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These days, the need to learn how to edit videos is ever present, whether it's a video you've recorded on your iPhone that you'd like to add a website URL overlay atop, or something more substantial, like the attempts this Internet Deals reporter used to make at creating church videos that featured snippets of the pastor preaching that could be used as both a ministry and marketing tool all at once.
It would've been nice to know about websites like Video Caddy, professionals who can take any kind of video or audio and edit it to your specifications, because they've seen all types of animation and storyboard stuff come across their desks. Back when I worked on the media team at church, I didn't necessarily realize the prolific existence of online experts like those who could've made the whole process a lot easier for me.
Why I gave up on editing videos at large
Video editing takes tons of time and expertise, as I soon discovered after learning more serious editing techniques in 2011. Initially, with only a Windows-based Toshiba laptop, I was able to muddle through and create some cool videos using software called Pinnacle Studio. Eventually, a real-life movie company guy advised me to throw away that laptop – saying that if I wanted to join the serious world of video editing that a MacBook machine was the way to go.
Following the professional's advice, eventually I graduated to a MacBook Air and learned the ins and outs of software like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro, but working with those complicated tools became a source of frustration for this journalist. While it was awesome to uncover a whole new world of transitions like a light bulb flashing in between scenes, it was highly annoying to have to deal with the time it took to render a whole video in between changes. Getting the footage onto a DVD was a whole different set of nightmares, and don't even get me started on how much time I invested trying to get the audio to exactly match the video when that went askew.
I spent enough hours in the video editing room at my old megachurch – and more at home – trying to figure out that process, therefore I eventually largely gave up on learning those systems. Save for the occasional video editing I'll perform using iMovie, these days I know that I can pass these tasks on over to the professionals, and spend the time doing what I was put on this planet to do: write.
For the thousands of people who type into Google searches like "best video editing software" or "online video editor" each month, please note that if your journey ends in a frustrating one like mine did, it'll save you time to take advantage of the places that now allow you to outsource tasks like these to experts around the world that will end up saving you money – and perhaps tears of angst – in the long run.


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Virtual Colonoscopy: Who Should Get It?
June 16, 2009 -- Virtual colonoscopy may be an acceptable screening alternative to traditional colonoscopy for some, but not all, patients with a higher-than-normal risk for colorectal cancer, new research suggests. The noninvasive screening method, which uses X-rays and computers to produce 3-D imaRead Full Article
Colorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity
June 10, 2009 -- Increasing Westernization is the likely culprit in dramatically increasing incidence rates of colorectal cancer around the world, a new study says. The trend is related to increased consumption of fatty foods in developing countries, and less physical activity -- resulting in obesitRead Full Article
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising in Young Adults
June 10, 2009 -- Colorectal cancer rates are rising in people younger than 50, American Cancer Society researchers report. That finding, published in the June edition of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, conflicts with falling colorectal cancer rates among U.S. adults 50 and older. RoutRead Full Article
Gene Test Predicts Return of Colon Cancer
May 14, 2009 -- A test that characterizes each tumor by its genetic signature may soon help some colon cancer patients decide whether to have chemotherapy after surgery or whether they can safely forgo additional treatment. Called Oncotype DX, the test predicts the chance that cancer will come backRead Full Article
Calcium May Cut Cancer Risk
Feb. 23, 2009 -- Here's yet another reason to bone up on calcium. It may help reduce your risk of cancer. A new study shows that older men and women who got the most calcium from food and supplements had a 16% lower risk of colorectal and other cancers of the digestive system than those who got theRead Full Article
Active Life May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Feb. 13, 2009 -- People who are physically active are less likely to develop colon cancer, a new research review confirms. "This is a robust association and gives all the more evidence that physical activity is truly protective against colon cancer," researcher Kathleen Wolin, ScD, says in a news reRead Full Article
'Tis the Season for Colorectal Screening?
Dec. 19, 2008 -- Merry Christmas, and get a colorectal exam! Sending reminders for colorectal screening exams during the December holiday season or near individuals' birthdays increases attendance, a new study shows. The possible reason, say the study's authors, could be because birthdays and holidaRead Full Article
Fighting Colorectal Cancer in Blacks
Dec. 15, 2008 -- Despite "unprecedented" progress in reducing both the incidence and death rates of colorectal cancer, the gap between African-Americans and whites is still widening, the American Cancer Society says in a new report. Death rates for colorectal cancer are about 45% higher in African-ARead Full Article
Fat Gene Linked to Colon Cancer
Sept. 30, 2008 -- A fat hormone gene is linked to colon cancer, researchers find. The finding provides part of the answer to a big question: What triggers colon cancer? To get at this question, Boris Pasche, MD, PhD, and colleagues followed a trail of clues that implicates adiponectin, a hormone madRead Full Article
Racial Disparities With Colon Cancer
Sept. 23, 2008 -- When compared with whites, African-Americans get colon cancer more often and die from it more often, according to research. Why the disparity? And what can be done about it? That's what researchers from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Portland wanted to find out. TheRead Full Article

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Santee, like other pioneer towns, started lazily along the San Diego River just because it was there. Few have traveled from the low lands of Mission Valley to the high lands at Inaja Memorial Park, sticking to the banks of that same river bed. Midway to Santee one can linger at Devil's Punch Bowl, submerged on a hot summer day, pushing forward to the call of K39 Taco Shop's Goofy Foot, which is a fine burrito consisting of chorizo, eggs & cheese which is made fresh and will stick with you all day long at just under $6.00 it's a steal.
You will find K39 (http://k39tacoshop.com/about.html) at 235 Town Center Pkwy where it's been since May of 2011 establishing itself daily for it's better tastes than most taco shops offer over the past couple of years, patiently waiting to serve you with the best Mexican food since Rubio's started.
Inside you can look about and feel the lure of the surf's salt spray inviting an invigorating ride on your favorite board and after the sun dries you, order up a good taco and a beer, if only they had a liquor license I'm sure they'd offer you a Dos XX.
There is definitely an ongoing surf motif to K39 and it's a laid back feel but what's most important is that they consistently offer great food prepared fresh daily for the hungry ones who like it done well. K39 Taco Shop offers their food from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and breakfast is also very good.
When I want a good value at 7:00 in the morning, I do drop into K39 willingly for my breakfast deals. I like that they give me free coffee with my breakfast choice. My usual is coffee, with two eggs, a pancake, and two slices of crispy bacon all for under $5.00.
When in Santee for the entire day, I've done breakfast followed by a healthy lunch of their Shredded Chicken Soft Taco for $2.79 consisting of Shredded chicken breast, lettuce, cheese,
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Finally I finished the day back at K39 for Fish Tacos @ $2.99 (talapia) fish, tarter sauce, cabbage, pico & white sauce so on this day I ate all day for under $15.00 and that included my soft drinks!


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Time for Judgment
Quite often on this blog and my more popular blog (Probable Cause: The Legal Blog with the Really Low Standard of Review), I write things about judges that are perhaps less than flattering. After all, I'm usually writing about the failure to follow the law, the result-oriented judging that I too often see, and that this seems to be related to the fact that most judges are former prosecutors unable to shake off the old job and take on the new.
This entry is different.
"Our Policy Hasn't Changed, Mr. Horowitz"
Unfortunately, before I can tell you why I wrote this post, I have to tell you about something I was planning never to blog about. I had hoped I would not have to write this post.
Friday's court session made me realize I had no choice.
Criminalizing Emotional Turmoil
Today's Fresno Bee asks:
How should a school react when a high school student sends a text message like this: "im gonna come to school with one of phillips guns and kill half the school ill load everyone with bullets and then shoot myself in the head right in front of u." ("Flawed law forces court to OK text threats" (November 3, 2009) The Fresno Bee A5.)
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I painted my bedroom a few weeks ago, but what with all the fun of the holidays and our Open House series, I haven't had an opportunity to show it to you. Bottom line: I love the color! I used Sherwin-Williams Comfort Gray, which has the blue-green undertones that I wanted for this space. … [Read more...]
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Updates in the Master Bedroom–A New Bench
I bought a new bench for the foot of our bed last week. Then I moved the one that was here up to our guest room, which was the whole point--I wanted something up there for guests to open their suitcases on. This one is nice and long: Plenty of room for laundry baskets! Just kidding--we … [Read more...]
Our New White Bed (And Our Master Bedroom)
Happy New Year's Eve! If you're like me, December has gone by in a big blur--I can hardly believe it's almost time to take down all the Christmas decorations and start organizing my house and exercising (yes, I do all the same stuff in January that everyone else does! :). I didn't do much around … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Quick and Easy Way to Hang Silver Platters
I've been working on our master bathroom and bedroom, both of which were painted a shocking apple green (think late 90's) when we moved in. The bathroom's almost done, and one of my projects last week was to hang some silver platters on the wall. I have an addiction to buying old silver at thrift … [Read more...]


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Zombie-killing hero of 'The Walking Dead' may turn out to be gay
TV Zombie saga The Walking Dead could introduce a same-sex love interest for one of its main characters, Daryl Dixon.
In an article titled 'Is Daryl Dixon Gay?', Robert Kirkman, co-creator of the comic book series the show is based on, told comicbook.com: "All I can say is that it's been discussed. We have very specific ideas about Daryl's sexuality – or the seeming lack thereof – and if there's ever a quiet period in the show where he's not consistently distracted by crossbowing… we'll tackle it in the show."
Dixon, played by actor Norman Reedus, has had close friendships with two women on the show, but they have remained platonic.
When asked if producers AMC would be supportive of a gay storyline, Kirkman said: "For the record, they absolutely would."
There are several gay characters in the comic version of the story, however, Dixon's character appears only in the TV series.
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Very Low Carbon Content Steels
Low Carbon Content Steels
Medium Carbon Content Steels
Medium-High Carbon Content Steels
High Carbon Content Steels
Carbon steels are supplied in the as-rolled, normalised, or hardened and tempered condition, with the best properties developed by hardening and tempering. The effect of carbon content on the tensile strength, elongation to failure and hardness of annealed plain carbon steel is shown in figure 1.
Figure 1. The effect of carbon content and heat treatment on the typical properties of plain carbon steels.
Very low carbon content (up to 0.05%C). These steels are ductile and have properties similar to iron itself. They cannot be modified by heat treatment. They are cheap, but engineering applications are restricted to non-critical components and general panelling and fabrication work.
Low carbon content (0.05% to 0.2%C) e.g. 080M15, 150M19, 220M07, AISI 1006, AISI 1009, AISI 1020. These steels cannot be effectively heat treated, consequently there are usually no problems associated with heat affected zones in welding. Batches which are free of 'tramp' elements such as chromium are ductile with good forming properties, as little work hardening is exhibited. However, chromium as low as 0.1% and vanadium and molybdenum contents as low as 0.05% can have a dramatic effect on hardenability.
Surface properties can be enhanced by carburising and then heat treating the carbon rich surface. High ductility results in poor machinability, although these steels can be machined if high spindle speeds are employed. More commonly sulphur and lead are added to form free machining inclusions. Low quality steels with high quantities of sulphur and phosphorus will have better machinability than good quality steels which are clean and free from oxides and slag inclusions.
This group represents the bulk of the market for general purpose steel, finding usage in car bodies, ships and domestic appliances. Stainless steels and aluminium alloys compete with these steels in certain areas.
Medium carbon content (0.2% to 0.5%C) e.g. 070M20, 080M40, 216M44, AISI 1023, AISI 1030, AISI 1046. Heat treatment and work hardening are now effective methods for modifying mechanical properties. Hardenability increases in proportion to carbon content. Welders must now take note of the hardening effects in the heat affected zone and take precautions against excessive energy input, as increased hardenability results in an increased likelihood of brittle structures forming. All common alloying elements increase the hardenability and hence .a 'carbon equivalent' scale has been devised as an approximate guide to weldability (figure 2).
Carbon Equiv (CE%) = C% + (Mn%/6) + ((Cr%+Mo%+V%)/5) + ((Ni%+Cu%)/15)
Excellent weldability, no special precautions necessary
Martensite is more likely to form, and modest preheats with low hydrogen electrodes become necessary
Extreme complications, weld cracking is very likely, hence preheat in the range 100-400°C and low hydrogen electrodes are required
Figure 2. Method for calculating the carbon equivalent for alloyed steels.
In the normalised condition, machinability is improved compared with low carbon steels due to their lower ductility and it can be further enhanced with the addition of sulphur or lead if special 'free machining' properties are required. Ductility and impact resistance is, however, reduced.
The corrosion resistance of these steels is similar to low carbon steel, although small additions of copper can lead to significant improvements when weathering performance is important. Most steels in this category contain some silicon and manganese, which are added as deoxidising and desulphurising elements during manufacture. While the quantities present are not considered to effect mechanical properties, an indication of the quality of the steel is given by the phosphorus and sulphur content, where the lower the content, the higher the quality.
This category represents medium strength steels which are still cheap and command mass market. They are general purpose but can be specified for use in stressed applications such as gears, pylons and pipelines.
Medium-high carbon content (0.5% to 0.8%C) e.g. 070M55, 0S0M50, AISI 1055, AISI 1070. These steels are highly susceptible to thermal treatments and work hardening. They easily flame harden and can be treated and worked to yield high tensile strengths provided that low ductility can be tolerated. For example, spring wire in this category can have an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) >2GPa. Clearly, welders must take care to prevent heat affected zone (HAZ) cracking with these steels, and specialist advice should always be obtained. The carbon equivalent can be used to evaluate potential welding problems.
Although high strengths and hardnesses are attainable, impact strengths are poor. These steels are not normally used in stressed applications subjected to shock. They are used where hardness is valued, such as for blades, springs, collars, etc.
High carbon content (>0.8%C) e.g. 050A86, 080A86, AISI 1086, BS 1407. Cold working is not possible with any of these steels, as they fracture at very low elongation. They are highly sensitive to thermal treatments. Machinability is good, although their hardness requires machining in the normalised condition. Welding is not recommended and these steels must not be subjected to impact loading.
These steels can have UTSs greater than 1 GPa, and care needs to be taken to avoid hydrogen embrittlement following electroplating. Advice should be sought from the plating shop. As with the medium-high plain carbon steels, steel with >0.8%C is used for components requiring high hardness such as cutting tools, blades, etc.
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Lisa Vanderpump and Brandi Glanville's friendship seemed to have reached its limit on Monday night's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after Brandi told Kyle that Lisa had tried to convince her to bring tabloids along on their Palm Springs trip.
In the tabloids, it was said that Kyle's husband Mauricio had cheated on her with another woman.
Although Brandi is known for her outrageous accusations and heavy drinking, at times, on the show, the majority of the cast believed Brandi, which has been disappointing to Lisa.
"My heart was broken, but I survived," Lisa explained in her blog on Feb. 26.
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I stopped by Wish Project yesterday (as did some others) and we're hearing that what is really needed is clothing for slight-framed men - sized 30 or 32 pants. Of course, women's and children's clothing (infant to teen) also welcome, as well as toys, non-perishable food and household goods.
One thing I brought yesterday were cheap rubbermaid bins. Think about it: these families will get a lot of goods from the Wish Project and other organizations, but where will they store them? If you have extra bins kicking around, or want to buy them (I got a couple for $9 each at a local dept store) bring them, especially if they are solid colored (not clear plastic), with lids. This will help protect the privacy of the families as they use the bins to move their goods around.
Another thing I thought of…hangers. Lots of them will be needed, again, because these families will be set up in hotels, then in apartments, and given clothing they will need to hang. Bring hangers!
Eventually, and pretty soon at that, these families will need pots, pans, kitchen utensils and other cooking and kitchen implements. The Wish Project also mentioned they were in need of small kitchen appliances - toasters and coffee makers etc. If you have extra, working counter appliances in your home that are sitting in your basement doing nothing, bring them in!
And of course, right now Wish Project is asking for food items these displaced residents can eat without a fridge or stove, as they will be in hotels for now. The list from the Wish Project (PDF) is a good place to start. I just wandered the food isles looking for stuff kids would want to eat, microwavable meals, snacks, and drinks they could keep without refrigeration and packed my cart full of store-brand items.
If you could find microwavable rice I'm certain that would be much appreciated, given many of the victims are Cambodian and rice is a staple food, as mentioned in this article.
There will be a fundraiser on Sunday in the Glory Buddhist Temple on Cambridge Street at 5:30 p.m. The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association also has a GoFundMe page for survivors, and you can also donate to the Branch Street Fire Victims Relief Fund, at any branch of the Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, or send money to the bank at P.O. Box 1238, Lowell, MA 01853.
I'm certain the Wish Project, CTI or other organizations could use some help from volunteers, especially the Wish Project as a lot of donations are coming in and need to be sorted. I bet they'd be tickled if you brought them pizza and drinks today to help feed the volunteers that are there today. You can call them to see what they are in need of or to check if something you have is something they take: 978-441-9474.
Please pipe up in comments with any more news or information. Thanks!
Well, I have to say, I won the Blowup of the Week bet with my only too obvious pick of City Manager appointments. I thought because it was so obvious, it was likely the blowup would not be about appointments, but some heretofore overlooked item on the agenda. Alas, this City Council can't even surprise us in its stupidest moments.
First, I'd like to make a WTF? comment on taking the executive session for discussing Lynch's potential extension out of order. I know Rourke/Golden is new to things, but his colleagues ought to know better. Here's all the way that it was a poor move: the viewers at home were trying to watch a meeting, and BOOM! an hour and a half or thereabouts went silent. (Actually, not precisely silent. There was music for a time, and then the mic went live for a bit which was really fun. I think the LTC folk thought something was about to happen, then it didn't, so eventually they went back to the music.) So you hosed the viewer at home, who wanted to see the public portion of the meeting. Most people, who are not masochistic like some of us are, probably gave up and turned on Jeopardy or whatever it is the average demo of Council meetings watch when Council isn't on. A big win for democracy!
Then, you also screwed LTC. Now the replay of the meeting has to include an hour and a half of dead space. Since they provide "gavel to gavel coverage" they can't just edit this part out. Thanks for that.
But the worst is that all the people still hanging around for motions or considerations that would have normally been quite early in the meeting had to sit around the chamber, waiting. I'm thinking particularly of the aforementioned appointments. They couldn't go out for burgers because no one knew how long the executive session would go, so they were stuck. These Councilors constantly "suspend the rules" to allow some person about whom a future motion affects, is speaking on, etc. But hey, let's not think about those people, we're leaving them sitting there so we can beat them up later on. *rolls eyes*
Moving on to the BotW, it was a complex dance of rules-bending, misapplication of rules, outright attempts to violate long-known rules, and of course, beating people up. So in trying to tell this story, I'm going to resort to video clips - which include some commentary. This is a long post, but it was a weird night, even for this Council. (more…)
I'm going to try to do this weekly, since I've sort of been doing this anyway. This is a post about the possible pitfalls and rants you might see pop up during city council. Every week, there's at least one thing that becomes a controversial mud slinging festival, and you don't always know what that will be. But we can take bets and give over-unders and then see how accurate we are! To that end, comments are welcome. If you accurately predict an unexpected Blowup of the Week (BotW), there might be something in it for you. (Yes, LiL is offering a real prize!)
The motions on this week's council agenda are really light. By light, I mean, just one. One lonely little motion from City Councilors…what, were they all napping? On vacation? Or are they tired of stuff going kaboom? Who knows.
The one motion is from Belanger: "C. Belanger - Request the City Mgr. organize a meeting between Trinity Financial and the City Council to provide updates regarding the Hamilton Canal Project."
It's not a bad instinct, as I would like to know this too, but I have a sneaking suspicion this has already been discussed recently? Am I remembering wrong? Anyway, that project is such a long term development that periodic checkins are not a bad idea. Hopefully, this will not explode in our faces on Tuesday night, but be a nice polite request, which will at some future point be fulfilled, and then we'll all dance on rainbows and eat ambrosia.
There is an executive session at the end regarding the CM staying on a little longer - regardless of Rita's terrific hissy fit against it last week - but since it'll be closed doors, if there are fireworks, we won't see them. Also, there won't be fireworks because we won't be able to see them. (Camera rolling = opportunity for advancement don'tcha know?)
There are a number of "Votes from the City Manager" - and those can blow up at any time. I see nothing there particularly obvious, except for something that looks like it benefits Dave Daly anyway (so why would it become this week's hot item, it's not like we're taking something FROM Dave), but here's where you can win this game, if you point out something that does wind up being exploded past all reasonableness. One guess per person, please! Give others a chance! There's a JAM plan change too, no idea what that constitutes, but that might be a likely candidate!
But no, my one guess for the week's standout for Blowup of the Week would be under the CM's portion…DUM DUM DUM…appointments! You know, those things that Rourke/Golden wanted to keep the City Manager from doing at all, but which was withdrawn in confusion after the previous blowup discussion about keeping the CM on through budget season (Kennedy jumped on board that train, smart man, and I think that deflated Rourke's little game). Look for hay to be made about some or all of these board appointments, for the City Manager having the gall to DO HIS JOB and fill vacant seats before these boards have to stumble along for another couple of months, minimum, with vacancies.
Keep an especial eye on CC. Kennedy, because as someone reminded me, he made a stink about all these vacancies being open. If he lets these fairly innocuous appointments by without a peep, or with "hey thanks for filling these" he'll be consistent. If he wants to discuss each one to death because, 'Merica, that'll be pretty hypocritical. I mean, seriously, it's no wonder that Lynch has so much trouble filling board vacancies…from appointment approval through their tenure, they get twisted, tweaked, and then risk being in the Paper Blog of Record while seated. I can tell you, I'd be loathe to serve via a CM appointment personally, and there are boards I'd love to serve on someday. (Like, the Lowell Cultural Council. That'd be right up my ally! But no thanks.) Full disclosure: I'm on the LTC board, in case you didn't know, for a two year term, as a member. I'm very pleased to be serving and excited to give back to LTC who has given a lot of support to me over the years for productions I've done, both for Left in Lowell and for Threads, the TV show. And oh yeah, I forgot to post the latest clip from the show, so I will later today! It's with Adam Baacke, so totally relevant (accidentally so, I assure you, we booked him in December!)
Ahem, so back to my prediction for Tuesday - and I'll be really pleased if I lose this game, sincerely I will:
Communication-Appoint Dr. Julia Hans (Green Building Commission) 2014 / 49
Communication-Appoint Salmira Mitchell (Pollard Memorial Board of Trustees) 2014 / 54
Communication-Appt Robert Malavich (Planning Board) 2014 / 57
Communication-Appt Michael J. Paglia (ZBA) 2014 / 59
Those four are being appointed. It's my understanding that Malvich is an alternate being turned into a full member of the Planning Board, so that should be a shoe-in. (Should be, doesn't mean will be…). I don't know Dr. Hans, but it's the Green Building Commission, this council could care less, and I'm sure she's qualified. Paglia for the ZBA - Paglia is a known quantity in Lowell and so, if certain people have made up their minds not to like him already it could be dicey, but I don't know where people are lined up on that one. And Salmira Mitchell is a lovely lady from Centralville, if you met her you'd fall in love with her…she the gardener behind public gardening at an entrance to Centralville, and CNAG leader/member. The sort of sweet person that Rita Mercier would probably like very much, and she's very noncontroversial. She is married to Jack Mitchell, as the Column today insisted on pointing out, but please do not put this nice person who has done nothing but pleasant things for this city through the wringer. She is the exact sort of person we want serving on a board for the Pollard.
Now that I've said that, I've probably doomed her. Sorry, Salmira…
OK, you've got the link to the Council agenda for Tuesday, what are your guesses? Remember, these are for real stakes - one guess per person!! First person to guess on an item will be the winner if that item is Blowup of the Week!
The Primary is one week from yesterday.
A note from Ariela: This is the same night as the fund raiser for the bombing victims being held at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. It is understood that at 6pm, many of the attendees will be walking over to the ICC for that event, as well. I hope to see you all soon.
On Monday I posted my ground-eye view of the state's local Democratic campaign. Now, we're through the other side and lots of people are examining what went right and, though you might not see it, anything that went wrong. (People love a success and cluck at a failure, after all.) After the Coakley disaster, the state Democratic party, headed up by John Walsh, did some serious soul searching. Since grassroots campaigning is Walsh's stock in trade, I'm not sure that there was much he could have done during that January, 2010 special election, if the candidate wasn't accepting advice. And certainly, Coakley, while a smart prosecutor and an OK stumper, was not the sort of candidate to inspire the grassroots to action in the middle of a cold month and a short lead time.
But examine it the party did anyway, and came up with the coordinated campaign idea. In 2010, the coordinated campaign reelected Deval Patrick to the Governorship in the middle of a pretty tough year for incumbents, and the "red wave" that swept the rest of the country largely passed us by, losing the Dems only some seats in the House and gaining them one in the state Senate. Even the gains for Republicans (15 to 30 state House seats) weren't enough to disturb the Dem supermajority.
I worked on that campaign a bit in 2010, and there were some bugs to work out with the coordinated campaign. For instance, there was always tension between turning out voters for local races that might not vote for Patrick, and vice versa. Everyone worked together, but there was some grumbling. When the results of working together became apparent (fewer losses in MA, a reelection for Patrick despite the economy), I think those concerns were alleviated. The efficiency of shared resources overcame the peculiarities of local vs. statewide campaigns. (more…)
According to the Boston.com results page, with all 33 precincts in Lowell reporting, the vote count was Warren: 19,678 to Brown: 13,905.
So much for all the face time he put in here, and the local "Democratic" endorsements he touted. Wonder if Rita is sweating it? There are a number of longtime supporters of hers that appear to be very angry with her. She hates it when people don't like her…that has to be unpleasant.
This means the margin of support for Warren in Lowell was 58.7% to 41.6%. Yeah, you read that right. A huge difference of 5,773 votes.
Let me bask in that number for a few days on behalf of the amazing, wonderful, capable, hardworking campaign staff and the core set of volunteers that showed up to so many canvasses, phone banks, rallies, and visibilities. Compared to those folks, I'm just an occasional worker bee. Kudos to Andrew Howe and Ariela Gragg who ran the regional office. You deserve this margin of victory!! It's all yours.
Update: From Fran on facebook, it looks like Chelmsford went for Obama, 9,906 to 9,534. A small margin of victory, but for Chelmsford, that is insane! Kudos to the Chelmsford crew! Also, I am guessing (someone wanna check?) that the 11,530 to 7,900 loss for Warren there was a smaller margin than the Coakley/Brown special election?
PS - Golnik couldn't even win in Chelmsford, his 7,449 to Tsongas' 11,413 is a pretty poor showing.
Yesterday, after a few hours canvassing, I wound down the day at the Warren campaign phone bank location, making calls to remind supporters to GOTV. Standard operating procedure of a grassroots campaign. I met a woman who had been there since 1pm, who had made an astounding 12 pages of phone calls that day. She told me this was her first time ever doing any campaign work of any sort for any candidate. "Really?" I asked her. She had actually gotten a phone call invitation to the rally with Elizabeth for last Friday (she would have been in that crowd of the above photo) and had attended, and promptly signed up to work GOTV. I was pretty astounded, but not surprised, by her committment.
I've met an awful lot of people who have never touched a campaign before in their lives during the weeks and months leading up to this weekend. Like another woman from Chelmsford, my canvassing partner yesterday afternoon, who was also a new face in election campaigning.
Elizabeth is the sort of candidate money can't buy - both literally, but also figuratively. She's intelligent and full of substance, inspiring, optimistic about what we can accomplish, and genuine. All protests from Republican ads to the contrary. And when people hear her speak, or have a chance to meet her, they can see it.
On the canvassing circuit, I've talked to a lot of undecided voters over the last few weeks. There are still a few out there even now. Something they cite a lot is their disgust at the parrying back and forth over the airwaves - they don't know who to believe, and they are sick of being "spun" to. For my part, I've told the truth about the ads Brown has run against Warren - that they are very misleading, and many of them outright lies, using victims of asbestos and others to twist truth into unrecognizable falsehoods. There's not a lot of time to go into details, but I tell them what I can of the background behind those ads. But I am beginning to believe that ads - all ads, from all candidates - should be banned from TV. They are not helping people make good decisions about candidates, they are only confusing, particularly when you throw third parties into the mix (which, thankfully, in our Senate race, don't exist, thanks to the People's Pledge).
Make the people hear from the candidates directly. Replay segments from debates in full. Networks need to stop making tons of cash off of our democracy - turning it into a demock-racy. Anyway, this is a tangent…
The fact remains, though, that Warren's campaign is historic in more ways than just the possibility she might be the first female Senator from MA. I can feel it when I am volunteering, but it's also evident in the numbers.
Her campaign officials say they expect to have 24,000 volunteers working for them on Tuesday roughly 10 in each of the state's 2,174 precincts to get her supporters to the polls. That would be by far a record number in Massachusetts. In the days before the election, they expect to knock on one million doors and make two million phone calls.
It has 48 field offices and 74 paid field organizers, including several veterans of Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. On Saturday alone, they made more than 370,000 phone calls and knocked on more than 123,000 doors…
Having been involved in the Democratic party apparatus since the Governor's race in 2006, I can tell you that the Warren campaign is deeper and wider than any statewide campaign I've ever even imagined, let alone worked on. Couple to that the state Democratic party's "Coordinated Campaign" where the party is working together with down-ticket races and pooling their resources, and the breadth and scope is enormous. Never before in all the grassroots I've worked has there been a thorough "poll checking" process, at least in this city (maybe it's done commonly in Boston). Poll checking is when you have people at every polling place, checking supporters off a list as they vote, so that when you print canvass and phone lists for the afternoon and evening shifts, you've struck off all those already voted so you are not wasting your time. You need a LOT of bodies to enable poll checking, as well as implementing the right technology to get the information into the system as quickly as possible. That's on top of the bodies you need at the phone and walking the streets, and the ones doing visibility and data entry and other jobs.
In the Times article linked above, the Brown campaign tries to turn sour grapes into wine:
At a Brown rally here on Sunday, former Gov. William F. Weld, a Republican, cast the race as a showdown between "man versus machine." He said that just as a machine was working to get Ms. Warren elected, a machine would tell her how to vote. "The machine never rests," he said.
If by machine you mean people like the woman I met last night, who had never once stepped foot into a campaign office in her long life, but did seven hours of phone banking in one day, or my new Chelmsford friend who, despite recently coming off a horrific injury, was walking the streets talking to voters for hours on a Sunday afternoon. If by telling Warren how to vote, you mean as constituents who are so motivated by their convictions and by the ability of this candidate, Elizabeth Warren, to fulfill their hopes and dreams that they would sacrifice hours and days of their personal time to volunteer for her, then yes, guilty. Guilty as hell.
Fired up, ready to go. THIS is how we should be electing people. Not with money and ads and robocalls. But with people power. I'm ready to get to work. Are you? Volunteers are still needed. Sign up here.
PS - Senator John Kerry will be at the Lowell office today at 5pm, 73 E Merrimack St, Lowell. That would be a good time to stop by and sign up for some hours tomorrow!
The soup kitchen where veep nom Paul Ryan staged his faux cleanup photo op, against, it appears, the wishes and policy of said soup kitchen, is seeing backlash (it appears to be Republican in nature…for what, embarrassing Paul Ryan who used and abused the soup kitchen and got caught staging fake photos? ugh).
Generally, it appears this place has a policy against being a backdrop for ANY political event, and has said publicly that it was not authorized and even that the Ryan people "ramrodded their way" into the charity. Now they are facing abusive phone calls and FB messages:
Ryan supporters have now targeted Antal and his soup kitchen, Antal said, including making hundreds of angry phone calls. Some members of Antal's volunteer staff have had to endure the barrage as well, he said. "The sad part is a lot of [the callers] want to hide behind anonymity," he said, adding that if someone leaves their name and number he has tried to return their call. In addition to phone calls, people have posted a few choice words on the charity's Facebook wall, including statements like "I hope you lose your tax [sic] emempt status," Anyone who is thinking about donations to you should think twice" and "Shame on you Brian Antal!"
They are also stating that they are seeing a terrible drop off in donations, which affects how many people they can serve.
Look, this isn't about politics. It's about commonplace civility. These people, through no fault of their own, were used, apparently unauthorized, as a photo op for a candidate, and when they protested the misuse, are now suffering from backlash that will hurt only the very poor who rely on the soup kitchen. Personally, I wish we could do away with soup kitchens entirely and actually address poverty in this country. And to be clear, this is a faith-based organization, and normally I don't give my money to such (my personal choice). However, in light of the effect this will have on extremely vulnerable people who are the clients of this soup kitchen, I'd ask that if you have a spare dollar or two (and only if you do), to please consider giving a small donation to this soup kitchen. You can do so by the following:
To make a donation to the Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society, money can be sent to P.O. Box 224, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. Donations also may be made online. Online donors should specify that their donations are for the Youngstown, Ohio, soup kitchen.
Let's see if the internets can right a wrong being done in the name of politics.
Today I took my newly coiffed hair (some old friends didn't recognize me, I don't tend to post self-portraits on Facebook) and my min pin to the Mill City Grows Harvest Festival. Since its Back Central location isn't far from where I live, it was hard to think of an excuse not to.
I'm really glad I did, because I was pretty amazed at what they've accomplished in its first year. Using the synergy in the City Manager's neighborhood initiative as well as the know-how and talent of its founders, Mill City Grows took a blighted park area, where nightly criminal activity plagued police and residents alike, and turned it into a space where area residents - most without growing space of their own - could pay a reasonable $15 per plot to have a space to grow…well, whatever they want.
One comment from Assistant CM DPD head Adam Baacke, was to remark that what was amazing about the project was how much it created and grew a sense of community. (That's paraphrased, he was way more eloquent.) It also is attractive to our many immigrant communities, who left home gardens and farms behind when they came to our city. Besides the garden plots, renewal of community use of the space, and elimination of the blight and hence most criminal activity, Mill City Grows has also brought in bright and colorful artwork ringing the inside of the secure fencing in the garden area. Many of the raised beds sported signs and decorations of their own.
Despite the morning mist and gray skies (though no rain fell at the festival itself), the turnout was high and the cheerfulness of the crowd was palpable. I was amazed to find a lot of the people involved in the project were friends of mine. Even though I've heard bits and pieces all summer about this project, it could be the best kept secret this last summer in Lowell.
What's even better is MCG is going to bring this model and idea to other areas of the city - Centralville, the Acre, and the Lower Highlands - there being a scheduled vision session and site cleanup coming up on October 20th for the latter.
EDIT: more at Room 50! With better pictures.
Some pics I took today (also shared on Facebook and Twitter): (after the flip) (more…)
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The westerly-most shop of the Alpine Avenue Ideal Broadway shops is Pharmaca Pharmacy, a place everyone in the neighborhood--and around Boulder-seems to know well. Pharmaca opened its first store at the location pictured here in June of 2000. By the end of their first two years in business, Pharmaca had opened eight stores in four states. Three of them are in Boulder, keeping us a wholly healthy city!
Pharmaca is a pharmacy that takes a holistic and practical approach to health and well-being. Featuring lines of professional-grade supplements, as well as a professionally-trained staff to help customers navigate the walls of treatment options, Pharmaca practitioners are as likely, if not more so, to advise the use of an herbal supplement or homeopathic remedy to treat a customer's ailments as they are to recommend a conventional medication. In addition to the wealth of holistic knowledge this pharmacy offers, Pharmaca boasta full lines of natural beauty brands, cards, gifts and creative consumer products, and a willing and friendly staff at your beck and call. And yes, as the large sign in the window advertises, Pharmaca does offer a full-service post office as well.
The store hours for this location are as follows: the store is open from 8am to 8pm Mondays thru Saturdays, and 10-7 on Sundays. The pharmacy is open from 8am to 8pm Monday thru Friday, 9 to 6 on Saturdays and 10 to 6 on Sundays. The post ofice is open from 8am to 6pm Monday thru Friday, 9am to 4:30pm Saturday, and is closed on Sunday.
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Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni, Dean Emeritus of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and past President of the American Dental Association and the American Dental Education Association, has enjoyed a remarkable lifetime of leadership and achievement. Enjoy this oral history interview about his life and career as well as the evolution of the dental profession over the last 60 years.
|Mi Famiglia — Growing up in an Italian Household
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|Entrance into the College of Physicians and Surgeons
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|Memories of the U.S. Naval Dental School
|Experiences and Contributions during the Korean War
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|The Development of the High-Speed Handpiece
|Early Years in the Graduate Orthodontic Department
|Becoming Dean
|Reflecting on Goals as Dean
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Property seizures for Terrebonne Parish: Jan. 31, 2014
• Defendant: Darrell Parfait, Charlotte Parfait; Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company; Mobile Home; $24,714; Entry#1445647 on 1/17/2014.
• Defendant: Kerry M Bergeron, Donna B Bergeron; Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank; Lot 49 Blk 1 Hellier Addition; $89,879; Entry#1445744 on 1/17/2014.
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- Photos: Undertaker And Michelle McCool Celebrate Their Wedding Anniversary, NXT Wrestler Gets Married
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Tweakers Australia has just posted a review on the new Back-UPS ES 350 from APC. It combines cost effective power backup and surge protection, great features and performance.
The APC Back-UPS ES 350 overall is a fairly compact unit, and not as cumbersome as the much larger (and heavier) APC units like the Back-UPS Pro 650 I checked not too long ago. The ES 350 is actually rather light, weighing roughly just over 3kg with 45x11x8cm dimensions, and boasts a great looking charcoal finish. Now along the top you will see five AC outlets, with the three on the left being battery backed-up and surge protected, while the two on the right are just full-time surge protected.More information at Tweakers Australia


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This hip-hop collective has been in existence since 1994 and was founded by SibaGiba (Producer/MC) when he attended SUNY Purchase College for Music. The other five members, Kiambu (MC), VonMeista (MC/Producer), Zook (MC), Los (Spoken Word/MC) and DJ Jes Lover (DJ/Producer) who also attended Purchase College for music quickly joined SibaGiba and formed a group.
Get Open has traveled and performed as headliners in Germany and France over the years and has also opened for artists such as KRS 1/BDP, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Tha Alkoholiks, Special Ed, and many others in the US. The group was also featured with the late Jazz Trumpeter Lester Bowie and his Hip-Hop Feel-Harmonic orchestra in 1995, which assembled more than 40 musicians and Get Open. During their senior year, 1996, they gathered funds, recorded and mixed songs at the school studios and released their first 12inch single. It caught the attention of some West coasts DJs like J.Rocc (Beat Junkies), DJ Numark (Jurassic 5), Truly Odd (Heavyweights, Strong Arm steady), Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw) and T-Love the MC, then journalist at URB magazine which wrote a column about their record, and got things bubbling out there.
From that single, Yellow Productions (France) today known for producing Dance/Pop act DJ Bob Sinclar, signed the group to an EP deal which went on to sell 5,000 units in Europe without any promo. It featured Sadat X of Brand Nubian. Following that EP, Ubiquity records offered a LP deal to Get Open. They signed and recorded 18 songs but it never was released due to musical differences with the label. Later, Siba enjoyed great success producing for Everlast (House of Pain) multi- platinum and Grammy nominated album Whitey For Sings The Blues. This success prompted Siba to invest and form Overtime Records Inc. The first release was a solo 12 inch single of VonMeista featuring Sadat X in association with Ozone Music (Co-Flow-El P, Mike Ladd, etc…).
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Tony Stewart - "I Just Love The Night Race"
Bristol Motor Speedway talked with Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as he prepared to head to Bristol for August 2011 race week.
Bristol: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT BRISTOL AT NIGHT?
Stewart: "The same thing as the day. I just love the night race there. To me it's one of the coolest races of the year but you can't have anything go wrong. You have to have a perfect race car if something goes wrong to be able to have a shot to get back. If you don't have a perfect race car it's a lot of times impossible to get caught back up. So you've got to have a problem-free day but you're going to have to have a good race car. There's a bunch of guys that are really good there now and you can't be a little bit off and have a good day, you've got to be on your game."
Bristol: IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT JUST RUNNING UNDER THE LIGHTS THERE?
Stewart: "It's the atmosphere. When the cars hit the ground you can see the sparks there. Bristol has always had that cool atmosphere because of how short it is and the way the grandstands there are and then you do it at night on top of that, it's just got a cool feel to it."
Bristol: EVERY TIME WE GO BACK THERE IT SEEMS THE RECONFIGURATION, EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW IS THE OLD WAY BETTER, JUNIOR SAID HE THINKS THE TRACK IS AS GOOD AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN BUT THE COT (Car of Tomorrow) CHANGED THE RACING THERE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Stewart: "The track for sure from day one has been better. You didn't have to just run behind guys and wreck guys to pass them. You could use the whole race track now. As a driver, especially on a track that size, that's what you look for. That's all you can ask for is to have a place that you can move around. I don't know that the COT has really changed it any different. He's probably got a valid point. I guess I just don't think about it. The big thing is just making sure you've got a car that you can move around the race track and if you can do that you're probably setting yourself up for a good opportunity to have a good day because you've got to be able to move and switch lanes and run different grooves instead of just running around the bottom all day."


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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA head women's basketball coach Cori Close announced today the signing of five highly-rated high school standouts to national letters of intent. The class has been rated No. 1 in the country by most recruiting services including ESPN's HoopGurlz, Blue Star Basketball and Prospects Nation to name a few. The class includes five players all ranked in the Top 40 in the country, including three in the Top 10.
The class consists of Jordin Canada (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward HS), Recee' Caldwell (San Antonio, Texas/FEAST), Lajahna Drummer (Inglewood, Calif./Long Beach Poly), Kelli Hayes (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS) and Monique Billings (Corona, Calif./Santiago HS). The five newcomers complete the Bruins' early signing class and will enter UCLA in the fall of 2014 as freshmen and will become members of the 2014-15 women's basketball team.
"It's with great humility and excitement and passion all wrapped up into one that I welcome this incredible class of Bruins," Coach Close said. "I'm just so excited for how this puzzle of five incredibly gifted young ladies on and off the court fit together to help continue to grow our program here at UCLA. I really want to say thank you to the administration, to the support staff and to all of the people who worked so hard to put us in a position to have the first ever No. 1 recruiting class in this program's history."
Canada, a 5-6 point guard, averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game in the 2012-13 season, helping lead her Windward High School team out of Los Angeles, Calif., to a CIF Division 4AA state championship with a 30-0 record. The Wildcats also won the 4AA title her freshman season in 2010-11. She has been named first team All-League and League MVP all three seasons (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13) and was named the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year in 2012-13 as a junior. The Windward Offensive Player of the Year and team MVP in 2010-11 also won a gold medal with Team USA's U16 squad in 2011. Canada is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 4 by Prospects Nation, No. 6 by ESPN's HoopGurlz, No. 7 by Full Court, No. 9 by BlueStar Media and No. 9 by PB Media. She is also ranked near the top in the point guard rankings, coming in as the No. 2 rated PG by HoopGurlz, Full Court and Prospects Nation and the No. 3 PG by PB Media.
"Jordin is an automatic nightmare for any defense," Close said. "Her quickness and her ability to get into the seams of the defense affect both sides of the ball. The fact that I'm able to be her coach is pretty spectacular. Her whole entire family understands the mission of UCLA and the mission of our women's basketball program. Jordin is really special in the way that she can play at high speeds and make the defense make choices, and she's an absolutely selfless distributor of the basketball. She'll have an opportunity to make an immediate impact."
Caldwell, a 5-9 point guard, started all 33 games and averaged 17.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game as a sophomore in 2011-12, leading Claudia Taylor Johnson to a 27-7 record. She was named to the 2012 San Antonio Express-News Super Team and to the 2012 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team. She averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a freshman in 2010-11. She was also on the Team USA U16 squad with Canada that won a gold medal. Caldwell is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 6 by Prospects Nation, No. 7 by PB Media, No. 9 by ESPN's HoopGurlz and No. 19 by Full Court. She is also ranked near the top in the point guard rankings, coming in as the No. 2 rated PG by PB Media, the No. 3 rated PG by HoopGurlz and Prospects Nation and the No. 5 PG by Full Court. While she is from Texas, Caldwell grew up in Riverside, Calif.
"Recee' really was the start of the domino effect in this recruiting class," Close said. "She was the first one to get on board and say 'I want to be a part of this special thing at UCLA.' The very first time I talked to her, she attempted to give me an 8-clap over the phone to show me her history of loving UCLA. It still needs work, but she grew up loving the Bruins. She and her family were probably our best recruiters of the class. Recee' has great leadership, shoots the basketball really well and stretches the defense. She is very vocal and has a great basketball IQ, far beyond her years. We're really lucky to have her and Jordin (Canada) in our backcourt."
Drummer, a 6-1 forward, averaged 16.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 5.0 blocks and 2.2 steals per game during the 2012-13 season for the St. Bernard Vikings. She will be attending Long Beach Poly for her senior year. She was named first team All-League and League MVP as well as first team All-CIF in 2012-13. Drummer is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 8 by ESPN's HoopGurlz and No. 10 by Prospects Nation, Full Court and PB Media. She is also ranked near the top in the forward rankings, coming in as the No. 3 rated forward by HoopGurlz, Full Court, Prospects Nation and the PB Media.
"Lajahna is a woman among girls in high school," Close said. "She will have such an immediate impact in terms of the physicality of the game and how hard she plays. People will have to match her intensity and it will raise the level of our practices, let alone the level of our games. You usually have to teach, even great players, the speed and how hard you have to play at the next level. Lajahna will not need to be taught that. Not only is she fast, but she's powerful and aggressive. She's developed a great mid-range jumper. She takes pride in how hard she plays and loves to compete and win. I feel like her competitive drive is going to be such a fuel behind what this class wants to accomplish."
Hayes, a 6-0 guard, averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the 2012-13 season, helping lead her Archbishop Mitty High School team out of San Jose, Calif., to a 24-7 record. She scored 25 points (16 in the second half) to help the Monarchs win the CIF Central Coast Section title. She also led the team with eight rebounds and two blocked shots. The Monarchs went on to win the Division II state championship. She was named the CCS Player of the Year in 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the Cal-Hi CCS Player of the Year as a junior last year. She was also named the WCAL (West Catholic Athletic League) Player of the Year as a sophomore (2011-12). Hayes is ranked as one of the Top 50 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 26 by ESPN's HoopGurlz, No. 29 by Full Court, No. 33 by PB Media and No. 42 by Prospects Nation. She is also ranked near the top in the wing rankings, coming in as the No. 7 wing by Prospects Nation, No. 9 by HoopGurlz and the No. 12 forward by Full Court.
"Kelli Hayes is such an unsung hero," Close said. "She does all of the non-statistical things that are the difference between winning and losing. She has a great IQ and will defend any place on the floor. She can score from the deep jumper to the post up and is very versatile. She's a walking mismatch. What she can do in terms of her on court giftedness is spectacular but her work ethic and her leadership is what puts her into a special category. She's a rope holder; she gets all the people on the same rope and makes sure everybody is connected. Kelli Hayes' impact on our program will not only be deep, but it will also be wide."
Billings, a 6-4 forward, averaged 12.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.3 steals per game in the 2012-13 season, helping lead her Santiago High School team out of Corona, Calif., to a CIF-SS Division 1AA championship with a 28-2 record. She was named first team All-Big VIII League and All-CIF last year (2012-13) as a junior. Billings is ranked as one of the Top 40 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 17 by Prospects Nation, No. 20 by PB Media, No. 27 by Full Court and No. 37 by ESPN's HoopGurlz. She is also ranked near the top in the forward rankings, coming in as the No. 6 rated forward by Prospects Nation, No. 8 by HoopGurlz, No. 9 by PB Media and No. 10 by Full Court.
"Monique Billings is one of the most spectacular athletes I've ever seen," Close said. "She has a tremendous spring off the floor and is very quick. She's a great player now, but her potential could go to absolutely new heights. Her upside is almost indescribable. She can shoot the basketball, she can run the floor, and she's a phenomenal shot blocker not only in her rise but also in her timing. She's just so athletic. She can guard a point guard or she can guard a five. It really doesn't matter, her athleticism and her length, it's very impactful on both sides of the ball."
"I'm the one who deserves the least amount of credit and I'm the most grateful because a lot of people worked really hard to get this class here," Close added. "All five of them walked into Pauley Pavilion and looked up and appreciated the history of what had come before them and saw the banners hanging from the rafters and noticed that not one of those is an NCAA women's basketball national championship. They make no bones about it, they are coming here to change that. It will take great sacrifice and drive, and they know what's ahead of them. They're ready to put their stamp on this incredible place."


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Establishing a Scholarship
Creating a scholarship is one way you can assist students and leave a legacy at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It can also be a meaningful way to honor family and friends. If you would like to set up a scholarship or have questions you would like to ask a University representative, you can do so HERE or by calling (361) 593-3917. The following are some basic steps taken to establish a scholarship at Texas A&M University - Kingsville:
Step 1: Determine the Type of Scholarship Fund
The first step is to determine whether you would like to establish an "annual" scholarship or an "endowed" scholarship:
Annual Scholarships
Annual Scholarships can be established with an outright gift as low as $1,000. Unlike an endowed scholarship described below, an annual scholarship is not a permanent fund and is awarded only as long as you (or others) choose to contribute to the fund.
Endowed Scholarships
Endowed Scholarship funds are designed to be permanent and perpetual and can be created with gifts totaling a minimum amount of $25,000 if invested through the Texas A&M-Kingsville Foundation or $10,000 if invested through the Texas A&M University System, contributed in full at the outset or with an initial commitment that is added to over time until the gift level of $25,000 is attained. The contributions may be invested in two ways:
Texas A&M - Kingsville Foundation pools endowments to create an investment fund and shares, on a pro-rata basis, in the earnings from the investment of the funds. The principal of the fund is invested to produce income, and an annual award is made to a student(s). The principal remains untouched, so the endowment can last into perpetuity. Annual award amounts vary based on a sixteen (16) quarter outlook of the investment as well as the invested amount reaching 110% of its value.
Original Investment of Endowment: $50,000
Value of Investment over Time (once reaching 110%): $55,000
Sample award payout given a 4% average over sixteen quarters: $2,000
For more information about the Texas A&M-Kingsville Foundation you can visit their website HERE.
Texas A&M University System endowments function similar to those established through the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Foundation. However, funds are pooled among all Universities that are part of the Texas A&M University System and disburse earnings based on a twenty (20) quarter average.
Step 2: Establish Scholarship Criteria As a scholarship donor, you choose the name of the scholarship as well as the criteria. The Office of Alumni & Development is available to help you create the criteria of the scholarship. Endowed and annual scholarships at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are awarded to deserving students based upon area of field of study, merit, financial need, academic achievement and/or other criteria that does not conflict with law or policy. The university must agree to special award conditions established by the donor for this reason.
Step 3: Administration of Scholarship Funds
Typically, a selection committee carefully reviews the scholarship applications submitted by students and selects the most deserving recipient(s) based on the donor-established criteria.
Major contributors of a scholarship fund will be notified annually when the scholarship recipient(s) has been selected and will be informed of the recipient(s), as well as the amount of the award. Recipients will be asked to write a thank-you note to the donor and will have the opportunity to meet at an annual scholarship dinner hosted on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus each academic year.
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An outright gift in the form of cash or appreciated securities will allow you to receive immediate tax benefits in the year you make the gift to Texas A&M University-Kingsville. In the case of appreciated securities, you may also avoid capital gains taxes.
You can also provide for your scholarship in your estate plans. Estate gifts are an easy way to establish a scholarship without affecting your current income or assets.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are university scholarships named and how is the selection criteria established?
The major benefactor of a scholarship establishes the scholarship name. You can establish a scholarship in your own name or choose to name it for a friend, family member or a favorite faculty member for example. You also aid in establishing the criteria by expressing your intentions for the award. The university will draft the criteria according to your specifications and present it to you for your approval as part of a partnered agreement.
How are university scholarships awarded?
Scholarship timelines are advertised on a Texas A&M University-Kingsville website and student data is collected through various application models each academic year (online, paper, etc.). Students are then matched with qualifying scholarships through official University data collection and processing. The University Scholarship Committee reviews and approves awards based on student scholarship packages and best qualifying students according to criteria outlined in the scholarship agreement. Student recipients are sent award packets through either the Student Financial Aid Office or from the College to which the student was enrolled.
Special Note: Guidelines will be reviewed annually and are subject to change based on: tuition rates, government assistance and market value/performance.
If you would like to discuss setting up a scholarship or endowment, contact our Alumni & Development office HERE.
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This candy find was exciting to me for three reasons: the first, was it's currant flavored. Second, it's made by Katjes. Third, they're gummis. Three things I really, really like. So it was a no brainer that I nabbed them up. Since I was at a Cost Plus World Market, a store not in my area, it was either buy them now or risk never seeing them again.
The bag is a nice size, and very eye-catching with it's brilliant green and red color scheme. The colors are extremely saturated and it's almost blinding to look at, yet attracts the eye at the same time.
The gummis themselves are really cute. They're little nubbins, with the base maybe the diameter of a dime. They're brilliantly red with a nice coating of granulated sugar.
The flavor right away is very fruity. It has a rich jammy flavor that's a little like raspberries, a little like cherries, and a little like cranberries. It's very nice. They're not so much sour, as they are tart, which is the sour level I tend to prefer anyways. The have a nice chew that reminds me of gum drops, slightly soft but still very chewy. They're not as hard as DOTS or as soft as gummi bears.
Overall, I liked these, but I'm not sure I'd buy them again. I think my flavor preference sits more with black currants, but that's just me. These are still and awesome candy and I'd recommend them to you if any of my flavor descriptions appealed to you.
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I was wondering what relations are between these different definitions of a regular measure? When are they equivalent?
There are two non-equivalent definitions from Wikipedia
Let $(X, T)$ be a topological space and let $\mathcal B$ be its Borel $σ$-algebra on $X$. Let $μ$ be a measure on $(X, Σ)$.
$\mu$ is regular, if $\forall A \in \mathcal B$ $$ \mu (A) = \sup \{ \mu (F) | F \subseteq A, F \mbox{ closed} \} $$ and $$ \mu (A) = \inf \{ \mu (G) | G \supseteq A, G \mbox{ open} \}. $$
Alternatively, $\mu$ is regular, if $\forall A \in \mathcal B$ and $\forall δ > 0$, there exists a closed set $F$ and an open set $G$ such that $$ F \subseteq A \subseteq G $$ and $$ \mu (G \setminus F) < \delta. $$
The two definitions are equivalent if $\mu$ is finite (otherwise, the second definition is stronger).
Some authors (such as Dudley and Royden) require the set $F$ to be compact instead of closed. From Royden's Real Analysis
Let $\mu$ be a measure defined on a $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal M$ of subsets of $X$ and suppose that $\mathcal M$ contains the Baire sets. $\mu$ is said to be regular, if $\forall E \in \mathcal M$ $$\mu(E) = \inf \{\mu(O) | E \subseteq O, O \text{ open}, O \in \mathcal M\}.$$ $$\mu(E) = \sup \{\mu(K) | K \subseteq E, K \text{ compact}, K \in \mathcal M\}.$$
From encyclopediaofmath
On a Borel sigma algebra $\mathcal B$, a measure $\mu$ is called regular, if $$\forall A \in \mathcal B, \mu(A) = \sup \{\mu(F) | F \subseteq A, F \text{ closed} \}$$
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Phillip Merling officially on the shelf
The mystery over Phillip Merling's status is over.
Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland just told me after today's practice that Merling, who was supposed to be the starting defensive end, has indeed been placed on the active/non-football injury list. He was actually placed there on Friday at the start of training camp.
The only reason Merling, out for the year with that torn Achilles' tendon, is on the active list is because you can't be placed on the reserve/non-football injury list until the regular season begins. So look for that to happen at that time.
This means that even though Merling is on an active/NFI injury list, the Dolphins can still go after some or all of that $600,000 he is owed this season. They can do this because his injury took place during a workout away from the team facility.
Merling, however, is a Jimmy Sexton client, so I wouldn't hold my breath looking for the Dolphins to stick it to a former second-round pick for whom they still have high hopes. Sexton, of course, also represents Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano, so you do the math.
Somebody else getting hurt that way? Now, then you'd have a real problem.
Other practice observations/notes: WR Ryan Grice-Mullen, who took mental reps and worked with a trainer on the side but didn't participate in any drills, told me he will be back out there Monday. "Just a little knack," RGM said. Looked like a leg issue. … Rookie seventh-rounder LB Austin Spitler didn't practice today and was absent. No word yet on his status. … DE Tony McDaniel got spun to the ground but took it well. He got up and handed John Jerry's helmet back to him after he lost it in a separate collision. … ILB Tim Dobbins is wearing special supports on his ankles at the team's insistence due to a history of minor ankle issues. He isn't entirely comfortable with them but still managed to spring loose for a would-be tackle for loss. … With RGM out, the punt return group this afternoon was Davone Bess, Marlon Moore, Brian Hartline and Taurus Johnson. … Reserve CB Evan Oglesby (illness) was out again today. He still hasn't practiced this training camp. … FS frontrunner Chris Clemons was brought to the line a couple of times for press coverage on the tight end in the slot. He did fine each time. … Hartline missed a period while a trainer worked on his right leg along the sideline. It appeared to be just a cramp and Hartline returned for the rest of practice. …
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