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Everybody knows that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have the best club in the American League's West Division, but the Texas Rangers seem ready to mount a real threat to them.
The 21st century Rangers often have looked like some of those 20th century Red Sox teams - loaded with power, but short on pitching.
Now, with Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan as their president (and interested in buying the franchise from Tom Hicks), the Rangers seem to be building a pitching staff that can make them bonafide contenders.
They have veteran Kevin Millwood as their anchor and Brandon McCarthy as a starter finally living up to his potential. Then comes Scott Feldman, a 30th-round draft pick who's off to a 4-0 start. The rotation usually includes Matt Harrison and Vicente Padilla, but both are on the 15-day disabled list right now.
The Rangers have been able to fill in with Derek Holland and Tommy Hunter, both from their own system. Hunter, a first-round draftee, came up from Triple A to give the Rangers a strong start in the opener of the doubleheader against Oakland.
Manager Ron Washington has an interesting bullpen, with Frank Francisco as the primary closer, and C.J. Wilson as a solid backup. That pen also includes a former closer - Eddie Guardardo - and Kris Benson and Jason Jennings, former first-round draft picks who were starting pitchers before they went to Texas.
Things are going so well for the Rangers, they can afford to stay with a first baseman who almost tied a strikeout record.
That's Chris Davis, a native Texan homegrown in the Rangers system and tabbed as the team's first baseman for now and the immediate future.
Davis struck out six times in a doubleheader Friday night before averting a record-tieing seventh K when he flied out in his last at-bat.
Never mind. The Rangers still swept the Oakland A's, putting their home record at 18-8.
The Ranger lineup has been bolstered by free agent signee Andruw Jones, on the comeback trail after having a terrible time at the plate in his days with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He gives the Rangers outfield depth.
How good is this team? We should get an idea over the next two weeks. The Rangers go on the road to play the Yankees and Red Sox, then return home to face the Blue Jays and Dodgers. That "iron" schedule takes them through June 13. It will be interesting to see where the Rangers stand at that point.
ABOUT THOSE K'S: By the way, the record for strikeouts in a doubleheader (7) is shared by five players. Mike Vail holds the National League record, which he set over 24 innings with the Mets of 1975.
The American League mark is shared by Frank Howard of the 1965 Washington Senators and three Chicago White Sox sluggers - Pat Seerey in 1948, Dave Nicholson in 1963 and Bill Melton in 1970.
THE FRANCOEUR FACTOR: Rumors from Atlanta say that the Red Sox might be interested in acquiring Jeff Francoeur, a 25-year-old right-handed hitting right fielder.
Such a transaction would make sense, because the Sox do have issues in right field with J.D. Drew often injured and Rocco Baldelli unreliable because of his history of physical problems.
Francoeur hasn't played particularly well for the Braves since his sensational rookie debut in 2005, but he's just coming into his prime years.
Getting away from Atlanta might be the best thing for him at this time. He's a hometown hero from his days as an all-state football-baseball high school star in Lilburn, a suburb of Atlanta. He also carries the pressure of being a first-round draft pick.
As tough as Boston can be on ballplayers, Fenway might be just the place for Francoeur to regain his stroke at the plate.
If he does join the Sox, he'd have a rooting section in Springfield. His grandmother, Rina Francoeur, lives in 16 Acres.
JUSTIN TIME: If the Detroit Tigers stick to their regular rotation, the Red Sox will draw Justin Verlander in the finale of this road trip Thursday afternoon.
Verlander went into Saturday night's start at Baltimore with a hot streak going - 5-0 with an 0.85 earned run average in six starts since April 27.
Verlander, a No. 1 draft pick out of Old Dominion University, went 17-9 and 18-6 in his first two big league seasons. In 2008, his third season with the Tigers, he slipped to an 11-17 record as his walks went up and his strikeouts down.
Now, he appears to have regained the winning touch. He's one of the reasons that the Tigers have grabbed first place in AL Central. So far, they're the only team in the division with a record above .500.
DIAMOND DUST: After scoring 21 runs in two victories over the KC Royals, the Tigers ran into Zack Greinke. He beat them 6-1, putting his record at 8-1 and his ERA at 0.84. Tiger manager Jim Leyland told the Detroit News that Greinke has "a put-away slider." ... With Hicks indicating that he's ready to sell his holdings as majority owner of the Rangers, Ryan and long-time business partner Don Sanders have made it public that they're interested. They now own Round Rock, a Triple A franchise. ... Maybe Clint Hurdle should have seen it coming when general manager Dan O'Dowd signed Jim Tracy as an addition to his coaching staff over the winter. Tracy, a former manager in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, took over Friday when O'Dowd fired Hurdle.


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The USTA's push for its 10 And Under Tennis program makes tons of sense. In most other kids' sports, playing fields are scaled down and equipment is appropriately sized.
Even though the concept has been out there, our national governing body of tennis made this the largest youth initiative in USTA history a few years back.
The campaign has made great progress and is being integrated into instructional tennis programs across the nation.
As with anything new, however, there are skeptics and holdouts. Many clubs and pros were on board from Day 1; others have slowly discovered how kids have instant success, progress faster, and have more fun. Despite what seems like a no-brainer, some still scoff at such revolutionary changes to teaching. And then there are the resistive parents and kids.
Using the traditional yellow ball on a regulation-sized court is how just about all us grownups, even world-class pros, learned to play.
Yes, we did have reasonable success but did we have fun chasing balls while unable to maintain a rally when we first tried? A lot of would-be players are lost before they start because that doesn't seem much fun.
"Any time there is change, not everyone agrees and that is understood and accepted. But overall the support is strong for the shorter courts, lower bouncing balls, and appropriate-sized equipment and we see that continuing to gain momentum," said Lawrenceville's Dave Haggerty, current president of the USTA. "It also helps get kids active at a time when inactivity and obesity are at an all-time high."
Corey Ball, teaching pro at Winning Touch Tennis in Plainsboro, frankly wasn't sold on 10 and under tennis; that is, until the recent USPTA (U.S. Professional Tennis Association) World Conference. He, along with WTT owner Bill Kurtain, attended a 10 and under presentation by Patrick McEnroe, who heads the USTA Player Development program.
"I saw how beneficial it is. The ball doesn't bounce as high and it allows them to hit the correct stroke. With a standard ball, they compromise their swings. This allows them to hit a ball in their hitting zone where they should be, and they can do more tactical things. They can start to construct the point as professionals do. Patrick was phenomenal. This turned our heads."
There is a chart showing, based on a kid's height, what size racket he or she should use. Because smaller frames are not as strong, lighter balls are necessary so that the ball doesn't control the racket. The balls are called by their color; starting with red, moving up to orange, advancing to green dot (which is a pressureless ball that just feels like a dead ball), and then the standard yellow.
Now that Ball is working with kids using the 10-and-under system, he sees how much better kids play with it.
"They have cross-court rallies with 10 shots, where with a yellow ball, maybe just one. It's a lot more fun. And they're playing more real tennis than they would be playing with a yellow ball."
Brad Werner of Pennsbury Racquet Club also is excited about the program and says his club is into it 100 percent and will add match play. Gwen Guidice of Princeton Tennis Program said parents and kids in her club are getting on-board with the idea. Donna DeLucia of Bucks County Racquet Club hired a 10-and-under program manager, who has done a "phenomenal job of building the program to full capacity." Mercer County also gets that the new way makes it easier to play and has implemented it. Even before the USTA began its program, NJTL of Trenton was a national leader in using the smaller courts and equipment.
Colleen Cosgrove and Judy Vogt of Princeton Racquet Club are, and have been, totally committed to 10-and-under tennis.
"This program was long overdue. We have always taught with the graduated length method in relationship to the net, but the low-compression balls are the most helpful. The U.S. is still so behind many countries around the world because of the parents' objections/hesitation," said Cosgrove, who has 225 juniors per week in the program. "It is all about the best way for a child to develop and learn the whole game."
Cosgrove has also seen first-hand the resistive parents and pros.
"The parents were resistive, especially when we implemented and mandated in September 2012. Some of the pros were comfortable with the older way. Some parents are still resistive and I know that some families have gone to other clubs that don't mandate the program so much. The main comment I hear is that 'my child can hit or serve a yellow ball over the net full court.' However, the child is surviving rather than developing proper strokes, spins, footwork and an ability to construct a point and learn a complete game."
Some area clubs are still not fully into the initiative and are treading cautiously. One tennis club employee said, "This is so empowering, how could you not do this?"
The two keys that stand out, besides learning the skills properly, are that kids have more success right away and they have more fun. What else is there?
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There was riveting testimony in the murder trial of a man accused of shooting another man and tossing him into the Hudson River.
A man charged with a scare that temporarily closed the Lincoln Tunnel was extradited to Hudson County.
In Sports, St. Anthony's junior varsity team rolled in the Hamilton Park summer basketball league. St. Peter's Prep's volleyball team was honored by the county freeholders. And Ed Lucas told about some former Yankees he believes are worthy to be in Monument Park.


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The annual Youth Ice Fishing Derby put on by Hartford Parks and Rec was held on Saturday at Dewey's Pond in Quechee. The event was held this year to coincide with Vermont's free ice fishing day.
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GRAND RAPIDS -- Grand Rapids police expect to save money by stockpiling Crown Victoria patrol cars before Ford Motor Co. stops production of the model that's standard among area cop shops.
The City Commission's fiscal committee this morning recommended spending $599,172 on 28 cruisers from Tony Betten Ford at a cost of $21,399 each. The department last year bought 15 new vehicles.
This year's larger purchase will keep city police in Crown Victorias through the end of 2012, Police Capt. David Kiddle said. "We don't feel there's any big hurry to jump into these (new) vehicles," he said.
Many police agencies are buying excess Crown Victorias, postponing an imminent transition to a new model that could create additional costs because existing in-car equipment such as cages that separate the front and rear seats may not fit.
Waiting to buy a new patrol car also will give time for manufacturers to work out kinks and let other police departments serve as guinea pigs, Grand Rapids officials said.


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Here is a piece of exciting news from Beaverton in Orleans. It is reported that Nike and Kobe Bryant released a new sneaker model the Nike Hyperdunk. This kind of sneaker is not heavy at all but very strong. It is also said that this lightest and strongest sneaker will be used in the 2008 Olympic games which will be held in Beijing. Honorably, the Nike Hyperdunks will aid those athletes coming from more than one hundred different countries. All those nations will fiercely compete for the gold medal with the aid of the Nike Hyperdunks as reported officially. Nike President and CEO Mark Parker said that Nike had made an extraordinary performance in the 2008 Olympic games. It was the best sneaker that Nike has ever done. And he added that in honor of those high level athletes all over the world, Nike designed The Nike Hyperdunk with a special feature that is its fantastic weight. The Nike Hyper Dunk may be the lightest sneaker all over the world.
Nike devotes too much effort on controlling weight, in return, those sneakers enable many athletes to break the Olympic or the world record which we believe is the most valuable medal for The Nike Hyper Dunk. As you know the competition of the Olympic games is extremely tough. Anyone who wants to win the medal must be armed to the teeth or to be equipped with high quality products. It is precious and indispensable for those athletes to have a pair of lightest sneaker which of course help them a lot. If you have a pair of The Nike Hyper Dunk, they will make you fasted than those without it. Athletes are deserved this kind of sneakers for their effort in breaking the record. In order to witness these amazing products, Parker and Kobe paid a visit to the company's World Headquarters which is situated in Orleans. The Nike Hyper Dunk is on the spot now for the effort of Parker and Kobe who broadcast it all over the world. They unfold the properties of the Nike Hyper Dunk before us. There are various sorts of product from shoes which are made with the aid of lightweight technology and the material of the sneakers is tougher than lead. They can be as solid as bullet proof vest. The special material which is made from a certain kind of chemistry material is used as buffering apparatus which can assist athlete to keep or break the record. Believe it or not, the Nike Hyper Dunk weighs only 12.99 ounces. The common Nike basketball sneakers are much heavier than the Nike Hyper Dunk. This kind of sneaker will do wonder for our athletes. For example, Kobe runs at the average speed at 2.5 miles. Because the shoes are very light, Kobe consumes far less than those who wear ordinary sneakers. So the chance to win the competition will swell. It is said that Kobe will run wearing the Nike Hyper Dunk when he takes part in the event.
All in all, the Nike Hyper Dunk is head and shoulders above ordinary shoes. You will have the chance to see this kind of sneaker when the Lakers compete with the Clippers in the next month. We are looking forward to the official release of the Nike Hyper Dunk three months later. Don't expect to buy it at a low price. It will lure you to spend all your savings.
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What poses more of a threat to public safety on the roads — tinted windows or speeding?
That's what we think too. But the New York Police Department has been issuing more summonses for excessively tinted windows than for speeding - 13 percent more in the first three months of this year, to be exact.
In fact, police officers at the 120th Precinct on the North Shore and the 122nd Precinct in Mid-Island have issued twice as many tickets for tinted windows than for speeding.
Only the South Shore's 123rd Precinct produced more speeding summonses (643) than summonses for darkened car windows (380), which brought the Islandwide average up.
Many officers on patrol even carry meters which measure the amount of light that gets through automobile windows. Not enough, and the car-owner gets a $75 ticket.
We understand the reason for the ban on car windows being too dark. Primarily, it's for police officers' safety. The cops want to be able to see exactly who's in a car and what they're doing. Darkened windows can mask illegal activity and even weapons, putting officers at risk.
But what makes Staten Island roads truly dangerous to the general public is the high number of drivers who exceed the speed limit and commit other high-risk traffic infractions.
Most people would probably say that the police should target these drivers first. But every time police pull over a driver and write a ticket for windows that are too dark, reckless drivers are left free to speed another day.
It's not just the NYPD. In fact, it's hard not to see this trend as part of a wider phenomenon in a city government that has become notably obsessed with generating ever-greater amounts of fine revenue by hook or by crook.
Each agency that has enforcement power and the authority to penalize violators has an array of laws and regulations to work with. Some of these regulations bear on public safety and health, but many others are, for the most part, technicalities. But going after people who violate these nitpicky regulations can generate easy fine revenue.
More and more, police officers, traffic enforcement agents, Department of Health and Department of Consumer inspectors and other city agents are expected to find and cite a certain minimum number of violations, although officials deny there are quotas.
And more and more, they gravitate toward what can only be called the low-hanging fruit - the easy pickin's.
So traffic enforcement agents outside Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, for example, wait for parking meters to expire, and pounce with ticket in hand when they do.
Is such rapid-response targeting of people who may be visiting a critically loved one really a high-priority in terms of benefiting the public? Hardly.
There are far worse parking violations, which snarl traffic and endanger pedestrians and other motorists, such as outside many schools at dismissal time. But going after those violators, which often involves face-to-face confrontations, is nowhere near as easy as sticking a summons on someone's windshield.
For traffic enforcement agents, nailing tardy parkers outside the hospitals or on busy commercial strips while the car-owners are away is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Similarly, it's a lot easier to find and pull over a driver with tinted windows than one who is barreling down the service road at 75 mph.
It's also easier to nail one restaurant-owner on multiple violations, some of the most picayune variety, than to visit a number of restaurants to find truly serious infractions that actually endanger public health.
And, as Staten Island business-owners complained to Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz the other day, the DCA has a habit of going after legitimate businesses for minor infractions because they are more "trackable," in the words of one home improvement contractor. Meanwhile, illegal businesses are able to evade detection and penalties because they operate under the agency's radar.
Yes, in theory anyway, any violations of any law or regulation warrants prosecution or other regulatory action. But the City of New York's menu of potential violations of all its laws and regulations that can be broken is absurdly extensive, and includes much that is merely regulatory trivia.
The goal of an agency charged with enforcing such laws and rules ostensibly for the good of the public at large should be to prioritize enforcement of the laws and rules that really matter and lighten up on the "ticky-tack fouls," as they might call them in pro sports.
Instead, the city seems hell-bent on generating fine revenue as fast and as much as possible, without regard to the actual seriousness of a given violation in terms of safety or health.
It's no wonder people have grown cynical about the city's self-proclaimed role as the noble guardian of New Yorkers' welfare.


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Henry Smart, the hero of Roddy Doyle's trilogy "The Last Roundup," has a long fight with Ford in "The Dead Republic," the concluding volume in the series. Smart is angry at Ford for appropriating his life story and sentimentalizing it in "The Quiet Man," and takes his frustration out on the old director, whipping him with a rosary and breaking his fingers while punching him.
(Smart doesn't, however, beat Ford with a wooden leg, the way he did during his Irish Republic Army assassin days in "A Star Called Henry." It was his father's wooden leg at the time; he's now got his own, but that's another story.)
Smart and Ford calm down, and Ford explains why he's making "this leprechaun Ireland" instead of a bloody movie about how the country was really born, the way Smart wanted.
--Without our nostalgia we would die, he said. --We'd be nothing. Landless. The place mightn't exist, Henry, but we need it. And the Italians, and the Swedes, the Russians and all of those people. They need the home in their heads. You too.
The difference between the home in their heads -- the misty, evergreen version of Ireland that Ford put onscreen with Maureen O'Hara as the ideal country lass -- and the dead republic Smart finds when he goes back, older and wiser, provides the dramatic tension in Doyle's novel. Henry Smart is a character whose life is twisted up with Ireland's. He's looking for a home that's not in his head and can't find it, not as Ford's pet Irishman and "IRA consultant," not as a caretaker and peacekeeper at a boys school and not as a long-lost hero and figurehead in the Irish troubles.
"The Last Roundup" is an ambitious trilogy, much more complex and interesting than the three Barrytown novels -- "The Commitments," "The Snapper" and "The Van" -- for which he is better known in the U.S. Henry Smart is a sarcastic, resourceful fellow -- a typical Doyle character -- but his toughness and ability to appear everywhere, to be the elbow in famous photographs, makes him a little like George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman. The trilogy's scope and tone is more like G£nter Grass' "The Tin Drum," and if Doyle doesn't always handle the magic realist and time compression elements adroitly -- Smart's long-lost wife pops in and out of the story at weird times -- he's still completed a most impressive, entertaining set of novels.
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Craig Burkhard has been promoted to chief operating officer and executive vice president of the $930 million credit union in Boulder, Colo. In his new role, he will be responsible for all lending, branch operations, wealth management, marketing and business development functions at the credit union. Since June 2007, he served as chief lending officer and prior to that, vice president of lending after coming to Elevations in 2004.
The chief operating role at Elevations has evolved since October, said Gerry Agnes, president/CEO of Elevations. Back then, Burkhard's predecessor managed the retail delivery teams, including branches, the call center and back-office operations, information technology, marketing and business development. Still, the senior position was more focused on IT functions, Agnes noted. Now, all support functions report directly to Agnes and Burkhard, which includes accounting and finance and internal audits.
"The reason for the different responsibilities is to expertly align the COO to manage all of the member contact and member growth functions," Agnes explained. "Craig is now responsible for the production-oriented staff, while I'll manage the support functions, in addition to the COO."
Before joining Elevations, Burkhard worked at MacDill Federal Credit Union (now $1.6 billion Grow Financial Federal Credit Union) in Tampa, Fla., for 17 years. While there, he served in several roles, including contact center manager, branch manager, assistant vice president of operations and vice president of lending.
"In these uncertain economic times, Elevations remains uniquely situated with a strong financial position," Burkhard said. "This strength will enable us to continue to provide the superior service that our members have come to expect and deserve. We have an exceptional senior leadership team and a dedicated staff that is committed to quality."
Agnes, who has been at Elevation's helm since August 2008 after serving in various roles including president at $889 million Altura CU in Riverside, Calif., said one piece of the credit union's strategic plan was looking at the financial institution's structure. It was determined that "a very strong COO" was needed to manage certain operations. An internal and external search was put in place to find that candidate.
"Candidly, when working with the team, I knew we had the talent to lead. Even if I had done a national search, we would have still found the individual we needed in Craig," Agnes said.
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Galatasaray have ended their interest in signing Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic.
Should Nemanja Vidic be allowed to leave Man United?
The 32-year-old Serbia international will be out of contract in the summer, and Gala boss Roberto Mancini was reported to be leading the way for the player with a £150,000-per-week contract offer being finalised.
However, Mancini is now ready to look elsewhere, per Jeremy Cross of the Daily Star, as he wants to sign a player available for the Champions League knockout stages this season:
Every manager would want a player as experienced as Vidic on their team.
He is the type of player who can really make a difference, however, I need a player who can play Champions League football.
It doesn't matter how good he is I need a player ahead for the Champions League urgently and as a result Vidic isn't in our plans.
The Mirror's David Anderson claims Vidic, who has also been linked with Italian sides Juventus and Roma, will now be offered a new deal by United boss Moyes, who is keen to keep the experienced defender as he plans to overhaul other areas of his team.
But, as tweeted by Sunday World reporter Kevin Palmer, Vidic's agent is keeping his options open and has appeared to rule out an extension at United:
Vidic agent Martina: "I would rule out an extension with @ManUtd , but he has several teams looking at him." Contract up this summer. #MUFC— Kevin Palmer (@kpsundayworld) January 13, 2014
Anderson also reports that Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra could be set to leave United in the summer, while Anderson and Nani might leave the club in the January transfer window, per Danny Griffiths of the Metro.
Moyes' intention to retain Vidic is logical, and the player's presence remains important for United as the club attempts to usher through another era of success.
Vidic has the second-best average rating in the Premier League and Champions League of all United's central defenders this season, via WhoScored.com, underlining his continued importance.
However, he did play in the league defeats against Everton, Newcastle and Tottenham, although his below-par performances in those games could be attributed to the fact his future is up in the air.
It has been obvious this season that there is a mixture of too many veterans and too many average players who are treading water at the club. United have already lost four home games in the Premier League and lie 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.
They also sit five points behind Liverpool, who are fourth, and are out of the FA Cup following a shock third-round defeat against Swansea.
The experience and leadership of Vidic, who has won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time at Old Trafford, will be vital in continuing the development of Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans, as well goalkeeper David de Gea for another season.


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Jeff Kemp, and his father, Tim, are going to watch Iowa take on LSU alongside Adrian Clayborn in his luxury suite
By Ben Ross
TAMPA, Fla. — Jeff Kemp wasn't planning on spending New Year's in Tampa.
The Iowa senior had intended on going to Chicago to celebrate the holiday with some friends from college. Then he saw a post on Twitter.
Former Iowa All-American defensive lineman and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Adrian Clayborn was giving away two free tickets to sit in a suite with him and watch Iowa take on LSU in the stadium where Clayborn plays on Sunday's.
Kemp, the Morale Chair for the University of Iowa's chapter for Dance Marathon — a nationwide movement that raises money to provide both emotional and financial support for pediatric oncology patients at local children's hospitals — Tweeted at Clayborn a thank you letter from the University of Iowa for the donation he made to Dance Marathon. Kemp's employer had matched his donation of $650 dollars for the charity, raising a total of $1300 at that instant.
Kemp waited, and saw the dozens of others who had replied to Clayborn on Twitter that afternoon. He wanted to make sure the former Iowa player saw his act of charity.
"I had a bunch of my Dance Marathon people I work closely with blow it up a bit," Kemp said. "Within two hours it had 60 favorites and 10 retweets. There was no way he could ignore it."
About four hours later, eyes closed and scrolling on his Twitter feed, Clayborn made his selection.
"I was watching his twitter feed. He tweeted before he announced it that he picked the winner… I started freaking out at that point," Kemp said.
Kemp had been selected at random by Clayborn.
"He called me screaming," his father, Tim Kemp said. "I said, 'you better not be BSing me on this."
Clayborn messaged Kemp that he could get the tickets at will call on gameday. So he and his dad made arrangements to spend New Year's in Tampa and watch the Hawkeyes.
"It was the holiday season. I knew I had extra tickets left so I figured, 'why not give tickets away to Iowa fans?'" Clayborn told The Daily Iowan at the Buccaneers practice facility. "It's not that often where your college team comes to your NFL town, so you want to do something for fans and always try to give back to kids. So I kind of put two and two together and had a little giveaway on twitter."
Interactions between the two haven't ended there, either.
"It's funny, every time I've tweeted at him, he's gotten back to me," Kemp said. "It was real cool for me; if I spent all day trying to get some Dance Marathon donations on Twitter, he would Retweet it. It's cool to have him recognize getting donations for the kids… It's honestly incredible to see a former Iowa player turned pro give back in such a great way."
Jeff's father — a Tipton, Iowa, native and currently the Mayor of Hills, Iowa, is an Iowa graduate, but has never been to a Hawkeye bowl game.
"I wasn't really planning on going," Tim Kemp said. "I go to every home game, I thought; 'maybe I should go to a bowl game.' I had given up that I was going to go to this bowl game, or anyone ever. But it doesn't get any cooler than that — sitting in a suite with Adrian Clayborn. It's a nice reward for all the time and effort [Jeff] put into Dance Marathon. He did it as a freshman, and all of a sudden he found his calling. He's worked very hard for them. He's ran marathons for them. He never even did sports in high school."
Kemp estimates he has raised at least $6000 in his four years of involvement with Dance Marathon. This year alone he has raised around $3000, but his ultimate goal is to reach $10,000 by the time of the big event — where those involved dance for 24 hours straight, no sitting allowed, in the Iowa Memorial Union — on Feb. 7.
And it does seem a little be too good to be true — Clayborn selecting a fellow Hawkeye who is deeply involved in charity that the Iowa football team is known to work with in past. But the defensive end still says it was a random selection.
"I closed my eyes and scrolled down my twitter page, but it went to a good guy," he told The Daily Iowan. "Reading all the tweets about him and stuff like that, I'm glad I did pick him."


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ConAgra Foods Introduces Orville Redenbacher's(R) and ACT II(R) Microwave Popcorn with a New Great Tasting Butter Flavoring with No Added Diacetyl
Dietitian Carolyn O'Neil Discusses the Benefits of Popcorn for Holiday Celebrations and Anytime Snacking Occasions
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2007--ConAgra Foods today announced that it has reformulated its Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II microwave popcorn brands with a new butter flavoring that has no added diacetyl. These newly reformulated products are arriving on store shelves now.
"Microwave popcorn has been one of America's favorite snacks for years because it is delicious and convenient. Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II have all of the nutrition benefits of a whole grain, zero grams of trans fat per serving, and now no added diacetyl flavoring," said Stan Jacot, vice president of Marketing for ConAgra Foods' popcorn business. "Our flavor experts have reformulated all varieties of Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II microwave popcorn to address any consumer perceptions about diacetyl and to make our popcorn factories as safe as possible. We want to assure our consumers they can continue to enjoy their favorite popcorn with complete confidence."
With the new formulations now hitting store shelves, consumers will notice some slight changes to the packaging. All packages with the new formulas will have "No Added Diacetyl" printed near the date code. Additionally, ConAgra Foods is introducing a new packaging design for all of its reformulated microwave popcorn products that will state "New Great Tasting Butter Flavor" on the front of the box, along with "No Added Diacetyl Butter Flavorings" printed on the side of the box near the nutritional information.
"Popcorn is a great snack for the holidays," said Carolyn O'Neil, registered dietitian and nutrition expert. "Many of us tend to give in to temptation and overeat high-calorie foods, but microwave popcorn is a perfect healthful snack option because it's a good source of fiber, is low in calories, tastes great and it's fun to eat."
Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II brands offer a wide variety of products to suit consumers' tastes, and both are the only leading brands to include both zero grams of trans fats per serving and no added diacetyl. A few of Orville Redenbacher's newest varieties include: its new Natural line, with Simply Salted, Simply Salted 50% Less Fat, Buttery Garlic, and Buttery Salt & Cracked Pepper flavors; and its new SmartPop! 30% Less Sodium line, featuring both 100-calorie and regular-size serving bags, and Butter, Kettle Korn, Movie Theater Butter and Organic Butter flavors. ACT II popcorn varieties include 110-Calorie Butter Popcorn Mini Bags, 94% Fat Free Butter, Butter Lovers, Buttery Kettle Corn and Extreme Butter.
To learn more, visit www.orville.com, www.actii.com and www.popcornfacts.com.
For more than 40 years, the Orville Redenbacher's name has been a valued and iconic household name that offers premium taste with quality ingredients. In 2007 Orville Redenbacher was inducted into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame as the Icon of the Year, and Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn Light Butter Microwave Popcorn was ranked No. 1 by a leading consumer publication. As the No. 1-selling popcorn brand in the U.S., Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn is available in more than 70 varieties to complement any lifestyle, taste or occasion. For more information on the brand and products, visit Orville Redenbacher's Web site at www.orville.com.
ACT II is known for offering consistent quality at a great family value, and it's proud to present some of the most enticing popcorn products and flavors available, from such classics as Light Butter and Movie Theatre Butter to special flavors, such as Kettle Corn, now with zero grams trans fat (excluding Carmel Corn). Our other great products range from Pop 'N Serve Tubs to individual popcorn balls. Remember ACT II for light, fluffy, great-tasting popcorn every time.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) is one of North America's leading packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, PAM and many others.
Diacetyl is a naturally occurring ingredient that provides a creamy, buttery taste. It is found in thousands of food and beverage products, including butter, wine, coffee, pastries, cake mixes, cookies, crackers, candy and even some fruits and vegetables. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other scientific authorities, this specific ingredient is safe for consumers to eat. The workers who handle large and highly concentrated quantities of butter flavoring with diacetyl in manufacturing plants face risks, and brands such as Orville Redenbacher and ACT II have protected employees from those risks for many years. By removing added diacetyl from the plant environment, the factory employees are protected even further.
CONTACT: ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Regina Demars, 402-595-6727
Stephanie Childs, 402-595-6258
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The young Elsie (Haley Bradstreet of Ringoes) lets mom (Susan Fowler of New Hope) and dad (Barry Abramowitz of Lawrenceville) know that the wedding party is skinny dipping in the hotel pool. Local performer Haley Bradstreet of Ringoes stars as the tattle-tale sister and family peace-maker in A.R. Gurney's comedy BLACK TIE, opening Aug. 31. Bradstreet who has just graduated with a degree in dance and theatre is currently performing at the Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell.
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The INTC doubters forget the servers need chips, lots and lots of them.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Cloud would be nowhere without INTEL chips.
Sentiment: Buy
did intc buy McAfee?? what are they doing with that?
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OpenStack is an example of an open source cloud stack. With support from open source, the cloud could become a lot more ARM and in general low cost alternative friendly. By design the cloud stack virtualizes the hardware which means it shouldn't matter to a user of the cloud what actual hardware in the datacenter is running the stack. This definitely favours ARM as it gets rid of Intel's x86 compatibility advantage.
OpenStack is a project started by Rackspace and they shipped their first release in Oct 2012. The Platinium and Gold (Intel) members do most of the heavy lifting. I don't recognize any ARM representation in the group although there must be someone. All the work was done in Python with Linux defining the API. Getting OpenStack to run on some ARM CPU that runs Linux (Android) should be pretty easy.
OpenStack is not "ARM compliant". OpenStack conforms to the OpenStack specification. OpenStack will run on an ARM chip if the that ARM chip and its version of OS provide the proper OpenStack API support.
If the purchasing manager decides that the ARM based server offers the best solution to his problem, he will buy it. If the approving manager decides that there is a better solution, he will buy it.
He will decide based on performance, power consumption, cost, how it will fit into his existing equipment and future plans.
Will the ARM server be faster? No. It might be for FP workloads but nothing in the OpenStack.
Will the ARM server be lower power? No. Intel power optimization, advanced process and code restructuring will easily match any ARM vendor offering.
Will the ARM server be cheaper? No. Intel cost per transistor will make it easy to set their price right on top of ARM vendor products.
1. The servers will have to be Intel x86 with strong performance that will be crucial with all the extra load.
2. Most likely the client retrieves data from the cloud and runs it on his local machine - security reasons -- again means x86
3. Some non important apps will use ARM - email, basic games like angry birds etc
From the q3 conference call......
Jim Covello - Goldman Sachs
So my follow-up question stands specific to the Data Center Group, some of the ARM based server players are arguing that they can now address a significant part of the workload from the Google's and the Amazon's and Facebook's data centers. Is that some competitive dynamic that you're seeing in that area or do you think that ARM still isn't competitive in that realm?
Paul Otellini - President & CEO
They need to add features sets like 64-bits and ECC and RAS features to be particularly in those environments to be considered, so that maybe a roadmap planning opportunity that they are pushing but the products that are being shipped today certainly don't have those feature sets.
You can look at some of the workloads, things like Hadoop, Jim that would be conducive to let me say in a ray of micro servers, and those can easily be run on Atom; we've got our second generation of the Atom micro server chips out now, the first one is on 32-nanometers. Now we're now sampling the 22-nanometer one and what we've decided that we are just going to push Atom as hard as possible in this space and have it be a better offering for our customers than having to switch all their software and worry about all the reliability features.
Doesn't get rid of the manufacturing or performance advantages.


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Historically, it could take months to set up a deal. What if it only took 2 minutes?
The Market takes 2 minutes to set up. That's the entire form.
In the past, reporting was a challenge. What if it was easy and clear?
This is just one of the reports that will be available for Market (Beta) users.
Deals would end suddenly, negatively affecting cash flow. What if new deals automatically smoothed out cash flow?
Our algorithms manage deals to prevent cash flow shocks from the sudden death of a deal. The Market (Beta) automatically finds new products from new partners to keep your cash flow consistent.
You could only do a few deals. What if you could do thousands?
Our goal is 1,000 good deals, done. The Market (Beta) will automatically cycle through thousands of products and offers from the leading companies in the industry for each spot (ex. Cross sale, Confirmation page cross sale, etc.). If the deal is a win-win-win it will stay, if not, it will go. Easy, simple, automatic.
In the past, you needed skilled team members to constantly watch deals using spreadsheets. What if they could focus on other things?
In the past you could lose a lot of money on deals...fast. That limited the number of deals you could make sure were profitable. We think you should be able to do thousands of profitable deals.
The Market (Beta) will monitor your deals and constantly adjust bids to make sure you make the most money. Each day conversion, upgrade and rebill data will be automatically re-calculated and bids re-adjusted. The goal is that the customer spends the most money and deals are profitable for both sides.
You could only do deals with people you trusted to pay you. What if you got paid by a trusted 3rd party?
We've made it easy to know that you will get paid for every deal you make. The Market (Beta) pays you.
Meet the two new lines on your weekly Vendo payout...
Deals weren't win-win-win. What if they could be?
Shopper wins
- He spends the most money because he gets the products he wants. That's a win because the overall "pie" is bigger.
You win
- The Market (Beta) automatically makes the best combination of offers to every one of your customers, allowing you to make the most profitable offer. Another win.
The other guy wins
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Shouldn't everyone win? It makes more dollars and it makes more sense.
Everybody has to win for a deal to make sense.
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Innovation SummaryEstablish, enhance and maintain a library education and advocacy training initiative focusing on short and long-range advocacy goals with the Friends of Sacramento Public Library. The Friends provide an umbrella 501(c)3, which covers 30 affiliate Friends groups representing 28 branches, a bookmobile, and Alt+Library programming for the Millennial demographic.
Innovation Leader: Pauline Grenbeaux, Chair, Library Education and Advocacy Committee (LEAC), email@example.com


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The first "Petlandia" benefit last weekend raised nearly $17,000 from 450 attendees for DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital's community programs.
The Northwest Portland nonprofit hospital -- the only animal emergency room and intensive care unit in the Pacific Northwest -- provides 24/7 emergency veterinary care for cats, dogs, small animals and wildlife. Last year it treated 12,192 animals: 61 percent dogs, 33 percent cats, and 6 percent other small animals.
Petlandia proceeds will be allocated among DoveLewis' community programs, says Kate Goudschaal, director of communications for the hospital. Programs include its dog and cat blood bank; support programs for owners who lost pets, 24-hour stabilizing care for injured stray animals and wildlife and subsidized emergency care for low-income owners.
Community programs cost about $774,500 last year, according to DoveLewis' annual report.
Petlandia celebrated Portland's quirks with beard competitions, llama kisses, hula-hooping, and Portland-inspired food and drink from Apex Bar, Kona Brewing, Lardo, PBJs Grilled, KOi Fusion, Savor the Chill, Pour Pour Coffee, and Hood River Distillers.
Tickets to the event, held at Castaway warehouse, 1900 N.W. 18th Ave., were $25; all proceeds went to DoveLewis. The hospital ended the night with $16,900 in donations.
Last year the hospital raised nearly $1.5 million in donations, 17 percent of which came from events.
"The event was a great success and a blast," Goudschaal said. "We connected with a new demographic and have hopefully started a long-term relationship with the 20- and 30-something crowd who will love and support DoveLewis for many generations to come."Follow @SaraHottmanPDX


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Gov. Rick Scott answers questions after unveiling his budget reccomendations for the 2012-2013 fiscal year at the Capitol. Photo Credit: Ana Goni-Lessan
By Gary Fineout
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday will sign a new $70 billion state budget at a St. John's County elementary school.
Scott wants the lesson from the budget signing to be about the increased money that state lawmakers steered toward schools during an election year.
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Against team from West Kelowna, B.C.
NEW WATERFORD, N.S. – The Three Oaks Axemen opened play in the 31st annual New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic with a victory over a team from West Kelowna, B.C., here Monday.
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Mark Matheson, right, of the Three Oaks Axemen drives the lane past a defending Connor Oughtred of Mount Boucherie Secondary School from West Kelowna, B.C., during the first game of the 31st annual New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic on Monday. The Axemen won the game 71-53.
The Axemen, led by Alec Parise's 20-point effort, defeated Mount Boucherie Secondary School 71-53.
Dylan Gallant added 14 points for the Axemen. Mark Matheson and Lucas Coughlin each chipped in with 12.
"We started out really well," assessed Axemen head coach Faro Halupa in a phone interview on Tuesday morning.
"We came out really well in the first quarter, but we were a little bit sloppy.
"It's a weird time to be playing – we don't normally play games at 12 o'clock in the day, so that may have been a part of it."
Top two teams
With the top two teams in each five-team division advancing to Friday night's semifinals, Halupa said it was important to open on a winning note.
However, he was quick to point out there is lots of room for improvement.
"It wasn't one of our better games by far," continued Halupa.
"We turned the ball over way too much, we gave up lots of second chances and I think we had 19 offensive rebounds. Those are things we can fix."
What was Halupa's assessment of the British Columbia team?
"They were skilled," he answered. "They tried a lot of different things defensively.
"The hard part about going to a tournament like this is you don't know any of the teams. We have seen a couple of the teams, but there are a couple of teams we have no clue on. Monday was one of those teams. You don't know what to expect and you have to start adjusting on the fly."
Next game
The Axemen's next game is against Sackville High School from Lower Sackville, N.S., on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
"They (Sackville High) play in a Halifax league," explained Halupa.
"We watched them play Monday. They didn't go away, and played a close game with Corner Brook (losing 68-59).
"Corner Brook is supposed to be one of the stronger teams here. I would expect them to come out and give us a good game."
The Axemen then play Glace Bay High School from Nova Scotia on Thursday at 3 p.m., and close out round-robin play against Corner Brook on Friday at 9 a.m.
The championship game is Saturday at 2 p.m.


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Smith claims Ladies Club Championship at WGC
Pam Smith unseated perennial favorite Ockie Dureau to win the Ladies Club Championship Tournament by one stroke Friday, Aug. 29, at Whidbey Golf Club.
Smith (Elvebak) and Dureau each shot 85s over the first 18 holes, then Smith carded an 84 to edge Dureau, an eight-time champion, 169-170.
Monique Franssen, fresh off a flight 2 net championship in the club's couples tournament, earned best net score with a 145 (74-71).
Pat Conners (108-99) and Pat West (105-102) tied for third with a gross score of 207.
In net play, Eleanor Wright (74-74) and Diane Pierce (73-75) finished second at 148. Pierce was the flight 2 gross champion in the couples tournament.
Jane Behrman (75-78, 153), Cheryl Beeksma (72-82, 154) and Cindy Campbell (81-75, 156) finished fourth through sixth in net scoring.
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To be eligible for a free pair of VIP Crawfish Boil tickets, follow al.com on Gowalla, and check in this Saturday at Pepper Place (which is right downstairs from our Birmingham office) during the season's first Pepper Place Saturday Market. We'll draw two names from the check-ins to award the tickets -- one pair for each day of the event.
This year's Crawfish Boil is April 29 and 30 and features acts such as Weezer, Cee Lo Green, Stone Temple Pilots, Nelly, Sublime with Rome, and more. VIP tickets will get you access to a special raised viewing area both days of the concert, along with free crawfish and private restrooms.
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The BT-Q818 boasts a fantastic battery life and speedy GPS performance, so it's an ideal receiver for the relatively inexpensive asking price.
Boasting 32 channels and 32 hours of continuous use from a single charge, QStarz BT-Q818 is a simple but extremely effective GPS receiver. Although it lacks a suction cup to mount to a window, it performs reliably well and is quick to gain a GPS fix.
Design wise, the BT-Q818 is a compact but largely unremarkable looking unit. It has just a single switch to power on as well as a standard mini-USB port for charging. The anti-slip rubber backing on the rear is a nice touch and means you should be able to rest the unit on the dashboard in your car, for example. A suction cap to stick to a window would have been a nice inclusion though.
The BT-Q818 strays away from the popular SiRF Star III GPS receiver and instead uses an MTK GPS module. It's the first time we've reviewed a device that uses this chipset and we were very pleased with the results, managing to lock onto a GPS signal in just under a minute, speedier than the far more expensive LD-4W Bluetooth GPS Module.
We tested the receiver with a HP iPAQ 112 Classic PDA running the latest CoPilot Live 7 GPS software, but the BT-Q818 works with most Bluetooth mobile phones and PDAs. Most impressive was the accuracy of this unit; even a slight movement of the receiver managed to update the GPS coordinates.
Although the BT-Q818 has 32 channels, this isn't really necessary as there are only 24 GPS satellites in total and you can only connect up to 12 at one time. Regardless, we found the overall performance of this unit a slight improvement on the LD-4W Bluetooth GPS Module.
Pairing is as simple as turning the unit on, whereby it automatically enters pairing mode. Three LED indicators on the front signal battery life, Bluetooth connectivity and GPS reception.
QStarz claims the BT-Q818 can provide a whopping 32 hours of operating time from one full three-hour charge and the Lithium Ion battery is removable. Conveniently, if you turn your phone or PDA off, the BT-Q818 automatically enters "sleeping mode", saving power. When you switch your phone or PDA back on again, the unit will automatically switch back into full power mode and detect a GPS signal again.
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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
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To the Editor:
Concerning the controversial plans for deep-dredging of the Delaware River to create a deeper shipping channel for larger vessels:
I can understand the state Department of Environmental Protection's
concerns regarding the ill effects of dredging, but I find the DEP's
issues moot. (New Jersey has sued the Army Corps of Engineers because
it has said it will begin the project without specific approval from
the DEP.)
Besides all the jobs that will be created by the river dredging, the residents living within flood zones should be concerned (if it were not to occur). Sans any dredging at all, the areas surrounding the Delaware River would overflow, causing perhaps billions of dollars in losses and damages, not to mention lost lives.
Opponents argue that deep dredging could stir up toxic waste, thereby harming wildlife and polluting the river, and that the dredged material would be placed on environmentally sensitive areas. One only has to use common sense to see that what is in our rivers and streams is also deposited throughout the land. We use heavy metals in our everyday electronics, the vehicles we use are damaging the environment from the fuels we burn, and the pesticides we spray will eventually end up in our drinking water. This list can go on and on.
Throughout the world, countries are dredging waterways to create jobs and to make things better for the future. On the other hand, Philadelphia and Camden are gasping for a breath of industrial vitality. The dredging would help alleviate much of the surrounding unemployment.
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Our Kalifornski Beach studio is 12 minutes from Kenai and Soldotna (pretty much in the middle) and our Soldotna studio is in the middle of town located in the Peninsula Center Mall. However, we have students that range as far as Anchorage, Seward and Ninilchik. Even though our easy to get to locations are great, its the quality of the instruction that is worth the drive (whether is ten minutes or three hours). Our K Beach facility is decked out in wall to wall musical equipment and computer teaching aids that improves learning.
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We have been teaching since 2007. You can click on any one of our student videos or read our testimonials to realize our students succeed in music. Even though our instructors have extensive musical backgrounds, it is our STUDENTS who are our greatest musical achievement. It can be seen in their confidence and talent. Our students have performed professionally in front of large crowds and competed in many State and National music competitions. Many have won scholarships, prize money and in some cases corporate sponsorships.
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There are two things that you need to know to go anywhere. One is to know where you are and the other is to know where you are going. Our introductory lesson helps us determine where you are in you or your child's musical growth. Next we determine your goals (which sets our destination). We then set aside a definitive plan to reach these goals in the most effective and quickest way possible.
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Berkeley Heights -What better way to celebrate new beginnings than to spend a Sunday afternoon being entertained and amazed by an award-winning gifted 14-year-old violinist playing with incredibly talented musicians of all ages under the baton of an acclaimed conductor? Admission to this exciting musical opportunity is free.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. in Dolan Performance Hall at The College of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, Noel Kim, a Juilliard Precollege student from Tenafly and winner of the 2012 NJIO Young Artists Competition, will perform the intensely expressive and romantic Dvorak Violin Concerto, accompanied by the intergenerational orchestra with musicians ranging in age from 7 to 87.
Guest Conductor Warren Cohen, Music Director and Conductor of the celebrated Scottsdale, Arizona orchestra, MusicaNova, and the newly appointed Concert Artist in Conducting at Kean University, will lead the NJIO Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Gavin Davies will lead the Intermezzo Orchestra in a musical program of "New Beginnings."
Cohen, a celebrated composer and conductor, having received several ASCAP awards for original composition and the ASCAP/American Symphony Orchestra League's Award for Adventurous Programming, has conducted thousands of works, including scores of regional and world premieres. As winter draws to a close and spring is close at hand, Mr. Cohen has selected for this program of "New Beginnings" Rameu's audacious and delightful musical romp "Les Indes Galantes" and Haydn's sparkling tribute to the morning, his 6th Symphony, "Le Matin."
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding has also been provided by the Lillian P. Schenck Trust Fund, the Standish Foundation, the Provident Bank Foundation and Tokio Marine Management, Inc. The NJIO Young Artist Concerto Competition was made possible by the support of K&S Music, Robert Ames and Main Violin.
Dolan Performance Hall, Annunciation Center, The College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown.
For more information regarding this concert, call 908-603-7691. Handicap accessible.


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We live in a world of technology. Our kids grow up with computers as one of their best friends. They even mature together: The kids who grow up expect their systems to grow with them, which means that old computers are constantly replaced with new ones. Technology is evolving faster than we ever thought possible and I doubt that anyone will be surprised when machines become almost independent of their creators.
The biggest problem with self sustaining machinery is fuel. Just like we consume countless varieties of foods to keep us going throughout the day, a machine's hunger pangs are generally alleviated with gas, electricity and batteries. The ideal machine, however, should be able to 'survive' on naturally occurring foods that are sustainable and abundant.
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self-serving servants tomorrow.
(Image: Bristol Robotics Lab.)
This is where the Ecobot comes into play. Engineers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory were motivated by the idea of developing autonomous robots able to collect energy from their surroundings, foraging for items like rotten fruit (similar to any other animal), while eliminating unnecessary waste from their systems after having consumed the 'meal'. The design is nothing short of genius (if not eerie) and revolves around the robot's Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC).
Bristol explains the MFC design for their Ecobot model: "the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology is employed to extract electrical energy from refined foods such as sugar and unrefined foods such as insects and fruit. This is achieved by extracting electrons from the microbial metabolic processes. To be truly autonomous, robots will be required to incorporate in their behavioral repertoire actions that involve searching, collecting and digesting food. The robot will be designed to remain inactive until sufficient energy has been generated to complete its next task."
The first Ecobot (aptly titled Ecobot I) was developed in 2002. E.coli bacteria were incorporated into the design and they powered the robot after ingesting sugar. The first ecobot was a small, simple robot that used the microbial energy charging its fuel cells to do nothing more than roll towards areas with more light. The light-loving Ecobot is described as a "960g robot, powered by microbial fuel cells (MFCs)…This robot does not use any other form of power source such as batteries or solar panels. It is 22cm in diameter and 7.5cm high."
In 2004, an alternative robot was developed that used sludge microbes instead of E.coli bacteria. These sludge microbes seem more capable; digesting more complicated foods like dead insects and waste (like rotting produce) to fuel the MFC. Also, this technology seems much more beneficial to the environment.
Bristol has also been working on an underwater version of an ecobot that uses mechanical 'gills' to strain microorganisms into its fuel cell.
It is important to note that the robots developed by the laboratory are the first step towards the creation of incredible machines that are comparable to metal animals-foraging for foods that naturally surround them when fuel cells run low. Bristol's findings are essential for the development of these complicated machines. Right now all we see is potential, but it would be incredible to have robots slurping up garbage strewn through parks, simultaneously cleaning up our messes and energizing themselves in the process. But, that is a long way off.


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Cement was poured for the foundations of the first buildings for the new pellet plant and steel mill.
Elected officials, company leaders and workers all had a hand in the ceremony.
The weather was not a match at Wednesday's event.
"But we can say that the light of progress is shining brightly on this project today."
Two years after the official ground breaking of the new pellet plant and steel mill in Nashwauk, the coconuts were back as company and elected officials broke them in celebration.
"This is the first concrete pour for the building foundation. Which paves the way, if you will; we starting buildings, next comes structural steel, the lighting of the plant, and the actual operations of the plant," said Project Director Steve Rutherford.
A plant that will cut out the middle man in the steel making process.
In stead of bringing the pellets to the Twin Ports to be shipped down to blast furnaces, the pellets will be on sight for the steel mill.
"If you look at all the old time miners up here that have been in the mines for years, and years, and years, it was always 'build a steel mill, why do we do this? Ship it down there? Why don't we have a steel mill?'," said Rutherford.
Another benefit to having the pellet and steel mill are the measures that have been taken to ensure the plant is as eco friendly as possible
"For the project, the environmental control equipment that we're installing will be state of the art; best available control for particulate, and sulfur dioxide and mercury emission controls," said Kevin Kangas, the Health, Safety, and Environmental Director at ESSAR Steel.
For a project that just celebrated its third year of operation, Wednesday's event was the perfect birthday present.
During the construction process the plant is expected to generate almost 2,000 jobs.
Once up and running ESSAR says the steel mill alone will generate about 500 jobs.


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TRENTON — The New Jersey Supreme Court left almost no one happy Tuesday by ordering the state to spend $500 million more on poor school districts next year. Not the governor, not the two dissenting justices, and not the suburban school districts who felt shortchanged by the bitterly divided decision.
Even the lawyer who won the case said the ruling fell far short of the funding he sought for needy students statewide.
"We wanted this order to extend to everybody," said David Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center. "We've got a lot of work to do."
Almost three decades after the case of Abbott v. Burke began routing billions of dollars to the state's poorest schools, the controversial issue appeared as intractable as ever Tuesday. Gov. Chris Christie and his fellow Republicans harshly criticized the court as having overstepped its authority and mistakenly treating more spending as a cure-all for education woes.
"I don't know when the Supreme Court's going to finally abandon the idea that if we just continue to throw more money at this problem that we're going to fix it," Christie said at a town hall meeting Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Democrats sharpened their knives for the upcoming budget battles.
"We must be committed to finding a way to help all school districts, as the governor should have done in the first place," Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex) said.
Christie and lawmakers have until July 1 to balance the budget, taking into account the court's $500 million decision. The 3-2 ruling left them some room to maneuver, stopping short of blowing a gaping hole in the governor's $29.6 billion budget proposal by ordering a full $1.7 billion in school funding statewide.
Some feared that justices were turning back the clock on New Jersey's long-running school funding wars. In recent years the state has moved away from the court's first decision in the case, distributing state education dollars based on enrollment of needy students rather than the overall classification of a district as poor or wealthy. But the court's decision Tuesday directs the state to spend more money on only the original 31 so-called Abbott districts.
"It puts us back in the 'them against us' way of thinking about school funding," said Rutgers law professor Paul Tractenberg, founder of the Education Law Center.
Tuesday's decision stems from a legal battle over whether Christie violated the state constitution by underfunding the school spending plan approved by the court in 2009.
The Newark-based Education Law Center, which brought the lawsuit against the state, said the cuts violated the state's constitutional requirement to provide a "thorough and efficient system of free public schools." In response, the Christie administration said the state doesn't have more money to spend on schools and said the court should not inject itself into the budget-making process.
Associate Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, in the court's majority opinion, said the state had broken its legal commitment to fully fund schools and called the spending cuts "consequential and significant."
However, because the original Abbott lawsuit concerned only 31 poor school districts — such as Newark, Perth Amboy and Plainfield — the court narrowed its ruling to those districts.
"Although we are sympathetic to the difficulties that the state's failure to abide by its statutory formula for education funding has caused to children in districts statewide, we are limited in our ability to order relief in this matter," LaVecchia wrote.
Associate Justice Barry Albin, in a concurring opinion, argued that funding should be increased in all 205 school districts that were not fully funded under the formula.
Bruce Baker, an associate education professor at Rutgers, said the court's decision could lead to new lawsuits from non-Abbott districts who did not receive full funding under the court-approved formula. "Maybe those districts would now have a legitimate new claim against the state," he said.
Shavar Jeffries, a member of the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board, applauded the court for reminding the state "not to needlessly balance the budget on the backs of kids."
He said, "Although money alone isn't sufficient to reform our schools, it is necessary."
But Robert Copeland, the schools superintendent in Piscataway, said the court was neglecting certain students.
"There are districts like mine who will be devastated by this decision because we are neither wealthy nor Abbott," he said.
Tuesday's ruling was just as controversial within the court, which has been the subject of a political tug-of-war since Christie declined to reappoint a sitting justice last year for the first time in the court's modern history.
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Associate Justice Virginia Long recused themselves, leaving five justices to hash out a ruling. Justices Helen Hoens and Roberto Rivera-Soto wrote two dissenting opinions saying the court lacked the authority to force state spending.
Hoens — the only one of the five justices that may still seek tenure from Christie — agreed with the governor that the court should not interfere in the budget process. She wrote that the majority opinion "treads on the constitutional prerogatives of the Legislature and the executive branch."
In another dissent, Rivera-Soto said the court needed four votes, not three, to force the state to comply with its order.
"Although unwritten, that practice is borne out by the relevant empirical data," he wrote.
LaVecchia, in the majority opinion, rejected the arguments made by Rivera-Soto and Hoens.
"The dissenters' transparent attempt at nullification of a decision with which they disagree fails on every factual and legal basis," she wrote.
Staff writers Jessica Calefati, Ginger Gibson, Jeanette Rundquist and Christopher Baxter contributed to this report.


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Karshenas, Massoud (1997) 'Structural Adjustment and the Iranian Economy.' In: Shafiq, N, (ed.), Economic Challenges Facing Middle East and North African Countries. Macmillan (London-Basingstoke), pp. 202-224.
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JACKSON, MI –While the first day of the government shutdown doesn't seem to have an immediate effect on a majority of local programs, a continued shutdown could prove to be "chaos" for Jackson County.
Officials say the biggest impact could be seen in federal food benefits Jackson County residents receive from the Department of Human Services. A continued shutdown would also impact nonprofit agencies that provide help with food, shelter and other human needs to residents. A majority of these agencies receive federal funds.
The 28,760 Jackson County residents receiving food assistance benefits from the DHS are safe for the month of October. Those that are receiving cash assistance also are safe, at least for now.
But, if the shutdown continues into November there could be some problems, DHS Spokesman Dave Akerly said.
The Bridge Cards (food assistance) are loaded monthly, and recipients could find themselves with an empty card in November. The same goes for those receiving cash assistance. Akerly said it would be "unchartered territory" for the government to continue the shut down into next month.
While the effect of a continued shutdown is not clearly visible right now, the executive director of the United Way of Jackson County is extremely worried about the toll it could have on area nonprofits, especially food pantries.
"If people call and say they have nothing to eat, we (area nonprofits) wouldn't have the resources to respond right now," United Way Executive Director Ken Toll said.
If federal food assistance is cut in November, those that rely on it would have to depend on area food pantries. Toll said those resources would deplete quickly causing "chaos."
"When funds get interrupted it causes all kinds of chaos when you have a low operating margin like nonprofits do," he said. "It keeps us up at night; it's too big for a community to respond to and we wouldn't be able to adapt."
Other agencies also are able to remain operational, but a longterm shutdown could create problems.
The Jackson Housing Commission, which is funded by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, is fully funded through the end of October. But after that, officials would have to find alternate funding sources.
"They'd have to make some difficult decisions if that happens," HUD spokesman Jerome Brown said of a continued shutdown. "They'd have to use their reserve funds and only their reserve funds in that instance."
The Community Action Agency's Head Start won't be affected by the shutdown but the Head Start offices in Washington D.C. and Chicago are closed, said CAA Head Start Director Mary Cunningham DeLuca.
In addition, constituents of U.S. Rep Tim Walberg might have trouble reaching a staffer. While the Jackson office is not closed, operations are limited.
"Office operations have been limited by the Senate's unwillingness to discuss a compromise with the House. Rep Walberg's staff remains committed to providing excellent constituent and legislative services during a period of limited government services in which costs will be limited to only vital and necessary concerns" Spokeswoman Sarah Kuziomko said.