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The Kresge Center for Nursing Research (KCNR) serves as the main research resource for faculty and students in the Decker School of Nursing. The accomplishments of the Center for Nursing Research of the Decker School of Nursing garnered the attention of the Kresge Foundation which, in 1997, named and generously endowed the Decker School of Nursing Roger L. and Mary F. Kresge Center for Nursing Research.
The mission of the Kresge Center for Nursing Research is to support scientific inquiry and scholarly works for the expansion of the knowledge base of nursing and health care. The Center is able to further its mission by facilitating faculty research, conducting collaborative research with community agencies, as well as interdisciplinary research , supporting student research, generating proposals seeking extramural funding, and providing consultative assistance to faculty and doctoral students in several aspects of proposal development and grant implementation.
In 2008, the Decker School of Nursing undertook strategic planning for the next five years. The overall GOAL is to promote research and scholarship.
The OBJECTIVES are organized in relation to Binghamton University's mission of discovery, education and engagement.
- Develop the resources of the Kresge Center with staff and technology to assist faculty and students in all aspects of research.
- Recruit one new faculty per year with an established research agenda.
- Increase sponsored research activity by governmental granting agencies and other extramural funding sources.
- Increase the number of faculty who are principal investigators on at least one externally funded research project.
- Increase grant submissions and faculty publications.
- Provide tenure track faculty with an intramural and /or extramural mentor.
- Support PhD students' efforts to publish in refereed journals.
- Increase student participation in research in the graduate program curriculum.
- Increase faculty-student research collaboration with active involvement in the conduct of studies and in the publication of research findings.
- Increase multidisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for collaborative research.
- Increase the number of partnerships between Decker School of Nursing and community agencies and facilities.
Kresge Center Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff of the Center include:
- Ann H. Myers, ScD, RN, Interim Director KCNR
- Neda Shamsalizadeh, Graduate Assistant
A group of faculty fellows consisting of professors from the Decker School of Nursing as well as from other schools in the University also participate in collaborative research projects at the Kresge Center.
Services Provided by the Kresge Center
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Germline genetic testing method targeted to detect a specific mutation (such as a deleterious MSH2 mutation previously identified in a family), panel of mutations (such as the 3 BRCA mutations comprising the founder mutation panel for individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry) or type of mutation (such as a large deletions or insertions in the BRCA1 gene). This type of testing is distinct from complete gene sequencing or mutation scanning. The latter are designed to detect most mutations in the region being tested. Current usage also applies this term to any genetic test.

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Due to the 2015-17 operating budget passed by the State Legislature, the Productivity Board will be suspended for two years.
For the last three decades, the Productivity Board has received over 25,435 suggestions resulting in a $62,014,443 in first-year savings, saving taxpayers $10 for every one dollar spent on the program.
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In year 17, the Hoard's Dairyman and World Dairy Expo commercial exhibitor party was a great success.
Dairy producers and youth from around the country make the trip to World Dairy Expo every year. They come to compete in the show ring, as part of a judging team, or maybe even in the fitting or showmanship contests. But there are a few more things to look at that just cows at every Expo.
Obviously, we're talking about the commercial exhibits stretched throughout the Exhibit Hall, Outdoor Trade Mall, Coliseum corridors, Arena, and other buildings. This year, there are over 800 commercial exhibits. We invite all of them to our annual Tuesday night party to thank them for participating in the industry's biggest event of the year. It is also where World Dairy Expo announces the "best booth" awards. Look for a post on that shortly.
Thank you to everyone who attended, we hope you had a great time!
This year, along with food and drink, we had Hoard's Dairyman Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream sundaes. They were delicious. Below are some pictures from the event. Enjoy!


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The Combination of two food icons the Cheese Steak and Pizza.
Bow Down to this holy creation crafted in the fires of Olympus by GOD to south the soul of man. After eating this holy of holys one must clear the palet with a glass of The "Pale Riders Wrath".
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I think it's great that the US has all these promising young skaters to push one another.
I think it's great that the US has all these promising young skaters to push one another.
I do think she's better than Gracie in terms of an overall package, Gold's jumps are bigger but that's expected because she has a sturdier and more muscular build, but in terms of grace, artistry, interpretation, and even spins, Polina is better IMO. Polina is very fast across the ice just like Gracie. In a few years, I definitely think Polina could be top dog in the US, provided she doesn't grow too tall, but her build and jumping style is a lot like Kostner, and Kostner can sure jump even though she's tall so Edmunds can likely do the same. I agree with people saying Gracie won't be left at home this Olympics, even though I find Polina much more enjoyable to watch, but I do think Polina could sneak in and get the 3rd spot. She's probably not the USFSA's first choice in the 3rd spot winner, but if she hits the jumps, which she has been doing quite consistently as of late, and the other girls in contention don't - and that's hardly a big if considering those ladies are Zawadzki, Nagasu, Czisny, and Gao (she was pretty consistent last season but wasn't trying Polina's level of content), then I think she could make it. Definitely one to watch in the future. Her limbs are so long but she uses them so gracefully. She may LOOK gangly but I don't find her skating gawky at all.
Polina actually reminds me a bit of Sarah Hughes during her first year or two at the senior level
Look what Carolina Kostner can do with her long limbs and body. Am I wrong to think Polina reminds me of her? And Polina is starting to understand the natural advantage her body type gives her. As for her age, I don't think she has to worry about any growth spurt problems waiting to happen either; she looks like her body could still fill out but that is something one expects with older teens; not younger and mid teens.
I think what strikes me most about Polina is her edges... she's got lovely flow across the ice, and when she does transitions, there's usually little ambiguity about the types of turns she's doing. She's also doing some of the harder transitions I've seen, which is nice to see from someone relatively out of the junior ranks. I'd still say Gracie's jumps are much better at this point in time.
Still way too early to say how Edmunds will turn out because her consistency isn't superb, but she's certainly one to watch.
Just watched this one on Youtube: I have to admit this is the most beautiful and a clean FS with needed difficulty for Oly year from US ladies I watched on youtube so far for season. She has very nice edge and followed music beautifully.
Wish she continues doing well for rest of the season.
Polina FTW
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Polina Edmunds is on the ballot for USOC September Female Athlete of the Month
Esp. cool is that among others on the ballot is Serena Williams. Inclusion on the same list as Williams would be an honor and a thrill, if you ask me.
And on the other ballots at the same link:
- Nathan Chen for Male Athlete of the Month.
- Hawayek/Baker for Team of the Month. [The Bryan brothers, the legendary doubles team from tennis, are in their category. Not too shabby either. ]
(Survey closes in 1 day)
IMO, Polina is echelons ahead of Gracie in terms of talent and style. She reminds me of a young Carolina Kostner and she appears to have a strong head for competition, which I hope continues into her senior career. She is a lovely vision on the ice with long body lines and sensitivity to her music! I haven't been this excited about a US lady in a LONG time, not since Michelle Kwan. I don't want Edmunds to receive the excessive amount of fanfare that Gold has though.
^^ That's my guess too. She looks to be a naturally thin type. She will fill out, but she will gain more muscle mass and strength too. I think that would help not only her overall skating, but her jumps as well. She already looks natural and effortless, and I like the way she executes her jumps without looking like she's using the last ounce of energy. I think she's very talented athletically.


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A Lockport woman and mother of two who worked as an office manager in her husband's medical practice was identified by Lockport police Monday as the person found unconscious at 6 a.m. Saturday in front of the Niagara County Infirmary on Davison Road. No foul play is suspected.
Dawn M. Jehrio, 43, of Bonner Drive, died later that morning. She lived in the southeastern part of Lockport, near where she was found. Her husband, Lockport internist Gregory Jehrio, has his medical practice on Davison Road.
Police said her body temperature was low when she was found by fire and rescue personnel. She was transported to Eastern Niagara Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:51 a.m.
She had last been seen Friday night after visiting a sick friend in that same hospital. Lockport Chief of Detectives Capt. Richard L. Podgers would not speculate why she was outside Saturday morning.
"They live nearby, but we spoke to family and nobody knows why she was out there," Podgers said Monday.
An autopsy was performed Monday at Erie County Medical Center and the cause of death is listed as pending awaiting the results of toxicology.


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As "one of the genuine lights in rock music" (Billboard) Alejandro Escovedo returns to the Austin City Limits stage to perform songs from his CD Street Songs of Love. His authentic Austin sound has led him to national stardom and critical acclaim. "To call Alejandro Escovedo the godfather of modern country rock would sell him short," wrote critic Will Hermes in Rolling Stone.
His journey to legend has taken him from Texas to California to New York and back to Texas, encompassing a breadth of musical styles. In the 1970s, he surfaced on San Francisco's punk scene as a guitarist in the Nuns; Rank & File helped unite the worlds of punk and country in the 1980s; and the True Believers combined all manner of Americana music in a harbinger of what was to come in Alejandro's solo career which begun in 1992 with the album Gravity.
His ninth solo release, 2008's Real Animal, was a conceptual CD about his musical journey with songs that sound "like a new chapter in a larger story and … a new installment in an ongoing epic" (Paste). The CD topped many best of lists and Popmatters wrote: "Music this rich and evocative should be heard by everyone, and one can only hope that more and more people will hear as Escovedo continues to write his own story."
His follow up to Real Animal, Street Songs of Love was released in 2010. Full of songs he and his band, the Sensitive Boys, worked out during a regular gig at the Continental Club, Escovedo said the new CD, "ended up being an album about love the pursuit of a feeling that is forever elusive, mysterious, and addictive."


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While his girl group didn't win The X Factor, Simon Cowell thinks America got it right when viewers picked the show's oldest contestant, Tate Stevens, 37.
"We set out to do this show and take away as many rules as possible, partly to prove the point that you can sell records and be popular beyond the age of 29," Cowell said after the show's finale Thursday when Stevens, a married father of two, walked away with a $5 million recording deal.
"At my record label we don't have a sign on the door saying, 'If you're over 30 you can't sign here,' " he continued. "We don't run the business that way. This proves that there is a market for older people. I mean, look at Susan Boyle. I sold 30 million albums with Susan. So there's a market out there."
As for Simon's kind words, Stevens told PEOPLE, "[At the wrap party] Simon said some nice things which means a lot; he's the boss – and he seems to have a lot of confidence and in me going forward in my career."
But he still couldn't shake his nerves when it came to that daunting moment leading up to his victory on Thursday night.
"I just remember looking at [my mentor] L.A. Reid, and I said, 'They called my name. I won.' And I turned into a big old puddle of mush and we had a big man hug for a while," Stevens said backstage. "I'm blessed and I can't thank people enough for everything they've done."
Stevens, a road worker from Belton, Mo., who heads to Nashville soon, said he hasn't started working his new record yet, but he knows exactly what he wants it to be: fun.
"I love having fun, so I want that to come through on my record," he says, adding that he will also include some "tug-at-your-heart country ballads."
Reid, who is leaving the show after this season, said he was proud of Stevens and also proud being a part of something much bigger than fame and money.
"The beauty of X Factor is that ... I know we actually get to change some people's lives," Reid said. "I don't really need fame; I don't need popularity. What I really need is that really good, complete feeling that I've helped change someone's life."
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Hell Chapter was released to theaters in Japan December fourth and will be dealing with Ichigo's Hollowfication and the Hell gate that was seen during the first season.
here is a trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ocEcv4uUo
a year nefore USA will get it....~Sometimes I wish life could be as simple as a beautiful painting/drawing. But In truth to the artist its never that simple.~
wow thanks for sharing the movie's trailer source.I haven't watched yet.
i don't think the trailer is very good but i can't wait to see the movie. it has a really awesome concept.


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Serves 8 |
Prep Time 5 minutes |
Cook Time 15 minutes
1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, about 1 bag, sorted and washed
1/2 cup Eden Dried Montmorency Cherries, coarsely chopped
2 cups Eden Apple Juice
1 pinch Eden Sea Salt
2 heaping Tbsp Eden Kuzu Root Starch, dissolved in 4 T. cold water
Place all ingredients except the kuzu in a medium saucepan, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame and simmer until the cherries are soft and the cranberries have burst open, about 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce the flame to low and add the kuzu, stirring constantly until thick. Place in a serving bowl. Refrigerate to cool.
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a light coat worn in spring or fall
what your idea of a perfect date?
april 23 its not to hot and its not to cold its perfect for a light jacket
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april 23 its not to hot and its not to cold its perfect for a light jacket
~miss congeniality
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Prison file containing all information on a prisoner or also can mean their reputation. Prisoners can put false jackets on other prisoners to discredit them.
"He's a child molester, it's in his jacket"
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someone who raises some one else child as his own with or without knowing
ian beale or any other sap
does he know that kid aint his why is he being a jacket
does he know that kid aint his why is he being a jacket
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1. Bodyguard
2. Bad ass
2. Bad ass
Two "jackets" come pimpin' outta the club, followed by their boss: six-foot, two inches and 170 pounds of pure, unadulterated pussy from heaven. I knew then I was in love. . . .
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A child raised by a man in the belief that he/she is his own child but is actually not his biologically.
Tom spent so much money on that dress for the father/daughter ball he's taking Susie to. If only he knew that her real dad was actually Jack. It's always sad to see a guy raising a jacket.
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A slang term for police (pigs).
I'm tired of these motherfucking jackets.
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Having a wank. (Usually occurs around 10 times a day.)
Do not disturb, Jacket is having a jacket.
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I'm already giving off that girly scent. My niece Abigail was all snuggled up to me yesterday at dinner and couldn't get enough of her new friend in my belly.
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I'm already giving off that girly scent. My niece Abigail was all snuggled up to me yesterday at dinner and couldn't get enough of her new friend in my belly.
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Awwww - congratulations! I've got two and they are truly sugar and sice and everything nice. My first is spice, and #2 is sugar ;)ReplyDelete
Ah, craving pink! This is too cute :)ReplyDelete
Sugar and Spice and all that is nice...that is what little girls are made of........I'm thoroughly happy for you. Enjoy your week.ReplyDelete
Remember when you were trying on those pieces in the dressing room and that one girl kept gabbing with you outside. I told you then!!! =) It's like girls just know.ReplyDelete
What a sweet shot! Hope you had a great Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
Tee hee - you're so excited. I don't think I've ever seen you so excited about something before.ReplyDelete
Look at her little pig tails.This photo is adorable and can be treasured for years to come.ReplyDelete
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Sooo sweet! I was looking at your Mama's blog yesterday and can't get over how grown up Abby is! I bet she'll LOVE having a little girly cousin.ReplyDelete
how are the boys taking it?ReplyDelete
How cute is that! Love the piggies. :)ReplyDelete
You're such a cute pregnant mommy! I just found out this weekend I'm pregnant with #2! Fun, fun!ReplyDelete
That is so sweet- what a great picture of you both!!ReplyDelete
I am so excited for you! I love the little dress you got her! Congrats!!!ReplyDelete
That is the cutest picture of Auntie & Abby. She is telling baby girl that she can't wait to play tea party with her.ReplyDelete
Oh Yay! Girls rock... I'm so happy for you guys! and she's going to have 3 big brothers to protect her too. Poor girl. he..he..ReplyDelete
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Awh .... so sweet! How lucky you are to be so blessed with such a loving, close knit family around! Abigail is sure growing up quickly!!ReplyDelete


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Friday, November 1, 2013
Summerville Community Orchestra trumpet player Dean Glace has owned 10-15 trumpets in his lifetime.
Little things about each instrument would prompt him to make the swap, things that don't bother him anymore. He now owns five and appreciates the small changes in sound each weathered instrument supplies.
Glace is also one of just two members left of the constant turnover his beloved orchestra experiences.
"It's amazing how many people have played (with the SCO)," he said. "It makes me want to practice more and make sure my sound is the way it should be. When we bring in others you work even harder."
Glace would know what it is like to have to step up his practice regimen. That is what he had to do six years ago when he suffered a heart attack.
"Going forward I'm just hoping I can continue playing. After (the heart attack) I couldn't play for a month and it was hard," he said.
What made his transition back easier was CSO flautist Jenny Bekker, his oldest daughter.
"I enjoy playing with her," he said. "It's a lot of fun and she'll give me criticism which is fine because she's a good musician."
He and his wife Mary have another daughter, Laura, that teaches English in Thailand. Family is an important piece of Glace's life and has been since he was a child growing up in Pilot Mountain, N.C.
"My twin brother and I would go outside on the porch and play our trumpets. People could hear us all the way down the mountain and at school the next day they'd say 'Y'all sounded good last night,'" he said with a long laugh.
A 7-year-old Glace picked up the trumpet after his father, a pianist and violinist, purchased one at a pawnshop. The twins and their father learned the instrument together.
Their school started the band when he was in the third grade and he continued playing in concert and marching band in high school in nearby Elkin, N.C.
He then enrolled at North Carolina State University where he played symphonic, marching, brass, orchestra and big band at the school.
He alternately spent time in the Navy for four years before earning his bachelor of science in electrical engineering.
After graduating he worked with radio transmitters in Rochester, N.Y., avionics in Florida and space and naval warfare in Virginia. Glace, his wife and two daughters moved down to Summerville in 1996.
"Right when I moved here I talked to (CSO violinist) Allen Hendricks and began playing at the Singing Christmas Tree and I've done that for 17 years," he said. "Then I overheard (Summerville) was starting an orchestra so I attended the meeting and we've come all this way now."
In addition to playing in the Singing Christmas Tree and SCO, he continues to perform at weddings, brass quintets, the College of Charleston orchestra and serves as the music librarian for the SCO.
"It's something that I did back at NC State that they asked me to do here," he said. "I copy music, put folders together, make sure they have all the parts and I do about 7,000 copies per season."
Glace retired from his job in 2006 and has continued to perform music and serve as the librarian since then.
He maintains his practice schedule and recanted the phrase "The only way to get to Carnegie Hall is the practice, practice, practice." The 67-year-old has a motivation for his musical career going forward.
"As long as I can keep playing, I'm going to play."
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The College's fiscal year begins each July 1 and ends June 30.
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Michele Beckstrand graduated with a BS in sociology from Westminster in 2006. She is now a mentor coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters Utah. BBBS is dedicated to providing mentors for at-risk youth who have experienced poverty, abuse, death, divorce, mental/health issues, and more. Through Michele's work, she is able to pair children who need positive role models and experiences in their lives with mentors who want to make a difference in our community. Social responsibility and ethical awareness are key themes to Michele's work. The communication and leadership skills she learned at Westminster have helped her as she attempts to improve the lives of the children who participate and change the course their futures.


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Oops, bunny fell into the basket looking for those last few Easter eggs. The fun surprise with this Easter decorating craft is that bunny is hiding an air freshener.
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- 1- 2-3/8" Long Eggs
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- 1- 4" Clay Pot, 3 1/2" High
- Acrylic Paint: White, Pink
- Natural Sea Sponge
- Felt: 1-1" x 5 1/2" Piece Pink; 1- 6"x 9" Piece White
- 1- 2" White Pom
- Green Paper Crimps
- Low-temp glue gun & glue sticks
- Serrated knife
- Metal spoon
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- Tracing paper
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- Toothpicks
- Paper towels
- FLOWER POT: Dip damp sea sponge in Pink paint. Blot excess off on paper towel. Lightly sponge paint pot; let dry. Repeat process using White paint. Cut paper crimps into approximately 3" lengths. Apply glue to inside top edge of clay pot. Press ends of paper crimps into glue, allowing paper crimps to drape over clay pot edge. Place Renuzit® Air Freshener in clay pot. Trace bottom of pot onto white felt, cut out, trim if needed and glue to pot.
- BODY: Using metal spoon, carve out inside of ball of STYROFOAM to fit on air freshener. Paint body White; let dry. Place body onto topper.
- TAIL: Trim one end of pom to make flat surface and glue to body, centered above feet. Trim top of pom if necessary.
- FEET: Cut foam egg in half lengthwise for feet. Using back of metal spoon, round cut edges of egg. Use spoon to shape three toes on large round end of each foot. Paint feet White; let dry. From white felt, cut two feet according to pattern. Glue to bottom of feet and trim as necessary. From pink felt, cut two large foot pads and six small foot pads according to patterns. Position and glue to bottom of feet. Poke toothpick into top of feet. Position feet onto body just above pot rim, approximately 1 1/2" apart; secure with glue.
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grounding of the USAF F-22 Raptor fleet has dragged on for months as the investigation
into what caused issues with the onboard oxygen generation system were
investigated. At this point, there is still no clear answer on what gave
multiple pilots hypoxia-like symptoms during flights. Affected pilots in
several instances were found to have toxins in their blood.
Last week, reports indicated that USAF chief Gen. Norton Schwartz would be given options to grant flight
status back to the F-22 fleet. Schwartz has approved a plan that will allow the
160 F-22 aircraft in the fleet to fly above 50,000 feet according to Defense News. The Raptor has a
60,000-foot ceiling.
The life
support systems will be inspected daily on all of the aircraft, and all the
systems will be extensively inspected before any of the jets take to the skies.
The plan also calls for F-22 pilots to undergo physiological tests and to have
additional protective equipment when they fly. Exactly what the extra equipment
would be is unknown.
"We now have enough insight from recent studies and investigations that a
return to flight is prudent and appropriate," Schwartz said. "We're
managing the risks with our aircrews, and we're continuing to study the F-22's
oxygen systems and collect data to improve its performance."
As the F-22 fleet is preparing to return to the skies, the long-delayed and over
budget F-35 fighter is again under pressure. USAF Secretary Michael
Donley pledged support to the F-35 on September 19. However, with budget cuts
coming and Washington looking for everything they can find to cut costs, Donley
didn't offer answers to what functionalities on the F-35 the USAF would be willing
to lose to bring the cost of the fighters down.
Donley said that it would be difficult to eliminate core functionality from the
program. "There are 12 core functions in the Air Force, there are none
that we can just jettison," Donley said. "Each of those core
functions is performing an important mission not just for the Air Force but the
joint team."
Lockheed Martin says that as of now the F-35B STOVL version of the fighter is
ahead on flight testing slightly and will be heading to sea trials in the first
week of October if all goes as planned. The carrier-based F-35C will start sea
trials next spring according to officials.
quote: The Soviet Union has been busy, they've been busy in terms of their level of effort; they've been busy in terms of the actual weapons they've been producing; they've been busy in terms of expanding production rates; they've been busy in terms of expanding their institutional capability to produce additional weapons at additional rates; they've been busy in terms of expanding their capability to increasingly improve the sophistication of those weapons. Year after year after year, they've been demonstrating that they have steadiness of purpose. They're purposeful about what they're doing.
quote: This more than anything has characterized my view of the war on terror that was to follow. The Taliban and Al Queda have become the perfect replacement for Rumsfeld's fictionalized Soviet Union. A network of intransigent evil that is bent on the destruction of America (and her allies), but more importantly, mysterious enough that they can easily be exaggerated or lied about.
quote: The Taliban and Al-Qaeda, not "Al Queda" were manufactured by the CIA in order to help take down the "Communist Threat" Only they underestimated the religion of the Middle East.
quote: And how is this a lie by the way?
quote: Why are you so anti-American dude?
quote: As more documents from that era see the light of day, they show that as early as 1974 there were shortages of everything from food and medicine to materials and manufactured goods, there was abundant social disorder and brutal oppression.
quote: These also happened to be in the CIA dockets that were given to Reagan and the official recommendation of the CIA was to let them fail on their own as it would frighten people away from communism.
quote: But again, hindsight is 20/20...
quote: As more documents from that era see the light of day, they show that as early as 1974 there were shortages of everything from food and medicine to materials and manufactured goods, there was abundant social disorder and brutal oppression... They show that much of the military R&D had either slowed down or stopped altogether, defense projects were cancelled one after another. They also show that most of their military R&D was geared towards self defense because let's face it, the Soviet Union was just as afraid of the US as the US was of them.


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Sofi was a tiny 1 ½ pound bundle of Yorkie energy when she came into my life in August of 2009. I had wanted a little companion for several years and now the timing was right. The remainder of that summer was spent learning to potty train Sofi – I was as new to the process as she was! Book after book repeated the difficulty of potty training toy breeds but I hoped to accomplish it before winter set in. Well, winter came and I found myself outside in the freezing winter cold with Sofi shivering at my side. I set out to find a tiny coat to keep Sofi warm during our frequent outdoor potty sessions. After a disappointing and fruitless search, I decided to make my own coat. A simple fleece jacket was designed and made in three different sizes that winter. She was growing so fast! Then jackets were made for my son's little dogs and dresses soon followed. My kids urged me to make and sell the dog clothes but it just wasn't the right fit. I loved making dog clothes but the fun part was creating the patterns! I had worked 20+ years in the design industry specializing in kitchen design – design was my passion. So I transferred my dog clothes designs from paper to computer and Sofi & Friends was born. I hope you enjoy browsing my pattern selections as much as I enjoy making them and I look forward to seeing photos of your little creations!
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The tiny Utah town of Minersville is suddenly finding itself a hot topic thanks to its upcoming geothermal plant. Geothermal energy, the process of using the earth's heat to create and/or harvest steam to produce electricity, is among the most intriguing alternative energy technologies today. With fossil fuel prices high and with support from big backers such as Google, things are looking good for geothermal energy.
Raser Technologies Inc. at its initial public offering five years was a simple electric motor business with little intention of revolutionizing the alternative energy business. Somewhere along its journey over the last several years, it had a vision of creating profitable green geothermal power according to Reuters, a dream which has consumed it ever since. Now it is on the verge of fulfilling that dream. Construction is nearly finished on the company's plant in tiny Minersville, which will go online later this year providing electricity to 9,000 homes in Anaheim, California.
The company has no plans of stopping there -- it will complete construction on 7 more plants next year and expects to be turning a profit by the end of next year. Chief Executive Brent Cook announced the news in an interview at Raser's Provo, Utah, headquarters last Thursday, stating, "After these first couple of plants come online I believe we will be cash flow positive."
While geothermal requires more complex infrastructure and takes more time to deploy, it has an advantage over wind and solar in that it provides steady power around the clock.
Mr. Cook acknowledges that there were some initial difficulties when the company decided to transition into alternative energy mode in 2005. He states, "In the case of geothermal... the execution of that plan is all in our hands. The licensing side of our business requires convincing some other company to take the technology and deploy it into their marketplace, and that's a lot harder to predict."
At first the company tried to acquire geothermal startup Amp Resources; however, the deal fell through with Amp being bought instead by Italian energy company Enel SpA. In the aftermath of the failed deal, Mr. Cook took the reins and went to work acquiring land leases and capital. He found a big partner in Merrill Lynch, which signed on to finance up to 155 MW of Razer plants, including a $44M USD investment in the first plant. Razer Technologies also partnered with United Technologies Corp, which is providing the power generation units.
The key to Razer's completed approach is to build smaller geothermal plants capable of being constructed within a few months. This makes the technology more growth-competitive with solar and wind installations. Mr. Cook describes, "Geothermal usually takes much longer to be built. We've tried to go with an off-the-shelf type of plant design. It's like Legos that come together."
The plants are expandable if additional capacity is needed. The company also is unique in that it uses lower temperature water, using steam from a liquid with a lower steam point than water, thus allowing energy harvest from hot water below the 212 degrees Fahrenheit boiling point. Mr. Cook says, "That allows us to exploit sites that frankly were passed over or thought to not be useful 25 or 30 years ago. We are going back through and tying up a lot of those opportunities."
With over 200,000 acres in six Western states, Razer Technologies has plenty of room to expand. Mr. Cook is confident his plant can beat one of its main fossil fuel competitors -- natural gas. He concludes, "We're seeing a lot of utilities recognize that geothermal is much more competitive than natural gas and has zero fuel risk exposure."
The first plant will produce 10.5 MW when complete. The projected plant lifetime is 35 years.
quote: If you can afford a few thousand of these solar stations at nearly a million a pop, you can build a coal or nuclear plant instead.
quote: Per-MW generated, wind power requires more skilled technicians than nuclear. There's a substantial amount of maintenance required on several thousand windmills. And it must be well-trained labor, too, given you're working with massive moving parts, several hundred feet in the air.
quote: Of course it has. Every nuclear plant in the US has been storing its own waste on site for the past half-century without problem, and could continue to do with for centuries more. The amount of waste is incredibly small. . . and it would be ten times smaller still, if we reprocessed, and reburnt our fuel multiple times.


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Jennifer Lawrence is on the mend.
The ailing Silver Linings Playbook starlet is finally feeling fine after a reported bout with pneumonia.
"I'm so much better," Lawrence, 22, told reporters backstage at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she won for lead female actor. "I'm a lot better. I've been on a lot of medication and got a really cool inhaler, so I'm doing much better."
The actress – who was "laying low all week," a source told PEOPLE – missed Saturday's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards due to the illness, according to her costar Jacki Weaver.
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Obamacare is, at its core, Romneycare taken nationally.
Why isn't Mitt Romney shouting this from the roof tops; taking credit where credit's due, for a very successful health care plan in Massachusetts?
Johnny-come-lately Obamacare is just a model of Romney's plan. Wait, maybe Mitt has flipped and flopped so many times he does not remember he created Romneycare with its "individual mandate" that conservatives so love.
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Peyton Manning bounced right back up.
Manning�s home debut for the Denver Broncos was a mixed bag in a 30-10 preseason loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night. He led two scoring drives but threw two more interceptions and watched his teammates drop plenty of passes and cough up the ball.
Manning played the first half and gave the Broncos (1-1) a 10-9 lead despite three turnovers, including an interception in the red zone for the second consecutive week.
He looked great on a 2-minute drive, but that stalled when tight end Jacob Tamme, his old pal from Indianapolis, dropped a wide-open touchdown pass 6 seconds before halftime.
The biggest positive for the four-time MVP who�s returning from a neck injury that required four surgeries and sidelined him all of last year is that he took his first big hit in 19 months and got right back up.
Blasted by defensive end Bruce Irvin with 1:28 left in the half, Manning shook it off and completed a 22-yard pass to Brandon Stokley on his next play.
Terrell Owens had a disappointing debut for the Seahawks (2-0), failing to catch any of the five passes thrown his way.
Owens is trying to show he�s fully recovered from a knee injury that kept him out of the NFL for the entire 2011 season, but in his first NFL game action since Week 15 of the 2010 season with Cincinnati, he was out of sync with quarterback Matt Flynn.
Flynn targeted him five times. The first was behind him, the second was over his head, the third was knocked away by Elvis Dumervil, and then cornerback Champ Bailey broke up a slant pass.
The fifth incompletion was all on Owens.
He sped past cornerback Chris Harris on a deep post and was wide open to haul in a perfectly thrown 46-yard touchdown pass from Flynn, but it slipped through his fingers just as he raced across the goal line.
Manning was sharp on an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Willis McGahee�s 1-yard touchdown run and in the 2-minute drill at the end of the second quarter, when the Broncos failed to capitalize.
Eric Decker dropped a slant pass, center J.D. Walton was whistled for a 15-yard penalty, and Tamme was all alone in the end zone with six seconds left and dropped a bull�s-eye pass.
Coach John Fox sent in his field goal team on second-and-goal from the 8, and Matt Prater�s 32-yarder gave Denver a 10-9 halftime lead over the Seahawks despite Manning�s two interceptions and a fumble by Lance Ball.
�There�s obviously some things we need to work on, but all in all, to have three giveaways in the first half and have the lead, that�s a good sign,� Fox said at halftime.
In the most anticipated preseason home opener for the Broncos since his boss, John Elway, was the one directing Denver�s offense, Manning completed 16 of 23 passes for 177 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Remembering how anxious her son became after his first round of state tests a year ago, Lisa Beckwith decided this year to pull him from the exams.
"Every day he had stomachaches," Beckwith recalled. "Even though they tell you, 'You can't fail,' he thought he was going to fail."
Beckwith has joined a small but growing movement of parents who are choosing to have their children refuse to take statewide tests in order to send a message to the state about their displeasure with the assessments. And while the overall number of students refusing the tests is still relatively low – in many schools it has been no more than a handful – it could have an impact on how the state labels some schools.
West Seneca Central schools, for example, had 110 students out of 3,067 third- through eighth-graders whose parents had them not take the test when the English Language Arts exams started Tuesday. While that's just about 3.6 percent of the students, it could be enough for two or three schools to not meet state requirements for test participation, according to Mark D. Beehler, the district's chief information officer.
Administrators in Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District are concerned about how the 64 students who have refused the tests so far will impact the district and its teachers. Last year, the district had fewer than 10 refuse to take the tests.
"On the local level, it's a tremendous stressor," said Superintendent Paul M. Connelly. "It's tough on our teachers. It's tough on our principals. It's difficult on our families. Our kids are put in the middle, and we're just trying to make the very best of a confusing situation."
Enough students at Springville-Griffith Middle School have refused to take the test so far that the school, currently labeled by the state as in "good standing," will not meet state benchmarks for its "annual yearly progress."
In the first year, that could affect how a school's performance is labeled by the state and make it ineligible to become a "reward" district. But if a school does not meet its "adequate yearly progress" for several years in a row, it could be required to create a corrective plan and take other measures to improve the school.
Connelly, like other administrators, is looking for more state guidance on how to handle testing boycotts that affect how programs and teachers are measured.
"What I've been saying to the state Education Department is, 'You guys have got to step up,' " Connelly said. "This is not just Springville."
The tests are meant to identify struggling schools and districts, and to help them improve. But for many parents, the decision to hold a student out of school during the tests or to have their child sit through the exams without answering questions is driven by a concern that the focus on preparing for and taking statewide tests is squeezing out other types of instruction beyond math, English and science. Other parents are concerned about the amount of money paid to corporations to develop the tests.
"One of my biggest issues with this is the amount of time spent on preparing for the test," said Beckwith, whose son is in the Frontier District. "That equals a loss of real education for our students because preparing them for a test is not educating them for the real world."
Like Beckwith, Kenmore resident Eric Mihelbergel said he became concerned about the amount of time the schools are spending on testing and preparation for assessments that are largely used to gauge the effectiveness of schools and teachers.
"We're failing to teach our kids so many other intelligences," said Mihelbergel, who has become an outspoken critic of the statewide exams. Mihelbergel has held his fifth-grade daughter, Ava, out of school during the exams this week and instead has planned other activities for her during that time. Wednesday, they went to the Kenmore Branch Library to research historical civil disobedience.
While some parents are writing letters to schools and pulling their children out of the exams, the state Education Department provides no formal way for students to opt out of the exams. In a January memo to school superintendents, Director of State Assessment Steven E. Katz said that failure to comply "will have a negative impact on a school or school district's accountability, as all schools are required to have a 95 percent participation rate in state testing."
"We all want the same thing for our children. We want them to graduate high school ready for the challenges they'll face in college and their careers," said Jonathan Burman, a spokesman for the Department of Education. "So it's hard to understand why parents would forgo the chance to know how their children are progressing toward that goal of college and career readiness."
Mihelbergel, like other parents, doesn't see the state tests as adequate measures of his child's performance because the results come back several months after she would finish the grade level.
"My child's teacher can give me a very, very accurate description of how my child's doing in school," Mihelbergel said.
Districts, meanwhile, have struggled to decide how to work with parents who don't want their children taking the tests. Some districts have required the students to convey the message that they are refusing the test or have required students to sit quietly through the entire length of the assessment. Others have accepted a note from the parents or have called parents to stress the importance of the tests.
That also means explaining to parents that once a child begins testing, he or she will receive a score whether or not they complete the second and third days.
"We will do our due diligence," said Beehler, a West Seneca administrator. "For every student that has said they're opting out or that we've received a letter from, we have contacted the parents and made sure that they understand the repercussions of it."
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Check out the Housing and Residence Life website for more information regarding Reinert Hall. Amenities and general information can be found here and floor plans can be found here.
Your move-in will begin in the Fordham Lot located just beside Reinert Hall off of Grand Boulevard. A campus map highlighting various parking locations can be viewed here. This map may be beneficial to print and bring to campus when you arrive for easy reference.
With limited space in the north section of the Fordham Lot, this lot is used solely for unloading. Once all your items have been unloaded, please move your vehicle to the west or south sides of Reinert Hall or to the Laclede Garage, which is located just off of Laclede Avenue. During Fall Welcome, parking in Fordham Lot and the Laclede Garage is free.
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Begin and end of tour: Zermatt
Access starting point: Train from Brig/Visp to Zermatt - park your car in Täsch (car-free zone Zermatt)
Hiking time: 02:30 (hours, minutes)
Physical fitness: medium difficulty
Difficulty: easy
Difference in elevation: 320 m
Culmination point: 1936 m
Season: June - September
Gastronomy: Zermatt, Zmutt, Zum See
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This trail was once a frequently used, busy route to Sion. The chapel in Zmutt bears witness to that era. In Zmutt the inn "Jaegerstube" invites you to take a midday break, and on the way back along the right-side valley flank, restaurant "Zum See" beckons in the hamlet bearing the same name. The descent to Zermatt helps you to digest - the visual as well as the culinary pleasures of this tour.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Justin Pelic rushed for two touchdowns and Steven Schlosser scored one as the Play It Again Sports Crusaders held off a resilient Cario White team 22-16 to capture the MPRD JV (12-13 year olds) Post Season Championship.
Pelic raced in from 41 yards out to put the Crusaders on the board first. However, Cario would answer and take an 8-6 halftime lead when Rhett Kafka scored on a 13-yard run and Kellan Noonan tacked on the extra point.
The Crusaders would mount a comeback in the second half when Pelic added his second touchdown on a 22-yard run and Schlosser barreled in from three yards out. Cario White did not quit though as Noonan hauled in a 48-yard touchdown from Jaxen Rogers in the final seconds, but the Crusaders recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Coach Biggers and the Play It Again Sports Crusaders capped a perfect season as regular and post season champions with the win, while Coach Schaefer and the Cario White Comets finished as post season runners-up.
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Second-year tackle Chris Hairston could wind up being on the hottest spot on the field Sunday when the Buffalo Bills face the Houston Texans.
Hairston will start at right tackle if Erik Pears can't play, and Pears missed Thursday's practice to get soreness in his hip and groin area checked. The Bills' right tackle will be charged with blocking Houston left defensive end J.J. Watt, who leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks.
"Erik Pears has been struggling with that hip that he had a procedure on this past offseason," coach Chan Gailey said, referring to spring surgery Pears underwent. "He went to see a specialist today. He'll be back tomorrow and we'll know more."
Pears missed much of summer practice due to his rehabilitation and rotated a bit at right tackle the first two games. But he has played 87 percent of the snaps. Hairston has started the past three games in place of left tackle Cordy Glenn. Hairston has played 61 percent of the snaps overall.
Hairston practiced fully the past two days but was added to the injury report with soreness in his knee.
"He plays hard every down," Hairston said of Watt. "He plays with great technique and intensity, and he's always getting after the ball. Even when he's not getting to the quarterback he's getting his hands up, deflecting passes."
Glenn, meanwhile, participated almost fully, Gailey said, and appears ready to return at left tackle.
Right defensive end Mark Anderson worked on his own on the side during positional drills. Gailey said he's out for Sunday. Cornerback Terrence McGee (knee) was limited. So was defensive tackle Kyle Williams, who has played on a sore ankle the past two games.
Texans star receiver Andre Johnson returned to practice after sitting out Wednesday due to personal reasons. Houston starters who were limited included tight end Owen Daniels (hamstring), nose tackle Shaun Cody (back), cornerback Jonathan Joseph (groin), defensive end Antonio Smith (ankle) and receiver Kevin Walter (illness).
Bills cornerback Ron Brooks said he's fully healthy and ready to play Sunday if needed. Brooks has been on the injured reserve recall list since the end of preseason and is eligible to return to the active roster this week. He has been recovered from foot surgery for several weeks. Guard Chad Rinehart is expected to go on injured reserve.
"I've been ready to go since I've been cleared, just waiting for my opportunity," Brooks said.
Brooks' initial playing time likely is to come on special teams, a unit on which he excelled at Louisiana State.
"I've always loved special teams," he said. "I always played hard on them and been good at it. So it's like second nature to me. I'm excited about that portion of it."
Brooks showed promise as a gunner (outside coverage man) in preseason.
"It's a little harder because you double the gunners (in the NFL) versus in college you're singled up," he said.
Brooks also is eager to watch Saturday's showdown between fifth-ranked LSU and No. 1 Alabama.
"I've been telling (Alabama product) Marcell (Dareus) since we got here we're gonna win the game," Brooks said. "We're two dominant teams, two teams that are alike. ... It's just bragging rights really. I told Marcell he better be ready to get trash-talked to when I come in on Monday."
Bills guard Andy Levitre is sporting a moustache and goatee, something he has done this time of year for several seasons.
"One of my buddies works for Berkeley fire (department) out in California," Levitre said. "One of the guys that works with him does a charity for burn victim children. ... So a lot of guys in fire departments grow their moustache out for six weeks or so, and you get people to sponsor you."
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The last time Steven B. Tanger made an official public appearance in the area, he helped break ground on the North Charleston shopping center that carries the family name.
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Business: Tanger is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that operates, owns or has an interest in 43 outlet centers with 12.9 million square feet in 26 states and Canada. More than 2,700 stores operated by more than 470 brand name retailers lease space from Tanger, and more than 180 million shoppers visit the centers each year. Revenue was $357 million in 2012.
Bullish on S.C.: The Palmetto State is the company's top market based on square footage. Tanger's five South Carolina retail centers (including 2 each in Bluffton and Myrtle Beach) account for 15% of its portfolio.
Expansion plans: New centers are to open in 2014 in Charlotte; Mashantucket Conn.; Columbus, Ohio; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Clarksburg, Md. Expansions are planned in Utah, Tennessee and Montreal.
Family affair: Stanley K. Tanger, the late founder, chairman and CEO, got into the shopping center business in 1981 based on his previous venture. He and son Steven B. Tanger had built a family-owned apparel-maker, Tanger/Creighton, that included five factory outlet stores. The younger Tanger joined his father in 1986.
Stock: Tanger Factory Outlet Centers sold shares to the public in 1993. They are traded on the N.Y. Stock Exchange under the symbol "SKT."
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That was 2005, two weeks before Thanksgiving. The site was the Centre Pointe property, near International Boulevard and Interstate 526. Tanger was then chief operating officer of Greensboro, N.C.-based Tanger Factory Outlet Centers.
"It will be a $45 million must-see regional tourist and shopping destination," he said at the event.
Tanger Outlet Center opened the following year, giving the Charleston region its first taste of the outlet mall shopping experience.
Steven Tanger is now the CEO. He also has become the main pitchman for the business by appearing in his company's television spots, touting "Tanger style."
Earlier this month, Tanger received the Order of the Palmetto from Gov. Nikki Haley. He also took a few questions from The Post and Courier while visiting the North Charleston property:
Q: How is the North Charleston Tanger center doing sales-wise compared to others in the chain?
A: We like this center. It's certainly in the top 25 percent of our shopping centers. We don't disclose shopping center sales per-square-foot or actual ranking. In the past five or six years, the North Charleston center has increased every year in productivity, and the Centre Pointe area has certainly grown in the past five years tremendously.
Q: How are retail sales at Tanger during the back-to-school shopping season?
A: So far, it's been great. We are very optimistic that when we get the sales reports they will be good.
Q: How do you perceive what retail sales in general will be like for the upcoming holiday shopping season?
A: I think they will be more robust than most people have imagined. There has been tremendous increase in value in most folks' homes, which adds a perception of wealth. Those who have a job are saving more. There seems to be more employment, so the pie is getting larger. We feel very comfortable that outlet shopping will benefit.
Q: Any new big-name stores coming to the North Charleston Tanger?
A: We are in negotiations with several. We don't announce any new stores until the lease is signed and they are about ready to open. The center is currently virtually fully occupied.
Q: Is there room to expand this outlet center?
A: We do have some outparcels. Right now, we have not decided whether or not to build additional phases, but we have room to expand. I'm not going to say whether it's imminent or not.
Q: What's your impression of the overall retail market in Charleston?
A: I'm not an expert in the Charleston area. We provide a unique shopping experience in a very nice environment that other parts of Charleston don't offer. We don't compete with local businesses. We are a regional shopping destination.
Q: What are your thoughts on enclosed malls?
A: I think the enclosed malls certainly have a place in retail. The finest enclosed malls are world-class assets that really can't be replaced today. I don't see mall developers announcing many new malls being built in the next couple of years. The existing malls are benefiting from some of the tenant expansions in their store count, and some of the better malls are filling back up. It's a wonderful venue to go shop. Most of our tenants have full-price stores in regional malls and they have outlet stores in a Tanger Center.
Q: Why did you choose the advertising format where you appear in the commercials?
A: It was the cheapest. (Laughs loudly.) We had always branded our shopping centers Tanger Outlet Centers. We felt that in a retail environment that's cluttered that having a unique shopping opportunity that's branded would be a point of differentiation between us and other retail shopping centers. During the recession, our research showed that Americans wanted to support American businesses that were run by Americans and where there were real people behind the name. Based on that research I agreed to do our first ad in 2009. We have done four years of advertising. It has been extremely successful. People relate to knowing that there is a Tanger behind the Tanger Outlet Centers. Our sales have grown. Our traffic has grown. ... I think the ads have helped.
Q: You have 43 outlet centers across the country and in Canada. Are there any new malls on the horizon?
A: We have a new shopping center opening outside Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22. We are under construction on our new ground-up shopping center in Ottawa, Canada. We are building a large expansion in our shopping center north of Toronto. ... We have several expansions under construction, and we are marketing new shopping centers for delivery next year.
Q: What are your thoughts on receiving the Order of the Palmetto?
A: It's quite an honor. I am happy to accept it on behalf of the 40,000 people we employ. It's not an award for me personally but for the entire team at Tanger.


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James Merrill was born on March 3, 1926, in New York City and died on February 6, 1995. From the mid-1950s on, he lived in Stonington, Connecticut, and for extended periods he also had houses in Athens and Key West. From The Black Swan (1946) through A Scattering of Salts (1995), he wrote twelve books of poems, ten of them published in trade editions, as well as The Changing Light at Sandover (1982). He also published two plays, The Immortal Husband (1956) and The Bait (1960); two novels, The Seraglio (1957, reissued 1987) and The (Diblos) Notebook (1965, reissued 1994); a book of essays, interviews, and reviews, Recitative (1986); and a memoir, A Different Person (1993). Over the years, he was the winner of numerous awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards, the Bollingen Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress. He was a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
J. D. McClatchy and Stephen Yenser are James Merrill's literary executors. J. D. McClatchy has published six volumes of poetry and two collections of essays. He teaches at Yale and is the editor of The Yale Review. Stephen Yenser has written three books of criticism (one about Merrill) and a volume of poems. He is a professor of English and the director of Creative Writing at UCLA.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday morning served as a meeting of the minds for local elected and businesses officials to discuss what needs to change to make Berkeley County a better place.
The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Forum served as a platform to share reform ideas.
About 30 people gathered at Epicure Catering off St. James Avenue in Goose Creek. Each attendee had three chances to address an issue as the discussion went person-to-person around the room.
According to Dist. 15 Rep. Samuel Rivers, one issue that needs to be addressed is the amount of illegal immigrants who are in the area using schools and roads and taking jobs from citizens. "It may seem a little cold, but some need to be sent back," Rivers said. "We need to get it fixed."
Berkeley County Councilmember Caldwell Pinckney said residents in parts of rural Berkeley County do not have clean, fresh tap water in their homes and cannot even wash their clothes in this water.
Goose Creek City Councilmember Jerry Tekac said politicians need to work for the common good of the people. "The art of compromise is gone," Tekac said. "Nothing gets done."
Berkeley County Supervisor Dan Davis said tax reform is long overdue and would help economic development.
According to Berkeley Chamber CEO Elaine Morgan, South Carolina has the fifth highest industrial tax and seventh highest small business tax in the nation.
Berkeley Chamber President and Bushy Park DuPont plant manager Jerry Good said high electric costs are hurting local industries, as is the need for more natural gas, which would help bring more industry if available.
Moncks Corner Town Administrator Marc Hehn talked about the threat of Alcoa and Daniel Island both leaving Berkeley County and the large amount of income tax that would be lost should either occur.
Joel Arenson of the Goose Creek Architectural Review Board said he'd like to see more trade schools to train students for technical jobs like those at Boeing. He also said good public transportation is needed so employees who can't afford a car and the expenses that go with it can commute to jobs such as those at Boeing.
According to attorney Robby Robbins, a loop that connects Berkeley and Dorchester counties so people won't need to travel on I-26 and go to Charleston County to work, would be beneficial.
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Kerry Tobin wrote:this might be a nice "resume builder" for a superintendent that apparently doesn't have any interest in staying in Tomahawk long term.
Kerry Tobin wrote:Yes, those are the most popular apps. However, considering consumers are buying way more iOS devices than schools and businesses are, it makes sense that games and "fun" apps are the most used.
neup99 wrote:Exactly, which makes them primarily used as toys. Just because Lockheed Martin can control satellites from an iPad, doesn't mean that's the primary use. You can also turn Wii controller into the IR reader for a smartboard application, but that's not how people are using them. With a considerable amount of work, Scotch tape can be used to create rudimentary x-rays, but don't look for large quantities of tape to be sent to hospitals to make this happen.
Kerry Tobin wrote:So because a lot of people choose to use something as a toy we shouldn't teach your young the tools that will be used in future careers?
neup99 wrote:Yes, for an experimental program that may or may not be supported by (immediately) future administrations, a piece of technology that is more widely used and understood for the application at hand, the chromebooks are a better product to use.
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, surveyed the major studies on the subject last year and concluded: "Most large-scale evaluations have found mixed or no results for one-to-one initiatives."
Separate research also suggests that the sort of frenetic multitasking that tweeting, blogging and social networking often entails can affect people's memory and performance in negative ways.
Early test results of kindergarten pupils like David who used iPads for nine weeks last fall — compared to kindergartners who did not — show the iPads pupils did better, according to an Auburn School Department report released Wednesday.
"Overall, the percentage of students who rated either proficient or advanced (the 'passing' rate) was 49% percent higher in the 'flipped classrooms' using the iPads than in the traditional classrooms with no iPads," according to the report. "The difference was most pronounced in the percentage of students rated as 'advanced,' which was 150% higher in the 'flipped classrooms.'"
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Hi, guys! I'm MagnAvaloN.
I have a passion in Japanese pop culture since I was young, besides my vast interest in other particular fields like music, literature, science, and technology.
I started watching anime, playing console games, and reading manga since my childhood, and later got to know about visual novel and doujin music along with J-Pop, and watch recent animes. I haven't got much time to search for any good manga, not to mention my manga reading list was erased unintentionally last month. It'd be great if anyone of you could provide with a mountain of titles for me to read, lol.
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Hi, Xiee here. Long time lurker since 2007 but I've decided to register and start posting here. The only reason I used to come here was for the animated avatars but its high time I started formally posting.
Been an Otaku since my high school days, back when fansubbers hardly existed and when I used to watch Dragon Ball Z in its pure Japanese dubbing. I'm also a Brony, so please take it easy on me.
My current hobbies are assembling Gundam model kits and gaming on the PS3. My favorite anime list is too long so I'll skip that part.
Currently hooked on World of Tanks (SEA Server) due to Girls und Panzer. We actually have a GuP Clan alliance with actual GuP Schools as clans (Saunders, Ooarai, Black Forest, Pravda, St. Gloriana). And we do some "Sensha-do Tournaments".
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So here's a clean slate. My name is The Shinigami (Though nowadays I go more often by as ZeroCracked, ZCOverload, IncompetantBastard, and JustAFan). I am sixteen, and I am an RPer, GFX artist, Writer, Let's Player, Taekwondo practician, and interested in Parkour. I am a bit of a cynic and a little pessimistic, but I try to get along with people.
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I'm living in Germany and been interested in many language a lot so I'm on quite okay level on some languages.
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LOCKPORT – The Common Council went behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss whether to change the rules for tax foreclosure auctions after an incident that led to a lawsuit against the city.
Daryl Ubiles, of Lockport, was the high bidder for two parcels at the Oct. 23 auction and put down deposits totaling $6,150 for the sites on Center and North Transit streets. However, six days after the auction, City Hall informed Ubiles that he owed city and school property taxes on one of the four properties he already owns in Lockport. Ubiles claimed in his lawsuit, filed Jan. 18, that he never received the 2012 city tax bill or the 2012-13 school tax bill for that property on Clinton Street. He said he paid the taxes, totaling $399, the same day he learned he owed them.
However, the rules of the city auction say that if someone who is behind on property taxes in Lockport happens to win property, the city will keep his deposit and refuse to sell the land.
Thus, the city sold the Center and North Transit properties to the second-highest bidder and refused to refund Ubiles' deposits. Ubiles is suing to get his money back.
Corporation Counsel John J. Ottaviano is going to investigate the matter further, but Alderman Joseph C. Kibler, R-at Large, said he doesn't think any changes in policy are warranted.
"My own opinion is, if you change it, you're opening up a can of worms," Kibler said, adding he doesn't think the city should pay back any money to Ubiles.
In other matters, Mayor Michael W. Tucker said the city has to make plans to replace the City Hall phone system this year, a task that may cost about $200,000.
"It keeps kicking out," Tucker said. He said Norman D. Allen, engineering and public works director "has to keep coming in the middle of the night to reboot it."
The phone system is about 20 years old. Tucker said the city might have to borrow money for the work, although since the police and fire departments are in the building, Homeland Security or drug forfeiture funds could be used. Tucker also told the Council that Allen has offered to supply $3,000 from his department's budget to pay for a temporary replacement for a staffer in the City Clerk's Office who is to go on maternity leave.
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State men's basketball player Jesse Berry was selected Monday as the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the second time this season.
The Lafayette, Ind., product scored 21 points, handed out four assists and made a game-winning play Wednesday to lead Ball State to a 62-61 victory over Norfolk State in its only game of the week.
Berry finished the night shooting 6-for-11 from the floor, including 5-for-7 from 3-point range, as he topped the 20-point mark for the third time in the past four games and the fourth time this season.
The Cardinals' point guard set up teammate Majok Majok for the game-winning basket as time expired, driving the length of the floor in the final six seconds and finding Majok in the lane for a buzzer-beating dunk.
Berry, who ranks seventh in the MAC with an average of 14.3 points per game, played 36 minutes against Norfolk State without committing a turnover.
He moved into 10th place on Ball State's career 3-pointers list with 121 and helped the Cardinals knock down 12 treys as a team, the most in a game for the program since the 2005-06 season.
This week's award marks the third time this year a Ball State player has been named the MAC West Player of the Week. Berry earned the honor on Nov. 12 and Majok on Dec. 10. Berry also picked up the honor once last season.
With the win over Norfolk State, Ball State completed the pre-conference portion of its schedule with a 6-6 record. The Cardinals open MAC play on the road Wednesday with a 7 p.m. game at Eastern Michigan, which will be televised by the Ball State Sports Network.


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Another weekend another two wins in the books for the Illinois State Redbirds. This time it was in very frigid temperatures in Milwaukee Wisconsin. We were slated to play 3 games in 3 days however given a freak snow storm that decided to dump around a foot of snow in Milwaukee forced us to cancel our game Sunday against Marquette. We were able to hold off a very tough University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee team Friday night, with temperatures nearing the 20's. Defensively we did not play very disciplined but with a great effort in cage by Emmanuel "Mannie Fresh" Nuno we were able to hold UWM to 6 goals. As a team I felt we came out very flat but was able to pick it up in the third quarter.
It did not help whatsoever that there was a casino directly across the street from the fields. And when I say directly, I mean I could have spit into the parking lot from the field we played on. All I could think about was playing some roulette and blackjack but realized the real reason we had traveled to Milwaukee, to win games. That we did and we were able to notch our record at 4-0.
Saturday proved to be a colder game as the storm started to roll in. This time we were up against a very dangerous team, Minnesota-Mankato State. We kept a lead early but Mankato was able to almost come back with a very great performance in the 4th quarter.
The field was old school turf which sucks to play on; because anytime you fall you are going to pay for it when you water hits the turf burn. There was a lot of down time for our team this weekend and most of it consisted of making trips to the restaurant/bar that was connected to our hotel and also relaxing in the hot tub. We decided to name this hotel Hogwarts as it seemed to have tunnels to everything that was offered. There was a tunnel to the arcade, there was a tunnel to the pool, and there was a tunnel to the office. It was nice to be able to give our guys the opportunity to go hang out in the pool/hot-tub and also the restaurant and bar to get away from having 7 lacrosse guys in a hotel room that should only accommodate 4-5 people comfortably. I do not wish that upon anyone but I know many teams face these kinds of accommodations week in and week out. But let me tell you by the end of the weekend those rooms smelled like a pigpen. 7 lacrosse guys in a room on top of all the equipment did not make for a very promising smell.
These trips prove to be my favorite because of all the nonsense and shenanigans that arises from being in such tight quarters with each other for 3 days and 2 nights. The team bonding is incredible to see and at the end of the weekend instead of wanting to fight each other, we are that much closer. It feels great being 4-0 right now but we have definitely not played up to our potential yet. The second half of our season is quickly approaching and we have do not have an easy game by any means. We take on Western Michigan this weekend for our home opener and then travel to University of Illinois to take on what proves to be our biggest rival game.
I am very happy in the way the season has been progressing given all the nonsense we have dealt with to get here. We have overcame a lot of adversity so far and it would have been easy to go belly up and not fight through it, but we have, and right now it feels good to say the Illinois State Redbirds are undefeated.