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CASTRO VALLEY -- Each of the three candidates for the 15th Congressional District brought something different to the table during their first joint appearance Tuesday night.
Freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Dublin, said he brings the young, bipartisan leadership he has offered in his first term. State Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, said she brings 20 years of "battle tested" leadership in local and state office. And Alameda County GOP vice chairman Hugh Bussell of Livermore said he brings a distinctly different point of view than the two Democrats.
The three took questions for an hour before a crowd of about 150 at a forum organized by the League of Women Voters of the Eden Area, with nary a personal dig to be heard -- much unlike this district's forum two years ago, when then-Rep. Pete Stark unleashed considerable vitriol against challenger Swalwell.
The only good-natured barb came right at the end. "Does Washington need more lawyers?" asked Bussell, a software content developer, gesturing at the two attorneys with whom he shared the dais.
Corbett said she's running in part "to bring civility back to the process," and said serving as the state Senate's majority leader has taught her the value of working across the aisle. Bussell said he prefers real discussion to demagoguery, although sometimes legislative gridlock is the natural result of heartfelt disagreement.
Swalwell quipped that he has "been working with Republicans since I first learned to walk -- I was raised by two Republicans ... and if I wanted dessert passed at the dinner table, I had to work across the aisle." On a more serious note, he said he helped convene a bipartisan "United Solutions Caucus" of freshmen that met constantly during last year's government shutdown.
All three candidates said they support strict regulation of hydraulic fracturing -- "fracking" -- for oil and gas, to protect the environment; all called for comprehensive immigration reform, though Bussell didn't specify whether that includes a path to citizenship for people already here. And all spoke in favor of preserving privacy and civil liberties against intrusion by government surveillance.
Swalwell and Corbett said they support making the wealthiest Americans pay their "fair share of taxes" while Bussell said the budget passed by House Republicans last week was the subject of more rhetoric than substantial analysis.
Swalwell noted he has flown home from Washington, D.C., almost every weekend since taking office, holding 13 town halls -- more than any other Bay Area House member -- and going to work in constituents' jobs to learn about their lives. Corbett said as an officeholder in the area for 20 years, she has "a good sense of how people are thinking" and would remain firmly in touch. Bussell said he has lived in Hayward and Livermore for decades and "I'll be here talking to you every chance I get."
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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2011-12: Recorded career highs in points (4g-17a-21pts) and assists, while tying a career high in goals… One of just two NHL defensemen to play more than 35 games and register four or fewer penalty minutes (Carolina's Jamie McBain). All four of his PIMs came in one game – Oct. 29 vs. Anaheim… Tied for 24th in the League, and led the Predators, in blocked shots (151)… Ranked third on the team in average ice time (19:56)… Played his 300th career game on March 20 vs. Edmonton… Scored his first career game-winning goal on Oct. 8 at St. Louis... Missed 16 games due to injury/illness. PLAYOFFS: Tied for first among Predator defensemen in points (2g-2a)… Scored goals in Games Three and Four of the WCQ vs. Detroit, the first goal-scoring streak of his career… Led the team in blocked shots (22).
2010-11: Tied a career high in games played for the second consecutive season (81)… Tied for ninth in the NHL in blocked shots with a career high (173)… Posted personal bests in average ice time (20:47), plus/minus rating (+9), hits (128) and shots (99)… One of 10 defensemen with at least 150 blocked shots and 125 hits. PLAYOFFS: Dressed for all 12 of the club's postseason contests… Notched points in back-to-back contests in Games Four and Five of the WCQ vs. Anaheim.
2009-10: Set career highs in games played (81) and penalty minutes (27)… Led the team, and ranked 22nd in the League, in blocked shots (147)… Saw his average ice time increase by 7:16 over the 2008-09 season (12:39 to 19:55), the highest season-to-season increase in the NHL among players appearing in at least 20 games each season. PLAYOFFS: Made his playoff debut in Game One, and collected his first career postseason point/assist in Game Three of the WCQ vs. Chicago.
2008-09: Played his rookie season after appearing in 18 games over the three previous campaigns… Tied for fifth among rookie defensemen in goals (4) and 12th in points (12)… Registered his first career multi-point outing with a pair of assists vs. Edmonton on March 3… Scored his first career power-play goal on Feb. 10 vs. Detroit.
2007-08: Appeared in 13 games in his first full season at the NHL level… Was assigned to Milwaukee (AHL) on two occasions for conditioning assignments (Nov. 16-30 & Feb. 14-18)… Missed the first six games of the campaign due to injury.
2006-07: Was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) twice during the season (Nov. 20-24 and Jan. 26-28)… Ranked third among Milwaukee defensemen in scoring (5g-15a-20pts).
2005-06: Was recalled from Milwaukee twice during the season (Dec. 3-4 and March 9-12)… Led Milwaukee defensemen, and ranked 13th among AHL blueliners, in points (10g-33a-43pts)… Tied for first on the team and fifth in the AHL with a +11 rating during the 2006 playoffs.
2004-05: Spent the majority of his first pro season with Milwaukee, including seven playoff contests.
AMATEUR: Captured a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championships… Won the 2004 Ontario Hockey League championship as a member of the Guelph Storm… Tied for second on the Storm with 21 playoff points (10g-11a) and ranked third in playoff goals (10)… Named the OHL Western Conference's best defensive defenseman in the 2004 OHL coaches' poll, was named a Third-Team All-Star and played for the Western Conference at the 2004 OHL All-Star Classic… Served as an alternate captain for Toronto St. Michael's in 2002-03 and finished third in team scoring (11g-33a-44pts)… Finished second in voting as the OHL Eastern Conference's best defensive defenseman in the 2003 OHL coaches' poll… Named the Majors' most outstanding defenseman in 2003... Played for the OHL Eastern All-Stars in the CHL Hershey Cup All-Star Series… Tallied an assist at the 2003 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener… Won a gold medal with Canada's U-18 team at the 2001 Six Nations tournament in the Czech Republic… Played for Team Ontario at the 2001 U-17 World Hockey Challenge in Nova Scotia.
BACKGROUND: Nickname: "Kleiner"… Enjoys golfing, reading and playing cards… Favorites include City House & Café Nonna (Nashville restaurants), Bach (musician), Toronto Blue Jays (sports team growing up), Tesla (dream car) and Hugo Boss (place to shop)… If he could change places with one person for a day, it would be someone from American Pickers… Would like to run an eco-friendly Bed & Breakfast in Canada after retiring from hockey… Lists Gandhi as the historical figure he would have most like to have met… He and his wife Jody have a son, Joseph.
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- Jul 9:
- Roadshow: Bay Bridge delay gets mixed reviews
- Jul 8:
- Bay Bridge's steel bolt failures reveal inadequate metallurgy expertise, experts say
- Bay Bridge: Opening of new span to be delayed for weeks or months
- Jun 12:
- Bay Bridge: Open new span with or without bolt repairs, experts say
- Jun 2:
- Daniel Borenstein: Bay Bridge officials don't walk the transparency talk
- May 29:
- Will the new Bay Bridge open on time?
- Bay Bridge bike path bolt repairs completed months ago
- May 28:
- Bay Bridge suspense continues
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Bay Bridge executives failing to produce basic written reports
- May 24:
- Roadshow: I-580's extra lanes leave no median for BART to Livermore
- May 23:
- Bay Bridge bolt maker says report 'exonerates' it from blame
- May 22:
- Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke
- May 21:
- Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'
- May 8:
- Live coverage: Bay Bridge bolt fix to cost $ 5 million to $10 million
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- Bay Bridge: Caltrans to reveal how it will fix bolt problems on span
- Bay Bridge technicians 'listen' for cracking in the steel anchor rods
WEST SACRAMENTO -- Just three months ago, Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the Bay Bridge, pushed a glowing button that started a countdown for the Labor Day opening of the new span, and spoke loftily of exciting plans in store for the gleaming new structure.
"We're going to have a bicycle race, running, walking -- tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people," Brown told a television reporter in a segment that ran just after the San Francisco 49ers lost the Super Bowl.
"It was big in 1936 when we were in a Depression," he said of the first Bay Bridge opening. "It ought to be just as big this time."
Tuesday, Brown had a saltier way of describing the moment he was in, after weeks of controversy over cracked bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge that threatens to delay the opening: "Don't know if it's a setback. I mean, look, shit happens."
Speaking to reporters after attending a memorial service at the California Highway Patrol Academy, Brown said it was premature to "pull our hair out yet" and that he was "optimistic until proven otherwise" that the new addition to the nation's busiest bridge will work out.
Brown said he would wait to comment further until Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission release their findings Wednesday on the severity of the problem -- and whether the opening of the new span would remain on schedule for Labor Day.
"There are very professional engineers that are looking at this thing, and when they're ready to give us their report, I think the public will be satisfied," he said.
Three dozen cracked bolts -- discovered by Caltrans bridge engineers in mid-March -- on the new bridge's single tower suspension span could throw a wrench into those plans. Administration officials may be forced to delay the opening of the new span of the Bay Bridge -- in the works since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake -- depending on the results of a study to be released Wednesday.
Since the bolts were discovered, Brown had refrained from commenting on a project that he'd embraced as far back as when he was running for mayor in Oakland and had pushed for a spectacular design that could serve as a "civic symbol" for Oakland, a triumph of design and function.
At the time, then-Gov. Pete Wilson sought a more utilitarian replacement span, which was panned by Elihu Harris, Oakland's outgoing mayor, as "a freeway on stilts." Harris, Brown and other leaders saw the new Bay Bridge as a gateway, a chance to show off the Oakland ports and hills.
"We want excellence, not average," said Brown, who'd just been elected as mayor.
Much of Brown's legacy as governor is tied to his aggressive pursuit of major infrastructure projects: high-speed rail, twin water tunnels in the Central Valley and the rebuilt eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which he noted in February is "pointing to Oakland."
California, he said at the countdown event, is in a "building mood. This has taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears, a lot of billions of dollars, but at the end, it's worth it because we're building for the future. When you build things, they last. People come and go, but the bridges and roads and the tracks, they stay for a long time."
This isn't the first controversy surrounding Caltrans and the new Bay Bridge span. Last year, Caltrans was mired in a dispute with the Sacramento Bee over its report that questioned the structural integrity of a foundation of the span.
Caltrans officials have been under pressure to justify its inspection process for the bolts, name the cause, figure out a permanent fix as well as to determine whether the bridge would be safe to open on schedule.
A possible manufacturing glitch, nuts that were perhaps wrenched too tightly or something involving a $1 million exterior steel sheath that would clamp together the affected bridge pieces are all being considered as possible factors.
A third out of 96 threaded steel rods -- 3 inches thick and 9 to 24 feet long -- snapped in early March after crews tightened them down with nuts.
The rods are part of two 11-foot-tall steel and concrete seismic components called shear keys and bearings, sandwiched between the bridge deck and the top of the pier just east of the main tower. The devices clamp the bridge deck to the pier and would help counteract movement during an earthquake.
Contact Steven Harmon at 916-441-2101. Follow him at Twitter.com/ssharmon. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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"From the Earth, into the Sky," featuring works by Maura Carta and Thomas Arakawa, opens Tuesday at Gallery House. A reception with the artists will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Carta, a representational painter, spent the past 15 years studying and painting in Germany. She found her studies at the Art Academy in Dresden to be thrilling. "My eyes were suddenly wide open," she recalls.
She would paint the model every day, while other students "were shaving their heads to create hair sculptures, or sitting in class reading Nietzsche." Carta also spent time in Berlin.
Now she paints outside "almost exclusively." She'll take off with her equipment on her bike and seek a site with just the right light or colors.
Recently Carta won third place in a statewide competition at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara.
Arakawa, who was born in Japan, is exhibiting pottery that he creates using the ancient, labor-intensive techniques of the Japanese wood-fired kiln, which he appreciates for the unexpected nuances in the resulting color.
"I fire my works over a period of between 36 to 100 hours, every few months," he says. "It's the temperature of the fire, the kind of wood and type of clay that vary the color of the natural glazes," he notes.
The exhibit will be on view through April 26. Gallery House is at 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. (Enter through Printer's Café.) Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Call 650-326-1668 or visit www.galleryhouse2.com.
Eye on Japan
An exhibition of photographs by Frances Freyberg is presented in "Japan Revisited," which opens Tuesday at the Portola Art Gallery. A reception for the show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. April 5.
The colorful photographs were taken during Freyberg's travels through Japan in May 2013 with her father, Derek Freyberg, who had studied there as a graduate student from New Zealand.
Her images include landscapes, shrine scenes and portraits, among them a pathway through thousands of red torii (shrine gates), a river of irises and a bride and groom in traditional wedding costumes.
"Japan Revisited" will continue through April 30. The Portola Art Gallery is at the Allied Arts Guild at 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Call 650-321-0220 or visit www.portolaartgallery.com.
Relations and boundaries
A reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions at the Peninsula Museum of Art as well as the new show at the Peninsula Art Institute.
The Peninsula Museum of Art is showing "Serial Relations and Undercurrents," featuring two portfolios of Bay Area printmakers curated in conjunction with bridges, and "The Goldfield Collection," featuring highlights of Peninsula collector Ronnie Goldfield's personal holdings of works by artists including David Hockney, Jackson Pollack and Mark Rothko. The shows will be on view through June 8.
Work by the nine members of Tangerine Arts is presented in "Pushing Boundaries" at the Peninsula Art Institute. The artists each have created one work in their usual style, medium or subject matter and a second piece which is a departure from the original. The artists hope to affirm the value of risk, and growth, in art. The exhibit will be on view through April 27. Visit www.tangerinearts.net.
The Peninsula Museum of Art and Peninsula Art Institute are at 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Call 650-692-2101 or visit www.peninsulamuseum.org.
Focus on Bodie
Gallery 9 presents a solo exhibition of digital color photography by Aki Mori in the show "Bodie," which opens Tuesday. A reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Bodie was a thriving gold mine center in the latter part of the 19th century. The mine closed in 1942, under order from the War Production Board. Mori's images embody inner expressions and the passage of time.
The show will continue through April 26. Gallery 9 is at 143 Main St., Los Altos. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call 650-941-7969 or visit www.gallery9losaltos.com.
Two directions
New work by painters Nancy Calhoun and Jane Ferguson is presented in an exhibit that opens Tuesday at Viewpoints Gallery. A reception to meet the artists will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The show will continue through April 26. Viewpoints is at 315 State St., Los Altos. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Call 650-941-5789 or visit www.viewpointsgallery.com.
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Definition of whirl in English:
1Move or cause to move rapidly round and round: [no object]: leaves whirled in eddies of wind [with object]: I whirled her round the dance hall (as adjective whirling) a vigorous whirling jig
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- The wind whistled through the trees, making the leaves whirl round Tanon's head.
- Will I soon be going to Tea Dances at the village hall, whirling Mrs Skidmore round in a slow waltz in between the cups of weak Typhoo and the Garibaldi biscuits?
- She kicked off her sandals and we started dancing; me whirling her round and round while her bare feet flew frivolously over the grass.
rotate, turn, turn round, go round, revolve, circle, wheel, orbit, pivot, swivel, gyrate, spin, roll, twirl, pirouette;
Scottish birl
1.1Move or cause to move rapidly: [no object, with adverbial of direction]: Sybil stood waving as they whirled past figurative a kaleidoscope of images whirled through her brain
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- He slammed the brakes as the world whirled around and past him.
- Whole afternoons must whirl past in a daze at Highgrove with hundreds of people rushing about.
- The world whirled past me in a blur, and I didn't stop for anything.
hurry, speed, race, run, sprint, dash, bolt, dart, rush, hasten, hurtle, career, streak, shoot, whizz, zoom, go like lightning, go hell for leather, spank along, bowl along, rattle along, whoosh, buzz, swoop, flash, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, scramble
informal belt, pelt, tear, hotfoot it, leg it, zap, zip, whip, scoot, go like a bat out of hell
British informal bomb, bucket, shift, go like the clappers
Scottish informal wheech
North American informal clip, boogie, hightail, barrel
North American vulgar slang drag/tear/haul ass
literary fleet
archaic post, hie
1.2 [no object] (Of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin round: Kate made her way back to the office, her mind whirling
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- It seemed as though her body was dissolving, and as the potency rose, that her mind was whirling, spinning free of her.
- I stared out the window, my mind spinning and whirling.
- He was once again stoic and calculating, the face was blank, but she could sense that behind it his mind was whirling.
spin, reel, go round, be in a whirl, swim, be/feel giddy, be/feel dizzy
1 [in singular] A rapid movement round and round.
Example sentences
- The tempestuous whirl of circum-Antarctic waters is also responsible for their being among the most fertile in the world.
- The rainbows of colour scattered around the room coupled with the whirl of the spinning wheels when they are put into motion is an amazing combination and makes for a very comfortable atmosphere.
- The whirl of snow rises up next to me becoming bigger than life, completely engulfs me and quickly passes over.
swirl, flurry, eddy
1.1Frantic activity of a specified kind: the event was all part of the mad social whirl
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- My trip, which included Madeira and a whistle-stop tour of the Canary Islands, was filled with a controlled whirl of almost non-stop activities and fun.
- But the breathless whirl of activity has an odd calm at its centre.
- In a whirl of activity, the team boarded the aircraft with well over 500 pounds of precious lifesaving equipment.
hurly-burly, hectic activity, bustle, rush, flurry, to-do, fuss, panic, turmoil
archaic hurry-scurry
succession, series, sequence, progression, string, chain, cycle, round, merry-go-round
2 [with adjective or noun modifier] A specified kind of sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape: a hazelnut whirl
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- This is piped out into individual chocolate-size whirls and left to dry overnight.
- A collection of male senior employees gather in the boardroom to talk to Balls over coffee and Viennese whirls.
- Towards the end Alex pronounced herself bored and I caught myself trying to come up with a suitable answer to the question 'how do you make a Viennese whirl?'
give something a whirl
- informal Give something a try.Example sentences
try, try-out, testinformal go, shot, bash, stab
- I haven't actually tried that particular trick before, but I thought I might give it a whirl and see what happens.
- This service might not work for everyone but it is certainly worth registering for the seven-day free trial and giving it a whirl.
- So do give the new album a whirl if you haven't yet, and try listening to it as a descendent of the 60's rather than the 70's and see what you think.
in a whirl
- In a state of confusion: Laura's mind was in a whirlMore example sentences
spin, daze, stupor, muddle, jumble;confusioninformal dither
- My mind was in a whirl and I didn't know what to do.
- Keziah sat down at the back of the group, her mind in a whirl.
- His mind had been in a whirl since his brief meeting at the Devon house with Marie Devon and the enigmatic Lisa.
whirler noun
- Example sentences
- Five dancers emerged and performed a hypnotic dance, reminiscent of Mevlana's whirlers in Konya.
- This is a state-sanctioned occasion, and it is a stately spectacle with many whirlers and a semi-classical orchestra staged in a basketball stadium in front of coachloads of Japanese tourists.
whirlingly adverb
- Example sentences
- Lastly the sound of waves wash over into the Shooglenifty track which again starts slowly but builds whirlingly up until you definitely need a beer.
- Milton's enthusiastic attack will undoubtedly bring to a whirlingly triumphant conclusion, one of the most exciting pieces written by this master of the musical build-up.
- If the whirlingly excitable and headlong finale does not match the quality of the other two movements it is sold by the eager and furious Flier and Kondrashin for all it's worth.
Middle English: the verb probably from Old Norse hvirfla 'turn about'; the noun partly from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wervel 'spindle', or from Old Norse hvirfill 'circle', from a Germanic base meaning 'rotate'.
Words that rhyme with whirlbirl, burl, churl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, skirl, squirl, swirl, twirl, whorl
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Last week Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk stated that there was an attempt to have them pay the local American football football organization in Ireland before the Navy/Notre Dame game was authorised Here the IAFA responds to his charges.
To understand the issues surrounding the Emerald Isle Classic, you need to understand the structure of sport in Ireland. Unlike the United States, sport is regulated. The Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport and one of its agencies, the Irish Sports Council (ISC) recognize one National Governing Body (NGB) in each sport which has an organized national structure. To maintain this status, NGBs must adhere to prescribed standards in areas such as corporate governance, finances, child protection, coaches certification etc and hit annual development targets agreed with the ISC.
The system can be described as a 'social contract' whereby the NGBs regulate their particular sport in return for development funding from Government. All competitive sport must adhere to the various guidelines, not just those activities run by the NGB.
Public policy also dictates that local grassroots sport must benefit from all large sporting events hosted in Ireland. While each NGB is ultimately responsible for the development of its own sport, such events are expected to contribute. NGBs in Ireland jealously protect their right to seek development contributions from the promoters of large events as part of the sanction conditions.
The Irish American Football Association (IAFA) is the NGB for American football. Like many of the smaller NGBs in Ireland, it is a voluntary members' organization with no paid staff. Since its formation in 2001, its membership has increased from less than 100 to over 1,700. It achieved NGB status in 2004. Its principal activities include running Ireland's kitted football league – the IAFL, which as 11 teams and a further 6 in development; a schools flag football program with approximately 700 kids; and training courses for coaches and officials. It is regarded as being one of the better run NGBs in Ireland – hence it is one of the very few which has not had its grant aid cut due to Ireland's economic recession.
When the Emerald Isle Classic was first muted, the IAFA contacted Martin Cullen TD, who was Minister for Sport at the time. It highlighted the need to put in place certain development initiatives to cope with the additional pressures that the surge in demand generated by the event would place on its volunteers. Lessons learned from previous large football events, showed that a failure to put these supports in place could have a very negative impact on the sport locally.
For the Emerald Isle Classic, the IAFA identified childrens' flag football and university sectors as being the areas most in need of support – hence the inclusion of the schools program and the equipment donation to universities as the principal development initiatives. The IAFA's schools flag football program is already oversubscribed and has a long waiting list of primary schools (grade/middle schools) wanting to participate.
Prior to issuing the draft sanction conditions, the IAFA consulted with the Irish Sports Council (ISC) as well as some overseas football organizations.
It regarded the ISC staff as having some expertise in this area due to their knowledge of the Irish NGB sector. The ISC provided detailed feedback which was taken on board by the IAFA prior to the issue of the draft sanction conditions to the US Naval Academy ('Navy') in October 2010. The Emerald Isle Classic is a Navy event. During the months of November and December 2010, there were some discussions regarding the implementation of the sanction conditions. IFAF and USA Football expressed an interest in assisting and Navy indicated that it was happy to sign the sanction documentation.
The sanction documentation, which included some local regulatory requirements as well as development and promotional initiatives, was signed by both sides at a meeting in Dublin on 16th March 2011. The meeting was very cordial with both sides indicating a willingness to work together. In July 2011, the IAFA contacted Robb Dunn of Navy regarding the finalization of the implementation of sanction conditions and Mr. Dunn responded that he was not aware of any difficulties.
In December 2011, the promoters held a limited presale of tickets for the game. One of the original sanction conditions was that volunteers involved in the sport locally would have the opportunity to purchase tickets in this sale, however, it commenced without their inclusion. The IAFA complained directly to Navy, who intervened at short notice and arranged for their inclusion. By this time, work on the implementation of the development initiatives should have commenced, but, the IAFA had received no communications from Navy on these issues.
In March 2012, Mr. Julian Davis of Fleishman Hillard claimed that his company represented Navy in Ireland, however, the IAFA was told by Navy that they did not represent Navy in relation to these particular issues. In early May 2012 the IAFA wrote to Mr. Gladchuk indicating unhappiness with the lack of communication, confusion over their local representation and some outstanding regulatory requirements. Navy never responded to this letter. On 28th May 2012, the IAFA sent a letter, drafted by its solicitors, to Navy pointing out that the agreement was not being adhered to and that Fleishman Hillard appears to be attempting to renegotiate it. Navy never replied to this letter.


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Welcome Sara Stone to Aziani! You are going to be so glad that she has stopped by. She'll make you want to cum again! Sara is an all around beautiful girl. She has a genuinely gracious smile and a killer body. Her shapely legs look very sexy in her black stockings for this set. Sexier still, is her pretty pink being spread on satin sheets...
Not much to do on a sizzling hot Arizona summer day, except play around in the pool!! Sara Stone wanted to cool down, but realistically she heated up even more in that sexy little yellow thong bikini. Her big natural boobs filled up her bikini top very nicely, letting those fun bags hang out just enough. Enjoy her naughty striptease. I know she will heat you up too!
Sara Stone gets soaking wet with the help of the garden hose! If this naturally big tit babe were to enter a wet t-shirt contest she would certainly win as those round mounds look like absolute Heaven! Sara peels off her drenched cotton top and matching pink panties. She sits naked on the patio and makes her nude body beautifully slippery.
Sara Stone is an undeniable beauty. She wears her dress like a goddess worthy of worship. Of course, Sara wouldn't be just any goddess, she would be the Goddess of Beauty and Seduction! This pretty girl strips for us here. She teases off her wardrobe to expose her beautiful big natural breasts. She smiles as her ass is also exposed. She gets down to nothing but her purple high heels and then shows her lovely pink pussy. You are going to love seeing Sara!


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The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The diversity of the geography includes tropical rain forests, coral reefs, mangrove swamps, whitewater rivers, waterfalls, impressive mountain ranges, deserts, saltwater lakes, and miles of white sand beaches. Both the highest and lowest points in the Caribbean are located in the country, with Pico Duarte at 10,319 feet, and the saltwater Lake Enriquillo at 139 feet below sea level.
Study abroad students will be enchanted with the varied architecture, colonial museums, vast natural areas,and varied ecosystems. Whether visiting the Samaná Bay humpback whale breeding ground, exploring ruins over 500 years old, or watching the national sport of baseball, students will have numerous opportunities to experience Dominican culture while on their study abroad program.
The Dominican Republic is located next to Haiti, on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola, which sits between Cuba and Puerto Rico.
The Dominican Republic makes up the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola.
Tropical maritime climate with little seasonal temperature variation. Low temperatures are typically in the high sixties and low seventies while the high temperature is usually in the eighties.
Rain is frequent, particularly during the months of May through October. Humidity on the coast is typically around 90%. In the mountains around Santiago the humidity is lower, usually around 70%.
For over twenty-five years, International Studies Abroad (ISA) has provided college students in the United States and Canada the opportunity to explore the world.
ISA offers a wide variety of study abroad programs at accredited schools and universities in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and Thailand


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EDINBURG, Texas – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi baseball team came away with a split in the doubleheader against Texas-Pan American on Saturday in Edinburg, winning the first game 6-4 with a late rally before the Broncs' offense went off for an 11-1 win in seven innings in game two.
In the first game on the day, Kyle Danford paced the offense for the Islanders, driving in three runs on a 2-for-4 day from the plate. Two of those runs were in the form of Tyler Ware who reached base in all five of his plate appearances with a double, two singles and two hit by pitches.
Kevin Landgrebe notched his first win as an Islander, as he came in and threw three innings with one unearned run on one hit.
The Islanders got on the board early, as Danford singled to center to bring Cody Stephens and Ware around from second and third to put A&M – Corpus Christi up 2-0 in a hurry.
However, the Broncs stormed right back to score two runs on three hits in the bottom half of the inning to knot it all up at two.
The scoring slowed down over the next several innings, as the only run between the second and the fifth came in the bottom of the fourth for the Broncs after they put some pressure on the bases, resulting in a throwing error with the Islanders trying to gun a runner while stealing.
The Islanders came back to tie the game at three in the top of the sixth, as Ware pulled one to right field and came into second with a double before Danford knocked him in once again.
The lead changed hands again with UTPA taking it back following the seventh-inning stretch with a lone run to go up one.
That was when the Islanders took control of the game, as they came out to load the bases with no outs when Dominic Lopez singled to right field to put them back up by one. A&M – Corpus Christi added one more run before it was all said and done to give them a 6-4 lead, which they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the way.
In the second game, UTPA's Matt Harrell had a solid day on the mound, as he threw all seven innings, giving up just two hits and three strikeouts. However, he was a little wild, walking two hitters while also hitting three.
It was a different story for the Islanders' starter, as Tyler Schnuriger gave up seven runs on eight hits in three innings pitched to record the loss.
Five of those came in the first inning, with the big blow coming off a three-run triple by Alberto Morales.
The Broncs followed that up with a big fourth inning, plating three runs to jump out to a 9-0 advantage.
With runners on the corners, Danford came up with his fourth RBI of the day and first of the second game, as he grounded into a fielder's choice with runners on the corners to pull the Islanders within eight.
However, the A&M – Corpus Christi pitching unraveled in the bottom of the seventh, allowing two walks, two hit batters and a single, which resulted in two runs all without recording an out to give UTPA a 10-run lead, giving the Broncs a run-rule victory.
The Islanders will look for series split, with the finale of the four-game series set for noon on Sunday at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
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Oh, Lorde.
The heavily hyped vocalist, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, definitely lived up to the buzz during her sold-out show Friday at The Fillmore.
She's just 16, yet her age is basically all she shares with most other teen stars. During her San Francisco gig, which might have been the season's toughest ticket, Lorde evoked memories of some of the greatest stars of the past 20 years -- including Bjork, Fiona Apple and Tori Amos.
OK, the New Zealand native has a long way to go before she's in the same league as those other singer-songwriters (especially Bjork), yet she's certainly off to a fantastic start.
No wonder so many are treating Lorde's arrival on the scene with the same gusto once shown to Amy Winehouse and Adele. But unlike those artists, Lorde isn't riding the retro-soul train, but rather updating '80s and '90s sounds with her likable brand of electro-pop.
Her Fillmore concert came on the same day that her full-length studio debut, "Pure Heroine," hit stores, although most of those in attendance Friday already knew much of the set list from Lorde's previously released EP ("The Love Club"), as well as from her singles and videos.
Lorde opened the show with "Bravado," appearing between a drummer and keyboardist on a dimly lit stage. At times, she was nothing more than a silhouette, inching through her atmospheric cuts with grace and style. The whole production was very Portishead in nature, and it only strengthened the aura of mystery that already engulfs her young career.
It was hard to get a good look at her onstage, but I was fortunate enough to get a close-up view as she walked through The Fillmore balcony before the start of the show. Her most striking feature is her hair -- a mane of thick, curly locks. She actually resembles Princess Merida, the heroine in the animated film "Brave."
Only some of Lorde's fan base will get that comparison. She draws supporters from many age groups, ranging from young fans who might have watched "Brave" just last week to people who could be their parents. And they all sang along with glee to the music.
It's Lorde's ability to appeal to such a wide range of ages that really makes one think she could have a big impact in music. Plus, it's really easy to imagine her holding onto -- and expanding upon -- her initial fan base as she matures as an artist.
The 1,100-strong audience showed the most love on Friday for the platinum-certified single "Royals," the song that really served as Lorde's introduction to the public. Yet, many fans seemed nearly as excited to hear "Biting Down," "Tennis Court" (her latest single), "400 Lux" and the other numbers that filled out the 12-song, approximately one-hour set. Plus, it was great to hear her croon the Replacements' "Swingin' Party," a choice of cover material that further underscored her surprising maturity as an artist.
Lorde's relative lack of experience only really showed in two areas. The first was the sound mix, which was way too heavy on the bass -- and I was told that was Lorde's call, not the venue's. The second was her between-song banter, which, for the most part, was indiscernible mumbling.
Those wrinkles will most likely get ironed out over time. And time, most definitely, is on her side.
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Darold Eugene Wedel, 74, died March 9, 2013, at his residence. He was born Dec. 26, 1938, at rural Galva to Alpha and Eva Unruh Wedel. He was an independent oilman. He married Geneva M. Nachtigal Feb. 22, 1963, at Buhler.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva, Canton; sons, Dale L. (Michele) Wedel, Brownsburg, Indiana, James V. (Missy) Platte City, Mo.; daughters, Susan R. (Jeff) Richardson, Clarkton, Missouri, Diane K. (Neal) Hook, St. Joseph, Mo., and Debra J. (John) Wehr, Rosendale, Mo.; brother Pete (Illa ) Wedel, Galva; sisters Norma Wedel, McPherson, Betty (Ken) Vogts, Moundridge, Dorothy (Paul) Wedel, Newton and seven grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the West Zion Mennonite Church, Moundridge. Friends may call Monday from 3 until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Moundridge Funeral Home.
Memorial donations are suggested to the church or charity of the donors choice in care of the funeral home.
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Kristy Mechelle Cole, Corey Matthew Edmondson
Published: Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 8:25 a.m.
Floyd and Linda Cole of Hendersonville, NC are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristy Mechelle Cole to Corey Matthew Edmondson. Kristy is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Stepp and the late Mrs. Winnifred
E. Young.
Corey is the son of Lisa May Edmondson of Knightdale, NC and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roger May and Ms. Girlene Wilson May.
Kristy graduated from Henderson High School. Corey graduated from Knightdale High School. Kristy and Corey are students in the 3rd year Criminal Justice program at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.
The two plan to be married on May 16, 2014.
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Oh. My. God. This Friday, it's the end. For those of us hiding under rocks during the past several weeks, March 1 is the Day of Doom, when the Dreaded Sequester will rise, destroying everything in its path. At least that's what the president says...
According to our Fearmonger-in-Chief, the intransigence of those nasty Republicans will cause airplanes to fall from the sky; or at least they will be unable to fly. Thousands more Americans will die from poisoned food, if they don't perish from air pollution first. Schools will be shuttered, condemning students to a lifetime of ignorance. Millions of toddlers will be thrown into the streets. Food will be taken out of the mouths of starving, pregnant women. The terminally ill will be booted out of hospitals across our fair land. The borders of our country will be unprotected, so that anyone may enter to pursue their designs, be they good or ill.
Oh, sorry - that last is the president's immigration plan, which he will doubtless elaborate later. My bad.
It's a vivid image, and a lie. In attempting to foist off the latest crisis-of-the-month on the American people, the Democrat party and the president have clearly revealed their contempt for us all: apparently the White House regards anyone within the sound of Barack Obama's voice as being so illiterate and innumerate as to be incapable of understanding facts. So much for those "higher-level thinking skills" our schools were supposed to impart.
For weeks, the president and his cheerleaders in the press have been yammering about "drastic reductions" or "draconian cuts" to the federal budget. But according to figures released last week by the Congressional Budget Office, spending in Fiscal Year 2014 will actually exceed that of FY 2013 by at least $15 billion. FY 2015 will exceed 2014. 2016 will exceed 2015. Welcome to Washington, D.C., that through-the-looking-glass world where a reduction in the galloping rate of budgetary growth is a "severe cut." I'd actually welcome such a cut, if it allowed me to continue to spend $3.7 trillion a year of other people's money to buy the electorate's support.
As to the president's threatened dangers - or at least, inconveniences - to the traveling public: aren't TSA functions paid for out of fees included in the costs of airline tickets? Did the administration forget its 2011 implementation of new fuel taxes and $100-per-flight fees for any aircraft operating in controlled airspace? This argument is as disingenuous as the president's complaint that the Republicans "only want to protect the rich" from taxes - after they agreed to tax increases of approximately $600 billion in the "fiscal cliff" deal just last month. The president either has a memory problem, or he has decided not to let facts interfere with his divisive political argument. Either way, his cynical misrepresentations do not augur well for a solution to our national addiction to deficit spending.
Then there's the mendacity about who's behind this mess. The president has harped incessantly on Republican culpability, criticizing them for protecting the "evil rich" while watching the nation burn. But the Dreaded Sequester has Barack Obama's fingerprints all over it. In his latest work, "The Price of Politics" Washington insider Bob Woodward (no conservative hack, he...) traces sequestration's origin to a July 27, 2011, meeting among Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Obama Chief of Staff Jack Lew and political adviser Rob Nabors. The three proposed it as a threat to push congress into action on budget "reform." The president approved, so his current attempts to deny responsibility say more about the man than the truth of the matter.
What is the point of the president's campaign du jour? He evidently thinks he can once again whip the unthinking into a populist frenzy for political gain - and he may be right. The evidence of the past four years shows that the mob likes a good story, the simpler the better and with villains and victims enough for a 19th-century melodrama.
Such storytelling might divert attention from the president's wrecking and division, but it will do nothing to address the underlying problem: we refuse to live within our means. "Tax the rich" may be effective in spurring class envy but the truth is, the "top 1 percent" pays 37 percent of all federal personal income tax. The top 5 percent pay almost 70 percent of it. They are now told they must pay more, which exposes this president's appetite for other people's money, and his desire to punish the successful. "Fairness" is just an empty slogan, and that some Americans still buy this hogwash speaks volumes about their credulity, at the very least.
Perhaps all unannounced, we have already had a sequester on reason.
Summit County resident Morgan Liddick pens a Tuesday column. Email him at email@example.com.


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This small, lemon-shaped citrus fruit has a thin green skin and a juicy, pale green pulp. Limes grow in tropical and subtropical climes such as Mexico, California, Florida and the Caribbean. Because they're an excellent source of vitamin C, limes were fed to British sailors as a scurvy preventative (the fact that was the springboard for the pejorative nickname "limey"). The two main varieties are the Persian lime (the most widely available in the United States) and the Key lime from Florida.


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Charles William Saner Jr., 79, of Earlsboro, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Shawnee.
Visitation will begin 9 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, and continue through service time. Family will gather from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, to meet with friends at Cooper Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
To share memories, or to sign the guestbook online, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.
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This recycled art project idea is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Valerie Deneen.
Have fun exploring art with your kids! -Val
We love our wooden bead sets from Melissa & Doug! The beads are high quality, and the girls enjoy making bracelets and necklaces. Once the beads are all used up, we're left with a reusable wooden tray. There are probably 50 gazillion ways to reuse this tray, but here's one of our absolute favorites: wooden painting canvases!
Invite your child over to paint on the back of the empty tray. My kids adore painting, and they especially love that no matter how they paint, their paintings have an instant professional look with these wooden trays!
I love how these empty bead trays hold up so well to layers and layers of paint! I try to encourage the kids to experiment with texture in their paintings. Many times they will let the paintings dry, and return to them later to continue the painting fun!
Once their paintings are completely dried, I will add some black tape around the outer edges. I highly recommend displaying these in a prominent place in your home! Add a small "plaque" for a nice finishing touch to your child's at-home art gallery!
Right now, my daughter Emily is working on a series of "Fiesta" paintings! I would say they are aptly named, wouldn't you?
Have fun!!
P.S. Here are some of the Melissa & Doug products that come packaged in wood trays:
–Beads: Flower Power Wooden Bead Set (also available: Sweet Hearts, Butterfly Friends, Bead Bouquet Deluxe)
–Stamps: Alphabet Stamp Set (also available: Animal, Classroom, Dinosaur, Favorite Phrases, Friendship, Horses, Princess, Vehicles); Baby Farm Animals Mini Stamp Set (also available: Baby Zoo Animals Mini Stamp Set); Deluxe Stamp Set
–For preschoolers: Lacing Beads in a Box (also available: Primary Lacing Beads); Lace & Trace Shapes (also available in these themes: Farm, Pets)
Valerie Deneen is the author of Inner Child Fun, where she inspires parents to spend more quality time with their kids, and less money doing it. Inner Child Fun celebrates simple pleasures for all ages—with more than 1,000 frugal and creative projects sure to bring out the "kid" in you too! Follow Valerie on Twitter or say "Hi" on Facebook.


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POSITION: Right Wing
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Plymouth, MN, USA
DRAFTED: PHX: 2004-5 overall
|2011-12: Led the Winnipeg Jets in scoring in the team's inaugural season, compiling 64
points (17G, 47A) in 80 games... Set new career-highs in assists (47), points (64), power
play goals (6), penalty minutes (55), and shots (208)... Ranked fourth in NHL with 38 even
strength assists... Named NHL Second Star for the week ending Feb. 19 when he scored
eight points (1G, 7A) in four games... Led Winnipeg with four shootout goals scored on six
shootout attemps (66.7%)... Set single game career-high for assists & points in a game with
four helpers on Feb. 19 vs. COL... Recorded two different six-game point streaks: Feb. 16-25,
March 1-March 18 (4G, 4A) come to an end on March 18/12 vs. CAR (3-4L)... Scored in four
straight games from Mar. 1- Mar. 9 (4G).
2010-11: Ranks second on the team with a plus-11 rating ... Thrashers scoring leader in March with 10 points (4g, 6a) ... Set a career-high with his 25th assist on 4/7 at NYR ...Tallied two goals on 3/5 vs. FLA and on 4/5 at NSH ... Scored 13 points (5g, 8a) in his first 16 games with Atlanta, from 2/19 - 3/27 ... Posted a four-game scoring streak from 3/5 - 3/12 (3g, 2a) ... Acquired by Atlanta from Boston on 12/18 in a four-player deal ... Had a four-game scoring streak from 1/8 - 1/13 (1g, 4a), along with a plus-6 rating ... Scored his 100th career NHL point (assist) on 1/10 at PIT ... Played his 200th NHL game on 1/1 at BUF ... Totaled 27 points (11g, 16a) in 58 games with Boston prior to being traded.
2009-10: Was one of two Bruins to play in all 82 games ... Had seven multiple-point games with his season-high a 2-1=3 effort 1/5 at Ottawa , which tied his previous career-high for points in a game ... Had two three-game goal and point streaks, from 1/4-7 (4g, 3a) and 3/11-15 (3g, 1a) ... Took his first career fighting major penalty on 2/7 in Montreal vs. Ryan O'Byrne ... Played his 100th NHL game on 11/14 in Pittsburgh ... Added six points in 13 playoff games, including two two-point games ... Had a three-game assist & point streak from 5/3-7 ... Recorded his first NHL playoff points in a two-assist effort on 4/17 at Buffalo and scored his first NHL playoff goal on 5/5 in Philadelphia.
2008-09: Finished second in the league to teammate David Krejci (+37) in plus/minus at +36 ... Finished tied for fifth among NHL rookies in goals (21), tied for sixth in assists (24) and ranked seventh overall in freshman points (45) ... Scored his 20th goal of the season 3/31 in Tampa Bay, becoming the first 20-goal Boston rookie since 2005-06 (Brad Boyes, 26) ... Had 11 multiple-point games, including his first ca- reer hat trick scored 11/6 vs. Toronto ... It came in his 13th NHL game, the fastest hat trick by a Boston rookie since Craig Janney netted three in his fifth game on 3/13, 1988 vs. Quebec ... Had a four-game point streak from 11/28-12/6 (3g, 3a) and had three three-game point streaks as well ... Went four for seven in shootouts and scored the de- ciding shootout goal on 11/22 in Montreal ... Scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game, 10/9 in Colorado, the first Bruin to accomplish that feat since 12/20/01 (Andy Hilbert vs. Montreal) ... Did not dress for one game (coach's decision) ... Played for the rookie team in the Young Stars Game at the 2009 NHL All-Star Weekend in Montreal ... Was named MVP of that game with four goals and an assist for five points in the 9-5 rookie win over the sophomores ... Began the season wearing number 42 but changed to 26 on 11/6 and scored a hat trick in his first game in the new number ... Went scoreless in eight playoff games, playing his first NHL post-season game on 4/16 vs. Montreal.
AMATEUR CAREER: Played three seasons of college hockey at the University of Minnesota before turning pro and foregoing his senior season ... Had 96 points with 155 penalty minutes in 127 career college games ... Led the team in scoring in 2007-08 with 35 points and earned an All-WCHA Third Team berth ... Played one season in the USHL with Green Bay and earned USHL All-Rookie Team honors in 2004-05 ... Interna- tional: Played for Team USA in the 2006 World Junior Championships (2g, 0a totals in seven games).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Phoenix's first pick, fifth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft ... Signed by Boston as a free agent, 7/1, 2008.


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Monday's letters: Ballot compromise
Published: Monday, July 22, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 6:26 p.m.
To the editor: There is a compromise solution to the paper ballot vs. electronic voting debate: voting receipts. There is a printer attachment that can be added to the current electronic voting machines.
Instead of chucking the machines and returning to a paper ballot, print a receipt for all voters so they have a record of their vote.
Terry Neal
It was stunning
To the editor: For more than 25 years, our family has been very closely involved with Flat Rock Playhouse. We have seen, performed in and worked for many productions. With this in mind, I will tell you, there is only one word necessary to describe opening nights performance of Les Miserables stunning!
In my memory, I have never witnessed the audience leaping to its feet immediately after the final song, during blackout, before the entire cast had left the stage, before curtain call had even begun. I am certain by the looks on the cast members faces, they were in awe of the ovation they were receiving even before the first person came on stage for a bow.
Stunning! Do not miss the opportunity to see Les Miserables soon. You will probably want to see it more than once.
Thank you, FRP! Thank you staff, cast and crew. I am honored to support my state theatre and honored that it is in Flat Rock!
Judy Ricker
Unique version
To the editor: We attended the opening night of Les Miserables at the Flat Rock Playhouse and could not have been more impressed. Every piece of the show the talented actors and singers, the incredible sets, the costumes, the orchestra came together in a way that was hard to imagine was happening in our small town.
Even if you have seen the show on Broadway and the movie version, you should not pass up the chance to see this unique and beautiful version of Les Miserables at Flat Rock Playhouse. You will not be disappointed!
Claire Moss
Casting Jesus
To the editor: In your Sunday, April 7, edition, columnist Pam Stones piece was headlined, Would we love an unattractive Jesus? She comments on dramatized characters of Jesus of Nazareth and her impressions.
Some Christians believe Hebrew prophet Isaiah speaks of Him in chapter 53:2-3 as a tender plant, out of a dry ground, not physically strong or striking he died quickly when crucified. No beauty that we should desire Him, ordinary to many another failed messiah. Acquainted with grief. Today, perhaps considered borderline depressed, afflicted by weltschmerz. Despised, not esteemed. In the need of a PR agent.
Ignoring box-office appeal, the selected actor might be a male nonentity, 5 feet three inches, no head turner, short dark hair and beard in Roman style, who walks, dresses, orates, eats, prays, weeps, associates with women and children (they are attracted to him), displays anger, seems much like just another thirtysomething until he looks at you, becoming unforgettable, imprinted, his soul-penetrating words individually significant.
After a personal encounter, you may be captivated, intrigued, drawn, briefly struck, indifferent or angry!
Have at him, central casting!
N.O. Klaner
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TPR sets registration dates for T-Ball, boys baseball
Published: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
The Terrebonne Parish Recreation department will begin registration for its T-Ball and boys baseball leagues next week.
The T-Ball league is for boys and girls ages 5-6, while the boys baseball league is for ages 15-17.
Registration will take place at all area gyms on Monday through April 25 and April 29 through May 2. Registration will also be held at the TPR office (876 Verret Street in Houma) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting on Tuesday through May 10.
For more information, call the TPR office at 873-6584.
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Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh
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The city of Chandigarh is situated at the base of the Shiwalik Range of the Himalayas, at 333m above sea level, approximately 260 km northwest of India's capital, New Delhi. The site is a gently sloping plain, with two seasonal rivulets - Patiali-ki-Rao and Sukhna Choe -marking its northwest and southeast boundaries. The city forms the urban core of the "Union Territory of Chandigarh", which has a total area of 114 sq km. All of the urban and architectural work of Le Corbusier listed in this document is located within Chandigarh's "Phase One", an area of approximately 70 sq. km. which can be regarded as the city's "Historic Core."
The idea of building Chandigarh was conceived soon after India's independence in 1947, when the tragedy and chaos of Partition, and the loss of its historic capital Lahore, had crippled the state of Punjab. A new city was needed to house innumerable refugees and to provide an administrative seat for the newly formed government of re-defined Punjab. Beginning in early 1951, most of Phase One had been completed by 1965.Unlike the 14 other contemporaneous new Indian towns, Chandigarh was regarded as a unique symbol of the progressive aspirations of the new republic and the ideology of its struggle for independence. It was accordingly modelled as a city of prestige, as an aesthetic ideal, and, above all, as a social utopia. In the process, it became the first post-colonial city in India to provide a generous cultural and social infrastructure and equitable opportunities for a dignified, healthy living even to the "poorest of the poor". The near vacuum of indigenous expertise needed to realize this dream prompted the search for Western skill. Yet, conscious of the specificities of their situation, the search was narrowed to "...a good modern architect who was not severely bound by an established style and who would be capable of developing a new conception originating from the exigencies of the project itself and suited to the Indian climate, available materials and the functions of the new capital. "The Chandigarh Project was, at first, assigned to the American planner Albert Mayer, with his associate Matthew Nowicki working out architectural details. Le Corbusier's association with the city was purely fortuitous, a result of Nowicki's sudden death in August 1950.Beginning in 1951, he continued to be associated with the city as the principal 'architectural and planning advisor' for the till his death in1965. As it turned out, there was none else who could have matched Prime Minister Nehru's lofty optimism and his progressive, modernist vision for an impoverished, politically unstable, newly independent nation.
The most significant role played by Le Corbusier in Chandigarh was in conceiving the city's present urban form. It is the well-ordered matrix of his generic 'neighbourhood unit' and the hierarchical circulation pattern of his '7Vs' that has given Chandigarh its distinctive character. The Matrix comprises a regular grid of the fast traffic V3 roads which define each neighbourhood unit, the 'Sector'. The Sector itself was conceived as a self-sufficient and - in a radical departure from other precedents and contemporarous concepts - a completely introverted unit, but was connected with the adjoining ones through its V4 - the shopping street, as well as the bands of open space that cut across in the opposite direction. Day-to-day facilities for shopping, healthcare, recreation and the like were arrayed along the V4 - all on the shady side. The vertical green belts, with the pedestrian V7, contained sites for schools and sports activities.
A city such as described above could be placed almost anywhere. But what distinguishes Corbusier's design for Chandigarh are the attributes of its response to the setting. The natural edges formed by the hills and the two rivers, the gently sloping plain with groves of mango trees, a stream bed meandering across its length and the existing roads and rail lines - all were given due consideration in the distribution of functions, establishing the hierarchy of the roads and giving the city its ultimate civic form. Connecting the various accents of the city - such as the Capitol (the 'head'), the City Centre ('the heart'), the University and the Industrial Area (the two 'limbs'), etc. and, also scaling its seemingly undifferentiating matrix, were the city's V2s. Corb's 'V2 Capitole' or Jan Marg (People's Avenue), was designed as the ceremonial approach to the Capitol. His 'V2 Station', the Madhya Marg (Middle Avenue), cut across the city, linking the railway station and the Industrial Area to the University. The third V2, Daksh in Marg (South Avenue) demarcates the first developmental phase of the city.
Le Corbusier's contribution to regulating the built mass of the new city includes an extensive range of architectural controls covering volumes, façades, textures - especially for the major commercial and civic hubs such as the V2s. Recognizing the crucial role of trees as elements of urban design along, he also devised a comprehensive plantation scheme, specifying the shape of trees for each category of avenues, also keeping in view their potential for cutting off the harsh summer sun. A protected green belt, the 'Periphery', which was given a legal backing through a legislative act, was introduced to set limits to the built-mass of the city and as a measure against unsolicited sprawl outside the plan area.
Besides determining the city's urban form, Le Corbusier, as the "Spiritual Director" of the entire Chandigarh Capitol Project, was also responsible for designing the key 'Special Areas' of the city, each of which contains several individual buildings. The most significant of these is the 'Capitol Parc' - the 'head' and la raison d'être of the entire enterprise. A parallel undertaking - one of almost equal significance as the Capitol, was Le Corbusier's design of the city's 'heart', the City Centre. In time, the design of the 'Cultural Complex' along the 'Leisure Valley', including the Government Museum and Art Gallery and the College of Art (L-C's Centre for Audio-visual Training), as well as some other smaller works (such as the Boat Club and parts of the Sukhna Lake, which essentially were seen as integral parts of the Capitol parc) were also undertaken by him.
The Capitol Parc (Sector 1)
The Capitol Parc is located at the 'head' of the city against the backdrop of the Shiwalik Hills. Comprising the Capitol group of buildings, flanked by the 'Rajendra Park' and the 'Sukhna Lake' on each end, it stretches across the entire width of the city. Symbolizing celebration of democracy in a newly-independent nation-state, the Capitol group of buildings was built to a monumental scale. The group represents Le Corbusier's largest and most significant constructed architectural creation where the architect put in his heart and soul for over 13 years, painstakingly designing and monitoring the realization of its ingenious layout, its major 'edifices', its 'monuments' as well as pieces of furniture, lighting fixtures and works of art, including the famed enamel door for the Legislative Assembly, monumental tapestries and low-relief sculptures cast in concrete.
Le Corbusier's Capitol for Chandigarh comprises four 'Edifices' - the High Court, the Legislative Assembly, the Secretariat and the Museum of Knowledge - and six 'Monuments', all arranged within a profusely landscaped park-like environment. The layout is based around an invisible geometry of three interlocking squares, their corners and intersection-points marked by 'Obelisks'. The northern and western edges of the larger 800m-side square define the boundaries of the Capitol, while the two smaller, 400m-side squares determine relative placing of the four 'Edifices' and proportions of the spaces in between. Harmonious relationship between various structures is further established though the consistent use of exposed reinforced concrete. The most significant aspect of the layout, however, is the facilitation of uninterrupted pedestrian linkages throughout the complex. A vast concrete esplanade between the High Court and the Assembly thus became the central design feature, along which were arrayed the six 'Monuments' and various pools of water. All vehicular circulation was arranged, and dug out where necessary, at 5m below the esplanade. The large quantities of earth thus obtained were used to create 'artificial hills', enabling partial enclosure of the Capitol group and emphasizing its careful orientation towards the magnificent view of the hills beyond.
The built 'Edifices' - the High Court, the Legislative Assembly, and the Secretariat - represent the three major functions of democracy. Considered as Le Corbusier's most mature plastic creations, each of these is a masterpiece in itself, representing the adaptation of European Modernism, use of 20th century materials, and his personal directive principles to local conditions of cost, climate and technology. The fourth 'edifice', originally the Governor's Palace, but later replaced by the futuristic 'Museum of Knowledge', is yet to be realized. Though the form and design of each 'Edifice' is distinctive, their commonalities reinforce their collective role as a group. All designs exhibit the multifarious possibilities of deploying reinforced concrete and, the unique expression that was achieved in this modern material through application of indigenous techniques and respect for local constraints. Also - in response to the client's brief - all buildings share a concern for controlling climate without aid of mechanical devices. This is evident in the orientation of the buildings, the careful design of the brise-soleil as well as intricate systems devised for trans-aeration. The first of the buildings, the High Court housed 9 law courts and their attendant spaces. Le Corbusier's design included furniture, light fittings, and 9 large tapestries, one for each court. Completed by 1955 the building is significant as the first demonstration and a major vehicle for acceptance of exposed reinforced concrete surfaces and modern aesthetics even for buildings of power and prestige in India. In time, a low -rise 'Extension' in exposed brickwork was also added to the east. The 240m long, 24m deep and 50 m high Secretariat, was seen as a solution to 'problems of modern offices' such as adequate lighting, ventilation, economy and efficiency. The plan incorporated two ramps for vertical pedestrian movement. These bold vertical elements, along with the elaborately worked out Modulor-based façade, multi-level interior spaces, and the terrace garden are the key design features. The most elaborate structure of the group is the Legislative Assembly. The design of its top-lit Forum, the sickle-shaped Portico, and the thin hyperboloid shell of the immense, column-free, circular Assembly Hall, is a landmark achievement that displays the immense plastic and structural potential of concrete. Le Corbusier's creative genius is also apparent in his use of light and colour in the interior spaces, the tapestries as also the ceremonial Enamel Door. Crowning the group, 'at the summit of V2 Capitol', the Museum of Knowledge was to serve a dual function as a place for state receptions as well as a research and data centre using the-then futuristic electronic devices. Plans for realization of this edifice are underway, albeit with a changed function.
The Monuments
Set up around the central axis of the esplanade, Le Corbusier's "Monuments" are sculptural elements symbolic of his strongest design preoccupations as well as the pride and the spirit of the new republic. The Open Hand stands as the material symbol of the city's ideology- ...open to receive the created riches ...open to distribute them to its people..." The 12.50m wide and 8.86m Hand, is sculpted out of beaten iron sheets. A metal structure, designed to turn gently with wind, holds it 27.80m above the "Trench of Consideration" at its base. The Modul or represents the all-pervasive visual order of Chandigarh. The monument was designed as a 5.3m high cube containing an iron 'Modulor, partially enclosed by concrete walls with bas-reliefs showing principles of Le Corbusier's 'harmonic measure to the human scale'. The Martyrs' Memorial honours all who had laid down their lives in India's long-drawn freedom struggle. The structure comprises a ramp and a group of sculptures - a 5m 'martyr', a 'broken column' symbolizing fall of the British Empire, and mythological figures a 'lion' and a 'serpent' symbolizing the rebirth of the spirit of Indian people. The 24 Solar Hours, the Tower of Shadows as well as the Course of the Sun, grouped closely, underscore Le Corbusier's pre-occupation with the sun's influence on man's daily life and the architectural challenges presented by the complex climate of Chandigarh. The '24Solar Hours' was to be inscribed on the 45m wide inclined face of the 'Geometric Hill'. The 'Tower of Shadows' occupies a square of 15.5m.Its facades give varying sun-control solutions for the four cardinal directions. The 'Course of the Sun', the preliminary design sketches for which indicate two tall parabolic arches of steel standing in a pool of water, was to depict the deviation between the summer and winter solstice.
The Lake Precinct
The Sukhna Lake, constructed by damming the fork of Sukhna Choe at the eastern end of Sector 1, was designed to be "sufficiently large to create the spectacle of the mountains and the sky reflected in the water". Le Corbusier envisaged the precinct as a completely noise-free, pedestrian and environment that would provide a relief from the stresses of the urban environment. No motor-boats were to be plied on the water, no restaurants on the promenade and no construction in front of it on the other side of the water. His material contribution to this precinct includes the total design of the 24m wide and 3 miles long promenade, including the plantation, lighting, a sculptural concrete prism dedication cube, and the 'control gate' in exposed brick. Adhering to his dictum of no additional constructions in the Capitol, "in order not to impede the view of the open landscape and the foot hills of the Himalayas", Le Corbusier designed the 'Boat Club' to lie 3mbelow the road level. Tucked away into the earth, the building is scarcely visible from the Lake promenade. The construction is simple and plain, its open spaces harmonizing with the water and the landscape beyond.
The Leisure Valley and Cultural Centre
The Leisure Valley, fashioned out of an existing stream site, is a continuous linear park meandering through the length of the city. The area was conceived by Le Corbusier as an informal cultural and recreational zone offering walking trails and amenities for youth clubs, popular street theatre, etc. Besides directing the layout of pedestrian paths and landscaping, Le Corbusier also designed the series of small-sized 'spontaneous' open air theatres that were to be located indifferent parts of the Leisure Valley. The 'Cultural Complex' per se is located across the City Centre, at the junction of the two main V2 boulevards. It was to comprise a Museum (originally conceived as a 'Museum of Knowledge'), an Audio-visual Training Centre (now the Government College of Art), a pavilion for temporary 'Itinerant Exhibitions' and, the 'Miracle Box'. The College of Art was the first building to be designed and constructed at the Cultural Complex. Comprising a simple arrangement of flexible, top-lit studios and attendant spaces, the building is unique in the sense that it has no direct parallel to any of his other works. On the other hand, it is linked to Le Corbusier's other contemporaneous designs in its play of two standardized modules that operate both horizontally and vertically. The design was later repeated at the College of Architecture in Chandigarh. The central building of the group, the Government Museum and Art Gallery, forms part of a series along with his museum at Ahmedabad, India and Tokyo, Japan. Based on Le Corbusier's theme of the never-ending spiral, it is designed as an introverted, top-lit cuboid, its various interlocking floors accessed through ramps. Like the College of Art, the Museum too is constructed out of exposed burnt brick and raw concrete, with prominently displayed exposed concrete gargoyles. Though the design of the Museum was finalized during his lifetime, the building was constructed after Le Corbusier's death.
The City Centre
Commensurate with its status as the cultural and commercial hub of the city as well as the centre for local governance, the City Centre, occupying an entire sector at the junction of the two majorV2s, was given special attention in the urban scheme. The sector was broadly divided into two zones, the southern reserved for district administration and, the northern - designed by Le Corbusier - for civic functions. As in case of the Capitol, this zone is designed on the basis of complete segregation between the vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The layout also respects the overall urban design of the city as well as the Indian concept of a 'Chowk' - a central node at the crossing of the two pedestrian axes around which were arrayed the major civic functions such as the Town Hall and the Library. The highlight was to be an 11-storey tower, with public amenities such as the post & telegraph occupying the ground floor. Detailed plans for this building were made by Le Corbusier, but it is yet to be realized. Since the realization of this area depended upon the sale of individual sites over a long and indeterminate period of time, all constructions in the City Centre were governed by the "System of Construction and Architectural Treatment of Exterior Controls" that, like the rest of the city, was determined by limitations of economy and technology. A uniform four-story height was established for all commercial buildings. A basic reinforced concrete frame of the most economical bay size (17'-3") and capable of interior modification was specified. Around the outside of every building block would be a 12 feet wide compulsory verandah and a unifying exterior pattern of columns and standardized concrete balustrades. A "Schematic Design" produced by the Capital Project Office governed special buildings such as the cinema halls and petrol pumps that would not ordinarily fit in the above pattern of building.
Déclarations d'authenticité et/ou d'intégrité
i. No change has been permitted in the 'urban core' of Le Corbusier's Master Plan, which retains the authenticity of its original form & design, materials & substance, use & function as well as spirit & feeling. Changes in the setting and reduction of Periphery, which occurred following the political division of Punjab in 1966, and the growth of the city have not compromised the integrity of the nominated area.
ii. Despite additions of some new structures and a few unsympathetic interventions to the architectural ensembles and individual buildings designed by Le Corbusier, the authenticity of form & design, and material & substance remains high. The principle material, exposed concrete, is generally in a good state of repair. The authenticity of use & function as well as location & setting is unimpaired.
iii. All urban and architectural development in Chandigarh continues to be regulated under a series of Acts and Regulations contained in the Punjab Act No. XXVII of 1952 that was formulated to accord with the concepts and ideas prescribed in Le Corbusier's original Master Plan.
Comparaison avec d'autres biens similaires
Le Corbusier's work in Chandigarh is an essential link in the series formed by his other works in France, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. that are/ are to be included in the proposed "Trans-border Serial Nomination of Le Corbusier's Work". It is, however, unique as comprising the only realization of Le Corbusier's urban precepts as well as his most mature plastic work. In comparison to group of works by other architects, e.g., "Works of Antoni Gaudi" and "Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta", both already inscribed on the World Heritage List, the "Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh" stands out on account of its vast range of projects as well as its far-reaching influence on subsequent developments. "Le Corbusier's Chandigarh" is also comparable with other 20th century cities such as "Brasilia", "The White City of Tel Aviv" and "Le Havre - the city rebuilt by August Perret", all inscribed on the World Heritage List, but represents a different set of values and design criteria.


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This morning, PFLAG families from across the D.C. area joined an estimated 30,000 people at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. For the first time, the White House invited LGBT families to participate in this annual tradition. These photos were taken as our PFLAG families prepared to head to the White House, and as they waited in line at Constitution Avenue in the nation's capital.
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Thanks for the pictures and Jody's statement. We look forward to many more opportunities for our families to participate in such functions.
- April 13, 2009 at 1:52 PM
What an uplifting bit of news!!!!
- April 13, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Bobbie said...
What a breath of fresh spring air to see rainbows on the White House lawn. What an inspiration to us in New Hampshire who are working to get the NH Senate to pass a marriage equality bill.
Bobbie Barry, Northeast RD
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Wow- what a difference a change in administration makes. All the hard work PFLAG does is having an impact in very visible ways.
Congratulations, Jody.
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