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Nuke Talks: Latest from Iran, P5+1
On March 2, deputy foreign ministers from Iran and the world's six major powers – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States – resumed negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear program in Montreux, Switzerland. Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held bilateral talks with Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, planning to join the rest of the negotiators in Montreux on March 5. The two sides are less than a month away from a self-imposed deadline for a political framework for a deal.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
On February 26, Khamenei's official Twitter account highlighted a number of the Supreme Leader's past statements on the nuclear issue.
They know that Iran is not after nukes. Their problem is #Revolution that cut their hands from pillaging a great country like #Iran. 7/24/12— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 26, 2015
US officials themselves know that not having #nukes is fixed policy of IRI; their propaganda is for putting pressure on #Iran. 4/9/14— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 26, 2015
'We consider the use of WMDs as Haraam.' Ayatollah Khamenei's fatwa on 4/17/2010 http://t.co/cc3vSMFf0k— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 26, 2015
Arrogants' spy agencies know that we're not after nukes;states who oppose Iran are fully aware of it.2/22/12 #Mossad #CIA #Irantalks— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 26, 2015
Arrogants know they're lying when they say #Iran is after #nukes;they want to prevent an indep country from having new technologies.2/17/08— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 26, 2015
Iran FM Zarif: If we make a progress on issues esp lifting sanctions this week, we will move forward to sign a nuclear deal #Irantalks— Rohollah Faghihi (@FaghihiRohollah) February 28, 2015
"We are very close if the political decision can be made to get to yes, as President Obama said."
– March 4, 2015, in an interview with NBC News
Atomic Energy Organizaton of Iran Leader Ali Akbar Salehi
"We have taken very good steps and managed to remove, as we believe, their fake concerns and worries through the technical offers we proposed."
– March 7, 2015, according to the press
The United States
– March 7, 2015, in an interview with CBS
– March 2, 2015, according to the press
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Kerry on Disappearance of Robert Levinson
On March 9, Secretary of State John Kerry asked Iran's government to work cooperatively to ensure the safe return of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson to the United States. Levinson disappeared from Iran's Kish Island on March 9, 2007. He was reportedly investigating cigarette smuggling while working as a private investigator. Levinson's family first received evidence that he was alive in November 2010. In the 54-second video, Levinson asked for a U.S. government response to his captors' demands, which have not been publicized. In the past, Iranian officials have said they are ready to cooperate with the United States on this case. The following is Kerry's statement on the eighth anniversary of Levinson's disappearance.
Poll: Rouhani vs Ahmadinejad in 2017
A new poll by the U.S.-based Information and Public Opinion Solutions (IPOS) has found that President Hassan Rouhani (left) has the highest favorability rating of potential 2017 presidential candidates, followed by former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right). Ahmadinejad, president from 2005 to 2013, still has a high rating among Iranians without university degrees and those living in rural areas. In a head-to-head race, 28 percent of respondents said they would vote for Rouhani while 24 percent picked Ahmadinejad.
But Rouhani's edge increased to six percent when respondents were asked an open-ended question about who they would vote for. After Rouhani and Ahmadinejad, the following four individuals were the top picks of respondents:
• Mayor of Tehran Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf
Poll: Rouhani Approval Ratings Down
President Hassan Rouhani's approval rating has fallen just below 50 percent, according to a new poll by the U.S.-based Information and Public Opinion Solutions (IPOS). The latest survey, conducted February 14-15, found that Rouhani's approval has slipped to 49 percent from 59 percent in November 2014.
Netanyahu Speech: Obama & Iran React
The following is a three-part series detailing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress and reactions from U.S. and Iranian leaders.
Part 1 - Netanyahu Speech: The Text
Part 2 - Netanyahu Speech: Obama, US React
Netanyahu Speech: The Text
On March 3, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized a potential nuclear deal with Iran in an address to Congress in Washington, D.C. "We've been told that no deal is better than a bad deal," he said. "Well, this is a bad deal. It's a very bad deal. We're better off without it." Netanyahu's visit was controversial, since House Speaker John Boehner reportedly invited the prime minister without consulting the White House. On February 25, National Security Advisor Susan Rice said Netanyahu's visit "injected a degree of partisanship" into the nuclear negotiations. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers decided not to attend the speech. The following are excerpts from Netanyahu's address.
My friends, I've come here today because, as prime minister of Israel, I feel a profound obligation to speak to you about an issue that could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people: Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
We're an ancient people. In our nearly 4,000 years of history, many have tried repeatedly to destroy the Jewish people. Tomorrow night, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we'll read the Book of Esther. We'll read of a powerful Persian viceroy named Haman, who plotted to destroy the Jewish people some 2,500 years ago. But a courageous Jewish woman, Queen Esther, exposed the plot and gave for the Jewish people the right to defend themselves against their enemies.
Today the Jewish people face another attempt by yet another Persian potentate to destroy us. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-Semitism with the newest technology. He tweets that Israel must be annihilated -- he tweets. You know, in Iran, there isn't exactly free Internet. But he tweets in English that Israel must be destroyed.
For those who believe that Iran threatens the Jewish state, but not the Jewish people, listen to Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, Iran's chief terrorist proxy. He said: If all the Jews gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world.
But Iran's regime is not merely a Jewish problem, any more than the Nazi regime was merely a Jewish problem. The 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis were but a fraction of the 60 million people killed in World War II. So, too, Iran's regime poses a grave threat, not only to Israel, but also the peace of the entire world. To understand just how dangerous Iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime.
That year, the zealots drafted a constitution, a new one for Iran. It directed the revolutionary guards not only to protect Iran's borders, but also to fulfill the ideological mission of jihad. The regime's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, exhorted his followers to "export the revolution throughout the world."
I'm standing here in Washington, D.C. and the difference is so stark. America's founding document promises life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Iran's founding document pledges death, tyranny, and the pursuit of jihad. And as states are collapsing across the Middle East, Iran is charging into the void to do just that.
Iran's goons in Gaza, its lackeys in Lebanon, its revolutionary guards on the Golan Heights are clutching Israel with three tentacles of terror. Backed by Iran, Assad is slaughtering Syrians. Back by Iran, Shiite militias are rampaging through Iraq. Back by Iran, Houthis are seizing control of Yemen, threatening the strategic straits at the mouth of the Red Sea. Along with the Straits of Hormuz, that would give Iran a second choke-point on the world's oil supply.
Iran took dozens of Americans hostage in Tehran, murdered hundreds of American soldiers, Marines, in Beirut, and was responsible for killing and maiming thousands of American service men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Beyond the Middle East, Iran attacks America and its allies through its global terror network. It blew up the Jewish community center and the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. It helped Al Qaida bomb U.S. embassies in Africa. It even attempted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, right here in Washington, D.C.
In the Middle East, Iran now dominates four Arab capitals, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sanaa. And if Iran's aggression is left unchecked, more will surely follow.
So, at a time when many hope that Iran will join the community of nations, Iran is busy gobbling up the nations.
We must all stand together to stop Iran's march of conquest, subjugation and terror.
Now, two years ago, we were told to give President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Zarif a chance to bring change and moderation to Iran. Some change! Some moderation!
Last year, the same Zarif who charms Western diplomats laid a wreath at the grave of Imad Mughniyeh. Imad Mughniyeh is the terrorist mastermind who spilled more American blood than any other terrorist besides Osama bin Laden. I'd like to see someone ask him a question about that.
Iran's regime is as radical as ever, its cries of "Death to America," that same America that it calls the "Great Satan," as loud as ever.
Now, this shouldn't be surprising, because the ideology of Iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant Islam, and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of America.
Don't be fooled. The battle between Iran and ISIS doesn't turn Iran into a friend of America.
Iran and ISIS are competing for the crown of militant Islam. One calls itself the Islamic Republic. The other calls itself the Islamic State. Both want to impose a militant Islamic empire first on the region and then on the entire world. They just disagree among themselves who will be the ruler of that empire.
In this deadly game of thrones, there's no place for America or for Israel, no peace for Christians, Jews or Muslims who don't share the Islamist medieval creed, no rights for women, no freedom for anyone.
The difference is that ISIS is armed with butcher knives, captured weapons and YouTube, whereas Iran could soon be armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs. We must always remember -- I'll say it one more time -- the greatest dangers facing our world is the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapons. To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle, but lose the war. We can't let that happen.
But that, my friends, is exactly what could happen, if the deal now being negotiated is accepted by Iran. That deal will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons, lots of them.
Let me explain why. While the final deal has not yet been signed, certain elements of any potential deal are now a matter of public record. You don't need intelligence agencies and secret information to know this. You can Google it.
The first major concession would leave Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure, providing it with a short break-out time to the bomb. Break-out time is the time it takes to amass enough weapons-grade uranium or plutonium for a nuclear bomb.
According to the deal, not a single nuclear facility would be demolished. Thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium would be left spinning. Thousands more would be temporarily disconnected, but not destroyed.
Because Iran's nuclear program would be left largely intact, Iran's break-out time would be very short -- about a year by U.S. assessment, even shorter by Israel's.
And if -- if Iran's work on advanced centrifuges, faster and faster centrifuges, is not stopped, that break-out time could still be shorter, a lot shorter.
True, certain restrictions would be imposed on Iran's nuclear program and Iran's adherence to those restrictions would be supervised by international inspectors. But here's the problem. You see, inspectors document violations; they don't stop them.
Inspectors knew when North Korea broke to the bomb, but that didn't stop anything. North Korea turned off the cameras, kicked out the inspectors. Within a few years, it got the bomb.
Now, we're warned that within five years North Korea could have an arsenal of 100 nuclear bombs.
Like North Korea, Iran, too, has defied international inspectors. It's done that on at least three separate occasions -- 2005, 2006, 2010. Like North Korea, Iran broke the locks, shut off the cameras.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said again yesterday that Iran still refuses to come clean about its military nuclear program. Iran was also caught -- caught twice, not once, twice -- operating secret nuclear facilities in Natanz and Qom, facilities that inspectors didn't even know existed.
Right now, Iran could be hiding nuclear facilities that we don't know about, the U.S. and Israel. As the former head of inspections for the IAEA said in 2013, he said, "If there's no undeclared installation today in Iran, it will be the first time in 20 years that it doesn't have one." Iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted. And that's why the first major concession is a source of great concern. It leaves Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and relies on inspectors to prevent a breakout. That concession creates a real danger that Iran could get to the bomb by violating the deal.
But the second major concession creates an even greater danger that Iran could get to the bomb by keeping the deal. Because virtually all the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program will automatically expire in about a decade.
Iran's Supreme Leader says that openly. He says, Iran plans to have 190,000 centrifuges, not 6,000 or even the 19,000 that Iran has today, but 10 times that amount -- 190,000 centrifuges enriching uranium. With this massive capacity, Iran could make the fuel for an entire nuclear arsenal and this in a matter of weeks, once it makes that decision.
My long-time friend, John Kerry, Secretary of State, confirmed last week that Iran could legitimately possess that massive centrifuge capacity when the deal expires.
Now I want you to think about that. The foremost sponsor of global terrorism could be weeks away from having enough enriched uranium for an entire arsenal of nuclear weapons and this with full international legitimacy.
And by the way, if Iran's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program is not part of the deal, and so far, Iran refuses to even put it on the negotiating table. Well, Iran could have the means to deliver that nuclear arsenal to the far-reach corners of the earth, including to every part of the United States.
So why would anyone make this deal? Because they hope that Iran will change for the better in the coming years, or they believe that the alternative to this deal is worse?
Well, I disagree. I don't believe that Iran's radical regime will change for the better after this deal. This regime has been in power for 36 years, and its voracious appetite for aggression grows with each passing year. This deal would wet appetite -- would only wet Iran's appetite for more.
Would Iran be less aggressive when sanctions are removed and its economy is stronger? If Iran is gobbling up four countries right now while it's under sanctions, how many more countries will Iran devour when sanctions are lifted? Would Iran fund less terrorism when it has mountains of cash with which to fund more terrorism?
Why should Iran's radical regime change for the better when it can enjoy the best of both world's: aggression abroad, prosperity at home?
This is a question that everyone asks in our region. Israel's neighbors -- Iran's neighbors know that Iran will become even more aggressive and sponsor even more terrorism when its economy is unshackled and it's been given a clear path to the bomb.
This deal won't be a farewell to arms. It would be a farewell to arms control. And the Middle East would soon be crisscrossed by nuclear tripwires. A region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox.
If anyone thinks -- if anyone thinks this deal kicks the can down the road, think again. When we get down that road, we'll face a much more dangerous Iran, a Middle East littered with nuclear bombs and a countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare.
Ladies and gentlemen, I've come here today to tell you we don't have to bet the security of the world on the hope that Iran will change for the better. We don't have to gamble with our future and with our children's future.
We can insist that restrictions on Iran's nuclear program not be lifted for as long as Iran continues its aggression in the region and in the world.
Before lifting those restrictions, the world should demand that Iran do three things. First, stop its aggression against its neighbors in the Middle East.
Second, stop supporting terrorism around the world.
And third, stop threatening to annihilate my country, Israel, the one and only Jewish state.
Thank you.
If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal expires.
If Iran changes its behavior, the restrictions would be lifted. If Iran doesn't change its behavior, the restrictions should not be lifted.
If Iran wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.
My friends, what about the argument that there's no alternative to this deal, that Iran's nuclear know-how cannot be erased, that its nuclear program is so advanced that the best we can do is delay the inevitable, which is essentially what the proposed deal seeks to do?
Well, nuclear know-how without nuclear infrastructure doesn't get you very much. A racecar driver without a car can't drive. A pilot without a plan can't fly. Without thousands of centrifuges, tons of enriched uranium or heavy water facilities, Iran can't make nuclear weapons.
Iran's nuclear program can be rolled back well-beyond the current proposal by insisting on a better deal and keeping up the pressure on a very vulnerable regime, especially given the recent collapse in the price of oil.
Now, if Iran threatens to walk away from the table -- and this often happens in a Persian bazaar -- call their bluff. They'll be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do.
And by maintaining the pressure on Iran and on those who do business with Iran, you have the power to make them need it even more.
Now we're being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. That's just not true.
The alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal.
A better deal that doesn't leave Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and such a short break-out time. A better deal that keeps the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in place until Iran's aggression ends.
A better deal that won't give Iran an easy path to the bomb. A better deal that Israel and its neighbors may not like, but with which we could live, literally. And no country has a greater stake -- no country has a greater stake than Israel in a good deal that peacefully removes this threat.
Ladies and gentlemen, history has placed us at a fateful crossroads. We must now choose between two paths. One path leads to a bad deal that will at best curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions for a while, but it will inexorably lead to a nuclear-armed Iran whose unbridled aggression will inevitably lead to war.
You don't have to read Robert Frost to know. You have to live life to know that the difficult path is usually the one less traveled, but it will make all the difference for the future of my country, the security of the Middle East and the peace of the world, the peace, we all desire.
My friend, standing up to Iran is not easy. Standing up to dark and murderous regimes never is. With us today is Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel.
Elie, your life and work inspires to give meaning to the words, "never again."
And I wish I could promise you, Elie, that the lessons of history have been learned. I can only urge the leaders of the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Not to sacrifice the future for the present; not to ignore aggression in the hopes of gaining an illusory peace.
But I can guarantee you this, the days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over.
We are no longer scattered among the nations, powerless to defend ourselves. We restored our sovereignty in our ancient home. And the soldiers who defend our home have boundless courage. For the first time in 100 generations, we, the Jewish people, can defend ourselves.
This is why -- this is why, as a prime minister of Israel, I can promise you one more thing: Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.
But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
I know that you stand with Israel.
You stand with Israel, because you know that the story of Israel is not only the story of the Jewish people but of the human spirit that refuses again and again to succumb to history's horrors.
Facing me right up there in the gallery, overlooking all of us in this (inaudible) chamber is the image of Moses. Moses led our people from slavery to the gates of the Promised Land.
My friends, may Israel and America always stand together, strong and resolute. May we neither fear nor dread the challenges ahead. May we face the future with confidence, strength and hope.
May God bless the state of Israel and may God bless the United States of America.
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Netanyahu Speech: US Reacts
On March 3, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against a potential nuclear deal with Iran in an address to Congress in Washington, D.C. Administration officials and several Democratic lawmakers were critical of the speech. President Barack Obama claimed that Netanyahu "has not offered any kind of viable alternative" to diplomacy that would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Several Republican lawmakers, however, praised Netanyahu's speech. "It was the most powerful and significant speech I've seen by any foreign leader during the 22 years I have been in Congress," said Rep. Peter King (R-NY). The following are excerpted reactions from U.S. officials and lawmakers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
— March 3, 2015 in a statement
— March 3, 2015 to the press
— March 3, 2015 to the press
Khamenei's official Twitter account, though not mentioning Netanyahu's speech directly, released several tweets criticizing Israel during the prime minister's trip to Washington.
Once ppl in West #realize their problems stem from Zionist domination over govts, great social movements will give #birth to a new world.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 2, 2015
US officials are obliged to show consideration for #Israel & cover up its #crimes. Zionists corporations' money & power have troubled them.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 3, 2015
In the past 50 yrs, how much money and #reputation has it cost US to support #Israel's crimes? Who other than its nation has paid for it?— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 3, 2015
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Senior Brittany Copeland turned in a pair of third-place finishes at Wake Forest.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After a highly successful indoor campaign, East Carolina opened its outdoor season with a strong showing in the Wake Forest Open at Kentner Stadium.
In all, the Pirates posted 15 top-five finishes while freshman Kayla Padgett captured her first career outdoor event title by topping the field in the discus.
After taking third in the prelims of the 100-meter dash, Erin Tucker finished fourth in the finals with a time of 11.85. Then, in the 800-meter run, Brittany Copeland took third by clocking in at 2:13.12 before Britney Kott ended up fifth with a time of 4:37.38 in the 1,500-meter run. Amanda Tomlin also checked in among the top 10 in the 1,500 with an eighth-place result (4:42.12).
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Making his first appearance since the 2011 outdoor season, Drew Kanz began his campaign with a fifth-place showing in the high jump, recording a mark of 2.02 meters. ECU also produced athletes finishing third and fourth in the pole vault as Stephen Hodapp and Aaron Zakula posted marks of 4.75 and 4.60 meters respectively.
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Re: Connecting to SQL
- From: Jonathan <Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:29:29 -0700
Hi Erland.
The error message is... SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
Regarding setup. Initially tried windows authentication and then when this
failed tried SQL authentication.
"Erland Sommarskog" wrote:
Jonathan (Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:.
Hi using SQL2005. I have an access database connected to a sql database.
Everything was fine until about 3 weeks ago. Since then the access ui
cannot connect to the sql database. I have checked for system updates
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Cannot connect means what? Do they get an error message? In such case,
could you share it?
The interesting thing is that if the user is made a local admin the
access database or Excel workbook can connect successfully. However the
network guys do not want this.
The other interesting thing is that I connected to a PC remotely and the
connection worked (I logged on as a user without local admin rights).
Since then, users on this PC can now connect to the sql database
successfully (still not local admin). So the question is what setting
changed when I logged on to a PC remotely that now allows users from
then on to successfully connect to sql database.
There is very little information about the set up. Do you use
Windows authentication or SQL authentication?
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Home > LEAGUE SERVICES > Illinois CU Hall of Fame
Illinois Credit Union Hall of Fame
When we hear the words Halls of Fame, images of famous people and distinguished landmarks come to mind. We immediately think about heroes like Ernie Banks in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Football patrons visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton recalling the famous Joe Namuth. Basketball fans honor Jerry West in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Hockey spectators recall Bobbie Hull when touring the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth. These individuals have become American heroes to their audiences.
The actual locations of these halls of fame have become landmarks. Consider places like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. A trip to New York City is not complete without a stop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Our wild west heritage is remembered when we visit the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City. Each hall of fame has been established to pay homage to those who have made a special contribution in their respective fields.
Hundreds of people have made significant contributions to The Credit Union Movement in Illinois. Many of these individuals have already received numerous honorariums. Their achievements have been noted by their own chapters, by the league and by CUNA. They have given tirelessly to advance the progress of credit unions.
We now have a permanent, prominent place for our credit union champions to be recognized for their lifelong achievements. It is located in the foyer of the Illinois Credit Union League headquarters in Naperville. All of the inductees have their names inscribed on the Illinois Credit Union Hall of Fame Plaque. A brief biographical sketch of each person is also on continuous display. Credit union supporters may pay tribute to those who have led the way to action.
The concept of the Illinois Credit Union Hall of Fame was suggested by John Fiore, chair of the ICUL board. It was developed and approved by the Credit Union Support Group, a standing committee of the league board in 1995.
Those who are being inducted into the Illinois Credit Union Hall of Fame have given of their time, talents and ingenuity. Surely these were very creative human beings who enhanced the progress of credit unions. Many of these pioneers dedicated their lives to organizing and running credit unions, chapters or leagues.
Each person honored in the premier Illinois Credit Union Hall of Fame has made valuable contributions to the Credit Union Movement. Some contributed daily by constant efforts in a single credit union. Others organized multiple credit unions. A few led legions to launch credit unions in every part of this state and the nation.
These pioneers have paved the way for new volunteers to continue this important work. They have shown us that a lot of little things can add up to greatness. They did not seek the spotlight or wait for one shining moment. They became volunteers and were involved!
They were ordinary individuals from all walks of life. They were attorneys, bus drivers, printers, postal workers, professors and political leaders. Human beings who did extraordinary things to help people that mattered to them. These credit union leaders were full of zeal and had a passion for credit unions.
As we reflect upon their accomplishments and honor them, let us sense a renewal of our common mission to spread the spirit. The next accomplishment depends on your continued involvement.
(click on each inductees name to view their nomination information)
John W. Adams Inducted 4/96
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Betty Belker Inducted 4/96
Richard W. Boyle Inducted 4/96 Terry Brahm Inducted 4/14
Ronald C. Brantner Inducted 4/99
William H. Brietzke Inducted 4/96
James M. Bright Inducted 4/09
George G. Burnett Inducted 4/96
Charles "Ray" Cannon Inducted 4/96
Frank Citro, Sr. Inducted 4/01
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Joseph S. DeRamus Inducted 4/96
Thomas Doig Inducted 4/96 Mac Dunaway Inducted 4/15
Alan Ekberg Inducted 4/98
Richard Ensweiler Inducted 4/07
Edward "Clay" Feldman Inducted 4/96 Wallace H. Felt Inducted 4/02 John C. Fiore Inducted 4/00
Janet Francoeur Inducted 4/09
Penni Gebke Inducted 4/11
D. Wayne Green Inducted 4/96
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Wrenshall filmmaker takes short-film prize
Mike Scholtz of Wrenshall took first prize in last weekend's fifth annual Short Shorts Film Festival at the Play Ground. Scholtz, who is involved with the Free Range Film Festival, won $250 for his less-than-5-minute documentary "To Moscow With Love."
The silent comedy "Bus Stop" by Emily Annlouise Minor of Superior took second and Cliff Langley of Duluth was third with his adventure mockumentary "Long Cold Winter, Eh?"
There were 18 films featured in the festival, and winners were selected by the audience.
Next year's event is Feb. 19, 2011.
Big Top invites designs for T-shirt contest
Attention T-shirt artists: Big Top Chautauqua is hosting a design contest. Create a shirt with the words "Big Top" or "Big Top Chautauqua" in the design. One adult winner gets a shirt with his or her winning design and a $50 gift certificate to the venue near Bayfield. Another winner will be chosen for entrants 17 or younger, whose winning design also will be put on a shirt and who will receive a $25 gift certificate.
Designs must be postmarked, or received digitally, by March 15, and the winners are announced April 2. For rules and info on how to submit the design, go to www.bigtop.org.
Performers sought for Tall Ships Festival
The Duluth Playhouse is looking for talent to perform during the Tall Ships Festival that runs July 29 to Aug. 3 in Bayfront Festival Park. Are you a musician, dancer, mime, comedian, actor, vocalist, visual artist or busker in search of a venue? On Friday and Sunday of the festival, professional and amateur performers will show their stuff. Interested? Contact entertainment chairwoman Christine Seitz at firstname.lastname@example.com.
DNTV invites videos about newspaper uses
Do you use the newspaper to help you plan your weekend? Or do you make papier-mache decorations with it?
We want to know how you use your DNT. We're asking readers to submit a 30-second video showing us how you use the newspaper. The top five commercials will be chosen to air on Fox 21 News and DNTV, our daily Web newscast. Online readers will vote for the winner.
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Justine is a photographer, runner, partner to her best friend Ryan, and a mom to baby Brayden. Living in Vancouver for the past 12 years, Justine found her calling taking photos. She started up B Life photography all while on mat leave and taking care of newborn baby. It's something she's extremely passionate about and has recently launched her website & business. If you'd like to check out her work (or have her do your families photos!) have a look at her facebook page: B Life Photography or her website. She also does a photo a day project with her son that she chronicles on her blog – The B Life.
What characteristics define the Vancouver Housewife?
Busy. Likely working 9-5 or on their own business from home. Most families in Vancouver can't afford Vancouver living without 2 incomes. Busy with the kids on the weekends – beaches, ski hills, Stanley Park, trails – there's just so much to do for families in Vancouver. I doubt you'll see many Vancouver 'Housewives' sipping martinis and clubbing until 2am on Saturday nights..unless of course you star in your own reality show. Or many giving up their careers to strictly be a stay at home money – and this might be out of necessity rather than choice since living in Vancouver is soooo expensive!
Are you a good representation of a Vancouver Housewife? Why?
In some ways yes… maybe more then I'd like to be. Haha. I wear lululemon (mostly because it's comfy and I used to work for the company so have a LOT) – and considering so do half of Vancouver 'housewives' I suppose I have the uniform! I'm out walking my baby in the Ergo carrier. I use as much clean & organic products as I can. And on the weekends, as a family, we head out to parks, hike, and enjoy all that Vancouver has to offer. And I've basically spent my entire maternity leave building up B Life Photography so I have an at home business while I'm raising our son – which I find a lot of 'housewives' are now doing in Vancouver.
In other ways I'm a terrible housewife. I'm awful at cleaning, I never have dinner ready when Ryan (partner) gets home, I've never thrown a dinner party nor had the energy to organize one. And the biggest reason I'm not so much a housewife is that I'm not a wife at all as we're not married! This is something I'm actually finding more and more common these days.. we're more likely to plan for our 2nd baby before we plan the wedding! We're a family and that's what's important.
Do you feel that living in Vancouver in some way defines who you are? Please explain.
For sure. Vancouver is a great city for kids with so many parks, beaches, sports programs, trails, restaurants, etc etc. We spend a lot of our time doing these things. All this stuff comes at a cost. And we sacrifice a lot of other things so we can upgrade from our apartment to be able to afford a house one day. And not one of the dumpy 1 million ones showcased on your weekly feature, but we'd love to be able to afford a townhome or smaller house one day. The fact that this will cost us a million dollars minimum – it may or may not happen. If by the time baby 2 comes and we're not there, we'll likely have to move out of the city – which is unfortunate. Saving for this and trying to make it work so we can stay living in this city and raise our family here means we aren't going on fancy vacations, or having multiple cars, or wearing designer clothes..I think this is pretty realistic for most young vancouver families.. unless of course you got chosen to be on a reality show which really isn't too realistic at all. So in that way – living in Vancouver definitely defines who I am.
Have you ever had cosmetic surgery, Botox, Restalyne injections, etc.? If so, please provide details. If you haven't had any of the above procedures performed, would you consider it?
What's Restalyne?? Haha. No I've never had any of those..
Other than your children (if applicable), what is the accomplishment of which you are most proud?
My son of course, although only a year is a probably one of the best things I've ever done. Other accomplishments just for me would include running multiple marathons (including New York & Boston) and getting B Life photography up and started. I'm very proud of that and photography is something I'm very passionate about.
Has the desire for affluence/power/money been a motivator in the choices you've made for your life?
Nope. I've left several career jobs that paid decent salaries & gave me the freedom to travel and such because they ended up making me miserable. Nothing was wrong with those careers, just not for me – I guess you can say I hadn't found my 'thing' yet and money wasn't something to sway me to stay.
Tell us about your stuff. What do you like to buy, collect, etc.?
I had to read this question twice to make sure I hadn't misread it. Stuff?? I have a mountain buggy stroller that's worth $800.. yet I wear old navy jeans. Does that count?
I honestly don't have a lot of stuff. I don't collect anything and I hate clutter so am constantly getting rid of things. I'm not a jewelry person, I don't collect purses or expensive pairs of jeans.. I do like toms though – I have 6 pairs – 2 are in my size, and 4 are in toddler size ;). I guess I can say my camera equipment & software.. it's not a cheap profession to be in by any means so it makes up for my lack of other 'stuff'!
Do you have "staff" in your home? (E.g. nanny, driver, chef, etc.
I wish. Ryan says I like to boss him around.. but he rarely listens so if he was in fact my staff I would have fired him long ago. Kidding of course. Kind of…
Do you belong to any clubs, teams, groups or social organizations?
I belong to a few online photography forums but that's about it. No country club memberships for this housewife.. it's sad, isn't it!
Finish this sentence: "My life's motto is …."
This one makes me laugh.. all I can think of is what the 'housewives' on the show say. My life's motto is to get rich, get married 5 times, collect vast amounts of jewels, drink endless martinis, wear short skirts & heels until I'm 60, never tell my age, keep on with my botox, and to never let my dark roots show in my died beach blond hair..
Actually that's a lie, I haven't died my hair since 8th grade… and I prefer wine to martinis. The rest is true though.
Ok…in all seriousness – my life's motto is to believe in yourself above all others. Find your passion & stick with it.. don't stop trying to search for that if you're unhappy with your life, job, career – don't give in to the daily 'grind' of get up, work, go to bed , etc if that makes you miserable. Find what you love, who you love and where you love being – make it all happen together.
As a special thank you for participating, Justine will be receiving a special gift from Keeley Saunders of Mary Kay Cosmetics. "After moving back to Canada from living overseas for seven years. My husband and I find ourselves pregnant and welcoming opportunities in our new city, Vancouver. Mary Kay to my life in May of 2010. Through Mary Kay I help women to discover their inner and outer beauty. Through our amazing skin care and make up I am able to teach women how to take care of themselves and help with fun easy make up looks. I also teach smoky eye clinics and foundation matching."by


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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Reith, Kim
Reith, Kim, guitarist, composer, writer; b. Pasadena, CA, 19 February, 1954. When still an infant, she and her family moved to San Diego, CA, where she grew up (father, Allan Dougall Reith, b. 1923; mother Suzanne Reith nee Sayle, b. 1921; brother, Kris Reith, b. 1947).
As a child, Kim was exposed to the large jazz, blues, folk, opera, world, and ethnomusicology recording collection belonging to her music-loving mother. But until 1985, when she began studying the guitar, her background was in art and writing. In 1987 she put her musical focus exclusively on jazz, zeroing in on instrumental hollow-body guitar. Reith began composing in 1995. Between 1974 - 1992, she lived in San Francisco, but traveled extensively throughout Japan (1982 - 1983) and Europe (1987, 1992), eventually returning to her hometown San Diego in 1993. In 2000, she relocated to the Los Angeles area. Reith studied guitar privately with San Francisco bebop guitarists Marlena Teich (1985 - 1988) and Duncan James (1989 - 1992); after moving back to San Diego, she studied privately with jazz guitarist Art Johnson (1993 -1995). Between 1996 and 1998 she studied jazz theory, composition, and arranging at San Diego State University with jazz pianist and composer Ri ck Helzer. Early on, she attended classes in jazz improvisation with trumpeter and jazz educator David Hardiman (1987 - 1989), sat in on bassist Herbie Lewis Mission District jazz improv class (1989), and eventually got her feet wet with various small San Francisco jazz bands. In 1992 she supported herself by playing solo jazz guitar on the streets of Paris, returning to San Diego in 1993. In 1993, she performed in duo explorations with avant-garde Canadian saxophonist Maury Coles; between 1994 and 2000 she performed extensively with her own duos and trios throughout San Diego, also performing in 1995 with the UCSD Big Band, under Jimmy Cheatham's direction. In 1996, Reith organized and hosted a successful San Diego instrumental jam session. In 2001, she participated in an open improvisation long-distance 4-track project, which featured Reith on hollow-body guitar and Bronx-born Swiss resident Edmund J. Wood on fretless bass and 126-beat drum loops. Only one track was released as an MP3; Wood died unexpectedly in 2002 before the remaining tracks had been mixed. Since moving to the LA area, she has continued her experiments in composition for jazz trio, performing with electric bassist Dan Krimm and drummer Steve Sykes, and has delved more deeply into solo jazz guitar composition and performance. Her playing and writing styles feature elements of straight-ahead and avant-garde jazz.
Bail! (1999)
Articles about Kim Reith:
"Phenomenal Women," and "SoundTracks," NewMusicBox, Issue 38, Vol.4, No. 2, June 2002. Special issue on women jazz composers includes Reith in first article, and reviews her album BAIL! in second. http://www.newmusicbox.com
"Speaking Without Words," Bliss, Pasadena Weekly, p.19, November 15, 2001.
"All jazzed up, bending notes, working it out," Mark Lewis, San Diego Union, Night & Day, Center Section, June 20, 1996. Article about San Diego jazz jam
sessions focussing on two sessions, Reith's and Gilbert Castellanos'.
Works by Kimi Reith:
Reith's MP3.com jazz site reviews column "Undiscovered MP3.com" was published at http://www.ModernJazz.com and ran between August, 2001 and April, 2002. She reviewed the MP3.com sites of The Jongleurs, Travis Sullivan's Project One, and Edmund J. Wood.
In 1998 and 1999, Reith was a regular venue reviewer and features contributor to the website SanDiegoSidewalk.com, a now defunct online city guide sold to CitySearch.com. Features included:"Under 21," June 16, 1999; "Play It Again, Sam: Piano Bars," June 8, 1999; "Karaoke Exposed," September 24,1998; "In Search of Weird Museums," July 14, 1998.
"A Fluttering Sensation on His Cheek," short story in anthology Mountains and Alleys, Elephant Printing, Oakland, CA, 1997.
"Poems for My Mother and the Women I Have Loved," chapbook of Reith's poetry, Second Coming Press, San Francisco, CA, 1978. Reith's poetry has also been published in literary journals.
Contact information:
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Ayla 4/7/04
Expecting DS 5/19/12
I plan on getting a gift for DS when I'm in the hospital. The gift will be from the baby so hopefully it might help with some jelousy issues.
Not something for the other kids but things for the baby. Our oldest is just 3 and he gets very excited and making birthday cakes and buying birthday presents for people. So he is going to make the baby a cake and pick out a present.
My 7 year old has been asking for a electric car like our neighbours son for a year now. I thought he was a little too old for most models and I don't like them in general anyway but I think the baby will bring him one.
We're also planning a 4 day beach get away since we didn't have a family vacation in 2 years. Nothing but each other, baby in my cozy & huge belly and the sea.
I took my girls out on Friday for a special Mum and us day. When we were out we talked about baby and what special thing they would like to do with me and they both wanted to make something special. We ended up at the fabric store and they each chose a flannel print for a baby quilt/blanket and they want me to teach them how to sew :)
I was thinking something a little easier but this way they spend quality time with mummy and get to make something special for baby :)
My daughter will be 37 months in our DS is born. Although she is already in a toddler bed we will be doing a decor change for her when we are decorating the baby's room. She is getting to pick out the baby's room decor (airplanes) and she has started talking about having a Hello Kitty room.
Bailey Danielle -- Born 3.28.09 - 5 lbs. 5.5 oz. and more beautiful than imagined.
Alexander Jay -- Scheduled for 4.25.12
We are planning to through a "Big brother's party" for my 5&1/2 yr old son who is quite excited about the fact that he is soon going to have a baby brother/sister in house...He gets to pick the guest list. He already has sorted out his child hood soft toys, cleaned and kept them in a box for the baby
DD turns two this week and is getting a play set for the backyard with swings and a slide. We decided it would be a good investment so she can play outside without me having to bring the baby down to the park. We live in AZ so it'll be hot here when the baby is a newborn.
We're also getting her a baby doll so we can start practicing on how to help taking care of the baby!!
I'm having a baby shower and I took my child with me to pick up all the stuff. He choose and scaneed everything he wanted for his Litle brother, he was so excited. Also I'm planning the day of the shower to have a special gift for him, so when we open the baby's presents he finds one for himself
We are going to try to include our son in the process as much as possible. He is an only child and only grandchild on BOTH sides of the family so needless to say he has been quite spoiled. My biggest fear is that he will resent his baby sister for getting too much attention. For the baby shower he is going to get some gifts of his own to open and his very own "Big Brother" cake decorated with super heros. We are also going to paint his room when we paint the nursery so he gets a cool new room too.
Carolyn (25) married to DH Tim (32) on Aug. 14, 2010
Mommy to DS Xavien (4)
Expecting #2 in May 2012!!
I know people who have given a gift to an older sibling and the gift is from the baby and it seems to go over well, so we are going to give that a try. I am just trying to determine when the appropriate time is. Do we give it to him when he comes to visit baby for the first time in the hospital, or when we come home from the hospital with new baby? Any thoughts??
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
2 of those moments: Jacob 8/15/09 Allison 5/19/12


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The 71st Golden Globes may have helped push "American Hustle" into Oscar frontrunner status when it awarded the caper comedy three very big trophies Sunday night, January 12. The film won Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (Amy Adams), and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence). Such big-ticket wins will give it a lot of momentum as it hustles towards the 86th Academy Awards on March 2.
What is it about the Globes that heed such influence? In a word, television. It's one of the few big awards shows broadcast in primetime on a major network (NBC). And it's not just a film awards show, it also hands out statues for TV, so the list of Hollywood A-listers attending is one that's seen nowhere else. It's an event, and it garners terrific ratings year in and year out, attracting almost 20 million viewers last year (http://bit.ly/1dgwJIK).
The Hollywood Foreign Press, a worldwide group of less than 100 journalists, votes the Globes on and their show's high visibility often puts them in the role of defining frontrunners (http://bit.ly/1gs8UAj). The movie "LA Confidential" swept all four major critics' group awards in 1997, but when the Globes passed it over for "Titanic", it stalled its Oscar momentum. And while current frontrunner "12 Years A Slave" won the Best Drama award, it was its only trophy. Comparitively, the three for "American Hustle" may give it the edge now.
Such a 'Midas touch' may be a boon to other movie winners tonight as well. Alex Ebert won Best Original Score for his deft work on "All is Lost". U2 won Best Original Song from the movie "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom". Spike Jonze won for his touching and clever screenplay of the singular "Her." And heavy favorite Jared Leto of "Dallas Buyers Club" continued his march to the Best Supporting Actor Oscar by taking the same award at the Globes.
Other film winners included Leonardo DiCaprio taking Best Actor in a Film (Musical or Comedy) for "The Wolf of Wall Street". Best Foreign Film went to "The Great Beauty" from Italy. Disney's "Frozen" won Best Animated Feature. And Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for his visionary "Gravity", my pick for the year's best film (http://exm.nr/1d5HbyS).
On the drama side, Matthew McConnaghey took Best Actor for his fantastic work in "Dallas Buyers Club". Many thought Robert Redford would be called for "All is Lost" as it was such a big film return for him, but he was passed over. On the dramatic actress side, Cate Blanchett won for her lead in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine".
And speaking of Allen, he was the recipient of this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award for his achievement as a filmmaker for over 40 years (http://bit.ly/1kX5rKA). He is notorious for not bothering to show up for such events and didn't show up for this one either. So Diane Keaton accepted on his behalf. She was charming, but it was anticlimatic for Allen not to be there for his special award.
In the TV world, "Breaking Bad" finally got some Globes respect, winning for Best Drama Series and Best Lead Actor Bryan Cranston. Robin Wright won Best Lead Actress for "House of Cards". Amy Poehler finally won a Globe for her comedic work on "Parks and Recreation". Andy Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" won Best Actor for a Comedy Series.
TV's supporting awards went to Jon Voight for "Ray Donovan" and Jacqueline Bisset for the TV miniseries "Dancing on the Edge". Elisabeth Moss won Best Actress for a TV movie or mini-series for "Top of the Lake". And to no one's surprise, Michael Douglas continued to collect awards for his portrayal of Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra" (Best Actor in a TV movie or miniseries).
And, as always, the show's entertainment value ran from the sublime to the ridiculous. Tina Fey and Poehler aced their second time hosting the show. Robert Downey, Jr. was a cheeky presenter per usual. But the Globes producers still haven't figured out how to get winners up to the stage in a timely fashion. And they continue to make silly mistakes with things like teleprompter malfunctions. Some speeches were charming (Jonze, Ebert) while others wasted time and were embarrassingly self-absorbed. Yes, I'm talking to you, Ms. Bisset.
But the best thing about the Globes is two-fold. One, they have a knack for recognizing TV shows of the moment like nominee "Orange is the New Black" or Best TV Comedy winner "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" long before the Emmys get around to noticing them. And most importantly, the Globes tee up certain films for the next big prize – the Oscar. And this year, it seems that the blackly comic movie about Abscam in the 1970's might now have a bit of an edge. We shall see.
Suggested Links
- American Hustle (2013) Christian Bale, Amy Adams. Dir. David O. Russell
- 12 Years A Slave: A history lesson that cuts close to the flesh and soul
- DGA announces feature film awards nominees
- Amy Adams will rock as Janice Joplin in 'Janice Joplin: Get It While You Can'
- The Wolf of Wall Street: The Real American Hustle


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Some beef producers think brood cows don't need high quality hay going into winter because cows' nutritional needs are lower if they are not in late gestation or have a calf at their side. However, winter feeding costs constitute up to half the expenses of keeping brood cows.
Wrestling USA magazine is calling it one of the toughest tournaments in the South this year. Tomorrow and Friday, the LaRue County Mat Hawks will compete in the Smoky Mountain Duals in Pigeon Forge, facing some of the best from around the entire South.
This year head coach Gary Canter has put together the "toughest schedule ever" for any of his teams. The Mat Hawks have risen to the challenge at every turn.
The LaRue County Hawks haven't had much luck against North Hardin, but they certainly caught the Trojans at the right time this season.
And they took advantage of it.
Junior Kelton Ford scored a game-high 27 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks knocked off the Trojans, 68-62, Dec. 13 at Ron Bevars Gymnasium. It was LaRue County's first win over North Hardin since the 1994-95 season.
Sophomore Ivy Brown had consecutive double-doubles to lead the LaRue County Lady Hawks to back-to-back wins over the weekend.
LaRue County (2-3) knocked off visiting Daviess County, 48-36 on Saturday after beating 18th District rival Caverna, 60-40 on Friday night.
Brown had 14 points, 12 steals, seven rebounds and five assists as the Lady Hawks held on against Daviess County.
Freshman Alexis Brewer added 21 points – including one 3-pointer – and three assists, while sophomore Allison Evans had five points and eight rebounds.
Mat Hawks compete in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
The LCHS Mat Hawks will compete Dec. 22-23 at the 10th annual Smoky Mountain Duals in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Of the 25 teams entered, seven are ranked number one in their state, including the Hawks. Overall, 17 teams are ranked in the top eight of their states.
Regional wrestling
The Regional Wrestling Duals will begin at 6 p.m. Jan. 6 and 9 a.m. Jan. 7 at LaRue County High School.
KMEA Marching Championships 2011
The LaRue County High School Boys Basketball team will host the sixth annual National Guard Holiday Classic Dec. 27-29 at the LCHS gym.
Hawks Head Coach Paul Childress anticipates a great tourney with a very competitive field with several local teams.
"I think this will be a great tournament," Childress said. "We have several teams from around the area coming in and have some good first round matchups. Hopefully, because of the proximity of the teams, we will have some good crowds during the tourney."
The LaRue County Mat Hawks continued their dominating December performance by crushing Lexington Lafayette, Barren County, Meade County and Central Hardin on Saturday at the Central Hardin duals.
No team won more than three individual matches in their dual with the Mat Hawks.
In the match-up with Barren County, the Mat Hawks scored their third perfect score of the year, 84-0. The Mat Hawks almost blanked Central Hardin as well, a team who many believe is the second best team in the region, beating the Bruins 67-3.
Courtney Murray, a teacher at Hodgenville Elementary School, has earned the highest credential available to American educators by becoming a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment of a teacher's skills and content knowledge.
The certification takes one to three years to complete.
Two people were injured in a single-vehicle crash near Magnolia Dec. 17.
About 8 p.m., Andrew Parrett, 24, of Hodgenville, was driving a 1998 Honda CRX north on U.S. 31-E near the intersection of Country Lane.
Parrett attempted to pass a vehicle on the crest of a hill and lost control of the vehicle, according to Chief Deputy Russell McCoy. The vehicle flipped at least three times and came to rest in an upright position.
Parrett's passenger, Jason Cornelius, 23, of Elizabethtown, was ejected from the vehicle and landed in a ditch.
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How do CEOs Matter? The Effect of Industry Expertise on Acquisition Returns
Claudia Custodio
New University of Lisbon - Nova School of Business and Economics
Daniel Metzger
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Finance; London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Financial Markets Group
May 1, 2013
This paper shows how chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics affect the performance of acquirers in diversifying takeovers. When the acquirer's CEO has previous experience in the target industry, the acquirer's abnormal announcement returns are between 1.2 and 2.0 percentage points larger than those generated by a CEO who is new to the target industry. This outcome is driven by the industry-expert CEO's ability to capture a larger fraction of the merger surplus. Industry-expert CEOs typically negotiate better deals and pay a lower premium for the target. This effect is stronger when information asymmetry is high and in bilateral negotiations compared to auctions. We also find that industry-expert CEOs on average select lower surplus deals. This evidence is consistent with industry-expert CEOs having superior negotiation skills.
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Keywords: CEO characteristics, CEO experience, bargaining ability, mergers and acquisitions
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JWC TO JEANNIE WELSH ; 31 October 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18421031-JWC-JW-01; CL 15: 155-156
Monday [31 October 1842]
My letter being of rather ancient date (saturday night) I add a line that you may know me, up to Monday, still in the land of the living and the loving— Already (at 12 oclock) have I been up poor wretch to Collier's—in omnibus—respecting those melancholy watches—declined after all—found to be "of inferior quality" so that Mazzini has nothing left for it but to sell them to the French man for 15£—well if he gets the money from him even at that absurd price!—"Virtue its own reward"—was there ever a greater betise [absurdity] than that current among articulate speaking men!— Virtue its own punishment were a maxim much less liable to exception—
Old Sterling came yesterday giving lamentable accounts of "my poor dear wife"—"eats well sleeps well but such shortness of breath"! A Dr, whom they consulted at Dublin, said it proceeded from "her stomach being distended with gass!"—and with something besides gass I shrewdly conjecture!—
The old gentleman in the midst of our tete a tete suddenly dropt silent— I looked round at him—after a minute or two—and saw him with his features all pinched together, his mouth a little open—profoundly asleep—! I thought it one of the most rational and friendly looking modes of transacting a fore-noon visit that I had fallen in with for a good while— He awoke after a quarter of an hour or so exclaiming "gracious God have I been dreaming"? You know best said I—I only know that you have been asleep.—
You may figure the apologies! The Laings male and female1 were also here yesterday—a pretty little thing she is but I think a considerable of a goose— She made the most loving enquiries after you— I told her I had set my heart on your marrying her Father-in-law2— She laughed immoderately but said you were not to be taken in by his assiduities for he was, a very general lover of young ladies— "he said there is so much more freshness about them than older women"—naturally
—Our house is an a sort of climax of irregularity just at present— C orders the dinner at half after four and keeps it waiting till six—goes to bed at two—and the breakfast prolongs itself into midday It is an evil in its way to a punctually disposed person like myself3—
Is Miss Gillespie's address simply Miss G. Moffat? I am going to send something by post in the first instance
Return Harriet's letter only—


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Preaching to Save Shoppers From 'Evil' of Consumerism
By CONSTANCE L. HAYS
Published: January 1, 2003
Some people may be upset that retail sales failed to meet expectations during the holiday season. Not Bill Talen.
For the last four years Mr. Talen, also known as Reverend Billy, has been performing from the theaters of Bleecker Street to the Starbucks on Astor Place, exhorting people to resist temptation -- the temptation to shop -- and to smite the demon of consumerism.
With the zeal of a street-corner preacher and the schmaltz of a street-corner Santa, Reverend Billy, 52, will tell anyone willing to listen that people are walking willingly into the hellfires of consumption.
Shoppers have little regard for how or where or by whom the products they buy are made, he believes. They have almost no resistance to the media messages that encourage them, around the clock, to want things and buy them. He sees a population lost in consumption, the meaning of individual existence vanished in a fog of wanting, buying and owning too many things.
''Consumerism is a dull way of life,'' he says. ''We're all sinners. We're all shoppers. Let's do what we can.''
It's an act, a kind of performance art, almost a form of religion. He named it the Church of Stop Shopping. As Reverend Billy, he wears a televangelist's pompadour and a priest's collar, and is often accompanied by his gospel choir when he strides into stores he considers objectionable or shows up at protests like the annual post-Thanksgiving Buy Nothing Day event on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
The choir, which is made up of volunteers, includes people like David Glover and his daughter, Zena, from Brooklyn. There is also Beka Economopoulos, who once sang at the White House, and Meredith Manna, who came in courtesy of one of the keyboard players. When they erupt in song, it is hard to ignore: ''Stop shopping! Stop shopping! We will never shop again!''
Other performers preach the same gospel, with their own twists. Ange Taggart, who lives in Nottingham, England, turns up in places like Troy, N.Y., to go into a store, buy a lot of things, and then return them. She recently filled a cart with Martha Stewart products at Kmart, then put them on the conveyor in a certain order, so that when she got her receipt, she said, the first letters on the itemized list spelled ''Martha Stewart's hell.''
There is also Andrew Lynn, who created Whirl-Mart last year. He gets a group of people together, everyone with a shopping cart, and they stroll the aisles of Wal-Mart or Kmart, putting nothing in the carts. When store managers tell him to take his protest elsewhere, he tells them: ''This isn't a protest. We're performing a consumption-awareness ritual.''
There may be something to it, too. Psychologists at the University of Rochester and at Knox College in Illinois have published studies concluding that people focused on ''extrinsic'' goals like money are more depressed than others and report more behavioral problems and physical discomfort.
Some economists have also addressed the phenomenon of rich people who feel poor. Juliet B. Schor of Harvard University, the author of ''The Overspent American'' (Basic Books, 1998), says people are frustrated because they compare their lives with what they see on television. Robert H. Frank of Cornell reached a similar conclusion in ''Luxury Fever: Why Money Fails to Satisfy in an Era of Excess'' (The Free Press, 1999).
It's not that Reverend Billy thinks no one should ever buy anything; on a recent afternoon, he himself was seen purchasing a ream of printer paper and a bottle of wine. It is the futility of shopping he is trying to address -- the futility of leaning too heavily on the material at the expense of the spiritual and emotional.
That mission has given focus to his art, his politics and even his religion. Raised by what he calls ''strict Dutch Calvinists'' in Rochester, Minn., he made his way to New York in the early 1990's. He had his epiphany in 1999, when protesters disrupted the World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle; he discovered the potential of drama to send a political message.
He discussed the revelation with a friend, Sidney Lanier, an Episcopal minister and cousin of Tennessee Williams who had used theater to evoke social reform themes in the 1960's. Mr. Talen soon realized that after years of producing Spalding Gray and others, he suddenly had an act of his own.
Mr. Lanier said he suggested a man of the cloth as a vehicle for Mr. Talen's message. ''I encouraged him,'' he said. ''I said, you have a kind of Calvinist preacher in you that wants to come out.''
Mr. Talen, even before he developed the character, said he admired the cadence and the poetry of good fire and brimstone. Child labor, environmental damage and evidence of union busting by big retail chains, all to deliver low prices to consumers, provided plenty of material for any pulpit. ''I sense right now that our lives are getting absurd,'' he said.
On a recent evangelical side trip, Mr. Talen ventured into the Kmart on Astor Place, where speakers blared Elvis and Tom Petty Christmas carols. His own face blank, he began to look for smiley-faces, which he considers one of the most nefarious of marketing tools. He found them on signs, on children's pajamas, on stickers. Few of the shoppers, however, were smiling, he noticed. And that is part of the problem.
''The smile has been so thoroughly appropriated by transnational capital,'' he said. ''They discovered that smiling makes money.''


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Mahavishnu Orchestra: Miles Beyond
Miles Beyond
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Birds of Fire (Columbia CK 66081)
John McLaughlin (guitar), Jan Hammer (keyboards),
Jerry Goodman (violin), Rick Laird (bass guitar), Billy Cobham (drums).
Composed by John McLaughlin.
Recorded: London and New York, August and September 1972
Rating: 99/100 (learn more)
"Miles Beyond" is dedicated to Miles Davis. Over a Moog-induced drone, Jan Hammer eases his Rhodes electric piano down the road. Picking up passengers Billy Cobham and Rick Laird along the way, the trio enjoys the roadside sights. As they merge into high-speed traffic, a string-plucking, hitchhiking Jerry Goodman can be seen on the side of the road. He becomes a distraction for a lead-footed McLaughlin barreling down the same road. Jan and John have a terrible crash. Only McLaughlin's caviar delivery truck remains drivable. They all pile in. There are eggs to be delivered. (To better understand the metaphors of this review it would be good to know that John McLaughlin used to drive a caviar delivery truck in real life.)
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1970s jazz · fusion · miles beyond
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2013 NFL Draft Recap: Three Stanford Players Selected
Ertz, Toilolo, Taylor drafted; attention turns to free agent signings
NFL Draft: Day Three; Stepfan Taylor Selected by Arizona
Taylor chosen with seventh pick of fifth round (140th overall)
NFL Hopefuls Eye This Week's Draft
David Shaw rejoins NFL Network as guest analyst
Bloomgren Elevated to Andrew Luck Director of Offense
Among offensive coaching staff changes, Mike Sanford to coach QBs/WRs and Tavita Pritchard to coach RBs.
No. 8 Stanford Wins 99th Annual Rose Bowl
Kevin Hogan passed for 123 yards, and No. 8 Stanford's dominant defense shut out Wisconsin in the second half.
2012 Season in Photos
2012 Season in Photos
No. 6 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (AP)
99th Annual Rose Bowl
No. 6 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (Rose Bowl)
Stanford football
Pac-12 Championship: Stanford vs. UCLA
Pac-12 Championship: Stanford vs. UCLA
Pac-12 Title: Stanford vs. UCLA (AP)
Pac-12 Title: Stanford vs. UCLA (AP)
2012 (SENIOR): Cardinal career rushing leader with 4,300 yards on school-record 843 carries...collected 40 career rushing touchdowns (second best in school history) and 45 total touchdowns (first)...first Stanford player ever to record three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons...ranked 19th nationally and fourth in the Pac-12 this season with 110.92 rushing yards/game...totaled 1,530 rushing yards in his senior season - second-highest in school history - on 322 carries (4.8 yards/carry) with 13 rushing touchdowns...added 287 yards and two more scores on 41 receptions out of the backfield...had eight 100-yard rushing performances on the season (Stanford was 7-1 in those contests)...ran for 88 yards and a touchdown against Wisconsin in a Rose Bowl victory...rushed 33 times for 161 yards in the overtime win at No. 1 Oregon, the eighth-most carries ever by a Stanford back in a single game... gained 153 yards rushing with one touchdown and another 60 yards receiving with another score in home win over No. 2 USC...the 213 offensive yards against the Trojans was a career high, and not one of his 27 rushes against USC went for negative yards...honored for his performance vs. USC as the Maxwell Award Player of the Week, Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, CBSSports.com Heisman Player of the Week and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. ran for 189 yards at Cal (fourth-highest in school history in the Big Game) and scored one touchdown while posting two receptions for 11 yards...totaled 142 yards on 20 rushing attempts with a pair of scores at UCLA, including rushes of 49 and 40 yards...set a school record with his 21st 100-yard rushing output against the Bruins (the Cardinal is 18-3 when Taylor reaches the century mark in rushing yards)...eclipsed the 4,000-yard career rushing mark with a 19-yard run in the first quarter at UCLA, becoming the second player in Stanford history to notch at least 4,000 career rushing yards...honored for his performance at UCLA as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week a second time this season...six days later posted 78 yards rushing on 24 carries with a touchdown and 55 receiving yards on six receptions against UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game...with a 10-yard rush in the closing moments of the second quarter, became Stanford's all-time career rusher by bringing his four-year total to 4,175 yards to break Darrin Nelson's record which stood since 1981...finished his regular-season home career vs. Oregon State with 114 rushing yards on 19 carries (6.0 yards/carry) and one score along with a pair of catches for 47 yards and one touchdown...second-quarter fumble vs. the Beavers was his first on the season and broke a streak of 261 rushes without a fumble dating back to 2011...caught a 40-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against the Beavers to bring the comeback Cardinal to within 23-21...tallied 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns vs. Arizona, saving the longest (21 yards) for the game-winner in overtime... gained 102 yards on 28 rushing attempts at Notre Dame...carried on last six plays of overtime, including the last two from the one-yard line...officials review did not confirm that he crossed the goal line...scored two touchdowns among 43 yards rushing at Colorado...rushed for 58 yards vs. Washington State...rushed for 80 yards on 21 attempts while averaging 3.8 yards/carry at Washington...netted 69 rushing yards and one touchdown vs. Duke...recorded 116 yards on 26 carries (4.5 yards/carry) in season opener against San Jose State...named a Doak Walker Award semifinalist...earned All-Pac-12 second team honors...recipient of the team's Frank Rehm Award as the Big Game Most Valuable Back...recipient of the team's Irving S. Zeimer Memorial Award as the Most Valuable Player.
2011 (JUNIOR): Second team All-Pac-12 selection...rushed for 1,330 yards on 242 carries (5.5)...averaged 102.3 yards per game which ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 21st nationally...final single-season rushing total was the second highest mark in school history, behind Toby Gerhart's 2009 total of 1,871...became just the third back in Stanford history to rush for over 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, joining Darrin Nelson (1977-78) and Toby Gerhart (2008-09)...one of six Stanford backs to rush for over 1,000 yards, joining Nelson (1977, '78, '81), Brad Muster (1986), Jon Volpe (1988), Tommy Vardell (1991) and Toby Gerhart (2008 and '09)...at the forefront of Stanford's running game that averaged 210.62 yards per game, which was the second best average in the Pac-12 and 22nd nationally...had six 100-yard games on the season, highlighted by a career-best 177-yard, two-touchdown effort against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl...rushed for 153 yards on 22 carries at Arizona, which included a run of 49 yards...totaled 117 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries the following week against UCLA...tallied 100 yards on 17 carries at Washington State...rushed for 138 yards on just 10 carries against Washington, helping Stanford to a single-game record of 446 rushing yards...teamed with Tyler Gaffney (117) to become the 10th Stanford duo to rush for 100 yards in the same game...broke loose for a career long 70-yard touchdown run at the 13:18 mark of the second period...narrowly missed 100-yard games against USC (99), Oregon State (95) and Oregon (99)...was limited to a season-low 45 yards against Cal but rebounded with a 118-yard effort on 20 carries against Notre Dame...was brilliant against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing with a career-high 177 yards on 35 carries and two touchdowns...broke loose for a 38-yard run on the fourth play of the game...capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a four-yard run at the 2:25 mark of the second quarter that gave the Cardinal a 21-14 lead following the PAT...capped a clutch 13-play, 69-yard scoring drive with a one-yard TD run that gave Stanford a 38-31 lead with 4:34 remaining...recipient of the Gundelach Award as the team's top junior player.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection...led a Stanford ground game that averaged 213.8 yards and compiled the second-highest rushing total in school history with 2,779 yards...led the team with 1,137 yards on 223 carries (5.1)...became the first Stanford sophomore to rush for 1,000 yards since Darrin Nelson (1,061) in 1978....was just the sixth back in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season, joining Nelson (1977, '78, '81), Brad Muster (1986), Jon Volpe (1988), Tommy Vardell (1991) and Toby Gerhart (2008 and '09)...finished with 15 rushing touchdowns, which were tied for third on Stanford's all-time single-season list ...had seven, 100-yard games on the year, including a season-best 142 yard effort against Washington State...became just the second back in school history to rush for 100 yards in five straight games when he accomplished the feat against Notre Dame (108), Oregon (113), USC (104), Washington State (142) and Washington (104), joining Gerhart, who closed out his career with seven consecutive 100-yard games...averaged 114.2 yards during that stretch...also caught 28 passes for 266 yards and one touchdown...rushed for 21 yards on five carries in the season opener against Sacramento State...was on the receiving end of a 59-yard touchdown pass from Luck at the 2:20 mark of the first quarter...carried 20 times for 81 yards in Stanford's 35-0 victory at UCLA...finished with 60 yards on eight carries and one TD against Wake Forest...scored his first rushing touchdown of the season on a nine-yard run at the 12:59 mark of the third quarter...went over the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career at Notre Dame...totaled 108 yards in a workmanlike performance in which his longest rush was nine yards...broke off a then-season long 44-yard run for a touchdown at the 1:08 mark of the first quarter against Oregon...finished with 104 yards and one TD on 23 carries against USC...carried over from one yard out at the 5:39 mark of the third quarter to give Stanford a 21-14 lead...also ran for 31 yards on a second-quarter carry...ran for 21 yards in Stanford's game-winning drive, including a 16-yard scamper down to the Trojan 31-yard line...ran for a career high 12 yards and two TDs on 27 carries against Washington State...rushing yardage tied for the 45th-highest single-game rushing total in school history...recorded his fifth straight 100-yard game at Washington, finishing with 104 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries...scored TDs on runs of two and three yards...was held under 100 yards in his next three games against Arizona (82), Arizona State (39) and Cal (59)...however, rushed for four touchdowns against Arizona, tying a school single-game record...also ran for three scores in Stanford's 48-14 victory over Cal in the Big Game...chalked up his sixth 100-yard game of the season against Oregon State, finishing with 115 yards on just 14 carries...broke off a 62-yard touchdown run at the 5:16 mark of the third quarter...ran for 114 yards on 13 carries in Stanford's Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech...broke off a 56-yard gainer on a first-and-10 play from the Stanford three-yard line at the 6:18 mark of the third quarter...quarterback Andrew Luck connected with Coby Fleener for a 41-yard touchdown pass on the very next play to give the Cardinal a 26-12 lead.
2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games in his first year at Stanford...carried 56 times for 303 yards (5.4) to rank as the team's third leading rusher behind Gerhart and Luck...had two rushing touchdowns on the year, against Washington and Arizona State...also caught three passes for 43 yards...first career touchdown came on a one-yard carry at the 2:41 mark of the second quarter against Washington that gave Stanford a 24-14 lead...totaled 31 yards on six carries against UCLA...carried six times for 63 yards and one touchdown against Arizona State...rushed for his second TD of the season at the 7:57 mark of the fourth quarter on a season-long 33-yard run...carried eight times for 62 yards in Stanford's 55-21 win over USC on Nov. 14...helped the Cardinal gain 325 yards on the day, which ranked as the sixth-best team rushing performance in school history...finished with 35 yards on a season-high 12 carries against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Mansfield (Texas) High School...played for head coach Jeff Hulme...four-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout.com...rated as the 20th-best running back prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and 21st by SuperPrep Magazine...earned PrepStar All-America honors...rushed for school career-record 4,792 yards and also set a school standard with 67 rushing touchdowns during his three-year varsity career...rushed for a school single-season record 2,463 yards and 33 touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 168 yards and two TDs as a senior...helped Mansfield to the third round of the state playoffs, the school's best playoff run in its 100-year history...outstanding junior campaign netted 1,586 yards and 21 touchdowns to go along with 19 receptions for 231 yards and four TDs...rushed for 743 yards and six touchdowns in his first varsity season in 2006...first team all-state 5A selection...2008 Texas Super Team's Offensive Player of the Year...earned Fort Worth Star-Telegram Player of the Year honors...District 4-5A Offensive MVP...2008 All-Super Team first team selection by the Dallas Morning News...2007 District 4-5A MVP and earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior...first team Super Team selection by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News following his junior campaign...also lettered in basketball...received academic all-district honors and a proclamation from the mayor of Mansfield for his success on and off the football field...parents are Oberian and Skyla Taylor...oldest of two children...hobbies include making videos and writing songs...born in Arlington, Texas ...full name is Stepfan Christopher Lee Taylor...majoring in science, technology and society (information science & technology in society).


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