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OverviewContinuing the trend of delivering innovative synthesis technology, Design Compiler® Graphical delivers superior quality of results and streamlines the flow for a faster, more predictable design implementation. Design Compiler Graphical uses advanced optimizations combined with accurate net delay modeling to achieve 5% faster timing post-placement. It extends DC Ultra™ topographical technology to provide physical guidance to IC Compiler, tightening timing and area correlation between synthesis and placement to 5% while speeding-up IC Compiler placement by 1.5X.
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RTL designers also gain access to IC Compiler's design planning capabilities from inside the familiar Design Compiler synthesis environment. They can perform what-if exploration to identify and fix floorplan issues early and achieve an optimal floorplan. In addition, Design Compiler Graphical predicts circuit congestion "hot spots," providing designers with visualization of congested circuit regions, and performs specialized synthesis optimizations to minimize congestion in these areas. This enables RTL designers to avoid wire-routing congestion problems that occur during detailed routing.
To accelerate synthesis, Design Compiler Graphical includes scalable multicoreinfrastructure that delivers significant runtime speed-up on multicore compute servers, yielding 2X faster runtimes on four cores. RTL designers can also analyze and optimize designs across multiple modes and corners concurrently to substantially drive down design development time and cost.
Figure 1: Design Compiler Graphical
Advanced Optimizations Deliver Superior Timing Quality of ResultsPhysical effects such as coupling capacitance between parallel interconnect wires and resistance values for metal routing layers can have significant impact on design delay and need to be accounted for during synthesis. Design Compiler Graphical uses technology shared with IC Compiler to take these physical effects into account to achieve superior quality of results. The innovative optimizations of Design Compiler Graphical work in conjunction with place and route technology to deliver 5% faster timing on high performance designs. Advanced techniques such as layer aware buffering insertion and timing based incremental placement optimization drives improvements in quality of results.
Physical Guidance to IC CompilerWith designs becoming more complex at smaller geometries, RTL designers require even tighter correlation between synthesis and layout results.
Design Compiler Graphical extends topographical technology in DC Ultra to create physical guidance for IC compiler, streamlining the implementation flow and accelerating IC Compiler placement runtimes by 1.5X. Physical optimizations during synthesis create a better starting for physical implementation and accurately model small-geometry effects, bringing synthesis timing and area results to within 5% of layout.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate improvements in timing and area correlation, respectively, across multiple designs using physical guidance. On the X-axis are the designs and on the Y-axis is the delta between synthesis and layout results. The blue bars (on the left) show the delta between synthesis and layout without passing physical guidance. The purple bars show the delta for the same designs with physical guidance technology. As shown in these figures, results are consistently within 5% when physical guidance is passed from Design Compiler Graphical to IC Compiler. Figure 4 shows placement runtime improvements using physical guidance technology. On the X-axis are the designs and on the Y-axis are the runtimes in hours. The blue bars represent IC Compiler placement runtime without physical guidance and the purple bars represent IC Compiler placement runtime with physical guidance. As illustrated by the figure IC Compiler placement runtime is much faster when physical guidance is passed from Design Compiler Graphical, averaging 1.5X faster.
Figure 2: Timing correlation
Figure 3: Area correlation
Figure 4: IC Compiler placement runtime
Accurate Pre- and Post-Synthesis Congestion Prediction and Congestion-Driven OptimizationRouting congestion occurs when the resources (tracks) needed to route a design exceed the available resources. With more functionality crowded onto a chip, congestion makes it difficult to route designs. During place-and-route designers deploy various techniques to alleviate congestion. These techniques can include changes to the floorplan such as port or macro locations, changing target gate utilization, adding placement blockages, etc. Making such changes during place and route is time consuming and can lead to schedule delays. Furthermore, these techniques may not work and the designer may be required to iterate back to the RTL and recode the RTL source to remove congestion-causing design characteristics. These options are not optimal and can lead to missed schedules, missed design goals and result in added costs.
Design Compiler Graphical identifies and reports RTL structures that have the potential to cause routing congestion problems later in the flow and cross-probe them back to the RTL source where they can be addressed before implementation of the design.
Design Compiler Graphical includes Synopsys' virtual global-routing technology that enables designers to predict wire-routing congestion during RTL synthesis. This technology allows designers to identify and fix design issues to reduce routing congestion, eliminating costly iterations between synthesis and physical implementation to achieve their design goals and speed up place and route.
Design Compiler Graphical provides an automated way to optimize the RTL to reduce routing congestion. It performs specialized optimizations to generate a routing-friendly netlist topology that minimizes highly-congested structures and wire crossings in congested areas. By intelligently choosing netlist structures that are easier to route, Design Compiler Graphical can generate a netlist that is a better starting point for physical implementation, leading to faster place and route.
Figure 5A shows a congestion map as predicted by Design Compiler Graphical. The color distribution of the map indicates the relative routability of the design, with placementBACBlarge concentrations of white and red indicating areas of high congestion and blue representing the least-congested areas. Figure 5B shows the congestion map in IC Compiler after optimizing the design in place and route to reduce congestion. It is clear that Design Compiler Graphical is able to identify the design's highly congested areas during RTL synthesis, thus providing designers with valuable information on the design's ability to route during place and route.
Figure 5: Design Compiler Graphical results
Figure 6: Design Compiler Graphical and IC Compiler congestion maps
Area Reduction TechnologiesDesign Compiler Graphical provides optimization technologies that monotonically reduce gate-to-gate area by an average of 10% while maintaining timing Quality of Results (QoR). These advanced optimizations operate on both new and legacy design netlists, with or without physical information and at all process nodes. Area reduction is achieved without re-synthesis and without affecting timing results for maximum productivity.
Cross-ProbingCross-probing between the RTL source code and other design views such as schematic, timing reports and physical implementation provide designers with the ability to quickly detect potential design issues and fix them at the source. Early visibility into potential design issues using multiple views accelerates debug and achieving design goals.
Figure 7: Cross-probing between RTL, schematic and congestion views
Figure 8: Interactive analysis of congestion map in Design Compiler Graphical
Early Physical VisualizationDesign Compiler Graphical includes a physical viewer that allows RTL designers to view layout congestion in their design during synthesis, as shown in Figure 8. Routing congestion that is related to floorplan, such as macro placement or port location, cannot be automatically optimized in synthesis. These congestion issues can only be resolved by changing the floorplan. Using Design Compiler Graphical's physical viewer, designers can identify floorplan issues such as sub-optimal macro or port locations that are causing timing violations or congestion "hot-spots" and use the floorplan exploration capability described later to take corrective measures to alleviate congestion problems before place and route.
These interactive visualization capabilities also include the ability to cross-highlight suspect physical cells in the congestion map to the netlist, as shown in Figure 9. This allows the designer to easily isolate problem timing paths and make necessary changes during RTL synthesis.
Figure 9: Design Compiler Graphical physical view
Floorplan Exploration for Faster Design ConvergenceTraditionally, if changes to designfloorplans were needed, RTL designers had to ask their counterparts on physical design teams to adjust the floorplan, resulting in iterations between the teams. With immense time-to -market pressures, designers need a solution to reduce these iterations. Design Compiler Graphical provides RTL designers access to IC Compiler design planning capabilities from within the familiar synthesis environment.
After detecting design issues, such as routing congestion or timing violations due to floorplan characteristics, RTL designers can now amend the floorplan and re-synthesize the design with an updated floorplan without ever leaving the synthesis environment. The IC Compiler design planning menus have been simplified to give RTL designers ease of use for simple floorplan modifications. An option is available for expert users to utilize the full, advanced floorplanning capabilities. The Design Compiler Graphical and IC Compiler design planning link is transparent to users hence no setup or data transfer is required. Once the designer has created an optimal floorplan, he can re-synthesize the design with the new floorplan and also save it to be used for physical implementation downstream.
Figure 10 shows an example of design layout where congestion hot spots occurred due to a very narrow channel between macros as shown in Design Compiler Graphical's layout viewer. A click on the "Start Design Planning" menu option in Design Compiler (see Figure 11) opens a new IC Compiler design planning window with the design floorplan loaded for editing. With very few maneuvers RTL designers can move the macro to eliminate this narrow channel as shown in Figure 12. Once the floorplan edits are made, designers can save the floorplan as shown in Figure 13 and resynthesize the design with the updated floorplan. As shown by the congestion map in Figure 14, with the updated floorplan, routing congestion has been eliminated and the design is ready for physical implementation.
Design Compiler Graphical helps RTL designers perform a what-if analysis of floorplan quickly and efficiently so that they can be ensured that the design will meet its targets during physical implementation without requiring iterations.
Figure 10: Routing congestion identified in Design Compiler
Figure 11: Accessing IC Compiler design planning within synthesis
Figure 12: Floorplan editing to address routing congestion
Figure 13: Saving Floorplan updates
Figure 14: Congestion eliminated
Multicore Infrastructure Delivering 2X Faster Runtime on 4 CoresThe advent of multicore processors in computer platforms has boosted the processing power available to designers. Design Compiler Graphical has a scalable infrastructure to take advantage of multicore compute servers. Using an optimized scheme of distributed and multithreaded parallelization, Design Compiler Graphical delivers a 2X improvement in runtime on quad-core platforms. The new infrastructure delivers runtime benefits without varying the quality of results.
Multi-Mode, Multi-Corner (MCMM) SynthesisMCMM optimization is useful for designs that can operate in many modes such as test mode, low-power active mode, stand-by mode and so on. Used along with specification of power intent in the Unified Power Format (UPF), it serves as the key enabling technology for performing dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) design realization.
Implementation of a design must take into account all of the different operational modes that a design can have. For example, a single block can operate in fully functional, low-power active, stand-by and/or completely shut-down modes. Without multi-mode optimization, the typical flow is to perform timing optimization sequentially for the different modes targeting various corners that represent the different operating conditions and constraints. Design Compiler Graphical's multi-mode concurrent optimization reduces the number of iterations providing faster time to results for multi-mode designs.
One of the primary benefits of performing multi-corner optimization is to get optimal outputsleakage results. Prior to the availability of Design Compiler Graphical MCMM optimization, designers typically optimized their designs either by performing leakage power optimization on the same corner as timing optimization, or by performing leakage and timing optimization sequentially using different corners for worst case timing and worst case leakage.
The graph below (Figure 16) shows the effects of the worst case timing and leakage corner of a 65nm low power process where the higher voltage corner (1.32V) reflects the best performance but leakage is at its worst. Conversely, the low voltage corner (0.9V) reflects the best leakage; however, performance (or speed) of the design will be at its slowest at this environmental condition. Both of these corners must be accounted for simultaneously in order to achieve the optimal leakage and performance objectives for the design.
In addition, with the complexities of sub-micron processes, the worst case leakage corner is now changing from the typical hot temperature (125C) at VDD+10% case to a temperature inversion corner usually occurring at a colder temperature environment. Design Compiler Graphical's MCMM optimization can take all of these different process corners into account to provide the best leakage results while trying to minimize impact to performance. The ability to concurrently optimize for multiple modes and corners reduces iterations between the front and back-end implementation, allowing designers to achieve rapid design convergence.
Figure 15: Worst case leakage and timing corners
Figure 16: Design Compiler Graphical inputs and outputsleakage
The output is a netlist optimized for timing, area, test, power and congestion with accurately-predicted layout results, ready for physical implementation hand-off. In addition, physical guidance for Synopsys place-and-route solution IC Compiler can be created, tightening timing and area correlation to 5 percent while speeding up IC Compiler's placement phase by 1.5X.
ConclusionDesign Compiler Graphical boosts RTL designers' productivity and offers superior quality of results. It provides the ability to accurately predict, visualize and alleviate routing congestion, creating an easy-to-route netlist substantially reducing iterations between synthesis and physical implementation. Optimization technologies that reduce gate-togate area by an average of 10% while maintaining timing Quality of Results (QoR) operate on both new and legacy design netlists. Design Compiler Graphical enables RTL designers to perform floorplan exploration from within the synthesis environment and converge on the optimal floorplan faster. In addition, it accurately models the effects of smaller geometries, deploys advanced physical optimizations and generates physical guidance for IC Compiler place-and route solution to further tighten the correlation and accelerate physical implementation. Design Compiler Graphical is 2X faster on multicore compute servers while ensuring zero deviation of synthesis results. It also optimizes designs across multiple modes and corners concurrently to achieve optimal results faster.
AvailabilityDesign Compiler Graphical is available as an add-on to DC Ultra.
For more information about Synopsys products, support services or training, visit us on the web at: www.synopsys.com, contact your local sales representative or call 650.584.5000.


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"We are excited to bring Kris back to Chicago and are pleased to add a player with his experience and versatility to our lineup" Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said in a release. "Kris is well respected within our organization and will be able to make a seamless transition to our team because of his familiarity with many of our players and with Coach Quenneville. This move strengthens our team depth and Kris' skill is a great complement to our current roster."
Versteeg, 27, who was a member of the Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup championship team, has two goals and five assists in 18 games with the Panthers this season.
Lefebrve will report directly to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
The 23-year-old Hayes has six goals and seven assists in 43 career NHL games with the Blackhawks, and 76 points (35-41) in 120 career AHL games with the Rockford IceHogs. Olsen, 22, has appeared in 28 career games with the Blackhawks, earning one assist. His numbers (6-24) over 152 career AHL games with the Icehogs are better.
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He was "The two bloodlines in one person" does that mean they existed prior to him? I mean he had parents of course, what were they? Ever think maybe he was the first and only, atleast to knowledge, Senju Uchiha Hybrid?
I believe they would be the same clan as him.
Who were the juubi's parents?
They were whatever the sage were?
The Juubi didn't have no parents......He was like a dinosaur in the early ages........
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I say Uzumaki. Ultimate sealing clan, ultimate sealing Sage(dude sealed away the freaking Juubi) and Uzumaki's have been stated to be the best Jinchurikis, just a thought.
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Norwich gets contract for cyber war gameAugust 22,2013
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NORTHFIELD - A nonprofit organization controlled by Vermont's Norwich University is getting a $9.9 million federal contract to continue work on a cyber-warfare gaming system that helps financial institutions and others learn how to respond to attacks on their computer networks, officials said Thursday.
Norwich's Applied Research Institute will use the money to further refine the program so more private and public groups can plan for cyberattacks through coordinated exercises.
The challenge of learning to respond to cyberattacks is there won't necessarily be a concrete action that is easy to recognize, such as when emergency responders stage mock accidents or the military stages an attack to test their response, said Phil Susmann, the president of the Research Institute.
"In a cyber event, there's not going to be `there was a bomb, respond," Susmann said. Instead, it could show up as an apparently innocuous computer problem or, in the financial sector, an issue with trading.
The program, known as the Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises program, or DECIDE, helps organizations recognize that something is happening and respond appropriately.
"The first time they encounter these types of circumstances shouldn't be in a live event. It should take place so that you can make sure that your response plans are adaptable and flexible," Susmann said.
Norwich will use the money from the latest contract to continue developing the system used by financial institutions and other organizations to respond to attacks on their computer systems.
Advancements in DECIDE will allow multiple organizations to take part in cyberattack simulations. Earlier versions have already been used to simulate electronic attacks.
Norwich University offers undergraduate degrees in computer security and information assurance and a master's degree program in information assurance, but the Research Institutes is a separate nonprofit organization controlled by the university, said Norwich President Richard Schneider.
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I was just looking at the above link, as I put a thread up for my Top 10 Plays videos on PSD, NYK Fan Page and the RealGM boards, and was wondering if any of our crew are on the other boards under a different username. Is the person that linked this site, Lamzoka, a member here?
Purely out of interest, is all.
I've just seen so many posters on these other sites that post a single word in their reply, and so forth.......quality is low, seriously. Of course there are some great posters, but certainly I think we have a higher grade of quality all round at KO.
And seriously, when you lads see what Rady's got in store for you, you're gonna be throwing yoghurt.
Just checked up on NYKfanpage...wow, what a ghost town that site has been, posters lack creativity and personality and you have Hitler reincarnated as a moderator over here.
Long live KnicksOnline.com, a place where you can actually POST without the moderators approval.
Guys, imagine you coming here to make a post, and it won't be viewed publicly till I approve it.
That is NYKfanpage in a nuthsell.
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This forum has the potential to be a very well known forum even though it is known by a small cult following. The Spurstalk.com forum uses a very similar format as this one and they manage to have hundreds of members posting at the same time and over a thousand posts in their game threads.
I think what hurts this forum is that most online Knick fans are flocking to these other Knicks forums because they find things over there that they won't find in a forum like this one.
Do those forums feauture topics that you won't find on KO.com? Not at all. Are the majority of the posters in those forums more knowledgable posters than the ones here? Absolutely not.
I found the KO.com forum through Google. I am not sure if the majority of online Knicks fans find the forums that they post in through the same method or other Knick fans just introduce these forums to them. I believe that this forum is the first Knicks forum to appear on Google's list after you type in Knicks forum.
We've had very loyal and dedicated members here that just ended up disappearing after posting for 3 or 4 years. A forum like the Real GM Knicks forum has a good amount of members that have been posting there between 5 to 10 years. With the exception of posters like Crazy8's, Metro, Kiyaman, Coolclyde and a few others most of the active members here have a 3 year or less posting history and are destined to stop posting in the near future. People seem to slowly lose interest of this place.
My suggestion (even though this is just one suggestion out of many) is that this forum gets a major clean up during its renovation process. I feel that 95 percent of the data that is in this forum is obsolete. We have a members list in which the majority of it consists of people that used to post here years ago or people that created accounts but were never active users of them. We have a hangout and NBA section in where maybe 2 out of every 15 active members will post something in them on a weekly basis.
I feel that any section of a forum that goes a very long period of time without any activity in it is just taking up unnecessary space. I've been an active user on KO.com forum for almost three years and still have no idea what purpose "Knicks game predictions 2004/05" and "other sites" served in the past and why they're locked now.
Saying all of these things they're many good things about this site: The ability to post pictures and gifs, the active moderating, the ability to express yourself without getting banned, the game threads and the incite that people give here.
I apologize for posting this here. I know a post such as this one belongs in the site feedback section but the topic of this thread gave me the motivation to post about this site.
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Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
I got a feeling this site hasn't reach it's full potential.
RealGM is big because they put a lot of money into that site, have tons of forums, and a ****load of crazy Raptor fans.
I'd say this is the #1 Knicks forum, that is only about the Knicks.
ProSportsDaily, RealGM and etc...a lot of attention on NBA, College basketball, etc.
Something we need to work on is the NBA section.
My suggestion to Prince Rady is that we make a NBA player comparison forum in the NBA section...we'll get a lot of heated debates going on and we'll end some false claims and compare players...that's what really sparked this forum up back in the day.
I remember on NYKfanpage before the Marbury trade, someone was telling Marbury was better than Nash, and I was a Marbury fan but I claimed Nash was a better PG. This was before he went to Phoneix and won two MVP's. I got banned during Nash's first season and he went on to win two MVP's and my man Marbury went on through the Isiah era. People in that forum forever remembered that and never doubted my word again. I was 13/14 at the time.
I'm not a member of any other Knicks forum, but I am a member of a bunch of other forums. I really love posting and reading forums.
In our previous discussion about the site I mentioned a lot of the forums are basically dead. I like posting about other NBA games and stuff that's going on around the league but that forum is such a ghost town it doesn't feel like it's worth posting there because it won't spark any discussion.
Each subsection definitely needs to serve a purpose and preferably will include content that encourages people to visit all/more of the forums as oppose to just the Knicks one.
I also suggested before that the NBA forum should be a sub-forum of the Knicks forums so you see it at the top of the page when you're in this forum.


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Guitarist Wonjun Jung
Monday / October 28, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Guitarist Wonjun Jung presents his senior recital featuring his original jazz compositions.
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Dukhyun Yun's Senior Recital
Monday / October 28, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Pianist Dukhyun Yun plays jazz and Latin tunes in her senior recital, including works by Chick Corea, Michel Camilo, and Hey Rim Jeon.
Admission: Free
Howard Levy: Flecktones and Beyond
Tuesday / October 29, 2013 / 1:00 p.m.
Howard Levy, a leading innovator on harmonica and a concert jazz pianist, will deliver a virtuoso performance—on both instruments at the same time.
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Bjoern-Ove Berg Toennsessen
Tuesday / October 29, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Bassist Bjoern-Ove Berg Toennsessen and band will present an afternoon of funk, jazz, and neo-soul originals and covers.
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Francisco Vielma's Senior Recital
Tuesday / October 29, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Venezuelan multi-percussionist, composer, and arranger Francisco Vielma showcases his Latin jazz compositions.
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Jason Threm: The Thickest Thieves
Wednesday / October 30, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
The Thickest Thieves is dedicated to music with a groove. The band will perform original music as well as covers.
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John Egizi: First and Last
Wednesday / October 30, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Trombonist John Egizi's senior recital will feature original music drawing on a variety of influences and breaking down genre boundaries.
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Harini Raghavan / Daniel Alba: Near-Coincident Pair
Wednesday / October 30, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Near-Coincident Pair is a collaboration between Harini Raghavan and Daniel Alba that merges acoustic and electronic instrumentation influenced by rock, Indian, South American, pop, and alternative music.
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Ahmad El Haggar
Thursday / October 31, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Singer, oud player, and composer Ahmad El Haggar presents a night of contemporary Middle Eastern music.
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Jeonghee Jun: Precious
Thursday / October 31, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Vocalist Jeonghee Jun performs original and cover songs in the styles of pop and R&B in her senior recital.
Admission: Free
Jasna Duran: A Tulip's Tale
Friday / November 1, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Serbian-born vocalist Jasna Duran presents a musical journey including storytelling originals and traditional Balkan sounds.
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Lindsay Kusper's Senior Recital
Friday / November 1, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Vocalist Lindsay Kusper will perform all three incarnations of her musical personality, from singer-songwriter, to jazz, to contemporary music.
Admission: Free
John Patitucci Clinic
Tuesday / November 5, 2013 / 1:00 p.m.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Bass virtuoso and Berklee artist in residence John Patitucci shares his insights into the bass, the world of professional music, and his life experience.
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Minsup Shin: SUPway - The Music Party
Tuesday / November 5, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Guitarist and composer Minsup Shin and band perform R&B, funk, hip-hop, jazz, and neo-soul music.
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Brendan Badger's Senior Recital
Tuesday / November 5, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Guitarist Brendan Badger's senior recital will feature a performance of groove-based music in the styles of funk, fusion, and R&B.
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Mark Minoogian's Recital
Wednesday / November 6, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Bassist Mark Minoogian will perform funk and R&B tunes accompanied by a band of friends.
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Okhap Lee's Senior Recital
Wednesday / November 6, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
In his last recital at Berklee, drummer Okhap Lee and his quartet will present originals along with a selection of some standard tunes with unique arrangements.
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Tomas Latorre and Friends
Thursday / November 7, 2013 / 4:00 p.m.
Bassist and composer Tomas Latorre and his trio will play original compositions that blend Argentinian and South American music with jazz.
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Youngjoon Kim's Senior Recital
Thursday / November 7, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Drummer Youngjoon Kim and his quartet will present some great jazz tunes by the likes of Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, and Duke Ellington.
Admission: Free
Gregory Hutchinson Drum Clinic
Friday / November 8, 2013 / 1:00 p.m.
In town to drum for Joshua Redman at his Berklee Performance Center show, Gregory Hutchinson will conduct a drum clinic for Berklee students.
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"Go West, Young Man!" Well, that is exactly the advice this Brooklyn boy took 12 years ago when I moved west to Glen Spey in Sullivan County to make it my year-round home.
However, there's another saying with a promise of its own—"There are great riches in the East!" and for the readers of this column, the East is New York City—the Big Apple. Five days a week I arise at the crack of dawn and head east, commuting to my desk in a midtown Manhattan office, across the street from New York's Penn Station (aka NYPenn).
It's a full life.
The thing that connects my two worlds is the train. It's about three hours door to door, including my drive to the Port Jervis (PJ), transfer in Secaucus, NJ and walk to my office. Now that the dark mornings and early nights of winter are behind us, I welcome the longer days when I can see out of the train's window.
My goal for this column is to help East meet West and vice versa. To many of my neighbors, the city is a world away. On the flip side, I ride home with visiting city folks who have never seen farms, horses, cows or deer. Many a trip I have seen wide-eyed children, noses pressed to the glass, excited to see the world beyond the concrete jungle. For myself, I feel that I live in the best of both worlds, and am excited to share what I know and observe about both.
First off, let me introduce my fellow commuters, who establish a comfortable lifestyle on the train. Unlike a bus or a car, here you can walk about, use the oversized restrooms, stretch out in a three-seater, or take a nap along the way. Food and drink—even alcohol—is allowed on the train. (Smoking, however, is prohibited, including on the platforms, and the authorities can and do issue tickets. So beware.) Every train has a "quiet" car; heading East, it's the first car, heading home, it's the last. Quiet cars are not "silent" cars, but it is expected that talking be kept to a whisper, and the other passengers are not shy to police the noise with an evil glance or a polite shhhhhhh.
The morning train, for most of us who travel from PJ, is an extension of our bedroom where we add an extra hour or two of weekly sleep. For me, issues arise on the weekends when my body is so used to getting up for an hour then going back to sleep for two. My pups Dexter and Toby are confused, too, since this early morning hour is their time to go out and chase the deer (which in summertime enjoy feasting on my garden), but somehow Dexter and Toby manage to put off their morning run on the weekends.
The evening train is time to wind down, bring your own newspaper, or read one of the many left on the seats. Usually, you have your choice—from The New York Times to the New York Post, or the Daily News. The River Reporter always brings me back home to local realities.
As for the digital presence, some days it looks like you're in the aisles of Best Buy. Whether laptops, Kindles, iPads, iPhones, Androids, PS3s, or iPods, all help pass the time. Phone use depends on the location of cell towers, with your choice of service provider playing a big part, too. So, if you need to call for a cab or a pickup in Port Jervis, you had best do it before the train stops at Otisville, since there's a dead zone after you leave that station.
Well, here comes my station. Time to close out this column today.
And by the way if you're traveling by train between NYPenn and PJ, or vice versa, maybe I'll see you there.
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Grenville M. Dodge, An Iowa Hero
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- Governor Gathers an Army
- Iowa Regiments Leave for War
- Iowans Rebuild Railroad
- Iowa's Civil War Heroes
- Iowans Return from the Civil War
- Grenville Dodge Builds Railroads
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Return to Grenville M. Dodge, An Iowa Hero
Grenville M. Dodge, who had achieved some status as a railroad builder, was eager to be commissioned as an officer. So the Governor put him to work. Dodge was sent to Washington to convince federal officials that arms were needed by Iowa troops. He succeeded in getting six thousand rifles and a commission for himself as Colonel in the 4th Iowa Infantry.
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Iowans by the thousands were answering the call for able-bodied soldiers. So two miles east of Davenport, on the Mississippi River, Camp McClellan was built. Even before construction was finished, a thousand men were ready to be trained. And within a month the 8th, 9th and 10th Regiments were marched aboard a steamer bound for St. Louis and on to the battlefront. Most of the men left without uniforms for arms. And were lead by officers trained no better then the men under them. Large crowds cheered as the boats pulled away.
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BEEVILLE – "How did a chemical get dumped?" City Councilman Santiago "Jimbo" Martinez asked Beeville's water superintendent during an emergency council meeting Wednesday morning.
Martinez, a former mayor and a state employee with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, was questioning City Water Superintendent Cesario Vela before a packed council chamber at City Hall.
He wanted to know how it was that a single employee at the George P. Morrill Water Treatment Plant had managed to reduce the flow of treated water to the city, leaving the entire community without water for two days.
Martinez urged the city staff to encourage residents to reduce the amount of water they use for at least a couple of days until the storage tanks in town can refill.
Martinez seemed most interested in how Beeville can prevent another incident like the one city residents faced when they awoke Tuesday morning to find no water coming out of their faucets.
He also wanted to know why no residents knew that the water storage tanks were bone dry before they got out of bed Tuesday.
Vela said he had not heard about the situation until he arrived at work Tuesday morning.
Under questioning, however, Vela revealed that the problem arose Monday night when clogged filters at the Morrill plant at Swinney Switch practically stopped the flow of water to the city.
"It's my call. I didn't do it early enough," Vela admitted. He said he believed the treatment plant would be able to get more water to the city.
Mayor David Carabajal said he realized the scope of the problem when he turned his faucet at 6 p.m. Tuesday and found no water coming out.
Carabajal said he immediately called interim City Manager Marvin Townsend and Vela, wanting to know what was happening.
He said he had been assured earlier in the day that the city would have water again by 6 p.m.
"We were misinformed," Carabajal said. "We were not informed early enough."
"It was my fault," Vela admitted. Based on the system's capacity, he thought water service would be fully restored by 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Councilman George P. "Trace" Morrill III said it was apparent that the city staff knew by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday that the city would have no water.
"But they worked all through Monday night, and they knew at sometime Monday night," Morrill said. "They didn't notify anyone."
Vela responded that no one realized how serious the problem was until Tuesday morning.
"Did they shut down the plant?" Morrill asked.
"No," Vela answered.
Carabajal also asked Vela what steps had been taken to assure city residents that something like that would not happen again.
Vela said the water plant employee who put an excess amount of a chemical into one of the clarifiers at Swinney Switch had been terminated.
"Violators of policy will be terminated," Vela said. "If someone's going to do something like this, they'll do it. This is not the first incident like that for this employee."
He then told the council he did not think anything like that would happen again.
"People deserve answers," Martinez said. He then asked Bee County Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Bridge if the state representative and the state senator had been notified of the situation.
Bridge said State Rep. J.M. Lozano had, in fact, been scheduled to speak at a function in Beeville that day. But when he was told that the Beeville Country Club, where the event was to take place, had canceled the luncheon, he returned to Austin.
Bridge said Lozano reported that he was going to inform Gov. Rick Perry of the water situation here.
Lozano confirmed later in the morning that he had told the governor's office of the situation.
After Vela assured that water storage and pressures would be restored to normal within 24 hours, council members had more questions.
"You're saying that within 24 hours we should have normal pressure?" Carabajal asked.
"How do we know we'll reach that?" Martinez asked.
Vela said the treatment plant was pumping 5.6 millions gallons of water a day to the city. At that level of production, he said it was safe to assume that normal water pressures would be resumed within that time frame.
Vela's prediction proved correct. By the end of the day Wednesday, most residents had near normal water pressures.
City water users remained under a state-issued "boil water" notice.
That step is automatically taken any time water pressure in the city's lines drop below 20 pounds per square inch.
Water system supervisors were assuring residents that city water is safe to use for most purposes. They did say not to drink water unless it had been brought to a rolling boil for two minutes before drinking.
The boil water notice was expected to be lifted by the TCEQ by sometime Friday afternoon.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at email@example.com.


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Psychiatry is arguably the least science-based of the medical specialties. Because of that, it comes in for a lot of criticism. Much of the criticism is justified, but some critics make the mistake of dismissing even the possibility that psychiatry could be scientific. They throw the baby out with the bathwater. I agree that psychiatry has a lot of very dirty bathwater, but there is also a very healthy baby in there that should be kept, cherished, nourished, and helped to grow – scientifically.
Common criticisms in the media
- We are over-medicating our children, producing a generation of drugged zombies.
- We are using medication indiscriminately for people who don't fit the diagnosis (i.e. antidepressants for people who only have normal mood fluctuations and life problems).
- Antidepressants lead to violence and suicide.
- Psychotropic medications all have terrible side effects.
- Antidepressants are no better than placebo.
- Psychotherapies are no better than talking to a friend.
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a barbaric, damaging assault with no redeeming value.
- And we all remember how Tom Cruise attacked Brooke Shields on the issue of postpartum depression.
Thomas Szasz: Mental illness is a myth
Thomas Szasz goes even further: he rejects the whole concept of mental illness and considers it a plot to interfere with people's human rights. He says:
- Psychiatric diagnoses are not valid because they are based on symptoms rather than on objective tests. (Steve Novella has pointed out that there are other well-established diagnoses like migraine that cannot be verified by any objective tests.)
- Mental illness is a myth: unusual behavior does not constitute a disease.
- Psychiatric diagnoses are an arbitrary construct of society to facilitate control of individuals whose behavior does not conform.
- Involuntary commitment is never justified even for the protection of the patient: patients always have the right to refuse treatment even if that means they will die. (more…)


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Youth and adults who are developmentally disabled, or youth with severe physical challenges, may be considered for registration beyond the age of eligibility for their program: over age 11 for a Cub Scout, 18 as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout, or 21 as a Venturer or Sea Scout (see Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America, article XI, section 3, clause 20, reproduced in the appendix, 184.108.40.206). A developmentally disabled adult of any age, for example, may be considered for youth membership and join Scouting if a qualified medical professional is able to correlate cognitive abilities to less than the upper limit of an eligibility age. Members approved to be so registered are indicated in the system with a disability code.
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BUCKHANNON – The 2013 Strawberry Festival may seem like a while away for some, but for the Strawberry Festival Committee, Buckhannon-Upshur Camera Club and other organizations, the popular festival is just around the corner and it's time to start making preparations.
Over the past few months, Buckhannon-Upshur Camera Club members have been working diligently on preparations for the photography contest which will feature a new category this year. The category "nature" for the adult division enters the fold, replacing the flower category and offering a broader scope of images that could be submitted.
Flower photographs still fall under the nature category, but photographers may now depict other natural elements into their submissions for this category. Five other categories will make their return from last year.
The creative photographic expression category will feature any subject that has been digitally altered by adding elements to the image, or by taking them away. This category is reserved for the more extreme edits that move beyond the scope of basic touch-ups and enhancements.
The monochrome category will feature images that have either been taken in one color or converted to one color, such as, but not limited to, sepia or black and white. Monochromatic images submitted to other categories will still be accepted as long as they follow the guidelines for those categories.
The people category features images where a person or persons are the focal point for the image. The places or things category features subjects other than people, such as fruit and household items.
In celebration of the beauty of West Virginia, the wild and wonderful category will make a reappearance as well. This category may feature people, places, flora and fauna, activities and more.
The images submitted to this category must have been taken in West Virginia. They must also indicate the county in which the photo was captured.
The youth division is open to photographers 18 years old or younger. It consists of two categories, people and places or things. The category descriptions are the same as their namesakes in the adult division.
Submissions are limited to eight entries per person, and entry fees apply. Each entry in the youth division is $2, and each entry in the adult division is $4. For more information about contest rules or to print a submission form, visit our website at www.bucameraclub.com. Please visit our website for extended details about the contest. Entries that do not meet the rules or criteria will not be accepted. The entry deadline for all divisions is noon on April 26.


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*im siting on a rock wateing for my teacher smoking a bl*n*
Alright, mate, so why do you want to learn Katon?
so that i could be a better ninja and to suport my shadow jutsu then make a custom element useing fire
So what are the weaknesses and strengths of Fire and how do you use them to your advantage?
I think fire is the best element cuz u can control the power of the jutsu agence watter u could turn it into steam with earth u can melt the earth with a focest blast or fire thw weekness of fire is it burns everything in its path and can be desperced by wind
Um...actually, fire is strong against wind.
Do some research and tell me why.
What would be the best way to find that out
NarutoWiki, read around the forums...
■Fire is strong against wind because the air feeds the flames but weak against water because it cools and smothers them.
■Fire Release can be used in conjunction with Lightning Release to augment the latter by using the former to alter weather conditions with a sufficiently powerful technique
■Additionally, it can be used with Wind to increase the strength of a fire technique and even overcome the superior element of water.
So, come sit by me at this campfire.
How do you think Fire chakra works? Flows in general?
Ok sits down lights a smoke takes a puff
Fire charka flows from the lungs and thru out the body when a fire jutsu is used for the most part comes out of the mouth from the lungs
Well, kind of.
I mean, the general flow of chakra. If you were to create Fire from your hands, how would it feel?
Like a flow of charka in your hands not feeling the burn of the jutsu
I want you to start focusing your Fire Affinity Chakra in your body then. Think of the campfire. Focus the chakra from the inside of your body (as many of the jutsus will require inward chakra to start with) and then build it up within your mouth to release a small fireball. Maintain the chakra and also form it in your body.
I start by focusing my fire chrkra all over my body i feel kind of warm as im looking at the camp fire i take in a small breath from my lungs and blue out a small fire ball into the campfire
Excellent, for a first try!
However, do it once more, and direct it towards my clone, and tell me the impact it has.
*creates clone*
I start by focusing my fire chrkra with in my body i take in a small breath and blow out a small fire ball at the clone
burnt to ashes
the impact that jutsu has is it will push the target back and give them a small burn
or the fire from the jutsu manely burns the target with some force
Excellent on the impact itself, the clone would indeed be burned...and depending on the force of the jutsu, yes, they can also be pushed back.
But one more important detail.
Where did you aim the fireball and why?
I aim the fireball at the clone cuz i wanted to see how far i could blow the fire ball
And i was told to do so by u Master so i could avance to the next steep
I mean, where exactly on my clone? Think of it as a regular human being.
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Peter Lipson wrote a post last week entitled Before You Trust That Blog…, which was a criticism of Dr. J. Douglas Bremner's blog Before You Take That Pill. Dr. Bremner was not pleased, and posted a rebuttal entitled Response to Peter Lipson MD of "Science" Based Blogs, My Blog Does Not Suck, Yours Does. Given the kerfuffle and my role as managing editor of SBM, I felt the need to put my two cents in, which is why I'm posting this open letter to Dr. Bremner. This letter started as a much briefer response that I was going to e-mail to Dr. Bremner, but as I wrote it grew and grew to the point where I decided that, given the public nature of the disagreement between Dr. Lipson and Dr. Bremner, I might as well make my commentary public too. Consider it a bonus post from me. I still plan a post for my usual slot on Monday. In the meantime, here's my open letter:


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Steeped in tradition and charm, Germany's Christmas markets date back to the Middle Ages. But they are also a big business. NBC News' Andy Eckardt reports from Berlin.
BERLIN — Iconic sites like the Brandenburg Gate and remnants of the Berlin Wall aren't the main attractions in Germany's capital at this time of year. In December, the biggest crowds can be found at one of the city's 80 traditional Christmas markets.
Their handcrafts, beautifully decorated stalls and medley of colorful lights attract festive visitors during what was once a bleak time of year for the tourism industry.
Experts estimate that the Christmas market industry is worth about $5 billion annually to the German economy.
Cities across the United States are also trying to cash in on the centuries-old tradition. They include Chicago, Denver, Tulsa, Okla., Helen, Ga., and Arlington, Texas, where the local Chamber of Commerce has teamed up organizations including the Texas Rangers baseball team to bring some European traditions to the Lone Star state.
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Shoppers examine German Christmas ornaments at the Christkindlmarket in downtown Chicago on Nov. 30.
"Because Arlington has a German sister city, because we have about 3 million residents in Texas that have German ancestry and because many U.S. soldiers here were once stationed in Germany, we wanted to celebrate this German tradition," Henry Lewcyk from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce told NBC News.
'Tremendous boost'
In its second year, Arlington's German Christmas Market has also helped local businesses.
"This new attraction has brought a tremendous boost to our local hospitality and entertainment industry," Lewczyk added.
The biggest Christmas market outside of Germany can be found in Birmingham, England. The event runs 38 days this year and combines two traditional markets with a total of 190 stalls.
On average, three million people enjoy decorations, crafts and food products from Germany each year in the British city. Officials say that local retailers and hotels see a total of nearly $146 million in associated spending annually.
The markets weren't always such an easy sell.
"When I visited the first tourism fairs in Japan and the United States in the 1980s with my Christmas products, people first smiled at my presentations there," German entrepreneur Harald Wohlfahrt told NBC News. "But very quickly, I became an ambassador for German Christmas customs."
Yet, when it comes to capturing the authentic German Christmas feeling, many say it can only be found in Germany.
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Christmas decorations hang for sale at the traditional Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany. Dating to the 16th century, it is seen as one of the country's oldest markets.
"Christmas markets stand for German 'Gemütlichkeit', the coziness of the holiday season," Wohlfahrt said.
"We want to avoid the commercialization of Christmas because our philosophy is that this special German tradition needs to be preserved."
Germany has been building on a rich Christmas culture and carefully attends to old traditions.
From the famous Dresden Christmas 'Stollen' – a fruit cake that dates back to a recipe created in medieval Saxony in the 15th century — to historic mouth-blown and hand-painted glass ornaments, there is a large number of Christmas products that are sold, and often manufactured, at local Christmas markets.
German craftsman Matthias Streckfuss has been coming to Berlin's "Christmas Magic" installation at the city's picturesque Gendarmenmarkt for nearly a decade.
"Every year, more and more people come to see our traditional handcrafts, they buy our works, but sometimes just want to get into the Christmas spirit with a chat about our professions or simply, the good old times," the 50-year old Streckfuss said.
Streckfuss is one of only 10 mammoth ivory carvers in Germany, who crafts jewelry, miniatures and even sculptures out of fossil mammoth ivory, which is imported from the Siberian tundra.
"It is a dying trade but I still have a growing number of customers and a 5 to 10 percent sales increase every year, thanks to the Christmas market business," he added.
There are nearly 2,500 Christmas markets across Germany. The 'Christkindlesmarkt' in Nuremberg is the largest attracts more than two million people each year. And that means jobs.
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Hundreds of people gather in the rain to attend the opening of the traditional Christmas Market in the German city of Frankfurt on Nov. 26.
"At our all-year Christmas stores and for our online shop we permanently employ 270 workers, but for the Christmas markets we always need to hire more than 700 additional people," said Wohlfahrt, who is general manager of Käthe Wohlfahrt, a well-known family business that sells traditional German Christmas decorations.
The markets have become so popular that new creations have found their way into the scene: Berlin, for example, also hosts a Christmas designer market. Another sells authentic home-baked food and organically produced clothes.
"Christmas markets have become a magnet for visitors," said Katharina Dreger, head of public relations at Visit Berlin. She said the tourism industry's one-time "winter hole" in the German capital has been filled by visitors from across the country and abroad.
Often found with a cup of hot mulled wine or a bag of roasted chestnuts in their hands, many foreign visitors say the winter wonderland atmosphere can't be beat.
"These are my first markets in Europe and they are just amazing, they are magical," said Emma Saligari, 33, from Australia, who was spending two weeks on a special Christmas Market Tour that includes more than 20 stops in Germany.
"We do have little winter markets in Scotland, usually with five or ten of the little stalls. But this is much more traditional, this is the real thing," added Ray Cox, 57, from Edinburgh, who came to Berlin with his wife Fiona.
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That is why even when i first saw it I was but only so concerned. No cap room, and stripped of trade assets. They will be good, but I still think the Knicks are the more talented team on paper. Especially when we add Artest.
Not to mention... this now gives us the inside track to get Kobe if there is a trade involving him ( Not likely this season )


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This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Specifically, you request, "1 The most recent Phone/Email/Mailing directory for the Peace Corps Agency and Headquarters. 2. January 20, 2009 to present any document that references political appointees. 3. January 20, 2009 to present any document that lists political appointees."
We are unable to process your request for "any document that references political appointees" because we are unable to determine what documents you want. The FOIA requires requesters to "reasonably describe the records being sought" so that a knowledgeable employee of the agency may conduct a search for the record(s) with reasonable effort. Please clarify the documents you are seeking and resubmit your request.
Attached please find the Peace Corps Staff Directory (70 pages). The directory includes employee names, telephone numbers, room numbers, and offices. This is the most responsive document we were able to find. Also attached, please find a list of political appointees (1 page). No pages have been withheld. We are providing this at no charge to you.


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Honolulu police say a Mililani man is dead after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Valkenburgh Street and Kamehameha Highway Monday morning.
The medical examiner identified the man as 20-year-old Mark Spofford.
The crsah happened just after 4 a.m. Investigators say a Chevy sedan was traveling south on Valkenburgh Street through the intersection when it was broadsided by a Jeep traveling west on Kamehameha Highway.
The driver of the Chevy was ejected from the vehicle and landed about 25 feet from the collision.
The driver of the Chevy sedan was taken to Tripler Army Medical Center in extremely critical condition, where he later died.
Honolulu police closed the lanes in the area of the crash while officers investigated the cause of the collision. The lanes were reopened by 8 a.m.
Traffic investigators say they could not confirm the age of the deceased.
This is the 15th traffic fatality on Oahu this year compared with 16 at this same time last year.


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For the better part of the last decade, Benny Earley has been putting smiles on kids and grownups alike. With his trusty ice cream truck, he motors around the region selling and handing out cold treats to any and all within an earshot of the melodies echoing from the vehicle into neighborhoods and downtowns.
ŌĆ£I just love doing this because it makes the kids happy, and that makes me happy,ŌĆØ the 63-year-old said. ŌĆ£You meet all kinds of kids and adults. TheyŌĆÖre all nice people, and that keeps me going.ŌĆØ
Sitting patiently in his truck at a grocery store parking lot in Canton one recent afternoon, Earley looks up at the sky. It had rained most the day, but it had since ceased. The hope of sweet-tooth customers finding their way to the vehicle had once again emerged.
ŌĆ£It has been a little slow with the economy, but business has been picking up lately,ŌĆØ he said optimistically.
One of five drivers for Blue Ridge Ice Cream based out of Leicester, Earley works six days a week from the early afternoon until late into the evening. On Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, his route traverses Canton, Clyde and Waynesville.
ŌĆ£We try hard to keep the business going because we want to show the kids what the ice cream truck used to be and how important it was,ŌĆØ he said.
That iconic scene of children running down the sidewalk towards the ice cream truck is something that never gets old for Earley. ItŌĆÖs a special bond within small town life, one that is timeless and nostalgic for any who have partaken in the quest for sugary treats.
ŌĆ£Yes, the kids chase me down,ŌĆØ he chuckled. ŌĆ£They want ice cream and see me, then just start running to the truck.ŌĆØ
Known as ŌĆ£Mr. BennyŌĆØ to innumerable children, Earley has spent most of his life in Leicester. He held an array of jobs, working as a parking lot sweeper and building birdbaths to name a few.
His daughter, who was a driver for Blue Ridge years ago, roped him into joining the company.
ŌĆ£She talked me into doing it,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£That was over nine years ago, and IŌĆÖve been doing it ever since ŌĆö I love it.ŌĆØ
Earley remembers his first day on the job, fondly.
ŌĆ£I was a bit nervous,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£I hadnŌĆÖt learned the kids, prices and all the kinds of ice cream yet, but in no time I picked it up and have kept going.ŌĆØ
On an average day, Earley serves up to 100 customers, with over 200 on a busy route. He has more than 30 types of products, but the most popular selection is the ice cream sandwich. You can find his truck at public swimming pools, grocery store parking lots, recreation centers and town celebrations throughout the summer months. He works most of the year, from March until December.
ŌĆ£You get used to the people, and you miss them during the winter months,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve learned all the different types of people out there and all the different types of ice cream they like.ŌĆØ
So, whatŌĆÖs the ice cream manŌĆÖs favorite treat?
ŌĆ£Strawberry ice cream sandwich,ŌĆØ he said.
With a decade of service quickly approaching, Earley doesnŌĆÖt show any signs of slowing down. Though he has a few health issues now, all and all heŌĆÖs still up to the job. For him, itŌĆÖs all about those smiles radiating from the other side of the counter.
ŌĆ£This has been a good thing for me,ŌĆØ he smiled. ŌĆ£I hope to stay with it for a long time.ŌĆØ


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As 2012 comes to an end, it's time to start thinking about how you will ring in 2013. What better way to celebrate the New Year than one of the many events going on across Pure Michigan? Below is a listing of several events for children and adults alike happening across the state.
To learn about more New Year's Eve events that are happening in Michigan, visit michigan.org.
New Year's Bridge Drop
12/28/12-1/1/13, Charlevoix
Celebrate 2013 with a long weekend filled with area events, discounts and specials. On New Year's Eve Charlevoix's drawbridge will drop at midnight amidst music, sparklers and a bridge procession. Click here for more event information or call (231)547-2101.
Downtown Marquette Ball Drop
12/31/12-1/1/13, Marquette
Ring in the New Year at the Downtown Marquette New Year's Eve Ball Drop. Celebrate the New Year and watch the annual ball drop from the Savings Bank Building at the corner of Washington and Front Streets starting at 11:30pm. Call (906) 228-9475 for more details.
Light Up the Lake: NYE Ball Drop
12/31/12, Ludington
The Light up the Lake Ball Drop is an annual New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Ludington for locals and visitors to enjoy–for FREE! Come celebrate the coming of a New Year in the streets of Downtown Ludington with music, an entertainment tent and Michigan's largest New Year 's Eve ball drop at midnight followed by a fireworks salute! For additional information, click on the website link here or call (231) 845-6237.
Northville Nite
12/31/12, Northville
Happy New Year! Join us in traveling "Through the Decades" this New Year's Eve 2012! As you enter the gates you will travel back in time to the Roarin' 20's and travel through the decades all the way to the future! Enjoy activities like crafts, huge inflatable games, entertainment and much more. Make sure to stay until 7pm for the New Year's Eve countdown! The event takes place from 4pm – 7pm at the Recreation Center at Hillside. For more information, visit the website or call (248) 349-0203.
Midnight on Main
12/31/12, Midland
Make your way to the 2nd annual Midnight on Main! The Great Lakes Bay's only New Year's Eve Ball Drop event is happening in Downtown Midland and includes a New York City style ball drop, fireworks, beverage tents, ice sculpture carvings, sledding, entertainment stage and partnerships with the downtown businesses, Midland County Visitors Bureau, and local media. This event truly makes Midland a destination on New Years' Eve! There will be events for the whole family, teens and adults. For more information, visit the Midnight on Main website or call (989) 837-3330.
New Year's Eve at the Art Center
12/31/12, Petoskey
Please join us for this annual celebration to launch 2013 that includes workshops and performances for all-ages with a "Midnight at 9″ ball-drop on Division Street. This family friendly, alcohol-free event runs from 5-9pm. For more information visit the website link or call (231) 347-4337.
New Year's Eve Fest
12/31/12, Kalamazoo
This community performing arts celebration in downtown Kalamazoo features 24 performing artists in 10 buildings surrounding Bronson Park. Musical entertainment includes classical music, rhythm and blues, jazz, bluegrass and Christian contemporary. Performing artists include magicians, clowns, jugglers, storytellers and tricks. It's a great event for families and for young adults with food featured at many of the sites. Admission is $5 for everyone over four years of age. For more information visit the website here or call (269) 388-2830.
How will you be ringing in the new year in Pure Michigan?


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Well, apparently American cultural phenomenons arrive in Poland quite late. But it's still comical to think of a half-naked irreverent Jewish comedian flaunting it on a billboard above an old Communist building.
I plugged the text into InterTran and it came up with this: "wherebyprzez co ubaw, this when armpits."
Thanks to David A. Lehrer, father of Jonah and president of Community Advocates Inc., for snapping the photo.


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Just when I thought I had seen (and heard) it all, along comes the Zac Brown Band (ZBB). I know a little bit about a lot of things, but ZBB was not on my radar, save for the knowledge that the band is wildly popular and that their one-night-only appearance at Bethel Woods sold out very quickly.
As I race to and fro in the Upper Delaware Valley, I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to experience the unfamiliar, and every so often I get a chance to have an up-close-and-personal moment with some of the legendary performers who grace the pavilion stage (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [2]) each season. If I'm really lucky, I sometimes join contest winners, fan club presidents and other members of the media in a traditional "meet and greet," in which the performers pose for pictures, sign some autographs and shake hands with those of us allowed into the inner sanctum—backstage and behind the scenes. Hopefully, I'll never reach the stage where I become blasé or take for granted these rare glimpses at the stars, but truth be told, (and just like me) it gets a little old.
Imagine my surprise then, when sitting in the booth with the crew from Thunder 102, I got word that I had been invited to Zac Brown's "Eat & Greet." Sure that I was looking at a typo in the schedule, I asked Bold Gold Media's Regina Hensley what that could possibly mean? "Zac is touring with Chef Rusty," I was told. "In fact, here he comes now." Sure enough, celebrity chef Rusty Hamlin had stopped by to say hello and to invite us to join Zac and the band for a meal, replete with foods procured from our local farms and markets. Whipping out my trusty tablet, I scanned pages and learned that "what started as a simple way to reduce the awkwardness which arises at a typical rock band 'meet and greet' has blossomed into the largest traveling display of southern hospitality known to man." Huh? Intrigued, I read on. "Before arriving in each town, Chef Rusty reaches out to the local farms that provide the fruit, vegetables and other staples needed and combines what he's collected that day with the beef and pork tenderloin, rubbed and grilled in Zac's signature Georgia Clay Rub and Love Sauce, into a memorable southern meal. The band mingles and joins in at the table, and Rusty gets to meet his guests, discussing recipes and trading stories with fans of all ages."
In fact, the band not only mingled, but served the sumptuous meal to their fans, which included beer cheese muffins, Zac's pocket knife coleslaw, corn spoon bread (with jalapenos) and chocolate peanut butter (OMG) biscuit pudding. Before making the rounds, Brown welcomed his guests, shared his reasons for the "Eat & Greet" and his desire to do something "completely different and more personal" for his fans. "We're gonna feed you real good and then we're gonna rock your face off," he announced, before making his way to my table, pulling out a chair and chatting. "I told you I'd get to you," he said with a wink and a smile as he shook hands with others nearby. "What's it like living here year 'round?" he asked, and we proceeded to chat about the weather, the economy and the Woodstock Music Festival. Apparently, my reputation (uh oh) precedes me, and Brown was aware that I had been on the grounds back in 1969 (http://www.riverreporter.com/issues/09-08-13/feature.html [3]).
Best known for their signature country/folk sound, the band is always "full of surprises," and I left dinner early to set up my camera and observe the crowd hooting and hollering in anticipation of the show. Opening act "Court Yard Hounds" (two thirds of the Dixie Chicks) entertained first with their signature harmonies and fiddle expertise, before Zac and the band hit the stage for two full hours, covering everything from Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," sprinkled in with their own "Chicken Fried," "Jump Right In," and "Knee Deep." These guys (IMHO) are the real deal—laid back, down-home, country folk with a flair for hospitality and the ability to make thousands feel as if they're on the front porch having a good time with good old boys, pickin' the guitar and havin' a beer. "I'm not much of a guitar player," Brown shared, "but I'm on stage with the best of the best. I hope you'll all come back, and when you do be sure to leave room for dinner."


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ESPN aired its latest 30 for 30 documentary Tuesday night. "Broke" focused on professional athletes who squandered millions of dollars from their playing careers and are now scratching to get by.
The series premiered on the network in 2009 as a collection of sports-based documentaries directed by notable names including Morgan Spurlock, John Singleton and Ice Cube.
"Broke," while centered around sports, was yet another installment in the series that proved to have enough substance to keep the attention of nonsports fans as well. While many of us might not know what it's like to have a multi-million dollar sports contract, we can still relate to money struggles on a much smaller scale.
Some current and former athletes related to "Broke" through Twitter posts as it aired Tuesday night. Here's what some of them had to say. The documentary reairs 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 on ESPN2.
LeBron James @KingJames
"Everyone in sports, doesn't matter if u play or not. Associated with it in some form or another should be watching ESPN #30for30 "BROKE"
Michael Vick @MikeVick
"Just watched 30 for 30 on Espn........Be smart with your $"
Eric Maynor @EMaynor3
"Divorce settlement 105 million.......... Wowwwwww ......#30for30"
Spencer Hawes @spencerhawes00
"Every pro athlete should be required to watch it. Powerful message."
Richie Incognito @68Incognito
"Watching #BROKE. It's like a road map of what not to do with your money!! Crazy stuff"
Tom Crabtree @TCrabtree83
"I fell asleep during 30 for 30. What i miss?? Anyways, about to check on my investment in Bowflex's for dogs/cats. It's a sure thing."
Demaryius Thomas @DemaryiusT
"This 30 for 30 is something serious... My fellow athletes take care of ur money..."
Damien Woody @damienwoody
"My biological father came out of nowhere the day I was drafted!!"
Maurkice Pouncey @MaurkicePouncey
"Learning a lot from 30 for 30 pay attention..."
Ryan Grant @RyanGrant25
"Funny how right after the 30 for 30 ESPN plays the World Series of Poker lol"
• Rob Carroll writes about pop culture and entertainment for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached at email@example.com. You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter.


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The following was written by Margaret Burns Mc Pherson Burmeister in 1946, for inclusion of the Centennial History, Township of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1848 -1948. Maggie, as she was known in the family, was the youngest child of James P. and Mary Burns McPherson, who came to Springdale in 1850.
From pp. 101-102,, Centennial History of Springdale:
HISTORY OF THE JAMES McPHERSON FAMILY
James P. McPherson left Dundee, Scotland, in 1842, for ("from" per J.P.s diary) the City of new York, April 30, 1850. Came by the way of canal. Arrived at Buffalo, May 11th. Came by way of Girand ("Grand" per J.P.s diary) River, Cleveland and Detroit to Milwaukee. Left Milwaukee for Madison the 17th by wagon, the fare costing 10.80. At that time they had four small children aged, 6,4,2, and 3 months. On May21 they moved into a log house, which belonged to John Stewart and stood beside a farm store just east of where the Stewart's stone house now stands. He worked at the tailor trade, making pants and vests for the Stewarts', McDonalds', David and John Beat, Pattons' and many others. On June 23rd the family went to see the land on which they were to live and began cutting logs for their new home. They lived their log house the first winter with a thatched roof and no floor. Their heat was logs burning in the middle of their large room with a hole in the roof for the smoke to go out. Their bread was baked and other food cooked in a large iron pot, hung in the fire place over burning coals. They had no money the first year they were here. Mr. McPherson helped with butchering and got meals for his work. His wife helped neighbors sew and helped with other work and got milk, buttermilk and a chunk of fresh butter direct from the churn. Mr. McPherson was elected town clerk and assessor in 1851. He held the office of town clerk for about 40 years, not steady, but off and on at different times. He was clerk of the first Dane County Board held in Dane County. He was Justice of the Peace and postmaster of Springdale post office for more than 40 years. He was school clerk for many years and was commissary at Camp Randal during the Civil War. His oldest son, William, was in the 8th (Eagle) regiment during the war, going on 18 years of age. Mr. McPherson was also one of the trustees who bought the land for the Dane County poor farm with Wm. R. Taylor and others. There were eleven children in the McPherson family. Two passed away in early life, but the rest of them lived to past 80 years. A Mrs. Blair (Mary Jane) who passed away last January , was 91 (the underlined phrase was an error as it was attributed to Mr. McPherson ), Mr. (James P.) McPherson was 84, Mrs. (Mary Burns) McPherson was 89 years of age at death. I (Margaret Burns McPherson Burmeister) am the last of the family and will be 80 years old September 5th (1946). I have had one granddaughter in service as a nurse overseas in World War II, and four grandsons, and one son-in-law. One is still in Manila Is. And one in the4 Pacific somewhere. My father had a farm of 160 acres. I think he bought it as government land as I cannot find anything to the contrary. John Stevenson, Wm. Thompson (Uncle Willis as we called him) were other old settlers. I am enclosing a paper I found in my father's diary which gives you some of the very old settlers of Mt. Vernon with their own signatures, which you might like to have. Also a very old building was the first log schoolhouse, which was in the northwest corner of the Oak Hill or Springdale cemetery, built in '51 or '52. I believe Sandford Shummwan was the first teacher. I have a family of seven. One son has served 22 years as policeman and one 23 years as a city fireman.
B y Mrs. Margaret Burmeister
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I added comments in italics when I thought it would be helpful for the reader and underlined corrected passages.
List of the J.P. McPherson family:
James Peter McPherson, Nov 14, 1816 – Aug.11, 1900
Mary Burns McPherson, Jan. 30, 1821 – Sep. 1, 1910
William Burns McPherson, Apr. 23. 1843 – Mar. 15, 1926
James Burns McPherson, Mar. 17, 1845 – Mar. 6, 1932
Jabez Burns McPherson, Aug. 12, 1847 – Apr. 7, 1924
Ann Adamson McPherson (Foye), Jan. 31, 1850 – May 17, 1922
Elizabeth Spink McPherson, Dec. 4, 1952 – Nov. 30, 1873
Mary Jane McPherson (Blair), Jan 27, 1855 – Jan 17, 1946
Jessie Stewart McPherson (Watts), Jun. 9, 1857 – Mar. 17, 1929
Emma Ellen McPherson (Ireland), July 17, 1859 – Dec. 12, 1921
Harriet Burns McPherson, May 3, 18672 – Nov. 16, 1865
Peter Burns McPherson, Jun 1, 1864 – Mar. 15, 1946
Margaret Burns McPherson (Burmeister), Sep. 5, 1866 – Aug. 5, 1959


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After reading your Aug. 20, article, I would like to propose a change to your title to 'CBC board, Espinoza present balanced budget on the backs of the students'. The budget which passed 3 to 2 at the Aug. 20 board meeting is balanced in that expenses did not exceed revenues, but a closer look at the budget shows some alarming trends with excessive cuts to instructional spending and huge increases to administrative spending.
Instructional and library spending, which pays for instructors, classroom supplies, travel and other operating expenses has decreased $3,125,230 from base year 2012 to the 2015 year budget. The cut for the 2015 budget to instruction is $590,000. Administration and overhead spending has increased $573,699 from base year 2012 to the 2015 year budget. The increase for 2015 budget to administration is $876,000.
During the reign of Dr. Espinoza, the spending pattern of the total budget has gone from 37% spent on instruction to 22% spent on instruction. One of the board members who voted for the budget even quipped something along the lines that "administration needs to be larger than instruction because they do so much." I ask, "Who will teach the classes?"
The students care about having qualified instructors in classes; I have never heard a student bemoan the lack of administrators. Prudent budgeting and financial management means you spend your money in areas that generate revenue; for a college, that is instruction. Students in seats generate revenue. Administration is a necessary cost center, but to spend more money on overhead then on your product is a great way to go bankrupt.
Bee County taxpayers need to know that three board members voted to increase your property taxes to fund the administrative bloat. There will be public tax hearings in the Coastal Bend College board room on Aug. 25 and Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. The old board did not listen to those of you who voted for change in May; maybe they will listen if you stop them on the street or make comments at the hearings.
Jeanene S. Jones, CPA


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Pacific Northwest Renaissance Conference
October 17 and 18
Kelowna, British Columbia
The next meeting of the Pacific Northwest Renaissance Conference will take place on October 17 and 18 in Kelowna, a resort town at the centre of British Columbia's wine country.
The theme of this year's conference is "The Global Renaissance." George Saliba, of Columbia University, and Lesley Cormack, of the University of Alberta, will provide keynote addresses. While the Renaissance is usually considered a European event, neither its sources nor its influence are confined to western Europe. We therefore seek to work actively with scholars of both European and transatlantic culture and society from 1300-1700, including art historians, economists, historians, scholars of religion, theatre historians and practitioners, scholars in the history of science and medicine, political scientists, and comparativists. The theme should be understood broadly, but we particularly welcome papers on exploration narratives, geographical knowledge, and contact and influence between cultures and languages. Papers are usually presented in English, but may concern the literature, history or culture of any language.
The Pacific Northwest Renaissance Society (PNRS) promotes scholarship in Early Modern Studies by hosting an annual conference, held alternately in the United States and Canada and open to all scholars from North America and beyond, including graduate students. The PNRS is an affiliate of both the Renaissance Society of America and the Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies / Société Canadienne d'études de la Renaissance.
For individual papers, please send a one-page abstract or proposal and a one-page c.v. to email@example.com no later than July 15th, 2014.
To propose a panel, please send an abstract for each paper, a one-page c.v. for each presenter, and a paragraph from the panel organizer describing the overall focus of the session to email@example.com no later than July 15th, 2014.
Papers must be kept to a twenty-minute reading time, including any technical and electronic support. All papers should be essentially new and never before presented in public.
The Pacific Northwest Renaissance Society (PNRS) is an academic organization that promotes scholarship in Early Modern Studies by hosting an annual conference. The conference is held alternately in the United States and Canada and is open to all scholars and graduate students from North America.
Traditionally the conference features two plenary speakers (speakers in the past have included Stephen Greenblatt, Barbara Lewalski, and Alexander Leggatt), up to twenty sessions of three to four papers each, a reception and a business lunch.
The PNRS is an affiliate of both the Renaissance Society of America and the Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies / Société Canadienne d'études de la Renaissance.


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--First, Brown the meat well before you put it in the Crockpot because browning creates flavor.
--Second, don't use too much liquid for any crockpot cooking, but especially for pot roast.
--Third, be sure there is plenty of flavor in the liquids you're using. All day cooking can make foods bland if there isn't a flavorful liquid.
I'm using all those tricks in this pot roast recipe. If there are others reading this who use a slow cooker to make pot roast, chime in with some comments about good tips for making pot roast in the Crockpot.
(Low-Carb Balsamic and Onion Pot Roast was featured for a Month of Daily Phase One recipes in January 2012.)
This would taste great with Pureed Cauliflower with Garlic, Parmesan, and Goat Cheese for a low-carb meal.
Balsamic and Onion Pot Roast in the Crockpot
(Makes about 6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
I used a standard 3 1/2 quart Crockpot for this recipe.
3-4 pound boneless chuck roast
1-2 T steak rub (I used Szeged Steak Rub.)
black pepper to taste
1-2 T olive oil (depends on your pan)
1/4 cup water to deglaze pan
2-3 large onions, peeled and thickly sliced
1 cup beef stock, reduced to 1/2 cup (can use a can of beef broth, but be sure to reduce it)
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (I used Fini Balsamic Vinegar)
1/2 cup tomato sauce (You can substitute one can diced tomatoes, drained well. I might puree the tomatoes.)
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count which will calculate it for you.
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More Tasty Beef Recipes You Might Like:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Slow Cooker Beef Recipes Photo Index Page ~ Slow Cooker from Scratch
Crockpot Recipe for Southwestern Pot Roast from Kalyn's Kitchen
Old-Fashioned Pot Roast Slow Cooker Style from A Year of Slow Cooking
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)