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Learning and the MeL Kids Gateway. There really is a lot to enjoy!
Maybe you've heard about Derek Jeter's new book The Contract. It begins with a young Derek Jeter sitting in his third grade classroom in Kalamazoo and dreaming about baseball - sliding into home base to win the World Series. Derek Jeter always knew that he wanted to play baseball. Shortstop. For the New York Yankees. The Contract is the first book in Jeter's middle-grade reader series. The book is based on Jeter's own experiences as he begins playing little league. A central element of the narrative is the contract that Jeter enters into with his parents specifying how he will prioritize his time in order to really focus on baseball while achieving good grades and spending quality time with his family. The Contract is a readable and inspirational book for middle-school aged readers and their adults.
Beginning in early September, the library will join forces with the Kalamazoo Area Agency on Aging to offer two healthy living workshops that may be of interest to you or someone you know. The first is Personal Action Toward Health (PATH), a 6-week workshop designed to help adults learn techniques and strategies for the day-to-day management of chronic or long-term health conditions, including arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, emphysema, asthma, bronchitis and depression. The PATH workshop takes place on Tuesday evenings at 5:00pm at Washington Square Library beginning September 9. Please call 269-553-7970 to register for Personal Action Toward Health. The second workshop is Matter of Balance, an 8-week workshop designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Matter of Balance takes place on Thursday afternoons at 1:00pm at Oshtemo Library beginning September 25. Please call 269-553-7984 to register for Matter of Balance.
Tickets are now available at Oshtemo Library for storyteller Chris Fascione's performance onFriday, July 25 at 3pm. Fascione brings classic literature to life with storytelling, mime, juggling, and comedy. Don't miss this crazy fun program! Come pick up a free ticket at Oshtemo Library today!
Summer is a great time to make things with your kids. Whether you are a dad or a mom, you'll find good ideas for collaborative projects to DIY with daughers and sons in Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly Cool Father-Daughter Projects. Written by Mark Frauenfelder, the editor in chief of MAKE Magazine, these projects vary in complexity. Most require some kind of tooling but can be adapted in different ways. There are woodworking projects like laminating up wood veneer layers while it's bent to make a pre-sprung long board to cruise the streets. There are imaginitive electonics projects like a kite-mounted video camera. There are plenty of whimsical, imaginative projects here. Also included are tips for devoping practical skills like creating and hosting your own podcast and using a variety of tools. I thought this book was suitable for parents and their elementary or middle-school aged children and up.
The afternoon of Saturday, May 31, 2014 marked the beginning of a new annual event at KPL: Three Book Battle. Middle School students from seven different schools joined forces and battled through book knowledge on The Giver, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Return to Sender to be the first Three Book Battle champion. Teams competed in two battles that day for a total of 48 questions, 16 from each book. Huddles were formed, decisions were made, pencils moved frantically, and pride filled the Van Deusen Room!
This new event for 6th-8th graders set the bar high for the future with near perfect scores and contagious reading enthusiasm. Teen Services would like to thank the Friends of KPL for providing a mini grant opportunity to sponsor this event. Each team received a set of books to keep, Jones Soda and a Bookbug gift card to fuel their love of reading.
Congratulations go out to our final battle teams:
Plans are already underway for the 2015 Three Book Battle. Thank you KPL Teen Services, the Friends of KPL, TBB participants and the audience for making our first Three Book Battle one for the record books!
This spring, we celebrated the 20th year of the Global Reading Challenge! This quiz-bowl program is for 4th and 5th graders. Students form teams at their schools, read ten books chosen by KPL children's librarians, then work as a team to answer questions about the books, earning points with correct answers.
Our intent is for kids to have fun reading the books and participating in a team activity. The ten books are carefully chosen to reflect our diverse world and to show characters successfully solving problems, contributing to their communities, and learning that people are more alike than they are different.
The first Challenge, in 1994, featured 19 teams from Lincoln, North Christian, and MLK Westwood; the winning team was the "Bookworm Warriors" from MLK Westwood. This year we had 129 teams from 17 schools! The District Final Challenge featured teams from Edison, Arcadia, Prairie Ridge, Spring Valley, and Northglade. The champion was the "Crazy Cougars" team from Prairie Ridge. Thanks to the students, parents, teachers, principals, and coaches for another successful year of books and reading!
Over this summer, librarians will be reading and choosing the books for the 2015 Global Reading Challenge. Team applications will be accepted in October and the book titles will be announced in December.
Summer at the library officially begins on Monday, June 2! Sign up for Summer Reading Games at any of our locations beginning June 2. Kick off the summer by attending some of the library's great programs for the whole family, starting next week. Preschoolers ages 3 to 6 can explore strength and materials at Central'sLittle Scientists program on Monday, June 2 at 10:30am. Later that evening, join us at Oshtemo for an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Learn how to beat the heat by brewing your own iced tea with Tudor House Tea & Spice at Washington Square on Tuesday, June 3 at 6pm. Calling all nerdfighters! Head to Central on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:30pm for An Abundance of John Green and enter to win movie tickets to The Fault in Our Stars. LEGO fans can practice their skills at Oshtemo on Saturday, June 7 at 10:30am. The week wraps up on Saturday, June 7 at Central with the Summer Reading Kickoff Party at 1pm, featuring music, games, obstacle courses, and a bounce house!
The Developmental Timeline from parentingcounts.org includes some great research-based parenting tips videos. Many have good advice for any caregiver of young children about how to speak "parentese, or speak in a way that actually encourages language development. Other videos linked from within the different tabbed domains in the timeline show the world from a child's perspective. If you are parent or caregiver, you might find them interesting, too. I like the videos that try to portray the world from a child's perspective. Other videos have good tips about how to make reading fun from the very beginning. These are things that come naturally to parents when we make the time to read to our kids. I like to think about how many parents and children are making memories reading 1000 Books Before Kindergarten together.
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Could it be? Brady just restructured his contact and freed up an additional 7 mil.
I know it's unlikely because of their other signings but you never know... It is the Pats*
Could it be? Brady just restructured his contact and freed up an additional 7 mil.
I know it's unlikely because of their other signings but you never know... It is the Pats*
This was my thought exactly. Why else do it? They are not strapped for cap space. Who else is out there they might want to sign?
Wallace isn't going anywhere.
I don't think so, the Cheators like to stockpile picks (they actually suck at drafting so this is a better option for them)
ours is not to wonder why just invert and multiply...
please let this happen
They franchised Welker, signed Brandon Lloyd, and today, brought back Deion Branch as well (not to mention those 2 TE's that never leave the field and catch a ton of passes).
I think if they were going to go after an RFA, they might consider Lardarius Webb from the Ravens, since New England's secondary sucks.
Or maybe, since the Law Firm signed with Cincy, perhaps they want to trade for a RB...after Carolina signed Mike Tolbert, they are unlikely to keep both DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart...one of them should be traded before the draft (and NE certainly has plenty of picks as ammo).
Or maybe, after losing pass-rushing specialist Mark Anderson to free agency, perhaps they want to make a big splash for a pass-rusher...Dwight Freeney makes a ton of money in Indy (which is going through a youth movement), and he may not fit well in Pagano's conversion from a 4-3 to a 3-4. Freeney may be on the block and a potential target.
Just because New England is freeing up cap room doesn't automatically mean that they will be making a run at Wallace (since they have plenty of passing targets for Brady already but are weak in numerous other spots that I just mentioned).
The Rams' offense featuring weapons such as Marshall Faulk, Torrey Holt, and Isaac Bruce were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf"
The Steelers' offense featuring weapons such as Le'Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant should be known as "The Greatest Show on Grass"
This has nothing at all to do with respective playing surfaces at the Edward Jones Dome vs. Heinz Field.
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I agree with Ruthless. New England is not going after Wallace. I think Denver and Cincinnati are the only real possibilities at this point. Both are unlikely, but I believe both will weigh the option in the next week or two. Cincinnati could be waiting until Wallace has no other suitors. That is usually their M.O. They like to wait out the market and then see if they can get a relative bargain. After no one jumps at Wallace's demand for Fitz-like money, maybe Cincy will call his agent to see if the price has come down to DeSean Jackson type money. If so, they MAY consider it. It would certainly weaken a division foe. And they have PLENTY of cap space.
Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
I think I will laugh if NOBODY goes after Wallace. Not because I really thought anyone would, but just because of all the talk of it.
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Your side won. Your side is the best. Your sources are the best.
Your opinion is the best. We get it.
Now please go do something else other than write more letters, please, please, please.
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RALEIGH (AP) — What may be North Carolina's final sales tax holiday time for quite some time has started.
The state's annual weekend exempting sales taxes from purchases of certain energy efficient home appliances began at midnight Thursday and runs through late Sunday night.
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Nancy A. Esau, 73 of Overland Park, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, while surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday Feb. 23, at the Countryside Baptist Church 14150 W. 175th St., Olathe, KS 66062.
Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at the church.
Nancy was born Aug. 16, 1939, in McPherson to Frank and Rosalind Morris and grew up with two brothers Rex and Robert. After graduating from high school, Nancy married the love of her life and spent the next 55 years as a wife, mother, friend and homemaker. Nancy cherished time with friends and family especially around the holidays with Christmas being her favorite time of the year.
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I would like to let everyone know that I paid for pictures of my daughter back in June and have not received any yet. Only 5 or 6 pictures were actually taken. I have emailed Tony Williams (owner) several times with no reply from him about the situation. Has anyone else had problems with Axion Sports Photography?
People need to realize that we were robbed earl in the summer and we have yet to totally recover from it. We had a box full of order forms stolen along with thousands of dollars worth of equipment and personal items. While we do admit that we are behind right now, ALL our customers do get their orders. Many of the delayed order are also from customers that have incorrectly placed the order and this makes it very hard to complete an order. I assume that by the end of August we should be totally caught up with all our backorders. We are not one of the fly by night operations that changes its name every two months and runs off with peoples money. If we were doing that we would not be constanly showing up an tournaments where we are easy to find and we would not post our home address o or website. Believe me, we are honorable and all orders willbe delivered.
Yes I have also been scamed by this company. People do not pay them up front , this past july 2010 they took pictures of my son in a baseball tournament. and I also got no replay, they sent one email that I never knew was sent and never called me even once . after I finaly got them to answer the phone they said I should have them be the end of the week and her 2 months later still no picturs. their voicemail is alwayyssss full. and this was after they were robbed. I plan on catching them at a ball park someday and I will stand next to their table and warn people thats for sure. yes I want a refund but I was areally looking forward to the picturs mostly. what a huge disappointment this experience has been
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Yes, don't let axion sports scam you like they did us. You'll never get your photos and they are extremely rude.
I got scammed by Axion Sports, too....
No pics of my kid on their website - just asked for my money back. Company refuses to answer e-mails or phone calls.
Check the Houston Better Business Bureau - they give them a rating of "F".
Wow - that is really sad but the reality of it is this. You say that you would be caught up by the end of August....I hate to tell you but it is almost January and you still HAVE NOT fulfilled my order or the orders of many I know. You don't return emails. You are not available by telephone and I have left messages. Six weeks with no response is unacceptable. I will help as many people as want to join me get the word out about what a crummy company you are. Tony Williams told me personally, a month ago, that you all were out of town. I have since emailed him again and still no response. How pathetic. I will also help anyone who wants to sue and put you shameless folks in your place. You are absolutely ridiculous. By the way, the shots I got of my child from the stands are better than any picutures that you got of them. What a farce! You people should be ashamed of how you treat your customers. If anyone does not believe me try calling these numbers:
832-851-8101 - this gets you a recording babbling about how their crummy messaging system can only hold 20 messages...then you get this number:
956-454-7533 - this is a pathetic message telling you how if you orderd band photos they will not even resume processing until after the holidays are over.
I ordered my first product from them back in the beginning September/2010. I was hoping to get it in time for Christmas.......
Pathetic, unprofessional, idiots.....
I too am having the same issue. It's been months, no reponses, very rude when we do talk, and excuses when they do respond (not very often). I mean, this is a business, regardless of the situation you have to RESPOND!!! and at least act like you value our business! I will never do business agian with this company! You can't just ignore your customers and be rude to them. We were all very excited to you have take pictures of our children, what a nightmare it turned out to be. Send people thier orders, and at least respond and let people know you are behind. If everyone is having the same issues with you, maybe there is a problem with your service. THINK ABOUT IT!!
Fact is, unknowing to most people, up until recently our business was a mom and pop business. We did 90% of the work ourselves, The move to Houston last Spring brought with it many blessings and tehn many curses. By June my better half was starting to gp downhill and by October she was in the hospital and is to this day on more meds than I have ever seen one person be on. I have had to pull mostly out of the business, which was the order fillling side of it and I recently hired an office manager and a new graphics person. We are now catching up very quick and will make it a point to honor all orders that were placed that we have details for that were emailed to us. We have been putting out about 100 orders a week since the new hires came on and at that rate we should be caught up very soon. I can understand why our customers would be upset, but they gave to understand, we are not in business to rip people off and we have gone through some bad things to bring us to this point, We will do all we can to satisfy everyone and that is a promise.
They are scammers and they do not return or answer call, Our team have been waiting on our kids photos for awhile, was told they would be in mail within a week, didnt happen. I think its time to expose this company publicly, they need to be held accoutable for their action.
I would have to lean towards this being a false statement. we hired a new office manager in January and since then, we have been shipping orders the same week they come to us and we have been getting all old order caught up. If this customer has emailed recently they should have an order in hand, The only way they would not have an order is if they have not emailed. This customer claims to have called, but we have repeatedly told all our customers to contact us via email and we will never stop making that request. We do this for ours and our customers protection since everything is in writing, nothing can be disputed on either side,. So if this person wants their order, we need to see an email and they will have their order in a week.
I would like to echo all the posts already here. My son's boy scout troop had photos taken in early December 2010 and as of now (May 2011), still no pictures. Just like everyone else, no phone calls or emails returned. I am appalled that this clown even has the gall to try to reply to these messages. Hey ripoff artest, instead of wasting time replying to these posts, why don't you answer your phone or reply to everyone's emails.
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I, too, would like to express my EXTREME frustration with this company. I ordered 3 posters of my daughter from this company's booth at a soccer tournament September 4, 2011 as they did not have any pictures of my goalie daugther pre-printed. Since they offered a $5 per poster price of the individual posters that were printed, I purchased several of my daughters team mates posters and handed them out. Axion cashed my check with in 3 weeks. With in 6 weeks, I started emailing as well as leaving messages on their voicemail - NEVER - getting any type of response. The voicemail tells you that aren't going to call you back and to just email them instead. Seriously?? I emailed and called this company every week without response until finally on Friday, JANUARY 13 at 604 pm, I received an email advising my order was ready and they would ship out the following week & I would receive an email with the shipping confirmation number. end of story? not yet ...tuesday they tell me they were waiting on some mailing tubes to be delivered? I guess they can't run to the post office and pick up the free ones? and then on thursday, I emailed again advising I had not received my posters or my confirmation email -- the response? at 423 on friday -- if you send me ur address by 445 they will ship that afternoon ... um really? what happened to my order form? evidently they just pulled the numbers off the email that i had just added to over and over and over since Sept 2011 ... Wed Jan 25 at just before 10 am, I again email asking if they have shipped and I get a response Thurs 1130 pm saying they think so but if I dont hear from them by noon the next day to call the office -- ya know that number no one ever answers .... sigh ........... Believe it or not - I did get the 3 posters I ordered on that Thursday -- just my 3 posters --- no extras, no apology or explanation why it took over 4 months to get me 3 11x14 posters ---- they are really good action shots, that I will give them ... what really irritates me to no end, is that I had actually recommended this company to my home association as a company to look into for our homecoming day during football season -- which was right after we ordered the pictures and before all this mess started .. I really liked the posters I did see displayed ... Thankfully, they did not go with this company - I would not have forgiven myself, is if I had brought this frustration onto another parent ... I don't know if there is a change of management or what their issues are --- but evidently by the comments listed here, they have been ongoing for awhile.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- In case any doubt remained, 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams showed Sunday that last season's NFC Championship game is far behind him.
Williams, who botched two crucial punt returns in last season's heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants, scored the first of the 49ers' six touchdowns on a 43-yard catch-and-run play in the second quarter that propelled the 49ers to a 45-3 rout of the Buffalo Bills.
Still, with the Giants on their way here for a rematch next Sunday, people certainly will dredge up Williams' role in the 49ers' Super Bowl near-miss.
"We're so proud of him," safety Donte Whitner said. "That's why guys didn't really say anything negative to him about those drops because we understand that he's one of the hardest-working guys on the football team.
"He doesn't always get the ball in the game, but in practice you can see the talent that he has. You knew that he was going to bounce back this year. There are plenty of more plays to be made by him out there, so you just keep watching."
Williams made four plays Sunday without flaw. He caught two passes for 50 yards and returned two kicks for 45 yards combined.
The biggest play came early in the second quarter; two plays after the Bills tied the score at 3.
Williams broke off his route down the right sideline, adjusted to a wobbly pass from Alex Smith, secured the ball and eluded the cornerback en route to the long touchdown.
Williams celebrated by dropping to his knees in the end zone and looking skyward, thinking about his late grandmother.
"I was just saying hello to her, that's all," Williams said. "This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and she died from it. So, it's fitting."
Williams' grandmother, Sonya Broyard, died when Kyle Williams was in high school.
Yet, Broyard is never far from Williams' thoughts, especially in October, when the NFL shines light on a disease that has affected numerous 49ers, with its Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
"She was kind of my rock, the rock for the whole family," Williams said. "She passed away from breast cancer. She was there with me."
Whitner lost his grandmother to lung cancer three years ago. He said he and his teammates think about the ravaging effects of cancer all the time.
"I know the effect that it can have on families when you lose a loved one to cancer," Whitner said. "So, it's good that we do this. All the profits go toward finding a cure for it, so I'm all for it."
Williams doesn't spend much time these days dwelling upon the punt that hit off his leg and the fumbled punt return in the 49ers loss to the Giants in the NFC Championship game.
After that dramatic overtime loss, Williams answered every question without flinching -- even as death threats were flowing his way via Twitter.
He vowed to learn from the experience and not let that game define him as a person and player.
Center Jonathan Goodwin said Williams has succeeded, where many others might have succumbed to the pressure.
"I'm real impressed with him," said Goodwin, whose mother survived breast cancer and attended Sunday's game. "He came back and worked hard. At the end of last year, he stood up and he said that he had a big thing happen to him. But ... you can never be mad at him because the things that happened last year, he did them at full speed.
"He's been a big part of this team and this team's success. Hopefully, he can keep growing and keep getting better and better and we can get him back (to the NFC Championship game)."
Williams said he is pleased with the way he has played this season, his third in the NFL. He has caught four passes for 66 yards and handled numerous punts and kickoffs without any miscues.
"It's been good so far," Williams said. "It's just one of those things where every single week you got to do whatever you got to do to win the game. This week, they called my number, and I was able to make a play. So, I'm just happy to be able to help."


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Yarn Profile: Soy Silk Phoenix
First Impressions
Think about it. Cotton, linen, and flax are vegetable fibers, and they work beautifully in knitted fabrics. So why not try it with an even more abundant crop, soy?
Although it sounds new and revolutionary, the concept of turning soy fiber into wearable clothing has been with us for years. In fact, on South West Trading Company's Web site you'll find a picture of Henry Ford wearing a Soy Silk suit as far back as the 1940s.
Soy Silk is an environmentally friendly fiber made from tofu manufacturing waste. Soy protein is liquefied and then extruded into long, continuous fibers that are then cut and processed like any other spinning fiber.
Soy Silk Phoenix yarn has a knitted tube composition that lies flat like a piece of linguini. It is available in undyed form, which is a supersoft shade of ivory, as well as several dyed forms, all of which have a somewhat rougher hand as a result of the dying process.
Knitting Up
Damage was minimal and easily corrected with a tug. And after a few warm-up rows I became accustomed to the yarn's higher volume and able to gather speed. Knitting by touch alone was 99% effective, with a few spots where I had to stop and check my work.
Progress was fast and my stitches appeared even, with good shape and definition. Swatches formed perfect squares.
Blocking / Washing
Even in warm-water washes, my swatches held up beautifully, although they continued to turn the water yellow for several rinsings.
There was very little surface blur or color loss, even when I upped the amount of agitation they had to endure.
The faint roughness in the dyed yarn didn't cause any skin irritation whatsoever, and I probably wouldn't have commented on it if I hadn't had the even softer undyed yarn as a point of comparison.
Although the fine stitches that compose the yarn interrupt any visual flow of fiber on the surface, from afar the yarn still has a relatively cohesive sheen (similar to that of mercerized cotton) and relaxed drape to it.
My sample skeins had perfect dye saturation except for the reds, which appeared somewhat spotty and uneven. Every fiber absorbs dyes differently, so if you choose to buy the basic yarn and dye it yourself, plan for a little extra experimentation.
There is very little pattern support from South West Trading, but you can easily substitute patterns for other comparable worsted- and heavy worsted-weight ribbon yarns (Noro Lily and K1CToo Tartelette are two examples that come to mind).
I see the yarn working perfectly in an airy shawl or a summer top (a stockinette tank or cardigan with some form of textured stitching along the edges). Although it has fine stitch definition, you may want to limit the amount of textured stitches in the body of your sweater unless you intentionally want lots of bulk.
Overall, I admire this intelligent repurposing of an already abundant resource that would otherwise go to waste. Although the yarn is essentially composed of a waste product, the additional processing ups the pricetag (although not to the levels of Himalaya Recycled Silk).
The current pricing is $13 per 200-yard skein, but South West Trading Company is in the process of migrating its skeins to 240 yards. I assume pricing will change accordingly.
In the meantime, if you like experimenting with new materials, or if you like the idea of wearing a conversation piece ("It's made from soy... No really!"), then you should definitely give this a try.
Yarn name
Soy Silk Yarn
South West Trading Company
Fiber content
100% soy
None given. Knits up at worsted weight. I achieved 4 1/2 stitches per inch on US 7 needles
Average retail price
$13.00/skein (this is for the 200-yard skeins that are currently available; the company is changing its skeins to 240-yard lengths, and no new pricing is yet available)
Where to buy online
South West Trading Company
Weight/yardage per skein
100g / 240 yards
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Manufacturer recommends washing like any fine fiber by hand or dry clean for best results.
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Show Setlist
Sunday, 08/26/2012
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > MomaThe Moma Dance > Heavy Things, Ocelot, Funky Bitch > GinBathtub Gin > Fluffhead > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Tube, MSOMy Sweet One, BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: C&PCrosseyed and Painless > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Mike'sMike's Song > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Axilla > Tweezer > HoodHarry Hood > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SuzySuzy Greenberg
Encore: BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
· Machine Gun tease in AC/DC Bag
· Crosseyed and Painless tease in Mike's Song
· Cars Trucks Buses tease in Tweezer
· Crosseyed and Painless tease in Suzy Greenberg
Noteworthy Jams: McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Tweezer
Average Song Gap: 6.31
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix) was teased by Trey and Fish before and during AC/DC Bag. During Alumni, Fish stated he didn't have a degree and later said he did. After Alumni, Trey said that Fish did have a degree, adding that they met in 1983 at UVM and that Fish held a very interesting record: the lowest grade point average ever recorded at UVM. Fish added "for a non-fraternity student" and both Trey and Fish joked about Fish's GPA (giving low numbers). Trey added that they were both saved by Page at Goddard and that Page earned $100 for recruiting them to Goddard. Trey introduced Tube and My Sweet One as Fish songs, asking the crowd to count the number of times "you" appeared in the song. There was a delay in starting My Sweet One until Page said they had a lot of interesting stories (about Fish), prompting Fish to immediately start the song. Mike's and Suzy contained Crosseyed teases from Trey. Tweezer contained a Cars Trucks Buses tease from Mike. BBFCFM included Trey singing into his microphone that he raised above his head, playing his guitar behind his head and running around the stage and Mike playing his bass on his knees.
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3 The White Tape
2 Rift
2 A Picture of Nectar
2 Junta
1 Joy
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Perpetual Road Trip On The Horizon
Putting Martin Gerber in the nets against Chicago on Wednesday night seems reasonable enough but the decision is also a risky one.
The game is not a must-win by any means but soon enough the Senators are going to be in a tough position schedule-wise.
Starting on December 23 in Philadelphia, the Senators are on the road for 8 straight games to make way for the World Junior Championships here in town. Unfortunately for Craig Hartsburg and company, only the Toronto Maple Leafs are considered somewhat of a soft-touch but the Senators have already lost to them once this season.
What's even worse is that the Senators are on the road for 11 of their next 14 games and also face two separate road trips of 5 and 6 games in February and March respectively.
The moral of the story?
The Senators need to rack up points right now because they are not the type of team that can win an upcoming 6 out of 8 on one road trip. It's just not going to happen.
When Gerber is in the net, who knows what the result will be? I doubt that he provides the best option to win the game but at some point, Alex Auld needs a break.
Now "Super Mario" gets his chance. But he better stop that first shot...
More problems for Senators fans. The game tomorrow night is on TSN 2, a channel that is not carried by Rogers Cable. It's not being shown on Centre Ice either. Maybe it's because I live in the city, but I don't know one person who uses satellite cable, which is the only way to watch the game.
Just add it to the already lengthy list of nights this year that fans haven't been able to watch their hometown team. It's starting to feel like we're the Bill Wirtz owned Chicago Blackhawks circa 2000.
At least us Rogers subscribers have about 30 Sportsnet regional channels all showing the same thing - poker and UFC.
I keep telling you, with Tampa falling apart, Ottawa should try to get their hands on Mark Recchi. If Ottawa moves a certain forward to get help on defence, Recchi would be the perfect replacement. He's fast, he's cheap, and he's got at least one more playoff run in him. He'd be a great replacement for Cory Stillman (who would have been useful in Ottawa this year) and the time and price couldn't be more right.
And for the record, yes, Glenn Kulka disparaged Jason Spezza today on Over The Edge, saying the youngster needs to do more for the team.
Four goals in two games doesn't provide a big opening for criticism but Kulka somehow managed to find the justification. Now that takes pure skill.
Congratulations Kulkster.
The sceptics said it couldn't be done. Even I thought you'd have to go at least one day without it.
But you showed them. Don't ever let the facts get in the way of a good ol' Spezza shitkicking.
In case you missed this, Sports Illustrated ranked the NHL's new third jersey's and Ottawa fared poorly, finishing 17th out of 19, just ahead of Atlanta and Dallas. Like everyone else, the main problem seems to be with the "Sens" patch on the front.
7 comments:
- Peter said...
Four goals in two games, five goals in three games, nothing's good enough for ol' Kulkster.
And I don't want to get personal here, because I'm kind of afraid he could kick my ass, but the Kulkster isn't designed for radio. MMA, m-m-maybe, but he can't finish a sentence he starts to save his life. And now the TEAM brass seem to think he can host a show? I think we can find better analysis in this city, give Kulka a Sunday morning show on fighting.
- December 9, 2008 at 7:14 PM
OTE (never listen to it) is pathetic. No sens fan should listen that shite, and if they didn't, maybe 1200 would get a new host. Anyway, I like your blog, but you've GOT to cut it out with the Recchi fetish. Seriosly. You can't think that lil old recchi can replace vermette. Or, for that matter that the sens will be making an extended run in the playoffs. If BM made that trade, it'd be his last trade as a GM in the NHL. It's a young mans game now.
- December 9, 2008 at 7:17 PM
The best way to deal with the sense of doom before a Gerber start, is to play Proline.
Gerber's good for at least 3 goals. Take the Over in a Sens loss. Take Anaheim over St. Louis to round out your ticket. It's a winner.
I'm a Sens fan, but gotta be realistic. If they win I'm happy, if they lose, I got something to be happy about as well.
- December 9, 2008 at 8:11 PM
I think Recchi could be a useful addition, if we don't have to give up anything to get him (sixth rounder or later).
He might be a good complement to Vermette, like Stillman was last year.
Ottawa has got a lot out of Vermette defensively over the years. I still don't think that they've got the most out of him offensively.
His new line has energy, but I think that we would get more out of Vermette if he was paired with a guy like Recchi over the long haul.
- December 9, 2008 at 8:31 PM
- senatecommittee.blogspot.com said...
we'll have a live stream of the game
- December 9, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Plain and simple - The Kulkster is a complete meathead who needs to check himself and learn to put two coherent words together!
- December 9, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Paired with Recchi over the long haul? The guys almost frickin 40! The long haul please. Stick a fork in him, he's done. Enough about Recchi. Trading for ANOTHER old-timer is the last thing this team needs. They need to start thinking about the fact that they have very little talent in the pipeline, not consider trading for guys who'll be playing in the old timers games soon.
- December 10, 2008 at 8:07 PM


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Palm-sized Remote for Controlling Music Playback with Synology DiskStation
Synology Remote is designed for enjoying music playback of Audio Station at the comfort of your couch. It further enhances your music listening experience with its customizable hotkeys and the audio dock that connects DiskDtation's audio with your home stereo and speakers. With the direction-free audio control, now you can enjoy the digital music collection freely in the house with the Synology Remote.
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No driver installation required, Synology Remote is ready to use right out of the box. By simply plugging the audio dock into your Synology DiskStation, and connecting your external speakers or stereo equipment to the audio dock, you can start enjoying Audio Station music playback with Synology Remote.
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With Synology Remote, you can quickly play the music sources on Audio Station by pressing any of the following function buttons: The Random 100 button shuffles and plays 100 songs randomly; the Playlist button plays the songs or Internet radio stations in the playlists you created on Audio Station; the Radio button plays user specified or default Internet radio station on Audio Station; the iPod button plays the songs on your iPod when it is connected to the USB port of your Synology DiskStation1. For all of the above music sources, you can easily play, pause, stop the playback, or navigate to the previous or next item with the navigation buttons.
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Ariel Winter's mother recently attempted to leak nude photos of Ariel's older sister, Shanelle Gray, through a Hollywood publicist, according to TMZ.
We may have a new front-runner for the Hollywood Mother of the Year award.
Publicist Jonathan Hay told TMZ that Chrystal Workman -- the "Modern Family" star's mother -- contacted him this week, saying she has nude photos of 34-year-old Gray she wanted to secretly release to the public.
Somewhere, even Dina Lohan shakes her head in disgust.
A judge awarded Gray guardianship of 14-year-old Ariel in October after allegations that Workman was emotionally and physically abusing her.
Hay said Workman pestered him about leaking the photos -- which he said are nearly a decade old -- but he refused because he felt Workman was trying to "sell out her daughter," and he wanted to help out Ariel.
Hay said he's already been contacted by a member of Ariel's legal team, but said it's unclear how much of a role, if any, he will play in the case. Hay said he would have no problem filing a declaration in support of Ariel, whose case goes back to court Dec. 10.
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WASHINGTON -- Sending people into space is a tough way to make a buck. Not only is it risky, but it's hard to turn a profit given the sky-high cost of rocketing into the upper atmosphere or beyond.
But recently, a handful of entrepreneurs, marketers and, yes, even rocket scientists, have announced plans to build private space stations, blast astronauts back to the moon, and even mount the first crewed expedition to Mars. As important, they're looking at new ways to pay for it, including an Axe body-spray promotion that would send 22 contest winners into space.
Led by SpaceX in Southern California, which recently delivered another round of supplies to the International Space Station, the combined efforts have given rise to hopes that the long-awaited era of private space exploration is -- finally -- about to begin.
"People are thinking in big terms, which wasn't happening before," said Marco Caceres, a senior space analyst with the Teal Group, which tracks the aerospace and defense industries.
The moon effort is being led by ex-NASA official Alan Stern, who is blunt about the biggest challenge for him and other space entrepreneurs.
"How do you fund this? How do you make a business of this?" Stern said. "That's our Apollo."
Even with an annual budget of about $18 billion, NASA hasn't sent people to the moon since 1972, and it never has attempted a manned flight to Mars.
By Stern's estimate, it would cost $8 billion to develop the rockets, capsules, spacesuits and other infrastructure needed for the first private trip to the lunar surface. To pay for it, he's trying several ideas.
First he's soliciting wealthy adventurers and foreign space agencies. Next, he intends to turn each lunar launch into the space equivalent of the Olympics, with plenty of advertising and sponsorship opportunities. The company even has launched a 10-week crowd-funding effort on the online site Indiegogo aimed at raising $240,000 -- roughly a dollar for every mile to the moon.
XCOR Aerospace, a Mojave-based space-plane and tourism company that has considered launching from Kennedy Space Center, is pioneering the marketing of space tourism.
XCOR's sale of 22 flights to the Britain-based Unilever Group for its Axe Apollo campaign has raised the profile of its expeditions, which are designed to blast two people -- a pilot and tourist -- to about 328,000 feet for five-minute stays in the weightless environment of suborbital space.
It's a publicity boon for Axe -- which now has a way to advertise directly to the 540,000 people who have signed up for the contest -- as well as for XCOR, which has yet to fly a single tourist. (Test flights are expected to start this year, with "paid participant" flights, at $95,000 apiece, in early 2014).
"It makes a lot of sense. What captures the imagination more than spaceflight?" said Andrew Nelson, chief operating officer of XCOR.
His company also has a competitor -- Virgin Galactic, founded by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson -- that wants to launch tourists to suborbital space aboard six-passenger space planes for $200,000 each. At least 530 people have made reservations with the New Mexico-based business.
This explosion of recent commercial ventures is because of several factors, starting with NASA's retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 without an immediate replacement, said Caceres of the Teal Group.
New commercial providers stepped into the void, starting with SpaceX and its founder, Internet tycoon Elon Musk. After getting seed money from NASA, SpaceX built a rocket and capsule and won a $1.6 billion contract to ferry supplies to the station.
Caceres said the NASA contract has allowed SpaceX to pursue its goal of lowering the cost of rocket launches, which in turn will enable other companies to orbit satellites and habitats more cheaply. These ultimately could be key in developing a space economy that could support ambitious human missions.
Still, Caceres cautioned that the recent spate of headline-grabbing ventures doesn't mean the "final frontier" is about to become the next economic hot spot.
"The potential is there but not in the short term. It's the medium term. I don't see huge amounts of money in the short term," he said.
Key are a better global economy -- which will free up more investment -- and the normalization of supply runs to the station and tourism trips by XCOR and Virgin Galactic to suborbital space.
"You need dreamers," Caceres said. "But you need that in unison with real commercial ventures like SpaceX that have proven themselves."


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CORPUS CHRISTI – Fans looking to catch the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team in action in the Coastal Bend can now purchase tickets for the 2014 Kleberg Bank College Classic.
Once again, the tournament will take place at the home of the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field. Tickets can be bought in person at the field, as well as through cchooks.com or by calling 361-561-HOOK (4665).
Daily tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for children 4-12. Packages that include access to all seven games over the four days of action are $24 and $12.
Along with the Islanders, the tournament will host three programs with traditionally strong baseball programs. Rounding out the field is BYU and UTSA, as well as a team that was ranked 19th by Collegiate Baseball in the form of TCU.
A&M – Corpus Christi will get the tournament started alongside the Cougars with a double header on Thursday, Feb. 20, followed by the Roadrunners and Horned Frogs on Friday and Saturday, respectively. See the full schedule of action below.
This tournament will mark the first time the Islanders will play at home after they open up the season with four games at UTPA from Feb. 14-16, as well as a midweek matchup with Texas on Feb. 18.
The complete 2014 Kleberg Bank College Classic schedule:
Thursday, February 20
BYU vs. Islanders (DH), 3 p.m.
Friday, February 21
TCU vs. BYU, 2 p.m.
UTSA vs. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 22
BYU vs. UTSA, 2 p.m.
TCU vs. Islanders, 6 p.m.
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Greetings from the Bay of Islands, 2 days never seems enough at Kauri Cliffs as there is so much to see & do on our property incorporating a working sheep farm, 3 private beaches, a championship golf course and our multiple award winning accommodation, food and spa services. Ask us to arrange a private BBQ at stunning Pink Beach, right at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
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- The on-site championship golf course features fifteen ocean view holes, six of which are located along a dramatic seaside cliff. Other activities include tennis, mountain biking, nature walks, and sea kayaking. After a day of activities, guests can unwind with a treatment at the spa such as the Zen Green Tea Massage, the Sea Shell Essence Facial, or the Kiwi Mud Wrap (surcharge).
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Set on 6,000 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this North Island resort is () from the Kerikeri Airport. The on-site spa features a sauna, spa tub, heated indoor lap pool, and treatment rooms that open onto private outdoor relaxation areas with fireplaces. The adjacent fitness center includes cardio machines and free weights. Other on-site facilities include two tennis courts, three private beaches, and an outdoor infinity pool and spa tub. Amenities at this New Zealand hotel include a business center, complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and room service (limited hours). Parking is complimentary.The amenities listed below are available on site; fees may apply:
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This New Zealand resort features a par 72 championship golf course designed by David Harman. Fifteen holes have ocean views including six that are set on a seaside cliff. The golf complex also offers a practice range, putting greens, and a golf shop. Other on-site recreational opportunities include tennis, mountain biking, nature walks, sea kayaking, and land-based fishing. Activities near the resort include scenic helicopter tours, sailing excursion, horse riding, and scuba diving (surcharges apply). The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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AMHERST, Mass. - Tanner Guarino and Katie Ferris each scored a pair of goals to lead the UMass women's lacrosse team to a 13-11 win over Boston University on Wednesday afternoon at McGuirk Stadium. The Minutewomen closed out the first half with five unanswered goals and never relinquished the lead afterwards. UMass will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 25 as Marist visits for a 1 PM opening draw.
With the win, UMass improves to 2-0 on the season, while Boston University falls to 0-1.
Along with Ferris and Guarino, who also had an assist each in the game, Jesse O'Donnell posted a pair of goals and a pair of assists to lead the Minutewomen. Cori Murray, Kelsey McGovern and Lauren Terracciano also scored goals for UMass, while Katie Florence made six saves in the win.
Boston University was led by Danielle Etrasco who had a game-high five goals along with two assists. Hannah Frey and Mallory Collins both posted two goals, while Christina Sheridan made nine saves in the loss.
Aptly enough, the game's opening goal was scored by Ferris off a feed from Guarino just 53 seconds into the contest. Boston University rattled off three straight scores with a pair from Etrasco to go up 3-1 in the first eight minutes of play.
UMass tied the game at 3-3 on a pair of goals from Cori Murray and Guarino, but the Terriers jumped back up by two goals when Etrasco posted back-to-back tallies.
O'Donnell scored her first of two goals in the game with 12:44 to go in the first half to spark the five-goal run. Guarino's second goal tied the game at 5-5 just over three minutes later, while a free position shot from McGovern with 50 seconds left gave the Minutewomen an 8-5 lead at halftime.The second half started with O'Donnell scoring 51 seconds into the stanza, however, the Terriers scored three of the next four goals cutting the lead back to two goals, 18-8, with just under 20 minutes left in regulation.
A pair of Ferris goals and Guarino's fourth of the day in a span of 94 seconds put UMass back up 13-8 with 14:15 remaining. The Terriers mounted a comeback rally scoring three straight to pull back within two, 13-11, but the UMass defense stood strong in the final moments of the game hold Boston University scoreless for the balance of the game.
UMass outshot Boston University 32-to-22 for the game and held a 14-to-12 edge in draw controls. The Minutewomen committed a season-low eight turnovers in the game, while the Terriers had 11.
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The end of the college basketball season is here. This weekend, the final four teams left standing will attempt to be the last one on the Atlanta dance floor Monday night. Let's go In the Zone with a Final Four preview.
1) Louisville is the favorite to win it all. Rick Pitino's Cardinals are the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, and they've played as such through the first four games of the dance.
Louisville is winning its tournament games by an eye-popping average of 21.8 points per game.
History is also on Louisville's side. Since the field expanded to 64 teams 28 years ago, a No. 1 seed has won the tournament 17 times. That's a healthy 61 percent clip. The Cardinals are the only No. 1-seed left standing in the Final Four.
2) Of course the Cardinals calling card is their pressure defense. Louisville is generating an average of 18 turnovers a game in the tournament. Opponents are shooting just 42 percent against Pitino's defense.
What you may not know, however, is that Gregg Marshall's Wichita State defense has, shockingly, (wink, wink), been even better.
Wichita State has held opponents to 34.3 percent shooting from the field. That's an absurdly low number. And it's not like the Shockers have done this against woefully inefficient offenses either. Here are the team's they've beaten in the dance and their national ranking in field goal percentage per game
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Louisville and Wichita State will be a fantastic defensive matchup. I hope you don't like points.
3) One guy who can score on anybody is Louisville guard Russ Smith.
Smith is an absolute blur with the ball in his hands. He's only 6-foot-1, but he's shooting 54.1 percent from the floor in the tournament while averaging 26 points per game; he's scored at least 20 points in all four games Louisville has played.
When the Cardinals beat Mizzou way back in November at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Smith actually made Phil Pressey look slow. I was not surprised one bit to learn Smith is a Brooklyn-bred point guard. His game is all about that.
4) Wichita State, however, is a fun Missouri Valley "Cinderella" to root for. Check out this excerpt from The Associated Press previewing Saturday's matchup:
"Wichita State has one player, Carl Hall, who salvaged his career after working in a light bulb factory and two more, Ron Baker and Malcolm Armstead, who paid their way to come to school and started on the team as walk-ons. Its coach has invited fans into the locker room after big wins. Yes, this is a school with all the makings of a team the entire country could get behind."
My pick: Louisville 61, Wichita State 45
5) On the other side of the bracket, the matchup is a little more exciting. Michigan's Trey Burke was just named the AP Player of the Year. He also is the latest winner of the Wooden Award.
Burke is averaging 15.5 points per game and 7.8 assists per game as the quarterback of the Wolverines attack. And of course, he has endeared himself forever to Missouri Tiger fans with his legendary 34-foot pull-up three against Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen that sent the game to overtime. Michigan, of course, ultimately won the game.
6) Freshman forward Mitch McGary has emerged as a game-changer for Michigan coach John Beilein this tournament.
McGary averaged just 19 minutes per game during the regular season. So far this tournament, McGary has been on the floor almost 30 minutes a game. Naturally, his numbers have gone up, too.
In the regular season McGary averaged 7.4 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game.
In the NCAA Tournament, McGary is averaging 17.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game.
Burke may be the best player on the Wolverines (and perhaps in the country), but McGary's play might be the biggest barometer of success for the maize and blue.
7) Of course, any time the Syracuse Orangemen are playing, the talk turns to Jim Boeheim's vaunted 2-3 zone defense. It, indeed, has been as suffocating as ever this tournament.
Syracuse is holding opponents to a microscopic 28.9 percent shooting from the field and 15.4 percent from beyond the arc. That's ridiculous.


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Internal Medicine: General Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine Associates; Yale Center for Asylum Medicine
Dr. McKenzie practices general internal medicine at Yale Internal Medicine Associates. She is interested in preventative care and the management of chronic medical illness. She teaches medical students and residents in small group settings, in her ambulatory office and on the general medical wards at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Dr. McKenzie is the director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine. She and her colleagues at the Center perform medical forensic evaluations of political asylum seekers. She works with attorneys from Yale Law School and the University of Connecticut School of Law, as well as the advocacy groups HealthRight International and Physicians for Human Rights. She provides objective medical assessments of people who report experiencing torture or persecution in the countries from which they have fled.
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|University of Colorado at Boulder (1987)
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Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2016Connecticut Magazine (2016)
Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2015Connecticut Magazine (2015)
Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2014Connecticut Magazine (2014)
Outstanding Faculty Vignette Poster, SGIM New England Regional Meeting. "Case Studies of Asylum Seekers."Society of General Internal Medicine (2013)
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Overpass Travelers in Arkansas Turn Anxious Eyes to D.C.
Could frustration over the nearly empty highway trust fund tilt Senate races in November? Some Arkansas officials believe it could.
Several thousand cars each day pass across a bridge made decades ago out of an old railroad car over Lockett Creek in Garland County, Ark. The bridge is designated "fracture critical" by the federal government, which means it's a major safety hazard. But the state several months ago suspended repairs on this project and nine others because of warnings from Washington that the highway trust fund, the main source of federal cash to build and maintain roads and transit systems, was running out of money and would delay payments sometime this summer.
The county has already devoted more than $60,000 toward the Lockett Creek bridge replacement amid promises of close to $700,000 in additional funds from the state and U.S. government.
Local residents, and county and state officials are looking anxiously – and in some cases angrily – at Washington for failing to sort out the impasse over their overpass.
"An old, used railroad car was used to make the bridge," said Garland County Judge Rick Davis, who acts in effect as chief executive of the jurisdiction. "And it was probably not in good shape to begin with, which is why the railroad company got rid of it."
The project delays, which include major highway repairs, are taking place in a state that is drawing one of the most closely watched Senate races in November. Rep. Tom Cotton, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor, a Democrat. Polls show Mr. Pryor with a lead, but many believe the state could be a prime pickup for the GOP.
Road projects mean jobs–project delays could cost up to 700,000 U.S. jobs immediately, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said earlier this month–but they also mean money. Steve Roberts, president of the Fayetteville Arkansas Chamber of Commerce, said if a resolution on the highway funding isn't reached soon, it could become a prime issue in the race.
"Lead, follow, or get the devil out of the way, but do something," Mr. Roberts said.
The highway trust fund, a bit like the Lockett Creek bridge, has been patched together over the years and both political parties say it is in need of repair. It is funded primarily by a federal gasoline tax, which hasn't been raised since 1993, and the government currently spends more money on these projects than it brings in through revenue.
Democrats and Republicans have their own ideas for how to fund highway projects going forward, but there is little consensus. In early May, the Transportation Department proposed a four-year plan that would spend $302 billion on highways and transit, drawing on revenue generated by changes to the business tax code.
Meanwhile, the money has almost run out. The Transportation Department has said it will begin delaying payments to states perhaps as soon as August because it can't run a negative trust fund balance. The fund's balance in its highway account will fall to $2 billion by Sept. 30, assuming payments are delayed, and its mass-transit account will fall to only $1 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Much of this money is typically used to reimburse states for their own projects.
Other states are threatening to follow Arkansas's lead and delay planned projects, which could make the stalemate a political issue during the summer driving season.
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Roaming from stage to stage Saturday night at the Monterey Jazz Festival, one could see the maturing of a new generation of jazz artists -- reassuring and exciting to witness. And then there was Tony Bennett, 86, still lunging after high notes, like a kid jumping to grab apples off a high branch. He's a man in love with the art of song, and he also believes what he sings: "It's the good life to be free and explore the unknown!"
Singing those words, he was role-modeling for the 6,000 fans who filled the Arena at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, where Bennett closed out the day's events. But the festival, which runs through Sunday, also presented a bunch of 20-somethings, who are coming into the full-bore of expression. With any luck, they'll still be doing it, like Bennett, as octogenarians.
Let's start with trumpeter Christian Scott, 29, who packed the Night Club venue and is coming into his powers, big-time. His music is full of the swirl, spirt and striving of '60s jazz, but with new flavors.
Fed by guitarist Matthew Stevens and drummer Jamire Williams, the band sounded at times like Radiohead in Africa, under the spell of Coltrane's rushing spirit, with Scott pointing his horn toward the heavens and straining after big ecstatic tangles of notes, a man on a search. The trumpeter -- who recently has taken the African name Christian a Tunde Adjuah -- reminds me more and more of a trumpeter older fans may remember from Gil Evans' band in the '70s: Hannibal Peterson, a similarly ecstatic and searching player. Wild, free and full of the blues.
I stayed for most, but not all, of Scott's set, then ran across the fairgrounds -- the festival makes for good exercise -- to catch pianist Gerald Clayton, 28, playing with his trio in the Coffee House Gallery. It, too, was packed with appreciative fans, tuned into his interpretation of "My Shining Hour."
I hadn't seen Clayton in a couple of years, and had the feeling that his playing has moved several steps up the ladder, that he has developed a real confidence and presence as a player -- that he's no longer just a talented young guy. The trio -- -- with bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Marcus Gilmore, each in his 20s -- -- seemed constantly suspended at the edge of a surprise.
The pianist's "Sunny Day Go" was spaciously and often very quietly ruminative, and Clayton's playing was filled with vivid detail and a super-sharp rhythmic sense, including a touch of Keith Jarrett's funkiness. Maybe Gilmore -- -- subbing for Clayton's regular drummer, Justin Brown -- -- had something to do with it. He's a wing-tipped percussionist, never overplaying, just opening the music, prodding it, picking his moves, like a basketball player with unexplainable court sense. Whatever it was, these three guys were enjoying a magic hour of music-making.
Outside on the Garden Stage, another crowd was eating up an hour with singer Catherine Russell, 55, who has a couple of careers happening. Pop acts seek her out as a backup singer: Steely Dan, Paul Simon, David Bowie. She also happens to be the daughter of pianist Louis Russell -- Louis Armstrong's music director -- and has built a reputation for delivering prewar blues and swing tunes with relaxed authenticity. That's what she did on the Garden Stage, singing Bessie Smith's "Kitchen Man" with salacious swagger. People responded: laughing, embracing and dancing under the trees.
What a scene, what a festival -- and too much ground to cover.
In the Arena, drummer Jack DeJohnette, 70, was convening his Special Trio featuring guitarist Pat Metheny and bassist Christian McBride. A big festival event, it was as excellent as you might expect: DeJohnette scrambled and propelled the action, loose-limbed and funky-swinging; Metheny soared through long arcing solos, a storyteller; McBride maintained earthbound virtuoso traction.
The best moments happened during Metheny's "Question and Answer" -- classic tune; sounds gorgeous every time you hear it -- when he ramped up into air-raid siren mode. It's startling, one of his patented sounds, and it settled down the crowd, which, at least in my neck of the Arena, was filled with revelers, sucking up Long Island Ice Teas. In the end, this music seemed to subtle for such a large venue; the three superstars looked faraway. They may as well have been playing on the moon.
I skipped out to hear drummer Antonio Sanchez and Migration, a band that gets simultaneously super-tight and free, with a pair of saxophonists (Donny McCaslin and David Binney), piano (John Escreet) and bass (Matt Brewer). Sanchez is like a junior DeJohnette: everybody wants his sound (including Metheny, his frequent boss) and, mark my word, 30 years from now he will lead a Special Trio in the Arena. On this chilly night, he fusioned through a solo on a tune called "The Minotaur": one could imagine the power of the mythic beast -- half man, half bull -- at the center of the maze.
Let's finish with Tony Bennett: roaming the stage, breaking into a soft-shoe, blowing kisses at the crowd and thanking his musicians.
"Harold Jones, ladies and gentleman, Count Basie's favorite drummer!"
"Gray Sargent, the Puccini of jazz guitar!"
Tony Bennett is gracious, a charmer. And how he loves those songs: "They All Laughed," "Steppin' Out With My Baby," "Sing You Sinners," "But Beautiful," "Just in Time," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and the aforementioned "The Good Life."
He doesn't zero in on the notes as he once did, but his voice remains clear, he phrases with beauty, embodies style and believes the words he sings. And is there anything better than hearing Bennet sing "The Way You Look Tonight"?
Maybe this: He sang "Who Cares?," composed by George and Ira Gershwin in 1934, in the midst of the Great Depression. It's still the "most relevant" tune he knows, he said, with a knowing chuckle.
And then he sang:
"Let it rain and thunder,
Let a million firms go under.
I am not concerned with
Stocks and bonds that I've been burned with!
Why should I care?
Life is one long jubilee,
So long as I care for you
And you care for me!"
He's our role model: Tony Bennett.
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Performers: Esperanza Spalding, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Jack DeJohnette-Bill Frisell Duo and Dee Dee Bridgewater
When: Today
Where: Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey
Tickets: Daily deals start at $45; single-day Arena tickets are $142 (Saturday, Sunday); discounts available for families and young people; 1-888-248-6499, montereyjazzfestival.org or at gate


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- SFO crash: 911 tapes feature passengers frustrated with emergency response
- SFO crash: Coroner identifies which girl may have been hit by emergency vehicle
- Jul 9:
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- SFO crash: Asiana Flight 214 spotlights complexity of modern aircraft
- SFO crash: Doctor finds unusual pattern of spine injuries
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The following information has been confirmed.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ214 (Aircraft Registration HL7742) departed Incheon International Airport on July 6, 2013 at 16:35 (Korea time) bound for San Francisco. Only July 7, 2013 at 11:28 (Local time) an accident occurred as OZ214 was making a landing on San Francisco International Airport's runway 28.
There were a total of 291 passengers (19 business class, 272 travel class) and 16 cabin crew aboard. The majority of the passengers were comprised of 77 Korean citizens, 141 Chinese citizens, 61 US citizens, 1 Japanese citizen, etc. for a total of 291 people.
Asiana Airlines is currently investigating the specific cause of the incident as well as any injuries that may have been sustained to passengers as a result. Asiana Airlines will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation of all associated government agencies and to facilitate this cooperation has established an emergency response center at its headquarters.
At this point no additional information has been confirmed. New developments will be announced as more information becomes available. .