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Joseph Y. Couturier
Joseph Y. Couturier, a longtime resident of Shohola, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. He was 80.
A memorial mass of Christian burial will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. Ann's Church, Shohola, PA. Father Thomas Major will officiate. Christian burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery, Shohola, PA.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Mary M. Durkin
Mary M. (Kelly, Rowan) Durkin of Callicoon Center, NY died on December 28, 2012 at Roscoe Regional Rehab Center, Roscoe, NY. She was 90.
Donations can be made to St. Mary's Church, Obernburg, NY 12767.
Services were held on Monday, December 31 at St. Mary's Church in Obernburg. Father Joseph Juracek OFM officiated. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery, Obernburg.
Kathleen "Kathy" Gilson
Kathleen "Kathy" Gilson of Beach Lake, PA died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was 55.
A blessing service was held on Sunday, December 30 at 2 p.m. at Hessling Funeral Home, Inc., 428 Main St., Honesdale.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Dessin Animal Shelter, 138 Miller Dr., Honesdale, PA 18431.
Steven J. Lagoda
Steven J. Lagoda, a lifetime Sullivan County resident, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, December 29, 2012. He was 52.
Funeral services will be held at Ramsay's Funeral Home, 3534 State Rt. 55 in Kauneonga Lake, NY on Thursday, January 3 at 11 a.m. Cremation will be at Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made in Lagoda's name to either Cochecton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 4, Lake Huntington, NY 12752 or to Lake Huntington Fire Dept., PO Box 352, Lake Huntington, NY 12752.
Meredith M. Powers
Longtime member of the East Ridge Community since 1969, Meredith M. Powers passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012, at home surrounded by her family and many loving friends. She was 69.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, January 1 at 11 a.m. at the East Ridge Chapel on Ridge Road in Hankins, NY. Following the funeral service, burial was made in the Callicoon Cemetery.
John H. Sciortino
John H. Sciortino of Shohola, PA passed away on December 28, 2012 at Bon Secours Hospital, Port Jervis, NY. He was 90.
A mass of Christian burial was held at St. Ann's Church, 121 Richardson Ave., Shohola on January 2, 2013 with the Rev. Thomas Major officiating.
Burial took place at Moravian Cemetery, Newfoundland, PA.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123, or at www.cancer.org/donate [1], or to the Shohola Fire Dept., 325 Pennsylvania Rt. 434, Shohola, PA 18458.
Eileen Frances "Pumpkin" White
Eileen Frances "Pumpkin" White of Beach Lake, PA died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was 52.
As per her request, cremation was held at Maple Hill at Salem Crematory. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 3 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Honesdale.
Donald J. Wood
Donald J. Wood of Milanville, PA, a retired Prevailing Wage Inspection Supervisor for the State of Pennsylvania, farmer and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. He was 81.
Funeral services were private and burial was in Calkins Union Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to Calkins Union Cemetery Association, Attn: Mary Wilcox, 581 Boyds Mills Rd., Milanville, PA 18443.


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Project ID:2006WY33B
Title: Precipitation Measurement and Growth Mechanisms in Orographic Wyoming Snowstorms
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 03/01/2006
End Date: 02/28/2009
Congressional District: 1
Focus Categories: Water Quantity, Climatological Processes, Hydrology
Keywords: Snowrate, Snow Accumulation, Radar, Aircraft Measurements, Cloud Seeding
Principal Investigators: Snider, Jefferson; Geerts, Bart
Federal Funds: $13,909
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $131,449
Abstract: Much of Wyoming's water supply originates as winter snow, mainly over the state's numerous mountain ranges. Snowrate and snow accumulation measurements are complicated by strong winds. A consequence is that springtime runoff estimates have limited accuracy and this uncertainty impacts our ability to assess the efficacy of water management practices. This proposal has two related objectives: (a) to advance techniques for measuring regional snowrates based on a newly designed Hotplate snowrate sensor and operational weather radar data; and (b) to improve understanding of atmospheric processes leading to snow generated in clouds forming over the Wyoming high country. Such research is fundamental to snow measurement and to its augmentation by artificial means (i.e., cloud seeding).
The studies proposed here will build on coupled airborne and ground-based field work already planned by the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Science through a grant from NASA. The airborne data will be collected by the University of Wyoming King Air, a state-of-the-art cloud physics platform equipped with a millimeter-wave radar, the Wyoming Cloud Radar (WCR). The WCR measures cloud, precipitation, and air motion fields with high spatial resolution. Extra flight hours are requested under this proposal as an add-on to the NASA-sponsored field work scheduled for early 2006. We plan to acquire data by conducting flight transects across the Laramie Range and Snowy Range and to study how cloud depth, horizontal and vertical wind speed, thermal stability and properties of the aerosol ingested by winter orographic storms influence snow formation. We will also contrast precipitation development in storms moving in from the west against those coming from the Great Plains.
We are also proposing to instrument ground-based sites with a Hotplate and a multi-frequency radiometer for studies concentrated on the accuracy of surface snowrate measurements. In Year 1, the surface measurements will be conducted near the Cheyenne weather surveillance radar (WSR) in partial coordination with the King Air overflights. Values of WSR radar reflectivity (Z) will also used to derive snowrates (S); however, the Z-to-S parameterization necessary for this is poorly constrained. In Year 2, both low- and high-altitude sites in the Snowy Range will be equipped with Hotplate sensors. Hotplate data will be collected, and analyzed, with snow accumulations recorded by co-located Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL) sensors. Objectives of these ground-based studies are 1) refinement of the Z-to-S parameterization applied to WSR measurements of Z acquired in shallow winter upslope snow storms, 2) intercomparison studies of snowrate data from two Hotplates leading to quantification of Hotplate measurement uncertainties, 3) evaluations of the consistency among Hotplate and SNOTEL snow accumulation measurements, and 4) quantification of orographic precipitation enhancement, in the Snowy Range, over time intervals shorter than that measurable by SNOTEL.
This work will aid Wyoming's operational cloud seeding initiative. It will also be instrumental in laying the ground work for an international orographic precipitation experiment we will propose separately for 2008. One Ph.D. student will be supported by this project, at least one other graduate student will be trained in field data collection, and the M.S. student funded through the NASA project will benefit from the airborne measurements proposed herein.
Progress/Completion Report, PDF
Progress/Completion Report, 2008 update, PDF

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Biggest Relationship Trends Of 2011
- Next1 of 13Serendipity: Miramax/Photofest
- Previous Next2 of 13The Break Up: Universal Studios/Photofest
- Previous Next3 of 13The Wedding Singer: New Line Cinema/Photofest
- Previous Next4 of 13He's Just Not That Into You: New Line Cinema/Photofest
- Previous Next5 of 13Up In The Air: Paramount Pictures/Photofest
- Previous Next6 of 13Shopgirl: 20th Century Fox/Photofest
- Previous Next7 of 13Prince William & Kate Middleton: Splash News
- Previous Next8 of 13Made Of Honor: Columbia Pictures/Photofest
- Previous Next9 of 13Serendipity: Miramax/Photofest
- Previous Next10 of 13Golden Girls: NBC/Photofest
- Previous Next11 of 13First Wives Club: Paramount Pictures/Photofest
- Previous Next12 of 13Juno: Fox Searchlight/Photofest
- Previous Next13 of 13Knocked Up: Universal Studios/Photofest
- Biggest Relationship Trends Of 20115 Zodiac Signs That Party Hard
- Find out why some signs will never be BFFs
- Hollywood Hunks of Every Sign
- Yoga Poses for Every Sign
- 9 Things Men Should Never Say to a Woman
- 10 Best Beach Reads for June 2014
- Life Lessons Dads Can Teach Their Daughters
- 9 Conversations To Have Before Marriage
- 8 Things That Make Guys Feel Insecure
- 8 Proven Tips for Moving On After a Breakup
- What Your PDA-Style Says About Your Relationship
- 10 Things Guys Think When They First Meet You
- 12 Dating Rules to Break Now
- 11 Reasons to Consider Dating a Divorced Man
- What to Watch, Read & Shop in June
- 8 Things Men Learn in the First Month of Marriage
- 8 Proven Tricks to Strengthen Your Marriage
- 10 Things Men & Women Will Always Disagree On
- Fights Grown Women Have With Their Moms
The Way We Loved1 of 13
By Natasha Burton
As 2011 winds down, we're taking a look back at the relationship-related news, trends and research that emerged over the course of the year. (Tech-enhanced flirting! A royal wedding! Elderly roommates!) Should old acquaintance be forgot, at least you'll remember these fun facts!
Waiting To Wed2 of 13
When the 2010 Census data was released in May, we learned that, for the first time in modern history, there are now more non-married people in the United States than married ones. With the average couple waiting until their late 20s and 30s to tie the knot—and more of them choosing to live together (some with no plans to wed at all)—the formality of marriage appears to be taking a backseat to simply creating a happy, stable relationship.
11-11-113 of 13
While marriage rates are down, nearly 60,000 couples did tie the knot on this recent date, some because they believed that the repetition of the number one was a good omen, others simply because they wanted an unforgettable way of marking their anniversary. Couples who missed the once-in-100-years occasion can schedule a celebration for next year's 12/12/12.
Staying Together4 of 13
While the current economical situation is tightening many married couples' budgets, it's also keeping them together, for better or for worse. Experts say that while divorce rates have dropped, cheating might be on the rise, as more people sign up for websites like AshleyMadison.com, which helps married people have affairs. "We're not a recession-proof business; we're a recession-growth business," says Ashley Madison founder Noel Biderman. "Who wants to pay $40,000 for a divorce when you can pay $49 for an affair?"
Digital Flirting5 of 13
In 2011, racy texting became the go-to way to flirt. The trend grew among both adults and (unfortunately) teenagers, getting national attention as texting evolved into "sexting," a term that earned its place in Oxford English Dictionary in August. Social media also played a role in relationships this year, as we saw a high-profile political scandal fueled by salacious tweets, courtesy of former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.).
Sugar-Daddy Dating6 of 13
Nowadays, there's an online dating destination to accommodate nearly everyone's relationship needs—whether it's loving pets or being a redhead. This year, "sugar daddy" sites spiked in popularity, perhaps signaling that such May-December arrangements are now less taboo, especially in this economy. "Unemployment rates are high, the cost of living is rising, and loans are difficult to come by," says Brandon Wade, founder and CEO of SeekingArrangement.com. "Sugar-daddy dating, which gives young women the hope of an easier life and less financial worries, suddenly seems a lot more appealing."
Royal Wedding Romance7 of 13
On April 29, nearly 22.8 million people watched Kate Middleton marry Prince William. While their lavish ceremony was rooted in tradition, Will and Kate's wedding also heralded modern marriage ideals, with the couple dating for years before tying the knot in their late 20s (hence the not-so-nice nickname "Waity Katie"). And that oh-so passionate balcony kiss proved that being proper doesn't mean being prim.
DIY Wedding Details8 of 13
When it came to non-royal weddings, many brides-to-be took matters into their own hands by adding homemade touches to their big days, as websites like DIY Wedding and Pinterest became popular idea outposts. Whether these women headed to their local craft store for supplies to make place cards and favors on their own or they found a gifted DIY-er on Etsy, homegrown creations took center stage as one of 2011's biggest wedding trends.
Changing Signs9 of 13
Early in 2011, astrology devotees and people who just enjoy reading their horoscopes alike were shocked (even outraged) to learn that their zodiac signs may have changed. In January, Minnesota Planetarium Society announced that the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth has been altered over the millennia, shifting the zodiac sign dates that the Babylonians set over 5,000 years ago by one month. Thankfully for those attached to their signs, this proposed shift was widely rejected.
Real-Life Golden Girls10 of 13
Women typically live five to ten years longer than men do, and a new trend is emerging among these older, and often widowed, ladies, according to CBS News. A growing number of older women are choosing to live with roommates in order to pool resources, and to have someone else on hand in case of an emergency. We like the idea of moving back in with our BFFs later in life—who better to watch Sex and the City reruns and reminisce about our youth with?
"Momunes"11 of 13
Older women aren't the only ones seeking roommates. This year we also saw a rise in "momunes"—households in which single moms live together. Organizations that match single moms looking for roommates (such as CoAbode) have been around for about a decade, but this living arrangement is now becoming more of a norm due to today's economy.
Gender Reveal Parties12 of 13
Moms- and dads-to-be are now incorporating a "gender reveal" of their forthcoming little ones into their baby shower, or having an entire party dedicated to unveiling whether their child will be a girl or a boy. And they're not just making an announcement: One popular new way to reveal your baby's sex is to have your doctor tell your local baker whether to put either blue or pink filling in a cake you've ordered. When you cut the cake at the party, the baby's sex is revealed.
Fatherhood's Effects13 of 13
Becoming a father is a life-changing experience for a man. But scientists only recently discovered in 2011 just how life-changing daddy duty really is. Not only does fatherhood lower a man's testosterone, but also, another study shows that being a dad can make a man more responsible and cause him to shed bad habits like smoking and drinking. However, we wouldn't rely on these findings to help change the bad boy you're pining over into your Prince Charming.


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|Spacing Between Rows
|12 inches
|Planting Depth
|½ inch
|Days to Germination
|5 to 10 days
|Days to Maturity
|65 days
|Height at Maturity
|18 to 36 inches
|Width at Maturity
|18 inches
How to Grow
Direct sow Dino Kale about a month before last frost. Or, sow under protection 8 weeks earlier, then transplant about a month before last frost. For a young, tender fall crop, sow 3-4 months before first fall frost. Avoid planting at edge of garden, as slugs love kale and will creep in for nightly dining. Harvest a handful of individual outer leaves from each plant; mature plants will be ready for another harvest in a few days.
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The sheriff's department responded to 53calls; the Refugio Police Department, 32; state troopers three; Woodsboro Marshal, four; medics, 13; animal control, seven; Woodsboro VFD, one.
Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident
One female subject was taken to the Refugio Memorial Hospital on April 7 around 8:51 p.m. after dispatch received several 911 calls in reference to an accident across from HEB near the Pizza Hut trailer. The callers advised that someone had been hit by a vehicle. Dispatch advised Officer Raymond Silvas Jr. of the call and Deputy Peter Silvas advised he would be out at the accident. Medics were paged and en route to the accident. The pedestrian was taken to Refugio Memorial Hospital to be treated and a crash report was made for the accident.
Public intoxication
A male subject was arrested on April 4 at 5:44 p.m. at the Relax Inn after being accused of abusing a female and a child.
The caller reported that she could hear the male and female arguing in the room and that there were loud noised coming from the room as if the male was physically assaulting the female and throwing her around.
Investigator Danny Madrigal went to the scene and didn't find any signs of physical abuse. Neither party wanted to leave the room.
A second 911 call was made and the caller reported that the male subject was verbally abusing the female and the child. Officer Duqualis Farrow and Investigator Madrigal were dispatched.
Officer Farrow advised he took the subject into custody for public intoxication and he was taken to the Refugio County Jail.
A physical disturbance led to a DWI arrest on April 8 at 1:24 a.m.
A caller reported that she could hear people fighting in a vehicle outside of her residence.
Dispatch advised Deputies Peter Silvas and Ronald Ramirez. Another call was received by dispatch referring to the same vehicle reporting that it was traveling down Galia Street in Woodsboro.
Deputy Peter Silvas initiated a traffic stop with the vehicle. Sergeant Gary Wright was requested to run a test for intoxication and a wrecker was requested for the vehicle.
The subject is alleged to have hit a vehicle when he was fleeing the disturbance scene. Deputy Ronald Ramirez attempted to make contact with the vehicle owner, but was unable to do so. Pictures were taken of the vehicle that was suspected to be hit by the subject.
The subject's vehicle was released to the wrecker and the subject was arrested for DWI.
Possession of marijuana
A male subject was arrested for possession of marijuana on April 9 at 4:25 p.m. Deputy Daniel Beltran went Fastbreak in Woodsboro where a canine unit was needed.
The canine unit arrived and the dog alerted on the UHAUL vehicle.
The truck was taken to the annex to be searched. The truck was impounded and taken to Milton's.
The subject was escorted to drop his son off with his mother.
The subject was then taken back to the annex and arrested for the possession of marijuana, less than two ounces.
Stolen vehicle
Dispatch received a call on April 9 at 8:55 a.m. in reference to a stolen vehicle. The caller reported that his vehicle was stolen the night before and wrecked.
He also advised that he knew who had stolen his vehicle.
Deputy Danny Beltran was dispatched to find out more information from the caller.
He advised that the incident would be worked as a crash.
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Self-Determination in Latin America: Mexico
Winter 2014 quarter
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The recent history of Latin America can be described as a struggle for self-determination, from the wars of independence to the present-day unequal footing in the world economic system. Taking Mexico as a case study, we will explore how questions of self-determination have shaped Latin America and the lives of the various communities that constitute the region. We will focus, in particular, on the different roles that culture, politics, and economics have played in struggles for self-determination and investigate the tensions and symbioses between them. We will ask ourselves: What roles do culture and economics play as tools of self-determination? How can culture facilitate processes of self-determination at moments when political or economic self-determination is not possible? What are the limitations on the use of culture when one has limited political and economic self-determination? What role do third parties play in struggles for self-determination and how do we situate ourselves with regards to various processes of self-determination in Latin America?
Our study of various groups and communities within Mexico and across its borders to the north and to the south will illuminate the country's diversity, while also highlighting the connections between personal, national, and regional politics in Latin America. We will explore how self-determination is manifested in relationships of class, gender and ethnicity and study the specific ways in which struggles for self-determination have emerged in Mexico from the nineteenth century to the present. We will focus on various historical moments and issues including nation-building efforts and conflicts with the United States in the nineteenth century; issues of violence and class during the Mexican Revolution; contradictory uses of Indigenismo; popular movements and state repression in the 1960s and 70s; the emergence of the Zapatista movement; the economic impact of NAFTA; and questions of economic development and cultural identity during recent migrations to the United States.
Throughout the quarter, we will engage historical and contemporary realities in Mexico using multiple frameworks from the humanities and the social sciences. In the process, we will introduce literary and cultural theory, as well as economic theories of capitalist development. Students will gain an in-depth ability to interpret literary texts in their social contexts, and to use economic models to understand specific aspects of Latin American societies. This program will involve frequent writing assignments and develop skills in visual analysis.
Program Details
Fields of Study
Preparatory for studies or careers in
Location and Schedule
Campus location
Offered during: Day
Online Learning
Required Fees
|December 6th, 2013
|Fee has been reduced (from $100 to $25).
|May 14th, 2013
|Catalina Ocampo has joined the teaching team. The description has been updated. It is now offered winter only and will accept students of all class levels. Students who were interested in this program for fall should refer to the new fall program Caribbean Cultural Crossings.


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Rugby raiders from Japan are trying to lure NRL stars abroad, including Newcastle Knights' Aku Uate
Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:40 AM
Foreign rugby raiders are once again circling the NRL's elite ranks - and the ambush is set to begin with Newcastle Knights flyer Aku Uate.
The NSW Origin excitement machine is among a host of representative players off contract this year; joining Johnathan Thurston, Jarryd Hayne, Robbie Farah, Mitchell Pearce, Jamie Lyon, Matt Scott and Todd Carney on a star-studded list.
Having grown up playing rugby in Fiji and as a schoolboy on the Central Coast, Uate was offered big money from ACT Brumbies and NSW Waratahs to switch back when he was last available, three years ago.
But Japanese and European franchises have since expanded their outlooks, and rugby union sources have confirmed Uate will be in their sights over the coming months.
Read more: http://www.foxsports...2#ixzz2JAvF2oxp
Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:41 AM
I doubt he would not last one year in Japan.
Edited by AndyCapp, 27 January 2013 - 11:42 AM.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:56 AM
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Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king"
This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits.
The actual words are sufficient evidence, but has anyone checked.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 12:08 PM
Doesn't this belong here :- http://www.totalrl.c...y-league-forum/
I don't know?
I thought that posts from both Leagues were being allowed here, it seemed a bit slow so I thought I would add some threads,
Could one of the Mods let me know? if it goes in the NRL thread I won't bother posting it as nobody looks there much from what I can see.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 12:22 PM
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 01:46 PM
Japan and china is a huge market for the NRL, something to consider.
Simple supply and demand, let them bankrupt themselves. Message to Aus RL why not develop RL in Japan, oh how they would love it!
Posted 27 January 2013 - 01:50 PM
Posted 27 January 2013 - 01:51 PM
Rugby league player offered employment - shock,crisis,disaster!!
Its just a story that may interest some on a slow moving forum at this time of year.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 01:56 PM
NRL Pre-season trial matches should be held in places like china, Japan, US and potential expansion cities like Wellington, Christchurch, Perth, Adelaide etc. and in the NSW and Queensland country.
It is being looked at.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 04:39 PM
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:59 AM
From what I see australia is owned and full up with Japanese - surely they could afford to pay for one or two dev officers and exchange a few school/student games. Get some Jap TV execs to a state or origin game...that should do the trick !
You remind me of someone that used to visit these boards, not Wigan Warrior someone before him.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 05:00 AM
the 8TH most successful team in british RL
Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:30 AM
Simple supply and demand, let them bankrupt themselves.
Unlikely, as the top teams in Japan are owned by large corporations like Mitsubishi. That's how they could pay players so much in the shamateur days - they were counted as company employees who just happened to turn out for the works team.
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Ok so this is my 2nd baby. With my first son I had enough milk to feed an army! But with this one I'm drying up and it's only been 2 weeks since my sons' been born. I feel horrible! I want to breastfeed but I know he's not getting enough because he's ALWAYS hungry! I have no choice but to supplement formula.
My breasts don't even get full enough to leak. So what's the problem? I have been a little stressed out because it's hard getting used to a second child but gosh I would think that's normal.
Someone please help. I'm not ready to quit breastfeeding. I feel like a horrible mother!
Thanks in advance for any and all advise!


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Phone: 503-823-PLAY (7529)
Fax: 503-823-6007
1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1302, Portland, OR 97204
Property acquisitions for park purposes are made possible through a variety of resources. In some cases, funds are obtained for purchase of a specific piece of property through grants or special one-time allocations from City Council. Previous bond measures have also provided resources for park acquisition. However, the Park System Development Charge is currently the primary funding source to meet the need created by growth for acquisition of land for future parks and recreation facilities. While acquisition is PP&R's priority, the funds can also be used for development.
SDC funds are generated by a one-time fee that is charged to new residential development at the time the building permit is issued. Since the funds are generated only when new development occurs, the law requires that SDC acquisitions be made in the parts of town experiencing growth. While growth is occurring in all parts of town, the greatest growth continues to be in outer east. PP&R tracks building trends on an annual basis and adjusts SDC target areas accordingly.
Because property meeting PP&R's acquisition guidelines is rapidly disappearing, acquisition rather than development is the priority for use of SDC funds. However, in some cases SDC funds have been used as a match for park development in target areas. In most cases, newly acquired properties are land banked until funds are available for development.
PP&R's Land Acquisition Strategy provides the framework for determining which potential acquisition projects to pursue. The strategy focuses on these program areas:
*These areas are eligible for SDC funds.
PP&R is continually identifying opportunities and gathering information for potential park acquisitions. Community nominations are one of the ways that PP&R learns about these opportunities. The Site Nomination Form provides staff with the basic information needed to evaluate a suggested site. Once the form is received, preliminary research and review is completed. Then the site information is added to the overall acquisition inventory and the nomination is acknowledged.
PP&R staff also actively seeks owners interested in selling their property. If property owners are not interested in selling, PP&R will respect that decision and not pursue a purchase from them.
As funds for acquisition become available, properties listed in the inventory are evaluated based on the City's acquisition priorities and, if applicable, the criteria of the funding source. This is an ongoing process.


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Meeting Poster
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Roof of the World
First Joint meeting of the Geological Society of China (GSC) and the Geological Society of America (GSA)
Brought together by the GSA International Section
|By the Numbers …
|USA & other participants
|Chinese participants
|field trips (200 participants)
17–19 June 2013 • Chengdu, China
Jinjiang Hotel, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
The abstracts are available online and can be downloaded for free.
In 2013, the 7th WCCOGS and the First Joint meeting of GSC and GSA were successfully held in Chengdu, China on 14-15 June and 17-19 June, respectively, with a total of about 800 participants in these meetings. A total of 712 abstracts were received, 181 for WCCOGS and 531 for the Joint meeting of GSC and GSA. These abstracts basically contain the latest academic achievements in many geological fields and are worth reading.
- Abstracts from 7th WCCOGS (Acta Geologica Sinica—Chinese Edition, No.87, Supp.)
- Abstracts from GSC/GSA (Acta Geologica Sinica—English Edition, No.87, Supp.)
[Click "English" at the very end of the heading for instructions in English]
Reflections on the 2013 GSC-GSA Roof of the World China Meeting and Chengdu
"Speaking of Geoscience" blog post
by Nazrul Khandaker
Blog post includes many photos!
Click here to see conference photos on Facebook.
The following excerpt pertains to the recently held Roof of the World Meeting (source: China Education)
To promote the academic communication between the Geological Society of China (GSC) and the Geological Society of America (GSA), the First Joint Scientific Meeting, with the theme of Roof of the World, opened on June 17 in the City of Chengdu and will be closed on June 19.
Wang Min, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources and Head of China Geological Survey, attended the meeting and gave a speech at the opening ceremony. Wang Xiaolie, Deputy Director of China Academy of Geological Sciences, Zhu Lixin, Secretary General of GSC, Suzanne Kay, Jack Hess, Clark Burchfiel, persons in charge of GSA, were present at the meeting together with over 500 geologists from China and America as well as from other countries.
In his speech, Mr. Wang Min said that since the founding of GSA 125 years ago, American geologists have been making remarkable contribution to the development of the world geo-sciences. Likewise, GSC has gone through a history of 91 years. With the sustained and rapid development of Chinas economy, geo-sciences of China have been making a series of new achievements and developing toward the new realms of deep space, deep seas and deep ground. Such worldwide geological research subjects as continental tectonic and dynamics and Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau have been attracting more and more geologists in the world.
In their speeches, Ms. Suzanne Kay and Mr. Jack Hess reviewed the origin and history of the cooperation between GSA and GSC as well as the results achieved by both sides in the fields of environmental geology and geo-hazard prevention, hoping that the cooperation and communication will successfully continue.
14 topics, including the geotectonic evolution of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, will be discussed at the three-day indoor meetings, followed by joint field investigations.
The conference will be conducted in English and will include a three-day conference and post-meeting field trips investigating the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, intra-continental deformation and mineral resources, and unique sites for the end-of-Permian mass extinctions.
Preceding this meeting, the 7th World Chinese Conference on Geological Sciences (WCCOGS) will be held on June 14-15 at the same hotel, and Chinese will be the language for presentations. A tour to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the Wenchuan Earthquake Site near Chengdu will be organized and a reception for these two meetings will be held in the evening of 16 June (Sunday).
Special Session Topics:
- Evolution of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
- Intra-continental deformation, mineral resources and geologic hazards
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The first time I remember going to the Callicoon Theater was to see a print of "A River Runs Through It" that the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) was showing. I was probably 12. Since then, I've been back a half a dozen times. I've always liked it. I had my mind blown by "Being John Malkovich" and snapped a photo of Richard Castellano adjusting the marquee for "Analyze This." The idea that a movie I am closely involved in would show there is a dream.
I remember when Sean Durkin and I rode into the Monticello bus station for the first time. We were both juniors at NYU and we were upstate to work on my short film. At the time, Sean was concentrating on cinematography.
"This place is awesome. I am going to shoot here someday," he said.
I believed him, of course, but I don't think I thought it would happen so soon.
The memory was in the front of my mind four years later while the "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (MMMM) crew milled about the bus station getting ready to film. It made me smile. I drove back to Narrowsburg when the shooting was over. Back to the editing room that I had set up on the second floor of the DVAA on Main Street.
I grew up going to operas, movies and plays at the Tusten Theater. I shot there for the very same student film that Sean and I rode up to scout. I roamed RiverFest and the gallery often. So when it came time to choose a place to edit while MMMM was being shot, the DVAA seemed like a natural progression.
Filming was based in Livingston Manor at the farmhouse owned by the family of Antonio Campos, one of the producers and part of the trio at Borderline Films (see page 15). It turned out that one of Sean's producing partners and dear friend of Antonio's family had an old farmhouse in Livingston Manor. The farm was picturesque and perfect for the story.
The production was still looking for a lake house where the second half of the film was to take place. Eventually Tenannah Lake stood in for Connecticut.
The film is about a young woman who escapes from a cult.
Earlier that summer, Sean had gotten back from the Sundance director's lab and the shooting schedule was tight because we were racing the change in season. The amazing production team figured a way to make it happen. Sean cast Elizabeth Olsen as the lead, and John Hawkes and the rest of the very good cast fell into place.
Many extras were cast locally for scenes at both the farm and lake house. Shooting was scheduled for four weeks, and during that time I travelled back and forth between set, the editing room and my mom's house, where I and my assistant editor Dean were living. For meals, we alternated between the Whistle Stop, Main Street Cafe, the Pizza Place and on-set catering. We visited Roasters a few times daily for coffee and we garnered quite a few looks when we sauntered into the Narrowsburg Inn for drinks late one Wednesday.
"Where you from?" the bartender asked.
"Here," I answered. He looked confused.
Filming wrapped and I finished the first assembly of the film before packing the editing room back up (thanks again, Mom, for vacuuming) and moving back to the city to finish the film. On a tight editing schedule, Sean and I worked as fast as we could. Three months later, we premiered MMMM at Sundance. Sean won Best Director and Fox Searchlight picked it up before the end of the festival.
I am very much looking forward to seeing "Martha Marcy May Marlene" at the Callicoon Theater this coming weekend. I'll be attending the Saturday evening screening. It'll actually be the first time that I see it on film.
I should say that it's not an easy film. It's rated R, and definitely deals with some tough stuff. Nevertheless, it's a film that will you make you think and talk. And it's particularly fun knowing that it was shot right here in Sullivan County.


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The event depicted in this "thanka" (rolled painting) is the descent of Buddha Shakyamuni from the thirty-third heaven. A giant triple ladder leads the way from cosmic Mt. Meru down to earth. Considered one of the twelve great deeds of the Buddha, he ascended to heaven to give a discourse to his mother, Queen Maya, who died when he was seven days old and therefore never received his teachings. He then returned to earth to continue his ministration. Halfway down, a group of monks and celestials surround him on clouds, while another welcoming party bearing auspicious gifts awaits his arrival on earth. The Buddha's ability to transcend the earthly realm in a physical way is a result of his extraordinary state of consciousness.
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I posted a Tweet last night without context. I'd like to come back to it this morning:
This was made in response to a raft of comments (Twitter and US Beta Forums) regarding Blizzard's stance on 'mob tapping': you know, when someone hits a mob before you do and it goes grey, which means they get the kill and you don't. Here's the Official Response on the current state of play from Watcher, and it makes a lot of sense in an overall context. You ought to work for your loot, most of the *important* mobs are tag-free anyway and Blizzard has a lot of systems in play to allow mobs to spawn faster or 'more dynamically' (depending on how you define this) However, the problem for many people isn't the griefing or the possibility for exploitation, it is their own computers that let them down, and it has absolutely nothing to do with any notions of asocial or antisocial behaviour.
As an example, let's talk about the starting quest for your Garrison in Shadowmoon.
- I get a group invite from someone I don't know, refusing to explain why.
- If I accept the invite no-one talks to each other until the person that made the group gets the prerequisite number of kills.
- If I'm lucky, they then thank me before they leave, with me no closer to the competed total.
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It is very easy to solo everything these days, so much so that Blizzard actively encourage this in Legacy content. This playstyle doesn't need any help, and it can be done at any hour of the day or night, and it allows the game to maintain a measure of longevity that it would never otherwise possess. Ironically with your Garrison you are given a number of buffs which make playing solo possible against increasingly harder mobs to boot, but still Blizzard politely insist you have to wait for a mob spawn or ask for a group in the world. If you were in an instance everyone tags everything, and this seems to be the direction Blizzard wants to push players anyway. Why therefore do we need to keep this 'soft gating' as a standard? Mostly because Mobs Give XP and ironically, this is the oldest method of all to keep players from getting to the cap in less than a day from launch.
After all, the last Realm First on my server didn't quest their way to maximum XP, they killed the same mobs over and over again to reach 90. If everything was tag free, a VAST amount of content would become pretty much pointless overnight. As a result, I'd not expect Blizzard's stance to change any time soon.
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My problem is simple: there are too many mixed messages currently on how people should play and what ought to be encouraged to do in game. The biggest one is the most concerning: Blizzard have made clear that unless grouping players take the EXACT same set of quests (and place identical buildings) as each other when levelling Warlords Garrisons, specific content is likely not to be available to all players when grouped. The way this part of the game has been constructed appears to actively discourage the group mentality in favour of individual flexibility, and if this is the case then telling people they ought to group for mob kills is... well, ridiculous. I think it may be time to consider a consistent approach to gameplay that either pushes people to group from Level One or pushes the focus to individual choice and not forced utility.
More than that, it is high time that players were made to be more accountable for their actions and not less. That doesn't need to happen in optional group content, it needs to be stricter when grouping is mandatory. How we fix this problem however... that's a blog post for another morning.


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For mantles, windows, or tabletops in need of holiday cheer, add the festive glow of this time-honored bubble light candolier. Just like the bubble lights that mesmerized you as a kid, these 9 red and green beauties filled with glittery, clear liquid bubble up, creating a magical display of light and motion. 19¾" plastic base. 5 ft. cord. For indoor use only. UL listed.
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Riding for a cause and a recordBy Eric Blaisdell
STAFF WRITER | July 12,2013Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
Robert Burlison Jr., right, stands by his motorcycle with representatives of Kiwanis Clubs from Barre, Montpelier, Hardwick and St. Johnsbury outside the Statehouse on Thursday. Burlison is trying to break the Guinness World Record for longest continuous motorcycle journey within one country and is helping to raise money for a Kiwanis campaign to eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus.MONTPELIER A California man was in the Capital City on Thursday on a quick stopover on his attempt to break a world record while also raising money to fight maternal/neonatal tetanus.
Robert Burlison Jr., a Kiwanis member for 28 years, put his day job as a lawyer on hold seven weeks ago and set off to break the Guinness World Record for longest continuous motorcycle ride all within one country. Burlison said the record holder is a man from India who rode 11,200 miles. Burlison said his route should take him past that mark as he expects to go 12,300 miles.
Thursday he said he had just passed the 7,000-mile mark and is starting his trek back west.
The ride, called Kiwanis Unity Ride to Eliminate (KURE), is in support of the Eliminate project a global campaign by Kiwanis and UNICEF to raise $110 million to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide. According to Kiwanis, a service group of volunteers, every nine minutes during 2011 a baby died from tetanus. A three-dose vaccine would give the mother and child immunity from tetanus at a cost of $1.80 per vaccine.
To help raise the money, Burlison is selling $50 raffle tickets for a $10,000 motorcycle. The winner can pick either the motorcycle or the money. He said he hopes to raise around $25,000 by the end of his journey.
Those looking to donate can visit Kure2013.com.
Burlison, who is in the seventh week of his trip, also is doing the ride for his father, Robert Burlison Sr., a World War II Navy veteran who died in March. Burlisons father had wanted to go on the trip with his son.
He said that, It was a significant effort that a real cowboy would do. Why did he said that? I dont know. But it got me thinking. ... To me, Kiwanians are like real cowboys. They are courteous, respectful. When they do something they dont want anything back. They arent doing it for anything back.
Some of the highlights of Burlisons trip are when groups come out to ride with him. He said he enjoyed riding with the American Legion in Kansas and the Arkansas chapter of Rolling Thunder.
Riding in a group is just great. Its the herd mentality, he said jokingly.
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So the media can put marbury on the back of the newspaper when they believe he abandoned the team but they cant correct themselves when they learn the real reason why he left?Where Marbury spent his day off on Tuesday?
While the Knicks were in Phoenix taking on the Suns, Stephon Marbury spent the day in Brooklyn, mourning the death of his mentor, Robert Williams aka Mr. Lou.
Williams coached every great player to come through the Surfside Gardens in Coney Island, including Stephon and his brothers (Don, Eric, Norman, Zach), Sebastian Telfair, Quincy Douby, Chris Taft and Jamel Thomas.
My dad passed away at 3 oclock, and Stephon was here by dinnertime, said Robert Williams Jr., 40, Mr. Williamss son.
Earl Smith, one of Mr. Williamss former players who is now a personal assistant to Spike Lee, said Mr. Marbury was in the Williams apartment crying like a baby.
"People don't know," Sebastian Telfair said. "But that's why Stephon left, to go to Mr. Lou. I wish I had the flexibility and the leverage to do the same, to be there for him and his family at this time."
Madison Square Garden, that's the Garden for the professionals," Telfair said. "Our Garden is the Garden for street-ball players." Mr. Lou coached Telfair as well as Telfair's older brother and younger brother in the 36 years he held court there.
When asked how many hours he spent at Coney Island's Garden, Telfair grew puzzled by the small increment of time.
"Hours? Hours ... there's a decade's worth of hours there," he said. "He was there for all of it. He taught us everything, everything. I wouldn't be here, none of us could have done it without him."
Perhaps this is what Steph meant when he said that he had permission to leave.
To all the haters, *******s, and Media F_CK YOU
Isiah Thomas For not Tellin the truth F_CK YOU
This still doesnt excuse Marbury of all his other non-sense. he still has time to get his life back into order, but im sick of his antics and so are many many former Marbury fans.
Mike D'antoni. Atleast hes better than Isiah. I hope.
If this is true then I definitely can understand him leaving. That story was the turning point for me, but I never bought into the selfish shoot first persona stories. I'd like to see what Marbury can do next season.
What happened with Marbury "leaving the team" never made sense to me. I always knew there must be sumthin more to it. I kept sayin in January of 07 I saw a different marbury. He finally had the right attitude. Thats why him "leaving the team" suprised me and i never believed that we knew the full story. I searched and found a couple different articles that said this, including one from the new york times. Im not sure why the post and daily news never corrected themselves, its messed up. People have been misled this whole time. Im suprised i didnt figure this out til now but i thought his basketball mentor had died before he "left the team." Now we know why he really left the team. Theres still unanswered questions, like why didnt marbury, thomas, the ny post, and daily news say anything about this.
So he left the team for a legit reason? Still doesn't excuse him from being a selfish prick and excepting his demotion from the starting lineup.
And i know i'm going to catch grief for this but do u think if Marbury would have left for this funeral if he didn't get into a fight earlier in the day with Isiah. It sounds bad but your a a professional your job is play basketball, how many times have u heard about players playing the day after there father, or mentor died. Just remember back to last year, Derek Fischer flew in to Utah late afte his daughter was just diagnosed with cancer.
Since we know marbury has a valid excuse for leaving the team how do we know what his reaction was to being benched?
Because of Mr. Lou's death, we dont know how marbury wouldve reacted to being benched. Im sure he wouldnt had been happy and heres why:
(You have probably seen this before but ill post it again)
Marbury was off to a slow start
Crawford was off to a slower start
Marburys defense was below average
Crawfords defense was poor
Marbury gets benched
Crawford is allowed to continue to suck
I can get stats of crawfords shooting percentages from november if you dont believe me, he got off to a terrible start. But somehow he continued to start while Marbury got benched for the turnover prone Mardy collins.
So there you go unrealistic. You cant argue that crawford is a better defender then marbury. Hes one of the worst defenders in the league and a large percentage of this site/knicks fans will agree on that.
So why does marbury get benched and Crawford is allowed to keep his starting job?
Because crawford wears #11 and sucks Isiah until his d1ck is sponge like.
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The article was dated Nov 16 2007, so why has this gone unnoticed for so long? Why didn't the family of Mr Lou go to the papers to clear things up for the sake of Steph? Why would his cousin let him take the fall for so long without coming out and speaking to the press? Why would Isiah not clear things up for the sake of saving the organization the embarrassment? Why wouldnt anyone on the Knicks have gone to the press to stand up for their teamate, someone on the team would've had to know. The rumor is the team voted for Steph not to play the next game, wouldn't explaining to them that Steph left for personal reasons had made them deal with playing a lot better, and saved a lot of ill feelings towards Isiah?
Something is not right here, we all know that everytime a two GMs have a conversation regarding a trade it is somehow uncovered, this seems impossible for someone to have missed.
You know what I realized....Steph's father passes away at a Suns game, the fallout with Isiah was as they were headed to face the Suns.
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This may have answered one question but we have alot of new questions. Is Marbury really that hated, to the point where espn, the ny post, and other media sources didnt correct themselves?A gleaming white Cadillac with a license plate reading MISTERLU, its engine off, was parked next to a basketball court in a Coney Island housing project last night.
The coach Robert Williams, also known as Mr. Lou.
The white Cadillac given to Mr. Williams by Stephon Marbury, the Knicks point guard who once played for him.
Rodney Brown and his father, Ray, longtime friends of Mr. Williams, at the court called the Garden. Rodney Brown said, Mr. Lou was the gardener, and we were all his flowers.
The Cadillac belonged to Robert Williams, a manager at a Brooklyn nursing home. Of course, that job did not pay for the vehicle, a tricked-out car Mr. Williams had trouble figuring out how to operate. Mr. Williams did other work, on the basketball courts that were last night as quiet as his parked car.
For 36 years, Mr. Williams, known on and around those courts as Mr. Lou, coached and mentored hundreds of talented young basketball players from Coney Island. Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks, who had given him the Cadillac, was one of them. Sebastian Telfair of the Minnesota Timberwolves was another. Mr. Williams died of a heart attack on Tuesday afternoon in his apartment in the housing project. He was 64.
Mr. Marbury, who left the Knicks without public explanation on Tuesday, spent at least several of his hours away from the team at the housing project, called Surfside Gardens.
My dad passed away at 3 oclock, and Stephon was here by dinnertime, said Robert Williams Jr., 40, Mr. Williamss son.
Dwayne Tiny Morton, the head basketball coach at Lincoln High School in Coney Island, where Mr. Marbury played ball, said, I mean, there comes a time when you have to stop what youre doing, even if it is playing professional basketball, and pay your respects.
And so the death of a legendary street-ball mentor became for a brief time intertwined with the drama of the Knicks and their star point guard. The guard, Mr. Marbury, has been out of favor with his current coach, Isiah Thomas, but rejoined the team last night in Los Angeles. Mr. Marbury was one of the scores of Mr. Williamss former players who showed up on the basketball court in Coney Island known in street basketball circles as the Garden.
This is the Garden, Mr. Lou was the gardener, and we were all his flowers, said Rodney Brown, who played for Mr. Williams and stood by the court with his father, Ray Brown.
Mr. Williamss memorial services tomorrow in Coney Island promise to be part all-star reunion, part neighborhood gathering. Four of Mr. Marburys brothers played under Mr. Williamss tutelage. Don was a leading scorer for Texas A & M. Eric teamed with the future N.B.A. star Dominique Wilkins at Georgia in the early 1980s. Norman played at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. And Zack Marbury played at the University of Rhode Island.
But there were other great players: Quincy Douby, who played at Rutgers and is now with the Sacramento Kings: Chris Taft, who played for the University of Pittsburgh and then briefly for the Golden State Warriors; and Jamel Thomas, who played at Providence College and is now with a professional team in Italy. Last month, Mr. Thomas flew Mr. Williams and his wife, Sophia, to Italy to watch him play.
The Garden was all but adjacent to Mr. Williamss building in which his apartment, 11-F, was a virtual locker room for his many teams, and their dozens of championship trophies. At the modest basketball court outside, groups of residents and others would cling to the chain link fence on hot summer nights to watch some of the best street ball in the city.
Last night, candles were placed on the court at mid-court, the three-point line, and the foul line.
He was the backbone of this whole community, said Rodney Brown. With talented kids, he taught them how not to be bought. With lesser players, he took them under his wing. And with kids who didnt have money, he reached into his own pocket to buy them sneakers.
Ray Brown said he grew up with Mr. Williams, whose nickname derived from a childhood sobriquet Lulu Boy, and who ran an annual tournament held in the memory of a local man shot years back by police officers.
Some of us went to college, some went to jail and some wound up dead; Mr. Lou stayed here with the kids, said Ray Brown.
Some of them were allowed up to Mr. Williams apartment to view his lifeless body laid out on his bed. One of them was Mr. Marbury.
Earl Smith, one of Mr. Williamss former players who is now a personal assistant to Spike Lee, said Mr. Marbury was in the Williams apartment crying like a baby.
We lost a coach, a mentor and a grandfather Mr. Lou was all of those things, he said.
Mr. Morton, who has won five city titles as a head coach at Lincoln, was aware of Mr. Marburys delicate situation with the Knicks but was not surprised that he would show his loyalty to his neighborhood and its pillars.
How could you not show up to say one last goodbye? he asked.
Why didnt Marbury, Isiah, or anyone on the Knicks speak on this?
MSG I can admit fully that i don't like Marbury at all. I would like to know what Marbury has one for the Knicks that has warranted this much love from you?
That timeline doesn't make sense. Why did he get on the plane to Phoenix in the first place if his intention was to go to the funeral?
For your information, the papers did report this, but speculated the real reason he left. It's been widely reported by media and players who witnessed the incident, that Steph and Isiah got into a fight on the plane because he was being benched. He then blackmailed Isiah, left the team, and THEN found out his mentor died. At that point he decided to fly back to New York for the funeral.
If he left just to go to a funeral, then why the all the hooplah and public hand shaking before games? It doesn't add up.
I'll be the first to admit that I am a Marbury hater. But if he did just leave for a funeral, then it's really f*cked up how Isiah made Marbury look like he was AWOL.
I'll be very curious to see how Marbury plays next year. If he embraces team basketball and plays hard for D'antoni and his teammates, then I will be happy for him and will not talk sh*t about him anymore. But if he pulls more bullsh*t and pisses off D'antoni and his teammates then I would hope the Marbury lovers will admit that he is bad for the Knicks and for basketball in general.
Essentially, I'm anxiously awaiting next year. I'm willing to accept Marbury and forget all the crap I've heard about him, but at the same time I'm cautiously skeptical.
Here are some impressive games from last year:
Dec. 27, 2006 vs Detroit
Marbury-41pts, 8asts
Jan 5, 2007 vs Seattle
Ray Allen-11pts(3-10)
Marbury continued to play well for the rest of January and February. In March, he once again became Starbury
March 2 - 34pts
March 3 - 38pts
March 6 - 40pts
March 14 - 31pts
March 26 - 32pts
March 30 - 43pts
April 4 - 30pts
Its hard to prove how good of a defender someone is with stats, i dont like that 82 games.com, so this is the best i can do
Knicks points allowed month by month
The numbers went down in the time frame that i always say marbury played his best defense, proving that there might be some validity to what im saying.
He played his heart out last year, im not sure why more people dont see this. I think alot of you forgot about it when he "left the team" and held that against him. He finally showed to me at least that his attitude was no longer a problem and that he can be a team player. His assists might not prove what im saying, i believe he averaged around 6 assists per game during this stretch but he doesnt have the best teammates. Its not easy tryin to set up poor shooters like crawford and q-rich, or slow moving turnover prone centers like eddy curry.
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Man convicted of killing mother is sentenced
Appleton man sentenced to life in prison
An Appleton man has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of killing his mother while on a fishing trip.
Thirty-five-year-old Randal Rosenthal was convicted in November of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 52-year-old Kathleen Remter. He was sentenced Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Rosenthal killed Remter to collect her $586,000 life insurance policy.
She was found dead in the Fox River in July 2011. Investigators said she had been shot in the back of the head.
Rosenthal claimed his mother was fine when he last saw her after they went fishing in Buchanan.
WLUK-TV reported Rosenthal won't be eligible for parole until 2061.
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More than 500 attended Tuesday's dedication of the bronze statue of the Blessed Father William Chaminade, according to Chaminade University.
The statue stands in the oval gardens of the shared campus of Chaminade University, Marianist Center of Hawaii and Saint Louis School at 3140 Waialae Avenue.
According to Bro. Robert Hoppe, vice president of Marianist Center of Hawaii, the statue is 10-feet-2-inches-tall and on a 2-foot-tall pedestal, making it 12-feet-2-inches-tall from bottom to top.
Weighing in at 3,000 pounds, the statue was created by Joe Aspell, renowned sculptor and former Marianist brother. The statue arrived on campus on Friday, Nov. 16, and mounted that same day. Lights were later installed for evening viewing.
Designed to capture a pivotal moment in Chaminade's life as he returned to France from Saragossa, the statue depicts the founder on the verge of possibilities and invites the visitor to enter into collaboration with the Marianist visionary. The statue is of a young visionary in his late 30s, early 40s, about to build an organization of both and lay and religious order members, as a way to restore the Catholic faith to France after the French revolution.
Currently, smaller versions of the statue have been installed at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas and at the Marianist Provincial Office in St. Louis, Missouri.
One of similar size also stands on the campus of University of Dayton in Ohio. St. Mary's, University of Dayton and Chaminade are Marianist-sponsored universities.
The statue was commissioned to honor the 250th anniversary of Chaminade's birth.
Chaminade, a French priest, escaped to Spain during the Revolution after refusing to take the Oath of fidelity all clergy were ordered to swear. When he returned to Bordeaux, he brought together an eclectic group of merchants, priests, teachers, chimney sweeps, former soldiers and others from all walks of life who drew their inspiration from Mary and believed strongly in service to youth and the poor. They became the Society of Mary, or Marianists. The statue depicts Father Chaminade as a young man returning to France from his exile in Spain. He is shown on the move, about to begin his mission. The book in his arm is a symbol of the Marianist quest for knowledge through faith and reason.


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Two men from California on trial this week in Honolulu are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from dozens of Hawaii drivers.
In a surveillance video, the state prosecutor says you can see the scam about to take place.
Lead investigator and federal agent Travis Taylor says the two men, 29-year-old Hakop Changryan and 39-year-old Vardan Kangramanyan, installed skimming devices at five different Aloha Mini Mart gas stations across Honolulu.
The agent says the men rented a white van to use as a cover up while they quickly open the panel and install the machines. They're small drives that copy your bank card information when you swipe it. They're inside the panel so you don't even know it's there.
"It took 21 seconds, I believe, to do it," said Taylor.
Federal police say the men used the stolen data in 2010 to create new bank cards and scammed nearly 200 people of $157,000. The defense attorney for the two men say the surveillance video is too grainy and does not clearly identify their clients.
"The state has a circumstantial evidence case," said attorney William Harrison. "We believe there is no evidence, hard and fast, that my client committed the offense."
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- Revisiting plane Couette-Poiseuille flows of a piezo-viscous fluid
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- We re-examine fully developed isothermal unidirectional plane Couette-Poiseuille flows of an incompressible fluid whose viscosity depends linearly on the pressure as previously considered in [J. Hron, J. Malek, K.R. Rajagopal, Simple flows of fluids with pressure-dependent viscosities, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 457 (2001) 1603-1622]. We show that the conclusion made there that, in contrast to Newtonian and power-law fluids, piezo-viscous fluids allow multiple solutions is not justified, and that the inflection velocity profiles reported in [J. Hron, J. Malek, K.R. Rajagopal, Simple flows of fluids with pressure-dependent viscosities, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 457 (2001) 1603-1622] cannot exist. Subsequently, we undertake a systematic parametric study of these flows and identify three distinct families of solutions which can exist in the considered geometry. One of these families has no similar counterpart for fluids with pressure-independent viscosity. We also show that the critical wall speed exists beyond which Poiseuille-type flows are impossible regardless of the magnitude of the applied pressure gradient. For smaller wall speeds channel choking occurs for Poiseuille-type flows at large pressure gradients. These features distinguish drastically piezo-viscous fluids from their Newtonian and power-law counterparts.
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I'm a former musician as I was a self taught drummer way back in the 70's early 80's. I feel the music was much better back then but that's only my opinion.
I have been impressed by a little some what chubby Brit named Adele Adkins. Her voice is full and powerful and she seems unabashed by her fame in which is refreshing. She's not concerned about being a slim model type singer either. Her influences are Etta James/Bonnie Raitt. She's was born in 1988 so it's surprising she likes those much older performers. She plays several instruments and writes/co writes her own music as well. Had her first baby last November and is soon to be married to Simon Konecki who is from England and is the father of Adele's baby.
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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. Barbara Aldrich Purdy Johnson, 88, a resident of Mountain Home, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Village Nursing Home.
She was born April 16, 1924, the second child and only daughter to Ellery Redfield (later Vermont Senator Purdy) and Katharine Aldrich Purdy. Barbara was the wife of the late Frederick A. Johnson Jr. with whom she had a son, Frederick A. III.
She graduated from Rutland High School, Rutland, Vermont, in 1942, attended Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts, for a year and then enlisted in the Womans Army Corps (WAC) toward the end of WWII. After basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, she served in the Base Ops office at Herington Air Force Base in Herington, Kansas, and was discharged in November 1945, after the war ended. Back in Rutland, she worked as a flight attendant for a commuter airline to New York City and Boston. Once, in flight, the door blew open and she reached out and pulled it back shut.
She married Johnson September 25, 1946, and lived in Chicago, Illinois, for five years while he worked for his masters and Ph.D. in petroleum geology at the University of Chicago. They moved to Midland, Texas, where he was employed by the Humble Oil & Refining Co. She worked as a secretary at SOHIO Oil Co., and later as secretary at the original Episcopal Church in Midland. She was also a water safety instructor and gave swimming lessons to youngsters at her home. Their hobby was breeding and showing German shepherd dogs around the country for many years. They moved to Houston, Texas, in 1966, and transferred to Denver, Colorado, in 1968. They divorced in 1980 after 34 years of marriage.
Barbara, over the next 10 years, lived in Kanab, Utah, Tucson, Arizona, Eagle River, Alaska, and Carson City, Nevada, before returning to Colorado. She always loved the mountains and the great outdoors. She enjoyed skiing, swimming and horseback riding most of her life and was a great animal lover, becoming quite an accomplished artist with animal portraits using pastels.
She relocated to Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the urging of her son in 2003, and lived out her remaining years there. She loved the area because it reminded her of her home state of Vermont. She loved the lakes and she loved the company of her son and his wife, Dorothy. Her last year was spent in the loving and capable hands of the staff at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mountain Home. She slipped into a coma quietly and painlessly with Dorothy at her side on Tuesday, February 26, and passed shortly thereafter. Her son was at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, his place of work for 37 years at the time, but was able to return home on February 27.
She is survived by her older brother, 92-year-old Ellery Redfield Purdy Jr. and wife Elaine of Rutland, Vermont; five granddaughters and one grandson, Krysta I. Johnson of Bremerton, Washington, Setanya Snover and Lela Raymond of Ketchikan, Alaska, Carolyn Malcolm and Kathleen Vest, both of Anchorage, Alaska, and William Loyd Herren of Mountain Home; 16 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren and another on the way.
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A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a solution to one of life's greatest mysteries: how to make ketchup pour as easily as milk.
PhD candidate Dave Smith and his team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists at the Varanasi Research Group said they spent the past two months developing LiquiGlide -- a slippery bottle coating made of nontoxic, FDA-approved materials -- that solves the frustratingly difficult act of pouring thick sauces out of bottles, Co.Exist on Fast Company reported.
"It's funny: Everyone is always like, 'Why bottles? What's the big deal?'" Smith told Fast Company. "But then you tell them the market for bottles -- just the sauces alone -- is a $17 billion market. And if all those bottles had our coating, we estimate that we could save about one million tons of food from being thrown out every year."
The group posted videos of LiquiGlide in action on its website.
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By Helena Rodriguez : Freedom Newspapers
As I begin what may or may not be my last semester of college for awhile, I think about a recent Time Magazine article I read titled "Liberal Arts vs. Business Degrees.
"The article states that more American students are opting for so called "easy" degrees in the liberal arts rather than more challenging, more in-demand and perhaps better-paying careers in business, math and the sciences. According to this article, students are opting for these "creative" careers out of laziness rather than utilizing their brain cells to solve the world's problems and be more competitive with Chinese students who outpace Americans in academics.
I agree that video games and even the format of our media, which contributes to smaller attention spans, have contributed to the so-called "dumbing down of America." I'm also troubled by the fact that people are reading less and are satisfied with the small snippets of news we get rather than demanding more in-depth news coverage.
However, as a graduate student about to complete a master's degree in one of the liberal arts in December, I object to the notion that a liberal arts degree is "taking the easy way out."
I consider myself to be a creative person and that has its good and bad points. I've always struggled when it comes to math and science and have learned the hard way how to balance my checkbook, manage my finances and stick to a budget. And soon to have a master's degree in communication, my mom also enjoys pointing out to me on occasion that I seem to be lacking in the area of common sense.
So I have a few screws loose. Don't all geniuses?
Not really, I'm anything but a genius, and I know that having an advanced degree will not make me any better than a person without a college education. Also, I believe it's not so much that piece of paper you earn in college that matters as much as what you do with that piece of paper. And while I won't argue that we do need more scientists and mathematicians, we also need our creative folks. We need our engineers and rocket scientists, but we also need people who can put together a proper sentence and write intelligently.
While I can easily write a research paper, I know some people with my level of education who cannot even put together a decent sentence.
Turning that around though, while writing is my specialty, I would have trouble passing a basic algebra class; therefore, it would be disastrous for someone like me to pursue a career in engineering.
Instead of saying that us creative folks are taking the easy way out, I would also argue there's nothing wrong with choosing personal happiness over money. I considered more lucrative careers, but again, what's more important, job security and salary or following your heart?
I watched the movie "Accepted" last weekend about a high school graduate who starts his own college when he cannot find a school to accept him. As outlandish as the movie was, it sent some thought-provoking messages about our educational system. The movie challenged the conventional definition of "higher education" as this fictional college offered classes like "Slacking 101," "Skateboarding" and "Walking Around and Thinking About Stuff."
I'm not knocking the value of a higher education. I remind my 16-year-old daughter Laura of the value of a college education almost every day.
And while I agree that students, including myself, need to challenge ourselves more because our society as a whole has started to slack off, I believe we should also step back and look at the even bigger picture.
We should not chose our careers in terms of marketability, potential income or global competitiveness, but in terms of how we can make this world a better place when we leave. When all is said and done, we can't take anything we worked so hard for with us. All we can do is leave a legacy.


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My 34-year-old boyfriend has been a paraplegic due to spinal cord injury from the waist-down for seven years. He told me he's able to perform sexually with the aid of medication. What type of medication could he be talking about?


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February 20, 2013 —
If you believe in groundhog meteorology, then according to the prediction of "Punxsutawney Phil" that occurred not too far back, we should have an early spring on the way. Barely a week after Phil's prediction, a winter storm sideswiped us and went on to dump more than three feet of snow over parts of New England. Groundhog Phil may have lost a few fans due to the storm named "Nemo."
Groundhog or no groundhog, nature does not have a big switch to turn on the spring season; instead, we will get a lot of peaks and valleys with daily temperatures, but gradually warming when a longer period trend line is looked at. The days are getting longer and the sun is getting higher, but there are vast amounts of earth, air and water in the environment to warm up after the short days of winter.
There are already signs of impending spring evident in the region. Eagles, one of the earliest birds to breed in our area, are only a week or two from laying eggs in some area nests. And to our south in places like southern PA or the lower Hudson region of NY, eagles have been incubating for several weeks.
Whether the groundhog is right or wrong this year, winter is on its way out; it is just the matter of those six extra weeks that "Punxsutawney Phil" focuses on each year. With that in mind, enjoy the last part of winter and look forward to the coming mild days of spring.