtime hours in transmission and distribution are twice what they should be, and its work crews for routine tasks are twice the industry average in size. To replace a wood pole, the utility uses three separate crews.
City Light says that to follow some of UMS's suggestions it will need a more common-sense contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Last time, City Hall's negotiators backed down after workers took advantage of the urgency caused by storm damage to stage a sickout. This time — the contract is up early next year — City Light should have the full backing of the mayor and City Council to insist on work rules that fit 21st-century needs.
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A small part of the rate increases would buy "green tags" to comply with Initiative 937, which requires utilities to pay for new renewable energy. City Light's energy is from dams and is renewable already. The law ignores this and forces the utility to subsidize expensive energy for other people, which is unfair to Seattle ratepayers. City Light should join other Washington utilities in their effort to modify the law.
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Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna has turned down Clark County's request to intervene in its lawsuit against the federal government over the decision to allow the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to establish and build a casino near La Center.
A deputy attorney general, Rob Costello, sent a rejection email on Wednesday to Commissioner Steve Stuart and county deputy prosecutor Lawrence Watters.
Costello thanked Stuart and Watters for arranging a call with attorneys from the Washington, D.C., office of Perkins Coie, which is representing other plaintiffs in the case.
The call provided "useful information that we factored into our thinking about your case," Costello wrote.
"After consulting with some of the interested client agencies and with the governor, however, we have decided not to intervene in the case at the trial court level. All of the parties are capably represented by very good legal counsel and we are confident that the issues will be fully and fairly presented to the court. Thank you again for the information that you shared and for the invitation to participate," Costello wrote.
As Clark County Commission Chairman Tom Mielke joked Wednesday, the email was the most polite brush-off he's ever received.
Last month, Stuart said he had asked McKenna to intervene, but McKenna expressed concerns.
Stuart told Mielke and Commissioner Marc Boldt that the state typically backs a political subdivision in a fight against the federal government. He said attorneys involved in the case said that if the state stays silent it will not be unnoticed by the judge.
The lawsuit was filed Jan. 31; the federal government has denied all 19 pages of allegations.
No date has been set for oral arguments.
The challenge has taken on a special significance after the Obama administration chose to make the Cowlitz land trust case a test of a 2009 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In that ruling, known as Carcieri, the high court said the government can put land into trust only for tribes that were under federal jurisdiction in 1934.
In saying the Cowlitz could establish a reservation, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk addressed Carcieri at some length in his December decision.
"For purposes of our decision here, I need not reach the question of the precise meaning of 'recognized Indian tribe,' as used in the (Indian Reorganization Act), nor need I ascertain whether the Cowlitz Tribe was recognized by the federal government in the formal sense in 1934, in order to determine whether land may be acquired in trust for the Cowlitz Tribe," Echo Hawk wrote in his ruling.
The Cowlitz were federally recognized in 2000; that recognition was challenged and reaffirmed in 2002.
"The Cowlitz Tribe's federal acknowledgment in 2002, therefore, satisfies the IRA's requirement that the tribe be 'recognized,'" Echo Hawk wrote.
Joining Clark County in the challenge of Echo Hawk's decision: the city of Vancouver; nearby property owners Al Alexanderson, and Greg and Susan Gilbert; Dragonslayer Inc. and Michels Development, operators of the four La Center cardrooms; and Citizens Against Reservation Shopping, a group that includes Scott Campbell, publisher of The Columbian.
The plaintiffs also argue, and the defendants deny, that the current plans have inadequate mitigation for stormwater, traffic, light and noise.
The defendants are the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission.
The day after Clark County filed its lawsuit, the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde — owners of the Spirit Mountain casino in Oregon, which draws gamblers from Clark County — filed a nearly identical lawsuit.
The cases were assigned to the same judge and may be consolidated, according to court filings.
The plans for the Cowlitz reservation, which would be west of the Interstate 5 interchange in La Center, call for a two-story casino with 3,000 slot machines, 135 gaming tables, 20 poker tables and a 250-room hotel, plus an RV park, 10 restaurants and retail shops.
But that $510 million complex was proposed before the economy tanked, and the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which partnered with Cowlitz tribal member and real estate developer David Barnett of Seattle to operate the casino, has had its credit rating repeatedly downgraded by Moody's Investors Service.
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Tim Thomas-----A+ A number 1 goaltender has to steal you a game here and there. He's stolen many this year and really masked alot of problems. Last 2 games has faced over 90 plus shots...He can only mask it so much.
Zdeno Chara----A- Plays tons of minutes versus the leagues elite. Recent players poll had him voted hardest player to play against.
Milan Licic----A Leads B's in goals, finally healthy, when he plays physical the scoring chances go up.
Patrice Bergeron--B Would be an A but his play has slipped of late. Might have to do more with recchi's decline but needs to be more of an offensive force.
David Krejci---B- Once reunited with Horton and Lucic his game has steadily improved. Need him to be #1 center since Savard went down and he has answered the call.
Gregory Campbell--B- solid player has been excellent on the penalty kill. Very nice aquisition, willing to drop the gloves and does alot of dirty work.
Brad Marchand---B- Play has dipped lately but hard to overlook how valuable he was the first half of the season. Will be a factor come playoff time.
Andrew Ference--B- Before getting hurt was B's second best d-man behind chara..Needs to stay healthy and wouldnt mind the odd goal here and there.
Nathan Horton C+--was brought here to score. Since reunited with Lucic and krejci he is getting his chances and some are starting go in. Need more of it. Physical play has picked up.Needs to hit the net more.
CHris Kelly--C+ Good hard working penalty killer,good on faceoffs. Not sure if this line-up needed another campbell. Shouldn't be on the power play.
Rich peverly--C I'll give him more time since he just joined the Bergeron line shown some skill and speed but needs to get more chances.
Adam McQuaid--C Had a terrific stetch for about 3 weeks now has come back down to to earth last 5 games. Tough steady d-man.
tomas Kaberle--C- New system, not as much freedom and i think he'lll be huge come playoff time.. Just want more and starting to get impatient.
Michael Ryder--C- Great size,great shot, great fustration. in the 8-6 win vs MTL was an absolute force. Why don't we see more? have to question his heart.
Tuuka Rask--C- Came in as number 1 and lost it the first game in. 4-1 in last 5 starts and will see more playing time as B's try to rest TT. Sporadic play with sporadic playing time. I think theres a connection.
Shawn Thornton--C- Not a bad start to the season and actually stepped up his offensive production. nothing since. Come playoff time if your enforcer can't chip in a goal or 2 one has to wonder what purpose he serves on a playoff roster.
Jhonny Boychuk--D+ play has improved of late but he struggled mightily for the first half of the season. Had zero goals with about as many shots on net. Was penciled in on the PP and just now is making his way back..Great shot, needs to get it off.
Dennis Seidenberg--D To me he is the biggest dissapointment of the season. I wouldnt put him in the offensive d-man category but i didnt expect his numbers to be that dismal either. Has to do more than block shots.
Daniel Paille--D- In football Parcells would call him a "track star"..Tons of speed but no finish. Has trouble accepting a hard pass. Only value is as a penalty killer.
Tyler Seguin --Inc...I have a dog who is trained well, take him everywhere I go. Never leaves my side....My buddy has a dog who is either crated or on a short leash...His dog can't handle being with the big dogs at the dog park
Claude Julien--B- Would like to see him encourage offensive creativity. Team has more skill than is allowed to show. If your game is basically offensive i.e Kessel-Seguin your not long for his system. The name of the game is score more than your opponent, when you get a lead it's o.k to try and get another one.
Peter Chiarelli--B The core of the team is much stronger than it was when he took over. Is his fate tied to juliens who's fate might be tied to this years playoff run? Can't say for sure, but if it ends like it did last year you can bet the fans will want someone held accountable. .


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A Franklin auto parts manufacturer, KYB Americas Corp., is expanding and plans to create about 50 jobs within three years. The company plans to build a 45,900-square-foot expansion at the south side of its facility so it can move and expand its work in aftermarket parts production.
The KYB project is the third auto parts manufacturer in the city to announce an expansion in the past year. It joins a $12 million expansion by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Climate Control to add a new turbocharger production line and a $30 million investment by NSK Corp. to expand its ball screw and ball bearing production lines.
These announcements are significant in their economic impact, but they also say something about the quality of the area's workforce.
KYB's aftermarket business produces shock absorbers for parts dealers, instead of selling directly to auto production facilities, vice president of operations Sal Milioto said. The new building will allow KYB to move the aftermarket production equipment into its own area and add welding, machining and assembly lines within the next three years, he said.
Over the three years, the company will add equipment and hire 50 to 60 more employees, Milioto said. The move also will free up space in the main building, at 2625 N. Morton St., for future expansions in production lines that make parts for auto producers, he said. The company already employs 715 workers, making it one of the county's largest private employers.
Aftermarket production at KYB has increased from about 290,000 units produced three years ago to more than 790,000 in 2012, he said. The company plans to continue increasing that production to hit 2 million shock absorbers by 2020. Aftermarket parts have a higher profit margin than parts being sold to auto producers, so KYB is increasing the amount of parts it can produce in Franklin, he said.
KYB has expanded multiple times since locating in Franklin in 1989. In 2006, KYB more than doubled the size of the plant with a 260,000-square-foot expansion and in 2011 announced another expansion and that the company was purchasing the nearby Daily Journal building for office space and research facilities. The company named the facility in Franklin its North American headquarters in 2011.
Mayor Joe McGuinness called the new expansion by the Japanese-owned company exciting for the city.
"It's a very exciting time with KYB. Their commitment to the city and the county has been around for decades, and the continued expansion, it shows that dedication," McGuinness said.
The KYB expansion, especially coupled with the other industrial expansions, is indeed good news for the city. It will mean long-term jobs and a boost to the area economy.
Perhaps more importantly, though, the announcements reflect a confidence in the local labor market. Manufacturing companies don't expand if they have little hope of finding qualified workers.
So we welcome the KYB announcement, and we celebrate the fact that Johnson County can provide the skilled workers needed to make the project a success.


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Environmental advocate Mike McCoy of the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association, who was part of a 2004 lawsuit to stop the Smuggler's Gulch project, said he was alarmed by the reports of flooding.
"It's coming down off that bare construction area. Wait for another rain or so, and it could really become a problem," he said. "We'll just have to track it closely."
Tynan, who has owned his property since 1978, had to pump water off his property, where horses and goats in rented stables stood in wall-to-wall mud.
"I haven't seen it like this since 2005," Tynan said.
Yesterday, Monument Road was still muddy, especially near Smuggler's Gulch and other canyons. Forecasters say they are 90 percent certain San Diego County will stay dry for the next week or so. However, National Weather Service forecaster Mark Moede said a 10 percent chance exists that rain expected to develop far off the coast might head toward land by Sunday.
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Silverdocs, the AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival, has announced the lineup for its 2006 edition, which will kick-off with Bill Couterie's "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters," about the risky business of filmmaking, featuring candid interviews with George Clooney and Charlize Theron, among other industry professionals. The festival is set to screen 100 films from 22 countries and will take place from June 13-18 in the Washington, D.C. area. Silverdocs will close with Christopher Quinn's "21 Up America," the third installment in a series that has followed the same subjects at ages 7 and 14, and now documents what it means to be a 21-year-old American today. Quinn took the Jury and Audience Awards at Sundance this year for "God Grew Tired of Us."
This year's fest will feature a special segment called "Docs Rx: A World of Documentaries on Global Health," which will showcase documentaries that illuminate complex issues in public health, a festival release states. The segment features the world premiere screening of Ruby Yang's "The Blood of The Yingzhou District," a documentary set in rural China about a young orphan with AIDS who is searching for a permanent home. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the Global Health Council president and several health experts about the potential for AIDS eradication.
Another highlight of the fest is the International Documentary Conference, where former Vice President, Al Gore, will deliever the keynote address. The theme of the 2006 conference is "The Future of Real," and will explore the future of documentary storytelling in the face of changing distribution technology. Other events include the festival's signature program, the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, which recognizes a filmmaker's legacy for artistic excellence. This year, Silverdocs will honor director Martin Scorsese at the Guggenheim Symposium for his "extraordinary body of documentary work," a festival release states. Scorsese will be on-hand to discuss his career in a conversation with auteur filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. Several emerging filmmakers will be attending the fest with new work this year. They include: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg ("Trials of Darryl Hunt"); and Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ("Boys of Baraka") who will be screening "Jesus Camp."
"Four years ago, we set out with the American Film Institute to create the world's premiere documentary film festival," Senior Executive Vice President, Donald A. Baer, said in a festival release. "Since then, Silverdocs has built a reputation as a forum for some of the most important and provocative films around the world. We're proud to say that this year's festival offers the best international films, special events and in-depth panel discussions in the history of Silverdocs."
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Two people have been arrested after police said they stole jewelry from a Greenwood home and sold it in Ohio.
Christopher Davis, 18, and Zachary Morris, 19, both of Mooresville, were arrested on a charge of burglary.
In November, a Greenwood resident called police after coming home and finding items spread out on the floor of her home. She also found the window to the back patio room had been broken and the sliding glass door was open, according to a Johnson County Sheriff's Office report.
Several items were missing from a jewelry box in the home, and a safe that contained cash and collector coins also was gone, the report said.
Police later learned that Morris had sold some of the jewelry at a pawn shop in Springfield, Ohio. Morris had been working in the Greenwood house for about two weeks to install new floors and knew the code to get into the garage door, the report said.
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When run, the shell script prompts the user to guess a random number between 0
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If the user guesses incorrectly, the script prompts the user "Guess
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If the user guesses correctly, the script terminates printing out how many guesses the
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Guess my secret number (0-100): 101
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Guess my secret number (01-00): 82
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Two big losses Saturday could end up in a lost season for the Washington Huskies. The Huskies first lost their quarterback when Jake Locker suffered a broken right thumb. Then lost the game to Stanford 35-28 to fall to 0-4.
Two big losses Saturday night could end up in a lost season for the Washington Huskies. And who knows what else might be lost as a result?
The Huskies first lost their quarterback when Jake Locker suffered a broken right thumb that could keep him out as long as six weeks while making a block on Stanford safety Sean Wiser on a running play in the second quarter.
They then lost the game to the Stanford Cardinal, 35-28, to fall to 0-4 in a make-or-break season for coach Tyrone Willingham.
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Willingham, now 11-29 as UW's coach, admitted later this is as tough a situation as he has faced as a head coach.
Willingham opened his postgame news conference by saying it was "very difficult for me to stand before you … I felt like we could win the football game."
Later, he acknowledged he's running out of answers to turn the program around.
"I keep asking myself every day and every night, what is it that hasn't allowed us to turn that thing over to click it to get it going right?" he said. "Because I believe we have the team that can get it done. But for some reason we are not."
The Huskies were already trailing 14-7 when Locker was hurt, and while replacement Ronnie Fouch injected some enthusiasm with some accurate passing, UW ultimately couldn't overcome another porous performance from its defense.
It is only UW's second 0-4 start since 1969. The other came in 2004 when the Huskies ultimately fired coach Keith Gilbertson, leading to the hiring of Willingham.
The Cardinal came in ranked near the bottom of the Pac-10 in most statistical categories but moved at will all night against UW, finishing with a season-high 466 yards, 244 on the ground and 222 in the air.
"They just played harder than us," said UW cornerback Quinton Richardson. "They beat us fair and square."
Locker was injured with about seven minutes remaining in the second quarter.
He was hurt while throwing a block on Wiser near the sideline to spring receiver Jordan Polk on a 27-yard reverse.
"It's a freak thing," said UW offensive coordinator Tim Lappano. "That's unbelievable."
There was no official prognosis, but Lappano said he's unsure of the degree of the injury but that Locker could be out six weeks. Lappano said there's a possibility Locker could wear a cast and play another position.
It was a costly game for UW as middle linebacker Donald Butler was lost to a concussion, running back David Freeman to an ankle injury and WR D'Andre Goodwin to an apparent rib injury. Lappano indicated the injury to Goodwin, the team's leading receiver, could be long-term.
"Those are some good bullets for us," Lappano said. "That's unbelievable."
Locker stayed in for two plays after he was injured. But he took himself out after rolling out and overthrowing an open Goodwin.
He returned in the third quarter in sweats and with his right (throwing) hand wrapped.
Fouch came in and finished the drive, executing an option to convert one third down, and then hitting Jermaine Kearse for a 9-yard gain to convert another. The drive ended in a 1-yard plunge by Brandon Johnson to tie the score with 3:11 left in the second quarter.
The deadlock was short-lived, however, as the Cardinal scored quickly. On a third-and-nine play from the 39, the Huskies blitzed and Stanford QB Tavita Pritchard hit Doug Baldwin on a crossing pattern over the middle that Baldwin turned into a 61-yard touchdown, giving the Cardinal a 21-14 lead with 1:36 remaining in the first half.
Just about the time Locker emerged from the locker room in the third quarter, Stanford's Anthony Kimble ran 83 yards for a touchdown with 9:35 left in the third quarter to put Stanford ahead 28-14, and all hope seemed to be gone.
But Fouch, who was 13 of 27 for 186 yards and one touchdown, put some life back into the team, and the stadium, leading a drive that cut the gap to 28-21 with 6:14 left in the third quarter.
But the Huskies couldn't move the next time they had the ball, and the Cardinal then drove 63 yards to take a 35-21 lead with 10:22 remaining in the game on an 18-yard pass from Pritchard to Ryan Whalen.
That was the third TD pass of the game for Pritchard, a graduate of Clover Park High in Tacoma.
Willingham admitted later the team's main goal now may be to keep the players from splintering amid the rumors swirling about his future.
"They are frustrated, the coaches are frustrated, everyone is frustrated," he said. "We want to get this thing right."
Asked whether the team can turn the season around, Richardson sounded an ominous note.
"It's very hard," he said. "It's not easy to bounce back from 0-4. Everyone has their heads down. Everyone is mad. Human nature, you know?"
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COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday for a man missing from a 32-foot boat that was found empty with its motor running off Penn Cove on Whidbey Island.
The boat was found Sunday afternoon by Swinomish Tribal Fisheries Patrol, turning circles with no crew aboard. It was registered as a Swinomish tribal boat.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Shawn Eggert says witnesses saw a man aboard earlier in the afternoon.
The search included a Coast Guard helicopter from Port Angeles, cutter from Port Townsend and two boats from Seattle, as well as units from Swinomish Tribal Fisheries, Whidbey Island Fire/Rescue and the Snohomish County sheriff's dive team.


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Geroulo gets it right on Semenza
You're - you're supposed to stand for something!" defense attorney Arthur Kirkland, played by Al Pacino, shouts at his client, criminally corrupt Judge Henry T. Fleming, played by John Forsythe, in the 1979 courtroom drama "And Justice for All."
Fleming had raped a young woman and used his stature as his defense.
Alas, that often is too true to life. Time and again when wayward public servants come before the court for sentencing, the public is treated to dissertations by defense lawyers and political allies about how the officials deserve leniency because of all the fine work they did before going astray.
And, too often, the courts buy it, granting more leniency to corrupt public figures than their constituents could expect to receive for lesser crimes.
Monday in Lackawanna County Court Judge Vito Geroulo got it right in sentencing former Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza who, like the fictional Judge Fleming, was supposed to stand for something but had used his stature to obscure his crime.
Mr. Semenza was convicted by a county jury of corruption of a minor, relating to his sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Judge Geroulo sentenced him beyond the guideline, to 18 months to four years in jail, and ordered him to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, for 15 years.
"Police officers are supposed to be not above the law, but servants of the law," the judge said, an apt description of the responsibility, beyond that of citizenship alone, that comes with such power.
The judge also applied the same principle to former Old Forge Police Capt. Jamie Krenitsky, whom he sentenced to nine to 23½ months in jail, and former volunteer firefighter Walter Chiavacci, whom he sentenced to three to 18 months, for indecent assault. Both were ordered to register as sex offenders for 15 years.
Pennsylvania lawmakers long have been enamored of mandatory sentences that apply to defendants on the low rungs of society. They should apply mandatory sentencing enhancements when public officials violate the public trust.
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A recent illustration for the Skin Cancer Foundation Journal's 2016 redesign. This illustration accompanied a quiz about your skin care IQ.
Thanks to AD Robert Priest for the fun project!
A recent illustration for the Skin Cancer Foundation Journal's 2016 redesign. This illustration accompanied a quiz about your skin care IQ.
Thanks to AD Robert Priest for the fun project!
I can't believe March is nearly over! Time is passing so quickly, but this week I finally got back into the print studio to wrap up this screenprint. I started this one back in summer of 2014 and for a long while lost track of it, so this week I designed two more layers to finish it up.
I've learned that if you hit pause for too long on a piece of art, it can be really hard to get back in the swing of things. And also, designing layers as you go can slow things down if life gets in the way. I'm a different illustrator than I was in 2014, and so if I took this concept and designed it from scratch today, it'd probably look pretty different. Still, it's really fun to see this one finished and start back on some new images that let me experiment in some different ways of making!
I'll be selling this screenprint along with some other pieces at a community event coinciding with the SGCI Portland conference at Thurman Street Collective (2301 NW Thurman) in NW Portland tomorrow, March 31 from 7-10! After that, I'll be selling leftover prints at Linework NW, and on my online shop in the coming weeks.
Beetleriders, 5 color screenprint, 11x14", edition of 18.
Some lettering I made and liked recently that sums up my thoughts about working.
Recent illustration for Plansponsor– thanks as always to SooJin Buzelli for her expert art direction!
I recently worked on another illustration for Adobe's Learn team, creating a hero illustration for a tutorial for creating images for social media. We ran with a farmer's market theme– had a lot of fun with this one!
I recently got to work on an illustration for the New York Times, accompanying an article in this past Sunday Business section. The piece was all about the ongoing regrets of missing an opportunity to become an acting star as a child. The article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/jobs/for-a-child-actor-the-tears-didnt-come-until-it-was-too-late.html
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An insight from yesterday.
Since 1001 Knights met its minimum funding goal (wow!), I figured I'd share my piece for the project.
Flydhra is an undersea knight with a few barbarian tendencies. Her armor is homemade, pulled together from barnacles, seaweed, coral and seashells. This allows her to blend in with the ocean floor and hide from unexpected enemies. With her blowfish mace, her natural strength and scrappy ingenuity, she can slam through any foe!
When I designed Flydhra (whose name comes from the Old Norse for 'flounder'), my sketches were loose but weighty– I wanted to play away from typical expectations for undersea dwellers (delicate, mermaid-like, overtly sexy) and also play up my love of drawing more varieties of body-type. After lots of sketches, I made a goofy little drawing with eyes placed like a flounder's and knew I'd found my knight.
This piece is designed like I would a screenprint, with 4 colors overlaid on top of each other.
Still plenty of time to back 1001 Knights– go to their Kickstarter to learn more!
I'm a part of this really awesome project– so excited it's finally launched! You can see a little snippet of my knight on the Kickstarter page, but I'll reveal the whole piece in its limited color glory soon :) Thanks Annie and Kevin for making this happen!
The 1001 KNIGHTS ANTHOLOGY KICKSTARTER is LIVE !!!
1001 Knights is a massive 3-volume anthology project focusing on creating people-positive characters with feminist overtones. Over the course of 3 volumes, 250+ artists explore themes about what it means to be a knight and what makes for a strong character through illustration, comics, poetry, and prose. The artists involved have worked long and hard to create meaningful art that will uplift and inspire readers. 1,001 knights will be represented between all 3 volumes, including fictional characters and the contributing artists. In order to make this the coolest and most epic anthology we can dream of, we need your help! All money raised will go towards making the book and compensating the participating artists. 1001 Knights is created & curated by Annie Stoll & Kevin Jay Stanton.
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I keep a folder of personal writing to help me grow as an illustrator. On a particularly aimless moment in 2013, I wrote a manifesto to better understand what I'm all about, or what I want to be about but might not be there just yet. I hadn't reread it til today, but I am glad I did. So now I want to share it with you. It's long, but I didn't want to break it up. I hope you enjoy. -meg
Making art is probably not key to our survival as human beings; it may not clothe us or protect us from the elements. But it does feed us, and like food it can be nourishing or it can be junk. I despise the idea of contributing to the junk, to be easily consumed and forgotten. It will never last eternally, and I will never work on a magnum opus– that implies I have no more left to give. I must always move forward like a shark; but I should have a mind and heart like an elephant. A tenacious, complex and thoughtful giant willing to attack when it counts.
My work should have heart; it does not have to trumpet loudly a MESSAGE! all the time because some of the most powerful moments are very small and often aren't noticed unless you're really paying attention. Sometimes it's important to elucidate these things no one notices– those details only I notice. These key moments of heart are the showcase of my work. I am fascinated by the world at large as well as the smaller human interactions, by societies and cultures both old and new. I am not interested in riffing on pop culture; it has its own manifesto and pathway. It is important to me that my work builds on concepts, not riffing on a punchline. Pop culture is often too easy to digest and throw away, unless you have a way to connect beyond. I respect it but it's not for me. There are too many easy jokes, callbacks– I'm in it for a deeper read. I want to find ways to tell stories, push deeper into ideas and connect different weird threads. I want to draw you in close and tell you secrets, ask you to sit with me to spend a moment together, to stir something in you.
Even so, I will always want to think about emotion. Laughter and joy should present themselves in my work, as well as delight. But at the same time, sometimes I want to explore darker or more thoughtful moments– and these ideas should be in my work too. Too much joy is bland and saccharine, artificial and cloying. There needs to be balance to temper it and a willingness to explore things more unexpected. This balance is that heart I am seeking, and I need to find something in the things I make. If I don't feel delighted by an idea (even a serious one) I must question why? It's not about having to create a BIG important idea that's never been seen before, but it should stir something in you (no matter how small) to explore in future work. It's necessary to explore more than just the most literal, at least initially- sometimes straightforward solutions can serve a purpose but metaphor, puzzles and wordplay can open up new exciting directions.
It is vital to my process to never stop learning and growing. Through experimenting and reflecting, I can learn new ways of seeing. By recognizing that I will be learning throughout my life, the world becomes that much richer and I become its willing pupil. Curiosity is my driving force. The more I ask questions and dig deep, the more honesty I can find, the larger the bounds of my world become. I must listen, engage and be willing to learn from any source. I must accept that I know nothing but the world can teach me everything. I can learn things from exploration as well as education; experimenting leads to ideas, and research leads to remixing, building ideas like towers.
I must look outside the internet for enrichment. I must look outside illustration, find new hobbies, meet new people, travel the world. I must not spend my time, money and resources on things that do not enrich my being.
It's important to be honest. Honesty and transparency with my peers, with my clients, with my family and my heart will lead to new realizations. I care about this little world I inhabit; I give back to it by teaching these younger versions of myself and my current self in the process. I must be willing to gather up my research and give myself away– I cannot be hard and secretive; I must be willing to let go and show myself. There will always be more ideas, even when I think I have no more inside. Scrape the inside of the bowl and you'll find a morsel; find those little scraps of kindling to throw them into the dying fire and it'll build back up.
Process is so much more important in the long run than tangible results. Awards and validation, pats on the head are not why I spend so many hours working and worrying. I am trying to make things in order to understand my limits, understand my world and what I have to say. It's okay to not be polished all the time, and it's okay to not know what my life's mission is. Process will help define this and show me new directions to stretch in.
When I freeze, I must ask myself why and unpack those ideas before moving forward. Failure is not an option, because there is no such thing as true failure. Remember there is nothing to lose in taking a risk; perhaps making an ugly little child, but this experiment might lead to an attractive sibling or cousin later. You can always let it go be something else and move onto new creations. In other words, say 'fuck it' to preciousness. Do not worry about good or bad, or about right or wrong. Pithy sentiments are not the point either; you must attack with vigor and reflect after. Be fierce. Look back, look forward, find the rhythm and step back to see where you've gone. Forgive ugly work and learn from it. They have lessons to teach you if you'd only listen instead of run away and hide.
It's different though to say no. Saying no is ruthless yet empowering; say yes to the things that truly matter.
Reacting to my weaknesses is okay; but fixating on my missteps serves no one and is looking at the problem the wrong way. Instead I must look towards solutions and realize I have been given a path to travel; and it is going to be rough and knock me about the head until it starts making sense. But this is the creative process! Better to be knocked about the head than avoiding problems til you're dead. In the long run, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Well, I'm a little behind on my usual yearly post– but still super enthusiastic for 2016! 2015 was a busy, crazy, and good year– my first picture book came out and was received well; I got to meet many lovely new people, try my hand at a few new skills, travel to Canada again, develop a new class for PNCA and work with some fantastic young illustrators, won a medal, and all along the way worked on some really fun personal and professional projects. It's been a year of exploration and experimentation. I read an interesting article by Anne Ditmeyer about choosing to think of the new year in terms of themes, not resolutions. I really like this; so I am going to think about 2016 as the year of digging deep and following through. A few goals for 2016:
I can't wait– let's make 2016 great guys!
A recent illustration for Planadviser's December issue. The prompt was 'going global–' hence, a global dandelion-fox hunt.
Thanks as always to SooJin Buzelli for the project!
I wanted to share a little more about the full American Express project that got released a few weeks ago! When I got the assignment, I decided I wanted to link the three images together in some way; using the natural cue of the cards' colors I opted to pan up through a jungle canopy, with hints of mystery and adventure fit in amongst all the lush imagery.
Green starts at the jungle floor; as an explorer walks through the foliage another peeks in the reflection. Moving up into the Gold, a jaguar lounges in the trees while batting at the monkey below. And in the Platinum, we pan up into the canopy where an adventurer reaches a mountain peak with herons soaring overhead.
This was a fun challenge; initially I hoped to have a subtle blend of colors between each card but it was requested to keep each image unique in color, so it was interesting to find ways to keep the transitions feel continuous but still distinct.
Thanks to American Express for the fun project!
Hey Portland! Come brave all that crazy rain this weekend and visit the Oregon Convention Center– it's time for Crafty Wonderland's Colossal Holiday Sale! I will be attending my fourth year there and selling zipper pouches, wall hangings, pillows, prints, and other accessories to adorn your life. Come visit me at booth 220, and enjoy your weekend!


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Communication is not your man's best skill. Sometimes your man is a charming mis-communicator, but sometimes he's just plain dead. Take this fun quiz to find out if your boyfriend needs some help in the listening department, or if he's just totally deceased.
1. You ask your man what he thinks about stopping by Stacey's party later. He:
a. Throws his hands up in the air and says, "I couldn't care less. Who's Stacey?"
b. Puts on his headphones and pretends to be asleep.
c. Starts giving off a rancid smell from the spot on the couch he hasn't moved from in four days.
2. You're trying to make plans for "date-night." Your man:
a. says, "sure yeah whatever you decide."
b. remains silent, gets in his car, and drives away
c. remains slumped over on the floor as his putrefied skin slowly slides off his body.
3. You're trying to talk to your boyfriend about your "life goals." Does he:
a. Nod and grunt whenever you pause.
b. Pretend to answer a phone call.
c. Emit a gurgling "popping" sound accompanied by the most foul stench because the natural gasses in his body have turned his corpse into a pressure cooker.
4. Your man accompanies you on a night out with your girlfriends. He spends the whole time:
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b. Standing across the room talking to other women.
c. Being super heavy to carry around.
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c. Spend the whole time at home, letting maggots feast on his rotting eyeballs.
If you answered mostly A's, your man needs some work.
He loves you but you aren't on the same page. Let him know that he needs to improve his listening skills or your outta there!
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Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa
Liberia, CC, Costa Rica (LIR)
Standard Room
- One king or 2 Double Beds
- Can Sleep up to 4 People
- Air-conditioning and Ceiling Fans
- Private Bath with Bath Tub and Shower
- Color Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock Radio
- Mini Bar
- Electronic Smart Locks
- In-room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Mountain and Garden Views
- Balcony or Patio
Family Studio
- Two Double Beds and a Sleeper Sofa
- Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock/Radio
- A/C and Ceiling Fan
- In-Room Safe
- Private Bath
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, oven, toaster, table and table settings, and a breakfast bar equipped with a sink
- Family studios do not offer views or feature a balcony
Pool View Room
- One king or 2 Double Beds
- Can Sleep up to 4 People
- Private Balcony or Terrace
- Air-Conditioning and Ceiling Fan
- Private Bath with Bath Tub and Shower
- Color Cable TV
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock Radio
- Mini Bar
- Electronic Smart LocksIn-room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
- Pool views
The Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa is the ONLY beachfront resort in beautiful - white sand Flamingo Beach. A scenic 45-minute drive from Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia [LIR], the tropical paradise is nearby many of the region`s spectacular national parks and charming villages. Shopping, restaurants and night life within walking distance from the resort.
Why Stay Here
- Flamingo Beach Resort also offers an All Inclusive Plan. You can look for its prices in our Hotel Option: Flamingo Beach Resort - All-Inclusive.
- Recently Remodeled with modern amenities
- Great Location
- Blue flag ecological Flamingo Beach
- Onsite Flamingo Casino - featuring slot machines, roulette and poker
- Resort activities
- PADI dive center + Best spot for Fishing
- Certificate of Excellence 2014 Winner, by Tripadvisor.
Resort Details
Resort Amenities:
The only resort on Flamingo Beach - boasting unsurpassed natural beauty in a sanctuary of tranquility. The beachfront restaurant and rooftop bar (best place at the hotel to enjoy the sunsets!), and new Serenity Spa offering rejuvenating treatments, are just some of the resort facilties.
The family center is located above the resort lobby and features billiards, fooz ball tables, a snack stand with refreshments available for purchase, and a small movie theater where occasional movies are featured on a complimentary basis.
The Famous Points Beauty Salon offers guests full service salon services including manicures, pedicures, color, cut and styling for the whole family.
Playa Vida Water Sports Center offers guests boogie board and jet ski rentals as well as beach umbrella rentals. There is no charge for beach chairs for guests of the resort.
Accommodation Details
Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa has spacious and gorgeous accommodations with modern amenities:
- High Speed Internet Access
- Babysitting services
- In-Room Safe
- Coffee Maker
- Hairdryer
- Flat Screen T.V.
- Remote Controlled Air Conditioner
- Mini-Bar
- Fully Equipped Kitchenette - in some rooms
Restaurants, Lounges & Bars
Arenas Restaurant - Member of La Chane Des Rotisseurs. Sumptuous onsite dining, serving everything from elegant, international cuisine to casual poolside dining. Breakfast 6:30AM to 10:30AM. unch 12:00PM to 4:00PM. Dinner 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
Room Service - In-room dining is available from 6:30 am to 9:30pm
The Sunset Lounge - Rooftop bar features panoramic views of the resort and the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy delicious drinks and tantalizing light fare from 3:00pm - 10:00pm Sunday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday from 3:00pm - 12:00am. Featuring a variety of live musical entertainment [schedule varies].
Magallanes Pool Bar - Famous swim-up bar where you can eat and drink wet or dry, serves refreshing cocktails and lunch or light fare daily in a casual, relaxed setting. Open from 10:00am - 6:00pm. Serves the world`s best award-winning fruit smoothies. Try a Guanabana or Mora frozen smoothie and you may never want to leave!
And just outside the resort, there is a number of dining options nearby. Within walking distance.
For the Family
This is the perfect Costa Rica beach resort to celebrate special family celebrations; birthdays, retirement, graduation, or a family reunions, or for corporate incentive trips or meetings. It offers:
- Childrens covered pool [to prevent sunburn] and outdoor Little Tykes play area adjacent to the children`s pool
- Childrens Playground
- Childrens Activities Program
- Family Center, with billiards and foot-ball table, and a small movie theater.
Meetings & Conventions
The Resort offers a facility with 4,195 square feet as event space.
Pools & Spas
The Famous Points Beauty Salon offers guests full service salon services including manicures, pedicures, color, cut and styling for the whole family.
Serenity Spa - Massages, Health and Beauty Therapies
Expansive swimming pool, with a swim-up bar and complimentary lounge chairs
The Sunset Lounge - Rooftop bar features panoramic views of the resort and the Pacific Ocean. An exquisite venue for wedding receptions and other celebrations.
Entertainment & Activities
- Playa Vida Water Sports Center offers guests boogie board and jet ski rentals as well as beach umbrella rentals. There is no charge for beach chairs for guests of the resort.
- Souvenir shops and sundry shop
- Jacuzzi
- Expansive main shimming pool
- Swim-up bar
- Kiddie pool
- Children`s playground
- 24-Hrs. Fitness center
- Tennis court, lit for night time play
- Resort activities
- PADI dive center
- Water sport center
- Tour desk
- Family center with billiards, fooz-ball, Internet station [$] and movie theatre.
At the resort or nearby, there are so many exciting, fun activities at such value that your only disappointment will be that there just won`t be enough hours in the day to enjoy them! Some of them are:
- Isla Catalina - accessible via boat
- Las Baulas National Marine Park - turtle nesting
- Palo Verde National Park and Wildlife Refuge
- Artisan Village of Guaitil
- Nearby Golf Courses
- Lake Arenal
- Tamarindo Mangroves and Estuary
- Rincon de la Vieja National Park
- Properties with Word of Mouth Testimonials
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Solid Effort From Seniors Not Enough As Beach Closes Season In Loss To Hawai'i
Senior Mike Caffey's 27 points not enough in a 79-72 loss.
Caffey, Samuels Earn All-Big West Honors
Mike Caffey named first-team All-Big West for the third year in a row.
Long Beach State Closes Season With Gritty 59-58 Win At UC Riverside
Hammonds scores 13, Samuels 12 with 11 rebounds as the 49ers end the season on a three-game winning streak.
Seniors Shine As Long Beach State Drops CSUN 69-58
David Samuels recorded his second straight double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Hammonds, Samuels Lead Long Beach State In Rout Of Cal State Fullerton
Long Beach State snaps their losing streak with the win.
Long Beach State @ Xavier
Men's basketball USATSI Gallery -- 11/181/14
LONG BEACH STATE (2013-14): Started in 29 games and played in all 32 in his first season at The Beach ... Averaged 6.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game ... Ranked sixth on the team in scoring and second on the team in rebounding ... Ranked 14th in the Big West in rebounding ... Scored in double-figures five times, and had three double-doubles on the year ... Was the team's leading rebounder eight times ... Scored 11 points in his debut against Hawaii Pacific ... Matched that total with 11 points at Washington, adding a season-high four assists ... Nabbed his first double-double with a career-high 15 points and 11 rebounds at NC State ... Put up 10 points and 10 rebounds for a second double-double against UC Davis ... Set a career high with three blocks on the road at UC Davis, scoring eight points with six rebounds ... Closed out the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds against CSUN in the Big West Tournament semifinals.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for two seasons at Collin College in Plano, Texas, under head coach Jim Signoa ... A two-time first-team all-conference honoree ... Helped lead Collin to a combined 37-14 overall record in his two years ... Led the team in scoring as a sophomore ... Averaged 15.3 points per game while starting all 23 games in 2012-13 ... Also averaged 8.3 rebounds a contest ... Shot 48.7 percent from the field (131-269) and was 9-for-30 from three-point range, shooting 30 percent ... Averaged 11.0 points per game as a freshman, playing in all 28 games and starting 22 ... Also averaged 6.7 rebounds per game in his first season ... Piled up eight double-doubles in two seasons at Collin ... Set a season high with 29 points against Temple CC, and scored in double figures in 19 of 23 games as a sophomore, and 36 of 51 games total in his junior college career ... Improved from 24 blocks as a freshman to 35 as a sophomore in five fewer games.
HIGH SCHOOL: A HS All-American nominee at Phelps Prep ... Also played at Blessed Sacrament HS ... A first-team All-City selection.
MAJOR: Sociology
Career Highs
Points: 15, at NC State, 12/7/13
Rebounds: 12, vs. CS Northridge, 3/14/14
Assists: 4, at Washington, 11/30/13
Steals: 2, vs. Michigan, 11/21/13
Blocks: 3, at Cal Poly, 2/20/14
3-FG Made: 1, 6x, last at CS Fullerton, 3/1/14
FG Made: 6, vs. CS Northridge, 3/14/14
FT Made: 7, vs. Hawaii Pacific, 11/9/13
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Ranking the Big 12 football games: OSU-Texas tops 2013 slate
1. OSU at Texas, Nov. 16: Strange but true. Home squad hasn't won in this series since 2008.
2. OU at OSU, Dec. 7: The Big 12's most dramatic rivalry. 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012. Those games are classics.
3. TCU vs. LSU at Arlington, Texas, Aug. 31: What a chance for Big 12 pride. The Frogs could slow the momentum of SEC domination.
4. OU vs. Texas at Dallas, Oct. 12: The 15th Bob Stoops-Mack Brown showdown. They're gaining on Darrell Royal-Frank Broyles, whose 19 meetings in Texas-Arkansas are the most in NCAA history.
5. Texas at TCU, Oct. 26: Frogs ruined Thanksgiving 2012 in Austin; now the 'Horns play in Fort Worth for the first time since 1994.
6. OU at Notre Dame, Sept. 28: Another huge game for Big 12 stature. The conference craves big wins like this. And oh yeah, beating the Irish would nurse the wounds of four generations of OU fans.
7. TCU at OSU, Oct. 19: Frogs go to Stillwater for the second straight year. Bummer for TCU on such a big game; the Frogs can thank Texas A&M.
8. TCU at OU, Oct. 5: Since 1954, the Sooners are 1-2 at home vs. the Frogs. It's no stretch to believe that could become 1-3.
9. OSU vs. Mississippi State at Houston, Aug. 31: More Big 12/SEC bragging rights. Lose this game, and it does more than dampen OSU's season. It marks the Big 12 as even more behind the SEC than we thought.
10. Texas at Baylor, Dec. 7: The last three seasons, the Bears have gone 2-1 vs. UT and scored 50, 48 and 30 points.
11. OU at Baylor, Nov. 7: A Thursday night special to celebrate the Sooners' last game in Floyd Casey Stadium — and first game in Waco since that memorable 2011 night when Baylor beat OU for the first time, knocked the Sooners from national title contention and won Robert Griffin III a Heisman Trophy.
12. Ole Miss at Texas, Sept. 14: Same as OSU-Mississippi State. Big 12 better win.
13. Baylor at Kansas State, Oct. 12: Will a team outside the Bedlam rivals, Texas and TCU make a surprise run at a Big 12 title? It will have to be the winner of this game.
14. Texas Tech at Kansas, Oct. 5: Seems high, I know. But KU's 21-game conference losing streak has to end sometime. This might be the Jayhawks' best chance of 2013.
15. OU at Kansas State, Nov. 23: Unfortunate scheduling. Last season, OU-KSU was the de facto title game — but was played in September. Now it's five days before Thanksgiving but doesn't figure to be a winner-take-all showdown.
16. Texas Tech vs. Baylor, at Arlington, Texas, Nov. 16: Last three scores in this series — Baylor 52-45, Baylor 66-42 and Tech 45-38. Before that stretch, Baylor hadn't reached 30 points on Tech since 1987.
17. Texas at Brigham Young, Sept. 7: Independent BYU ended up with an excellent schedule. At Notre Dame, at Wisconsin, at Virginia. Home games against Boise State, Georgia Tech, Utah and the 'Horns.
18. TCU at Kansas State, Nov. 16: Gary Patterson's first game back at his alma mater as a head coach. Could be an elimination game.
19. Baylor at OSU, Nov. 23: Robert Griffin came to Stillwater twice. Trailed 49-3 after three quarters in 2011 and 41-7 after 40 minutes in 2010. Can Bryce Petty do better?
20. Iowa at Iowa State, Sept. 14: Few fan bases love their coach as much as ISU's loves Paul Rhodes. One reason is, he beats the Hawkeyes.
21. Kansas State at Texas, Oct. 3: Bill Snyder is 5-2 against Mack Brown. Bob Stoops is 10-4 against Mack. Same exact winning percentage.
22. Baylor at TCU, Nov. 30: Art Briles is gaining on Grant Teaff as the greatest coach in Baylor history and Gary Patterson is doing the same on Dutch Meyer at TCU. Patterson might get there. Briles probably won't.
23. Texas at West Virginia, Nov. 9: Mountaineers figure to be struggling by November. This game could salvage a season.
24. TCU at Texas Tech, Sept. 12: This is turning into a nice little rivalry, fueled by Tech canceling a nonconference game a few years ago, before TCU joined the Big 12.
25. West Virginia vs. Maryland, at Baltimore, Sept. 21: The Big 12's only game against an ACC foe. Both teams figure to be mediocre, but a Mountaineer victory would at least keep the Big 12's reputation from taking a hit.
26. OSU at Texas Tech, Nov. 2: Remember when the Cowboys couldn't win in Lubbock? The last two trips, State has rolled.
27. Texas at Iowa State, Oct. 3: Longhorns never have lost in Ames, going 4-0, usually winning by blowout
28. West Virginia at Baylor, Oct. 5: The rematch of the defining Big 12 game of recent years, WVU's 70-63 survival last September.
29. TCU at Iowa State, Nov. 9: The Frogs had a nice season in 2012 but lost at home to the Cyclones.
30. Kansas State at Kansas, Nov. 30: This is the latest Sunflower State Showdown ever. KU traditionally has played K-State in October, then wrapped up its season against Missouri. The last time KU-KSU was played later than Nov. 19? Nov. 28, 1918.
31. OSU at West Virginia, Sept. 28: Since the 1984 Gator Bowl, the Cowboys are 1-7 in the Eastern Time Zone. The lone win was at Florida Atlantic in 2005.
32. Baylor at Kansas, Oct. 26: Do you realize the Bears could go into November unbeaten? The Bears' last five opponents are OU, Tech, OSU, TCU and Texas.
33. Iowa State at Tulsa, Sept. 26: The third series meeting in 391 days. Iowa State won at home last September but lost in the Liberty Bowl.
34. West Virginia at Kansas, Nov. 16: If KU still is without a conference victory, this might not be the place to get it. The Mountaineers beat the Jayhawks 59-10 in 2012.
35. Texas Tech at Texas, Nov. 28: TCU proved an adequate Thanksgiving replacement for Texas A&M. Will Tech?
36. OSU at Iowa State, Oct. 26: The Cowboys' first trip to Ames since November 2011, when ISU burst OSU's national-championship hopes and it wasn't even the worst news of the day.
37. Texas Tech at West Virginia, Oct. 19: It's 1,540 miles from Lubbock to Morgantown. Of course, it's 1,505 miles from Coral Gables to Chestnut Hill, and no one seems to mind that Miami and Boston College are in the same league.
38. Kansas at Rice, Sept. 14: Big referendum on Charlie Weis' progress. The Jayhawks lost at home to the Owls last September. Lose again, and optimism goes poof.
39. Kansas State at OSU, Oct. 5: The last two Big 12 champs would seem to be in line to stage a major tilt. But I don't believe in K-State unless Bill Snyder has a big-time quarterback.
40. Kansas State at Texas Tech, Nov. 9: In the Big 12 era, KSU was 1-5 against Mike Leach, but the Wildcats are 5-0 against Tech without Leach.
41. Tulsa at OU, Sept. 14: The Hurricane is a quality opponent, but Bob Stoops is 6-0 against TU, with an average score of 47-8, including three shutouts. Not that anyone should expect an OU shutout this season.
42. Iowa State at West Virginia, Nov. 30: Is ISU-WVU becoming a Thanksgiving weekend tradition?
43. Texas Tech at OU, Oct. 26: The Red Raiders won on their last trip to Norman, one of the most puzzling Sooner games of the Stoops era.
44. West Virginia at Kansas State, Oct. 26: No Bob Huggins to make this matchup overly interesting.
45. Kansas at Iowa State, Nov. 23: Here's how bad Kansas was last season. The Cyclones were the ninth-best team in the 10-team league, yet won 51-23 at KU.
46. North Dakota State at Kansas State, Aug. 30: The Wildcats always seem to struggle with lesser foes early in the season, but the Bison is not all that much lesser — North Dakota State has won two straight I-AA national titles.
47. West Virginia at OU, Sept. 7: Promise the same theater we saw last November in Morgantown, and I'll rank this in the top five. But for now, it seems like a humdrum conference opener.
48. Iowa State at Texas Tech, Oct. 12: Finally, Tech has a coach it loves, too. Now we'll see if Kliff Kingsbury can coach like Rhoads.
49. West Virginia at TCU, Nov. 2: The Mountaineers got their promising baseball coach, Randy Mazey, off the TCU staff. Wonder if that's where West Virginia will look for its next football coach?
50. Texas Tech at SMU, Aug. 30: SMU hasn't beaten Tech since 1986, pre-death penalty. Fourteen straight wins.
51. Iowa State at Kansas State, Nov. 2: Do you realize there are only five Big Eight schools left standing? The Oklahoma schools, the Kansas schools and Iowa State. Which means ISU-KSU is one of only five rivalries that have been played longer than four straight years — along with Bedlam, KU-KSU, KU-ISU and OU-Texas.
52. OU at Kansas, Oct. 19: Too bad the Sooners aren't playing New Mexico. Then their 2013 schedule would include games against the Notre Dame trinity of Brian Kelly, Charlie Weis and Bob Davie.
53. Iowa State at Baylor, Oct. 19: The Bears are 13-1 in their last 14 home games. OU's record in its last 14 home games is 11-3. Alabama's is 12-2.
54. SMU at TCU, Sept. 28: Kudos to SMU. With games against the Frogs, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, the Mustangs have the nation's best nonconference schedule.
55. Louisiana Tech at Kansas, Sept. 21: La. Tech won 52-24 at Illinois and lost 59-57 to Texas A&M in Shreveport. But the Bulldogs lost their coach, Sonny Dykes, and a ton of starters.
56. Iowa State at OU, Nov. 16: This game has to be better than the Cyclones' most recent trip to Norman, that 26-6 yawner in 2011 when the wind blew 50 mph.
57. OSU at Texas-San Antonio, Sept. 7: The Larry Coker Bowl. Coker started the UTSA program from scratch. He also coordinated the '88 OSU offense, a worthy predecessor to the current Big 12 machines.
58. Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State, Sept. 7: The Ragin' Cajuns have won two straight bowl games, and some think they could surprise KSU. But North Dakota State will sober up the Wildcats.
59. Louisiana-Monroe at Baylor, Sept. 21: Can you believe all these Louisiana mid-majors don't play each other? Lafayette and Monroe play, because they're both in the Sun Belt. But neither plays Louisiana Tech. Haven't since 2004 (Lafayette) and 2000 (Monroe).
60. Kansas at TCU, Oct. 12: If TCU could lose to Kansas in basketball, which happened last winter, then KU could lose to TCU in football. But don't bet on it.
61. Kansas at OSU, Nov. 9: The Jayhawks have beaten the Cowboys just once since 1995.
62. Kansas at Texas, Nov. 2: Case McCoy had to relieve David Ash last season to lead a last-minute, 21-17 Longhorn victory.
63. Texas State at Texas Tech, Sept. 21: Bobcats opened 2012 with a victory at Houston — then came home and lost 48-10 to Tech.
64. Louisiana-Monroe at OU, Aug. 31: When the Warhawks are the worst team on your schedule, you've got a decent schedule. They won at Arkansas last season.
65. Northern Iowa at Iowa State, Aug. 31: This isn't the typical I-AA pushover. UNI beat the Cyclones in 2007 and lost just 20-19 in 2011.
66. Buffalo at Baylor, Sept. 7: Where have you gone, Turner Gill? The Bulls were 4-8 last season, playing in the Mid-American Conference.
67. New Mexico State at Texas, Aug. 31: Aggies as good a pick as any for nation's perennial-worst program. They went 1-11 last season and didn't beat a I-A foe.
68. Wofford at Baylor, Aug. 31: The Terriers aren't a bad I-AA team — they tied Georgia Southern and Appalachian State atop the Southern Conference last season and played South Carolina within 24-7.
69. Massachusetts at Kansas State, Sept. 14: UMass had a rude welcome to I-A football, going 1-11 last season playing in the Mid-American Conference.
70. Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech, Sept. 7: It's hard to tell apart Stephen F. Austin and fellow I-AA Southland member Sam Houston State. Here's a clue. Stephen F. Austin is not the really good one.
71. Georgia State at West Virginia, Sept. 14: The Panthers move up to the Division I-A Sun Belt Conference, but that doesn't make Georgia State a better team. The Panthers were 1-10 last season playing in the I-AA Colonial Athletic Association.
72. Southeastern Louisiana at TCU, Sept. 7: The I-AA Lions went 5-6 last season and lost 62-10 at Missouri.
73. William & Mary at West Virginia, Aug. 31: The Tribe went 2-9 overall last season, including 1-7 in the Colonial. But if you're looking for bright spots, William & Mary lost five games by three points or less.
74. Lamar at OSU, Sept. 14: The Cardinals brought back football in 2010 after a 20-year hiatus. Lamar went 4-8 last season, playing in the I-AA Southland Conference. This won't even be a return for banished tailback Herschel Sims, who transferred from OSU to Lamar but has moved on.
75. South Dakota at Kansas, Sept. 7: The Coyotes went 1-10 last season, including 0-8 in the I-AA Missouri Valley Conference.


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The subject of this week's profile is pianist and composer Don Pullen. We began the show with a chronological look at Pullen's early work, followed by a thematic tour through the phases of an incredibly varied career as leader, sideman, and artist. Leena Mahan took over hosting & DJ duties following Pullen's "Solo Piano Album"
On this Jazz Profiles, we belatedly celebrated the 66th birthday of Anthony Braxton (b. 6/4/1945) by examining his early work with other members of the AACM as well as his solo and duet excursions and his flirtation with the jazz songbook. Leena Mahan took over DJ duties after Braxton's Donna Lee.
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Germany's Communist Past: State Parliamentarians to Be Checked for Stasi Affiliation
The eastern German state of Brandenburg on Thursday became the last of the formerly communist states to introduce a law requiring all parliamentarians to be checked for past collaboration with the East German secret police, the Stasi.
Bits of paper from torn up Stasi files. A new Brandenburg law now requires that all state parliamentarians be checked for past affiliation with the East German secret police.
It's no secret in Germany that there are tens of thousands of former informants for the East German secret police still around. After all, over the lifetime of the communist German state, more than 100,000 people provided information to the so-called Stasi on either an official or unofficial basis.
The law was a long time in coming. Brandenburg is the last of the five former East German states to enact such a regulation -- and it was only passed due to a series of revelations last fall that several members of the state parliament had cooperated with the Stasi prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
"It is about time that the state parliament addresses this question," said parliamentarian Linda Teuteberg, a member of the business-friendly Free Democrats, in response to the vote.
Outed for Their Stasi Past
Brandenburg began making headlines not long after state voters went to the polls at the end of September to elect a new state parliament -- a poll that was held concurrently with national elections. Shortly after the votes were counted, Governor Matthias Platzeck, of the Social Democrats, entered into a coalition with the far-left Left Party, ending a long-time cross-aisle political alliance with the center-right Christian Democrats.
But the ink had hardly dried on the coalition agreement before Left Party parliamentarians began to be outed for their Stasi past. Ultimately, a total of seven Left Party parliamentarians were found to have provided information to the Stasi in communist East Germany. Many were forced to resign. Political cooperation with the Left Party has long been seen as suspect in Germany due to the fact that the eastern German branch of the party can trace its roots back to the SED, the Stalinist party which ruled East Germany with an iron fist.
More Exhaustive Look
Birthler continued, saying: "The necessary confrontation with the dictatorship and with those responsible was avoided for many, many years in Brandenburg. The fact that parliamentarians were not checked and that there is no state official charged with addressing issues related to the Stasi are clear indications."
Despite the new Brandenburg law, it is unlikely that the issue is going to go away anytime soon. Last summer, the Financial Times Deutschland reported that there were some 17,000 former Stasi informants working as civil servants in Germany, most of them in the former East. Since then, there have been numerous calls for a more exhaustive look into the pasts of high-ranking civil servants.
cgh -- with wire reports
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