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Students Assist in Formation of Cambodia Tribunal
Alan Wong '08
Coleen Schoch '08
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Contact: Emily Williams
Five Virginia Law students advised the United Nations on establishing a Cambodian tribunal to bring to justice the leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was responsible for the mass killing of an estimated 1.5 million Cambodian citizens in the 1970s. Under the supervision of visiting law professor Linda Malone, the students researched confidential questions related to the procedural and structural aspects of the tribunal and reported their conclusions to a U.N. representative.
"They are in the final stages of hopefully getting the tribunal put together to the satisfaction of both the United Nations and Cambodian government," said Malone, who directs the National Security Law Program at the College of William and Mary School of Law. "There's no question that the research was important enough that they wanted a summary of it as soon as possible. Even though the students are writing their memos for the purposes of credit now and have a later deadline for writing up their conclusions, it was urgent enough and important enough that they called in the conclusions of their research so that the parties would have that information on which to act and negotiate."
Students who volunteered for the project gained valuable hands-on experience in international law and justice, but due to the confidential nature of the project they aren't allowed to discuss what they researched or recommended. Three of the students will receive one credit hour of directed research for their work.
The summer before coming to law school, second-year law student Alan Wong toured some of the Cambodian camps where people were tortured and murdered. What he saw, combined with his interest in international law, inspired him to help when the opportunity arose. "It's really nice that we are getting involved in this in its developing stages. I'll be interested to see where it goes from here," he said. "A lot of times you don't feel like your learning is contributing to anything, so it was nice to put it into practice."
The opportunity for law students to participate in the formation stage of a tribunal is rare, which is one reason second-year law student Coleen Schoch jumped at the opportunity. "I thought it was so interesting and a one-time experience because they are trying to establish the tribunal," she said. "It was worth taking the extra time and trying to help out. It's just interesting to see the issues they are having trouble with and then researching international law and trying to come up with arguments on what the best policy is."
Malone plans to continue to work with the Cambodian tribunal as it progresses. "It's very unusual to have an opportunity to do research for a tribunal that is not yet established to see if it can be or how it can be established and that's very different from the other clinics—the International Tribunals Clinic and the Iraqi Tribunal Clinic—that I've been supervising. It gives the students yet another perspective on the kinds of international legal issues that can come up at different points in time."
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Following the latest hypage surrounding Star Wars, we've learned that the upcoming movie will be in the hands of noted director JJ Abrams. Now it appears that Disney'll be making several stand-alone films set within the Star Wars universe - next to the standard saga, that is.
"We are in fact working on a few stand-alone films," Disney boss Bob Iger told CNBC's Julia Boorstin. "Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. So we plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and IX over roughly a six-year period of time starting in 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time too."
I take consolation in a few things here. The first is that writer Lawernce Kasdan (Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back) is involved and the second is that JJ Abrams is a guy whose work speaks for itself.
However, the whole thing might easily be stomped to death thanks to those greedy executives at Disney who just can't resist milking the cash cow (Cash cow? More like cash octopus...).
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PS! I want my SW Republic Commando II !!!!!
| Reikhardt: Now that needs to go on the poll!
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| Cheddar: I fucking loved Republic Commando.
|Feb 06 2013, 03:53 am EST
I just hope they don't produce ink instead of milk...
The SW universe is massive and complex enough for as many stories as you'd like - the question is how jj is going to make them.
Money won't be an issue after all
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If I had the star wars universe in my hands, you bet your ass I'd create as much shit as possible because the universe is enormous with possibilities. The prequels squandered the universe so fucking much, it's like three movies-worth of the original Mass Effect 3 ending.
I look forward to seeing what Disney does. What Abrams does. There is so many directions to go and it's all so exciting. They got Kasdan, so shit will be good.
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This is gonna be a lot more challenging than Star Trek. Trek fans are at least somewhat accustomed to 'updated' approaches to the IP, thanks to the many different TV series over the years. Overall, this ultimately made them more receptive to Abrams' approach.
Won't be as simple with the Star Wars fans.
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The buzz began to increase while working alongside Dj Kay Slay, who began featuring Cashmere on numerous street sweeper mixtapes, and radio appearances. Soon his name branched out to other known radio personalities including Funk Master Flex, Dj Clue, and many more. With a growing fan base record labels started to grow interest in Cashmere, but Tywan Harris the business man came into effect.
In 2003 "The Proposal" was released; (hosted by Dj Kay Slay) followed by "Me & My Music" (hosted by Mr. Cee) in 2006. Cashmere's resume had now grown tremendously, speaking for itself. He continued to spread his name engaging in various media interviews now including magazine spreads. In one of many articles written, Michael "Ice Blue" Harris of Source magazine claimed that Cashmere is leading the charge to bring the hip hop crown back home. (Source magazine, Aug '04, Issue 179) In the success of his work he found that it was time to take charge; in all. Working with a select team "The Cash Administration" was organized and founded in 2006.
Cashmere was on top of his rap game proving high expectations, but grew weak to temptations of life; struggling to cross the underground border, while also responsible for providing for his family and son. In late 2007 he was faced with charges leading to time that he knew could result in a long term sentence; shattering his dreams and hard work. While waiting to be sentenced he took the time he had to reflect, and began to view his reality behind bars as a source of knowledge and inner growth. When accepted in his mind what was before him he was surprised when informed that he would be released after the longest stretch of his life. Once unchained to the world, He knew that his time was now. He no longer felt the need to live in ignorance starting a new life of righteousness. Since, he has learned firsthand what the power of a positive environment and atmosphere can do.
Acknowledging that the time taken away from his career would affect his known name, and popularity he plummeted into his work beginning new ways of promoting his name, and reclaiming his stature as one of NY's finest. Starting with the new era of music, Cashmere soon realized that the internet would open opportunities needed to benefit the exertion of recreating his name, and introducing "The Cash Administration" to the music industry. After registering to many web sites and leaking many tracks, and videos to the public, Cashmere had recorded a single he knew would be the one to get the recognition he needed; to start his venture into the mainstream music world. It was "Birds Flyin High" that had him contemplating on an assortment of excited executives that believed in his fresh sound of storytelling lyrics, and diverse use of beats. Learning from past experiences Cashmere was no stranger to the devious hunger of potential business partners.
Cashmere decided to take a new direction with his new found energy. He took on challenges to redefine, and reintroduce himself to the world. Taking his time he examined several offers before finalizing any contracts. In early 2008 he signed a deal overseas, and began working with a new agent representing Creative Artists Japan Co. Cashmere was then put to the test when led to execute a 7day tour visiting the worlds of Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. Cashmere had become known overseas, bringing in a high demand and motivation to start recording his debut album "Take Me Away". With his achievements and fan base on the east coast combined with his new found fan base there was little hesitation to extend Cashmere's contract to a worldwide deal. No time was wasted in the completion of his latest vision. Since, record labels such as Def Jam, Sony, and E1 Music have sought out to work with the talent Cashmere has to bring, but as many that have contacted him know, he is not one to settle easily.
Currently Cashmere and staff are in the process of setting up a tour hitting all major US cities. Bringing a new wave to hip hop with a new sound yet an old school vibe, many young, old, and of diverse cultures can relate to the meanings of each song. Cashmere has worked with many artists including Bun B, Big Daddy Kane, Jim Jones, Lil Boosie, Akon, Maino and a host of others while being featured on albums such as Dj Kay Slay's "Street Sweepers vol.1", and the follow up "Pain From The Game". He then went on to work with Joel Ortiz on his debut album "The Brick Bodega", as well as other well known compilations. In his music you will find that you are envisioning a story so real and full of life, revisiting a feeling you have felt, and a sound you will want to replay over and over again.


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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Nice long run today
A pretty nice uneventful run. This was done on a new back road to "Gnade" or Gnadehutten. (Pronounced Juh NADE by the locals.) Nice up and down hills, very little traffic. I met this gorgeous golden retriever colored steer in a pasture-he was so handsome! I didn't realize folks were raising long-horn steers in our area..
No camera, since I stopped to take a picture at the very beginning of my run, and realized I had not re-inserted the memory card into the camera! Luckily, I was on the edge of our property, and I stashed the camera inside an old wooden pallet, hoping (and not!) that it wouldn't rain and ruin my camera.
The Tuscarawas river is over flood stage and looking more like the Mississippi River at the moment..but no roads closed to me, so I made it to my gas station stop in Gnade, bought water, Gatorade, Red Buel and munchies. I really wanted to sink down on the wooden bench outside the store and bask in the sunlight, but this route had taken me 12 miles, so I knew I had that long to get back!
Going home was harder. My legs were not refreshed by two days off from the 50K on Saturday. My quads were killing me!! Running downhill was slow and painful. The quads felt like rocks. Everything else was good though. My knee started hurting around mile 22 and I took some Advil, and then my quads felt a bit better-I should have done that earlier!
I got home at mile 25.6. I then popped my head into the house and informed my husband that I needed to run up the hill to retrieve my camera, and I wanted to make sure the Garmin got me past 26.2 since I was so close!!
I then drove back to the HillTop Store for a bag of ice, since I really needed an ice bath. (I had thought about buying and bringing the bag of ice home with me, but decided I really didn't want to haul a 5lb bag of ice 1 mile home!)
Oww..I haven't done the ice bath for a long time. I lowered myself into just the cold water. And since our water comes from a spring, it was really cold water. I gasped and got my toes out of the water. And bit into the towel that I hang around my neck and added ice. After about five minutes, not so bad. Although I did get out when my toes were turning blue.
So. Maybe that was my last long run before Umstead. I don't know about a taper since my training has been so sporadic these last two months. I also have to sit down and get my head around what I am planning to run at Umstead: am I planning on running a 50 miler, or am I planning on finishing a 100.
7 comments:
- triguyjt said...
you are amazing..
great run...
dont you love those ice soaks?????
- Nick said...
Great job Kim. You ARE amazing!
I have not taken a good ice bath for ages.
I know you can finish all of Umstead. You are tough!
- Mike said...
you ARE amazing. I am motivated by you Kimba!
- Josh said...
Nice run, and only two days after the 50k, I say go for 100 at Umstead.
- Dana said...
Nice long run. Haven't done the ice bath yet(hope I never need to)..;-)
And yes you can use my post about wearing a regular bra(sorry guys) for a workout for your podcast. I agree that a lot of ladies can relate.
- Sensationally Red said...
Boy you are tough! I can't do ice baths in winter. I've tried the Epsom salt thing, but not sure if that does anything. Good luck on whatever you decide to do. Your run today sounded peaceful.
- Don: said...
If you can put yourself through that.
Meaning an ice bath in the cold winter, you can do the whole Umstead 100. Tough as nails......


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Schröder, Andreas and Geisler, Reinhard and Elsinga, Gerrit E. and Scarano, Fulvio and Dierksheide, Uwe (2006) Investigation of a turbulent spot and a tripped turbulent boundary layer flow using time-resolved tomographic PIV. Experiments in Fluids, Vol.: 44 (2), pp. 305-316. Springer Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0403-2. ISSN 0723-4864 (PRINT) 1432-114 (ONLINE).
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In this feasibility study the tomographic PIV technique has been applied to time resolved PIV recordings for the study of the growth of a turbulent spot in a laminar flat plate boundary layer and to visualize the topology of coherent flow structures within a tripped turbulent flat plate boundary layer flow. The experiments are performed around (Rex )½ ≈ 450 in a low speed wind-tunnel using four high speed CMOS cameras operating up to 5 kHz. The volume illumination required a multiple-reflection system able to intensify light intensity within the measurement volume. This aspect is deemed essential when a high-speed tomographic PIV system is applied in air flows. The particle image recordings are used for a three dimensional tomographic reconstruction of the light intensity distribution within the illuminated volume. Each pair of reconstructed three-dimensional light distributions is analyzed by 3D spatial cross-correlation using iterative multi-grid schemes with volume-deformation, yielding a correlated time sequence of three-dimensional instantaneous velocity vector volumes. The coherent structures organization is analyzed by 3D-vorticity and -swirling-strength iso-surfaces visualization. In both flow types streaks and hairpin-like or arch vortical structures are most prominent. The data giving insight into the role of these structures for the spatio-temporal arrangement of the wall normal flow exchange mechanisms, especially of the instantaneous Reynolds stress events Q2 and Q4. A description of different self-sustainable flow organizations based on modifications of the hairpin-vortex- and streak- models is given. Two preliminary results are essential: Self-sustainability of a coherent vortical structure depends on the possibility to entrain high momentum fluid, initially Q4. And, stream-wise swirl at the near-wall region of arch or hairpin-like vortices has been observed to be seldom.
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|Investigation of a turbulent spot and a tripped turbulent boundary layer flow using time-resolved tomographic PIV
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Harry Styles and Taylor Swift become victims of sex tape scam
One Direction hottie and I Knew You Were Trouble singer caught up in Facebook hoax
Posted: Friday 8 Feb 2013
Above: Harry Styles and Taylor Swift were victims of the Facebook sex tape scam
Above: Harry Styles and Taylor Swift have NOT made a sex tape (that we know of)
Above: The Harry Styles and Taylor Swift sex tape scam sent Facebook into meltdown last night
WE'VE got to say, we were a little bit disappointed when we realised this was a con.
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift have become victims of the latest sex tape scam.
The clean-cut One Direction star and his country singing girlfriend were caught up in the Facebook hoax when an iphone video allegedly leaked.
[ Related article: Harry Styles and Taylor Swift to come face-to-face at the BRIT Awards 2013 ]
A post on the social networking site read: "The famous singer Taylor Swift had her iPhone hacked Monday and a sex tape between her and former boyfriend Harry Styles has been leaked on the Internet.
"Taylor's publicists are trying to take down all of the websites hosting it, but we found a working one! Watch the video before it's taken down!"
But, unfortunately for the millions of fans who were dying to see that footage, it was all just a massive con.
[ Related article: Helen Flanagan poses half-naked for raunchy Valentine's Day themed photo shoot ]
The eager clickers were instead redirected to pages of surveys requesting personal details.
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The inaugural College Football Playoff trophy was unveiled this morning. Here's how it looks and a sampling of what folks are saying about the replacement for the crystal football that was awarded after the BCS title game:
A new era, a new trophy. pic.twitter.com/anXBuxO7uV— CFB Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) July 14, 2014
The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy has been unveiled! pic.twitter.com/VYbjhXGCh7— CFB Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) July 14, 2014
As far as trophies go, not a bad one at all for the CFB playoff. Still won't beat holding up the crystal ball though.— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 14, 2014
ALL HAIL THE WAFFLE CONE RT @AUPPL: It's a Waffle Cone RT @SBNationCFB: Heres the new College Football Playoff trophy pic.twitter.com/v0R9XJwGdl— Pod Katt (@valleyshook) July 14, 2014
Pretty slick. RT @CFBPlayoff: A new era, a new trophy. pic.twitter.com/Nzg3bPecX2— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 14, 2014
Why is the base/stand a third of the new CFB playoff trophy? The actual trophy itself would seem ok, I think.— Travis Haney (@TravHaneyESPN) July 14, 2014
Working hard every day with this beauty in mind! RT @CFBPlayoff: A new era, a new trophy. pic.twitter.com/soBldZgGf9— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) July 14, 2014
Certainly much better than all the Tostitos. RT @CFBPlayoff: A new era, a new trophy. pic.twitter.com/Nm3sEc8P0X— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) July 14, 2014
Ah, ok. Now I'm learning about this complicated thing. MT @footballscoop: The "trophy" is removable from the base. pic.twitter.com/A7mFlKuFzB— Travis Haney (@TravHaneyESPN) July 14, 2014
What do you think of the new hardware?


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GRAND RAPIDS – Forest Hills Central's boys lacrosse team defeated Rockford 12-8 in a recent game, but the final score was merely a footnote in the big picture.
The game was billed as the Lax vs. Cancer event, and it raised over $17,000. It's an annual event in which all FHC and Rockford teams square off in a day of lacrosse action in an effort to raise money for a Grand Rapids area charity. The programs selected The Van Andel Institute this year.
This marked the fifth year of the event, and it has raised over $30,000 since it was introduced. The event also included a conference game between Grand Valley State University and Dayton University.
*Kenowa Hills track standout Jeff Bajema was a four-time winner for the Knights in last week's dual meet against Zeeland East. Bajema won the 800 and 1,600 runs and was on a pair first-place Kenowa relay teams.
*Middleville's Kelli Graham scored three goals and had two assists in Friday's 8-0 victory over Wyoming, helping the Trojans' girls soccer team improve to 4-0-2 overall.
*Zeeland East leadoff hitter Jay Smith had RBI hits in the sixth and seventh innings of last week's 9-7 win against Hopkins. Hopkins had Zeeland East down 6-4 heading into the sixth.
* South Christian pitcher Anna Timmer fired a two-hitter in the Sailors' 2-1 victory against Unity Christian in the opening game of Saturday's Grand Rapids Christian Invitational, which South Christian eventually won for the third straight year. Timmer also struck out 12.
Comstock Park boys golf coach Rob Lucas guided the Panthers to victories in Friday's Middleville Thornapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Spring Golf Club with a 316 and Saturday's Wilson Spring Classic at Gracewil Country Club with a 312.
4 – Kenowa Hills' Ashley Kippes was four-time winner in the Knights' 74-63 win against Zeeland East last week, enabling Kenowa to improve to 4-0 overall.
6 – Caledonia's girls lacrosse team had six players score at least two goals in the Fighting Scots' recent 18-7 win versus Grand Rapids Christian. Savannah Monroe led the way with five goals.
9 – Rockford's 8-0 victory over West Ottawa in girls soccer action Saturday was the Rams' ninth shutout of the season. The Rams are 9-2.
45 – Jenison's baseball team scored a combined 45 runs in three wins last week.
75 – That's what Grand Rapids Christian's Sam Kuiper shot to earn medalist honors and help the Eagles take top honors in Saturday's Christian School Invitational at Chase Hammond Golf Club.
"I'm hoping this is a breakout week for him. He's a strong player, tough physically and mentally, especially to be able to hang with the older guys. His assists show his awareness of the game…his assists to go along with his goals is a real bonus." West Ottawa boys lacrosse coach Rick Becker on sophomore Joseph Franken, who had five goals and three assists in last week's 12-4 win against Catholic Central.
Forest Hills Eastern's girls tennis team lost only one match in Saturday's Rockford Quad. The Hawks won seven flights en route to taking top honors.
Grand Rapids Catholic Central's Rugby Football Club has been selected to participate in the May 16-18 Boys High School National Invitational Championship in Elkhart, Ind. The Cougars are one of 24 teams selected nationwide to compete in the event.
East Kentwood is hosting Rockford in OK Red Conference track Tuesday in which expected to be a competitive dual for both boys and girls. The Falcons are No. 1 in the boys and girls MLive.com Grand Rapids Area Prep Rankings, while Rockford is third in girls and fourth in boys.


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By MIKE BOGEN
For the Pioneer Valley wrestlers who are still alive, still chasing All-State and New England dreams, their numbers get smaller, the stakes get higher and the competition gets tougher each step along the way.
There are only 27 of them remaining, 27 out of some 350 who started on this journey two weeks ago at the Western Massachusetts Individual Wrestling Championship and Friday begin two days of competition in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association All-State Championships at Salem High School.
Of the 27 - and the Pioneer Valley schools are represented in each of the 14 weight classes - most will fall by the wayside relatively early, victims of a caliber of competition that pares the roll without mercy.
Most often, the youngest will fall first. But don't expect ninth-grader Doug Vollaro, of Cathedral, or 10th-grader Daniel Salgado, of Central, to be among them.
Vollaro, an upset victim in the state Division I heavyweight quarterfinals, ultimately went 4-1 and is still a top 285-pound contender.
Salgado stepped out of the shadows at the Western Mass meet, finishing third, and in the state meet lost his second match to the second seed but came back to win four straight and again capture third place. Wednesday he stepped up in class to 112 pounds and beat state third-place finisher Matt Libby of Bridgewater-Raynham in Central's State Team Tournament semifinal.
Vollaro caught an incredibly tough draw. Not only would he have to win a fourth match with Central's Josh Moore - he's won all three previous encounters - but he also would have to beat the No. 1 seed, Mike Gregory of Lowell, just to get to the championship match.
Salgado, however, has an even tougher task ahead. He's got East Longmeadow's Chad Roberts headlining his division. Roberts is probably the closest thing to a sure thing in the meet.
But no one is a sure thing.
Joining Roberts as the Pioneer Valley's best hopes for championships are three wrestlers who have been considered among the best in their weight classes all season.
Central's George Wilson, named Outstanding Wrestler at the state Division I meet, is the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds. Putnam's Anthony Medina, last year's All-State and New England runner-up, is the top seed at 130, and Longmeadow's Chris DeLuca, the Western Mass Division 1 Outstanding Wrestler, who recorded his 150th victory at the state meet, is No. 1 at 135 pounds.
A fourth season-long contender, Minnechaug Regional's Mike Sugermeyer, lost in the state 119-pound final, as did Ian Altman, Longmeadow's 145-pounder, Paul Woodman, Southwick's 152-pounder, and Central's Moore.


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CASPIAN - Nearly 150 people gathered at the Iron County Historical Museum in Caspian Thursday to attend The Daily News Senior Expo.
"It was a big success and a nice day for everyone involved - from the attendees, speakers, and people associated with the museum. We saw some people returning from last year's expo, but also a lot of new faces," said Daily News Advertising Director Corky Deroeck.
This was a free event for senior citizens in Iron County with each attendee receiving a goody bag.
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And for those staying to the end of the expo, there were a total of $350 in door prizes given away from The Daily News.
There were five informative speakers featured during the afternoon event and a free hot lunch by Dabeck Catering provided to the seniors by The Daily News.
"The museum was a wonderful setting for the Senior Expo and the attendance this year was way up," Deroeck added. "The crowd was very attentive and the speakers were excellent."
Bill Leonoff, museum manager, agreed. "It was a great day for this event and the largest group that we've hosted here at the museum," he said.
Although the museum was closed for the season, the museum staff stayed after the expo concluded to provide tours for the seniors wanting to see the various museum buildings.


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Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' opening Friday at Renton Civic Theatre
The Renton Civic Theatre's season continues this week with the opening of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None."
In this mystery, also known as "The Ten Little Indians," comedy statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by one as those in the house succumb to a diabolical avenger.
Eight guests who have never met each other or the apparently absent host and hostesses are lured to the island and, along with the two house servants, marooned. A mysterious voice accuses each of having gotten away with murder and then one drops dead — poisoned. One down and nine to go! The excitement never lets up in this play.
"And Then There Were None" opens at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through Nov. 9. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for students and seniors. For tickets, call the box office at 425-226-5529 or visit www.rentoncivicthetare.org.
Renton Civic Theatre is located at 507 S. Third St.
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Lucent Clicks With Ascend
Can the new partnership take on Cisco in networking gear?
It's not as if Lucent Technologies Inc. were a 98-pound weakling. The AT&T spin-off rules in phone equipment. But in the market for data-networking gear, it lagged far behind Cisco Systems Inc. That has changed, though: On Jan. 13, Lucent bulked up with a $20 billion deal to buy Ascend Communications Inc. Crows Lucent CEO Richard A. McGinn: "We're now the undeniable leader in communications networking."
Well, getting there. Ascend is No. 1 in two vital areas: gear that connects users to the Net and switches that move data across phone networks. But Cisco still owns the market for routers--computers that direct Internet traffic. Lucent has a different edge, argues Daniel C. Stanzione, chief operating officer at Lucent and the new head of the unit that will include Ascend: reliability and service up to the standards of the phone system. "This makes things far more competitive for Cisco," concludes Nikos Theodosopoulos, an analyst at Warburg Dillon Read.
KNOWHOW. Cisco is strongest with corporate customers. But $8.5 billion Cisco has also begun to offer its wares to phone and Net service providers such as AT&T and Sprint Corp. Cisco argues that such customers are drawn to its broad product line--the result of multiple acquisitions--and its Internet knowhow. "Lucent still doesn't have leadership in Internet technology," says Larry Lang, head of Cisco's service provider unit.
The Lucent-Ascend deal won't help Nortel Networks. The Canadian giant bought Cisco rival Bay Networks Inc. last year for $9.1 billion, but is still trying to swallow the data-networking company: On Jan. 13, it said it would slash headcount by up to 10%, citing the need to streamline operations.
3Com Corp., the No. 2 data networking player, may get squeezed. The company, which leads in consumer products such as modems, says it has not lost ground to Ascend in sales to Internet service providers. But with Lucent opening new doors for Ascend, that could change. There's a new muscle man on the beach.


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The Nets will open their preseason next fall in Newark. The team, which plays at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, will meet the Celtics on Oct. 13 and the Knicks on Oct. 21, in two preseason games at the Prudential Center, bringing NBA basketball for the first time to the state's largest city.
A third preseason game will be played on the campus of St. Johns University in Queens against the 76ers at Carnesecca Arena on Oct. 23.
"We are excited to bring our team and our brand to Newark and Queens for the pre-season schedule for next season," said Nets CEO Brett Yormark. "We are looking forward to playing two games against two of our biggest rivals, the Celtics and the Knicks, at the Prudential Center. We are also excited to be playing a game at St. John's in Queens, a borough where we expect great support for the Nets when we move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in 2011."
The Devils organization has made no secret of its desire to have the Nets move into their arena, known as The Rock, and to close the Izod Center. At the same time, there are mounting questions over whether construction on the long-delayed Brooklyn arena will ever get underway, in the face of continuing community opposition and a worsening recession that is killing major development projects across the country.
But while the disclosure of initial talks of a preseason series in Newark led to speculation that the Nets were exploring the viability of a permanent move to Newark, team officials say their future is still in Brooklyn.
Jeff Vanderbeek, president of the Devils, said the series will be a great chance to introduce Nets customers to the Prudential Center.
"We are looking forward to bringing NBA basketball to the Prudential Center for the preseason," he said.
Nets season ticket holders will have the option, but will not be required, to purchase tickets for any or all of the games. They will, however, have the opportunity to purchase the tickets in advance of the general public.
Tickets for the general public will go on sale in the early fall. Tickets for the Prudential Center games will be available at the Prudential Center box office and through the Nets ticket office and Ticketmaster, while tickets for the game at St. John's will be available at the St. John's box office and through the Nets ticket office.
Previous coverage from The Star-Ledger:
1/17/2009: New Jersey Nets miss an opportunity at the Prudential Center
1/13/2009: New Jersey Nets will not play preseason games at Prudential Center next season
1/12/2009: New Jersey Nets might play preseason games at Prudential Center -- could permanent move to Newark follow?


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WORCESTER - Nearly 250 people gathered in front of the the Worcester Fire Department's Franklin Street station Tuesday night to honor the memory of six firefighters who died 14 years ago in the Worcester Cold Storage & Warehouse Co. fire.
Although it was not publicized, and never is, people came from throughout Central Massachusetts, and some from as far as Connecticut and Rhode Island, to remember the six men who died in the inferno that gutted the former brick warehouse.
The ceremony was brief -- it included a heartfelt rendition of "Amazing Grace" played by a firefighters pipe and drum band, a prayer and the replaying of the initial alarm that called hundreds of firefighters to the scene 14 years ago, along with the names of the men lost -- but the memories of the fire were lengthy.
Worcester resident Chardelle Posson said that she remembers the fire as if it were yesterday and feels the need to return every year for the memorial service.
"It hits me hard," Posson said as she slowly walked around the firefighters memorial, her eyes lingering on a wreath placed on the memorial moments before by some of the sons of the fallen firefighters.
"I drove by here when it was happening in 1999 and I went home to my dad and said, 'Quick, we have to go back and do something, it's bad.' When we got back here it was such a shock," Posson said.
The ceremony is not the last for the Worcester Fire Department this week. On Sunday, the department will mourn the loss of another firefighter when it holds a memorial service for Jon Davies, who died in the line of duty on Dec. 8, 2011.


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BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- A death-row inmate convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 17-year-old girl in suburban St. Louis was executed early Wednesday in Missouri, marking the state's fifth execution in as many months.
Jeffrey Ferguson abducted Kelli Hall as she finished her shift at a Mobil gas station in St. Charles on Feb. 9, 1989. Hall's naked, frozen body was found 13 days later on a St. Louis County farm, and investigators determined she had been raped and strangled.
Ferguson, strapped to a hospital gurney, was animated in the moments before his midnight execution at the state prison in Bonne Terre. He made funny faces and mouthed words to relatives sitting in the observation room to ease the tension.
As the lethal drug was administered, he took a few deep breaths, then became still. The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at 12:11 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear if he had offered a final statement.
In an attempt to spare his life, Ferguson's attorneys had made last-minute court appeals challenging, among other things, the state's refusal to disclose where it gets its execution drugs. Supporters said Ferguson, who expressed remorse for the crime, became deeply religious in prison, counseled inmates and helped start a prison hospice program.
"Society doesn't gain anything by his execution," Rita Linhardt of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, said Tuesday. "He's not the same man he was 24 years ago."
His attorney also said he was an alcoholic who blacked out the night of the murder.
But St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch said Ferguson's good deeds in prison didn't make up for the senseless killing of an innocent teenager. Calling the crime "unspeakable," he noted that it took several minutes for Hall to die.
"She gets abducted, abused in unspeakable manner by this guy and then slowly murdered and dumped in a field like a bag of garbage," McCulloch said.
And the courts appeared to agree: the U.S. Supreme Court, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the governor all refused to halt the execution.
"Kelli Hall was only 17 when she was abducted from her workplace, raped and brutally murdered," Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said in a statement Tuesday. "Her life, so full of promise, was brutally taken from her and her family."
"The jury that convicted Jeffrey Ferguson of Kelli's murder found that the aggravating circumstances for this crime warranted the death penalty," Nixon said in denying Ferguson's clemency request. "My decision today upholds that appropriate sentence."
Missouri switched to a one-drug execution method late last year. The state obtains the drug, pentobarbital, from a compounding pharmacy that it refuses to name.
Ferguson's attorney, Jennifer Herndon, had argued that the state's secretive process prohibited the public from knowing exactly how the drug was made and whether it could, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, cause pain and suffering for the inmate.
The same drug also was used in the state's four previous lethal injections, and the inmates showed no outward signs of distress during the execution process.
On the night of the murder, Ferguson and a friend, Kenneth Ousley, were at a Shell service station in St. Charles across the street from the Mobil station where Hall worked.
Hall was nearing the end of her eight-hour work shift when she went outside to check the levels of four fuel tanks. A witness said Ferguson's Chevrolet Blazer pulled up. The witness saw a man standing close to Hall with his hand in his pocket. Investigators said Ferguson was carrying a pistol.
About a half-hour later, co-workers went looking for Hall. When they found out she was not home and her purse was still at the station, they contacted police. Some of her clothing was later found by a city worker in the St. Louis County town of Chesterfield.
Nearly two weeks later, on Feb. 22, 1989, Warren Stemme was approaching a machine shed on his farm in Maryland Heights, another St. Louis suburb, when he found Hall's frozen body, naked except for socks.
An acquaintance suspicious about Ferguson led police to him, and he was convicted of first-degree murder. Ousley pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1993; he is serving a life term but is eligible for parole.
Missouri executed just two men between 2005 and November. But after the state switched from a three-drug execution method to a single-drug protocol last year, executions resumed. All five executions since November have used pentobarbital.
Although critics have raised concerns about the drug and the secretive ways Missouri obtains and uses it to kill inmates, more executions are likely. On Friday, the Missouri Supreme Court set an April 23 execution date for William Rousan, who killed a St. Francois County couple, both in their 60s, in 1993.
Experts say as many as 20 of Missouri's 41 death row inmates have exhausted appeals and could also face execution dates soon, perhaps making 2014 the most prolific year ever for executions in the state. Missouri executed nine men in 1999, the most-ever in a single calendar year.


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Pope Francis on Monday said words that should have come from his predecessors long ago:
I'm sorry.
He met with victims of sexual abuse by priests, and humbly, graciously, powerfully asked their forgiveness.
"Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. And I humbly ask forgiveness," Francis said during a Mass with several abuse victims.
How can an apology be humble and powerful at the same time? Just listen. No denial. No dithering. No pomposity.
"I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse made by family members, as well as by abuse victims themselves," he said. "This led to even greater suffering on the part of those who were abused and it endangered other minors who were at risk."
There is power in truth, and the understanding of consequence. There is power in having the guts not merely to say "sorry," but to reveal your failings, to acknowledge not only actions, but inactions, with authority and dignity.
It is a lesson on so many levels. Paul DeMarco could have diffused all that concern for the veracity of his controversial political ad with a small apology: I overstepped.
Sheila Smoot could do the same. Then again, it would have been nice to hear apologies from all those public officials convicted in Alabama in the past decade. True apologies are rare in politics, in business and life. Probably because of the lawyers.
And the denial.
Last week the Rev. Mike McLemore, executive director of the Birmingham Baptist Association, justified keeping long-ago allegations of sexual abuse against a church youth minister quiet. He said the victim's family wanted it that way. It appears he forced the accused to retire early.
Perhaps from a legalistic view he covered all his bases. He can rationalize his inactions, the silence of shuffling a potential child abuser along unpunished. But there would be so much more power with an apology.
I hurt for the children. I hurt for all such children. I sincerely pray for those who have been harmed.
If, in fact, that is what he felt.
It is more powerful than excuses, more honorable than defensiveness.
I spoke to a group not long ago. I mentioned in the conversation that some politician somewhere should issue an apology for abusing the public trust. A man in the back reacted angrily. Not because of the politician, but because of the suggestion of apology.
"You should never apologize," he said, arguing that it is a weakness or a flaw, that if you make a mistake you stand by it. And then at the end, like an accusation, "I've heard you do it, too."
Of course I have, I said. I hate to imagine a world too cowardly for men to admit they are wrong, a place in which pride makes them too pigheaded to show concern for the consequences of their mistakes.
That's no way to live.
Of course, there is PR value in the right apology, too. Americans love a genuine apology. They can sense it and feel it and appreciate it because everybody, every organization errs. It takes humility, and strength, to speak the truth.
But I'm not talking about PR apologies. I'm talking about the real thing.
When it appears to come from the heart, as the Pope's did Monday, it is not just beautiful.
It is sacred.
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Well, it was a monumental occasion as our 3-year-old got her first-ever taste of fireworks last Wednesday night in Marshalltown.
We figured it was about time she finally saw them as she nears 4 years old. Yes, it did take a whole operation of putting her down to bed for an hour, then waking her up when it was time to go, but it was worth it.
It must have been a while since we had her out that late as she mentioned looking around at all the cars with their lights on, something she hasn't seen in quite some time.
We pulled into the high school parking lot and put down our chairs. As soon as the booms started going off, she didn't last too long in her little plastic chair. She moved to daddy's lap as we watched the sky light up, and plenty of memories were made. I made sure I brought the camera and had it focused on her the whole time.
As she sat there in her pajamas, she would say priceless things like: "Look at that one daddy!" "That one is purple like me and mama's favorite color," and "Look at that smiley face!"
All of these were said in that hazy, sleepy kind of talk that you tend to get from 3-year-old when it's 9:45 at night.
As a side note, that smiley face firework this year was a nice touch - it came out sideways but I'm sure that's hard to get just right as it flies through the air.
There was also a nice couple in the bed of a pickup truck parked next to us that took our picture together and were enjoying our little one's reaction to her first fireworks show.
As she gets older, there aren't as many "firsts," so I wanted to cherish this one. There are so many "firsts" in the first couple of years like first words, first time eating on her own, first potty time etc. Call me sentimental, but it was one of those times when you close your eyes and smile.
Attending the fireworks show is almost like a duty for people in this country - no matter if it's your first show or your 51st. I realized that as we pulled out of the driveway and several of my neighbors also had their chairs loaded up and were headed out.
It's a way to celebrate patriotism and see some pretty cool explosions at the same time.
I guess it's Americana at its best. And now another member of our family knows what that means.
Reporter Andrew Potter is a Tuesday columnist for the Times-Republican. The views expressed in this column are personal views of the writer and don't necessarily reflect the views of the T-R. Contact Andrew Potter at 641-753-6611 or email@example.com


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At Taylors we understand that green is as important as red and white. As a family owned wine company operating in both rural and urban settings for over 40 years, Wakefield Wines we're committed to ensuring we operate in a responsible and sustainable manner. Our goal is to be Australia's best wine company applying best practise principles in environmental management to enhance sustainable business activities and products. We favour the use of the most innovative techniques available to improve energy efficiency, water conservation and packaging. We take all measures available to prevent or eliminate as far as possible the production of waste or pollution. Through this holistic approach to environmental management we aim to achieve sustainable land and biodiversity management outcomes for the present and future.
To meet these commitments we've adopted a comprehensive Environmental Management System (EMS) and an innovative Strategic Plan.
We're committed to demonstrating leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility, recognising the important connection between environment, good business and the community. In 2011 Wakefield Wines produced its first Sustainability Report.
Our Environmental Management System – ISO 14001 Certification
In March 2009 we received ISO14001 certification for our Environmental Management System (EMS) at both the winery in the Clare Valley and our Head Office operation in Petersham, Sydney. Since December 2011, certification has been also been achieved for all of our State Sales Offices including South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland. We are very proud of the ISO 14001 certification as it demonstrates our commitment to environmental stewardship.
Our Environmental Management System (EMS) assists in the identification and control of environmental impacts across the business whilst providing a framework for continuous improvements in environmental management. The EMS translates our environmental policy into action at every employee level and encourages similar efforts with our suppliers and trading partners.
Wakefield Wines Environmental Policy
Click here to see the Wakefield Environmental Policy
The use of Eco-Mapping™ since 2006 has directly led to the creation of a series of environmental best practices across the business and provided the framework for Wakefield Wines' Environmental Management System.
Through the creation of a series of visual 'mud-maps', Eco-mapping™ enables us to audit the environmental impact across a number of key measures:
- Water consumption
- Waste
- Noise and air emissions
- Energy
- Soil and storage management
- Environmental risks
The system is endorsed by the South Australian Environmental Protection Agency and allows us to effectively analyse and manage our environmental performance.
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Management
At Wakefield Wines we recognised the environmental challenges of the future and have put in place initiatives to manage and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We have implemented various strategies to reduce our carbon footprint and enhance energy efficiency, including:
Carbon Offsetting
80 Acres Range
The Eighty Acres range of wines was the first range of wines to have its carbon footprint assessed using the international standard for life cycle assessment (ISO14044) and then offset, using legitimate, high quality carbon offsets. The life cycle assessment process enabled our winery to identify our 'supply chain' hot spots and implement changes including reducing the packaging weight.
Wakefield commenced offsetting the 80 Acres range carbon emissions in August 2009 and plan to continue this commitment into the future. As at October 2015, 4162 tonnes of CO2 emissions have been offset which comply with a range of accreditation standards. In addition, 14,000 trees have been planted with Carbon Neutral under a reforestation program.
Energy Efficiency
Ammonia Refrigeration Plant Upgrade
For most wineries a significant cost and environmental impact in the production of wine is refrigeration, estimated to be 60 to 65% of annual energy costs incurred in the winemaking process. To reduce our energy consumption we have embarked upon a project to replace 50% of the refrigeration plant with energy efficient ammonia refrigeration. This new refrigeration plant will be put to the test in vintage 2012, with significant energy savings expected.
Barrel Hall Partition
Our barrel hall was divided during the second half of 2011 separating a space of some ~ 25000 cubic meters into two zones of ~ 15000 and 10000 cubic meters. The smaller zone will become our cold storage area for premium wine maturation. The larger zone will be our working barrel area where wines will undergo fermentation, particularly malolactic fermentation (MLF). MLF is a difficult fermentation as it occurs in the middle of winter and is performed by selected bacteria which need to be maintained at between 18-22 degrees. Thus this zone needs to be warmed with gas heating to facilitate MLF in our premium red wines. The Barrel Hall partition will reduce our heating space by ~ 40% from 25000 cubic meters down to ~ 15000 cubic meters. The challenge now is to find the most environmentally efficient way of chilling and warming the two barrel hall zones. This work will be a part of our planned energy audit with the aim of achieving the desired temperatures with minimal power utilisation.
Adoption environmentally friendly light weight glass bottles
Wakefield Wines was amongst the first winery in Australia to introduce OI's innovative Lean+Green™ lightweight glass. This was introduced first into our 100% Carbon Neutral Eighty Acres range of wines and subsequently into our Promised Land and Wakefield Estate ranges. This glass was almost 40% lighter than the original glass (OI-30570 & OI-30571 vs OI-30163) used in our Eighty Acres range of wines and equals a reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per bottle of 15%.
Land and Biodiversity Management
Regeneration of the local Wakefield River
The Wakefield River flows in a southerly direction through Auburn in the Clare Valley before turning west to flow through Balaklava and into the Port Wakefield estuary. Seven kilometers of the Upper Wakefield River meanders through the Wakefield Wines vineyard estate in Auburn, Clare Valley.
Through the formation of the Upper Wakefield Catchment NRM Community Group, we continue to champion several restoration projects within the catchment through the control of weed species and the planting of local indigenous vegetation to enhance biodiversity.
Biodiversity Assessment – Auburn
We're committed to assessing and managing site wide biodiversity on our property. A baseline biological survey is scheduled for 2012, to provide the basis for a structured Biodiversity Action Plan.
Minimisation of Pesticides
We strictly follow the guidelines published annually by the AWRI, titled 'Agrochemicals Registered for Use in Australian Viticulture'. Insecticide application in the vineyards is minimised at all times with no broad spectrum insecticides in use. Continuous vineyard monitoring ensures that targeted spraying only takes place in the worst affected areas. For all spraying activity - air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed are monitored regularly during any spraying operation.
Organic cultivation Practises – sheep in the vineyard
In 2009, we reintroduced sheep into our vineyards for the first time in 25 years. The sheep, which are allowed to roam free within specific vineyard blocks, have been introduced as a means to keep winter grasses and weeds under control. This has led to an immediate reduction in the requirements for herbicides to control weeds and associated diesel fuel to run the tractors for spraying and slashing. An associated benefit is also that the manure waste from the sheep is used as a natural fertiliser and soil conditioner for the vines.
Water Conservation
Drip irrigation and storage
All irrigation is carried out using computer controlled 'need-only' dripper lines to each vine. Two lined dams eliminate water loss from 'seepage'. Soil moisture is closely monitored using continuously logging EnviroScan probes to assist with applying the right amount of water at the right time.
Since 2001, we've used organic matter to mulch the soil under the vines on our estate. This provides the benefits such as superior root growth near the soil surface to utilise water and nutrients, enhanced earthworm and soil microbe activity for healthier soils and reduced weed growth (which lowers herbicide use). Materials used for mulching include straw from farmers in surrounding districts and recycled organic waste purchased from local third party suppliers.
Onsite Wastewater Recycling Facility
In 2005 we commissioned a state-of-the-art water recycling facility. This facility recycles 100% of the waste water generated by our winery and bottling hall for re-use on our vineyards. In addition to the recycling of waste water, all of the storm water and associated run off from the winery buildings is also harvested.
Waste and Pollution
Wakefield Wines advocates waste minimisation and pollution prevention for all site operations. We continue to explore opportunities to reduce, recycle and reuse waste produced from our operations. We aim to minimise waste to landfill, implementing numerous recycling and reuse practises, including:
- glass waste
- cardboard and paper
- organic solid residuals including marc and diatomaceous earth,
- winery wastewater
- scrap metal
- e-waste
- take back arrangement with suppliers for various packaging waste
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Wakefield Wines have adopted a cost effective and environmentally sustainable solution to the disposal of organic winemaking residuals. Grape marc is recycled by to extract grape alcohol, tannins and other compounds via a steam distillation process. The spent solids are combined with other production concentrates to form a product called TPR, which is returned to the Estate in equal volume and applied to the vineyard as a soil conditioner.
Other solid winemaking residuals, such as filter cake, are also processed. Calcium tartrate is extracted, from which Tartaric Acid is produced for use by the wine industry.
Awards and Achievements
Wakefield Wines have proudly received a number of major environmental awards for the initiatives our winery has undertaken:
- Winner of the Leading in Sustainability Award - 2010 Banksia Foundation Environmental Awards
- Winner of the Environmental and Energy Management Award - 2010 NAB Agribusiness Awards
- Winner of the Best Green Launch - 2010 The Drinks Business Magazine Green Awards
- Carter Holt Harvey Sustainability Award - Silver Medal - 2010 Australian Packaging Awards
- AS/NZS 14001:2004 for the environmental management system
- EntWine Australia Certification
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Wine Industry Sector Agreement: Climate Change and Greenhouse Emission Reduction
Wakefield Wines are participants of the Wine Industry Sector Agreement: Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction. Participants are encouraged to measure and report their carbon footprint annually. The agreement forms part of the South Australian Wine Industry response to achieving emissions reductions, in line with the South Australia Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act (2007).
National Pollutant Inventory (NPI)
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Wakefield Wines are proud signatories to the Australian Packaging Covenant along with being a member of the Mentor Program.
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SteppIR is basically three entrepreneurs, who now have more orders than they can handle. Elecraft is two entrepreneurs who are likewise enjoying success. I have purchased from both of these companies, and find that their attitude and customer service is light years ahead of the megabucks companies. I am semi-retired, and have dipped my toe into the entrepreneurial market with some success. My latest offering is featured in the current issue of QEX. Which brings me to intelectual property rights. Someone can copy my design and compete with me, I guess, but publishing the design gets me some valuable exposure. It is also very hard for a startup guy to fight patent infringement anyway. I have a lawyer/engineer friend who says that a patent only gives you the right to sue... it doesn't give you the means to do so. 73, Larry N8LP Jim Lux wrote: >At 12:11 PM 1/4/2006, kd4e wrote: > > >>My suggestion was that a business owner who found >>himself unable to locate a buyer might choose to >>make a donation to a non-profit as a tax write-off >>rather than have the technology disappear from the >>marketplace. >> >>I respect intellectual property and while it would >>seem selfish to hoard it (given no probablity of sale >>by oneself or to another) that is the right of its >>owner. >> >>The percentage of turnkey system ops vs those who >>build their own antennas and gear appears to be >>shrinking >> >> > >Is it really? I'd venture that back in the days, there were a fair number >of turnkey ops. >And these days, a lot of the building is spread out over more >disciplines. Lots of folks writing DSP code, for instance. Or building >microwave/2.4 GHz antennas. > >It's true that there's fewer "tinkering with yagi" kinds of articles (or >manufacturers), but that might just be because Yagi technology (especially >with modern modeling tools) is fairly mature. Those self same tools >prevent someone from claiming that they have a miraculous new design with >10 dB more gain. > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >_______________________________________________ >TowerTalk mailing list >email@example.com >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > > > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Surgeons will get cash bonuses for saving lives under a controversial NHS scheme.
Britain's largest hospital trust is planning to pay doctors every time a patient survives the operating table or leaves hospital without picking up an infection.
Patients groups reacted with horror to the proposals, warning they would deter doctors from carrying out complex operations or taking on high-risk patients such as the elderly.
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The payments would be linked to mortality, infection and cost-effectiveness.
But Katherine Murphy, from the Patients Association, said there was a danger that complicated cases would be overlooked because they would not guarantee the best results.
'Doctors already have a duty to provide high-quality care,' she said. 'I think good doctors would be insulted by the idea that they will only do their best on the operating table if there is extra money in it.'
Her comments were echoed by Professor Ellis Downes, a consultant gynaecologist at Chase Farm hospital in north London, who described the idea as 'offensive' and ' incredible'.
'As a highly-trained professional, I do my very best for my patients and I do not need financial inducements to persuade me to operate even better,' he said.
'All our patients deserve the highest level of surgical care we can give them. It's a bit like saying to an airline pilot, if you don't crash your aeroplane we will give you more money.'
Dr Jonathan Fielden, chairman of the BMA consultants committee, said: 'The outcome of an operation is based on multiple factors, including the severity of the illness and the relative health of the individual.
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It's encouraging that the Gloucester County Special Services Board of Education is pursuing tenure charges — presumably with intent to dismiss — against a teacher who has been accused of verbally bullying a special education student.
The video, captured on a phone by Bankbridge Regional student Julio Artuz, 15, was seen worldwide last month and pretty much speaks for itself. Teacher Steven Roth is shown baiting Artuz by repeatedly mocking the student's "special" status and talking about "kick(ing his) a**."
If Roth wants to say that his inappropriate-sounding rant is some kind of effective motivational tool, let him do that. Maybe he'll ultimately win his case, and keep his job. But give the school board credit for voting Monday night to forward formal tenure charges to the state Department of Education, and for not being put off by the difficulty of terminating a tenured teacher in New Jersey.
The board's move provides immediate, short-term relief for taxpayers. The teacher was removed from the classroom and put on paid administrative leave in mid-November, around the time Artuz's family released the video. With tenure charges filed, the district can stop paying Roth for up to 120 days. However, if there's no judgment by then, he can go back on paid leave.
The education department can use this case to demonstrate that it will back school boards that refuse to be afraid of the delays, potential expense and teachers' union legal power that can be thrown against them if they file legitimate tenure charges. Specifically, Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf should resolve to slate a hearing and make a final decision in a timely fashion.
Cerf and Gov. Chris Christie have been pushing tenure reforms. Even the New Jersey Education Association, acknowledging how tough it is to boot a "bad" teacher, has issued workable counter-proposals. The Roth case can be an opportunity to see how well existing regulations work, and check where they've broken down.


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A box truck collided collided with a New Jersey Turnpike plow on the Newark Bay extension of the roadway late this morning, temporarily trapping one man inside the box truck, Bayonne Fire Chief Gregory Rogers said.
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The box truck driver's foot was pinned against the pedal underneath the dashboard, but was freed when firefighters entered the truck's cab and used a hydraulic spreader to release him, Rogers said.
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Best of Prom: Black, white and red all over
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Photo by Lesley Arak. Ryan Gagnon and Senior Rachel Nicewarner arrive at the South Hadley High School Prom at the Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke MA
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After winning five straight games, Ryan Christiansen peeked over his shoulder at his partner and girlfriend, Brianna Malcolm, as she made her run to the first-ever Oregon singles championship of cornhole.
Onlookers whispered about the rally Malcolm, 28, had just finished.
She had lost earlier in the day to another player, relegating her to the losers bracket. Christiansen, 33, had a streak of his own. He glided through the winners bracket. Malcolm was the one person he was intimidated by.
And she's the one he faced in the championship game.
"You know you think female, most people are like, this will be a cake walk," he said. "She don't back down to nobody. It don't matter. She'll beat the best."
Throughout the week, he had been winning game after game against his girlfriend while playing at their home in Warrenton. Before then, Malcolm would often win.
As the two partners faced off in the final singles match of the inaugural Oregon Championships of Cornhole, Christiansen's words before the match about the lawn game resonate.
"Nothing's ever easy," Christiansen said. "Everybody's beatable in this game...I feel pretty good about my skills, but everybody has bad games. Anything can happen."
On Saturday, the American Cornhole Organization embraced a series of firsts in Forest Grove.
Saturday's state tournament in Forest Grove marked the first of 22 tournaments throughout the country this year. Players came from as far south as Bend, the Oregon Coast and the Portland area to participate.
Forest Grove Mayor Peter Truax tossed the ceremonial first bag to kick off the tournaments. The organization crowned its first Oregon state singles champion, Malcolm, a woman in a sport dominated by men. Only two women, Malcolm and Darby Burn Strong, advanced to the second round from a field of 64.
"A lot of guys think it's a guys game," Malcolm said after winning the singles championship. "I've played against quite a few guys that think if they lose to a girl, they get upset about it, so to win and show them... as women, we can come out and do this and do equally as good."
Malcolm and her partner Christiansen took the prize as the first doubles champion. The couple took home a total of $875 in cash between them. They received tickets to compete in the national championships in Charleston, West Virginia.
Frank Geers, president of the American Cornhole Organization, proposed the creation of state championships at a conference last November. The organization hosts six world championship tournaments throughout the year.
Corey Kearsley of Washington County Visitors Association said the organization had proposed other events to the visitors association before then.
"What they needed was way more than what we could provide, so we passed on it at that time."
The visitors association took on Geers' pitch and searched for facilities that were available in June and would fit the championships' size. The event ended up at Pacific University's Stoller Center in Forest Grove. A kick-off event took place at the McMenamins Grand Lodge on Friday.
In 2005, a friend of Christiansen's introduced Christiansen to the game of cornhole. Christiansen had never played before.
"From that day on, I was hooked. It's a very addicting game," he said. "That first time you throw a bag and it goes in the hole, you think, why can't I put all four of these bags in the hole? Every single time."
Malcolm recalled playing cornhole six years ago, when Christiansen introduced her to the game. The two started playing at their home.
Christiansen began organizing cornhole tournaments near Warrenton, where he and Malcolm live. The couple traveled to Las Vegas and Seattle to play cornhole and hoped to expand the game's presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Malcolm was originally going to only play doubles on Saturday and spend time with her mother, grandmother and daughter.
"Ryan said, 'No, you should really play in singles.' So I didn't even plan on playing. It's awesome to win."
When the couple met for the finals, they shook hands and exchanged smiles.
The music from the officials table stopped. Players and their families sat around and watched cornhole history unfold. The only sound came from each bean bag toss slamming against the wooden board, 23 feet away.
Malcolm narrowly won the first game. She dominated the second.
"After our performances in singles I felt more pressure to win doubles, but I was glad to have Brianna as my partner," Christiansen said in an email. "Everything fell into place to get the doubles championship."
Jones said during the singles final that Malcolm would perform well in the King and Queen of Cornhole national competitions.
With Christiansen by her side, the duo's chances of finding success in nationals rose. Both said they do not plan on making the trip to West Virginia for the national championships. Last July, the couple had their first daughter, Rhiannon, who is named after the 1998 Stevie Nix song.
Christiansen and Malcolm refuse to miss Rhiannon's first birthday.
"That is very important for us to celebrate," Malcolm said. "She is our world."
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Now to a story that's ben getting a lot of attention at our free website... KCCI-dot-COM. A baby boy is home today after a harrowing experience Sunday.... The baby was riding in a car with his babysitter driving when he apparently fell out along highway 141 near Perry. KCCI's Marcus McIntosh tells us how it happened. We spoke the Dallas County Sheriff who tells us how this could happen... we also spoke to people in Perry who says this is inexcusable. SOT IN 23:12 ITS PRETTY BAD...I MEAN HE COULD HAVE DIED. ============= == Because a baby boy was found here along High Way 141 at I Court near Perry. When the baby was found Sunday the temperature was 10 degrees the windchill -8. ============= SOT IN 23:55 ITS JUST TERRIBLE ...ITS SAD..AND HOW AND WHY. ============= Authorities say The baby boy fell out of the vehicle he was riding in...his baby sitter, Catalina Ortiz- Ortega was driving. According to the police report Ortiz- Ortega heard the back passenger door open and close as she turned form 141 onto I Court. About two blocks away she realized the child was not in the car...she would eventually drive back to 141 and I court... by that time the baby had been picked up by another driver and taken to the hospital. Authorities did investigate...an d say Ortiz- Ortega's version of the events appear likely. ============= == SOT IN 28:42 IT didn't LOOK LIKE THE CHILD THE CAR SEAT WAS NOT SECURE INTO THE BACK SEAT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE..WE ARE UNSURE WHETHER THE CHILD WAS IN BUCKLES.. THE CAR SEAT WAS NOT IN THE BEST CONDITIONS AND WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR. BUTT TO SOT IN 29:07 WHEN SHE TURNED LEFT IF THE CHILD WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOORT HANDLE AT SOME POINT.. HE JUST SLID OUT THE BACK DOOR. =========== Ortiz-Ortega was arrested and charged with a class c felony for child endangerment and failure to have a valid drivers license. She has bonded out of jail. As for the baby boy he was first treated at Dallas county hospital then transferred to Blank Children's hospital. =========== SOT IN 24:08 I COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE..IT COULD HAVE BEEN I MEAN THAT LITTLE BABY COULD HAVE DIED. The baby boy was treated for a a fractured orbital bone and injuries to his feet. Authorities tell us he was released form the hospital to his mother. Injuries to his feet.. was he wearing shoes and a coat?
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BAY CITY, MI — "Moonglow," from Michigan playwright Kim Carney opens the 2013-2014 season for Bay City Players.
Auditions begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26 at the Players.
Parts are available for two women who can play 30 to 50 year olds, and three men, one to play someone in their 70s, two others to play 40 to 50.
Two other parts, a man and woman in their early 20s, will need to learn the jitterbug.
The story centers around a woman moving her mother into an assisted living facility. Mother is not going quietly.
Those auditioned will be asked to read selections from the script. A limited number of scripts are available for check out from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Players office. A $10 refundable deposit is required to check out the script.
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What: Auditions for 'Moonglow'
When: 7 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26
Where: Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Ave.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Wet-dry votes are being attempted in 7 small Alabama towns in
dry counties this year, thanks to a law
that allows towns with as few as 1,000 residents to schedule
referendums on alcohol sales, the Gadsden Times reports.
Hanceville has a wet-dry vote scheduled March 2; Falkville and Winfield have votes scheduled during the June 1 party primaries; and petitions for wet-dry votes are being circulated in Aliceville, Boaz, Chatom, Fayette, Haleyville, Russellville and Vernon, according to the newspaper.The Decatur City Council also has called a special election for April 13 to consider allowing Sunday alcohol sales.The resolution, which passed 4-1, was a late addition to the council's agenda Monday night, according to an Associated Press report.
If voters approve, alcohol sales would be allowed after 12 noon on Sundays. Portions of the city located in Limestone County would be excluded.
The Decatur Daily reports that voters also will decide that day whether the city should change its form of government from the current council-mayor system to a council-manager form.In January, legalized beer sales started for the first time Grove Hill in southwest Alabama, where voters approved a referendum last fall. Business owners there said alcohol sales were important for the local economy, both helping stores and helping government with tax revenue. One convenience store owner said the net social effect was positive because fewer people were driving great distances to buy alcohol, then driving back while impaired.