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But both, in fact, tell the same story — the story of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians taking ownership for its own people. While the casino has lifted the economy of Cherokee as a whole, Cloer's humble quarters in the tribe's new welfare office marks yet another step on the trajectory of self-determination.
This year, the tribe took over federal welfare assistance for tribal members. Before, tribal members had to apply for assistance through social service agencies in neighboring counties. Now, needy tribal members can apply for help directly through their own tribe-run program.
"A lot of elders in the tribe don't want to go off the reservation for services. They just don't. It is a cultural thing. A lot of folks are too proud to do that," Cloer said.
The tribe believes it can do a better job reaching its own tribal members in need. Indeed, the number of enrolled members tapping the federal assistance has tripled now that it is operated by the tribe and housed in an office on the reservation.
In December, the month before the tribe took over the program, only 12 enrolled members received assistance. This month, there were 35.
Federal welfare dollars usually flow from the federal government to the state and then to counties. The reservation spans parts of five counties. So the tribe's share of dollars — about $800,000 — was divvied up to the different counties that claim a portion of the reservation.
But some in Cherokee believe tribal members weren't getting their fair share of assistance.
"It was not coming to the reservation," said Cherokee Tribal Court Justice Bill Boyum.
Reasons were varied.
For starters, some tribal members simply didn't know about the financial assistance. The outreach by county social service agencies on the reservation was "inadequate" in Boyum's book.
"Nobody really knew about it," Boyum said.
But there were also cultural barriers.
"People are more comfortable going in to an office in Cherokee rather than over to Bryson City," said Boyum.
Whether tribal members were getting their fair share of welfare assistance is unclear. Before the tribe took over the operations, the state was unable to provide hard numbers of exactly how much of the money earmarked for the reservation was actually going to enrolled members.
Regardless, the biggest barrier had nothing to do with the neighboring counties themselves.
Most tribal members simply didn't qualify for federal welfare assistance because they didn't meet the poverty criteria, according to Shelia Sutton, interim director of Swain DSS.
Tribal members get a cut of casino profits. It currently amounts to about $8,000 a year. That small amount was enough to push tribal members above the income threshold to qualify for assistance.
As a result, neighboring counties often didn't spend the entire pot designated for tribal members on tribal members — simply because they weren't eligible. And if it wasn't all used, the county social services departments could put it toward other things.
Now that the tribe is running its own program, however, it has flexibility to craft its own income criteria.
"The biggest benefit for the tribe taking over is the tribe can set its own eligibility requirements," Boyum said. "The tribe has made a larger population eligible."
Only 60 out of more than 300 federally recognized tribes run their own federal welfare programs.
More tribes are interested in going that route, however.
"There is flexibility to design your own program that makes sense for your community," said Felicia Gaither, director of the federal program for tribes. "There is a benefit to serving the community where the tribal leadership understands what the challenges may be."
A safety net
What was once known as simply "welfare" has many different names and many different funding pieces these days. There's money to help grandparents or relatives raising children who aren't their own. There's help for the struggling, minimum-wage work class that has no cushion to absorb life's curve balls.
"So many people live from paycheck to paycheck and one setback can throw them off," Boyum said.
Say your car breaks down and you don't have the money to fix it, but without your car you lose your job. The assistance can help with one-time car repairs.
"Hopefully we can help people get over the hump," Cloer said.
Or perhaps they lack the upfront deposit for utility hookups.
"They have enough money to get by but not for a deposit," Boyum said.
Another part of the program is crisis and emergency assistance. Cloer has a stash of grocery store gift cards and gas gift cards, and even boxes of food, they can hand out.
There's also the classic welfare payments. Those who simply don't make enough to get by can apply for a monthly living stipend. The catch these days is that it's temporary, however.
Welfare assistance is capped at a maximum of five years over someone's lifetime. The limited duration is supposed to keep generation after generation from living on handouts and instead help them get into the workforce through job training. They also get basic life-skills coaching, including household budgeting.
Known these days as Work First instead of welfare, anyone receiving assistance also has to prove they are looking for a job. The requirements often deter applicants who simply don't want to jump through those hoops, Cloer said.
Grandparents raising grandchildren
One of the biggest needs in Cherokee is assistance for grandparents or other relatives struggling to raise children who aren't their own.
"That was one of the things we wanted to target because we felt like that was a huge need," Cloer said.
Parents off-load their children with a relative for a number of reasons. The most common: the parents are teens, are using drugs, are in jail or are still in school. It poses a financial burden on whoever takes them in.
"You can spend $50 a month on diapers," Cloer said.
But there is a barrier keeping many grandparents from tapping the monetary assistance. If they apply for help, it automatically triggers a child support case against the child's parents, Cloer said.
Grandparents are often reluctant to apply if it means their own son or daughter will be handed a child support bill.
The grandparents also fear the parents will just show up and take their grandchild back rather than pay the child support.
"A lot of times the grandparents don't want the children to be taken back because they know they aren't going to be cared for," Cloer said. "It's an emotional issue."
At the same time, it's only fair that the parent should be pitching in financially for the cost of feeding and clothing their children left in a relative's care.
"If parents were paying child support, the grandparents wouldn't need assistance," Cloer said. "If the daughter or son doesn't have any money, then why aren't they working? The fact they don't have a job or aren't doing anything right now, that's just not good enough."
Cloer isn't Cherokee herself. But she has worked intimately with the tribe for 17 years in child support before overseeing the new tribal welfare program.
Cloer has seen the benefits of the tribe taking ownership of social services once before — namely in the child support arena. Collecting child support used to be state-run operation. Cloer was based out of an office in nearby Bryson City, even though she oversaw child support collection on the reservation.
Then the tribe took over its own child support in 2010. Since then, collections have risen from $2.4 million a year to $3 million a year.
"Mainly we think it has been the accessibility of being here on the reservation. A lot of enrolled members don't like to travel off the reservation for services," Cloer said.
The tribe actually has the highest child support collection rate in the state — thanks in large part to the ability to garnish the annual casino dividends of tribal members who owe child support.
Building a brand new social welfare department wasn't easy. It took a year of planning and training to get the tribally-run program off the ground.
"We had to put policies and procedures in place, had to hire staff, had to have a building to put people in," said Cloer.
The welfare assistance office has three employees in Cherokee, and a fourth stationed in Snowbird, a satellite area of the reservation in rural Graham County.
Budget trails
When the tribe took over its own welfare program, money that was once funneled to the state and then to counties to serve tribal members started going directly to the tribe instead.
The federal government subtracted Cherokee's share from what it gave the state.
The state then lopped Cherokee's share off the top of its overall welfare budget, reducing the amount for every county in the state by a little, according to Ricky Diaz, spokesperson for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Presumably, the counties neighboring Cherokee won't have as many people to serve now that tribal members can go through their own tribal program.
But instead of selectively cutting the welfare budget for those counties, the state spread the cuts across all 100 counties.
In the scheme of things, Cherokee's share of welfare dollars is only a small slice of the state's total allocation. Cherokee accounts for less than 0.3 percent — or one-third of one percent — of the state's federal welfare dollars. The state gets $304 million from the federal government. Of that, $804,000 was deemed Cherokee's share.
It was certainly easier to lop that $804,000 off the top of the state's whole budget instead of taking it solely away from the counties in and around Cherokee itself.
But simplicity alone wasn't the reason for the state's approach. Technically, tribal members could still go through neighboring counties to apply for assistance.
"In fact we still have them coming here for Work First stuff," said Shelia Sutton, interim director of Swain DSS. "We can't deny or discourage anybody from applying. If they prefer to come here, we will process their application."
But that also gives rise to another hidden problem.
"We have a lot of communication that has to go on to make sure people don't double dip," Sutton said.
When an enrolled member applies through the Swain welfare office, Sutton said they call the tribe's office to make sure the applicant hasn't gone there as well.
"It is going to hinge on a lot of communications that we don't overspend our dollars," Sutton said.
The tribe's share of welfare funding — $804,000 — was apparently calculated at the state level.
"Our figures came from what the state submitted on what they would have spent on Native families in those service areas," said Felicia Gaither, director of the federal program for tribes.
But the state Department of Health and Human Services was unable to quantify how much assistance went to tribal members over the course of a year before the tribe took over the program.
But from the tribe's perspective, they feel like enrolled members have more at their disposal now that the dollars are in their control.
Regardless, Cloer has no doubt it will all be used.
"We are worried about running out at the rate we are going right now," Cloer said.


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This project uses ultrasonic sensors connected to an Arduino Pro and servos that nudge the wearer when an obstruction is detected.
It's wrist mounted and senses objects from about 1 inch (2 cm) to 10 feet (3.5m). It has generally fast response time (fractions of a second) to quickly navigate complex environments. It's designed to help a vision impaired person to navigate complex environments. Mounted to the back of the hand, the force feedback means it doesn't interfere with other assistance devices that mount elsewhere and use audio feedback cues. The learning curve is measured in seconds, everyone who has worn it has figured it out immediately.
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something set up that is guaranteed to bring in loads of money
sales tax, speed traps, parking meters...etc.
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the speed traps set up by the cops are just another cash cow to fill city hall's coffers.
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A product or item that is endlessly upgraded or improved and which users don't mind having to pay full price for the latest examples. A frequent occurance within video games.
EA Games have two cashcows - "The Sims" and the "FIFA" series of games. Neither of which I'd play if you paid me.
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(n.) A well-selling product into which no investment is put asides meagre marketing and production costs, yet price rises rise disproportionatley to costs, and well above inflation, milking the cow for all it's worth.
Oil prices are the biggest of all cash cows.
додав Kung-Fu Jesus 12 Травня 2004
bitch who's just after a blokes money
Damn, that bitch was a cashcow! she like spent all my cash, and then I saw her at a nightclub with one of my mates!
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Dancing with (sometimes going home with) a large woman to get her to buy you drinks all night.
Is that Charlie out there on the floor with a "cash-cow"?
Yeah, that cash-cow is big, but I'm hammered and only paid the cover charge.
Yeah, that cash-cow is big, but I'm hammered and only paid the cover charge.
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cash cow a rich and often homely woman who is tolerated for her ability to keep her man ensconced in her world of luxury.
Biff won't break up with Marge until he finds another old hag worth a hundred million; as far as cash cows go, he hit paydirt.
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Man in fair condition after I-79 crash near Edinboro
EDINBORO -- An Apollo man is now listed in fair condition after being flown to UPMC Hamot this morning after a crash on Interstate 79.
Emergency crews responded to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Erie County shortly after 9:30 a.m.
They arrived to find a Ford Ranger driven by Robert S. Cochran, 49, of Apollo, off the roadway. Police said Cochran apparently lost control of the vehicle while passing a person on a slushy portion of the northbound left lane between the Edinboro and McKean exits.
The truck went into a ditch then collided head on with a tree.
Cochran apparently suffered a broken leg and was flown by helicopter to Hamot.
The northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down at the Edinboro exit for about 20 minutes so that the helicopter could land at the site of the crash.
A passenger -- Jacob R. Cochran, 11, also of Apollo -- sustained a minor injury in the crash and was also taken to Hamot.


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Thank you #5
Posted 30 May 2012 - 04:11 PM
7-time Norris Trophy winner
4-time Cup Champ
Conn Smythe Trophy
12-time All Star
Gold Medal Winner
Thank you Nick for everything you have brought to this organization, this state and Detroit in general! You will always be a legend and you will definitely be missed... Love you #5! Good Luck in Retirement!
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I don't care what anyone says, you will always be the best defenseman ever. No one else has been able to play so well for so long. You managed to make the opposition look foolish night in and night out with ease. Thank you for being such an amazing player and outstanding role model. Personally have tried to emulate your leadership, class, humility, and poise. I've even asked myself WWND? I know I speak for all of Hockeytown when I say we love you very much and will greatly miss you. Some called you The Perfect Human, others called you Lidstrom, but to me you'll always just be Nick. Thank you for making the Red Wings the best organization there is. May God bless you and your family in the future.
P.S. You are not allowed to go back to Sweden until I have met you.
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In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
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...."This is where I was the day I heard Lidstrom was retiring. Hats off to you Nick Lidstrom, you've been in my life since I was ten and will never forget what you brought to this organization. I love you." 13dangledangle
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Just look at how he hangs his sunglasses from his banana hammock in that last pic. This guyf****** rules. --kipwinger
RIP MidMichSteve. Save us all a dram.
Posted 30 May 2012 - 07:31 PM
I never got to watch Gretzky or Lemieux in their primes and it's doubtful whether I'll ever see anyone as good as Lidstrom.
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Overall 3 Gordie Howe hat trick 113 points
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"Thank you" seems trite, honestly. I feel like it doesn't quite express the full breadth of our gratitude. We need to come up with something else.
Our first born.
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I only hope that restaurants and people with hairy cats having me over for dinner don't practice this 5-second rule.
Apparently women were more likely to invoke the 5-second rule, and overall, people are inclined to eat dropped cookies and candy more often than dropped broccoli and cauliflower. Well sheesh, forget a scientific study- I could've told you that!
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on December 18, 2012 - 10:19 AM
Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies Tuesday drove the Virginia man suspected of killing Clymer School Superintendent Keith L. Reed Jr. from Virginia to Mayville, where he will face charges in the September homicide.
Anthony Taglianetti, 42, has been charged with second-degree murder. He was being held at a Virginia jail while awaiting extradition.
Taglianetti was to be held in the Chautauqua County Jail and was scheduled to appear in Chautauqua County Court today.
Authorities say Taglianetti drove from Virginia to Clymer, near the Pennsylvania border, where he shot and killed Reed outside Reed's house after discovering emails between his wife and the school official.


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From GPS units to cell phones to SYNC
in-car infotainment systems, U.S. drivers have found new ways to
distract themselves while driving thanks to technology (not to
mention other favorites such as applying makeup, eating, reading the
newspaper, etc.). Texting while driving is the latest craze to infect
drivers and states around the country are swiftly implementing laws
to make such activities illegal. Texting is already banned in 19
states, and 23 states are currently prepping their own laws to tackle
the problem.
"Legislators are looking to see if
it (texting) is enough of a safety issue that they need to
intervene," said Anne Teigen told
the USA Today. Teigen is a transportation specialist for
the National Conference of State Legislatures. "They often get
involved because there's a high-profile accident that had to do with
texting. Also, because everybody has a cellphone now."
While states are currently going it
alone in drafting "no texting while driving" laws, there
are a few nationwide texting bans that drivers should heed. President
Obama issued
an executive order at the close of 2009 banning all federal
workers -- rather, those on the job -- from texting while driving.
The ban affects roughly four million federal workers.
Now a new, federal ban is coming down
from the U.S. government. The latest nationwide texting ban applies
to drivers of big rigs and buses. "We want the drivers of
big rigs and buses and those who share the roads with them to be
safe," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This is
an important safety step and we will be taking more to eliminate the
threat of distracted driving."
Drivers that choose not to abide by the
new law face a fine of $2,750.
The bans from both the states and the
U.S. government come on the heels of numerous studies which point out
the dangerous consequences of texting and driving. A study by the
University of Utah showed that drivers that text behind the wheels
are six times more likely to be involved in a collision. The National
Security Council notes that roughly 200,000 accidents are caused each
drivers who text behind the wheel.
However, it's wishful thinking to
believe that nationwide texting bans are going to stop people from
partaking in America's favorite electronic pastime. Reuters
has previously reported that teens aren't
persuaded to stop their texting addictions just because there are
laws on the books to prohibit the act.
"What I would say is that texting
and cell phone devices have become such a component of life for teens
and for young people that it's hard for them to differentiate between
doing something normal and doing something wrong," remarked
Steven Bloch, a senior research associate for the Automobile Club.
Considering that texting while driving
isn't a habit that only affect teenagers, it's more than likely that
drivers in a more "advanced state of age" are reluctant to
stop the practice as well.
While the current nationwide texting
bans affect a relatively small portion of the entire U.S. driver
pool, Senator Chuck Schumer (Democrat, NY) is looking to change that.
Senator Schumer has introduced legislation that would call for a
federal ban on texting while driving. States that don't comply with
the legislation would be see a 25 percent cut in the federal highway
funds they receive.
quote: This is at least a good start
quote: So to anyone thinking that government jobs are good... I truly pity you.
quote: Government jobs creates nothing. There is no value add at all. Government jobs are all regulation, no production. Government jobs, while some are necessary, i.e. police, fire, military, etc. are bad in excess.So to anyone thinking that government jobs are good... I truly pity you.
quote: while some are necessary, i.e. police, fire, military, etc. [they] are bad in excess.
quote: Yet, they add considerable value, as do many governemnt services (USPS, etc).
quote: Second, you magically ignore things like roads & bridges, which are "produced" and DO add value.
quote: Finally, most of those services provided would be required anyway; the only difference is that those services on the free market would command considerably more money than what the government "charges".
quote: So, I pity you, because you're just another one of those "Teh evil gubberment ruinz our econome!!!" types that can't see the forest from the trees.
quote: Horrible example. Before UPS and FedEx (i.e. competition) USPS was quite horrible.
quote: Maybe the DMV would suite better? Oh... wait... maybe they need some competition?? (sorry, low blow, I know haha)
quote: Oh, you mean the tax dollars which are terribly hard to track, and are perverted by the 16,000+ pages of tax code? Yeah, thats a great argument to take...
quote: and "big business", which has lately only shown to allow the businesses with lobbyists to write laws vicariously through politicians in a way that harms competition, and ultimately allows the big businesses to continue monopolizing.
quote: Then there is the "service" of warrantless wire-tapping which STILL has yet to be repealed, and was in fact passed by two separate congresses, one Dem, one Repub, and is an absolute violation of our civil liberties.Want me to go on?
quote: You see, I have reasons for why I am against the expansion of government. I am glad that government exists, I just see the reasons why it should be limited. In that regard, I am quite like the Founding Fathers who, by the way, created a nation with only necessary and proper regulation of the private sector which skyrocketed this nation from creation to world power in a span of 150 years, a feat which has never been done before, and has yet to be approached again (although, not much time has been allowed for that yet.)Freedom is a much better way in every regard than more government control, so long as there are governmental restrictions on people so that the people do not violate the rights of others.
quote: We don't need anymore laws, just enforce the ones we already have. If someone is guilty of causing a wreck because they were distracted it doesn't matter what distracted them.
quote: I want people fined for texting and driving before they cause an accident, not just after they cause an accident.


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The ultimate evil
When I went to the website lo and behold I got a popup ad.
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something that appears suddenly or unexpectedly
Sex education books should have a pop-up section.
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An advertizing paradox. The best way to exacerbate the internet user against your product. One of the major mistakes of electronic communication. Doomed to disappear soon.
af Ysengrim 3. januar 2004
The best exuse for watching porn.
"Billy!! What are you doing?!"
"Ma!! I swear it was a pop up!"
"Ma!! I swear it was a pop up!"
af sebastiancee 28. oktober 2007
The most annoying god-damn things in the world.
af Dines 6. juni 2003
The asshole who invented them is now trying to patent embedded audio ads that you can't turn off.
AAAAARGH!!! I set up two popup blockers and STILL I can't surf the Goddamn web without encountering pages with popups that can't be closed. I'm gonna fucking kill the guy who invented these damn popups.
af angry 15. juli 2003
An Internet phrase for "pop-up window". The annoying windows that open up randomly when you access a webpage. Most popups can be closed with a simple click of the mouse, but some, such as pornography popups, are programmed to open up more popup windows or pull the user into a pop-up loop, or even disable the user's computer.
There are a wide variety of free and commercial software programs available which can block popups. The range of effectiveness varies with each program.
There are a wide variety of free and commercial software programs available which can block popups. The range of effectiveness varies with each program.
Now it's nearly impossible to surf the Net for ten minutes without encountering a site with at least one porn popup.
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A phrase used to show how the other person messed up badly, and/ or ruined the situation.
Two guys witnessed Dwight Howard's shot getting swatted by Lebron on the court and one says: " Dude, Howard just took a dump on that shot. "
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James Jay Mandeville was born May 19,1938 in Berkeley, CA and passed away on July 18, 2012 in Portland, OR.
He grew up in Kings Beach, CA and became a heavy equipment operator. In 1981 he and his wife moved to Portland, OR to go back to college at Multnomah Bible College receiving masters degrees in Pastoral Studies and Counseling. Jay spent the rest of his life serving the Lord through "The Master's Work", an organization they founded in Portland, OR serving God's kingdom.
Jay is survived by his wife of 53 years V. Ann, his four children Reese, Robin Wyrick (Warren), Scott (Melissa) and Jennifer Demagalski (Jim), his grandchildren Chase, Natalie, Joshua, David and Megan and his brother Phil (RoseMarie), sister Janice Atkin and brother in law Al Eberhart. He was preceded in death by his parents Jim and Peg, sister Margy Eberhart and brother in law Doug Atkin.
There will be a memorial service at Tahoe Vista Beach, National Ave and Highway 28, on Sunday, July 29th at 9:30AM. This will be a combined service for Jay and his mother, Margaret Alice (Peg) Mandeville, who passed away on June 12, 2012. A second service will be held at 2:30PM on August 4th, 2012 at Powellhurst Baptist Church, 3435 S.E. 112th Ave, Portland, OR 97266.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to "The Jay Mandeville Memorial Fund" C/O Robin Wyrick 2378 E. Fiesta Dr, Casa Grande, AZ 85194.
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Westminster Honors Olympic Athletes
Westminster is pleased to host a celebration of "Olympic" proportions on May 9, 2014 for the 23 students who competed in Sochi. Westminster had more student-athletes in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games than any other college/university in the country – and comprised 10% of Team USA!
The event schedule will include:
10:45 a.m.: Procession Line-Up
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The Aquarium of Niagara has announced a restructuring of its management team as it moves forward with seeking accreditation from the American Zoological Association.
Gay B. Molnar has been named executive director; Nancy Chapin, director of conservation and science; Jennifer Humphrey, operations manager; and Gary Siddall, supervisor of marine mammal care.
"This new team has over 75 years of aquarium experience and is well equipped to move the Aquarium into the future," Board President Rich Torcasio said in a written statement.


text: In today's modern farming, successful business results seem to be of prime importance and often there's no place for rare species such as the Copper-neck goat or Rhaetian-Gey cattle. High-performance animals are in demand. Since 30 years the "Pro Specie Rara" organization supports rare plant and animal species with the aim of maintaining genetic diversity. This seems to be decreasing, at the risk of possible negative effects in the foodstuff production chain in the long term. Thanks to the organization, there's a future for rare species such as the Blue-Sweden potato and Plum-apple. Coop, the Swiss supermarket chain, markets a large part of such products under the Pro-Specie-Rara-Label.


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Leah Janelle Miller and Andrew Howard Driver VI exchanged wedding vows at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10, 2012, at St. Paul Church in Augusta, Ga. The Rev. David Bouknight was officiant of the double-ring ceremony. A reception followed at St. Paul's River Room.
Leah, given in marriage by her father, wore an ivory, French Alencon lace and silk chameuse gown with an empire waist, fitted bodice and sweep train. She wore a Juliet cap with a veil and carried a clutch of ivory and green dahlias, hydrangeas, lilacs, roses and vibernium.
Ashley Woodruff of Tiffin was her sister's matron of honor. Bridemaids were Lesley Roush of Columbus, friend of the bride, Lindsey Wallace of New York, N.Y., Mary Driver of Charleston, S.C., sister of the groom, and Melissa Vann of Augusta, Ga., and Kristin Flickinger of Cincinnati, friends of the bride. They wore oyster-colored, one-shoulder, knee-length dresses made of Shantung silk and featuring a ruched, fitted bodice and ruched skirt. They carried smaller versions of the bride's bouquet with touches of pale pink added.
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Andy Driver of North Augusta, Ga., was his son's best man. Groomsmen were Bettis Rainsford of Edgefield, S.C., brother of the groom, James Driver of Charleston, S.C., cousin of the groom, and Cal Bowie of Edgefield, S.C., Ben Herlong of Johnston, S.C., Ryght Jordan, David Long and Kelly Sanders, all of Edgefield, S.C., and Josh Yonce of Johnston, S.C., friends of the groom.
Leah is a 2002 graduate of Hopewell-Loudon High School and a 2006 graduate of Miami of Ohio University. She is a registered dietitian for Carolina Nutrition Consultants.
Andrew is a 1998 graduate of Strom Thurmond High School and attended University of South Carolina, Aiken. He is employed as a salesman at Herlong Ford.
The bride's friends hosted a couple's lawn and garden shower June 9, 2012, the bride's aunts, Beth Wexler and Lori Wallace, hosted a miscellaneous shower June 16, 2012, Ashley Woodruff hosted a bachelorette weekend at the lake July 13-14, 2012, and Edna Rice and the bride's co-workers hosted a miscellaneous shower Aug. 2, 2012.
The rehearsal dinner took place at The Marbury Center, Augusta, Ga.
Following a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, the newlyweds reside at 214 W. Terrace St., Edgefield, S.C.


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FileUpload file validation through JavaScript
Hi All,
When we try to upload file through <input type ='file' />, it does not check whether the file really exists on the local file system, even if we give some arbitrary value like 'C:\asdf', it will upload it with 'asdf' as file name with no content.
So is there any way to check on the client side with java script (I think we can do it with ActiveX Control but I want to know whether is it possible through JavaScript) whether the file really exists on the client side local system, so that if it is not present I can stop sending the request to the server.
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The teacher evaluation battles are not over yet.
Hundreds of school districts across New York pushed to get their teacher evaluation plans approved in time to meet Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Jan. 17 deadline, so that they didn't lose their increase in state aid.
But several districts, including Buffalo, quietly agreed with their unions not to use the evaluations as grounds for teacher terminations.
State Education Department officials say they were unaware of those agreements when they approved the districts' evaluation plans. If the districts do not revoke those agreements, they will lose millions in state and federal funds, state officials said.
"There can be no side agreements," State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. said in a recent interview. "If there are conflicting agreements, their state aid [increase] will be invalidated."
For Buffalo, this appears to call into question the status of more than $30 million in state aid this year, in addition to more than $10 million in various other government funding this year and tens of millions in future years.
It's not clear how many districts in New York have negotiated such terms with their unions. King, as well as Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore, alluded to "a number of districts" having such arrangements, but neither would say how many or identify the others.
The agreements, such as the one in Buffalo, to not use the evaluations in termination proceedings were documented in letters between the two parties that were not submitted to state officials as part of their evaluation plans.
State officials say they became aware of what they call the "side agreements" only after the state approved the evaluation plans.
King says the agreements violate the intent of the law.
"The law says the evaluations 'shall be a significant factor in employment decisions,' " the commissioner said.
Union leaders disagree, and emphasize another passage in the law. "That interpretation is wrong. The agreement is permitted under the law," said Carl Korn, a New York State United Teachers spokesman. "The law says the district 'may' bring charges [after two years of ineffective ratings]."
In Buffalo, two days before the district submitted its evaluation plan, Superintendent Pamela C. Brown signed a letter to Rumore promising not to use evaluations from 2011-12 or 2012-13 in employment decisions.
"I am writing to confirm the district's commitment to ensure that all teachers who are subject to the new [teacher evaluation plan] will not be negatively affected by the results of their evaluation ratings for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years," she wrote in the letter, dated Jan. 15.
The superintendent, in her letter, specified that the district will not pursue termination proceedings against any teacher based on a rating of "ineffective" for either of those years.
"The district understands that it would not be fair to our teachers to use this process against them during this early stage of implementation," Brown wrote.
Buffalo submitted its evaluation plan to the state Jan. 17 and received a quick approval.
In a letter to Brown dated Jan. 29, a state Education Department official cited the superintendent's letter to Rumore, a copy of which Brown had apparently provided to the state at some point after the district submitted its plan.
The state does not consider that letter to be part of the district's annual professional performance review plan, wrote Julia Rafal-Baer, executive director of the state's Office of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Policy and Programs.
"Accordingly, the department considers void any other previously signed agreements between and among these parties and does not recognize any such agreements as part of the Buffalo Public Schools' approved Jan. 17, 2013, plan," Rafal-Baer wrote.
The state reserves the right to revoke its approval of the district's plan, she wrote – and if that happens, the district stands to lose not only its $33 million increase in state aid, but nearly $14 million in various other funding, she wrote, and could jeopardize tens of millions in additional funding.
In a follow-up letter to Brown on March 25, Rafal-Baer again expressed the state's objections to the agreement between the district and the BTF.
The state does not consider that agreement to be part of Buffalo's teacher evaluation plan, Rafal-Baer wrote.
"The department considers void any other previously signed agreements between and among those parties," she wrote. "The Buffalo Public Schools must implement the terms of its approved [annual professional performance review] plan."
In response to questions from The Buffalo News, district spokeswoman Elena Cala initially said Brown was too busy to talk about teacher evaluations and directed questions to Associate Superintendent Debra Sykes.
Cala later said Brown wanted to be the person to discuss the agreement. The superintendent, however, did not follow through on a scheduled interview Thursday. A statement from Brown was subsequently emailed Saturday afternoon.
It stated in part: "The District is committed to implementing the approved plan with fidelity and in compliance with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations and rules. Those laws require the District to consider teacher and principal ratings in decisions relating to promotion, retention, tenure determination, termination, and supplemental compensation."
It went on to state "all federal and state laws, regulations and rules will be taken into consideration" when determining disciplinary action against teachers.
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Ethel celebrates the remarkable life of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, through a treasure trove of revealing and little-known anecdotes from those who know her best: her family. Directed by her Emmy® -winning daughter Rory Kennedy (HBO®s The Fence and Ghosts of Abu Ghraib), this personal portrait contains Ethels first extended interview in more than 20 years. An official selection at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary highlights the remarkable life of the Kennedy matriarch, and the decades-long love story between Ethel, now 84, and her late husband. Described by one of her daughters as the most fiercely competitive person Ive ever met, Ethel comes across as a force of nature in the film, but also self-effacing and modest. Given the Kennedys place at the forefront of many events in modern history, the films narrative sweep is vast: from the McCarthy hearings and the Civil Rights movement, to Vietnam and the anti-war movement, to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, and beyond. Intimate, funny, and deeply moving, Ethel offers a rare look inside a political dynasty strengthened by family bonds, a compassion for others, a commitment to service, and a wisdom forged from both hardship and triumph.
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on February 3, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Millions of people throughout the country observe Black History Month every February. However, few of them know the origin of this celebration. It began with an African-American named Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Woodson's lifelong goal was to record and share the history of African-Americans. He started what was called at that time "Negro History Week." Through his research, he found out that African-Americans had a great past.
He also saw that black accomplishments were left out of American history books. Woodson believed strongly that black achievements had to be taught for greater understanding by both the black and white races in America. He chose the second week in February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced African-Americans, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson's life story is an example of the many struggles of African-Americans in the early history of this country.
Woodson was born in New Canton, Va., on Dec. 19, 1875. His parents, James and Anne Eliza Woodson, were former slaves and had nine children. He worked in the coal mines for very low pay. He was not able to attend high school until the age of 20. Through hard work and determination, he graduated from Douglass High School in less than two years, and began teaching. He later became principal of his alma mater.
He entered Berea College in Kentucky, and received his bachelor's degree in 1903. He traveled from 1903 to 1907, taking charge of schools in the Philippines. His travels included trips to Asia, North Africa and Europe. At the same time he continued to take college classes. Woodson also learned to speak Spanish and French. After returning to the United States, he continued his education. He earned his master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1908, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912.
In 1915, Woodson started the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Today it is known as the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. His purpose was to promote the study and teaching of black history. In the beginning, people made fun of him. He needed money to continue his work, but it was difficult to get support. Woodson never gave up. His goal was to create an organization of scholars and intellectuals who would study and write about the African-American past.
In 1916, he published "The Journal of Negro History" (now "The Journal of African-American History"). To help black writers being turned away by white publishing houses, he established the Associated Publishers in 1921. The great educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, advised Woodson to establish The Negro History Bulletin to educate teachers about black history. Later, he became dean of graduate studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Woodson retired from teaching in 1922 and spent the remainder of his life writing and teaching black history.
Woodson began writing a column that was published regularly in black newspapers. He noted that there was an increasing division between highly educated blacks and the masses. In 1933, he organized all of his columns into a book called "The Mis-Education of the Negro." This book became a classic, and even today it is widely read by many. Some say it is as provocative and insightful today as it was when first published in 1933. It has become a must-read for those who reflect on the condition of African-Americans today.
Many of Woodson's papers were submitted to the Library of Congress. He received letters from a number of prominent African-Americans of his time. Among the papers was a letter from Booker T. Washington, written a few weeks before he died in 1915, congratulating Woodson on his first published book, "The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861." Washington invited Woodson to speak at Tuskegee Institute. Others who wrote to Woodson include Frederick Douglass, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Smalls and Henry Cabot Lodge.
Carter G. Woodson has been called the "Father of Black History" because through him, more than any other one man, black history became popular and remains so today.
Eva M. Doyle is a columnist for the Buffalo Criterion newspaper, where this article originally appeared. It is the first of four parts.


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A Streetable Hemi?
As you are probably well aware, the term street car is somewhat relative. In reality, we all know that a street car is one that, no matter the engine output or suspension set up, is reliable, legal to drive on the road, and offers driving comfort a notch or two above a tuned road racer. There are a lot of folks, however, who tend to push the definition of street car to sometimes obscene limitsmore often than not in an effort to gain notoriety in the bench racing olympics.
Matt Delaney, a commercial real estate businessman in Shreveport, Louisiana, knows a thing or two about what it takes to make an honest-to-goodness street car. Hes been around the block a few times, rubbed elbows with more than a few goonies who tout their 10-second, slicked and stripped straightline screamers as street machines, and over the years has built a solid knowledge base on what it takes to produce quality cars with a high-performance twist. His latest creation, this 70 Hemi Cuda, rolls all of that experience into one of the baddest real-world street cars weve ever seen. Take a closer look and we think youll agree.
Matt picked up the Cuda about four years ago from a gentleman who had originally intended to restore the car. A funny, if sad, story. Sometime in the 70s, this old fellow decided he wanted to restore the 440-powered Cuda. To that end he had disassembled portions of the car, and acquired a good bit of NOS parts for the eventual rebuild. Before this, however, he had traded his original 440 for a rebuilt engine. It was only after he dove into the restoration that he realized the significance of matching numbers.
Thoroughly torqued-off at his own blunder, the gentleman stashed the Cuda in a barn, where it remained for 14 years until Matt came along and managed to pry the car from the owner, but only after agreeing to buy out all the parts the old man had collected over the years.
At the time, Matt was not sure exactly what he wanted to do with the Cuda. He did know that whatever direction the project took, he wanted an absolutely perfect platform from which to work. Although the Cuda was practically rust-free and in exquisite condition, Matt stripped the car, dipped it, replaced the floor trunk for good measure, rewelded the subframes, and added gussets to the inside of the frame rails for extra rigidity (instead of welding in subframe connectors).
For three years, the Cuda sat in staging while Matt pondered his options. Then, in 1997 he figured it out. He always wanted a Hemi Cuda, but couldnt bring myself to stay original. So, Matt decided to build the car to look pretty much stock inside and out. It had to have exemplary street manners, be reliable, and still kick some serious tail on the street and at the track. A Hemi it would be, but with a most significant twist.
Matt contacted Ray Barton at Ray Barton Engines and told him he wanted to build a new Hemi engine that would have the bottom end response of a 440, but with the upper horsepower capabilities of a Hemi. Ray put together a package that consisted of a 528 cid Siamese Mopar block fitted with Manley rods, JE pistons, aluminum Mopar heads, Pro Flow valves, a Comp Cams valvetrain featuring Dick Landy stainless roller rockers, and an Indy intake manifold. The clincher was that the Hemi would also be fuel injected.
Rance Baxter of Rance Fuel Injection received the Indy intake, which was drilled to accept the direct port EFI system, and provided a base fuel map developed from another Hemi Rance had built, although that one was for a 426 cid engine. Once the EFI setup was completed and installed, Matt took the car to Norwood Autocraft in Dallas so the Cuda could be chassis dynoed in order to make the wide open throttle adjustments with the four-speed tranny. The results were right on the mark. The fuel-injected Hemi was able to achieve 480-500 lb/ft of torque in the 2,800-3,000 rpm rangean output Hemis typically dont see until around 4,000 rpm.
With the WOT settings established, Matt is now able to customize his EFI system to meet specific driving conditions via a laptop computer that plugs into an on-board port located in the dash.
Matts original goal was to see how fast he could make his Cuda while retaining streetability and still have reliable transportation. Mission accomplished. This way-out Cuda not only makes a healthy 500 horsepower (which he says is restricted due to the 1000 cfm throttle body), it is frequently driven throughout the Shreveport area, and Matt doesnt hesitate to take it on long interstate hauls. He reports that the car averages around 14 mpg around town, and 15 mpg on the highway. As for quarter-mile performance, how does 11.67 at 119 mph on street tires sound?
A streetable Hemi? That…and a whole lot more. Just goes to show what can happen when high tech meets vintage iron.


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Theatre Production presents "Treasure Island"
The Penn State Berks Theatre department will present "Treasure Island," written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Cleo House Jr. Shows are scheduled for April 11-13 and 18-20 at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees on April 14 and 21 at 2 p.m., in Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Based on the adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island" is a stunning account of piracy on the tropical seas. It begins at an inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable tale of treachery and mayhem, featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and the infamous Long John Silver, perhaps the most famous hero-villain of all time, who personifies both good and evil. Silver is an unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy quest for gold—coupled with young Hawkins' rite of passage—combine in a spine-tingling tale that captures the heart of everyone who has ever longed for treasure and adventure.
Tickets cost $10 for general admission; $7 for Penn State Berks faculty/staff; and $5 for Penn State Berks students with ID. To order tickets, call the Box Office at 610-396-6371 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ice cream is a favorite dish for many throughout the year, but summer is a time when more of us bypass pies, cakes and cookies in favor of the cold and creamy treat.
Locally, a couple of options for scooping up some of the sweet stuff are Ritchey's Dairy and the Milky Way.
Andrew Ritchey, general manager of Ritchey's Dairy, doesn't hesitate when asked what ice cream flavor is the most popular from his family's dairy, 2130 Cross Cove Road, Martinsburg.
"Chocolate Butter Fudge," he said. Setting it apart is a "nice unique flavor," he said of the "lighter chocolate" ice cream with a "good taste."
The company, in business for 73 years, makes its ice cream using the milk from local farms.
"We make our own ice cream from scratch here at our plant," Ritchey said. "We have our own special recipe to make all of our ice cream. A big key in ice cream is obviously the amount of cream you put into it. The more butterfat, the thicker and creamier it's going to taste. The smoother it will taste."
The dairy's specialty is seasonal flavors such as Nutty Banana and Cotton Candy in the summer, Apple Strudel and Pumpkin Pie in the fall and Peppermint Stick and Eggnog at Christmas time, Ritchey said.
Ritchey's ice cream is available in most area grocery stores and its ice cream shop is open year round, he said.
Ritchey's Dairy ice cream store is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday.
"We're just thankful for all our loyal customers," he said.
Another ice cream seller with loyal customers is the Milky Way, Dunnings Highway, Freedom Township, which uses all-natural ingredients for flavoring.
"Oh, we do," owner Donna Bon said of having a lot of loyal customers. "We've been in business for 53 years. So I see generations of families coming ... grandparents came when they were little kids and then when they had their children, they brought them there and now they're bringing their grandchildren here, so it's really great.
"It's a nice opportunity to see our customers, interact with them. ... We have a great following."
She said their peanut butter flavor ice cream is probably the most popular, she said.
"I think a couple things make good ice cream. ... the temperature and the flavor of the ice cream. And the texture. I think all those things make a good ice cream."
The Milky Way is now open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabe-letto is at 949-7030.


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jayron Kearse heard the love from Tajh Boyd himself, and from the rest of his teammates.
Clemson's dynamic freshman safety has a penchant for making big plays, and when the Tigers were slogging through the second quarter with a 14-7 lead, he forced turnovers on back-to-back Virginia possessions, directly converted into 14 more Clemson points — the catalyst to place the Tigers' 59-10 victory out of reach.
"It feels good. Tajh is a great person, great character, a leader on our team," Kearse said. "So when he comes to me and congratulates me on something I did, telling me I was good making plays, that's real big for me."
Kearse hovered back to make his third career interception — tying him with starting corners Darius Robinson and Bashaud Breeland for the team lead — when Cavaliers quarterback David Watford airmailed a deep pass. It was one thing for Kearse to make the pick; it was another for him to cruise for 37 yards on the return, setting up a short field for Roderick McDowell's 10-yard touchdown reception.
On the next drive, Kearse's hit caused Virginia tailback Khalek Shepherd to fumble, which was recovered at midfield by Clemson defensive tackle DeShawn Williams. McDowell ran it in from 25 yards out soon after.
"After that first one, we went down and scored, got another one, then they went down and did the same thing," Kearse said. "Everyone was telling me, 'Good job, good job, just get the ball back.' Tajh came to me and told me that was a great play, and we're going to take care of the rest."
While Kearse hasn't taken the starting job from Travis Blanks, he's used his 6-4 frame to cause havoc with opposing offenses.
"I think I'm a real good playmaker. When I'm back deep, quarterbacks have to make the right decision, be aware that I'm going to make a play on the ball," Kearse said. "And then the fumble was just me doing my job, taking care of my responsibility and not trying to do too much."
Three freshmen have logged significant snaps this year for Clemson's defense: Kearse, defensive end Shaq Lawson and nickel back Korrin Wiggins, who made his second career interception in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
"It's big, because we had three turnovers (Saturday night), and it was all about freshmen," Kearse said. "We're trying to make our class known."
Banged-up backups
Sophomore running back C.J. Davidson departed the game in the third quarter with a knee injury, but after consulting with trainers, head coach Dabo Swinney was confident it was not severe.
"I think C.J.'s did not seem bad," Swinney said. "They think it might be his MCL; they felt like his ACL looked pretty good. Of course, you never know until you get him (further evaluated)."
Clemson's No. 2 rusher, Zac Brooks, wore a compression sleeve over his ailing right shoulder and suited up, but did not appear Saturday.
"Brooks was ready to play. He practiced, but he's just beat up," Swinney said. "We wanted to see if we could hold him, and we were able to accomplish that. He might have been the only guy who didn't play, to be honest with you."
Special-teamer Ronald Geohaghan will have his knee examined when the team returns to Clemson.
Picking on the kids
After Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston bolstered his Heisman campaign Oct. 19 against the Tigers, Clemson's pass defense tightened up during the two-game road trip.
Maryland quarterback Caleb Rowe went 20 for 46 for 287 yards, and Virginia passers David Watford and Greyson Lambert combined for 19 of 46 passing and 163 yards. Combined, that's a 42.3 completion percentage and 4.9 yards per attempt, compared to Winston's 64.7 and 13.1 figures.
"I just think it's discipline," defensive coordinator Brent Venables said. "Our guys are trusting each other, putting their eyes where they belong and playing with good technique. You don't have to play at a superhuman level to play sound and consistent."
Rod stays hot
For an encore after his career-best 161-yard, two-TD day at Maryland, McDowell started slowly, but churned out 113 total yards and two more scores (one rushing, one receiving).
He started with a career-long 27-yard catch to help move the chains on a third-and-4 play. Then he scored his third and fourth touchdowns of the season, after missing the end zone in 14 consecutive games dating back to October 2012.
Stoudt, Kelly in there
Junior Cole Stoudt relieved Boyd midway through the third quarter, completing 5 of 9 passes for 31 yards to sink his season-long completion percentage (he was 37 of 44 entering Saturday.)
Freshman Chad Kelly was 5 of 7 for 27 yards, and raced for a 38-yard TD as part of his seven-carry, 56-yard night. Walk-on Nick Schuessler also appeared.
Offensive line shuffle
Left guard David Beasley and right tackle Gifford Timothy got the starts, but Kalon Davis and Shaq Anthony got their chances.
So did Isaiah Battle, the highly touted but still-maturing left tackle who started the second half in place of Brandon Thomas.


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Was Casey Anthony spotted at a restaurant in Lake Worth, Fla.?
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The woman was dining with two men. She was quiet, but did not disguise herself, the customer said.
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Gathering my game notes I realized there was plenty of stuff specifically on Harmon to warrant its own post, so here you go.
Ole vs. Ol� vs Old 98.� My understanding�it�s �Old 98." �Back in the day it was popular to tag things after popular songs.�� For example, when Minnesota confiscated the Little Brown Jug in 1903, it was neither little nor brown yet they dubbed it the �Little Brown Jug�.� Why?� As John U. Bacon has accurately surmised, its named derived directly from the popular folk tune of the same name.�� I assume it�s the same deal with the Old 98�it�s just a play on his jersey number and the popular folk song �The Wreck of Old 97� which has been recorded by a pile of artists including Johnny Cash.
Old Number 6?�� Those in the crowd might have seen this shot on the scoreboard.� The great Old 98 donning the Number 6 and 105,109 heads were scratched:
I got into this a little bit here back in �08, but I believe this photo is likely from the preseason Harmon�s sophomore year of 1938.�� It looks like there was a media opp to shoot the team and you can see him wearing the #6.� My guess�something happened to Harmon�s regular jersey, perhaps torn in practice, and so they found him another that fit for the media to see.�� In 1938 the #6 jersey belonged to John H. Kinsey, a halfback from Plymouth, MI who happened to be Harmon�s exact height and weight�6�0� 194 pounds.�� I�m guessing Kinsey was wearing a barrel or sandwich sign on this day.
Representing.� Tom Harmon California license plate �9T8� was also flashed, gotta love it.� Sorry that�s the best I have:
The Video Package� I thought #1000SSS did an outstanding job with the Harmon video package�it stressed more than just the on-the-field highlights and got a look into the man�s life.� Well done.� On a personal note feel like I�m heavily invested in all of this stuff and I watched it upstairs from the photo deck (lead photo from up top).� It might have been the breeze but I got chills. Only nit?� I still would have squeezed in a couple more clips of his Yakety Sax runs to thrill the crowd (especially the students) like this one:
Celebrity� So Mark Harmon was in the house of course, I posted a few shots here.�� Here he is chatting it up with Laura Hoke (maize) flanked by wife Pam Dawber in white.� (No nerds, that wasn�t Princess Leia).
Assume that�s the biggest non-sports celeb in the house since Russell Crowe helped out his man Lloyd Carr back in 2007.�� Sorry Sanjay Gupta.
On Gardner� The chalk pick was Gardner to wear the 98 and he did.� Cynical fan will say it�s a marketing ploy to sell 98 jerseys (hey � get yours at Moe�s!).� Guilty as charged.�� But I�m glad it went on the back of a play handling the ball, and forgetting out that little incident in the south endzone, wow…New 98 can handle the ball.
There�s Gallon and Gardner, the two Heisman Legends side-by-side in the postgame.
Harmon�s Spot in History.� On WWJ during pregame (I�m efforting the audio) I was asked if Tom Harmon is the greatest athlete all-time at U-M.� My answer?� I think that�s a distinction that goes to #47 Bennie Oosterbaan based on the dominance he put up across three sports (football, hoops and baseball).�� And that�s not to take anything away from 98 because as I noted, with Harmon it was a man vs. boys scenario when he was on the field.
It had been 26,586 Days…since the #98 hit the field (and the end zone) back in Columbus, OH November 1940.
Program?� Did you get yours?�� Were you chicken…just waiting to see if Michigan won to know if you really wanted a souvenir?� Get yours here.�� Again, call me a shill but your $ vote tells the athletic department that you give a crap about this stuff.�� While you are in there check out the pieces I wrote on the 1940 Cal trip and game, and my mini-review of the underwhelming film starring Old 98 titled �Harmon of Michigan.���
Notre Dame Related:
Not Quite Yet Under the Lights (Notre Dame pregame Photos) All you had to do was ask, bro.. TWIMFbH: Harmon and Howard Launch Legendary Seasons (1940, 1991) The Cavender Stomp (1978) Yost Gets a Dog to Get Shorty�s Goat (1910) Teaching Them Modern Football (1887)
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about white in the garden. Now, I am following up with a rather different color - brown.
While this may sound like a rather dull and drab choice, brown actually can offer a soothing and quiet contrast to brighter colors in the landscape.
Neutral tones have their place in fashion and in home decorating, and they can fill a similar role in garden planning.
The range extends from the beige crassula arborescens through the ecru coloring of wolf's bane, the deep cream of iris Starshine all the way to the deep mahogany of the Turk's cap lily.
There is a tall bearded iris, Mary Todd, which is very striking with burnished dark brown petals and a tangerine orange beard.
A plant which often grows 8 feet tall-plus is the Macleaya or plume poppy which produces feathery light brown plumes in summertime. Sedum spectabile, better known as Autumn Joy, has long-lasting flowers that are pink in early summer but gradually turn brown as fall approaches and hold their shape well into winter.
Carex is a group of plants made of grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges, most of which have leaves, stems, fruits or spikelets in many shades of brown and bring sculptural interest to the garden.
I find ornamental grasses particularly appealing. They bring height in the summer, make a great backdrop to colorful perennials and a screen where needed, and then produce wonderful plumes in late summer that last through the winter.
Some of these examples are interesting, but the predominant brown hues in the landscape are provided by trees and shrubs all through the year. While they sport their green leaves, the brown is less visible, but for the colder half of the year trees display their sculptural beauty in a myriad of shapes and sizes.
Trees add so many benefits to the community at large as well as to our own property. They attract birds and other wildlife, provide shade, moderate noise, clean the air and add beauty to the landscape on a large scale.
I don't have space for trees, with the exception of the ornamental Japanese cherry that has taken over my front garden, but I enjoy my participation in the bigger picture with the Tiffin Tree and Beautification Commission.
This group is concerned with tree placement, maintenance and care within the city, along the streets and in the parks. This year's landscaping project has resulted in citizen and business involvement within the city limits, and has worked with Tiffin Tomorrow to beautify the downtown and the entrances to the city.
An individual tree in a garden will always be a focal point, but there is nothing that draws my attention more than a patch of woodland, however small it may be. I have always wanted to own some woods, in fact that is at the top of my bucket list, along with seeing the Pyramids, learning to fly and raising chickens.
I am afraid my bucket must have a hole in it because it seems very unlikely I will accomplish any of these dreams, but one can still hope.
To get back to the topic of brown, of course we are surrounded by the myriad brown tones of the earth. Beneath and around everything we plant, the restful neutral shades of the soil harmonize with all the plant life.
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Janet Del Turco is a local gardener and a graduate of the Ohio State University Master Gardener program. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Federal court upholds Texas Open Meetings Act
A long-running legal attack on the Texas Open Meetings Act has failed another legal test, with a federal appeals court ruling today that the law meets First Amendment requirements.
City Council members from around the state and the Texas Municipal League have argued that the act violates free-speech rights. Elected officials, the plaintiffs say, should not be prevented from communicating with one another outside public meetings.
But the act is not a "content-based restriction on political speech," the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said in upholding a trial court's ruling. "The statute does not apply to government officials because of any hostility to their views."
The appeals court reiterated the lower court's summary of the harm caused by closed meetings: They "(1) prevent transparency; (2) encourage fraud and corruption; and (3) foster mistrust in government."
The case dates to 2004, when council members in the West Texas town of Alpine discussed public business via email. Two were criminally charged with violating the act, although the indictments were later dismissed. They sued state officials and later were joined by other plaintiffs, including city council members from Arlington, Hurst, Heath and Joshua in North Texas.
Violating the act remains a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 or a jail term of up to six months. Prosecutions are rare.
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This year marks the first year of the multi-day Minority Chef Summit in Nassau, Bahamas. The event was founded by Erika Davis, the former creative director of Graycliff Chocolatier in Nassau, and benefits the College of the Bahamas. The three-day summit offers panels, cooking demos, and seminars with top chefs from around the U.S.


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2013 Ambassador Bill and Mrs. Jean Lane, Jr Lecture in Sustainable TourismNovember 25, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Manoa Campus, 2560 Campus Road, George Hall 227
As a large global industry, tourism impacts environments, economies and societies, making it central to the sustainability debate. The pressing global issues of climate change, human rights, wealth dis-equities, and environmental pollution mean that innovative methods and new technologies are needed for tourism sustainability.
Dr. Pauline Sheldon will discuss how IT is improving the sustainability of destinations, travel firms, and tourist behaviors through technologies, such as environmental management systems, global positioning systems, geographic information systems, location-based services, community informatics, and virtual tourism.
Dr. Vladimir Eskin will discuss the concepts and trends in Big Data and Open Data, giving examples of big data companies and the type of tools they use to collect, visualize, and create data-driven content. He will suggest what students and professionals need to know and prepare themselves for future applications of IT in the travel industry. Dr. Eskin has also provided a big data tourism tool to the TIM School that is currently being used by students and state researchers. The panelists will comment on the implementation and applications of the Hawai'i State visitor data portal.
There will also be a panel for discussion after the presentations. The panelist include Dr. Pauline Sheldon, Dr. Vladimir Eskin, Dr. Daniel Spencer, and Daniel Nahoopii. Dr. Juanita Liu will also be the moderator for the event.
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MACON, Ga. – Stetson University freshman outfielder Jessie TenBroeck has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. The honor came following a weekend in which Tenbroeck hit a blistering .556 (10-18) during a five game stretch in the Hatter Invitational.
The Live Oak, Fla., native amassed two triples, a double and five RBI on her way to All-Tournament Team honors. She also drew two walks, stole five bases and had a .600 on base percentage as Stetson went 4-1 during the three-day tournament.
TenBroeck's signature moment of the weekend came Friday night vs. Campbell, when in the eighth inning her three-run triple helped clinch the victory for the Hatters. To go along with her six runs scored, the first-year outfielder had four multi-hit games including a three-hit performance during the extra inning contest with the Camels.
In just her first seven games of collegiate ball, TenBroeck is leading the Hatters in average (.480), hits (12), runs scored (11) and stolen bases (7). She is second on the team with five RBI and a .519 on base percentage and is third in total bases with 17. Her stats are equally as strong, stacked up against her A-Sun peers as she leads the conference in runs scored and triples, and is tied for first in stolen bases. She also tied for fourth in hits, is fifth in batting average and ranks eighth in on base percentage among A-Sun players.
TenBroeck's next chance to add to her already impressive numbers comes in two weeks as Stetson travels to Orlando to take part in the UCF Tournament. The Hatters (6-1) will take on Princeton, the College of Charleston, UT Martin and SIUE during the two-day tournament.


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|2011 User Meeting Award Recipients
Recipients of the 2011 Users' Executive Committee awards, Student Poster Competition awards, and Photography Contest awards were announced Tuesday, October 4th at the ALS User Meeting. Winners are pictured below with UEC Chair David Obsorn.
David A. Shirley Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement at the ALS
Dr. Subrata Chakraborty, for "the design and execution of the most important and difficult experiment relevant to understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system."
Klaus Halbach Award for Innovative Instrumentation at the ALS
Dr. Yi-De Chuang for "the world-leading achievements that have revolutionized conventional soft x-ray scattering instrumentation and enabled the first time-resolved resonant scattering experiment at the Linac Coherent Light Source."
Tim Renner User Services Award for Outstanding Support to the ALS User Community
Mr. Ed Domning and Mr. Brian Smith, for "creating solutions using LabView that enable users to automate experimental endstations and synchronize them with accelerator operations." To quote from the nomination, "Their skill, dedication, and calmness in finding solutions helps users achieve their scientific goals and underscores the results-oriented attitude of the Advanced Light Source."
Student Poster Competition Award Winners
The first place winner gave a talk describing her research on Tuesday morning. All winners received cash prizes. (From left to right):
First place: Alice England (UC Berkeley) "On the hydration and hydrolysis of carbon dioxide."
Second place: Frank Meyer (University of Wuerzburg) "The electronic structure of L-Cysteine in aqueous solution studied by soft x-rays."
Third place: Sara Blomberg (Lund University) "HPXPS study of the oxidation of 10nm PdAg nanoparticles."
(From left to right) Photos that won the Annual Photography Contest are "Inspection" by Wanli Yang, "Next Generation Scientist" by Zhi Liu, and "untitled" by Elizabeth Tichenor.
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Data downloading in interactive multimedia networks
Nandikonda, Mahender Reddy
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Faculty: Tietotekniikan osasto
Department: Signaalinkäsittelyn laitos
The technological advances in digital communications made it feasible to build a new type of broadband networks to homes called "interactive multimedia networks". The interactive multimedia networks merge the features of conventional networks and provide the feasibility to transfer megabits of data over it. These networks bring a completely new spectrum of multimedia services, which comprises of offered by conventional networks as well as a new set of services based on the capabilities of the interactive multimedia network. The data transfer rates offered by conventional network is quite low compared to the interactive multimedia network, whose capabilities can be efficiently utilized for high speed data transfers. The interactive multimedia network model is client-server based, in which the server sources the content and delivers it to the client through the network. The client device, for example a set-top-box, a multimedia terminal terminal connected to a TV or PC with multimedia capabilities, enables the users with access to the services provided by network and servers connected to the network.The term "download" denotes a mean for transferring data from an entity to another using a network as a medium. The end-to-end download system involves mainly three components: client, network and server. This work describes the interactive multimedia networks in general including the requirements put on download system by various components of the system and also presents the details of an end-to-end download system implementation in a trial network. The system implementation is based on a protocol standard Digital Storage Media Command and Control, DSM-CC, which is a part of the MPEG-2 standard set. DSM-CC standard (ISO/IEC 13818-6) (MPEG-2) and had been accepted as International Standard (IS) by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in July 1996. DSM-CC provides for accessing a multimedia network and services. /Kir10
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