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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Actress Cate Blanchett has become known for her bold fashion choices. I think we'd all be surprised if she turned up at an event looking merely "pretty."
The couture gown by Givenchy that Blanchett wore to this February's Oscars was no exception.
I didn't love that dress in an "I want to wear it" way, but I respected it. And I did love what Blanchett said about the dress to InStyle last week:
"People get so worried about dressing for other people, but you've got to wear what you like," Blanchett said. "If people get it, they get it. If they don't, then it doesn't matter. There are so few houses that can afford to do couture, and since the red carpet is such a wonderful showcase, we should be celebrating that."
That makes Cate Blanchett my second Wear What You Want icon. The first was Helena Bonham Carter, of course. Can't beat a woman who wears mismatching shoes. Feel free to post links to your favorite Blanchett looks in the comments.
Categories: celebrities, wear what you want, Wear What You Want icon
40 Responses to ""Wear What You Want" Icon: Cate Blanchett"
Aja says:
I just love her. Equal parts gorgeous and talented. And yes, I know I can always count on her to wear something out of the norm. And thank god, Hollywood can be so boring sometimes.
Ofelia says:
Wendy, I'm with you on Cate! She is an extraordinary actor, she keeps her private life private and she has a style of her own.
I simple adore her; I've seen all, all of her movies!
stacy says:
Cate… she can do no wrong. Her Oscar dress got trashed by lots, but I loved it. And it was different… thank God!
Susan Tiner says:
Even as a total dufus of fashion, I appreciated the architectural structure of that dress. I tried expressing this at an oscar party with friends but only my English friend agreed. All others were either making disparaging comments.
Eli says:
I actually loved the "toilet seat" dress, as others referred to it. I think it's stunning
Sheila says:
I just (like, half an hour ago) finished watching her as Maid Marian in the recent "Robin Hood" and was just saying how I love her style. It's like you read my mind!
I liked this yellow dress. http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/.....wi-med.jpg
I'm a sucker for yellow.
StefM says:
LOVE her. Bold and daring and always, always, always a shining star. Too many favorite looks…. But how about going back in time for this one (when John G. didn't offend)? http://www.glamourmagazine.co......-number=25 Best of all: I love hummingbirds.
Emily Britton says:
I love both of them
Helen F says:
I love her and her style choices. It's always nice to see something other than strapless, grecian, blah blah blah..
The Style Crone says:
Yes, wear what you want! Cate has courage and that in and of itself speaks to me.
eric says:
Cate has both hypnotically light beautiful eyes and a great fashion sense. Will she be wearing any of your jewelry in the upcoming 'Hobbit' film?
Christine says:
I loved her Oscar dress. She always looks fantastic. Excellent choice for your second "Wear What you Want" icon.
I'm still bitter she lost the Oscar to Gwyneth Paltrow, a Who Cares What She Wears icon.
Cate is by far the better actor.
Elissa says:
I'm so glad you featured Cate. I have always admired her fearless approach to style. She always looks regal and gorgeous, and in a sea of professional styled actresses and starlets she always stands out.
Madeleine Gallay says:
Style transcends fashion and her beauty, along with Tilda Swinton, is so genuine.
I think that she should give you the leopard McQueen immediately.
Leah says:
She definitely walks to the beat of her own drum. She looks beautiful no matter what she's wearing.
xo L.
Rebecca says:
Cate Blanchett is always stunning.
Alice Olive says:
Aww, my anti-spam word is 'blessyou'. So, bless you, WendyB!
Love Cate. From the start, she has made bold choices and clearly enjoys the art of fashion. Brava!
qin says:
that last gown looks AMAZING on her.
Tanvi says:
I do respect her philosophy! And she doesnt really go all 'lady gaga' on us, just a little unconventional, which I think I like and appreciate.
K-Line says:
I'm curious to know your choice for Wear WhatYou Want North American…
The Styley says:
I love her dress at the Oscars. Like you, I can't imagine it on me, but I wholeheartedly appreciated the effort.
mystyle says:
Hi my dear-I love both dresses, they are so unique and Cate always pulls off unusual looks with style and grace x
Smashingbird says:
I do love her, she is fabbbb. Was soo pleased to see her in the Givenchy, that whole collection was just beautiful.
featherfactor says:
I love Cate. She has such incredible taste and is such a risk taker but looks good in everything she chooses.
nadia says:
Cate is one of my favorite actresses . shes extremely elegant and has old school glamour ,.
Vegetable Assassin says:
I love Cate! She puts all those stylist dressed, boringly similar starlets and celebrities to shame. She's funky and quirky and even if you don't agree with her choices always, she's memorable in a sea of mediocrity.
Megan Mae says:
I love both dresses. I remember that purple one being bashed and I was astounded. It's so unique and different. I totally feel in love with the structure and flowy bottom.
The Seeker says:
We all should follow her advice!!
Fashionistable says:
She is so wonderful. I agree with what you said about the 2nd dress but then I love her comment. Rock on. Xxxx
Marian says:
I LOVE THIS WOMAN! I am convinced i do because of that quote on wearing what you want and if people get it, they get it! been my mantra since high school.
Love this post Wend!
Marian says:
p.s love that she embraces Couture and supports the industry
Ana says:
I loved her dress that night and she is one smart lady. These actresses have the finances and access to couture/stylists, yet they choose to wear different variations on the same old prom dress.
So true. I love her boldness and how she doesn't mind what other people think. It's a celebration of clothes and expressing yourself and that's how it should be.
Penny Dreadful Vintage says:
She is a joy. I loved the crochet dress she wore to an opening in Sydeny a few years ago.
Bella Q says:
Cate Blanchett is one of the few celebrities I get excited over- I'm not much a celebrity follower but I love her- talent, beauty and real style is aces in my book. I love the way she presents herself- cool as a cucumber and fearless in her choices.
Miss Conduct says:
Two things: 1. You don't hear Cate whinging about what a terrible tragedy it is that she hasn't died yet, i.e., actresses complaining about how "hard" ageing is; and
2. GFY and other humorous fashion critique sites, having lost novelty, have now become instruments for women to attempt to enforce conformity of dress on other women. Those who step out of line by wearing something slightly different than what every other woman wore are ruthlessly punished. Why would anyone willingly participate in this? Let's hear it for fearless chicks!
WendyB says:
I'm with you on Go Fug Yourself. Funny at first, way past its prime. In fact, I was over it in 2007 when I started this blog with the motto "Wear what you want." http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2.....next-blog/
But aging IS hard. Saying it's better than the alternative doesn't make me want to kiss every new gray hair 😉
Elizabeth says:
I'm with you on both of these.
But we must consider Cher. Maybe we don't love her choices, but it can certainly be argued that she wears what she wants.
That's Not My Age says:
I like your wear what you want icons – and admire their attitude towards style. How about Viviene Westwood?
fashion herald says:
One of my favorite Cate looks is the gold-spangled Balenciaga she wore at 2007 Met Ball. The best photo is WWD, but here's a style.com: http://bit.ly/eLHYyl
Also, every one of her pregnant looks, sheez she must have been most stylish pregnant woman ever.


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New NMMT Volvo Routes!
Ah! Looks like there is war going on between BEST and NMMT in Navi Mumbai! NMMT (No:123) which plies to Dindoshi from CBD, spotted one this morning while driving to work. Look for TimeTable & Pics at Airoli bridge at the end of this page.
BEST is running its Shaky Chinese buses from Santacruz to CBD via Bandra Stn, I forgot its number, guess it is AS 505. They also have buses to from Vashi Stn-Ghatkopar depot and to Mulund also.
The problem that I have with BEST Ac buses is the high fare (Rs 48 from Bandra to Vashi Depot! NMMT costs Rs. 30) and of course the shaky bus which doesn't have flaps on the AC vents!!!
Well, with more and more services… We have more options, but hey!!! We are running out of roads & Infrastructure to accommodate these Big Boys! You gotta check how the BEST takes the turn inside Bandra depots last lane where it picks up passengers from. Also one thing to be noted is that from Bandra we have the BEST & NMMT racing with each other to be the first to arrive, not a good thing at all!
Lets wait and watch how many more buses they push in! I hope they to get into a price we like our poor cellular operators who have dropped it to ultra low levels considering the charges they used to command when they Mobile phones were new in India.
Here are the pics- excuse me for the pathetic quality of pics, thanks to clicking them while driving and my 2.0 megapix Samsung phone camera.
Buses from Dindoshi Bus Stop To CBD Depot (24 Hr format)
8.00, 8.33, 9.06, 9.35
10.12, 10.45, 11.15, 11.50
12.22 , 12.50, 13.23, 13.56
14.29, 15.02, 15.35, 16.08
16.40 , 17.15, 17.40, 18.15
18.46 , 19.19, 19.25, 20.25
21.00 , 21.35, 22.10, 22.30
Buses from CBD Bus Stand to Dindoshi Depot (24 Hr format)
6.10, 6.41, 7.00, 7.47
8.10, 8.40, 9.20, 9.57
10.25, 10.58, 11.31, 12.00
13.10, 13.37, 13.40, 14.15
14.50, 15.15, 15.50, 16.20
16.54, 17.30, 18.00, 18.35
19.10, 19.50, 20.05
Please note these timings where taken from NMMTs' portal (http://www.nmmt.in/timetable.php?routeno=123), I do not take responsibility for anything that results from you referring to my blog and these timings.
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December 23, 2009 at 04:17
Thnx a lot bro…..nd pics rnt pathetic at all….ya nd do hope they end up like poor cellular operators…:)
January 17, 2010 at 11:46
Hey thanks for the info.. NMMC volvo scores over BEST's low quality king-long buses.. NMMC Volvo has a sexy pickup and excellent suspension & they are providing services at unbelievable priecs.. From Mulund 2 Vashi Depot Best 513 price is 20 & AS-51 is 35 against NMMTs just 20rs.. But NMMC must increase frequency..
January 27, 2010 at 16:44
There is a big scop for you to start a AC Bus from AIroli/Koparkhairne to Tardeo (BEST Rout no: 521) vis chembur-sion-dadar TT-Shivaji Park- Worli-Tardeo. BEST Route 521 is always packed and also lot of big Offices are situated on this rout. Please study this rout for a AC Bus. I am a admirer of your AC buses.
April 30, 2010 at 20:45
hey guys can anyone post the route details of volvo 123 from borivali to powai?
Also how much time does it takes from kandivali to powai n where exactly is the stop as i have to travel to thakur college.
June 1, 2010 at 15:25
123 Borivali Belapur Borivali E- Anyone can provide the Time Table ?
July 1, 2011 at 02:08
bro..hve heard dat nmmt ac bus no 123 has extended itz route to borivali sation..strtin frm cbd.if so..cn u plzz post the timings f departure frm cbd..wud b agreat relief for me..wud wait fr ur reply..tc:)
September 14, 2011 at 20:56
Where is the bus stop for NMMT AC Volvo bus no. 123 at Powai?
April 24, 2012 at 15:41
hi guys, can anyone guide me if there are any airconditioned bus services from panvel to parel ? I presently travel by own car, and its very expensive and tiring, would prefer to join a car pool or travel by aircon bus,,,,hope someone can give me some information,
April 18, 2013 at 13:20
Do the NMMT 123 bus provide monthly/quarterly/yearly passes?? As I have to travel from Borivli to Mahape. Thanks in advance for your response

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Heroin laced with the narcotic painkiller fentanyl is being blamed for at least 28 deaths in Philadelphia from March 3 to April 20, prompting city officials to issue a public warning.
Fentanyl - a synthetic opioid analgesic with a rapid onset and short active duration - is reportedly 50 times stronger than morphine. By suppressing respiration receptors in the brain, fentanyl can stop a user's breathing and cause death.
Philly officials hope this trend doesn't equal the all-out epidemic it became in 2006, when heroin laced with fentanyl killed 269 people in the city. Over 2,000 deaths across the nation were attributed to the killer combo that year.
Fentanyl can be produced in white powder form making it difficult to distinguish from heroin. City officials have yet to determine who is manufacturing the illegal fentanyl and where it is coming from; in previous cases it was synthesized outside the US.
The 28 dead in Philadelphia ranged in age from 16 to 66, with 60 percent of the victims being white males. As of last week, officials were awaiting test results on seven more overdoses.


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|Kentucky's Woodspring Farm to Host Pre-WEG Training Camp for Canadian Dressage Team
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March 16, 2010 -- Dressage Canada has confirmed that Woodspring Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, will host the Canadian Dressage team as the official pre-WEG training facility. Woodspring Farm is a 300-acre facility owned by Kathy Priest and her husband Dr. Gary Priest, DVM.
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are being held at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington Kentucky, from September 25 – October 10, 2010. The team will train at Woodspring Farm during the two weeks prior to the games. Team members are expected to arrive at the facility around September 12th.
"With the announcement that the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington was approved as the site for the 2010 World Equestrian Games, the goal at Woodspring Farm was always to open our facility to a foreign team for pre-training prior to the start of the games," said Kathy Priest. "When Robert Dover was hired as the Technical/Coach Advisor for the Canadian Dressage Team and approached me about the possibility of using Woodspring Farm as the official pre-games training facility for the Canadian team we were very excited. I know and have worked with Robert throughout the years and I know a lot of the Canadian riders. I am very pleased and excited that Woodspring Farm will be the official training facility for the Canadian team as they head to the World Equestrian Games."
The Priests have offered the facility free of charge to the Canadian Dressage team.
"I am very happy and thankful that my good friend, Kathy Priest, is allowing us to make her beautiful Woodspring Farm our final training facility before the Canadian Dressage Team moves to the WEG show grounds," said Robert Dover."Woodspring Farm is a world-class facility with lovely indoor and outdoor arenas and is only minutes away from Kentucky Horse Park. It could not be more perfect for our team. Again, many thanks to Kathy and the Priest family!"
To learn more about Woodspring Farm, visit www.woodspringfarm.com.
Support Canadian Riders' WEG Dreams
There are still a number of WEG ticket packages available. Each package contains tickets directly behind "C" for four dressage events and are $875 (CDN) each. Dressage Canada also has a few select hotel rooms available at the official Canadian hotel — the Griffen Gate Resort and Spa in Lexington, KY. This is the same hotel where all the Canadian athletes will be staying. The room rate is $329/night plus taxes and the hotel rooms are booked for arrival on Sept 26th for 7 nights.
For more information, visit the Dressage Canada website (equinecanada.ca/dressage) and click on the "WEG 2010 Ticket Package Special" advertisement.
About Dressage Canada
Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National governing body for Dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateurs and professionals through the following programs: coaching education and programs; officials' education and programs; rules and qualifying criteria; sport development; and publications and awards. For more information about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site or connect with us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dressagecanada or Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/lp8cnd.
About Equine Canada
Equine Canada is Canada's national governing body for equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national organisation representing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit equinecanada.ca.


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Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that Apple was experimenting with three different iPhone 5 prototypes, with an iPhone mini being the favorite. However, sources of the New York Times report that Apple is NOT planning to produce a smaller iPhone.
Over the last week, many Long Islanders have inquired about the iPhone 5, and throughout the country, experts hypothesized as to what features the iPhone 5 will contain.
According to the New York Times' sources from inside Apple, Apple is not planning to make an iPhone mini/Nano for several reasons. The smaller iPhone would cause a smaller screen, which would change the uniformity of all iPhone screens. The change in screen size would also force app developers to rewrite their apps to conform to the new format, something Apple does not want.
While Apple is considering changing the hardware inside the device, the size will most definitely remain the same. "Although the innards of the phone, including memory size or camera quality, could change to offer a less expensive model, the size of the device would not vary," said an Apple worker to the Times who has worked on multiple versions of the iPhone 5.
And then there were two: A model that is an enhanced iPhone 4 like the 3GS, and another model with a larger screen, sharper camera and a slide-out keyboard. Right now, it seems like the 4GS-type model seems to be the favorite because it would be less expensive to produce, but things can easily change over the coming months.
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To assist the public and MMJ professionals, MJ Freeway is sponsoring a free webinar, "Massachusetts MMJ: A Path to Implementation" held by Shaleen Title, Massachusetts attorney for Vicente Sederberg, LLC , and Scott Hawkins, senior project consultant for Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Inc, and Amy Poinsett, Co-founder and CEO, MJ Freeway.
Ms. Title will discuss the actual structure of the Massachusetts law and what is and is not included. Mr. Hawkins will cover the likely obstacles and opportunities that this law creates, as well as, a likely timeline for implementation.
Shaleen Title, Esq., is the Massachusetts attorney for Vicente Sederberg, LLC, the only national medical marijuana law firm. She was the 2010 recipient of the Hunter S. Thompson young attorney award and one of the 2012 recipients of the High Times Freedom Fighter award. She holds a graduate degree in accounting; she worked in the multistate tax group of Deloitte Tax analyzing and identifying tax opportunities and assisting in preparing tax compliance and reviewing tax provisions for complex multistate clients. Before joining Vicente Sederberg, she served as the speakers bureau director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition where she managed a global network of cops, judges, prosecutors, federal agents and corrections officials who support a legal and regulated model to control drugs. In 2012, she was a staffer for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol which legalized marijuana in Colorado. She serves on the Boards of Directors for Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Marijuana Majority.
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Changing State, Federal Roles in U.S. Electric Power Sector
David Kathan '78 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will present a free public seminar in energy policy.
David Kathan '78 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will present a free public seminar in energy policy.
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Roopika Risam, Assistant Professor of English at Salem State University, will be visiting campus March 11th and 12th. During her time here, she will give a lecture entitled, "Decolonizing Digital Humanities: Towards New Communities of Practice," Friday afternoon at 4 pm in Burling Library.
As digital humanities has grown, the field and its methods have been subject to critique for their exclusions along lines of race, class, gender, nation, ability, and other axes of difference. The work of postcolonial digital humanities has taken up these concerns by examining the role that postcolonial theory plays in mediating and reframing the practices of digital humanities. This talk takes a critical look at what it means - and does not mean - to "decolonize" the digital humanities. It raises concern about the undertheorized ways that "decolonization" has been marshaled in response to digital humanities while examining how postcolonial critique can move the field forward and how it influences digital humanities practice in existing projects.
Light refreshments will be served.
This event is being co-sponsored by the DLAC, the Center for the Humanities, and Digital Bridges.
VoiceThread is a software that allows you and your students to record or post photos, videos, or audio. After something is recorded or posted, the media can be shared with you or with the larger class to facilitate discussion, share information or experiences, or allow for graded speaking assignments. Gina Donovan will lead a workshop with demonstrations of the VoiceThread software in Blackboard, adding media to a course, and sharing that media with classmates.
Light refreshments will be served.
Melissa Hardy '16 received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, while Mike Fitzpatrick '16 earned honorable mention.
Explore microbiology and novel technologies that help us access and learn about our microbial neighbors and how they influence our lives.
Dale L. Boger to discuss curiosity-driven research in "Discovery of a New Therapeutic Target in an Academic Setting."
Two public presentations can teach you more about a healthy, active lifestyle and rehabilitation.
Jeffrey Kinsella-Shaw discuss his dynamical-systems theoretic research.
Two groups of Grinnell students won awards at a national statistics competition with studies on Yik Yak, underage drinking.


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Brian's exclusive forecast for Baltimore, Annapolis, and northern Delmarva:
Today: Morning snow followed by afternoon clearing. The high will be 35 to 40.
Tonight: Mostly clear and cold with a low from 20 to 25.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold with a high in the mid 30s.
Thursday Night: Clear and very cold with a low around 15.
Friday: Sunny and unseasonably cold with a high near 25.
The extended forecast calls for clouds and sun on Saturday with a low around 15 and a high near 35. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with a chance of rain, sleet, and/or snow. The low will be around 30 and the high will be around 40. Cloudy on Monday with a chance of rain, sleet, and/or snow. The low will be around 30 and the high will be around 35. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with a low around 20 and a high near 35.
For the second consecutive morning, the Annapolis area woke up to falling snow. The snow did not begin in earnest until after 7 a.m. and continued through 10:30 a.m. Only about an inch or so of snow accumulated and mainly on unpaved surfaces, although many secondary roads were briefly covered with snow early this morning. Like yesterday, this morning's snow will be a distant memory by the afternoon due to the higher sun angle in late February and temperatures rising into the mid to upper 30s. A northwesterly flow will bring in a brief shot of cold air tonight with lows by Thursday morning between 20 and 25 degrees (even a few spots in the upper 10s). Thursday will feature sunshine and cold temperatures with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 30s. Another wave of arctic air will surge into the Middle Atlantic states on Thursday night and Friday with lows by Friday morning in the 10s and highs on Friday only in the mid 20s (nearly 25 degrees colder than average!) Fortunately, the arctic air will only hold in place for about 36 hours as temperatures rebound into the upper 30s by Saturday. Looking ahead to Sunday, yet another arctic front will approach the bay region from the northwest, while a southerly flow of air battles the arctic front. As the two air masses converge, precipitation will develop along the arctic front and produce mixed precipitation in the Annapolis area on Sunday. On Monday, a storm system will develop in the southern states and move to our south. This will produce another round of mixed precipitation that may change to snow before ending on Monday. Behind this storm system, unseasonably cold air will push into the northeast again for the first week of March.
On the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay, a Small Craft Advisory is in effect through this evening. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. Winds today will come out of the northwest at 10 to 15 knots with gusts over 20 knots and waves from 1 to 3 feet. Winds tonight will come out of the north at 10 to 15 knots with gusts over 20 knots and waves from 1 to 3 feet. Winds on Thursday will come out of the southwest at 10 to 15 knots with gusts over 20 knots and waves from 1 to 3 feet. Winds on Thursday night will come out of the northwest at 10 to 20 knots with gusts over 30 knots and waves from 1 to 3 feet. Winds on Friday will come out of the north at 10 to 15 knots with gusts over 20 knots and waves from 1 to 3 feet. Marine information is provided as general guidance. Boaters should always stay tuned to the latest forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service.
The average high temperature for February 26 is 48 degrees and the average low is 29 degrees. The records at Baltimore on this date are 74 degrees in 1922 and 1932, and 13 degrees in 1950 and 1990. Today's sunrise will occur at 6:46 and the sunset will occur at 5:53. Weather data courtesy of the National Weather Service. For more weather updates, please visit my Chesapeake Bay Weather page on Facebook, and if you're heading to Ocean City feel free to check out my Ocean City MD Weather page on Facebook. You can also follow me on Twitter @chesbayweather.


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Stoyle And Werenski Named UMass Co-Athletes Of The Week
Jan. 13, 2014
AMHERST, Mass. - On Monday afternoon the UMass Sports Luncheon Committee honored track and field's Becky Stoyle and swimming and diving's Meriza Werenski for their individual efforts over the weekend. Becky Stoyle highlighted her team's success in their first meet of the indoor season while Meriza Werenski shined in the pool following her team's annual training trip to Puerto Rico.
Stoyle finished first of 24 competitors in the triple jump at the Yale Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The junior leaped a mark totaling 40-feet, 0.5-inches qualifying her for the New England and ECAC Championship. She now holds the best mark in the A-10 thus far and ranks 21st in the country. Stoyle enters the 2014 season as the reigning indoor and outdoor A-10 and New England Champion in the event.
"After Saturday's competition I feel very confident our team will perform well this season." Stoyle said when asked about the unscored season opener. "We have set goals for ourselves and we are working hard to reach them. I feel the results from the Yale Invitational show that and we plan improve week-to-week."
Werenski continued her outstanding freshman campaign with three individual wins at the Rhode Island Invitational. The South Hadley, Mass. native won gold in the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 breast. Werenski currently holds the fastest time in the Atlantic 10 for the 400 IM, ranks second in the 200 IM and is fourth in both, the 100 and 200 breast events.
Stoyle is set to compete again this Saturday, January 18 in Kingston, R.I. at the Sorlien Invitational. The meet is slated for an 11:00 a.m. start.
Werenski is also back in action on Saturday, January 18 in Smithfield, R.I. at Bryant with a start time set for 1:00 p.m.
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Official Press Release
TAMPA, FL., December 27, 2002 - The bags are packed and boxes filled as two
new faces make the move to Tampa, two old faces move to new titles and an
old friend moves away. The end result will see some new changes on the art
teams for THE PATH, SIGIL, and CRUX.
The changes include:
- As of #13, Matthew Smith will be taking over as penciler of
THE PATH as Bart Sears focuses on his role as Art Director full time.
- As of #22, inker Roland Paris moves to CRUX as Rick Magyar
moves to new CrossGen title SOLUS.
- The new art team for SIGIL will consist of new penciler Dale
Eaglesham, regular inker Andrew Hennessy, and regular colorist Andrew
- Finally SIGIL penciler Scot Eaton, who has been with
CrossGen for two years, is leaving the palm trees and sunny beaches of
Florida to pursue other opportunities.
Matthew Smith comes to CrossGen from Albany, New York where he last worked
on Nightcrawler for Marvel. Before that, Smith penciled DC's Day of
Judgment, and short stories for Mike Mignola's Hellboy. Smith is delighted
about the opportunity of working on a book like THE PATH.
"I'm looking forward to drawing a book that is as complex and interesting as
THE PATH," Smith said. "The story and environment is one that no one touches
on in American comics. It's a mix of realistic and fantastic elements unlike
anything we've seen before. I've never felt very comfortable working with
over-the-top super heroics, so to work on a book like THE PATH is a dream
come true."
This change comes as THE PATH's regular penciler; Bart Sears leaves the
title to assume his role of Art Director full time. As Art Director, Sears
oversees production of CrossGen's 14 monthly titles as well as three new
products from Code 6 Comics.
"The art directing duties at CrossGen have just kept growing," said Sears.
"Even with six assistant art directors, each specializing in their own
areas, the workload is very high. Matt Smith did a tremendous job on THE
PATH #9, as a relief artist, and he was our only choice for taking over the
penciling work. He's already raising the bar to a new level."
Roland Paris, who started at CrossGen in June as a relief inker, is looking
forward to the challenge of inking Steve Epting's pencils on CRUX.
"It's good to be on a regular title after doing relief issues," said Paris.
"I really enjoy working on Steve's stuff. It's a different style than I am
used to inking, so it has been quite a challenge to live up to what Rick
did, and uphold the artistic integrity of the book."
Current CRUX inker Rick Magyar will be moving on to SOLUS, CrossGen's new
monthly title, inking the pencils of comics legend George Prez.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the work that Chuck [Dixon], Steve, Frank
[D'Armata] and I have done for nearly two years and consider it the finest
collaboration I've been involved in," said Magyar. "But now, I find myself
very pleased with the work I'm doing with Barbara [Kesel], George, and Larry
[Molinar] on SOLUS. I anticipate excellent individual efforts from all of us
on a book that is sure to sweep the reader off on a cosmic roller coaster
Current SIGIL penciler Scot Eaton is leaving the sunny Florida coast and
moving back to Vermont after spending the past two years at CrossGen.
"It's been a great two years. I value the friends I've made, some of whom
will be friends for life," said Eaton. "I wish CrossGen the best of luck
with all their future endeavors."
"I'm very sorry to see Scot go," said Sears. "He's a gentleman and an
excellent artist. He came into an unstable situation and made that book his
own. He's really created a vivid and believable universe, his design work
alone is remarkable. Through his run on SIGIL, he has filled page after page
of powerful artwork that just reaches out and grabs you. He leaves a huge
void that has not been easy to fill."
Stepping into the fold is penciler Dale Eaglesham, who comes to CrossGen
from DC Comics where he has distinguished himself as a premier talent
through his work on Green Lantern.
"It's very exciting to be joining such a quality organization," Eaglesham
said. "CrossGen is setting new industry standards and I'm proud to be able
to be a part of it. This can only become a very stimulating and rewarding
experience. I look forward to it."


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DNS Project – ExclusiveDecember 24th, 2011
After a busy few months in the studio, Estonian producer Rene Pais hands in a new favour for the hungry crowds: 'Exclusive'. A warm, proggy track, bursting with energy!
His collab with Madelin Zero, 'Another Day', still lingers in our minds and the rocking beats of his Clashback project, 'Stack', gets us moving months after its original release. But producer Rene Pais is no person to sit still. The young talent kicks in with 'Exclusive', an energetic piece of prog-trance, combining a melodic touch with a solid, rough edge of tech.
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There isn't much that separates Todd Higdon from racers all over the country. He started out in go-karts and moved up a step at a time until he got to the V-8 cars. He works a full-time job, considers racing a hobby, and has raced all his life out of his own pocket. Sounds familiar, right? It is until you add this fact: Last year, Todd Higdon's racing program paid for itself.
The difference was a pretty dramatic change in Higdon's philosophy on racing, but it was one that paid off handsomely. Like many racers, the driver from Danielsville, in northern Georgia, had always tried to move up to the next class as soon as his finances and abilities allowed. It was fun and always a challenge racing against better competition, but Higdon realized it also kept him a small fish in a big pond. It wasn't until he decided to take what many would consider to be a step "down" that he began having the all-around success that he'd been after for years.
In The Beginning"My buddy and I started out racing go-karts for about 10 years before we started car racing," Higdon says. "When more tracks started popping up around the North Georgia area, my buddy and I went in together and built our first four-cylinder car."
Higdon raced Mini-Stocks on dirt for a few years before deciding to move again. In 2001, he made the jump to asphalt and began racing a touring Super Late Model series. But Higdon wasn't having as much fun as he had hoped, and his wallet was taking a beating.
"I know plenty of people love racing on asphalt, but it wasn't as much fun for me, personally, as racing on dirt," he says. "Plus, it really opened my eyes that at this level, racing really became a money game. You always had to be on brand new tires when you unloaded or else you would be slow. For the cost of just the tires combined with the typical purses, if you weren't running Second every week, you really couldn't foot the bill for the night."
Higdon went back to dirt again for 2002, this time racing Late Models in the Southern All Stars touring series. Again, money put a big crimp in the racing plans. "When I decided to go back to dirt, I was fortunate to find some used cars that were very reasonable," Higdon says. "The car came with a motor, and I also had a new one built. I thought I was all set to race with the big boys, but I realized pretty quickly that with no funding, other than my own money, I wasn't going to be able to compete against the bigger guys with sponsors.
"The biggest problem was I had a bit of bad luck, and I just didn't have the money to recover from it," he continues. "We blew three motors that year, which hit the pocketbook pretty hard. The all-aluminum motors for that series cost between $20,000 and $30,000, and I had a new motor that gave up on me after 18 laps in one race. That is something that's just part of the game when you are racing at a high level, but losing a new hand-built motor that quickly was still pretty hard to stomach. Because I was always trying to scrape up money to get the motors rebuilt, I managed to only race 10 times that season. It wasn't exactly what I got into racing for."
Opportunity KnocksOf course, Higdon's struggles to finance his racing obsession were hardly unique. It is the racers, however, who are often their own worst enemy. Rule makers and the sanctioning bodies have for years been searching for ways to lower the cost of racing, but racers have historically found interesting-and even more expensive-ways around the rules. If the rules limit what you can do in one area, racers will often pour their money into another.
The one change that has had some success in cutting costs, however, is the recent phenomenon of sealed crate engines. The sealed engine-meaning teams can't work on or adjust anything in the engine-first saw acceptance in a top-level racing series in the ASA in the late '90s when the series instituted a version of Chevrolet's LS1 powerplant. Since then, many local tracks have taken advantage of GM's line of sealed crate motors built specifically for racing. There are a lot of strong opinions on both sides of the debate when it comes to crate motors, but one thing is certain: Few can compete with the General when it comes to cheap horsepower.
Stan Lester was a longtime racer who had also grown tired of the escalating costs required to be competitive. Lester had also watched the growing acceptance of sealed crate motor programs and thought the idea would work well in a touring series for Dirt Late Models.
"I had raced for nearly 40 years and watched the costs involved just increase year after year," Lester says. "Before I got out, I owned a Late Model team in an asphalt touring series. I owned a car, two motors, and two rear ends outright. We won over 90 percent of our races and still lost money. It was crazy, and I knew that a lot of tracks weren't making any money either. In a lot of cases, the dropping car counts meant fewer people in the stands."
The solution, Lester decided, was to sell his race team and start his own racing series. Using his own racing experience, he built his parameters around what he felt would provide the best racing at the least cost. First, he would race dirt tracks, because it is what he describes as his first love. Racing on dirt also has the advantage that new tires aren't normally as critical for speed. Dirt racers can often get by racing two or more events on just about everything except the right rear, which wears quicker. Another critical cost-saving measure Lester decided on early was to require sealed crate engines. Thus was born the Fastrak Champions Series, one of the first touring Dirt Late Model racing series anywhere to depend solely on crate engines.
Making The SwitchLester felt he had the right formula for a successful racing series, but he also knew he needed racers to fill the field. Lester knew Higdon-knew him as a hard-nosed racer who had struggled, not from a lack of desire or determination, but from a lack of cold, hard cash. After struggling in his first season racing the Southern All Stars Series, Higdon had spent 2003 racing at a local track and wasn't necessarily looking to join a touring series again. Still, the unique aspects of Lester's new series were enough to pique his interest.
"Stan Lester approached me late in 2003," Higdon explains. "He told me he was starting a new Late Model series that would be racing GM crate engines and asked if I might be interested in racing in it. I said I was willing to look at anything that could save me a little money and still allow me to race."
Lester's aim with the Fastrak Champions Series was to create a place to race for either Late Model racers who found they simply couldn't afford to race competitively at that level, or racers looking for more seat time in a Late Model chassis before moving up to the full-blown Late Models with all-aluminum engines producing upwards of 700 hp.
There were three crate motor options available for the series' first season in 2004. The first is what Lester calls the "Fastrak Crate Motor." It is a sealed crate motor Lester commissioned from an engine builder. The other two options come straight from General Motors. The "little motor," as the racers have taken to calling it, is GM's 350ci, 355hp motor. The part number is 88958602-although most people simply call it the 602 motor-and sells for around $3,100. The third option is GM's high-horsepower option, the 400hp 604 engine (PN 88958604). Both GM options are versions of the company's street-use crate motors with the addition of eight-quart circle track oil pans, valve cover kits with breathers, and in the case of the 602, a high-rise dual-plane intake. Because it comes up short by about 50 hp, compared to either the Fastrak Crate Engine or the 604, drivers racing the 602 engine are given a 100-pound weight break (2,300 pounds versus 2,400 pounds. Any car running the 430hp Fastrak Engine must weigh 2,450 pounds.). Lester says that 90 percent of the cars ran one of the two GM offerings, and many chose the less powerful 602 engine in order to get the weight break.
"I liked the fact that everybody would be running the same engines, so you couldn't go out and simply buy more power than the next guy," Higdon explains. "Plus, Stan made the rules so that Late Model racers could keep almost all of their equipment. I was able to run the very same car; all I did was pull my dry-sump system off, pull the engine out, and set my new motor right in its place.
"I chose the little engine, the 602, because it gave me a 100-pound weight break. I found that the 602 is just an excellent engine. I'm surprised GM has been able to build an engine that is that affordable but also makes that much power and is so durable. I ran the thing for 18 races, and out of 18 races I was able to finish in the top three seven times. I never finished worse than 10th. I'm going to keep running it this season (2005), but the motor already paid for itself a long time ago."
Lester has instituted other rules designed to keep costs contained, but the sealed crate motors are definitely the most important when it comes to helping racers keep their racing affordable. Plus, he has shown he's serious about keeping the "sealed" part of the equation legit. To keep the series from becoming a joke where the top competitors all run "sealed" motors that actually have significant upgrades, Lester has mandated a stiff set of penalties for anyone caught tampering with their powerplant. The offender is levied a $1,000 fine, loses all points, and is banned from the series for the rest of the season.
The PayoffLester says he runs an open tech area where anyone is welcome to watch every car go through inspection, and he allows no leniency when it comes to the engine rules. He does, however, encourage ingenuity in other areas of the car. "I want our racers to use their heads to find ways to go faster," he says. "If a guy can come up with a way of doing something that gives him an advantage, then good for him. The only thing I don't want to see is people going out and spending tons of money on parts. Then it becomes more of an arms race."
The feeling is that with the severe penalties for cheating, more racers will be confident that the rest of the competition isn't cheating and won't be tempted to do it themselves. So far, it has worked and the car counts have grown. The Fastrak Champions Series' first race in 2005 (a non-point paying warm-up event) drew 89 cars. Most events last season drew 18 to 22 cars, a good number by any count, but most estimate there will be significantly more cars at just about every track the series goes to in 2005.
"Racing in a touring series has expenses that you cannot avoid, such as fuel for your tow vehicle, but the less expensive motors makes it a lot easier," Higdon says. "If my motor cost is $3,000 versus the $30,000 that the Late Model guys are investing in their all-aluminum motors, then my income per race can be significantly lower. Whether it is from sponsors or just winnings, it doesn't matter."
"Plus, it has put the fun back in racing for me. Let's just say you did run your crate motor for 20 races and it blew up. For 3,000 bucks, if you've run 20 races, you probably made five or six thousand in purse money. You've made money on that engine, so you can get out of the car when it blows up and laugh about it. You don't have to sit down beside it or be sick to your stomach because you are out $28,000. Now you can get out and say, 'Dang! That was a good one!'"
Another by-product of the crate engine program is that the racing is very close. Fastrak Champions Series races are usually 50 laps, and Higdon says it isn't unusual to see two- and three-wide racing on just about every lap. "You tend to tear up more sheetmetal that way," he says with a laugh, "but the crowd in the stands loves it. And if you can get more people in the stands, then that makes your series that much more healthy.
"For the first time in my personal history of racing," he continues, "my car is actually paying for itself. And I've also been able to get my first sponsor. A lot of that comes from the fact that I was able to win the championship in 2004. But it was wide open when the season started because nobody could go out and outspend everyone and essentially buy a championship. Everywhere I raced before I was just another driver with just another car because I couldn't afford to spend the kind of money required to allow me to run up front. And until I could run up front, I couldn't attract the sponsors that would bring the money I needed. By taking out the huge up-front costs involved with buying and maintaining a top-flight motor, this series has allowed me to race competitively without having to mortgage the farm to pay for it. By giving everybody the same horsepower, it has allowed the drivers and mechanics to step forward and made the racing a lot more fun."


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Max Harrington (Bobby Schaffer) is having an affair with Suzy Stevens (Kimberly Hanson). The two lovers devise a scheme to murder Janet Harrington (Carrie Wagster-Huckabay), Max's wife, by knocking her unconscious with a poison invented by Max, a scientist. Once she's asleep, Suzy and Max plan to throw her body into the ocean, where her remains will disintegrate before they are found. The idea seems simple enough. The two have meticulously planned the murder, but the unexpected visit of Janet's long-lost relatives, Mary (Sharon Pait) and George Ticklewell (David Walsh), throws the entire plan into a spin.
It turns out Janet could be the heiress to a fortune left behind by a deceased family member. But Mary could also be the heiress, which is why the Ticklewells have come to call - to determine which one is more closely related. Aside from this distraction, the Harringtons' next door neighbor, Edgar Chambers (Don Shipman), a murder-mystery writer and an alcoholic, also interferes with the plan.
At a Glance
Who: Amarillo College
What: "Anybody for Murder?"
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 3 p.m. July 7
Where: AC Experimental Theatre on the Washington Street campus
How Much: $10 adults, $7 seniors and AC faculty, staff and students; $3 groups of 10 or more
Information: 371-5359
The plot may seem complicated, but the play is easy to follow and will keep audiences captivated, Jeff Jarnagin said.
Jarnagin is the director of "Anybody for Murder?", a British farce/murder mystery, which premieres at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Amarillo College Experimental Theatre on the Washington Street campus.
"I think there will be several twists and several gags pulled in it that the audience won't expect," Jarnagin said. "It's fast paced, and it's fun."
The play includes a great deal of physical comedy, Jarnagin said. The wife, Janet, stays passed out for the majority of the play. Her body has to be dragged up the stairs, through the house and in and out of rooms.
"Anybody for Murder?", written by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner, is the third play Jarnagin has directed in Amarillo. The last, "Noises Off," is also a British farce, a style to which he has become accustomed.
Directing this play allows him to laugh during the rehearsals, which is an added bonus, he said.
"Directing is more nerve-wracking (than acting)," said Jarnagin, a regular cast member in Amarillo Little Theatre productions. "I guess it is just the anticipation that gets me. When directing, you have to sit and watch. When you act, you are in control of the situation."
The entire cast is comprised of local actors who have daytime jobs ranging from massage therapy to chemical engineering, he said.
Schaffer, who plays Max Harrington, said he has been enthusiastic about the play since he read the script.
"When I read the script, I thought, 'Man, I really want to do this show,' even though I was already involved in another play," Schaffer said.
Schaffer plays a lead role in "The Elephant Man," a Merely Players production that kicked off the Summer Arts Festival.
Wagster-Huckabay perhaps has the most difficult role in the play - Janet Harrington, who is "just a body" for most of the play, the actress said.
"It's not an actor's favorite thing. It limits the range, but it's fun," Wagster-Huckabay said.
"Anybody for Murder?" is an all-around family oriented production with good guys and bad guys, comedy and drama, Jarnagin said.
Schaffer agreed.
"This is the type of play with a lot of acting, twists and turns, physical comedy ... and girls in bikinis," Schaffer said.
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Despite overwhelming research that shows saturated fat isn't bad for you, government and health organizations continue refusing to admit they were wrong.
As a result, heart disease numbers continue getting worse around the world as people continue following diets that aren't actually reducing heart disease risks.
Contrary to what we were once taught to believe, saturated fat doesn't really raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol that much. In fact, when it does affect LDL cholesterol, improves the condition of cholesterol by transforming it from small and dense to large LDL, which is substantially better for heart health.
In addition to transforming LDL cholesterol, saturated fat raises "good" HDL cholesterol, which reduces peoples' potential risk of heart disease. Recent studies have shown that saturated fats actually improve the lipid profile.
One of the largest studies on fat's effects on the heart found that there is no evidence that saturated fat increases a person's risk of heart disease. In fact, saturated fat is harmless and it has never been proven to cause heart disease.
While governments and misguided dietitians continue prescribing low fat, low cholesterol diets, it's time for people to stop believing the myths associated with saturated fat. Saturated fat actually improves many of the most important risk areas for heart disease
Despite decades of anti-fat propaganda, saturated fat has never been proven to cause heart disease. In fact, saturated fat improves some of the most important risk factors for heart disease, making doctor-recommended low fat, low cholesterol diets some of the most dangerously "healthy" diets that have actually had the opposite effect on its patients.
Popular foods high in healthy saturated fats include beef, eggs, butter, and cheese.
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There are numerous things that can go wrong with wine from the harvesting of the grapes, through the fermentation cycle, to the racking and aging in barrels, to the bottling process and finally waiting for the unwary wine drinker to open. Some wine faults are correctable, but many are not, and the damaged wine will need to be returned to where purchased. The burning question is when is the wine at fault, rather than a bias on the part of the wine taster?
Some wine faults are easier to detect than others and in some cases the fault might not impact the enjoyment of the wine for some drinkers. Here the discussion will focus on detectable wine faults and how they express themselves in the aroma and bouquet of the wine. Technically, aroma derives from the type of grape and bouquet from the fermentation, type of yeast employed, type of oak used, its age and the aging process itself.
The most common wine fault is oxidized wine, wherein oxygen has invaded the wine to the point where flavors have dulled and the wine develops a "Sherry-like" nose. This, of course, is fine if it is Sherry one is enjoying. While introducing oxygen into a wine glass, via swirling, decanting, or using aeration devices does open up a wine, too much oxygen will spoil the wine. Deliberately maderized wines like Madeira, from which the term derives, intentionally introduce oxygen and heat. In all other cases it was a mistake in the cycle from grape to bottle.
One of the most common places one experiences this is in a restaurant when ordering wine by the glass. How long has the bottle been opened and how well was it sealed? Does it go back into a wine chiller, or is it left out between pouring? A wine bar is usually set up to handle this and often has a fast turnaround on wine-by-the-glass requests, but a less popular wine choice on a slow day could lead to an oxidized wine. Since heat can also be a factor, an outside wine bar server needs to be more cautious in their handling of wines, and sometimes are not.
If one is not sure how to detect an oxidized wine, leave a glass of wine open all night and sniff it the following morning. Don't worry, there is zero chance you will be tempted to taste it. The smell is all you need to remember. Once one is comfortable with detecting this wine fault, it will be far easier to tell the server your wine is oxidized, and ask him to replace it. When uncorking a bottle and discovering the same problem, one will be confident in returning it to the wine shop or winery.


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Road and Bridge Records
Series documents the development, construction, maintenance, and improvement of county roads and bridges. Records include bonds, general road and highway maps, petitions to have roads constructed or altered, notices, complaints, vacation records, and correspondence. Information includes road numbers and names and descriptions of the activity occurring on the road. Information concerning county roads may be available on the Integrated Road Information System (IRIS) at the county road office. Technical road survey maps may be found in the series titled Road Maps and Survey Notes.
See the Commissioners Journal (County Commissioners Administrative Journals) for more information about road petitions, vacations, and related actions.
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
County Court Road Vacation Petition [the Old Cow Trail], 1915 (.10 cu.ft.).
Records at the Wallowa County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
County Roads Wallowa County, 1954 (1 map);
[In the Matter of the Joseph to Imnaha Secondary Highway-Records-includes agreements, reports, resolutions, and related records], 1931-1934 (.05 cu.ft.);
Record [Road Journal-includes petitions and surveys], vol. A, 1873-1887 (1 volume);
[Road Case Files-includes petitions, surveys, field notes, vacations, resolutions, orders, and reports], ca.1877-present (7 cu.ft.);
Road Index [includes abstract information about petitions, orders, viewers' reports, and other records in road case files], no. 1-4620, ca. 1887-ca.1910 (2 binders);
Road Index [indexes volumes A and B of Road Record], ca.1887-ca.1918 (1 volume);
Road Record [includes survey field notes, reports, and related information-with index], vol. B, 1904-1918 (1 volume);
Special Road Districts [Records-includes notices, contracts, resolutions, petitions, and related records], ca.1926-ca.1941 (.35 cu.ft.).
Records at the Wallowa County Courthouse, Clerk's Office:
Road Map of Wallowa County, n.d. (1 map);
Roads by Name [Case Files-includes orders, resolutions, vacations, and petitions], ca.1908-ca.1969 (1 cu.ft.);
Roads TPS-Rang [Road Case Files by Township and Range-includes petitions, surveys, vacations, reports, and related records], ca.1900-ca.1930 (1 cu.ft.).
Records at the Wallowa County Courthouse, Planning Department Office
[Oregon Department of Transportation County Road Inventory-Wallowa County], 1989 (1 binder of computer printouts);
Wallowa County Market Road System, 1925 (5 maps).


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Unless you have experienced only loving, healthy, mutually dissolved relationships in the past, you can probably relate to the following statement: You have baggage.
Specifically, you have emotional baggage. What exactly qualifies as baggage, you ask? Holding onto feelings of mistrust, insecurity, sadness, fear, jealousy or just overall unhappiness from a past relationship. This state of mind is not always a conscious one, as many people are in denial about the existence of their baggage. Those same people often end up rebounding into new relationships without first trying to heal their emotional wounds.
Other people publicly carry their baggage and tell every first (and consequently last) date that they are damaged goods. Women tend to overdo it when it comes to co-rumination, as well. Friends, do your friend a favor the next time she wants to share a bottle of wine and whine about her baggage for the hundredth time…change the subject. Too much girl talk can end up being a bitch fest, which isn't conducive to closure.
Healing from a traumatic past experience is, of course, easier said than done. Closure does not usually occur simply because you physically walk away from a situation. When betrayal in any form knocks you off your feet, it may take years to heal.
In the meantime, how do you embark on a healthy relationship with someone new?
First, be proactive in seeking out activities that do not involve you sitting alone on your couch, wallowing. That might not mean dating yet, but possibly spending more time with a group of friends to help you feel emotionally supported. Do your best to let go of the part of your past that haunts you and connect with new people.
Second, be open, but not too open, when you do meet a potential new partner. Choose a time, maybe on the third or fourth date, when you both start to share personal information with each other. Take it slowly and see what kind of reaction you get, and how it makes you feel to be vulnerable.
And third, be patient with yourself. If it feels too soon to start something new with someone, it probably is. Listen to your instincts if they tell you that you're not ready to date. The heavier your baggage, the longer the healing process takes.
Just remember that your past does not define you. You decide how much space it takes up in your present life, and hopefully someday you'll find someone amazing to help you replace it altogether.


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Agriculture is one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States, and leads all other industries in work-related fatalities. A majority of all agricultural accidents involve some type of machinery or equipment. On pork operations, however, most occur during animal/human interaction.
If youre injured on the job, you can lose time and income while recovering. Medical and rehabilitation bills can pile up. You can lose the ability to function, temporarily or permanently, as you did before the accident. Injuries to workers put tremendous physical and financial strains on the business. Worst of all, accidents can cost people their lives.
With financial support from National Pork Board, a pork production safety program was written. I edited and wrote the animal handling section of this safety course. NPB took the material and made a computer based self study guide. The computer based information became available in the fall of 2005.
As of March 1, 2006, 521 sets of material have been distributed. This material is also being translated into Spanish and will be distributed at the World Pork Expo this summer. Six of the ten largest companies in pork production are currently using this program. A comprehensive evaluation will be conducted later this year.
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Starting school is such an exciting time for little ones who can not wait to learn and make new friends.
It is an exciting time for parents as well to watch this milestone come to pass. However, excitement can sometimes be mixed with feelings of anxiety. To protect their child is a mom and dad's job, right? But reality sets in quite quickly when you accept the fact your son or daughter will no longer be with you every second of the day. That is when the huge responsibility to nurture your child falls into the hands of someone else and hopefully someone who is a caring individual, which is the case 99% of the time.
Since children rely on the adults in their lives to take care of them, sometimes it is necessary for those who love them the most to take a stand and to be their voice. One such example is the following letter written by a parent in response to an unfortunate event that occurred in a classroom ten years ago.
Dear Ms. Turner,
A few days back you asked my son a question in front of the entire class that I think deserves an answer. He isn't capable of answering your question in the manner it deserves; therefore, I humbly ask the favor of speaking in his place.
It all began when a student sitting two desks away threw a lunchbox across the room that struck my boy in the face. He in turn tossed the lunchbox in the trash. After my son received a disciplinary referral, you asked him this question, "Why are you even in this class?" Please allow me to try to explain.
Years ago our son who was in the first grade had difficulty reading. After that we were relieved when his teachers took a special interest in his education in order for him to catch up. To make a long story short, God opened a lot of doors for us and today, he is getting a high quality education in which we are proud.
That is why my son is in your class.
We've had our share of triumphs and a few setbacks over the last five years. However, through it all, we've praised him when he did well and we've punished him when he deserved it. All the while we've thanked God and asked Him to guide our son along the path He's chosen for him, and that He would grant his teachers patience and some degree of understanding. God's been mighty good to us.
That is why my son is in your class.
The larger question that comes to my mind is "Why shouldn't he be in your class?" Could it be you think he is less worthy of your respect just because he is different? It is okay, Mrs. Turner, really it is. We forgive you. You see, that young man is not a defect that does not belong in your regular ed. class. He's a twelve year old kid that thinks he has to be a clown to fit in and disguise the fact he struggles with reading. He, like all the other children, has parents that love him, warts and all, and we want the best for him. Somebody knew he has what it takes as a student and somebody knew you have what it takes as his teacher. And, that is why our son is in your class.
One proud dad
African Proverb: "It takes a village to raise a child."
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The 2012-13 Big Sky Conference season begins for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team this week, and their opening games are sure to be a challenge.
Facing the top two teams in the league's preseason polls in its first three Big Sky games, Eastern faces Weber State tonight (Dec. 20) at 6:05 p.m. at Reese Court in the league opener for both schools. This Saturday, Eastern hosts Idaho State in an afternoon game starting at 2:05 p.m.
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NM senator proposes behavioral health oversight
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A key New Mexico Senate Democrat is proposing the creation of an oversight board following the upheaval of the state's behavioral health system as another state official points to potential conflicts of interest between nonprofit providers and a for-profit Arizona company.
Senate Majority Whip Tim Keller, D-Albuquerque, wants a new board to approve contracts, vet decisions and ensure that a firm hired by the state is performing its duties.
Keller said the decisions regarding behavioral health providers and all the oversight are currently in the control of one appointed cabinet secretary.
"For anything this important, best practices dictate you have a publicly accountable governing board," Keller told the Albuquerque Journal (http://bit.ly/1fHCiO0 ).
The proposal comes after the New Mexico Human Services Department in June froze payments to 15 nonprofits that provide mental health and [auth] substance abuse services after an audit found what the agency said was a high rate of billing problems and possible mismanagement.
Under the agency's direction, some nonprofits are currently being transitioned to management by Arizona companies.
The move has drawn fire from state lawmakers and has sparked anger from advocates.
On Sunday, the Journal reported that top executives of six of the nonprofits were on the payroll of a separate Arizona-based company, Providence Service Corp., until they were forced out earlier this summer by the Human Services Department.
A review of tax records showed the nonprofits paid amounts ranging from $200,000 to $900,000 a year to a Providence subsidiary and another nonprofit firm controlled by Providence for providing administrative support services that included Medicaid billing to the state.
Human Services Secretary Sidonie Squier said the situation "is riddled with financial conflicts of interest, and it calls into question whether Medicaid dollars are being spent appropriately."
Roque Garcia, a former Providence employee who worked with Southwest Counseling Services in Las Cruces, said the relationships between the executives and Providence were part of a "perfectly legal business model that has been used around the country." Garcia said the model was designed to help small behavioral health providers survive.
Garcia said the Arizona nonprofit companies the state has brought in to run the New Mexico nonprofits as a result of the audit use the same model.
Human Services Department officials said Providence initially provided the state with information about its role in New Mexico but cut off communication when officials asked to see specific contracts with CEOs of the New Mexico nonprofits.
Some lawmakers have been critical of Gov. Susana Martinez's administration for its handling of the audit and the secrecy around it.
Critics haven't been satisfied with the administration's explanations at a series of legislative hearings, and they're proposing changes that could be taken up in the 2014 legislative session.
Last week, the administration drew more heat when a representative from a Boston-based audit company said he and Martinez officials visited an Arizona company before the audit even began.
Other senators said last week that they'll push for legislation that would require a five-day notice to providers of funding suspensions, afford them a hearing, and make the changes retroactive so that the currently impacted nonprofits could request hearings.
Keller said he hopes to get his bills — which are still being drafted — considered by interim legislative committees this fall.
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Gardening is an ongoing learning experience and the Tulsa Garden Center provides lots of opportunities every month to add to your knowledge.
This month Karen Watkins will be teaching a class on designing and planting a fall flowering container garden. Class will be held on Wednesday, September 3 with a time choice of either 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The registration fee is $20 for Tulsa Garden Center members and $25 for non-members. The cost includes a container, plants and soil. Advance registration is required by calling 918-746-5125 or going to the Tulsa Garden Center's website.
The Tulsa Garden Center's Library Book Discussion Club is held the third Tuesday of each month from 12 - 1 p.m. This month Sandy Cox will review the book "Meditations on Garden Themes" by Josephine Robertson. The discussion is free and the public is invited to attend.
The Brown Bag Lunch Lecture will be about the Up With Trees program. Steve Grantham, the executive director of Up With Trees, will discuss the whys and costs of planting trees around Tulsa. The talk will be on Thursday, September 18 from noon - 1 p.m. and is open to the public.
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May 1, 2012 By Jason Clay
By Jason Clay
Fresno State (31-20, 11-5 WAC) vs. Louisiana Tech (22-29, 7-10 WAC)
Dates: May 4-5, 2012
Game Times: Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 1 & 3 p.m.
Site: Bulldog Diamond (3,288) - Fresno, Calif.
Radio: ESPN2 790 AM with Guy Haberman
TV: None
Live Stats: Gametracker Links
Video Streaming: Fresno State All-Access (Subscription Required)
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State softball team closes out the 2012 regular season with a three-game series on Senior Weekend at home against Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs and Lady Techsters play a single game Friday night at 6 p.m. and a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
ESPN2 790 AM is broadcasting all three games with Guy Haberman delivering the action. Video streaming and live stats of all three games are also available at GoBulldogs.com.
Youth eighth grade and younger can receive free admission into Bulldog Diamond with a paying adult on Friday by wearing their favorite baseball or softball jersey. On Saturday, anyone with a military ID gets in free as part of Fresno State's season-long Salute to Saturday's, Wounded Warrior Project.
Saturday is also Youth Softball Day at Bulldog Diamond. Fresno State invites youth softball teams with kids eighth grade and younger out to the doubleheader. A special $5 package that includes a game ticket, hot dog and soda is available to members from the youth teams. The package must be ordered through the Fresno State Group Sales office before the end of the day Thursday by calling 559-278-1046.
This weekend marks the final home games for seven seniors. Rebecca Hall, Kaitlin Griffin, Courtney Moore, Michelle Moses, Mackenzie Oakes, Andrea Ortega and Kaylan Pollard will be honored at Saturday's senior day.
Fresno State enters the weekend in third place in the WAC standings. The Bulldogs can still finish in second place if they sweep La Tech and BYU, who currently holds the No. 2 spot, loses one game at Nevada this weekend. The `Dogs will also get the number two seed and a bye at the WAC Tournament if they win 2-of-3 this weekend and BYU loses two games to the Wolf Pack.
Bulldog Diamond has been kind to the `Dogs this year. Fresno State is 22-7 overall at home and has won all eight WAC home games this season. The Bulldogs have outscored WAC opponents 36-14 and have out-hit them 56-31 in their eight league home games.
Out-hitting the opponent has been a key to Fresno State's success all season. The `Dogs are 26-1 on the year when they out-hit their opponent, but just 5-19 when the don't out-hit them.
Fresno State is coming off a slow weekend offensively, as the `Dogs were swept by No. 14 Hawai'i. The Bulldogs were just 8-for-77 (.104) at the plate in the series at UH, but look forward to playing in the friendly confines of Bulldog Diamond this weekend. The `Dogs are hitting .293 as a team at home this year and average over seven hits and five runs per home game.
Opponents on the other had have struggled at the plate in Fresno, as the Bulldog pitching staff has held them to a .205 batting average and only five hits and two runs per game at Bulldog Diamond.
Fresno State is 31-6 all-time against Louisiana Tech, including a 15-3 mark at home against the Lady Techsters.
Fresno State's Series History Against Louisiana Tech
Fresno State leads the all-time series against Louisiana Tech, 31-6. The Bulldogs are 15-3 all-time at home against the Lady Techsters, but have won just three of the last five home games against La Tech. One loss came in the 2011 WAC Tournament, but Fresno State came back to beat the Lady Techsters later in that tournament. Fresno State won the first 15 games in the series from 2002-05 and 11 of those were shutout victories. The Bulldogs have shut out La Tech 22 times in their 31 victories in the series.
An Individual Look at the Bulldogs vs. La Tech
Courtney Moore and Mackenzie Oakes are the two Bulldogs that have seen the most success against Louisiana Tech. In eight career games, Moore is batting .370 (10-for-27) against La Tech with two doubles, one home run and four RBIs. Oakes in five career appearances and four starts, is 3-1 with a 0.82 ERA. She went 3-0 against the Lady Techsters last year with two shutouts and allowed only one run in 23 innings of work. Of the 90 La Tech batters Oakes faced last year, only 15 got a hit as she held them to a .185 batting average. Michelle Moses is 2-1 lifetime in three starts against La Tech with a 1.00 ERA. She has 34 strikeouts in her 21.0 innings of work against the Lady Techsters. Offensively, Moses has nine hits in 37 at-bats (.243 average) in 12 career games with three doubles, one home run and seven RBIs. Andrea Ortega is batting .200 vs. Louisiana Tech in 10 career games and last year as a freshman, Brooke Ortiz went 2-for-16 in the five meetings. Her two hits were a double and a triple and she scored after each hit.
Wright Approaching Win No. 1,300 at Fresno State; 2,000th Career Game Coached
Legendary head coach Margie Wright, the winningest coach of all-time in NCAA Division I fast-pitch softball, is 11 wins from 1,300 at Fresno State and seven games from 2,000 coached in her 33-year coaching career. Now in her 27th season at Fresno State, Wright has gone 1,289-447-1 (.742) with 17 conference championships, 10 Women's College World Series Appearances, one national championship (1998) and has reached the NCAA Tournament each and every year she has been with the school. Her 33-year coaching record (she coached at Illinois State from 1980-85) now stands at 1,452-539-3 (.728). Her 1,452 victories are the second-most among all active NCAA Division I head coaches regardless of sport. Only Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido has more career victories with 1,840.
Bulldogs to Honor 2012 Senior Class
For seniors Rebecca Hall, Kaitlin Griffin, Courtney Moore, Michelle Moses, Mackenzie Oakes, Andrea Ortega and Kaylan Pollard, this weekend's series marks their final home games at Bulldog Diamond. Griffin, Moses, Oakes and Pollard have been with the team for the past four seasons while Ortega is a fifth-year senior. Ortega, who received a medical redshirt in 2009 after being injured in the sixth game of the season, has been apart of 199 victories in her career. Fresno State has a 199-93 record over her five years in the program. For Griffin, Moses, Oakes and Pollard, they have led Fresno State to a 145-80 (.644) record over the past four seasons. That group helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2009 WAC regular season championship and the NCAA Tournament each and every year. Moore transferred to Fresno State from Mississippi State as a sophomore in 2010 and has helped lead the `Dogs to a 107-60 (.641) mark. Hall transferred from Miami Dade College in 2011 and over the past two seasons helped Fresno State to a 66-39 (.629) record. All seven seniors will be honored before Saturday's doubleheader.
Home Sweet Home
Fresno State returns home this weekend for the final three home games that were on its originally scheduled 35-game slate at Bulldog Diamond. The 35-home games would have been the most-ever in program history, but games canceled due to rain knocked the number of home games this year down to 32. Fresno State is 22-7 at home this year and a perfect 8-0 in WAC home games. In those eight WAC home games, the `Dogs have outscored their opponents 36-14 and out-hit them 56-31.
Moses Nearly Records Third No-Hitter of the Season
Michelle Moses did not allow a hit through seven innings in Fresno State's game on Saturday at Hawai'i, the first of the doubleheader. The problem was that game went 11 innings. The Bulldogs and Hawai'i were tied at zero after seven innings and the Rainbow Wahine did not have a hit against Moses. If the Bulldogs would have scored a run in the first seven innings, it would have given her the third no-hitter this year and fourth of her career. Hawai'i eventually got a hit against her in the with two outs in the eighth and went on to beat Moses 1-0 on a walk-off home run by Kayla Wartner to lead off the 11th inning.
The loss was just the second for Moses in WAC play, as she now is 9-2 in conference games with a 1.88 ERA. For the season, Moses is 20-13 with a 1.97 ERA and her 11 shutouts are tied for the sixth-most in the country. Last weekend, Moses became the sixth pitcher in Fresno State history to register 600 strikeouts in a career. With a WAC leading 224 strikeouts this year (which ranks No. 21 nationally), Moses now has 615 career strikeouts.
Moore Approaching Double-Digit Home Runs
Senior designated player Courtney Moore hit her ninth home run of the season off of UH's Stephanie Ricketts last Friday, April 27. Her blast was a three-run shot in the third inning of the first game of the series. It was her fifth in WAC play, which is tied for the second-most in the league for homers hit in conference only games. For the season, Moore is second on the team and tied for fifth in the conference with her nine homers. She is batting .304 on the season and her .356 batting average in WAC play leads the team and ranks eighth in the conference.
Bulldog Tidbits
Fresno State has won 30 games for the 31st consecutive season. In the 30 seasons before this year, the Bulldogs have averaged 48 wins per season and have appeared in every single NCAA Tournament - the only school in the nation to do so. Fresno State's program record for wins in a season is the 65 games the 1999 squad won, which is the last Bulldog team to reach the Women's College World Series. The 1998 team that won the school's first national championship in any team sport won 52 games.
The Bulldogs own a 26-1 record this year when out-hitting their opponent, but are just 5-19 when they don't out-hit the opposition.
Fresno State has held its opponent to two runs or less in 30 of the 51 games it has played this year. The `Dogs are 26-4 when holding opponents under three runs, but just 5-16 when they score more than two runs. On the flip side, Fresno State is 24-8 when scoring three or more runs, but just 7-12 when scoring less than three runs.
The Bulldogs are also 26-5 this season when scoring first.
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Students interested in environmental studies should enroll in ENVS 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies (EL) in any of their first three semesters. This course surveys current environmental problems, various approaches for solving them, and fundamental concepts for advanced study in environmental studies (e.g. ecological principles, laws of thermodynamics, systems theory). At St Lawrence, "environmental studies" includes natural science, social sciences and humanities.
We have a stand-alone major in environmental studies, but we also have environmental studies combined majors with ten other departments. If you are interested in a combined major, you may wish to enroll in an introductory course in the other department during your first semester because the introductory course(s) in those departments are usually required as part of these majors and additionally satisfy distribution requirements.
A score of 4 on the Advanced Placement test in Environmental Science/Studies is equivalent to ENVS 101, enabling eligible students to skip ENVS 101. Students should not elect ENVS courses at the 200 level, or above, during the first semester of their first year. Courses offered this fall appropriate for first-year students, subject to the availability of seats, are:
- ENVS 101: Introduction to Environmental Studies (EL)
- ENVS/GEOL 110: Environmental Geology (EL)
- ENVS/SOC 187: Environment and Society (SS)


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Despite global outrage, the Zoo are still refusing to let Arturo move to Canada, have made no attempt to allow experts to examine him or even improve his surroundings.
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Arturo the polar bear lives in the Mendoza Zoo in Argentina where he is going slowly mad. Arturo must be released immediately from the Zoo!
Two years ago, Arturo's long-time companion, a polar bear named Pelusa, died and he has since had not contact with other bears. In fact, Arturo is displaying many signs of depression and "abnormal behaviour," baring his teeth while pacing and rocking from side to side.
On top of this, Arturo is living in extreme heat in Argentina. He has no opportunities to act as a normal polar bear and his only access to water is a pool 50cms deep. There is a real risk of death from hyperthermia for Arturo.
Despite this, the Zoo has blocked Arturo's transfer to Canada's International Polar Bear Conservation Centre as they say he is too old to travel.
But if Arturo stays where he is, he is condemned to an unbearable existence for many years to come. Something must be done to help him!! Transferring him to Canada may well be this poor polar bear's only chance of a few years of decent living.
Please sign my petition to ask the Mendoza Zoo to let Arturo go to Canada immediately.
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With Defcon 0b we introduced an old concept to a new generation of hackers; The DC Group. For the folks that have been around a while, they'll remember when most hacker meetings were actually cool and you could learn something technical if you went to a meeting.
With the success of the DEF CON Groups, We'd really like to start showcasing the work and play of these organizations that embody the spirit of the Hacker Community. This page will serve not only as the portal to DEF CON Groups information, but a place to see what other groups are up to and to inspire you to join a DC Group or to start one in your city!
DC Groups are up and running all around the world! Defcon would like to thank the founders of the groups for all of their hard work and input. We invite you to attend a DC group meeting in your area and if your city isn't listed, START ONE! Got ideas? Share them!
"What does it mean to have a DC Group in my city?" The DC Group function is a cooperative environment where each member contributes somehow. They get together once a month and mull over a particular technical topic (no politics or 'save the planet' crap here). Hanging out to meet fellow hackers is recommended, but not required (some of you won't even get along with your own mom). Presentations given at the meetings should be put on the website for other groups to use as inspiration for their own groups. Each DC Group has an alias in the defcon.org DNS server that points to their own group website. The DC Group page, complete with guidelines, etc will be available on defcon.org shortly.
"There's no group in my area, how do I start one?" Send an email to dcgroups{ax}defcon{døt}org and we'll get you the information you need to know to get started.
"What's required?" A place to meet - park, library, mall food court, etc. A point of contact (POC) for the group - someone who doesn't mind keeping things focused. A website - not required, but it helps to give your group visibility and allows other groups to look at the talks your groups has had. Technical talks - let's face it, every hacker wants to be more technical. Members - that's mostly up to you. We'll list you on the site, but only you have direct access to the tech heads in your area.