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The Jeter's Leaders Social Change Project is a week-long event created to share one of the Turn 2 Foundation's core principles with communities across the country.
Every two years, the New York and Kalamazoo Jeter's Leaders come together to make a positive difference in an area outside their hometowns. This journey brings the program's participants to a new city every year, where they complete a community service initiative intended to inspire social change.
As part of the Social Change Project, the Jeter's Leaders also have the opportunity to tour the host city, visit colleges in the area and attend various informational sessions, all with the goal of broadening their horizons and helping them become stronger citizens.
While the Jeter's Leaders learn and grow as young men and women through their experience, they also hope to serve as role models for others, inspiring the ideals that drive the Turn 2 Foundation: academic excellence, positive behavior, healthy lifestyles, leadership and social change. That is why the Social Change Project is a cornerstone of the Jeter's Leaders program.
2014 Jeter's Leaders Social Change Project
Kalamazoo, Michigan
July 27-Aug. 1, 2014
Watch: Video recap
The New York and Kalamazoo Jeter's Leaders traveled to Derek's hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for their biannual service project from July 27-Aug. 1 of 2014. During their time in Kalamazoo, all the Jeter's Leaders were able to learn more about Derek Jeter's roots, while the Kalamazoo Jeter's Leaders were able to highlight their favorite parts of their hometown for the New York Jeter's Leaders. The Leaders were determined to leave a lasting impression on the Kalamazoo community.
The trip began with a tour of Derek's hometown, where Leaders visited places that were important to the Jeter family. They were able to see Westwood Little League, where Derek played as a boy. The Leaders even ran the bases at Kalamazoo Central High School, where Derek honed his skills before becoming a New York Yankee. The Leaders ended their hometown tour with an ice cream social at Dairy Queen, one of the Jeter family's favorite spots.
Community service and social activism are major components of the Jeter's Leaders program. Jeter's Leaders worked together under the guidance of Volunteer Kalamazoo to help create a community green space at Derek and Sharlee Jeter's alma mater, St. Augustine Cathedral School, where the Diocese recently embarked on a multi-phase campus improvement plan. Over two days, the Leaders created murals for the school, prepped and laid sod for a multi-purpose field, assisted in creating an outdoor classroom for students and the public and helped with overall maintenance.
When their work was complete, the Leaders presented St. Augustine with more than 150 books donated by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Jeter Publishing for the school's library. To help complete the project, which will foster enhanced educational and outdoor recreation opportunities for the downtown Kalamazoo community, the Turn 2 Foundation also donated $50,000 to St. Augustine.
"True leadership is about affecting positive change," said Sharlee Jeter, president of the Turn 2 Foundation. "The Jeter's Leaders are ambassadors for Derek in their communities, and that is why social change is at the heart of everything they do. This service project is their way of making a lasting impact on St. Augustine and the surrounding community not only through the work they do but by the example they set."
Following the project's completion, the Jeter's Leaders unwound with a family-style barbeque dinner on the beautiful quad of Kalamazoo College. The Leaders were able to bond, play games and enjoy healthy desserts from Luvo. After dinner, the Leaders were surprised with an advance screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 3D at the Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Kalamazoo.
The next day, Jeter's Leaders hosted Re2pect Your Health, a special interactive event at Bronson Methodist Hospital that provided Kalamazoo children with tips for healthy living alongside Derek Jeter's 10 Life Lessons. Throughout the day, hundreds of children visited 10 booths, where Leaders and Bronson staff shared information on topics such as healthy eating and maintaining good posture. Children also had the opportunity to participate in group exercises including boot camp, and interactive healthy eating activities such as a station where they had a chance to make their own trail mix.
Re2pect Your Health was followed by Re2pect Your Community Presented by PNC Bank in partnership with the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. This community-wide event was held at Chenery Auditorium and was intended to inspire and empower every local resident to work together toward a better Kalamazoo.
New York Times best-selling authors Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. George Jenkins and Dr. Rameck Hunt -- together known as The Three Doctors -- shared with the Kalamazoo community the story of how their quest to reach their full potential helped them to overcome the obstacles they faced as young men growing up on the tough, inner-city streets of Newark, New Jersey.
"Having grown up in Kalamazoo, I have so much respect for this community," Derek said. "Respecting your community means being part of a team and working to help shape its future. We are proud to be part of that team and we hope to inspire all community members to help build a better Kalamazoo."
Because college preparation is a major component of the Leadership Program, the Jeter's Leaders ended the week with visits to Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University. They also learned about the importance of the arts in Kalamazoo. Each Leader made a small glass panel at West Michigan Glass Arts that became part of larger fused glass panels. This project gave the Leaders a way to use art as a tool to reflect on their week of social change work. To top it off, that evening, Leaders worked with improvisation actors, dance instructors, a visual artist and a recording artist to create new pieces of art that served as a way for each Leader to personally reflect on the week in their own way.
2012 Jeter's Leaders Social Change Project
HandsOn Greater DC Cares
July 22-28, 2012
Watch: Trip highlights
The New York and Kalamazoo Jeter's Leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., for their biannual service project July 22-28, 2012. During their time in Washington, the Jeter's Leaders were determined to leave a lasting impression on the community and aim to take the ideals and fundamentals of the nation's capital back home with them.
The trip began with a visit to Capitol Hill, where the Jeter's Leaders learned about the rich history of America's struggle to form a democratic government that represents such a diverse nation. They toured the halls of Congress and learned about Statuary Hall, the Rotunda and Crypt.
College preparation is a major component of the leadership program. The Jeter's Leaders visited Howard University, a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, Historically Black University. They also visited the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where they learned about the evolution of the Navy and its impact on the history of the United States.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), hosted the Leaders to share its latest research findings on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and alcohol problems among teens. The students participated in the interactive Drunken Brain exhibit, exploring specimens from the world's largest brain collection and taking part in hands-on activities in NIAAA laboratories. They also toured the NIH Clinical Research Center and had a question-and-answer session with scientists about alcohol and adolescence. The Leaders chatted with a bilingual researcher about the importance of getting minorities involved in health research, both as investigators and as volunteers in clinical studies. The Jeter's Leaders have been making annual site visits to NIAAA since 2002.
"It is extremely important that our Jeter's Leaders are properly educated about the negative impact of alcohol abuse and alcoholism," said Turn 2 Foundation founder Derek Jeter. Jeter added, "The NIAAA and Turn 2 Foundation collaboration offers our Leaders the opportunity to learn about the unhealthy effects of alcohol and strategies to educate their peers and younger students."
Another major initiative of the Jeter's Leaders program is community service and social activism. In collaboration with HandsOn Greater DC Cares, the Leaders lent their time and services to The Arts and Technology Academy, a public charter school in Washington's seventh ward. Over two days, the Leaders helped to beautify the school's garden, provide mentoring services to the student population, assist in clerical work and provide necessary building support.
Following the project's completion, the Jeter's Leaders were recognized by the Dean of Students and staff from The Arts and Technology Academy and HandsOn Greater DC staff during a closing ceremony in the auditorium. Turn 2 Foundation president Sharlee Jeter presented the school with a $10,000 donation on behalf of Derek and the Jeter's Leaders.
On their last day in Washington, the Jeter's Leaders went to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to hear from a panel of President Obama's key staff members. They presented Michael Strautmanis, Deputy Assistant to the President, with a signed Jeter's Leaders jersey for President Obama. Strautmanis shared professional guidance with the group and urged the high school students to continue to work hard in school and in their communities. Kyle Lierman from the Office of Public Engagement spoke to the Leaders about his job as White House liaison to the sports community and Ronnie Cho, associate director of the Office of Public Engagement talked about his role as White House Liaison to Young Americans. The discussion offered the Jeter's Leaders an opportunity to gain insight into a variety of careers that are directly related to their social change efforts. Following a discussion with the president's staff, the Leaders were escorted to the White House to explore the legendary residence that has hosted dignitaries, diplomats and world leaders.
The Jeter's Leaders visited the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) on Friday afternoon. They were welcomed with an inspirational address by director of the museum, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole. The NMAfA fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa and humanity. The museum's collection of more than 10,000 objects represents nearly every area of the continent of Africa and contains a variety of media and art forms.
To cap off the week, Charles C. Stephenson Jr., co-author of "The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip Hop", was invited give a brief introduction to go-go, a genre of music that originated in Washington and blends the styles of funk, R&B and hip-hop to create a unique and distinct sound. Following Mr. Stephenson's remarks, the popular female go-go band Be'la Dona took the stage providing an exciting night of live entertainment as the Leaders had a chance to unwind, enjoy some ice cream and even show off their dance moves!
Visit our blog to read more about the trip.
2010 Jeter's Leaders Social Change Project
HandsOn New Orleans
July 25-31, 2010
Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation, with the support of Delta Air Lines, brought 70 Jeter's Leaders from New York City and Kalamazoo, Mich., to participate in a community-service project in New Orleans. The Leaders worked with a local organization, HandsOn New Orleans, to rebuild areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. They participated in an extensive, three-day service project at two community facilities in need of assistance.
During the first project day, the Jeter's Leaders worked outside to till soil, construct and install garden fixtures, plant flowers and shrubs, and build chess tables and chairs for the garden area at Pontchartrain Park Community Center. This effort helped to beautify the property and aimed to motivate the center's members to participate in the activities. Throughout the next two days, they worked at the NFL Youth Education Town Center at the local Boys & Girls Club and visited with youth that had been affected by the harsh conditions. The Leaders rehabilitated a baseball field by clearing the overgrown area and base paths. Inside the center, the Leaders painted a mural with motivational words to inspire youth to achieve their dreams. Picnic tables, trash vestibules, flower beds, chess tables and benches were also built and set up outside of the center.
Over the course of the week, the high school students from New York City and Kalamazoo learned about the city of New Orleans through tours and local activities. They explored the city's ambiance and met local youth leadership groups to strengthen their mission of promoting positive social change among their peers.
The Jeter's Leaders program was designed to promote healthy lifestyles, academic achievement, leadership development and social change activism among high school students. Jeter's Leaders serve as ambassadors for Derek Jeter in their communities and beyond. An important way the Jeter's Leaders exhibit leadership and accomplish social change is through their biannual summer Jeter's Leaders Leadership Conference. In summer 2011, the Leaders from New York City and Kalamazoo will host the conference attended by other youth leadership programs throughout the United States. The Jeter's Leaders create workshops based on topics they feel are affecting teens today.
Derek started the Turn 2 Foundation in 1996, his rookie year. Turn 2 has awarded more than $11 million in grants to create and support signature programs and activities that motivate young people to "Turn 2" healthy lifestyles. Through these ventures, the Foundation strives to create outlets for children to achieve academic excellence, develop leadership skills and remain drug and alcohol free. These programs all share the same goal of helping today's youth become the leaders of tomorrow.
After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and later, Hurricanes Rita and Gustav, HandsOn New Orleans made a major commitment to support the recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast through volunteer action. Since 2005, the organization has mobilized more than 17,200 volunteers in the effort to rebuild areas that were severely destructed by the storms. Five years after the tragedy, there is still a need for aid in New Orleans.
Since its launch in 1996, the Turn 2 Foundation has awarded more than $20 million to create and support signature programs that motivate young people to turn away from drugs and alcohol and "Turn 2" healthy lifestyles. Learn more »
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For Immediate Release
April 27, 2011
State committee recommends new kindergarten readiness assessment
Report calls for assessing multiple abilities over time
SPRINGFIELD — A committee of educational leaders today submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education recommendations calling for the development of a comprehensive kindergarten readiness assessment process. The Board will consider the recommendations to better align early childhood programs with kindergarten through 12th grade standards and education.
"We are grateful for the Kindergarten Readiness Stakeholder Committee's hard work and thoughtful recommendations," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "Rather than relying on a one-time snapshot, we look forward to developing an assessment system that uses multiple measures. This type of data will support parents and educators as children enter kindergarten and create a strong foundation for growth."
The ISBE's stakeholder committee, comprised of school administrators, teachers, university faculty, researchers and education advocates, has worked for the past year investigating other state models, hearing from national experts, and engaging in much research and discussion.
While the committee's scope did not include selecting a specific assessment instrument, the group recommended the creation of an evaluation process, to be called the "Kindergarten Individual Development Survey" (KIDS) with the following goals and priorities:
- Promote the success of every child by providing key adults — family members and teachers alike — with a clear picture of a child's developing strengths across five main domains; cognitive, physical, developmental, social and emotional.
- Guide professional development for teachers from early childhood through third grade.
- Support alignment of early childhood and elementary school systems.
- Inform policy and resource decisions regarding class size, instructional time and curricula.
"This assessment process offers a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate approach that will help every child," said Samuel J. Meisels, President of Erikson Institute, and co-chair of the Kindergarten Readiness Stakeholder's Committee. "It will also help future generations of children. Such an assessment could yield data for guiding instructional decisions, policy making, and resource allocation."
Education advocates praised the committee's collaboration and work which was funded by the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
"KIDS represents a different kind of assessment – one that is designed to capture early learners' growth and development over time in appropriate ways," said Diana Rauner, President of the Ounce of Prevention Fund.
ISBE plans to consider the committee's recommendations as documented in a report submitted to the agency and the state's P-20 Council, a group also focused on aligning early childhood through college standards and education. The report notes that other states, including Maryland and Colorado, have collected similar early childhood data to help identify service gaps for young children, best address the development of early learners and better gauge the effectiveness of early childhood programs.
"In a state that has made a significant investment in early childhood education for many years, it makes sense for Illinois to also gather data on how children are doing as they begin their school careers," said Robin Steans of Advance Illinois, another of the committee's key participants. "We look forward to working with the State Board on adopting meaningful kindergarten readiness measures."

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Music videos exploded onto the scene in the 1980s with the birth of MTV. Artists like LL Cool J, Prince, Janet Jackson and of course Michael Jackson pushed the limits of the new art form with their releases. What are the best music videos from the 1980s?
Check out a taste below:
9. Public Enemy "Night Of The Living Baseheads"
More effective than any D.A.R.E. class you were forced to sit through, Public Enemy's "Night Of The Living Baseheads" video managed to both make you laugh, while scaring you away from the evils of freebasing cocaine. "Night Of The Living Baseheads" was a rather unorthodox video, cleverly interrupting Chuck D's performance scenes to a mock newscast (Flavor Flav as co-anchor? Genius!).
8. L.L. Cool J "I'm Bad"
LL Cool J's girl gets kidnapped while posting anti-drug flyers on the street. LL assembles his posse who take out the bad guys (who all just so happen to be rich white guys… MESSAGE!). The video's narrative, coupled with LL's iconic performance scenes make this one of the best videos of the 1980s. "Gimme that walkie talkie!"


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On Diwali day the most important puja performed is the Lakshmi Puja. In 2016, Lakshmi Puja is on October 30. Laxmi Puja is performed during the Shubh Time - below is mentioned the best time for pooja as mentioned in North Indian, Gujarati and Marathi calendars and Panchang. The best Muhurat, or Good time, to perform puja is during evening. But in some regions the puja is also performed during a specific period in the morning and afternoon.
Diwali Tithi is from 7:19 PM on October 29 to 9:13 on October 30, 2016
Diwali Tithi is from 7:19 PM on October 29 to 9:13 on October 30, 2016
Majority of the calendars and Panchangs in India have given the best time to perform Lakshmi Puja is between
- 5:30 PM to 9:13 PM on October 30, 2016 in North Indian, East and South India Calendars.
- 6:04 PM evening to 8:36 PM in Calendars in western parts of India (Maharashtra, North Karnataka and Goa)
- Gujarati Calendar Time for Lakshmi Puja on October 30, 2016
8:09 AM to 12:23 PM on October 301:48 PM to 3:12 PM on October 306.01 PM to 10:48 PM on October 301:27 AM to 3.31 AM midnight hours of October 31
5:05 AM to 6:40 AM on early morning hours of October 31
Please note that all time are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).


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A Harmonious Chorus of Boos and Cheers
It was a pretty significant day in the baseball world today. Felix Doubront made his first career start for the Red Sox. Stephen Strasburg made his third major league start (overkill, I know). Mike Stanton, who is living in Strasburg's shadow (in a way) hit a grand slam. Oh, and Manny Ramirez stepped up to the plate at Fenway Park.
Emperor. What do you guys think?
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That's pretty funny about PETA and the fish tank. I'll reserve comment too. Nice of Manny to wave at you for your first game. Most players ignore you when everyone knows they hear us. Yea! A wave would be nice. I liked Manny in Boston. Those were good years. He used to be so lethal with a bat in his hands. TIME gets to write the story about Manny though. He's given us more than we want to consider.
Another great post, keep them coming. It's tough for former players to come back sometimes…I was pleased that the fans in Detroit gave Pudge a solid ovation in his return, though. As for nicknames, I'd go with Emporer over Prince.
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What days will you be in SF? If you go to Sunday's game you'll see Timmy pitch! I'll be there! Have a good trip.
stanton is making a name for himself already. he flew under the radar a bit with the whole hype of strasburg but he will be a cornerstone franchise player in a few short years. i cant wait to see him down there in july
Have fun on your summer travels. Looks like you got a big wish fufilled seing your boy Lincencum pitch against the Sox.
I thought about you during Manny's return. Hope all is going well!
Wow! Busy Summer and baseball related! Good for you! Congrats on ranking #5! Everytime I see Manny with the fans, he is signing and talking with them. He recognizes and acknowledges the fans that he sees in the Left Field pavilion and in the LF field level sides. Rafael Furcal says nice things about him
Congrats!! Not only on ranking #5 in blog-o-sphere but also for your red sox all stars! let's bring it back to the AL once again!
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On Friday, May 17, a federal judge is expected to rule whether the city's sidewalk nuisance law is legal.
That's the law the city uses to remove tents and other items from public sidewalks with 24 hours notice.
The deOccupy Honolulu protesters filed a lawsuit calling the law unconstitutional. The protesters have been camping around Thomas Square for 18 months now.
So, who are they? We decided to find out.
We asked deOccupy protester Cathy "Sugar" Russell why she lives on the streets in tents.
She responded, "I'd be doing this anyway. I don't have a job. I'm stuck living on the streets. I just do it more publicly to give light to the crisis."
That crisis -- what Russell calls the "houseless issue." The roughly two dozen deOccupy protesters have spent the last year and a half in and around Thomas Square to make the plight of the homeless more public.
And no matter how many planters the city brings in, they're staying put.
Russell has become the face of this movement. Originally from Chicago, she says she moved here with a promise of a job that fell through.
Her motive for coming to Hawaii might surprise you.
"I fell in love with snorkeling," said Russell. "We all gotta wind down. We all gotta have recreation. There's people here who play golf, basketball and football and see movies on a regular basis. We all gotta find a way to de-stress."
De-stressing because she says this life isn't easy. Each confrontation with the city ups the intensity.
But, they are well-organized with several storage units with backup tents. When one is seized, another quickly in its place.
We asked Russell who is supporting them?
"We are," she replied. "We get told all the time that we're just paid protesters. It's the farthest thing from the truth. Each one of us has our own income whether that's through work. I'm personally on unemployment because I've worked my jobs and I've paid into that."
Christopher "Nova" Smith, another familiar face, also came here from Chicago. He works full-time, mostly nights, and sleeps here during the day.
Smith says he moved to Hawaii to stop being an activist, but soon gave up his Waikiki apartment to join this group.
"The tents are unsightly. They shouldn't be here. I don't want to see them. I want to be able to go to my home -- eat, do what I want to do, work where I want to work, do my own life. That's what I came here for," said Smith. "But I can't deal with seeing a government that's so willing to violate people's civil rights."
"People say this has been ineffective, yet this seems to be a pretty hot topic," said Russell. "And I don't think that it would be a hot topic if we weren't out here living publicly."
We asked Russell if we can expect to see her for another 18 months.
"We'll see what happens. But, our goal is not to leave til this is in place," said Russell. "That's up to the city and county."
The group says they've sent a list of demands to the city, which includes more low-income housing and expanded services for those in need.
Until those are met, they're not leaving. They have yet to hear back.


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Developer proposes 224 apartments for Waukesha's east side
An apartment development with 224 units is being proposed for a vacant site on Waukesha's east side.
Morgensen Realty Co., of Delafield, has submitted conceptual plans for the development, known as Broadway Commons, for a 19-acre site at 1910 E. Broadway St., east of Les Paul Parkway. »Read Full Blog Post(20)
Abele, board member spar over economic programs
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele's administration has dragged its feet on two economic development programs that originated with the County Board, supervisors said Monday.
Abele heatedly denied the charge. »Read Full Article(22)
'Not walking away:' Johnson Controls still interested in buying A123
The process of selling a bankrupt Massachusetts battery technology firm is not over, and Johnson Controls remains interested, the president of the company's power solutions business said Monday.
But the company wasn't going to "pay anything" to buy the technology, and now awaits the outcome of a protracted bankruptcy and federal review process, Alex Molinaroli said. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Culver's headed to Florida
The Culver's restaurant chain said Monday it is planning to open at least three locations in western Florida next year.
Restaurants are currently in the planning stages in the Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota areas, Culver's Franchising System Inc. said. »Read Full Blog Post(7)
Marcus buys Sussex film-buying, booking firm
Marcus Theatres announced Monday it has agreed to purchase MESCOP Inc., a Sussex-based film buying and booking business.
Under the agreement, Marcus Theatres will perform film buying services for 14 exhibitors with 75 screens at 20 locations in three Midwestern states. Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres currently books films for its 687 owned and managed screens, as well as an additional 146 screens operated by other owners. »Read Full Article
Johnson Outdoors' Minn Kota unit signs sponsorship deal
FLW, the world's largest tournament fishing organization, said Monday that Minn Kota - part of Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. marine electronics division - has signed a multiyear deal as an associate sponsor.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. »Read Full Article
Council panel delays vote on Cathedral Square improvement plan
A plan to renovate Cathedral Square and Juneau Park, and pay for that work with a new fee on properties on downtown Milwaukee's east side, was delayed Monday by a Common Council committee.
The Community and Economic Development Committee voted 4-1 to delay acting on a proposal to create a neighborhood improvement district, a public agency, which needs approval from the full council and Mayor Tom Barrett. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Start-up launches website for recovering addicts
A Milwaukee start-up founded by a recovering alcoholic said Monday it has launched its 12-step recovery tools website.
Brighter12.com is a subscription-based service that was designed to serve people recovering from addictions with alcohol, drugs, gambling, intimacy or codependency. It offers journaling, work pages, daily affirmations and other tools for tracking and supporting a move through the 12 steps to recovery in an anonymous setting. »Read Full Article(5)
Briggs buys Brazilian outdoor power equipment maker
Briggs & Stratton Corp. says it has paid $57 million for a Brazilian company that makes outdoor power equipment used in commercial applications in Brazil.
The company, Companhia Caetano Branco, employs 150 people in Brazil. Its products include generators, water pumps and light construction equipment sold through a network of 1,200 dealerships. »Read Full Article
State warns public against tax-preparation scams
Last year, several residents said a Milwaukee tax preparer scammed them out of hundreds of dollars in tax refunds by promising them a holiday loan.
This year, state officials hope to get a leg up on such schemes by asking people to report questionable or suspicious activities even before tax season starts. »Read Full Article(8)
Milwaukee tax bills to go out Monday
More than 165,000 2012 combined property-tax bills will be mailed out to Milwaukee taxpayers later Monday.
Most taxpayers will receive their tax bills by Wednesday. Taxpayers who have not received their bill should contact the City Treasurer's Office, Customer Services Division, at (414) 286-2240. »Read Full Blog Post(27)
Racine County development would create 244 jobs, report says
The Village of Sturtevant, in Racine County, is expected to approve plans Monday for a $32 million project that would create an estimated 244 jobs, according to JournalTimes.com.
United Natural Foods Inc. an organic foods distributor, plans to build the facility on 80 acres at the southwest corner of Highway H and Highway 11, the report said. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Hearing planned for new east side library
Milwaukee Public Library officials will hold a hearing on Tuesday to get input from residents on the new East Library branch.
The hearing will be held at the current East Library, 1910 E. North Ave., from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. »Read Full Blog Post


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David Rall
Class Year:1946
Zoology major
Called "the intellectual and ethical founder of modern environmental medicine," Dr. David Rall helped create the scientific field of environmental health. Many of the discoveries made in the 19 years he served as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences continue to influence health policy and environmental regulation today. He campaigned to strengthen laws protecting water from pesticides; he released studies linking asbestos to lung damage; and he oversaw research showing lead exposure could affect children's development.
As a young researcher at the National Cancer Institute, Rall's work resulted in ways to prevent leukemia from spreading to the brain. The author of 180 scientific papers and recipient of many national and international honors, his contributions to science began at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, a small liberal arts school from which he graduated with a degree in zoology.
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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.
Hi John, I see your car has a trunk mat. Is your car equipped with deluxe interior or did someone add that. BTW your trunk and spatter paint are very well preserved.
Since we are looking in trunks does anyone have an extra rear wire harness clip I pointed out? George
Passenger side, pretty normal:Drivers side, not so normal:I don't know if the painters gun clogged or he was high (it was 1969)


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It's True: You're Paying Much More for Rent Next Year
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- It's no secret renters have been feeling the crunch of a competitive rental market for a few years now. If it seems like rent increases have been unusually high this year, though, that's because they are.
In June, the real estate data firm Trulia
According to Trulia, the five least-affordable rental markets in the country are New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, all of which seemed to charge rents making up close to or more than half of a renter's average monthly wage.
The cities that experienced the highest rent hikes for 2012-13 were Houston, Miami, Boston, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla., and San Diego. Some cities, such as Houston, Texas, had lower rents to begin with than the national average for major cities, whereas others were raised from already higher-than-average rates. For instance, Boston -- already one of the most expensive cities in the country -- saw a 5.5% increase in rents this year.
It would seem the recent rent increases are an enduring ripple effect of the foreclosure epidemic that catalyzed the Great Recession, flooding the market with prospective renters. At the same time, the gradual economic recovery has resulted in rising employment rates. With a shortage of available rentals, landlords are in the enviable position of being able to name their price and have their pick among desirable tenants willing to pay it.
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Greenwood said the results of the internal investigation will be presented to the Board of Regents Wednesday.
The UH president also said that the search for a new Director of Athletics would have commenced regardless of the concert cancellation and the investigation.
"Unfortunately, these two separate issues collided and became entangled in the public's perceptions," wrote Greenwood. "Personnel actions related to the future of the Athletic Department are not a result of nor derived from the investigation over the concert, and the two events should not have become so connected in the way that they have."
Former UH athletics director Jim Donovan and Stan Sheriff Center manager Rich Sheriff were cleared of wrongdoing in the investigation.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's Unit 1 is seen after an explosion in Okumamachi, Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
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"Japan's Nuclear Crisis: 6 Reasons Why We Shouldand Shouldn'tWorry"
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March 15, 2011
Author: Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Managing the Atom; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Japan's nuclear disaster is not as bad as Chernobyl, but it's the worst since. The recent 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that followed have severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. It has suffered two explosions, with warnings of a third possible, and fuel rods are exposed. Over 20,000 people have been evacuated from the area. This crisis raises important questions about the future of nuclear power and our failures not just to prepare for natural disasters but also possible failures in nuclear security. Harvard Kennedy School's Matthew Bunn gives us six key points to consider, originally published on the Power & Policy blog.
1. Not like Chernobyl
Bad as it is, this accident is dramatically less catastrophic than Chernobyl. That accident spread millions of curies of radioactivity 3 to 4 percent of all the radioactivity in the reactor core around the surrounding countryside, exposing millions of people in several countries. Large areas are uninhabitable to this day. Here there is no real prospect of a runaway chain reaction as occurred at Chernobyl. Instead, what has happened is melting of fuel in reactor cores, leading to release of a very modest amount of cesium and other fission products.
There is still a possibility of a larger release, if melted fuel falls to the bottom of the reactor and manages to burn through the containment, contacting water and creating radioactive steam. At present, it seems more likely than not (though the situation is still changing) that most of the evacuated people will be able to return to their homes and live their lives as before.
2. Worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl
At the same time, this is the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, and in some respects worse than Three Mile Island (TMI). At TMI, they managed to avoid a hydrogen explosion; in this case, Japan had hydrogen explosions that destroyed much of the buildings at two reactors (though not the steel pressure vessels around the reactors themselves).
At TMI, there was only a very modest release of radiation. Here, you have at least one worker reportedly suffering from substantial radiation sickness and scores of people whose exposure is being carefully assessed and clear signs that there has been some significant release of radioactivity, including cesium and iodine (though reports seem to conflict as to how much). At TMI, one reactor's core was destroyed. Here, it appears at least two have suffered fuel melting, a third reportedly has exposed fuel, and others are facing serious loss of cooling.
3. "Defense in depth" is crucial but sometimes not as deep as expected
This is clearly an example of the huge importance of taking redundant safety systems seriously, and considering carefully the full scope of events that could occur. Given the huge magnitude of the quake, I think it is impressive that all the affected reactors initially managed to shut down automatically as planned, and begin emergency cooling operations. None of the reactors, for example, suffered damage that prevented the insertion of the control rods. When the Fukushima-1 lost power, the backup diesel generators started up as planned. But they were then knocked out an hour later, apparently by the tsunami.
The reactors suffered, in effect, a one-two punch that hadn't really been expected. Clearly, given that an earthquake might well cause a tsunami, the diesel generators should have been designed in a way that would not be affected by tsunami waves. This is very likely a broader issue, that people have not adequately thought through the possibility of multiple traumas that could be caused by the same initiating event (e.g., a blackout and a large object crashing into the diesel generator as a result of a tornado one could imagine many such coupled events).
This reinforces the view that whenever someone says there is less than a one-in-a-million chance of a complex system failing, there is more than a one-in-a-million chance they have made unjustified assumptions in their estimate.
4. We're less prepared for security incidents
The reason that the disaster hasn't been worse was that the Japanese system had many, many safety precautions in place. Japanese reactors are required to be designed and built to survive substantial earthquake accelerations. They are required to have backup power systems in place. And so on and so on. Everyone in the nuclear industry is trained to think about safety from day one.
Security, by contrast, is something most people in the nuclear industry might get a half-hour briefing on once a year. If you have intelligent adversaries, it wouldn't be a surprise to have the main power for the cooling and the backup power both fail the adversaries would plan to make sure that happened. This transforms all the probabilities we rely on for safety. The global nuclear safety regime needs strengthening but it is far stronger than the global nuclear security regime. And that applies to theft of nuclear material as well as sabotage of facilities.
On the other hand, only the power of Mother Nature would likely be able to cause the scale of damage we've seen at several reactors at once.
5. Psychological impacts probably most widespread
There may be several people who die or who are severely sickened by this accident though that should of course be placed in the context of the more than 10,000 that are feared dead as a result of the quake and tsunami themselves. But the broader impact is likely to be psychological from the stress and fear that tens or hundreds of thousands of people are suffering.
I would argue that the biggest health impacts of Chernobyl, despite the substantial radiation doses that some people received, were the stress, depression, and alcoholism that followed. The average person's great fear of radiation can have real health consequences.
6. Potentially severe impact on nuclear power's role in responding to climate change
It remains to be seen what impact this will have on the future of nuclear power in Japan, and the future of nuclear power elsewhere. China will likely continue its ambitious plans, for example. But if I had to guess, I would say public and investor perceptions of the safety of nuclear power around the world has been dealt a serious and lasting blow.
This did not take place in a developing country that had just built its first plant and hadn't had time to develop a proper safety culture. This took place in Japan, one of the wealthiest, most experienced, and most safety-conscious nations on earth (though one that also has had a history of safety issues that were covered up and not reported to the regulator in a timely way).
Admittedly these were old reactor designs and the new reactors people are considering building today would be safer but whether that logic will address the public perception remains to be seen. My guess is that while we will still see some growth of nuclear power in some places, the prospects for growth on the scale required for nuclear to be even a noticeable part of the answer to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions have been substantially reduced.
Matthew Bunn is an associate professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is also co-principal investigator at the Managing the Atom Project in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and co-principal investigator of the Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Policy Project, both at the Kennedy School. His research interests include nuclear theft and terrorism; nuclear proliferation and measures to control it; the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle; and policies to promote innovation in energy technologies. Before joining the Kennedy School in 1997, he served for three years as an adviser in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House.
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#49953 - 12/14/01 07:43 AM plural of emeritus
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My employer has decided to include a certain position emeritus on the letterhead, and so has come the question of the proper plural of "emeritus."
According to my Webster's unabridged,
emeritus...<Latin, past part. of emerere to obtain by service, to complete one's term, fr. e + merere to earn, serve one's term ...> 2: retired from an office or position esp after gaining public or professional recognition ... often used postpositively <professor ~> and sometimes converted to emeriti after a plural substantive <professors emeriti>
My first impulse was to say that the plural of emeritus was emeriti, but that use of sometimes in the definition gave me pause. So, I thought I'd ask you latin scholars. Would you indicate two Chief Judges emeritus as Chief Judges Emeriti?
#49954 - 12/14/01 10:36 AM Re: plural of emeritus
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i ain't no latin scholar, but i would write "Emeritus Chief Justices", emeritus being used as an adjective and all.
#49955 - 12/14/01 10:58 AM Re: plural of emeritus
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I would barely qualify as a Latin scholar if I knew anything but, if you really wanna wow 'em.
Singular Plural
Nominative emeritus emeriti
Genitive emeriti emeritorum
Dative emerito emeritis
Accusative emeritum emeritos
Ablative emerito emeritis
Vocative emerite emeriti
Course that's just masculine and mixed sex plural. If it's females it goes to first declension.
#49956 - 12/14/01 12:21 PM Male of female declension
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Whether it's male or female depends on the genitives, doesn't it??_________________________
#49957 - 12/14/01 12:21 PM Male or female declension
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Whether it's male or female depends on the genitives, doesn't it??_________________________
#49958 - 12/14/01 01:59 PM Re: plural of emeritus
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Thanks, Faldage. It happens that all the former Chief Judges are male, so the lists you provided suit. But I don't pretend to know anything about Latin, so could you please identify for me which of these would be proper to use in describing former CJs on a letterhead?
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#49959 - 12/14/01 03:03 PM Re: plural of emeritus
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all the former Chief Judges are male
All the former Chief Justices are male, but I am not sure the same is true of the former Chief Judges. I believe a jurist sitting on the US Supreme Court is properly titled Justice, not Judge.
But query [to which I know no answer]: how do the two terms differ?
#49960 - 12/14/01 03:27 PM Re: plural of emeritus
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You could use either emeritus or emeriti after the words Chief Judges. Emeritus is the nominative case singular, while emeriti is the plural in the nominative case.
Latin is an inflected language, which means that the same word has different endings depending upon where it goes in the sentence and how other parts of speech are acting upon and with it.
The nominative case is in essence the subject of a sentence. I throw the ball. the word "I" would be in the nominate case (ego) if you translated the sentence into Latin. It would be something like this: Ego bolum jaco. I am going back 40 years here, so I might be wrong, but I think throw in Latin is jaco, jacere, jacti, jactus. When you are "defining" a verb in Latin, you give the first person singular present tense, jaco, the infinitive "to throw" jacere, the first person past hmm participle (I am thrown) or jacti, and a future tense of some kind, jactus, which means "I will be thrown" or something like that. Some Latin scholar is going to correct me on this, but I think it's pretty close.
Bolum, if I remember correctly, is the accusative case singular for bola.
But the more or less nonsense sentence "The farmer throws me" would come out something like "Agricola meum jacat." Meum may not be the first person singular accusative for ego, but I'm only trying to show that the object of the sentence has a different form than the subject. Just as it does in English as a matter of fact. But much of English is not inflected.
If the farmer is wrestling the sailor, it would be "the farmer throws the sailor" or "the sailor throws the farmer." It's almost all positional. In Latin it would be "agrocola nautam jacat" or "nauta agricolam jacat." But you can take the same sentences and put the words in ANY order in Latin and still know what it says, because position is unimportant. Not totally unimportant, except in simple sentences like this.
Getting back to Chief Judges emeritus vs. Chief Judges emeriti, they both mean retired chief judges. It's my lay view that emeriti is slightly hoi aristoi and that most people would use emeritus, since we do not use inflection in any significant way.
#49961 - 12/14/01 04:03 PM Judge or Justice
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Interesting question. I thought it would be a simple matter of looking at my well-worn pamphlet in which is printed the US Constitution. But I was wrong.
Article 3, which establishes the judiciary, refers to the "Judges" of both the supreme and inferior courts. It is only in Article 1, Section 4, Cluase 6, that you find the term Justice: "When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside. . .."
Further in Article 2, Section 2, clause 2, that the President "shall nominate . . . Judges of the supreme(sic) Court. . .." There is no Constitutional provision for the President to appoint judges of the "inferior courts". My assumption is that when Congress created the inferior Federal Courts they authorized the president to nominate the judges therefor.
US Code Title 28, section 1, provides The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum. So, while Chief Justice is somewhat etched into the Constitution, the titles of the associate justices is simply statutory in nature. I suppose one could make an argument that there is nothing in the Constitution to specify that the Chief Justice referred to in Article 2 has nothing to do with the Supreme Court, which is composed of judges, but I suspect that argument wouldn't get very far.
Section 43 provides for the courts of appeals that "(t)he President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, circuit judges . . .."
My guess is that the use of the word judges for members of the Supreme Court in the Constitution is more or less an error, but of course there can be no "error" in the Constitution, and that the FFs had decided on the term of justice for the Supreme Court, based upon specific reference to Chief Justice in Article 2. I believe the use of justice parallels what is found in England.
This is probably boring as all holy hell to those who aren't US attorneys or like me a self-taught scholar of our Constitution.
TEd who secretly wanted to be an attorney but who never worked hard enough to get into law school
#49962 - 12/14/01 04:33 PM Re: Male or female declension
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Whether it's male or female depends on the genitives, doesn't it??
Only if somebody gets accusative regarding where their genitives have been, in which case they may become ablative.
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Ah, the '80s. They gave us so much: Reagan, crack, AIDS, cocaine, Huey Lewis-the list goes on. But most importantly, the '80s gave us poorly designed cartoons that inspired us to become Dino-Riders, travel through the Spiral Zone or try and defy God's natural order and transform into a semi truck. To make sure we'd know exactly what to be angry at Michael Bay about, we went back to the cartoon to polish up on our Transformers chops. We were surprised to find that, just like dad, not all of the Transformers were as badass as we'd thought when we were younger. In fact, some of them were downright useless. Below is a rundown of the most pointless of them all.
Transforms into: A cassette player
Why is he useless?
Soundwave looks like he should be 100 percent badass, until you get to know him. He can read minds, intercept and block radio transmissions and is one of the strongest Transformers around; no easy task when all of your peers are enormous robots.
You stop liking/fearing/respecting Soundwave, however, when you realize that he uses all of his robot powers for the sole purpose of spying on his fellow Decepticons to detect mutiny. Seriously, he quietly hangs around his evil pals, waits for them to take issue with one of Megatron's orders and then records the shit out of it.
The other downside to Soundwave is that, when he's not out being a giant robo-narc, he's a motherfucking cassette player. We stopped needing a cassette player in like the early '90s. Can you even name a single person who owns a cassette tape anymore? If we want some tunes, we can just use the mp3 player on our niece's camera phone.
Did you hear that, Soundwave? Our 7-year-old niece's camera phone is a more impressive Transformer than you.
Transforms into: A "Cybertron" car
Why is he useless?
If the above insane Japanese animation is any indication, Wheelie's special robot powers lie in his ability to drink too much and pal around with young boys. We had a Transformer just like him at our old middle school. He was a janitor and he paid us in Yodels, because we were good at keeping secrets.
Don't think for a second that Wheelie's only job is to get out-drunk by a 10-year-old boy, though. He also speaks in rhyme! So ... there's that.


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Thomas joins the rank of an elite few. It is approximated less than four percent of scouts achieve scouting's highest honor.


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By Angela Peacock
The Roswell UFO Festival is an out-of-this-world experience, according to event organizers.
The festival celebrating the world-renown1947 incident is scheduled for July 3-6. There will be a variety of activities at the Roswell Civic Center, International UFO Museum and elsewhere in Roswell.
Each day the UFO museum is planning special events including a celebrity art show and an appearance by Roy Thinnest, the original star of the Invaders TV series, who also appeared in the X-Files. He will be available for autographs, photos, questions and answers after his presentation.
"He's an amazing artist and Broadway performer," said Julie Shuster, museum director.
Whatever it was that happened in Roswell in 1947 has museum employee Wanda Williams convinced that human's aren't alone in the universe. She said if people don't believe in aliens then they might after visiting the museum and researching some of their extensive information.
"I really do believe something happened in 1947. Why else would the government try to cover up what happened?" Williams said. "Too many people have seen things for there not to be something else out there, but the 1947 incident happened right after World War II and letting something like that out would have caused the country to panic. I'm not sure it wouldn't cause panic even now. Those who don't believe need to come in and look at all of our exhibits and go ahead and read about the incident."
The museum will also be hosting book signings by Gloria Hawker author of "Morning Glory, Diary of an Alien Abductee," Weslynn McCallister author of "Prophecy of the Ancients" and "The Sorcerer's Android," Charles James Hall author of "Millennial Hospitality and Roswell researcher Don Schmitt, author of "UFO Crash at Roswell Two."
Derrel Sims, of Houston, an international speaker, investigator and researcher of suspected alien encounters, will also be at the festival. Shuster said he gathers evidence, has it reviewed by professionals in various fields, and with deductive reasoning attempts to explain the results.
"He makes no effort to explain the term 'alien' as it is still unexplained as well as alien implant," Shuster said.


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October 29, 2013
Heart valve may expand offerings for frail patients
An artificial aortic heart valve designed by Medtronic to help those too frail for open-heart surgery has shown significant promise in testing, including here in Columbus, the company said today.
Results from a trial of the CoreValve were shared at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference. OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center participated in the research.
They study found that the technology -- which allows for placement of the valve through a catheter -- reduced the risk of death and stroke when compared with the expected rate in those not given a replacement valve.
The research included 471 heart-failure patients. This study did not include a comparative control group.
The expected rate with standard medical therapy was 43 percent after a year, the research team determined. Among those treated with the valve, 25.5 percent died or had major stroke after a year.
According to study leaders, heart failure symptoms improved in most patients. Detailed results of the study have not been published. About 8.5 percent of patients had a major complication a year after treatment, according to Medtronic's release.
A similar product made by Edwards Lifesciences already is on the market.Posted by Misti Crane on October 29, 2013 04:04 PM
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A new poll of more than 1,400 parents shows parents want email access to pediatricians, and many would like it for free.
The poll, by the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, found that 77 percent of parents said they would be likely to seek email advice for minor illness. Only 6 percent of parents said they could currently email their childcare provider.
Parents reported a range of co-pays charged for office visits, from nothing to $30 per visit. But about half of those polled felt any charge for an email consultation should be less than for an office visit. About half said online consultation should be free.Posted by Misti Crane on October 21, 2013 11:24 AM
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Dana Engle has been named the new chief executive officer of Madison County Hospital, effective Oct. 28, the hospital announced today.
Since 2007, Engle has been the CEO of the Rocking Horse Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Springfield, where he lives. Engle also has served as senior vice president of operations with Community Mercy Health Partners.
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MAG ReviewBy Tim Stevens - Posted Feb 02, 2010
MAG (Massive Action Game), Zipper Interactive's follow-up to the SOCOM series, isn't free of disappointments, but it's one of the most impressive shooters to grace gaming consoles in years.
The Pros
- Massive, frantic online action
- Unparalleled sense of teamwork
- Generally lag-free online play
The Cons
- Bad teammates dramatically undermine experience
- Disappointing visuals and sound effects
- Minimal tutorial means steep learning curve
With its landing cushioned by a generous parachute full of hype, the single biggest shooter to hit the PS3 has finally arrived. Despite the lofty expectations, Massive Action Game is a no-frills shooter, delivering exactly what its title promises and little else. However, the question is: Is what MAG delivers enough to woo gamers away from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a game that, by comparison, is polished and glittering with weapons and accessories? MAG may be enough, but that depends on what you're looking to get out of it.
A Familiar Future
In 2025, the world has devolved into a playground for three corporate paramilitary factions who engage in global battles (the kind that real nations have been barred from) in the name of "world peace." You start by choosing one of those three factions, with Valor, comprised primarily of North American forces, being the one closest to the current U.S. military. Raven is the latte-sipping European force, outfitted with the highest-tech weaponry, while S.V.E.R. covers the former Warsaw Pact nations plus the Middle East. The differences between factions are minor, with Raven weapons excelling at accuracy, S.V.E.R. guns offering the most stopping power and Valor falling somewhere in between.
Despite taking place 15 years in the future, the weaponry remains familiar. As your primary armaments, you get assault rifles, SMGs and rocket launchers, just to name a few. Most are not officially licensed, meaning if you want to hit the battlefield rocking a Benelli M1014 shotgun, you'll instead have to make do with a "Boudini" 12-gauge. Most players won't care, but racing games are better with real cars and so too are shooters with real rifles.
In a post-Modern Warfare world, it's no surprise that you start off with only the most basic of equipment, delving deeper into your faction's armory as you gain notoriety on the battlefield. Leveling up earns you a point that can be used for upgrades: Minor skill upgrades (e.g. longer grenade tosses) cost one point, most weapon attachments (e.g. grips, sights) cost two and new weapons will often run you three or more points. You can unlock what you want when you want it, but you can de-allocate points and start fresh every 10 levels or so. Once unlocked, weapons and gear can be assigned to your five loadout templates, which, like SOCOM, can be switched out between respawns (but oddly can't be renamed). Each template has one primary weapon and sidearm and then can be augmented with rocket launchers, explosives, repair kits, and lots of other goodies too -- if you have the room. For example, Troopers can only carry so much until becoming maxed out, slowing them down on the battlefield.
MAG's experience system rewards teamplay by giving you twice the points for resurrecting a fallen teammate as it would for killing an enemy. Without an auto-regeneration of health, this makes medical kits very important for survival. This dynamic has an interesting effect on the game: Instead of listening to people insult their teammates for having no skill, you hear them asking for help and thanking their cohorts for resurrecting them. Friendly people in an online shooter? Yeah, it's weird.
Unfortunately, this sense of camaraderie doesn't necessarily equate to a cohesive strategy on the battlefield. The maps are gigantic and littered with objectives and while spawn points are rarely far away from the action, channeling forces can be difficult. This is where the squad leaders come in. Each game is split into squads of eight and these squads are then grouped into platoons that make up the offensive or defensive force. At each level of hierarchy, a leader is designated: squad leader, platoon leader and officer in charge (OIC). Squad leaders can call in air strikes or artillery, set waypoints and provide directives called FRAGOs, ("destroy that bunker" or "protect that tower") which, if obeyed, earn troops bonus experience. When ignored, as they often are, nobody loses anything -- except the fight.
Platoon leaders and OICs can't assign FRAGOs (a seeming oversight), but they can give physical bonuses to nearby troops. By doing so, they get access to even more fun special abilities like recon UAVs, scatter bombs and bunker-busting munitions. None of that matters though when players aren't listening to their leaders and, sadly, it's rare when they do. Dangling bonus experience like a carrot works well with an organized team, but when you have a bunch of new players afraid to run into the fray, it fails. Good commanders will often call newbs out by name and tell them to move up the battlefield, but there's nothing stopping anyone from ignoring orders -- there's no stick. It's a bit like herding cats.
The process of becoming a leader is also less than perfect. The squad commander position is opened at level 15; however, to advance to platoon and OIC eligibility, you need leadership points, which are earned by leading. If there are multiple eligible leaders, MAG seems to choose one player at random and it could be another five or ten games before you are chosen to take the reins for one. It's doubly frustrating when the leader chosen over you doesn't have a microphone or spends the match mumbling about how his squad sucks.
The Devil's in the Details
There was doubt that PlayStation Network's infrastructure could handle the load of so many gamers participating in 256-player matches, but MAG manages it all commendably. Yes, there is some lag at times, but no more than in any other multiplayer shooter. While the network code is solid, the rest of the experience is a bit weak. In MAG's worst moments, it feels like a tech demo, a proof of concept to show that, yes indeed, the system can do it. While the lack of a single-player campaign and any useful training is probably the most obvious omission, the game's atmosphere could have used some further attention instead of the repetitive character models, bland backgrounds and generic sound effects. It's technically proficient, but lacking personality.
Take the drop?
MAG stands simply for Massive Action Game and, while that is this particular title's biggest asset, it's also its biggest flaw: its magnitude is matched by a steep learning curve. A much more thorough tutorial is needed, the weapons locker needs more variety and it graphically resembles a PS3 launch title. Aside from those issues, the game thrives and stumbles based on the community. At its best, the game delivers on its promise of frantic shooter action on a massive scale. If you can get yourself in a squad with some like-minded teammates serving under a commander who can genuinely inspire, MAG is a truly great online experience.


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Paid sick days could have implicationsFebruary 03,2014
A common presumption is that a proposed paid sick and family leave law would affect lower wage earners, primarily employed by small businesses, and that all of the impact would be positive for workers.
Business owners from around the state, including several from central Vermont, made it clear that the impact will ripple through all wage levels, and the impacts arent all good for workers.
Jeff Martel, expressing concerns on behalf of the granite industry, said granite workers make upwards of $20 hourly and have a benefits package worth a similar amount every hour, but the package doesnt include paid sick leave. He said the workers, though their union, have been much more concerned about insurance, vacation and retirement. Paid sick leave would be an additional cost for an industry that has already seen 22 sheds close.
The industry has long battled intense competition from other states, as well as Canada, India and China among others. There is no way to pass the cost on to customers, Martel noted. The number of closures makes it clear that the sheds cant just absorb the cost.
So what will happen?
Bob Lord, Jr. of E.F. Wall & Associates construction addressed that issue directly. He said, We work with employees one-on-one to provide benefits that they feel are important. If sick leave is mandated, the benefit would be offset by reductions in other benefits theyd rather have.
Paul Hutchins of Rock of Ages, who attended but did not testify, echoed similar sentiment, saying it will become part of the contract negotiations, a part that hasnt been a priority in the past.
There isnt much interest in paid sick leave among the employees of McCullough Crushing, Middlesex, says owner Fred McCullough. He testified, My people just dont get sick very often, noting that the family business has a great relationship with employees, many of whom have been with them for years. They dont like this one bit, he added.
Dawn Tatro, of Tatro Construction, a similar business in Jeffersonville, said essentially the same thing. We try to do right by employees in the ways that truly meet their needs.
The cough or sniffle that is a major concern for a nurse or food handler is not as limiting to a bricklayer or equipment operator who works in relative isolation.
The impact on businesses and workers runs the gamut from large employers with well-paid, union negotiated work environs, to the smallest businesses with entry-level work, and everywhere in between. Every business is a unique combination of size, type, employee interactions, temperaments and motivations. Some businesses are in very highly price-sensitive markets while others have a special niche and are less price sensitive.
Some, who already offer paid sick leave, are happy to do so and use it to attract and motivate better employees.
Andrew Brewer of Onion River Sports in Montpelier said that he is proud to offer paid sick leave, but doesnt support the state mandating it. He said the fact that he can offer this benefit does not mean that everyone else can or should.
Its a decision that should be left to the employer.
He said only an employer can weigh all the factors specific to his or her business and the market.
For businesses that dont offer paid sick leave, the mandate will increase payroll costs by a minimum of three percent.
Testimony offered by the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce pointed out that for businesses that cannot raise prices and must stay within a limited personnel spending cap, the only recourse will be to reduce the number of employees.
For every 30 employees working for businesses in that predicament, one will lose his or her job. No matter how the law is fine-tuned, the end result is that some percentage of businesses will be forced to cut staff.
The bill is currently in the House General, Military and Housing Committee, and a committee vote is expected at the end of the week.
With its wide ranging impact on business, presumably it will also be reviewed by the Commerce Committee, but House Speaker Shap Smith has not yet made his intentions clear on referral to the committee.
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"Here," she says, "the pepper butter is good, too. It's made with banana peppers that we grow, hot banana peppers." Earlier this morning, these peppers were, well, just peppers, but now they're an official product of Fines Creek Fine Foods, Shalosky's homegrown business. It's something of a far cry from high school English teacher to small business owner, and Shalosky says readily that it doesn't come naturally. The marketing racket, she says, is not quite her thing.
"I have absolutely no business acumen at all," she notes, with an extra little laugh to punctuate the point.
It was her business, however, that started it all in 2011, and she's still a success, now in her third year. In need of a legal, inspected location to turn out her jams, butters and syrups, she spearheaded an effort to turn the community center's old, seldom-used cafeteria kitchen into a USDA certified, level one, value-added kitchen. It's an official-sounding title, and with merit. USDA certification is no paltry feat, but what that certified stamp really means is that blossoming businesses can have a chance that might otherwise be out of their grasp.
"We want to see it be an attractive space for additional users in the sense that there really isn't another facility in Haywood County like this, this kind of space," says Karen Hammett, president of the Fines Creek Community Association.
"Folks need sometimes just a one-time access to a kitchen. They don't need it on-site all the time. This is a good way to do that. I know we're in a rural community, but we also can see this being an access for folks with big gardens to be able to do something with those products and maybe not only benefit their family health-wise, but also maybe a source of income that they can have coming into their family."
Here at the community center, you can drop a small deposit and a nominal hourly fee to use the commercial-grade facilities. There's counter space for miles (or many, many yards at the very least), industrial sinks, a newly donated commercial oven and stove, refrigerators, and even extra storage space. Now, with a $3,500 Toolbox Implementation Fund Grant from the Southwestern NC Planning and Economic Development Commission, they're hoping to add a lot more to the repertoire.
"The better facilities that one has, the more likely you will have — even though we're far out — people come and use it," says Hammett.
Currently they've got big designs on the cash, mostly in the form of various necessary safety upgrades — fire suppression systems, ventilation upgrades and the like — that will pull the space out of the 1960s and make it safe and compliant for the long term.
But there are other, bigger ideas too, if there's any money left over.
"We are hoping to get a dishwasher and refrigeration equipment," says Shalosky, looking longingly towards a wall of mismatched residential refrigerators and the large, but still not automated, dish sink in the corner. "It would be nice. A little bit at a time."
The dollars come as a matching grant, so to get the money, they must come up with another $3,500 on their own. But those contributions can be in the form of donations, like the Vulcan oven waiting to be installed in its new home, or in-kind gifts such as volunteer hours logged making improvements or tradesmen donating their expertise.
The association hopes the upgrades will provide a more versatile workspace with room to grow. The pantry is currently home to Shalosky, with her supplies and inventory, to Chef Ricardo Fernandez, one-time owner of Waynesville's storied Lomo Grill and current cooking sauce king, who also holds cooking classes at the center, and a few other entrepreneurs, have carved out their niches. The remaining floor-to-ceiling shelves are dotted with stray equipment, but mostly, they're waiting for the next brilliant baker, aspiring jam artist or future canning connoisseur to call them home.


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July 28, 2009
Better Access to Yellowstone's Wonders
Every summer, Yellowstone National Park relies on dozens of dedicated volunteers from the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps and Montana Conservation Corps to restore trails, build bridges, and perform other work that helps ensure great visitor recreation opportunities. This summer, Yellowstone also called upon members of the Utah Conservation Corps to help evaluate how accessible many of the Park's trails, amenities, and natural attractions are for visitors with disabilities. Members of this innovative group are uniquely qualified to assist Yellowstone in this way.
The Utah Conservation Corps (UCC) has an "Access to Service" inclusive crew program. Fifty percent of the crew self-identify as having a physical disability such as quadriplegia, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, or blindness. These dedicated volunteers are experts in assessing the true accessibility of trails and other features, and in offering practical recommendations for improvements.
As a member of the blind community, crew leader Quintin Williams is familiar with many accessibility challenges. But through his work in Yellowstone and other public lands, he is developing expertise around what makes recreation accessible for those with limited mobility.
"It's obvious that Yellowstone has made great efforts to improve accessibility," said Quintin, "but the guidelines are often blurred when factoring in the variations inherent to natural landscapes. Much of my crew's work in Yellowstone this year focused on determining degrees of trail and boardwalk accessibility for visitors in wheelchairs."
UCC crew members rely on some high-tech gadgets to assist them in their work. Quintin uses a talking tape measure (with a British accent) to determine trail widths and the distance between amphitheater benches. Crew member Jordan Pease, who uses a power wheelchair and crutches, utilizes a hands-free inclinometer attached to his helmet to visually measure grades of trails and various surfaces.
Other gadgets are decidedly more hand-crafted. Ron Hornsby uses a digital carpenter's level duct-taped onto a bent "arm" of pipe, so he can use it from his wheelchair to determine slope gradient.
Ron found that the most rewarding aspect of his work in Yellowstone was experiencing the Park staff's genuine desire to improve accessibility. "They aren't just going through the motions. They truly care, and they really listened to our feedback," said Ron. "They have designated resources for this effort, and I have no doubt that they will follow through on many of our recommendations."


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Man dies in Belmont crash
A MAN was pronounced dead at the scene of a one-vehicle crash on Coen Road, south of Glencoe, on Monday at 3:35 p.m.
According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a preliminary investigation showed that a Daihatsu UTV 4×4, driven by James F. Albanese III, 44, last known address of Barton, was northbound on Coen Road and failed to negotiate a curve to the right.,
The vehicle went off the right side of the road, overturned down an embankment and struck a tree.
Albanese was ejected from the vehicle which came to rest approximately 100 feet down the embankment.
Albanese was pronounced dead at the scene by the Belmont County Coroner. According to the report, Albanese was not wearing a seatbelt.
Responding to the scene were troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, St. Clairsville, medical personnel from Cumberland Trail Fire Department and the Smith Township Emergency Squad and the Belmont County Coroner.
The incident is still under investigation.