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Steelers Hire Richard Mann as Wide Receivers Coach
The Steelers have named Richard Mann as their new wide receiver coach according to multiple sources on Twitter.
Mann has not coached in the NFL since the 2009 season. He worked on the same staff as Mike Tomlin in Tampa Bay and is an Aliquippa native.
As Mark Kaboly reported on Twitter Mann has been working with players preparing them for the NFL ...
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McGuinty Government Doomed in Next Election
March 5, 2005
Ask an Ontarian whether they like or dislike Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and you will find that they are twice as likely to articulate a negative rather than a positive comment, according to a SES Research Poll.
When asked what they disliked about McGuinty four in 10 Ontarians said that he lied - without any prompting.
Few realize that the recent "pit bull" ban came straight from the Premier himself, according to Liberal sources.
McGuinty was full of great promises before he was elected. A Toronto Star column, Liberals all talk on free votes for MPPs, points out that every vote on government bills under the McGuinty government is whipped, even those that were not in the party platform.
It seems that this promise of McGuinty is yet another instance of all talk and no substance:
"We will give your elected representative more power," they promised in their 2003 election platform. "Your MPP should be free to represent your views, not just parrot the views of his or her party. We will make sure all non-cabinet MPPs are free to criticize and vote against government legislation, with the exception of explicit campaign promises and confidence matters."
At the rate they are going the McGuinty government is surely doomed in the next election. The only PC representative who needs to go with them is Norm Stirling, for lying to his constituents when he said he opposed a breed ban and then voting for Bill 132 in the house.
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College Ultimate tournament in Reston, VA today (4/14/2012)...I use the grip with the big batteries for 8 FPS which I need to get peak of the action on just about every play. I know others can shoot single shots and get it but my reactions are just too slow. Dean(I still love my D700 even though I've ordered the D800)D700, Nikon 200-400, F/4, ISO 200, 1/1000 sec, Lightroom 4, lightly cropped
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#1. "RE: Dusty old D700 - wonder if it will work for sports" | In response to Reply # 0
Lots of emotion and exertion in those photos Dean, well done!A good demonstration of a need for bursts is any sport that doesn't necessarily have a predictable peak of action, like you show here. Same goes for Wildlife where in 80% of cases one has no idea where and when a peak of action will occur!Best regards, SteveK'A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.' -- Dorothea LangeMy Nikonians galleryMy Nikonians Blog
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#2. "RE: Dusty old D700 - wonder if it will work for sports" | In response to Reply # 0
My son plays Ultimate in high school. I've been to some of his tournaments. It's tough to catch that frisbee and the players in the peak of action!Best regards,Victor Chelf (vchelf)Houston, TXVisit my Zenfolio gallery.
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Steve and Victor - Thanks so much. I used to shoot crew - just wait for the boats to come by and shoot in burst for 30 seconds! Ultimate is much more challenging - it just keeps moving. I alternate between following the disc and then just following my son or some other player. I have plenty of memory cards and accept the fact that I will shoot 1,000 frames in a tournament to get 30 good ones. One thing I am always aware of is that when a player gets the disc they don't move so I use that moment to pre-focus then shoot bursts as they fake and dodge and try to catch the disc just as it leaves their hands. With long throws it easier to follow the disc - but I keep an eye out for the intended receiver and pivot to them as soon as I see where its going. I shoot a little wide and crop in post. It will definitely increases the keeper count.Dean
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Shooting Puffins and Gannets from a bobbing trawler in a heavy swell in the Arctic Ocean with a D700 and long lens 2 years ago demonstrated just how good the D700 is for fast action work. I am doubtful that the D800 would have delivered in that instance, although the D7000 would have but with reduced IQ.If one can get closer the D700 makes a great action camera.Richard.
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Nice shots, I've been using my D700 with same set up for my sons' spring flag football games, and it has served me well in the gym during basketball season over the winter. I've been toying with the idea of getting a D4 or D800 but my current set-up works great, I've determined to hold tight with what I've got...and it's the first-release 70-200 VR with mild vignetting at times. I'll be curious to hear how you like your D800, I'm thinking of saving my pennies for the D4 by end of year.
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|a. The Army Concept for Space provides a benchmark for the Army's disciplined evolution to the future, using the Army's principle doctrinal publication, FM 1005, Operations, and emerging concepts as the foundation for articulating required space capabilities. This concept focuses on the employment of space system capabilities that will support the Army's strategic, operational and tactical missions across the operational continuum in the near, mid, and farterm.
|b. Space capabilities are essential to promote national security and to deter aggression. The world geopolitical environment requires the Army to be capable of executing multiple missions, across the operational continuum, in support of the national military strategy. To accomplish these missions, the Army must project its power and influence from the Continental U.S. (CONUS), or other staging areas, to support operations anywhere in the world. This requires the capability to conduct timely worldwide reconnaissance and surveillance, to effectively communicate and disseminate information among forces, to know the precise location of friendly and enemy force elements, and to deny the enemy knowledge of friendly operations, capabilities or intentions. Integrating space capabilities into Army operations offers a substantial increase in the Army's ability to satisfy requirements at the strategic, operational and tactical levels of warfare or operations other than war.
|Future Army Missions
|c. The U.S. will face a broad spectrum of conflicts ranging from peacetime competition to global war. The diversity of missions and the lethality of future battlefields requires the integration of capabilities that will increase readiness, combat power and force survivability. The Army must be capable of adapting to the demands of the situation. Employment of space systems will enhance the Army's overall capabilities, lighten the force and improve the "toothtotail" ratio. The ability to see and communicate, regardless of distance or theater maturity, enables Army forces to react faster than the enemy and to execute their missions more effectively and efficiently. Assured access to space systems is essential to Army operations. Satellites provide the means for enhancing command and control, facilitating the maneuver of forces, reducing the commander's uncertainty, and improving fire support, air defense, intelligence collection, and combat service support operations. The success of future Army missions will be enhanced by further development and optimum integration of space operations into land operations.
|d. Realignment of international relationships and alliances, coupled with social, economic and political changes will continue to create a period of uncertainty for the Army. The proliferation of weapons and technology, to include missiles and access to satellite systems and their capabilities and products, is increasing. International willingness to share or sell these capabilities and products is also increasing. These trends will continue. In this environment, it will be common for Army forces to be confronted by adversaries with high technology systems. The increased capabilities of regional powers and the instability found in many nations will pose the most probable threats to U.S. security and national interests.
|Collapse of Soviet Union
|e. While the Soviet Union has collapsed, its space capabilities remain viable and are potentially the greatest threat to U.S. interests in space. It is probable that former Soviet states will market "dualuse" space systems, i.e., systems that have military significance and also have commercial/civil uses, to obtain foreign currency and improve their economic position. Increasing numbers of nations will exploit the use of space systems and related technologies to enhance their national interests. They will develop, acquire or gain access to more sophisticated space systems and equipment, resulting in an increase in national warfighting capabilities, including the expansion of antisatellite (ASAT) capabilities. This could result in strategic or regional imbalance and instability, increasing the threats to U.S. national interests. Operationally, this would lessen the advantage that deployed U.S. forces have had with their access to space systems and spacebased products.
|Future Technologies Use
|f. As space systems become more important to the success of military operations, they will become highvalue targets and subject to both direct and indirect, e.g., intentional jamming of communications satellites, attack. In the nearterm, attack of selected space systems or capabilities is extremely difficult to accomplish. Future technologies may permit the attack of selected satellites in the mid and farterm. This will require development of greater protection and survivability techniques for U.S. satellites. Vulnerability may be eliminated or reduced by "hardening" individual satellites or through redundancy, i.e., increased number of smaller satellites.
|Joint, Combined, Coalition, Interagency Environment
|g. The Army routinely operates with other military services, national agencies or other nations to protect U.S. national interests. Space systems enhance interoperability and facilitate coordination during joint and combined operations, especially in immature theaters of operation. These theaters may have little or no supporting civilian or military infrastructure. Spacebased systems provide the capability required to operate in such an austere environment without the need to deploy and install networks of ground terminals and relays. Satellites can provide worldwide responsiveness and interoperability needed for communications and information exchange. Access to these assets by joint, combined and interagency organizations facilitates coordination, standardization and understanding of intent across the operational continuum.
|a. Army doctrine, proposed revisions to doctrine, and emerging operational concepts emphasize the requirement to seize the initiative when executing missions across the operational continuum. This necessitates the rapid projection of influence to support operations short of war and the projection of combat power in times of crisis. The major focus of Army space operations is to provide assured global access to satellites. Globally responsive command and control and information distribution systems are essential to the readiness, deployability, effectiveness and survivability of Army forces.
|Advantages through Space
|b. Space is an operational domain that the Army must exploit. Space capabilities are imperative for the successful execution of the Army's strategic, operational and tactical missions. Space capabilities significantly alter and enhance the nature of Army operations. Experience has demonstrated the operational and tactical advantages of space systems. Responsive, large area coverage and direct access to widely separated locations are vital to the planning and execution of Army operations. The success of future operations and retention of a decisive advantage over potential adversaries will depend on further research, development, integration and application of space capabilities.
|Army Strategic Roles
c. The U.S. military strategy has changed as a result of fundamental changes in the political environment,
both abroad and at home. While the future Army continues to be a strategic force, the Army has become
smaller in size, with fewer forces based overseas. Subsequently, the Army must be more versatile,
providing an increased number of strategic options for the National Command Authority, to include the
protection of the U.S., its allies and deployed U.S. forces. The Army's roles in support of commandersinchief
(CINC) implementation of the national military strategy include:
|Force Multipliers
|d. Space systems are vital for Army operations. Space capabilities are integral to the Army's strategic roles and are important "force multipliers" for operational and tactical missions. Satellites in orbit are forward deployed, mission ready and responsive to user requirements around the world. Space assets can be used to acquire and distribute timely information that reduces the level of uncertainty about a given situation or condition without revealing interest or intent. The worldwide presence of space systems enhances stability by permitting the U.S. and its allies to see the area of operations and provides early warning of activities adverse to U.S. interests. During combat, this would include information about an adversary's readiness, force location and posture, direction of movement, and terrain/battlefield visualization, thereby facilitating power projection and knowledgeable entry into a theater. These same space systems provide information essential to security assistance, nation building, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations. Satellites provide the means for assessing disasters, predicting crop growth, and analyzing the development of a nation's infrastructure in support of non-combat operations.
|a. The Army will become more involved with other services, national agencies and nations to protect U.S. national interests. The ability of the Army to conduct a wide variety of operations under various command and control relationships will be essential in future operations. The Army must be capable of supporting non-combat operations as well as warfighting. The diversity of missions, coupled with anticipated budget restrictions mandates the Army do more with less, i.e., use all available capabilities to increase the operational effectiveness of the force without increasing the force structure. In response to the commander's needs, space systems can provide near realtime information and data dissemination. In the future, space systems will be able to fuse data and generate tactical decision aids based on the mission, enemy situation, troops available, terrain and time (METTT).
|b. Power projection is the cornerstone of the successful implementation of the national military strategy. Space systems currently in orbit are highly reliable and can support the Army prior to and during deployment. Satellites provide the initial communication, surveillance and weather system infrastructures to support deployability. Satellites gather information and provide a means for rapid dissemination of data to appropriate echelons of command. Space assets facilitate mission planning, enhance deployability by reducing the amount and size of groundbased equipment that must be transported and ensure knowledgeable entry into and exit from the area of operations.
|c. Lethality is essential for the rapid defeat of an adversary. The ability of the commander to effectively command and control forces, and to see the battlefield, regardless of size or maturity, permits Army forces to react faster than the enemy. This quick reaction can be obtained by the application of spacerelated capabilities. Nearrealtime communications and intelligence, precise positioning and location information and environmental monitoring translate directly into increased weapon system performance and lethality for Army forces.
|d. The Army must be able to meet several threats to U.S. national interests simultaneously. This may require expanding the size of the active Army by activating reserve components, creating new units and mobilizing the industrial base. Accordingly, to support an expanding Army, space assets can be reallocated, moved, leased or purchased, improving the operational effectiveness of the expanding force. The use of civil and commercial systems, onorbit spares and a robust launch capability will increase the number of space assets available to support Army users.
|a. The Army Space Operations Concept describes the space capabilities the Army requires to support its missions across the operational continuum in the near, mid and farterm. These capabilities will evolve from the use of ground receivers in the nearterm, to direct, satellite to user, linkage in the farterm. This evolution will permit tailoring of space capabilities, consistent with METTT, in support of all tactical echelons. Tailoring includes reallocating or augmenting existing resources, e.g., configuring ground or spacebased assets, or launching mission specific satellites to support Army requirements within the theater of operation. The Army Space Operations Concept acknowledges that many of the unique capabilities provided by space systems cannot be effectively provided to the Army by groundbased or airborne systems, during either peacetime or wartime operations, and that actions are required now to ensure attainment of the near, mid, and farterm capabilities addressed in this document. The figure below depicts the concept for the Army's evolution of the use of space systems.
|Strategy to Integrate
b. The strategy to integrate space into the Army may be summarized as follows:
|Near Term
c. In the nearterm, the Army:
|Near Term Capabilities
|d. Satellites augment terrestrial systems by providing the range extension necessary to support dispersed operations and a means for tactical users to access the databases required to facilitate effective decisionmaking. The information generated from available satellite systems provides Army commanders a view of the area of operation. This view facilitates tailoring of forces and allocation of resources to accomplish assigned objectives. Positioning and navigation data, some weather information, and communications capability will be provided directly to selected users by space systems. Both combat and non-combat operations are facilitated by space systems that provide communications, reconnaissance and surveillance, positioning and navigation data, mapping, weather information, and target identification and acquisition. Some of the products generated as a result of space capabilities may have application to a variety of areas not yet documented. The Army will continue to acquire groundbased terminals to interface with space systems and their associated processors to complement terrestrial systems in satisfying its requirements.
|Mid Term
e. In the midterm, space applications will spread to new functional areas and Army operations will increasingly
depend on space capabilities. The Army will develop, deploy and operate small, lightweight, mobile
groundbased processors necessary to exploit the opportunities afforded by advancing space technology and
systems. The application of new space capabilities derived from systematic research offers greater force
enhancement and increases the ability to support Army forces conducting combat or non-combat operations.
In the midterm, mobile, groundbased processing terminals will be able to integrate, process and display
space derived weather, terrain, imagery and intelligence data with ground and airborne collection systems
to fuse data and generate products tailored to support the specific requirements of an Army force. This
capability will reduce analysis and processing time and improve decisionmaking and C2 throughout the Army.
|Mid Term Capabilities
f. These groundprocessing terminals enhance the deployment of forces and improve the Army's ability to:
|Far Term
g. In the farterm, integrated space platforms provide the Army a direct link that enables users to interact
effectively with supporting space systems. The Army will require space systems that are mission
configurable, tailored as part of the total force package to directly support specific needs. Global,
spacebased command, control and communications (C3) and integrated surveillance/weapon systems will
be tailored to mission requirements. Advancing technologies, to include exploitation of onboard processing
and product generation, will provide systems capable of satisfying requirements to the lowest tactical
levels and enhancing the Army's overall operational effectiveness. Space platforms will link finished products
to the ground force to provide optimum responsiveness and effectiveness. Fully integrated with other
space and terrestrialbased systems, the use of space capabilities is transparent to the user.
(Figure 44, Farterm Space Support).
|a. During normal peacetime operations the Army must monitor world situations and prepare its units for missions across the operational continuum. Space assets can cross international boundaries unobstructed and perform two primary functions information gathering and information dissemination. The information gained by the use of satellites may allow the U.S. to reach a political settlement in case of a crisis or conflict without deploying Army forces. However, the information obtained by satellites facilitates the development of predictive models, situation displays and simulations useful for planning and training for any mission. Specifically, the Army employs space systems to detect the problem, provide early warning, reduce the vulnerability of its forces and facilitate a knowledgeable entry into the theater of operation. Predicated on the factors of METTT, Army forces are tailored, trained and equipped to meet specific operational requirements.
|Army Commanders Use
b. Prior to deployment, satellite systems provide Army commanders with:
|Information from Space Systems
|c. Continued enhancement of nearterm capabilities offers increasingly accessible and responsive capabilities that increase the protection for the force. In the farterm, tailored space support speeds the planning process at all echelons of command. Data from supporting systems will be processed, collated and disseminated simultaneously, from space, to multiple users, thereby reducing the proliferation, size and vulnerability of groundbased facilities. Many of the decisions concerning what units will be deployed and when, will be based on information gathered and disseminated by space systems. Based on this information, deploying units will be tailored for combat or non-combat missions and sequenced into the area of operations. Space systems and capabilities enhance deployability by facilitating a knowledgeable entry into the area of operations, tracking movements and reducing the amount and size of equipment deployed. Satellites provide communication connectivity, prior to deployment and enroute from the Continental U.S. (CONUS) or forward staging areas to the destination, enhancing command and control. This connectivity and the nearrealtime data provided by spacebased observation and environmental monitoring systems enhance the flexibility and agility of Army forces. Once in theater, communications can be established rapidly because the space infrastructure is already in place. Spacebased positioning and navigation systems enhance command and control by enabling commanders to know the location of their forces. Using data from the satellites, there are systems which can track critical assets throughout deployment by air or sea.
|Enhanced Command and Control
d. In the mid to farterm, command and control is further enhanced by:
|Effective Operations
|e. Whether in combat or non-combat operations, the force commander must establish conditions conducive to effective operations. This is accomplished by isolating the enemy force or impediments to stability, e.g., nontraditional threats, and seizing and maintaining the initiative. Helping develop economic infrastructures, training and equipping indigenous security forces are representative of non-combat operations that help create conditions to support decisive economic, political and informational programs. In combat situations, friendly forces are positioned to facilitate decisive operations, shape the battlefield and avoid enemy strengths. The timeliness of actions is critical to establish conditions for decisive operations and to protect the force. This requires a current and accurate assessment of the situation in order to support the allocation of resources.
|Satellite Enhancements
|f. Satellites provide sensor data or communications links to ground stations to enhance timely dissemination of information to enable Army forces to detect and monitor critical events as they occur, influence the decisionmaking process, enhance Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) and support total force positioning. In the nearterm, observation, terrain sensing, weather, communication and positioning and navigation satellites systems provide information that enhances the ability to position and track friendly forces and resources, identify, detect and locate enemy forces and accurately display their disposition throughout the depth of the theater. Multispectral imagery (MSI) from space has proven invaluable for mapping, geology, agriculture, earth resources, oceanography and environmental monitoring. This data provides timely and unique information to terrain analysts that can be integrated with other intelligence to support IPB for a more complete picture of the battlefield. In the midterm, an increased number of mobile/transportable ground processors provide a link from the space segment to Army tactical forces in the area of operation and manipulate data to support specific informational requirements. In the farterm, satellites will provide onboard data processing and disseminate information necessary for the operation of reconnaissancestrike systems.
|Timeliness of information
|g. Timeliness of information is essential to support the operational tempo required to shape the battlefield and attain positional advantage. Near realtime information available from space systems permits Army forces to observe enemy activities, facilitating rapid decisionmaking, coordination of fires, and maneuver. It enables the force to avoid enemy strengths and exploit enemy weaknesses. Access to data from spacebased observation platforms also limits the ability of the enemy to strike unexpectedly. In the near to midterm, spacebased sensors provide early warning data that can be integrated directly with Army terrestrial weapon systems and capabilities of other services to attack, separate, isolate and attrit enemy forces, making it difficult for hostile forces to mass and making them vulnerable to decisive maneuver. The capability to detect movement, i.e., aircraft and missile launch, and warn designated ground systems is essential for effective strategic and tactical air and missile defense. Spacebased sensors provide information essential to the battle damage assessment (BDA) process. In the farterm, force application using the extended range possible with space systems, enables friendly forces to degrade, nullify or destroy enemy highvalue targets throughout the area of operation.
|Communication Systems
|h. Spacebased communication systems provide the global connectivity necessary to support the command and control functions of planning, coordinating, directing and controlling. This capability is essential for the realtime direction of operations at each echelon of command. These systems provide responsive, beyond the line of sight (BLOS) communications throughout the battlefield and permit users to access large databases necessary to support strategic, operational and tactical missions. Coupled with spacebased intelligence support, tactical forces are afforded improved capabilities to coordinate fires, conduct operational maneuver on both linear and more open, less structured battlefields, assess the effects of previous operations and anticipate enemy actions. Mid to farterm capabilities, such as video conferences and graphics containing integrated terrain and weather information, when transmitted with orders, will provide subordinate forces with a clearer understanding of the commander's intent.
|Synchronize Application of Resources
|i. Successful operations require a proactive focus to anticipate situations, respond with greater ability and to support an increased operational tempo. Timely and accurate information is necessary to plan and execute operations to promote stability, deter conflict and defeat the warfighting capabilities of potential adversaries. This will require reliable communications for realtime information that will ensure responsive command and control, to protect the force, and to retain the positional or situational advantage attained by shaping the area of operation. These capabilities are required to synchronize the application of resources at the critical places and times, whether operating on a widely dispersed battlefield or in support of a nation assistance mission. In the nearterm, satellites provide responsive communication nodes to support long distance, beyond lineofsight strategic, operational and tactical command and control and for the transmittal of data for further processing and dissemination to Army units. These satellites reduce not only the traditional problems of communications, but also the size of the C3I support structure the commander must move. Technologies emerging in the midterm will enable the design of mobile and transportable processing terminals that are capable of integrating and fusing data from multiple sources. The result is decreased ground support required to access space capabilities. In the farterm, advances in technology, the integration of space capabilities and spacebased processing will remove critical C3 nodes and the amount of groundbased equipment from the battlefield, increasing the flexibility and agility of the force.
|Position and Navigation
|j. Positioning and navigation satellites currently support fastpaced, efficient maneuver and the reduction of fratricide by providing extremely accurate, three dimensional location data for continuous day and night operations. Passive receivers convert signals from the satellites into timing, position and navigation data to support Army forces worldwide. This capability enhances joint and combined operations by providing a universal grid upon which all operations can be based. Positioning and navigation satellites facilitate the rapid and accurate survey necessary for positioning and improving the performance of weapon systems, without the use of traditional survey teams. In the midterm, spacebased positioning and navigation capabilities are integrated with terrestrial systems to provide realtime information on the location of friendly and enemy units, enhancing C2 and facilitating combat operations. Additionally, the integration of these capabilities with weapon systems will facilitate the development of a true roving gun capability. In the farterm, spacebased positioning and navigation capabilities, coupled with advanced technologies, can be integrated with terrestrial weapon systems to improve performance and increase the autonomy of the host system.
|Capabilities from Space Platforms
k. Spacebased observation platforms provide information that updates conditions and situations and enable
the commander to sense change and influence future actions and activities. The exploitation of national and
other spacebased capabilities, in the nearterm, enables the force to see the battlefield, locate, track, identify
and target the enemy. A variety of space platforms link data to ground stations for processing and timely
information dissemination to Army forces. Midterm space observation systems are linked to mobile and
transportable terminals capable of fusing data from multiple sources. This capability enhances the Army's
ability to:
|Protect the Force
|l. The use of "tailorable" sensors and spacebased processing, that fuses data from multiple sensors, provides information tailored to specific needs and significantly reduces the need for deploying groundbased processors in the farterm. Space capabilities protect the force and facilitate freedom of movement and retention of the initiative. In the nearterm, spacebased communication systems pass warning and other information to Army forces throughout the depth of the battlefield. This information can be integrated directly with Army terrestrial weapon systems and capabilities of other services to attack the enemy and to support tactical missile defense, thus protecting the force. In the midterm, space control operations facilitate freedom of action in the area of operations as well as in space. These operations include surveillance of space activities and systems and antisatellite operations designed to ensure space support to Army forces. In the farterm, space control operations, when directed, suppress and negate enemy space capabilities, permitting land forces tactical, operational and strategic flexibility and preventing an adversary's satellites from monitoring ground operations. The development of a force application capability from space will extend the power projection capability of the force against surface targets. This capability will support deterrence and will permit the attack of highvalue targets throughout the area of operations. Additionally, it will assist in protecting land forces from attack by strategic and tactical aircraft and missiles and facilitate maneuver.
|m. Reconstitution of the force is reliant on communication and the transfer of information. Responsive and efficient actions to anticipate and respond to such requirements are facilitated by the range and data capability of spacebased systems and their ability to collect information on all forces and the environment. Asset visibility and movement tracking is essential for effective reconstitution operations. It enables combat service support (CSS) units to tailor and adjust assets in response to the needs of the force. Using the versatility of modern computers, communication satellites can be linked with spacebased position location and navigation systems to provide the requisite asset visibility, decrease the length and size of the logistical pipeline, and ensure realtime C2 of all CSS assets within the area of operation. Space capabilities also support realtime battlefield damage assessment, casualty reporting, asset location, routing and tracking. These capabilities facilitate unity of effort and economy of force.
|Optimum Use of Space
|n. The Army's space concept is to optimize the use of space capabilities to enhance operations. This concept dictates that the unique advantages offered by space be integrated (i.e., "normalized") into Army operations. This requires the institutionalization of space throughout the Army; incorporation into all actions, activities, and units, and consideration of space support for any operation or exercise. Most of the value added from space systems and capabilities should be transparent to the user and should support the increased accuracy and lethality of future weapon systems and the increased mobility of future forces, regardless of the nature of the battlefield. In times of peace, the same space system capabilities should enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Army forces training and conducting non-combat operations, supporting stability and deterrence.
|o. The ideas contained in the Army Space Concept must be integrated into existing and emerging Army doctrine. Space technologies and their doctrinal applications must be reflected in new tactics, techniques and procedures (TT&P) generated in response to Army requirements. The increasing use of space assets is a primary consideration in the Army's ability to support the national security strategy and the precepts of the proposed revisions to existing doctrine. These precepts require the Army to focus operations across the operational continuum and to project its force in support of national interests. The unique capabilities of space systems support current doctrinal implications and will have a significant impact on the execution of future doctrine. The Army's increasing utilization of space systems capabilities and generated products will impact directly on Army mission execution. This use and reliance on space systems to enhance ground force capabilities will increase as the Army evolves to the future. The Army's operational doctrine must reflect this evolution.
|p. Experience has shown that the Army must train as it will fight in order to gain success on the battlefield. The ideas contained in the Army Space Operations Concept and emerging doctrinal applications of space capabilities must be integrated into all aspects of the Army enlisted, officer and civilian institutional and unit training programs, to include battle simulations. General space awareness training and education must be developed for individuals and units, with system specific training where required. Individual soldiers and units must be trained and intimately familiar with the weapons and other equipment with which they will execute their missions. All segments of a space system must be available and accessible in order to provide a realistic and dynamic training environment. The Army training programs must be reviewed and revised to integrate a level of space training commensurate with mission expectations across the operational continuum. Resources must be allocated to ensure space training is developed and integrated into existing training programs. This includes training in system(s) employment to support joint and combined interoperability.
|Leader Development
|q. Future leaders must be able to integrate the capabilities of four operational domains land, air, sea and space into operational plans as well as understand the threats from enemy space systems. Formal leader development programs for space must be developed or expanded within the various training and education programs throughout the Army. Army leaders, at all echelons, must understand the utility of space capabilities in supporting Army missions. An effective space program requires leaders and soldiers who can assess spacerelated technology, evaluate Army requirements, match space capabilities to Army deficiencies, and effectively influence the design and development of space systems to satisfy validated Army requirements. Leadership development programs must include a pertinent, meaningful, infusion of space capability awareness. In this way leaders of today and tomorrow will develop an understanding and appreciation for many benefits which accrue from existing and emerging space systems, and how the capabilities will support warfighting missions.
|r. The Army must establish an organizational structure for the effective and efficient development and use of space capabilities within the Army. An organizational hierarchy, similar to any Army service branch, is needed to delineate responsibilities for proponency, operations, materiel developments, funding and prioritization. This includes establishing an organization structure for space development, and identifying space positions within Tables of Organization and Equipment (TOE) to support Army requirements. The Army must focus on achieving an organization for space best suited to increasing its role in acquisitions and fully exploiting the potential application of space system capabilities into its operations. This structure must have the flexibility and agility to support multiple Army missions and be compatible/interoperable with other service and allied space organizations.
|s. Materiel developments must focus on deployability and versatility to meet the challenges of an uncertain future. The Army must develop and employ space systems that support and enhance terrestrial capabilities. To meet future needs, the Army must actively participate with other services and national agencies in planning, programming developing, operating, and managing space activities. Army requirements not met by national programs and programs assigned to other services or agencies must be satisfied by capabilities developed and fielded by the Army. The Army has operational deficiencies that can be solved, in whole or in part, through the application of spacerelated capabilities. In many cases, the life cycle costs of spacerelated solutions can be lower than alternative, groundbased solutions. Advancements in technology will permit economy of scale and order of magnitude increases in flexibility for ground support equipment. An example of this is embedding space technologies into new generations of Army equipment. Integration of a GPS receiver and a tactical radio, so that each time the radio is used it transmits its current location (encrypted for security) in the message, is an example of embedding technology. The building of both ground and spacebased components capable of being custom configured, integrated, or interchanged with other systems or to meet specific mission requirements will increase force flexibility by reducing the number of different systems that must accompany a deployment.
|t. To prepare for it's expanding role in the space arena, the Army requires high quality, dedicated and innovative personnel with wideranging levels of space expertise. A combat arms soldier must know how to use the space systems available. A communications specialist requires detailed knowledge of how to use spacebased communications systems. Soldiers assigned to operating and controlling satellites require the greatest level of knowledge of space and space systems. A thorough knowledge of space capabilities and operations, and the ability to determine how, when and where these capabilities can be applied in support of Army requirements will be necessary. Specific career development and progression programs must be developed and implemented for officer, enlisted and civilian personnel. These programs will assure attraction and retention of high quality personnel with the requisite level of expertise for command, staff and operational billets that support the Army's effective exploitation of space. Educational opportunities must be pursued to develop the requisite core of Army space expertise. The capabilities of space systems will impact directly on the soldier's' ability to accomplish his mission. Awareness of capabilities and contributions is critical to development of the "complete" soldier, and becomes more important as the Army evolves to its future structure.
|u. Space capabilities are imperative to the successful execution of future missions. Space is an operational domain that future Army forces will exploit. As the Army moves from the near to farterm it will inevitably become more involved in space operations. Space capabilities will significantly alter and enhance the nature of Army operations. The use of spacebased systems will provide better warning, command and control, and synchronization of ground force operations. Doctrine, training, organization design, leader development and materiel must address the changes that result from the application of space systems, capabilities and technologies.


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VAIL - The height of the season here often brings some pretty cool scenes.
Such was the case Thursday in the hours leading up to the premiere of professional skier Chris Anthony's latest movie, a tribute to the 10th Mountain Division called "Climb to Glory" from Warren Miller Films.
Anthony was hanging out with former U.S. Ski Team downhiller Bryon Friedman at Vista Bahn Ski Rentals, along with the owners of the place - Friedman's former teammate Sacha Gros and his sister Dominique.
Retired from ski racing, Friedman's now in the ski pole-entrepreneur game, where he's a master of bamboo. He said bamboo poles are stronger and a heck of a lot cooler than their aluminum counterparts, and they are much better for the environment, as well. He calls his company Soul Poles, and while he's based out of Utah, he's able to take a mobile shop on the road in the back of his Saab.
Friedman set up his mobile ski pole manufacturing laboratory at Vista Bahn Ski Rentals on Thursday, and if you happened to find yourself in the shop, then you were definitely interested in what was happening with Friedman, Anthony and the smoking bamboo over in the corner.
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Friedman's setup is pretty simple. First, you hand select which pieces of bamboo you want to comprise your poles. Friedman then sizes you up and cuts the bamboo to your proper size using a portable electric saw. Next, he sands down the ends with a belt sander and applies the tips. The handles and handle straps are applied using a hot glue gun, and finally the baskets are put on the ends of the tips. If you want to personalize the final product, Friedman suggests some blow-torch branding on the pole shafts.
When Friedman cuts the bamboo to size, it smokes like a cigarette after it's puffed, only with a much better aroma. It smells like the nice smoking wood you might smell billowing off the chip basket of a Ducane grill, but Friedman's quick to point out that bamboo is not wood.
"It's a wood grass," he said. "It's not considered wood, but it acts a lot like wood. It's more of a carbon fiber than anything else; it's really strong but super flexible."
Longmont-area resident Steve Laughlin and his buddy Scott Richardson, from Chicago, happened to find themselves in the shop Thursday night.
They each left with a pair of Soul Poles; Laughlin actually bought two.
"The aluminum poles I have, one of them is bent," Laughlin said. "And bamboo is really strong. I know that because they use it for scaffolding over in Asia ... They're cool, and different - kinda like having an old wooden putter in golf."
Sara Friedle, of Wheaton, Ill., debated purchasing a pair and tried to haggle Friedman on the price.
"$125? Seriously?" she asked.
Friedman replied with the trump card of his sales pitch - the fact that he'll allow you to assemble your own poles using his setup, like a ski industry-laborer fantasy camp. He then asked her if she's ever made her own equipment before, and she replied by repeating the question in a mocking manner, emphasizing the fact that it's pretty obvious she's never constructed a pair of ski poles before. Friedman didn't budge, and in the end, Friedle ended up buying a pair anyway.
"$125 is a good price point," Anthony said.
When Friedman says you actually make them yourself, he means blow torch and all. It takes a pretty understanding shopkeeper to abide such a scenario, and Friedman found just that at Vista Bahn Ski Rentals. The Gros were amazing hosts, with Dominique casually removing pieces of flaming tape from the carpeted areas of her shop as Soul Pole purchasers branded their poles with a Coleman propane torch. They used the masking tape in a similar way a painter might, with the torch flame as their brush, creating dark black lines on the poles. Once branded, Friedman used a knife to remove the tape, revealing a sharp contrast between the branded area and the natural bamboo underneath the tape.
"One guy torched a football field onto the poles with two end zones and hash marks all the way down," Friedman said.
In addition to the torching, another way Sole Pole purchasers personalize their poles is in the color grips they select. The guy who torched the football fields into his poles, a Dolphins fan, selected orange and turquoise.
Friedman has a wide selection of colors but said his favorite is the gray, because it fits in best with his whole philosophy.
"I like the idea of the gray," he said. "Because it's made from a mixture of all the other colors' material that gets left over in the mold."
'Everyone who sees them, wants them'
For Friedman, the trip to Vail was a homecoming of sorts as he actually learned to ski at Vail, taking his first turns on Vail Mountain when he was just a kindergartner.
His family later relocated to Park City, where he fine tuned his skills with and eventually made the U.S. Ski Team, racing on the World Cup circuit for a decade or so.
Once on the team, "I saw a lot of waste," Friedman said. "Not intentional waste or anything, but every year we'd get like 10 pairs of skis and poles and we wouldn't use a lot of it."
He said the equipment, meant for ski racers, wasn't very good for the average Joe to use, so a lot of it would go to waste.
"I thought, with bamboo ski poles it's a renewable resource, and if it does go to waste, it's biodegradable."
And thus, Soul Poles was born. If he sells enough of them, he's going to reinvest in a mold that will allow him to use recycled plastic for the tips, rather than aluminum.
So far in his first year, sales have been pretty good.
"Everybody who sees you with them out on the mountain will ask about them," he said.


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Isaac continues to halt vessel traffic along the lower Mississippi River, a crucial U.S. shipping corridor for goods ranging from grains to coal to frozen poultry.
Some 235 miles of the Mississippi River, from Baton Rouge south remained closed Wednesday and the Coast Guard isn't expected to open that stretch until late Wednesday, Thursday or even later until Isaac passes and storm surges subside, said Bob Anderson, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division.
Meanwhile, ports including Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans said they would remain closed Wednesday and reassess conditions on Thursday.
Individual gulf ports were still tallying the costs of temporary shut-downs, but Isaac's overall impact on ports in the region is expected to be far less than was initially feared, said Aaron Ellis, the spokesman for the American Association of Port Authorities.
"For the most part this is more of a blip than a serious incident," he said. "These ports have become pretty good at preparing for the worst and pulling through these things."
For individual shippers, it may be too early to determine the effect on bottom lines, but there are "significant costs" that go along with grinding operations to a halt, said Debra Colbert, spokeswoman for the Waterways Council Inc., a trade group.
Shipping companies, for instance, must often send vessels that were midtransit on the Mississippi–out to wait in open, safer waters until the storm is over, delaying deliveries of goods.
The Coast Guard ordered vessels off the lower Mississippi earlier this week to protect crews and flood-watch systems, Mr. Anderson said. "They batten down the hatches to prevent the storm surge from throwing the ships and tows into harm's way or our flood controls," he said.
In a statement on their website, officials at the Port of New Orleans said they prepared well for Isaac. "This isn't our first rodeo," said port president and chief executive Gary LaGrange.
The Port of Mobile experienced "no damage," but is still concerned about storm surges and possible tornadoes, said Judith Adams, spokeswoman for the Alabama State Port Authority.
"This is a disruption, a disruption to commerce, and a disruption to shipping, but it is also one that the industry is well prepared for," she said. "Once we get back up and running, it will quickly resume."


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quote: it's confusing but to Samsung it means a category of premium mobile devices.
quote: And it's light-years better than, say, video cards. Try explaining how that branding works to a normal person.
quote: Exactly which is why I used a vehicle analogy. I'm not understanding what is so difficult here.
quote: clearly demonstrated that fact.
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quote: You dont just walk into a car dealer and "buy the silver car". You have an idea of what type of car you want, what your pricepoint is and what features you needs vs. want and you do some research to decide.
quote: And yes you have to have the knowledge to know the difference.
quote: Tech in general is hard for those that arent technically inclined.
quote: so you'd be hard pressed to say this type of branding system is bad.
quote: I doubt many people have an issue with the wide array of devices that Samsung produces, but why not be just as creative with naming them?
quote: With cars you are buying a base model then you can buy and choose the addons you want.
quote: With cars you are buying a base model then you can buy and choose the addons you want
quote: One could say that Apple is doing the same thing. Every iPhone just says "iPhone" on the back and the 3rd and 4th generation iPads are just called "iPad."
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Wonderful Michael Lewis book about statistics in baseball.
Personally I really enjoyed this, but I would recommend it only for those who either used to collect baseball cards or currently engage in fantasy baseball leagues, as the focus on baseball stats would otherwise be pretty dry. But, for those who are interested, this is about as great a story based on calculations of various statistics as I can imagine.
Interesting strategy for putting together a team. The Phillies need to focus on those offense/on base stats... Now it's time to head to the theater!
This was my neighborhood bookclub's selection and to tell you the truth I had pretty low expectations. It turned out to be better than I expected. I'm not a huge baseball fan but I did follow the game when I was young.
Billy Beane was General Manager of the Oakland A's in the late 90s and wanted a system that would make a poor team competitive with a team that had a much bigger budget. He decided to use on-base averages versus batting skills to challenge a lot of the typical assumptions about what makes a good baseball player. He tried to deconstruct baseball strategy into a more measurable science and use market realities to field a team.
I thought it was interesting to read how statistical analyses worked and see how the Oakland As built one the the top franchises in major league baseball with the second lowest payroll.
It was a really refreshing book about the economics of baseball. You will rethink how baseball players are evaluated after you've read this book and you may view the game a little differently.
The best baseball book I've ever read, and I've read plenty.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0393324818, Paperback)Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had a problem: how to win in the Major Leagues with a budget that's smaller than that of nearly every other team. Conventional wisdom long held that big name, highly athletic hitters and young pitchers with rocket arms were the ticket to success. But Beane and his staff, buoyed by massive amounts of carefully interpreted statistical data, believed that wins could be had by more affordable methods such as hitters with high on-base percentage and pitchers who get lots of ground outs. Given this information and a tight budget, Beane defied tradition and his own scouting department to build winning teams of young affordable players and inexpensive castoff veterans.
Lewis was in the room with the A's top management as they spent the summer of 2002 adding and subtracting players and he provides outstanding play-by-play. In the June player draft, Beane acquired nearly every prospect he coveted (few of whom were coveted by other teams) and at the July trading deadline he engaged in a tense battle of nerves to acquire a lefty reliever. Besides being one of the most insider accounts ever written about baseball, Moneyball is populated with fascinating characters. We meet Jeremy Brown, an overweight college catcher who most teams project to be a 15th round draft pick (Beane takes him in the first). Sidearm pitcher Chad Bradford is plucked from the White Sox triple-A club to be a key set-up man and catcher Scott Hatteberg is rebuilt as a first baseman. But the most interesting character is Beane himself. A speedy athletic can't-miss prospect who somehow missed, Beane reinvents himself as a front-office guru, relying on players completely unlike, say, Billy Beane. Lewis, one of the top nonfiction writers of his era (Liar's Poker, The New New Thing), offers highly accessible explanations of baseball stats and his roadmap of Beane's economic approach makes Moneyball an appealing reading experience for business people and sports fans alike. --John Moe
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This book explains how Billy Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, is using a new kind of thinking to build a successful and winning baseball team without spending enormous sums of money. The author examines the fallacy behind the major league baseball refrain that the team with the biggest wallet is supposed to win. Over the past four years the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records in the country. General Manager Billy Beene is putting into practice on the field revolutionary principles to build his team that have been concocted by geek statisticians and college professors, rather than using the old scouting technique called "gut instinct." The author takes us behind the scenes with the Oakland A's, into the dugouts, and into the conference rooms where the annual Major League draft is held by conference call, and rumor mongering is par for the course as each team jockeys for position for their favored player.I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it, before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games? This book is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball.… (more)
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of Terms Used to Discuss Mastery Learning
common words are given specific alternate meanings within the Mastery
Learning pedagogy. The following is an partial list of terms essential
to the understanding of Mastery Learning.
Mastery Learning-- an
education method in which a student stays with a particular learning
unit until the objectives of that unit are met before moving on to the
next learning unit. In this method, time
becomes the differentiating factor between students rather than success vs. failure.
Varying instructional procedures can be used ranging from one -on -one
self-paced learning to a traditional group classroom paced together
with faster learners engaging in enrichment activities while slower
learners receive differentiated corrective instruction/tutoring, etc.
2nd chart is based upon illustration by GGS Information Services found in Guskey, Thomas R. "Mastery Learning." Psychology of Classroom Learning 2(2008): 587.
Objectives-- Objectives
are measurable learning goals. In Mastery Learning objectives are set
for each unit. They should consist of a verb (the learning task) and
object (the learning topic). Ideally verbs should correspond to a
specific level in 'Bloom's Taxonomy'. Examples: Students will summarize
the cultural impact of early settlers in the New World. Students will
solve systems of linear equations by substitution.
Learning Unit--
Learning units are discrete topics or skills sets that would take about
a week or two to cover in a typical classroom. This is the level at
which objectives are set and mastery is determined before advancing to
the next unit. For example, a unit might be on photosynthesis, dividing
fractions, the U.S decision to enter into WWII, and so forth.
Bloom's Taxonomy--
Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues developed a "taxonomy of educational
objectives" in the mid 50's. They divided learning into 3 main
Formative Assessment--
an activity, assignment, quiz, test, etc. that allows a teacher to
determine what (if any) additional instruction, practice, or help is
needed for a student to meet learning objectives of a particular unit.
Formative Assessments can vary in formality and are aguably most useful
when they provide 'real time' direct evidence of each student's skills
and knowledge, for example, as in a dialogue with the teacher or tutor.
providing instruction or resources that meets an individual student's
optimum learning strengths. Different materials, content, interactions,
activities, etc. would be provided to different students or groups of
Correctives-- Additional
instruction (tutoring, activities, etc) provided to students who have
not yet demonstrated mastery of a unit. Ideally correctives would be
differentiated to specific learners to provide optimal (quickest)
Enrichment-- In
a multiple learner environment, enrichment activities are provided for
students who have achieved mastery at the first formative assessment.
Enrichment activities should allow a student to deepen or extend the
unit topic according to their interests.
Aptitude--How much time it would take a student to achieve mastery of a learning task.
Perseverance-- The time a student is willing to try at a particular learning task.
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Matt Martin makes impression at Mini Camp
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"It's been a lot fun so far," said Martin, who was selected in the fifth round, 148th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. "This is my third camp now, so I'm a lot more relaxed than I was in my first couple. You see people come from all over the world to come to this camp and everyone gets to know each other. It's nice to see the different personalities and characters all around."
As the most experienced camper, Martin was able to offer some advice to the first-time attendees.
"Just have fun with it really, I mean, I didn't really enjoy it as much as I should have [my first year]. I was really nervous. I was a big bundle of nerves actually," Martin said. "So just have fun, they aren't here to make the New York Islanders right now. The point of the camp is to get to know the city and to get to know the players."
But Martin already knows most of the players. Last season he made his professional debut with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, playing 76 regular season games and tallying 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points.
"It was a great experience for me. I learned a lot," Martin said about playing in Bridgeport. "My assistant coach [Matt Bertani] and I worked a lot with my skating after practices. It's one of my biggest weaknesses so we are trying to turn that into one of my strengths. As soon as I can get that down pat it should all go down well from there."
Martin made his NHL debut with the Islanders on February 9, 2010 versus the Nashville Predators, tallying his first career NHL points with two assists. He played five games in total for the Islanders last season.
"It was unbelievable; it was a dream come true," Martin said about playing in the Nassau Coliseum. "Some of the guys out there like Doug Weight, you watch them when you grow up."
"I didn't get that much of a chance to enjoy it because I was a big bundle of nerves," the forward continued. "I was just trying to get through the game, but after the game I went home and watched it on TV and realized that I kind of accomplished my dream a little bit. I mean it's just a start. I kind of just have to take it in stride."
Martin is looking to take the next step in his professional career this coming season by possibly sticking with the Islanders.
"I'm looking forward to another opportunity to crack the line up. I think last year I got pretty close. I got my first season of pro hockey out of the away and I learned a lot last year. I just want to come in and make an impression this year and hopefully, all goes well."
So far, Martin is on the right track and his improvement hasn't been overlooked by Islanders Head Coach Scott Gordon.
"He's a good example for all of our guys," said Gordon. "Our reports were always that he was working with [Bridgeport's assistant coach] Matt [Bertani] every day. It's a resource we have that he took advantage of and when it's all said and done, he's going to be rewarded for it."
Working with Bertani has really paid off.
"I think most of the strides he made on improving his skating happened in the first half of last year," Gordon said. "You can see that he just skates with a lower center of gravity, he's stronger on his feet, I think he's become a more powerful skater and that's obviously important when you're as big as he is to have more jump than he did last year and strength on his feet. His acceleration has improved."
So will we see Matt Martin in the Islanders lineup this season? According to Gordon, it's a possibility.
"Well as far as I'm concerned, he's done everything he can to prepare himself," Gordon said. "So it's all going to come down to the camp that he has and the confidence that we'll have with his ability to step in and play."


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BOOMER, W.Va. -- Jerry Rodney Jones, 73, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died at 2:55 a.m. June 10, 2004, at the Charleston Area Memorial Hospital in Charleston.
Son of the late Carmelita Jones New, he retired after 26 years of service as director of student teaching at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Southeast Missouri State University, where he was a member of the honorary fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi. He also earned a master's degree and doctorate in education at the University of Mississippi and was listed in the Educational Who's Who of America. A member of the Church of God World Wide, he was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
On June 24, 1956, in Canalou, Mo., he married Leatha Landers who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Melisa Renee Bishop of Boomer, and Cynthia Lea Ramsey of Poplar Bluff, Mo..; one son, Jerry Rodney Jones II of Goshen, Ind.; one stepbrother, Howard New of Glen Alan, Miss.; one stepsister, Bonnie Carroll of Glen Alan; five grandchildren, Chasity Hope Farley of Jensen Beach, Fla., Nakeesha Marie Ramsey of Poplar Bluff, Corie Beth Jones of Boomer, Dustin Dale Ramsey of Poplar Bluff, and Jerry Rodney Jones III, of Boomer; and four great-grandchildren, Steven Michael Farley II and Brooke Elizabeth Farley of Jensen Beach and Kinsen Jarrod Ramsey and Dustin Dale Ramsey II of Poplar Bluff.
Services were conducted today at O'Dell Funeral Home in Montgomery, where George Trent officiated.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston until service time at 11 a.m. with Tom Nunnelee conducting the service.
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Decorative items, housewares come from 2 homes in La Jolla
Items from the David Copley estate, from Art Deco barware to sterling silver, will be auctioned off as early as Thursday and roughly 200 pieces have been sent to Sotheby's in New York for separate sale, says an auction house in Los Angeles overseeing the process.
The sale items come from the two most well-known Copley homes in the estate: the Fox Hill property on Country Club Drive in La Jolla and the Fox Hole home on Virginia Way near Ivanhoe Avenue, also in La Jolla, said Joseph J. Baratta, with Abell Auction Co.
David Copley, former owner and publisher of The San Diego Union-Tribune, died from a heart attack in November at age 60. Copley's assets, from homes to cars, have gradually hit the market during the past month as part of the settlement of the estate.
The auctioning of household items will occur in waves.
First to go will be items from the Fox Hole property, including cabinets, period tables, Art Deco barware, dish sets and other "general items" and "decorative collections," Baratta said. Copley had originally lived in this house until the death of his mother, Helen. He then moved to the main Copley home, the Fox Hill estate.
Prospective buyers can preview the Fox Hole pieces from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. There is no minimum bid for any of the items. It's an absolute auction, which means the items will go for what the market decides is fair value. This sale will involve 1,000 items from not just the Copley estate, but other estates as well.
"Higher-quality" items from the Fox Hill property on Country Club Drive will be auctioned off on May 19. Pieces for that sale have not been determined, Baratta said.
This sale is expected to draw buyers from all over the world, while next week's auction is expected to lure more of the Southern California collector crowd.
The auction house is at 2613 Yates Ave. in Los Angeles.
Abell was unable to provide estimates of how much money the items could fetch at auction.
Separately, roughly 200 items have been sent to the famed auction house Sotheby's in New York. It's unclear what was sent over.
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The thing that makes Lyon's history program stand out is the fact that each of the professors have their own specific area of research - but it is not uncommon to see the professors sitting in or observing each other classes, or discussing their particular classes to one another and are constantly learning new and interesting things for their classes as well. If one were to take the same class twice, it wouldn't be the same class - because each of the professors are constantly improving and implementing new and interesting ideas, thoughts, and facts - many of which are found through their many friends/colleagues in their fields. Speaking of, the professors know the people they have suggested as books for their students - people they've even possibly studied with or learned from - so this stuff is well known and is very "rich" from an academic perspective. — Scott Campbell, '14
Alumni: What They Are Doing Now
Bill Bristow, '72 — Bill is an attorney in Jonesboro.
Brooks Blevins, '92 — Brooks is the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University.
Jerra Quinton Baker, '00 — Jerra is the executive director of the Trail of Tears Association.
Courtney Russell, '07 — Courtney is a high school special education teacher.
Monica Day Didion, '11 — Monica is a law clerk at the Arkansas Municipal League.


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Condemning the attack, which it called provocative, Government said it will take up the incident with Pakistan. "We expect Islamabad to honour the ceasefire agreement strictly," Defence Ministry said in a late night statement.


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I have been using WTB Wolverine tires for about 8 years. First, I started with the Race version (26 x 2.2) and then went to the TCS version (also 26 x 2.2). There is a slight weight penalty with the TCS, but I've never had a flat or burped the TCS version yet. Although, I have paired them with WTB tubeless rims.My experience with these tires has been great. For the trails and conditions I ride in (dry and mostly hardpack), this tire is perfect. This tire has low rolling resistance, which is a must for me. Who likes a slow tire? Grip has been great. I guess with my time on these tires, I have learned what the limitations are. Also, being that the 2.2" size is a higher volume tire (with a 23mm ID rim), I can run lower pressure, which means more grip.Seeing that many vendors are moving toward the 650b and 29er realm, we 26er riders seem to be getting the shaft. I hope that isn't the case and WTB (as well as other companies) continues making this tire for us 26" riders. It would be a shame if they didn't.
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This is pretty good tire. I'm on my second or third one. I replaced them because the tread wore out. The casing is 120 tpi which is thinner than 60 tpi. I ride 'em in Utah where there are a lot of thorns and sharp rocks. I have sliced a few tubeless tires on rocks so I was worried when I bought this tire the first time. However, it has held up well and it is a little lighter weight with the thinner casing.
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I destroy too many similar tires on my XC bike, because of weak, lightweight casings. I bought this tire as an exact replacement for the same tire currently on the rear wheel of my Specialized Epic. It is the first tire in a few seasons that I actually wore the tread off, before the casing ripped. I was disappointed to find that the tire was delivered with a 120TPI casing not the 60TPI casing that I am currently running. I hope it lasts!Suggestion: Provide specific detail for products like tires, and/or more photos.
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I returned my merchandise as instructed in MAY. It is OCTOBER, I have never seen my $42.00 I spent on those jeans or a credit, and this was their mistake in the first place. Do not send returns here, you willl never see them again!! I have been in contact with several rude CSRs who refuse to just give me my money back. BEWARE.
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And I got the two things I ordered, and one of them had a hole in it the size of a softball and the other claimed to be a "large" and barely fit my 4 year old daughter. So, even though I have been burned by your return process I followed the directions, got a tracking number, and returned my merchandise. Weeks later, I received a notification that only $13 of my $49 I sent back was credited. No explanation whatsoever on the pack of shirts totaling $34 that I returned. 3 emails unanswered explaining why you retained the merchandise I returned but did not credit me for it.
What is going on in your returns department??? These items again, are from November and I fear another 6-month wait just to get money for items I returned.
These items were shipped to you in DECEMBER of last year in a package that weighed over 2lbs including my ripped pants AND a package of tees. I can provide tracking info. I want an explanation.
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MARKET SNAP: At 6:05 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures down 0.1%. 10-Year Treasury yield higher at 2.48%. Nymex down 64 cents at $101.45. Gold 0.1% higher at $1306.50. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.1%, DAX down 0.1% and CAC 40 up 0.4%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.5% and Hang Seng up 0.9%.
WATCH FOR: June Pending Home Sales (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time): seen +0.5%; previously +6.1%. July Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey (10:30). Cal-Maine Foods, Cummins, Eastman Chemical, General Growth, Herbalife, Plum Creek Timber, Range Resources and Tyson Foods are among companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
Economic wonks will have a lot to chew on this week.
A two-day Federal Reserve meeting, a first look at second-quarter economic growth and the highly anticipated monthly jobs report are among the highlights on the economic calendar. A batch of housing data and consumer-confidence figures are also on tap.
The reports are expected to show a spring rebound from the winter doldrums, but aren't likely to spark big moves in the markets. Investors continue to weigh an upbeat earnings season and the stock market's upward momentum with concerns over pricey valuations and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Now the focus turns to the data. Economists estimate second-quarter GDP rose at a 2.9% annual rate, which would offset the 2.9% contraction posted in the first three months of the year. In other words, the economy is seen as making no headway in the first half of the year.
That 2.9% decline, though, could be changed after the Commerce Department releases three years of GDP benchmark revisions at the same time the spring GDP number comes out.
"Bigger picture, the first quarter was not reality any more than the second quarter is reality," said Tom Porcelli, chief U.S. economist at RBC Capital Markets. "We think once the dust settles economic growth will settle back into the 2% zone."
The GDP report and revisions, due Wednesday, are scheduled to be released the same day the Fed completes its policy meeting. Most expect the central bank to keep trimming its bond-buying program. Money managers will also be watching closely for any hints on when the Fed might raise interest rates, the central bank's views on rising inflation and its take on stubbornly low wage growth.
The week concludes with the July jobs report on Friday. The economy added 288,000 jobs last month, with June marking the best five-month stretch of job creation since early 2006. The good times are expected to continue: Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect 234,000 jobs were added in July, with the unemployment rate falling a tenth of a percentage point to 6.0%.
All told, investors are expected to take the data deluge in stride. The S&P 500 is up 7% this year and sits less than 1% from its most recent all-time high hit last week.
"The U.S. economy has built some momentum following the first quarter blemish and we anticipate that this will carry over into the second half of the year," TD Securities said in a note to clients. "[Friday's] payrolls report should validate this view."
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1998, Bell Atlantic Corp.—the nation's biggest local phone company at the time—announced a $52 billion acquisition of GTE Corp., a deal that ultimately created Verizon.
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Herbalife is forecast to post second-quarter earnings of $1.57 a share, while Tyson Foods, a food company best known for its chicken products, is projected to report third-quarter earnings of 78 cents a share.
General Growth Properties is expected to post second-quarter earnings of 30 cents a share, Masco Corp. is likely to report earnings of 28 cents a share in the second quarter, and Plum Creek Timber Co. is projected to post second-quarter earnings of 30 cents a share.
U.S. Push for Gaza Truce Yields Little: "After six days of exhaustive meetings and stops in Cairo, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramallah and Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry came home Sunday with only a few fitful hours of peace in Gaza that proved fleeting."
Berlin Lays Groundwork for Stiffer Russian Sanctions: "German leaders sought to prepare the public for the consequences of sanctions against Russia ahead of a week in which the European Union is expected to significantly escalate its economic response to the crisis in Ukraine."
Russia Must Compensate Former Yukos Shareholders, Court Rules: "The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that Russia owes former shareholders of the now-defunct oil giant Yukos more than $50 billion in compensation for the seizure of the company."
For S&P, Strategists' Forecasts Fall Short: "Wall Street market forecasters have been caught flat-footed by stocks' rally this year. But even if they raise their predictions, many believe that the bulk of this year's gains are in the past."
Ahead of the Tape: Herbalife Feud Gets Personal: "Bill Ackman's billion-dollar short bet tempted other financiers to profit from a rise in Herbalife stock."
Hospira Bidding for Danone Medical-Nutrition Unit: "Hospira has emerged as a bidder for Danone's medical-nutrition unit in a deal that could be worth about $5 billion and mark the latest in a flurry of so-called inversion deals."
Deutsche Bank Zeros In on Wealth Management: "Deutsche Bank co-CEO Anshu Jain has in the past two years made it a top priority to get the lender's investment bank and wealth-management business to work to each other's benefit."
J.P. Morgan Examined for Conflicts of Interest: "Regulators have questioned J.P. Morgan Chase executives in recent months about whether the firm steers private-banking clients to its own investment products, according to people familiar with the matter."
Fox's Invitation to Time Warner: "21st Century Fox is prepared to offer shareholders of Time Warner board representation as part of its bid to acquire the media company, according to a person familiar with the matter."
Heard on the Street: Even on Rockets' Red Glare, Gold's Glow Dims: "This year has been good for gold. Longer term, rising real interest rates, and the lack of inflation, may be more influential than a fraught geopolitical environment."


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