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Margaret Wood is ACM Artist of the Month for June
By Shawnees Peacock Mt. San Jacinto College student Since deciding to retire after 41 years of w...
By Shawnees Peacock
Mt. San Jacinto College student
Since deciding to retire after 41 years of work as a secretary, local fine artist Margaret Wood has made it her mission to enjoy this new period in her life by devoting time to develop her craft as an artist.
Here's the story of the Arts Council Menifee Artist of the Month for June.
Wood was first introduced to painting at the age of 18 when she came in contact with a co-worker who was married to an artist. Her co-worker's husband taught her the basics of stretching canvas and how to work with oils. This was during at-home classes he taught to people who were eager to learn.
This crash course - in everything about the process and technique that art requires - sparked her interest in art. It propelled her to continue to take as many art classes as she could while still working full-time.
Retiring from her professional career finally gave Wood the time she desired to perfect her skills as a painter. She accomplished this by joining Arts Council Menifee's "Visual Arts" group last year.
"I've always been interested in painting but I never devoted so much time to it," says Wood. "But now that I am retired, I have the time to be a part of an art community like this."
This sense of community she found with Arts Council Menifee has helped to fill the void created after Wood retired. It allows her to engage with like-minded people who have a similar passion for art.
"When you are working, you've got a host of people around you. But when you retire, there's nobody there. You have to find some sort of outlet to connect with people," says Wood.
She continued, "I'm enjoying being a part of this group. I get to do something fun now."
Being a part of Arts Council Menifee for the last year has given Wood the opportunity to share her artwork with the Menifee community and to learn from other local artists as well. Just in the last year, Wood has displayed her paintings in six shows.
"It's inspirational to be around other people who are doing the same thing as you are," says Wood. "Even though we are all different, I'm inspired by them."
Although Wood is still finding her niche in the art world through experimentation with different techniques, materials and subject matter, her "nature inspired" pieces stay true to her goal of relating a sense of joy through the use of vibrant colors.
Her use of highly-pigmented colors, done with acrylic paint and visible brushstrokes in some of her pieces, helps to create real energy in the work that translates to the viewer


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CATHLAMET, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a 584-foot cargo vessel ran aground in the Columbia River near Cathlamet, Wash., but there are no visible signs of pollution.
No injuries were reported from the Thursday night mishap at Puget Island.
The agency says the Luminous Ace grounded after an electrical outage caused the vessel to lose its steering. Tug boats were sent to assist it and it's not blocking the waterway.
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Last updated on October 22, 2013 @ 7:05PM
Created on October 22, 2013 @ 6:05PM
State troopers say they found a grand in cash, hydrocodone and cocaine after they responded to a single car accident in Marion County Monday night.
Supposedly, George Semko was driving from Florida when he wrecked his car near mile marker 142.
That's when troopers allegedly discovered the cash along with 16 and a half hydrocodone, and a beef jerky can full of cocaine.
Semko reportedly admitted to snorting the drugs, along with drinking while driving.
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Inspired by his memories of riding carousels as a child, Philadelphia sculptor Pasquale Pileggi hand-carves miniature wooden replicas of historic carousel horses. His work is often based on antique horses crafted in the early 1900's by two famous Philadelphia manufacturers-G.A. Dentzel Company and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. Pileggi's woodcarvings honor the "Philadelphia style" which is characterized as fanciful but realistic. Like his predecessors, Pileggi's wooden horses are elaborately hand-carved and feature brightly colored embellishments.


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Street styles at Glastonbury 2011
Alexa in Barbour jacket, vintage top, Superga wellies here to see U2.
Poppy is wearing Hudson shorts, Mulberry bag, Prada shades and Hunter wellies here to see Jesse J.
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College Hockey:Grosenick backstops Union to win over Brown, second straight ECAC Hockey playoff title
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Union completed its journey back to the top of ECAC Hockey.
The Dutchmen clinched their second straight Whitelaw Cup with a 3-1 win over Brown on Saturday, and the championship experience was evident the entire weekend as Union controlled play with puck possession and timely goals.
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"I thought Union personified a champion," Brown coach Brendan Whittet said. "They are a hell of a good team."
Both Brown and Union entered the championship game with their seasons on the line, needing an automatic bid to make the national tournament.
While this year's Union team did not dominate through the regular season like it did last year, Union coach Rick Bennett made it clear after Friday night's shutout win over Yale that his team is "darn, darn good."
"The locker room is a sacred place," Bennett said about his team's mentality. "We haven't put a 'C' or an 'A' on Troy Grosenick or Max Novak yet, but it's guys like that … who do a tremendous job keeping that locker room sacred. There is just tremendous character."
Union goaltender Grosenick dominated the weekend, allowing just one goal on 66 shots in two games. Grosenick was awarded with goaltender of the tournament and most outstanding player awards.
"I just want to thank you guys for providing us with so much bulletin-board material this year," Grosenick said to the media after the championship.
Union pocketed a pair of goals in the first period on just seven shots on net. First, Daniel Carr who gathered a loose puck on the far side of the net and backhanded his shot past Brown goaltender Anthony Borelli. Josh Jooris fed the puck through the slot, where Carr eventually found it and buried it.
Then with just 13.3 seconds left, Max Novak collected a deflection from Matt Hatch at the top of slot and sniped a shot just under the crossbar for a 2-0 lead.
Union made it 3-0 just 2:20 into the second period on Novak's second of the night. The Dutchmen had a pair of chances turned away around the crease, but Brown could not clear the puck. Greg Coburn fed Novak at the right circle, where he wristed it past Borelli for a three-goal lead.
"If we are going to be totally frank and we look at tonight's game, we didn't come out with our 'A' game right away," Bennett said. "Brown came out flying and I thought we'd use our experience early, but we used our experience as the game went on."
Brown cut into Union's lead 7:57 into the second period on a Dennis Robertson power-play goal. Robertson wristed a shot through traffic that trickled through Grosenick's five hole.
The Bears could not add enough pressure in the third period, but did tip a puck off the right post in the final minute.
"It's athletics and it's life," Whittet said. "We worked as hard as we possibly could and sometimes things don't go as you envision them. It's a lesson for the boys and it is hard. It's really hard. There is a family of guys in that locker room that is devastated."
While Union moves on, the season is over for a Brown team that turned heads across the league.
"For us, I look back on this year as a tremendous step in the right direction," Whittet said. "I showed up here four years ago and we wanted to build a culture. We didn't need to rebuild a team; we needed to build a hockey program."
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A man in Redding arrested was arrested Wednesday night for stalking and resisting arrest. Police said the suspect 35-year old Jonathon Engelstad was stalking his estranged wife, in violation of a domestic violence restraining order.
The incident started just before 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of Court Street in Redding. Engelstad's estranged wife came home with the couple's two children to find him standing in her yard. She called police, and when they arrived, Englestad ran.
K9 units and a CHP helicopter were used in the one hour search for the suspect. He was found hiding in a neighbor's yard, and resisted arrest.
Police said Engelstad also had an illegal collapsible baton. He was booked into the Shasta County Jail for stalking, violating a restraining order, and resisting arrest.
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Maybe it was this talk of wills that caused Joel to mention one of his wife's ancestors, William Hill Howcott. Will was a cousin of Elizabeth, the colonel's childless widow. As Joel notes in his book, Will acquired land from Elizabeth in 1913 and was named executor of her estate when she died in 1925.
I quietly simmered. Could this be property that had once belonged to the colonel? Without access to his will, I would never know. But this discussion of his estate reminded me that I'd never found evidence that any of his land had passed down to Tempy and her children. And that didn't seem right.
It was time to go. But before saying good-bye, Joel gave me a gift: an antique silver child's cup that had belonged to Elizabeth's sister. "We want to pass this on to you as a family memento. It is to remind us of the connection that once existed and that has been renewed," his wife had written to me on a card she'd made by hand.
The cup fit perfectly in my palm; I balanced it there, trying to imagine Tempy holding it. I could see her face in its shiny surface, stoic and calm. In relief on the front of the cup was a child's face surrounded by flowers. It reminded me of the silver cup a wealthy client of my husband's had given us when our first daughter was born.
Kissing the cup on the side where there was no decoration, I silently thanked Tempy for being so strong, for carrying on and courageously bringing children into a world that refused to promise them even basic humanity. I knew this gift of an heirloom was well intended, a symbol of long history between us. But it felt like a burden.
I didn't want to have to thank Joel and his wife for something my great-great-grandmother may have polished while living in unpaid bondage to their family. I didn't want to comb through any more of their family's wills and deeds, documents in which Tempy was passed down through the generations along with cattle and farm equipment. It seemed a double indignity to have to be so intimately connected to them in the present to learn about my past.
My anger scared me. I feared that if I gave it an inch, it would open like a crater in my soul and swallow me whole. It's an emotion that I consider a luxury belonging to others—people, like my freckle-faced husband, who don't have to fear being stereotyped as an angry black person. I tried to meditate my fury away, outrun it on the elliptical machine. But the second I thought I had it licked, Joel would do something innocent like
e-mail a picture of his wife, her sister and their mom with the subject line your cousins, and I would go into a rage.
As uncomfortable as I felt, however, I didn't want to close the door on this journey. Still, I needed a road map for how to proceed—or at least a chance to hear from others in the same situation, such as the descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Perhaps we could start a support group, another AA: Ancestry Anonymous.
It's two and a half years later now, and I've gotten an e-mail from my good as cousins inviting me to a family gathering. My feelings about them, the information they've shared and what I should do with it, have been as varied as the palette of skin tones in my family tree. In those first weeks after that lunch at the inn, I'd vacillated between two plans: hiring a lawyer to see if we had any claims on the colonel's estate and going back into therapy and forgetting all about this family-history business. Last night, when I saw Joel's name in my inbox, I just smiled.


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I've been wanting to write this for a week, but have held off so it wasn't a "I just got this and it is great" review.
My last setup was a Kevlar belt from the Glockstore,. Better then a regular belt that you would get from Walmart,. Somewhat stiff and didn't seem to stretch very much. But after using the Beltman, they don't compare. My last daily carry holster was a DeSantis Cozy pocket and I thought I loved it, very comfortable,... (so I thought)
With this setup my pants would always droop in the back where my weapon was, I had to either let it droop or keep hiking it up when walking distance or just even around Walmart. My belt was tight, but the weight and my lack of butt just made that happen.
Last week my Beltman belt came in, It was better then I could have expected. Not only was the girl I talked to when ordering extremely nice, she was helpful in making sure the measurements was right. It came in when they said it would, without having to wait extra time. Mine is a 1-1/2 wide without the stiffener, I thought I needed it, but after talking with her, she said I wouldn't need it. It is stiff enough already, and I see why now.
So for the six weeks I was waiting for the belt to get made and shipped I was looking for a holster that had the loops spread out, as I read that it helps to keep things where they are suppose to be. I looked at many different brands and after sending out messages to people on here (thanks guys, you know who you are) that owned different ones I chose the Pure Custom Black Ops Pro made right here in Arizona. I had messaged back and forth with Rocky on what my concerns werre and found what he was telling me others was too. When I made my mind up I told Rocky what I wanted and he had one in stock, so I drove up the first of last week to Meet Rocky and get my new Holster. Rocky is a great guy and the holster was just what I expected. The workmanship was excellant and it fit my weapon just like it should. Holds in place tight, but when you draw it comes out with a quick pull. No adjustment needed, it is fit exact. Now when I got home and put it on I found I didn't have to carry so far back now. I was carrying at 4:30 - 5, and now at 3:30. The way the holster is made allowed the front part to fit around my hip bone and really holds it nicely in place. Now, the other thing is with my old holster, I could always tell I was carrying being there was a buldge,..
Nothing people pointed out, but I could see it in the mirror. With the Pure Kustom, it was just is gone,. Not only could I not see it, but with just a tee shirt on a good friend at church last wednesday night asked me why I wasn't carrying. I said I was and he didn't believe me.. Now that is concealed when those that know you carry cannot tell... This holster was comfortable the first day I wore it, and has only gotten more comfortable every day sense. I have to admitt I was hung up on paying the price for it, but it is worth every penny. Between the Beltman belt and Pure Kustom hoslter I feel I have the perfect setup for me. I forget totally I'm carrying,.. This my friends is how CC should be, no different then putting on my phone on my belt. With a lifetime warranty, I'm sure this is the last holster I'll be needing to purchase.
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* Updated season / career stats are available via the link above, and to see Jacob's freshman, sophomore and junior match-by-match stats, click here.
Prior to her season campaign, earned recognition as one of the nation's top liberos when she was selected to the 2012 USA Volleyball A2 National Team in the winter of 2012. All-time for Oregon, the three-year ended her career ranked second in career digs (1,577) and digs per set average (4.01). Season-wise, she also ranked top 10 for UO in digs (fourth, 525; fifth, 500, 2011; sixth, 450, 2010) and digs per set (sixth, 4.45; seventh, 4.39, 2011; eighth, 4.13, 2010). As a junior shined as one of Pac-12's top liberos and was one of the team's most vocal leaders on the floor. As a sophomore, earned starting libero role thanks to her hard work in the offseason after her freshman campaign.
Digs: 35 (5s) at #5 Stanford (11/18/11)
Aces: 3 (3s) vs UC Riverside (8/28/10), (4s) vs Arizona State (9/18/11); (3s), at ASU (10/20); (5s) vs Cal (11/2)
SENIOR SEASON (2012): A2 National Team Member / All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Tthe team's defensive floor leader, started 34 of the 35 team's matches at libero (and missed the other bcause of an injury). Thanks to her career best totals, she ended the year third in the Pac-12 in digs per set in league action (4.76 p/s) and fifth for all matches combined (4.45 p/s). Her season totals in digs (525) and digs per set (4.45) ranked fourth and sixth in school history. Her 21 digs in the sweep of then-No. 2 USC was her best per-set average this season (7.0). Among her 25 career +20-dig matches, 11 came in 2012 with others vs. No. 2 Washington (26, 4 sets), at No. 7 Stanford (26, 5 sets), vs. California (25, 5s) and ASU (24, 5s), vs. No. 16 BYU (24, 4s), at WSU (22, 4s), vs. No. 10 Nebraska (21, 4s), at Cal (20, 4s) and at No. 24 Ohio State (20, 5s). During the season, she paced the squad in digs a team-high 28 matches to give her 77 career honors the last four seasons. At the service line, she posted Duck match highs in aces in eight contests to give her 17 career honors. In the winter of 2012, impressed staff at U.S. National Team tryouts and earned a spot on the 36-person A2 National Team. In the classroom, picked up her third Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention honor.
2012 Season Highs
Digs: 26 (5s), at #7 Stanford (10/5/12); (4s) vs. #2 Washington (10/15/12)Aces: 3 (3s), at ASU (10/20); (5s) vs Cal (11/2)
The team's starter at libero in all 31 matches, she stood seventh in the Pac-12 in digs (4.39 per set) and 126th nationally. Her digs season match high (35) ranked fourth-best in the league and second-best all-time for UO since the start of rally scoring in 2001 (and only two behind its best total in that span (Katie Swoboda, 37, at No. 5 UCLA (4s, 10/3/08)). In the NCAA first round, she logged her second, +30-dig total vs. Colorado State (32, 5 sets). At season's end, paced the team in digs and aces in 21 and six contests, respectively, including a career-high three aces vs. ASU that ranked second-best for Oregon in '11. In mid-November, she was tabbed the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after she logged the team's digs season best at then-No. 5 Stanford (35) – also the fourth-best total in the Pac-12 on the year. She also owned the team's next four-best marks vs. Utah (25), at ASU (23) and No. 3 Cal (21) and vs. Cal Poly (21) – and the latter was the team's three-set season best. Among other top totals, she was tied for its seventh- and 11th-best totals with her 20 digs at then-No. 3 USC and vs. then-No. 7 Stanford and 19 in a sweep of Arizona.
2011 Season Highs
Digs - 35, 5s #5 Stanford (11/18/11)
Aces - 3, 4s vs. Arizona State (9/18/11)
Proved the team's steadiest ball-handler and settled into starting libero role en route to duty in all 109 sets and 30 matches. Ended season ranked fifth in school history in digs (450) and sixth in digs per set (4.13) and both marks were third-best among the program's underclassmen marks behind recent great Katie Swoboda. In the Pac-10, stood sixth in digs (4.13 p/s) – more than double her freshman season average (1.96) - and 152nd nationally. At season's end, paced the team in digs in 25 matches, including 15 of its 18 Pac-10 tilts. Logged double-digit dig totals in 26 contests in '10 (including 24 of the last 26). Her season digs high (26) came in five sets vs. No. 6 USC and was one of six with +20, with others at Seattle (24, 5s), vs. UCLA (24, 4 s) and ASU (22, 4s), and at ASU (23, 5s) and No. 8 USC (22, 5s). Her career aces high (3) came in three sets vs. Riverside, and her 0.16 aces per set average was one of six that were 0.16 or better for UO who led the Pac-10 and ranked 24th nationally (1.61 per set). One of six Ducks honored to Pac-10 All-Academic Teams and was an honorable mention.
2010 Season Highs
Digs: 26 (5s) vs #6 USC (11/20/10)
Aces: 3 (3s) vs UC Riverside (8/28/10)
One of two freshmen with Kellie Kawasaki that primarily manned the libero position and replaced school digs record holder Katie Swoboda who graduated in 2008. Altogether, played in 52 sets and 23 matches – third-most among Duck liberos/defensive specialists in '09. In mid-September's Pioneer Classic, posted a season-high 15 digs in 3-2 win over then-No. 9 Minnesota – one of two matches that she led the team in digs, with the other earlier in the week at returning NCAA qualifier Utah (11). Her top Pac-10 season dig total came in a four-set win over Washington State (9). Also had five or more digs vs. then-No. 7 UCLA (5) in five sets; vs. Portland State (8) and at No. 22 Arizona (5) in four sets; and vs. Seattle (7), Missouri State (6) and then-No. 3 Washington (5) in three sets. Altogether, logged aces in eight matches, and led team four times with her pair vs. Washington State and single tallies vs. Missouri State, Utah and at then-No. 7 Stanford. Her career-high three points also came in the WSU match thanks to her first career kill.
2009 Season Highs
Digs: 15 (5s) vs No. 9 Minnesota (9/18/09)
Aces: 2 vs WSU (9/27/09)
Points: 3 vs WSU (9/27/09)
Prep: As a senior, the Greater Houston Tri-Player of the Year helped Clear Creek High School to a record 41 wins and 5A state semifinal appearance. The All-State Second Team choice was also an All-Greater Houston League and All-District First Team pick, a UIL state volleyball tournament team pick, Lone Star Defensive Player of the Year, TGCA All-Star game invitee, and team captain (for the second straight year). She averaged seven digs per set, and had a career high 56 digs for the Ladycats in the 2008 regional semifinal. Earlier her senior campaign, she was chosen the Pearland Tournament outstanding libero, and Greater Houston Area Player of the week (9/1/08). As a junior, she was an All-District and All-Greater Houston First Team choice, team MVP, Spring Branch Tournament outstanding libero, and helped her squad advance to the regional final. As a sophomore, the All-State First Team pick helped her team advance to the regional semifinal, and was the All-District MVP and team MVP. In 2006, was a top 79 Sophomore prepvolleyball.com honoree, Lone Star Newcomer of the Year and Lone Star Defensive Player of the Year. Was an All-County First Team honoree her final three seasons. Coached in high school by Scott Simonds. In club volleyball, played for Absolute Volleyball Academy for Katy Garza and Trent Herman from 2007-09, and was a team captain in '09, its most improved player in '07, and helped team to runner-up finish in 2007 Indy Classics. Also played for Zero Gravity team for Jerry Linch from 2005-07, and the Kazam team for Donna Janik in 2003 and '04.
Personal: Education major. Parents are Eddie and Debbie Jacob. Has two older sisters, Francine and Felicia.
Year SP MP K K/S TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S Pts Pts/S
2009 52 23 1 0.02 3 .333 3 0.06 11 0.21 102 1.96 0 0 0 0.00 12 0.23
2010 109 30 0 0.00 0 .000 29 0.27 17 0.16 450 4.13 0 0 0 0.00 17 0.16
2011 114 31 0 0.00 5 -.600 48 0.42 15 0.13 500 4.39 0 0 0 0.00 15 0.13
2012 118 34 1 0.01 4 -.250 56 0.47 24 0.20 525 4.45 0 0 0 0.00 25 0.21
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Favorite Color: Turquoise
Favorite Stuffed Animal: My teddy bear named Fred
Pets: Two dogs - Petie and Dazzle
If I got a Tatoo, it Would be of: A cross
Favorite Hobbies: shopping!
Greatest Accomplishment: Going to state my senior year in high school
Something Most People Would be Surprised to Know About Me: I could sleep the entire day and not wake up once
Personal Hero: My parents
Most Prized Possession: Cell phone
If I Could Have Dinner With Anybody: Beyonce
I'd Die Without My: Computer
First Car: Chrysler seabring convertible 04
Favorite Place I've Visited: Miami
Favorite Place I'd Like to Travel to: Paris
Favorite Entrée/Dish: Crawfish
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Cyclist Wrongly charged talks back on Taking the Lane!
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This week we caught up with Gary Harty, member of TheCyclist-Lawyer.com cycling team and 20+ year cyclist, to get his thoughts and observations regarding a traffic case trial he observed on November 20, 2013. The trial involved a cyclist cited with CRS 42-4-1412(5) "bicycle rider failed to ride on right of lane when being over taken." Megan Hottman represented the defendant/cyclist against this charge and obtained a successful outcome for her client - namely, the judge did not find the Jeffco District Attorney met their burden of proof, nor did he find that the statute as written requires a cyclist who has "taken the lane" to move to the right when a car attempts to pass him. Hottman tells us that the cyclist in this case was struck by the vehicle attempting the pass, and it resulted in significant injuries including a shattered pelvis. He was handed the citation at the ER while he was being prepped for emergent airlift helicopter transport. Hottman said, "the Trooper in this case, as well as the Jeffco DAs, firmly believed that the cyclist was in the wrong for riding out in the lane instead of riding the white line." We understand that this particular 2-lane road is quite narrow, has no shoulder, often has gravel stretching out a foot into the lane on the right side, and also requires passage over a drainage grate and railroad tracks. Hottman argued that due to the narrow lane width and the hazards present, this is a perfect example of when a cyclist can-and should- take the entire lane to ensure safe passage.
By Gary Harty
As an adult cyclist, a period now exceeding 40 years, I have been concerned about having my rightful place on the roadways. I have cheered for every piece of legislation that has supported my rights as a legitimate road user and has required my responsibility to use the roads appropriately. Recent legislation in Colorado, supported and fought for by organizations like Bicycle Colorado, have been positive steps in the right direction: the three foot passing rule, the riding only as far right as it is safe to do so, use of the full lane by cyclists when it is not safe for overtaking vehicles to pass being examples of this legislation. So when I first got wind on some cyclists being issued citations when struck by cars passing, to say I was alarmed and upset would be a major understatement. I had the opportunity to witness one such trial this past week in the Jefferson County Courts. The cyclist had pleaded not guilty and was going to court in an attempt to have the citation overturned. In my mind, a lot was at stake based on the outcome of this trial, not just for this individual cyclist but for all cyclists.
Every day, I witness atrocious behavior on the part of the motoring public. It starts with the local news when traffic reporters such as Amelia Earhart go through the daily litany of crashes, overturned vehicles, road closures, and traffic slowdowns. I don't consider driving an automobile to be that difficult. And it is not difficult provided you don't speed, provided you keep a safe following distance, provided you drive defensively and alertly anticipating possible hazards. This assumes you will engage in the task at hand and not a myriad of other tasks like texting, talking on the phone, or reading magazines while driving. I truly believe our traffic reporters should be celebrating the number of days and weeks that we as a society go accident free as opposed to chronicling the number of accidents that occur every day. Giving the number of accidents occurring, you would have to assume that driving a car required the same skill level it takes to be a major league baseball player. A successful major league player will fail in his attempts to catch up to a 98 mph fastball or be fooled by an 80 mph curve ball 7.5 times out of 10. A superstar will fail 7 times out of 10. And I am sorry; driving a car just doesn't rise to that level of difficulty.
Defensive driving that was so heavily emphasized when I was going through the rite of passage at the age of 16 has been replaced by extremely aggressive driving. Sit at any intersection and see how often motorists gun the accelerator to beat the red light. Signal a turn to change lanes and see how often a motorist will suddenly speed up to cut you off. Ask yourself why motorist interpret our speed limit signs as an absolute minimum speed to be maintained or exceeded regardless of road or traffic conditions. Please explain to me why an extremely vitriolic group of motorists insist that cyclists have no right to use the road. Please explain why they repeat the lie that cyclist do not pay road taxes. Defensive driving would demand that a motorist would slow down before attempting to pass a cyclist, and yet I often witness just the opposite, where a motorist will speed up into oncoming traffic as opposed to slowing down and passing safely. I have news for this group of impatient motorists. If you remove every cyclist from the roads starting tomorrow, the problems created by the motoring public would continue unabated. Amelia Earhart and her fellow traffic reports would continue to document our failures as drivers exactly as they do now. And we would continue to have the same number of hit and run accidents that have become almost weekly occurrences. And we would continue to have congested roadways, and road rage, and pollution, and road construction trying in vain to keep pace with repairs and new roadway construction.
These thoughts and a gnawing fear were in my mind of what would happen if this cyclist were to lose his court case as the trial date approached. Would the Judge interpret the law correctly? Would the facts be presented in support of the law? You have to believe that a Judge will leave any possible bias behind when he enters the court room. But would there be pressure to support the hard working law enforcement officer and the overworked prosecuting attorneys from the DA's office? As I listened to the officer's testimony, it was disheartening to hear his interpretation of the law. I never doubted his work ethics or his diligence, but his interpretation of what constitutes safe cycling practice, what constitutes safe passing circumstances, and what constitutes good defensive driving habits was most discouraging. And as I sat through the continuing examinations and cross examinations, I thought of the "common sense" notions that I believed should be the foundation of law. As a new driver, I learned from Denver Police Officers that if a driver ran into the car in front of them there would be a presumption of guilt found upon the trailing driver. As a downhill skier, there was an expectation that the skier further up the hill had an absolute duty and responsibility to avoid the skier further down the slope. It didn't matter if the skier was skiing slowly utilizing the "snow plow", or weaving back and forth traversing the slope, or was hidden on the other side of a hill or behind a mogul. The skier responsibility code demanded the faster approaching skier to be in control and avoid accidents. I asked myself, should it be any different for a motorist approaching a cyclist in the same lane of traffic?
I was so pleased that, as the attorneys were completing their closing statements, the Judge asked some very pointed questions. His interrogation demonstrated that he had listened very carefully to the facts that were presented and supported by witness statements and the accident investigation. He was discarding facts that were not relevant. Those questions also demonstrated that he had looked carefully at the conflicting portions of the law presented in the briefs and compared them to the undisputed testimony regarding the portion of the roadway involved in the accident. In the end during his summation, he found that the People had not met their burden of proof in order to uphold a guilty verdict in this case. WOW!! VICTORY !! I felt wonderful relief with this outcome and all I could think is this cyclist deserved incredible credit for having the courage to challenge this citation knowing that to lose would be much more expensive than to just pay the original fine and accept the guilty verdict. Kudos also must go to his attorney for her dedication and zealous representation of cyclists and cyclists' rights. The battle continues for cyclists to safely use the roadways until a more enlightened way of living becomes the norm and I will be forever thankful for that commitment.
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Jeff Co is a backwards redneck county.
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Boycott JeffCo until they fire the DA!
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But what about the person who should have gotten the ticket - the driver of the car? I recently went to court and had a "Failure to ride in a suitable bike lane" ticket dismissed. The bike lane was covered in gravel from a recent snow storm so I was riding in the traffic lane. A woman honked her horn right behind me and then proceded to run into me. The deputy agreed with her that I had no business on the road and wrote me a ticket. Fortunately, I know the law and defended myself. But once the ticket had been dismissed and the deputy throroughly educated about what the law says, he still refused to go back and issue a ticket to the woman who hit me. Law enforcement agencies statewide need to understand the laws protecting bicycles better.
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Yesterday I found out about 'mplayer', which is a movie/music player for Unix that can be completely controlled from the terminal (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/). I started playing around with it while at the same time learning reference classes. The result, a music player in R!
It is very basic and abit buggy (mainly in displaying unwanted warning messages) but does seem to work. The code above (requires tcltk package) gives the reference class "playlist". First we create a new empty playlist:
pl <- playlist$new()
Next we fill the playlist by manually adding music files:
or by importing all music files in a folder (recursively):
Both open a gui window by default, but can be supplied a character with the locations as well.
Now we can shuffle the playlist if we want:
Finally, start playing:
And if we don't want to listen anymore:
Furthermore 'pause' can be used to pause playing, 'skip' to skip a song, 'step' to skip multiple songs and 'previous' to go back a song.
I have only tested this on a Linux computer (Ubuntu 11.10).


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Archive for the 'Wooden Barrels For Sale' Category
An Overview on Wooden Barrels for Sale
Wooden barrels for sale are generally available in a variety of types including cherry, chestnut, walnut, pine, redwood and oak. However, oak remains to be superior than the rest. For thousands of years, oak has become the most preferred material for wooden barrels for sale. Oak's ability to mix its own flavor with the original taste of grape wines is surpassed by no other barrel. Thus, wines aged in oak wooden barrels for sale are often richer and more complex than those aged in other types of wooden barrels for sale. In addition, winery experts acknowledge the big contribution that these oak wooden barrels for sale play in the satisfactory turnout of the wine ageing process.
Two types of French oak (Quercus robur or Quercus sessiliflora) or one type of American oak (Quercus alba) can be used in building wooden barrels for sale. Bordeaux barrels that are expected to hold around 60 gallons of wine and are usually the end products for French oaks. French oaks can also be made into wooden for barrels for sale to hold and store cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir. American oak wooden barrels for sale are suited for storing all types of wine.
Oak trees grow well in areas where forests are cool but dry. Thus, the French forests of Troncais, Vosges and Nevers serve as excellent homes for the prized oak trees. Minnesota and Iowa in the US, Canada and Hungary also feature forests that are suitable for growing oak trees intended to be used in building wooden barrels for sale. The climate in these forests is conducive to the growth of trees with tight rings. Oak trees with tight rings can easily integrate their own distinct flavor with the taste of the wine. When the flavor of oak trees seeps through the wine, the wine becomes richer and more appealing.
As soon as the oak trees have already been cut and prepared, the most crucial process they need to go through is the cooperage, the actual process of barrel-making. The craftsmanship of the cooper, or the barrel-maker, plays a crucial role on how the entire process will turn out to be. When the barrels are not properly constructed, oak may end up producing off-flavors that will also mix with the original flavors of the wine. Thus, your wines will no longer taste as rich as you expect them to. In addition, barrel staves can be bent over steam or over fire. Once the ageing process for some wines has already been completed in the wooden barrels for sale, the fermentation process will also start in steel tanks. However, for some wines, fermentation still has to be done in the wooden barrels due to the flavor improvement that fermentation in oak can stimulate.
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Asus Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT Windows 8 tablets showcased at IFA, full specs announced
Asus just re-announced its first two Windows 8 tablets, which now come rebranded as the Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT.
The Asus Vivo Tab will sport an Intel Atom processor and 'full' Windows 8, alongside an 11.6-inch 1366×768 IPS touchscreen, 2 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, 10-point multitouch, an 8 MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash, a 2 MP front-facing camera, and NFC support. The Vivo Tab will be 8.7 mm thin and will weigh 675 g.
The Vivo Tab RT will be even thinner and lighter, at 8.3 mm and 520 g respectively. It will come with Nvidia's Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, a 10.1-inch 1366×768 touchscreen, and the same cameras and NFC support like its aforementioned sibling. The Vivo Tab RT will obviously run Windows RT, the OS version tailored toward the ARM architecture.
Both tablets will have an optional keyboard dock, continuing Asus' tradition started with the original Transformer Android tablet. Thus you'll be able to turn them into makeshift laptops if you so wish.
The most important details – pricing and availability info – have been left out of Asus' announcement this time around too. Hopefully by the time the Taiwanese company announces these devices for the third time, it will be able to tell us how much they'll cost and when they'll be out.
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Time to Tear it down and start all over... Gimme that sledge!
Monday, February 25, 2013
So I have been struggling at this for... well, forever.
I had a great run of it about 10 years ago and lost 100lbs. Over the years, about 60 of those pounds have crept back on and now I am in quite the rut.
I have tried going back to what I know. I have tried different plans, different attitudes, but at the end of the day, Im still me.
Now it is time to get serious. Im in my mid 30's and it is NOT going to get any easier to get rid of this ballast that I am carrying around.
I figured out that I spend a LOT of time sabotaging my own success.
When I lost the weight last time, I was working for a Health & Fitness equipment manufacturer. We were encouraged to test the equipment on a pretty regular basis and I got into the best shape of my life. I was running 10K's at lunch. I could get on a treadmill and run at 10mph for several minutes to test the electronics. I could bike straight up hills and power over obstacles. This was how I lost the last 40 lbs or so... talk about setting yourself up for failure.
About 6 years ago, I had to leave that company and I have moved back to a more... Sedentary job. Don't get me wrong, I love my current job, but they aren't really pushing me to best my time in a 10K or hit an athletic goal. I am an engineer who spends about 5 hours out of every day sitting in front of a computer and the other 3 hours in meetings.
The reason my high activity job was actually BAD for me is that I COULD EAT ANYTHING THAT I WANTED!!! I got out of the good habits that I had developed during the first 60 lbs of weight loss because you can undo a lot of bad eating by burning 700 calories on a run every day.
So what am I gonna do about it?
As much as I would like to be, I am not that athlete right now. I can run a 5K if I really want to, but it certainly isn't fun. I could probably run a 10K if I REALLY had to, but my body hurts just thinking about it.
I am a beginner again. Small steps toward a BIG goal.
I don't need to run a 10K at lunch. A good 30 minute walk is a LOT BETTER than sitting at my desk thinking about running. If I can make myself walk 6-7 days per week instead of trying (and failing) to run 3 days per week, it will pay dividends.
I don't need to do Cross Fit or HIT to get a good workout. A deck of cards and my workout shorts will work just fine. I will get back into the shape that I want, but for now I just need to move.
I don't need to burn huge amounts of calories if i manage the calories that come in.
No Cheating
No Excuses
No BS!!!
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Yankee Magazine's 2009 Travel Guide offers 270 reasons to see New England, including 254 "Best of New England — Editors' Choice" selections where visitors can find the best foods and refreshments, lodging, attractions, and bargains. This special issue also names 120 top events around the region and includes food, home, and garden articles.
"Travel may never have been as important to our psyche as it is now; we may have lost money, but not curiosity," says Yankee editor Mel Allen. "We still need the fun and adventure and stimulation that travel, more than anything else, gives us. And no place I know lets you see so much–from mountains and deep, clear lakes to storybook villages and world-class museums, all within a few hours of one another–as New England does.
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College Hockey:USCHO Women's Game of the Week: Harvard at Princeton
At first glance, they don't seem like the most likely candidates for a topsy-turvy rivalry. One owns a national championship, two conference championships, four national tournament appearances, and a gaudy 157-34-7 record over the past six seasons. The other has produced a solid, but hardly spectacular, 94-71-14 mark during the same stretch and has yet to reach a conference final or qualify for the national tournament.
Yet while Harvard-Princeton may not rank as the most celebrated rivalry in women's hockey, it has become one of the game's more unpredictable matchups in recent years, especially against the backdrop of the Tigers' Baker Rink. Princeton has successfully defended its home ice against the Crimson in 3 of the last 4 regular season meetings. Harvard notched an OT win (on a short-handed goal) during its 1999 championship run and swept a first-round playoff series in 2002. This weekend's meeting between the two Big Three constituents offers its fair share of variables as both teams seek to cope with the absence of key cogs due to the Four Nations Cup and the graduation of some of the best players their respective programs have ever known.
No. 3 Harvard (2-0-1)
Top Scorers: Nicole Corriero, Sr., F (3-3-6), Sarah Vaillancourt, Fr., F (3-2-5), Ashley Banfield, Sr., D (1-4-5)
Top Goaltenders: Ali Boe, Jr. (2-0-0, 1.50, .893), Emily Vitt, So. (0-0-1, 1.85, 0.933)
Scoring Offense: 4.33 (7th)
Scoring Defense: 1.67 (8th)
Penalty Minutes: 18.0 (T-8th)
Power Play: 5 of 25, 20.0% (8th)
Penalty Kill: 21 of 23, 91.3% (7th)
Losing players to international commitments has become an annual rite for Harvard. Last season's Four Nations Cup caused little disruption as the Crimson only had to contend with Division I neophyte Union. The schedule is less forgiving this time around and Harvard's record already reflects the impact of the tougher opposition (a 2-2 tie with No. 10 Providence). Still missing star forwards Julie Chu and Sarah Vaillancourt, the Crimson may find little respite on the weekend road trip with Princeton, up to No. 8 in the latest USCHO/CSTV rankings, and Yale, who played Harvard even until the final seven seconds of the teams' last meeting. Not to mention Harvard is only three games into its adjustment to life without 2004 Kazmaier Award winner Angela Ruggiero.
Fortunately, Coach Katey Stone still has some proven pillars to lean on. Tri-captain and 2004 Kazmaier nominee Nicole Corriero has pocketed three goals and three dimes in her first three games, and packs a potent mix of strength and creative shotmaking into her 5'4 frame. Fellow senior Ashley Banfield, overshadowed for most of her career by the likes of Ruggiero and first-year assistant coach Jamie Hagerman, seems to have settled comfortably into the role of top defenseman for the Harvard blueline corps. Stone has also lauded the budding competition in net between incumbent starter Ali Boe and sophomore Emily Vitt, who stopped 28 of 30 shots against Providence this past Wednesday.
T-No. 8 Princeton (2-1-1)
Top Scorers: Liz Keady, So., F (2-3-5), Dina McCumber, So., D (1-4-5), Laura Watt, So., F (0-5-5)
Top Goaltender: Roxanne Gaudiel, Jr. (2-1-1, 2.21, .894)
Scoring Offense: 3.00 (T-11th)
Scoring Defense: 2.25 (T-12th)
Penalty Minutes: 18.0 (T-8th)
Power Play: 5 of 30, 16.7% (T-11th)
Penalty Kill: 24 of 29, 82.8% (21st)
The last two seasons have set a new standard of excellence for Princeton women's hockey. Back-to-back 20-win campaigns bested the previous high watermark for wins in a season (17). Gone are workhorse netminder Megan Van Beusekom, All-ECAC defenseman Angela Gooldy, and 30-goal gunslinger Gretchen Anderson. However, expectations remain high and a home series with T-No. 8 Brown and Harvard offers a prime opportunity for Princeton to make an early push up the conference ladder.
The netminding chores now belong to junior Roxanne Gaudiel, whose four starts were highlighted by a 22-save performance in a 4-1 win at Providence. Co-captain Becky Stewart has shifted back to defense this season, while classmate Heather Jackson represents the primary returning threat on offense after a 30-point season in 2003-04. However, Coach Jeff Kampersal believes his nucleus class may be his talented crew of sophomores. Liz Keady will miss this weekend's action for U.S. national duty in the Four Nations Cup. Kim Pearce pumped in four goals in the season-opener and lit the lamp twice in last year's home victory over Harvard, while Laura Watt and defender Dina McCumber presently share the team scoring lead with Keady.
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Jason Kelly joined the Washington baseball staff as pitching coach in August of 2012, moving to the UW after having spent the previous six seasons developing a top-notching pitching staff at Cal Poly. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach on April 28, 2014.
In 2016, the Huskies ended the year sixth in the conference in ERA and as a trademark of staff's led by Kelly, they were among the best in fewest walks allowed ranking third in the Pac-12. The squad was full of inexperienced pitchers yet Kelly was able to establish the Huskies as one of the best staffs in the league, especially in the bullpen. At the backend of the bullpen was Troy Rallings, who was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, a unanimous first team All-American and a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award. He also was huge in the development of Spencer Jones, who was a 10th round selection in the 2016 MLB Draft and continues to mentor Noah Bremer, who earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors.
As the Huskies' recruiting coordinator, Kelly assembled one of the top classes in UW history and one that ranks 18th nationally in the latest Perfect Game rankings. The class includes five players ranked among the nation's top-200 players and features four players that were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft.
In 2015, In 2015, Kelly was key to another accomplished pitching staff. The 3.01 team ERA on the season was the second best in the Pac-12 conference. Senior starting pitcher Tyler Davis was named to the All-Pac-12 team for the second consecutive year and became the UW all-time leader in innings pitched (358 2/3). He was selected in the 23rd round of the MLB draft, along with pitcher Troy Rallings, taken in the 36th round.
Kelly also played an important role in recruiting a talented class of 2015, ranked 34th nationally by Perfect Game. Among the 14 players, Kelly helped land Joe Demers, the 11th ranked right-handed pitcher in the nation.
In 2014, Kelly helped Washington to one of its most successful seasons ever. The Huskies (41-17, 21-9) reached their first NCAA post-season appearance in 10 years and finished second in the Pac-12 Conference race. It was the UW's best finish since 2004 and the 21 Conference wins were the second most since the north and south merged in 1999. The Huskies also acheived their highest national rankings in team history, reaching fifth in Baseball America, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball.
The pitching staff played a huge role in Washington's 2014 success. The team ERA of 3.11 ranked third in the pitching-rich Pac-12 Conference and was the lowest by the Huskies since 1985. The Huskies also ranked second in the conference with 17 saves.
Kelly helped mentor and coach many players to break-out seasons in 2014. Davis emerged as one of the best pitchers in the nation, going 11-2 with a 1.60 ERA, earning All-Pac-12 Honors. Davis was a Golden Spikes Semifinalist, Dick Howser Award semifinalist and Gregg Olson Breakout Player of the Year watch list.
Another starting pitcher Jeff Brigham broke out under Kelly and earned honorable mention All-Conference honors and was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft. In all, three pitchers were part of a school record eight players selected in the 2014 Draft.
In 2013, Kelly made an immediate impact at Washington, helping mold the Huskies' pitching staff that boasted a 3.88 ERA. One of the pitchers under his wings -- Austin Voth -- ended up third in the conference with 98 strikeouts and was drafted in the fifth round by the Nationals. The pitching staff's success under Kelly came as no surprise to Coach Meggs.
"Jason Kelly was the first person I called when I knew I would be hiring a pitching coach," said Coach Meggs. "JK worked for me in Chico for two years before taking the job at Cal Poly, so I not only know him well but we have had success together. JK will make our pitchers better, he will get them prepared for professional baseball and he will keep us on track toward the postseason.
"Any long term success we have in this program will depend on our pitching staff, and I have all the confidence in the world in JK," Meggs continued. "I am truly excited for our pitchers; not only are they going to keep getting better but they are going to enjoy coming to practice every day. JK is going to be great for our program."
In 2012, Coach Kelly led the Cal Poly pitching staff to a stellar 3.48 earned run average, led by a pair of starters, Joey Wagman and Kyle Anderson. Wagman posted a 9-3 record and a 2.33 ERA with just 21 walks in 108.1 innings while Anderson was 10-1 with a 3-40 ERA, walking just 16 in 92.2 frames.
As a staff, Cal Poly pitchers surrendered just 155 bases on balls in 499 innings last season, good enough to rank No. 27 in the nation (out of 291 Division I teams) in walks per nine innings.
In 2011, under Kelly's direction, the Mustangs posted a team ERA of 3.60, with 152 walks in 460.1 innings. The 3.60 ERA was the best in Cal Poly's 17-year Division I existence to that point (and was bested by the 3.48 mark the following season).
In his first season at Cal Poly, he coached a pair of pitchers (Evan Reed and Thomas Eager) selected inside the first five rounds of the Major League Draft.
Kelly joined the Cal Poly staff as pitching coach in 2007. Before that, he'd spent two seasons with Meggs at Chico State, helping the Wildcats to the Division II College World Series in each of those seasons.
The 2005 team finished the season 42-16-1 and the 2006 squad was 46-21 and finished as national runner-up. Kelly's 2005 Chico State pitching staff posted a 3.00 ERA, sixth-best in the country.
Prior to coaching at Chico State, Kelly spent one season (2004) working in baseball operations at Cal Poly and one season (2003) coaching at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. He also coached summer college teams from 2002-04, helping both the San Luis Obispo Blues and the Anchorage Bucs to the National Baseball Congress World Series.
Kelly was a pitcher at Cal Poly in 1999. After redshirting in 2000, he went on to pitch at Cuesta in 2001 and at Missouri Valley College in 2002, helping the Vikings to a regional title game appearance in 2002.
A 1998 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, Calif., Kelly and his wife, Tracy are the parents of two young children, daughter Peyton and son Cade.
What They're Saying About Jason Kelly:
"The pitching staffs at Cal Poly reflected the outstanding knowledge, teaching skills, and competitiveness of pitching coach Jason Kelly. It was clear that Jason was ahead of the curve in his know-how and ability to develop pitchers, and also in their ability to mix pitches and never give in. The confidence and desire to compete was always conspicuous on the Cal Poly staff, a testimony to the completeness of Jason's ability to develop the complete pitcher. The choice of Jason as UW's pitching coach is a great one, and a loss to the Cal Poly program."
- Mike Gillespie, head coach, UC Irvine"Jason Kelly is one of the brightest young pitching coaches in the country. What a steal for UW! His track record for developing pitchers speaks for itself. He has been around some of the best in Larry Lee and Jerry Weinstein. It was a flat-out nightmare to face his pitchers and him calling a game! The Huskies just got better."
- Rich Hill, head coach, San Diego
"Coach Meggs found a keeper in Jason Kelly. I've competed against Jason's pitching staffs over the years and they are always well prepared and they compete well. Jason Kelly is one of the young bright stars in the pitching industry."
- Dave Serrano, head coach, Tennessee (former head coach at Cal State Fullerton)
"Jason Kelly is one of the great young pitching coaches in the college game. Jason is sharp and innovative and he will not only be a great addition to the UW baseball staff but he will be a positive resource for the entire Northwest baseball community. Great hire by the Huskies!"
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The National Resource Center East Asia (NRCEA) at the University of Hawai'i is one of only 21 Comprehensive National Resource Centers in the country. Administered by the East Asia Council, the NRCEA directs the East Asia component of the university's degree programs, coordinates the acquisition and use of East Asia resources, and develops transnational East Asia projects.
Under the aegis of the University of Hawai'i School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS), the Centers for Chinese (CCS), Japanese (CJS), Korean (CKS), and Okinawan (COS) Studies, together, form the East Asia Council (EAC). The mission of the EAC is to 1) direct the East Asian component of university-wide degree programs, 2) coordinate the acquisition and use of East Asian resources, and 3) develop transnational East Asian projects and proposals. The Council also administers the National Resource Center East Asia.
The EAC coordinates all East Asian activities of the University of Hawai'i and is led by a coordinating committee of the directors of the Center for Chinese Studies (Dr. Fred Lau), the Center for Japanese Studies (Dr. Mary McDonald), the Center for Korean Studies (Dr. Sang-Hyop Lee), and the Center for Okinawan Studies (Dr. Joyce Chinen). These directors are advised by and responsible to executive committees composed of East Asian faculty representing the larger membership and programs of the Centers.
Below is the organizational chart of the East Asia Council. Differences in staffing arrangements of the individual Centers reflect their unique histories and needs.
East Asia Council Organizational Chart
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Executive Committee
Executive Committee
East Asia Council Staff
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The resources that the East Asia Council oversees include 141 faculty and 353 EA courses across 22 academic units and 7 professional programs/schools. Of these, 147 are language courses, and enroll about 4,200 students each year. The EAC is also a partner in developing library resources. The Asia Collection is one of the nation's strongest for EA material, particularly in SE China, Taiwan, the Ryukyus, Hokkaido, and 20th c. Korea. UH's location in a state with a population of 33% EA ancestry makes outreach a priority. The EAC magnifies its effectiveness by working in cooperation with other organizations, to sponsor summer institutes for K-16 teachers, produce textbooks, and present in-school programs for K-12.
East Asian Studies at UH is enhanced by diverse partnerships, such as the projects under the Japan Foundation. The UH Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) programs advance business and language skills; and the Council of Title VI Centers coordinates the activities of the NRCEA, NRC-Southeast Asian Studies (NRCSEAS), NRC-Pacific Island Studies (NRCPIS), NFLRC, and CIBER. The EAC also collaborates with the EWC and the Department of Defense's Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), both in Honolulu; and it works with the National Security Education Program (NSEP) through our Korean Language Flagship Program. The EAC makes collaboration with these units a priority within this proposal to heighten the projects' impact nationally and internationally.


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November 14, 2000
Quality changes in 2001 model-year cars had a value of $212.67 on average, representing 50.3 percent of the average $422.51 yearly increase in manufacturers' suggested list prices.
Of the $212.67 estimated retail level of quality change in domestic passenger cars, over half was due to non-mandated quality changes such as powertrain improvements, theft protection, safety improvements, and changes in levels of standard or optional equipment. Non-mandated quality changes were valued at $119.86.
Changes to comply with 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments accounted for $67.65 of the value of quality change. Safety changes for internal trunk releases in accordance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 401 accounted for $1.92, while other federally mandated safety improvements accounted for $23.24.
These data are a product of the BLS Producer Price Index program. Learn more in "Report on Quality Changes for 2001 Model Vehicles," news release USDL 00-331 (PDF 11K). The estimates on the value of quality changes were based on a sample of 18 model-year 2001 domestic passenger cars included in the Producer Price Index for October.
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Thanks to inclement conditions that were expected to continue for much of the day Saturday, the Indians and Rangers exhibition game Sunday at Goodyear Ballpark was cancelled.
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Samsung has let the world know that it's going to officially announce a new version of its Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor. Unfortunately, the company hasn't unveiled too many details about this – other than the fact that the new CPU will be "more powerful" and "enhanced." So we'll have to wait a bit until we find out exactly what the new chipset has to offer.
After the new Exynos 5 Octa is announced, Samsung will kick off a contest on Twitter, dubbed "#ExynosEvolved Twitter giveaway." Some lucky folks will win "brand new, Exynos-powered devices." More details will be unveiled next week.
The current Exynos 5 Octa (introduced in early 2013) is powering the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500, and actually includes two processors: a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15, and a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7.
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ECB announce North v South series as 2019 World Cup pointer
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Cricket TV - Lasith Malinga became the first man to take two World Cup hat-tricks when he achieved the feat against Kenya, during Sri Lanka's emphatic nine-wicket win in Colombo. He returned six wickets in all during his first appearance of the tournament and incredibly, this was the second hat-trick in as many days following Kemar Roach's effort against the Netherlands on 28th February.
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The second largest bank in the U.S. rolled out a targeted, discount coupon service to their employees in Nevada and the Carolinas based on the analysis of their spending patterns. Bank of America has partnered with Cardlytics, an innovative company that provides banking rewards solutions that allow merchants to target customers based on what they actually purchase.
While other banks like Chase already offer this type of discount service, Bank of America's program will be the biggest name to enter the competitive field of online discounts. By mid-February all of the estimated 275,000 employees will have access to the targeted online discounts but no date has been announced for their customers to sign on.
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Unlike Groupon, which requires their customers to sign up for coupons by email, BankAmeriDeals members will log in to the bank's website where they'll find various coupon offers based on their spending habits embedded in their statement under a separate tab. Customers can choose to receive alerts about offers and how much money they have saved. They also can opt out of the service. If they accept a discount it will be tied to their Bank of America credit or debit card and can only be redeemed with a Bank of America debit or credit card. There will be no discount on the purchase price but instead the coupon value will be refunded back to the Bank of America account in the next billing cycle.
"As part of the service, the bank will not share customer data with third parties, including retailers," said David Godsman, the bank's online and mobile solutions executive. The service will highlight the bank's ability to track consumer spending, he acknowledged, but he said the bank hopes the relevance of the deals outweighs any customer concerns.
The program will be paid for by the merchants making the discount offers, not by Bank of America and is a way for the bank to recoup losses from the reduction or elimination of debit card reward programs. The program is designed to make more relevant offers available to customers than daily deal email blasts or other coupon programs with up to twenty offers per month from discount stores, fast food and local restaurants. Bank customers also have the option can opt out.
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It was a rather warm day on Monday, but the humidity was low so it was tolerable; we reached a high of 88 this afternoon at Philly International Airport after a low of 62 this morning. The humidity is starting to creep up and overnight we'll have showers and non-severe thunderstorms(with small hail) as lows will only be around 70.
The showers are gone by sunrise and the clouds will push away as well; ince we'll start off mild the only way to go is up. We shall do that thanks to a light southerly wind as highs will be in the lower 90s(the first 90 degree day this year!). Given the dewpoints into the middle and upper 60s we'll be talking about a Heat Index into the middle 90s! There will be clouds in the afternoon as the remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System will pass by to the north(since high pressure is on top of us storms will have to take the "long way" around it). Overnight lows will once again be 70 or higher and on Wednesday it will be another hot and humid day with highs in the lower to middle 90s.
Come Thursday a front will push through from the north and we'll run a risk for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon with highs in the middle 80s, but on the back side we'll have drier air despite showers and thunderstorms with highs in the lower 80s.
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Fischer named to NCEA Academic First Team
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DALLAS (SMU) - SMU equestrian rider Julianna Fischer has been named to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association's Academic First Team. Emma Roberts, Courtney Line, and Rachel Reid were each named to the NCEA Academic Second Team. In addition, 14 Mustangs were named to the Honor Roll.
Fischer, a junior from Wellington, Fla., won the Pin Oak Invitational in equitation on the flat with a shutout victory over LSU and a dominant ride against Fresno State in the championship round. She is 5-5 in competitions on the flat this season.
Roberts, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, holds a record of 7-4 in equitation over fences this season. She earned MVP honors in the season opener and was victorious against a rider from No. 1 South Carolina.
Line, a sophomore from West Islip, N.Y., is 8-2 in equitation over fences this season. She has won the last five matches in a row, including a victory over No. 1 South Carolina. She also earned MVP honors against Sacred Heart.
Reid, a sophomore from Rochester, Mich., has been a steady contributor all season and holds a 3-3 record in equitation on the flat.
Elizabeth Hartnett, Katherine Jones, Morgan Toal, Blaire Bogard, Julianna Fischer, Lauren Hogan, Taylor McClung, Renick Townsend, Megan Osteen, Madeleine Stover, Courtney Line, Rachel Reid, Ryan Umberger, and Emma Roberts were the 14 Mustangs named to the NCEA Honor Roll.
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- Well-made movies help students visualize the time period you are studying.
- Movies that stay true to the text can offer a quick substitute - or just a great introduction - for a long piece of literature if your student is not a 'reader'. Some literature teachers say using a movie to introduce literary concepts such as theme and metaphor is helpful for visual learners and/or weak readers (and I know this by experience).
- Movies are a great way to engage the entire family in schoolwork.
- Movies just make a nice break for a rainy afternoon!
Zeezok Publishing produces an extensive line of study guides for movies that correlate to historical periods. They truly do take the work out of incorporating movies into your school and the writers have been careful to include activities for a wide range of learning styles.
- Each guide starts with topic overview for the historical period and a movie synopsis. This helps set the stage for the movie itself and also employs a great educational technique of framing questions before engaging in the learning activity itself.
- The first learning activity is a fill-in-the-blank review guide. The publisher suggests completing this guide as you view the movie (This is sometimes a hard sell for me, because the family just wants to watch the movie uninterrupted. My suggestion keep control of the remote and say up front you are going to be practicing "active viewing". I have resorted to watching the movie and then filling in the review guide as a family discussion afterward).
- The second activity involves historical perspective and includes research and writing activities.
- A hands-on learning guide follows to engage the active learners.
- Next comes the World View activity which I have found the most useful part of Z-Guides. The focus is on helping the student discern the world view of the movie's creator. As far as I am concerned this is the most important skill we cover in using any media in our homeschool.
- Closely related to World View, is the Film-maker's Art activity which helps the student notice and understand "filming techniques, music, lighting, humor, character development, irony, foreshadowing, and even character names are used by the director and producer to influence the viewer to get their agenda across," I love what the author's intention is with this activity:
We want the student to be able to discern not only the agenda of the movie, but also how they are being influenced by it. The goal is that when the student goes to the theatre and watches Harry Potter or Avatar or Happy Feet, he walks out not thinking it was an entertaining movie, but understanding the bigger message behind each film.
The suggested pace of using the Z-Guide is two activities per day. This means that the movie guide makes a great one week 'mini-unit'.
Because we are currently in the Middle Ages history-wise, I chose the movie Luther for our review product. There are more than one version of this movie, but the Z-Guide includes the details of the version for which the guide was written directly on the cover. This makes it easy to search for the right movie through your preferred provider (we use Netflix but there are other options).
This is a guide developed for high school level students. All Z-Guide to the Movies books give a suggested age group. Parents know their own children and can choose within those suggestions to suit their own purposes. However, with the Luther Z-Guide I feel the level is definitely at least advanced Junior High and average high school.
Can I just say that I think this particular Z-Guide is one of the best I have seen (I've reviewed one and looked at several others at a conference). I've seen some variability between the guides I've looked at, although I think they all are good and valuable. However the focus and depth of this particular guide totally suited my goals for studying this time period and topic: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.
I found that I could substitute a week's work of our Tapestry of Grace outline with this movie. There was plenty of research based work for my student to do on related topics to cover everything TOG covered for those topics. My student not only looked at the theological discord that led Luther into this confrontation with the Catholic Church, but it brought in other reformers in the Reformed Movement and the influence of the movement on art, science, politics and society.
It was so easy to print off the guide, hand it to my student and just keep track of their progress. Each of the assignments my student was to complete had a grading scale and the teacher's guide included answers (in case I was wondering or didn't have time to do the research myself).
The hand's on activities in our Z-Guide was a word search. I don't love word searches but my daughter enjoyed it during a moment of boredom. The other activities were artistic in nature -- drawing a cartoon like Luther's and creating a relic. We were pushed for time and didn't do these before the review was due, but I think that was a mistake and wish I'd don't deleted them. I think the inclusion of hands-on activities is important if your child is a visual or active learner (so just call me a bad mom!)
Who would be interested in this product?
Frankly, there is a Z-Guide to the Movies for every homeschool! There are more guides for high school level topics, but I did notice that several of the movies had both a high school and a younger grade version. Several elementary guides cover some of the popular children's movies: i.e. Kit Kitteredge,etc.
Z-Guides seem especially suited to family study or co-ops, especially the discussion that is stimulated on various topics. If you plan to use the Z-Guide with a co-op please note that a special licensing version is required.
Parents who are pushed for time or have a life-distraction going on will appreciate the independent nature of this unit study. I most often encourage watching the movie "after" reading the book -- but in some cases I think the movie makes a great substitution.
Here is a partial list of my personal recommendations for movies that have Z-Guides:
The Hiding Place (WWII)
Flyboys (WWI)
Sergeant York (WWI)
Boy in the Striped Pajamas (WWII)
Father Goose (WWII) -- really)a fun movie that introduces some lesser explored topics of this war
Mr Smith Goes to Washington
To Kill A Mockingbird - this is a classic movie which stays true to the classic book, highly recommend watching it after reading the book and compare how the author and director use their media to portray mood and tone in the story
My Side of the Mountain
Driving Miss Daisy (if you really want to understand racial tension in the south of the 20th century - heartwarming)
OK!! This is getting too long -- I'll save the (rest of the) list for a separate post. However, I hope you can see the value of this product and will check out at least one movie for your homeschool study - or just for some learning fun.
Z-Guides are sold for $12.99 through the author's website. Group licensing is $49.99. This is an electronic product in either download for CD form. I have seen physical products from this publisher at a homeschool conference but they didn't appear on the website. If you cannot rent or get the movie from your library, it is available for purchase from ZeeZok as well.
Be sure to look around the website at the other fine products ZeeZok is bringing to the homeschool community.
As always, "you don't have to take my word for it!" Check out the Crew blog for a summary review and individual reviews by other moms - with different age children - on different movies.
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Another busy weekend of running is set for this Father's Day weekend of June 14 -15, 2014.
The big one will be the George Sheehan Classic on Saturday in Red Bank. It starts on Friday night with kid's races at marine Park along the Navesink River. The kid's races are always lots of fun for the kid's parents and spectators alike with clowns, and an assortment of snacks and goodies for the participants who run distances based on their age. Sign-ups for the big race on Saturday will also be available at Marine Park.
Here are some more local events this weekend:
Saturday, June 14, 5k, George Sheehan Classic, Red Bank, N.J. Preview Registration Open
Saturday, June 14, 5k, 9 a.m. Runway 5k and One Mile Walk, 500 Forrestal Dr. Rio Grande N.J.
Saturday, June 14, 2014, Point Pleasant Boro Rotary 7th Annual Father's Day 5K …Point Pleasant, N.J.
Sunday, June 15, 8:00 a.m. 3, 6, 10 plus miles, Sunday Run, Bodman Park, Middletown, N.J.
Sunday, June 15, 10 a.m. 5K, Anthony's Run, Staten Island, N.Y
And for those who would like to run their fist 5K a group will be forming starting on July 1, 2014. Check it and other training opportunities here.
More upcoming events can be found on the Jersey Shore Running Club Race Calendar