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Picture a thankless child, disrespecting his parents amid the trappings of a holiday gift orgy they provided.
The spoiled brat could symbolize Google billionaires, who seem unappreciative of the opportunities afforded them by American military might.
Each year, last week included, they snub fallen American service men and women by ignoring Memorial Day in their own special and obvious way.
Google, founded in part by Russian-born immigrant Sergey Brin, is well known for its financial support of leftist politicians — something it has every right to do.
Progressive billionaire entrepreneurs also have the right to disrespect those who've given their lives to make this country the best place on Earth to amass personal wealth.
Americans support the right of spoiled brats to disrespect the country, and those who've made it great. People die trying to protect that right, in fact.
While respecting the right, however, patriotic Americans should take joy in thumbing their noses at the practice. Billionaire brats have rights, but they're not entitled to respect.
Part of Google's defining character is its practice of altering the company logo on special days, and frequent users of the search engine have come to expect it.
Google honors Halloween with carved pumpkins in place of the double Os. It treats us to a special Earth Day logo. The site went dark during Earth Hour (cute).
Logos have honored remembrance days for the dead soldiers of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and Australia. In October 2007, reports WorldNetDaily, Google honored the former communist Soviet Union for launching Sputnik.
Other logos have honored Women's Day, World Water Day, etc.
Google executives have agreed to allow the Chinese government to censor words they dislike, such as "democracy," from search results.
We get it. Google flaunts a counter-cultural agenda.
But Google flourishes in freedom only because Americans have died for the cause.
Earth Day honors environmental activism, and that's important to Google. Halloween honors "trick or treat," and that's important to Google.
Memorial Day honors those who died to protect the freedom of young entrepreneurs to succeed and prosper and amass billions — something never achieved in the communist countries Google is gaga over.
Yet fallen American heroes are people Google clearly chooses to dis. It's never had a special logo design for Memorial Day despite numerous complaints. It's not like it can't come up with any good ideas — one online blogger asked readers for suggestions and received 250 possibilities.
Also worth noting: Google didn't produce a commemorative Veterans Day logo until 2007.
But don't worry, Google billionaires. America's underpaid troops will continue to fight and die for your right to prosper in the USA — and to thumb your nose at them.


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- 5:19 pm Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 by M.M. Cloutier
There are a number of ways to chart recent progress at Palm Beach's Pizza al Fresco in Via Mizner, but perhaps among the most significant: French fries, which are worth doing cartwheels over if, for a long time, you hadn't been able to serve the crowd-pleaser.
Thanks to new kitchen equipment that's now fully installed, Pizza al Fresco can now, for the first time, serve fried foods, so crispy calamari fans can get their fix even though the restaurant's roasted calamari has long been delicious, perhaps along with a salad.
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A Geezer and a Canadian open the New Stadium
2-26-11 Alternate titles for this entry were:
"Parking was free but man I had to Pee"
"Job Done now Where's the Sun"
"When you write the Rant, there is no Can't" Rockies vs Diamondbacks
The Inaugural Game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
I hit the highway amped at 2:45 am heading from Yuma Arizona to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Within five minutes of being on the highway I was stopped and found myself chatting with a "serious business" border patrolman at one of their security checkpoints. I guess I looked suspicious with my groovy Ranter hat and the fact I was driving alone in a rental car early in the morning?
Anyways, the officers informed me that the rental car and all of my belongings needed to be searched by their drug sniffing dog Lassie.
That experience took a good twenty minutes and other than slowing me up a bit the "military wannabe's" wouldn't let me grab my jacket and put it on. Let me tell you it's flipp'n cold at 3am in the desert.
Thankful that there wasn't some sort of body cavity search next, the border guys finished invading my stuff and I resumed my road trip to Scottsdale before they changed their minds.
At 6am I met up with Robert at Denny's just outside of Salt River Fields. The two of us had a good breakfast and I had to take this picture of the Arizona sunrise as were getting ready to hop in our vehicles and drive the last mile to the new stadium.
By 7:10 I was officially the first fan standing in line to enter Salt River Fields. The centerfield gates were open and there wasn't a sole in sight. I was damn temped to wander inside, but I'm an honest guy and I stood my ground just outside the gates :).
Other than the two steps I took inside when nobody was looking 🙂
I've been planning to be the first fan inside this stadium from the moment I heard about it and I love it when a plan works out.
Here's the picture I took standing two feet inside. There was a local Arizona news team that was inside the stadium before me but for some reason they had no interest in interviewing the Rockies fan standing in line🙂
After about an hour of standing in line while Robert walked the entire perimeter of the training complex, the first D-Backs fan named Andrew arrived.
He asked if I was the Rockpile Ranter. Impressed that a D-Backs fan knew me I gave him my card and in return Andrew gave me his. Andrew writes a really cool D-Backs blog called:
Andrew was an extremely nice guy and Robert and I had a good time chatting and waiting in line with him. Check out Andrew's blog about game one. He wrote some nice things about Robert and I and gave the Rockpile Rant some luv.
Also, Andrew snagged the first ever batting practice homerun hit at Salt River Fields. It was hit by Chris Nelson. Andrew is a hardcore D-Backs fan and I'm glad at least somebody I knew caught the first BP homer.
Thanks Andrew, it was an honor to meet you brotha.
I also was finally able to meet a long-time FACEBOOK friend and Rockies fan named April. April showed up early and was standing in line near us. I gave her a big hug and we posed for pictures.
If you notice the change in Ranter hat it's because at the last minute I felt I should be wearing the original Ranter hat and not the new one I had made. I'm glad I did.
April it was extremely cool to finally meet you and thanks for supporting the Rockpile Rant my friend.
Both Robert and I were sport'n our "HELMER IS MY HOMEBOY" T-Shirts and it wasn't long before Tom came over to the centerfield gate hung out for a while and posed for pictures with everyone.
Not counting me here are the first four fans in line to enter the stadum.
Robert asked Tom Helmer for a favor. He asked if he could get George Frazier to autograph a baseball for him with one of his famous quotes. Tom's a superstar and was able to get George to autograph the ball it and had it back to Robert in no time flat.
Check this baseball out.
Props to Tom and George..That was an extremely cool thing to do.
Alanna Rizzo came over with a camera crew just before the gates opened and talked to us but no interview😦
Below two photos by Andrew
Robert and I decided to make a deal. Since we both totally went out of our way to be first in the new stadium, we decided to share the honors and both walk in at the same time.
Here's a picture of the video of Robert and I going through the gates first.
Here's the video of Tom Helmer and The Cowboy mentioning on air that the first two fans through the gates were Robert and Don and they were both sport'n "Helmer is my Homeboy" T-Shirts.
Admit it Tom, you can't buy better exposure than that 🙂.
Thanks Tom, Robert and I really appreciated the T-Shirts and the Rantics will too.
The giveaway for the Inaugural game was a ceramic Inaugural ticket.
Here's the first picture of Salt River Fields "field" taken by a fan during the first few seconds of entering the stadium.
But Because I stopped to take the above picture Robert beat me to being the first fan to walk on the berm. So here's a picture of the first fan on the Right Field Berm….Guess who?
First Rockies Blanket on the Berm.
Here's video of the first two pitches thrown at Salt River Fields.
Here's a couple shots of the Bi-Plane flyover.
Tasty treats, strawberries and mashmallows drizzled in white chocolate…Mmm
Tom gett'n ready for the post-game Rockies Win Report.
In case you thought I forgot. Here's the Salt River Fields "Crack of the Game"
The sellout inaugural game went ten innings and the Colorado Rockies make stadium history with this special win over their Salt River roommates the D-Backs.
I'd like to think I made a little history in my own special way.
Thanks to everyone who stopped me, said hello and let me know they enjoy reading the Rockpile Rant. Stuff like that inspires me and keeps me blogging.
Sad to say I was shutout as far as baseballs go, at least at this first game.
Robert's claim to fame was snagg'n the first BP homer ever caught by a Rockies fan in the new stadium. He caught a Troy Tulowitzki BP homer before the inaugural game started. If it wasn't me I'm glad it was him.
I sure wanted it to be me though😦
I love this picture taken by Robert…It's going on the wall…Thanks fellas..You Rock!
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter and it was an honor and my unpaid duty to represent Colorado and Rockies fans everywhere who couldn't make it to this game.
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Nice one, D! Great looking ballpark the Rox & DBacks have there. Spring Training is great stuff. Excellent picts as usual. I particularly loved the "McKenry Mask" picture. I'm confused why he's up with his mask off that quick on a non-bunt play. Whatever the reason, you captured the action like a pro.
Frakking awesome, my friend. I am so happy and proud of you for representing in such amazing Ranter fashion. 😀 And I want a Helmer shirt.
Well worth the wait. Great post, the pix look fine. Now I am realy looking forward to my trip.
It's about time you got this up, been waiting a week for it now! Hope you are feeling better by the way. Your body was probably worn down by the lack of sleep you had last weekend. Amazing that you drove from Yuma to get to the games! Great sunrise shot as well as the rest of the photos. I don't think that I will make to AZ this year as airline ticket prices are sky high to get there now. I will probably see you on April 1st…I think you know what that day is. Should be declared a national holiday.
Peas Out
– Ken
Hey D,
OMG!!!!!! That is so Freakin' awesome! I'm so glad it was you and Robert in 1st, makes everything right in the universe. I can't even begin to tell you how much I wish I had been there with you guys but I'm so glad you were there to represent us!
Outstanding post! I feel as though I got to be there too! Thanks D, you didn't let me down in sharing the experience. Now I'm ready for the season to start!
GREAT post, my friend, and it was a total honor to meet you and Robert at that game! Also, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the shout-out and the pix you posted of me on here🙂 That is so sweet and cool of you!
I'll be seeing the Rox on Saturday with 3 more of my friends and will cheer them on proudly for you and Robert and our many fellow Rox fans!
TODD-Thanks man, looks like you and you're son are having a blast too down there. Your pictures are top-notch.
LUVMYROX-Thank you, I re-tweaked the entry a bit. Don't worry you've got a shirt coming. You're one of the originals🙂
ROX ADDICT/MIKE-Thanks brotha, can't wait to see your pics and read about your trip south soon.
KEN-You're 100% right, I wore myself out but the entry's up and I'm happy with it now. I'm thinking group Rantic trip down south next season? Who's in?
R-LUV-Thank you so much, you know I blog for the Rantics. Wish you were there too. Thanks for the kind words my friend…D
ROCKKSTARR-April I'm proud to call you a Rantic…Thanks for being such a cool fan and person…Maybe we'll see you at Coors Field this season?…D
Great job brother! Keep up the great work. We're all really proud of what you do.
Hey D – this is Andrew. It was awesome to meet you and chat with you at Salt River Fields! You take such incredible photos…. I love the first one of the field. Such a good shot! Thanks for the write-up and the link to my blog. I hope I will have the good fortune of meeting you and Robert again sometime (and I promise not to keep your lens cap next time!). Have a great rest of the season!
ANDREW-Thanks and you're welcome. If you don't see me before I'll see you next spring :)…D
xlnt post D. Its TC ,Robert is a diehard like you and me,THAT yuma checkpoint gets alot of padre fans with their buds.ive never brought any,from SD.i know ,they searched my car in 2008 and they did strip search me.I WAS TOLD THE DOG lassie hit on me,i was taken in that trailer .THEY CANT STRIP SEARCH WOMEN CAUSE THERE IS NO FEMALE COPS THERE. i gotta go now the CANUCKS ARE playing tonite at the coyotes arena………TULO GIT TO QUIT
PADRES FAN-LOL, thanks for sharing your story. Guess the Padre fans need their buds?🙂 Welcome to the Rant. Our bud comes in a can except they call it Coors..D


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Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Where have all the dishes gone?
In the three months I have been back in my native North East of England, I have discovered and re-discovered so many dishes that come from this area. The North East is literally teeming with great local recipes that, rather tragically, have fallen from people's minds. Being a passionate lad, I'm a great believer in finding good in everything, especially food and the history behind it. Lets face it, classic dishes don't just happen by accident. Somebody has put it together, tested it and tried it and at some point it has been incredibly popular. Just how do great local dishes get forgotten about? Is it anything to do with the over-complication of today's cuisine, the multitude of choice, fast and ready food or is it simply plain ignorance and a lack of will to want to know? I guess it is any of these and more, but I for one will not give up in my efforts to re-establish these great local dishes.
I cannot think of one place I can go to in the area to sample any of the dishes that are, or were, common to the area. Pan haggerty, a simple food of layered potatoes, onions and cheese that I ate most weeks as a child. Cockle and mussel soup. Newcastle pudding, a steamed bread and lemon dessert similar to the famous bread and butter pudding but better. Bacon floddies for breakfast. Singing hinnies for tea. So many that are so good, yet we don't eat them any more. It makes me want to cry.
By far and away the best 'Geordie' dish is a traditional leek pudding. Now leeks are a big thing up here, with leek growing competitions the 2nd biggest contest after the Newcastle v Sunderland derby. Monster leeks are carried into pubs and community centres all over this great piece of land and it is more than a way of life. Never let these traditions die, as simplicity of life is the key to happiness. With this amazing vegetable, we decided many moons ago to cover them in a suet suit and steam them to silky softness. I love them and have ate a million of them over the years.
Here is my version of a true classic, which has it's mild onion flavour lifted somewhat with the addition of cheese, mustard and cream. I bake mine rather than steam them. Nothing wrong with steaming, it will give you a spongier and more melting sensation, but I prefer the crustiness that baking brings out. Also, 2 hours steaming or 30 minutes baking? Let your stomach answer that one for you. Serve it with a beef and ale stew, Newcastle Brown Ale of course. The food of champions. Champion man!
Northumbrian leek pudding
To serve two
100g self raising flour
50g shredded suet (beef or vegetable)
one large or two small leeks
50g butter
100ml double cream
50g strong cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon English mustard powder
salt and pepper
1 - Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C, GM4 and butter two individual ovenproof pudding moulds.
2 - Mix the flour and suet with a pinch of salt and pepper. Combine with enough water to make a stiff paste.
3 - Slice the leeks length ways, wash thoroughly and finely shred.
4 - Soften the leeks in butter until just coloured. Stir in the cream, grated cheese and mustard powder and combine, ensuring a sloppy mixture.
5 - Roll out the pastry to approximately one cm thick and divide into two. Line the pudding moulds and trim the excess pastry. Roll back out again and cut out two `lids' for the puddings.
6 - Pile the leek mixture into the puddings until ¾ full and top with the pastry discs. Dab the edges with water and seal. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes until crisp and golden.
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I'm pleased to see this blog here - saw you on Masterchef and came here via the link on Digital Spy forums - thought your food looked terrific on Monday - hoping you do well on Friday so we'll see you go further
- 27 February 2007 at 23:11
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, which my 16 year old son was desperate for me to find (and cook!)
We loved your style of cooking on Masterchef and will certainly be reading your blog in the future, in the hope that you will initiate us into the delights of more wonderful North East classic dishes!
Good luck for Friday!
- 28 February 2007 at 00:19
- Kate.Kingsley said...
Guess what I'll be making this weekend?
Thanks for posting this recipe ~ I haven't been able to stop thinking about leek pudding since I saw Masterchef earlier in the week.
Really pleased that you got through (thoroughly deserved!) and as Tynesiders ourselves me & the other half will be rooting for you on Friday. Best of luck!
Best wishes
- 28 February 2007 at 16:41
I will be making this this weekend David - can't wait to try it! Routing for you to go through on Friday!!!
- 1 March 2007 at 12:30
Your cooking stood out head and shoulders above the others, for me. Good luck on Masterchef. I used to teach at Cleadon Park School, so this brings back memories of some wonderful North east food!
- 1 March 2007 at 19:46
- Andy hall said...
Good luck Little Bro on the telly and what not. I hope you can get me a copy to gander over here!
Even if you don't win your still tops in my world mate!
Get stuck in!
Andy XXX.
- 2 March 2007 at 16:00
Good Luck for the neet brother in law. Got the timer record set, can't wait.
love Mx
- 2 March 2007 at 16:01
Thanks for the recipe for Leek pudding I too saw it on the night and thought it looked luscious - great that you got through to semi finals - Got fingers crossed for the rest next week - Anne ( Corrie)
- 3 March 2007 at 14:12
David, I tried your leek pie today and it was delish!
BUT, in your recipe, did you mean to roll the pastry out to one cm thick?
I rolled it much thinner - I thought one cm to be too thick, espcially in a small pudding basin.
- 7 March 2007 at 19:10
Pan haggerty - who would have thought that we were doing our own version of it for a number of years now, without knowing what it really was. We just call them cheesy tatties and we take some foil, a bit of olive oil and butter and mix thinly sliced tatties and onions together and put that in the foil then a bit of cheese in the middle and on top, with a bit more butter and oil. Then close up the foil into a sausage sort of parcel and throw it on the bbq (indirect heat) for about 45 min I think. There you have it, "cheesy tatties" a la Bridget and Art, up here in sunny Forfar (where another great national dish comes from - the Bridie!).
- 21 March 2007 at 16:13
Vegetarian/Vegan. Don't be put off by the cream. I used soya milk instead and it was still fantastic. But don't throw a full 100ml into the mixture at once. I found that it took a bit less to get that sloppy mixture. Let's have more veggie recipes David.
expat Pat
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- 2 July 2007 at 04:16
I have had a craving for Leek Pudding since seeing it MGL.
All I can say is thank you - it was utterly divine!
- 16 March 2008 at 20:35
- Flaming Nora said...
Thank you so much for the authentic recipe, will try it this weekend.
- 25 April 2008 at 14:04
The leek pudding episode of masterchef aired today here in western australia after watching it i was tempted to find the recipe to make it myself. Thankyou for posting it as now i can have a go at making it. I'm an aussie but my dad is from the uk and your recipes reminded me of some of the dishes he would make when i was younger so thankyou and i look forward to trying some of your other recipes. I hope everything worked out well for you after your win david
Cheers Keke
- 13 October 2008 at 17:47
I'm a southerner by birth, and (mostly not very happily) resident in Australia since 1969, but the two years in my twenties that I spent in Northumberland are among my happiest memories. I've only just found your blog, as I was looking for a recipe for leek pudding (baked version). I've been ill and I'm hankering for the simple foods I used to get in Newcastle and Seghill. All the best to you! Love, Kate.
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A seven-liter is now a 427 CID small block? Mike
Price point is expected to be GREATER than the current ZL1 model, which starts around $53k I think.
So now what makes a small block different than a big block these days? I thought it used to be dictated by CID size (with the 400 CID small block aside). Mike


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EVA Recognized As Wine Lovers' Way to Fly in Two Categories White and sparkling wines win 1st place in Business Traveller competition
Sipping a great glass of white wine or champagne at 30,000 feet is among the ultimate luxuries of travel and London-based Business Traveller tests the best airlines have to offer every year in its Cellars in the Sky Awards. The international travel publication has just revealed its 2013 winners and singled out EVA Air in the Best Business Class White and Best Business Class Sparkling categories.
EVA won the Gold Medal first place award for Best Business Class White with Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes 2010 and its second Gold Medal first place award for Best Business Class Sparkling with Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004. EVA began pouring the Montrachet in 2013. It is made with grapes from 50-year-old vines and described by wine experts as having an adjustable acidity balanced with a focused and delicate flavor. Wine experts rank it among the top white wines in the world. EVA began serving Dom Pérignon when it introduced its luxurious Royal Laurel Class business cabin in 2011. A lively champagne with vibrant flavor, Dom Pérignon is especially popular among business travelers.
"As we continue to upgrade our cabin services, we are also elevating the standards for the wines and spirits that we offer our business travelers. We are constantly on the lookout, not only for business travel trends but also for ways to innovate and improve our passenger experience," said Austin Cheng, President of EVA Air.
EVA began offering delicate Laduree Macaroons from Paris and Yoku Moku butter cookies from Japan on flights to selected destinations in 2013. Special deserts such as these are unexpected but delicious treats for Royal Laurel Class passengers. While items such as the macaroons are fragile and especially difficult to preserve during flights, they enhance the travel experience.
Business Traveller has been identifying the best wines airlines serve inflight in its Cellars in the Sky competition every year since 1985. This year, 28 airlines entered the tasting, including Emirates, Qantas, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and more. The magazine's panel of experts judged wines that airlines serve in first and business classes in Red, White, Sparkling, Fortified and Sweet categories. Among the four judges who independently scored the wines this year were:
- Charles Metcalfe, co-chairman, International Wine Challenge and food and wine matching guru,
- Peter McCombie, Master of Wine and top restaurant wine consultant,
- Robert Joseph, author and wine critic, and
- Richard Bampfield, Master of Wine and wine consultant.
To or from Europe, Oceania, North America and cities in every region of Asia, EVA offers more easy, one-stop connections to more major business and leisure gateways than any other airline. Travelers and wine aficionados can learn more about Business Traveller and its annual Cellars in the Sky competition at http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/100195/cellars-in-the-sky-awards-2013-winners-revealed and they can book flights, buy tickets and select seats for EVA services worldwide by contacting a travel agent, ticket broker, tour operator or airline ticket office or by clicking on www.evaair.com.


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By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer
The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico is caught in a food crunch that is gripping food charities across the United States, according to New Mexico Food Bank officials.
The food shortage has halted food deliveries in eastern New Mexico and elsewhere, according to officials.
"We are in a precarious situation," Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Nancy Taylor said.
All eight banks in the New Mexico Association of Food Banks are grappling with similar restrictions, according to Association Executive Director Laurel Wyckoff, who visited Clovis Wednesday.
According to Wyckoff, the shortage is a result of a storm of market changes that have altered federal commodity programs.
Commodity programs supply banks with surplus food from American farmers. Improved technology and nudges to farmers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cut down on surplus have slashed the amount of commodities received by banks, Wyckoff said.
For 2006, the New Mexico Association of Food Banks estimates 4.6 million pounds of federal commodities have been delivered, according to Wyckoff. She anticipates that amount will plunge by about 20 percent in 2007.
The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico delivers food to 42 sites through the federal commodity Emergency Food Assistance Program . The sites are spread across eight counties on the eastern edge of New Mexico.
While distribution traditionally occurs monthly, delivery of commodity food to those sites will not occur until February, Taylor said.
Offering "two cans of food or a package of carrots," Taylor explained, "would be insulting."
"It's not right," she said.
New Mexico food banks will compile stashes of commodity food until February, and officials will hope there will be enough to distribute then, Wyckoff said.
Rural communities that dot New Mexico will feel the commodity shortage most acutely, officials said.
"Communities like Causey that are 35 miles from an Allsup's store, it will affect them. No matter what we take them, we always receive a thank-you card from the village clerk," Taylor said.
In communities that lie on the upper "wind-swept plains," such as Des Moines, people rely on commodities to barrel through storms that render them snowbound, Taylor said.
New Mexico is the hungriest state in America, according to studies. A USDA study ranked the state number one in food insecurity.
"The good news," said Wyckoff, who spent Wednesday in Clovis aiding in a study of access to food in New Mexico, "is New Mexicans are incredibly generous."
Wyckoff hopes monetary or in-kind donations to food banks can fill in the gaps.
She is also rooting for the re-authorization of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which could ensure survival of federal commodity programs, establish more funds for food banks and ease their reliance on surplus food.
Without more funding, food shortages are likely to continue, Wyckoff said.
The study of access to food in New Mexico is being conducted by the non-profit Albuquerque organization, "Farm to Table."


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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Sitting Down with Sikorsky President Mick Maurer: The Paris Interview
On the eve of the Paris Air Show, it has become tradition for Andrew Drwiega to interview the president of Sikorsky Aircraft along the lines of a "state of the union" conversation. This began with Jeff Pino several years ago and has now been continued by his successor, Mick Maurer, who has now been in the post over a year since his appointment on July 1, 2012.Rotor & Wing International Bureau Chief Andrew Drwiega (left) questions Sikorsky Aircraft President Mick Maurer during the 2013 Paris Air Show. Canadian Forces CH-148 Cyclone. Sikorsky
Rotor & Wing: Mick, thanks for continuing this traditional get together. Let's start on a global level with a perspective on China, a country with massive potential for business. What is Sikorsky's position and ambition there?
Mick Maurer: Our strategy, not just in Sikorsky, but United Technologies Corp. (UTC) in general, is to be out in the important [world] markets to operate as a local company. Some day the Chinese will free up airspace, no-one knows exactly when, but we want to be on the ground when that happens.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China is an equity stakeholder in Shanghai Sikorsky [which was established in 2003] but it is just one piece of our overall relationship with AVIC. They produce part of the S-92 as well as the entire S-76 airframe in Jingdezhen. We have also transferred responsibility for the supply chain for the parts, although we helping by ensuring that the parts are ready for the airframe assembly procedure. We are working on the proposition for them to become engaged in high-level supply chain/logistics management.
Rotor & Wing: Keeping with UTC and your position as one of the corporation's executive leaders, how does information and policy from and between the group and individual member organization?
Maurer: Most of the relationship is based on a standardized process that doesn't usually affect individual companies such as directing the way in which we operate, but we do try to achieve commonality. In terms of a decision regarding customers, the corporate leaves that to the business unit. But we try to take advantage of synergies across the group. Any big investment will be coordinated within UTC.
Rotor & Wing: How does Mick Mauer fit into the UTC organization?
Maurer: I worked in Otis Elevator Company [part of UTC since 1976] for 10 years before coming to Sikorsky. I spent a lot of time in China and other parts of Asia. The aerospace world is different from the industrial world in terms of what we are allowed to do; we both have technically intensive products. I was heavily involved in elevator moderators. That is a system that frankly was more advanced in terms of timing and how far they were using its potential than HUMS was in aerospace. We were using the diagnostic data off elevator systems to coordinate field maintenance and to help predict breakdowns. If you have a portfolio of one million elevators, then those diagnostic results are going to be very useful in terms of minimizing downtime. Your building [especially tall ones] has very little value if your elevators are consistently not working.
Rotor & Wing: The last time we met at the CEO Forum during the AHS International annual gathering (in Phoenix), you were discussing the challenge of timelines from concept to delivery of products. Can you expand on that?
Maurer: I don't have a magic bullet for shortening timelines because so much [of relevance to this] is not quantitative product development stuff. If you have a well-defined requirement and you can set a direction, it is much easier to keep pace. Funding has been challenging: in the past you get partway through the program and [the customer] says "we need to change this or that," which always slowed the process. I think the tools that we have now are enabling us to do things a little quicker than we did in the past. But a change in approach is making a difference.
Take the Presidential helicopter replacement program [VXX]. The [actual build] process may not go much faster, but the way in which it is defined now should lead to a faster process. They [NAVAIR] are saying "give us something that is already certified" – like the S-92, with half a million hours already flown, with FAA certification – then take the mission systems and integrate that onto the vehicle where you have the space and weight allowance. If you look at the VXX this time around I think it has been put together in a way that should allow it to go quicker and with less risk. I think they have learned from last time around.
Rotor & Wing: How does this translate to an existing program, such as the CH-53K for the U.S. Marines?
Maurer: On the CH-53K, we established the program two or three years ago and agreed on a set of operating rules. Anytime the customer asks us for anything outside the basic agreement we will raise it to a review board where the answer could be: no, never; or, not now but will introduce it in a Block in X years; or, yes, it's a great idea and we have the money. But we negotiate that up front. Initially some of the people at the customers thought we were saying no, instead of 'no, but..' We now recognize that we both can't let the program turn into anything more than what is agreed. It is due to that process that we are staying on timeline and budget, not because of new technology or anything else. And we have a great relationship with our customer.
Rotor & Wing: What is your opinion of sequestration?
Maurer: We have ended up with a blunt instrument to try and solve a problem, although I am not sure it is even doing that.
Rotor & Wing: Where are you currently on the much delayed CH-148 Cyclone program for the Canadian Forces (the military variant of the S-92)?
Maurer: The Canadian Cyclone program itself is going pretty well and the aircraft is performing well – we have gone through much of the flight test [with the new engine]. The issue for a while now is that the contract conditions include having everything done. But we have reached a point where everything is done relating to the hardware, the air vehicle and the software that flies it. Everything is not done when it comes to the mission equipment, and that has been the case for a while. What we are trying to do is renegotiate the contract to match the program and allow us to move forward with a phased approach. This is happening with JSF and other aviation programs, and we have done it elsewhere such as with the CH-53K. The aircraft has certain capability and software drops over time.
In the last year or so we have been operating with that assumption, so that although we have contractual difficulties it hasn't affected where we have gone with the program, so while it is frustrating to us as we would like the negotiations to go faster, in the last year we have made a much progress with the aircraft. We have four of them sitting up in Shearwater Nova Scotia ready to go into the operation test and evaluation – I was up there last week. That local squadron is also anxious to move on with their training.
There are two groups that we negotiate with, the Department of National Defense and then Public Works. We have a strong alignment with National Defense, but we need to get more alignment with Public Works. The ultimate goal for everyone is to replace the Sea Kings. If we adhere to the contract as it stands we will deliver lots of aircraft all at once when everything is done, including the mission software [but that will take a lot more time].
Rotor & Wing International Bureau Chief Andrew Drwiega (left) questions Sikorsky
The level of complexity within our Canadian customer has been different to the norm; "the buck" doesn't stop in one place. With most customers we can go to the program office and get a decision if there has to be a change. In this case there are two offices – so politically this is charged. Everyone just wants to do the renegotiation one time, but there are political as well as programmatic aspects under consideration. So we still have to work through that.
Rotor & Wing: And what future do you see for the wind-down of other S-61s worldwide? We still have the potential to deliver up to 110 to the U.S. State Department?
Maurer: Well that is an IDIQ [indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity], so it is not a firm order. But that is another where there is plenty of uncertainty as what is going to happen, particularly in the light of sequestration. As it is with the State Department there are still a number of questions over their role as we exit places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
We see some interest in a second hand S-61 market. In terms of naval I don't see us getting involved, but using that airframe in a civil role, peacekeeping type of role. We still have a fair number of S-61 customers (including the U.S. President for the moment). It is out of production but we will see where the S-61T goes. The wild card is that the ones that are being retired are typically not the best ones, but even the best are decades old and that shows when you starting taking them apart.
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Maurer: Yes, Eurocopter's withdrawal was surprising. I had heard that the cost share was an issue. To us it is the biggest program in the history of rotorcraft so how can we not play? As for our relationship with Boeing, it has gone better than expected and the working relationship is outstanding. We have both assigned some of our best people onto the program. We are the smartest helicopter company in the world – and so are they [he joked] – so to put us both in a room, they have already come up with ways to make the JMR better. Don't think for a minute that because it is X2 based in is only Sikorsky, there is much more going on that Boeing is contributing to such as the airframe. We are both party to some U.S. Army technology programs that we are looking to leverage.
In Phase 1 we are the prime, but the legal/contractual relationship is being drawn up by the idea is not a prime/sub relationship for either party. It will be joint – our teams focused on the offer first, now we are sorting out the details.
Rotor & Wing: Finally, how is data management perceived by customers as being useful to their business?
Maurer: Oil and commercial companies are passionate about this subject – they totally get it. They want to use the data for all kinds of reasons. From a diagnostic point of view can we see patterns in part cycles. We have used data to extend lifetimes. They look to learn from all the data – even from parts that are not in exceeding their parameters. We can recommend that the tail bearing on that helicopter in this fleet needs replacing so that you keep running and don't have an unscheduled shut down. And when you do that over time you can lower the operating cost. The issue is avoiding unplanned repairs. But they are also saying: "What can I learn from the normal data that isn't in exceedance – sometimes you can find patterns in that.
We had a customer with higher operating cost than others conducting similar operations. They were flying in an extreme regime, we looked at what they were doing and there didn't seem to be anything abnormal about what they were doing.
But almost all of their pilots were ex-navy pilots and were used to landing on ships. The profile of landing on a ship in terms of being aggressive meant that they had a similar approach to landing on an oil platform – which wasn't necessary. So once they changed how they operated then the cost came down. There are gems like that everywhere.


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Branstad tries to attract California businesses
Gov. Terry Branstad wants California businesses to consider setting up shop in Iowa.
Calling California a "happy hunting ground," Branstad said Monday he'll travel to the West Coast this week to try to convince companies to relocate. Branstad, a Republican, declined to name the businesses he'll be courting.
Branstad is set to travel to California on Tuesday and return Wednesday. He will meet with businesses that already have an Iowa presence, as well as those he'd like to attract. A spokeswoman for the Iowa Economic Development Authority said Branstad will be accompanied by two staffers and travel for all three will cost an estimated $2,500.
Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown was critical of a recent effort by Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lure California companies.
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"My mom still has a baby blue rabbit-skin vest in her closet she used to wear to the Astrodome," Leonard said.
So when Leonard, who is a director and artist living in New York City, was trying to think of a new project in 2010, one Goliad County resident eventually came to mind.
"I was thinking about football and how much coaches have different personalities with how they motivate people," Leonard said.
Leonard had recently finished graduate school at the University of Texas and was interested in producing a musical about Longhorns football coach Mack Brown. Leonard also kicked around the idea of using the lives of NFL Hall of Fame running backs Walter Payton and Earl Campbell for the musical.
"I loved Earl Campbell, but then I really didn't really know much about Earl," Leonard said. "Then Bum's name popped into my head. The name 'Bum' alone is so great. So I thought, 'Why not?' "
Leonard, the founder and producing artistic director of Monk Parrots, a nonprofit vanguard theatre company, then read Phillips' autobiography "Bum Phillips: Coach, Cowboy, Christian" and set up a trip to Goliad County to meet with Phillips and his wife, Debbie, and discuss the project.
"Debbie told us on the phone that she thought it was a hoot that we wanted to make an opera about Bum," Leonard said. "But she told us that Bum couldn't sing a lick."
Leonard, his parents and composer Peter Stopschinski made the trip to the Phillips' ranch in March 2012.
"I walked up to Bum and said, 'Mr. Phillips, it's a pleasure to meet you,' " Leonard said. "Bum replied, 'It's a pleasure to want to be met at 89.' Here I was in the presence of a legend and it was as if he seemed surprised that I remembered him, which is a testament to how humble he is. We stayed for three hours and left with their blessing for the opera."
Leonard said former Oilers running back Earl Campbell will be portrayed in the opera.
"The main focus is on Bum," Leonard said. "Bum represents American values - hard work, determination, discipline, passion, friendship, loyalty, honesty, collaboration, and respect … values that sometimes feel misplaced in this crazy world."
Bud Adams, the Oilers' owner who hired and fired Phillips, will be protrayed as one of the musical's main antagonists.
"There is only one scene with him," Leonard said. "He's a funny character. He's all about making money."
The world premiere of the opera is scheduled for March 2014 in New York City. But to produce the show, Leonard needs to raise $20,000, which will make the project eligible for additional grants.
The link to donate money to the Bum Phillips Opera is http://www.usaprojects.org/project/bum_phillips_2014_world_premiere_opera.
"The first draft is done and is great," Leonard said. "I don't know that the ending is complete yet. We might want to keep working on that. I need to still get the fully orchestrated score from Peter. It's still a work in progress, especially with budgeting.
"We're a non-profit. Everybody on our staff is a volunteer. We don't have money for operating expenses. We have to pay for production costs and materials and to rent space. There's marketing and you have to hire a publicist."
Leonard said he would like to have Phillips attend the premiere.
"The ultimate goal is a Texas premiere, but we need a Texas presenter to make it happen," Leonard said. "I sent materials to Houston Grand Opera a long time ago, and I pestered Buck Ross at University of Houston Moores School of Music to support a second workshop. I also tried UT-Austin's Butler School of Music, UT-Austin's Department of Theatre & Dance, and Texas Performing Arts in Austin.
"We're going to do the show, regardless. I'm really good working with limited means."


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Mutism, Selective
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GSA North-Central Section Meeting:
Change through Time
Geological Society of America North-Central Section Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 23–24 April 2012
Boulder, CO, USA – Geoscientists from across the north-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Dayton, Ohio, on 23–24 April to discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the geologic wonders of the region. Presentations cover paleontology, biodiversification, hydrogeology, geoscience student engagement, geothermal resources, mercury contamination, and environmental geoscience. Field trips go to the Serpent Mound Impact Crater, Big Bone Lick, the fossil-rich Silica Shale of west-central Ohio, and other locations of geologic and historic interest.
The meeting will take place at the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402, USA.
Keynote Lecture: Fish Rising — Revising our Picture of Early Vertebrate Evolution
Speaker: Michael Coates, University of Chicago
When: Mon., 23 April, 6–8 p.m.
Where: Dayton Convention Center
The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 28 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to www.geosociety.org/sections/nc/2012mtg/techprog.htm to learn more.
Monday, 23 April
Geothermal Resources of the Central United States—An Important Source of Renewable Energy. Michael P. Angle, presiding. In 2010, The U.S. Dept. of Energy, working with the Association of American State Geologists, began a multi-state project to assess the geothermal energy potential throughout the United States, with 47 state geological surveys participating. This session presents some of the current findings.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/session_30176.htm, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (session 13).
• Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Geothermal Energy Resources of Flooded Abandoned Underground Mines in Ohio. Mark E. Wolfe, Ohio Division of Geological Survey. A high percentage of the more than 7,000 known abandoned underground mines in Ohio are partially or completely filled with water and are thus considered to be geohazards due to the potential for mine collapse or acid mine drainage. However, these mines may hold a key to unlocking a vast network of renewable geothermal energy. Wolfe presents an evaluation of the potential for recovery of geothermal energy resources from these mines for heating and cooling, with an associated economic benefit to surrounding communities. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/abstract_202725.htm (Paper 13-2).
Mercury Biogeochemistry. Chad R. Hammerschmidt, Wright State University; Gary Conley, Ohio University, presiding. Mercury has contaminated Earth's landscapes and aquatic systems on a global scale. The problem is exacerbated by continuing anthropogenic emissions, recycling of a large reservoir of historic mercury pollution, and the microbial transformation of inorganic mercury to methylmercury -- a highly toxic, bioaccumulative compound that can biomagnify in aquatic food webs to levels that may be harmful to fish, wildlife, and humans.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/session_30159.htm, 3:20 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. (session 8).
• Mercury Speciation in Tuna from the North Pacific Ocean. Jaclyn E. Klaus, Wright State University; Daniel J. Madigan, Stanford University; and Chad R. Hammerschmidt, Wright State University. It has been known for some time that canned and fresh tuna can expose consumers to highly toxic methylmercury (MeHg); however, the source (anthropogenic vs. natural, coastal vs. pelagic) of this toxin remains largely unknown. Klaus and colleagues investigate the accumulation and composition of mercury in three species of tuna (albacore, yellowfin, and Pacific bluefin) to see whether the differing levels of MeHg found in each species are related foraging behaviors or to sources of MeHg in the ocean and marine food web: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/abstract_202935.htm (paper 8-2).
Tuesday, 24 April
The Museum as Geological Muse: Outreach, Online Catalogs, Student Internships, and More. Joseph T. Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Brenda R. Hunda, Cincinnati Museum Center, presiding. How can museums inspire children, teachers, and the general public to become more involved in science, particularly geology? This session addresses that question and provides some unique answers.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/session_30177.htm, 8 a.m. to noon (session 23).
• Glaciers, Cheeseheads, and the Green Bay Packers: Making Museum Field Trips Relevant. Joanne Kluessendorf, Weis Earth Science Museum; Cindy Duckert, Lawrence University; and Garold Richards, Weis Earth Science Museum. School field trips are a mainstay of museum outreach and offer a valuable opportunity to excite students about science and to help schools achieve science literacy. But as school budgets shrink, teacher demographics change, and competition for student attention increases, museums need to evolve. Kluessendorf and colleagues present a new approach to the museum field trip experience: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/abstract_203058.htm (paper 23-1).
• Bringing Bugs, Clams, and Rocks out of the Wundercabinet. Peggy Fisherkeller, Indiana State Museum. The Indiana State Museum exhibit, "Science on the Edge," explores the nineteenth-century passion for conducting research expeditions and building natural history collections as exemplified by the 1826 New Harmony, Indiana, settlement. The museum's exhibit team, led by Fisherkeller, presents their answer to the challenge of making what could be "a dry history lesson about dead guys who collected bugs, clams, and rocks into a pertinent story about exploring unknown lands and building natural history collections that represented cutting-edge knowledge and progress": http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/abstract_201937.htm (paper 23-7).
Environmental Geoscience II (Discipline Session).
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/session_31077.htm, 1 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (session 27).
• Utilization of State Geologic Survey Data for Community Interests in Frac Sand Mining in Monroe County, Wisconsin. Kort H. Butler, Rebecca Eiden, and Paul M. Fixm Jr., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Extensive deposits of frac quality marine and aeolian sand in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota represent a growing economic interest for petroleum development, but concerns over health and safety and potential environmental and infrastructure damage have led to moratoriums and permit delays. This increasing demand for frac sand makes accurate geological data essential. Butler and colleagues use various methods to evaluate potential locations for frac sand operations that still address local community interests: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NC/finalprogram/abstract_203034.htm (paper 27-5).
Meeting Field Guide
On and around the Cincinnati Arch and Niagara Escarpment:
Geological Field Trips in Ohio and Kentucky for the GSA North-Central Section Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, 2012
Edited by Michael R. Sandy and Daniel Goldman
Geological Society of America Field Guide 27
FLD027, 130 p., $40.00, member price $35.00
This volume has a mix of papers ranging from stratigraphy, paleontology, and hydrogeology to geomorphology, drainage basins, and building stones. The geographic spread of the chapters focuses mainly on an area bounded by those counties adjacent to Montgomery County, but also extends beyond—from Paulding County in the north to Georgetown, Kentucky, in the south. Topics include the Silurian stratigraphy of southwestern Ohio, drainage basins of the Mad River and Little Miami River, the relationship between geology and groundwater of the Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky (and its connection to the distilling and aging of bourbon), and the building stones of Dayton, as well as an introduction to the geology of the Dayton area. Find it online in the GSA store.
Find complete meeting information at www.geosociety.org/sections/nc/2012mtg/.
Find local contact information at www.geosociety.org/sections/nc/2012mtg/contact.htm.
Eligibility for media registration is as follows:
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- Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, or evidence of work pertaining to science published in 2011 or 2012.
- PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
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Montpelier Police Log: Dog attacks and vandalism reportedApril 09,2013
The following is a sampling of calls to Montpelier police in recent days.
@Police Log Date:April 1
A border collie was running loose on Deerfield Drive.
On Taylor Street, a two-car accident occurred around 3 p.m. No injuries were reported.
A backpack was stolen from Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
A debit card was found on Main Street.
@Police Log Date:April 2
A vehicle had two tires slashed and a window spray-painted on Main Street.
At the intersection of Northfield and Prospect streets, a rifle was lying in the roadway.
A red Specialized bicycle was found behind a womans house on Pearl Street.
@Police Log Date:April 3
An orange cone was in the road at the intersection of Main Street and East State Street.
Two dogs attacked a womans dog in Hubbard Park.
A bag of trash was found on State Street.
@Police Log Date:April 4
On State Street, a digital camera in a leather case was lost.
A black Motorola cellphone was found on Main Street.
Someone vandalized a sign on East State Street.
A white beagle was found in Hubbard Park.
On Main Street, an iPhone was found.
A two-car accident occurred on Elm Street around 9 p.m. No injuries were reported.
@Police Log Date:April 5
Someone vandalized a building and a gazebo on Main Street.
A womans dog was attacked by another dog on Stone Cutters Way.
On North Street, a golden retriever went missing.
A vehicle was damaged with a key on Stone Cutters Way.
@Police Log Date:April 6
A wallet was found in the commuter parking lot on Dog River Road.
On Barre Street, a set of keys was found.
Someone stole a magazine from a Berlin Street store.
@Police Log Date:April 7
A two-car accident occurred on Berlin Street around 8:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.
A dog was running loose on Main Street.
Some bricks fell off a Main Street building.
A tree fell on power lines and was blocking the road at the intersection of Mill Road and Corey Road.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Well, we're still here despite Mayan predictions to the contrary; another apocalypse come and gone. So still breathing and reading this at the end of the 2012 calendar year in high school sports, one might be apt to reflect on the iconic athletic milestones of the past 12 months. But we'll save those "Auld Lang Syne" pictorial reminiscences for the next issue, starting the New Year by casting a final glance back at the old one. But right now, we are enmeshed in the throes of the winter sports season, which began in early December and ends in mid March.
As such, everything is quite literally up in the air, metaphorically depicted by high jumpers, pole vaulters, basketball leapers and wrestlers tossed aloft by skillful mat mavens. Flying cheerleaders go skyward in heart-defying stunts, skiers hit snowy jumps and go streaking through the wintry sky and, of course, the zany fans of winter sports are always hovering in frenzied anticipation of the next stunning moment, hoping never to come down from their winter euphoria.
As if to reiterate such stratospheric hijinx, the Sullivan West and James I. O'Neill's boys basketball teams put on an enthralling airy spectacle on December 19 in a Division IV clash that might well have been called "The Reign Of Threes Redux" were it not for three contravening reasons. First, despite firing in 12, count 'em 12, three pointers in the game, five of which came from Kyle Manzi, four from Matt Cardona and three from Chance Bibbo, the long assault came up a bit short as O'Neill won the game 67-60. Thus, despite the Westies' rain of threes, it was the Raiders that would reign supreme. Had the Bulldogs won in this fashion the redux addition to the title would have referenced the 73-50 January 15, 2005 Westie win over Marlboro, wherein a record-setting 14 threes were registered by the Dawgs, with seven of them posted by Sean Semenetz, six from Joe Meyer and one from Sean Kelly. Given the outcome of this week's spectacular display, though, for Sullivan West 2-1 (0-1 OCIAA) there was no reign and no redux. Skyward though went the Raiders as they leaped to pull down rebound after rebound, abetted by the early foul trouble of Sullivan West junior giant Patrick Pierce, who garnered three fouls in the first quarter, which minimized his participation and aggressiveness during the remainder of the game. On the contrary, Matt Cardona's game-high 25 points and the 19 poured in by Kyle Manzi helped to keep the drama suspended in mid-air with this year's populous and chanting Dawg Pound wondering as to which team would come out on top. The lead changed hands often and neither team ever enjoyed more than a seven-point edge, the very margin of victory as it would turn out.
On the girls side of the ledger, the Tri-Valley girls shook off a rare pair of losses and steamrolled Division V rival Fallsburg on the road to the airy tune of 53-25. The Lady Bears 3-3 (1-1 OCIAA) stopped a six-game winning streak of the Lady Comets, who are now 6-2 (1-2 OCIAA). Caroline Martin led Tri-Valley with 19 points. Katlynn Greffrath added a trio of treys for her 13-point contribution. Fallsburg's Nyasia Blakney was game high scorer with 20, as she accounted for 80 percent of Fallsburg's meager output.
In other girls action this week, Sullivan West fell to Port Jervis 40-17 and then lost a league game to O'Neill 43-26. Monticello's girls improved to 4-1 (1-0 OCIAA) with a 56-17 win over Family School and a 69-32 league win over Port Jervis. Meanwhile, the Lady Yellow Jackets of Eldred lost to Chapel Field 58-48 to fall to 1-4 (1-1 OCIAA).
In boys action, Monticello got a needed league win over Port Jervis by the score of 44-32 to improve to 3-2 (1-1 OCIAA). Fallsburg downed Chester 66-61 to improve to 3-2 (1-1 OCIAA). Livingston Manor improved to 2-2, (2-0) OCIAA with a 58-37 win over Eldred. Basketball action will rekindle in the days after Christmas with a number of holiday tournaments before the real fireworks begin after the New Year.


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More than 40 girls, in grades fourth through ninth, are participating in the four-day camp.
"It's a tremendous turnout. ... There's not a lot of volleyball things around here for those younger kids to do. ... It gets them interested," said Riojas, when asked about the number of players in the camp.
Riojas and her staff of five coaches are working with the campers on the fundamentals of the game, as well as advanced offensive and defensive techniques.
"What we've done is, we've started from the very basics, especially with those younger kids," Riojas said. "We've gone down to hand-eye coordination, that's very important for those kids at that age.
"We've incorporated some techniques using tennis balls, then going to small volleyballs ... then we moved up to a lighter volleyball, same size as a volleyball they would use in games, just lighter in weight. (Today), we should actually be into using the game balls."
The camp, which started Monday and wraps up on Thursday, has featured drills and games focusing on the basics like passing, serving and setting, but has also featured lessons and drills about hitting at the net and blocking.
Riojas, a Taft alumna who is entering her first year at the helm of the Beeville program, said she can already say that the camp was a success.
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Too loud, too lateOctober 07,2013
A very vocal minority in our country seems to believe that our problems are mostly government and social programs. They scream for "cutting taxes," "shrinking government" and "cutting spending." It seems to me that they are far too loud and much too late in their concern.
These people see the number of Americans who receive benefits from one or more social programs and ask, "How can we continue to support these millions of people?" Shouldn't the first question be "Why is our economy in such shambles that millions of Americans need help to survive?"
When I try to answer the latter question, I always end up staring at globalization and the real effects of giving corporations and Wall Street special treatment. Why does Apple rake in billions in profit from sales to Americans, but employ so few Americans? Same for Nike and all the major footwear giants. How often do you call a major corporation's customer service line and speak to someone in America?
Why do GE, ExxonMobil and many other corporations often pay zero — zero — in income taxes despite billions in profits? Why do investment managers get to treat most of their income as capital gains and pay a lower rate than police officers or firefighters?
With ever fewer jobs, lower wages for any new jobs and tax dodging by those who benefit from "offshoring," exactly what does this vocal minority think the people injured by these phenomena are supposed to do?
I hear no loud complaints about these things. Nor did I hear them back when financial institutions issued trillions of dollars in "credit default swaps" before the great 2008 meltdown. After all, in 2007, the 25 largest U.S. banks held $14 trillion in credit default swaps — the nation's gross domestic product was only $13.84 trillion.
But it's safer to criticize ordinary people scrambling to get by in our corporatized global world. And easier to memorize (and shout) a few slogans.
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An Investigation of Chinese Undergraduate English Majors' Graduation Theses from 2007 to 2009
Data about 459 graduation theses from 2007 to 2009, by undergraduate English majors at a teachers college in Sichuan, were analyzed in SPSS 13.0. The major findings are as follows. Nearly half of the research topics were found to be about English teaching and English acquisition. Studies on literary works center on only a few well-known writers and their representative works. The higher the title of a thesis supervisor's is, the higher score he or she gives to a graduation thesis. Cultural studies are least likely to obtain high scores. Measuring not only students' research and writing skills but also their oral and presentation skills, scores given by an oral defense committee weakly correlate with the scores given by either a supervisor or a reviewer.
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A link to a porn website appeared on live TV during a smartphone app demonstration.
A group of students in Chicago went on WGN-TV to demonstrate an app they created that helps users remove their juvenile records from the all the places where they might be posted, if state laws allows it. The goal of the app is to "educate young detainees and parents" and help them understand the process or expunging criminal records.
As one student described the app for viewers during the live segment, she attempted to demonstrate how the app worked on a phone. As she began to bring up the app, a tight shot of the screen revealed a bookmark to a video on porn website PornHub.com, CNET reports.
It is unclear whose phone was being used in the demonstration, but station news director Greg Caputo told AOL Jobs that the phone did not belong to any of the people interviewed or to anyone from WGN.
The station has now removed the footage, but not before several sites reported on the slip-up.


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Fernandez would finally give us a true SG. Maybe we could sign and trade Lee for Fernandez plus Outlaw?
Portland's pursuit of a certain player from Turkey has infuriated the Trail Blazers' lone remaining Spanish player, Rudy Fernandez, to the point where he'd prefer to play in Greece, Russia or even Spain again, ESPN.com learned Tuesday.
A league source told ESPN.com that Fernandez has already been courted informally by European powerhouses Olympiacos, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and CSKA Moscow as word spread that the Blazers had become the apparent front-runners to land free agent Hedo Turkoglu.
Fernandez, who paid more than $500,000 of his own money to buy his way out of his contract with DKV Joventut, believes he can earn 5 million euros per season if he signs a three-year contract in Europe. He is due to make $1.1 million from the Blazers next season.
Robinson to Portland?
****, I'll do Wilson for Rudy straight up.
Fernandez would finally give us a true SG. Maybe we could sign and trade Lee for Fernandez plus Outlaw?
I have'nt seen much of Rudy... Can i get a scouting report from someone with knowledge?
Stat And Melo!!!
Nate + Jeffries for Fernandez, Outlaw, Blake
do you really think nate is worth outlaw and fernandez.... no way in hell
i think i would wait and see where lee goes first... if we keep lee definately go after fernandez for nate
if lee isnt staying try to trade lee to detroit for rip who does not fit in their plans ... lee for rip is a perfect match in the fact that it fits needs for both teams
our moves should be like this
1. keep lee
2. get fernandez
3. trade curry (for tmac?)
1. trade lee for RIP
2. trade curry
3. trade jeffries/hughes in package for mike james plus
He also used to be Rubio's teammate. Just sayin'.
If we can get him for a cheap price...like Nate Robinson...I'd say why not?
Rudy F Babyyy..please say the babyy! I like this guy..he was SH*TING in the olympics. Hes a true sg with size, and wil be nasty in d'antoni's system. geet em..rubio will follow...although that would make the knicks a foriegn team...its cool with me
He is like Manu though. Wiley and cunning and soaks up the contact.
I've been calling out for this dude all year.
Get it done.
I know Rubio is boys with Gallo, maybe Fernandez is too.
chris mannix of s.i. says the turk to portland deal gets done.we need to get rudy.please.


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A local newspaper is seeking a new marijuana section editor.
The Denver Post posted a job description to Twitter, stating that the paper is seeking an editor to "oversee the maintenance and development of a recreational marijuana website," reports Yahoo News.
In 2012, Colorado voters made the limited sale, possession and growing of marijuana for recreational purposes legal for adults 21 and over. The first recreational marijuana shops in Colorado will open their doors for the first time in U.S. history on January 1, 2014.


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On the Radio
Thanks again to Pete McCarthy for inviting me to be the ML Blogger of the Week on last night's "Under the Lights" show on MLB Radio. It was great fun. We talked about everything from my dog's recent spokemodel campaign to the downfall of Izzy to Pujols' chances for MVP. Pete even indulged me by letting me read a few haikus. If you missed it, you can check out the archived interview on the ML Blogs homepage under the "You're on the Air" section.
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Just got the chance to listen to it…cool stuff! That's awesome that you got to do that. I'd love to be on the radio and talk Cardinals baseball😀
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Proceeding with Phase 1, removal of the 1924 addition and rebuilding of the West wall, in no way commits us to additional grants or funding from the Texas Historical Commission, (THC) nor does it saddle the tax payer with financial commitments that they can't meet. Completion of Phase 1 will reduce the cost of all future plans for the courthouse, whatever they may be. Our original courthouse with the rebuilt West wall will be ready to face a bright future, if Commissioners Court chooses to make that decision.
In November it will be possible for the voters to decide to move forward with the restoration or to repair the Courthouse. The voters will have their say. The THC Round 7 grant application will not be due until December 2011. By then we will know what the voters have decided. The THC staff survived the Texas budget cuts receiving $20M for courthouse restorations because they have state wide support from counties who have benefited from their program in the past and counties who hope to utilize their support and grants in the future.
Specific questions and issues surrounding a restoration can be addressed when the Round 7 grant application is submitted in December. On Thursday, the decision to approve the M. J. Boyle contract extension will leave the county and the courthouse with many favorable options to vote on in November. If the extension is not approved and the 1924 addition is not removed our choices will be very limited . Future help and support from THC which has successfully restored 43 courthouses, will not be available and will not be an option the voters can choose.
Phase 1 is not a gamble. A "dream team" of architects, contractors and brick masons have been assembled and are ready to begin saving our Courthouse. On Thursday , our Commissioners Court will have the opportunity to let that dream begin.
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(Bluefield)—The annual "Jerolee White Nursing Scholarship 5K Run/Walk will be held at Bluefield State College on Saturday, April 21, 2012 beginning at 9 a.m. The event was created in memory of the late Jerolee White, BSC Professor Emeritus, who dedicated her life to caring for the sick and disadvantaged, locally, and on medical mission trips to Arizona, Uganda, and Africa.
Each entry fee (5K run--$15 preregistered, $18 thereafter); 5K walk ($10, no late fee) includes a souvenir t-shirt and refreshments, with proceeds going toward the "Jerolee White Nursing Scholarship Fund" for BSC nursing students. Race day registration will be conducted on April 21, 2012, 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m. in the Ned Shott Physical Education Building, Room 414.
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Youth Volunteer Opportunities in Education
Big Brothers Big Sisters' School Based Mentoring Program
Contact: 781-1180
Programs allow children, grades K-8, to have a Big Brother or Big Sister spend approximately 1-2 hours per week with the child only at his/her school. Volunteers meet with their "Little" anytime during the hours of 2:40-6:00 in the after school program or for some schools they can meet during the lunch break. Volunteers in the school-based program need to be at least 15 years of age. We are currently providing "Bigs" at Briarwood, Bowling Green Junior High, Lost River, Cumberland, Dishman, Parker-Bennett, Warren Elementary, and Girls Inc. In order to become a volunteer please contact our office at 781-1180 and ask for DeAnna Coles
Bowling Green Parks and Recreation
Contact: 393-3734
Has a new after school program! Volunteers are needed from between the hours of 3pm and 6pm, Monday through Friday. Volunteer duties may include helping in the homework room, supervising the game room or TV room, helping with gymnasium activities or helping out in the kitchen with arts and crafts and other activities. If you would like more information about this opportunity, contact Denise or Richard at 393-3734.
Warren County Public Library - Main Branch:
Contact: 270-782-0252
Needs volunteers shelving materials, shelf reading, straightening, and mailings. All volunteers must go through a short interview before they are scheduled. Volunteers need to be at least in the 8th grade. For more information, contact Regina Holland, Public Services Manager, at 270-782-0252 ext 207.
Boys & Girls Club
Contact: 843-6466
Needs volunteers to work with children after school during the school year. Volunteers may be assisting with homework or recreational activities. One-on-one interaction with the kids is preferred. Youth volunteers need to be in high school. For more information, please call Abbey Kitchens at 843-6466.
Family Enrichment Center
Contact: 781-6714
Welcomes youth volunteers at both the Wee Care Nursery and Administrative Office locations. Volunteer duties may include the following:
- read/interact with children
- rake leaves
- clean out mulch area on playgrounds and around facilities
- clean children's toys and other light cleaning
- assisting with mail outs - folding, copying, addressing and postage
Please contact Denise Lambrianou, Volunteer Coordinator at 781-6714.
Office opens 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 441 Church Avenue and 869 Broadway Avenue.
Housing Authority of Bowling Green Family Literacy Center
Contact: 843-6071
Needs volunteers to tutor children with reading at one of the five Learning Centers in Bowling Green. Volunteers can choose one day a week between Monday through Thursday to read with a child. Volunteers are expected to meet with their reading buddy once a week at the assigned Learning Center. For more information contact Donna Workman, Program Coordinator at 270-843-6071.
International Center (Western Kentucky Refugee Assistance Association)
Contact: 781-8336
English Tutoring - Teach immigrants and refugees in their homes or assist in the English classes held at the center. We have a great need for one-on-one literacy training. This help could be as simple as holding one-on-one conversations with students to allow for additional English practice.
Family Friends - Adopt a refugee family and assist them in their transition by just being a friend! You could also help them with community orientation, introduction to church, transportation to the grocery, and trust building. Remember, refugees have suffered a great deal. Trust is the most important thing they can build. Your friendship may be the most important thing in their lives.
Arts and Crafts - Facilitate a seminar that teaches a specific technique or involves a certain craft. One-time events or ongoing series are welcome. This can be oriented toward children or adults.
Children's Programs - Read to children or help with games.
Open M-F 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Contact Jennifer Van Buskirk at 781-8336 for more information.
Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky
Contact: 782-0280
Dedicated to educating young people to understand business and economics and be workforce ready. This is accomplished through volunteers sharing their life experiences through stimulating hands-on activities. JA staff provides training materials and ongoing support for volunteers. Teen volunteers must be over 16 years of age so that they can drive to their assigned classroom. Teens will teach Junior Achievement classes to 3rd grade and under. The volunteer's role includes: A once a week commitment for a minimum of five classroom visits and facilitating activities for 30-45 minute class periods. Classes begin late August to early September for the fall and January to Early February for the spring. Call 270-782-0280 or email email@example.com for more information.
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