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Netflix has officially announced their latest content partnership, this time with RADiUS-TWC. This agreement, while official as of now, will not bring any new content for subscribers until sometime in early-2013. The wait aside though, the agreement was noted as being multi-year and bringing a "slate of great new films."
"We are delighted to be extending our relationship again with TWC, incorporating the cutting edge and crowd-pleasing movies distributed by RADiUS," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. "Weinstein movies like this year's Academy Award winning best picture "The Artist" and the biggest French box office hit ever "The Intouchables" are coming to Netflix in the next few months and we are looking forward to having the RADiUS titles soon after."
A bit more specifically, this agreement will bring some indie films to Netflix. Some of the titles that were mentioned specifically include "Bachelorette," "Only God Forgives," and "Butter" as well as "The Details," and "Lay the Favorite."
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Footwear Care
Outdoor footwear will last longer - and smell better - if treated with proper care. Some types of footwear (sandals) just need to be kept clean, but others (hiking boots) may need additional conditioning or waterproofing treatments.
Sandals, especially those with polyurethane footbeds, are notorious for acquiring an unpleasant odour after a bit of use. Make sure to clean them early and often to prevent odours from taking hold. Soak the sandals for several minutes, and then scrub away the grunge that gets embedded in the footbeds with a little detergent in warm water. (An old toothbrush makes a good scrubber.) Suede footbeds should not be scrubbed too aggressively.
If the odour persists, try scrubbing with baking soda and salt water, followed by a fresh water rinse. There are also products like Sandal Suds designed to clean synthetic sandals and eliminate odours.
Boots can get pretty dirty. To clean them, remove the laces, scrape off caked-on mud, and brush off superficial dirt with cool water and a cloth. Then scrub with a soft brush to remove ground-in dirt and rinse well with cold water. Air-dry wet boots at a moderate temperature. Do not dry them close to a heat source, such as a campfire or wood stove.
Wash boot linings with gentle soap, to rinse away accumulated salts, then allow them to dry. Leather linings can be treated with conditioner to enhance breathability.
Leather uppers are just like skin, if they're not conditioned, they dry out, stiffen, and crack. Conditioners restore lubricants to leather and keep it supple and, depending upon the conditioner, waterproof.
Wear new, untreated boots a few times to remove the factory-applied buffing wax. Before applying a conditioner, ensure your boots are dry. While conditioning, pay special attention to the crease in the upper where your toes cause the sole to flex. This crease can crack if left untreated.
Waterproofing Treatments – Water-Based and Non-Water Based
Both silicon and wax treatments can be water-based. This means they work best when applied to damp boots. The water in the pores of the leather acts as a conduit for waterproofing agents that absorb into the leather as the boots dry. Water-based treatments are popular for full-grain (rough-out) leather, nubuck, and suede leathers, as well as fabric and boots with Gore-Tex® lining.
Waxes are the most frequently used treatments, although they can darken leather, especially rough-out hides. This may detract from the appearance of the boot. Waxes work best when applied thinly and evenly with your fingers. Some treatments can seal leather so effectively that it compromises breathability. If you're hiking in really soggy conditions, this might be a satisfactory trade-off.
Best applied when your boots are new and unworn. Silicon will not darken or discolour leather or fabric. It allows better breathability for leather footwear than wax treatments, but may not condition as effectively. Wax-based treatments that contain silicon offer excellent water repellency and durability, but will discolour rough-out, suede-style, and synthetic fabrics.
Fluorochemical treatments are non-aerosol pump sprays designed to work on all types of footwear, especially those made of suede or synthetic fabric. Fluorochemicals added to silicon treatments offer excellent durability and will not discolour the boot material. These are not the same as volatile, ozone-depleting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon).
Some oil-based treatments (Neatsfoot oil, saddle soap, dubbin) stretch leather, which compromises the stiffness and support of a boot. Leave these kinds of treatments for breaking in your baseball glove.

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GRANGER TWP. — Starting center Taylore Robinson was out with a cold. Her backup, Sabrina Parsons, has missed most of the season due to injury.
In stepped freshman Jodi Johnson and up moved junior Madison Gilger as Wadsworth's girls basketball team never missed a beat, shredding Medina County rival Highland 68-35 Thursday in Suburban League action.
Johnson, who experienced pressure situations as a key member of Wadsworth's SL champion and regional-qualifying volleyball team, had nine points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the first start of her career, while Gilger, a 2.7-point scorer coming in, moved up in the rotation and contributed eight points and seven boards.
"I knew I had to come out and play like I always do," Johnson said. "I'm going to bring my best every game."
That's pretty much a given with the Grizzlies (10-1, 6-0), who defeated the Hornets (7-4, 3-3) for the 36th straight time dating back to 1995.
"That's a lot," said the 15-year-old Johnson, who was born in 1997.
Speaking of a lot, Highland committed turnovers on its first five possessions, fell behind 9-0 at the 4:59 mark of the first period and finished the opening quarter with 12 miscues.
A fairly solid team in their own right, the Hornets prepared for the Grizzlies' pressure by practicing against the freshman boys team and by using seven junior varsity players on defense, but it didn't help. Highland had 29 turnovers on the night.
"It's probably the most difficult pressure in Northeast Ohio," said Hornets center Anna Rose Wiencek, who had all 12 of her points in the first half while adding 11 rebounds for the game. "They have 12 players that rotate in and out, so it's a constant 100-mph pace."
Despite their frenetic style, the Grizzlies committed just five turnovers and refrained from fouling, as Highland went 0-for-5 at the charity stripe.
"The game was turnovers," Wadsworth coach Andrew Booth said. "When you're getting shots on virtually every possession and eliminating shots for your opponent, it's usually going to work out for you."
It did. The Grizzlies led 19-10 after one, 46-22 at intermission thanks to a 27-point second quarter and, after going on a 17-0 run, 65-27 early in the fourth.
Wadsworth got a lot of solid performances, as point guard Rachel Goddard put up 15 points and three assists and shooting guard McKenzie O'Brien contributed 14 points, three boards and three assists. The guards had 23 of their 29 points in the first half.
The Grizzlies also got seven points, eight boards and two assists from always steady power forward Peyton Booth, but the most encouraging aspect of the game may have been Johnson's continued steady play in an increased role.
"She's not your average freshman," Andrew Booth said. "It really helped her a lot having the volleyball team make a deep run. She has experienced pressure situations. She just goes out and plays basketball."
Highland, which had just seven points over the first 14 minutes of the second half, got eight points from Mallory Adams and six points and six boards from AnnMarie Kirchner, but the Hornets were never in this one.
"A team like that, you can't let them get a nice lead," Highland coach Bernard Bolha said. "They smell blood and it's over.
"But if you want to be the best, you've got to schedule the best and beat the best. If it's 36 straight times (losing to Wadsworth), we're going to try to end that streak. Hopefully, it's the next game."
Up just 20-17 at one point, Wadsworth pulled away to win the junior varsity game 41-25. Annie Gilbert had nine points for the Grizzlies and Malorie Bush had nine for the Hornets.
Highland junior varsity coach Rebecca Bixby was sporting a pair of bright green Chuck Taylor hightops.
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I'm new to upstart, and I would like to know if there's a way to tell upstart to execute a specific command only at system startup, and not when the application is subsequently restarted from the command line. For example, I have the following upstart configuration:
description "Hello World"
author "me"
start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up)
stop on shutdown
export HOME="/root"
echo $$ > /var/run/hello-world.pid
exec /usr/local/bin/hello-world
end script
pre-start script
# Date format same as (new Date()).toISOString() for consistency
echo "[`date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%T.%3NZ`] Hello World Starting" >> /var/log/hello-world.sys.log
end script
pre-stop script
rm /var/run/hello-world.pid
echo "[`date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%T.%3NZ`] Hello World Stopping" >> /var/log/hello-world.sys.log
end script
That successfully starts the application on startup. If I execute:
/sbin/start hello-world
This starts the application again: I would like to execute a specific command only when the system is started up, and not when the application is started up, like:
First execution:
- The system starts up
- Upstart is executed
- A specific system startup script is executed
- The application, hello-world, is executed
Second execution using
/sbin/start hello-world:
- Only execute application without executing the specific startup script
Is there a way for doing this?


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PJ Sosko is an actor who has appeared in shows such as Law & Order and The Good Wife. He provided the voice of Gerald "Gerry" McReary in Grand Theft Auto IV.
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GLOUCESTER TWP. — A Pennsylvania man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over doing more than 120 mph on Route 42 early Sunday.
Ptl. B. Lewitt was traveling north on Route 42 in a marked patrol car at 3:30 a.m. when a four-door, 2009 Mercedes Benz passed him at high speed, said police.
Lewitt flicked on his car's overhead lights and siren and pulled the Mercedes over, police said.
Lewitt reported detecting the odor of alcohol on the breath of driver Apostolos Michos, 32. Michos was asked to take a standard field sobriety test, but allegedly failed.
He was charged with DWI and several motor vehicle summonses and released to a friend. His car was towed and impounded.


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Frequently Asked Financial Aid Questions
Will I qualify for financial aid through the FAFSA?
To qualify for financial aid through the FAFSA, you must meet the following criteria:
- Must be enrolled as a student at least half-time for each term you are seeking aid.
- Cannot be in default on a student loan.
- Cannot have had any drug convictions while receiving federal aid.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- For males, must be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements.
What types of financial aid can I get through the FAFSA?
With your FAFSA information, APU is able to offer you a package of Federal Direct Loans that will be comprised of Stafford and Graduate PLUS loans.
How does my income affect my loan package?
Your income and financial standing will determine the level of your loan subsidy only if you are in a credential or certificate program that allows you to qualify.
Is there any free money (scholarships, grants, etc.) that I can apply for?
There are a variety of resources available to assist you as a graduate student. APU grant and scholarship opportunities are listed by college and school:
Also, be sure to inquire about scholarships offered within your specific program or department, and review our listing of outside scholarships. You may also look independently through such sites as finaid.org or fastweb.com.
How much in loans will I be offered?
APU awards students up to their cost of attendance. This includes all tuition costs, plus a small living expense, for each term that you meet eligibility requirements within the academic year. The exact amount of the cost of attendance varies from student to student depending on a variety of factors, including academic program and living arrangements. For credential and certificate only students, the maximum loan amount is $12,500, so it is possible to have an unmet need.
How do I get money for books and living expenses?
Money for books and living expenses is provided by your refund check. All incoming loan funds pay the current owing balance of the academic term for which the loan has been borrowed. If there are excess loan funds after your term balance has been paid, this will generate a refund check. We will send you this refund check in the mail. It can be cashed or deposited into your personal account.
Sample refund check calculation
If you accepted loans totaling $20,500 for the academic year, and you attend 9 fall units, 7 spring units, and 3 summer units in the School of Education ($622/unit) then your loans and refunds might break down as shown:
|Fall disbursement
|$6,833 ($20,500 ÷ 3 terms)
|Fall tuition
|$5,598 (9 units x $622)
|Refund check
|Spring disbursement
|$6,833 ($20,500 ÷ 3 terms)
|Spring tuition
|$4,354 (7 units x $622)
|Refund check
|Summer disbursement
|$6,833 ($20,500 ÷ 3 terms)
|Summer tuition
|$1,866 (3 units x $622)
|Refund check
When does my refund check get mailed?
Refund checks are usually mailed at the beginning of each term. Providing that you have fulfilled all loan requirements and are enrolled in all of your units for the term, your refund check should be mailed within the first one to two weeks of the start date of your classes for the term.
I don't want to borrow loans for books and living expenses. Can I borrow just enough to pay for tuition?
Yes. Though we may award you in excess of your tuition amount, you do not have to accept the full amount that is awarded to you. During the loan process, you will have the option to specify how much money you want to accept.
How do I get started on the loan process?
Fill out your FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov and submit a Graduate Information Worksheet.
I completed a FAFSA before and got student loans. Do I have to submit it again?
Yes. You must complete a new FAFSA for every academic year that you wish to receive loans. You will also need to complete a Graduate Information Worksheet each year.
I completed my FAFSA. What happens next?
If you have been fully admitted, once you have completed your FAFSA, you will receive a letter of instruction from Graduate Student Financial Services. Complete the instructions, which include an institutional worksheet. You will receive a financial aid offer letter within 6 to 8 weeks.
I already completed my FAFSA and got my offer letter in the mail. What do I do now?
Please read your offer letter carefully. On the reverse side of your offer letter, you will find instructions detailing the steps necessary to secure your financial aid loans.
How do I defer my old student loans?
Loan deferment is normally an automatic process. APU verifies half-time enrollment for the student to the National Student Clearinghouse. Your lender or servicer should also check with the Clearinghouse and refrain from collecting on students who are enrolled at least half-time. If you are attending at least half-time and your lender is still trying to collect from you, please contact your lender to notify them of your status. If they request that you fill out an in-school deferment request form, please contact the Graduate Registrar's office at (626) 815-4570 for assistance.
How can I find my outstanding loan and what lenders hold the loans?
The federal government administers the National Student Loan Data System that provides detailed information on the outstanding loans that you have.


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Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)
(A Government of Indian Undertaking)
Head Office, Harsha Bhawan, E-Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 110001
Website: www.obcindia.co.in
Oriental Bank of India (OBC), a leading public sector bank invites Online Applications from Indian citizens for 916 posts in Clerical Cadre.
- Clerks : 916 posts in various states, Pay Scale : Rs.4410-13210/-, Age : Min - 18-28 years. relaxation in age as per rules, Qualification : Degree in any discipline or its equivalent with any class/division OR 10+2 examination or its equivalent with 50% or more for General/ OBC Category Candidate. Only 10+2 for SC/ST/PH candidates.


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I would like to introduce you to Puro Fairtrade Coffee, and one of the reasons why I decided to work for them.
Coffee is commonly quoted to be the second most traded commodity in the world (after oil), so it serves as a great platform to deliver a message.
Although coffee farming has only been a very small contributor to rainforest deforestation, the coffee belt countries do hold the majority of the world's tropical rainforest.
We have made it our mission to not only direct 2% of Puro coffee sales towards buying and protecting rainforest reserves (in the name of local NGO'S), but to use our brand and point of sale to build greater awareness for this cause.
We want to inspire companies in all industries to make a more conscious effort to align themselves with environmental causes, and to also position profit alongside people and planet. Last year we were presented with a Business Charity Award, for our partnership with World Land Trust, a UK based land conservation charity, whose patron is Sir David Attenborough. If more companies applied the same ethical and environmental principles to their products and services, I think we would be in a much happier place now.
Puro was created in 2005, and since its conception, has always sourced Fairtrade, organic and shade grown coffee. For every cup of coffee sold, money is given to buy and protect areas of rainforest in coffee producing countries. To date, we have saved over 7,000 acres of rainforest across 4 Puro reserves in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala, thanks to our loyal clients and consumers.
I know we have a great story to tell, but we need more storytellers to show companies that profit is just one measure of success. And for consumers, that their purchases can directly influence positive change in this world.


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Washable 420D white nylon pocket organizer with 5 slide-in and 1 covered pocket in front, 1 full-width pocket in rear. Handy key ring. Measures 6 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 1/4", weighs 1 oz. Also includes 5 1/2" Listerette bandage scissor, 3-color pen and color-matched disposable penlight.
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This process does not include college search committees, task forces, faculty association, or student association committees and informal, short-term planning groups.
General Guidelines:
Steps to Establish a Committee:
1. The college president or designee appoints the chair of the committee. The chair may be an administrator, classified staff person, or faculty member. Co-chairs may be appointed.
2. The committee chair or co-chairs will have the discretion to solicit and appoint up to 50% of the members to the committee. If no additional volunteers come forward (see Step 3f.), the committee will stand as is. As appropriate, bargaining unit involvement will be solicited.
3. The committee chair or co-chairs will be responsible for announcing through the official communications channels, the following:
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Muppet Pop Overs
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Muppet Pop Overs are a Muppet toy line made by Tomy in 1983.
"Miss Piggy Karate Champ Pop Over" winds up, and then Miss Piggy flips over, landing on her feet again.
The "Gonzo the Great Pop Over" does the same, with Gonzo landing in a handstand.


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The Banjo Man at Northspur Station (2010)The Walkin' Blues Man, Earl Oliver, performing in the summer of 2010 at Northspur Station along the Skunk Train line. This video also contains footage of the devestation caused by a cyclonic microburst storm event that took place along side the Skunk Train tracks on January 19, 2010.
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Jae C. Hong, File, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no.
People are split over the wisdom of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, but they are nearly united against its requirement that everybody have insurance. The mandate is intensely unpopular even though more than 8 in 10 people in the United States already are covered by workplace plans or government programs such as Medicare. When the insurance obligation kicks in, not even two years from now, most people won't need to worry or buy anything new.
Nonetheless, Americans don't like being told how to spend their money, not even if it would help solve the problem of the nation's more than 50 million uninsured.
Can the government really tell us what to buy?
Federal judges have come down on both sides of the question, leaving it to the Supreme Court to sort out. The justices are allotting an unusually long period, six hours over three days, beginning March 26, to hear arguments challenging the law's constitutionality.
Their ruling, expected in June, is shaping up as a historic moment in the century-long quest by reformers to provide affordable health care for all.
Many critics and supporters alike see the insurance requirement as the linchpin of Obama's health care law: Take away the mandate and the wheels fall off.
Politically it was a wobbly construction from the start. It seems half of Washington has flip-flopped over mandating insurance.
One critic dismissed the idea this way: "If things were that easy, I could mandate everybody to buy a house and that would solve the problem of homelessness." That was Obama as a presidential candidate, who was against health insurance mandates before he was for them.
Once elected, Obama decided a mandate could work as part of a plan that helps keep premiums down and assists those who can't afford them.
To hear Republicans rail against this attack on personal freedom, you'd never know the idea came from them.
Its model was a Massachusetts law signed in 2006 by Mitt Romney, now the front-runner of the Republican presidential race, when he was governor. Another GOP hopeful, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, supported a mandate on individuals as an alternative to President Bill Clinton's health care proposal, which put the burden on employers.
All four GOP presidential candidates now promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which they call "Obamacare." Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum calls it "the death knell for freedom."
So much for compromise.
Obama and congressional Democrats pushed the mandate through in 2010, without Republican support, in hopes of creating a fair system that ensures everyone, rich or poor, young or old, can get the health care they need. Other economically advanced countries have done it.
Doing nothing is more expensive than most people realize.
Congress found that when the uninsured go to clinics and emergency rooms, the care they can't pay for costs nearly $75 billion a year. Much of that cost is passed along and ends up adding $1,000 a year to the average family's insurance premium.
The overhaul is neither the liberal dream of a single government program supported by taxes and covering everyone nor the conservative vision of stripping away federal rules and putting free enterprise in charge.
The Obama plan relies on private companies plus lots of regulation to make sure they provide basic benefits, keep premiums reasonable, and cover the sick as well as the healthy. That's where the mandate comes in. If insurers must cover everyone, even those with existing medical conditions, healthy people have little incentive to sign up before they get sick.
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Women and men so often beat themselves up when it comes to work/life balance. But another story is playing itself out, one about the unacknowledged gifts that help clarify the meaningful choices of being a person, and a parent.
The recent success of Serena Williams and the U.S. women's soccer team in the World Cup is a beacon of light. It's also a reminder that we have a long way to go in recognizing the roles of half our population in sport and religion.
Thomas Merton and Lao Tzu make compelling cases for flowing around obstacles rather than butting up against them. If we do so, we fight inequities in the world with equanimity and make a life worth living for all.
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Rami, not Rumi. And good reads on living and loving well, male parenting, and not-knowing.
An American writer living in Egypt during the months after 9/11 experiences the beauty of Ramadan in Cairo. She finds unexpected kinship in the rhythms of the culture and its people, reflecting all that is human: piety and gaiety, charity and ostentation, sacrifice and indulgence.
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You may have heard the saying that tomorrow is another day, but the fact is that tomorrow is an expectation, not a guarantee. If you die tomorrow, are your family members going to be able to take care of your funeral? This article will guide you through the process of choosing a life insurance policy that corresponds to your needs.
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Request quotes from a number of reputable companies, even if it lengthens the entire process a bit. It is easier than ever to do this, particularly if you check provider websites. Your goal is to get all the coverage you need for the best possible rate. When you do find a company that you feel you're interested in, go ahead and check their history and see if this is a good option for you.
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Two food-focused tours hit Cleveland neighborhoods this summer, showcasing more than just area eateries. They're both backstage tours for foodies that offer insider stories, chef secrets and dishes that deviate from the regular menu. We see how the new tours, one locally run and one nationally operated, compare side by side.
Hosted monthly and rotated through neighborhoods such as Ohio City, Tremont and Little Italy, this walking tour visits four to six restaurants for a progressive dinner with some exploring and quick historical facts in between each stop.
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Two weekly tours let guests break down the West Side Market by learning the layout, hearing from stand owners and sampling food. It's themed as a progressive meal, starting with light bites and moving to more filling dishes.
Inspired by a food tour in San Francisco, Cleveland native and event director Todd Gauman was looking for a way to showcase local walkable neighborhoods and the growing culinary scene. "We sat down to figure out a way to marry both of them because I always felt they were symbiotic for each other," he says.
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Sandusky native Sarah Parker had been guiding Food Tour Corp. tours in and around Washington, D.C., for two years when she decided to bring the idea home. Choosing to start with the West Side Market was easy. "People don't realize how incredible that market is," she says, citing its size and diversity.
"We push the chef to do off-menu items to showcase their culinary creativity," says Gauman.Chefs also stick around for an intimate question and answer session with diners. "We have these great chances to learn secrets of what's happening in each restaurant."
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"We want them to be more comfortable at the market, to feel like they're part of the family here," says Parker, who leads groups of 10 or fewer to 12 booths for tastings and time with the owner. Stops include Rita's for asiago-stuffed olives and a chat with Walter Jorgensen from Jorgensen's Apiary.
Ohio City, Tremont and Little Italy tours have come and gone this summer. Up next is East Fourth Street and the Gateway District on July 20, Shaker Square on Aug. 17 and Gordon Square on Sept. 21.
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Kicking off this month, tours will run only through the West Side Market on Fridays and Saturdays in July. Little Italy will be added to the docket in August.
Tickets cost $80 and must be purchased in advance at neofoodtours.com.
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Tours cost about $60 and can be paid for in advance at tasteclevelandfoodtours.com.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- It was everything it was billed to be Saturday, as Oregon, Arizona State, Colorado and Washington combined for six NCAA automatic and 11 NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the Pepsi Team Invitational. In the team races, the Duck men and women won both titles with scores of 210 and 199 1/2 points, respectively.
In the men's field events, competitors from the four teams posted NCAA marks in five of the eight events. Oregon claimed two of those marks courtesy of season bests by senior Gregg Bleakney in the triple jump (first, 53-0 1/2w) and junior Piotr Buciarski in the pole vault (first, 18-0 1/2). Washington's Ben Lindsey won the shot put with an NCAA automatic mark of 63-4, a new personal best, then missed the NCAA automatic mark in the discus by one inch with his winning throw of 193-6. Arizona State's Mika Laiho, top-ranked in the nation, overcame a neck injury from earlier in the week to win the hammer with an NCAA automatic throw of 223-4.
On the track, junior Micah Davis opened running action with an exciting dual in the steeplechase with Colorado's two- time All-American Clint Wells. Davis and teammate Konrad Knutsen shared the lead for much of the first mile before Wells tried to break away with 800 meters to go. While the '96 Olympic Trials qualifier built up a 10-15 meter lead in the span of 100 meters, Davis gradually worked his way back to Wells, before charging the final water pit and passing Wells over the final barrier. Davis' mark of 8:45.57 was a new personal best and just off the NCAA automatic mark of 8:44.0. Wells finished second (8:47.75), while UW's Christian Belz (8:54.27) and Knutsen (8:55.45) narrowly missed the NCAA provisional cut-off of 8:54.00.
Providing the perfect benchmark, Colorado senior Adam Goucher brought the crowd to its feet at the meet's end in the 5,000 meters, chasing a time few collegians had run at Hayward Field. Hoping to better his personal best of 13:33.30, Goucher hit 64-second quarters for the first four laps -- exactly 13:20 pace -- then slowed to 13:26 pace at the two mile mark. However, the workload of the solo effort proved too much as Goucher crossed the line in a time of 13:52.90, yet finished well under the NCAA automatic mark of 13: 50.00. Oregon freshman Adam Bergquist, ironically a native of Boulder, Colo., and summer training partner of the Colorado team, took second (14:24.63), edging Colorado All-American Adam Batliner (14:34.37).
Washington's freshman sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker was the busiest runner on the day, anchoring the Huskies to the win in the 4x100 relay after making up a three-meter deficit (41.04), then followed with comfortable wins in the 100 (10.49) and 200 meters (20.88).
Also in the sprints, Colorado senior James Davis missed a season best in the 400 meters by .11 seconds with his winning effort of 46.57 -- nearly a full second over UW's B.J. Dawson (47.22). Davis had run on the Hayward Field oval before, taking 12th in the qualifying round of the 400 at the 1996 NCAA Championships.
On the women's side, UW senior Aretha Hill competed in three events to pace the Huskies to a second-place team finish with 189 points. Hill won the discus with her second best mark of the season (204-7) after setting the American Collegiate Record two weeks ago (215-3). Beforehand, she had opened the day with a fifth-place finish in the hammer (162-2), then closed the afternoon with a 2 1/2-inch win in the shot put (48-1 3/4), edging Oregon senior Chris Cvitanich (47-11 1/4).
Also in the throws, Oregon sophomore Karis Howell took a comfortable win in the javelin with a throw of 161-10, defeating Arizona State's Charity Amama (153-7). The Sun Devil senior entered the meet seven inches ahead of Howell on the NCAA rankings based on their season bests of 168-8 and 168-1, respectively.
In the jumps, freshman Karina Elstrom pushed her Oregon record to 12-2, winning the event by two feet over frosh teammate Holly Speight (10-2), while Elstrom's mark was 4 1/2 inches better than her indoor best (11-10 1/2). Arizona State high jumper Fiona Daly also cleared the NCAA provisional mark, tying the standard with her winning leap (5-10).
Oregon seniors Jennifer Thomas and Nonglack Somsanith swept the long jump and triple jump with leaps of 18-11 3/4 and 39-8 (PR), respectively.
In the running events, the 400 hurdles proved the fastest race of the day as UW's Keisha Griffis won her Hayward Field rematch with Oregon junior Tish Henes, with both easily meeting the NCAA provisional standard of 59.60. Griffis ran away early en route to a time of 57.59 -- a 3 1/2 second season best and just off her PR of 57.35 -- while Henes rewrote her PR from her freshman Pac-10 meet (58.51) with her second-place clocking of 58.40. Last season, the duo met at the Oregon-Washington dual and Henes winning that meeting 1:00.22-1:02.27.
Colorado freshman Jennifer Smith turned in the day's toughest double, winning the 3,000 in an NCAA provisional effort (9:31.12) and finishing second in the 1,500 meters (4:24.93).
Oregon junior Marie Davis opened Saturday's running action with a personal best in the 5,000 meters in a time of 16:26.14. Although Washington entered Anna Aoki and Deeja Youngquist, the nation's top-ranked runners in the 10,000 so far this season, the three-time All-American Davis broke away from the field after the halfway point to improve her PR by two seconds from last year's Pac-10 meet where she finished seventh.
In the 800 meters, Oregon sophomore Katie Crabb held off the meet's most memorable surge, holding on for the win (2:09.97), ahead of Colorado's Kelly Smith (2:10.22). Crabb opened up a 15-meter lead on the field with 300 meters to go, not to mention 30 meters on Colorado's Kelly Smith, before the returning NCAA 1,500 runner-up Smith almost drew even at the tape. Oregon junior Robyn Sutherland finished third (2:10.94).
Arizona State dominated the sprints, winning the 100, 200 and 400. ASU's Dawnyell Linder won the 100 (11.91) and 200 (24.00), while Joronda White and Arlaina Davis went 1-2 in the 400 in times of 53.29 and 54.56, respectively. White's time met the NCAA provisional standard of 53.79 and was just off her personal best of 53.30 from earlier this season.
The Sun Devil 4x100 unit of Doreisha Davis, Christie Winkle, Arlaina Davis and Dawnyell Linder also walked away with the short relay title (45.64), while Washington's 4x400 relay won their event in an NCAA provisional time of 3:38.26, courtesy of Monique Glass, Marzette Penton, Keisha Griffis, and Asya Muhammad.
Also in the sprints, Colorado's Rachel Joy won the 100 hurdles (14.06) and placed fifth in the 100 (12.72).
Next up for the Oregon men's and women's track and field teams is the 89th annual Drake Relays in Des Moines Iowa. The teams open action at the two-day meet Friday, April 24.
Pepsi Team Invitational Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., April 18, 1998 Attendance: 3,860
Men's Results
Men's Team Scores-- 1, Oregon, 210. 2, Washington, 175. 3, Colorado, 155. 4, Arizona State, 118.
100 Meters-- 1, Ja'Warren Hooker, Wash, 10.49. 2, LaVell Robinson-Blanch, ASU, 10.91. 3, Eniak Mpwo, ASU, 10.94. 4, Kyle Swartz, Colo, 10.98. 5, Willem Ryan, Wash, 11.06. 6, Kevin Howard, Ore, 11.09. 7, Jason Mayo, Ore, 11.20. 8, Zach Smith, Colo, 12.31. (Wind:-2.3)
200 Meters-- 1, Ja'Warren Hooker, Wash, 20.88. 2, James Davis, Colo, 21.55. 3, LaVell Robinson-Blanch, ASU, 21.75. 4, Kyle Swartz, Colo, 22.03. 5, Willem Ryan, Wash, 22.11. 6, Kevin Howard, Ore, 22.25. 7, Jody Mortimore, Ore, 22.32. 8, Vince Jones, ASU, 23.07. (Wind:+0.1)
800 Meters-- 1, Vondre Armour, ASU, 1:52.02. 2, Richard Girvan, Ore, 1:52.48. 3, Tom Newman, Ore, 1:52.67. 4, Rob Warnock, Wash, 1:53.01. 5, Matt Elmuccio, Colo, 1:53.08. 6, Dwight Jonsson, Wash, 1:53.29. 7, John Reyes, Colo, 1:53.55. 8, Phillip Prince, ASU, 1:55.61.
400 Meters-- 1, James Davis, Colo, 46.57. 2, B.J. Dawson, Wash, 47.22. 3, Howard Moore, Ore, 47.48. 4, Nat Johnson, Ore, 47.63. 5, Tony Berrian, ASU, 48.29. 6, Vince Jones, ASU, 50.17. 7, Zach Smith, Colo, 52.57.
1,500 Meters-- 1, Geoff Perry, Wash, 3:48.47. 2, Greg James, Ore, 3:48.49. 3, Chris Ledford, Wash, 3:48.61. 4, Todd Humcke, Ore, 3:49.59. 5, Ari Rodriguez, ASU, 3:50.69. 6, David Burke, ASU, 3:56.23. 7, Chris Valenti, Colo, 3:59.87. 8, Jay Johnson, Colo, 4:02.54. Exhibition: Laird Prosser, Ore, 3:49.68; Mike Terry, Wash, 3:56.86; Chris Schafer, Colo, 4:10.79.
3,000-Meter Steeplechase-- 1, Micah Davis, Ore, 8:45.57*. 2, Clint Wells, Colo, 8:47.75*. 3, Christian Belz, Wash, 8:54.27. 4, Konrad Knutsen, Ore, 8:55.45. 5, Paul Harkins, Wash, 9:08.85. 6, Wes Berkshire, Colorado, 9:29.40. 7, David Grex, ASU, 9:44.77. Exhibition: Sam Hill, Ore, 9:32.17.
5,000 Meters-- 1, Adam Goucher, Colo, 13:42.90**. 2, Adam Berquist, Ore, 14:24.63. 3, Adam Batliner, Colo, 14:34.37. 4, Andrew Bliss, Ore, 14:42.94. 5, Paul Harkins, Wash, 15:11.82. 6, Andy Carusetta, ASU, 15:13.65. 7, Paul Rickey, Wash, 15:13.86.
110-Meter High Hurdles-- 1 Lex Butler, Colo, 14.22. 2, Eric Abel, Ore, 14.37. 3, Will Driessen, Ore, 14.90. 4, Jon Bonk-Vasko, ASU, 14.95. 5, Skip Moody, Wash, 15.84. Reggie DePass, Colo, FS. Dan Johnston, Wash, DQ. (Wind:+0.6)
400-Meter Inetermediate Hurdles-- 1, Will Driessen, Ore, 51.55. 2, Dan Johnston, Wash, 51.78. 3, Reggie DePass, Colo, 52.36. 4, Scott Anabel, Wash, 53.06. 5, Lex Butler, Colo, 53.72. 6, Jeremy Alden, Ore, 54.64.
4x100 Relay-- 1, Wash (Willem Ryan, Lamar Robinson, Tyler Rose, Ja'Warren Hooker), 41.04. 2, Colo (Kyle Swartz, James Davis, Reggie DePass, Lex Butler), 41.35. 3, Ore (Anouxa Vixathep, Nat Johnson, Jason Mayo, Jody Mortimore), 41.44. 4, ASU (LaVell Robinson-Blanch, Vince Jones, Eniak Mpwo, Maurice Lee), 41.53.
4x400 Relay-- 1, ASU (LaVell Robinson-Blanch, Tony Berrian, Eniak Mpwo, Vondre Armour) 3:12.84. 2, Colo (John Reyes, Reggie DePass, Lex Butler, James Davis) 3:13.79. 3, Ore (Scott Kolenic, Greg James, Howard Moore, Will Driessen) 3:16.24. 4, Wash (Scott Anabel, B.J. Dawson, Dan Johnston, Rob Warnock) 3:18.51.
High Jump-- 1, Andrew Dambreville, Wash, 6-6 3/4. 2, Joe DeRieux, Ore, 6-6 3/4. 3, Damian Olson, Ore, 6-6 3/4. 4, Jon Bonk- Vasko, ASU, 6-4 3/4. 5, Maurice Lee, ASU, 6-2 3/4. 6, K.J. Eddings, Wash, 6-0 3/4. Chris Olson, Colo, NH. Brent VanSickle, Colo, NH.
Pole Vault-- 1, Piotr Buciarski, Ore, 18-0 1/2*. 2, Craig Connors, Wash, 16-4 3/4. 3, Cody Howell, Ore, 16-0 3/4. 4, Chris Olson, Colo, 15-9. 5, Thor Thornhill, Colo, 14-9. 6, Graham Campbell, Wash, 14-5 1/4.
Long Jump-- 1, Jody Mortimore, Ore, 24-9 1/4 (Wind:+2.8). 2, Piotr Buciarski, Ore, 24-3 1/2. 3, Anthony Hazard, ASU, 23-0 3/4. 4, Troy Lindner, ASU, 22-11 1/4. 5, Brent VanSickle, Colo, 22-5 1/4. 6, Marcus Kelly, Wash, 21-11 1/2. 7, Chris Olson, Colo, 20-6 1/2. 8, Joshua Renz, Wash, 20-1.
Triple Jump-- 1, Gregg Bleakney, Ore, 53-0 1/4*. 2, Marcus Kelly, Wash, 47-6 1/4. 3, Nat Johnson, 45-9 1/4. 4, Troy Lindner, ASU, 45-7 1/4. 5, Brent VanSickle, Colo, 45-1 1/2. Anthony Hazard, ASU, Foul.
Shot Put-- 1, Ben Lindsey, Wash, 63-4**. 2, Ryan Cole, Ore, 51-11 3/4. 3, Gavin Graham, Colo, 49-1. 4, Rian Ingrim, Ore, 48- 10. 5, Justin St. Clair, Wash, 46-4 1/4. 6, Nick Duresky, Colo, 38-3 1/4. 7, Jareol Schrieber, ASU, 36-11. 8, Jon Bonk-Vasko, ASU, 35-11 1/4.
Discus-- 1, Ben Lindsey, Wash, 193-6*. 2, Ryan Cole, Ore, 172-10. 3, Jeff Singleton, Colo, 167-7. 4, Nick Duresky, Colo, 159-9. 5, Rian Ingrim, Ore, 136-3. 6, Victor Leyva, ASU, 121-7. 7, Mike MacPherson, Wash, 106-9. 8, Jon Bonk-Vasko, ASU, 105-11.
Javelin-- 1, Jared Schrieber, ASU, 213-0. 2, Justin St. Clair, Wash, 208-2. 3, Ben Mitchell, Ore, 207-9. 4, Scott Sweeney, Wash, 185-9. 5, David Ovall, Ore, 178-7. 6, Jon Bonk-Vasko, ASU, 149-2. 7, Chris Olson, Colo, 140-8. 8, Jeff Singleton, Colo, 131-0.
Hammer-- 1, Mika Laiho, ASU, 223-4**. 2, Ryan Cole, Ore, 186-6. 3, Jeff Singleton, Colo, 180-5. 4, Rian Ingrim, Ore, 168-4. 5, Nick Duresky, Colo, 166-9. 6, Ben Lindsey, Wash, 136-2. 7, Jareol Schrieber, ASU, 122-3.
Pepsi Team Invitational Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore., April 18, 1998 Attendance: 3,860
Women's Results
Women's Team Scores-- 1, Oregon, 199 1/2. 2, Washington, 189. 3, Colorado, 135. 4, Arizona State, 134 1/2.
100 Meters-- 1, Dawnyell Linder, ASU, 11.91. 2, Marzette Penton, Wash, 12.23. T3, Doreisha Davis, ASU, and Mikki Mc Clatcher, Wash, 12.63. 5, Rachel Joy, Colo, 12.72. 6, Keena Schuler, Colo, 12.78. 7, Aisha Wallace, Ore, 12.81. 8, Stacy Robson, Ore, 13.06. (Wind:+3.0)
200 Meters-- 1, Dawnyell Linder, ASU, 24.00. 2, Christie Winkle, ASU, 24.32. 3, Marzette Penton, Wash, 24.58. 4, Nicole Commissiong, Ore, 24.64. 5, Cynthia Newsome, Colo, 24.93. 6, Chelsie Pentz, Wash, 25.12. 7, Aisha Wallace, Ore, 25.37. 8, Keena Schuler, Colo, 25.60. (Wind:-1.2)
400 Meters-- 1, Joronda White, ASU, 53.29*. 2, Arlaina Davis, ASU, 54.56. 3, Monique Glass, Wash, 54.90. 4, Nicole Commissiong, Ore, 54.99. 5, Asya Muhammad, Wash, 55.14. 6, Cynthia Newsome, Colo, 55.39. 7, Mariah Bowden, Ore, 1:00.54. 8, Erica Hulsman, Colo, 1:03.08.
800 Meters-- 1, Katie Crabb, Ore, 2:09.97. 2, Kelly Smith, Colo, 2:10.22. 3, Robyn Sutherland, Ore, 2:10.94. 4, Amy Rose, Wash, 2:12.50. 5, Amanda Markland, ASU, 2:16.54. 6, Angela Froese, Wash, 2:20.12. 7, Lindsey Bradfield, Colo, 2:21.17. 8, Kelly MacDonald, ASU, 2:21.34.
1,500 Meters-- 1, Danelle Kabush, Wash, 4:24.92. 2, Jennifer Smith, Colo, 4:24.93. 3, Annie Ebiner, Ore, 4:33.67. 4, Cami Matson, Wash, 4:34.10. 5, Priscilla Hein, ASU, 4:35.26. 6, Kelly MacDonald, ASU, 4:38.96. 7, Christie Goering, Ore, 4:42.55. 8, Lindsay Arendt, Colo, 4:44.49. Exhibition: Rhiannon Glenn, Ore, 4:50.26.
3,000 Meters-- 1, Jennifer Smith, Colo, 9:31.12*. 2, Heather McMahon, Ore, 9:38.28*. 3, Kara Syrdal, Wash, 9:40.48. 4, Jen Gruia, Colo, 9:43.31. 5, Margaret Butler, Wash, 9:45.23. 6, Susan Gilbaugh, Ore, 10:12.06. 7, Amy Maciasek, ASU, 10:41.25. Exhibition: Aleah Thome, Wash, 10:10.73; Pam Fields, Ore, 10:22.77.
5,000 Meters-- 1, Marie Davis, Ore, 16:26.14*. 2, Anna Aoki, Wash, 16:54.21. 3, Deeja Youngquist, Wash, 16:54.68. 4, Deb Rieck, Colo, 17:02.45. 5, Heather Burroughs, Colo, 17:12.00. 6, Liz Howell, Ore, 17:24.69. 7, Shannon Houseman, ASU, 18:06.17. Exhibition: Ashley Foianini, Wash, 17:43.69; Kylee Wells, Ore, 18:05.88.
100 Meter High Hurdles-- 1, Rachel Joy, Colo, 14.06. 2, Jennifer Thomas, Ore, 14.43. 3, Katie Rowlett, Ore, 14.52. 4, Lara Kelley, Wash, 14.60. 5, Keisha Griffis, Wash, 14.61. 6. Annie King, Colo, 16.65. (Wind:+1.5)
400 Meter Intermediate Hurdles-- 1, Keisha Griffis, Wash, 57.59*. 2, Tish Henes, Ore, 58.40*. 3, Lara Kelley, Wash, 1:02.06. 4, Jennifer Cathey, Colo, 1:03.19. 5, Molly Luman, Ore, 1:05.49.
4x100 Relay-- 1, ASU (Doreisha Davis, Christie Winkle, Arlaina Davis, Dawnyell Linder), 45.64. 2, Wash (Mikki McClatcher, Marzette Penton, Chelsie Pentz, Asya Muhammad), 46.07. 3, Ore (Hilary Holly, Nicole Commissiong, Aisha Wallace, Tish Henes), 46.29. 4, Colo (Jennifer Cathey, Cynthia Newsome, Rachel Joy, Keena Schuler), 47.39.
4x400 Relay-- 1, Wash (Monique Glass, Marzette Penton, Keisha Griffis, Asya Muhammad), 3:38.26*. 2, ASU (Arlaina Davis, Christie Winkle, Jennifer Bridgeman, Joronda White), 3:41.38. 3, Ore (Aisha Wallace, Tish Henes, Katie Crabb, Nicole Commissiong), 3:42.01. 4, Colo (Jennifer Cathey, Kelly Smith, Rachel Joy, Keena Schuler), 3:57.65.
High Jump-- 1, Fiona Daly, ASU, 5-10*. 2, Francine Richardson, Wash, 5-6. 3, Maris Doty, ASU, 5-6. T4, Megan Franza, Wash, 5-4 1/4 and Nonglack Somsanith, Ore, 5-4 1/4. 6, Jennifer Thomas, Ore, 5-4 1/4. 7, Annie King, Colo, 5-0 1/4.
Pole Vault-- 1, Karina Elstrom, Ore, 12-2*. 2, Holly Speight, Ore, 10-2. 3, MerryJane Bendico, Wash, 9-10. 4, Margaret Haines, Wash, 9-10. 5, Jennifer Cathey, Colo, 9-6 1/4.
Long Jump-- 1, Jennifer Thomas, Ore, 18-11 1/2 (Wind:-1.4). 2, Marzette Penton, Wash, 17-11 3/4. 3, Hilary Holly, Ore, 17-5 3/4. 4, Erika Johnson, ASU, 17-2 3/4. 5, Lindsey Raham, Colo, 16-11. 6, Kari Weil, Wash, 16-2. 7, Maris Doty, ASU, 15-6 1/4. 8, Annie King, Colo, 14-5 1/4.
Triple Jump-- 1, Nonglack Somsanith, Ore, 39-8. 2, Erika Johnson, ASU, 38-4. 3, Stacy Robson, Ore, 37-8 3/4. 4, Fiona Daly, ASU, 37-2 1/2. 5, Lindsey Raham, Colo, 34-4 3/4. MerryJane Bendico, Wash, Foul.
Shot Put-- 1, Aretha Hill, Wash, 48-1 3/4. 2, Christine Cvitanich, Ore, 47-11 1/4. 3, Valerie Sweitzer, Ore, 44-11 1/2. 4, Rebecca Morrison, Wash, 44-2 1/2. 5, Janet Visosky, Colo, 42-11 3/4. 6, Adrienne Judie, ASU, 40-11 1/2. 7, Marlaina Corbett, Colo, 40-0 1/2. 8, Charity Amama, ASU, 30-0 1/4.
Discus-- 1, Aretha Hill, Wash, 204-7**. 2, Maureen Morrison, Ore, 154-10. 3, Janet Visosky, Colo, 152-5. 4, Heidi Fisk, Ore, 151-8. 5, Marlaina Corbett, Colo, 140-10. 6, Adrienne Judie, ASU, 129-4. 7, Rebecca Morrison, Wash, 105-5. 8, Charity Amama, ASU, 77-10.
Javelin-- 1, Karis Howell, Ore, 161-10*. 2, Charity Amama, ASU, 153-7*. 3, Katie Pearmine, Ore, 152-3. 4, Rebecca Morrison, Wash, 111-10. 5, Maris Doty, ASU, 97-4. 6, Marlaina Corbett, Colo, 95-9. 7, Annie King, Colo, 78-8.
Hammer-- 1, Janet Visosky, Colo, 191-2**. 2, Marlaina Corbett, Colo, 173-11*. 3, Rebecca Morrison, Wash, 169-1. 4, Christine Cvitanich, Ore, 163-6. 5, Aretha Hill, Wash, 162-2. 6, Valerie Sweitzer, Ore, 146-5. 7, Adrienne Judie, ASU, 80-8. 8, Charity Amama, ASU, 37-8.
*NCAA Provisional ** NCAA Automatic
Pepsi Team Invitational April 18, 1998, Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny for first hour of meet, then slightly overcast, 5-10 mph breeze at times (occasional sprinkle)
Meet Records & Quotes
New Pepsi Team Invitational records
Adam Goucher, Colorado, 5,000 meters, 13:42.90 (Old: 13:53.39, Rick Bergesen, UO, 1987) Janet Visosky, Colorado, Hammer, 191-2 (Old: 185-2, Paulette Mitchell, Nebraska, 1996) Aretha Hill, Washington, Discus, 204-7 (Old: 174-5, Aretha Hill, Washington, 1996)
Men's Quotes
Bill Dellinger, UO Men's Head Coach
"It was a good team win for us. We had a lot of great efforts today across the board. Piotr Buciarski in the pole vault -- he went 18 feet and had an outdoor season best. Micah Davis ran a personal best in the steeple to rank third in the country, and Gregg Bleakney got another 53-foot jump. There were also a lot of fine efforts that also helped us out in the team score, going 2-3 in the 800 and also 2-4 in the 1,500. It was a solid team effort all around the track with a lot of guys getting PRs."
Ja'Warren Hooker, UW, 100, 1st, 10.49; 200, 20.88; 4x100, 1st, 41.04
"I wasn't worried about the times, just about the team points and winning the races. The times will come, and I don't care where I'm running at. The weather doesn't effect me -- I'll run in whatever. Every race I'm trying to improve. (About the NFL draft being today and his future down the road) I haven't thought about it. That's a long way down the road. Track's my main focus and that' what I'm worrying about. I'm not going to football practice these days because the football coaches think that's what I should do (focus on track) and be as good as I can."
Will Driessen, UO, 400 Hurdles, 1st, 51.55 (Personal Best); 100 Hurdles, 3rd, 14.90 (Personal Best)
"I didn't mind running the high hurdles earlier today -- I just use it as my warm-up for the intermediates. I felt really fast and smooth today in the 400 hurdles. I was watching Tish (Henes) in the women's race and she really floats over the hurdles, so I just tried to copy her. I felt so strong on those last hurdles, that's a good sign for me. I'm coming off a great week of practice, especially Tuesday's workout. I finally feel all the pieces falling together."
Micah Davis, UO, Steeplechase, 1st, 8:45.57 (Personal Best), NCAA Provisional
"When Clint (Wells, Colorado) tried to take off with two laps to go, that was a pretty hard surge he laid on me, but I knew what he was capable of and couldn't let him get away. I wanted to work my way back before that last water pit and go off that. I only ran a little faster than I did here two weeks ago, but I was really ready for that race where I wasn't feeling as strong before today. It was definitely a fun race to be a part of today."
Adam Goucher, CU, 5,000 meters, 13:42.90, NCAA automatic, Meet record
"I thought I could go faster coming, so I'm a little disapointed. Even though I was alone today, I thought since I ran 13:38 indoors at Big 12s, it would automatically happen again today. But it's been a tough three weeks of training, and I could feel the wind a little on the back curve. I didn't think it was there for the first mile, because I was on pace there, but maybe I was a little excited and didn't notice it because of that. The crowd was great, and I didn't want to take a victory lap afterwards. But then I wanted to run by the stands and give them thanks -- they were truly awesome. I guess I shouldn't get too upset because this is only my first race, and it's all about being at your best June 6 in Buffalo. I also got the qualifying for NCAA's out of the way, so that's something I don't have to worry about either."
Gregg Bleakney, UO, Triple Jump, 53-0 1/4w, NCAA Provisional Best
"It's hard getting out there when you shooting for a mark by yourself. I had to make up a fake person who jumped 53 feet and tried to focus on beating him -- not the best way to do it, but it worked. I boomed my best mark on my fifth jump, then my final jump could have been a 55-footer, but I'd never been out that far on my second step, I didn't know what to do. This is a great place to go from."
Ben Lindsey, UW, Shot Put, 1st, 63-4 (Personal Best), NCAA Automatic; Discus, 1st, 193-6, NCAA Automatic
"I had two good performances today. I even fouled a 65-footer in the shot put, but it was a pretty solid foul so it wasn't an 'almost' kind -- but that will come when I do some work in practice The discus is my first love, yet there's still so much I can work on. The shot put is something I just tinker with."
Mika Laiho, ASU, Hammer Throw, 1st, 223-4, NCAA Automatic
"It was a good crowd to throw in front of. I wasn't at my best after I hurt my neck in practice Tuesday, so today was the first day I threw since then. I'm pretty happy with the effort although I couldn't go out and give the effort I'd like to."
Women's Quotes
Tom Heinonen, UO Women's Head Coach
"This was a good college meet, with its share of exciting races, fast times and lots of good competition. In the team race, we struggled a little early, according to the form chart, but things starting turning around with the 100 hurdles thanks to a 2-3 finish -- Jennifer Thomas ran a good time and Katie Rowlett came through after not being able to practice much -- she showed she's a great racer. Katie Crabb and Robyn Sutherland followed, staying up to form in the 800 and from there we were able to keep it going and hold Washington off, but it wasn't easy."
Jennifer Smith, CU, 1,500, 2nd, 4:24.93, NCAA Provisional; 3,00, 1st, 9:31.12, NCAA Provisional
"I wanted to see how I felt after the 1,500, but the 3K didn't too out to be that hard. It's nice to be back in the Northwest (Spokane, Wash., native), and the first time I think my parents have ever saw me in a college uniform. (About going from indoor NCAA fourth-place finish (mile) to outdoors?) I never ran indoors at all in high school, so I wasn't worried about this year, just wanted to train through it and see what I could do, while focusing on indoors."
Marie Davis, UO, 5,000 meters, 16:26.14 (Personal Best), NCAA provisional "I felt good today, and mainly wanted to have a good experience. I'm still not entirely comfortable with the 12 1/2 laps, but as it went along today, it was kind of fun, being able to see all the people over and over. I tried to leave the pack with 5 1/2 laps to go, because at that time they said we were on pace for 16:40, so I was able to pick it up and get a two-second PR today. Although I ran the 5K at Pac-10s, I still consider this my first 'race', because at that race, they did all the work, and I was just along for the ride. Here I had to actually race and go for it and it was a fun day to run."
Tish Henes, UO, 400 Hurdles, 2nd, 58.40 (Personal Best), NCAA Provisional
"I was trying to run as hard as I could early, then Keisha (Griffis, UW) took off and made me have to go faster. I love her for that -- she's the best. She also helped me break my old PR from my freshman year -- I've been gunning for that for a while. This will make me so much more relaxed the rest of the season, because this is the type of time that should get me into the NCAA meet. Now I can go out and keep trying to faster earlier on."
Aretha Hill, UW, Discus, 1st, 204-7; NCAA Automatic, Meet Record; Shot Put, 1st, 48-1 3/4; Hammer, 5th, 162-6
"It was an OK day for me. I felt really good in the discus and got my second best mark of the year. Distance-wise it felt good, but technically there are still some things to work on. It's always fun to come here and compete, and I've been here so many times. I wish other places had this atmosphere because it makes it a joy to go out and compete when people recognize and understand what you're doing."


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Taken in the 26th round of the 2002 draft by the San Francisco Giants ... Taken in the 50th round of the 2003 draft by the San Diego Padres.
Arizona 2004
Arizona 2003
Season: Tied for the team lead with nine wins ... Struck out 66 over 103 2/3 innings pitched ... Oregon State (May17-19): Tossed his fourth complete game of the season in Sunday's 9-4 win ... Gave up three earned runs on eight hits with seven strike outs and no walks ... Cal (May 2-4): Tossed his fifth career complete game (third of the season) in Saturday's 10-4 win ... Gave up just three earned runs on six hits with six Ks and two walks for his team-high-tying eighth win of the season ... at Stanford (April 25-27): Did not earn a decision for the second straight start despite pitching well ... Gave up six runs on nine hits with four strikeouts and a walk in Saturday's 10-9 loss ... at Washington State (April 17-19): Did not earn a decision in Friday's 6-4 win despite tossing eight innings. Surrendered just two earned runs on six hits ... Washington (April 11-13): Won his team-high seventh game of the season with eight innings of work in Saturday's 13-4 win ... Struck out six and walked just one while giving up four runs on five hits ... Miami (OH) (April 4-6): Won his team-high-tying sixth game of the season with eight innings of work in Sunday's series clinch victory. Scattered 10 hits while giving up just one run. Struck out five and walked one ... at UCLA (Mar 28-30): Made first two relief appearances since his freshman season ... Picked up his fifth win of the season with two innings of work in Sunday's 12-10 win ... Struck out two in the final inning of the 6-4 loss on Friday ... at #9 Texas (Mar. 7-9): Was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for the second time in 2003 with a complete game, seven-hitter in Austin ... Struck out a season-high nine Longhorn batters en route to his fourth consecutive win on the mound ... The CG performance was the fourth of his career and the second of the season ... Saw his streak of 24 innings without a walk come to an end in the game ... #24 Texas A&M (Feb. 28- Mar. 2): Combined with Brian Pemble to shut out the Aggies 11-0 in Friday's series opening win. Scattered six hits over seven innings while striking out just one, but walking none ... Minnesota (Feb. 21-23): Tossed a solid six innings to pick up his second win of the season in Saturday's game. Gave up five runs, four earned, on nine hits. Struck out four and walked none for the second straight start ... at UC Irvine (Feb. 14-16): Overcame a rough first two starts and tossed Arizona's first 2-hitter in nearly 20 years in a complete game, 104-pitch shutout against the Anteaters. Struck out five and walked none en route to his first in 2003. Was rewarded with both Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week and Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors ... Baylor (Feb. 7-9): Tossed three innings, giving up six runs (only three earned) on 10 hits. Did not earn a decision ... BYU (Jan. 30-Feb. 1): Worked four innings in his season debut. Gave up eight runs on nine hits in the Friday game that Arizona rallied to win 17-13. Did not earn a decision.
Summer 2002
Played for the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League ... Went 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA in five starts ... Struck out 18 and walked just two, one intentionally, in 27 innings pitched ... Combined with Nevada's Bryan Johnson for a shutout during in the season.
Arizona 2002
Season: Led the starting staff with a career-high in innings pitched (117.0) ... Tallied a team-high seven wins ... UC Riverside (April 19-21): Tossed his second complete game of the season against ... Gave up just one run on six hits while striking out eight and walking only one for his team-leading seventh win of the season ... at Cal (April 12-14): Won his team-leading sixth game of the season with seven strong innings, in which he gave up just two runs on five hits. Struck out three and walked none ... Stanford (April 5-7): Tossed eight innings of five-hit ball in a no-decision effort against ... at Oregon State (March 28-30): Helped snap UA's six game road losing streak with seven innings of work ... UNC Wilmington (March 15-17): Did not earn a decision in UA's 9-7 loss... at Long Beach State (March 8-10): Suffered his second loss of the season with no run support in a 4-0 loss. Worked seven innings and allowed just four runs on 11 hits ... CSU Dominguez Hills (March 2-4): Scattered four hits over eight innings while striking out a career-high 10 hitters in fourth win of the season against ... UC Irvine (Feb. 22-24): Was hit on the right forearm during his start against the Anteaters, was removed for precautionary reasons, but did not miss any starts ... Strung together 17 scoreless innings pitched over three starts ... San Diego State (Feb. 7-9): Tossed Arizona's first complete-game shutout in nearly four years in UA's 1-0 win over the Aztecs ... Struck out a then-career-high nine hitters and walked none while allowing only five hits to win his third game of the season ... Utah (Feb. 1-3): Combined with two relievers in a 3-0 shutout of the Utes, tossing six innings with four K's ... New Mexico (Jan. 25-27): Went eight innings in Arizona's season opener, struck out four and walked none ... Saw his seven-game winning streak (four in 2001, three in 2002) come to an end at Texas A&M (2/15). Tossed seven innings with two K's and no walks in Arizona's 4-0 shutout loss.
Arizona 2001
Wildcats' opening day starter... Had a team-high 3-to-1 strikeout- to-walk ratio ... Went 3-0 in his final three starts of the season, tallying nine strikeouts and a 1.98 ERA against Washington, at Stanford and Arizona State ... at Washington (May 18-20): Tossed eight innings in final start of the season against. Struck out five Huskies for his seventh win of the year ... Stanford (May 11-13): Followed an impressive showing in victory at Arizona State with seven-inning effort to earn a win over the seventh-ranked Cardina in Palo Alto, Calif. Scattered eight hits, allowed only two runs, struck out one and walked none for his sixth victory of the season ... at Arizona State (April 27-29): Was impressive over 7 2/3 innings in victory at ASU (7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) ... Southern Utah (May 16-18) Earned his second consecutive victory (third overall) with five innings of work against the Thunderbirds .. at UCLA (March 9-11): Won second game of the season with a seven-inning effort... Utah (Feb. 23-25): Struck out a career-high tying eight hitters in no decision appearance against the Utes ... Tossed eight innings of five-hit ball against New Mexico (2/9) striking out eight, walking none ... Pitched 4 1/3 innings in Arizona debut against Hawaii-Hilo (1/18) giving up only one earned run.
High School
Graduated from Chaparral High School where he played for Coach Jerry Dawson ... Earned four varsity letters as a pitcher and first baseman... Team won two state titles... Two-time Scottsdale Pitcher of the Year... First-team all-state... Recorded 32 wins in four year career, including back-to-back 11-win seasons his junior and senior year.
Full name: Sean Michael Rierson... Born: 2/13/81 in Phoenix, Ariz... Nickname: Seaner ... Lists cars and golf among his hobbies ... Lists being a member of ?'99 USA Junior Olympics team that won the gold medal in Taiwan as one of his most memorable experiences in baseball ... Son of Robert and Bernice Rierson.


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In a speedy update to an earlier story, Ubisoft has, in fact, retained the trademark listed as Watch Dogs for it's upcoming next gen action title.
A document filed with the USPTO stated,
On February 1, 2014, Ubisoft Entertainment received an email from email@example.com notifying Ubisoft Entertainment that a Request for Express Abandonment had been filed in connection with Application Serial No. 85642398. The Request for Express Abandonment purports to be signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft Entertainment, Yves Guillemot.
Mr. Guillemot, however, did not sign the Request for Express Abandonment, nor did Ubisoft Entertainment file the Request for Express Abandonment. The Request for Express Abandonment is fraudulent and was not filed by Ubisoft Entertainment or its representative.
As of this filing, the Office has not yet issued a Notice of Abandonment.
Ubisoft was swift to respond as well, issuing a statement earlier in the day, following the breaking news as it was reported to be factual.
"We are working directly with the USPTO on reinstating the trademark for Watch Dogs and it will be active again in the coming days," Ubisoft stated. "The matter has no impact on the Watch Dogs' development."
The update comes as multiple gaming outlets had reported on the abandonment, including Examiner, as there was no indication that that filing was false. The perpetrator even went to the length of forging Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot's signature on the federal document.
While forging a high power CEO's signature on a legal, federal document is most certainly going to land someone in hot water, it remains to be seen if charges will be brought against the forger.
This news gives fans of the highly anticipated new IP a sigh of relief as we head into the new year, and with more reasons to be excited about Watch Dogs, check out the video at the top of the article.
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Recently, students from the ABC Carpentry Apprenticeship program at Moraine Park Technical College lent a helping hand with a project for Habitat for Humanity Lakeside – Ozaukee County.
The third- and fourth-year apprentices worked on a duplex being built in Port Washington. They applied roof sheathing to one of the homes in the duplex and to the combined garages, and also completed roof framing on the rear porch areas. After the sheathing, the students did additional work on the roofs including underlayments, edges, flashing and shingling.
Members of the Ozaukee County Habitat committee commented that the work the Moraine Park team did in one day would have taken at least three to four days for their group to finish. Director John Orth thanked the apprentices for their efforts on behalf of Habitat.
"The project has significance in that the students were able to be involved in a community service project using the skills they are learning in the classroom, developing job-site expertise and learning to work with a large group of construction tradesmen," said Gary Roehrig, Moraine Park carpentry instructor. "It benefited the students, the College, the Habitat program and ultimately the two families who will call the project 'home' next spring."
Moraine Park apprentices who took part in the project include Robert Asmondy of Germantown, who is employed by B&M Enterprises in Sussex; Nick Collin of Mt. Calvary, Burg Homes and Design of Malone; Ryan Dickerson of Brookfield, Ollman Construction in Milwaukee; Adam Janz of Cedarburg, North Central Construction in Fond du Lac; Josh Nelson of Waukesha, Constructive Solutions in Milwaukee; Dustin Pagel of Neenah, Radtke Contractors in Winneconne; Scott Poklasny of Hartford, North Central Construction in Fond du Lac; Jon Puetz of Elkhart Lake, Bill's Electric Contracting in Cascade; Ryan Riesterer of Manitowoc, ACE Building Services in Manitowoc; Brock Schatzman and Zach Stacy, both of Racine, Absolute Construction Enterprises in Racine; Brian Terranova of Racine, Geoff's Construction in Wind Lake; and Jeremy Weisfeld of Sheboygan, ACE Building Services in Manitowoc.
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I really do try to refrain from pontificating with this platform, but people really do amaze me at times. Here is my point:
Over the past two years plus I have been constantly reminding you of the value and importance of maintaining a good credit report and score. I have continually suggested minimum scores as a guideline before considering applying for credit cards and followed the suggestions up with watch the number of inquiries on your report and your balances in relation to your credit lines. These are all valid concerns along with being aware of potential future major purchases which may require a nice high score with minimum inquiries.
What I fail to understand is why people that have good credit (a valuable asset), Don't use it to their advantage.
Several years ago, when we had a decent spread on interest rates from 0% balance transfer options on credit cards to savings rates, Katy and I used our good credit to borrow money on the 0% offers and put the money in savings accounts that earned us interest at rates from 5-6%. We borrowed over $250,000 combined and made automatic payments using bill pay systems to keep the underlying 0% credit card deals current until the promotions ran out. We then paid the cards off and pocketed almost $15,000 in interest income.
In short, we used our most important asset for personal gain.
We can't make that interest spread in this economic environment, but we can use our good credit to gain valuable miles and points with no negative long term effect on our credit.
Many of you have reported great success over the last two years in gaining miles and points. I have not heard of anyone yet, having their credit score decimated by applying for a few cards. Some of you have even reported your credit scores going up after opening a few new accounts. (it happens to those with limited credit history).
My scores are still in the mid 700's. I am still approved for the cards I apply for and still earning those bonuses. I am using one of my most important assets, and asking myself:
Under the right circumstances, using discretion and common sense, are you using your good credit effectively to maximize your own personal gain?
Check your scores. Check your inquiries. And look for opportunities to improve your life by using one of your most important assets.
Here is the Zync Card by American Express
For those of you that are concerned about carrying a balance on a card over the long haul and paying interest ( a real no no), here is a new entry from Amex that may be of interest.
The Zync card is a charge card that reports to the credit reporting agencies. As a charge card the balance is due in full every month. If you start off well with them they will offer you the extended payment option which is nice to have, but then you are paying interest.
I'm led to believe that lower credit scores may qualify for this card as they make reference several times in their advertising materials that it will help you build your credit score.
Now for the sign up rewards: 10,000 Membership Rewards points. These points, although Membership Rewards points are in their Express program which do not qualify for transfer to airline miles but are still good for buying tickets with points and gift cards and merchandise. I think their ad should be more explicit up front, but what the heck it is $100 of rewards for $25.
The annual fee is $25 and there are options to increase your Membership Rewards points earning based on a Pack of awards you can obtain for another $20 per year. One pack gives you double points on airfare and another (that would work well for Katy and I) offers two points per $ on restaurant spending.
This card has potential as a starting card for those new to cards, and also for those looking to use their good credit to increase their account balances. And remember April is just a few days away. Have you used that good credit score to its full advantage?
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This scene, with one notable exception, is typical of millions of vignettes from World War II that depict the American fighting man in a respite from combat. The site was the forward elevator well of the USS Monterey (CVL-26) sometime in June or July 1944. The light carrier and her crew were in the midst of the Marianas operation, earning their sixth of 11 battle stars. A much needed break from the fighting, the basketball game was shoehorned somewhere amid the capture of Saipan, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Third Bonins Raid, and the capture of Guam. The only thing unusual about this image is that the blond-haired jumper at left center was Lieutenant Gerald R. Ford Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve. He later became the 38th President of the United States (1974-77).
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Building legacies
Rick Merson has worked with Needham, Mass., for 35 years. Photo: Town of Needham, Department of Public Works
Mickey Sullivan started his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is now regional vice president with Gresham, Smith & Partners. Photo: Gresham, Smith & Partners
Doug Wesselschmidt is city engineer in Shawnee, Kan., where he has worked for the past 20 years. Photo: City of Shawnee
Brian Usher is public works director of rapidly growing Zion, Ill., where more than 600 homes are projected to be built over the next three years. Photo: City of Zion
Mitch Zamojc is commissioner of public works in the expanding Region of Peel, Ontario. The region plans to divert 70% of waste away from landfills by 2016. Photo: Region of Peel
Orange County public works director Bill Baxter, left, accepts his Top Ten award from APWA president-elect Bob Freudenthal. Photo: Orange County Public Works
Sacramento County, Calif., Municipal Services Agency administrator Cheryl Creson stands near one of the large pipeline jobs underway for the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District. Photo: Chris Andis
Piano public works director Jimmy Foster has brought lessons culled in his travels to 55 different countries back to his home city. Photo: Deborah Stone
Leslie Bland, director of public works for the city of Fenton, Mich., installed a capital improvement plan to upgrade his town's roads. Photo:APWA Reporter
Las Vegas public works director Richard Goecke has seen exponential growth in his 20-year tenure. Photo:APWA Reporter
The only time Doug Wesselschmidt thought about going into a field other than engineering was during a college calculus test. "I was thinking, 'What kind of a profession can I go into that does not involve calculus?' Fortunately, I made it through that test and many others after that," he said.
Wesselschmidt entered the public works field during college, when he spent three summers working for the city of Lee's Summit, Mo. After graduating from University of Missouri, Rolla, with a civil engineering degree, Wesselschmidt worked for the Missouri highway department for two years. A position then opened in Shawnee in the public works department, where he has been since.
Incorporated in 1856, Shawnee is one of the oldest cities in the state and also one of the fastest growing. The city has to maintain an infrastructure that goes back, in some cases, more than 100 years. Shawnee's population of about 52, 000 increases by around 2000 people each year. Many new subdivisions are going in and approximately 600 new single-family building permits are issued annually. In addition, commercial, industrial, and office development is thriving.
Wesselschmidt is part of a technical review committee that works with 19 other cities in Johnson County to make policies and distribute public works funds. Two of the joint efforts are a county road program and a stormwater program. "There's good cooperation between the cities to make best use of that money to do drainage projects that may cross city boundaries as well as creating a county-wide street network," said Wesselschmidt.
In the 20 years since Wesselschmidt joined Shawnee, the city has made progress on street improvement and drainage improvement projects. Through hard work, the small staff has been able to implement these and other capital improvements.
"The way I've always looked at [public works] is that it is most like being in a service organization," said Weselschmidt. "It's a rewarding position. It's very satisfying knowing that at the end of the day your work usually helped out either an individual or a group of individuals."
Brian Usher: Director of public works and engineering City of Zion, Ill.
In the ever-expanding Chicago region, Zion, Ill., is the last open space on Lake Michigan's north shore before reaching Wisconsin, but the town is expanding rapidly. Brian Usher has spent the past five years as Zion's public works director striving to control and accommodate the rapid growth.
Usher never intended to go into public works. "It just kind of happened," he said. As a teenager and during college, Usher worked at a park district to earn some extra money. With a college background in criminal justice, Usher could not find a full-time police or fire job. He accepted a position with the Itasca, Ill., public works department as a maintenance laborer and decided to stay in the field. He held increasingly responsible positions as street superintendent in Glendale Heights and maintenance superintendent in Arlington Heights.
Usher moved on to Zion in 2000 to help manage the impact of the population boom. Zion established a pre-development team representing public works, community development, building and zoning, and the fire department.
The team meets regularly to discuss proposed developments in town. Its principal role is to help guide the community's development efforts and it meets with every developer wishing to build in the city. The "one-stop" process allows the city to provide coordinated information to the developer/builder. This has reduced the time spent by developers on follow-up questions and the time city staff spends on plan reviews and construction inspection. Additionally, the team advises the city council on other issues impacting development opportunities in the city.
"We are revising the city's comprehensive plan, which reflects the changing demographics and interests of the community as a whole," said Usher. The plan identifies future land uses the city wishes to implement. The pending revisions would address increased emphasis on commercial and industrial development, institutional zoning, and clearer zoning classification.
Despite a population of 25,000, Zion has not lost its small-town atmosphere. Much of the population can still trace family roots back to the original founders of Zion in 1901. "It is very enjoyable to work here because the community buys into things and really is supportive of attempts to keep the community moving forward," said Usher.
The largest issue today is money and funding, said Usher. He tries to work in a participative style of management and supervision. "I am painfully aware that I don't have all the answers, but I feel that one of my strengths is that I have a good sense of where to find the answers or who to go to find them," said Usher.
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