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It's mind-boggling just how different worlds can be. On one hand it's the year 2007, and in the world of custom vehicles it's all about the bigger the wheels the better, the louder the stereo system the better, and the more designer material stitched into the interior the cooler the ride. Yet step back 30 or 40 years and it's all about custom body mods, paint, Cragar S/S wheels, and more. No one knows this better than Erik Johnson.
Erik owns his own mobile detail business, Image Detailing Service, and his day-to-day rig ain't too shabby by today's standards. A brand-new Suburban decked out with 24-inch wheels, big brakes, a Vortec supercharger, video entertainment-basically the modern works-is what Erik rolls from job site to job site in. Now sure, the truck gets a lot of looks everywhere, but when he pulls up into a hot rod show, it's as if he's driving a rolling chunk of kryptonite. Needless to say, business does not exactly prosper. Therefore, in order to advertise his business to the hot rod crowd, he decided he'd better get with the times and find himself a classic cruiser.
Erik has been building custom show trucks for almost 20 years, and he has wanted to build an older truck for quite some time, specifically a '67-70 Chevy or GMC. So when the time came to build his rolling piece of advertisement, he knew it was his mission to hunker down and find some vintage iron. By the luck of the draw, Erik was on his way to a customer's house when he spotted this '68 GMC shortbed. The truck was externally and mechanically sound, and before the owner even had a chance to say no to the offering price, the build was on.
Like most builds, the chassis came first. Since Erik knew he wanted the truck to lay frame and tuck 22-inch Boyd Coddington wheels out back, the first order of business was to get the truck's rear half in gear. IF Customs was called in, and their first step down the path to getting the truck to lay frame was to C-notch the frame's rear. With the extreme C-notch, the stock suspension wasn't gong to cut it, so Erik then had a custom triangulated three-link built that incorporates airbags.
With the new rear setup, the truck was down on the ground out back, but the front was still sitting pretty up in the cheap seats. To complement the rear setup, the front A-arms were modified to hug the ground and tuck in the 20-inch Boyd Coddington wheels with the assistance of airbags.
With the airbags up front completely deflated, the truck was on the ground, but it still wasn't quite low enough since the wheels were hitting the inner wheelwells. To fix that problem, Erik modified the hood hinges, which mount to the inner fender, and cut away on the inner fender to clear some room. When the work was done, it put the front end a much needed two inches closer to the ground.
For increased stopping power, Classic Performance Products front disc brakes were installed. When he bought the truck, Erik thought the motor was in tip-top shape, but as it turns out it was on its last leg. Therefore, the '70 Camaro Z28 350 was replaced with a brand-new GM Performance Parts 350 crate motor complete with an Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor. The new powerplant sports an estimated 390 horsepower.
In terms of the exterior, Erik wanted to highlight the GMC's body lines. In order to do this, he knew the truck couldn't have any ornaments on it. Therefore, the door handles, mirrors, trim, emblems, filler neck, bed stakes, and every other piece of factory hoopla that interrupted the truck's silhouette was shaved off. Erik also got rid of the stock window setup and replaced it with a one-piece window system. Next up, the truck was painted PPG Blue.
Seeing that Erik owns his own detailing service, he figured he would be the man to cut and buff the GMC. Because of the rear suspension out back, Erik had to do something about the bed floor. Instead of building something to cover up the C-notch, Erik decided to raise the entire bed floor up instead. Once the frame was raised, he then inserted the new Maple wood and stainless strips.
On the inside of the cab, all the metal was painted to match the exterior. Instead of opting for replacement interior parts, Erik wanted an interior more to his style. In order to achieve his wishes, the door panels, seat, and dash were all recovered in black vinyl and cloth for a custom look. Topping things off is a billet steering wheel.
Although Erik has built several rides throughout the years, nothing quite rivals his latest. Slammed, bagged, shaved, and more, this classic cruiser blends today's custom standards with the years of yester custom style in a perfect blend of just plain cool. Not to mention that Erik's business seems to be on the rise as well.


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Volume 7 No. 1
Summer/Fall 2002
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Preaching That
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| Giving Voice
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| Ex Nihilo
| Where Have All the Pastors Gone?
by Barbara A. Chaapel
are moments when I stand in the pulpit in awe and all the church
triumphant is singing around me," says Ben Daniel about what it is like to
be a pastor. "And there are other moments when I want to crawl into the
fetal position."
Some of the PTS alums and faculty who attended the Montreat preaching
conference in May pose for the camera. Where were the rest of you? Perhaps
taking a coffee break, browsing in the bookstore, or hiking up Lookout
Daniel, a 1993 graduate of Princeton Seminary and pastor of
Presbyterian Church in San Jose, California, was one of 400 pastors who
attended a May conference at Montreat Conference Center in North Carolina
titled "Reclaiming the Text: Recovering the Language of Lament" that
focused on preaching from the lament literature of the Bible.
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The restful, lush mountains of western North Carolina enfold the tiny town
of Montreat and the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s retreat center there. This
picturesque locale provided an oasis for nearly 70 PTS alums to hear
top-notch biblical scholars and preachers (among them PTS professors Brian
Blount, Pat Miller, and Dan Migliore) talk about biblical lament and how
it relates to the life of the pastor and the church. Daniel, who says he
first felt the call to pastoral ministry at age 9, preached his first
sermon at age 12, and "set my hand to the plow and did not look back until
I became a pastor," thinks the serious theological thinking the conference
encouraged is just what the church needs.
"My congregation expects me to be theologically thoughtful," he says. "Not
theologically correct, but theologically thoughtful. They don't want easy
answers, or to have their intelligence insulted."
Pat Miller agrees. "The work of a pastor is still to be the resident
theologian in the congregation; to speak about and help people deal with
matters of faith," he says. He believes that preaching and teaching bring
pastor and congregation together, and he urges pastors to do more
teaching, and more theological preaching that helps people understand
Christian doctrines. "Laypeople are more ready for critical, theological
reflection on the Bible, even things like the source theory of the
Pentateuch, than most pastors give them credit for."
Pat Miller shares an informal moment with a conference participant. He and
his wife, Mary Ann, graciously hosted PTS alums one evening in their
Montreat home.
Lois Ann Wolff (Class of 1985), interim pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Hudson Falls, New York, until the end of June and now interim
pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Albany, thinks that biblical
studies is essential for the preacher. She is grateful to PTS for giving
her this grounding. "Grounding in the biblical tradition and in Reformed
theology is extremely important in the local parish. Without it, I would
become a Hallmark-card preacher."
However, she believes that future pastors also need to understand how
systems work and change. They should be versed in interpersonal
relationships, finances and budget, and, most of all, leadership. "Our
churches and our pastors are graying, and our faith is tied up with what
we learned as children," she says. "But I tell my people, 'This is not the
church you grew up in.'"
Wolff's presbytery colleague and seminary friend Barbara Lucia, Class of
1984 and pastor of neighboring West Charlton Presbyterian Church, attended
the conference with Wolff. Lucia puts understanding change at the top of
her list of what pastors need to know. "The culture is changing, and we
pastors need to help people make changes, not be afraid of change," she
says. "But too often the church is very busy doing just what it's always
done. At our church's turkey suppers, every year the women stand in
exactly the same place in the kitchen as they have always stood; if you're
new and don't know where to stand, you can't participate.
"Pastors need administrative skills and conflict management skills, and
PTS didn't do a very good job of teaching me these. I guess I'm talking
about how to be a leader," she says.
Both Pat Miller and Brian Blount teach their introductory Bible courses
(OT01 and NT01) with a view toward the leadership roles their students
will assume as pastors. "I always approach the class before me as future
pastors," says Miller, "and I believe my teaching should address them in
preparation for that role. I try to help them see beyond the words of the
text to how the words of the text construct faith."
Conference participants had no doubt that Blount understood the role of
the pastor as leader when he stood before them as the preacher in worship.
His tangy words laid bare both the text and the hearer's soul. Preaching
from Mark 10, a story of Peter questioning Jesus about the sacrifices of
discipleship, Blount distinguished between lament, which fills the pages
of Scripture with real human anguish and anger in human conversation with
God, and mere complaint or whining.
"If you're singing the blues because the capital campaign didn't make its
goal last year, when a huge proportion of the people on earth can't scrape
together enough pennies to feed their children, then you're whining," he
said. "If you stand up on your soapbox in the midst of global poverty,
famine, and starvation and rail against heaven about how high your
property taxes are in your paved-road,
somebody-picks-up-your-trash-every-Tuesday, police-protected,
electricity-supplied, cable- and satellite-networked, Internet-connected,
municipally bonded existence, I don't care what tax bracket Uncle Sam has
got you in, you, baby, are whining."
Blount is not just a scholar preaching to pastors. He's been where pastors
are. Just after graduation from Princeton Seminary as a 25-year-old,
though not Presbyterian himself, he was working part time with the youth
at a Presbyterian church in Virginia. A member became ill and was
hospitalized. It was summer, and no one could visit. So Blount went by to
sit at the hospital bed, to talk, and to pray. "Out of that interaction by
the hospital bed, they invited me to be their pastor, and I decided to
become a Presbyterian," he says. He went on to pastor the church for six
years before pursuing Ph.D. study.
"You can be prophetic if you pay attention to pastoral care," he says.
"When you're coming out of love, people can hear your prophecy."
George Rolling believes churches and pastors must both lament and
celebrate together.
Loving a congregation has been the first priority for George Rolling
(Class of 1973) throughout his 29 years of ministry in three churches. "I
love people—serving them, challenging them," he says. "The Golden Rule is
a pretty good formula for success in pastoral ministry. People are hungry
for being loved, and in the stressful nature of our culture, the Golden
Rule goes a long way in the church's life toward making peace and having a
responsive congregation. It takes about 3-to-5 years—and a lot of
patience—to establish trust; but if they can trust that you love them, all
else in your ministry flows from that."
Rolling, a marathon runner who ran his first Boston Marathon while in
seminary, believes in long pastorates. (He pastored a yoked church in Ohio
for 11-1/2 years, was an associate pastor in North Carolina for 15-1/2
years, and has been pastor of Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church in
Johnson City, Tennessee, for two years and hopes to stay there until he
retires.) Years together between pastor and congregation, he believes,
create a community in which people can hear what is preached, can lament
together, and can celebrate together. Like Blount, he believes people can
struggle with the text honestly when there is an "unadorned, authentic
rendering of Scripture in preaching and study," which Rolling found
modeled at the conference in Phyllis Trible's [Trible is an Old Testament
scholar on the faculty of Wake Forest University Divinity School] honest
exegesis of Hagar's story in Genesis and in Ellen Davis's [Davis is an Old
Testament professor at Duke University Divinity School] reading of the
psalms as Hebrew poetry.
Rolling chose to attend the Montreat conference in part because of its
theme. "I've had plenty of hard times, time for lament, and I know that
every member of my congregation has, too. This conference has helped me
understand that grief, struggle, and pain are as real for a pastor as for
anyone else." He has also found unexpected support from the retired
pastors of his presbytery. "They have gifts to give, encouragement to
offer. They understand pastoral ministry because they have been there."
Ben Daniel, too, is honest about the struggles of being a pastor. "It
takes energy and work to care for yourself at the end of the day," he
says. "I don't have thick enough skin sometimes. It's hard being
criticized by some congregants, and then loving 'the criticizers.' I've
learned to visualize their faces when I pray the Lord's Prayer when I get
to the line 'Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.'"
Ben Daniel takes renewal time to make clay pots on the wheel in Montreat's
pottery shed.
He recalls having read that 70 percent of Presbyterian ministers don't
have close friends, and works hard to be in the other 30 percent. He is
part of a "strong and faithful pastoral support group led by an elder,"
and grateful for a strong marriage ("We work at it") to his wife, Ann, who
"supports what she knows makes life good for me, things like urging me to
write, which I love to do, and protecting my day off." He gets another
kind of support from his mother, an active church member in another
congregation. "I sometimes call my mother, who can complain to me about
her pastor, and I can complain to her about my 'church ladies.'"
And while many pastors use the language of "complaint," Dan Migliore, who
led a workshop titled "The Prayer of Lament in Christian Theology" at the
conference, believes it is often "lament" that they mean. "There is a
great surge of spiritualities in our culture," he says, "and pastors want
to speak to that hunger. Yet at the same time they know that many of our
'spiritualities' are superficial: spiritualities of success-oriented,
get-ahead, feel-good religion." Migliore believes this divide causes anger
and anguish for pastors as they seek to be honest with their congregants.
The theme of lament touches this. The absence and silence of God at the
core of lament has real pastoral significance.
Migliore believes that pastors must help church members to be honest in
their prayer lives, both in private prayer and in corporate worship. Such
honesty includes lament. "The events of 9/11 have made an impact on us
all, made us more aware of the dark side," he says. "A pastor must be
prepared to help people lament in this context. We need to recover lament
in worship, because a recovery of lament is linked to a recovery of hope.
People must be allowed to tell the truth about their experiences of abuse,
neglect, loss, mistreatment. In the face of suffering, we can look to what
God has done, to moments of grace in the preached word and the
Paul Huh is the only Korean American serving an Anglo congregation in
Newark Presbytery.
Paul Huh, PTS Class of 1991 and pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church in
Bloomfield, New Jersey, thinks the most important thing a pastor and a
congregation can do is to attend to spiritual renewal in worship and
prayer. Pursuing his Ph.D. in liturgical studies at Drew Theological
School while pastoring at Bethany, Huh says that daily, communal, and
family-oriented prayer, such as is practiced in his native Korea, is
essential to such renewal. "It's important for the worshiping community to
feel the rhythms of spiritual life under a pastor's own personal renewal
and prayer," he says. "We must have healthy pastors to have healthy
"Both at Drew and at Bethany, I teach the form and the freedom of
worship," he says. "Teaching form is pretty easy; teaching freedom is
harder. You have to develop imagination, and be willing to make mistakes
together as a community."
Huh's community is a unique one. He is the only Korean American to serve
an Anglo congregation in Newark Presbytery. That church also is home to a
"nesting" Korean congregation within its walls and to an independent
Filipino congregation. The three worship together as often as possible,
always on liturgical holidays, in both English and Korean. "We have
learned that when two or three are gathered, or when two or three cultures
come together to pray, a deep, covenantal bond is formed," he says. "When
you worship crossculturally, you learn that there are many rooms to
worship in. You learn to wait for one another, to respect one another's
styles of worship, to experience silence together, to breathe and pray
who spontaneously played his cello at two of the Montreat worship
services, is also a church musician. "I was not happy with just words," he
says. "I wanted harmony and music."
His musicianship has given a gift to
other pastors. He just completed editing the "most multicultural hymnal
produced in the world so far": the bilingual Korean American Come Let
Us Worship: Korean American Hymnal and Worship Resource (Westminster
John Knox Press). He hopes that its traditional Korean hymns, traditional
Anglo hymns, praise songs, and services for the Lord's Day, baptism, and
the Eucharist will provide pastors with new voices and texts to reflect
emerging cultural diversities in the church.
Conference participants and leaders agreed that diversity is clearly one
of the realities that makes the church today a community where both lament
and hope are valid. Lament because diversity still divides; hope because
Christ proclaims a world where all are respected and all are one.
Diversities of age, ethnic background, race, theology, size of
congregation, language, and worship style are just a few of the challenges
for pastors. But Brian Blount captivated participants when he brought a
"light touch" to the diversity theme.
"Old Testament and New Testament people are like cat and dog people," he
said one morning before he began to preach, aiming his gaze playfully at
Miller. "They both love animals, but that's where it stops. Like cats, Old
Testament scholars are kind of sneaky; they can pounce on you in an
instant and claw you up! They act superior and rub all up against you to
get what they want. On the other hand, New Testament scholars [that would
include Bount!] are like dogs. They are up-front and loyal; faithfully
they fetch your slippers and ask for your love and attention. They live by
grace! Even their languages are different: Greek is straightforward, like
a dog. You just read it! But you have to 'experience' Hebrew, like you do
a cat."
A bit more seriously, Blount took the metaphor further. "The disciples
created the church. They carved out a piece of the future and gave it a
name: church. Then, if you are a pastor, God dropped you into a pack of
unpredictable Christians, a pack full of cat people."
Ben Daniel was happy to claim the role of dog for the pastor. He imagines
the pastor as the sheepdog, herding the sheep. "Pastors organize and care
for people, and that can be a positive image when herding is done right,"
he says. "But shepherds will tell you that if the sheepdog nips at the
sheep too much, he is a bad sheepdog. And the sheep are not the only ones
who need attention. Dogs need lots of affirmation; so do pastors. Most
important, the sheepdog always has an eye on the master, the Good
Not a bad description of a calling that can take you all the way from the
fetal position to the church triumphant!
Copyright 2002 Princeton Theological Seminary
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A bill recently introduced by state Sen. Tom Casperson makes sense for Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Should the bill become law, it has the potential to bring businesses and jobs to the state that may not have considered Michigan as an option before.
The bill would allow for the creation of Arms Related Manufacturing (ARM) zones. What an ARM zone does is create tax incentives to attract firearms manufacturers. According to Casperson, firearm manufacturers are not feeling welcome in some states due to restrictive legislation, both enacted and proposed, in their current jurisdictions. Some gun manufacturers are looking for new homes as a result.
This is something that Casperson's bill capitalizes on. It stands to reason that Michigan and the U.P. would be a lucrative choice for firearm manufacturers because of Casperson's legislation. Tax incentives that would come with ARM zones could be the carrot that lures gun manufacturers here.
In fact, Casperson has already had contact with several manufacturers about the prospect of locating to Michigan – including well-known companies such as Colt and Stag.
Gun manufacturers would bring jobs and an economic boost to any area they located in. It only makes sense they should be given every incentive to relocate here.
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You know you're becoming an adult when you start caring about your bedskirt. Before adulthood, a bedskirt wasn't a notable bedding fixture because our interaction with a bedskirt was little to not at all.
We live in a world of options. And something as small as a bedskirt can reflect your style during different periods of time in your life or embed a part of the world into your motif. Here are a few extra things to consider aside from just matching a skirt to your bedspread.
The right fit makes all the difference. It's important to know if you're shopping for a Full or a California King. It's hard enough to get through the daily grind of making your bed morning after morning, but having to deal with the annoyance of a bedskirt that is shifting around can only add to the chore.
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Maintaining a bedskirt's beauty is simple. A detachable bedskirt should be machine washable and must not shrink. They do not need handling in any other way outside of how you care for the rest of your bedding, so if the instructions include anything more complicated than a machine wash every so often, move on without guilt.
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This year, we will explore St. Teresa of Avila's statement, "The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too." Our keynote addresses will be given by Fr. Richard Fragomeni and storyteller Gail Froyen. You may also choose from eight different course offerings.
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Come see the Trico Homes International Fireworks Festival, the biggest annual pyromusical fireworks festival west of Quebec and east of the Canadian Rockies! 2015 fireworks from China, Philippines, Spain, USA & our ever-popular GlobalFest Grand Finale (Canada).
GlobalFest has the whole world in its hands with the OneWorld Festival with over 20 cultural pavilions, 12 ethnic food booths, 3 stages, Tipi Village presented by Nexen, international night market and a large children's entertainment complex. Two licensed areas feature beverages from some of our featured countries. Ethno-cultural performances start at 6:15 nightly on each of the three stages.
Elliston Park features fabulous natural green space and the lake at Elliston Park serves as the central focal point. Elliston Park is located on 17th Avenue SE (International Avenue) and 60th Street. There is no fixed seating in the park so we encourage patrons to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Blankets and jackets are also something to consider bringing along as evenings tend to cool down.
East Calgary is the most ethnically diverse community in Calgary and is where the world truly does all come together.
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Hole By Hole
At over 7304 yards from the back tees, St. Andrew's Valley can be a real monster, but with at least five tee decks on every hole it's easy to pick a tee that is appropriate for your ability. There are water hazards on 14 holes and just under 100 bunkers so a trip around the course needs to be well planned. It's a good idea to take a step back and assess your options before you hit. Try to stay within your game, play for position off the tee, and most important of all... have fun! Rob Pearce CPGA
Pro Tip:"First Crossing"... Take a good look at this elevated tee shot. Over-confidence may prevent you from clearing the Holland river. Carry varies from a mild 155 yards off the white tees to a challenging 225 yards from the green tee markers. After you have cleared the river your approach is a short iron to a large forgiving green. There's nothing like a birdie to start the game off right!
Pro Tip:"Northern Climb"... Our stadium hole! Your drive with a fairway wood places you at the river's edge approximately 250 yards out. Your second shot is uphill and will require a full swing. The third shot is a short iron that demands accuracy. It is imperative that you land on the correct level of this three tiered green or the result will include three putts!
Pro Tip:"The Pipe"... A par here will feel like a birdie! This hole is straight and away, requiring as much length as possible. A good drive leaves you with a long iron or fairway wood approach to a large green protected by sand bunkers and a steep drop off to the rear.
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Pro Tip:"River's End"... Don't let the beauty of this hole distract you from the complexity of the shot. Protected by bunkers in front and a river winding behind the entire green, this hole will play approximately 10 yards shorter than it measures.
Pro Tip:"Looking Back"... Left is right! Keeping the tee shot left will not only help you to avoid the pond on your second shot, but it will greatly increase the depth of the green. Once again accuracy in your approach will be rewarded with birdies. This green features an unusual swale in the centre. Once you get past #5, you won't be looking back!
Pro Tip:"Arizona"... This tumbleweed connection comes by its name legitimately. The carry is long and completely over a desert waste area. Although you are allowed to ground your club in the waste area, this is not an easy task, as it consists of sandy gravel and rocks! A large undulating green finishes off this menacing par three.
Pro Tip:"Overveiw"... Keep your tee shot left and you'll be ready for a middle to short iron approach to the elevated green. The green is protected by mounds and a water hazard which gives plenty of opportunity to make up ground. Yes folks, the fun is just beginning.
Pro Tip:"Key Hole"... Your tee shot is uphill to a very difficult landing area. Utilizing the right side of the fairway allows for the best approach angle. Once on the pinnacle you will see the green set in the valley far below. Your approach shot should be aggressive as the target is not as close as it appears.
Pro Tip:"Twisted"... For this par five, accuracy is a must! The river meanders into play three times and to add to this challenge, a pond guards the right side of the tee shot. While some players will try to reach the green in two, a gamble will most often prove folly---play safe!
Pro Tip:"Channel"... Yes, this par 5 is as long as it appears! Be aggressive with your tee shot as the second shot will better suit your more conservative nature. Accuracy between a pond on the right and a river on the left will leave you with a short iron to complete this lengthy hole.
Pro Tip:"Carry On"... This is a perfect opportunity for a birdie. From an elevated tee you will require one to two clubs less as the target plays shorter than it measures. Not completely hazard free, a creek protects the green in front and the Holland River on the left. For a greater challenge step back to the green tees!
Pro Tip:"Surrounded"... Beware of the water! This par 4 begins with a tee shot that plays over the river and a second shot to the green guarded by water on all sides. Keep dry on your approach and you'll be rewarded with a birdie opportunity on a forgiving green.
Pro Tip:"Poltergeist"... Don't get too spooked by this hole! Lined on both sides with mature pines, this one has a creek crossing the fairway approximately 260 yards from the tees. A fairway wood is preferred for both distance and accuracy. Played to an elevated green your second shot will require a low to medium iron.
Pro Tip:"Snake Bite"... It's just one hazard after another. There is a pond off the tee, river along the right side of the second shot and desert waste fills in the right side to the green. A well placed shot to the left allows for a short iron to an elevated green.
Pro Tip:"Enclosure"... While length is not a factor on this hole, precision is a must. The green is well protected by tall trees both right and left and a number of menacing bunkers in front call for accuracy.
Pro Tip:"Kinrara"... This picturesque par five is guarded by trees on both sides. If you play your fairway wood to the left side on your second shot, it will allow for an excellent view and angle to approach this long narrow green.
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Pro Tip:"At Last"... This enjoyable par three has tees neatly tucked against the water to the right and in front of the tee. While not a long par three, you'll want to take an extra club as you will be hitting directly into the prevailing wind. Wise club selection will keep you out of the bunkers in front of the green and creek at the rear. Do well on this hole, and you'll have the confidence for what awaits you on the last one.
Pro Tip:"Too Much"... Try to maintain your composure. This hole will rank as one of the most exciting and difficult finishing holes anywhere. A long tee shot is paramount avoiding the 220 yd. pond on the right side. Required next is "the shot of the day". A fairway wood to an 11,000 square foot green that is well guarded by water and extensive bunkering on the right front of the green. GOOD LUCK!!


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (90 votes).
In short: Fantastic event and stunning course.Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: The challenge of a marathon but with glorious scenery to keep you going.In full: Although the entry fee was steep, we were served up with a fantastic marathon today in a very beautiful place. Marshalled car-parking (£3.00 fee) and efficient registration. Walk to start took 20 minutes and you had to wrap up well as it was bitterly cold.Once we got started, we soon warmed up and the sun came out. A glorious day although a cold breeze encouraged you to keep moving.Although a trail race, the surface was firm, and with tarmac sections to reward me for wearing road shoes! Course profile was undulating, and most of the hills were runnable although the one at 23 miles forced a walk from me due to tiredness and lack of training (after a recent injury lay-off). However, the route was very scenic, and the clear conditions and autumnal colours were rewarding.My only criticism were the mile-markers. As mentioned by an earlier rater, these seemed to be randomly placed. At mile 3, my garmin stated 3.5, and then some of the markers were ludicrously short although they closely matched the actual distance from 18 miles onwards with 26.25 on my garmin at the end. I therefore ignored the markers and used my garmin for my pacing.Thanks to everyone involved for an unforgettable day. Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: I see why this marathon sells out!In full: This one one of the best marathons I have ever run...the scenery was absolutely beautiful and the marshalls and water stations were fantastic...every aspect of the race was well organized...and yes the hills were a lot worst than the organizers indicated....so do a bit of hill training in preparation for this one...there are times when you are alone...but hey that is a logical trade off to any pristine surrounding...if there were loads of people around it wouldn't be this nice..see my garmin for the route and elevations...don't laugh at my time!http://connect.garmin.com/activity/55861376Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: undulating yehIn full: Had look forward to this for some timePro's-beautiful scenery-Eagleton marshalls top drawer-slower runners unity and nice comments from some of the quality runners.Con's-ridiculously hilly-lonely run-the two laps was morale sapping watching the best athletes racing past you. Hardly any atmosphere on the run so lonely at parts except start/end and most of the marshalls.Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: friendliest race ever! but those hills....In full: Did the robin hood in september, but this was in a different league! I've never run a 'smaller' event before, but it was so friendly, the marshalls and spectators made me feel special, not just one of thousands passing through! The scenery was stunning, at one point running with a flock of sheep!However - when the organizers described the route as 'undulating, but no major hills to worry about' they lied! It was challenging, but pleased I didn't join the majority who walked up the worst of them! Will train better for that next year, but despite that managed a PB, so pretty special day all round.Ditching the robin hood for this one!Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: Really enjoyed my first marathon, though plenty of others were struggling! In full: Marshals and water stations were so brilliant, but the organiser needs to get a garmin, as I could only work out my pace by asking people who had one- the mile markers were very randomly placed!Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: stunning locationIn full: my first marathon and the views and beautiful trails on the hambleton peninsula made it very enjoyable. Organisation was good, very friendly marshals giving lots of encoragement. Big thanks to the lady who undid my shoelaces for me at the end to remove my timing chip! Route was more hilly than I expected, good job I have been training on hills!Date of review: November 7, 2010
In short: Nicest marathon I have ever runIn full: Beautiful scenery, well organised race and the most marshals Ive ever seen. Good support from the crowds and other runners families and good support at the finish line. Care was needed on the cattle grids and the many undulations meant that my toes bruised towards the end so I will tape them up next time. This is the first Fat Feet run I have done but will certainly do this again. Date of review: November 7, 2010
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SILVER CREEK – It is possible that alterations to the Silver Creek Central School and campus will begin as early as April. Work is planned for both the 2013 and 2014 construction seasons.
Architect Paul Hedin from Clark Patterson Lee (formerly Habiterra) presented his bid analysis summary to the Silver Creek Central Board of Education recently. Bids were publicly opened and read on Jan. 15.
Hedin said he was pleased with the number of bids returned and the fact the base bids were less than expected and within the referendum.
"The good news is that we can do more than was expected," he said.
He also noted money was left in contemplation of future change orders.
Work scheduled for 2013 includes fence replacement for the athletic complex, reconstruction of the bus garage parking lot and parking lot expansion there, construction of a new parking lot and east lot reconstruction. In 2014, work will include reconstruction of the existing bus loop and sidewalks, construction of a walk-around at the back of the main building, and construction of a new baseball field.
Hedin recommended alternate projects including fencing, an elementary school office renovation, elementary school air conditioning, replacing ceiling tiles, locker renovation, a new baseball field, casework in a science room, a message sign for the elementary and the high school, and a driver's training room.
The total for the recommended bids was $10,178,400. Detailed spread sheets containing information about all the bids received and the final recommendation was given to the board as well as members of the public present. No vote was taken at the time; the board decided to take the time to study this.
Other members of Clark Patterson Lee discussed the scope and the expected sequence of items to be completed.
Hedin thanked the board for allowing the firm's presentation to be early in the agenda, and left the large visual representations of the project with Superintendent Daniel Ljiljanich.
Ljiljanich recognized Martha Howard, school board president and Marjorie Foxton for their attendance at numerous development training opportunities sponsored by the New York State School Boards Association. He presented both with certificates acknowledging their achievement.
During the superintendent's public comments, Ljiljanich handed out a proposed school calendar for the next school year.
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It was becoming unbearable inside the house on Toyopa Drive, just blocks from the beach near Santa Monica.
Frank "Reggie" Brown IV was staying there with his two college buddies, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy. Rather than taking the summer off, the trio were working furiously on a new iPhone app. Everyone who saw it agreed it was going to be a huge hit.
Two years later, their company would come to be valued at $800 million.
But as the summer wore on, the tension between Brown and his partner-roommates grew. He began eavesdropping on their conversations about him, according to a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court. He overheard that his friends had agreed to cut him out of the company. Even though the app was his idea, Brown came to believe that he was about to be betrayed.
They had stabbed him in the back, he says.
He would make them pay.
This is how Snapchat — and the most significant startup lawsuit since the Winklevosses sued Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook — was born.
The summer of Snapchat
It begins in California, in 2011, when Brown decided to stay with his college buddy Evan Spiegel, in Spiegel's father's house on Toyopa Drive, for the summer. They moved in together sometime after school ended, and were deep into the Snapchat project by July.
The pair became friends in the Kimball Hall dorm rooms at Stanford University, where Brown studied English and Spiegel studied product design.
The entire project — and the summer in the Toyopa Drive house — had started as nothing more than a conversation just a few weeks earlier, that spring: What if there was a way to send someone a photo which then disappeared almost immediately, thus keeping the sender in control of their own images?
Brown and Spiegel became obsessed with the idea.
They recruited a third Stanford student, Bobby Murphy, to help code and create the app. Murphy had studied math and computer science, also at Stanford.
The three had a lot in common. They all went to Stanford. They had lots of friends in the Kappa Sigma fraternity there. They addressed each other as "dude," "dawgg" and "bro." Brown looked like he had walked out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog: thick blonde hair, and beefy good looks. Spiegel and Murphy were skinnier. While Spiegel has the wiry frame of an athlete, Murphy, with darker hair, was so slight he still looks like a young boy in photographs.
The app they built allowed people to send self-deleting photos, fixing the problem of having embarrassing pictures — sexts, mostly — come back to haunt you.
According to Brown, the two original founders of Snapchat were Brown and Spiegel. Murphy, the coder, was the third man, recruited later. But as the summer wore on, and tempers inside the house on Toyopa Drive grew, Brown discovered that in fact Spiegel and Murphy were the closer pair.
The app launched in the iTunes App Store that July. It was an instant hit. On July 23, Spiegel texted Brown to say the app was taking off: "this thing is a rocket ship."
The rocket ship, however, was about to fall apart.
The eavesdropper
Spiegel and Murphy quietly began discussed cutting Brown out of the company, Brown alleges. Brown's official title was chief marketing officer, but they wanted to replace him.
What they didn't know was that Brown was listening to the conversation, and taking notes, according to papers filed in a Los Angeles County lawsuit.
The details of exactly how Brown heard their talks aren't clear.
But as the pair talked, Brown listened, and scribbled his contribution to the company in a bullet-pointed list — and what he would do if he didn't get equity. According to a copy of the note, he came up with the "initial idea" for the app, the name, and the ghost logo design. Then, he wrote:
"California Law ... Lawsuit is Possible."
A confrontation was now inevitable: Brown had thought Spiegel and Murphy were his friends, his fraternity brothers at Stanford. He was wrong.
The "scheme"
Brown kept quiet for several more days.
He had what would later be described as a "scheme" by his former partners, according to court papers filed by Snapchat's current management. He would have to wait before he confronted them about their alleged betrayal.
The basic claims in the lawsuit are that Brown believed he was one of three founders of Snapchat, and that Spiegel and Murphy unfairly cheated him out of ownership of the app even though the original idea was his. (Lawyers for Spiegel and Murphy declined to comment for this story; emails to the two founders were not returned. Messages to Brown and his lawyers were not returned.)
Snapchat is now worth a staggering $800 million, according to a valuation by its own investors. It has received $73 million in venture funding. It is one of the fastest-growing Internet services in history, and it will likely be acquired by one of the larger digital companies — such as Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Google — for the same reason Instagram was bought for $1 billion by Facebook: Snapchat has a big, fast-growing user base, and users mean money.
Its founders will probably become rich beyond their wildest dreams.
That's why Brown's suit is the biggest startup founder case since the Winkelvoss twins settled with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in a deal worth about $300 million over their claims that Zuckerberg stole the idea for an online college "face book."
The birth of Snapchat
The idea for Snapchat was born in the spring of 2011, according to Brown's suit. The exact origins are hazy, but it appears to have emerged from a conversation that Brown and Spiegel had while at Stanford, in the Kimball Hall dorms.
The two were friends, court papers indicate. (All three founders were members of Stanford's Kappa Sigma chapter.)
"We should make an application that sends deleting picture messages," Brown alleges he told Spiegel.
Spiegel replied it was a "million dollar idea."
Spiegel and Murphy deny that Brown originated the idea for the app.
They shook hands, the suit states. "That night, the two began searching for a computer 'coder' to join in developing the application. They then started interviewing a number of potential coders, including fellow Stanford students," according to Brown's suit.
Murphy fit the bill. He was Spiegel's friend, and the two had previously worked together on a failed project called "FutureFreshmen."
Much later, "FutureFreshmen" would turn out to play a key role in the ouster of Brown from Snapchat, although none of the three knew that yet.
As the project got rolling, the three took on assigned roles. Murphy, the newcomer, became the CTO. Spiegel was the CEO. And Brown was the chief marketing officer.
Brown assumed they had each had a one-third interest in Snapchat.
His assumption was incorrect.


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Jessica Lahey teaches stuff, she writes on Coming of Age in the Middle, which I've added to the blogroll. One of her Twitter "followers" has posted what purports to be a quote from Albert Einstein: "I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn." Lahey disagrees.
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"America's educational system contains enough empty platitudes and kitten posters," Lahey concludes. Students need to learn "real content" to create connections that will enable new learning to "stick." (I'd bet boys enjoy learning about Viking explorers and Roman conquerors.) Her analogy is weaving strands of knowledge into a sticky web that catches new facts and ideas. I like to think of knowledge as Velcro, which is made of many small loops and hooks. The more Velcro, the easier it is to learn more.


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Ihor Bilyy
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:42 pm
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You insisted that me saying that all track around have driver pit pass included in entry fee is a lie
Here are facts:
(registration says "additional pit passes". driver included)
is using shopping kart for entry, I have raced there 4 times this year and paid only my pit pass, driver's included.
They have $12 entry fee, $12 parking and $12. Fee is so low, everybody considers $36 as an entry fee.
KRA (Newcastle) do not include pit pass, but it is explicitly saying so and their entry fee is $35
is using motorsportreg.com. I had to login and almost finish registration to see the price. Entry fee is $65 and they ask for additional pit pass for crew ($5).
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Ihor we have talked about this too. I agree it's to much. Especially for members to have to pay it as well, kinda pointless to be a member for race days.
Good info though. I can't wait to get up to MMX and CMP. Unfortunately I can't make it with you guys this weekend. We start moving into our new house this weekend and finish the weekend after. Make sure to get some GoPro footage so I can see the track from Michales kart!
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Jim Fry
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:14 pm
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You have good examples of tracks that do include the drivers pit passes with their registration however, I believe you proved my point when you showed 2 tracks (New Castle & OGP) that charge separately for a driver's pit pass. My experience is more on a National level, mainly WKA where we do pay separately for our pit passes. The main point should be, is our overall pricing competitive?
I believe it is. Our non-member on site registration is $70, plus $12 for adult passes and $20 for transponder rental. So your cost to race at AMP Saturday for you and your son was $114. When we established our pricing we looked at Mooresville, NOLA and the FKCS series in FL. Their equivalent pricing is as follows:
2. Mooresville - $105
Hopefully as the years go by and AMP pays off their debt, we can lower our pricing to be more in line with the older facilities you mentioned. I hope you enjoyed your day at AMP and will return again. Thanks, Jim
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Ihor Bilyy
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:45 pm
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The point was different
. You asked me: "Is GSKA including pitpass? CMP?" I said yes, you disagreed. Thats it.
Matt, pitpasses needed everywhere, regardless of membership. They are paying insurance.
We had a great time. Michael loves roller coasters (Six Flags season pass). Few things you do different:
1. Drivers meeting before practice (like WKA).
We know for National event all racers and pit crew are in as early as possible, but for local race... what would you do if people do not participate in drivers meeting? Maybe they do not need to practice because they have membership and they did it yesterday or week before. Or somebody late, or drives 3 hours in the morning. All places we have been to have drivers meeting before qualifying. This way you know all racers who intended to race are here and it gives tuners time to make adjustments from practice to qualifying. Most also do lunch break before qualifying. WKA is fighting for time, FKCS had 10+ classes a day to run and only one morning practice. At AMP, we were done by 4pm. Why not to have drivers meeting later in a day?
2. Shifters suppose to start race from standing start. It takes all the excitement away if they are doing rolling start.
I may be wrong but your past experience is from road races, as well as Jeremy. I remember your name from participants list when I was first exploring karting.
Many very experienced sprint drivers and driver's tuners visited AMP, did you talk to them? Did you ask what their opinion?
I am always trying to be open, things are changing in this world, you can't always live on past experience.
We had a great time and will be back later this year.
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Jim Fry
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:25 pm
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Thanks for your comments. I think to answer your questions about our driver's meeting and the shifter class starting procedures I need to give you a little background on the TS Racing/AMP relationship. Jeremy Porter and Tod Spaude the Owner of TS Racing have a relationship that goes back many years. When Jeremy developed his concept for AMP he reached out to Tod for guidance on the Sprint kart operation, as you are correct Jeremy's background in karting was pretty limited to road racing.
As the kart track neared completion I was looking for something to do in karting once I retired at the end of 2012 from my real job and I visited AMP. One thing led to another and I was hired with one of my responsibilities to be Race Director of our monthly kart series.
2012 was my 50th anniversary of my start in karting, but it had always been as a competitor, so I did not really know what I was getting into! Tod, his son Bret and I worked for several months to put together the program that your son participated in Saturday. TS Racing is a major sponsor of WKA racing therefore the basic premise of our program is to run a professional program following the basic guidelines of the WKA Manufacturers Cup Series.
Based on that direction I reached out to many of my karting friends to learn how to run a professional program. I talked to Rick Fulks, whom I have raced with for many years. Rick is the Race Director for the newly formed United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) that ran this past weekend at New Castle and debuted early this year at Mooresville. Rick is also Race Director for the popular Route 66 Midwest Series and many of the one off Street races around the country. Then I talked with another long time fellow competitor Nate Grindell who is the Team Manager for the Ocala Grand Prix team and finally I went to the West Palm Fl Winter Tour race and watched Bill Wright and his crew preform their mastery. Bill is a family friend from long before the FWT was conceived.
To learn more about the management of the WKA Man Cup series, I attended their race in Daytona and at CMP this year. While at CMP I took their Race Director course and test and I am now a WKA certified Race Director. With this new knowledge from all these industry leaders and following Tod's guidance we put together our program.
As you mentioned our Driver's Meeting is "like WKA" at the start of the race day. Now hopefully you understand why. If somebody arrives late, I make a point to speak with him and give them their own personal driver's meeting. Again following WKA's lead we push the schedule in what we hope is a professional manner within the confines of AMP's standards and procedures which dictates that we take a lunch break from noon until 1:00 PM. Our detailed race schedule lays out that we will be complete with racing by 5:00 PM, which again is an AMP requirement. As you mentioned we completed Saturday by 4:00 PM, thanks to some professional driving by the competitors that minimized our pick up/down time.
As for the shifters, we discussed this at length in our preplanning. As you know WKA Man Cup does not include a shifter class, so we are including it as a "local option" class. The few organizations that still include shifters, SKUSA, for example do standing starts. However most of our competitors at AMP are pretty new to karting and we have I believe legitimate concerns that should we do standing starts that there would be more stalls than launches and then mass chaos and next thing we are behind schedule and cutting race lengths, etc. Therefore the choice of flying starts. However we are open to change/improvements and we may give standing starts a shot before the season ends.
As for my experience, yes since 1996 when my two sons started racing I have competed almost exclusively in road racing. With my retirement I have retired from competing full time on the WKA Road Race series, however I was fortunate enough to win my 7th National Points Championship last year (2012) in the 100cc Controlled Spec class. This year I have competed in two races and won two classes at CMP in April. Prior to 1996 I competed in many national sprint and street races, competing at approximately 25 Barnesville Winter Nationals starting in 1966. I am sure Dickey Wilson or Alan Maxwell would be glad to vouch for my experience.
Also EKartingnews did a nice article on my family in 2009 that chronicles my karting history. So yes things are "changing in this world" and I have seen many great innovations since my start in 1962. Karting has evolved immensely! I am not interested in the past and your comment really hurt. I am very much aware that we are only as good as our last race. Can we do better, hell yes and we will do everything we can to make sure that happens for you, our customer.
I look forward to seeing you and your son later this year! Jim Fry
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Make no mistake Ihor, Jim Fry is one of the best on and off the track in the nation. If you can run with or get lucky enough to out run him you have done something. He is a professional on and off the track and I am proud to have raced him and even more so to call him a friend. And for the record Jeremy isnt to bad on a kart either. I think they are both running a quality show at amp and am very glad to see it working so well for both of them.
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I had the opportunity to watch the racing this weekend. I think Jim and Bret have made improvements since the first exhibition race and are doing a good job. I would agree with Ihor on regarding the drivers meeting. As to the shifters, ask what the shifters want.
What interests me more than anything is to understand the improvements AMP plans to make with the dip/compression zone at the bottom of the hill and the fly zone at the top of the hill after turn 1.
Too bad there was only 1 Yamaha running. It is all TAGs which is good. I do think some of the TAG Srs are driving way over their head and I think a few of them need some direction.
Jim and Bret are great guys and I think they will continue to listen for improvements.
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Why does this shifted to who is a good driver and friend?
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to what was the point of discussion. I also don't like and it hurts when I am accused of not telling truth.
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I had the opportunity to watch the racing this weekend. I think Jim and Bret have made improvements since the first exhibition race and are doing a good job. I would agree with Ihor on regarding the drivers meeting. As to the shifters, ask what the shifters want.
I think the drivers meeting move is a good idea. And i could be way wrong, but i think they did ask the shifters and/or no one has voiced an opinion to change. Allthough as a spectator, standing start should would be cool. but as spectators, we shouldnt have a voice on what they do.
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What interests me more than anything is to understand the improvements AMP plans to make with the dip/compression zone at the bottom of the hill and the fly zone at the top of the hill after turn 1.
hey now, don't go changing the dip. Best part of the course!
I know Jeremy has acknowledged the dip, and its on the radar for repairs.... whatever that timeline that may be. What is the "fly zone"?
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Too bad there was only 1 Yamaha running. It is all TAGs which is good. I do think some of the TAG Srs are driving way over their head and I think a few of them need some direction.
Ya the one yamaha guy thats been running switched to TaG this past race, leaving the new guy by himself
Got to remember how new a lot of us are. I have been karting 4 months now, and i know there are several others under a year of experience, with a couple guys as new if not newer than me. Feedback doesn't scare me, so if someone sees me doing something stupid i encourage them to tell me... last thing i want is to hurt someone. All i can hope is the other newbies have the same attitude.
John, hope to meet you soon!
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is making changes that will increase access into Alaska for general aviation aircraft headed to Fairbanks. In the past, limited staffing has impacted the ability of the port of entry at Fairbanks International Airport to accommodate arrivals at any hour of the night or day, which had been the practice for many years. Thanks to changes primarily to accommodate the summer tourist industry, GA pilots can expect much more flexible arrival times.
The problem
A popular GA flight route between Canada or the "lower 48" states and mainland Alaska is to follow the Alaska Highway. The last segment, entering Alaska, can be a challenging experience. In addition to normal cross-country flight planning, evaluating alternates and checking the weather, one has to arrange to clear Customs. Typical departure points along the route are Whitehorse (CYXY) or Dawson City (CYDA). While I personally try to clear customs at Northway (PAOR) to remove the pressure of meeting a pre-determined ETA in Fairbanks (PAFA) or Anchorage (PANC), that isn't always an option. Customs is only available during limited hours at Northway, and the airport presently lacks the availability of fuel or facilities (other than the Flight Service Station, open in the summer). Flying directly to Fairbanks, if you have the range, is often the most viable option. But don't forget about Customs. Until recently, Customs processing at Fairbanks for general aviation aircraft was limited to normal duty hours five days a week–or weekends if you called during the week to make advance arrangements. These hours sometimes stranded pilots in Whitehorse for the weekend, or longer when weather was a factor. Fortunately, that has changed, and should get even better.
Customs procedures today
To review, there are two requirements pilots need to meet before flying into the United States.
Step One: File an electronic notification, using the eAPIS system. This requires internet access, must be filed a minimum of one hour before departure—but could be submitted several days in advance, estimating your arrival and border crossing times. After you file, the system will send you an email acknowledging your submission. SAVE A COPY OF THIS EMAIL.
Step Two: At least two hours prior to your arrival at a Customs Port of Entry, call the port on the phone and advise them of your ETA. This allows Customs to have staff available when you arrive, which helps pilots and passengers avoid lengthy wait times to obtain service. This call should be made during the hours of operation of the port you plan to utilize.
To find out operational hours and other details for Alaskan ports of entry see: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ak/. Until recently, hours of operation at Fairbanks International Airport were Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and if you hadn't contacted Customs during those hours, a weekend arrival wasn't in the cards. With the port getting an additional staff member, they have expanded operational hours to seven days a week. But you still need to call within normal operational hours to arrange for an after-hours arrival.
Presently, Customs asks that we try to arrive at Fairbanks during their normal duty hours, however if weather or other factors interfere, call and they will do their best to accommodate you. Over the coming months, we should see a further improvement in service.
Why the change?
Holland America recently changed some of their Alaska tour packages. Instead of busing summer visitors from Dawson City to Fairbanks (enroute to Denali National Park and parts south), they plan to fly their guests to Fairbanks, reducing travel time for that segment of the journey. To make this change, Whitehorse based airline Air North applied for landing rights at Fairbanks International Airport. This request was initially denied by CBP, due to its limited staffing at Fairbanks. Many stakeholders, including aviation organizations, travel industry advocates, the Alaska Governor's Office and the Alaska Congressional delegation became involved. Letters, conference calls and other exchanges of information were made to help CBP better understand the request and it's implications on the state's economy. After studying the issue and considering different options, Customs and Border Protection decided to re-assign three customs officers from Anchorage to the Fairbanks operation. These positions, which have yet to be hired, will not only support the seasonal Holland America traffic, but will be able to better serve general aviation arrivals in Fairbanks. During the course of these discussions, it was interesting to learn that the port in Fairbanks not only handles airport arrivals, but also clears civilian arrivals at nearby military bases, and handles arrivals by ship at Point Barrow and Kaktovik.
Alaska's congressional delegation played a key role in working this issue. AOPA appreciates the efforts of Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Mark Begich and Congressman Don Young. Their staff in Washington DC facilitated the discussion with CBP, which allowed the Alaska stakeholders to more fully explain the situation. We also appreciate CBP's willingness to re-assess the needs for service, and for coming up with a solution that will improve access to Fairbanks, and Alaska, for multiple modes of travel—including general aviation—on a year-around basis.


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Characterization and Carbonization of Highly-Oriented Poly(diiododiacetylene) Nanofibers
Judson D. Ryckman†, Marco Liscidini‡, J. E. Sipe§, and S. M. Weiss†
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‡Dipartimento di Fisica "A. Volta", Universita degli Studi di Pavia, via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
§Department of Physics and Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto, 60 St. George St. Toronto M5S 1A7 Ontario, Canada
A new technique has been developed, and is reported in this paper, for one-step, direct patterning of porous nanomaterials, including insulators, semiconductors, and metals without the need for intermediate polymer processing or dry etching steps. The process, which is called "direct imprinting of porous substrates", utilizes reusable stamps with micro- and nanoscale features that are applied directly to a porous material to selectively compress or crush the porous network. The stamp pattern is transferred to the porous material with high fidelity, vertical resolution below 5 nm, and lateral resolution below 100 nm. The process is performed in less than one minute at room temperature and at standard atmospheric pressure. Structures ranging from subwavelength optical components to microparticles have been demonstrated and present exciting avenues for applications including surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), label-free biosensors, drug delivery, solar energy conversion, and battery anodes.
This new approach, direct imprinting of porous substrates, offers an exciting, cost-effective, rapid, and straightforward methodology for realizing a large variety of important structures based on a wide class of porous nanomaterials.
This user research was supported in part by the Army Research Office Grant W911NF-09-1-0101. SEM and AFM were performed at the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Photolithography, electron-beam-lithography, and reactive ion etching of the silicon stamps were performed at the Center for Nanophase Materials at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy. The research was published as Ryckman et al., "Direct Imprinting of Porous Substrates: A Rapid and Low-Cost Approach for Patterning Porous Nanomaterials," Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 1857–1862, dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl1028073, and featured on the cover of the issue.


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The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Literacy -- Reading Specialist Certification program is offered in the School of Education and Social Sciences.
This M.Ed. is a 36-credit program that provides candidates with the foundation to serve as a reading specialist in a K-12 setting and also earn a Master's of Education in Literacy degree.
A Reading Specialist Certification in Pennsylvania is acquired after completion of required course work, a six-credit practicum and passing scores on the Reading Specialist Praxis exam. Students can then choose to continue their coursework to earn a master of education in literacy by taking an additional nine credits in research at the graduate level.
The Master in Education in Literacy -- Reading Specialist Certification provides learning opportunities for classroom teachers to better manage resources in the classroom for students with literacy needs. The program offers certified teachers a K-12 certification that has both a theoretical and applied approach to working with students' literacy problems in the classroom. Candidates learn to assess reading difficulties, implement appropriate literacy instructions, and use data-driven instruction to plan school-wide literacy programs. Finally, this degree and certification also provides a diverse yet highly specialized background in education of great benefit to teachers.
All instructors in the RDSP courses are certified as Reading Specialists, hold terminal degrees from fully accredited universities, and all have extensive background work in reading in the public school system.
The handbook for the M.Ed. in Literacy and the Reading Specialist Certification is here. The coordinator for the Reading Specialist Program is Dr. Carianne Bernadowski. Click here to go to the website for Reading Horizons, the Foundation for Reading English.
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The first 27 credits of coursework that will provide candidates with a comprehensive background in literacy meeting all requirements of the certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The program is designed to be completed in approximately 4 semesters, including a 6-credit practicum in the summer. Semester course work takes place two evenings per week during two 8-week sessions each in the fall and spring terms; each class during these sessions is offered in a 4-hour block. Some of the courses will be offered as hybrid in terms of course delivery. Upon summer completion, students will have earned enough credits to apply for the Reading Specialist certification upon their successful comprehensive exam and reading specialist Praxis exam. To earn the Master of Education in Literacy students will then complete an additional nine credits. Click here to view the courses and their descriptions, and click here to view the program of study.
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High school cross-country teams from across the region converge on Pueblo today for state-qualifying meets in three classifications at the City Park Short Nine golf course.
Six races in all are scheduled. The action begins at 2:30 p.m. with the 4A girls division, followed by the 3A boys (3 p.m.), 2A girls (3:30 p.m.), 4A boys (4 p.m.), 3A girls (4:30 p.m.) and 2A boys (5 p.m.).
The top 15 individual finishers will advance to the state meet, as well as the top four 4A teams, top five 3A teams and 40 percent of 2A teams.
Coronado swept the 4A team titles, while the Lamar boys and Salida girls claimed the 3A crowns and Rocky Ford boys and Sargent girls won the 2A team honors.
The second Steel City Spike Tournament will draw nine teams Saturday with the pool play beginning at 9 a.m. at East High School.
The schools, which will be split into three-team pools and then bracket play, are Air Academy, Centennial, Central, East, Fountain, Rampart, Sierra, South and Widefield.
The tournament is co-hosted by East and South. Air Academy is the defending champion.
Looking ahead, four Southern Colorado high schools — Pueblo Central, Canon City, Buena Vista and Alamosa — are gearing up for regional competitions next week.


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Twirlla™ Wooden Rattle
The toy's U-shaped parts can break, posing a choking hazard.
For additional information, contact Manhattan Group at (800) 541-1345 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.manhattantoy.com
About 3,300 in the United States and 145 in Canada
The painted wood rattle is approximately 6 inches long and has a yellow ball at each end, two U-shaped pieces (red and pale blue) and an orange bead in the center with a green center post connecting all pieces. The moving parts make noise when they come together.
None reported.
Consumers should take the rattles away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased to receive a full refund.
Baby and gift and specialty stores nationwide and online at ManhattanToy.com from March 2011 through July 2011 for about $12.
Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
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