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8th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth
(Kyiv-Ukraine, 10-11 October 2008)
1. The 8th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for youth was held in Kyiv on 10 and 11 October 2008 on the invitation of the Ukrainian government.
2. Mr. Yuriy PAVLENKO, Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sport was elected Chair of the Conference. Ms. Edit RAUH, State Secretary of Equal Opportunities – Hungarian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour – was elected Vice-Chair.
3. The theme of the Conference was "The future of the Council of Europe youth policy: Agenda 2020". The main aim of the Conference was to develop priorities and a medium-term strategy for the Council of Europe's policy and action (2010-2020), based on the Action Plan adopted by the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government.
4. Delegations from 39 members states and other States Parties to the European Cultural Convention took part in the Conference. Twenty-one Ministers, Deputy Ministers or Secretaries of State attended the event. The list of Ministers and other Heads of Delegation appears in Appendix II. The full list of participants is available on the Intranet.
Opening session
5. The Conference was opened by the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ms. Maud de BOER-BUQUICCHIO. The agenda was adopted as it appears in Appendix I.
6. The President of Ukraine, Mr.Victor IOUCHTCHENKO underlined the importance he attaches to the European integration of his country and his willingness to encourage Ukrainian youth to take a more and more active part in international and European life. He also re-affirmed his commitment to the development of youth policy in Ukraine, including through the support to youth movements.
7. The Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sport, Mr.Yuriy PAVLENKO reported on the progress in securing young people's rights in Ukraine and on the most recent developments concerning youth policy in his country. In this respect, he underlined how important it was for the Ukrainian government to invest in youth and support their contribution to the building of society, including through increased co-operation with youth NGOs.
8. The Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe underlined the crucial role of young people in promoting the core values of the Council of Europe and examined the options for supporting these efforts through youth policy. She also stressed the importance of ensuring an effective mainstreaming of the youth dimension throughout the Organisation.
9. Ms. Nyamko SABUNI, the Minister for Integration and Gender Equality of Sweden, representing the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, underlined the important role of the Council of Europe's instruments in the youth field as well as the co-management practice in empowering young people to promote the core values of the Organisation. She also emphasized the need for effective mainstreaming of the youth dimension and increased co-ordination and co-operation between child and youth policies. She announced that, as an immediate follow up of the adoption of the Declaration, the Swedish Presidency will prepare a Committee of Ministers' draft Resolution for adoption in the near future.
10. Mr. André SCHNEIDER, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Youth and Sport of the Parliamentary Assembly, referred to the ongoing interest and involvement of the Assembly in the Council of Europe youth policy and action. He invited the European governments to develop youth policies with the active participation of young people; the parliamentarians to enable young people to participate in their activities; and youth organisations to make use of the possibilities offered by the Council of Europe in terms of co-operation with parliamentarians.
11. Mr. Yavuz MILDON, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, said that the Congress was paying strong attention to the inclusion and participation of young people in society. He recalled the past and present contributions of the Congress in this respect. He re-affirmed the Congress' willingness to contribute to the implementation of the three priority areas set out in the final Declaration.
12. Mr. Pierre MAIRESSE, Director of Youth, Sport and Citizenship/DG Education and Culture – European Commission, expressed his satisfaction in respect of the good co-operation between the Council of Europe's youth sector and the Commission, and stated that the latter fully shared the vision of youth policy developed in the draft Declaration of the Conference. He confirmed the commitment of the Commission to the present partnership programme in the youth field.
13. Ms. Bettina SCHWARZMAYR, President of the European Youth Forum presented the results of the youth event, which took place two days prior to the Conference. She called upon policy-makers to co-operate with youth organisations and to provide young people and youth NGOs with reliable participation structures. She asked the governments as well as the Council of Europe to live up to the commitments expressed in particular in the Conference Declaration and to start discussing youth rights.
14. Professor Vladimir FILIPPOV, Rector of the People's Friendship University of Russia, as the keynote speaker, introduced the general theme of the Conference, presenting his vision of the present and future challenges for European societies. He outlined possible responses to be developed by the Council of Europe 's youth policy focussing on the challenge of globalization, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and a discrimination-free society, the role of youth organisations, mainstreaming of youth policy and its interaction with other policy areas.
15. Dr. Gavan TITLEY introduced the Agenda 2020 background document, which had been prepared by the secretariat, in view of the future discussions about the implementation of the Declaration within the co-management bodies.
Conference debates
16. The afternoon of the first day was dedicated to the holding of four panels which enabled Ministers, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly and youth organisations to discuss among themselves as well as with the other participants the following topics linked to the main theme of the Conference:
- Promoting equal opportunities for girls and boys, young women and young men;
- Empowering young people to promote cultural diversity as well as intercultural dialogue and its religious dimension;
- Supporting young people's access to social rights;
- Promoting intergenerational dialogue and solidarity.
The reports on the main outcomes of the panels were presented at the beginning of the closing session, the next morning. They are available on the Intranet.
Closing session
17. Following the presentation of the main results of the four panels, the Chairman of the European Steering Committee on Youth (CDEJ), Mr. Jan VANHEE (Belgium) introduced the draft final Declaration, stressing the importance of youth policy within the Council of Europe and the role of the youth sector, with its specific approaches, for implementing the Council of Europe's objectives in this policy area.
18. The Chairman of the Joint Council on Youth, Mr. Georg BOLDT, drew attention to the importance of securing young people with the possibilities and opportunities to shape their own future. In the context of ageing societies and increased risk of precariousness, he supported the suggestion of the President of the European Youth Forum to start discussing the issue of youth rights.
19. Mr. Ralf-René WEINGAERTNER, Director of Youth and Sport – Council of Europe, recalled the importance of the Conference for the future Council of Europe policy and action in the youth field, pointing out the practical implications of the Agenda 2020 on the operational priorities of the Directorate of Youth and Sport in future years. On behalf of the Secretary General he thanked the Ukrainian hosts for their outstanding achievement and the Conference participants for a lively and productive debate.
Final Declaration
20. The final Declaration adopted by the Conference sets out the priorities for the Council of Europe youth policy for the coming years ,i.e. human rights and democracy; living together in diverse societies; social inclusion of young people, whilst re-affirming the specific mission of the Organisation in this field, bearing in mind the essential role of young people in promoting its core values. The Declaration highlights in particular the need for effective mainstreaming of the youth dimension throughout the Organisation, and of increased co-ordination and co-operation between child and youth activities. It also underlines the essential elements which constitute the identity of the Council of Europe's youth sector, such as the co-management principle and practice, the essential role of the European Youth Centres and Youth Foundation, the training of multipliers in the youth field, the promotion and recognition of non-formal learning and the specific co-operation mechanism with the European Commission. The final Declaration appears in Appendix III.
Follow up of the Conference
21. The Swedish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, with the support of the CDEJ, took the initiative to invite the Committee of Ministers to adopt a Resolution on the youth policy of the Council of Europe, based on the final Declaration of the Conference. This Resolution includes the essential elements of the Declaration, in particular the priorities of the youth sector for the coming years as well as the approaches and methods for their implementation.
I. Opening session
Opening addresses
Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Conference
Adoption of the Agenda
Introduction to the main theme of the Conference
Presentation of the background document "Agenda 2020"
Presentation of the results of the youth event preceding to the Conference
II. Afternoon sessions (Panels)
Panel 1: "Promoting equal opportunities for girls and boys, young women and young men";
Panel 2: "Empowering young people to promote cultural diversity as well as intercultural dialogue and its religious dimension";
Panel 3: "Supporting young people's access to social rights";
Panel 4: "Promoting intergenerational dialogue and solidarity".
III. Closing session
Presentation of the results of the Panels
Presentation and adoption of the final Declaration
Closing addresses
Ministers and Heads of Delegation
Mr. Artur POGHOSYAN, Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Dr Andrea KDOLSKY, Federal Minister, Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth
Mr. Azad RAHIMOV, Minister of Youth and Sport
French Community / Communauté française
M. Marc TARABELLA, Ministre de la Jeunesse et de la formation professionnelle
Flemish Community / Communauté flamande
Mr Jan VANHEE, Head of Delegation
German Community / Communauté germanophone
Mme Isabelle WEYKMANS, Ministerin für Kultur und Medien, Denkmalschutz, Jugend und Sport
Mr Sredoje NOVIĆ, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr Michail BALABANOV, Vice President, State Agency of Youth and Sports Bulgaria
Mr Stjepan ADANIć, State Secretary; Ministry of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity of the Republic of Croatia
Mr Nemos KOUTSOKOUMNIS, Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors', Youth Board of Cyprus
Mr. Jan KOCOUREK, Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
Mr Uffe SVEEGAARD, Head of Section. Ministry of Education, Department of Primary, Lower Secondary and General Adult Education
Mr Tõnis LUKAS, Minister of Education and Research
Mr Olli SAARELA, Director, Ministry of Education, Youth Policy Division
Mr Alexis RIDDE, Chef de la mission de la coopération européenne et internationale - jeunesse, vie associative, Ministère de la Santé, de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Vie associative
Mrs. Karin REISER, Head of Department Participation of Young People, Federal Ministry of Family affairs, The Elderly, Women and Youth
Ms Angeliki ATHANASOULI, Department of International Cooperation, General Secretariat for Youth
S.E. Mgr. Josef CLEMENS, Secrétaire du Conseil pontifical pour les Laïcs
Ms Edit RAUH, State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
Mr James O'DONOVAN, Assistant Principal Officer in Youth Affairs, Department of Education and Science
Ms Giorgia MELONI, Minister for Youth Policy, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Department for Youth
Mr Ainars BASTIKS, Minister of Children and Family Affairs
Ms Violeta MURAUSKAITE, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Mme Marie-Josée JACOBS, Ministre de la Famille et de l'Intégration
Mrs Larisa ŞAVGA, Minister of Education and Youth
Ms. Marga DREWES, Deputy Director for Youth and Families, Ministry of Youth and Families
Mr Kjell Erik ØIE, State Secretary, Ministry of Children and Equality
Mr Grzegorz CHORĄŻY, Deputy Director Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education
Ms Helena ALVES, President Youth Portuguese Institute
Mr Mihai SEBE, Head of Bureau European Affairs, International Relations Division, National Authority for Youth
Mr. Oleg ROZHNOV, Vice-minister, Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation
Mme Paola CASADEI, Adjoint au Ministre de la Jeunesse, Segreteria di Stato per la Gioventù
Mrs Snezana SAMARDZIC-MARKOVIC, Minister of Youth and Sport
Mr Peter DEBELJAK, Director, Ministry of Education and Sport, Office of Republic of Slovenia for Youth
Ms Pilar Bonilla Manzano, Deputy Director General of the Institute of Youth
Ms Nyamko SABUNI, Minister for Integration and Gender Equality
Mme Rosmarie WIDMER GYSEL, Regierungsrätin, Ministerin, Conférence suisse des directeurs cantonaux de l'instruction publique (CDIP)
Mr. Dragan GJURCEVSKI, Director of the Agency of Youth and Sport
Mr Adnan GÜL, Director of Youth Services Department, General Directorate for Youth and Sports
Mr Yuriy PAVLENKO, Minister of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports
Mr Andrew McCully, Director, Supporting Children and Young People Group
Committee of Ministers / Comité des Ministres
Ms Nyamko SABUNI, Minister of Integration and Gender Equality representing the Swedish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly / Assemblée parlementaire
Mr André SCHNEIDER (France), Président de la Sous-Commission Jeunesse et Sport
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe / Congrès des Pouvoirs Locaux et Régionaux de l'Europe (CLRAE / CPLRE)
Mr Yavuz MILDON, President of the Congress
Development Bank / Banque de développement
Mr Lars KOLTE, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank
Conference of International NGOs of the Council of Europe / Conférence des ONG internationales du Conseil de l'Europe
Ms Anna WIDEGREN, Representative of the INGO Conference
European Co-ordination Forum for the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 / Forum européen de coordination pour le Plan d'action du Conseil de l'Europe pour les personnes handicapées 2006-2015 (CAHPAH)
Ms Slobodanka LAZOVA-ZDRAVKOVSKA, Head of Unit for protection and employment of persons with disabilities, European Co-ordination Forum for the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015
Advisory Council on Youth / Joint Council on Youth
Conseil consultatif sur la Jeunesse / Conseil mixte sur la Jeunesse
Mr Georg BOLDT, Chairperson
European Commission / Commission Européenne
Mr Pierre MAIRESSE, Director for Youth, Sport and Relations to the Citizens, DGAC – Education and Culture
Mr Jeremy HARTLEY, UNICEF representative in Ukraine
World Bank / Banque Mondiale
Ms Katerina PETRINA, Senior Social Protection Specialist (World Bank Office in Ukraine)
Ibero-American Youth Organisation (OIJ) / Organisation ibéroaméricaine de Jeunesse
Ms Trinidad GARCIA, Programme Officer
Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)/ Comité exécutif de la Communauté des Etats indépendants
Mr Aliaxandr SASNOUSKI, Head of Division
European Youth Forum / Forum Européen de la Jeunesse
Ms Bettina SCHWARZMAYR, President
European Youth Card Association (EYCA) / Association Européenne des Cartes Jeunes (AECJ)
Mr Wolfgang SCHICK, President
European Network of Youth Centres (ENYC) / Réseau européen des centres de jeunesse
Ms Vivienne MCKEE, Director of Policy and Research, The National Youth Agency
European Youth Information Counselling Agency (ERYICA) / Agence européenne pour l'information et le conseil des jeunes
Mr Davide CAPECCHI, Director
Prof. Vladimir FILIPPOV, Rector of the People's Friendship, University of Russia
Dr. Howard WILLIAMSON, Professor of European Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Glamorgan
Dr. Gavan TITLEY, Director of Media Studies, School of English, Media and Theatre Studies
Prof. Carol HAGEMANN-WHITE, Faculty of General Pedagogy and Gender Studies, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Mr Davide CAPECCHI, Director, European Youth Information Counselling Agency (ERYICA)
Guest / Invité
Mr Stefan BECSKY, Coordinator of the Editorial Board Forum21
Ms Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, Deputy Secretary General
Mr.Ralf-René WEINGÄRTNER, Director of Youth and Sport
Final Declaration
We, the Ministers responsible for Youth from the 49 States party to the European Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe, meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 10 and 11 October 2008, on the occasion of our 8th Conference, are committed to actively promote, in all the member states of the Organisation, the development of youth policies which are likely to result in the successful integration of all young people into society.
In this regard, we are determined to pursue the objective of ensuring young people's access to quality education and training, to decent work and living conditions, as well as developing the conditions to enable them to contribute to the development of society.
Having regard to the Declaration and Action Plan adopted by the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Warsaw in May 2005, which, in particular, stated that "The Council of Europe will further develop its unique position in the youth field…", thus reaffirming the pan-European character of the Organisation;
Having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendation 1844 (2008) on refreshing the youth agenda of the Council of Europe;
Underlining the specific contribution of the Council of Europe's youth sector, since 1972, to the objectives of the Organisation and its capacity to develop appropriate responses to new situations and challenges;
Bearing in mind that the aim of the Council of Europe youth policy is to provide young people, i.e. girls and boys, young women and young men with equal opportunities and experience which enable them to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies to play a full part in all aspects of society;
Bearing also in mind the cross-sectoral dimension of this policy and the importance of involving young people in its formulation, implementation and follow up;
Considering the challenges young people face, both in terms of greater opportunities offered to them as well as increased risk of precariousness, but convinced nevertheless of their considerable potential and therefore fundamental role in promoting the Council of Europe's core values;
Convinced of the need for a dynamic youth policy in the Council of Europe, which includes children as well as young people;
Stressing the importance of following up the Action Plan adopted in Warsaw in 2005, particularly the youth Campaign on diversity, human rights and participation "All different-all equal" as well as the programme "Building a Europe for and with children";
1. We agree that the following issues should be regarded as priorities for the Council of Europe youth policy and action :
1.1. Human rights and democracy, with special emphasis on:
· Ensuring young people's full enjoyment of human rights and human dignity and encouraging their commitment in this regard;
· Promoting young people's active participation in democratic processes and structures;
· Promoting equal opportunities for the participation of all young people in all aspects of their everyday lives;
· Implementing effectively gender equality and preventing all forms of gender-based violence;
· Promoting awareness education and action amongst young people on environment and sustainable development;
· Facilitating the access of all young people to information and counselling services.
1.2. Living together in diverse societies, with special emphasis on:
· Empowering young people to promote, in their daily life, cultural diversity as well as intercultural dialogue and co-operation;
· Preventing and counteracting all forms of racism and discrimination on any ground;
· Supporting initiatives of young people and their organisations in conflict prevention and management as well as post-conflict reconciliation by means of intercultural dialogue, including its religious dimension;
· Supporting youth work with young refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced persons;
· Further encouraging the development of sub-regional youth co-operation in Europe and beyond;
· Encouraging young people to promote global solidarity and co-operation.
1.3. Social inclusion of young people, with special emphasis on:
· Supporting the integration of excluded young people;
· Ensuring young people's access to education, training and the working life, particularly through the promotion and recognition of non-formal education/learning;
· Supporting young people's transition from education to the labour market, for example by strengthening possibilities to reconcile private and working life;
· Supporting young people's autonomy and well-being as well as their access to decent living conditions;
· Ensuring young people's equal access to cultural, sporting and creative activities;
· Encouraging intergenerational dialogue and solidarity.
2. We agree that the implementation of above priorities should be based on the following approaches, methods and instruments:
As regards youth policy development and co-operation
2.1. intergovernmental and international co-operation on youth policy development, with particular focus on setting standards and supporting their implementation ;
2.2. service to countries, in particular through international reviews of national youth policies and youth policy advisory missions;
2.3. co-operation with the European Union;
2.4 partnerships with other stakeholders and services involved in areas which are relevant to the Council of Europe youth policy;
2.5 co-management, as a unique and valuable co-operation mechanism between governments and youth organisations;
As regards youth work, education and training,
2.6. multilateral youth co-operation as an appropriate way of promoting international understanding in the spirit of the core values of the Council of Europe;
2.7. working with multipliers as well as supporting the development of quality youth work and its recognition;
2.8. intercultural learning as a non-formal educational/learning method particularly relevant for promoting intercultural dialogue and combating racism and intolerance;
2.9. the European Youth Centres and European Youth Foundation as unique instruments for developing European youth co-operation;
As regards youth research and knowledge of youth
2.10. youth research and co-operation between youth researchers and policy makers in order to promote evidence-based youth policies and support the work of practitioners in the youth field;
2.11. the realisation of studies, publications as well as educational and training material in order to support youth work and policy;
2.12. the further development of the European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy;
3. In view of the above, we recommend to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
3.1. to support the present Declaration as a contribution to the further implementation of the decisions adopted at the Warsaw Summit in 2005;
3.2. to invite the relevant co-management bodies of the Council of Europe's youth sector to develop programmes of activities based on the present Declaration;
3.3. to invite these bodies to review, where appropriate, the working methods of the youth sector, and, if necessary, to submit their proposals to the Committee of Ministers;
3.4. to strengthen the Council of Europe's youth sector and further enhance co-ordination and co-operation on administrative as well as political levels between child and youth – related activities;
3.5. to take the necessary political and administrative measures to encourage all Council of Europe sectors, in co-operation with the youth sector, to take into account a youth dimension when defining and carrying out their programmes of activities;
3.6. to further support the role of the European Youth Centres and European Youth Foundation;
3.7. to foster the Partnership with the European Commission in the youth field as an example of good co-operation between the two partners;
3.8. to further develop a communication strategy to ensure the best possible visibility of the youth sector of the Council of Europe, inside and outside the Organisation;
3.9. to endeavour to secure, when planning the annual work programme, adequate budgets for the youth sector.
4. We will take the present Declaration into consideration in the development of our youth policies, and support the contribution of young people and youth organisations to the implementation of the priorities included in it, at local, regional, national and European levels.
5. Furthermore, we will encourage and support the development of youth mobility, voluntary activities and exchanges across Europe and beyond.


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Compute Zone
- 1 Welcome
- 2 Projects
- 3 Training, Workshops, and Documentation
- 4 General Purpose
- 5 Gaming
Welcome to the Compute Zone! This zone was established in the aim of providing space and tools for the computing needs of members at large as well as provide a venue and support system for computing oriented projects. This zone is co-warden-ed by Justin Triplett and Marie-Therese Enga, please email us about your thoughts!
Open Source SIG
The Open Source Special Interest Group is a collection of people and events related to Open Source Software and Hardware. We have a number of projects going on in this group including Git Empowerment, Open Hardware power profiling, and EFF BitCoin Patronage. This group also supports the SEMI Linux user group which includes non-members, and meets at 19:00/7pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Recycling and Refurbishing
Yup, we just totally went there. Well we are working on it at least.
We are interested in helping people make intelligent decisions about surviving the the cycle of planned obsolescence. Yes, I'm serious, not only is planned obsolescence a real thing I will attempt to convince you it's a 'good' thing. You just need to be smart to survive it and we all need to be smart so we all survive it. We are exploring personal computer consulting, refurbishing, and recycling. Briefly our mission is to assist people in considering computing options with which they may not be familiar.
Training, Workshops, and Documentation
- Wiki Editing Workshop
- focus on the i3 wiki
- Compute Zone Orientation: Cyber Communication
- Google Calendar, Google Groups, Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, CRM, Eventbrite and IRC
- July 11, 2013 7:00-8:00 pm with Pizza
- Facilitated by: Marie, Justin
- Inkscape
- Make vectors for use with many of our fun gadgets, such as the vinyl and laser cutters
- Quatum GIS
- An open source Geographical Information System
- Security for Everyone
- Basic security concerns of the 21st century including: 2-factor authentication, encrypted WiFi, SSL and you.
Please email the wardens with ideas and suggestions. If you teach a class related to this zone let us know and we'll add it to the list and perhaps help support the needs of the class.
We're considering hosting study/support groups for edx.org or other online classes.
Dozuki Guide Hub
We are starting a Dozuki Hub to host repair and building guides of all sorts, not just computer related! We will be forming Dozuki workshops for everyone to learn how to use Dozuki. For now if you are interested, take a look at the documentation.
General Purpose
Facilitating the general computing needs of members and visitors at large.
Listed in order of generally accepted Awesomeness
|Operating System
|Marie's Brain
|Mac OS 10.6, 10.8 Coming Soon
|New Member Orientation, Photo Booth, Print & Scan, Kicking serious butt
|Marie-Therese Enga,
|Justin's netbook
|Atom Intel
|Dual Booting: Fedora 17 and Windows 7
|Artemis, Raspberry Pi fun, unfortunate Windows requirements :P
|Justin Triplett
|PC Print Station
|not available
|Intel / Pentium 4
|Windows XP
|not available
|currently down, due to efficiency concerns
|Operating System
|ESXi VM on 64bit AMD Opteron
|Debian Wheezy
|Fileserver [SFTP, TFTP, samba]
Computer Accessories
- Two monitors under the desk
- Adaptor/Charging Borrowing Station
Follow the section link to visit the primary network page. Any local networks created for the Compute Zone will be listed below:
The Cisco equipment will be migrated to the network rack, soon the server rack will be utilized for hosting server projects.
Data Management
We are also now collecting data on the power usage in the building and hosting publicly for analysis. You can read more about it at the Power Meter page, at the bottom is information about access to the database.
This linked page is a collection of all our official, i3 Detroit, methods of communications. Even the phone system is digital, and many people here may be interested in social media etc, so I figured we should link to that page. However we will also post any Compute Zone specific communication information in this section.
- Justin Triplett and Marie-Therese Enga,
Yup, sometimes seeking inspiration is productive.
Artemis is a co-op space combat simulator, whereas all players need to be on the same network so that they may take individual roles to operate between 1 and 6 starships. We have a license that was purchased by Nate B. and donated to i3 for general use. Currently there is a group that meets regularly to play on every other Saturday, please refer to the calendar for details.
The game only requires one 'desktop/laptop' license to work for as many players as you like (more than 36 and you'd likely be sharing roles) and runs natively on Windows but is also playable on Mac OS and Linux generally via Wine. Artemis can also be played on iOS (generally, iPad recommended), although it does require a separate purchase through the iOS App Store, $2.99 I believe, it can then be played on the same network and team as any other platforms. All versions of the software present the user with a choice of hosting the server or connecting to the server as a client. The game is designed such that one computer must be the server and is best connected to a projector, a player is not able to use that as their client, so there must always be one more computer than players to host the game. Here is the PDF manual
i3's Artemis Windows Server
There is a small black HP mini 210 (netbook), with VGA out for the projector, that has an Artemis user with no password, ready to run as an Artemis server for anyone. This machine is being provided on an indefinite timeline by Justin Triplett (User:jtrip), please contact him with any questions, any time. It can currently be found on the server rack in the game room / whiteboard area, under the tree house, please return it to that location when you are done using it.
Dual Booting
The HP mini 210 is currently configured to dual boot Fedora 17 and Windows 7 and GRUB will prompt the user to select which system to boot. If it is found in a configuration that you do not desire to use, please power down the machine in a respectful manner (using a shutdown command) instead of a hard reset.
Artemis on Mac OS X
http://www.playonmac.com/en/, might be more apt to crash, so it is likely best suited as a client because the game will stay stable as clients can drop out and connect at any time.
Artemis on Linux
Wine + Magical Happy Thoughts + Artemis = One Heck of a Great Time!
note: this is not the kind of wine that comes with magical happy thoughts by default
What, not hacky enough for you? clearly you don't know minecraft that well...
I was thinking about setting up a server but really I barely get time to play and when I do, it's on a friends server...
So really this is more like an invitation, if you are interested let me (User:jtrip) know, and we'll get you setup.
Unless there is some sudden overwhelming demand... then I would love to setup a server on a linux box for us. :)


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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Tennessee's Own: LIFESTAR Air Medical Services
Profile of HEMS operator that employs a fleet of two Bell 407s and a pair of Eurocopter EC135s.
|The University of Tennessee's LIFESTAR air medical
transport program operates a pair of EC135s, such as the
one shown here, and two Bell 407s. They serve Eastern
Tennessee and portions of Virginia, Georgia, and
the Carolinas.
[More photos: UT Medical Center Helicopter Fleet]
You see, thirty minutes earlier you had been in a head-on automobile collision. Your injuries are so severe, you only have another 30 minutes to reach a level-one trauma center before your chances of survival become significantly thinner. And that voice telling you that you will be okay? That's a flight nurse aboard the helicopter that's taking you on a 12-minute flight to a trauma center that would have taken 40 minutes to reach by ambulance.
While this scenario is one that most of us will never have to experience, it's how many people end up meeting the men and women who crew the helicopters of the University of Tennessee Medical Center's (UTMC) LIFESTAR program.
LIFESTAR Air Medical Services, the official name of UTMC's the air transport operation, invited Rotor & Wing to visit its base in Knoxville.
As tends to be my luck with the weather, it was dark, rainy and overcast when I arrived at LIFESTAR's hangar, which sits on the same massive campus as UTMC. Above the door was a sign that read "Robert F. Lash, M.D. Aeromedical Center."
Inside, several people greeted me, including Jeff Gregory, LIFESTAR's program director, His office was filled with models of the operation's various aircraft, both past and present. A large scrapbook on his conference table chronicled the details of the program's birth by way of brittle newspaper clippings and yellowing photographs.
It was back in the early 1980s when the late Dr. Robert Lash, a UTMC faculty member and the physician the hangar is named after, pushed for the creation of a full-time air medical transport program for the hospital system. He understood that the remoteness of many parts of eastern Tennessee could make getting seriously ill and injured citizens to a trauma center by ground transportation too lengthy. He wanted to find a way to cut a trip to the hospital down to no more than one hour.
The core of that belief was based upon the "Golden Hour" principle, which says that a person's chances of survival plummet if they do not reach a medical facility within 60 minutes.
Although civilian air medical transports had been in operation in other parts of the country since 1970, Lash still had to prove the concept in the Knoxville area. He did so by employing the Tennessee State Highway Patrol's Huey from time to time, often arriving on the scene himself to lend medical assistance.
The value of airlifting patients to a hospital was quickly seen, and funding for UTMC's own twin-engine Bell 222 was allocated. Dr. Lash, of course, was the best choice to run and grow the unit.
"We took delivery of our first aircraft in late August of 1984," said Gregory, who joined the program as a flight medic just two years after that. "Unfortunately, we got off to a rocky start."
By "rocky start," Gregory was referring the day LIFESTAR made its public debut. Because on that day, after a big media event and photo opportunity, Dr. Lash and crew departed on a flight to look at possible landing zones on the campus. While checking out one of them, the aircraft crashed. The good news is that there were no injuries.
LIFESTAR flew its first patient on Oct. 1, 1984, in a Bell 206L4. The three-person crew then – as is the case today – consisted of a pilot, a flight nurse, and a paramedic. In fact, two of the original members, paramedic Tim King and registered nurse Kay Kirkland, are still with the program. (King works in the dispatch center, and Kirkland still flies crew.)
|LIFESTAR's EC135s are equipped with the Zoll
M-Series monitor/defibrillators, either the MedSystem
III or SIGMA Spectrum infusion system, and Pnuepac
ParaPAC ventilator. Each crewmember is also issued
a set of NVGs for night missions.
For the record, LIFESTAR did operate a twin-engine Piper Navajo airplane for several years, but sold it off after reevaluating its worth to the operation.
LIFESTAR's service area was quite large upon its inception, primarily because it was one of only two air transport operations in the region. (Vanderbuilt University was the other.) As more hospital systems acquired air assets, LIFESTAR's primary area of responsibility morphed into its current shape.
"We were pretty much serving a 150-nm radius when we started out," explained Gregory. "Now, we're down to about a 21-county area that surrounds Knoxville. So, most of our flights are within about an 80-nm radius." (That encompasses eastern Tennessee, the northernmost part of Georgia, and western portions of Virginia and the Carolinas.)
Gregory didn't have to mention the high elevations that LIFESTAR aircraft must be powerful enough to negotiate. I saw the 6,000-foot peaks that rose from the mountain ranges during my trip in!
LIFESTAR's headquarters is a 3,800-square-foot combination of office and hangar on the east side of UTMC in Knoxville. It houses the operation's administrative offices, the 24-hour dispatch center, a fuel site, and a hangar suitable for light maintenance. Its back-up Bell 407 often is kept there, too.
|EC135 over a parking lot in Knoxville.
Since UTMC is the hub that most flights bring patients into, a GPS approach procedure was certified by the FAA to help get pilots in on days – like the one when I was there – when the clouds and fog hang near the hospital's pad for the better part of the day.
Gregory reported that of the approximately 2,000 patients that LIFESTAR transports per year, about half of them are picked up from incident scenes, while the other half are inter-facility transfers. He also said that between 65 and 75 percent of all flights involve patients who need immediate trauma care.
"We do neonatal flights," said Gregory, a certified paramedic himself. "But in the sense that all we are doing is flying a [neonatal specialty team] out, and not the [incubators]. We're not actually flying babies back on the aircraft right now, but we're probably going to start doing that soon."
Caring for the patients are 19 flight nurses and 30 paramedics employed by UTMC, some of whom only work part-time aboard LIFESTAR's helicopters. (Their full-time duties lie elsewhere in the hospital.) Each flight carries one of each.
"The reason we have more paramedics is because our communications center is staffed with paramedics," explained Gregory.
Med-Trans provides the pilots for the helicopters, with experience running the gamut from civilian-raised pilots to former military gunship drivers. But in order to apply, a potential pilot must have at least a commercial rotorcraft license with an instrument rating, a minimum of 2,000 hours helicopter time, and 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in helicopters, including at least 200 hours of instrument time. Once hired, pilots are assigned to just one platform, either the Bell 407 or the EC135.
Flight crews work a combination of shifts. The Morristown and Sweetwater hangars, where the EC135s are primarily based, work a 24-hour shift that begins at 7:00 am. They work one day, and are then off for two. At Andersonville and Sevierville, where the Bell 407s nest, crews work a 12-hour shift that begins either at 7:00 am or 7:00 pm. They work five days on, followed by five days off, then two days on, followed by two days off.
It is said that there is just one weather pattern in Tennessee, and that's no pattern at all. Consequently, Med-Trans only selects pilots with strong instrument skills, and prefers pilots who hold ATP-rotorcraft licenses. And even then, they are subjected a grueling check ride every 90 days that includes a variety of IFR scenarios, with a few systems failures thrown in just for good measure. Proficiency with double IMC recoveries is a major focus, as well.
|Jeff Gregory (left) and Fred Buttrell on the tarmac with UT helicopters.
Med-Trans provides maintenance, assigning one mechanic to each aircraft base, plus one additional person who bounces between the bases when extra help is needed, or to fill in for a vacationing comrade. Typically, they will do a daily inspection on the aircraft in the morning, perform scheduled maintenance as required, and conduct fuel site inspections. And, of course, they are on call for those pesky warning lights that only come on at 3 o'clock in the morning when it's below freezing outside.
As we concluded our talk in Gregory's office, we walked into the communications center, where incoming calls for the helicopter are received, prioritized, and assigned to the crews. It was also there that I met Tim King and Jason Seiber, the on-duty dispatchers. Seiber had a little less than eight years at LIFESTAR, while King – the person whom Gregory had said was an original member – was nearing 30 years with UTMC. For flight following and communications purposes, LIFESTAR ships, as well as other medevac aircraft in that part of the state, are equipped with SkyTrac, a satellite-based system that plots the location of participating aircraft. It also provides the crew with voice and text messaging technology.
King and Seiber were each seated in front of their own set of colorful SkyTrac monitors that told them where every air medical asset in the region was. If the helicopter was at its base, the box next to its icon showed its tail number, call sign and location on a map. If it was in the air, the box showed the same information, plus the aircraft's altitude, speed and track. A bank of phones lines and a radio suite completed setup.
My next stop was to the apron, where I got a close look at one each of LIFESTAR's Eurocopter EC135 P2+s and Bell 407s. Each was in great shape, and proudly wore the official colors of the University of Tennessee: orange, white and black.
Mounted on both aircraft is a Spectrolab SX-5 Starburst searchlight, a pair cable cutters, and a set of high skids.
The front office of each aircraft is equipped with NVG-compatible instruments, Technisonic RC-6000 radio suites, Garmin 430/530 GPS and GTX 330 transponder gear, and XM Satellite weather mapping. To enhance safety and reduce pilot workload, both aircraft are equipped with TCAS, and the EC-135 has an autopilot. All crewmembers are issued a set of ITT 4949 level 9 night vision goggles.
The aft cabin contains everything an in-flight care provider needs. Bell 407 crewmembers have the Zoll E-Series monitor/defibrillator, while EC135 personnel have the M-Series. They use the MedSystem III and SIGMA Spectrum infusion systems, and Pnuepac ParaPAC ventilator.
Refrigerated blood banks are maintained at each hangar, allowing each crew to carry two units of whole blood with them when they launch.
Before leaving, I had to walk the length of LIFESTAR's facility to retrieve my gear. As I looked around I noticed something was missing.
There was no memorial or recognition plaque for crewmembers who had lost their lives while flying a mission. And the reason is because three decades and 50,000 missions after the late Dr. Lash's great idea, no UT LIFESTAR member has died or even been injured while doing their job. I think the doctor would have liked that.
More Photos: UT Medical Center Helicopter Fleet
A Visit With Med-Trans President & CEO Fred Buttrell
Fred Buttrell is the person in charge of Med-Trans, a national provider of air medical transportation services based in Dallas, Texas. His company's business model is to provide "customized air ambulance programs through alternative delivery/shared resource models, community-based models, or traditional hospital-based models."
Buttrell happened to be at the University of Tennessee's LIFESTAR headquarters in Knoxville while Rotor & Wing was visiting the facility, and agreed to talk about his company's six-year relationship with the program.
"Our business strategy is to partner with health systems that have a unique footprint, and tailor-make an air solution for them," explained Buttrell, who took over Med-Trans in 2006 after a career as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
"Air medicine is a team sport. You've got a lot of constituencies that have to work together, so we put in a lot of energy and effort, not just in terms of providing the aviation services, but in having strong, intimate relationships with the people we serve."
In the case of LIFESTAR, the partnership called for Med-Trans to provide and manage all aircraft and pilots associated with their program. Others, however, desire even more from the company, such as flight medics, management software, and patient billing.
A large portion of the company's operation remains rooted in maintaining a total of 65 helicopters and one turboprop airplane for its 25 clients and their 55 bases.
"We are blessed to have a great relationship [with LIFESTAR] all built around being a regional asset to serve the 21 contiguous counties that are around the University of Tennessee Medical Center," said Buttrell. "We both believe in safety in all of our endeavors, great care in people's critical time of need, and great relationships in the markets that we take care of."
Related: Air Medical News
Top Gear for Helicopter Medical Suites
Rotor & Wing asked a leading completions center what the most popular equipment is for flight medics and nurses. Here's what they said (in alphabetical order):
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BBraun Bodyguard 121
IVAC Medsystems III
Philips MRx
Physio Control Lifepak 12
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Zoll E-Series
Zoll M-Series
Zoll M-Series/CCT
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Carefusion LTV1200
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Ryan Gordon, MathWorks
Explore Simulink, an environment for multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design for dynamic and embedded systems. Through product demonstrations, you will see a high-level overview of the major capabilities and how you can use Simulink to design, simulate, implement, and test a variety of time-varying systems, including communications, controls, signal processing, video processing, and image processing.
This webinar is for people who are unfamiliar with Simulink.
About the Presenters:
Ryan Gordon has over 4 years of experience with MATLAB and Simulink. Prior to joining MathWorks Ryan developed guidance and control systems for unmanned aircraft.
Michael Carone is a senior product marketing manager for the Simulink platform. Michael's background is in mechanical engineering and engineering design processes.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: 2008 rating. Scenic out and back course with one or two (unexpected!?) hills.In full: Enjoyable 20 largely on a tarmac cycle route, although a particularly attractive short section of trail at the beginning of the return leg. Long downhill outward leg with a climb up onto a country lane and a long, slight uphill all the way back. Has PB potential - missed mine by 4 seconds!! Didn't like the first mile round and round the car park and uninspiring finish funnel with no space to slow down.Date of review: May 23, 2008
In short: A challenging course with a mixture of terrain and scenery. Good medal and food afterwards.In full: A pricey event partly due to the 31-mile coach journey taking competitors to the start from the finish (either before or after the event. First half more scenic with pleasant trails and hill running on grass. There is an 11-mile section in the middle on MoD tank tracks which are very hard on both feet and morale. The last four miles or so include rutted grass tracks which require concentration. A view of Stonehenge 2 miles from the finish is uplifting. Well organised and very pleasant ambience to this event which also has lots of walkers who never fail to cheer you on.Date of review: May 23, 2008
In short: An attractive and flat run using the Taff Trail, with one hilly deviation onto a rural road with scenic views. sIn full: A small but well-organised event that had some last minute adjustments to the route. Hope in future years a first mile round and round the car park could be avoided. Once out on the trail route fairly easy to follow by use of painted arrows on ground and marshals at key points. Mostly tarmac but a very good stretch of compacted trail by the Taff at the beginning of the second half which was also the most scenic part of the course. Rather abrupt and low-key finish area. Plenty of free parking.Date of review: March 10, 2008
In short: Looks like it's going to take several years before I conquer this one. Very tough but enjoyable in a masochistic sort of way. Could the 4-3-2-1 miles-to-go markers be put closer together please?Date of review: August 12, 2005
In short: Fab event. Best road race scenery I know. Unusual/quality mementos. A real challenge you need to come back to every year.Date of review: August 12, 2005
In short: Needs to get lap counting sorted or preferably use bigger laps.Date of review: August 12, 2005
In short: Flat course, stadium finish, good mementoes - some dodgy marshalling.Date of review: March 7, 2005
In short: Most scenic mara everDate of review: March 7, 2005
In short: Best finish run-in ever, and best crowds at finish.Date of review: March 7, 2005
In short: Great, low-key event; a glorious summer evening among the trees, high above the world and all its troubles.Date of review: March 7, 2005
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Update: Medford Air Travel Declines In June
Air travel was down at the Medford airport in June, posting its lowest numbers for the month in four years. The 2012 passenger count of 60,432 was just marginally better than the 2008 figure of 60,267.
United Express travel dropped over 12-percent last month. All other airlines flying out of Medford reported gains. Airport director Bern Case told the Medford Mail Tribune that air travel remains up for the year, and parking lot counts suggest July should end up being a good month. He adds that any month where the passenger count exceeds 60,000 is a good month for the airport.


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It's definitely winter World Cup season. Skiers of all disciplines, plus biathletes and bobsled, skeleton and luge racers are competing around the world in various World Cup events this weekend. Back at home, top snowboarders, cyclists and Paralympic Nordic skiers have competitions as well. And summer sport athletes are busy, too, as the Nastia Liukin Cup series for gymnastics kicks off this weekend. Find all the details in this week's Team USA Weekend Preview.
FIS World Cup Alpine, women's downhill and super-G, Jan. 9-13, St. Anton, Austria
Lindsey Vonn is ready for her World Cup return.
Slowed by an intestinal illness this season, Vonn, a 57-time winner on the World Cup circuit, intends to return to action Saturday in the downhill and Sunday in the super-G in St. Anton, Austria.
"It feels awesome," Vonn told the Associated Press after a training run Thursday. "It's great to see all the girls on the World Cup. I am excited to be here, excited to be racing again."
The four-time overall World Cup champion returned to Austria last week to train. She has not competed since the middle of December, when she fell in the giant slalom in France. Her illness at one point had her in a hospital in the United States.
Vonn placed 24th in the training session Thursday. The training session Friday was canceled for all skiers due to bad weather.
TV: 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. ET Saturday, Universal Sports
Webcast: 5:45 a.m. ET Saturday, universalsports.com
IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup, Jan. 13-20, Cable, Wis.
A team of 16 U.S. skiers, including five members of the national team, will compete in the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup, beginning Sunday in Cable, Wis. The event starts Sunday with the cross country short (5/10km freestyle).
National team members Dan Cnossen (Related: "Navy SEAL Dan Cnossen Strives For Sochi"), Eric Frazier, Sean Halsted, Andy Soule and Jeremy Wagner were among those named to the squad. Cnossen posted two top-10 finishes at a World Cup event in December in Finland.
Also in skiing:
FIS World Cup Alpine, men's giant slalom and slalom, Jan. 12-13, Adelboden, Switzerland
TV: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET Saturday, Universal Sports
Webcast: 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Ski Jumping, men, Jan. 10-12, Zakopane, Poland
FIS World Cup Ski Jumping, women, Jan. 11-13, Hinterzarten, Germany
FIS World Cup Cross Country, Jan. 12-13, Liberec, Czech Republic
Webcast: 8:15 a.m. ET Saturday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Nordic Combined, Jan. 12-13, Chaux-Neuve, France
Webcast: 7 a.m. ET Sunday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Freestyle, men's and women's ski cross, Jan. 11-12, Les Contamines, France
Webcast: 5 a.m. ET Saturday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Freestyle, men's and women's aerials, Jan. 12, Val Saint Come, Quebec, Canada
Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, Jan. 9-12, Copper Mountain, Colo.
Aaron Blunck, Alex Ferreira, Annalisa Drew and Chas Guldemond are among the U.S. snowboarders who will chase after podium finishes in the finals of the slopestyle snowboarding event Friday at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in Copper Mountain, Colo. Every U.S. Freeskiing slopestyle athlete made it through Wednesday's qualifying and into the finals.
The halfpipe finals, featuring eight U.S. snowboarders, will be held Saturday. Half of the 16 spots in the finals were won by U.S. snowboarders in qualifying Thursday, including by Louie Vito, Scotty Lago and Spencer Shaw.
TV: 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, NBC Sports Network; 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, NBC
Webcast: www.ussnowboarding.com
Also in snowboarding:
FIS World Cup Snowboarding, men's and women's parallel slalom, Jan. 11-12, Bad Gastein, Austria
World Cup, Jan. 11-13, Koenigssee, Germany
Following an extended training camp on the 2013 world championship track in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the U.S. bobsled teams rejoin the World Cup circuit this weekend in Koenigssee, Germany. The course is known for its tricky combinations of "snake pit" corners.
Bobsled pilots Steven Holcomb (USA-1), Cory Butner and Nick Cunningham are expected to race in both Saturday's two-man bobsled and Sunday's four-man bobsled. Holcomb and Steve Langton finished the first half of the season in December as the top-ranked two-man team in the World Cup.
The women's bobsled, featuring USA-1 pilot Elana Meyers and national push champion Aja Evans, was to be held Friday. The women's bobsled team also includes track Olympian Lolo Jones.
Katie Uhlaender and Noelle Pikus-Pace, who both medaled last week in Altenberg, Germany, were to compete in women's skeleton Friday. The U.S. men's skeleton team Saturday includes John Daly, Kyle Tress and Matt Antoine.
Also in bobsled/skeleton:
Intercontinental Cup, Jan. 12-13, Altenberg, Germany
Nastia Liukin Cup Series, Jan. 11-13, Indianapolis and Atlanta
The fourth annual Nastia Liukin Cup Series begins Friday at the Circle of Stars Gymnastics Invitational in Indianapolis and the Atlanta Crown Invitational. The top gymnasts selected from 19 invitational meets held over the next month will advance to compete in the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 1 in Worcester, Mass.
"It is such an honor to continue my partnership with USA Gymnastics and be able to provide young girls with this unique and exciting opportunity," says Liukin, the all-around champion at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "I look forward to another year of great competition and I hope to help inspire these gymnasts to achieve their dreams."
IBU World Cup, Jan. 9-13, Ruhpolding, Germany
Susan Dunklee, Annelies Cook, Sara Studebaker and Lanny Barnes were scheduled to compete for the United States in Friday's women's 7.5k sprint at the IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany. They combined for a 13th-place finish in the women's relay Wednesday.
The competition continues through Sunday.
Tim Burke, the leader of the U.S. men's team with an 11th-place spot in the World Cup standings, missed the men's relay on Thursday due to illness. Without him, Lowell Bailey, Leif Nordgren, Russell Currier and Jay Hakkinen combined for a 14th-place finish.
World Cup, Jan. 11-13, Oberhof, Germany
Erin Hamlin, the top-ranked American women with a seventh-place standing in the World Cup, hopes for a relaxed but effective slide this weekend in Oberhof, Germany.
"My main goal for this week is to really slide relaxed and have good position," she said after a training run. "Working so hard to get the perfect lines takes over once in a while and the position side of things fall off. I had my best result ever here last year so I'm hoping it goes similarly this year."
Joining Hamlin in the women's luge will be Julia Clukey and Kate Hansen. Both Hamlin and Clukey have already qualified for the world championships.
The men's field includes Chris Mazdzer, a 2010 Olympic teammate of Hamlin and Clukey. Taylor Morris and Joe Mortensen will also slide for the United States. The U.S. athletes will hope to stop a winning streak by Germany that included the Germans winning all the events, men and women, last week in Koenigssee, Germany.
Also in luge:
Norton Luge Challenge, Jan. 12-13, Wachusett Mountain, Mass.
FIL Junior World Championship, Jan. 15-16, Park City, Utah
World Financial Group Continental Cup, Jan. 10-13, Penticton, Canada
Victories by men's squads skipped by Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin helped Team North America pull close to Team World after one day of play in the World Financial Group Continental Cup. North America trails Team World 5-4 entering Friday's play. Howard's team won, 6-3, and Martin won, 4-3.
The Continental Cup is a four-day competition between Team North America and Team World, fashioned after golf's Ryder Cup. The tournament features competition in women's team, men's team, mixed doubles and skins matches. Each side has six teams.
Also in curling:
World Curling Tour, International Bernese Ladies Cup, Jan. 11-13, Bern, Switzerland
USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships, Jan. 9-13, Verona, Wis.
Katie Compton, who has clinched the UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross women's points title, and Jeremy Powers will be in Wisconsin this weekend to defend their national elite titles at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships. Power leads the USA Cycling Pro CX standings. The nationals continue through Sunday at Badger Prairie Park in Verona, Wis.
Both elite races will be held Sunday. Age-group championship races will be held Friday and Saturday.
Adam Craig won the men's singlespeed race Wednesday, and Kari Studley successfully defended her national title in the women's singlespeed race. Thursday's winners included seven-time national titlist Kathy Sarvary in the women's 55-59 race and Susan Butler, who overcame recent back surgery and won the women's 44-44 race.
FIVB World Cup, Jan. 9-13, Brazil
Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, silver medalists at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson are competing this weekend at an FIVB World Cup event in Brazil. Kessy and Ross were named the USA Volleyball Beach Team of the Year for 2012. Gibb is a 2012 Olympian who placed fifth in London with former partner Sean Rosenthal.
World Junior Synchronized Team Selection, Jan. 11-13, Fraser, Mich.
The United States' two spots in the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships will be decided this weekend in the team selection competition in Fraser, Mich. Team Braemar, of Edina, Minn., placed fourth at the junior worlds (previously called Junior World Challenge Cup) last year and The Skyliners of New York placed fifth.
The top two finishing teams at the competition will earn berths to the junior worlds. The annual U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships will be held in Plymouth, Mich., beginning Feb. 27, but the junior world berths will be decided this weekend because the U.S. nationals occur just a week before the junior worlds begin in Helsinki.
USA Taekwondo National Team Trials, Jan. 12-13, Colorado Springs
The National Team Trials and Fight-Off for USA Taekwondo will be held Saturday and Sunday in Colorado Springs. Finalists determined at the trials will advance to the National Team Fight-Off. Winners in each of the eight men's and women's weight classes in the fight-off will earn spots on the national team and qualify for the 2013 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Mexico.
Junior World Team Open, Jan. 7-11, Reno, Nev.
Championship matches in all weight classes will be held Friday night in the inaugural Junior World Team Open in Reno, Nev. Winners of the 13 male weight classes will qualify to compete in the 2013 AIBA Junior Men's World Championships. The tournament features the top 15- and 16-year-old boxers in the nation.
Also, six female divisions are being held at the Sierra State Pavilion in the Grand Sierra Resort.
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Paul D. Bowker is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. Material from various news services and press releases from National Governing Bodies was used to compile this report. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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CANANDAIGUA – Get a total body-mind workout at Gentle Yoga classes every Wednesday, Oct. 31 through Dec. 19, with Rick Lynch of the Finger Lakes Yoga Center in Canandaigua.
Thompson Health is hosting an eight-week series led by Lynch and held from noon to 1:15 p.m. each Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 365 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
The Gentle Yoga classes are designed to improve posture, strength and flexibility. No experience is necessary, nor is flexibility required to participate in the program. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing.
Pre-registration is required and the cost for the eight-week series is $80. Call Thompson Health's Wellness Department at (585) 396-6111 to register.


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It's the second most expensive tea I bought so far. But still, I don't know which kind it is. I only know that it's from China (is written on the box). There's an ideogram on the packaging, which I just pictured.
Can somebody recognize it?
Oh, and by the way, it tastes pretty good. I brewed it for about 80 seconds with non-boiling but very hot water. Still have to buy a thermometer...
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Skip to comments.FReeper Canteen ~ What Board Game Are You? ~ 28 November 2012
Posted on 11/27/2012 6:01:26 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Before the electronic gadgets and distractions of today, the long summer days of my boyhood were brightened each week when the bookmobile arrived. It was a bus lined with book-filled shelves that were transported from the regional library to neighborhoods so that those without transportation could access them. Because of the bookmobile, I spent many a happy summer day reading books that would otherwise have been inaccessible. To this day, I am thankful for the love of books that the bookmobile fostered in me.
Some Bible scholars say that the apostle Paul had a love of books and studied them till the end of his life. He wrote in his final letter, Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you comeand the books, especially the parchments (2 Tim. 4:13). The books he was asking for could very well have been the Old Testament and/or some of his own writings.
Im sure that Pauls pursuit of knowledge was more than intellectual curiosity or entertainment. It was the pursuit of Christ that drove Paul. His goal: That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death (Phil 3:10). I pray that this same pursuit will drive us today.
Read: Philippians 3:7-14
"You Are Scrabble."
Which happens to be my board game of choice.
Look at you, Hawaii...((HUGS))..really quick this afternoon.
Sunny skies? It is COLD here.
I am a man, not a board game!
Get your die and game pieces off me, you dang deranged hippy!!
Advanced Squad Leader. I can't help it — I'm a grognard.
Hi :)
Bummer! I was outted by the first question..."what helps you win".
I don't win....and I don't like to play! :)
I get bored and I talk too much instead of concentrating. LOL!
You are an excellent decision maker. You are good at weighing the options in front of you.
You're the type of person who can make something out of nothing. You are very resourceful.
You know a lot of things. Most importantly, you know when people are wrong - even when they won't admit it.
Hope your evening is going swell. (((hugs))) Janey
Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today's sustenance for body and soul.
|You Are Boggle
You're able to dig deep and think outside the box to get things done.
You are a non linear thinker. You don't like following directions
You draw your inspiration from the strangest places sometimes. You're constantly inspired.
Good evening, Conservative....sometimes these quizzes, just for fun, are right on.
Thanks for playing.
Good evening, Mac...*hugs*...hope you are feeling better today.
My family in California has been decimated with flu...3 different families. I'm trying not to catch a cold.
Good evening, RedBadger....thanks for playing.
|You Are Chess
You thrive in complex situations. You deal with contradictions well.
You can have many streams of though going on at your mind at once. You keep track of things well.
You are very patient. You have lots of endurance, even when your energy dwindles
Maybe it would be Settlers of Catan... if I could understand that game... heh
Colonel_Flagg....good evening....((HUGS))
Or should I say grognard? d:o)
Has winter come to your house yet?
LOL!! Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...losing is not so much fun.
Good evening, Janey at home for a few weeks...((HUGS))
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your USA family.
You are a lovely Scrabble.
Hi family!!!! Hi company!!!
|You Are Chess
You thrive in complex situations. You deal with contradictions well.
You can have many streams of though going on at your mind at once. You keep track of things well.
You are very patient. You have lots of endurance, even when your energy dwindles
I am checkers
You are very logical and rational. You are able to understand what is and isn't a factor.
You're able to compartmentalize and focus on the essentials.
You appreciate simplicity. You can see the layers of complexity and beauty in anything.
You are also playful and good natured. You don't take life too seriously!
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Good evening, Marine...((HUGS))...Mr Boggle. Thanks for playing.
Gotta keep warm....can you find a matching pair of socks?
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I really think I'm Parcheesi.
Good evening, Lady J...you are a great king. Too cute!((HUGS))
Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the Tribute to Our Troops.
Hope you are getting better day. *hugs*
Gotta go start my car so I can go home.
I have to confess that I don't even know what Boggle is.
Have a good one!
Nite, Early Bird! :)
Now? :)
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Collect photos, maps, memories and books of interest to you.
Memories of Bridgnorth
St. Marys Street
I was sent to Bridgnorth at the age of 5 from our home in Birmingham to stay with my aunt and uncle (Doris and Arthur Howse) during 1942 due to the bombing in Birmingham. We lived in St Marys Street, about 100 yards down from High Street on the right, where an alley ran to a yard alongside a bakery. Our house was on the ...Read full memory
I have traced my grandfather, Albert and his father, William Owen to No.1a High Street; a gunsmith.
Bridgenorth Hospital
My Mother before marriage was a training Nurse at Bridgnorth Hospital in the 1920s. Her name Annie Betteridge or Nancy, as she prefered to be called. Her Aunt paid for her training but Mom did not finish it due to a " breakdown". Any photos of the hospital, does it still stand? Thanks June.
Baptism At St Leonard's
I was baptised in this font in July 1948. My late grandmother's family were parishioners at St Leonard's and will have been baptised there too. The family is connected to carpet weaving in the town, one of whom was the first Axminster weaver. That family name was/is Head and there are still members of the family ...Read full memory


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January 31, 2014
Workshops to cover marketing specialty crops in central Ohio
The Pickaway County effort to connect consumers with fresh fruits and vegetable producers along U.S. Highway 23 from Columbus to Portsmouth is offering two workshops on marketing specialty crops.
The folks at Ohio Fresh Foods Corridor will hold a General Marketing Workshop on Feb. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pickaway County Public Library in Circleville. The workshop covers customer understanding, traditional and digital communications marketing, and the Ohio Proud Program.
The second workshop, Considerations and Opportunities, will be held Feb. 25 at the same time and location, and will focus on community supported agriculture, agritourism, local food and food councils, organizing community events and more. Each workshop costs $50, or $30 for both.Continue ReadingPosted by Mary Vanac on January 31, 2014 06:11 PM
January 31, 2014
Super Bowl Indicator forecasts down year for stocks
The stock market already is off to a rough start this year.
Certainly, that's not a surprise. Many experts have been calling for some kind of a market correction, especially as the Federal Reserve starts to cut back on some its stimulative actions to get the economy going.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 31, 2014 11:59 AM
January 30, 2014
Nearly half of Ohio households have no savings, report says
Despite an improving economy, many Ohio families remain on the edge of financial devastation.
A report by the Corporation for Enterprise Development finds 44.7 percent of the state's households are financially insecure, meaning that they have little or no savings to cover emergencies such as a job loss or a health crisis. That's about the same as last year.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 30, 2014 12:29 PM
January 30, 2014
Workplace cheating costing employers, survey finds
So it turns out that significant others aren't the only ones hurt by infidelity.
A report by infidelity dating site Victoria Milan pegs the worldwide cost to employers of cheating workers using the website at $17 million a day. The survey of 4,000 website members found that they devote, on average, more than an hour per day pursuing affairs on the site.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 30, 2014 01:11 PM
January 28, 2014
IRS warns against tax scams
The start of tax-filing season also means the start of another season: tax-scam season.
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be vigilant about potential scams that include any communication purportedly from the IRS at the start of tax season or phone or email scams that use the IRS as a lure.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 28, 2014 05:35 PM
January 24, 2014
Ohio Farm Bureau offers tips for riding out propane shortage
Farmers and others who heat with propane may face shortages during the below-zero weather Ohio is expecting next week. In this audio clip, Ohio Farm Bureau's director of energy policy, Dale Arnold, talks with host Joe Cornely about what Arnold is hearing from propane suppliers, what propane customers can do, and how the state is trying to help.Continue ReadingPosted by Mary Vanac on January 24, 2014 06:16 PM
January 24, 2014
Ohio CPAs to help with tax questions
With tax season upon us, the Ohio Society of CPAs has members willing to help taxpayers with questions about their return.
Taxpayers can submit questions on taxes that will be reviewed by a CPA. If it can be answered without a one-on-one consultation, the answer will be posted, generally within a week, on www.financialfitnessohio.com. There also is an archive of old questions and answers that cover a variety of tax situations.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 24, 2014 06:01 PM
January 27, 2014
Meet Wendy's Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger
Say ciao to Wendy's latest limited-time burger: Ciabatta Bacon Cheeseburger. The Dublin-based fast-food company is rolling out the premium hamburger nationally on Monday at a suggested price of $4.79.
It features rosemary garlic aioli, roasted chopped tomatoes (inspired by Italy, of course), spring mix, Asiago cheese, apple wood-smoked bacon on a quarter-pound patty of "fresh, never-frozen North American beef" on toasted ciabatta bread.Continue ReadingPosted by Mary Vanac on January 27, 2014 11:11 AM
January 23, 2014
Many workers still anxious about careers, wages, poll finds
Despite an improving economy, many workers still are feeling anxious about their careers and incomes, according to a new poll.
The poll commissioned by MoneyRates.com found that 56 percent of workers received the same or lower wages in 2013 than 2012 and half expect their wages to be the same or lower again this year.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 23, 2014 10:44 AM
January 22, 2014
Ohio farmland values continued advance in 2013. What about 2014?
The value of Ohio farmland continued its upward climb in 2013, but the trend is likely to moderate this year. Ohio farmland prices have spiked in recent years as farmers and investors wrestled over a small number of farms for sale, leaving some real estate developers on the sidelines.
The per-acre value of high-quality cropland rose to $5,600 in 2013 from $5,000 in 2012, said Barry Ward, assistant professor of production business management at Ohio State University Extension.
But crop profitability and interest rates look like they're headed down in 2014. Does that mean land values will decline? The values may not decline, but "the projected numbers for 2014 point towards flat to lower cropland values for 2014," Ward said.Continue ReadingPosted by Mary Vanac on January 22, 2014 05:56 PM
January 21, 2014
Nationwide Bank checking account picked as best online checking for 2014
Nationwide Bank's online checking account is winning praise from GoBankingRates.com.
The website has picked the bank's online checking account as the best for 2014, citing the bank's interest rate of as high as 0.6 percent, zero monthly maintenance fees when you set up direct deposit and use your debit card at least eight times a month or have at least $10,000 on deposit with Nationwide.Continue ReadingPosted by Mark Williams on January 21, 2014 12:00 PM
January 15, 2014
Donatos opens long-awaited Port Columbus store
Donatos Pizza has opened its first airport location in the new Southwest Airlines terminal at Port Columbus International Airport. The long-awaited restaurant is located between Gates 4 and 5 in Concourse A, and is owned by Robert E. Lee III and Curtis Jewell of Touchstone Hospitality IV, Columbus-based Donatos said in a statement. The latest Donatos has seats for more than 40 people and plans to offer breakfast pizzas and sandwiches, and beer and wine, along with its regular-menu pizzas, subs and salads.Continue ReadingPosted by Mary Vanac on January 15, 2014 06:43 PM


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One of my favorite memories as a youth is having front row seats as like a 8-9 year old to see Greg Swindell's debut as an Indian. He was heavily hyped. The Indians lost the game like 22-3 (seriously).
Im very intrigued about Carmonas debut today as well. By freak occurence, the first 3-4 Lake County games I went to, Carmona was on the hill for every one. Naturally, I've kept a little closer eye on him than some of the Indians other pitching prospects.
We know Carmona has great control, keeps the ball down, can throw several pitches for strikes. We know he was great in spring, and the Indians horrified alot of people in Florida by sending him down.
But does he have the stuff to consistently get major league hitters out?
And if so, and he pitches well, what do the Indians do when CC gets back?
Looking forward to todays game. Its for first place, and also a stop the bleeding game.
Cleveland 6-4
Detroit 6-4
Chicago 5-5
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This is long, I apologize. It is also a delicate matter. My husband rec'd a gift of tea this week that is actually a re-gift. A friend of "J's" at work gave him this tea which was a thank you from a 3rd co-worker. "J's" friend doesn't like tea and J couldn't get him to try it. Once again, J's supervisor looked over the can and translated while they shared a cup. "Yuk", she said, "it tastes like Japanese green". (I didn't think so, however it does have a mild astringency.)
S.F. said it's a green oolong (which I surmised after tasting) to be brewed 3 minutes at 90C. If you're into TCM it is a tea that balances a hot meal or if you've had a little excess alcohol. Then she turned red and would not read anymore -- it is obviously good for something of a sexual nature she would not share!
Sooooo . . . . here it is:
I used about 2 kitchen teaspoons of leaf (some whole, many broken, contains stem) and followed the 3min/90C brew. I was so surprised at how light the liquor was! However, it did have a good light flavor. Somewhat astringent & vegetal but with a definate oolong background flavor. Only good for 2 infusions, then it's done.
I bought another green Oolong last fall from Hou De, but didn't like. This one was pretty good, but only good for 2 infusions. I didn't try my gaiwan b/c there is so much broken leaf & stem it would make a mess.
The actual giver said it was an Oolong from her home province/state whatever. There is a lake in the picture on the can that is very famous lake in China that she said anyone from China would look at that picture and instantly know where it is. There is a URL of www.fwcx.com that doesn't produce anything for me.
In very small type at the bottom:
Hang Zhou West Lake District Long Wu Refined Tea Factory
Any ideas what this might be? Thanks in advance.