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I finally made a PDF E-Book out of Chord-Scale Theory and Linear Harmony for Guitar: Creative Tools for Improvisation and Composition in Contemporary Music by Jonathan Pac Cantin (JonnyPac).
I released the self-published comb-bound book in 2010 and then spent all of 2011 revising the details. I have done a lot of homework since I started! After many conversations and (sometimes heated) debates here and on other forums, reading all of Bert Ligons epic works, Hal Galper's Forward Motion, Robert Rawlin's Jazzology, and many other theory books, ebooks, and blogs (especially those by Matt Warnock) I gained better understanding of the current views on CST and music theory (performance-based "jazz theory"). I had to un-Levine myself many times and see his work for what it is, and encompass other "better" views on certain controversial subjects. Overall I have a much deeper understanding and my revised book reflects that.
I do wish to thank all of you who gave input and constructive criticisms over the last year- I'm sure I'll be leaning more- it never ends! Special thanks to Dogbite and Jeff Brent.
The PDF book is just $7.95USD via Paypal. I am totally willing to trade it for reviews too. Matt Warnock posted this today on Guitar International:
Orders and more info: http://jonnypac.weebly.com/index.htmlWith the explosion of guitar books over the past two decades, first in hard-copy form and now through the ebook phenomenon, it is harder than ever for guitarists to sift through all of the material available to them and choose a good book to dig into in the practice room. While some books are aimed at specific genres such as metal licks or blues chords, playing in the style of your favorite player or learning a certain technique such as tapping or fingerpicking, one of the most popular formats has been and is still the "umbrella" approach to teaching in book form. With this approach, the author takes a look at a larger concept, while also spending time on a number of smaller techniques and sub-concepts that fit under the overall theme of the book. Writer, guitarist and composer Jonny Cantin has taken this approach with his in-depth volume Chord-Scale Theory and Linear Harmony for Guitar, and the resulting book is a well-written, detailed look at many of the harmonic and melodic concepts that any guitarist needs to raise their playing to the next level.
The book starts with an introduction to the material, which is easy to follow and highly informative, before laying out explanations of the symbols and diagrams to be used in the book's musical examples. Here, and throughout the book, there is a good amount of musical theory present. Cantin has approached this material with a mix of teaching theoretical knowledge alongside performance based material, explaining everything he lays out on the fretboard along the way. Because of this, anyone who works through this book will wind up with not only a better understanding of this material on the guitar, but also how it all relates to the larger context of music in general.
One of the main reasons that this book is worth the sticker price, besides the well-explained concepts, is the sheer amount of material present in the book. Cantin, using the umbrella approach to writing, uses the larger concept of Chord Scale Theory to dig into a wide range of topics, including:
* Intervals
* Major Scales
* Melodic Minor Scales
* Diminished Scales
* Whole-Tone Scales
* Harmonized Scales With Triads
* Harmonized Scales with Four-Note Chords
* Common Chord Progressions
* Chord Substitutions
* Reharmonization
* Chord Shapes and Voicings
* Chord Synonyms
This is not even a full list of all of the concepts and material present in the book, so at $7.95 for the ebook and $19.95 for the hard copy, this book is a bargain for the amount of knowledge one can garner from working through this material.
That raises one of the big questions that many students bring up when purchasing a new book, especially one with this wide a range of material, "Do I need a teacher to work through this book properly?" The answer to that question depends on the student. After reading the book and going through the musical examples, I would say that any intermediate or advanced beginner would be able to go through this material on their own. But, since there is a good amount of music theory involved in the book, if you do have a teacher it would be a good idea to bring this book to your lessons to work on together, just to make sure that you are following the material correctly and it lines up what you are already doing in your lessons.
Overall, Chord-Scale Theory and Linear Harmony for Guitar is a well-written, in-depth study of diatonic harmony and common chord progressions/substitutions. By integrating scale theory into the material, Cantin has covered all the bases, providing a one-stop volume of chords, scales and harmonic material. There is a good amount of theory present, which the author is not trying to hide, so if you are a bit shaky on your music theory you might want to work through this material with your teacher, or at least brush up on your theory chops if you get lost here and there in the book.
Both the ebook and hard copy version are properly priced and come in an nice, easy to read format that would make a welcomed addition to the home-library of any guitarist looking to dig deeper into harmonic and melodic concepts.
-Matt Warnock, Jazz Guitarist, Publisher and Music Educator
Author of 30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar


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The 2014 season marks the beginning of a new era for the Pac-12 Conference and college football as a whole. The bevy of quarterback talent returning to the league promises to bring at least one conference tradition into the College Football Playoff era.
Outstanding quarterback play has long been a hallmark of the conference, whether Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8 or Athletic Association of Western Universities.
The conference's 12 members all have standout quarterbacks at some time in their history, but the following list includes only those 10 who played in an incarnation of the current conference. Thus, Utah's Alex Smith (Mountain West), or Oregon State Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker(Independent), are not eligible.
Statistics compiled via Sports-Reference.com unless otherwise noted.

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Dicks, Cloud debate in front of unruly audience
Dicks, Cloud debate in front of unruly audience
by AMANDA WINTERS
Sequim Gazette
Congressman Norm Dicks, Democrat, faced his Republican challenger Doug Cloud at a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters of Clallam County on Oct. 13 at Sequim Community Church.
The sanctuary was almost full and despite ground rules laid out before the debate began, the audience had no qualms about making their opinions known. At one point the moderator, Cathy Claney, threatened to end the debate because of the jeers, boos and deriding laughter produced by members of the audience while Dicks responded to questions. At the end of the debate a woman from Kitsap County stood up and shouted at Dicks, demanding to know why he hadn't debated Cloud in Bremerton and if he would. As she shouted, she was ushered out of the sanctuary by event organizers.
On the economy and taxes
Dicks and Cloud, who is challenging the 17-term incumbent for the fourth time, had wildly different opinions on how to improve the country's economy and bring down the federal deficit.
Dicks voiced his support for a bipartisan infrastructure bill to put money into building better roads, bridges, trails and wastewater treatment plants, which will create jobs, he said.
"Building trails three or four people will walk on won't create lasting jobs," Cloud responded.
Cloud said he supports extending the Bush tax cuts and believes ending them would hamper small business owners.
"I don't know why people are so jealous of success," he said.
Dicks said he supports continuing the tax cuts on 98 percent of Americans as passed by President Obama but the top 2 percent of earners need to share more of the burden.
"If we are serious about the national debt, we can't keep on doing what the Republicans do, which is cut taxes without paying for it," Dicks said. Letting the Bush tax cuts on the top 2 percent expire would cut $700 billion from the federal deficit, he said.
Cloud painted Dicks as a special-interest-tainted "sugar daddy" who encourages government dependence.
"What I hope to accomplish is to change the country and the world so we can be happy and free and prosperous instead of becoming a whiny, Latin American-style country," he said.
Equal pay
On the issue of equal pay for women, Dicks said he co-sponsored the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restored an employee's right to challenge pay discrimination.
Dicks said women only get paid 78 percent of what men do and he supports equal pay. Cloud, he said, does not.
At the end of the debate Cloud called Dicks a liar and claimed he never said he didn't support equal pay.
Dicks later said he was referencing something Cloud said in a 2008 debate when equal pay was discussed.
Cloud was quoted in a newspaper as saying: "Women are different from men. ... Men are useless if they do not have a paycheck. Women are not."
Health care and Social Security
On the subject of health care, Cloud said the recently passed health care bill should be repealed, which was met with both boos and applause from the audience.
Cloud said he thinks the bill will lead to rationing of health care, especially for the elderly, and coercion of physicians, ultimately making them become government employees.
Dicks said Olympic Medical Center will benefit from the bill through federal payments, which will allow providers on the Olympic Peninsula to be paid more comparably to providers elsewhere.
Under the bill, 32 million Americans will be insured who weren't before, and no one will lose their insurance because of it, he said.
The candidates were asked about their stance on privatizing Social Security.
Cloud said he would support privatization of Social Security for younger generations but not for those already receiving Social Security payments.
"Some people need to take what they're giving Social Security, which is around 15 percent, and put it aside," he said.
Dicks said he supports the existing system with the caveat that it can be improved.
He doesn't want to put people's futures in the hands of the stock market, which is risky, he said.
The candidates did agree on one thing: Neither supports a state income tax.
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BAY CITY, MI — City staff will draft an ordinance that considers the concerns of resident Rachel Schmidt and approximately 600 people who signed her petition requesting that transitional housing for prisoners fall under greater city scrutiny.
Interim City Manager Dana Muscott announced the plan at the Bay City Commission's Monday, Oct. 21, Finance Policy Committee session. Muscott said she'll aim to publicly present a draft ordinance in November that could propose reverting to a former definition of halfway houses and include similar regulations for addresses participating in the state's Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative.
"That's going to help ensure community safety, not just for my neighborhood, but for the entire city," Schmidt said. "And that's very important."
Schmidt has been rallying community support ever since she learned that a 508 S. Wenona St. rental property might become transitional housing for prisoners. The address is near Kolb Elementary and Holy Trinity schools, as well as Schmidt's home.
City officials called upon state Rep. Charles Brunner, D-Bay City, because they didn't think there was much they could do at the local level. Brunner talked to the Michigan Department of Corrections and said on Oct. 9 that the agency would prevent 508 S. Wenona St. from becoming housing for ex-cons.
An MDOC contact, he said, had told him that the property wouldn't house ex-cons even if the owner – Virginia Irwin, according to online country records – pursued such an option, possibly as part of the Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initative.
Schmidt has pushed for citywide changes that prevent the situation that has caused her much concern in the past weeks.
Her petition asked that voluntary transitional housing facilities, such as MPRI addresses, be regulated as halfway houses. They asked for preventative measures such as a better notification system for surrounding neighbors, no second-story windows when sex offenders are involved and communication to notify the school district.
7th Ward Commissioner Douglas Sommer agreed with her that transitional housing remains an issue for the city to address. At Monday's meeting, he asked for ordinance changes that would revert to a prior time when certain regulation exemptions for MPRI addresses weren't possible.
Halfway houses are now defined as "a facility where people who have left an institution, such as a hospital, chemical dependency program, correctional institution, or by court appointment are sent to live under in-house supervision and helped to readjust to the outside world prior to their full release from supervision."
The definition, which was altered in 2010, goes onto say: "For the purpose of this chapter, a voluntary transitional housing facility, such as one provided through the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative, shall not be considered a half-way house."
A change he is proposing would remove this last sentence so that halfway houses are not separated from MPRI addresses.
He also wants more regulation of MPRI addresses.
"I spoke with Charlie Brunner there quite extensively," Sommer said. "He seems to feel that we can get some regulations in there. I think we gotta kind of dig in there and be very specific. He was definitely on board with everything."
Susan Vela covers government news for MLive/The Bay City Times. She can be reached at 989-573-3439 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.


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Near the terminal, a plaque mounted on a rock commemorates the 60-year-old facility's 50th anniversary and says "Grand Haven Memorial Airport — The Aerial Gateway to Northern Ottawa County." The monument was erected in 1999 when the airport was rededicated as "An Integral Component of the Nation's Network of Airports."
The City of Grand Haven owns the airport, a facility for business and recreational small aircraft users that is part of the city's Department of Transportation.
It is operated through a management agreement that provides a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for service, maintenance and general day-to-day airport management.
The city is to review the contract agreement and potentially open it for bid every five years.
Revenue flow is down
Although the city hasn't been losing money on the operation of the airport over the last few years, the private company that operates it for the city has.
That loss must be confronted in the near future as the city works to secure a new contract to manage the facility for the next five years.
City officials hope to increase revenues from the airport so that they can assure the short- and long-range self-sufficiency of the facility, according to Tom Manderscheid, Grand Haven Department of Transportation director.
Warren Benaway is a pilot who uses the Grand Haven Airport and also the president of B&B Aviation, which manages the facility. He said that when tough economic times hit, planes stay on the ground and airport revenues are hard hit.
At the height of his tenure as the FBO, he employed 22. The current staff of four includes his full-time position and three part-time employees.
He said although B&B once had five charter aircraft, they now only have need for one, and while they used to have nine flight trainers, they are down to three who teach a total of 15 students.
He estimates that 60 percent of the airport's business is corporate, and the remainder is private or recreational.
"Businesses are selling off their planes, not buying them," Benaway said. "Corporate business is down 70 to 80 percent since 9-11. People just aren't flying.
"Recreational activity is also way down, with private plane owners who now might only fly their planes three to five hours in one year. They don't want to pay for maintenance and plane fuel right now that costs $4.60."
Benaway, who is on call around the clock, says the monthly salary he receives from the city is $1,300.
The airport facility is open daily from 8 a.m. until dusk, but planes may land or take off anytime.
He manages or performs airport maintenance, such as plowing, mowing, cleaning, hangar and lighting system repairs, fueling and plane repairs.
Many amenities B&B has provided the airport over the years include a deck off the administration building, wooden fencing, furniture, computers for flight plans, weather reports and instruction, television and kitchen appliances.
Benaway estimates last year alone B&B Aviation lost $35,000 to $40,000.
He said that normally he could at least break even or do a little better.
"I'm able to sustain my company by the personal income I make from being a professional pilot," he said.
"You gotta do this for the love of flying, because there's really not money in it, not at an airport like this in times like these."
Future in question
On Nov. 6, Department of Transportation Director Tom Manderscheid sent several requests for proposals to prospective contractors.
That included B&B Aviation, which has been the FBO since 1988.
"The contract had not been really reviewed for 10 years," Manderscheid said, "so really, we just need to be prudent and ensure that we have the best possible arrangements."
Manderscheid said that bids will be opened in City Council chambers on Dec. 9, after which a committee will review and decide with whom it might enter into negotiations.
Facilty and operations
The airport is a U-5 General Aviation all-weather facility licensed by the Michigan Bureau of Aeronautics. It is served with a paved primary runway 3,752-feet long and a paved cross-wind runway 2,058-feet long.
It has a 1,360-square foot administration/terminal building, a maintenance hangar and seven storage hangars.
It also has 68 rental hangars that are available for lease, 50 of which are rented.
According to Manderscheid, the city budgets $115,000 annually for the airport.
It receives all revenues from hangar rentals and is responsible for coordination of those leases.
All normal day-to-day operating expenses are the responsibility of the city.
The FBO is fully responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations, as well as for the maintenance and repair of airport facilities.
The FBO is required to provide 24 hour fueling services and a repair and maintenance facility for aircraft.
It also must assure that the premises are principally used for conducting aviation and related business, and abide by all laws and regulations.
In return, the FBO receives a management fee and any additional revenue it may generate from optional services it provides. Those services must be approved by the Airport Board.


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WILDWOOD — It's an annual rite of summer down the Jersey Shore as would-be champions gather in Wildwood for the National Marbles Tournament.
On Thursday, under sweltering skies, 24 boys and 20 girls competed for the crown according to a report on PressofAtlanticCity.com. Both winners were from out of state, the report said, and as in years past it was a fight to the finish.
The girls' champ, Logan Mayberry from Clay, County, Tennessee, says she practices every Saturday for three hours, according to the report.
This was the 89th year for the tournament.
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Gannons Isle is bringing ice cream carts downtown. I hope they're a smash success - God knows I'll be voting with my wallet - and maybe a step toward what seems to me to be a crying need:
I've made the point before, and it still holds true: In the winter, when the Clinton Square ice rink is booming, how nice would it be to have a coffee, hot chocolate and ice cream sundae joint within an easy walk of the square? That's the stuff of golden childhood memories, especially during the yuletide, and with a summer walkup business - and a growing downtown residential clientele - maybe the place could fly.
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Quality primitives antiques shop on historic Peoria-Galena Trail, located behind our restored 1861 limestone house in beautiful Pleasant Valley.
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Air Play Sports in Sterling is your source for Alternative Sporting Goods. We carry northern Illinois' largest selection of disc supplies, stunt kites, boomerangs and more. We are also the town's only full coffee bar with gourmet coffees, espresso, cappuccinos, lattes and more. We are family friendly with toys and coloring books for younger children as well as changing station in our clean restroom. We have live inventory on our website and we can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.
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Don't miss this quaint and unique country quilt and gift shop! Featuring Bowe pottery, candles, quilts, doilies, framed art, country gifts and accessories. We offer a huge selection of antique and primitive furniture too! The quilt shop offers a wide variety of quilting fabrics, notions, patterns, books and so much more!
Gallery and glass studio (formerly Eagleton Glass).
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Enjoy this store offering over 7000 bolts of the finest quality 100% cotton quilting fabric, quilt books, patterns, supplies and classes. Original designs and patterns plus kits galore. Open: Tuesday thru Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday, Monday and Evenings: by appointment.
This restored building is filled with quality antiques, Dutch treasures, handmade soap, model barges, handmade pottery, local photography, and art. Products made in Illinois are showcased. We specialize in Dutch-related items. We also offer Dutch food items such as coffee, tea, licorice, and Queen Wilhelmina mints.
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Christmas on the North Side Craft Show
This 11th annual craft show over 25 crafters offering primatives, jewelery, basket weaving, loom weaving, quilted items, florals, wreaths, painting and more.
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Northland Mall is the only enclosed shopping center between Rockford and the Quad Cities. Includes large stores like JCPenney and Bergners as well as 20 other specialty shops.
Glass studio nestled in the hills offers a shopping experience. Local glass artists at work using lampwork and fusing techniques.
Unique, fun gifts for all ages and occasions. Located in historic downtown Stockton, five blocks south of US Hwy 20.
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Full service florist with lots more. Stuffed animals, candles, angels, home decor, photo frames, plants, balloons, and custom designs.
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Dan Edler, a nationally known artist, creates fine art glass and sculpture. Collectors have been acquiring his work for over 45 years. Visitors are welcome Monday thru Friday: 10 am - 4 pm, or by appointment for large groups.
This multi-seasonal shop offers a garden center in the spring, a summer produce market, and fall and Halloween items in the autumn as well as a petting zoo.. From April thru October, also enjoy a flea market every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Open: April thru October: Daily: 9 am to Dusk
Eshelman Pottery, featuring the work of Paul Eshelman, is contemporary, functional red stoneware utilizing glazed and unglazed surfaces for a visual and tactile contrast.
Fine art gallery / sculptor, Jeff Adams studio. Tour full-service casting facility. Saturday by appointment.
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Market Street Commons at the Kraft Building
Market Street Commons is located in the heart of the Mt. Carroll historic district, in the old Kraft Building. The Kraft Building houses the community Welcome Center and Chamber of Commerce, along with shops.
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Located in the Pulford Opera House Antique Mall, Frank Fritz Finds showcases some of the unusual and unique collectibles and antiques offered for sale by Frank Fritz, co-star of American Pickers on the History Channel.
Antique mall featuring 80 dealers. Fleamarket, April-October.
Massbach Ridge Winery - Tasting Room & Vineyard
In the tranquil rolling hills of northwest Illinois, Massbach Ridge Winery has been crafting estate grown wines since 2003. With a diverse selection of estate-grown Illinois wine, our friendly staff will help you discover a taste you'll fall in love with.
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The name Famous Fossil was inspired by the many fossils emerging from the earth as grapevines were planted. Sculpted and reshaped over thousands of years, the rolling hills are now home to over 12 varieties of red and white wine grapes. You'll taste Marquette, Frontenac and St. Croix in our red wines and LaCrescent, Traminette or our blend of Prairie Star, LaCrosse and Brianna in our whites. Looking for a sweet wine? You'll fall in love with our Blackberry, Red Raspberry and our "pie-in-a-glass" Summer Rhubarb wine. Enjoy a glass of wine in our tasting room and snack on our delicious Sweet & Savory Plate filled with local cheeses, sausage, crackers and more. We're open year round with events and festivals every month including painting classes with local artists, wagon tours through the vineyard, and our Fossil Fest in August and Garlic Fest in October. Our beautiful Oak Barrel Room overlooking our vineyard is available for parties, showers and meetings. So come see our vineyard, watch wine being made and taste the best of the Midwest at Famous Fossil Winery. Open daily from 11-6. Visit www.famousfossilwinery.com to learn more.
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BROOKLYN -- Organizers at a local food pantry who routinely lend a helping hand to needy area families say they are now praying somebody comes through for them in a pinch.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society Ozanam food pantry and outreach center located in Biddulph Plaza will close its doors after today due to downsizing at the adjacent Cleveland Furniture Bank.
The center, which operated three days a week at the Biddulph site, served thousands of families in the Brooklyn, Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Parma and Brook Park area.
Doris, a volunteer who is also a client, said families who count on the center for basic necessities such as food, clothing, coats and shoes. Many clients have asked her in recent days where they can turn once the center closes its doors.
"It's shocking," Doris said. "The people here are really worried. They need food and clothes for their children for school and they need shoes for their feet. They're really concerned."
Organizers hope to quickly find a new location that is big enough to handle food and clothing distribution in the same way the Biddulph site does, but is affordable enough to allow the center to continue purchasing discounted food from local food banks.
"The people are scared at this point," Doris said. "We're praying we find something fast."
St. Vincent de Paul administrator Pat Boggins has been involved with the center since it opened four years ago. Boggins said she is frustrated, sad and disappointed that the center has to close until it finds a new home.
"There's such a need, and the need is still increasing," she said. "So many avenues that were open before have dried up."
Boggins said the Ozanam center is important to the area not only because people need food and clothing, but because they also need the dignity the center provides by allowing them to select items for themselves instead of being handed things.
"It's a sense of worth," she said.
Boggins said she would love to see a new site become available for the center, but cheap space is hard to come by.
"And when you only have a pot that holds so much, the more you take out to pay for rent, the less you have to provide food and services," she said.
Currently the Ozanam center pays about $1,000 in rent each month for a 3,500 square foot space in between two buildings occupied by the Cleveland Furniture Bank.
Boggins says she understands that the furniture bank is downsizing and consolidating the three storefronts it controls in the Biddulph Plaza.
"This is the space that's in the middle, and we can't afford the rent next door," she said. "We're very appreciative for the years they've allowed us to operate here."
When news of the impending closure got out last fall, Boggins and other SVDP officials received assurances from city officials in Brooklyn and Parma that they would help find a new location
But food pantry workers say they have not heard anything from either city's administrations since those initial talks.
Last week Boggins mailed out more than 89 invitations to city officials and parish leaders in the area asking them to visit the center during its hours of operation on Thursday. She hoped that somebody would come offering ideas on where to relocate the center.
Only a handful responded.
"The partners that would normally be there to step up are not there because they are dealing with their own circumstances," Boggins said.
For now, Boggins and the Ozanam volunteers remain confident that the center will find a new home by the end of next month.
Ideally they are looking for a 3,000 square foot space in order to keep both the food and clothing distribution programs going.
"We're not giving up on the people in the area," Boggins said. "We're just trying to find a location to be able to service them."
For more information visit svdpcle.org or call Boggins at (216) 696-6525 ext. 3150.


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If you want to limit the drawing area, just use a DirectDrawClipper. No?
Not sure how you'd do this in OpenGL though. I've never used it.
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what you need to do:
*On creation of the window, grab its HDC.
*Fill in a PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR structure. Its huge, and has tons of values. do a lot of research to determine what you need.
*use the ChoosePixelFormat()(or DescribePixelFormat()) and SetPixelFormat() functions with the HDC to describe the pixel capabilities for the drawing device.
*Use the wglCreateContext() function to set up OpenGL support on your HDC.
*Use the wglMakeCurrent() function to cause the OpenGl interface to draw on the DC.
From here, you start using OpenGl as normal. All OpenGL drawing functions will draw to that DC. The acutal use of OpenGl is better explained elsewhere. =)
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March 1, 2011
Secular Academy will merge Jewish values
There are a lot of differences between what Mars Academy in Encino promises and the offerings of a typical secular day school.
Every student will have a cubicle instead of a locker. Individualized mini-lessons from a teacher will replace lectures. And it will be housed in a synagogue.
"Our situation is quite unique," said Andy Mars, the school's founding director.
Located at Temple Ner Maarav, a Conservative shul at 17730 Magnolia Blvd., the school will open its doors to students in September.
"I know many families out there who are looking for a day-school education, but they're looking for a comfortable Jewish environment," said Mars, 45, of Tarzana. "There's no question that even though it's a secular school, it's got a very, very Jewish set of values here."
To that end, the K-12 academy will be a strictly kosher facility and have an active tikkun olam program of community service. There's another bonus that comes from being located in a synagogue that Mars also found enticing.
"I want to be off for Jewish holidays, and I figured if I put a school in a synagogue, then I have a very good, legitimate excuse to be off for Jewish holidays," said Mars, who attends Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, where he also leads children's services for the High Holy Days.
Meanwhile, he hopes a strong college preparatory program will draw the secular community as well. His goal is to create a mix of students from different backgrounds.
"I want children to not just be isolated amongst their own but develop a relationship, understanding and respect for others," Mars said.
So far, interest has been about equal from Jewish families and others. The nature of the school's location hasn't pleased everyone, though.
"There was one family who were not happy that the school was in a synagogue," Mars said. "They said, 'My child will not set foot into a synagogue every day.' "
Temple Ner Maarav Rabbi Jason van Leeuwen said renting space to the academy is a great way to maximize the property's assets, including classrooms that sat empty during the day. But, he added, "The truth of the matter is it wasn't the first time we've done this. Before I arrived they had rented space to a charter school."
Even though Mars Academy may not be Jewish in nature, it has "parallel values," with its emphasis on education and values, van Leeuwen said.
"It was a good match," he said.
The school's site is just one way that Mars Academy hopes to set itself apart. A longtime education consultant, Mars focused his doctorate in education on learning differences and teaching strategies. He aims to put his beliefs into practice here.
First, none of the school's five classrooms will have more than 10 students so that the children can receive individualized attention. That means more than one grade level will share a room.
Instead of lectures, a teacher will move from student to student to provide customized lessons and an individualized pace and style.
"Most children in school are either bored half the time ... or they're confused half the time because [material is] not being taught the way that they need it," Mars said.
The layout of the rooms will be different from traditional classrooms, too. Days will begin with students gathered around a central conference table for a discussion on anything from politics to ethical dilemmas.
Mars calls it "a very Judaic design: pondering and allowing the mind to be probed. ... It's a community of inquiry."
Oh, and there won't be the traditional desk set-ups that you might expect. Instead, kids will roll around on executive chairs with lumbar support, armrests and wheels. Each will have a cubicle with a computer and supplies.
Sherman Oaks resident Ben Stein said he's seriously considering the school for his 9-year-old son, in part because his Jewish family would be glad to enroll him in a school that observes kashrut and Jewish holidays. But that's not the only reason.
"Judaism and Jewish values are important to us, but the educational design of Mars Academy most intrigues us," Stein wrote in an e-mail. "It seems to be the most efficient way for a child to learn, and it is surprising that other schools have not developed such a system."
Mars comes to this project after having been the founding director of a camp and community-service organization. His resume includes stints as a boarding-school director and a Sunday school principal.
He's hopeful that his concoction resting on the pillars of morality, academics, reasoning and social action will be the perfect match for society's needs.
"I believe the Valley population is incredibly primed for this," he said.
Mars Academy currently is enrolling students for next school year's classes. Tuition ranges from $17,500 for elementary school to $22,500 for high school.
For more information, go to marsacademy.org.
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Q: How did you choose this line of work?
A: During college, I worked as a receptionist and went to school full time. I started experiencing severe back and hip pain due to sitting so much during the day. My doctor suggested going to physical therapy, which I had never heard of at the time. The PT was very effective and it looked as though the staff had fun doing their job. I was in school, but was undecided. I knew I wanted to do something in the medical field, and after this experience I knew this was a perfect fit. School was difficult, but I have never regretted my decision. We get to meet people and become friends over the course of treatment. It is incredibly rewarding seeing their quality of life improve and their pain decrease.
Q: How does physical therapy differ from occupational therapy?
A: Following an illness or injury, there may be functional limitations. Occupational therapy focuses on various ways to adapt to daily functional tasks, such as hygiene, cooking, dressing, etc. Physical therapy is performed synonymously with occupational therapy in hospitals or skilled facilities, or afterwards in an outpatient facility, depending on the reasoning for therapy. Physical therapists work to increase strength and mobility following surgery, illness, or injury. Various modalities are used to decrease pain, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. Strengthening, balance training, mobility, postural corrections are all used to improve daily functional tasks whether it is for household tasks or occupational requirements.
Q: Do you or your organization specialize in a certain type of patient care?
A: Rehab Professionals of Cleveland, Inc. is an outpatient facility with four locations. We provide services to all age groups. Our company receives many referrals from physicians for aftercare of joint replacements, reconstructive surgeries, workers compensation, balance disorders, stroke, chronic illness, TMJ disorders, motor vehicle accidents, women's health, and pain. Our Broadview Heights facility has a private therapy pool. Aquatic sessions are private, meaning each patient has their own time frame, and has great results.
Q: What are the rewards of your role as a physical therapy assistant?
A: There are so many rewards from being a part of this field. When a patient begins therapy, most are in pain, frustrated from not being able to perform activities they may have done previously. As treatment progresses and pain decreases, a glow returns to their face. Patients tell stories of how they were able to go to a party, a child's school event, or a vacation they never thought they would be able to do. It is great to see the quality of life and independence return to their lives.
Q: What is the most inspiring case with which you have dealt?
A: Shortly after beginning my career, I started working with a patient who had a terrible accident at work. The person was taken to a hospital by helicopter, and admitted for a very long time, which included multiple surgeries. Following a lengthy stay at a skilled facility, the patient came to our facility in a wheelchair and in significant amounts of pain. After a year of treatment with us, along with determination, hard work, and occasional tears, the patient was walking without any assisted devices or pain. The last day of therapy, or "graduation," there were tears of joy for accomplishing goals that had seemed so far away. The patient still comes to visit every once in a while to show pictures of their grandchildren, vacation pictures, and to give us all hugs.


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How are those New Year's resolutions to get in better shape going? Finding you need some motivation to get going… and going and going? Enter Samsung's Galaxy Gear Smart Watch, a fitness support system that won't fail you.
Having tried it myself for a few weeks, I barely remembered I was wearing it, even from day one, until I went to look at the time. Which brings me to one of the Gear's cooler features – the ability to show you the time, or the screen of your choice, just by glancing at it.
Some added functionality… the Gear is compatible with Samsung phones via Bluetooth and the Gear Manager app runs constantly on your Smartphone, monitoring your activity, like those steps you need to hit the recommended 10,000 per day! The more you move, chances are the more you'll want to keep moving, and let your handy fitness pal tally up your daily accomplishment.
Going further to keep motivation soaring, popular third-party fitness apps, like MyFitnessPal and Runtastic, work well on this voice-controlled watch.
It all adds up: more steps + more fitness features = more motivation right at your fingertips. (Or, rather, a few inches above your fingertips.) Samsung's Galaxy Gear ensures that the next time that well-meaning friend asks you how your fitness resolution is going, you can be proud to reply in the affirmative.
Samsung's Galaxy Gear Watch is featured at Verizon's recently unveiled Smart Stores, designed to help customers discover how wireless technology can enhance their lifestyles. The stores are geared to showcase mobile lifestyles and the wireless devices and accessories that make them a reality. If you are interested in learning more about the mobile lifestyle zones, including the "Get Fit Zone" which includes devices that connect to sports accessories, cameras that can take a beating and wearable devices, visit a Smart Store near you.


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I-777 gives workers choice
Right now in Washington, workers are being denied a basic right of choice. Laborers from both the private and public sectors lack the freedom to withhold their membership from unions. Adoption of a right-to-work law would give workers that freedom. Employees would no longer pay dues under threat of firing. Forcing workers to belong to and fund unions is not only unconstitutional, but also detrimental to the local economy. Nearly 80 percent of Americans support right-to-work laws.
When laws are changed to allow workers the freedom of choice, state economies and individual workers salaries flourish. Research based on laws in other states shows marked success. Idaho has enjoyed exceptional industry growth since the enactment of a right-to-work law in 1986. Manufacturing employment in Idaho has increased by 39.6 percent, while Washingtons manufacturing jobs have increased by a meager 9.5 percent.
An initiative filed earlier this year would bring choice to the workplace. I-777 is a right-to work initiative. To learn more about the initiative, visit www.for777.org.
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According to United Federation of Teachers dogma, there is no such thing as a bad teacher. Not a one. And therefore, according to the UFT, no teacher should ever be laid off, even amid an unprecedented fiscal crisis.
That kind of surreal mentality is why there are hundreds of UFT members who are paid their full salaries to sit in "rubber rooms" and do crossword puzzles and surf the Internet instead of their job. They've been exiled because they have been removed from their former schools because of poor performance or outright misconduct, but the UFT refuses to acknowledge such failures among its members.
That's also why, until recently, the city Department of Education had long been required to follow a bizarre multi-step process that tookyears in order to fire a teacher. Of course, the requirement for such a formidable, lengthy process in order to get rid of bad teachers was put in place by the union's friends in the state Legislature. The UFT believes no teacher should ever be fired.
So it's not surprising that UFT doctrine reflexively rejects the idea that teachers who have been in the system for some time and are burned out or lazy or too willing to cut corners might be better leaving with their pensions. After all, those teachers, however suspect their performance, have been paying their UFT dues all those years, so, as far as the union is concerned, they are members in good standing and therefore automatically entitled to hang onto their jobs until they choose to go.
This hyper-protective policy on the part of the powerful UFT may please union members, which is what the union is supposed to do. But, despite the UFT's implicit belief that anything that is good for the UFT is good for the city's schools, it comes into direct conflict with the goals of good public policy, especially during hard fiscal times.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's dire prediction that as many as 15,000 city school teachers might have to be laid off under the worst budget-cutting scenario, appears to be an overstatement. But there will still be numerous teacher layoffs.
The question is: Which teachers should be the ones to go?
Under the policy insisted upon by the UFT and therefore embedded by obedient lawmakers in state law, it's "last in, first out": The most recently hired teachers are the first ones to be laid off. Meanwhile, teachers with many years seniority are deemed untouchable.
That's right and just, according to UFT doctrine. But is it what's best for the children who attend New York City public schools? Anyone who's ever spent a school year in a class with a burned-out, bitter, boring teacher knows the answer to that one.
Moreover, is it what's best for the taxpayers? With fewer teachers in the system, the taxpayers should be getting the best teachers for their money instead of being forced to subsidize the union's self-serving seniority system that utterly disregards merit.
New teachers come in with better qualifications than their predecessors did, and, more important, an enthusiasm and an eagerness to teach - if only because they have so recently chosen and worked toward that career path. That enthusiasm and idealism can count for a lot when it comes to inspiring youngsters.
Some - certainly not all, but enough - older teachers have long since lost that enthusiasm, have become apathetic or even bitter about their jobs, and worst of all, cynical about the children they're supposed to be educating.
But the UFT says they must be kept on, regardless, while the young teachers are deemed expendable. The UFT leadership is willfully unconcerned about the actual quality of the teaching in the classrooms. It spins all veteran teachers, regardless of their interest or performance, as "experienced."
There's another factor to be considered. Senior teachers usually choose to work in schools in more affluent neighborhoods while junior teachers are typically assigned to less desirable schools in poor communities. That means schools in less affluent, minority communities will be hardest hit if junior teachers are forced out of the system. That's led some to charge that the last-in-first-out policy is discriminatory.
At this time of shrunken education budgets, it's imperative that New Yorkers are able to trust the city's schoolchildren are in the hands of the best possible teachers available, young or seasoned. That isn't the case when the law says if teachers must be laid off, senior teachers must be protected simply because they've been around for awhile.
By no means should seniority be completely discounted. But by no means should it be the sole criterion, either. Contrary to the union solidarity propaganda, making that observation is not picking on all teachers, just the ones don't belong anywhere near a classroom.
Mayor Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a majority of New Yorkers polled on the issue are right: In deciding which teachers to keep and which to lay off, merit must count most, just as it does for any other job in the real world. The UFT would better serve the people of this city if it worked with the administration to develop a set of fair and realistic criteria to determine who should stay and who should go instead of pretending that teacher layoffs are not even necessary.


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Hi -- Not sure if this has been posted yet. But, rehab to racing is doing open water swim practices in a quarry in Haymarket. [I received my SCUBA certification there; it's deep water!]. Great riding nearby.
Rehab to Racing is offering open water swim sessions starting April 18th. The sessions are held at the Milbrook Quarry near Haymarket, VA. Sessions cost $25.
Swimming is from 2:30 to 4:30 PM on Sunday afternoons as posted.
Swim Dates:
• April 18, 25
• May 2, 16, 30
• June 6, 20, 27
• July 11, 18
• August 1, 8, 22, 29
• Sept 5, 19, 26
Anyone been? I think I have to see this...
I've been - it's awesome!
Thanks for the post. I'm definately interested.
Does anyone know of any other open water swim practice going on in the near future?
I swam at the quarry last summer and, as a newbie, found the experience somewhat terrifying. The water was incredibly deep and dark, and the session was essentially unsupervised --I think there was one kayak out there. WaveOne Swimming is holding open water clinics and swims at Sandy Point starting in May, for the same price ($25). Check out the "open water swimming" page of www.waveoneswimming.com.
The Club is working with WaveOne to have a DC Tri only OWS. I will post details once we have them.
Thanks for the info. Will look out for more details


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Release Date: April 7th, 1989
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In a future beset by chaos and violence, mercenary Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is charged with a mission that could change everything: protecting beautiful cyborg Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon). She holds the cure for a deadly disease that could destroy humanity, and must get it to scientists in Atlanta. But warlord Tremolo Fender (Vincent Klyn), fearing that his power will be undercut by peace, intends to make sure she never reaches her destination.
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Alex Daniels, Dayle Haddon, Blaise Loong, Rolf Muller, Haley Peterson
Director: Albert Pyun
Genres: Science fiction
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Cannon Films, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.


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Sharing a Love of Gardening
Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Daniel Scibilia-Carver '12 has received an Americorps Summer Vista position working through Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ithaca. In this capacity, Scibilia-Carver will work on community gardens and will co-lead the Youth Horticulture Apprentice Program (YHAP) for low-income teens in Ithaca. Having himself worked as a Youth Horticulture Apprentice six years ago, he is excited to co-lead the program. "The teens will have the opportunity to develop a good work ethic while completing what for most of them is their first job," he said.
Scibilia-Carver, a French and Francophone studies major and Latin American studies minor, was interested in the program because it will give him valuable experience in the education field. With a desire to teach and a passion for gardening, he is interested in how community gardens build social cohesiveness in communities by facilitating healthy interaction between volunteer gardeners.
With Ithaca's and CCE's recent desire to expand the community gardens in the area, Scibilia-Carver hopes to play an active role in the process of managing and organizing these gardens.
"Community gardens give low-income residents an opportunity to grow food for their community. This can significantly improve the well-being and confidence of residents. Their self confidence rises as they take pride in their accomplishments. Residents who feel that they are not a part of their community are given a chance to meet neighbors and participate in meaningful work," said Scibilia-Carver. "With their increased confidence and group work experiences, residents may be able to find more success in their day-to-day lives as they take these new experiences out of the work place and apply it to new jobs."
On campus, Scibilia-Carver is member of Campus Greens and will serve as the club's secretary during his senior year. He has volunteered at the Geneva Community Lunch Program and, while abroad in France, taught English to low-income high school teens one afternoon each week.


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Spain's government on Saturday said it was awaiting the recommendations of eurozone economy and finance ministers as it considers the best strategy for recapitalizing its ailing banks, which the International Monetary Fund says need between 40-60 billion euros ($50-75 billion) in fresh funds.
Sources with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government told Efe Spain did not request the Eurogroup teleconference call convened for Saturday afternoon, but said the Spanish government wants to hear its partners' analysis before making any decision.
The IMF presented the results of its audit of Spanish banks on Friday, three days ahead of schedule, concluding that the country's most vulnerable financial institutions would need at least 40 billion euros, although their recapitalization needs could rise to 60 billion euros if the financial situation worsens.
But the government sources said the IMF found that the country's financial sector is fundamentally solid, that only 30 percent of the banks are ailing and that the government and Spain's central bank are already taking steps to shore up their weaknesses.
The same sources also noted that the IMF praised Spain's transparency in allowing independent consulting firms to evaluate the health of its banks.
The IMF said a clear strategy for correcting the capital deficiencies is needed and the Spanish government is currently working on mapping out such a plan, they said.
Spain has denied already putting in a request for outside aid for its banks and on Friday Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, the deputy prime minister, said no decision had been made on recapitalizing bad loan-saddled institutions, adding that the government was awaiting reports from the independent consulting firms due on June 21.
Fitch Ratings said this week Spanish banks may need up to 100 billion euros in additional capital to cover potential losses on its domestic loan portfolio.
That agency contemplated two scenarios, one in which the capital requirements will come in at around 60 billion euros, and a more extreme, Ireland-style situation in which that amount would rise to as high as 100 billion euros.
Separately, Fitch on Thursday downgraded Spain's sovereign credit rating by three notches to BBB (two notches from junk) with a negative outlook, citing the "high fiscal cost of restructuring and recapitalizing the Spanish banking sector and the likelihood that Spain will remain in recession through 2013."
On Thursday, Spain's borrowing costs rose in an auction of benchmark 10-year bonds to above 6 percent, but the sale was considered a success because it dispelled doubts about Spain's ability to tap credit markets.
The yield on Spanish debt in the secondary market fell after the auction to around 6.1 percent, after having climbed to as high as 6.7 percent on May 30, or near the level at which Greece, Portugal and Ireland required an international bailout.
Spain's banks have been hard hit by the collapse of the country's 1995-2007 real estate boom, which has left them saddled with toxic property assets.
Recently nationalized BFA-Bankia - the country's fourth-largest financial institution - is seeking what would be the largest bank bailout in Spanish history after saying on May 25 it needs another 19 billion euros ($23.5 billion) to boost loss provisions.
The 2008 global financial meltdown came as Spain was struggling with the bursting of the property bubble. The ensuing slump has led to numerous business failures and pushed the country's jobless rate above 24 percent.
Nearly half of Spaniards under 25 are jobless and tens of thousands of families have been evicted from their homes after falling behind on their mortgages. EFE


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Georgina Zogby, the wife of state budget secretary Charles Zogby, was sentenced this morning to spend the next eight months on supervised probation for a DUI that occurred in York County in September.
Zogby will have to wear an electronic bracelet that will enable York County probation officers to monitor her whereabouts.
She will also have to wear for up to three months a special ankle bracelet that alerts probation officers of drinking.
Kennedy sentenced Zogby on two separate charges related to the September incident, DUI and also DUI-related driving under suspension. Police said Zogby crashed her BMW while driving with a suspended license near her home.
Zogby still faces a July 2011 DUI charge in Cumberland County, in which police said Zogby led them on a chase from Monroe Township to Silver Spring Township. The Cumberland County DUI case is scheduled for trial in August, said William Fulton, Zogby's attorney.
Zogby in May was sentenced on two retail theft charges in Cumberland County Court. Judge Thomas Placey sentenced Zogby to two years of supervised probation and 24 hours of community service for shoplifting from the T.J. Maxx in Hampden Township in 2010.
Placey added another three years of unsupervised probation and 36 more hours of community service for a 2011 incident where police said Zogby left the Wegmans in Silver Spring Township with a cart of $954 of merchandise.


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Holland going on the disabled list
The Rangers are putting Derek Holland on the disabled list. Holland has been bothered by a stomach virus for two weeks and the Rangers are concerned about him pitching in a physically weakened condition. Tanner Scheppers is expected to replace Holland on the roster and no announcement yet on who will pitch Sunday.


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Companies releasing so called beta test flawed models will pay for it with lost customers. Ten Tec is no different. I've seen several other non buyers of the Orion and I'm not done with today's emails. You can call it a fact of life but it doesn't change the other fact of life of losing customers. Steve wd0ct ----- Original Message ----- From: <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <email@example.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:25 PM Subject: [TenTec] The Age of Consumer Beta Testing > I've watched with interest how this community has bashed Ten-Tec's efforts > to raise the performance bar with their new radios. All I can say is take a > look around you. > > Microsoft releases major operating systems with security flaws so serious > that they invite hackers to come in. The Mini-Cooper automobile has such > serious bugs in it's processor that it doesn't properly shift between gears. > My > new Sony Viao notebook computer would crash inexplicably (and continues to do > so) and no one could tell me why. > > Folks, this is life as we know it. Few, if any, products with complex > software instruction sets arrive in the customer's hands bug-free. We are > in the > age of consumer beta testing, like it or not. > > Compared to the volume of laptops, automobiles, and software releases, a > radio like the Orion is almost a "one-off" item. With a sample size of just > a > few thousand, of which their use is segmented in niche activities (such as CW > only, phone only, contesting, DXing, etc), it may be impossible to find a > common cause for a particular bug. In effect, some of the patches simply > treat > the individual symptom, not the collective root cause! > > The concerns expressed are certainly legitimate, there are serious issues > with both radios. It is particularly disturbing that the code expertise lies > in the hands of a very few individuals. Yet, we have to face the reality > that > these radios, with all their flaws, still have capabilities beyond anything > we've imagined before, and at a cost of less than an 1960 Collins S Line in > today's dollars. > > This can be a constructive and proactive forum, and recognizing the nature > of software-based products, I hope we are part of the solution, not the > problem. > > Paul, K5AF > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > email@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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The event was attended by 300 people drawn from the North West's innovation community was kicked off by MAG's Strategy Director Andrew Cliffe who stressed the critical role innovation has had in enabling MAG to become one of the UK's leading airport companies. In his keynote Sir Richard focused on his experience with Dyson and what he referred to as "diamonds":
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...how would we in the UK react if some broad Texan turned up in Cornwall telling us how he was going to solve all our problems?...
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Man Presumed Drowned In Mississippi River In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Authorities are searching for a man believed to have drowned in the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis.
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The Water Patrol used boats to search the flood-swollen river. The Minneapolis police and fire departments and a State Patrol helicopter also joined in the search.


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The posters will be available to fans at Saturday's annual Green-White spring game in Spartan Stadium (kickoff 2:35 p.m.).
Michigan State's 2013 schedule is nothing to laugh at, although it does feature seven home games. Following their Friday night home opener against Western Michigan on August 30, the Spartans face South Florida (Sept. 7), Youngstown State (Sept. 14), Indiana (Oct. 12), Purdue (Oct. 19), Michigan (Nov. 2) and Minnesota (Nov. 30) all at home. Road games at Notre Dame (Sept. 21), at Iowa (Oct. 5), at Illinois (Oct. 26), at Nebraska (Nov. 16) and at Northwestern (Nov. 23).
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Brett Bergeron of LaPlace sank a 35-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Wednesday at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., to earn his 10th Minor League Golf Tour victory, his sixth this year.
Bergeron shot 4-under-par 68 to outlast Joey Bonargo of Mechanicsville, Pa., PeterLaws of Toronto, Ontario, and Hernan Rey of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pineville's Judy McDonald, the junior director of the Louisiana Women's Golf Association, is the team captain for Team Louisiana at the Junior Girls TriState Championship.
Louisiana, this year's host team, will compete against Mississippi and Arkansas on June 2-4 at OakWing Golf Club.
Each team consists of eight of their state's best girls golfers ages 18 and younger.
Team Louisiana lost to a strong team from Mississippi last year in Hot Springs, Ark., after winning three consecutive years.
The format for the tournament is the Ryder Cup scoring system.
Members of the Louisiana 2009 team are: Sydney Martien, 18, from Lafayette; Ali Lucas, 17, from Crowley; Hannah Schorr, 16, from Broussard; Anna McMullen, 16, from Monroe; Emily Stratton, 15, from West Monroe; Jennifer Nguyen, 15, from Slidell; Michele Morris, 18; and Taylor Griffin, 18, from Walker.
Donna Ward on No. 12 using a 6-iron at Timberlane Country Club on April 28. Witnesses were Norma Cipriano, Lillian Wood and Kazuko Ozaki.
Beverly Cole on No. 4 (153 yards) using an 8-iron on the Purple course at Bayou Barriere Golf Club on May 15. Witnessed by Jerry E. Tolbert.
Pascal Calogero on No. 11 (139 yards) using a 9-iron at Riverlands Golf Course in LaPlace on May 2. Witnesses were Tony Serven, Cliff Helms and Troy Rizzo
Randy Asprodites on No. 3 (140 yards) using an 8-iron at Lakewood Country Club on May 17. Witness was Leon Langley.
Upcoming events
Friday: Second annual Golf Ball Drop at Stonebridge. Registration is 10:30 a.m. to noon, with a shotgun start to follow. Foursomes are $600. Individual golfers are $175.
Saturday: Willowdale Country Club is sponsoring a four-man scramble with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The tournament fee is $50 each player. For information, call George Baker at the pro shop at 985.785.2478 or Dave Allman at 504.432.8747. Also visit willowdalecc.com.
Monday: Northshore Kiwanis Club of Mandeville's 10th annual golf tournament at Money Hill Golf and Country Club. Four-person scramble, with a shotgun start beginning at 9 a.m. Registration is $140 before Friday. Late registration is $175 per player. Registration for a team of four golfers is $550. Late registration is $600 per team.
June 12: AT&T Bobby Hebert Cystic Fibrosis Golf Classic at Stonebridge. There are shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Individuals are $200, and corporate foursomes are $1,000.
June 16-19: First Tee of Greater New Orleans Young Tigers Boys Junior Golf Camp at Stonebridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Before care and after care can be arranged. There will be certified PGA instruction, and classes will be divided by age groups. Fee per camper is $150. Sign up at thefirstteenola.org or call 504.304.3309.
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June 26-28: The 31st Greater Slidell Golf Championship at Oak Harbor, Pinewood and Royal golf courses. The championship flight will rotate among those courses, beginning at approximately 9 a.m. each day. Anyone who is a resident of the Greater Slidell area or a member of any of the golf clubs is eligible. The deadline is June 23 at 5 p.m. Entry fee is $100.
June 29-July 2: First Tee of Greater New Orleans Just Girls Golf Camp at Stonebridge between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Certified PGA instruction. Fee per camper is $150. Sign up at thefirstteenola.org or call 504.304.3309.
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