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Ford is taking dealer orders for the 2015 Mustang - that's not big news. But for the first time in Mustang's 50 year history, Europeans who love Detroit iron will be able to order Ford's iconic pony car.
500 allocations
According to Ford, 500 new Mustangs were allocated across 20 countries outside the U.S. Ford will in the next few weeks contact the customers from each of these countries who were quickest to place their reservation to let them know they have been successful. Each customer will then be invited to complete their order at a dealership later this year.
Ford says up to 9,000 Europeans lined up to reserve the newly redesigned 2015 Mustang. Ford says the first 500 models were reserved in the first 30 seconds.
Right hand drive available
The new Mustang will be built in left-hand drive and also as a new right-hand drive UK/European variant, according to a report in T3.
Europe options
Ford says European buyers can order fastback models in Race Red and convertible models in Magnetic Silver. Customers also have the choice of Ford's new 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine or the 5.0-litre V8 engine. Considering what petrol sells for in European countries and the way large-displacement engines are taxed, don't look for a lot of orders for V8s coming from Europe.
Europeans will also be offered Ford's SYNC 2 connectivity and navigation system; heated and ventilated seats; Park Assist; black leather trim; chrome detailing; and 19-inch alloy wheels.
Europeans love Detroit iron
Ford hopes the new Mustang will be seen as an alternative for Europeans who admire American sporty cars but cannot afford pricey sports cars like BMW, Porsche or Ferrari. European pricing isn't available but according to Ford, the 2015 Ford fastback with 3.7-liter V6 starts at $24,425 including destination and delivery charges in the United States.


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My top Domenichini ranking is slipping
By Identity Writer: J Domenichini on May 28, 2007
So it is with Google, one moment you're on top of the world, the next moment your spiraling (also spiralling) out of control. I posted a blog entry less than two weeks ago titled "This blog is number one!". In the entry, I talked about how a Google search for "Domenichini" brought my blog up as the number one entry. Later that day, I checked it again and I had slipped to number two.
Today, I checked it yet again only to find that I have slipped to the number four position. The carnage. The inhumanity. Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria. Where will I be by the time you read this entry? It's anybody's guess. Go ahead, don't worry about me. Go ahead, look! But don't tell me my ranking. It's just a bit too much right now: This is my Domenichini ranking at the moment.
Let me give you a picture. People love pictures.
Let me give you another picture. It all relates, trust me.
Okay, so why the pictures? Becuase as I noticed that my Domenichini-ness was in question, I started looking at other Domenichini-related links in my Google search. Somehow, what I concluded was this:
- I'm barely Italian at all anymore.
- I don't know what my family and friends are up to.
- I can't remember my grandfather's full name.
Okay, so why the pictures? Oh yeah. The first picture highlights the village of Montemarcello amongst a larger region in northern Italy. Here's a link about the village: Montemarcello explained in any of five languages. If I understand this correctly, my grandfather grew up there. Okay, it's like this: I was looking at all these Domenichini links and a lot of them are Italian. Actually, I'm Italian, too. The name is Italian, so this all makes sense. It just kind of struck me. I used to feel pretty Italian, not that I ever spoke Italian, but still.
Now, I probably speak 10 to 20 times more Chinese than I do Italian. Over the years, I've talked to real Italians. You know the kind from Italy? And I've come to find that I don't even say my last name right. They say the "do" of Domenichini like "Doe." I've always said it like "Duh," which describes how I feel right about now.
So anyway, there I am looking at all this real Italian Domenichini stuff. Luckily, a fair amount of it is in English. All the same, it's apparent that I've not only lost my top Domenichini ranking in Google Search, I've also lost at least four-fifths of my italian-ness. That's why I looked up Montemarcello. I wanted to get back to my roots. Unfortunately, I've never been to Montemarcello or to Italy for that matter. I was in Germany once. I really look more German, so it somehow seemed appropriate.
About the second picture, that's my brother's company. He's the handsome one. Okay, I'd better be more clear. He's the one in the middle. I came across the link for his company on the second page of my Domenichini search. Here's a link to his company: http://www.drdcon.com/.
I mean, I've been to his web site before, I'm just stating that I came across it on the second page of my Domenichini search. That's all. Plus I'm blogging about him now. So, I'm obviously not a bad or negligent brother or anything like that. Clearly! I noticed that the web site had changed a lot since I last looked at it. I never saw that group picture before either. But I am blogging about it right now, which certainly show's a brotherly bond. Somehow, this got me to thinking how I haven't much talked to family or friends lately. You know, things get in the way: life, duties, responsibilities, all that.
By the way, my cousin is also in that picture. I don't want to point him out, because he's kind of shy that way. To me, he's the one who looks the most like my brother, but I don't want to say too much since, like I said, he doens't like people fussing over him or anything.
So with all that stuff going through my head about Italian, Domenichini, family, and friends, I realized that I don't know what my grandfather's full name was. I remember he told me once and I thought I had it in my head, but I tried to think of it again and I came up with "Aldo Nicolino Giovani Domenichini." It seems like a decent approximation. I remember that it went on for a couple of minutes like that. However, I'm sure it's not exactly right. In fact, in this blog entry, I've probably messed up a few things. Still, it's a nice effort, don't you think?
"Eh shoo." My grandfather used to say that all the time. I've probably spelled it wrong. Also you have to imagine it being said with an Italiain accent. I thought I ought to throw that in. I believe it meant, "Yeah sure!" He'd also throw in "der, der" a lot. I think that meant "there, there." I always took the whole phrase to mean, "Don't worry. Everything will be just fine." So I might ask, "Grandpa, is it okay that my Domenichini ranking is slipping?" And he might say, "Eh shoo, der der, I'll cook some polenta tonight, a little baccala, couple glasses of wine. You'll forget all about that Google Search stuff, der, der. Sit down. Take it easy. I'll take care of everything." And, you know, the best thing about it was that he would, he really would.

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NJ's Common To Unusual Road Signs [Photos]
This sign in South Plainfield made me laugh. I would expect the sign to say "Speed Bump." Speed Hump? Is that a part of Speed Dating? In actuality, a speed hump is a gentle speed bump! But…I digress.
Once I stopped laughing…this sign got me noticing others. Lets face it, there are so many roadsigns in New Jersey that they can go by unnoticed…and certainly the funnier ones go by underappreciated. I posted a handful of signs here on nj1015.com yesterday. Here are a few more. I took all the photos over a 2 day period this past week.
Sometimes, the signs are in english.
Sometimes the message or directions are given in "univeral language." This sign was just behind the sign above ("Right Lane Ends"). Redundant, but effective.
This sign is pretty straightforward. But, where is the sign warning us that there is a red light camera at this intersection?
How about a sign that warns you to look for another sign?
Or, to watch out for those who can't or don't watch for themselves. Ahh, to be a child again…
Aren't there laws in New Jersey due to this… (just kidding).
Bike Crossing. And, I'll add, make sure that you are wearing your bike helmet. I'm serious.
So, are there too many signs? When I can take a picture of one yellow-diamond sign, and see another one with a completely different message, behind it..?! You come to your own conclusion.
Is it any wonder that New Jersey drivers are sometimes lost and/or confused? Maybe, there are so many signs that we can miss the ones that will help us get to our destination! As I stated yesterday: "Take this as a sign."
And, here's one from my archives that you will (probably) never see in New Jersey:
In Hayward, Wisconsin (the northwestern corner of the state, in the "snowbelt,"), during winter months, snowmobiles are not only for fun…they can be an essential form of transportation!
What unusual road signs have you seen in New Jersey? And where are they? Please post below!


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Team named to face Everton
by Kate Smith
Di Canio makes one change for SoL classh.
Paolo Di Canio has made one change to the team that defeated Newcastle United at St James' Park last week.
Jack Colback has been named in the starting line-up, in place of the injured Phil Bardsley.
The head coach will take charge of his first game at the Stadium of Light this afternoon with his previous two fixtures having been away from home.
Sunderland: Mignolet, Rose, Colback, O'Shea ©, Cuellar, McClean, Johnson, N'Diaye, Larsson, Graham, Sessegnon
Subs: Westwood, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Mangane, Mandron, Marrs, Laidler
Everton: Howard, Baines, Gibson, Heitinga, Mirallas, Distin, Osman ©, Pienaar, Coleman, Fellaini, Anichebe
Subs: Mucha, Jelavic, Oviedo, Naismith, Neville, Barkley, Duffy


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I'm having a little trouble reaching a conclusion I'm happy with. The following is an "ability" for a game, which has a damage output and a "cooldown". The cooldown is how long I must wait before I can use the ability again after it has been used, measured in seconds.
Q deals 300 damage and has a cooldown of 3 seconds. The dps (damage-per-second) of Q is 100.
I have a total of 4 abilities, including Q; with varied cooldowns. Using each of these abilities will reduce the cooldowns of the other abilities by 1 second. Eith this is mind, how do I calculate the dps of Q?


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Michelle Obama Rejects Barack's Smooch Attempt on Kiss Cam, Crowd Boos [Updated]
Poor Barack.
The Kiss Cam at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., didn't give President Obama and the First Lady a pass Monday when it featured them in the first half of the exhibition game between the U.S. and Brazil. The Washington Post's Michael Lee wrote on Twitter that Michelle resisted the president's advance when the camera displayed them on the Jumbotron. Based on the image, it looks like Barack made a pretty earnest effort with lips puckered (and an arm around to pull her in); however, she kept her distance, causing the crowd to boo. Foul on Michelle.
Update: The Verizon Center gave a rare Kiss Cam double-dip to the Obamas and according to Luke Russert, Michelle gave Barack a "nice one on the lips." Sweet redemption!!


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Judge Nugent
10-05263 CoreFirst Bank & Trust v. First Management, Inc. et al (Doc. # 56) - Document Text
- Details
- Category: Judge Nugent
- Published: 28 June 2011
- Written by Judge Nugent
SIGNED this 13 day of June, 2011.
) Case No. 09-11978
Debtor. ) Chapter 11
Plaintiff, )
v. ) Adversary No. 10-5263
JOHN R. PRATT; and )
Defendants. )
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On March 22, 2011, the Court tried CoreFirst Bank and Trust's (CFB) complaint to
determine the secured status of the mechanic's lien filed by defendant First Management, Inc. (FMI)
against the real estate that comprises The Bluffs.1 CFB challenges the priority, validity, and amount
of the lien.2 After carefully considering the evidence and the law, the Court is prepared to rule.
Findings of Fact 3
FMI served as general contractor for the construction of The Bluffs over a three-year period
beginning in December, 2005, and ending in May of 2009. FMI is owned by Douglas Compton.
The Bluffs is owned by debtor The Bluffs, L.L.C., the members of which are JC Investments, L.L.C.
which owns 50 percent, David Christie, who owns 25 percent and Alexander Glenn who owns the
remaining 25 percent. Compton holds an eighty percent equity interest in JC Investments,
effectively giving him a 40 per cent equity in the project. The complex, located in Junction City,
was erected in two phases (Phase 1A and 1B), each designed to operate as a stand-alone apartment
complex. FMI was the general contractor for both phases and First National Bank of Kansas
(FNBK) was the lead construction lender. During the pendency of this bankruptcy case, FNBK
assigned its notes and mortgages to CFB.
To finance the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A), FNBK loaned debtor $23.4 million
1 Plaintiff CFB appeared by its attorney Patrick B. Hughes. Defendant FMI appeared by
its counsel Terrence J. Campbell. Kenneth N. Hickox, Jr. appeared for the Dovetail parties, who
also challenge FMI's mechanic's lien.
2 This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(K) over which this Court has
subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 and 157(b)(1) and to which the parties
3 The Court notes that some of its findings of fact derive from the parties' stipulations
contained in the final Pretrial Order filed March 17, 2011. See Dkt. 50, pp. 4-7.
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secured by a mortgage that covered all of the real estate and improvements.4 This mortgage covers
the following described real estate: "All of Blocks One (1) and Two (2), The Bluffs Addition to
Junction City, Geary County, Kansas."5 The first mortgage was filed on August 3, 2006 with the
Geary County Register of Deeds and that lien primes all other lien claims in the case. The second
phase (Phase 1B) was also financed by FNBK for $20 million and that loan was secured by a second
mortgage that was recorded on August 29, 2007.6 This mortgage covered the following-described
real estate: "Lots One(1) and Two(2), Block One (1); and Lot One (1), Block Two (2), The Bluffs
Addition to Junction City, Kansas."7 CFB made an additional $4.0 million loan that was secured
by a mortgage recorded on September 14, 2007. This mortgage described the real estate the same
as the second mortgage granted to FNBK.8 The FNBK loans and mortgages were modified by an
agreement that was recorded on February 15, 2008. According to the testimony and plat submitted
at trial, Phase 1A was built on Block 1, Lot 1and Phase 1B was built on Block 1, Lot 2. Blocks 2
and 3 of The Bluffs Addition are undeveloped land.
In May of 2009, the project architect certified FMI's final application for payment on Phase
1B in the amount of $1.192 million. On May 27, 2009, at the urging of David Christie, FMI filed
its mechanic's lien with the Geary County Clerk of Court that is the subject of this adversary
4 Debtor executed a Mortgage, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement
and Fixture Filing dated July 31, 2006.
5 Ex. 102.
6 As with the first mortgage, debtor executed a Mortgage, Assignment of Rents and
Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing and a UCC-1 Financing Statement in conjunction
with the second mortgage.
7 Ex. 104.
8 Ex. 107.
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proceeding.9 Christie urged FMI to action after a $9 million jury verdict was returned in favor of
the Dovetail parties against him and the debtor on or about May 22, 2009. The mechanic's lien
claimed that The Bluffs owed FMI $1.642 million. In this lien statement, FMI claimed a lien upon
Block 1, Lots 1 and 2; Block 2, Lot 1; and Block 3, Lot 1 of The Bluffs Addition in Junction City,
Geary County, Kansas. On June 4, 2009, after realizing that the debtor had significantly paid down
FMI's claim, FMI filed an amended lien statement claiming only $873,295, purportedly the unpaid
balance of the Phase 1B contract fixed sum.10
FNBK filed a foreclosure case in Geary County District Court on June 11, 2009, naming FMI
as a defendant. The debtor commenced its chapter 11 case here on June 25. FMI filed a timely
proof of claim in debtor's bankruptcy on November 10, 2009 in the amount of $873,295.69 and
asserted that it was secured by the May 27, 2009 mechanic's lien filing. FNBK assigned its notes
and mortgages to CFB who recorded the assignment on December 8, 2009. CFB is the owner and
holder of all three above-described mortgage liens.
According to the testimony at trial, the debtor and FMI executed a separate construction
contract for each phase, each on AIA Form A101-1997 "stipulated sum" contracts. A copy of the
Phase 1A contract as signed by the parties was introduced at trial.11 This contract was executed as
of February 1, 2006. The work was to be substantially completed by March 16, 2007 for a stipulated
sum of $31.269 million. No copy of the actual executed Phase 1B contract was offered at trial.
Instead, FMI offered a re-printed contract that appears to have been generated on June 16, 2009
9 Ex. FMI-J.
10 Ex. FMI-K.
11 Ex. FMI-A.
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using FMI's AIA software.12 That agreement was to be effective as of July 1, 2007 and recited a
stipulated sum of $22.977 million. Although the reprinted contract states that the work is to
commence in "January 2009," all of FMI's witnesses testified that the work began in the summer
of 2007 if not sooner. The Court concludes that January 2009 was the intended substantial
completion date. The original cost of the work was stated as $22.919 million on a pay application
made by FMI in August of 2007. The cost of the work was later amended upward to $22.977
million although no change orders or amendments were offered in evidence. Even in the absence
of a copy of the executed second contract, the Court concludes that one existed because it is highly
unlikely that FNBK would have closed and funded the second phase loan without the debtor
exhibiting a construction contract.
The work on Phase 1A was completed by July 1, 2007 and, as FMI's construction manager
Robert Green testified, work began on Phase 1B shortly thereafter.13 According to the FMI payment
applications in evidence, FMI paid an engineer for services in connection with Phase 1B on July 3,
2007.14 The Court finds that the earliest date that services were provided in connection with the
second phase was July 3, 2007. FMI claims that it moved rock from the site of Phase 1B, Block 1,
12 Ex. FMI-B. The AIA [American Institute of Architects] uniform contracts are
produced using software that generates the actual document and applies a date-stamp to every
page. When FMI could not locate a signed version of the Phase 1B contract, it re-printed what
was offered in court.
13 The Phase 1A contract has been paid in full and no lien is claimed for Phase 1A. The
Court notes that after "completion" of Phase 1A, hydrants were installed on Phase 1A. This
work was omitted from the Phase 1A contract and was not part of the Phase 1B contract either.
14 Ex. FMI-C.
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Lot 2, to sites on Block 2 and that it stripped topsoil from lots on Block 2 to use in Phase 1B.15 That
work forms the basis of FMI's lien claim as to all of the Bluffs property. Phase 1B's apartments are
set on Block1, Lot 2 and the parties have stipulated that this tract and improvements are worth more
than the amount remaining due on the second mortgages and the lien. Therefore, it is unnecessary
to make findings concerning whether FMI furnished goods or services on lands other than Block
1, Lot 2.
Mr. Compton executed both the lien and amended lien statements.16 He testified that the
statements were drafted by an attorney, Todd Thompson, Esq. at the behest of David Christie. The
first lien statement claimed a lien in the entirety of the Bluffs property to secure repayment of $1.642
million. In it, FMI claimed that its services were last furnished on May 26, 2009. Compton signed
in his capacity as president of FMI. As KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1102(a) requires, the lien statement
contained Compton's verification wherein he stated that after being sworn and upon his oath, he
was the president of FMI, he was authorized to sign the statement, he had read it and knew its
contents, and that matters contained in the statement were true. He testified that he reviewed the
contents of the statement before he signed it, but that he did not track from day to day all of the
activities of the company in connection with the Bluffs. Moreover, he advised that every division
of FMI keeps it own records and that he could not know all the details. On cross examination,
however, Mr. Compton stated that he only "believed" the contents to be true, that he did not know
it to be true, and that he relied on the contents of FMI's records as well as the assistance of others
15 See Ex. FMI-F, the final plat for The Bluffs Addition. The yellow line shown on the
plat separates Phase 1A and Phase 1B construction on Block 1. Block 2 and Block 3 consist of
undeveloped land.
16 See Ex. 108 (Ex. FMI-J) and FMI-K.
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to form that belief.
Attached to the original statement are copies of a series of invoices and two internally
generated documents called "Draw Statements."17 The invoices include category descriptions of
work done by FMI's various divisions as well as work done by third party subcontractors but paid
for by FMI. Both the invoices and the statements are internal documents. It is somewhat difficult
to match up the work on the invoices with the items and amounts on the draw statements. For
instance, invoice 25625 contains a reference to "Fire Sprinkler System" for which a charge of
$21,507 is assessed. The draw statement reflects a payment in that amount to American Fire
Sprinkler Corp. but does not reference a "fire sprinkler" category.18 There is no way to match up
most of the charges on 25625 without matching the payment amounts (as opposed to associating
activities with vendors or categories of work). Only with respect to the categories of work done by
FMI's various internal divisions can one readily ascertain the content of the charges "summarized"
on the draw statement. Nothing in the lien statement actually "explains" this associative process–the
Court understood it only after hearing the testimony of Mr. Compton and Ms. Abrahamson, FMI's
controller.19 Complicating understanding the original statement is the fact that it contains duplicate
copies of the invoices claimed on the April draw statement.20
The lien statement also contains copies of invoices that are "summarized" on a document
17 The draw statements cover the months of April and May, 2009. See Ex. 108, pp. 28-29
and 37-38.
18 See Ex. 108, pp. 4, 16, 28.
19 The Court looks at many bills and invoices in the course of its work. The manner of
associating charges to the summary line items here was anything but intuitive.
20 See Ex. 108, pp. 4, 16 (duplicates of invoice no. 25625)
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called the May '09 Draw Sheet. This group of papers suffers from the same shortcomings noted
with respect to the April '09 Draw Sheet and corresponding invoices. The April draw sheet totals
$449,752.73. The May draw sheet contains a reference "bill out balance of contract" in the amount
of $873,295 that, when added to the other charges on the invoices it supposedly covers, results in
a total charge of $1,192,464.27. The "bill out balance" is not otherwise described. Nor does the lien
statement contain a copy of the Phase 1B contract, a statement of the stipulated contract sum less
payments applied, or even a running account balance. In fact, the face of the lien statements make
no reference whatsoever to Phase 1B. One cannot deduce from the lien statement what remains to
be paid without considerable effort.
Immediately after filing the first statement, FMI ascertained that it had received two draws
that reduced its amount due to $873,295. On June 4, Compton executed an amended statement that
reported the payments' receipt and reduced the amount claimed to $873,295. As supporting detail
for this amendment, FMI attached a further invoice that reflected the amount of the April and May
draws, receipts of $768,921, and showed the remaining balance due. Ms. Abrahamson explained
that FMI received three payments, one before the first lien was filed, and two shortly afterward.21
The sources of the payments were funds of the debtor and funds contributed by the members of the
Bluffs. Notably, she also testified that all of the charges for the described services (lumber,
21 These transactions or payments that reduce the amount remaining unpaid as testified to
by Ms. Abrahamson are not reflected on the invoice she generated June 2, 2009 to support the
amended lien statement amount. The dates of the payments are not shown and, in the body of
the lien statement itself, FMI represents that the payments occurred after the filing of the original
lien statement. In short, the supporting invoice attached to the amended lien statement does not
reflect Ms. Abrahamson's explanation.
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landscaping, plumbing, etc.) listed on the two lien statements had been paid.22 Only the "bill out
balance" amount remained unpaid as of June 4, 2009. Nothing on the amended lien statement
showed the Phase 1B contract sum with monthly progress payments made on the project to arrive
at the unpaid balance of the Phase 1B contract. The amended lien statement made no reference to
the Phase 1B contract. Other than the summary invoice, no other documentation was attached to
the amended lien statement.
When the debtor closed the Phase 1B loan in August of 2007, David Christie signed an
"Owner's Affidavit" wherein the debtor stated to Lawyers Title Insurance Company that there were
no unpaid contractors or claimants in connection with the Bluffs project.23 No lien waiver
documents were attached to this affidavit. In an e-mail string between Lawyers Title Insurance
Company and FMI in February of 2008, FMI represented to Lawyers Title that no subcontractor,
except for Larkin, had started work on Phase 1B before August 29, 2007, the date of filing of
FNBK's second mortgage on Phase 1B.24 On February 20, 2008, in support of a loan draw request,
FMI in its capacity as contractor executed a partial "Waiver and Release of Lien" document stating
that it sought $934,933 together with previous payments already received for work provided after
January 25, 2008.25 Then, on May 15, 2009, FMI in its capacity as "Owner or Owner's agent"
prepared a further waiver document in support of its pay application 22 for $449,752.73 on the same
22 The Court understood her testimony to mean that all of the invoices and the 2 draw
statements in the original lien statement had been paid.
23 Ex. 113.
24 Recall that the earliest work on Phase 1B commenced on July 3, 2007 and consisted of
engineering services paid for by FMI. This e-mail string obviously contradicts that fact unless
"Larkin" was the engineering provider.
25 Ex. 109.
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form. This time, however, FMI also checked the "conditional release" box stating that the release
is contingent upon receiving the payment and adding that it acknowledges receipt of $21,335,674
and grants the same "unconditional release" of the above referenced claims. Inserted below this
paragraph is a stipulation that "Final Pay App # 23 for $1,192,464.27 is unpaid." This waiver does
not appear to be executed.
Analysis and Conclusions of Law
Kansas Mechanic's Lien Statutes
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1101 (2005) creates a lien in favor of any person furnishing labor,
equipment, material, or supplies used or consumed for the improvement of real property. The lien
attaches to the real property where the labor, material, or supplies are furnished. If it is properly
documented and filed, a mechanic's lien is senior in priority to any other liens or encumbrances that
are filed after the date the lien claimant commenced furnishing labor, equipment, material or
supplies at the site of the property subject to the lien.26
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1102(a) provides that a claimant shall file a verified statement
26 The priority date of FMI's mechanic's lien is July 3, 2007, the first date that FMI paid
for engineering services on Phase 1B per exhibit FMI-C. That critical date is referenced in § 601101,
the statute giving a mechanic's lien priority over other liens and encumbrances (including
a mortgage) filed after date of commencement. Thus, were FMI's mechanic's lien otherwise
valid and compliant with the lien statement requirements of § 60-1102, it would have priority
over any mortgages recorded after July 3, 2007. The Phase 1A mortgage, filed August 3, 2006,
encumbered both Block 1 and Block 2 (Block 1 being the site of the Phase 1A and Phase 1B
apartments). Thus, CFB's first mortgage has priority over FMI's mechanic's lien to the extent of
the principal amount of $23.4 million. The Phase 1B mortgage, which also encumbered Lots 1
and 2 of Block 1, was recorded on August 29, 2007 and secured the $20 million Phase 1B loan.
Since it was filed after the date work commenced on Phase 1B, FMI's mechanic's lien is prior to
the Phase 1B mortgage as well as CFB's third mortgage recorded September 14, 2007. Of
course, this order of priority matters only if FMI's mechanic's lien statement is valid and
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containing: (1) the name of the owner of the property; (2) the name and address of the claimant; (3)
a description of the real property; and (4) a reasonably itemized statement and the amount of the
claim. The verified statement must be filed "within four months after the date material, equipment
or supplies, used or consumed was last furnished or last labor performed under the contract." In lieu
of a reasonably itemized statement, the claimant may attach to the statement a copy of the written
instrument evidencing the amount of the claim, such as the contract.27 The verified statement is to
be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county where the property is located. The clerk of
the court then records the lien by indexing it in the general index by party names and file number.28
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1102(a) requires the lien claimant to verify the statement. A
verification is essential to creating a mechanic's lien and its purpose is to swear to the truth of the
matter set forth in the lien statement.29 It is an "affidavit attached to a statement as to the truth of
the matters therein set forth."30 The verification must be absolute, not qualified.31 The execution
27 In Huber Co. v. DeSouza, 32 Kan. App. 2d 614, 617, 86 P.3d 1022 (1986), the Court
of Appeals held that this exception to a reasonably itemized statement is a narrow one and
limited to cases where the writing contains exactly the dollar amount claimed by the lienholder.
28 KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1102(b).
29 See D.J. Fair Lumber Co. v. Karlin, 199 Kan. 366, 430 P.2d 222 (1967) (explaining
the distinction between an acknowledgment and verification and disallowing amendment of lien
statement to supply the verification); Trane Co. v. Bakkalapulo, 234 Kan. 348, 672 P.2d 586
(1983) (purpose of verification).
30 Id. at 369. See also, Trane Co., supra at 352; Ekstrom United Supply Co. v. Ash Grove
Lime & Portland Cement Co., 194 Kan. 634, 636, 400 P.2d 707 (1965) (The verification
requirement means the lien statement must be sworn to by the claimant before an officer having
authority by law to administer and certify oaths.)
31 See Lewis v. Wanamaker Baptist Church, 10 Kan. App. 2d 99, 102, 692 P.2d 397
(1984) (A qualified verification that states the lien statements and attached exhibits are true and
correct to best of affiant's knowledge and belief, is insufficient.); DaMac Drilling, Inc. v.
Shoemake, 11 Kan. App. 2d 38, 713 P.2d 480 (1986) (same as applied to oil and gas lien
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of an unqualified verification implies the signer's knowledge sufficient to state the truth of the
contents of the lien statement.32
Section 60-1105(a) provides that a claimant shall file an action to foreclose a mechanic's lien
within one year from the time of filing the lien statement. Failure to timely foreclose the lien renders
it unenforceable. KAN.STAT.ANN. § 60-1108 provides that "[i]f no action to foreclose or adjudicate
any lien filed under the provisions of this article shall be instituted within the time provided in
subsection (a) of K.S.A. 60-1105, and amendments thereto, the lien shall be considered canceled by
limitation of law." Section 108(c) of the Bankruptcy Code may operate to extend the time in which
the claimant must foreclose or enforce the lien.
As the party asserting a mechanic's lien, here FMI, has the burden of bringing itself clearly
within the statutory provisions.33 "The requirements for a mechanic's lien must be strictly met for
the lien to come into existence. It is only after the lien has attached that the mechanic's lien
provisions are liberally construed."34
Of the theories that underlay CFB's and the Dovetail parties' contention that FMI's
mechanic's lien is invalid, only three remain.35 First, they contend that the lien statement does not
contain a reasonably itemized statement of the work performed or materials and supplies furnished.
32 J. Walters Const. Co. v. Greystone South Partnership, L.P., 15 Kan. App. 2d 689, 69293,
817 P.2d 201 (1991).
33 Creme de la Creme (Kansas), Inc. v. R & R Int'l, Inc., 32 Kan.App.2d 490, 493, 85
P.3d 205, rev. denied 278 Kan. 844 (2004).
34 Id. at 493.
35 As noted on page 7, supra, the parties have abandoned their argument concerning the
lienable nature of the work done on Blocks 2 and 3.
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Third, they challenge Mr. Compton's verification of the lien statement because his trial testimony
qualified his oath verification on the statement. They also assert that FMI waived its lien rights and
that FMI failed to commence its action to foreclose the mechanic's lien within one year of filing.
Because the Court concludes that the lien statement was not reasonably itemized and that the
verification was qualified, the Court need not reach the balance of CFB's or Dovetail's arguments.
Reasonably Itemized Statement
The validity of a lien statement is to be determined from its four corners, including the
contents of attachments, and not supplemented by evidence outside its contents.36 The degree of
detail required to comply with the statute is less than precise. The Kansas Court of Appeals has said
that the itemized statement required by § 60-1102(a)(4) must be "neither excessive nor insufficient
in detail but which is fair and sufficient to inform the landowner of the claim and to enable him to
ascertain whether the material was furnished and the charges fair."37 In Huber Co. v. DeSouza, the
parties' contract (on a cost-plus basis) was attached to the lien statement as the only "itemization,"
but the contract added no itemization to the description of the work or amount contained in the
statement itself.38 There was no statement of total charges due or credit for payments made or
otherwise indicated how the claimant arrived at the amount due. The mere attachment of the
contract was deemed insufficient.
The current case comes closer to meeting the "reasonably itemized" standard than Huber,
36 Trane Co., supra at 352; Huber Co. v. DeSouza, 32 Kan. App. 2d 614, 616-17, 86 P.3d
1022 (1986).
37 Scott v. Strickland, 10 Kan. App. 2d 14, 23, 691 P.2d 45 (1984) (illegible photocopies
of invoices attached to lien statement were sufficient itemization where the total charge on each
invoice was legible and the type of materials used in the work could be ascertained).
38 32 Kan. App. 2d at 616.
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but falls short because without the extrinsic testimony offered by FMI through lengthy explanation
at trial, the basis for the amount of the lien is almost incomprehensible. On the amended statement,
FMI claims the "bill out balance" of the contract. That term or language was included in the original
statement, but not explained until trial. The"bill out balance" is buried in the May Draw Statement
but its whereabouts are not apparent from the face of the amended statement. Nor is the "bill out
balance" supported by invoices of costs on the project. The amended statement is made even more
confusing by the trial testimony that the charges set forth in the April and May Draw Statements that
were attached to the original lien statement were paid and were no longer being claimed on the
amended lien statement. Neither the May Draw Statement attached to the original lien statement,
nor the summary invoice attached to the amended lien statement describe what the "bill out
balance" is or how the amount was arrived at. Nor does either lien statement itemize the "bill out
balance" to determine whether material or other lienable items were furnished and the fairness of
the amount claimed.39 FMI could have generated an invoice showing the gross stipulated contract
sum of Phase 1B, less progress payments or payment applications paid, to arrive at the unpaid
balance of the Phase 1B contract.40 Or, FMI could have supplied sufficient detail by attaching the
payment applications that comprised the unpaid balance and the Phase 1B contract. It did neither.
The Court cannot see how an owner relying only upon the statement (and not the illuminating
extrinsic testimony) could hope to determine whether "the material was furnished and the charges
39 See Scott v. Strickland, supra.
40 See DaMac Drilling, Inc. v. Shoemake, 11 Kan. App. 2d 38, 713 P.2d 480 (1986);
Holtzen v. Dunn, 176 Kan. 206, 269 P.2d 1042 (1954). The Court notes that FMI furnished the
payment information on Phase 1B during discovery and was apparently readily ascertainable.
See Ex. 118, Interrogatory No. 10.
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Based upon the foregoing case law and review of the lien statements at issue here, the Court
concludes that FMI did not provide a reasonably itemized statement. This alone suffices to render
the mechanic's lien invalid and unenforceable.
Even were the lien property itemized, Compton's verification of it was qualified and
therefore faulty. The verification he signed reads as follows:
Douglas J. Compton, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon his oath,
deposes, states and verifies under penalties of perjury:
That he is the President of First Management, Inc.; that he is authorized for
and on behalf of the corporation to execute the above amended lien statement; that
he has read the above and foregoing Amended Statement of Mechanic's Lien and
knows the contents thereof; and that the matters stated therein are true.
/s/ Douglas J. Compton42
Facially, the verification is absolute and complies with the verification requirements under
Kansas law.43 However, the validity of the verification was subject to challenge at trial.44 Compton
testified at trial that he "believed" the lien statement was true, but was could not state that he "knew"
41 See Scott v. Strickland, supra, 10 Kan. App. 2d at 23.
42 Ex. 108 (Emphasis added.).
43 See Star Lumber & Supply Co., Inc. v. Capital Const. Co., Inc., 238 Kan. 743, 751,
715 P.2d 11 (1986) (properly verified lien statement was prima facie evidence that person
signing affidavit was properly sworn; fact that person could not recall the procedure precisely
several years later was insufficient to overcome presumptive validity).
44 Id. (The jurat is presumptive evidence that the oath was administered and so long as
the jurat is unimpeached it is conclusive.); Halsey v. Pat Reichenberger Lumber, Inc., 5 Kan.
App. 2d 622, 621 P.2d 1-21 (1981) (verification was invalid as a matter of law where affiant
testified in his deposition that he signed the lien statement outside the presence of a notary).
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it was true. A verification based upon the affiant's understanding and belief is a qualified
verification and insufficient.45 While Compton did not have to have personal knowledge of every
transaction comprising the lien amount, he was permitted to rely on FMI's business records for his
knowledge of the contents of the lien statement if he believed those records accurate.46 But based
upon those records and that knowledge, Mr. Compton was required to state that the lien statement
was unqualifiedly true. Indeed, he testified that he "did not have a clue" at the time the first
statement was signed about all of the contents of the statement. In addition, the statement he signed
on May 27, 2009 was patently NOT true because, as the amendment indicates, the first statement
overstated by several hundred thousand dollars the extent of FMI's claim. Contrast Compton's oral
contradiction and qualification of his signed verification at trial with the testimony of the signer in
the Star Lumber case cited by FMI. There, the lien claimant's president testified that he relied on
the records of the company as well as his officers and employees in swearing to the content of the
lien statement. The Supreme Court concluded that when a verification is based on business records,
it is sufficient where the signer testifies to his knowledge and belief in the records' accuracy.47
While his belief is understandable given the size and scope of his affairs, Compton's qualified oath
falls far short of that standard.
Because the verification is qualified, the mechanic's lien statement is unenforceable. In light
of these findings, the Court need not address the parties' remaining waiver argument.
45 Lewis v. Wanamaker Baptist Church, supra.
46 See Star Lumber, supra at 751-52.
47 Id.
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FMI's mechanic's lien fails because it is not reasonably itemized to the degree required by
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 60-1102. In the absence of an extrinsic explanation or a summary of the
accounting for what remained of the Phase 1B contract sum to be paid, there is no way to understand
from the four corners of the statement what the "bill out balance" amount of $873,295 claimed is
for and whether lienable items were furnished for that amount. In addition, FMI's president
impeached his verification of the lien statement, rendering it qualified at best. Kansas law requires
the verification to be absolute.
Judgment is therefore entered in favor of CFB determining FMI's lien to be invalid and
unenforceable. FMI is allowed an unsecured claim in the amount of $873,295.69. A Judgment on
Decision shall issue this day.
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Quotes About the Force
I'd like to make this thread an archive of quotes about the Force,
including those from George Lucas himself, if you can find any.
What is the Force, and what does it do? What is its nature?
What make up the Light Side and the Dark Side of the Force?
I'd like to say, "May the Force be with you!" as you search. :)
One of my favorites:
Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it binds the universe together.
LOL, Jae thats Hilarious, i love it, haha :lol:. I can't think of one, ahhwwww!! :)
Hehe.... the first of the Force quotes.....
That's a very interesting topic, indeed. Well this is mine.
Force is an unknown matter, but it's known within us. We're all binded to it. It is essence of all living, but it looks like a living by itself. It has a Light and Dark Side, just like Duct tape. Now this is getting interesting: The Force was balanced by constant conflict of Light side and Dark Side. Otherwise, there would be no Force.
F = ma
Best force quote ever. :xp:
Obi-Wan: The Force will be with you, always.
Obi-Wan, again: The Force can have a strong influence on the weak minded.
^^^ I want to know how to use the Force. I know plenty of weak-minded people who i could manipulate!
Darth Vader: Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed; the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
^^^ How true!
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls MY destiny.
@jmac: I thought F= dp
"Master Yoda you can't die!"
- "Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong..."
:yodac: "Use the Force, you must!"
:vader3: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
Here are some various quotes about various aspects of the Force...
"Which brings us up to the films 4, 5, and 6, in which Anakin's offspring redeem him and allow him to fulfill the prophecy where he brings Balance to the Force by doing away with the Sith and getting rid of evil in the universe..." -Lucas
"But if it was force-generated, it could be Force repelled. Luke raised his arms to deflect the bolts. Initially, he was successful- the lightning rebounded from his touch, harmlessly into the walls. Soon, though, the shocks came with such speed and power, they course over and into him. -ROTJ novelization"
"But this was no simple warrior enemy. Dooku's hand shot out toward the charging Jedi, sending forth a Force push as solid as any stone wall, and a burst of blue Force lightning, unknown to the Jedi, charged all about the trapped and lifted Jedi Padawan." -AOTC novelization
"...I had to begin to show that Dooku had these powers similar to what the Emperor had. Sith powers. Dark Side powers...so we do a little bit of the Sith thing in the beginning to get rid of Anakin and let Obi-Wan have his fight." -Lucas
"...to become the most powerful Jedi, and the only way you can really do that is to go to the Dark side because the Dark side is more powerful. If you want the ultimate power you really have to go to the stronger side, which is the Dark side..." - Lucas [AOTC commentary]
Plus I don't think in Lucas' mind there is such a thing as a Sith ghost. From one of the drafts of ANH:
It seems to me it's a trade off.
It could also depend on how you measure the "power" of the sides, and what use you intend for it. If you need to wreak destruction and violence then the Dark side is clearly stronger. But the Force isn't merely a weapon, there are other aspects to it, which are less useful in situations or fighting and struggle, in which the Light side might be stronger. As has been mentioned before, the Dark side might be more powerful, but the power "burns out" the user quicker than the Light side would.
Anyway, another famous one...
"Its energy sorrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter! You have to feel the Force around you: Here, between you, me, the rock, the tree - everywhere. Even between swamp ... and ship."
Aaah, somehow jedi have been downgraded a little since the OT... :-/
"Size matters not, judge me by my size do you? And well you should not, for my ally is the Force and a powerful ally it is."
"Only a fully trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his ally can destroy Vader and his Emperor."
Good choice of quote, too :D
As to Yoda's statement, the important thing is to keep in mind that that is a character's point of view. In any event, that extra power comes with a great cost, so I don't think Yoda's statement is invalid necessarily.
The funny thing about Yoda's statement is that it kind of contradicts itself. The fact that the dark side provides quicker and easier use of the same powers makes it inherently more powerful, like any tool that lets you do something easier than another tool.
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Last night at the Marines' Memorial Theater, Opera Parallel began their weekend run of the first North American performances of Adam Gorb's opera Anya17. Ben Kaye described his libretto as "an amalgam of just some of the horrific, real stories from the world of sex trafficking which I discovered during my research with leading charities and caseworkers in the field." One might say that the result is a musical dramatization of ethnography, much the same way that Charles S. Dutton's miniseries for HBO The Corner was a dramatization of The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, an ingeniously conceived synthesis of ethnography and journalism by David Simon and Ed Burns.
The most important thing to note about Anya17 is that it is not easy to take. Those looking for little more than a pleasant night out at the opera would be advised to look elsewhere. This is an uncompromising treatment that thoroughly justifies Kaye's use of the adjective "horrific." At the same time the production forces us to recognize just how fine the line is between an uncompromising account of the horrific and a pornographic one. As the narrative unfolds as brutality after brutality, it would be hard for anyone in the audience to avoid questioning if (s)he has been reduced to a voyeur of atrocities.
It is clear, however, that Kaye wanted to get beyond mere voyeurism. Rather, his goal was to compel an otherwise passive audience to pay attention to basic realities that most would prefer to ignore. Anya17 thus follows in a literary tradition of books like Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, which forced dark truths about the treatment of slaves on readers who preferred to avoid such uncomfortable thoughts, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, which approached the food processing industry the same way, and, closer to home, Randy Shilts' And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic, which exposed the willful negligence from all levels of government at the onset of the AIDS epidemic. Each of those books thrusts the reader into making highly disturbing observations, without reducing him/her to the level of a perverted voyeur.
Thus, the more important questions concern how such an uncompromising narrative can be handled by both a musical setting and a staging of the performance as opera. For the former, Gorb chose to work with the resources of a chamber orchestra. The only extensive resource is the diversity of instruments played by the percussionist (Erika Johnson). The remaining parts also have single performers. These include a string quartet (violinists Roy Malan and Stephanie Bibbo, violist Ellen Ruth Rose, and cellist Adaiha Macadam-Somer), along with bass (Stan Poplin), a wind section of flute (Carmen Lemoine), oboe and English horn (Kyle Bruckmann), clarinet and bass clarinet (Peter Josheff), and bassoon and contrabassoon (David Granger), a brass section of horn (Alicia Telford), trumpet (John Freeman), and trombone (Hall Goff), and pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi.
Gorb has a keen ear for harnessing the intensity of dissonance to Kaye's narrative. This involves some highly imaginative combinations of instruments, along with a few well-chosen and highly arresting outbursts from the entire ensemble, led deftly by Music Director Nicole Paiement. Only six vocalists were involved, each with a voice as intensely controlled as the instrumental parts. Anna Noggle sang the title role in a style that was both musically and dramatically convincing; but the same can be said of her two fellow sex slaves, Mila and the blind Elena, sung, respectively, by Shawnette Sulker and Laura Krumm. Victor Benedetti was not afraid to evoke all of the brutality of Viktor, the "keeper" of these three girls, while Andres Ramirez doubled as Uri, who first lures Anya into the "system" and Gabriel, the customer who falls in love with her. The real powerhouse, however, was Catherine Cook as Victor's assistant Natalia, instrumental in managing all the "business basics" of this trade.
As in his past productions, Director Brian Staufenbiel made rich use of media. This included some highly imaginative use of projected images to substitute for extensive use of scenery and sets. However, what mattered most was the acting technique of each of the six singers. It was through that technique that Staufenbiel arrived at the fundamental dramatic elements that ultimately made this performance so unrelenting and uncompromising.
This was clearly the work of highly committed courage and focused attention to detail, without which the whole affair could have devolved into triviality (or, worse, pornography). Those considering attending one of the two remaining performances need to be aware of what is in store for them. Those who then take the plunge will emerge, possibly uncomfortably, with a deeper understanding of one of the uglier trends of our contemporary life.


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The San Jose Sharks have the best home record in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League, and they're proving it again this week, with a 2-0-1 record in their first three games back at the SAP Center after the Olympic break.
Despite dropping 3-2, overtime decision to the Carolina Hurricanes last Tuesday, the Sharks have rebounded to beat the best team in the Eastern Conference (Thursday's 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins) and the best team in league history (Saturday's 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens).
Now 24-4-4 at home, San Jose has one more home game on Tuesday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs before they take to the road again for three games in four nights back east.
Overall, the Sharks are 47-17-7 this year, and they sit four points behind the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks. San Jose is 11 points ahead of the third-place Los Angeles Kings, although the Sharks have played one more game than both Anaheim and L.A.
Tuesday's loss to Carolina was disappointing in the fact San Jose was outplayed in the overtime period. The Hurricanes got four shots on goal to just one for the Sharks, and giving up with winning goal with just 42 seconds left in the overtime frame was somewhat crushing.
Perhaps San Jose was playing for the shootout, where they've had amazing success this year. The Sharks have nine wins in that situation this year, the most in the NHL for the 2013-2014 season. But the shootout doesn't exist in playoff hockey, so San Jose has to keep striving to win in regulation first -- and then put the extra effort forth in overtime.
Thursday's win over the Penguins was particularly sweet, however: first, the Sharks demonstrated a nice recovery from the Tuesday loss, and second, they trailed entering the third period, 2-1. And third, after San Jose tied up the score at 2-2 against Pittsburgh, the visitors scored just 21 seconds later to take back the lead.
These three things often get the Sharks down, but this time, they exploded in response instead. Brent Burns scored to tie the game, Joe Thornton scored to give San Jose the lead, and Burns scored again late to provide some insurance.
Usually, it's the Sharks blowing third-period leads, but this time, it was the opponent. San Jose outshot the Penguins, 47-22, including a huge 16-4 edge in the decisive third period, and it paid off this time, handsomely.
Saturday's shutout of the Canadiens may have heralded a return to form for goaltender Antti Niemi, too: he made 27 saves in notching his first shutout since winning, 2-0, Montreal back on October 26. After an ugly February where he posted an .892 save percentage, perhaps Niemi is back on track now.
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The Ministry of Defence has failed to keep a promise to sell eight "frivolous" modern artworks that cost £232,000, instead spending £3,700 on relocating and replacing them.
The former Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, declared in 2010 that the oil paintings, commissioned by the previous Government, were a waste of public money. He vowed to sell the art at auction and give the proceeds to forces charities such as Help for Heroes.
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When Princeton hosts Lehigh at 6 pm on Sept. 21, it will do more than kick off the Tigers' 2013 football season. It will also be the first of six games on the NBC Sports Network.
The Ivy League's six games on the NBC Sports Network are part of NBC Sports Group's combined coverage of the 2013 college football season.
NBC Sports Group's college football studio team will provide pregame and postgame coverage during select college football telecasts during the college football season. Game commentators will be announced closer to the start of the season.
The NBC Sports Network, previously branded as VERSUS, has televised 24 Ivy League football matchups featuring all eight schools over the past five seasons.
Lehigh has won three straight in this series, though last year's season opener ended with the reigning Patriot League champion holding on to a 17-14 victory over Princeton. Lehigh has been Princeton's season-opening opponent six times in the last eight years, and the Tigers have only won once in that stretch (2006); that season, Princeton went on to win the Ivy League title.
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text: Department of Communication Science http://hdl.handle.net/10500/181 2016-07-01T15:23:46Z 2016-07-01T15:23:46Z Towards contextualising stakeholder relationship indicators for corporate-community relationships http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20111 2016-04-19T01:00:20Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Towards contextualising stakeholder relationship indicators for corporate-community relationships In circumstances that are substantially different from the norm, new ways of thinking about those alternative contexts are necessary. In the context of corporate governance and corporate social investment (CSI) the relationship between corporate donors and community organisations is regarded as important, but the indicators used to describe this relationship need revisiting. The argument in this article is that context-specific indicators are needed to bring the true nature of the corporate–community relationship to the fore. In addition, a suggestion is made that such indicators be both rigorous and relevant in describing the relationship. In an interpretative, qualitative exploration of data from individual interviews it was revealed that well-known relationship indicators were inadequate to describe the relationship between corporate donors and community organisations accurately. The article could serve as the first step in reviewing stakeholder relationship indicators from organisational communication research and adapting these indicators to a specific context. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Challenges in donor-NPO relationships in the context of Corporate Social Investment van Dyk, Louise Isabel Fourie, Lynnette Mitzi http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20110 2016-04-19T01:00:24Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Challenges in donor-NPO relationships in the context of Corporate Social Investment van Dyk, Louise Isabel; Fourie, Lynnette Mitzi The purpose of this article is to highlight challenges in the relationship between corporate donors and recipient NPOs within the context of corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa and to link the relational challenges to problems NPOs face in general. It is theoretically argued that CSI forms an important part of sustainable development and that NPOs, in turn, form an integral part of many organisations' social investment. The challenges faced by them need addressing for the sake of NPOs, donors and society as a whole. It was found that although the stakeholder relationship generally shows both positive and negative perceptions of the parties involved, the challenges that exist can be traced to challenges in the everyday functioning of NPOs, including resource limitations and dependence; staffing problems; and strategy, management and environmental challenges. These challenges facing NPOs manifest in their relationship with donors and can be seen in the power imbalance in the relationship that favours donors, the lack of transparency by NPOs, divergent views on commitment, the questioned competence of NPOs, time constraints in the execution of activities, a perceived incomprehension by NPOs of the realities of the business world, and an unwillingness on the part of donors to allow NPOs some decision-making power. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A study explicating theoretical aspects of corporate-community relationships in the context of corporate social investment Fourie, Lynnette van Dyk, Louise http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20097 2016-04-13T01:00:20Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A study explicating theoretical aspects of corporate-community relationships in the context of corporate social investment Fourie, Lynnette; van Dyk, Louise Poles apart in underlying values, the capitalistic stakeholder theory and the principles of participatory communication for social development are simultaneously present in the communication environment of corporate social investment (CSI). Both these theories have principles such as ethics, fairness, dialogue, a people-orientation and an acceptance of a complex and dynamic reality in their application, but the stakeholder theory and participatory development communication differ greatly in ideological nature, economic principles, target groups and intended direction of action. Explicating the divides and likenesses between the theoretical principles that guide the actions of corporate companies and recipient community organisations respectively allows for certain suggestions to be made about opportunities and challenges within the relationship between the two. In this paper the opportunities implied by the theoretical similarities (integrity, dialogue, consideration and compassion) and the challenges (turbulence, lack of shared meaning and the challenges of the different worlds the parties come from) are critically analysed and suggestions given for using these theoretical insights in applied settings. Conference paper in peer-reviewed proceedings. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Exploring the communication relationship between corporate donors and social development NPO-recipients van Dyk, Louise Isabel Fourie, Lynnette Mitzi http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20096 2016-04-13T01:00:20Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Exploring the communication relationship between corporate donors and social development NPO-recipients van Dyk, Louise Isabel; Fourie, Lynnette Mitzi The complexities in the social development setting in South African are clearly evident from unemployment and poverty statistics, low levels of literacy and education and lacking government response to social ills (CASE 2003). Added to the complex environment in which South African non-profit organisations (NPOs) operate, is the communication relationship between NPOs and their corporate donors (as stakeholders of one another). This relationship is important for the survival and financial sustainability of the NPOs and to the corporate companies' adherence to stakeholder demands and guiding principles such as set out in the King III Report (IoDSA 2009). In this article, findings resulting from partially structured interviews with NPO managers, corporate social investment (CSI) officers of South African corporate companies and independent CSI consultants are discussed. This study maps the complex shared and divergent perceptions of communication relationships between social development NPOs and their donors, and finds that not only is the communication relations strained, but a corporate communication perspective alone is not suitable to describe (or manage) this specific relationship. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z


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R.A.W.! R.A.W.!, R.A.W.! Three cheers (and $100 each) for the finalists in CCA's inaugural 2010 R.A.W. Photo (real artists @ work) contest, which had as its theme "living within CCA's residence halls."
Undergraduates currently living on campus were challenged to submit standalone images that capture a moment, a mood, a memory, or other quality of CCA's residential life. (And in the case of the Special Distinction award, below, a series of images was submitted that collectively told a story about residential hall living.)
- First place: Maria Estrada Ceramics
- Second place: Xiangdi "Diz" Wang Architecture
- Third place: Jessica Jones Photography
- Special Distinction: Dierdre Cook Photography
Seven faculty and staff persons comprised the jury that judged the submissions. A point system and individual ranking were used to determine the winning selections.
Said CCA Residential Life Director Jeannine Szamreta: "It's exciting to see how much fun our students are having while living in our residence halls. 'Twister' symbolizes how our students from all backgrounds come together as a community to challenge and support each other as artists. I especially loved the woman cooking in the lounge kitchen, because it represents a necessary skill needed for a healthy balance as a student in and out of the classroom."
About the Winners
First Place
CCA Ceramics undergraduate Maria Estrada took first place for Twister, which playfully depicts Clifton Hall residents involved in a round of Twister (a game that entangles players as they are challenged to match their hands and feet to randomly assigned colored dots). "Honestly, I entered the contest because of the prize and the fact that as a college student, I need those easy ways of earning cash. But I did enjoy taking photos of the Twister event. I was able to see the competitive side of some people [from the residence hall], especially when you're playing for chocolate-chip cookies."
Second Place
Second place was awarded to first-year Architecture student Xiangdi "Diz" Wang for Look at Me!, a semi-abstract depiction of students basking in the late-afternoon sun outside Clifton Hall. "I enjoy living in Clifton Hall," shared Diz. "There is a lot of fun and people around here. I love it." As for the digital image itself: "This photo was made using a 10-22mm lens. I use it to shoot a lot of landscape images outside of Clifton's window, which offers a gorgeous view."
Third Place
First-year Photography student Jessica Jones's Easy as Mac and Cheese earned third place: "I think my mom's biggest worry concerning me going away to college was not the distance, but rather my inability to cook. She'd be proud to know that living in the dorms has forced me to break the habit, and visit the lounge kitchen once in awhile."
Special Distinction
First-year Photography student Dierdre Cook's Residential Life series garnered a special distinction award: "We study hard and party late, but we try to sleep whenever we can. I'd say we live normal residential lives: going on adventures . . . hanging out . . . cooking . . . and going shopping."
CCA's Clay Walsh, senior marketing manager within the colleges Communications Office, added: "What a fun contest! I was thrilled to see the creative ways in which the students expressed themselves with their cameras. I feel you can really see them let loose and show a side of their lives that isn't in the studio or studying. We really enjoyed what the students had to share with us for the inaugural R.A.W. Photo contest, and I am very excited to see this contest grow for years to come."
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McCully calls for Labour counterpart to be sacked
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is calling on Labour's leader to sack his foreign affairs spokesperson if he doesn't apologise for an attack on a government appointee.
Phil Goff raised questions in Parliament on Wednesday about the potential conflict of interest of Peter Kiely, a government-appointed director of Pacific Forum Line shipping.
It emerged on Wednesday that Mr Kiely was a shareholder of the company Sofrana which recently bought New Zealand's 23% share in Pacific Forum Line.
Mr McCully said Mr Kiely's shareholding was as a non-beneficial trusteee and that Mr Goff owed the Auckland lawyer an apology.
He says if he doesn't, Labour leader David Shearer should sack him.
Parliament was told on Thursday that Mr Kiely disclosed that he was a trustee in Sofrana in July this year.
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DPS Rotation & Cooldowns for Fire Mage in PvE | Latest Patch 6.2.4
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The following rotation guide was developed through extensive simulations and play testing with the goal of keeping the guide as simple as possible without sacrificing performance. This guide also included AoE rotations and provides details on when to use special talents and cooldowns.
Single Target Rotation
DPS Priority: Execute the following priority for optimal DPS.
- Combustion with Ignite on the target.
- Pyroblast with both Pyroblast! and Heating Up procs.
- Inferno Blast with Heating Up procs.
- Fireball as a filler spell.
- Scorch as a filler spell when moving.
Fire Mage DPS is based on the use of Combustion and converting Heating Up into Pyroblast! procs. Your top priority is to use Combustion when Ignite on your target. After that, cast Pyroblast when both Pyroblast! and Heating Up procs are present. You can force Pyroblast! procs by waiting for Heating Up to proc off a spell critical and then using Inferno Blast as your next spell. Inferno Blast will always crit and guarantees that Heating Up becomes Pyroblast!. Use Fireball when waiting on other cooldowns or for Heating Up procs.
AoE Rotation
- Inferno Blast to spread DoTs.
- Dragons Breath on cooldown.
- Flamestrike on cooldown.
With 3 or less enemies, it is best to pick one and proceed with the single target rotation. At 3-5 enemies, continue with the single target rotation but use Inferno Blast to spread your Fire damage effects to nearby targets. This includes the DoT created by Combustion. At 5+ enemies, use Flamestrike and Dragons Breath on cooldown while continuing to spread your DoTs with Inferno Blast and the rest of your single target rotation.
Below is advice on how to use the performance-enhancing talents that were selected in this guide.
- Blast Wave should be cast on cooldown to prevent charges from being wasted. However, if you need to deal additional burst damage then you can let the charges stack and cast Blast Wave twice in a row. Use this ability in both your single target and AoE rotations.
- Rune of Power requires that you stand within the rune and recast Rune of Power as it is about to expire.
- Prismatic Crystal creates a crystal that, when attacked, deals area damage. You should summon the crystal as often as possible and apply as much burst damage as possible to it including using your DPS cooldown.
Effective Cooldowns
These are effective cooldowns to try and incorporate into most all encounters.
- Combustion Use as directed in the single target DPS section.
- Time Warp Use as directed by your raid or party leader.


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The Mazda 6 has surely been a favorite of auto journalists across the globe, each having their own reasons. Yet, it has never quite caught on with the mass population of the car buying public. So Mazda has seriously upped their efforts with the new 2014 model. The result is a more stylish, more fuel friendly car that is still practical, roomy, and quite fun to drive.
The 2014 Mazda 6 has one of the best looking designs in the class, and is a rival to the Ford Fusion, at least in terms of styling. Under the sleek, almost sexy looking skin is a new, 184 horsepower 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine that provides good performance, along with subdued noises that will be pleasing to some ears, and an impressive 30 mpg combined estimate. Unfortunately, as a sign of the fuel economy times, a V6 option is no longer offered. Instead, Mazda will introduce a 2.2 turbocharged diesel 4 cylinder that should arrive later in the model year. That engine should return close to 40 mpg highway, while giving you better acceleration than the base gas engine.
The 2014 Mazda 6 is a five-passenger sedan offered in Sport, Touring and Grand Touring trim levels.
Standard features on the base manual-transmission Sport include 17-inch alloy wheels, cloth upholstery, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, air-conditioning, cruise control, full power accessories, a 60/40-split rear seat, a 3.5-inch multi-information display and a four-speaker sound system with a USB/iPod interface and an auxiliary audio jack. If equipped with the optional automatic transmission, the Sport also includes Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, a 5.8-inch touchscreen, a rearview camera and audio upgrades (voice commands, HD radio, Pandora, text-message display function and automatic 911 notification).
Stepping up to the Touring trim adds 19-inch alloy wheels, premium vinyl (leatherette) upholstery, dual-zone automatic climate control, a sliding console armrest and a six-way power driver seat. An optional Touring Technology package adds keyless ignition/entry, automatic headlights, rain-sensing wipers, auto-dimming rearview and driver-side mirrors, heated side mirrors, navigation, an upgraded 11-speaker Bose audio system and the Smart City collision mitigation system.
The Grand Touring includes all of the above as well as unique wheels, a rear spoiler, adaptive/bi-xenon headlights, LED running lights, foglights, a power sunroof, leather upholstery, an eight-way power driver seat (with power lumbar support), a four-way power passenger seat, driver memory functions, heated front seats and satellite radio.
Optional for the Grand Touring is adaptive cruise control bundled with a forward collision warning system. An Advance package (late availability) includes those optional features as well as lane-departure warning, automatic high beams and an energy capture system called i-Eloop ("intelligent energy loop") that can store energy during deceleration to a capacitor, which can then power air-conditioning, lighting and accessories for about a minute while the stop-start system shuts down the engine at a stoplight.
The 2014 Mazda 6 is powered by a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine that produces 184 horsepower, and 185 lb.-ft of torque. You can pair that engine with either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission. With the 6-speed automatic, you get paddle shifters on the steering wheel. The auto cames standard on the Grand Touring model.
In testing, my automatic transmission equipped tester made the run to 60 mph in about 7.5 seconds, making it one of the quicker cars in the class. Fuel economy estimates clock in at 26 city/38 highway, with the manual transmission equipped models coming in at 1 mpg lower across the board. With the Grand Touring models optional i-Eloop, those numbers rise to 28/40 mpg.
Mazda has loaded the 6 with a heap of safety features including things like ABS, traction and stability control, front seat side airbags, full length side curtain airbags, and active front head restraints. The Touring and Grand Touring models include blind spot, and rear cross traffic monitoring.
The Grand Touring alone has Mazda's Smart City Brake Support, which is a accident aviodance system that uses an infrared laser sensor at the top of the windshield to detect an impending collision. It can automatically stop the car at slow speeds if the system detects no input from the driver. A seperate package on the Grand Touring model combines a forward collision warning system and lane departure warning.
In brake testing, my tester came to a stop from 60 mph in about 130 feet, which is a tad longer than average for this class.
In IIHS crash testing, the Mazda 6 earned an acceptable in the small frontal overlap frontal offset crash test. It earned the highest possible rating of Good in the moderate overlap frontal offset, side impact, and roof strength tests. The head/seat restraint design that the folks at Mazda gave the 6 was also given the rating of good for whiplash protection in certain accidents.
With legroom being plentiful in the rear, the 6's passengers may feel as though they have been given a first class ride, rather than a flight in coach. Headroom is also on the generous side, even for the passenegers that are over 6 feet tall. Though, the sloping rear roof line might give you a more claustrophobic feel than say, a Toyota Camry. Luggage space is also pretty good, giving you 14.8 cubic feet of space for your things.
Inside, the design is clean and functional, although maybe a touch on the boring side. Polished aluminum trim accents the cabin space, while the Grand Touring leather upholstery has contrasting stitching. Material quality, as well as fit and finish are among the best in this class. Most of the controls are simple, and user friendly, but the touchscreen interface found in most of the models is a bit behind the systems found in other cars in the same class. The screen, and the touch buttons on the interface are small, and it doesn't always like to play nice with Apple products. However, and the plus side, a multi-purpose knob located due south of the shifter grants a nice and handy level of control redundancy. On the downside though, the High-Beam control option found in the Grand Touring model can sometimes default to on, or just not work at all, leaving the high-beam headlights on, causing major frustration, and possible dangerous situations for the driver.
The one major standout of the 2014 Mazda 6 is the powertrain. The base 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine is smooth, and rather quiet, and gives you almost smile inducing acceleration. Although many automatic transmissions in cars that claim high mpg numbers quickly upshift, and are very hesitant to downshift, the auto in the Mazda 6 is quite responsive to inputs from the gas pedal and never really feels unsure of itsself when you need to pass on the highway. And as a bonus, if you enjoy the thoughts of rowing through the gears yourself, you will be happy to note that there is a 6-speed manual option, an option that is going away more and more every model year.
The same athletic feel is still in play when it comes to handling. With the car having a communicative, laser sharp precise steering, and sporty chassis tuning, the 2014 Mazda 6 feels quite happy and willing to go around sharp corners, which is a stand out for the class. The downside of this is that the 6 does ride a bit more stiff than the others, especially if you have the 19 inch wheels. With all of that being said, if you enjoy driving like some do, and you need your car to be practical, than the 2014 Mazda 6 might very well be the best choice for you. It certainly does warrant a test drive at the very least.
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On the Petaluma Campus, the Mahoney Library Gallery promotes student learning through fine art and course related exhibits, lectures and programming. The Gallery shows work by local and national artists, Santa Rosa Junior College students and faculty, and local community organizations. In addition, both virtual and physical library collections are highlighted tying in the cultural, political and social identity of the Petaluma community and larger Santa Rosa Junior College system.
Gallery exhibits are planned one year in advance. If you are interested in presenting an idea for consideration, please contact the Gallery Coordinator.
"Echeveria" by Elizabeth Peyton, 2013
The Gardens of Alcatraz
April 9 – July 26, 2015
Artist Reception:
April 23, 4 – 6pm
Mahoney Library Gallery
SRJC Petaluma Campus
The Mahoney Library Gallery is pleased to present 31 pieces from the Alcatraz Florilegium created by artists of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists. The collection was created in collaboration with the Garden Conservancy and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to create a florilegium, or series of botanical drawings and paintings to document the Gardens of Alcatraz. Fifty-nine pieces are currently in the collection with thirty-one represented in the Mahoney Library gallery exhibit. The other pieces are on display virtually at the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists website.
The Northern California Society of Botanical Artists is an association dedicated to supporting botanical artists. Join the SRJC art community during the artist's reception to meet many of the artists and hear about their inspiration and techniques.
Mahoney Library Gallery
680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
This exhibit is free and open to the public. A $4.00 parking permit is required in campus lots.
Marsha Connell, Dissolve- Three Tree Hill, Oil on canvas, 24" x 24"
Pepperwood Preserve: Paintings by Marsha Connell
January 15 – March 26, 2015
Marsha Connell was nurtured in her love for art, nature, and learning by her grandfather, Samuel Riss, watercolor painter and Renaissance farmer in Upstate New York. She expresses this legacy in her passion for the environment, and through drawing and painting en plein air. This exhibit features her work at the SRJC Pepperwood Preserve.
Exhibit Lecture
Art and Science: Views of Pepperwood Preserve
Marsha Connell and Shawn Brumbaugh
February 2, Noon-1pm
Mahoney Library Gallery SRJC Petaluma Campus
Jessica Pori, "Watching Weeds at Snazzy's," Acrylic, 2014
Student Visions: Paintings from Fall 2014
November 24 – December 12, 2014
Mahoney Library Gallery SRJC Petaluma Campus
Students featured in the exhibit are a part of the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Painting courses at SRJC Petaluma, taught by Suzanne Lacke.
Painting by Isabel Martinez
Life and Death: Remembrance of Our Loved Ones
October 13 – November 6, 2014
Mahoney Library Gallery SRJC Petaluma Campus
Artwork of Santa Rosa Junior College students, staff and faculty celebrating el Día de los Muertos
Connections & Collaborations
Mezzotints by Holly Downing
August 25 – October 2, 2014
Gallery Opening:
Mahoney Library Gallery
SRJC Petaluma Campus
September 18, 5-7
Artist Holly Downing, a retired SRJC art instructor for 25 years, exhibits mezzotint engravings, an archaic printmaking technique which "connects" the artist with her historic precedents. The exhibit includes several handmade artist's books that were collaborations, or "connections" with letterpress printers Jack Stauffacher of San Francisco and Eric Johnson of Iota Press in Sebastopol, Los Angeles poet David St. John and photographs by Genevieve Barnhart of Sebastopol. In addition two of the books "connect" with other cultures and one is a visual "connection" of endangered environmental habitats.
The Art of the Young Child
March 31, 2014 – July 11, 2014
Exhibit Lecture
April 8: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Alice Hampton, SRJC Child Development Instructor
Gallery Opening:
April 8: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Mahoney Library Gallery SRJC Petaluma Campus
Children's art is often seen as precious, a mystery, highly creative, or sometimes as just a series of random marks. No matter what the importance of the art to adults, children's art is important to the children themselves. In a journey of development that begins with a newborn who has minimal control over basic body movements, children as young as 2 and 3 years old begin to represent people and familiar objects on the page. Scribbles, lines and shapes are all important steps on this journey. This exhibit will explore the stages of artistic development in young children, with an emphasis on the early years, through text and samples of children's artwork. The artwork of children enrolled in our campus children's center is featured.
Instructor Alice Hampton of the Santa Rosa Junior College Child Development department will give a lively talk on the various development stages of child artwork citing specific theorists.
This exhibit was produced as a partnership with SRJC Child Development Department, the campus Children's Center, SRJC Libraries, and the California Early Childhood Mentor Program.
Investigation of Pen & Ink
Obie Bowman and Ross Grossman
Pen and Ink washes on paper of landscapes, architectural structures and portraits.
January 21, 2014 - March 13, 2014
Mahoney Library Gallery
SRJC Petaluma Campus
As part of the artistic enrichment of the Petaluma community, the Mahoney Library Gallery is proud to present work by two local artists working in pen and ink.
Artist Obie Bowman, heavily influenced by his professional work as an architect, evokes a sense of space as well as form in the pen and ink washes. The compositions are often suggestive and intriguing rather than literal and appeal to the viewer's sense of traditional beauty. The drawings begin with a thumbnail sketch which is enlarged and loosely transferred to the final drawing surface. The finished biomorphic drawings include elements of old vernacular structures and hold a sense of order versus chaos.
Artist Ross Grossman, formerly a Philosophy professor for over 30 years, creates work each day in notebooks. Once the drawings are finished, the artist does not look back. Ross works primarily from photographs and has over 100 notebooks of portraits and drawings from a daily practice spanning 40 years. Ross uses mixed media including colored pencil as well as ink.
Both preliminary drawings and finished works of each artist are currently on display.
Dia De Los Muertos
The Diversity of Cuba: Images of Today
As part of a college wide celebration of Cuban culture, the Mahoney Library Gallery presented work by three artists who have travelled and lived in Cuba.
Photographer Cris Gondak has explored lands and peoples over six continents and studied with masters Galen Rowell and Freeman Pattersen. The photos she showed are from a visit to Cuba in 2010.
Nelson E. Enríquez multimedia work explores themes of travel, frontiers, consumerism and material scarcity on and off the island of Cuba. He has exhibited widely in Cuba in both personal and collective exhibitions, and internationally in Germany and the US. He has received international awards from "Europa Abierta" and the Cuban National Festival of Ephemeral Sculpture.
Lisette Poole is a Cuban American photojournalist. She has collaborated with artist Nelson Enriquez and exhibits in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Cuba.
Elizabeth Gronberg:
Gilman Scholarship Recipient
SRJC student and Sonoma County native Elizabeth Gronberg started her college career as a Journalism major but swiftly changed to Art after her first drawing class. Together with her husband Trenton, they applied to the Florence Semester Abroad program and began searching for scholarships. In Elizabeth's own words, "That's when we found the Gilman Scholarship program. I applied and was awarded the scholarship. January 28th 2012 we jumped on a plane and started our 90 day adventure in Italy." The Gilman Scholarship includes a requirement that students display the work they completed during their semester abroad. Mahoney Library featured Elizabeth's paintings and drawings of Florence—an inspiration for all who aspire to this great program.


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Transform the laundry room into a place of organization and efficiency. Made in the USA, this commercial-style bin is deep and spacious to store and move a lot of laundry and other household items. Manufactured by the Steele Canvas Basket Co., the sturdy steel frame is wrapped in 100% cotton canvas with a thermal plastic rubber edge. Designed with the authentic look and feel of a professional launderer's bin, its generous 200-lb. capacity can handle heavy loads, gliding with ease on 2" rubber casters. Imprinted with the mark of heritage, the Steele logo is hand-applied using the original brass stencil from 1921 when the company began producing commercial grade canvas products.
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Museum members get in free; others pay $10.
The Bass Museum of Art is at 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. For more information, call 305-673-7530, ext. 1001 or visit www.bassmuseum.org


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Cruzita Crespin, 83, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Southwest Medical Center , Liberal. She was born May 3, 1930 at Las Vegas , Nm the daughter of Audoro and Tomasita (Esquibel) Montoya. She married Samuel Crespin on January 12, 1946 at Las Vegas , Nm. He preceded her in death on September 5, 2007. She was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church of Liberal.
Survivors: 5 daughters – Rose Sias Longmont, Co
Sadie Herrera & husband Juan Liberal, Ks
Tina Aragon & husband Manuel Liberal, Ks
MaryAnn Hodges & husband Kent Liberal, Ks
Helen Jacks Liberal, Ks
16 Grandchildren
18 Great Grandchildren
3 Great Great Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her Parents, 1-Son Samuel Crespin, Jr. as well as 1-Sister Alcarita Montoya.
Rosary/Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church
Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church of Liberal with Father James Deiker officiating
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at Brenneman Funeral Home
Burial: At Liberal Cemetery , Liberal, Ks
Memorial Contributions: To St. Anthony Catholic Church, In care of Brenneman Funeral Home, 1212 W. 2nd, Liberal, Ks 67901
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