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Going Back Much Sooner! Why wait for Later?
Merril's 2 is a delightful little resort. It allows you to get in touch with the real Jamaica. It is somewhat more modest than the larger resorts and when we drove up I felt a little disappointed . We came in a tourist van from the airport which had been stopping at some fairly posh hotels. That feeling quickly changed as soon as we checked in and started to explore the grounds.The grounds and the beach are beautiful.
The rooms are large and comfortable and all have patios or balconies overlooking the gardens. Merril's has a very personal, intimate atmosphere which allows you to get to know the staff and guests. The staff is wonderful. They are always working very hard to make sure you are well taken care of. Some reviews critiqued the quality of the food.
I have been the"guest" of a Boston newspaper food critic so I have some comparative experience. I thought the food quality was excellent! Every meal featured fresh fruits and vegetables, there are three seperate dining areas to select from, and each one is serving something different. Amongst the main courses, there was always seafood and authentic Jamaican regional cuisine to select from. The fresh fruit blenders were superb.The majority of the guests seem to be European and in my opinion that made things a lot more fun. I enjoyed things so well, in fact, that I am paying nearly double to go back for this Christmas/New Years!
Fun! Fun! Fun!
This was my first trip to Jamaica (August 7 - 14, 2003), but it will not be my last. If you're looking for information about Jamaica in general, here's a little advice: (1) There's no need to exchange your US currency. Everyone in Jamaica is trying to sell something (usually for "20 American dollars"), so I wouldn't bring anything larger than a twenty. And never pay the asking price for anything, Jamaicans are always willing to negotiate. (2) BRING YOUR BUG REPELLANT!! I had so many mosquitoe bites my legs looked like I had chicken pox. A can of OFF is a must. They sell it at the gift shop, but it's cheaper if you but it in the states. (3) Bring along a few extra dollars for tipping. Although your travel agent will tell you that tips are including, some people are so attentive that you might want to give them a little something extra. (4) If you want to sit out on the beach, get out there early or all of the beach chairs will be gone. The front desk will supply you with beach towels. Most people used their towels to claim their chairs before breakfast.I (along with two friends) stayed at the Merrill's II Beach Resort. If you're on a budget (like me) and you want to get the best value for your money, this is the perfect place to stay. The staff is excellent! The grounds are will kept and beautiful. Each room has a porch with a table and chairs. My room had a TV, telephone, and air conditioning (another reviewer stated that most of the rooms as at this resort doesn't have a TV or telephone). While we were there we did two excursions, horseback riding and YS Falls. I had never been on a horse before, but the guides were more than helpful and I had a great time. We rode for two miles to the ocean and then swam with the horses in the ocean. I didn't think swimming with a horse sounded like the most interesting thing to do (especially since I can't swim), but it was a lot of fun. We also went to YS Falls. This excursion included lunch, which was excellent. The guides will carry your camera and take pictures of you and your friends without the falls. It's well worth the money.I had such a great time in Jamaica I'm going again in December 2003 to bring in the new year!!
Last year October 2002, myself and 14 guest flew to Jamaica, after a last minute hick up with the holiday company our accomodation was changed to Merrils 11.
I got married on the 18th October 2002 at Merrils 11.
I had a wonderful day. The staff were brilliant and went out of their way to make everything go of smoothly.
The holiday was brilliant. The resort was great. I thought Merrils was located on a great spot, within easy walking distance to everywhere I needed to get to. The rooms were kept clean and tidy, and the staff were always very friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed.
I would definitely go back there.
Loved it!
In short...LOVED IT! Merrils was perfect for my husband and I. LOVED Negril!! Definitely will be going back in the near future.
Love it!
I try to get to Negril at least once a year so I've had the pleasure of staying in several resorts there. Merrils is one of my favorites.
The most important thing to know when travelling is what type of hotel experience you are looking for. I don't like being confined to a "compound" resort that discourages you from venturing outside to explore the country you are visiting by being so far away from the action. Merrils is right in the middle of Negril's famous seven mile beach. You are within walking distance to town as well as Marguaritaville. The grounds are nice and well maintained.
Merrils dinner buffets do leave something to be desired - especially after a few days. All inclusive packages are generally really good IF you plan to enjoy alcoholic drinks. Between the standard mixed drinks and numerous delicious frozen mixtures I always get more than my money's worth of the package in drinks alone! So venturing out for dinner every now and then doesn't bother me at all. However, if you don't plan on drinking more than one or two drinks a day I would not advise AI packages anywhere.
A nice thing about being Merrils is that you can enjoy the amenities and all meals at any of the three separate Merrils resorts. Sometimes it is a nice way to change your vantage point. Upon check in they give you an armband which lets the staff at the sister resorts know you are a guest.
So if you are looking for an clean, no-frills, all inclusive, economical resort on the most active part of the beach, Merrils is it.
Note: Because many of their clientele are European, many of the rooms at Merrils do not have televisions or phones.
Clean and Cozy
My husband and I visited Merrils II in July 2003 while attendinfg a friend's wedding. Although very different from what you'd expect when comparing it to American hotels (no carpet, very basic, no frills) the rooms were always immaculate and the staff extremely friendly and accomodating! Carlene at the front desk and Rohan in the dining room stole a special place in my husband's and my heart. Our friend's wedding was held at Beaches Resort which in comparison is much more "resort-like". At Beaches, if you didn't leave the confines of the resort boundaries there was no way to determine if you were in Jamaica at all, except for the accents of the staff. In sharp contrast, at Merril's you were steps away from the locals! We enjoyed this experience much more! My only desire would have been a more diverse buffet. Other than that I have no complaints and was very satisfied with our stay at Merrils! You must try their blended fruit punch!
Absolutely heavenly!
We were guest at Merril's II in May 2002 and LOVED the one bedroom suite...very roomy and steps away from the beach....furniture was a little wore but no big deal. We had the AI plan and it was okay.....my thoughts were they didn't have enough jamaican food on the menu but a good value. Staff went out of their way to accomodate our group of 4 adults and 5 children. Good location on the beach and within easy walking distance to night life etc. Would most definitely stay at this property again.
A little disappointed
Not bad, but not great. Me, my fiance and four other friends spent a week at the Merrils II resort. (May 2003) The grounds were beautiful, the pool was nice, and the ocean and beach by the hotel was awesome. Some of the serivce people were very friendly and accommodating. I was very disappointed with the food. We had jerk only once, but had curried goat more than enough. By day four, we finally broke down and started eating dinner out of the resort although we paid for an all-inclusive deal. There was no power one night and we about sweat to death. You can't open you're windows or you'll get eaten alive by the mosquitoes. Two days later, we had no water and couldn't shower before dinner. That was a bummer since we'd been out on the sandy, hot beach all day and no way to get clean. For what we paid, I just expected things to be a little better.
The best holiday ever!
My boyfriend and i went to Merrils 1 in August 2002 for a 2 week holiday. We had never been to the Caribbean before, so we were very excited!! Merrils was everything we expected and more! The staff have to be the best thing about this resort...there is nothing they wont do for you. By the end of the holiday we were on first name terms with everyone...it was just like having another family. Camile in the bar makes the best banana milkshakes by the way. The sea was beautiful. Warm and shallow, but beware of stingrays and the odd jellyfish after the rain! ( It bring them closer to shore) I would definately reccommend that you go on a couple of trips. We went horseriding which was fab. And the Black River with the crocodiles! But the best was the trip to the YS falls. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! natural and unspoiled...it was amazing. We gave Dunns Falls a miss,cos we'd heard its just soooo busy. The BBQ's and the food at the hotel is fabulous. Just watch out for vendors on the beach...When they see you are lilly white with no tan, they know you are new, and will pester you for a bit. But my advise is to be POLITE!! and a firm 'no thank you' is enough.If you are going to Merrils, beleive me you are lucky...I wish i was going again! You'll have a fab time!!
Merrill's Beach - Very Small Resort, but Ok
My husband and I spent a quiet getaway at Merrill's Beach II. It was a very small resort.
If you are use to a luxury resort this is not the place for you. The grounds were nice and clean. The staff was friendly enough. The food was just ok with a very limited variety. The rooms were neat and large. If you want to stay on the beach, not party very much and have a nice, relaxing romantic trip, Merrill's is not a bad choice. It's
simple, affordable and just ok. We had a good time with no major complaints. We did eat out a lot although we had an All inclusive package. There are several resturants right on the beach.
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... times the locals arranged a brass band salute to my accomplishments outside the room door. They were very loud. Today was a more normal day. Relaxing at the pool, riding the water slide, playing in the waves , kayaking, using the paddle boats. Now for a dinner of jerked lamb chops. But no rum drinks! I have sworn off all rum at least until we return to the ...
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Got off the plane at Montego Bay. They drive on the left here, but I had a few drinks at the airport and enjoyed the drive. Our resort seems nice, but so far we've only seen the bar. But that is the second most important room! I've attached a picture of our room. Lily wants to be on top the whole week. We spent the evening at margaritaville good dancing but hip-hop and we wanted reggae or calypso. Maybe ...
Arrival into JA
... a couple weeks ago. This place is amazing. California King. Jacuzzi tub, a living room area. It's up to date and great. We go to dinner and get some much needed grub. At the buffet, they only served beer, wine, juices, or coffee/tea. We had some red stripe. Because, really, why not. After we finished our late dinner, the show finished, so we headed to the sports bar for some drinks. Took a shot with ...
The Ins and Outs of Negril Jamaica
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Play Well Together
Play Well Together
Want to hear a word that really bugs me? It's "outro." You know why it bugs me? Because it's not a word. At least it shouldn't be. It first materialized in 1967, in a song called "The Intro And The Outro" by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Everyone who heard the song knew the title was a joke, and yet just a few years later "outro" found its way in to the vernacular of garage bands nationwide. They just figured "outro" had to be the opposite of "intro," right? Wrong. If "intro" is short for "introduction," then "outro" must be short for — what? "Outroduction?" I don't think so. And yet you can now find the word in (gasp) the Oxford Dictionary, of all places. So even though I've decided to get used to the idea that it has entered the lexicon, I still think of an outro as the "end of the song."
To be fair, I've been known to mangle a phrase now and then, too. For example, having come of age in the rock era, I grew up calling singers and guitarists the decidedly genderinsensitive term "front men." Drummers and bassists were the "rhythm section," which I'm sure drove my dad crazy. He was a composer and arranger who specialized in big band music, and from his perspective the rhythm section included more than bass and drums.
Back in the big band glory days, the players at the front of the stage were the sax and horn sections. At the back was the rhythm section, made up of a pianist, bassist, drummer, and possibly guitarist, whose jobs were to collectively lay down a foundation for the melodies and harmonies being played by the rest of the band. Well, guess what? It's still their job in 2016, even when there aren't horns.
See, everybody on stage should play in the groove — a fact that is too often lost on today's guitarists and keyboardists. For instance, I played with a guitarist for years whose musicianship looked impeccable on paper. He studied with many renowned guitarists, had remarkable chops, an impressive grasp of theory and harmony, and would practice incessantly.
But he never practiced with a metronome. He didn't think he needed to. As far as he was concerned, it wasn't his job to keep time. That's why he hired drummers and bassists, after all. So if you happened to be on drums or bass, gigging with him felt like a musical wrestling match where no one wins — especially the audience.
And that's the real shame. After years of study and hundreds of hours of practice, as you polish your technique into a shining jewel, it's easy to imagine that the audience comes to marvel at your awesome chops. That may be true for a fraction of diehard fans, but the rest of the audience just wants to dance, and they simply can't unless everybody on stage grooves together.
So if you happen to play with musicians who believe it's the rhythm section's job to maintain the groove, just leave this column flopped open on their amps. Maybe they'll read it after the outro.
A Kind Of Eulogy
A Kind Of Eulogy
I was a greenhorn back in 1987, when I marched into my first NAMM Show as the editor of Drums & Drumming (our former magazine, published by GPI Publications). I wasn't aware at that moment I'd entered a microcosmic universe with its own culture, etiquette, and hierarchy.
Groveling at the very bottom of the pecking order, I gazed up at the patriarchs of the modern drum industry with awe. Wise old greybeards like Vic Firth, Armand Zildjian, Fred Gretsch, Lennie Demuzio, Robert Zildjian, Jim Cof n, William Ludwig III, and Remo Belli seemed to float above the NAMM rabble, carried along by enormous reputations and often equally enormous personalities. You were either in their league or out. I was clearly out.
It didn't matter, though. I was too busy hustling my new magazine to worry about my place in the grand scheme. As I trolled the NAMM floor, I met dozens of newcomers like me, who were also finding their footing in the drum industry. Some fell out of the rotation after a few years, but many stuck around for decades, often hopping from one company to another.
As years passed, and some of the old guard began to slow down, many members of my freshman class began to assume leadership roles in the industry. Our friendships were renewed semiannually at trade shows and sustained through emails and phone calls, but otherwise, I have to admit, I didn't know much else about their personal lives.
Joe Hibbs was one of those guys. He was the artist rep at Tama when we first met, then disappeared for a couple years before cropping up again at Premier. He seemed to finally find a home when he went to work for Mapex, where his reputation as a world-class artist rep and drum expert took root and bloomed.
Then the unthinkable happened. Joe died at LAX last February at the age of 63, desperately trying to fly home to Nashville after being diagnosed with pneumonia in a Los Angeles emergency room. Of course, social media immediately lit up at the news. My mood took the opposite turn. Among my first thoughts was regret that I hadn't known Joe better, though, from what I hear, he kept his private and business lives at arm's length.
Yet everybody knew him. More importantly, everybody respected him. He knew drums and the drum industry like no one else. He helped a lot of people. Look, he was also no angel, and could be sardonic and irascible when he felt wronged. In other words, he was just like the rest of us: Another human being trying his best, sometimes succeeding, other times stumbling, always pushing forward.
You might not have felt it, but a tear split apart the fabric of our tiny, fragile universe when Joe died, reminding us of the inevitability of mortality and importance of the moment. I have no profound words to share. Just never take anything for granted. We're here for only a short time.
You are missed, Joe.
Don't Take The Bait
Don't Take The Bait
Mitch Mitchell immediately became my favorite drummer when I first heard Are You Experienced, the debut album by Jimi Hendrix Experience. In my opinion, his drumming on that album, as well as the next two releases — Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland — elevated rock drumming to an unexpected level of legitimacy on par with many of the jazz players of the day. On Experienced and Axis, in particular, Mitchell's chops were phenomenally advanced, keeping pace with Hendrix's revolutionary guitar style with roundhouse fills, unorthodox grooves, and blistering speed. But, to my ears, his drumming changed on Electric Ladyland. I wouldn't say it became worse, but it felt different, more sluggish, less choppy. I'm sure at the time my 13-year-old brain reasoned that he was exploring other avenues.
I found Hendrix's subsequent albums to be less compelling than the first three, and my attention turned to other artists. Yet, whenever somebody asked me to name my favorite drummer, to this very day I always cite Mitch Mitchell, whose playing had such a profound effect on my own at a pivotal time in my development.
Just recently, while flipping through the television channels, I spotted a movie called Electric Church. It's a documentary of Hendrix's appearance at the Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970. Intrigued, I recorded it, and watched it later when I had a couple spare hours.
As much as it pains me to say, Mitch just didn't sound very good. Sure, he was executing many of his signature licks, but too often didn't come in on the 1 with the sort of crisp articulation that captured my ear those many decades before. His drumming was more ham-fisted than sharp. He even seemed to lose the beat in a couple places.
Okay. This was 1970, back when PA systems were much less reliable. Maybe Mitch couldn't hear the band well. Or he didn't get enough sleep on the plane. Or his slack performance was the result of any number of reasons why drummers simply have a bad night now and then.
Or, it also occurred to me, maybe the rumors I'd heard of his substance abuse problems were true. If so, he wasn't alone. Back in the psychedelic haze of the late '60s, one simply assumed rock musicians experimented with mind-altering substances. At the time it seemed daring and adventurous, and was often justified as a source of inspiration.
My generation contributed quite a few positive things to worldwide culture, the ecology and women's movements among them. But I think we totally screwed up by glamorizing drug use — especially in regard to the harder stuff. I've seen too many great musicians burn out physically and creatively due to substance abuse.
To this day, I just shake my head whenever another young rock star dies of an overdose. Hendrix. Bonham. Weinhouse. Weiland. The full list is far too long to include here, but all are victims of a disease they couldn't control. None of their deaths was heroic. I wrote in an earlier column about my own nicotine addiction, and how tough it was to kick the habit. Throughout the five years when I struggled to quit, only to fall back again, it occurred to me countless times that it all could have been avoided if I simply had never smoked my first cigarette. The same is true of all addictive drugs.
Consider this: Some people become full-blown junkies after taking only a single dose of heroin. Just one. Perhaps you don't know yet if you're one of those people. So keep it that way and live a long, happy life.
To Tell The Truth
To Tell The Truth
Truth be told, I rarely spend time in online drumming message boards and chat rooms. Having edited this mag for the past 25 years, I've usually had my fill of drum gab by the end of a ten-plus-hour day. But that doesn't mean I never check out message boards. Every once in a while I take a few minutes to dig deep and catch up on all the gossip. And when I do, predictably, I often perform a vanity search to see what folks had to say about DRUM!, and drumming magazines in general.
Of course, since these comments are on the web, I come across plenty of complaints. To be fair, some are fully warranted and provide great insight I can use to sharpen our editorial standards. Others are clearly people just blowing off steam, enjoying their 15 minutes.
That's fine, although, admittedly, they do occasionally get under my skin, particularly when I read complaints about product tests. The most common grievance is that, in order to protect cash flow, drumming magazines wouldn't dare criticize instruments made by the same companies that buy ads.
You might be surprised to learn that I think they're right, but only to a degree. See, from the beginning, we've instructed our instrument reviewers to tell it like it is — for better or worse. So, for example, in this very issue you'll read that our reviewer Brad Schlueter couldn't get Yamaha's DT70 acoustic drum trigger to stop misfiring on his snare, and how another reviewer, AJ Donahue, didn't particularly care for Meinl's Symmetry and Nuance ride cymbals, and why.
I never read such blunt critiques in other drumming magazines. Instead, I see either overwhelmingly favorable assessments, or utterly noncommittal reviews that simply run down a list of specs: the shells are made of this, the lugs are made of that, and the hoops are made of the other thing. I always interpret the latter approach to mean the reviewer wasn't crazy about the gear. But drummers shouldn't have to read between the lines like that.
It's even worse online, as far as I'm concerned. Websites that claim to offer serious reviews often post gushingly glowing videos or rewrites of company press releases, with little to no effort to actually test the product. Neither qualifies as a review in my book. Before a gear test goes to press, we always ask the manufacturer to fact check it, which means they get the first chance to see criticism before you do. Every once in a while we get some pushback about negative statements, and admittedly that can be sticky. Indeed, we've had some companies pull advertising out of the magazine (most come back after a while). We've also had other companies continue to advertise, but never ask us to test their products again.
But they all know this: Our first and most important commitment is to our readers. If you don't feel you can trust what you read in our magazine, you'll be less likely to trust what you see in their ads.
You really are that important to us. Thanks for reading DRUM! Magazine.
Most of the time this column writes itself. I typically stew on a topic for a couple days and, once it reaches gestation, sit down and spill words onto the keyboard. Then there are other times, like yesterday, when it feels like I'm trying to arm-wrestle a grizzly bear just to plunk a period at the end of a sentence. See, this issue marks the official start of our 25th anniversary year, an achievement that makes the entire DRUM! team proud. Of course, it's our right and obligation to trumpet such a milestone from the rooftops, but everything I tried to write on the subject yesterday just seemed so sanctimonious and self-serving I wound up playing "Wipe Out" on the delete button over and over. So I put it aside. Now I'm back. Allow me to say we're honored to have served the drumming community for a quarter century, and amazed that we were 25 years younger when we dreamed up the crazy idea of publishing a drumming magazine. It's been a great ride, punctuated by all sorts of accomplishments (and almost as many snafus). And while I'm glad to take some credit for helping usher this publication over the decades, at this very moment I only feel grateful for all the talented people — freelancers and staffers alike — who contributed to our longevity. Most of all, I need to give a shout out to my business partners, Phil and Connie Hood, who made sure the company was secure throughout the years. And while our early ad sales team of Leigh Taylor Hartley and Darryl Ecke helped lift DRUM! off the launching pad, the ad sales director who succeeded them, Eric Frank, has become the face of DRUM! Magazine among drum and percussion companies, and truly kept the boat afloat. I feel fortunate to have worked with such immensely talented graphic designers, who each left a mark on these pages, including our current art director Rich Leeds, who I've known for almost 30 years, starting when we were both mere tykes working at GPI Publications. We were equally lucky to enlist the artists who preceded him, including Cristina Strombotne, Mauricio Rams, Lalaine Gagni, Leslie Hampton, Rick Eberly, Clarence Yung, and our founding art director Kristine Ekstrand. I'm no less humbled to have the opportunity to work alongside some of the best staff writers and editors in the business, including Andrew Lentz, Dave Constantin, Sabrina Crawford, Scott Locklear, Don Zulaica, Elisa Welch, Andy Ziker, Billy Ramirez, and Jared Cobb. They all made sure DRUM! was a superior literary experience for our readers, and for me. Toss a long line of past and current freelance writers, photographers, illustrators, office staff, and interns into the mix and you're looking at a veritable football field full of loyal and dedicated individuals who contributed greatly to our legacy. Of course, despite the best efforts of all these creative types, we never would have been able to continue publishing for the past 25 years without the support of our readers. Keep in mind that DRUM! never was subsidized by a larger publishing company, nor underwritten by a family inheritance. We've paid salaries and benefits, print bills and rent with the money we earned, one issue at a time. I'm proud of that. We couldn't have done it without you. It's just that simple. Thanks for your continued support.


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Friends of the SMU Libraries held the 9th Annual Tables of Content Saturday, April 5th. The event this year was attended by one hundred and fifty guests with seventeen table hosts. Among the hosts were SMU's own Provost and distinguished professors. Dallas notables hosting this year were Tom and Sally Dunning, Gary Cogill and Ben Fountain. Proceeds from the event will benefit all SMU Libraries.
Division News
New Staff
The Center for Information Processing is pleased to welcome Michelle Hahn as our new Music Cataloger. Michelle comes to us from Indiana University in Bloomington where she completed her Master of Library Science degree in August of last year. While studying at Bloomington Michelle worked in a variety of positions, including Music Cataloging Intern for Sound Recordings and Library Assistant for Reference and Instruction. Originally from the Cleveland, Ohio, area, Michelle is a former member of Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She attended Ohio University in Athens where she graduated cum laude with a degree in Music Education with bassoon emphasis; her minor was music therapy. Please stop by and greet Michelle and be sure to take a moment to ponder just what are the odds of CIP's having three bassoonists in residence at any given time.
Do you remember McBeeTM cards? KardexTM trays? Transfer paper and electric pencils?
Come on…admit it…not only do you remember them…you're hiding them, aren't you? You can't bear to throw them out. You must keep them safe – safe from those relentless organizers and thrower-outers who don't understand them. Preserved for future generations of library workers who must never forget how much we suffered in those dark days before automation. The Exhibits Committee understands, and we want to help. Like you, The Exhibits Committee wants to preserve our library history. If you have a secret stash of library artifacts (or if you've just uncovered a box of weird stuff you can't identify), we want to take care of them for you. Let us identify them, label them, and store them for future exhibits and for posterity. Contact The Exhibits Committee at: email@example.com The Exhibits Committee understands. You don't have to bear the burden alone.
As the Spring Semester ends, so does our time with Pat Arnold, Temporary Reference Librarian. Pat has worked the weekday morning reference shift since last fall, and has proven herself indispensible during holidays and staff vacations. We will miss Pat and the 30-years of library experience that she brought to this crucial service point at the Fondren Library Center. Although Pat is officially retired, she continues to have an impact on the field of librarianship. As the Chairwoman of the Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Division, Pat will represent this Group at the Special Libraries Association meeting in Seattle this June. "I have served this Division as the Chair two different times," said Pat. "I'm finding the duties to be easier the second time around. I am looking forward to this particular meeting because I am attending a program featuring Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet." I believe everyone has enjoyed Pat's stories about her 19 years as Librarian at Frito-Lay, Inc. While I have tried to coax the Fritos recipe out of her several times, Pat's discretion and loyalty to her former employer will not budge. Although we won't see Pat Monday through Friday anymore, she has agreed to return to the Fondren Library Center on an on call basis. We wish Pat the best. FYI – Goodbye party plans are pending!
Staff News
Dave Schmidt can be found directing the multiple award-winning drama "Proof" at The Dupree Theater in the Irving Arts Center, May 30 – June 14. This Pulitzer and Tony award-winner focuses on "a young woman, troubled with grief over the death of her mentally ill, genius father." Tickets are $17, but a discount coupon is available through Dave, x. 82284.
Dawn Youngblood was named Chairwoman of the Cartography Specialty Group, a Division of the American Association of Geographers. Dawn accepted this honor at AAG's Annual Meeting this month in Boston.
Exhibition News
Christine Sanford Devotion to Blue
March 31-May 2, 2008
"My primary interest in painting is in the experimentation with endless nuances of color combination possibilities. I agree with the statement often made "color is feeling, color has emotional resonance." I consider my paintings color meditations. My ever-evolving style would be defined as pentimento—the traditional technique of layering color upon color through the use of glazes. I am concerned with achieving a sense of atmosphere and mystery. With my buried transparent colors I try to create depth, space, reflected or emerging light. Using all sorts of tools and brushes I am slowly establishing a painting language. I work to accept the lack of certainty and am eager to see what comes into play with each new painting. I believe in the notion of transcendence and spiritual possibilities while painting. Above all I value my personal experience in the studio.*"
Christine Sanford
Devotion to Blue Nantucket, MA
* The above quote and images of her work can be found here.
The Stewart Irvin Oost Collection
March 28, 2008 - April 28th, 2008
Described as "one of the largest private collections of books on classics and ancient history in the United States", The Stewart Irvin Oost Collection consists of many thousands of books and pamphlets in over seventeen languages dating from as early as the 16th century. Upon Oost's death in 1981, he left his entire collection to SMU which included the collections of the Greek scholars and professors Benedict Einarson and Paul Shorey from the University of Chicago. The collection also included documents Einarson left to Oost containing notes, personal material, correspondence, and family items.
Click here for more about this collection.
Staff Recommends
From Marna Morland
- To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
- 1999 Hugo Award for best novel
Nebula Award nominee
Available at Fondren Library
Staff Spotlight
Michelle Hahn
- Professional/Educational background:
- "I have an undergraduate degree in music education with a focus on music therapy from Ohio University. I have a Masters in Library Science with a specialization in Music Librarianship from Indiana University. I worked in both the public and technical service ends of music libraries at Ohio and Indiana, as well as general reference experience at Indiana and in the online environment of Walden University. I am also a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, an international women's music fraternity."
- Hobbies and interests:
- "I like laughter, baseball, football, potatoes, and OhioLink."
- Interesting facts about you:
- "I play the bassoon. I have been to the following races: bicycles, roller skates, rubber ducks, outhouses, and cardboard boats. I have a fear of underwater lights (such as those in a pool) because of the movie "20,000 leagues under the sea."
- Book or website you would like to recommend
- "My favorite website is http://www.fakeisthenewreal.org/eap_vnw/. It looks very legitimate, but is obviously not plausible, so it makes a great example of thinking critically about information in an Information Literacy Instruction session!"
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From Mary Queyrouze
Systems/CUL ISS -- This past year has been one of exciting changes and new opportunities to better serve the changing needs of our users in all SMU libraries. We've reorganized our department and taken on new responsibilities for web development and helped to provide support for the new Student Multimedia Center and CUL Digital Projects center. We continue our commitment to Public Services. We participated in the evaluation and selection of a digital asset management system. We are constantly challenged with keeping pace with the rapid changes in technology in order to continue to support our production library systems, support electronic resources and networking, and provide desktop support and technology consulting. We've been energized by learning new skills and we've streamlined and re-focused into a team environment to work more effectively.
Hats -- We frequently joke about the many hats our small department wears. Are we wearing our SMU Libraries Systems Office support hat – to support the production library systems – Voyager, ILLiad, EZProxy, and others? Everyone in our office supports our production systems and pitches in to handle help tickets as needed. Are we wearing our troubleshooting and support hat for CUL desktop support needs? Which planning hat do we wear to effectively use limited technology upgrade funding to keep nearly 400 CUL PCs and networked printers upgraded and operational? How can we keep pace with the increasing technology requirements required to run the latest software and meet new technology needs of our users? We added a new web development hat with the challenge to completely re-design the CUL website and the SMU Libraries website. Our latest new hat is to implement and support a new digital asset management system to provide access and preserve CUL special collection materials.
Web Team -- The CUL web redesign project is an ongoing project. The team (led by Jorge Cruz with team members Brad Wehring and Michael Seifi) successfully implemented a CUL web "facelift" in January to provide a new look and increased functionality while the "heavy lifting" redesign work is done. The Web Team is now working behind the scenes, analyzing the site's current content and making suggestions for how the site could be reorganized, and how existing web publishing workflows could be restructured. More details will be forthcoming soon, and announced via culnews. The web team is here to help staff publish information on the web. If anyone has anything to contribute to the News section of our website, please fill out a help ticket.
Systems/ Desktop Support Team – With the reorganization of our department, Andy Maupin expanded her role for CUL desktop support by taking on responsibility for public computers and printers She and Christine Asberry Milazzo provide primary support for CUL desktop support/consulting needs at all CUL libraries. Once Andy relocated full-time to the third floor Systems Office, she began training to learn to create public computer software loads in order to "refresh" the public PC loads with critical updates and printer changes. Based on feedback from students, she recently loaded and installed 6 additional new computers in the SIC and 12 in the Information Commons public areas and made changes to all FLC complex public computers to add color printing capabilities. Next she will work with Toni Nolen on a pilot test of duplex printing for the public.
While continuing to provide hardware and software planning, scheduling PC upgrades, and providing desktop support, Christine tackled several additional special projects this year, including several involving graphic design. She is designing and installing new staff office signs throughout the complex, coordinated the training for the Office 2007 migration for CUL, completed the mandatory laptop encryption process, incorporated security awareness training into new employee orientations, designed a new wireless printing logo for SMU and designed and produced marketing materials for the 2007 Back to School Tent Event. Her next big project will be planning PC upgrades so we'll be ready for Vista-or the next new operating system. She is also leading the space re-design for FLE 306 and 310 to provide more effective team office space for our new responsibilities and collaborative team work.
Electronic Resources and Networking – Toni Nolen continues to stay extremely busy juggling the systems/electronic resources/networking and public services responsibilities of her position. Toni's primary responsibilities are to provide functional and technical support for library systems and desktop computing for staff and public computers and work with Collection Development and the CUL Electronic Resources team to plan, implement, and manage CUL electronic resources. She also serves on the President's Advisory Committee on the Needs of Persons with Disabilities. 25% of her position is devoted to providing reference desk support and she teaches several user education classes.
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Applications Now Being Accepted for Thompson Scholars 2013, Evangelism: A New Scorecard
The Thompson Scholars program for 2013, Evangelism: A New Scorecard, will take place April 30 – May 3 on the seminary campus. This annual event brings pastors and other church leaders with a special interest in evangelism to the seminary campus. The program is led by Ralph C. Basui Watkins, associate professor of evangelism and church growth.
Many of us think in terms of numbers of people we are able to draw into the church. Watkins wants to turn this concept upside down and get us to start thinking about evangelism in a new way in this year's seminar. "We need to think in terms of relationships and partnerships," Watkins explained. "The question we need to ask ourselves is no longer, 'How many people came to our church events this week?' but rather, 'How many relationships am I building outside of my immediate church context?'" The seminar will consider broader questions about what it means to be a disciple of Christ beyond church attendance, participation in Bible Studies, and mission projects.
This is an application-based program. Qualified applicants will be accepted until we reach maximum enrollment. For an application form, click here. Application deadline is December 1, 2012. Applicants will be notified of their status by January 15, 2013. Preference will be given to applicants who have not participated in the Thompson Scholars program within the past 5-10 years.
The program fee of $175 includes the course fee and three night's lodging (double-occupancy) and meals. The program fee for a single-occupancy room is $230. This program is generously supported by an endowment in honor of Cecil Thompson, former professor of evangelism at the seminary.
For more information, please contact Sarah Erickson, director of lifelong learning, at email@example.com or 404-687-4526.


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Leo Santa Cruz stops Jesus Ruiz in the eighth round
Leo Santa Cruz stopped Jesus Ruiz 29 seconds into the eighth round to retain his WBC junior featherweight title on the Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at the MGM Grand.
Leo Santa Cruz stopped Jesus Ruiz 29 seconds into the eighth round to retain his WBC junior featherweight title on the Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at the MGM Grand.
A wicked counter-right hook from Andy Lee may have punched his ticket to a future showdown with Gennady Golovkin as he won the vacant WBO middleweight title against Matt Korobov on the Tim Bradley-Diego Chaves undercard.
Nicholas Walters proved at the highest level that he is the knockout machine he appeared to be the past few years, stopping Donaire with a single right to the head at the end of Round 6 Saturday at the StubHub Center.
From the September 2014 issue of THE RING Magazine: The most important role of a referee is determining when to step in and save an injured combatant. But it's hardly an exact science.
Images from Miguel Cotto's nine-round annihilation of Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Confusion reigned until the verdict was announced, but Michael Farenas emerged with a TKO win after Hector Velazquez sustained a cut of questionable origin Friday night in the Philippines.
Canelo Alvarez stopped Alfredo Angulo 47 seconds into the 10th round Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bryant Jennings said he didn't know much about Artur Szpilka and he didn't think much of him before they met in the ring at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. As arrogant as it sounded, Bryant was correct.
Gennady Golovkin's successful defense of his WBA middleweight title via eighth-round TKO over Curtis Stevens at Madison Square Garden. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Alfonso Gomez at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photos by Craig Bennett.
Gallery of Saturday's action in Colorado, where Ruslan Provodnikov hammered out a tenth-round stoppage win over Mike Alvarado to win the WBO junior welterweight title. Photos by Doug Pensinger-Gettyimages.
The junior welterweight title bout between Ruslan Provodnikov and Mike Alvarado was a war of attrition that opened up with a pair of knockdowns in the eighth and was sealed by the Russian challenger two rounds later.
Images from Marcos Maidana's hard-fought sixth-round win over fellow welterweight Josesito Lopez in the main event of the Showtime-televised June 8 card in Carson, Calif. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Action shots from Erislandy Lara's 10th-round TKO victory over Alfredo Angulo at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.
WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin defended his belt with a seventh-round knockout of challenger Fernando Guerrero in Brooklyn.
Photographer Naoki Fukuda's action shots from Adrien Broner's fifth-round stoppage of Welsh challenger Gavin Rees in Atlantic City.
Ace photographer Naoki Fukuda's blood-soaked action shots from middleweight Gennady Golovkin's seventh-round stoppage of Gabriel Rosado.
Photographer Naoki Fukuda's action shots from the fight between new RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka.
Nonito Donaire did not excite the crowd at the Home Depot Center during the first five rounds of his 122-pound showdown with Toshiaki Nishioka on Saturday, but at least the new RING champ closed the HBO-televised show with a ninth-round stoppage.
Junior welterweights Lucas Matthysse and Ajose Olusegun delivered an all-action slugfest at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, with Matthysse scoring a TKO in round 10.


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wed 19 nov 2008 09:29:15 witte de withstraat
preliminary thoughts on the new red stuff
a couple of people have written to me recently about the exciting news from the "red" camera people.
red decided they're going to release all their digital camera gear as modular bits, so users can build whatever camera functionality they want. how big a chip do you want, how fast do you wanna crank? do you want the vertical grip and the LCD screen and what kind of flash memory do you need?
so that in principle sounds like a good idea, right? right. it's a very good idea, and long overdue.
the thing i'm afraid of is that it might be considerably more overdue by the time anybody we know gets to physically try it out. supposedly starting sometime in late 2009, all this will start to be available for sale. but you're supposed to buy it now, cuz otherwise you'll be waiting for years to get it. red's universal disclaimer still applies: specs, prices and delivery dates are always subject to radical revision. and meanwhile if you look close, all those exciting product photos you're looking at are just photorealistic 3D renders.
red has a very good idea. they should build it, and *then* sell it to me. don't be asking me to pre-order a nice idea.
somehow i don't think there are going to be lots of pre-orders for the sensor that's 28,000 pixels wide, and can shoot 25 frames per second. that strikes me as pure posing. who has time to see so many pixels?
it reminds me of monday night, when a friend at the cave told me how many terabytes of mp3 music files he's got now. i'm like, "man you need some more lifetimes if you wanna hear all that."


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Where a jury in the Superior Court convicted a defendant of murder in the first degree, the conviction should be affirmed, as (1) the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in questioning the venire about their views on scientific evidence, (2) the judge did not err by failing to instruct, consistent with Commonwealth v. Bowden, 379 Mass. 472, 485-486 (1980), that the jury could consider "the lack of police investigation [and] the lack of physical evidence" in determining whether there was a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt, (3) the judge's erroneous decision to permit a witness to give an opinion regarding the culpability of the defendant was insubstantial and (4) evidence of an argument between the defendant and a third party was not unduly prejudicial.
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Nearly 4 in 5 Babies Born in 2011 Were Breastfed
Overall, the breastfeeding rate in the U.S. rose to 79.2% this year from 76.5% a year earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Breastfeeding Report Card. The study, which was released today, has traced the breastfeeding rates for infants born in 2011.
Much of the national growth was in exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding at six months—what most health organizations recommend—advanced to 18.8% from 16.4% in 2013.
CDC attributes some of the growth to the increase in International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, whose numbers increased to 3.5 per 1,000 live births from 2.1 between 2006 and 2013. Other reasons include states enacting laws to enable mothers who wish to continue breastfeeding or ban formula advertisements and gifts in hospitals.
While breastfeeding rates are steadily increasing in the U.S., they are impeded due to health problems as well as social, economic and cultural roadblocks.
The highest rates for exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months are in Vermont at 29.6%. The lowest again this year are in Mississippi, where only 10% of mothers exclusively breastfeed for six months; however those rates are double the 5% on the last report card.


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Citation: (2004) Where to Start? Alternate Protein Translation Mechanism Creates Unanticipated Antigens. PLoS Biol 2(11): e397. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020397
Published: October 26, 2004
Copyright: © 2004 Public Library of Science. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In the spirit of good health, cells are constantly subjecting their protein contents to immunological surveillance by cytotoxic (killer) T cells. Tens of thousands of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules cradle peptides (bits of proteins) on cell surfaces, and T cells detect any suspicious peptides with extreme sensitivity. If a cell is infected with a virus, peptides created from viral DNA will end up on the cell's surface as antigens, triggering immunological red flags.
Most—but not all—of the peptides presented by MHC class I molecules are created by conventional cellular mechanisms: with the help of a ribosome, three mRNA nucleotides (a codon) are decoded into a corresponding amino acid, which is strung as the next link on an elongating peptide. Most peptides begin with the amino acid methionine, coded by the mRNA nucleotide triplet A-U-G (AUG). But some peptides are "cryptic," arising from normally untranslated regions of mRNA or initiated with codons other than AUG.
Previous studies suggested that an unconventional translation mechanism creates some cryptic peptides. But how? And why? Only one type of translation initiator, transfer RNA (tRNA), specific for AUG and loaded with a methionine molecule, is known. Protein synthesis beginning at alternate codons has been attributed to imprecise pairing between the methionine translation initiator and mRNA. This, however, does not explain proteins that do not begin with methionine.
Only two mechanisms for building non-methionine-initiated peptides have been discovered. In a new study, Susan R. Schwab et al. characterize one of them, the CUG-initiated translation of a peptide starting with leucine instead of methionine.
The authors explored cellular translation by engineering cells to create peptides of interest and present them through matching MHC molecules on the cells' surfaces. Then, by harnessing the exquisite sensitivity of T cells to probe for antigens on MHC molecules, they could identify which peptides were created under different experimental conditions.
Their findings point to a unique translation mechanism. In the other known example of a non-methionine-initiated peptide, translation beginning at GCU or CAA is guided by a specific folded structure of mRNA nucleotides called the internal ribosome entry site. Schwab et al. have found that no similar structure is necessary for CUG-initiated translation. However, similar to the standard mechanism of AUG initiation, they found that ribosomes do scan for CUG. Additionally, the presence of a specific ribosome-binding sequence in mRNA (the "Kozak context") near a CUG site can enhance the efficiency of initiation there.
Schwab et al. have also suggested a possible purpose for this translation mechanism. Under stress, cells can down-regulate conventional translation, which curbs the production of viral proteins in the event of an infection but also suppresses the creation of antigens needed to flag down T cells for an immune response. Here, Schwab et al. report that peptides starting with leucine were produced in the absence of the protein eIF2, which normally aids in AUG-initiated peptide synthesis. Cells under stress slow conventional translation by restraining the function of eIF2. Therefore, CUG-initiated translation, which works without eIF2, might provide an out for stressed cells needing to create peptides. This alternative could be a great way to avoid pumping out viral proteins and still create antigens for T cell surveillance—unless, of course, viruses take advantage of the loophole for their own peptide production.


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Comments Thread For: Bernstein Expects Guerrero To Test Floyd Mayweather
We now know Robert The Ghost Guerrero is the lucky fighter to win the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes as he will face him May 4th in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand. Guerrero has been clamoring for this fight since last year and it took a tough win over a then unknown Selcuk Aydin and former champion Andre Berto to earn his chance at the pound for pound king.
Depending on who you talk to, the fight is either considered a walk in the park for Floyd or Floyd is going to be in for one of the tougher nights of his career. Showtime commentator Al Bernstein thinks it will be the latter as he discussed his thoughts on the fight when he appeared on the most recent episode of BoxingScenes official radio show The Boxing Lab. [Click Here To Read More]
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Im really looking forward to listening to Showtimes team call the fight. We know Bernstein will be there. Paulie gives much better insite than RJJ. He cant judge rounds for sh1t, in fact I think he had Cotto/Trout a draw, but he can explain whats going on in the ring intellegently. Im sick of Lampley and the rest of HBOs team calling the fights.
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That was an interesting headline to see. Glad to see Showtime call the fight.
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Looking forward to this. Al Bernstein and Malignaggi are great to listen to during a fight...they give intelligent and insightful commentary. (although it's true that Paulie's scorecards leave you scratching your head sometimes.)
Guerrero will give Floyd a tough time of it. It's going to be a competitive bout.
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You say that he can explain what's going on in the ring but then say he can't judge. While he's judging, he's actively telling you how he's scoring. He accounted for the body attack that Cotto put on, that's where is scorecard came from. I mean, he was pretty explicit that he thought alot of the body work was going unaccounted for in the official judges. So I mean, what he's explaining, is also how he's scoring.
I had the Trout fight 7-5 for Trout. I thought he came strong, lulled in the middle rounds and fought his ass off in the championship rounds to grab a deserved win.
I can't wait to see these guys call the fight. They're very professional. I also can't wait for Jim Gray vs. Mayweather. It'll be more interesting than the fight itself
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i wrote an article at the beginning of january stating that floyd , if he choose robert he would have his work cut out for him , floyd definitely has to earn his money this fight its nowhere near as easy for floyd as many people are making out to be.
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I think the Guerrero of old is long gone, which is why he resorts to pressuring, and smothering. I don't think he can be as methodical or as technical as he once was due to the weight, he lost some speed and he's more flat footed, I hate to get ahead of myself but I think we're gonna see the same Guerrero that fought Berto, maybe a little stronger but still the same. He'll at times try to box but Mayweather will quickly convince him to throw away that approach.
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Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $534 Million in Local Sales Tax Revenue
AUSTIN —Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today said the state collected $1.6 billion in sales tax revenue in July, up 5.3 percent compared to July 2006.
"Growth in sales tax collections eased in July, but moved ahead at a steady pace," Combs said. "In particular, receipts from the mining, construction, manufacturing, and service sectors reflect a Texas economy resisting the cooling seen in the national economy."
Combs sent $534.2 million in August sales tax allocations to local governments, up 5.1 percent compared to August 2006. So far this calendar year, sales tax allocations to local governments are up 6.6 percent compared to last year.
Combs sent sales tax payments of $364 million to Texas cities, up 4.1 percent compared to last August. Calendar year to date, city sales tax revenues are surpassing 2006 by 6.9 percent. Sales tax payments of $31 million went to Texas counties, 5.6 percent higher than last August. So far in calendar year 2007, county sales tax allocations are up 7.8 percent compared to last year.
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Thanksgiving holiday travel will increase again this year, as WSJ's Driver's Seat reports, and it could be a rough ride for some travelers.
AAA estimates that 43.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving weekend, up from43 million last year. This is the fourth year in a row of growth in holiday travel. In 2008, travel dropped 25 %.
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Timothy C. Lethbridge , University of Ottawa
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The recommendations in Software Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering, form a volume of the larger Computing Curriculum project of the IEEE-CS and ACM. SE2004 evolved from an analysis of desired student outcomes for a software engineering graduate as compared to those for computer science and computer engineering graduates. This survey of the recommendations summarizes the recommended Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK), which outlines the knowledge that a software engineering undergraduate should learn while at university. The survey also summarizes a set of 19 guidelines prepared to help educators implement a software engineering program as well as the courses and a sample of the curriculum patterns that SE2004 proposes.This article is part of a special issue on Software Engineering Curriculum Development.
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MATTHEWS - The crowd was slightly smaller but their determination to maintain their school just as strong as local residents gathered for a second time to consider their options.
Residents met Sunday afternoon to direct actions to fight a proposal which would close the Matthews Elementary School. The New Madrid County R-1 School District has directed a feasibility study be conducted to look at the consolidation of the district's three elementary schools into one building located off Interstate 55 adjacent to the current Central High School and Middle School.
"This issue is about our children," said R.D. Mills, a local resident who served as moderator for the meeting. "This issue is about our town."
Those attending were provided packets of information detailing the district's initial proposal for the feasibility study and the community's response. Also it included the written statement read by Mills to the school board during a work session on March 11 and a report from the committee on the meeting.
In his statement, Mills noted they presented a petition with 361 names opposing the closing of the school. "The people feel the school closing will create a long bus ride for our small children, which will create a hardship to them, and the closing would definitely have a negative impact on our small community. It will take the heart and soul out of our town," he read in his statement.
In response, Dr. Mike Barnes, superintendent, explained to the committee the consolidation was under consideration as a cost-saving measure. The district has estimated the consolidation could save local taxpayers in excess of $500,000 per year once a consolidated program was fully implemented combining the elementary schools now located at Matthews, New Madrid and Lilbourn.
Polling the group on what should be their next step, a majority raised their hands when Mills asked if they should consider forming their own school district, leaving the R-1 District. Adding it would not be easy, Mills explained it would require money and an attorney.
The group mentioned several attorneys and agreed Mills should meet with one to consider if he would represent them. The lawyer will be asked to prepare a petition which would begin the process for an election on leaving the R-1 School District.
Several questions and comments were offered by the audience. One citizen asked which grades were being considered to be part of the school; he explained he was a farm worker and would not be able to pay out-of-district tuition for a high school student to attend school out of the Matthews School District.
Others asked how many students would be involved. According to Matthews Mayor Gene Curtis, there would be 237 students if the district comprised the current kindergarten through eighth graders from the proposed Matthews District.
Another inquired what it would cost to run such a district. While Mills couldn't offer an exact figure, he emphasized the valuation of the proposed district should "provide plenty of money to educate the children."
A map showed the proposed district to include the Big Prairie and West townships, which extend into the southern portion of Sikeston's business district. Earlier it was estimated the district's valuation at $43 million.
Also Mills urged citizens to protest the passage of Senate Bill 1050 that deals with school boundary issues.
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[T]o apply the rule correctly the referee must be able to keep at least five moving objects in his visual field at the same time – two players on the attacking team, the last two players of the defending team and the ball.
He said this was beyond the capacity of the human eye, especially as these five objects could be anywhere in the defenders' half of the pitch.
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Xinyi Li, 18, and her family waited 11 years for a visa so that they could immigrate to the U.S. "One day the letter came, and I was so happy," Xinyi said. "I like to live here - fresh air, good education." Unpacking her suitcase after she arrived, Xinyi found the key to the front door of her old house in Guangzhou. She burst into tears, but has kept the key as a souvenir of a place she hopes to visit one day. "I lived in the house my whole life - 16 years," she said. "The key is like a memory. It reminds me of home."
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A foul on the keeper and an offside goal? Explain please
foul, when was that? If you mean Saha's goal, he attacked the ball like all good strikers do (you wouldn't know about that) in the 6 yard box, and scored a predators goal. I didn't see any complaints from your players about a foul on your keeper. As for the offside, do me a favour, he was level. You lost, get over it!


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Basketball players are encouraged to register teams now for the Coeur d'Alene Shootout, a three-on-three basketball tournament Aug. 25 and 26 on North Idaho College's main campus.
The Coeur d'Alene Shootout is a double-elimination tournament with standard half-court games played to 20 points or 25 minutes for ninth-grade and up. Eighth-graders and under have a three-game guarantee.
Anyone in the third grade and older can participate in 10 different divisions. Teams will be placed in the bracket of the oldest player on the team.
The entry fee is $100 per team and includes a T-shirt. Entries must be received by Aug. 20. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and the number of teams will be limited. Registration forms are available at The Sports Cellar located at 402 Sherman Ave. or download one at www.nicathletics.com. Once determined, brackets will be posted to the NIC athletics website as well.


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Barmer, Rajasthan: BJP'S prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday stressed on the development of infrastructure in Rajasthan for gas and petroleum, saying their immense potential can give the country new strength and make the state the "pride of India".
"I know how hard you work and how important water is for you. We want to link rivers. We want to fulfil Atal Bihari Vajpayee's dream of interlinking rivers. Scope for gas and petroleum is immense in this region. It can give new strength to the nation," he said at a rally in Pachpadra in Barmer district.
"Like water, gas and petrol can make this land the pride of India. And this is exactly what our priority will be," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.
Modi said people have decided to go for good governance and development and not for vote bank politics, which has done no good for the nation.
"It pains me how vote bank politics has weakened our nation and caused divisions. We need to save India from it," Modi said.
He said that unlike the Congress, he will not fool them but return the love and faith people have bestowed on him in the form of development.
He said the Gujarat government has started a petroleum university and urged Rajasthan's youth to study there.
Taking a dig at the Congress, Modi said the party has "misused" every government agency to trouble him. "In the last 10 years, every agency has been misused to trouble me. They worked overtime on this," he said, in an indirect reference to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Without naming former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, he said a complaint has made about a Lok Sabha candidate from Amritsar on hiding information about his bank accounts.
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