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USDA Announces Recovery Act Broadband Project to Bring Jobs, Economic Opportunity to Northern Mississippi
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the funding of a new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure project that will create jobs and provide rural residents in northern Mississippi access to improved service. Broadband access plays a critical role in expanding economic, health care, educational and public safety services in underserved rural communities. Today's announcement is part of the second round of USDA broadband funding through the Recovery Act.
"The Obama administration understands that bringing broadband to rural America provides a gateway for businesses and key anchor institutions – such as libraries, schools, public safety and community centers – to provide services to thousands of Americans," said Vilsack. "This project will create jobs by building the network and the completed system will provide a platform for rural economic growth and job creation for years to come."
In all, approximately $2.63 million in Recovery Act funding will be invested by USDA in the infrastructure broadband project.
This $2.63 million award will allow The Digital Bridge Corporation to bring affordable, fourth-generation broadband services to rural portions of Panola and Quitman Counties lacking high-speed access. The network stands to benefit approximately 18,200 people, more than 1,300 businesses, and 87 community institutions where 74 percent of the premises are without high-speed access. The project will cover 191 square miles. In addition to the six jobs created or retained, the company estimates this project will create, it will provide a foundation for economic growth and job creation for decades to come.
Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the loan, grant or loan/grant agreement.
By leveraging $2.5 billion in Recovery Act funding authorized by Congress, USDA has been able to provide loans and grants of $3.6 billion to construct 307 broadband infrastructure and satellite projects in 46 states and one territory.
According to analysis released by the National Economic Council last year, overall Recovery Act investments in broadband are expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in the near term and expand economic development and job opportunities in communities that would otherwise be left behind in the new knowledge-based economy. Recovery Act broadband projects help bring down the cost of private investment, attract Internet service providers to new areas, improve digital literacy among students and workers, and help create new opportunities in employment, education, and entrepreneurship by wiring homes and businesses. With new or increased broadband access, communities can compete on a level playing field to attract new businesses, schools can create distance learning opportunities, medical professionals can provide cost-efficient remote diagnoses and care, and business owners can expand the market for their products beyond their neighborhoods to better compete in the global economy.
President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law last year. It is designed to jumpstart the nation's economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.
More information about USDA's Recovery Act efforts is available at www.usda.gov/recovery. More information about the Federal government's efforts on the Recovery Act is available at http://www.recovery.gov/.
USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages more than 40 housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of 6,100 employees located in Washington, D.C., and 500 state and local offices. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. Rural Development has an existing portfolio of more than $142 billion in loans and loan guarantees.
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Administration officials announced Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step down in December. Duncan is one of the few original members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet who are still in office.
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Loretta Lynch took over for Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General in April 2015. Lynch is the first African-American woman to hold the position.
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Vice President Joe Biden. Biden was previously a senator from Delaware.
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Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. Jewell was previously president and chief executive of outdoor recreation company REI. She replaced former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Vilsack was previously governor of Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. One of the wealthiest women in America and an heiress to the Hyatt hotel fortune, she previously headed the investment firm PSP Capital Partners and an associated property firm, Pritzker Realty Group. Pritzker was national finance chairwoman of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and national co-chairwoman of his 2012 campaign.
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White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. McDonough was previously Obama's chief foreign policy advisor, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and an aide to the House International Relations Committee.
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Aircraft Vs Super Thread VI
Posted 30 March 2010 - 11:04 AM
Posted 30 March 2010 - 11:23 AM
You'd have one heck of a short-range, no-loiter tanker if you made a KC-321.
Posted 31 March 2010 - 07:57 AM
Also not sure if this is old or new, just saw on MSNBC they were showing an F-18 Super Hornet (aka the Green Hornet) that can run on a 50/50 mix of Bio-fuels & JP5.
Posted 31 March 2010 - 07:58 AM
Final thought: Imagine the type of performance you'd get from a PW2000 powered A318!
Posted 31 March 2010 - 11:53 AM
Also not sure if this is old or new, just saw on MSNBC they were showing an F-18 Super Hornet (aka the Green Hornet) that can run on a 50/50 mix of Bio-fuels & JP5.
Not sure why its like a shock about jet engines running biofuel unless its hard to atomize, JP5 itself is hard to burn.
Posted 31 March 2010 - 12:43 PM
Anyways---A321 doesn't have enough wing, plain and simple. If it was a thrust issue, that could have been easily corrected, and the later variants with more power would have performed better than they do.
Posted 01 April 2010 - 12:23 PM
Can they run on love?
Edited by the white drew carey, 01 April 2010 - 12:24 PM.
Posted 01 April 2010 - 02:08 PM
(Can't draw the cyclical one on a board post )
There are also some really neat branching alkanes. Anyways, fuel needs to be refined to get a more cohesive product particularly because of the diversity of stuff you can pull from the ground.
The reason alcohol works just as well, is because they share a somewhat similar structure as plain alkanes, with the only difference being the presence of the a hydroxyl group:
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH (Penthanol)
CH3-OH (Methanol)
and the most important chemical compound of all:
CH3-CH2-OH, Ethanol / Booze / Magic Water etc.
The main source of "energy" are those C-H and C-C bonds which pack tons of energy.
KNOWING IS 1/2 the BATTLE... GIJOOOOE!
Posted 01 April 2010 - 09:58 PM
::edit:: Here's the Navy: http://www.navy.mil/...acdemo2010.html
Marines: http://www.marines.m...s/Aviation.aspx
Posted 02 April 2010 - 05:24 PM
::edit:: Here's the Navy: http://www.navy.mil/...acdemo2010.html
Marines: http://www.marines.m...s/Aviation.aspx
As usual I'm planning on combining a trip to my parent's house with the Andrews open house, but man does it look like it's going to be pretty lame this year. Only a F-22, Super Hornet (VFA-122 again too) and the Blue angels. Most years you could have looked forward to at least an A-10 or Harrier added to that and it wasn't that long ago that you could expect an F-16 and F-15 on top of both of those. Although from other shows I've been too I really think I got spoiled growing up outside of DC ("only a F-22? Lame!").
Posted 02 April 2010 - 05:32 PM
Just tossing this out there just in case:
If anyone's built the Academy 1/32 F-16, and didn't use the TERs, I could really use them. (the F-16 has a unique TER, and there's very few ways to get one in 1/32)
Posted 02 April 2010 - 05:47 PM
Yeah but the F-15E demo is nearly identical except for a few simulated bombing and strafing runs (often with pyro!) so you get much of the same effect. I'm really disappointed that I haven't seen more of the QF-4E/Gs painted up in various old paint schemes. I know they were flying them everywhere for a while, except every airshow I happened to be at it seems. The one I did see one year at Andrews was really cool though. It's a damn shame they'll be used up soon.
Posted 02 April 2010 - 06:41 PM
Posted 03 April 2010 - 05:53 AM
Posted 03 April 2010 - 09:58 PM
And that's not a complete list of variations, the Block 30 section could be twice as long (speaking from experience researching the IA ANG here)
Posted 05 April 2010 - 11:50 AM
Posted 05 April 2010 - 01:41 PM
Posted 07 April 2010 - 01:52 PM
Posted 08 April 2010 - 07:15 AM
Hmmm, "The plane was flying a mile every 1.6 seconds, well above our Mach 3.2 limit.". Thats 2250mph. Isn't that about Mach 3.2?
Posted 08 April 2010 - 07:57 AM
Depends on the altitude, the Mach number doesn't represent a constant speed.
Posted 08 April 2010 - 08:00 AM
Posted 08 April 2010 - 09:09 AM
Where'd you hear that? I haven't seen anything in any of the trade publications.
Posted 08 April 2010 - 10:32 AM
(1609 m/s) / 1.6 sec = 1005.63 m/s
Mach ratio = 1005.63 / 340 = 2.96
But as Bri pointed out, Mach is indeed a relative amount, as the speed of sound is not constant across the atmosphere. It is affected by both temperature and air density which varies substantially. At an altitude of about 24,000m, the speed of sound is about 300 m/s, which gets you to Mach 3.35, so rounded up yes... 3.4.
So depending on where you are Mach values can vary dramatically.
Posted 09 April 2010 - 08:50 AM
Posted 09 April 2010 - 10:47 AM
Posted 09 April 2010 - 11:13 AM
Co-worker mentioned it when he saw I have a model of one on my desk...haven't been able to find anything concrete either. Probably heresy.
Posted 09 April 2010 - 11:27 AM
And frankly---Boeing invented the concept of hanging jet engines off the wings. I doubt they'd have a problem with the basic positioning of engines on the wings of ANY plane since they've been calculating out the requirements for 60 years. (Airbus had some issues with the A340, as it was their first 4-engined plane but even then it was only mild aerodynamic issues, not structural)
Posted 09 April 2010 - 01:02 PM
I'm sure they have a lot to talk about
Callsign "Tom and Jerry 1" by any chance?
Posted 09 April 2010 - 02:41 PM
Posted 09 April 2010 - 02:43 PM
Posted 09 April 2010 - 04:11 PM
Posted 10 April 2010 - 12:13 AM
Incredibly uninformative news blurb.
Posted 10 April 2010 - 10:43 AM
Callsign "Tom and Jerry 1" by any chance?
"Why is there a gauge marked "tea" level on this panel, Herr Tom...?"
Edited by F-ZeroOne, 10 April 2010 - 10:44 AM.
Posted 12 April 2010 - 05:08 PM
Posted 12 April 2010 - 08:20 PM
From my Brother, USAF Ret. (F4, A10 etc.)
Brian was my Instructor Pilot in my upgrade into the A-10 in 1978.
> Subject: "what was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?"
> To:
> Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 1:15 PM
> As a former SR-71 pilot, and a
> professional keynote speaker...
> Brian Shul, Retired SR-71
> Pilot via Plane and Pilot Magazine | Brian Shul, Retired SR-71 Pilot
As a former SR-71 pilot, and a professional keynote speaker, the question I'm most often asked is "How fast would that SR-71 fly?" I can be assured of hearing that question several times at any event I attend. It's an interesting question, given the aircraft's proclivity for speed, but there really isn't one number to give, as the jet would always give you a little more speed if you wanted it to. It was common to see 35 miles a minute. Because we flew a programmed Mach number on most missions, and never wanted to harm the plane in any way, we never let it run out to any limits of temperature or speed. Thus, each SR-71 pilot had his own individual "high" speed that he saw at some point on some mission. I saw mine over Libya when Khadafy fired two missiles my way, and max power was in order. Let's just say that the plane truly loved speed and effortlessly took us to Mach numbers we hadn't previously seen. So it was with great surprise, when at the end of one of my presentations, someone asked, "what was the slowest you ever flew the Blackbird?" This was a first. After giving it some thought, I was reminded of a story that I had never shared before, and relayed the following.
I was flying the SR-71 out of RAF Mildenhall, England, with my back-seater, Walt Watson; we were returning from a mission over Europe and the Iron Curtain when we received a radio transmission from home base. As we scooted across Denmark in three minutes, we learned that a small RAF base in the English countryside had requested an SR-71 fly-past. The air cadet commander there was a former Blackbird pilot, and thought it would be a motivating moment for the young lads to see the mighty SR-71 perform a low approach. No problem, we were happy to do it. After a quick aerial refueling over the North Sea, we proceeded to find the small airfield. Walter had a myriad of sophisticated navigation equipment in the back seat, and began to vector me toward the field. Descending to subsonic speeds, we found ourselves over a densely wooded area in a slight haze. Like most former WWII British airfields, the one we were looking for had a small tower and little surrounding infrastructure. Walter told me we were close and that I should be able to see the field, but I saw nothing. Nothing but trees as far as I could see in the haze. We got a little lower, and I pulled the throttles back from 325 knots we were at. With the gear up, anything under 275 was just uncomfortable. Walt said we were practically over the fieldyet; there was nothing in my windscreen. I banked the jet and started a gentle circling maneuver in hopes of picking up anything that looked like a field. Meanwhile, below, the cadet commander had taken the cadets up on the catwalk of the tower in order to get a prime view of the fly-past. It was a quiet, still day with no wind and partial gray overcast. Walter continued to give me indications that the field should be below us but in the overcast and haze, I couldn't see it. The longer we continued to peer out the window and circle, the slower we got. With our power back, the awaiting cadets heard nothing. I must have had good instructors in my flying career, as something told me I better cross-check the gauges. As I noticed the airspeed indicator slide below 160 knots, my heart stopped and my adrenalin-filled left hand pushed two throttles full forward. At this point we weren't really flying, but were falling in a slight bank. Just at the moment that both afterburners lit with a thunderous roar of flame (and what a joyous feeling that was) the aircraft fell into full view of the shocked observers on the tower. Shattering the still quiet of that morning, they now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their face as the plane leveled and accelerated, in full burner, on the tower side of the infield, closer than expected, maintaining what could only be described as some sort of ultimate knife-edge pass. Quickly reaching the field boundary, we proceeded back to Mildenhall without incident. We didn't say a word for those next 14 minutes. After landing, our commander greeted us, and we were both certain he was reaching for our wings. Instead, he heartily shook our hands and said the commander had told him it was the greatest SR-71 fly-past he had ever seen, especially how we had surprised them with such a precise maneuver that could only be described as breathtaking. He said that some of the cadets' hats were blown off and the sight of the plan form of the plane in full afterburner dropping right in front of them was unbelievable. Walt and I both understood the concept of "breathtaking" very well that morning, and sheepishly replied that they were just excited to see our low approach. As we retired to the equipment room to change from space suits to flight suits, we just sat there-we hadn't spoken a word since "the pass." Finally, Walter looked at me and said, "One hundred fifty-six knots. What did you see?" Trying to find my voice, I stammered "One hundred fifty-two". We sat in silence for a moment waltsaid,D'nât ever do that to me again!â And I never did. A year later, Walter and I were having lunch in the Mildenhall Officer's club, and overheard an officer talking to some cadets about an SR-71 fly-past that he had seen one day. Of course, by now the story included kids falling off the tower and screaming as the heat of the jet singed their eyebrows. Noticing our HABU patches, as we stood there with lunch trays in our hands, he asked us to verify to the cadets that such a thing had occurred. Walt just shook his head and said, "It was probably just a routine low approach; they're pretty impressive in that plane." Impressive indeed. Little did I realize after relaying this experience to my audience that day that it would become one of the most popular and most requested stories. It's ironic that people are interested in how slow the world's fastest jet can fly. Regardless of your speed, however, it's always a good idea to keep that cross-check up and keep your Mach up, too.
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School budget cuts looming in SpringfieldBy Christian Avard
Staff Writer | November 16,2012SPRINGFIELD The Springfield School District has a tough road ahead: It must approve a balanced budget for Town Meeting Day without going over the state-mandated threshold for per pupil spending.
School district administrators presented preliminary budget numbers at a joint meeting between the Springfield School Board and budget committee on Tuesday.
Superintendent of Schools Frank Perotti said the committee was tasked by the School Board to start the budget process early.
The school district requested $30.2 million for fiscal year 14, a $2.6 million increase or 9.4 percent from this years budget of $27.6 million. An increase was requested to keep up with several costs related to education, health care, teachers salaries and construction projects.
Although the school district is requesting more money for next year, it faces another dilemma. The proposed budget would put the school districts spending over the states excess per pupil spending limit.
According to Perotti, if a district exceeds the excess spending threshold, it must pay double the tax rate. The threshold is set at 125 percent of the prior years state average per pupil spending.
The states average education spending for the current year is $12,365 per pupil. According to Steve Hier, Springfield School District business manager, the proposed budget would be $15,456 per pupil, which is $3,091 more than the states average.
To meet the threshold, Perotti and Hier said the school district would need to cut $1.7 million in school services. All schools in the district would be affected by the budget cuts.
The Springfield School District is comprised of Elm Hill Primary School, Union Elementary School, Riverside Middle School, Springfield High School and special education programs.
Elm Hill Primary School could face $226,250 in budget cuts according to the proposal. Those could include cuts in technology equipment such as laptops, purchasing PCs instead of Macs and no wireless Internet access. In addition a full-time teacher and a full-time instructional coach could be cut along with team leaders, consultants and supplemental reading materials.
Union Elementary could face $184,700 in budget cuts. Those could include laptops cuts, curriculum cuts and purchasing PCs instead of Macs. Staffing cuts could include eliminating team leaders, an instructional coach and full- and part-time teachers.
Riverside Middle School could face $133,000 in budget cuts. Those could include two part-time teachers, a quarter-time library clerk, a part-time nurse, department chairs, instructional equipment, sports and curriculum work.
Springfield High School could face $47,000 in budget cuts. Those could include a reduction in technology equipment, a quarter-time teacher and curriculum work.
Other cost reductions could include $14,950 in special education, $883,000 in deferred capital projects and $225,600 in miscellaneous costs such as technology programs, pre-K tuition, substitute pay increases and a full-time behavioral coordinator.
Perotti emphasized the numbers were preliminary and subject to change. The budget was turned back over to the budget committee who will go over the numbers and make recommendations.
Here in lies the challenge for the budget committee and the School Board, Perotti said. This has been a challenge more difficult than in recent years. There is a great deal of work ahead and the outcome is of extreme importance as the effects on our education community will be felt for a long time.
The budget committees next meeting is Nov. 26.
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Pictures from the 70's night at Dodger Stadium
OK I barely had time today to post the pictures from the 70's night at Dodger Stadium. Lots of pictures for lots of laughs.
Brady Bunch actor Barry Williams. He said "That looks like my hair in the 70's.
The famous Roberto of Vinscullyismyhomeboy took this picture. Jon Soo Hoo had asked me to pose with his poster. I did not noticed I had buttoned the shirt wrong until an usher in the club level pointed it out to me!
Not many people dressed up but I found this guy in the Top Deck. He was sporting the fake chest hair.
The Torre Bunch but it came out blurry Love the old television
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What fun, Emma! Great pics. I laughed out loud at Manny and Kemp in particular. And you look terrific!
Hilarious post. That game must have been great fun. And to get a pic with Greg Brady!? Holee Cow!!!
Thanks Jane! It was a lot of fun and the win even more!
Thanks! At first I felt a little weird walking from my car but not afterwards. Greg Brady was very nice posing for pictures.
Awesome pix, Emma. Looks like you had a great time – thanx for sharing.
Once again, great pics. Way to show some spirit. Glad I wasn't around for the 70s. Haha…Love the Chavez Ravine scoreboard pics as well http://stlcardinals06.mlblogs.com/
Awesome, Emma. Great outfit, way to incorporate the blue! Loved the dude in the powder blue suit.
Excellent pics Emma, love the 70's nights, brings back so many memories… LOL
Greetings from the stadium!
Glad u like them Sparkle!
STLC, you don't like what You've seen of the 70's. LOL.
You are probably too young.
Sandi! You would have taken better pics than me. When I saw that silk Blue shirt, I knew I wanted it.
You and me both Peter! 70's brings back so many memories.
I had a ball during our 70's night as John Fogerty was that night's performer and was kicking on stage like it was still 1979.
Great costume, and even in the 70's we buttoned our shirts wrong to get the women to notice us……maybe.
I had a 'fro in 1979 because one of my football team mates got permanently injured during my Senior year.
Great inventions, foxy ladies and most of all….groovy tunes that shaped the next generation's music.
Plus if it was not for video editing and photo-shop, the team's game day crews would be boring….
Rays Renegade
AWESOME!!!! Emma! You made my day cuz I just spent the last five minutes laughin' my butt off. Thanks for sharing! Wish I could've been there… I do a mad Travolta impression😉
Isn't great that performers like John Fogerty can still perform like that! I would have loved to have been at that concert.
Thanks! The crew did a great job editing those pictures and we loved them!
I am glad I made you laugh! And I would just love to see your mad Travolta impression!
holy cow Barry Williams! my favorite of those pics is definitely Broxton. The Biggest Man aAlive may have the best hair!
Broxton is my favorite too follow my Loney Comes Alive! Broxton will be in Los Angeles for a signing on Saturday but not sure if I can make it. I'd love to talk to him about those 70's pictures.
Wow you met barry williams too wow🙂 That's a cute photo.
i love the photos on 70's night. It's adorable and hilarious. The photoshop is too funny. My fav is the Matt Kemp and james loney. Also the KISS one is funny teehee
I remember watching the Brady Bunch. It used to be one of my favorite shows.
I love the Matt Kemp and James Loney too. The beards around the Kiss is too funy. got to love photoshop! Wish i had photoshop!
This was a total crack up!! LOL !
Glad you got to see the pictures Mike! It was a totally groovy night! Peace Love and Soul! lol.


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Bears' Marshall blasts Packers
WR says he's never disliked a team as much as Green Bay
Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall says he has never disliked a team as much as the Packers.
Although he said he wouldn't use the word "hate," he has "never felt this strong in sports" about another team or group of opposing players.
During his weekly session with reporters on Wednesday, Marshall called this weekend's home game against Green Bay "personal" and said he hopes Packers cornerbacks request to cover him one on one.
His feelings seemed to stem from a 23-10 loss at Green Bay earlier in the year in which he caught just two passes for 24 yards. He says he doesn't respect "their players talking about how awesome of a job they (do) shutting down certain players."
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The University of Hawaii football team earned its first win of the 2012 season against Lamar at Aloha Stadium Saturday night, 54-2.
Hawaii quarterback Sean Schroeder passed for 150 yards and three touchdowns.
The Warriors had a balanced running attack with four players with at least 43 yards or more.
Sophomore running back John Lister had two touchdowns and 55 yards rushing.
Freshman running back Will Gregory had six carries for 62 yards -- 10.3 yards per carry.
Schroeder spread the passing touchdowns among three Warrior receivers -- Trevor Davis, Chris Gant and Darius Bright.
Freshman Davis led all receivers with 85 yards on three receptions -- a 28.3 yard per reception average -- with one touchdown.
The Warrior defense held the Cardinals to 127 total yards. Hawaii had 20 first downs compared with six for Lamar. The Cardinals converted only one third down out of 12 attempts. Lamar also had three turnovers; Hawaii had none.
Lamar's only score of the game came with 8:19 left in the 4th quarter when UH botched a PAT and the Cardinals returned the ball 85 yards for two points.
Hawaii's next opponent is Nevada (2-1) on Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium.


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Martins Ferry officials tightening belt
MARTINS FERRY Issues of budget, finance and the need to save money and stay within expenses was the focus of Monday night's council meeting. However, the meeting led with a recount of the city's response during a recent emergency and a warning to any engaged in the drug trade.
Mayor Paul Riethmiller conveyed thanks to the safety director, fire chiefs and volunteer firefighters who assisted in battling a tragic Bridgeport fire last week. A quick and dedicated response saved an entire block.
"We had a tragic situation down there and everybody in the valley came together," said Safety Director Bill Suto.
Also, in the wake of several warrants served in local communities including a Martins Ferry residence relating to synthetic marijuana, Riethmiller issued a warning to all businesses in the city to cease selling any products associated with synthetic marijuana.
"We know that we have businesses inside the city right now who are selling this product," he said, noting legal technicalities that allow the use of such products as incense. "The businesses that are selling the product know what the kids are doing with it."
He added that the police and drug task force will continue to investigate and take action until businesses in the city stop selling the substances.
Regarding the city finances, Auditor Rita Randall reported that the estate tax funds have not yet been received. However, the proposed appropriation had included those funds. It will be temporarily taken out of street lighting and re-appropriated when the monies are received so the appropriations can be delivered to the auditor on time.
Council motioned to pass the appropriations.
"We are passing a very, very tight budget," said Council Member Robert Hunker, chair of the finance committee. "We've got to all work together and adhere."
This Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. a representative from the Regional Income Tax Agency will speak with council regarding income tax issues.
Council Members Robert Duncan and Robert Krajnyak suggested dissolving the parking meter fund of $77,000 into the general fund. Council will consult the possibility with the city attorney.
In other matters, Council Member Bruce Shrodes noted the high cost of maintaining street lights and suggested a survey to determine whether some areas of the city streets could use fewer lights. The money saved could be re-invested in LED lights.
Also, Development Director Kathy Wade-Gagin reported that the OMERESA purchase program is now available to municipalities as well as schools. She will investigate possible savings by purchasing through them.
In other matters, Service Director Chuck Bennett reported a spring cleaning day set for April 13, 8 a.m.-noon. Electronic recycling will be handled April 12-14 at the school. All products will be accepted except for tube televisions.
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I heard him but ironically the exact same way their playing vs Nets they're playing against us so its a moot point
on the net vs heat game tonight ian eagle said that the heat got humbled by the knicks, but fratello then had to stop him to say the heat didn't want to be there because of the storm. jeez, the knicks get no respect.
also no net announcer should mention the word knick unless they're calling a knick game. lol
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I heard him but ironically the exact same way their playing vs Nets they're playing against us so its a moot point
I've never heard of any guy named Mike Fratello which means I don't give a flying **** what he said. Next!
The YES network must pay the nets commentators to be massively homerish. I actually had quite a bit of respect for Mike Fratello, but I hate any commentator that's so bias for the team they call games for (Cavs, Hornets, now the Nets, etc).
So while I did/do have some respect for the guy, that doesn't mean I have to listen to a word he says.
Mike Fratello is dumb. He also down played Shump when we drafted on The NBA Draft special. He questioned could he defend at the Pro Level! Of course he said Marshon Brooks was a steal of the Draft...only one was an All NBA Rookie 1st teamer.
He's bitter because he wanted to be Knicks coach and the Knicks went and hired Lenny Wilkens.
Comments like that show why he's not coaching anywhere. The Heat want to win a title again they are not giving games away for any reason.
Now you can say the emotion of The City projected The Knicks to play at a very high level which caught Mia could not match...that's a little more realistic.
If The Heat had sat Lebron and DWade then you could say that...but Lebron and Wade played 37 and 35 minutes and Bosh played 27...they didnt pull their Big 3 until the 4 minute mark left in the game. Sounds like Spolestra was trying to win
The Nets spent all off season talking trash about being the best team in NY (mind you The Knicks never responded) and now its time to back it up and all they have is home victory against The Raptors and two embarassing losses back to back.
I guess they gave that game to Minny because they felt sorry for Love and Rubio being out and they wanted to encourage The Wolves by giving them a victory! And I guess because Miami gave The Knicks a victory they wanted to return the favor.
Stay away from the "YES Men" their ignorance is contagious.
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Now that I think of it...this is a good thing!
The Knicks need these sorts of things said to keep us hungry. I don't want us beating Mia to get to our heads...so this could just keep us focused!
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Fratello's hair piece is the reason people don't like watching the nets.
Didn't Chandler say he felt the game shouldn't have been played also? So it wasn't only Wade and the Heat that felt that way so the argument can be made the Knicks didn't want to be there either.
I actually like Mike Fratello but I have to disagree with him here...The Heat dont give away games. Those dudes just about always come to play and of course they're fully aware that we were eliminated by them last year in the 1st round and revenge is most likely the first thing on our mind. They knew we were coming to play is what im saying, i have a hard time believing they didnt wanna spoil our home opener even with the circumstances. Regardless of what NY fans have been through, from the Heats perspective its all entertainment even if they win. Knicks fans dont root for other players/teams against us but we do appreciate some of the performances players like Kobe Bryant have put on in the past.
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Figures all these reports and ignorant statements will surface once the Knicks start playing well and like they should. We lose, were bad and an old team. We win convincingly, we were given the game. Sure people. No.1 ranked defense and the lone undefeated team in the leagire, and won every game by double digits; kiss my ass haters.
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By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer
A financial squeeze has spurred staff cuts and organizational changes at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, according to PRMC officials.
Hospital officials said 40 clinical, non-clinical, support services and management positions will be cut effective Nov. 18.
"Our revenues cannot sustain our current staff levels," reads a statement released Tuesday by PRMC Administrator Hoyt Skabelund.
Hospital revenue is down by $260,000 from last year, mostly as a result of a shortage of physicians, Skabelund said. With the shortage, potential hospital income is lost, Skabelund said. He also anticipates a net revenue loss of about $10 million with the arrival of a new surgery center set to open in November in Clovis.
That means about 50 percent of PRMC surgical revenue will be lost, he said.
"That is a staggering impact," Skabelund said.
More than 600 people are employed at PRMC, hospital officials said.
Staff cuts were made based on seniority, and severance packages were given to those affected, PRMC officials said. Many affected employees have been given the opportunity to remain at PRMC in different positions, Skabelund said.
Skabelund estimates more than half of those in eliminated positions will remain at the hospital in different positions.
No additional PRMC staff reductions are planned at this time and patient care should not be affected by the cuts, Skabelund said.
The cuts were approved Monday by Plains Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Finance Committee, according to Skabelund. Per year, approximately $2.4 million in salaries and benefits will be saved by the changes, according to hospital officials.
Hospital officials also hope to streamline PRMC operations by changing urgent care services and laboratory management, PRMC officials said.
Beginning Nov. 19, PRMC urgent care services will transition to the Plains Regional Medical Group Same Day Access Clinic.
Hours at the clinic — located directly west of the main hospital on 21st Street — will be expanded so patients can receive same-day appointments and walk-in care for minor medical emergencies, Skabelund's statement reads. Beginning Nov. 20, the clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Skabelund said patients can still opt to use the PRMC emergency room.
The clinic option, Skabelund said, will make the hospital more efficient, make better use of PRMC staff and improve patient care.
Effective Dec. 31, TriCore Reference Laboratories, New Mexico's leading medical laboratory provider, will provide all laboratory services at PRMC, according to the statement. PRMC lab employees will retain their current positions, the statement reads.
PRMC, a non-profit hospital owned by Presbyterian Healthcare Services of New Mexico, serves more than 110,000 people living within a 100-mile radius of the city of Clovis, according to its Web site.


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#149550 - 10/30/05 06:00 AM omecils?
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I'm reading Don Quixote, the Oxford edition, and ran into the word "omecils" (probably plural)- to which there is no explanation in the book itself, nor have I been able to find its definition online. The Google results only show me the exact passage I read on the book. Here is the segment:
"Peace," said Don Quixote; "where hast thou ever seen or heard that a knight-errant has been arraigned before a court of justice, however many homicides he may have committed?"
"I know nothing about your omecils," answered Sancho, "nor in my life have had anything to do with one; I only know that the Holy Brotherhood looks after those who fight in the fields, and in that other matter I do not meddle."
I can assume the word means "vocation" (or vocations in this case?), but I wouldn't know. Perhaps it's a mispronunciation of something? perhaps it's a word Cervantes coined and the translation left it as it is?
Well, this forum never disappoints me, so I'm turning my question to you... is "omecils" a word? what does it mean?
Edited by Logwood (10/31/05 06:12 PM)
#149551 - 10/30/05 06:16 AM Re: omecils?
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my first thought was that it was just Sancho mis-hearing and mis-pronouncing "homicide", but then it could also be something that means "court of justice".
but then, I'm probably just tilting at windmills..._________________________
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#149552 - 10/30/05 06:23 AM Re: omecils?
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It ain't in the brick and mortar OED and it ain't in my simple little tatterdy Dover Spanish dictionary, my Cassel's Spanish dictionary, nor my diccionario usual, neither. I'm going with cygni first guess. I think Sancho Panza was the type that would pretend to understand what a non-word meant.
#149553 - 10/30/05 12:40 PM Re: omecils?
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like the man said, homicides =? omecils to Pancho's ear.
#149554 - 10/30/05 01:10 PM Re: omecils?
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Yes. Imagine if you will that Sancho Panza is from Kentucky and Don Quixote is from Boston.
Edited by consuelo (10/30/05 01:12 PM)
#149555 - 10/30/05 01:15 PM Re: omecils?
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Yes. Imagine if you will that Sancho Panza is from Kentucky and Don Quixote is from Boston.
long as Sancho don't go new-kyu-lah..._________________________
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#149556 - 10/30/05 01:25 PM Re: omecils?
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Posts: 427
Loc: Spain
-Calla -dijo don Quijote-. Y ¿dónde has visto tú, o leído jamás, que caballero andante haya sido puesto ante la justicia, por más homicidios que hubiese cometido?
-Yo no sé nada de omecillos -respondió Sancho-, ni en mi vida le caté a ninguno; sólo sé que la Santa Hermandad tiene que ver con los que pelean en el campo, y en esotro no me entremeto.
In the Spanish Quixote, "omecillos" is not quite a mishearing of "homicidios" on Sancho's part, but a then-existing corrupted form of "homicidios" which is listed as rare in the current Academic dictionary.
So it may be that the translator chose to trim "omecillos" to something somewhat English-looking ("omecils") and leave the reader to interpret it as Sancho's mis-hearing or as an alternative word for "homicide". The only slight problem with the "mis-hearing" option is that "omecils" in English does not seem to sound much like "homicides". The two Spanish forms ARE very close in pronunciation.
#149557 - 10/30/05 01:34 PM Re: omecils?
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so omecillos means homicide? (or at least, it used to?)_________________________
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#149558 - 10/30/05 01:36 PM Re: omecils?
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Yep. Omecillo means homicide. I guess it would be a lower register than cultured homicidio .
#149559 - 10/30/05 01:38 PM Re: omecils?
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so we're just catching red fish, eh?_________________________
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The person who invented Kwanzaa was born Ronald McKinley Everett. Everett changed his name to "Maulana Karenga" which in Swahili means "Master Teacher Keeper of Tradition". Dr. Karenga is an outsider who rebelled against the current system (both in America in general and specifically African-American society) and created the Kwanzaa myth to oppose the current system and promote himself, much like members of the American Indian Movement and those who support Siouxification. These myths are harmful because they rob the rich diversity of the truth for an outsider who tries to use these myths for radical means.


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Detective Sgt. Greg Baron said the BPD is getting serious about providing the protection that the two newest vehicles make possible.
Baron was with Sgt. Jordan Tindol, Field Training Officer John Berry and Patrolmen Salvadore Sanchez, II and Josh Sexton this week as the officers went through a three-day, 24-hour training program to become state certified on the machines.
"These are actual police vehicles," Baron said of the two latest additions to the BPD's ATV fleet.
Two others purchased earlier have been used primarily for testing purposes.
The new ATVs are street legal, equipped with headlights, taillights, turn signals and emergency red and blue lights.
"If you see them on the street," Baron said, "that doesn't mean you can ride your ATV on the street."
The same goes for motorists who might look up and see an officer on an ATV trying to make a traffic stop.
"If you see the blue ATV behind you with lights and 'POLICE' markings on the vehicle, it really is the police," Baron said.
The sergeant said officers already have adopted an official helmet for the ATV group. But work is still underway on designing a special uniform for the officers who will patrol on the vehicles.
Baron said the outfits will include a long-sleeved shirt and long pants that can protect the officers from the weather.
The course the officers are taking has two parts. The first portion of the training is written by the National ATV Safety Institute, and Baron is certified to teach that.
Chris Goss, another certified ATV instructor from the Baytown Police Department, has been in town this week to instruct the officers on other uses of the machines.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the officers spent the day on the BPD's firing range learning to use their handguns while patrolling on an ATV.
The use of ATVs is new in this part of the country, Baron said. Nueces County uses some of the vehicles. But most other law enforcement agencies in this part of the state are not officially patrolling with them.
Baron said the ATVs allow officers to get into many parts of the city where patrol cars cannot go.
That includes Poesta Creek, city parks, wooded areas and even some parts of neighborhoods.
In all, seven BPD officers will become certified to use the ATVs. Baron hopes the department will eventually be able to add two more vehicles to its fleet.
ATV officers will always patrol in pairs.
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Dozens of Michigan families are expected to gather outside the Department of Human Services in Lansing today demanding the state stop removing children from the homes of licensed medical marijuana caregivers.
The case of Steve and Maria Green will be front and center today. "Michigan Moms United" is rallying around the couple, calling on child protective services to return their daughter Bree to them. She was removed from the home by an Ingham County Court. A family court referee said Steve and Maria Green's home was too dangerous because marijuana was grown and consumed there.
The referee said homes where marijuana is grown are often robbed at gunpoint. The referee used Amaya Edmonds death as an example she was accidentally shot by her step-father, Lavar Burton, during a home invasion in 2010. According to court reports, Burton was a known drug dealer.
Maria and Steve Green say the fight over their daughter Bree started after the father of Maria's young son filed a complaint arguing the Green's home was unfit for kids because people smoke marijuana there. Child Protective Services got involved, and family court in Ingham County made the decision to remove Bree from the home.
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Championship 2013.
Posted 29 December 2012 - 01:53 PM
just over a month to go, first game is 31st Jan 13.
I believe that 14 teams will make a much better competition although this could throw up some unexpected results later in the season if squads are not enlarged and 2nd choice players make the first team to cover injuries in order to playout the extra 8 games.
The 14 teams are definitely the strongest 14 outside SL at the moment, the Sheffield,Fev, Fax, Leigh and Batley contest should be good whilst the newly promoted 4 teams and those who were promoted in the last couple of seasons will make a fierce contest of the battle to avoid relegation.
I predict Leigh to rest the League leaders shield from Fevs' grasp and Fev to beat Fax in the grand final;
What do you predict?
Posted 29 December 2012 - 03:16 PM
Posted 29 December 2012 - 06:33 PM
Going from Keighley's friendly against Halifax, not too much.
Have to agree. Halifax were pretty ######.
Posted 29 December 2012 - 06:37 PM
Batley n Sheffield to makes nuisances of themselves again!
Fab comp is the championship. I wished we could seriously raise its profile and get more folk watching it.
Posted 29 December 2012 - 06:47 PM
Posted 29 December 2012 - 06:53 PM
Last year's strongest side was Fev who will be no weaker in 2013. Champions Sheffield will be equally as strong, but will find that teams raise their game against them. Fax look promising and it's time for KH to deliver. Leigh will be the big improvers in the top 4.
Then come Batley at the head of a group of mid-table sides where Dewsbury, Keighley and others will all hope to find themselves.
York, Hunslet and Swinton will all start with an advanatge over the four promoted sides in that they know what to expect. Barrow look the strongest of the new bunch.One of the promoted sides to run last, not sure which one.
Posted 29 December 2012 - 06:56 PM
Predictions for the future -
Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG
Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT
Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG
Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME
I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER!
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:04 PM
It was claimed that the CC was much better than SL due to the possibility of more surprises, but in reality there were very few surprises come the end of last season, in terms of league position in any case. I reckon this next year will be pretty much the same with the usual suspects in the top 5 and the newly promoted clubs, Hunslet, York and Dewsbury scrabbling about below them.
I truly worry about the sustainability and short-term future of CC1.
Happy New Year!!
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Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:08 PM
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:47 PM
halifax will win the title and batley the NRC expect a good showing from leigh and workington as well.
What about Featherstone?
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:51 PM
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:59 PM
We''ll finish 8th!
Nah robin if Viking warrior gets his way we will be relegated but we would still be better than his team😃😃😃
Posted 29 December 2012 - 11:24 PM
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 12:12 AM
Bears and Barrow
Posted 30 December 2012 - 12:16 AM
What about Featherstone?
second...........fax i feel will finish top.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 12:17 AM
Come business end I expect a Fev, Leigh, Fax and 1 from Batley/Sheff to play the semi's
Leigh have a wealth of creativity at 6,7 & 9 in Penky, Beswick, Coyle, Nicholson, Ridyard and Brierley. We also have a few back row options so I expect a Gallen type 13 in Hopkins supporting Goulden and Aspinwall. Interesting to see how Duffy goes at prop with Parker, Ostick, Spencer, Thornley, Taylor. Only weakspot I can see is outside backs, but assume Aspinwall could cover if needed.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 04:38 PM
Doncaster did the double last year and have a link with Wakefield so they might be a surprise package. Dewsbury seem to have transformed themselves on and of the field and might also spring a surpise or two.
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- OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to examine whether aspects of the Event-Related Potential (ERP) show sensitivity to the electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phone handsets placed in the normal position next to the face of human volunteers. It was designed as a pilot to a larger study of 120 volunteers currently in progress. METHODS: A GSM mobile phone, either transmitting (0.25 W, 217 Hz modulated, 895 MHz output) or off, was positioned next to the right hemisphere using a cradle. Twelve participants attended two sessions, one week apart. Participants performed the following tasks while they were exposed for 30 minutes to an active mobile phone during one session and a sham condition during the other: (a) auditory oddball (b) visual oddball, (c) card-sorting. Each session lasted up to 2 hours (including setup) and order of exposure condition was counterbalanced. ERPs were recorded from a 62-electrode montage. N100 and P200 latencies and amplitudes were analysed for non-target waveforms, and N200 and P300 latencies and amplitudes were analysed for target waveforms using repeated measures ANOVAs and post-hoc comparisons. Data from groups of electrodes were averaged to form six regions (3 lateral and 2 saggital). RESULTS: Omnibus ANOVAs were carried out in each of: five amplitude and five latency measures for both visual and card-sorting tasks and four amplitude and four latency measures for the auditory task. Within these ANOVAs the three factors were exposure, degree of laterality and degree of sagitality. For post hoc tests, the Bonferroni correction was applied with alpha being reduced for significant sagittal, lateral and sagittal-bilateral effects to .025, .017 and .008 respectively. Several of the post hoc tests were significant at these levels. In real relative to sham exposure auditory N100 amplitude and latency were both reduced, with the reduction larger over midline and right hemisphere sites. P300 latency was delayed in the real exposure condition, but there was no effect of exposure on P300 amplitude or on the P200 or N200 components. Grand means of auditory ERPs for non-targets and targets respectively are shown in Figure 1 for 6 electrode sites. During the visual task, N100 latency was found to increase during real exposure. During the card-sorting task, latency was found to increase during real exposure in right and frontal sites. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that there may be an effect of mobile phone exposure on neural activity, particularly in close proximity to the phone. These findings are of assistance in forming specific hypotheses for the larger study. Larger study supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
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- Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, 22-27 June 2003, Maui, Hawaii, USA
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text: yeah. There are negative and positive knick fans. At the same time they might be honest, or they may not know a thing about the team or the game. Mistakes happen. Nobody's perfect, that's the whole point of sports. Whatever. We had our bragging rights not so long ago. Then when Patrick started sucking, everyone let him know how much he did suck. We ran him out of NY only to be begging for him back not even a year later. I hated when MSG was about to cut the Knicks tv time/slot. There are haters who choose to dwell in negativity, and there are true die hard fans who still have hope no matter what. Be positive, have hope. If you want to hate on the knicks because of their shortcomings, I understand. We've been patient for to long. Hopefully Larry Brown will draw more cheers than jeers.


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I recently had the privilege of visiting my three correspondence children, a few children that I helped find sponsors for, and the sponsored child of my pastor in Colombia. It was a trip I will never forget (unless I get a serious bout of amnesia).
On Sunday evening, March 8, I flew into Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. I was picked up by Edwin Mendivelso, who became my host for the following six days. He and I got to know each other real well.
Edwin brought me to my hotel, and the next day he was waiting to take me to visit my first child. His name is Julian, and he lives on the outskirts of Bogotá.
We took a taxi to Julian's child development center. One thing about Colombian drivers is that they are some of the most amazing drivers I've been with, or they are just very lucky not to be dead. We weaved in and out of traffic, broke about every traffic law imaginable, and managed to arrive at the center in one piece. Every taxi driver afterward operated the same way.
We were heartedly received at the center and several children put on small performances for us. One of the most amazing performances was by Julian himself.
Julian had learned how to take old paper, recycle it, and with a juicer, some water and additional material turn it into new paper.
Afterwards I went to visit Julian, his mother and his sister, and then returned to the center to enjoy a meal with the staff and some of the children.
That afternoon we visited the child development center of a child that I found a sponsor for. Yesmin is sponsored by Bob, my roommate at Florida Bible College.
At first Yesmin was a little shy, but as time went along she warmed up to me and was very happy I was there.
Yesmin had just found out that she was sponsored. I was blessed to show her pictures of Bob and his wife Donna, and tell Yesmin all sorts of stories about them. I went to visit Yesmin's home and took lots of pictures and video for Bob and Donna.
Around Yesmin's home, different children came up to me and asked me what the time was. When I left her home, the same children kept coming to me and asking for the time. These, by the way weren't Compassion children, but children that lived in the area.
It became clear to me that they really didn't want to know the time, but they were intrigued by this big guy that came into their slums. They wanted to spend time with me. It was a huge blessing, because I got to sit down and just share with them the gospel, and they were so eager.
What also became apparent was that the area had a lot of gangs and they were watching me, and supposedly, though I didn't see this, they were calling each other trying to figure out what to do with me. Oh, well … ignorance is bliss.
The next day, we woke up early to take a whole-day bus trip to Medellín. This was a unique experience that I will never forget. The bus looked very similar to a Greyhound bus, but the experience wasn't similar at all.
The trip took about 10 hours. The drivers of the bus and the passengers were separated from each other by a darkened thick glass wall. And for some reason, the drivers liked to really put up the air-conditioning in the bus. It was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The drivers also liked to play very loud pirated action films in the bus. And the shocks of this bus weren't always working properly, and the roads weren't that smooth.
On top of that, drivers took us through the beautiful mountains, frequently using the brakes and weaving in and out of traffic, much like the taxi drivers. The bus drivers went around the curves of the mountains and crossed the double lines, right in the curves — this all with fairly busy traffic. All in all I felt like a James Bond drink, "shaken, not stirred."
My stomach wasn't happy with this. Without going into great details, I suggest to everyone, if you go on a visit like this take a roll of toilet paper with you. Trust me, you will thank me later!
Outside of that, the countryside of Colombia is breathtaking. You see the coffee being grown and the most beautiful green mountains with streams in between. I really didn't regret having taken the bus.
The next morning, I woke up early to visit the child development center of Santiago, my next correspondence child, and two children that I helped find sponsors for.
When I arrived at the center. I was led into a room full of children. I was brought to the front to sit down facing all of the children. Six girls, in three rows of two, started walking towards me, as if they were getting married that day.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but all of a sudden, they moved aside and behind them was Santiago, right in front of me. We hugged and I was so glad to see him.
Santiago's parents came to the front. I turned my chair around and the pastor started addressing us. He shared how he was so thankful that I was there and that I was helping the poor of his country. All the while, I was thinking about how I was really the one that was blessed and if anyone was rich, it was them, because they were the ones who were totally dependent on God.
Edwin had mentioned to me that as a sponsor, I was in a sense a representative of all of the sponsors, and so I brought some postcards as little gifts for each of the children. It was a huge blessing to give each of the children a postcard. I got to do this at all of the child development centers I visited.
That afternoon, I had the privilege of visiting Kevin, my pastor's sponsored child. Kevin is 16 years old and was probably 6 feet tall, which is huge in Colombia.
Kevin is a real sharp young man. He wants to be an engineer, and I would not be surprised if he becomes a Leadership Development Program student. We spoke a lot and I also met his family. Santiago was with us the entire time, which made it even a bigger blessing.
The next day, Edwin and I took the bus from Medellín to Cali. This time I was prepared. I made sure to eat a very dry breakfast. I also had a thick sweater on.
All in all it was a pleasant 10-hour drive. They were showing Nicholas Cage films. I was hoping to see my friend Hunter Gomez on television in Colombia, they didn't show National Treasure.
One of the first things you notice when you get to Cali is the three crosses on top of the mountain. In the midst of so much deep poverty, the answer was right there on top of the mountain for all to see.
We arrived in a beautiful child development center. Jessica was my correspondence child there, and I spent the whole day with her.
Just three weeks before this, the pastor had been bound by the gangs for several hours, because they wanted to find out if he had money. They eventually set him free.
The pastor took us through the neighborhoods near the center. It was tragic to see the little shacks under the bridge. We had police protection with us, because it was too dangerous to be there alone. These were the very areas that the children were coming from.
Many adolescent boys get involved in the gangs and spend their evenings robbing people and doing drug trafficking.
It was so encouraging to see the light that Compassion was in the midst of this. I even did an interview with a Compassion-assisted child, now 15 years old, who had gotten involved in a gang but then he had gotten saved and was now a light to his surroundings.
Jessica was a delight. She was so excited to be with us. She absolutely loves Hannah Montana and was happy to hear that Hannah Montana got started on DOC, a show where her dad's character became a missionary with Compassion.
The next day, I took the bus back to Bogotá. I was prepared again, and this time, there wasn't a big glass wall between the bus drivers and the passengers, and the bus temperature was quite pleasant.
Being in Colombia and having walked through its slums, it is obvious that there is such a deep spiritual need in the country. People eat from the trash piles. Gangs are all over the place, and drugs are in abundance. Despite this, I felt very safe.
For one, Compassion made sure that they kept me safe, and at times we even had police protection. Also, Edwin Mendivelso was a constant guide. I would never have been able to take this trip if it wasn't for his guidance and friendship. We actually got to know each other quite well, and we had a great time!
If you can, I would encourage you to visit your sponsored children. It makes such a difference. The child is no longer just a picture on a refrigerator, but he or she is a real child with personality. There is nothing quite like it.


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Sugaring: a spiritual experienceApril 01,2013
Sugar season can almost be a religion for Vermont maple families whose roots reach sweetly clear to the bedrock. Betsys humorous text message the other day, though, was almost going a little too far: Black smoke coming from chimney of Sistine Chapel. White smoke coming from chimney of sugarhouse. No pope yet but we got syrup.
I split a gut over that message and knew what planted the seed in her head. The steam pipe going up through the roof from our evaporator looks just like the pipe that the world news focused on ad infinitum while the new pope was being elected. Steam, of course, is always white as the driven snow.
Speaking of driven snow, Ive always been told that there was a blizzard going on March 16, 1948, the day I was born. As the story goes, my mother and father left our farm up in Maple Corner in the wee hours and headed toward Montpelier, eight miles away. As they went past the place where we now reside, Dad almost left the road heck, if Id been born in the car, they probably would have named me DeSoto but they did make it to Heaton Hospital, brought me into the world, and I got named Burr.
The blizzard theory came into question a couple of days ago, however, when my cousins, Wayne and Liz Morse, came into the sugarhouse. They said sugarin was going on hot and heavy when I was born. Wayne said they were gathering sap from 3,000 buckets up at the family homestead on Robinson Hill in Calais and also had trees tapped at the Chapell Farm down in East Montpelier.
Your grandpa had bought a brand new 48 Ford truck, and we took it with a tank on it down to Chapells. Me, your Uncle Bernard and a couple other guys was gathering sap at 2 in the mornin so the sap wouldnt freeze up and break th buckets. He said one of the guys grumbled that my parents would have a damned kid right during sugar season! He went on to say that my father had to hurry right back and boil the sap brought in from the freezing buckets as soon as I came into the world.
While Wayne reminisced, there were four of us in our sugarhouse, Wayne, Liz, my buddy Steffen Parker and me. We were freezing to death as I boiled the last vestiges from our most recent sap run. Similar this year, I said. Had a good early run like 48 and now we sit in limbo with a cold weather interruption only this year theres no damned kid to be born!
We all laughed, but Wayne had a puzzled look on his face. I remember great sugarin that spring, he said, so it musta turned out good after you were born. At that, Steffen, computer whiz, high-footed it out of the sugarhouse. When he returned he had a weather report from 1948. Wow, howd we ever manage before the Internet? It seems the cold weather interruption happened just long enough to give my dad a break from the sugarhouse to help me get born. The day after, it went back above freezing and stayed perfect sugaring weather for the next 10 days.
This years a totally different story. The deep freeze that has held all Vermont sugar makers in its grasp for almost two weeks wont let go. Were all hoping that the sap run were sure to get after our weather moderates will be greeted by an April compassionate to sugar makers. April often offers grass-growing temperatures instead of sap running temperatures, and Aprils here. In a fashion as neurotic as the weather, Ive gone from worrying to ranting and raving to an acceptance that we cant do a thing about it except pray. Yes, I believe that this troubled world needs all the spiritual guidance it can get.
Speaking of which, white smoke eventually did emerge from the Sistine Chapel, and the world said hello to Pope Francis. Though Im not Catholic, I do view the pope as an important spiritual guide, a greater conduit to God. I wish Pope Francis well and pray for big things like world peace and human compassion.
Im also thinking of something very close to home: Dear God, please bring us freezing nights and thawing days, winds from the west, and willing maple trees right through April. And let lots of white billow from Vermont sugarhouses for a while yet.
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CFD: Inkjet Model
Fanny Littmarck | October 17, 2012
About a month ago we had a webinar on CFD, and one of the demonstrated examples was the modeling of fluid flow from an inkjet. This technology has many applications and is a great example of how accurate CFD simulation is being used in the design process.
Different Inkjet Applications
It's probably safe to say most of you have had experience with an inkjet printer at some point or another. These types of printers are widely used as they are both cost efficient and provide high resolution images and text. The basic idea of an inkjet printer is to eject small droplets of liquid from a nozzle onto a sheet of paper.
In addition to printing images onto paper, the inkjet technique is used in 3D printing processes. It can also be observed in scenarios other than printing. For instance, life science applications for diagnosis, analysis, and drug discovery often utilize inkjet instruments. In that case, inkjets are used as part of a larger instrument to deposit microdroplets in a very precise fashion.
Inkjet Physics
The droplet size is a key inkjet design parameter. In order to achieve the desired droplet size it is necessary to optimize the design of the nozzle and the inkjet operating conditions. Simulation helps to understand the physics of the fluid ejection and determine the optimal design.
So what happens inside the nozzle when the liquid is emitted? First, the nozzle fills with fluid. Next, as more fluid enters the nozzle, the existing fluid is forced out of the nozzle. Finally, the injection is halted, which ultimately causes a droplet of liquid to "snap off". Thanks to the force transmitted to the droplet by the fluid in the nozzle, it travels through the air until reaching its target. In terms of physics, inside the nozzle there is a single-phase fluid flow and when the liquid moves through the air it is experiencing a two-phase flow. Below is a model of the forced jet of a liquid. This is one of the possible mechanisms that can be used to eject a droplet, as seen in our September webinar on CFD. It was created using our CFD and Microfluidics Modules.
Instructions for creating a model of an inkjet nozzle in COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3a can be found in the Model Gallery. In order to view the model documentation, make sure to sign into your COMSOL Access account first. (It's quick and free to register for Access if you do not already have an account).
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Search Update: Mid-October Target for Preliminary Interviews
September 30, 2013
TO: The Albion College Community
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SUBJECT: Presidential Search Update
I am writing to provide another update on the search for our next Albion president. The Search Committee met on Tuesday, September 24, and selected a small number of candidates who are being invited to participate in confidential preliminary interviews with the Committee in mid-October. These candidates were selected on the basis of their experience, the written materials they presented to the Committee, and the results of reference calls made over the last three weeks. They were chosen from a pool of accomplished individuals whose backgrounds and experiences were consistent with the presidential qualities and qualifications established for the search. On completion of these interviews, the Committee will select candidates who will be invited to participate in more extensive interviews early in November. I will write to you again regarding this final phase of the interview process as it unfolds, recognizing that confidentiality will remain a major factor through the conclusion of our search.
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So apparently the dude's girlfriend didn't die, and he never even met her in real life. He had an online relationship with someone and they then tricked him into thinking they died.
This is messed up on so many levels.
The thing that confuses me the most, is how is this dude not getting ***** thrown at him from every angle? He needs an online gf?
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^ not sure I buy it, his grandma actually did die, isn't that enough personal tragedy?
It actually makes me feel sorry for the dude, that he's an internationally famous player who should be the most popular guy on campus but seems that he can't get laid?
Having said that, a lot of Polynesian's are extremely religious so it may well be plausible that college sluts aren't of much interest.
Just saw the sbnation video under the rasheed wallace story.. this is just sick. Still not sure how to react
sad. sad that he's such a sucker. the movie (and now MTV show) CATFISH is all about online relationship hoaxes.
it's incredible to see a guy talk on the internet, twitter and phone, fall in love, and never actually see the person.
the internet allows people to create false personas and actually live their lives as someone else.
Teo became one of those suckers who fell for it. crazy sh*it.
"Imaginary girlfriend for dummies" must be the only book he ever read..
What a moron..
Who was that girl?"They started out as just friends," Te'o's father, Brian, told the Tribune in October 2012. "Every once in a while, she would travel to Hawaii, and that happened to be the time Manti was home, so he would meet with her there."
He say he was on the phone with her. Who was that girl he talked to?
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^ Yes well I expect they fabricated stories about meeting because of the stigma of being in a "relationship" with someone you've never met.
I think this GF story started just to hide that fact that he is GAY, and then it got out of hand..
but Manti Te'O is as gay as it gets. ..
whoever played manti probably at home laughing his/her ass off lol


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Graves At Sea -- San Francisco, CA -- March 31st, 2013
Me and my friend arrived at the DNA Lounge, we found we were in the upstairs part of the venue, that was basically a bar. But something that was really cool was that the wall behind the stage wasnt wall buy window, so we could the night sky as the bands were playing and it really added to the ambiance for some bands. It was pretty empty are first, but it filled in as time passed. We chatted with the bass player from Dispirit, Todd, for a bit. When we inquired about a full length, he said it was definitely in the works, which is cool. After a while the first of two local openers come one.
Oaklands Larvae opened the show with a set of really gruesome blackened doom. Through the show each band would have all of the amps and drums on the stage while the guitar and bass players were on the floor, right with the audience. It set a really intimate mood that would only grow stronger as the show progressed. Larvae sounded really tight. Their tone was excellent and their doom parts were heavy and slow and the black metal parts were really 2nd wave. Something I love about these kind of shows is the audience is mostly mature people, who can hear a band using a blast beat, and they arent driven to mosh. Such a nice feeling when I know I can just stand there and take in the music with no interruption. Also, the venue mainly used blue lights for each set, which kind of simulated moonlight, which also really fit the mood. Larvae put on a really good opening set, setting the bar for what would continue to be an awesome night.
Next up were the band that I really came to see, Dispirit. If you dont know, Dispirit are a blackened/doom band fronted by John Gossard, previously of Weakling and Asunder. This was my first time seeing them with their new guitarist, and he did a fine job. This time they played a song of their new demo tape, 111112, and a song that has yet to be recorded. Something that was a little unfortunate was that they couldnt kill all the lights, and the fog machine was directly engulfing them in the unholy smog, but the audience, mainly me and my friend since we stood right in front of it. But the set was awesome and the ambiance was still fitting for a Dispirit set. The big red lights were still there, and the place was still foggy as could be. The first song was real funeral doom piece with some really clean opening chords almost a la Light Bearer, but they were still evil and twisted, as all Dispirit should be. The second one was more rooted in the doom and black metal, with some really intense black metal passages that were just absolutely epic. Once again, Dispirit killed it.
Next was the best surprise Ive had in a while, Aldebaran. These guys are straight up fucking funeral doom metal. They played for about 45-50 minutes and only performed two songs, so you know these guys mean business. Their set was pretty life changing for me. I had no idea what to expect and I was hit with the heaviest funeral doom ever manifested that was just so monolithic. It was absolutely crushing, and the riffs and melodies hit really close to home for some reason. The blue light on the band only amplified the emotion going in, and icing was that it was raining outside, and you could see it through the window. All the combined just created the perfect atmosphere for this hell of a performance. The band sounded absolutely top notch, with really heavy and evil tones, crushing drums and some of the most wicked sounding gutturals Ive ever heard. Plus, considering how long and slow these songs were, it was obvious it took a ton of work to really cement these songs, so I can only give props for that. There isnt much else I can really convey with words. These guys were flat out amazing. Top 3 heaviest sets Ive ever witnessed, only behind Yob and Sleep.
Last but certainly not least were sludge/doom bands Graves at Sea. These guys, while still being serious, were more fun and energetic band and nice way to end the show really. The riffs these guys wrote were really cool and catchy as fuck, and the band was obviously having a ton of fun while playing. They were loud as fuck, the guitar player was playing out of two different rigs, each with a pre-amp and two cabinets! The crowd was definitely the most energetic for these guys and there was a little bit of mosh action going on which I wasnt expecting was but was fun. Overall, these guys were fun. All my photos were really blury, so yeah.
After the set, I bought some merch from Aldebaran and Dispirit and talked to each for a little bit. This was one of the best shows Ive gone to this year by far! Absolutely amazing.
Larave: 7/10
Dispirit: 8.75/10
Aldebaran: 9/10
Graves at Sea: 8/10
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That's the DNA Lounge? Is that upstairs or something?
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It's the upstairs. The downstairs is a lot bigger from what I've seen online. I really liked the upstairs though. Intimate as fuck.
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Sounds like an awesome show.
The Mutilation Rites show I went to was also at the upstairs DNA Lounge. I honestly loved it. Good sound, nice staff and just a really intimidate and laidback vibe in general.
Cool to hear that this was a sick show! The DNA has been putting together some badass bills with some really cool locals lately, and it looks like this was no exception.
GRAVES AT SEA! I was so happy when I recently found out these guys were back together! I saw them in 2006 at the LA Murderfest and they were sick as fuck.
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
Sounds awesome, I'll have to check these guys out.
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