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Wednesday, 06/28/2000
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, SlothThe Sloth, Taste, GinBathtub Gin, Piper, If I Could
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > HoodHarry Hood > JibbooGotta Jibboo > CircusWhen the Circus Comes > Mike'sMike's Song[1], Albuquerque > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove
Encore: First Tube > Loving Cup
[1] Mid-jam "break," another jam segment, and then another break that led into Albuquerque.
· San-Ho-Zay tease in Bathtub Gin
Noteworthy Jams: Taste, Bathtub Gin (highly recommended), If I Could, Mike's Song
Average Song Gap: 15.07
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Gin contained a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey. During a glowstick "war" in Hood, Trey caught a few glowsticks and threw them back into the crowd, eliciting a huge cheer from the crowd. Mike's Song contained a mid-jam "break," another jam segment, and then another break that led into Albuquerque. If I Could was played for the first time since July 31, 1998 (123 shows).
Song Distribution:
3 Farmhouse
2 Stash
2 Hoist
1 Billy Breathes
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 Lawn Boy
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "2000 Summer U.S. Tour."
Set II leads off with DWD, which rocks along in standard DWD fashion before slowing to a crawl, Trey going to the effects pedal to wring some weird noises out of his guitar, Mike and Fish holding down a steady DWD-style backdrop, and then just when you're lulled by the low-gear jam the band explodes back into a DWD reprise and then immediately goes into Hood, which is also good but not a standout to my ears (although the crowd roars at Trey hucking the glowsticks back at the crowd are fun). Jibboo and Circus are whatever. Then comes Mike's Song, which brings a muscular energy right off the bat and locks into a Mike-driven jam (seriously, the bass will stick in your throat, it's so thick), with some of those techno-flourishes the kids were talking about back in the day (see: the next show). Then comes a sudden full band stop in the jam, a pause for cheering, and an equally sudden, fluid return into the jam...for about a minute, before another full band stop, upon which Trey starts up Albuquerque. Albuquerque actually makes a lot of sense as a palate cleanser (dig the harmonies!), and Weekapaug catches fire at the end, nearly on par with the greats (12/31/95, 7/17/98) for sheer intensity. A nice two-song encore sends everyone out happy.
I don't know if I would call this a classic show or anything, but the opening Gin definitely begs to be heard and the Mike's Groove is excellent, so I can recommend a download without hesitation.
Whatever merit those complaints might hold, however, is counteracted by several awesome jams. This is an all-time great Bathtub Gin. For me, it falls in fourth place, right behind Riverport, Went, and Paradiso 7.1.97. We've all got Fish to thank for it too. He falls into this great little disco-funk groove shortly after the jam starts, and the rest is history.
Aside from the Gin, which is undoubtedly the single greatest part of the show, there are well above average versions of Mike's Song and Taste to be had here. Mike's is dirty, really dirty. Shit's gross. And Taste seems to me to be much more patient than most versions. For my money, those are the top three songs of the show, though CDT, Disease, and Hood are all fine as well.
This show is far from all bad, but as a whole, it just doesn't make very much sense to me. There are plenty of shows with weird setlists that I think work, this just isn't one of them. The jams are great though, and I'm always open to Albuquerque, it's such a great song. If I could give half stars I'd give this show 3.5 stars... I'll be nice and bump it up to 4 since I can't.
P.S. I noticed while I was proof reading that, in the last paragraph, I used the phrase "if I could" colloquially. Kind of ironic, and completely unintentional.
After a debacle involving a friend bailing on a ticket at the last minute and picking up another friend to take it even more last minute, I was finally at PNC with my game face on. PNC is fifteen minutes from my parent's house and for all intents and purposes is my "home base" venue. My Uncle Kerry had secured us with two VIP seats for this show, but because of the size of our group, we decided to split the show locations up. For the first set, I was on the lawn with my sister and other hometown friends.
The venue played the Star Spangled Banner before the start of the show, and why not! I love America. Chalkdust started the show with energy and purpose. It wasn't crazy insane like the 7/15/1999 version the year before, but it was still a lead-off home run on the first pitch.
A perfect version of The Sloth came next followed by a great Taste. The jam out of taste is very strong and overlooked because of what happened next. When I think about some of the greatest moments of my life, the 14:00 minute mark of this Bathtub Gin jumps to the top of the list with only a few exceptions above it. The build up and peak were unbelievable, building off of the previously played epic Gin on 6/23/2000 in Atlanta with shadows of the 7/29/1998 Riverport Gin built in. I'll take this one over Atlanta though. Kuroda was on fire with the bright white lights spinning at full speed, as the band finally climaxed at that incredible high-C note that gives me goosebumps today as I type. I also loved how we all yelled "WE LOVE TO TAKE A BATH!!!!" during the last verse, this is one of the first shows that this started happening. The first foreshadowing rain drop I felt happened at this exact moment. Anyway, the recording is just as good today as when it happened, it's an absolute must hear version.
So how do you follow that up? With a 100 mph Piper that I have never heard a rival of. There have been epic pipers before and since, but none that have shredded right off the bat like this one does and sprints for almost ten minutes. I'm sure I could check the chart but I feel like I don't need to bother. Must hear like the Gin. If I Could felt heartfelt and warm, like Trey and Page were playing it just for us. Short set, but I would still give it a biased A+.
Set 2, Page Side Rage Side, row 12 with my sister. And what timing! Everyone else we were with was getting soaked from the rain on the lawn during this set. Disease was raging, especially since we were so close. I couldn't believe I was hearing the Harry Hood drum roll intro out of Disease! I was counting my lucky stars. Gibboo was good, Circus was good...Boom! Pow! MIKE's. What a Mike's! Evil, intense, (not as evil and intense as Big Cypress Mike's but along those lines), stop and go jamming, LOVED IT!!! A nice Albuquerque pops out in the middle of the groove followed by a raging Weekapaug. It was time to head back to the lawn before the exiting chaos ensued so we could find our group. As our backs were turned walking up the stairs Fishman hit a single snare and kicked off First Tube. YES! This was my first First Tube and I really wanted to hear it played during this show. I actually predicted this as the show opener, but I would definitely take it in the encore. The Loving Cup was a cherry on top bonus and we were heading home happy. One down, three nights to go.


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Definition of reduplicate in English:
verb[with object]
1Repeat or copy so as to form another of the same kind: the upper parts of the harmony may be reduplicated at the octave above
More example sentences
- Words like that are called reduplicates and some of my favorites (found here, scroll down to the bottom) include dilly-dally, fuddy-duddy, higgledy-piggledy, hurly-burly, and namby-pamby.
- This way, you can reduplicate the blend if you ever need to.
- The above General Terms and Conditions were not reduplicated in the revised 4 vessel policy; but the case has been argued on the basis that they are properly incorporated.
1.1Repeat (a syllable or other linguistic element) exactly or with a slight change, e.g., hurly-burly, see-saw.
Example sentences
- An earlier paper had suggested that the phenomenon of transforming items by moving or reduplicating words might be connected with reactions to incongruity.
- Rumah 'house', buku 'book', and ikan 'fish' are among those that can be reduplicated; air 'water', nasi 'rice', and gula 'sugar' cannot be reduplicated.
- In two cases English words derive from Latin words in which the infinitive ends in atare and in which the at - is therefore reduplicated in the supine; they are dilatare, to spread out, and natare, to swim.
- Example sentences
- Whether full or partial, reduplication can serve to intensify an adjective, place a verb into the future or the past, pluralize a noun or scatter its distribution, render an action continuous, or simply imply repetition.
- Now, there are some interesting restrictions on English reduplication, but the plain fact of it is incontestable (at least in every North American dialect I've ever come across).
- Elsewhere, Kothari instructs the spectator to 'look for the symmetrical reduplication and repetitive parallelism of dance patterns'.
- Example sentences
- He makes the point that reduplicative is really tautologous - 'duplicative' would have been sufficient, if it were a noun.
- This reduplicative lexicon vanishes entirely in lines 7-10, only to reappear (further emphasized by grammatical parallelism) in lines 11-13 - 'Sweet roses sweet deaths sweetest odours beauteous.'
- A number are reduplicative, as in Tilba Tilba, Wagga Wagga, and Woy Woy.
Late 16th century: from late Latin reduplicat- 'doubled again', from the verb reduplicare, from re- 'again' + duplicare (see duplicate).
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Three people arrested in a series of medical marijuana dispensary raids will face racketeering and other new charges.
This afternoon Jackson Count Circuit Court Judge Tim Gerking set Aug. 12 pretrial hearings for Lori Duckworth, 50, and Leland Duckworth, 49, and David James Bond, 44. The Duckworths face added charges of racketeering, possession of substantial amounts of marijuana and three counts of money laundering, said Leland Duckworth's attorney, Leland Burger.
Court records show Bond also has been charged with racketeering.
The Duckworths were already facing 11 counts each of conspiracy to deliver marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, and 11 counts each of manufacturing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school. Bond has been charged with four counts of conspiracy to deliver marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, four counts of manufacturing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school and being a felon in possession of a weapon.
The defendants each have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Gerking had previously ordered the defendants not to have any contact with each other and to submit to drug testing at the court's request.
Berger successfully argued the couple should have the no-contact order lifted. The prosecution had no objection, he said.
Lori Duckworth, a vocal proponent of medical marijuana, is the executive director of the Southern Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
The tearful Duckworths embraced in the courtroom lobby for several minutes after today's hearing.
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What's She Building in There?
Tricia McLaughlin has taken on a large agenda—the redesign of nature. She does this in painting, sculpture, and animation. The exhibition at the DCCA includes all of these media and its title comes from the singer-songwriter Tom Waits' composition "What's He Building in There?" With strange lyrics and eerie sounds, the song explores the questionable activities of an eccentric neighbor who might be building something that is possibly dangerous, but certainly mysterious. McLaughlin, too, creates imaginative worlds where logic becomes personal rather than universal. The artist comments, "Borrowing from the spirit of anarchy, my art and design consider inventions that have broken away from the chains of usefulness, and open up the possibilities for inventing for invention's sake." McLaughlin is fascinated with the relationship between architecture and human behavior, and she likes to play with the idea of restructuring human behavior through fantasy architecture: "The structures are based on my own logic and lead to geometry that is often anthropomorphized or sexualized, resulting in an emotional and thinking architecture that also considers the social interaction it impacts." The subjects of her work are water, land, and sky. She states that function follows arbitrary form and that out of these new forms the rules change. In her invented worlds, the malleability of water is explored, land folds by itself to form buildings, and clouds grow into biomorphic architecture. McLaughlin finds that the work comes from her "fascination with modern man's desire to impose logical designs on the natural world. Architecture and construction reflect our logical approach to controlling nature through invention."


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Thank you notes
1. Thank you, cyclocross....for being a sport where even the last place guy gets cheered on .
2. Thank you, team skinsuit......for holding my gut in on race day.
3.Thank you , Don Walker.....for successfully herding the cats and creating the handmade bike show. Maybe its time to stop trying to herd the cats......
4. Thank you , insecurity and self loathing......for giving me the psychological makeup for being a 'Rock-star frame builder".......not my words.....
5. Thank you faithful customers , Cyclocross magazine and U.B.I. for making me feel like I'm somebody.
6. Thank you disgruntled customers and Gary Mathis for reminding me that I am really nobody.
7. Thank you Bruce Gordon ....for being able to out 'dark-side' me any time.....there's the imitators and then there's the real master.
8. Thank you, frame building.....for providing me a way to not have to be worrying about my retirement..........there won't be any.
9. Thank you, stainless steel lugs........for giving me something to loath.
10. Thank you, regret.........for giving me something to come to grips with on a daily basis.
11. Thank you , blogger......for providing me a no-charge outlet with which to vent and annoy people.
12. Thank you, cheap Chinese medals that I get every once in awhile.......to help fuel my rise to mediocrity in cyclocross racing.
13. Thank you, hobby frame builders who spend 300-400 hours on a masterpiece.........so I get to see what I thought I was going to build back in the late '70's.-Bravo!
14. Thank you , mega-bike companies.....for not building the sizes and types of frames that my customers want.
15. Thank you, my racing team.......for showing that a guy in a shed can make you bikes that don't hold you back when you want to go fast.
16. Thank you, my own race bike.......for not complaining when it is I who is holding you back from going fast.
17. Thank you mail man.....for not going 'postal' on us.
18. Thank you ,all the people who comment on this blog.......proof that somebody is actually
reading this...........dang !
19. Thank you, internet......for allowing anyone who has a computer and internet access to become the new expert on bicycle frame construction , even if they are a hopeless idiot.
20. Thank you again, cyclocross......for being a sport where a small builder's work can still be seen in the peloton.
21. Thank you, Giant bicycle co. .......for copying my 'wavy gussets' a few years ago.....then later discarding them as a waste of time. -I defer to your expertise......
22. Thank you, Joe Bell......for terrifying me into my best work when I send a bare frame to you to be painted. Ever wonder why you don't get many of them ? -I'm too scared !
23. Thank you, Kurt Cobian......for creating a sound track for those angst filled afternoons at my previous shop. I'm sorry you aren't around any more....really sorry.
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We are going to have a fun interview this week! :-)ReplyDelete
Oh, ya- you betcha !ReplyDelete
Paul, you'll always be a 'rock-star-framebuilder' to me! ;)ReplyDelete
Thank you, Paul, for building rigs that pulled my head out of my ass and made me realize some of the best bikes in the world are built in my backyard.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Paul, for teaching Josh (probably more than) a few tricks over the years, as he is currently building a touring frame for me and it's gonna be awesome.
Thank you, Paul, for being a rockstar in the world of bike building, while still being approachable enough to visit and talk about cycling and the world in general.
You're a community resource.
Love this! And Paul thank you for rocking so hard! Seriously. Keep the blog going it fantastic and keep fighting the good fight. The kids need to know what time it is.ReplyDelete


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TAHOE CITY - Liz Buhler caught fire from the perimeter and Angela Wood converted numerous fast-break points to help lead the North Tahoe girls basketball team to a 38-22 win over visiting Whittell on Friday.
The Mount Rose League opponents played to an 8-8 draw after one quarter, but the Lakers took over the momentum in the second and third quarters with an active defensive effort that led directly to offense.
The hosts outscored the Warriors 7-2 in the second quarter and 10-4 in the third to extend their lead to an 11-point margin, 25-14, entering the fourth.
"We had our opportunities early, but we missed a lot of layups and free throws," said North Tahoe coach Rick Buhler, whose Lakers played without starting center Sage Chador, who suffered a pinched nerve in her neck during warmups, as well as Mallory Tyler, who was sick. "But it was a big team win."
The Warriors played even more shorthanded, as they were missing starters Emily Harris, Sierra Forvilly and Gisselle Benitez. That left senior scoring leader Amanda Harris to carry the load, which North Tahoe countered by switching its 2-1-2 zone defense to a box-and-one, with Liz Buhler guarding Amanda Harris.
It worked, as the Warriors struggled to get into their offense with the active Harris twin covered closely. She finished with a team-high 10 points.
"The first quarter was even, but they kind of took control in the second, and then you could see the rest of it. We couldn't get any rebounds," said Whittell coach Tom Esposito. "It didn't help that we had three starters out."
In addition to her defensive contributions, Liz Buhler injected life into the Lakers' offense with a hot shooting hand. She scored seven points in the third quarter and poured in a game-high 17 points on the night, making two 3-pointers along the way. It was a welcome performance for the senior point guard, who struggled with her shot early in the season but is beginning to find her stroke.
"Yeah, I definitely had a slow start, but I'm finally getting it going, just in time," said Buhler, who also complimented her Lakers' team play, particularly compared to their last meeting against the Warriors when they lost 37-24. "We played as a team, which was a key part of why we fell apart last time we played them."
Wood also created havoc for the Warriors, as the junior guard used her athleticism to create a number of turnovers and convert them into transition layups. She finished with 13 points, while Sara Trimm and Taylor Briggs each contributed four points.
Kenya Maltase scored six points for Whittell and Tori Jimenez had four.
"It was a big win after our showing last time against them, more for the psyche of the team than anything," coach Buhler said.
North Tahoe is now 8-9 overall and 2-4 in the Mount Rose League. Whittell is 8-12 overall and 1-5 in league.


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OVERALL PERFORMANCE—Bridgette Perdue performs with dancers from CAPA High School. (Photos by J.L. Martello) Bridgette Perdue believes that every person was created for something. The Pop and R&B artist put out a call for everyone to make their dream a reality during her "Wake Up And Dream" concert.


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I use a Macbook Air with ps3mediaserver, but my movies that I try to see freezing frequentely. I try various types of consiguration, and dont freeze only when i set keyint=25:vqscale=1:vqmin=2, but image defition loses a lot of quality.
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Tejas Heyden, 17, on his handmade "hybrid Stratocaster," and his alt-rock band Chapter II, formerly Random Sound, will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Northwest Pizza and Pasta Co., 1585 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
Heyden and bandmates Cole Coster, 16, and Nick Chouard, 16, have played together since they were 9 years old and recently added Joseph Yaconelli, 15, to their lineup.
In 2010, the young musicians won the Southern Oregon's Got Talent competition and later opened for Chris Isaak on Britt Festivals' Table Rock Stage.
They play originals, as well as songs by Sublime, The Black Keys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and others. Their debut EP, "Danger Games," recorded in 2012 at BrokenWorks Studios in Ashland, can be heard online at www.reverbnation.com/chapteriiband.
There is no cover charge to their show at Northwest Pizza. Call 541-488-2080.
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US 441 reopened 3 months after Smokies landslide
Published: Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:29 p.m.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The major route over the Smoky Mountains is open to traffic, three months after a landslide took out a section of it.
The National Park Service said Monday that U.S. 441 was reopened at 10 a.m., allowing travel between Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Cherokee, N.C.
On Jan. 13, a 200-foot-long section of the two-lane highway slid the length of a football field down a slope on the North Carolina side of the park.
The opening came a month ahead of schedule.
Phillips & Jordan, Inc., was awarded a nearly $4 million contract. It had incentives of $8,000 per day for early completion.
The final design includes pipes to allow for the drainage of subsurface water flow along with side drainage leading to a culvert at the end of the slope.
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December 08, 2010
Ten European Countries Sign Up for North Sea Offshore Grid
Offshore turbines like these located near Sweden could be linked to the EU offshore grid.
Nine European Union (EU) nations and Norway signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on December 3 to develop an offshore energy grid linking renewable wind energy sources in the North Sea. The 10 countries—Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—committed to work together to identify and to overcome the regulatory, legal, market, planning, and technical issues involved in creating a North Sea grid. The grid, targeted to begin operating by 2020, is designed to allow the countries to share electricity among the British Isles and mainland Europe.
Already, the ISLES project (Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study), is assessing the possibility of connecting Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland in an Irish Sea and Atlantic coast grid. The new MOU calls for, among other things, an assessment of technical considerations through 2030 to be delivered by June 2011. Scotland's Energy Minister Jim Mather hailed the EU initiative because it will draw upon the ISLES work in overcoming challenges of a sub-sea grid. See the Scottish government press release and the MOU.


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Former NFL Player Freddie Mitchell Seeking Plea Deal on Tax Fraud Charges
Published: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 4:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 5:37 p.m.
ORLANDO | Former professional football player Freddie L. Mitchell II is asking a judge to let him accept a plea deal on federal tax fraud charges.
The Lakeland native who played for the Philadelphia Eagles is scheduled to go on trial next week.
However, Mitchell's lawyer, H. Kyle Fletcher of Oviedo, filed documents Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Orlando asking a federal judge's permission for Mitchell to enter into a plea agreement with prosecutors.
A copy of a plea agreement states Mitchell would plead guilty to conspiracy to file a false claim with the government, which carries a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in prison.
The ultimate decision of what an appropriate sentence should be then would rest in the hands of U.S. District Judge John Antoon II.
The judge must first consider whether to allow Mitchell to enter into a plea deal so close to his scheduled trial date.
Mitchell played in the NFL for four seasons from 2001 to 2004.
The Kathleen High School graduate played for UCLA before joining the NFL. He was a wide receiver for the Eagles and played in a Super Bowl.
Mitchell and a couple, Jamie Russ-Walls and Richard Walls, were indicted in April 2011 by a grand jury on charges of submitting fraudulent tax returns to obtain refunds. Those refunds ranged from $170,000 to nearly $2 million.
Walls and Russ-Walls accepted plea deals in November. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file a false claim with the government.
Walls was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.
Russ-Walls received five years of probation and a year of home detention.
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MHS class of 1962 alumni conquer Appalachian Trail
June 15, 2013
Start with a dozen seniors in their late 60s or early 70s, 17 miles of trail out of a possible 2,180 and beautiful scenery. Oh, and don't forget one defiant timber rattlesnake....
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Gary Mullen, the winner of 2000 'Stars In Their Eyes' series, with his tribute to Freddie Mercury and Queen, backed by his band The Works. The former computer operator from Stepps, Glasgow is now Freddie full time. One Night of Queen promises to be the ultimate Queen tribute. This time Freddie is not alone and the rest of Queen joins him on stage. The artists who perform as Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor are also superb. Coupled with the stunning lights and the excellent musicianship this is an unbeatable show.
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So Far, Few Fans for FCC's New Internet Rules
Even before Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler began circulating his latest proposal to ensure broadband providers don't block or slow down individual websites, politicians and interest groups began weighing in.
The verdict: There are few fans so far — with criticism coming from those who say the commission is overstepping, and those who say its regulatory hand should be stronger in favor of consumers.
The divergence of views is perhaps a reflection of Mr. Wheeler's attempts in the proposal to find a middle ground in the so-called open Internet rules, which govern how broadband providers treat traffic from various content companies. The issue has become something of an albatross for the agency since President Barack Obama took office. He campaigned in 2008 on the principle of net neutrality – the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by broadband providers – but the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the FCC's last two attempts to enforce the rules.
Mr. Wheeler's latest proposal would bar broadband providers from blocking or slowing down specific websites, but would open the door for them to strike deals to give some content companies preferential treatment. That quickly drew fire from net neutrality advocates, who argue the deals will inherently result in discrimination against companies that don't pay to play.
"Openness is the Internet's heart and nondiscrimination is its soul, and infringements on either of these features undermines the spirit and intent of net neutrality," Sen. Edward Markey (D., Mass.) said in a statement. "The Internet's rules of the road must not open up fast lanes to those who can pay, leaving others stuck in traffic."
"Like many Internet users, I fear that the latest round of proposed net neutrality rules from the FCC will not do enough to curtail discrimination of Internet traffic, but rather leave the door open to discrimination under more ambiguous terms," Rep. Anna Eshoo (D., Calif.) said.
On the other side of the issue are conservatives, who argue the FCC is once again overstepping its authority and that the net neutrality rules are unnecessary altogether. The Republican leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee criticized the proposal in a statement on Thursday.
"We have said repeatedly that the Obama administration's net neutrality rules are a solution in search of a problem. The marketplace has thrived and will continue to serve customers and invest billions annually to meet Americans' broadband needs without these rules," Chairman Fred Upton (R., Mich.) and Rep. Greg Walden (R., Ore.) said. "Chairman Wheeler's approach to regulation seeks to freeze current market practices, which will cast a chill on technological breakthroughs and cause American consumers to lose out."
Michael Weinberg, vice president for the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, said the new proposal won't protect users and is again based on shaky legal ground. He predicted the broadband providers would once again seek to challenge the rules in court.
"I don't think this is going to work. I don't think these rules would protect the open Internet. The closer they get to protecting the open internet, the more likely they are to be overturned," Mr. Weinberg said.
Such interpretations prompted Mr. Wheeler to write a blog post on Thursday "setting the record straight." Even if he achieves that, however, he's not likely to satisfy everyone.


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Bach and Rachmaninov aren't just for fogies and elites. Young keyboard virtuosos like Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are making sure of it. The two 30-somethings, also known as the duo Anderson & Roe, have made it their mission to "make classical piano music a relevant and powerful source in society." They're succeeding primarily through adrenalized performances that have earned them plaudits from coast to coast and far beyond.
The pair will be appearing as part of Steinway Society the Bay Area's 19th annual piano series Jan. 12 at Saratoga's McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga. It's a return visit to the region for their fans, plenty of whom have discovered them through social media that includes an interactive blog, andersonroe.com, featuring wildly imaginative, self-created videos. Think giant millipedes crawling across playing hands, or an organ that simultaneously burns and drowns.
"Sometimes we think of our music as a Pixar film," Roe says about their mini-movies. "It's hard to find someone who doesn't like them. They're well crafted and hit you on so many levels."
Anderson and Roe, who met in 2000 as freshmen at the Juilliard School, both call California home, although in different regions. She's currently an artist in residence at Sonoma State University as a member of Trio Ariadne, a clarinet, cello and piano ensemble. His home base is Los Angeles, and he's taught at music camps at San Jose State University and Santa Clara University.
"The Bay Area is so rich with possibility, and people are so receptive," Anderson says. "We feel at home whenever we play in the area. It's clear there are many students and teachers in the audience, who are incredibly knowledgeable. They listen with such joy and openness."
Like any good millennials, these two are proficient multi-taskers. "We work incredibly hard, as our lives have become more layered and complex," Roe says. "We have so many interests--from web sites to videos--that performing is not the sole thing that we do." It makes sense, then, that the way she describes those videos also applies to their live music: "They're emotional. We want our concerts to be this, too."
The Jan. 12 program includes Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147; Sonatina from Cantata No. 106; Mozart's Papageno! based on arias from The Magic Flute; and Rachmaninov's Sonata No. 1 (Fantaisie-tableaux) for Two Pianos, Op. 5.
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Human remains found off Winding Way in Spartanburg County
Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 10:58 a.m.
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The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office could make a positive identification Wednesday on the skeletal remains of a young man found along a creek bed near Pauline.
The coroner's office and Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office began their investigation Sunday night after a man picking mushrooms with his daughter found the skeleton in the woods on Winding Way. Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the man called 911 at 6:09 p.m. Sunday.
Due to waning daylight, the area was guarded overnight and investigators began documenting the scene and collecting evidence at 9 a.m. Monday. Some investigators remained at the scene as late as 4 p.m. Monday, Clevenger said.
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tony Ivey said in a written statement that the department's violent crimes investigators worked with the coroner's office to process the area the area off Highway 56 where the remains were discovered, which is near a shuttered greenhouse company.
"We're treating this case as a suspicious death," Clevenger said Tuesday afternoon. The remains appear to be those of a man in his late teens or early 20s. There was some clothing with the body. The body was apparently placed along the creek side and had been there for at least a month, Clevenger said.
The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is also working with county authorities, to determine if the remains are connected to a missing persons case in the city.
Public Safety Capt. Regina Nowak said investigators are analyzing DNA to make a positive identification before releasing more information about the man's identity.
"We're waiting on confirmation of identity," Nowak said. "We're waiting on all of the test results to come back so there's something definite."
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Amid the buildup to the Facebook IPO, serial entrepreneur Steve Blank was sounding an ominous warning to anyone who would listen.
Not about Facebook nor about its IPO. Instead, he was making a larger point. Blank, one of the valley's most influential voices on entrepreneurship, worries that venture capitalists and angel investors -- and he doesn't exclude himself -- have become too obsessed with the quick returns promised by social media. It just doesn't make the same financial sense to pour money into companies that might be more innovative but take longer to pay off in fields like medicine or robotics.
By distorting investment priorities, Blank fears that social media is killing Silicon Valley.
"I think it's pushing real innovation outside of our country," Blank said. "And it might be the demise of what we actually do in Silicon Valley."
To remedy this, or at least restore some balance, Blank believes investment decisions being driven by the free market need to be augmented with some type of government strategy or involvement. While he's not promoting one strategy, Blank has become deeply involved with an effort by the National Science Foundation to encourage researchers and scientists to explore how they can guide their work from the lab to the marketplace.
The program is called NSF Innovation Corps, or I-Corps. And on Wednesday, 25 teams of researchers participating in the program convened at Stanford, where Blank teaches entrepreneurship, to present the work they've done to develop a business plan around their lab work.
It's no surprise the NSF would turn to Blank, who worked at or founded several startups in the '80s and '90s. He now invests and teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford where his work has gained a wide following among high-tech founders.
The I-Corps teams span a wide range of categories the NSF funds, including biological sciences, computer and information science, mathematics, and social and economic sciences. Blank says many of these folks are engaged in the type of work that could have a profound impact on their fields and the marketplace, but often struggle to attract commercial funding once their research ends.
"We're investing in social media rather than this stuff," Blank said. "Imagine hundreds of these guys doing real science, making cancer drugs, and they can't get investment. Why should venture capitalists wait five or seven years to see if this will work when Instagram sold for $1 billion after 18 months?"
The NSF started the program last year, and the 25 teams that appeared Wednesday are the second class to participate in I-Corps. Anyone receiving an NSF grant can apply, and if accepted, they receive an extra $50,000 to spend several months exploring the business potential of their work.
Blank, who is not paid for his work, developed a course that the teams take at the start of their project. The course teaches them about Blank's approach to entrepreneurship, which encourages founders to conduct heavy research with potential customers and try to see products from their perspective.
The impact on each of the teams I saw was pretty stark. Each of them fundamentally changed their product in some fashion that seemed to fit better with what they heard customers needed. For instance, one team from Georgia Tech discovered that a complex digital visualization tool it thought would be of interest to the roofing industry would be much more useful if the team stripped away many of the features and turned it into a smartphone app that anyone could use.
A research team from the University of Arkansas discovered after talking to numerous biotech companies that a protein it had developed could dramatically lower the cost of producing biopharmaceuticals, enough that it could even turn some struggling biotech companies profitable.
"We had this really cool technology that we didn't know what to do with," said Ellen Brune, a Ph.D. candidate. Brune is also chief scientific officer of the company she and her colleagues created, Boston Mountain Biotech. "This program has made all the difference," she said.
Dedric Carter, NSF's senior adviser for strategic initiatives, said the agency created the program last year because too often, breakthroughs like this just sat on shelves because the developers had no sense of how to commercialize them. The NSF wanted a low-cost way to give them a nudge, and so developed the $7.5 million program with Blank.
"Many of these ideas fall into a gap after their research funding ends and they don't know how to raise private funding," Carter said. "We want to help them push it forward."
Blank is more comfortable working with the government than many in this region because he's long recognized the role federal agencies have had in creating Silicon Valley. From early research funding during World War II to investments in venture capital firms in the '50s and '60s to the more recent loans to green-tech startups, Blank said Silicon Valley owes a big part of its success to the federal government.
He's not sure exactly what shape that involvement should take now. But he's sure the valley is on a dangerous path if it believes the free market will keep it pointed in the right direction.
"Saying there is no role for government is being naive and ignoring the way the valley has benefited from government," Blank said. "Money goes where it's easier to make money. But that's not always in our national interest."
Contact Chris O'Brien at 415-298-0207 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at obrien and read his blog posts at www.siliconbeat.com.


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Micah Neufeld hit all eight of his free throw attempts in the fourth quarter on his way to a team-high 20 points, helping Rogue Valley Adventist hold on to beat Powers, 63-58, in the first round of the Class 1A boys basketball playoffs Wednesday at the Rogue Valley Adventist High gym.
Neufeld drained 12 of 12 free throw attempts overall, and Calub Allen had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five steals for the Red Tail Hawks (25-4), who travel east to face Crane on Saturday in a second-round contest. The winner of that advances to the eight-team state tournament in Baker.
"We're really happy," Rogue Valley Adventist head coach Mike Glasgow said. "We have the opportunity to go to Baker, so it's kind of cool. One more game."
Newton Allred scored 28 points and Cameron Perreault 15 to pace the Cruisers (11-10), who were held to 16 points in the first half. The 6-foot-7 Allred led everyone in scoring but needed 29 shots to do so as RV Adventist 6-4 post Jesse Gilley played tough interior defense.
"We were just gutsy," Glasgow said. "Gilley fouled out, but he did a pretty good job."
Gilley and Jonathon Alvarez added nine points apiece for the Red Tail Hawks, who have won 14 of their last 15 games.
POWERS (58) — McNely 4, Morgan 0, Martinez 6, Perreault 15, Allred 28, MacKensen 0, Stallard 5, MacDonald 0. Totals: 21-52 11-15 58.
ROGUE VALLEY ADVENTIST (63) — Petray 0, Neufeld 20, James 1, Alvarez 9, Gilley 9, Allen 18, Pirelli 6. Totals: 21-49 20-28 63.
Powers 5 11 14 28 — 58
RV Adventist 12 11 16 24 — 63
3-point goals — Powers 5 (Perreault 3, Allred 1, Stallard 1), RV Adventist 1 (Alvarez 1). Fouled out — Gilley, Allred.
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Louise Erdrich's Tales of Burning Love is a darkly humorous novel of wild romance and heartbreak set against a raging North Dakota blizzard as five Native American women bond over their shared connection to one man.
Stranded in the storm just outside of Fargo, Jack Mauser's former wives pass the night by remembering how each came to love, marry, and ultimately move beyond Jack. Painful and comic by turns, the women's tales bind them together.
National Book Award-winning and bestselling author Louise Erdrich's characteristic powers of observation and poetic prose combine in a tale that is another tour-de-force from one of America's most formidable writers.
This edition of Tales of Burning Love includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.
Five very different women have married Jack Mauser, a charming, infuriating schemer whose passions never survive the long haul. Now, stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, they have come face-to-face—and each has an astonishing story to tell. Huddling for warmth, they pass the endless night by remembering the stories of how each came to love, marry, and ultimately move beyond Jack. At times painful, at times heartbreaking, and oftentimes comic, their tales become the adhesive that holds them together—in their love for Jack and in their lives as women.
With her characteristic powers of observation and luminescent prose, Louise Erdrich brings these women's unforgettable tales to life in a tour de force from one of the most formidable American writers at work today.
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For some musicians, sharing their craft is like a drug. Despite the transient lifestyle, the burden it puts on relationships, the lonely hours spent driving from one city to another, playing music becomes something that's nearly impossible to give up.
That's how Gregory Alan Isakov feels about it. He also feels like he doesn't really have a choice in the matter. The songs, his music, have to come out, one way or another, he said, otherwise he's bound to implode.
At points, Isakov has taken breaks from music, like some of his musician friends have also done, but he felt "empty without that creative spark that drives you crazy, but you feel so satisfied with," he said.
"I have great friends who play music all the time and I don't think any of them would do it unless they felt like they had to do it," he said. "Being a musician is so much travel, it's kind of inconvenient. A lot of personal stuff becomes hard to figure out. None of us got into it for money or stability. When you hear someone play, you can hear if they need it."
Isakov, who performs in Beaver Creek on Sunday, is one of the musicians who needs it. Because if he didn't, his stage fright would have probably driven him away a long time ago.
Isakov was born in South Africa, but moved to the United States when he was 8 years old. He lived on the East Coast for awhile and moved to Colorado to study horticulture in Boulder. For seven years, he managed a farm near Lyons, but music kept calling. So during the winters, he'd travel and book small shows along the way, he said.
Before those gigs, without fail, Isakov's pulse would race. Waves of terror washed over him.
"I'd get so nervous I didn't even know what was what," he said. "It just scared the shit out of me. The whole thing. It was really hard on me, I had a really hard time with it. But it was curiousity in a way, I guess, to explore that feeling more. I was like 'man, I shouldn't be this scared of anything.'"
But along with the fear, there was another overwhelming feeling, one that drowned out everything else.
"I'd go through experiences on stage where I would really feel connected to everybody; it was a really cool thing," Isakov said. "Once I just felt that, it was amazing, I said I need to explore this more, and try out things that scared me."
And to get past the fear, Isakov would tell himself one thing.
"I'd just tell myself people are here to experience the songs. They're here for the same reason I was," he said. "That always helps."
'Ahead of the curve'
So what does Isakov's music sound like? When his van broke down in New Mexico, he got a chance to try to answer that very question, posed by the tow truck driver, a man who'd never heard of him, let alone music from the folk acoustic singer/songwriter genre he falls into.
"I told him I play 'noticing' songs. He was like 'what do you mean?' I said I sort of just take the places I've been and the things I feel and they all come out in a song at once. It was really interesting trying to explain it."
Even when Isakov's writing many of his songs, he doesn't really know what they're about, or where they come from.
But "they always seem to make sense later, afterwards," he said. "That's what I really love about it."
Kris Sabel, the executive director of the Vilar Center where Isakov will perform Sunday, said it's Isakov's lyrics, as well as his instrumentation and vocals, that really stand out.
"His delivery is incredibly pure and honest - I can get hypnotized listening to him," Sabel said. "In addition, his diverse background and upbringing come through and he captivates his audience in the same way that a Bon Iver or Avett Brothers might. If you're a fan of The Lumineers, I would say that Isakov's music is for you."
Sabel first heard Isakov's voice on the 2009 album "This Empty Northern Hemisphere."
"I took it home and played it during dinner that night, and I found myself listening intently to the voice and the lyrics," Sabel said. "This was not background music, and I was hooked. This is the kind of music that gets better every time you listen because you hear something different and the lyrics become more and more meaningful."
For the next month, Sabel kept listening and Isakov landed on the "artist to try to book" list.
"Since that time, the album has really taken off and he has been getting great press and reviews for his live concerts, including his opening act for Brandi Carlile with Ingrid Michaelson at Red Rocks this past summer," Sabel said. "It's amazing how many people saw that show and have asked me about him. So this is one of those times when we were ahead of the curve."


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Jacob E. Becker, 70, of Marietta passed away at Marietta Memorial Hospital on Dec. 7, 2012.
Jacob was born in Marietta to Woodrow and Henrietta King Becker on Feb. 21, 1942.
He graduated from Vincent High School in 1960. He served four years in the U.S. Marines and worked 30 years at the AEP Beverly plant. He dearly loved hunting and his good friends.
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Surviving is his wife, Marjorie L. Becker. They were married Dec. 11, 1989. Also surviving are sons, Wesley and Jesse (Jane) Becker; his sister, Frances (William) Campbell; two great-nieces, Kylie and Khloe Campbell; and several nieces and nephews.
Jacob's wishes to donate his body to Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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- 1 package (19 ounces) frozen cheese tortellini
- 1 cup frozen pepper strips, thawed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1-1/4 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- Cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute pepper strips in butter until crisp-tender. Add ham and garlic; saute 1 minute longer.
- Combine the cornstarch, broth, basil, parsley and pepper; stir into pepper mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Add 2 tablespoons cheese. Drain tortellini; toss with ham mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Yield: 4 servings.
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"I doubled the recipe for our large family. It was good! Super easy to make and the whole family loved it. I used colorful fresh bell peppers and the only seasoning I used was Italian seasoning, pepper, and a sprinkle of kosher salt at the end. Will make again!"
"This is a keeper! my husband doesn't like tortellini and he went back for seconds!"
"This was really good! I hate to revamp a recipe and rate it but I stayed really close to this. I ran out of parm and parsley. I omitted the parsley and basil and added one tsp of Italian seasoning. I used fresh Romano cheese in place of parm. The flavor was amazing and lighter without a traditional cream sauce :)"
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"i just got thru makn this and i made it basicly according to the recipe. i did change the broth to 1 cup and cornstarch to 1 T. Also the package of 3 cheese tortellini was 20 ounces. i did 1 cup of green, red, yellow and orange bell pepper so it was very colorful ;) i used leftover ham from Thanksgiving so it wasnt just canned ham :D i also sauted the garlic with the peppers instead of waiting to add it a little later. its delicious but i will wait and see what my 2 boys will think when they get off the bus lol"
"Great way to use up leftover ham!"
"This was exceptionally good. All the basil makes it taste just like a pesto sauce. Could hardly wait to eat it again for lunch. YUM!"
"Easy, tasted great, and my picky kids ate it!"
"Wonderful and a great way to use leftover/planed over ham."
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The NFL has set the 2013 salary cap at $123.9 million, up from $120.6 million in 2012.
ESPN Chiefs reporter Adam Teicher reports Jamaal Charles "hasn't regained the role -- full-time featured back -- he had before last season's torn ACL."
The Vikings announced Teddy Bridgewater suffered a completely torn ACL and dislocated knee at Tuesday's practice.
Packers released P Tim Masthay.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase said DeVante Parker (hamstring) needs to do "the little things" off the field to stay healthy.
Bucs placed LG J.R. Sweezy (back) on the reserve/PUP list.
Patriots placed RT Sebastian Vollmer (hip, shoulder) on the reserve/PUP list.
Redskins placed RB Keith Marshall on injured reserve with a damaged UCL in his elbow, ending his season.
Steelers placed TE Ladarius Green (ankle, headaches) on the reserve/PUP list.
John Brown (headaches, concussion) has been cleared to resume playing.
Vikings released C John Sullivan.
49ers placed WR Bruce Ellington on injured reserve with a torn hamstring, ending his season.


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ain't it the truth. That's the problem with love. I should say...that's ONE of the problems with "love." The more honest we are with ourselves the more we have to consider how little we really have to offer people we love. Other than ourselves. And when we don't think much of ourselves, that's not offering a whole lot, is it now?


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A WWW-based model will be constructed that predicts cross-pollination and nut set in almond orchards. The model will be designed as a 3-tier architecture which will include a web presentation layer, a model logic layer, and a data access layer. The web presentation layer will be based on the ASP.NET technology to allow for a rich internet user experience. The data access layer will interface with the MySQL Server database engine, the standard at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center. The model logic layer will be written in the C# language. Once completed, the model will be able to be run from anyone with an internet connection using standard web browsers.
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Inspired by the patterns and graphics on kits from the 1980s and 1990s, Liverpool's away jersey is a modern take on a classic. The neckline from the 1981 away kit has been redesigned for a contemporary feel, and the diamond pattern is a nod to the graphics on the 1989-1991 jerseys.
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The Kirksville Police Department is attempting to locate two suspects recently identified in an alleged shoplifting incident at the local Wal-Mart.
The two suspects are pictured in surveillance footage from a Feb. 28 shoplifting incident at Wal-Mart.
KPD released an alert Monday with few details on the theft. It was not clear what the two suspects had allegedly stolen or if there was any other identifying information.
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The McPherson High School varsity golf meet at El Dorado's Prairie Trails Golf Course Monday was rained out and has been rescheduled to April 29.
Additionally, the junior varsity track and field meet to be held Monday at Goddard High School was moved to May 6.
The MHS boys tennis JV invitational at Newton Tuesday was postponed, with no make up date announced.
Smoky Valley High School postponed their baseball and softball Tuesday doubleheaders at Haven. The baseball game will be made up April 26, while softball varsity and junior varsity will instead be May 9.
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Column: Forest health concerns
Published: Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 6:33 p.m.
Certainly one of the treasures of Western North Carolina is the abundant forests which cover the mountains and valleys of this area. These vast swaths of vegetation are among the most diverse in the U.S., consisting of mixed hardwood trees.
The scenic beauty of these forests adds much to the quality of our lives and is obviously a huge draw for many to move here. The forests are also important economic drivers of the region supporting tourism, outdoor recreation and other forestry-related jobs.
Unfortunately, there is some concern for the health of our forests. Exotic invasive pests (weeds, disease and insects) have caused the loss of many trees and led to a decline in the forest environment in some areas. Invasive weeds such as kudzu and oriental bittersweet aggressively climb and cover vegetation essentially choking them out.
A whole host of exotic insects have moved in to claim millions of trees, probably none more devastating than the hemlock wooly adelgid. This tiny, piercing, sucking insect mostly hidden underneath its characteristic cottony protection has wiped out huge stands of hemlocks in the last 10 years.
The chestnut blight, a disease that bore out the worst-case scenario of these exotic pests, eliminated the once-prominent American chestnut tree from southeastern forests a century ago. Although there is hope that newly bred disease-resistant trees can be re-established in our forests.
More threats from exotic pests are coming in all the time. A look at the U.S. Forest Service's Insect and Disease Risk Map for North Carolina is not encouraging, with high mortality rates of trees predicted for many areas in WNC from a variety of insects and disease.
Both the U.S. and N.C. Forest Services (as well as other agencies) are constantly monitoring these threats, and information on their websites is available to help us in the effort of detection.
Here are some of the new, emerging threats to our forests at this time. Thousand cankers disease was recently discovered in North Carolina after a decade of destruction in western states. The disease, which affects black walnut trees, is caused by a fungus carried by a small bark beetle. It is now concentrated around Great Smokey National Park.
The Emerald ash borer was discovered in the state last year. While adult beetles can be seen nibbling on the foliage of ash trees, it is the larva that causes mortality of the tree. They feed on the inner bark, thus preventing the transportation of water and nutrients throughout the tree.
Sudden Oak Death is a big concern because of the combination of the many native oaks which are known to be susceptible and for the cool, moist environmental conditions which would allow the pathogen to thrive. But at present it is not thought to be in the wild plant communities of North Carolina.
If you would like more information about the health of our forests, please come to a free program at Bullington Gardens on Jan. 29, 2:30-4 p.m. Brian Heath, a pest control specialist with the N.C. Forest Service, will focus on the three most recent threats listed above and will certainly be available for questions about others.
Although this program is free, please call Bullington Gardens at 828-698-6104 to register.
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Of course, 2013 will be fine, because the 1950s sure were. That's the premise for the coming year, especially in regard to the agreement in Washington, D.C., to raise U.S. tax rates on the well-off.
In the 1950s, after all, tax rates were far higher than what the House and Senate have agreed on, a top rate in the high 30 percent range. Back then, they were even higher than what President Obama might have proposed, if left to his own counsel. Republicans in that era went along with the idea that high rates took something away from the rich and thereby stabilized society.
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VA says progress halted in cutting claims backlog
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs says the government shutdown has halted the progress it was making in reducing a backlog of disability and pensions claims.
The department said Monday that the backlog stood at about 418,500 at the end of September. It has increased by slightly more than 200 since the shutdown, largely because the VA stopped requiring disability claims processors to work overtime.
The backlog had been dropping by more than 2,000 claims a day in the week leading up to the shutdown.
Most of the VA is exempt from furloughs. But 7,000 VA workers will be furloughed on Tuesday and access to all regional offices will be suspended. Another 2,750 technology workers were furloughed Monday. Some help to maintain the disability claims computer system.
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Two members were recognized for their contribution this spring.
Shirley BATES, long-time newsletter editor, keeper of genealogical research center and acquisitions manager, membership chairman, and many other jobs was presented with an honorary lifetime membership by the society at the March society meeting.
Treasurer Sally ALLCORN was recognized for her three-term service as treasurer at the May society meeting. She has also served on committees and has done research and organization work in the library among her many contributions.
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A young prostitute at Chataya's brothel, Mhaegen is a young girl—certainly less than 16 years of age—who slept once with the king, probably while still a virgin. She has red hair and a dusting of freckles.
In the novel, the girl's name is never given, but for the series one was created by George R.R. Martin. The actress cast to play her is said to pass for 20 or so, so she seems to have been aged up somewhat from the book.
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STOCKTON – The Stockton Police Department has identified a teenage boy as a suspect in the death of Jesus Mendoza, 23, a minister who was driving home to his wife and daughter when he was shot and killed in east Stockton last week.
Keith Denegal Jr., 17, is wanted on suspicion of homicide, authorities said. He is described as a 17-year-old black teen who stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds, police said. Investigators believe Denegal was involved in the shooting that claimed Mendoza's life May 6 on East Main Street near Sharon Avenue, authorities said.
Detectives believe Denegal is still in the Stockton area, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Police Department. Denegal should be considered armed and dangerous, Silva said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000. Callers can remain anonymous.
Cellphone users can text information to 274637 (CRIMES) by entering the keyword "TIPSPD" followed by their tip. Internet users can visit the Police Department's Facebook page and click "Submit a Tip."
Read Wednesday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.
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"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani's wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked." —BookPage
New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers: time-tested, common sense advice on the most important aspects of a woman's life, from childhood to the golden years. Seamlessly blending anecdote with life lesson, Don't Sing at the Table tells the two vibrant women's real-life stories—how they fell in love, nurtured their marriages, balanced raising children with being savvy businesswomen, and reinvented themselves with each new decade. For readers of Big Stone Gap, Very Valentine, Lucia, Lucia, and Rococo, this loving memoir is the Trigiani family recipe for chicken soup for the soul
As devoted readers of Adriana Trigiani's New York Times bestselling novels know, this "seemingly effortless storyteller" (Boston Globe) frequently draws inspiration from her own family history, in particular from the lives of her two remarkable grandmothers, Lucia Spada Bonicelli (Lucy) and Yolanda Perin Trigiani (Viola). In Don't Sing at the Table, she reveals how her grandmothers' simple values have shaped her own life, sharing the experiences, humor, and wisdom of her beloved mentors to delight readers of all ages.
Trigiani visits the past to seek answers to the essential questions that define the challenges women face today at work and at home. Don't Sing at the Table is a primer, grandmother to granddaughter, filled with everyday wisdom and life lessons handed down with care and built to last.
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"Best-selling author Trigiani (Very Valentine) presents a loving paean to her Italian grandmothers... there is much warmth in these remembrances that will resonate with readers who enjoyed strong relationships with their own grandparents and know the value they can bring to our lives." — Library Journal
"[C]harming… comforting lessons for readers seeking a simpler way of life." — Kirkus
"Soothingly and with clarity…. Readers will find her strength and optimism helpful, and her legions of loyal fans will enjoy learning more about the women who influenced, inspired, and, according to Trigiani, made possible some of her best-selling fiction." — Booklist
"Trigiani combines family and American history, reflections on lives well-lived, and sound advice to excellent effect, as a legacy to her daughter and a remembrance of two inimitable women." — Publishers Weekly
"One of the reigning queens of women's fiction." — USA Today
"Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller." — Boston Globe
"Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes." — Roanoke Times
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Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is a video game for the Playstation 2.
Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja titles on the PS2, which were fighting games, Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles is an action/adventure game. This is also the first 3-D Naruto game not to use cel-shaded graphics. A sequel titled Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 was later released. The game is entirely translated and features no Japanese voice track. It also features 7 playable characters.
Due to the game being released early for English audiences, content present in the game was either modified or removed. The presence of Itachi, Kisame, and Tsunade were completely wiped clean from the original in all FMV sequences and gameplay, while Gaara and Shikamaru had their costumes modified to their present dub costumes. Very strangely, Chōji's abilities to enlarge his arm were kept in the game despite being a spoiler from the Sasuke Recovery Mission. Naruto's Rasengan was also present in the game, but was renamed Power Strike.
The games plot is heavily altered, set in between the Search for Tsunade Arc and the Sasuke Recovery Mission. Having a different plotline for the story before Part I's conclusion.
Playable Characters
- Naruto Uzumaki (can enter his initial jinchūriki form)
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Shikamaru Nara
- Chōji Akimichi
- Gaara
- Neji Hyūga
- Kakashi Hatake
Boss Battles
- Multiple Ninja Bandit Bosses
- Orochimaru
- Kabuto Yakushi
- Monkey Boss
- Gaara~ first Shukaku form
- Giant Preying Mantises
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Shikamaru Nara + Chōji Akimichi
- Sasuke Uchiha + Chōji Akimichi
- Sasuke Uchiha + Shikamaru Nara
- Chōji Akimichi
- Neji Hyūga
- Sasuke Uchiha (Curse Mark Activated)
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Definition of pre-med in English:
1chiefly North American A premedical course.
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- Sabado took his first dance class in college, changing his studies from pre-med to dance.
1.1A student on a pre-med course.
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- Once a Harvard pre-med with a conceivably very secure future, an undergrad photography elective opened Fred's eyes to the world of fine arts; he switched academic gears, and now he's a very smart guy who takes pictures.
- Jonathan, a 19-year-old pre-med and theatre arts student from Dallas, has flown in especially for the audition.
- Another financial constraint is that many Xavier pre-meds are entering the service end of the profession.
2 short for premedication.
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- A pre-med is a type of sedative that is used to relax you before the operation.
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Cost: $1,874,000
Completion date: Summer 2013
For information: MoDOT Customer Service Center at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).
Work to improve a section of Highway 42 in Miller County has resumed after being stopped during the winter months.
The project includes widening and paving the shoulders along a 20-mile stretch between Routes 134 and 17 and installing rumble strips. APAC has the contract, and is working on the final five miles of the section.
The project involves a three-foot paved shoulder from near Iberia to Kaiser. APAC started near Iberia last fall and is working toward Osage Beach.
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Now more than ever, membership in AIA is the right decision.
As we all know, this is a turbulent time for the nation and the aerospace and defense industry - we face numerous economic and political challenges, both domestically and internationally.
In times like these, AIA's strong representation and advocacy is essential to protecting the business interests of the nation's aerospace and defense industry and helping to establish new opportunities. For this reason, in 2010, AIA's Membership witnessed its largest growth in its 91 year history. We're also experiencing record setting participation levels at all of our meetings and events.
Together, we are working hard on the most pressing issues facing the aerospace & defense industry. Unlike many other associations, CEOs of our member companies and their senior managers define and drive our agenda. We work together to shape regulatory and legislative policies.
We help you - and all levels of your organization - get closer to your customers and competitors by providing numerous networking opportunities through meetings, international air shows, and an extensive network of councils, committees, and working groups.
Full Membership
Full Membership provides access to all of the Association's meetings, events, and services.
Associate Membership
Associate Membership provides limited access to AIA's meetings, events and services. Associate membership is tailored to meet the needs and goals of your company.
Vice President, Membership & Business Development
(703) 358-1005