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He gripped the wheel as the go-cart careened through the turn.
The motorway hummed around him as Dempsey Wilson, 47, pushed the accelerator further, aching to log a quicker lap time.
As of Tuesday, his name sat atop the leader board for the green track at Tampa Bay Grand Prix's Tampa location. Shortly after noon on April 1, he shot around the quarter-mile indoor track in 17:428 seconds. Halfway through the month, no other racers have eked out a faster lap.
Wilson checked his time after his most recent spin around the course. It's good, but it's no record breaker.
"There we are," he said, pointing to the screen that flashes the fastest times for the month. His son's name, Jordan, is two spots under his.
"And there we are again," he said as the times for the red track, the more technical of the two, lit up. Dempsey was third on that one as of Tuesday; his son, fifth.
When Tampa Bay Grand Prix opened a second location in Sabal Park just west of Brandon eight months ago, it immediately drew a range of people eager to push the carts to their 50 mph speed limit — though the indoor facility remains a hidden diversion to people driving by on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Kids (as long as they are at least 4 feet tall) celebrate birthday parties, couples go on dates, and grown men race each week, hoping for a faster time.
"We have regulars who come three or four times a week," assistant manager Alex Voccia said. "People love the rush and how fast the carts go."
The more serious racers said it's one of the more realistic experiences they've come across. The speed helps, but there's also the force it takes to steer and how the tires heat up just like a real race car.
While there are plenty of other places to race go-carts in Tampa Bay, most advertise speeds of 16 to 25 mph. They're also outdoors and thus subject to the whims of Florida weather: extreme heat that keeps riders at bay or pouring rain that can shut down courses for the day.
Both tracks at Tampa Bay Grand Prix are indoors. Thanks to electric carts, emissions aren't an issue. And though it gets loud inside, the electric engines are quieter than their gas counterparts.
"There's nothing really like this in Tampa," Voccia said. "Our carts are intense. People are sore afterward."
Raziel Morin raced at the track earlier in the week to celebrate his 14th birthday. His mom watched as he and his sister, Anais Foster, 17, tightened the straps on their helmets and buckled their safety harnesses.
At one point, Foster's cart crashed into padding at the far end of the course. Workers ran over and freed her car, and the two sped off again to finish their remaining laps. Foster later laughed about the crash and admitted that she didn't realize the wheel would be so much harder to turn than one on a regular car.
"I liked the speed and how there was no limit to how fast you can go," Foster said. "I have friends I want to come back with and tell them, 'Race me and see how it goes.' "
While the track hits its peak on Friday and Saturday nights — some racers have said they've waited as long as an hour to race on busy nights — daytime deals encourage people to come on their lunch breaks or on weeknights.
Matt Moore, 25, said he works down the street and usually comes in a once a week on his lunch break to log a few laps and try to improve his lap time. He enjoys the thrill and the goal of trying to beat previous times.
"Who doesn't like racing go-carts?" he said.
His friend O.C. St. Lawrence, 30, said he was happy to see the course open and hopes it brings similar types of businesses and activities to Hillsborough.
"Everything else in the area is kind of stale," St. Lawrence said. "When more things like this come to the area, the environment becomes a lot nicer. It gives us a lot more to do."
Caitlin Johnston can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 661-2443.


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Well now then... life does have it's up's and down's... it's seasons. I am thankful for these differenct seasons and God growing my faith more and more in Him! Won't go into all details, just one important one. My sweet 81 year old mother passed away on Christmas evening and is celebrating an everlasting life with Him and our heavenly Father God. :) Mama left her 9 children with a wonderful legacy... loving our God. I am thankful she was His child and I look forward to joining her someday.
The month I have been away from HolyPal has not been an easy one. Nothing bad has happened, just so much going on. June is the month I really like and it's the month that is chalk full of things to do.
I have missed being here and had the site up many times and simply missed any chance of logging in to check out how everyone is and what's going on. Feels good to be here again! :)
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Good morning.
I am very pleased to be here this morning. I've been trying to get back and life has only increased in momentum. I have to believe it is pretty much the same for most folks everywhere.
With the arrival of Spring and warmer weather it is the time of planting, mowing and for me, walking to burn off unwanted calories. In other words I am shedding the unwanted pounds I put on over the winter. :)
You all have a great Wednesday!
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Workshop Recap
USSD held a Workshop on Levees on October 12-15, 2009. Levees are currently an important topic both to the engineering community and to the public at large. The Workshop brought together experts from diverse areas (the private sector; academia; and federal, state and local government agencies) to present and discuss some of the principal issues associated with levees. Topics included the technical complexities associated with problem identification and analysis, the design and construction of mitigation measures, risk analysis, issues related to vegetation on levees, and levee certification.
Workshop participants received handouts of some of the presentations. The following presentations are available in .pdf format:
Trees and Levees: How and Where Do Tree Roots Grow? by Alison M. Berry, University of California, Davis
Tolerable Risk for Levees Compared with Dams by David S. Bowles, Institute for Dam Safety Risk Management, Utah State University and RAC Engineers & Economists
California Levee Vegetation Research Program, by Peter E. F. Buck, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.
The Effects of Woody Vegetation on Levee Performance, by Maureen Corcoran, Corps of Engineers
Levee Research, by Chris Groves, Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
A Review of Our Legacy System, History of Neglect, Current Issues, and What We Hope to Accomplish, by Leslie F. Harder, Jr., HDR Engineering, Inc.
Evaluating California Central Valley Levee Systems, by Richard Millet, Sujan Punyamurthula and Juan Vargas, URS Corporation; and Mike Inamine, Steve Mahnke and Hamid Bonakdar, California Department of Water Resources
Relief Wells: History of Use in Memphis District, by Cory Williams, Corps of Engineers
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How to: Make holiday pumpkin pie
[caption id="attachment_14161" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pumpkin Pie is good all year long. It's not just for Thanksgiving.[/caption] Pumpkin pie isn't just for Thanksgiving. I have recently discovered a quick and simple recipe for pumpkin pie that turns out beautifully and tastes wonderful, and who says you can't serve it at Christmas dinner? The recipe and directions are listed below. This recipe makes two pies and serves 16 people. Ingredients: 1 box refrigerated/frozen pie crusts (2 crusts) 1 15 oz. canned pumpkin 2 large eggs, lightly beaten ¾ cup granulated sugar ½ Tbsp. salt 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon ½ Tbsp. ground ginger ¼ Tbsp. ground nutmeg 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk 1 container Cool-Whip topping (Optional) Directions: Step 1: Prepare pie crusts according to package directions for filled pie. Step 2: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Step 3: Combine remaining ingredients except whipped topping and mix well. Pour half of mixture into each pie crust. Step 4: Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Cover crust edges with aluminum foil to prevent over browning. Cook an additional 50-55 minutes at 350 or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool. Step 5: Garnish with whipped topping if desired. Serve. Enjoy!


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EAST PRAIRIE - Slick Conyers, 81, died at 3:05 a.m. Oct. 27, 2004, at the East Prairie Nursing Center.
Born July 15, 1923, in Sugartree, son of the late Fred and Bertha Bisher Conyers, he lived in Mississippi County most of his life and was of the Baptist belief. A U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, he retired from Noranda Aluminum, where he was a maintenance mechanic.
On Aug. 26, 1976, he married Frances Schaffer who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: six sons and five daughters-in-law, Ronnie Conyers, Gary and Myra Conyers, Bobby and Robin Conyers and Jimmy and Tammy Conyers of East Prairie, Mike and Judy Conyers of LaCenter, Ky., and Jimmy and Jackie Moore of Lees Summit; one daughter and son-in-law, Terri Ruth and Rick Dunn of Benton, Ark.; one brother, Lonnie Conyers of Wickliffe, Ky.; five sisters, Helen Jacobs, Faye Forrester and Lois Looney of East Prairie, Rovenia Phillips of Troy, Mo., and Freddy Jo Colson of Carmi, Ill.; and 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 11 am. Friday with Bill Miller, officiating.
Burial will follow in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Ronnie Conyers, Lucas Conyers, Stephen Dunn, Jonathan Dunn, Brandon Wooden and Jeremy Hanlin.


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Festival on Sept. 3 and 4 at the M.D. Shannon gym, La. 182 and Federal Avenue.
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Saturated ground appears to be a possible cause of underground gas tanks breaking through the surface at the corner of Universe Road and U.S. 90 in Bayou Vista.
During the Bayou Vista Knights of Columbus Council 6211monthly meeting in August, the family of Brother Joshua Malagarie, right, was named Family of the Month for July.
Morgan City Rotary Club members heard from Gene Hebert, center, with the Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild at a recent luncheon.
Life Scout Troop 41 member Matthew Nell, 14, installed a Take a Book Leave a Book Library on Monday at Lake End Park as a requirement to complete his Eagle Project.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert reported the following arrests:
AT&T is donating $100,000 to two organizations to help restore Louisiana following the recent floods.
A 55-year-old Patterson man was charged with battery Monday after grabbing a woman's face while screaming at her. Two children were present at the home during the incident, St.
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy called Monday for decreasing regulations on industry to boost Louisiana's economy along with making reforms to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and health care.
By this time of the year, our yards and gardens generally look a little frayed. Heat stress takes its toll on just about everything except the tropicals.
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Gregory "Greg" Robert O'Neill, 70, of Morgan City, passed away Saturday evening Aug. 20, 2016, at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner.
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Lani Shaw, 46 passed away at her home in Woody Creek, Colorado, from natural causes on June 1st, 2014.
Lani was born on December 28th, 1967 in Simsbury, Connecticut where she resided until attending Bucknell University, graduating in 1992.
After college, Lani worked briefly in New York City for The Julliard School, before moving to Boulder to begin her career in philanthropy with The General Service Foundation and her life in the West. In 1993 the foundation and Lani relocated to Aspen. Lani held a position as a Program Officer in the Reproductive Heath and Rights program and the Western Water program before becoming Executive Director in 1999, a role in which she excelled. She had a tremendous passion for her work and valued relationships with her staff, board and colleagues.
Lani was an inspirational leader and an empathic friend. Lani believed with the deepest conviction that there was "enough to go around" and she spent her life fighting for a just and sustainable world. No cause was too small or too big for Lani's compassion; a stray dog, a broken heart, a displaced family, access to heath care or education. Lani fought with quiet perseverance. Her integrity and warmth were her trademarks.
Lani's greatest joy was her children. She adored the time she spent with them, whether watching a movie, playing Lego, camping in the canyons, gazing at the redwoods or playing at the beach. Lani had a childlike spirit and loved the wonder and curiosity of her children.
Lani is survived by her beloved children, Jack and Katie Sheridan, her parents Ann and Daryl Shaw, and her former husband Dan Sheridan.
A memorial service for Lani is planned for Thursday, June 12th, 2014 at 4pm at the Aspen Chapel in Aspen, Colorado. A fund for the benefit of Lani's children has been established at Alpine Bank in Aspen.


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Moving toward a transportation system that fuels healthy people and a healthy planet.
Press release
Nissan, electric vehicles, charging stations
In an effort to speed the expansion of electric-vehicle charging and build consumer awareness of the capability of the all-electric Nissan LEAF, Nissan will support installation of more than 100 DC quick chargers at LEAF-certified dealers in 21 key markets nationwide. The units, which use the CHAdeMO standard, can charge the vehicle from depleted to about 80 percent in about 30 minutes. Brendan Jones, director of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, Nissan said: "Nissan is undertaking a proactive, multi-pronged approach to expand charging infrastructure to enhance awareness of electric cars like the LEAF and instill range confidence in potential customers. We know that available charging infrastructure opens the doors for more Nissan LEAF sales.
This quick-charging initiative follows a 24-dealer pilot program, which Nissan rolled out at dealerships in the markets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Calif. and Seattle. During the pilot, Nissan has been able to study the frequency of use for the chargers and the impact that charging has on the dealer's operations. "We are located at the intersection of two of the country's busiest freeways, so having a quick charger available for the thousands of commuters who drive by us every day is a boon for business," said Richard Luengo, general manager, Nissan of Downtown Los Angeles, which is averaging about 10 charging sessions per day at its quick charger. "There is a steady stream of folks using the charger, and we've generated significant good will in the LEAF community. Over the past four months, our dealership has seen a marked improvement in sales, and some of that is clearly attributable to the new quick charger."
So far, the active chargers in the program have been popular. Since the pilot began, about 5,600 charging sessions have taken place, with each location averaging about 4.5 sessions per day. That figure has been steadily on the rise as awareness has increased. Over the period of June 21 through July 1, the number of charging sessions increased about 12.5 percent compared to the previous two-week period.
Installation of new chargers will begin in east coast markets, starting this summer. By April 1, 2014, Nissan expects to have quick chargers installed and operational at 100 additional dealerships.
Nissan's charging partner AeroVironment will supply the quick chargers and will provide installation services for nearly all of the new quick charging units.
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Few Westerners could survive without their Macs or PCs, but the environment could use a break from old computers.
The problem
Nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years, according to the EPA. Discarded electronics (e-waste) can contain toxic lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and fire retardant. Of particular concern are the cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in computer monitors, which contain high concentrations of lead. Though the EPA considers each of these materials dangerous, household electronics aren't classified as hazardous waste and aren't subject to federal regulation. Therefore, in most states it's up to individuals to decide the fate of discarded equipment.
The solutions
1. Donate.
Give an operable computer to a local family, friend, school, or nonprofit such as Goodwill or Technology Training Foundation.
• Computers for Schools
• For a list of recipients, visit www.sharetechnology.org or www.usedcomputer.com.
2. Recycle.
A number of websites offers links to recycling centers:
• International Association of Electronics Recyclers
• Electronic Industries Alliance
• Electronics Recycling Initiative
3. Involve businesses.
The IBM PC Recycling Service allows consumers and businesses to recycle any computer for a small fee, including shipping. Hewlett Packard offers a similar service. Or businesses can consult with a company such as Newtech Recycling, which provides equipment resale, donations, or recycling.
• www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products
• www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment
• www.newtechrecycling.com
The human cost
Before you recycle, find out where your old computer is going. Some companies ship hazardous materials to landfills overseas, while others send equipment to be dismantled by workers in countries such as India and Pakistan, where labor protections are less stringent. Children are paid as little as $1.20 a day to strip toxic equipment, and others scavenge glass, metals, and plastics from e-waste-poisoned dumps.
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From Special Report: Fixed Income Investing - May 2012
Protecting portfolios against above-target inflation
There are a range of instruments that advisers and investors can do to mitigate the deleterious effect of inflation on returns.
In March, UK consumer prices index inflation rose to 3.5 per cent, and Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned that it is likely to stay that way for the rest of the year.
This is in spite of the Bank's previous forecast that the inflation rate would "probably fall to the official 2 per cent target by the end of 2012".
Notwithstanding projections of a general downward trend over the medium term, investors and advisers should therefore be taking steps to mitigate the impact of this stubbornly high inflation on their portfolio performance.
Russ Koesterich, managing director and chief investment strategist at iShares, argues that fixed income investors face a stark choice between low nominal rates and often negative real rates, or increasing risk to generate incremental yield.
"We would advocate reducing duration risk, for which we believe investors are not being adequately compensated, and modestly increasing exposure to spread products.
"We would advocate looking to US corporate debt, specifically investment grade, high-grade municipals and emerging markets."
Nick Gartside, CIO of Fixed income at J.P. Morgan Asset Management agrees, adding: "Government yields, close to generational lows, still look unattractive and we expect Treasury yields to bubble higher over the next few months as the eurozone risk premium is unwound and as the market adjusts to the reality of better economic data prints.
"Emerging market debt continues to be one of our top picks as do other spread sectors such as high yield, where both fundamentals and valuations look good."
However, with real yields substantially lower over the past few years and the UK experiencing persistently above-target inflation, pricing for inflation-linked gilts has become very firm.
At the start of the year, veteran bond investor Jim Leaviss raised exposure to index-linked bonds in his M&G Global Macro Bond fund to a record high level, based on his view that break-even rates – the difference in yield between a nominal and an index-linked bond – are highly attractive.
He says: "Inflation protection is cheap and should be considered by investors who are concerned about future price rises."
According to Investec Wealth and Investment, the difference between the yields on a 10-year conventional gilt and a 10-year inflation-linked gilt is approximately 2.8 per cent, based on the implied rate of UK inflation over the next 10 years derived from the gilt market.
Given that inflation-linked gilts provide protection from the retail price index rather than CPI and, historically, the difference between the two measures has been around 0.6-0.8 per cent, this suggests that investors are locking into a break-even CPI inflation rate of roughly 2 per cent.
Darren Ruane, senior bond strategist at Investec Wealth and Investment, explains: "Investors generally want to achieve returns greater than inflation over the life of an investment and real returns from inflation-linked gilts are currently negative.
"In addition, at some point, real government bond yields could adjust to rates of maybe 2 per cent to 3 per cent once the economic cycle has normalised.
"However, inflation-linked gilts play an important role as insurance in a diversified portfolio, they provide protection against the potential for higher inflation over the long term and it is unlikely that real yields will rise materially in the short term."
According to data from FE Analytics, the average fund listed in the IMA UK Index-Linked Gilt sector has returned 52.6 per cent over the past five years, outperforming the CPI as well as the 0.6 per cent return from the average UK All Companies fund.
Long-term inflation drivers
According to Investec, over the longer term there are many reasons to suggest that inflation could be higher than history has witnessed over the past 15 years.
For example, the group claims that in an environment where sovereigns are struggling to pay off debt, high inflation could ease the burden of paying back creditors. Also, inflation is a natural by-product of central banks' continued policy of weakening currency through quantitative easing.
In February, the European Central Bank's second long-term refinancing operation saw 800 banks take up a total of €530bn in three-year funding. This followed the injection of €489bn in the first LTRO in December.
Since the introduction of these measures, risk appetite has improved dramatically.
Mr Gartside explains that Italian two-year bond yields had spiked to 7.5 per cent back in November, with concerns mounting over Italy's ability to refinance its debt. In early March, the same bond was yielding 2 per cent, and Italy is on target with its refinancing over the year to date.
The extraordinary liquidity support is not coming only from the ECB. The Bank of England announced a further £50bn of QE in February, while the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced Y10trn of additional QE.
The Bank of Japan also introduced a new 1 per cent inflation target after more than two decades of zero inflation/deflation, a commitment that is expected to require yet more asset purchases.
In emerging markets, meanwhile, several central banks have begun to cut rates, and China has reduced the reserve requirement ratio for its banks. In sum, this global trend represents the biggest increase in liquidity since 2009.
Chris Iggo, CIO of fixed income at Axa Investment Managers, says: " It is without doubt that quantitative easing has delivered lower government bond yields than would have been the case if central banks had not turned to the chapter of their 'Handbooks of Monetary Policy' titled, "Unconventional Measures (otherwise known as what to do when all else fails)".
"Of course, there have been other influences on the level of bond yields over the past year, including the commitment to zero interest rate policies and the safe haven buying of apparently risk-free assets during the worst phase of the European debt crisis.
"However, QE has worked by depressing yields along the curves of the UK gilt, US Treasury and Japanese government bond markets. It must have, surely, as central banks have acquired assets through various programmes to the extent that their balance sheets have grown to the equivalent of 20 per cent to 30 per cent of nominal GDP."
He adds that in the UK, the Bank of England purchases of gilts mean that it is the owner of around one-third of the outstanding stock of government debt.
"QE has not replaced demand for government bonds, it has added to demand," Mr Iggo concludes.


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Documenting Limbaugh's racist comments
(NNPA)—Supporters of Rush Limbaugh, including Fox commentator Juan Williams and Frances Rice, chairman of the National Black Republican Association, have targeted two undocumented quotes attributed to Limbaugh to prove, in Rice's words, the "phony charge of racism" was used to deny Limbaugh's bid to become part owner of the NFL's St. Louis Rams. They point to a purported quote widely circulated on the Internet: "I mean, let's face it, we didn't have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I'm not saying we should bring it back, I'm just saying it had it merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."


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Will Follow
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Running time: 88 Minutes
Studio: Forward Movement
Distributor: African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AaFFRM)
Film Review by Kam Williams
Excellent (4 stars)
For some reason, most movies aimed at African-American audiences tend to be either over-the-top comedies or morality plays too melodramatic in tone to be taken very seriously. Flying in the face of that trend is I Will Follow, one of those refreshingly rare treats which simply presents black folks in a recognizably realistic fashion, ala such similarly understated classics as Eve's Bayou (1997), Nothing But a Man (1964) and The Visit (2000).
Written and directed by Ava DuVernay (This Is the Life), the picture stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Maye Fisher, a successful makeup artist who put her career and her man (Blair Underwood) on hold to attend to a beloved Aunt (Beverly Todd) battling cancer. Amanda had served as an inspirational role model for Maye during childhood, which made it easy for the grateful niece to resolve to return the favor at her hour of need.
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Taxation of offshore trusts: overview
An overview of the taxation of offshore (non-UK resident) trusts set up by UK individuals. This practice note outlines how capital gains tax and income tax apply to offshore trusts, including special rules for trusts for vulnerable beneficiaries. The note links to information about UK trusts and inheritance tax, and deals briefly with stamp taxes and VAT. It is aimed at those who are unfamiliar with the taxation of offshore trusts, or those who require a quick reminder.


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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
The Road Theme of Mortality
McCarthy once said that he doesn't understand novelists who don't "deal with issues of life and death" (source). Well, he certainly practices what he preaches. Death is a constant in The Road. Its thorough inclusion in the novel almost gives it the status of a character. (Some characters in the novel even talk about death as if it were a person.) The constant threat of death – from starvation, exposure, illness, or murder – also makes the everyday stuff in the novel much richer than it otherwise would be. Simple actions like eating, finding clean water, or exchanging a few kind words with another human being suddenly seem quite extraordinary.
Questions About Mortality
- Do you think the possibility of The Man's own death or The Boy's death frightens The Man more? Why?
- Most novels only deal with mortality on an individual scale. The Road examines global mortality – what would happen if most of the natural world and most of human life disappeared? What's the difference between these two types of mortality? Are they fundamentally different or, despite the differences in scale, similar?
- Even in the most degrading and squalid of conditions, many of the people The Man and The Boy meet on the road want to stay alive. How do you make sense of this? Is McCarthy uncovering a nearly unquenchable human drive? Does The Woman's suicide make you doubt this drive exists for everyone?
- Do you think The Road teaches us important lessons about mortality, or is it overly bleak?


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(WOMENSENEWS)--The U.S. Senate decided in November not to open debate on a bill to strengthen current law against gender-based wage discrimination.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was supported by President Barack Obama, among others, as a means of closing the pay gap between women and men performing the same job. The act would have allowed workplace conversations about pay, leading to greater transparency and then hopefully, as in the public sector, greater wage parity.
A Nov. 16 study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, based in Washington, D.C., found that half of all private sector workers are either expressly prohibited from discussing wage and salary information or that managers discourage them from doing so. Nineteen percent of all private sector employees can be terminated if they bring up the topic of pay with co-workers.
In a recent opinion piece in Newsday, the daily newspaper and Web site for Long Island, N.Y., pundit Ann Michaud called the Senate's action correct. Michaud also invited Women's eNews to find someone to weigh her words, which is why I'm here to take them on.
Women should be paid fairly, Michaud wrote. More women are primary breadwinners, she said, and women's earnings gains have stalled. But Michaud balks at a law that would go so far as to make private salary information more public so women can see if their brethren are being paid more while doing the same or less.
Her main two reasons for this position: No. 1, the law is too intrusive on private work places. No. 2, the wage gap isn't really as low as 77 cents on the dollar.
On the first point: Michaud's concern for employers is touching but misplaced. It's at least as important for female employees to know when they are being paid less just because they're woman. After all, it took Lily Ledbetter two decades to discover just how much less she was paid.
To the second point, all I can say is Michaud's numbers are wrong. She says that when men and women's comparable work situations are considered--not just the sum total of men's wages versus those of women--the pay gap narrows.
Stop right there.
Wage Gap Actually Wider
In fact, the 77 cents on the dollar figure only compares the earnings of full-time, full-year workers, so it excludes 50 percent of women. If we compare earnings of all working men (age 24 to 40) and all working women (age 24 to 40) we find women earn only 62 cents for every dollar earned by men. The wage gap, when adapted to the real world of male-female work and wages, actually widens.
Sure, some of the pay gap is due to labor market segregation caused by the conscious and unconscious behaviors that crowd women into traditional women's jobs.
These jobs have low pay (relative to required training and education) because women do them. If these jobs paid more, more men would apply. Teaching and nursing are perfect examples of occupations that are underpaid because women do them. Setting wages in complex enterprises (either public or private) is not nutrition science.
Evaluation systems help bosses compare the demands of various jobs. Most large employers already do this, assigning points to work characteristics like education, training, stress, customer or client contact and responsibility. Logic and fairness suggest that jobs with identical scores ought to pay the same. But they don't.
Under evaluation systems like the one used in Minnesota, registered nurses (mostly women) and vocational education teachers (mostly men) required the same level of skill and education, but nurses earned just $1,732 per month while vo-tech teachers earned $2,260. This pattern of unequal pay for jobs with comparable requirements holds across the entire occupational structure.
Pushing Women into Men's Fields
Later in the column, Michaud suggests that women should just seek different jobs. This is simply a reprise of the old idea of pushing women into men's fields instead of correcting the under-valuing of women's work.
Michaud implies that women "choose" low wages because they like family-friendly jobs. But why is it OK for jobs with flexible hours to be poorly paid? Given the time women spend doing unpaid domestic work on the "second shift," this seems doubly unfair. This ignores the reality of women's continuing responsibility for caretaking. How are we supposed to jump into those high-paying jetting-around jobs?
(Boss to worker: "Hi, I know it's 2:30 p.m. on Friday, but there's an emergency--be in Timbuktu Sunday." Worker to boss: "Sure thing, I'll give the kids my AmEx card and catch the next plane." Not.)
Michaud says that women should stop wasting their time on Paycheck Fairness and focus on goals such as affordable child care.
No argument there. Affordable child care is great for kids, families and businesses. We've known for decades that readily available child care pays for itself in lower absenteeism and reduced turnover. So why does high quality child care still cost as much as a year at a state college?
Women need the Paycheck Fairness Act because employers embrace the gender status quo by favoring men in hiring, promotion and earnings. That's the real issue in fair pay for women.
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Not sure how to budget your money? Do you know how and when to start planning for retirement? Looking for ways to teach your children about saving and how to be money savvy?
Answers to these questions and many others can be found during Money Smart Day on Saturday, April 20, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
At this free event you can choose from a dozen educational sessions on personal finance topics, get a free monetary tune-up with a financial planner, and review a free copy of your credit report.
Several presentations will be offered each hour. Attendees can choose the ones that best suit their needs.
10:30 a.m. presentations: Managing Credit and Debt Wisely, Mortgage 101, and Comparison Shopping: Finding a Great Deal on Anything.
11:30 a.m. presentations: Top Ten Personal Finance Apps, Women and Money: What We Really Want, and Real Retirement Planning.
Noon: Keynote presentation: Wealth and Wisdom
12:30 p.m. presentations: Choosing the Right Insurance for Every State of Your Life, Credit: What a Difference a Score Makes, and Investing Basics: Be a Smarter Investor.
1:30 p.m. presentations: Know Your Mortgage Options, Building Wealth and Assets in America, and Credit Reports and Scores.
Youngsters won't be left out. As part of Money Smart Day the Savings Zone throughout the day offers hands-on learning and activities throughout the day aimed at preparing kids to make smart money choices. At 10:30 a.m. local children's author Margaree King Mitchell will read her book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, a story with a money-smart message.
Money Smart Day is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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When you apply for a mortgage loan, the odds are good that you'll stumble upon a slew of terms that you won't understand. Fortunately, it doesn't take much study to understand the glossary that mortgage lenders use when originating home loans. By taking the time to understand some basic terms, you'll make the mortgage-lending process far less intimidating.
Uniform Residential Loan Application
The uniform residential loan application, better known as as a 1003 form, is the questionnaire that you fill out to officially start the mortgage-lending process. This form asks you a series of basic questions about your employment, annual income and debts. The form also asks if you have ever filed for bankruptcy or lost a home to foreclosure. Once you fill out the 1003 form and send it back to your mortgage lender, the mortgage underwriting process can officially begin.
The underwriting process is critical to mortgage lending. During this time, underwriters study your financial specifics to determine that you're a low lending risk. If you have a high enough income, low amount of revolving debt and steady employment, underwriters generally consider you a low credit risk. This means that they are more likely to approve your request for a mortgage loan.
Credit Score
Your three-digit credit score is the most important number in the mortgage-lending process. Lenders rely on it to determine how likely you are to default on your new mortgage loan. Lenders consider borrowers with low credit scores to be risky; they'll charge them higher interest rates, then, to make up for this risk. Lenders vary, but in general conventional lenders only work with borrowers who have credit scores of 620 or higher. Those borrowers with scores of 750 or higher qualify for the lowest interest rates. Borrowers can see their credit scores fall if they miss auto or credit card payments or if they run up large amounts of credit card debt. Their scores also fall if they declare bankruptcy or lose a home to foreclosure. You may hear your credit score referred to as your FICO score. FICO is the largest provider of credit scores in the country.
Sub-Prime Mortgage Loan
Borrowers with credit scores under 620 often have to apply for sub-prime mortgage loans. These loans are given to people with bad credit scores. The lenders who pass them out typically charge higher interest rates. Again, this provides them with financial protection. Sub-prime borrowers are more likely to default on their mortgage-loan payments than are conventional borrowers.
Closing Costs
Closing costs are the fees that mortgage lenders charge you for originating your loan. These vary widely by lender. Typically, closing costs include fees for title insurance, loan origination, credit check, housing appraisal and document preparation. Many borrowers roll these fees into their monthly payments so that they don't have to come up with a large chunk of money at the loan closing table.
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So I got up this morning, at some breakfest and went back to sleep. It was great. I slept into to about noon and deceided to head out to go shopping, or looking, whatever you want to call it. I had a few places in mind that I wanted to go. The first is Walmart. No not Walmart itself but the building that Walmart is in. It contains knock offs and misc items. I hailed my taxi and told him I wanted to go to Walmart. I can say now that I finally have some confidence in speaking Chinese. I think that I could speak it awhile ago but I just and shy doing so. It's changing. When I got there I could tell that, yeah, it's the weekend. So many people, and then there was me. A dude in a purple beanie. Hey, sorry, I didn't feel like fixing my hair. What can you do. I started on the first floor peaking into Walmart. They might have some sweaters, usually not but it was worth the little time it would take. I entered the store, walked 20 feet, took a look and turned around to leave. There is one entrance to this Walmart. Think of it like a horse shoe. I entered on the left. The exit is on the right. I though I would sneak out since I hadn't bought anything. The women stopped me and point the other way. I had to walk around the entire Walmart just to exit, are you kidding me? I said a few things that I am sure no one could understand and proceeded to do my best impression of a Nascar weaving in and out of all the baby strollers, moms, kids, people to get the hell out of there. Hold on a sec. Ok cool, I had to go get my bowl of noodles. Ok, so where was I, um, oh yeah knocks offs. I also did some hand rail testing on the escelators and yes the hand rail does run slower.
When you go into one of these little shops there is someone on your ass right away. "You like, we have new style." Usually in broken English. This is what I call "store English." You try to carry on a conversation, not going to happen, you say you like something. Oh you like, very good quality. So funny. What's even funnier is when you pretend to not understand any Chinese and they start talking about you, oh he's cute, he's doesn't understand. Then you bust out the oh, you think I'm cute, you kinda cute too. That usually blows their mind. Fun stuff. There are a lot of foreigners at this place. Probably because of all the knock offs. You can find just about any watch you want, I mean any. You want that 250,000$ Porche Design, no problem, 50$ usd. So great.
Oh snap some foreign guy taking a photo of me building a manhole. S.
After meandering around there a bit I headed to a street that I've only been to once before. But I deciede to go and check it out again. The first time it looked like it might have some clothes that I would actually wear. I walked in and out of the stores looking for well, I don't know. I found some things, actually pretty cool sweaters and what not. But, the sizes here run small. I need to wear a XL or XXL. Everything is a size smaller and depending on the cut, I may have to go up. Asia. What are you going to do. I also love people who walk three wide down the isle, the sidewalk, the whatever and take the entire path up stopping without notice to check out some crazy ass color panty hose. Damn it annoys me.
Pretty much every place that I went to didn't have a big enough size or everything ran small, which now that I think about it are one in the same. I did find some that would fit, but I decieded to hold off. Not sure why, but, I did. I then explored a little bit, found a river, walked, took some photos and then walked back to the street with all clothes. I found what I think it the holy grail of neon clothing. They had neon t-shirts, hoodies, one of a kind screen prints. Totally rad. However they wanted 200 yuan for each. About 30$ us. What the h. Actually not too bad but man, that's a lot in the states for a shirt. Dispite that, I will probably head back to get one or two. Too good to pass up. So all and all I ended up buying a couple dvds. Brand new, new releases for, um, 2.50$ us. But hey you didn't hear that from me.
So that's about it. A Sunday full of exploring. Here are the photographs from today.
Once you head out of the modern downtown away from "foreigner country" the city becomes much more interesting. I like it a little better actually.
Dude on bike, street sign, and trees with white on the bottom apparently for the "bugs." At least that's what I hear.
The path.
The river thing, man made, nonetheless. Plastic bags and all.
Oh this wasn't from today but rather last night. Oh sweet Mary mother and Joseph this is a dipping sauce.
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Dealpolitik: Possible Path Forward for Endurance in Its Bid for Aspen
Aspen Insurance Holdings appears to be in a pretty strong position to resist a hostile bid from Endurance Specialty Holdings Endurance announced earlier this month that it proposed to buy Aspen for $47.50 in cash and stock. Aspen has rejected that offer. And as I have previously written, Aspen's takeover defenses appear to make it pretty tough for Endurance to quickly complete a hostile takeover bid. But is there a path forward for Endurance in Bermuda where Aspen is incorporated?
At least one trade publication is reporting there may be: A hostile scheme of arrangement. To understand how that could work, one has to understand a bit about Bermuda, the small island nation in the Atlantic that is a member of the Commonwealth (formerly known as the British Commonwealth).
Much of Bermuda corporate law is similar to that of Delaware. Bermuda permits boards to adopt poison pill defenses that effectively prohibit a hostile bidder for acquiring more than a specified percentage of shares (10% in the case of Aspen). And directors of Aspen cannot be removed midterm without cause because Aspen has adopted a Delaware-type staggered board. Companies with staggered boards elect about one-third of their directors each year for three-year terms.
But some of Bermuda law borrows from the U.K., even though the U.K. does not permit poison pill defenses and in the U.K. directors are always subject to being removed by shareholders.
And that is where the "scheme of arrangement" concept comes from. U.K. law does not provide for mergers as one would find in the U.S., where the boards of two companies approve a merger agreement and when the shareholders approve the deal the two companies become one.
U.K. and Bermuda law instead authorize schemes of arrangements. In a scheme, a court supervises the process and approves a deal. Holders of 75% of the shares of the target, as well as 50% of the number of shareholders of the target must also approve the scheme. But do boards have to approve a scheme? It has been a matter of controversy, but maybe not.
Hence the possibility of a hostile scheme. The absence of a board approval requirement means that Endurance might be able to complete a deal without replacing a majority of the Aspen board which, because it is a staggered board, could take two years.
But here is the problem: There haven't been a lot of those animals. Two hostile schemes have been turned down by courts. The most recent one of those was in Bermuda. (The other was in 1981 in the U.K.) There was a third hostile scheme proposed in the U.K. in 2009, but it turned into a recommended deal and was completed. These are the only three hostile schemes discussed in one analysis of the concept.
That's not a long line of successful precedent on which Endurance can hang its hat. And in the Bermuda scheme, the court refused the buyer's request to order a shareholders meeting, which of course was necessary to approve the scheme. The court determined its authority to order such a meeting "is entirely discretionary." Then the court basically found that the buyer was acting for its own interests (and not the target's shareholders), and was not "a very compelling applicant." The court also, after first suggesting that a hostile scheme was possible, seemed to throw cold water on the idea, saying:
it remains an unprecedented course to embark upon a hostile bid by way of a scheme in the teeth of the board's opposition…There are reasons for that. There are severe practical difficulties in piloting such a scheme without the support of the board.
If it all seems rather confusing, that is because it is. One thing seems clear. Although there is a theoretical possibility for Endurance to end run the board, particularly with strong Aspen shareholder support, it seems doing so would be hard. And if Endurance is successful, it will be the first time.
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- Fact: MySQL 5.6 was released as GA in February 2013
- Fact: MySQL 5.6 has been available with its complete set of features since September 2012
- Fact: On September 21st, Oracle has released MySQL 5.7.2, which is the de facto major release after MySQL 5.6 (5.7.1 was just a token "we're-still-in-business" release).
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Why 'Limitless' Broke Through at the Box Office
"Limitless" wasn't limited at the weekend box office.
A mid-range budgeted thriller starring relative newcomer Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover"), the movie's $19 million 3-day opening surpassed the sales projections of both industry observers and new distributor Relativity Media. Best guesses were that the sci-fi film—about a man who discovers a mind-enhancing pill—would earn between $14-16 million, falling behind the second weekend run of "Battle: Los Angeles."
But as if jolted by a dose of its own medicine, "Limitless" leapt to first place thanks in large part to "a great marketing campaign," according to Hollywood.com Box Office president Paul Dergarabedian, "that emphasized very clearly the premise of the movie and put Bradley Cooper's face front and center."
Cooper's visage, apparently, helped draw more females than males to the film; according to Relativity exit polls, audiences broke down 52% female and 48% male, while 60% were over 25. Mildly favorable reviews (though by no means raves) may have helped bring in a more mature demographic, looking for smart fun. The film scored a 64% on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ from Cinemascore.
"I think we pulled away from the competition because the movie delivers," said Kyle Davies, Relativity's president of theatrical distribution, who added that Cooper also proved to be an asset. "And I think people were intrigued by the uniqueness of the premise."
Davies also credits the success to the film's broad reach, having drawn audiences from across the country, on both coasts and in between, and drawing a wide range of ethnicities, with well over half of ticket-buyers, 57%, identifying themselves as non-Caucasian (with 19% Hispanic, 17% African-American, 11% Asian and 11% other). One early marketing triumph was a series of ads that ran during the Super Bowl and successfully put the movie on the map. While Davies acknowledges the high cost of such an effort, he said it was money well spent. "Because the movie's premise is unique, it was our strategy to educate consumers early on and explain what they were going to see."
But the success of the film shouldn't be overstated, according to Box Office Mojo president Brandon Gray. "It did fine, though not as well as 'Unknown' or 'Adjustment Bureau,'" he explained in an email, referring to two recent similarly sophisticated thrillers, which both earned over $21 million in their debuts. Referring to the performance of "Limitless," Gray added, "It just may seem better than it is when compared to Relativity Media's first three releases."
Relativity, which has only recently ventured into marketing and distributing, has had a series of relative flops in the last few months, "The Warrior's Way," "Season of the Witch," and "Take Me Home Tonight."


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McPherson Arts Alliance, Inc. announces another metalsmithing jewelry class for beginners has been scheduled for March.
The class, for older youth and adults, will be instructed by Lori Martin Price and will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays March 7 to April 4. The fee is $60 plus a materials fee payable to directly to the instructor. The class limit is 15.
To register, please stop in the Visual Arts Alliance of McPherson Gallery, 223 S. Main St. (in the McPherson Opera House), from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, mail your check to: McPherson Arts Alliance, Inc., PO Box 66, McPherson, KS 67460.
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The NGC Universal ID is a four digit alphanumeric that groups coins based on a unique combination of date, mintmark, denomination and striking process (MS, PF, or SP). These IDs are a simple organization of all coins prior to variety attribution and grading.
The 1906 proof double eagles were produced to the extent of 94 coins. By 1906 there were many more collectors of means than even a decade earlier, and sales of the proof double eagles would have been much higher. It is possible that most of the 94 coins produced actually found buyers by 1906 (the Mint regularly melted unsold proof coins without reducing reported production figures), although time and attrition took their toll later on.
Garrett and Guth in their Gold Encyclopedia offer this concerning the issue:
'The 1906 double eagle is a very rare issue in Proof. Of the 94 coins struck, there are probably just 45 to 50 coins known in all grades. Most of the coins seen of the date are of PF-64 quality. For some reason, many pieces are softly struck on the reverse. Gem examples are also seen less often than many of the dates from 1898 to 1905. There is also added desirability due to the rarity of circulation-strike examples.?
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[Git](http://git.or.cz/) is a [distributed version control](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_revision_control) system (DVCS); it was initially written by [Linus Torvalds](http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds) to support the development of the Linux kernel and as a replacement for [BitKeeper](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitKeeper).
Last year, Linus gave an incentive talk at Google about Git, and criticized quite vigorously the old model of centralized version control system (such as CVS and Subversion).
Git is not the first free distributed version control system available. Actually, I've tried most of them (e.g., [GNU Arch](http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/), [Darcs](http://darcs.net/), [Monotone](http://www.monotone.ca/)) but because of the lack of community and maturity, I've decided to stick to Subversion and wait for one of them to stand out of the crowd.
Git has become incredibly popular lately and major open source projects (such as [Ruby on Rails](http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/4/2/rails-is-moving-from-svn-to-git)) have started to move from Subversion to Git.
DVCS use a different paradigm which is particularly well suited to open source development (where teams are virtual and physically distributed) but Git also solves problems you probably have on smaller projects, such as working offline (or on different sites), branch management, difficult merges, [tangled working copy](http://tomayko.com/writings/the-thing-about-git) issues.
If you're serious about source control, and you often find yourself fighting against you source control system, because "you should have" done things differently from the start, then you should seriously consider looking at Git; it is more flexible and less intrusive than most systems available.
### GitHub
[GitHub](http://github.com/) is a Git repository hosting service that [just launched](http://github.com/blog/40-we-launched); but it's more than that, it's a [social network for programmers.](http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/github_a_social_network_for_programmers.php)
On GitHub, you can follow people, watch projects, browse source code, fork projects, [comments on commits](http://github.com/blog/42-commit-comments), [visualize the changes](http://github.com/blog/39-say-hello-to-the-network-graph-visualizer) of a project or [integrate](http://github.com/blog/41-service-integration) with other services. GitHub is the most innovative service of that kind I've seen so far and it's definitely what SourceForge should have been.
GitHub services [comes with a subscription](http://github.com/plans) but you can get a small plan for free. It's already the place of choice for hosting some [popular](http://github.com/rails/rails/tree/master) open source projects; so it's definitely a service worth looking at.
### Conclusions
Git might be the outsider I was looking for, and because is it supported by Linus Torvalds, the Linux Kernel team and other major projects it has good chances to become mainstream among developers.
I've compiled some references you might find interesting to read and watch. After that, maybe you'll find yourself jumping on the Git bandwagon.
* [Git Tech Talk](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3999952944619245780) by Randal Schwartz
* [The Thing about Git](http://tomayko.com/writings/the-thing-about-git) by Ryan Tomayko
* [Git Screencast](http://peepcode.com/products/git) peepcode.com
* [Git Magic](http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~blynn/gitmagic/) a guide by Ben Lynn
* [Git SVN Workflow](http://andy.delcambre.com/2008/3/4/git-svn-workflow) by Andy Delcambre
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Three Rivers employee wins senior worker award
Bud Pinner, Groundskeeper at Three Rivers College, has won the Missouri "Outstanding Older Worker of the Year" award for Region 7, for being an exemplary model of service and dedication in senior workers. Pinner was chosen for the award after being nominated by Three Rivers to a pool of candidates drawn from across Southeast Missouri.
"This award is really an honor and a pleasure," said Pinner. "I'm grateful to my boss, Rob Tomlinson, and to Dr. Wesley Payne for nominating me, and to all of the people around the college that make this such a great place to work."
In a recommendation letter written by Interim President Dr. Wesley Payne, Three Rivers cited Pinner's responsibility and dedication to his job, as well as his invaluable role in assisting with the maintenance of Three Rivers' properties as the reasons for his nomination.
"Bud's always positive attitude and helpful nature are an asset to the department and the college," Payne wrote. "Employees with his attitude and work ethic are difficult to find. He deserves the recognition of this award and should be congratulated on all that he has accomplished."
The winners from each region will attend a special award luncheon in Jefferson City hosted by Governor Jay Nixon. Candidates are nominated by their employers and must be at least 60 years of age and work 20 or more hours per week. The award is sponsored and administrated by AARP, Experiences Work, Catholic Charities of Kansas City and St. Joseph, MERS/Goodwill, the Department of Economic Development, the Division of Workforce Development, and the Department of Health and Senior Services. For more information on how to nominate a candidate for next year's award, please contact Julie Allison at 573-712-2230.
Bud Pinner, Groundskeeper at Three Rivers College and this year's Missouri "Outstanding Older Worker of the Year" award winner for Region 7, trims back an overgrown tree on the college's Poplar Bluff Campus.


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Need to Converge?
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Since 2009 I travel to Indianapolis almost every May and attend The Indy Convergence. Here my comfort zone does not even exist and many projects in my head got the opportunity to converge with musicians, opera singers, dancers, puppeteers, and soon – scientists! Recently they even started building a community arts center in Haiti.
You can also apply to simply be a part of people's projects. I am not a performer, but learn so much every year through acting in other's work. I've played Frida Kahlo, Orpheus (one of 5), Clytaemestra in a Mad Max kind of world, my goth self in Project1979, and a ton more. Read my 8 days of Flash Blogging from 2012.
Their applications are due this Friday. I know you all have a project burning in your head. Hear how The Indy Convergence helped Ashley focus her work in dance in the video at the bottom. Apply!
From their press release:
CONTACT INFO: Ian Garrett, [email protected]
The Indy Convergence Invites Applications for Local and National Artists to converge in Indianapolis for a Sixth Year
May 2013 will find a team of artists working together for another two weeks of free workshops and intensive rehearsal at a "pop-up" residency that culminates in a free Open Lab Performance on Saturday, June 1.
After a year of remarkable growth and impact, including the launch of an ongoing partnership to host a residency in Haiti, the Indy Convergence is excited to return to its home at the Wheeler Arts Community in Fountain Square from May 21st – June 1st to again bring together an incredible group of artists from the local Indianapolis community and around the country. We invite applications for artists to join the 2013 Indy Convergence Company in our 6th year of "artists at work". Applications are now open and will close on February 15th, 2013. The application form may be completed online, through email and traditional post. It can be found at http://www.indyconvergence.org/application/
Over the course of the Indy Convergence, each converging artist participates in a collaborative "Umbrella Project", works on one or more personal side projects, and teaches at least one workshop in their field of expertise. The Indy Convergence concludes with a presentation where work is shared in an open lab environment. All workshops and events are open to the public and free of charge. At the core of the Indy Convergence we are "artists at work" — at work in our community and at work with one another.
Previous converging artists include many local talents including Ashley Benninghoff from Motus Dance Theatre, Soprano Ellen Denham of Intimate Opera of Indianapolis, and Two-time Creative Renewal fellow and IAC grant recipient Roberta Wong. Indianapolis native Sarah Weber Gallo, who has been working in New York in the Metropolitan Opera Ballet for the last 10 years, brought new work to the 2012 convergence.
Other national and international artists have come from San Francisco, Los Angeles, and points beyond. This diverse group includes Tina Chancey, a NEA grant recipient and director of early music organization HESPERUS; Sarah Moon, a playwright, educator and environmental activist from New England; Melbourne based Choreographer Erica Rose Jeffrey, a graduate of the Indiana University; New York based actors Kersti Bryan and Sara Bashor; and Los Angeles based dancer/choreographer Jenna Dillon. Projects developed during the convergence have gone on to be further developed and remount elsewhere in Indianapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Scotland, Australia and more.
In addition to the development of their own short pieces, all of the converging artists collaborate in an "Umbrella Project". The 2013 Umbrella Project will be directed by Ellen Denham and explore the idea of "Otherness" through music, movement and visual art (read more at www.indyconvergence.org) Last year this project was led by returning converger Michael Velez, a choreographer from San Francisco where he is artistic director of Adhesive Physical Theatre. Previous projects have include examinations of the Greek chorus (led by Fulbright Scholar Dara Weinberg in 2008), a set made of reuse (led by resident designer and professor of ecological design for performance Ian Garrett in 2010) and the work of poet Kenneth Patchen (led by Artistic director Robert Negron in 2009).
There will also be a variety of workshops, taught by participating artists, which will be offered to the public for free. Previous workshops have included Bunraku Puppetry, Musical Improv, Sustainability in the Performing Arts, Basic Stagecraft, Viewpoints, Dance for Parkinson's, Marketing and Career Coaching for Artists.
The Indy Convergence was founded in 2008 by Dance Kaleidoscope company member Caitlin Negron, actor/producer Robert Negron, and director/writer Dara Weinberg; their goal was to capture the special alchemy that comes out of exploring talents collaboratively for long enough to bring ideas to life, but short enough to keep from losing sight of the fleeting nature of live performance.
WHAT: Indy Convergence Application Open
WHERE: The convergence is in Indianapolis at the Wheeler Arts Community in Fountain Square, applications can be found online at http://www.indyconvergence.org/application/
WHEN: Applications are currently open and close February 15th, 2013. The Indy Convergence 2013 will take place in May 2013 from the 21st to June 1st.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.indyconvergence.org/
CONTACT: [email protected]
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About the Author: CINDY MARIE JENKINS is a Storyteller & Outreach Nerd based in Los Angeles. Currently Communications Director for 24th STreet Theatre, She is Host & Executive Producer of The Lemon Lounge, a new talk show to connect audiences with the arts. Cindy was one of the arts advocates who created the #LAthtr hashtag in 2010 to unify the Los Angeles theatre scene.


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Malls are a prime place to play pranks. I love them. Malls offer plenty of foot traffic and a divided responsibility for what happens there. Unfortunately, due to the risk of theft, there is usually an active security force overseeing mall operations.
One of my first good pranks was the sculpture replacement prank at Downtown Plaza, I claimed victory in a contest at Sunrise Mall, and Sacramento's Arden Fair Mall has been the site of my ashtray prank and the paparazzi contest.
These have mostly been successful endeavors but to be frank, I am running out of malls. There was one left within striking distance, a luxurious clustershop known as the Roseville Galleria.
Pictured here, to the right, is not the Roseville Galleria, but a roadside dump, where I found the worn-out control panel for a 2018 Ssaurabi Time Machine.
Ok, it wasn't a time machine, but it was something.
It was heavy, about as tall as a speaker's lectern, had a large display and a lot of buttons.
Only when brightly lit could I make out the 7-segment LED display behind the dark plastic.
It needed a home, and I knew just the place! Roseville Galleria!
I don't actually spend much time in Roseville, so I needed a reconnaissance mission to find a suitable location. To disguise my true intentions, I brought two little agents along with me in a jogging stroller.
Jogging strolling around the mall, I quickly located a good spot. A bank of attractively-arranged soda machines in their own little cubbyhole. A new time machine could hide in there with them perfectly.
But I kept looking, and soon came upon a much better location... right in the middle of the mall.
A classy little showroom had been set up in the center court, heralding the latest batch of Hyundai cars.
There were three flatscreen TVs, leather seating and two interactive kiosks.
It was unattended.
The interactive kiosks were not interacting. They both had error messages onscreen.
It looked like this little showroom had been abandoned. They were probably driving the Genesis around in Nordstrom.
This was the spot.
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This was one of my favorite shots from the photos we took of our Traveling Girl when she was getting ready for her dance recital. I love the expression on her face… that look of assurance and satisfaction. I decided to use the photo for the latest Embellish Magazine challenge, which includes chevrons… one of my favorite patterns right now!
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A discographic profile of the popular Puerto Rican-born sonero and percussionist.
Profile: Frankie Vázquez
by John Child (
VÁZQUEZ, Frankie
Efrain Vázquez, 6 Jan. '58, Salinas, Puerto Rico; raised in Guayama, P.R.) Rising sonero and percussionist (conga, timbales, clavé, maracas, güiro and campana). Started as a conguero with his own band, Los Generales, playing in his father's restaurant; whilst filling-in temporarily for the group's unreliable lead singer, he proved to be better and more popular so switched to lead vocals; thereafter he's combined singing and playing percussion. Relocated to NYC '77. Made recording debut on the Al Santiago production
Fuego '77
'78 on Alegre by the young band of the same name; Al's liner note described Frankie as "keen, energetic and peppy"; he provided coro and sang lead voice on the cut "Nueva York"; his cousin David Sánchez handled the remaining lead vocals. Fuego '77 lasted two years. He then spent two years with Sonido Taiborí (Sánchez sang coro on
Johnny Ortiz y Taiborí
'79 on Fania with lead singer Tito Nieves; founder Ortiz, a prominent Puerto Rican composer, subsequently departed), one and a half years with Orquesta Calidad and intermittently worked for three years with Orquesta Metropolitana co-led by the revered güiro/timbales player Osvaldo "Chi Hua Hua" Martínez. He participated in a tribute to the recently deceased Chi Hua Hua
He joined Wayne Gorbea's Conjunto Salsa for five years, providing lead vocals and güiro to
Sigan Bailando
'86 on Wayne Go. Accompanied Conjunto Salsa's mus. dir./ bassist Harry Justiniano and conguero Angel Justiniano in a move to the Bronx-based charanga Charanson led by pianist/ prod./ composer Héctor Serrano; he's with them on the Dec. '87 recording of "Descarga (Around Midnight)," one of the highlights on
The Montuno Sessions - Live From Studio "A"
'95 on Mr Bongo, and sings on their cassette single "Ese Gallo"/ "A Las Seis" '93 on Quénepa Productions. Spent five years with the band of pianist/arranger/composer/ producer Javier Vázquez (no relation to Frankie), whose CV incl. membership in La Sonora Matancera and Ismael Rivera y sus Cachimbos. Performed on Javier Vázquez y su Sonora's outstanding
Ella Me Olivido
'90 on Cuco incl. the now deceased trombonist Jose Rodrigues (of Eddie Palmieri's Conjunto La Perfecta fame) and violinist Pupi Legarreta guesting; Javier's brief liner note compliments Frankie on his "brilliant work" on the album.
He replaced Herman Olivera as lead singer with Manny Oquendo & Libre Dec. '90, making his UK debut with them at London's The Grand, Mar. '92, and album debut on
Mejor Que Nunca
'94 on Milestone. Sessioned on Angelo Vaillant's salsa romántica oriented
Extasis y Dolor
'93 on Mivajo produced by Colombian pianist/arranger/composer Héctor Martignon (taking time out from Ray Barretto's Latin jazz aggregation New World Spirit) with three charts written by Javier Vázquez; Frankie sings lead vocals on seven of the album's eight tracks incl. a cover of the '70s Nelson Feliciano classic "Cinta Verde." Was featured singer with the "Héctor Lavoe Orchestra" '93 led by timbalero David Lugo. Herman returned to Libre '95 to share lead vocals with Frankie; both figured in the band's return visit to London (at The Forum, 27 Oct. '96) and on their Milestone follow-up
On The Move! (Muevete!)
'96 recorded live at Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, May '96. His nearly 10 year tenure with Libre has been his longest serving stint with a band to date. Sessioned on Jimmy Bosch's bandleading debut
Soneando Trombón
'98 and follow-up
Salsa Dura
'99, both on RykoLatino. Toured Europe with Bosch Dec. '98/ Jan. '99 (incl. a London date at the Jazz Café on 16 Dec.) and July '99.
He has sung with the Lebrón Brothers for over three years, singing co-lead vocals on
Lo Mistico
'98 on Cotique. Teamed up with pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger Martin Arroyo for the magnificent
Los Soneros del Barrio
'99 on Rumbero by the band of the same name, who made their live debut at NYC's prestigious venue S.O.B.'s on 22 Nov. '99. Others he has worked with include New Swing Sextet, Moncho Leña, Tony González, La Sonora Matancera, Frankie Morales, Jimmy Delgado, Joe Cuba and Henry Fiol; he's seen performing with Fiol on "Changuería" and "Buscando Una Melodía" on the video compilation by various artists
Salsa Hits Vol.1
'93 released by the Paris based El Dorado Disques & Videos (licensed from Imagenes TV, Cali, Colombia). Worked at the late José Mangual Sr.'s Cheveré Social Club on 116th St, El Barrio, NYC.
-This is a revised version of one of over 130 Latin music entries written by John Child (
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If I'm not mistaken, this news first appeared on Bangkok Post about 2 weeks ago.
Posted by Steve C. on January 27, 2012 18:29
Editor Comment:
Just why the Associated Press is giving new impetus to an old story that has so far not been proven is difficult to fathom.
Kangaroo and Emu are national symbols of Australia but are also eaten. Blue Marlin = Bahamas. If elephants could be farmed commercially, what is the problem. I would ONLY accept the argument of not eating elephants from a committed vegan. The idea of consuming only certain types of meat depending on their cuteness or not, revolts me.
Posted by Mr Man on January 27, 2012 18:48
Editor Comment:
The point is that kangaroos and emus are not endangered, Mr Man. Elephants are. That's the problem. Once the elephants are all gone, what will you eat in their place? Farm them for food? Come on.
Some kind of non farang tourist like to engage in for western eyes unusual food. But of course if you phone to the places, they will say no... If elephant meat is liked too, I don't know, but would not surprise me.
Posted by Lena on January 27, 2012 19:46
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Elephant? Most unlikely. They're far more valuable alive.
I have just finished eating a big juicy steak bought at ***** *****. I eat my steaks very bleeding rare. Man o man, this was the toughest fillet steak I have ever eaten and I have eaten lots of steaks.
Posted by Dun on January 27, 2012 20:19
Editor Comment:
There's the ''evidence'' the world's newspapers have been lusting for, Dun. Your bloody tough steak.
Dear Editor,
Posted by Media Watcher on January 28, 2012 08:07
Editor Comment:
I think you mean the elephant-eaters are a metaphor for Thailand and greed. There's no evidence, so it's a busted metaphor. What's more obvious in the elephant-eating coverage is the adage: never let the facts get in the way of a good story. So an unproven theory becomes almost-fact. I can't speak about Iraq or Iran. Mainstream newspapers strive for accuracy but can sometimes be swayed by powerful lobbyists to avoid difficult truths.
It's geo-politics. There is no proof, just words of the elite controlled media, which wants to take over Thailand covertly.
Posted by Jack on January 28, 2012 10:14
The BBC played with this story in 2000 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/773217.stm
Posted by Anonymous on January 28, 2012 10:22
I am sure people have eaten elephant. Look at the woolly mammoth which was hunted for food and clothes.
Posted by Tbs on January 28, 2012 10:51
Editor Comment:
I reckon 99.9 percent of Thais would not eat elephant - which is why the claim is that tourists on Phuket are eating it. The elephant is revered in Thailand. When mammoths were killed for food, yes, people dressed in animal fur. Not many people still wear animal fur. What happens in other countries is irrelevant.
What's the problem they eat stuff here that smells like they dug it out of a 3 day old Pampers .Like they said when I lived in Hong Kong the Chinese will eat everything that flies except a jumbo jet and everything on four legs except a table and there's not a lot of difference here you wouldn't want to be a squirrel that's for sure.
Posted by Scunner on January 28, 2012 16:11
Och ye stupid people, how many times have ye bee oot te eet on Phuket? Everything is same same copy. YES, steak is either dog or buck or elephant. Haw man, even yer neighbours dog is served up as a wee potion of fillet. These resturants will serve ye anythin" as they know ye will depart soonest? So eat up yer carnivorous beasties? If ye kanna understand this, then yer a bloody bloddy good scot who know's their worth. These are heathens that eat anything if it's living or dead. AYE and they call us barbarian?? OCH AYE> Slainte.
Posted by Robin on January 28, 2012 17:04
"Just why the Associated Press is giving new impetus to an old story that has so far not been proven is difficult to fathom." I suggest that the reason is attributable to a negative image due to the tuktuks, jet skis etc. If there wasn't a pre-existing negative image, such stories would be harder to circulate. Thailand and particularly Phuket has a reputation that lends itself to allowing such stories to spread. If there was a perception of integrity and competence, there most likely would be less chance of such stories making their way to the media.
Posted by Ryan on January 29, 2012 01:30
Editor Comment:
It's a fair way from tourists being scammed by jet-ski operators to being ''those b-s who ate the last of the elephants.''
Must be short of good/bad news so this bit of ALLEGED NEWS is top of the pops this week...not Bull****..Elephant****
Posted by johndev on January 29, 2012 07:51
Nothing new. Mc Donalds have been serving Jumbo meals for years :-)
Posted by agogohome on January 31, 2012 09:45
It is very clear that the story on elephant meat consumption on Phuket was made up by a park official in Petchaburi. He made his claim but was never able to show any evidence at all to this claim. Bottom-line of the matter is that by making this claim he made everyone look in a completely wrong direction far away from himself and the real problem. Young elephants are being removed from the wild to be supplied to elephant camps for tourists, indeed a live baby elephant is worth lots more than the meat or even the ivory. Some journalist were used to make everyone look away.
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Lincoln University – Saturday, October 8, 2011, the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. held its 36th Annual Eastern Region Student Conference. Each year the NABA elects a small amount of students to receive a scholarship due to their stellar academic achievement, initiative and resolve in pursing their goals. The association has given out scholarships totaling $54,000 in support of continued academic studies of students.
Lincoln University's very own Ms. Melem Sie, a senior accounting major and president of the NABA Lincoln University Chapter, received a $2,000 scholarship from PNC Bank. Melem Sie has exhibited exceptional leadership as president of the student chapter of NABA at Lincoln University. She has helped the University solidify sponsorship and student networking opportunities with corporations, CPA firms, and government entities. She has organized a series of speaking engagements on campus with guest speakers from CPA firms such as Deloitte & Touche and Mitchell & Titus, as well as the IRS and Becker CPA review. She is currently organizing the NABA awards/networking and silent auction night at Lincoln University to be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in the Student Union Building. She has accomplished this all while maintaining a 3.5 GPA in her major and a 3.44 GPA overall.
Professor Kennie Edwards accompanied Melem Sie to the conference and shared his sentiments about Ms. Melem Sie and her achievements. Professor Edwards stated, "In her position as president of NABA she has significantly increased the student membership on campus. She led a successful membership drive that resulted in a 100% increase in the Lincoln student attendance at the eastern region student conference." Ms. Sie has achieved some remarkable accomplishments during her tenure at Lincoln University and her success and achievements are recognized.
Lincoln University – founded in 1854 as the nation's first Historically Black University – combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students.
Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinction. They are: Business and Entrepreneurial Studies, Lincoln/Barnes Visual Arts, Mass Communications, Grand Research Educational Awareness, Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy.


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WSDOT reached two huge milestones today on SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge Project, floating in the draw span pontoons and setting the east truss. The construction completes placement of major bridge components for the project.
The 596-foot-long draw span assembly is scheduled to be joined with pontoon RST on Tuesday, May 19, completing the placement of the three new east-half pontoon sections.
Three derrick barges lifted the 280-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 40-foot-tall truss off a nearby barge and moved it into place. Setting the massive truss, which tips the scales at 1.6 million pounds, took about three hours to complete.
One question we're getting now is, "With all the main pieces in place, will the bridge open early?"
It's tough to say one way or the other, because while it is true most of the major components are now at the bridge site, some very unique technical and engineering challenges still must be overcome before we reopen.
Crews still have complex pontoon joint operations ahead, which include work that is dependent on having winds less than 15 miles per hour. WSDOT also must set drop-in spans and connect them to the pontoons, and post-tension the pontoons – pulling them together – to stabilize and strengthen the east half as a whole.
In a nutshell, there's a lot to be done inside the pontoons.
It's kind of like driving a car without tightening the lug nuts on the wheels... everything is there, but try to drive and you're not going to get very far. Pretty much everything is at the construction site, but it all still needs to be fastened into place so we can assure that the bridge will function properly.
See the latest project photos including the east truss set at Flickr.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Second truss set, final pontoon section placed
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- The Geezer said...
So, how close to on time are we right now?
Will the June 15 date endure? I want to ride the Edmonds-PT ferry, and would hate to wait, and have you finish the bridge early, and have the thing stop running.
The Geezer
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We're still assessing the six-week schedule, which starting from May 1 has us opening June 12.
I'd reccommend taking a ride on the PT-Edmonds run when time permits just to make sure you don't miss out.
- May 19, 2009 at 9:53 AM
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Zybez vs. SaradominEdit This Entity
Are you up to the challenge? 'Cause we are!
Event: Zybez vs. Saradomin
Date: Saturday, 8 January 2011
Time: 1:00 PM EST, 06:00 PM GMT
Place: God Wars Dungeon
World: 84 (Members)
Host: Cthulthu
Clan Chat: Cthulthu
Irc Channel: #zybez
- 70 Agility
- If it's your first time to Godwars, you need 3 ropes.
- If it's your first time to Saradimin, but not to the dungeon, bring 2 ropes.
- 70+ Range if ranging
- 70+ Attack/Strength if melee
- 70+ Defence/Constitution
- Ability to use Magic protection
-Saradomin hits hard and fast, be ready to run from the boss at all times.
-ALWAYS pray Mage protect.
-The boss will switch who she focuses on, so be on guard.
-Leechers will be kicked and banned from my future events at my discretion. Leeching includes (but not limited to) a) Not attacking the boss or minions for multiple rounds, b) killing minions while not having ls/cs turned on in an attempt to get a solo drop, c) having less than 3 items (one of which must be a decent weapon, which i will be the judge of).
-Finally, If you want to have a problem free event, make sure you add the account of the CC you're in and stay on the world in which the CC's event is being held in. This is to avoid you accidentally being removed from my friends list when i make space for new people.
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