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The Richmond Scholars program is divided into four designations: Artist Scholars, Boatwright Scholars, Oldham Scholars, and Science Scholars, which are used to determine additional educational advantages. Those advantages include stipends for an expanded educational experience, guaranteed housing, priority registration, and invitations to special designation-specific events.
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Residents Should Be Aware of Mail Theft
Date: October 9, 2013
Modesto Police Department
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600 10th Street, Modesto, Ca. 95354
Author: Heather Graves
MODESTO, CA- Investigators look to warn residents of mail theft throughout Modesto.
Over a one month period, twelve reports have been filed for mail theft. This number is low considering most of these crimes go unreported. Below is a link to a video from a victim in Northwest Modesto. The male in the video approaches the residence where he proceeds to take a package off of the victim's porch and rides away. Investigators believe the female in the background is associated with the male and they may be casing neighborhoods.
As we enter the holiday season, there will likely be an increase in delivered mail, including packages. Investigators ask that you take these simple steps to reduce your chances of being a victim.
· Require a signature for delivered packages.
· Can't require a signature? Have your packages delivered to you at work or to someone you know will be home.
· If packages are delivered to your residence, bring them inside immediately.
· Do not put outgoing mail in your mailbox. Instead, deliver it to the post office.
· Have personal checks delivered to your bank for pick-up.
· Check your mail daily.
· Be a good neighbor. Report suspicious activity in your neighborhood immediately to police.
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Phoenicians need to hurry. There are only two days left to take advantage of the yummiest week of the year--Arizona Restaurant Week—that is being held from May 17-26, 2014 in Arizona. The goal of the week is to raise the visibility and credibility of Arizona as one of the top culinary regions in the US. Of course, the biggest side benefit is giving more publicity to more Arizona restaurants during these competitive economic times.
TripAdvisor reviews over 2,500 restaurants in Phoenix. Cuisine in Arizona runs the gamut from one-manned food trucks in Central Phoenix to expensive, award-winning restaurants in Scottsdale or Cave Creek. Usually, and especially since the recession, people have tended to stick to a few, inexpensive favorite restaurants in their neighborhoods. During the 10 days of Restaurant Week, Arizona residents and tourists will have the opportunity to try out some exceptional, but maybe unfamiliar, restaurants throughout the state.
As part of the promotion, customers can order a prix-fixe dinner for $30-40 per person. Reservations are not required, but recommended, to take advantage of some of the most famous restaurants in town, which might normally cost twice or more as much.
"This is the second time we have participated," said Jackie Veselinovic. "Restaurant Week is a great way to introduce our restaurant to new customers," she added as she looked out over the full dining room at Solo Trattoria, the restaurant managed by her son, Jon, at the Esplanade in Phoenix, on May 23. Solo Trattoria is a family affair, also involving father—Walter—and other sons—Adam and Alex. For restaurant week, diners could have a three-course meal for $30 per person, with entrée choices, such as Shrimp Scampi and Chicken Marsala, along with a choice of appetizers and desserts, like chocolate lava cake or Jackie's tiramisu. Bottles of wine are also half off for the Week.
In the Phoenix metropolitan area there are over 140 restaurants participating. This Memorial Day Weekend, whether you like seafood or steaks or sushi or something exotic from Spain or Brazil, is a wonderful time to help the Arizona economy, and treat yourself and your family to a new and unique gastronomic adventure.


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Corset is a silver leaf metallic design, beaded with pearls and sequins. It has a 4 hook closure and zip up back. The hooks latch first on the inside and the zipper closes over it on the outside. It is a bridal size 10 but will fit street size 6-8. This corset is AMAZING at making you look like you have an hour glass figure and is surprisingly comfortable. This corset is 100% authentic and was purchased at the Los Angeles Monique Lhuiller store on Melrose. The corset has been dry cleaned and is ready to ship.
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|Hall Goodman Parrish b. 9 October 1915, d. 2 September 2003
|after 1930
|Principal=Hall Goodman Parrish1
|Wayne Parrish b. c 1931
|Merlyn H. Parrish b. Dec 1943
|Helen's parents are Homer Lawrence Pugh and Eunice Fern Acton.
|30 September 1917
|Married Name
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|after 1930
|Principal=Hall Goodman Parrish1
|September 1994
|Paris, Edgar Co., IL2
|September 1994
|Helen M PARRISH
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1917
Death Date: Sep 1994
Social Security Number: 304-14-3898
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Indiana
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ZIP Code: 61944
Localities: Paris, Edgar, Illinois2
|17 September 1994
|Obituary, PARIS -Helen May Parrish
PARIS -Helen May Parrish, 76, Paris, died Friday (Sept. 16, 1994). Member: Paris Church of Christ and Edgar County Home Extension. Survivors: husband, Hall G.; sons, Merlyn, rural Paris; Wayne, Danville; sister, Mary Frances Larkins, Beech Grove, Ind.; four grandchildren; twin great-grandsons. Preceded by: parents, one daughter, one brother.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Sutton & Son Funeral Home, Paris. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial: Edgar Cemetery, Paris. Memorials: Paris Church of Christ.
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06.29.2010 / 50th and Ames Branch Now Open!
First National Bank just made banking more convenient by reopening their newest full service branch located at 50th and Ames Avenue. This new, state of the art branch will replace the previous branch located at 48th and Ames.
Now you can do all your banking while enjoying these wonderful branch features:
- Easy branch access with additional parking
- Additional teller windows and drive thru lanes
- Offices for increased privacy
- Safe deposit boxes, self-service coin counter, customer computer center with wireless access
- Historical artwork of North Omaha displayed throughout the branch and more!
First National Bank will host a grand reopening celebration on July 10 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The celebration will include face painting, balloon animals, a magician, inflatable activities, free food and many fabulous grand opening specials and giveaways.* Be sure to stop by the branch at 50th and Ames Avenue and join in on the fun.
What do you think of First National Bank's newest branch? We want to hear from you.
*Opening special may not be combined with any other First National Bank of Omaha offer, are only available at the 50th and Ames branch.


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as described here dell 7520 (inspiron 15R SE), fan on full speed on 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, i still have problems with my energy comsumption and fan noise under ubuntu 13.04. i could reduce it to a minimum though with the following entries in /etc/rc.local like described How to permanently switch off discrete graphic card?
echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
echo "min_power" | sudo tee /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/link_power_management_policy
the first command reduces battery consumption, the second one reduces fan noise. the entry in the rc.local makes sure to run the commands at startup. so far, so good.
from time to time it is necessary to run the 2nd command again to silence the fans, for example after plugin the ac power or after resume. also after resume the discrete graphics card is running again.
my question now:
- how can i make script or button to run the two commands as user with root rights without doing all that typing work in a terminal all the time, as a shortcut for example?
- is there a more elegant solution so solve that issue?
By the way, if that is of any help. it seems like the fans start spinning immediately and together with minimum rise of cpu usage


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2014-15: Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team…At NCAA Championships, he took 26th in the platform (323.00) and 35th in the 3-meter (341.15)…Qualified for NCAAs at Zone E Championships after finishing fourth in the platform with 718.10 and eighth in the 3-meter with 715.10…At Pac-12 Championships, he placed sixth in the 1-meter (298.55), eleventh in the platform and thirteenth in the 3-meter…Took first in both the platform and 3-meter at the Wildcat Diving Invitational with 327.90 and 376.55, respectively…Finished first in the 3-meter against Missouri, NAU, OSU and NMS (301.35)…Had a season best of 377.15 in the platform and Texas/SMU and 376.55 at the Diving Invitational.
2013-14: Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career after finishing third in the platform at NCAA Zones…Finished 14th in the platform at the NCAA Championships and finished 33rd in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events.
Prep: Four-time varsity letterwinner in diving at Cinco Ranch High School…Four-time All-District, All-Region and All-State Texas Class 5A 2009-2012…three-time District Champion 2010-2012…Region Champion 2012…All-State First Team 2011-2012…School record holder in the 6-dive and 11-dive 1m events.
Personal: Born on March 18, 1994…Son of Dominic and Stacy Ricotta…Siblings are Thaddeus and Mary Angela…Majoring in Marketing.


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The history of classical music is filled with names of great composers, symphonic orchestras, opera companies and great conductors who were the first among their peers to become well-known for their classical music endeavors. Many of these artists, entities, and conductors such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Company, and Leonard Bernstein, are now household names.
But what do we really know about classical music and some of the many composers who dreamed of being firsts in this genre of music? Can you name the first opera by an African American composer to be performed by a major opera company? Can you name the person who wrote its libretto? The answers to these questions may come as a surprise since many classical music enthusiasts and scholars rarely mention their names or include them in their scholarly essays.
The first opera by an African American composer to be performed by a major opera company is titled The Troubled Island, composed by William Grant Still (1895-1978), with a libretto by Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey. It was performed by the New York City Opera in 1949! William Grant Still completed the opera in 1939 and when it debuted, it was a stunning success as well as a disappointing failure. The story is set on the isle of Haiti in 1791 and depicts the rise and fall of revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who was assassinated after crowning himself Emperor of the newly independent nation. On opening night, the audience gave the opera 22 curtain calls, but many critics were not so kind and their less-than-glowing reviews contributed to is short three- show run.
Today William Grant Still is often referred to as "the Dean" of African-American composers. The Mississippi-born, Oberlin Conservatory of Music-trained instrumentalist-arranger-composer completed more than 150 musical compositions during his lifetime, including nine operas, five symphonies, chamber music, ballets, and works for piano, voice, band and chorus. In 1936, he became the first African American to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the first to have an opera, Bayou Legend, performed on national television when it premiered on PBS. In 1955 he conducted the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra and became the first African American to conduct a major orchestra in the Deep South. Still's works have been performed internationally by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the BBC Orchestra.


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When I think of St. Patrick's Day, I think of the pain of not wearing green on the special day. Seriously, kids can be vicious with their tiny fingers pinching your skin as punishment for not conforming. Can you tell I have issues with wearing green?
I am not kidding when I tell you I just had to google what the deal was with St. Patrick's Day. Who was he? In a nut shell, he is the patron saint of Ireland and known for having driven snakes from Ireland. The theory is that he died on March 17th. There's your history lesson for the day and after learning that why do I feel a strong urge to eat something minty. You can't celebrate St. Patrick's day without a sweet or some corned beef so here are 20 paleo st patrick's day recipes s to enjoy.
Homemade Traditional Corned Beef
Lucky Shamrock Salad (raw-vegan)
Coconut & Avocado Grasshopper Bars
Brownie Bites with Mint Buttercream (GAPS/ Paleo)
St Patricks Day Paleo Cupcakes
Sweet potato and sausage shepherd's pie
St. Paddy\'s Day Reuben on \"Rye\" Paleo Wrap
Great round-up Kelly ~ thanks for including my "O'Cavegirl's Irish Stew"…Happy St. Paddy's!
These all sound delicious! Thanks for including my grasshopper bars! 🙂
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The Venezuelan opposition and the government accused each other on Wednesday of seeking support from the military to meddle in the April 14 election to replace late president Hugo Chavez.
Opposition lawmaker Alfonso Marquina presented to the National Electoral Council (CNE) a list of active military officers who, he said, "conduct activities to mobilize" voters for the election "in coordination with political leaders" of the ruling PSUV party.
Marquina also handed an official document from the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) that allegedly refers to the opposition as an "enemy" and demanded a response from the top election body.
"It demonstrates that all the high-ranking officials of the national government are involved in the official communication networks of the FANB, which must be at the service of the CNE on April 14," he said.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles is hoping to pull an upset by defeating Chavez's designated successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro, in the election, which comes one month after Chavez lost his battle with cancer.
The brief campaign has already been marked by mudslinging between both candidates as they criss-cross the country to woo voters in the politically polarized country.
Maduro had accused the opposition on Tuesday of "looking for soldiers who would betray the people and betray the memory of comandante Chavez, and refuse to recognize the people's victory."
"Really, there are elements, groups, that want to act inside the armed forces," Defense Minister Diego Molero said on Wednesday, stressing that the military was "impregnable."
The opposition has accused Molero of taking sides in the election, when the armed forces should remain impartial. The minister has said that the military would fulfill the wishes of Chavez, who asked Venezuelans to elect Maduro.
Soldiers have interfered in politics in the past, taking part in a short-lived coup against Chavez in 2002 while the late president led his own failed putsch when he was a young colonel in 1992.
Chavez, who led Venezuela for 14 years, sought the loyalty of the armed forces and even described them as "Chavistas."
Before the October presidential election, in which he defeated Capriles by 11 points, Chavez created what he described as an "anti-coup" command.


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Many children love to use some kind of prop when singing or dancing to music. Props help to tell the story of a song, aids in the flow of movement to the song's tempo, makes a child feel less self-conscious when singing with a group and just plain fun.
Below are a few traditional songs and props to create with your children that makes singing fun.
There was a farmer had a dog,
and Bingo was his name-o.
and Bingo was his name-o.
Make a Paper Cup Dog as a prop: Poke a hole large enough for the child's index finger in the side of a foam paper cup. This will represent the dog's tongue when the child places his finger through the hole. At the top of the cup, draw in facial features (nose and eyes on each side). Glue on two floppy ears made from construction paper or felt. As the child sings this song, the dogs tongue (finger) will be moving and singing along.
Pop Goes the Weasel
All around the cobbler's bench,
the monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought it was all in fun,
POP! goes the weasel.
Make a Monkey Puppet for a fun prop: Use a lunch bag as the body of the puppet. Draw a monkey face on construction paper, as well as a mouth piece. Glue the head piece on the bottom flap of the bag and the mouth piece under the flap. Add a felt hat. After it's dry, the child can place his hand inside the bag to manipulate the puppet pretending to chase the weasel while singing this song.
Eentsy Weentsy Spider
The eentsy weensty spider,
climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain.
So, the eentsy weensty spider
climbed up the spout again.
Stuffed Spiders make fun props: Cut two circles from black construction paper, the size of a lunch plate. Place the two circles together and staple or glue the edges together, leaving a small opening to stuff. Use Polyester filling or facial tissues for the stuffing. Finish sealing the circle. Make accordian pleat strips of black paper and attach eight legs around the body of the spider. Cut out two white circles or glue on cotton balls for the eyes. Children can hold their spiders while they sing.
It's fun to weave crafts and games into traditional music we sing. No matter what age, music lightens the spirit!


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"Seasick" was the headline above a picture of a very dejected Peyton Manning. SuperBowl XLVIII results came as a shock. Millions of dollars changed hands; no one, including Seattle, expected the score to be 43 to 8. The most devastating losses may not have been financial, but emotional.
How many losses have you experienced? If you are like me, there have been numerous financial and emotional losses throughout my life. It is not whether we have suffered losses or even the extent of the loss, but how we handled the defining moment. Some lash out with blame, anger and violence. Others push all of the emotion inside and suffer depression. What do you do when you encounter a loss? How do you handle your defining moments?
The statement on the top of the cover of the book Emotional Ice Water is "It's not what they say or do. It's what YOU think, feel & do." We always have a choice; we can accept responsibility for our part in a situation or we can blame someone or something else.
It was the crowd noise that disrupted the famous 'Omaha' snap count for Peyton. It is the economy. It is the fault of the government. We can blame a myriad of outside factors for any loss. We can contrive any number of excuses for events or situations which turned out differently than we desired or we can accept responsibility and learn from the experience.
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." Epictetus
Life presents us with numerous defining moments. A graduation, a wedding, or the birth of a child is a moment of joy, gratitude and gleeful expectation. The loss of a loved one, the loss of a promotion, or a serious illness can send our emotions plummeting to the depths of our soul. These defining moments mold, shape and direct our lives.
"Life is 10% of what happens and 90% of how you react to it." You may not have chosen the result you received; however, you do have full control of your thoughts, feelings and actions after the event. It is not about what they say or do, it's what YOU think, feel and do.
For the Broncos, Bronco fans and even football fans who wanted to see a good close game, there is natural disappointment. Game over. The next step is choosing how to think, feel and act. Your attitude and your actions are 100% within your control.
Attitude and Action
Our attitude is shaped by our beliefs and desires. The attitude we choose determines our future.
A diamond in its natural state appears to be a rock with some attractive characteristics. Only when it is shaped and polished does it become a valuable gem. It is our attitude and action through the harsh times in our lives which shape and polish us into individuals of noteworthy character. Events happen. How we interpret those events determines our future. Truly remarkable people thrive through adversity.
Attitude and Action Choices
1. Ridicule the person you feel treated you unfairly. Tell everyone how you are a victim of this terrible person.
2. Conduct a pity party for yourself. Curl up in a corner and cry. Open a bottle of your alcoholic drink of choice and guzzle the entire bottle.
3. Punch a hole in the wall with your fist. Throw china against the wall. Kick a tree.
4. Eat a bag of chocolate, a bag of potato chips and a gallon of ice cream.
5. Face the facts and look for what could be good about the situation.
What Could Be Good
A mentor of mine once told me to debrief after every speech. This same practice could be applied to every defining moment.
1. What went well in the situation and the events leading up to the actual day?
2. What did not go well?
3. What circumstances could have been improved?
4. What undesirable elements could have been prevented with different actions before the event?
5. What lessons can be learned which will improve future performances?
We may not control every aspect of the game of life, but we do have control of our attitude and action.


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Chinese Trees – Moving Target?
How difficult can it be to count some trees? Judging from development's in China's forestry sector, it can be pretty challenging.
KPMG has belatedly resigned as auditor of troubled China Forestry, citing questions about the firm's ownership and valuation of plantations.
To be fair to KPMG, they were the first to identify irregularities with China Forestry's bookkeeping at the beginning of 2011. But as they had audited the firm from its 2009 IPO on that still raises the question of why they didn't identify the problems sooner. The audit firm finally tendered its resignation just in the past week.
Taken together with the ongoing problems at China Forestry's rival, Sino Forest, this latest development might have investors wondering whether there are, in fact, any trees in China at all.


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Berghaus Cuerra Cuesta Men's Multi-Activity Shoes
These Berghaus Cuerra Cuesta multi activity shoes can almost be worn anywhere, doing anything! Great for getting to the hill and even better while on it, the Cuerra Cuesta's have an asymmetrical lace-to-lace system, which will allows you to get a perfect fit throughout the day. This lace system - coupled with the Berghaus Limpet holding system - means you have a technical fit that is adjustable to your preferences.
The midsole on the Cuerra Cuesta is a three-part midsole which has been developed to give you even further control and comfort due to a soft, compression-moulded heel crash pad and a tuned Plantar-Plate which is soft in the heel and firm in the forefoot.
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For automakers looking to succeed in today's compact car market, you better bring something more than just an econobox on wheels.
A stylish design and a little performance pizazz are highly recommended.
Armed with that knowledge, Toyota looked to upgrade its venerable Corolla sedan.
The Corolla has seemingly always been one of the best selling cars in the world.
Most buyers appreciated its reliability and fuel economy.
But ask them about its style, though, and you probably wouldn't get much of a response.
With a 2014 model year redesign, though, Corolla makes much more of a bold statement.
Toyota, over the past couple of years, has made an effort to inject more character into its design language, moving away from the play-it-safe approach it has taken for years.
The results have been favorable on models such as the Avalon and Highlander.
The success continues with Corolla.
Its body is now more sharply defined, and has gotten wider and longer.
The interior is also roomier and there are plenty of technology features to enhance the driver and passenger experience.
The Corolla is powered by either of two engine choices. The first is a 1.8-liter four cylinder that can be found in each trim level (L, LE and S). It makes 132 horsepower and is linked to a six-speed manual transmission in the L or a four-speed automatic. In the LE and S, there is a continuously variable transmission. But the S, which is the sportiest version, also offers a six-speed manual.
The other engine choice is also a 1.8-liter four cylinder found in the LE Eco trim. It makes 140 horsepower and gets fuel economy of 30 mpg city, 42 highway, which is outstanding. The first engine gets 28 and 37, which is still quite good.
As for technology options, the Corolla offers Toyota's Entune apps package, a navigation system and HD radio.
For safety, a backup camera is an available option, along with a solid list of standard safety features.
The Corolla starts at around $17,000 and ranges to around $23,000.
You might have owned a Corolla in the past, or at least known someone who did. They've always been good cars, but now they've gotten even better.
2014 Toyota Corolla: Bolder and better
For automakers looking to succeed in today's compact car market, you better bring something more than just an econobox on wheels.


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The recently released movie César Chávez, History Is Made One Step at a Time will be shown free at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) on Tuesday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. Chávez spent his life as an activist and community organizer, co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) and is well known for initiating the California grape boycotts in the 1960s and '70s. The movie stars Michael Peña as César Chávez, America Ferrera as Helen Chávez and John Maklovich as the owner of an industrial grape farm.
The movie follows Chávez's efforts to organize 50,000 farm workers in California, many of whom were braceros, temporary workers from Mexico who had to return to Mexico if they stopped working. Working conditions were very poor, and the braceros were targets of racism and violence by their employers and other Californians. To improve conditions for the workers, Chávez co-founded the UFW labor union and organized major nonviolent campaigns, among them the Delano grape strike, the Salad Bowl strike and the 1975 Modesto march.
Many books, articles and studies have been written about Chávez, but this is the first feature film about him. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly said: "It should have been made 40 years ago, but this biopic about the Mexican-American leader who spearheaded the fight for farmworkers' rights couldn't be more timely. It arrives just as the clout of unions is crumbling, and it roots itself in the dynamic nuts-and-bolts tactics of how Chávez built a movement out of people who had no power. In the title role, Michael Peña has a no-nonsense fire: he captures how Chavez borrowed from Martin Luther King Jr. but also fueled the struggle with his own improvisatory brilliance. Keeping a strike going for years, he triumphed by fusing empathy and strategy."
About the inspiration for the movie, director Diego Luna said, "Films about the farm worker's struggle are not exposed because the issue still exists. Chávez's effort in the 1960s was just the beginning of a movement that needs to continue." He also said, "There is no film about César Chávez in the U.S. Our stories need to be celebrated and exposed. I had the necessity to tell the story when I had a Mexican-American born son."
This free event is supported by the DIA and Wayne County's Department of Health and Human Services and is hosted by the Wayne County Executive Office.
DIA Hours and Admission
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents and DIA members. For all others, $8 for adults, $6 for seniors ages 62+, $4 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.


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One of the Highest Forms of Recreation!
Manager of Volunteers
681-2822 or 681-2827 -- contact us
Our Philosophy
At the Peoria Park District we believe that volunteerism is one of the highest forms of recreation! The District has a variety of volunteer possibilities that can offer all segments of the community challenging and rewarding use of their leisure time. Volunteer participation in the Peoria Park District instills a sense of ownership and responsibility in the volunteer that leads to greater involvement and respect.
Why Volunteer?
To continue learning and growing
To develop new interests and friendships
To share your time and talent with your community
To gain valuable job experience
Who Can Volunteer?
Anyone age 18 and up is welcome to apply for our adult volunteer program year-round.
Our new Zoo Teen program is for ages 14-17. Negative TB test are required.
Your Role As A Volunteer
All volunteers are considered to be ambassadors for the Peoria Park District. As ambassadors, volunteers are expected to be courteous and helpful to guests, other volunteers, and staff. Being an ambassador also means that volunteers be enthusiastic and have a good time!
So What Can You Do At The Zoo?
We have different opportunities to fit everyone's interest, from animal keeping to public speaking. The following are a few of the opportunities available at the Peoria Zoo. All of the jobs require an interest in animals!
Special Events, Summer/Day Camps, Home school classes, and Zoo Tot classes, Rovers,Tour Guide, Animal Handler, Zoomobile, Africa Guides, Diet Cutter, Assistant Zookeeper, Behavioral Enrichment and Enhancement Program (BEEP).
Zoo Teens
Zoo Teens 2016
- Must be at least 13 years old. Must be at least a freshman in high school by Fall of 2016.
- Cost: $15 to cover the cost of T-shirt and Training Materials (We will not take payment until Zoo Teen Training ends on June 9th, 2016. Fee due before 1st formal volunteer date after June 9th, 2016.)
Application Process:
- Runs from January 1- April 15
- Must turn in application, questions and 1 reference (from someone other than a family member or neighbor) by April 15, 2016.
- Recommend you attend our Zoo Teen Open House March 5th, 2016 from 2:00-4:00, a parent or guardian is strongly encouraged to attend with you. We will have stations set up describing volunteer opportunities available during the summer and answering any questions you might have. (Both Staff and Current Zoo Teens will be in attendance.)
- Interviews will be the last 2 weeks of April
- Decisions will be made by May 13th. You will receive a letter in the mail either way. If you have not received a letter by May 27th, 2016 please contact us at 681-3559.
- Classes will run from June 7th, 8th and 9th2016 from 9:00am-4:00pm,
Our Commitment & Yours
The Peoria Park District attempts to give each volunteer a good experience. Efforts are made to have the appropriate number of volunteers for any event or project. This is best accomplished when all volunteers and groups communicate in advance their intent to volunteer. In many circumstances the events can use extra volunteers, and they are always welcomed. Nevertheless, in the event that numerous extra volunteers arrive, we cannot completely guarantee they will have a job. Every volunteer is considered important and is counted on to be at the event at the appropriate time and place. Volunteers are asked to call if they cannot attend as promised. Thank you for volunteering!
What Volunteer Positions Are Available?
We have a wide array of volunteer positions within the Peoria Park District, including ongoing Regular Volunteer opportunities and Special Event opportunities.


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The Future Is Forever
Some time in the late morning after orange juice eggs bacon and toast for breakfast during that week after school ended, those first luxuriant no rush days with summer vacation stretching off into infinity, the future is forever. No pressure to do anything, no urgency, just have a lazy breakfast head up to the room play some records listen on headphones while reading Flipside or Ripper or Maximum Rock and Roll to T.S.O.L. or Really Red or maybe it was The Birthday Party, soaking it in, living in a punk rock fantasy land far, far away from the mountains and Longs Peak out the window, the Columbine flowers blooming, deer and elk down in the meadow, early summer all creatures great and small making their incessant racket which isn't an unpleasant sound, just a constant background chirping and humming that you get used to and don't notice after a while. The exact right amount of breeze slipping in through the open window, bringing with it exquisite earthy smells riding the air infusing the room pinesap flower snowmelt breathe it in bliss. At some point the record ended the yelling screaming punk rockers temporarily silenced just reading completely immersed in that fifteen year old dream life of Elks Lodge, the Starwood The Vex all those clubs in LA, bands, stage dives and fights, flipping through the pages of the fanzines and then I became aware of something. A slight alteration in the atmosphere almost like the air pressure changed but really what it was, and it took a few long moments to figure out, was that all those outside sounds had stopped. The screeching, squealing, clicking, borrowing nut hoarding tapping of all the squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, woodpeckers, and nuthatches and everything else was suddenly gone. And it was really fucking weird, like the world had stopped. Just completely come to a dead halt only the breeze still coming in silently and the smells wafting in but nothing, no background noise signaling that life still existed on the other side of that window. This went on for an eternity, literally, it really was time existing as one unchanging moment could have been five seconds five minutes five hundred years I sat there looking at the page in front of me and the immobilized record player, frozen, not moving an iota, every nerve attuned, every hair standing up straight. Utter stasis, stopped in time, acutely aware of the change outside the disquieting cessation of sound. And then it happened. Thunk. That's the only word to describe it, right out the window, and with that thunk all the antler rattling mouse eating grass chomping worm regurgitating sounds came back like BANG the loudest symphony you've ever heard Wagner would have killed for something that powerful and all-encompassing. The globe started spinning again, time lurched forward, and I ran down the stairs out the door around the corner of the house to see where the sound came from and right there at the foot of the big fifty foot tall pine tree by my window lay a perfectly still very dead Great Horned Owl. These majestic creatures that rule the airwaves maybe some competition from the Eagles and Hawks but they are up there on the avian totem pole, noble not to mention uncannily alien with their heads spinning around their nocturnal habits and those eyes glowing yellow in the night. I'd never seen one close up, they are elusive aristocrats of the forest, and here was one looking just fine and healthy but absolutely stone cold dead. About three feet long with supple gray and brown and white feathering those yellow eyes now lifeless staring up at the branch from where he'd fallen, his last perch. I picked him up and took him inside and laid him on the counter in the kitchen. Later my mom came home; she was impressed because she'd never seen one close up either and with her unusual knowledge of animals almost an instinctual bond she knew this was special. Then we called this taxidermist, this guy Big John who was a member of the ski patrol and the enemy, a real prick, but he was the one taxidermist in town and he said he'd stuff the owl for $200. Well, I was fifteen and didn't have $200 so screw Big John didn't want to give him my money anyway. The owl was lying there on the cutting board starting to get stiff so we decided to cut off his talons and keep those. Which might seem disrespectful, but it wasn't at all, and anyway he was dead. So we start sawing, hacking, with a steak knife and then a serrated knife Jesus it was like trying to cut steel cable, it seriously took an hour to saw through the dead owl's legs, back and forth, working up a sweat holding those steel cable legs down. Finally they came off, I kept them for a few years, and they always made me think of that day when nature got quiet. I'm convinced the other animals had some kind of presentiment, a sort of animal kingdom communication going on that they all knew what was about to happen the great horned owl's last moments and impending end were sensed and acknowledged by all the other creatures, a moment of silence that came before death.


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Which contender has most to prove in second half?
So, here we are at the midway point of the 2013 Big Ten football season, and I can't help but wonder which Big Ten title contender has the most to prove in the second half. Is it Ohio State, the undefeated team that hasn't lost since the 2012 Gator Bowl? Is it Michigan, the 5-1 team that squeaked past Akron and UConn? Is it Nebraska, the 5-1 team that lost its lone true test? Or is it someone else?


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The Forum Speech Labs
This website provides information about the speech related research research facilities located in the Informatics Forum
The Informatics Forum houses a number of custom built research laboratories that have been specifically designed to accommodate and promote excellence in speech research.
Sound Studios and Perception Lab
The Forum Sound Studios and the Forum Perception Labs Facilities are jointly owned and run by The School of Informatics and The School of Philosophy Psychology and Language Sciences to support current and future research needs of the staff and students in these schools. The Sound Studios suite provides four highly configurable recording areas that can be used independently or in combination with each other to perform general audio recording, audio recording in hemi-anechoic conditions, or audio recording in conjunction with eye-tracking or electromagnetic articulography.
The Perception Lab suite provides two sets of four isolation booths for audio based perception experiments.
The joint eyetracking lab, housed within the sound studios, contains 2 eye-trackers and is designed with dialogue based eye-tracking experiments
The Shape Capture Suite (coming soon)
The shape capture suite, comprises of a high resolution static shape capture system. This facility is normally housed within the sound studios, but is reasonably portable.
The Instrumented meeting room is an informatics facility designed to accommodate the recording of multi-party meeting.


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Oct. 29, 2012
Hawkeyes in the NFL: 2012 Photo Gallery
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football program is tied for ninth in the nation with 25 former players on active NFL rosters. In addition, nine other Hawkeyes reside on practice squads or injured reserve.
Iowa ties Michigan for second in the Big Ten amongst NFL alumni on active rosters. Ohio State leads the way with 35. Iowa has five former tight ends in the league, which equals USC and Stanford for the most.
The NFL continued regular season action over the weekend with its eighth week of games. A number of former Hawkeyes saw action and had success for their respective teams.
Jonathan Babineaux - DL - Atlanta Falcons: Babineaux has started 66 of the last 67 games for Atlanta. He recorded a tackle for loss Sunday in the Falcons win at Philadelphia. Babineaux leads Atlanta with six tackles for loss this year.
Christian Ballard - DL - Minnesota Vikings: Ballard, one of a Big Ten-best six Hawkeyes drafted in 2011, recorded three tackles, including a solo tackle, in Minnesota's loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday. The defensive tackle played in all 16 games, with two starts, a year ago. He has played in all eight contests this season.
Jordan Bernstine - DB - Washington Redskins: Bernstine was moved to the Redskins' injured reserve list after an injury in the season opener.
Bryan Bulaga - OL - Green Bay Packers: Bulaga, in his third season with the Packers, made his 32nd career start on Sunday as Green Bay defeated the Jaguars.
Scott Chandler - TE - Buffalo Bills: Chandler is tied for 14th in the NFL with four touchdown catches this season. The Bills had a bye week.
Dallas Clark - TE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tallied three catches for 40 yards in Tampa Bay's win at Minnesota last Thursday.
Adrian Clayborn - DL - Tampa Bay Buccaneers: In his second year in the league, Clayborn is on the Buccaneers' injured reserve list. The former Iowa All-American started all 19 games in his career for Tampa Bay prior to the injury. Clayborn registered 7.5 sacks during his rookie campaign in 2011.
Sean Considine - DB - Baltimore Ravens: Considine and the Ravens had a bye week.
Mike Daniels - DL - Green Bay Packers: Saw action but recorded no statistics in Green Bay's win against Jacksonville on Sunday.
A.J. Edds - LB - Indianapolis Colts: In his third year in the league, Edds is on the Colts' injured reserve list.
Bradley Fletcher - DB - St. Louis Rams: Fletcher tallied three total tackles, including a solo stop and a defended pass, on Sunday in the Rams loss in London to the Patriots.
Adam Gettis - OL - Washington Redskins: Listed as second team right guard for the Redskins.
Charles Godfrey - DB - Carolina Panthers: Godfrey registered two tackles at Chicago on Sunday. Godfrey became the first rookie in team history to start all 16 games at safety in 2008. He has started 64 of the last 65 games for the Panthers.
Shonn Greene - RB - New York Jets: Greene had another strong week for the Jets, carrying 15 times for 77 yards and adding two catches for 29 yards on Sunday against Miami. The former All-American and 2008 Doak Walker Award Winner has started 22 of the last 24 contests. He ranks tied for third in the NFL with five rushing scores this season.
Chad Greenway - LB - Minnesota Vikings: Greenway led the Vikings with 13 tackles, including five solo stops, against Tampa Bay. The former Iowa All-American leads the league with 81 total tackles this season.
Brad Herman - TE - New England Patriots: In his first year in the league, Herman is on the Patriots' injured reserve list.
Nate Kaeding - K - San Diego Chargers: Kaeding, the NFL's all-time most accurate field goal kicker (.870), has been placed on injured reserve.
Karl Klug - DL - Tennessee Titans: Played but recorded no stats in Tennessee's loss to the Colts. Klug has appeared in all 24 games for Tennessee during his first two seasons, making one start in each. As a rookie in 2011, Klug compiled a team-high seven sacks. The total tied for sixth place in sacks among all NFL rookies, tied for fourth among all NFL defensive tackles, and led all NFL rookie defensive tackles.
Bryan Mattison - OL - Kansas City Chiefs: Mattison is listed as the second team center for the Chiefs.
Marvin McNutt - WR - Philadelphia Eagles: In his first year in the league, McNutt is a member of the Eagles practice squad.
Tony Moeaki - TE - Kansas City Chiefs: Moeaki notched four catches for 57 yards against Oakland on Sunday. He has started six of seven games this season, and 21 of 22 in his career.
Brandon Myers - TE - Oakland Raiders: Myers hauled in three receptions for 49 yards in Oakland's win at Kansas City on Sunday. He leads Oakland in catches (31) and is second in receiving yards (383) this season.
Seth Olsen - OL - Indianapolis Colts: After starting the first three games of the season for Indianapolis, Olsen has been placed on the team's injured reserve list.
Shaun Prater - DB - Cincinnati Bengals: In his first year in the league, Prater is on the Bengals' injured reserve list.
Riley Reiff - OL - Detroit Lions: Reiff started against Seattle on Sunday. Reiff has played in all seven games for Detroit this season, with two starts. He was Detroit's first round pick in 2012, marking the third-straight season an Iowa player was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Allen Reisner - TE - Minnesota Vikings: Reisner is currently on the Vikings practice squad. He played in Minnesota's first three games this season.
Tyler Sash - DB - New York Giants: Recorded three solo tackles in New York's win at Dallas on Sunday. Sash won a super bowl ring during his rookie season with the Giants in 2011.
Amari Spievey - DB - Detroit Lions: Did not play due to injury.
Ricky Stanzi - QB - Kansas City Chiefs: Did not see action.
Jeff Tarpinian - LB - New England Patriots: Tarpinian recorded a tackle in the Patriots win over St. Louis on Sunday in London.
Julian Vandervelde - OL - Philadelphia Eagles: Vandervelde is a member of the Eagles practice squad. He spent the 2011 season with Philadelphia.
Marshal Yanda - OL - Baltimore Ravens: Yanda and the Ravens had a bye week. He has made 65 career starts and has started every game the last three seasons.
Markus Zusevics - OL - New England Patriots: In his first year in the league, Zusevics is on the Patriots' injured reserve list.


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They went at it hard this past Monday at Holliday Field, two intense rivals on one hand, but many good friends on the other.
Cheney swept an AA American Legion American League doubleheader 7-6 and 3-1. The wins moved Cheney (10-5) up in the standings and went a long way to improve their draw in the upcoming postseason.
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Will Justice
One of the top centers in I-AA football...Physically and mentally dominating player...A solid technician who astutely reads defenses and makes line calls...Enters the season with 25 career starts under his belt...Originally played guard, but moved to center in 2005...The leader of the O-line unit.
2005: Named First-Team All-Gateway Conference...Played and started in 12 games...Missed the Union College game with injury...Named the league's offensive lineman of the week when he graded out at 96 percent against Youngstown State.
2004: Started all 12 games at right guard...Helped pave the way for the #3-ranked scoring offense and #3-ranked rushing attack in the nation in I-AA.
2003: Played in 11 games and made one start at right tackle against Indiana State.
2002: Redshirted.
High School: Associated Press All-State, Tennessee Athletic Association All-State and "Mr. Football" finalist his senior year...Also a Best of the Preps offensive finalist and high school scholar-athlete...Team finished 7-4 his senior year and 10-4 his junior year, advancing to the state semifinals... Recorded a 3.8 GPA and was senior class president.
Worth Knowing: Received his undergraduate degree in management and is in the graduate school of business...Son of Anne and Craig Justice...Born August 9, 1983.


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Memo From Axelrod: Calm Down
David Axelrod, the political message guru who has been at Barack Obama's side since he was an Illinois state senator, has a message for the Sunday show pundits, sky-is-falling Democrats and chortling Republicans: Chill out.
President Obama's re-election campaign, smarting from days of doom-saying, sent out a memo from Mr. Axelrod Friday morning, saying prognosticators busy burying any chance of an Obama Second Term don't understand what's really going on in the nation's body politic. Sure, the president's approval ratings are in dangerously low territory 14 months before the 2012 election. But Americans like his plan to create jobs and boost the economy. They trust Mr. Obama and like him.
And in politics, approval is relative, and relatively speaking a sour electorate disapproves of Republicans more than they disapprove of Mr. Obama.
"Members of the media have focused on the President's approval ratings as if they existed in a black box. Following the intransigence of the Republicans during the debt debate, the approval rating of the GOP brand dropped to a historic low. The approval rating of Congress dropped to a near historic low. Americans are still dealing with the impact of the financial crisis and recession and the long-term economic trends that have seen wages stagnate for many, and that is manifested in their anger towards Washington. There's no doubt that Americans are calling on leaders in Washington to take immediate action to address their economic challenges — exactly what the President is advocating for," Mr. Axelrod wrote.
Perhaps most striking is the memo's pushback on the conventional wisdom that the president is losing his base. Mr. Axelrod quotes the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that found Democrats approving of the president's performance 81% to 14%, a margin that is stronger than President Bill Clinton's support among Democrats at this point in his term and "stronger than any Democratic President dating back to Harry Truman through this point in their presidency."
He also dismissed speculation that the Obama firewall of support with minority voters is beginning to be breached. Mr. Axelrod cited the president's 92% approval rate with African Americans, and a Public Policy Polling survey that showed Mr. Obama winning 67% of Hispanics against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and 70% against Texas Gov. Rick Perry, percentages that exceed his performance in the 2008 vote.
The memo can be seen as a strike against the brewing conventional wisdom that Mr. Obama needs to adjust fast or suffer certain defeat next year. Democratic campaign strategist James Carville on Thursday actually advised Democrats to "panic" in the wake of Tuesday's special elections in which a Republican won the heavily Democratic New York City House seat vacated by scandal-tarred Anthony Weiner and the GOP cruised to victory in a Nevada House special election that included Washoe County, a bellwether Mr. Obama must perform well in to win the Silver State.
Mr. Carville said the president should fire much of his political team and indict Wall Street figures who can be pinned with the 2008 financial meltdown.
That advice has not gone down well with Mr. Axelrod, who may be high on Mr. Carville's target list.
"Despite the Republican candidates just beginning to undergo the media scrutiny that occurs during a presidential campaign, from North Carolina to Nevada, the President remains ahead or in a dead heat with the Republican candidates in the battleground states that will decide the election in 2012. And ultimately it is in those battleground states where voters will choose, 14 months from now, between two candidates, their records, and their visions for the country," Mr. Axelrod wrote.
Speaking at a fund-raiser Thursday night, Mr. Obama also offered dulcet reassurances for his worried supporters.
"The odds of me being re-elected are much higher than the odds of me being elected in the first place," he told big-money Democrats at a high-ticket Democratic fund-raiser hosted by Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, the former U.S. ambassador to Portugal.


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There's a new online college ranking system available for parents and their college-bound students. CustomCollegeRankings.com was created by a mom who went through the college process with her own children and wanted to make it easier for others.
Containing several differences from other government and private sites, CustomCollegeRankings.com was created, "To help parents with the college search process and save them some of the frustration I encountered when helping my children through this process," says Susie Sadowsky, the site's founder.
Three Unique features
Parents and students will find three unique features on CustomCollegeRankings.com not found on other sites, according to Sadowsky:
- All colleges are ranked together so it is easier to search one spread sheet rather than several lists divided by size or region. Each criteria is provided in a different column that may be further customized. For example, site users may request a specific range for number of total students enrolled or a certain percentage of students receiving financial aid. Site users may either widen their screen or scroll through the data from left to right to find additional columns of criteria.
- The way certain criteria is presented is unique, too. Crime stats are broken down by crime arrests on-campus for liquor, drugs, burglaries and sex offenses (forcible) for easy side-by-side comparisons. Acceptance rates are presented for men and women separately. For example, Massachusettes Institute of Technology shows a 7 percent acceptance rate for men and a 15 percent rate for women. This is important for students and parents trying to figure out admission chances by categorizing schools as safety, match or reach.
- The ACT/SAT conversion table is based on a different approach designed to be useful to students rather than colleges. The converted scores are based on data of students accepted to college instead of what percentage of students achieved a certain score or took the test.
Four ways to use site
There are four ways for parents and students to use CustomCollegeRankings.com:
- To narrow down the college list from over 50 columns of criteria (region, size, retention rate, grad rate, etc.)
- As a quick reference for info about a particular school
- To compare colleges
- As an ACT/SAT score converter
What's next
Sadowsky is already planning some exciting new changes for CustomCollegeRankings.com including adding community colleges and graduate and professional schools. More criteria may also be added such as another column to narrow down searches for one-gender schools. Another goal is to create a personal college ranking tool. Parents and students should keep a watch for these and other additions to this new college ranking site.
To receive notification about future articles of concern to parents of the college-bound, click on "Subscribe" near the above photos. Connect via Twitter and in the comments section about this new custom college ranking website created by a mom.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A key stolen base from junior Julia Echols and a critical fielding error by Memphis allowed Mississippi State to come away with a 2-1 victory at Memphis on Tuesday evening. With two outs in the top of the seventh and the score tied 1-1, Echols walked, stole second and scored on a fielding error by Tiger shortstop Brittany Vaughn to account for the game-winning run.
With the victory, Mississippi State improves to 22-8. The team is off to the third-best 30-game start by an MSU club, just one win behind the 2006 and 2000 squads' program-best 23-7 mark.
In the circle, it was a total team effort for Mississippi State as four Bulldogs pitched. Sophomore Jacey Punches tossed the first two innings and yielded a run on two hits and a walk. She fanned three. Senior Shana Sherrod entered for the third inning and retired the Tigers in order. Freshman Alexis Silkwood threw two-and-a-third innings, allowing just a double. Senior Alison Owen earned the win to improve to 11-6 as she retired all five Memphis batters she faced. Memphis' Christian Novak started and went three-and-a-third innings, giving up a run on three hits and a trio of walks. She fanned four. Ellen Roberts (7-6) took the loss after pitching three-and-two-thirds innings, giving up an unearned run with two hits, two walks and three strikeouts.
After retiring the Bulldogs in order in the top of the first, Memphis (13-13) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the frame. Lindsay Crowdus led off with a double and, after a foul out and strikeout, scored on a single to right from Calli Irvin. After a walk, Punches ended the inning with a strikeout looking.
MSU mounted its first scoring threat in the top of the third but could not convert. Senior Sam Lenahan led off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Kayla Winkfield, but a strikeout and pop out stranded Lenahan at second.
Sherrod entered in the bottom of the third and retired the Tigers in order. Following the quick inning, Mississippi State tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth. Freshman Caroline Seitz led off with her Southeastern Conference-leading 12th double of the year. After a foul out, senior Logan Foulks walked to put runners on first and second. Freshman Katie Anne Bailey doubled to center to plate Seitz and move Foulks to third. A walk to senior Heidi Shape loaded the bases, but consecutive strikeouts ended the threat.
Mississippi State had a chance to take the lead in the fifth inning, but stranded two runners. After a pop out started the frame, Echols walked and Seitz singled through the right side. A passed ball moved the pair to second and third, but a strikeout and pop out left them there.
In the bottom of the sixth, Memphis had an opportunity to go ahead, but Owen entered and shut the door. With one out, Vaughn doubled to center field to snap a string of 12-straight Tigers retired. Owen entered for Silkwood and recorded a pop out and strikeout to close the inning.
The Bulldogs scored the winning run in the top of the seventh for the 2-1 victory. Winkfield started the inning with a single, but a double play on a line drive erased her. Echols walked on four pitches, swiped second and scored on the Vaughn error on a ball hit up the middle by Seitz.
Owen sent down all three Tiger hitters in the seventh to earn the victory.
Mississippi State plays the final three of nine-straight road games this weekend at Auburn. The series begins Friday with a 6 p.m. CT first pitch while Saturday's and Sunday's games both begin at 1 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- Mississippi State improves to 5-0 all time versus Memphis.
- The Bulldogs picked up their 21st non-conference win of the season, just four fewer than the entire 2013 campaign.
- MSU pushed across one run with two outs, increasing its season total to 57 two-out runs (44.5 percent of team total).
- Since the Feb. 28 game began against No. 12 Baylor, the Bulldogs have played eight one-run contests. MSU is 5-3 in such games.
- Freshman Caroline Seitz picked up her team-leading 10th multiple-hit game of the season.
- Junior Julia Echols scored her fourth game-winning run of the season, tied for the most on the team.
- Echols' seventh-inning stolen base was her third swipe of the month.
- Freshman Katie Anne Bailey is six-for-16 (.375 batting average) in her last seven games played.
- Bailey has driven in seven runs in her last five contests.
- Freshman Alexis Silkwood struck out one batter to give her 69 whiffs this season, the fifth most by a freshman in program history.


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Architects, take note: Oracle has published a massive API repository containing business service endpoints for E-Business Suite - for Payables, Marketing, HR, Procurement, you name it.
Over time this repository (which will ship with EBS Release 12) will include PSFT and JDE endpoints as well (no word on Siebel as of yet).
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Show that if $V$ is the hyperplane of a reflection $f : R^d \rightarrow R^d$, then for any nonzero $x$ in the orthogonal complement of $V$ we have $f(y) = y - 2\frac{\left<x,y\right>}{\left<x,x \right>} x$ for all $y \in R^d$.
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And it's about time. Without dogs to abuse, and with slots at racetracks dead, the Revere track has decided to go out of business.
This Sun article overemphasizes the positives of the closing track (the jobs left there, its long glorious history as a place to break the delicate bones of greyhounds, etc). I do feel bad for the 100 people losing their jobs as I would any workers in any industry, but the idea of putting the welfare of 100 people in largely low-wage jobs ahead of the welfare of the thousands in the area who could potentially become addicted to slots (and commit crimes to feed their disease, and the victims of the crimes…etc etc) and the welfare of our Commonwealth, is, well, a bit disingenuous.
Maybe these 100 people could be better put to work to redeveloping that prime real estate, and into jobs that are created once that land has been put to other use.
I have to say that although I'm not in favor of dog's bones being broken, I am in favor of slots…racesinos and anything else that will bring in more revenue to the state. The positive fiscal impacts of casinos are the revenues they generate for government by paying special taxes on gaming revenues, the payment of licensing fees by the casino and casino employees, property taxes, personal income tax payments by casino employees, and indirect tax payments stimulated by non-gaming casino operations, such as room occupancy, meals, and retail sales taxes, as well as the potential social savings from lower welfare and unemployment insurance rolls. If these costs are less than the revenue generated, then even after incurring these costs, there is still a positive fiscal impact. If costs are more than the revenue generated, only then can one say there is a negative fiscal impact.
Fact is that there is an unresolved philosophical question about the extent to which gambling addiction should be viewed as an 'individual' loss or behavioral problem, rather than a 'social' cost that should be compensated by society. There is also a great deal of controversy in the medical and psychological communities as to whether gambling is a physical addiction rooted in brain chemistry or a behavioral problem. It is also not clear whether problem gambling is 'caused' by the mere proximity of casinos or whether problem gambling is the effect of other underlying causes such as depression.
All in all….bring them on and let's get out of this financial mess we're in!
I've always thought dog racing was cruel and even more so when they simply used to put the losers down. I am not a gambler and would never go - but would love to see racinos . Despite what some people say, I believe they would provide income and much needed jobs to the state and why not keep it here. If people are going to gamble - they are going to gamble and they are going to go where it is available. It would be nice if the casino issue comes up again with the next session and a real resolution is reached.
There is only so much money around, and casinos and racinos do nothing to generate any wealth. So what goes in there comes from some place else in the economy. Only as an alternative to spending the same money in CT and RI does it make any sense at all, and not much at that.
"Fact is that there is an unresolved philosophical question"
There is an unresolved PRACTICAL question - do slots/casinos bring in more revenue than they suck up in: a) closed businesses/entertainment venues/reduced revenue from sales/income tax, b) addiction service costs, c) courts and police costs from increased crime and prosecution of such, and d) a new department dedicated to watching over the new gaming industry (itself costing millions!).
There is only so much pie. Casinos/slots suck up money from the economy and produce nothing of use. For every dollar spent in a casino is a dollar not spent on local restaurants, movies, toys, clothes, cars, and in the worst cases, mortgages and food.
Simple math. If it sounds too good to be true (free state revenue! JOBS! WHOO HOO!) it probably is.
That's the discussion that the state legislature and Gov. Patrick are not even willing to entertain, and I find that disgusting. The fallout from casinos is years, maybe a decade down the line, and it's like kicking the can down the road - gambling, as it were, that the state, and its economy, will come out ahead. Sort of like the Big Dig funding mechanism that Baker had a hand in, actually.
Studying other states, that is definitely NOT the case. The worst budget deficits were in states with casinos.
"also not clear whether problem gambling is 'caused' by the mere proximity of casinos"
Wrong! Sorry. It's pretty clear.
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A couple from Stanmore have been charged with defrauding their 100-year-old uncle, who lived in Brighton, of £26,000.
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Well, I didn't make it to my Zumba class on Thursday, but I DID make it to a Zumba this morning. And it wasn't just any ordinary Zumba. It was Zumba Toning. I was kind of nervous as I was leaving home, cause I remembered that the child watch at the Y tends to get full real fast this time of year (Januray), but in reality, it was pretty empty. The class also wasn't as full as I thought it would be and I knew most of the people there (the same familiar faces I saw last year). Only a few newbies. Not too bad. I kinda contribute the smallness of this class to the fact that it's at 11 on Friday. I'm sure there are a lot less people available that time then on the afternoons/evenings I usually like to go to.
But back on subject. I knew Friday is Zumba Tonic. It's the only day they offer it. I've been to it before, but I gotta say, it was like maybe one or two songs using the zumba tonic sticks, and that's it. I even purchased my sticks at some point last year, but haven't used them much because of it. Today's class was WAY different. We did cardio (dancing) with weights for about 40 min and then we did some core workout on the balance ball. I felt pretty energized and awesome after. I am ok today, but I have a feeling I will wake up sore tomorrow....we'll see..... Anyhow, I liked it. And if I find time and I;m not extremaly sore I might go to the Saturday Zumba too - this one is just a regular class.
Also, learned today that the Y will be introducing the spinning class as of February. Good news as I always wanted to try it and they never had it before. Will try it out for sure! And hopefully, by February, the gym will get somewhat back to normal....
Now if they could also offer a hot yoga, I'd be good to go! And we could really use an indoor pool (we have an outdoor pool only), but somehow, I am not seeing them doing anything about it.
On the last note: I just signed my daughter up for another semester of ballet at our local rec. center. She loves it and I love that she has something outside her preschool to do. I just reminded myself that once her class resumes, I'll be able to work out the rec's centers gym while she takes the class. Score for both of us!!!
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I love zumba. I go as much as I can.What I like the most is that the class varies so much.
One of my fave instructor incorporates core, weighst and bands to the routine as well.
and you are right you can feel it, mostly the other day.
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Sounds like a great class! I hope you enjoy spinning, that is something I've always wanted to try.
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:) I've never tried Zumba toning. I suppose I should probably melt this fat off before I try to actually tone any muscles, huh?
Glad to see you made it today! Yesterday I accomplished one of my major goals - to complete a Zumba master class. My Z Studio has one per month but I've always been to chicken to go. This time they were offering it for free and I did it! It was really crowded, though. There were like 50 people packed in there. I have no rhythm so, naturally, a few of my fellow Zumba-ers probably have sore feet today...
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