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They're trained to save lives and put out fires...but on a day like Thursday, it was just as important to look out for their own safety.
There were fires on both sides of the river Thursday.
One of them happened in Aiken County. A brush fire spread to two sheds, endangering nearby homes.
It happened in the 300 block of Sudlow Lake Road, where firefighters battled the blaze while braving extreme elements.
News 12's Kate Tillotson is On Your Side with how firefighters are trained to handle the heat.
Firefighters compare fire temperatures to touching an oven.
And on a day with temperatures of nearly 100 degrees, they were taking extra care to stay safe.
You could tell just by looking at the firefighters that the heat was taking a toll.
"Heavy sweat, loss of breath," said Nicholas Barton of the Bath Volunteer Fire Department.
They're signs that water is needed for more than just fighting flames.
With near 100 degree temperatures, emergency crews were cooking.
Multiple coolers filled with water and Gatorade helped keep the firefighters hydrated. And with 50 pounds of equipment, that's important.
"It's pretty hot," said Henry Carlin of the Langley Fire Department. "It's basically dealing with the heat itself and the flames. You know, you got double the heat, and the flames are a lot hotter than the heat-wise anyway."
For over an hour, firefighters from six departments sweated it out, extinguishing stubborn hot spots.
The flames destroyed the two sheds.
"When we got here we actually thought we had a structure with a victim trapped inside, but thank God it was just the shed right beside it," Carlin said.
And thanks to extra liquids and frequent breaks, firefighters avoided heat exhaustion.
"What do you do to beat the heat?" we asked.
"Try to get this gear off as soon as possible," Barton replied.
"Just stay hydrated and strip down. Like I say, we was wearing pants and hat, you know, keep as much clothes off as possible," Carlin said.
To err on the side of caution, there was an ambulance on stand-by incase one of the firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion. Thankfully, it was not needed, and there were no injuries reported as a result of this fire.


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Rain to subside Saturday afternoon, start again Monday
Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8:28 p.m.
The rain that soaked much of the Upstate on Friday should stop Saturday afternoon, paving the way for a beautiful Sunday. But don't get used to the weather or the sunshine.
The National Weather Service is predicting a 90 percent chance of rain Saturday, with as much as half an inch to three-quarters of an inch falling every three hours before dawn. Saturday afternoon, the skies are supposed to begin clearing, giving way to a sunny Sunday with an anticipated high of 65 degrees.
"By Monday, there's going to be another system that's developing across the central part of the country," said Neil Dixon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
That rainfall should peak Monday night, and sunnier skies are expected to return later in the day Tuesday, Dixon said.
But don't expect that to hold. The end of this month and beginning of March is forecast to be wetter and cooler than normal, he said.
So far in 2013, the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport has recorded 7.31 inches of rainfall, about a half inch more than normal.
While February might have seemed like a soaker with last week's snow and this week's rains, GSP actually recorded 2.04 inches of precipitation for the month, or about an inch less than normal.
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News 12 at First at Five / Tuesday, June 5, 2012
EVANS, Ga. -- On Tuesday night, Columbia County commissioners are expected to vote on a new playground behind the library in Evans.
The playground would be for children with special needs.
The project looked to have everyone's support, but this week, a handful of neighbors just feet away from the proposed playground are speaking up.
They say it's too close for comfort and they're looking for a compromise.
Tony Temples is in charge of facility maintenance for Columbia County. He's also been the push behind a new playground in Evans for children with special needs. His 7-year-old granddaughter, Nevaeh, is autistic.
"With having a special needs granddaughter, it was a passion for me. There's a need for it in Columbia County," Temples said.
Some current playgrounds in Evans have small areas for children with special needs, but the proposed one would be fully functional for children with all disabilities.
"We want to make sure that everyone is included. We don't wanna have a family that might have one special needs child and one able child and they bring their able child out, and their special needs child has to sit and watch," said Matt Schlachter, the Columbia County Director of Construction and Maintenance.
"Since there is going to be a rubberized surface, it can accommodate wheelchairs or walkers," explained Heloise Salter, whose son has cerebral palsy.
But commissioners still have to approve $40,000 in sales tax funds for the project.
"We have gathered up our info and have our ideas together and I've gone to commissioners and asked for funding and hopefully, tonight we get it approved," Schlachter said.
But not everyone is so optimistic. Several neighbors, like Ashley Sweet, plan to speak out against the playground that will be built just past their fence.
"You don't want someone peering into your backyard. At times, especially in the summer when the splash pad is on, it can be very excruciatingly loud," she said.
But Sweet is hoping for a compromise and maybe even a new location for the playground.
"I myself actually have a disability, and I understand, I live with it every day. I know how hard it is and you want certain things to accommodate what you need. I hope that we can come to a compromise so that we all have peace and happiness," she said.
"If it were their child that were not able to play alongside their peers, I think they would have a different point of view," Salter said.
Half of the $80,000 new playground will be paid for with savings from under budget projects in the Construction and Maintenance Department. We expect about eight people to be at the meeting on behalf of the Northwood Neighborhood.


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"Into the Beautiful North" by Luis Alberto Urrea is this year's "One Book One Valley" Community read. Readers up and down the valley are encouraged to get "caught reading" this title. This project is being sponsored by Eagle Valley Library District, Vail Public Library, Colorado Mountain College, and the Bookworm of Edwards.
The Eagle Valley County Wide Read program project officially kicked off with a mayor's proclamation in January, and a public reading of the first chapter at the Bookworm of Edwards. Adult readers are encouraged to add this novel by Luis Alberto Urrea to their winter reading list. This title is available for purchase or checkout in both English and Spanish.
This book was chosen for its wide appeal and literary merit. I personally enjoyed this story with its colorful characters. Here's my blog of the book:
Nayeli is a 19-year-old girl working in a taco shop in Tres Camarones, a small village in Mexico. Very few men live in her community, since most of them left to find work in the United States. Nayeli's dad is one of the men who left three years ago. Because of this, the village has become vulnerable to threat by a nearby drug cartel.
Nayeli is inspired by the classic movie, "The Magnificent Seven," and decides that she will travel north into the U.S. and recruit seven strong men to come back with her and protect and repopulate the village. She hopes to find her father and bring him back, as well.
With the encouragement of her Aunt Irma (who is the local municipal president), Nayeli makes the journey with her two best friends and Tacho, who is her taco shop employer and flamboyantly gay friend. The group faces challenges of making a safe journey by bus through Mexico, as well as crossing the border as illegal immigrants. They make several friends and foes along the way.
This is a delightful read with colorful characters, travel adventures, and both sadness and humor.
To recognize this title and the community project, several related events are under way. Eagle, Avon and Vail public libraries will have film screenings of "The Magnificent Seven" on various dates in March and April.
All three Eagle Valley Library District libraries (Eagle, Gypsum and Avon) and the Vail Library will be hosting book club discussion groups. Eagle will offer a book club in Spanish as well.
A finale event is also being planned and details will soon follow. For more information about film screenings or book clubs, contact your nearest library. You may also visit www.coloradomtn.edu/onebook.
One book/one community programs have been popular with public libraries across the country in recent years. These programs take the idea of a book group and expand it to cover a community at large. Titles are chosen that are appealing and significant to a particular community. Last year was the inaugural year for the countywide read program, and hundreds of readers throughout the valley bought or checked out "Doc" by Mary Doria Russell.


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Can You Still Buy A Decent New Car for $15,000?
While $30,000 may seem to be the base price for a decent car these days, there are still new vehicles available for half that amount. Reader's Digest magazine released a list of its top cars for less than $15,000.
As fuel economy becomes more important for many drivers, the idea of driving small cars has become more appealing to many drivers. The magazine divided its picks into categories including designs that attract bargain hunters, high-tech drivers and sports-car fans.
Here are some winners and the reasons Readers Digest picked them:
For Bargain Hunters: Ford Fiesta, with a $13,200 starting price and a fuel economy up to 37 mpg. The lowest-price pick, this compact sedan offers practicalities like a fuel-efficient engine and a keypad door lock (never fumble for your keys again!). Plus, you get the Ford SYNC multimedia interface, which uses voice recognition to make calls and play your favorite music.
For High-Tech Drivers: Kia Soul, with a starting price of $14,400 and a fuel economy up to 30 mpg. The starting price affords features such as Bluetooth hands-free connectivity and a USB port for audio players. Opt for the Eco package to get great mileage, low rolling resistance tires, and a powerful battery.
For Sports Car Fans: Chevrolet Sonic, which starts at $14,200 and has a fuel economy of up to 35 mpg. The Sonic's motorcycle-inspired gauge cluster qualified – alongside Ferrari's – for Car and Driver's Ten Best Design Details of 2012, and this compact car continues to impress speed demons in 2013. Thanks to shorter gearing for its six-speed manual, it's quick and easy to handle.
You can read more about inexpensive cars at http://www.rd.com/slideshows/the-best-car-deals-for-under-15000/.


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BRENTWOOD -- "Fiddler on the Roof" is often called a masterpiece of musical theater, and under the able hands of Broadway Under the Stars' top-notch cast, crew and director, one can see just how masterful this popular musical can be.
The three-hour play, which opened last weekend at Liberty High's Allan E. Jones Performing Arts Center, was all one would hope it would be: filled with dynamically performed songs, enjoyable choreography, believable characters, and some dynamic acting. And despite its somber storyline, there was plenty of humor and charming playfulness to boot in this production directed by the talented Steve Kinsella.
Set in 1905 in Czarist Russia on the eve of the revolution, the musical is based on Sholom Aleichem's stories about a poor milkman Tevye, his wife, Golde, and their five daughters and their struggles in an anti-semetic world where the old ways of life are rapidly going by the wayside. Deeply religious, Tevye clings to traditions, but his feisty daughters have other plans and gradually help him to see there are different paths that he can embrace or at least live with.
Though there are many intriguing characters in this 52-member cast, it is Tevye, played with aplomb by the multitalented Richard Howarter, who steals the show. Howarter, who just last year charmed us as Daddy Warbacks in the troupe's "Annie," commands the stage as the philosophical dairyman who must pull his own cart because his horse is lame, and who regularly stops to speak with God and ask him to give him a break as he wrestles with changing social mores and his daughters' desires to marry men their father has not chosen for them.
Neither heavy-handed nor shticky, Howater plays Tevye with a believable accent and in a manner that make theatergoers relate to him if not root for his success. Bad things keep happening to him, but somehow he keeps trudging along and manages to accept them. With humor he proclaims, if money is the world's curse, "May the Lord smite me with it. And may I never recover."
Howarter sets the pace of the show with his rousing rendition of "Tradition" early on, and continues his winning ways with the amusing "If I Were A Rich Man" and touching "Sunrise, Sunset," and "Little Bird, Little Chavelah," the latter of which is performed with the three young daughters gracefully dancing in the softly lighted backdrop.
By his side is his sharp-tongued wife of 25 years, Golde, who only wants her daughters to marry rich men and live comfortable lives. ("A poor girl without a dowry can't be so particular. You want hair, marry a monkey.") Helen Dixon is well-cast in this important role and seems a natural match as Teyve's strong-willed wife. Her timing is right on and she and Howarter shine in several songs, including the touching "Do you Love me?"
The three oldest daughters, meanwhile, provide much of the friction in the story as they force their father to re-examine his traditions. All three -- Mikayla Furey (Tzeitel), Andrea Maciel (Hodel) and Robin Furseth (Chava) -- are up for the task, offering fine vocals and exhibiting solid acting skills.
The men in their lives are equally good: Josh Gates as the radical student Perchik, who wins Tevye's respect and falls in love with his daughter, Hodel; Kevin Coren as the dirt-poor tailor Motel Kamzoil in love with Tzeitel; and Justin Everhart as Fyedka, the outsider who marries Chava.
The matchmaker adds a dollop of humor to the goings-on. Cathy Ashland is a hoot as the busybody widow who lives to find "matches" for the village girls and it doesn't even matter if they don't really make a good match.
Jack Gaughan (also the show's producer) adds to the humor as Anatevka's elderly spiritual leader who has little to say though everyone asks his opinion.
Also worthy of mention are the talented Richard Asadoorian as Lazar Wolf, the butcher whom the Yente has matched with Tevye's oldest daughter, and David Gard as the fiddler, who begins the play fiddling of the roof and pops up in later scenes, a metaphor for survival in the shaky world in which they live.
All of this takes place against the backdrop of a well-designed set with fabulous period costumes (Robin Blount, costume coordinator), a fine live orchestra (Daniel Montgomery, conductor; Rose Marie Forment, music director) and entertaining dancing (Kathryn Lopez, choreographer).
With so much to love, the local troupe has definitely done this beloved classic proud and deserves the support of area theater patrons -- in droves.
Reach Judith Prieve at 925-779-7178. Follow her at Twitter.com/jprieve.
What: 'Fiddler on the Roof'
When: 7:30 p.m. July 26, 27, Aug. 2, 3; 2 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4
Where: Allan E. Jones Performing Arts Center, 805 Second Street, Brentwood
Info: Online at thebrentwoodtheater.org or at The Gallery on Second in Downtown Brentwood, 741 Second St. or call 925-516-2741.
Cost: $16 students (13-17); $24 general; $22 seniors; $8 children (6-12)


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Fulling Your Knitted Garments
Remember when your favorite sweater got lost in a load of laundry, and the next time you saw it, it had shrunk into a miniature, blanket-textured doggy sweater?
The Felt Phenomenon
There's a name for this phenomenon: felting. And if you plan ahead, you can use the very same disastrous process as a design tool to create extraordinary results.
The process of felting raw fibers has been used for centuries. But felting knitwear (which is called "fulling") didn't hit the mainstream Western knitting community until the mid 1980s.
Felting expands and tightens fiber at the same time, essentially transforming the look and feel of most knitted garments. Today, several talented designers -- especially Nancy Lindberg and Suzanne Pufpaff --- specialize in creating patterns for this medium.
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Grand Junction, CO(KKCO)-A cold front moving through western Colorado this morning will continue to move to the south and east throughout the day. Showers and thunderstorms will develop around the front and will continue through this morning, especially for the south. Drier air moves in early this afternoon, clearing the skies. Temperatures in the Grand Valley are expected to be a few degrees cooler today before rebounding to near normal on Tuesday.
The southern storms will move to the east throughout the afternoon as the front continues to moving through the state. The front will exit the south by midnight bringing drier conditions which are expected to last through Tuesday night. The San Juans could experience scattered showers and thunderstorms again on Tuesday before developing high pressure pushes the moisture out late Tuesday night.
High pressure over the west will be keep the skies relatively clear through the Grand Valley for most of the work week. The high pressure ridge will weaken a little on Thursday as the next trough works its way into the Pacific Northwest. We'll see an increased chance of showers and thunderstorms for Friday, mainly late in the day. The southern mountains will see a higher chance of rain throughout the day and into the weekend. Temperatures will peak near normal for most of the work week with overnight lows increasing as to week progresses.


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Monday, May 6, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- A wild fight in downtown Augusta that ends with shots being fired was all caught on camera. It happened more than a week ago, and the Sheriff's Office says it didn't know about it until today.
The video shows eight or more men fighting two others. While the men laid on the ground bracing from a barrage of punches and kicks, two women start swinging as well.
"I don't like this at all it's making me uncomfortable," said downtown visitor Vivian Nguyen.
"Is that for real right now?" said downtown visitor Aleesha Mincey.
"Can you all prevent this sort of thing from happening? Yes, we can with more of a police presence in certain areas. We can't be everywhere," said RCSO PIO Lt. Calvin Chew.
The knock-down, drag-out street brawl happened right on the doorstep of the woman who's working to attract more business downtown. It's right outside Downtown Development Authority President Margaret Woodard's office.
"It's a hard video to watch. We are trying so hard to revitalize downtown. We have to come up with a solution to limit this type of behavior," she said.
The two men and woman who were outnumbered kept fighting. At one point, the fight spilled out into the streets.
"The parents should be more in control of their kids and knowing where they are," said downtown visitor Ruthie Lewis.
The fight goes on for two minutes and ends with gunfire.
"As you saw, there are several people trying to break up the fight. They should also be calling for police as well," Chew said.
The building owners plan to hire more security for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. It's all an effort to try and keep the peace.
Click here to see the original video on YouTube.
CLARIFICATION: While this fight took place on the sidewalk in front of the New Moon Cafe, the cafe was closed at the time of the fight. To WRDW's knowledge, no patrons or employees of the New Moon Cafe were involved.


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Special service planned for Sunday
Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.
An "unveiling" service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Mechanicville Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2609 Senator St., Houma. The Rev. James Jenkins, African-American and Spanish mission strategist for the Louisiana Baptist Convention of Shreveport, is the service's guest speaker.
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Book your room at Royal St. Lucia Resort & Spa
Get an overview of this hotel4-star beach retreat just steps from Reduit Beach
Located in Gros Islet, this beachfront resort is in the entertainment district and within 1 mi (2 km) of Splash Island Water Park Saint Lucia and Reduit Beach. Rodney Bay Marina and Bonne Terre Tropical Gardens are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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At Royal St. Lucia Resort & Spa, hit the beach, dine onsite at L Epicure Restaurant, or enjoy a drink at one of the resort's 2 bars/lounges.
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All 76 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and furnished balconies or patios. Pillowtop beds and sitting areas are standard, as are flat-screen TVs with cable channels.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at Royal St. Lucia Resort & Spa like an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center.
Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a swim-up bar. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach resort also offers a steam room and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Royal St. Lucia Resort & Spa has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool umbrellas
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 1650
- Conference space size (meters) - 153
- Designated smoking areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
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- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Swim-up bar
- Total number of rooms - 76
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- Year Built 1999
Family Friendly Amenities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Desk
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Furnished balcony or patio
- Hair dryer
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Phone
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Room service (limited hours)
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Separate sitting area
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
L Epicure Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The Beach Tent - This beachfront restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Mistral Lounge - This cocktail bar is located on the beach. Happy hour is offered.
Pool Bar - This poolside bar serves light fare only. Happy hour is offered.
Chic - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Boat tours nearby
- Ziplining nearby
Spa Services
- Massages
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
Optional extras
- Late check-out fee: USD 50.00
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- Royal Rex Resorts
- Royal Rex Resorts Gros Islet
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Linda Eldridge, Agent for Coldwell Banker Lake Country, was honored by the Lake of the Ozarks Board of Realtors on Tuesday, April 16 at the annual Awards dinner.
The Non-Assisted Gold Award was presented to Eldridge in appreciation and recognition of outstanding sales volume and performance in the real estate profession. Owner/Broker, Robert Kupfer, recognizes Eldridge as being the top Selling and Listing Agent at Coldwell Banker in Camdenton.
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FLASH NEWS: Rob Pongi: Asia Entertainment Online was recently awarded admission into the internet's oldest directory: Best of the Web in the Regional: Asia: Arts and Entertainment category. This highly esteemed directory was founded in 1994 and is committed to catalogue the best web sites on the internet. (2006-09-27)Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
Hello again TW Happies!"The Yen Shop 1994" is a somewhat nostalgic and very interesting Japanese TV commercial for a Japanese loan shark company. Translated by Rob Pongi. Used by legal permission and all rights reserved.Check it out here: The Yen Shop 1994Stay tuned!Rob <*v*>Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
FLASH NEWS: Asia Entertainment Online by Rob Pongi was recently awarded admission into the highly respected Skaffe.com Directory in the Entertainment & Media > Humor & Fun category. (10-06-06)Skaffe.com is an International directory with quality sites and original content, run by volunteers. Sites are rated on a scale of 1 to 3 ticks. Sites are first sorted by ticks (highest first) and then alphabetically.About Skaffe.com - "Skaffe.com is a volunteer edited directory of the best family safe websites on the World Wide Web. Skaffe, is a Nordic word for find, procure and obtain. We do not list low quality sites, spam or content not suitable for children. Our users trust Skaffe.com as a reliable resource for high quality websites suitable for family viewing. We apply professional and uniform standards for reviewing and listing sites. We market our services worldwide, and include multingual versions for the benefit of our users."Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
RobPongi.com was recently awarded admission into the Japanese Rentub.com Directory in the Entertainers & Personalities section. (10-16-06)The Rentub.com Directory is the first Japanese web directory to award admission to RobPongi.com Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
This is just so hilarious! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=david+bowie+japan+concert&btnG=Google+SearchLike some cat from Japan! Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
DOUBLE FEATURE: "Tokyo Dome Beer Girls" was selected as "Multimedia Feature of the Week" and also as "Featured Work of the Week" on Bowienet the official website of Mr. David Bowie (2006-10-28). This is the 15th time one of Rob Pongi's videos has been featured by David Bowie's official website. You can see "Tokyo Dome Beer Girls" right here by clicking on the Bowienet screen shot below:Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
Hello TW Happys! Sorry I didn't get this up earlier, but I've been stoopid busy since I came back to Tokyo. And in two short words, The Black Ball was just absolutely amazing!!!. And if you have not yet seen it, you can watch Ye Ol' Sailor Man's performance here:David Bowie Live at The Black Ball Filmed by Fellow Bowienetter Simone! Please very enjoy!Rob <`@v@`>Rob Pongi and Fellow Bowienetters @ The Black BallPhoto by BowienetThe above photo of Rob Pongi and Fellow Bowienetters was taken just in front of the Hammerstein Ballroom before The Black Ball on Thursday night, November 9, 2006. Yes, it was, indeed, quite a "Fantastic Voyage" Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
The above composite photo of Rob Pongi and Miss Ori from the Christmas In Japan music video was recently selected as 'Nomad of the Week' on Bowienet the official website of Mr. David Bowie. Please accept this small video gift here : Christmas In JapanMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Tokyo Japan! Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
Internet Video Revenues to SkyrocketFrom KillerApp.com (December 7, 2006)Annual U.S. revenues from Internet video services � including everything from user-generated content to television shows and movies � will exceed $7 billion by 2010, says a new report from research firm Parks Associates. Paid services will grow even faster than advertising-supported services. In 2007, approximately 85 percent of revenue will be from advertisements; by 2010, advertising will only account for about 40 percent of revenues.�Major broadcasters, movie studios, retailers, and content aggregators are all experimenting with new ways to distribute video content online and attach advertising to their offerings,� said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. �The early results are quite promising.�Continued...Asia Entertainment OnlineRob Pongi's Blog Evil Pongi
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Do any of you know the steps or process one would take to get your own material burned to vinyl. What format would the tracks have to be in to get burnt? How expensive is it? Is it possible to get just a couple copies made in order to perform original material with a live DJ?? Any help is much appreciated, thanks.
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depends on where your at
Asumming your not going to travel out of your area to get it done, you have to look around for a place to do it for you, or i guess you could mail that ish. You just gotta find someone with a cutter. approxametely 70-100 would be a typical price to get two albums cut. Vestax or Stanton, i forget which, are coming out with a cutter thats gonna sell for about 500 from what i have seen, it's not out yet but thats what i hear, might be a wise investment. Cut about a hundred other cats albums and shes paid for herself, not to mention you get to cut your own. I would like to purchase one, hell, with crappy d.j.'s sprout out of college dorms and suburban communities left and right, i dont think it would be to hard to get that buisness rollin, as for formats, it all depends on what's playing the input source, the cutters will usually have an r.c.a. input with a level meter on them. i 'spose some might have optical or spdif. There again, find the cats in your area with the machine and ask 'em what kind of line-ins the cutter has, probably r.c.a. though, in which case yould probably be able to go mp3 and then onto a c.d. with as high of bitrate as possible, although i doubt if wax will be able to even match the resolution of 24-bit 128kb's. Hope i helped, good luck
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"i doubt if wax will be able to even match the resolution of 24-bit 128kb's"
Vinyl has unlimited resolution, being analogue. And 128 isn't high anyway. If you have your shit in mp3 format, make it 256k or higher, or you'll regret it. That said - you should use 16bit .wav files... no point in compressing your music into inferior quality by going to mp3, if you are working with wav-quality samples to begin with.
It would definitely be a good idea to look around for someone local who owns a dubplate cutter.. shouldn't cost more than $40-$50 for just a couple records, judging from the prices I've seen.
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well yeah except you can play a dub plate about fifty times tops before it's silent... and it sounds like crap way before then. they're soft.
but like... BURN to vinyl? sometimes I feel silly when I catch myself talking about "pressing" a CD... but that's gross.
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Morning Briefing: Hungarian Central Bank Rate Call in Focus
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Hungary's central bank is likely to lower the base rate and the future of the euro-zone's bailout package for Greece will drive markets in the region Tuesday.
The Hungarian central bank is widely expected to lower its base rate, currently the highest in the European Union, to 6% from 6.25%.
Analysts expect the four dovish rate-setting board members, eager to promote economic growth, to out vote the three hawks–the bank's governor and his two deputies–on the board.
Analysts and the hawkish members of the rate-setting board have opposed further rate cuts on fears that looser monetary policy could make Hungary more vulnerable to outside shocks such as any further slowdown in the euro zone, which might turn investors' sentiment sour over emerging market assets.
Moreover, the hawks argue that inflation, currently running at 6% on the year, is unlikely to slow to around the bank's 3% target in the near term.
"The continued rise in Hungarian inflation is worrying, particularly because the lackluster growth in the Hungarian economy reflects to a large extent deteriorating supply-side conditions," Danske Bank analyst Stanislava Pravdova said in a note. "Therefore, contrary to most places in Europe, monetary policy is unlikely to improve growth fundamentally without inflation getting seriously out of control."
If euro-zone finance ministers reach their delayed deal on unlocking the next round of aid for Greece, markets in Central Europe will likely react positively.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Protesters rallied in Prague Monday demanding Greece free two Czech computer game developers arrested there on suspicion of espionage over two months ago for filming military sites, AFP reported.
Martin Pezlar and Ivan Buchta, who specialise in making popular military-themed computer games, were arrested on September 9 after being caught on the Aegean island of Lemnos with cameras containing video footage of various military installations. If convicted, the two face up to 20 years in prison.
HUNGARY: Hungary's parliament approved late Monday a controversial shake-up of the electoral system, seen by some as an attempt by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to boost his chances of winning another term in 2014, AFP reported.
Critics say the law, which sets out electoral procedures in Hungary, benefits the government by restricting campaign advertising and requiring voters to register no later than 15 days before election day.
POLAND: Fitch Ratings believes that shale gas production in Poland could improve the country's security of gas supplies but is unlikely to lead to large declines in gas prices before 2020.
Shale gas production in Poland, which has one of the highest shale development potentials in Europe, would lower the country's dependence on gas imports (currently covering about 70% of gas demand), most of which comes from Russia.
SLOVAKIA: The vast majority of Slovakia's elementary and secondary schools remained shut on Monday as teachers launched their largest-ever strike, demanding higher pay, AFP reported.
The open-ended strike calls for a 10% increase in wages in the central European country, where teachers' salaries fall well below the national average.
SLOVAKIA: Rights watchdogs in Slovakia have accused authorities of persecuting a documentary filmmaker who made a movie raising allegations of mass corruption in the justice system and could now face up to two years in prison, AFP reported.
Zuzana Piussi's documentary "The Disease of the Third Power" claims that despite the ex-communist country's successful economic transition into the eurozone in 2009, Slovakia still struggles with an ill-reformed judiciary.
In the movie, Piussi used an image of a judge filmed without consent, placing a black stripe over the woman's face to protect her identity.
The judge, identified by Slovak media as Helena Kozikova, has taken legal action against Piussi, alleging a violation of her right to privacy. Prosecutors are expected to decide soon whether to press charges, which would carry a maximum penalty of two years behind bars.
ROMANIA: Romania's consolidated budget posted a deficit of 7.2 billion lei ($2.06 billion) in the first ten months, equal to 1.19% of the gross domestic product, news agency Mediafax reported Monday, citing Finance Ministry data.
SLOVENIA: Slovenian police used tear gas in Maribor on Monday to disperse a thousands-strong rally calling for the resignation of centre-right mayor Franc Kangler, police said.
An estimated 10,000 citizens, according to the Slovenian news agency STA, gathered on Monday at the fourth protest called by a civil society group to demand the resignation of Kangler, accused by the country's anti-corruption commission of acting in a corrupt manner at the expense of the public.
UKRAINE: Ukraine on Monday launched a project to build its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal as it seeks to ease its dependence on energy imports from neighbouring Russia, AFP reported.
RUSSIA: Two Russian billionaires are close to a deal to resolve a four-year conflict over control of the world's largest nickel and palladium producer, which could see dividends boosted and one of the tycoons take over as chief executive, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Veronika Gulyas in Budapest contributed to this article.
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Spring 2013 Ensemble and Recital Series: Caleb Brown, drums
New School Jazz student Caleb Brown (drums) presents his senior recital.
This recital is structured according to the norms and formal guidelines of postmodern and particularly conceptual poetry. Most of the songs are about plagiarism, and the rest are political works aimed at tearing down the oppressive regime of truth as a goal or ideal. The recital will draw from a broad range of genres, from Jazz and Rock all the way to no music at all. Caleb Brown is a drummer, composer, and user experience designer. In the context of music, the audience member is the "user" and the experience of the user/audience member is "inscrutable". Caleb strives to create experiences in which the user/audience member is more or less confused than Caleb is.
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Washington County commissioners selected 13 people to serve on a committee to study area youth services. This committee was formed after 1,428 children needed special help in 1987 because of neglect and abuse.
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A flood warning was issued for the Marietta area as cities along both the Muskingum and Ohio rivers have had severe flooding. A flood stage of 45 feet is expected on the Ohio River by tomorrow (March 27). The river is currently at a flood stage of 31 feet and rising around 10 inches per hour.
Mrs. Mable McBride, formerly of this city, was killed in the cyclone that went through Omaha two days ago. McBride and her husband left the area about a year ago to head west.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi basketball doubleheader at Sam Houston State has been moved a day earlier to Friday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m., the Islanders Department of Athletics announced today. The change was made to accommodate the Bearkats, who play in the Division I Football Championship Game on Saturday, Jan. 5.
"We were more than happy to make this change," Director of Athletics Scott Lazenby said. "We're excited to see Sam Houston State represent the Southland Conference with class as they try to bring home a national title for our league."
The women's team will start the doubleheader at 1 p.m. with the men scheduled to follow at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Huntsville. It will be the conference opener for the women's team and the second game for the men's team, which opens league play on Saturday, Dec. 29, against Stephen F. Austin.
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Date: 10/20/2013
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Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program improves children's reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children. This program is held every 4 weeks. Jun 9, Jul 14, Aug 11.Library: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Allergy Alert! The dogs are live animals.
Location: CBA Children's Program Room
Contact: Carly Reighard
Contact Number: 301-600-3780
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Actually, the main reason I wanted to try this recipe is to see if I could pull this off using fresh potatoes instead of the frozen hash browns I would typically use for a recipe of this sort. I'm all about challenges, and today we're going Ore-Ida free!
The key to keeping freshly shredded potatoes from turning all shades of ugly is in getting them in water as soon as possible after shredding. The water will keep oxidation at bay and stop your lovely creamy potatoes from turning color. Have a big bowl of ice water ready beside your food processor and transfer them as quickly as you shred them. Soak them in the water for 15-20 minutes while you're prepping and sauteing the rest of the ingredients. I even changed the water once because with this amount of potatoes, you can really see the starchy residue leaching into the water.
Reuben Potatoes
2- 2 1/2 lbs. potatoes, scrubbed, skins on
8 ounces thinly sliced corned beef
1 onion, cut into 2" pieces
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
3 TBSP olive oil
4 TBSP butter, divided
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
15 oz. can of sauerkraut, well drained
6 oz. shredded swish cheese
4 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
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9. No-host trackbacks : 15:48
Oh, but they're capped at 25 accounts. Tough.
8. Learning styles : 16:37
The paper has important insights. I learn inductively - from complex examples, I try to figure out principles and ideas. However, classes tend to be structured deductively - neat, organized, and bewildering.
Important excerpt:
Teaching Techniques to Address All Learning Styles
- Motivate learning. As much as possible, relate the material being presented to what has come before and what is still to come in the same course, to material in other courses, and particularly to the students' personal experience (inductive/global).
- Provide a balance of concrete information (facts, data, real or hypothetical experiments and their results) (sensing) and abstract concepts (principles, theories, mathematical models) (intuitive).
- Balance material that emphasizes practical problem-solving methods (sensing/active) with material that emphasizes fundamental understanding (intuitive/reflective).
- Provide explicit illustrations of intuitive patterns (logical inference, pattern recognition, generalization) and sensing patterns (observation of surroundings, empirical experimentation, attention to detail), and encourage all students to exercise both patterns (sensing/intuitive). Do not expect either group to be able to exercise the other group's processes immediately.
- Follow the scientific method in presenting theoretical material. Provide concrete examples of the phenomena the theory describes or predicts (sensing/ inductive); then develop the theory or formulate the mod(intuitive/inductive/ sequential); show how the theory or modcan be validated and deduce its consequences (deductive/sequential); and present applications (sensing/deductive/sequential).
- Use pictures, schematics, graphs, and simple sketches liberally before, during, and after the presentation of verbal material (sensing/visual). Show films (sensing/visual.) Provide demonstrations (sensing/visual), hands-on, if possible (active).
- Use computer-assisted instruction--sensors respond very well to it. (sensing/active).
- Do not fill every minute of class time lecturing and writing on the board. Provide intervals--however brief--for students to think about what they have been told (reflective).
- Provide opportunities for students to do something active besides transcribing notes. Small-group brainstorming activities that take no more than five minutes are extremely effective for this purpose (active).
- Assign some drill exercises to provide practice in the basic methods being taught (sensing/active/sequential) but do not overdo them (intuitive/reflective/ global). Also provide some open-ended problems and exercises that call for analysis and synthesis (intuitive/reflective/global).
- Give students the option of cooperating on homework assignments to the greatest possible extent (active). Active learners generally learn best when they interact with others; if they are denied the opportunity to do so they are being deprived of their most effective learning tool.
- Applaud creative solutions, even incorrect ones (intuitive/global).
- Talk to students about learning styles, both in advising and in classes. Students are reassured to find their academic difficulties may not all be due to personal inadequacies. Explaining to struggling sensors or active or global learners how they learn most efficiently may be an important step in helping them reshape their learning experiences so that they can be successful (all types).
7. Things to try in class --- education : 16:45
- One-minute papers: most important point made in the lecture and the single most pressing unanswered question - Encourage or mandate cooperation on homework
- Think of three good questions about what we just covered.
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<object style="overflow: hidden;" width="300" height="300" type="text/html" data="something-to-include.html" border="0"></object>
But this has scrollbars and doesn't really inline the text...
5. HideShow mode : 20:10
I think I rather like hs-hide-all...
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nounFinance , informal
Short for quantitative analyst. quants use computers to tell them what to buy and sell
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- As one of Wall Street's leading quants, Derman did throw off some intense gamma radiation.
- Was it the quants who failed to imagine how big price distortions could get across all markets when liquidity evaporates?
- First, a few numbers for the quant lurking in all of us.
1970s: abbreviation.
Words that rhyme with quantComte, conte, font, fount, pont, Vermont, want
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quant 2
A pole for propelling a barge or punt, especially one with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud.
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- Punting technique: a punt pole is technically called a quant.
- Or use the quant, a long, very long, punting pole wielded against the soft mud of the bottom like a knight's lance.
- Thats when you take down the mast and use a long pole (or quant) to punt the boat under bridges, including the notoriously low medieval one at Potter Heigham.
Late Middle English: perhaps from Latin contus, from Greek kontos 'boat pole'.
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Apple's Cash Conundrum: Pay Tax or Borrow?
Returning cash to Apple shareholders may not be as easy as some think.
Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn has called for issuing perpetual preferred stock as an option to create more value for shareholders. Others have said the company should undertake a more basic approach and simply boost its existing dividend and buyback programs.
The biggest obstacle facing all these scenarios is that Apple holds more than 2/3 of its cash offshore, according to data provided by Toni Sacconaghi, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., which makes it harder for the iPhone and iPad maker to simply snap its fingers and return more cash to shareholders.
"The big constraint Apple faces regarding returning more cash is its onshore cash generation, as the company is effectively returning all its domestically generated cash right now," Sacconaghi says. "While many proposals exist, if Apple is to meaningfully increase its cash return, it needs to either (1) take on debt, or (2) pay repatriation tax on its earnings. While neither option is perfect, we believe investors would support either, if it enables a material increase in cash return."
Sacconaghi lays out the details behind both scenarios:
- Pay the tax man. "One option that leaves Apple debt free and allows the company to significantly ramp its cash return is to simply repatriate future offshore earnings so all free cash flow is unencumbered. Deciding to pay tax on foreign earnings would negatively impact Apple's earnings by 10-15% (assuming no changes in tax laws) – but not impact the company's future growth rate – arguably, 2013 would be a good time for Apple to do that, given earnings expectations are for 0% growth. This is a tack taken by Texas Instruments, and the company has returned an average of 138% of free cash flow to shareholders over the past ten years. For Apple, paying out 100% of its current cash flow (remember, it has $137 billion in the bank today) after paying repatriation tax would amount to an 8% dividend (or 5.6% at a stock price of $650), while returning 70% of ongoing cash would generate a current amount to a 5.9% dividend (4.1%, if the stock was $650)."
- Take on $50 billion-$100 billion in debt. "In an effort to boost domestic liquidity for buybacks, dividends and repurchases without needing to repatriate offshore cash and face a tax penalty, several tech companies, including Microsoft Dell and Cisco Systems have taken on debt. Given prevailing interest rates (IBM issued $1.0 billion in 5 year notes at 1.25% last week), we believe that using debt to boost the return of cash to shareholders is an attractive option. $50 billion spent on repurchases would lower Apple's share count by 11% or preferably, could be used to double the dividend (to ~4.6%) for five years (in which time cash repatriation laws may change; issuing a $100 billion would provide 10 years of cushion). We note that our analysis of AA- and above rated companies shows that Apple would have still have an above average net cash to market cap ratio versus other high quality debt issuers after issuing either $50 billion or $100 billion in debt, and a relatively average debt to market cap ratio at $50 billion in debt."
Sacconaghi describes Einhorn's plan as a creative way to tap credit investors, but ultimately it faces the same offshore cash constraints hindering other options. "If Apple intends to keep issuing more preferred stock over time, it will ultimately need to find a vehicle to bring more cash onshore, otherwise a preferred issuance risks being viewed by investors as a one-time item," Sacconaghi says.
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The broad takeaway is no matter what Apple elects to do, it needs to be transparent about its commitment to returning cash to shareholders. Apple can do so, Sacconaghi says, by announcing that it intends to return at least 50% or 70% of ongoing future cash flow to investors every year through dividends, preferred shares or other vehicles, depending on interest rates and the tax environment.
"We note that companies like IBM with a very high and transparent use of cash have been rewarded in the marketplace, despite low revenue growth," Sacconaghi says.
Through IBM's most recent earnings report on Jan. 23, the stock price had provided an annual average total return of 15.6% over the last five years, according to Morningstar. (For those with typical short memories, that includes the financial crisis). Over the last 10 years, IBM's total return is 10.2% a year.
Apple's returns, meanwhile, have been far from consistent of late. The stock recently hovered around $481, after hitting a record high above $700 in September.
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Sprinkling magic into this holiday season, Culver's is inviting guests to share photos of themselves with the ultimate holiday merrymaker, an elf, for a chance to win a $25, $50, or $100 Culver's gift card.
Culver's suggests Elfspotting sleuths search for the magical creatures in malls, while out shopping, or even in their own home (garden gnomes count).
"Elfspotting is a wonderful opportunity for social-savvy guests to share in the joy of the holidays through a lighthearted and rewarding photo challenge," says David Stidham, Culver's vice president of marketing. "Guests already love sharing photos of themselves enjoying Culver's, so we wanted to feed that enthusiasm in a unique, festive way that captures the spirit of the season."
Until December 18, fans are encouraged to submit their elf photos through Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail.
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CHAR-KOOSTA Newspaper of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation i |™TuMM^UMBER26 THE BUTTERCUP MONTH APRIL 30, 1985 | 'Chances are 50-50 that Job Corps will survive' says congressman of the members of the House of Representatives believe in the program, he said, thinking it a worthwhile investment of taxpayers' money. Various audits have estimated that for every $1.00 spent to educate and employ the disadvantaged youths who make up Job Corps' enrollment, between $1.16 and $1.48 is eventually returned to the nation's economy. Thaf s a better percentage of return than putting money in a savings account, Williams said Tm only getting 8% from the bank on my money -- where do I sign up to make 16%?" he joked What's the return on the local level, he asked, adding that he knew Job Corps meant 600 jobs and an $8 million payroll for the state of Montana One man answered that America has less skilled craftsmen than it used to. Job Corps is trying to reverse that trend Kicking Horse's current director Virgil Clairmont said the schcx)l employs 65 Reservation residents, which translates into an annual payroll of $1.7 million. Clair Krebsbach, speaking for the Poison Chamber of Commerce, said they once figured that Kicking Horse contributed $1.25 million to Poison alone, counting the purchase of supplies and the dollar value of community improvement projects there. Williams also learned that the center Ls serving 247 Indian students right now, even though its capacity is 224. They come from reservations all over America, KllIC administrative assistant Lettie Neuman told him. She related how she (Concludes on page two) If the President were to receive several hundred letters next week asking him to save the Job Corps training program, he might do it That's what western district congressman Pat Williams, on the Reservation during a break in the action in Washington, D.C., told a small group The name Char-Koosta is derived from Chief Charlo's and Chief Koostatah's names. They were the Tribes' last traditional chiefs._ is sa 2 . of people April 10 at the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center south of Ronaa President Reagan evidently thought well of the program during his first four years in office, because it was one of the few programs to get annual increases in its budget to help it keep pace with inflation, former Kicking Horse director Joe Dupuis once said. Why the change of heart after the last election? According to a Washington Post news analysis writer, "Political pressure to cut the deficit has virtually obscured the rationale behind a long list of domestic programs, even those that President Reagan has commended" The Post said Job Corps was first targetted for extinction early in 1982 because one of the top men in charge of the federal government's budget David A Stockman, didn't think the program was worth the expense ~ even though a long-range study of it said it "was a resounding success in putting people to work and keeping them out of jail and off the welfare rolls. Its economic benefits for society.. .'are greater than its costs'", to cjuote the study and The Post Three separate reviews of that study upheld its findings, and Job Corps received a temporary reprieve Nevertheless, the President's proposed FY-86 budget includes no money for any of the nation's Job Corps centers. His hope is that the program will begin to phase out this summer. Congressman Williams told the group at Kicking Horse that a lot of people in D.C. are angry alx>ut the proposal Most
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ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Casey Orgon and South Dakota's Cody Snyder were named The Summit League's Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, while North Dakota State's Leslie Brost and South Dakota State's Brook Garner were named the Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances April 2-8.
•Casey Orgon, North Dakota State
Sr. // Bemidji, Minn.
Orgon collects Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season and of his career after setting the school record in the hammer throw at back-to-back meets in the same day. The senior finished fourth at the Sun Angel Classic with a throw of 201'11" (61.55m) breaking the previous school record by more than four feet. He then went onto win the hammer throw at the Mesa Classic with a mark of 203'4" (61.99m) breaking his own record set at the previous meet. Orgon's mark leads the league and ranks 26th in the nation.
•Cody Snyder, South Dakota
Jr. // Lake Andes, S.D.
Snyder captures his second career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award and first of the season after winning two events at The Duals to help South Dakota defeat South Dakota State and North Dakota. The Lake Andes, S.D, native won the discus with a mark of 184'6" (56.25m), which leads the league by over 23 feet and ranks 24th in the nation. Snyder also took first in the shot put with a throw of 56'7.25 (17.25m).
Also nominated: Ryan Cutter, IUPUI; Taylor Wardall, Kansas City; Gino Vitella, Oakland; Jeremiah Ary, South Dakota State.
Previous winners: March 19 – D.C. Okonta, UMKC & Casey Orgon, NDSU; March 26 – Trent Lusignan, SDSU; April 2 – Jeff Mettler, USD.
•Leslie Brost, North Dakota State
Sr. // Watertown, S.D.
Brost claims the Outdoor Track and Field award for the sixth time in her career and second time this season after finishing ahead of three other vaulters ranked in TFRRS top-15 in the nation, including two athletes that are ranked higher than her. The senior placed third at the Sun Angel Classic clearing 13'9.75" (4.21m), which ranks second in the league and ties for 12th in the nation. She finished ahead of vaulters from three nationally-ranked teams in No. 1 Kansas, No. 8 Arizona State and No. 16 Illinois.
•Brooke Garner, South Dakota State
Sr. // Rapid City, S.D.
Garner earns her third career Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor and her first this season after winning the hammer throw and discus at The Duals with marks ranked in nation's top-30. The Rapid City, S.D., native won the hammer throw with a league-best and school-record throw of 198'11" (60.62m), ranking 16th in the nation. She also took first in the discus with a mark of 170'5" (51.94m), which is tops in the league and ranks 28th in the nation.
Page 2 of 2 - Also nominated: Theresa McHugh, Fort Wayne; Leah Brooks, IUPUI; Kimoya Hariott, Kansas City; Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Sami Spenner, Omaha; Alexa Duling, South Dakota.
Previous winners: March 19 – Leslie Brost, NDSU; March 26 – Megan Glisar, USD; April 2 – Bethany Buell, USD.
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Doctors' top tips on what to do in emergencies
Ever wonder if that sudden pain, that fever, that shortness of breath warrants a trip to the E.R.? Sometimes it's obvious as when my youngest was grasping for breath; it turned out he had croup. I was so grateful when he was seen immediately in the E.R. and received breathing treatments that restored him to health. Or when my oldest one (just four at the time) walked behind a boy taking a swing with a metal baseball bat and ended up needing stitches (and an overnight at the hospital to make sure there had not been a concussion; he was fine). Scary times!
But sometimes you just don't know when to go and when to wait. I talked to three extremely helpful and knowledgeable medical directors of emergency rooms for advice: Dr. Matt Bush, Medical City Dallas Hospital's medical director of emergency services; Dr. Ketan Trivedi, emergency department medical director at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; and Dr. Halim Hennes, medical division director of pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Medical Center. You can get their tips in my story here.
PHOTO: Dr. Warrett Kennard (left), a surgeon at the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, joins his daughter Nicole Kennard in a CPR class taught by Janet Bigej-Cerqua at the hospital. Everyone should learn CPR, doctors advice. And you should do CPR quickly on someone who has no pulse to prevent organ damage or death.


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Longines, the world renowned Swiss watch manufacturer based in Saint-Imier, has been dipping in its 180-year old archives to come up with another fantastic re-edition of its famous classic timepieces. The brand's newest re-do of its 1960's classic has a name that is quite a mouthful – Expeditions Polaires Francaises- Missions Paul-Emile Victor, and a make that is equally interesting. The 38.5mm highly polished case has a nice and simple profile that brings to attention the overall design of the watch – silvery white dial marked with dark hands and SuperLuminova numeral indicators; a good retro-sized crown that facilitates easy winding and sports the unmistakable Longines winged logo; curved lugs that lets the 9mm thin case comfortably hug the wrist; and leather bracelets that complete the classic and sophisticated Expeditions Polaires Francaises look. Inside it is the extremely reliable Longines L619 base-caliber adjustable movement that performs with great accuracy. It is a flawless re-edition that pays homage to Longines' watchmaking heritage while it utilizes the industry's most modern technology.
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Former Obama administration official Ro Khanna says he raised more than $1 million in this year's second quarter for his bid to unseat fellow Democrat Mike Honda, a blockbuster sum by House campaign standards.
That means Khanna, 36, of Fremont, now has caught lightning in a bottle twice. He had burst on the political scene after collecting a record-breaking $1.2 million in 2011's final quarter, when contributors thought he would run to succeed Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, in the 15th Congressional District after Stark's retirement.
But Stark didn't retire and Khanna didn't challenge him, choosing instead to challenge Honda, D-San Jose, in the 17th District.
After a few months as one of the Bay Area's worst-kept political secrets, Khanna formally announced his candidacy April 2. Khanna says his $1,034,022 haul in the ensuing three months makes him the first-ever House challenger to raise seven figures in an "out-of-the-gate" quarter without self-funding. Khanna's cash on hand as of June 30 was $1,744,761, according to figures released by the campaign but not yet filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Khanna said he's proud that all of his second-quarter money came from almost 700 people but no political action committees, with 91 percent of it coming from the Bay Area. He said Tuesday that his "vision of bringing Silicon Valley thinking to Washington" is resonating with voters.
"It's the message that's driving the support," he said.
"I'm doing a lot of meet-and-greets, and we're focused on building a very strong digital presence and on talking to a lot of voters in the district and hearing their concerns," he said. "People are frustrated with Congress not having any clear strategy for creating good-paying jobs or expanding access to education for the 21st century."
Khanna said his campaign has "touched a nerve with people in this district."
The campaign provided the fundraising figures Tuesday on the condition that they not be published online or in print before midnight, and that they not be shared with anybody -- including Honda's campaign, for the purpose of seeking a comment -- before that time.
Asked why, Khanna replied, "You'd have to ask Tyler about that; he can speak to that."
Spokesman Tyler Law declined to comment.
Honda's campaign said it was still compiling its second-quarter figures Tuesday -- the filing deadline is next Monday -- but it did announce Honda's endorsement by more than 100 current and former county, city, school district and special district elected officials.
"Whenever we need him, he's there," Sunnyvale Mayor Tony Spitaleri said in Honda's news release. "He's our biggest supporter in Congress fighting for jobs, education and building the economic infrastructure of our city and region."
Khanna has said that working as a deputy assistant secretary of commerce from 2009 to 2011 and since then at Silicon Valley's biggest law firm, while also teaching economics at Stanford and law at Santa Clara University, gives him an edge in knowing how to nurture the high-tech sector.
Among notable names on his contributor list are Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg; Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer; Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff; Flipboard CEO Mike McCue; JLabs CEO Judy Estrin; Seagate Chairman, President and CEO Stephen Luczo; former Vodaphone Group CEO Arun Sarin; Cavium President and CEO Syed Ali; and venture capitalists and investors Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Theresia Gouw, Arvind Sodhani and Josh Green.
The contest has the added interest of two Asian-American Democrats facing off in the continental United States' first majority Asian-American district.
Young Democratic insurgent Eric Swalwell unseated the 20-term incumbent Stark in 2012 after spending about $800,000 to Stark's $1.4 million. But the often-prickly Stark boosted Swalwell's campaign considerably by making a series of public gaffes that alienated even some longtime supporters -- the sort of mistakes the more affable Honda is unlikely to make.
Honda reacted to rumors of Khanna's candidacy early this year with a cavalcade of early, high-ranking endorsers including President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Khanna hired a team replete with Obama campaign veterans, including Jeremy Bird, Obama's 2012 national field director.
But Khanna noted that although he has a top-shelf staff, he spent no money on fundraising consultants. Every dollar he raised in the second quarter, he said, came via volunteer efforts.
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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'American Idol': Sudden Death
It looked like the finals, it sounded like the finals, they wanted you to think the stakes were as high as the finals, but really, tonight's 'American Idol' solo week episode was just a regular show decorated with an audience in Vegas and some new rules. And if you had to rewind to figure out it how it was going to work exactly, you weren't alone, because they changed things up. Sudden death, brutal cuts, one song and the audience usually doesn't join until later in the season.
The girls took the stage: ten sang, five stayed, one shot. That's the way it's going to go for the next couple of weeks too, until they have whittled things down ten singers ready to work for America's votes. Tonight's tiebreaker vote between the four judges—Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, and Nicki Minaj—was Jimmy Iovine.
Country contestant Jenny Beth Willis was first up. Keith loved her "effortless confidence." Nicki whined that Jenny Beth didn't come alive until the end, that she didn't show enough excitement. Randy thought it was "jerky" and "not in sync with the band." Mariah suggested Jenny Beth be more "dynamic," but she liked the "richness" of her voice.
Early favorite Tenna Torres maintained her status with "Soulmate." Nicki was confusing in her assessment of Tenna, though. Nicki weirdly said her fans were angered when she liked Tenna's voice during auditions and said that maybe they'd get it after this performance. Okay…Then, Nicki told Tenna to lose the hair, that the other hair was younger looking. Everybody else pretty much pegged Tenna as a keeper to the end.
Five foot tall Alaska resident Adriana Latonio warmed up the room. Keith's comments might have given insight into Adriana's future. "Now the night has started," he said. Nicki spoke in the British voice, which she usually saves for blow-offs, but it turned out she loved Adriana's fearlessness. "This girl is born to do it," said Randy, explaining where the confidence must come from. "I loved it, I loved it. Love, love. Loved it," he said. "That's Aretha Franklin…I was really proud of you," said Mariah. "A-plus."
Brandy Hotard sang an old Travis Tritt song, which in theory Keith liked, but thought there were inconsistencies in her performance. "You're not coming out here to smile at the judges…that was a pageant delivery," said Nicki a little more harshly, but expressing the same sentiment as Keith. Randy, ditto. Mariah wasn't as bothered, but said, "I have seen more emotionally connected."
Shubha Vedula did a risky staccato mash-up Gaga 'Born This Way' venture. Keith said to the audience, "You loved that didn't you?" then went on to snide that it's all about "America voting," a dig so far out of character for him. Nicki told the crowd to prepare to boo again and went on to say it was a disjointed performance. Randy agreed but said the potential was great despite the oddness of this showing. Mariah and Randy both thought Shubha should have stayed at the piano, where she started out the song. Mariah told her to find some balance between crowd-pleasing and doing a song.
Kamaria Ousley was unanimously disliked by the judges. "There's nothing redeemable I can say about it." Nicki didn't like the new elements to the voice that were added tonight and Keith didn't feel the song choice worked. "You were singing 'You don't know a thing about me' and no, I don't," he said. Mariah didn't either. But Nicki and Mariah agreed the outfit was pretty fabulous.
We know who Keith loves the most for sure tonight if we didn't before. Keith and Nicki stood to clap for Kree Harrison. Keith was moved by her authenticity and couldn't slow down with all of the accolades. Nicki said the rest of the contestants should be nervous. "You are so sexy when you sing," she said. "Here is another natural born singer…she connects with the song…she doesn't have to wear the outfit…it was effortless," said Randy. Mariah loved how organic the showing was. "You sang the hell out of that song."
If there has been a standout so far, it's been Angela Miller, and tonight only bolstered her credibility. She stepped out from behind the piano tonight, and that worked too. But it was last week's song that they still brought up during her review. Keith rattled off her talents and told her she can "do a lot with a little." He said he wished he had more time to rattle off more compliments, but that he felt like he'd likely have time to tell her more. Nicki told her not to try too hard because she's already a top contender based on last week's original showing. Randy said America is witnessing the making of a superstar. Mariah said that the world needs to hear last week's song.
Keith had the line of the night, telling Isabelle (who lost substantial weight) "To all the boys who didn't ask you out, let that performance be the key to the side of their car." Nicki loved Isabelle's voice, but Randy thought the arrangement was a little "pageanty" for which, he got boos from the audience and a jolt from Nicki. Mariah agreed and said it was all about the vocals.
Amber Holcomb stepped up and just like in the finalists' shows they really saved the big treat for the end. All but Nicki stood to clap once Amber finished. Keith said, "That is such great, technically, breath control, making it look so easy." Nicki said, "That vocal was A-plus, plus, plus," but was worried her inner shine might not get through the cameras as strongly as it had in the room. Randy told her to stop doubting herself and said that she "made the most important run the best." He called it a diamond. Mariah said she wanted to "smack" Amber, but in a good way.
Then came the tears. Jimmy needed not chime in because the judges were unanimous in their decisions, which were oddly given from folding chairs that came up from the floor, desk and Coke gone.
Going home: Jenny Beth, Brandy, Isabelle, Kamaria, and Shubha.
Going on to the next round: Tenna, Kree, Angela, Amber, and Adriana.
Tomorrow the guys give it a whirl.
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